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Deceased alumn still giving back

By Nicole Monday ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR In the University of Indianapolis wrestling room, there are mats on the floor and the air smells of hard work and dedication from a number of college athletes. And hanging on the wall is a picture of former UIndy wrestler Bryce Givens.

Givens, who graduated in 2013 with a degree in English, is standing on a mat with his back to the camera and his hand in the air, held by an official. The words “Attitude, Strength, and Passion” are printed on the picture as well. Head wrestling coach Jason Warthan said these are words that described Givens perfectly.

“He would not give up. [He was] persistent and had a lot of heart and passion,” Warthan said. “He also had a lot of attitude when he wrestled. He would have a lot of comebacks, [and] he would put it together at the end.”

Givens, who passed away unexpectedly in November of last year, wrestled at UIndy for five years and was a twotime National Qualifier and a one-time Placer at the Midwest Classic. One of

Warthan’s favorite memories of Givens is the amount of work he put in at the Midwest tournament.

“His sophomore year at Midwest, a prestigious tournament that we host and has about 25 teams. . . . He [Givens] lost in the first round and wrestled all the way back to get third [place in the tournament],” Warthan said. “That doesn’t happen a lot.”

UIndy alumnus Alex Johns, Givens’ former teammate and graduate assistant to the wrestling program, said his favorite memory of Givens is from when he and Givens went to nationals together.

“When we went to nationals one year together, that was both of our first trips there,” Johns said. “The whole trip brought us much closer as friends and teammates.”

While Givens was a wrestler, he also was known off the mats as a wellrounded and overall good guy. Assistant Wrestling Coach and Assistant Athletic Director for Facilities and Game Day Operations Robert Brubeck said that he and the other coaches noticed growth in Givens during his time with the team.

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This photo of Bryce Givens winning a wrestling match hangs in the wrestling room. He wrestled at the University of Indianapolis for five years and passed away in November of 2014.

Peace exhibit to open on UIndy campus

By Jessica Hoover EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Kyoko Amano, professor and chair of the Department of English, plans to commemorate the victims of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings for the 70th anniversary of World War II bombings.

She will create a peace exhibit and take a group of UIndy students to Japan over Spring Break.The Japan Foundation made all this possible by awarding Amano a $24,000 grant to help students learn more about the bombings.

“I think part of it [the learning experience] is the importance of peace,” she said. “When there is a war, there have to be winners and losers. Sometimes people have to lose to accomplish peace instead of retaliating. I just want people to understand that [survivors] in Hiroshima and Nagasaki feel that instead of hating as a result of being victimized, they come together. That’s how we can get to a

peaceful environment.”

In the peace exhibit, Amano will display posters from the Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation. She also will invite Robert Jacobs from the Hiroshima Peace Institute to deliver a speech.Amano hopes to arrange a Skype interview with some of the survivors of the atomic bombings, so students can ask questions about their experiences.

Students going on the trip to Japan will likely be giving presentations of their final projects at the peace exhibit.

International relations graduate student from Gaza, Fidaa Abuasi, will go on the Japan trip. In December 2008, Abuasi was in school when some of the first bombs were dropped during the Gaza War, killing more than 1,000 civilians, according to BBC News.

Throughout the 23 days of the war, many of Abuasi’s friends and family were killed or left homeless. Some still live out of tents or share a home with multiple other families.

“When the bombing started, we all

ran out of school, and it was like the end of the world,” Abuasi said. “We didn’t know where to go, so we were running different directions. There were people being killed everywhere. ... Once you drop a bomb, the entire neighborhood disappears.”

Spring Break will be the first time Abuasi will go to Japan. She is eager to meet with the atomic bomb survivors.

“I feel like I can relate to [the atomic bomb survivors], since I survived the war and I survived the bombs,” she said. “I think we share the same experience, and it’s nice to hear the Japanese perspective of World War II.” For students in English 420 and 580, the trip to Japan will cost around $1,000, depending on the currency exchange rate.

This covers the air fare, a Japan rail pass, museum and temple entrance fees, hotel rooms and some meals. During the trip students will hear the stories of Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bomb survivors and of deportations from the United States to Japan.

They also will visit the United Nations

Institute for Training and Research, and stay at a monastery in Kyoto and a nursing home for atomic bomb survivors. Amano hopes that students will gain a different viewpoint about World War II. “Pictures of the atomic bomb are usually [taken from above] to show the mushroom cloud and that everything is dead,” Amano said. “After all the trams and trains have stopped, everything is flattened by the atomic bomb. When you go to Japan to a peace museum, you’ll see that there are people who survived and there are people walking on that street.

The pictures that the Japanese remember are not [taken from above], but are pictures taken from the ground level. I want people to understand that there are always both sides of the story and multiple perspectives. I want people to embrace that multiplicity because I think that is the key to accomplish world peace.”

Amano plans to open the peace exhibit the week before finals on the second floor of Esch Hall. The exhibit will be free and open to the public.

Health Pavilion construction on schedule, will conclude this fall

By Michael Rheinheimer OPINION EDITOR

Construction of the Health Pavilion is continuing on time and on budget, according to University of Indianapolis Director of Facility and Space Planning Andrea Newsom.

Newsom said that with designs drawn

by CSO Architects, and labor performed

by Pepper Construction and their subcontractors, the project is expected to be completed this fall as originally outlined in President Robert Manuel’s announcement of the Five Year Plan in a campuswide email last year.

“We will be open for business for the fall semester of 2015,” Newsom said.

“And leading up to that time, there will be a lot of finish work going on – wiring, installation of furniture, all [of ] the things you could imagine would go into a new building before it opens.”

According to Newsom, finishing work is expected to take place in the last few months before the building’s opening and will be phased in during construction.

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President Robert Manuel’s FiveYear-Plan is already making changes on campus, and all of the new programs are catching the attention of people beyond the campus community.

A Jan. 5 article in the IndyStar listed Manuel as one of the 15 people to watch in 2015. He was mentioned among people such as Indiana Governor Mike Pence.

“It [being recognized] is an honor,” Manuel said. “But it’s really the work that the university has done to connect to the community and the conversation about economic development.”

Manuel thinks that it is not just his work that gave him a spot on the list, but rather being the face of the university, which he said has the community at the core of its values.

“The University of Indianapolis president has been pushing UIndy to invest in and improve its campus and its Southside neighborhood, since he took office in 2012,” according to the IndyStar article. “Manuel … was one of the most prominent voices supporting the creation of an economic development corridor along Madison Avenue.”

Manuel gave an example of just one of the things that UIndy is doing to help the community.

“We did the Quality of Life Bus Tour,” he said. “LISC [Local Initiatives Support Corporation], and all of our community leaders, are getting together and trying to figure out what boundaries we are talking about and what elements of a quality of life plan we are talking about. That is the kickoff to major conversations about Southside economic and quality of life development.”

Another part of the community outreach programs will be housed in the new Health Pavilion when it is completed next August. The Health Pavilion will include a clinic where community members can get general healthcare within walking distance of where they live.

“It [the Health Pavilion] is a tangible manifestation of this conversation that we are having,” Manuel said. “The building is to benefit the academic enterprise.The community gets advanced because we are hoping to have a hospital clinic, so basic healthcare can be provided.”

Manuel is confident that the university’s core values and direction will hold up to scrutiny independent of the expectations set by the media.

The article, “Indy’s 15 People to Watch in 2015,” can be found on the IndyStar website at www.indystar.com.

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Conferences provide social opportunity Although none are officially announced yet, the University of Indianapolis is ramping up the level of community engagement with a slate of conferences and camps this summer. Director of Event Services Christie Beckmann said that President Robert Manuel hopes to bring more people to campus to learn through these initiatives this summer.

Student brings water polo to campus with new RSO

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A construction employee works on the Health Pavilion. Designs were drawn by CSO Architects, and Pepper Construction with their subcontractors do the construction. in the building at that time. Electrical contractors, IT people, paint contractors and people to install the lighting all will begin their portion at that time.

Currently, the façade walls are being installed. According to Jeff Kelly, Pepper Construction’s site manager for the construction of the Health Pavilion,

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the walls are pre-cast in a factory. Using reinforced brick and mortar construction, smaller parts of wall are assembled, transported to the work site, and then put in place. The first line of windows have been installed on the third floor.

According to Kelly, it took one week of labor to complete it.

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“That’s flying,” Kelly said about installing the windows. “Something that quick is extremely rare.”

Newsom attributes the timeliness of the project partly to the rotational nature of construction.

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Sophomore human resource major Noah Simpson is planning to bring a new registered student organization, water polo, to campus. As Simpson finishes up the paperwork, he looks forward to bringing the sport to campus.

S o ph om o re b u s i n e s s m a j o r and co-president of water polo Joe Zeltwanger and freshman anthropology major and treasurer of water polo Jessica Thompson are working with Simpson.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2015

Racism continues to pose problems

By Kameron Casey PHOTO EDITOR There were lynchings in 2014. Public lynchings. They happened right under our noses and you undoubtedly saw them, but failed to make the connection.

In 1939 Billie Holiday sang and recorded her iconic song “Strange Fruit;” a ballad against racism in America. In the song, she speaks of the “Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees,” i.e. black bodies. Black bodies were the strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees at the turn of the century.

Today, the bodies are no longer swaying in the wind. Instead they are strung across the asphalt.The strange fruit has fallen, but not far from the poplar tree.

There is one major difference in the lynchings in early days and the lynchings in 2014 and that is the attention they have drawn. In earlier days, a lynching was a public spectacle. People would gather to watch a black person lynched by white peers.

One of the most notable instances of lynching is the story of Jesse Washington in Waco, Texas. Shortly after being convicted of murder, Washington was dragged from the courtroom and lynched at the City Hall.

It is estimated that about 10,000 people attended, including children, as a mob lynched, castrated and repeatedly burned Washington. Parts of his body were sold as souvenirs and people took photos and put them on postcards for Waco. Today, people witnessing these brutalities are not celebrating, but instead, documenting, in hopes that they will help serve justice.

“What onlookers are doing now is trying to expose this legacy of violence and infringement, and militarization, as well,

from our police force,” Jamal Ratchford said. A former UIndy professor, he is now a lecturer of ethnic studies at Northern Arizona University.

This type of coverage is relatively new, as social media and phones with high-quality cameras have given us the ability to document exactly what’s happening through the eyes of the people on the ground, rather than what’s in popular media. I think this is incredibly important because throughout history, not only were systems working against blacks and other people of color, but so were the language and imagery of the mass media.

One of the most prominent examples was images released in the press during Hurricane Katrina. One image shown by the Associated Press was of a young black male with the caption “A young man walks through chest deep flood water after looting a grocery store …”

The other, reported by AFP/Getty Images featured two white individuals with a caption that read “Two residents wade through chest-deep water after finding bread and soda from a local grocery store…”

“If, for example, a collegiate sports team wins a national championship and you see what happens in the aftermath of that, these are typically white students — not solely, but majority white students,” Ratchford said. “They flip cars and set things on fire, [then] they’re just being, young, naive college students. They are not looters.”

This has happened a number of times throughout history. When a sports team wins or loses, and fans react ridiculously they are “celebrating.” When people

of color are protesting, you oftentimes see only negatives in the popular media.

