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■ FACULTY ACCOMPLISHMENT

Professor named field editor of national journal Sara Roberts Staff Writer

Photo by Amanda Wade

Professor Ann Cutler demonstrates chemistry concepts to a group of students.

A university faculty member has been named field editor of the Journal of College Science Teaching.

The journal, published by the National Science Teachers Association, is read by more than 5,000 educators nationwide.

Dr. Ann Cutler was recently named field editor after writing for the journal for several years. Cutler, who is an assistant professor of chemistry, has been at the university since 2001.

Cutler has a bachelor’s degree in chemistry and chemical engineering from Purdue University and a doctorate in inorganic chemistry from Purdue.

She spent 15 years as a product development chemist and group leader for Procter and Gamble Company. She has also worked for the Andrew Jergens Company and Shepherd Color Company She said she began writing about her own experiences teaching at the university and was later encouraged to apply for the job as field editor after the resignation of the previous editor.

She said at first she felt as though she was not a good candidate for the position but was

pushed to apply, and then she became very excited to learn she had obtained the position.

Not only will Cutler continue teaching and writing for the journal, now she also will have to read all of the manuscripts presented to be published.

“I am a great example of multi-tasking,” she said.

Dr. Joe Burnell, associate professor of chemistry, said Cutler will have much more to do after adding the editorship to her workload.

However, Burnell said the university also has chosen to work with her in making the experience more manageable, by cutting down her teaching time, to allow her more time for the journal.

“The university has set this as a priority, and about one-third of her time is devoted to working on this national position,” Burnell said.

Cutler said she feels her editorship will have a positive impact on the university.

“I hope it will help students to learn what it takes to write clearly and write well,” Cutler said.

Burnell agreed that Cutler’s new position will benefit the school.

“It’s always a good thing when the university is associated with people in public national leadership positions,” Burnell said.

The Journal of College Science Teaching is published seven times a year.

■ CHARITY DRIVES

Campus charities give back to local community Tony Puckett Staff Writer

Several organizations are using charity drives on campus as ways to raise both awareness and money for a variety of social issues.

Already there have been drives to benefit charities of many different types, as well as several planned for the second half of the semester.

One drive that takes place each semester is a blood drive, put on by the Campus Program Board (CPB) in conjunction with

the Indiana Blood Center. This semester’s drive took place on Oct 25.

“We had a lot more volunteers this year, but we also had a lot more people who could not give blood for one reason or another,” said Christian Cull, CPB organizer of this semester’s blood drive.

“Overall we had more people show up this year.”

Cull estimated that the drive collected 47 actual donations on the day.

This year saw an increasingly focused effort by several different campus organizations to garner donations for Hurricane Katrina.

Organizations such as the Ecumenical and Interfaith Office, the PRIDE, as well

Photo by Valerie Miller

Junior Elizabeth Green and freshman Katie Hardin wait to donate blood on Oct. 25 in the Schwitzer Student Center.

The blood drive was sponsored by Campus Program Board in conjunction with the Indiana Blood Center.

as the Social Justice Committee joined in the effort to support evacuees from the New Orleans area.

The PRIDE’s bake sale was in direct response to Katrina. Also CPB, Circle K and Indianapolis Student Government (ISG) all held “Donate a Meal” drives that allowed students to donate to Katrina victims simply by swiping their One card.

The Social Justice Committee joined in the effort by collecting water that could be bought from the adjacent sack-lunch cooler.

Cull gave no specifics on any upcoming charity events organized by CPB for the rest of the semester, but was able to talk about another idea being considered: A charity drive to help the Sudanese refugees displaced by fighting in the Darfur region. It is estimated that 10,000 people die in the region each month due to the civil unrest, and that 70,000 people have died since April.

“We’re thinking about doing a social issue event with Darfur,” Cull said.

“They’ll probably be doing a letter-writing campaign.”

CPB Spiritual Life chair Kevin Dunleavy has been spearheading the effort to raise awareness of the situation in Darfur.

He met with the heads of several campus organizations, distributing what he calls a “Darfur Packet” with basic information, and requesting action, mainly in the form of these letter-writing campaigns.

“Once the people know and start getting agitated, which is what spurs just about all of politicians into action, then the government will be forced to do something about it and save these poor people,” Dunleavy said.

College Democrats has already contributed to the Darfur refugee relief effort by selling bracelets to raise funds and awareness.

Also with the holiday season quickly approaching, the Peace and Social Justice Group and Circle K sponsored an effort to help clothe impoverished children locally, as well as support victims of domestic violence.

Photo by Valerie Miller

Senior Danielle Kirkland donates blood at the blood drive.

On the week of Oct. 25, boxes were put in the lobbies of each residence hall to collect unwanted clothes.

The clothes were sold to a local thrift store, and the proceeds were donated to support the Julian Center.

According to the Julian Center’s Web site, the Julian Center provides shelter and counseling to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and survivors of child sexual abuse.

The center specializes in trauma therapy for women and children who have been victims of abuse and assault.

The Julian Center was first opened in 1975 and has operated a 24-hour shelter since 1982.

The center offers abuse therapy, a shelter for women and children, a community of transitional housing for victims as well as advocates and educational presentations on abuse.

News at a Glance UINDY FORUMS Crystle Collins News Editor The UIndy Intranet has a feature known as UIndy Intranet forums. The forums allow students to discuss topics, sell items, and use the space for anything relevant to students. Graduate student Ryan Hupfer is the moderator of the UIndy forums.

“Unlike the intranet, the forums are very interactive and dynamic,” Hupfer said.

The forums allow for conversations about the topics posted, which lets students get real feedback.

Hupfer said that the forums can be used to meet new people, help commuters stay aware of recent events and topics and promote campus events.

“I know how valuable it can be to have a place

where you can chat with fellow students, ask questions, promote things around campus and create a community,” Hupfer said.

The UIndy forums were set up so that even students with little computer knowledge can use the forums comfortably.

“The UIndy forums are very easy to use, and it does not require you to be a computer nerd to figure it out,” Hupfer said.

The forums were established to promote campus involvement.

“The forums, in theory and with a little more promotion, could be the one place to go to find out all about what’s happening at UIndy,” Hupfer said.

The Forums can be found by clicking the Forums link at the top of the intranet home page or by going to http://intranet.uindy.edu/forums.

KICK IT NO TICKET Crystle Collins News Editor The University of Indianapolis police department and the athletic department teamed up for a women’s soccer halftime event.

“The event was a short promo at halftime of the soccer game last month,” said Keith Smith, Chief of Police.

Students had the chance to be relieved of paying a ticket or violation if they scored a goal. The catch was that the goalie had to be one of U of I’s police officers. Students that made goals did not have to pay one $10 violation from the campus police from this school year.

“The idea was Mike Cebada’s who is a sports management or sports promotion major,” Smith said.

Pictured at right is U of I police officer Terence Wright preparing to defend a student’s kick.

Photo by Katy Yeiser

OPINION

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■ ROSA PARKS

Americans should recognize Parks as hero, editor says Amy Remsburg Feature Editor

Try to think of a few examples of a hero in our society today. I see Batman, Spiderman and other comic book characters.

Webster has many definitions of a hero. The simplest is one who shows courage. If courage is all it takes to be a hero, why can’t I come up with more examples of heroes who exist outside of movies and comic books?

In our society, heroes have been replaced by idols. Television, the great medium that has the power to make anyone famous, has changed our perception of what a hero really is. We do not see Webster’s definition because that’s not what we want to see. We want someone who has superpowers. We want a person who can save the day. We want the Hollywood version of a hero.

Somehow at sometime, our val-

ues changed. We made celebrities our heroes. We made professional athletes and musicians our heroes.

But if we go back to Webster’s definition, should these people be held up as heroes? Do they exemplify courage in their lives?

Instead of calling these people heroes, let’s call them what they really are: idols.

According to Webster, an idol is a representation or symbol of an object of worship. And we don’t just revere celebrities; they are the representation of what we want to be. We watch and study them because we’re trying to be like them.

We are all at fault in this. As a member of the media, I can have some say in what stories I want to write about. If I had to choose between interviewing Brad Pitt about his latest movie or interviewing a doctor who had just saved someone’s life, I would pick Brad Pitt every time. But morally I know that Brad Pitt is only pretending to be a hero on screen, while the doctor is a real hero for saving someone’s life.

But we do not get to see the doctor. All we have is what the

■ HOLIDAY RUSH

‘’Tis the season’ too soon

media presents to us. So if the media presents us with idols, we are satisfied because that is what we want to see. And when the media presents us with a hero, what do we do? We do nothing.

On Oct. 24, we lost an American hero. Rosa Parks, a woman who single-handedly changed history, was not even featured as one of the top stories on Monday, Oct. 24.

I flipped through five major news stations that morning, and only one covered Parks’ death. She was given a five-minute tribute, and then quickly followed by the body count of soldiers in the Iraq war. Apparently October was the fourth deadliest month in the war so far. The body count for October was the top story on the other news stations as well. A distant second was speculation over the CIA leak scandal.

You’re probably saying to yourself that Rosa Parks is all over the news now, and you would be right. But Parks’ death was not the top story until three days after her death when Congress voted to bring her body to the Capitol to be honored.

Two days after that, the President authorized the lowering of flags on her behalf. Parks’ death received the majority of its media attention only after she was recognized officially by the government.

If you don’t see anything wrong with this scenario, think back to the media frenzy over the breakup of Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston.

Are we so blinded by our idols, our false heroes, that we cannot see real heroes until someone points them out?

Parks was an ordinary woman who displayed an extraordinary amount of courage her entire life.

Before becoming famous, she worked hard to earn a high school diploma, which was very difficult for African Americans at the time.

She also fought for her right to vote. She was denied twice but did not give up and eventually voted legally. She was also a secretary and active member of the NAACP. Parks is best known for refusing to give up her seat to a white man on an Alabama bus on Dec.. 1, 1955. At the time, African Americans could ride buses only if they entered through the back of the

bus. If white passengers boarded a full bus, African American passengers were expected to give up their seats and stand, even though they were paying passengers.

Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger; and after refusing the bus driver’s requests as well, she was arrested for breaking segregation laws.

After Parks’ arrest, the Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA) was formed and led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The MIA used Parks’ arrest as an example to start the Montgomery Bus Boycott. The Boycott, which started Dec. 4, 1955, and ended Dec. 21, 1956, was a catalyst for the court ruling that bus segregation was unconstitutional.

