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New center relocates key advisers into one office

By Ally Holmes BUSINESS MANAGER

The University of Indianapolis has a new Center for Advising and Student Achievement (CASA), located in the Schwitzer Student Center.

CASA was set up through President Robert Manuel’s strategic plan, along with focus group meetings.

“CASA was created as a result of

the strategic plan that has to do with student retention, student graduation rates, academic planning and academic exploration,” said Director of the Center for Advising and Student Achievement Lela Mixon.

The CASA mission statement is to provide a centralized, accessible program of effective academic advising and mentoring for students, from class registration to career exploration.

“A lot of times, advising in the past …

seemed to be closely related to the registration process,”Mixon said.“We’re wanting to expand the definition of advising to include mentoring, to include discussion of topics about life skills and transitions to college, to include academic planning and personal goals.”

All the advisers’ offices are located in Schwitzer instead of within individual units. Key Adviser of Center of Advising and Student Achievement Krista Swisher said that his move to a centralized location

lets the advisers support each other while helping the students.

“It’s real nice to be able to put all of our collective heads together to figure out the best solution to a problem,” Swisher said.

“It’s much more of a feeling of collaboration now that we’re all together. We were kind of isolated from each other when we were in our separate buildings.”

The center is open later on most days, which allows students to go in if they have pressing needs that they want to address

with an adviser. Although the student’s adviser might not be available, any of the other advisers can help with questions.

“I think we’re all versed enough in each program that if someone has a gen-ed question anyone of us can fill in for that student. If they want immediate attention anyone of us could fill in,” Swisher said.

“Or they of course have the option to just contact the specific advisor they want to talk to and set up a meeting.”

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Service to celebrate graduate’s life

By James Figy NEWS EDITOR Positive, optimistic and full of life are not descriptions one would expect for someone who suffered from cancer, but friends and faculty remember recent University of Indianapolis alumna Mindy Owens as anything but predictable. Owens passed away on Aug. 29 after a long battle with skin cancer that started in high school.

According to Chair and Associate Professor of Music Brenda Clark, Owens found out two years ago that her cancer had returned. Clark said that at that time Owens wanted to let her professors and fellow students in the music department know, so she announced it at their beginning-of-the-year convocation.

“Mindy asked our former chair, Dr. [Kathleen] Hacker, if she could address that entire group and share with them what she had just learned in terms of her cancer. Because she had known that she had cancer previously, but they thought that they would be able to beat it,” Clark said. “And then, just a few weeks before school started, she got the news that that wasn’t the case and that she was in for a really challenging next few years.”

One of the few people who knew before the convocation was Owens’ best friend Lanea Bonney, also a music education alumna. Bonney said that she and Owens met on campus during that summer break, which is when she found out.

“We caught up, and she’d told me that she had a doctor’s appointment because she had some concerning things come up,” Bonney said.“... After that initial appointment, she came and told me that she had cancer again and what they were going to do to treat it and that sort of thing.”

However, Bonney said that it was often hard to tell that Owens, whom she met in a freshman music theory class, was suffering.

During regular visits to Panera, a favorite memory of Bonney’s, they would sit and talk for hours, as if nothing was wrong.

“The person that she was, and the face that she put on, was so strong that a lot of times you didn’t even think about it, because she wasn’t showing it,” Bonney said. “She was such a strong person in the fact that if she was in pain from the medicine, you could not even see it.”

According to Bonney, there were very

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Memorial service for Mindy Owens Owens’ life and passions will be celebrated at 4 p.m. on Sept. 29 in the Ruth Lilly Performance Hall in the Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center.

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UIndy alumna Mindy Owens passed away after a long battle with cancer that started in high school. She graduated this past year with an honors degree in music education, as well as a minor in theatre. few times when Owens would open up, but that did not mean that she never said anything was wrong.

“One-on-one with her sometimes was a little different. Because whenever she came into the one-on-one with someone, she kind of let her guard down a little bit,” Bonney said. “... She’s not like any mystical hero or anything like that. She was a normal person, too, and she dealt with it. And there would be times that we’d cry together, absolutely.”

However, Clark said that Owens often put on a brave face because she did not want pity. Clark said that she remembered Owens being very strong during her junior and senior vocal recitals, even though she was in incredible pain.

“Music education majors are required to give a half-an-hour recital, and for her junior recital, she had gone through some treatments, but also [had] a couple of cracked ribs because of her cancer,” Clark said. “Any non-singer would be in pain just trying to talk or whatever, but she sang beautifully. I had never heard her sing so well.”

Clark said that Owens never wanted her condition to get in the way of her work, so she always made arrangements if she would be out for treatments.

According to Dean of Students Kory Vitangeli, Owens always remained very passionate about completing her degree.

Vitangeli said that, as a music education major with a minor in theatre, and an

honors college student on top of that, Owens’ job was not easy.

Although she still had some honors college requirements to finish, Owens walked during the commencement ceremony in May. According to Vitangeli, though, it was not until right before her passing that she received her diploma when a group of UIndy faculty visited her in the hospital.

“So myself and Amy Allen-Sekhar and Brenda Clark and Terrence Harewood, who had had her in a couple of classes, went down to the hospital to present her and her family her official diploma,” Vitangeli said. “... It was such a special moment because you could tell, one, how much it meant to her family but also to her and how proud she was of herself for being able to get that diploma.”

Owens’ life and passions will be celebrated at a memorial service at 4 p.m. on Sept. 29 in the Ruth Lilly Performance Hall in the Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Performance Center. The UIndy vocal group Crimson Express, which Owens was a part of, will perform. Also, Bonney will speak about Owens’ life. According to Vitangeli, details will be revealed about a scholarship and some memorial on campus in Owens’ honor.

Vitangeli encouraged any students, faculty and staff who are struggling with Owens’ passing to visit the Counseling Center on the second floor of the Schwitzer Student Center.

According to Vitangeli, Owens was a very well known and liked student. She said that Owens was a model of perseverance, positivity and optimism in the face of uncontrollable circumstances.

“Even after her diagnosis, she was so positive and maintained her positivity, her wonderful spirit,” Vitangeli said. “...

She never wavered in her faith. She never wavered in her positivity throughout the years that she was battling with cancer treatment.”

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A student uses a miter saw to improve a house during the 2013 Appalachia Service Project.

Appalachia trip marks 31st year

By Anna Wieseman MANAGING EDITOR

As a part of the University of Indianapolis motto of education for service, Assistant Professor of Ecumenical and Interfaith Programs Lang Brownlee will take a group of students to participate in the Appalachia Service Project in January.

Two callout meetings were held Sept. 18 and 19 for interested students.

This will be the 31st year that UIndy has been involved with the ASP. According to the ASP’s off icial website, its mission is to serve others by making homes drier, warmer and safer for residents of the Appalachia area. ASP plans to find volunteers to help improve the living conditions of individuals and families in this area.

“We’re not carpenters. We’re not contractors. But our role is to build relationships with the families and bring some degree of hope where there is little money.

And a lot of factors sometimes are stacked up against these families,” Brownlee said.

This will be Brownlee’s 13th trip to ASP with the university. Another faculty member usually accompanies Brownlee.

During his trips, Brownlee’s students have participated in many projects including insulating, shoring up framing, plumbing and building wheelchair ramps.

According to Brownlee, UIndy has a special connection to ASP because their

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Event invites students’ families to campus

By Allison Gallagher ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

The University of Indianapolis was abuzz with students and their families coming to campus Sept. 14 for Family Day. The annual event was originally created and implemented in 2004 as a means of bringing families to campus and keeping students here, said Executive Director of Student Services Dan Stoker, who organized the event.

“Most campuses have a Family Day, especially during the first six weeks of school,” Stoker said. “Part of it is a retention element to encourage, instead of students going home on the weekend, to encourage the families to come see them, to come experience and be a part of campus life for a day or for the weekend.”

This year’s Family Day had a full itinerary, including the nursing lab open house, a scavenger hunt sponsored by UNITY, an open house and reception at Stierwalt Alumni House and Tailgate Town.

As a Family Day first, University Presi-

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(From left) Wilmara Manuel, Chelsea Domiano, Lara Mann (hidden) and Mark Weigand converse with each other during the Family Day meet-and-greet at the president’s house. dent Robert Manuel, his wife Wilmara Brandon Bagshaw and his mother Leeann and their daughters hosted a meet-and- Bagshaw were present at Family Day and greet at their home, where guests could were able to see a lot during their first hour. grab a bite to eat and mingle.

“We’ve seen his dorm, we’ve seen the “It was his [President Manuel’s] idea,” sports center, we saw the pool in the Stoker said. “For him, it was an opportu- fitness center, and we’ve just come from nity to be able to meet the families and that building [Esch Hall],” Leeann said.

“Tonight we’re going to go see the football open up the house.”

Freshman actuarial science major game, which we’re pretty excited for.”

