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UIndy faculty salaries lower than average The Reflector looks at how University of Indianapolis salaries rank compared with other universities By Leeann Doerflein EDITORIAL ASSISTANT The average faculty salary at the University of Indianapolis is lower than that at most comparable post-secondary institutions in Indiana. As of the 2013-2014 academic year, statistics from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System show that the average salary for UIndy full professors was $78,417, for associate professors the average was $67,851, for assistant professors it was $56,754 and for instructors it was $43,488. IPEDS is an online education statistics data center that makes institutional data reported to the U.S. Department of Education available to public. Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Michael Holstein said the university does not make individual salary data publicly available, which also is true for academia and companies beyond UIndy. He also said UIndy, like all colleges and universities, is required to report average salary data to the U.S. Department of Education. The criteria For this article, The Reflector considered only universities that are private and have graduate programs like UIndy’s. Although the University of Notre Dame meets these criteria, Notre Dame was not included because of the size of the school and because it is a research-focused campus. Both Holstein and Professor of Philosophy and Religion Gregory Clapper, who has been compiling data on faculty salaries since 2004, recommended
comparing UIndy only to schools that are similar, to get a fair look at the salary data. Clapper said Butler University, University of Evansville and Valparaiso University are probably the most comparable Indiana schools to UIndy because they are church affiliated and offer similar levels of programming. “It [what faculty should make] depends on the school you are trying to be,” Clapper said. “So like Franklin [College], they do not have a graduate school in PT and OT, they are not trying to be that kind of school. Sometimes our administrators will say, ‘Well, look, you are getting better pay than Franklin.’But they are not trying to be what UIndy is.” Schools nearby Within the metro area, UIndy faculty makes less than faculty at Butler University faculty, but more than Marian University. UIndy is more similar to Butler in that both schools have an extensive list of master’s degree programs and several doctoral degrees programs. Butler has more than 65 undergraduate majors compared to UIndy’s 82, according to each university website. Butler has more than 100 more faculty than UIndy, with 348 to 241, according to IPEDS. However, UIndy faculty make less than Butler across the board. Full professors at UIndy, on average, make $11,358 less than their counterparts at Butler; the difference between the salaries for both associate and assistant professors is, on average, almost $8,700. The gap between instructors at the schools is slightly lower, with a $6,149 average separation.
Marian University is the lowest paid university in The Reflector’s study. Marian has two master’s degree programs, one doctoral program and 36 majors, according to Marian’s website. According to Clapper’s explanation, Marian faculty appear to make less than UIndy faculty in part because the school has fewer program offerings. Full Marian professors make over $19,000 less than their UIndy counterparts, according to IPEDS. The average difference between UIndy and Marian associate professors is nearly $10,000. The average spread for assistant professors is a little more than $6,700. And the average gap between instructors at the schools is much smaller at $1,152. Hoosier schools less related Outside the metro area, but inside the Hoosier state, salaries are mixed compared to UIndy. Anderson,Taylor and Manchester universities have lower salaries across the board than UIndy. All three universities have some but few graduate programs, and all but Taylor offer fewer majors than UIndy.Taylor University offers 115 majors, but only has 129 faculty members, according to Taylor’s website and the IPEDS data. Trine University salaries are higher than UIndy in all categories of faculty, and the full professor salary is the highest. However, Butler beats Trine in all categories except for full professor. The difference is especially pronounced when contrasting salaries for full-time professors at Trine versus UIndy. Full professors at Trine make, on average, $20,592 more annually than their UIndy counterparts. Trine is unique because the school does not have tenure; all 85 Trine professors and
instructors have yearly contracts. UIndy and all other schools in The Reflector’s study have a majority of tenured and tenure-track professors. As of 2013, UIndy had 100 tenured professors, 72 tenure track professors and 69 faculty working on an annual contract, according to IPEDS. Holstein said the IPEDS data do not account for UIndy adjuncts because there is no meaningful average of salary data to report. He said this is because adjunct pay at UIndy depends on teaching hours. Schools like UIndy Valparaiso faculty who are full professors earn more than UIndy faculty at the same level, but associate and assistant professors as well as instructors at UIndy make more than their Valpo counterparts. Valpo pays its full professors almost as highly as Trine, with Valpo’s average coming in at $93,330. Valpo offers 70 majors to UIndy’s 82 and three doctoral programs to UIndy’s five, but Valpo offers 40 master’s programs to UIndy’s 28, according to the UIndy and Valpo websites. Like UIndy, Evansville is Methodist affiliated. But Evansville only has one doctoral program, four master’s degrees programs and two fewer undergraduate majors than UIndy at 80, according to the UIndy and Evansville websites. Evansville is lower in one of the four faculty categories, which is instructor. UIndy instructors make nearly $3,400 more than Evansville instructors. The average salary gap for Evansville versus UIndy associate professors barely exists at $72 more for Evansville.
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Intern Queen shares tips with students By Quiaira Johnson ONLINE EDITOR
Lauren Berger, known as the Intern Queen, spoke at the University of Indianapolis on April 9 in Lilly Science Hall Room 210. The event was sponsored by the UIndy chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America as well as the Professional Edge Center. Berger, who graduated from the University of Central Florida, discussed the importance of internships, jobs and life after college. She completed 15 internships during her four years of college. She is also the chief executive officer of InternQueen.com, as well as the author of two books, “All Work, No Pay: Finding an Internship, Building Your Resume, Making Connections and Gaining Job Experience” and “Welcome to the Real World: Finding Your Place, Perfecting Your Work and Turning Your Job into Your Dream Career.” Berger told students the important guidelines to getting internships, based on her college experiences. “I got into Florida State, and I was excited to go to lots of football games and parties, and that was really all that I was looking for in college,” Berger said. “I was not motivated. I was not thinking
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Lauren Berger speaks to students about landing internships. Berger has written two books, is the CEO of the website InternQueen.com and has completed 15 internships in college. about my future.” Berger said that she had no intention of looking for internships her first year of college, until her mother called her and told her she had to. Her mom was motivated to call her and tell her that she needed an internship after watching a segment of the “Today” show. Berger began her journey of searching for internships the second semester of her freshman year of college. The first tip that Berger gave to the audience was about how to stand out to employers. “If you want to impress someone, when they give you a business card, when
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they say, ‘Hey, here is my email; send me a resume,’ you make time that night and you send over your materials,” she said. Berger then explained that business wear and thank you cards are very important to landing an internship. “If an employer has to choose between two candidates, they are going to choose the one who sent the thank you card,” she said. “It’s the bonus points. That’s how you close the deal.” Taking the first steps to get a first internship or a first job can be nerve-racking, and stressful at time, and rejection is just part of the process.
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“As soon as you get that ‘no,’ I want you guys to say to yourself, ‘I must be on the right track,’” Berger said. “Because you have to get a no in order to get a yes.” Networking is something that Berger said is extremely important. She shared that while it is great to network with the executives of the companies, it is also important not to underestimate the value of the interns there as well. Berger said that the best lesson she learned was the importance of communicating. She said she shared her goals and ideas with those she encountered, and a lot of the opportunities she got came because she communicated. Berger took questions from the audience at the end of the presentation. Sophomore criminal justice major Taylor Kellam said the presentation was a learning experience. “I thought it was a good thing to have her come and speak,” Kellam said, “especially for someone like me who has never had an internship at all yet. It was good to hear her perspectives about how to get internships and key tips to make the process more successful.” More information about internships, resume building and professional development is available from the Professional Edge Center, located in the Stierwalt Alumni House.
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The University of Indianapolis held a public forum debating the different viewpoints of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act on April 6 in UIndy Hall. The discussion was held before the Final Four Championship and during halftime. Assistant Professor of Sociology Amanda Miller and University Chaplain, Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Religion and Director of Lantz Center Jeremiah Gibbs led the discussion. After a quick introduction from Miller, Gibbs delved into the history of how religious freedoms and the RFRA laws came about. He then explained how the government can restrict religious freedom and gave real-world examples of court cases involving the topic. One such case in 1990 involved a decision made by the Supreme Court about Native Americans who used peyote as part of their religion. The Supreme Court decided that if the government found that a law was neutral and applicable, it could restrict religious freedom. In small groups led by UIndy faculty, students were given a paper with either the words Duke or Wisconsin on it.They were told that if they had Duke, they had to argue for the case. And if they had Wisconsin, they had to argue against it. The leaders informed the students about court cases that have occurred in the past, and then students debated the cases from one side or the other. After the first debate, Miller explained how these court cases applied to the Indiana RFRA and why it is such a large topic in the news compared to other religious freedom laws. She explained to the audience that the Indiana law was much more general and did not have specific language saying that it could not impinge on civil rights. Once again the leaders gave the students circumstances with which they could either agree or disagree and let them debate the issues. Senior human biology major Anthony Glidewell said that he thinks Indiana should take steps to prevent other discriminatory laws from happening again. “We should all do more research and look at our own history in order to prevent future bills like it [the Indiana RFRA law],” Glidewell said. The second debate was followed by Gibbs explaining the recent amendment to the Indiana RFRA law. According to Gibbs, the new clause states that the RFRA law cannot be used to discriminate against protected classes and the LGBTQIA community.
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TSS covers password protection, phishing and more with students The University of Indianapolis Technolog y Support Ser vices held an “off the road” information event in the basement of Schwitzer Student Center on Wednesday, April 10.
Ethics of Death with Dignity Act discussed at ‘How to Die in Oregon’ showing
The Department of Philosophy and Religion hosted an event entitled “The Ethics of Physician Assisted Suicide” on Thursday, April 16, in the Schwitzer Student Center.
Joy’s House shares information on caring for elderly Americans “Working and Caring for Older Americans,” a lecture/performance event, occurred on April 14 in the Schwitzer Student Center Room 010. This event addressed the topic of caring for older Americans and being an effective caregiver.
Take Back the Night
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APRIL 22, 2015
Parting words from The Ref lector senior staff College was both the best and worst time of my life. I think that is important for people to know. You are going to smile the biggest and cry the hardest during your time here. That may seem like a bleak outlook on your time in adult limbo, but you will come out a completely different person and these are facts. I still can’t believe how much four years and hard work has molded me into someone who is confident and ready for the world. And I got there by trying new things. I see time and time again people who come to college and refuse to change their habits. They are comfortable with what they did in high school, and they think new is silly. New is what is going to make you grow. If someone has a new policy or new way of doing things, try it out. You can adapt your methods to make you a stronger person. I loved my time at UIndy, and I’m glad I chose my path. It wasn’t easy at all. I made bad choices. I lost friends.All of this pushed me towards my future. I am going to leave UIndy with a full time job and happy. I feel like an adult. So don’t spend your time looking for the cool Photo by Laken Detweiler kids or reliving your high school years. If The seniors of The Reflector staff. From left to right: AJ Rose -Sports Editor, Ben Zefeng Zhang former Photo Editor, Anna Wieseman Editor-in-Chief, Leeann Doerflein Editorial Assistant. Behind: Emily Darr - Feature Editor. you are still missing high school by your second semester, you’re not trying hard enough. There is no excuse for not making place home away from home, I realize and a student journalist, but as my time presentations and papers, I wouldn’t trade and learn as much as you can. Be sure to comes to a close, I wish I had more time the last four years for anything. make it memorable. friends, staying in your room or going home letting it go will be hard. That said, my time here wasn’t perfect. for late night Perk runs. I wish I had actuFor every professor I disliked and every -Ben Zefeng Zhang, Former Photo every weekend. Please take the time in your college When I was a lame little freshman I ally gone to see the Greyhounds play a peer I tolerated, there were three times Editor career to challenge yourself. I’ve worked rarely stepped out of my comfort zone. football game. I wish for more long nights as many that I loved and inspired me to become a better person. They helped me I have met so many tremendous alongside professional stage managers, I stayed in my Cravens Hall dorm room in the newsroom. Go out right now and make a bucket figure out what I want to do after college. people and I have created many cherished had my byline in professional papers, and and didn’t really socialize with my floor travelled across the United States because mates. I thought about joining clubs, but list for your time at UIndy. Don’t leave I believe the friends you make in college memories. I can already tell that I am going to of this university. So let yourself cry, go I didn’t. I just did my homework, went with any regrets, and make the most of are the ones you keep your whole life. I crazy and be torn down to your core by all to class and ventured out of my comfort your time starting now. Carpe diem, fel- have no doubt that I will succeed in life have a tough time accepting the fact that of the new things that you are experiencing. zone only for the good of the news. Don’t low Hounds. Join that club, make a new because of the amazing people I have I will no longer be a part of this staff. I will miss everyone on the staff, both past All that counts is how you build yourself be me, folks. Get out of your comfort friend, do what makes you happy. Don’t supporting me. zone early on and don’t be scared to try let grades and a paycheck be your only So congratulations to all the graduating and present, and truly hope I can stay in by the end of your fourth year. motivators. Seek out your joy and do your seniors. Remember, there will always be contact with all of them for years to come. -Anna Wieseman, Editor-in-Chief new things and make new friends. As my UIndy career advanced, I tuition dollars true justice. ups and downs in life. Don’t take the ups Being on The Reflector has been one -Leeann Doerflein, Editorial Assistant for granted. Real life is just around the of the best experiences of my life, and Looking back on my career at UIndy, wanted to socialize more, and sometimes corner, and I want to wish all my fellow I am thankful I had the opportunity to I’m grateful for the wisdom my professors I succeeded, but a lot of the time work Everyone says that your college years graduates the best of luck with your future, work here and improve as a professional have imparted and the great opportunities got in the way. As a double major and these four years have brought. My professors a poor college student, I had to juggle are the best years of your life. Unfortu- whether that means a new job, graduate journalist over the last four years. It has and my peers at The Reflector have shaped internships, 18 credit hour schedules and nately, those years are not all rainbows and school or being a trophy wife. You do you truly been a pleasure covering news for the greatest university in the world, and I me into the journalist and the person I am a part-time job. Though I’m graduating sunshine. There are professors we dislike, and remember, go Greyhounds! -Emily Darr, Feature Editor would just like to conclude my farewell by today. At another school, I probably would cum laude with two majors I can’t say I peers we tolerate and group projects we simply saying thank you and God bless. not have accomplished what I did here at really got the most of my time at UIndy. absolutely despise. But even through all -AJ Rose, Sports Editor Make the most of your college time UIndy. Now, after four years of calling this Sure, I have been successful as a student the frustrations of back-to-back exams,
Boycott Pence, Not Indiana RFRA is a disgrace By Leeann Doerflein EDITORIAL ASSISTANT
Indianapolis was once, and hopefully still can be, a city known for welcoming visitors and putting on great conventions and sporting events. In 2008, after critics said Indianapolis had hosted a Super Bowl that was one of the best Super Bowls ever, the city was flying high on good publicity received nationally. Now, misguided Americans have been threatening to boycott the Hoosier state and its capital because of state leadership. Since the General Assembly signed the “fix”for the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, companies have decided to continue their plans for expansion and artists have reinstated their cancelled concert dates. However, I would like to address the ignorance that proponents of #BoycottIndiana espoused. An article in the Indianapolis Star reported that people were writing to a Dayton, Ind., candle company owner to say they could no longer buy her candles simply because she lives in the state Pence governs. If people really wanted to boycott Indiana, they would have to forgo vehicles with Cummins engines, stop using Eli Lilly’s prescription drugs, give up Papa John’s Pizza, stop listening to John Mellencamp and stop reading John Green novels.Would they even reconsider Abraham Lincoln on the grounds that he lived here once? Americans need to realize that Indiana is not Pence, and that Hoosiers are not truly represented by our General Assembly. Only 27 percent of Hoosiers voted in the 2014 election, which swept the Republican Party into super majorities in both branches of the General Assembly, and the party won all but one statewide office. According to Ballotpedia, in 2012 only 49.5 percent of voters checked the box for Pence, which means he was not even elected by the
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majority of Hoosier voters, let alone by a majority of Hoosiers. Indiana does not deserve boycotters’ hatred. Many Hoosiers have been just as upset about RFRA as the boycotters are. I even recall someone asking me at my part-time job if my company would continue to serve LGBTQIA customers—to which I responded, “duh.” Boycotters should also educate themselves before they ask, “Why don’t you just recall Pence?” Indiana cannot recall Pence as some are calling upon the state to do; because Indiana does not allow recall votes for elected officials. So signing any petition is merely symbolic and a waste of time. Another thing that burns my Hoosier home-style biscuits is the gall it takes
for those in other states to tell us how to run our state. There is a good reason why states are empowered to elect their own officials, because the state is better equipped to make policy for its citizens than a national figure with little knowledge of state specific quirks. We Hoosiers know how to take care of ourselves, thank you. I am hopeful that the events of the last two years will be an impetus for Hoosiers to become more politically involved and show up at the polls this time around. In recent years, Indiana has not had a controversy of this magnitude to motivate voters to get their fingers out of the sugar cream pie and get off the couch to vote. This can be our year, Indiana. Let’s show America we deserve their business, their tourism dollars and their respect.