These events fueled the Civil Rights Movement and freedom for African Americans.

Leading a truly courageous life, Parks deserves to be called a hero and given the respect that goes with it. It makes me very sad that we had to be told that Parks was a hero. We need to praise and celebrate the heroes, not the idols, before they are gone.

■ POLITICAL CARTOON

Abby Adragna Staff Writer Trees are trimmed, stockings are hung, lights are aglow and Christmas carols are ringing in the air. It’s beginning to look and sound a lot like Christmas —just a little too early these days.

If you’ve walked into a retail store lately, you may be a little confused. Amid towering displays of jack-o’-lanterns and Halloween costumes, you will find several aisles dedicated to all things Christmas: plastic snowmen and reindeer, blow-up lawn decorations, candy canes, greetings cards, wrapping paper, stockings, wreaths, lights and trees.

Move over, Halloween and Thanksgiving, Christmas is here! Is it just me, or does the holiday season seem to be more and more rushed every year?

Even before pumpkins are carved and trick-or-treaters are filled with candy, Christmas items begin to pop up. I realize that retailers are trying to make money, but I think that maybe Christmas has become a little too commercialized.

Retailers know that some people will always wait until the last minute to do their Christmas shopping. They also know that some people can’t resist getting a head start if they see the attractive displays. So the retailers start displaying Christmas decorations in September and reap the benefits for four whole months.

I try my best to avoid the premature Christmas cheer when I walk into a store, but it’s almost impossible to escape. It’s not enough that I have to walk into a place that is decorated with lights and decked with holly, but I have to hear “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” and “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” blasting on the intercom—not to mention those motion-detector Santas that dance to “Rocking Around the Christmas Tree” when you walk past them.

The holidays are overlapped and crammed together from the middle of September to the middle of January. The lines between Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas have become blurred. Halloween displays morph into Christmas displays, and Thanksgiving seems to be forgotten altogether. I enjoy each holiday for what it is, and I just wish that I could finish celebrating one before the next is shoved in my face.

A classic example is the day-after-Thanksgiving shopping frenzy. Thanksgiving is a wonderful holiday that most of the time is not as appreciated as it should be. Every year, it seems completely swallowed up by Christmas. Before the Thanksgiving potatoes are even mashed for dinner, many people begin worrying about getting up before the sun to get the early-bird deals at retail stores. People like me begin worrying about avoiding anything that looks like a retail store the next day.

I love Christmas and the holiday season as much as the next person, but I just wish it weren’t so rushed. I think that stores should wait just a little longer before they transform into winter wonderlands.

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

On Page 5, the soccer player identified as J.R. Ohner was actually Jon Walker.

On Page 4, it was reported that the softball team played Danville Community College in Virginia, but the game was actually played in Illinois.

On Page 7, the story “Local haunting Halloween hot spots” was written by Shelly Grimes, not Elyse Kaiser.

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■ INDIANA PACERS

Student takes satirical look at Pacer players’ community service sentences Tony Puckett Staff Writer

Five Indiana Pacers were sentenced in September for misdemeanor assault charges in response to last year’s November brawl between the Pacers and the Pistons at The Palace of Auburn Hills.

Two district court judges sentenced the players to at least 60 hours of community service, one year of probation, and a $250 fine.

Ron Artest, Jermaine O’Neal, Anthony Johnson, David Harrison and Stephen Jackson must now give back to the community, and were thankfully able to avoid jail time.

But how are the players spending their community service?

I’m glad you asked. Perhaps it will be good for the healing process if we all take a look.

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process, and laughter is the best medicine.

The league’s newest rap mogul, Ron Artest, whose approval rating rivals that of President Bush in France, has wisely chosen to avoid any public form of service that might expose him to embittered Detroit citizens. Rather than collect trash on the highways, in a blatant cliché, Artest will serve his 60 hours in The Palace, cleaning up plastic beer cups after Pistons games.

No word on whether or not he will still have to wear that little orange vest, however.

Team icon Jermaine O’Neal has reportedly been spending his hours volunteering for a Detroit-area driver’s education program. While the kids are thrilled to be learning from an NBA star, fellow instructors are reportedly miffed at O’Neal’s apparent lack of knowledge of the word “clutch.”

Point guard Anthony Johnson was actually sentenced to 100 hours of service by a different judge than the other four players.

He has been spending the majority of these hours in the private sector (apparently you can do that), working at Arby’s. Johnson’s manager says that

the second-string guard has made himself right at home, and that he’s been making more turnovers than ever.

Yes, cheap shots also are good for the healing process.

When Stephen Jackson heard about the NBA’s new dress code requiring players to wear “business casual” clothes before and after games, as well as banning all jewelry worn outside the clothing, he saw an opportunity to put his community service hours to good use. Jackson began volunteering at a Detroit-area Big Brothers Club and has been known to give several lectures a day by the basketball courts on how to “hide your bling.”

In the end, it doesn’t really matter which Pacers did what or who volunteered where. What truly matters is that soon enough the Indiana Pacers will be able to begin to put the infamous brawl behind them. Of course sports talk shows will have a heyday when the team returns to The Palace in late February, but for the most part, this is a league (and a team) that is ready to put its darkest day behind us all.

Now, if only the judge would provide those house-arrest ankle bracelets in blue and gold…

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NEWS

NOVEMBER 9, 2005 ■ FACULTY SENATE

Faculty Senate discusses important campus issues Ruth Shirley Staff Writer The U of I Faculty Senate, founded last year, discusses issues pertaining to curriculum and other faculty concerns in meetings open to the campus community.

The 25-member body has representatives from each academic unit of the university. According to Faculty Senate President, Joe Burnell and Officer At-Large Billy Catchings, the issues discussed this year range from spring term classes, to a smoking ban, to an in-the-works faculty development program, which will allow faculty to develop their teaching practices.

The senate meetings, held the second Tuesday of every month, are open to anyone in the university community including students, faculty and staff.

There are usually about 25 non-senators in the gallery.

Robert Gobetz, associate professor of communication, regularly attends the senate meeting as part of the gallery. He recommends that outsiders attend.

“They’d gain a deeper understanding of the curriculum [and] how the curriculum takes shape. They’d get a deeper appreciation for the faculty as a whole,” Gobetz said.

He believes students might be exposed to a different side of their faculty.

“Most of the time the students just meet with faculty one-on-one in offices or in classes,” Gobetz said. “But to watch faculty members argue with each other is kind of interesting.”

Indianapolis Student Government Vice-President Susan Decker attended

last month’s senate meeting.

“It’s a very neat experience to go and see what faculty members are talking about. It opens your eyes to things that you don’t normally know anything about,” she said.

The issues discussed by the senate are first presented in the executive committee, which meets the first Tuesday of the month, and then that agenda, lined by the committee is discussed at the senate.

Earlier this year, Indianapolis Student Government wrote the senate a letter concerning a campus smoking ban.

Burnell said the senate decided to let the students take initial ownership of the issue, through the leadership of ISG. “We felt like it was a campus life issue, and really the students are the ones for whom campus life is the biggest issue,” Burnell said. “They are the ones who live here.”

Senators are elected by their peers for three-year terms, according to Burnell.

Each member serves as a voice for his or her department in the meetings, as well as a voice of the senate to their department.

“What we’ve really become are sort of links between the senate and the entire faculty,” Catchings said.Gobetz said the senate considers the student body opinion in it’s discussion and decision-making.

“Generally speaking, the faculty really do have the students as a high priority,” he said. “Whenever we argue about where resources should go, one of the first things we always ask is, ‘How will this benefit students?’” Gobetz said.

Decker agreed. “I think they [the senators] are as passionate about issues as students are.”

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■ CPB HALLOWEEN

CPB celebrates Halloween Crystle Collins News Editor Halloween morning at the University of Indianapolis was filled with spirit due to the surprise efforts of Campus Program Board.

CPB used programing money to turn Smith Mall into a mock crime scene on Oct. 31. The scene included fake dead bodies, graveyard tombstones, broken pumpkins and masked students.

“We just wanted to create a little bit of action around UIndy and I think that it worked,” said Ryan Hupfer, CPB graduate assistant.

According to Hupfer, CPB had to do a lot of persuading to be permitted to dye the canal’s normally blue water a blood red.

“I had to do my homework and find the right product that they [administration] would approve,” Hupfer said.

Other CPB members who contributed to the event were Annetta Crecilius, Isaac Hughes and Matt Brubaker.

“They are the ones who helped me set everything up for the morning...couldn’t have done it without them,” Hupfer said.

“Isaac was officially the first person to ever dye the canal. I had to let an actual student throw in the first bucket,” Hupfer said.

The event was set up at 6 a.m. and was completely taken down by 10:30 a.m.

CPB handed out ring pops to students as they walked to class in order to promote the showing of “The Ring Two” later that night.

“The movie had over 50 people attend, so it worked pretty well,” Hupfer said.

Photo by Amanda Wade

Campus Program Board put together a Halloween crime scene on Monday, Oct. 31. The mock crime scene was complete with “dead bodies,” masked villains, chain saws and a “bloody” canal. This was the first time the school allowed the canal water to be dyed.

■ SUPREME COURT NOMINEE

Bush nominates Alito for Supreme Court opening Stephen Henderson Knight Ridder Tribune

WASHINGTON (KRT) — Samuel Alito once wrote that employees who allege sex discrimination ought to have a tougher time proving their claims. The Supreme Court disagreed.

Alito once argued that Congress had not granted state workers the familyleave benefits that are mandated for other employees. The high court rejected his thinking again.

And Alito, now President Bush’s choice to replace Justice Sandra Day

O’Connor, once embraced a standard that would make it harder to punish water polluters. But the Supreme Court didn’t go along.

In Alito’s 15 years of rulings on the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia, many of his interpretations of federal law and the Constitution are at odds with established thinking and practice, and ultimately they have been rejected by large majorities on the high court he hopes to join.

Alito’s most aggressive opinions on everything from abortion and civil rights to gun control and federal authority are already drawing fire from the critics lin-

Photo by Chuck Kennedy, KRT

President Bush introduces Judge Samuel Alito, of the Third U.S. Court of Appeals in Philadelphia. Bush nominated Alito to replace Justice Sandra Day O’connor. Alito must now be confirmed by the Senate in order to become a Supreme Court Justice.

■ SMOKING POLICY

ing up to oppose his confirmation. And there will likely be a focus of the debate on the Senate floor.

Nearly everyone expected Bush to pick someone with superior conservative bona fides after White House counsel Harriet Miers’ catastrophic nomination was withdrawn.

