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• SEPTEMBER 23, 2009 •

High enrollment not a budget cure

PREVENTING THE PANDEMIC

Economic climate and unexpected state cuts limit university budget

By Adrian Kendrick EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

How state, local, and university officials are combating the rising concern of a potential killer outbreak

The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) has confirmed a total of 314 cases of the pandemic HIN1 influenza in the state. In addition, four deaths have been associated with H1N1 in Indiana since April 2009. With school back in session, the virus is expected to spread rapidly, and college students are in jeopardy.

“College students are more at risk because of the close contact throughout campus,” said Dr. Andrew D. Dick, family practitioner. “The virus is hitting the under-24 age group heavily. H1N1 hits people with stronger immune systems. The healthier you are, the more risk you have.”

The H1N1 virus, formerly known as

> See H1N1 on page 3

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Hanna Avenue project ‘finally’ under construction

By Kim Puckett NEWS EDITOR Slated for construction for nearly a decade, the Hanna Avenue renovation has become a campus-wide urban legend. But with contracting bids accepted, it appears the beautification process is about to begin.

“The city has been planning and talking about and trying to get ready for the widening of Hanna Avenue between East and Carson Avenue since the 1990s,” said Mike Braughton, vice president of business and finance and treasurer. “They did finally get everything pulled together. It was let for bids earlier this summer, and bids were accepted.”

The estimated $7 million project is mostly funded by the state and managed by the city. The university will kick in between $1 million and $1.5 million from accumulated reserves and general operation funds for additional landscaping and sidewalks.

“This is an opportunity for us to do some things,” Braughton said. “We have agreed with the city that we are going to landscape the medians. The sidewalks will meander a little bit instead of being right up against the road, which is unsafe.”

An additional traffic signal will be added at the intersection by Nicoson Hall.

Also, the road will be widened, a median will be added and cross walks will be made

> See HANNA on page 3

An increase in enrollment at the University of Indianapolis has brought in additional unbudgeted tuition revenue, but the current economic climate and recent cuts in state financial aid are keeping the operating budget remains significantly slimmer than previous years.

Final fall enrollment numbers are evaluated as of the 100 percent refund deadline, or at the end of the first week of school. From the previous year, the total number of day undergraduates increased by 4.1 percent. The total number of students in the School for Adult Learning increased by 8.4 percent and 61 more graduate students are enrolled this year than last, increasing the graduate enrollment by 5.1 percent. The total head count increased by 250 students, a 5 percent increase.

“In the undergraduate full-time students, the increases were due to more students returning, and we also benefitted by an increased number of transfer students from a variety of different Midwestern WEIGAND universities,” said Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management Mark Weigand.

This increase in tuition revenue may seem to be the answer to the university’s current financial headache after creating a temporary assistance fund to aid those students who lost a substantial portion of their state financial aid in July. However, this revenue is subject additional expenses like more faculty, infrastructure expenses and institutional financial aid.

“Just as the other students that are coming back this year that were here last year, many of those students are getting some sort of a university scholarship in addition to any other aid that they got,” Weigand said. “So there still isn’t enough revenue with that increase to cover that kind of a loss.”

The university was forced to make several budgeting sacrifices, including frozen salaries for faculty and staff, as well as a tightening of departmental budgets and maintaining a close eye on the operating budget as a whole.

“Maybe some of the offices will not go to conferences that they normally go to. It will depend and vary within each department,” Weigand said. “There will have to be some cuts somewhere. The admissions office may need a different tightening than another department.

And every department will have to make hard decisions on what they value and what they think they can cut.”

The preliminary budget had been submitted to the board of trustees in May, but underwent changes after the state legislature passed a budget in July designating an insufficient increase in funds for grants administered by the Student Assistance Commission of Indiana (SSACI).

“They didn’t get around to adopting a

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> See BUDGET on page 3

Construction has begun Hanna Avenue, beginning the much-anticipated project.

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Student brings Greenpeace to campus

By Elizabeth Wheeler STAFF WRITER

Dylan Watson, an environmental science major, spent five days in Chicago this summer at a Greenpeace Activist camp.

Along with 30 other college students from around the country, Watson learned how to recruit and train new members for the environmental group Greenpeace and also how to work with the media on environmental issues.

As part of his training, Watson volunteered at Warped Tour, an alternative concert series, where in one day’s time he collected over 300 signatures for a Greenpeace initiative petition. The petition was sent to Kimberly-Clark, the largest tissue product

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Environmental science major Dylan Watson attended a summer training camp for Greenpeace.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

Dangerous rhetoric, dangerous results

By Dan Dick OPINION EDITOR

In the last six months we have witnessed varied opposition toward the president and other Democrats over impending health care reform. Some criticism has been legitimate, but the overwhelming majority of it has been a strange mélange of conspiracy driven idiocy. We also have witnessed tragic acts of hate perpetrated by deranged men, angry with where the nation is and where it is going.

The current level of extreme language and the rapid growth of anti-government and hate groups bears an unnerving similarity to the 1990s. The legitimacy given to extremists by elected officials and media personalities and the potential recruitment of disgruntled returning veterans into radical groups likely will cause domestic terrorism to return as a prominent threat to the nation.

While domestic terrorism has not been used only by right-wing groups, glancing over our history illustrates all too well how often progressive voices and movements have been met by the senseless violence of right-wing extremists. We have spent the last decade worrying about the next 9/ll, but many believe another Oklahoma City bombing is more likely.

Opposition in American politics has rarely been cordial, but there are those now who are inciting the fringes of our society, out of ignorance or shared extremist ideology, to hatred and violence.

When the ludicrous claims of death panels and the fiery calls for state sovereignty and secession originate from the mouths of senators and congressmen, why should we be startled when armed men affiliated with militia and white supremacist groups disrupt town hall meetings?

Senator Jim DeMint (R- S.C.) said, “This is not some kind of radical right-wing group,” when referring to the crowd attending the 9/12 march on Washington, despite protest signs emblazoned with angry declarations of violence. Citizens proudly announced that they were more than capable of violence towards the government, even if they had no real reason to make such a statement.

Many still remember the first time they saw the haunting images of the disemboweled Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995. The explosion, which injured 680 and killed 168, was perpetrated by Timothy McVeigh, a disgruntled U.S. Army veteran who had accepted the hopelessly false conspiracies proposed by members of hate groups, extremists and the radical right.

McVeigh is the archetypical “lone wolf ” that the Department of Homeland Security stated in a report for the Bush administration likely will be the perpetrator of violence.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi commented on the anger found in the health care debate: “I have concerns about some of the language that is being used because I saw this myself in the late 1970s in San Francisco…this [kind of ] rhetoric was very frightening.”

The first year of President Barack Obama’s term has seen more than a few violent acts propelled by extreme ideology. The shooting of three Pittsburgh policemen in April by a white supremacist, the murder of Dr. George Tiller by an anti-abortion activist in May and the shooting at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in June have eroded most hopes for an end to hate.

As a concerned citizen I cannot help but wonder if more acts of violence are inevitable.

How to ‘really’ address health care

By Manny Casillas EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Summer was filled with death panels, shouting and accusations of lying, from regular American citizens and even members of Congress feigning a case of Tourette’s.

The debate over health care reform proposed by President Barack Obama never exactly came to pass.

Instead there were pointless negotiations six senators on Sen. Max Baucus’ (D-Mont.) Senate Finance Committee, and raucous town halls in which people with actual questions were drowned out by shouting. There was no debate happening, only bickering. Worse are the many distortions and outright lies about the Democrats’ health reform bill, which put a dent in any real debate over how much it will cost and how to pay for it.

It’s clear the only thing the American people are interested in is a series of bumper sticker rhetoric, not actual facts about health care reform. There’s only one thing for Obama to do.

He must start telling the American people that the insurance companies are linked to the swine flu epidemic.

This can cause a preliminary bill called the Healthy Patriot Act to be pushed through Congress, effectively allowing the government to gather any and all information on Americans seriously in need of coverage, and to find ways to get such people covered.

From there, he can say that insurance companies are stockpiling diseases of mass destruction. He can even say that insurance companies such as Aetna and Cigna attempted to procure deadly diseases from Africa.

