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Sturgeon resigns as men’s basketball coach

By James Allen & Dan Friend STAFF WRITER & MANAGING EDITOR

Coach Todd Sturgeon resigned on Monday, Oct. 1, after ten years as head coach for the men’s basketball program at the University of Indianapolis.

In his ten years as head coach, Sturgeon went 151-126 with the Greyhounds, and he became the first coach in UIndy history to lead the team to three consecutive NCAA Division II Tournament berths.

One-time UIndy head coach Royce Waltman will replace Sturgeon as interim-head coach.

Sturgeon said that coaching the men’s team was too demanding for him to keep up with his family life.

“I felt it was the right time. I have young children pulling my heart strings at home,” Sturgeon said. “Once Waltman was working for me, I knew the team would be in the right hands.”

Sturgeon is married and has two sons, ages 6 and 9.

Waltman was the leader of the UIndy basketball program from 1992-97. Waltman will be the interim-head coach of the Greyhounds until the end of this season, when a national search will be conducted for a new head coach, according to Sue Willey, athletic director at UIndy.

Waltman has not been given the job as coach for any longer than the end of the season, Willey said.

Willey said that the sudden resignation of Sturgeon was not foreseen, but she did understand the reasons for his decision.

“The move prior to Sturgeon’s was certainly unresignation. expected, but I Willey said that could understand UIndy will get the coach Sturgeon’s same level of excelrationale for why lence from Walthe felt compelled man that it did from [to leave]. In the Sturgeon. spring, we will “He [Waltman] conduct a search is gung-ho and has for a coach who a passion for baswill have a good ketball,” she said. understanding “Royce has been of the balance around since the between academbeginning of this ics and athletics season, so he knows here at the unithe players. And versity.” he has been here Sturgeon said before. He knows that he plans to the league and the enter the real esschool.” tate business and Sturgeon sugCONTRIBUTED BY BRIAN DRUMM/UNIVERSITY OF INDIANAPOLIS ATHLETICS gested Waltman to has begun purchasing properties Willey as his temover the past few Men’s basketball coach Todd Sturgeon resigned from the head porary replacement. years. He is cur- coach position Oct. 1. Former UIndy coach Royce Waltman will Waltman said that rently coaching serve as interim-head coach. he and Sturgeon his son’s peewee have remained good basketball team, and he said that he has to take the head and assistant coaching friends over the years and Waltman said no plans of returning to the professional positions at UIndy. While together at that he wishes him the best.

UIndy, they led the Greyhounds to two realm any time soon. “[He] made the decision that was best “I’ve been preparing for this time for NCAA Division II playoff berths and a for him and his family,” Waltman said. the last couple of years. For the time being, No. 1 ranking in 1996-97.

“After not having my contract renewed at From 1997-2007, Waltman served as Indiana State, I have the strongest feelings I’m leaving everything open,” Sturgeon head coach for the Indiana State Univer- for having a team again.” said. “But never say never.”

Sturgeon played for Waltman at sity men’s basketball team, where his reUIndy basketball players declined to DePauw University from 1987-88 and cord finished at 134-164 with two NCAA comment on the situation. served as assistant coach at DePauw Division I playoff berths. After Waltman’s The Greyhounds open the 2007-08 contract at ISU was not renewed, he took basketball season against Purdue Univerunder Waltman from 1989-92.

In 1992, Waltman and Sturgeon moved an assistant coach position at UIndy, sity on Nov. 1 in West Lafayette, Ind.

UIndy Coach Timeline: The UIndy men’s basketball program has been through three coaching administrations in 20 years, but only two head coaches.

1987-1988: Sturgeon played for Waltman at DePauw University.

1989-1992: Sturgeon served as assistant coach under Waltman at DePauw.

1992-1997: The coaching duo of Waltman and Sturgeon moved to UIndy.

1997-2007: Sturgeon took the head coach position at UIndy, when Waltman became head coach at Indiana State.

2007: Waltman was named assistant coach at UIndy under Sturgeon, prior to Sturgeon’s resignation.

Then Waltman was named interim-head coach.

Krannert School of Physical Therapy Little lady, big impact celebrates history, looks to future in College of Health & Sciences

By Meisha Baker BUSINESS MANAGER The University of Indianapolis Krannert School of Physical Therapy celebrated its past and future Oct. 5 at Fountain Square.

As part of the ceremony the Krannert School of Physical Therapy observed its 25th anniversary. UIndy also recognized the formation of the College of Health Sciences in the ceremony.

Guests at the 25th anniversary celebration included past graduates, faculty and staff, Provost Deborah Balogh, President Beverley Pitts and other current UIndy faculty and staff.

UIndy has offered physical therapy programs since 1982. Since the first graduating class, the Krannert School of Physical Therapy has graduated 25 classes and over 3,000 students.

“The reason for celebrating 25 years is to commemorate and celebrate our past as we journey into our future as a college of

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Dean of the College of Health Sciences Mary Blake Huer spoke about the history and accomplishments of the Krannert School of Physical Therapy at the 25th anniversary celebration Oct. 5 at Fountain Square Theatre.

health science,” said Associate Professor of Physical Therapy Julie Gahimer.

For 22 of the 25 years, the school only offered students the opportunity to graduate with a master’s degree. In 2005, the school graduated its first class of doctoral students.

The Krannert School of Physical Therapy is ranked 16th in the nation, according to U.S News and World Report.

The Krannert School of Physical Therapy is a part of the new College of Health Sciences that was created in August of this year.

The College of Health Sciences is a combination of the Krannert School of Physical Therapy and the School of Occupational Therapy. Both of the schools have been operating separately for over 20 years.

The school of Occupational Therapy is the oldest OT school in the state of Indiana, said Executive Director of Administrative Affairs Anne Hardwick.

It has been offering programs since the fall of 1985. The school offers a masters program and a post-professional program for those already working in OT. In 2004, U.S. News and World Report ranked UIndy’s occupational therapy program 34th in the nation.

According to Hardwick, now that the two schools have combined it will allow the faculty of both schools a better opportunity to collaborate on research projects and allow the students to have more overlap in their curriculum. “[We are] stronger as a college going forward when [we] have more resources,” Gahimer said.

Along with the combination of the schools, the university also has moved the offices of the faculty of the Krannert School of Physical Therapy and the School of Occupational Therapy. Now the offices reside in the same area to make collaboration easier, Gahimer said.

Although the schools are combined to allow for easier funding and collaboration, they still operate as separate entities, she said.

“There will be autonomy in the schools,” Gahimer said.”So there will be two schools within the college.”

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Ethel “Granny D.” Haddock, 97, a nationally renowned political activist, spoke to students about her experiences walking across the country at age 90 to raise awareness for political campaign finance reform on Sept. 29 in Good Hall.

CELL receives grant for educational study

By Sami Shelton NEWS EDITOR

The University of Indianapolis Center for Excellence in Leadership of Learning (CELL) has received a grant to conduct a study of the educational programs that allow for a smooth transition between high school and college.

According to CELL Senior Fellow David Dresslar, CELL will embark on a $349,000 statewide policy study. The project, partially funded by a grant from the Lumina Foundation for Education, will examine potential improvements to high school programs such as Dual Credit courses, Advanced Placement

(AP) courses and tests, and International Baccalaureate diplomas.

“We are not necessarily making changes [to the programs],” Dresslar said.

“We are advocating for policies to make these programs more available for kids in urban and rural communities, rather than just in suburban communities.”

CELL will look at factors such as accessibility, costs and funding, curriculum development, teacher selection and training, public awareness and statutes and guidelines followed by the government and schools when considering improvements, Dresslar said.

The project primarily will be funded by the $298,700 Lumina Foundation grant.

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6.6 million children left uninsured in the wake of SCHIP veto

By Nicki Crisci Opinion Editor

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President George W. Bush is no stranger to ridicule from the American people, and with good reason.

Recently he decided to veto the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) bill, adding fuel to the already smoldering tempers of Americans across the country.

Since 1997, SCHIP has helped to insure children across the United States. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures web site, http://ncsl.org, the program “provides healthcare to ‘targeted low-income children’ who are not eligible for Medicaid.”

SCHIP expired Sept. 30, requiring reauthorization by Congress for its continuation. The new proposed bill on SCHIP increased the amount of money that would be issued and tried to include higher income families.

This required more funds to be added in order for the program to expand.

According to the National Public Radio Web site, http://npr.org, the House of Representatives voted to expand SCHIP from $25 billion to $35 billion over a course of five

Bush’s second problem is that SCHIP would take away from the Iraq war. The government is endangering millions of children’s lives by spending billions on the war in Iraq, but when it comes to helping American children at the cost of the possible “federalization” of healthcare, he won’t authorize any funds.

If Bush had allowed SCHIP to pass, the money to pay for the program would have partially come from cigarette taxes. The smoke inhaled through a smoker’s lungs could have helped support the cause of insuring children—a little twisted, but true.

In fact, according to USA Today, “Smokers would pay an extra 61 cents per pack to help insure around two million children.” With Bush’s veto, however, smokers can figuratively breathe easier knowing that their taxes will not go up anytime soon.

The main reason the bill should have been passed is for the children.

The whole debate boils down to keeping the insurance for kids and providing it for millions more or taking it away and denying other children the chance to be insured.

Some parents can’t afford insurance for their children and they aren’t eligible for Medicaid. Without

years, but Bush wanted only a $5 billion increase.

Bush is worried that increasing funding to the program and expanding SCHIP to include higher income families would bring America closer to, as the White House administration had stated, “federalizing healthcare.”

In Bush’s speech to Congress on Oct. 3, he said, “Our goal should be to move children who have no health

insurance to private coverage—not to move children who already have private health insurance to government coverage.”

This train of thought should not be the forefront reasoning when it comes to overall healthcare for the public. Preserving the health of the future should be more important than worrying about which types of children should be saved.

healthcare, medical problems in kids can go unnoticed until a possible trip to the emergency room, where it may be too late to fix the damage that has been done. SCHIP would have helped low-income families pay for the annual checkups that would otherwise have been unaffordable.

