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Committee assists search for new chief of police

By Kaley Belakovich EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

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Students from across the world showcase their national flag during the 24th annual Celebration of Flags. The celebration theme was “The Climb,” inspired by the Miley Cyrus song. The event took place on Smith Mall.

UIndy celebrates campus diversity

University tradition continues to recognize diversity of international students, faculty and staff

By Ally Holmes EDITORIAL ASSISTANT The University of Indianapolis held its 24th annual Celebration of Flags on Oct. 11 on Smith Mall at 2 p.m.

The celebration opened with an Olympic-style flag procession that recognized the 64 nations currently represented among UIndy students, faculty and staff.

“It [the Celebration of Flags] is tradition and recognizes all of the international students and staff,” said Administrative Assistant of the International Division Cora Heck.

The song “The Climb,”by Miley Cyrus, was the theme of this year’s ceremony.

“It [“The Climb”] talks about the struggles that you might not always win.

In every struggle, you have got to keep trying,” Heck said.

Students were invited to display the flag of their home country in front of spectators as Department Chair and Associate Professor of Theatre Jim Ream read the names of each country.

“I went to the celebration to see all the flags, cultures and people that are here at UIndy,” said junior psychology and communication major Kathlene Denhard.

Sophomore communication major

Report of assault prompts investigation

By Anna Wieseman MANAGING EDITOR Associate Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students Kory Vitangeli informed the University of Indianapolis community in a campuswide email about a report to campus police on Oct. 17 of a sexual offense in a residence hall.

According to the official police incident report from the University of Indianapolis Campus Police Department, the incident happened Oct. 14 between approximately 10:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m.

Officer Javed Khan responded when the female student reported the incident on Oct. 17 at approximately 3 p.m.

Interim Chief of Police Hailey Padgett-Riley said that investigations of reported sex crimes are handed over to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.

Padgett-Riley said that campus police continue to stay involved for the whole case.

“We would actually work hand-inhand with the IMPD sex crimes detective,” she said. “So if they needed to bring the victim in for a taped statement or more investigation, they would kind of meet up with us on the leads.”

IMPD officer Jeff Doughty responded to the case when IMPD was contacted.

According to Vitangeli’s email and the IMPD official report, the female student stated that she was grabbed from behind by an unidentified male who took her into a dark room and touched her inappropriately before releasing her. She was unable to give a description of the man.

Vitangeli said that everyone should be vigilant to help keep campus safe.

“We always hope that people will look out for one another,” Vitangeli said.

“If they [students] are sensing anything suspicious, they should contact the cam-

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pus police right away. If they’re sensing something [suspicious] we want them to get someone to walk with them or be with them.”

Padgett-Riley said that students should feel comfortable contacting the campus police department. She also encouraged students to speak with resident assistants or resident directors.

“They can call us [UIPD], or you can just take the initiative as a student to call [the campus] police,” Padgett-Riley said.

Padgett-Riley said that students should not hesitate to report suspicious behavior.

“This is a private university. It’s not a state university,” Padgett-Riley said. “So not everybody is allowed to be on our property.”

Besides reporting suspicious activity immediately, Padgett-Riley said that students should remember that time is an important factor when reporting any sex crime.

“We [UIPD] recommend that you call us immediately,” Padgett-Riley said. “We have support people. We can recommend people to you like counseling services.

We could get your friend with you if you want someone. You’re not gong to be by yourself. There’s a lot of support.”

The campus police department offers police escorts to students. Padgett-Riley recommends that students program the police department’s number into their phones, so that students have it readily available in case it is necessary.

“We [UIPD] do offer campus escorts even if you just feel uncomfortable by yourself,” Padgett-Riley said. “You can call an officer, they can walk with you.

We can drive you anywhere on campus to get to your location, to your car or to your residence hall.”

UIPD has an officer on duty 24 hours every day. The police department can be contacted at (317)788-3333 or with any of the blue emergency phones across campus.

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and international student from Nigeria Chidinma Naze spoke first. She recalled arriving in Indianapolis and being greeted by her sister with a box of Dunkin’ Donuts.

“One bite in, and I thought, ‘This must be the good life,’” Naze said to the crowd.

She admitted that she felt like an outsider in Indiana for a while. However, Naze came to realize that the cultural diversity on campus was a force that brought students together, not apart.

“Hold your head high and continue to let your light shine bright,” she said.

Next to speak was Indianapolis Student Government President Elizabeth Jarrett. She spoke about how the com-

munity at UIndy is diverse and connective.

Last to speak was UIndy President Robert Manuel. Manuel talked about the diversity in his family, having married into a family from Haiti. He also spoke about how living in different places around the United States helped him become more diverse.

Afterwards, Polk Food Services served food from a few of the represented nations.

Manuel had never before attended the ceremony of flags, but enjoyed the annual ceremony.

“I’m experiencing all the UIndy traditions for the first time,” Manuel said.

“This is an incredible tradition.”

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Cory Unthank participates in Campus Crusade for Christ’s Chalk-a-Roo, coloring sidewalks to spread awareness about breast cancer during Pink Week.

Associate Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students Kory Vitangeli announced on Sept. 14 in a campus-wide email that two members of the University of Indianapolis Campus Police Department—Chief Mick Reddick and Lt. Jeff Hammond—were no longer with the university.

According to Vitangeli, even though the university police lost two officers, there would be no change in campus safety.

“The most important thing we want to communicate is that the safety of the campus continues to be our priority. That hasn’t changed,” Vitangeli said.

“Both of the VITANGELI individuals that are no longer here were serving in administrative positions. So they weren’t out on a daily basis patrolling the campus. So none of that has changed.”

Vitangeli said that the university increased one officer per shift, and some full-time officers also picked up additional administrative responsibilities.

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Lauren Cain (left) and Dayna Landry (right) of Residence Hall Association sell T-shirts in Schwitzer Student Center to raise money for breast cancer research.

Pink Week promotes awareness Week of special events helps to raise money for breast cancer research

By Kyle Weidner STAFF WRITER Pink Week at University of Indianapolis is a coming together of the university’s clubs, organizations and sports teams to support the battle against breast cancer and to increase breast cancer awareness among students.

UIndy sports teams hold annual events to increase breast cancer awareness and to raise funds for the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation. The UIndy volleyball team kicked off Pink Week on Oct. 21 with its Pink Game against Missouri S&T. At the game, the team raffled off a pink tote as well as the pink game ball.

The football team continued the Pink Week sports contributions on Oct. 27 with a breast and ovarian cancer awareness balloon vigil.

Graduate Assistant for the Athletic Development Department Blake LeClair

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said that the teams try to come together in order to help fight breast cancer.

“All of the proceeds from the auctioned off totes, game balls and balloons will be donated to Susan G. Komen for the Cure and Ovar’coming Together [an Indiana non-profit dedicated to ovarian cancer research],” LeClair said.

The UIndy swimming and diving team will make its own splash in the fight against breast cancer with its Pink Meet on Nov. 4, where they will auction off their own pink tote as well and sell pink shirts for $5.

Many of the clubs and organizations at UIndy also have stepped up to support the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation. Clubs could be found in Schwitzer Student Center outside of the cafeteria throughout the week, making their own individual contributions by selling items such as pink cotton candy popcorn, pink lemonade and Pink Week tote bags.

Clubs and organizations such as Social

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Work Association, Sigma Zeta, UIndy Psych club, Crimsonettes and others worked at tables throughout the week.

Sophomore social work major and treasurer of the Social Work Association Molly Hansen spoke out in appreciation of everyone’s hard work and devotion to the cause.

“It’s amazing to see the school come together as a whole in the battle against breast cancer,” Hansen said.

The UIndy Pink Week shirt sale also took place in Schwitzer Student Center outside of the cafeteria.

