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Rezfest ‘10

Commencement speakers announced

By Konye Ori STAFF WRITER

Graduating students have described the selection of former NBC’s host of the “Today” show Margaret Jane Pauley, to address the graduating class of 2010 as a brilliant choice by the University of Indianapolis in the wake of a difficult job market.

Pauley, who is a member of the Broadcast and Cable Hall of Fame and receiver of multiple Emmy awards, will speak at the commencement event scheduled for Saturday May 1, in UIndy’s Nicoson Hall.

“I am so excited she will be speaking to us,” senior Joyce Valentine said. “She is an amazing woman. I read her memoir, ‘Skywriting,’ and became her fan, and now I will hear her speak. She is the kind of person I want to listen to before I step into the real world.”

As recipient of the Radio and Television News Directors Association’s Paul White Award for lifetime contribution to electronic journalism, the selection of Pauley was never in doubt to resonate with students of the 2010 graduating class.

“Her story is astounding, and she is going to motivate a lot of us,” senior Dawn Davis said. “She has so many moving stories to tell us of herself, and I believe our class would be lucky to hear her. President PITTS Pitts couldn’t have chosen a better person to speak to us at these difficult times when the job market leaves no spur within.”

While some graduating students may believe that Pauley would only be relevant to students graduating with degrees in communication due to her accomplishments in journalism, other students believe that her story cuts across all academic concentrations.

“I don’t think she would be mostly relevant to communication students,” Valentine added. “Pauley is a jack of many trades. She is also a strong activist for children’s health and education. She can motivate anybody with her energy and successes.”

Choosing commencement speakers is usually a year long process, but with the help of former trustee Gordon St. Angelo, who hired Pauley for her first job out of college, Pauley’s attendance was secured.

“She’s also been very interested in reconnecting with her Indiana ties,” President Beverley Pitts said.

Among other honors, Pauley is a beneficiary of The Edward R. Murrow Award for outstanding achievement, and the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism from Arizona State University. Her 2004 memoir, ‘Skywriting: A Life out of the Blue,’ was a New York Times bestseller.

“I don’t know much about her other than she was a TV host, but her resume speaks for itself. I am looking forward to hearing what she has to say to us though. I guess the school believes that she [Pauley] has something to offer us- that’s why they

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Freshmen Maura Donahue, Meghan Sullivan and Katy Watson hit a high note during Rezfest’s ‘Mock Rock’ lip-syncing competition, which Cravens and Warren Hall won, on March 24.

Senior Emily Musselman and sophomore Brent Lederle answer alcoholrelated questions at the P.E.E.R.S. game show on March 25 for a cash prize.

Game competitions bring campus resident halls together

By Elizabeth Wheeler DISTRIBUTION MANAGER Students outwitted, outplayed and outlasted in the University of Indianapolis’ Rezfest, a week of ‘Survivor’ themed events.

Rezfest, sponsored by UIndy’s Residence Hall Association, started on March 21 and ended on March 27. Within that week, multiple competitions and events were held for students to take part in and win points for their residence hall.

“A goal of Rezfest is to create an atmosphere for the residence halls to be connected and also to promote unity within the halls,” Dean of Students Kory Vitangeli said.

Students were split into teams by residence halls and each hall was represented by a different color bandana.

Just like in CBS’s hit network show “Survivor,” each team tried to outplay the

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Freshmen Kenna Boswell, Justin Lyle, Dion Gordon, Nico Wolff, sophomore Katherine Dolan and freshman Annie Bramlet show off their colors at Rezfest’s ‘Mock Rock’ on March 24.

other by working together for a grand prize.

“The prize is undetermined as of now,” said junior Amanda Hozan, head coordinator of Rezfest. “However we are looking into a Wii or an arcade game for the winning hall. It all depends on what hall wins, because every hall has different space and may or may not already have certain prizes.”

‘Capture the Idol’ was an event held on Smith Mall everyday where students were sent out in their teams to find the hidden paddle, for a number of points.

Other activities included a ‘Mock Rock’ lip-syncing competition and a game show night where students could win up to $200 cash.

“Rezfest is suppose to help unify the campus, but it also gives students something to do during the week,” junior Kristyn Cassin said.

A free concert was also held as a part of Rezfest. A Detroit band called Hot Sauce performed in Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center. They brought a unique spin to 70s funk rock, while keeping the music modern by rocking out to The Black Eyed

Peas’ “I Gotta Feeling.”

Not only could students have earned points for their hall by participating in events, but also by just wearing the baby blue Rezfest T-shirts and colored bandanas to different events.

“When you wore the shirt and bandanas to events you gained 100 points for the shirt and 50 points for the bandanas. All those points in combination with the ones earned during events went towards a student’s specific hall,” Hozan said.

Some events weren’t so competitiondriven, however.

“We had a 35 foot rock wall, inflatable sumo suits and jousting games on Smith Mall for students to go relax and have some fun,” Hozan said.

Rezfest had it’s closing ceremony, on March 26 at UIndy’s campus apartments with the extinguishing of the team’s torches.

“The bandanas showed great support,” Hozan said. “Basically I really hope everyone had a good time and hope it brought a little more to campus. Hopefully it will become tradition.”

ALUMNA SPOTLIGHT

Former student makes headlines in literature

The Reflector surveyed100 students in regards to their views on cheating and plagiarizing.

Below are the results.

By Brittany Sweet STAFF WRITER

48% have CHEATED at least once on a test or quiz.

64% believe their peers CHEAT on a regular basis.

The recent winner of the third annual Kenneth and Geraldine Gell Poetry Prize is Teresa Middleton, a UIndy alumna and Greenwood resident. Middleton won the award for her manuscript entitled “Junk DNA: A collection of sonnets.”

Middleton discussed her surprising win.

“It’s almost like a crap shot and a big gamble,” Middleton said. There are tons of great writers out there. I submitted 25 manuscripts and am pleased to finally have my piece published.”

Former Poet Laureate of Maine Baron Wormser judged her piece.

“The wonder of this book is how Teresa Middleton has taken a centuries-old form and made it her own, for what distinguishes these sonnets is their remarkable legerity,” Wormser said. “These poems dance. The rhymes are not impediments; they are spurs to continuous feats of fancy,

79% believe UIndy explains the ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT clearly.

82% have witnessed someone CHEATING on a test or quiz.

47% know someone who has PLAGIARIZED an academic paper.

82% believe students who CHEAT should be punished.

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The Wrong Side of History

MARCH 31, 2010

Republicans and their policies have stood in the way of every progressive cause

By Manny Casillas GUEST WRITER “It’s Socialism!” “It’s government takeover!”

Those are basically the brain dead arguments we’ve been hearing for over a year now concerning the debate over health care reform. Many love to say it’s because the proposal by the Democrats is apparently fiscally irresponsible. However, it may as well be the arguments Americans have been hearing for years from the Party of Lincoln. Time and again throughout the 20th and 21st century, the GOP blocked the doorway to major social change in the name of things like liberty and states rights. When it came to such divisive issues as civil rights and Social Security, there were always robust debates, but always, the side that advocated for major change (usually Dems) won out in the end, both in terms of passing such change and the results. History is always on their side. Let’s break it down: On Civil Rights—The Party of Lincoln, ironically, were the ones using the rhetoric of states rights to keep integration at bay. They wanted to leave it up to states to decide when black Americans could have their God-given rights, meaning Mississippi and Alabama would probably have segregation laws even to this day. Of course, back then, there existed a rare species known as Southern Democrats, but it was a majority made up of Democrats that got the Civil Rights Act into law.

On Environmental Regulation — Believe it or not, there was a time when there was no such thing as the Clean Air Act. It was as recently as the 1970s when Nixon was in office. Many Republicans felt it wasn’t at all the job of the government to ensure the very air and water we need should be regulated for pollution and contamination. Nixon signed the Clean Air Act in 1970, and since then, environmental laws such as the Clean Water

Act, have had to jump political hurdles set up mostly by Republicans. Because as Glenn Beck says: having government make sure our air and water is safe is a slippery slope to Communist China, who put lead in our children’s toys.

On Consumer Regulation—Get ready for the battle over financial reform and consumer protection. Republicans are already positioning themselves, not on the side of the American people who bore the worst of the economic meltdown the GOP oversaw, but with the poor, helpless bankers. ‘Don’t let those little punk staffers take advantage of you’ is what Rep. John Boehner, the GOP’s House minority leader recently told a horde of defenseless, rich bankers. He was referring to the staffers of Democratic congressman, but he may as well have been referring to the majority of Americans who support financial and Wall Street reform.

It was lack of regulation that allowed the economic meltdown to occur, and thus the bailouts of major Wall Street banks. So-called fiscally conservative Republicans derided the bailouts, but seldom let their disgust be known until Barack Obama took office.

On Campaign Finance—Campaign finance reform was enacted after the Watergate scandal in 1974 which limited contributions. Thirty years later came the --McCain-Feingold bill, put in place to further restrict contributions before elections. Amidst those votes, Democrats have long been pushing for more of a little something called Democracy, while Republicans adopted the idiotic rhetoric that money is apparently free speech and corporations are people. It’s a ridiculous notion, but one that was upheld by the Supreme Court in the recent Citizens United case--decided by a conservative-led court, appointed by Republican presidents.

On Gay Rights—Do I even have to explain this one? During his administration, W. trotted out tired anti-gay rhetoric just about every time his numbers were

Wasted Resource

Why Kranner t Memorial Library won’t get better until it gets more use

By Jacki Dillman MANAGING EDITOR Much like Facebook, Ramen noodles and sleep deprivation, reading and research are inevitable parts of the college experience. The University of Indianapolis claims to offer a wealth of information for students to utilize when studying and writing papers. However, Krannert Memorial Library seems to be lacking in every area, from its book selection to its seating.

