Mar. 8, 2006 | The Reflector

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MARCH 8, 2006

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■ TUITION

Tuition increases four percent for 2006-2007 year Valerie Miller Editor-in-Chief

The University of Indianapolis Board of Trustees approved, on Feb. 15, a four percent increase in both tuition and room and board for the 2006-2007 school year.

“We feel it is a reasonable increase that can address our needs,” said University President Beverley Pitts.

The four percent increase is less than most other private schools in Indiana and keeps UIndy in the bottom half of tuition costs among private schools in the state.

“We just think it is unconscionable that schools would charge six, seven, eight percent increases when the Consumer Price Index doesn’t go up six, seven, or eight percent,” said David Wantz, vice president for student affairs.

Tuition will increase from $17,980 for the 2005-2006 school year to about $18,700.

Because room and board costs vary depending on which residence hall and

meal plan students choose, generalizing the cost of the room and board is difficult.

However, according to Wantz, UIndy publishes its highest possible cost for room and board, whereas other universities often publish their lowest possible cost, so it is important to keep that in mind when comparing costs.

Wantz also said that the price of meal plans has been adjusted to “make the price difference [among different meal plans] more reasonable.”

The money from the tuition increase will mainly go to faculty salaries. According to Pitts, the university is in the process of hiring 21 faculty members, some of whom are to replace retiring faculty members and some of whom are part-time or adjuncts who will move to full-time positions.

“It gets us back up to where we needed to be in terms of the increase in student enrollment,” Pitts said.

According to Pitts, the faculty/student ratio at UIndy is one to 12. “That is really, really low…I don’t think many of the other private schools can say that,” Pitts said.

While the bulk of the money from the

tuition increase will go to faculty needs, money will also be used to address technology needs.

“The other issue for us…is technology, because we need to catch up. Everything is new, new, new...and as a university, we need to be on the cutting edge of that,” Pitts said. “The problem with technology is the same problem every university is facing – it’s a brand new additional expense. It has to happen. We want it to happen. We want to stay on the cutting edge in terms of what students can do.”

Although tuition and room and board will increase, according to both Pitts and Wantz, UIndy runs efficiently.

“This is a very, very efficient, wellmanaged university,” Pitts said.

According to Wantz, the university is working to keep costs in check.

“We’ve put a freeze on hiring professional staff, so our money is going into the thing we do best, which is the education of students,” Wantz said.

The final budget for the 2006-2007 school year will be put together in the spring and finalized over the summer, once enrollment figures, especially for the freshman class, are more concrete.

University of Indianapolis Tuition Trends, 2003-2007 Each increase figure represents the percentage increase from the previous year.

Total

Increase

2003-2004

$16,720

Tuition

Room & Board $5,940

$22,660

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2004-2005

$17,300

$6,150

$23,450

3.4%

2005-2006

$17,980

$7,010

$24,990

6.5%

2006-2007

$18,700

$7,380

$26,080

4.3%

The total tuition and room and board costs for the 2006-2007 school year represents a 13.5 percent increase from the 2003-2004 total tuition and room and board costs.

The University of Indianapolis’ 2005-2006 total tuition and room and board costs ranked 16th among Indiana’s private institutions. The most expensive Indiana private institutions, in ranking order, are Rose Hulman ($34,937), Earlham, DePauw, Butler, Wabash, University of Evansville, Valparaiso, Hanover, Saint Joseph, Manchester, Tri-State, Taylor, Goshen, Saint Mary of the Woods, Anderson, University of Indianapolis, Huntington, Franklin, Marian and Saint Francis ($22,360).

Info box by Katy Yeiser ■ STUDENT ACTIVITY FEE

ISG proposes $25 Student UIndy Forums Activity Fee increase for fall shut down ■ FORUMS

Katy Yeiser Managing Editor

Crystle Collins News Editor The University of Indianapolis Student Government met to discuss several issues at the Feb. 21 meeting, including raising the university’s Student Activity Fee (SAF).

ISG Treasurer Isaac Hughes proposed a plan to raise the SAF from $50 to $75 in order to improve the regularity of campus events.

Every semester, full-time undergraduate students pay a $50 SAF as part of their tuition and 30 percent, $15, of the fee goes to the Registered Student Organizations (RSO) Line. There are a total of 2,120 fulltime undergraduate students this semester.

The Fund Allocation Committee (FAC) of the RSO is responsible for allocating money from the SAF to approximately 40 registered UIndy clubs. Every month meetings are held where registered clubs request funding in order to host events around campus. Each fund allocated to clubs has to be approved by the Executive Board of the Fund Allocation Committee, which is managed by junior ISG Vice President Susan Decker, Executive Director of Student Services Dan Stoker and Hughes.

RSO acquired a total of $31,800 from the SAF at the beginning of the spring semester to allocate to clubs throughout the semester.

At the Feb. meeting, the committee allocated just over $27,400 to UIndy clubs.

The committee now has around $4,300 left to distribute to clubs over the next two meetings in March and April.

“This is a considerable problem… our funds are down,” Hughes said. “Once the money is gone, it’s gone until next year. If we run out, and other clubs and organizations come forward asking for money, they would have to find a way to finance their programs themselves.”

If the $25 increase to a $75 SAF had been in affect this semester, the FAC would have had $47,700 to allocate to RSO, an increase in almost $16,000. Hughes also emphasized that other institutions similar to UIndy have a better reputation for campus

events because their SAF is significantly higher.

“A lot of schools are way ahead of us, and we’re not even getting remotely close to the schools in our same conference or division,” Hughes said. “So [by raising the fee] we’re not doing anything that is outrageous.”

Decker, Stoker and Hughes proposed the SAF increase to ISG during the March 6 meeting. However, ISG does not need to approve the proposal in order for it to pass.

The SAF increase will be implemented only if there is a two-thirds student vote in favor of the increase. The total number of students

who participate in an eventual online poll will determine the two-thirds consensus. If the proposal is approved, the increase will be implemented in the fall.

“We want the students’ approval for the raise in the SAF before it happens,” said Evan Hill, ISG president. “It is important that they understand what the SAF does and how it works.”

Students who want to voice their opinions can attend meetings regarding the proposal on March 20 in Warren Hall Lobby at 9 p.m., March 21 in Cory Bretz Lobby at 9 p.m. and on March 22 in Room 004 of Schwitzer Student Center at 4 p.m.

Breakdown of $50 Student Activity Fee

Registered Student Organizations $15 Campus Program Board $26

Indianapolis Student Gov’t $5

Intramurals $1.50

Reserved For Students $.25

Schwitzer Student Center $1.25 Multicultural Organizations $1.00 Pie chart by Emily Scott

Amy Remsburg Feature Editor

The UIndy Forums was recently shut down due to an increased security risk to the intranet.

The Forums, which has been in existence for four years, was started as a location where students, faculty and staff could converse about non-academic issues. The Forums consisted of general and specific discussion boards such as Lost and Found, For Sale, game-related (such as video game discussions) and more.

Even though the Forums has been around for years, there has not been steady participation in the discussions.

“Students here and there have used it, but we never saw a tremendous amount of use over time,” said Amber Weishaar, director of web services.

Web Services recently noticed security holes in the Forums software. When the system administrator patched the holes, there were still potential security risk. Weishaar and Dan Stoker, executive director of student services, decided that because the system was temporarily shut down, this time would be a good opportunity to assess the demand for the Forums.

“We sort of thought we can use this opportunity, since there’s security problems anyway, to see what has been the use. Why spend the staff time trying to fix something, if it’s not going to be noticed in the end,” Stoker said.

In place of the Forums, a message with an e-mail address was posted for students to send any questions or comments about the Forums.

Since the Forums has been down, there have been only four responses to the message.

“We wanted to gauge the usage of it [the Forums] by who’s reading the message and asking for feedback then. With the message, we get the people who are actually going to the place and utilizing it and seeing if they’re going to give anything constructive like ‘Hey, I really like this, and I want it back’ or, ‘let’s try something different’,” Stoker said.

Weishaar and Stoker are discussing with the Indianapolis Student Government what they could do if the Forums is permanently shut down. By working with ISG, they may potentially open up larger discussions about the Forums or give students a space for offering suggestions for changes.

The window for offering suggestions to the message on the Forums page will end soon.

“We won’t leave the message up for the rest of the semester. It will probably be down in the next few weeks, definitely before Spring Break,” Stoker said.

Comments or suggestions for the future of the Forums will be accepted until the page is taken down. After that, any comments should be directed to ISG.

News at a Glance

PROVOST SEARCH Shelly Grimes Opinion Editor Four candidates for provost at the University of Indianapolis visited campus March 2-9 to meet with various campus groups and tour the university.

Candidates include Dr. Deborah Balogh, interim provost and vice president for Academic Affairs at Ball State University; Dr. Mary Moore, interim provost and vice president for Academic Affairs at the University of Indianapolis; Dr. Yatish Shah, provost and executive vice chancellor at the University of Missouri- Rolla; and Dr. Linda Pritchard, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Eastern Michigan University.

Cabinet members, the Dean’s Council, Provost Search Committee members, students, staff, President

Beverley Pitts and faculty were invited to meet with each candidate. Balogh’s visit was on March 2, Moore’s on March 3, Shah’s on March 8 and Pritchard’s on March 9.

According to Pitts, the selection of the new provost will occur by the time students return from Spring Break.

The provost is responsible for working with faculty and deans to hire new faculty, is a part of the promotion and tenure process and helps support academic programs and functions.

The University of Indianapolis’ search for a new provost began earlier this year when former Provost Everette Freeman took a position at Albany State University in Georgia. Moore has served as interim provost since his departure on Oct. 1.

More information can be found at http://intranet. uindy.edu/provost.php.

DR. JAMES DICKERSON Shelly Grimes Opinion Editor Katy Yeiser Managing Editor

Dr. James Dickerson, 49, assistant professor of biology, passed away Monday, Feb. 20.

Dickerson has been a professor at the University of Indianapolis since Aug. 2004 and taught classes in physiology, anatomy and forensic science.

Dickerson also worked at the Marion County Coroner’s office from 2004-2005 as a part-time employee.

