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Healthy Diplomas encourage wellness

By Anna Wieseman NEWS EDITOR

The University of Indianapolis began the Healthy Diploma to help promote a healthier lifestyle.

According to the Center for Disease Control and Preventions, one-third of U.S. citizens are considered obese. Many organizations have started programs to combat this trend.

This program combines all aspects of wellness, including social wellness and financial wellness and was started by Chair of Kinesiology Lisa Hicks.

Mindy Mayol, co-coordinator for the Healthy Diploma program helped Hicks to get the program off the ground.

This program gives students an opportunity to take a multitude of classes, ranging from Cardio Fitness to Weight Management and is meant to make students well-rounded and marketable to businesses.

The healthy diploma is the only one of its kind in the United States.

“It [a healthy diploma] is really unique.

From what we can find, and from what other people can find, there is nothing like this in the nation offered at any university,” Mayol said.

The healthy diploma program is intended to help boost students above other graduates.

Mayol said that the program teaches students skills that will help them in their career choice.

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Students practice yoga, one of the several specialty classes that is offered to Healthy Diploma students.

“Having the Healthy Diploma program says ‘I am interested in taking care of myself,’” Mayol said. “[It says], ‘I am interested in all of the dimensions of wellness and keeping them balanced.’”

More than 50 businesses have shown interest in the Healthy Diploma program because of the benefits a healthy employee can bring them.

The program helps students work on traits such as discipline, leadership and self-reflection. Mayol believes that these skills will advance students ahead of their competition for jobs or even graduate school.

“Employers know the difference between students who can really sit and reflect on their performance, on other people’s performance, on what’s going on, what’s happening in the room [and] what’s happening in the world,” Mayol said.

Healthy Diploma students are assigned to a health coach that they meet with to establish goals that they want achieve over their time in the program.

The health coaches allow the students to be in charge of their goals.

“It’s more of a discussion,” Mayol said. “We certainly ask questions and let the students take the reins. We’re kind of there as a coach. We know when to kind of push. We know when to kind of pull back. We know when to ask the questions. The student is the one in charge.”

The Healthy Diploma program is available to all students, regardless of

major. If students are interested in the program, Mayol encourages them to contact her or Hicks.

“Give us an email or make an appointment with us and just say, ‘I’m really interested in the Healthy Diploma program.

How can I go about seeing if I can fit this in my schedule?’” Mayol said. “It really goes back to each individual case. For the most part, people can fit this in.”

The program will see its first graduates at the end of this year.

Senior exercise major Emily Didelot will be one of these graduates. Didelot began the program when she was a sophomore.

Graduates will be able to wear special cords to distinguish them. Didelot has not seen any of the business benefits of the program, but knows that the skills she learned will pay off.

“I haven’t had any direct benefits yet,” Didelot said. “When I graduate it will give me better advantages.”

Junior experience design major Faith Cougill also has been involved with the program since she was a sophomore.

She has enjoyed having the chance to take classes that involve all aspects of wellness and having a person to motivate her to achieve her goals.

“I like the idea of having a wellness coach.

It forces me to make goals for myself that include all levels of fitness,” Cougill said.

The Healthy Diploma program does require an application and two recommendation forms. All of these forms and other information is available under the Kinesiology channel on MyUIndy.

UIndy joins national educational effort Martin Hall has security alert

By Frances Sowula STAFF WRITER

University partners with organization to work with STEM teachers

By Stephanie Snay EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

The University of Indianapolis recently was invited to partner with organizations nationwide in the 100Kin10 program, a national movement to recruit, prepare, retain and support 100,000 skilled secondary teachers over the next 10 years in the STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) disciplines.

According to Executive Vice President and Provost Deborah Balogh, UIndy is one of 80 partners nationwide who have committed to one or more of the three featured objectives of the collaboration, which are to build the supply of STEM teachers, retain excellence and build the movement.

“We will be working on the retention initiative through our mentoring program, and that’s largely through the Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellows program,” Balogh said. “As far as building the movement, we are part of an evaluation assessment initiative through the Woodrow Wilson program that uses best practices in evaluation of the STEM teacher education program. So we will contribute to the research and evaluation knowledge base.”

Balogh also is on a committee of the partnership that is involved in engaging partners and recruiting new partners.

Carnegie Corporation of New York, Opportunity Equation and New Schools Venture Fund kickstarted the program in January as BALOGH a response to the nation’s decades-long decline in the fields of math and science.

Other partners in the program include corporations, nonprofits, federal agencies and others, but UIndy was the only university in the state of Indiana asked to join the initiative.

“We are being recognized as a leader in STEM teacher education, not just a leader in the state, but a leader nationally,”

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said Jennifer Drake, acting dean for the College of Arts and Sciences and director of the Woodrow Wilson Program.

School of Education Dean and Associate Professor Kathryn Moran stressed the importance of UIndy being chosen as a partner.

“Given the fact that we’re the only university in Indiana that is a part of the partnership at this point, that was really quite an honor,” Moran said. “It recognizes a lot of the exceptional work and thinking that we’re doing about how to prepare STEM, in our case science and math teachers, and build on some of MORAN the successes and some of the national recognition we’ve been getting because of our Woodrow Wilson program and some statewide work that we’ve been doing around elementary education and science as well.”

UIndy was nominated to participate in the program by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation and then had to go through an application process before being selected by the University of Chicago.

“The Woodrow Wilson Foundation gave us [the School of Education] the money in 2007-2008, along with a Lilly endowment, to start the Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellowship Program. And based on the evaluative data they’ve been collecting and ongoing conversations with us [Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellowship Program], they’re pleased with the work we’ve done in the Woodrow Wilson Indiana Teaching Fellowship program,” Drake said. “We basically recreated our teacher education program, and it has a focus on preparing science and math teachers for urban high-need schools. So based on their recommendation we were chosen.”

Part of the UIndy commitment is to prepare 330 STEM teachers over the next five years through various programs, and partner with the Woodrow Wilson Foundation and the state of Indiana to

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track the academic achievement of students taught by UIndy graduates, and use the data for program review and improvement.

According to Drake, this includes developing progress in math and science programs, both at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and incorporating math and science teaching into the elementary education program.

This way, all elementary education teachers who graduate from UIndy will have a strong background in math and science teaching, as well as anyone majoring in biology, chemistry, math or physics teaching.

“It means making sure our programs are high-quality, and we’ve been doing a lot of work there and will continue to do that work,” Drake said. “We’re really thinking innovatively about teacher education and how to combine robust rigorous content preparation with what we’re calling clinical preparation, which is as much time in the schools as possible. Those two pieces are really important components of our program and this initiative.”

Drake also said that at some point, UIndy would like to increase the number of students in those STEM majors.

Moran said that being involved in this program will bring benefits for the university, such as the opportunity to DRAKE apply for additional grant money.

Balogh also mentioned the opportunity to receive more grant funds.

“Provided we’re successful in submitting a proposal that’s funded, that could have a huge impact on our program,” she said.

Another benefit Balogh noted is that the other partners also are trying new, innovative technology in science education.

So there will be opportunities to share best practices among the partners.

“It’s [being chosen as a partner] a huge honor, but comes with a commitment we want to see through,” Balogh said. “It’s not just getting a gold star; it’s delivering the goods.”

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Officer Jason Scott of the University of Indianapolis Police Department was dispatched to Martin Hall on Wednesday, Oct. 26, on a report of a theft.

According to the police report, Scott arrived on the scene at approximately 4:45 p.m. and was met by a woman who reported the incident. The woman described an unidentified black male with unkempt hair wearing a lime green, button-up shirt and blue jeans. The man was as carrying a black duffel bag.

The woman reported that the man approached her and inquired about speaking with one of the professors. She directed the man to a building. When she returned to her office, she noticed the same man waiting on the elevator. As she was preparing to leave for the day, she saw a set of keys next to her purse. She realized that several items were missing from her purse.

The woman gave the keys to Scott. According to the police report, the keys were later discovered to belong to a car in one of the parking lots that had been reported stolen out of Cincinnati, Ohio. Scott alerted the proper personnel to send out the Watchdog warning.

Watchdog released the warning at around 6 p.m. It gave a description of the suspect and listed the crime. The warning also urged everyone to call the police if there were any sightings and to be on alert.

“In the past, we have gotten some complaints that it was taking too long for [students, faculty, staff and parents] to get the messages. This time, it was almost instantaneous,” said Kory Vitangeli, associate vice president for student affairs and dean of students.

Vitangeli credits the timelier messages to the new alert system that had been put into place at the beginning of the academic year. Prior to this year, the university had used Blackboard to release warnings. The new system is run by Rave Communications and now includes text messages in addition to emails and phone calls.

“We know that’s how most people communicate,” Vitangeli said.

The new system has not gone unnoticed by students. Nursing major Bekah Munger was surprised by the thoroughness of the messages.

“I got the text, voice mail and email. They even left a voice mail for my parents, and when they heard it, they called me,” Munger said.

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IBJ honors UIndy staff

By Jen Miller SPORTS EDITOR

University of Indianapolis President Beverley Pitts and Executive Director of the Center of Excellence in Leadership of Learning David Dresslar have been named in the Indianapolis Business Journal “Who’s Who in Education” top 35 educators in Indianapolis list.

“It’s [the award] really a recognition of the quality of UIndy and the impact of UIndy on the local community,” Pitts said. “I’m just the figurehead that represents the university.”

According to Pitts, the recognition is a compliment to the university and how much impact the institution has on education in central Indiana.

“When you look at UIndy, you have to feel pretty good about things. I think that the quality of our students, the quality of our academic programs and the past rates on some of our licensure

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exams are all indicators of how good UIndy is and how proud we are of it,” Pitts said.

Pitts said that it is not her achievements alone that have pushed UIndy into the spotlight of education, but the achievements of students, staff, deans and all the people that keep the quality of the university.

The university is involved in more than 200 partnerships with businesses and schools in the community. Every major is, in some way, engaged with the education of the surrounding community.

“We’re everywhere. We really take seriously our education for service mission, and we’re expanding our education,” Pitts said. “It’s doing good with what we know.”

According to Pitts, the university has had a strong engagement in improving the quality of education for students in kindergarten through 12th grade.

“There are a number of institutions across the state that are known for their education programs,” Pitts said. “I would put our program up against any of them

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2 OPINION Campus has a lack of news variety

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By Abby Gross DISTRIBUTION MANAGER

If you picked up a copy of this newspaper, either you need some scrap newspaper to wrap a gift poor-college-student style or you actually care about your campus enough to read The Reflector. Hopefully it’s the latter.

But maybe you’re reading this because there is simply nothing else to read. I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but the only newspapers floating around campus are copies of The Reflector. Apparently we’re stuck at the Greyhound bus stop. There is nowhere for UIndy students to go for community, regional, national or world news. Does this university genuinely believe that the only news students need to know is covered entirely by The Reflector?

News Flash: Here at The Reflector, we publish news that holds value for our students and is relevant to this campus community. The Reflector, while a good source for campus news, is not a substitute for a comprehensive daily newspaper that covers city, national and international news. The broader news of the city of Indianapolis, the nation and the world is completely out of our jurisdiction.

I believe that UIndy should invest in its students’ educations by providing more newspapers in addition to The Reflector. I’m talking about copies of the Indianapolis Star, New York Times or USA Today, newspapers that report a much larger scope of news. As an institution of higher education, the University of Indianapolis has an obligation to educate its students to be successful in their future professions and the society in which they live. It seems that UIndy has overlooked

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its obligation to educate its students to be successful citizens. We pride ourselves with our “Education for Service” motto, but how can our students serve society if they are uninformed of current issues and events? As a sophomore at UIndy, I feel more uninformed than ever, and it’s not because I’m apathetic.

It’s because I don’t have a newspaper in my hands. Ever since I was in middle school, I was fascinated with my local newspaper. First I was glued to the comics section, but eventually I made my way to the meatier parts of the paper and read about local, state, national and international news. I became addicted to reading the newspaper, partly because I couldn’t eat my morning cereal without reading something and partly because I loved staying informed. In middle and high school, my teachers made current events an important part of the classroom and stressed the importance of being a wellinformed citizen. I naturally assumed that I would become an even more informed and intelligent citizen in college.

