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Campus buildings keep legacies alive

By Maia Gibson NEWS EDITOR Since its establishment in 1902, the University of Indianapolis has gone through a series of changes in name, student body, programming and leadership.

As the climate of the campus changed, so did its physical appearance. Buildings were constructed and razed and in some cases, their names were changed multiple times before they became what they are known as today. Many are named after former university presidents and influential faculty and alumni, according to University Archivist Mark Vopelak.

The first building on campus was Good Hall. Completed in 1905, it was originally named the Administration Building and served as the entire campus for the first school year. In 1970, when the fifth president, Gene Sease, was inaugurated, the building was renamed Good Hall after the third president Irby J. Good, according to Vice President of Mission Michael Cartwright, who

is working on a current history of the university.

Good was one of the first two graduates of the university and served as a professor and business manager from 1908, the year he graduated, until he took office as president in 1915, according to “Dowright Devotion to the Cause,” former professor of History and Political Science and university historian Fredrick Hill’s book about UIndy’s history. Good served for nearly 30 years, according to Cartwright and Vopelak.

“He [Good] was the kind of persistent person who kept things alive even when he wasn’t able to make the university grow or to become as strong as he hoped it would be,” Cartwright said. “But he kept it going until he stopped being president.”

Good’s successor was I. Lynd Esch.

Esch was supposed to take office on March 1, 1945, but Good unexpectedly died of a heart attack on Feb. 24 of that year, according to Hill’s book. Within three days of Good’s death, Esch took office.

“Esch was quite good in dealing with

multiple kinds of audiences, and so he not only could speak to the university’s church affiliation with the Evangelical United Brethren church, but he could also speak to businessmen and to people who were interested in civic affairs,” Cartwright said. “So he was able to bring multiple constituencies together for the college and help it to grow and stabilize.”

Cartwright said that Esch took over the university’s presidency when the school was close to shutting down. At the time, there were only 140 students and nine faculty on campus. By the time Esch left in 1970, the student population was up around 1,000.

What is now Esch Hall originally was called the Academic Building upon its construction in 1958. However, at the same time Good Hall was renamed, Sease decided to honor his predecessor by changing the building’s name to Esch.

“It was my understanding that he [Sease] wanted to build on the past, but he was also very much a forward-looking person,” Cartwright said. “He rather famously talked about keeping your eye

on the windshield and not spending too much time looking in the rearview mirror, unless you need to. But I think it was a gesture of some respect to his immediate predecessor, who was President Esch, and to President Good.”

Roberts Hall also is named after a former president. John Roberts was the first university president, serving from 1905 to 1908. He was a clergyman in the EUB church and active in trying to start the university, sitting on the committee to find the first president, according to Cartwright. When the committee members could not find a president, Roberts was selected. He agreed, thinking that the university would open in the fall of 1906, but the committee insisted on beginning in the fall of 1905. In less than three months, Roberts managed to bring nine faculty and about 70 students to study and live at then Indiana Central University, according to Cartwright.

“And he [Roberts] also rather poignantly talked about how they didn’t really know what it entailed to create a college,” Cartwright said. “So he said that

if they had known how difficult it would be, they probably never would have set out to do it. But in some ways, it’s probably a good thing that they didn’t know, because once they started, they held on and tried to complete it.”

There are people behind the names of some of the other residence halls on campus as well, according to Cartwright. Cravens Hall was built in 1961 and renamed in 1986 to honor Virgina Cravens. Cravens served at then Indiana Central College as dean of women and an alumni secretary from the 1920s to the 1940s.

“She appears to have been a muchbeloved person,” Cartwright said. “She actually was given an honorary doctorate at one point by the university in recognition of her multiple contributions. What I found most fascinating about her is [that] after she retired, she undertook to write a history of the alumni of the college. She never finished that, but she was always working on something associated with the university even after

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UIndy partners with Community Health

New accelerated nursing program allows students to work with Community Health Network for real world experiance and a UIndy nursing degree

By Angie Mercado ONLINE EDITOR

BSN while they have the opportunity to work with a mentor in a healthcare network,” Hohl said. “The reason for the mentoring is to ensure that the students A partnership has been created be- have a real-life experience while they are tween the University of Indianapolis still going with their education.” and Community Health Network to According to Hohl, designing the curbring nursing students to campus as way riculum, developing clinical placements of addressing the nursing shortage and and identifying the mentors and admisdemands present in the workforce. UIndy sion requirements for the students were has created a newer accelerated nursing part of a significant planning process, due program that can be offered to those stu- to the advanced nature of the program. dents going into the nursing field.

The program’s partnership with This program allows traditional stu- Community Health Network helps dents, along with those who already have students get a feel for what will be a bachelor’s degree in another field, to happening in the workforce outside of earn their bachelor’s degree in nursing in the classroom once they graduate. four to five semesters. The program part“And the partnership piece of it— ners with Community Health Network what this is doing is hopefully strengthto provide another level of hands-on ex- ening the experience that the students perience and opportunities for those who have within those [healthcare] organizabecome a part of the program, according tions,” Elsea said, “giving them a better to School of Nursing Undergraduate clinical experience so that they are even Program Director Karen Elsea. that much more prepared for practice.”

“The partnership piece is newer and The program gives the nursing stuthen the opportunity for traditional stu- dents a chance to see what will be expectdents to accelerate is really the new part of ed of them in the workforce. According the program, but the main initiative really to Hohl, the first year in the workforce is for workforce development for nurses,” is when students figure out whether or Elsea said. “. . . nursing chronically has a not they like the environment they are shortage. And so the idea is to be able to working in. When a nurse leaves, that transition students quicker from school adds human resources-related costs. to practice.”

“So that’s why it’s very important that The program’s focus is to provide stu- we are exposing the students, while they dents with what they need to graduate are in their academic program, to various from the nursing program and to provide places where they are working, such as for the general needs from nurse short- where they get to work—in a med search ages, according to UIndy/CHN Partner- unit. They may work in a pediatric unit, ship Director Gurinder Hohl. they may work in a heart hospital, what“ . . . we wanted to create a workforce ever the case may be,” Hohl said. “[This is] pathway where we take students who are so they have exposure to those places, and interested in nursing and getting their they can really get a good understanding

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The first cohort of students from UIndy’s nursing academy graduated in August. Six of the seven students attended the ceremony in the Reilly Boardroom at Community North. The advanced program is partnered with Community Health Network to give students a mentor and a better idea of what the workforce will be like. of what it means to work there. And then, come the end of their program, they’re able to make a good choice of where they want to practice.”

According to Elsea, the program just finished phase one with the first seven students who graduated in August. Elsea said that the students all had positive things to say about their placements with Community Hospital and all were offered positions there.

With the program being so new, however, it is still going through changes and improvements. Both Community Hospital and the UIndy program are learning lessons from each other, Elsea

said, and offering suggestions about how to improve and better serve students.

Even as it is improving, Elsea said, the program has had a positive effect on those involved.

“I think it’s exciting just to see how this might influence patient care, influence even our partners—like I said [with] the nursing shortage—will that help in some way, especially in the in the Indianapolis area,” Elsea said. “The program is not for everyone, but for those that want to accelerate, though, I think it’s a great opportunity. I think it’s great for our university because it may be an attractive draw for some students that

want to come here.”

Hohl believes that the program will not only impact the students and faculty involved, but the patients these nurses will treat as well.

“My background is in public health, so I feel that when we are developing programs that address the needs of the population at large, when we’re trying to create programs that address the needs of patients, when we are improving the need of care, what we are providing is fulfilling to me,” Hohl said. “So I feel it creates those learning opportunities for students, so that they find more meaning in the profession they have chosen.”

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Confederate statues must fall

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Monuments to the confederacy exemplifly a heritage of hatred and racism

By Jayden Kennett OPINION EDITOR

Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress and other standardized tests are often criticized by students and teachers alike. Many believe that the pressure of the tests take away from actual learning and that they limit the teachers’ abilities to effectively educate their students.

Although the standardized testing process is not perfect and is due for some improvement, it is necessary on some level. Public education is paid for with taxpayer money, so there is an inherent standard that must be met in the quality of education. Saying that no standard should exist for teachers to meet would be like saying that roads need not be inspected after they are built. While educators should be able to implement some personalized and specialized forms of education in their curriculum, they also need to meet a minimum requirement.

Although ISTEP+ tests are being removed in Indiana in the near future, they ultimately will be replaced by the ILEARN test in 2019, according to the Indiana Department of Education.

ILEARN will follow many of the same processes that ISTEP+ did, meaning that students in grades three to eight will be required to test their English and language arts knowledge and students will have to pass end-of-course assessments (ECA) to pass high school.

Standardized testing allows educators and administrators to track the growth or regression of students throughout their schooling. Ideally, this would lead to teachers responding to the needs of each individual student to help him or her improve in areas where he or she may be struggling. Although no one likes to admit it, we all have biases, even teachers. Standardized tests eliminate educator bias, leaving it up to pure test scores. Ideally, standardized tests are supposed to create well-rounded

students who can perform in a variety of subjects. These tests allow researchers to collect data on the patterns of growth in education at state and national levels.

One of the most resonant arguments against standardized testing is that it determines the amount of funding each school receives. Those who oppose standardized tests argue that this perpetuates lower overall test scores at schools that receive less funding, creating an inescapable cycle. I actually agree with this point and believe it is at the root of all the other issues that arise with standardized tests. School administrators know that test scores will affect funding, so they put pressure on teachers to increase test scores. Teachers then put pressure on students to increase their individual scores which, again, creates a cycle. Standardized testing should be reformed as a way to collect data for research rather than a way to determine funding for schools. By doing this it would allow education funding to be TEST distributed evenly and possibly improve the scores of schools that historically score lower.

I will be the first to admit that standardized testing was one of my least favorite aspects of school, but I understand the necessity of it on some level. Although there is significant room for reform and improvement, saying that the ISTEP+ and similar tests do not have significant value in terms of setting a standard for education would be foolish. I fully agree that education needs to have some personalization to focus on the needs of each individual, but there also needs to be some general knowledge of all subjects so that students are well-rounded.

Hopefully, policy makers in Indiana will learn from the flaws and mistakes of ISTEP+ and improve with ILEARN which will begin in schools starting in the 2018-2019 school year.

-Erik Cliburn

From grades three to eight and then again in tenth grade, Indiana students find themselves taking a number of Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress-Plus tests. Currently, students are testing in multiple rounds during the spring semester. Part one consists of “applied skills (open-ended items),” while part two is made up of multiplechoice questions, according to the Indiana Department of Education website. Grade level determines the number of tests students take in each half.

According to the IDOE website, each grade level is tested in English/language arts and mathematics across multiple tests. In grades four, six and ten, students also are tested in science. In grades five and seven, they are tested in social studies. This adds another three to four tests to the already lengthy exam.

The purpose of ISTEP+ is to measure student achievement and mastery of Indiana’s standards, but in many ways, it detracts from student success and learning. Standardized tests do not inspire a love of learning or encourage students to explore, discover and make connections within the classroom and the world. Instead, students find themselves spending class time learning the skills needed to pass a test, not working to understand or engage material. Students might become proficient test-takers, but they are not learning content or some of the skills the different subjects teach, such as critical thinking, analysis or problem-solving.

In addition, the pressure student performance on the ISTEP+ puts on teachers and schools hinders student learning.

According to indianapublicmedia.org, in some corporations, ISTEP+ scores determine a teacher’s salary or eligibility for a raise. They also play a role in a school’s yearly letter grade from the IDOE. With pressure on educators to ensure that their students pass and earn high marks on the ISTEP+, many sacrifice creativity in the classroom.

ISTEP+ itself is not an effective measurement of student achievement, despite the weight it is given in evaluating educators, schools and students. It does not take into account external factors that could affect the student, such as home life or test anxiety. Additionally, it does not

take into account student growth from year-to-year or test-to-test. ISTEP+ is a criterion-referenced evaluation, meaning it measures student achievement based on the student’s ability to meet a defined standard. However, it is being used as a norm-referenced evaluation, which is when a student’s score is measured against the scores of other students, instead of a set standard. This skews the validity of a student’s score and its usage to measure teacher or school success.

As a future educator, I have seen first hand the emphasis being put on ISTEP+. In the various classrooms I’ve TES observed, teachers work with their students on comprehension questions and how to best break apart a selection of text to find answers. I have heard teachers say, “If you don’t master this, you’re going to struggle on ISTEP+,” or use examples of student work to point out “This isn’t going to work on ISTEP+.” I have seen bored students reading uninteresting articles and completing worksheets, their curiosity and potential engagement with the text stifled. I have heard teachers grumble about having their class time taken away so that students can sit in front of a computer screen and take a standardized test. I have heard students complain about school being boring, ISTEP+ being challenging and having to spend so much of their last few weeks of school taking a test. School is a place that is supposed to spark students’ interests and desire to learn and teach them skills that go beyond the classroom, not teach them how to take a test and regurgitate information.This is mostly what students are getting when standardized test scores are given so much weight, and it is far less than the students need or deserve.

I hope that student and teacher experiences and the studies that have been done on standardized testing and student achievement lead to DOEs across the country recognizing the problems that occur when standardized tests are given too much weight. With the ISTEP+ replacement tests, ILEARN, potentially rolling out in 2018-19, it seems we have a way to go. Student learning, curiosity and engagement should be the focus of educators and schools, not a test score.