As he’s making the case to “invade” the health insurance companies, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius can state that such an invasion would be a “slam dunk”.

Next Secretary of State Hillary Clinton can be sent to the United Nations with a vial, to further make the case that insurance companies are in possession of diseases of mass destruction. This will all culminate with

Vice President Joe Biden appearing on “Meet The Press”and declaring “there is no doubt that the insurance companies now have diseases of mass destruction.”

And so it will begin. The government will embark on a massive invasion of the insurance companies, doing away with egregious policies such as recision and turning people away for so-called ‘pre-existing conditions’. A government-run insurance program, similar to Medicare will be able to compete with the private insurers, coaxing the companies to lower costs and premiums.

America was once talked into something it later regretted terribly and is still mired in. With the events of this past August, the fear is that America may be talked out of something it will also regret for years to come. Obama has tried civility, even tried sounding much more forceful, but for a chunk of America the message is in one ear and out the other, because death panels sound more comprehensible than anything else. Belligerence and hostility are the tactics of the intellectually bankrupt.

Health care reform is an issue that has been brought up time and again throughout the twentieth century and into the new millennium. From Theodore Roosevelt on through Bill Clinton, the only major victory has been Lyndon Johnson’s New Society, which ushered in the creation of Medicare. And while presidents Nixon and Reagan also believed in reforming health care, even the resistance of some Democrats led to nothing being done, notably the uneasy relationship between the late Senator Ted Kennedy and Presidents Nixon and Jimmy Carter. Since then the number of those living uninsured has increased to nearly 50 million. This issue cannot wait. It must challenged with the same urgency and persistence as the economy and national security.

President Obama, 70 percent of this country voted you into office.

Cease the pandering to , and coddling of, the minority who will not support you no matter what you do and give your supporters what they have asked of you. Don’t make us wait any longer.

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“Looks like someone forgot about the leash laws!”

Remembering Sen. Kennedy’s controversial life Senator’s passing leaves his disputable family legacy

By Jaclyn Luscomb STAFF WRITER

Coming from a family wrought by catastrophe, the death of Edward Moore “Ted” Kennedy, the democratic senator from Massachusetts, is just another in the Kennedy legacy. He died on August 25, 2009 from an inoperable, malignant brain tumor.

The younger brother of President John F. Kennedy and Senator Robert F. Kennedy was publicly known for overcoming disaster as well as being an advocate for many causes, including Planned Parenthood, gender equality, civil rights, and campaigns to prevent gun violence, racial injustice and age discrimination.

Kennedy may have been well suited for public office because he was charming and smart, but his disreputable side is being glossed over in light of his death.

Kennedy dealt with serious allegations of alcohol abuse and womanizing throughout his public career. In a 1990 Washington Post article, Rick Atkinson wrote “The wine-and-women lifestyle undercuts Kennedy’s authority and leaves him vulnerable to charges of hypocrisy.” Also in 1990, GQ Magazine featured an article by Michael Kelly which stated “Kennedy’s personal life has always been a press secretary’s nightmare. During his twenty-two year marriage, his extramarital affairs were numerous and barely hidden.”

As a female, I can’t respect a senator or a man who treats women like objects. I could never follow a leader whose alcohol

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President John F. Kennedy, right, stands with his brothers, Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass), center and Attorney General Robert F, Kennedy outside the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., August 28, 1963. and womanizing take priority over his family.

Perhaps the greatest scandal involving Ted Kennedy was the Chappaquiddick incident. On July 18 1969, Kennedy was driving back from a party on the island with a 28-year-old woman, Mary Jo Kopechne, a campaign worker for his brother, Robert.

He accidently veered off the road and into a tidal channel. Kennedy escaped the vehicle, swam to safety and left the scene of the crime. Ten hours later her body was found when the car surfaced. He did not call authorities until after her body had been discovered inside his car. He later denied immoral conduct and said he wasn’t drinking and was sentenced to only two months in jail, suspended.

Two months in jail for leaving a girl to die while he swam to safety and ran

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off is ridiculous. This is not a fit punishment for accidental manslaughter and reflects the special treatment a member of a prominent political family receives in this country.

We should remember Ted Kennedy as he advised that we remember his brother Robert: “He need not be idealized, or enlarged in death beyond what he was in life; to be remembered simply as a good and decent man, who saw wrong and tried to right it, saw suffering and tried to heal it, saw war and tried to stop it.”

Some would argue that Ted’s work in the Senate makes up for his less-thanshining character. Ms. Kopechne’s family would not agree and neither would I. His services to the state, noble as they may be, do not make up for his failings. He should be remembered for who he was, a flawed, yet remarkable man.

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H1N1 from page 1 swine flu, pig flu or novel H1N1 swine flu, is swine influenza carried in pigs. The virus is transferred through human-tohuman contact and is contagious according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). It is caused by the Influenza A strain, subtype H1N1.

The influenza is a highly contagious respiratory tract infection caused by a virus. It is characterized by a sudden fever, headache, muscle aches, sore throat, runny nose, dry hacking cough and general discomfort or weakness. The CDC reported that symptoms last three to 10 days and in most cases resolve spontaneously.

Health officials report that the prob-

lem with H1N1 is most persons begin to infect others beginning one day before symptoms develop and up to seven to 10 days after becoming sick. This results in individuals passing the virus prior to getting sick and afterwards.

According to Vicky Lynn Moran, director of UIndy student health and certified family nurse practitioner, the seasonal flu shot may help prevent the H1N1 virus, but it does not guarantee immunity.

“The H1N1 is a sub-type of the Influenza A strain, and the seasonal flu certainly has some of the H1N1 factors, as well as others,” she said. “We don’t

know if it will help not to catch the virus.

However, we hope there will be some reactivity like that.”

UIndy currently does not have the seasonal flu shot available. However, the student health center is expecting the vaccine to arrive soon. The shot will be offered for $20 at the university.

The CDC recently announced that the H1N1 vaccine is expected to be available in mid-October.There are some possibilities that the vaccine will be available in limited quantities. According to Dick, the vaccine will first be distributed amongst specific groups such as health care workers, the under-21 age group and

epidemic occurs, school officials will seek the counsel of ISDH about closing the university.

According to Kory Vitangeli, dean of students, the UIndy Pandemic Flu Committee is monitoring the recommendation of CDC and ISDH to make sure the university if following the proper protocols and procedures.

“We feel we are prepared if an outbreak were to occur,”Vitangeli said.“Fortunately, so far we’ve only had students with mild flu-like symptoms. The university is taking the necessary preventive measures ,and hopefully the students are properly educated.”

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Harry Powell, physical plant employee, spent three months constructing a model of the USS Indianapolis. He and his fellow ship builders displayed their project in Schwitzer Student Center this month. They built the model in memory of their friend Larry Sharpes who started the project before he died this year.

GREENPEACE from page 1 manufacturer in the world. According to Greenpeace, Kimberly-Clarke was clear cutting ancient forests in Canada. After a four-year-long effort of petitioning, Greenpeace was able to get KimberlyClark to change its policies on how and where it gets its paper.

Growing up on a farm in Fredericksburg, Ind., Watson said he always followed Greenpeace.

“I have known about Greenpeace for most of my life,” he said. “It’s exciting to feel like I can make a difference in Indiana and in this community because it [Greenpeace] is not as well publicized.”

Watson’s first event as UIndy’s Greenpeace campus coordinator will be

general workers.

“The idea is to give the vaccine to the most at-risk first, to give partial immunity in order to prevent a wildfire,” he said.“This virus is unique because no one has immunity, since it’s new. In the past, people may have had slight immunity, but not with H1N1.”

As this new strain continues to spread throughout Indiana, universities are taking precautions to prevent a wide outbreak among students. As of The Reflector press time, UIndy had no reported cases of H1N1. The university is currently updating its emergency plans to deal wth this new virus. If an

budget until the eleventh hour in number that the university hopes will July,” said Vice President of Business be compensated for by the sacrifices and Finance and Treasurer Mike faculty and staff have made, as well Braughton. “Meanwhile we had as departmental budget cuts and the already sent out bills and things like additional costs students had to pay. that to students under the “ We’re going to be assumption that the state all right, but we can’t do was going to give what it this two years in a row,” had advised earlier and Braughton said. “We can’t that was that they were godo another $3 million. ing to leave SSACI awards We’re making sacrifices. flat, which they didn’t.”