But then I came to UIndy, and my morning routine of cereal with a healthy side of the newspaper was crushed. My status as a relatively-informed citizen went down the garbage disposal with my cereal.

But it doesn’t have to be this way. Recently, I visited another university similar in size to UIndy for a soccer game. In this university’s recreation center, there were three newspapers available free of charge to anyone with a valid student ID card.

The newspapers offered were one local, one regional and one national paper and were neatly stacked in a see-through case that simply required students to swipe their card. These newspapers were made available through a program called the Collegiate Readership Program, which

LETTER TO THE EDITOR What is a parking park, and why don’t we have one?

To the Editor: In a letter to President Pitts last April, a number of faculty and staff protested the proposed destruction of trees for parking in the property bounded by State, Castle, Mathews, and Hanna. I suggested the concept of a “parking park” in that letter, and noted that a large majority of prospective students in the U.S. have begun considering a university’s environmental policies and practices when choosing a school. I want to share here what I had in mind, and how the recent destruction of trees to build more large expanses of asphalt parking lots fails to realize that conceptualization.

Until recently, parking lots have been constructed by removing all living things from a patch of ground, flattening it, putting in drainage to storm sewers and/ or retention basins if required, and installing as many parking spaces as possible.

Asphalt, the cheapest material available as a result of the United States’ low oil prices, is typically used. Recent construction innovations for parking lots include using pavers that allow some water to percolate into the ground, permeable asphalt, bioswales, and rain gardens not only to hold, but absorb water using plants. Large shade trees that used to be removed and replaced by ornamental shrubs or trees are being left. Large trees can hold and absorb tremendous amounts of water, substantially reducing runoff, and slow damaging winds. They also help cool parking areas and the cars parked in them. The down side can be some bird droppings on cars, an occasional dead branch falling and doing damage, or trees blowing over during severe storms. Indianapolis has begun to make some inroads in its parking lot zoning practices, but the concerns about sewer problems continue to outweigh the environmental impact of design and construction destruction.

My suggestion of a parking park was to create a mixed use area—one that would not only provide parking but have natural spaces to use for recreational and educational purposes by the university and neighborhood community. It would provide some of the benefits of recent parking lot innovations and become a model of the university’s commitment to being more environmentally responsible. Conventional parking lot design would be altered to save many large trees and stands of trees. This would require the university to put in fewer parking spaces than it had originally proposed, disperse parking between stands of large trees, and put bends in drives and sidewalks to avoid large trees. But the benefits would be many, including multiple uses, reduced environmental impact, and an enhanced university reputation. And it would save the university the expense of the more environmentally responsible but costly alternative—a parking garage.

As is evident from the few trees that are left, this is not what happened. By my count, at least 80 medium to large trees are gone, including many 50-80 year old oaks, silver and sugar maples, a holly tree over 50 years old, and the only sycamore and sweetgum trees on the property. This does not include large trees removed over the last two years when the gravel lots were installed, or the large trees removed for the new dorm. About 30 trees have been left standing and a small grove of white pines. The university is putting back a few more trees than were cut down, but this does not mitigate the environmental impact of replacing mature trees with much smaller trees.

The administration will likely tell us this was the best that could be done given the cost. The cost could have been reduced with fewer spaces. They will also note that the University Heights neighborhood approved their revised design. Yes, a letter of support was provided. But the university’s promise to save as many large trees as possible was not met. The continually changing drawings and the almost illegible symbols and color renderings of lush green areas obscured the actual destruction of existing trees. Trees were also mistakenly cut down due to poor oversight. And more trees were removed because the design did not meet the city’s expectations on water retention. So there is blame all around.

We could have done better. Instead of over 300 parking spaces, the university could have installed 150 or 200 to replace the 75 being lost with the construction of the new dorm. With a “no growth” policy at the undergraduate level, why do we need parking four times the amount being lost? We could be developing programs and creating incentives to encourage students and faculty to walk, ride bicycles, rideshare, or use public transportation and reduce the amount of parking needed.

In short, the university has made some motions but mostly given lip service to the concerns of faculty, staff, and the neighborhood on this issue. It has chosen shortterm penny pinching over long-term costs, externalizing costs to the neighborhood and environment. As someone who has committed my career to our university and has lived in the neighborhood for over 13 years, I am deeply disappointed with what has happened. We are paving over what could have been more paradise-like, to paraphrase an old song. We could have been a model, but we have failed.

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was developed by Penn State University in 1997 and is now nationally organized by the USA Today.

According to the USA Today website, the purpose of the Collegiate Readership Program is “to enhance the learning environment on campus by exposing students to the news in their living, working, and community spaces.” Among the cited benefits are civic literacy, preparation for living in a global society and exposure

to diverse perspectives. The program is touted as a flexible program that offers a combination of up to three different newspapers.

Why isn’t UIndy investing in such a valuable program? As students, we’ve invested, a lot, might I add, in a private education at a great university. We’ve invested in UIndy because we expect this university to be just as invested in us as students and individuals who are

preparing for our futures. Offering more newspapers on campus free of charge would help foster better, more-informed citizens. When citizens are informed of the current events and issues in society, they are more likely to engage in service to address these issues. And isn’t that the purpose of our beloved “Education for Service” motto? Educating our students not just for the sake of education, but to make this world a better place?

L/P credits: Are they useless?

As students scramble to graduate, L/P credits can cause additional stress

By Calvin Johnson EDITORIAL ASSISTANT As we are winding down the final weeks of the semester, we worry about finals that are coming up, the approaching postseason sports tournaments or the big paper that is due in two days that we haven’t even started. There is also another item that students are stressing about as well: L/P, or lecture performance credits.

What exactly are these? Do they serve a purpose, or are they meant to add onto the stress of the college student?

As a college student, I have too many worries about the many things I must do before graduation, and I feel as though I have little time to do anything else while I am working toward this. Sometimes my weekends are open, but it seems as if many of the L/P events are during the week, such as the SOS workshops that are directed mainly to freshmen.

Like a lot of students at the university, I have to study every night to get all the information from class retained in my brain. I don’t have much time to worry about going to the upcoming L/P event.

So my question is this: why have L/P requirements?

I understand it is a way to get students

involved around campus and see what is going on, which is fine.

My problem is the number of L/P events we are required to go to. Students have to attend a certain number of events in order to get the L/P credit they need to graduate or can take an extra three hour course. I think it should be the student’s choice whether or not to go to these events, because the student is paying for his or her education.

Why add the stress to a student who already has so much to do? We already have to worry about general education requirements, plus requirements for both our major and minor.

I see the point of getting a student to attend events on campus, but like I said, that should be the student’s choice rather than a requirement. Requiring students to be there often means an inattentive or even disrespectful audience for our guest. Many students can be seen texting or talking during performances. If all the audience members were there because they actually wanted to be there, the performer would have a much more attentive audience.

Being a senior, I feel I didn’t really gain much from the requirement other than finding ways to be entertained by musical events, comedians, magicians or annual events held by the university.

From being around my friends who

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attend this university, I feel as though they do not want to go to any of these because they are worn out from everything else they have to do during the day.

I would attend these events if they weren’t such a hassle for my schedule, and I feel that many students at UIndy agree. I don’t think many students would want to go to something that conflicts with their schedule, and it can wear the student out for the rest of the day, affecting grades.

If they could find a way to make them more flexible for the students or require fewer L/P events to get the credit, then worrying about L/P events wouldn’t be such a problem and add so much stress in the end.

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Groups come together for diversity

By Abby Gross DISTRIBUTION MANAGER The Multicultural Consortium held its first meeting Monday, Oct. 24, to discuss a proposal for the creation of a diversity center on campus. The student task force plans to submit a formal proposal for a diversity center for the University of Indianapolis.

At the meeting, consortium leaders junior Josh Ford and senior Anna Elzer facilitated a discussion of the purpose of the task force and reviewed an early draft of the diversity center proposal.

Campus organizations including Indianapolis Student Government, Black Student Association, Interfaith Forum and Residence Hall Association joined the task force for the discussion.

After getting feedback on the draft of the proposal, Ford and Elzer encouraged those present to take the proposal back to their respective campus organizations for further feedback.

Ford and Elzer created the Multicultural Consortium to address what they call an “apparent need”for a diversity center to accommodate the growing multicultural community at UIndy.

The proposed diversity center would be a welcoming, inclusive place focused on the unique needs of minority students but still open to all students.

Ford described the diversity center as a way to establish a more welcoming campus climate and a culturally-aware student body that understands the mean-

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(Left to right) Fabian Serna, Brandon Calhoun and Qingfeng Shi gather at the Multicultural Consortium to discuss issues on diversity in Good Hall on Oct. 24. ing of diversity.

“There is just an apparent need on our campus. When you walk into the Schwitzer Atrium, you get smacked in the face with diversity. All those flags show what we represent. That’s the visible part of diversity. But there is an invisible part of diversity that is not seen,” Ford said.

According to Ford, the “invisible” part of diversity requires going beyond mere measures of visible diversity, which include displaying flags and bringing in more diverse students. These visible aspects of diversity do not acknowledge the unseen factors that contribute to diversity, such as

culture, religion or sexual orientation. Ford explained that although UIndy boasts a 20 percent minority population, the campus is not necessarily diverse.

“Just bringing in people who are diverse doesn’t make a diverse campus,” Ford said. The campus climate doesn’t necessarily change.”

Ford and Elzer believe that an oncampus diversity center could change the campus climate and make the university a truly diverse community. Before launching the Multicultural Consortium, Ford and Elzer visited Butler University for a chance to look at its diversity center and

ACE expands and improves

Changes to site help communication between professors and students

By AJ Rose STAFF WRITER One of the most important goals for many college students is to pass every course.

To accomplish this task, communication between students and faculty members has to remain open to make sure that students can be successful.

The University of Indianapolis created a program titled ACE (Academic Collaborative Environment) to help establish better connection between students and teachers to ensure students have every tool to be successful.

ACE has yet to become a familiar not just students, but to faculty as well.

Chris Lamar, executive director of library and learning technology said the faculty will be provided a five-week program to help teac h them about AC E , a n d help them gain a better understanding of the program and how it can be used LAMAR effectively.

“I think that it [the five week program] is going to help faculty have more facility with ACE when they’re teaching,”Lamar said. “So the training isn’t as much about

course building as it is about how to teach with ACE and how to use everything in it successfully without getting bogged down.”

Lamar said that faculty can leave the course whenever they felt that they had learned all they needed.At which time, they would no longer have a mentor to help them learn.

Although many students believe that ACE is a program only for use in the classroom, it has other applications.

Lamar said that students can now receive help in various areas, such as with financial aid, in registration and admission on ACE. Help in those areas in the future will help increase productivity. “[We’re] putting together a plan to help students to maintain their financial aid eligibility, if they fall down some place.

And we’re identifying some courses that will help them do that so they will be able to take them [the courses] in the summer online,” Lamar said. “That plan is sort of pulling together resources across the campus, to allow online students to have all the academic student supports that they fully need online.”

Lamar said making sure that the program satisfies all those who use it is of great importance to her, and she is willing to do whatever is necessary to learn how to make that happen.

“We are looking at doing some slight extensions and remodels on how we help students,” Lamar said. “We’re gathering up Q-and-A’s for that right now, and we’ve been surveying students about what they need in ACE. So we’re beefing up

ways we can help students use ACE more successfully. “ Freshman music performance major Alex Osborne, said that he enjoys using ACE, but that he still believes it could use some work.

“I think ACE is a great site where students can look up their grades and many other resources,” Osborne said. “I still would like to see much more activity on the professors part.”

Osborne said that during his first semester as a college student only two of his professors used ACE,and neither one of those two ever provided his OSBORNE grades using the new program.

Students’frustration with the program and the lack of connection still remains an issue.

Lamar said she continues to work with others to improve the program, ACE and will play a significant and vital role to students’ success here at the university.

Lamar said she hopes the program will continue improve forming a connection between students and faculty, not just in the classroom, but outside of it as well.

ACE has made many attempts to help students. Not only have they offered training to faculity, but setting up areas for students to ask questions.

UNA hosts celebration at UIndy Charitable organization uses event to educate and recruit members

By Anna Wieseman NEWS EDITOR The United Nations Association was created to help Americans become more educated about the organization and learn more about how to become involved in the United Nations, according to the UNA official website. The UNA has expanded to include chapters all across the United States.