Complaints abound regarding the UIndy’s campus library. Most importantly, however, is the lack of selection and diversity in the content. Research is an adamant part of the college experience.

If you’ve gotten through college without cracking a book, you’ve probably also gotten through without cracking C average.

Actually, the problem isn’t that students aren’t reading, its that they aren’t cracking open books in the literal sense anymore; everything has gone digital. However, the effects of that have been detrimental on the UIndy campus.

The databases and digital catalogue give students an excuse not to ever set foot in the library. Although this availability of information has some obvious advantages, I think most students don’t realize the drawbacks. Online databases are a great starting point for research, but just stopping there can leave a paper seriously lacking. Also, online resources are giving students an excuse to wait until the last minute to start on a project or paper.

Often times not realizing that in this technological age, not everything is just a mouse-click away. The campus library offers a database of articles, but actually finding the full texts of those articles are extremely hit or miss at UIndy.

Sure, interlibrary loan programs are

offered on campus. Essentially, this gives student the option of ordering books and journals that our school doesn’t have on hand. In spite of this, many problems still arise. Students who don’t realize the lack of stock in our library often can’t get loaned article in time to do their respective assignments. It takes some time management and planning on the students part, and I think often times that falls to the wayside.

Furthermore, sometimes a student orders a journal or book they think is prevalent to the topic of research they are exploring and then it turns out not to relate at all. The student must then start the process all over again by ordering a new book, article or journal. Problems like this would be substantially reduced if UIndy offered a wider wealth of literature both online and in hardcopy.

Additionally, the technological facilities in the library are simply inadequate in terms of age, function and number. The university has the opportunity to provide students with a great environment for studying, researching and completing homework assignments. Sadly, students don’t utilize this facility because the technology is, frankly, lacking, and the chairs and tables are uncomfortable at best.

Although it’s easy for us to blame the administration for not supplying students with an adequate amount of information, we have to look to ourselves as half the problem.

Virtually no one makes an effort to do research other than online these days. It is all to common for students to do “research” the night before a paper is due by completing a few quick Google searches, a Wikipedia visit and skimming some articles in the library’s online databases.

If students don’t make an effort to physically use the space and to prove to the powers-that-be that there is a legitimate need for an information update on campus, we will all be stuck in the stone-age.

slipping or he needed a good distraction.

Thanks to Karl Rove, the exploitation of many Americans’ anti-gay sentiments practically handed Bush his second term.

John McCain vowed that he’d support repealing ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’ if the military leaders came out in favor of it. The Secretary of Defense and Joint Chiefs of Staff have done so, and McCain flipped-flopped.Then there’s the Matthew Shepard Act, which Republicans stupidly tried to paint as an affront on free speech.

It sounded stupid then, it’s sounds stupid now, it’ll sound stupid years from now.

On Taxes—If there’s one thing Republicans love to talk about it is taxes.

During the Bush years we got major tax cuts that only benefited the wealthiest Americans. They cut taxes, but, being the fiscally responsible officials they are, increased spending. You know, on things like the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq. The stimulus bill included the largest middle-class tax cut in history, and seldom a Republican voted for it. When President Clinton raised taxes on the wealthy, not a single Republican voted for it. The economy ended up booming.

Then there’s the deficit. Most of Obama’s first two years of deficits can be traced back to the gap between Reagan and Bush tax cuts, which again, cut taxes without cutting spending.

On Health care—When President Johnson was working tirelessly to pass Medicare, the idea was derided as a government takeover. Four decades later, Republicans were trying to scare old people into thinking their Medicare will be taken away, even though Republicans have been trying to do so since its inception. The rhetoric became ‘we can’t allow a government takeover of health care to take away your government-run health care’. Make sense much? If you put it on a chalkboard conservatives seem to get it.

Republicans were the party of Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt. What the heck happened? Roosevelt fought tooth and

Republicans have forced more than policy down throats. nail for regulation on things like food, monopolies and child labor, but Roosevelt is dismissed as a progressive by conservative poster-child Glenn Beck, who touts the unfounded idea the Progressivism is Nazism/Marxism/communism/socialism/fascism in disguise.

The Democratic Party is hardly perfect, and has its share of pains (Blanche Lincoln, Evan Bayh). However, after examining each party’s actions over the last century, I’ll stick with my side. I’m liberal, and I like being on the right side of history.

Not My Cup of Tea Moderates and independents aren’t buying the Tea Party’s brew

By Dan Dick

In theory, the Tea Party offers an attractive counterpoint to the Democrats’ ideal of powerful government.

It has been a long time since this nation had a political party that actually supports limited government, while at the same time cherished individual and secular freedoms.

However, the ugliness displayed by members of Tea Party at the protests on March 21, combined with the extreme rhetoric they’ve used since the debate began, leave many independents feeling

uneasy.

As an independent, when I see a group of angry protesters, whether they are smelly, peace-loving hippies or Biblethumping, flag waving zealots, I tend to disagree with most of what they have to say. The current recession aside, I believe that there has never been a better time to be an American.

That being said, it’s interesting how you never hear hippies spouting racial slurs or threatening the lives of elected officials.

It’s really hard to seriously consider the merits of limited government when the people supporting it break every social taboo, whether it is their flagrant display of firearms in public, postulating truth the

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behind Barack Obama’s nationality or the utilization of prejudicial language.

I wish I could say that the level of narrow-mindedness we witnessed was not systemic of the party, but it is. I’m not claiming that the Tea Party is a racist institution, but it does go out of its way to endorse ignorance over intelligence, delusion over clarity, fiction over fact.

I support vigorous debate, but until these people clean house, they should be barred from any serious discussion.

However with no real leaders other than Glenn Beck or Sarah Palin, it’s all too likely that the Tea Party will go the way of so many other American political parties and just dissolve.

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MARCH 31, 2010

Scheduling conflicts prevent some students from graduating

By Kenny Norman STAFF WRITER

Students’ graduation dates may be postponed because general education, major or minor requirements may not be offered when needed.

According to Krista Swisher, academic advisor for the College of Arts and Sciences, many conflicts occur in the major areas with linear, regimented requirements.

“Requirements are so regimented that so many classes must be done by or at a certain time,” Swisher said. “It will trip you up further down the line if you miss it.”

Junior Kierre Childers had a few scheduling conflicts her freshman year.

As a result of formerly being both a music and public relations (PR) major, her classes often conflicted.

“There are two required classes offered Mondays and Wednesdays at noon,” Childers says. “It was applied PR and music seminars. Now it’s just PR.” Space limitations cause most scheduling conflicts. Professors often have trouble finding a classroom they consider suitable, and there are only so many labs to use on campus, particularly for the science classes.

Another source of conflict is when freshman-level classes are scheduled at the same time as the new student experience classes.

Most teams practice weekdays from 3 to 5:30 p.m., so any athlete wanting to take a class during that time slot is usually out of luck. Professor of History and Department Chair Lawrence Sondhaus said that there used to be a policy stating that if one class is offered in that time slot, other sections of that class were supposed to be made available at other times.

“Due to space SWISHER limitations and lab requirements, this policy has been falling apart for years,” Sondhaus said.

Scheduling conflicts may also arise due to certain classes being on a two or three year rotation. More advanced classes are not offered as frequently due to the professors’ schedule and a lack of enrollment.

“If we offered [advanced classes] every year, they wouldn’t get enrollment,” Sondhaus said. “Too many

students would be around who had already fulfilled that requirement.”

Jeff Oaks, professor and chair of mathematics and computer science, agreed.

“Upper-level math classes are offered every two years. Math majors don’t have to take all of them, but they could if they start fall semester of their junior year,” Oaks said.

The requirements for English majors have just been revised this year.

According to Bill Dynes, professor and chair of the English department, the transition from the old requirements to the new has been a source of scheduling conflict as well.

Students who have transferred to UIndy or change their major junior or senior year may also run into problems.

“I’ve had students come to me and tell me ‘I need this class to graduate.’ I have to take them on a case-by-case basis. Sometimes we can arrange for an independent study,” Oaks said.

Sondhaus has methods to avoid scheduling conflicts. History offers almost no classes in the 3:00 to 5:30 p.m. time slot to help athletes fit classes into their schedules. A few exceptions are World History, which has other sections offered at other times, and Model UN, which counts as an elective

Students recognized nationally Boskamp, Jackson receive national music education award “When I applied I included that be enrolled in an MENC Collegiate I was the Vice-President of our chapter, have been part of the chapter MENC chapter, volunteering at for the academic school year prior to the Symphony, working as a vocal the year in which they are applying, judge at Roncalli High School’s maintain a 3.0 grade-point average University of Indianapolis Quest for Excellence and playing on a 4.0 scale and have verified their juniors Jaclyn Boskamp and Kelsey participation and involvement in chapter piano at nursing homes,” Jackson Jackson won 2010s Professional said. activities.

Achievement Recognition Award These are just a few examples of According to Jackson, UIndy has one from the National Association of of the most involved MENC chapters in Jackson’s service.

Music Education (MENC).