According to an Indianapolis Star obituary, Dickerson was born Feb. 25, 1957. He attended IUPUI and received a Master of Science degree from Ball State University. He also attended Michigan State University, where he received a Doctor of Osteopath degree.

Dickerson is survived by his father, Leland O. Dickerson; son, John Robert Dickerson; daughter, Anna Lee Dickerson; sister, Linda Lee Sullivan and her husband, Frank; brother, Robert C. Dickerson and his wife, Jane; niece, Lori; and nephew, Frank.

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■ L/P CREDIT

Sophomore questions worth of L/P credit Kim Hopper Staff Writer

Of all the University of Indianapolis legends, the one that most boggled my mind as a freshman was a mythical tale known as L/P Credit. My roommate, who was much more knowledgeable than myself because she was a sophomore (WHOA!), informed me halfway through the semester that all these nondescript events I had been going to for free food were actually of importance. The legend was now a reality.

The little slips of paper that the people by the door had been pushing in my face were not, to my surprise, to be used for a napkin. Those were L/P credit slips. If I wrote my name on there, I would receive L/P credit! Amazing! Eating free food and getting credit for it; this was the type of thing that the university needed to look into further! It was like winning a game (a really easy one) over and over. But I had no clue just what I was getting credit for and why. What was this L/P credit stuff, and what was its importance? It took a little more explaining, an exchange of a few angry words and a lot of sleepless nights for my roommate to help me fully understand the concept of L/P credit. Come to find out, all that free food is important and, apparently, required.

The 2005 University of Indianapolis Academic Catalog states that students must attend a total of 20 L/P credit events by the fall semester of the junior year. Failure to do so results in the completion of an additional 3 credit hour liberal arts course. I don’t know about the rest of the student body, but I’m pretty sure that I will take at least one, if not five, extra classes before I graduate. So does this excuse me from the L/P credit? Have I been wasting my time by attending the events, or have I been wasting my money by attending classes?

What I did come across rather quickly was the excruciatingly apparent fact that, as my classes became more hectic, homework piled up, and money stopped coming from mom and dad in cute little heart envelopes, L/P credit was a hassle. I had no time (or need) for free food anymore. I had more important things to tend to. I soon discovered I was not the only one. Many students find the whole idea of L/P credit a bit bothersome. As sophomore Katie Trojan pointed out, “I think it’s a waste of time because most of the time you aren’t even paying attention to the program; You are just there to get the credit.”

So why is it important for me, and the ten extra pounds I had packed on, to spend time listening to someone talk for an hour about filling out tax forms when I have a 10-page research paper due at 8 a.m. the next morning AND my neighbor at home is an agent for H&R Block?

Besides the obvious pain of having to go to these numerous events, there is also the fact that the slips somehow vanish into thin air after they are filled out. I have been to about 50,000 L/P credit events, but when I go onto the UIndy Intranet to check exactly how many I’ve received credit for, the computer tells me I have only received credit for 13 events. WHAT? I spent my entire life last year in some random classroom listening to some random person. I know I have more than that! Is there some sort of Bermuda Triangle into which all these L/P credit slips fall? Or are they like socks in a dryer (one comes out, but the next one winds up in some other-worldly universe)?

When I explained L/P credit to my friend Rachael, who attends the University of Southern Indiana, she practically laughed until she peed. I asked what was so funny, and she said that there was no way she would attend that many programs just to obtain a credit hour. She stated that she could simply attend a “slack-off” class such as swimming, biking, or step aerobics. That sounds great... for her. But for the UIndy student, it sucks. We don’t have the option of such a class, which I find terribly upsetting.

My proposal is that L/P Credit should go out the door like old winter clothes. As for the new, fresh apparel? Maybe our university could invest in some of those “slack off” classes. But of course, we could handle them the private university way and make them extra hard and super-boring. Plus, if we got a swimming or aerobics class, maybe we could get rid of KINS 101.

Now that’s a dream come true!

2006 Olympics full of disappointment Tony Puckett Sports Editor

Like a summer movie that was over-hyped and ended up under-delivering, the 2006 winter Olympics have mercifully ended. Now, the American sports-viewing public is left in the proverbial aisle with proverbial gum stuck to their shoe, thinking, “Was that it?”

Yes, we all bought into the idea that the Olympic spirit still burned bright, whether it was the flashy opening ceremonies that drew you in, or the idea of seeing Americans give the rest of the world a figurative “wedgie” by means of a medal count similar to Salt Lake City’s. You can admit it: almost all of us wanted Bode Miller, Michelle Kwan and Sasha Cohen to “go all conquistador” on the rest of the world while a frantic audience chanted “USA! USA! USA!” It seems like every time the Olympics roll around, Americans dust off the idea of manifest destiny and apply it to the sports world.

But it didn’t happen. Michelle Kwan pulled a Jonathan Bender, bowing out of competition due to injury. Sasha Cohen, finally taking sole possession of the skating limelight, took a “mental health day” on her last practice session, and ended up falling twice on her way to a silver medal that seemed questionable at best. Then we have Bode. Coming into the games, Miller looked like General George Patton, an alpine-skiing stack of testosterone boasting of how he would lead our country to victory.

Then came the letdown. Miller participated in five skiing events,

where he was favored to win five gold medals. Rumors began to circulate in the American camps that everyone’s favorite downhill frat boy was enjoying an overly healthy nightlife. Whatever the reason, Miller fumbled his way through each of his events, getting completely shut out of the medal race.

In the post-games fallout, Miller has shown little regret for the way in which he handled the 2006 winter games. He defended his nocturnal activities by stating that he’d never partied the night before a race.

By blaming everything from the layout of the courses to unprepared equipment, Miller has come to represent everything negative about the stereotypical American.

Overconfident, underprepared and irresponsible are just some of the words that now spring to mind when people think of our fallen general.

However, amid what seemed to be constant blows to the American ego, a hero did rise. A young man by the name of Shaun White, popularly called “The Flying Tomato,” thanks to his red hair, showed a USA team just what the Olympic spirit was all about. He was fun, constantly joking around before, during and after his events. He was funny, asking Bob Costas if he thought that winning a gold medal would help him get a date with Sasha Cohen. He was unmistakable.

(Seriously, have you seen that hair?

You could set his hair on fire and he would actually be less noticeable.) Most of all, he was just plain good, notching first-place qualifying times throughout the games, then recovering from a Cohen-like stumble to take first place in the men’s halfpipe.

The Olympics have always been about sentimental favorites. With sports such as curling (which I actually love, by the way), biathlon (skiing and shooting? That sounds like Grizzly Adams’ idea of a Saturday night) and ice dancing (I was going to make a snide comment here, but picking on ice dancers seems about as fair as playing one-on-one with preschoolers), obviously the focus isn’t going to be on what the athletes are actually doing. As we all look back on this year’s games, it’s more than likely we’ll be left with two enduring images: Miller, looking hung-over and depressed in a post-games interview, telling the world that he “partied and socialized on an Olympic level,” and White, crying with his mom and dad after winning the gold medal, then standing against the backdrop of Torino’s snowdrifts, draped in the American flag and yelling with youthful exuberance. In a way, Miller was just an unlucky guy who could have completely avoided criticism by winning. White is lucky that his fall didn’t cost him enough points to doom him to silver-medal obscurity. But the Olympics aren’t about what should have been: they’re about what we remember.

When it’s all said and done, America will still be the country everyone loves to hate. We’re “the man.” We’re Microsoft. The rest of the world will probably always see Americans as Bode Miller: cocky, arrogant and, in the end, unable to come through when it really mattered. However, deep down, I think we all wish we could be a little more like the Flying Tomato: wideeyed, innocent, fun-loving, but still talented enough to at least show up Finland.

Artwork by Emily Scott

■ IMMIGRATION

Guest worker proposal harms immigrants and Americans Sandra Arao Ameny Staff Writer

The guest worker proposal is a controversial immigration legislation that has been proposed by Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., and backed by President Bush to legalize 11 million illegal immigrants to fill vacant jobs in the United States.

While the guest worker program appears to have good intentions and even sounds promising, key factors need to be considered, such as the realities of low-cost labor and the creation of a permanent underclass of workers.

Undocumented workers currently in the U.S. would be able to join the program only after employers have exhausted all measures to find U.S. laborers. Also, undocumented workers are supposed to receive a temporary, three-year visa that would allow them to work with guaranteed wage and employment rights. The workers would be required to return home after their visas expire. The proposal claims that the government would increase the issuance of permanent residency status, in

the form of Green Cards, and workers would be able to apply for the cards but would not have preferential treatment over others who have come into the country legally.

The guest worker proposal is good for only one thing: business. The rights of immigrant workers are definitely not a priority in this program because guest workers would not gain any rights to work and live in the U.S. after their employment visas expire. They would be working for little pay, even though they are contributing to the American economy by laboring and paying taxes.

What compensation do immigrants really get here? The only payback that they would receive is a trip back to their country, where socio-economic inequities prevail.

Secondly, the guest worker program mentions nothing about immigrant workers’ participation in political and social issues. If they are working and being protected under wage and labor laws, just like Americans, shouldn’t they also be given access to the political process? The thought of 11 million “silent” immigrant workers has a chilling resemblance to a once widely accepted, institutionalized system known as American slavery, under which blacks were used as labor yet had no access to the political system. The

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guest worker program, clothed in false humanitarian rhetoric, has remnants of, if not equivalencies to, legalized slave labor.

The realities of low-cost labor and the creation of a permanent underclass are inevitable.

According to a White House press release, “when no American worker is available and willing to take a job, the program should provide a labor supply for American employers.” Employers are elated about the proposal because it allows the job market to be flooded with a cheap source of foreign labor, giving businesses no incentive to pay employees competitively and adequately.

According to the Feb. 2004 “PBS On-Line News Hour with Jim Lehrer,” Bob Vice, an avocado farmer in San Diego County, Calif., and co-chair of the Agricultural Coalition for Immigration Reform, said that his industry depends on low-cost immigrant labor to stay competitive. Vice said that if he paid wages that were unrealistic in relation to the cost of harvesting his crops, his product would not be competitive in the international markets where a much cheaper labor force exists. Undoubtedly, the guest worker program makes sense to business owners and farmers who need a low-cost labor force.