Members of the Indianapolis chapter of UNA gathered to celebrate U.N. Day on Oct. 24 in the Trustees Dining Room.

U.N. Day is a celebration of the birthday of the U.N. and its accomplishments.

Members of the organization met in the dining hall to discuss issues and listen to guest speakers.

The celebration began with a small meal followed by an introduction by Lorraine Marshall, secretary of the Indianapolis chapter. She gave a brief history of what the UNA and U.N. have done for the world. Some of these things include charitable organizations and relief efforts.

“We do what we can to better mankind,” Marshall said. “Charity starts at home. [This includes] being a helping hand to our neighbor.”

Marshall also took time to let prospective members hear about the efforts that the Indianapolis chapter have made.

Guest speaker Michael Beard former lobbyist and director of the Better World Campaign, spoke with the group about the state of the U.N. He told the group how membership to UNA helps build the credibility of the organization. He described his experiences during his time working on Capitol Hill and the many pieces of legislation that would directly affect the U.N. “U.N. does really critical things around the world,” Beard said.

Sunday Robert-Eze, president of the Indianapolis chapter, encouraged attendees to sign up, and renew their membership if they needed to. He stressed the importance of being a part of an organization such as the UNA. “We are privileged to be a part of this organization,” Robert-Eze said.

Robert-Eze also stressed the impor-

tance of staying involved in the group.The chapter currently has 32 members, but is looking to double in size.

Robert-Eze also believes that the UNA organizations across the country have the ability to change citizens’ minds about the work of the United Nations.

Mark Akers, university associate adjunct professor for graduate business, also spoke on the importance of the work of UNA. Akers has been a member of the Indianapolis UNA chapter since a student suggested that he attend a meeting.

The meeting ended with a Q-and-A led by Marshall to help attendees get a better understanding of the organization and speak with Beard about some of the legislation mentioned in his speech. Marshall took this time to encourage attendees to take action and use their questions to start an initiative.

“Don’t just bring the problem, but help with the solution,” Marshall said.

More information on UNA and the U.N. is available on www.unausa.org.

Prospective members can learn more about membership and the organizational efforts of on this site.

speak to the staff of the center.

Ford described Butler’s diversity center as inspirational, given the similarity in demographics between Butler and UIndy. Both universities are private institutions with similar student populations.

“If they can do it, we can, too,” Ford said.

After visiting Butler’s diversity center, Ford and Elzer were convinced that they wanted to bring a diversity center to the UIndy campus.The two worked together to begin a proposal and establish a task force, finally creating the Multicultural

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Consortium.

Both Ford and Elzer said the ultimate goal of the consortium is the diversity center, which they hope to see built using existing space in Schwitzer Student Center.

To achieve this, the consortium will continue to revise its draft of the proposal, work with the university’s Diversity Advisory Committee and finally submit the formal draft for review by the President’s Cabinet. During this process, the Multicultural Consortium also aims to increase student awareness of diversity and guide the student body to a more culturallycompetent understanding of diversity.

“Diversity is no longer about being color-blind. It’s about recognizing our differences and valuing them,” Ford said.

Both Elzer and Ford acknowledged the challenges of addressing the student body’s attitudes towards diversity through the Multicultural Consortium’s initiative.

Elzer explained that it may be difficult for students to understand the need for a diversity center on campus.

“It’s challenging to know how much you need something before you have it,” Elzer said.

Elzer hopes that the Multicultural Consortium can help students understand the specific need for a diversity center and the need to create an accepting, inclusive climate for diverse students.

“As students, we have the power to come together and say that this is something we need. It’s only going to enrich us,”Elzer said.

The next Multicultural Consortium meeting is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 14 at 9 p.m. in Good Recital Hall. All students are welcome at the meeting.

The Watchdog alert was short, especially the text message, and gave only the basic information to put the students on alert. This was not only because of the character limit, but also from a desire to ensure that everyone read or listened to the message.

“People aren’t going to listen to a 10 minute voice mail message or read a long email.

We try to make it as short as possible but have accurate information,” Vitangeli said.

A search of the campus buildings and parking lots followed the release of the warnings. The search was conducted by the campus police with assistance from units of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.

The man was not found and police department are still investigating the incident. If the man had been found, there would have been a follow-up message from Watchdog to alert the students. Vitangeli sent out a message the next day to give more explanation of the original warning.

This follow-up included information on an additional reported theft that was not confirmed to be related. The update also stressed the importance of vigilance in regard to personal possessions and safety.

“We always want to try and get out safety information,” Vitangeli said. “That’s the whole goal of this, for people to be watching out for others, to not leave things lying out and if they see something suspicious to let the police know. That’s the only way we can all work together to keep the campus safe.”

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in terms of the quality of the graduates that we have.”

Before coming to UIndy, Dresslar was the superintendent for 17 years in Grand Rapids, Mich. He has been working with CELL since 2004 and became its executive director two and a half years ago.

“CELL is 10 years old,” Dresslar said. “It is a nonprofit center here at the university.”

According to Dresslar, CELL is self-sustaining nonprofit organization that receives financial help from Lilly endowments and contracts and grants through the state of Indiana.

The program has impacted schools across the state as it has been recognized for its success and production of skilled educators.

“As an organization, we support Indiana schools with innovative programs and transformational models.”

Dresslar attributes the success of CELL to his predecessor and the work

that he has contributed in the time that he has been the executive director. Dresslar said that over the past 10 years, CELL has become a highly reputed organization in the community.

“I think the school people, the Department of Education people and community people see CELL as a leader in education,” Dresslar said. “I think that positive reputation is our greatest achievement.”

The CELL staff is made of 25 individuals, and Dresslar said that they are the most talented and capable people working on education in Indiana today.

“CELL has had an impact and has been successful based on the people that staff it,” he said.

Dresslar said that he takes the “Who’s Who” award with humility.

“It was nice to be recognized with President Pitts,” Dresslar said. “That made it more special for me. I have to take it in perspective that it’s really a recognition of the organization and not me as an individual.”

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Faculty Artist Series includes cats, monsters and Cinderella UIndy music faculty perform “Echoing Scare,” their first Halloween-themed concert

By Elizabeth Wang STAFF WRITER

The University of Indianapolis music department hosted the first ever Halloween-themed Faculty Artist Concert on Oct. 31 in Ruth Lilly Performance Hall.

The concert featured music from various famous composers from different time periods, such as Purcell, Haydn, Gardner, Telemann and Rossini.

Steven Rickards, countertenor and UIndy faculty adjunct organized and planned the event, titled “Echoing Scare,” to fit the Halloween theme.

According to Rickards, the concert took four months of planning.

“I started the planning process in June, wrote the script, found the people and put it together,” Rickards said.

The concert opened with Halloweenthemed music and the narrator dressed in a hairy monster costume. The event began with one of Bach’s violin solo pieces performed by violinist David Rugger.

Following his performance was “Hallowe’en Witches,” in which singers dressed in costumes ranging from Cinderella to vampires.

After “Hallowe’en Witches,”Rickards performed “The Wanderer,” a solo by Haydn.

Following Rickards’solo performance, mezzo soprano and associate music professor Michelle Westra, countertenor Nathan Medley and Rugger performed numerous John Gardner pieces. UIndy voice class students and students from several local high schools, including North Central and Cathedral high schools, performed “Dido and Aeneas,” which tells a story of the encounter between two witches and a sorceress.

Following the group performance was “Trio Sonata in A minor,” a piece by German Baroque composer Georg Telemann.

A musical duet called “Duetto buffo di due gatti, ” featuring a piece by Italian composer Gioachino Rossini, was performed following “Trio Sonata in A minor.”

Westra, who played the role of a female cat in “Duetto buffo di due gatti,”

Photo by Jessica Stucky

University of Indianapolis music instructor Michelle Westra and faculty adjunct music professor Nathan Medley perform in Gioachino Rossini’s musical duet “Duetto buffo di due gatti,” which tells the story of two cats, at the Faculty Artist Series on Oct. 31 in Ruth Lilly Performance Hall. explained the details of her scene.

“It can be done in many ways,”she said.

“Rossini didn’t say much in the score to tell you how to perform it, so you can either play it as two cats courting each other or two cats that are fighting each other.”

Westra said that she had fun with the cat interpretation and was proud of the show’s performers.

“This is the first time I saw the students do their part. So it’s fun to see the students perform. It’s meant to be light

and fun, and they did a really good job,” Westra said.

She also thought that the planning was well-executed.

“He [Rickards] has the personality to put something like this together. He makes the students excited and want to do it,” she said. “That’s a gift and, it’s not an easy thing to do, getting everybody on board and participating.”

The concert ended with an invitation to the audience to sing along with the

traditional carol “The Twelve Days of Christmas” and a classical Halloweenthemed song, “The Addams Family,” by Vic Mizzy.

The stage was decorated with tombstones made from cardboard, with carvings that read, “Here Lies Tom” and “Here Lies Sam.” Skeleton figures and spiderwebs hung over the left side of the stage to make the atmosphere fit the Halloween theme.

According to Rickards, the students

had only a couple of days to rehearse.

He was pleased with the show and said it was a success. However, he said there were also some challenges that he and the performers had to overcome.

Rickards said that was because although the students learned the music material in class, it was difficult to find time outside of class to practice.

“Although a little more rehearsal time would be great, I thought the kids did a fantastic job,” Rickards said.

Choral festival brings local schools to campus

By Michele Bates FEATURE EDITOR

Photo by Jessica Stucky

Musician Greg Martin played piano solos from renowned composers in Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center.

Seven Indiana high school choirs recently participated in the University of Indianapolis High School Choral Invitational Festival on Oct. 29. This is the fifth year the UIndy Music Department has held this event.

“We wanted to get a bunch of high schools here, get them on campus and give them a wonderful experience,”said UIndy Professor of Music Paul Krasnovsky.

He also said one of the reasons he holds this event is to recruit prospective students. According to Krasnovsky, a lot of preparation goes into this event. He said that he begins organizing the event in the beginning of the summer. Some of the planning includes choosing a date for the invitational and sending e-mails to those who might be interested in participating.

Because he was a former president of the Indiana Choral Directors Association, Krasnovsky said he knows high school

choir directors across the state.

“I then use all my connections to contact different high schools and invite them to come,” he said.

Some of the choirs invited to this year’s UIndy High School Choral Invitational Festival included Perry Meridian High School’s “Then and Now” choir, Rossville High School’s Concert Choir, Arsenal Technical High School’s “Techoir” and Franklin Community High School’s Advanced Concert Choir.

Krasnovsky said that the high schoolers’ family and friends were also allowed to attend the event. Senior vocal performance major Maddison Swinney thinks the choral festival helps showcase UIndy to prospective students.

“I remember coming to this invitational with a choir I was a part of in high school and that is when I first became interested in UIndy,” she said.

During the event, each choir got the opportunity to perform in front of all the high schools at the event. They also spent 10 to 15 minutes meeting with a

clinician, a conductor who specializes in choral directing and vocal performance.

Robert Sinclair from VanderCook College of Music served as one the clinicians for the festival. UIndy Music Department Chair Kathleen Hacker and Voice and Theory Professor Michelle Westra also served as clinicians.

After all the choirs finished their performances, the UIndy Concert Choir and “Schola” performed for all who attended the event.

While Krasnovsky said he has no plans to expand this event because he does not want it to become too large, there are many things that he enjoys about the festival.

“I love listening to people sing and love listening to all the choirs,” he said.

“It’s just fascinating.”

Swinney said that she enjoyed sharing the campus with high school students.

“The part I liked best about the event was getting the chance to show high schoolers our university and having our professors help their choirs and give them new ideas,” Swinney said.

on stage for the performance of “Adagio for Violin and Orchestra” by Mozart.

The concert ended with Bartók’s collection of “Rumanian Folk Dances.”

Sophomore information systems major Mariama Kamara thoroughly enjoyed the concert.

“I love classical music, and I was so excited that the orchestra played music from some of my favorite composers,” she said.

The Nov. 3 performance was completely composed of Spinazzola’s music students. According to him, it was an opportunity for students to demonstrate to the audience that they had mastered the concepts they had learned in class.