But some court watchers say Alito’s conservatism often takes shape in opinions that attempt to push the law closer to his ideals, rather than simply reflect it. It’s an approach that could be difficult to define as restrained the philosophy preferred by many conservatives. And that could leave Alito open to charges that he’s an activist.

“It’s clear he’ll write opinions in cases just to voice what are clearly unpopular opinions,” said University of Pennsylvania Law Professor Nathaniel Persily. “And he has 15 years of opinions for people to go through, so there’s potentially a lot of material for people to find.”

Douglas Kmiec, who worked with Alito in the Department of Justice during the Reagan administration, described the judge as “careful in his reasoning” and said any notion of him as an activist is “not the Sam Alito I know.” Kmiec said Alito does have a knack for pointing out “weaknesses” in court precedent and the conflicts and inconsistencies that he believes should be remedied. “But he generally does not reach out to decide those issues if they aren’t squarely before him in a case,” Kmiec said. “In that sense, Sam is more scholar than activist. And most of the disagreements with the high court are explainable in similar terms.”

To be sure, much of Alito’s work suggests a traditional conservative approach, one that resists broad, sweeping opinions and is marked by meticulous examination

of the facts in each case, and the language used in laws and in the Constitution.

Alito also has written several opinions whose results should please liberal interests: cases asserting disability rights, preserving due process for criminal defendants and securing free-speech rights.

When he was introduced at the White House Monday, Oct. 31, Alito also spoke of the limited role that judges play and its importance.

“Federal judges have the duty to interpret the Constitution and the laws faithfully and fairly, to protect the constitutional rights of all Americans and to do these things with care and with restraint,” Alito said.

Not all of his work may square with that notion, though. In a 1996 employment discrimination case, Sheridan v. Dupont, Alito concluded in his dissent that victims of sex discrimination in the workplace should meet a higher standard of proof than was required.

Alito said proving discrimination and that the employer was responsible weren’t always enough to ensure that the claim wouldn’t be dismissed by a court. He based his interpretation on the rulings of another, more conservative appellate court decision, urging his colleagues on the 3rd Circuit to adopt that standard.

They didn’t, and the Supreme Court later unanimously rejected that same rationale in another discrimination case, Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Products, in 2000.

Kmiec said the Sheridan opinion is an example of restraint on Alito’s part, because he acknowledged that he was bound by his own circuit’s rules; he was simply pointing out his preference for another approach.

“That’s one of the things he does, and I

think it’s from a scholarly point of view,” Kmiec said.

But Alito’s interpretation would have led to a fundamental change in the way sex discrimination claims are handled and would have conflicted with what Congress intended when it enacted antidiscrimination laws.

In another knotty case, Chittister v.

Department of Community and Economic Development, Alito questioned Congress’ power to require state governments to grant family and medical leave to men and women equally.

Alito’s opinion, which was echoed in opinions from other lower courts, would have denied protection to millions of workers whom Congress clearly intended to protect with the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993.

The Supreme Court contradicted Alito’s thinking in a 2003 ruling in Hibbs v. Nevada Department of Human Resources. The late Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist wrote the opinion.

Alito also joined another judge in 1997 in a ruling that attempted to make it more difficult to hold polluters accountable when they fouled water supplies.

Rather than applying the standards that punished companies based on how much they polluted a body of water, Alito embraced an approach that would require proof that the pollution damaged the water. The ruling, in Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) v. Magnesium Elektron, invalidated an existing $2 million fine.

Three years later, the Supreme Court rejected Alito’s analysis, saying in another case that the new standard raised “the hurdle higher than ... necessary.” (c) 2005, The Dallas Morning News/ Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Information Services

New Smoking Policy may come as early as January Letter of proposal to be considered by Faculty Senate and President Pitts Crystle Collins News Editor Indianapolis Student Government (ISG) is working to formulate a policy that will allow smoking only in designated areas on campus.

The ISG Executive Board drafted its final proposal for the smoking policy on campus after six weeks and three formal surveys.

The letter of proposal was presented to David Wantz, vice president of student affairs. Wantz approved the letter. Director of Residence Life Kory Vitangelli, has seen the letter, and upon the approval of the Residence Hall Association (RHA) the letter can go to the next step.

The letter will be presented to ISG representatives and they may either accept it in part or wholly. A final resolution will be presented by the Legislative Committee of ISG for all ISG members to approve.

The Residence Hall Association (RHA) and the faculty senate must approve the policy before it can be implemented. ISG is hoping for final approval before second semester of this school year.

The letter of proposal for the policy is shown to the right. ISG will not have a definite answer on whether the policy will be enforced beginning next semester or later, until university president, Dr. Beverley Pitts, and the faculty senate have thoroughly reviewed it.

ISG letter of proposal 30 October 2005 University of Indianapolis, By now you have no doubt heard of the upcoming possibility of a campus wide smoking policy. Perhaps you read the recent article in The Reflector, or have heard other students mention such a policy in classes. Outside of the residence halls, the University has no “official” smoking policy. In 2003, the Indianapolis Student Government placed signs in doorways asking community members who smoked to step a respectable distance away from entrances. Our signs were taken down and never replaced, or for the most part blatantly ignored. After the recent passing of a somewhat controversial smoking policy at Purdue University, the question was raised as to whether the University of Indianapolis would follow the lead of other universities and municipalities by enacting official policy. After four weeks of gathering information regarding smoking and smoking attitudes on campus, the Executive Board of the Indianapolis Student Government wishes to make their thoughts on the subject known.

As one of the first generations to be brought up on information regarding the

risks of smoking, including lung cancer, and heart disease, as well as the health related issues regarding second hand smoke, the dangers of smoking might seem to be common knowledge. However, according to the American Lung Association in 2003, “22.5% of college students smoked in the past 30-days and 13.8% smoked daily.” At the University of Indianapolis, our studies indicated that 8% of the student population considered themselves to be a smoker. We should be proud of the fact that we have a statistically healthier campus in that sense.

However, one should not be led to believe that a smoking policy would only affect a small demographic of the university community.

Cigarette butts line the sidewalks and smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes, and hookahs enter lobbies or ventilation ducts and linger outside of doorways. As a result, not 8%, but 100% of the campus community is affected by the smoking of tobacco. The Executive Board of the Indianapolis Student Government understands that for those who want to quit, smoking is a very hard habit to break.

We also understand that the reasons for smoking vary from person to person, and that completely banning smoking could be regarded as too fast of a shift from one end of the spectrum to the other. To find a common ground between tobacco users and non tobacco users, we propose the following policy be enacted by the members of the ISG and Faculty Senate:

•The creation of a smoke free (no-tobacco use) zone on Smith Mall, which extends from the sides of all buildings facing the canal, and to include the area between the Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center and Esch Hall.

•The designation of one area for each academic and residence hall, located adjacent to a door not facing Smith Mall, to serve as a smoking area.

•That smoking be moved to the rear entrances of each residence hall, or, where a rear entrance is either not available, moved a respectable distance from the front door of the residence hall as determined by that hall’s Residence Director and staff.

•That ashtrays which are difficult to relocate be purchased and placed at the mentioned designated areas.

•That ISG, the Health and Counseling Center, and/or other campus entities sponsor The American Lung Association’s smoking cessation classes on campus for students and faculty members wanting to quit smoking.

After working almost six weeks, ISG representatives were able to compile the information necessary to assist us in reaching these decisions. The idea for the smoke free zone came to us from a student who filled out our Attitudes on Smoking Survey, which was recently distributed during lunch in Schwitzer Student Center. As the surveys were filled out anonymously, we are unable to provide the student’s name; however, we

would like to give him or her credit for this ingenious solution.

After reviewing the results of our survey, and listening to the thoughts of students, the creation of designated areas for each building on campus proved to be the best option. Many students were concerned that implementing a thirty-foot rule would literally leave tobacco users out in the cold. The Executive Board felt that a thirty-foot rule would be especially hard to enforce on the university’s campus. The students share our opinion, with 65% of those who took our survey favoring designated areas.

This is just the first step in creating an official smoking policy at the University of Indianapolis. The Executive Board of the Indianapolis Student Government encourages open dialogue between both the representative body of the students and that of the faculty in order to perfect this proposal. ISG representatives are prepared to vote on their version of this proposal this week. In addition to ISG, it will take everyone in the university community, holding each other accountable, for any policy to be effective.

Cordially, The Executive Board of the Indianapolis Student Government: Evan Hill, President, Susan Decker, Vice President, Jeanna Morris, Secretary, Isaac Hughes, Treasurer

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■ MEN’S SOCCER

‘Hounds losing streak, Bellarmine loss, leaves team out of playoffs Elyse Kaiser Entertainment Editor

After starting the season with a record of 8-1-2, the U of I men’s soccer team hit a brick wall coming into October.

“Our start was incredible, considering how young the team was,” said sophomore goalie Matt Spaulding.

“But being young, we were also a little immature, and that killed us in the latter part of the season.”

Beginning Oct. 7 against Rockhurst, the team went through a five game losing streak that ended with Bellarmine, taking the team’s chance at going on to the Great Lakes Valley Conference tournament.

The pivotal Bellarmine game took

place on Oct. 21 and would have allowed U of I to take the final eighth spot in the playoff tournament if they had won. The team lost 3-0, finishing the five game losing streak.

“Hopefully the losses will inspire all of us to work extremely hard and do better next year,” Spaulding said.

The team has 19 freshman out of 26 players on the roster. This makes for the youngest team in the conference.

The team holds high hopes for their future.

“This team will definitely be a contender at the top of the conference in the next few years, and I wouldn’t be surprised to see them break into the NCAA tournament in the near future,” said forward Dusty Shannon, one of the starting seniors leaving the team this year.

Coach Griffin agrees with the positive outlook for the team in the years to come.

“The future is potentially very bright for this group,” Griffin said.

On Oct. 23, U of I went up against Northern Kentucky in the last home game of the season. Freshman defender Wes Leeper scored the first goal in the first twenty minutes, and the team finished the game on top, 2-1.

The final game of the season for the ‘Hounds was against Upper Iowa.

The men blanked Upper Iowa with a score of 8-0. Senior forward Eric Nance accented his last game as a Greyhound with three goals. The team started the second half with only one goal, and picked up five more less than ten minutes into the half.

The team ended the season with a record of 10-6-2, the most wins since 1999. The ‘Hounds final GLVC record was 5-6-2.

Nance and Shannon were named to the All-GLVC Honorable Mention team on Nov. 4.