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America is the land of ultimatums. We started this way back in the 18th century with the cry “Give me liberty or give me death!” As the years have passed, the system of compromises that our government is supposed to work on has devolved into habitual nay-saying. Little progress seems to be made anymore. Indiana has the same problem today, but instead of a stalemate of naysayers, there is one party that is so powerful, its wishes and voices can completely drown out the views of the other. This is the democracy, or more appropriately the oligarchy, that we live in. The ironically entitled Religious Freedom Restoration Act is an example of a majority thrusting its fundamentalist beliefs on the masses without any considerations for those who will be affected. Despite the many protests and refutations of the GOP that the law was not meant to discriminate against the LGBTQIA community, RFRA gives people the freedom to do just that. Let us assume that their intention was not to be bigots, but instead stemmed from a genuine concern for their community. As a white, middle class, Christian male, I can say with confidence and experience that it is highly unlikely that their morals were at stake. I have never once felt pressure from those minority groups to conform to their way of life. Inversely, it is conservative Americans who strive to convert the world to their “superior” way of life. Like the colonial powers of the past, many people seem to
believe that social Darwinism gives them the right and the responsibility to civilize people who do not feel the same as them. RFRA is a power trip by power-hungry conservatives who now have enough votes to bypass the minority and are afraid of changing times. They see the new world and are afraid of what it means for their order. This is not the first time that America has dealt with a crisis like this. In the 1960s, we, the people decided to take a stand for what was right despite many, politicians included. The young people of America were the ones who made a difference. Anti-segregation and antiwar demonstrations on college campuses across the country made politicians take notice of the problems that they refused to correct.That is the only way that we can make a difference today. We have to move beyond our petty disagreements and band together to do what is right. The pressure that people have put on the government already has had some positive effect, with a stipulation to the law added to disallow LGBTQIA discrimination, but the intent of the law remains the same. Right now, we are the laughingstock of the nation. People across the country are looking at us as if every single Hoosier was a jerk who refuses to acknowledge basic human rights. I have more hope for us as a state. With the progress that has been made because of the average person’s involvement, and the number of people who are still willing to fight for equal rights, I think that we can rise above our situation and make Indiana a place where everyone is welcome once again.
“They [conservatives] see the new world and are afraid of what it means for their order.”
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Panel discusses HIP 2.0, Medicaid in Indiana By Ahmed Adel STAFF WRITER
The University of Indianapolis hosted a panel discussion on Monday, April 13, at 7 p.m. in the Schwitzer Student Center addressing justice, the Affordable Care Act and the Healthy Indiana Plan, commonly known as HIP 2.0. Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religion Peter Murphy introduced the three panelists to the audience and led the discussion. The first panelist was David Orentlicher, a professor at Indiana University School of Law and an adjunct professor in medicine at the IU School of Medicine. He also served as a member of the Indiana House of Representatives from 2002 to 2008, where he authored several important pieces of legislation. The second panelist was Secretary of the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration John Wernert. FSSA is responsible for providing social benefits and healthcare for 1.4 million Hoosiers. The last panelist was Executive Director of the Gennesaret Free Clinic Rebecca Seifert. Gennesaret Free Clinic is an Indianapolis organization that provides free comprehensive healthcare services for homeless people, including medical, dental, vision care and more. Murphy began the discussion by offering some background information on HIP 2.0. He reminded the audience that in 2012 the Supreme Court ruled on the constitutionality of various aspects of President Barack Obama’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. One ruling established was that the federal government could not force states to make the choice either to expand Medicaid as dictated in the Affordable Care Act or lose all their federal funding for their Medicaid systems. Murphy explained the options available for states as a result of the ruling. One option, taken by 22 states so far, is not to expand Medicaid. These states still have traditional Medicaid, a system for
our patient population in a way that will allow them to efficiently use services, understand medication and the importance of coming back for health assistance, which will allow us to employ healthcare to better serve our patient population.” Wernert addressed the issue of coverage versus access and emphasized that traditional Medicaid did not correspond to the healthcare needs in Indiana. “What happens if there are no doctors or providers in those states that are willing to see patients on Medicaid?” he said. “Only 60,000 people were able to get on the original HIP 1.0 plan. So how did that help with the access issue?” He said that what Hoosiers need is not just coverage but access to care. “Patients on Medicaid really don’t get healthier,” he said. “There is no incentive for them to take more ownership and responsibility in their healthcare.” Orentlicher gave his views about why Indiana needs such a system. He said Photo by Kameron Casey that the United States has the highest Students listen to speakers discuss the Healthy Indiana Plan 2.0 system. The panel discussion took place on Monday, April 13 in the Schwitzer Student Center at 7 p.m. healthcare costs in the world. “We spend 17 percent of our gross which anyone both below the federal granted and continues through January He added that this might strike people domestic product, and we don’t spend it poverty line and a child, blind, physically 31, 2018. as an economic consideration at first, but efficiently,” he said. “So we are not getdisabled, elderly, mentally ill, pregnant The panel discussion focused mainly it also might be an ethical consideration if ting healthier as a result. In fact, we are or a parent of young children is eligible. on the differences between Indiana’s HIP there is an ethical requirement that public less [healthy], even though we spend so The Affordable Care Act then provides 2.0 system and the Medicaid system laid dollars be spent efficiently. much more.” subsidies for anyone not covered by out in the Affordable Care Act. He also asked the panelists to share Orentlicher proposed two ways to Medicaid whose income is below 400 The panel also raised ethical issues their views on the ethical considerations, deal with this: address physicians’ overpercent of the federal poverty line. and addressed certain incentives that are such as the claim that HIP 2.0 will help prescribing and discourage patients from A second option, taken by 23 states distinctive of HIP 2.0 but not part of people take personal responsibility for over-demanding healthcare. so far, is to expand Medicaid using the traditional Medicaid. Examples discussed their health. People opposing HIP 2.0 He explained how low-income people guidelines of the Affordable Care Act. included the requirement that some HIP claim that even if its efficiency is proven, with high-severity chronic illnesses are For this, anyone under the age of 65 and 2.0 recipients fund a high-deductible the system is unfair to people who are less likely to seek medical treatment to under 138 percent of the federal poverty health account and how HIP 2.0 locks worse off because of the burdens that it avoid paying extra costs, emphasizing line is eligible for Medicaid. Anyone those recipients out of the plan if they imposes on them. that those people are worse off by havover the 138 percent can get subsidies. fail to make these payments. It also imEach panelist took turns answering ing to pay more for healthcare. After the Finally, the third option is one that poses a penalty of up to $25 if a HIP 2.0 these questions by sharing his or her own discussion, the floor was opened to the only five states, including Indiana, have recipient uses the emergency room for knowledge and perspectives on the subject. audience for questions. Senior markettaken.This option involves applying for non-emergencies. Each panelist evaluated Seifert said that a lot of issues stem from ing major Aminata Diallo said the panel a waiver that proposes to the federal the efficiency of HIP 2.0. how best to use healthcare. helped her understand HIP 2.0. government that the state’s Medicaid “Why should we think that HIP 2.0 is “A number of our patients live in very “I think that the panelists pretty system will be set up in a way that is the ideal way to go?” Murphy said. “This challenging life circumstances, and so as much covered most of the things that different from the Affordable Care is basically a matter of trying to get the a result, there is an issue of access to care,” I wasn’t so sure about on HIP 2.0,” she Act. Indiana’s waiver, which proposed best healthcare we can get for every dollar she said. “But once in care, we try to make said. “And they did a great job providing the HIP 2.0 system, was successfully that we spend.” sure that our providers communicate with [the] reasoning behind it.”
Drive honors recovering CELL executive director
record Mayor Ballard on his iPad so that his friends at school would believe that the mayor was at his grandpa’s house,” Dresslar said. Executive Director of the University Dresslar’s journey also had an impact of Indianapolis Center of Excellence in on the UIndy community. CELL partLeadership of Learning Dave Dresslar was nered with Be the Match, a bone marrow diagnosed with leukemia last fall and is now registry, and the Campus Program Board on the road to recovery. During his absence, to hold a blood drive and swab for bone however, the campus and community show marrow donations on March 25. that he is being thought of. The event was entitled “Live to Give” Dresslar underwent a bone marrow and gave donors a chance to donate transplant last Nov. 21. His transplant blood, be tested for a bone marrow took immediately. Dresslar said this is a match or both. new concept for him. Acting Executive Di“It is strange and kind of rector of CELL Janet cool to think that I have a Boyle said that the event brand new blood type and that went better than she exI am genetically unrelated to pected. my family,” he said. “We raised over $5,000 After word got out that and had almost 50 people Dresslar had leukemia, the do swabs for bone marrow community wanted to do matches,” Boyle said. something special for him. Both Boyle and DressJason Kloth, Indianapolis lar have become more deputy mayor for education, aware of how vital tissue wanted to organize a special and organ donation is. event for his friend. Kloth, “This experience has just DRESSLAR along with some CELL staff reinforced my belief in the members, President Robert Manuel and necessity of blood and organ donation,” Provost Deborah Balogh, gathered at Boyle said. “By witnessing Dave going Dresslar’s house on Nov. 5. through chemo and the prep for his “I knew there was something happen- transplant, I have loudly received the ing when all these people started showing message to cherish every day we have up,” Dresslar said. “It was not until Mayor been given with our loved ones.” Ballard showed up that I realized just how Dresslar said he is so thankful for special this day would be.” those who choose to get tested to be a Mayor Greg Ballard declared Nov. 5, match for marrow donation. 2014 “Dave Dresslar Day” in Indianapolis. “After my experience,” he said, “I Friends and family were thrilled and just have realized how important it is for as surprised as Dresslar. people to be educated about organ and “My grandson was there and had to tissue donation.”
By Hayley Good STAFF WRITER
SALARIES from page 1 Average University of Indianapolis Salaries $90,000 $80,000
$78,417 $67,851
$70,000
$56,754
$60,000
$43,488
$50,000 $40,000 $30,000 $20,000 Professor Evansville assistant professors make $1,602 more than the UIndy average. However, the gap is larger at the top, with Evansville full professors $8,865 more than the average for UIndy full professors. The difference between the average salaries of the various faculty classifications is much less pronounced at some schools such as Marian than at UIndy. Marian has just over $1,233 of difference between its associate professors’ and full professors’, compared to UIndy’s difference of $10,566. The difference between the average salaries of Marian’s associate and assistant professor is nearly $7,900, compared to UIndy’s difference of $13,266. The UIndy impact Clapper said that there used to be not much incentive for professors at UIndy to move up in classification to full professor because there was only a small pay increase. He said assistant professors are given a six-year window to prove themselves, after which time they can apply to be an associate professor. However, he said some assistant
Associate Professor
Assistant Professor
professors can have an accelerated track to associate professor if they came in with experience from another school. To become a full professor, faculty have to teach for 12 years and have research and publications under their belt, Clapper said. In 2013, President Robert Manuel increased the automatic raise for promotion from associate to full professor from $3,000 to $7,500. Clapper said that pay increase should provide more incentive for faculty to move up. Even more than by faculty classification, UIndy professors also are paid differently based on what subject they teach. Holstein said that faculty in fields such as medicine, science and technology are paid more because of supply and demand. “This is really supply and demand when it comes to how many teachers are available in a specific academic specialty,” Holstein said. “There are some [disciplines] where the supply is larger than the demand, and you would expect the price to decrease in that [discipline].” In addition to raises for promotion, Holstein said that UIndy offers annual
Instructor
Graphic by Emily Darr
merit raises to faculty who meet the administration’s criteria. Clapper said that these raises are determined based upon teaching and course evaluations, service on committees and to students as well as research and scholarship. He said most of the raise is determined by the teaching category because UIndy is a teaching-focused school. Clapper has been compiling data on faculty salaries since 2004. He started doing this after the full faculty passed a resolution stating that the university should provide compensation that is at least average among peer schools in “no fewer than three years.” He said that it is clear the administration has not met this goal. “Sometimes it is easier to go for the flashier things,” Clapper said. “‘Oh, we have the big new building down here. Let’s attract lots of attention and draw money to that.’ Well that’s good, and we need that. It might not be as exciting, but we [also] need to keep pace with our salaries.”
Student commencement speakers selected By Ainger Alexander STAFF WRITER Student commencement speakers were officially announced on April 6. Senior operations, supply chain management and information systems major Emily Bielefeld and international relations graduate student Brandon White will represent the Class of 2015 at the commencement ceremonies in May. According to Vice President for Student and Campus Affairs and Dean of
Students Kory Vitangeli, students in the University of Indianapolis community first nominated both the undergraduate and graduate student commencement speakers. There were 10 undergraduate students and three graduate students nominated. The nominees were asked to create a 30-second video about the speech they would give at graduation. Bielefeld and White were officially selected. “I was in Washington, D.C., taking care of post-graduation things when I was told to create my video, so it actu-
ally worked out really well,” White said. “It was cool that I got to use the nation’s capital as my video backdrop.” Bielefeld and White said the topic of each speech is completely at their discretion, but they are collaborating to make sure their topics have the same general theme. Bielefeld and White said the commencement responsibilities and privileges are few, but mighty. Both students are generally responsible for delivering a commencement address and being a representative of the Class of 2015.
“Brandon and I have the privilege to walk with the platform party during the procession and lead the rest of the graduates into the stadium,” Bielefeld said. “During commencement, Brandon and I will be sitting on stage with the platform party.” Despite the pressure, both candidates are cherishing this final moment in their university careers. “When I first found out, I was flattered,” White said. “I mean, it’s an honor to even be considered. Once it came to making the video and waiting for it to be
voted on, I was nervous, because I realized I really wanted it. I am excited and thankful that I was chosen to experience this opportunity. It’s a very unique thing to be able to do. It’s not even a once-ina-lifetime type of thing.” Bielefeld said she felt honored to be selected and is excited to have the experience. “This is the most picture-perfect ending to this chapter of my life,” Bielefeld said. “And it will be amazing to see commencement from a different point of view.”