Kamara thought the versatility of the concert made it enjoyable.

“Even though they were all the same genre, each composition was unique and sounded different from the others,” she said.

As a music professor, Spinazzola said he translates his love for music into his teaching.

“I always knew music was very important to me when I was growing up. I played in my high school band. In college, I majored in music, and after college, I worked as a high school band director,” he said. “I really enjoyed doing that, and I wanted to work with students who are truly serious about music. And that’s why I got into teaching in college.”

Spinazzola said that music majors need to know that making a life as a professional musician requires constant work.

“I think students arrive at college unaware of the degree of commitment and dedication they’ll have to put in to be successful as a musician,”Spinazzola said.

Spinazzola was pleased with his students’ performance and said conducting them is an extension of his love and passion for music “Interacting with students is the most beneficial thing about teaching,” he said.

“They are so much fun to work with, and it’s always gratifying to see them learn and to improve as musicians and mature as people.”

UIndy professor plays classical music in recital UIndy students demonstrate talent in orchestra

By Allison Gallagher STAFF WRITER

Pianist Gregory Martin performed in Ruth Lilly Performance Hall on Nov. 2.

Martin has earned music performance degrees from Indiana University, the University of Cincinnati CollegeConservatory of Music and the University of Oxford’s Worcester College. He has played and lectured all across Europe and the United States.This fall, he joined the University of Indianapolis as an adjunct piano instructor. He composes his own music and sometimes performs with his wife.

His performance at UIndy began with the music of Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg, which is based on Norwegian folklore.

“I love the fact that his music is emotional, very compelling,” said freshman graphic design major Erin Case. “Every pause is slow and very purposeful, the same way someone would pause to take a breath when telling a story.”

Martin’s second selection was from

German composer Robert Schumann and told the story of Schumann’s ancestral forest.

“It really is quite good,” said freshman psychology major Brittnee Fox. “I came here [to the recital] since I am a student in his piano class. I love how his music tells a story.”

After a brief intermission, Martin played Arnold Bax’s “The Princess’s Rose Garden”and the finale of Bulgarian pianist Emile Naoumoff ’s “Rhapsodie.” Present in the audience was Naoumoff, a piano professor at Indiana University who had Martin as a doctoral student.

“I came here to see Greg play and to hear my piece,” Naoumoff said. “He was one of my best students, a rare combination of dedication, smarts and being extremely kind-hearted.”

Naoumoff also praised Martin’s academic success.

“The doctoral program from music takes five years to complete. Most students will give up, but Greg Martin went above and beyond,” she said. “He developed his own musical path, which takes a real intelligence.”

By Ariana Gainer ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR The University of Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra performed in Ruth Lilly Performance Hall on Nov. 3.

James Spinazzola, associate professor of music, directed the orchestra. He teaches the orchestra, wind ensemble and undergraduate conducting courses.

He also strives to facilitate the growth of his students.

“My job is to help the students really learn the music,” he said. “I help them through the rehearsal period to prepare for performances. It is a process.”

The program commenced with a piece

by Vivaldi, “Concerto for Four Violins in B Minor.”

Following the Vivaldi piece was Schubert’s “Symphony No. 1,” for which Spinazzola conducted the students.

For the third composition of the evening, Assistant Music Professor Ariana Kim joined Spinazzola and the orchestra

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>>The saying “time is money” literally comes to life in this action-packed thriller. In the movie, people stop physically aging at 25 and are only given time to live one year longer than that, when their “clock starts.”Time is their currency: Grocery items are priced by minutes, and workers are paid in hours. Time is the one thing everyone most desires. People who are rich have thousands of years to live, while the poor live one day at a time, hoping to earn enough time each day to make it to the next. When a rich man who wants to die gives Will Salas ( Justin Timberlake) more than a century to live, he moves to a different time zone to join the rich. However, when Salas is suspected of that man’s murder, he goes on the run, taking a rich man’s daughter (Amanda Seyfried) hostage in order to keep himself alive. This movie keeps suspense alive, and makes the viewer constantly question when each character’s time is going to run out.

>>Since the formation of Coldplay in September 1996, the band has had ample success from its previous albums.

The song “Viva La Vida” from the album “Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends” won Coldplay the Song of the Year award at the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Awards in London. Coldplay also won a Grammy in 2004 for the song “Clocks.”

The band went in a different direction for its new album “Mylo Xyloto.” Its sound is more energetic and digital than usual.

Most of the songs on the album have a similar sound throughout, which is rather disappointing. However, a few songs have a more unique rhythm to them, such as “Us Against The World,” “Major Minus,” “U.F.O” and “Up in Flames.” The transition songs are a commendable idea, but they don’t really contribute much to the album. Overall, the album is a worthwhile listen and builds on Coldplay’s respectable repertoire.

>>The Flying Cupcake is a quaint restaurant whose name gives away its specialty. From the Chocolate Ganache (a chocolate cupcake with a rich chocolate ganache and white chocolate shavings) to the Twilight cupcake (a marble cake topped with a swirl of chocolate and vanilla buttercream) to the Bananarama (a moist cake chock full of bananas, smothered in cream cheese and rolled in pecans), The Flying Cupcake serves a variety of tasty pastries that will satisfy anyone. I ordered the Happy Birthday to Me cupcake and the delectable icing complemented the rich bread perfectly. Instead of the overly cutesy aura that might be expected of a restaurant serving only cupcakes, the atmosphere was pleasantly understated.

A significant disadvantage at The Flying Cupcake is that the pastries are highly priced, between $2.75 and $3.50 a piece.

Still, this is a lovely place to enjoy an intimate environment and a delicious cupcake as often as your budget allows!

>>Not since the last “Call of Duty” has there been so much hype for a video game. “Battlefield 3,” developed by EA and DICE, is a well-rounded game, but it comes with great challenge. The game is not meant to be easy. The design of the levels forces the player to work in a team with others, as opposed to beating each level alone. The main problem with this game is the campaign. Because it is rather short, it has very little impact on the game as a whole and is rendered useless for the most part. The multiplayer function, although fantastic in its game play and extremely entertaining, has minor lag issues and the server crashes while you are playing. When the crash occurs, what was accomplished in the previous level is not counted. “Battlefield 3” is a visually stimulating and exciting game, and very entertaining, but the only drawback is that because of the server issues, you have to be patient when using the multiplayer function.

“Are you there, Satan? It’s me, Madison.” OK, you’ve got my attention Chuck Palahniuk.This book is certainly no Judy Blume. In fact, it’s quite the opposite. This satirical novel is about a 13-year-old girl, who may have died due to a drug overdose and ends up in Hell.

Strangely, she doesn’t find Hell to be a huge punishment.There are many demons portrayed throughout the novel, which reminds me of Neil Gaiman’s “American Gods,” and the description of the people that surround her in Hell give the book a sort of Jean-Paul Sartre “No Exit” feel.

Of course, “Damned” is definitely one of a kind, as well as the aforementioned works of literature. It’s just your average coming-of-age novel, that includes vivid depictions of Hell, including mountains of nail clippings and a sea of insects.

OK, not that average. Overall, the book is interesting, thought-provoking and shocking in parts—all things you’d expect from Palahniuk.

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In honor of Veterans Day, The Reflector recognizes some

A Timeline in Review: War on Terrorism Year 2003

Event 3.20: President George W. Bush announces that a military operation between the United States and Iraq had begun.

4.9: A statue symbolizing Saddam Hussein’s dictatorship falls after U.S. military operations.

5.23: The Iraqi army is disbanded on the streets of Baghdad.

8.19: Former U.S. Representative to the United Nations Sergio Vieira de Mello is killed in a suicide bombing attack along with 20 other casualties.

12.14: Saddam Hussein is discovered in a one-man hole in Tikrit.

2004

4.28: Evidence regarding the rumored Abu Ghrarih prison becomes public, 7 soldiers convicted and jailed.

2005

10.15: Iraq votes on its constitution referendum.

2006

4.22: Nouri al-Maliki is elected prime minister of Iraq.

6.8: Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, leader of Al-Qaeda in Iraq, is killed.

11.5: Saddam Hussein is tried and found guilty of crimes against humanity.

12.30: Saddam Hussein is executed by hanging.

2008

11.4: Barack Obama is elected 44th President of United States, during his campaign he promises to bring the troops home by the end of 2011.

2009

6.30: U.S. military forces start to withdraw from major cities in Iraq including Baghdad.

2010

8.31: Obama official lends military operations in Iraq, retaining 50,000 troops to aid local Iraqi government security programs.

2011

5.1: Obama announces that Osama Bin Laden was killed in an operation conducted by the U.S. 10.21: Obama announces that remaining troops will begin to withdraw from Iraq at the end of 2011, ending the nine year war in Iraq.

UIndy offers financial support for veterans Programs help veterans pay for their college education

By Abby Ropes STAFF WRITER Some students walking around the University of Indianapolis campus have risked their lives for the protection of the country.

Serving in the armed forces is a task that 93 of over 5,000 UIndy students have done.

UIndy has given these veterans benefits such as the UIndy Freedom Award and Yellow Ribbon Program to support them in their goal of obtaining a higher education.

According to the UIndy Registrar website, students must meet certain requirements in order to be eligible for the UIndy Freedom Award. Students must meet the requirements for the Post 9/11 Veteran Benefits and the Yellow Ribbon Program.

They also must be an undergraduate and day division student, maintain a 2.3 grade point average and complete 20 credit hours each year.

For the Yellow MEJEAN Ribbon Program, men or women in the armed forces must have actively served after Sept. 10, 2001 for at least 36 months.

Students must also attend an approved program offered by a college or university that participates in the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Former Army sergeant and information systems and operations and supply chain management major Stephen Mejean receives benefits for service from UIndy through The Post-9/11 GI-Bill and Yellow Ribbon Program. The Post9/11 GI-Bill is financial support for people who have served in the armed forces for 90 days or more, with service starting on or after Sept. 11, 2001.

“The university has gone above and beyond what I expected. The faculty at the university has helped me so much and I am doing very well and expect good things in my future because of them,” said Mejean.

Mejean was in the Army for six and a half years before enrolling at UIndy. For the first four years he was stationed in the airborne infantry in Richardson, Ala. Then in September, he was sent overseas to Iraq, where he served for 15 months.

He currently has an internship at MD Logistics and works in the campus writing lab.

“The GI Bill covers almost half of my tuition. The UIndy Freedom Award works with the Yellow Ribbon Program to provide the quarter of my tuition that is left over,” Mejean said. “In the end I pay nothing. The Post-9/11 GI Bill also provides a monthly living allowance and $1,000 for books.”

The Post-9/11 GI Bill and Yellow Ribbon Program are both cut off at $17,500 per academic year for private schools and out-of-state schools. For instate public schools, however, tuition is fully paid.

“I feel that’s the atmosphere at campus is a lot nicer than IUPUI and Ivy Tech,

which I have previously attended. The professors [at UIndy] are nice and from what I’ve seen, the professors are all very knowledgeable and willing to help.

Overall it’s the best college experience I’ve had,” said former Patriot Missile Fire Control Operator/Maintainer and the Crew Chief of the RADAR set Jeffrey FarnumWest, a criminal justice major.

FarnumWest served in the Army for 39 months, 13 FARNUM-WEST of which were spent in South Korea, before entering UIndy to further his education.

In addition to the financial help, Mejean saw other benefits to attending UIndy.

“They [UIndy] are ranked highly in the veteran education publications as being veteran- friendly. I also liked the size of the campus,” Mejean said.

Farnum-West said that all high school graduates should think about serving in the military for three years in order to receive benefits from the GI Bill.

“Military service is great for learning life skills and helping you transition from being a kid to a productive member of society. It also gives you the ability to go to school for free,” Farnum-West said.

Psychology club gathers letters to send to soldiers Club collects 25 letters for ‘The Bert Show’ to send overseas

By Laura Fellows STAFF WRITER

Students in the Psychology Club helped “The Bert Show” collect letters to send to troops for Thanksgiving.

“The Bert Show” is a morning radio show that encouraged people to write letters so the troops overseas can have a little connection with people back home on Thanksgiving. “The Bert Show” is based in Atlanta, but broadcasts across several radio stations, including Indianapolis’ 93.9.