-Maia Gibson

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Antifa contradicts own message

By Erik Cliburn MANAGING EDITOR Fascism and racism are things that,hopefully, most people denounce, regardless of what political party they claim to belong to. The Antifa, or antifascist, groups across the country take things several steps beyond just condemning racism and fascism; they believe that “direct action” is necessary to rid the world of those dangerous ideologies. Of course, in this case, direct action actually means destruction and brutal violence.

It is disturbing to see how these groups have begun to infiltrate peaceful protests around the country and adulterate them with bloodshed and vandalism.

The Antifa groups of today draw inspiration from the anti-fascism movements of the 1920s and 1930s who would fight the fascist regimes in Germany, Italy and Spain. Each modern Antifa group is essentially independent from the others, meaning there is no real cohesion among them.These groups consist mostly of those who subscribe to radical, far-left political beliefs and many claim to be anarchists, anti-capitalists and socialists.

Not only does Antifa use its ends as a way to justify violence, but it’s not actually solving any problems in the process.When it comes to the things Antifa opposes, there

really is no middle ground; you can only be for or against fascism, racism and bigotry.

With that being said, the violent actions Antifa deems necessary are not swaying anyone to a different opinion or political ideology. One could even argue that the violence creates a larger rift between the opposing sides. The Antifa groups create a bad name for those on the left; people will see these pathetic acts of violence and attribute them to all of those on the left.

These groups that so adamantly fight against fascism limit free speech through threats and actual acts of violence and destruction. One of the cornerstones of fascism is the lack of free speech and free media. So in a way, the Antifa groups are almost contradicting themselves. I can understand the rationale for wanting to end hate speech, but people have to be able to think and decide for themselves whether or not they agree. Antifa, or anyone else for that matter, does not get to decide, especially through violent means, what people can and cannot say or hear.Contemporary history does not look kindly on thugs who use destruction as a tool to promote change, and Antifa will be no different. There is a reason why we

remember Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, Malcolm X and Mahatma Gandhi, along with others: because they were people who had been oppressed, condemned and beaten down by society, but instead of turning to violence, they inspired others. King didn’t throw Molotov cocktails through storefronts to fight for Civil Rights. He marched hand-in-hand with others through the streets of Washington, and gave people hope that things could change through peaceful means.

These people and many others dedicated their lives to fighting injustice by means of love, acceptance and peace, not threats and violence. The Antifa movement may have good goals in wanting to end racism and fascism, but the things they are willing to do to achieve those goals are despicable and only create further problems.

Gandhi famously said, “You must be the change you wish to see in the world.”

Those involved in the Antifa movement have to ask themselves whether or not the violence and harm they are causing actually will bring about positive change: the answer, most likely, is no.

“King didn’t throw Molotov cocktails through storefronts to fight for Civil Rights.”

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After white supremacists protested the removal of the Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee’s statue in Charlottesville on Aug. 12, a renewed debate about what to do with Confederate statues arose in the American political systems. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said, “New York stands against racism,” when he announced the decision to remove the busts of Lee and Lt. Gen. Stonewall Jackson from The City University of New York’s Hall of Fame for Great Americans.

Other cities have now announced the removal of Confederate statues after the white supremacist rally that turned violent in Charlottesville last month. Many other cities, such as Baltimore and Jacksonville, are now making the appropriate and responsible decision to remove the statues of notable Confederates.

According to civilwar.org, in April of 1864, Nathan Bedford Forrest, a Confederate Lt.Gen.,surrounded Fort Pillow, near Memphis, and demanded surrender.

Although accounts varied, Union sur vivors claimed that the Confederates massacred many of the U. S. C o l o r e d H e a v y Artillery men simply because they were outraged that the black men were wearing federal uniforms. Forrest also was a “Grand Wizard” and played a prominent role in the founding of the Ku Klux Klan, a group infamous for lynching blacks and actively participating in and promoting blatant racism. This man was most obviously committed to hate and

and/or banning it in school lessons. But these confederate statues simply glorify our dark past and those who made horrible things happen.

People died on both sides of the Civil War and remembering those who have fallen is nothing to be ashamed about. But lauding people who stood for nothing but hate is a contradiction to all of the progress that has been made in the last 50 years.

We should not have a statue of those whose greatest accomplishments involved murdering people of color; we should not stand for hate and racism.

These monuments were not put up to “remember history”but instead to remind people of color of their place in society during times of racial progress and the fallouts from them.

In fact, the constr uction of Confederate monuments soared during the Plessy vs. Ferguson Supreme Court case in 1896, again during the resurgence of the KKK in the 1920’s and more so when the Nation Association for the Advancement of Colored People was founded.

We need to remember that the KKK committed acts of terror to assert white supremacy.

Moreover the heritage of the Confederacy was built mostly on hate and white supremacy.

Protested Confederate statues are placed on government property; the same government that the Confederate states rebelled against and seceded from. While Confederate Graphic by Erik Cliburn monuments should monuments.”While some may agree with b e t a k e n d o w n , w e s h o u l d Trump that we are destroying history by not forget, nor will we forget, taking down the statues, I do not. the history of the Civil War and Destroying history would involve the many men and women who died removing the information from textbooks defending their political views.

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UIndy responds to DACA

Campus Program Board hosts mental health and suicide lecture With the future of DACA unknown, UIndy encourages support, debate, education and advocacy across the campus.

By Alexis Stella & Megan Richards DISTRIBUTION MANAGER & STAFF WRITER

University of Indianapolis students and faculty came together on Sept. 19 in UIndy Hall A to discuss the stigma of mental health issues, depression and suicide. The event was hosted by Campus Program Board, and cruise ship comedian and public speaker Frank King, who has dealt with mental illness himself, spoke.

He now devotes his work life to educating people about the prevalence of suicide in the United States and what can be done to help those suffering from a mental illness.

King participates in TED Talks, which are presentations at the Technology, Entertainment and Design conference or satellite events around the world that spread ideas.

When researching a topic to speak about for a TED Talk, King noticed only three presentations had been given about mental health issues including depression and suicide. Someone who personally experienced thoughts of suicide, King knew what he planned to speak about.

According to King, the estimated number of college students who attempt suicide is 24,000 each year. Of that 24,000, only 1,100 college students die.

“I think the reason those 1,100 people die is because no one talks about depression or suicide,” King said. “39,000 people overall die by suicide each year, and more people die from self harm than that of homicide, natural disasters and war. I find it amazing that no one is talking about it. It can all be prevented by starting a conversation.”

According to King, the individuals that who most commonly contemplate suicide are African Americans, Latinos, LGBTQ community members—especially those who identify as transgender—agriculturalists and those involved in the medical field, such as doctors, nurses and, most commonly, veterinarians. According to King, people in the medical field contemplate suicide more frequently than others because they have both the knowledge and the tools to successfully follow through with it.

According to King and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention brochure that was handed out, several ways exist for people to prevent others from committing suicide, including peer counseling, group therapy and additional professional and psychiatric help.

“Nearly 75 percent of individuals that contemplate suicide give some warning of their intentions,” King said. “The best way for preventing a friend or loved one from committing suicide is to know the signs and dos and don’ts.”

King talked about the proper way to handle situations in which someone is experiencing depression and thoughts of suicide. King also recommended that showing the person experiencing distress some empathy can really make a difference.

“It should always be taken seriously. If you notice signs of someone in distress, find time to sit down with them privately and listen,” King said. “It is important to not give them your opinions or tell them what they should do. It is important to set aside your own beliefs in order to help them.”

King spoke about how important asking difficult questions is, especially if the person has shown signs of major distress, such as bringing up death in simple conversations or expressing detailed plans for how he or she will follow through with the suicide. According to King, in most cases, individuals who notice signs and symptoms of mental illness in their friends or loved ones find it difficult to get involved because they are unsure of what to say.

“Don’t be afraid to ask the hard questions,” King said. “If they come to you expressing that they are depressed, it is important to ask if they are having thoughts of suicide.”

Senior psychology and physical therapy major Kristen Maroney’s role in CPB is to seek out and plan events on campus. As a psychology major, she wants to emphasize on mental health issues and current events when planning future events.

Both King and Maroney said that resources are available for students, and for their friends and family as well, including suicide prevention hotlines, the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, certified mental health aids and help centers located on campus.

“There are resources on campus that students can participate in,” Maroney said.

“The health and counseling center is in the Health Pavilion, in Suite 108, and is free for students and offers group or one-on one therapy.”

If you or someone you know are experiencing depression or are contemplating suicide, there are free resources that are available. The suicide prevention hotline can be reached through an app, my3app. org, by texting CONNECT to 741741 and by phone at 1-800-273-8255.

By Maia Gibson NEWS EDITOR On June 15, 2012, former President Barack Obama announced the creation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. This program was a way to provide protections for eligible undocumented immigrants who came to the United States when they were children so that they can remain in the country to learn and work.

On Sept. 5, President Donald Trump rescinded the order but extended protections for six months to give Congress the option to draft legislation to address the situation of undocumented imigrants brought into the country as minors. Ultimately, the decision about the future of DACA remains with him, as he has the power to veto or sign the bill from Congress into law.

President Robert Manuel issued a formal statement about the University of Indianapolis’ stance on DACA in a campus-wide email. The statement was signed by deans, vice presidents and other members of the UIndy administration on Sept. 1. “ . . . the University of Indianapolis reaffirms its support for the protections provided by DACA as a natural extension of our ongoing commitment to institutional values embracing diversity and inclusion,” Manuel’s statement said.

“Regardless of the number of students on our campus directly affected by DACA, any efforts made to restrict access to higher education and the opportunities it provides affects us all.”

After Trump handed down his decision, Manuel sent out another campuswide email explaining the terms of the decision, calling on elected officials to be understanding and focus on coming up with a fair resolution, reiterating UIndy’s support of respectful debate and providing a link to resources for those affected.

“Our University’s mission is constructed on a foundation of welcoming students with diverse backgrounds and who are from a variety of cultures and nations,” Manuel’s statement said. “We remain committed to this inclusive environment. . . . . We will continue to successfully fulfill our mission if we all are able to engage with each other, respecting differences and with the concern for the impact these questions have on the lives of our friends and colleagues.”

Currentl y, there is no legal requirement of deportation or any other action against those who are protected under DACA, as the protections have been extended for six months. While the university would have to follow any laws that should be passed, the number of students protected under DACA currently is not known. This situation protects both the students and the institution, according to Vice President and Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer

GUIDELINES - Were under the age of 31 as of June 15, 2012 - Came to the U.S. beforereaching your 16th birthday - Have continuously resided in the U.S. since June 15, 2007, up to the present time - Were physically present in the U.S. on June 15, 2012, and at the time of making your request for consideration of deferred action with USCIS -Had no lawful status on June 15, 2012

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals about 800,000

will be taken off of DACA

- Are currently in school, have graduated or obtained a certificate of completion from high school, have obtained a general education development (GED) certificate, or are an honorably discharged veteran of the Coast Guard or Armed Forces of the U.S. - Have not been convicted of a felony, significant misdemeanor, or three or more other misdemeanors, and do not otherwise pose a threat to national security or public safety

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1.9 million immigrants were eligible for DACA in 2016

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Sean Huddleston.

“One of the things that I really like about UIndy is [that] we don’t know how many DACA students we have here, and the reason we don’t know is because we don’t ask,” Huddleston said. “I think asking, quite frankly, is as damaging to people who may or may not be here illegally as anything.And so as far as we’re concerned, we are open and welcoming to everybody, regardless of background and identity. We don’t care what a person’s status, background, identity is.

We believe that they should have the opportunity to learn because they have the ability to learn.”

According to Huddleston, students have stepped forward and begun to advocate for DACA’s continuation.

There are students working with the Office of Student Affairs on a silent walk to provide education about DACA. Huddleston said that there has been a discussion about doing a letter-writing campaign as well.

“What I love is that the students are the ones who have stood up and have taken the helm,” Huddleston said. “I think we took the first important step,

which is we took a stance, we made a statement that definitely enshrined our stance on DACA, but we’ve [also] had students who have come up and come together and said, ‘we want to continue to advocate for DACA.’ So, we’re providing the space, opportunity and guidance for students to be able to do that, to be able to raise their voices. . . . I think it’s more appropriate for students to really create the advocacy and to create the activism around this, and then we create the environment to allow that to occur.”

Until Congress drafts a bill, Huddleston recommends that affected students and faculty educate themselves about DACA’s protections and procedures over the next six months.

‘Intercom,’ UIndy’s monthly faculty and administrative staff newsletter, has a list of resources that those affected can take advantage of.

Huddleston also encouraged students who believe in upholding DACA to write to their senators and representatives.

“I think the very, very best thing that all of us can do is continue to advocate, continue to raise our voices, and make sure those voices are collective,” Huddleston

said. “I think that’s the most important thing we can do.”

Huddleston said that he hopes to see more student activism and discussion in the future, not just surrounding DACA, but other issues as well. His office is hosting a third Equity and Inclusion Campus Dialogue on Monday, Oct. 9 from 1-2 p. m. in the Schwitzer Student Center Engagement Center to hear from students and faculty and to get feedback on a potential framework of equity and inclusion.