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Greyhound spirit

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The focus of the day was quality family and student bonding time. According to Stoker, the event is a large one for freshmen, who may not vocalize a desire to see their families, but want to see them, and for the families who feel the same.

“The most important aspect of the day—regardless of what programs and what we have on the schedule—it’s a matter of the parents being able to come and spend time with their student,” he said.

Stoker also said that Family Day was a gap the university discovered while researching why students go home on the weekends, so the university implemented programs and activities to keep people on campus and boost football attendance.

Over the years, attendance at Family Day has increased, with this past year hosting a total of 385 for the Family Day Tailgate alone.

“At first, the program was pretty simple, largely an event centered around the football game,” Stoker said. “It has expanded to include open houses and receptions and the tailgate leading up to the game.”

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A Greyhound’s dream of athletic support

By Scott Mitchell OPINION EDITOR

Inspired by the vision that our president has for the University of Indianapolis, one day I looked up at Key Stadium, and I had a dream.

In my dream, the Greyhound football team played under Saturday night lights, cheered on by a block of nearly hoarse college-aged students. From the black rail to the press box, the entire middle section of the stands was overcrowded with standing bodies that would move in strategic unison at times and erupt in chaos at other times.

They might be tired, they might be cold, they might be sleep deprived or stressed about Monday’s test, but all of those thoughts would be left behind. For a few hours, problems would not matter.

They would be warded off by the intensity of the game and, perhaps, the effects of pre-gaming for those over 21.

This pre-gaming would have been part of an ongoing game day party that started in the morning and continued throughout the day.

There would be music and corn hole, and I wouldn’t be able to walk down the sidewalk of any street in University Heights without hearing someone yell “Go Hounds!” The parking lot behind the stadium would be filled with people grilling. The shelves of the neighborhood Wal-Mart would be emptied of all the bratwurst and hot dogs they once held, and the aroma of game day would drift up to please the college football gods.

Flags would be flown, signs would be made, war paint would be applied, food would be eaten, beer would be drunk,

live Greyhound dogs would be patted for good luck, chants would be chanted and the whole campus would be alive.

Then, as so often occurs in dreams, I was moved without notice or knowledge from my position looking up to the very top bleacher looking down. The field would be solemn, the crowd silent and every player bent on a knee in post-game prayer, bowing in respect to the heritage of the university.

At the end of the day, it’s all about pride.

To me, that’s why universities emphasize football games and other athletic events.

They spend millions of dollars on athletic programs to create pride in the athlete and in the student so that when they’ve graduated they will look back on the experiences they had and the memories they made and be proud they spent four or five years as a Greyhound.

The table has been set for us as students.

Faculty and staff have done their part from game day operations to alumni operations and everything in between. President Manuel has shown his support through events like last year’s car smash. All that’s missing is the student body moving en masse to support the school.

So from now on, when your roommate says, “Let’s go tailgate,” cut your nap short and enjoy the fall weather.When your head hurts from studying for Monday’s test, take a three-hour break and allow yourself to be entertained by one of America’s favorite sports. When your friend from a bigger school tells you to come check out their school, tell them to come check out UIndy.

The tailgating spots are marked off, the venues are open and the responsibility to make athletic events an unforgettable UIndy experience lies squarely on the shoulders of the students.

Think then ink New law proposes 24-hour waiting period before body art

By Allison Gallagher ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR I am not a fan of tattoos, piercings and other body alterations. I am not dead-set against them and the people who sport ink, by any means, but I am just … not into them.

Personally, I cannot fathom the people who cover three-fourths of their body in tattoos, especially if the artworks they choose are promising contenders for WTFtattoo.com submissions. And if you read the news lately, I am guessing that neither are legislators in Washington, D.C. According to a Sept. 8 story from ABCnews.com, the city’s health department proposed a law that would force body art businesses to “ensure that no tattoo artist applies any tattoo to a customer until after 24 hours have passed.”

Customers who request a tattoo or piercing would have to wait the mandatory 24 hours, during which time they would have to fill out a questionnaire disclosing conditions that would affect the healing process, such as pregnancy, diabetes and herpes.

Tattoo artists also would have to show that they have been vaccinated against hepatitis B and undergone biohazard training.

The issue is being debated between tattoo artists and their customers in Washington, D.C. — who see it as hurting the businesses and an “overreaching of a nanny state” to save customers from themselves — and parenting experts who think that the mandatory waiting period could be a benefit for parents and their children to talk about decisions.

Bo and Ty, two artists with Artistic Skin Designs in Indianapolis, thought the proposed legislation was missing an important point.

“There’s an industry that sells the equipment necessary—needles, ink —for

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setting up a parlor anywhere,”Bo said.“An unskilled person could set up a parlor in their home and let’s say a drunk guy does come in here and we say ‘no,’he could easily go over to his friend’s and get the work.”

This loophole also leads to other issues that the legislation is trying to protect.

“And that’s where the health issues are likely to come in,” added Ty. “We have regulations as a parlor that we have to go by. A private individual doesn’t, and that’s where most of the health problems come from.”

In America, we can argue that there are two kinds of legislation: effective and symbolic. We could joke that Washington, D.C., has not been doing so well with producing actual legislation lately, although the city council has provided awesome comic relief during the highcrisis time of Syria.

I could even say that perhaps a few on the council recognized a constituent on WTFtattoo.com and thought, “Hey now! I have some photo ops coming up performing community service in that part of town.

I’m trying to prove my district is the middle-class families, not just roughnecks. I can’t let a man with a random Chinese symbol on his face stand in the background, lest voters think poorly of my district!”

Knowing what I do and what I have shared about the higher incidence of health issues arising from private, unskilled individuals working from a foggy basement, I will assert that this legislation is largely symbolic as long as there is not much that accounts for the unregulated “businesses” in the foggy basement.

Unfortunately, there will always be people who will not conduct themselves wisely, especially when they are intoxicated. But it cannot be a tattoo parlor’s problem or the city health department’s.

It can’t even be the problem of the person with them who uploads their sad choice in artistry to WTFtatto.com.

Tailgate myths

Vision Saturday

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Tailgating must involve alcohol.

Tailgating must involve an actual truck “tailgate.”

Tailgating must Tailgating must involve the oppos- involve grilling. ing team.

Not really.

It seems like every commercial involving tailgating shows alcohol at a tailgating event. Alcohol isn’t a necessity. According to Senior Associate Athletic Director for Development Matt Donovan, “alcohol is not permitted [during tailgating]; it is prohibited on campus.”

Nope.

Wrong,

The term tailgating originated because fans congregated around the tailgate of a truck in the parking lot before a game. Tailgating has evolved and is more about the gathering of fans than the technicalities of it all. You don’t need a parking lot or truck.

The opposing team doesn’t have to be present for tailgating fun, because in reality they would not be happily flipping burgers next to you. At UIndy though, both teams can enjoy tailgating if they choose.

It depends.

It is extremely typical to smell hotdogs or hamburgers on the grill, but grilling isn’t essential to tailgating.

No one needs to hustle and pick up a miniature grill and a 12-pack of hot dogs. Chances are, like here, the grilled foods are provided via concession stands.

Graphic by Anna Wieseman

Tailgating essential to football UIndy’s “Tailgate Town” adds to the excitement of home football games

By Taylor Richardson STAFF WRITER An essential part of the college football experience is attending the tailgating events before kickoff. Before any team puts points up on the scoreboard, fans enjoy themselves outside of the stadium. A typical tailgating session usually includes grilling, music, trash talking and preparing for the battle about to begin on the field.

What is tailgating exactly? In layman’s terms, as if there is a scientific definition, tailgating is a social event held around the tailgate of a truck. That is a loose interpretation, seeing that not everyone is exactly congregated around a truck bed, but it is easy to get the gist of the situation. In the perfect tailgating portrait, fans cluster around a grill in a parking lot wearing face paint and proudly sporting jerseys. However, everyone tailgates differently.

For me, tailgating is as much a part of the football game as cheerleaders or sports announcers. It is a critical addition to the game.Without tailgating, the atmosphere

wouldn’t be the same. It pumps me up just to walk in with a crowd of friends after friendly trash talk, if there is such a thing.

Tailgating is not all hotdogs and beer.

At UIndy, tailgating is all about game prep. With lawn chairs, grills and corn hole, tailgating is a great opportunity to meet new people. It is also a great way to get pumped up and ready for the game.

Depending on the week, many groups or organizations might be handing out free game time “necessities” such as war paint strips.

Freshman nursing major Rachel Christner said, “It is cool to see other students hang out and interact with each other before the big game.

Spirits rise as music blares throughout the parking lot, and students and other fans can enjoy a multitude of activities. “Tailgate Town,” so dubbed by Senior Associate Athletic Director for Development Matt Donovan, offers a well-rounded and diverse experience for Greyhound fans.

It is easy to spark a conversation about stats, how bad the other team is or anything else when everyone is outside and

hanging out together.