“They don’t just read this letter once.

Everybody that’s over there, they read these letters over and over and over again,” said Kristin Klingshirn, the newest member of the morning show in a podcast on the show’s website.

Abby Krug, senior and president of the Psychology Club said that the club was interested as soon as the members got an email regarding this opportunity.

“The officers seemed very enthusiastic about supporting the troops. This is something we’re all very passionate about, and we like doing what we can to help,” Krug said.

The club set up at a table outside of Good Recital Hall with just some paper, pencils and a sign. They collected 25 letters over three days.

“Their [the soldier’s] job is very dangerous, I feel. We need to support them. They’re putting their lives on the

line constantly. We have to give them a reason to keep fighting,” Krug said.

Krug is passionate about helping out the troops. She said she’s never had family in the military, but she used to date someone in the Army.

“I’m very patriotic,” Krug said. “I’m very proud, and I try to support them as much as I can.”

While Krug feels that sending letters is more personal, pre-art therapy and psychology major Meghan Sullivan feels that care packages are the way to go.

Sullivan, junior vice-president of the Psychology Club, said that if she were to put a care package together today, she would include a letter telling the soldiers how much people care and support them, but she would also fill the box with other items.

“I would probably include good snack foods, a good book—something that’s new and interesting—pictures and drawings. Drawings would be my personal touch, since I’m an artist.

It’s something that can be relatable,” Sullivan said.

Sullivan thinks it’s important to support the troops because sometimes people forget that the soldiers are not here for holidays and other events with their families.

“We need to support their families, too. It’s not easy on them when their loved one is gone. We need to support everyone involved,” Sullivan said.

Krug hopes the Psychology Club will

continue to help the troops by sending letters throughout the winter holidays as well. She wants everyone to take part in supporting the soldiers and to keep them in everyone’s thoughts.

Next year, Sullivan hopes that the campus will make an event out of supporting the troops, especially during this time of year. She believes the event would help students learn what soldiers go through. She said she hopes it would include veterans sharing war stories and more people submitting letters and care packages. The main goal of the event is to help everyone be more grateful for those putting their lives on the line.

“It’s great to give back. Plus, the troops know that we still care back home,” Sullivan said.

Students who participated took part in helping the show reach their goal of 400,000 letters for soldiers.

The total number of letters collected was 405,925.

“If you write one letter and, you know, we send it over and we give it to whether it’s a Marine or, you know, somebody in the Army or somebody in the Navy, they are going to read it aloud to everybody else and they are going to share and that letter could touch hundreds of lives instead of just one,” Klingshirn said in the podcast. “We just wanted you guys [the audience] to realize how important these letters really are and the fact that they’re hand written cause that ends up meaning so much more.”

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nd women in uniform

e of the students and faculty who have served our nation

Veteran shares his story Indiana Central College alum Ralph Davis recalls war experiences and their effects

By Bob Helfst ONLINE EDITOR The University of Indianapolis, established in 1902 as Indiana Central College, has witnessed many changes since it began. UIndy has had graduates experience two of the most destructive wars in history, numerous police actions of the U.S. military and the current engagements in the Middle East.

According to “Downright Devotion to the Cause: A History of the University of Indianapolis and Its Legacy of Service,” Frederick D. Hill’s 2002 text, the peace-time draft enacted by Congress in 1940 threatened to greatly impact the university’s enrollment. Furthermore, the university struggled to fill faculty positions following World War II, as did many other educational institutions in the nation.

As President Good stated in 1938, Indiana Central had striven to maintain its standards while facing “such cataclysmic forces as a world war, the spread of paralyzing materialism, the pathetic industrial breakdown, the loss of stability and assurance in governments” and a host of other societal issues.

The combination of apparent societal breakdown at the time combined with the U.S. entry into World War II affected all Americans, including UIndy students.

Ralph Davis, a 1942 graduate of Indiana Central College, was drafted shortly after his graduation.

“I tried to enlist in the Air Corps shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor, but they turned me away,” Davis said. “So I waited to be drafted after graduation.”

Davis said that many of his classmates attempted to enlist in the weeks following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

“People were very impacted by Pearl Harbor,” Davis said. “A lot of my friends tried to join the Air Corps after it.”

After he was drafted into the Army, Davis spent four weeks at Fort Benjamin Harrison in Lawrence, Ind. receiving medical training. Davis said the training covered basics such as physiology and anatomy to help prepare him to be a medic, before being transferred to Camp Breckinridge in Kentucky for further training. He shipped out of Boston to the European theater in Oct. 1944.

Davis was stationed in France in Dec. 1944. While in Verdun, he worked in an operating room of the 101st General Hospital.

“After the war I considered going to medical school, but I couldn’t,” Davis said. “I had to go to work in sales to support myself.”

Davis’ older brother, Chester, and younger brother, Howard, also served in the military during WWII. Chester served in the Navy construction battalion while Howard served aboard a Naval transport vessel that served Marines.

“I’m sure it had a great impact on my mother and father,” Davis said.

“But I think that they handled it well.”

Davis felt that the war did impact

him, but not to the same degree as combat troops. He returned from Europe in March of 1946.

“I didn’t have it as hard as some of them did,” he said. “I just came back [to the United States] and went to work and did what I had to do.”

Davis noted that several UIndy alumni flourished in the military.

“We had a number who achieved high ranks and were officers both in the Army and the Navy,” he said. “We also lost two or three students in the Air Corps.”

Davis specifically referenced Walter Brenneman and Emerson Barker, two UIndy graduates whose planes went down in the South Pacific while flying missions for the Air Corps.

Brenneman was shot down over New Guinea while flying his 29th mission.

In 2009, he was posthumously inducted into the UIndy Athletic Hall of Fame for basketball and track.

Barker, who had received extensive training from the Army Air Force starting in 1941, quickly reached the rank of Major and became the commanding officer of the 419th Night Fighter Squadron. The radar-equipped P61 Black Widow planes were assigned to the Japanese invasion. Barker’s plane exploded on June 14, 1944 and was lost in the Pacific. He is memorialized at the Manila Military Cemetery of the Philippines in The Tablets of the Missing.

Davis felt called to defend his home country.

“You owe it to your country to help protect it,” he said. “I think a lot of that is lost today and is becoming a thing of the past. We owe it. Everybody does.”

Photo contributed by Ralph Davis

Ralph Davis was drafted into the military shortly after he graduated from Indiana Central College in 1942.

UIndy professor shares military experience in classroom

By Ariana Gainer ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

Photo contributed by Johannon Tate

Professor and

Navy Veteran Johannon Tate

Among the diverse University of Indianapolis faculty is a professor who is proud to have served in the United States Navy. Johannon Tate, faculty adjunct professor of social sciences, served as a 2nd class Hospital Corpsman in the Navy.

“In that position I was responsible for leading junior sailors in the medical field during combat and peacetime operations, here in the United States and abroad,” Tate said.

Tate’s service in the Navy and his experiences during the time he served provided him with a new perspective on life, as well as a unique teaching style.

Growing up in the United States, Tate said he did not have much experience with other cultures, nor did he engage in multicultural environments. But being able to travel with the Navy gave him the opportunity to interact with people from a different background with a different point of view on global issues.

At UIndy, he teaches a course called Social Problems, which encourages students to delve into global problems and use critical thinking to analyze them. Because of his service in the Navy, Tate said that he views the world differently and he incorporates his experiences in his class.

“I often speak about the differences in life in the United States versus life in other countries that I have lived or visited, including Japan, Germany, Greece, Italy, Spain and Egypt,” Tate said.

Additionally, he was a certified trainer in the military and was responsible for teaching and facilitating various courses.

During his certification process, he was taught valuable lessons that can also be applied to his teaching at the university.

“I was taught to find ways to always attempt to maintain a positive attitude and find ways to ensure the presentation of information is interesting,” he said.

Tate’s time in the service affected him significantly, both mentally and emotionally. He said he appreciates the contact he had with other cultures because it forced him to become more open-minded and knowledgeable about ways of life that differed from his. He said he uses that knowledge not only in the classroom setting, but also in his personal life.

“My time in the service benefited me a great deal,” he said. “I was able to be exposed to diverse populations of people early in life which allowed me to appreciate the differences in lifestyles and customs that exist within the world.”

Tate said that since he now has a broader understanding of the world, he shares that insight with his students.

“I am able to understand why different populations of people do different things and how it correlates to the lives they live,” he said. “The most rewarding aspect of being in the military was serving my country while learning and traveling.”

Tate expressed his happiness regarding president Barack Obama’s recent announcement which will lead to extraction of U.S. troops from Iraq. He is happy for the soldiers’ reunion with their families.

“I think it’s great for the troops that are there and their families,” he said.

“Having served in combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan…I know the hardships that the troops are experiencing.”

Despite his excitement for the troops and their families, Tate said he finds it hard to believe that all of the troops can be extracted safely in such a short amount of time. He said he questions the government’s ability to execute such

a significant operation.

Regardless, because just a few years ago he was in the same position as the troops in Iraq, he hopes that they will be able to come home and see their families and friends.

Tate also offered his opinion on the relationship the media has with the war.

He does not completely agree with the portrayal of the War on Terrorism in the media and said that although there are a lot of violent tragedies that occur in Iraq, there are also positive aspects to the war.

“The media is not set up to show the good aspects of what is happening,” he said. “Negativity sells and so that is what is reported. Many people say the War on Terrorism was unnecessary, but I beg to differ. Had drastic measures not been taken, it is my belief that the U.S. would have been left vulnerable to future attacks by terrorists.”

Tate said there are many benefits to joining the military. By enlisting, young men and women can learn at a fast pace, and earn college credits and demonstrate patriotism while doing so. However, despite the advantages to serving in the Navy, Tate said it can also take considerable emotional tolls on someone. He was forced to witness violence, so someone considering joining the military has to be prepared for the worst.

“I would caution anyone who is considering entering the military to think long and hard before doing so,” he said. “People must understand the possibility of going to war is real and once the Oath has been taken, one should not desert if called to go to a hostile environment.”

Because of his Navy experience, Tate encourages others to consider serving also.

“Your country is counting on you if you sign that line and raise your hand,” Tate said.

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Campus gets festive for holiday traditions

By Milena Jevtic STAFF WRITER

Photo by Alexander Beauford

Circle K member Deanne Sease hands out candy to children at the end of the corn maze on Oct. 27. This is just one of the Halloween events that was hosted at UIndy.

On Oct. 31, the streets were filled with kids of all ages pursuing their goal of getting the most candy. Halloween came earlier for the students and staff of the University of Indianapolis.

At the University of Indianapolis, the students no longer go door-to-door looking for the best candy.

Campus residents were interested instead in Halloween dances, parties and special activities. With all the dorms on campus, festivities took place right around the corner for most students.

Warren Hall, a coed residence hall on campus, is known to have many different activities for its residents.

Some of these activities included decorating each floor according to a specific theme chosen by the residents and resident assistants.

Freshman nursing major Hillary McDole lives on the first floor of Warren Hall and attended Halloween events put on by the resident assistants.

“We decorated our floor with Hallow-

een items and made it look like a haunted hallway. It was a fun way to get all the girls together and bond while also participating in the activity,” McDole said.

Freshman political science major Abby Stimpson attended a costume party at Warren Hall.

The resident assistants put together a Halloween dance with music, food and drinks.

“It was fun to get to know people in my dorm better and a nice chance to get away from school work and just have fun,” Stimpson said.

A Halloween dance was held in Good Recital Hall on Thursday, Oct. 27. This dance was for all of campus and the UIndy Radio Club was there putting on music for the attendees. Freshman Shareen Roberts, a resident of Cravens Hall, went to the dance.

“It was a lot of fun to be with new people and see everyone come to the dance in their costumes,” Roberts said.

“The Radio Club played great music, too.”

On that same Thursday, Circle K hosted a corn maze and other Halloween activities from 6-8 p.m.

A safe trick-or-treating event, held

by Resident Life and Residence Hall

Association, began at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 27. Faculty members’ children, grandchildren and others were invited to this event.

This event started at Campus Apartments and then went to each residence hall from there.

Trick-or-treaters could be seen walking on the streets, and professors of the university brought their children and grandchildren. Once they reached the designated halls, the residents passed out candy and looked at all the costumes.