According to the Families USA web site, http:// familiesusa.org, over 6.6 million children were enrolled in the program. With the veto, 4 million of those children will now be uninsured. The Web site also indicates that in 2006, the program covered 133,696 children just in Indiana.

How will such a devastating blow be remedied?

While Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has argued that she will bring this case to Bush time and again, Bush’s veto on SCHIP can only be overruled by a two-thirds majority vote from the House of Representatives.

The American people can only hope that Bush will fund a program to save the lives of children instead of increasing funding to a war that takes lives.

Interested in learning more? check out this video at: http://www. familiesusa.org/bushvskids/

Liberal artists are packing the political arena again

By Tony Hicks Contra Costa Times (MCT) Entertainers are out there again this fall, swinging for the political fences.

Musicians, playwrights and comedians are busy the next six weeks, doing their thing and hoping to affect the big November congressional elections. Democrats hope the Iraq war and other hot-button issues will swing a Democratic majority for the first time in a dozen years, while Republicans are trying to hold the line.

Didn’t we just do this?

Pretty much. That was 2004, when George W. Bush narrowly won a second term, despite the best efforts of a mostly liberal arts and entertainment world showing up in their biggest numbers in decades to effect political change.

It didn’t work, though not for lack of trying.

So now, two years later, the Congressional elections are almost here.

And, again, scores of mostly liberalminded entertainers and artists are trying to help deliver a more Democratic Congress.

Theater groups such as Berkeley Rep and San Francisco’s Magic Theatre are tackling political productions. East Bay comedian and radio host Johnny Steele is hosting a minitour locally, aimed at President Bush and congressional Republicans.

Conservative documentary maker David Bossie just unveiled his antiillegal immigration film, “Border War,” in San Francisco.

The Berkeley Art Center unveiled an exhibit on the ‘60s and ‘70s Peace and Social Justice Movement, with what it calls “a 21st century update.” Roy Zimmerman’s, one-man show,“Faulty Intelligence”satirizes the Bush administration.

Nationally, Sean Penn is taking every opportunity to bash the current administration while promoting his new film, “All the King’s Men,” based on Robert Penn Warren’s novel about a Huey Long-inspired corrupt politician.

There’s another movie out there, “Death of a President,” speculating on what would happen to America and the war on terror if Bush were assassinated. Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young finished their highly political tour last week, while Bruce Springsteen takes his own shots at the Iraq war nightly while playing pro-peace folk music on his “Seeger Sessions” tour, which moves overseas next month.

Then, of course, there’s the Dixie Chicks. The infamous and vocal critics of the president are touring behind a new record and cross-promoting a new documentary, “Shut Up and Sing,” in which singer Natalie Maines refers to Bush as a “dumb (expletive).”And that’s just scratching the surface.

The big question, obviously, is whether any of this really matters. Can actors, musicians and various mainstays of other art forms really make a difference? Did they in 2004 and, if not, are they setting themselves up for a fall this fall?

“This is a huge turning point,” says Johnny Steele, the comedian who’s put together the “War on Error” tour. “If at this point, people don’t say this war is bull ... it’s either put on a show or open the window and scream. And my neighbors wouldn’t appreciate that.”

Whether people’s political affiliations or information conduits can be altered, or re-enforced, by entertainment has always been up for debate. If not, many artists don’t seem to care, be it art for art’s sake, or simply that they can’t stand by and do nothing.

“On a bad day, we feel a sense of disempowerment,” says Tony Taccone, the artistic director at Berkeley Rep, which recently opened a revival of Bertolt Brecht’s 17th century anti-war play “Mother Courage.” “On a good day you feel like you’re at least part of the debate about what is truth.”

That seems to be enough after 2004, when so many artists put so much support into the campaign of Bushchallenger and Democratic nominee John Kerry, only to see him lose.

“It’s not difficult for us, as artists, to be engaged in what’s going on in our time,” Taccone says. “We really don’t do anything that’s not relevant.

We never suffer from ‘God, we should relate to something.”

Taccone says even if artists only can re-enforce what people think they already know, sometimes that has to be enough. Sometimes people don’t even know how much a piece of art affects them until years later, making the present one step of “a million little steps.”

That’s not to say that the post-Sept.

11 world hasn’t ratcheted up an intensity that artists and entertainers haven’t felt since the Vietnam War. Taccone has been around long enough to know the difference.

“There’s a passion and an urgency that’s palatable,” he says. “In the glorious times of the ‘90s, there was this sense of ‘Yeah, have a good time and who cares?’ The world has clearly become much smaller. Even though we’re not under attack right now, there’s a palatable feeling that we could be.”

Magic Theatre in San Francisco just opened and it previews the Sam Shepard play “The God of Hell,” an unmistakable shot at the current administration, detailing the efforts of a salesman pushing patriotic paraphernalia on a Midwestern couple.

When asked whether the timing of such an apparently inflammatory production was deliberate, Magic’s artistic director Chris Smith laughs and immediately says, “Of course.”

“San Shepard wrote ‘God of Hell’ in a burst of zeal, hoping to influence the last election,” Smith says. “Great art,

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by definition, is transferable.”

Does it matter whether people need time for the point to soak in, even if it’s not in time to affect an upcoming election?

“It’s kind of interesting, the question is a familiar one,” Smith says.

“We need to only see something to affect something right away. It would be wonderful if there was any medium in the country where one person could raise their voice and effect profound change.”

The street runs both ways this year, although conservative voices in arts and entertainment tend to get drowned out by the sheer number of liberalleaning works, especially in the Bay Area. That isn’t dissuading Bossie, the executive producer of the new film “Border War: The Battle Over Illegal Immigration.” The film documents the lives of people it says are victims of lax immigration policies at the U.S./ Mexico border.

To a certain extent, Bossie is counting on his genre making a difference.

He made his first documentary, “Celsius 41.1: The Temperature at Which the Brain Begins to Die,” two years ago as a rebuttal to Michael Moore’s antiBush film, “Fahrenheit 9/11.”

“The documentary, as a genre to use for political purposes, is still fairly new in politics,” Bossie says. “People are used to policy papers, op-eds and 30-second TV commercials. Michael Moore brought documentaries into an acceptable form of delivery. You can deliver an incredible amount of information. You can tell a story and deliver information that’ll have a greater impact than a 30-second TV commercial.”

Although liberals tend to get bigger headlines with their efforts, Bossie says, there’s as much of a thirst on the other side of the aisle. This is so despite conservatives having a basic distrust of anything smelling of Hollywood.

“I believe that our film can and will have an impact,” says Bossie, who’s planning a documentary on Hillary Clinton to coincide with what might be the beginning of her presidential campaign next year. “We’ve had six premieres so far. We’ve already had a couple theaters keep the film. And we’ve been getting calls from other theaters around the country as well.

We’d like to get to the point where liberal filmmakers are reacting to what we’re doing.”

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Welcome to U.S., Ahmadinejad

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By Andrew Gouty Online Editor

America has become a little security-paranoid, and with good reason.

Within the last decade, the United States has endured, arguably, the worst terrorist attack in its history and been dragged into two Middle Eastern conflicts in the aftermath. Such attacks have led to the labeling and profiling of certain people while in mass transit.

Whenever I travel, I always shave first. Those males who have had the pleasure (or misfortune) of flying in the last six years may have noticed the correlation between the number of hairs on the face and the number of questions security guards ask at the terminal.

For females, some totally different traits tend to throw up the red flag. The last time I took my 93-year-old grandmother through security, there was a lengthy discussion ensued about the security risk of her walker. It couldn’t fit through the x-ray machine.

On my latest traveling excursion, I failed to shave appropriately and my laptop came into question. Two bag searches and 20 questions later, I decided that I either needed to look less like a “terrorist” (it seems that I have to shave to accomplish this) or tell better jokes to the security staff at the airport. However, my last routine didn’t get me too many laughs—the threat of a terrorist equals no laughing matter.

Enter a few million pointing fingers, which all tend to precede the term “terrorist.” The label carries a bit of weight and can generally land you in Guantanamo Bay faster than you can say “guaranteed rights.”

The latest hand (with finger extended) came from Columbia University President Lee Bollinger, who hosted Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for a debate on Sept. 22. Before the Iranian president was able to say a word, Bollinger threw the label of a “petty and cruel dictator.” He continued with a short list of founded and unfounded accusations, including support of terrorist organizations, Holocaust denial and general humanitarian failures in Iran.

It may be a stretch to say that Bollinger and Columbia University filled the role of host. Even if Ahmadinejad is a despicable tyrant whose government sponsors terrorism and the extinction of the Israeli state, he was invited to an event; he was a guest. Bollinger made a point of calling the Iranian president “either brazenly provocative or astonishingly uneducated,” referring only to Ahmadinejad’s acceptance of the invitation to attend the event.

Since we Americans are generally poor at understanding situations that do not apply directly to us, let us all imagine George W. Bush heading to France on a diplomatic mission. He stops by a university in Paris, where his host calls him a tyrant and warmonger in front of thousands. Miffed? I would be, and Bush would not be among my all-star picks of American presidents.

Like it or not, Bush represents us, just as Ahmadinejad represents the Iranians. These leaders represent government and policy, but they also put a public face to our societies at large. The Iranian culture is likely upset with ours now more than ever, after we invited their leader to coffee and cake, only to pour the equivalent of toothpaste into his mug. Drink up.

In many cases, Ahmadinejad represents a despicable regime. However the bait and switch tactics by which he was invited and then greeted by Columbia University are unacceptable. As ignorant as either side of the political fence may be, productive dialogue across it does not begin with name-calling. However, I would like to add one label to those Bollinger threw from his soapbox: human being.

Bollinger was correct. He is a professor – and we all know how professors can grandstand when we give them the opportunity. Is he a mouthpiece for thousands of other concerned citizens? That could be. But before I hand him a microphone, I want him to sit next to the person, and make sure that the guest has his or her drink of choice and a piece of cake. For a practice round, I understand that Nicolas Sarkozy enjoys sweetened black tea.

Good luck, Lee.

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Students join together to celebrate Islamic holy month of Ramadan

By Dan Friend Managing Editor Muslim and non-Muslim students alike participated in a lecture event and dinner on Sept. 26 in McCleary Chapel to observe Ramadan and educate nonMuslims about Islam’s sacred month.