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On the other hand, these businesses fail to see that immigrants’ socio-economic conditions are not improving, so immigrants continue to fall deeper and deeper into a permanent underclass.

This permanent underclass consists of 11 million people in the U.S. who contribute wholly to the economy through taxes and labor but do not take part in the democratic process. If the proposal is allowed to stand, immigrant workers would work solely at the discretion of their employers.

What should we do about the guest worker proposal? Eliminate it. Cheap labor depresses wages, not only for immigrant workers but also for U.S. workers. Instead, we should take an alternative perspective on the program: legalization. Currently, there are 11 million undocumented workers who are actively contributing to the economy.

The process of legalization of these workers would consist of equal wage and labor laws and an opportunity for citizenship.

The immigration issue will not magically disappear, but the issue that America has to deal with in the immediate future is within its borders, and the reality is that a significant portion of the population represents a muchneeded, undocumented work force.

Giving immigrant workers rights and

privileges like average Americans is a starting point to curb exploitation by employers.

Bush’s “humanitarian” claim for the guest worker proposal is another form of political rhetoric. The “humanitarian” thing to do is for the U.S. government to work collaboratively with the Mexican government to alleviate the disparity between the haves and havenots. Importing Mexico’s poor into the U.S. to work as an underclass will not benefit immigrant workers. A working system where both governments are involved to battle unemployment and institute adequate health care and education systems in Mexico is much more valuable than the continuous importation of guest workers to the U.S. Bush needs to stop finding ways to justify the exploitation of foreign labor.

After Hurricane Katrina, immigrants from Mexico were brought to the U.S. to clean up New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. Local workers could not compete when immigrants took low paying jobs without benefits. Also, the U.S. government suspended federal laws for the immigrants, even as they worked in unsafe conditions.

The guest worker proposal will only harm immigrants and Americans, further perpetuating low wages, unsafe conditions and a permanent underclass.

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■ BLACK HISTORY

Indianapolis Museum of Art celebrates Black History Month with newly renovated exhibit of African art Sandra Arao Ameny Staff Writer

The Indianapolis Museum of Art reopened its newly renovated display room that covers more than 10,000 square feet, showcasing 400 pieces of African art to celebrate Black History Month.

According to Theodore “Ted” Celenko, the curator of art of Africa, the South Pacific and the Americas, the first day of viewing drew about 1,000 people and the numbers have remained steady.

Tariq Robinson, coordinator of Youth and Family Programming, said that the

African art collection is very extensive.

It includes ritual masks, jewelry, household items, sculptures, ceramic pots and clothing from around the continent.

The art pieces consist of both traditional and contemporary works from Western, Northern, Eastern, Central and Southern Africa. Even though the collection consists of art mostly from Western Africa, from the Yoruba and Asante peoples, and the Benin Kingdom, the collection consists of items from all regions, from the Zulu and Xhosa of South Africa to the Iraqw of Tanzania in East Africa.

Robinson said that the art pieces were loaned to the museum in 1989 by the Indianapolis industrialist Harrison Eiteljorg and his wife, Sonja the art will remain in the permanent collection at the IMA. According to The Indianapolis Star, the IMA underwent a 74 million facelift and Celenko put all the art in storage dur-

ing the construction of the new display room.

According to an IMA Community Relations press release, the museum reopened in early February with a revamped display room of indigenous African art, simultaneously with a special exhibition of West African Ceramic Vessels and a display accenting the importance of utilitarian and practical African objects.

“The curator Ted Celenko, of the African Art display, wanted to show all African art together because usually Egyptian art is shown separately,” Robinson said.

Robinson emphasized that other museums are quick to separate African art between Sub-Saharan and Arabic black natives.

However, Robinson pointed out that we cannot forget about Kemet, the former name for Egypt, and the Nubian people who resided in Egypt, and other significant regions and people that make up the

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continent.

Robinson said that Africa is a diverse continent with diverse people, and the IMA strives to portray that through the artwork.

“Don’t let the reason that it is Black History Month be the only reason that you visit the gallery. It is another opportunity for people to engage with one another, to find connections with their own personal lives,” Robinson said.

Robinson said that the artists featured do not reside in Indiana, but there was a Nigerian artist who came at the beginning of February to do a demonstration for the public in one of the art labs.

Celenko said that over the years they had to close the exhibition because of renovation and the exhibition worked out nicely when it opened at the beginning of Black History Month. But he emphasized that the collection was part of the

permanent collection of the IMA. “This is a unique art because we deal with all of Africa, ancient Egypt, Nubians, and Islamic cultures from places like Morocco, also integration with contemporary art with more traditional forms,” Celenko said.

The IMA has various programming for parents, kids and families such as art workshops, art demonstrations, a contemporary African film series and performances like the Ballet d’ Ivoire, a traditional dance and drumming from the Cote d’ Voire, the Ivory Coast in West Africa.

Other pieces that are available with the Arican art are the art of Native Americas in North and Central America. The museum is free to all Indianapolis students with a school IDand free to all members of the IMA. Tickets are $7 for adults who are non-members.

■ NEW TITLES

NCAA presentation, UIndy Office of Student coaches discuss sports betting Affairs restrutured Indianapolis athletes about betting on sporting events and its effects. The event took place in the Schwitzer Student Center on Feb. 21.

Shukie spent the majority of the presentation explaining to students exactly what was considered a violation NCAA Assistant Director of Gam- (concerning sports betting), what type of bling and Amateurism Activities John consequences may befall someone who Shukie recently spoke to University of wagers, and also what is not covered in the NCAA rules.

According to Daryl Gibbs, the key advisor for the Athletics Department, Internet wagering and gaming is sweeping the country.

“It would be foolish for our school to feel immune,” Gibbs said.

“Student athletes should be aware of the ramifications of their actions with regard to sports wagering.”

Shukie explained that there are various reasons why it’s important for student athletes to attend such a presentation on sports betting. “ We w a n t student athletes to have an awareness of the rules,” Shukie said. “And the consequences Photo by Kim Hopper that may arise for breaking them.”

The rules, as John Shukie, NCAA Assistant Director of explained during Gambling and Amateurism Activities, spoke the presentation, clearly outto a group of University of Indianapolis are lined in NCAA student athletes about the consequences Bylaw 10.3.

The rule of sports betting on Feb. 21 in the Schwitzer states that “staff Student Center. Shukie, along with the the key members of a advisor of the UIndy Athletics Department, member conferDaryl Gibbs, encouraged students to be ence, athletic department of a conscious of the ramifications of college member institution and student sports betting.

Kim Hopper Staff Writer

athletes shall not knowingly: a) provide information to individuals involved in organized gambling activities concerning intercollegiate competition; b) solicit a bet on any intercollegiate team; c) accept a bet on any team representing the institution; d) solicit or accept a bet on any intercollegiate competition for any item (e.g., cash, shirt, dinner) that has a tangible value; or e) participate in any gambling activity that involves intercollegiate athletics or professional athletics through a bookmaker, parlay card, or any other method employed by organized gambling.”

The rule includes pools, brackets, Internet, fantasy leagues, bookies, and any sport sponsored by the NCAA. It does not include video game tournaments.

Although Gibbs does not know of any publicized incidents of students caught wagering on NCAA events, he explained that it is not something to ignore.

“With all the statistics that have been published,” Gibbs said, “this institution would be foolish to think that Internet gaming and sports wagering are not a part of the University of Indianapolis community in any way.”

Gibbs and Shukie emphasized that students need to be aware of the seriousness and consequences of gambling.

Some consequences for student athletes include minimum year suspension from collegiate participation and/or possible ban from all collegiate participation.

As for wagering within an athletics staff, employment may be impacted.

Both speakers said the temptation may be great, but the consequences are even greater. If a student were to become tempted to bet, Gibbs offered helpful advice.

“Never get started [ betting on sports],” Gibbs said. “It can become a serious addiction, and if you never get started down that path, you can stay free of this unnecessary ill.”

Shukie offered tips if a student already has a gambling habit and is now a serious problem.

“If a student athlete is having problems with gambling, there are many resources that he/she could take advantage of: Gambler’s Anonymous, problem gambling organizations, and the university’s own health center, to name a few. And I would encourage the student athlete to seek out this help,” Shukie said.

Complete information regarding sports wagering and the NCAA rules on sports betting, can be found at http:// www2.ncaa.org/portal/legislation_and_ governance/eligibility_and_recruiting/ sports_and_wagering.html.

Inauguration events New UIndy President Beverley Pitts Tuesday, March 28 • Dinner in the Ober Dining Hall in Schwitzer Student Center with students

Wednesday, March 29

• Service Projects from 9:00 a.m. to noon, the university motto:

‘Education for Service’ will be put into action at Fountain Square • Pitts will host a private luncheon for the winners of the ‘Passport to the World’ travel grants and visiting delegates, in the afternoon • Investiture ceremony from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the Ruth Lilly Performance Hall in Christel Dehaan Fine Arts Center • Hors d’oeuvres reception will follow the Investiture ceremony in the Schwitzer Student Center, featuring a student ensemble and a visual presentation of the university’s affiliate campuses

Crystle Collins News Editor

The University of Indianapolis Office of Student Affairs was recently re-structured in order to increase the efficiency of communication between students and administration. Kory Vitangelli, former director of residence life, was re-titled Dean of Students in an effort to reduce the number of contacts to Vice President for Student Affairs, David Wantz, and allow for direct interaction between department directors by students, faculty, staff and even parents.

“My new role as dean of students lets me be a ‘point of reference,’” Vitangelli said. “I now oversee all of the student activities, organizations, co-curricular programs, Residence Life, housing and the Student Health Center.”

Dan Stoker the director of co-curricular programs and was re-titled executive director for Student Services. Debbie Spinney was the director of the Academic Success Center and is now the executive director for student development.

According to Wantz these new positions were created to redistribute the duties of Maureen Kinney, the former director of first-year programs. Kinney left at the end of last school year to take a position as an academic advisor at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI).

“The first thing I had to do was redistribute Maureen Kinney’s duties to Dan [Stoker], Debbie [Spinney] and Kory [Vitangelli]. Then I reduced my direct reports from 10 to five,” Wantz said. “I had to find someone to take over all the duties Maureen Kinney had. And the question was ‘do I just hire someone to do it’, or ‘do I think about the way we do business, and see how we can try to do it differently.’”

