Feb. 22, 2006 | The Reflector

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■ STRATEGIC PLAN

Strategic task force plans changes for campus Strategic task force disscusses new ideas for university’s future Shelly Grimes Opinion Editor A new task force has been meeting to discuss facets for the new strategic plan at the University of Indianapolis.

The Strategic Planning Task Force, which consists of representatives from many university departments and academic units as well as an undergraduate

and graduate student representative, began talks of a new strategic plan at the end of the 2004-2005 school year.

However, this semester, the group has been meeting every few weeks to create the plan, which they hope to complete by the end of the semester.

“What we want, with the highest quality in mind, is for the university to think about what we want to be and where we

Strategic Planning Task Force Committee John McIlvried......................Strategic Planning Task Force Chair Dean, School of Psychological Sciences Donna Adams......................... Assistant Professor, Art & Design Judith Apple-VanAlstine..........Education Coordinator, School for Adult Learning Michael Braughton..................Vice President, Business Office Kristen Brazel.......................... Student Joe Burnell.............................. Associate Professor, Chemistry Michael Cartwright................. Dean, Ecumenical & Interfaith Programs Michael Ferin.......................... Vice President, Institutional Advancement Lisa Hicks............................... Department Chair & Assistant Professor, Kinesiology Phylis Lin............................... Director of Asian Programs, Social Sciences Indra Lingam.......................... Graduate Student Timothy Maher.......................Professor, Social Sciences Mary Moore............................ Interim Provost, President’s Office Kathryn Moran....................... Associate Dean & Assistant Professor, Teacher Education Marjorie Porter........................Associate Professor, School of Nursing Pamela Ritzline....................... Interim Dean, School of Physical Therapy Jeff Russell...............................Chief Information Officer, Information Systems Mitch Shapiro......................... Dean, School of Business Joseph Solari........................... Director of Marketing Daniel Stoker.......................... Executive Director for Student Services Nicole Taylor...........................Director, Psychology Clinic Christy Troxell.........................Visiting Associate Professor, School of Occupational Therapy Lynne Weisenbach...................Dean, School of Education Executive Director, Center of Excellence in Leadership of Learning Ronald Wilks.......................... Director, Admissions Sue Willey............................... Director, Athletics Smith Weaver Smith Consulting Firm Task force committee members can be reached by e-mail to address any concerns regarding the strategic planning implementation.

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want to go,” said John McIlvried, dean of the School of Psychological Sciences and chair of the Strategic Planning Task Force. “It’s not every day that an institution gets an opportunity to just sit back and think about it and say, ‘What do we want to do?’”

So far, the task force has come up with four proposed goals. These goals include focusing on student learning, strengthening the sense of community for students through experiences both on campus and in nearby neighborhoods, expanding the impact of the university, and enhancing the image, of the university. both internally and externally.

“The discussions are focused on how we develop the learning environment for students and the way we support the interaction between faculty and students to come up with something that makes us the best we can be in those interactions,” said Joe Burnell, associate professor of chemisty and president of the faculty senate. Burnell serves as a faculty representative from the College of Arts and Sciences.

The task force is still in the brainstorming process of these goals, and each goal will be elaborated on more fully as the discussions continue. Once the task force has determined a final draft of the goals, it will present the ideas in open forums, so that students, faculty and staff can discuss and debate the plan. The final plan is expected to be completed by the end of the semester and presented to the Board of Trustees in May. According to sophomore psychology major Kristen Brazel, who serves as the undergraduate representative to the task force, the goals will remain focused on students. One of the first suggestions she made to the task force was the idea of enhancing community on campus.

“Most students can agree that we chose this school for the small class sizes, and we thought there would be a huge sense of community with the small amount of students on campus and with the small

Strategic Planning Task Force: List of Proposed Goals

#1 Focus on student learning. sense of community for students #2 Strenghten through varied, formative experiences on campus and in the nearby neighborhoods.

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Expand the impact of the university beyond its physical boundaries.

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Enhance the internal and external image of the university.

classes,” Brazel said. “But if you go into your classes, you don’t really feel that you have much of a connection with your professor unless they initiate it.“ Brazel also said that enhancing partnerships between the surrounding community and the campus was important to the task force. “ With the parking lot that was just put behind Warren, we feel that that might have been an invasion into that area,” Brazel said. “So what we’re thinking is, instead of being an invasion to the area around us, we need to find a way to be more included with the community, and we want to build relationships with volunteer works and with companies, getting more internships for students.”

Adding social space for students is also a key issue being discussed by the task force.

“Students need places on campus where they can maintain their physical and mental health. Students need places on campus where they can get away and study effectively. Students need access to as much relevant reference material as they can get. All of those things are important

Graphic by Emily Scott parts of the learning environment, and in a strategic plan all of those things have to be considered,” Burnell said.

The new plan is being constructed at the request of University of Indianapolis President Beverley Pitts, who became president in July, 2005. The plan is expected to be completed by the end of the semester.

“Strategic planning is something new presidents do. It’s how a new president really learns the strengths and weaknesses of an institution. A new president may know the reputation of the university, but strategic planning helps them learn what is going on underneath the surface,” Burnell said.

According to McIlvried, the current strategic plan is being constructed differently than the previous strategic plan, which was created after Dr. Jerry Israel became president of the university in 1999.

The previous plan was more focused on individual departments auditing their own strengths and weaknesses and then Strategic plan continued on p. 3

■ MUSIC PROFESSOR

Music Prof named VP of national music association Sandra Ameny Staff Writer

Jo Ann Domb, University of Indianapolis professor and chair of the Department of Music, has been named the new vice president pro tempore of the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM). According to a University Communications press release, the prestigious organization is responsible for specialized accreditation, which is not mandatory but voluntary, reaching more than 600 schools across the U. S to bring quality music education to schools.

Domb has been an active and dedicated member of the organization. “I’ve been working with them for more than 20 years. It is a peer evaluation. Over the last 20 years, I have visited over 65 schools across the nation for routine evaluation visits,” Domb said.

“I served two, three-year terms on the Commission for Evaluation and then I became the Secretary for the Association for two terms,” Domb said. “I thought that was it, because I am retiring at the end of this year. I have dedicated 30 years of my life to higher education.”

The former president resigned due to an illness in the family, and the vice president became president, later asking Domb

to become the new vice president.

“I was very pleased to do what I do, and I will remain the institutional representative [for the University of Indianapolis] this year because one has to have an active music executive. And I talked with the provost to make sure that it was okay,” Domb said.

Domb summed up several goals that she wants to implement for the NASM. “Lessen turn over rates, implement proper leadership training, and place more emphasis on ‘art music,’ also known as classical music to appeal to the general population,” she said.

According to Domb, music has been de-emphasized in the community and she wants to find ways to ensure that “art music” is part of the public school system.

Domb said that schools usually hear about NASM through word of mouth and the schools are the ones that usually contact the organization to start the accreditation process.

“If you want information about NASM, the public site on the Internet has information for students and parents, what you need to prepare for music school. It is a very extensive web site, including papers that are presented at the annual meetings.”

According to the Almanac of Policy issues, a web site that gives background information for U.S public policy issues, the U. S. Department of Education over-

sees the Higher Education Act, which authorizes the federal government’s student aid programs, and other important forms of aid and scholarships to various institutions. Domb said that the director serves as a communication tool between the government and organizations that support music education.

The NASM not only has crossed national boundaries but has also reached out to international partners in Europe.

“We had a federal grant for, I believe, three years, to work with conservatories in Europe,” Domb said. “Every year, we have someone from the Association of European Conservatories and we see accreditation spreading across the world.

It’s really building for quality.”

The NASM also has remained visible in the Indianapolis area. Domb said that the organization has accreditation for nondegree granting institutions because many schools will have community programs for outreach, for people who have not matriculated as college students. Domb said the when the University of Indianapolis goes through its evaluation in 2007, the community music center will be reviewed through an accreditation process.

According to Domb, the NASM appeals to both public, and private schools of all sizes. The organization consists of faculty from the University of Colorado, Ohio State University, Vanderbilt, and the University of Texas. Domb is the only faculty member from a small university.

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Jo Ann Domb is a professor and chair of the University of Indianapolis music department who was recently named vice president of a national music association.

According to the NASM public web site, accreditation is offered to individuals such as musicians and educators for a fee of $65. The fee for non degree schools and community colleges fees are $813.

Baccalaureate degree granting universities, $1,065; master degree-granting universities, $1,603; doctoral granting institutions, $ 2,124; and community

education and preparatory schools in association with degree giving universities, $407.

According to the University Communications’ press release, Domb’s appointment to the NASM will continue through the group’s annual meeting in Nov. of this year. For more information about NASM, visit http://nasm.arts-accredit.org.

News at a Glance

IT’S ‘UIndy’ NOW Crystle Collins News Editor The University of Indianapolis has officially changed its nickname from U of I to ‘UIndy.’ U of I has in the past been confused with U of Illinois, or Iowa, but with the new name, UIndy, school officials hope to clear up the confusion.

“We have often been confused with Indiana University in particular because of the similarity between IU and U of I and felt that it was time to reduce that ambiguity and adopt a nickname that would make it clear who we are and where we are located,” said Mary Attebury, director of University Communications.

The new nickname was announced via a campus-wide e-mail on Wednesday Feb. 15. The announcement came 20 years after the university

changed its name from Indiana Central University to the University of Indianapolis. According to Attebury that change gave the university more prestige and awareness in the community.

“Our committee’s [Marketing and Communication Committee] goal in recent years, has been to increase the university’s name recognition and its’ visibility as an institution of higher quality,” Attebury said.

Attebury and others involved feel the new name encompasses the university’s Web site name and the location and reinforces the schools connection with the city of Indianapolis.

“For those reasons, we felt this [nickname choice] was a logical choice. I love its clarity and brevity, and it is popular with the students, which was a major factor in our decision,” Attebury said.

BUSH REACTS TO HUNTING INCIDENT Ron Hutcheson Knight Ridder Tribune

WASHINGTON-President Bush said Thursday that he thinks Vice President Dick Cheney handled his weekend shooting incident “just fine,” and authorities in Texas declared the case closed.

Speaking publicly about the matter for the first time, Bush endorsed Cheney’s decision to wait about 18 hours before publicly acknowledging that he’d accidentally shot a hunting companion during a Saturday outing in South Texas. An incident report released by the Kenedy County Sheriff’s Department accepted Cheney’s explanation that the shooting was an accident. The victim, lawyer Harry Whittington, was released from a Texas hospital.

At the White House, Bush and his advisers sought to put the episode behind them by making the presi-

dent available for questions for the first time since the shooting. Bush said that the shooting was “deeply traumatic” for Cheney in a FOX News interview.

In the incident report, Chief Deputy Gilberto San Miguel said he interviewed Cheney and Whittington, as well as the other members of Cheney’s hunting party.