Junior criminal justice major Taylre Oard said she looks forward to this event each year.

“All the little kids look so cute in their costumes,” Oard said. Being a resident assistant, I give my floor candy to pass out to the kids. I really enjoy seeing trickor-treaters.”

Any university student who brought younger guests could have attended the haunted lab put on by the Biology Club and Sigma Zeta.

From 6-8 p.m. small children could walk through the lab, which was kept at a PG level to remain appropriate for the children.The university welcomes students to bring their families and relatives.

Occupy Wall Street movement comes local

By Bob Helfst ONLINE EDITOR

The Occupy Wall Street movement is nearing the two-month mark of its defined protests against corporate greed and has expanded nationwide.

Violence at protests in Oakland, Calif., has received significant media coverage, and numerous celebrities and academics have voiced support and taken part in the original protests.

“It’s popular dissent against an unresponsive government,” said Milind Thakar, associate professor of history and political science.“The Occupy Movement is more against corporate greed, and they view the government as a co-conspirator or, at best, as an unhelpful participant in what’s going on.”

The movement has spilled into Indiana, with branches in Indianapolis, Bloomington, Lafayette, Muncie, Fort Wayne and other cities.

Adam Henze, former assistant director of forensics for the University of Indianapolis, attended an Occupy Wall Street protest in New York City on Oct. 22.

“My experience was very moving,” Henze said. “The diversity and strength of the protesters left me in awe.”

Henze also noted the presence of workshops and informational booths to help educate protesters, a food line for those taking part and materials for participants to make signs.

“They were peaceful,” Henze said.

“While some used fiery rhetoric, the only aggression that I saw was from the police.”

Also of note was the diverse background of participants. According to Henze, people of all social, ethnic and political backgrounds were present.

“While many news reports claim that the movement consists of poor anarchists, communists and socialists …a large number of these protesters are simply capitalists demanding economic reform,” he said.

While the Occupy Wall Street movement continues, the Oakland and Seattle counterparts have captured the attention of U.S. media. The Indiana branch has been active as well.

Caleb Mosier, a Ball State University senior philosophy major, has helped to mobilize the Occupy Indy branch of the

movement.

“While in Chicago for a class trip, I met a number of members of Occupy Chicago, and I was drawn in by the quality of those involved,” Mosier said. “It was a new experience to be able to have my political voice heard without an automatic cultural stigma attached and to witness how every idea was considered. After seeing this, Kai [Bennett] and I wanted to bring this movement to Indiana.”

Mosier found and contacted a group with similar interests, which led to the formation of Occupy Indy.

The organization is based upon the structure of Occupy Wall Street, with various working groups such as Direct Action, Media, Comfort and others. The structure is similar but varies depending on existing needs from city-to-city, according to Mosier.

An issue with which the media have struggled, according to Mosier, Henze and Thakar, is clearly defining the Occupy movement.

“The broad area of corporate greed is being addressed by raising awareness about it,” Thakar said. “I’m kind of confounded by the fact that they haven’t gone

into more detail about it. For example, the exorbitant salaries, which corporate CEOs draw.”

According to a 2011 survey by the Institute for Policy Studies, the average ratio of CEO compensation to worker pay stood at 325 to 1 in 2010. This is an increase from the ratio of 263-1 from 2009, despite the continuing economic downturn.

Mosier found that while these overarching messages do apply to the move-

ment, the ideology is still finding itself.

“The messages [the media] demand from us are for parties working within our current political system, which we are transcending, as it has failed the people time and time again,” Mosier said. “We are not striving for a singular political goal. We simply desire to live in a world where each of us, as individuals, has a say in the way we are governed. Our ‘message’ will come after we all have this individual freedom again.”

Indiana State Athletic Training Association beginning in March of 2012.

Lawrance said that his colleagues and the peers he graduated with also have achieved great things in their careers.

He said that the friends he graduated with are now accomplished medical doctors and professionals in other prestigious fields and knowing this added to the surprise and appreciation he felt about receiving the award.

Lawrance said his parents told him “always make time for something important to you,” and this quote motivated him to keep striving to serve the community and accomplish greater things.

However, he also said that the position he now has is due to being in the right place at the right time.

“It kind of fell into my lap,” he said.

Lawrance was appointed by the governor to serve as one of seven on the Indiana State Athletic Training Licensing Board, which he has actively served on since 2009.

Lawrance also coordinates the UIndy

Athletic Training speaker series each year and has been an invited speaker at national conferences. He said he believes that seizing this opportunity and taking part in his community got him where he is now.

“I think that volunteerism is something that goes underappreciated,” he said.

Besides volunteering and seizing job opportunities later in his career, Lawrance’s career also was influenced in high school and college. He had originally planned to attend Butler, but the university only had an athletic training program.

He does not regret the path he took.

“The road you take shapes you into who you are,” Lawrance said.

Lawrance believes that anybody can accomplish these kinds of achievements, as long he or she is willing to take initiative.

“Get involved,”he said.“Volunteer. Be the person who answers the call, not the person that sits on the sidelines. Make

it happen.”

The other Distingushed Alumus Award winner, Erwin, is not only President of Illinois Central College, but also an ordained Methodist minister.

“I never stopped being a minister… I just changed my focus a bit,” Erwin said.

Erwin’s wife, brother and executive assistant all contributed to his nomination for the Distinguished Alumnus Award.

“I was honored [that] I was nominated, and I was surprised to win the award,” Erwin said.

Erwin would like to be considered a role model for students through receiving this award.

“For me, it is about service and giving back,” he said.

Erwin works as a volunteer for the Work Force Network, the Economic Development Counsel, the Urban League Board and the Methodist Hospital Board, among other organizations.

“It’s really important to see that we are impacting the quality of life for all people,” Erwin said.

For this reason, not only is volunteer service important to Erwin, but diversity plays a key role as well.

“Diversity means inclusion, it means making sure that students who have a difference have a place. It is making sure that everyone has a place,” he said.

Since Erwin became President at his college, it has seen an increase in the number of Hispanic and AfricanAmerican students.

The college has made an effort to be more receptive to all students’ needs, for example having staff that is bilingual and of different racial backgrounds.

“We can learn more about life and about ourselves,” Erwin said.

Erwin said that he learned his values through the University of Indianapolis and that attending UIndy was the base that helped him go on to pursue his dreams.

He said the faculty at UIndy treated him as someone who was valued.

“I am honored to receive the award,” Erwin said. “Because I had the highest respect for UIndy.”

Photo contributed by Mary Wieseman

Protestors gather at Veteran’s Park in Indianapolis on Saturday, Oct. 9 to show support for Occupy Indy.

Lawrance and Erwin receive Distinguished Alumnus Award

By Caitlin Schelling STAFF WRITER Scott Lawrance and John S. Erwin received distinguished alumni awards last month.

Lawrance is an assistant professor and assistant athletic trainer at the University of Indianapolis. Erwin is president of Illinois Central College.

Lawrance was nominated by his wife.

“My wife is a graduate, and we met here,” Lawrance said.

Lawrance graduated with his master’s in physical therapy in 2003, when his wife graduated with her bachelor’s degree.

In 2010, Lawrance graduated with his doctorate in physical therapy.

“I was certainly surprised [to win the award]. It is quite the honor,” Lawrance said.

Along with winning the Distinguished Young Alumnus Award, Lawrance has been elected to serve as President of the

UIndy tests online registration

Seniors are the first class to try out newly developed online registration forms from UIndy

By Emily Kish BUSINESS MANAGER

The whole process of registration is going to be changing soon.

Recently, a group of 506 seniors were asked to test out the new online registration procedure, which will be made available to all students for the fall 2012 semester.

According to Kristine Dozier, associate registrar, the Registrar’s Office has been planning to switch to online registration for years.

“We have wanted to do it, because we are one of the few schools that does not have it. But it kept getting pushed back,” Dozier said.

The new system, called Banner, is the same system Ivy Tech Community College uses as well as many other colleges

throughout the country.

There are many advantages to registering online both for students and advisers.

Advisers will not be pressed for time during registration and students will not be restricted to 10 or 15 minute appointments with their advisers.

Senior exercise science major Emily Didelot was one of 506 seniors who tested the system.

“The best feature about online registration was that I was able to complete it at my own convenience,” she said. “I had no trouble getting into classes.”

Online registration can benefit others besides the seniors.

“Also, the lower classes will not feel the pressure about trying to be the first to sign up for an appointment,” Dozier said.

Dozier has seen some difficulties with the system that are being worked on currently.

The Registrar’s Office is preparing the

program for its launch to the entire student population and trying to better understand it.

The process with the seniors will help the Registrar’s Office be able to gauge what to change about the program.

DOZIER Didelot had a problem with scheduling her internship, which required her to email her adviser, so he could override the system.

These types of problems are the type that Dozier wants to improve upon, before the program is released for underclassman.

Online registration does require an extra step. After meeting with the faculty advisor and key adviser, the key adviser gives the student an alternate ID/pin that is used to register on the MyUIndy’s Self-Service tab.

“It was not worth the time to meet with my key adviser, just for them to give me an alternate ID, and then having to go back and register myself,” Didelot said.

Dozier and Didelot believe that after all of the problems are worked out, the online process will prove to be beneficial.

“In the future, after faculty and staff work out all the kinks, I think online registration would be helpful,” Didelot said.

She said it is up to the student to be in charge of his or her degree, so the program will give them the opportunity to be more responsible.

“It is not perfect,” Dozier said. “But we want it to be easy as possible for the students and for us.”

Corrections The Reflector acknowledges its mistakes.

If you catch a mistake, please contact us at reflector@uindy.edu.

On Page 7 from our previous issue, in the article “UIndy international faculty share U.S. classroom experiences,” Garmann was quoted as saying, “American teachers in general are very dedicated to their students. That is not the case in Germany.” This was taken out of context and Garmann wishes to emphasize that it is not an issue of dedication when it comes to German teachers and their students; it is simply a case of German students being more independent.

The article also stated that Garmann celebrates Turkish and German holidays in her classrooms. Even though only these nationalities were mentioned in the article, Garmann celebrates the holidays of all nationalities represented in her classroom.

The article said, “Garmann believes that professors can incorporate internal cultural communication....” This should have said “international” rather than “internal.”

The final quote of the article was intended by Garmann to have a humorous context, which was not portrayed in the article.

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Wrestling team begins season ranked No. 25

By Allison Gallagher STAFF WRITER

Photo by Victoria Jenkins

Junior running back Joumeel McLaurine breaks away from the Wayne State defenders with the a hand-off from quarterback Chris Mills. McLaurine rushed for a total of 20 yards during the game against the Warriors on Saturday, Nov. 5.

Football loses last home game of season Wayne State beats UIndy on home turf, breaking their record of undefeated home games for the season

By Jen Miller SPORTS EDITOR The University of Indianapolis football team lost to No. 24 Wayne State University (8-2. 7-2 GLIAC) 28-19 on Saturday, Nov. 5. The Greyhound loss was the first home loss of the season.

Earlier last week, the Greyhounds dropped from the seventh spot to the eighth in the NCAA Division II Super Region No. 3 rankings.

The Warriors and Greyhounds battled back and forth in the first half. Both teams scored touchdowns in the first quarter but remained scoreless in the second. The teams took to the locker room at the half with a tied score of 7-7.

“Wayne is probably the most complete team we’ve played in a while,” said Head Coach Bob Bartolomeo. “I think all three phases of their football program are very, very good.”

In the second half, the Warriors scored touchdowns on each of its first two possessions creating a gap between them and the Greyhounds of 21-7.

UIndy missed an opportunity to score between the Warrior touchdowns.

Sophomore quarterback Chris Mills mishandled the snap on a fourth, a play that would not allow the Greyhounds to advance into a first down.

Wayne State held onto the ball for most of the second half. The team controlled the tempo of the game for more than 22 of the possible 30 minutes of playing time.

“They’ve got some skilled kids on offense and defense that present some problems in terms of both defending them and blocking them,” Bartolomeo said. “They’ve done a good job.”

However, UIndy managed to cut the lead to eight early in the fourth quarter.

The Greyhounds moved the ball 80 yards in less than two minutes.