Photo by Katy Yeiser

Goalie Matt Spaulding corrals the ball from an NKU forward, as defensivemen Ben Reed and Shaun Figueirdo, far left, look on.

■ VOLLEYBALL

Volleyball team closes regular season on impressive winning streak Anna Kimble-Roberson Staff Writer U of I’s volleyball team ended its regular season by winning 16 of its final 21 matches.

Despite the ‘Hounds winning efforts, their final two matches of the season resulted in back-to-back fivegame defeats to Southern Indiana and Southern Illinois-Edwardsville on Nov. 4 and 5, respectively.

Against SIU-Edwardsville the ‘Hounds had a 2-1 lead, but lost the final two games for a match result of 27-30, 30-20, 33-31, 20-30, 15-17. The ‘Hounds faced SIU the following day and found the same results, losing the match in the final two games.

The loss to SIU brought the ‘Hounds regular season record to 22-13, with an 11-5 record in GLVC play.

The two losses place the ‘Hounds as the fifth seed in the Great Lakes Valley Conference tournament, which starts on Nov. 10. They will once again play SIU in the opening round.

During the ‘Hounds final matches, they lost to GLVC foe Rockhurst on Oct. 15. The ‘Hounds fought the Hawks hard in a five-game match that ended 2-3.

“Everybody contributed. We never gave up,” said senior setter and rightside hitter Emily Huey. “Being down two games was rough but we picked ourselves back up.”

Junior middle blocker Lynne Ross also thought that the ‘Hounds played hard.

“All the players showed a lot of heart in order to comeback from 0-2 and end up going five games,” she said.

After Rockhurst, the ‘Hounds won the next three matches. The ‘Hounds played Lewis again Oct. 21, winning the match 3-2 after previously beating them 3-2 on Oct. 11. They won the following match on Oct. 22 against Wisconsin-Parkside 3-1. The volleyball team successfully played St. Joseph on Oct. 25, winning 3-0.

“The girls played phenomenally,” said volleyball head coach Jody Butera.

“I didn’t have to do any coaching really. They just really came on and went strong for an hour and a half. It was just that they played at a different level than they have the last month and I was just really proud of them.”

Ross was also proud of the ‘Hounds

efforts. “[Our performance has been] very strong,” Ross said. “I think throughout the season, we have really developed into a very good team.”

The volleyball team’s chemistry has been a large contributor to its success.

“The [chemistry] is something that needs to be worked on. Sometimes it doesn’t click at the beginning and it clicks over time, and that’s what it’s doing right now,” Butera said. “The girls started really working hard in practice, and we started getting to know each other more and more and now they’re just peaking.”

Senior outside hitter Whitney Boling, reaped the benefits of the ‘Hounds improvement by earning GLVC Player of the Week on Oct. 24. Boling is the first Greyhound to earn the honor this

season, and received the honor of GLVC Player of the Week her sophomore year as well, With the GLVC tournament approaching, the ‘Hounds are confident in their ability to come out as champions.

“I don’t think that there is any doubt in anybody’s mind that we won’t win it,” Huey said.

Boling feels that the ‘Hounds are in the right position to move their regular season success into post season success.

“I think that we’re in a place now where we have enough tricks up our sleeves and are strong enough in matching up against other teams that we’ll give anybody a good game,” Boling said. “We can beat anyone in the conference; it’s just a matter of us bringing our A-game.”

■ WOMEN’S SOCCER

Women’s soccer team loses to SIU-E in first round of GLVC play Becky Nakasone Staff Writer

Photo by Katy Yeiser

Senior midfielder Ashley Hinton heads the ball in an Oct. 23 match against Northern Kentucky University.

Sophomore forward Laura Marcom moves to the ball.

■ MEN’S AND WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY

The women’s soccer team went into the Great Lakes Valley Conference tournament expecting a win.

The women’s soccer team began the GLVC on Sunday as the No. 7 seed, with a match against SIU-Edwardsville.

According to senior Michelle Sovern, the team actually expected to finish 9th for the tournament. The ‘Hounds lost due to an early goal from the No. 2 seed in the tournament. The Cougars outshot the ‘Hounds 18-2, but senior goalie Maggie Miller had seven saves to keep the team in the game. This was the second most saves for a U of I goaltender this year. The ‘Hounds lost 1-0.

“I think we could have played better,” said senior forward Jessica Brown.

“The second half, we played harder but not necessarily better. Our hearts were there, but our game was not as good as

usual.”

The team played Grand Valley State on Oct. 19 but was unable to pull out a win. The Lakers won 3-0.

“We really showed that we can compete with teams that are ranked regionally, teams that are ranked extremely well,” Brown said.

Grand Valley is nationally ranked No. 14. Going into the game, Sovern thought that the team might have been a little scared.

“It was the first really big team that we played,” she said. “I think it prepared us really well for the weekend coming up.”

Ashley Hinton led the team by trying three shots to put the ‘Hounds on the scoreboard. On Oct. 21, the ‘Hounds went on to play the Bellarmine Knights. By winning this match, 3-0, the team was guaranteed a spot in the GLVC Tournament.

“We came in really well prepared.

There was no question we were going to beat them,“ Sovern said.

This was the team’s sixth shutout this season.

With a spot in the GLVC Tournament a sure thing, the team went on to play Northern Kentucky University on October 23. The team’s Senior Day did not go as well as the team had hoped; they lost 2-1.

“They beat people that beat us,” Brown said, “and we’re going into it thinking, ‘We’re going to do it. We’re going to beat them this year.’”

Caryn Nieman scored the lone goal for the ‘Hounds.

“We were winning until, like, the last eight minutes of the game. We got two goals scored on us in like six minutes,“ Sovern said.

Because of this match, the team was placed as the No. 7 seed for the tournament.

“We’ve just played so much better than what goes on paper,” Brown said.

“We really could have beaten all these teams and we played every single team very well.” The ‘Hounds end their

■ FOOTBALL

Both teams disappointed Football ends season with 6-5 record in conference results Katy Yeiser Managing Editor

good places. Most notable of these Tony Puckett were All-GLVC runners Karen Bower Staff Writer (third place overall) and Rachel Kriese (eight place overall).

The GLVC meet at St. Joseph’s Going into the Great Lakes Valwas the final 8K race for the men’s ley Conference (GLVC) meet at St. team, as well as the final 6K race for Joseph’s on Oct. 22, both the men’s and the women’s team. Postseason races women’s cross country teams had high increase in distance to 10K and 8K, hopes for the last few races that would respectively, beginning with the Great end their seasons. Both teams finished Lakes Regional meet. below their expectations, in fourth Despite facing disappointment in place. the GLVC meet, both teams were still “We [the men’s team] really hoped hopeful that their season could culmito finish at least second, or at worst top nate in a strong showing at regionals three,” said junior Brad Robinson. and a trip to the NCAA National meet.

Robinson had nothing negative to “On Tuesday [after GLVC], we say about his team in the disappointing had a team meeting with our coach, race. A sophomore-eligibility transfer and sat down and talked about… our student from Ohio State, Robinson felt expectations for the regional meet,” that the underachieving results were, if Loney said. “[We discussed] if we anything, a product of eagerness. think we can pull it together and have “I’d say as a whole we just got everyone run well in the same day, excited and kind of got out too fast,” or if we honestly think that we don’t Robinson said. “At two miles we had have a chance. We’re positive, but we the race won, but we kind of hit the just know it’s going to take a lot of wall because we got out too quick. We work at that meet, too.” jumped the gun.”

Like Loney, Robinson also knows Robinson led the men’s team with just how much work and determinaan eighth place finish and a personal tion it will take for the team to qualify record time of 25:12, but nonetheless for nationals by being in one of the top was unsatisfied with his performance. four spots in the upcoming regional “It was okay, but I was hoping to meet. finish top five,” Robinson said.

“I think our attitude is like we are The women’s team mirrored the set on the right course now, hopefully men’s in finishing fourth overall below geared up for regionals and trying to their expectations. make a last effort,” Robinson said.

Junior runner Miranda Loney said “You know, go out with a fight… that while several members of the team we’re hoping for a little bit of a did rise to the occasion, the team’s miracle on the way. It’s kind of a long results at the meet were disappointing. shot, but the odds are still there. We still have a chance.” “[The results were] not what we The men’s and women’s teams both were hoping for,” Loney said. “We finished tenth in the regional meets on thought we could have been first or Nov. 5. Those results kept the ‘Hounds second.”

Loney commented on several runfrom moving on to the NCAA Division II National Meet. ners who “stepped up” and turned in

Head coach Joe Polizzi’s football squad lost their final game of the season to Ashland, 20-3, on Nov. 5. The loss brought the ‘Hounds season record to 6-5, and their Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference record to 5-5.

The ‘Hounds last win of the season came against conference opponent Gannon, on Oct. 15. The final score was 27-20. The ‘Hounds put Gannon away in the fourth quarter by scoring 17 consecutive points after being down 20-10 through the first three quarters.

“We stepped it up,” Polizzi said about the comeback. “We made some key catches, runs and defensive stops in the last eight minutes.”

The ‘Hounds used a field goal from senior Nick Parker in the eighth minute, and a quick Casey Gillin, sopho-

more quarterback, touchdown pass to Sam Penrod, senior receiver, in the fifth minute, to tie the score. After tying the game, The ‘Hounds got the ball back after the defense held Gannon to three downs. With less than a minute remaining, sophomore tailback Craig Jenkins rushed for a 25-yard touchdown to seal the victory for the ‘Hounds.

The following week, on Oct. 22, the ‘Hounds were defeated by conference foe Mercyhurst on a late fourth quarter touchdown run by Mercyhurst’s Richard Stokes in the sixth minute. U of I and Mercyhurst traded leads throughout the first half, but the ‘Hounds could not hold their 10 point lead late in the second half. The ‘Hounds held their opponent to 37 rushing yards through the first three quarters, but Mercyhurst broke through for 57 yards in the fourth quarter to lead them to victory.

“They [Mercyhurst] just played very

well and bounced back,” Polizzi said.

Gillin was impressive in the loss with 214 passing yards and two rushing touchdowns.

The ‘Hounds bounced back from the Mercyhurst loss with a convincing 3413 victory over St. Joseph’s the following week. The win was the ‘Hounds’ fourth consecutive road win.

“That game is a nice rivalry,” Polizzi said. “We were as motivated to play that game as we have been all year.”