The restructuring of the department made it so five people directly report to Wantz instead of the former 10.

“I have 62 employees who report to me and 10 direct reports, that’s a lot of people,” Wantz said.

The restructuring of the department immediately allows for Wantz to be free for other duties he is assigned by President Beverley Pitts and other task forces

and committees he is part of such as the search committee for the new provost, the smoking ban task force and others.

“My actual job description, in my words, is to influence the president and the board of trustees and people offcampus [in the community] on behalf of the students and the university,” Wantz said.

He also said his job includes interacting with people who interact with the students directly on a regular basis, advocate on behalf of the students, and do any other duties that are assigned by the President. Wantz holds an appointed one-year position and has tenur in order to return to the classroom soomeday.

Wantz also discussed why the titles of ‘executive directors’ and ‘dean of students’ were used instead of other choices like ‘vice presidents.’

“We felt that ‘executive directors’was the best choice because it exemplified what we were trying to get across. And dean of students is something people are familiar with,” Wantz said. “I think it’s clear now who students and others should go to when they need something or an issue arises.”

As the new dean of students, Vitangelli feels she will continue to be just as accessible as she is currently and will make an effort to enhance connections in the campus community.

“I think it [being dean of students] is having a contact for services that directly affect students,” Vitangelli said. “It also gives people a direct person to contact, unlike before when I think people, specifically parents, were confused as to whom they should talk to about certain concerns regarding students and campus life.”

Vitangelli said that universities are seeing a growing trend in parents being more involved in the current generation’s college education and overall experience.

“Parents are involved now from the time the student enrolls and through all the issues, especially roommate problems and room sign-ups for the upcoming year.”

The new structure of the office of Student Affairs will officially be in place at the begining of the next academic year in August. Currently Stoker still maintains his position as advisor of Indianapolis Student Government and other student organizations. Vitangelli will take over these duties and as will Stoker and Spinney officially take on all the responsibilities of their new titles at the start of the new academic year.

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MARCH 8, 2006

THE REFLECTOR PAGE 4

■ BASEBALL

‘Hounds notch three wins in first three games against Hillsdale Alison Hernandez Staff Writer

The University of Indianapolis baseball team got a good start to its season by notching three wins in its first three games on Feb. 24 and 25. According to the team, the success is a direct result of hard work in training.

“We have trained harder than any other team in the conference, maybe even more than any team in the country,” said senior pitcher and third-baseman Kyle Frangiamore. “We know that it will pay off for us. We worked very hard in the offseason, and we know that hard work pays off.”

Junior outfielder Jack Tranchant credits the wins to preparation.

“As a team, we have been working very hard on the field and off the field getting ready for this season,” Tranchant said. “We have been hitting the weights hard and conditioning hard to be ready for a long season.”

Senior pitcher Eric Woodruff com-

mented that the team has been doing tough workouts six days a week; and since the weather has been cooperative, team members have been able to get in some good scrimmages. “Our coaches have us in pretty good shape so we can endure a 56 game regular season,” he said.

According to junior pitcher Joel Zawacki, the team is in the best shape that it has been in a long time. “Position players have a strength [and] lifting program, while pitchers have an extensive running program.”

Many players have similar personal goals for the 2006 season.

“Our goal for this upcoming season would be to pound UIndy baseball back where we belong and have been for most of the last decade, at the top of the GLVC and back into national contention,” Frangiamore said.

Tranchant agrees that UIndy baseball is once again ready for the national spotlight.

“Our goal is to win the region and make it to the World Series.”

A Division II World Series appearance is not the only goal for the team.

“My goal is for the team to get back to being one of the elite teams in the

conference and the region,” Woodruff said.

The team has been rebuilding for the last couple of years and now feels that the goal of being an elite team is finally within reach.

“Lack of experience has been a problem the last two years, but with the eleven seniors and the eleven juniors, that shouldn’t be a problem this year,” Woodruff said.

Frangiamore said that the team wants to leave nothing left to regret. “[We want] to leave it all on the field, and out work every other team in the conference,” Frangiamore said. “I want to play as well as I can every day and do whatever I can to help this team succeed and win.”

Zawacki plans to do his best in the position Coach Gary Vaught sets out for him.

“It is my goal to just fill my role as a middle reliever and keep the lead,” Zawacki said.

One of the team’s biggest opponents is GLVC rival St. Joseph.

“This year our biggest opponents would be St. Joseph’s and Wisconsin-Parkside, and there is no love lost between us or either team,” Frangia-

Photo by Megan Komlanc

Junior pitcher Joel Zawacki throws a fastball as the runner leads off more said. “ These two teams split the conference title last season, and we want what they have.”

Although St. Joseph is an important opponent, according to Woodruff, there is another team that will be a tough game.

“Northern Kentucky is also a big rival because they have swept us the past two seasons and are predicted to finish third in the GLVC,” he said.

As of Reflector press time, results from the Mar. 4-5 games at MissouriRolla were unavailable.

■ MEN’S BASKETBALL

■ MEN’S TENNIS

Veterans, freshmen look to win in 2006 Overtime loss ends season Kim Hopper Staff Writer

The men’s tennis team has seen its share of challenges throughout the years, but with a new coach, strong returning players, and many promising freshmen, the 2006 season appears bright. As Head Coach George Adams explained, expectations are running high.

“We want to be competitive in conference,” Adams said. “We want to continue to improve in conference matches and to keep working on skills that will peak in April. People will know that when we come to town, we mean business.”

Senior doubles player Dustin Guthrie believes that this team is the best it has been since he first started in 2002. “[Sophomore] Jan [Stastny] and [senior] Ketan [Saggar] are playing phenomenally in both doubles and singles,” Guthrie said. “We’ve got some young guys stepping up and playing big.”

Along with the high expectations, coach Adams has set up numerous goals for the team, and for each individual player to attain by the end of the season.

“I expect continued improvement and commitment to the team [from all of my players],” Adams said. “We need to focus on the fundamentals we try to achieve, but yet we still need a little bit of fun.”

According to Adams, focus on the tennis court will be vital.

“We need to focus on playing our

game,” Adams said. “We want to go to another team and play our game. We have to try to develop certain styles and all-court players, as well as have control over the competition.”

Saggar and Guthrie both believe that practicing as if the practice games are real will help greatly to improve the performance in a real match.

“We’re definitely focusing on dayto-day improvements on the court, both mentally and physically,” Guthrie said.

The ‘Hounds have already begun their season by accomplishing things that have not been achieved in a long time.

“We beat Division I IUPUI and the No. 3 team in our region,” Adams said.

“I am very confident in the team and the guys to stay focused on the funda-

mentals.”

With victories early on, the team cannot help but to look to the future.

“I think we’re going to keep preparing for conference and nationals,” Guthrie said. “We’re going to put on a good showing in both tournaments.”

Saggar has a similar attitude. “[My prediction] is that we will go undefeated until the conference tournament and qualify for nationals,” Saggar said.

The ‘Hounds won a match against Olivet-Nazarene 6-3 on Feb. 23, bringing their overall record to 5-2. The next three matches for the ‘Hounds take place over Spring Break in Florida.

They play March 12 at Eckerd, March 14 at St. Leo, and March 15 at Florida Gulf Coast.

Photo by Megan Komlanc

Senior and three-year letterman Justin Linder volleys.

Senior Dustin Guthrie, right, is his doubles partner

Ruth Shirley Staff Writer

The men’s basketball team closed its season at home on Feb. 23 with a close loss in overtime against Kentucky Wesleyan College. The final score was 73-77, giving the team a season closing record of 4-23, 3-16 in the conference.

UIndy fought until the last second in their season finale. Seizing an opportunity left open by KWC’s two missed free throws, with 19 seconds left, freshman Braxton Mills put in two points to tie the game, leaving six seconds on the clock. In overtime, UIndy scored six points, but the Panthers won out with a four-point lead. Senior Jesse McClung and sophomore Justin Barnard both scored 24 points in the game, and Mills scored 19. “That game pretty much just summarized our entire season,” Martin said.

Including this game, the team lost 11 games this past season within five points, 18 within 10. “We’ve been in a lot of games, we just haven’t won many,” Sturgeon said.

The season has been a disappointment, according to Sturgeon, especially compared to seasons past. “We were coming off of three straight trips to the NCAA tournament, and we lost five seniors from off our team a year ago,” he said. “They were 80 percent of our scoring.”

The seniors included last year’s National Player of the Year David Logan and All-Conference Player Lawrence

Barnes. “We knew this was going to be a bit of a rebuilding year,” Sturgeon said.

The current team is young—six of the team’s top eight players are freshmen or sophomores. Few had played together before this past season. “It’s basically like a whole new team trying to come together,” Mills said.

“Our young guys have gotten a lot of playing time this year and hopefully that will add to some experience next year,” Sturgeon said.

The season was rocky with injuries, dismissal of players for behavioral reasons and a poor record. It has been a “real long season, very draining emotionally,” Martin said.

“We struggled a lot, basically just trying to get the team together, to stay together,” Mills said.

The team chemistry improved through the season. “We definitely got along together off the court especially towards the end of the year,” Ludlow said. This year, it didn’t seem to show on the court. “We just didn’t really carry that over onto the court like we should have.” But he expects for that to improve next year. “We’ll be a little bit older next year and pretty much everyone on our team will have played together a year. We’re only losing one [senior] player,” he said.

The unrelenting attitude of the young players gives Sturgeon confidence for the season ahead. “We have kind of laid the foundation for next year,” he said. “It’s going to be important that our guys work and improve in the off-season, in addition to us adding a few new players. If we have a good spring and summer, we’ll be ready to go next year.”

■ WRESTLING

UIndy sends four to NCAA nationals Abby Adragna Distribution Manager

Four UIndy wrestlers advanced to the NCAA Division II national tournament after strong performances at the regional on Feb. 25.

Sophomore Shane Perkey placed second in the 133-pound weight class after falling 6-4 to top seed Andy Uhl from University of Findlay. Perkey currently holds a 36-6 overall record for the season and is ranked fourth in the nation in his weight class.

Sophomore Charlie Pingleton placed third in the 149-pound weight class and improved his record to 18-4.