With music, food and family-friendly events, UIndy tailgating exceeds fans’ expectations. It is exciting for fans and opponents to have the chance to tailgate.

Sophomore biology major Treasure Jones said she loves the pregame festivities.

“Tailgate Town always gets me pumped and ready for the game. It makes me even more excited to go into the Hound Pound [student section] after I’ve gotten my war paint strips,” Jones said.

After two hours of getting pumped up, tailgaters are ready for the game. And it does make a difference in the crowd. After prepping for the game together, everyone seems to be in even higher spirits and once the game begins, everyone is united in cheering for the Greyhounds. Tailgating is a special way to unite a group of fans, and UIndy does it absolutely right. It gives the fans the football experience and readies everyone for the following game on the gridiron.

Tailgating is a part of the college experience. I encourage you to paint up, talk trash and have a good time before the next home football game.

“Twerk” enters dictionary

Language changes with society and popular culture

By Abby Gross EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Breaking news: Apparently Miley Cyrus can’t stop, and won’t stop, twerking.

Better news: There is now a word behind the booty-shaking.

Before you cringe at the way I just nonchalantly slid “twerking” into this article, please know that “twerk” is indeed now a word, thanks to last month’s quarterly update of Oxford Dictionaries Online (ODO).

This graduation from slang to fame came with the induction of many other words that you may be familiar with: “selfie,” “vom,” “food baby” and “jorts,” just to name a few.

After the update was announced, many people were equally as disgusted with the word’s new home in an Oxford dictionary as they were with Cyrus’ initial scandal on stage. I’ll admit, I was skeptical at first, too.

Oxford Dictionaries Online defines “twerk” as a “dance to popular music in a sexually provocative manner involving thrusting hip movements and a low, squatting stance.”

Now, I think the definition of “twerk” definitely euphemizes Cyrus’ explicit choreography—that is, her unabashed humping with a hint of dancing. I’d love to be a lexicographer for Oxford who writes definitions for new words that start with t-w-e-r, but I just don’t think my defini-

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tion would make the final copy-editing cut: “Twerk, verb: the quintessential slut dance of America, made famous by Miley Cyrus but practiced commonly in the nightclubs of ’Merica.”

Just for the record, “slut,” too, is a word recognized and defined by ODO. If you’re wanting to vom at the birth of these new words, you’re not alone. On Sept. 12, National Public Radio published an online article boasting the headline “The Internet’s ‘Twerk’ Effect Makes Dictionaries Less Complete”and arguing that the new addition of “twerk” and other slang has marginalized more meaningful changes in language.

But I disagree. We need the words we speak to be recognized, even if they seem silly or overly colloquial, even if they help euphemize a blatantly sexual performance better suited to behind Ms. Cyrus’ bedroom walls.

The presence of “twerk” in our modern dictionaries does not make them any less perfect or complete. In fact, it makes them more whole and more representative of our generation’s use of the language that defines us.

But in case you’re still queasy, rest assured that the new coining of this word is not a slippery slope that will lead to essays ridden with LOLs or YOLOs or nonchalant references to twerking or jortwearing. It won’t—at least I hope not.

Although “twerk” is a new word, it still isn’t a standard or even widely accepted

word in many discourses. It cannot be found in the authoritative and esteemed Oxford English Dictionary (OED). The ODO is Oxford’s online and informal counterpart.

According to the ODO blog, the dictionary’s content “focuses on current English and includes modern meanings and uses of words,” whereas the OED functions as more of a historical dictionary, compiled over time to track changes in language.

Still, the word “twerk” has a niche; it has a spot in some sort of discourse, and that gives worth to its status as a word.

That niche might include pop culture, nightclubs, Twitter, blogs, the media and more. The fact that lexicographers have observed the word being used in multiple contexts is reason enough to record this word in the history of the English language.

At the very least, 50 years from now, we can enjoy the memories of the once-word twerk, just as we humor ourselves with other words of the past. (If your English teacher ever entertained you with a list of Shakespearean insults, you’ll know what I mean.)

Language is a constantly changing, moving body of our expression. To omit “twerk” when many of us are indeed using the word, whether in our own conversations or in our criticism of those who practice the verb, would be a linguistic crime.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

SOS workshop discusses civic engagement

By Leeann Doerflein FEATURE EDITOR The University of Indianapolis recently hosted a workshop to present information on an array of civic engagement opportunities that are available on campus.

Stephanie Sachs, community outreach and student engagement coordinator, presented the Secrets of Success (SOS) workshop to interested students.

UIndy also hosted an Engagement Fair that brought together organizations such as the Indiana State Senate Internship program and Wheeler Mission Ministries to inform students about internships and volunteer opportunities.

The SOS workshop focused on inspiring students to join the UIndy service community and informing them about how to get involved. Sachs also talked about the Professional Edge Center.

Sachs said that the center will combine Career Services, Alumni Relations and the Community Programs Center and will be located in Stierwalt Alumni House.

The center will help connect alumni and students for networking and professional development. Sachs hopes that this will benefit students in ways that were not available in the past and will allow students

new opportunities for growth.

“We [English majors] didn’t have the same opportunities as some other majors on campus. When someone asked what you were going to be, you said ...‘Well, I’m going to be an English major,’”Sachs said.

“But you’re only going to be an English major while you are here.”

Sachs said that the CPC will continue to connect students to resources and volunteer opportunities. She wants students to have service experiences that matter.

“Service is about changing lives—not only the lives of people you help—but you also help make society better by helping other people be better,” Sachs said. “Inevitably, I talk to students, and they say, ‘You know what really surprised me? It [the service] ended up changing my life.’”

Sachs outlined other ways that service can enrich students’ lives. The ways include networking, learning about social problems, gaining hands-on experience and helping to change lives. Another benefit is that students have the opportunity to record service hours from their time at UIndy on their transcripts. Sachs said that it is never too late to fill out a blue form.

Director of Community Programs Marianna Foulkrod said that service experience can set students apart from the competition in the job market. Foulkrod

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Advisors have been in their new offices for only six weeks, but already students have said that they like where the advising center is located and how advisors are all together.

“Informally, many students said that they appreciated that we were all here, that if they had questions about their transcripts that advisor was right next door, if they were a double major then that advisor was right next door,” Mixon said.

“So I think that, at least, it helps currently that they can talk to multiple people who are in the same spot.”

CASA is still a work in progress while the advisors settle into their new space and students begin to meet with their advisors. Swisher asks that everybody be patient as they work out the kinks and settle into the new office.

“If the students can be patient and the university community can be a little patient, they can soon realize the amount of talent and know-how that we do have in this office when it comes to advising,” Swisher said. “We’ve got a lot of years of experience in the advisors that we have here. And if our feedback and our observations on what the potential strengths and weaknesses of this office could be, if we’re listened to and if everybody tries to ride it out like we’re riding it out, I think it could end up being a very valuable thing.”

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elaborated on what service hours can show to potential employers.

“You can put your service hours on your transcript to show more than your 4.0 GPA,” Foulkrod said. “It shows that you have experiences that helped you build a character, to be the individual that you are today.”

Foulkrod said that civic engagement and community service can have both tangible and intangible impacts. Service allows students to help those in need and

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develops them into more well-rounded people, which Foulkrod said is important in a good liberal arts education.

“I know that food will feed the needy; I see young children who don’t have anywhere else to go with our students learning about having good health and staying out of trouble,” Foulkrod said. “... That is so fulfilling to me. It is what higher education is truly about—exposing students to an experience that helps shape them into good citizens.”

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exhibit that features audio and visual synthesizers that are manipulated by visitors’ movements. The exhibit features the work of faculty adjunct Johnny DiBlasi.

The partnership between the UniverAnother event at Wheeler will be sity of Indianapolis and the Wheeler nightly film screenings, Oct. 23-26, as Arts Community, which is owned by part of the Heartland Film Festival. More Southeast Neighborhood Development information is available at Trulymoving(SEND), will continue pictures.org. as normal despite the apWilliams hopes to get proaching conclusion of one more students to come of the grants that supports and experience the historic Wheeler. building,which was originally According to the unibuilt in 1914 and used to be versity’s website, the UIna carburetor factory. He said dy Community Programs that Wheeler was bought by Center, under the leadera series of companies and ship of Director Marianna fell into disrepair over the Foulkrod, has continued years until former UIndy to strengthen ties between President Jerry Israel decided the two groups. However, to partner with SEND. FOULKROD Foulkrod said that the con“In the 90s, UIndy saw tinued partnership between SEND and this opportunity to help artists who used UIndy will depend on the continued to live downtown,” Williams said. “We interest of students and faculty. joined forces with Southeast Neighbor“We have staff members who have hood Development, and together we put exhibits at different galleries; they could in some money and rebuilt Wheeler into do that at Wheeler. We always encourage what it is today.” them to participate,” Foulkrod said. “We The modern Wheeler Arts Commuare not reevaluating the partnership. We nity houses UIndy’s Community Arts and are reevaluating whether it would make Education Center, which offers a comsense for us to continue programming munity theatre, oil painting studios and at Wheeler.” classroom space. Monthly art classes are However, Matthew Williams, the held and co-hosted with nearby SENSE community outreach coordinator at Charter School.

