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UIndy celebrates MLK’s legacy and lasting dream

By James Figy EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

The class schedule was adjusted and a civil rights expert spoke as in previous years, but things were a little bit different during the University of Indianapolis Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration on Jan. 20.

This year, the university’s MLK Day celebration included a reenactment of the 1963 March on Washington before a speech by former Indianapolis CityCounty Council member Rozelle Boyd at 11 a.m. in Ransburg Auditorium. That evening, gospel singer Marvin Sapp and two spoken-word poets performed in the Ruth Lilly Performance Hall.

A diversity and inclusion task force of faculty and students, including se-

nior communication major and Indianapolis Student Government President DyNishia Miller, planned the events.

“I really tried to think about the students when we were planning this entire day, like how to get students involved,” she said. “Because it’s great to have a speaker there, but is that speaker really getting through to the students?”

The mock march started just before the convocation, and the marchers eventually made their way into the auditorium and set their signs in front of the stage. The signs were true replicas of those carried during the 1963 march, bearing slogans such as “What is Christian about racial discrimination?” and “Freedom Now!” After UIndy’s gospel choir, the Voices of Worship, sang “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” Chaplain and Director of the Lantz Center for Christian Vocations and Formation Jeremiah Gibbs gave an invocation.

President Robert Manuel then spoke about how the celebration was designed to show students the milieu in which King delivered his famous speech and its lasting impact.

“There’s a lot of what Dr. Martin Luther [King] did in the 60s which allows me to live the life that I live today,” he

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Keynote speaker Rozelle Boyd speaks at UIndy’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebration on Jan. 20.

Photos by Ben Zefeng Zhang

Prior to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebration, students and faculty reenacted the 1963 March on Washington, carrying signs with period slogans and gathering at Ransburg Auditorium. UIndy President Robert Manuel (pictured top right) attended the mock protest before speaking at the MLK convocation. said. “And I hope that you find the opportunity to experience those connections as well.”

Manuel then introduced Co-President of the Black Student Association Kyra Monroe, a junior mechanical engineering and Spanish major, who performed her spoken-word piece entitled “Take Me Home.”

Next, Director of the Institute for Civic Leadership and the Mayoral Archives and Associate Professor of

History and Political Science Edward Frantz presented a historian’s perspective on King’s life and work. Frantz said that it is important to remember that King was only 26 when Rosa Parks was arrested in 1955 and 34 when he delivered his most famous “I Have a Dream” speech at the March on Washington in 1963. Frantz also said that King’s views were not popular in his time, and definitely not mainstream.

According to Frantz, though, the civil rights movement was not just one person

but an amalgam of students, war veterans, politicians, common people and children.

“Like Dr. King, they looked beyond their immediate personal lives and envisioned a better America,” he said. “Dr. King knew that he was a mouthpiece and a symbol of that spirit, and it is that spirit that we summon every January when we reflect on Dr. King, his leadership and the hopes and dreams of all who wish to improve the world in which they live.”

issue and get people to consider all aspects.

The first talk covered the legality of the issue, while the second discussed the ethical and religious aspects.

regulate freedoms, but it is a little more unusual at the federal level.

“We tend to think, as a society, as part of our political culture, that the constitution’s role is to give protections and not to take them away,” Stevenson said. “But even the U.S. Constitution has taken some freedoms away. Prohibition is a good example.”

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Pres. Manuel makes statement on gay marriage ban

By Leeann Doerflein NEWS EDITOR Indiana is divided over the controversial HJR-3 bill and the prospect of amending the Indiana State Constitution to prohibit same-sex marriage. The University of Indianapolis released a statement in opposition to the then HJR6 bill on Dec. 12. According to the email from UIndy President Robert Manuel, the bill and amendment would go against UIndy’s history of inclusion and policies against harassment and discrimination.

“It became clear by the end of the semester that most wanted the university to have a statement on the public policy because it had the potential to impact our operations and the type of community we are trying to develop,” Manuel said.

“It was not a personal decision: it was a president looking at how we manage the inflow from that.”

Manuel said that he assembled a panel of leaders of the most influential groups on campus, including the Faculty Senate, the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees, the Cabinet, Academic Affairs Leadership Team and Indianapolis Student Government.

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Opponents of HJR-3 gather outside the House Chamber at the Indiana State House on Jan. 27.

Manuel said that he asked the leaders and their groups to consider whether or not the amendment would support the university’s environment. He said that all of the groups supported a statement from the university that opposed the amendment.

“The decision came out of our university constituents at the pace that was comfortable for them,” Manuel said. “It came out with a message that was theirs.

We did not succumb to pressure from any [outside] groups.”

Manuel said that the university deci-

sion will not be the final say on the amendment, and that he encourages individuals on campus to form their own opinions.

“There are people who are opposed to the decision,” Manuel said. “And I would encourage those who are for or against it to search for their own truth relative to their own values structure and to take part in the democratic process if we have a referendum on it.”

The other part of Manuel’s plan was to hold a series of conversations to get the campus community engaged in the

Assistant Professor of History and Political Science Maryam Stevenson was a panelist at the discussion of the legal issues.

Stevenson said that HJR-3 is essentially an extension of existing state law because there already is a law against gay marriage in Indiana. She said that the idea behind this push is to cement the ban on gay marriage in the state.

“Really, the distinction is how much more difficult it will be to change the law,” Stevenson said. “A law in the constitution is much more difficult to overturn than an act of the state legislature.”

To put the issue in perspective, Stevenson noted that a decision from the U.S. Supreme Court or an act of Congress would trump any ban by the state, whether an act of the legislature or a constitutional ban.

She said that it is more common than people might think for a state constitution to deal with policy issues, which is one reason why state constitutions are so much longer than the federal constitution. She said it is not unusual on the state level to

Religious

Professor of Religion and Philosophy Gregory Clapper presented the religious perspective. According to Clapper, the five largest denominations of Christianity in the United States all say in their official church documents that marriage is between one man and one woman and that gay marriage is not true marriage.The five largest groups are Roman Catholics, Southern Baptists, United Methodists, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Church of God in Christ.

However, Clapper said, there are some smaller religious groups that “are more open to homosexual behavior and gay marriage.” These groups include the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the Episcopal Church and the Disciples of Christ.

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Ted Polk to retire after 41-year career at UIndy University plans to take over food service after Polk steps down at the end of this semester

By James Figy EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

When Ted Polk, started working fulltime at the University of Indianapolis, then Indiana Central College, in 1973, he thought he would stay two to three years. Now, after more than 40 years of providing sustenance to the campus community, the director of Polk Food Services has announced that he will retire in May. Polk said that he is in great health and does not feel 68. However, he said that the job, which requires him to be on campus five to six days a week, does not allow him to spend enough time with his wife, children and grandchildren.

“You miss a lot. And it’s not that I’m happy about it [retiring], because I love the university. I love being here,” he said.

“But it’s time to slow down and spend more time with my wife—she’s been a saint over the years—and spend more time with my family.”

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According to Polk, this was a recent decision. He said that he started thinking about retirement around Christmas.

“Several things that happened, not necessarily here at work, made me start thinking about maybe slowing down a little bit,” he said.

President Robert Manuel announced Polk’s retirement in an email to students on Jan. 28.

“It’s difficult to imagine the university without Ted or all of the traditions he has maintained over the years,” Manuel said in the email. “Ted has embodied the best collective characteristics of UIndy—he is highly skilled, committed to the well being of those he serves, a caring philanthropist, and a true servant leader.”

In his email, Manuel also said that the university plans to take over campus food service in order to preserve the standards and traditions that Polk has provided over the years.

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Polk said that he was proud of those Polk said that the family atmosphere traditions, such as Midnight Breakfast, should continue, because Chef Dan Philthe Thanksgiving dinner and, of course, lips and Operations Manager Manu Kang, Tuesdays with Ted. as well Ms. June Stanley, will still be here “Those are great monotony next fall. breakers, and they’re some“The only thing that’s thing that other schools don’t going to change will be me,” necessarily do,” he said. he said. “And hopefully you Polk said that he first won’t be able to even notice worked on campus for the I’m gone.” company Aramark, which This summer, Polk plans operated the cafeteria. It was to take a cruise with his wife not until 1984 that he started to England and Scotland, PFS and took over campus and he hopes to later travel to food service with the approval France, Spain and Portugal, of then-President Gene Sease. among other locations.

According to Polk, what “I like to travel,”he said.“I POLK made him want to stay and don’t care about fancy houses become more invested in the university is or fancy cars, but I love to travel.” the campus community’s closeness.

However, Polk said that he has been “It’s like a family here,” he said. “And happy to serve the campus community for even though we’re more than twice as big so long and that for the rest of his time at as we were when I came here, it still feels UIndy, his motto will remain: “The answer is yes. What’s the question?” like a family.”

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Debate continues over HJR-3 bill Argument in support of HJR-3

By Robbie Hadley STAFF WRITER There are many issues that divide the population with each side ready to struggle for what it believes. One such issue is same-sex marriage. In Indiana, the debate is coming to a head with the proposed constitutional amendment House Joint Resolution-3 (formerly HJR-6), which would officially ban all homosexual marriages in the state of Indiana. I am a proponent of this amendment, not for religious reasons, but because of the way freedoms have been given throughout the history of the United States.

According to freedomindiana.org (a group dedicated to the elimination of HJR-3), their opposition to the bill is that it limits freedom and equality for samesex couples in Indiana. But that logic is skewed. For many years, many supporters of polygamy (marrying multiple spouses) have fought their cause with the same reasoning of freedom and civil rights, but they have failed. How has this group, with the same reasoning and a similar goal, been entirely unsuccessful when supporters of same-sex marriage have been highly successful? Basically, it comes down to public support. If the general populous supports an idea, it will be passed no matter what the argument against it is.

That being said, there is a logical argument against same-sex marriage that is not rooted in religious tradition. In the United States, we boast about liberty and justice. But what does that mean?