Junior Mike Jackson placed second at 174 pounds after upsetting the number two seed 8-2. Jackson is currently ranked eighth in the nation in his weight class and holds an 18-8 record.

Junior Joey Navarro placed third in the 285-pound weight class and

improved his record to 22-7.

Head Coach Jay Yates was proud to see the four wrestlers advance. “My goal was to get five or six [wrestlers to nationals], but we got four. The most we’ve ever had is five, so we are doing pretty [well],” he said.

According to Navarro, the four wrestlers headed to nationals have high hopes. “We believe that all four of us can be All-Americans. We’ve all done the extra things after practice to come to this point,” he said.

Yates also has high hopes for the wrestlers who qualified for nationals.

“I think all four of them want to win.

They all want to be the first national champ wrestler at UIndy and are pretty motivated as far as getting the job done when it comes to nationals,” Yates said.

According to both Navarro and Yates, the ‘Hounds hope to finish in the top ten at the national tournament.

“Our goal for the whole year was to place in the top ten at nationals,” Yates said. “With the four guys we are sending, we still have a chance to accomplish that [goal].

The ‘Hounds scored 51 points to fin-

ish eighth of nine teams at the regional tournament. The wrestlers who competed but did not advance to nationals include freshmen Jimmy Nichols, Brian Almer, and Alex Williams; sophomores Mike Horton and Aaron Brooks; and junior Danny Norman.

Yates was proud of Horton, who wrestled at 157 pounds on an injured ankle. “[He] wasn’t even able to practice over the last two weeks,” Yates said.

“We put him in the regional, and he was on the bubble of whether he would qualify or not. He put in a lot of effort as far as being able to go out there and actually compete with an injured ankle.”

Although the 2005-2006 wrestling season is over for many of the athletes, the ‘Hounds are not disappointed. Both Navarro and Yates are looking forward to next year. “Our whole starting line up will be back next year,” Navarro said. “[It] will probably be one of the best years that UIndy has ever had.”

The NCAA Division II nationals will be held at Findlay, Ohio, March 10-11.

The Bottom Line Geryak named to All-GLVC Junior point guard Mandy Geryak was named to the Great Lakes Valley Conference All-Honorable Mention team on Thursday, March 2. Geryak recently completed her first season at UIndy after transferring from Division I competitor Xavier. Geryak averaged 13.1 points per game during the 2005-2006 season, as well as 2.9 rebounds per game with 39 steals and 125 assists on the year. She shot 38.5 percent from the field, with 32 percent shooting from three-point range. Geryak had two double-doubles on the season.

Softball drops two to Butler The UIndy women’s softball team traveled to the north side on Feb. 24 for a doubleheader against Division I Butler University. The ‘Hounds were held scoreless throughout the day, suffering losses at 3-0 and 1-0. Senior pitcher Beth Windlinger had four strikeouts and allowed four hits in the first game. As of Reflector press time, results from the Mar. 4-5 Catawba Tournament were unavailable.

Women’s tennis set to begin season The UIndy women’s tennis squad is set to cap off their spring season with a stretch of five games in five days over spring break. The games will be played at St. Leo, Florida Southern, Florida Tech, Eckerd, and Tampa, all of which are located in Florida. The ‘Hounds look to prepare to repeat a fall season in which they went 11-4 overall, 10-0 in the conference. The ‘Hounds won the Great Lakes Valley Conference Championship on Oct. 8 in Owensboro, Ky. The first exhibition game will take place on March 13.

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MARCH 8, 2006

■ MEN’S SWIMMING

Men’s and women’s swim teams fall short at GLVC championship Katy Yeiser Managing Editor

Wayne State swept the men’s and women’s Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships on Feb. 18. The men’s team fell short of the GLIAC crown by 76 points and beat Grand Valley State by 35 points for a second place finish. On the women’s side, the ‘Hounds finished in third place while Grand Valley State took second place.

Head Coach Gary Kinkead attributed Wayne State’s conference championships to their depth. He said even though the ‘Hounds and Wayne State may have the same roster size, Wayne State has more swimmers who can garner more points by finishign in various places in several events.

The women’s team entered the championships as the two-time defending GLIAC champs but could not hold off Wayne State in the end.

Junior Alison Smith dominated her competition by placing first in every event she swam: the 200-meter freestyle, 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke, 200 medley relay, 800 free relay and 400 free relay. She also was named the “GLIAC Swimming and Diving Women’s Athlete of the Year” for the second year in a row.

“I really didn’t expect that at all,” Smith said. “It was a really big sur-

‘Hounds prepare for big show at IUPUI Katy Yeiser Managing Editor

Photo by Crystle Collins

A UIndy swimmer practices the backstroke in a workout prise.”

Junior Holly Spohr won the 50 and 100 free and 200 free relay and placed second in the 200 free. Her time of 24.08 in the 50 free was a new pool record.

“Holly has been just an incredible rock for our program,” Kinkead said.

Other first-place finishes for the ‘Hounds were sophomore Ellie Miller in the 1000 free, the 200 medley relay team, and the 200 free relay team and freshman Katie Murray in the 400 individual medley. Murray’s time of 4:33.59 was a GLIAC meet record.

Freshman Marios Panagi led the

‘Hounds to a second-place finish in the conference meet by winning the 50 and 100 free in pool record times.

The ‘Hounds amassed seven first-place finishes and several finishes among the top ten in each event.

Other first place finishes for the men were junior Sten Roosvald in the 200 fly, sophomore Hanno Ahonen in the 200 free, the 800 freestyle relay team, the 200 free relay team and the 400 medley relay team. The 400 medley relay team set a GLIAC meet record with their time of 3:24.89, while the 200 and 400 free relay teams and Ahonen’s time in the 200 free set pool records.

■ WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

For the first time in UIndy history, the ‘Hounds will host the Division II NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships in the Indiana University Natatorium in downtown Indianapolis.

The ‘Hounds are sending a record 16 swimmers to the national meet. The men’s and women’s team both expect to place in the top ten and are excited about the chance to swim against the nation’s best swimmers in front of a home crowd. “[The natatorium is] the best venue that our national championships have ever been in,” said Head Swim Coach Gary Kinkead. “I think there’s giong to be a big assault on the national records in Division II, just because of the quality of that facility.”

Junior Alison Smith, who has been swimming in the natatorium for the past ten years, is ready to test the high quality of the natatorium.

“It’s really exciting because I know [that]where the nationals have been held in the last two years are nothing compared to the natatorium,” Smith said.

Kinkead feels that Smith has a

chance to finish in the top three in the 200 yard freestyle event at nationals and also believes junior Holly Spohr has a chance to place among the top three in the 50 and 100 free. Smith also expects that sophomore Ellie Miller has a good shot at winning the 1000 free.

The ‘Hounds will take six men swimmers to nationals: sophomore Hanno Ahonen in the 200 and 500 free, freshman Greg Jarvis in the 200 free relay, junior Jeremy Lindauer in the 100 and 200 breaststroke, sophomore Kieran O’Neill in the 200 individual medley, freshman Marios Panagi in the 50,100 free and the 100 and 200 backstroke and junior Sten Roosvald in the 100 and 200 fly.

Kinkead’s women’s squad will bring 10 swimmers to the national meet: sophomore Valerie Crosby in the 100 fly, senior Megan DuHadway in the 200 fly, sophomore Amanda Herd in the 200 medley relay, senior Kristen Lund in the 200 fly, Miller in the 200, 500, 1000 and 1650 free, freshman Katie Murray in the 200 and 400 individual medley and 200 fly, freshman Casey Owen in the 200 free relay, junior Niki Stevens in the 200 breaststroke, Smith in the 200 free and 100 and 200 back and Spohr in the 50 and 100 free.

■ TRACK AND FIELD

Women’s basketball ends streaky year SIUE tops UIndy at GLVC Willie Little Staff Writer

The UIndy women’s basketball team finished its season Feb. 23 with a 59-57 loss at home to conference rival Kentucky Wesleyan. The ‘Hounds led by as many as seven points in the tightly contested game. Juniors Mandy Geryak, Tarryn Montgomery and Eileen Patton led the team in scoring with 10 points apiece, while Patton pulled down eight rebounds.

The ‘Hounds finished the 2005-2006 season with an 11-16 record overall, going 6-13 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC). Despite a strong start to the season, the ‘Hounds suffered two six-game losing streaks. With four newcomers and five veterans, the ‘Hounds had to deal with a fairly new team.

“Anytime you have new players, you have to work them into a system, a system of winning and...of being part of a winning program,” said Head

Coach Teri Moren.

“This was the first year we didn’t make it to the post season, and it is very disheartening.”

Junior Vanessa Jackson transferred to UIndy from Morehead State. Jackson led the team in field goal percentage, blocked shots and was third in rebounds during the 2006 season.

Jackson feels she has acclimated well at UIndy.

“It’s hard transferring into a new school and finding your role on a new basketball program,” Jackson said. “I feel like I’m fitting in great with my teammates and the coach and the staff.

It’s just sad we couldn’t produce a better season.”

Jackson attributed mental attitude as one of the ‘Hounds’ strengths.

“Though at times the season had its very low points, all of the girls stayed strong and never had a quitting attitude,” Jackson said.

Coach Moren attributed many of the losses to inexperience. “Probably out of the 16 losses that we had this season, 11 were within six or fewer points,”

Photo by Alison Hernandez

Freshman Isabella Rhenwrick looks to dump the ball off while being guarded. Rhenwrick averaged 8.7 points per game and 27.9 minutes throughout the season.

Goodwill

Moren said. “These are mental errors that we are going to have to fix next season in order to go back to our winning ways.”

Jackson said the streaky nature of the 2006 season may well have been responsible for many of the team’s mental mistakes.

“This season was a bit of a rollercoaster ride for all of us,” Jackson said.

“We started off strong, then went on a losing streak, then began to get in the winning attitude again. We just didn’t finish the season off like we should have... Our mental focus and our discipline must rise in order to be better.”

Throughout the ‘Hounds’ losing season, Moren drew inspiration from the attitude of her team.

“It was a personal refusal to lose....

They kept me motivated throughout the season,” Moren said. “It’s a long season. You have to stay mentally ready for anything that happens.”