Wheeler, said that they are working to “We provide free classes, once a month, get students to come to events there. from 10 a.m. to 12 [noon]. You can just He said that they are even offering free show up. This semester, we’re offering transportation to and from school for theatre, music and visual arts. It’s just a upcoming events. way for us to have the kids get involved …

One of those events is on Oct. 4, the and expose these residents to [the arts],” final day of an exhibition called “wave- Williams said.“We would love volunteers.

Forms” by Houston-based artist collective If a student can teach a class, we would {exurb}. “waveForms” is an interactive love for them to be a part of that.”

ASP from page 1 founder, Glenn Evans, was rooted in the United Methodist church. Brownlee hopes that students can get a new perspective on how to relate to people that do not live the same way as they do.

“Our UIndy students really do take the message [of ASP] seriously, that we’re going down there to be in a relationship [with the families],” Brownlee said. “It’s short lived, but the lessons are for the rest of our lives in terms of how we can interact with others.”

The project can be taken as a class and added to a student’s transcripts as service learning credit. The class requires reading about the Appalachia area and journaling over the time spent there. The group will leave UIndy on Jan. 6 and come back to campus on Jan. 11. Brownlee said that one of the important components of the trip is learning compassion for others living within the United States.

“We come from Indianapolis, and they don’t know us from Adam or Eve,”Brownlee said. “People in isolation sometimes don’t feel like anybody is on their side or cares about them. And we get to say we do care and let us show you in this small way how much we care.”

According to Brownlee, even though ASP is a Christian-based organization, he has had students from different faith backgrounds accompany him on the trip.

International students from countries such as Turkey and Sierra Leone have taken these trips. Brownlee said that this helps his students see how service is a

value for all religious traditions.

“This is eye-opening for the people they serve as well,” Brownlee said. “They see people who want to spend their time and their energy to help them, even when they’re from another part of the world, and that’s amazing.”

Senior psychology major Haley Tarter has been involved in many service projects and thought that the ASP trip would be a way to continue her service.

“I’m really interested in mission trips in general. I’ve been to other ones, and I know it was a great experience. Just knowing there was one on campus was really interesting,” Tarter said.

Tarter also said that she enjoyed hearing from Brownlee that she would be able to make a difference in the life of a person living in the Appalachia area.

“The fact that he really implemented the word service and what it means [impacted me]. And you’re not just going there to fix people, but you’re going there to meet people . . . and make a difference in their lives,” Tarter said.

Any student interested in going must make a deposit with Brownlee by Oct. 11.

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Football loses at Drake, falls to 2-1

By AJ Rose SPORTS EDITOR The University of Indianapolis football team traveled to Drake University on Sept. 21, losing to the Bulldogs 31-14, and dropping to 2-1 on the season.

After a scoreless first quarter, the Greyhounds were the first team to find the end zone in the second, when senior quarterback Chris Mills connected with redshirt junior wide receiver Greg Johnson on a 22-yard touchdown pass.

The Bulldogs (1-2) refused to go into the half scoreless, however, and were able to put together a quick drive down the field that resulted in a 52-yard field goal as time expired.

In the third quarter, the Bulldogs began right where they left off at the end of the first half, with a successful opening drive that resulted in 3-yard touchdown pass with 11:46 remaining, giving the Bulldogs their first lead of the game, 10-7.

The Bulldogs would extend their lead further in the third quarter, with a 38yard field goal following a 69-yard drive, making the score 13-7.

Misfortune for the Greyhounds continued throughout the quarter, when the Bulldogs blocked a UIndy punt deep in the Hounds’ territory. The Bulldogs capitalized on the turnover with a 6-yard touchdown pass and two-point conversion, giving Drake a 21-7 advantage.

In the fourth quarter, UIndy’s mistakes continued to lead to more points for the Bulldogs. Following an interception by redshirt junior defensive back Andre Smith at the UIndy two-yard line, the Bulldogs’ defense forced Mills to fumble the ball and took it away in the end zone, extending their lead, 28-7.

Following a Bulldog 37-yard field goal, which pushed the lead to 31-7, the Greyhounds found the end zone one last time with a 15-yard touchdown pass from Mills to senior running back Klay Fiechter.

Besides setting a new school record for career completions, Mills went 23-of35 through the air with two touchdown passes and one interception.

Johnson had a strong statistical performance with 133 receiving-yards and a touchdown reception, while Fiechter

struggled with just 34 rushing-yards and a touchdown reception.

On the defensive side, four Greyhounds finished with double-digit tackles, led by junior defensive back Koby Orris.

The Greyhounds extended their overall record to 2-0 on Sept. 14, defeating the Saint Xavier University Cougars 51-20.

After leading by just six points at the conclusion of the first half, the Greyhounds outscored the Cougars in the second half, 31-6, pulling away and securing the team’s second-consecutive victory of the season.

Offensively, the Greyhounds were led

by Fiechter, who finished the game with 198 rushing-yards and a touchdown.

Fiechter added to his production through receiving, with a 47-yard reception at the beginning of the third quarter.

Following the victory, Fiechter attributed his success to the Greyhounds’ offensive line and the holes they made for him to run through. Fiechter said that besides the blocking, he also was able to see things in the defense that helped him create big plays.

“They [Saint Xavier] really flew to the ball,” Fiechter said. “As soon as I went one way, the linebackers flew to the ball—opened up some cutbacks for me and kind of opened up some holes—but they’re a fast defense, and they’re a good defense.”

After passing for just 75 yards in the first half, Mills matched that same total in one play to start the second half, connecting with Johnson on a 75-yard touchdown pass just nine seconds into the third quarter. Mills went on to finish the game with 256 passing-yards, 30 rushing-yards, three touchdowns and one interception.

The Greyhounds threw the ball just 17 times, compared to running the ball 51 times, but Head Football Coach Bob Bartolomeo said those statistics reflected the team’s strategy.

“We just kept pounding them [Saint Xavier] with the run, and I think we wore them down,”he said.“Our physical play up front kind of took over in the second half.”

Fiechter said that he was not surprised that he received as many carries as he did and that it was something he expected to achieve.

“We felt like we were bigger than them

[Saint Xavier] up front and we could push them around a little bit. So our game plan was to run the ball,” Fiechter said.

Defensively, the Greyhounds had a strong performance, racking up a total of five interceptions and three sacks.

Two Greyhound defenders finished the game with double-digit tackles, including redshirt freshman linebacker Derrick Bryant with 12 and redshirt senior defensive back Jerrett Ban with 10.

Although the defense allowed two touchdowns in the first half, along with 260 total yards on 44 plays, Bartolomeo said that there was no change in the game plan that led to the better performance after halftime.

“We made a couple of adjustments, but I think we just played harder,” he said. “We were more accustomed to the type of offense that we were seeing, and therefore we were doing the things, first of all, to stop the run and then get after the quarterback.”

The Greyhounds will look to improve to 3-1 next week on the road on Sept. 28, when they will travel to former Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference-opponent Hillsdale College.

Kickoff is set to take place at 2:30 p.m.

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Above: The UIndy football team takes the field prior to the start of its game against the Saint Xavier University Cougars. Below: Redshirt junior defensive back Andre Smith tackles a Saint Xavier ball carrier as teammates junior defensive back Koby Orris and redshirt freshman linebacker Derrick Bryant watch.

Cross country places at event in Bloomington

By Owen Kaelble STAFF WRITER

The University of Indianapolis men’s and women’s cross country teams competed on Sept. 20 at the Little State competition at the Indiana Intercollegiates, where the women won overall and the men finished second.

The women, who placed first out of 18 teams, were led by junior Sutton Knapp, who placed first overall with a time of 18:37.78 in the 5k. Sophomore Jacklyn Howland also placed in the top-ten with a sixth place finish time of 19:38.09.

Senior Emily Bernstein rounded out the top-ten finishers for the Hounds, with a 10th place finish at 19:45.23.

For the men, who placed second to Wabash College in the 8k, junior Alex Cushman finished first overall with a time of 25:18.96. Senior Jacob Fisher finished in sixth at 26:16.12, while junior Kameron Casey rounded out the top-ten finishers for the Hounds at ninth with a time of 26:30.73.

On Sept. 14, the Greyhounds returned from the University of Wisconsin-Parkside’s Midwest Open with third-place finishes for both the men’s and women’s teams.The women’s team placed third out of 16 teams, while the men’s team placed third out of 15 teams.

For the women, Knapp had the highest finish, placing sixth overall at 18:31.4.

Bernstein followed, placing 23rd with a time of 19:09.7, while Howland placed 24th a half second later.

Knapp said she was content with her performance.