How do we, as Americans, decide what is liberty and what is not? The Civil War was fought to give rights to enslaved people in United States. In the 1910s, women fought for the right to vote. In the 1960s, civil rights activists such as Martin

Luther King Jr. fought for the rights of minorities. Now those struggles are being compared to the struggle for same-sex marriage. There is one key difference. All of those struggles were based on traits that people were born with. At this time, there is no evidence that homosexuality is an inheritable trait. According to a 2007 article by Michael Abrams published on discovermagazine.com, Sven Bocklandt, a prominent research scientist, “is quick to point out that most likely there is no single gay gene—no single switch for sexual orientation.”

He continued to say that it was extremely unlikely that any series of inherited genes would decide sexual orientation.

In the United States rights are given for two reasons. If some groups of people are born with a trait, or a culture or religion has a tradition of something, then they are given rights based on those traits and traditions. For example, in many churches Holy Communion is taken with real wine, even for people who are under the age of 21, because the tradition of taking communion is thousands of years old. If homosexuality is neither an established cultural or religious tradition and is not an inherited trait, the government is in no way responsible for granting them the rights to fit their choices.

In the United States you have the right to make whatever choice you want as long as you are willing to face the consequences of that choice. If someone chooses to do something that is against the law, he or she will go to court. If people make a choice that harms themselves, they are the one’s who are harmed. If any two people choose to be in a same-sex relationship, and everyone has that right if they so choose, the consequence is that they may not be legally married and have the same rights as a heterosexual married couple.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Pursuit of truth: Remembering MLK and the Movement To the Editor: One of the least-known papers from Martin Luther King Jr. was an oped he wrote as an undergrad at Morehouse College in 1947. It was a call to question the purpose of education. I believe his call has yet to be answered.

A recent national study, conducted annually as a part of the American Community Survey, took snapshots of undergraduate college students’ views on education. The respondents were asked to weigh different values and to rate them according to importance.

The percentage of students who found “being very well off financially” as “essential” or “very important” rose from 42 percent in 1966 to 80 percent in 2011. The percent of students who found “developing a meaningful philosophy of life” as “essential” or “very important” dropped from 85 percent to 47 percent over the same period. This portrait of our views on education starkly contrasts what King viewed as its true purpose.

King tells us that “education must enable one to sift and weigh evidence, to discern the true from the false, the real from the unreal, and the facts from the fiction.” For our (costly) educations to be truly worthwhile, we had better begin to ask ourselves the difficult questions. What is my stance on homosexuality—both morally and legally? Why are our prisons filled with black people—over sixty years after Rosa Parks’ sit in? What is our country’s role in the Middle East? Why are we over there anyway?

If those questions make us uncomfortable, that is a good sign. King contends that to begin the journey towards finding our philosophy of life, we must discover our moral and ethical truths. Our educations must challenge us to ask the questions that are not politically correct, to question our teachers, our leaders and our gods; it is only on the sincere pursuit of truth that we can land on, what King called, “worthy objectives upon which to concentrate.”

There may be serious repercussions if we do not. He ends with a warning I pass on to myself, my fellow classmates, and my teachers: “If we are not careful, our colleges will produce a group of close-minded, unscientific, illogical propagandists, consumed with immoral acts. Be careful, ‘brethren!’ Be careful, teachers!”

We recently celebrated MLK Day of Service with a great quote on Facebook, by volunteering for a day or even by starting a service project. These are all great things. But to truly honor his memory and celebrate his work, it is the quest for meaning that we must all embark on together.

This pursuit of meaning should enable us to question the status quo of today, not simply to remember that which was done by greats like MLK—and this in the political sphere, the personal sphere, the religious as well as the social sphere. Our role as individuals with the potential for leadership and influence is to realize our personal duty to seek truth and meaning in our lives. It is from this platform that we can begin to change ourselves, our families, our communities and our world—for the better.

Ahmed Z. Mitiche

Sophomore sociology major Class of 2016

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Google X Labs release new smart contact lens

Advances in Google technology raise questions about how far is too far

By Kameron Casey STAFF WRITER

Google wants to be a part of your life, in every way possible. If you go to the University of Indianapolis, then you use Google’s email service. If you’re like me, then you have a personal Gmail account as well, and both are accessible through your phone. On top of that, in 2014, you inevitably use Google’s search engine daily. Google is already a huge part of all of our lives, but there is much more in store.

Google’s latest venture is aimed at the diabetic community. Google X Labs, on which I will elaborate later, has started testing smart contact lenses. According to CNN Money, the contacts contain infinitesimal wireless chips and glucose sensors stuck between two lenses. The contacts can measure blood sugar levels once per second, and the company is working on inserting tiny LED lights that would flash to alert users when levels are too high or low. According to Google, the electronics in the lens are so small, that they look like a speck of glitter.

Now assumedly, the chip inside would have the ability to transmit the information to your wireless device, which would help take the pain and inconvenience out of traditional glucose readers. And if the contacts had the option to be used for prescription use by those with poor eyesight, they could serve a double purpose.

With diabetes affecting over 25 million people in the United States, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and even more worldwide, this seems like an amazing step towards helping people with diabetes monitor

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their health more effectively. But some would disagree and say that technology has overstepped its boundaries.

Remember when I mentioned “Google X Labs?” Well the smart contact lens is not their only venture. They’ve also ventured into “driverless” cars. Google deployed a fleet of seven automated cars that, according to a 2011 CNN Money Report, have driven across California, accumulating more than 140,000 miles, with no reported incidents. Although this may seem too “I, Robot” to some, the jump doesn’t seem that unlikely or implausible to me. More and more, we are seeing cars that can parallel park for you, cars that have brake assist, and cars that can sense the threat of an accident and alert the driver. So why not make the jump? In theory, you would decrease traffic and congestion, have fewer accidents and have the greatest fuel economy possible.

Driverless cars not outlandish enough for you? Then have a look at my favorite project that Google X Labs has launched,

literally: Project Loon.

Essentially, air balloons are launched into the air to give 3G Internet speed to places that have trouble getting it. If you’re like me, there are a number of crucial spots where you lose service on your phone.

For me, it’s my home and UIndy, the two places where I spend most of my time. So instead of being tied to the restrictions of being in range of a tower, the balloons could potentially eliminate connection problems as a whole. Testing already has begun in New Zealand, where 50 people were given access to a 30-balloon network.

These projects only scratch the surface of the Google Takeover. The way I see it, if Google continues to push forward, advancements with Google glass, Gmail, Project Loon, and a number of other projects could help us stay connected 24/7.

Some will say it’s too much, technology is going to take over, and “Big Brother” will be watching our every move; but I prefer to look at it as the next step in human efficiency.

Corrections Box

The Reflector strives to maintain accuracy and acknowledges mistakes.

In the Dec. 11 issue there were two factual inaccuracies on the front-page story “Burmese Community Grows.”

Elaisa Vahnie uncle did help bring some individuals from Burma to Indy but did not create the program.

The program mentioned was the U.S. Department of State sponsored scholarship program administered by

Indiana University Bloomington.This has nothing to do with his uncle.

In addition, the story says that there are a few refugees in Nora or the North side of Indy. That should be a few hundred refugees.

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UIPD prepares safety plan for emergency situations

By Michael Rheinheimer EDITORIAL ASSISTANT The University of Indianapolis has developed safety plans to protect campus in case of an active shooter or a targeted murder, such as what happened at Purdue University, Jan. 22.

Vice President for Student and Campus Affairs and Dean of Students Kory Vitangeli said that the officers of the University of Indianapolis Police Department have undergone “extensive” active shooter training.

Vitangeli said that there are plans in place to keep the students, faculty and staff safe in the event of an emergency.

Notifications and information would be sent out via Watchdog, UIndy’s emergency alert system that was developed in response to the Virginia Tech shooting.

First responders would set up a command center, designate an incident commander and work with an outside force, most likely Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department and the Indiana State Police.

UIPD Chief and Director of Campus Safety David Selby and Vitangeli both believe in training the student body to maintain safety. As a result, the university’s Emergency Management Plan has been made available to the public.

In the event of an active shooter on the campus, Selby said that an active shooter team would be assembled. According to Selby, an active shooter team is different from a S.W.A.T. team, in that S.W.A.T. is “more methodical” and takes longer to assemble properly.

“Active shooter teams are quick. They mobilize fast and go right to wherever the shooter is,” Selby said. “Say there was a shooting in Schwitzer Hall. You’re going to probably have a five-man team—a front guard, a rear guard, two wingmen and a team leader. They’re going to go right to

where that shooter is, and their objective is to just neutralize that shooter.”

Selby said that dealing with active shooters takes “joint operation”from many police departments.With this knowledge, the campus police have completed two active shooter training sessions in the past 12 months, with the aid of IMPD. This upcoming summer, the campus police officers and volunteering cadets will be training in building searches.

The campus police’s 10 full-time officers, 11 part-time officers and Selby himself all have completed active shooter training during their careers.

Vitangeli and Selby both said that the university has a protocol for handling possible problems with students.

A behavioral committee has been established to monitor and assess any possible warning signs in a student’s behavior.

Although the identities of those who serve on the council are kept secret, Selby said that it was made of people who have a significant impact on students’ lives.

The council receives information from students, faculty and staff regarding anything troubling. A sudden change in attitude or academic performance are just two things that could serve as red flags.

Threats on social media sites are also monitored with seriousness.

“You’ve got to take it seriously ... every time. And that’s where people get mad at me sometimes. Because, look, I’m responsible for everybody’s safety around here.

We can’t make those mistakes,”Selby said.

Overall, Selby is confident about the ability of his officers to respond to a crisis of this magnitude. He encourages faculty and staff to be prepared and informed and to watch “Run, Hide, Fight” on Youtube.

That public service announcement was produced by the Department of Homeland Security and provides information on surviving an active shooter.

MLK from page 1 After Frantz, senior criminal justice major and Co-President of BSA Deondra Billingsley introduced the keynote speaker. According to her, Boyd was the first African-American elected to the Indianapolis City-County Council and the longest serving member.

An Indianapolis native, Boyd studied at Crispus Attucks High School, then briefly attended Indiana Central University before transferring to Butler University where he earned his bachelor’s degree in history and political science.