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THE REFLECTOR
APRIL 22, 2015
Panel discusses HIP 2.0, Medicaid in Indiana By Ahmed Adel STAFF WRITER
The University of Indianapolis hosted a panel discussion on Monday, April 13, at 7 p.m. in the Schwitzer Student Center addressing justice, the Affordable Care Act and the Healthy Indiana Plan, commonly known as HIP 2.0. Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religion Peter Murphy introduced the three panelists to the audience and led the discussion. The first panelist was David Orentlicher, a professor at Indiana University School of Law and an adjunct professor in medicine at the IU School of Medicine. He also served as a member of the Indiana House of Representatives from 2002 to 2008, where he authored several important pieces of legislation. The second panelist was Secretary of the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration John Wernert. FSSA is responsible for providing social benefits and healthcare for 1.4 million Hoosiers. The last panelist was Executive Director of the Gennesaret Free Clinic Rebecca Seifert. Gennesaret Free Clinic is an Indianapolis organization that provides free comprehensive healthcare services for homeless people, including medical, dental, vision care and more. Murphy began the discussion by offering some background information on HIP 2.0. He reminded the audience that in 2012 the Supreme Court ruled on the constitutionality of various aspects of President Barack Obama’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. One ruling established was that the federal government could not force states to make the choice either to expand Medicaid as dictated in the Affordable Care Act or lose all their federal funding for their Medicaid systems. Murphy explained the options available for states as a result of the ruling. One option, taken by 22 states so far, is not to expand Medicaid. These states still have traditional Medicaid, a system for
our patient population in a way that will allow them to efficiently use services, understand medication and the importance of coming back for health assistance, which will allow us to employ healthcare to better serve our patient population.” Wernert addressed the issue of coverage versus access and emphasized that traditional Medicaid did not correspond to the healthcare needs in Indiana. “What happens if there are no doctors or providers in those states that are willing to see patients on Medicaid?” he said. “Only 60,000 people were able to get on the original HIP 1.0 plan. So how did that help with the access issue?” He said that what Hoosiers need is not just coverage but access to care. “Patients on Medicaid really don’t get healthier,” he said. “There is no incentive for them to take more ownership and responsibility in their healthcare.” Orentlicher gave his views about why Indiana needs such a system. He said Photo by Kameron Casey that the United States has the highest Students listen to speakers discuss the Healthy Indiana Plan 2.0 system. The panel discussion took place on Monday, April 13 in the Schwitzer Student Center at 7 p.m. healthcare costs in the world. “We spend 17 percent of our gross which anyone both below the federal granted and continues through January He added that this might strike people domestic product, and we don’t spend it poverty line and a child, blind, physically 31, 2018. as an economic consideration at first, but efficiently,” he said. “So we are not getdisabled, elderly, mentally ill, pregnant The panel discussion focused mainly it also might be an ethical consideration if ting healthier as a result. In fact, we are or a parent of young children is eligible. on the differences between Indiana’s HIP there is an ethical requirement that public less [healthy], even though we spend so The Affordable Care Act then provides 2.0 system and the Medicaid system laid dollars be spent efficiently. much more.” subsidies for anyone not covered by out in the Affordable Care Act. He also asked the panelists to share Orentlicher proposed two ways to Medicaid whose income is below 400 The panel also raised ethical issues their views on the ethical considerations, deal with this: address physicians’ overpercent of the federal poverty line. and addressed certain incentives that are such as the claim that HIP 2.0 will help prescribing and discourage patients from A second option, taken by 23 states distinctive of HIP 2.0 but not part of people take personal responsibility for over-demanding healthcare. so far, is to expand Medicaid using the traditional Medicaid. Examples discussed their health. People opposing HIP 2.0 He explained how low-income people guidelines of the Affordable Care Act. included the requirement that some HIP claim that even if its efficiency is proven, with high-severity chronic illnesses are For this, anyone under the age of 65 and 2.0 recipients fund a high-deductible the system is unfair to people who are less likely to seek medical treatment to under 138 percent of the federal poverty health account and how HIP 2.0 locks worse off because of the burdens that it avoid paying extra costs, emphasizing line is eligible for Medicaid. Anyone those recipients out of the plan if they imposes on them. that those people are worse off by havover the 138 percent can get subsidies. fail to make these payments. It also imEach panelist took turns answering ing to pay more for healthcare. After the Finally, the third option is one that poses a penalty of up to $25 if a HIP 2.0 these questions by sharing his or her own discussion, the floor was opened to the only five states, including Indiana, have recipient uses the emergency room for knowledge and perspectives on the subject. audience for questions. Senior markettaken.This option involves applying for non-emergencies. Each panelist evaluated Seifert said that a lot of issues stem from ing major Aminata Diallo said the panel a waiver that proposes to the federal the efficiency of HIP 2.0. how best to use healthcare. helped her understand HIP 2.0. government that the state’s Medicaid “Why should we think that HIP 2.0 is “A number of our patients live in very “I think that the panelists pretty system will be set up in a way that is the ideal way to go?” Murphy said. “This challenging life circumstances, and so as much covered most of the things that different from the Affordable Care is basically a matter of trying to get the a result, there is an issue of access to care,” I wasn’t so sure about on HIP 2.0,” she Act. Indiana’s waiver, which proposed best healthcare we can get for every dollar she said. “But once in care, we try to make said. “And they did a great job providing the HIP 2.0 system, was successfully that we spend.” sure that our providers communicate with [the] reasoning behind it.”
Drive honors recovering CELL executive director
record Mayor Ballard on his iPad so that his friends at school would believe that the mayor was at his grandpa’s house,” Dresslar said. Executive Director of the University Dresslar’s journey also had an impact of Indianapolis Center of Excellence in on the UIndy community. CELL partLeadership of Learning Dave Dresslar was nered with Be the Match, a bone marrow diagnosed with leukemia last fall and is now registry, and the Campus Program Board on the road to recovery. During his absence, to hold a blood drive and swab for bone however, the campus and community show marrow donations on March 25. that he is being thought of. The event was entitled “Live to Give” Dresslar underwent a bone marrow and gave donors a chance to donate transplant last Nov. 21. His transplant blood, be tested for a bone marrow took immediately. Dresslar said this is a match or both. new concept for him. Acting Executive Di“It is strange and kind of rector of CELL Janet cool to think that I have a Boyle said that the event brand new blood type and that went better than she exI am genetically unrelated to pected. my family,” he said. “We raised over $5,000 After word got out that and had almost 50 people Dresslar had leukemia, the do swabs for bone marrow community wanted to do matches,” Boyle said. something special for him. Both Boyle and DressJason Kloth, Indianapolis lar have become more deputy mayor for education, aware of how vital tissue wanted to organize a special and organ donation is. event for his friend. Kloth, “This experience has just DRESSLAR along with some CELL staff reinforced my belief in the members, President Robert Manuel and necessity of blood and organ donation,” Provost Deborah Balogh, gathered at Boyle said. “By witnessing Dave going Dresslar’s house on Nov. 5. through chemo and the prep for his “I knew there was something happen- transplant, I have loudly received the ing when all these people started showing message to cherish every day we have up,” Dresslar said. “It was not until Mayor been given with our loved ones.” Ballard showed up that I realized just how Dresslar said he is so thankful for special this day would be.” those who choose to get tested to be a Mayor Greg Ballard declared Nov. 5, match for marrow donation. 2014 “Dave Dresslar Day” in Indianapolis. “After my experience,” he said, “I Friends and family were thrilled and just have realized how important it is for as surprised as Dresslar. people to be educated about organ and “My grandson was there and had to tissue donation.”
By Hayley Good STAFF WRITER
SALARIES from page 1 Average University of Indianapolis Salaries $90,000 $80,000
$78,417 $67,851
$70,000
$56,754
$60,000
$43,488
$50,000 $40,000 $30,000 $20,000 Professor Evansville assistant professors make $1,602 more than the UIndy average. However, the gap is larger at the top, with Evansville full professors $8,865 more than the average for UIndy full professors. The difference between the average salaries of the various faculty classifications is much less pronounced at some schools such as Marian than at UIndy. Marian has just over $1,233 of difference between its associate professors’ and full professors’, compared to UIndy’s difference of $10,566. The difference between the average salaries of Marian’s associate and assistant professor is nearly $7,900, compared to UIndy’s difference of $13,266. The UIndy impact Clapper said that there used to be not much incentive for professors at UIndy to move up in classification to full professor because there was only a small pay increase. He said assistant professors are given a six-year window to prove themselves, after which time they can apply to be an associate professor. However, he said some assistant
Associate Professor
Assistant Professor
professors can have an accelerated track to associate professor if they came in with experience from another school. To become a full professor, faculty have to teach for 12 years and have research and publications under their belt, Clapper said. In 2013, President Robert Manuel increased the automatic raise for promotion from associate to full professor from $3,000 to $7,500. Clapper said that pay increase should provide more incentive for faculty to move up. Even more than by faculty classification, UIndy professors also are paid differently based on what subject they teach. Holstein said that faculty in fields such as medicine, science and technology are paid more because of supply and demand. “This is really supply and demand when it comes to how many teachers are available in a specific academic specialty,” Holstein said. “There are some [disciplines] where the supply is larger than the demand, and you would expect the price to decrease in that [discipline].” In addition to raises for promotion, Holstein said that UIndy offers annual
Instructor
Graphic by Emily Darr
merit raises to faculty who meet the administration’s criteria. Clapper said that these raises are determined based upon teaching and course evaluations, service on committees and to students as well as research and scholarship. He said most of the raise is determined by the teaching category because UIndy is a teaching-focused school. Clapper has been compiling data on faculty salaries since 2004. He started doing this after the full faculty passed a resolution stating that the university should provide compensation that is at least average among peer schools in “no fewer than three years.” He said that it is clear the administration has not met this goal. “Sometimes it is easier to go for the flashier things,” Clapper said. “‘Oh, we have the big new building down here. Let’s attract lots of attention and draw money to that.’ Well that’s good, and we need that. It might not be as exciting, but we [also] need to keep pace with our salaries.”
Student commencement speakers selected By Ainger Alexander STAFF WRITER Student commencement speakers were officially announced on April 6. Senior operations, supply chain management and information systems major Emily Bielefeld and international relations graduate student Brandon White will represent the Class of 2015 at the commencement ceremonies in May. According to Vice President for Student and Campus Affairs and Dean of
Students Kory Vitangeli, students in the University of Indianapolis community first nominated both the undergraduate and graduate student commencement speakers. There were 10 undergraduate students and three graduate students nominated. The nominees were asked to create a 30-second video about the speech they would give at graduation. Bielefeld and White were officially selected. “I was in Washington, D.C., taking care of post-graduation things when I was told to create my video, so it actu-
ally worked out really well,” White said. “It was cool that I got to use the nation’s capital as my video backdrop.” Bielefeld and White said the topic of each speech is completely at their discretion, but they are collaborating to make sure their topics have the same general theme. Bielefeld and White said the commencement responsibilities and privileges are few, but mighty. Both students are generally responsible for delivering a commencement address and being a representative of the Class of 2015.
“Brandon and I have the privilege to walk with the platform party during the procession and lead the rest of the graduates into the stadium,” Bielefeld said. “During commencement, Brandon and I will be sitting on stage with the platform party.” Despite the pressure, both candidates are cherishing this final moment in their university careers. “When I first found out, I was flattered,” White said. “I mean, it’s an honor to even be considered. Once it came to making the video and waiting for it to be
voted on, I was nervous, because I realized I really wanted it. I am excited and thankful that I was chosen to experience this opportunity. It’s a very unique thing to be able to do. It’s not even a once-ina-lifetime type of thing.” Bielefeld said she felt honored to be selected and is excited to have the experience. “This is the most picture-perfect ending to this chapter of my life,” Bielefeld said. “And it will be amazing to see commencement from a different point of view.”
NEWS
3
THE REFLECTOR
APRIL 22, 2015
Panel discusses HIP 2.0, Medicaid in Indiana By Ahmed Adel STAFF WRITER
The University of Indianapolis hosted a panel discussion on Monday, April 13, at 7 p.m. in the Schwitzer Student Center addressing justice, the Affordable Care Act and the Healthy Indiana Plan, commonly known as HIP 2.0. Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religion Peter Murphy introduced the three panelists to the audience and led the discussion. The first panelist was David Orentlicher, a professor at Indiana University School of Law and an adjunct professor in medicine at the IU School of Medicine. He also served as a member of the Indiana House of Representatives from 2002 to 2008, where he authored several important pieces of legislation. The second panelist was Secretary of the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration John Wernert. FSSA is responsible for providing social benefits and healthcare for 1.4 million Hoosiers. The last panelist was Executive Director of the Gennesaret Free Clinic Rebecca Seifert. Gennesaret Free Clinic is an Indianapolis organization that provides free comprehensive healthcare services for homeless people, including medical, dental, vision care and more. Murphy began the discussion by offering some background information on HIP 2.0. He reminded the audience that in 2012 the Supreme Court ruled on the constitutionality of various aspects of President Barack Obama’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. One ruling established was that the federal government could not force states to make the choice either to expand Medicaid as dictated in the Affordable Care Act or lose all their federal funding for their Medicaid systems. Murphy explained the options available for states as a result of the ruling. One option, taken by 22 states so far, is not to expand Medicaid. These states still have traditional Medicaid, a system for
our patient population in a way that will allow them to efficiently use services, understand medication and the importance of coming back for health assistance, which will allow us to employ healthcare to better serve our patient population.” Wernert addressed the issue of coverage versus access and emphasized that traditional Medicaid did not correspond to the healthcare needs in Indiana. “What happens if there are no doctors or providers in those states that are willing to see patients on Medicaid?” he said. “Only 60,000 people were able to get on the original HIP 1.0 plan. So how did that help with the access issue?” He said that what Hoosiers need is not just coverage but access to care. “Patients on Medicaid really don’t get healthier,” he said. “There is no incentive for them to take more ownership and responsibility in their healthcare.” Orentlicher gave his views about why Indiana needs such a system. He said Photo by Kameron Casey that the United States has the highest Students listen to speakers discuss the Healthy Indiana Plan 2.0 system. The panel discussion took place on Monday, April 13 in the Schwitzer Student Center at 7 p.m. healthcare costs in the world. “We spend 17 percent of our gross which anyone both below the federal granted and continues through January He added that this might strike people domestic product, and we don’t spend it poverty line and a child, blind, physically 31, 2018. as an economic consideration at first, but efficiently,” he said. “So we are not getdisabled, elderly, mentally ill, pregnant The panel discussion focused mainly it also might be an ethical consideration if ting healthier as a result. In fact, we are or a parent of young children is eligible. on the differences between Indiana’s HIP there is an ethical requirement that public less [healthy], even though we spend so The Affordable Care Act then provides 2.0 system and the Medicaid system laid dollars be spent efficiently. much more.” subsidies for anyone not covered by out in the Affordable Care Act. He also asked the panelists to share Orentlicher proposed two ways to Medicaid whose income is below 400 The panel also raised ethical issues their views on the ethical considerations, deal with this: address physicians’ overpercent of the federal poverty line. and addressed certain incentives that are such as the claim that HIP 2.0 will help prescribing and discourage patients from A second option, taken by 23 states distinctive of HIP 2.0 but not part of people take personal responsibility for over-demanding healthcare. so far, is to expand Medicaid using the traditional Medicaid. Examples discussed their health. People opposing HIP 2.0 He explained how low-income people guidelines of the Affordable Care Act. included the requirement that some HIP claim that even if its efficiency is proven, with high-severity chronic illnesses are For this, anyone under the age of 65 and 2.0 recipients fund a high-deductible the system is unfair to people who are less likely to seek medical treatment to under 138 percent of the federal poverty health account and how HIP 2.0 locks worse off because of the burdens that it avoid paying extra costs, emphasizing line is eligible for Medicaid. Anyone those recipients out of the plan if they imposes on them. that those people are worse off by havover the 138 percent can get subsidies. fail to make these payments. It also imEach panelist took turns answering ing to pay more for healthcare. After the Finally, the third option is one that poses a penalty of up to $25 if a HIP 2.0 these questions by sharing his or her own discussion, the floor was opened to the only five states, including Indiana, have recipient uses the emergency room for knowledge and perspectives on the subject. audience for questions. Senior markettaken.This option involves applying for non-emergencies. Each panelist evaluated Seifert said that a lot of issues stem from ing major Aminata Diallo said the panel a waiver that proposes to the federal the efficiency of HIP 2.0. how best to use healthcare. helped her understand HIP 2.0. government that the state’s Medicaid “Why should we think that HIP 2.0 is “A number of our patients live in very “I think that the panelists pretty system will be set up in a way that is the ideal way to go?” Murphy said. “This challenging life circumstances, and so as much covered most of the things that different from the Affordable Care is basically a matter of trying to get the a result, there is an issue of access to care,” I wasn’t so sure about on HIP 2.0,” she Act. Indiana’s waiver, which proposed best healthcare we can get for every dollar she said. “But once in care, we try to make said. “And they did a great job providing the HIP 2.0 system, was successfully that we spend.” sure that our providers communicate with [the] reasoning behind it.”