“I see more student activism in the future, which is a great thing,” Huddleston said. “There is a lot of learning that comes out of that. . . . I think we will see more discussion about the things that are happening in our world, kind of outside the university and how those things impact people inside the university . . . . I also hope to make sure that we are raising all points. I hope to be able to see people who might be on different sides of the issue, or any issue, be able to connect and have discussion and debate about it and do it in way that is respectful and certainly in a way that helps us to engage in more discourse.”

SOL brings Latin dancing to campus

By Cassandra Lombardo STAFF WRITER

Photos by Cassandra Lombardo

Dance Instructor George Vandeveer taught students to salsaand bachata at “Dancing With SOL” on Sept. 14.

The event was hosted by the Student Organization of Latinos as a way to share culture with the campus.

Students came together in UIndy Hall to learn how to dance the salsa and bachata on Sept. 14. The event was hosted by the Student Organization of Latinos, which focuses on expressing and sharing their culture with the campus.

The event was open to all students and also offered Lecture/Performance credit.

In addition to dancing, food and drinks such as chips and salsa and Jarritos, a popular soft drink in Mexico, were provided.

Dance Instructor George Vandeveer started the night with line dancing, so each person could learn the basic steps of the salsa.

As the dancers grew more familiar with the steps, he transitioned into partner dancing.

Salsa dancing originated in eastern Cuba and is one of the most popular styles of dancing in Hispanic and Latino communities today.

After the salsa, Vandeveer taught the bachata. For the bachata, attendees started with line dancing but then transitioned into partner dancing.

The bachata began in the Dominican Republic and was brought to the United States and became popular during the 1990s, according to bachatabrno.com.

Sophomore exercise science major Estelle Wroblewski attended the event to help her make new friends.

“I just transferred to UIndy and dancing with SOL was my first ever

L/P event,” Wroblewski said. “It was a fun first experience and a nice way to meet new people.”

Sophomore exercise science major Christa Parkes also attended the event.

She said she was familiar with the salsa, but the bachata was new to her.

“I was looking for LP credits online and saw the salsa dancing and decided to go to it because it sounded interesting,” Parkes said.

SOL has hosted this event since 2012, but this year was one of the organization’s biggest turnouts, with 130 students attending, compared to the 30 or 40 students who have come together in previous years, according to junior archaeology and human biology double major and SOL’s vice-president Andrea Aguilar Kcomt.

The executives of SOL, including Kcomt, and Vandeveer both said they were very impressed with the turnout at the event this year.

“We held this because we wanted students to know that everyone can learn how to salsa and bachata, not just Latinos,” Kcomt said.

At the end of the event, a dancing competition was held. Each couple danced the salsa and then the leaders of SOL chose a winner based on the best dances. The club gave away prizes, including baskets full of laundry detergent pods, dish soap and various snacks.

On Oct. 3, SOL is hosting a Folkloric Dance presentation in the atrium of the Schwitzer Student Center.

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THE REFLECTOR

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Volleyball gives back to Hope Center UIndy volleyball volunteers its time to raise funds and donate canned foods to Indianapolis Hope Center

By Angie Mercado ONLINE EDITOR

Photo by Cassie Reverman

Junior middle blocker Katie Voelz and sophomore right side hitter Julia Kruzan block a hit from the Drury University Panthers on Sept. 16 in the Ruth Lilly Center.

Photo by Cassie Reverman

Junior middle block Katie Voelz had a kill against the Drury University Panthers, to contribute to their 3-1 win, allowing only one win in the third match of the day.

Despite being in the middle of a busy season, the University of Indianapolis volleyball team has not lost sight of what is important and has been working to benefit the community through fundraising and volunteering.

During the matchup with the Lewis University Flyers on Sept. 23, the women wore and sold T-shirts to promote the Hope Center, which is a shelter for women who have been victims of human sex trafficking.

“So it’s [the Hope Center] a really cool place. We went out there and volunteered.

We painted, cleaned up and taped off rooms to be painted,” Head Volleyball Coach Jason Reed said. “As we were leaving, the girls kept coming up and saying, ‘We’ve got to do more. This isn’t enough.’ And so they kind of took it upon themselves to sell T-shirts, which we are doing this week, and kind of do a drive at the match to bring in canned goods or clothing, or just whatever items that they might need there.Their kind of CEO and Volunteer Coordinator are coming to the match, and we’re hoping to give them the big check. So stuff like that is a way to give back to the community…. These things are great to pull people together. We are working together for a cause that’s way bigger than ourselves, and that goes a long way with the team in terms of bonding.”

Although the Flyers defeated the Hounds 3-0, the team was still happy to lend a hand in the community and present a check to the Hope Center, according to Reed.

Two of the three sets, the Hounds were within four points of the Flyers, but fell 25-8 in the second match. Despite the loss, sophomore outside hitter Anna Fehribach recorded nine kills, followed by senior middle block/right side hitter Teigan Flaws. Freshman libero Olivia Martin defended the court with 13 digs.

Prior to the loss the women swept Kentucky State University 3-0, with match scores of 26-24, 25-12 and 25-21.

The women racked up over 40 kills, 10 of which were contributed by sophomore right side hitter Julia Kruzan. The team suffered only two attack errors and recorded nine aces.

On the court, the team hopes to redefine what makes UIndy volleyball and learn how to mesh as a team.

“It’s definitely a young team. 12 of 17 are sophomores [or freshmen], so we have five upperclassmen. And there’s only three seniors, and we are all newer to the program,” setter Alexis Waugh said. “So we are trying to make UIndy volleyball what it’s been in the past and also coming up with what it can be for the future. It’s definitely a challenge, but it’s really nice to get everyone’s kind of vibe and figure out how everyone plays and try to merge it together to come up with what makes

UIndy volleyball.”

The team got its first conference win against Drury University on Sept. 16.The Greyhounds started with a 2-0 set lead that brought them to 16 kills, resulting in only three attacking errors. Outside hitter Anna Fehribach, outside hitter Rachel Irbe and right-side hitter Julia Kruzan each had six kills in the second set after the first two frames. Drury then switched it up in the third set with a score of 25-17, but middle blocker/right-side hitter Teigan Flaws had two kills, which brought the final score to 26-24 in the last set to win the game.

According to Reed, the team tried to switch up its preseason work for the better this year.

“We try to give them something new in terms of some sort of skill set that is a little bit different from things we have done in the past. So that way practice isn’t just the same old thing every single day,” Reed said. “It’s a lot like class. If you came in every single day and did two plus two equals four, eventually you would get bored with saying two plus two equals four. So kind of the same thing with volleyball. We want to work on passing, but we have to change the drill up a little bit. So that way, we are still getting better at our passing skills, but we’re making the drill a little more interesting. We’re finding a new way to keep it interesting for them, so that way their skills continue to improve.”

In addition to changing up it’s learning methods, the team is trying to focus on its defensive side, being a smaller and mainly younger team. Reed said that the team want defense to become a team staple and continue to work on it on a daily basis through a course of defensive exercises so they continue doing well.

“I think last year we didn’t do as good of a job as we are this year, as to worrying about our process. So we really kind of scaled back and stopped thinking about goals. And I know that’s something we like to talk about like,‘What are your goals for this season?’ [or] ‘Who’s circled on the calendar?’ And we’ve really tried to avoid that stuff,”Reed said.“We’ve really tried to come in today and worry about the seven seconds in front of our face right now, and that’s the stuff we can control. We’re going to keep working on getting better today and you know we obviously have to prepare for the upcoming matches....

But we really want to work on just getting better at volleyball with UIndy, and the process is going to take care of the results.”

The team will continue to work together on and off the court to continue to create what UIndy volleyball is, and will take these outcomes as a lesson.

“Winning in itself is motivation. The girls are hungry. They have been working hard, and the reward for them for working hard is a win,” Reed said.

The Greyhounds will travel to Quincy, Ill., on Sept. 29 to take on Quincy University.The game is set to start at 8 p.m.

From Greyhound to Panther

Former softball graduate assistant and alumna Eckerle takes head coaching position at Hanover College

By Sophie Watson SPORTS EDITOR

After seven years of playing and working as a graduate assistant for the University of Indianapolis softball team, alumna Cori Eckerle will begin her career as the head coach of Hanover College’s softball program.

Eckerle spent all four of her undergraduate years playing as a catcher and infielder for the UIndy softball program.

She began her education in nursing before realizing that she wanted to make coaching her career.

“I originally was a nursing major, and I always kind of knew I wanted to coach on the side. Then I ended up changing my major, because I didn’t love nursing,” Eckerle said. “I ended up realizing that I wanted to coach collegiality. So I decided to switch over to exercise science, because I thought it worked better with coaching.”

After graduation, Eckerle continued her education by going to graduate school to receive her master’s degree in business administration while also working as a graduate assistant coach for Head Softball Coach Melissa Frost. After finishing her master’s program, Eckerle was job searching and came across the opening at Hanover College and decided it was a good fit, and began the interviewing process.

According to Frost, Eckerle was always very dedicated to the game, even when she was just a player on the team. She was a leader on the field, which contributed to her success as she transferred into the coaching role.

“She [Eckerle] was a real go-getter,” Frost said. “She was the commander on the field, and she really stepped in and commanded the field from her freshman year on. And that’s one thing that we saw in her as a recruit, when she was very

young. She really developed into what this program is all about. I think that is one of the big things, is that she took on that leadership role from the moment she stepped on the field as a freshman all the way through her entire career here.”

Frost also said that what set Eckerle apart as a player and graduate assistant was her passion for learning more about the game.

Through her undergraduate years as a player, into her time as a graduate assistant, she was always eager to gain more knowledge about the game.

“I think she was always a student of the game,” Frost said. “That was always the thing. Either watching other softball or major league baseball, she always was hungry to learn something more, and I think that was the biggest thing. And

from a catching perspective, she has great knowledge of the game. Any opportunity she had to learn, that’s what she would do.”

When Eckerle switched roles from player to coach, she began learning what work coaches put into planning their overall season. She developed her coaching skills by learning what went into practices, lineups, and other behind-thescenes aspects of the game.

D ur ing her years of learning from Frost and Assistant Softball Coach Sara Kubuske, Eckerle developed a sense of what she wanted her own program to contain.

“Four big things that I think are important when running a program are accountability, honesty, respect and discipline. And those are four things that

“She was always hungry to learn something more.”

Coach Frost and Coach K [Kubuske] instill in the UIndy program, which make them very successful,” Eckerle said, “not just on the field, but in the classroom and down the road in life.”

Despite the UIndy team losing Eckerle, Frost said she is eager for the season and to work with the new graduate assistants that will take her place.

“I think anytime that you lose somebody of her magnitude, as a leader and as a player, and then to step in and being a part of the coaching staff, especially at a pivotal time with some of the personal stuff last year,”Frost said.,“having a person that you trust like that is just huge. But what a great opportunity for her at Hanover to lead that program. I’m just really excited for her and the opportunities to come. We have hired new GAs this year, so we are very excited for their caliber and their work ethic and their credentials coming in.”

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5 SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Men’s soccer goes 5-1 in GLVC games

By Melvin Mendez EDITORIAL ASSISTANT

Photo by Cassie Reverman

Redshirt junior quarterback Jake Purichia lead Division II in completion percentages in the game against the Southwest Baptist University on Sept. 16. The Hounds won 45-17, defending their undefeated season record.

Football builds on undefeated record

The team improves over last year’s season-start record of 1-3, going undefeated in the first four games

By Tony Lain EDITORIAL ASSISTANT After achieving their fourth win against the Hillsdale College Chargers, the University of Indianapolis football continues its undefeated status.

In the first quarter, the Hounds led the Chargers by 20. In the beginning of the second, redshirt senior Brad Schickel scored another field goal, giving the Hounds the biggest lead of the game.

The Chargers responded with three touchdowns in the second half. Before the break, the Hounds extended their lead with a touchdown 33 seconds before the break.

Coming back after halftime break, the Hounds lead 30-21. The Chargers gained their only lead of the game after a touchdown and a field goal, bringing the score to 31-30. The lead was short-lived, before redshirt junior quarterback Jake Purichia passed to junior wide receiver Malik Higgins for a touchdown.

The Chargers scored at the beginning

of the third quarter, tying it up before a UIndy interception at the end of the quarter gave the Hounds the 45-38 victory.

After defeating the Southwest Baptist University Bearcats on Sept. 16 in Key Stadium, the Greyhounds placed No. 14 in the polls.

The Bearcats, who beat the Hounds last season, started the game by throwing a touchdown pass on their first drive. The Hounds responded with big yardage plays and 28 unanswered points.

On their first score for the Hounds, Purichia connected with redshirt freshman Aaron Matio for a 52-yard touchdown.

On the next possession, senior running back Tuwan Payton punched it in from 31 yards out to put the Hounds up 14-7.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Purichia picked up his second throwing touchdown of the game, hitting Higgins for 48 yards. Then redshirt senior Aaron Bruning returned an interception 42 yards back for a touchdown.

“First and foremost, we played really hard,” said Head Football Coach Bob

Bartolomeo. “We made some breaks in the game that kind of blew it open.”

To end the first half, the Bearcats made a field goal from the 30-yard line, which cut the Hounds’ lead to 28-10 going into the break.

Southwest Baptist opened the second half with a long, 84-yard touchdown pass, making the score 28-17. Just before the end of the third quarter Schickel made a 37-yard field goal putting the Hounds up 31-17.