The Muslim Student Union and the Office of Ecumenical and Interfaith Programs co-hosted the event. Imen Mitiche, Muslim Student Union president, said the event was organized to bring Muslim students together during the month-long observance and to offer non-Muslim students a firsthand experience of Ramadan and Islam.

“We [the Muslim Student Union] like to do a lot of interfaith-related things to show students that we are here,” Mitiche said. “We really want students to know our side and not just what they see in the media.”

Dr. Abdalla Ali, an Arabic language professor at IUPUI, was the guest speaker.

Ali spoke on the significance of Ramadan, fasting, prayer and the five pillars of Islam. Students were encouraged to participate in a question-and-answer period afterwards.

Ramadan is the month when the prophet Muhammad received the Quran,

Islam’s holy book, from Allah.

During Ramadan, Muslims abstain from food, drink, sexual intercourse and any other physical indulgences from dawn until dusk as commanded in the second chapter of the Quran. Ramadan is one of the five pillars of Islam, and through fasting, Muslims cleanse their bodies, practice self-discipline, reflect upon their faith and gain appreciation for those who are less fortunate and in a constant state of deprivation, Ali said.

After the lecture, all 40 attendees were invited to attend an “iftar”— the meal held after sunset —at which Muslim students broke the day’s fast in the President’s dining room. A prayer was offered before the traditional Lebanese dinner, which included humus, pita bread, tabouli and baklava.

Muslims across the globe honor Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, from mid-September to midOctober this year. However, according to Dr. Haitham Alkhateeb, faculty advisor for the Muslim Student Union and associate professor of mathematics, the beginning and ending dates can vary from one geographical region to another.

The twelve-months of the Islamic calendar are based on the rotation of the moon around Earth, and while some groups use scientifically calculated measurements to set the dates of Ramadan,

Annual United Way campaign seeks new ways to raise funds

By Cecilia Perdomo Staff Writer This year’s annual United Way fundraising campaign, “Step Up!” is continuing through Oct. 20.

There are three components to the campaign. The annual online auction and the Super Saturday of Service, co-sponsored by Indianapolis Student Government (ISG) and the United Way of Central Indiana, are both fundraising events that the United Way has sponsored in the past. An addition to the campaign this year is the new Dining to Donate fundraiser, said Director of Athletics and co-chair of United Way Sue Willey.

“What we do for our community certainly benefits everyone in the long run,” Willey said. “We are connected to United Way because of the idea that it is important to give back.”

The online auction runs Oct. 3–11.

According to Willey, auction prizes will include a reserved parking space for one year and a week-long vacation to Florida.

Some of the smaller items are on display in a trophy case in Sease Wing. Prizes will be distributed Oct.12. “[The online auction] is one of the largest fundraisers that the [United Way] does as part of their campaign,” said Strategic Accounts Associate for United Way Shannon Cochran.

All students, faculty, staff and community members can participate.

“The hottest ticket is the parking

space,” Willey said. “Typically, the parking spaces go for $300 or more each.”

Dining to Donate works together with community businesses. According to Willey, various restaurants will accept United Way vouchers and have agreed to give the organization 15 percent of the bills that are paid with a voucher. Applebee’s, Max & Erma’s and Uno Chicago Grill already have participated in Dining to Donate.

Fazoli’s, located on Madison Avenue, will accept vouchers on Oct. 10.

The Super Saturday of Service takes place Oct. 20 as part of Family Day at UIndy. ISG members will meet volunteers at 8:45 a.m. by the Bell Tower near the Schwitzer Student Center. To participate, individuals must register before 4 p.m. on Oct. 16. “[ISG and the United Way] are aiming to have from 200-300 participants,” Cochran said. “Students do everything from yard work and visiting senior citizens to helping kids.”

All three events are crucial for the United Way to reach its goal, Willey said.

“Our primary push is for more people to pledge,” Willey said. “Our goal this year is $45,000 [from UIndy involvement].”

According to the United Way of Central Indiana’s Web site, the United Way motto is “Addressing today’s needs. Reducing tomorrow’s.” The organization’s first priority is to help the community and aid those in need in the Indianapolis area.

More information about the United Way is available at www.uwci.org.

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others simply start their practices upon first sight of the new moon, Alkhateeb said. The Islamic calendar is 11 days shorter than the Christian calendar, he said, so throughout a lifetime, it is possible to experience “siyam”— fasting —during every season of the year.

The Islamic Society of North America determined the dates of Ramadan to start Sept. 13 and end Oct. 11, and most Muslims in North America use this calculated time period, Alkhateeb said.

In addition to the five daily prayers of Islam, individuals are expected during Ramadan to spend extra time studying the Quran and reciting prayers to strengthen their faith, Alkhateeb said. During the final 10 days of Ramadan, the amount of time used to study Islam increases significantly.

On the day after Ramadan, all Muslims are expected to give an offering to the poor, Alkhateeb said. That day, known as “Eid al-Fitr”— the festival of breaking of the fast —is celebrated by praying, eating and gathering as communities, he said.

“Ramadan is more than abstaining from food, drink and pleasures,” Alkhateeb said. “Those who stop at the physical aspects of fasting miss the essence of Ramadan and its purpose.”

The Muslim Student Union will celebrate Eid al-Fitr from 2-3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 18, at The Perk.

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CELL receives a grant from the Lumina Foundation grant. The term of the grant is from Oct. 1, 2007, through Sept. 30, 2010.

“Over the next three years, we must collect people to perform the policy study, examine the programs, determine improvements that need to be made and finally go to the state with our results,” Dresslar said.

According to Dresslar, the results of

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Muslim Student Union advisor Haitham Alkhateeb (second from left) breaks the day’s fast with students after the Ramadan observance on Sept. 29. the study will make educational programs more available to students. The benefits of these programs also will be provided to students, parents, government officials and the public in a clearer, easier-tounderstand format.

According to the Lumina Foundation for Education Web site, www.luminafoundation.org, the Lumina Foundation is an Indianapolis-based foundation that provides grants to Indiana organizations to expand accessibility and success in high education. Proposals are carefully considered by the executive board of the foundation, as well as by external experts in the field. The proposal process can take

up to six months to complete.

Lauren Howard, communication specialist for CELL, said CELL primarily works with funding from Lilly Endowment Inc. and grants from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Lumina Foundation. The organization uses innovative education programs to impact student achievement and success in Indiana.

Examples of CELL’s work include performing school evaluations and improvement services, connecting Indiana educators with national and international experts and creating new innovative high schools across Indiana.

New majors open doors for students

By Kim Puckett Staff Writer University of Indianapolis students who are unsure of their career path now have more choices; five new majors and four new concentrations have been added to the curriculum.

The creation of actuarial studies, experiential studies, global leadership, operations and supply chain management and finance this year made more degrees available for current and prospective students.

The minors in finance, organ and church music, child and youth programs, community organizing and a physics concentration by design also add to the academic curriculum.

These academic additions were researched and created by their respective departments based on the interest of students, availability of faculty and needs of businesses, said Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Deborah Balogh.

“Academic units stay abreast of new trends within their discipline and the employment market for graduates as well as unit capacity and interest,” Balogh said.

“In the case of organ and church music, we have a concentration of faculty within this specialty, so we have high capacity.”

UIndy students have been showing interest in the new majors. According to Balogh, the first day the finance major was offered, 35 students declared it as their major.

Matt Will, associate dean of the School of Business and graduate business programs, said finance already is the second largest major in business, after business administration.

QUICK LOOK Registration dates set for students Registration dates for Semester II 2007/2008 are as follows: Seniors, Oct. 17-19; Juniors, Oct. 22-25; Sophomores, Oct. 29 -Nov. 6; and Freshmen, Nov. 7-16. Open registration is from Nov. 28-29. Students can access class schedules through Self-Service, via the course search function on the registrar’s Web site or through a PDF format also found on the registrar’s Web site.

Celebration of Flags to take place Oct. 11 The 19th annual Celebration of Flags will take place at the University of Indianapolis on Oct. 11 at 2 p.m. in the Schwitzer Student Center. This year’s theme is “Waiting on the World to Change.” UIndy will celebrate students, faculty and staff from 66 different nations. Key speakers will be President Beverley Pitts and international student Uche Unogu of Nigeria. L/P credit is available to students.

School of Business to co-host workshop for students, community The office of Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita and the University Of Indianapolis School Of Business will host the “Protect Your Pockets” workshop Oct. 20. The free workshop will discuss personal finance, saving for retirement and protecting investors from fraud. L/P credit is available to students.

UIndy students to host Wizard Academy University of Indianapolis students will host Wizard Academy Oct. 21 at 2 p.m. at the Indiana Medical History Museum. Members of the UIndy Sigma Zeta Science Honorary Society will join with the Indiana Medical History Museum and the Indiana Chapter of the American Chemical Society to present magical creatures and fun science facts with a Halloween twist to elementary and middle school students. Admission is $6 per child, $4 per adult and $20 for families. E-mail edenharter@imhm.org to make reservations.

After research into local competitive schools and top-ranked programs in the nation, Rachel Smith, assistant professor of finance and director of undergraduate curriculum for finance, created the new finance major and minor at UIndy.

Although the degree already existed in the form of finance/economics, the two are now divided, giving students a more focused curriculum, Smith said.

“The finance degree is very diverse,” Smith said. “Even if students want to be an entrepreneur or manager of a corporation, finance is a common language in the corporate world.”

For those interested in the finance major, the School of Business also will offer a Finance Club. Students will network with professionals in the field, listen to guest speakers involved in finance and visit finance businesses, according to Smith.

Global leadership, another new major in the School of Business, was developed

by Associate Professor Katherine Bohley, with the help of a grant from The Institute of Emerging Careers sponsored by the Lilly Endowment. A year’s worth of research into the needs of businesses gave Bohley the information to create this interdisciplinary major.

“This major works with the School of Business and International Relations,” Bohley said. “I can think of no viable comparison to this program, locally or internationally,” An emphasis on the culture, politics, economics and history of other countries makes global leadership different from other internationally focused programs.