Drive honors recovering CELL executive director
record Mayor Ballard on his iPad so that his friends at school would believe that the mayor was at his grandpa’s house,” Dresslar said. Executive Director of the University Dresslar’s journey also had an impact of Indianapolis Center of Excellence in on the UIndy community. CELL partLeadership of Learning Dave Dresslar was nered with Be the Match, a bone marrow diagnosed with leukemia last fall and is now registry, and the Campus Program Board on the road to recovery. During his absence, to hold a blood drive and swab for bone however, the campus and community show marrow donations on March 25. that he is being thought of. The event was entitled “Live to Give” Dresslar underwent a bone marrow and gave donors a chance to donate transplant last Nov. 21. His transplant blood, be tested for a bone marrow took immediately. Dresslar said this is a match or both. new concept for him. Acting Executive Di“It is strange and kind of rector of CELL Janet cool to think that I have a Boyle said that the event brand new blood type and that went better than she exI am genetically unrelated to pected. my family,” he said. “We raised over $5,000 After word got out that and had almost 50 people Dresslar had leukemia, the do swabs for bone marrow community wanted to do matches,” Boyle said. something special for him. Both Boyle and DressJason Kloth, Indianapolis lar have become more deputy mayor for education, aware of how vital tissue wanted to organize a special and organ donation is. event for his friend. Kloth, “This experience has just DRESSLAR along with some CELL staff reinforced my belief in the members, President Robert Manuel and necessity of blood and organ donation,” Provost Deborah Balogh, gathered at Boyle said. “By witnessing Dave going Dresslar’s house on Nov. 5. through chemo and the prep for his “I knew there was something happen- transplant, I have loudly received the ing when all these people started showing message to cherish every day we have up,” Dresslar said. “It was not until Mayor been given with our loved ones.” Ballard showed up that I realized just how Dresslar said he is so thankful for special this day would be.” those who choose to get tested to be a Mayor Greg Ballard declared Nov. 5, match for marrow donation. 2014 “Dave Dresslar Day” in Indianapolis. “After my experience,” he said, “I Friends and family were thrilled and just have realized how important it is for as surprised as Dresslar. people to be educated about organ and “My grandson was there and had to tissue donation.”
By Hayley Good STAFF WRITER
SALARIES from page 1 Average University of Indianapolis Salaries $90,000 $80,000
$78,417 $67,851
$70,000
$56,754
$60,000
$43,488
$50,000 $40,000 $30,000 $20,000 Professor Evansville assistant professors make $1,602 more than the UIndy average. However, the gap is larger at the top, with Evansville full professors $8,865 more than the average for UIndy full professors. The difference between the average salaries of the various faculty classifications is much less pronounced at some schools such as Marian than at UIndy. Marian has just over $1,233 of difference between its associate professors’ and full professors’, compared to UIndy’s difference of $10,566. The difference between the average salaries of Marian’s associate and assistant professor is nearly $7,900, compared to UIndy’s difference of $13,266. The UIndy impact Clapper said that there used to be not much incentive for professors at UIndy to move up in classification to full professor because there was only a small pay increase. He said assistant professors are given a six-year window to prove themselves, after which time they can apply to be an associate professor. However, he said some assistant
Associate Professor
Assistant Professor
professors can have an accelerated track to associate professor if they came in with experience from another school. To become a full professor, faculty have to teach for 12 years and have research and publications under their belt, Clapper said. In 2013, President Robert Manuel increased the automatic raise for promotion from associate to full professor from $3,000 to $7,500. Clapper said that pay increase should provide more incentive for faculty to move up. Even more than by faculty classification, UIndy professors also are paid differently based on what subject they teach. Holstein said that faculty in fields such as medicine, science and technology are paid more because of supply and demand. “This is really supply and demand when it comes to how many teachers are available in a specific academic specialty,” Holstein said. “There are some [disciplines] where the supply is larger than the demand, and you would expect the price to decrease in that [discipline].” In addition to raises for promotion, Holstein said that UIndy offers annual
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merit raises to faculty who meet the administration’s criteria. Clapper said that these raises are determined based upon teaching and course evaluations, service on committees and to students as well as research and scholarship. He said most of the raise is determined by the teaching category because UIndy is a teaching-focused school. Clapper has been compiling data on faculty salaries since 2004. He started doing this after the full faculty passed a resolution stating that the university should provide compensation that is at least average among peer schools in “no fewer than three years.” He said that it is clear the administration has not met this goal. “Sometimes it is easier to go for the flashier things,” Clapper said. “‘Oh, we have the big new building down here. Let’s attract lots of attention and draw money to that.’ Well that’s good, and we need that. It might not be as exciting, but we [also] need to keep pace with our salaries.”
Student commencement speakers selected By Ainger Alexander STAFF WRITER Student commencement speakers were officially announced on April 6. Senior operations, supply chain management and information systems major Emily Bielefeld and international relations graduate student Brandon White will represent the Class of 2015 at the commencement ceremonies in May. According to Vice President for Student and Campus Affairs and Dean of
Students Kory Vitangeli, students in the University of Indianapolis community first nominated both the undergraduate and graduate student commencement speakers. There were 10 undergraduate students and three graduate students nominated. The nominees were asked to create a 30-second video about the speech they would give at graduation. Bielefeld and White were officially selected. “I was in Washington, D.C., taking care of post-graduation things when I was told to create my video, so it actu-
ally worked out really well,” White said. “It was cool that I got to use the nation’s capital as my video backdrop.” Bielefeld and White said the topic of each speech is completely at their discretion, but they are collaborating to make sure their topics have the same general theme. Bielefeld and White said the commencement responsibilities and privileges are few, but mighty. Both students are generally responsible for delivering a commencement address and being a representative of the Class of 2015.
“Brandon and I have the privilege to walk with the platform party during the procession and lead the rest of the graduates into the stadium,” Bielefeld said. “During commencement, Brandon and I will be sitting on stage with the platform party.” Despite the pressure, both candidates are cherishing this final moment in their university careers. “When I first found out, I was flattered,” White said. “I mean, it’s an honor to even be considered. Once it came to making the video and waiting for it to be
voted on, I was nervous, because I realized I really wanted it. I am excited and thankful that I was chosen to experience this opportunity. It’s a very unique thing to be able to do. It’s not even a once-ina-lifetime type of thing.” Bielefeld said she felt honored to be selected and is excited to have the experience. “This is the most picture-perfect ending to this chapter of my life,” Bielefeld said. “And it will be amazing to see commencement from a different point of view.”
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THE REFLECTOR
APRIL 22, 2015
Panel discusses HIP 2.0, Medicaid in Indiana By Ahmed Adel STAFF WRITER
The University of Indianapolis hosted a panel discussion on Monday, April 13, at 7 p.m. in the Schwitzer Student Center addressing justice, the Affordable Care Act and the Healthy Indiana Plan, commonly known as HIP 2.0. Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religion Peter Murphy introduced the three panelists to the audience and led the discussion. The first panelist was David Orentlicher, a professor at Indiana University School of Law and an adjunct professor in medicine at the IU School of Medicine. He also served as a member of the Indiana House of Representatives from 2002 to 2008, where he authored several important pieces of legislation. The second panelist was Secretary of the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration John Wernert. FSSA is responsible for providing social benefits and healthcare for 1.4 million Hoosiers. The last panelist was Executive Director of the Gennesaret Free Clinic Rebecca Seifert. Gennesaret Free Clinic is an Indianapolis organization that provides free comprehensive healthcare services for homeless people, including medical, dental, vision care and more. Murphy began the discussion by offering some background information on HIP 2.0. He reminded the audience that in 2012 the Supreme Court ruled on the constitutionality of various aspects of President Barack Obama’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. One ruling established was that the federal government could not force states to make the choice either to expand Medicaid as dictated in the Affordable Care Act or lose all their federal funding for their Medicaid systems. Murphy explained the options available for states as a result of the ruling. One option, taken by 22 states so far, is not to expand Medicaid. These states still have traditional Medicaid, a system for
our patient population in a way that will allow them to efficiently use services, understand medication and the importance of coming back for health assistance, which will allow us to employ healthcare to better serve our patient population.” Wernert addressed the issue of coverage versus access and emphasized that traditional Medicaid did not correspond to the healthcare needs in Indiana. “What happens if there are no doctors or providers in those states that are willing to see patients on Medicaid?” he said. “Only 60,000 people were able to get on the original HIP 1.0 plan. So how did that help with the access issue?” He said that what Hoosiers need is not just coverage but access to care. “Patients on Medicaid really don’t get healthier,” he said. “There is no incentive for them to take more ownership and responsibility in their healthcare.” Orentlicher gave his views about why Indiana needs such a system. He said Photo by Kameron Casey that the United States has the highest Students listen to speakers discuss the Healthy Indiana Plan 2.0 system. The panel discussion took place on Monday, April 13 in the Schwitzer Student Center at 7 p.m. healthcare costs in the world. “We spend 17 percent of our gross which anyone both below the federal granted and continues through January He added that this might strike people domestic product, and we don’t spend it poverty line and a child, blind, physically 31, 2018. as an economic consideration at first, but efficiently,” he said. “So we are not getdisabled, elderly, mentally ill, pregnant The panel discussion focused mainly it also might be an ethical consideration if ting healthier as a result. In fact, we are or a parent of young children is eligible. on the differences between Indiana’s HIP there is an ethical requirement that public less [healthy], even though we spend so The Affordable Care Act then provides 2.0 system and the Medicaid system laid dollars be spent efficiently. much more.” subsidies for anyone not covered by out in the Affordable Care Act. He also asked the panelists to share Orentlicher proposed two ways to Medicaid whose income is below 400 The panel also raised ethical issues their views on the ethical considerations, deal with this: address physicians’ overpercent of the federal poverty line. and addressed certain incentives that are such as the claim that HIP 2.0 will help prescribing and discourage patients from A second option, taken by 23 states distinctive of HIP 2.0 but not part of people take personal responsibility for over-demanding healthcare. so far, is to expand Medicaid using the traditional Medicaid. Examples discussed their health. People opposing HIP 2.0 He explained how low-income people guidelines of the Affordable Care Act. included the requirement that some HIP claim that even if its efficiency is proven, with high-severity chronic illnesses are For this, anyone under the age of 65 and 2.0 recipients fund a high-deductible the system is unfair to people who are less likely to seek medical treatment to under 138 percent of the federal poverty health account and how HIP 2.0 locks worse off because of the burdens that it avoid paying extra costs, emphasizing line is eligible for Medicaid. Anyone those recipients out of the plan if they imposes on them. that those people are worse off by havover the 138 percent can get subsidies. fail to make these payments. It also imEach panelist took turns answering ing to pay more for healthcare. After the Finally, the third option is one that poses a penalty of up to $25 if a HIP 2.0 these questions by sharing his or her own discussion, the floor was opened to the only five states, including Indiana, have recipient uses the emergency room for knowledge and perspectives on the subject. audience for questions. Senior markettaken.This option involves applying for non-emergencies. Each panelist evaluated Seifert said that a lot of issues stem from ing major Aminata Diallo said the panel a waiver that proposes to the federal the efficiency of HIP 2.0. how best to use healthcare. helped her understand HIP 2.0. government that the state’s Medicaid “Why should we think that HIP 2.0 is “A number of our patients live in very “I think that the panelists pretty system will be set up in a way that is the ideal way to go?” Murphy said. “This challenging life circumstances, and so as much covered most of the things that different from the Affordable Care is basically a matter of trying to get the a result, there is an issue of access to care,” I wasn’t so sure about on HIP 2.0,” she Act. Indiana’s waiver, which proposed best healthcare we can get for every dollar she said. “But once in care, we try to make said. “And they did a great job providing the HIP 2.0 system, was successfully that we spend.” sure that our providers communicate with [the] reasoning behind it.”
Drive honors recovering CELL executive director
record Mayor Ballard on his iPad so that his friends at school would believe that the mayor was at his grandpa’s house,” Dresslar said. Executive Director of the University Dresslar’s journey also had an impact of Indianapolis Center of Excellence in on the UIndy community. CELL partLeadership of Learning Dave Dresslar was nered with Be the Match, a bone marrow diagnosed with leukemia last fall and is now registry, and the Campus Program Board on the road to recovery. During his absence, to hold a blood drive and swab for bone however, the campus and community show marrow donations on March 25. that he is being thought of. The event was entitled “Live to Give” Dresslar underwent a bone marrow and gave donors a chance to donate transplant last Nov. 21. His transplant blood, be tested for a bone marrow took immediately. Dresslar said this is a match or both. new concept for him. Acting Executive Di“It is strange and kind of rector of CELL Janet cool to think that I have a Boyle said that the event brand new blood type and that went better than she exI am genetically unrelated to pected. my family,” he said. “We raised over $5,000 After word got out that and had almost 50 people Dresslar had leukemia, the do swabs for bone marrow community wanted to do matches,” Boyle said. something special for him. Both Boyle and DressJason Kloth, Indianapolis lar have become more deputy mayor for education, aware of how vital tissue wanted to organize a special and organ donation is. event for his friend. Kloth, “This experience has just DRESSLAR along with some CELL staff reinforced my belief in the members, President Robert Manuel and necessity of blood and organ donation,” Provost Deborah Balogh, gathered at Boyle said. “By witnessing Dave going Dresslar’s house on Nov. 5. through chemo and the prep for his “I knew there was something happen- transplant, I have loudly received the ing when all these people started showing message to cherish every day we have up,” Dresslar said. “It was not until Mayor been given with our loved ones.” Ballard showed up that I realized just how Dresslar said he is so thankful for special this day would be.” those who choose to get tested to be a Mayor Greg Ballard declared Nov. 5, match for marrow donation. 2014 “Dave Dresslar Day” in Indianapolis. “After my experience,” he said, “I Friends and family were thrilled and just have realized how important it is for as surprised as Dresslar. people to be educated about organ and “My grandson was there and had to tissue donation.”
By Hayley Good STAFF WRITER
SALARIES from page 1 Average University of Indianapolis Salaries $90,000 $80,000
$78,417 $67,851
$70,000
$56,754
$60,000
$43,488
$50,000 $40,000 $30,000 $20,000 Professor Evansville assistant professors make $1,602 more than the UIndy average. However, the gap is larger at the top, with Evansville full professors $8,865 more than the average for UIndy full professors. The difference between the average salaries of the various faculty classifications is much less pronounced at some schools such as Marian than at UIndy. Marian has just over $1,233 of difference between its associate professors’ and full professors’, compared to UIndy’s difference of $10,566. The difference between the average salaries of Marian’s associate and assistant professor is nearly $7,900, compared to UIndy’s difference of $13,266. The UIndy impact Clapper said that there used to be not much incentive for professors at UIndy to move up in classification to full professor because there was only a small pay increase. He said assistant professors are given a six-year window to prove themselves, after which time they can apply to be an associate professor. However, he said some assistant
Associate Professor
Assistant Professor
professors can have an accelerated track to associate professor if they came in with experience from another school. To become a full professor, faculty have to teach for 12 years and have research and publications under their belt, Clapper said. In 2013, President Robert Manuel increased the automatic raise for promotion from associate to full professor from $3,000 to $7,500. Clapper said that pay increase should provide more incentive for faculty to move up. Even more than by faculty classification, UIndy professors also are paid differently based on what subject they teach. Holstein said that faculty in fields such as medicine, science and technology are paid more because of supply and demand. “This is really supply and demand when it comes to how many teachers are available in a specific academic specialty,” Holstein said. “There are some [disciplines] where the supply is larger than the demand, and you would expect the price to decrease in that [discipline].” In addition to raises for promotion, Holstein said that UIndy offers annual
Instructor
Graphic by Emily Darr
merit raises to faculty who meet the administration’s criteria. Clapper said that these raises are determined based upon teaching and course evaluations, service on committees and to students as well as research and scholarship. He said most of the raise is determined by the teaching category because UIndy is a teaching-focused school. Clapper has been compiling data on faculty salaries since 2004. He started doing this after the full faculty passed a resolution stating that the university should provide compensation that is at least average among peer schools in “no fewer than three years.” He said that it is clear the administration has not met this goal. “Sometimes it is easier to go for the flashier things,” Clapper said. “‘Oh, we have the big new building down here. Let’s attract lots of attention and draw money to that.’ Well that’s good, and we need that. It might not be as exciting, but we [also] need to keep pace with our salaries.”