San Miguel met Cheney at the Armstrong Ranch, near the small town of Sarita, Texas, the morning after the shooting.

“As I got comfortable at a table inside the main house, I asked Mr. Cheney if he could explain to me what happened the day of the incident,” the deputy sheriff wrote in his official report.

He said Whittington corroborated Cheney’s explanation that the shooting was an accident that happened when Cheney shot at a quail, not realizing that the 78-year-old lawyer was also in the line of fire. (c) 2006, Knight Ridder Tribune Wire Service

OPINION

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■ EDITORIAL

Editor upset by Grammys ‘America: The Sitcom’ kicks off ratings sweeps with plot twists, familiar stories Katy Yeiser Managing Manager

Even though the Grammys happened two weeks ago, the stench of undeserving, bad music receiving the music industry’s highest award stills remains in the air. This year the Grammy Awards officially put itself in the same category as the MTV Music Video Awards, with nominations such as U2’s “Vertigo,” The Black Eyed Peas, and “Hollaback Girl.”

By nominating such terrible songs, and giving awards to some of those songs, the Grammys are now as credible as B-A-N-A-N-A-S. I couldn’t make it to L.A. for the Grammy’s this year, so I didn’t get to ask questions or address comments to some of the performers and nominated acts.

So just in case one of the Grammy performers or nominated acts ever comes across this issue of The Reflector, here are my questions and comments.

Dear Jamie Foxx, Let Ray Charles go, please.

Dear half-naked girls in gold bikinis humping the stage during the Kanye West and Ray Cha..., I mean Jamie Foxx, performance, Don’t ever do that again. Really not attractive. Way to represent women!

Coretta King and Rosa Parks are still rolling over in their graves.

Dear Black Eyed Peas, I can’t wait for the day when black eyed peas stands for a staple of southern comfort food, instead of a staple of your terrible music, your tendency to gyrate uncontrollably and Fergie’s humps. I’m pretty sure Will.I.Am’s thought process during the tribute to Sly and the Family Stone went a little something like this, “Oh no! I’m out of raps. What do I do? Quick, start humping the air and moving your legs Michael Flatley style.”

Dear Christina Aguilera, Thanks for not carrying an infant in your lap while driving.

Dear Paul McCartney, On behalf of the millions of Beatles fans around the world- why???? Chester? From Linkin Park? Singing “Yesterday?” Is anything sacred anymore?

You successfully awoke John Lennon and George Harrison from the dead.

Your punishment? John and George will haunt you every night in your sleep with the opening riff to Linkin Park’s “Numb.” (Dum, dum, dum, dum... dum... dum).

Dear Green Day, Congratulations on your Grammy for Record of the Year. But we all know what you really wanted— a big tub of eyeliner.

Dear Pete Wentz from Fallout Boy, Congratulations on being nominated

even though your band didn’t win any Grammys. But if your band were to win a Grammy in the near future, we all know what you, Pete Wentz, would really hope for— a big tub of eyeliner.

Dear Sly Stone, You’re still alive? Who knew?

Dear John Legend, Thank you for not acting like your pretentious and arrogant producer, Kanye West. Thank you for being a sincere musician and not unbuttoning your shirt down to your belly button, wearing Jesus bling, switching between white and black golf gloves during the ceremony and wearing enormous sunglasses inside a low lit arena (eh hem, Kanye).

Dear U2, Uno, dos, tres, CUATRO! Bono, take off your sunglasses and your Kenny Chesney straw hat. The only person allowed to wear sunglasses inside is Stevie Wonder and the only person to wear a straw hat is, well, no one.

Dear Aerosmith, Are you really allowed to take part in a tribute to Sly and the Family Stone if you’re just as old as Sly? Dear Bruce Springsteen, Someone has been playing a nasty trick on you for a long time and you haven’t seemed to notice yet. Just so you know, someone taped a small amount of dog hair under your lower lip.

Dear Mary J. Blige, Thanks for wigging out “No More Drama” music video style while performing with U2. You scared Bono but made me laugh. Your quasi-emotional breakdowns through song are always a treat.

Dear Mariah “Mimi” Carey, Good performance, but I miss crazy Mariah. But I know I’ll see her again, once you fall of the charts and pull your well rehearsed publicity stunt of ‘look at me, I’m crazy and unstable (ten months later). Hold on look at me now, I’ve been emancipated and now I’m healthy, and oh yeah, I have an album coming out too.”

Dear Maroon 5, You guys almost tricked me there with your Sly and the Family Stone cover song. I heard the announcer say “and now Maroon 5,” and then I heard a few notes that are not from “This Love,” “Sunday Morning,” “Harder to Breathe,” and “She Will Be Loved.”

(By the way, you guys know you haven’t put out an LP in four years, right?) I thought for about two seconds that you guys actually wrote another song other then the 12 “Songs About Jane” tracks. But that’s just wishful thinking. Maybe I’ll catch your show during your tenth “Songs About Jane” summer tour.

Dear Grammys, Turn off the radio.

Shelly Grimes Opinion Editor As we all know, February is Sweeps month for television. But during the all-out ratings brawl, it’s easy for us as Americans to get distracted by all the must-see TV and lose track of one of the most enchanting shows around: “America: The Sitcom.”

This show’s Sweeps season started with a bang—literally. The show opened with recurring cast member and heartthrob Dick Cheney quail hunting. And by quail hunting, I mean shooting 78-year-old Harry Whittington in the face and then attempting to cover up the whole thing. (Apparently, no one knows what a quail is.) But, like all good sitcoms, Dick learned an important lesson in the end: Honesty is the best policy. Also, when you’re the Vice President of one of the most powerful nations in the world, you can shoot an elderly gentleman in the head with absolutely no legal ramifications.

A new plotline is unfolding, and it seems to bring a new villain to town.

So long, “Scooter” Libby, there’s a new scoundrel lurking about: Jack Abramoff. Although the new bad boy’s name is not nearly as cool as “Scooter,” his wardrobe makes up for what his name lacks.

Jack, the man who put the “party” back in politics, is often seen around town (and by around town, I mean in the courthouse) in a black trench coat and matching fedora. Now that’s what I call “pimptastic.” (Just as a side note to the writers of this show: We get it.

He’s not a good guy. You don’t have to dress him like Boris from “The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle” to make your point.)

But as we know, the first rule of a sitcom is to keep it lighthearted. Enter the show’s comic relief: George W.

Bush.

We all remember the tear-jerking episode earlier this season when he delivered his State of the Union Address and received a standing ovation, despite grammatical errors and what seemed to be a slight speech impediment.

George’s story line has been overshadowed lately due to the popularity of Dick’s quail hunting episode.

George’s main contribution so far this season was getting Dick out of a pickle by supporting and comforting him after his hunting humiliation. (This, when compared to his major contribution last season of coming up with the catch phrase, “You’re doin’ a heckovajob, Brownie” seems to speak volumes for his character development.)

However, by the end of the season, it’s a safe bet that George will once again be the star of the show and Dick will be… well, wherever it is that he goes between shoots (no pun intended).

One major problem this season has been that the show’s newest cast member, Justice Samuel Alito, seems to break character.

Samuel, who was supposed to be a conservative, voted against allowing Missouri to execute a death row inmate.

Seriously, don’t the show’s writers do their background research?

Everyone knows conservatives stick together. And when one conservative wants to kill someone, shouldn’t they all follow suit? In sitcoms, there’s no room for type characters to face ethical dilemmas. Save that kind of thing for “24” or “The Ghost Whisperer.” We all know that last season’s biggest flipflopper got written out of the script, so if Sammy is going to stick around, he’d better stop breaking character.

Although wars are already being fought in Iraq and Afghanistan, this season could climactically build up to a new one, this time with former

1980s star Iran. Condoleezza Rice, the show’s oracle, announced on Feb. 15 that Iran is one of the greatest challenges the U.S. faces because of alleged nuclear goals and ties to terrorists. Yes, folks, that’s right, this season they are bringing in even MORE terrorists. Don’t the writers get that the whole create a terrorist/ weapon of mass destruction threat/ bomb a country plot is getting old?

Speaking of old plots, this show seems to be in reruns lately. Can’t they come up with any fresh, new ideas? We remember last season’s cliffhanger entitled, “The Katrina Affair.” So why are they bringing that plotline back?

On Feb. 16, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff testified before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee that there were “lapses” in the government’s response. Well, no offense to the writers, but I paid pretty close attention to this plot line last season, and I find it offensive that they continue to state the obvious. Give the audience a little bit more credit.

The other major recurring plotline this season deals with everyone’s favorite wacky piece of legislation: The Patriot Act. We’re still waiting to see how this one pans out, but it seems that the main cast mates hope to renew its contract and keep it around for at least a few more seasons.

Quite frankly, I am ready for some of these story lines to be retooled. If the writers of “America: The Sitcom” were smart, they’d bring in Hillary Clinton in a lead role, if only to reintroduce her zany husband, Bill. (Let’s face it; we all know that sex sells.)

Until then, we can just hope that one of America’s most beloved shows, “American Idol” continues to provide us with laughs, tears, gelled hair and an election in which all the votes are actually counted.

■ CORRECTIONS The Reflector acknowledges its mistakes. Each issue, we will print corrections on the Opinion Page. If we omit anything, please contact us at grimesse@uindy.edu.

Issue 7 said that India was an optional site for the “Passport to the World” travel grant. India is not a site students can visit with that grant.

Artwork by Emily Scott

■ FACEBOOK

Facebookers, beware: Facebook monitoring an increasing trend Abby Adragna Distribution Manager

Almost exactly one year ago, the Facebook craze swept across our campus. Many students were eager to join the growing social networking site that was already present on many campuses throughout the country.

Facebook appealed to students on this campus as a way for them to keep in touch with friends who attend other colleges and as somewhat of an outlet for creative expression.

This seemingly innocent and entertaining pastime, however, is now getting some people into a little trouble.

Several student athletes recently were reprimanded for posting photos on the site that suggest violations of the code of conduct that athletes are supposed to uphold. According to “The State Hornet,” Sacramento State’s online newspaper, the NCAA is currently talking about what should be done concerning athletes and Web sites such as Facebook.

This sort of Facebook surveillance

is happening on campuses throughout the country. There have been several reports of students who were punished because of information or photos posted on the site.

According to an article published in “The Dartmouth” on Feb. 3, a student at Fisher College in Boston was expelled last October for posting critical comments on Facebook about a campus police officer.

Another article, published in “The New York Times” on Jan. 8, reported that 15 students at North Carolina State University were written up by their residential advisers for consuming alcohol in pictures on Facebook.

This article also mentioned that employers may now be using the site (by way of current employees with .edu e-mail addresses) to evaluate potential employees. In fact, administrators at New York University and Brandeis University have admitted that their oncampus employers do just that.

This all leaves me feeling a little unsettled. Can they really do this? Isn’t this some sort of invasion of privacy or violation of rights?