Anyone who wants to get involved in the fight against breast cancer, can make a donation to the Central Indiana Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure at its website, komenindy.org.

On Apr. 20, the Komen Indiana Race for the Cure will be held in Military Park.

The 5K walk/run is accepting registrations and donations, with proceeds going directly to breast cancer research.

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OCTOBER 31, 2012

For better or for worse, here comes Honey Boo Boo A cringe-worthy spectacle The Thompson family is being laughed at, not laughed with, on TLC

By Allison Gallagher EDITORIAL ASSISTANT

Photo contributed by Atlanta Journal-Constitution/MCT

“HoneyBooBooChild”AlanaThompsonandhermotherJuneThompson,castmembersof TLC’srealityshow“HereComesHoney BooBoo,”enjoyanafternoononthefrontporchoftheirGeorgiahome.

I’ll go ahead and admit I’m pop-culture ignorant. By this I mean that I have no idea who the people gracing the cover of People magazine are. I don’t social network, and I think it would be easier to teach a monkey how to shop online than it would be to explain Twitter and Facebook to someone like me. However, somehow, I know who “Honey Boo Boo Child” is.

Yes, in spite of my vehement hatred for all things reality TV, which puts me in the minority among my peers (and my own beloved mama), I’ve managed to learn about TLC’s “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo”—a spin-off of the nauseating, Chanel-splattered train-wreck “Toddlers and Tiaras.”

The most I’ve sat through of this show before having to turn off the set was a segment or two. So, when I admit I can’t watch the show and complain about it, one of the first reactions I get is, “But, how can you criticize them? And besides, they’re hilarious! How can you not like the mom?”

For those of you who know and loathe or have no idea, Alana Thompson is the

7-year-old beauty queen who calls herself Honey Boo Boo Child. She and her gluttonous mass of a family made their way to fame being the most outrageous family on “Toddlers and Tiaras” and consequently getting their own show. Honey Boo Boo’s family consists of herself, three older sisters, her obese mother June, who is also known as the “Coupon Queen,”and June’s live-in boyfriend known as “Sugar Bear.”

The show consists of flatulence, pageants, hoarding, beer bellies and every redneck stereotype under the Georgian sun.

Yet this isn’t the reason I cringe.

I’m actually not as much of a prude as I may seem to be. I find tawdry and sexual humor hilarious and come from a family where Christmas isn’t the same unless someone asks me to pull the mighty finger. So my objection isn’t because of some elitist sniffing, as in, Look at that pathetic bunch, the proof of America’s demise.

What kind of a mother is she to hoard Pop Tarts? Why can’t those children be eating organic vegetables instead? And that Southern drawl—somebody call “Hooked on Phonics” and deliver us from Jeff Foxworthy!

It’s not even the pageantry, either.

Don’t get me wrong. I’m a Miss America junkie. But the thought of a child being dressed up like a trollop and plopped on a

stage to strut her incredibly prepubescent stuff makes my head spin.

So why do I cringe at “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo”and choose not to watch it? Because TLC offered Alana’s family this show for the same reason the bearded lady gets the job at the circus: so the rest of us can pay money and gawk. Viewers may not be paying money directly, but, by watching this spectacle and giving TLC a reason to keep the money rolling in, essentially that is what’s happening.

The Thompsons are geniuses for finding a cash cow in their little girl and her go-go-juice-fueled antics. But in their happy-goofy lowbrow minds, they haven’t conceptualized that they’re being laughed at instead of laughed with.

I blame Coupon Queen and Sugar Bear for throwing their daughter to the spectators, and I blame TLC for what I call the “Esteeming of the Vulgar,” or taking behaviors we probably shouldn’t be paying attention to and giving them a prime-time slot. Ultimately, though, I have to wonder about the viewers. I realize many of them look at the Thompsons and just see comic relief, as does my own beloved mama. But the punch line is seven years old.

Does that strike anyone else as being a bit wrong? And cringe-worthy?

beauty industry, is actually a bit refreshing.

Alana brings a whole new meaning to the “flaunt what you’ve got” philosophy, without being the stereotypical, superficial beauty pageant contestant.

Of course, “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo” is not only the story of Alana, but her entire family as well. As anyone who has ever watched even a fraction of an episode knows, they are not exactly the picture-perfect, nuclear American family.

In fact, they’re far from it, and the show’s cameras are documenting that. It’s virtually impossible to watch the show for a few minutes without hearing something vulgar, watching disgusting behavior, or witnessing a family member pass gas or burp.

Just because the show may elicit excessive cringing and thoughts along the lines of, “What in the world?” doesn’t mean it’s not worthy of watching. The comedy inherent in the belching and flatulence may be seen as elementary or “immature.” But let’s face it: it’s hilarious. I’m a 20-year-old college student, and I still can’t suppress a laugh when someone farts in public, let alone on national television.

I’m not ashamed of the fact that I laugh at this stuff. “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo” brings us that appealing “ew-gross-funny” factor that producers have long used to reel in viewers, the not-so-pure but incredibly laughable comedy.

For those who describe Alana’s family with stereotypical tags such as “redneck,” “white trash” or “low-class,” or phrases

such as “the epitome of American obesity,” you are missing the point. Shame on you. If you are too concerned with the way Sugar Bear talks or Mama June’s deformed “forklift foot,” then you need to reconsider the lens through which you are watching this show. Get off your pedestal, and “redneck-ognize,” as Alana says, this is a show about a family and a girl with a dream, not a collection of derisive stereotypes and labels.

Honey Boo Boo is a dose of lighthearted, albeit rough-around-the-edges humor embedded in the story of a real-life “Little Miss Sunshine.” In all of the episodes, she is normally the only overweight contestant, which immediately makes her the underdog. Luckily, though, the judges are often able to see through to her inner beauty, her crazy personality.

And what about us, America? Can we not see past the surface of this eccentric family and through to their big hearts?

Alana’s family may be a little dysfunctional at times, but at the end of the day, they all love each other. Mama June and the rest of the family have made considerable sacrifices along Alana’s unlikely journey, from “Toddlers in Tiaras” to their very own, crazily popular reality show.

“Here Comes Honey Boo Boo” is reality television that’s about as real as it gets. In today’s world of overly scripted shows and faked “reality TV,” we should appreciate this display of Alana and her family’s uncensored, real life amidst the stuffy, artificial world of beauty pageantry.

Knowing candidates Critics missing the point beyond campaigns The unlikely story of Alana transcends the set reality TV stereotypes Research is crucial to casting an informed vote

By Abby Gross OPINION EDITOR

By Leeann Doerflein DISTRIBUTION MANAGER

Alana Thompson, better known by her self-given nickname “Honey Boo Boo Child,” is the definition of a beauty pageant underdog. Upon first glance, one would never guess that this little Georgian firecracker is indeed a successful star. Sure, she boasts a few extra pounds, carries an edge of Southern twang in her booming voice, and tosses around more obscenities than the average American 7-year-old, but she can strut her stuff up on the pageant stage. Better yet, it’s her personality that takes the stage, unlike many of the other contestants, who often are little more than mechanical Barbie Dolls wound up by obsessive mothers living vicariously through their daughters. The appeal of Honey Boo Boo lies in the way her inner beauty, her spunky personality and admirable ambition, intersects with her outer beauty, her bouncy blond ringlets and her sometimes crooked smile.

Perhaps the best part of Honey Boo Boo is that she is absolutely not intimidated by her differences. Heck, this girl is known to grab her belly rolls and feign a goofy voice to imitate these rolls talking… on national television. How many of you Honey Boo Boo haters out there are that confident in your own skin? This girl has got a healthy dose of self-esteem, which, when juxtaposed with the starvationinducing “thin-is-in” mentality of today’s

With the election just days away, many citizens have made their crucial voting decisions. Perhaps you’ve watched all of the debates, checked up on candidates’ websites and engaged in some friendly political debates. But do you really know your beloved candidate beyond his or her face, slogans and campaign?