“Both Jaclyn and Kelsey the state. “[Kelsey and I] were strive to be the best they can “Our chapter both really excited,” be in their professional and won the Chapter Boskamp said. “We didn’t personal lives,” said Assistant Growth Award know we were both going Professor of Music Brenda this year,” for it, and we were really Clark. “They are committed Jackson said. happy for each other.” to excellence in all that they According Boskamp and Jackson do, and both are self-starters, to Jackson, the were two of only five each with the personal UIndy MENC college students from motivation and initiative to chapter has Indiana to receive the do what it takes to achieve meetings once a national honor this year. the highest standard.” month and brings Both students are music BOSKAMP JACKSON Jackson recognizes what an in guest speakers, education majors. honor it is to be chosen. usually music teachers from the area, They were notified of this honor “It felt great to win. It shows all who speak about the future for the music after applying before the Feb. 28 your hard work has finally paid off,” education majors. Topics included how deadline.

Jackson said. to set up music booster programs and “[The winners] were mailed a Boskamp believes this is the balancing personal life with professional certificate and a pin,” Jackson said. beginning of a turning point for life. UIndy’s MENC chapter also According to the MENC Web volunteers at the Indianapolis Symphony UIndy’s music education majors. site, the purpose of the Professional “One person won last year, for their Family Concert Series.

Achievement recognition is to Jackson added that MENC also takes and this year there were two of us distinguish individuals for their who won. Maybe next year we’ll into consideration community service commitment and dedication to have three,” Boskamp said. “We’re and recommendation letters when MENC and music education. All getting there.” deciding on who to award. students wishing to apply must

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for international relations majors.

History and education classes tend to conflict as well, mainly in junior or senior year. Sondhaus said that the education classes have gotten better at being offered at more predictable and flexible times, making it less of an issue.

“A big part of classes being in rotation is a function of [UIndy] being a smaller school,” Sondhaus said.

“If you go to a bigger or state school, there’s more expectation that what you need might be offered.”

Senior Jason Thompson said he has never had a scheduling THOMPSON conflict and he has closely followed the curriculum sheets and listened to his advisors in preparation for graduating this May. “Every year I go through the sheets and see what classes I have and haven’t taken,” Thompson said. “Just seeing what I need to get done when.”

Junior Erin Cooper also has never had a scheduling conflict. Cooper cites paying attention to the rotation and jumping on a rare class when it’s offered.

“I have a few classes left and what remains has more than one section. I really didn’t have to worry about it this time,” Cooper said.

Dynes also tries to avoid scheduling conflicts by offering alternative classes or independent studies to make up for any classes that don’t fit in a student’s schedule.

“It’s always just a part of doing business. Our literature degree is flexible enough that we can offer core classes regularly,” Dynes said.

In the past, students have tried to get around scheduling conflicts by taking classes at other institutions or universities and then transferring the credits to UIndy. Students may also make arrangements with department chairs for independent studies, and they may also take summer classes at UIndy to fit all the requirements in before graduation.

Although each individual department has the final say over which classes count toward a student’s major, Swisher will try to arrange alternate arrangements for general education requirements by discussing the situation with her superiors or the department chairs and raise the issue.

“We have a tremendous amount of responsibility, but very little power,” Swisher said.

COMMENCEMENT from Page 1 [UIndy] chose her,” senior Aboubacar Sylla said.

A graduate of Warren Central High School and Indiana University, Pauley went on to carve a name for herself as the co-host of NBC’s ‘Today’ from 1976 to 1989 and later anchored the prime-time news program “Dateline NBC” for more than a decade.

Also on President Pitts guest speaker list is Indiana Commissioner of Higher Education Teresa Lubbers who will be speaking at the commencement for graduate level students on April 30.

“Teresa Lubbers has always been an advocate for education and supported educational initiatives,” Pitts said.

Lubbers joined the Indiana State Senate in 1993 and served until 2009, when she was selected to lead the Indiana Commission for Higher

Education. Her public service career began in the 1970s, when she served as an aide to Richard Lugar in his roles as Indianapolis mayor and U.S. senator.

Lubbers, who is also an Indianapolis native and Warren Central graduate, has received several awards and honors including the state’s Sagamore of the Wabash, the Indiana Chamber of Commerce’s Government Leader of the Year, the GEO Foundation’s Education Leader of the Year, the Indiana Commission on Women’s Torchbearer Award for Women in Government and Indiana University’s Welsh-Bowen Distinguished Hoosier Award.

Both speakers will receive honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degrees during the commencement ceremonies, a decision that was approved by the faculty senate and the board of trustees.

MIDDLETON from Page 1 insight, narrative and reflection.”

Middleton described the overall theme of her 100 sonnets as random.

Each sonnet was organized into a strand, similar to the structure of DNA and each strand has its own theme.

Some of the themes included in the strands are about music and composers, inventors and their inventions, famous men and famous women, Middleton even included a sonnet about particular places.

Overall her piece took her approximately five years to complete.

Overall, Middleton described her

writing experience as something she really enjoyed.

“I really liked that I didn’t plan it in advance. Each idea was free flowing and I surrender myself to the creative process,” Middleton said.

The winner of the third annual Kenneth and Geraldine Gell Poetry Prize gets his or her piece published in the fall of 2010 by Big Pencil Press, the publishing imprint of Writers & Books, an additional cash prize of $1000 and a week at the Gell retreat center in the Finger Lake region of New York.

Campus Camp-In provides college experience for high school students

By Ashley Williams STAFF WRITER

High school students at the Campus Camp-In help build a playhouse as part of their service project activity on March 19.

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Students took part in the University of Indianapolis’ annual Campus CampIn, beginning on Friday, March 19 at 8 p.m. and ending on March 20.

According to Admissions Counselor Jolanda Bean, high school students visit the campus to get a chance “to see what it’s like to be a University of Indianapolis student for 20 hours.”

UIndy students acting as host gain a different but still beneficial experience as well.

“It involves them [UIndy students] in community service in terms of helping the high school students learn about the campus,” Bean said.

Some UIndy students volunteered to host after reminiscing about their own experiences in Campus Camp-In. “I came to Campus Camp-In and enjoyed it when I was a senior in high school, and I know it wouldn’t be possible without students volunteering to host,” sophomore Christy Michel said. “I hosted last year and this year, and had a blast both years. I love to

meet people.”

Michel noted that, because most students have already been on a tour of the campus, she decided to show the students a more personal side of college.

“My suite mate and I took the girls who stayed with us (Kelsey, Amber, Brittany and Michelle) to see “The Blind Side” in UIndy Hall, then hung out in our room in Central, talking about college life and answering any questions they had,” Michel said.

Sophomore Samantha Searls hosted for the second year in a row.

“I wanted to host a high school student because I did it last year, and I had a ton of fun,” Searls said. “I enjoyed showing them around and showing them how I live as a college student.

We stayed up, pretty much all night, talking. I made some new friends and had a stress-free and fun weekend. I still talk to the girls I had last year, and I think I’ll stay in touch with the two I had this year.”

Sophomore Desarie Gurley also acted as a host for a year.

“You get to meet prospective Prospective students at the Campus Camp-In participate in different team and students who are coming here next trust activities in the basement of Schwitzer Student Center on March 19. year,” Gurley said.

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Dancing for the kids

UIndy students raise money through 12 hour dance marathon

Hour 1:

During hour one, the marathoners were introduced to the Morale Committee who had a dance they would be teaching piece by piece throughout the night. Each hour, the dancers would learn another part of the dance. The final piece, a six minute and 45 second song, brought to life everything from country with Miley Cyrus, to hip-hop jams from the 90s to give UIndy students a unique dance.

Hour 3:

UIndy enjoyed a beach party theme while competing in a hula-hoop contest with their flower necklaces that UIndy committee members passed around as this hour’s party favor.

The guest speaker, was Maidena Fulford, who spoke on the behalf of her five year-old daughter Hannah. Hannah had four holes in her heart and had open-heart surgery at the tender age of 12 weeks.

“We come to marathons because it’s a way we can give back. The money that is donated allows Riley [Hospital for Children] to help their physicians get the experience and the research they need to help children.”

Hour 5:

Hot glue guns, scissors and beads were being passed around from table to table during the “service hour” of the dance marathon. The dancers created greeting cards, chemo caps and craft bags filled with activities for children at Riley Hospital, with help from UIndy Circle K members.

Hour 7:

Ryder Dodson, a two-year-old Riley kid, instantly stole everyone’s attention with his laugh as his mother shared his

Local artists’ work displayed in Christel DeHaan

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“It’s amazing to me that as busy college students are, that they are willing to take the time to come out on a Saturday to help kids they may or may not have connections with, ” said Julie Lesch, a Riley mom, in response to the 50 University of Indianapolis students that were dancing and playing with the Riley Children on March 27, 2010.

In addition to the dancing, four-square and Dance Dance Revolution that went on for 12 hours, every hour held a theme that brought about party favors and a new activity for UIndy students and Riley kids to participate in. Also, every hour a guest speaker spoke to the marathoners about their time spent in Riley Hospital for Children.

At noon the participants were all gathered, checked in and the marathon was off:

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Sophomore Lindsey Campbell teaches UIndy students a dance that they worked on throughout the night. A different part of the dance was taught every hour.

story on stage.

Ryder was born with pulmonary hypertension. He was air-lifted to Riley Hospital by helicopter. He died twice on the way and was brought back to life by the doctors on board.

After he arrived at Riley Hospital, Ryder was put on a bypass machine that took all of his blood out of his body, cooled it, then put it back in his body.

“I can’t say enough about Riley. They stand for hope, and they were truly a hope for us, so you guys keep working,” said Laura Dodson.

Hour 9:

Thirteen Dance marathon participants took part in UIndy’s version of ‘Fear Factor.’ Within two rounds, 13 dancers ate five different kinds of baby food all mashed together as well as potted meat. The four fastest potted meat eaters advanced to the third and final stage where they had to eat live Canadian night crawlers that were covered in dirt.