We can look at the Ferguson situation, where the media focused largely on the businesses and cars that were set on fire, which actually was quite contrary to what was actually happening, as you can see from multiple firsthand accounts on social media. On a number of occasions, videos from peaceful protesters show that the police actually enticed the chaos that ensued in the streets.

One of the biggest problems that has allowed this continued skewing from the popular media is white privilege.

White privilege allows middle class white Americans to watch the news and accept it as it is, without question, because it doesn’t affect them. I knew about Mike Brown’s death the day he was killed. As the story unfolded, I asked my friends if they saw what was happening. I’m not proud to say it, but half of them didn’t even know what I was talking about. Being a journalist, I have to stay informed, but that wasn’t why I have stayed informed

my college career. If, at the time I was trying to pick colleges, I could have possibly chosen to stay home and save two years of tuition.

Other students on campus might have decided that option as well.

Freshman anthropology major Colton Large has opinions regarding his future.

“Depending on how well my credits could transfer over to a higher university, and [if ] I only had to pay for two years of college instead of four, I would go for the two free years,” Large said.

Freshman history major with a political science minor Dominic Peretin also has strong feelings regarding what he would have done if this had been proposed earlier.

“For me, personally, I would not want to go to community college, because I want to get a specialized type of degree like a Ph. D,” Peretin said.

However, Peretin does feel that this idea will be beneficial to a lot of other people trying to get a degree.

“I feel it would be [a good idea] because people are afraid to go to college mainly because of the money concern. So having a free two-year program would be great. This way people don’t have to set aside money that they could be using elsewhere. Instead [they could be] focusing on education and get a lot out of the program,” Peretin said.

Even just getting a start at a community college could bring you closer your to ultimate goal. I think that anything you want to succeed at is possible.

Whether a certain job or to get a master’s degree, community college could be the stepping stone that leads you closer to any goal you wish to achieve.

Having a few free years of college could make or break someone’s decision to even go away to college.

Large said he knew someone who ended up not going to college because of the expense.

It is very hard to plan ahead when you’re young. I know my junior year of high school I wasn’t too sure of what to do with the rest of my life. I discovered that writing was my true passion. Plus I am clumsy and accident-prone, so using knives might not be the best endeavor for me.

But will this proposal actually happen? A lot of speculation is taking place on whether or not this will actually pass and become reality.

Education needs to be celebrated no matter where you are or what you plan on doing with your life.

“We need to start realizing, as Americans, that Europe focuses on technical schools. The U.S. likes to think of it as we need to be the highest we can be in education,” Peretin said.

This can certainly make a huge difference in how many individuals further their education. According to educationalpolicy.org, free two-year college can benefit the economy and finances for many individuals. When there are more workers that have obtained post-secondary education, there can be faster economic growth.

This proposal will not be easy to achieve, but where do we finally put our foot down as Americans and make a change to help individuals reach their educational goals? Free, it’s a word that everyone enjoys. Putting that word next to college education could change more lives than we could ever imagine.

Cartoon by Ahmed Adel

about these issues. It is more about that fact that these issues are deeply seeded in our minds and we don’t even know it.

Middle class white Americans were almost, undoubtedly, raised by middle class white Americans who were, again, probably raised by middle class white Americans. Middle class white Americans, just two generations ago, were raised by parents who were alive during lynchings like the one in Waco, Texas. These parents raised children in the times of Jim Crow laws and mass segregation. Our parents were raised by these people, who without choice were a part of this fabric.

In 1916, it was normal for people to attend a lynching as if it were a parade.

In 1956, it was normal for blacks to be denied admittance into white schools.

“I think to understand what is really going on, you have to look at the history and go back to Jim Crow time, where minstrel and blackface started, and, how it branched off to movies in the 70s, where you really couldn’t find black people unless

they were the hustler, the pimp or the prostitute,” said Amani Morgan, senior Communication major and vice-president of the Public Relations Student Society of America.

So how can we call ourselves a postracial society, when people today still think that blackface is an acceptable Halloween costume? The fact that people see the patronization of black people as a novelty in 2015 shows us that we have a long way to go before we reach “post-racial” status.

The recent rise of movements such as Black Lives Matter is very much a continuation of the civil rights movements that happened in the 50s and 60s.

These movements are what we need to move forward as a country because if we continue to fail to bring these issues to the forefront and talk about them and work to change them, then we will continue to perpetuate this idea that black people and other people of color are lesser than white people. That is something that we cannot afford, if we plan to move forward as a unified human race.

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the year. To make matters worse, the article also talks about how 75 percent of resolutions are kept through the first week, but only 46 percent are kept throughout most of the year.

With these statistics, it is easy to see why I think making New Year’s resolutions is a silly tradition altogether. Even if we do make a resolution, the odds of us keeping and sticking to a plan are stacked against us. Something will always come up that is more important, and soon enough our resolution will be tossed to the side.

For me, coming back to school really was what hindered my resolution. The luxury of being at home and having my own workout machine to use was something I really got use to.

However, my workout schedule depleted to nothingness once school started back up. I am a busy person in general. I take enough credit hours to keep me busy, all while trying to balance a job, my social life and my sleep schedule.

Besides, working out at school meant working out in front of people, which is terrifying.

I know it sounds like I’m just making excuses, and frankly, I am. Making resolutions is just another thing I need to keep track of.

New Year’s Resolutions should have a new name. Perhaps calling it “New Year’s Indecisions” or “New Year’s Instabilities,” to make it seem more achievable to some.

Those names will take the pressure of resolving something disappear and will not give people anxiety about whether or not their issue is resolved. Either way, on the next New Year’s Eve, when my family asks me what my resolutions are going to be, I will proudly correct them and say, “Don’t you mean my New Year’s Indecisions?”

Free two-year college Resolutions: will benefit economy not a contract

By Sarah Hunker STAFF WRITER Every college student enjoys getting things for free. President Obama has proposed free two-year community college education for those seeking to start or further their education without the overwhelming dread of debt hanging over their heads. Much controversy about this proposal has been stirring, and I feel that overall, a free community college education would be a great idea. However, will the proposal go any further than just a talking point?

During President Obama’s State of the Union address, he made a few points regarding free two-year college. He told a very engaging story about a couple who had money issues and wanted to do better for their child.

The father’s business had withered away, while the mother was working as a waitress.

The mother went to college and eventually got a better job to help support her family.

The only issue was the debt that they now had to deal with. Although she got a great education she also owes a lot of money.

Obama feels that in situations like this, cutting college costs could really be beneficial.

“Keep in mind, 40 percent of our college students choose community college. Some are young and starting out. Some are older and looking for a better job. Some are veterans and single parents trying to transition back into the job market,” Obama said.

When I debated whether or not to stay home or go away to college, I weighed a lot of options. Price was a huge concern, but either way I knew I would eventually be paying a lot of money by the end of

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On New Year’s Eve, the question I hear most often from my family is, “So, what is your New Year’s resolution this year?”

Most of the time, I give my family a look that says, “Does it really look like I have time to resolve something in my life?”

I swore off soda and started working out. At first I worked out every other day, then every day. I was doing great, but then the cravings started. The Coca-Cola in the fridge would look at me and draw me in, despite my attempts to ignore its power.

Only two weeks into my resolution, and I had consumed a vast amount of soda, wasn’t really watching what I was eating, and my workouts had become sparse or non-existent.

According to Howard Bennett’s article “Why do we make New Year’s Resolutions,” on washingtonpost.com, “The tradition of making New Year’s resolutions began during the reign of Caesar. At the time, New Year’s resolutions were of a moral nature, such as being kind to others.”

Being kind to others may have been the top trending resolution in 44 B.C., but today it is not. According to the University of Scranton Journal of Clinical Psychology article, “New Year’s Resolution Statistics,” found on statisticbrain.com, the top three resolutions for 2014 were, “Number one to lose weight, number two getting organized and number three to spend less and save more money.”

According to the article, it is estimated that 45 percent of American adults make resolutions, but only 8 percent successfully keep their resolutions until the end of

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UIndy commemorates Martin Luther King Jr.

By Ainger Alexander STAFF WRITER

For most students and working professionals, Martin Luther King Jr. Day has been a day off, just another day of a three-day weekend. However, this MLK Day proved different for University of Indianapolis students, faculty and members of the surrounding community as they served and celebrated King’s life. On Jan. 19, UIndy hosted its Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, during which the campus and Southside communities participated in a day filled with events, service projects, bus tours, dinner and the “Selma” movie premiere.

First on the list of events was the Indianapolis Civil Rights Tour. This event was a city wide bus tour featuring three Indianapolis historic sites that were prominent during the Civil Rights Movement. Tours were hosted by Vice President for Student and Campus Affairs and Dean of Students Kory Vitangeli, Dean of Ecumenical and Interfaith Programs Michael Cartwright, Director of the Institute of Civic Leadership and Mayoral Archives and Associate Professor of History and Political Science Ted Frantz, Associate Professor Terrence Harewood, Assistant Dean of Students Joe Thomas and UIndy alumna Stephanie Crowe.

The first tour stop was Martin Luther King Park, the site where Robert Kennedy gave his speech in 1968 the night King was assassinated. The park is also home to the Landmark for Peace Memorial sculpture, which honors both of the late leaders. The next stop was Crispus Attucks High School/Museum, which is the first segregated high school built for African Americans in 1927. The last stop featured on the tour was the Madam CJ Walker Theatre, which was once the headquarters and manufacturing plant of Madam CJ Walker Hair Care and Beauty Products.

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Students visit the Landmark for Peace Memorial on the northside of Indianapolis on Martin Luther King Day. The memorial honors Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert Kennedy and was designed by Indiana artist Greg Perry.

“I really enjoyed visiting each tour site, especially the Madam CJ Walker Theatre,” said sophomore sports management major Da’Chera Baker.

“They showed a short film after the speaker that highlighted the works of Robert Kennedy and MLK in efforts to unite the states, despite color. We are able to celebrate and enjoy the company of individuals of all backgrounds, and a big thank you is owed to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for that.”

Later that day, a speech was held at

UIndy’s Ransburg Auditorium at 1:30 p.m. The keynote speaker was Patricia Russell-McCloud, an Indianapolis native and Shortridge High School graduate.

Russell-McCloud is an author, orator and former Federal Communications Commission attorney.

The title of her speech, same as a book she published by the same name, was “A Is for Attitude: An Alphabet for Living.” The program was presented by the university’s Multicultural Affairs Committee and included music by

UIndy’s Jazz Combo and Concert Choir.

The last events of the MLK Day Celebration featured a service project for campus and community participants, a dinner featuring music from UIndy’s Voices of Worship gospel choir and a speech from Sister Jane Marie Klein, who helped to administer last rites to King upon his assassination. The dinner served foods such as smothered pork chops, fried chicken, macaroni and cheese, greens, cornbread, yams, pecan pie and sweet potato pie, which were Martin

Luther King Jr.’s favorite foods. Lastly, the celebration ended with a discussion and private screening of the historical film “Selma.” “‘Selma’gave me a better understanding of how things really were back then,” said senior mechanical engineering major Anthony Bigham. “It taught me to respect our history and gave me the desire to want to learn more. I felt amazing celebrating this day, because it showed me how far we’ve come to live our lives the way we do now.”