“I was really happy with how I did in the first race because I really improved my time from the year before. It was a nice boost of confidence,” she said.

Coming into the race, Knapp was eager to run again with her teammates.

“I was really excited to be running as a team again. We were really fast in workouts, and we’re excited to see what we could do,” she said.

Assistant Cross Country Coach LeAnn Nord said Head Cross Country Coach Kathy Casey was instrumental in preparing the athletes to compete at

the meet.

“She [Casey] caters to everyone, sets a weekly mile limit for everyone and holds them to it. The workloads that she plans, she doesn’t let them back down,” Nord said.

The men’s team competed in the 8k, where Cushman earned the top spot for the Hounds, finishing fourth with a time of 24:58.9. Senior Craig Jordan and Fisher followed, with Jordan placing 16th at 25:50.6 and Fisher placing 18th at 25:52.4.

Like Knapp, Cushman said that he also was happy with the results.

“My performance was right where [I] needed it to be,” he said.

Besides focusing on their own personal goals, Knapp and Cushman said that they also find ways to motivate their teammates.

“We see a team that we want to beat.

When we perform really well in a workout, it shows that we’re going to have a good race,” Cushman said.

Knapp said she also focuses on the workouts to prepare for the races.

“Whenever we have a really tough workout, when we have to push ourselves really hard, we have to tell ourselves,‘That’s the hardest it’s going to get,’” she said.

However, when race time comes, Cushman and Knapp have their own unique methods of preparing themselves for the events.

“I relax and take it easy the day before and of the race,” Cushman said.

Knapp takes a different approach.

“I always try to get myself into the racing mindset. There’s a playlist I listen to on the way there,” she said.

When thinking of all the meets to come this season, Cushman has a confident outlook for this year’s teams.

“This is the season with the best chance for the girls and guys to reach nationals,” Cushman said. “We put in more work than other teams.”

Knapp has the same positive outlook.

“I’m really excited to see how the season pans out,” she said.

The Greyhounds head next to Louisville, Ky., on Oct. 5 for the Greater Louisville Classic. The start time is still to be determined.

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Men’s soccer wins against GLVC foes

The Greyhounds return from weekend road trip victorious in two conference games, extending their season record to 4-1-1

By Kylee Crane ONLINE EDITOR The University of Indianapolis men’s soccer team wrapped up a perfect road trip weekend this past Sunday, defeating the University of Missouri-St. Louis Tritons 4-0.

It did not take long for the Greyhounds (4-1-1, 3-0-1 Great Lakes Valley Conference) to score their first goal of the game against the Tritons (3-3-0, 2-2-0 GLVC), as freshman midfielder Jimmy Trigger scored the first goal of his collegiate career at the 1:26 mark, after receiving a cross in the box from redshirt sophomore midfielder Casey Zimmerman.

The game would remain 1-0 until the 66:51 mark, when junior forward Ngwese Ebangwese scored a goal after receiving a cross from the left side from senior midfielder Kevin Eggert.

Six minutes later, UIndy added another goal to its tally on an own goal.

The Greyhounds’ final goal of the match came from junior midfielder Casey Castle at the 89:46 mark to finish the blowout victory. The goal was Castle’s second of the season.

Redshirt junior goalkeeper Andrew Verhonik took the win for the Hounds in goal, making one save.

On Sept. 20, the Hounds played against the Saints of Maryville University, winning the match 3-2.

The first goal of the match came at the 19:53 mark, when the Saints freshman midfielder/forward Bogdan Atanasov scored following an assist from junior forward Lance Kohler, giving Maryville a 1-0 advantage.

The Saints played on to uphold their advantage at the end of the first half, with neither team scoring again before halftime.

In the second half, it did not take long for the Hounds to tie up the match at 1-1, when Eggert scored his first goal of the season at the 54:08 mark.

Nearly 11 minutes later at the 65:46

mark, the Hounds took their first lead of the match following a goal from sophomore Reid Strain, who scored off an assist from Zimmerman, putting the Hounds ahead 2-1. The goal was also Strain’s first of the year.

The Hounds’ advantage would not last long, however, as Kohler tied up the match for the Saints less than a minute later at the 66:35 mark.

The match remained tied until the 89:18 mark, when Eggert scored off a cross from Ebangwese which gave the Hounds a 3-2 lead with only 42 seconds remaining.

Maryville could not respond in the short amount of time left on the clock, and UIndy went on to claim its secondstraight victory of the season.

Verhonik took the victory for the Greyhounds, making two saves on the day while allowing two goals.

For the first home game of the season, the Greyhounds took on the University of Wisconsin-Parkside Rangers, winning in double overtime 2-1.

Throughout the match, both teams battled back and forth. The Greyhounds took an overall 24 shots in the game, 12 of which were on target.The Rangers took a total of five shots, with two on target.

Nearly two minutes into the game, the Rangers’ freshman forward Thomas Diehl scored, giving the Rangers a 1-0 advantage.

This has been a reccurring situation for the Hounds in the season, with three goals scored by opposing teams coming within the first few minutes of the game. Head Men’s Soccer Coach John Higgins said that this is a key problem, and the team needs to make an adjustment to prevent this from occuring in future matches.

“We had 46 shots for the weekend, which is great, but we really need to stop losing early goals in the game. If we can hold off opposing teams from scoring early on, we will win every game,” Higgins said.

Of the 24 shots taken against the Rangers, two were from senior midfielder Brett Greubel, who led the Hounds in points prior to this past weekend.

Photo by Ben Zefeng Zhang

Sophomore back Julian Shamsaie looks to pass the ball during the Greyhounds’ contest against the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. The Greyhounds won 2-1.

“I think we are fitter and deeper than Greubel has two assists and one goal For Greubel, the thought of losing thus far in 2013. According to Higgins, was never an option as they headed into Parkside. Putting in a new lineup is an indication of how deep we are. We can Greubel has emerged as a defined leader overtime against the Rangers. on the squad.

“It came down to the last moments rotate guys in and out, and nothing reGreubel said that the task of being a of regulation, and I kept thinking, ‘This ally changes. It keeps our guys’ legs really team leader is something he embraces. needs to happen.’ Our confidence and fresh, which allowed us to create all those “I don’t try to focus on [stats] too momentum was sky high. I told the guys extra chances in overtime,” Higgins said. much,” he said. “I don’t like to put too in the huddle going into overtime that the In the 103rd minute of the game, much pressure on myself. But at the same momentum was ours. They [Wisconsin- Castle cross-kicked the ball to sophomore time, I do like having the guys look up to Parkside] were tired. We had the confi- transfer back Daniel Wellmann, whose me as a senior and a leader. I try to stay dence, and the pressure was all on them. I first shot bounced off the Rangers’ goalie. [as] consistent as possible and just get out felt the win coming along,” Greubel said. After that, Wellmann regained possesthere and play.”

The score remained unchanged in the sion of the blocked shot and scored on a The Greyhounds rebounded in the first overtime, which forced the match second try, ending the game and claiming second half of the match with a stronger into another. the victory for UIndy. performance. With 6:16 left in the second Heading into the second overtime, the The Greyhounds will return to Key half, Castle took a shot in the goal box, Greyhounds decided to do something Stadium on Sept. 27, when they will take which tied the match up at 1-1 and forced unusual and put in a whole new front six on the Truman State University Bulldogs. into the match.

Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. extra minutes.

Cheerleading, pep band, dance team promote spirit

By Tori Yant STAFF WRITER

The University of Indianapolis cheerleading squad, pep band and dance team all promote school spirit by bringing entertainment and excitement to athletic events. Their members all are willing to be involved in school activities in any way they can.

This year, the University of Indianapolis cheerleading squad comprises 15 cheerleaders. Each one has to commit to attending all home football games, men’s and women’s basketball games, six hours of practice a week, workouts and any other events in which the squad participates.

Head Cheerleading Coach Tessa Wolsiffer returned this year for her ninth year of coaching. She said that this year she is excited about the halftime routine the cheerleaders will be doing at Homecoming.

“We actually haven’t danced in a couple of years, so that is something that we are really excited about. The girls have been working really hard,” Wolsiffer said.

The cheerleading squad is a big part of getting the crowd excited about games and motivating the team. They participate in prayer with the team after each game, sing and dance the fight song for the team, and give cookies and encouraging notes to the players before they leave for a big game. Whether Homecoming activities or pep rallies, the cheer squad helps in any way they can.

“Anything the athletic department asks us to do, we do,” Wolsiffer said.

The cheerleaders also have many opportunities to reach out to those outside of campus. The squad held a cheer camp over the summer.

During the Super Bowl in Indianapolis, they participated in an event with other area cheerleaders. The cheerleaders recognize that representing UIndy means

Photo by Ben Zefeng Zhang

The University of Indianapolis cheerleading squad lines up and places their hands over their hearts during the national anthem at a UIndy football game. being role models.