Everybody likes to have at The new SSACI caps least a cost-of-living raise and consequential temevery year and we’re not porary assistance fund even doing that. Hopefully, greatly affected the opthe folks at the Student BRAUGHTON erating budget because Assistance Commission tuition discounts are a large part of were too conservative in their projecthe process. tions. Hopefully, there will be some “Those are basically unfunded money left on the table that will help scholarships that we award to out for next year that will enable them students based on need or merit,” to move that maximum grant level Braughton said. “That’s a pretty large up a little bit.” number for us every year, so we wait Undoubtedly, the increased enrolto see what the state is going to be ment helped with the current financial able to do for students that live in predicament,but after having to recover Indiana that will be attending col- such a drop in state financial aid under leges and universities before we make a time crunch, many are afraid it’s too a projection about what we can do.” early to be optimistic.

Once the university realized a “What the total dollar magnitude of temporary fund would have to be that [enrollment increase] is I can’t say,” implemented to keep student enroll- Braughton said. “What I don’t want to ment from decreasing, the budget do is create a false hope out there so was reduced by nearly $3 million, a that’s why I’m hedging my bets.”

an airing of the documentary “The Age of Stupid” sometime in mid-October.

According to the movie’s Web site, the film depicts what generation “me” and “x” have done to the world by 2055.

A current issue that Greenpeace activists are petitioning for is for President Obama to attend the Copenhagen talks, which hopefully would lead to his signing the Kyoto Protocol.

According to Michael von Bülow from Copenhagen 15 official Web site, the protocol to set rules and regulations that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2020. More than 184 countries have signed the Kyoto Protocol.

One of Watson’s goals before he gradu-

ates in the spring is to have an ongoing relationship with the UIndy Green Team, which is a campus organization focuses on improving the campuses carbon footprint. Caitlin Deranek, president of the Green Team, helps implement environmentally sound campus programs and education.

“We launched a successful recycling program last year and hope to continue this year,” she said. “We also conduct educational sessions.”

Watson said he wants to not only promote recycling, but environmental issues and global warming campus wide, so that the campus can come together and change the world one step at a time.

Safety is a main concern for the university end of the project, Piepenbrink also said.

“It’s just a dangerous situation when you have to cross four lanes without a break,”he said.“So by putting this 16-foot wide boulevard in the middle, it kind of gives everybody the opportunity to at least cross two lanes that are going the same way to get to a safe area.”

Hanna will be safer during construction because the area will be more controlled, Piepenbrink said. Since workers will direct traffic when necessary and only two lanes of traffic will be open at one time, students don’t have to worry about construction lowering their safety on Hanna.

University officials say Hanna Avenue’s beautification is expected to be completed in under two years. The project is beginning after nearly 10 years of plans.

Check back with the print and online versions of The Reflector for updates on the university’s financial situation throughout the school year. reflector.uindy.edu

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HANNA from page 1 more obvious to drivers.

Some preliminary work has begun by rerouting natural gas lines to allow for the road to be widened. Actual construction on the road is expected to begin this fall.

Ken Piepenbrink, director of the physical plant, is in charge of UIndy’s role in the project. The city estimates the construction will be completed in less than two years, Piepenbrink said.

“They are hoping to get started this fall, but I’m not sure when that will be,” he said. “If they get started at one end, it may work out that they don’t get to us until the summer, which would be a lot better for us. In theory, you could make it work really well, but once you start digging, who knows?”

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Theatre productions show promise

2-4 and 15-17. Included in the cast is UIndy senior Alex Oberheide, junior Chelsey Wood and senior Chelsea Anderson.

Other productions planned for The theatre department has a full line-up of shows scheduled for this year this semester are the Student Directed that promise Shakespearean comedy Productions. Anderson will be directing “Five Women Wearing the Same and Brechtian drama.

Rehearsals for the first theatre Dress,” and is the only play to have production, “Comedy of Errors” by been decided. It will be a full-length William Shakespeare, are well under production as opposed to a one-act play. “Five Women Wearing the Same way with a 20-member cast.

The Shakespearean comedy is the Dress,” written by Alan Ball, features a cast of women and only story of two sets of twins one male role near the end unaware of one another, of the play to stir up some living in two different towns. trouble. The cast already has Ridiculous mix-ups happen been chosen and rehearsals throughout the play when will begin after “Comedy of the twins meet in the town of Errors” closes. The play will Ephesus.The play itself deals run Nov. 20-22. with the themes of reality, “It is a very funny show, coincidence, time and love. [and] a very heartwarming According to the Director comedy,” Anderson said. of Theatre, Brad Wright, the WRIGHT Anderson proposed the set will be something to look play to faculty members last forward to, with a look in semester and the decision Caribbean colors, costumes was made that this would and music, constituting of be part of her senior project.

Cuban and Mambo of the She plans to go to graduate 40s, 50s and 60s. school for directing.

“One of the fun things “[Directing] is an art of ‘Comedy of Errors’ is the form in and of itself. I love setting,” Wright said. “It’s watching the actors interact. not in Elizabethan England It is fascinating to me. I like like you would expect. It is set ANDERSON creating a ripple. It’s interin Cuba in the 1960s around esting to see what happens,” the time of their revolution.”

Wright said one of the issues at the Anderson said.

Second semester productions have beginning is when the father comes to Ephesus from Syracuse. He has been also been chosen, “The Good Person of arrested and needs ransom money. Szechwan” will be on stage Feb. 19-21 He is sentenced to death because he and 25-27 as part of the UIndy “Doing is from Syracuse. Wright said Jim Good Series.”The annual dinner theatre Ream, theatre department chair, came production will wrap up the year as up with the concept of Cuba after the somewhat of an experiment.

“It is a flat-out farce, so it will be a revolution.

“The idea just kind of took off from comedy to finish out the year,” Wright said. “Right now, though, we are kneethere,” Wright said.

“Comedy of Errors”is set to run Oct. deep in ‘Comedy of Errors.’”

By Ashley Keihn STAFF WRITER

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ver the past summer, the nation has dealt with many deaths of people who impacted the world. Below are just a few of the many that contributed to the nation that American’s know and love today.

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ED MCMAHON

Best known for being Johnny Carson’s side-kick on “The Tonight Show” and the spokesperson for Publishers Clearing house in his later years.

B: MARCH 6, 1923 D: JUNE 23, 2009

“You’ve won a million dollars.”

FARRAH FAWCETT B: FEB. 2, 1947 D: JUNE 25, 2009

Best known her appearance in “Charlie’s Angels” in the 1970s, Fawcett also appeared in films alongside Chevy Chase and Jonathan Taylor Thomas.

“Hello, Charlie.”

MICHAEL JACKSON B: AUG. 29, 1958 D: JUNE 25, 2009

Best known for his music and dance steps. He grew from the Jackson 5 to the King of Pop. There will be a movie release about him on Oct. 28, 2009.

“...I’ll be there...”

WALTER CRONKITE B: NOV. 4, 1916 D: JULY 17, 2009

Best known for being a journalist on the “CBS Evening News,” and covering the Nuremberg Trials of Nazi war criminals in 1945.

“And that’s the way it is.”

EDWARD KENNEDY B: FEB. 22, 1932 D: AUG. 25, 2009

Ted Kennedy, best known as the senator from Massachusetts, and the younger brother of President John Kennedy and New York senator Bobby Kennedy.

“The work goes on, the cause endures...”

PATRICK SWAYZE B: AUG. 18, 1952 D: SEPT. 14, 2009 Photos: movieweb.com, MCT Campus • Design: Staci Reafsnyder

Best known for his roles in “Dirty Dancing,” and “Red Dawn,” co-starring in both with Jennifer Grey. He also wrote the single “She’s Like the Wind” for “Dirty Dancing.”