Unfortunately, staying completely informed through the media alone is nearly impossible. There is much more to learn about candidates, their stances on policy and their records, than what the media can tell you. There is not enough space in newspapers or enough time on broadcasts to inform voters about everything. So, it is a voter’s duty to do some research to fill in these gaps and make an informed decision on election day.

A good place to start is at indianavoters.in.gov, which provides voting information from who is running to polling locations. From there, voters can find candidates and start the research process. Simply browsing a candidate’s website will not suffice, because each candidate’s page is clearly biased. For more crucial issues, such as how a particular candidate has voted on important policies, voters should try a non-partisan website such as votesmart.org or govtrack.us. Project Vote Smart is a non-partisan group that unites liberals and conservatives to find the truth about candidates’ voting records, backgrounds and much more. Similarly, govtrack.us allows users to easily locate voting records, track legislation and uncover other important details.

Non-partisan websites are valuable for finding unbiased candidate information.

Going to websites or blogs that have an agenda is not something an informed voter should do. Those sites may not have accurate information and will only serve to entrench views and pollute the political process. The best thing an informed voter can do is remain open-minded. If voters approach the research process with an agenda or perform biased searches, they will not be properly informed, which defeats the purpose of researching at all.

Researching candidates is not a hard or time-consuming thing to do; with the internet, it is easier than ever. Perhaps we voters should take some of the time wasted on social media and dedicate it to becoming informed citizens who are ready to cast well-researched and well-considered votes. Even social media time can help voters stay partially informed, because most candidates are on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube.

Following campaigns on social media is the least painful way to stay informed, but voters must be aware of campaign bias and still complete extra research.

That same campaign bias is present in political commercials and campaign mailings, which means an informed voter should never take these campaign materials at face value. Many of the facts presented in commercials or mailers may not be facts at all. Much of the information presented as factual may be distortions, lies or exaggerations. To verify the information, visit factcheck.org, a non-partisan group that monitors the accuracy of political speech.

Research is only the first step in the process of making an informed decision.

After research, the newly informed voter should then examine his or her own belief system and vote for the candidate who holds similar beliefs, rather than just choosing a candidate based on party identification alone. Party identification is merely a superficial title; what really matters is the candidate’s ideology and how he or she will act in a new position of leadership. A candidate’s ideology and his or her willingness to compromise is what ultimately will define future policy decisions. Voting is ultimately about the direction in which voters believe the country should be headed.

Therefore, the voter’s job is to make sure that incumbents are held accountable for their votes and policy viewpoints.

Willingness to compromise can be a very important asset, particularly in the current political climate. Arguably, one reason why Congress has passed fewer bills recently is because of lawmakers who are unwilling to compromise. The uncompromising 112th Congress has passed a meager 195 bills, the lowest number since 1947. Though the number of bills passed has been trending downward, our current Congress is nearly a “do-nothing” Congress.

Fortunately, our elections give us the power to bring about change. If voters are unhappy with a do-nothing Congress that cannot master the art of compromise, they have the power to replace congressmen with new leaders who hopefully will perform better. The same applies to any level of government—voters can change the status quo. Certainly, before envisioning such change, voters must conduct diligent research to learn about each candidate’s vision for America. After all, Americans should vote with America’s best interests in mind. If all voters did this, then the country would be much closer to the model democracy envisioned by its forefathers.

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OCTOBER 31, 2012

UIndy works to maintain reputation

By Scott Mitchell EDITORIAL ASSISTANT

The way athletes represent their alma mater came into focus at the University of Indianapolis after Adrian Moss, a former UIndy basketball player, was arrested on Oct. 5 in downtown Indianapolis in connection with disorderly conduct and public intoxication.

Shortly after 3 a.m., the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department received a dispatch of a disturbance on Meridian Street. According to the official IMPD police report, when officers arrived at the scene, several males were attempting to remove Moss from the situation but he would not leave.

According to the report, Moss continued to make unreasonable noise as the officer ordered him to leave the scene.

The officer then arrested Moss who

continued to yell, “I am a professional basketball player.”

Because Moss recently was drafted in the first round of the National Basketball League of Canada and traded to the London Lightning, his arrest involved UIndy in the resulting media coverage.

According to Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Sue Willey, this is not the first incident of this nature that has involved an athlete at UIndy, although these incidents are usually minimal and do not attract as much media coverage.

“When you have too much alcohol, you make poor decisions, and it can cost you very big,” Willey said. “I preach that while they [student-athletes] are here

and hope that they remember that when they leave.”

Men’s Basketball Head Coach Stan Gouard said that coaches and others frequently emphasize making good decisions, knowing that studentathletes are public figures.

Gouard said that the university always has made an effort to ensure the safety of its students.

“There is an alcohol policy in effect here. We have rules for our team, and we hold basketball players to a higher standard,” Gouard said. “Dr. Willey has done an excellent job with the alcohol policies, but it’s up to the athlete not to abuse the things that we put into effect.

“When you have too much alcohol, you make poor decisions, and it can cost you very big.”

Poet gives reading on campus

By Wade Theil STAFF WRITER

Award-winning poet Heid E. Erdrich came to the University of Indianapolis on Oct. 25 to read poetry from her new book, “Cell Traffic,” as well as some work from her previous collections.The reading took place in UIndy Hall A in the Schwitzer Student Center.

Erdrich has authored three books of poetry and written a play that was produced in 2010. She won the Minnesota Book Award in 2009 for her poetry collection “National Monuments.” She has received fellowships and awards from the Minnesota State Arts Board, the Loft Literary Center and the Archibald Bush Foundation.

Her most recent poetry collection, “Cell Traffic,” came out this year. The poems in Erdrich’s collections often discuss relationships between topics such as science and tradition or spirit and body.

She also discusses cultural and biological relationships among different people.

“We’re related to everyone, and everything is related,” Erdrich said.

Erdrich is a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibwa and attended

Dartmouth College and Johns Hopkins University.

“I am interested in science. I think that is because I went to Johns Hopkins and was around a lot of scientists,”Erdrich said.

Erdrich said that she writes a lot of her poetry in response to things that she reads or things that are going on in the world.

“I want people to realize that they can think back,” Erdrich said.

“Cell Traffic” came after Erdrich read an article about Maternal Fetal Cell Traffic. Maternal Fetal Cell Traffic is the transfer of cells back and forth between mother and fetus. According to Erdrich, the poems deal a lot with motion.

“The idea of traffic was what I was trying to get at,” Erdrich said.

Erdrich was invited to read at UIndy through the Kellogg Writers Series. The Kellogg Writers Series brings distinguished writers of both poetry and fiction to the UIndy campus. The writers come to campus to talk with students and read their work. The reading is free and open to the public.

“I think it is really important for students to hear from other writers,” said Assistant Professor of English Salvatore Pane.

The next writer to come to campus

Photo contributed by Nate Ridgway

(From left) Nate Ridgway, UIndy President Robert Manuel, Spencer Sacks and Chris Edge prepare to train.

Club helps students train for triathlons

By Kylie Sheets STAFF WRITER

University of Indianapolis President, Robert Manuel and senior history major Nate Ridgway came up with the idea of creating a club for people who aspire to or currently participate in triathlons.

Ridgway currently serves as president of Tri-Club, with freshman communication major Chris Edge as vice-president.

Manuel, who is the club’s adviser, believes that the creation of the club had three purposes: one, being the promotion of a healthy lifestyle; two, making social connections; and three, getting people to compete in triathlons.

“The one thing that we’re hoping that this club will accomplish more than anything is for people to feel that we are a welcoming club that does things together as a team and anyone is welcome to join,” Ridgway said.

Ridgway and the people helping him develop the group have made customizable workouts. Each workout is based upon a RPE (rate of perceived exertion) system, which is a scale that allows individuals to determine the level of intensity.