Jackson said she felt keeping high hopes throughout the team was a way of staying competitive in each game.

“Faith was the main motivator for things to get better,” Jackson said. “I have total confidence in my team and my coaching staff. I feel next year we will be a much stronger and [more] aggressive team.”

With hopes of all nine players returning next year, the ‘Hounds expect to have a more productive season. Moren said playing with only nine players is hard at times, because the team tires easily. She also said next season the team will have to work harder to make sure the players do not tire so early in the game.

“Our goals for the post season are getting stronger, physically and mentally. A lot of those losses were due to mental breakdowns defensively. We have to become a tougher team through the mental aspect of the game,” Moren said.

With the postseason out of reach, many players intend to still make use of the time.

“My main goal for the post season is working on the fundamentals and focusing on winning,” Jackson said.

“Hard work and practice is the only thing that will make me a better player so I can better contribute to my team next season.”

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For most of the UIndy men’s and women’s track and field teams, the 2006 Indoor season came to a close on Feb. 25 with the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) Indoor championship meet. SIU Edwardsville topped both teams, with the women finishing second and the men third overall Head Coach Scott Fangman predicted Edwardsville would have a strong showing as usual.

“I think we’ll do pretty good,” Fangman said. “ [But] We’re going up against one of the… better teams in the nation in Edwardsville.”

Fangman cited Edwardsville’s bigger budget as the biggest obstacle to competing with the conference rival.

“It’s a state school, and a lot of times the private schools have a tougher time than state schools,” Fangman said.

Junior distance-runner Karen Bower expressed that the results of the meet were a pleasant surprise.

“Even though we placed second, I think we were closer to SIUE than we were expected to be,” Bower said. “We were strong throughout the entire meet,

setting some records along the way, and I think we proved that we are definitely going to be contenders for the GLVC Outdoor title.”

Now several ‘Hounds turn their attention to the GLVC Division II Indoor national meet, on March 10-11 in Boston. Qualifying for the national meet for the women’s team were junior Bathsheba Adams in the 60-meter hurdles, Bower in the mile run, sophomore Emily Schaf in the high jump and sophomore Amy Schmitz in the 20-pound weight throw. ‘Hounds from the men’s team who qualified are sophomore Nick Hargrave in the 60-meter hurdles and fifth-year senior Aaron Lawson in the 35-pound weight throw.

Lawson was redshirted his junior year due to surgery on his right shoulder and is seeded fifth in the weight throw. He is looking to step out from the shadow of his mentor, former ‘Hound thrower Damien Smith, who won the national title in weight throw in 2004.

“All the years I could have won, he [Smith] was always there,” Lawson said. “He always pushed me, but it was tough because I had to settle for second place.”

The men’s and women’s outdoor track season begins on March 25 with the Jerry England Track Classic, hosted

by IUPUI.

Captain’s Corner DuHadway ready to cap off final season Tony Puckett Sports Editor

To senior swimmer Meghan DuHadway, the concept of playing sports on land was never really an option, even at a young age.

“I was always in the water,” DuHadway said. “I never did teeball. I never did any sport but swimming.”

Although DuHadway got a late start at full-time swimming, compared to many Division I athletes, she entered into a year-round swim program at the age of 11.

“I ended up loving it, so I stuck with it,” DuHadway said.

DuHadway’s journey to UIndy actually began on a trip to visit Valparaiso University in northern Indiana. On her family’s way back to St. Louis, they stopped on campus for a visit.

“I came to visit [at UIndy]… and I really liked the swim program,” DuHadway said. “I really liked Gary [Kinkead].… You know when you go to a campus and it just seems right.”

Over her four years on the swim team, DuHadway has developed a special respect for the man who helped bring her here, Head Swim Coach Gary Kinkead.

She also has settled into her role as an integral member of the swim team that impressed her on her first visit to campus, earning three varsity letters and co-captain honors in her senior year.

DuHadway qualified for the Division II NCAA National meet this year for the first time in her career, recording qualifying times in the 200-meter butterfly and 200-meter freestyle

File photo by Valerie Miller

DuHadway does a length of breaststroke in practice. relay.

“This year has probably been my best out of the four years I’ve been here,” DuHadway said.

In the final regular season meet at IU, she missed qualifying in a third event, the 100-meter buttefly, by just two-tenths of a second.

DuHadway is a biology major at UIndy, with a minor in chemistry, which she hopes to parlay into a career as a veterinarian.

“I have always loved animals,” DuHadway said. “I volunteered at the Humane Society near my house.

I shadowed a vet, and I loved it, and I’ve been working at a vet’s office ever since.”

Even though her days of swimming at UIndy are coming to a close, DuHadway is not completely ready to let go of the family atmosphere created among members of the swim team.

“It’s almost like we’re a cult sometimes,” she said. “We all walk into the cafeteria with our parkas on, and we sit at a table. There’s [usually] about 15 of us at a table, so it’s kind of like we’re a big cult family sometimes.”

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■ CHERYL ANN SILICH

Former American Gladiator and fitness guru now a UIndy prof through the scenery the show, her co-worker ignored her of the yellow brick resistance and called Hollywood for road and Emerald tryout dates and cities. CoincidenCity. tally, the next “American Gladiators” She marketed the tryouts were being held in Chicago video on The Home the same weekend Silich would be Shopping Network there to participate in a cystic fibrosis he busts of Dorothy Gale and and received several fundraiser. Because of this coinciGlenda, The Good Witch of the national awards for dence, Silich agreed to try out for the North; the legs of the Wicked Witch of it. One of the many show and eventually debuted on the the East hanging from a filing cabinet; awards was the show as a contestant. large portraits of Emerald City, New “Spark of GreatA week before she started filming York City, the Wicked Witch of the ness” award from “American Gladiators,” she watched West and a large oil painting with the Difference Makers the show for the first time. caption, “Get out of your box,” at the International for her “I was like ‘What in the heck did bottom; a tub of health supplements; pioneering efforts in I get myself into?” she said. “It was and an “American Gladiator Alumni tackling the obesity way out of the box for me. This was Champion” plaque adorn the office of epidemic among what I would consider very combatCheryl Ann Silich. children. ive, more like being on the football Silich, the University of IndianapoJust over a year lis’ visiting assistant business professor, team.” before she came She said because she was an brings a reputation of strength, creto UIndy, Silich individual athlete, the only combatativity, entrepreneurship and a special stopped promoting relationship with the “Wizard of Oz” to ive experiences she ever had was her video to tend occasionally roughhousing with her UIndy. to her sister who brothers and sisters when she was She is a reigning “American Gladiwas diagnosed with younger. ator” champ, an entrepreneur, CEO cancer.

“I was not at all comfortable havof her own corporation, a ten-year “She lived with seasoned television host and the creator ing to physically dominate someone me the last year she in order to win,” she said. “But when of a lucrative children’s exercise video was terminal, so in Rome, do as the Romans, and based around her mother’s favorite it was the perfect I guess I had to adopt that kind of book, “The Wizard of Oz.” opportunity to take attitude. It was just such a once-inSilich got involved in the entertaina-lifetime opportunity. I don’t think ment business when she performed Photo by Katy Yeiser my baby, the video, and put it on the I would have let too much stop me on the hit television series “AmeriSilich became involved in physical fitness shelf,” she said. “[I] from going.” can Gladiators,” in 1990. “American let God use me in a Silich won the Alumni Champion the day her father taught her how to stand Gladiators” was a television reality different way title as a contestant during the 1990 series that lasted from 1989-1997. on her head as an eight-year-old. She grew whole and that was to minseason of “American Gladiators.”

Throughout the season the show pitted ister to my sister.”

After Silich’s success on “Ameri- up in Hobart, Ind. charismatic gladiators with names like Silich’s sister can GladiaSabre, Nitro, Tank, lost her fight against cancer, and Silich tors,” she created Blaze and Diesel decided to look for a different career her own televiagainst contestants “Adventures in Oz with Cheryl.” The I feel every decision I have challenge. sion show called in games of physititle of the video was inspired by one made in my life has led to “It took me a little bit of time to “The Body cal strength. The of her mother’s favorite books, “The bigger, better, more colorful Perfect.” She find my passion again,” Silich said. “I contestants also Wizard of Oz.” started poking my nose around looking competed against “The connection is definitely based and beautiful relationships was the host and executive each other in a on my mother. When she read that story for a new challenge, and indirectly I and opportunities. came [to UIndy] just wanting to teach producer of the single-elimination to me when I was young, she used to one class, and I got recruited to come educational fittournament where teach me some very valuable lessons,” on full-time.” ness show that one contestant was Silich said.

“One of them was to make – Cheryl Ann Silich Silich was hired as a full-time ran for ten years crowned champion friends in life, because friends will help faculty member in 2005. She teaches and was regionin the show’s seayou get where you want to go. The Marketing 290, Sales 394 and Introducally syndicated. son finale. other lesson was the idea that life can tion to Sports Marketing 300. She said Her success with “The Body Perfect” Silich first heard about “American take you anywhere you want, and all that the opportunity to teach through a allowed her to venture into another Gladiators” when she was executive you have to do is dream big.” medium — a children’s fitness video. director of the Indiana State Chapter’s “Adventures in Oz with Cheryl” is a classroom, instead of through a televi“I saw the trend for obesity hapCystic Fibrosis Organization in 1990.

40 minute, three part video that features sion set, was an intriguing challenge.

“In this case, where the student is pening in our country, among children A man she worked with recommended several sequences of exercise/dance the consumer, I want to make sure I am especially, and I decided to start acting that she audition to be a contestant on routines to up-beat, health conscience giving them a message that meets their upon that trend,” Silich said. the show, even though she had never songs on an elaborate “Wizard of Oz” needs,” she said.

Silich then created her “children’s watched an episode. themed set. Silich, as “Dorothy,” leads Silich teaches her classes in creative dance & play & sing-a-long” video, Though Silich had no interest in the exercises with her friends from Oz Katy Yeiser Managing Editor

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and innovative ways. Her connection with the community also allows her to bring in several different guest lecturers to speak on their life experiences.

“I have a tremendous amount of friends from the community who offer very unusual, stimulating and lesson plan-appropriate material. I work with what they do into the text and lectures, so I use what they do to break the monotony of a typical boring classroom,” she said. “I think I teach my classes like a TV show.”