Student commencement speakers selected By Ainger Alexander STAFF WRITER Student commencement speakers were officially announced on April 6. Senior operations, supply chain management and information systems major Emily Bielefeld and international relations graduate student Brandon White will represent the Class of 2015 at the commencement ceremonies in May. According to Vice President for Student and Campus Affairs and Dean of
Students Kory Vitangeli, students in the University of Indianapolis community first nominated both the undergraduate and graduate student commencement speakers. There were 10 undergraduate students and three graduate students nominated. The nominees were asked to create a 30-second video about the speech they would give at graduation. Bielefeld and White were officially selected. “I was in Washington, D.C., taking care of post-graduation things when I was told to create my video, so it actu-
ally worked out really well,” White said. “It was cool that I got to use the nation’s capital as my video backdrop.” Bielefeld and White said the topic of each speech is completely at their discretion, but they are collaborating to make sure their topics have the same general theme. Bielefeld and White said the commencement responsibilities and privileges are few, but mighty. Both students are generally responsible for delivering a commencement address and being a representative of the Class of 2015.
“Brandon and I have the privilege to walk with the platform party during the procession and lead the rest of the graduates into the stadium,” Bielefeld said. “During commencement, Brandon and I will be sitting on stage with the platform party.” Despite the pressure, both candidates are cherishing this final moment in their university careers. “When I first found out, I was flattered,” White said. “I mean, it’s an honor to even be considered. Once it came to making the video and waiting for it to be
voted on, I was nervous, because I realized I really wanted it. I am excited and thankful that I was chosen to experience this opportunity. It’s a very unique thing to be able to do. It’s not even a once-ina-lifetime type of thing.” Bielefeld said she felt honored to be selected and is excited to have the experience. “This is the most picture-perfect ending to this chapter of my life,” Bielefeld said. “And it will be amazing to see commencement from a different point of view.”
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4 THE REFLECTOR
Football finishes spring competition
The 2015 edition of Greyhounds end four weeks of practice with annual spring game, look forward to returning By AJ Rose SPORTS EDITOR It had been nearly four months since the University of Indianapolis football team last played on the gridiron at Key Stadium. Since its loss to the William Jewell College Cardinals that took away a 2014 playoff bid in mid-November, the Greyhounds had spent the past winter awaiting the opportunity to throw on the shoulder pads again and begin preparations for the 2015 season. That opportunity arrived on March 17, with the start of spring football, and throughout the four weeks that followed, the Greyhounds held 14 practices to start building the team that will take the field this fall. At the end of the four-week period, UIndy took the field one last time before it hanged up the pads for the summer, as it hosted the annual spring game at home on April 11. In front of a crowd of 1,019 people, the 2015 edition of the Greyhounds displayed its players in a game featuring two teams split by black and white jerseys. After four 12-minute quarters of play, the black team emerged victorious, 21-14, following a rushing touchdown by junior running back Aaron Bruning that came within the last minute of play in the fourth quarter. Prior to the spring game, with the conclusion of one season and the start of another, the Greyhounds lost some starters at different positions heading into this year, and sought to help fill those positions during the short amount of time the team had together this past month. One position that UIndy did not need to worry about filling, however, was the quarterback position, which will be helmed again this year by senior quarterback Connor Barthel. Going into his second full year starting at the position for the Greyhounds, Barthel said that he is prepared to make his last season at UIndy his best. “Going in [towards the fall of 2015] and thinking about my last season, I want to make everything I can out of it,”he said. “I love every guy on this team, so I want to work as hard as I can to make sure that I give our team the best chance we have to go as far as we can into the playoffs and go further than we ever have before.” As mentioned earlier, the Greyhounds season came to an end at home to William
Jewell last fall, and with that loss, UIndy missed the playoffs for the first time since the 2011 season and suffered its first loss in conference play since joining the Great Lakes Valley Conference in 2012. According to Barthel, that loss has made this year’s team motivated to come back this season and get the program back to where they feel it belongs. “One thing we focused on this offseason, is that last year didn’t end the way we wanted it to, and so this year we are focusing on not taking anything for granted,” he said. “We have a lot of great teams on our schedule and we have no room to overestimate anyone. We are going to respect everyone that we play, we are going to get back to our gritty attitude that we had a couple of years ago, and we are going to outwork everyone that we play and come out on top no matter what it takes.” Returning for his sixth season as the head football coach of the Greyhounds, Bob Bartolomeo, like Barthel, said that the main lesson the team has taken away from the loss to William Jewell is that they should never take anything for granted, and that included everyone from the coaches to the players. Bartolomeo also said that the loss was a gut check and a indication that the GLVC was not what it appeared to be when it first debuted in 2012. “For a team like William Jewell to come in here [to Key Stadium]—and we don’t lose at home very often—[and] to beat us at home, [that means] that the league is getting better,” he said. “There are enough good athletes [in the GLVC] now, that if you don’t bring your A-game every week, the apple cart is going to get upturned a little bit.” “You can’t take anybody for granted. That’s what the biggest thing is,” he said. “There are no sure wins in this league anymore. I think three years ago there might have been, but not anymore.” With spring football now wrapped up, Bartolomeo said that the players will take a few weeks off now to work on completing remaining tasks for their classes and to prepare for final exams. After that brief period away from football, however, he said that the players would take the entire summer to improve from a physical standpoint. “On May 4, we start our summer program. Each kid has been given a manual
Top photo contributed by Laken Detweiler, bottom photo by Josie Clark
Top: Redshirt freshmen quarterback Travis Harris hands the ball off to fellow redshirt freshmen running back Logan Hutson in the opening play for the white team. Bottom: Redshirt freshmen wide receiver Nate Deno goes up for a pass from redshirt senior Connor Barthel. Deno caught one touchdown, with his longest catch at 38 yards. by our strength [and conditioning] coach, Steve Barrick, and it is a five day a week, all summer long, 12-week program, until we report [back for preseason] August 13,” said Bartolomeo. Although the coaching staff is not allowed to work with the student-athletes over the summer, Bartolomeo said that the players are allowed to work with Barrick, which is an option, according to the head coach, that many have selected to stay on campus after the end of this semester and pursue. “We have 60-plus guys out of the 80-something returning that are going to stay this summer,” he said. “It’s unbelievable. We have more guys staying than we have had in the past. Steve has done a good job of encouraging that. Kids are buying in and making it a total year-round commitment.” The Greyhounds will return to action this fall for its season-opener at home on Sept. 3 against the Saginaw Valley State University Cardinals. The in-region matchup is set to kick off from Key Stadium at 7 p.m.
UIndy swimmer to compete in international event By Laken Detweiler & Shane Collins-Yosha EDITORIAL ASSISTANT & DISTRIBUTION MANAGER
The 2012 London Paralympic Games left University of Indianapolis senior swimmer Dalton Herendeen with unfinished business, and now he is on a quest to finish what he started. Because he did not medal in 2012, Herendeen’s goal is to make the United States Paralympic Swim Team for the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and most importantly receive a medal. But there are some things that come before that. Herendeen used his senior year of college swimming to prepare for the CanAm Para-Swimming Championships that took place from March 20-22 in Toronto, ON, Canada. While in Toronto, Herendeen secured a spot on the 2015 International Paralympic Committee Swimming World Championships from July 13-19. In order to prepare for the World Championships, Herendeen will travel to Colorado Springs, Colo., to the Olympic Training Center. While there, he hopes to get to know his new coaches, so that they are able to understand each other when the time comes for Rio. “A lot of these Paralympic coaches, I don’t get a lot of time to work with. So it’s important that I do work with them when I have the time, so when I get out to those big meets, they understand me, and I understand them,” Herendeen said. “When we get to the situation where I want to change something, I want to fix
Photo contributed by Laken Detweiler
Swimming since nine years old, senior Dalton Herendeen uses his last season at UIndy to prepare for his future swimming career with the United States Paralympic Team. something, or I need to do this in my meet, they are there to help me, because they understand me as a swimmer.” When Herendeen was young, all he wanted was to make the team. “At one time, all I wished was to make the team. I’d go home, look at the email and see my name on the bottom of the list and it would kill me every time,” he said. “So now it is different. I am making the teams, so I definitely think about that. And I am humble that I do make
these teams.” In preparation for the 2016 Rio games, Herendeen said he is making all of the teams and doing all the right things. “I count my blessings. [In] my first [trip to the] Olympic Games, I didn’t make any teams. I was that kid that would show up to the meet but wasn’t quite there yet. It kind of reminded me of Hercules. He was close, but he couldn’t make it,” he said. “So this term, going into Rio, has been different. I’ve been making all
of the teams and doing great things. It’s absolutely huge for me.” Looking back at London, Herendeen said that he saw himself as a lucky kid who made it to the games. “I was just happy I made the team,” he said. “I knew that no matter what happened in London, I was going to be a Paralympian for the rest of my life, and that excited me more. What I care about now is medaling and bringing home the hardware.”
During the trials for the games in London, Herendeen said that he would call former UIndy Head Swimming and Diving Coach Gary Kinkead. According to Kinkead, Herendeen was not confident that he was going to receive the opportunity to represent the United States at the games that summer. “He was surprised to make the 2012 Paralympics.They [the Paralympic team] were going to be taking 15 people from the U.S., and he kept me informed every day of the Olympic trials,” Kinkead said. “[During] the last night [of the trials] he goes, ‘Gary, I don’t think I made it. You had to be in the top 15 and I don’t think I made it.’ He and his parents were at the airport the next day, and on their way back to Indianapolis, he got a call from the head coach [of the national team] telling him to come back because he made the team.” Since he began preparing for Rio, Herendeen has a different mindset. Now that he is already a Paralympian, he has bigger plans than just competing in the Paralympics. He wants to medal. “You don’t work your whole life not to do something like this. It would kill me inside if I were to finish my swimming career and not medal,” he said. “It is definitely in the back of my mind that I want to medal. It is the only thing left in my career. The only thing I haven’t done is medaled, and it’s the only thing keeping me going.” Kinkead said that he believes Herendeen has it in him to earn a medal. “It’s very big [Herendeen’s accomplishments], but he has worked for this since day one that he was here,” Kinkead said. “His ability levels will take him very far in the Paralympics.”
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5 APRIL 22, 2015
Basketball player to cut hair for purpose By Anna Wieseman EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Photo contributed by Joseph Harrison
Junior Joel Keller competes in the 3000-meter steeplechase at the 2015 Indiana Little State Championships on April 10. Keller finished the competition with a time of 9:24.
Track and Field teams compete at invitational By Kylee Crane MANAGING EDITOR One Greyhound has automatically qualified for Nationals after both track teams travelled to Ball State University for the Cardinal Invitational on Friday, April 17. Senior Farin Hickman threw 59.31 meters in the hammer toss, earning the mark as well as a new school record. Junior Lissette Mendivil earned a provisional mark in discus with a throw of 46.35 meters and freshman Katie Monk also threw 44.30 meters for a mark in discus. Freshman Austin Hogan achieved a provisional mark for the men in discus with a throw of 49.49 meters. Prior to the Cardinal Invitational, the Greyhounds traveled to Indiana Wesleyan University for the Indiana Little State Championship on Saturday, April 11. Hogan earned a provisional mark with a throw of 50.61 meters in the discus, while junior Vincent Ziraldo also achieved a provisional mark in the hammer toss with a throw of 57.09 meters. The women took first place at the
meet. According to Head Track and Field Coach Scott Fangman, the women won more than half of the events at the meet. Senior Kelly Walter earned her first provisional mark for the outdoor season in the high jump with a jump of 1.68 meters. Hickman achieved a provisional mark in the hammer toss with a throw of 57.15 meters and also earned a new personal best of 13.81 meters in the shot put. After a statistically impressive meet, junior Haley Havert, who won the 5000-meter with a time of 17:47.39, said that she felt this was not only her most successful season, but the team as a whole had been successful as well. “Winning the 5K at Little State was definitely a positive for me. It also was a confidence booster. And for this being my third season here, I can say this has been my best season so far. As a team, we are also doing really well,”Havert said.“Some of the newer and younger girls have really surprised us with how well they’re doing, so that helps us.” The Greyhounds do not host a meet during outdoor season, which is different from this past indoor season, when they hosted all but one. Fangman said that because of the large difference, there is a
Baseball stays first in GLVC East standings By Laken Detweiler EDITORIAL ASSISTANT
The University of Indianapolis baseball team recently learned about a misprint in the handbook relating to the postseason. Originally, the Great Lakes Valley Conference took the top four teams from each side, but now it will take the top three teams from each and two at large. Prior to facing Bellarmine University, Head Baseball Coach Gary Vaught was thankful that the team sat at 16-8 in the conference with the new rules. “It was just a misprint, an honest mistake. But right now, thank goodness, we’re 16-8 and in first place. We have a little bit of a cushion right now,” Vaught said. “With 12 games left, it’s crunch time. And to sit here and say we are in—I would think we have a good shot at it, but who knows. One weekend, if we have a bunch of hiccups and we don’t play well, then we’re fighting to get in.” UIndy is currently first in the GLVC East after playing Bellarmine April 17-18. On Tuesday, April 21, they competed against Notre Dame College in a nonconference game that did not affect their GLVC standing. Before facing the Knights, Vaught said that the games were crucial. Junior second basemen Anthony Asalon seconded that. “I think they [Bellarmine] are right behind us by four games,” Asalon said. “If we can take at least three out of four, hopefully four out of four, we can separate ourselves in the conference and give ourselves a better chance to be the No. 1 seed in the conference when we go into the tournament.” UIndy split the series with the Knights, 2-2, holding on to their position on top of the East. Each day ended with a 1-1 split, as UIndy took the first game in each doubleheader. The Greyhounds’ second win of the series also proved to be a historical one, as it was Vaught’s 700th victory as head coach of the Greyhounds. Prior to competing against Bellarmine, UIndy faced Kentucky Wesleyan College [KWC] in one of three midweek games. After nine innings, the Greyhounds fell
to KWC 6-5, despite leading 5-4 after five innings. UIndy’s loss came after the Greyhounds failed to make adjustments at the plate. “Our coaches put in a ton of time and effort for us, and worked on stuff to make us better players,” Asalon said. “Even just the small, little adjustments in the games help.” After the loss, the ball club had a team meeting. “We had a meeting for the first time in a long time, and I challenged them to the point of not being selfish and not being stubborn,” Vaught said. “And what I mean by not being stubborn is [to] look for tendencies in the ball game. I understand they [the opponents] are going to keep doing what makes us have failures, so then we have to make an adjustment in the game, and I think that is what we haven’t done. Even though we are winning, we need to make better adjustments.” Prior to KWC, UIndy had a doubleheader against Saint Joseph’s College and came away with a split. The Pumas took the first game 2-1, and UIndy won the second 12-8, following 11 innings of play. The bats were statistically efficient for both the Pumas and Greyhounds, as each team finished with 12 hits throughout the second game, after only finishing the first game with a combined seven hits. The game also included four sacrifice bunts for UIndy that helped secure the win. “We’re going to bunt and run, and we did,” Vaught said. “That’s how we beat Saint Joe, and that’s how we won last weekend [against McKendree].” UIndy has eight games left in its season, with four coming against the University of Wisconsin-Parkside Rangers and four against the Lewis University Flyers. “This is the best team I have ever been a part of, just from a personal level. I’ve never been a part of a team that can do what we can,” Asalon said. “Other than that, I think we’ve got a good chance to win it. I think we’re going to pull ahead and be the No. 1 team overall if we can pull together these last few games.” The Greyhounds will host the Rangers at home this Saturday, with the first game set to start at noon.
change in the way the athletes must act and think. “You have to think more teamwise instead of individually when on the road. When we host, we have them come in about an hour before their event. And when you’re on the road, you have to be less selfish and [more] team-oriented. It becomes an all-day event as we roll in around 9 a.m. and then pack up around 7 p.m., and then you have to add road time,”Fangman said.“The weather is also uncontrollable. Whether there be rain or sunshine, you better be dressed and ready, because we’re still running.” Fangman also said that being on the road also alters the way the coaches view the meets. “It’s a lot easier on the coaches [when traveling]. When we’re here, we also have to be hosts, and it gets busy. I don’t get to see very many races when we host. But I get to watch almost every race in outdoor season, so I get to coach more, and I really enjoy that,” Fangman said. Both the men’s and women’s teams will travel next to Bellarmine University for the Bellarmine Track and Field Classic on Saturday, April 28. The start time is yet to be determined.