To organize people and help them choose a specific workout plan, multiple groups were created.

“We have three different groups: a get in shape group, a medium distance group and an ultra distance group,” Ridgway said. “We are all doing the same thing

at the same time; the only difference is the distances.”

Ridgway, Edge and others created mentoring time for those individuals seeking help in specific areas.

“We have phone numbers that anyone can call at any time. And if they want to learn a new sport or try to do a triathlon for the first time, then they can call up that mentor,” Ridgway said.

Tri-Club has two months of practice built in for strength training and conditioning. The club will then encourage its members to participate in a sprint triathlon, consisting of a 500-meter swim, a 10-mile bike, and a 5K run.

The competitive season starts in May and lasts until early October.

“What people are going to be most scared of is thinking that they won’t be able to do it, but the thing is, they can.

And after a few months of training, it will be a breeze,” Ridgway said.

There also has been talk of setting up a competitive club team, according to Ridgway.

“We are setting up a UIndy competitive club team with other schools in the Indiana area,” Ridgway said. “The team will be called the Crimson Rush.”

There is more information about TriClub, as well as the workout schedule, is available on Facebook, Twitter or via G-Mail at UIndy Tri-Club.

“I dare you to see how strong you are,” Ridgway said. “You will really see what you are made of in something like this.”

Photo by Victoria Jenkins

Poet Heid E. Erdrich reads from her collection “Cell Traffic” during a performance in UIndy Hall A.

will be Matt Bell on Nov. 15. Bell teaches creative writing at Northern Michigan University and is the senior editor of Dzanc Books.

According to Pane, Bell writes genre fiction through a literary lens.

“The Kellogg Writers Series is a great opportunity. Everyone should go,” Pane said. “It’s great for all students, not just English students.”

At the end of the day, we are just trying to make these guys successful.”

Gouard went on to say that he hopes his players understand that what they do now will affect their future.

“You’ve got to make sure you carry yourself in a way that’s acceptable to yourself, to your family back home and then [to] your UIndy family,”Gouard said.

Willey said that she does not have a problem with legal drinking, but that she believes there is a difference between social drinking and trying to get drunk.

“Some people come to college to drink and get drunk,” Willey said. “If that is what you want to do, you shouldn’t be a student-athlete.”

Willey said that she does her best to warn students that what they do comes back to their university even after they graduate, and she may consider having a meeting with the seniors to make sure they are aware of this in the future.

According to Willey, she has been adamant about alcohol policies because to her the most important purpose is to make sure that Greyhound athletes leave the university with a degree. Willey said that is the reason she enjoys Division II is because she feels that academics are more important than athletics.

“I’m happy for players when they get to go on and play at the professional level, but not as happy as I am if they play at the professional level as a graduate of UIndy,” Willey said.

Gouard believes coaches and others need to keep doing what they have been doing to try to prevent future issues.

“We—as coaches, administrators— need to make sure we keep assuring these guys that it’s OK to do the right thing.

It’s OK not to drink,” Gouard said. “Are they always going to make a good decision? No. But I feel good because we talk about it every day.”

POLICE CHIEF from page 1 Sgt. Hailey Padgett-Riley agreed to act clude a bachelor’s degree in a related field, as interim chief of police. She said that the an Indiana Law Enforcement Academy number of UIPD officers working their certificate of the equivalent and at least shifts, patrolling campus and assisting 10 years of progressive law enforcement the campus community has not dropped. experience.

The listing also states that a successful “Nothing has changed in respect to the services we provide,” Padgett-Riley candidate will possess strong leadership, said. “Safety of the students, faculty, staff communication, interpersonal and orgaand visitors is our No. 1 priority—and nizational skills, and that the candidate should have the ability to work collabalways has been.”

Padgett-Riley said that she picked up oratively on a diverse campus.

Vitangeli said that a committee will extra duties as interim chief of police. be an essential part “Along with my of the process of patrol supervision “Safety of students, faculty, hiring a new officer. duties, I’ve had “There will be to pick up some staff and visitors is our No. 1 a committee of extra administrative duties that priority—and always has been.” individuals from around campus include organirepresenting difzation, planning, ferent campus conbeing on-call 24/7 and decision-making tasks,”she said.“I do, stituencies,” Vitangeli said. “They will however, have a lot of support from our review the applications, narrow down the administrative assistant, Desiree Alfrey; candidate pool and then bring candidates and several of the officers have offered to to campus for the campus to meet.”

According to Vitangeli, the search help if needed.”

According to Vitangeli, a search has for the new chief of police will be well begun to fill the position of chief of police. publicized, with listings in local media and “Eventually both positions will be law publications to speed up the process.

“Ideally, we would have someone hired filled,” she said. “Right now, we’re concentrating on filling the chief position.” by the end of the semester.That’s our goal,” According to the job posting on the Vitangeli said. “It really depends on the UIndy Human Resources website, mini- amount of applications we get and what mum qualifications for the position in- they look like.”

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Cross countr y heads to NCAA Midwest regional

By Allison Gallagher EDITORIAL ASSISTANT

The University of Indianapolis men’s and women’s cross country teams competed in the Great Lakes Valley Conference Championships at Drury University on Oct. 20.

The men’s team finished fourth out of 12 teams, while the women’s team took third out of 13.

For the women, junior Sutton Knapp led UIndy by placing 12th overall with a time of 22:37.80, followed by sophomore Jacklyn Howland in 13th with a time of 22:39.50 and senior Stephanie Cave in 14th with a time of 22:43.20. With their top-15 finishes, the three earned all-GLVC honors for the year.

For the men, sophomore Alex Cushman finished ninth with a time of 25:18.00, followed by junior Ben McMillan at 12th with a time of 25:30.90.

Cushman and McMillan were awarded all-GLVC for their finishes.

Prior to the championships, Head Coach Kathy Casey prepared both teams by concentrating on their times and mental focus.

“Right now it really is business-asusual for us,”Casey said.“We are focusing on fine-tuning our times, our speeds and talking about strategies that work best.”

Casey said that her goals for the team was getting both sides into the top three, with two runners as all-GLVC champions.

Senior Ian O’Boyle said that preparations for the GLVC Championships focused on the mental aspect.

“The guys are working toward their best,” O’Boyle said. “Our main focus is increasing our speed, cutting down the miles, and just getting into the mental state that we are going to win this [GLVC Championships].”

Knapp talked about the physical preparations for the championships and what her expectations were for the team.

“This week we back off some but still focus on big workouts for speed and endurance,” Knapp said. “My goal is to be higher in [the] rankings than we were last year, to make it to the top three or at the very least get close to that range.”

The Greyhounds will compete at the National Collegiate Athletic Association Midwest Regional in Kenosha, Wis. on Nov. 3.

Photo contributed by Ryan Thorpe

(From left to right) Junior defensive lineman Vince Maida, redshirt sophomore defensive lineman Mark Strong and senior defensive lineman Jovone Jordan prepare for Kentucky Wesleyan College’s next offensive play.

Football wins, remains undefeated in GLVC

By AJ Rose SPORTS EDITOR The University of Indianapolis football team defeated the William Jewell College Cardinals on Oct. 27, 48-3.

The victory, which was the Greyhounds’ seventh straight, helped them claim a share of the first-ever Great Lakes Valley Conference football title.

The victory over the Cardinals included a few broken records as well. Senior wide receiver Mar’Quone Edmonds broke the university’s record for all-time leader in career receiving yards, while junior running back Klay Fiechter took two singleseason records for rushing touchdowns and overall touchdowns.

On offense, the Greyhounds were lead by junior quarterback Chris Mills who was 16-for-21 and had four touchdown passes.

On defense, the Greyhounds had two sacks and were led by redshirt senior linebacker Max Davis, who had 11 total tackles in the game.