According to Bohley, although language is an important aspect of international relations, this new major adds a better understanding of business through other aspects of foreign cultures.

Students also have the opportunity to take advantage of the international relations master’s degree program. With a four-year degree from the UIndy School of Business, students can gain their master’s degree in just one year.

Operations and supply chain management also was created with funds from the Lilly Endowment grant. According to Will, this undergraduate major was created on the heels of the Master of Business Administration program that already existed in supply chain management.

Courses in quality, production, operations and purchasing give students skills that they will use to successfully manage the supplies a company needs.

“Supply chain management is the largest industry in Indiana, but it is also the least known.” Will said. “Think of it this way: the same product can be made in the US, Mexico, Taiwan and then China, but the consumer is always the same. No matter where the product is made, quality must be monitored.”

More additions to the School of Business are likely in the future. Will said that growth and change are important in small schools such as UIndy.

“We just opened sports marketing last year. We are constantly looking for new majors to add,” Will said. “If you look at some of the bigger schools, they have the same majors they were offering 20 years ago. Students come here to learn and also to plan for a career.”

The actuarial studies and experiential studies majors are in the College of Arts and Sciences. An actuarial studies major requires quantitative skills from such courses as economics, finance, physics and calculus. Experiential studies majors concentrate in applied history, applied theatre or outreach archeology.

SPORTS

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UIndy volleyball victorious on the court

By Staci Reafsnyder Sports Editor

The women’s volleyball team (20-1, 1-0 GLVC) is ranked 20th in Division II and has won the past 17 matches straight.

On Oct. 6, the ‘Hounds defeated the University of Missouri-Rolla for another conference win. The team achieved a .350 season high hitting average and seniors Elizabeth Shuyler and Casey Chrzatwoski totaled 11 kills each for the game.

The ‘Hounds traveled to St. Louis, Mo., on Oct. 5 and defeated University of Missouri-St. Louis in a conference match. Shuyler had a team-high hitting percentage of .320 with 11 kills.

The ‘Hounds defeated Quincy Universityconference opponent, 30-25, 30-27 and 32-30 on Oct. 4. Freshman Lyndsay Callahan reached a personal

best of 25 digs.

“I feel that the entire team is playing together, which is the key reason we are so successful right now. Everyone has improved from last season and we have a strong freshman class,” said sophomore Kyleigh Turner.

On Sept. 29, the ‘Hounds defeated conference foe Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE). The first set resulted in a 28-30 loss, but the ‘Hounds bounced back to win the three next sets 30-26, 30-21 and 30-18. SIUE was ranked 12th in the nation.

“We started off slow in the first game and then realized that Southern Illinois Edwardsville was going to get their kills,” said Chrzastowski. “It was a great game.”

Chrzastowski said UIndy volleyball teams in the past have had trouble defeating SIUE. “SIUE scored the first eight points in the first game, and our team tried to play catch-up the whole game until

the momentum changed to our favor, which carried over into the rest of the games,” said head coach Jody Butera.

“They played their hearts out.”

The conference match on Sept. 27 against the University of Southern Indiana also resulted in a win for the ‘Hounds. The team set a new programrecord win streak of 13 matches, and Callahan increased her team-high double-double performances this year to four, with 12 kills and 11 digs in the game.

“I am excited about the intensity that every game is going to bring from here out because everyone wants to beat us since we are so successful right now,” Turner said.

Results for the Indiana UniversitySoutheast match were not available as of The Reflector press time.

The ‘Hounds play next on Oct. 12 against Rockhurst University in a conference match at the Ruth Lilly Fitness Center beginning at 7 p.m.

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Junior Beth Robbins (1) sets the ball as senior Elizabeth Shuyler (10) prepares for any suprises.

Cross country teams ready for conference

By Adrian Kendrick Feature Editor

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Freshman Jennifer Rowe (16) battles for the ball against a Northern Kentucky opponent on Oct. 5.

Women’s soccer team wins third consecutive game

By Dan Friend Managing Editor

Three consecutive wins for the University of Indianapolis women’s soccer team (7-7, 5-4 GLVC) have improved the team’s conference standing.

On Friday the ‘Hounds defeated no. 24 ranked Nothern Kentucky University 5-1. The loss to the ‘Hounds was NKU’s third consecutive loss. Freshman Caryn Nieman kicked two goals in the contest.

The ‘Hounds returned from a road trip with a 5-4 overtime win against Lewis University on Sept. 30 and a 0-2 loss to University of WisconsinParkside on Sept. 28.

In the Lewis game, the ‘Hounds found themselves down 1-4 in the second half, but they battled back to force the game into an overtime period. Sophomore forward Jamie Huebner kicked the first three goals for the team, and sophomore forward Ashley Seehase added the final two.

Junior forward Monique Gamble said that after the loss to Parkside, head coach Geoff VanDeusen told team members they needed to play at a higher level.

“We are at the halfway point in our season, and we can’t lose again,” Gamble said. “He told us to go out there and play to win. And that’s what we did.”

The team responded much differently against Parkside, Gamble said.

The Rangers scored two goals within the first half of play, and the ‘Hounds never replied.

VanDeusen said that one issue for the ‘Hounds this year has been sticking to their game plan when they get behind early in a match. In his first year as head coach, VanDeusen has changed the style of play from that of last year’s team, but the players have a tendency to revert to old habits when opponents get the lead, he said.

“We’re trying to find ourselves.

We’re trying to finish games,” VanDeusen said. “But we need to develop that killer instinct.”

Swihart has protected the goal in junior Abby Tracy’s absence. Tracy is out for the remainder of the season with a knee injury. In nine starts, Swihart has allowed fourteen goals against thirty-five saves. Improving team communication is key to stopping scores by opponents, she said.

“Against Parkside, we struggled with communication and lost track of people,” Swihart said “The effort was there, but working to communicate with my teammates will keep the goal out of the back of the net.”

Results from the ‘Hounds’ match against Bellarmine were not available as of The Reflector press time.

The women’s soccer team will play at the University of Missouri-St. Louis Oct. 12 at 6 p.m.

Men’s golf strives for GLVC title

By Crystal Abrell Distribution Manager

The University of Indianapolis men’s golf team began the fall season with a series of invitational competitions that will prepare team members for the spring season.

Head coach Brent Nicoson said he anticipates a very successful season.

The men’s golf team’s first goal is to win the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC). Last year the ‘Hounds placed second and did not advance to nationals.

“With the talent we have, I expect to contend for a conference championship and gain an NCAA bid in the post-season,” Nicoson said. “It will be a great challenge for us to compete against the southern teams in their home environment.”

The ‘Hounds placed second at the Butler Invitational on Oct. 1-2 behind the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. At the Great Lakes Regional Competition, the team placed third of 24 on Sept. 24-25.

In the Great Lakes Regional Competition, sophomore Seth Fair was UIndy’s top finisher. Fair earned a share of fourth place by finishing two under par. Junior Justin Hueber shot even par on the first day, two over the

second day and tied for 17th. Freshman Blair Webb tied for eighth with a total score of 143 for both days. The second day, Webb scored a low of 70, which was the ‘Hounds’ lowest score at the Great Lakes Regional Competition.

The Greyhounds were the only team to have all five golfers finish 38 or higher in the Great Lakes Competition.

Nicoson said this year’s team is different from last year’s team because there are several players who can win tournaments as individuals rather than the one or two athletes who could do so in previous years.

“We have great leadership on this year’s team,” Nicoson said.

Schultz said the team has qualities this year that have not been exhibited in previous years.

“I think the two main qualities that we have are talent and experience,” Schultz said.

Four athletes played in every tournament in the previous year and also played competitive golf in the summer.

“Having these four experienced players gives us a huge advantage against some of the other teams,” said Schultz. “I believe this is one of the most talented teams UIndy has ever seen.”

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The University of Indianapolis men’s and women’s cross-country team’s are preparing to run at full stride as the season begins winding down.

On Oct. 6 the ‘Hounds battled 90-degree heat at the Border War Cross Country Championship hosted

by Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville, Ill. The women’s team placed 6th in the field of 25 and was led by senior LeAnn Sarka with a 9th-place finish.

The men took 15th of 27 and were paced by junior Adam Settle with a 16th-place finish.

The teams each finished in 15thplace in their Gold Division races on Sept. 29 at the Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational in Chicago, Ill. The invitational consisted of Division II, Division III and the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletes teams.

Sarka led the women’s squad with a 17th-place individual finish, and Settle paced the men’s team with a 42ndplace finish.

Head coach Kathy Casey said the competition was more challenging because the teams had run the Maroon race in the past seasons. There were too many teams in the a competition this

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Freshman Josh Gornall traverses the course at the Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational in Chicago, Ill., on Sept. 29. year, so the Greyhounds were asked to participate in the Gold race.

The more challegning competition didn’t hurt the teams’ performances, Casey said.

“Most of the team ran season best or lifetime best times,” said senior cocaptain Brad Robinson.

Casey said that overall the team has taken the necessary steps each week, raced well, and now needs to top it all off at the conference meet.

“Our goal is to be in the top three on the men’s and women’s side and to have two women and men be all con-

ference.” Casey said. “I believe we can do that.”

Sarka said that the team has improved a lot from the beginning of the season.

“I feel we will get better as we continue,” she said.

According to Casey, the team is well-rounded, so what is seen on paper is not always the true indicator of what progress they have made, how they’ve improved or how good they are.

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T R P 5 SPORTS Greyhound football stages fourth quarter comeback in front of home crowd October 10, 2007

By Staci Reafsnyder Sports Editor The University of Indianapolis football team (5-1, 4-1 GLIAC) is preparing for the most crucial point in its schedule, playing two nationallyranked teams.

On Saturday, the ‘Hounds rallied from a 16-point deficit in the third quarter to defeat Hillsdale College (4-2, 4-2), ranked no. 24 in the country, 34-30. Sophomore Tyran Fakes caught the winning pass with 17 seconds remaining. Fakes had six catches, 104 yards and two touchdowns in the contest.

Senior quarterback Casey Gillin threw four touchdowns and junior Eric Wright rushed for one.

Before the game, Gillin said he was looking forward to playing Hillsdale College.