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to a U.S. Marshal research base. Carrie Stetko (Kate Beckinsale), law enforcement agent, has been stationed on the continent for two years, and is ready to return home. However, three days before she is to leave, a body is discovered. Stetko is faced with solving a murder before the days expire, or she will be stranded on the continent for the winter. “Whiteout” is an actionpacked thriller with many different twists and turns from start to finish. If you liked Beckinsale’s previous movies such as the “Underworld Series” and “Van Helsing,” you will enjoy this intense thriller.

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ing’s music is spreading throughout the Midwest like wildfire. This band from Nashville, Tenn., has just released a CD that will catch any listener’s ears. “The Lasting” is a mix of acoustic and rock.

The songs are written from the band’s personal experiences and public events, appealing to anyone who loves originality. You will find yourself listening more intently to the content the further you get into the album. It is a CD worth buying, and one you will be able to listen to years down the road. “The Lasting” is timeless, original, upbeat and yet, classic.

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back to the 1950s, with themed dining areas, including a mock drive-in, where you can enjoy pizza, home-style foods and homemade deserts. The arcade has games for every age, including a football and basketball toss, bowling, bumper cars and other fifties carnivallike games. With eight-minute $5 togo pizzas, and go-karts, it’s a great place for college students and their families to unwind and have fun.

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scient that the latest from noted recluse Thomas Pynchon takes place in 1969 Los Angeles. Pynchon’s latest (369 pages) may not have the heft of Gravity’s Rainbow or V., but it still carries all of his favorites motifs, like trash culture and conspiracies. The hero is private gumshoe Doc Sportello, who offers to help his old girlfriend track down her new lover, who is missing. The case leads him to a bevy of colorful Pynchon characters, such as a drug dealer named El Drano. Though Sportello is very much an homage to characters like Raymond Chandler’s Philip Marlowe, his demeanor closely resembles ‘The Dude’ from “The Big Lebowski.” Solving the case is hardly the point; the real fun comes in absorbing all of Pynchon’s rich dialogue and humor and tasty historical references. As with all of his books, he creates a world you could get lost in.

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However, Beatlemania Live, with their costume changes and enthusiasm, does an okay job. The cover band of The Beatles performed Friday, Sept.

4, at the 2009 Rib America Festival held at Military Park in downtown Indianapolis. The timing for this performance was appropriate with The Beatles’ remastered albums and Rock Band released on Sept. 9. The band had four costumes to go along with different Beatles eras: Ed Sullivan, Shea Stadium, Sgt. Pepper and Abbey Road.

This performance was more about the experience than anything else, but the music and vocals were still good. People of all ages crowded around for a good time. Overall, it was a very fun and entertaining performance.

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CDFAC gets interior redesign Art and design department completes renovations to make room for students

By Micah McVicker STAFF WRITER The University of Indianapolis Department of Art and Design experienced a significant interior redesign, allowing a shift to digital media.

In 1994, the department moved into the Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center and students majoring in art doubled to approximately 100, with about half majoring in Visual Communications Design (VCD).

“When we moved into DeHaan in 1994, this building was essentially designed for 45 or 50 students in the major plus others who would take art classes,” said Dee Schaad, department chair for art and design. “It was mostly for more of a liberal arts [program]. We now have half of our majors [who] are visual com-

munication design majors and they didn’t have a place of their own.They didn’t have a home in this building.”

A large new Mac computer lab and studios for VCD students was also a part of the renovations in the department. The addition of the computer lab eliminated some space previously reserved for traditional photography and print making.

“Macs are the computer of choice because for design applications, the programs are appropriate. They’re easier to operate, and they are the computer of choice in the visual communication design industry,” Schaad said.

According to Associate Professor of VCD Julia Taugner, the new lab has more computers, which allows for larger

class sizes.

In addition to reorganizing space for VCD majors, lofts were built to clear some floor space in three studio rooms.

“Upstairs there are three studio rooms, two of them are used for painting. The middle painting room and the smaller room that we use for painting both had lofts built in them,” Schaad said. “With those lofts, we were able to get all of the storage off the floor. We had a lot of stuff, [and] all of that was able to move up into those lofts. We have more space because we’ve got storage now.”

According to Taugner, the current students are happy with the building.

“The student response has been overwhelmingly positive,” Taugner said.

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The redesign of Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center put lofts into the painting rooms, providing more space for class to take place below.

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It’s all Greek to UIndy

Students advocate for Greek life

By Samantha Cotten MANAGING & SPORTS EDITOR Millions of students across the United States have “gone Greek” by joining a fraternity or sorority.

Uniquely, the University of Indianapolis has never boasted of fraternities or sororities on campus, causing some students to ask the question, “Why not?”

Junior physical therapy assistant major Derek Hillen, sophomore psychology major Steven Schwipps and sophomore biology and Spanish major Grant Miller are currently leading the campaign to advocate Greek life on the UIndy campus.

Hillen said that the idea came to him after spending time at his girlfriend’s sorority at DePauw University, a predominately Greek campus.

“I just think it would be an allaround better experience for students and give us another option,” Hillen said. “It seems like something that would really benefit our school.”

The group began meeting with university officials last year, including

Executive Director of Student Services Dan Stoker and Athletic Director Sue Willey, in addition to meeting with representatives from Phi Delta Theta.

“We chose the fraternity [Phi Delta Theta] to represent us because it has the same values as the school,” Hillen said. “Both are dry, have religious backgrounds and an emphasis on academics. Both have very high standards.”

According to Stoker, the implementation of fraternities and sororities on campus is not something the university can consider lightly.

“This would be a very significant change for our campus,” Stoker said. “It’s not just accepting a new organization, it’s first accepting the decision, ‘Is this what we want?’”

In the past, fraternities and sororities on college campuses have earned a bad reputation. Everything from drugs and alcohol, to brutal hazing has been linked with Greek life, making university officials even more cautious about the implications on campus.

However, many forms and models of fraternities and sororities exist, proving that many of the connotations are simply stereotypes. Many fraternities

are required to perform a certain number of hours of community service-stressing fellowship, leadership and community.

“We really want to push the non‘Animal House’ concept because that is such a stereotypical idea,” Hillen said. “The majority of Phi Delta Theta fraternities in the nation don’t have a house. They just have meetings, like what would happen in the basement of Schwitzer.”

UIndy’s lack of Greek life has become one of the university’s defining characteristics. According to Vice President of Student Services & Enrollment Management Mark Weigand, many students seek out a non-Greek atmosphere.

“We do know that there are a number of students that come here because we don’t have fraternities and sororities. So a huge part of the issue about changing is if we were to change who we are, how would we go about it?”

Weigand said.

Although some have concerns that implementing a Greek system would create an exclusive club not open to all students, Hillen argues that his idea could unite students.

“UIndy is open to everyone. Some people think that having Greek life would make us seem elitist. At the same time, it’s the same thing as being on a sports team,” he said. “You have to maintain your grades to stay in. It has nothing to do with money or social standing; it has to do with how you perform throughout your life.”

Despite the campus’ defining attribute, there seems to be a strong student support for fraternities and sororities. Hillen, Schwipps and Miller created a Facebook page last April for those interested in starting a Greek system on campus. Currently, the group consists of more than 350 UIndy students.

“A lot of people think it’s awesome, and even if they don’t want to join they believe it would benefit the school,” Hillen said. “We’ve heard nothing but positive responses.”

Currently, the trio is only working toward implementing fraternities on campus. However, they are welcoming support for sororities as well.

“We’re focusing on fraternities, but we’re also advocating to girls who would like to start sororities that we are more than happy to help with that,”

Hillen said. “We’ve already talked with several girls who would be willing to help with that cause, both at UIndy and from other schools with Greek life.”

Stoker said that there has not yet been a formal proposal submitted to begin the process of creating a new student organization. However, when a proposal is submitted, the process will look a little different than normal.

“The president and the board of trustees would need to be involved to look at the larger issues that surround fraternities and sororities,” Weigand said. “We haven’t really developed a process to look at that size of an issue.”

Whether or not UIndy goes Greek, Hillen, Schwipps and Miller have opened the discussion once again to the student body.

“We want this idea to get out, because it is a real idea,” Hillen said.

“It’s becoming not an idea anymore, but something that could really happen.

Every day we talk about it, and every person we talk to makes us more confident that this could become a reality.”

To join the discussion and voice concerns and comments, visit the trio’s Facebook group, UIndy Greek Life.