The Greyhounds led for the entire

Women’s soccer ends 2012 season with win

Greyhounds close season at Saint Joseph’s

By Amanda Musgrave STAFF WRITER

The University of Indianapolis women’s soccer team finished its 2012 season with a victory over the Saint Joseph’s College Pumas 3-1.

The Greyhounds scored one goal in the first half, two more in the second half and surrendered only one goal in the 89th minute.

Sophomore goalkeeper Megan Fee had the victory in goal with three saves and one goal allowed.

UIndy hosted Lewis University on Oct. 21 for the Greyhounds’ senior night and was defeated by the Flyers 2-1.

Freshman forward Maggie Moran gave Lewis its first goal of the match with a ground ball to the bottom left of the net in the 39th minute.

After the first half, senior back/forward Kristen Conway tied up the match 1-1 at the 53rd minute off a penalty kick.

Six minutes later, the Flyers responded by taking the 2-1 lead on a penalty kick.

Fee made three saves in goal during the loss to Lewis.

The Greyhounds traveled to University of Wisconsin-Parkside on Oct. 19, where they were defeated 4-0 by the Rangers.

The Rangers’junior midfielder Jasmine Espino put UWP up 2-0 before the half, scoring at the 35th and 40th minutes of the match. In the second half, senior midfielder Megan Owens of UWP extended the Rangers’ lead to 4-0 off her goals at the 52nd and 56th minutes of the match.

UIndy played Maryville University on Oct. 14 at Key Stadium, where the Greyhounds defeated the Saints 3-0.

The Greyhounds scored all three goals in the first half.

In the 25th minute of the match, junior forward Shelby Spinelli placed a long shot ball into the top of the net for her sixth goal of the season. Freshman midfielder/ forward Taylor Cotherman improved the Greyhounds’ lead to 2-0 five minutes later with her third goal of the season. Junior midfielder Kaitlyn Braunig placed the ball in the net on an assist from junior forward

Nicole Duncan at the 41st minute of the match, extending the lead to 3-0.

UIndy outshot the Saints 13-9, with Duncan leading the Greyhounds. Fee had four saves in goal, and freshman goalkeeper Danae Ehret made one save.

On Oct. 12, UIndy defeated the University of Missouri-St. Louis Tritons 5-1.

Cotherman scored the first goal of the match during the 13th minute and was assisted by Duncan. Cotherman set Duncan up for the Greyhounds’ second goal seven minutes later. At the 23rd minute, freshman midfielder/forward Hannah Kaloupek of Missouri-St. Louis responded with the only goal for the Tritons. Freshman midfielder/forward Lindsey Adams, Spinelli and sophomore midfielder Stacey Klene added to the score, extending the Greyhounds’ lead to 5-1. The Greyhounds outshot the Tritons 18-16.

Fee had the FEE victory in goal, making three saves.

Head Women’s Soccer Coach Kiley Cirillo said that the team was where it needed to be at that point in the season and that they were all on the same page.

“I think we’re comfortable with each other,” Cirillo said. “We have settled into a pattern... Everybody wants everybody to succeed.”

According to Fee, the team has a strong bond and plays together.

“We care [about each other] on and off the field,” Fee said. “We play for each other.”

According to Fee, being in the back helps her evaluate the game from an angle her teammates do not see. She said her perspective gives her a fresh outlook on the field and makes her one of the key communicators for her team.

The Greyhounds finished the 2012 season at 8-9-0, 7-8-0 in GLVC play.

game, only surrendering three points in the third quarter.

UIndy defeated the Kentucky Wesleyan College Panthers 45-14 on Oct. 20.

Mills broke the record for career touchdown passes at UIndy, adding 56 passing touchdowns to his career. Mills was 16 for 22 passing, with one interception, and threw for a total of 240 yards and four touchdown passes.

On the ground, Fiechter ran 19 times, gaining a total of 196 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown.

Edmonds led the Greyhound receivers with eight total catches, 139 receiving yards and three touchdown receptions.

On defense, the Greyhounds limited the Panthers’ offense to 92 yards passing and 71 yards rushing. Junior linebacker Todd Hacker led the defense in total tackles with seven in the game. Junior defensive lineman Blake Surface had one sack in the game, and redshirt senior Jayme Comer had one interception.

In the first quarter of the game, UIndy scored first off a 14-yard touchdown pass from Mills to Edmonds, making the score

7-0. Towards the end of the first quarter, however, the Panthers picked off Mills, running the interception back 48 yards for a touchdown that tied up the game 7-7.

In the second quarter, UIndy took the lead back with a 27-yard touchdown pass from Mills to Edmonds. The Panthers evened the score again at 14 with a touchdown pass, but it would be the Panthers’last of the game. Fiechter, on the Greyhound’s next possession, ran 75 yards to put the Greyhounds up a touchdown. From that point on, the Greyhounds never lost the lead. With 30 seconds remaining in the first half, redshirt sophomore kicker Scott Miller made a 20-yard field goal, extending the Greyhounds lead to 24-14.

In the second half, all of the Greyhounds’ scoring came in the third quarter.

For the third time in the game, Mills connected with Edmonds, in the end zone on a 23-yard touchdown pass, making the score 31-14. Mills threw one more touchdown pass in the game to redshirt wide receiver Reece Horn on a five-yard touchdown pass.The touchdown reception was Horn’s first in his collegiate career.

Redshirt sophomore running back Matt Ripp had the last score of the night, scoring on a 33-yard touchdown run, making the final score 45-14.

Fiechter said that playing against the Panthers in previous seasons was a positive factor in the team’s preparation.

“They’ve changed things a little bit scheme wise, but we have seen them for two years now,” Fiechter said. “So we kind of have a feel for what they do, and it helps us prepare a little bit better.”

Prior to the game against Kentucky Wesleyan College, Head Coach Bob Bartolomeo said that the team was about where they thought they would be as a team at that point in the season.

“We got on a little bit of a roll here through October,” Bartolomeo said.

“We’re playing for something, whereas a lot of college football teams are just trying to survive it.”

UIndy will return for its final home game of the regular season when the Greyhounds take on Delta State University on Nov. 3 for senior night. Kickoff at Key Stadium is set for 6 p.m.

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Men’s soccer ends season with tie

By Gwen Debaun STAFF WRITER

Photo contributed by Steve DeMotte

(From left to right) Senior opposite hitter Kourtney Crawford and junior middle blocker Brittany Anglemyer jump for a block against Missouri S&T on Oct. 21.

Volleyball wins in GLVC Greyhounds improve record, undefeated in GLVC

By James Figy NEWS EDITOR

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The University of Indianapolis volleyball team defeated the Kentucky Wesleyan College Panthers on Oct. 27 with a score of 3-0.

The victory was the Greyhound’s seventh straight, and was career win No. 399 for Head Volleyball Coach Jody Rogers.

On offense, the Greyhounds had a total of 42 kills amongst nine different players, led by freshman outside hitter Hailey Brown and sophomore Arielle Knafel who had eight kills each.

On Oct. 21 the Greyhounds defeated Missouri S&T Miners, 3-2.

The match was the team’s Pink Night, which Rogers said was a combined effort by the team and Assistant Athletic Director of Athletics for Media Relations Matt Holmes. Nicoson Hall was decorated with pink streamers, while the teams added the color to their ensembles and played with a pink ball. There also was a special halftime contest and silent auction to raise money for breast cancer research.

“It’s kind of a collective thing that we do,” Rogers said. “This university does that—everyone works together to get

something great done.”

Sophomore middle blocker Julia Watkins said that she expected the Miners to be a very formidable team.

The Greyhounds took the first two sets, which went back and forth in leads.

Missouri S&T came back in the third set for a scoring streak that allowed them to win sets three and four.

“We came out with a lot of intensity,” Watkins said. “So they [the Miners] stepped up their game.”