During his five years on the University of Indianapolis men’s basketball team, senior forward Brennan McElroy has been maturing, learning and creating bonds. He credits his journey as a model citizen to his time for the last five years on the basketball team. “I think I’ve grown in all aspects of everything,” McElroy said. “As a player I’ve learned so much. I’ve grown as a friend. I’ve made so many good friends here it’s unbelievable. Then on and off the court, I’ve been in good hands with these coaches, learning stuff, doing a bunch of volunteer work, getting into the community.” Not only has McElroy grown as a basketball player but he has taken on his own journey inspired by something that has hit everyone. Three years ago he started growing out his hair in a way to pay tribute to family members that have died of cancer. “I’ve lost several family members to cancer and I just figured it was a pretty easy thing to do just growing it out, helping someone out down the line,”McElroy said. “…I decided three years ago to do it and [have] stuck with it.” McElroy never made a spectacle of his decision. He quietly let his hair get long. Not even Head Men’s Basketball Coach Stan Gouard was aware of the reasons McElroy’s hair continued to lengthen each season. “I remember having a conversation [with the team] a couple of years ago about cutting your hair, but he did a good job of keeping it in,” Gouard said. “Once it came out, he is the type of guy that doesn’t want much attention, but he’s garnering attention. I think it’s great.” According to Gouard, this type of cause is what motivates a player to do their best on and off the court. For him, the way McElroy handles himself is what he looks for in players. “Everybody has a story. Everybody has a background,” Gouard said. “Whether he is playing for his family member or another guy is playing for his family
member, I think it’s special. You’ve got to have something to motivate and drive you to be successful. I coach every day for the love of the game, but I also do it and work hard for my wife and daughter who I am supporting.” Even though McElroy has no short term plans to cut his hair for donation, he knows that most people are curious and have taken notice. During the season, opposing teams also took notice. Both McElroy and Gouard said that fan sections and teams would poke fun at his appearance and use it to heckle the fifth-year senior. “He controlled his emotions really well when people yelled obscene gestures at him during play,” Gouard said. “He did a great job. I think it motivated and pushed him. What he’s doing is for a great cause, and when he cuts it, [that] is up to him. But it is a great cause, and not many people find ways to honor their loved ones in the way he does.” According to McElroy, this type of control was cultivated through practice and a tight knit atmosphere with the team. He said that all negative comments, whether aimed at him or not, motivated the team to quiet the crowds with the score board. “The best way to just go out there and prove them wrong, is to show it on the scoreboard,” he said. “There’s no better feeling than all of their fans leaving at half time because their team is getting beat so bad. Granted, I applaud those fans for coming out to the games and making noise. It’s a great atmosphere to play in, especially at Bellarmine [University]. It’s a lot of fun playing against opposing fans.” Both McElroy and Gouard said that they attribute much of their success to the support of the campus community at UIndy. “[I want to say thank you to] all of my coaches, players, staff, the campus community and all of the support we’ve got [from everyone]. With success comes not fame, but notoriety,” McElroy said. “I’ve heard faculty come up and congratulate me, and people around campus [congratulate me as well]. So [because of that, I say] thank you to their support, along with my family and the other player’s families that traveled with us.”
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>> “The Longest Ride” is based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks. Directed by George Tillman Jr., it’s your typical love story between a former champion bull rider, Luke (Scott Eastwood) and Sophia (Brittany Robertson), a college student getting ready to begin her life in New York City working her dream job. In the movie, Luke is seriously injured before meeting Sophia but continues to ride bulls competitively even after his accident. The two are totally different individuals, not really seeing eye-to-eye about each other’s passions but still managing to fall in love. After rescuing an old man named Ira (Alan Alda) from a car wreck, they form a relationship with him, and he shares stories about his relationship with his wife, to which the young couple can relate to. The movie was a bit long and predictable. The acting was average, but like the whole movie, it was expected. But, if you are into this sort of “cheesy” love story, this film is definitely for you.
>> All Time Low doesn’t break any new ground with “Future Hearts,” but the band does not disappoint in its sixth studio album either. While some songs are meh for me, there are a few standout tracks such as “Satellites,” “Cinderblock Garden” and “Tidal Waves.” Vocalist Alex Gaskarth again gives voice to a unique combination of teen angst and hopeful, helpful lyrics. Mark Hoppus from Blink-182 and Joel Madden from Good Charlotte each appear on a track of the album, and both tracks are better for the collaboration. Some critics say “Missing You” is odd and twangy, but I actually like the acoustic song. “Missing You” has shades of acoustic pop-punk band. This Wild Life is a good lead for the best tracks on the album, “Cinderblock Garden” and “Tidal Waves,” which features Hoppus. Although All Time Low isn’t unique or the most innovative pop-punk band out there, the band sure can write and perform catchy songs.
>> Taste of Havana is a Cuban sandwich shop in Broad Ripple. Just entering the restaurant, I could tell that the place prides itself on its high quality as well as authenticity. The restaurant is quite small, having only a few tables, but it exudes personality. The walls and furniture are decorated in bright colors and patterns that seem like they belong in Cuba. As for the food, I ordered the classic Cuban sandwich, with a side of black beans and rice and a soda. The sandwich was a generous size, and the ingredients were good quality. The roasted pork was clearly homemade, and the sandwich was made to order. But one of the biggest reasons to come back is the service. The owner was a friendly man who talked to people like friends. He was quick to bring them in on a joke and made them feel very welcome. If you find yourself in Broad Ripple and need a quick bite to eat, or just have to get your Cuban fix, give Taste of Havana a chance.
>> Oslo, Norway, during the 1970s, is as dangerous as bringing a knife to a gun fight. In the book “Blood on Snow,” written by author Jo Nesbø, the story brings to life a man named Olav. Olav, who lives in Oslo, works for a crime boss as a “fixer.” The job of a “fixer” is just the way it sounds, meaning that Olav “fixes” anyone who causes the crime boss trouble. But when the boss assigns his own wife to be “fixed,” Olav becomes enamored with her and is faced with the decision of “fixing” her or taking out his own boss, so he can start a new life with his new love. This book was just as confusing as the plot sounds, with various jumps in the story that can confuse a reader, making it necessary to re-read a whole chapter or two to understand it. Despite this, the book is full of thrilling action and adventure. I recommend this book to anyone who likes a good thriller book and has time to re-read parts to fully understand.
>> With the warm weather finally here, many people have started to spend more time enjoying being outside. And they are looking for different activities that will allow them to be there. If you are one of those people, an establishment near campus that provides such an opportunity is Rascal’s Fun Zone. Located just south of Indianapolis on Highway 31, Rascal’s Fun Zone has for several years provided fun activities for people of all ages. The wide array of activities includes go-kart racing (both indoor and outdoor), puttputt golf, bumper boats, bowling and arcade games. Whether you are looking for a fun place to go on a date, to make some more memories with friends before summer break, or a place to take the family, I highly recommend this establishment. Although it may be a little pricey at $12.75 for one hour of unlimited attractions, the cost is well worth the experience. They also offer options for family package or single attraction tickets.
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Student Exhibition showcases students’ artwork By Mercadees Hempel NEWS EDITOR
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Inevitable Transparency, a sculpture by Kylie Little, is on display in the Art & Design Student Juried Exhibition.
Steve Allee performs for UIndy Jazz Week
Pianist presents original and other well-known pieces By Kyle Dunbar ART DIRECTOR Jazz musician Steve Allee played in the Ruth Lilly Performance Hall of the Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center on Wednesday, April 8, at 7:30 p.m. This was not the first time the pianist has made an appearance on campus. He has been featured in previous Jazz Week events. According to Allee’s online biography, he is a long time resident of Indianapolis. He began his professional career at age 19 with the Buddy Rich Orchestra, before he was drafted for the Vietnam War. Allee has released six CDs according to the online biography. Allee is also the music director for “The Bob and Tom Show.” Allee’s performance showcased his skill and talent. Senior political science major Samuel Dixon admired Allee for his playing style. “[I] really like it; it was good,” Dixon said. “He improvised really well.” Allee performed a combination of original pieces and pieces by other notable artists. He played almost continuously, taking a few moments between songs to share some personal connections to the various compositions.
While serving his time in the Army, Allee had the chance to see legendary jazz pianist Bill Evans perform live. A few weeks later, Allee had a vivid dream where he had a conversation with Evans, and as he asked him a simple, unimportant question, the dream was over and Allee woke up. This experiencewouldbetheinspiration for his original piece “Conversation with Bill,” the fourth song in the set. This song was followed by “Never Never Land,” from the Disney film “Peter Pan,” which was followed by “Amazon River” by Dori Caymmi. The performance was rounded out by another Allee original. The pianist explained that this work was inspired by the paintings of Paul Klee. The set demonstrated and offered a good representation of Jazz music. Dixon enjoyed the whole set by the pianist. “The songs he chose were pretty laid back, very chill, but also very skilled, very virtuosic,” Dixon said. The next concert is the Symphonic Wind Ensemble and Chamber Orchestra on April 23 in the Ruth Lilly Performance Hall. The Spring Choral Concert will be performed April 26, also in the Ruth Lilly Performance Hall. For more information on Allee, visit his website, steveallee.com.
University of Indianapolis art students’ artwork has been put on display in the Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center Gallery for campus and other visitors to see. The Student Juried Exhibition opened on March 30 and will remain open until May 3. According to Associate Professor and Chair of Art and Design Jim Viewegh, the pieces all have been created by the students who were enrolled this year. Every art major was required to submit to the exhibit, and out of the 250 pieces submitted, 125 were selected to go into the exhibit, Viewegh said. Artwork could be submitted in the categories of drawing, photography, printing, sculpture, painting, ceramics, visual communication design and mixed media. The drop-off dates were March 5, 6, 16, 17 and 18. A juror not only decides whose work gets into the gallery, but also who wins awards and honorable mentions. According to Viewegh, this year’s juror was a printmaker and mixed media artist from Oxford, Ohio. Junior studio art and pre-art therapy major Kylie Little had four pieces selected for the art gallery. Her piece Don’t won Best in Sculpture, and she received an honorable mention for her sculpture
Inevitable Transparency. Little said that it is a great chance to show visitors what she and the other art students have been working on. “It was good because the show is an entire year’s worth of work,” she said. “So it’s nice to be recognized a little bit. It’s nice to just have people see what you’re doing. Even if you don’t win anything, it’s nice just to have people see.” Junior art education major Sarah Scarano was another student whose art work was selected. According to Scarano, the pieces she entered were inspired by her grandparents. Five of Scarano’s pieces were selected by the juror, and her drawing Vertebrae II won Best in Drawing, while her colored pencil on wood piece Pap Pap won an honorable mention. Scarano said that while winning an award and an honorable mention were great, getting exposure was an important perk as well. “It [winning] was really exciting,” she said. “Just all of the work that is put into creating these things and the fact that other people appreciate them — it’s a good feeling. It’s also really cool. Even if I hadn’t won anything, it’s just really cool seeing it on a gallery.” The Best in Show winner this year was Martha John for her sculpture piece The Unknown. The Best in Show winner receives $100, while the best of each category winners receive $50. Honorable mention winners receive $25.
Little said that students should definitely take advantage of the opportunity that the Student Juried Exhibition brings. She said that it is free to submit, the process of getting pieces presentation ready and gaining experience and feedback on the pieces is well worth the effort. Scarano also encouraged students to submit the maximum number of works that they can and if nothing gets in to try again next year. Viewegh also said that the Student Juried Exhibition is a great item to put on a resume and that students should not feel intimidated by the jurying process. He also said they should not feel defeated if their work is not selected for the gallery. “Every juror’s opinion is different,” Viewegh said. “And so what we tell students is, ‘Look, if your work didn’t get in, it doesn’t necessarily mean that the work isn’t good or successful. What it means is that’s the juror’s opinion at this time. So the next juror’s opinion will be totally different, but that’s just the nature of how we work.’” Viewegh also said that people on campus should go to see the exhibit to get an idea of what the art students have been up to and how talented they are. “Anybody who hasn’t seen the student exhibition really should because one, I think they would be amazed at how good the students are here,” he said. “And two, it gives them an opportunity to see really quality art work.”
“Eurydice” opens in Ransburg Auditorium By Shane Collins-Yosha DISTRIBUTION MANAGER
What happens when we truly lose ourselves? What do we do when we lose not only ourselves but also others? According to Chair and Director of Theatre, Brad Wright, “Eurydice,” by Sarah Ruhl, takes a new perspective on these questions by looking at the original myth from Eurydice’s point of view. “It’s a story that a lot of people are pretty familiar with,” Wright said. “It comes from a Greek myth, Orpheus and Eurydice. There have been symphonies and ballets and paintings, and all kinds of renderings and various arts.” According to freshman theatre and music performance major Luke Garrigus, who plays Orpheus, the rehearsal process was a lot different than any other plays. “We had to be off book really soon and had to have all of our lines learned really quick. And because of that, we got a lot of great work done,” Garrigus said. According to Wright, who is the director and sound designer for the show, there are plenty of turns in store for the audience. “There’s also the Nasty Interesting Man, in the above world, who basically tries to seduce Eurydice,” Wright said. “And it turns out he is the Lord of the
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Luke Garrigus, who plays Orpheus, shares a tender moment on stage with Elise Campagna, who plays Eurydice. Underworld. So when she comes down to the Underworld, they have scenes between the two of them where he is going to try to make her his bride.” According to Garrigus, the play has a very different perspective. “This is taken from more of the perspective of Eurydice rather than Orpheus,” Garrigus said. “Most of the other operas and stage adaptations of this [myth] are from Orpheus’s point of view and this one is from Eurydice’s and offers an entirely different view on it.” Garrigus had the opportunity to do something in this production that was totally new to him. “The guitar playing in it [the play]
is a lot of fun, and it’s been different,” Garrigus said. “I have never played guitar in a theatre production and having that music being played on-stage rather than in a pit like a musical is really cool. ” This play’s cast is a mix of veterans of theatre and newbies, according to Wright. “I’ve got three freshmen on stage,” Wright said. “I’ve got one student who this is his first semester as a theatre major. I’ve got a non-major, and then I’ve got a couple of theatre department veterans. So it’s a real mix of experience.” “Eurydice” will be running April 2325 at 8 p.m. in Ransburg Auditorium. Tickets are free with University of Indianapolis ID.