“This [Hillsdale game] is really go-

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named the ing to test our Special Teams defense and ofPlayer of the fense. We know Week by the we’re going to GLIAC, behave to put up ing the first some points,” ‘Hounds player Gillin said. of the season to The ‘Hounds win an award defeated the “We’re all University of having fun.

Findlay 34-3 on We trust each Sept. 29, and other, and we their conference all play really record imwell together,” proved to 3-1. said Wright.

The ‘Hounds “We practice produced 29 hard every day first downs and we’re seeon offense, ing the results limited Findlay Carolyn Harless/ The Reflector and we’re to seven on Senior wide receiver Nick Johnson (5) is tackled by Hillsdale as he putting in the defense. tries to run for the endzone. work for it.”

Gillian said Wright has that he felt conthat they had defeated five 100 yard games this season 645 findent going into the Hillsdale game Sophomore Jace Morrison was yards rushing, 180 yards receiving, because Findlay was such a great team

Women’s golf ranked no. 2

By Sami Shelton News Editor

Preview in Marion, Ill., on Sept. 30 – Oct. 1. The ‘Hounds placed second out of a 13-team field with a two-round combined score of 656, falling behind first-place Northern Kentucky University’s score of 643.

The University of Indianapolis “Finishing second isn’t bad, but we women’s golf team already has begun can see where we should have—and to break records and climb the ranks could have—won it,” coach Piepenthis season. brink said. “Maybe we’re trying too According to the most recent Divihard.” sion II polls, the ‘Hounds are currently The ‘Hounds were led by junior ranked second in the nation and first in Kristi Piepenbrink, who brought home the eastern region. medalist honors with her two round The team also has broken the UIndy score of 150 and scoring record by an a first-place finish average of 10 strokes.

“Evansville confirmed that by four strokes.

“This is the Piepenbrink highest we’ve ever we have as good of talent was followed been ranked,” said as anyone else.” by sophomore women’s golf coach Sarah Prascsak’s Ken Piepenbrink. “A fourth-place -Coach Ken Piepenbrink lot of really talented finish (158), and Florida schools have sophomore Lyndnot started playing say McBride’s tie for the 14th position yet, so we are hoping to stay in the top (167). five in the next polls.”

“We have the potential and the This Division II poll is the first of swing,” McBride said. “We just need the regular season and will be reasto work on our mental game, take off a sessed each month. The ‘Hounds few strokes and believe we can win.” improved from a pre-season ranking of 17th.

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and eight touchdowns.

Even with injuries to key players, the team has leadership from 19 seniors and 12 juniors.

“We have great senior leadership, and they make the freshmen really comfortable here and make you feel a part of the team,” freshman Halston Love said.

Wright said UIndy has a more mature football team, with players who can step in and make the plays.

“The other teammates stepped up and have brought back another win,” Love said. Love was injured in the St. Josephs game and recently had surgery on his right foot. Love had 168 yards rushing, 35 yards receiving and 2 touchdowns against St. Joesph’s College before his injury.

In week five of the season, UIndy’s defense is ranked eighth in the NCAA Division II having allowed 223.2 yards per game, and a team rushing defense

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Women’s Upcoming Home Sports tennis closes fall season Events OCTOBER 12

7 p.m. Volleyball vs. Rockhurst

OCTOBER 13

3 p.m. Volleyball vs. Drury

OCTOBER 17

7 p.m. Volleyball vs. Tiffin

OCTOBER 19

5 p.m. Women’s Soccer vs.

Quincy 7:30 p.m. Men’s Soccer vs.

Quincy

OCTOBER 20

6 p.m. Football vs. Wayne State TBA Men’s and Women’s XC GLVC Championships

OCTOBER 21

12 p.m. Women’s Soccer vs. SIU Edwardsville

By Staci Reafsnyder Sports Editor

The University of Indianapolis women’s tennis team notched a 2-2 record while preparing for the spring season during fall competitions.

The team closed out the fall season against Depauw University and IUPUI on Sept. 29 at Depauw. Depauw’s women’s tennis team is ranked 12th in NCAA Division III play.

Sophomore Melanie Sullivan and senior Ashley Liles contributed the only wins of the day for the ‘Hounds.

Sullivan beat Meghan Dus of IUPUI 6-0 and 6-1, and senior Ashley Liles defeated Andrea Burkhardt of IUPUI 6-3 and 6-2.

Liles has a singles record of 5-2 and has teamed with senior Lindsey Fischer for a 4-1 doubles record. The teams overall winning percentages this fall are .527 for singles, and .444 for doubles.

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Senior women’s tennis player Laura Phillipp practices her technique.

While the women’s tennis team does not have a winning record, Fischer said that the purpose of playing the matches in the fall is to give the players a chance to learn from competitive experiences.

“I am very excited about the spring season,” she said. “We have a lot of matches in the spring before our conference tournament and the NCAA tournament, and I hope these matches will prepare us for continued success.”

Head coach John Venter said that

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FEATURE

October 10, 2007

She is no ordinary student: A competitor’s journey

By Abby Adragna Editor-in-Chief

“I grew up going to the [Muncie] Endurathon all my life,” Adrian said. “I saw all these professional athletes doing it While most students are preparing for classes and exams, Christina Adrian every year, and seeing that made is preparing to compete at a world me want to do it.” championship event.

According to After finishing second in her age Adrian’s father, group in a 32-mile race that involved some of the larger swimming, biking and running, Adrian triathlons he comearned a spot on the USA National peted in also had Triathlon Team that will compete at youth races, so the International Triathlon Union 2008 Adrian would Short Course World Championships in compete as well.

Vancouver, Canada, June 7-8.

“I would do Adrian is a freshman exercise various events, science major at the University of Photo Contributed by Christina Adrian and she would Indianapolis, and she plans to attend bring her little physical therapy school after earning Adrian participates in the final event, a 3-mile run, of an Indy Sprint Triathlon at pink bike with her undergraduate degree. white wheels,” her Eagle Creek Park on the northwest side of Indianapolis.

Born and reared in Muncie, Ind., father said. “She Adrian is an only child and has been about the time commitment. can do the biking at Ruth Lilly [Fitness started very, very young because that’s involved in athletics for most of her According to Adrian, participating Center], but the bikes aren’t exactly what dad did.” life. According to Adrian, she began in running and swimming throughout what I want to train on. But it could be Adrian competed in youth triathlons swimming at a public pool and running the years has helped her realize her worse.” until age 15. Since then, she has been in short youth road races around age passion for triathlons.

She said she has Adrian said training will be hard in competing in several adult triathlons eight. She also competed in her first competed in more than 30 triathlons the winter, but she is confident that she each year, including many of the same youth triathlon around the same time, since age eight. will have plenty of time in the spring to races as her father. she said.

“The reason I like triathlons is get ready for the championship.

“We competed against each other in Adrian’s father Dwayne began combecause I don’t get bored with them,” She also plans to compete in July in virtually all the races she did after age peting in triathlons in the mid-1980s, Adrian said.

“I don’t get tired or burnt the Muncie Endurathon, which is about and he introduced her to the three-event 15,” Adrian’s father said. “For years, I out like I did with running because I double the Olympic distance. Adrian always beat her, but a couple years ago, races at a young age. He also worked can run two days a week, I can swim said she wants to try to qualify for the she beat me once or twice. And last as head of the medical tent at the Mun2009 world championships as well. year she beat me every time, which was and I can bike—it’s not the same thing cie Endurathon triathlon, and Adrian every day.”

However, she said qualifying will get fairly humbling.” accompanied him to the event several Adrian qualified for Team USA by harder as she gets older, because she Adrian competed on the cross times. posting a time of 2:42:05 at the Mideast will move up to a different age group. country, track and swimRegion Championships for Indiana, Adrian is currently working with ming teams throughOhio, Illinois, Michigan and Kentucky Jerry Lowery, an admissions counselor out her middle school in Sylvania, Ohio, on Aug. 12. She in the UIndy School of Occupational and high school years. qualified for the Olympic distance Therapy, to start a university triathlon While attending Muncie triathlon, which includes a 1500-meter club. She hopes to bring her passion for Central High School, she swim, a 40-kilometer (24.85-mile) bike triathlon racing to UIndy. participated in four years “Purdue and a few other universities of swimming, three years race and a 5-kilometer (6.21-mile) run.

“When I went to this race, I wasn’t across Indiana have teams and compete of cross country and two even trying to qualify,” Adrian said. at the triathlons that I go to,” Adrian years of track.

“I knew it was a qualifying race, but I said. “It would be nice to get a group According to Adrian, never imagined that I would qualify.” together to train and maybe to do a race her main focus in high The world championship event in together next spring.” school was swimming, Vancouver resembles the Olympics According to Adrian, she doesn’t so she quit track after with its opening and closing cerreally have any long-term goals for her sophomore year to competing in triathlons. For now, she concentrate on swimming emonies, multiple race distances on different days and recognition of each is enjoying the opportunity to train for in the spring. She didn’t country represented. According to and compete in a world championship compete in cross country Adrian, the event will include about 50 event, she said. during her junior year different countries.

“I’m just more excited to go and because battling injuries Adrian has been swimming, bikget the experience of being around all the previous two years ing and running on her own to stay in these athletes that I’m positive will be had left her feeling burnt shape for the event. She goes home on amazing and so much better than me,” out. weekends and bikes on the Cardinal Adrian said. “I don’t see it being a Adrian said she almost Greenway in Muncie, and she trains on huge Olympic career or anything. It’s Photo Contributed by Christina Adrian joined the UIndy womthe UIndy campus during the week. for fun, and it’s something I do in the en’s swimming team but Adrian said, for her, biking is the most “The hardest thing to do here [at summer, and it’s something that’s kind decided against that beUIndy] is the biking,” Adrian said. “I of unique.” challenging part of any triathlon. cause she was concerned

Equestrian Club enjoys XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX reaching beyond campus

By James Allen Staff Writer “Hold Yer Horses” in green lettering on a blue shirt is now a familiar sight on the University of Indianapolis campus. Students of the Equestrian Club are wearing the shirts.

The Equestrian Club is a registered student organization at UIndy.