The Reflector asks students: “Should UIndy have Greek Life?”

“I would love to be in a sorority. The only way that it would work is if UIndy isn’t a dry campus. It would be great for networking.”

“I think it would be a good way to fundraise, and fraternities and sororities could have socials and dances. It would be a good way to bond and meet people.”

“I like the idea of Greek life, but you have “I don’t like the idea of Greek life on the to have a house. We don’t have enough UIndy campus because I like how open room on campus for that.” our campus is to everyone. We don’t have very strong cliques, and Greek life would create that.”

“I think fraternities and sororities would be a good way to get people involved in school and school spirit. I don’t think it would ever happen, though. The university is too strict.”

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DEBATE! Two Reflector staff members explore the pros and cons of fraternities and sororities on campus

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For incoming freshmen, thoughts of fraternities and sororities usually come from depictions on television or movies. It’s a different story for transfer students who have experienced Greek life. UIndy should incorporate Greek life into its campus because of the many positive benefits that it would create.

Many fraternities and sororities host academic speakers. By hosting speakers, fraternities and sororities promote the most important aspect of school--education.

They also may provide educational and counseling services to members, as well as community service and fundraising for national and local causes.

A local university offering Greek life, Butler University has a Phi Delta Chi chapter for both males and females that performs many community service projects annually, such as health fairs, canned food drives, meal services at a local men’s shelter and service at an Indian reservation in South Dakota. Many fraternities and sororities demand that students perform several hours of community service and the maintenance of a certain GPA to keep their membership in the organization.

Students are encouraged to meet their obligations as citizens and students.

The main concerns of Greek life include community service and involvement, which is why membership looks good on a resume. Becoming a member also helps shape character, help cultivate responsibility and organize priorities.

Some students tend to frown upon Greek life because of the way media portray it. Although Greek life can include alcohol, this doesn’t necessarily influence all students, but rather students who already are prone to drink and party. UIndy is a dry campus and prohibits alcohol of any kind. Students trying to start a fraternity on campus have stressed that it will not associate with alcohol. They focus more on community and student involvement instead.

Greek life can create a positive social atmosphere for those involved. Events are held regularly that promote socialization for new or returning students wishing to meet more people with similar interests and values. Greek organizations can create a support system for these students. On the other hand, joining also could mean that students learn about different cultures, faiths and values than what they’re accustomed to, which is an important aspect of going to college.

Other than sports, UIndy doesn’t offer many activities in which students can take part. Greek life would be a great way to connect the thousands of students on campus. UIndy can often become very monotonous and boring. Having somewhere to go and something to get involved in is a fresh idea many would take advantage of.

Adding a Greek life would attract new students of many different backgrounds and would maintain enrollment. If UIndy had a Greek life, more students would apply and want to be a part of campus. This, in turn, would accrue revenue and build the university’s reputation. It also would be a way to help solve the overcrowding problem in the dorms, since many members would live in the selected house.

By joining a fraternity or sorority, students can learn time management, which is especially beneficial for freshmen who have never lived on their own and are adjusting to an ever-changing schedule. Most Greek organizations require that you live together in the house, which is another benefit because students wouldn’t have to worry as much about having a roommate with whom they don’t have nothing in common. Leadership and teamwork skills also can be acquired through Greek organizations.

Students who join have a better sense of responsibility and social skills. They are more informed and have a wider range of networking contacts, which can create job opportunities. Many of us want to have a memorable college career, instead of just walking in and out of class every day, seeing the same faces. Introducing Greek life to UIndy would give students the confidence to make and keep friends, to take pride in their school and to make the last years of youth worthwhile.

Greek life can be a rite of passage for some college students. This is an organization the University of Indianapolis lacks. However, Greek life at our campus would be more detrimental than beneficial.

Greek life is too great an expense to the university and its students. Considering that the university just built East Hall, it would be unnecessary and too costly to build both a fraternity and a sorority house. This also would empty the pockets of students, who would have to pay dues ranging from around $100 to $1,000 per semester to be in a fraternity or sorority. This would not be helpful to the student whose money is dwindling due to all the other expenses he or she has faced recently.

The pledging process to join a sorority or fraternity is questionable. Some Greek organizations still have hazing—a process in which the pledges hoping to gain membership are required to embarrass themselves by performing actions that are morally or in other ways repugnant. Some tasks just involve cleaning the entire Greek house, but once more pledges are eliminated, current pledges might be asked to go streaking through the streets or consume large amounts of alcohol.

Greek life can make activities such as parties more possible. Parties as a whole aren’t necessarily bad, but if you throw alcohol or drugs into the mix, there’s a problem. Not only will the house be filled largely with upperclassmen who can provide alcohol, but the buildings also can become host to these parties. Since UIndy has a dry campus, this would cause nothing but trouble.

Fraternities also can be dangerous. According to a 1991 article by Chris O’Sullivan entitled “Acquaintance Gang Rape on Campus,” an alarming 55 percent of all gang rapes occurring on a college campus are committed by fraternity brothers.

This is a statistic we don’t want coming to our campus.

Putting sororities and fraternities on the University of Indianapolis campus could also cause a lot of drama between students. Stereotypes surround fraternities and sororities. Fraternity brothers can be seen as smooth-talking egotistical partiers, and the sorority sisters as rich, stuck-up snobs. These stereotypes may be entirely untrue, but that doesn’t make much difference if the stereotypes are still attached to these students. This can cause tension between the student members of the Greek organizations and other students, and can stop interaction between the two groups.

For example, say a rumor is going around campus that the new sorority girls think they’re all that and a bag of chips. What girl in her right mind would strike up a conversation with the sorority girls and try to become friends with them, when all she’s heard about those girls makes her believe they would look at her as if she were an idiot, then criticize her wardrobe because she doesn’t have all the newest designer name-brand clothes? No one would do that. In turn, why would a sorority girl go up to another female student outside of her sorority knowing that some of the girls might try to look right through her and see if she’s just being fake? Two girls in a situation like this could turn out to be the best of friends, but if stereotypes get in the way, they will never find out, because they will never give each other a chance. If Greek life came here, this problem could occur.

This university has a reputation to uphold. Since the University of Indianapolis is a private university, it may be seen as more prestigious than other, public state colleges. Bringing Greek life to our university could damage that prestige. Since sororities and fraternities come with bad stereotypes, these beliefs could spread to the reputation of the university as a whole. Some current students would not wish to return here, and some prospective students would not want to enroll here at all if the University of Indianapolis earned the reputation of a party school from a new campus culture that included Greek life.

Students have enough to worry about these days. Why pile on more problems?

Keeping Greek life off the UIndy campus is a way to avoid all this.

Honor societies provide benefits, prestige

By Fangfang Li EDITORIAL ASSISTANT At the University of Indianapolis, students with great work ethic can find a number of honor societies that provide recognition for their academic excellence. These societies include Alpha Chi, Sigma Zeta and Phi Alpha Theta, which have been providing opportunities for students for years.

Alpha Chi

Alpha Chi is an all-disciplines national college honor society. The oldest and largest of such organizations in the United States, its aim is to recognize students who demonstrate academic excellence and good character.

The Indiana Eta chapter of Alpha Chi began in 1984, and UIndy currently has 90 undergraduate students in the society.

“Alpha Chi is a really good honor society, and it provides a pretty significant recognition to students for their superior academic work,” said Greta Pennell, faculty advisor of the Indiana Eta chapter. “It has a combination of academic excellence, service and character. Those are the three things that Alpha Chi stands on, and those match the university’s goals.”

To be a member of the society

at UIndy, students need to be undergraduates who have earned at least 45 credit hours (92 for parttime students) and rank in the top 10 percent of their class.

Students who become members of Alpha Chi are able to attend regional and national conferences, to get work published in the society’s journal and to obtain several types of scholarships.

Upon graduation, members receive special recognition, and their membership status is noted on their transcript.

The chapter provides three important scholarship opportunities for students. These scholarships range from $100 to $3,500.

Besides the scholarships from the national Alpha Chi office, UIndy also gives an Epsilon Sigma Alpha award to a student each year. Pennell, said this $500 award generally goes to a senior.