Boyd earned a master’s degree from Indiana University in Bloomington and later was a professor and dean there.

Much of Boyd’s speech focused on being aware of suffering and injustice in the world, even if those injustices do not directly affect you.

“He [King] said you have got to be very, very much concerned, very, very much aware of what’s going on around us,” he said. “And if you become unaware of what is going on around us, then you start setting the table for some devastating things to happen.”

According to Boyd, events such as UIndy’s MLK Day celebration help remind people that King and the civil rights movement were not that long ago,

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Students picket during a reenactment of the 1963 March on Washington prior to the MLK Day convocation. even if they feel long gone.

“There may be a need for many of us—folk like myself, representing my generation—to stay on the job so to speak and to keep reminding folks that this is not ancient history,” he said. “... That’s our charge, I think. That’s our charge.”

Billingsley said the charge for her generation is to know about world events and important things that happened in the past, such as the civil rights movement.

“I think all of the students should know about our past history,” she said. “I feel like we don’t have any future if we don’t know about the past.”

Miller said that she was pleased with the convocation, especially when Boyd made a positive comment about the recreated protest signs. Contributing to the day, she said, was a way to look back at those who came before her and work for those who will come after her.

“I always compare my life to the lives of those before me in how fortunate I am,” she said. “And so he [Boyd] kind of just solidified the reason why I work so hard to be the person I am—so that I’m paving a way for people that come after me, just like the people before me had paved the way for me.”

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HJR-3 from page 1 According to Clapper, a criticism that is often lodged at Christians who are against gay marriage is that if they accept some Old Testament laws like those against homosexual behavior, that they should follow all of them. Clapper quoted from the United Methodist’s Article of Religion number six, which makes the distinction between moral laws in the Old Testament and ritual, ceremonial and civil laws.

According to this article, and similar principles of Biblical interpretation, Christians should follow the moral laws, for instance, against homosexual behavior—but can disregard the others such as kosher dietary laws, rules about clothing or the use of stoning as a punishment.

Clapper said that although the groups representing the majority of Christians disapprove of gay marriage, it is not up to Christians, finally, to judge gays and lesbians: that is ultimately for God. With regard to earthly laws, there is room for dissent and personal decision making.

“In my view, then, Christians who are speaking from their conscience might vote either way on this constitutional amendment, depending on the criteria they invoke,” Clapper said. “Either way, there are principled paths for decision making that should not be dismissed as either hypocritical on the one hand or unchristian on the other.”

to criticism.”

He presented five arguments that opponents often use to argue against gay marriage. He said that people have claimed that homosexual relationships have higher rates of promiscuity, have higher rates of sexually transmitted diseases, gay and lesbian relationships are not capable or reproduction, that gay sex acts are themselves morally wrong even if both parties consent to them and that allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry harms the traditional family.

Murphy encourages people to think clearly through the arguments against gay marriage and if they do agree with at least one of the traditional arguments against gay marriage, they should consider whether that should matter legally. An example he cited is that of infertile heterosexual couples. He asks, are they inferior couples too? Should they not be allowed to marry as well? Murphy said that another thing people should think through is whether moral issues like this have any legal implications.

Murphy said that opponents of HJR-3 may have trouble with the amendment as it stands, without the original second clause which also banned civil unions, because they do not believe that civil unions are enough. They want the title of marriage too. To them, he said, it is demeaning.

“I think there are serious issues about that and whether that is actually an acceptable compromise ...” Murphy said.

“We might hear from opponents of HJR-3 that that’s not enough. It [allowing civil unions] still treats them as second class citizens. It gives them the rights, responsibilities and privileges, sure, but why can they not have the title, too?”

Murphy also said that the discourse in the media has been lacking and that conversations like what the university held are important to make citizens better informed about the underlying issues rather than the superficial glossing over that the mainstream media have used in covering the debate.

Manuel hopes that these talks have prepared the members of the university community to play their part if the amendment comes to a vote. Manuel said that part of the beauty of this process is that the voters are the ultimate decision makers—not the university.

“If we have done our job in these conversations, the faculty, staff and students should be engaged themselves.

When it comes to a referendum, they will not ask the university to vote, they will ask individuals to vote,” Manuel said. “I think what we have done really well is provide context to engage our students in order make informed decisions at the ballot box.”

“When it comes to a referendum, they will not ask the university to vote, they will ask individuals ...”

Ethical

Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religion Peter Murphy was part of the second discussion on HJR-3 from the ethicist’s perspective. Murphy said that the root of the issue is morality for both sides of the debate. Murphy said that the people who are against HJR-3 use obvious moral language. They say that it is wrong to discriminate against same-sex couples and that they should have equal rights.

On the other side, he said, the people who approve of HJR-3 have religious views that suggest that gay and lesbian relationships are wrong.

“That is the one thing that both sides actually agree on is that, at bottom, the debate is about ethics and morality,” Murphy said.

In the panel Murphy brought up the arguments that opponents use to show why same-sex couples should not be allowed to get married. Murphy said that his goal was to give tools that people could use to understand the morality of the issues.

“There are different pieces of reasoning that people can offer, but we have to have the tools to scrutinize them,”Murphy said.

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Swimming preps basketball for the postseason

Women’s falls to second in GLVC

By Kameron Casey STAFF WRITER After trailing by five points at halftime, the University of Indianapolis women’s basketball team bounced back in the second half to claim a 74-42 victory on Saturday, Feb. 1, over the University of Wisconsin-Parkside Rangers.

Four Greyhounds finished with scores in double-digits, led by junior guard Kelly Walter, who scored 19 points in the conference win. Walter finished the game with five 3-pointers on offense, while picking up four steals on defense.

Prior to their victory on Saturday, the Greyhounds suffered a triple-overtime loss on Thursday, Jan. 30, to the Lewis University Flyers, 111-105. The loss dropped UIndy to second place in the Great Lakes Valley Conference East.

The Greyhounds won, however, on Saturday, Jan. 25, ousting the McKendree University Bearcats on the road by 30 points, 102-72.

UIndy moved up two spots in the national rankings after three straight wins, from Jan. 20-25, to No. 16. In the three-game stretch, the smallest margin of victory for UIndy was 22 points. Prior to last Thursday, the Greyhounds led the Great Lakes Valley Conference in field goal percentage at 48.2, which was also fifth in all of Division II. The team also has showcased strong defensive play, as they were ranked No. 8 in the nation in blocks, with 5.3 per game.

Senior guard Rose Savela credited much of the Greyhounds’ recent success to a number of things. The first factor, she said, is the team’s experience, with six other seniors who have been playing together since their freshman year.

“I think having that—people who have been through this before—allows us to not have to work out the kinks that other teams have to,” Savela said.

Savela also mentioned the Greyhounds’ ranking. She said that it was nice to start out under the radar and prove that the team could perform at a high level.

She also spoke highly of the Greyhounds’

UIndy dives into GLVC Championships with 4-0 record helping them continue to tread water

By Jake Fritz FEATURE EDITOR Although the last dual meet of the season against Lewis University was canceled due to inclement winter weather on Jan. 25, the University of Indianapolis men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams did not let that road bump slow the winning momentum they have built this season.

“We did not get the day off. We got in [the pool] and continued to train,” said senior Julia Madeira. “We cannot afford to take days off this close to the [Great Lakes Valley Conference] Championship.”

While the Greyhounds took to the pool to get prepared for the upcoming conference championships, they were disappointed not to be competing against the Flyers that day. The teams were looking to continue their winning steak after pulling off an impressive victory over former conference rival Grand Valley State University, which was ranked No. 1 in the nation earlier in the regular season.

“We never really let them [Grand Valley] into the meet,” said Head Swimming and Diving Coach Gary Kinkead. “We had a pretty sour taste in our mouth from last year. When we went up there last year for the dual meet, they pounded us pretty good. I think the guys [and girls] still had a little bit of a chip on their shoulder about that competition. They were very well prepared mentally, and not because the coaching staff was trying to get them mentally prepared. They were getting themselves mentally prepared. These guys [and girls] were highly motivated to take on Grand Valley, and they did a good job.”

The win over Grand Valley State not

only continued the men’s and women’s season-long dual meet winning streak, but it also provided both the men’s and women’s teams with an increased ranking among the top ten NCAA Division II collegiate teams in the nation, according to CollegeSwimming.com.

The victory also gave Madeira her third GLVC women’s swimmer of the week award and junior Justin Rossillo his first for the men’s title.

When it came to what has driven the women’s success this season, Madeira said, “I think if I were to point out something, it would be the team overall. The girls team has been together, cheering each other on, supporting each other and leaving the differences at the side. It’s hard to do that.”

Rossillo gave credit to the men’s freshman teammates for helping push the upperclassmen along. “ W hen you get freshmen guys that are pretty quick, you like to train with them, and it really improves the practices,” Rossillo said.

Kinkead also gave credit towards this year’s freshman class.

“This freshman group seems to have altered the attitudes of some of the juniors and seniors and brought them around,” Kinkead said.

With an undefeated dual meet record, the UIndy swimming and diving teams’ future appears promising, as they gear up for the GLVC Championships that take place Feb. 12-15.

“We’ve been a very, very good dual meet team. There is a difference between a good dual meet team and a good championship meet team. I want to see us be a good, strong championship meet team,” Kinkead said. “We’ve let it shine during the season. It’s really time to see if we can let it shine for the championship season, for conference and nationals.”

“It’s really time to see if we can let it shine for the championship season, for conference and nationals.”

Photo by Kameron Casey

Junior guard Kelly Walter draws contact with a Lewis University defender while driving towards the goal. bench and team chemistry.

“From top to bottom [of the lineup], any one of those players can play the majority of the game and never miss a beat,” Savela said.

Head Women’s Basketball Coach Constantin Popa shared many of the same beliefs as Savela, in terms of the Greyhounds’ success this season. He attributed it to the experience of the team’s seven seniors, as well as bench production.

“I always expect to have a really good team,” Popa said. “It’s good to be ranked, obviously, but the way I look at things, I

want to see where we are at the end of the season.”

