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Deborah Balogh retired from her position at the University of Indianapolis as GREYHOUND Vice President and Provost at the end of Campus Drive VILLAGE May. Following her retirement, President MARTIN Robert Manuel asked David Wantz, HALL LILLY who now serves as Interim Executive SCIENCE HALL Vice President and Provost, to take over Balogh’s position while they search for a permanent candidate.

KRANNERT MEMORIAL An academic provost is the university’s SCHWITZER LIBRARY chief academic officer and “responsible for the creation and implementation of the academic priorities for the university and for the allocation of resources that RUTH will support those priorities,”according to ESCH LILLY CHRISTEL DEHAAN Northern Michigan University’s website.

In some cases, Manuel said especially at smaller campuses, it is typical for the Hanna Avenue provost to be the university’s vice president as well.

“The vision for intellectual life, for the HEALTH PAVILLION WARREN CRAVENS experiences you have as a student, are all ROBERTS usually led by a provost,” Manuel said.

“An academic and executive vice president is somebody that then takes those Rally Point Building and works with [the] cabinet and [the] board on issues of finance and marketing.

Each rally point’s color corresponds with the matching building’s color.

It’s usual that in an institution our size, that somebody be both so they can be in both conversations.”

With Balogh’s retirement and Wantz filling in as interim, the search for a Graphic by Jenna Krall new provost has begun. UIndy has partnered with Korn Ferry, a national search firm that specializes in helping universities find and match with potential candidates. Before beginning this partnership, Manuel hosted four or five open house meetings with faculty and staff to gather information and find out more about what they want in the next provost. Manuel intended to discover what the faculty wants the provost to do, what opportunities the faculty wants the provost to have and what direction the faculty wants to give the new provost.

After completing the open house meetelevated the issue of campus safety. The in every building acting as evacuation ings, the search firm came into action.

By Erik Cliburn & incident lasted for nearly an hour and coordinators, and their job is to let folks Manuel then created a search committee, Corey Hodges involved the evacuation of all campus know within the building where to go,”she consisting mostly of faculty and some EDITORIAL ASSISTANT & STAFF WRITER buildings and a “search and sweep”in every said.“Now does that mean that everybody administrators, to perform the actual building by the UIndy police. Vitangeli always knows that? I think we have to screening process for the university. He Safety on college campuses is a said that the response and reactions from work on that. But each building has a said they are expecting to recieve around growing concern of many across the the campus community were impressive. rally point. Most of them are in parking 200 resumes. Once the search firm and country. For example in October of 2015, “In general, I think we felt really good lots away from the buildings.” committee have determined four or five TIME magazine published an article about how the campus responded,” she Selby said that an investigation has finalists, Manuel will have them come to that highlighted a total of 23 campus said.“That was the first time we evacuated been launched by both Homeland Security campus to meet with students. shootings during a 10-month period. campus for a bomb threat. I think in the and the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Until a decision is made, Wantz said With increasing publicity about school instance that people got the Watchdog, Department in response to the bomb he wants students to focus on what they shootings and cases of sexual assault on and people took it seriously. We were threat. He said similar threats also were came here to do. campuses, campus safety has been in able to—in a matter of 15 minutes—have called in at Southport High School and “S tudents should know that recent years a much discussed issue. everyone vacated from every campus St. Francis, which are believed to be while I’m in this chair their profesDespite the negative publicity about building. So I thought that was pretty connected to the threat on UIndy’s campus sors will be able to focus on the surrounding campus safety across the impressive that people really took things and also under investigation. thing they do best, which is teaching, country, Vice President of Student and seriously and listened when they needed Vitangeli mentioned that overall research and service,” he said. “Students Campus Affairs and Dean of Students to go.” campus security has increased greatly should know they can focus on the thing Kory Vitangeli maintains that UIndy is since the implementation of keycard- that they are called here to do, which is incredibly safe and that the faculty, staff only access to residence halls and that a to learn. And that the search process and students are continually working plan for the near future is to apply the will yield someone who will fit with our to educate, inform and improve in every same security access to other buildings campus culture, who will be able to lead area regarding safety. on campus. us in [the] creative academic enterprise Vitangeli said that the safety of the According to Selby, responsibility … and who will absolutely further our UIndy community remains a constant for student safety relies heavily on each mission and make us stronger.” effort for the faculty and staff on individual taking the time to educate Wantz also would like to make the campus. himself or herself on safety procedures. transition between his interim position “I think campus safety is always a “I can do all kinds of stuff, but the and the new provost a smooth one. priority for us,” Vitangeli said. “[The bottom line is [that] you have to take “I want to turn over to the next profact] that we have a full-fledged police Selby praised the members of the safety ownership of your own personal safety,” vost a campus that is flexible, optimistic force on campus, and we have officers committee who were stationed in each he said. “When you leave here, if you go and eager. So in some ways, I am the that monitor 24 hours a day, shows our building as he explained the process of work in New York City, there’s not going encourager-in-chief,”he said.“These have commitment to safety. One of the No. 1 the evacuation. to be a campus police department with been my colleagues for 35 years. I care priorities of us at UIndy is to make sure “We had to do it marginally [the somebody saying, ‘Come on, follow me. what happens to them, and I care what that students, faculty and staff feel safe evacuation],” Selby said. “We sent people Let’s do this, let’s do that.’ So what are happens to this campus.” on campus, that they are safe on campus to rally points because we didn’t want you going to do then? Who are you going Manuel said that students should be and that we are paying attention to things everybody jumping in a car and flooding to go talk to and say, ‘Where is my rally interested in meeting the finalists on that are going on within the city and how the intersection. I think the people that point? What should I do?’ You have to campus and becoming part of this process they impact our campus.” were on the safety committees did a start learning and educating yourself now.” because this change is going to affect According to UIndy Police Chief fantastic job. And not only that, this is not The UIndy police department has them the most.

David Selby, the university continues to something that people are paid extra to do. posted information about campus safety Other goals for Wantz include helpstay a step ahead of other college campuses They do it because they truly care about on the MyUIndy website under the ing the university to be ready to receive when it comes to safety. the people and the community members. Public Safety link.These materials include a new provost and helping the candidate “We are an extremely safe campus,” he They put themselves out there to do this policies and procedures, emergency be successful in his or her new position said. “I think we are prepared as well or kind of work for the safety of everybody.” management, fire safety information, on campus. better than most campuses I have been Vitangeli explained the role of the contact information for the UIndy “We are here to advance knowledge, on. I’ve been at Butler, and I’ve been at safety committee members and the staff police, Title IX information, a guide and that’s what this provost will do,” IU. This is a community thing [campus members of residence life who helped on how to report a crime on campus, Wantz said. “He or she will help the safety], so everybody has to be prepared.” facilitate the evacuation. parking information, technology safety institution advance knowledge and A recent event on campus, an “Campus police have trained information and details about the UIndy prepare students for rewarding careers evacuation prompted by a bomb threat, individuals [safety committee members] PACT initiative. and faithful service.”

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Students received an email on Aug. 23, laying out the University of Indianapolis’ new dining options and procedures. In this notice, students were informed that they would no longer be given Dining Dollars as a part of their meal plan and that a limit of four swipes per day would take effect by the start of the new academic year.

Hearing that students were struggling with the new system, Indianapolis Student Government partnered with Vice President for Student and Campus Affairs and Dean of Students Kory Vitangeli to host a forum for students to come and discuss their concerns. The forum was held on Sept. 7, and according to junior political science major and Indianapolis Student Government President Jason Marshall, there was a good turnout.

Although ISG was not included in the decision-making process that brought about the new changes, Marshall said, he thought that hosting a forum would help students express their concerns and work toward a compromise that would allow them to get what they are paying for. Prior to the forum, Marshall said the swipe limit could pose problems for students by limiting their options.

“I think it’s going to limit what students do,” he said. “It can have the potential to help—to balance [their swipes] and everything—but in the long-run, I feel like it’s just going to be an extra burden of stress. It was mentioned by a student [in the forum], ‘How much food am I getting today? How many swipes am I going to be using?’ I don’t feel at college—especially since we pay to be able to eat—that we should be concerned or have the fear of, ‘Am I going to be able to eat tonight?’”

Marshall said that he was optimistic that there would be changes made to the new system. He praised the students who showed up for handling the situation with maturity, and he believed that their responsible behavior will help bring about change. Marshall said that ISG is the liaison between the students and the administration. He believes that ISG will be the driving force to get the students’ voices heard on this issue.

Marshall encouraged anyone with concerns to reach out to them either during office hours or through email.

“I think a change is going to come,” Marshall said before any changes were made. “I think it can happen. And we’re just going to keep working until we get it.”

Senior supply chain management major Tyler Coonradt came to the forum with concerns about the new policies. He said that the changes made were unfair to the students.

“You can’t really spring that on someone after everyone had already paid for the product they thought was going to be delivered,” Coonradt said. “Plus, nobody had any time to make changes—if they knew they were only going to have so many swipes a day—to change their meal plan or maybe switch to Crimson Cash.”

Coonradt said that a five- or six- swipe limit might work, but the four-swipe allotment is just not enough.

“Sometimes, you run out of swipes,”he said. “I know for a fact that if you wake up in the morning and get coffee and then you end up getting something else from another place, you’re down to two swipes the rest of the day for meals. Plus they changed all the prices of Streets, Fiesta Grill and Sub Hub. They’re limiting how many swipes you can spend, but they’ve increased the amount that all the food costs. The value of your swipe has gone down, and they’re limiting how many swipes you can use. I know for a fact that grilled cheese is $3 this year and $1 last year. I don’t know if someone can increase the price of something 300 percent.”

In regard to the loss of Dining Dollars, Vitangeli said that they were not included in the cost of the meal plans.

“When Dining Dollars started, it was incentive money that was not part of the cost,” she said. “Students were given Dining Dollars for free. Dining Services wasn’t being paid for them. So because we

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OPINION

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Trigger warnings do not belong on a college campus

By Erik Cliburn EDITORIAL ASSISTANT

Trigger warnings and safe spaces have become a much-discussed topic of college student culture as covered in the media.

With a seeming increase in political correctness across college campuses in recent years, trigger warnings and safe spaces seemed an inevitable path.

Some people may not know exactly what a trigger warning is, so here is the dictionary definition: “A stated warning that the content of a text, video, etc., may upset or offend some people, especially those who have previously experience a related trauma.”

And here is the definition of a safe space, as described by the Safe Space Network: “A Safe Space is a place where anyone can relax and be able to fully express, without fear of being made to feel uncomfortable, unwelcome, or unsafe on account of biological sex, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, cultural background, religious affiliation, age, or physical or mental ability. A place where the rules guard each person’s self-respect and dignity and strongly encourage everyone to respect others.”

Before I get started on my position against trigger warnings and safe spaces on college campuses, let me say that I

do not think that that these are inherently wrong and I understand why some people feel the need to have them in some cases. I am in no way opposed to trigger warnings and safe spaces being applied to private individuals or the homes of private individuals. How people choose to converse and carry themselves in conversation is none of my business. However, my opposition to these trigger warnings and safe spaces begins as soon as they are implemented on college campuses.

Colleges and universities historically have been places where ideas, theories, hypotheses, beliefs and testimonies are discussed and analyzed. To sum up in a phrase, college is where free speech should reign the most supreme. Criticism and debate are two key functions in a college class, and they function to educate, eliminating ignorance.

Imposing a safe space in a classroom creates a situation which students will not be able to disagree with one another’s opinions out of fear of retaliation from the school. This essentially eliminates any adult discussion and productive conversation from a classroom in place of students being “safe” from any opposing viewpoints.

Trigger warnings in class settings create a problem because they essentially make the offenses of an individual, the rest of the students and even the professor’s

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problem to handle.

Placing trigger warnings into academic conversations, discussions and lessons allows people to shut out any useful information on the basis that they already disagree or that they already know they will be offended.

Now that is not to say that people do

not have the right to be offended about something. My point is that the possibility that one person may be offended should not dictate how others think, act and feel.

Rather than taking an accusatory stance or trying to implement safe spaces and trigger warnings, try having a levelheaded conversation in which different

ideas can be exchanged without fear.

A quote from Bangladeshi author and feminist Taslima Nasrin captures the entire essence of my argument about safe spaces and trigger warnings.

She said, “I believe in absolute freedom of expression. Everyone has a right to offend and be offended.”

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Not voting in this year’s presidential election is unrealistic

By Alexis Stella EDITORIAL ASSISTANT

As of right now, our current presidential candidate selection may seem a bit ominous. But that is not my topic of discussion at the moment. Choosing to skip out on this election is simply unrealistic.

Our country evolved from ideas of individual freedom and cherishes the belief that every eligible voter has the right to vote if he or she desires. The 15th, 19th, and 26th Amendments of the Constitution grant U.S. citizens the right to vote despite race, sex, the color of your skin, age or previous condition of servitude.

That being said, not voting is simply impractical, and those who choose this should accept the consequences that are attached to their choice. The purpose of voting is to make a change for the better, to express concerns and to express support.

Anyone who just expects change without voting needs to check his or her priorities.

If you do decide not to vote, I do not want to hear any complaints about the outcome. If you can’t take the time out of your busy schedule to vote, then I won’t take the time to listen to your complaints.