Professional Edge Center offers two tuition awards

UIndy Serves goes to New Drawing will determine who could win awards Orleans to rebuild homes

By Ainger Alexander STAFF WRITER The Professional Edge Center at the University of Indianapolis has begun a new initiative that could possibly award two students more than $25,000.

According to its website, the Professional Edge Center provides internship, mentorship, entrepreneurship and employment opportunities for students and new graduates.To promote and achieve this aim, the center is hosting a “Free Tuition Half-Court Shot” initiative. To get his or her name into the drawing, a student must attend as many of the listed workshops as possible. One male and one female fulltime undergraduate name will be drawn in the Schwitzer Student Center on Feb. 26. The winners will attempt a half-court shot during one of the basketball games at UIndy’s “Pack the House” Night. If the shot is made by either student, a semester of free tuition will be awarded.

Workshops for the “Free Tuition HalfCourt Shot” initiative began Jan. 20 with “LinkedIn Professional Headshots” and will end Feb. 25 with “Careers & Coffee.”

Other events include “Resume Review,” “Job Search 101,” “Handshake Software Demo” and others.

With the total cost of UIndy ’s undergraduate tuition estimated to be $33,314, senior math major Kyra Monroe is excited about this opportunity.

“I’ve been trying to attend events since they’ve started, and I hope I can make it to a lot more in February,” Monroe said. “I feel more secure knowing that I’m being effectively prepared for post-college life, and even better knowing that I could potentially win thousands of dollars in the process.”

According to the Professional Edge Center website, in addition to the workshops that are being hosted for the “Free Tuition Half-Court Shot,” the Professional Edge Center offers multiple other services. The process starts with working with one of UIndy’s Academic Advising staffers to help students explore how their passions can turn into a major or course of study and ultimately a career.

Then students may take various paths from that point, such as job shadowing, meeting UIndy alumni to explore career possibilities, participating in Real Life 101 panels of alumni and other local professionals, finding community service opportunities, receiving professional help for resume and job interview preparation and more.

“I didn’t know what I wanted to do after college until I started talking to advisors in the Professional Edge Center this past fall, and now I visit them at least twice a month,”said senior theatre major Laraithon Williams. “What other university do you know that’ll give you 20 or 30 grand to prepare for your future?”

By Emily Darr FEATURE EDITOR The UIndy Serves program recently took a group of students from the University of Indianapolis to New Orleans to work on construction projects to help the community after the destruction of Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

“They are now able to rebuild a lot of places, but they’re now lacking volunteers, since it has been nine-anda-half years since it has happened,” said senior chemistry and biology major Evan Wadsworth. “Nobody is really thinking about the destruction that is still there, so there is really a big push for volunteers that a lot of people don’t think about.”

Wadsworth and recent UIndy graduate Ashley Stanford attended the trip as student site leaders.The students worked with a group called Project Homecoming, which is a non-profit organization that connects with individuals who were not able to return home after Hurricane Katrina affected their houses.

“Most of the families were not able to return home because of contractor fraud,”Standford said.“These contractors came in after all of the flooding . . . but what happened was they either didn’t do the work correctly, they didn’t finish the job, or they just took the money, left, and they did nothing. So all of the insurance that most of the individuals

got from the government went to them [the contractors], and then they had no money.”

Project Homecoming teaches volunteers contractor skills to work on homes. UIndy students worked on two worksites on the trip, building a deck, painting, coping and installing doors and baseboards.

The students also learned much about the community they were working in. “ The overall knowledge that we gained about how Hurricane Katrina impacted the community in New Orleans and the need for resources and for volunteers today as much as in the coming future, that was also a huge impact for our group,” said graduate student Troy Heffron.

Stanford said the stories she heard were mostly about the resilience of the people living in New Orleans and how the government and state did not help when the disaster initially happened. She said that what she heard was heartbreaking.

“A lot of people think that the disaster came because of the hurricane, but disaster actually came because of the reserves breaking,” Stanford said. “The humanitarians weren’t able to come into the city, and the people of New Orleans thought they were abandoned.”

Stanford said getting to talk to some people from New Orleans was a great

part of the trip.

“They were the most uplifting people,” Stanford said. “It was interesting because of all the devastation they went through and the hardships of having to rebuild their city, they were very uplifting.”

Wadsworth also enjoyed being able to interact with some of the people he met on the trip, including one of his site managers.

“Everyday at lunch, we would answer a question. She would ask questions like ‘what is one thing that no one in this group knows about you?’ She asked it every week and got varied responses,” Wadsworth said. “I think her response is the coolest. She had this long, elaborate love story about her and a pro football player that she fell in love with back when she was in college, and their timing just never quite worked out. They still keep in contact and send each other letters, probably two or three times a year. It was just an incredible story to hear that.”

Wadsworth and Stanford encourage students to go on service trips. UIndy Serves plans volunteer trips for students during spring and winter break and began last spring break with a trip to Florida.

“It is an opportunity for students to do something over break,” Heffron said.

“To travel, and to grow as a person and get connected to new students and new opportunities.”

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BRYCE GIVENS from page 1 “There was a shift in ‘he came here to wrestle’ and he was not necessarily committed to doing things ‘the right way,’” Warthan said. “By the end of it, he was an example for everyone else, and he fully committed to doing things the right way.”

Besides wrestling, Givens also was known as being ‘grammatically correct’ every time he spoke, something that made him stand out as a person. Warthan also mentioned a time when Givens even helped out his aunt with her papers.

“When we went to the service, there was his aunt that was talking about how he [Bryce] helped her—correct her paper,” Warthan said. “He was always eager to talk.

He took pride in how he talked and the language he used.”

Even though Givens graduated in 2013, he is still a part of UIndy. Warthan decided to dedicate the 2014-2015 wrestling season to Givens. Warthan also explained

the meaning behind the T-shirts that were given to the wrestlers. The T-shirt features Given’s signature thumbs-up.

“He [Bryce] always did a thumbs- up after a win or loss. Only if his mom was there, he would give her a thumbs up no matter what,” Warthan said. “It was always like an ‘I’m okay, Mom’ type of thing . . . like a ‘Hey, I’m okay; this is what I love to do.’”

Warthan went on to explain to the wrestlers why this shirt was so important.

“We handed out the shirts just to say to the guys that it does not have to be pretty, it does not have to come down to wins or losses, it comes down to the effort and the attitude and doing the best you can,” he said.

Givens’ legacy also lives on in others around the country as well. Brubeck explained how Givens was a giver until the very end.

“He [Givens] was an organ donor, and they kept him alive longer so that they could harvest his organs for other people,” Brubeck said.

Givens also was known for being funny and witty. Brubeck explained how much Givens enjoyed orange soda.

“He loved his orange soda,” Brubeck said. “He always drank it after wins or practices. . . . That is not something that normal wrestlers drink after a match or practice, but Bryce did it anyway.”

Warthan said that he was at ease with who he was as a person.

“Some people may want to conform to what is cool, and he was so comfortable with who he was,” Warthan said.

After Givens graduated, he returned to his hometown to teach wrestling at Hononegah High School, where he graduated from in 2008. He is survived by his mother, father and a younger brother.

Contributed by Jackie Paquette

Bryce Givens (left) wrestles an opponent during a match. Givens was a two-time National Qualifier and a one-time Placer at the Midwest Classic.

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Men’s basketball suffers two losses

Former top-ranked Greyhounds go from 17-0 to two-straight losses against then No. 20 Wisconsin-Parkside and Lewis

By AJ Rose SPORTS EDITOR

in the game, but after doing so, the Flyers took a 53-51 lead less than a minute later and never looked back, as Lewis held the lead for the remainder of the contest.

T h e 61 points scored by the After starting the 2014-2015 season with a 17-0 start, just two games shy of Greyhounds was their lowest total of the the program record for most wins to begin season, as the Flyers’ defense held UIndy a season, and holding the No. 1 ranking to just 40.7 percent from the field. Despite in the national poll for a second-straight the team’s low-scoring outcome, senior week, the University of Indianapolis men’s forward/center Joe Lawson finished the basketball team suffered two losses in-a- game with his fifth double-double of the season, as he posted 13 points along with row on the road this past weekend.

Their first loss of the season came 10 rebounds.

As a team, the Greyhounds were this past Thursday, Jan. 29, at the hands of the then No. 20 University of Wis- outscored in the paint 28-16, and comconsin-Parkside Rangers, 72-68, which mitted 13 turnovers, which turned into 22 was followed up by a 70-61 loss this points for the Flyers. The Flyers’ bench past Saturday, Jan. 31, against the Lewis also contributed 24 points to their victory, while UIndy had just one player in senior University Flyers.

Heading into this past weekend, prior guard Kendall Vieke come off the bench to the two losses, Head Men’s Basketball to pitch in nine points.

Against Wisconsin-Parkside just a few Coach Stan Gouard said that he and his players knew the team needed to be days earlier in the week, the Greyhounds prepared and were expecting to enter a played a closer game that went down to tough road environment for both games. the wire against the Rangers. After trail“We have to understand that we are ing by 14 points with 5:15 remaining in going to get every team’s best, night in the game, the Greyhounds put together and night out,” he said. “We are going to a scoring run that would bring the defihave to be able to handle it [being ranked cit all the way down to two points with just 17 seconds to go, following a good No. 1 in the country] mentally.”

Junior guard Jordan Lloyd possessed jumper by Loyd.

With clock management being key in a mutual feeling heading into this past weekend, and said that the team expected the remaining seconds, the Greyhounds to take care of business, but only if they fouled immediately after Loyd’s shot prepared well in practice leading up to to send the Rangers to the line with 10 both games. He said the team was looking seconds remaining. After Wisconsinforward to the test, and that they were Parkside delivered on both free throws, aware of the motivation the Greyhounds’ the Greyhounds raced down the court ranking provided the opposition with to and put the ball in the hands of senior guard Dai-Jon Parker, who put in a layup pull off the upset.

“It feels like ever since the rankings with six seconds left, bringing the point came out, the games have gotten harder,” differential back to two points.

After the layup, another foul was he said. “We expect that, and that just means we have to play that much better.” committed by the Greyhounds, sending Against Lewis on Saturday, the the opposition to take two more free Greyhounds had a chance to bounce throws with five seconds remaining. The back from its first loss of the season, Rangers remained clutch in the moment, and got off to a statistically impressive converting both attempts at the free start in the first half. After trailing 21- throw line and taking the win by four 18 with 5:59 remaining in the first half, points, following a turnover by junior UIndy pulled out in front shortly after, guard Lucas Barker on the Greyhounds’ going on an 11-0 run. Heading into the next possession.

The Greyhounds finished the game half, the Greyhounds held a four-point with four players in double-figure points, advantage, 31-27.

In the second half, after UIndy built its led by Loyd, who posted a 22-point lead to eight points in less than a minute, scoring performance, making 6-of-7 Lewis responded with a 20-7 run to retake from the free throw line and going the lead 47-42. UIndy would respond, tak- perfect from beyond the arch with four ing a four-point lead with 8:05 remaining 3-pointers. Senior forward/center Joe

Photos by Kameron Casey

Above: All five UIndy starters gather up to talk before starting the next play during the closing minutes of the game against the Bellarmine University Knights on Jan. 15.