UIndy closed the game up in the fourth quarter with another touchdown pass from Purichia to Higgins and a 5-yard touchdown run by freshman running back Al McKeller to end the game 45-17. The Hounds defense only allowed the Bearcats 41 yards in the fourth quarter.

“Defensively, we held the quarterback in check for most of the game. He made a couple big plays with his feet and then hit a couple big passes,” Bartolomeo said.

“They’re [Southwest Baptist] a good football team. Anytime you defeat a defending champ it’s quite a feather in your cap.”

Purichia went 11-16 on passes with 267-yards and three touchdowns. Higgins had four receptions for 105 yards and two touchdowns on the day.

“Our first game of the year, we showed we could really run the ball. Then in the second game, we weren’t having as much success on the ground, so our passing game really opened up. Last game, I think we showed we can really do both,”Purichia said. “We have two or three receivers who I have full trust in and who I like to throw to. They’re all kind of different.

Malik [Higgins] is more of an explosive downfield guy, while Garrett [Willis] is a possession, sure-catch type of guy….

And then you have Aaron [Matio] who can do it all too.”

The Hounds will play their next two game at home, which is the homecoming game on Sept. 30 against the Truman State University Bulldogs, kicking off at 6 p.m.

“Playing at home in front of a good crowd helps.” Bartolomeo said. “We play well at home… I think any great team has to play well at home.”

Women’s soccer focuses on offense

By Reid Lorey STAFF WRITER With a record of 3-1-2 in conference matchups, the University of Indianapolis women’s soccer team is off to a great start, according to Head Women’s Soccer Coach Holly Cox. “It’s always nice to start with two road wins,” Cox said. “One thing that’s different from this year than years past is the team chemistry on and off the field. And the ladies are developing these relationships outside of soccer, which is then showing on the field. And we’re working hard in practice and then translating it over to games.”

The women fell short to the Bellarmine University Knights on Sept. 24 in Key Stadium.

The game ended 2-0 in favor of the Knights, despite shot attempts from junior midfield/forward Sierra Singer, junior midfield/forward Stephanie Burdsall, sophomore midfield/back Carah Kreimer and junior forward Ashleigh Lewis.The Knights scored their first goal in the 43rd minute, right before the halftime break. Bellarmine closed in on the Hounds and scored once more in the 78th minute before taking the game.

Prior to their loss, the women tied with the University of Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles, due to a last minute goal from Lewis.

The first half remained scoreless, despite the multiple shot attempts by each team. Both teams combined for a total of 17 attempts, but neither found the net.The Screaming Eagles scored the first point of the game in the 72nd minute, but Lewis quickly answered back with her goal 18 minutes later. Going into overtime, both teams were again scoreless and finished the game 1-1. According to Cox, the team is now focusing on attack to improve in situations like this, and hope to score more in these necessary moments.

The team’s only conference loss this season was in overtime against the McKendree University Bearcats. The Greyhounds had 1-0 lead 85 minutes in, until the Bearcats responded with a

goal to send the game into overtime. The Bearcats then scored in the 102nd minute on a penalty kick.

According to Cox, the Hounds have been working really hard on their defense and now need to switch gears and focus more on offense.

“We haven’t done much on the attack. We’ve actually focused a lot on our defense, and yet we’ve managed to score goals,” Cox said. “An area where I would like to improve this week is in the attack.

There’s been a little more dynamic in the attack, making better decision. We try to vary it [drills for improving the attack] up each year, I like to keep the ladies on their toes, and there’s definitely things we hit on each year. But we’re going to try and work on 3rd man running, movement off the ball, creating more space for other players and being more decisive in the attack. I think sometimes where we struggled is the decision-making…. We know what type of run to make and what type of ball to play, but I don’t think we’re always the most decisive in the attack.”

Cox said she has been surprised by freshman midfield Taylor Peck’s transition from high school to the collegiate level and sees Peck as a great asset for the team.

“As a freshman, you come in and are already at a slight disadvantage because you haven’t had the off-season training that the returners get,” Cox said. “Peck has definitely stepped up. She’s done the work through summer to prepare for the fall and has been super impactful for us.”

Peck already has received a lot of playing time early in her freshman year.

She said its challenging to adjust to the collegiate level, especially when playing certain positions on the field.

“The hardest thing [transition to college soccer] for me was the pace of the game,” Peck said. “Everything is one-two touch. Especially when I’m playing centermid.There’s people coming at me from all directions. And that’s why I like playing attacking forward, because there is more space for me to get around people. And if I beat one person, then there’s usually one other person I have to beat before I have space to run.”

During the off season and through the

Photo by Cassie Reverman

Junior midfield/forward Stephanie Burdsall protects the ball from Triton opponent in the game on Sept. 15. in Key Stadium. The women won 1-0, with the lone goal coming from sophomore forward Amanda Myers. summer, many of the women participate in lifting and training to build and prepare for the next season. They work with the coaches and athletic trainers to build muscle during this time. As a freshman, Peck did not have the opportunity to do this work to prepare for the season but has worked with weights on her own for years.

“Starting my junior year of high school, I decided I wanted to start lifting. So I would lift almost everyday for awhile,” Peck said.

Peck said she was recently injured with

an ankle sprain and has been out for the past few games. She said she hopes to return within the next week. She understands the hard work it takes to play at this level and plans to work hard to get back in the lineup.

“I’m doing everything I can right now, by icing and elevating [the sprained ankle], to get back as soon as possible,” Peck said.

The Hounds will travel to Kenosha,WI to take on the University of WisconsinParkside Rangers on Sunday, Oct. 1, at 1 p.m.

A positive attitude towards this season has pushed the University of Indianapolis men’s soccer team to a good start, according to sophomore forward Javier Steinwascher. The team started off the season with an overall record of 6-2, losing only one game in conference play.

“I think our attitude has a big part to do with it,” Steinwascher said. “We have a great culture going on, everybody wants to win and nobody is really throwing in the towel this early in the season which is great to see. Hopefully we can keep that going throughout the year.”

The men took their fifth GLVC win on Sept. 24 to the Bellarmine University Knights in Key Stadium.

“It felt good, being at home and being able to take the lead again felt good,” Steinwascher said. “Personally it was the first goal I scored this year and I think that helped carrying into my next game getting my confidence levels up.”

Sophomore forward James Jenkins scored the only goal of the game seven minutes in. Junior forward Benjamin Sierra recorded the assist on the play, giving Jenkins his fifth goal of the season. On Sept. 22, the Hounds traveled to Evansville, Ind. to battle the University of Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles.

The Hounds won the game 2-1 in extra time. The Hounds were first on the board with a goal from Jenkins only 15 minutes in. USI answered back with a goal at the end of the first quarter.

Period two remained scoreless which sent the game into overtime.

Steinwascher picked up a pass from senior midfielder Josh Ling for the winning goal.

The previous weekend, the Hounds played their first pair of home games against University of Missouri-St. Louis Tritons on Sept. 15 and McKendree University Bearcats on Sept. 17.

UIndy swept the Bearcats 3-0 despite staying scoreless through the first half, outshooting McKendree 14-0. The first goal came from Steinwascher when he managed to capitalize on a shot during the 64th minute of the match.

The second goal once again came from Steinwascher after receiving the assist from Jenkins. Following his assist, Jenkins found the back of the net after a pass from Sierra.

Following the game, Steinwascher commented on the discipline of the team and how it was needed for the win.

“Sunday it was hot and it’s typically a game where both teams are a little fatigued from the Friday night game.

So it pretty much comes down to who wants it more and who’s more disciplined in doing their job. And then the scoreboard showed that we were better all around than them,” Steinwascher said. “We scored off two set pieces and the third goal came from the run of play. When you watch the film on it they were just disorganized and weren’t doing their job so we capitalized on it.”

Prior to their win against the Bearcats, UIndy defeated UMSL 3-2 after a game that finished in extra time.

Senior back David Kurz scored the first goal for the Hounds in the 23rd minute. The first half finished 1-1 after the Tritons managed to score at the 44 minute mark.

UIndy took the lead back after being awarded a penalty kick in the 57th minute that Steinwascher buried in the goal. Once again UMSL managed to equalize in the 87th minute forcing the game into extra time.

The Greyhounds took the win eight minutes into extra time off a pass from sophomore midfielder Ben Rohder to Sierra who found the net.

The team has gone undefeated at home this season. The support of the fans give the team its energy and pushes them to continue pushing throughout the game, according to sophomore back Andrew Dunkin.

“I think that it being our first home game with the crowd and the support we got from it,” Dunkin said. “We didn’t want to disappoint the fans taking them [UMSL] into overtime and then having to lose our first one at home. I think that had a huge part to play in our intensity and the way we carried ourselves throughout the came. When it came to overtime the sacrifices we put in over the summer and during the preseason, we were more fit than them and we pretty much ran all over them and they broke down and we happened to score.”

Next, the team will travel to Kenosha, Wis. to battle the University of Wisconsin Parkside Rangers on Oct. 1. The game is set to start at 12 p.m.

FEATURE

6 THE REFLECTOR

SPRING TERM

SUMMER

SEMESTER

7 - 10 days

4 weeks

4 months

ACADEMIC FULFILLMENT

Spring Term

Two general education requirements plus classes taken abroad

Two general education requirements plus classes taken abroad

EXPERIENCE

Taste of study abroad

Short-term residency

Fully immersive

FLIGHTS

Included

Not included

Not included

GRADING

Regular

Pass/Fail

Pass/Fail

AVERAGE TIME PERIOD

At UIndy, there are three study abroad options.

They differ in terms of cost, time frame and nature of the experience.

Find out which one suits you best!

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Information from the Office of Study Abroad

Hounds travel around the world Graphic by Juliana Rohrmoser

Spring Term, summer and semesters overseas offer unique experiences to students looking for an international adventure

By Zoë Berg EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

When study abroad advisor Julie Kiefer attended the University of Indianapolis as an undergraduate, she took two international Spring Term trips before studying abroad for a full semester. Kiefer said her first Spring Term trip fostered her love of traveling and studying abroad. Since her first trip, Kiefer has been to all seven continents.

“One of the things that really attracted us [my husband and me] was that we really both love to travel,” Kiefer said. “He proposed in Sicily; [we] got married in the Virgin Islands, and our honeymoon was in Antarctica.”

Before she began working at UIndy, Kiefer was a teacher for 10 years. She said that all of the jobs she has gotten have been a result of her time studying abroad.

According to Kiefer, her experience traveling stands out on her resume and makes it more competitive. A common interview question often involves how the applicant interacts with other cultures, and Kiefer said she can answer this by explaining what she did while studying abroad.

“I would ask them why [they hired me]. They said it [studying abroad] made me stand out above the crowd,” she said. “I remember I had one employer say, ‘When you talked about your study abroad experience, you had a twinkle in your eye that other people didn’t have.’ I always remembered that they said that.”

When Kiefer and her husband both have vacation time, they travel around the world. This allows Kiefer to visit many of the places where she advises students to go. Recently, Kiefer went to Ireland. While she was there, she visited three of the universities at which UIndy students can study. Later this year, Kiefer and her husband plan to visit Prague, a destination where UIndy students are studying for the semester.

Junior human resource management major Megan Robinson said Kiefer is a big help when planning a study abroad trip. Robinson went on a Spring Term trip this May to France,

Spain and Italy. This was Robinson’s first time traveling internationally, and she went with a group from UIndy.

“I felt safer,” she said, “because if I were to have gone by myself, I would have been more hesitant. But we had three professors with us, and I just felt like they’re there, and they’re going to help us understand what’s going on.”

The group had a tour guide meet them when they landed in France and stay with them the entire time, according to Robinson. She said the trip opened her eyes to different cultures and changed her perspective on the world and on traveling.

“It’s a short term, so if you’re working over the summer, you just have that 10 days. You can hit all these spots with these cool tour guides, and you get to learn about so much stuff that is deeper than the surface,” Robinson said. “Another benefit is that you can experience another culture and not be so timid, by not knowing their language and not knowing how to do things. With this little taste test, you get a little feel of how everything is run when you have professors there. So [you can see] this is what you do in their culture and not be disrespectful in a lot of ways.”

While Robinson enjoyed her trip, she said that she felt it was too short, and she wished she had slowed down and thought about her decision more.

Robinson does plan to study abroad again, this time during the summer.

“I would have not studied abroad in my Spring Term. I would have done it for my semester, just because I did pay too much when I could have gone for a month,” Robinson said. “I wish I [had] kind of dug a little bit deeper before I jumped in because I wanted to go internationally and wanted to know how it was.”

Sophomore anthropology major Jordan Borden traveled internationally for the first time when he studied abroad over the summer in Maynooth,

Ireland. He said he was nervous before he went, but that he overcame his anxiety.

“As soon as we got, probably, into England that night, they [the feelings of nervousness] just vanished,” Borden said, “Because as soon as we touched down on foreign soil, my brain kind of went, ‘We’ve done the hardest part of this; now we get to do the rest.’ So nerves hit you, but I was able to go through it.”

While Borden was in Ireland, he was able to explore the city on his own, visit a few museums, take class trips and study “Anthropology of Ireland”, a course that covered his regional credit within his major. When students take a summer term abroad, they can receive credit for their local/global courses, unless they are a nursing major, and whatever courses they complete abroad, according to Kiefer.

Borden learned a lot about the Irish people and how they view themselves.

He said they also were some of the nicest people he has ever met, and he would definitely go back.