For our generation, the predicted statistics on voting in the upcoming election is disappointing. According to statisticbrain.com, typically an average of 58.5 percent of people between the ages of 18 and 24 are voters. For this election,

it is estimated that only 21 percent of college-aged students will vote. As the next generation of 18-year-olds prepare for their next journey in life, they leave the responsibility of choosing the next leader of the United States up to their elders, not themselves.

One argument among students who chose not to vote is something like this, “I do not want to vote for the lesser of two evils.” Lesser of two evils? Are you saying you want to vote for the greater of two evils? Now I’m not saying our presidential candidates are perfect angels who have done no wrong, but there is someone who is well qualified for the job.

Another argument I hear is, “I do not know how to register or vote.”

Well, I am sure that today, when everything is digital, you can simply google instructions with step-by-step guidelines on how not only to register but to vote as well. And there’s always the option of asking a parent or an already registered family member, unless he or he refuses to vote. Then your best bet is the Internet.

If you need to know whether you are eligible to vote, you can visit canivote. org, and it will tell you in approximately 12 seconds. In all honestly, it takes a lot to become ineligible to register to vote.

Unless you are a convicted felon or not a U.S. citizen, then chances are pretty good that you are eligible. Seriously, the website will tell you everything you need to know to get yourself registered and ready to vote.

Another argument I hear has no grounds. “My vote does not matter.” I

mean seriously? Certainly your vote does not matter if you do not vote. How can your voice be heard? Isn’t that the entire reason to elect officials? We want them to represent our views, whether for or against global warming, marriage equality, capital punishment or even the separation of church and state, etc.

If you don’t vote, your ideas and morals don’t count, and the only person to blame is you. If you support marriage equality or are trying to fight global warming, you don’t want a candidate who believes the opposite in office. That is why you vote. You vote to make a difference in the world we live in.

Many local polls end up tied due to a lack of votes. Although, if you had gotten registered and voted those results could have tipped in your favor.

Reasons to vote outweigh the reasons not to. Every year, politicians make decisions regarding the costs of higher education and student loans. Politicians are more likely to listen and reevaluate student issues if more students actually vote.

By voting for an elected official who expresses the same concerns you have, you are helping to reassure not only your future but the future of younger generations.

So is not voting realistic? No. By not voting, your voice gets buried and your concerns are never heard. And complaining about the situation when you contributed absolutely nothing, only infuriates those who have.

If you want your concerns heard, vote.

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$5 million gift gives faculty, students opportunity to create new programs

By Zoë Berg FEATURE EDITOR

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Grant expands theological programs for high school students

The University of Indianapolis Lantz Center for Christian Vocations received a grant in August to expand theology programs for high school students. The $580,000 grant was one of 92 awarded by Lilly Endowment Incorporated.

UIndy switches to Haven Plus training Recent changes were made to the training program that students, staff and faculty are required to take.

The new program, Haven Plus, was designed to create a safer campus environment.

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The University of Indianapolis College of Arts and Sciences received a $5 million naming gift from Yvonne Shaheen last year. The gift is being used to fund various projects and programs in the college.

“Mrs. Shaheen has been very generous in allowing the college to decide how to use the funds,” said the Dean of the Shaheen College of Arts and Sciences Jennifer Drake. “So it was my thought, because of my commitment to engaging faculty and empowering faculty and working with them to think about how to create more transformative student experiences … to throw it open to the faculty and see what they came up with.”

Each year Drake extends an invitation for the SCAS faculty to submit project proposals to her. Through a competitive process that involves a selection committee of SCAS faculty, a few projects are picked that the committee feels would be beneficial to UIndy. Last year, the SCAS approved five projects that have been put into place and are running this year.

String Quartet Assistant Professor of Music Austin Hartman proposed and received a grant to start a string quartet. The quartet includes Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra Concertmaster Zachary DePue on first violin, Hartman on second violin, Associate Professor of Viola and Chamber Music at Oberlin College Michael Strauss on viola and Principal Cellist for the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra Austin Huntington on cello. The members of the quartet began performing together last April with pop-up performances around campus, according to Hartman.

“When we began, there was a positive vibe in the group,with wonderful chemistry,” Hartman said.“It was a fun thing to explore.

And because April went so well, we decided we wanted to explore it further.”

The quartet will have its debut concert on Nov. 7 in Ruth Lilly Performance Hall.

Hartman said that he hopes one day the quartet becomes known both nationally and internationally.

Shaheen Community Fellows Another project put into place through this gift is the Shaheen Community Fellows program.The Shaheen Community Fellows program is run by Associate Professor of English Kevin McKelvey and Associate Professor of Sociology Amanda Miller. It was modeled after an older program that ran for two years in collaboration with Butler University, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Marian University and UIndy called Indy Food Fellows. Its aim was to get students internships in foodrelated nonprofit groups around the city.

“It started out with a food focus, but we hope to expand it into a lot of other areas where College of Arts and Sciences students will have an interest,” McKelvey said. “So it doesn’t necessarily have to be a nonprofit, but we want it to be a place where students can go to get professional experience and build resumes, while at the same time working in the community.”

McKelvey said that last year they had three or four students who participated in the program and are hoping to get more this year. He said they want to open up the program to students with all different majors and interests within the SCAS and do not want to limit the program only to food, because their goal is to provide students with professional experiences within their areas of interest.

Communiversity Associate Professor of English Jen Camden and Professor of English Kyoko Amano created a new course called Communiversity with the help of the Registrar’s Office and the School for Adult Learning. It is a one credit hour online course open to current UIndy students, alumni, faculty, staff and community members. Camden said they got the idea from their friends who were jealous of how often they got to discuss literature as English professors, as well as the increased popularity of book clubs.

They decided the course would cover JaneAusten’s“Emma,”because of Austen’s large fan base and because this year is the 200th anniversary of the publication of “Emma.” The course involves reading approximately four chapters a week and posting online and has an optional Lecture/ Performance component.

C a m d e n said the L/P component provided a way to reach out in different ways.

“So we wanted to find a way to bring together that interdisciplinary component, where we would have faculty from multiple disciplines approaching the same text from their different disciplines,” Camden said.

“Kind of parallel to the online course is a lecture series, which is not required for the course, and is open to the public, where we have faculty from different Shaheen College of Arts and Sciences departments giving their own perspective on Jane Austen’s “Emma.”

The L/P events will be held throughout the semester, starting and ending with lectures from two prominent Jane Austen scholars, according to Camden.

She said the course has exceeded her expectations. They originally proposed one section of 30 students and now have three sections of 20 students. Camden said out of the 60 students, about one third are current students, half are alumni and the rest are community members,

all dispersed evenly among the groups.

Camden said she and Amano would like to do a course like this again next fall and are beginning to think of ideas. She also said that the Communiversity model exists now, so other faculty can and are planning to use it.

Lunch and Learn Assistant Professor of Chemistry Brad Neal and Associate Professor of Chemistry Kathy Stickney have created a program to provide a support network and resources for students involved in undergraduate research. They are having Lunch and Learn sessions along with a Research Colloquium course. These were created to work alongside the Research Fellows Program that started in 2014 and is led by Interim Executive Director of the Honors College Jim Williams.

Before these programs were created, students had to rely solely on their facult y mentors to help them. Now, according to Neal, they want to put an entire year’s worth of learning into a semester, so that the students feel prepared while doing their undergraduate research.

“It’s all about getting these young scholars together in the same room and providing them a support network amongst themselves and showing them the opportunities the university has as well,” Neal said.

STEM Research Project Another project through the SCAS was proposed by Associate Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science Krysi Leganza and Assistant Professor of Chemistry Ann Cutler. They are teaming up with Associate Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science Livia Hummel, Associate Professor of Physics and Earth and Space Sciences Steve Spicklemire, Professor of Biology Sandy Davis and Director of Engineering Jose Sanchez to find out how to best improve education in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics field,

“Mrs. Shaheen has been very generous in allowing the college to decide how to use the funds.”

MEAL PLAN from page 1 were spending a lot of money on Dining Dollars, [and] no one was paying for them, we ultimately had to get rid of them. The LLC [Limited Liability Company] decided to get rid of them.”

Vitangeli attributed the new changes to a consultant brought in by the university to assess how UIndy’s dining service systems were doing as compared to other universities’. After the changes were made, a survey was sent out to the students, in addition to the forum, to offer them an opportunity to review the new system. According to Vitangeli, the surveys, emails and conversations about suggested modifications were taken into consideration before any more changes are made.

“My hope is that we can find some type of compromise,” Vitangeli said.

“We’re not going to go back to where we were, but let’s … compromise. And I felt good that people felt like they could live with it if we can come up with a compromise.... I appreciate people being

willing to come share the feedback and also listen to decisions that are made.”

Vitangeli sent out an email update to students on Sept. 12 thanking them for their feedback and introducing the changes to the meal plans, effective that day.

“The two primary concerns from students and families were the value of a meal swipe and the daily meal allowance....”

Vitangeli said in her email. “Effective today, Monday, Sept. 12, 2016 at 9 a.m. the following changes are being made: The value of the meal swipe will be increased to $7.50 for the meal options that accept the meal equivalency swipe: the Perk(s), Hound Express and grill areas. The daily student meal allowance will increase from four meals per day to six meals per day.”

Vitangeli encourages anyone with questions or concerns to contact her or UIndy Dining Services at any time. Another forum about the meal plans will be held at the end of the semester. A date for that forum has not yet been set.

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and recruit and retain underrepresented minorities.

The group of STEM faculty is researching national best practices, what other colleges do, and reading material on the subject. Cutler said the group will do research on its own and meet monthly to discuss.

“It’s a fantastic group,” she said. “I think we are centered by a passion for doing the right thing and learning more about how to be effective teachers.”

Although they have only been working for four weeks, the group members plan to present their findings to UIndy so that they can implement what they have found.

Drake said faculty will continue to be able to propose projects each year.

“The dollar amount that we have available to us changes every year,”she said, “but this is a permanent fund. We will have dollars indefinitely. So really it’s a matter of thinking strategically, as we’re moving forward, as how best to use those dollars.

But the dollars won’t go away, which is an incredible privilege.”

Drake said that the SCAS will continue to fund new projects and has received about 10 to 15 proposals each of the last two years that the money has been available, she said.

The SCAS also may look at funding some projects again or adding ongoing projects.

She said she is excited about where the projects have gone and has noticed some similar thread emerging.

“I see one group of projects as being really connected to student professional development, student retention [and] student support.…” Drake said. “Another set of projects that [I see] are very much about enhancing the intellectual life of our institution, so really kind of innovative vibrant approaches to creating and performing [for] our campus intellectual life.”

New Projects Drake said eight new projects have been approved for this year. Assistant Professor of Theatre James Leagre and Cutler are partnering to train chemistry teaching assistants and tutors through theatre techniques and role-playing activities. Instructor and Lab Director of Biology Mary Gobbet and Professional Edge Center Assistant Director for Education, Science and Healthcare

Stephanie Kendall-Deitz are looking to help students in the STEM field become career ready. Professor of Music Kathleen Hacker is starting what she calls New Indy Arts Hour, which is an interdisciplinary approach to the arts.

Associate Professor of Biology and Anthropology Krista Latham and Assistant Professor of Anthropology Alyson O’Daniel are continuing a project Latham has done before involving work on the Texas border exhuming and identifying the bodies of migrants who died while crossing the border. Assistant Professor of English Jessica Bannon, Assistant Professor of Spanish Maribel Campoy and McKelvey are working with the Indiana Undocumented Youth Alliance to create a creative writing curriculum in which they will work with undocumented youth in Indiana to write a collection of stories for publication as a book.

Associate Professor of Mathematics and Computer Sciences Travis Miller, Sanchez and Spicklemire are working together to bring together the students in the departments of Martin and Lilly Halls to create a learning community through a series of events. Associate Professor of Biology Roger Sweets is working with students to create a tree walk around UIndy and eventually will partner with the English, history and art departments to create signs or plaques.

Assistant Professor of Art & Design Katherine Fries is starting what she is calling UIndy’s Letterpress Hullabaloo, which is a month-long collection of events and experiences designed to showcase the letterpress as a form of art that will culminate in the unveiling of UIndy’s own letterpress.

Drake said she was very impressed by the projects and how well the faculty of different departments are working together.

“That’s part of what I’m loving, the way that our faculty are collaborating together,” Drake said. “All these collaborations are occurring across units, across departments, and these really creative ideas are being brought forward that are so energetic and energizing.They demonstrate the best of what our faculty can do and what our students can do.”

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SPORTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

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Men’s soccer defeats Prairie Stars 2-1

By Melvin Mendez EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Due to a tie and win this weekend, the University of Indianapolis men’s soccer team currently sits at 2-2-2 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference.

UIndy beat University of Illinois Springfield on Sunday, Sept. 25. The Greyhounds won 2-1, with sophomore forward Benji Sierra claiming the game’s winning goal in the last three seconds of play. Freshman Mase Koki scored the Hounds’ first goal.

Neither the Hounds or McKendree University shots found the back of the net on Friday, Sept. 23 during regulation.

Despite two overtimes, neither team could score resulting in a 0-0 tie.

Junior defender David Kurz had a game high seven shots while facing off against McKendree.Three of Kurz’s shots were on goal.

In goal for the Greyhounds was sophomore Miles Palmer who fought off two shots.

The Hounds had five shots but were unable to score on any of their attempts.

The previous weekend, the Greyhounds competed against No. 3 Rockhurst University on Sept. 18 and William Jewell College on Sept. 16. The Hounds fell to the Hawks 1-0, but boasted a 3-0 sweep against the Cardinals.