In the final set, the Greyhounds edged out the Miners—then the only other undefeated team in the Great Lakes Valley Conference.

According to Rogers, luck had a little to do with the win because the Miners are a great team.

“They got us frazzled, so we weren’t playing on our game,” Rogers said.

However, Rogers said that the team has great chemistry and is strong when everyone is doing the right thing.

“That’s my saying this year is, ‘Do your job,’” Rogers said.

According to Watkins, when Rogers uses this saying, it usually is because someone is in the wrong place. The saying does not mean focusing only on yourself, Watkins said, but making sure you fulfill your role in order to help the team succeed.

“When she says it, you know she’s serious,” Watkins said.

Rogers said that the team plays with high morale because the players feel valued.

On Oct. 20, UIndy swept the Drury University Panthers 3-0.

The Greyhounds won by more than 10 points in the first two sets. In the third set, however, the contest was closer, and the Greyhounds won 28-26.

Junior middle blocker Brittany Anglemyer led the Greyhounds with 10 kills against the Panthers.

“The girls played really dominant against Drury,” Rogers said. “We had a game plan, and they followed it.”

Rogers and Watkins both said that the team does not have many problems doing their jobs because the seniors— outside hitter Kristina Kerrigan, libero Amy Oldenburg and opposite hitter Kourtney Crawford—provide great examples.

This has helped the Greyhounds build the momentum that has led them to a 22-3 season record.

“Their chemistry is very strong together,”Rogers said.“And that’s how you win tournaments.”

The Greyhound’s next match is on Nov. 2 at Lewis University.

The University of Indianapolis men’s soccer team ended its final match of the 2012 season in a double-overtime tie with Saint Joseph’s College, 1-1.

Freshman forward Zak Mitiche scored the first goal of the match sent from the far side during the 28th minute. The goal was assisted by freshman forward Reid Strain and freshman back/ midfielder Paul Scheipeter.

Saint Joseph’s College responded with the final goal of the match during the 58th minute.

UIndy took 14 shot attempts, compared to SJC’s 12, and were led by freshmen midfielder JT Hiquet, who had four during the match.

Redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Andrew Verhonik had three saves in goal during the match, allowing one goal.

UIndy hosted the Lewis University Flyers at Key Stadium on Oct. 21, losing 1-0.

Head Men’s Soccer Coach John Higgins started all five seniors because the match was on senior day. Higgins said that going into the match, it was a must—win if the team wanted to make the Great Lakes Valley Conference tournament.

In the first half, UIndy took 11 shots but failed to score a goal.

In the 36th minute of the match, Lewis scored its first goal. At the 80th minute of the match, senior forward Bobby Adkins took a shot , but failed to score the goal after the ball bounced off of both posts and went back onto the field.

Prior to the final horn of the match, Mitiche, after taking five other shots, tried for another, but was saved by Lewis.

Verhonik had five saves in goal during the loss.

On Oct. 19, the Greyhounds traveled to University of Wisconsin Parkside, winning the match 1-0 over the Rangers.

In the third minute of the game, senior midfield Joe McGuire scored his first goal of the season, which was assisted by Mitiche and junior back Jesse Waninger.

In the first half, UIndy had 12 goal

attempts, led by Strain with three shots.

In the second half, UIndy took eight more shot attempts, but failed to score.

Verhonik made his seventh shutout of the year, saving all six of Wisconsin Parkside’s goal attempts.

The Greyhounds hosted the Maryville University Saints on Oct. 14., losing 2-1.

At the 20th minute, Maryville got a goal from a crowded box.

During the first half, UIndy took 10 goal attempts, led by senior midfield Kevin Eggert. Eggert had five shots during the match, and UIndy went on to take 17 total shots, compared to Maryville’s five.

At the 49th minute, Adkins took a shot and gained his first goal of the season.

Maryville took another shot at the 55th minute that sailed into the goal, giving the Saints the lead and the match 2-1.

“It was good to see Bobby get a goal, because we all know how good of a player he is,” Verhonik said. “He really deserved it.”

The Greyhounds took a total of 17 shots while Maryville took five. Egger t took five of the 17 shots by UIndy while S t r a i n t o ok four.

Ve r h o n i k had one save in goal during the loss.

On Oct. 12, the Greyhounds VERHONIK hosted the University of Missouri-St. Louis, winning 1-0.

In the first half, UIndy attempted three shots, but all were over shot.

Coming back in the second half of the match, Mitiche took a shot in the box and received the first collegiate goal of his career in the 77th minute of the match.

Verhonik said that he was happy for Mitiche’s accomplishment and for the team as well.

“It was so big to get it [the goal] for him and for who it was against [University of Missouri-St. Louis], plus it being the game winner,” Verhonik said. “It was a big win for the team too.”

The Greyhounds finished out the season at 7-8-3; 6-6-3 in GLVC play.

Men's Basketball Q: How has the team been preparing for this upcoming season?

A: Me, personally, I did a lot of stuff over the summer weight training, working on touch and skills inside.

As a team, we got right back into it [practicing] and emphasized defense. We are going to be a team that gets up and down [the court] a lot...This year we have 14 guys, so we have a lot of fresh legs that are ready to go.

Q: What can we expect from the team this season?

A: We are going to be good, definitely better than last year. We have a lot of new guys, so we are working on chemistry issues. Hopefully by the time we play Butler we will be ready.

[Season starts Nov. 3 at Butler University]

Wrestling Q: How has the team been preparing for this upcoming season?

A: We have been going every day and wrestling, weight training and [doing] conditioning workouts. It’s a small group of guys, so we are getting closer and just working hard.

Q: What can we expect from the team this season?

A: We should be a pretty solid team. Number-wise we are down, but I think everyone has the same goals, and we should have a really successful year...We definitely have the capabilities to make this a great year.

[Season starts Nov. 17 at Ashland University]

Women's Basketball Q: How has the team been preparing for this upcoming season?

A: We have been working out every day, two practices a week as a team. We have been working on strength with our trainer. We have just really been working hard.

Q: What can we expect from the team this season?

A: We got a DI transfer. We have less injuries, which is really big for us, so we have more [players] to work with.

This season, we are planning to win the conference tournament...We have a really good team this year.

[Season starts Nov. 1 at Wright State University] Q&A by Leeann Doerflein, Graphic by Laura Fellows

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>>The fourth installment of “Paranormal Activity” brings together all of the elements of the other movies. The movie follows Alex (Kathryn Newton) as she films the strange phenomena happening around her home after new neighbors move in. The movie connects all the plot pieces from the first three films.The “Paranormal Activity”movies have been harshly criticized as boring or not having enough action, but “Paranormal Activity 4”begins strong and brings the action within the first moments of the film.The plot throws unexpected information to the audience and allows that information to simmer to produce a realization at a later point in the movie. New filming elements are brought into the movie, and the directors stray away from the original hand-held camera format. Skeptics of “Paranormal Activity” will be greatly surprised, and true fans will love how the three movies conclude with the new family.

>>Taylor Swift strays from her typical country-pop sound on her new album, “Red.” Although the album is listed as a country album on iTunes—currently ranked at No. 1—Swift abandons her country sound to conform to the pop genre, with less instrumental elements and a bigger focus on vocals and beat.

This was made obvious early on with the release of her first single from the album, “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.” Other than that, the album is a typical Swift album—full of songs about relationships, with a few other themes mixed in. Swift mostly just takes us on another journey through her tumultuous relationships, complete with catchy tunes that let us know exactly how she feels. For this reason, even though her genre has changed, Taylor Swift fans still will love this album. If you never were a T-Swift fan, you probably would be wasting your time.

>>When the words “Long’s Bakery” are spoken on the University of Indianapolis campus, the sure reply will be, “Wait, isn’t that where we get those doughnuts for Midnight Breakfast?”