Looking forward to the rest of the season, Popa said the team needs to work on decision making in the Greyhounds’ fast-play style and conditioning.

“There’s always something to improve,” Popa said. “It’s the second part of the season right now, and you have to stay in good condition.The longer you go into the season, the more tired you’re going to get.”

The Greyhounds’ next game will take place against Maryville University tomorrow night, Feb. 6, at 6:30 p.m.

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A Forgotten Past

Lack of sixth man damaging UIndy’s image

By Scott Mitchell OPINION EDITOR

Photo by Kameron Casey

Junior guard Kendall Vieke drives past two Lewis University defenders for a layup. Vieke recorded a career-high point total with 16 and helped UIndy win, 80-66.

Men’s basketball holds at home

By AJ Rose SPORTS EDITOR After being ranked in the top ten in the nation for the first time this season on Jan. 28, the University of Indianapolis men’s basketball team lived up to the newly acquired ranking with back-to-back victories at home over two other top 25 teams. The Greyhounds won both games, dominating statistically and defeating both of their Great Lakes Valley Conference opponents by double figure points.

The Greyhounds wrapped up their home stand in Nicoson Hall on Saturday, Feb. 1, with a win over the University of Wisconsin-Parkside Rangers, 82-60. The win over the Rangers not only helped bring the Greyhounds closer to first place in the GLVC East standings, but also snapped a 10-game conference win streak for Parkside, who currently sits in the driver’s seat.

In what was expected to be a highly contested conference battle between two nationally ranked teams, the Rangers only held the lead once by two points early in the first half. When the Greyhounds recovered the lead, they held it tightly for the rest of the afternoon. At the half, the Greyhounds led by 11 points and had control of the momentum heading into the second.

The Greyhounds continued to maintain their lead throughout the remainder of the game, and with 2:34 remaining, had their largest lead of the afternoon at 22 points.

Junior forward/center Joe Lawson had a career-high night in scoring for the Greyhounds, finishing with 32 points, while also adding 12 rebounds. Lawson was one of just two UIndy players to put up double-digit points in the lopsided victory.

The Greyhounds began their competitive home stand in Nicoson Hall on Thursday, Jan. 30, when they hosted the Lewis University Flyers, winning 80-66.

The matchup, which also featured two of the top 25 teams in the nation, would determine which team would take sole possession of second place in the GLVC East.

In the first half, both teams opened up with a back-and-forth battle for the lead. The Greyhounds, however, were able to create a cushion for themselves on the scoreboard later in the half, led by junior guard Kendall Vieke, who put up eight points, including two 3-pointers. At the half, the Greyhounds led by a score of 38-30.

The Greyhounds continued to maintain their lead throughout the rest of the contest and pulled ahead by as much as 15 points with 10:08 remaining in the

game. Although the Flyers were able to cut the Greyhounds’ lead to one point in the second half, Lewis could not find a way to regain the lead, and UIndy went on to claim the victory and sole possession of second place in the GLVC East standings.

Vieke finished second among all UIndy scorers that night, with 16 points from six made shots, including four from outside the arc. That career-best performance by the junior was something he said was “very special.”

“Anytime you can beat a career-high, that’s great,” he said. “But I was more happy that we won. Anything that I can do to help the team win, I’m willing to do.

And that’s what it was tonight.”

After picking up another victory over a top-ranked opponent, Head Men’s Basketball Coach Stan Gouard said wins such as the one over Lewis will be beneficial to the team’s future.

“Long term, it’s going to help us out in terms of regional rankings, once those start to come out,” he said. “There is still a lot of basketball left to be played. But when you win games like this against a quality team like Lewis, it goes a long way.”

The Greyhounds will return to action in the GLVC on the road tomorrow night, Feb. 6, when they take on the Maryville University Saints. Game time is set for 8:30 p.m.

The heart of Indiana has for years beaten to the rhythm of an orange leather sphere on a hardwood floor. As cold weather creeps over the cornfields, Hoosiers from South Bend to Evansville venture into gymnasiums to watch or play a game in a state that the inventor, James Naismith, called “the center of the sport.”

Events such as the famed “Milan Miracle,” which produced the movie “Hoosiers”; Indiana University’s five national titles; the Butler University Bulldogs’ recent NCAA tournament success; Valparaiso University’s run in the 1998 NCAA tournament; and strong showings from the Indiana Pacers in the 90s and the past two seasons have contributed to the maintaining and increasing of “Hoosier Hysteria.” Our state’s reputation for basketball is upheld by our high schools, universities and professional teams, but where is the University of Indianapolis Greyhounds’ stamp in basketball tradition?

In 33 years, the UIndy women’s basketball team made 10 NCAA tournament appearances with an overall record of 5-10. In 2009, they reached the Sweet Sixteen, but this is the farthest the team has ever gone.

In 80 years, the men’s basketball team has made 14 postseason appearances with an overall record of 4-14. They have never gotten farther than the second round in a national tournament.

UIndy does boast the Crowe brothers, who attended the university many years ago and went on to achieve sports fame in various ways. Other than the Crowe brothers and several players who have achieved fame in other countries, there is not much that Greyhound basketball can say it has contributed to Indiana’s game. I think we are poised to change that.

The men’s and women’s teams both achieved a great deal of success last year.

Each team reached playoff berths and had a great season. The men’s team has a combination of strong guards, who push the ball up the floor quickly and quality inside play. The women’s team continues

to put up great field goal and 3-pointer percentages. They put up a large amount of points in each competition. Both teams have an intelligent, composed and experienced coach leading them into battle.

Last week, the men’s basketball team was ranked No. 10, and the women’s team was ranked No. 16. The men’s team handily defeated two ranked opponents at home.

We are ready for success—a success that can go beyond anything we have seen previously at this school. But there may be just one small thing missing, one thing that might deflect that perfectly arcing ball from stroking the nylon with the sweet sound of a pure shot. Where is our sixth man?

Basketball is an Indiana tradition, and the university and the athletic department have done everything they can to put exciting and talented teams out on the court.These Greyhound teams spend long hours in the gym sweating and breathing basketball. Hours are taken out of study time and socializing. They put everything they have into representing their university, and it’s time that we, as the sixth man, put in the same dedication.

It is time that we as a student body ask ourselves this question: Are we content to let another team walk into our home court without receiving a hospitable welcome to defeat? The gym in Nicoson Hall holds 4,000 and can easily be filled with “Hoosier Hysteria.”

Indianapolis is the center of our state, and UIndy should not sit back and let the Pacers and Butler steal the show. We are a basketball city, and this city deserves a reputation on every level of basketball.

It’s time we lived up to the expectations of our state and became a central location where basketball can thrive, where the thrill of a playoff run and the speed of the game dictate our heart rate.

“Pack the House” is coming Feb. 22, when Great Lakes Valley Conference rival Bellarmine University will be visiting Nicoson Hall. If basketball has lost its allure since high school, or perhaps you never knew the excitement of the game, come and experience it. It’s something for which we are known, a game that is a part of our past and should not easily be forgotten.

Track and field season underway

By Kylee Crane ONLINE EDITOR

The first automatic NCAA mark for the University of Indianapolis men’s and women’s track and field teams this indoor season was set on Saturday, Feb. 1, at the Taylor University Invitational.

Sophomore Joshua Bass claimed the first mark, after jumping a distance of 7.76 meters in the long jump.The Greyhounds also set another NCAA provisional mark at the invitational, following junior Kyle Schwartz’s performance in the 400-meter dash. Schwartz finished at 49.59 in the dash to achieve the mark.

It was a cold and windy day outside the weekend prior, on Saturday, Jan. 25, but inside it was the right temperature for both teams at the Athletics and Recreation Center to compete in the Greyhound Classic.

UIndy recorded six NCAA provisional marks in weight throw and shot put.

For the men, senior TJ Lovejoy threw 17.99 meters in the weight throw, while seniors Joshua Bridwell and Shane Wyant threw 15.95 meters and 15.86 meters, respectively, in shot put. For the women, senior Tatiana Zhuravleva attained two provisional marks with a 17.77 meter weight throw and a shot put throw of 13.5 meters. Junior Farin Hickman achieved a mark in the weight throw with a distance of 16.77 meters.

Lovejoy took third in the men’s weight throw and fifth in shot put at the meet and said he was content with the results. “[Saturday] was a good day. With it being the first meet of the season, it was a good opener for me. It showed me what areas I improved on and what areas I need to work on,” Lovejoy said.

There were several highlights in the women’s sprints, with a second-place finish in the 60-meter run by junior LaTisha Martin and junior Camille Edwards taking runner up in the 60-meter hurdles.

Martin and Edwards took first and second, respectively, in the 200-meter run.

In the distance events, sophomore Kameron Casey placed second in the 5000-meter run and Schwartz achieved first place in the 400-meter dash. For the women’s team, sophomore Haley Baughman finished second in the 5000-meter run, while freshman Erin Connor took second in the 400-meter dash. Senior Sutton Knapp, junior Jacklyn Howland, sophomore Jasmine Al-Anzi and graduate student Emily Bernstein swept second through fifth place, respectively, in the 3000-meter run.

After being red-shirted last season, Howland said she has several goals for this season.

“Personally, I’d like to score in conference in either the 3k, 5k or both and keep improving my times,” she said. “Since I red-shirted all track season last year, anything is an improvement. But I’d like to get a new PR in the 5k for cross country and track.”

With placing in almost every event, Head Track and Field Coach Scott Fangman said that there are several goals the teams aspire to accomplish.

“We feel that we owe this university a certain tradition or responsibility, so a conference championship is something we have our eyes on,” he said. “Our highest goals we probably have are for our outdoor season.”

The men’s team at the time was ranked No. 13 in the nation, and Fangman said that the outdoor season is where that ranking holds true.

Photo by Kameron Casey

Student athletes from different schools begin running in an event during the Greyhound Classic at the ARC on Saturday, Jan. 25. UIndy had six provisional marks.