Many authority figures will say that it is not an invasion of privacy because Facebook is a public Web site. They

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may also say that students are setting themselves up for trouble by posting “inappropriate” pictures on the Internet.

I’ll admit that the latter of these points is valid. However, Facebook is not a public site because it is available only to those people with a .edu e-mail address. There is a new version of Facebook for high-school students, but it is completely separate from the Facebook that is used by university students throughout the country.

I do not think that it should be acceptable for administrators or officials to use something as sketchy as Facebook as evidence against students.

First, photos of a person can be posted on Facebook without his or her consent. Also, it seems to me that a photo is not really proof because it can be easily misinterpreted. I mean, if I see a picture of a person standing outside a bank at night with a bunch of money, am I to just assume that he robbed the bank?

I think it is completely ridiculous for anyone to look at Facebook as a tool for incriminating or evaluating students because it does not necessarily represent the truth. For example, several students jokingly put their relationship status as “In an Open Relation-

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ship with:” and then one of their best friends’ names. Also, many students make up fake profiles for celebrities, or use celebrity’s pictures as their own profile picture.

This Facebook surveillance also brings up another issue. There is a law in the United States that prohibits basically any kind of discrimination when it comes to employment. In fact, most businesses are required to hang an “Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law” poster in their workplace so that employees are aware of their rights.

If and when employers use Facebook as a way to screen out employees, they are discriminating against university students. Since one must have a .edu e-mail address to use the site, employers will only be able to search profiles of students and recent graduates. If employers browse the Facebook profiles of potential employees, they will inevitably formulate some sort of opinion about these applicants. This will cause employers’ hiring decisions to be biased, which is not fair or legal.

Also, on the subject of rights, whatever happened to free speech? In the case of the student who was expelled for posting comments about a campus police officer, the right to free speech

was definitely violated.

I think this monitoring of Facebook is going to ruin many people’s attraction to the site. Students, especially in the case of athletes, have already begun to feel as though they must censor themselves.

Also, according to an article published on the ZDNet News Web site on Oct. 17, members of sororities and fraternities are now being forced to censor their profiles so that those trying to enter these Greek organizations don’t see “distasteful pictures or phrases” in the profiles.

I think that all of this forced censorship and Facebook surveillance is a waste of time, and I anticipate two main reactions to it. Some students will be angry and feel that their rights are being violated; they will continue to use Facebook however they want and, if problems arise, they will fight the system.

Other students will realize that Facebook is what it is and be a little more cautious about the types of pictures and information they post. These students may still be engaging in so-called inappropriate activities, but their Facebook profiles will look squeaky clean.

Either way, nothing will be solved.

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■ RELIGION

New strategic plan continued from p. 1.

Religification program promotes religious diversity

Shelly Grimes Opinion Editor

determining the direction that department wanted to go, McIlvried said.

That plan was very good, and it really resulted in lots of good things. But this one is going to be different, because instead of running it through each unit separately, we are coming together as an institution,” McIlvried said.

“Rather than it being unit based, this is sort of like us all coming together and collectively saying, ‘Where do we want to go?’”

While McIlvried said that many of the task force members were excited about the plan, they also realized the challenges of creating a new strategic plan for the university.

“One of the critical things about strategic planning is that you have to identify some actual, concrete goals to work on.

The down side is that in identifying some goals, you’re automatically not working on other goals,” McIlvried said.

“And it’s not to say that there aren’t a variety of things that could be good. It’s just that you can only identify certain priorities and work on them first…I hope ■ OLYMPIC NEWS

that the strategic planning process, by its very nature, is understood to be a general sentiment of folks and that it won’t necessarily reflect every individual. I’m sure that there are going to be some people who say, ‘Well, I think this over here should be a priority instead of that.’ And so you can only go with the consensus.”

Burnell agreed that simply setting goals for the institution is very challenging. “We want to be visionary but realistic. If you come up with something that is unattainable, then you very quickly lose the enthusiasm for the pursuit of that goal. But if you come up with something that is too mundane, then you risk losing enthusiasm for that goal because people won’t see it as a goal worth working toward. That’s the difficult balance of strategic planning: We have to set a mark out there that is bright enough to be attractive, [ but] that’s not so far away that people run out of energy trying to get to it.”

Burnell, Brazel and McIlvried all agreed that the biggest issue facing the Strategic Planning Task Force is university growth. McIlvried said that his biggest concern was ensuring that the university infrastructure could support and handle that growth.

“If you want it[ the university] to grow, if you want it to have a new program, what is it really going to take to do that?

Do you have to have more faculty? Do you have to have more physical space on campus? Do you have to have more secretarial staff? Is it going to influence the registrar’s office? Is it going to affect student services? It just goes on and on,” McIlvried said.

“You really have to be careful and think through what you have to have to do it right. I think everyone is in agreement in the strategic planning group that, whatever we decide on, our commitment to top quality is number one. It can’t rob some parts of the university to grow other parts. If we want to do something, we have to figure out how it’s manageable and what we have to have to do it right.

It’s a tricky process to figure all that out, but a critical one.”

Pitts requested that the plan be a fiveyear plan. However, once the plan is in place, it may be extended if necessary, Burnell said.

“The president has made clear that she wants to institute at least a continual, if not a continuous, plan. The plan will be reassessed on a regular basis, and possibly extended. It’s not just a one-point planning process and then forget about it, but a continuous evaluation of those goals and continuous planning,” Burnell said.

While the Strategic Planning Task Force meetings are not public, Brazel urged students and faculty to get involved with the process and make their voices heard by e-mailing members of the board with comments or suggestions for the strategic plan.

“So many students are so easy and quick to complain about things, but not many students actually do anything about the things that bother them, even though there are so many people that are willing to listen,” Brazel said.

“If anyone has anything to say, don’t hesitate to say it. We’re open to everyone’s opinion.”

Crystle Collins News Editor The University of Indianapolis has a new program sponsored by Campus Program Board (CPB), called Religification. Religification is a program that is meant to create a better understanding of religious diversity on campus.

The first two sessions in the series took place on Feb. 2 and Feb. 16 in Good Hall Recital Hall. University co-chaplain’s Lang Brownlee, and Sr. Jennifer Horner led the sessions on Methodism and Catholicism along with University priest, Father Guy Roberts.

“It’s basically religion plus education,” said Kevin Dunleavy, head of spiritual life from CPB. Dunleavy along with the help of Annetta Crecelius, committee member, and the other CPB Spiritual Life committee members came up with the program in hopes of promoting religious diversity to the students. The committe members are Lyndsay Davies, Ryan Hallett and Lindsay Tentler.

The program teaches about different religions as well as denominations within the Christian faith. Clergy from each denomination and religion have volunteered to offer their expertise and assistant from week to week. According

to Dunleavy, the program will take place every other week in Good Hall Recital Hall.

“Once that is done, it may be easier for us to bridge the gap between all of us and our friends of different faiths,” said Dunleavy.

According to Dunleavy there are no departments official involved as of yet.

Although he says that Ecumenical and Interfaith program has been very supportive.

“The office [Ecumenical and Interfaith] has been a tremendous help to me whenever I need advice or support for a program.”

Dunleavy says that guest speakers and clergy will be used at each session of the program offered to ensure the credibility of the information and to answer any questions students may pose.

“We have found that although students may know a lot about their own denomination or religion, it is always best for a clergy member of that faith to at least be present to ensure that information and answers to questions are being given as accurately as possible,” Dunleavy said.

The next session date of Religification is not yet posted. Details will be posted on the CPB Web site at www.uindy. edu/cpb

U.S. gold medal hopeful falls to defeat at Torino Frank Fitzpatrick Knight Ridder Tribune

TURIN, Italy - Johnny Weir’s freeskate resembled the 24 hours that preceded it. It was ill-timed, hurried, frequently chaotic and ultimately disappointing.

Weir’s pre-skate adventures included

jangled nerves, sleeping pills, a late bus, a commandeered car, an altered routine and 879 unanswered e-mails.

It all added up to one of the three-time U.S. champion’s ugliest performances, a collection of miscues and missed jumps that dropped him from second place to fifth. Not only didn’t Weir win a medal, but also the American men have now gone without one in three of the last four Winter Games.

“I was off,” he said. “It was an offnight. I’ll be back in four years, hopefully

for a medal. That’s the end of it.”

As expected, Russia’s Evgeni Plushenko romped over an erratic field of competitors to grab the gold medal that eluded him four years ago in Salt Lake City. Switzerland’s Stephane Lambiel took the silver and Canada’s Jeff Buttle leaped from sixth after the short program to capture the bronze.

“Years,” Weir said. “There’s years between Plushenko and everybody else.”

Weir looked tense and harried when, after the final group received a raucous,

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American figure skater Johnny Weir skated a disappointing performance at the Winter Olympic men’s free program finals on Thursday, Feb. 16. Weir received fourth place.

■ HUMAN RIGHTS

Human rights fair offered at UIndy Sara Roberts Staff Writer

Amnesty International and other campus organizations will be hosting a human rights fair today in Schwitzer Student Center from 11-1 p.m. The fair will allow students to learn more about human rights issues around the world.

Amnesty International is an international organization that works to “protect human rights worldwide.” The University of Indianapolis chapter is currently working to educate students on campus through events the organization will sponsor on campus.

“We decided that we are going to have one major event every month, the first month we decided that the fair is going

to be about human rights,” said Peggy Spineli , Graduate students and member of Amnesty International.

The purpose of the fair is to educate students in order for them to become more aware of what is going on around the world, in hopes of them joining in.

“We know that there are students who do not know what human rights are about.

We are going to introduce them to the human rights declaration and what are the human rights,” she said, “Find out about human rights join in and help us out with what we are trying to do.”

Other groups contributing to the fair include UNICEF, African Student Association, and the Black Student Association. These groups will have their own booths at the fair that will give out information about human rights topics their organization is most interested in.

Amnesty International’s booth will be more broad because the organization does not focus on certain topics but generalizes instead.

flag-flying reception during warm-ups, he took a swallow of water and a deep breath and moved toward center ice.

“I was terrified,” he admitted. “I wasn’t comfortable and I think that’s why I was so scared.”

Plushenko, who skated two places before Weir, had already wrapped up his victory. And no one but fellow American Evan Lysacek, who finished fourth after a sensational long program, had skated flawlessly. A silver medal was Weir’s with a clean skate.

But he failed to try a quad that had been scheduled early in his 4 -minute program.

Later he aborted two more combination jumps. In between, he scrambled to try to find a place to include more point-garnering jumps. And all the while he skated far more slowly and tentatively than in Tuesday’s short program.

“It’s hard to explain,” Weir said when asked what had gone wrong. “There are so many intricacies that go into feeling off or feeling on. I just didn’t feel 100 percent on the ice.”

He took a couple of sleeping pills to help him sleep through his nerves the previous night. He awoke feeling fine, ate breakfast and checked his fan-mail site.