“Once you get bit by the travel bug, you kind of have to do it again to satisfy yourself and satisfy this urge that you suddenly feel to get out, to do more,” Borden said. “And I’ve always felt the need to travel outside of the United States, so definitely I’d do this again.”

Kiefer said that, ideally, everyone should do a summer or semester abroad because that allows him or her to be fully immersed in the culture for an extended period of time.

There is a misconception that certain majors and athletes cannot study abroad, according to Kiefer, but if students are busy during the semester, they can use their summer to study abroad. For students who do have time during the semester, however, senior human biology major Grace Buck said she would recommend spending the full semester abroad.

Buck studied last year in Seville, Spain.

“Once you get bit by the travel bug, you kind of have to do it again to satisfy yourself.”

While there, she took five courses and visited nine countries. Buck traveled internationally prior to her trip abroad and wanted to study abroad since high school.

“Being in my Spanish classes and [hearing] those professors talking about their experiences, and seeing all of the pictures and seeing the places they got to go and how they became more familiar with different cultures,” Buck said. “I just have always loved to travel. I’ve traveled a lot to begin with, so I just knew that I wanted to see more of the world. Once I get a big girl job, that won’t be [as easy].”

Buck said that it was difficult for her at first because she was very homesick, but she was able to plan trips and track milestones, which helped. She said one thing she wished she had known before she went was how her preferences differed from the Spanish culture.

“They sleep in until 11 [a.m.] and then stay up until 6 or 7 in the morning, and that is very unlike me,” Buck said.

“They have a really big nightlife, and this probably makes me sound lame, but that is just not me.... I mean, there’s nothing wrong with that. That’s just not very me. So I would have picked something that I was more used to doing.”

Kiefer said there are five major study abroad experiences that students prefer: Seville in Spain, Edgehill in England, Maynooth in Ireland, Prague in the Czech Republic and various international internships.

Students who take international internships get internship credit through Truman State University and can go almost anywhere. Kiefer sits down with students to discuss their ideal internship and location. After they apply, they will find out if they are accepted to the program and their placement.

Senior international business major Pedro Martinez took an internship abroad last year and worked in the accounting department of a logistics company in Valencia, Spain. Martinez said he would work everyday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

“From 2 to 4 [p.m.], businesses are closed, and they go out to eat. So we would have that time to go out to eat. But my day was done at 2 [p.m.] because they

didn’t need me after that,” Martinez said.

“So you go out to eat and then for the rest of the day, I’d either go work out every day or go to the bar with my friends or try to do something that got me out of the house.”

According to Martinez, living on a small budget was difficult at first, and he ended up skipping meals to go out to bars with friends. While in Spain, Martinez also was able to travel around and said the best place he visited was the Vatican. He would recommend international travel to anyone who is interested and said that, if necessary, it is worth making a few financial sacrifices.

Kiefer said many people worry that the cost will keep them from studying abroad, but there are many scholarships and grants available for interested students.

Coordinator for Adult Financial Aid Services Laura Przybylinski works with the Office of Study Abroad to help make sure students can pay for their travels.

Przybylinski said that Kiefer sends her an estimate of how much tuition, room and board will cost, and then she checks to see if the student’s aid will cover any of it.

“For semester-long study abroad programs, students can use their federal money. They can use their Pell Grant, if they’re eligible,” Przybylinski said. “[They can use] any federal student loans, so the Direct Stafford Loan, the one that’s in the student’s name, [or] the parentplus loans. They can do private loans, too, if they want to. And if they’re state eligible, so the 21st Century, the Frank O’Bannon Freedom of Choice Award.

They can use that if they’re eligible for it, but that just goes towards their tuition when they’re studying abroad.

They can’t use it for room and board.”

Przybylinski also helps students find what kind of loans they can take out. She said the most important thing is to plan ahead, and the more money a student can save, the less he or she will have to rely on loans.

Przybylinski and the students said that the best place to start when deciding to study abroad is to meet with Kiefer.

Kiefer’s office is located in the Schwitzer Student Center, room 208, and she can be contacted by email at kieferjm@uindy.edu.

Professor completes marathon in 50 states

By Juliana Rohrmoser & Catherine Johnson ART DIRECTOR & STAFF WRITER

Running a marathon is a challenge that not many people choose to take on every year. An even more ambitious challenge is to run one in each of the 50 states in the U.S. University of Indianapolis Associate Professor of Chemistry, Kathy Stickney challenged herself to do exactly that. Last year, she completed her goal in the LOCO marathon in Newmarket, New Hamp.

Six years ago, Stickney was a competitive horse rider in Indianapolis. During the winter, her available time to spend practicing was reduced, so she began running to keep fit for riding horses. When she started losing weight as a result of maintaining a constant running routine, she was hooked and became a habitual runner.

As her daily runs became more serious, Stickney joined a program operated by Indianapolis distance runner Tom Hathaway, called “Couch to 5K.” Hathaway was a member of the “50 states marathon club” and encouraged Stickney

to challenge herself with tougher goals.

“He encouraged me so much,”she said.

“He made me realize that I didn’t have any limits, I could do whatever I wanted to.”

Hathaway died in 2012, that was when Stickney challenged herself to run a marathon in all 50 states in his memory.

Her experience as a marathon runner began when she completed her goal time for a half-marathon and Hathaway challenged her to raise the stakes and run a full marathon.

In November of 2010, following weeks of training, Stickney ran her first marathon, the Monumental Marathon in Indianapolis, and completed it in a Boston Marathon-qualifying time.

The Thunder Road marathon, centered around the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, is the fastest marathon she has ever run with a time of 3:36. This was the third marathon Stickney completed.

Stickney prefers shortest races. These races typically feature fewer than 1,000 runners and are organized by local running clubs.

Without the help of sponsors, Stickney stuck to her goal and paid for all of the traveling and registration expenses to run in each state herself. It took slightly less

than six years to complete all 50 marathons, an average of about 10 marathons a year.

After achieving her initial goal, Stickney needed a new one. From all the marathons she ran during her journey, she finished 12 of them in over four hours. Her new goal became to go back to those states, re-run

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the marathons and finish in under four hours.

To prepare, Stickney is focusing on her everyday running routine. Her weekly training schedule includes daily runs of 3-7 miles and a long run of 12 miles or farther during the weekend.

D uring the week,

Stickney runs on UIndy ’s indoor track in the early morning and frequently enjoys watching some of her student-athletes in their own practices. Running for several miles a day also allows for time to meditate, and Stickney takes advantage of this time to think about how to better her classes.

Stickney’s advice for amateur runners is to listen to the body, do not ramp up the mileage too quickly, look into any aches and pains before they become serious injuries, get a good pair of shoes and don’t lose focus on goals.

“It is the feeling of accomplishment that makes it worthwhile,” she said.

“You just have to stick to it. You are going to hurt and be tired. You are going to try to put it off because you have to study or have to do other chores. But if it is a priority, you should run first in the morning and not last in the day.”

Stickney is president of the planning committee for the Hound Hustle 5K. Amateurs as well as experienced runners will have the opportunity to run along a scenic route of UIndy’s campus and the University Heights neighborhood on Sept. 30.

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UIndy alum welcomes refugees

‘Columbus’ displays local architecture

By Zoë Berg EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

By Abby Land & Ethan Gerling FEATURE EDITOR & BUSINESS MANAGER

The mission of Exodus Refugee Immigration is to resettle refugee families and individuals who are fleeing persecution in their native lands throughout the city Indianapolis. This is done by providing necessary resources such as housing, counseling, employment opportunities and any other services needed by the new Americans.

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statement promises to“serve refugee individuals and families as well as certified victims of human trafficking, asylees, SIV holders and secondary migrant refugees.”

Varga emphasized the importance of refugee rights in Indiana and explained how Hoosiers can help organizations such as Exodus receive support by engaging with political representatives.

“Refugee issues have really been pushed into a political issue when it’s not a political issue, it’s a humanitarian issue,” Varga said. “Take five minutes of your time and make three phone calls: call Senator Donnelly, call Senator Todd Young and call your representative, your congressman or woman. Tell them how important refugee resettlement is. It’s [part of ] a history of humanitarianism in the U.S.; it’s on the Statue of Liberty; it’s part of a lot of our history, the immigrants and refugees who came to this country

“Refugee issues have really been pushed into a political issue when it’s not a political issue, it’s a humanitarian issue.”

Most students are expected to focus on their education while in college. But for some, that is not all they are here for.

Working throughout their college years provides some students income and experience before starting a professional career following graduation. From oncampus jobs to part-time internships at companies and organizations in Indiana there are opportunities to accommodate students’ schedules.

More than 80 percent of University of Indianapolis students have a job during their college experience, according to Kirk Bryans, assistant director for financial services, manufacturing and logistics and entrepreneurship. If a student desires to explore job opportunities, they can visit Handshake, the electronic platform the university uses to post on-campus opportunities, internships, part-time and full-time jobs.

In addition to Handshake, a number of other ways exist for a student to find opportunities, includingindeed. com, indianaintern.net, networking at university events and visiting the Professional Edge Center.

Before applying for a job, each student must build a foundation by creating a resume and a cover letter. For the cover letter, researching the company, reading the job description and specifically crafting the letter for the job that is being applied for

are all important. Doing research on the company also will be useful during the interview process. According to Bryans, knowing how to talk about yourself is also important.

“I think the biggest key for our students is that they’re humble,” he said. “That’s a really good thing, except when you’re in an interview. When you go in for an interview, you really need to talk about yourself. What did you do? What did you accomplish?”

Experience also is something an employer looks for when hiring a candidate.

Bryans commented that students sometimes doubt the quality of their experience, but everybody starts somewhere and must work hard to reach their full potential.

“I hear more employers out there saying, ‘I would rather have somebody that has worked retail, has had to deal with an angry customer, has handled cash,’” he said. “Those are good experiences, even if it’s not associated with your specific major.”

After preparing all the materials and making the decision to look for a job, students must decide between an oncampus and off-campus opportunity.

An on-campus job may offer a flexible schedule, but for a reduced wage per hour, while an off-campus opportunity may have a higher wage but require a higher commitment of hours and an ability to commute to work.

On-campus opportunities are competitive and sought-after. For some students, including international students,

this is their first experience working for a paycheck.

According to Bryans, in the last academic year there were more than 300 oncampus positions open for students of all majors and class levels. These opportunities include university ambassadors, food services, maintenance and departmentspecific jobs. All of these positions provide experience and the opportunity to learn valuable skills. Additionally, a student can hold multiple on-campus positions if his or her schedule allows.

Another highly competitive option is an internship. Depending upon a student’s major and goals, he or she can start applying as soon as sophomore year. But according to Bryans, students should focus on their junior and senior years.

This is the time when students build their network and have opportunities after graduation.

“Some employers, especially in the accounting field, want you to take the internship and take a semester off,” he said. “Others will employ you part-time in the internship and then get an offer for you when you graduate.”

Whether a student is an incoming freshman or a senior in his or her last semester, there is time to gain work experience. More 2,000 jobs and internships posted on Handshake are open for students, and more opportunities are added frequently. Students can schedule an appointment at the Professional Edge Center, which will help them find the job or internship suitable to them.

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before [the term] ‘refugee’ was codified.”

In addition to the general services it provides, Exodus offers a sponsorship program through which volunteers can mentor youth, women, and families individually. Saksena said that the experience of working with the refugees leads to an increased appreciation for the relative ease of everyday life.

“If you want to do something really meaningful in your life, and appreciate your own life and w h e re yo u grew up, then it’s a good way to see how people have lost everything and how they can redevelop themselves,” Saksena said. “However big your problems might be, when you go visit them, you realize ‘My God, they’re struggling for just a simple thing’….Seeing the struggles of another human being, and their entire family, who probably had everything back in their home country, it really puts your life in perspective.”

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people to help them learn English. They need people to help them adjust to living in a new country.”

How that host country views the incoming refugees is undeniably complex, as recent political debates surrounding refugee resettlement have ignited controversy. According to Varga, the decision

by President Trump to reduce refugee admissions into the U.S. from 110,000 annually to 50,000 is detrimental, not only to the millions of refugees currently seeking asylum worldwide, but to the U.S. and, on a local level, Indianapolis itself.

“This is one of the most important things we do as a country, refugee resettlement. It’s a humanitarian program.

It often gets lumped in with immigration, but really refugee resettlement is a humanitarian program and a part of our humanitarian efforts with the rest of the world,” Varga said. “Welcoming refugees not only adds to our community, it makes our community more diverse— it brings new people with different perspectives, different languages, different cultures.”

According to Exodus, the organization served 947 refugees in 2016, predominantly from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Syria and Burma. Its mission

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Founded in 1981 to serve the legal needs of immigrants and Cuban refugees, Exodus Refugee Immigration is a local organization that guides refugees through the resettlement process in Indianapolis.

Since that time, it has helped refugees from more than 33 countries. Due to the variety of skills needed in preparing migrants for life in their new home country, Exodus is also an internship location for University of Indianapolis students from a variety of majors.

UIndy alum Cole Varga has worked as executive director at Exodus since 2009. As a graduate student studying international relations at UIndy, he began an internship at Exodus on a professor’s recommendation.

After refugees are vetted and admitted into the country by the United States Department of State, they are dispersed to smaller agencies such as Exodus.Those agencies then provide refugees with housing, help them learn English, attend school, and find employment. According to Varga, the purpose of this process is to successfully integrate refugees into society and help them become self-sufficient in a matter of months, beginning as soon as they arrive in Indianapolis.