Bottom: Senior guard Dai-Jon Parker takes a shot while being challenged by Bellarmine junior forward George Suggs. UIndy won at home against the rival Knights 66-62.

Lawson finished with 20 points in total, along with five blocks and six rebounds.

With their unsuccessful road trip behind them, the Greyhounds will look to rebound with a pair of wins this week, when they will return to Nicoson Hall for a pair of conference battles against the University of Missouri-St. Louis Tritons and the Maryville University Saints.

The Greyhounds will do battle with the Tritons at 7:45 p.m. tomorrow evening, Feb. 5, and will return to host the Saints this Saturday, Feb. 7, with that game set to begin at 3:15 p.m.

Last season, the Greyhounds defeated both the Tritons and Saints handily in the regular season on the road. In its previous matchup with the Tritons, UIndy won by a total of 79-58, while against the Saints the Greyhounds won 94-71. UIndy will be favored once again this season, as the Tritons and Saints will enter with records of 4-4 and 2-6 on the road, respectively, compared to the Greyhounds who are still a perfect 10-0 on their home court in Nicoson Hall.

Track and Field hosts fourth-straight event in ARC

By Kylee Crane MANAGING EDITOR

The University of Indianapolis men and women’s track teams achieved four provisional marks while hosting and competing in the Indianapolis Challenge on Jan. 30 and Jan. 31 in the Athletics and Recreation Center.

Senior Alex Cushman ran a time of 8:23.5 in the 3000 meter, which earned him a provisional mark and also broke his school record in the event. Senior TJ Lovejoy hit his mark in the weight throw with a throw of 19.18 meters.

For the women, senior Farin Hickman earned two marks, one in the shotput with a throw of 13.29 and the other with a 17.17-meter throw in the weight throw.

Both Lovejoy and Hickman were also named Grand Lakes Valley Conference Field Athletes of the Week on Wednesday, Jan. 28.

Lovejoy’s best mark of 19.50 meters in the weight throw has him currently ranked first in the conference and Hickman’s 13.54-meter toss in shotput has her also ranked first the conference as well as in the top 16 on the NCAA list.

With a great amount of success in her seasons at UIndy, Hickman said that the desire to do well is what pushes her to rise to the top.

“For some reason if I imagine myself doing something, eventually it happens.

If I want it bad enough, I always find a way to get it done. God has given me an unusual combination of skills to get me further in throwing and I couldn’t be more thankful.”

The Greyhounds also hosted the

Photo by Shane Collins-Yosha

A group of female competitors race against each other in the distance medley relay during the Greyhound Track and Field Classic hosted by UIndy on Jan. 24 in the ARC. Greyhound Classic the week before on Jan. 24, collecting four provisional marks throughout the weekend.

Hickman hit marks of 17.16 meters in the weight throw and 13.69 meters in the shot put. Junior Lissette Mendivil also hit a mark in the weight throw with a throw of 16.56 meters.

For the men, Lovejoy achieved a mark with a 19.15-meter throw in the weight throw. Lovejoy also hit another mark in

the weight throw the day before at the Indiana University Gladstein Invitational with a throw of 19.5 meters. Cushman broke the school record in the 3000 meter run at the Gladstein Invitational with a time of 8:30.63.

Last week, Cushman was ranked sixth in the nation in the 5000 meter run. He said he hopes to continue decreasing his time in that event, along with others. To do so, Cushman said his practices consist

of fast intervals.

“It’s all about strategically taking my mileage either up or down. We’re doing a lot more speed workouts because I’m usually a 10,000 meter runner for cross country and track. So the 5000 and 3000 races are pretty much like a sprint for me.

This season is focused on a lot more quick and shorter intervals,” Cushman said. “I would like to be under the 14:30’s for my 5K and maybe just under 8:20 for the 3K.

The indoor season is pretty short, but I would really like to get the school record for my team in the distance medley relay.”

Almost all the indoor season meets, including the GLVC Championships, are hosted in the Athletics and Recreation Center at UIndy. Head Track and Field Coach Scott Fangman said that the facility has not only made the indoor season a bigger priority for both teams, but is contributing to their success nationally as well.

“We’re going to focus on the here and the now, and the reason is because we take the indoor season a lot more serious[ly] now than we ever have. That’s because of our facility, and because of this, we feel like there is a greater expectation for that kind of success,” Fangman said. “No one in our conference has as nice of a facility as we have. We’re after the conference, but we also want to compete at a national level, and any school worth anything nationally has something like what we have.”

Hickman said that being able to practice in the ARC has had a positive impact on her throwing these last few seasons.

“For me personally, the ARC has allowed me to better correct my throws by seeing where they land, not be thrown into a wall like my first year here,” Hickman said. “It’s much more relaxing going into a meet knowing about where you can throw rather than only waiting until you go to a meet to see your distance.”

The Greyhounds will travel next to Hillsdale College on Friday, Feb. 6, when they will compete in the Hillsdale Wide Track Classic. Competition that day, which has a starting time yet to be announced, will continue into the following day on Saturday, Feb. 7.

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Women’s basketball’s road trip unsuccessful

UIndy loses to Wisconsin-Parkside Rangers, followed by a loss at nationally ranked Lewis

By Josie Clark STAFF WRITER During this past weekend, the University of Indianapolis women’s basketball team traveled north to compete against a pair of Great Lakes Valley Conference opponents, including the University of Wisconsin-Parkside Rangers on Jan. 29, and a matchup with the No. 1 team in the country on Jan. 31 in the Lewis University Flyers. The Greyhounds walked away empty handed from both games, however, as they fell to the Rangers in overtime 75-66 and failed to pull off the upset over the Flyers, losing 85-73.

Against the No. 1 team in all of NCAA Division II, the Greyhounds kept the game competitive from beginning to end, staying in contention of pulling off the upset throughout the entire contest.

UIndy failed to complete the task, however, despite a career-high 31-point performance from the shooting arm of junior guard Princess German.

With 6:13 remaining in the contest, freshman guard Sarah Costello cut the Flyers’ lead to two points, following a successful and one after being fouled during a good layup attempt.

That would be as close as the Greyhounds would get for the remainder of the game, as the Flyers pulled away on a 20-10 to end UIndy’s chances of ending their perfect season.

In their matchup with the Rangers, the Greyhounds had to fight back in the second half of play, as they trailed by 12 with 15:58 remaining in the game. After chipping away at Wisconsin Parkside’s lead during the remaining minutes of the contest, senior guard Kelly Walter connected from beyond the arch with a successful 3-pointer that tied the score up at 58 points.The Rangers failed to answer back with a successful shot of their own in the remaining seconds for the win, which

then led to the overtime period.

The Rangers pulled away from the Greyhounds during the extra minutes that followed, as they approached the free throw line a total of 14 times. WisconsinParkside took advantage of those opportunities, connecting successfully on 13 of those 14 attempts.The Greyhounds, on the other hand, only took four free throw attempts during overtime, and shot just 25 percent from the field.

D uring the week before, the Greyhounds claimed two victories at home over the McKendree University Bearcats and the University of Illinois Springfield Prairie Stars. UIndy claimed an 85-79 victory over the Bearcats in Nicoson Hall on Thursday, Jan. 22, followed by a 58-48 win against the Prairie Stars on Saturday, Jan. 24.

Prior to the Greyhounds’two victories, Head Women’s Basketball Coach Constantin Popa conceded the importance of both games in relation to the upcoming GLVC Tournament in March, where the top 12 of 16 teams will compete.

“The consistency is the hardest thing to coach, but we’re making progress, and that’s the bottom line,” Popa said.

In the Greyhounds’ victory over the Prairie Stars, the opposition struggled statistically with 23 turnovers, which provided the Hounds with 19 points off those turnovers.

The game consisted of physical play from both sides, with 41 personal fouls committed. The Prairie Stars trailed by nine with five minutes remaining in the second half, but UIndy managed to seal the victory with seven free throws. German led the Greyhounds statistically, posting 24 points, while Walter scored an additional 20 points for UIndy.

Against the Bearcats, UIndy got out to a fast start. McKendree trailed by 10 points within the first three minutes of the game. Walter led the Greyhounds in their victory, contributing 31 points, and freshman guard Sarah Costello posted one

Photo by Kameron Casey

Senior guard Kelly Walter goes up for a shot over a University of Southern Indiana defender in a game against the Screaming Eagles on Jan. 17. The Hounds lost 67-57. of her best statistical performances of the season, putting up 17 points and grabbing four steals. Sophomore forward Nicole Anderson contributed an additional 17 points to the UIndy victory.

This season, the Greyhounds have seen a lot of production from their young roster, which includes eight new players.

German said that having to compete together with a new roster this year was an adjustment for the Hounds, but the

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The University of Indianapolis men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams hosted their last home meet of the season on Jan. 24, as they competed against both the Lewis University Flyers and the Washington University in St. Louis Bears.

Both sides representing UIndy came out victorious, as the men won 178-99 over Lewis, 199.5-90.5 over Washington, and the women defeated Lewis 199-77 and Washington 157-133. The victories preserved the Greyhounds’ position in the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) third released NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Rankings of the 2014-2015 season, as the men came in at No. 16 and the women were placed at No. 19.

On top of celebrating their victories, UIndy also celebrated the team’s group of eleven seniors for their annual Senior Meet.

Those honored at the meet included Adil Assouab, Doron Benjamin, Daniel Chan, Dalton Herendeen, Tyler Offutt, Justin Rossillo, Aaron Stevenson, Hayley Good, Sarah Griffin, Risa Ricard and Brittany Sicard. The seniors claimed 11 event wins on the day for UIndy, as Rossillo led the way with four victories and Chan posted three of his own, including an individual gold for the 200 breaststroke and 200 butterfly.

For the Greyhounds’ divers, Offutt represented the seniors with a leading performance, as the Evansville, Ind. native was victorious in the 3-meter board with a total of 274.85. Offutt’s best score on the day, however, came in the 1-meter board competition, when he posted an A-cut total of 337.85.

For the women during the meet, the Greyhounds were led by sophomore

Agnieszka Malecka, who took four wins on the day. Malecka claimed her four victories in the 100 back, 200 IM, 200 back and as part of the 200 medley relay team as the first leg. Also included on that victory in the 200 medley relay was junior Hannah Schuster, who anchored the group for the Greyhounds. Schuster would go on to win even more events, as she also claimed the 50 and 100 free. In diving, junior Natelie Todd represented the women’s team in victory, claiming the 3-meter with a total of 220.20.

Following the conclusion of the meet, Head Swimming and Diving Coach Gary Kinkead said he felt positive about the performances displayed by both the men’s and women’s teams for the Greyhounds.

“I was real pleased,” Kinkead said.

“I thought we did really well because we did not swim very well last week against Grand Valley [State University].

This weekend was much better.”

Kinkead said that adjustments in U I n d y ’s preparation for the meet were a factor in their performance.