The ‘Hounds exploded from the start with a 65-yard Jenkins touchdown run on the first play from scrimmage.

Jenkins tallied 115 rushing yards and Gillin threw three touchdowns, ran for one touchdown and passed for a career high 268 yards on 23 for 35 passing. Senior receiver Carl Lile led the ‘Hounds on defense with nine tackles, a forced fumble and an interception.

Photo by Katy Yeiser

Nick Parker kicks an extra point after a touchdown in the first half against Mercyhurst.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2005

WINTER SPORTS PREVIEW

Wrestling, basketball, swimming teams, prepare for winter season Photo by Katy Yeiser

Photo by Valerie Miller

Junior forward Jon LaBad.

U of I diver Damir Mujic.

■ MEN’S AND WOMEN’S SWIMMING

Men’s, women’s swimming hope to repeat in conference success Abby Adragna Staff Writer The men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams proved they are ready for another successful season by placing third and losing only to two Division I schools at the Indiana Intercollegiate Invitational at Purdue University on Oct. 22.

Sophomore Ellie Miller and juniors Alison Smith and Holly Spohr all earned B time standards, which are just under the times needed to qualify for nationals. The women achieved these times in the 500 freestyle, 200 freestyle and 50 and 100 freestyles, respectively.

Senior Drew Hastings was the university’s only champion at the meet, winning the 200 individual medley in 1:57.41.

Coach Gary Kinkead believes the hard work his teams have put into training and conditioning this year led to their success at Purdue.

“We’ve been working harder than we have in the past years. Achieving those times this early is a good indicator that the work we are doing is being beneficial to the program,” he said.

According to Hastings, the training program the teams are following this year is harder and more intense than it has ever been.

“We’ve actually been swimming in

meters, which is longer going to give us added and harder [than swimdepth when we go to those ming in yards]. I think conference championships that it is going to help because we score top 16 in us prepare for when we those events.” start swimming in yards The women are again,” he said. three-time defending Kinkead believes that Great Lake Intercollehis dry land program is giate Athletic Conference also helping the men and Champions and Smith women swimmers. The was last season’s GLIAC teams have been parSwimmer of the Year. ticipating in an intense “‘Swimmer of the Year’ weight and strengthening was an amazing recogniprogram four mornings a tion to receive. It does also week. come with some pressure According to Spohr, and expectations, though,” the intense training the Smith said. teams are doing now will According to Smith, benefit them in the later the ‘Hounds look to repeat meets. as conference champs.

“We started practicing “On the women’s side, the day after Labor Day, our main goal is to defend and we practiced for a our conference champion month and a half before title. This will most likely our first meet. Our coach be a tough goal because is being a lot tougher than the other teams in our conlast year, but it will pay ference are really strong off in the end when we Photo by Valerie Miller this year,” Smith said. get to rest before the big According to Hastings, Senior Meghan DuHadway practices her meets,” she said. there are a lot of freshmen Both the men and wom- breaststroke form during a recent practice. who are holding their own en hope to win their conferon the men’s side. Marios ence tournament meets and Panagi, a freshman from depth. place high at nationals. According to Cyprus, swam as fast at Purdue as the “Last year there were only 11 men Kinkead, the men have a good chance team’s top backstroker from last year who swam, and this year there are of achieving this goal because of their did at conference and nationals.

18,” he said. “Having more people is

“We have a really strong freshman class this year. They are all going to be competitors and big contributors to the team,” Hastings said.

Spohr also is optimistic about what the freshmen can bring to the team.

“I think that Katie Murray is going to be a great addition to the team. She is very versatile in the different strokes and individual medley. Also, Casey Owens will be a nice addition for the sprinters, because we lost two good sprinters to graduation,” she said.

Although Kinkead sees strengths in the newcomers on both sides, he is looking to the veteran swimmers for support.

“The people that have gone to Nationals in the past are the people that are really going to help carry the team,” he said.

The men’s team lost an important veteran swimmer this year when Cole Tedhams decided to transfer to a different school. Hastings does not believe that the team will feel any effects from the transfer.

“He [Tedhams] was a big contributor, but it’s a team sport, and we want people on the team who want to be here. I don’t think it is going to hurt us at all in the meets,” he said.

The men’s and women’s teams won their first dual-meet of the season against Ashland on Nov. 4. Individual results of the match were not availabe as of The Reflector press time.

■ MEN’S BASKETBALL

Sturgeon’s young team looks for offense after loss of David Logan Katy Yeiser Managing Editor

Photo by Katy Yeiser

Sophomore forward Justin Barnard shoots a three pointer during warm-ups before practice on Friday, Nov. 4. The ‘Hounds will tip off their season on Nov. 19.

The young 2005-2006 men’s basketball team heads into the new season without the familiarity of its former star and offensive weapon, David Logan.

Last season, Logan became the U of I all-time leading scorer and was named the Daktronics Player of the Year, the Bulletin Player of the Year and the Basketball Writers Association Co-Player of the Year for Division II. The ‘Hounds also lost former standout Lawrence Barnes to graduation.

Barnes and Logan were the nation’s top scoring tandems among all divisions, with 46.9 points per game average.

Logan averaged 28.6 points per game last season.

Head coach Todd Sturgeon feels that this year’s team will not have one clear offensive threat like Logan.

“We can’t create shots on offense [like last season],” Sturgeon said. “We have to be a more balanced scoring team, with our top players scoring 1012 across the board.”

Last season, the ‘Hounds averaged

84 points a game, for a 19-10 record.

Sturgeon said that he feels he has nine or 10 players on the team who can score in double digits, but he questions whether the players can score consistently like Logan.

Sophomore redshirt guard Luke Blank also feels the ‘Hounds must rely on a balanced scoring attack to win this season..

“Our best scenario will be having three or four guys a night in double figures,” Blank said.

Blank sat out the majority of last season with a knee injury. Blank is the only player on the team with at least two years of lettered experience. As an older player who has been around Sturgeon more than anyone, he feels he needs to step up as a leader.

“I’ve been around coach more than anyone, so I know what he expects and wants out of us,” Blank said.

Sturgeon feels that his team will need several leaders.

“It’s leadership by committee with this team,” Sturgeon said. “There is no single one leader.”

The ‘Hounds return second-year

players in seniors Jon LaBad and Mike Adibe, and sophomores Justin and Jordan Barnard. The four players averaged a combined 22.6 points a game for the ‘Hounds last season. All four players played at the post position last season.

“I’ll need the post players to step up this year and give us a threat around the basket,” Sturgeon said.

Three freshmen were added to the ‘Hounds’ roster in the pre-season.

Sturgeon expects all three freshmen– guards Daniel Cox and Tim Smith and forward Braxton Mills– to contribute immediately.

Blank feels that the new players and the veteran players are mixing well so far, but still need a little refining. “We need to get better at working as hard as we can all the time,” Blank said.

The ‘Hounds lost their first scrimmage of the season to Division I Indiana State 79-45 on Nov. 5. LaBad led the ‘Hounds with ten points. The ‘Hounds will play their second scrimmage of the season against Indiana University on Nov. 10. “[The IU game] will quickly expose us to higher competition,” Sturgeon said.

■ WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

■ WRESTLING

‘Hounds hope to overcome roster size

New coach Jay Yates predicts successful year

Ben Reed Online Editor The U of I women’s basketball team is hoping to continue with the success that last year’s team enjoyed. Last year, the ‘Hounds advanced to the second round of the NCAA Division II Regionals, before losing to Grand Valley State.

“This year we want to make it out of Regionals,” said sophomore center Vanessa Jackson.

The ‘Hounds have kept this thought in their minds as they practice everyday. “We are a determined team,” Jackson said. “If we keep working hard in practice and games, there is no reason why we should not win the Great Lakes Valley Conference title and go further in the NCAA tournament.”

The ‘Hounds have only nine players on the team this year, which is relatively small compared to most other teams they will face. The team also lacks any senior leadership.

“Each one of our nine players contributes to our success as a team,” Jackson said. “We only have nine players, but all nine of us have the dedication and the heart to play against anybody. When we get all the nuts and bolts out, we will be a dynamite team.”

The ‘Hounds played their only preseason game on Nov. 1, against nationally-ranked Division I opponent Notre

Dame. The Fighting Irish defeated the ‘Hounds 84-59. U of I kept it close in the first half. The ‘Hounds rallied from an early deficit with a 19-7 run midway through the half and took the lead when junior guard and Xavier transfer Mandy Geryak hit a layup. Notre Dame closed the half with a 16-5 run, leaving the score 44-31 at halftime. The Fighting Irish performed solidly in the second half and pulled away with the victory. Geryak led all players with 23 points in the contest. Jackson contributed as well with 11 points.

“I learned [from the Notre Dame game] that our team has tremendous talent,” said sophomore forward Deanna Thomson. “It is very difficult to walk into a big Division I school that is ranked 15th in the nation and be able to hang with them, even if only for a half.”

In the pre-season coaches’ poll, Indianapolis was selected to finish fourth in the East Division of the GLVC. “One of our goals is to stay in the top three in conference throughout the season,” Thomson said. “Another goal is to win the conference tournament in March.”

Thomson hopes team togetherness will lead them to their goals. “We are building ourselves to be one family that stands up to and for each other. Together we should have all the confidence in the world and carry that through our season,” Thomson said.

The ‘Hounds open regular season play by hosting Wayne State on November 15.

Crystle Collins News Editor Before the ‘Hounds wrestle their first match, first year head coach Jay Yates is already predicting a stellar year for his wrestling squad.

“This will be the 50th season for U of I wrestling, and I would like to celebrate it with its first national championship,” Yates said.

The team is made up of 14 returning members and 16 freshmen. This year’s team captains are juniors Danny Norman and Mike Jackson.

“A lot of the guys haven’t had a lot of experience in college meets,” Norman said. “But the heart of the team makes up for that.”

Yates said the team will look to the returning All-Americans– Jackson, and sophomore Shane Perkey, as well

as Norman, to lead the team..

“We have a solid team this year and as long as everything goes as planned, I think we could have one of the best years ever for a U of I wrestling team,” Norman said.

Team members feel they are adjusting well to their relatively new coach.

Yates was an assistant coach with Wiley Craft for the 2002 through 2004 seasons.

“He knows what needs to be done in the room to make us a champion, and he isn’t afraid to push us to our limits,” Norman said.

Jackson said the team works well together not only because the coach has experience as wrestler but because the team bonds well.

“What I like best about wrestling at U of I is that we form a family as a team,” Jackson said. “That will be a big part of our success.”