“I like to describe it as international work done locally,” Varga said. “The primary goal of refugee resettlement is to bring people in, give them some skills up front, connect them with an apartment, with medical care, get the kids in school and find people jobs so they are ultimately self-sufficient very quickly.”

Varga said that his time spent studying international relations at UIndy helped him build an emotional connection to his work and to the trials of those who filter through Exodus every day. He described how understanding the global environment that refugees come from gave him a more empathetic perspective for his current occupation.

Although Varga’s own involvement with Exodus came from his study of international relations, it is not the only major Exodus accepts or the only one with skills useful to help refugees in Indianapolis. In fact, migrants require aid with a variety of activities that, although commonplace to the average American, are time-consuming and difficult for a refugee, such as obtaining a driver’s license.

Associate Professor of International Relations and Director of the Graduate Program in International Studies Jyotika Saksena explained how Exodus requires a large range of skills not limited to one person or department.

“You hear about all of the refugees that are being created, and Exodus allows you to learn about what happens to those refugees,” Saksena said. “How did they settle in? How are they adjusted into the community? This makes it good overall for [majors from] different departments, because there is so much that is needed within the refugee community.They need

“Columbus” is an independent film set in Columbus, Ind. that stars John Cho and Haley Lu Richardson. The movie focuses on Casey (Richardson), a young architecture enthusiast who is deciding whether to stay at home in Columbus with her recovering addict mother or leave to pursue her dreams. She meets Jin (Cho), a Korean immigrant who came to Columbus to be with his architect father, who is in a local hospital.

“Columbus”premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January. It opened in Columbus three weeks ago, and Cho, Richardson and director Kogonada attended the premiere at YES Cinema.

A question-and-answer session followed two of the showings, according to therepublic.com.

Senior pre-art therapy major Paige Stratton did not attend the premiere, but saw the movie after it came out. Stratton said she enjoyed the movie’s aesthetic and highly recommended it.

“It portrayed Columbus in a very beautiful and artistic way,” she said. “The cinematography in it was really beautiful.

And I loved the color scheme throughout all of the frames, and things like that. It also portrays Columbus in a way that normal people don’t see it.”

While Stratton is not from Columbus, she has been to Columbus many times.

She said that seeing a film that showcases a place she has visited is always exciting, but “Columbus” was more personal.

“This place, where you’re filming it is only an hour away from me. My mom works in that area... that was a really cool aspect,” Stratton said. “...It just makes me feel special. And I think that the Midwest is often overlooked.”

Senior athletic training major Mallory Myers thinks it is great that there is a movie set and filmed in her home town.

“To me, it’s a small town, but then when you look outside of it, it’s actually a pretty big town to people. But it has that small town feel,” Myers said. “And it has a lot of unique characteristics about it.

I’ve grown up with it so I don’t know any different. All the architecture and all of that is just not normal for more people’s hometowns.”

Freshman finance major Wade Forman is also from Columbus. He said it is awesome to see people so interested in the architecture of Columbus.

“You just take it for granted,” Forman said. “But to think about all of the people that have come there and done stuff… that’s pretty amazing... It’s not something that is normal for a town like that, and it’s pretty special.”

Stratton, Foreman and Myers said that they thought it was great to have a movie set in Columbus. They also said they often overlooked some of the aspects of Columbus or took for granted the city.

“I’ve been to Columbus and I’ve kind of been raised in the area,” Myers said.

“And when you see it in a movie, you definitely cherish where live and you see how special it is, if it’s shot in a different way or a different perspective.”

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Assistant professor of art and design Katherine Fries demonstrates on a platen press at the Hullabaloo Printmaking and Letterpress Festival in CDFAC on Wednesday, Sept. 20. Attendees had the chance to create their own prints with the help of current printmaking students.

Hullabaloo hosts celebration of letterpress

By Tony Lain EDITORIAL ASSISTANT The University of Indianapolis hosted its second Hullaballoo Printmaking and Letterpress Festival and debuted the documentary “Pressing On: The Letterpress Film” on Sept. 20.

The celebration of the 500-plus-yearold art form was in collaboration with the National Library Bindery Company in the Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center. The open house was held from 4-6 p.m., and the film screened at 6:15 pm.

“The first [Hullaballoo Letterpress Celebration] was a way to introduce to the UIndy community, our students and the local community that we have a new

print program. We had a big exhibition where we invited letterpress artists from around the country to show their work”, assistant professor of art and design Katherine Fries said.

Through contributions from outside donors obtained during UIndy Day last year, the Department of Art and Design was able to buy two new presses, according to Fries.

“We invited all the donors to say: look, we have them, and they’re up and running,” Fries said. “It was just a way for us to say ‘thank you,’ [and] show off the film and the progress we’ve made since the first event.”

During the open house before the film screening, the department had three

presses set up where anyone could make their own prints, while a presentation of the two newer presses was put on by Fries.

Students were able to debut and sell their prints to those who attended.

“It’s really rewarding showing my work off and letting people know what letterpress is because most people don’t know,” junior printmaking major Lauren Raker said.

The University is currently in its second year of offering printmaking as a major and now has seven presses, including five letterpresses. Each of the presses is given a nickname. One of the department’s presses is named “Elvis Pressley.” “[Letterpress] is unlike anything we’ve experienced,” Fries said. “We grow up

with computers where you can push a button and print something out, with this you have these really unique and beautiful machines that make these prints, and I think there is something special about having to put all the pieces of this crazy puzzle together and see it work and be realized right in front of you,” Fries said.

According to Raker, even if most people aren’t familiar with letterpress itself, it has its roots in graphic design and craftsmanship that most people can recognize.

“One of the wonderful things about letterpress is that it is equal parts familiar and unfamiliar… Everyone has dealt with some type of printing and font base or design, but it has typically been digital,

so in that way it’s familiar,” Fries said.

However, most people have never done actual letterpress before, so students get to come in and experience this new old thing together,” said Fries.

The documentary “Pressing On: The Letterpress Film” used character narratives to show how the out-of-date equipment is still used to create art and community. The film showed that the art form is not only practiced by professionals, but is used and enjoyed daily by amateurs and hobbyists.

“There’s a very communal aspect to it which appeals to our UIndy culture,” Fries said, “That idea of being part of a community and working within a community.”

Indy Irish Fest imports culture from across the pond

By Cassandra Lombardo STAFF WRITER

Photo by Nancy Shannon

The Irish Airs were one of many Irish music groups and performers who provided musical entertainment at Indy Irish Fest on Sunday, Sept. 17, at Military Park.

Photo by Nancy Shannon

Fresh, traditional Irish meats were incorporated in the festivals attractions. The Irish Market tents sold a number of authentic Irish food and goods throughout the festival.

In the tradition of keeping Irish culture alive, the Indy Irish Fest held its 22nd annual festival. Spanning from Sept. 14 through Sept. 17, the event took place in Historic Military Park at White River State Park in downtown Indianapolis.

The festival featured a variety of events involving Irish culture, including demonstrations of Irish cultural traditions, Irish dancing and singing, sheep herding, a “Kilted Mile” race and even a show of Irish breed dogs, among other things.

Not only did it embrace Irish culture; it also benefitted charity organizations.

Honorary Co-Chair of Indy Irish Fest 2017 is Kevin Flynn, who has family from Ireland that give him strong Irish roots. The Irish Fest’s mission is to promote culture and keep it alive through the festival.

Irish Fest offered free admission for the concert preview night, featuring some of the bands who were performing throughout the festival. For $25, visitors aged 21 and older could participate in craft beer tasting and end the night taking home a souvenir pint glass. On Sunday admission was free when guests brought in five non-perishable food items that benefit the St. Vincent de Paul Food Bank. Althoug, guests were encouraged to donate to the food bank all weekend.

At tents throughout Military Park, various items could be purchased. These tents, known as the Irish Market, were selling Irish scarves, hats, handbags, jewelry, kilts, accessories, religious items and embroidered shirts.

A majority of the space included food tents, selling corned beef sandwiches, fish and chips, reuben fries, macaroni and cheese and corn casserole. Ice cream and lemon freezes were also available for dessert.

Saturday and Sunday at the Celtic Caterer tent, award-winning Chef Eric W. McBride made a few recipes, including Dublin bacon coddle, Irish fried cabbage with bacon, and toffee pudding.

The tastings were free.

Draft beer, which is very popular in Ireland, was available for visitors of age to enjoy. There were also activities available for younger age groups, known as the “Wee Folk” (Children’s) Area. In this area, there was mini golf, bean bag tosses, a “lollipop tree,” a fish bowl toss, a duck

pond and airbrush tattoos.

The space featured four different stages for performers: North, South, East and West stages. Different performers were slated for each day of the event, including The High Kings, Jig Jams, Drowsy Lads and the Narrowbacks. An Irish Music Session tent was also set up, in which people could gather to play music and learn about the history and instruments in Irish tradition. A performance of speaking the Irish language also was presented for guests to learn as well.

On Sept. 17, the festival celebrated a Catholic mass and accepted donations of perishable items for the St. Vincent de Paul Food Bank.The Kilted Mile took place at 2 p.m., after which awards were presented to the winners. Raffle tickets were also available for purchase during the festival for a round trip airfare to Ireland, $10 for one ticket and $40 for five. Proceeds went toward keeping Irish culture alive in Indiana.

Instructor in the Department of Communication at the University of Indianapolis Audrey Cunningham has been working at Indy Irish Fest for 15 years. She spent her time at the festival on the side of the South stage, introducing different acts and checking up on the other three stages.

“My husband is from Dublin, Ireland and we met here in Indianapolis,” Cunningham said. “He’s in one of the only bands that has performed here for all 22 years.”

Cunningham said that her favorite part about the festival is the people.

Irish Fest’s mission is “to preserve, promote and nurture the Irish culture, arts, music, sports and history,” according to the festival’s website, indyirishfest. com. “Our Annual festival is an opportunity to share Irish heritage during a weekend encompassing cultural activities and family fun.”

Sophomore cyber-security major Isabelle Christman attened the festival and said she enjoyed it.

“I’m not Irish, but I thought it was cool to see the Irish Culture and everything they stand for,” she said.

Christman also said she enjoyed the Irish food and found the music interesting.

Irish Fest accepts volunteers and more information about the festival and upcoming events can be found on their website.

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KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE MOVIE

FOO FIGHTERS “CONCRETE AND GOLD” ALBUM

BLUEBEARD RESTAURANT

CITY MARKET ADVENTURE

Fans of the first “Kingsman”film can likely instantly recall the church fight, which features Colin Firth’s Agent Galahad killing gobs of people to the tune of “Freebird” by Lynyrd Skynyrd in one of the most breakneck, crazy action scenes in American film. Unfortunately, as nearly anything else in Hollywood, it’s not hard to have too much of a good thing. Such is the problem with the sequel. From the opening minutes, we’re offered another similar fight. This time, instead of feeling new and intense, it feels rehashed and indulgent. It may be because of the lack of setup, or the environment feels entirely like a virtual simulation. This problem of aping what worked the first time around, without building a meaningful foundation, pervades throughout the film. When the Kingsman agency is brought to its knees by a series of bombings that destroy its headquarters, protagonist Eggsy must enlist the help of his “cousins” across the pond—the Kentucky-based Statesman agency—in order to get to the bottom of the attack. Their new cowboy friends ( Jeff Bridges, Channing Tatum and Pedro Pascal) bring a new style that feels fun and fleshed-out. Unfortunately, as the movie progresses toward its driving narrative— tracking down Poppy ( Julianne Moore), a sociopath drug lord who has laced all of her drugs worldwide with a lethal chemical—the story plays second fiddle to the gags and gimmicks.The central characters are already likable enough, thanks to the work of the first film, but they do little to grow in compelling ways because they’re too busy winking at the camera.That said, the film produces a legitimately moving orchestral rendition of John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads,” along with a few fleeting moments of genuine charm and emotion. But these nuggets of gold are too small and too far apart to make “The Golden Circle” shine in a legitimately memorable way. There is fun to be had, but not without some eye rolls, and for all of its lengthy runtime, the valuable parts seem rushed.

Since the song “Run” was released in June, fans have been excited about the release of Foo Fighters’ new album, “Concrete and Gold.” As more information came out, the anticipation only grew. Fans knew this album would be different; collaborations aren’t common with the “Foos,” and working with producer Greg Kurstin simply seemed odd (Kurstin’s work includes Adele’s “25” and Sia’s “This is Acting”). With “Concrete and Gold” now released, I am not disappointed in any way. Beginning softly with “T-Shirt,” the album has an initial Beatles vibe, but the second track, “Run,” immediately juxtaposes that sound with singer Dave Grohl’s screaming vocals, Taylor Hawkins’ powerful drumming, and Chris Shiflett’s lead guitar. With “The Sky is a Neighborhood,” Kurstin applies a poplike melody to Foo Fighters’ rock sound and creates a hard-hitting song I can’t help but sing along to. As the album draws to a close, the it transitions into softer dulcet sounds. In addition to a new producer, the collaborations on the album also contribute to its unique sound. Enlisted to help are Justin Timberlake to sing on “Make it Right” and Alison Mosshart of The Kills and Boyz II Men’s Shawn Stockman for backing vocals in “La Dee Da” and the title track, respectively.