“I think it [adjustments] is [becoming a factor] because we are starting to transition between our hard training and taper training, and I was real pleased with the results this week,” he said. “So right now, I think we are on track for [the Great Lakes Valley] Conference [Championships] in a couple of weeks.”

Benjamin expressed the same feelings about the meet and how UIndy is preparing in their training, and said that the victories were “…a good start to taper up to the [Great Lakes Valley] Conference [Championships].”

UIndy will look to take their motivation from the victories into the postseason next week, when they travel to Crawfordsville, Ind. for the GLVC Championships, which will take place Feb. 11-14 with a starting time yet to be announced.

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>>“The Boy Next Door,” one of the first thrillers to hit the big screen in 2015. It is a film in which suspense meets intimacy. Lead role, Claire Peterson, played by Jennifer Lopez, is a single mother of a teenage son and a high school English teacher. Claire doesn’t seem quite happy with her broken life, but then she sleeps with her next-door neighbor, Noah Sandborn, played by Ryan Guzman, and her previously broken life seems uncomplicated compared to the one she is living now. The last 10 minutes are very action-filled and more suspenseful than the previous scenes and will make you wish the rest of the movie were that exciting. The film wasn’t all I had hoped for. Although the suspense was there, I was hoping for much more of the “sitting on the edge of your seat” factor that was greatly missed. I was expecting more of a thrilling movie experience than an intimate one. Be sure to watch for this movie to be released on DVD.

>> Fall Out Boy’s highly anticipated “American Beauty/American Psycho” is a mixed bag for me. The first half of the album is decent, with stand out tracks such as the title track and “The Kids Aren’t All Right,” which was released prior to the album drop. “Irresistible” gets the album off to a good start, but it all derails five tracks in with the basic pop anthem “Uma Thurman.” Although some of the songs are catchy, they are mostly disappointingly poppy. The album goes even further than “Save Rock and Roll” away from the sound fans grew up with.

After this album, and with the upcoming tour featuring Wiz Khalifa, it is safe to say that Fall Out Boy has left the rock genre and entered pop territory. However, fans know how unpredictable the band is, so it is hard to guess where the group’s musical roller coaster will stop next album. I’m not ready to write off Fall Out Boy with this mediocre album, but I will say it is easily the band’s weakest effort.

>>Located downtown, just northwest of Monument Circle, is one of Indianapolis’ hidden gems, Punch Burger. While this restaurant has been in existence for two years, it may not be on your radar. The place specializes in creatively crafted burgers, offering a more upscale fast food experience. Red and white designs cover the walls and floor, providing a well-lit and clean area in which to eat your own custom burger.

While you have the option to build your burger from a wide array of toppings, their specialty burgers are no slouches. The Thai Burger, made with local fresh beef, just like all of their burgers and topped with peanut butter, Asian slaw, onions and sweet chili sauce is a perfect example of the out-of-the-box deliciousness that Punch Burger provides. The service was fantastic. The host who brought me my burger offered friendly conversation and a smile. The owner is in the process of opening up a location in Carmel.

>>What is fantasy and what is reality? In the town of Fairfold, no one knows.“The Darkest Part of the Forest” explores what should be unbelievable in a very confounding and mysterious way. Fairy-folk and humans have lived in close proximity for centuries. During this time, they have lived peacefully, until just recently. Suddenly no one is safe, not the tourists or the townsfolk. It has been a common understanding that tourists who come to Fairfold and don’t pay attention could get lost, injured or even die. Townsfolk, however, have been off-limits to the fairy-folk, or so they thought. With a war brewing between the fairy-folk and the humans , absolutely nothing in the future is certain. Luckily for Fairfold, Hazel Evens is there to save the day, along with her brother Ben, who is just looking for a spot of love. If you are looking for a dark mystery that explores the unknown with a side of love, this is the book for you.

>>Although the holiday season is over, there are still a few local places to go ice skating all year round. One of the most popular is the ice skating rink at the Indianapolis State Fairgrounds’ Pepsi Coliseum.They offer admission every day of the week: Monday through Thursday, 3p.m. - 5p.m., Friday, 3 p.m. - 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m., Saturday 2:30 p.m.

- 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m., and Sunday, 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Whether you consider yourself an ice-skating pro or have never been before, this rink has a cool adventure in store for you. Admission is only $6 and skate rental is $4. Not only can you ice skate, there is also a space for youth hockey. The only downside was the food prices. Although vendors serve a variety of choices, they all are very pricey. Otherwise, I had an amazing time for a great bargain. There is fun for every member of your family when you go ice skating at the Indianapolis State Fairgrounds’ Pepsi Coliseum.

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New York Philharmonic cellist performs Ruth Lilly Performance Hall hosts cellist, pianist concert for UIndy

By Ashlea Alley STAFF WRITER New York Philharmonic cellist Nathan Vickery performed at Ruth Lilly Performance Hall, with special guest Greg Martin on the piano, in the Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center on Jan. 15.

The program from the performance provided information about Vickery and Martin.

V icker y joined the New York Philharmonic in September of 2013 and is the youngest member.

He travels around the world performing on the cello. He has even been named as a “formidable cello soloist,” according to

the New York Times.

Pianist Gregory Martin, has also been featured around the world and often collaborates with members of the Chicago, Indianapolis and Dresden Symphonies.

Martin has studied at four universities and is currently a faculty member at the University of Indianapolis.

Vickery’s performance was very different from other L/P credit opportunities.

Freshman psychology major Aaramis Hill enjoyed the music being played.

“My favorite piece was DialogoAdagio, rubato, cantabile because [of ] his facial expressions,” Hill said. “He was into the music, which was interesting. He could feel the music.”

Freshman criminal justice major Taylor Whitis also noticed Vickery’s emotions.

“He got into every song and you could tell because [of ] his head movements,” Whitis said.

For two out of the four sections, pianist Greg Martin accompanied Vickery.

Freshman nursing major Hannah Nuckolls thought the pieces they preformed together were moving and inspiring.

“The piano made the night more interesting,” Nuckolls said.

The next concert in Ruth Lilly Performance Hall will take place on Monday, Feb. 9, from 7:30 p.m.-9 p.m.

The concert is a part of the Faculty Artist Concert Series and is entitled “Mozart to Motown.”

New art gallery opens in CDFAC ‘Eclipse’ features sculptures, paintings from a variety of materials

By Ahmed Adel STAFF WRITER

The opening reception for a new exhibition in the Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center Gallery was held on Jan. 16 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. and featured two Chicago-based artists displaying their talents.

“Eclipse: Mike Baur and Steve Mueller” is the name of the exhibition, and will run weekdays from 9 a.m.-9 p.m. demonstrating a selection of Mike Baur’s sculptures and Steve Mueller’s paintings.

According to the artist’s official online biography, “Mike Baur is best known for his architectural scale concrete and steel public sculptures, but is also prolific in smaller scale works, exploiting any and all available materials he can work with his hands.”

Baur is known for combining steel and concrete because he claims that such “has become a lifelong approach to building form.” His work is strongly influenced by industrial components, architectural forms and landscapes while intentionally leveraging the “implied utility that industrial materials possess,” according to this website.

The artist has been continuously developing such visual themes for more than 30 years and proceeds to establish his artistic values by demonstrating his work in numerous locations in the United States and Spain as well as numerous museums, outdoor large-scale sculpture venues and group shows in the U.S. and Europe.

“My work begins with the considerations that all construction requires, but my goal is to arrive beyond formalistic concerns where the common materials I use transcend their origins.The unique power of the three-dimensional

Photo by Tetiana Ntomnits

“Eclipse: Mike Baur and Steve Mueller” features sculptures like these made out of various materials. object is always paramount,” Baur said.

Along with Baur’s sculptures, the gallery also exhibits a variety of Mueller’s pieces. Mueller is the co-founder of Vector Custom Fabricating, Inc., a company that specializes in the fabrication of architectural metals and monumental sculptures, and has previously worked with Mike Baur among others. However, the gallery features only some of his paintings.

According to Mueller’s online biography, “Mueller attended John Herron School of Art where he studied with the likes of Gary Freeman, a famous sculptor who passed away this last year, and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1976 before receiving his Masters in Fine Arts in 1978 from the University of Illinois.”

Since a trip in 2007 to the Kimberley region of Australia, the artist has been

inspired to use ochres-earth pigments with mineral oxides.

“I have been working with a variety of ochres, from white to yellow, orange, red, brown and black, the color of each depending on the impurities of the individual mineral oxide. In addition to Australian ochres, I use earth pigments mined in France, Italy, Germany, America and India,” Mueller said.

He then applies the water-based medium on the dry pigments to allow them to exhibit their own characteristics and patterns of reticulation.

“The way different pigments meet, mix or establish a border is unpredictable,” Mueller said.

According to UIndy News, both artists “have a common thread in the use of familiar images and forms to create eerie abstractions in their artwork.”

Photo by Erik Cliburn

Actresses for “The Odd Couple (Female Version)” rehearsing the opening scene of the performance.

Dinner Theatre returns to UIndy

By Erik Cliburn STAFF WRITER The annual dinner theatre is approaching fast, with this year’s show being “The Odd Couple (Female Version).” The classic show gets a fresh new take with women playing the roles that were originally male.

Assistant professor of theatre James Leagre, director of the show, said he had a very specific reason for choosing the female Odd Couple.

“I specifically wanted to do the female version [of “The Odd Couple,”] primarily because we have so many strong, talented actresses in the department,” he said.

“The Odd Couple (Female Version),” written by Neil Simon, is a comedy that focuses on two friends Florence Unger and Olive Madison, both recently divorced, who become roommates.

The cast consists of junior Morgan Jackson, junior Justess Hurst, sophomore Lizz Krull, freshman Paeton Chavis, freshman Kristine Storms, freshman Elizabeth Holbrook, freshman Josh Kruze and senior Nate Coder. All are theatre majors. Kruze said that the cast members are all friends and that it is incredibly helpful to incorporate that friendship when transitioning to the stage, especially in a show the central theme of which is friendship.

Jackson, who plays the role of Florence Unger said acting in a dinner theatre is different from acting in traditional shows.

“It’s so different. First off, there are more people; there are always more people at dinner theatre shows. Also, there is more energy. Stepping out on stage in a dinner theatre show, you can tell the difference, you can feel the energy from all the people there and that propels you forward,” Jackson said. “With the choice

of people that are in the show and how strong of a bond we already have, I’m just really excited to see everything come together, and it will soon.”

With the show taking place in the dining hall, rather than Ransburg Auditorium, many of the technical aspects must be tweaked to accommodate the space, so that all audience members can hear and see the stage.

“You have a lot [of ] external sounds that are happening. It’s acoustically not set up necessarily for theatre,” Leagre said. “You have a lot of elements working against you, so the actors have to be even more focused.”

Krull, who plays Mickey, a police officer who is friends with Florence and Olive, has a background in the technical aspects of theatre.

“I’m a bit nervous because they didn’t build the dining hall with theatrical acoustics in mind. So you have to be very aware of your projection and making sure to enunciate all of your words, because it’s such an enormous space,” Krull said. “So I’m a bit nervous about that part. But I’m extremely excited because we get really good audiences for this.”