Photo by Elizabeth Wheeler

Riley Dance Marathon executive board members stand holding signs to show the amount of money raised throughout the night. They made a total of $3,756.15 which is an increase from the prior year.

Hour 11:

It was power hour! With only 60 minutes to go the black lights were on, the speakers were turned up, hands were in the air and students were screaming the lyrics to their favorite song.

After 12 hours of dancing, UIndy’s 2010 Riley Dance Marathon participants made over 50 cards, 25 chemo caps, 100 craft kits and raised $3,756.15 for the children at Riley Hospital for Children.

“I’m sad because 12 hours went by so quickly,” said Kayla Mughmaw CoPresident of UIndy for Riley. “However, we had a lot more people come than we expected and raised more money than last year’s marathon, so overall I am very happy with the outcome.”

Photo by Elizabeth Wheeler

Riley kid, Ryder Dodson played and danced throughout the night. His mother shared his story on stage about how Dodson had been born with pulmonary hypertension and was air-lifted to Riley Hospital.

The University of Indianapolis showcased a new exhibit Feb. 22 to March 26 featuring two local artists’ Melissa Parrot and Kyle Ragsdale’s recent works at the Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center Gallery.

Parrot’s work was a colorful array of florally inspired pieces that lined the walls of Christel DeHaan. Some of her featured works included a four-piece wall tile collection of a hibiscus, morning glory, plumeria and a yellow allamanda as well as clay sculptures that protruded from the wall resembling underwater plant life. All of Parrot’s work represented was vibrant and textured.

Parrot grew up in Indiana and received a bachelor of fine arts from Herron School of Art and Design at IUPUI and a master of fine arts from the University of Delaware. Using clay, Parrot’s favorite medium, she designs nature inspired artwork such as her “Wallflower” series.

“My biggest accomplishments as an artist are being able to create new work as a response to my environment and to share my passion with others,” Parrot said.

Although Parrot’s work was very energetic and bright, her pieces were randomly placed and didn’t compare to Ragsdale’s pieces that were hung side-by-side. The four-piece wall tile was probably the most appealing of Parrot’s works because of the intricate detail and interesting art themes.

The ceramic underwater themed statues seemed odd and out of place in contrast to all of the other works in the room. The ceramics also resembled an amateur artist’s modeling clay creation.

Kyle Ragsdale grew up in Texas and New Mexico and received a bachelor of fine arts from Baylor University and a master of fine arts from Southern Methodist University and currently works as a fulltime painter and a curator for the Harrison Center for the Arts in Indianapolis. His works are a collection of symbols due to viewers to interpret however they perceive.

Ragsdale works mainly with oil paints for their flexibility and interchangeability.

According to Ragsdale’s Web site, www.kyleragsdale.com, he describes his work “Like moments in time, memories and dreams, the figures and images serve as starters for dialogue with the viewer.”

Ragsdale’s pieces illuminated and transformed Christel DeHaan into a completely different atmosphere. Most of his pieces included two figures that looked almost identical. Inspired by old Victorian costumes, many of the characters portrayed in his works wear a top hat or billowing dresses. “Heralding Spring,” a vibrant work featuring two graceful women on a canvas of bright flowers, engrossed and captivated the entire gallery. It was the focal point after walking in, and it was hard to take your eyes off the beautiful colors and detail. Other works titled “Butterfly Dress,” “Storm Gatherers” and “Momentous Occasion” were intriguing for viewers. “‘Momentous Occasion’” was one of the last pieces I finished for the show.

I love the color but I also love that the image is both decorative and abstract. It seems like a real scene but also becomes like a magical animation,” Ragsdale said.

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Jazz Artist Series

Photo by Brittany Sweet

Trombonist and California native Mike Davis performed in Ruth Lilly Performance Hall on March 17 for Jazz Artist Series.

University Orchestra & Symphonic Wind Ensemble

Photo by Jaclyn Luscomb

Senior Nick Turner performs at the University Orchestra & Symphonic Wind Ensemble which was directed by James Spinazzola. It was held on Thursday, March 18 at 7:30 p.m.

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>> Justin Bieber! Did you scream with joy when you read that name? If so, you’ll be happy to hear that this 16-year-old cutie just released

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Kid,” based of the best-selling children’s novel by Jeff Kinney. This movie follows a young boy’s life throughout his sixth grade year as he’s in the transition phase from grade school to middle school, which we all know can be the most awkward and uncomfortable phase in the process of growing up. It shows the experiences he wrote about in his diary. The movie outlined how big of a deal everything seems to be in middle school and what really is the important part of life. This movie was entertaining for the most part, however it did not seem to keep me captivated like other movies. It had a mixture of comedy with pre-teenager entertainment and embarrassment. This movie is definitely geared toward those in middle school and is a great idea if you need some bonding time with your younger siblings.

his second album entitled My World 2.0.

His debut song (that’s constantly played on the radio) is “Baby” featuring rapper Ludacris. The lyrics reveal how young this new teen magnet is, and I quote “it’s cool seeing you on the playground, but I really want to see you on the weekends,” which is indeed hilarious. Another song, “U Smile,” has a slow tempo song that reminds you of a commercial but has a good meaning. However, it’s not my favorite.

“Runaway Love” has a pop, hip-hop feel while “Kiss and Tell” involves auto-tune which adds depth to the song and again reminds me how young he really is and makes me wonder if he really knows as much about relationships as he portrays.

I’m sure this CD will do great on the charts because Bieber is eye-candy for the 16-year-old girls (and younger), and his vocal talent is good; hopefully once he hits puberty it doesn’t affect his voice. For all you devoted fans he will visit Conseco Fieldhouse August 12.

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freshly baked pie doesn’t hurt either. Don’t be fooled by the name, this bakery is also a café, with a full menu of sandwiches and salads.The service is friendly and the prices are affordable.You can get two pieces of pie for fewer than seven dollars. On a college student budget, I would recommend the Pie Company for grabbing a sandwich and a soda; however, don’t forget to also utilize the free sample window that they offer. After your meal, grab as many free pie samples as your stomach can hold.

Everyone can find something they will enjoy on this menu, but the desserts are by far the most enticing portions. From pre-boxed miniature pies to enormous rice crispy treats, the Grand Traverse Pie Company can satisfy any craving.

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overtone. Rocking the Murat Egyptian Room at Old National Centre in downtown Indianapolis on March 8, fans were thrilled to hear such rousing favorites as “Drunken Lullabies” and “Rebels of the Sacred Heart,”as well as softer, lamentable sounds in “Float” and “The Worst Day Since Yesterday.” Vocals by David King were accompanied by his uncontrollable outbursts into what may or may not have been legitimate jigs. Bridget Regan’s range on the fiddle, violin and tin whistle could impress any orchestra maestro. The breakout star of the show, however, was Frank Turner, currently touring with Flogging Molly and Architects. This English folk/ punk singer-songwriter managed to make at least one concert-goer (this one) forget which band she actually was waiting to see.

His socially and politically-implicative songs including “Love Ire & Song” and “Sons of Liberty” are a return to honest, smart and passionate music.

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whose Asperger’s Syndrome (a form of autism) becomes a full-time job for his mother and younger brother. His disorder makes him sensitive to light, sound and touch. He lives by a set of house rules, the most compelling one being “Take care of your brother; he’s the only one you have.”

His life is made up of routines, such as eating certain color foods on certain days of the week and if something doesn’t go his way, he throws a tantrum. Another thing that comes along with his disorder is his fixation on a certain subject, in his case, crime scene investigation. However, no one ever thought that he would become a suspect behind an investigation. The story keeps you on the edge of your seat as you read through a murder trial, a family taking care of each other and a budding romance. It has all of the elements to keep one interested: sex, crime and conflict.

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By Mia Dandino STAFF WRITER The Murder Room,” a dinner theater comedy, opens in the University of Indianapolis Schwitzer Student Center dining hall on Apr. 16-18 and Apr. 22-23 at 6:45 p.m. The production combines both mystery and farce allowing for a fun-filled night of dinner and comedic entertainment.

“Agatha Christie meets Monty Python meets Abbott and Costello,”director Brad Wright said about “The Murder Room.”

In this vain, the director, Brad Wright, and student director, senior Britany Frymier, presently work to create an enjoyable show. In rehearsal, they have a few over arching goals, such as actor cooperation and growth.

“Comedies allow me to teach the students about timing and ensemble work,” Wright said. “They must really listen to each other and play off each other.”

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“The directors and actors focus primarily on the reality of their characters and their relationships. Then we can take things to the extremes of the comedy,” Wright said.

However, rehearsals are not only devoted to actor coaching. Much time is also spent working on the British dialect.

“Because the play is set in the Yorkshire Dales region of England… it’s a great challenge for our students to add another dialect to their repertoire,” Wright said.

“The Murder Room” also has the challenge of having performances in the dining hall. Because the production is not held in a traditional theater venue, directors, designers and crew must adapt to the space.

“First, there is simply not as much space in the dining hall as a typical theater,” Frymier said.

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Finally, the dining hall must be transformed to accommodate the set, lights,and sound for the production of “The Murder Room.” This challenge involves making alterations to typical or simpler lighting designs for example.

Nevertheless, Wright is confident with producing a successful show because of help from his assistant director, Frymier.

“Britany Frymier is another set of eyes that will be very helpful during the technical rehearsal period when we’re looking at not only the acting but also lights, set, props and costumes,” Wright said.