Indeed, Long’s is the place where those yeast donuts come from every semester.

Although I usually stuff myself with plain doughnuts during finals week, I decided to step out of my box and try a chocolate doughnut and orange sugar cookie when I went to the bakery.The cookie was subpar compared to the doughnut, which I ate in a mere five seconds. But it was the end of the night, so I’ll give Long’s Bakery the benefit of the doubt. Not only are the bakery items delicious, but the prices are a fraction of what one would pay at Blondie’s or Mrs. Field’s. No credit cards or checks are accepted at Long’s Bakery.

For a quick and cheap breakfast, pick-meup or a late night snack, Long’s Bakery is the place to go!

>>October is haunted house season, and some haunts may be worth putting on your radar this year. Necropolis: The City of Perpetual Darkness, located at the Dark Armies Strategic Pursuit Entertainment facility, is a must-visit attraction. Necropolis opens at 7 p.m. daily. The path design for this warehouseturned-haunted house is both elaborate and exciting. Corridors and sharp turns are placed every few steps, but that does not burden the beautifully crafted scenes. The monsters have 360 degree access to the audience at all times. The Dark Armies facility also features two additional attractions: Zombie Inn and Dark Terrors. These mimic the path design and attention to detail of the first events, but vary in theme. Ticket prices are split into single attraction and combo tickets. Exact prices and more information can be found at www.darkarmies. com/necropolis-haunted-house.

>>That “The Secret Keeper” by Kate Morton is a hit is not a secret. When I first read the preview of the book, I was not interested in the least. Overall, the story sounded strange and uninteresting.

Fortunately for me, I only had judged this book by the cover, and it was nice to be surprised. The book is set in England in the 1960s and is a mystery of sorts. The story is told from the perspective of the main character, 16 -year-old Laurel, who witnesses something she was never meant to see. The twists and turns in the plot kept me on the edge of my seat through the entire novel. I was hooked after just reading the prologue. The story only continued to improve as it progressed.

Normally, I do not find much interest in mystery stories such as this one, but this is most definitely an exception. I certainly recommend this novel. With a plot as intriguing as this one, this book should not be a kept secret.

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In the dreams of his victims, a spectral child murderer stalks the children of the members of the lynch mob that killed him.

2. PARANORMAL ACTIVITY

After moving into a suburban home, a couple becomes increasingly disturbed by a nightly demonic presence.

3. INSIDIOUS

A family looks to prevent evil spirits from trapping their comatose child in a realm called The Further.

4. TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE

A group of friends passing through are stalked and hunted down by a deformed killer with a chainsaw in order to sustain his poor family who can only afford to eat what they kill.

5. THE ORPHAN A husband and wife who recently lost their baby adopt a 9-year-old girl who is not nearly as innocent as she claims to be.

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Music fraternity performs

Mu Phi Epsilon holds departmental recital in Ruth Lilly Performance Hall

By Annisa Nunn STAFF WRITER The Chapter of Mu Phi Epsilon at the University of Indianapolis held a departmental recital on Oct. 10 in the Ruth Lilly Performance Hall.

Mu Phi Epsilon is a co-educational music fraternity whose purpose is to advance music and promote musicianship, scholarship, music therapy and music education, puts emphasis on service through music and develops loyalty to the alma mater and true ties of friendship.

Mu Phi was founded by Winthrop Sterling and Elizabeth Mathias Fuqua in 1903 at the Metropolitan College of Music in Cincinnati, Ohio.

The fraternity comprises collegiate chapters, alumni chapters and allied members. Mu Phi Epsilon began as a sorority for women, but the sorority expanded within a month and even more by the first year.

Six presentations were performed by different students, each of whom introduced the piece with a bit of background.

The performances provided a variety of instruments and types of music, including voice, cello and piano with music from Mozart, Handel and Brahms.

Sophomore nursing student Kristin Reed said the performance was “interesting, and the different synopsis of instruments made it better than having one type or person play.”

Photo by Annisa Nunn

University of Indianapolis student Stephen Sullivan performs piano at the recital, which occurred Oct. 10.

Though there were few attendees, those in the audience seemed to enjoy the performance.

“As a former orchestra person, [I think] they did really well and I connected in a way” said sophomore nursing student Kayla Cook.

Soprano voice performer Johanna Bauchle said she enjoyed performing in the recital.

“The Mu Phi departmental was a success. Each music major, and some minors, have to perform in a departmental each semester. This is where we have a chance to perform for our peers and professors. It

is sometimes a nerve-racking event, but it is definitely fun. It is a great experience, and it helped people get over their fears of performing,” Bauchle said.

The Mu Phi departmental featured extraordinary talent in a performance setting.

“I enjoyed performing in the Mu Phi departmental because it gave my mother and sister a chance to see it,” Bauchle said.

Mu Phi Epsilon offers grants and scholarships to its members.

More information about Mu Phi Epsilon is available at www.mpefoundation.org.

Students perform in handbell ensemble

By Alexander Taylor ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

Members of the Department of Music performed in the department’s latest Handbell Ensemble on Tuesday, Oct. 23, in Ruth Lilly Performance Hall in the Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center.

The concert incorporated different sized bells and styles with an underlying hymn theme.

Director and Coordinator of the Handbell Ensemble Peter Nichols noted the major themes throughout the 13-song ensemble.

“The theme was based on a church hymn, with a sense of fun mixed within,” Nichols said.

The concert was split between the two different ensembles in the Department of Music, the beginning ensemble and the advanced ensemble.

The beginning ensemble incorporated the “UIndy Alma Mater,” “And He Never Said a Word,” “Standing on the Promises,” “They’ll Know We Are Christians” and “I’m Just a Poor Wayfaring Stranger.”

“The best piece played for the beginning ensemble was ‘And He Never Said a Word,’” Nichols said.

The advanced ensemble played a different variety of bells, in a complicated synthesis.

The advanced ensemble performed songs including a solo with piano accompaniment called “Psalm of Love.”

Other songs included “Jericho,” “Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho,” “Gypsy

Song,” “Prelude on Thaxted,” “Tarantella” and the “UIndy Fight Song.”

“The best piece that was played by the advanced ensemble was ‘Jericho,’” Nichols said.

Junior Community Health major Kathryn Line attended the event and said she did not know what to expect from the handbell performance.

“It was an unconventional approach to playing music. I really had no expectations but was pleasantly surprised by the different performances,” Line said.

UIndy offers two different courses for handbells. The courses are offered Tuesdays and Thursdays every semester.

The Department of Music also offers a Spring Term course focused on the introduction to handbells.The course will be offered next spring.

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Presidential candidates discuss higher education Head to Head:

First ladies participate in campaign

Michelle Obama, Ann Romney take up own causes

By Morgan Benjamin STAFF WRITER From Martha Washington to Michelle Obama, the unofficial title of first lady can come with much admiration and hard work. A first lady normally assumes unofficial duties such as offering advice to the president, handling domestic issues and becoming a leader in fashion.

Although the husbands of the two potential first ladies in the upcoming election are at different ends of the political spectrum, the women’s political views are not as contrasting as that of their husbands’.

According to a recent poll conducted

by ABC News, the general public view of Michelle Obama and Ann Romney is that they are more favorable than that of their husbands, by more than 12 percent and nine percent, respectively. ABC News attributed the results of this study to the womens’ more bipartisan tendencies.

Both ladies stress the importance of family in speeches and through involvement in numerous organizations.

While both women are educated, they were educated in different settings: Ann Romney graduated from Brigham Young University, whereas Michelle Obama has a degree from Harvard Law School.

Ann Romney and Michelle Obama both have expressed their disinterest in meddling much in their husbands’politics.

Michelle Obama has been known for her stunning eye for fashion, likened to that of Jackie Kennedy. She dons ensembles created by designers such as Jason Wu, Narciso Rodriguez, Maria Pinto and Calvin Klein, as well as pieces from more affordable stores such as White House/ Black Market and J. Crew.