“We’re not 13th in indoor. We are in is what I want for us—for the seniors to chance of being All-American in both outdoor, and we’re probably better than go out with a boom and for the under- weight toss and shot put and a national that. We’re possibly in the top ten of the classmen to see the potential they have,” champion in one. I really think Edwards country. We’ve also got great individuals Lovejoy said. “I want to leave behind a will have both records in the hurdles and on the girls’ side who will help carry us to legacy—one of hard work, success, fun long jump by the time she leaves here,” finish top 20,” Fangman said.“We actually and dedication that will be told long after Fangman said. “Joshua Bass is already have potentially four national qualifiers in we leave the university.” a two time All-American in long jump just discus alone for the women.”

Although there is anticipation for the and is back doing well. [Senior] Blaze Lovejoy also said he has high expecta- outdoor season, Fangman said there are Hurley is an All-American pole vaulter. tions for the indoor and outdoor teams. many athletes to watch this indoor season. Lovejoy has qualified for nationals. He’s “You might say it’s an early prediction, “These are some of the best people just not an All-American yet, but I think but I think the men will bring home a that have competed at the University of he’s going to get there.” national championship as a whole. If it Indianapolis. Zhuravleva, she could be, in Both teams will compete this Saturday, doesn’t happen indoor, it will definitely school’s history, the best all-around throw- Feb. 8, in the ARC in the UIndy Relay happen in the outdoor season, and that er we’ve ever had. She stands a very good Open at a time to be determined.

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>> Part crude humor, part odd romance and part disgusting, “That Awkward Moment” perpetuated stereotypes of the male mind and relationships in general. The movie follows three friends (Zac Efron, Michael B. Jordan and Miles Teller) as they try to keep a promise to “live the single life.” At first, I thought the movie would be something to see on a bro night, but it was quickly clear that the romance went too far to meet standards of bro night. But the humorous elements and objectification of women could not make it comfortable for a group of girls to see, and the relationship imbalance would make it uncomfortable for a couple to see together. Besides the previously stated reasons, the movie closes with an all-too-familiar close up of Zac Efron blinking away tears while reading, and that was just too “17 Again” for me. The one highlight was Miles Teller’s comedy within the movie.

>>The metal core band known as Of Mice & Men released its highly anticipated album entitled “Restoring Force” on Jan. 24. Within the first 30 seconds of the first track, I was SOLD. The album gives off a hard core electric rock sensation. Every track comes out as a fresh, crisp sound. I give this album five out of five stars, for this reason. I did have trouble understanding some of the words on a few of the songs. On the flip side, I understand that this genre is supposed to have this specific kind of sound.

I specially recommend this album for fans of Slipknot because the two groups are so similar in sound quality. After 38 minutes and 28 seconds of listening to “Restoring Force,” I definitely recommend buying the album. The album is a mixture of fast paced singles such as on the third track “Bones Exposed,”and even a mellower single such as on the eleventh track “Space Enough to Grown.”The price of the album is $9.99 on iTunes.

>> From the vegan veggie-lovers to the nothing-but-meat carnivores, college students have made pizza a staple of their diet. But if you are tired of corporate chains that serve up pizzas that are mostly crust, then try something outside the “pizza box” and check out this local favorite. Bazbeaux has been serving up unique and delicious pizza since 1986.

The menu consists of more than 50 different toppings and, for those who find it hard to choose, 25 specialty pizzas. On my return trip to the downtown Indy location, I decided to try the famous Pizza Alla Quattro Formaggio—a four-cheese blend of Romano, cheddar, ricotta and mozzarella with a healthy dose of bacon and mushrooms to top it off. This artery clogger was worth every bite. This was an excellent dinner, with plenty to take home and eat cold the next morning. If you consider yourself a pizza connoisseur, then Bazbeaux is one of the places you need to visit.

>>The second installment in the “Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children” series by Ransom Riggs “Hollow City” finally came out on Jan. 14 and has managed to be just as successful, if not more, than the first book. “Hollow City” picks up exactly where the first one left off, with hero Jacob and his unusual friends sailing into the unknown, desperate to save their headmistress. Once again, Riggs’ strange characters (even the frustrating Enoch) charm readers as much as the vintage photos in the book haunt them, and the adventure the peculiar children weave their way through this time is more heart-stopping and fantastic than the previous one. Readers will root for Jacob and be frustrated with him as he struggles to accept who he is and find his place in this new strange world he is in. If he fails to accept his identity, it could cost him his new friends. The last chapter will stun fans, but they need not worry. Reportedly, Riggs is working on the third installment.

>>The Indiana Repertory Theatre’s production of Kurt Vonnegut’s “Who am IThisTime? (& Other Conundrums of Love)” is a spirited, quick-witted and wildly colorful presentation of some of Vonnegut’s lesser known and tamer short stories. The play weaves together three unrelated stories into an overarching narrative, with the gaps between stories being filled by music and monologue. While it is not necessarily canon Vonnegut, the stories come together in a way that is just as seamless as the actors’ movement on stage, constantly changing the scene with the simple addition of a single prop or a few words from a cast member. The energy never dissipates due to the cast’s energy. Because the play is based on short stories, the telling of the stories differs vastly from typical plays. The play is hilarious, thoughtful and incessantly warm.

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By Tianyang Miao STAFF WRITER

Photo by Ayla Wilder

Award-winning Gospel singer Marvin Sapp leads participants in worship at the “Living the Legacy” event.

Paintings by artist Greg Huebner, a retired professor of art who was teaching at Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Ind., have been on display in Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center gallery in an exhibit called “30 Year Retrospective.”

The exhibit represents his career of painting and drawing. Huebner has had 28 solo exhibitions, 84 group exhibitions and received numerous awards for his work over the past 35 years. His work is represented in 28 public collections including the Snite Art Museum, Sheldon Swope Art Museum and Table Art Center.

This exhibit has been on display since Jan. 13, and it will run through Feb. 7.

It has drawn a great number of visitors, including students such as senior English major Glenn Yang.

“I’ve never ever seen this kind of paintings before,” Yang said. “It looks really fun.”

Huebner has his own opinion of painting, which he describes in his Artist’s Statement.

“It is the unseen that has always been the focus of my work rather than the objective world,” his Artist’s Statement says.“To make visual my response to the unseen I require a non-abstract, abstract visual language.”

Huebner researched Native American art and spirituality, which have been a big influence on his art.

“Most of the traditional native people I have studied display a basic need to harmonize what it is to be human in the natural world,” his Artist’s Statement says. “I adhere to their belief that all revelation comes to us in opposites such as man/woman, good/evil, pain/pleasure, joy/sorrow, light/darkness and life/death.

We cannot disregard one extreme or the other… The search for harmony and balance through the act of painting continues in my work to this day and I expect it always will.”

The Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center

Gallery Coordinator Mark Ruschman is in charge of selecting and installing the art exhibitions for the gallery. He chooses an artist based on the quality of the person’s work and the relevance of his or her art to the UIndy fine art curriculum.

“Gregory Huebner is a highly respected artist with a national reputation,” Ruschman said.

Ruschman said Huebner’s work is all about being abstract.

“He uses paint and canvas to express his ideas on issues relevant to his personal beliefs and attitudes about life,”Ruschman said. “Using a variety of painting techniques and iconic symbols, his abstract compositions incorporate imagery that is intuitive and spontaneous, rather than representational.”

Ruschman said that Huebner’s voice is what makes him unique as an artist.

“Over his 30 year career, Huebner’s knowledge of art and painting has matured,”Ruschman said.“It has provided him with the ability to grow as an artist and tackle new challenges in his work.”

Singers join UIndy in MLK Day celebrations Molto Piano performs selections of six

By Michael Rheinheimer EDITORIAL ASSISTANT

Award-winning gospel singer Marvin Sapp headlined “Living the Legacy,” a musical tribute to the life and memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Jan. 20.

He performed in Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center to a crowd that was so large, it had people sitting on the top balcony.

Emceed by Khelan Todd, former Residence Director for Cory Bretz Hall, the event began with spoken word performances by Jasmine Mans and Miles Hodges of The Strivers Row performance group from New York City.

Hodge warmed the crowd up by asking if they knew how to behave at a poetry session. “ Yo u c a n snap. You can stomp your feet,” he said.

“If you want to throw things like money, feel free.”

This was met by laughter from the audience.

In keeping with the theme of honoring King, Hodge spoke about what King meant to him.

“I might not be here if it wasn’t for him,” Hodge said. “I’m in awe ... of what he’s accomplished.”

After their performance finished, Todd introduced the next group.

“We want you to participate as we lead you into worship,” he said.

Several members of the audience stood and clapped to the beat as the UIndy Voices of Worship choir began its performance. The choir was led, in part,

by Devin Cunningham, an Indianapolisbased artist who attended UIndy for a

brief time.

“Prep can be key, but for a Gospel concert, if God’s not in it, it’s all noise,” Cunningham said. “It becomes about touching people.”

The group performed, and then the singers returned to their seats.

The moment had come for Sapp to take the stage. He was greeted by a standing ovation and loud cheering.

Sapp’s message to the audience was one of overcoming adversity.

“From this point on, I am moving from great to greater. People ... will tear you down, but God sees the best in you,” Sapp said.

The audience cheered. Some reached out their hands towards Sapp in solidarity, and others wept.

Af ter Sapp performed by himself for a bit, he was again joined onstage

by Voices of Worship. The members of the choir took their places around microphones behind him and joined in the chorus of his next song. The crowd continued to cheer raucously.

Sophomore physics major Demetric Taylor, a member of Voices of Worship, has been singing since sixth grade, and continues to sing in the church choir at Guiding Light Church Assembly.

“It was a great experience,”Taylor said.

“We actually just had two rehearsals.There was no meet and greet.”

The first time the artist and the choir met was when they performed together on stage.

At the end of the performance, Sapp said his farewell and left the stage. The audience, however, continued to cheer for him after he left.

“From this point on, I am moving from great to greater.”

composers at ‘Words with Music’ concert

By Quiaira Jones STAFF WRITER

The University of I ndianapolis Faculty Artist Concert Series concert “Words with Music”performed by faculty ensemble Molto Piano was held in the Christel DeHaan Ruth Lilly Performance Hall on Jan. 27 at 7:30 p.m.