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7 APRIL 22, 2015
Take Back the Night creates awareness for sexual assault By Jessica Hoover EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Take Back the Night, an event to encourage students to speak out against sexual violence, was held at 9 p.m. on April 20 on Smith Mall. This marked the first time that the University of Indianapolis had hosted Take Back the Night as a part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. It brought a gathering of students out to learn more about sexual assault and join together to help prevent it. Before Take Back the Night began, a representative from Planned Parenthood led an hour-long training session. The representative gave students support and guidance about how to speak out and tell their story during the event. Director of Student Support and Parent Programs and Title IX Coordinator Erin Stoner helped run Take Back the Night, along with various other organizations. Stoner said that the training is beneficial to students because many victims are afraid to speak out about their experiences with sexual violence. “They [victims] may be scared that if they do say something about it, they’ll have to be dragged through this investigation process or that we’d have to tell the police,” Stoner said. “That’s not necessarily the case. A lot of times, they [victims]unfortunately may put the blame on the wrong person, oftentimes themselves.… It’s always the perpetrator’s fault, not theirs.” Take Back the Night started after the
training session, and Vice President for Student and Campus Affairs and Dean of Students Kory Vitangeli began the evening by talking about what faculty members can do to help victims of sexual violence. Voices of Worship, UIndy’s gospel choir, also performed during the event. Junior social work major Alexis Fort spoke on behalf of the student body. She talked about how students can come together to try to prevent sexual assault on campus, and how to help victims get the support they need. “It’s really good for students to be aware about sexual violence because it happens so much,” Fort said. “So many times, people overlook it by not speaking out about it if it happens to them or if they see something happening…. We, as students, have to be held responsible for not only other people’s actions, but for ourselves.” Fort introduced the main speaker of the night, Brittany Broderick, a local survivor of sexual violence. Broderick told the students her story of how she was assaulted when leaving an Indianapolis bar. After her speech, there was a moment of silence, and University Chaplain and Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Religion Jeremiah Gibbs led the audience in prayer. Toward the end of the event, audience members were given candles for a candlelight vigil. In closing, students were invited to speak out about their own experiences concerning sexual assault in the Schwitzer Student Center Room 012. According to Stoner, this gave students an opportunity to have a more intimate conversation about sexual violence and
helped them learn that there is hope. Take Back the Night was just one of the many events that UIndy has organized for Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Earlier in the month, guest speaker Katie Koestner shared her personal experience with sexual violence while she was in college. There also were a few smaller events to help raise awareness, such as wearing red lipstick for awareness and an event called Clothesline, during which students designed T-shirts about sexual assault that were put up on clotheslines around Schwitzer. Future events for Sexual Assault Awareness Month include events called These Hands Aren’t for Hurting and Walk a Mile in Her Shoes. These Hands Aren’t for Hurting is a way for students to say that they do not support sexual violence. They can sign a hand cut-out to put up on display. Walk a Mile in Her Shoes is a walk that will start at IUPUI and head toward downtown Indianapolis. It focuses on men, so they can learn more about sexual assault, and participants are provided with high heels to wear as they walk. Stoner said that she loves having the opportunity to help victims during Sexual Assault Awareness Month. “Everybody has the right to be here without anything like that [sexual violence] happening to them,” Stoner said. “So when it does happen, it’s very important that we do what we can to make it stop. Personally, I think the cause is a great one. And if I could say that I’ve helped one person get through an experience like this, then it’s all worth it.”
project, to volunteer at Gleaners Food Bank from 8 a.m. to noon. “The service project came about because the mentees expressed wanting to put their leadership skills into action after having a semester of information sessions discussing what leadership is and how to be better leaders,” Johnson said. “As mentors, we were more than excited to give them the opportunity to step up and actively contribute to the community.” Freshman psychology and pre-occupational therapy double major and LEAD member Carly Smith participated in the service project. “It was good to gain leadership experience and get involved in the community,” Smith said. Smith said she was inspired to be a part of this project because it was a good way for her to help others and inspire them at the same time. “It gave us all an opportunity to work together,” Johnson said. “We were all in a close space, and we all worked together. We sorted through all their donations and re-packed them to be sent out to their mobile food pantry.”
Students are admitted into LEAD by invitation only using criteria from the Admissions Office. The program seeks students who have the potential to be leaders on campus who are actively involved and who have good academic focus. “It [LEAD] will give them resources to make them better students and leaders,” said Johnathan Ferraro, area coordinator of Campus Life. “Because you can’t be a good student leader if you are not a strong student.” Mentees and mentors have conversations and sessions about different strategies to become better leaders. “All semester, we’ve been talking about what it means to be a leader and how to improve your leadership skills and actually put your leadership skills to use,” Johnson said. Johnson said she encourages all students to get involved and volunteer. “It makes your experience at UIndy more interesting and gives you experience,” Johnson said. “I encourage all of you to try it and at least do a service project and give back. And we also learned something from each experience.”
LEAD participates in service project By Eric Moore II EDITORIAL ASSISTANT
University of Indianapolis students involved in Leadership Exploration and Academic Development, participated in a service project Saturday, April 11. LEAD is a program that helps students get the most out of their first year of college and is an opportunity for students to practice their leadership skills. “The program allows them [students] opportunities, such as the service project, to plan and implement projects to help their community,” said sophomore exercise physical therapy major Regan Johnson. LEAD also focuses on academic success, by having peer mentors available to assist with homework or general questions about academic careers. “It expands upon their existing leadership skills, as well as provides them with new skills to help make their transition from high school to college and college to the work force more smooth,” she said. The students decided, as a service
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Area Coordinator of Campus Life, Johnathan Ferraro participates in a game for International TableTop Day.
Gamers Club hosts TableTop Day event By Emily Darr FEATURE EDITOR
The UIndy Gamers Club rented out Game Paradise on Saturday, April 11, for International TableTop Day. According to tabletopday.com, International TableTop Day began three years ago as a way to celebrate tabletop gaming throughout the world in 2014 was celebrated by 80 countries. Game Paradise is a board game library and retail shop located in Fountain Square that currently possesses more than 1,800 games. For the event, UIndy students were admitted for free and had the opportunity to play any of the games there. Employees of Game Paradise offered their expertise when it came to selecting and learning how to play new games. S ophomore psycholog y major Courtney Harvey is the current treasurer of Gamers Club and will be its vice president next year. “We had more people there this year than we did last year,” Harvey said. “We played mostly tabletop games. There was also a Magic: the Gathering draft around seven o’clock that night, but we mostly played tabletop games all day.” Magic: the Gathering is a trading collectable card game that can be played for pure enjoyment or in competitive tournaments. UIndy Gamers Club has weekly meetings and several other events throughout the academic year. “We have game nights, which are our general meetings, every Thursday at 9 p.m. in the basement of Schwitzer,” said senior theatre major and UIndy Gamers Club President Daryl Hollonquest Jr. “We do other events during the year such
as outings to Laser Flash in Carmel and White River Paintball in Anderson. We also host an all-nighter event, and we are in charge of Humans vs. Zombies, a campus-wide game of Nerf tag that takes place every semester.” The Gamers Club hosts its all-nighter event every year, and it is open to all UIndy students. “For the all-nighter, we have all of UIndy Hall from 6 [p.m.] to maybe about 3 the next morning,” Harvey said. “We use the projectors, and we set up games. A member brings his Wii U, I bring my PS3, and we will play fighting games. And then we have all of our games that we have been buying for our library, and we use CPB’s games. And we play games all night and order pizza for our members.” Harvey said UIndy Gamers Club’s weekly meetings start with a quick session updating members about upcoming events. Input is gathered about what events members want to have, and then members play games the rest of the meeting. “One of the games that’s most popular is DC Deck-Building. A lot of people play it every general meeting,” Harvey said. “We also have one member that brings in his Wii U, and people play Super Smash Brothers and Mario Kart [on it]. Another game is Cards Against Humanity. A lot of people play that game.” Harvey said that the UIndy Gamers Club will plan a charity event for next year and host multiple events that everyone is welcome to attend. “Gamers Club, I’ve realized, isn’t that well known,” Harvey said. “We are trying to get our name out there more. A lot of people think that Gamers Club is just video games, but we are not like that at all. We play all kinds of games.”
UIndy Alum studies gorillas By Anna Wieseman EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
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University of Indianapolis Alum Amandine Eriksen with mountain gorillas during one of her visits in Rwanda.
Half of the remaining mountain gorillas live on the slopes of the mountains in Rwanda, according to National Geographic. University of Indianapolis graduate Amandine Eriksen has spent seven years working to learn more about these gorillas from their bones. Eriksen has been working with a professor from George Washington University and the Smithsonian to create the largest collection of mountain gorilla skeletons. “What is really unique with this skeleton collection is that the gorillas themselves,” Eriksen said.“It [the project] basically give us this rare opportunity to study these gorillas because they’ve been observed by researchers their entire lives. So all of the gorillas have associated life history records.” Eriksen heard about the opportunity through Professor of Biology and Anthropology and Director of Osteology for the Archeology and Forensics Lab Stephen Nawrocki. According to Nawrocki, the Smithsonian contacted him to ask if he had a graduate student with background in archeology and osteology. Most of Eriksen’s work in Rwanda has been focused on field work and the actual collection of bones. During her time on the project, she has visited Rwanda five times, working with conservationists, veterinarians and gorilla trackers. The goal of the project is to get a full picture of the gorilla’s life. “The way in which we made the skeleton collection on the gorillas—they do eventually die— the veterinarian and the other conservationist make these great efforts to identify how the gorilla died,
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Amandine Eriksen studying the skeleton of a mountain gorilla to learn more about the endangered species. [and] why it died,” Eriksen said. “Once to make friends over there and learn the they have made those efforts, they bury language and practice my probably terrible the gorilla in a cemetery area that we Kinyarwanda with people.” have created.” Eriksen has no future plans to return According to Eriksen, after a period to collect any more data but has enough of time, the team digs up the remains of to start on her thesis and eventually disthe deceased animal. Eriksen said this sertation. was comparable to some of the forensic “For me, I kind of wish that I wouldn’t material that she studied while at UIndy. have tried to do so much research,”Eriksen “There were definitely some paral- said. “I think because this project is so lels with what we initially thought we important, and it’s so big that in terms might find and what we usually do at of just doing my thesis research, I ended the university in terms of having to locate up making it into a really big thesis. So remote burials,” she said, “having to look that’s one thing that has been difficult. I at skeleton remains and analyze them. So basically accidently wrote a dissertation.” we worked together to turn in what we She is currently working on her Ph.D. need to bring in the field with us.” at the University of Buffalo and plans to Along with getting to see the gorilla expand her dissertation to include gorillas, skeletons, Eriksen said the coolest part humans and chimpanzees to do an entire of her experience was interacting with cross species analysis. people in Rwanda. Being bilingual in “So that was really rewarding, to know French, Eriksen said she can interact with that we’re not just looking at bones, we’re the local people. studying these really endangered moun“It also gave us an opportunity to tain gorillas,” Eriksen said. “And [we’re] learn how to speak the local language, trying to help figure out why they are which is called Kinyarwanda,” Eriksen stressed, what kind[s] of diseases they said. “And I think that was one of the are experiencing, things that we can learn most rewarding things about going back about them that would help the future of over and over again—getting a chance mountain gorillas.”
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French Club hosts week dedicated to language By Sarah Hunker STAFF WRITER The University of Indianapolis’ French Club hosted French Week April 6-10. The French Club hosted $2 to Dye April 6. Each individual who participated received a French Club T-shirt that could be modified and cut as he or she pleased. The cafeteria covered a variety of French foods for students to try April 7. The French Club hosted Natives of the French Language in UIndy Hall B April 8. The speakers at that event talked about what growing up in a French-speaking country was like, and snacks and tea were served. The film “Amelie” was shown in the Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center April 9. The French Gala, which raised money for Laurelwood Apartments, took place April 10. French Club Adviser and Professor of Modern Languages Peter Vakunta founded the French Club two years ago. “I got here two years ago and I asked around,‘Where is French Club again?’” he
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French Club Adviser and Professor of Modern Languages Peter Vakunta and his family enjoy the French Gala event as a part of French Week which began on April 6 till April 10.
said. “And they said we didn’t have one.” Vakunta felt the need to start the club for the students to participate in. He
wanted the club to be open to everyone interested, even if students did not take French courses.
New RSO centers around veterans By Nicole Monday ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR The University of Indianapolis has added a new Registered Student Organization to the list of activities and clubs that students can join. The Student Veteran Organization was founded by junior business education and administration major Brian Lambright, along with several other students on campus. Lambright got the idea to start the organization after talking to another UIndy student. “I had another veteran that I had briefly met, and he was like, ‘Hey, we should start something,’” Lambright said. “I’ve started a business before, so I figured doing something like this would be easy.” Director of Student Activities Stephanie Barry said that having student interest is the most important part of forming an RSO. “They [the organizers] have to find students who are interested in that [subject] to gain some momentum and find that this is something that the university needs,”Barry said.“A lot of times, students are just like ‘I like this,’ and nobody is interested.” According to the Student Veteran Organization Constitution, the organization is “committed to establishing a network of military veterans. By involving other
clubs and organizations, we will address the changing needs of the University of Indianapolis campus and address them appropriately.” In addition to writing a constitution, Barry said that the group also must find a faculty or staff member to serve as an advisor and create a budget in order to get the RSO off the ground. Lambright’s idea for the RSO has been a long, thought-out process. “I had started thinking about this idea in December,” he said. “I started putting it together in January. And in February, we got approved at the end of the month.” Once an RSO is approved, Barry said, there are some requirements it must fill. “They [the RSO] need to do at least one campus-wide program for the entire year, and they need to participate [in] or sponsor a community service event,”Barry said. “For meetings, there is no minimum or maximum that a group has to meet. Every group is different.” The club has a number of different events planned for the end of April and next semester. “We are putting together a Habitat for Humanity build. That’s probably going to be at the end of April,” Lambright said. “We are also working on a 5K run, a walk or bike kind of thing, which will be for fallen soldiers.” Lambright himself has had military experience, which was another reason the club means so much to him. He said he
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served eight years in the Army military police. Although this new RSO is focused on veterans, Lambright said that students do not have to be veterans to join. “If you’re friends with someone that’s a veteran or they just want to be a part of it [the organization], they can,” Lambright said. There are currently 11 people enrolled in the organization, all veterans. However, Lambright said that he has people who are willing to volunteer at events. Barry said that this new RSO offers several different benefits to the campus. “I think we kind of take for granted our freedom here, and we don’t necessarily think that 18-year-olds can be going off to war,” Barry said. “To know that there are students on campus that have made that sacrifice, I think that’s extremely important for all of our students to know.” Barry also said that a new RSO brings additional opportunities for students as well. “I think there are so many transferable skills from being in an RSO that’s going to help you extremely outside the classroom,” she said. “The No. 1 reason why students join student organizations is to make friends, to make connections. And that’s important while you’re in college.” More information about the Student Veteran Organization is available from Brian Lambright at lambrightb@uindy. edu.
“It has been very, very vibrant,” Vakunta said. “I would say we have had two successful French Weeks. My idea with the
French Club is to provide students with another world view and to be able to break their stereotypes about not only French people in France, but Francophones as well.” Vakunta wants to make people aware of how diverse languages really can be. “How will people break those boundaries if they don’t see the world through a different cultural lens?” Vakunta asked. “That was my dream behind creating the Francophone Club, so that it can serve as a bridge between student bodies and enable students to interact with [other] students from different cultural, racial and linguistic backgrounds.” French Club Vice President and Acting Treasurer Mimi Oluwafemi said that the French Club hopes to involve more students. Oluwafemi also feels that it is important to have students engage more in diversity because that can help them reach out to a multitude of individuals here at UIndy. More information is availabe from Peter Vakunta at (317) 791-5614 or at vakuntap@uindy.edu.
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Indianapolis Student Government President: Rachael Junard Vice President: Mizraim Lorenzo-Aguilar Treasurer: Alexandra Kast Secretary: Cassidy Smith
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Residence Hall Association President: Cassidy Werner and Breanna Bassett Vice President: Patricia Spikes Director of Programming: Anna Schmuelling Director of Marketing: Shelby Lannan National Communication & Hoosier Communications Coordinator: Kennedy Nies Director of Finance: Stephen Price Graphic by Kyle Dunbar
International students share their personal stories with transferring Registrar’s office to make the transfer process for international students as smooth as possible Photo by Kameron Casey
President Robert Manuel and Vice President of Student and Campus Affairs and Dean of Students Kory Vitangeli draw a student’s name for the raffle to win tickets to the Final Four Championship. The event was April 6. Gibbs said that he was worried about the conflict that erupted before the new amendment was passed. “I’m very concerned that both religious persons and LGBT persons are feeling very threatened by one another right now,” Gibbs said. “[I hope] that they will be able to see one another not as enemies, but as persons with competing claims and interests that sometimes can’t all win, that they can see the humanity in each other.” As the first half of the Final Four Championship ended and halftime started, one student from each group had the chance to summarize what the group had learned from the event. Sophomore international relations and German major Megan Ramp spoke for her group. “As I watch the city grow, I feel like it [the Indiana RFRA law] took us back 50 years in time,” Ramp said. “Indiana has the potential to grow in so many ways. There are so many new businesses coming in, and we have a cultural trail that cities from all around the world come to observe. Making a statement like it [the Indiana RFRA law] kind of draws people away from the area. It’s not a good decision, economically, politically or morally.” According to Miller, the RFRA forum was not only an excellent experience for UIndy students, but also for herself.