Despite the loss against Rockhurst, UIndy still showed that they are able to compete, according to Head Men’s Soccer Coach John Higgins.

“It’s early in the season, and they’re third in the nation, and I don’t think they’re any better than we are,” Higgins said. “I think the difference between us and them is that they’re winning those close ones right now, and we’re somehow stabbing ourselves in the foot a little bit and somewhat beating ourselves a little bit by not being as clinical in front of the goal and then giving away uncharacteristic soft goals. I don’t think we were at our

out of position. With a wide open net, the Hawks’ shot found the back of the net.

Prior to the Hawks’ goal in the first half, senior forward Jake Meyer was pulled down in the goal box, which resulted in a penalty kick. Meyer’s shot rang the left post, and the Hounds could not capitalize on the penalty.

Heading into the second half down 1-0, the Hounds had 45 minutes to tie the game.

UIndy’s best chance came from freshman forward Javier Steinwascher as he split two defenders in the 76th minute to fire off a shot that was saved with a dive from the Hawks’ goalkeeper.

As the final buzzer sounded, the score stood at 1-0 in favor of Rockhurst, despite both teams firing off six shots on goal.

Before being swept by the Hawks, UIndy had a sweep of its own over William Jewell.

The Greyhounds found the back of the net 13 minutes into the first half after, a pass from freshman back Andrew Dunkin found Sierra for the first goal of the game.

UIndy would not see a goal again until the second half, when Steinwascher recorded an unassisted goal in the 49th minute. Later as the clock read 85:45, Sierra assisted Meyer for the final goal of the game.

After playing Rockhurst, Higgins reflected on the William Jewell game and how important it is to open up the scoring in a game.

“It was nice for us to score,” Higgins said.“The weekend before, we played some pretty nice soccer, but we never scored.

It’s nice for us to be efficient in front of goal, because it was a focus for us in the training going into the week. I thought we trained really well this week, and it was nice for us to execute come game time.

On Friday [against William Jewell], we scored early. Typically when we score early, teams have to come out and play us, and it opens up the opposition. It was nice to come off the home opener and start fast.”

According to Kurz, coming out at full potential is the best way to get through the loss and continue a positive season.

“As long as we play as we usually play, nobody in the league can beat us,” Kurz said.

According to Higgins, the upcoming fixtures will be a challenge, unless they stay focused and play at their best.

“Anytime that you go on the road, it is really tough in our league,” Higgins said.

“McKendree looks like they’re improved this year, [and] Illinois Springfield looks like they’re fantastic this year. That’s a weekend in years past that would be an easy weekend, and now it looks like a really tough weekend. There are never easy games in this league. And I feel like that if we play up to our potential, and we score goals, we’ll be absolutely fine.”

UIndy’s next game will be against Bellarmine University on Sept. 30. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. at Key Stadium.

By Kylee Crane EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Before taking on Drury at home, the team took on Maryville University and University of Missouri-St. Louis on Sept.

17 and 16, respectively.

The Greyhounds took down Maryville 3-2, winning the first set 25-12 and then bouncing from a deficit as the Saints claimed the second and third set 20-25 and 22-25, respectively. Salyers racked up 22 kills and sophomore setter Remi Bowman claimed 55 assists, career highs for both players. Freshman outside hitter Anna Fehribach and senior middle blocker Becca Lira both snagged doubledigit kills, with Fehribach hitting 10 and Lira grabbing 12.

The fifth set challenged the Greyhounds. The team jumped ahead 7-3 at first, but then went back and forth with Maryville until the score came to a tie at 13.

“It got to be 13-13, and we had a choice: we could either lay down and hope they give us the win, or we could go earn it.

And we earned it,” Reed said.

Salyers and Bowman completed two consecutive kills, ending the fifth set at 1513 and giving the Greyhounds a victory.

Salyers believes the win against the Saints was the turning point for the team.

“We played so well, we played UIndy volleyball. We played how we know we can play,” she said. “And I just think that’s going to carry into these next matches and the rest of seasons.”

The Hounds have had to make adjustments to their practices in order to see improvements on the court during a match.

Reed said that the team has placed an emphasis on competing and consistency throughout the entire practice.

“We’ve tried to set up some things in practice where they have to overcome some mental obstacles, because it’s not a physical problem. It’s not a lack of execution on a consistent basis, it’s just being able to do it over and over again,” Reed said.

“We’ve also kind of put in some

negative reinforcements. So if you lose, there’s going to be a punishment. If the outcome is not what you want, you’ve got to pay the consequences. Through practice, we’re hoping to associate that feeling of ‘Man, I don’t like running or this conditioning’ with the loss.”

Salyers believes that the changes made in practice, especially adding negative reinforcements, has benefitted the team’s drive on the court.

“Nobody on our team likes to run, so we’ll play a game in practice and simulate it like a normal match, with the losing team having to run,” Salyers said. “So in a real game, we really push to score those first five points, or not be down by five because we think about running and it drives us.

The other team backs down a little. So I think that’s been really good for us.”

Reed said that the team would not be able to achieve victories and continue to improve without the veterans leadership.

“You could look at our record and think it’d be easy to just check out, and that’s not the case at all. Everyone has bought in, and the only way everyone has bought in is because our leadership is strong,” he said. “They work together, and they’re all on the right path, and we’re moving in the right direction. Our leaders are doing an exceptional job of continuing that behind closed doors and in the locker room.”

Salyers, one of the few veterans on the team, said she is constantly trying to support her teammates, especially the younger players on the court, throughout every match.

“If they make a mistake, I just say, ‘You’ve got this’ and other positive things, because they know they can do it, and I know they can,” Salyers said. “I just have to have trust in them, and then they’ll trust me with the things I’m saying to help them.”

UIndy faces off against the University of Wisconsin-Parkside Rangers on Sept.

30 in Ruth Lilly. The match is set to start at 7 p.m.

Photo by Jennifer Ulrey

Freshman forward Javier Steinwascher scored his second goal of the year in the Greyhounds home opener against William Jewell College on Sept. 16. best. But at the same time, I think that they’ve come and not been at their best, and we’ve allowed them to come in and beat us. It’s disappointing on that end of things, and it’s positive in the sense that we’re every bit as good as them.”

The Hounds fell to the Hawks allowing the lone goal at the 38:34 mark. The goal came after an attempted back pass to Palmer for a clear. Rockhurst capitalized on the opportunity as Palmer was pulled

Photo by Laken Detweiler

Sophomore Remi Bowman racked up four blocks, six digs, and two kills against Missouri S&T on Friday Sept. 23.

Split puts volleyball at 2-2 in conference play

Head Volleyball Coach Jason Reed knows the season has not started off the way the team wanted in terms of wins and losses, but he and the rest of the University of Indianapolis volleyball team believe they still have a successful season ahead of them.

“We’re still lacking a little bit on consistency, and we want to put our finger on something and say, ‘This is the issue,’ and that’s not the case,” Reed said.

“We demonstrate a lot of really good volleyball in practice and a lot of time in matches, but we’re just not getting over that hump right now. We’re figuring out the way to win at the end of the match.

But I’m really optimistic about our team.

We’ve got incredible talent, and we’ve got an incredible group of girls. And as we start putting things together, I think we’ll really take off.”

This weekend’s conference split moved the Greyhounds to 2-2 in Great Lakes Valley Conference play.

On Saturday, Sept. 24, the Greyhounds fell to Drury University 3-1 (18-25, 2325, 25-20, 23-25).

Despite the loss, junior outside hitter Kacee Salyers tallied 13 kills on a total of 30 attacks. UIndy managed four blocks against the Panthers, after having a season-best 12 blocks as a team against Missouri S&T on Friday, Sept. 23.

The Hounds got their second sweep of the season against the Miners. UIndy earned a 25-20 win in the first set, with sophomore middle blocker Katie Voelz earning four of the final seven points.

In the second match, Voelz’s momentum continued as senior middle block Shelby Ruffner joined in to rack up eight kills and three blocks. UIndy won the set 25-22.To finalize the sweep UIndy pulled out a 31-29 win.

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Runners adjust to new coach

By Mercadees Hempel & Jeff Dixon MANAGING EDITOR & STAFF WRITER

Photo contributed by UIndy Sports Information

Redshirt sophomore Jake Purichia threw 213-yards for 15 complete passes against Kentucky Wesleyan University on Sept. 24. Two of Purichia passes were touchdown passes to junior running back Tuwan Payton.

Football pulls out first victory, 37-7

By Laken Detweiler & Sophie Watson PHOTO EDITOR & SPORTS EDITOR September 24 was supposed to be a day off for the University of Indianapolis football team, but the seniors had something else in mind. The seniors on the team did not want to play 10 games, they wanted to play 11, and Head Football Coach Bob Bartolomeo put their idea into play.

“For this game [Kentucky Wesleyan] we had an off week. The seniors wanted a game. We got a game. We had to go on the road, but we got a game for them,” Bartolomeo said. “Our seniors came to me and said, ‘Coach, can you go get a game?’ I tried really hard to get a home game, but nobody would come. But we got a game, and we’re going to go play Kentucky Wesleyan at Kentucky Wesleyan and get the 1-0. That’s the theme of the week.”

Bartolomeo’s hope of getting the win came true as the Hounds earned their first win of the season against the Panthers.

UIndy beat KWC 37-7.

The Panthers opened up the scoring for the game, but UIndy followed suit with 6:50 left in the first quarter. Redshirt sophomore quarterback Jake Purichia’s connected with junior running back Tuwan Payton on a 56-yard pass for the Greyhounds first touchdown of the game.

Redshirt junior kicker Brad Schickel’s kick was good to tie the game.

Early in the second quarter Purichia ran the ball in for the Hounds seconds

touchdown of the game. Before closing out the second period, redshirt junior running back Andrew Walker’s found the end zone with 2-yard run, but Shickel’s kick was blocked. Heading into the locker room the UIndy had a 20-7.

The third quarter had three touchdowns from the Hounds. Payton caught at 32-yard pass from Purichia at the 13:13 mark. Three minutes later, sophomore running back Shakir Paschall’s 3-yard run and a good extra point moved the Greyhounds to a 34-7 lead. Schickel finished the Greyhounds’ scoring with a 28-yard field goal to finalize the score at 37-7.

In the win redshirt senior defensive back Zach Hiss, redshirt senior defensive back Korey Rogan and redshirt sophomore defensive back Robert Williams each accounted for a KWC interception.

Redshirt senior linebacker Derrick Bryant had a team-high nine tackles.

Before taking on the Panther’s, senior linebacker Rob Dury said that the more defense understands its roles the more successful the team will be.

“There’s a lot of guys coming into their own,” Dury said. “[There’s] guys who didn’t play as much last year taking on bigger roles, so those guys are starting to play a lot better [and] really understand what they need to do on game day. And then there’s guys like myself who have played for a long time and need to play better and put us in a spot to win on Saturdays.”

Prior to KWC, UIndy competed against Southwest Baptist University on Sept. 17. The Bearcats delivered the Hounds their third loss of the season, 41-37. Sophomore kicker Jacob LaFree

opened the game with a 65-yard kickoff, placing the Bearcats at their own 25yard line. Two plays later, UIndy’s Rogan intercepted SBU’s first pass of the game, giving the Greyhounds possession at SBU’s 38-yard line. Six plays later, the Hounds were on the board after a 4-yard rush from Walker. A blocked extra kick from Schickel closed out the first quarter with a score of 7-6 in favor of the Bearcats.

Before halftime, the Greyhounds got on the board two more times. Walker rushed another 14-yards into the end zone, and followed with an extra point, Schickel to give the Hounds a 13-7 advantage at the 12:11 mark. With 50 seconds remaining on the clock, Walker rushed five yards into the end zone yet again. Schickel’s kick was good, bringing the score to 20-7.

The third quarter was back-and-forth play, with SBU scoring two back-to-back touchdowns. After the second touchdown, Payton returned the Bearcats, kickoff 92-yards for a Greyhound touchdown, and the extra point was good, making the score 27-21. Before the end of the quarter, UIndy kicked a field goal, and SBU scored one more touchdown for a 30-27 score in favor of the Hounds.

The fourth quarter brought one UIndy touchdown compared to two by the Bearcats, which gave SBU a 41-37 score advantage and the eventual win.

“They just played one more play than we did,”Dury said.“We had a kick-off and they had a kick-off, and it came down to the end of the game. We needed to get a stop, [and] we couldn’t get off the field.”

According to Bartolomeo, the team’s heart was in the game, but the execution

was lacking.

“I thought our effort was there. I thought we played our hearts out from start to finish. So as a coach, you can’t fault effort, and that’s where it starts,” Bartolomeo said.“Execution, now that’s a different story. We talk about our attitude and that type of thing, and that was all good. I thought we played hard, and we just didn’t execute. We learn from it, and we go right down the list: we had too many penalties, we turned the ball over, we couldn’t run it, we couldn’t stop the run very well. And you do those things, and you’re not going to win too many football games. We’ve got some things to work on. I thought our effort was great, and … we still had a chance at the end to win, and we just didn’t get it done.”

UIndy opened its season 0-3, which has not occurred since 2004, but Bartolomeo is not making any excuses for the team’s performance.