Senior business major, Rachel Banks, appreciated Silich’s creative teaching methods.

“It’s so cliché, but she taught out of the box. She was totally different from any other teacher I’ve ever had,” Banks said. “I looked forward to going to night classes with her because she had unpredictable and crazy presentations or ways to teach a new technique.

I wish I could have her for more classes because she is such a positive person and role model.”

Assistant professor of business James Stephens feels that Silich is appropriate for teaching sports marketing classes because she can not only teach sports marketing theory, but can also apply that theory for her students through her experiences.

“She seems to have a universal focus on the well-being of the student.

She’s multi-talented and a very pleasant, professional faculty member and nice person. But I wouldn’t want to get in a fight with her,” Stephens said jokingly.

Silich has no permanent plans for the future, other than getting married for the first time in the spring.

“Sometimes, coming here, I feel like this is an early retirement. It’s kind of coming full circle. I’ve lived dreams that I could have never imagined possible. And now I am bringing them full circle and taking those experiences from Hollywood, from raising a couple million dollars on my DVD, from being on the Home Shopping Network, all those things, and I’m bringing them back in the classroom,” Silich said. “It’s like that yellow brick road splitting, left to right, and you’re going to walk down one path and never look back. I have been so blessed and so fortunate. I feel every decision I have made in my life has led to bigger, better, more colorful and beautiful relationships and opportunities.”

■ CAMPUS SAFETY TIPS

UIndy campus police urge students to be aware of personal safety Kim Hopper Staff Writer

With an increase in terrorism and worldwide violence, there is also a growing concern for local safety among college students, especially at the University of Indianapolis. Many students are distracted by tough schedules, stress and friends. They may not focus on personal safety such as avoiding dark alleys late at night and unusual people. This is why campus safety can be considered a very important issue that needs to be addressed.

Many may feel less concerned with safety during the day because people are always around and the daylight gives the advantage of light. Nighttime

becomes very different because there are numerous spots on campus that are not very well lit and could allow for dangerous situations.

For sophomore transfer student Meghan Hannon, campus safety is something that she feels is lacking, at least compared to other schools she has attended, which include Indiana University in Bloomington and Indiana University South Bend in South Bend.

“I felt much safer in Bloomington,” Hannon said. “The town itself had a safer, more secure feel about it. The cops patrolled more. I think that maybe the crime alerts [that are sent out over e-mails] are what scare me. I’m afraid of being attacked. All the robberies are scary.”

Although the numbers for serious crimes on campus, such as sexual offenses or aggravated assault, are low, they still occur. In 2004, there was one

reported sexual offense on campus in a residence hall. However, a number of thefts are regularly reported on campus.

In 2003 there were 39 reported thefts on campus, 18 of which were in residence halls. This was an increase of 16 thefts since 2002. Although the number was down to 30 thefts in 2004, the last reported year, it still causes concern. Some students find the amount of crime in the surrounding area to be very unsettling.

“Overall, I feel very secure on campus,” said sophomore Matt Wells. “The one thing that I am very worried about is that someone will break into my car.

The parking lots are very accessible to anyone who wants to wander in. Also, in some areas, the parking lots cannot be seen from a dorm or a classroom.

You may not even know that someone had broken into your car until two or three days after it has happened.”

Safety tips from the police website, http://police.uindy.edu/prevention Action(s) to take if you are drugged or assaulted • Go to a safe place • To report an assault, you should not shower, bathe, douche, change clothes or clean up the area where the assault occurred.

• On campus, call 3333.

• Off campus, call 911.

Safety and Protection • Never leave beverages unattended.

• Don’t accept drinks from someone you don’t know well.

• At a pub, bar or nightclub, accept drinks only from a bartender or server.

• When drinking, keep an eye on your friends and ask them to watch out for you.

• If someone seems extremely drunk after having only a small amount of alcohol, date rape drugs may be involved.

What you should know about acquaintance rape • Sexual intercourse without consent is rape; it is a crime for which you can be arrested and prosecuted.

• Research shows that the majority of all rapes are acquaintance rapes and that most rapists are men. However, men can be victims of acquain-

tance rape.

• Alcohol and drugs impair your ability to communicate and make judgments.

• Know your sexual desires and your limits.

• Rape is a crime of power and control.

• A woman has a right to change her mind at any time.

• Prior sexual encounters don’t imply permission for future encounters.

• Seek education on rape by attending workshops or seminars.

• Be aware that secluded places could increase your vulnerability.

• Trust your instincts. If you feel pressured or afraid, you have the right to protest. Leave and get to a safe place.

• Communicate sexual desires and limits clearly. Say what you mean and mean what you say.

• If you are sexually assaulted, take back control and tell someone.

• Whatever happens, don’t blame yourself. You owe it to yourself to get help. Be an advocate for victims.

Motorist Assistance (24 hrs. a day) Campus police officers are charged with the responsibility for the enforcement of campus vehicle regulations.

It is important to know that they are employed also to provide help and assistance, when possible, to visitors and members of the campus community.

Campus police can be contacted by signaling an officer in a U of I patrol car or by calling the police at 7883333. Specific questions or comments regarding the overall operation of the campus security system or police force may be directed to the Chief of Police (788-3386).

The concern for safety, no matter how great or small, according to Hannon, could be eased by a seemingly simple move on the university’s part.

“I would like to see more police, at night especially,” Hannon said. “The only time I see the police is when they sit on the side of the road in the morning [by Hanna Avenue]. They could walk or drive around more.”

While the students may feel an increasing need for more safety around campus and rely on the police to protect them, the police officers feel that students may be able to do more to protect themselves.

“I think students put themselves at risk when their “safety net” is down,” Sergeant Terence Wright said.

Wright suggests that students should inform close friends or family members of their whereabouts. Students also should immediately alert some-

one about any suspicious person with whom they are in contact.

He also suggests students keep personal information private from those they do not know. There have been recent reports on the news of rapists getting information about victims from websites such as www.Facebook.com and www.MySpace.com.

According to Wright, safety concerns are not limited to campus, but other activities students engage in. Students also must remember to stay alert while out at parties. Wright suggests that students should always watch their belongings, drinks (because of date rape drugs) and never walk or attend a party alone.

He also said if students find themselves in a bad situation, they could use blue emergency phones located at various points on campus to call campus police for assistance.

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Building and Facility Access No exterior door keys other than for residence halls are issued to students.

However, students are permitted to enter or remain in any building after hours if they have a building pass from the Campus Police Office. Any student needing to enter or remain in a building other than during its open hours should present a request (for a specific day and time) in writing, signed by the professor, to the Campus Police Office. Students may then be issued a building pass to be presented with their student ID to a Campus Police Officer, who will then accompany the student to gain access to the building.

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■ CPB EVENT

Ventriloquist Trefzger comes to campus Spring Break plans for the stranded Ventriloquist and comedienne Lynn Trefzger performed in Ransburg Auditorium on Saturday, Feb. 18 for students and their siblings.

She describes her performances as tailored for both family and adult fun. She also has performed with comedians Ray Romano, Jeff Foxworthy and the Smothers Brothers.

The event was held on the annual Lil’ Sibs Weekend and was part of a lineup of entertainment events that took place all weekend long. Lil’ Sibs Weekend was a CPBsponsored event.

Elyse Kaiser Entertainment Editor

Photo by Kim Hopper

Not going anywhere for Spring Break? Don’t worry, there are still plenty of ways to treat yourself within the booming city of Indianapolis. Here are just seven ideas for some great ways to spend your break.

7. Can’t get to the beach? No problem! Grab that bikini and head out to the canal downtown. Sure, it may not be “standard sunbathing weather,” but you deserve a break. Go ahead and treat yourself.

6. White River State Park is a great place to relax. Visit the zoo, take a picnic basket, go on a bike ride and don’t forget to laugh at all the kids sunbathing in the 55 degree weather.

5. Set up a car wash with some friends. It’s a great way to raise money. You may raise enough to be able to afford a trip next year.

4. Chances are, even if you’ve been living in Indianapolis for three or four years, you still haven’t been to the many museums Indy has to offer. Take this opportunity to visit some of the cultural sites around the city. Take a friend along.

Museums are great places for some quality time and conversation.

3. The Pacers will be in town all week. If you like sports, go check out a game.

If you can’t afford it, or the game just doesn’t really excite you, head to a local sports bar or restaurant that will be showing the game. Drunk fans in bars are just as fun to watch as drunk fans at the game.

2. There is almost always some great theatre going on around Indianapolis. For something new and fun head to the Phoenix Theatre on North Park Avenue for a production of “The Marijuana-Logues” by Arj Barker, Doug Benson and Tony Camin.

1. If it comes to the end of the week and you still haven’t celebrated your Spring Break, it’s time for a little Ben Folds. He’ll be at the Murat on Friday evening, and it could never hurt to try and get some last-minute tickets at the entrance an hour before the show. Seriously, kids, Ben Folds never disappoints.

Head to AroundIndy.com for some more ideas on what to do in and around the city.

■ PYTHON

PAWS and Black Pine educate students on endangered species Sara Roberts Staff Writer

Photo by Sara Roberts

Zookeeper Jess Price of Black Pine Animal Park handles the Burmese Python.

PAWS (Promotion for Animal Welfare and Safety) invited employees of Black Pine Animal Park to campus on Feb. 23 to celebrate Animal Awareness Week.

During the program, the two Black Pine employees spoke about the park, and brought along a 10-foot Burmese python.

Megan Kelly, president of PAWS, said the group invited Black Pine to campus to let students know more about exotic animals.

“Every organization has to have a campus-wide event, and ours was Animal Awareness Week. We had tables out in front of the cafeteria with dogs from the shelter, and to represent more than dogs and cats, we had them [Black Pine employees] come down and talk,” she said.

Black Pine Animal Park is a non-profit organization that rescues and houses exotic animals across the United States.

Some of the animals it currently houses include North American black bears, several birds and reptiles, African and Asian leopards, African lions, Bengal tigers, chimpanzees and many more.

Jess Price, senior zookeeper, has been working full time at the park since 2004.

■ ‘REMEMBER WHO MADE YOU’ REVIEW

During the program, Price discussed the opportunity for internships at the park. She also talked about animal rescues the park has accomplished.