“Before I left [for Turin] I had like 25 fan mails . . . but I went on and had 897 fan mails,” he said. “Then my best friend called and said, `Oh I was looking on line and you made this person’s website as a D-list celebrity.’ I said, `Oh great, I’m Kathy Griffin.’ “ Weir planned on boarding a bus at about 8:35 p.m. for the 10-minute ride to the arena. But when no bus showed up, he began to panic.

“I was swearing,” he said. “I wasn’t listening to my music. . . . I was yelling at people but nobody spoke English. They all spoke Italian. So it took me awhile to get across what I needed.”

Eventually, the noisy international group flagged down a volunteer car that got Weir to Palavela at 9:20.

Weir’s coach, Priscilla Hill, down played the notion that the late bus had

anything to do with her pupil’s sub-par performance.

“He may have been a little rushed, but not out of the ordinary,” she said. “And he warmed up well. . . . Personally, I don’t think the schedule had anything to do with it.”

Plushenko won the competition by a staggering 27.12 points over Lambiel, accumulating a two-night total of 258.33.

That was nearly 42 points better than Weir’s total of 216.63.

“It was my dream,” Plushenko said.

“When I was 4, I saw the competition and said to my mom, `I have to be there.’

I said that I wanted to be an Olympic champion.”

Plushenko (167.67) and Buttle (154.30) earned the highest free-skate scores. Next best was Lysacek, whose 152.58 moved him from 10th to fourth.

Weir’s 136.63-point free-skate was sixth best.

“On the bus ride home after the short program, I got really sick with stomach flu,” Lysacek said. “I missed a whole day of practice. I barely got through (Thursday) morning’s warm-ups. I had two IVs . . . I had two needles coming out of my arm and I was sitting there thinking, `There’s no way I’m going to perform tonight.’ “ The third American, Matt Savoie, finished in seventh place.

As he stood in Palavela’s basement, wearing black Lycra and answering question after question, Weir was queried about a Chicago Tribune poll yesterday that asked its readers if the skater’s sexuality which he has never discussed_mattered.

Better than 90 percent said it did not.

So Weir vowed he’d be back at Vancouver in four years. Only for the 2010 Olympics, he’ll be reserving a hotel room.

“There were people coming and going all day because all of us [he and his village roommates]are in different sports,” he said. “If I can get away and sleep on my own, I’ll be better off.” (c) 2006, The Philadelphia Inquirer Distributed

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THE REFLECTOR PAGE 4

■ SOFTBALL PREVIEW

Women’s softball team looks to improve on 27-18 record in 2006 Crystle Collins News Editor

The University of Indianapolis women’s softball team looks to continue their season on Saturday, March 3 at the Catawba tournament. The ‘Hounds started their season on Friday, Feb. 17, when they attended the West Georgia tournament for a triple-header. As of The Reflector press time, the scores from the tournament had not reached Indianapolis.

Last year, the ‘Hounds had an overall record of 27-18 and finished in sixth place in the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC). According to Head Coach Melissa Frost, this year the team wants to move up in the division and clinch the top seed.

“I want to take this team to conference, which I think is extremely attainable,” Frost said.

Frost is in her second year as head coach of the ‘Hounds’ softball team and feels confident that her experience from last year will help the team with its goal to stand atop the conference this year.

Frost took over in July of 2004 and began coaching at UIndy for the 2005 season. She spent three seasons as the head coach of D-II team Wheeling Jesuit. Moving to Indianapolis meant Frost left the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference to the GLVC. “I have a season under my belt here at Indianapolis, and I know how the conference works now,” Frost said. “I feel like the basic big changes that we are going to make are that we know a little bit about the strengths and weaknesses of the conference and that’s obviously going to help our game plan.”

Frost also is concerned with her team members’ peformance off the field.

“Outside of softball, I want my five seniors to graduate,” Frost said. “I want them to be successful in the future.”

Senior third base player Lindsey Mishevich has played four years with the ‘Hounds and says she hopes that the team’s record improves from last year.

“I don’t really have any personal goals, since one person does not make a team,” Mishevich said. “But I do hope as a team we are able to have a winning season and win conference this year.”

Mishevich says she believes that the seniors of the team are taking the leadership roles, including transfer stu-

dents who are strong athletes and role models on the team this year.

Senior Megan Hall, an outfielder who has played on the team all four years, has ambitions for a successful season and hopes to perform her best.

“My personal goals for this year are to be a good leader for the team and have a positive attitude throughout the whole year,” Hall said.

Frost said that the team seniors will be the core of the team this season.

Other seniors include Natalie Walker, pitcher, Danielle Melone, first base and Beth Wendlinger, pitcher.

Last year, in Frost’s first season coaching the ‘Hounds, the team notched an 11-9 GLVC record and were 11-5 at home. The team had a batting average of .268, and held their opponents to an average of .227.

The ‘Hounds entered the GLVC postseason tournament as the sixth seed, meeting Bellarmine, Missouri-St. Louis and Lewis in the first rounds. The ‘Hounds went 1-2, beating Missouri-St. Louis 9-0 but falling to Bellarmine 3-0 and Lewis 4-0.

After beginning their season with a stretch where they played five games in three days, the ‘Hounds plan on settling into the rest of the 2006 season schedule.

Photo by Megan Komlanc

Freshman Brittany Cummings works on her bunting at in Ruth Lilly Fitness Center during an indoor workout.

Cummings joins a ‘Hounds team that went 17-18 last year and is seeded seventh in the GLVC. The ‘Hounds started their season with a roadtrip to the West Georgia Tournament.

■ WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

■ BASEBALL PREVIEW

New-look ‘Hounds prepare to start season UIndy drops six straight Tony Puckett Sports Editor

After two years of posting mediocre records, the Greyhound Head Baseball Coach Gary Vaught is ready to return to the limelight.

“Our expectations are to get back to what the Greyhound baseball program is about–and that’s winning,” Vaught said.

Vaught and the ‘Hounds are coming off a 2005 season in which they posted a 23-33 record and finished in ninth place in the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC).

The recent lack of success has left Vaught with nagging doubts about his players’ desire and devotion to the game of baseball, but not altogether without hope.

“I think this ball club has more determination and dedication [to the game] than what we’ve had in the past,” Vaught said.

Despite doubts about the team’s motivation, what the 2006 ‘Hounds do boast is a widely expanded pitching roster, with 11 roster spots occupied by pitchers.

Sophomore pitcher Mike McFadden said the augmented throwing roster has added much-needed stability to the ‘Hounds’ defense.

“As of right now, all the pitchers have a set role, and last year we kind of lacked that,” McFadden said. “We have a set closer now, and set starters for the weekend… so you’ll know every week what the pitchers are going to be doing.”

Vaught also has high hopes for his pitching staff.

Abby Adragna Distribution Manager

Photo by Tony Puckett

A Greyhound pitcher takes the mound in practice. U of I has a total of 11 pitchers on the roster this year.

“We can run eight or nine guys out there. We’ve never been able to do that,” Vaught said. “Our defense is going to be outstanding.”

The team’s lackluster previous records have resulted in a low preseason GLVC seeding of ninth place, but the ‘Hounds feel capable of accomplishing lofty goals this season.

“Everybody’s got pretty high expectations,” McFadden said, “The polls might not show it, based on the last two years and how disappointing they’ve been, but we definitely have the players and we have the coaches to make a run [in the postseason].”

“The opportunity is there for us to be great this year, and greatness means making it all the way to the college

world series,” Vaught said.

In 2000, Vaught led the ‘Hounds to their first appearance at the D-II World Series, where they finished third in the nation.

The ‘Hounds had a 19-man roster in their World Series appearance. This year, UIndy sports a 33-man roster.

However, along with depth comes inter-team competition and struggles.

The ‘Hounds currently have two roster positions with at least two players competing for each.

“We’re going to be one, as a unit, or we’re not going to be here at all,” he said.

The ‘Hounds open their season on Saturday, Feb. 25, with a double-header at home against Hillsdale.

The ‘Hounds added three more losses to their record after falling to conference rivals Northern Kentucky University, Bellarmine University and Lewis on Feb. 9, Feb. 11 and Feb. 16, respectively.

The NKU Lady Norse increased their winning streak to 13 by defeating the ‘Hounds 81-62. Junior guard Mandy Geryak led the team and tied her career high with 23 points. Sophomore forward Deanna Thompson added 12 points and had a game-high seven rebounds.

The Greyhounds defeated Bellarmine earlier in the season with a 66-44 win, but they fell 80-72 on the second meeting. Junior Amanda Norris led the team with 18 points and 10 rebounds.

Freshman Isabell Rhenwrick added 18 points to tie her career high.

According to both Geryak and Norris, the Bellarmine team they beat earlier in the season was not the same team they saw on Feb.11.

“The first time we played Bellarmine was pretty much right after our really big losing streak, and [they] were expecting to come in and walk all over us,” Norris said. “That night when we played them, we showed up, and they didn’t.”

Although the defeat at Bellarmine was the fifth straight loss for the ‘Hounds, they are not ready to give up.

“When we played at Bellarmine, I think everyone played with a lot more effort,” Norris said. “We just need to start making better decisions.”

The ‘Hounds have three regular season games remaining and are not

sure whether they will make it to the conference tournament. As of Reflector press time, the ‘Hounds were two games behind Missouri-Rolla. In order to make the GLVC tournament, they would have to have won on Saturday, as well as win their remaining two games, while Missouri-Rolla would need to have lost on Saturday and to lose their remaining two games.

According to Geryak, the ‘Hounds are just trying to stay positive for the remainder of the season.

“One thing Coach stresses is that we just have to keep our heads up. At the beginning of the season, we won the first five games. Then, we went on a six-game losing streak. Coach just kept preaching to us, ‘It only takes one [win].’ Then, we won four in a row,” Geryak said.

Both Geryak and Norris believe this year can be seen as a step toward a better next year.

“Our goal for the next four games is to improve every game individually and defensively, because we’re going to have the same bunch of girls back next year,” Geryak said.

Norris agrees that the team will use this year’s experiences to build a stronger team for the 2006-2007 season.

“We’ve said all year that we need to pull together when times get tough, but I think that’s really becoming obvious to everyone,” Norris said. “If we can just get past that hump and pull it together more, then we can attribute that to our experience this year.”

The ‘Hounds play three of their final four games at home and are hoping for fan support. “I’m hoping that we can really show our coaches, our fans, and ourselves what we’re capable of,” Norris said.

■ MEN’S BASKETBALL

With postseason out of reach, ‘Hounds choose to focus on future Willie Little Staff Writer

Photo contributed by Casey Johnson

Braxton Mills drives past a defender. Mills is shooting 58% from the field this year, as well as averaging 9.8 points and 6.4 rebounds per game.

With the men’s basketball season coming to an end, the young Greyhounds look forward to the future. The ‘Hounds suffered another loss 71-57 to Bellarmine on Feb. 11.