“I am a really big stickler for having a positive reputation, and I always want the girls to represent the university well,” Wolsiffer said. “I talk to them about being positive, helpful to other students on campus and being nice to staff. We try to be off campus so that people know that there are cheerleaders and that they are positive role models on campus.”

According to Wolsiffer, the cheerleaders have had, and will continue to have, great memories. One of Wolsiffer’s best memories was when the squad had a girl with special needs cheer with them during a game. She was given the opportunity to wear a uniform and feel she was a part of the squad.

“Outside of school, I am an occupational therapist and work with special education, so that was really fun, to see her be a part of the squad. It was probably one of the best things I got to participate in,” Wolsiffer said.

The cheerleaders are not the only ones who bring excitement to the games here at UIndy. The pep band also brings a different type of entertainment and spirit to sporting events.

Pep band members participate not only in home football and basketball games, but also in pep rallies, Homecoming Week and parades.

“We want to try and be involved with everything [as much] as we can,” said Pep Band Director Vu Nguyen.

Being in the pep band requires practicing for two and a half hours each week, and paying attention to the action during the games.

The pep band has to know when to play certain songs at certain moments to bring excitement to the fans. Nguyen said if there is a big play or interception during the game, the band usually will play part of the fight song.

“We play music that adds to the atmosphere of the game,” Nguyen said.

Currently, there are 30 students in the pep band, which is 10 more than the previous year. According to Nguyen, the group is always hoping to grow and looking for anyone who loves to play music and would enjoy being part of the games.

“Anyone who is interested in participating in the group does not have to audition,” Nguyen said. “You just have to be able to play your instrument. We have a lot of fun.”

A few of the arrangements the pep band plans for this year include “Some Nights” by Fun., “Animal” by Neon Trees, “Welcome to the Jungle”by Guns N’Roses and “Dynamite” by Taio Cruz.

In his second year of directing, Nguyen said that he is looking forward to being a part of the games and making it to the playoffs again this year in football.

In addition to the cheerleading squad and pep band, the dance team also helps promote spirit throughout the university.

The UIndy Crimsonettes Dance Team

promotes spirit and brings entertainment to football and basketball games.

The dance team performs at a majority of the home games and plans to make appearances at every home football game this year.

There are currently 24 members on the dance team. Being on the team requires a commitment of four practices a week and performing at the games.

Current graduate student and coach of the Crimsonettes Carlee Green said that she believes the dance team is a great way to provide entertainment at the games.

She said that the team also gets involved in the community.

“The team wears a lot of school colors to show spirit. We also always do a service project once a year and participate in any other opportunity that comes up,” Green said.

According to Green, fans can look forward to seeing the dance team perform during Homecoming Week. A few of the performances they plan for this year include routines to a Lady Gaga mix, songs from “The Great Gatsby” and the song “I Want to Dance with Somebody”

by Whitney Houston.

Green also said that the dance team plans to do an hour-long showcase at the end of the year. Details of the event will be announced later this year.

“My favorite memory was probably the showcase last year,” Green said. “It is a bunch of routines that we have done throughout the year and a couple we choreograph just to perform at the showcase. That [the showcase] was really cool, and there were about 200 people there last year.”

The cheer squad, pep band and dance team all will participate in a men’s soccer game this year as well.

The game will take place at Key Stadium on Sept. 27 against the Truman State University Bulldogs. The match is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m.

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THE REFLECTOR

REVIEWS

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>> Although its scenes of intense violence may turn away more squeamish individuals, “Prisoners” is a roller coaster ride of horror, terror and vengeance.When Keller Dover’s daughter and her friend go missing, he begins working with Detective Loki. The two chase a lead provided

by Dover’s son, which directs them to Alex Jones. Jones, a drifter of sorts, seems to be the likely suspect. Dover, fearing for the life of his child, then takes the law into his own hands. Despite seeming like a paint-by-the-numbers plot, the pace and writing keep the movie from turning into a “Death Wish”clone. One might even say that Jones is the victim in this film. I also enjoyed being reminded of the versatility of our heroes and villains. Paul Dano, the silent big brother from 2007’s “Little Miss Sunshine,” is exceptionally creepy as Alex Jones. Hugh Jackman is also delightful as a scared father. Overall, this film is brilliant. It is a testament to the fact that talent and passion for storytelling still exists in Hollywood.

>> What do a British new wave rocker and the self-proclaimed “last hip-hop band” have in common? After only one listen to “Wise Up Ghost,” a collaboration from Elvis Costello and The Roots, that would not even seem like a legitimate question. The tracks are beat and bass driven, per usual from The Roots’ drum genius, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson. However, the artists dip into soul influences for many tracks, but there is one Latin oddball, “Cinco Minutos Con Vos.” Costello, who studied Jazz composition in the 1990s, and Questlove—who has created soul versions of Claude Debussy—back the tracks with beautiful orchestrations and seamless song transitions.This wizardry is evident in the title track, continuing even after the band kicks in with prominent guitars for an almost “Kashmir” feel. Costello’s vocals and style span the musical spectrum. From the pumped up “Walk Us Uptown,” to the gentle ending ballad, this album is a musical journey that defies expectations.

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>> When the university finally came out with its first official app, I was extremely excited. When I had thought of the perfect app, I pictured a tool that would be able to connect me to everything UIndy related, which would make my life much more organized and stress-free. At times, I would become frustrated trying to remember when things were happening and how I could get a hold of certain people on campus. When I was finally able to download the app, it lived up to all my expectations and more. The app features many links to things such as my class schedule, a link to the athletics website, contact info for locations on campus and the university’s calendar. It also offers quick access to the university’s twitter page, the bookstore’s mobile web page and even the latest stories from The Reflector. Prior to this app, I had to go all over the place to find these things. But now I have them right in the palm of my hand. It is something that every student here needs, and no purchase is necessary.

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Maestro Raymond Leppard performs Concert features classical compositions and an interview with Leppard

By Quiaira Johnson STAFF WRITER The opening concert of the University of Indianapolis Faculty Artist Concert Series featured artist-in-residence Raymond Leppard conducting a student orchestra on Sept. 16.

Music professor and Director of Artistic Advancement of Music Richard Ratliff talked about beginning the plans for the production, a process that began this past winter.

“We talked with Mr. Leppard about what we would like to do, what he would like to do and what we thought the students might like to do if they were included,” Ratliff said.

According to Ratliff, the music was selected on the basis of what the players and choir would enjoy, along with figuring out which faculty they would like to see featured, and what the audience would find interesting. The concert choir had been learning each piece since the beginning of the semester and only worked with Leppard a few days before the program.

“They worked with Dr. Krasnovsky since the beginning of the semester, but their first time with him [Leppard] was during rehearsal. He took it slower with them, and they had to set their internal clocks,” Ratliff said.

The performance began with three

pieces from German composer Johann Bach, “Allegro,” “Adagio,” and a reprise of “Allegro” from “Concerto in C Minor,” performed by an orchestra consisting of 14 student musicians.

Bach’s pieces were originally written to be performed on wind instruments such as the flute and piccolo, but were performed on string instruments. According to Ratliff, this was a first for the concert.

Accompanying the orchestra was Adjunct Music Faculty Pamela French performing as a soloist on the oboe and Assistant Professor of Music Austin Hartman on the violin.

The orchestra was then led into five selections from the Nor wegian Romantic composer Edvard Grieg’s “From Holberg’s Time Op. 40.” Those pieces were “Praeludium: Allegro vivace,” “Sarabande: Andante,” “Gavotte: Allegretto,” “Air: Andante religioso” and “Rigaudon: Allegro con brio.”

Freshman nursing major Amy Hehman thought the Grieg piece was hypnotic.

“I think it’s very intense,” Hehman said. “It keeps you focused on the music.

It’s enjoyable.”

The second half of the program consisted of conversations with Leppard, who was seated onstage and answered questions from Professor of Music Paul Krasnovsky. The responses from Leppard made the audience laugh.

Ratliff said that overall, he thought incorporating a conversation with Leppard went well.

“Sometimes the lapel mic doesn’t work as well, so I don’t think others up in the balcony could hear him as well, but it went as well as it could go,” he said, and laughed.

The orchestra, along with the concert choir, was then led into a finale of songs from Austrian classical composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Mozart’s “Ave verum Corpus, K. 618” and “Vesoerae solennes de Confessore, K. 339 Laudate Dominum.”

To end the concert, Department Chair and Associate Professor of Music Kathleen Hacker performed Mozart’s “Magnificat,” along with soprano Hannah Holmes, mezzo-soprano Elisabeth Kleinsmith, tenor Andrew Wegg and bass-baritone Glen Hall.

“We talked with Mr. Leppard about what we would like to do, what he would like to do and what we thought the students might like to do if they were included.”

Photo by Kameron Casey

Maestro Raymond Leppard conducts the orchestra and concert choir during the Faculty Artist Concert Series opening gala in Ruth Lilly Performance Hall.