“We’re a focused group. We just haven’t made the plays where we’ve had to make plays. We’ve got some injuries in some spots, but that’s not an excuse … as a group they’ve worked hard since last winter.... We won’t make an excuse ever: where we play, who we play, and when we play it. Our program is too solid to make that excuse,” Bartolomeo said.“And again, we played three good teams, two of which are undefeated…. We haven’t played any cupcakes. We played some good teams.

Again, we were in two of them, and one we weren’t, so that’s the way it is.”

UIndy hits the road again for a match up against Truman State University in Kirksville, Mo., on Oct. 1, with kickoff at 8 p.m.

Women’s soccer wins 1-0 in overtime

By Josie Clark STAFF WRITER

Battling in overtime against the University of Illinois Springfield, the University of Indianapolis pulled out a 1-0 win on Sunday, Sept. 25.

Scoring the game winning goal was sophomore midfield/forward Stephanie Burdsall. Freshman midfield/back Carah Kreimer connected with Burdsall for the winning goal. Just prior to the game winning goal, Burdsall’s shot missed and hit the post.

In goal for the Greyhounds was senior goal keeper Emma Crenshaw.Crenshaw’s save in the first quarter on a penalty kick kept the game scoreless. She has faced three penalty kicks in her career and has turned away each one.

The Greyhounds fell to the Mckendree University Bearcats 1-0 in their second straight loss on Friday, Sept. 23 at Leemon Field.

In the 30th minute of the game, McKendree scored the only goal in the seventh shot of the night.

Crenshaw turned aside eight shots, adding to her 25 saves over the past three game.

In the second home game of the year, UIndy hosted Rockhurst University on Sept. 18, but was defeated 2-1 in the last 15 minutes of the game.

“We need to get stronger and play more consistent,” Burdsall said. “I think we all need to get on the same page.”

The first half ended scoreless, and Head Coach Holly Cox said she had a strongly worded talk with the team during halftime.

The Greyhounds came out strong in the second half, with sophomore midfield/back Sierra Singer scoring a point within the first 10 minutes. This was Singer’s fourth goal of the year and the only Greyhound goal of the game.

Photo by Jennifer Ulrey

With senior Emma Crenshaw in goal, the Greyhounds fell 2-1 against Rockhurst University on Sept. 18. Crenshaw made 12 saves against the Hawks.

Rockhurst returned a point soon after, squaring up the score, and later took the lead to win the matchup 2-1.

“The first 45 minutes, we just didn’t seem ready to compete [or] ready to play,” Cox said. “Unfortunately, it just took us too long to start.”

Cox said the team’s effort was good, but they need to set the tone of the game and take control more.

“I know the potential of the team,” Cox said. “We had the momentum for a

little while. It was nice to possess the ball a little bit more. And also, we said to the ladies [at half time], ‘Go out there and set the tone,’ and that means we win the first and second balls. And that really sets the tone for the game and gives you the momentum. And then on top of that: scoring the goal. That was brilliant.... Now you’ve got a goal, you’ve got a cushion, but with Rockhurst, you can’t afford to sit back.”

On Sept. 16, the Hounds won their home opener 1-0 against William Jewell

with a late first half goal.

In the opening half, the first nine shots of the game were unsuccessful, until sophomore midfield/forward Rebecca Riley broke through and found the back of the net in the 10th shot, scoring the first and only goal. The pass to Riley came from freshman midfield Sam Enloe.

The Greyhounds will compete against the Bellarmine University Knights on Sept. 30 at Key Stadium. Kickoff is set for 5 p.m.

Despite the lightning and the rain, the University of Indianapolis men’s and women’s cross country teams still did their best at the Indiana Intercollegiate Championships in Bloomington, Ind., on Sept. 16, according to Head Cross Country Coach Brad Robinson. Out of 19 teams, the women finished 7th overall and 2nd out of 13 schools for the Non-Division I schools. For the men, the team finished 11th out of the 20 teams present and 6th out of 15 schools in the Non-Division I schools.

For the women’s team, junior Briana Leonard, sophomore Mickayla Wenzel, junior Samantha Holmes and sophomore Sarah Burch finished in the top 20 NonDivision I Standings and earned All Little State Title. Leonard finished 2nd, while Wenzel came in 5th.

For the men’s team, freshman Alec Scheerer received an All Little State honor in the small school division, finishing 9th.

According to Robinson, both teams did an excellent job despite the weather.

He said that because of the lightning storm, the meet was delayed for 80 minutes. However, Robinson was proud of the teams. “[The] races were about racing for place, not focusing on time, because of the sloppy conditions,”he said.“The ladies fell short of defending their Little State Title but raced great. The men ran their first 8,000-meters race of the season, and it proved to be a difficult race based on course conditions.The men fell short of their goal of placing in the top three at Little State race. We had positive takeaways as the women and men each completed our race plan of going out conservatively the first mile and then focusing on moving up.”

Along with preparing for and racing at meets, the teams also welcomed Robinson as their new full-time head cross country coach. Robinson said that he is a UIndy alum who graduated in 2008, and for three years he worked as a graduate assistant coach for UIndy’s cross country program and was a volunteer assistant for two years.

“So on and off, I’ve been very close with the program in some capacity at least,” Robinson said.

Because he has worked with the team for going on six years, Robinson said that not many changes will be made to the program. He also said that because he is a full-time coach, the runners have more peace of mind knowing they can find him and contact him whenever they need him during the day, as opposed to just at practice. He also said that he hopes to promote more accountability, communication and organization on the team.

“I like organization,” Robinson said, “so I’m trying to incorporate that as much into the team, or at least be more vocal about it. Not that we weren’t doing it in the past, but just be more cognitive about it overall.”

Junior Casey Wendorff said that the year has gone smoothly so far with Robinson as the full-time coach.

“He’s done really well,” Wendorff said. “We’ve been used to him because he’s been [an] assistant coach for many years. So really, the transition is only in how the week is structured and maybe a couple workouts. But other than that, it’s been pretty close.”

This year’s cross country team is very young according to Robinson. Most of the seniors graduated, leaving the junior runners as the oldest.

Being the coach for both the men’s and women’s teams, Robinson said that he wants to make sure that they are a unit, as opposed to two separate teams performing the same sport. Junior Michaela Harrison said that she likes the unity of the team.

“There’s a lot more guys, so they have more numbers on us, but the integration is there,”Harrison said.“And I like that.…

I think it would be weird to not know the guys’ team.”

Wendorff said that while the team is young, this is not a setback, because of the talent the runners show.

“We have some juniors that are going to be rising up and scoring now and getting some points,” he said. “And we have two freshmen that really have potential.

‘We’re not rebuilding, we’re reloading,’ is what we say.”

Robinson also says he has an optimistic outlook for the rest of the season.

“We’re very young,” he said. “And I’m looking forward to what we can do this year.”

The next meet for the men’s and women’s cross country team is at the Greater Louisville Classic in Louisville, Ky. on Saturday, Oct. 1.

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6 THE REFLECTOR

Human beings before disabilities Three UIndy students with disabilities share their stories about their lives, struggles and what makes them unique

Antwan Martin

“Autism may be a disability, but it can also be a benefit. It’s just part of how I think about things, how I see the world.”

Tyler Dunn

“I think it’s only a matter of time to where I’m completely deaf, and I won’t be able to hear at all....”

Leekshika Pinnamneni “I think there’s this norm, this societal norm, where if somebody appears a little bit different, there is a fear in people.”

Photos by Madison Hays

By Jessica Hoover & Abby Land NEWS EDITOR & STAFF WRITER The University of Indianapolis has about 200 students with disabilities such as health disorders, mental illness, learning disabilities, physical disabilities and sensory disabilities, according to Executive Director for Student Development Debbie Spinney. UIndy, along with Spinney, works to accommodate these students both in and out of the classroom.

“I think that it’s students with disabilities… [whose] abilities are underestimated,” Spinney said. “So just being that sort of cheerleader behind the scenes saying, ‘You can do it,’ watching them succeed and prove everybody wrong is really why I stay in it.”

One of the resources students with disabilities have is Baccalaureate for University of Indianapolis Learning Disabled. BUILD provides resources to help students complete their degree at UIndy.

For three UIndy students, one with a hearing impairment, one with autism and one with blindness, growing up with a disability has caused their lives to be a little different than the average student’s.

ANTWAN MARTIN Sophomore sports management major Antwan Martin was three years old when he said he started to not to be able to hear his mother. After being taken to the hospital for some testing, the doctors found out that not only him, but his two other brothers were partially deaf.

Martin started out just wearing hearing aids, but now has a hearing aid in one ear and a cochlear implant in the other. His level of hearing impairment is considered to be severe to profound.

“Basically, I get deafer almost every day from what I know and what my graft is showing,” Martin said. “But with the equipment, my hearing is better.... The deafness goes down. I think it’s only a matter of time to where I’m completely deaf, and I won’t be able to hear at all, even with the technology that they have.”

Martin said that growing up, his mother was always his biggest supporter but was struggling to hold down two or three jobs while taking care of her four children, three of whom are deaf. Added to that, in school he had to deal with his difficulty learning a foreign language, the challenge of running track and bullies.

“That [bullies] was one of those hard things for me growing up,” Martin said.

“I could never talk about it. It was people constantly making fun of the way I talk because I cannot speak well. I took speech classes when I was in elementary [school].

I couldn’t speak well, and I couldn’t pro-

WHAT IS A DISABILITY? A disability is

physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, according to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

nounce things the right way.”

Martin’s trouble with speaking caused him to have trouble pronouncing the words in a foreign language. In high school, he took a Spanish course in which he said he would just mumble the words when the teacher called on him.

In any sport that Martin played, he said he had to find different ways to participate while wearing his hearing aid or implant. When he first started to run track in middle school, he had trouble with his hearing aids sweating out about every two weeks. He said it started to get too expensive, so he learned to wear a headband whenever he ran. After he had surgery for his cochlear implant in his junior year of high school, he could run with it, but he said he had to be very cautious so it did not fall off. While running for UIndy his freshman year, he said he chose not to wear his hearing aid or cochlear implant at all. However, that left him at a disadvantage, since he couldn’t hear the gun go off when the race started. The next year, he bought a cap to hold his hearing aid and implant in place while he ran.

During Martin’s first year at UIndy, he said he did not get any accommodations for his disability, since he did not let the university know about it.

He eventually told them, and he now has an interpreter, a note-taker and extra time on his tests. He also is part of the BUILD program. Martin said one of the things that he thinks UIndy can improve on when accommodating hearing impaired students is the addition of an American Sign Language course.

“The first question I asked UIndy when I got here was if they had an ASL class, which is American Sign Language,” Martin said. “And the answer was no.

I was so devastated when I heard that, because I love ASL, even though I don’t speak it fluently. I can read it better than anybody else, but I cannot sign as well as my interpreter. And I’m working on it, but I don’t have anyone to sign with in my daily life, so it’s hard. It’s hard to continue doing something when no one else knows what you’re doing.”

Martin said that something he wants the campus community to understand better about people who are hearing impaired is that they do not always know sign language.

“Most people with cochlear implants [and/or] hearing aids, [they] all don’t know sign language,” Martin said. “That is the biggest thing about us. Most people think that we all know sign language because we’re hard of hearing or we’re deaf. Some of us do, [but] not all of us. It

depends on the type of community that we grew up in. I’m very blessed to know sign language.”

TYLER DUNN Senior mathematics major Tyler Dunn said he does not quite remember when he first developed autism, but that it does not affect him academically whatsoever.

He said he plans to become an actuary, and that his autism actually benefits him in math because of the different way that he thinks.

Dunn said that he is in a high-level math course, has a high GPA and has placed on high honor roll.The major thing that he struggles with is knowing how to act in certain social situations.

“Sometimes when I’m in public, I might speak too loud or do something that will embarrass me,” Dunn said. “It’s hard for me to tell when someone is giving me a cue or tell me something with their

“I think it’s so

to social events, and that should not be something people see as having a “sad existence.” Dunn said that it is a part of who he is, and sometimes people don’t understand that. Even his father had trouble understanding it at one point.

“My dad used to look at me playing alone and feel sad about it and unhappy.

But as I grew up, he came to understand something, that I’m okay not having that many friends and being on my own. He was projecting his values onto me. It’s a mistake that I feel people shouldn’t makethat if someone is okay with being alone, they shouldn’t want to make more friends.”

When looking at his autism, Dunn said that he sees his disability in a different light than most.

“Autism may be a disability, but it can also be a benefit,” he said. “It’s just part of how I think about things, how I see the world. Autism is like a different perspective to me. You can overlook some things, not understand some things, but in other areas you can understand and figure things out.”

LEEKSHIKA PINNAMNENI Junior international business major Leekshika Pinnamneni was born in India about two months early and had to be put in an incubator to increase her chances of survival. She said there was an oxygen issue in the incubator, which can cause damage to body parts such as the brain, ear canals and eyes. For Pinnamneni, it was her eyes and some parts of her stomach that were affected.

She said her stomach eventually developed, but the lack of oxygen caused her to become fully blind.

After moving to the United States when she was younger, for surgeries and other reasons, she found herself at UIndy.

A couple of the accommodations she has received are screen readers and PDF versions of textbooks for her screen reader to read aloud. She also has BUILD tutors to read her exams out loud to her and to interpret graphs. She said much of the help she receives at UIndy has been volunteer help, because the school does not have as much assistive technology as larger schools do.