She said her favorite part of her job is spending time with the animals.

“I also enjoy being at the park in the evening and listening to all of the sounds they make at night when the sun goes down,” Price said.

Lori Gagen, director of development at the park, said the job was very rewarding to her.

“A huge sense of accomplishment comes from helping an organization that needs help and is doing good things out of the goodness of hearts.

I enjoy the opportunity to share the knowledge we have all gained about the plight of exotic animals in private homes and endangered species in the wild,” she said.

Both Price and Gagen said they would like to encourage others to become involved with their park or others like it. Price said that without the volunteers the park wouldn’t be able to work efficiently.

“There are two full-time employeesmyself and our director of development, Lori Gagen. We also have a volunteer operations manager, volunteer Gift Shop manager, and about 20 other volunteers that give their time and help with tours, the gift shop, animal care, advertising and fundraising,” Price said, “We could not exist and survive without our volunteers.”

Photo by Sara Roberts

Senior Robert Schelling, admires the 10-foot snake.

The event was the first event of the semester for PAWS and attracted many students. The snake was brought from the Black Pine Animal Park. The event took place in Good Hall Recital Hall.

■ “BOOM BOOM” JOHNSON REVIEW

Barnes’ play inspirational Comedian performs for sparse crowd Willie Little Staff Writer Jeffrey Barnes’ one-man performance, “Remember Who Made You,” depicts the lives of people dealing with homosexuality and their battle with religion. The one-night performance was on Feb. 22.

In his play, Barnes, a former UIndy student and current production manager/technical director in the theatre department, portrays a preacher who must confront his congregation about the uproar of homosexuality in the church.

He also portrays several more characters, including a teenager who is afraid to openly acknowledge his homosexuality, a father who suspects his son of being gay, a gay man dealing with the ups and downs of his homosexual life and Jesus Christ who expresses his love to everyone he has created.

“The inspiration of this play came from my own experience working at a youth camp and the narrow-mindedness of Christians and being open to having homosexuals in the church,” Barnes said. “I wanted to give the people that couldn’t speak for themselves a voice.”

The title, “Remember Who Made You,” comes from Barnes’ strong religious beliefs and his undoubting faithfulness to God. While Barnes was a student at UIndy, the influence of Christ aided him through his struggles with homosexuality.

“God created me as I am, why wouldn’t he love me for who I am?

Remembering who I am gave me a lot of inspiration to write this play,” Barnes said. “It took seven months and each performance the play continues to change. I add a little bit to each one of my characters, so I can portray something audiences have never seen before.”

Barnes’s said he hopes people see pieces of themselves through the personalities he reenacts in his play. “It’s really difficult for people to be open

about their sexuality, and even harder for it to be accepted at times.”

Throughout the stint of his performance, Barnes says he feels lucky he hasn’t encountered anyone who has had negative views about his play.

“Mostly the audiences that come to my play are open about sexuality and are open to all of the characters in my performance,” Barnes said. “This play exposes people to viewpoints and lives they don’t usually see. I hope people are able to accept who they are and how God has created them.”

After the performance, Barnes discussed the importance of having a support system, such as family and friends.

He said one thing that helped him was his mother’s being comfortable with his life, and his ability to come to her with any problems he encountered. Barnes said his friends have been great role models for him to be open about his views.

“They make me feel comfortable about who I am and what I stand for.

They backed me up, and they supported me through thick and thin,” Barnes said.

Of all the characters Barnes portrays, he said he feels Jesus Christ was the most influential, yet risky, character.

“Me portraying Jesus is probably the most controversial character. When you play Jesus you walk a fine line and must be careful about the words you put in his mouth. But I always make sure the message is clear that regardless of who you are, remember God made you who you are,” Barnes said.

“Remember Who You Are” was an amazing look into different perceptions of homosexuality. Barnes displayed a great deal of contrast among all of the characters and gave them their own personalities. Showing these different types of people and their lives opens the eyes of the audience to accepting people for who they are. “Remember Who You Are” truly gives a voice to people whose true feelings aren’t usually heard.

Ben Reed Online Editor Chris “Boom Boom” Johnson brought his comedy act to Ransburg Auditorium Thursday, Mar. 2. The show was hilarious and very enjoyable. It was too bad that I was one of only 23 in Ransburg.

A club owner in Omaha, Neb. gave “Boom Boom” his interesting moniker. “He liked all my energy on stage and thought ‘Boom Boom’ was a good name,” Johnson said.

Johnson, a Rockford, Ill., resident, has worked full-time as a stand-up comedian for seven years. He travels all over the country throughout the year and works his “gigs” at various clubs and colleges.

“It’s so much fun to meet up with other comics and ‘go to work,’” Johnson said. He has opened for many famous comedians, including Dave Chappelle.

“I love this job,” Johnson said. “I mean, I worked once this week and will still be able to pay my bills. It’s great!”

Before starting his full-time job as a comedian, Johnson attended junior college for six years. “School was never really my thing,” he said. He earned a degree in criminal justice but decided against taking the test to be an official police officer.

“I entered an ‘open mic’ contest at a local club, and I won. So I just entered other contests, and I kept winning,” he said. “It was then that I decided that I didn’t really want to be a cop.”

This week Johnson will be auditioning in Chicago for NBC’s “Last Comic Standing 4”.

“I’m pretty excited about the possibility of that. Watch out for me!” he said.

Johnson was a very funny act and CPB did a great job to attract such a talent to campus. It’s just a shame that only 23 people were there to enjoy it.

Photo by Ben Reed

Above: “Boom Boom” Johnson of Rockford, Ill., performs in Ransburg Auditorium. The comedian was one of several that CPB has brought to campus this year.

Johnson will be auditioning for “Last Comic Standing 4” this week.

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■ DINNER THEATRE

■ THE SUBWAYS

Dinner production a charming comedy ‘Eternity’: A hint of great things to come Elyse Kaiser Entertainment Editor

The University of Indianapolis Department of Theatre presented its latest dinner theatre production, “Bedroom Farce,” on Feb 24-26 and March 3-4.

The play, by British playwright Alan Ayckbourn, consists of four couples whose stories unfold in three different bedrooms.

The plot follows Trevor and his wife Susannah’s dysfunctional relationship, which ends up affecting three other couples throughout the play. Delia and Ernest, Trevor’s parents, represent an

old-fashioned view of what a couple should and should not say about sex.

Jan and Nick occupy another bedroom on the stage. While Nick spends the majority of the play in bed with a back injury, Jan heads to a friend’s party where she runs into Trevor and Susannah and where the real plot of the play picks up.

The party is hosted by Malcolm and Kate, who provide a middle ground for the story. The two have just moved into a house together and seem to be newlyweds. Their consistent humor provides a very charming subplot and contributes to the overall appeal of the play.

As you can imagine, the characters’ situations and reactions continue to be more and more hilarious as the plot unravels. The script takes a plot that could function just as well as a serious,

soap-opera-like drama and transforms it into a genuinely cute and comical production.

One thing that was surprising was how well the actors and actresses fit into their roles, not because I had any doubt in the department, but because of how well these students play such a wide range of characters. After seeing these same students’ wonderful performances in plays such as “Endgame” and “The Trojan Women,” it was nice to see them play such light hearted roles in “Bedroom Farce.”

If you haven’t been to one of the Theatre Department’s productions yet, you really should take the opportunity to go. It’s rare for a school as small as this one to have the kind of program to handle such contrasting productions, each with the same grace.

Elyse Kaiser Entertainment Editor The latest band from the UK, The Subways, is bringing something slightly new and slightly old to college rock/punk.

The band began when Billy Lunn picked up this dad’s guitar after hearing Oasis’ performance of “Supersonic.” When his brother, Josh Morgan, got a drum kit from their parents, the two began to jam together. All they needed was a bass player, which was soon provided in Charlotte Cooper, Billy’s girlfriend. A few years later, the band was signed to Sire Records after performing at a major music festival for unsigned bands.

Recently, the band has guest starred on FOX’s “The OC” and been featured on “The OC: Mix 5.”

The band’s debut album, “Young for Eternity,” is full of promise. The Subways have a sound that could be comparable to Franz Ferdinand but evokes the feel of some of the punk bands out of the ‘80s (i.e. The Sex Pistols, The Ramones, etc.).

The album starts off with catchy song after catchy song, including their single, “Rock & Roll Queen,” which has an almost-grating feel while remaining completely likable.

They slow it down a bit later on with tracks like “Lines of Light” and “No Goodbyes.” These two have much more acoustic feels, and this is where the Oasis influence really shines through. Wrapping up the album with “At 1 a.m.” was a great choice, giving the album a final kick and leaving you wishing you had an accent and some killer riffs to play on your Fender.

Although the album is great, I can see why people would shy away from it at first. Some of the chords are rough, and the lyrics sometimes lack clarity, making the songs somewhat abrasive at times. However, I really find this more of a testament to the CD rather than something that takes away from it.

I usually find that the songs and albums that stick with me are the ones I hate the most at first. So if you pick up this album and don’t like what you hear at first, don’t give up on it. It could turn out to be your new favorite album.

This being The Subways debut album, I can’t wait to see what else they have in store.

Photo courtesy of Theatre Department

Sam Fain (as Malcolm) and Ryan O’Shea (as Kate) perform in the Dinner Theatre production of “Bedroom Farce.” The Theatre Department’s next play, “Speak Truth to Power: Voices from Beyond the Dark,” will be shown every Sunday between April 23 and 30.

Photo courtesy of Sire Records

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says Larry the onsite leasing agent. "With our onsite security guard from dusk till dawn we will try to make sure people leave our students alone, and the bad guys stay away."

Currently Charter Homes has 8 units available for immediate occupancy.

But the best news is because it is new construction, you can reserve a unit for Fall Semester!

Three of the 11 units, available for

Rent is reasonable too. Carson at the Crossing has new units for: * 4 Student Group at $300/ month * 3 Student Group at $400/ month * 2 Student Group at $500/ month

fall move ins, are already leased by students not wanting to miss out on living with us this fall, so don’t hesitate, here i syour chance to be part of the best student housing around.

Visit Larry online, at the Carson avenue model, or call 445-2343.

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