Senior wide receiver Ryan Forney caught a 32-yard pass in the end zone for the touchdown but a blocked good extra point kick kept the score at 21-13.

After the Warriors scored again on a 15-play, 70-yard drive, Mills found Forney for the last Greyhound touchdown of the game.

During the game, Forney racked up 130 receiving yards and 83 returns. Mills threw 269 yards with three scores. He also added 30 rushing yards.

On Oct. 29, the Greyhounds traveled to Big Rapids, Mich., and defeated Ferris State University (5-4, 4-4 GLIAC) 24-17 in their second road win of the season.The team’s win earned them the first five-game winning streak in 13 years.

“We’re playing well enough to win some games,”Bartolomeo said. “When we started the month of October, we talked about finishing [strong in] October, and that was huge for us.”

In October, the team played three games at home and two on the road.

According to Bartolomeo, defending the Greyhounds’ home turf has been extremely important for the success of the season.

The Greyhounds started the game struggling offensively.The team remained scoreless for the first 26 minutes of play.

“We definitely didn’t play to our potential,” Forney said. “Offense had a couple drives where we just got down, and we just couldn’t finish.”

However, relief came late in the first half when the Greyhounds scored touchdowns on both of their final two

possessions.

Junior wide receiver Mar’Quone Edmonds scored the first touchdown, and Forney scored the second with 16 seconds left on the clock. The team had a 14-10 lead at halftime.

At the start of the second half, the Greyhound defense stopped the Bulldog offense in its first two possessions.

Mills found senior wide receiver Joe Leach in the end zone after the second defensive stop on the Bulldogs. This put UIndy up 21-10.

FSU cut the lead to four after a 31yard pass resulted in a touchdown and a good extra point, making the score 21-17.

UIndy took the field and stretched a 12-play, six-minute drive over the remainder of the third quarter and well into the fourth. A 30-yard field goal by freshman kicker Scott Miller pushed the Greyhound lead to seven.

“We played better on special teams,” Bartolomeo said. “I think we got some field position through our kick off coverage team, through our punt return team, and through our kick off return team.”

The Bulldogs did not score the rest of the game, and the Greyhounds returned to Indianapolis with the win.

The Greyhounds’ fourth consecutive win came Oct. 22 at home when they defeated Northern Michigan University, 38-31.

Forney exceeded 2,000 receiving yards and amassed nine catches and two touchdowns.

Forney said that, as a senior, he has taken this year to be a mentor to the underclassmen on the team.

“I hope I can be a leader, if not amongst the team, then amongst the receivers,” he said. “Hopefully the younger guys have learned from me.”

Edmonds racked up 128 yards and eight catches during the game.

After the first quarter against NMU, the Greyhounds trailed by 13 points.

State men’s team, which also held a top five ranking last year.

“It was really a shock and a bit of a surprise to me, because Wayne State’s women were second in the nationals and their men were third at the nationals last year,” said Head Coach Gary Kinkead.

The Greyhounds swam against DI Valparaiso, IUPUI and Purdue on Saturday, Oct. 15, at the Indiana Intercollegiate meet.

Kicking off the season, the men’s team posted a second-place finish with 355 points, beating out Valparaiso and IUPUI. The women’s team finished in third place with 306 points, ousting Valparaiso and missing a second-place finish by 16 points against IUPUI. “It’s exciting to see how we compete against Division I, especially Purdue,” said senior breaststroke swimmer Jaclyn Luscomb. “It’s a fun first meet test to see

where we are standing.”

The focus for the team this year is on attitude and teamwork.

“I think this year the main difference is we all swim as a team instead as individuals, and we were really happy with our team accomplishments instead of individual accomplishments,” Luscomb said.

Kinkead has his own take on how the team has improved since the last season.

“I’ve seen a big change in attitude from last year to this year,” Kinkead said. “Over the past four years, the attitude has gotten better, and I think it’s because we’ve eliminated some of the ‘thinkin stinkin,’ and we have developed a lot more positive attitude.”

Senior distance swimmer Zachary Laffin believes there are improvements that the team could make to have a successful season.

“I would like to see more team mates cheer for our team rather than, after they’re done swimming, go and sit,” Laffin said.

Team attitude wasn’t the only improvement made in the last year.

Staffing additions have made a difference in the overall physical health of

However, the offense turned the game around in the second quarter with two touchdowns, which gave UIndy a one-point lead.

Before going into the half, the Greyhounds covered 80 yards in three plays and built a 21-13 lead.

Coming out of the break, NMU tied the game twice. But with a pair of touchdowns by the UIndy offense, the Greyhounds were able to pull away and secure the win.

Mills finished the game with 415 yards and two touchdowns after completing 23 of 36 passes.

“Football’s a game full of roller coasters.

You just have to stay focused and believe in your teammates,” Forney said.

Senior and freshman defensive backs Collin Coffer and Koby Orris each had interceptions and touchdown returns which helped UIndy secure a win on Oct. 15 over Saginaw Valley State University with a final score of 29-20.

UIndy has not beaten Saginaw Valley at home since 1988.

Miller put the Greyhounds on the board with field goals in each of the team’s first three possessions of the game. Coffer scored the first Greyhound touchdown of the night after intercepting the ball from Saginaw’s offense.

The Cardinals scored 17 unanswered points shortly after the half, giving them a 20-16 lead that would hold until UIndy scored early in the fourth quarter.

Junior wide receiver Brenden Williams secured the game with an eight-yard touchdown.

“A win is a win,” Forney said. “We’ll take it and move on and look forward to the next week.”

In the last regular season game on Nov. 12, the Greyhounds will head to Columbus, Ohio, where they will face the Ohio Dominican University Panthers (5-4, 4-4 GLIAC) with a kick-off time set for noon.

At the end of October, the Basford Division II Preseason Rankings released statistics, placing the University of Indianapolis wrestling team at No. 25.

Honorable mention went to junior Alex Johns and redshirted junior Bryce Givens for their weight classes of 125 and 157, respectively.

In preparation for the upcoming season, the Greyhounds have been setting both personal and team goals.

Some, like brothers senior David Lopez and junior George Lopez, have high expectations for this season.

“We have a great lineup,” David Lopez said. “I think that an important part of a great team is having the intensity and a lot of heart to compete. We have got that in our boys.”

George Lopez, a redshirted sophomore, had similar predictions for the wrestling team.

“We have got a young team this season,” George Lopez said. “There is a lot of fresh talent, and they all have got a strong work ethic.

So I can see us really excelling.”

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Head Coach Jason Warthan is confident after last season’s success.

“We have a good team, and I think we are going to go far,” he said.

Warthan has set the bar high for his wrestlers and believes in the team as a whole.

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The team is looking forward to this season, thanks to last season’s success.

This past March, then-senior Nick Walpole brought home a national championship in the 149-pound bout of the NCAA Division II National Championships. He was the first UIndy wrestler to do so.

The 2011-2012 season was originally planned to start Nov. 8, with the Greyhounds hosting Trine at home.

However, the match was cancelled, and an additional home match will be added later in the season.

The Greyhounds will now open their season on the road at the Michigan State Open Nov. 12.

Swimming dives into a new season

By Abby Ropes STAFF WRITER

The University of Indianapolis swimming and diving teams competed at Ashland University on Nov. 5. The men defeated the Eagles with a final score of 149-139, while the women lost, 159-117.

The Greyhounds won a total of 14 events during the meet.

The teams’home opening meet against Wayne State University at the Ruth Lilly Fitness Center took place on Oct. 22.

The women’s team ended with a 163-131 win over Wayne State, which was ranked No. 2 in the nation last season.

Despite a 0-32 start at the meet, due to the lack of women divers for the Greyhounds, the team overcame the deficit for their first victory of the year.

The men’s team lost with a score of 143-155, barely succumbing to the Wayne

“I would like to see more teammates cheer for our team rather than, after they’re done swimming, go and sit.”

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Senior Jaclyn Luscomb (pictured above), junior Ashlee Fishburn and senior Vicki Galiamoutsa finished second in the 200 medley relay during the meet against Wayne State.

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Volleyball earns right to host tournament

By Kellie Donnelly OPINION EDITOR The No. 21 University of Indianapolis volleyball team finished the regular season by capturing the regular season GLVC Conference Title and earning the right to host the 2011 GLVC Conference Tournament at Ruth Lilly Fitness Center beginning this Friday.

The Greyhounds [19-7, 15-3 GLVC] fell at No. 19 Lewis University [23-5, 15-3 GLVC] Saturday, Nov. 5 with a score of 1-3.

Despite the loss, the team still earned the right to host the conference tournament, since it is 4-3 overall this season in sets vs. Lewis.

“Hosting the GLVC tournament will be huge,” said Head Coach Jody Rogers.

“A lot of UIndy’s other athletic teams will come support us.”

Senior outside hitter Kristina Hefferan led with 16 kills and 17 digs, while junior outside hitter Kristina Kerrigan followed with 14 kills and 12 digs. Senior middle hitter Courtney Anglemyer finished with 11 kills and two blocks, and junior opposite hitter Kourtney Crawford also had 11 kills with six digs and three blocks. Freshman setter Megan Binkerd had 49 assists and nine digs.

“We get extremely excited to play Lewis because they are our biggest rival,”Kerrigan said. “Playing them isn’t only about the win but also about the bragging rights.”

Earlier this season, UIndy defeated the Flyers 3-0 at Ruth Lilly Center.

Lewis and UIndy will possibly meet again in the conference tournament this weekend, with the Greyhounds having home court advantage.

Just one day earlier, the Greyhounds defeated Wisconsin-Parkside University [15-15, 11-7 GLVC], 3-2, to hold on to their first place lead in the GLVC East.

Hefferan once again led with 18 kills and a career-high 18 digs. Kerrigan had 14 kills and eight digs. Anglemyer totalled 11 kills and Binkerd had 44 assists, 12 digs, five kills and two blocks.

“I love playing the tough opponents because it shows if they [UIndy’s players] can play under pressure,” Rogers said. “I want my kids to be able to handle it.”

The Greyhounds defeated Bellarmine University (13-12, 7-11 GLVC) in three sets on Senior Night on Oct. 19.

Hefferan hit .441 percent with 17 kills, nine digs and two blocks while Kerrigan hit 13 kills with a .332 hitting percentage. Anglemyer had a seasonhigh 12 kills and hit .556. Binkerd amassed 48 assists along with 10 kills.

“Our success has definitely been because of our offense, but also because of the communication between the players,” Rogers said. “That’s what gets you through. Communication is huge.”

Just one day earlier, UIndy defeated No. 14 Northern Kentucky University, (24-4, 14-4 GLVC) 3-1. Hefferan once

again led the team with 15 kills and 12 digs while Kerrigan followed with 13 kills and four digs. Binkerd’s performance saw 50 assists, 11 digs and six blocks, earning her the Baden/GLVC Volleyball Player of the Week. She is the first Greyhound this season to receive the honor.

“You live and die by your setter,”Rogers said.“She [Binkerd] can handle absolutely anything. Pressure doesn’t bother her.”

The win, which solidified UIndy’s first-place GLVC ranking, also bumped the team from fourth to third in the regional rankings.

Kerrigan described how important the win was for them since it put them in prime place to host the conference tournament.

“It’s definitely important to have home court advantage and host conference because while playing at home, we have great support from the rest of the school,” Kerrigan said. “Nothing would be better than winning conference on our home court.”

The conference tournament begins Nov. 11 and features the top 10 of 16 GLVC teams competing for the conference title.

If the winner is not already ranked in the top 8 regionally, that team wins an automatic bid into the NCAA tournament.

“In NCAA, everyone is 0-0,” Rogers said.“Previous wins and losses don’t matter and anyone can win on any given day. I think we could go to the Elite 8 again.”

Freshman Meghan Binkerd provides coverage for freshman Julia Watkins as she spikes the ball into Bellarmine defense.

son. “We are close, but we need to work harder.”

According to Nicoson, some factors of the team’s success were the freshmen, who were a big part of the team, the great senior leadership and a lot of the players tying their career low-scoring KONOP records. Nicoson said he knew the team had talent, but he did not expect them to break records so quickly. In September at The Screaming Eagle Classic, the team tied the existing low-scoring record of 300.

Senior Darin Pinnick broke her own low-scoring record, making her the second-lowest scoring golfer in UIndy history.