According to Megan Ritsmon, four-year club member and former club president, the club has been active for at least eight years. The club’s goals are to enjoy riding and to compete against other Indiana and midwestern universities and colleges.

The style of competition is known as western pleasure. The Old West Style of riding is slow-paced and judged on the rider’s manners as he or she controls the horse’s speed, gait and disposition, Ritsmon said.

Unlike the rowdy competition depicted in many western movies, this competition judges a rider’s skill and ability to control a horse, Ritsmon said.

According to Ritsmon, the host school of any competition must provide the riders with horses. Most visiting riders will not have practiced with their competition horse beforehand.

“The lack of experience on a horse is not a problem for the club,” Ritsmon said. “I’d only ridden a horse three times before I started.”

Carol Anglea, in her fourth year as the club’s trainer offers the club lessons at a discounted price of $25 per rider.

A rider usually is required to do two or more lessons before he or she can compete, Anglea said. She is able to help train the beginners and help the advanced students strengthen their skills as riders.

According to Anglea, the team usually has 15-25 members participating in the competitions, but the numbers change throughout the season.

Besides the competitions, the Equestrian Club also participates in other events to build the community. The events include movie parties and trail rides at Fort Benjamin Harrison on the northeast side of Indianapolis.

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New Homecoming events showcase school pride thoughout UIndy

By Nicki Crisci Opinion Editor New events offered during this year’s Homecoming drew more student participation.

According to Eric Raider, student activities coordinator, publicity for Homecoming all week made students eager to participate.

“I think the students were excited and pumped that Homecoming was here,” Raider said. “Seeing the students get excited helps everyone else get excited.”

This year’s Homecoming stood out partly because of the organization and the visual elements around campus, Raider said.

Planning began earlier to elicit more responses from the student organizations, he said.

Kicking off Homecoming week on Monday was a pep rally in the Schwitzer Student Center atrium, which has not happened before at UIndy, Raider said.

“We had our first-ever pep rally, where we had over 150 to 175 people, which was something that we were really excited about,” he said. “We had really good attendance.”

This years Homecoming events were sponsored by the Indianapolis Student Government, the Residence Hall Association and the Campus Program Board.

The campus organizations were involved in the decorating of 13 golf carts that paraded around Tailgate Town on Saturday afternoon. Tailgate Town is a new development as well, which consists of barbeque and entertainment before the football game.

The carts were judged for best school spirit. The golf cart parade winner was Central Hall, which recieved $500 in programming money.

Raider said ISG wanted to do something different this year and hopes the golf cart parade will become a tradition.

Another change this year was that students were able to see more events during the afternoon hours.

According to RHA President Mandi Cowgill, the afternoon events could not accomodate every student’s schedule.

“There were a lot more things to do this year, but the hardest part was the participation levels during the day,” Cowgill said.

School spirit was on display not only in the residence halls, but also in the offices around campus.

Departmental offices, as well as the office of the registrar, the financial aid office, Residence Life, the health center and the International Division showed their colors with lively streamers, balloons and “Go Hounds” signs.

The office of the Registrar won the “UIndy Spirit Award,” which is on display in the office.

Some events that have not occurred for a while were brought back for this year’s Homecoming, including a foam party at Smith Mall and the Powder Puff game.

These events saw greater participation, especially the Powder Puff game, Raider said.

“The Powder Puff game had seven teams and maybe 125 students came to watch,” Raider said.

Two comedians, J. Chris Newberg and Justin Schlegel, performed at Smith Mall under the tents on the lawn following the Homecoming game.

There has not been an event after a Homecoming game before, so the comedians were something different that the organizations were testing.

Campus Program Board President Amanda Nichols said that the goal of Homecoming week is to get students involved.

“This year’s Homecoming events really helped students get involved more, that was the key component,” she said.

The Homecoming king and queen were crowned during halftime of the football game on Oct. 6.

Sophomore Graham Grider was named Homecoming King, and senior Mandi Cowgill was named Queen.

October 10, 2007

ENTERTAINMENT

Theatre revives melodrama Nicki Crisci Opinion Editor The theatre department’s opening theatre production “Caught in the Villain’s Web: or More Sinned Against than Sinning,” was an effective enactment of the melodrama, complete with the greasy villain twirling his mustache and laughing maniacally and the valiant, bumbling hero saving the helpless heroine.

The play first caught the audience’s attention with the piano player’s melancholy music before the curtain rose.

The pianist’s music was present throughout the play highlighting the happy, deceptive, heroic and treacherous moments in the performance.

After the musical beginning, the play takes on a more melodramatic role with the presence of the characters’ asides to the audience, the darkened stage and the edgy music.

From the play’s beginning, the audience is set up for drama when Chelsea Anderson’s character, Mrs. Regina Larkfield, tells Dr. Hugo Belch (Manny Casillas) that he must go along with the idea that she has a heart problem.

Lakefield’s “sickness” helps mold the rest of the play to her advantage until her secret is discovered. Moments of deception set the theme.

Each character, except the tragic hero Malvern Larkfield (Lucas Souder) and his childish sister Lona Larkfield (Crystal Vissers), has something to hide, and the play does not fail to expose exactly what it is that they are guilty of concealing. Everything is revealed as the plot moves along.

Mrs. Larkfield wants her son, Malvern, to marry the gold-digger, Nella Hargrave (Karla Carter).

He reluctantly agrees to the marriage because of his mother’s staged failing health, but soon after changes his mind, when his mother gets a new nurse—Felicity Fair (Kathryn Reinhardt).

Enter villain Cyril Bothingwell (Jeffrey Dalstrom), who looks for ways to work a situation to his monetary advantage, and as the saying goes, the plot thickens. We learn that

Last Friday, the Farrelly brothers (“Dumb and Dumber”) pulled a gutsy move and released their latest film, “There’s Something About Mary 2.”

Wait, it was called “The Heartbreak Kid.” I got confused. Ben Stiller (“Meet the Parents”) decided to get involved in the project for some reason, and his character was the same guy he has played in nearly every movie in which he’s starred. The film was meant to be funny, and it was at times. But for the most part, it fell short of humor.

Stiller plays Eddie Cantrow, a guy in his mid-40s who owns a sporting goods store and is searching for the right woman.

His father, played by Stiller’s real father Jerry Stiller, is a vile man who is trying to get Eddie to find a girl to marry or at least a girl that will take him to bed. Fortunately, Eddie runs into a pretty blonde named Lila (Malin Akerman of “Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle”), and they get married after dating for six weeks.

Life seems good for Eddie until he finds out that maybe he dove into the marriage a little too soon. As they’re driving to Cabo, Mexico, for their honeymoon, Lila begins to show sides of her personality that, prior to their wed-

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Left to right: Lucas Souder as Malvern Larkfield, Karla Carter as Nella Hargrave and Chelsea Anderson as Regina Larkfield. the butler, Brockton (Alex Oberheide), was framed by Bothingwell for forgery and had to serve a five-year jail sentence.

The deception leads to much bitter resentment on Brockton’s part, but he is nonetheless threatened with losing his job if he fails to help Bothingwell.

Bothingwell tells Brockton his plans and makes a hasty exit.

After working with his beloved stink weeds in the greenhouse, Malvern shortly returns and falls in love with Felicity. There is a twist to this romance, however.

Felicity, after hearing Malvern’s marriage proposal, confesses that she has a secret—she has no memory except of five years following her tragic train accident, and so she cannot marry him.

Malvern, being the noble hero, says that he will figure out who she is so they can marry.

During the lovers’ whole discussion, Bothingwell is hiding, listening to everything. After his plans to kill Mrs. Larkfield for her money go awry, he soon moves to a more cruel one. What that is, you will have to find out.

To give away any more of the play would ruin the story. But the play has a happy ending as most melodrama’s do, minus the heroine being tied to a train track and then rescued.

Overall, the actors and actresses made the performance a memorable experience.

Alex Oberheide’s supporting role as the butler compared in excellence to the dastardly performance of Dalstrom.

These characters brought the best elements of the play to life—both the dramatic and the comical—and complimented each other throughout the play.

At moments, Oberheide and Dalstrom stole the show with their witty banter, which produced quite a few laughs from the audience. However, the plot of the story—the cheesy love that prevails through all trials— shone through with the combined performances of all the actors and actresses, not to mention characters such as the French maid Denise (Emma Davis) and Nella’s sickly mother, Mrs. Hargrave (Kristin C. Sollenberger).

With such memorable, comedic lines as “I was so sick, two weeks ago, I died” and “Tootsie, that big old wife of mine,” this play did not fail to entertain as it stayed true to its melodramatic roots.

“Caught in the Villain’s Web” is showing Oct. 18-20 at 8 pm in Ransburg Auditorium. See the melodrama unfold before your eyes.

‘Heartbreak Kid’: A waste of time

By Marcus Whalbring Entertainment Editor

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ding, were unknown to him. She sings annoying songs in the car. She has a nasal problem that causes her to snore.

And she has a clingy nature that makes her suspicious of Eddie’s intentions.

These details seem insignificant at first, but once the couple arrives in Cabo, a few other habits come into the open. Lila is apparently a volunteer who doesn’t get paid, is $26,000 in debt and has recently overcome a cocaine addiction (hence the snoring).

As Eddie is alone recovering from all of this news, he runs into another girl by the pool named Miranda (Michelle Monaghan of “North Country”). Miranda is a fun-loving girl that is everything that Eddie could ask for in a girl. The rest of the film consists of Eddie trying to woo Miranda, escape Lila and avoid the hotel manager Uncle Tito (Carlos Mencia of Comedy Central’s “Mind of Mencia”).

While the storyline is different from other movies by the Farrelly brothers, everything else felt a little too familiar.

For instance, in “There’s Something About Mary,” another Farrelly brothers movie in which Stiller starred, the main character had a best friend who was married, made fun of him a lot and was brutally honest with him. In this film, Rob Corddry (“I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry”) played that part.

Another similarity is that the character of Miranda really resembles Mary in “There’s Something About Mary.”

She’s fun to be around; she knows how to drink; she starts funny little conversations about insignificant things; and she’s also a lacrosse coach. For some reason, the Farrelly brothers seem to think that a girl is only attractive when she is interested in sports. Mary was really into sports as well. It must be really difficult for the Farrelly brothers to come up with a female character who has any real substance.