The ‘Hounds are 3-20 for the 20052006 season. While their postseason hopes dashed, the majority of their losses this year have been within 10 points, so the morale of the young players isn’t down, but optimistic for the seasons to come.

Freshmen Braxton Mills and Sebastian Moore are young players on the squad and hope to lead the ‘Hounds back to their winning ways.

“The hardest thing for me to deal with this year is the losses; we’re losing games and teammates,” Mills said.

“As a first-year guy, it’s hard, but it

will only build my character in the long run.”

Mills leads the team in field goal percentage, rebounds, blocked shots and steals, and is the team’s second leading scorer.

“I think we had a lot of mental lapses on the defensive side of the ball,” Mills said. “I think that’s why we lost so many close games.”

“This team is young, and we can only grow and get better,” he said.

“This first-year experience has opened our eyes to what we hope to [accomplish] in the future.”

Moore feels that lack of fan support has been a contributing factor to this disappointing season.

“It’s really hard to play when you don’t have much support from your peers. Looking into the stands and not seeing fans there doesn’t give you much to get hyped [about] the game,” Moore said. “I think the university should work harder to get fans there.”

Both Mills and Moore see this season as part of the rebuilding process.

“The losses hurt, but we’re a young team, and the group of guys we have now is our foundation to being successful in the years to come,” Moore said. “I think our problem this year is that we are all young guys that haven’t played much together.”

“Our main goal is to make the University of Indianapolis a basketball powerhouse, and to bring a national championship back home,” Mills said.

With only four games left in the season the hopes of the athletes remain high.

“We want to finish this season off strong with wins,” Mills said. “Next year our maturity level will rise, and hopefully that will progress our team into winners.”

As of Reflector press time, the ‘Hounds were 4-20 on the season. With the top three teams from each GLVC division making the tournament as well as two wild-card positions, the ‘Hounds are well out of the race for the postseason with a sixth-place position in the GLVC East.

The Bottom Line Norris named ESPN All-American On Wednesday, Feb. 8, women’s basketball captain Amanda Norris, junior, was named to the ESPN/CoSIDA Basketball District V College Division Third Team. District V is comprised of D-II, III and NAIA institutions in Indiana, Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin and two Canadian provinces. Eligibility for the ESPN/CoSIDA team requires players to be a starter or key reserve, along with maintaining a 3.20 GPA on a 4.0 scale. The players must be nominated to the team by their school’s sports information director to be eligible.

Golf, soccer gain NLI signees The women’s golf and soccer teams signed a total of three incoming freshmen for the 20062007 schoolyear. Women’s golf coach Ken Piepenbrink announced the signing of national letters of intent by Indiana natives Lyndsay McBride and Kelleigh Irwin. Women’s soccer coach Drew Roff also announced the signing of coveted recruit Amanda Reese, who played four years at Fort Wayne’s Carroll High.

Men’s tennis jumps to 3-1 in spring The men’s tennis team defeated Grand Valley State 5-4 on Sunday, Feb. 12. The third meet, played at West Indy Racquet Club, saw sophomore Jan Stastny, senior Ketan Saggar and freshman Joshua Greenlee winning both their doubles matches and their singles matches. The ‘Hounds started off the season with a 6-1 loss at the hands of Div. I opponent Ball State, followed by a narrow 4-3 victory at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis. They go on to host Olivet Nazarene on Friday, Feb. 24 at 6:00 p.m.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2006

■ MEN’S SWIMMING

National qualifying times, records fall during GLIAC championship Valerie Miller Editor-in-Chief

The University of Indianapolis men’s swim team is looking to finish its successful season with strong showings at both conference and nationals.

“The season has gone very well,” said Head Coach Gary Kinkead.

“We’ve basically been undefeated.”

The ‘Hounds’ only dual meet loss came against Truman State in midJanuary. Since then, the team has rolled over its opponents, most recently defeating GLIAC conference opponent Findlay, 108-63, on Feb. 4.

First place finishers in the meet included freshman Dustin Craig and sophomore Drew Johnson, who tied for first in the 1,000-meter freestyle with a time of 10:52.04. Freshman diver Randy Weiss placed first on both the one-meter board and three-meter board.

Senior Drew Hastings had a national “B” cut time of 52.67 in his backstroke leg of the 400-meter medley relay.

The team went into the GLIAC conference meet at Northern Michigan University with high hopes. “[I expect] to win,” Kinkead said.

“Anything less would cheat the swimmers. That is my expectation because it is their expectation.”

As of Reflector press time, full results of the meet were unavailable.

Prior to the GLIAC meet, four swimmers had qualified for nationals, including freshman Marios Panagi, junior Jeremy Lindauer, sophomore Kieran O’Neill and freshman Greg Jarvis.

The same group continued to impress on day two of the GLIAC meet, setting a new pool record in the 200-meter freestyle relay with a time of 1:24.31.

The ‘Hounds also set a GLIAC meet record in the 400-meter freestyle relay with the team of Panagi, Lindauer, junior Sten Roosvald and O’Neill

swimming an “A” qualifying time of 3:24.89. In the 500-meter freestyle, sophomore Hanno Ahonen made the national “B” cut with a second-place 4:39.04.

Jarvis recorded his national time early in the season but said he continued to work hard all season long. “I continued to practice hard,” he said.

“I’m not using it as an excuse to slack.”

Jarvis also said he has had a good experience in his first year of collegiate swimming. “I have a lot of good teammates,” he said. “We work together very well.”

After conference, the team will prepare for the NCAA Division II nationals on Mar. 8-11 at the IUPUI Natatorium.

Kinkead said that he hopes to have the men’s team place in the top eight at nationals and that the individual swimmers going to nationals have a good chance to place in the top eight and be All-Americans.

■ WOMEN’S SWIMMING

Photo by Crystle Collins

Freshman Ryan Shrum practices with the kickboard. The ‘Hounds are preparing for NCAA Division-II Nationals, which will be held in Indianapolis.

■ TRACK AND FIELD

U of I sends eight swimmers to nationals ‘Hounds look to improve Ruth Shirley Staff Writer

The University of Indianapolis women’s swimming and diving team defeated the University of Findlay on Feb. 4 in a home meet and final dual meet before the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship.

The ‘Hounds dominated the meet with a final team score of 108-63. Head Coach Gary Kinkead said Findlay was a fairly easy win. “[Findlay is] not a very strong team, and they have few numbers,” Kinkead said.

Of the dual’s 13 events, Findlay ceded 10 first places to UIndy and in six events, both first and second places.

Kristen Lund recorded an “A” national time in the 200-meter butterfly. In the 200-meter medley relay, Amanda Herd, senior Meghan DuHadway, junior Holly Spohr and freshman Katie Murray took second, scoring an “A” national time. First place and a “B” national time went to freshman Whitney Miles, juniors Niki Stevens, Mary Secoges and Alison Smith.

After Findlay, the team began tapering practices to prepare for the conference championship and the NCAA Division II Nationals.

“Right now it’s really about keeping our mental game—staying focused, getting enough rest [and] eating right,”

Photo by Crystle Collins

Sophomore Whitney Miles practices a cool down after practice.

Smith said. “For most people, it’s going to be their last meet of the season, so it’s the meet that they’ve worked for all season. They want to make it as fast as they can.”

The team is the three-time defending champion, but Kinkead said this year will not be a breeze. “We... still are the favorites,” he said. “The women are going to be challenged absolutely from Grand Valley as well as Wayne State.

We need everyone combined together to have a total team effort.”

Both Grand Valley State University and Wayne State University lost to UIndy in dual meets earlier this season.

“That’s really nice to go in with that confidence,” Smith said, “but big meets are a little bit different because everyone swims their fastest.”

Conference was held at Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Mich. The ‘Hounds once again finished first.

The NCAA Division II Nationals will be hosted by UIndy at the IUPUI Natatorium March 8 through 11. The women’s team will send eight swimmers to nationals, more than ever before, according to Kinkead. The swimmers are Valerie Crosby, DuHadway, Herd, Lund, Ellie Miller, Casey Owen, Smith and Spohr.

As of Reflector press time, the ‘Hounds had notched two more national-qualifying times, with Spohr winning the 50-meter freestyle in an ‘A’ time of 24.08 and Murray registering a ‘B’ time of 2:09.60 in the 200-meter IM. At the end of day two the ‘Hounds were in third place.

Smith, who is returning to nationals for the third time, said that because she knows what to expect from past years, she isn’t nervous. “[I am] super excited. I just can’t wait to get there and race,” she said.

Sandra Ameny Staff Writer

The University of Indianapolis men’s and women’s track teams participated in the DePauw Invitational at DePauw University in Greencastle, Ind. on Feb. 11.

“The Depauw Invitational... brings a lot of small schools in the state of Indiana together,” said Coach Scott Fangman.

Fangman said that other schools that were expected to compete would be in the University of Indianapolis’s conference.

“They’ve been training since Sept.

15, training for a long time, which is a slow and agonizing process,” Fangman said.

The coach said that he had few specific expectations for the team. “[My expectations are ] just to get better,” Fangman said. “Unlike some teams that are going to try to go out and win, and they are on a progression of sort, we’re not. Our whole strategy is a lot different basketball and football [teams]. Track is an entirely different animal.”

Despite the lack of long-term team goals, assistant coach Brandon Beagle did have a few specifically for the DePauw Invitational.

“Our goals for this weekend are to improve our marks from the rest of the season,” Beagle said. “We have an indoor conference meet in two weeks.

So this is really a chance to see where we’ll be for the indoor conference meet and see where we’ll place.”

“Since we don’t have an indoor

facility to practice at, it takes us a few meets really to get back into it this year.

This year, this will be our fourth indoor meet and we made big improvements from week two to week three,” Beagle said. “We’ve learned by running more meets, [that] we can get a little bit better each weekend and hopefully we can continue that all day until the indoor conference meet.”

The on-going schedule for the track team has become increasingly tense, with an invitational at Division-I Indiana leading up to the GLVC Indoor Championship.

“When we came back from [winter] break, a lot of people don’t live around the Indianapolis area so not everyone [got] a chance to practice here at the university.”

Junior Bathsheba Adams, said that she will run the 800-meter relay, the 1600-meter relay, long jump, triple jump, 55-meter dash, and 55-meter hurdles.

“I expect to do very well,” Adams said, “It’s just a practice for us because we are trying to qualify for nationals and improve times. My goal is to qualify for nationals, just to get my seed higher.”

Sophomore Emily Schaf, who is competing in the high jump, highlighted the team’s attitude toward the DePauw Invitational.

“We’ve been practicing all year, [but] not for this meet specifically.

We’re just trying to get good times for nationals. I [personally] want to get better height,” Schaf said. “I am also doing the triple jump for the first time and I want to do okay in that.”

About 60 members of the UIndy track team participated in the DePauw Invitational. The men ranked seventh with 37.50 points while the women ranked third with 67 points.