This year’s Epsilon Sigma Alpha recipient is Allison Hart, a chemistry and biology major student from Columbus, In., who also is a member of Sigma Zeta and Honors College.

She actively volunteers in the UIndy College Mentors for Kids chapter and in her church, and is a member of Circle K. This year’s chapter invitation will go out by the end of September.

Membership fee is $30. The induction

ceremony this year will be Oct. 18.

Sigma Zeta

Sigma Zeta is a national science and mathematics honor society founded in 1925.

Two-time winner of the Chapter Honor Awards, the UIndy chapter of Sigma Zeta, known as the Rho Chapter, has been an active honor society for years. To date, 45 students from biology, chemistry, physics, earth science, mathematics and computer science majors are members of this honor society.

“We’ve been a very active and successful chapter,” said chemistry professor Joe Burnell, who also is the faculty advisor of the Rho Chapter.

“The nice thing about Sigma Zeta, compared to other societies, is that it is disciplinary. It brings together students from all areas of science and mathematics, including computer science, so they can all work together on projects.”

Students in the UIndy chapter have been participating in various events, including trips to places of scientific interest, national conventions and community service activities.

“Last year the students went to the Shedd Aquarium and the Field Museum in Chicago, and Mammoth Cave in Kentucky,” Burnell said. “In

2008, we were the host of the national convention.”

The chapter has volunteered at the Central Indiana Regional Science and Engineering Fair, planning activities during Halloween weekend and so forth.

To qualify for the chapter, students must be majors in the natural sciences, computer science, or mathematics and must have completed at least 20 hours of coursework in their major area and attained at least a 3.0 GPA overall, as well as within their science courses.

The membership fee is $25.

The society does not provide scholarships to its members, but member students are given a Sigma Zeta medal for their graduation ceremonies.

“We join the society because, as a small school, we’ve always had a lot of good science and mathematics students. So it’s a way of recognizing the successes of our students,” Burnell said.

Phi Alpha Theta

UIndy’s chapter of the national history honor society, Phi Alpha Theta, is ready to have a new and exciting year.

“In the past years, the chapter hasn’t necessarily done a lot,” said junior Julie Schneider, who was elected as the

president of UIndy Phi Alpha Theta chapter last year. “So what we’re trying to do this year is to make people be more aware of us and put activities for history major students.”

According to Schneider, the chapter plans to have two history professors speak about their experience in pursuing their master or PhD degrees.

Also, they are considering attending some historical lectures around Indianapolis.

“We’re enthusiastic about holding events and doing stuff together to make it more fun and getting to know each other better,” Schneider said.

Schneider was initiated into the chaper in spring 2008.

“All the history professors were there, and we got recognized and got certificates,” Schneider said.

According to the Phi Alpha Theta Web site, undergraduate students who want to apply must have completed at least 12 credit hours in history and achieved a minimum GPA of 3.1 in history courses and 3.0 in general. They also need to be in the top 35% in their class. Non-history majors can also apply.

Right now, the UIndy chapter has ten members.

“Being initiated in Phi Alpha Theta is an honor for me,” Schneider said.

“And it looks good on the resume.”

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We at The Reflector became more proactive in our campus and our community throughout the course of the year. Students, faculty and staff may have seen Reflector representatives in Schwitzer Student Center receiving student votes on election 2008, or campus community to votes on who’s essential to the campus community for our April 22 issue. We at The Reflector are especially proud of the increase in letters to the editors, story ideas and criticism. As always, we hope to serve our readers fairly and accurately and your feedback helps tremendously with that endeavor.

Returning only six of 10 editors, this group is delighted to contribute to The Reflector. Helping the editors along the way are 15 staff writers and two editorial assistants.

This group of aspiring journalists is looking forward to serving UIndy in the best way possible.

The Reflector slogan is “for the students, by the students,” so please continue to send your feedback. After all, we are here to serve you, our readers.

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Previews by Samantha Cotten, Micah McVicker, Brittany Sweet and Konye Obaji Ori. • Photos by Anne Toliver, Jaclyn Luscomb, Kate Dolan, Kenny Norman and Mia Dandino. • Graphic by Courtny Cotten.

VOLLEYBALL Already off to a 14-1 start and a program-record No. 9 ranking, the University of Indianapolis volleyball team is far from content with their accomplishments thus far in the young season.

“They want it badly. They’re wanting to go as far as they can. [Our performance at the NCAA Tournament] left a bad taste in [our] mouth after last season. Our goal is to win the conference this year and we want to get to the Elite Eight,” said head coach Jody Butera.

At the Ferris State Invitational on Aug. 28-29, UIndy defeated two 2008 NCAA Tournament participants.

“They feel like they can contend for a national championship. Confidence is now high,” Butera said.

The team has their eyes set on much higher prizes, ones only earned in November.

“Every game, we’re 0-0. That’s our mind set. This is the highest ranking we’ve ever had, and it’s very crucial to us that we make sure we keep it in the back of our minds so we know we can always go forward,” said junior setter/ outside hitter Cheneta Morrison.

WOMEN’S TENNIS The women’s tennis team is off to a 2-1 start after splitting the DePauw Invitational on Sept. 12. The ‘Hounds beat IUPUI 5-4 before falling to NCAA Division III ninth-ranked DePauw 0-9.

The team also hosted the ITA Regional Tournament at Center Grove High School Sept. 18-20. Results were not available as of The Reflector’s press time.

Leading the team this year is senior Aly Neidlinger, followed by a number of underclassmen.

“This season is going well. We’ve started off playing good, and I’m very excited for the rest of the season,” said freshman Katie Jackson.

MEN’S SOCCER The University of Indianapolis men’s soccer team dropped their record to 3-3-2 with a 1-2 loss on Sept. 20 against Northern Kentucky.

Despite the team’s early season success, head coach John Griffin’s goals for his young team are modest.

“Right now, I’m focused on growing my squad and improving my squad. Honestly, I’m not even thinking about the end product yet.”

The current roster features 17 freshmen and sophomores.

Freshman forward Bobby Adkins leads the ‘Hounds with six goals. Fellow freshman forward Roger Lee is second on the team with two goals. The ‘Hounds also are young on the defensive end, with sophomore goalkeeper Justin Roberts.

“The guys are confident in that he [ Justin] is going to be consistent. He’s more than capable of playing at a pretty high level in the collegiate ranks. He deals with stuff in the air very well,” Griffin said.

MEN’S TENNIS Despite losing last season’s top player, Joshua Greenlee, to graduation, the UIndy men’s tennis team is hopeful it can qualify for the NCAA tournament this season, following the arrival of new prospects to the team.

However, head coach John Venter believes his new team can cope without Greenlee.

“We brought in a pretty good freshman and a really good junior. Hopefully we can make it back to the NCAA tournament,” Venter said.

FOOTBALL

Autumn signifies a memorable time of year, including going back to school, the changing of the leaves, and football. This year the Greyhounds are off to a current 1-3 record.

The Greyhounds opened the season against Kentucky Wesleyan, winning with a score of 31-3.

“We have an outstanding and very large group of freshmen that will have the opportunity to contribute a great deal to this program. In our first game victory, we had two true freshmen score touchdowns, wide receiver Marquone Edmonds and running back Joumeel McLaurine--that was an exciting first for us.”

The team returns home to face off against Michigan Tech on Oct. 17.

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY The women’s cross country team is off to a strong start after winning their first meet at Hanover College. The team was led by freshmen Stephanie Kave and Katherine Wilhelm, who finished first and third respectively.

“Freshmen Kave, [Kim] Condra and Wilhelm all have proved to be very strong runners throughout practice and at our first meet,” said head coach Kathy Casey. “This year we have the numbers, the depth and the talents.”

The ‘Hounds traveled to the Indiana Intercollegiates on Sept. 18. Leading the team to its fourth place finish was Wilhelm. She placed ninth overall in a time of 19:36.

CHEERLEADING The UIndy cheerleading team is bolstered by five new girls from strong cheerleading backgrounds.

“The girls look sharp and outstanding. Last season was good, every year we get better, and so this year we are ready to lead the cheer,” said Diane Drumm, director of cheerleading.