The Bottom Line Willey is awarded sports honor Dr. Sue Willey, Director of Athletics, was named one of the 13 “Most Influential Women in Indianapolis Sports” by The Indianapolis Star on Oct. 30. The list also included Sue Donohue, the NCAA Vice President for women’s Division I basketball, and Tamika Catchings of the Indiana Fever. Willey is in her third year as athletic director and was recently named “Division II Administrator of the Year.” Willey was inducted into U of I Athletic Hall of Fame in 1993.

Sports in the weird

David Logan in Italian pro league

Audiences can now relive the 1994 Winter Olympic scandal between ice skaters Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan on the musical and theatrical stage. “Nancy and Tonya: The Opera,” will open next spring at Tufts University and will surely feature Kerrigan’s infamous screams of “Why? Why? Why?” in the chorus.

Former U of I basketball star David Logan is playing professionally for Edimes Pavia, an Italian team in the Italian league, Lega Due. Logan averages 28.6 per game.

According to U of I men’s basketball head coach Todd Sturgeon, Lega Due is one of the top three professional basketball leagues in the world. Logan is also averaging 34.5 minutes per game, is shooting a 49.1 percent from the field and 41 percent from the three-point line. He also average five assists and 4.4 rebounds for Edimes Pavia.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2005

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■ STUDENT RACE CAR DRIVER

U of I new home to rising female race car driver Shelly Grimes Opinion Editor

Mishael Abbott came to Indianapolis to follow her dream.

The 24-year old Florida native might not seem very different from other U of I students at first glance.

But, while most students are focused on getting a degree, Abbott’s goal is a little different: she wants to graduate and race in the Indianapolis 500.

“I think everybody has a dream, whether it’s to be a mom or to be a famous journalist or to drive in the Indy 500,” Abbott said. “And my dream is what I’m doing.”

Abbott’s journey to the Indianapolis 500 began even before she was born.

Her father raced “until my mother said, ‘No more!’” Abbott said. However, her father remained active in racing by working on cars for friends and going to racetracks. She was the only one of his four daughters who became interested in racing.

“A lot of kids who have families that are involved in racing have it kind of pressured on them. But, it was never like that. It was always my idea,” Abbott said.

At age 7, Abbott began asking if she could start racing as well. Her parents were reluctant, but at age 13, they finally gave in and allowed her to start racing go-karts.

In 1998, she began racing professionally in the SuperKarts! USA Series, in a car “that will go about 140 mph, and you’re only about two inches off the ground,” she said. Abbott was the first woman ever to win a race in this series.

According to Abbott, being one of only a few female racers affects the way other racers and sponsors view her. “[Being female] definitely changes how people perceive me as a driver, anywhere from negatively to positively,” Abbott said. “At the beginning of a season, it’s sometimes hard as a female to get in with the other drivers in the series and be able to talk to them,

“The only major difference is our speed.”

While racing in this series, Abbott had the opportunity to compete at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway twice, once in May before the Indianapolis 500, at an event called the Futaba 100, and the second time in June before the U.S. Grand Prix.

“To show up on that track when there were hundreds of thousands of people in the stands...I mean, it was an incredible feeling,” Abbott said. “My goal is to go to the Indy 500. But if that never happens, how many people can say they’ve followed a dream and they’ve gotten to race on that track twice?”

After spending the entire month of May Photo courtesy of Mishael Abbott and part of June at the Race car driver Mishael Abbott in her Indianapolis Motor racing gear. Abbott is a Florida native Speedway, Abbott made the decision to leave her who wants to race in the Indianapolis family and hometown 500. She is 24-years old and has been of Coral Springs, Fla., to move permanently to racing since she was 13-years old.

Indianapolis.

“I want to drive Abbott now attends U of I. IndyCars and race in the Indy 500, and this is the place to be. So I moved,” especially when they’re younger—it’s Abbott said. harder for them to accept you as a Abbott transferred to U of I from driver. But I have to say that being a Florida Atlantic University, where she female has opened a lot of doors for was a senior studying elementary edume as far as different sponsorships and cation. things like that. So it’s been really helpAbbott now studies sports marketful also.” ing, which she feels will be useful to Abbott came one step closer to real- help get sponsorship money to fund izing her dream during the 2005 season her racing. Abbott said that her team’s while driving in the Menards Infiniti budget is around $1 million. Abbott Pro Series, the support series for the currently is working to find funds for Indy Racing League (the cars that race the 2006 season. in the Indianapolis 500).

“The biggest obstacle in racing is “My car looks just like an IndyCar, finding sponsorship money. You can and it has all the same stuff that an Intake it both ways: Some people say I’m dyCar has, except IndyCars usually go unfortunate because my parents aren’t about 220 mph, and ours go anywhere extremely wealthy and because they between 180 to 200 mph,” Abbott said. can’t write a major check. But I feel

that I’ve accomplished so much more, both as a driver and as a person, just on my own,” Abbott said. “I’ve been able to do so much more for myself by having to go out and find money.

Everything I’ve gotten to this point, everything I’ve done, is because I have the drive to do it.”

Abbott said that while racing in the 2005 season of the Infiniti Pro Series was the highlight of her career, it was also disappointing because of a lack of sponsorship money.

“I was hoping to run at least half the season and only got to run about four races because sponsorship money just didn’t come through,” Abbott said.

Despite the disappointments, Abbott continues to pursue her passion.

“I love racing. I love the competition; I love the people that are at the track that are involved in racing—the other drivers, the crew members, the people that run the series, the media and the fans. It’s just such a little family,” Abbott said. “But more than anything I love the competition. It’s the drive to want to win.”

While driving at speeds of nearly 200 mph (Abbott said her fastest speed was around 198 mph) would certainly terrify most people, Abbott is relatively fearless about racing.

“In racing, you wreck. It happens. I had a crash where I flipped over, like, 16 times. I just kept going and going

and going. But that didn’t scare me,” Abbott said. “They took me to the hospital, and I was like, ‘Can they fix the car so I can race tomorrow?’ That’s all I cared about.”

Abbott said that only one accident has ever made her nervous about getting back in a car.

After the crash, her car caught on fire, and she was momentarily trapped inside and inhaled quite a bit of smoke.

She managed to get out of the car, but was shaken up.

“My dad and I worked all night long to get the car back together. And I got back in it the next day and won,” Abbott said. “But it took me a few hours to get over that fear. That has always been my biggest fear as a driver, not crashing and getting hurt, but fire.”

Abbott said that while wrecks are frustrating, in many cases they are outside the driver’s control due to mechanical problems.

She said the most frustrating part of racing happens when another driver commits an error that causes her to wreck.

Abbott said she feels that her experience in racing has helped her succeed in other areas of her life.

“Racing gives me a drive and determination in anything and everything I do,” Abbott said. “It’s given me self-esteem to go out and do things that a lot of people wouldn’t do.”

Photo courtesy of Mishael Abbott

Mishael Abbott’s car is similar to the cars that race in the Indianapolis 500, except her car is not as fast. She races in the Menards Infiniti Pro Series.

■ ACADEMIC LABS

Academic labs offer free, helpful assistance for students Deirdre Baskin Staff Writer

Even though Halloween fright night has passed, some students are still running scared from the shock of midterm grades. Fortunately, plenty of time remains in the semester to use the academic resources on campus to change a grade from eeek! to exceptional.

Academic Success Center A resource for any student is the Academic Success Center (ASC) in Schwitzer Student Center 206.

“We’re here for students who look and say, ‘I didn’t get the midterm grades I want. What do I do now?’” said Anna Bennett, ASC student affairs associate.

The main service of the ASC is weekly Secrets of Success (SOS) workshops.

A typical SOS workshop lasts less than an hour, offers Lecture/Performance Series credit and covers topics such as studying in groups or money management that all students can use.

The ASC also started offering peer tutoring this year. Peer tutors provide academic support and study strategies to students enrolled in core classes.

Usually tutoring is not contentspecific, so students can get help in any subject during the tutoring hours of Monday through Thursday 4 to 6 p.m. and 8 to 10 p.m., Friday 4 to 6 p.m. and Sunday 8 to 10 p.m.

Recently, the ASC assigned a chemistry tutor to the Warren Hall basement Sunday 8 to 10 p.m. and to the ASC Thursday 4 to 6 p.m.

The third service of the ASC is personalized study strategies and academic assistance, provided by the ASC staff.

Students can get advice on issues such as test taking, note taking and time management, or discover their own learning style.

For more information about the ASC, visit the office in Schwitzer Student Center 206 or call 788-6153.

Accounting Tutoring Students who need help with their number-crunching skills may benefit from accounting tutoring through the School of Business. Two to three upper-level undergraduate accounting

students are available to help Monday 3 to 6 p.m., Tuesday and Wednesday 3 to 5:30 p.m. and Thursday 4 to 6 p.m. in Esch Hall 033.

The tutors have served as many as eight or nine students in a session, although the average is usually two or three.

“Our tutors can also work with a variety of learning styles,” McGary said.

For more information about accounting tutoring, contact Debby McGary in the School of Business at 788-3378.

History, Political Science and International Relations Graduate student Josh Klatte tutors students in history, political science and international relations on Monday 9 to 10 p.m., Tuesday 2 to 4 p.m. and Thursday 4 to 6 p.m. in Good Hall 203.

Klatte also has copies of syllabi for all classes taught in the department so he can stay up to date on the kinds of assignments students will have.

“When people come in, I look at what work they’re doing,” Klatte said.

“I can check the syllabus to see

when the next test is and give them advice on how to prepare. I can give them a prep quiz and help them make outlines.”

Math Lab The Math Lab has student tutors in subjects such as algebra/trigonometry, statistics and finite math, as well as students who specialize in physics tutoring.

The lab is open Monday through Thursday 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Friday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Physics tutors are available Monday 12 to 2 p.m. and 4 to 7 p.m., Tuesday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Wednesday 1 to 3 p.m. and 5 to 7 p.m.; Thursday 12 to 2 p.m., 3 to 4 p.m., and 5 to 6 p.m.; and Friday 1 to 2 p.m. in Lilly Science Hall 217.

While many students make use of the lab’s resources, especially near exam times, Nadjib Bouzar, math and computer science department chair, wishes more students would take advantage of the lab’s services more often.

“Since I assign regular homework, I would like to see students attend more regularly,” Bouzar said.

For more information about math and physics tutoring, call 788-6183.