While “The Murder Room” has its fair share of difficulties, the directors welcome the challenge whole-heartedly.

“We chose this show because it’s an enjoyable comedy.We look forward to the response of the audience,” Frymier says.

Tickets are $10 and dinner is $12. Also there will be a student rush for students to get into the performance for free.

Student director and costume shop manager, senior Britany Frymier works on costumes for “The Murder Room.”

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6 THE REFLECTOR

Finals are just around the corner and you’ve been presented with a problem: you have to study, write a paper or you have do that big final presentation and you know that

UIndy doesn’t tolerate CHEATI 1. Why is plagiarism such a a.)

By Sarah Haefner | News Editor Cheating may be an age-old practice, but theft of intellectual property made easy by the World Wide Web has caused many professors to widen their search for academic misconduct in the last decade. What many students fail to realize is that the repercussions for plagiarism can not only affect a grade on a paper, but it can affect a grade in a class, standing on a team, standing in an educational institution and, if the work is published, it can cause run-ins with the law.

The athletic department recently held a life skills program with Associate Professor of History and Political Science,Ted Frantz, discussing the different manners of academic misconduct. The program topic was based on a needs assessment survey filled out by athletes. “[Frantz] is a prior student-athlete so it kind of made it easier for him to understand what they [student-athletes] are faced with,” said Assistant Director of Athletics, Daryl Gibbs.

Although handled on a case-by-case basis, reports of plagiarism are usually met with harsher penalties by the athletic department than university sanctions.

“If the university says that this student has been accused of plagiarism, that student then is pretty much banned from games,” Gibbs said.“It’s entirely up to the coach’s discretion.

Usually, until that person is cleared, you don’t want to have a player out there representing the institution when they might have done something as heinous as plagiarism.”

Because coursework is heavy on research and writing papers, the English department discovers about a half dozen cases of plagiarism every semester, according to Professor and Faculty Department Chair, Bill Dynes.

“As a department we’ve become much more conscious of it, and we’re much more likely to share that it’s happening,” Dynes said. “Ten years ago, maybe, if I caught someone plagiarizing, I’d handle it between

myself and the student so that nobody else would be aware of it. I couldn’t say that it’s happening more frequently now, but I think we’re much more aware of it.”

Many professors, including those in the English department, are now utilizing tools such as turnitin.com to not only detect plagiarism, but to teach students about the issue. “[Turnitin.com] has really been helpful in helping us teach students what plagiarism is,” Dynes said. “One of the things I really like about turnitin.com is that it will flag both very small and very large examples of plagiarism. So, it becomes much easier in class to talk about when borrowing becomes plagiarism.”

Cultural differences may blur the lines among some students between what is and is not acceptable.

“Some international students have had a harder time adjusting to American standards of responsibility, but at least the students in our department have made really good strides and it has made us, as teachers, more careful about articulating what the standards are,” Dynes said. “The only pattern that I really see is that it tends to happen more clustered around mid-terms and final exams.”

Most professors blatantly state in their syllabuses their own policies regarding plagiarism and other forms of academic misconduct.

“The ultimate sanction is failure in the course,” said Professor and Chair of the anthropology department, Gregory Reinhardt.

“It could be as simple as ‘don’t do it again’ or failing the assignment or having to redo the assignment or having to do additional work, but I stated on my syllabuses that you can’t cheat or plagiarize. If you do, I’ll fail you in the course. So I make it clear that I will push for the ultimate sanction.”

Reinhardt, who was at the forefront of crafting relatively new policies regarding accusations of plagiarism and the ability

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for students to withdraw from the class to avoid a failing grade, runs into plagiarism issues each semester.

“If it’s a really minor thing—a sentence— I’m not going to do anything about it, just tell the student,” Reinhardt said. “In fact, in a case like that, I probably wouldn’t even report it. If it were something more extensive, I’d report it and I would also notify the student that, formally, I was proceeding to fail him or her in the course.”

Reinhardt said he would seriously advise the student to make an appeal.

“I’m willing to listen to an appeal, but feel obligated having made my statement that I have to stand by what I said,” Reinhardt said.

The 2009-10 student handbook explicitly states the options students have when accused of plagiarism. A student may appeal the sanction given by the professor for alleged plagiarism on the grounds of innocence, extenuating circumstances or unfair treatment.

The student must submit a letter to the provost within five days after receiving notice of the sanction. The provost can discuss the issue with the student as well as the accusing professor and, if the case proceeds to appeal, a panel with a faculty and a student representative will listen to both parties and come to a decision. If they feel it necessary, the panel can decide that the sanction for the student was too severe or not severe enough.

“I think there are some times when there are students who sincerely don’t even know what it is,” said Associate Provost and Dean of the School for Adult Learning, Patricia Jefferson. “I think there are times when students don’t realize they have to put quotation marks around specific, word-forword quotes.”

In such cases, the panel may recommend that the student redo the paper and take a tutorial and subsequent quiz on plagiarism.

Repeat offenders or more deliberate acts of plagiarism, such as purchasing papers online,

will not be received as lightly.

Jefferson said she is familiar with a case where an individual was accused of plagiarizing and the professor asked the student to redo the paper, as a learning experience.

“The paper was redone and it was plagiarized the second time. So the professor said ‘I’m going to fail you on this paper,’ and then this student came back in another class and refused to turn a paper in electronically because she didn’t want to use turnitin.com because this paper was substantially plagiarized,” Jefferson said. “So, now we have three cases in one semester with the same student and even though the individual professor said ‘I’m going to let you redo the assignment’ or ‘I’m going to fail you on the assignment,’ the dean in the particular school said, ‘this is three times, maybe it’s a good idea if you don’t major in the department.’”

Such repeat offenders are not common, however, and most cases of plagiarism are isolated incidents. In fact, Jefferson has been filing reported cases of plagiarism for approximately four years now, and most of the cases don’t amount to an appeals process.

She guessed that in three-and-a-half years, only six cases have gone through appeal. Jefferson cannot remember a case severe enough to warrant expulsion from the university, though she did say that if a professor finds plagiarism in a paper written by a student who has already graduated, that professor is legally allowed to fail the student in the class. Thus, plagiarism can jeopardize the ability of a student to obtain his or her degree. According to Jefferson, there have been times when a student has already gone through commencement, was accused of cheating and wasn’t able to graduate.

“It’s antithetical to everything that the university stands for,” Dynes said. “If we’re trying to help students learn to think and articulate their ideas, doing that by copying something from Wikipedia doesn’t really fly.”

2. Why use turnitin.com? a.)

By Stephanie Snay | Entertainment Editor For as long as students have been able to put a pen to paper and formulate complete sentences, teachers and professors have reiterated speeches on the severity of plagiarism so much that the dire consequences of plagiarism should haunt us in our dreams. So why do students still plagiarize?

English professor Jennifer Camden and business professor Jodie Ferise both said it is a rare occurrence for a semester to go by where they do not see a case of plagiarism.

“Any case of plagiarism is a tragedy,” Camden said.

That is why they have both implemented use of the Web site http:// www.turnitin.com in their classes. This completely web-based site has features such as an online grade book, originality checker and peer reviewing, however Camden and Ferise both admit to only using the originality checker.

When using the originality checker,

students are able to submit their papers early and it will highlight instances where they may have plagiarized. This is especially helpful to students that might not know how to cite sources correctly and, in the end, might not be able to tell if they have plagiarized.

“The one caveat is that you have to turn it in before a minute before class, but my hope is that students use it beforehand to check their own work,” Camden said. “If a student doesn’t use the originality check, then it’s such a missed opportunity.”

Camden and Ferise both agree that in certain cases, students might get caught for plagiarizing because they do not know how to properly cite sources and the use of this Web site could eliminate the problem. Camden said the biggest problem her students have regarding plagiarism is knowing how to paraphrase correctly.

“Paraphrasing properly is when you take the idea and put it completely into

your own words, but then you still have to cite it,” Camden said.

Ferise said a problem she sees is that the notion of plagiarism is uniquely American. She also said that often her international students won’t understand the concept of plagiarism.

“Different cultures have very different ideas of what constitutes plagiarism and I’ve had international students stunned when I tell them their paper is plagiarized,” Ferise said.

Camden and Ferise both agree that turnitin.com is simple to use. Ferise also boasts about the comprehensive database the originality checker has to check students papers against. Also, she recommends it to any professors that assign writing.

“The more people that use it, the more comprehensive the database gets and the better the site gets at catching plagiarism,” Ferise said.

Students also find benefits within

the site.

“It’s nice to just be able to submit your paper from your home computer and not have to worry about printing it out,” said English graduate student, Haley Drummond. “Also professors can just make the paper due by midnight, since most students work on things at night.”

As a former high school English teacher, Drummond said the Web site is something she thinks would be very useful in a classroom. She said that being able to have all of the papers submitted through the site would make it easier for teachers to be organized.

One of the main disadvantages to this Web site is that computers are not always reliable. However Camden, Ferise and Drummond all agree that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.

“At its best, the site helps students catch their problems beforehand because once I see it, its plagiarism and then consequences ensue,” Camden said.

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3. WHAT SITES DO YOU NOT CITE? a.)

By Jaclyn Luscomb | Editorial Assistant The semester is winding down, and we’re all starting some sort of final projects in our classes. These projects may be paintings, sculptures, music recitals, science labs, final math calculations or the dreaded research paper. The easiest way to do a research paper is to do it right the first time.

Lately there’s been a lot of controversy on campus about cheating and plagiarism and, if there’s one basic thing a student can do to prevent getting knocked down on a paper, it’s to cite the right sources. If your research is in order and you’re not copying directly from the source, the rest of the paper should be relatively easy.