This season, the team is planning a crowd-oriented touchdown cheer so the crowd can participate in the celebration of the Greyhound touchdown.

“The Community should expect to have a great time at the games this season. We are very excited about this season. We want all spectators at the game to be able to enjoy themselves in a family-friendly atmosphere,” said cheerleader Danni Grant.

WOMEN’S SOCCER The women’s soccer team has begun its bid for a place in the 2009-10 NCAA tournament, with a record of 7-1-0, and claiming a record 12th place in the national rankings.

“There is high expectation from the team. We have been working hard on our defensive and offensive play, and our goal is to get to the NCAA tournament; one step better than we achieved last season,” said head coach Geoff VanDeusen.

Many of the players are optimistic that the team could do be better than it did last season, when they missed the NCAA tournament in an overtime loss to Northern Kentucky during the GLVC conference tournament.

“We have a chance of winning the Great Lakes Valley Conference tournament and going into the regional, and even advancing from the regional. This year is going to be a great year,” said assistant team captain Ashley Seehase.

MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY

The men’s cross country team commenced its season at the Wabash Hokum Karem on Sept. 5 by tying Wabash College for the runner-up spot behind DePauw University. Senior Michael Landy and junior Josh Gornall paced the Greyhounds by finishing third as a duo.

“It was a great start for us. It showed our strength and our depth,” said head coach Kathy Casey.

On Sept. 18, the ‘Hounds competed at the Indiana Intercollegiates in Terre Haute. Gornall led the team to a sixth place overall with a fourth place finish in 26:15.

“At this point, we’ve got a strong top four. It should be a promising season,” Casey said.

DANCE After an August training camp in Myrtle Beach, S.C., the UIndy dance team is in shape to entertain Greyhound supporters with aesthetic performances for the 2009-10 football and basketball seasons.

“We have finally built a solid team, so now we are really focusing on our technique and performance quality.

Expect more variety in our dancing, and definitely look for us to be performing outside of just football and basketball halftimes, like we have done in the past,” said Jori Weber, vice president and co-captain of the dance ream.

The team has been bolstered with new talents since August and is scheduled to perform at all UIndy home games, as well as other events planned for the season.

MEN’S GOLF The men’s golf team has already had a strong start with a fifth place finish as the Kiawah Island Intercollegiate and a third place finish at the John Piper Intercollegiate.

“Last year was one of the best seasons in school history, were just going to keep our expectations high and focus on making it to nationals,” said sophomore Aaron Monson.

The team is lead by senior Seth Fair, who won the Kiawah Island Intercollegiate in a sudden death match after shooting a two day total of 141. Junior Blair Webb paved the way for the ‘Hounds at the John Piper Intercollegiate by finishing in fifth place.

WOMEN’S GOLF Featuring a defending national champion on the roster, the women’s golf team finds itself in an enviable position to begin the fall season.

Senior Lyndsay McBride won last year’s individual national title, while the team tied for third among the 12 competing teams - the best in the history of the program.

McBride has picked up right where she left off. The Greyhound women’s team commenced their season with a resounding 24-stroke win at the Trine University Fall Invitational. McBride won medalist honors with a 151 during the two-day tournament.

Additionally, freshmen Megan Kiley and Lauren Vogt tied for third in their collegiate debuts. The two have top ten finishes at the Laker Fall Classic at Grand Valley State University.

“I have two freshmen that came out playing really well.

Lauren [Vogt] was actually leading the tournament after the first day at Grand Valley,” said head coach Ken Piepenbrink.

With a defending national champion to mentor them, the ‘Hounds are poised to make a run at a team national championship.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

THE POLIZZI’S

Friendly ties on men’s basketball coaching staff Gouard looks to new assistant to help improve team, defense

By JP Sinclair BUSINESS MANAGER

Photo contributed by Annemarie Polizzi

University of Indianapolis students Annemarie and Ben Polizzi have been a part of the Greyhound football family their whole lives. Their father, Joe Polizzi, has been the head coach of the ‘Hounds for 15 years.

Football family affair

By Abby Schwarz STAFF WRITER

It’s Friday night, the stands are packed with loyal Greyhound fans, and whether the football team wins or loses comes down to this last play.

In the next moment, everything goes according to plan and the Greyhounds smash their opponents in a victory. The team and coaches celebrate, much like a family, with high fives and cheers all around.

Little do some know that two members of the current football family are related by more than the sport.

Head coach Joe Polizzi has a first-time opportunity to coach his own son, Ben Polizzi, this year. Coach Polizzi has been with the UIndy program for a number of years, and has been head coach since January 1994. He has played football his entire life.

Ben seems to be following in his father’s footsteps.

“My whole life growing up, everything was football, because my dad was always coaching…. It was the only thing I knew,” Ben said. “It was the first sport I really got introduced to.”

Ben has never played for his dad before this, his freshman year, but he said that

his dad has always been like a coach to him. He explained that playing for his dad this year is not so different, because his dad was always helping him out and filling him in if he did not understand something throughout the years.

Ben said he has noticed that college football is much more competitive than high school football because of scholarship players, among other things. He said he feels that he needs to prove himself as a good player right away, so the coaching staff and other players do not feel that he is playing merely because he is the coach’s son.

“To me what should happen is that Ben should earn respect on his own merit,” Coach Polizzi said. “He’s not the kind of guy that’s going to try to get out of things.”

Coach Polizzi said he feels that having his son on the team is a plus. He feels the football team and coaching staff already are much like a close-knit family already, and having Ben around just makes it that much stronger.

The Polizzi family itself is close-knit.

All three of the coach’s children have attended, or are attending, the University of Indianapolis. His oldest daughter, Toni,

graduated in 2007. His other daughter, Annemarie, is currently a senior and first-year graduate student in the occupational therapy program.

Coach Polizzi said he emphasizes the same thing with his own children that he does with the students he coaches.

He feels that the most important thing they can do while they are here is to earn their degree.

“The No. 1 goal of our program is that our young men have a great experience while they’re here and that they graduate,” Coach Polizzi said.

Toni, Annemarie and Ben have grown up around the UIndy football program.

Ben grew up a Greyhounds fan, attending many of the games and looking up to the players, and Toni and Annemarie also have played a role by occasionally selling t-shirts or taking tickets.

“I think it’s great [Ben plays for dad].

My family has always been coming to the games to watch my dad coach and watch the team, but now it’s great to have him [Ben] on the team,” Annemarie said.

Father, son and daughter all seem to agree that being here together has been, is and will continue to be a great experience.

The University of Indianapolis men’s basketball team went through another transition during the off-season, as former assistant coach Shane Brown took a new job in Tennessee and former graduate assistant Chase Smith decided on a different career path.

To fill the gap, head coach Gouard sought out an old friend from his early coaching days at Southern Indiana University, Aundrey Wright.

GOUARD Wr ight and Gouard have known each other for 10 years. They met when they both were assistant coaches in the NCAA Division I Final Four in Atlanta, Ga. At the time, Gouard was on his way to making the move to UIndy to become an assistant coach under then head coach Royce Waltman.

Despite their fellowship off the court, the decision to appoint Wright wasn’t based on the friendship.

“He [Wright] brings a great wealth of knowledge to the table,” Gouard said.

“He was not the only person considered for the job. We interviewed three other coaches for it as well.”

Senior Associate Athletic Director for Compliance Lynn Griffin also was present during the interviews. “[Lynn] really helped me out with the

process, and I am sure we made the right choice,” Gouard said. “She was excited about Aundrey [Wright] like I was.”

According to Gouard, the changes will immensely improve the staff. Already the two new coaches are running individual practices for the players currently on the roster; and Wright is overseeing the dayto-day operations, recruiting, scouting and keeping up with the players.

UIndy plans to implement many of Wright’s ideas for the team, particularly on defense. During Wright’s tenure, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale kept opponents to less than 60 points per game over the last three seasons.

“Starting out, you have to implement something new to everybody,” Wright said. “So far, the guys are buying into it; and by the time the season comes, they will have an understanding of what we want to do defensively.”

Wright also said that he believes that he will have more opportunities here at UIndy, despite leaving his alumni and coaching job at Southern Illinois. Overall, this is Wright’s 16th year as a coach.