Legend Paul McCartney hits the drums in “Sunday Rain,” while Hawkins takes the vocals. These collaborations set “Concrete and Gold” apart from any other Foo Fighters album.The lyrics draw inspiration from Grohl’s experiences as a father, his outlook on the future and politics. While the lyrics are dark, they also are inspiring, often implying a theme of “we’re all in this together.” In the end, this album is another solid entry in the band’s discography, proving that these aging rockers can still rock.“Concrete and Gold” is a unique twist on the usual “Foo” sound. This album took leaps of faith to create something new and certainly will go down as one of Foo Fighters’ best, and as one of my favorites as well.

Lovers of unique, delectable food should flock to Bluebeard in Fountain Square.

It is certainly a new favorite of mine in town. The homey, rustic environment is complemented by the friendly staff, who seemed to genuinely enjoy working there.

When my roommate and I were seated after a 30-minute wait (which did not feel unreasonable), we looked at the mouthwatering menu that featured an array of exotic ingredients—I was particularly interested in the ostrich dish. One regret I have about my experience is not taking advantage of the extensive cocktail menu because the prices were steep at nearly $10 for most drinks. To maximize the dishes we could try, my roommate and I split each one. We started with an appetizer: grilled Amelia’s bread and three spreads, including popcorn butter, roasted garlic oil and anchovy butter. I was hesitant about the anchovy butter; it seemed like a strange combination, but it turned out to be so full of flavor that I couldn’t stop myself from eating it all. Next we ordered a baby octopus dish, with seaweed, radish, scallions, sesame vinaigrette, yuzu aioli, black garlic and sesame crackers. Surprisingly, the octopus was not chewy at all and was absolutely incredible. I cleaned the plate entirely. For the final entrée, we ordered salmon with crawfish, bacon, corn, green beans, saffron and buttered ricotta. It’s hard to describe how amazing every facet of this dish tasted; the salmon practically melted in my mouth. The wait staff was also very accommodating, and the food arrived to our table within 15 minutes. One of the few downsides to Bluebeard was small portion sizing, and the price was a bit much for the student budget; our bill was $60 after tips, which we split. However, this did not dampen the amazing experience I had. Not only did Bluebeard provide me with a tasty meal, but it’s also named after a novel

by Kurt Vonnegut (one of my favorite authors). This is a perfect restaurant for self-proclaimed foodies or people trying to impress a date.

Looking for something different to eat? City Market may be what you are looking for—or not. Located on Market Street in downtown Indianapolis, City Market offers several multicultural cuisine choices, including vendors such as Ameer Middle Eastern Cuisine, Tapatia Mexican Grill, as well as Circle City Sweets and Just Cookies for various dessert options. City Market opened in 1886 and its goal was to create an open space to sell fresh products including fish, poultry and baked goods. According to the City Market website, indycm.com, the market soon became the community’s one-stop shop. Although these stations were closed when I visited, according to City Market’s website they include art, flower and unique gift merchants as well. I explored with friends and paraded around City Market, going up and down the aisles, a little disappointed by the lack of vendors open. From what we had read online, it was greatly exaggerated.

Although the outside and interior of the building looked well constructed, there was a sense of incompleteness. Maybe that feeling came about from lack of business and open vendors. We had thought that a Saturday would be busy, but that wasn’t the case. I’m not sure if we came at the wrong time of the day, or maybe everything was just not set up, but we had a hard time finding anything other than food merchants open. Only a handful of people were around. Overall, I think City Market is overrated for those who aren’t local because of the limited number of open vendors. Maybe attending while there is an event going on, such as the Farmers Market, would improve the experience, and having more merchants willing to stay open longer could help.

Having a local City Market is a great idea—especially for those who work or attend school nearby, who can easily walk and who need to get something quick and easy to eat. However, with the limited number of business and open vendors, I was not that impressed.

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‘Strata’ exhibit combines art and science

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An piece from Quincy Owens’ and Luke Crawley’s collaborative art piece “Strata: Light, Sound, Sculpture.”

Maia Gibson & Tayah Eakle NEWS EDITOR & STAFF WRITER “Strata: Light, Sound, Sculpture” is a collaborative installation by University of Indianapolis alumn Quincy Owens and Ball State University alumn Luke Crawley that opened on Aug. 28. The installation will remain in the Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center Gallery until Sept. 29.

The word “strata” refers to a layer or a series of layers in rocks or within structures. Owens and Crawley used the concept of strata in each of their pieces to showcase a variety of materials. Crawley worked with the sound and concrete sculptures in the gallery while Owens worked with the light, plastic and wire elements. Senior pre-art therapy major Nicole Hopf attended the opening showcase of the gallery.

She said that coming back to the gal-

lery alone the following week helped her to better understand the artwork.

“The music is playing, and it goes with the lights, and then the lines draw you to other pieces across the room,” Hopf said. “It wraps around the whole space. It makes you move around it, and it makes you look at everything and gets all of the senses. Not only are you seeing all of these cool things, but there’s light, there’s sound, there’s color... there’s so many elements and principles that are tied into that that I didn’t know could be all tied together.”

Crawley said that he and Owens hoped to create pieces that viewers could interact with and react to in the exhibition.

Sparking curiosity and allowing viewers to come up with their own interpretations were also some of their goals for the installation.

“We always hope to make work that at least leads to curiosity,” Owens said.

“With the light—and especially with shifting light and the sound, people just

look at it. [We] just [want them] to stare and wonder why the different colors are changing and think, ‘Oh that used to be red, why is it black now?’ Things like that.”

The usage of different media is a common element in Owens and Crawley’s collaborations. The two met about 10 years ago while teaching at Herron High School; Crawley taught science, while Owens taught art. Overlapping themes in their classrooms eventually led to their collaboration.

“It was all very coincidental, but I would do these weird little one day sculpture assignments,” Owens said.

“I was teaching them about different principles and then the kids one day were like, ‘Oh, we just learned about that in Mr. Crawley’s class!’ and then I had a light go off because I probably ought to go talk to that guy.”

Owens started incorporating physics concepts into his classroom to help reinforce the students’ learning. This collaboration led to Owens asking Crawley to help him on a deconstructed piano piece for the American Pianists Association. Since then, the two have continued to work together, finding ways to bring science, art and music together.

“It’s always interesting to try and combine science and art authentically. That’s good for both sides,”Crawley said.“Often we see it where one of the sides is a little bit lacking. We try to have both the art side and the science side be pretty good.”

Crawley continues to teach science and math at University High School in Carmel, Ind. but Owens stopped teaching to pursue public art full time. That was one of the reasons the Department of Art and Design asked him to do an installation, according to Professor of Art Mark Ruschman.

“It’s about students actually seeing a graduate from UIndy come back who has been successful in the art world,” Ruschman said. “It’s somebody that they can hopefully emulate and relate to and learn from their [Owens’ and Crawley’s]

experiences.”

Hopf and junior art therapy major Reagan Moorman both agreed that Owens’ ties to UIndy made the gallery more interesting and inspiring.

“It was more relatable because you saw where his roots were and you’re like, ‘Oh, that’s where my roots are. Maybe I can be like him,’” Hopf said.

Seeing Owens’ success as a public artist was encouraging for Moorman, who also has concentrations in studio art and ceramics.

“Everyone has that idea of the ‘starving artist,’ but this is just proof that that’s not necessarily true,” Moorman said. “It’s like a way of life, and grabbing those opportunities is how you succeed.”

During Owens’ 11 years as an undergraduate student, he showed one piece of artwork in the gallery during the Department of Art and Design’s accreditation process. Now, with the whole gallery full of his and Crawley’s collaboration, Owens said that having an exhibition at his alma mater was the pinnacle of his success.

“I don’t get teary-eyed on the outside, but this is a major, major homecoming,”

Owens said. “This was an awesome [homecoming and a] place I’ve always wanted to exhibit. Better yet, we get two sculptures that are going to be permanently installed on campus, so we’ll always be here, which is super cool.”

Owens and Crawley encourage students to experiment with new materials in their art. This resonated with Hopf and also inspired her to collaborate with other artists.

“I feel like when you work with someone else, they can catch your mistakes.

They know people that you don’t know, you know people that they don’t know,” Hopf said. “Just working together with someone you could really push your career forward. Everyone can semi-paint a picture, but not everyone can tie four different subjects into one piece.”

Owens’ and Crawley’s “Strata: Light, Sound, Sculpture” is the first of six galleries to be exhibited in the 2017-18 school year. The next exhibition is “Social Practice Art, a multi-disciplinary installation with a social and cultural focus and an emphasis on inspiring the community to create art outside of classrooms and studios. The exhibition opens on Oct. 9.

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“Strata: Light, Sound, Sculpture” is open every week, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. until Sept. 29.

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perishable foods to prepare. He said he also had to buy candles and a flashlight and kept his bathtub filled with water in case of a power outage. He said friends who had been in situations like this before recommended keeping pots and pans full of water in the freezer to keep the food cold.

According to nationalgeographic. com, it is important during a hurricane to listen to local authorities on the television or radio, to know the best evacuation routes. The website also notes that when there is a lull in the storm, it is often the eye of the hurricane and the storm will pick up again. To know when the danger has completely passed, it is important to wait for authorities to make

an announcement.

After a hurricane passes, there can be extensive damage to the surrounding areas. Vice President for Student and Campus Affairs and Dean of Students Kory Vitangeli sent out an email to UIndy students about how they can support Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma relief efforts.

In her email, she said students could donate blood, purchase supplies for United Methodist Committee on Relief hygiene kits and donate money that the university would give to food banks in Florida and Texas. In a tweet on Sept. 21, Vitangeli said UIndy was able to assemble more than 500 releif kits for those affected by the hurricanes.

Fuller spoke about how Morton was different than Indiana’s previous governors. Many of them acted as figureheads while the legislature held most of the power.

One of the ways Morton moved the power to the governor’s office was during his fight against the Democrats in the legislature. According to Fuller, the Democrats resented the growing power of the national government and Morton’s centralization of power in Indiana.

The Democrats won a majority in both houses of the state legislature, leading Morton and the Republicans into altercations with the Democratic majority.

Morton still was able to find ways to run the state government from his own office without calling a special meeting of the legislature similar to a state dictator of sorts, according to Fuller.

“To pay for running the state gov-

ernment out of his own office, Morton borrowed money from banks, county governments, the State Arsenal (which was illegal at the time) and $250,000 from the War Department to run the state government for two years until the Republicans won back the majority in the election of 1864,” Fuller said.

Mor ton not onl y battled the Democrats, but also Democratic-affiliated parties, such as the Copperheads, during the war, Fuller said. The Copperheads were Democrats in the Midwest who opposed the war and had plans to take over the state government and help Confederate raiders.

“There’s a lot of dispute about the Copperheads—with some historians saying the Republicans made them up. But there is a great deal of evidence they did exist, with leaders of the party claiming they had 40,000 members at one point,”

Fuller said. “Many of those members may have only been affiliated with the group, because of one shared belief, and did not actually support a majority or all of the Copperhead positions.”

Fuller also spoke about the hours Morton spent recruiting, training and taking care of the soldiers Indiana sent to the Union army.

“Morton ensured that Indiana recruited soldiers, trained soldiers and sent them off to fight the rebellion,” Fuller said. “He would send agents to Europe to gain supplies for his soldiers, as there was a shortage of supplies early during the war… he would also hire steamboats, using his own money on some occasions, to bring wounded soldiers back after large battles to get better treatment.”

Some of the material covered in Fuller’s book talks more in depth about Morton being a radical Republican in the Senate, even after his stroke in 1865, which left Morton paralyzed from the waist down.

“Morton served in the Senate from 1867 to his death in 1877—and was a leading candidate for president in 1876 but likely did not get the nomination because he was one of three leading candidates that were all very similar in being radical Republicans,” Fuller said.

After attending the lecture, sophomore experience design major McKinsey Simmons said she was surprised to hear about Morton’s acts and methods during his time as Indiana’s governor during the Civil War. “I thought it was really interesting to hear about all of the things Morton did for his soldiers and his political party and how he helped put more power into the governor’s office,” Simmons said.

According to Fuller, he first became interested in Morton after visiting downtown Indianapolis with his son. They saw the Oliver P. Morton Monument, located on the east side of the Indiana Statehouse.

After reading the plaque on the back of statue, Fuller became interested in Morton and his legacy.

Fuller said that his biography of Morton provides readers with a new perspective on the man who sat in the governor’s chair from 1861 until 1867. “[The biography] gives a new interpretation of him [Morton],” Fuller said. “In the past, he’s been seen as an opportunist who did whatever it took to get elected….

I actually argue that he was consistent in his thinking and his actions over the course of his career.”

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Imagine going to the grocery store to get a few essentials. The line seems miles long and leads outside the building, like the line to get a new iPhone. Imagine getting into the store and seeing empty shelves, no bread, no milk, and only a few people let into the store at a time. This is what University of Indianapolis alum Kris McNeary said he saw when he went to Kroger a couple days after Hurricane Harvey hit Houston, Texas, on Aug. 25.

McNeary moved to Houston three months ago, where he works as an athletic director at a public charter school.

Although the apartment where he lives did not flood, the surrounding neighbors that were not on a hill did, and the school where he works closed for two weeks.

McNeary said that he knew friends, colleagues and students who were affected by the flood.