Here are some important “dont’s” and “do’s” for research papers: DON’T use Wikipedia for scholarly subjects or academic papers.

DON’T take everything you see on Wikipedia for the truth; I could log on right now and say that Lady Gaga was the first president of the United States.

DON’T use only one source to gather data for a research paper or project. use SparkNotes. DON’T use CliffsNotes.

DON’T plagiarize.

DO use Wikipedia for popular culture and subjects not addressed in scholarly literature.

DO double check everything you read on several different sites.

DO be aware that professors have handy tools and are able to enter a phrase from your paper into a search engine to see if it matches any other documents and can tell almost instantly if you are using someone else’s work.

DO paraphrase, and then cite.

DO find Web sites that end in .gov, .edu or .org.

DO be aware that professors sometimes get test questions and material from Sparknotes and other like minded cites.

The point is, they go there and they’ll know if you do, too. be aware that plagiarism will not only cause you to fail an assignment, but can result in failing the class, being kicked off a sports team and, in extreme cases, expulsion.

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Honors students present findings of extensive research it is different from the parent strand.

Allen and Araki presented March 26 at 4 p.m. in Good Recital Hall.

Junior human biology and prephysical therapy major Heidi King is presenting a descriptive analysis on a program called the Community Patient Resource Group (CPRG), a group of people who perform as patients for the students in physical therapy to work with.

“The purpose of the study was to see how the faculty and students perceived how working with the CPRG was benefitting the students in their learning,” King said.

Junior exercise science and prephysical therapy major Lauren Bailey is presenting a new user’s guide for the Institutional Review Board (IRB) submission process for future researchers after running into problems during her original research project.

King and Bailey will present on April 5 in Good Recital Hall from 6 to 8 p.m.

Lastly, senior international relations and French double major Sarah VanVlerah’s project is a phenomenological study on swing dancing in Indianapolis and London, England. VanVlerah said she conducted 10 in-depth interviews on how swing dancing lessons have affected their lives.

“The most incredible thing that this project did for me was put a concrete

reward on pursuing higher education,” VanVlerah said. “It goes beyond a piece of paper that says I did this; it’s a 50 page book that says I did this.”

Senior psychology major Imen Saadeh will be presenting a qualitative analysis on Muslim Middle-Eastern women in America with higher education degrees and their decisions to work or stay at home. Saadeh said she interviewed four Muslim women, two who stay in the home and two who work outside the home.

“The media in this country portrays Muslim women as uneducated and suppressed. I wanted to prove otherwise,” Saadeh said.

Alongside senior Jessica Arnett, who will be presenting her chemical analysis of melamine in milk, VanVlerah and Saadeh will be presenting on April 7 from 6 to 8 p.m. in Good Recital Hall.

Executive Director of the Honors College Greta Pennell noted the importance of these presentations.

“Too often in academia we take good work for granted, moving on to the next test, the next academic milestone without pausing to recognize the individual for their efforts,” Pennell said.

These students have been working on these projects for more than a year and hope the campus will support their work by coming to watch their presentations in the upcoming weeks.

operations.”

Junior Keith Smith believes that this The business department already addition is long overdue. offers an entrepreneurship major, and “For a school of business not to have the minors draw upon pre-existing an entrepreneurship minor is kind of courses. Courses deal strictly with silly, and I’m glad they decided to add conceiving of a business idea and it,” Smith said. “I thought it would be developing an operational business a good idea to add it to my repertoire plan, as well as how to find since I have some extra credits funding for this business to fulfill in my last year here. idea. A practicum also offers I would much rather obtain students the opportunity another minor than take to work with three separate ‘filler’ classes. I’m interested types of companies—a forbecause at some point of my profit manufacturer, a forlife I would like to own my profit service provider and a own health and fitness facility not-for-profit organization and this minor will be a good of some kind. foundation.”

“Entrepreneurship Junior Kendra Geiger also programs in general are cited the current economy GEIGER growing at an incredibly as motivation for adding the rapid rate throughout the country,” new minor.

Osweiler said.

“There is always a possibility that

with the way the economy is that people may not just give you a job; you may have to become a self-starter and create your own job,” Geiger said.

Osweiler assures all who add this minor that it will prove beneficial.

“When students exit the university, particularly business majors, whether or not they end up owning their own business or going to work in a corporation, learning the business plan process is an incredibly valuable skill to develop,” Osweiler said.

Geiger agreed. ““Corporations are constantly revamping their business plans, and if you are someone who has had experience in creating business plans, it is highly likely that you will be hired/ promoted because of this,” Geiger said. “Corporations need people who understand business plans.”

By Kellie Donnelly STAFF WRITER

Senior pre-med biology major Brittany Araki presented the findings of her research regarding chemotherapeutic drug affects on specific molecules in a cell.

Many students in the University of Indianapolis Honors College will present their final research projects to the public in April.

The projects are presented in the basement of Schwitzer Student Center or Good Recital Hall and are open to all UIndy students and faculty.

Students can receive LP credit as well.

The Honors College project is an accumulation of the student’s work over the years he or she has been in the Honors program. The presentation reflects the student’s educational interests.

Senior elementary education major Lindsey Allen presented a creative piece about her pre-service teaching as well as her childhood experiences in the education system. Allen said she combined her past experiences with what she is learning about teaching in the classroom into a collection of lyric essays.

Senior pre-med biology major Brittany Araki’s project was a chemotherapeutic study on how a chemotherapeutic drug affects specific molecules in a cell. She also attempted to establish a cell line that is resistant to the chemotherapeutic drug to see if

Entrepreneurship minor now offered for business and non-business students

By Sarah Haefner NEWS EDITOR Students scheduling for classes this spring may want to keep in mind that a new minor in entrepreneurship will be offered in the fall semester of 2010 and, considering the continuing economic state, ask themselves whether they can afford not to.

Both business and non-business majors at the University of Indianapolis have been enquiring about the creation of an entrepreneurship minor and, with the encouragement of Stanley Osweiler, instructor of marketing and entrepreneurship, the addendum passed the final phase of approval in December. The program will offer two separate entrepreneurship minors for business and non-business majors.

“More and more students, both business majors and non-business majors, have approached me with the following kind of request: one, it’s becoming more and more apparent to me, the student, largely because of the economic environment, that I should prepare myself perhaps to depend upon my own devices when I graduate,” Osweiler said.

“Out of that grew the request whether it was possible for me, the student, to take some OSWEILER entrepreneurship courses to learn about business planning and funding business

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SPORTS

9 MARCH 31, 2010

Looking to go deep into the postseason

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Ending Abruptly Indianapolis fell to Northern Michigan by one to end their season at 26-4

By Dan Dick OPINION EDITOR

Freshman infielder Kelsey Rummel awaits the offering from the Missouri S & T pitcher. UIndy split series against Missouri-St. Louis and USI to push their record to 19-10 (11-3 GLVC). Indianapolis hosts Lewis in a doubleheader April 3.

After struggling at the beginning of the season, UIndy went on a 13game winning streak

By Staci Reafsynder FEATURE EDITOR

Starting their season Feb. 19, the ‘Hounds struggled to put wins on their record with seven losses and three wins before entering play during spring break.

Four of those seven losses came against ranked teams. No. 2 North Georgia and No. 20 Wayne State each defeated Indianapolis once and No. 1 Alabama-Huntsville won two games against UIndy.

How long ago that seems.

It was the doubleheader wins on March 6 that started a 13-game win streak that put the softball team in the record books for the most consecutive wins.

The Greyhounds record now stands at 19-10, 11-3 GLVC with 16 games left in the season.

Head coach Melissa Frost-Fisher said the team has to continually get tougher each game.

“We would like to get back to the Regional tournament and also back to the Super Regionals and the World Series. In order for us to do that, we have to step up our game each and every time we take the field,” Frost-Fisher said.

“The competition just continues to get tougher and tougher from here on out.

The big thing that we’ve talked about all

year is playing at our level and making sure that we do the things we need to do in order to win.”

Against the University of MissouriSt. Louis on March 27, the ‘Hounds split the doubleheader, dropping the opener and salvaging a split with a 9-3 victory in the nightcap.

In the first game, Indianapolis took a 1-0 into the fourth.

The Tritons tied the game in the fourth before a triple concluded the scoring for UMSL in the fifth.

In game two, the ‘Hounds compiled FISHER 11 hits on their way to victory. Senior shortstop Carmen Martinez led the way with three RBIs on three hits.

Sophomore catcher/outfielder Ashley Boxley drove in two runs and scored twice. Freshman designated hitter/right fielder Hannah Atkinson also contributed two RBIs via a throwing error on a fielder’s choice.

The day prior in Evansville, UIndy split with the University of Southern Indiana.

In the first game, a five-run seventh inning catapulted Indianapolis to a victory.

UIndy took the lead for good after freshman/outfielder Jennifer DeMotte delivered a two-run single to give the ‘Hounds a 5-4 lead.

USI took game two 2-1, scoring a walk-off run in extra innings from a double play ball.

On March 20, the Greyhounds faced off against Missouri University of Science and Technology in a double header.

Missouri S & T would end UIndy’s 13game win streak when the team defeated the ‘Hounds 2-1 in the first game.

UIndy took the scoring initiative early in the second game with a 1-0 lead against the Miners in the third inning. But it was in the top of the fourth that Missouri S & T answered back with two runs. The Greyhounds kept the Miners off the scoreboard for the remainder of the game and rallied to win 3-2.