■ WRESTLING

UIndy posts win at Ed South Invitational Kim Hopper Staff Writer

The University of Indianapolis wrestlers put the finishing touches on the 2005-2006 season with a one-sided win at the Ed South Invitational at CarsonNewman College.

The ‘Hounds took first place among ten teams. Sophomores Shane Perkey and Charlie Pingleton and juniors Mike Jackson and Joey Navarro each went undefeated at Ed South, winning their respective weight classes. The ‘Hounds now head into regionals on Feb. 25.

Head Coach Jay Yates, who said beforehand that he was looking forward to the invitational, was nostalgic while reviewing the season.

“This [the Ed South Invitational] is the last meet that all these boys will be together,” Yates said. “For the three seniors not on varsity, this is their last opportunity ever to compete.”

Perkey feels confident about the team’s chances at regionals.

“We have a legitimate shot at taking 10 people [the most anyone can take] to Nationals,” Perkey said. “There are nine teams at regionals, and you have to place in the top four. We have quality wrestlers at every weight class, and I think it is a real possibility to have all ten of our guys place in the top four and earn a trip to nationals.”

Yates feels just as positively as Perkey about the possibilities of filling his nationals roster.

“I hope to have 10 guys in the top four [of their respective weight classes],” Yates said.

Yates, who also wrestled at UIndy, qualified for nationals twice in his career.

Photo by Kim Hopper

The wrestling team stretches out at Ruth Lily Fitness Center before practice.

Although the team has found its stride, the 2005-2006 season has not been sunshine and roses the entire time.

As with any other team, there have been difficulties.

“The biggest challenge that we’ve had is getting over all the young mistakes,” explained Yates. “I have to teach and re-teach things to them. It’s all about repetition and making good habits.”

For Perkey, the biggest challenge is another area.

“My greatest challenge this season [was making weight],” Perkey said.

“Not everyone can cut weight and/or maintain weight, and I think that’s the hardest test that every wrestler faces.”

There also are areas where the ‘Hounds must focus more attention. “[It’s all about] getting them more mentally ready,” Yates said. “When it comes down to this stage, it’s all about who wants to win more.”

However, there are concerns, about the ‘Hounds’ inexperience. Most of the starters are freshmen or sophomores, with only three juniors. Yates feels that, despite the inexperience, the ‘Hounds have come a long way.

“We have matured a lot. They’ve really gotten over the childish stuff,” Yates said. “It’s been a long season, but towards the end they’ve really come together.”

Perkey listed the team’s atmosphere as one of its strengths.

“Our first strength is team unity.

We stick together very well and even hand out off campus,” Perkey said.

“The team is my family away from home, and if I had that opportunity to change any of them for other people, I wouldn’t. I couldn’t ask for a more fun, competitive, and supportive team.”

With mistakes behind them, the ‘Hounds look forward to regionals and coming home with another win underneath their belts.

Captain’s Corner Hastings swim team’s ‘jack-of-all-trades’ Tony Puckett Sports Editor

Competitive swimmers usually like to specialize in a certain event or stroke, so they can become the absolute best in that particular area.

Senior swim captain Drew Hastings’ specialty, however, is that he does all the strokes.

Hastings’ main event is the individual medley, or “IM,” in which a single swimmer does equal distances of each stroke.

“I like the IM just because it doesn’t get boring,” Hastings said.

Finishing his second year as captain of the men’s swim team, Hastings might not feel superior to other swimmers based on his choice of events, but he still enjoys a little fun at their expense.

“We like to make fun of the sprinters and the freestylers,” he said.

Hastings became interested in swimming later than most collegiate swimmers, joining a neighborhood swim team at the age of 14. Hastings was drawn to swimming for several reasons, but, in a way, the sport was never his choice.

Diagnosed as an infant with a highly rare genetic condition known as Ecdodermal Dysplasia, Hastings does not sweat.

“I’m not able to go out and play football or play soccer. I wasn’t able to do things that normal kids could do, so I got into swimming,” Hastings said. “I’ve had to deal with it my whole life, and I think it’s only made me stronger. It’s really helped me in being who I am and understanding other people’s perspectives.”

Hastings’ parents discovered the

Photo by Crystle Collins

Senior Drew Hastings practices the backstroke kick. Hastings competes primarily in the IM, where he has already qualified for nationals.

disorder when they were forced to lay him in the snow just to cool him off from being wrapped in his blanket.

Hastings said that even though he is a leader on the team, he is rarely the person who has to motivate his teammates.

“A lot of times, I’m not going to have to be the one to [motivate swimmers], because everybody on the swim team will come together if somebody’s not trying,” he said.

“Everyone will push them.”

While much of Hastings’ day-today life is dominated by swimming these days, he still has a bigger plan in mind for the rest of his life. After he graduates later this year, he hopes to obtain a job as a researcher in a microbiology lab. For the time being, however, Hastings’ focus remains on the upcoming D-II National Championships, his final appearance in nationals, as well as earning his Masters and Ph.D in microbiology.

FEATURE

FEBRUARY 22, 2006

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■ JESSICA BROWN

Senior finds joy in scrapbooking with elderly for honor’s project Amy Remsburg Feature Editor

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enior Jessica Brown did not anticipate her senior honor’s project, scrapbooking with elderly people at the Southport Adult Day Center, would change her life and the lives of others.

Brown, a four-year member of the Honors program at the University of Indianapolis, needed to formulate a project that would cap off her time in the program.

The final project involves planning an activity, documenting the entire process and then sharing it through a presentation.

Brown, a biology and chemistry double major, wanted to branch out away from science for her project.

“The last thing that I wanted to do, knowing that I’ve done research for internships, was to do another science/research internship as my senior honor’s project. I really wanted to help people,” Brown said.

Brown decided to focus on hobbies instead of academic pursuits.

Scrapbooking, a hobby she picked up with her mother, seemed like a perfect choice for the project.

Mary Moore, vice president for research, planning and strategic partnerships, served as Brown’s advisor.

By brainstorming and asking around campus, they decided that elderly people would enjoy making scrapbooks, as well as sharing their life stories.

“The elderly have so many stories, so many pictures and memorabilia, that they probably have boxes full at home.

They never get the chance to express and really tell the stories of their lives,” Brown said.

The next step for Brown was finding an elderly group that would be suitable for the project.

Brown contacted Ellen Miller, the associate director of the Center for Aging and Community, and she informed Brown that the Southport Adult Day Center was affiliated with UIndy.

The center’s staff was more than happy to assemble a volunteer program of elderly adults with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease for Brown.

To set up the scrapbooking project, Brown needed supplies to bring to the center. She applied for two grants, one through Campus Compact and the other through the Center for Aging and Community.

She received both grants and was able to purchase books, paper and various scrap booking supplies.

The elderly have so many stories, so many pictures and memorabilia that they probably have boxes full at home. They never get the chance to express and really tell the stories of their lives.

– Jessica Brown Brown planned a 10-page book with five different themes for each person to make. Actually executing her plan turned out to be much harder than she imagined.

“I went in there thinking, ‘Oh this is going to be easy.’ I’m going to tell them what a scrapbook is, and they’re going to get it,” Brown said. “I put a pile of paper in front of a lady and told her to pick out her two favorite pieces.

She looked at me and said, ‘I don’t want any new wallpaper. I already have wallpaper in my house.’”

Brown’s initial project has gone through many changes because of the challenges involved in working with

elderly with mental disabilties.

She found the adults had a hard time working with her one-on-one. They did not understand why she wanted to know personal details about their lives and families.

When Brown put the adults into discussion groups, they were able to openly share their lives without hesitation.

Their mental disabilities also posed challenges when actually designing the scrapbook pages.

“Some days, they don’t want to work on a scrapbook, whether they know it’s theirs or not. Some days, they recognize the pictures and can tell you everyone in them. And some days, they have no idea who is in the pictures,” Brown said.

Even though Brown faced daily challenges, she learned a lot from the people and enjoyed her time with them.

“I met some amazing people, and wanting to go into medicine, I’ve kind of realized that I want to go into geriatrics,” Brown said.

Although she wants to pursue a career working with elderly people, Brown is aware of the ups and downs she will face.

“It’s a difficult population, a very trying population. But, it’s very worthwhile when they smile when they see

you. They know that they like you,” Brown said.

Along with enjoying the people, Brown learned a lot about their various conditions.

She did background research on dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, Down syndrome, neuropathy and other geriatric disorders.

However, the majority of her knowledge has come from her daily interactions with the people.

To complete the project, Brown must compile the research she collected about geriatric disorders, a diary of her daily experiences, and a scrapbook she made of her time with the elderly and present the information.

A bound copy of her honor’s presentation will be placed in the library after the project is finished.

“If you’re willing to put a little bit of time and effort into it [the Honor’s Program], it’s worthwhile, because you get to explore a lot of possibilities you never thought you’d get to explore,” Brown said.

After more than three months of scrapbooking and volunteering, Brown was hired by the center to continue working with the elderly. She plans to apply to graduate school and pursue her interest in geriatrics as a physician scientist.

■ EATING DISORDER AWARENESS

Psych Club hosts eating disorder event Sara Roberts Staff Writer The Psychology Club, a large and active club on campus, aims is to provide information every psychology major at UIndy should know.

The club holds meetings that include information on the GRE tests, research opportunities and special topics.

The most recent meeting focused on schizophrenia, because currently no course exists on the subject at UIndy.

Every meeting the club tries to focus on a new subject that may interest people who are unaware of different psychological conditions.

They are currently trying to have a different professor speak at each meeting about his/her specific interests.

The club’s members said they hope to do this in order to help students with issues concerning mental illnesses.

“The purpose is to raise awareness from a real psychologist, that mental illnesses are real. We want people to know that they are out there in case

they come across them or experience them,” Senior Betsy Osborn, vice president of the Psychology Club, said.

Another purpose is to let people with psychological conditions know that “they can live a normal life at the same time,” Sophomore Katie Knight, public relations and interim treasurer, said.

The next event the club is sponsoring is National Eating Disorder Awareness Week beginning Feb. 27.

The purpose of the event is to create awareness among students in order to get help to those who need it.

The club will begin the week in Schwitzer Student Center with information about eating disorders.

The booth will also advertise the week’s main event, special guest speakers who will give more information about eating disorders, which will take place Feb. 28 from 8-10 p.m. in the Good Hall Conference room.

“We are going to have a couple guest speakers. One of them is a survivor of an eating disorder, and she is going to tell her story. Her doctor, who is an expert in eating disorders, is going to talk as well,” Osborn said.

The Psychology Club also hopes to provide attendees with special tests that allow them to find out if they could

have an eating disorder. The tests, which will be anonymous, will be graded by a professional psychologist and later returned to students through their mailboxes in Schwitzer Student Center.

The club will also have a question box set up at the booth in Switzer Student Center for students to write down questions they may not feel comfortable asking in person. These questions will be answered during the main event on Feb. 28.