“Every little bit helps,” Pinnamneni said. “And it doesn’t have to be some specialist doing it, it can just be a kind person who is willing to take a few minutes out of their day.... Kindness helps, I think, and I think that’s the case for anybody. For anybody with any disability, not only blindness—and I’m not ashamed to say this—I think there is more loneliness involved in the lifestyle.

And I’m still not ashamed to say that. I think that’s just a fact of life. Just saying

important to see people with any unique challenge — you see that they are a person too. Because we’re human , who [just] happen to have that condition.”

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body language. Simply put, most of my difficulties happen in social situations.”

Dunn is part of the BUILD program and has a system of tutors that help him and keep him on track and organized. He said that the faculty is very supportive of him and that he always has faculty members to talk to when things go wrong.

Outside of the UIndy community, Dunn said, his parents help and encourage him to work through his autism.

“They [my parents] always help me,” Dunn said. “They point out things I’m doing wrong, when I’m doing something socially unacceptable. Like maybe if I don’t look proper or I forgot to shave properly, or if I’m being too loud, they can inform me that I’m doing something wrong.”

Although Dunn said he does not have very many friends, he does not mind. He said he does not care much about going

• 19% of the population has a disability, according to the 2010 census.

hello or just letting those people know that you can be there and be supportive, that is so helpful. Have a conversation, even if it’s a couple of minutes.”

Pinnamneni said that one of her biggest struggles with being blind isn’t trying to get around—she had mobility lessons for that. The hardest thing for her is socializing. She said that it is hard when she is talking to someone and she does not know if they have walked away or not. She said it is also difficult to socialize sometimes without being able to see someone’s nonverbal cues.

One thing that Pinnamneni suggests that UIndy do to better to help students with disabilities is to have more opportunities to meet people on campus. She said that at one point, UIndy was a part of the Best Buddies program, which has chapters all over the world. Best Buddies is a nonprofit organization with the goal of building friendships among students with disabilities. It pairs disabled students with their non-disabled peers.

“What's the beauty of it is that the organization does sponsored events, but the most important thing is to go on outings with that buddy or just to spend time at a given location … to get that kind of relationship opportunity,” Pinnamneni said. “Because I think there’s this norm, this societal norm, where if somebody appears a little bit different, there is fear in people. And I totally get it, but I think socially we need to remove that fear from people, and I think it starts in communities like college campuses.”

Pinnamneni said that one thing she wants people to understand is that a student’s condition does not define them.

“I think what I want people to understand is yes, it is obvious that I have a condition, but it’s not the biggest deal in the world. It really isn’t a huge deal,” Pinnamneni said. “I know that it’s difficult to do but when you meet somebody with any condition, not just my condition, I think it’s so important to see people with any unique challenge—you see that they are a person too. Because we’re human beings first, who [just] happen to have that condition. I think that will just open your eyes. We are not the conditions…. Acknowledge our personhood first, and then you can learn more. And I think that applies to anybody. I think the interesting thing about blindness is that you don’t see the other stuff. You meet a person, and you don’t know what color their skin is. You find that stuff out later. You don’t know about their background. You don’t know their religion, their sexual preference, their facial features. You can explore that later, but you see them as a person first. I think that’s really the beauty in blindness.”

Types of disabilities postsecondary students have 1% 2%

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• 6% of undergraduate students in the U.S. have a disability.

• Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 prohibit discrimination against students with disabilities.

Information from http://www.washington.edu/doit/statistics.

Graphic by Zoë Berg

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Current student competes at Olympics

By Kylee Crane & Clarissa Cairns EDITOR-IN-CHIEF & STAFF WRITER Freshman Sotia Neophytou was thrown into the pool and swimming at the age of three. Fifteen years later, Neophytou found herself diving into the pool in Rio de Janeiro for the 2016 Olympics.

Born and raised in Limassol, Cyprus, Neophytou has enjoyed swimming since she was first thrown into the pool. Her mother was a swimmer, she said, and she wanted to be just like h e r.

As she grew up, Neophytou dreamed of going to the Olympics.

“It’s always been a dream for me to go to the Olympics, but after the 2012 Olympics in London, that’s when I decided I had to go,” she said.

Going for gold was not her only motivation, however. Neophytou said she also wanted to be an Olympian so she could meet Michael Phelps.

Cyprus received an invitation to send two swimmers, one male and one female, to Rio for the Olympics. Neophytou received the female invite after having met standard qualifying times in the 100-meter butterfly. When she heard the news, Neophytou said, it was surreal.

“I was very, very emotional at first. I couldn’t get it to sink in. I think it took me two weeks to finally let it all sink in and then from there, I just focused on getting prepared and training.”

The training and preparing were tough, according to Neophytou, but well worth it.

“I did a lot of high— altitude training, which really i m p ro v e d m y endurance. I had two workouts a day, whether it was in the pool or the gym,” she said.

While Neophytou was swimming in Rio,Head Swimming Coach Jason Hite made sure to record her swimming event both on his

television and his phone.

“Of course I was going to watch all of the swimming, but I made sure to watch her specifically, too,” Hite said. “As her coach, at that time her future coach, I wanted to see what she swam like and see what I could do to help her improve, not only with our team but looking forward to 2020 for the Olympics in Tokyo. My hope is to see her go there, and my job over the next four years is working and helping her make it there.”

Neophytou said that she would get extremely nervous before an event, but said the excitement also was indescribable. Her favorite part of the Olympics, however, was the Opening Ceremony.

“I got so excited when they called Cyprus, and everyone was applauding,” Neophytou said.

Meeting several famed Olympians, such as her idol Phelps and also Ryan Lochte, also was one of her Rio highlights.

After Rio, Neophytou headed to the United States to the University of Indianapolis. The UIndy team has several other Cypriots on the team, which was how Hite first connected with Neophytou.

“I talked with her and her father on Skype and through email, and I did the same with her coach several times as well. It was just a process of developing a relationship and seeing if this was a right fit for her,” Hite said. “She’s a very nice girl. She’s an accomplished swimmer.

She’s obviously been to the biggest stage, and to have that experience on this team is definitely an asset for us.”

Since stepping on campus, Neophytou

Photo contributed by Sotia Neophytou

Freshman Sotia Neophytou swam the 100-meter butterfly at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. said, that she has felt very welcomed and has enjoyed training with the team.

Hite said that Neophytou has adjusted well over the last few weeks, starting off as a shy teammate who would only communicate with other Cypriots on the team then slowly breaking out of her comfort zone.

“I’ve seen her start to interact a lot more with some of the team, and it’s still early on. I think it will be a good thing, and she’ll be a Hound, and she’ll be integrated

Two Greyhounds swim their way to Rio in 2016

with the rest of the team from around the world soon,” Hite said.

Neophytou said she is excited to see what happens in the next four years and hopes other Greyhound athletes can attain their own goals too, like her own that began at the age of three.

“I hope all the athletes here at UIndy are also able to achieve their dreams,” Neophytou said. “If their dream is the Olympics also, I hope they can get there like I did.”

Alum makes second trip to Paralympics

By Laken Detweiler PHOTO EDITOR Most people experience heartbreak, but they all experience it differently. University of Indianapolis alumnus Dalton Herendeen experienced it on a worldwide stage. In 2012, he traveled to London to compete in the Paralympics, but he did not make it to the finals in any of his events.

In 2016, Herendeen made the trip to Rio. Unlike in 2012, he moved on to the finals in three of his five races, but most importantly he moved on in the 100-meter breaststroke. It was the reason he was able to go to Rio; it was also the reason for his heartbreak.

“I swam the 100-meter breaststroke on the 14 [of September] and made it back to finals in that event. And I swam it, and I got fourth by .27 [seconds]. That was pretty heartbreaking to be honest,” he said. “That was a hard day for me because you train your whole life and give it everything you have for that one event, and to get fourth by .2, that really hurts....

After that event, I went back to the cool down pool, and I just lost it emotionally, because it’s over in a split of a second.”

Herendeen said he had mixed emotions about finishing fourth, because it was the best time he had ever swum.

“It was a damn good race, and I was so proud. But at the same time, when you come so close, it hurts so bad,” he said.

“But to get fourth and to say I’m the fourth fastest in the world is pretty awesome.”

While in Rio, Herendeen also swam in four other events: the 200 IM, 100 fly, 400 free and the medley relay. Looking back at the experience as a whole, despite not medaling, Herendeen says that his favorite memory is the 100-meter breaststroke.

“That was awesome,” he said. “To get up there in front of the crowd... You can’t even hear yourself think, it’s so loud in the building. People are screaming, and you know you’re sitting up there, and you can feel your own heart beat. And you get up behind those blocks, and you know this is the event you’ve trained for for four years, and this is it. It’s do or die, and you jump in. And I just remember feeling the water.

I just remember, I was out really quick … but I got caught at the very end, I got tired.

It was pretty cool and the announcers they were yelling my name. I don’t know, that moment, that 100-meter breaststroke, I’ll remember that moment for the rest of my life. And then to touch up and look up at the scoreboard to see that I missed medaling, because I’ve trained my whole life to try to medal, and to know I missed my medaling by .2 ... to look up and know

that I came so close. I worked my ass off, having him gone in Rio, while very fun not a typical 40-hour week, rather 60 to so I’m pretty happy about that.” and exciting to watch, I felt very empty 80 hours a week as a coach in addition He said that his most significant without him, because we’ve spent so to all of his training. takeaway from Rio is that you can do much time together. But I’m very glad As Herendeen left for Rio, Brethauer everything right, but sometimes it is not that he is back.” said she had tears in her eyes. Fortunately, meant to be.

Herendeen said that without Brethauer, the two were in constant contact through “I think for me to get fourth by .2 Rio would not have been possible. phone calls and text messages. Later, the definitely made me realize that you could “She’s been behind me single every tears came back for Brethauer as Herengive it everything you have, you could day,” he said. “She’s been my biggest deen touched the wall in the 100-meter work hard, you could do everything right, cheerleader. She’s been my biggest breaststroke. but sometimes you don’t succeed. I think motivation and my biggest help and my “I mean this with no disrespect to the that’s definitely a really cool story with biggest support. I would be nowhere 15 years of coaching that I’ve done at the me,” Herendeen said. “I did everything without her. I would definitely say I owe collegiate level, but watching him swim right and I made these changes and I everything to her.” was the proudest moment of my coachswam so fast and I went all best times.

Leading up to Rio, Herendeen was ing career. When I said goodbye to him But sometimes it’s not enough, and before he left, I was in tears and just so sometimes you don’t succeed. I think proud of him and the work that to understand that and to know he’s done and knowing that it kind of re-humbles me and it wasn’t easy. He had knee makes me understand a little bit surgery in November. He more that maybe it’s not meant only has one good knee, so to be. There’s something bigger having knee surgery is kind out there I guess, but I think of a big deal.... And to be that’s my biggest take away.” able to make a comeback from Pr i o r t o g r a d u a t i n g that is insane. And to qualify from UIndy, Herendeen ... I was just so proud, seeing met University of Mar y him smile, seeing him so Washington Head Swimming happy….Watching him come Coach Abby Brethauer at a in fourth, I cried because I was swim camp. Following various so proud of him, and I cried conversations about what he because I was so heartbroken was doing after graduation and for him, because I know how whether or not he wanted to go hard he worked.” into coaching or training for Brethauer wanted HerRio, or both, Brethauer was able endeen to medal to have to offer Herendeen a job and a something to represent all training opportunity. of the effort he had put into Brethauer said that deciding being a Paralympian.

Photo Illustration by Laken Detweiler to train and work together was “A medal is something you never a “let’s do this” situation, Left to right: UIndy alum Dalton Herendeen and fellow paralympian Evan Austin. can show to people who don’t but various conversations that understand what you do,” she led to that opportunity. Herendeen visited coaching, swimming six to 10 workouts said. “Because I think people who don’t Mary Washington in the fall of his senior and lifting three to five times a week. understand, their first question is, ‘Oh, year to get a feel for the team, the campus “It was crazy,” Brethauer said. “When did you medal?’ And I wanted that for and the area. we were in season with the team, he would him so badly, because it doesn’t make any After graduating in 2015, Herendeen swim with the team. And then he would difference to me or the people that know moved to Virginia to become an assistant coach a group. And then he would go lift him and love him, because we know what coach at Mary Washington. Brethauer on his own. And then he’d come back he’s done. But that way, when people ask, said that working with him has helped in the afternoon and swim…. It was a ‘Oh did you win a medal?’... you can say her grow and step outside of the box as schedule that didn’t leave much time for ‘Yes,’ [and] that’s huge.” a coach. him to do anything else other than work While Herendeen is proud to represent “He’s great,” Brethauer said. “He’s and train, and it was one where every his country, Brethauer is proud to work super high energy, [and the] kids love minute was taken up…. Once the team beside him,because of his him—having him around makes our finished [the season], it was a lot of one- positive outlook. whole team better. So that’s a huge bonus on-one time. It was a lot of Dalton doing Herendeen not side of coaching [with him]. really hard work and me watching him only has exposed “And then being able to work with doing it from February to trials.”

Brethauer to the him the last year as an athlete has just After going to trials and making the para-world, but been, for me, a huge growing experience. team, Brethauer said that Herendeen has exposed his It’s really nice to have someone who is did most of his training on his own. swimmers to the talented and understands his body and Herendeen was competing against para-world and to who’s also willing to try new things. athletes who were devoting everything to the fact that paraHe allowed me to grow as a coach and swimming, while he was dedicating his swimmers can be just step out of my box.... We’ve spent every life to coaching and swimming. Brethauer as successful as ableday together for the last 12 months. So said he was working a full-time job, but bodied swimmers.