Writing Lab The Writing Lab, located on the second floor of Krannert Memorial Library, provides consultation, reference material and computer resources for budding and experienced writers alike.

The lab’s student tutors can help not only with research papers, but also with other writing such as lab reports, resumes and graduate school applications.

Because the lab has been on campus for 22 years, it is relatively well-known around campus.

However, some students who could benefit from writing help may feel that a visit to the Writing Lab is a last resort though.

“I would love for people to understand that getting your paper read in a writing lab or by a friend is a perfectly natural activity in the writing process,” said Richard Marshall, writing lab director.

The lab is open Monday through Thursday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday 3 to 5 p.m. and evenings Sunday through Thursday 7 to 10 p.m.

For more information about the Writing Lab, call 788-3554.

■ HOMELESS AWARENESS EVENT

Students camp out to raise awareness for homelessness Lauren Howey Distribution Manager

Homelessness is a reality for many people in Indianapolis and across the country. The average University of Indianapolis student never has had to worry about this widespread social problem.

Students gathered on Smith Mall Nov. 3 and 4 to educate the U of I community about homelessness, increase awareness and collect donations for the Women’s Care Center, a local homeless shelter.

Hannah Corbin, a senior German and youth ministry double major, organized the two-day event for the Peace and Social Justice Committee.

The Committee is a student-run organization sponsored by the Ecumeni-

cal and Interfaith Office.

The committee focuses on social justice issues, such as homelessness, from a Christian perspective.

“As a Christian, I believe that everyone has the right to basic resources. Every life is valuable, and we can’t judge the homeless,” Corbin said. “Homelessness is a justice issue because we have so much. We have the resources to help, and a lot of people choose not to.”

Corbin described the event. “This is a two part event. The first part of the event is for those who want to sleep out and have a little solidarity.”

“The second part is educational, and we’ll be collecting donations for local shelters. This event is about raising awareness,” Corbin said.

Thursday night began at 9:30 p.m. with a prayer service and the sleep out on Smith Mall.

Fifteen students attended the service and 10 students slept outside. Friday, students collected donations for the Women’s Care Center.

The Women’s Care Center is part of Wheeler Missions, located near campus on North Rural Street.

They provide housing, food, clothes and medical services to the women and children who stay there. Job assistance

lows. They were allowed amenities that people who are actually homeless may not have access to.

“We’re not out here trying to be homeless or pretend. We’re not playing up the stereotypes,” Corbin said. “We want to keep away from those.

This is a personal experience for ourselves. It’s hard for us to understand what it’s like to not have a home.”

“Even if it’s just for the night, I can carry this experience with me and remember how it felt,” Corbin said.

John Waller, a U of I sophomore, described some of the stereotypes.

“A lot of people think homelessness happens because people are lazy Photo by Lauren Howey or they don’t graduate Students gathers on Smith Mall to from high school,” he raise awareness for homelessness. said. “But really bad luck happens. People live paycheck to paycheck and one thing and counseling also are offered. can go wrong. Being homeless doesn’t The students who camped out brought blankets, sleeping bags and pil- mean you’re dumb or you’re lazy.”

Waller, now a theatre major, was homeless when he was in third grade.

“When my mother, my little sister and I moved back to Indianapolis from Toledo, Ohio, my mother was looking for a job and a place to stay. We stayed at my grandmother’s house for a while, and then we had to go. We found a shelter to stay in. We stayed there for a while—about three months. We rotated around to other shelters for a while,” Waller said.

“We had a room with two beds at one place until my mother finally found a job and we moved into an apartment complex.”

Even after finding a job and an apartment, it was not easy for Waller’s family. “We lived in such a bad neighborhood. But a neighborhood is a neighborhood and it was a home,” he said.

Waller has seen homelessness first hand and recognizes the need for education and awareness.

“People need to open their eyes, because anyone can be homeless,” he said. “I’ve even known veterans who are homeless. They fought in wars.”

To donate to the Women’s Care Center, or for more information on the Peace and Social Justice group, contact Hannah Corbin at corbinh@uindy.edu.

ENTERTAINMENT

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■ “ELIZABETHTOWN” REVIEW

■ 7 List

Where are they now?

Reunion shows we are dying to see

Crowe’s latest lives up to expectations Elyse Kaiser Entertainment Editor

Elyse Kaiser Entertainment Editor Almost everyone at one time or another has watched a lame TV reunion show. From “Family Ties” to “The Brady Bunch,” most family shows have some kind of reunion years after the show gets cancelled. And with the Chuck Norris crew turning out a new show and the Backstreet Boys cranking out a new CD, we at The Reflector were thinking, what reunions would we like to see?

7. “Family Matters.” All of us remember the original line up for TGIF. Every Friday we got to watch Steve Urkel try to woo Laura, and he would always fail miserably. To everyone’s surprise, the show ended with Laura choosing Urkel over Stefan. What we want to know is just how long did that marriage last?

6. “Doug.” Here is a great cartoon. I think of Doug and the other shows we had on Nickelodeon, and I wonder when the change in the network happened.

What happened to shows like “Doug?” What ever happened to Doug Funny and Patty Mayonnaise. I would really be interested in seeing what happened to Doug, Patty, Porkchop and Skeeter when they left for college.

5. “Adventures of Pete and Pete.” This was another genius work of Nickelodeon. Pete and Pete were two red-headed brothers who had the same name.

The characters listed in the opening credits included Pete, Pete, Ellen (Pete’s best friend who was a girl and a friend, but not a girlfriend), Mom, Mom’s Plate, Dad, Artie (the strongest man in the world), and of course, Petunia (younger Pete’s drawn-on tattoo). So did Ellen and Pete get together? Whatever happened to the plate in Mom’s head? Did Pete and Pit Stain ever overcome their differences? These are questions we may never have answered.

4. “Saved By the Bell.” There was sort of a reunion on this show for Kelly and Zach’s Vegas wedding. The show revolved around high school, so it would be great to see a 10 or 20-year reunion show and learn what AC Slater and Screech ended up doing with their lives. We all want to see how gorgeous Kelly and Zach’s kids turned out.

3. “Full House.” Not one of us grew up without seeing this show. From the episode in which Jesse and Joey moved in, to the one in which Michelle fell off her horse and lost her memory, most of us grew up with this show. It’d be great to see what happened with Gibbler, Joey and the rest of the family.

2. “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.” Yes, Will Smith did go on to bigger things, but he will be hard-pressed to do better than the “Fresh Prince” series. With memories such as Will’s flat-top, the Carlton dance, and the poker game in which Carlton and Will won all of Jeff’s money, we want a little follow-up about what happened when the family moved out of the Bel-Air mansion.

1. “Salute Your Shorts.” We may not know this theme song as well as the “Fresh Prince” theme, but it is not far from our memories. Camp Anawanna, along with campers Bobby Budnick and Donkeylips have special places close to our hearts. This is a show I would like to watch again, but only if they keep the characters. It’d be great if they could do a series placing all the campers at a high school camp.

■ ARON KADER

Comedian Visits Campus

Cameron Crowe’s films are almost never a miss and “Elizabethtown” is no different.

Before going to see it, I was a little skeptical about the casting of the main character. When I saw that Orlando Bloom would play the lead, I couldn’t help but question this choice.

Bloom plays a wonderful elf and a great love-struck pirate, but I didn’t know he could pull off the complex part with complex emotions that is the character of Drew Baylor in Crowe’s latest film.

“Elizabethtown,” begins by following Drew to his job at a famous shoe company. His mantra of “I’m fine” shows he isn’t, and we soon find out why. Alec Baldwin, perfectly cast as Baylor’s boss, confronts Drew about his idea for a new athletic shoe, which has cost the company a billion dollars in losses.

Instead of brushing himself off from this horrible failure, Drew goes home intending to commit suicide.

As he is about to kill himself, he gets a phone call from his sister and mother, letting him know that his dad has passed away.

His grieving mother (Susan Sarandon) and frantic sister (Judy Greer) do not feel up to facing the family in Kentucky. So, Drew heads to Elizabethtown, Ken. to collect his father’s body before he continues with his plan to kill himself.

Drew meets Claire Colburn (Kirsten Dunst) on the plane ride to Kentucky, and the story takes off from there.

The best thing about this movie was that it didn’t follow the traditional romantic comedy outline. Don’t get me wrong, parts of it were still very predictable, but Crowe always manages to make the viewer forget he or she has already seen many movies like this one.

Even as the romance between Claire and Drew develops, Drew doesn’t forget his plans for himself when he returns from the trip.

I would even venture to say that the film is not so much about the romance between the couple, but more about Drew’s journey to rediscover himself and the relationship he had with his father.

Another great thing about this movie was the reality of the film. At times I got so wrapped up in the reality that I almost felt these people were friends of mine.

In one scene in particular, Drew’s

entire family has gathered at his aunt and uncle’s house. Everyone seems to have collected in the kitchen. Food is everywhere and everyone is talking.

Seen from Drew’s point of view, no conversations are finished, people yell over each other disjointedly, and food is taken in and out of the mix.

While such family scenes have become clichés in film, this scene somehow seemed new to me.

It reminded me so much of my own grandmother’s kitchen at holiday time that I just started laughing in the theater.

The movie also had some funny scenes that were in no way gimmicky or dominating.

I don’t want to spoil this for anyone, so suffice it to say there is one scene involving “Freebird” that everyone will enjoy.

“Elizabethtown” also has a fantastic soundtrack, another thing Crowe’s films are known for. With songs from Elton John, Tom Petty, Ryan Adams, My Morning Jacket and Simple Minds, Crowe captured the mood of the movie perfectly.

I strongly recommend this film. My aversion to Orlando Bloom may have come into play a few times, but overall his and Dunst’s performances were very well done.

If you liked “Garden State,” “Say Anything” or “Almost Famous,” I can’t imagine you disliking “Elizabethtown.”

■ EVENTS CALENDAR

Coming up in November activities Nov. 10 Fanfares, Odes, & Ayers Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center 7:30 p.m.

Nov. 14 Vienna Revisited Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center 7:30 p.m.

Nov. 11 Vegas Nite sponsored by CPB Schwitzer Center 8 p.m.

Nov. 15 U of I Jazz Ensemble Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center 7:30 p.m.

Nov. 13 A Recital of American Songs Through the Centuries Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center 4 p.m.

Nov. 16 International Fashion Show Schwitzer Center 9 p.m.

Nov. 17 Diwali sponsored by the Indian Students Assoc.

Schwitzer Center 7 p.m.