Michelle Obama is not, however, merely a fashion enthusiast. She has been recognized as an important asset to her husband’s political career because of the offices she has held and the organizations of which she has been a part. She also has been admired as a dedicated mother to her two daughters, Malia and Sasha, promoter of healthier lifestyles across the nation and a supporter of the families of U.S. troops.

The current first lady has contributed to YouthBuild AmeriCorps, which endorses

energy-efficient home building.

In 1993, as founding executive director, she headed Public Allies Chicago, which encourages youth to join nonprofit organizations.

Michelle Obama initiated several volunteer programs while acting as the associate dean of students at the University of Chicago.

She has planted a vegetable garden at the White House with fifth graders, the first since Eleanor Roosevelt, with the intent of promoting inexpensive means of producing healthy foods.

Michelle Obama also has paid frequent visits to military bases.

Ann Romney has spent much of her time since 1970 as a stay-at-home mother, raising her and her husband’s five sons Tagg, Matt, Josh, Ben and Craig.

She has also served as director of Best Friends, a group which serves inner-city girls in Boston. Additionally, she was co-chair and a member of the Faith and Action Committee as well as a member of the Executive Committee and Community Impact Committee for the United Way, an organization working to promote a higher standard of living through wellness, income stability and education.

Ann Romney also has worked as a volunteer instructor at the Mother Caroline Academy, a multicultural middle school.

She is a leader in using equine therapy to treat multiple sclerosis and an advocate of research for MS. She was diagnosed with the disease in 1998.

Despite her illness, Ann Romney has trained for and participated in dressage competition as recently as 2006. Dressage competitions are also referred to as horse ballet and are the most competitive equestrian sport. She still continues to ride both therapeutically and as a hobby.

In an interview with ABC News, Ann Romney said, “I was really surprised. As soon as I got on [the horse], I completely forgot I was even sick or tired or that fatigue feeling. I just was so filled with joy, that it just was like a magic pill for me.”

Many journalists suggest that Michelle Obama and Ann Romney have done more for their husbands’presidential campaigns than any other potential first ladies.

According to veteran television journalist Tom Brokaw, Michelle Obama and Ann Romney are “the two most effective campaigners in both campaigns.”

Abortion and Birth Control

- No longer supports abortion, although previously he did - Would cut funding for Planned Parenthood

- Supports abortion rights - Creating health care laws to require contraceptives in workplace health plans, including access to the “morning-after” pill

Economy

Romney vs. Obama - Would lower taxes, provide a balanced budget and spur growth with more trade deals - Would repeal laws requiring regulations and harsher consequences for those involved in large company scandals

- Supports tax breaks for U.S. manufacturers who produce domestically - Would implement tax penalties for companies outsourcing jobs

Immigration

Presidential candidates Barack Obama and Mitt Romney have spent their campaigns expressing their stances on issues concerning social services and economic reform. One of the focuses of this year’s election has been on higher education. Both President Obama and Gov. Romney have suggested different policies for higher education that vary from decreasing student loan interest rates to involving private sectors into higher education.

Romney has been scrutinized for not having strong plans for higher education by the Obama campaign. Adjunct history and political science professor Matt Hammond believes these are justified criticisms.

“The criticisms [against Romney] are warranted. They’re fair and no reasonable person could go out there on the internet, tune into a speech or debate and understand with any specificity what Mitt Romney is proposing for higher education,” Hammond said.

Hammond said that the choice to ignore the topic may be a deliberate strategy set up by the campaign because voters may not like what they hear.

“Obviously, in campaigns [of ] this size and of this magnitude, nothing happens on accident. So that’s [leaving out information] a decision that’s been made intentionally. And there are probably a number of politically smart reasons why that’s the case,” Hammond said.

According to Romney’s official campaign website, he proposes strengthening and simplifying the financial aid system and welcoming private sector participation. Hammond believes that Romney makes a fair judgment when he says that systems such as financial aid need to be simplified and made more accessible for students.

“I do think that Gov. Romney’s campaign has some valid points as far as filling out forms and paper work [and] the necessary applications and registrations that everyone goes through, whether they’re a student or staff [member] at a university,” Hammond said. “It [the paperwork] is too complicated, too burdensome. And [it’s] too easy to just say, ‘I’m not doing

this.’ Things need to be made clear. And I think that’s one point that Gov. Romney’s campaign has fairly made.”

The Obama campaign has taken a different approach to solving the issues of higher education. During his term as president, Obama proposed legislation to decrease or even eliminate interest rates on student loans. Associate Professor of Teaching Education Greta Pennell believes these changes could be greatly beneficial for students.

“I don’t see why the student loan interest rate has to be that high. It really does saddle students with a tremendous burden when they first come out [of college] because it’s a huge interest rate,” Pennell said. “[For] anybody who’s going into the social services sector, where pay may be less, it’ll be harder for them to make ends meet.”

Some of Obama’s other proposals, both in his time in office and during the election, include increasing funding for Pell Grants. Pennell believes that this increase will give students a better chance to pursue higher education.

“I think the Pell Grant is an excellent one. I think it needs to be funded better and more thoroughly,” Pennell said. “I think that would allow for students to not have to be spreading themselves so thin.”

Romney also has suggested giving some of the higher education issues to states, thereby decreasing the federal government’s role in student loans such as Pell Grants. By decreasing spending and focusing on reforms, Romney hopes to decrease the financial burden loans have on the national deficit. Pennell said that this would hurt higher education.

“I’m just not convinced of how much debt the government is taking on by providing funding through the GI Bill and Pell Grants. The stuff we do for people out of the federal government is such a tiny percent of the overall budget,”Pennell said. “If we would just reduce the defense budget by five percent, we could pay for tons of stuff. So I think it’s a red herring kind of argument. They’re just trying to distract us. We’ve got this massive deficit, but what we do for people out of the federal budget is a drop in the bucket.”

Hammond said that higher education institutions are not meant to be run like businesses, and private sector involvement would be harmful to them.

“Those that share his [Romney’s] phi-

- Does not want undocumented immigrants to receive educational benefits - Does not want to grant citizenship to undocumented immigrants in college - Does support citizenship for those enlisted

- Thinks those brought to the country illegally as children should be exempt from deportation and granted work permits -Committed to citizenship for undocumented immigrants enrolled in college or enlisted

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- Would cap federal spending at 20 percent of GDP - Would cut spending but vague about how and where - Would pass a balanced budget amendment - Supports bailouts of major corporations, but not auto industry

- Would cut spending - Would create revenue increases - Plans to raise the debt limit to avoid default - Plans to let previous tax cuts end for those making more than $250,000

Sources: foxnews.com/us/2012/09/10/obama-and-romney-where-stand-on-issues759572, sacbee.com/2012/05/01/4456551/obama-vs-romney-where-they-stand.html

Graphic by Madie Eash and Laura Fellows

losophy would say that the private sector is the answer. They’re going to make the product better, more efficient, less regulated, more effective and cheaper. And I would say that that is a backwards way of looking at how to handle our education system, whether it’s primary, secondary or post-secondary,” Hammond said.

Criticisms the Obama campaign has received from the Romney campaign

include that Obama has given up on reform and is trying to solve problems such with money instead of reform. Pennell believes that Obama is attempting to make changes but is being met with blocks in Congress.

“I don’t think that President Obama has given up on reform. I think he’s got a lot of other areas where he sees reform could happen,” Pennell said. “At the same

time, a president can put out [a] vision, but they can’t enact legislation. That’s why we have separation of powers.”

Other topics the candidates discussed include voucher systems and funding for community colleges. More information on Obama’s and Romney’s policies can be found on their official campaign websites, www.barackobama.com and www.mittromney.com.

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