Graphic by Darion Hutchinson

“I think one of the best things about knowing Dalton in terms of a wider life view [is that] first off he’s the most positive person you’ll ever meet,” Brethauer said.

“He’s excited, and he’s passionate, and it takes a lot to get him down. When he is around you, he forces you to become better, because his personality is insanely positive, which I find rare these days....

[He] has opened my eyes to a whole different side of my sport that I didn’t know existed in the para-world. And so like going to trials with him and seeing some of the other swimmers that he was competing against and just kind of getting an idea of all that stuff, it really opened my mind ... A disability is not something that has to be a negative. Unless you’re in contact with that, you don’t really realize it on the same level…. I have my feet wet in the para-world, and I’m recruiting other para-athletes, and it’s awesome. It’s a whole new side to the sport that has been opened up. And seeing his enthusiasm and meeting these people—it’s such as unique experience that I feel very fortunate to have been a part of, and to have now, going forward, as part of my coaching career. And I’m very excited about staying involved with that.”

Not many people get to say they have experienced the Olympics, let alone competed, but Herendeen has had that opportunity twice. He’s been a part of the opening ceremonies. He has met people from all over. He has lived in the Olympic Village. And he represented the United States.

“I’m so lucky and so honored and so privileged to get to represent my country.

It is incredible, absolutely a feeling [I’ll never forget]. And you get to walk up there in the blocks and represent your country, and it’s just like ... I can’t explain to you what it means. And all this stuff, it’s just absolutely incredible to be an Olympian, twice now. It is awesome.”

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

THE REFLECTOR

Maestro Leppard conducts FACS Ruth Lilly Performance Hall celebrates its 36th annual Gala Opening featuring performing faculty and guest artists from campus and surrounding areas

By Nicole Monday DISTRIBUTION MANAGER

Photo by Mariah Coleman

Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities Paul Krasnovsky gives a brief history on the pieces performed in the Gala Opening.

The University of Indianapolis’ music department hosted its annual Gala Opening performance at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 19 in Ruth Lilly Performance Hall of the Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center. Conductor Laureate and former Musical Director of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and UIndy Artist-in-Residence Maestro Raymond Leppard conducted the concert.

Accompanying Leppard was guest artist and ISO Concertmaster Zachary DePue. The stage in Ruth Lilly Performance Hall was opened to President Robert Manuel who addressed the crowd and offered insight into what he said is “one of the best traditions we have here at the university.”

“It [the gala] leads a series of more than 60 cultural events on campus this year that bring together the community, our faculty, our staff, our students and special members inside our community to create an anchor of arts and culture on the southside,” Manuel said. “What this means is they’re committed to bringing together cultural, intellectual and fun events on campus that raise the quality of life for people who live around us.”

The performance opened with the

UIndy Festival Orchestra performing the “Capriol Suite,” by Peter Warlock, from 1926. The pieces included “Basse-Danse: Allegro moderato,” “Pavane: Allegretto, ma un poco lento,” “Tordion: Con moto,” Bransles: Presto,” “Pieds-en-l’air: Adante tranquillo” and “Mattachins: Allegro con brio.”

The next piece performed by the Festival Orchestra was Johann Sebastian Bach’s “Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043,” which included “Vivace,” “Largo ma non tanto” and “Allegro.” The piece featured Zachary DePue and Assistant Professor of Music Austin Hartman on violin.

After a brief intermission, the Festival Orchestra returned with the UIndy Concert Choir and UIndy music department faculty and a guest performer as the solo quartet, including Professor of Music Kathleen Hacker, soprano; Assistant Professor of Music Mitzi Westra, mezzo-soprano; guest artist Trey Smagur, tenor; and Adjunct Faculty Member Daniel Narducci, bass-baritone.

Together they performed Joseph Haydn’s Mass “Missa Sancti Nicolai, Hob. XXII:6.” The movements of the piece included “Kyrie eleison (Allegretto),” “Gloria,” “Credo,” “Sanctus (Adagio-Allegro),” Benedictus (Moderato-Allegro)” and “Agnus Dei.”

Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities Paul Krasnovsky prepared the students in the Concert Choir for their performance with Maestro Leppard. According to Krasnovsky, Haydn’s Mass was performed last May, but the choir was made up of new [students] were required to learn the pieces from the beginning.

“We had all these new people, and it’s critical that they learn it as well as everyone else,” Krasnovsky said. “We have kids who have never sung this kind of music before, and they ’ve never sung it at the level that we need to perform. They’ve never worked with an orchestra like the Indianapolis Symphony. It’s an entirely different world.”

Krasnovsky said that the Concert Choir had about six rehearsals in the span of two weeks in order to properly understand the piece. He also said that the university can expect great things to come to Ruth Lilly Performance Hall.

“It’s remarkable what goes on in our music department.We have talent at every level–students, faculty, guest artists–and it just doesn’t stop,” Krasnovsky said.

The next performance in Ruth Lilly Performance Hall is Sept. 28 at 7:30 p.m. This event features Rachel Caswell in the first Jazz Artist Concert Series of the 2016-17 academic year.

‘Deconstructions’ art exhibit showcases alum’s work in Christel DeHaan gallery

By Mercadees Hempel MANAGING EDITOR A guestbook in the University of Indianapolis’ Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Gallery, lets people sign and leave comments when they come to visit the latest exhibit. There are two pages of names and comments for “Deconstructions,” the exhibit that opened on Aug. 29 and will close on Sept. 30. A recent comment in that guestbook says, “What does it all mean?”

“Deconstructions: New Work by Michal Lile,”features 12 objects that have all been taken apart by UIndy alumnus Michal Lile. For example, one object is a typewriter that has been broken down to the keys and gears and the casing. There is also a shirt that has had the sleeves, collar, buttons and other sections of it pulled apart and put into bags, that are mounted on the wall. To the human eye, the exhibit is a room full of objects that have been taken apart.

“But what does it all mean?” the guestbook asks.

“This body of work is ... first and foremost, about loss,” Lile said. “How can it not be? Because the object is being destroyed, essentially…. They are being dismantled, destroyed–I prefer the word deconstructed–but all of that is happening, and it is fundamentally about loss.”

The titles of the 12 pieces reveal the story behind the project. Lile said that while the titles give the impression of a “teenage relationship gone bad,” the work is not based on a personal relationship that he had, or even just a romantic relationship.

The work has a social and political message as well and also represents any relationship that anyone has with something, Lile said.

“We have relationships with our government, with society, with our jobs, with our pets,” Lile said. “Not that you break up with your pet, but you can lose one.

And so I would say that the series explores loss in general more than a relationship in particular.”

The deconstructed shirt is titled “There Are Days When I Don’t Even Think About You” while the paintbrush is titled “And If I Could Draw I Would Capture It for You.” Along the wall of the gallery, the next piece is hangers, pulled apart and flattened to a metal line. This piece is titled “At Least We (Sorta) Tried.” The piece after that is the typewriter, which is titled “They Don’t Make Relationships Like They Used To.” A S c h w i n n Tr a ve l e r b i c yc l e is the next deconstructed object, titled “Your Full Speed/No Brakes Autobiography Is Pure Fiction.” This is followed by a deconstructed toolbox titled “I Hope I Was Your Favorite Project.” The next piece on the wall is not a physical object, but a poem.

Words are pasted to the wall while others are scattered on the floor in a pile.

This deconstructed poem is titled “She Loves Me.” A deconstructed clarinet, the next piece on the wall is titled “The

Photo by Morgan Ellis

Kurt Vonnegut’s “Breakfast of Champions” sits on a podium for exhibit-goers to observe and interact with by tearing out pages. Those who tear out the pages are given the opportunity to take them home to keep.

Sound of You Slamming the Door.” The last piece is another deconstructed poem, titled “She Loves Me Not.” In the middle of the gallery is a deconstructed bed, which includes the bed frame, the mattress cover, staples and other parts of a bed.This piece is titled “If I Ever Told You I Missed You, I Was Lying.”

Next to it is a deconstructed ladder and jar titled “That Time We Walked Through IKEA Backwards.” The final piece in the middle of the gallery is a vintage copy of Kurt Vonnegut’s “Breakfast of Champions.” It is placed on a podium, open, and several pages have been torn out and dropped to the floor. This piece is titled “The Cheerio Kid Strikes Again” and comes with instructions.

The instructions say that visitors can rip out a page of the book and can do it as often as they want. They also can take the pages home, hang them up and post pictures of that to Instagram with the hashtag #lilehqbooks.

Each of the 12 pieces also has a QR code with it, which according to the accompanying description would “allow you to connect to a series of images

related to the deconstructed piece you are viewing.” Lile said that the QR codes lead to his website, which documents the steps by which the works were deconstructed.

“His work was really cool,” said Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Art and Design James Viewegh. “I think it offers a really interesting viewpoint to our students.

It’s different from things we normally have, so anytime we can showcase artwork that brings a different point of view, a different way of looking, to the students, [that] is really great.”

According to Viewegh, Lile is a UIndy alumn and was a student of Viewegh’s.

Viewegh said that Gallery Coordinator Mark Ruschman proposed the idea to show Lile’s work, and Viewegh thought it was a “natural fit.”

Lile said that the bed was the first object he took apart, and when choosing pieces for this exhibit he had a set of criteria each had to meet. Ideally, the object could be taken apart in nine to 15 steps, and it had to be something that he cared about. For example, the dress shirt was his favorite, and the typewriter was

the typewriter he used from his freshman year to his senior year at Purdue University when pursuing his undergraduate degree.

“First and foremost, they were objects that were actually mine, that were important to me. So I wanted to take things apart that felt wrong to take apart, because it’s not loss if you don’t really care,” Lile said. “A relationship that you don’t want, that’s not even loss…. Or if you don’t like your job, and you just got fired, that’s not actually loss. It’s loss if you actually loved your job. … You love your country, and things seem to not be going well.”

Not only did the objects have to have importance to Lile, but he said they also had to be visually appealing once they were destroyed. He then got the idea of sharing photos of the objects as they were being deconstructed on Instagram.

Viewegh said that he hopes visitors see that there was careful preparation in Lile’s artwork and that that kind of thinking is necessary in all art, no matter the medium.

“It’s not just like he [Lile] sat there and took a hammer to the typewriter

and smashed it all to pieces, threw it on the floor and said, ‘Oh, there’s my art!’”

Viewegh said. “He thought about the process because he recorded the process of how they came about. And he was very deliberate about how he laid out those pieces. It wasn’t just like he had some kind of angst and destroyed the pieces and just threw it [all] on the floor…. He thought methodically about what he was going to do and how he was going to do it.”

Lile said that he hopes visitors will connect to the pieces and that their experiences will make them interpret the work in their own way.

“I would certainly hope they will enjoy it,” Lile said. “I hope they are challenged by it, at least a little bit or at first…. [I hope] they can connect with it in a way that feels profound and in a way that feels like an intellectual hug.”

The next exhibit in the gallery will be “The Breaks: Lobyn Hamilton,” which according to Viewegh will be concept art as well. The exhibit opens on Oct. 10.

The reception will be at 4 p.m., and the exhibit will be open to visitors free of charge from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

ENTERTAINMENT

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THE REFLECTOR

REVIEWS

THE RATINGS

CLASSIC

GREAT

MEDIOCRE

BAD

HORRIBLE

1 SNOWDEN MOVIE

WORLDS 2 WILD CD

PATACHOU 3 CAFÉ RESTAURANT

LAST MILE 4 THE BOOK

CINEMA 5 CEREAL ADVENTURE

>>Where do I even begin? I can’t express how hard it is to put into words just how amazing this movie is. Edward Snowden, a former hacker for the CIA, invites journalists to hear classified information about the NSA’s illegal surveillance techniques from his time working for the government. He shows them thousands of classified documents to prove that this information is legitimate.

Before he can begin sharing information with them, he tosses their cell phones into a microwave to prevent the NSA from listening to their conversation.

The storyline follows the days Snowden spent giving information he thought the American people deserved to know.

“Snowden” is based on a true story, and it’s scary to realize how much the NSA and the CIA were doing without our knowledge. It made me want to throw out my phone and never touch my computer again. But, when the credits began, images of real articles about the collection of all this data being deemed illegal were scrolling and made me feel a little bit more comfortable. Leaving the theatre was bittersweet because I couldn’t believe what I had just seen, but at the same time, I didn’t want it to be over. “Snowden” is one of those movies I could see a hundred more times and never get tired of because I’ll always be able to find something I missed the first time I watched it. This movie is definitely a must–see.

>> If you’ve ever felt like screaming at the TV out of frustration with the current political climate or felt the emotional roller coaster of all the problems relationships bring, “Wild World,”appropriately titled, may become your next anthem album. Love, politics, relationships and inner demons are some of the complex yet relatable topics Bastille develops in its muchanticipated sophomore album.This album experiments with electronic dance music pop and is primarily guitar-based, which contrasts with Bastille’s recognizable piano synth melodies. Lead singer and songwriter Dan Smith captures his audience with provoking lyrics and harmonies. Reminiscent of Bastille’s first album,“Bad Blood,”this album introduces vintage movie samples into the songs, but it quickly becomes more distracting than enhancing. In my favorite track, “Warmth,” Smith cries out the desire we all have at times to escape from this “wild, wild world.” Although this album is initially impressive, it quickly becomes repetitive with songs such as “Power,” and the second half begins to blur together.