The concert comprised six different pieces composed by six different artists.

The trio of faculty members who perform in Molto Piano includes Associate Adjunct Professor Minju Choi, Assistant Professor of Music Sharon Parr and Associate Professor of Music Rebecca Sorley.

Ruth Lilly Performance Hall was filled with audience members as the first performance began with a piano duo from German classical composer C.P.E. Bach.

As a birthday tribute to Bach, Choi and Sorley performed “Four Little Duets.”

Freshman nursing major Taylor Morst

found the experience eye-opening.

“Being able to see the professors play so passionately to the different pieces was something that I was glad that I could be a part of,” Morst said. “The music was captivating.”

The second arrangement consisted of a piano four-hand piece by Australian composer Carl Czerny. “Ouverture Caracteristique el Brillante, Op. 54” was performed by Parr and Choi. Before each piece, a brief description was given by one of the professors.

The third arrangement consisted of three pieces from French composer and teacher Darius Milhaud’s “Les Songes, Op. 237b.” The pieces were “Scherzo,”“Valse”and “Polka,”which were performed by Sorley and Parr.

Freshman psychology major Jodeci Daniels favored the “Les Songes” pieces.

“I really enjoyed listening and watching the professors perform ‘Les Songes,’” Daniels said. “I’ve never been to a concert with just pianos, and this one

has been very interesting.”

The fourth arrangement consisted of a piano duo by American composer Aaron Copland entitled “Danzon Cubano.” This arrangement was performed by Sorley and Parr.

The fifth arrangement consisted of a piano duo from Polish composer and orchestra conductor Witold Lutoslawski entitled “Variations on a Theme by Paganini,” which was performed by Choi and Parr.

The final arrangement consisted of a piano six-hand piece by Italian composer Gioachino Rossini, who wrote 39 operas.

The piece was entitled “Barber of Seville, Overture (arr. Czerny),” and it was performed by Sorley, Choi and Parr.

The final performance intrigued Morst.

“The last piece that was played by all the professors was my favorite out of the entire concert,” Morst said. “I most definitely look forward to another performance like this one because I thoroughly enjoyed it.”

Photo by Tianyang Miao

Associate Adjunct Professor Minju Choi and Assistant Professor of Music Sharon Parr perform “Ouverture Caracteristique el Brillante, Op. 54” at “Words with Music.”

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Physical Plant cleans up on snow removal

By Kameron Casey STAFF WRITER While students were away over break, Indianapolis faced one of the toughest storms in its history. With close to record low temperatures and parts of the area getting a foot of snow, Mayor Greg Ballard advised many businesses and schools to close. This caused many area schools to miss their entire first week of classes.

UIndy closed their facilities the week leading up to students’ return.

According to Vice President for Student and Campus Affairs and Dean of Students Kory Vitangeli, the decision to close goes through the Physical Plant and Campus Police. The process includes the Physical Plant updating Vitangeli on whether it is able to keep up with snow removal and salt application.

On the other side, UIndy Police Chief and Director of Safety David Selby monitors weather and traffic patterns. Selby looks at the UIndy weather monitoring system to see the magnitude of the storms headed toward campus, as well as traffic patterns to see how well traffic is moving throughout the city. They then recom-

mend a closing, a delay, or to operate under normal hours.

As many people saw during Ballard’s press conference, he raised the weather threat level to red and strongly advised schools and businesses to stay closed.

“Could we have stayed open? Of course, but every school shut down, and we want people to be safe,” Vitangeli said.

Many expressed frustration with city roads, but UIndy saw effectiveness in snow removal throughout the extreme conditions.

V itangeli credited the u n i v e r s i t y ’s Physical Plant, which is responsible for all groundskeeping at UIndy. Although there are only four full-time staff members, she said they were able to get the job done for a number of reasons.

According to Vitangeli, the workers were on snow removal duty for more than 30 hours straight. As soon as the snow started falling, the crew was on full

duty, with the help of five, part-time crew members.

Director of Grounds at the Physical Plant Dustin Bodart said that the grounds crew used about 3,000-4,000 pounds of salt on the sidewalks and ground. A number that sounds high, but it is actually a fairly low amount.

“We use 3,000-4,000 pounds [of salt] when there’s an inch of snow or less...

The plows only work on two or more inches of snow,” Bodart said.

The low use of salt is because of the extremely low temperatures.

The chemical will not work in extreme cold weather, so the Physical Plant used less than they would under normal circumstances.

Due to the amount of snow, Bodart said that the Physical Plant’s equipment was “pushed to the limit” and that if there had been more snow, they would have had a tougher time maintaining the campus.

Vitangeli commended the hard work

“I think people always expect that the lots and sidewalks will be clear, but it takes a lot of hard work ...”

Photo by Annisa Nunn

Students walk down the clear sidewalk along Hanna Ave. near Esch Hall. The university closed during the week before the semester began, due to heavy snow accumulation and close to record low temperatures. of the Physical Plant but also credited a generator ready to go at Roberts Hall, UIndy’s success to good timing and good where the university planned to move all planning. students in case of an outage.

With more than 100 students staying “A special thanks [is due] to the Physiin the residence halls over break, UIndy cal Plant grounds crew,” Vitangeli said. “I had an emergency plan because of the think people always expect that the lots high risk of losing power. Had any of and sidewalks will be clear, but it takes the residence halls lost power, there was a lot of hard work from a lot of people.”

Caroline Rothstein engages audience with poetry

By Andre Semenchuk STAFF WRITER

The University of Indianapolis welcomed New York poet Caroline Rothstein to campus for an evening of poetry, conversation, tears and laughs on Jan. 29.

The Campus Program Board organized the event.

Rothstein read several of her poems throughout the night, taking a break between each one to talk a little bit about herself and her personal philosophies on life or to offer introductions or explanations for some of her poems.

Rothstein said that her poem “You Could be Next” addresses racism that she has both witnessed and experienced.

“I wrote this poem in 2008, and it’s 2014 and I didn’t have to change a single word,” Rothstein said. “My hope is that we can stop being mean to one another.”

One of Rothstein’s key focuses was interaction with the audience. During her performance she made sure the audience

Although Rothstein always kept the mood upbeat and light, some of the subject material was very dark and obviously hit some members of the audience very hard. Rothstein was always mindful of this, letting the crowd know if the next poem would be particularly emotional for some.

She soothed the audience after bringing up these painful topics. After a poem about the deaths and suicides of people close to her, Rothstein implored the audience to be freely compassionate and loving.

“I know that one was really hard to hear for some of you. So before we go any further, let’s just stop for a minute and spread some love,” Rothstein said.

Photo by Annisa Nunn “Grab the hand of the person next to you.

Caroline Rothstein performs spoken-word poetry in UIndy Hall in the Schwitzer Student Center on Jan. 29. Give a hug. Awkwardly rub shoulders or “I really did enjoy the performance something.” was comfortable.

One of the topics Rothstein touched Sophomore social work major Feli- because it was honest and I could relate cia Ridle said that she was inspired by to a lot of things she was saying,” Ridle on most was positive body image. She Rothstein’s performance. Ridle enjoyed said. “I write, and I love to listen to other said this issue is personal to her, because Rothstein’s poetry reading for several spoken-word artists tell their stories and she has recovered from a long battle with an eating disorder. Several of her poems other reasons as well. perform.”

offered insight into her own experiences with eating disorders, but Rothstein has done more than share her experiences.

She has been a resource person for the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders since 2000 and has created her own Youtube video series called “Body Empowerment.”

The series seeks to open a dialogue on eating disorders, inform those who are not knowledgeable about them and offer help for those who are aware of them.

She said she believes that social media can be tools for those suffering from an eating disorder, but that one must be wary.

“You have to be careful with social media sites like Tumblr and Youtube because there is a lot of destructive stuff on there.

There are a lot of positive things as well, though,” Rothstein said. “The positive stuff can be helpful, but it really needs to be rooted in some other kind of therapy.

Whether it’s talk therapy, group therapy, art therapy—it doesn’t matter which one, 71371 just as long as the social media stuff is supplementing real therapy.”

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NEWS Sister campus experiences ills of rapid growth BRIEFS Ningbo Pollution

By Ben Zefeng Zhang PHOTO EDITOR

Ningbo, one of China’s big coastal cities, has been suffering from severe air pollution in recent years. The pollution has caused concerns for some faculty members and alumni of the University of Indianapolis and Ningbo Institute of Technology, Zhejiang University.

On Jan. 26, 2014, the Ningbo local news agency, CNNB, released another alert, which forecasted severe air pollution due to the influence of a cold front from northern China.

UIndy maintains a partnership program with Ningbo Institute of Technology, Zhejiang University (NIT), a small-sized Chinese university of 10,000 students. Each semester, several faculty members spend a semester teaching at NIT. According to Assistant Professor of English Karen Newman, who teaches at NIT each spring, the air pollution has grown worse over time. The first time she taught at NIT, the air was fairly clean, but that has changed.

“The second time I taught at NIT, there was only one day in four months where I clearly saw the mountains that encircle the city, and they are only a few miles away from my apartment,” Newman said. “So it’s clear that the air pollution is a horrific problem in Ningbo.”

Instructor of Religion and Philosophy George Dunn, who has taught at Ningbo since 2008, said that the air pollution this past fall was the worst he has seen.

“The air pollution is terrible in Ningbo.

It’s one of the few things that I really dislike about going there,”Dunn said.“I have been teaching in Ningbo for six years and it seems to me that the air pollution has gotten progressively worse over the years.”

Assistant Professor of English Michael Milam, who also has taught in Ningbo for six years, has witnessed the air evolve from clean to smoggy.

“Six years ago, when I first went to Ningbo, I never experienced any smog.

Ningbo used to be famous for its clean air not too long ago,” he said. “But I am only there for four months in the fall, and people told me that there had been some really bad smog days in the past. I was just lucky until this time.”

Yuan Fen, an NIT alumna who studied at NIT from 2009 to 2013, complained that she could not go running because of the severe air pollution.