Every director and actor has his or her own method of getting into character and understanding the character’s point of view. Hurst, who plays the character Olive, said that Leagre gave an exercise that has helped her bring her character to life.

“James has had us envision our characters as animals, and we’ve done a lot of work connecting animalistic behaviors to our specific characters. And it has been a really good foundation,” Hurst said.

The show runs from Feb. 20-22 and 26-28, with a free preview on Feb. 19. Tickets are available at the Event Ticketing Center website, www.uindy. edu/arts/ETC.

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THE REFLECTOR

7 FEBRUARY 4, 2015

UIndy students getting fit with CrossFit Mercadees Hempel NEWS EDITOR

Photo contributed by Sara Zimmerman

An example of a CrossFit Workout of the Day, as shown on the Pocket WODS free application for smart phones.

January marks the beginning of the year and the end of lazily eating Doritos while watching Netflix during winter break. People feel the pressure, whether internal or external, to participate in the “New Year, New Me” mantra, and one of the most popular New Year’s resolutions is to get fit. One trend in the fitness industry that has been gaining popularity, at least partly due to such resolutions, is CrossFit. CrossFit, Inc., was founded by Greg Glassman and Lauren Jenai in 2000 in Santa Cruz, Cal., according to its official website. CrossFit workouts integrate high-intensity interval training, Olympic weightlifting, powerlifting, plyometrics, gymnastics, girevoy sport, calisthenics and other exercises. CrossFit also has Workouts of the Day (or WODs), which vary every day.

According to Assistant Professor of Exercise Science Lee Everett, CrossFit is popular among military personnel, has a lot of media exposure with its CrossFit games televised and has sponsors such as Reebok behind its brand, all of which contribute to CrossFit’s status. Everett also said the “cult following” CrossFit has can be attributed to the social aspect of it as well.

“When you do the Workouts of the Day, you’re getting in there with 20 people, and everybody’s doing the same thing,” he said. “There’s encouragement, there’s motivation. You might not get that, obviously, if you’re going to a gym by yourself.”

Everett said the WODs make CrossFit unique, but there is a certain risk for novice exercisers.

“From an exercise standpoint, that’s [variation] important for exercise adherence and so forth. From a safety standpoint, though, if you’re not famil-

iar or trained enough in those Olympic lifts that they might use—which there is significant training that goes into that—then that’s where injury rates or so forth can occur.”

Everett said some of the risks of CrossFit include newcomers feeling pressured to keep up with CrossFit veterans. He said the newcomers who do not exercise very much will have a much higher risk of injury than someone who has a healthy exercise lifestyle.

He also said that sometimes the WODs will work out similar muscle groups over multiple days without recovery, which increases fatigue and then the risk of injury.

“I would say for intermediate to advanced individuals, it ’s a great workout program,” Everett said. “If you’re a novice, it’s something you have to take a conservative approach with until you’ve built up a foundation and a base where you can kind of do more frequent sessions or more of the advanced techniques that they use.”

Everett said that CrossFit has a lot of positive aspects to it. He said if someone is already trained in power lifting or Olympic lifting, then CrossFit is a great exercise program, and the social aspect is a great motivator. While CrossFit offers a variety of workouts, Everett said it will not necessarily help specific goals. He gave the example of a person who wants to run a 5k race. He said CrossFit will not give the person the kind of training he or she needs to perform such a task. He also said that with the training being based on high intensity workouts, people need to think about their specific exercise goals, their personal endurance and their health.

“Depending on the specific individual, there can be more pros than cons or there could be more cons than pros,” Everett said.

The pros outweigh the cons for senior human biology major Sara Zimmerman, who started doing CrossFit in October of 2014. Zimmerman said a friend she raced with told her about CrossFit and said it was a great stress reliever that also helped him with his racing. Zimmerman thought it sounded interesting. After visiting a few CrossFit gyms, she began going to IXF on a regular basis. Besides going to the gym, she also uses an app called Pocket WODS, a free app from iTunes that lets users know what the WOD is on a particular day.

Zimmerman said that after a month she noticed the effects of the workout, such as definition in her arms. Besides the benefits of getting fit, Zimmerman said she loves the environment of IXF. “With all the people there, it’s like a family,” she said.

Everett said that if people considering starting CrossFit, or any kind of workout, they need to consider their specific goals and have a health screening for any conditions that would affect their workout. As for CrossFit specifically, he said if a person has not exercised ever, he or she should not jump right into it. Instead, he or she should participate in light to moderate exercises. Afterwards, he said, a person should view a CrossFit session to get a sense of what it is like and if he or she can handle it. Zimmerman said a person should also find a gym that will fit him or her best. Everett said to keep in mind that a habit takes 60 days to develop and to remember that exercise, even CrossFit, should be gradual.

“You have to look at health and fitness and exercise as a long process,” he said. “Everybody wants it now—‘I want to lose my 20 pounds today’— but it takes a long period of time, so let’s evaluate things over a long period of time.”

UIndy offers new Spring Term courses Co-Chairs begin planning Eric Moore II EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Spring Term courses are usually Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to noon. The courses run for three weeks during the month of May and the longevity of the classes allows for more in-depth learning of the topics.

A course being offered this Spring Term is “DIY Woodworking” and will be taught by Associate Professor of Art and Design James Viewegh.The class will take place in the woodshop on campus, which is fully loaded with tools. This class allows students outside the department to come in and use the tools, and learn to use them properly.

Viewegh said students will begin the term with an orientation on how to use all the shop tools and machines. Students will then be allowed to build projects out of wood using those tools and machines.

“A lot of people these days, since they don’t have shop in schools anymore,

don’t know how to do any of this stuff,” Viewegh said.

Students do not need to know anything about woodworking to join this class. The class is three hours a day, but the time allows for learning how to properly use the tools, tool safety, designing projects, buying wood and building the projects that students have designed. In the past, students have made tables, corn hole boards and even furniture.

Viewegh said a class like this can be really valuable for people who want to own a home in the future because students learn how to use the tools necessary for basic home maintenance and repair. Viewegh encourages students to come and try it and learn new techniques and skills.

“Come in and have some fun,” Viewegh said. “Get dirty.”

A new Spring Term course being offered is “Ready, Set, Paint,” which will be taught by Assistant Professor of Art and Design Katherine Fries.

Fries grew up knowing she wanted to be an artist and has been making and producing art. Her particular interests are

in printmaking and assemblage sculpture.

This year is Fries’ first year as a fulltime professor in art and design and her first time teaching a Spring Term course.

She said she is very excited to teach this course because it is her first opportunity to teach something outside the regular curriculum.

“Arts are essential to society,” Fries said.

Fries believes this course is good for any UIndy student, whether he or she paints regularly or has never picked up a paintbrush before. This class paints wet paint into wet paint, and by the end of the course everyone will have completed six small paintings.

The course is laid out in a step-by-step manner, to allow students to ease into the process and enjoy the experience of creating art. Students will learn how to use the tools and the basics of art.

“No matter what Spring Term class that you select, pick a class that you are interested in, even if it might sound intimidating,” Fries said. “Do it because you might surprise yourself with what you get out of it. Go for it.”

UIndy Zumba instructor shares her story

Brian Lambright EDITORIAL ASSISTANT

The Office of Student Affairs has announced Emily Bielefeld and Regina Spielmann as the new senior class cochairs last week. “Since the senior class officers are a new position we are looking for creative and motivated students who want to start something new,” said Assistant Dean of Students Joe Thomas.

“They see the opportunity of this position that has not existed before. We have an idea [of ] what we want the senior class officers or co-chairs to accomplish, but that is really going to be molded by these first two individuals that are starting in the positions.”

Thomas said the idea is that UIndy will begin with the senior class co-chairs and start subsequently having two cochairs for each class. Thomas hopes that having co-chairs will become a tradition that will last for decades to come. He said the co-chairs will provide a more cohesive feeling to the classes.

Emily Bielefeld, a senior supply chain

management and information systems major, is already embracing the new position as co-chair.

“We just got started, and we are meeting every week for the rest of the semester to work towards Senior Week and planning on what we will do as a senior gift to the university,” she said.

Bielefeld said she wants to be able to create something with the senior gift and this new position that will last at UIndy beyond the weeks that she has left on campus. One of her many goals is to get the senior class excited about their upcoming graduation.

Regina Spielmann, a senior marketing and German major, is also ready to get started as co-chair.

“I am excited about the new position and looking forward to being able to lay the groundwork for future co-chairs,” Spielmann said.

Both co-chairs are ready to take advantage of this opportunity to bring something new to the UIndy campus.

“I think it’s important to give back to campus,”Spielmann said.“And to make it [Senior Week] a memorable experience.”

Hayley Good STAFF WRITER

As soon as the music starts, she takes the stage. The lights shine bright and all eyes are on her. She starts dancing, and then it starts. The room erupts with laughter and smiles as Zumba instructor Chelsi Kitchen leads the group through the first routine.

Kitchen, a first-year graduate student in the University of Indianapolis physical therapy program, has been teaching Zumba at UIndy for four years and for seven years total. Kitchen said she started teaching Zumba at UIndy when she substituted for someone once, and the students enjoyed the class so much that the Campus Program Board asked her to come back.

“I thought it would be fun to teach a class at school, since I was certified, but I never imagined that it would turn into a regular gig,” Kitchen said.

The process of becoming a certified Zumba Instructor can take a little bit of time but can have great results. Kitchen took Zumba classes for a year. When she felt comfortable enough with the steps, she traveled to Chicago to attend a Zumba workshop.

There, Kitchen was shown some dance steps, and had to put together a routine using those steps and then demonstrate that she could teach the routine. Once she completed the task, she was given her instructor’s license.

“As a Zumba instructor, I can join

Photo by Kaley Gatto

Zumba instructor Chelsi Kitchen leads UIndy students in a routine last Wednesday for Campus Program Board. the Zumba Instructor Network, and a great workout while having fun. One they will send music and dance routines of her favorite Zumba experiences was as well as promote me as an instructor teaching her high school football team.

“The boys thought that it would be in the Indianapolis area, “ Kitchen said.

“However, I didn’t join because there is easy, and instead they were out of breath a fee, and I am a college student, [who] and had a hard time,” Kitchen said.

Kitchen not only teaches Zumba to wants to save money.”

Kitchen credits her undergraduate UIndy students, but also teaches classes studies as an exercise science major with at Our Lady of Greenwood Church. She helping her to be a better instructor. She also hopes to expand her classes to the feels that knowing about the body allows faculty at UIndy.

“One of the school nurses approached her to better explain the benefits of Zumba me and asked if I could teach a class to her classes.

Senior exercise science major Jaclyn to the faculty after they get off work,” Schindler, who has been attending the Kitchen said. “I think it’s really cool that Zumba classes since her freshman year, the faculty and administration want to attests to Kitchen’s ability to relate to have me teach a class.”

While Kitchen does not plan to teach her students.

“She [Kitchen] really makes sure the Zumba forever, she has enjoyed the exroutine is doable for everyone who at- perience.

“Zumba has been great in helping me tends,” Schindler said.

Kitchen said her favorite part of teach- through college,” she said. “And I plan to ing Zumba is that she enjoys giving people maintain it for as long as I can.”