Nov. 18 Dave Tamkin and Nick Motil Ransburg Auditorium 7 p.m.

Nov. 21 “Son-in-Law” viewing Good Hall Recital Hall 9 p.m.

■ BAND PROFILE

The Southland appearing in Indy Elyse Kaiser Entertainment Editor

Photo by Elyse Kaiser

Aron Kader visited campus on Wednesday, October 12. The comedian has appeared in such shows as “The Shield” and “Premium Blend.” Kader can now be seen performing at Hollywood’s “The Comedy Store.”

This was one of many live performances that CPB has planned throughout the year.

The Southland is an up and coming band from Los Angeles who have been on the fast track to success since their birth in late 2002. Drawing influences from bands such as Death Cab for Cutie and the writing styles of Pink Floyd, the band has created a familiar but somehow refreshing sound.

The band got their start on a sort of whim when two members, Jed and Nick decided to record some songs for friends as a sort of community Christmas present.

A producer received one of the tapes and signed the two almost right away.

“We were really lucky, the whole thing happened relatively easy and naturally,” says lead singer Jed Whedon.

The band went on to play shows and tours with bands like OAR, Gavin Degraw and the Virginia Coalition.

While recording their first full-length album, the band liked to keep their options open as far as in what shape the final project would Photo courtesy of thesouthlandmusic.com take. “Our music is very reaction(From left to right) Andrew Crosby on ary, it happens right in the studio drums, Ethan Phillips on bass, Jed Whedon just building off on lead vocals, Danny Chaimson on of each other,” keyboard and Nick Gusikoff on lead guitar. states Whedon.

“Going into the studio, we really have no preconceived definitely a band worth checking out. idea, it just happens.”

They will be coming to the Music Mill If you are looking for a good new here in Indy on Nov. 12 with the Virpiano-rock sound, The Southland is ginia Coalition and As Fast As.

■ MOVIE REVIEW

‘Prime’: Dissapointing love story with mixed messages Crystle Collins News Editor

The commercials showed clips of a funny, heartwarming romantic comedy designed to make every viewer tingle with love. Not true.

In reality, the movie “Prime” is the story of a 23-year-old boy and a 37year-old divorcee with mixed feelings, three or four breakups, an overly dramatic mother, references in every other scene to Judaism and not-so PG-13 sex scenes.

The director, Ben Younger, should throw in the towel. Younger also wrote and produced other great movie flops like “Boiler Room,” the 2000 film starring Ben Affleck and Giovanni Ribisi.

So seeing Younger’s name in the opening credits, I should have taken my

movie ticket back to the window and asked for a refund.

The movie opens with an odd sequence of shots, at even odder angles, of the city of Manhattan. Uma Thurman, who plays 37-year-old Ralfi, short for Rapheal, is supposed to portray a youthful looking woman.

Uma’s first scene has her sitting with her therapist, Lisa, played by Meryl Streep, and looking rather old and depressed as she begins discussing her recent divorce.

Thurman immediately takes on the role of a seriously depressed and aged woman, looking more like 47 than 37. Streep, the concerned therapist, tells Ralfi to live a little, go meet new people and experience new things.

However, she did not expect the “new people” to include her 23-year-old son, David, played by Bryan Greenberg.

Telling you the plot of the movie may take some time, considering the movie is an hour and 45 minutes long but seems more like an eternity, as this couple dives in and out of relationship status, or as they refer to it, “love.”

Nothing about the relationship in the film is what I, or the average person in

America, would classify as love. Lust is more like it.

The pair meet at a movie theater and the viewer can clearly tell it’s going to be “love at fist sight.” David has to find a lot of courage to call and ask Ralfi out. Their first date is amusing but long and drawn out with “cutesy” talk and flirtatious moments that will leave most audience members nauseated.

Don’t get me wrong a few humorous moments emerge in the film, but the clips in the movie trailer, are from scenes that really are more serious.

The turmoil between Lisa the therapist and Ralfi the divorcee is actually rather sad and depressing.

The turmoil between the family and the son David is not funny either, and more depressing than the rest.

An underlying theme in the movie that takes more prominence than necessary was the issue of Judaism. David’s family is Jewish and while Lisa has no religious affiliation. Every scene returns to Jewish culture, the need for symmetry in a relationship in the spiritual realm, and a Jewish marriage.

The other underlying theme is David’s artwork. His work is the product

of genius in the movie, pure displays of beauty in the likenesses of people.

Realistic and charming, Greenberg’s character had a sense of artistic style that actually helps the movie. Greenberg himself keeps the movie from being a complete disaster with his witty sarcasm and surprisingly believable acting.

Thurman, on the other hand performs like an amateur rather than a critically acclaimed actress.

The movie ends in a rather bizarre and unfulfilling way. The body of the movie, although drastically too long and unrelenting, is not the worst I have seen.

In the end, David and Ralfi make up from their last fight and have sex (in what is quite possibly the worst scene ever made in movie history) and discuss having a baby together.

The scene ends and the screen goes black only to flash the words, One Year Later. One year later, with no explanation and no clues, the couple is not together—the end.

Yes, I said it. The movie ends without reference to why the couple is not together--not even a hint of a reason.

The ending credits begin to role, and my friend turns to me and said, “There is no hope.”

This movie is disappointing, not memorable and rather depressing. I left the theater feeling like no relationship will ever succeed, especially relationships with age differences.

After three breakups and makeups, some motherly drama and some unnecessary explicit sex scenes, you get a movie with a repetitive plot.

It was like watching a football game in which the ball keeps getting turned over to the other team, back and forth, with a fumble and then an interception, over and over and over.

Love is not made of superficial words, lustful moments in the bedroom and dialogue like. “I want to make a baby with you.”

So, ladies and gentlemen, do not take your significant others, first dates or potential romantic interests to this movie. If you have a relationship that includes an large age gap, Jewish grandparents, artistic geniuses or 37-year-old women who try to look and act like 21-year-old college students, do not see this movie.

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■ PLAY REVIEW

Theatre Department tackles Greek tragedy in ‘Trojan Women’ The University of Indianapolis Theatre Department performed “The Trojan Women” in Ransburg Auditorium on Oct. 21-23 and Oct. 27-30.

The photos show some of the scenes from the play.

(Right) Sam Fain as Talthybius and Austin Davidson as Astyanax.

Valerie Miller Editor-in-Chief The University of Indianapolis Department of Theatre presented the play “The Trojan Women” October 21-23 and 27-30.

According to Dr. Brad Wright, play director and associate professor of theatre, one of the reasons the play was chosen was because of the “relevance of the play’s message to what’s going on today [in Iraq].”

“Trojan Women” is a Greek tragedy originally written by Euripides. According to the director’s notes, the play is set in ancient Troy and is about the “generalized tragedy of war” as shown through the eyes of the women and

through their own tragedies. Although the play is thousands of years old, Wright said he thought they made it “very relevant to what’s going on right now,” especially through the use of imagery.

According to Wright, the play was challenging. “It’s a difficult play. It’s a very emotional play,” he said. “It’s a challenge for young actors to work through the deep emotions of grief and loss in this play.”

Bethany Lillis, a senior theatre major, played Helen. “This play is very different than anything else I’ve done,” she said. “It’s heavy drama, and I haven’t gotten to do any of that before.

It’s a lot of fun to get the chance to do something more serious.”

Wright said that although the play

was challenging, “[the student actors have] done a great job. They’ve been really successful in meeting [the] challenges,” he said.

“Trojan Women” was the first production of the school year. The remaining productions include student-directed productions “A Case of Belonging,” “Ladies of the Mop” and “The Family Continues,” which will be performed Dec. 2-4 and 8-10 in Esch Hall’s Studio Theatre. “Bedroom Farce” is the dinner theatre production for this year and will be performed Feb. 24-26 and Mar. 3-4 in the Schwitzer Student Center Dining Hall. The final production will be “Speak Truth to Power: Voices from Beyond the Dark,” which will be performed Apr. 21-23 and 27-30 in Ransburg Auditorium.

(Left) Sam Fain, Karla Carter as Andromache, Austin Davidson and Ryan O’Shea, with chorus members Joanna Cate, Kristin Sollenberger, Amanda Ryzski, Sarah Graves, Nicole Abrams, Kyla Benefiel, Jennifer Daulton and Kristin Fife.

(Below) Ryan O’Shea and the chorus in the final moments of “Trojan Women.”

Photos contributed by Theatre Department

(Above) Sam Fain, and Ryan O’Shea as Hecuba.

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■ CD REVIEW

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So far, the students have raised over $75,000 for the University.

As a special incentive, the local businesses listed below have generously donated gift certificates to the callers.

If you’re interested in working as a phonathon caller next semester, contact Lora Teliha at lteliha@uindy.edu.

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Christina Shedrick Staff Writer The St. Louis-raised screamo band, Story of the Year, originally know as Big Blue Monkey, gives a live show sound to a studio-recorded album with “In the Wake of Determination.” But the album takes away from their original voice that the band has instilled to their audience.

Compared to their previous album, “In the Wake” has anger and aggressiveness that is barely heard on “Page Avenue.” The lyrical content changes from personal relationships to looking to the future of the world and not caring what others think. Obviously, the band ‘doesn’t care anymore.’

“Page Avenue” and “In the Wake of Determination” sound like two different albums. SOTY’s decision to change their sound is a decision that should be made after years, possibly decades, of playing in front of audiences. By choosing a heavy bass over the emopunk sound they created, SOTY has stepped into a genre they have no business being in, changing primary to fit in more with the Warped Tour audience.

The band captures in one song the image of ignorance in their youth and calls it the best time in their lives, trying eagerly to regain it. “Take Me Back” goes “Do you still remember when the days were longer? /Our dreams were bigger then. /The weight of the world had not yet landed on the shoulders of a men.” SOTY has succeeded in regaining that ignorance, because by releasing this album, they show how ignorant they are to what they want. SOTY’s recent change will cause fans of their freshman album to send this album flying from a tall building, onto a street full of oncoming cars.

Story of the Year try to preserve their emo roots, by making their songs meaningful, but they’ve just added a late 80s-early 90s heavy metal sound to agree with the touring audience, a sound mainly heard in Metallica songs.

SOTY has become a carbon copy of all nu-metal bands, by losing their stamina after their first album and giving in to the all-earned dollar. The group has become what they originally said they bad music is; “tired bull**** dressed in gold.” Their ears have failed them.

“In the Wake of Determination” is a disk I recommend not buying. Don’t fall for this false rock band.