As for Stiller, he really had to dig deep for his part. His character is a slightly self-conscious guy who made awkward comments that conjure up uncomfortable silence. Then, of course, he has a nervous, uncomfortable look on his face. This new character would certainly have required a lot of Stiller if he hadn’t played the exact same one at least five other times.

The crowd erupted with laughter a few times during the film, but those moments weren’t enough to fix the weak points.

The only aspect of the film that made it stand out was its shock value.

While there were a few moments that got a rise out of the people in the theater, the shock value couldn’t erase the disappointment.

Seeing this film in the theater is probably a waste of money. Anyone who really has a desire to see it should just rent the DVD after it’s released. Or better yet, find a friend who is unwise enough to buy it and just borrow it.

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Midterms are coming up already, and that means it’s only a matter of time before the cold November and December months arrive. As the temperature drops, going to the movies is a pastime that can keep one distracted from the cold chills.

So what else is there to look forward to this year? There’s no problem for those who would rather sit at home and rent movies, but what about all the people who like to drive to the theaters to catch the new releases? This 7-List is a preview of the lineup that will be on the big screen between now and late December.

7. “We Own the Night,” Oct. 12. Joaquin Phoenix (“Walk the Line”) and Mark Wahlberg (“The Departed”) play two brothers in this “cops and robbers” flick. Phoenix is a dirty nightclub manager who gets caught and arrested by his brother, played by Wahlberg. Robert Duvall plays their father. The plot seems to center around Phoenix, who manages to mix himself up with the Russian Mafia and in the end, has to choose between his family and himself.

6. “Lars and the Real Girl,” Oct. 12. Ryan Gosling (“Half Nelson”) plays Lars, an average guy who lives next door to his brother and sister-in-law’s house.

Lars has a hard time meeting the right girl, but he finally meets her through the Internet. However, there’s a problem with Lars’ new leading lady—she’s a doll.

Though it’s a strange plot, this film will likely present a story that is both funny and awkward. Nevertheless, the support of Lars’ family should add a heart-warming element.

5. “Beowulf,” Nov. 16. Though there already have been several television and movie theater adaptations of the epic poem, this animated feature will hopefully top the rest. By the look of the previews, the film will not only be a grand version of the story, it also will be a visual success. The animation looks better than “The Polar Express,” and the cast includes a long list of familiar names. Anthony Hopkins, Angelina Jolie, John Malkovich, Crispin Glover (“Back the Future”) and Ray Winstone (“The Departed”) as Beowulf are just a few of the stars in this classic tale.

4. “I’m Not There,” Nov. 21. The only thing better than a movie about Bob Dylan is a movie featuring six different actors sharing the role. The film tells a series of stories about the legendary singer through six phases of his life. The actors playing Dylan are Ben Wishaw (“Perfume: The Story of a Murderer”), Christian Bale (“Batman Begins”), Heath Ledger (“Brokeback Mountain”), Richard Gere (“The Hoax”), Cate Blanchett (“The Lord of the Rings Trilogy”) and Marcus Carl Franklin in his movie debut.

3. “Grace Is Gone,” Dec. 7. John Cusack (“Runaway Jury”) plays Stanley Phillips, a father of two daughters, who finds out that his wife, a soldier in Iraq, has been killed in action. To cope with the grieving process, Phillips takes his daughters out of school and on the road. James C. Strouse’s directorial debut has already received a few awards at the Sundance Film Festival, and it is likely that this moving picture will yield more award-winning buzz in the future.

2. “Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story,” Dec. 21. Director Jake Kaskan (“The TV Set”) teamed up with writer Judd Apatow (“Anchorman,” “Talladega Nights”) to come up with a new character who will have viewers spouting off oneliners. Only this time, Will Ferrell has not taken the lead role. The 1950s, Johnny Cash-type singer Dewey Cox will be played by John C. Reilley (“Talladega Nights”). This “Walk The Line” parody should give audience members a reason to cry with laughter.

1. “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” Dec. 21. Johnny Depp (“Pirates of the Caribbean”) has taken part in another Tim Burton project.

Burton, who is famous for films such as “The Nightmare Before Christmas” and “Beetle Juice,” is directing the adaptation of the popular Broadway musical about a barber who is also a serial killer. Johnny Depp plays Benjamin Barker, also known as Sweeney Todd, who opens a barbershop above Mrs. Lovett’s (Helena Bonham Carter of “Corpse Bride” and “Big Fish”) meat pie shop to rid the world of his enemies. Anticipation among fans has been heating up for Burton’s newest venture, and it should leave them with a feeling of satisfaction.

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Jazz ensemble plays under new director

By James Allen Staff Writer A smooth, soul-moving sound issued from the Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center, on Tuesday, Oct. 2. This resonant music played by the University of Indianapolis Jazz Ensemble made the most stressful weeks seem like a walk in the park.

The Jazz Ensemble is a group of UIndy music students that is normally directed by accomplished jazz musician and associate music professor Harry Miedema.

But Miedema currently is on sabbatical so he can take time to compose his own music.

Miedema has been with the school as a jazz instructor since 1985, and he will return to direct the Jazz Ensemble in the spring semester.

Miedema’s interim replacement is faculty adjunct professor Jack Helsley, an accomplished bass player and jazz enthusiast.

Helsley has been working with musicians from both DePauw University and UIndy for over four years.

According to Helsley, he does not want to change the jazz program at UIndy but wants to keep it intact for Miedema when he returns next semester.

The Oct. 2 concert was Helsley’s first as director at UIndy. At the performance he jokingly commented on the nature of jazz. He was reflecting on the idea that slight changes in jazz can unexpectedly create wonderful music. “[Jazz is] like an iPod. Sometimes it plays out of tune and doesn’t always do what you expect it to do,” he said.

The concert itself was a must for

any music enthusiast. Helsley put together a fun arrangement for the semester’s first Jazz concert.

It featured many transcribed works from Duke Ellington. These songs were well-played by the students, especially the soloists.

To the delight of the audience, the second part of the show was accompanied by Oliver Nelson Jr., a flutist well-known in the music world. He and Helsley have been playing music together for many years and have been good friends.

Nelson is one of the many artists that the UIndy music department brings in for concerts. The university often brings in accomplished musicians to entertain audiences and give better opportunities for the students to grow in their abilities as musicians.

Nelson’s father, Oliver Sr., who passed away in 1975, produced music that can be heard in television shows such as “The Six Million Dollar Man” and in films such as the 2007 release “Shrek the Third.”

Helsley, while arranging the program, said the late Nelson Sr. composed much of the music he had put together.

Freshman saxophonist Dan Rauscher was honored to be in the show. It was his first college jazz band performance.

Rauscher, who has been playing in a jazz band since his freshman year of high school, actually took weekly lessons with Miedema last year before attending UIndy.

Rauscher played a couple of solos in the show, and he said that his nerves calmed as the program progressed.

The Jazz Ensembles’ next performance is Tuesday, Nov. 20, and it will be free to all students. LP credit will be available for any who attend the concert.

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Clemons encourages others to join “It’s a fun way to get out and meet people, even if you have never been on a horse before,” said sophomore Bethany Clemons, a second-year veteran on the team. “This gives the team a chance to bond and grow together.”

All RSOs are required to perform volunteer service in the community, which is part of the philosophy of “Education for Service” at UIndy. The team also holds dinners to raise money for the team and for charity.

The club raises money for Edelweiss Therapeutic Riding Center in Greenfield. According to the Indianapolis Marion County Public Library’s Web site, this riding center offers therapeutic horseback riding for children and adults who are challenged mentally, emotionally, physically, socially and behaviorally.

The club has been involved with the riding center for a while now and enjoys assisting in the cause to help those with disabilities enjoy life a little better, Clemons said.

Competitions are usually on Sundays, and the first one took place on Oct. 7. Clemons said that she encourages anyone with an interest to join—to compete or just to ride for fun.

FEATURE/ENTERTAINMENT

October 10, 2007

UIndy alum connects Indy via network

By Adrian Kendrick Feature Editor

A new online social community hopes to get people off their computers and active in Indianapolis.

IndyMojo.com was launched four months ago, and 2002 University of Indianapolis graduate and former Greyhound basketball player Ryan Hupfer was chosen to represent the site.

According to Hupfer, the site is similiar to MySpace.com, but with the ability to locate the person on the other side of an online conversation.

Hupfer said you know if the person you’re talking to on the computer is working three buildings away, and you can arrange to go have lunch or dinner together.

According to Chantal Brenton, media relations specialist for the Web site, IndyMojo.com has a community feel because it targets only the Indianapolis area.

The site is rapidly approaching 5,000 registered members, she said.

“It’s a site where you can meet people, search for an apartment and check out different events happening around town,” Brenton said.

Hupfer said members must be 18, but the average age is 25—with 85 percent of its demographic between 21 and 32 years old.

According to Hupfer, the Web site

helping facilitate an experience that seems to be more popular among colpeople feel they are getting value out lege graduates. of, it will keep on growing.”

“When you graduate, your time According to Hupfer, one of the is more valuable, and anytime you reasons he is successful at what he spend on a social network you does is because he is a computer nerd. want it to be relevant,” Hupfer said.

“I’m a techno dork! I love all that “IndyMojo offers that value to your stuff. I’m also a super social computer everyday life because it is events hapnerd, which is a weird mix,” he said. pening in Indianapolis.”

Hupfer is no stranger to social Hupfer said the site is filled ennetworking. tirely with He is an content author of from the “I’m a techno dork! I love all users. that stuff. I’m also a super social “MySpace “The for Dumfact [that] computer nerd, which is a weird mies,” and the users he also mix.” put in all created his the content own online - Ryan Hupfer network makes it when he like a wordgraduated of-mouth, from UIndy.

Everyone media channel,” he said. “People recalls him “Hup” because of his last ally value word of mouth, and I think name, so he created a network called this site expands on that.”

HupsHoopty.