“I have a student that just kind of gravitated toward me when I was working here. And every day, he would tell me [hi] ... [and he would]crack a couple jokes with me” McNeary said. “His house actually was flooded, and they lost everything. The school district is helping him now, but you could just tell when he came in that first day to check in, you could just see it in his face, but he is getting better.”

In addition to Hurricane Harvey, the southern United States. has been hit by Hurricane Irma and Tropical Storm Jose.

As of Reflector press time, Hurricane Maria and Tropical Storm Lee also were expected to hit soon.

According to Assistant Professor of Physics and Earth Space Science Leah Courtland, the development of hurricanes depends on four instrumental circumstances.

“The recipe for a hurricane involves four things: You need a source of energy to generate the storm, and that source of energy comes from warm tropical water,

fairly near the equator, about five degrees off of it [the equator]. A hurricane can’t actually form on the equator because the Coriolis effect won’t have enough momentum to create the spin the hurricane needs,” Courtland said. “Once that spin starts, the wind will be able to form the hurricane, and pick up speed. To form a hurricane you can’t have any, or very little, vertical wind shear. Basically, a hurricane is a low pressure system where energy that was stored in the warm ocean makes its way into the atmosphere. And as long as energy can rise without being redirected, these major storms can be developed.”

Courtland said the progress and development of hurricanes depend heavily on the Coriolis Effect, which deflects the circulating air from the Earth’s rotation to the right of the Northern Hemisphere and to the left of the Southern Hemisphere.

According to Courtland, there have been technological advances that can help limit the flooding damage that accompanies a hurricane.The reason cities experience such extreme flood damage is because the flood water has no place to go after it fills storm drains and overflows. Courtland said the more populated and crowded an area is, the fewer places the water has to go. Although doing so will not prevent property damages, oftentimes people will evacuate, although Courtland said evacuations can be costly and even dangerous.

“Calling for an evac can be challenging, and often they don’t want to call for one because then people will get stuck on the road. And when the water starts to rise, it can become very dangerous,” she said. “[Sometimes] leaving is just as dangerous as staying in the hurricane’s path.”

McNeary said he chose to stay when Harvey hit, because of this situation, and ended up getting stuck in his apartment for nine days. After the rain began, many of the roads filled with water which made getting around the city nearly impossible.

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Fuller lectures on Indiana’s Civil War governor

By Reid Lorey STAFF WRITER Professor of History James Fuller recently gave a lecture on Indiana’s Civil War governor, Oliver Morton on Sept.

19 in UIndy Hall C. While some may not have heard of him, Oliver Morton is recognized across Indiana and in Indianapolis. A statue of Morton actually sits on the circle in downtown Indianapolis and streets are named in his honor.

Fuller’s lecture focused on Morton not only as Indiana’s Civil War governor, but also his efforts during Reconstruction as a senator. The lecture was based on the biography Fuller wrote titled “Oliver P. Morton and the Politics of the Civil War and Reconstruction.” This was the first biography written about Morton in more than 100 years.

Photo by Reid Lorey

Professor of History James Fuller gave a lecture over Indiana’s governor during the Civil War, Oliver P. Morton. He served as governor from 1861-1867. Morton originally ran for lieutenant governor alongside Henry Lane. However, after three days in office, Lane was appointed a senator and Morton became governor.

Buildings from page 1 she had retired.”

Cory Bretz Hall originally was called North Hall upon its construction in 1979. In 2002, it was renamed in honor of Ann Cory Bretz, an alumna and benefactor of the university, Cartwright said.

“She [Bretz] and her husband, Harold . . . were incredibly loyal to our university and gave in really selfless ways, both to the university and to other causes,” Cartwright said. “They were very generous people, even though they were not people of incredible wealth.

They just were very frugal. On one occasion, when Ann Cory Bretz heard that we were starting the Lantz Center for Christian Vocations and we were hoping to start an endowment, she actually came to the university and wrote a check for $20,000 on the spot.”

Crowe Hall also was renamed after two Indiana Central College alums.

Built in 1988 as New Hall, Crowe was renamed in 2012 after Ray and George Crowe, brothers who played basketball at ICC in the 1930s and 1940s, respectively. According to Cartwright and the UIndy website, Ray went on to coach the basketball team at Crispus Attucks High School that won the state championship in 1955 and 1956, becoming the first AfricanAmerican team in the nation to win a state title. George also played baseball, eventually played for the Cincinnati Reds and the St. Louis Cardinals, according to the UIndy website.

In addition to the buildings around campus that are still standing, several others were a part of the campus during the 20th century but eventually razed, according to Vopelak. In 1929, the Noblitt Observatory was erected, a prominent building on campus until it was razed in 1964. A temporary gymnasium near Good Hall was torn down in 1960 when what is now Nicoson Hall was built. There also were two dormitories that are no longer standing. Trimble Hall used to stand where Roberts is located but burned down in 1988. Dailey Hall, the original women’s dorm built in 1922, was later razed in 1984.

Vopelak said that the university’s growth and change are good to see.

Knowing a bit about the history of UIndy will help students to recognize that growth, he said. “. . . In the five years that I’ve been here, it’s amazing how much the complexion of this campus has changed,” Vopelak said, “. . . you know that’s a sign of growth, and it’s a sign that the university is moving forward is when it’s expanding and it’s changing and it’s growing. You don’t want a university where kind of the same tired old buildings are sitting there for hundreds of years, and they’re not going anywhere.

It’s really important to see where you’ve been so you can kind of get a sense of where you’re going.”

In addition to renaming buildings, changing leadership and adding new programs that the administration and board of trustees have a hand in, Cartwright said the students also have an effect on the history of the university.

“I think there are always places on campus that students enjoy and that become part of their life, whether it’s a building or not,” Cartwright said. “ . . .

But I think what I would say about that is students [that] themselves often contribute to the culture of the university and help direct the attention of others to what’s significant about it.”

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UIndy Dining updates dining hall food, decor

University of Indianapolis Dining Services has implemented changes to its food and overall cafeteria design this year. According to university dining general manger Steven Conners, these changes were made to provide a “safe, comfortable, and familiar environment” for anyone who has a meal at the various affiliates of university dining.

Indy Jazz Fest band pays tribute to genre greats On Thursday, Sep. 14, the Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center hosted a jazz tribute to the performers Ella Fitzgerald, John “Dizzy” Gillespie, Mongo Santamaria and Thelonious Monk. Each of the performers is known for their improvisational style in their music. Playing this tribute was the Indy Jazz Fest Band, all of whom are well-established musicians. This is a celebration of jazz and the people who have made jazz what it is today.

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Frida the search dog gets her star moment

By Andrea Castillo LOS ANGELES TIMES

MEXICO CITY (TNS) - One of Mexico’s most beloved rescuers wears wide protective goggles, a harness and two pairs of boots.

Frida is the star of the Mexican navy’s Canine Unit. Throughout her career, the 7-year-old Labrador has detected 52 people—12 alive—in various natural disasters.

She detected the body of a police officer in Juchitan after an earthquake hit the state of Oaxaca two weeks ago.

Now her handlers in Mexico City are hoping she will find survivors of Sept.

19’s magnitude 7.1 earthquake, which killed more than 270 people in five states.

The quake’s epicenter was in the state of Puebla, about 80 miles southeast of the capital.

Fifteen dogs have been deployed to search for people in Mexico City, but none has as many Twitter admirers as Frida. The navy tweeted a collage of photos of Frida last week, announcing her 52 rescues to the social media world. It got more than 4,000 retweets and nearly 7,000 likes. People called her a symbol of hope, a hero and offered to send her more boots to keep her paws safe. (She and the other rescue dogs have enough.)

Here’s what some of her fans say: “She should rest a little. She has worked a lot. God take care of you, your work is not easy.”

“Frida for president.”

“Now you know why they say that dogs are man’s best friend.”

Someone even suggested she replace the painter Diego Rivera on the 500peso note.

When Frida’s story went viral last week, many people confused the exact details of her rescues, with some thinking that all 52 people were alive or that all 52 people were detected during the Mexico City earthquake.

Frida was dispatched Sept. 19 to the collapsed Enrique Rebsamen school, where 11 children were found alive and 25 people, including 19 children, were found dead. Other emergency workers found them.

On Sept. 21, she napped in a break room with two Belgian Malinois colleagues, Evil and Echo. Frida’s handler, Israel Arauz Salinas, said she had suf-

NEW YORK (TNS)—North Korean foreign minister Ri Yong Ho warned Sept. 23 that it is “inevitable” that his country will launch a missile toward the mainland United States in revenge for the insults President Donald Trump has directed at leader Kim Jong Un. “None other than Trump himself is on a suicide mission,” Ri said in a speech before the U.N. General Assembly _ turning the tables on Trump’s accusation that Kim is suicidal. The insults make “our rocket’s visit to the entire U.S. mainland inevitable all the more.”

On Sept. 19, Trump had used the same forum to mock Kim as “Rocket Man” and warn that the U.S. would “totally destroy” North Korea if attacked.

The mudslinging continued in the same vein in Ri’s speech. He taunted Trump as “President Evil” and called him a “mentally deranged person full of megalomania ... who has turned the White House into a noisy marketplace full of crackling sounds.”

Earlier in the day, the Pentagon announced that American bomber and fighter jets flew along North Korea’s eastern coastline in a predawn “show of force” that was closer to the rogue nation’s border than any other mission this century.

Dana White, chief Pentagon spokeswoman, said in a statement Saturday that U.S. B-1 bomber and F-15 fighter jets launched from airfields in the region and flew in international airspace over waters east of North Korea.

“This mission is a demonstration of U.S. resolve and a clear message that the president has many military options to defeat any threat,” White said. “North Korea’s weapons program is a grave threat to the Asia-Pacific region and the entire international community.”

The Pentagon issued several photos of the sleek fighter and bomber jets streaking across the darkened sky toward the Korean Peninsula.

In his speech, which had been pre-

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Frida, the star of the Mexican Navy’s Canine Unit, takes a break after working at the collapsed Enrique Rebsamen school in Mexico City on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017.

Throughout her career, the 7-year-old labrador has detected 52 people -- 12 alive -- in various natural disasters throughout the country. (Andrea Castillo/Los Angeles Times/TNS) fered from exhaustion after searching the school Sept. 20 But he said she was back in good spirits Sept. 21 after drinking water with electrolytes and getting some rest.

Salinas said that because of Frida’s age, Evil and Echo, who are a year and a half old, usually go into collapsed buildings first. If they detect a person, Frida follows up to confirm. She usually spends no more than 20 minutes inside.

Salinas said they bark if they detect signs of life. If they find a corpse, they stop suddenly, then carefully proceed.

“They act afraid,” he said. “That indicates to us that there is a cadaver.”

He said the spaces that Frida and the other dogs have had to search are less than

North Korea warns of ‘inevitable attack’ on U.S.

By Barbara Demick & W. J. Hennigan TRIBUNE WASHINGTON BUREAU

SEPTEMEBER 27, 2017

pared in advance, Ri did not mention the flights, but he condemned tightened U.N. sanctions as “heinous and barbaric” and said they would not deter his country from developing nuclear weapons.

“We are finally only a few steps away from the final gate of completion of the state nuclear force,” Ri said.

Earlier in the week, Ri told reporters that North Korea could next conduct an atmospheric nuclear test over the Pacific _ which would be a major escalation. All six of North Korea’s previous nuclear tests have been underground. No nation has conducted an atmospheric nuclear test since China in 1980.

Although the hyperbolic volley of insults between the U.S. and North Korea leaders has been at times comical _ the stilted North Korean rhetoric is easy to ridicule _ the exchange is setting nerves on edge.

Kim Jong Un this week took to North Korean television to deliver a denunciation of Trump, whom he called a “dotard.”

Trump tweeted a fresh attack against Kim on Sept. 22 night, calling him a “madman who doesn’t mind starving or killing his people.”

The Russian foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, complained that Trump and Kim are behaving like “children in a kindergarten.”

“I’m nervous,” said Sue Mi Terry, a former CIA Korea analyst. “Kim Jong Un is known to be paranoid and thinskinned.” She said Trump has laid down his challenge in a way that will make it difficult for the North Koreans to back down.

“I’m a hard-liner too when it comes to North Korea,” she added, “but you have to give them a way out. There is no path.

This is a dangerous game to be playing.” ___ (Demick is a staff writer for the Los Angeles Times and Hennigan is a staff writer for the Tribune Washington Bureau) ___ (c)2017 Los Angeles Times Visit Los Angeles Times at www. latimes.com Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

20 inches high. In some places, the dogs had to crawl, getting much deeper into the rubble than rescuers could.

Salinas said the dogs are selected for service at 2 months old. They receive training that determines whether they will go into detection of narcotics, explosives or people.

For detection of people, the training starts by throwing toys such as balls. Once the dog gets used to fetching, the trainer begins running with the toy in hand.

“They start associating the smell of the person with the reward of the ball,” he said, adding that they train for about 3 hours a day for a year before being sent out to disaster sites.

Frida’s skills are applied not only in Mexico. Salinas said she was in Ecuador during the earthquake of April 2016.

By Sept. 21 at the school in Mexico City, officials said that all children had been accounted for, but that one person might still be alive and trapped inside.

That means there’s still a chance Frida could be sent to find out. ___ (c)2017 Los Angeles Times Visit the Los Angeles Times at www. latimes.com Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

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