“The point is to get help out to people who are afraid to get it,” Osborn said.

After National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, the Psychology Club plans to hold another event in April for Mental Health Awareness Week.

The club will work with the National Association for Mental Illnesses and is trying to book guest speakers for the week.

The club’s meetings are currently held every other Monday at 2 p.m. in Good Hall, Room 101.

The meetings are open to nonclub members and offer food, beverages, a way to learn more about how people think and knowledge about the mental illnesses that affect people.

■ DAVID LOGAN

Logan, former UIndy basketball star, plays professionally overseas The UIndy star played in Italy before relocating to his new home in Israel, where he plays for a top pro league Katy Yeiser Managing Editor

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avid Logan, the best offensive player and arguably the best player in the history of UIndy basketball and the Great Lakes Valley Conference, is playing professionally in Israel.

Logan is the UIndy and GLVC alltime leading scorer and was named the Division II Daktronics Player of the Year, the Bulletin Player of the Year and the Basketball Writers Association Co-Player of the Year his senior year.

He also was the unanimous choice for GLVC Player of the Year his senior year.

Shortly after his UIndy career ended, Logan got his first taste of professional basketball in Italy. He played for the team Edimes Pavia, in the Lega Due, and was contracted to play for Edimes Pavia from July 1, 2005, to Dec. 19, 2006. He averaged 17.1 points, 3.2 assists and four rebounds per game, but Edimes Pavia bought out his contract on Dec. 13, 2005.

“Italy was nice, but my team wasn’t

living up to expectations,” Logan He is currently averaging 14 points, 2.6 said. “The president needed to make a rebounds, two assists and 1.6 steals per change.” game.

Unlike the National Basketball AsFleischer said that Ramat Hasharon sociation, the international style of play fit Logan well because it was a place relies on veteran players instead of where he could play right away against young playtough competiers to build a tion and get good I’ve grown a lot since team. Logan’s exposure to NBA UIndy, and I’m really trying agent, Eric scouts.

Fleischer of Logan said that to concentrate on getting Assist Agency, the biggest transibetter and learning as much tion from Amerifelt that was the as I can. reason Logan can basketball was released to international -David Logan from his team. basketball is the “It is not style of play. In typical of international teams to take international play, teams shy away from players right out of school and play one-on-one play, which is Logan’s them,” Fleischer said. “[Edimes] was strong suit. struggling, and when a team is strug“At times, it can be tough to figure gling, it looks at the young players.” out how to get your points and get Five days later, Logan immediately everyone involved,” Logan said. flew to Israel and began playing with Logan also said the way assists are Ramat Hasharon. recorded is another major difference in Ramat Hasharon is part of the Israeli international play.

Premier League, which, according to Internationally, for a player to get an Logan, is one of the top five profesassist, he has to pass the ball out of the sional basketball leagues in the world. lane to the shooter that leads to a made basket. In college or NBA basketball, an assist is recorded to a player who passes the ball, from any point on the court, which directly leads to a made basket. Between his stint in Italy and current play in Israel, Logan averages UIndy Records 2.6 assists per game. During his senior Points in a career, 2352 season at UIndy, he averaged 5 assists (2001-2005) per game.

Points in a season, 829 Logan’s current league only allows (2004-2005) four American players on each team Scoring average and features several successful Divi28.6 (2004-2005) sion I players who have had some NBA experience such as Mario Austin (Mississippi State/ Chicago Bulls), Horace GLVC Records Jenkins (William Paterson/ Detroit Points in a season, 591 Pistons) and Roger Mason (Virginia/ (2004-2005) Chicago Bulls/ Toronto Raptors). LoPoints in a career, 1,637 gan plays with Arizona State’s all-time (2001-2005) leading scorer, Jeremy Veal, and fellow Field goals in a season, 206 Great Lakes Valley Conference players (2004-2005) John Oden and Brandun Hughes, from Southern Indiana University.

Logan said he gets along well with

Logan’s Career Stats & Records UIndy Career Stats Game Average Points: 20.5 Assists: 3.3 Steals: 1.6 Rebounds: 3.7 Three-Point Field Goal %: .388 Field Goal %: .462

Senior Stats

Game Average Points: 28.6 Assists: 5 Steals: 1.9 Rebounds: 4.4 Three-Point Field Goal %: .410 Field Goal %: .481

File photo by Luke Thornberry

David Logan, shooting above, left UIndy as its programs most prolific scorer. He dominated opposing defenses and amassed over 40 points in one game several times. his teammates, especially his American teammates who live just 15 or 20 minutes away, and enjoys the warm weather.

“Israel is a much better place [than Italy] when it comes to social life, because 90 percent of the population speak English,” Logan said.

He said his only real concern is the instabilities in the Middle East.

“I am always watching CNN to stay up to date with what is going on,” he said. “I am in a small city, so there isn’t that much to worry about. People tell you where to go and where not to go.”

Even though he is concerned about the current situation in Israel, he wants to continue to play there, develop good statistics and gain more attention from NBA scouts.

Logan played in the NBA’s Long Beach Summer League with the Dallas Mavericks in 2005 and then played with the Mavericks in a summer league

in Las Vegas. He also worked out for the Miami Heat for a week before he began to play in Italy.

“We’ve had good feedback from the NBA,” Fleischer said. “[The Mavericks and Heat] said he was a talented young player with a real chance to be in the league.”

The NBA teams that Logan has worked out with all have recommended that if he develops more into a true point guard, instead of a shooting point guard, he will have a better chance at making it to the league.

Logan said that it is too early in his professional career to concentrate solely on NBA feedback. Instead, he is being patient and getting as much as he can out of his experience in Israel.

“I am learning more every day,” he said. “I’ve grown a lot since UIndy, and I’m really trying to concentrate on getting better and learning as much as I can.”

ENTERTAINMENT

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FEBRUARY 22, 2006 ■ MOVIE REVIEW

■ 7 LIST

Imitation not always a form of flattery Martin’s latest for fans only Elyse Kaiser Entertainment Editor

Katy Yeiser Managing Editor

Lately Hollywood’s steam seems to be winding down with nothing but remakes of old movies, sequels, prequels and live-action stories of comic book heroes. “Miami Vice,” “Poseidon” and Tim Allen’s “Shaggy Dog” are just a sample of some new remakes set to hit the theaters this spring.

Nothing is wrong with remakes in theory. Making a film a second time can sometimes add more quality and depth to the original story. Mel Brooks’ “The Producers” is an excellent example. The original 1968 film was done in traditional Mel Brooks style and was then rewritten for Broadway as a musical. The film released this year with Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick used the script from the musical, creating a completely different effect than the prior film.

The problem, however, comes when looking at remakes as a whole. No really good way exists to tell which remakes are going to be well done and which will be a huge waste of that precious dollar and a half we spend at the dollar theater.

You could be in for a new surprising classic (such as Brian De Palma’s 1983 rendition of “Scarface”) or a new reason to stay home from the movies all together (such as the 2005 release of “Yours, Mine and Ours”).

Here is a look at some memorable remakes, both good and bad: 7. “Mr. Deeds Goes to Town.” Adam Sandler’s remake of this 1936 classic was cute and funny. That about sums it up.

6. “Planet of the Apes.” The premise of this film may be one of the more bizarre (or creative, depending on how you look at it), but the 1968 film starring Charlton Heston may fall into the category of “films you should not mess with.”

Even though the 2001 remake had much better and more realistic costumes, it would be hard to say that changing the climatic ending of the original (“You maniacs! “You blew it up!”) was actually a good idea. Tim Burton’s 2001 film was daring but failed nonetheless.

5. “The Lord of the Rings.” To say that Peter Jackson’s live-action take on these previously cartoon-form stories was amazing would be a tragic understatement. This epic series was our generation’s “Star Wars” and will no doubt become a classic.

4. “Ocean’s Eleven.” The original 1960 film starring members of the Rat Pack was filmed on location in Las Vegas between the floor shows of each of the actors. Luckily, George Clooney and Brad Pitt did not have this problem, which is perhaps why the 2001 production was a sight better.

3. “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.” Both “Charlie” and the 1971 version, “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,” were based on the children’s book by Rahl Dahl. While no one can touch Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka in the tunnel scene from the film (“There’s no knowing where we’re going!”) Johnny Depp took on the role with amazing expertise and made it his own.

2. “King Kong.” This film provides an excellent example of how to do a remake and how not to do one. The original 1933 production of “King Kong” was, at the time, revolutionary and a fantastic leap forward in special effects and overall production. The 1976 remake is not really much to talk about. The real difference was in the end. Rather than have Kong climb the Empire State Building, he climbs the World Trade Center. The climber is also a man in a gorilla suit and not the huge robot the movie’s budget had gone into making. This goes to show that to remake a truly revolutionary film, you need a truly revolutionary director. Peter Jackson’s 2005 production of “King Kong” was an amazing feat and has been nominated for four Oscars, including “Best Visual Effects.”

1. “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe.” This film originally was shot in 1988 by the BBC and aired on television. The original also featured the zipper to Aslan’s costume, something we gladly did without in the 2005 production. The 2005 production is far superior, with better casting and better visuals. This remake has it all.

■ MOVIE REVIEW

‘Firewall’: Another cookie-cutter drama Tony Puckett Sports Editor I don’t know exactly how Hollywood business works, but there seems to be a strict formula circulated to all directors interested in making a thriller such as “Firewall.” First, you need a businessman who is extremely successful in his field at the expense of his relationship with his family. The family should consist of a stressed wife, struggling to cope with the absence of her husband, a young boy who loves his father and is too young to resent his father’s work, and finally an older sister who doesn’t respect her father and usually calls him by his first name.

Next, you need a villain. He should be a good-looking guy with gel in his hair and preferably an accent. Finally, you need henchmen: one or more with utter contempt for the victims, and one who is sympathetic to them despite his involvement in their kidnapping, who will undoubtedly be instrumental in their inevitable escape.

“Firewall” all but lays out this script for all of its audience to see.

It is a glowing tribute to the acting prowess of Paul Bettany and Harrison Ford that this movie doesn’t have its audience practicing their knitting by the end. Ford does well enough in his

role as Jack Stanfield, vice president of computer security for a bank in Seattle.

Perhaps because of all the goodwill Ford has built up in his cinematic past, his monotonous, growling tone throughout the movie is barely noticed.

As a red-blooded American, I believe that I have a genetic predisposition to get weak in the knees each time Indiana Jones kills a bad guy. It occurred to me near the end of the movie that I don’t believe I’ve ever seen Ford cry, but this movie has him as close as I can ever remember.

Bettany does enough in his villainous role to draw attention without doing much else. His character is evil simply for the sake of supplying Ford with an antagonist. Never does “Firewall” choose to show even the slightest ounce of humanity in Bettany’s character. The script seems to claim that Bettany’s character is a reasonable man, and we as an audience expect to find that he is (at least) human, but the movie never chooses to enlighten us.