Photo by Jon Mathis

Photography exhibit “Forms and Silvers” will be on display in the Fine Arts Gallery through Sept. 27.

“Forms in Silver” shines Contemporary artists experiment with traditional photography in newest Christel Dehaan display

By Mercadees Hempel STAFF WRITER Located in the Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center, “Forms in Silver” is an ongoing exhibit featuring the photography of Thomas Potter and Gayle Moore.

Potter was inspired to work in silver photography and traditional film because of the level of technique it requires.

“When everybody was beginning to move towards the digital art, we felt much closer to the silver traditional film. We find it even more challenging as well,” Potter said.

Photography is an art that has developed from taking hours to produce one photograph to taking seconds to produce many.

Silver photography is a traditional method that is not as simple as the press of a button, and the process takes more than just a camera and tripod.

Silver photography is created from a film negative, when the film suspends light-sensitive silver halides in a gelatin.

This is rinsed away during the developing process.

The silver that remains on the film shows the image of the film’s base. From this, the photographic print is created.

It is a long process, but it gives artists more control over what the final images will look like.

The exhibit displays photos of landscapes in the Southwest, Northwest and Midwest, as well as human landscapes and nature.

For these subjects, Moore and Potter felt silver photography worked best to capture small details that they wanted to emphasize.

“I think the black and white pictures

help to convey some of that [the details] more so to me than the color image would,” Moore said. “It brings out some of the detail, the architectural form, how they laid the rock on the wall and some of the mystery to ‘Did they live there? What did they do there? How did they do that?’”

Gallery coordinator Mark Ruschman wanted visitors to gain an appreciation for the design elements as well as the historical techniques used to create the images.

“Photography now is digital, and prints are not hand pulled like they used to be,” Ruschman said. “So you have two contemporary artists using historical techniques. But in the end, they create some contemporary art.”

The artwork demonstrates line, shape and texture in a way that, according to Ruschman, is compelling to view.

“It’s just really beautifully crafted work, and the images are beautiful,” he said.

According to the artists, the gallery is not just meant to be admired, but it is also meant to demonstrate that the old ways of creating images can be just as gripping as the new ones.

“We would just like people to see the work we’re doing, want to share it with others, inspire others to try to create their own artwork,” Potter said.“Perhaps maybe even convince some people that using film still provides a very special look and challenge in the art form.”

“Forms in Silver”is open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday, Sept. 27.

More information about Thomas Potter and Gayle Moore can be found on their website, tpotter-gmoorephotography. com.

The website provides links to other events in which the artists are involved, their biographies and where their books of photographs and prints can be purchased.

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Friday the thirteenth event spooks campus

By Mercadees Hempel STAFF WRITER

When students walked through the entrance of the dimly lit UIndy Hall, they were greeted by mist from a fog machine, beating music and the aromas of popcorn and cotton candy.

These were the sights and sounds of Carnevil, the spooky, themed event hosted

by Warren Hall. Carnevil took place on Sept. 13 from 8-11 p.m.The event featured games, food and prizes students could win.

Students stood in line anxiously at the palm reading booth to hear what the lines on their hands would say about their futures. The palm reader was senior communication major Will Schnabel, who studied palm reading for two days to prepare for the event. By looking at their palms, Schnabel was able to tell students about their love lives, if they would have struggles in the future, their financial stabilities and whether or not they were on the right path.

Other students tested their luck at duck fishing to win raffle tickets or

walked the cake walk to win a cupcake.

Other games included a ping pong toss and a ring toss with two-liters of soda.

Winners got to take the two-liter that their ring landed on. Some games gave out tickets that could be cashed in for various prizes such as beanie babies, candy or water bottles. Others gave away raffle tickets for bigger prizes.

If students were having an unlucky time with the games, they could get their faces painted, eat the food, dance with their friends or take a picture at the face cutout board that had clowns on it.

Everything at Carnevil was organized by the Warren Hall resident assistants.

According to Warren Hall Resident Director Derrick Hicks, his staff had three weeks to put the event together, and all 11 of the RAs put a lot of time and dedication into making the event a success, even if that meant staying up all night.

“They really have been running it,” Hicks said. “They’ve been finding the sources to get money; they’ve been shopping around. They really haven’t gotten much sleep. They’ve been putting a lot of work into this.”

The RAs were in charge of raising funds for the event, buying costumes and prizes, making the decorations, building the face cutout board and then running the games during the event. As the night went on, raffle numbers were called out and a dance contest was held. Winners received gift baskets of candy and UIndy gear.

Besides providing a free and fun event for the weekend, Hicks said the goal was to let people relax and get to know each other while in costume and having fun playing games.

“It’s a time for you to get away from the wall of being you and let your guard down and have fun,” he said.

Hicks said he was very happy with the turnout, and depending on the student response, Warren Hall RAs may do it next year.

Freshman art therapy major Laura Mikeworth left Carnevil smiling and said she had a lot of fun during the night.

“This is my first campus event,” she said. “And it’s cool just to see everyone come together and have a good time dancing and celebrating something as cool and as simple as Friday the 13th.”

Photo by Mia Lin

A Warren Hall RA manages the cup game during the first ever Carnevil, a spooky, themed event with dim lighting and costumes, on Sept. 13 in UIndy Hall.

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Foreign Film Nights

Modern languages starts movie nights Graphic by James Figy

By James Figy NEWS EDITOR

The modern languages department is presenting a foreign film every two weeks, rotating among films in French, German and Spanish.

Assistant Professor of French Peter Vakunta said that he spearheaded this project with the support of other professors in the department.

“I picked the brains of my colleagues and said, well, why don’t we use movies as an immersion strategy and perhaps have students come and see films that are target language oriented, so they can get themselves immersed in the target language cultures? They [my colleagues] welcomed and were very receptive to my proposal,” he said.

The first movie night was held on Sept.

12, featuring the 1988 film “Chocolat”

by Claire Denis—not the “Chocolat” with Johnny Depp. The film explores the problems with colonialism.Vakunta asked questions before and after the movie to help students think about what they saw.

Vakunta said that he chose this movie not only because it is set in his birthplace, Cameroon, but because it demonstrates how many dialects of French exist.

“The standard French in that movie has been appropriated and Africanized.

But having said that, I think we’re going to have a good mix of films from France, from Belgium, from francophone Canada, from francophone Caribbean,” he said.“...

So we’re going to be having a mix of films from throughout the francophone world.”

Freshman undecided major Amy Siegel attended the viewing. She said that the movie nights are a great idea because

exposing students to different cultures discourages ethnocentrism.

“My favorite part was being introduced to the culture of a different francophone country,” she said. “We discussed these culture differences in more length after the film as well.”

She also enjoyed watching a French movie with other students, but she would like the event to expand.

“I definitely want to see more people coming and students of several languages,” she said.

According to Vakunta, getting students to experience as many languages and cultures as possible is the point of showing the films. The next movie, on Sept. 26, will be the German film “Die Fremde,” followed by the Spanish film “Como Agua para Chocolate” on Oct. 10.

“The vision is that this should be a trilingual, multi-lingual kind of learning initiative where students taking other languages, or even students that are not taking languages during a particular semester, can still come,” he said. “... My suggestion is that each movie should have subtitles. So even if you’re not a Spanish student, you can come and watch the movie with the aid of subtitles and understand the movie.”

Vakunta said that he has plenty of experience teaching through immersion.

Before coming to UIndy this year, he taught military personnel from different branches at the Defense Language Institute in California. He said that his students there had intrinsic motivation to learn, because it was required for their jobs.

“It’s a different setup here, and I like the fact that I’m grooming linguists 71371right now from square one,” he said. “And they need to know why they need to learn languages.”

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2013 As the main news outlet for the University of Indianapolis, we feel that it is our responsibility to inform the campus community about what is going on—here on campus, as well as out there in the larger world. These may be stories written by our reporters or other, larger media outlets. Either way, the point is to report news that may, and should be, discussed at UIndy.

This section will appear regularly with stories to let campus know what is happening globally so that we can become informed about the issues and involved in the solutions. Although this information may not directly affect campus life, it does have implications for all of us as citizens who are connected in a global society. As always, we welcome feedback to better serve you.

The complex map of Syria politics

In the heart of the Middle East, a breakdown of the competing interests in the outcome of civil war The world’s attention is focused on Syria not only because of the use of chemical weapons in its brutal civil war, but also because of its location in the heart of the Middle East. Syria shares borders with five other key countries — Israel, Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq and Jordan — which stokes fears that its growing instability could cause further unrest in an already-turbulent region. Syria’s fate will affect the foreign policy interests of countries throughout the Middle East and around the globe,

including the United States, Russia and China, which explains their varied responses to both Syria’s civil war and the Syrian government’s suspected use of chemical weapons against its own people.