“I thought [the event] was very important to help students see that we can have civil disagreement about political issues and also learn about the viewpoints of others,” Miller said.“So to get to facilitate something like that is a privilege.” The public forum was created soon after President Robert Manuel released a statement on March 31 regarding the Indiana RFRA law. In it, Manuel said that all people should be treated fairly, and that UIndy does not support a law that could negatively affect the rights of certain groups on campus. Manuel said that the RFRA forum was a great opportunity to discuss in a safe environment all of the differing sides of the law. “Civil debate is the center of real democracy,”Manuel said.“The sadness I see in society is one side yelling at another, not one side talking with another. What we’re trying to model at the university is civil debate and conversation. We’re not preaching from one side or the other. We’re simply trying to get people to make decisions that are in alignment with their conscience, their spirituality and their sense of who they are as a citizen, and be comfortable with that. That’s the goal of all of this.”
By Laken Detweiler EDITORIAL ASSISTANT International students transfer to the University of Indianapolis for various reasons, whether for educational programs offered, a change of scenery or more opportunities. According to Registrar Kristine Dozier, 4.7 percent of full-time students transfer to UIndy every year from countries such as China and Saudi Arabia. The process is different for students transferring from out of country than it is for those transferring from out of state or from other Indiana colleges and universities. According to Undergraduate International Admission Coordinator Kay Gunyon, students from outside who wish to transfer to UIndy independently are asked to go through an international credential evaluator, to determine how the students’ credits will transfer to UIndy.The university recommends using World Education Services or Educational Credential Evaluators, but there are other companies that can be used. These credential evaluators charge various fees depending on what package is chosen, how many reports are needed, whether something is added to the initial report and the delivery method. Once a student’s transcript arrives at the credential evaluator company, it then verifies everything and produces a document that is more like a U.S. transcript, according to Gunyon. “If we get one of those evaluation
reports, then we know that the transcript has been verified,” Gunyon said. “It’s all laid out in U.S. terms, so it is easier for the academic people to then transfer in credits.” According to Dozier, the biggest problem international students face is that when they transfer, they end up with lots of hours going towards elective credits, because their courses at their previous institution are not equivalent to what is offered at UIndy. Gunyon gave the example that in the European Credit Transfer System the credit for a course is not based on contact hours with the professor, but rather how much total time students spend on the course.Therefore, the credits that they have may only be half of what is required for a course in the United States. This is where the elective credit may come in. Each student who transfers to UIndy may face different problems. For example, Gunyon said that the United Kingdom high school education system requires 13 years of schooling rather than the 12 years required in the United States. In the 12th and 13th years, students are doing advanced levels with an exam at the end and receive credit for successful completion of those advanced-level examinations. Junior marketing major Leo Cunningham transferred from London to the State University of New York Adirondack and then to UIndy, so he experienced transferring credits hours from out of the country and within the country. Cunningham had 10 to 15 credit hours follow him to New York after he used World Education Services as his international
credential evaluator. According to Cunningham, the process was not as easy as he had hoped. “It was a pain, a real pain,” Cunningham said. “It took a process of about two months and a fair few hundred dollars. It was a real hassle.” Although the credits did not transfer as he would have liked, he graduated with an associate degree from SUNY Adirondack. Before transferring to UIndy, he decided not to have his credits from London transfer, since they did not contribute to his major. For Cunningham, the process of transferring credit hours from SUNY Adirondack to UIndy was an easy process, since the transcript was already a U.S. transcript. Senior accounting major Nien-Ju Lee transferred from Tunghai University in Taiwan, which is a sister school to UIndy. Lee transferred her senior year so that she could improve her English before graduating. “I didn’t have to transfer credits to come here [UIndy], but if I can get some credit here to transfer back to my school, then I will be good,” Lee said. “If I can get some credit from here [UIndy], then I don’t have to go back [to Tunghai University] and take another semester of classes. So then I can graduate this May if I can transfer some credit [back to Tunghai University].” Lee plans to get her degree in Taiwan. If international students have any questions, they can contact Kay Gunyon at kgunyon@uindy.edu.
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RFRA exposes inequality for LGBTQIA community By Leeann Doerflein EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Indiana’s negative public attention has subsided with the Indiana General Assembly’s fix for the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. However, the law has uncovered Indiana’s lack of civil rights protections for the LGBTQIA community and had unforeseen consequences for the state. Leaders in Indiana academia weighed in on the issue, including University of Indianapolis President Robert Manuel. Manuel sent a campus-wide email that said he had consulted with the Board of Trustees, and they concluded that UIndy should oppose RFRA because they feared it might “impinge upon the rights of certain groups in our community.” “Because of our mission and core values, the University of Indianapolis stands with many corporate, educational and non-profit groups in Indiana in opposition to the recently passed Religious Freedom Restoration Act,” Manuel said in the email. Why RFRA? The Religious Freedom Restoration Act brought Indiana notoriety with claims that the bill, now law, would allow discrimination against any person that religious individuals wished to refuse to serve. The Republican majority said that there would be no discrimination against LGBTQIA individuals or any other person based on this law. The majority also touted a letter signed by 16 law professors who approved setting a judicial review standard, as outlined in the original bill. However, the professors made it clear in the letter that they only gave their approval for the bill’s original form. House Republican Caucus Communications Director Tory Flynn said that the professors did not give public approval for the amended bill, now law. Democrats in the General Assembly and people across the country still believed that the bill was written vaguely enough that it could be interpreted to allow discrimination. State Rep. Justin Moed of Indianapolis joined every Democrat in both houses and four Republicans from the House in opposition to the bill. In a statement to The Reflector, he said RFRA is a backward move for the state. Moed represents the 97th district, which includes UIndy, the Garfield Park area, Fountain Square, parts of downtown and the west side.
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(TNS)—When Olivia Hernandez was a middle schooler in Oxnard, Calif., she became hooked on K-wave—the global phenomenon of South Korean pop music, television and culture. Inspired by the romantic series “My Lovely Sam Soon” and bands such as Clazziquai, she taught herself the Korean alphabet and learned a few phrases. This year, as a UCLA transfer student, Hernandez jumped at the chance to take an introductory Korean language course. She and other students are learning grammar basics and the honorifics used to address elders and bosses. As a sweetener, the class usually watches a Korean rock music video, which they once might have appreciated only for the melodies and production values. “Now I understand what they are saying. Now it makes sense,”said Hernandez, a psychology major who wants to use her Korean language skills when she becomes a therapist. According to a recent national study, enrollment in Korean language courses at U.S. colleges and universities showed the largest percentage growth of any foreign language. The Modern Language Association reported that Korean language enrollment rose 45 percent from 2009 to 2013. Overall, language studies declined by 6.7 percent during that same period, and interest dropped in many popular ones, including Spanish, French and German. The number of students in Korean classes nationwide—12,230— is well below the most-studied languages, including Japanese, Chinese and Arabic. Currently, just 154 colleges offer Korean, but that is 70 percent more than a decade ago. “There’s no doubt that Korean popular culture in film and music has captivated the minds of young people,” said Rosemary Feal, executive director of the Modern Language Association. She attributed the dip in overall foreign language studies to campus budget
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Michigan City, Fort Wayne, Lafayette and Terre Haute have passed ordinances that ensure fair treatment of people regardless of sexual orientation.
Tippecanoe county has passed ordinances that ensure fair treatment of people regardless of sexual orientation.
South Bend, West Lafayette, Indianapolis, Bloomington, New Albany and Evansville have passed ordinances that ensure fair treatment regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.
Marion and Monroe counties have passed ordinances that ensure fair treatment of people regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.
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“The Indiana General Assembly should work to move our state forward, not backward,” Moed said. “Unfortunately, this law endorsed a kind of discrimination that many of us thought had disappeared years ago.” The majority caucus said that a primary reason this law is necessary is because it established case law to protect from possible religious discrimination by the state. According to the RFRA fact sheet on the statehouse website, several instances exist where other state RFRA legislation has helped protect religious rights. One example described is a Jehovah’s Witness in Kansas who wanted to get out-of-state medical treatment that aligned with his religious beliefs against blood transfusions but was denied that accommodation. Because the federal RFRA only applies to possible discrimination from the federal government, if states want to legislate how the courts should consider religious freedoms, they have to make their own laws. Assistant Professor of History and Political Science Maryam Stevenson said that establishing criteria for the courts to consider makes the outcome of religious freedom cases more predictable. She said this move in the state legislature is making public policy rather than telling the courts how to define a threshold for the compelling interest standard. “It is still the job of the courts to decide whether the standard of compelling inter-
cutbacks and the pressure students feel to focus on career-oriented courses, such as science and business, at the expense of humanities. That decline has occurred, Feal said, even though “knowledge of a second language often is helpful in many positions and translates into increased salary.” According to university officials and professors, some of the interest in Korean is coming from the children and grandchildren of Korean immigrants. But nonKoreans fascinated with contemporary culture are leading the trend. Some were drawn by the K-pop dance moves of Psy in his 2012 international video hit “Gangnam Style” or by the English-subtitled TV series “Queen of Housewives.” And some by the prospect of jobs at Korean corporations. At UCLA, enrollment is up significantly in both in the beginners’courses and in the so-called heritage courses tailored to Korean Americans who have some knowledge of the language but often don’t have the grammar skills. Professors report waiting lists at the start of the quarters for the classes. (Most UCLA undergraduates must fulfill a graduation requirement for a year of language study or test out of it.) Los Angeles “is a great place to study Korean,” said UCLA humanities dean David Schaberg, who is a Chinese language and literature scholar. Students can practice speaking with Korean American friends and visit Korean institutions, restaurants and stores in Koreatown and other parts of town, he said. Andrew Hahn, a senior from Irvine, said his first language at home was Korean but that he didn’t get much beyond childhood ability. He became more proficient in Spanish, which he studied in high school. “As a Korean American, it is only right to learn my native tongue and become comfortable with it. And it is a way to connect back with the culture,” said Hahn, a political science major in the heritage class. (c)2015 Los Angeles Times Visit the Los Angeles Times at www. latimes.com Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC
Beijing deals with worst sandstorm in 13 years BEIJING — Rule No. 1 for surviving Beijing’s often-brutal living conditions: Develop a sense of humor. Smog. Frigid winters. Smog. Scorching summers. Smog. Gridlocked traffic. And oh, have you heard about the smog? The latest air assault came Wednesday, April 15, when a mighty wind transported several tons of Gobi Desert sand straight into China’s capital. —McClatchy Foreign Staff
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est is met,” Stevenson said. “The state legislature is just setting forth a guideline.” Future impact The General Assembly held a conference committee to clarify that the law cannot be used by individuals to withhold services to any group, including the LGBTQIA community.This inclusion of protections against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity is a first for Indiana in a statewide law. However, this only applies to RFRA. No other area of Indiana law provides protections based on those criteria. There are some local ordinances in larger cities in Indiana that offer protected status based on sexual orientation. According to the Indianapolis Star, four cities in Indiana offer protected status for sexual orientation, and six offer protected status for sexual orientation and gender identity. Protections under these laws are limited, compared with what could be offered by a state statute. Some ordinances only offer protection in the form of a voluntary investigation, according to the Star. The Indianapolis ordinance offers an investigation, but it differs in that cooperation with the investigation can be compulsory if the city wishes to subpoena the accused discriminator, according to Indianapolis Municipal Code Section 581-421. Neither the General Assembly nor Governor Mike Pence has expressed interest in expanding protections for the LGBTQIA community in state-level law.
Stevenson said that the issue is not likely to be a priority until after 2016. “I don’t think this is an issue the state will deal with in the near future, with the presidential election looming as a well as a governor’s race,” Stevenson said. Although a long list of companies threatened to stop doing business with Indiana, almost all of them have withdrawn their threats following the RFRA clarification. Associate Professor of Business Law Stephen Maple does not think the RFRA controversy will have a lasting impact on Indiana business opportunities. He said companies do not settle on a location for one factor alone; they also want low taxes, a supply of skilled workers and close proximity to customers. “Headlines evaporate really quickly,” Maple said. “I am not sure that people or companies will look at Indianapolis as tarnished. I think the so-called fix did enough to take the political sting out.” After the Final Four, critics were back on the Hoosier hospitality bandwagon, but Moed said that Indianapolis still has some lost ground to make up in the war for public opinion. “I am happy the governor and his supporters have seen the error in their ways, but we have a lot of work to repair the damage that has been done,” Moed said. “As a city, we must now work together to reassure the rest of the world that Indianapolis is a welcoming city that does not tolerate discrimination.”
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still possible for measles to make a new resurgence in California when infected people enter the state. Health experts say the measles vaccination rate is too low in California and facilitates the spread of disease in an outbreak situation. For the 131 measles cases among California residents, experts know the vaccination status of 81 of them. Most—70 percent, or 56 patients—were completely unvaccinated. The outbreak prompted legislation designed to get more children immunized. But this week, that effort appeared to hit trouble. A proposal that would require more children to be vaccinated in California faced objections from critics, who said it would force thousands of non-immunized students out of public schools. The measure’s author, Democratic state Sen. Richard Pan, agreed to delay a vote on the bill after being warned by the Senate Education Committee chairwoman that it would not win the panel’s approval in its current form. “If I were you, I would not take a vote today,” said the chairwoman, Democratic
JOHANNESBURG — As Nigeria marked a year since the abduction of 276 schoolgirls from the northeastern town of Chibok by the terrorist group Boko Haram, President-Elect Muhammadu Buhari said he could not promise that his government would be able to find and rescue those still in captivity. —Los Angeles Times
Google prepares for antitrust case TNS — Google Inc. probably faces a lengthy process in challenging antitrust charges by the European Union, but the Internet search giant might be able to avoid paying hefty fines or making big changes to its business. —Los Angeles Times
Obama’s climate change policy survives early court challenges WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama’s ambitious plan to battle climate change by forcing power plants to reduce their greenhouse gases appeared to survive its first court challenge Thursday, April 16, but only because the formal rules are still pending at the Environmental Protection Agency. —Los Angeles Times ©2014 McClatchy Tribune News Service
Measles outbreak in Disneyland declared over, but battle continues
LOS ANGELES (TNS)—The measles outbreak that began at Disneyland over the winter holidays is over, California health officials said Friday, April 17. A total of 131 people were infected with the measles in California as well as at least 25 others who resided in seven other states, Canada and Mexico. There have been no new measles cases related to the outbreak that began at Disneyland in 42 days. It can take 21 days for a person infected with measles to show signs of illness. An outbreak can be declared over if no new illnesses are reported for 42 days. “We are pleased this outbreak is over, but caution that measles can be reintroduced in California at any time when an infected person brings it to the state,” said Dr. Karen Smith, director of the California Department of Public Health. “The best defense for protection against the highly infectious measles is vaccination.” Officials, however, warned that it’s
state Sen. Carol Liu. She urged Pan to try to resolve the deep-seated concerns of a majority of committee members. “Otherwise, I don’t think your bill proceeds out of this committee,” she said. The senators say the bill, which would remove the “personal belief ” exemption from the state’s vaccination requirement, would mean that students whose parents refuse to immunize them would be barred from public schools. “The penalty for not immunizing their kids is you either have to home-school or take your kids out of public schools, and I don’t think that’s a solution to the problem,” Liu said during the hearing, which lasted more than two hours as hundreds of parents and children testified. Some parents refuse to immunize their children because they believe vaccines can have serious negative health effects, including autism. Medical studies say the shots are safe. (c)2015 Los Angeles Times. Visit the Los Angeles Times at www.latimes. com. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC
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