But tracks such as “Fake It” and “Shame” bring listeners back with catchy hooks, breezy beats and heavy synths. Overall, I recommend this album to faithful Bastille fans and to new listeners looking for an album that expresses the complex feelings of the human condition.

>>Café Patachou is a refreshing spot to get brunch in downtown Indianapolis. Sitting in this café, I was overwhelmed with delicious aromas and cool, uplifting indie pop music. As for the coffee, the café offers about five different custom brews at a self-serve coffee bar, including their special banana-nut coffee.

This is great because depending on the day, the wait can be anywhere from immediate seating to an hour, so you can freely fill up on coffee while you wait. For my meal, I ordered the Cuban Breakfast.This southof-the-border dish included two fried eggs, rice, black beans, avocado and white cheddar with a spinach-jalapeño sauce on the side. I have to say, this was one of the best breakfasts I have ever had. It was the perfect combination of creamy and spicy.

I also split the Croissant French toast Patachou with my dad. This French toast was simply a flaky croissant flattened and cooked in the same way classic French toast is, then covered in powdered sugar, pecans and warm syrup. This sweet and flaky French toast was a great complement to my spicy Cuban Breakfast. The pricing is very reasonable; almost everything on the menu is about $10 or less, making Café Patachou a great place to get breakfast or lunch with your friends, without spending too much money and burning a hole in your pocket. Overall, I cannot wait to go back to this restaurant. This is definitely one of my favorite finds in Indy so far.

>>Amos Decker, the man who cannot forget anything, returns in David Baldacci’s sequel “The Last Mile.” In his new crime fiction thriller, Baldacci produces yet another predictable novel.

Famous for his action-packed crime thrillers, Baldacci, in my opinion, serves his readers a weak, half-baked story plot that does not stray far from his original novel. Decker, who recently joined the FBI, comes across a case with an eerie similarity to his own past. Melvin Mars, a convicted murderer who is counting down his days until execution for brutally murdering his family, could possibly walk because a suspect has come forward and confessed to the murder. Decker takes it upon himself to investigate after seeing parallels between his own past and Mars’.

However, when a member of Decker’s team goes missing, he begins to think there is a sinister plot here and he must use every ounce of brain power he can muster to save an innocent man from being executed. Baldacci’s mediocre plot took enjoyment out of reading this sequel and made me wish he had never written it.

His writing seemed repetitive and dry, and I wished he had differentiated this book more from his others. Losing interest on the very first page, I had to forcefully make myself finish the book by bribing myself with candy after each chapter. If you are looking for an unintellectual, unoriginal crime thriller, Baldacci is the way to go.

>>Who else enjoys a nice bowl of cereal in the morning as you lounge around and watch a movie? I know I sure do. On Sept. 17 at 10 a.m., The Athenaeum Theatre, located on East Michigan St., hosted its Cereal Cinema event. For only $5, anyone around the city can come and enjoy an all-you-can-eat buffet of assorted cereals while watching a handpicked movie by the Indie Film Festival. As I walked in and grabbed my Frosted Flakes, because they’re great, the theatre began streaming the original 80s commercials promoting cereals that are still around today–such as Frosted Flakes, Cheerios and Cap’n Crunch, which I always believed was “Captain Crunch” until this event—but also cereals that I have never even heard of, such as Cow Pow. In all honesty, I enjoyed the commercials slightly more than the movie itself. The movie was the 1978 Disney science fiction film “The Black Hole.” The film is like “Star Wars” meets “Star Trek,” which, if you have seen them, are incredibly cheesy.

This movie was not Disney’s best, but the crowd seemed to enjoy it. Because of upcoming major renovations, the Cereal Cinema will be relocated to the Indianapolis Museum of Art on the first Saturday of each month for the rest of the year. The next showing will be at the IMA on Oct. 1 at 10 a.m. Tickets will be $5 per person for the general public and free for kids five and under.

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Concert features new jazz studies director Ruth Lilly Performance Hall celebrates its 36th annual Gala Opening featuring performing faculty and guest artists from campus and surrounding areas

Photos by Morgan Ellis

(Left) Steven Jones, Nick Tucker and Kenny Phelps play together in “Jazz Standards Concert” with new Jazz Studies Director, Mark O’Connor. (Right) O’Connor performs in Ruth Lilly Performance Hall of Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center on Sept. 12 at 7:30 p.m.

By Morgan Ellis & Darion Hutchinson ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR & STAFF WRITER Kicking off the Faculty Artist Concert Series at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 12 at the University of Indianapolis was new Director of Jazz Studies Mark O’Connor. Alongside O’Connor playing the tenor saxophone were pianist Steven Jones, bassist Nick Tucker and percussionist Kenny Phelps, who kept the group together during works composed

by Johnny Griffin, Brooks Bowman, Bill y S trayhorn, Antonio Carlos Jobim and O’Connor himself.

O’Connor received his master’s degree in 1996 and recently finished his doctor of musical arts degree in jazz performance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. According to O’Connor, he has been a part of the Chicago and Milwaukee music scenes since 1996 as a performer, composer and educator. Jazz for O’Connor began when he was in eighth grade and found that the improvisation of the genre was what drew him to want to study it so closely.

“Improvisation is at the heart of the style,” O’Connor said. “When you learn how to improvise, you learn to improvise not only in jazz but in life, and that’s the thing that when you learn how to do that, it’s so applicable to so many different things.

Plus, it’s fun just like goals [in life].”

Featured on a table outside Ruth Lilly Performance Hall were two of O’Connor’s CDs for sale: “Mirage” (2003) and “Suspended Reality” (2011). A collection of music from both of these albums were featured in the FACS including “Mirage,” “Blues for Ethan,” “Suspended Reality,” “A Monk’s Dream” and “Quiet Snow.”

“Suspended Reality,”O’Connor’s most recent work, was released in Chicago with musicians from Chicago in 2011.

“The title comes from when music is really great, it does in fact suspend reality.

It’s that kind of takes-you-away-fromeveryday-kind-of-drudgery,” O’Connor said. “I spend a lot of time with my CDs. I don’t let something out of the door that I’m not absolutely proud of.”

Senior general music major Ron Dukes attended Monday night’s FACS to see O’Connor in action on stage.

“I’m currently taking a jazz and

improvisation class from him [O’Connor], and he had mentioned several times the concert and I really wanted to attend anyway. I recognized a few familiar faces in the rhythm section who play around the city of Indianapolis as well as the University of Indianapolis, so it was cool to see all of them,” Dukes said.

While O’Connor is excited to teach his “hungry for knowledge” students at UIndy, Dukes is looking forward to seeing what O’Connor brings to the table in the classroom as we l l a s t h e p e r f o r m a n c e h a l l .

“He’s a real down-to-earth guy, but a genius at the same time. It’s cool to see him perform but also pick his brain by being in a course that he’s teaching currently,” Dukes said. “It’ll be exciting to see what else he brings to UIndy Faculty.”

The next Faculty Artist Concert Series is Oct. 3 at 7:30 p.m. featuring Tamara Thweat on flute, Gregory Martin on piano, Dean Franke on violin, Susan Chan on viola, Marko Petričić on bayan, Nemanja Ostojić on guitar, Pamela French on oboe and Thomas Gerber on harpsichord in “Dynamic Duos”– a collaboration concert between faculty and guests performing music from the 18th to the 20th centuries.

NEWS

10 THE REFLECTOR

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Renovations enhance space at UIndy

By Maia Gibson EDITORIAL ASSISTANT

The University of Indianapolis started and completed renovations across campus over the summer. Projects included updating Martin, Lilly Science and Nicoson halls, creating a new student engagement center in Schwitzer Student Center and completing construction of the Greyhound Village apartments.

According to Executive Director of Facilities Management Pam Fox the biggest change was to Lilly and Martin halls.

“We did renovations to expand some programs and start some programs,” she said.

Lilly and Martin received upgraded laboratories, the addition of student collaboration areas and faculty conference rooms and an updated layout more conducive to student learning. Lilly is now home to the chemistry and biology programs and the anthropology and forensics labs, while Martin houses earth space science, physics and the new engineering program.

According to Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Michael Holstein, “It [renovating Lilly and Martin] was to bring laboratory facilities up to the standard that we expect for the students, in order to have the best quality experience they can have in terms of their education.”

According to Holstein, the total cost of renovations to Lilly and Martin was $3.5 million, which UIndy borrowed from the University of Indianapolis endowment. The endowment is made up of monetary gifts from donors, most of whom require UIndy to preserve

the actual donation and only spend the earnings. UIndy can borrow money from the endowment, instead of borrowing from a bank. The university will repay the $3.5 million plus principal and interest over time.

Fox said she already has seen students using the renovated facilities.

“As soon as the doors were open at Lilly and Martin, you saw students gathering in those collaborative areas,” she said. “It was fantastic.”

Another renovation that took place over the summer in Schwitzer was the creation of the Student Engagement Center, which opened just before the start of the semester, complete with new and varied seating, bright paint, televisions and more opportunities for students to work with each other and with staff, including representatives from the Professional Edge Center and Student Affairs.

“We were looking for a place that both Professional Edge and Student Affairs could use to do small programs, but also more casual space that students could interact one-on-one either by themselves or with staff members,” said Vice President for Student and Campus Affairs and Dean of Students Kory Vitangeli.

According to Holstein, another reason for the renovation was that the atrium area was becoming crowded. The university and the students felt that students needed more space to sit and study or interact.

The $260,000 used for renovating Schwitzer came from a donor as a gift to the university. Vitangeli has observed students frequently using the new space.

“That student engagement space is always packed,” she said. “I think

Photo by Derek Walter

The Student Engagement Center in Schwitzer was built with the help of a $260,000 gift from a donor. we’ll see even more of it even, when the TV system gets turned on. But just from the one meal plan forum that I had, it was packed. And it was a neat way to gather students together in a more intimate space.”

Nicoson Hall also was upgraded over the summer. The basketball court floor was replaced due to a main water line leak that seeped up through it.

New LED lights and a fresh coat of

paint completed the renovations. The renovations were part of a three-year plan to upgrade the facility and also part of President Robert Manuel’s Vision 2030 plan, according to Vitangeli.

The most noticeable change in Nicoson, according to Fox, is the LED lighting. She said that she cannot wait for the first home basketball game of the season because the new lighting brightens the court and makes the floor glow.

A gift of $500,000 from Ray Skillman of the Ray Skillman Auto Group allowed for the renovations in Nicoson.

To thank him for his gift, UIndy named the new court after him. Students can see his company’s logo printed on the sidelines.

While there are other renovation plans in the works, including work in Good Hall, UIndy is taking a break to focus on academic programs, according to Holstein.

“We spent a lot of time refreshing [and] modernizing the campus between the Health Pavilion, the apartments, Lilly and Martin [and] the library,”Holstein said. “It’s time to focus on academic programs and academic excellence.”

Vitangeli hopes that students will enjoy the newly renovated spaces.

“My hope is that [students] find them to be spaces that they really enjoy being in, that they want to hang out in them, that they’re both academically and socially fulfilling for them,” Vitangeli said. “I hope students recognize that the university is always looking for ways that we can make spaces more userfriendly for them, more technologically upgraded, more spaces where they feel like they can study and hang out and get something out of.”

Vitangeli also hopes that students recognize that UIndy has listened to their suggestions.

“We’re always looking at ways that we can address some of the needs of students,” Vitangeli said. “We always want to hear feedback from students.

So if there are things students want to see in terms of space, there are people on campus that would love to hear that.”

UIndy narrows position search

Position of Title IX Coordinator to be filled within the next month

By Erik Cliburn & Corey Hodges EDITORIAL ASSISTANT & STAFF WRITER

Photo by Zoë Berg

Professor of History and Political Science James Fuller gestures to a map depicting which party won each state in the 1872 election in his lecture on Sept. 20.

Lecture connects corrupt election of 1876 to today

By Zoë Berg FEATURE EDITOR Professor of History and Political Science James Fuller gave a lecture on Sept. 20, titled “How to Steal a Presidential Election: The Contested Election of 1876.” The lecture focused on the candidates and events surrounding the 1876 election, but could relate to the 2016 election.

“This is a lecture about history, but it’s also relevant to our time,” Fuller said.

Fuller began first by explaining the four major issues of the 1876 election.

He said there were deep divisions after the Civil War, a financial panic, corruption and more corruption. At the time, he said the Republican Party was similar to the Democratic Party of today, and vice versa. The Republican Party was deeply divided, and each section had a candidate they preferred, according to Fuller. At the time, Ulysses S. Grant was president.

“For several years—[18]73, [18]74 and into [18]75—it looked like Grant would seek a third term,” Fuller said. “And he would be the first one to do this, but he didn’t want to break the precedent. He was worried.”

Fuller said part of the reason that Grant did not run again was that there was a lot of corruption within his administration.

Once Grant was completely out of the running, the doors were open to a lot of new Republican candidates. Fuller said it was a lot like the way the 2016 presidential election started, with so many different Republican candidates.

The main Republican candidate was Governor of Ohio Rutherford B. Hays. Fuller said Hays did not act like he would win.

Instead, he set himself up as everyone’s second choice.

Fuller said the Republicans would tell

people, “‘If your man doesn’t get enough votes on the first ballot, the second ballot, the third ballot, then vote for Hays.’ And that’s what they did. He got elected on the seventh ballot.”