Photo by Kaley Gatto

UIndy students exercise by dancing along to a Zumba routine lead by Kitchen at a Campus Program Board event.

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8 THE REFLECTOR

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

Students gain skills in UIndy’s biomedical lab Students grow cells, study diabetes and more

By Hayley Good STAFF WRITER

Photo by Kaley Gatto

Guest speaker Timothy King speaks at the Students for Justice in Palestine event on Wednesday, Jan. 21 in the Schwitzer Student Center. King spoke about the documentary “Five Broken Cameras” at the event.

SJP shows documentary ‘Five Broken Cameras’

By Erik Cliburn STAFF WRITER The on-campus organization Students for Justice in Palestine hosted a viewing of the Oscar-nominated documentary “Five Broken Cameras” on Jan. 21. The film follows cameraman Emad Burnat through his village’s struggle with Israeli expansion into Palestinian territory.

The audience was told that Burnat’s documentary perfectly captures the essence of the frustration and fear of the people of the small village Bil’in.

Local activist Timothy King attended the event and had a session for follow-up questions about the film and the struggle in the Middle East between Palestine and Israel.

Before the event, junior Ahmed Mitiche, a double major in philosophy and sociology and president of SJP, said, “It’s not a question of Palestine per se. It’s a matter of social justice. But we know that the Palestinian situation is one of the worst humanitarian situations in the world today.”

King has been to Palestine three times

to peacefully protest and is very well informed about the struggle of the people of Palestine.

According to SJP, the purpose of the movie “Five Broken Cameras” is to show the world that all resistance in Palestine is not violent towards Israel. According to the documentary, most protests and resistances are nonviolent towards the Israeli army.

The title of this movie is explained in its opening scenes. Emad Burnat shows the five cameras that he had that were broken by the Israeli armed forces. The five cameras are symbolic of his personal struggle during the resistance movement, each camera more resilient than the last.

The film brings light to a situation that many in the United States know little about. King alluded to the fact that Israel practically has immunity in the United Nations because of the United States’ position as one of the five countries with vetoing power.

Allison Koester, vice president of SJP, commented on the portrayal of the Palestinian.

“For a very long time, the media was very biased towards Israel, and they kind

of twisted it to make it look like good versus evil, and really there are two sides to every story,”she said.“There are obviously going to be radicals on both sides, and there are people who want peace on both sides. And it seemed like everyone here was paying attention and not texting, so I think that speaks volumes.”

King’s discussion totaled more than 20 minutes after the showing of “Five Broken Cameras.”

“It’s amazing how the Israelis treat the Palestinians and how America still backs them [Israel],” said freshman political science and international relations double major Tyler Knierim. “Even though Israel is the democratic state that is in the Middle East, I still think the Palestinians are right and the Israelis should not have just pushed them out of their territory.”

The showing of “Five Broken Cameras” had a turnout of 55 people.

Mitiche closed the event with thanks to the audience.

“You shouldn’t jump to a conclusion on such a heavy topic based on a little bit of information,” he said. “So we invite you to become involved with Students for Justice in Palestine.”

For many students, doing research in a biomedical lab may sound monotonous.

But for junior biology major Katie Beverley, it is a dream come true.

“Right now, I am growing eukaryotic human cells from human pancreatic ductal cells,” she said, “and simultaneously we are studying pediatric diabetes as well.”

The biomedical research lab is located in the basement of Lilly Science Hall and overseen by Assistant Professor of Biology Dean Wiseman. The program has four undergraduate and a few graduate students participating. The program was developed to allow students to gain real-life experience during their time at school in the hopes that they will be better prepared for graduate school and the real world.

“This program allows for the students to gain the basic skills in research that they will need in the professional world,” Wiseman said.

Under Wiseman’s guidance, students grow and test the cells in a sterile environment. The cells are kept in a liquid called “media” that allows them to eat and grow. The cells are then examined under a microscope, and the changes and progress are recorded. Wiseman takes special precautions when handling the cells.

“I spend a lot of my time at the biological cabinet, which has air blowers that create an air barrier, which prevents the yeast and bacteria on our skin from getting onto the cells,” Wiseman said.

Wiseman credits his graduate and post-graduate work as the reason why pancreatic cancer and pediatric diabetes is the subject of the research.

“I was earning my pre-professional masters degree and met a professor that I really liked and thought ‘Wow, this is really cool,’” Wiseman said. “And it also was a little bit of luck.”

Wiseman carried on with his love for research and brought it to the University of Indianapolis. It was at UIndy that he met Beverley.

“I had some lab experience over the summer with Dr. Debbie Thurmond at the IU School of Medicine, and coincidentally, Dr.Wiseman also has experience at the IU School of Medicine, so I feel that it just worked out,” Beverley said.

Experience is something that both Beverley and Wiseman stress as important for students to have.

“Working in the lab and being able to do the research that I am doing will help put me one step ahead of my peers when looking for a graduate program,” Beverley said. “It is real-world experience while at school.”

Wiseman also said the experience is worth the hard work.

“This experience allows students to gain practical skills that are marketable, as well as teaches students to take personal ownership of their learning and become academically mature,” Wiseman said.

Most of the research is done outside of class time, and Wiseman attributes the dedication to the students’ willingness to learn.

Beverley said that she plans to do as much research here as she can and hopefully have her findings published.

“My plan is to find a research fellowship over the summer and gain some more experience,” Beverley said. “If I can do more research this summer, and then next year as well, I will be in a good position for graduate school.”

Wiseman encourages students from different backgrounds to engage in research in the lab.

“I would love to have human biology or exercise science students come over and do research with us,” Wiseman said.

“Here at UIndy, students don’t have to be compartmentalized. And if there are students that want to do research, it doesn’t have to be a self-taught experience.”

HEALTH PAVILION from page 1

Changes to class withdrawal policy initiate this semester

By Andre Semenchuk STAFF WRITER The withdrawal policy has been changed at the University of Indianapolis this year. Previously, the policy had been that students could withdraw from a class and not receive a final grade in that course up until a few days before finals. After a faculty meeting in April 2014, the decision was made to change the withdraw deadline to the 10th week of classes.

University Registrar Kristine Dozier said that the decision followed a change in state-funded financial aid programs that now require students receiving aid to complete 30 credit hours per academic year, or at least 15 credit hours per semester.

“It’s really financially crafted,” Dozier said. “The faculty wondered if having such a late withdrawal date hindered students’ ability to progress towards 30 credit hours per year.”

According to Dozier, the idea is to promote earlier conversation between students and teachers about struggles in courses, rather than when it is too late to

do anything about them.

“Having such a late withdrawal date, because it’s so lenient, what we found was a lot of students were just waiting, and maybe they wouldn’t even go to class in the last month of classes,” Dozier said.

“They would wait until that last week, before f i nals, t o w i t h d r a w.

That’s where we saw the highest percentage of withdrawals for each semester.”

By moving the withdrawal date to one week after midterms, the registrar’s office and faculty hope to give students time to assess their performance in their classes, as well as discuss possible options with their teachers.

Some students feel that this 1 change will not impact them very much and are not concerned 8 about the implications of the policy change.

15 “I don’t think it should matter that much,” said sophomore 22 music major Quin Wezeman.

“Because if you signed up for the 29 course, you should be prepared to finish it.”

Other students have a different view of the change and believe the

“The faculty wondered if having such a late withdrawal date hindered students’ ability to progress towards 30 credit hours per year.”

withdrawal policy change is unfair.

“You should be able to withdraw up until the final. We’re paying to go here, so if we decide that we want to withdraw from a class, and not have the final grade on our records, we should have that option,” said sophomore music major Sarah Smith.

According to Dozier, it is likely that there will not be any significant changes to the policy, unless there is an extremely poor reaction to the new deadline.

“This will be the policy from here on out,” Dozier said. “Unless there is a lot of negative feedback that would prompt the faculty to reconsider, but I don’t see that happening in the near future.”

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A construction worker sprays anti-rust product on a support beam inside the Health Pavilion. Construction of the Health Pavilion began in June of 2014.

Pouring the concrete, for example, is done in sections. When one section is cured, or finished to the point where workers can walk on it, efforts are shifted to pouring concrete for another section.

“For a job like this, you pretty much have your foundations, then core and shell and exterior façade,” Kelly said. “We’re in the middle of the shell phase and getting started on the interior.”

Newsom credits the absence of delays with the work of the team itself.

“I think we have an excellent team working on the job site, knowing that we have a very firm deadline for the building to be open and usable,” Newsom said.

“This is a business issue, and we’ve got to have it done, and we’ve got to make sure that it’s ready to go.”

Twenty-eight million dollars has been allocated to the entire project, from its inception to furnishing the building.

“It’s brick and mortar construction, it is technology, the roof, mechanicals,” Newsom said. “So air handling units, air conditioning, heating, ventilation, plumbing—everything that goes into that finished product. Included as well is a budget for furniture and equipment.”

Working five days a week, Pepper Construction is the group responsible for completing the construction. According to Kelly, Pepper’s construction workers are hired by Pepper, while sub-contractors are brought in to perform things like carpentry, electrical wiring and welding.

Kelly said that the construction of classrooms is not very complicated, but the construction of restrooms takes a lot of work.

“There’s a lot that goes into restrooms,” he said. “You’ve got tiles, finishing, [and] plumbing.”

The departments that will be housed in the new building are set to move in this summer, according to Newsom. It is generally known by the departments where they will be housed in the Health Pavilion. Newsom is managing the move and is in charge of ensuring that each department will receive enough boxes to move their equipment.

“It is a pretty significant undertaking,” Newsom said. “It does involve quite a bit of pre-planning and complexity. It’s hard enough to move into your residence hall or apartment for the school year, but we’re talking about a lot of people.”

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FEBRUARY 4, 2015

NEWS Millennials become political, labor and community organizers BRIEFS

McClatchy-Tribune News Service

By Alejandra Cancino CHICAGO TRIBUNE

CHICAGO (TNS)—On a snowy evening, Brianna Tong gathered more than 50 students in a classroom at the University of Chicago to meet and dine with aldermanic candidates. The smell of curry filled the air as Tong told the audience that before becoming a campaign volunteer, she didn’t connect with public officials. “(They) did not look like me . . . did not represent people who looked like me,” said Tong, 20, whose father is Asian and mother is African-American.

Now she’s spreading the word about candidates who share her views. Jobs, she said, should pay wages that at least keep up with the cost of living and tax breaks should not be given to corporations that pay low wages.

“Does that sound exciting to y’all,” Tong asked at the end of a six-minute speech.

“Yeah,” students exclaimed, cheering and clapping.

The faces of political, labor and community organizing campaigns in Chicago are getting younger. The groups are gaining the support of more millennials, who now are roughly ages 15-35, who are increasingly frustrated with everything from police profiling to the state’s budget deficit to the lack of well-paying jobs, especially in fields that match their college educations.

Last year, the average student-loan debt of a college graduate rose 6 percent to $33,000. And while the unemployment rate for college graduates is the lowest since the recession, many are squeaking by in jobs that historically have been filled by high school students. In December, there were more than 1.4 million unemployed people in the U.S. older than 25 with a bachelor’s degree.