“Ningbo will not be one of the best cit-

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Air pollution is visible as construction workers build a metro stop in downtown Ningbo, China. The pollution stems from many issues of rapid industrialization. ies in China, if citizens cannot run outside because of the air condition,” she said.

There are many reasons for the air pollution in Ningbo. According to Dunn, with the booming economy in Ningbo, more and more citizens can afford private cars. Dunn observed that cars have become a symbol of social status in Ningbo, and that many people purchase cars even if they do not really need one.

Similar to Dunn, Milam noticed an upward trend in car ownership and said that this has led to extreme congestion on Ningbo’s streets.

“Six years ago, when I first went to Ningbo, nobody in Xuefuyuan, where I live, owned a car. This year, almost everybody who lives there has a car,” Milam said. “When I first lived in Ningbo, at five o’clock in the afternoon, you could take a taxi-cab from Xuefuyuan to [downtown] Tianyi Square in about 10 minutes. Now it takes 40 minutes to get there during rush hour.”

Ningbo has an extensive public transportation system and infrastructure, compared to similar-sized cities. Seeing more and more private cars in the city, Dunn said that he believes it is not economical for people in Ningbo to use cars for daily transportation.

“I think it is unfortunate, because I managed pretty well in Ningbo without a car,” Dunn said. “The public transportation is reliable, and I can bicycle for short trips.”

According to Fen, there are currently six metro lines under construction, which

also generates much dirt and dust for the city.

Dunn sees the air pollution as a byproduct of China’s booming economy, which could face difficulties trying to reverse the effects.

“This pollution is the price of rapid economic growth, so I think the challenge faced by the Chinese government right now is to find some way to get the pollution under control without slowing down the economy,” Dunn said.

Ningbo is a port city, and its economy relies on exports.There are many chemical industries and manufacturing companies around the city. Zhenhai and Beilun districts are two main areas where chemical industries are located. Last year, the New York Times reported a sizeable protest against the expansion of a chemical plant in Beilun, which was quickly suppressed.

Apparently, no further actions were taken as a result of the protest.

Air pollution remains a significant challenge for Ningbo’s provincial government. However, Ningbo is only one of the major Chinese cities facing air pollution problems.

According to Newman,Western media outlets seize on opportunities to criticize the air pollution in China; however, most of them have forgotten that their countries faced similar problems during their own industrial development.

Newman said there are a number of issues facing China right now. Pollution does not solely come from coal energy plants, but also from the construction and

manufacturing industries. As an American, Newman said she knows the majority of inexpensive consumer goods that Americans purchase are made in China and the factories that make those goods have contributed to the rise in pollution.

“It’s easy for other countries to point the finger at China for its pollution problems, but they have to understand that they’re just displacing their air pollution on China by having China’s cheaper labor produce these goods,” she said. “Until America learns to control its greed for new products at ever-cheaper prices, and as long as China can profit from this basic tenet of capitalism while establishing its own consumer society and rampantly disregarding the environment and health of its citizens, I fear the pollution problem will only worsen in China.”

Each fall semester, 50-80 NIT students enroll in the Sino-U.S. program and spend their junior and senior years at UIndy. According to junior business major Shen Zhiyuan, when he arrived, he was surprised by the clean air and blue skies in Indiana, which only raised his concerns about friends and family back home in China.

Newman said that she hopes the Chinese government will take measures to solve the air pollution issue in Ningbo.

“I think the situation is pretty serious and severe,” Newman said. “My hope for Ningbo is that this problem will be squarely addressed and measures taken to reduce air pollution for the good of people and the environment.”

used copies hard to come by. College bookstores commonly offer rentals, but those prices can be steep: It costs $88.92 to rent a used physics textbook from the UC Berkeley campus bookstore and $185 to buy it new.

Between 2002 and 2012, textbook prices shot up 82 percent, nearly three times the rate of inflation, in part because of quizzes and other online applications often included, according to the federal Government Accountability Office.

Two California laws meant to ease the pain have languished unfunded for nearly a year. The pair of open-access textbook laws by state Sen. President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg—Senate Bills 1052 and 1053—promised to help by making available faculty-approved online textbooks for 50 popular college courses, starting this academic year. But the project got off to a late start because of a funding delay, and students will have to wait at least until next January for the first books to hit the open-access library managed by the California State University system.

A faculty council charged with finding or developing free materials for UC, CSU and community college courses—and then urging professors to assign them— was to hold its first meeting last week.

“One of the goals of this project is to get the word out to people that there are good materials available,” said Bill Jacob, chairman of the UC system’s Academic Senate.

Jacob said he has used open-source textbooks for years in his math classes at UC Santa Barbara—often assigning a collection of out-of-print books posted online with the authors’ consent. But that approach takes time.

“You have to go out and find them,” he said.

As more colleges create open-access digital libraries—and develop new, open-source textbooks—that task should become easier, he said.

San Jose State’s library runs a campaign to encourage the faculty to use free or lowcost texts. SJSU students spend an average of $750 per year on books, and 70 percent reported not buying a textbook because of the cost, according to the campus.

The program saved 3,289 students about $90,883—$28 each, on average—in the spring of 2013, SJSU estimates.

A larger initiative at Rice University in Texas—OpenStax College—reported last spring it had saved 40,000 students $3.7 million, and that 300 institutions had signed up for its free, peer-reviewed

materials for the 2013-14 year.

A Statistics I textbook, which typically costs $90 used and $150 new, would be free for the 120,000 California students who take the course each semester if their professors used the OpenStax version available now, said Dean Florez, president and CEO of the 20 Million Minds Foundation, which has underwritten some of the new OpenStax courses.

Jacob said California faculty will review the OpenStax textbooks, and others. Florez said he hopes faculty leaders approve them ahead of schedule—by early April, when professors adopt their books for the fall term.

Professors have good reason to bring about change; they see the consequences of textbook-skimping, said Beth Smith, chairwoman of California’s Intersegmental Committee of Academic Senates, which is involved in the state’s open-access initiative.

“I think if you speak to any faculty member, they will tell you that students, for a variety of reasons, can’t or don’t purchase the traditional textbooks,”Smith said. “It has a devastating effect on their ability to keep up with the course.” ©2014 The Oakland Tribune Distributed by MCT Information Services

Textbook prices force students to do without

By Katy Murphy THE OAKLAND TRIBUNE

OAKLAND, Calif.(MCT)—Despite new technologies and a 2012 California law promising college students relief from soaring textbook costs, students’bookstore spending is higher than ever—now about $1,200 for books and supplies.

And a new survey shows that students are responding with a cost-cutting measure that could seriously hurt their grades: They’re leaving the costly textbooks on the shelf. Two-thirds of college students surveyed said that they hadn’t bought a required textbook at least once because it was too expensive, according to a national report released Jan. 27 by the Student Public Interest Research Groups, a coalition of statewide student organizations.

“I had to borrow from friends sometimes,” said Caroline O’Callahan, a University of California, Berkeley, junior from Redwood City who didn’t buy a biology textbook last semester that cost about $120. “It was tricky because I was relying on lectures and notes of my own.”

Some professors use open-source materials for their courses, but others select books that are regularly updated, making

Washington—A long-awaited environmental review of the Keystone XL pipeline released Jan. 31 by the State Department found the project would have a negligible impact on climate change, bolstering the case for the controversial project as it heads to the White House for a decision on its construction.

During a sweeping speech on climate change last June, President Barack Obama said his main criterion for approving the pipeline was that is not significantly worsen the problem of carbon pollution.

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Prosecutors seek death penalty for Boston Marathon bomber Washington—Federal prosecutors announced Jan. 30 they will seek the death penalty for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in connection with last year’s Boston Marathon bombing, saying in federal court papers that the attack that killed three people and injured hundreds of others was committed in an “especially heinous, cruel and depraved manner.”

It marks the first time the Obama administration will attempt to execute an accused terrorist in a federal court case.

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WORLD Ukraine protesters offered amnesty, but remain uncertain Kiev, Ukraine—An amnesty for antigovernment protesters and a repeal of anti-protest measures were signed into law by Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych Jan. 31, a move seen as a major concession to demonstrators.

However, it was not clear if the repeal went far enough, as protesters rejected a key stipulation of the deal and the country’s military called for the government to take urgent measures for “stabilization and reconciliation.”

The Ukrainian Defense Ministry warned that the country’s territorial integrity is at risk if the situation escalates.

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American Amanda Knox convicted of murder on appeal Florence, Italy—Amanda Knox’s former Italian boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, insisted Jan. 31 he had no plans to flee his country when police apprehended him near the northeastern border with Austria and Slovenia, shortly after a murder conviction.

“I never thought about escaping. Not before, nor now,” Sollecito said through one of his lawyers, Luca Maori.

The ANSA news agency reported that Sollecito made a brief foray into Austria on Jan. 30, just as a Florence appeals court was preparing to convict him and Knox for the 2007 murder of British student Meredith Kercher.

In a verdict issued late in the day, Sollecito was sentenced to 25 years in prison and banned from traveling abroad, while Knox, who stayed in the United States and was tried in absentia, was sentenced to 28 years.

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Pres. Obama launches college sexual assault task force

By Jason Felch and Larry Gordon LOS ANGELES TIMES

WASHINGTON(MCT)—President Barack Obama launched a federal task force on Jan. 29 to combat sexual assault on college campuses, telling the estimated one in five women who are victims, “I’ve got your back.”

Flanked by senior members of his Cabinet at the White House, Obama said he expected recommendations from the group within 90 days. He credited an “inspiring wave of student-led activism” that has cast a spotlight on the issue in

recent years.

Obama called on men to get involved in the fight and “summon the bravery to stand up.”

“We've got to keep teaching young men in particular to show women the respect they deserve and to recognize sexual violence and be outraged by it, and to do their part to stop it from happening in the first place,” the president said.

The East Room meeting was part of a series of events that the White House has held in the last couple of months to highlight the president’s ability to focus attention on specific issues, often by getting groups outside the government to work on them.

It’s a way of moving forward on policy

goals at a time when there’s little chance of getting legislation through Congress.