The Democrats were struggling to gain popularity and had not had a president elected from their party since James Buchanan in 1856, according to Fuller. He said Buchanan was the worst president ever and always would be.

“Even if Trump is elected, it will be harder for him to go lower than James Buchanan,” Fuller said. “Even if Hillary is bad, she won’t be worse than James Buchanan. Everyone agrees he’s the worst.”

The Democrats were gaining popularity with their candidate Governor of New York Samuel J. Tilden. Fuller said he was the Rand Paul of the election of 1876 and a classical liberal who believed in limited government and laissez-faire.

Tilden ended up winning the nomination on the second ballot, after he beat out Thomas Hendricks who was popular among white southerners.

Fuller said a common phrase during the election was to pick “the lesser of two evils,” which he said is also common this year, along with some of the same issues.

“I think that it [the election] is very polarized, both then and now, not with the same issues necessarily but at a point where many of us don’t trust the candidates in the other party,” Fuller said. “And people think if the other candidate wins, the country will be destroyed.”

Those thoughts were also present in the election of 1876, according to Fuller.

When the time came to vote, Tilden won the election by popular vote, but as Fuller pointed out, the popular vote does not decide an election, the Electoral College does. Hays won the election and became president because he got one more vote than Tilden from the Electoral College.

This caused the Democrats to say the Republicans stole the election, but Republicans thought something else.

According to Fuller, the Republicans thought the election was theirs and that the Democrats had tried to steal it by intimidating African-American voters to change their vote or not to vote. So the Republicans thought they were just stealing the election back. Ultimately there is more than one way to steal an election.

Fuller said the Republicans pushed their candidate through and found a way to take the Electoral College by one vote, but the Democrats had a more violent strategy.

“You’ve got to have a lot of guts,” he said. “You’ve got to be violent and intimidate people, use guns and kill people and ride around at night.”

Freshman psychology pre-physical therapy major Ashley Gray said she learned a lot from the lecture and especially enjoyed hearing about how people talked about the candidates during the election of 1876.

“It was cool that it all came together,” Gray said. “I think that it related to the election now, and it was strange and ironic.”

Junior political science major Erin O’Riley has been to previous lectures by Fuller and enjoyed them. O’Riley said Fuller did an excellent job speaking and made the lecture very interesting.

“I really liked how he talked about the Electoral College,” O’Riley said. “It’s a salient issue right now because people are scared they have too much power.”

The history and political science department will host another event on Oct. 6 at 7:30 p.m. in the Student Center Schwitzer Room 010. The event is titled, “What Can You Do with a Liberal Arts Major?” and will feature alumni from the department who give advice about what students can do with a degree in that field.

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 reads, “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.”

According to the Department of Justice, this applies not only to the University of Indianapolis, but to every college, university and educational institution in the United States. One of the main responsibilities of schools under the Title IX mandate is to appoint a coordinator who is highly trained in regard to Title IX and forms of discrimination. The responsibilities of these coordinators cover a wide range of discriminatory issues that may take place on a college campus.

UIndy, which has until recently had two Title IX coordinators, is planning to fill the position held by Erin Stoner, the coordinator who worked in Student Affairs, within the next month. Vice President for Student and Campus Affairs and Dean of Students Kory Vitangeli discussed the basic role of a Title IX coordinator on campus.

“Part of a Title IX coordinator’s role is to meet with anyone who feels like there has been a Title IX violation across campus,” Vitangeli said, “which is discrimination in a number of different ways, particularly concerning sexual harassment, sexual violence and sexual assault of any kind.”

Vitangeli offered further details about a Title IX coordinator’s role in the process of an investigation.

“So their [the Title IX coordinator’s] role would be (1): to be an advocate for students, faculty or staff who may have experienced any types of discrimination; (2): to review it [the complaint] and decide if there should be an official investigation launched, if there was a Title IX violation, and then to work with individuals who handle judicial matters,” Vitangeli said.

“Sometimes the investigation may say, ‘It’s not a Title IX violation, but certainly it is a behavioral issue. We have a variety of investigators on campus that would investigate the case and then determine if it was a Title IX violation.”

Vitangeli explained the differences between the two coordinators’ roles.

The coordinator who works in Human Resources handles Title IX cases that involve faculty and staff members, while the coordinator in Student Affairs, previously Stoner, handles Title IX cases that involve students. However, both coordinators are trained exactly the same and can technically handle any Title IX violations. According to Vitangeli, the search for the new Student Affairs Title IX coordinator is currently narrowing its focus.

“We are just doing some phone interviews right now, and then we will invite folks to campus probably in early October,” Vitangeli said. “So I am hoping by mid-October we [will] have somebody hired. We have been reviewing résumés and have a good pool of individuals, so I am hopeful that we will get somebody hired here [in] not too long.”

Vitangeli discussed what she believes is the most crucial role that a Title IX coordinator plays on UIndy’s campus.

“I think education [is the most important role],” Vitangeli said. “One of the reasons I think that the federal mandate came down that required institutions to have Title IX coordinators is that it’s so important to educate the campus community on what Title IX means and the importance having a safe community without discrimination. We developed that UIndy PACT program and really tried to push the education. We found that once people know what Title IX is and what type of discrimination falls under it, people are more likely to be aware and come forward once something happens.”

Vitangeli mentioned that there are many people on campus that students, faculty and staff can turn to report a Title IX violation, including her.

“There are a variety of individuals that can help report a Title IX violation,”Vitangeli said. “Any residence hall staff member, campus police, health and counseling staff and myself. What we have found in the short-term is that students are coming to me just because you’re used to getting a million emails from me. I have met with students to go over the process, and if it needed to be connected judicially or with a Title IX coordinator, I would help them do that.”

“We have been reviewing résumés and have a good pool of individuals, so I am hopeful that we will get somebody hired here [in] not too long.”

NATION & WORLD

11

THE REFLECTOR

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Sanders leaders at Dartmouth turn backs on Clinton campaign

By Alex Daugherty MCCLATCHY WASHINGTON BUREAU

WASHINGTON (TNS)—The U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly Tuesday, Sept. 20, to advance legislation to fight Zika and keep the federal government open, but the bill’s actual contents remained a mystery.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said lawmakers have yet to reach an agreement, so no text is available yet. They are close, though, he said.

“Members are continuing to work toward an agreement on that legislation, and we all hope to have that completed and available for review very soon,” he said. “With cooperation, we can get that done and begin debate.”

By voting 89-7 to go ahead and begin debate on the bill before reviewing its text, senators overcame a key procedural hurdle that requires 60 votes before legislation can come to the floor for a final vote.

McConnell already had delayed one procedural vote to debate the measure, pushing it back from Monday, Sept. 19, to 2:15 p.m. Tuesday, Sept.

20. At 2:05 p.m., he announced he would delay the roll call again when lawmakers had trouble ironing out the final details of an agreement.

“It’s taken a little longer than I expected,” McConnell admitted.

He reset the vote for 5:15 p.m., but legislators involved in the talks indicated earlier on Sept. 20 that they still had some way to go before settling on the bill’s final language. At 5:13 p.m., the Senate adjourned so McConnell could confer with his party. Half an hour later, the chamber reconvened for the vote.

Among the items still under negotiation are riders that would provide emergency funds for Louisiana flood victims and for residents afflicted by lead-tainted water in Flint, Mich., said Republican Sen. John Thune of South Dakota.

Lawmakers have reached consensus on

WORLD

Yosemite under fire for allegations of ‘gender bias and favoritism’

Cities push to expand highspeed internet to smaller towns WASHINGTON—Websites take minutes to load and photos take hours to upload at Ryan Davis’ home in the small southern Tennessee city of Dayton. If Davis gets in his car and drives about half an hour south to Chattanooga, though, everything takes under a second. The city-provided fiber optic network there is so fast—up to 10 gigabits per second— that Chattanooga is known as Gig City.

Chattanooga wants to expand outside of its current service area to Dayton and other rural spots.

—Stateline.org

Hillary Clinton greets the crowd along with Senator Bernie Sanders during an event in which she was endorsed by Senator Sanders at Portsmouth High School on Tuesday, July 12, 2016 in Portsmouth, N.H. (Bryce Vickmark/Zuma Press/TNS) tional capacity and contacts to two liberal groups: Young Progressives Demanding Action and Young Democratic Socialists.

“I know some people have jumped into the official Clinton campaign, but no one has transferred their (Sanders) group into a Clinton campaign group,” Lee said of the College Students for Bernie chapters across the country.

Lee said Clinton relied much less on college students for grassroots support than Sanders did, so a lack of excitement might not translate to lost votes, especially in solidly blue states.

But Niko House, a recent University of North Carolina graduate and founder of North Carolina College Students for Bernie Sanders, said Clinton would struggle to gain traction in certain parts of battleground states without committed college-age activists.

“What people don’t understand is that

Congress votes to advance Zika bill

By Lindsay Wise MCCLATCHY WASHINGTON BUREAU

McClatchy-Tribune News Service

WASHINGTON—Yosemite National Park suffers from a “toxic”leadership environment that has prompted numerous employee complaints and raises questions about Superintendent Don Neubacher’s future, a congressional hearing revealed Thursday, Sept. 23. The allegations are serious enough that the Interior Department has launched a formal investigation, which is just getting underway.

—McClatchy Washington Bureau

the black vote was huge for the Obama campaign,” House said. “The execution by the major colleges in North Carolina played a massive role. ... He [Obama] went on to hire a lot of those people.”

Clinton does not have the same organizational strength among motivated young liberals, House said.

House, who led a group of about 500 students at eight colleges across North Carolina, is one of the few Sanders organizers who aren’t voting for Clinton. He supports Green Party candidate Jill Stein.

In Maine, former Sanders organizers are working for congressional campaigns or ballot initiatives, shying away from the Clinton apparatus. The traditionally blue state is now in play due to Donald Trump’s strong numbers with white male voters, a significant portion of the electorate in the nation’s least-diverse state.

But the area surrounding Bates College in western Maine is in the state’s 2nd Congressional District, a potential game-changing prize for Trump since the state splits its electoral votes.Trump leads in the district by 10 points, according to recent polls.

“This area is the only one in Maine that’s strongly for Trump,” said former Sanders organizer and Bates senior Zoe Moss. “But right now, we haven’t done too much for Hillary.” ___

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.— Burmese pythons appear to be slithering into new territory, extending their range and putting more of South Florida’s wildlife at risk of becoming lunch.

Python hatchlings were discovered for the first time on Key Largo, an ominous development for the island’s wildlife, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced Thursday, Sept.

22. And two weeks ago, a 10-foot python was found on a levee at the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge in western Palm Beach County, indicating that the huge constrictor may have staked out territory in the northernmost section of the Everglades.

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the Zika part of the deal, but other issues have held up a vote, Thune said.

He said legislators also were arguing over an effort, led by Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and other Republicans, to include language in the bill that would delay or halt the Obama administration’s plans to hand over the administration of internet domain names and designations to an international body on Oct. 1.

“It has to get resolved one way or another by the end of the month,”Thune said.

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada and other Democrats lost no time in attacking Republicans for what they said was an inability to govern effectively.

“The Senate just isn’t working,” said Sen. Patty Murray, a Democrat from Washington state.

“We’re close [to a deal] but Republicans need to work with us to get this over the finish line,” Murray said.

It’s been seven months since President Barack Obama formally requested $1.9 billion to combat Zika, a virus that can cause devastating brain damage and birth defects in unborn children.

Most recently, Democrats in the Senate blocked a Zika funding bill offered by Republicans for the third time since June.

They objected to concerns about budget cuts in the bill, as well as language that would disqualify Planned Parenthood from receiving grant money to combat Zika in Puerto Rico, where the virus is rampant.

“Seven months without congressional action for an emergency public health crisis called Zika is shameful,” Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois said on the Senate floor the morning of Sept. 20. “Let’s not wait another day before we leave here to go back to campaign. Before each party brags about what they have achieved, let’s do our job here.”

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WASHINGTON (TNS)—Ben Packer notices the difference on his New Hampshire campus. Seven weeks from the election, the Dartmouth senior sees few Hillary Clinton signs hanging from dorm room windows and only the occasional Clinton bumper sticker plastered on a laptop.

A year ago, Packer was helping to lead a Bernie Sanders group at Dartmouth, part of a cadre of campus liberals who dedicated their time and effort to get a socialist senator elected on the Democratic ticket.

Now activists such as Packer may well vote for Clinton in November. But they are not doing door-to-door and other campaign work for her as they did for him, taking their organizational strength elsewhere even as Clinton pleads for support on college campuses.

“The Bernie shirts haven’t gone away, and neither have the yard signs,” Packer said.

Liberals who would be “taking internships or doing some other kind of work and form the next generation of party members are not doing so,” Packer said.

“Especially because the primary exposed the underbelly of the party.”

In battleground and solidly Democratic states, Sanders activists on college campuses are working on issue-based campaigns or for local candidates. They have not translated their organizational efforts to the Clinton campaign.

“People are excited to talk about how much they hate Trump, but there’s not a huge excitement about Hillary,” said Elizabeth Siyuan Lee, a senior at Middlebury College in Vermont and founder of the national College Students for Bernie organization. “There is a very small Middlebury for Hillary group, but it’s not generating very much excitement.”

Lee’s group, which comprises nearly 200 chapters at colleges across the country, has largely transferred its organiza-

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