“We’ve just really come around as a team and that makes me confiRUSSELL dent on the mound that my defense is behind me,”said senior pitcher/first baseman Megan Russell.

“Playing together, more consistently, like we have been, we’ve had an opportunity to put our trust in each other.”

Hosting Maryville University March 19, the Greyhounds defeated the Saints in both games. The ‘Hounds shut out the Saints in the first game 2-0. Junior infielder Jamie Keltz and Boxely scored runs for the winning effort. In game two, the ‘Hounds held Maryville to one run while scoring seven of their own. UIndy held the Saints to only three hits in the second game.

“Our pitchers have done a phenomenal job in this last span of games,” Frost-Fisher said. “[The pitchers] have really done a great job of keeping us in the ball game and keeping the runs that have been allowed to low scoring.”

Prior to the games against Maryville and Missouri S & T, the softball team had only managed to practice outside once, on March 18, Frost-Fisher said. It’s either

been raining or too cold for Indianapolis to practice outside on the field.

Also, because of the weather, there have been many game cancellations this season. Games scheduled against Saginaw Valley State University (March 11), Stonehill College and Ashland University on March 12 were among the games cancelled.

On March 15, Indianapolis traveled to Kansas City, Mo., to take on Rockhurst University, the ‘Hounds added two more wins to their record. The team also increased their win streak to 11. In game one, UIndy only allowed three runs, en route to posting a 10-3 victory.

The Greyhounds led 3-1 in the third inning of the second game, but Rockhurst would nudge its way closer, tying the score when they batted in their second run in the bottom of the fourth. With only a one run margin, Frost-Fisher said it was great to see the team step up.

“You could [see] the looks on their faces and you had no doubt that [Rockhurst] was not going to score,” FrostFisher said.

UIndy held Rockhurst to only two runs, and won the game 3-2.

Frost-Fisher said that things are starting to come together for the team.

“Our girls have came and done their job,” Frost-Fisher said. “They’ve done what we’ve asked them to do.”

Last season, the UIndy softball team was the only unranked team at the World Series. This year Frost-Fisher said their ultimate goal is winning in the month of May. “We have to continue doing what we need to do to work towards our goal,” Frost-Fisher said. “And our goal is [winning and advancing in] May [when the postseason begins].”

The women’s basketball team represented the University of Indianapolis well this regular season by setting a new record for consecutive wins with 24. However, mounting injuries and strong competition resulted in a 52-51 Greyhounds’ loss in the opening round of the NCAA Midwest Regional March 12 against the Wildcats of Northern Michigan University.

“Toward the end of the season, we started getting very banged up with five players experiencing different injuries. With a roster of MEISSEL only 10, it was hard to have the practices we needed to continue to improve,”said head coach LeAnn Freeland. “Other teams continued to improve and we did not.”

Junior forward Samantha Meissel said the difference between the regular and postseasons was mental.

“Our mentality in the regular season was fearless. We went into every game ready to beat someone,” Meissel said.

“As the season progressed, however, we didn’t seem as focused like we were in the beginning. By not focusing we eventually became our own enemy, the only thing that stopped us from winning was ourselves.”

The team enjoyed a 24-game winning streak to begin the season, with victories against Northern Kentucky and Drury.

Those victories were the first against those two schools in four years.

“The most decisive moment of the season was our home game against NKU,” Meissel said. “We were down 11 and realized the only thing holding us back were ourselves, so we pulled it together and made a run from there on.”

That win pushed their record to 6-0.

The Greyhounds were on their way.

“The entire seaFREELAND son was very memorable with the highs and the lows. However, our wins against NKU and Drury were the highlighted wins for our program this season,” Freeland said.

> See BASKETBALL on Page 11

To win UIndy’s first national title Women’s golf looking to improve upon last year’s thirdplace finish

By Ashley Keihn EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Indianapolis placed third March 28 in a 21-team Northern Kentucky Invitational field.

Senior Sarah Prascsak finished in a tie for third individually, with a sevenover 151 at the Perry Park Golf Course.

Defending individual national champion, senior Lyndsay McBride finished in a tie for 17th with a score of 13 over par for the event.

The UIndy women’s golf team finished fourth in the eight-team Ashland University Desert Invitational held at Longbow Golf Course in Mesa, AZ, home of the 2010 NCAA Division II Championship in May. McBride was the top scorer for the team; she tied for fourth with a two-day score of 153 for her seventh top-five fin-

ish in eight events this season. Prascsak finished 17th in the tournament with a 160 two-day score, junior Allison Tyler finished 21st with 162 and sophomore Darin Pinnick finished 25th with a 164.

The Desert Invite was on the same course that the National Championship will be played on this year. Last year, the ‘Hounds finished third as a team at nationals. This year, they are working towards winning conference and a national championship.

“Last year’s third place finish at the nationals lit a fire under this group and they want a championship. Playing at Longbow will give them a lot of confidence when we get there as what to expect with course design and condition,” said Head coach Ken Piepenbrink.

“Unlike other sports we do not play on a consistent playing field like baseball, football, basketball; every course we play is designed differently and the only way to play well is to understand the course and develop confidence by playing it.

Going to Arizona was a major step forward in being ready for a national championship run.”

Senior Ashley Seaton is excited for

the end of the season and the national championship in May, but the feelings she has are conflicted.

“Longbow is an absolutely pristine and perfectly maintained [course]. It is an exciting course to play with the natural desert lining all the fairways.The last few tournaments of the season are becoming bittersweet. It feels like just yesterday I was teeing off at my first collegiate tournament,” Seaton said. “I am staying focused on devoting all I can to practice for the remaining tournaments to ensure I have no regrets and a lot of great memories. Although college golf is ending soon, I honestly feel like it is just the beginning; I have come too far for it to end now.”

The goal for this year has remained the same throughout the season, currently the team is one of the top teams in the country both athletically and academically.

“Our goal is to win conference and a national championship along with being the highest academic team in the

> See IMPROVE on Page 10

Senior Lyndsay McBride, the defending Division II champion, sinks a putt. UIndy placed third at the NKU Invitational.

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10 THE REFLECTOR

MARCH 31, 2010

Merging: Art and athletics

Senior golfer Ashley Seaton finished her mural, displayed above the serving lines in UIndy’s Marketplace. She said she drew her ideas about the mural from her experiences at UIndy, academically and athletically. She credits her teammates for helping her garner ideas for this project.

Golfer completes mural and balances school and sports

By Ashley Keihn EDITORIAL ASSISTANT

Being a senior graphic design major with a minor in business, and member of the women’s golf team, how would one have time to create a great piece of artwork for all to enjoy? Ashley Seaton has done just that; she created the “Mural to Merge”now on display in the dining hall.

The mural came about as part of an honors project that was embraced immediately by various members of the UIndy community.

“With this project I wanted to demonstrate to the University of Indianapolis

what I could accomplish with skills I learned here in graphic design, marketing and fine arts. I wanted to influence students to go beyond the projects assigned in class and to give back to their community,” Seaton said. “The combination of business, fine arts and graphic design involved with this project was the first time in my college career I had the opportunity to utilize these areas and bring them together for one purpose.

The ideas for the mural not only came from Seaton, they came from the rest of the campus community as well.

Twenty notebooks were placed around SEATON campus, for students to pick up and sketch or write in their ideas for the design of

the mural. Some responses included the following: “remember not to study too hard but laugh much harder,” “let your light shine,” “what does not kill us makes us stronger” and “where am I going, what am I doing, what will happen,” alongside of the picture of a person and “work on it together,” appeared beside a sketch of hands.

Seaton feels that her experiences as a college student helped her to understand the responses a little better. She also knew that she wanted the entire campus to be able to help create the mural.

“Being a college student provided me with a direct understanding of the response given and how to incorporate the responses into the design of the mural.

Utilizing the responses from the journals, I incorporated objects representing time, navigation, travel, education and thought,” she said.

Students, faculty and alumni were able to help in painting the mural at

Paint Day during Welcome Week 2009.

Seaton looked to various pop artists for inspiration on how to make this easier, by creating simpler shapes and color to be pre-mixed and require no blending to help to accommodate the different levels of painting skills.

Seaton is a senior member of the UIndy women’s golf team and her teammates were more than supportive throughout the mural project.

“They actually helped me brainstorm for my project on our golf trips. It was difficult to decide on what to do for my honors project. It was the long car rides for golf that helped me come up with an idea. They loved the final proposal and looked forward to getting to help. They even proved to be wonderful painters on paint day,” Seaton said.

Had it not been for the many people involved the project might not have been possible.

“It was through the Honors College

that I was given the opportunity to work on a large-scale project; however, this project could not have been successful if it were not for the Department of Art & Design, The Physical Plant and Kory Vitangeli,” Seaton said.

Associate Professor of Art Jim Viewegh helped Ashley in the wood shop on constructing the wooden structure. He also supervised the final painting and engineered the hanging system seen in Schwitzer Center.

The mural is now on display in the dining hall for all to see, and Seaton feels that nothing is more satisfying.

“From the beginning, I wanted the mural to be hung in the student center because it is designed for, by and of the students,”Seaton said.“There was no other place I wanted the mural to be hung; it would have been a huge disappointment if it did not get approved.There is nothing more rewarding than getting to see my work hung in the student center.”

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Awards Corner

By Adrian Kendrick and Jacki Dillman EDITOR-IN-CHIEF & MANAGING EDITOR While many students were relaxing over Spring Break some athletes received notice that their hard work and leadership has been acknowledged.