Predictably, the movie gives us a set of stock characters and henchmen; characters with a name and a personality trait, to whom we are allowed to become just close enough that we wince when they are killed. “Firewall” chooses this method in order to create a real sense of danger for the audience without killing any main characters,

CALENDAR OF EVENTS Feb.

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Ceramic artists Jeffrey Cortland Jones and Skeff Thomas Feb. 22- March 16 Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center Art Gallery 9 a.m. — 9 p.m.

Bedroom Farce: A Dinner Theater Production Every Sunday, Friday and Saturday between Feb. 24 and March 4 Schwitzer Student Center Dining Room 6:45 p.m.— 10:30 p.m.

International Coffee Hour (Taiwan) Feb. 24 Schwitzer Student Center Atrium 3 p.m.— 4 p.m.

Taize Christian Worship Every Sunday to March 5 Schwitzer Student Center McCleary Chapel 6 p.m.

Comedian Boom Boom Johnson March 2 Schwitzer Student Center Atrium 7 p.m.— 8 p.m.

Opera Theater: Kurt Weill’s “Lady in the Dark” March 3 and 5 Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center Ruth Lilly Performance Hall 3 p.m.— 6 p.m.

The Godfather: Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra March 6 Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center Ruth Lilly Performance Hall 7:30 p.m.— 10 p.m.

a risk that “Firewall” never seems to even consider taking for a moment.

I was excited to see Mary Lynn Rajskub appear as a supporting character, hoping to see some form of acting prowess other than her constantly mopey performances in the television program “24.” Unfortunately, I quickly found my hopes dashed on the what seems to be the barren landscape of Rajskub’s acting repertoire. Her role in “Firewall” called for the same one-note performance given in her previous works: mope, scowl, continue moping, give a confused look, then show a modest amount of emotion punctuated by such scorching one-liners as, “Screw you, Jack!”

In the end, “Firewall” is not a bad movie, it just isn’t a very good one, either. The plot is utterly predictable at best, and while actors such as Ford, Bettany and Beverley Beuer try their best with a mediocre script. The end result is a movie filled with performances that simply aren’t believable.

Just because “Firewall” follows all the rules for a modern family-kidnapping thriller doesn’t mean that it should be a successful thriller. To contrast with this movie, go out and pick up “Hostage” starring Bruce Willis on DVD for an exhibition on how a movie can follow the modern thriller rules and still be a completely enjoyable experience.

Steve Martin’s new film “Pink Panther” is a far cry from his classic movies, but is worth a watch if you are a Steve Martin fan.

The remake of the 1963 classic film, directed by Blake Edwards, is now directed by Shawn Levy and co-written

by Martin and Len Blum.

The movie co-stars Kevin Kline, Jean Reno, Beyoncé Knowles and Emily Mortimer. Knowles plays the girlfriend of the young, superstar head coach Yves Gluant, played by Jason Statham, of the French fútbol team.

Gluant, who wears the pink panther diamond ring, is murdered when someone shoots him with a poisoned dart during a celebration of his team’s victory over China in the World Cup semifinals. As Gluant lies on the fútbol field, the fans gasp as they notice that the pink panther diamond ring was stolen.

France’s Chief Inspector Dreyfus, played by Kline, is assigned to the case.

Kline decides to hire an idiot inspector to work on the case to divert the media while he forms a team to actually solve the case. The idiot inspector, of course, is Jaques Clouseau, played by Martin.

Clouseau is the small-town French inspector who is notorious for his flub ups and unmerited self-confidence.

Clouseau has no idea that he is a buffoon, and that is what makes Martin’s character funny, and the movie tolerable. The movie’s plot is thin and predictable, but Martin keeps the movie

interesting. His French accent and physical comedy throughout the movie are something that all Steve Martin fans will appreciate. As it is common in all Steve Martin films, Martin shines with his physical comedy performance.

His performance is not as good as any of his other roles in films like “The Jerk,” “Father of the Bride,” “Three Amigos” or “Planes, Trains and Automobiles” or any of his characters in his “Saturday Night Live” skits. However, I did not expect an exceptional performance from Martin, given the subject of the movie and its target audience.

The best scene in the movie, by far, is when Clouseau tries to adopt an American accent. (He has to follow Knowles’ character to New York City for further investigation.) Clouseau hires the top American accent coach to teach him simple phrases like, “I would like a hamburger.” Watching Clouseau pronounce hamburger seventeen different times is laugh-out-loud funny and almost worth the $6.50 I spent to watch the movie.

For the most part, the characters are well played, but do not save the movie from what I’m sure will be a quick trip to the dollar theater.

However, this movie is great for younger kids. The majority of the audience was kids, and they all seemed to love every bit of the movie. All the younger kids laughing throughout the movie also made “Pink Panther” tolerable. So if you have younger siblings, by all means, take them to see “Pink Panther.” If you are a Steve Martin fan, you will probably want to see the movie when it comes out on DVD or in the dollar theater to catch a few humorous scenes.

■ MU PHI EPSILON

Students receive singing telegrams

Photo by Ruth Shirley

On St. Valentine’s Day, Rachel Powlen of Warren Hall, receives a singing telegram of “All I Ask of You,” delivered by members of the Mu Phi Elipson music fraternity. The fraternity delivered telegrams around campus on Tues. as a fund raiser, organized by the fraternity’s president, junior Lori Birrek.

■ BOOK REVIEW

‘Salam Pax’ offers fresh dialogue on war Shelly Grimes Opinion Editor

For most of us, the idea of a war in our hometown is unimaginable. However, for an Iraqi citizen, this is a harsh reality. “Salam Pax: The Clandestine Diary of an Ordinary Iraqi” takes the reader inside that reality and allows us to see Operation: Enduring Freedom from the perspective of a Baghdad civilian.

In September 2002, six months before the U.S.- led coalition invaded Iraq, a 29-year-old architect living in Baghdad, who posted under the pseudonym Salam Pax, started a blog to stay in touch with a friend who had recently moved to Jordan. However, Salam’s sarcastic musings about the Iraqi way of life, his impressive use of the English language and his insight on the looming war quickly spread across the Internet. He was called the most famous and most mysterious blogger in the world. One critic even called him the Anne Frank and the Elvis of the war. His blog was published in book form in 2003, and even today Salam’s real identity is a mystery to most of his readers.

Salam’s candid discontent about the state of Iraq before and during the war is unparalleled. He spoke out publicly against Sadaam’s regime, knowing that every outburst could cost him his life.

He describes vividly the freedoms he is not allowed– everything from Web sites that are blocked by the government, to facing a possible jail sentence for having satellite television (the only permitted stations were run by the Iraqi government; receiving outside stations was a crime).

His life, in many ways, resembled

the George Orwell novel “1984,” with nearly every aspect controlled by the government. He was not oblivious to that fact. (He states that his parents gave him the book when he was 14 and that the “banned book started a process and gave me the impulse to look at the world I live in a different way.”)

However, what is most fascinating about Salam’s posts is that he just seems so, well, not stereotypically Iraqi.

He mentions that he has traveled and lived abroad, is wary of many of the religious customs of the region and has received a very good education. He has a good job and seems to be living a comfortable life. He is no stranger to Western culture, often discussing his favorite music (including the band Bush, a name radio station DJs had to spell out on air because it was forbidden to say “Bush”). He has a very sarcastic sense of humor and gets caught up in the everyday ironies of life (such as only having one movie in his house to watch during one of the air raids; the movie “The American President”).

Salam’s writings blend politics and everyday life together, sometimes humorously, but always effectively.

He is stuck in the middle of a massive conflict between two governments. But despite admitting that he feels helpless, he provides a voice to the Iraqi people.

He states, “No one inside Iraq is for war (note I said ‘war,’ not ‘a change of regime’). No human being in his right mind will ask you to give him the beating of his life– unless you are a member of “Fight Club”– and if you do hear Iraqis saying ‘Come on, bomb us!’ it is the exasperation and ten years of [U.S.-imposed] sanctions and hardship talking. There is no person inside Iraq who will be jumping up and down asking for the bombs to drop. We are not suicidal, you know– not all of us in any case.”

As the war looms closer, Salam becomes more critical of the Iraqi and U.S. governments, as well as the way the media portray the Iraqi people. At one point, he criticizes an article that said that people in Baghdad were continuing to lead “normal lives.” Salam elaborates on the idea of normalcy by making a list of other “normal” things he did that week, including duct taping all his windows and buying face masks in case of chemical warfare.

During the first wave of the bombing (before the statue of Sadaam fell in the plaza), Salam could not post due to Internet outages. However, he kept a diary and later sent the writings to a friend, who posted them on the Web site for him. These posts account the terror and anticipation of the bombings.

His house often shook due to the blasts.

Seeing armored tanks going down the street became normal. He was able to see American planes leaving the bases on television, knowing it took six hours for the planes to get to Baghdad. For six hours, he would do nothing but sit and worry that his home, his family and his life would be a casualty of war that evening.

“Salam Pax: The Clandestine Diary of an Ordinary Iraqi” is simply one of the most captivating books I have read. From the beginning of the book, I wanted to learn more about the mysterious blogger in a place that seemed so remote and distant from American culture. Salam’s quirks and ponderings give a profoundly human voice to the war. For this voice to come from someone living in Baghdad is almost shocking. This book reminds us that it is the individual citizens of Iraq who must deal with the war, not just the country’s political power. As Salam himself puts it, “Yes, this sounds silly, but look at what the American government is doing thru non-American eyes and you’ll see a different picture.”

FEBRUARY 22, 2006

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â– LATE NITE

“Welcome to the Jungle� Late Nite brings Lil’ Sibs weekend fun

Middle: Freshman Kaylee Taylor and her friend, Addie, help build their animals by making a wish and rubbing the hearts on their foreheads before they are placed in the animals.

The animals were then stitched up by Build-A-Bear workers.

Campus Program Board (CPB) sponsored a “Welcome to the Jungle�

Late Nite during Lil’ Sibs Weekend on Fri., Feb. 17.

The event featured BuildA-Bear animals, live exotic animals, caricaturists and air-brushed tattoos.

Top left: Sophomore Lyndsay Davies helps with the Build-A-Bear activity by placing the animals in their boxes to be taken home.

Bottom left: Haley, niece of freshman Addie Ward, goes down the slide in the inflatable playground.

The playground was in the Schwitzer Student Center Atrium.

Top middle: Sophomore Sarah Luken and her friend, Nancy, have their portraits drawn by one of the caricaturist.

Bottom middle: A group of children wait in line to climb ropes and go down slides in the inflatable playground.

Top right: Aaryn Lynch, junior, and her niece Kadence hold a monkey named Mr. Monk. The monkey is 34 years old and was one of the animals that were on display. The animals were provided by AnimalRentals.com.

Bottom right: A group of girls, both UIndy students and ‘lil sibs, pet a hedgehog, which was one of the animals from AnimalRentals.com.

Photos by Crystle Collins

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