The White House released a report finding that 22 million women and girls in the United States have been sexually assaulted, the majority by men they know.

The report, by the White House Council on Women and Girls, identified college as a particularly risky place for women, noting that campus rapists are often repeat offenders.

Obama called on college presidents across the country to do more to prevent the assaults.

The Jan. 29 announcement was seen as a victory by many college activists, who have organized online in recent years to file federal complaints against administrators.

“Having Obama come forward in such a public way is demanding a public shift,” said Alexandra Brodsky, a law student at Yale University who co-filed a Title IX complaint against the school in 2011.

“With one report, one public statement, and the power of his office, President Obama just changed the course of sexual violence on campus,”said Caroline Heldman, a politics professor at Occidental College—Obama's alma mater—who has helped student activists organize.

“We have a long way to go in this struggle, but campus administrators will no longer be able to drag their feet, retaliate against survivors and enact superficial instead of actual changes,” she said.

The presidential spotlight comes amid

a significant rise in federal complaints filed by students across the country under Title IX, an anti-discrimination law that requires impartial investigations of assault allegations, and the Clery Act, which mandates accurate reporting of campus crimes.

There were 30 Title IX complaints involving sexual violence in 2013, up from 11 in 2009, according to the Department of Education, which enforces the law.

(Times staff writer Jason Song contributed to this story.) © 2014 Los Angeles Times Distributed by MCT Information Services

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WriteHounds prepares students for professional writing

By Hannah Nieman STAFF WRITER

Photo by Kyle Weidner

Freshman English education Major Erica White (front) and sophomore English-professional writing Major Kayleigh Jordan (back) receive guidance from Assistant Professor Kevin McKelvey (standing).

The University of Indianapolis’ new applied professional writing course is in its second semester. WriteHounds is a one hour course in the English department aimed at giving students the opportunity to gain experience in professional writing.

Senior English major Kristen Hay hopes to pursue a career in professional writing and decided to take the course for experience and skill refinement.

“From the outside, it looks like just a normal English class,” Hay said. “... This is actually where you’re gaining real-world knowledge.”

The course aims to provide students with knowledge and experience in web writing, grant writing and writing for nonprofit organizations as well as editing and publishing. Students participate in hands-on projects to develop documents and materials for clients.

This semester, WriteHounds has three clients. Indy Public Safety Foundation is committed to reducing crime, according to the Central Indiana Community Foundation website. Second Story is an organization that promotes writing among children. The third is a condominium association, The Timbers. Each of these organizations targets a different audience, and Hay finds the opportunity

to create a variety of content beneficial.

“We’re coming up with these plans,” Hay said. “And we’re starting fresh, so we get to be creative ... and go with the tone and the voice of the client as well.”

This course allows the students to work on developing content directly. Students manage and work on the projects for the different clients and receive feedback from their instructor Assistant Professor of English Kevin McKelvey.

“The goal here is to get students these professional experiences while they’re still in classes at the university,”McKelvey said.

According to McKelvey, throughout the semester, WriteHounds students will create documents, blog posts and other projects that will enhance their skills as well as add to their resumes.The skills students gain in this course are essential to the professional writing field. Among these skills are creating forms, documentation, gathering and standardizing information, blogging, writing instructions and also writing in the schools, whether it is for teaching or creating prompts.

Hay believes she is also gaining valuable personal skills in addition to the field’s technical skills.

“We’ll actually get to interact with the clients, so we learn how to speak with people, work in groups ... and work under pressure, too,” Hay said.

McKelvey said that he finds this

aspect to be beneficial as well and looks for the opportunity for these skills to be developed with the clients.

“We look for people who want to partner with us and not just give us an assignment,” McKelvey said.

According to McKelvey, the partnerships with the clients will allow for feedback as well as developing a relationship that will enhance the students’ content development. He feels that these partnerships will be enhanced by the course being offered every semester.

“That allows us to be a little bit more flexible and also connect with nonprofits’ schedules and timelines,” McKelvey said.

“It gives us a lot more continuity within courses and within projects and also with relationships we have with nonprofits or businesses around UIndy.”

Overall, McKelvey feels that service learning is valuable to students’education.

“I really see service learning as a way to offer students professional experience in their field,” McKelvey said.

Having a small class has helped the course evolve, but McKelvey hopes WriteHounds will grow.

“We want to keep growing it and having a variety of students in the course,” McKelvey said.

WriteHounds is open to freshmen through seniors in all majors and was designed for a wide range of students.

From the Top Dog Communications PR firm to the Experience Design program’s Imagination Emporium, UIndy offers students many hands-on courses, and the choices keep on growing. In this issue, The Reflector looks at three new student-run agencies that offer real world experience while earning college credit.

By Jake Fritz FEATURE EDITOR The University of Indianapolis Department of Theatre has expanded its production capabilities beyond the stage.

Greyhound Production Services, or GPS for short, is an event services production company run by theatre students and supervised by Production Manager and Technical Director Fritz Bennett.

“It started as a way of showing students that they could use the skills they were learning within the theatre department and take those same skills and use them in another field that is closely related that uses a lot of the same technology,” Bennett said.

The UIndy technical theatre students are used to running sound and lighting in the same three spaces for drama productions, but the GPS events allow the students to get off the stage and into unique situations with an assortment of events.

“We [GPS] have done everything from comedians, to debates, to dinners the president has had and the midnight breakfasts,”said senior and GPS manager Melinda Arthur.

With the ability to transform typical spaces into unique event spaces, the program has worked with many different organizations on campus. One such collaborative event happened this past October, when GPS was called upon by the Student Business Leadership

Photo by Ben Zefeng Zhang

Sophomore theatre major Brandon Smart runs lights for a photo shoot in Ransburg Auditorium.

Academy to design lights, music and a runway for its annual fashion show.

“I got to help design lights with Fritz for that. That’s something I’ve never done.

I’ve never designed a fashion show, and I never knew how much went into it.There are so many other factors and variables you would never think of,” Arthur said.

Arthur and the other GPS students realized quickly that design for an event is a very different process than designing for theatre. Each project presents students with new hurdles that include dealing with clients in a professional manner.

“Teaching the students how to interact with clients and work under that pressure to make it work in the moment is part of the overall goals,” Bennett said.

The experience of facing new challenges does not stop at events on campus.

In September, GPS provided audio and technical support for the ribbon cutting and streetscape dedication event in the Irvington neighborhood of Indianapolis.

This outdoor venue presented a whole new set of challenges for the students to tackle.

“Outside venues are a great experience, but there are so many variables. When you are doing sound, you just want to hear the person talking. You don’t want to hear 500 cars going by, so you have to fiddle with that,” Arthur said.

Bennett says it is frustrating variables such as outdoor venues that help strengthen the GPS students. Being able to use what they have in the space provided while still meeting the client’s needs creates more successful and marketable technicians.

“Both the event and concert industries and the theatre industries use a lot of the same technology, but it’s sort of used a little bit differently. So it allows them [students] to learn things more in depth and be stronger in using those skill sets, whether it be theoretical or technical,” Bennett said.

Overall the creation of GPS has given students in the UIndy Department of Theatre a leg up on finding a job after college. Arthur pointed out the advantages GPS has brought saying how students no longer need to worry if they are unable to find jobs in a theatre because they are now trained to handle corporate events and concert venues as well.

Expanding the Department of Theatre from only using the stage to all types of events has prepared the technical theatre students for the world that lies ahead.

Photo by Ayla Wilder

Assistant Professor of Visual Communication Design Nelson Wei Tan and One14 Design students discuss the next moves in their design plan in the classroom.

UIndy visual communication design students put their skills to work

By Kyle Weidner EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Named after the first computer lab in the Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center, One14 Design functions as a design studio within the Department of Art and Design at the University of Indianapolis.

The studio provides professional-quality design services to nonprofit organizations and to the university.

Students are involved in all aspects of the design process such as meeting with clients, strategizing concepts, formulating concepts and executing final solutions.

Students named the studio and developed the overall branding, including the logo and marketing materials with January 2014 being the official launch date.

Both Assistant Professor of Visual Communication Design Nelson Wei Tan and Associate Professor of Art and Design Julia Taugner teach One14 Design.

“The class is set up like a real design studio,” Wei Tan said. “Last year, we focused a lot on building a strong brand awareness. This year, we will have real projects that aim to give the real-world studio experience.”

Wei Tan said that One14 Design, like other applied courses, provides students

with real-world experience in a professional environment.

Participation in One14 Design is required for all Visual Communication Design students with a junior standing.

Any student who has already passed the course is eligible to apply for the paid position of studio director. This year’s studio directors are senior visual communication design students Jennifer Wolf and Whitly Charles.

“Taking a leadership position gets you prepared for the real world in different ways,” Wolf said. “The student experience is learning, and being a manager is learning how to lead.”

According to Taugner, it is important to have many people in leadership positions because just as in the real-world there are a lot of time sensitive projects with a deadline that must be met.

“There are a lot of tight deadlines and things that come up quickly. There are just too many tasks for one person,” Taugner said.

One of the tools employed by the groups in the class to accomplish these deadlines is a bulletin board, called a move board, that represents class ideas.

“The move board allows us to look at certain categories individually,” Taugner said. “We may discuss a specific color

pallet, a type face or the overall look and feel of a project.”

Not all work in the course is done within the studio environment. According to students currently enrolled in the course, a lot of work also goes into the creative process outside of class, including outside research, interaction with One14 Design clients and using different marketing strategies on campus.

One14 Design also provides the opportunity for up-and-coming artists in the UIndy Department of Art and Design to gain recognition.

“The class is an excellent chance for current and prospective students to see the work we do here in the design department,” said junior visual communication design student Dominique Pence.

The course has also allowed students to gain recognition on the national level with award-winning pieces such as “Arc poster series” by Stephanie Seman,“Don’t Be Blue, Just Be You” by Danielle Lawson and “Impulse” by Sara Blair, all of which received a 2013 Student Silver ADDY award given by the American Advertising Federation.

More information on One14 Design or Applied VCD is available on the class website at www.one14design.com or its Facebook page.

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