Kyleigh Turner, a senior at UIndy, was one of 29 female athletes nationwide to receive an NCAA Post Graduate Scholarship. Turner was selected to receive this $7,500 scholarship based on her ability to excel in the classroom and on the volleyball court. Only two Division II players were honored this year, Turner among them.

“I was very excited to receive an award like this and represent the university in such a positive way. This award is a culmination of the work I have put in on the court and in the classroom,” Turner said. “I want to give all the credit to the professors, coaches, administrators and teammates that have

encouraged me during my four years.”

Senior, guard Jessica Canary received Academic All-District First Team, ESPN The Magazine/Academic All-America,College Division Third Team, First Team All-GVLC and First Team All-Region (both WBCA and Daktronics).

“She is a good all-around player who did a lot for our team and her postseason basketball accolades are a reflection of her overall production and leadership. I am very happy she is getting recognized by so many nation-wide,” said Head coach LeeAnne Freeland.

Junior, forward Samantha Meissel earnered GLVC Player of the Year, First Team All-GLVC and First Team AllRegion (both WBCA and Daktronics).

“Sam is a dominant offensive player for us and many coaches across the nation respect her ability and determination to score from the perimeter and on the block,” Freeland said. “It is exciting she has garnered such accolades

as only a junior.”

Junior, guard Darius Adams has won Daktronics All-Midwest Region First Team and is the first UIndy player in history to lead the team in all four categories (in points, rebounds, assists, and steals) in a single season and All-Great Lakes Valley Conference Second Team honor.

“Anytime you have the kind of individual success that Darius had it’s obvious your name is going to be mentioned for awards,” said Stan Gouard. “Knowing Darius I am sure he will trade in any individual accolade for the success of our team. Next year, I look for him to be one of the premiere players in the country. I’m just fortunate that he is a Greyhound and not in uniform playing against us.”

Other UIndy students that have received accolades are seniors JD Greenlee and Megan Farley , who were each honored with the Arthur Ashe Jr. Award for Leadership and Sportsmanship at the regional level by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association.

BASKETBALL from Page 9 Meissel agreed with her coach about the impact of defeating Drury.

“My most memorable moment of the season was beating Drury for the first time since they’ve joined our conference,” Meissel said. “It was at home and we had a good crowd. Beating them was exciting for us because we had fun and played together.”

A career moment occurred for two players this past season.

“This past season was full of great memories, but I would say Sam and I scoring our 1,000th point in the same game [Nov. 21 vs. Saginaw Valley State] was special,” said senior guard Jessica Canary.

Both Canary and Meissel received All-America Honorable Mention from the Women’s Basketball Coaches As-

sociation on March 22.

The loss of four seniors will not go unnoticed.

“It will be hard to replace our four seniors. They have done great things for UIndy women’s basketball,”Freeland said.

Meissel acknowledged the impact of losing four seniors.

“Every year we lose someone who is important to our team and this year we are losing an exceptional group of girls,” Meissel said. “We all looked up to the seniors and seeing them go is sad, but yet we know next year isn’t far away and we’re determined to start it off right.”

Canary believes next year’s team will be successful.

“I think the team will be able to build on the momentum we had this past year. The team is losing experience and leadership

from us seniors, but I have no doubt returning players will be able to step up and fill those roles,” Canary said.

“Next year’s seniors have had a lot of experience as underclassmen which will be a huge factor for them next season.”

The Greyhounds have seven returning players next season, as well as seven incoming freshmen. “[Hopefully they’ll] be ready to contribute as freshmen,” Freeland said.

The season ended earlier than the team would have liked, they know what needs to be improved upon for next season.

“The most challenging moment of the season was getting back to how we can play after our back-to-back losses,” Meissel said. “We never fully got our togetherness back to finish out our season.”

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Senior Seth Fair shoots the ball off a tee. UIndy played at the UNA Spring Classic March 29-30, their last tournament before postseason play begins.

Overcoming obstacles Men’s golf team placed eighth in Puerto Rico

By Kellie Donnelly STAFF WRITER The University of Indianapolis’men’s golf team spent spring break overseas in Puerto Rico playing in an invitationonly tournament.

The Palmas De Mar Intercollegiate Tournament, held in Humaco, Puerto Rico, had a majority of Division I teams out of the 14 participating.

Indianapolis placed eighth as a team.

Seniors Kyle Miller and Seth Fair placed the highest for UIndy finishing in a tie for 29th. Junior Blair Webb finished one back from Fair and Miller, while sophomore Aaron Monson placed 39th. Freshman Brady Klotz tied for 55th and senior Brad Abel placed 59th.

There were 84 individuals competing in the tournament.

Head coach Brent Nicoson said the men’s team garnered this invitation through the respect the ‘Hounds have earned from other teams around the country.

Despite the prestige of the tournament, the team still had to battle the spring break atmosphere with beaches merely 50 feet from their villas.

“The location was beautiful,” Coach Nicoson said. “It was harder to focus; plus the weather has been cruddy here.”

Senior Seth Fair agreed it was difficult to focus.

“The atmosphere was much different because it was very laid back and there weren’t many spectators,” Fair said.

Nicoson said the tournament was good practice because it helped the team open its eyes and see where it needed to improve before the postseason.

Nevertheless, the trip wasn’t all work and no play.

“We took a day after and went deepsea fishing with the team,” Nicoson said.

Fair added that the team also spent time on the beach in front of their villas when they weren’t playing golf.

“It was hard not to enjoy being there even though the golf wasn’t our best,” Fair said.

Looking ahead, the men’s golf team has a tough schedule for the upcoming months. They have two back-to-back tournaments before the conference tournament and then NCAA’s.

Nicoson said the team is working harder than they ever have. They are hoping to get back in the top 10 in the country before the post-season begins in April.

“We haven’t even played our best yet,” Nicoson said.

As for Puerto Rico, Nicoson and Fair agreed they would definitely go back if UIndy were invited again. The sandy beaches and beautiful location are just too much to pass up for teams who are inseason during spring break and therefore don’t get to enjoy the vacation like the rest of the student body.

Indianapolis played in the University of North Alabama Spring Classic on March 29-30.This tournament was the last tuneup prior to the start of postseason play.

Check athletics.uindy.edu for complete updates of the team’s results.

Success in Florida Women’s tennis team compiled an undefeated record in Florida

By Kaley Belakovich STAFF WRITER

The University of Indianapolis men’s tennis team faced Vincennes University at UIndy’s tennis center on March 20, suffering an 8-1 defeat.

Over spring break, Indianapolis’ tennis teams took a trip to Orlando to compete in a series of five matches.

T h e m e n’s team played their TEUNIS first match in the Sunshine State on March 7 against Minnesota State.

UIndy defeated Minnesota State 7-2.

Sophomore Taylor Broda earned the closest win, posting a victory 6-4, 7-5 (11-9). Sophomore Matt Smith won 6-0, 6-2. Freshman Steffen Good took his match in straight sets, winning 6-3 in each set. Sophomore Jeff Price also won in straight sets 6-3, 6-3. Freshman Preston Swain claimed victory over his opponent 6-1, 6-1.

On March 8, UIndy played Eckerd College in St. Petersburg falling 6-1, as matches ended early due to

darkness. The March 10 match against Michigan Tech played in Orlando left UIndy with another loss, 8-1. The matches scheduled for March 11-12 against Mesa State and Grand Valley State were canceled due to rain.

According to head coach John Venter, health has been an issue for the men thus far.

“We need to keep our men healthy,” Venter said. “We’ve had three or four injuries this season. We can almost never play with a full roster.”

After the Florida matches, UIndy’s men’s team’s record dropped to 6-5.

The women’s team had a more successful trip to Florida, starting with their 7-2 win against Minnesota State on March 7, taking five of six singles matches.

Sophomore Alena Perez Majul won in straight sets 6-4, 7-5. Sophomore Lee Matthews took her match 4-6, 7-5, 6-3. Sophomore Meghan Teunis won 6-3, 7-5. Junior Kelsey HartVENTER man won easily 6-0, 6-2. Freshman Rachel Barger won 6-3, 6-2.

In doubles competition, Hartman and junior Ceciley Starkey won 8-6. Teunis and Barger took their match 8-4.

The Lady ‘Hounds won again on March 8 with an 8-1 win against Eckerd.

The women continued their winning streak against Saginaw Valley State with a 6-3 outcome on March 10. The women’s March 11-12 matches scheduled against Mesa State and Grand Valley State, respectively, were canceled due to rain.

“Our women’s team needs to believe they’re capable of beating every team

on our schedule,” Venter said. “We’ve got to get out there and prove we’re as good as we are.”

The spring break matches brought the Lady ‘Hounds up to a 7-1 record thus far this season.

“We help each other improve in order to make us a better and stronger team,” Teunis said.

The matches in Florida were a different experience than most practices and other matches the ‘Hounds have had this season. These are the first outdoor matches that both teams played so far this year.

“We’re lucky enough to own an indoor tennis court, where there are always perfect conditions. You don’t have the sun, wind or rain,” Venter said. “In Florida we had sun, wind and rain. That’s a factor we have to re-teach ourselves to work with.”

Senior Werner Henning agreed that playing in Florida presented SWAIN new challenges, especially regarding the weather.

“The outdoor conditions play slower than indoors and there are also more variables involved like the wind and sun. On a windy day, the playing field is leveled,”Henning said. “Being able to go to Florida and compete is a privilege so you really want to perform well.”

Updates from the men’s and women’s matches against Northern Kentucky and the University of Missouri-St. Louis were not available as of Reflector press time.

The teams travel to St. Joseph’s April 2 to take on the Pumas.

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