“Everyone tells you, work hard, go to college, do well, and get a job and your life will be great, and that’s clearly not how it is for a lot of people,” said Tong, a college senior set to graduate this year with a bachelor’s degree in English and comparative race and ethnic studies.

Tong’s organizing work has been unpaid, but now she’s looking for entry-level positions with nonprofits and community groups, which pay about $30,000 a year.

She committed herself to organizing

when she realized its similarity to the civil rights movement.

“That’s something I heard about growing up from my mom,” said Tong, whose grandmother participated in the 1963 march in Washington at which Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I have a dream” speech.

Youth involvement in community organizing gained national attention during the 2008 presidential campaign of Barack Obama, himself a former community organizer in Chicago. Now millennials are a force in efforts to increase the minimum wage, transform immigration policy and improve economic conditions for some.

Ed Shurna, executive director for the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless, said millennials’ engagement is reminiscent of the rallies and protests of the 1960s.

“It’s really exciting when I go to meetings and meet people who are doing this who have the same spirit that attracted me [to organizing],”said Shurna, 69.“It’s exciting because it didn’t happen for like 20 years.”

As recently as six years ago David Hatch, director of The People’s Lobby, a political advocacy group, recalls looking around a room filled with organizers and realizing that, while in his 50s, he was the youngest person in attendance.

“Here is where I think bad [economic] conditions helped,”said Hatch, noting his group now has vibrant campus organizations. Since The People’s Lobby began organizing students in 2011, it has sent about 100 to a week long training program.

Those who have become organizers say the work gives them a sense of purpose.

Wayne Hayer, 22, who says organizing saved him from a life of drugs and crime, was 19 when he met an organizer who offered him a job working with at-risk youth in a summer program. He said he took the job only because it offered a little money, but then organizers began mentoring him and sent him to the Midwest Academy, a Chicago-based organizing school.

Hayer said he attended workshops with college graduates and, to his surprise, kept up with them. “It was pretty amazing,” he said.

The experience helped him gain self-confidence, and he later became an organizer for a community group. He quit because he grew tired of knocking on doors and making phone calls, but after another job and some time off, Hayer said, he realized how much he missed organizing. Now he’s in school and wants to expand on the organizing skills he learned.

“The goal is to save the world. If you can save one life, it’s a life well-lived,” Hayer said.

Jennifer Ritter, executive director of One Northside, said other young organizers have come from movements such as Occupy Wall Street, which helped open their eyes to how the country’s slow recovery from the recession has dampened job opportunities. Most recently, Ritter said, young people have been fired up by the marches in Ferguson, Mo., after an

unarmed black teenager was fatally shot by a white police officer.

Some organizers say the work has helped them develop a voice.

“Every single day I get to work toward my own values and vision for the world,” said Melissa Rubio, a soft-spoken 24-year-old. “I believe that we can live in a country that values people that don’t have money. I believe that we could live in a country that takes care of our people better.”

Despite a degree in peace, justice and conflict resolution that has left her with $60,000 in student debt, Rubio said the only kind of job she could find upon graduation was waiting tables, work she did in high school.

As an organizer, she spends her week working for an Illinois lawmaker and a local political organization.

Rubio said one of her first assignments was soliciting neighborhood support for a bus route that was slated to be eliminated, depriving residents of their lifeline to jobs.

“My heart was beating and I was so incredibly nervous,” Rubio said, recalling a visit to the home of an elderly woman.

Rubio explained why she was there and was stunned when the woman wrote a check for the campaign and pledged to speak with her alderman.

Rubio said she didn’t think women could be powerful, but she is now leading groups and organizing people twice her age to help get people out to vote for progressive candidates.

Jeff Halm, president of the Chicago Young Republicans, said he started knocking on doors and making phone calls after he grew tired of people cracking jokes about how Illinois couldn’t pay its bills.

He started attending a monthly happy hour sponsored by the group, which has 800 members ages 18 to 41.

During November’s election, Halm, 27, was among volunteers calling potential voters to encourage them to back Bruce Rauner for governor. Halm said he was proud to see Rauner win in a state that’s often written off as blue.

Halm added, “I wanted to feel like I was doing something instead of being an armchair activist.” ___ (c)2015 Chicago Tribune Visit the Chicago Tribune at www. chicagotribune.com Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC

Violence Hotline, according to a letter to Blumenthal and Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, from Commissioner Roger Goodell.

Aside from the dollar value seeming small compared to the NFL’s multibilliondollar revenues, Blumenthal sounds dubious of the promotional elements, and he fired off a response letter to Goodell on Friday.

“Even at the current level of commitment, when it comes to clear terms for timing and action, the NFL has hedged and dodged. The letter implies that some of the $25 million would be used for promotional support, which may include

public service announcements,” Blumenthal said. “These supposed ‘public service’ ads may also be self-serving—promoting the NFL’s public image as much as raising awareness. Insofar as they raise public awareness, they are likely to substantially increase call volume to the hotline as well as requests for service without actually bolstering resources for local service providers that struggle every day to help survivors rebuild their lives.”

There is a significant additional commitment for public service announcements from the League, Goodell wrote in his letter.

“During the past regular season, the

NFL donated its institutional media time during game broadcasts to run PSAs featuring celebrities, as well as current and former NFL players, that were produced in conjunction with the advocacy group NO MORE,” Goodell wrote, valuing the commitment at about $50 million, running through the Super Bowl.

Blumenthal’s response also highlights the potential for a legislative response.

“Regardless of financial commitment, the NFL so far has not articulated how it will ensure that its athletes are genuinely good role models to fans—a step that only the NFL can take towards truly shifting the culture,” he wrote. “Taken in

the baby had a low weight, so they were still hospitalized,” said Bautista, 54. “We don’t know anything about the two. We’ve gone to all the hospitals, but there is no information. We are desperate.”

A man who did not give his name also broke into tears as he talked about his wife, who had given birth the day before.

He believed a lot of the destruction was in the area of the cribs and incubators.

Felipe Rojas, a 50-year-old taxi driver, rushed to the site after hearing the blast, described by many as a thunderous roar.

His daughter works as a nurse in the hospital.

“Thank God, I could talk to her; she’s fine but doesn’t know about her fellow nurses,” Rojas said. “She was crying a lot for the babies.”

The explosion happened about 7 a.m., before visiting hours and a shift change to the busier daytime schedule. That, combined with the hospital being relatively small, probably averted a higher casualty toll.

There were conflicting reports of what had caused the explosion, but the investigation was focusing on a possible leak of gas that was being pumped by hose from a delivery truck to the hospital’s kitchen.

The blast was concentrated around the kitchen and the emergency-area arrival

bays. Neighbors reported a strong smell of gas before the blast.

Nearly 70 percent of the governmentrun, two-story hospital, which caters primarily to middle- and lower-income patients, collapsed or was heavily damaged, Mancera said.

The scene at the hospital was chaotic, with streets clogged by traffic, firetrucks and ambulances, as helicopters ferried away the injured. Rescuers, some with sniffer dogs, emerged from the ruins covered with dust and ash. Nearby homes and cars were damaged.

Milenio Television reported that a pregnant woman who was removed from the ruins gave birth in the ambulance taking her to another facility.

The hospital is located in the Cuajimalpa district, on the far western edge of the sprawling capital.

Mancera, the mayor, said three people with the gas company supplying the hospital were detained for questioning about possible negligence. ___ (Sanchez is a special correspondent.) ___ (c)2015 Los Angeles Times Visit the Los Angeles Times at www. latimes.com Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC

Brianna Tong, a senior at the University of Chicago, talks with volunteers while leading a phone bank for candidates during a Martin Luther King event Saturday, Jan. 17, at The Grand Ballroom in the West Woodlawn neighborhood of Chicago. (Anthony Souffle/Chicago Tribune/TNS)

WORLD

Georgia State addresses national issue, hopes to boost graduation rates

ATLANTA— When Aundrea Nattiel goes in for a session with her college adviser at Georgia State University, there are no secrets.

A detailed computer profile provides information about every class taken and every grade earned by Nattiel during her time at the school, as well as her academic history at the college she attended before transferring. If the junior sociology major withdraws from a class, forgets to take a prerequisite or doesn’t register for enough credit hours to keep her on track for graduation, her adviser receives an alert and summons Nattiel.

—The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Mitt Romney will not be running for president in 2016

TNS— Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney announced Friday, Jan. 30, that he will not run for president in 2016, cutting short a third run for the White House two weeks after he publicly announced his interest.

“After putting considerable thought into making another run for president, I’ve decided it is best to give other leaders in the party the opportunity to become our next nominee,” Romney said in a call to supporters Friday morning.

—Los Angeles Times

Europe’s Jews fear they might have to flee again

BERLIN (TNS)— Eighty years ago, Jael Botsch-Fitterling’s parents decided something was very wrong in Germany, the nation they called home. Adolf Hitler had just named himself fuhrer, and anti-Semitism was becoming national law. Her parents and other relatives packed up and fled.

Because of that move, six years later she was born in Jerusalem in what was then Palestine. When she was 7, the land beneath her feet became Israel, making her one of the original Jews in a new Jewish homeland, all because her parents had sensed in time that Germany was becoming very dangerous for Jews.

—McClatchy Foreign Staff ©2014 McClatchy Tribune News Service

Sen. Blumenthal presses NFL on domestic violence

By Niels Lesniewski CQ-ROLL CALL (TNS)—Sen. Richard Blumenthal is not convinced the National Football League is doing everything possible to address domestic violence.

The Connecticut Democrat is particularly skeptical of the way the NFL plans to allocate $25 million over five years to back groups that fight domestic violence.

Some of that money will come in the form of “promotional support” to entities such as the National Domestic

totality, I believe that the NFL’s handling of its response to public outcry over the league’s role in domestic violence is a clear indication of why additional oversight of professional sports leagues is necessary. I plan to reintroduce the SPORTS Act to make sure that Congress and the public have the ability to periodically and formally review the appropriateness of the antitrust exemptions.” ___ (c)2015 CQ-Roll Call, Inc., All Rights Reserved Visit CQ Roll Call at www.rollcall.com Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC

Dozens hurt in Mexico hospital explosion

By Tracy Wilkinson & Cecilia Sanchez LOS ANGELES TIMES

MEXICO CITY (TNS)—An explosion early Thursday, Jan. 29, destroyed most of a maternity and children’s hospital in Mexico City, killing at least two people and trapping and injuring dozens.

Smoke, flames and dust billowed into the sky after the blast. Rescuers pulled from the ruins doctors, nurses, pregnant women and newborns during a frantic operation to find survivors and save the injured.

More than 60 children and adults were injured, mostly by flying glass and the flames, according to firefighters, Red Cross personnel, police and other workers who flooded the scene. The dead were identified only as a woman and a minor.

Officials earlier gave a larger death toll, but it was revised downward, although 22 of the injured were in critical condition and other people may still be trapped, Mayor Miguel Angel Mancera said.

Racked by uncontrollable sobs, Maria Angeles Bautista was among scores of people who crowded the scene frantically seeking information on relatives among the patients or hospital employees.

“My niece gave birth on Monday, but

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