IndyMojo originated in Louisville, The network involved Hupfer, his Ky. Two web programmers started the friends and a brown van that they took network by accident, but the network on road trips around the country. grew to the point that LouisvilleMojo Before HupsHoopty, Hupfer is now the No. 1 trafficking site in made some history at UIndy when Louisville, Hupfer said. he developed Cheapskate, a Web site Because the network was a sucthat allowed students to swap books cess in Kentucky, it was decided to or buy books from each other online. replicate the network in Indianapolis, According to Hupfer, that didn’t last and Hupfer was chosen to represent very long. the site.

Hupfer credits his success to Cary “This Web site is like a big snowWoods, a former professor at UIndy ball effect. I got the snowball rolling,” who taught Introduction to HTML. Hupfer said. “Now more people are Hupfer interned with Woods getting on it. And as long as I keep

throughout the summers, and he said Woods helped him develop a real passion for Web programming.

“If I [had] never met Cary, I would not be doing what I’m doing now; he taught me everything I know. He changed my life significantly,” Hupfer said.

Hupfer said another professor at UIndy who left a lasting impression on him is Stephen Maple, associate professor of business.

Hupfer said Maple used to give funny examples.

Hupfer still remembers a day when he was in the back of the class talking, and professor Maple called him to the front of the room.

“He said, ‘Ryan, do you want to teach the class’ and I said ‘Okay,’” Hupfer said.

“So I get up and begin to mimic his voice while I start telling one of his examples, and he lets me get halfway through it, and the class was dying laughing and then he said, ‘Ryan go sit down,’” Hupfer said.

Maple said Hupfer has not changed much over the years, and he is confident that Hupfer will be successful.

“He has always been outgoing and friendly,” Maple said. “He is definitely the right person for IndyMojo.

He has found his niche.”

Hupfer said he is happy and excited to be working for IndyMojo._ “I’m amazed at the possibility of the Web,” Hupfer said. “I love what I do.”

Berg’s ‘The Kingdom’ attacks issues present in Middle East

By Lindsay Newett Staff Writer

“The Kingdom,” directed by Peter Berg (“Collateral”), is an eye-opening and strong action movie filled with explicit fighting scenes, added humor and intense moments. The continuous action and drama in the film keeps the audience on the edge of its seats from start to finish.

The plot focuses on four FBI agents sent to Saudi Arabia to investigate a terrorist shootout that resulted in the deaths of hundreds of Americans.

The team is sent out for five days and placed under Saudi Arabian surveillance.

The agents sleep in a gym that is locked at night by their Saudi Arabian hosts. Given the suspicious circumstances of the agents entering the territory, they must have constant approval from their Saudi Arabian leader before they look for evidence at the bombing sites or interview any witnesses. Also, the agents never leave without proper weapons or guards nearby to prevent another attack.

The movie has an all-star cast. The four FBI agents are played by Jaime Foxx (“Ray”), Jennifer Garner (“Catch and Release”), Jason Bateman (“The Break-Up”) and Chris Cooper (“American Beauty”).

The acting is exceptionally good, and Foxx lives up to his Academy

Award-winning status as Ronald Fluery, leader of the FBI team. To prepare for the investigation, Fluery gathers an elite team that has the attitude needed to find the terrorists who perpetrated the attack on the Americans.

Garner stands out as the only woman on the team. She plays the beautiful Janet Mayes, a serious and emotional agent who is passionate about saving the lives of others, even if it means sacrificing her own.

Bateman plays FBI agent Adam Leavitt, a man who questions his assignment to leave America and investigate the attack.

He uses humor to hide his fears and lightens the serious mood throughout the film. In scenes of crisis, humor

plays a positive role. The movie was well scripted and had the right amount of humor.

Grant Sykes, played by Cooper, is the oldest agent, and he is always ready to work. He looks for evidence and raids Internet sites to aid in the search for the unknown terrorists.

The terrorists in the film demonstrate their zeal by committing suicide attacks.

They also are very passionate about their religion because it is of the utmost importance in their lives.

The director and writers of this film seem to have done research on the topic of terrorism in Saudi Arabia.

The film is intense, and it attempts to create scenes that show the intricate

details of how bombs are made. Scenes in the film also depict terrorists cutting off their fingers. The act indicates that they are part of the bomb-making process.

The last twenty minutes are very intense. Just when the agents seem to have completed their mission and everyone is going to come out okay, another crisis erupts.

After the overpowering last scene, the theatre was silent as the credits rolled.

This film provokes thought and questions why things come to be the way they are. A lot of emotion was put into the acting, and it attacked the issues that may be present with Americans and the Middle East.

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GOLF

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Men’s golf sets goal of going to nationals Nicoson said the team members haven’t had major setbacks so far, and the few injuries the team has sustained won’t prevent them from playing at a high level.

“We look forward to competing with the top teams in the nation and knowing we have a chance to win every tournament every time we tee the ball up,” Nicoson said.

Hueber said there is a great deal of leadership demonstrated in this season’s golfers.

“Seth Fair is doing a great job of leading the team right now,” Hueber said. “He is playing great golf, and I hope the rest of the team can help out by winning the national title.”

Fair has led the team in three of four competitions this year.

According to Nicoson, the team has the potential for a successful year.

“We have a great group of kids that have an unlimited amount of ability.

If they stay out of their own way, they could have a great year,” Nicoson said.

Results for the Missouri-St. Louis Fall Invitational were not available as of The Relfector press time.

The ‘Hounds compete next in the Shark Classic in West Palm Beach, Fla. on Oct. 15. The tournament consists of nine of the 25 top-ranked teams in the nation.

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Cross country teams compete in last meets “They have put in a lot of dedicated hours and I am really proud of them,” Casey said.

Casey said that the teams set personal goals and team goals for the races because it gave them direction.

“Our team is a work in progress.

With each meet we get closer to becoming the whole pieces of the puzzle,” Casey said. “We have been building towards what our team needs to do and we want to save our best race for the last.”

The UIndy cross country teams will host the GLVC championships Oct. 20th at Butler University.

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UIndy men’s soccer drops to third in the GLVC

By Erick Kispert Staff Writer

The University of Indianapolis men’s soccer team (9-3-2, 5-2-1 GLVC) missed three opportunities to stay in first place in the Great Lakes Valley Conference.

On Oct. 5 the ‘Hounds lost to Northern Kentucky University (NKU). Senior goalie Matt Spaulding saved three goal attempts from NKU. In the end, NKU scored the only goal in the game.

The ‘Hounds gave up their undefeated GLVC streak on Sept.

30 against Lewis University. The match was defensive throughout and went into overtime scoreless, Lewis scored a goal within the first minute.

Senior Ben Reed took two shots on goal, while senior John Higgins and sophomore Diego Lemus each had one.

A match at the Universi ty of Wisconsin-Parkside ended in a 2-2 tie in overtime on Sept. 28, the Greyhounds’ second tie of the season.

Sophomore midfielder Jacob Follis said the Greyhounds played a strong game against Lewis, but they failed to finish their opportunities in the box.

“Our style of play is more aggressive,” said Follis, who said he is listed on the roster as a midfielder

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Goalkeeper Matt Spaulding prepares to corner kick the ball. but acts as a forward on many plays.

“But their defenders did a good job of keeping us from setting up many good shots.”

Another problem the team encountered during the Lewis game was the type of field on which the game was played in, Follis said.

“We’re used to an artificial turf for home games and Lewis’ field is grass.

So that was an adjustment that we had to make,” Follis said.

The width of the field also made it difficult for the Greyhounds to run their preferred style of offense, Follis said.

The team often exploits the sidelines and works the ball inside, but on such a narrow field this strategy did not work

as well as it usually does, according to Follis.

Follis said that head coach John Griffin often tells his players that they need to focus on playing “a full ninety minutes”.

“Working through momentum shifts that aren’t in your favor is difficult, but it’s something we need to do,” Follis said.

Results for the Bellarmine University match were not available as of The Reflector press time.

The Greyhounds go back on the road to take on the University of Missouri-St. Louis on Oct. 24 and the University of Missouri-Rolla on Oct. 14.

Oct. 15 at the Nova Southeastern Invitational in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

Oct. 17. This will be the last game before the spring season begins on Feb. 9.

Women’s golf team heads in the right direction

TENNIS

The ‘Hounds competed in the Ray Wright/Screaming Eagles Golf Classic in Evansville, Ind., on Sept. 24.

The team placed second overall with a two-round score of 636. The Greyhounds were led by Piepenbrink’s third-place finish (155) and two top-10 finishes by McBride (159) and sophomore Ashley Seaton (159).

“Evansville confirmed that we have as good of talent as anyone else,” coach Piepenbrink said. “Lyndsay [McBride] and Ashley [Seaton] already have exceeded my expectations of them this season.”

The ‘Hounds finish their fall season

Fall season comes to close for women’s tennis

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this off-season was constructive because they were able to see the potential of the freshmen for the spring. All of the freshmen have seen time on the court this season.

“We were also able to look at new doubles combinations and to see how deep the team is. We have four years worth of experience on this team, and there is lots of talent.” Venter said.

The tennis team will host the alumni match at Center Grove High School on

FOOTBALL

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Football faces biggest challenge yet of 81.0 yards per game.

Gillin has 1287 passing yards, sophomore Stephen Geller has an average of 29.1 yards per kick off returns and in rushing yards, Wright has produced 107.5 rushing yards per game. Senior safety Kevin Shaw has 14 solo tackles and 28 assisted tackles.

The team travels to Allandale, Mich., to play the Division II national champions, Grand Valley State, on Oct. 13.

2:30 p.m. Men’s Soccer vs. SIUE

OCTOBER 25 7 p.m. Volleyball vs. WisconsinParkside

OCTOBER 27 3 p.m. Volleyball vs. Lewis 6 p.m. Football vs. Saginaw Valley State

OCTOBER 28 TBA Men’s and Women’s Soccer GLVC Tournament (1st round)

NOVEMBER 1 5 p.m. Women’s Soccer vs.

Northern Kentucky 7:30 p.m. Men’s Soccer vs.

Northern Kentucky

NOVEMBER 2 7 p.m. Volleyball vs. Kentucky Wesleyan TBA Men’s Soccer GLVC Tournament (through Nov. 4)