The team then went on to break the school record of 300, setting a new record of 296 at the Midwest Shoot-Out, which also took place in late September.

“To get a taste of winning so quickly has raised team expectations,” Nicoson said.

“Two team wins are hard to accomplish in the fall season.”

According to Thompson, a favorite moment of the season for the team was breaking the school record. Another favorite moment was traveling to Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. to compete.Team members stayed at the Professional Golfer’s Association National Golf Resort, practiced anytime of the day and saw teams from

all over the country that they do not normally get to face.

“Off the course, as a first time [women’s] coach, it was great to get to know the kids. This is really a great group of girls,”Nicoson said.

“On the course, [my favorite moment] of course, was setting the records.”

NICOSON According to Nicoson, this winter the team will work on a number of little things.

They will identify areas of weakness, try to improve scores, improve the short game and try to maintain or exceed the

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Sophomores lead UIndy golf in Fall Classic

By Leeann Doerflein STAFF WRITER

The University of Indianapolis women’s golf team finished its 2011 fall season after breaking low-scoring records and winning two of five tournaments. The season ended Oct. 23 in Allendale, Mich., with a fourth place finish in the 15-team Laker Fall Classic. The Greyhounds’ ended the fall portion with a .783 winning percentage.

Low scorers were sophomores Amy Thompson, who came in fifth place, and Jenny Konop, who placed sixth.

“This season was very productive. The team set three different records, two team records and an individual record. It showed us how hard we had to work to compete nationally,” said Head Coach Brent Nico-

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In addition, Thompson said the team members will need to work on avoiding unnecessary strokes.

“We want to go from being good golfers to great golfers,” Konop said.

After improving their skills this winter, the team can show them off in the spring.

Pinnick and Thompson will enter the spring season leading the team with the highest strokes-per-round percentages.

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the Greyhounds’ swim team, according to Laffin.

“Our weightlifting program has definitely improved from my freshman year,” he said. “We’ve been jumping around from weightlifting coach to weightlifting coach, and now I feel like we have a solid weightlifting coach. He definitely knows what he’s doing. He’s worked with swimmers before.”

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“We are much improved from last year, where we finished ninth as a team. We are kind of hungry in a sense,” he said. “We were more or less happy that we had one more race to improve even more.”

As a result of the meet, the men’s team is now ranked 10th out of 24 teams. The women’s team came in outside of the top 10 ranking at No. 12.

Cross country members run at least once a day, Monday through Friday. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, the teams have morning and evening practices and on Sundays the teams run 12 to 14 miles.

According to Robinson, the runners put in a lot of hard work and dedication.

The team is young, and as of next year, there will be no seniors.

“It’s important that we all uphold our end,” Robinson said.

Martinez finished 17th overall. According to Martinez, running is as mental as it is physical. He said he has to go against his natural instincts to keep pushing in spite of the pain.

“Being a student-athlete puts your time into perspective,” Martinez said.

According to Martinez, this experience has pushed him to become a better athlete and student. He has developed a structured schedule to help him succeed.

“There is always room for improvement,” he said. “We’re definitely satisfied with our position, but there is still room for improvement.”

Bernstein finished the meet and placed 45th with an overall time of 23:41.5.

When the team realized that it had done better overall this year than in the previous year, there was a sense of elation according to Bernstein.

“Running is a feeling I can’t describe,” she said. “I personally run every day because I want to get better.”

fordsville, Ind., next week to swim in the Woehnker Invitational on Nov. 18 and 19.

However, the meets scheduled in November are not the only ones the team is preparing for in advance.

“The one [meet] we are really pointing towards is the Calvin Invitational in early December,” Kinkead said. “That’s the one we are going to rest for and really work on trying to make lifetime best times and national time standards.”

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Freshmen contribute talents to team

By Scott Mitchell STAFF WRITER

The University of Indianapolis volleyball team is ranked at No. 21 with a starting lineup that includes three freshmen.

Freshman setter Meghan Binkerd, middle hitter Julia Watkins and defensive specialist Courtney Roach have all entered into important roles for the Greyhounds.

Binkerd is ranked third in the conference for assists, averaging 10.81 assists per games. Watkins is ranked third in conference in blocks and Roach leads the Greyhounds in aces.

“I always tell my players that age is really just a number,” said Head Coach Jody Rogers.

Rogers said she knew that her setter was going to be a freshman, and she confidently recruited two setters who would

handle the pressure of such a position.

According to Rogers, Binkerd earned the starting position and has handled it with maturity, while freshman Camille Cherry is ready to play at any moment that Rogers may need her.

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Early in the season, Watkins started in the game against No. 19 ranked Lewis University. Watkins ROACH recorded five kills and five assisted blocks during the game. Since that time, she has continued to improve.

“Julia Watkins really surprised me,” Rogers said. “I’m psyched to see her grow

as an athlete in the next three years.”

Roach has done a great job passing and playing defense from the back row, Rogers said.

Roach leads the team with 17 aces.

She said the freshmen have worked hard to prove that they are ready to play in college, and the team continues to work hard to unite as a whole.

“In high school, I was trying to prove to myself and everyone else that I could go and play at the next level,” Roach said. “Now I just play volleyball like I have been for years and do my best every day to not let anyone down.”

The maturity level, unselfish play and ability to handle pressure during a game has boosted confidence amongst the team leading into the tournament, according to Rogers.

“My kids are used to teams that challenge them,” Rogers said.

UIndy had a regular season schedule that challenged the team as a whole.

The competition included nine nationally ranked teams and a strong conference.

Rogers had faith in her young team and wanted them to view tournament games as just another game.

Starting freshmen in these roles is an unprecedented move

by Rogers in her 15 years at UIndy.

But according to Roach, starting freshBINKERD men hasn’t caused much adversity.

Instead, it has affected the way the team has come together, as upperclassmen have had to be patient while the freshmen adjust, said Roach.

According to Roach, the upperclassmen have set good examples of how to act and play.

Junior outside hitter Kristina Kerrigan, in particular, has had an impact on Roach. With her competitive attitude, work ethic and leadership on and off the court, Kerrigan has set an example for all her teammates, said Roach.

“We all have a great deal of confidence in each other, and it helps a lot,” Roach said.

While Rogers admits that it has been stressful having players without much experience on the court, she believes her players have the ability to do the things they need to do.

“The good thing about freshmen is they become sophomores,” Rogers said.

Grateful to have recruited talented players, Rogers looks forward to the future of the Greyhound volleyball program.

Men’s basketball falls at IU Team loses 90-72 in exhibition game on Nov. 5 in Bloomington

By Jen Miller SPORTS EDITOR

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The University of Indianapolis men’s basketball team fell to Indiana University 90-72 in its exhibition game on Nov. 5.

Senior guard Adrian Moss put up 22 points, leading all players in the game. He also had four assists and two rebounds. His teammate, sophomore guard Reece Cheatham finished with 15 points and three rebounds.

UIndy started the game on a 4-3 lead but IU took the lead back with a 5-1 run.

IU would keep the lead while UIndy trailed at the half, 50-35.

The Greyhounds did not come any closer than 12 points in the second half but they held IU to a low shooting percentage.

The Greyhounds have defeated several DI schools in exhibition games in the past under Head Coach Stan Gouard’s guidance. The team defeated Valparaiso in 2009 and Tennessee in 2010.

According to Gouard, DI schools are always looking for DII schools to

play against for exhibitions games. IU Head Coach Tom Crean and Gouard had a basketball-related history prior to Saturday’s game.

“Over the course of the past couple of years, Coach Crean and I have had a lot in common,” Gouard said. “We were actually hired on the same day. When I was hired here, he was hired at IU. He recruited me while I was in junior college, and we stayed in touch over the past few years and shared some ideas.”

Although the exhibition game may not have counted towards the Greyhounds’ record, Gouard said that he prepared his team for a third-year exhibition win against a DI school.

“It’s always good to get a win against anybody you can beat. It’s a competitive sport and to go down and play IU, first of all, is an honor to play with those guys, but at the same time, we’re going to go down there and play and have a good showing,” Gouard said.

With the addition of a few new faces TENNIS since last year, Gouard said that there is still a lot to work on. But at the same time, he expects his team “to be basketball players and make basketball plays.”

In order to prepare for the game, Gouard said it was important to be mentally involved, especially for the younger

guys. For the freshmen, the game at Assembly Hall was their first taste of what Gouard referred to as “the big lights.”

Moss said that although the game at IU was his second time playing at Assembly Hall, he understood how exciting that could be for his younger teammates.

“I’m just excited to be back there for a second time,”Moss said.“The atmosphere there is great, and there’s always a good crowd.”

Moss said that he prepared for the game by watching film and putting in the hard work mentally to get ready for the game.

“That’s where I get my confidence; by putting in the work and not just relying on talent,” Moss said.

According to Gouard, it was also important to be prepared physically in the week leading up to the game.

“The main thing is making good plays from a defensive and offensive aspect,” he said. “We have to go into it with the right attitude.”

Gouard said he believes that with what the team has done thus far, but he knows that there are still some improvements to be made before the team’s first regular season game.

UIndy will host the College of Mount St. Joseph on Nov. 12 at Nicoson Hall.

Sophomore Jarrett Hamilton protects the ball as he dribbles up the court and prepares for the Hoosier defense.

Starting fresh Women’s basketball team opens new season with new head coach, Popa

By Garrison King STAFF WRITER The University of Indianapolis women’s basketball team is going in a different direction this year with a new head coach and new names on the roster.

The Greyhounds announced last spring that former Head Coach LeAnn Freeland was resigning and that Assistant Coach Constantin Popa would take the reins as the new head coach.

Popa has worked as the Greyhounds’ top assistant coach for a number of years and helped develop the duo of Samantha Meissel and Katie Lyons.

As the new head coach, Popa believes that taking over the team was a seamless transition because a familiar person was given the position instead of going through a hiring process for outside applicants.

“I am happy for the opportunity,” Popa said.

Senior guard Cayla Keegan believes that Popa was right for the job.

“I am really excited to have him [Popa] as our new head coach. He wants us to be more comfortable. We’re more excited and have a lot more fun,” Keegan said.

The Greyhounds tweaked their motions offense from last year to a newer offense this year that utilizes a lot of screens.

Throughout the 2010-11 season, the Greyhounds struggled with their half court sets. Popa said that he will still keep a variation of a motion offense but wants the first option to be a fast break offense for quick scoring opportunities.

“We’ll look to push the ball a lot more,” Popa said. “I would like to control the tempo of the game.”

Overall, the Greyhounds are still a young team. They return with only two seniors and the rest of the returning players are sophomores and juniors.

Regardless of their age, Popa anticipates that the young players will know what to expect at the collegiate level and will take on the challenge of being a competitive, young team.

“I don’t necessarily look at a leader by what they say or how they say it, but by what they do,” Popa said.

Despite the ages of the team members, the squad will be just as talented as last year, according to Keegan.

“We’re pretty much the exact same team as last year, and the new players fit in well and are good players,” she said.

With the addition of some new presence in the post as well as some taller guards, Popa said the Greyhounds have a potent offense.

“It used to be that our opponents would clog the middle because our post players were so good. But now we have shooters that can shoot about 40 percent from 3-point range,” Popa said. “Every player is a threat.”

The Greyhounds opened their season with an exhibition game on Nov. 5 against Xavier University. The team lost to the Musketeers 58-41.

Sophomore guard Katy Mcintosh led the Greyhounds with eight points as the team shot 20.8 percent during the game.

Despite any players reaching doubledigits in scoring, the team only committed nine turnovers.

Junior forward Nickole Gonser and sophomore forward Dajana Jovanovic each totaled six rebounds during the game, while their teammate junior guard Kristin Turner finished with three assists and sophomore forward Eliza Wortman finished with four blocks.

Popa believes that having the tough exhibition games gives him a chance to see how the team will do.

“I think it’s going to be good for us to see what we have right off the bat. I know it’s hard, but knowing our conference, it won’t be an easy season,” Popa said.

Keegan and Popa said the Greyhound’s goal is to win conference and make it into the NCAA tournament.

“You want to win every game but you have to take it one game at a time,” Popa said.“As long as we improve every game I do believe we can go very far with this team.”

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