Af ter Wr ight joined the UIndy coaching ranks, he WRIGHT recommended SIUCarbondale graduate manager Collin Lanam to fill the other vacancy. Lanam hails from Crawfordsville, Ind., where he graduated from high school and coached for a couple of years.

2009-10 COACHING STAFF

Stan Gouard

Aundrey Wright

head coach

assistant coach

Brent Harrell

Collin Lanam assistant coach

volunteer assistant coach

THE SCOREBOARD MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY

Sept. 5 @ Wabash Hokum Karem TEAM 2ND OF 5 Sept. 12 @ Hanover TEAM 1ST OF 3 Sept. 18 @ Indiana Intercollegiates TEAM 6TH OF 14

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY Sept. 12 @ Hanover TEAM 1ST OF 3 Sept. 18 @ Indiana Intercollegiates TEAM 4TH OF 14

FOOTBALL

Aug. 27 @ Kentucky Wesleyan WIN • 31-3 Sept. 5 @ Grand Valley State LOSS • 10-26 Sept. 12 @ Wayne State LOSS • 23-27 Sept. 19 @ Hillsdale College LOSS • 0-23

WOMEN’S TENNIS

Sept. 5 vs Ohio Dominican WIN • 7-2 Sept. 12 @ DePauw WIN vs IUPUI • 5-4 LOSS vs DePauw • 0-9

MEN’S GOLF

Sept. 7-8 @ Kiawah Island Intercollegiate TEAM 5th of 15 Sept. 14-15 @ John Piper Intercollegiate TEAM 3rd of 12

WOMEN’S GOLF

Aug. 29-30 @ Trine Fall Invitational TEAM 1st of 4 Sept. 5 @ Bulldog Invitational TEAM 2nd of 18 Sept. 7-8 @ Laker Fall Classic TEAM 2nd of 16

MEN’S SOCCER

Aug. 28 @ Christian Brothers TIE • 1-1

Aug. 30 @ Lambuth WIN • 4-2 Sept. 3 @ Ohio Dominican WIN • 2-1 Sept. 6 vs Missouri-St. Louis TIE • 0-0 Sept. 11 @ Southern Indiana LOSS • 2-4 Sept. 13 @ Kentucky Wesleyan WIN• 3-1 Sept. 18 vs Bellarmine LOSS • 2-3 Sept. 20 vs Northern Kentucky LOSS • 1-2

WOMEN’S SOCCER

Aug. 28 vs Saginaw Valley State WIN • 1-0 Aug. 30 vs Northern Michigan WIN • 4-1 Sept. 3 @ Tiffin WIN • 2-0 Sept. 6 vs Missouri-St. Louis WIN • 3-0 Sept. 11 @ Southern Indiana WIN • 2-1 Sept. 13 @ Kentucky Wesleyan WIN • 2-0 Sept. 18 vs Bellarmine LOSS • 0-1 Sept. 20 vs Nothern Kentucky WIN • 2-1

VOLLEYBALL

Aug. 28-29 @ Ferris State Invitational WIN • 4-0 Sept. 1 @ Indiana Wesleyan WIN • 3-0 Sept. 4-5 @ UNA Classic WIN • 4-0 Sept. 8 @ Indiana Tech WIN • 3-0 Sept. 11-12 @ Wisconsin-Parkside WIN • 4-0 Sept. 18 vs Lewis LOSS • 0-3 Sept. 19 vs Wisconsin Parkside WIN • 3-0

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THE REFLECTOR

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

Evolution of the Greyhound From Warriors to Whippets, the University of Indianapolis mascot dates back 85 years

By Manny Casillas EDITORIAL ASSISTANT It’s a sight not uncommon at football and basketball games. He’s tall, silvercolored and attired in a red shirt and shorts. He’s Indy the Greyhound, the character who symbolizes University of Indianapolis athletics.

“The UIndy greyhound mascot is an entity that represents the fighting spirit of the University of Indianapolis,” said Lamont Hendrix, the former mascot. “There’s a freedom in it. You can do some pretty fun, crazy things [in the suit].

The current Greyhound expressed similar sentiments, saying, “I enjoy it, once you get into the costume. Because people don’t know who you are, it does give you a kind of freedom to not act your age.”

On the subject of the suit itself, they noted that it isn’t very comfortable, and a few pounds can be lost from of sweating.

“Sometimes the Velcro gets a little scratchy, and the head can be awkward to wear. But I just block that out. If you can deal with the over-sized feet and head it’s all right,” said the current Greyhound.

As much as the Greyhound is known as a mascot, the mascot’s identity must be kept a well-guarded secret.

“It loses some of its uniqueness if people are out there yelling ‘Hey John!’ instead of ‘Hey Greyhound!’ And then people at the game realize it’s just a

man in a creepy suit,” Hendrix said.

The university decided on the idea of using the greyhound as a mascot in the fall of 1926. The mascot did not start out that way at first.

In 1919, the university (then known as Indiana Central) adopted the athletic colors of cardinal and grey. In fall of 1924, The Reflector printed an article about the 31 men on Central’s first football team. The Reflector referred to the team as “Coach George’s scrapping cardinal and gray pigskin warriors.”

From then on, Warriors were used to describe the athletes.

In the spring of 1926, the term warriors made its way to other athletic teams, which was sealed with a photo in The Reflector of the basketball team that carried the caption, “Central’s Hardwood Warriors.” However, in the fall of that same year another Reflector article made the announcement that the Cardinal and Grey Warriors were facing off against Earlham College in the first home game of that season. A headline about the game read, “Central Greyhounds Ready For Quakers.”

Just a week after that game, a group of fans convened in Men’s Hall to “choose a name that would do justice to the scrapping Cardinal and Grey Warriors,” according to Downright Devotion to the Cause by Fredrick Hill. They agreed on the Greyhound because the Indiana Central athlete is “a long, lean animal renowned for its speed, jumping prowess and fighting heart.”

In less than a year, The Reflector again published an article in which the term “Greyhound varsity teams” was used, and soon enough the name was applied to every team, although women athletes were referred to as Whippets until around 1985.

Sue Willey, director of athletics and

Photo by Anne Toliver • The Reflector

Indy the Greyhound has become the face of the University of Indianapolis athletics over the past 85 years.

Originally, the UIndy mascot was the Cardinal and Grey Warriors.

a UIndy alumna, remembers being a Whippet.

“I hated being a Whippet. I wanted to be a Greyhound,” she recalled.

To this day, the Greyhound has endured as the symbol of UIndy athletics.

“It’s a very fun experience,” said Chase Eaton, who served as the

mascot for the four years he attended UIndy. “S ure, it ’s hot and sweat y in the costume, and sometimes smel l y. But being in costume just al lows the per f or mer to have fun, act goofy and make people laugh. ”

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By Stephanie Snay DISTRIBUTION MANAGER When building began for East Hall last year, the University of Indianapolis softball team had its field wiped out.

“It is frustrating, but the new dormitory is for the good of the school,” said Director of Athletics Sue Willey. “It’s like weighing the importance of athletics with that of the entire university.”

The team has been using Indiana Central Little League’s field. Coach Melissa Frost-Fischer said that the team has been able to make it work. “ W hen planning times to use the field, I speak directly with their president,” she said. “They have been very gracious in letting us use their field when we need it, though the WILLEY springtime was kind of their downtime. They do have a fall league now that we have to work around.”

Willey and Frost both agree that this has not affected the team too much.Willey boasts about how the team still made it into the World Series last season.

Willey said that the athletic department is just waiting for the go ahead from the president to start building the new field, and that it could be any day. However, there are still several things that need to fall into place.

One big issue is where to put the field.

One thing Willey wants to make certain of is that it will be on campus and that they put the field exactly where they want it, so that it will not have to be moved. She said that although the waiting is frustrating, it will be worthwhile.

“Having been a longtime softball coach, I know the importance of not having your field and what it is like when a field gets moved,” Willey said.

Willey hopes that the field will be ready by springtime, for the team to have its own place to play, but again said she cannot make any guarantees.

“Due to uncontrollable circumstance, this situation just is not in my hands right now,”Willey said.“I do think that once this field gets started, that it will move fast.”

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