Like most issues in the Middle East, the reasons for the complex international response to the Syrian crisis are complicated and rooted in a range of other long-running political conflicts. The following summary of the positions of

The five permanent members U.N. Security Council UNITED STATES UNITED STATES

FRANCE

Government type: Federal republic

Republic

United States wants to punish the Syrian government for its suspected use of chemical weapons last month, but the U.S. response is also motivated by concern over the potential effects of Syria’s instability on the rest of the region; U.S. has key interests in all of the countries that share borders with Syria and fears that the rise of Islamic radicalism within the country could have ripple effects throughout the area; U.S. also worries that failing to hold Syria accountable for its suspected use of chemical weapons could embolden Iran, a strong ally of Syria, in its pursuit of nuclear weapons

several key countries toward Syria is based on Tribune Newspapers reporting and interviews with two experts on the Middle East: Salman Shaikh, director of the Brookings Institution’s Doha Center, and Marwan Muasher, vice president for studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and director of the endowment’s Middle East Program.

NOTE: Information on each country’s government type is from the CIA World Factbook

Constitutional monarchy

Relationship with U.S.: Ally France has spoken out strongly against chemical weapons attacks in Syria; France has also pushed for a binding U.N. Security Council resolution outlining the process by which Syria would turn over its chemical weapons for eventual disposal

Relationship with U.S.: Closest ally U.K. is also concerned about the effects that the Syrian civil war and Islamic radicalism could have on other countries in the area; British Prime Minister David Cameron supported U.S. efforts to launch missile attacks against Syria, but the British Parliament voted against an endorsement of military intervention, meaning the U.K. will not be involved in any potential strikes

RUSSIA

CHINA

Federation

Communist state

Relationship with U.S.: Steady but complicated

Relationship with U.S.: Complicated

The alliance between Russia and Syria predates the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991; Syrian crisis has allowed Russia to reassert itself as a power broker in the Middle East; Russia also wants Syrian President Bashar Assad to stay in power to prevent Islamic radicalism from growing in Syria and possibly inflaming Islamic radicals already in Russia; Russia has used its veto power on the U.N. Security Council to block punitive measures against Syria

Like Russia, China has used its veto power on the U.N. Security Council to protect Syria from international action; China is extremely dependent on Middle Eastern oil and is concerned about the potential effects that instability in Syria could have on global oil markets; China, often an ally of Russia, is also trying to check Western power in the Middle East

ISRAEL

SYRIA Republic under authoritarian regime

EGYPT

Relationship with U.S.: Adversarial Syria’s civil war started about 2½ years ago after protests against Assad broke out during the Arab Spring; since then, more than 100,000 people have been killed in the conflict; in addition to the Syrian government’s suspected use of chemical weapons, the U.S. and its allies are concerned about the increasing numbers of radical Islamic groups that have joined the rebels fighting against government forces

NORTH KOREA

SOUTH SUDAN

Countries not part of the chemical weapons convention

ISRAEL

Republican parliamentary democracy

Parliamentary democracy

Relationship with U.S.: Ally Turkey, an important U.S. ally, wants Assad forced from power; most Turks are Sunni Muslims, as are most Syrians; (Assad is a member of the minority Alawite sect, an offshoot of Shiite Islam); Turkey could not be seen as supporting the regime of Assad, especially once his forces began killing Sunni Syrians; Turkey wants to make sure the same political and religious divides that are roiling the Syrian civil war do not spill over its borders

LEBANON ISRAEL

Relationship with U.S.: Ally Israel and Syria have had a tense but relatively stable relationship for years; however, Syria’s civil war has threatened that stability, and Israel fears that violence from Syria’s civil war could spill across the border; some experts have said Israel would prefer that Assad remain in power to avoid a more hostile regime taking over, but others have said Israel is more willing to see Assad toppled because his country’s war is destabilizing the entire region; Israel has also expressed support for a U.S. cruise missile strike against Syria, in part to deter Iran from developing nuclear weapons;

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Has signed but not approved the convention

TURKEY

TURKEY

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MYANMAR

ANGOLA

Has not signed nor accepted the convention

SYRIA Damascus

IRAQ

JORDAN 360 km

By Michael Vasquez THE MIAMI HERALD

360 miles

LEBANON

JORDAN

IRAQ

Republic

Constitutional monarchy

Parliamentary democracy

Relationship with U.S.: Ally

Relationship with U.S.: Ally

Recent sectarian violence in Lebanon has stoked fears that Syria’s violence is beginning to spread; country’s population is polarized about the Syrian civil war.

Both Syrian government forces and rebel fighters have recruited militiamen from Lebanon

Jordan has allowed support for Syrian rebels to flow across its borders, but its leaders have avoided speaking out too forcefully against Assad to avoid repercussions from Assad’s allies

Relationship with U.S.: Complicated Iraq opposes military intervention in Syria, in part because of the lingering effects of the U.S. war there

Syria’s five neighbors Other key regional players EGYPT

IRAN

Republic

Theocratic republic

Relationship with U.S.: Ally, though mixed since 2011 revolution Egypt has traditionally been an ally of Syria and has stated its opposition to military intervention there, but experts have said Egypt would probably like to see Assad weakened or forced from power through diplomacy

Relationship with U.S.: Adversarial Iran uses Syria as a conduit to funnel military and financial support to Hezbollah (in Lebanon) and Hamas (in the Gaza Strip); Syria and Iran have a long history of close ties and have often stood against U.S. interests in the Middle East; opponents of Iran fear that failure to hold Syria accountable for its suspected use of chemical weapons could undermine efforts to deter Iran from developing nuclear weapons

Lasting impact of the Arab Spring SAUDI ARABIA Monarchy

Relationship with U.S.: Ally Saudi Arabia wants Assad forced from power; Saudi Arabia and Qatar, both members of the Gulf Cooperation Council, have supported the Syrian rebels with weapons and funding; the other four members of the council — Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates — also oppose Assad, partially because of their opposition to Iran

Four countries have seen regime changes due to uprisings that had roots in the Arab Spring: Tunisia, Libya, Egypt and Yemen; protests against Syria's regime that turned into the country's civil war began in 2011

TUNISIA

EGYPT

Jan. President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali flees

Feb. President Hosni Mubarak steps down

TURKEY

TUNISIA

Mediterranean Sea

LIBYA

NIGER 720 km 720 miles

Source: Tribune Newspapers reporting, Reuters, The Brookings Institution, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, CIA World Factbook, MCT Photo Service Graphic: Ryan Haggerty, Chicago Tribune

By Matt Pearce LOS ANGELES TIMES

(MCT)—Well, that’s one way to get into an Ivy League school.

According to an email survey of more than 1,300 incoming Harvard students, the Harvard Crimson reports, 10 percent of the campus’ new freshman class have cheated on tests and 42 percent have cheated on homework.

That’s probably going to be unwelcome news for the 377-year-old university, which is still recovering from a 2012 scandal in which more than 100 students were accused of cheating on a take-home exam for an introductory-level class on Congress.

Then, in March, Harvard Quiz Bowl teams that won four championships between 2009 and 2011 also had wins vacated because of a cheating scandal involving one student.

A university spokesman did not immediately reply after-hours on Thursday to a request for comment on the Crimson’s survey, which also reported that 80 percent of the incoming class expected to get jobs in the finance industry.

In the Crimson’s findings on cheating, athletes were roughly twice as likely to cheat as non-athletes, with 26 percent of recruited athletes responding that they had cheated on a paper or take-home assignment before arriving at Harvard. (That figure was 16 percent for non-recruits.)

The first line of Harvard’s policy on academic dishonesty states that “All work submitted for credit is expected to be the student’s own work.”

“Plagiarism or falsification of research results will ordinarily result in a requirement to withdraw or expulsion,” the policy states.

Can veto any potential U.N. action

UNITED KINGDOM

Survey shows Harvard freshmen cheating

CHAD

EGYPT

LIBYA

YEMEN

Oct. 2012 President Moammar Gadhafi is killed

Nov. 2012 President Ali Abdullah Saleh hands over power

SYRIA IRAQ

IRAN

SAUDI ARABIA

SUDAN YEMEN

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MIAMI (MCT)—As a mother of two in the throes of a divorce, Whitney Collins inquired about ATI Career Training Center because she wanted a better life for her young boys.

The admissions rep called almost daily, persistent as a car salesman, pressuring her to enroll. Though the $46,000 price tag for ATI’s two-year Ultrasound Technology program seemed awfully steep, Collins was assured that federal grants and loans—paid directly to the school by the government—would make it affordable.

She took the bait.

Six months into her studies at the Miami Gardens campus, ATI shuttered its doors under the weight of two damaging whistle-blower lawsuits in Florida and Texas that claimed the school was an elaborate fraud, designed to siphon millions in student aid from the government while sticking students with an overpriced, often worthless diploma.

The suits were settled last month.

ATI, which is in the process of liquidating, agreed to pay a total of $5.7 million.

Not one dollar, though, will go to making Collins and other Florida-based students whole.

Collins has this question for the company’s leadership: “How is it that you can walk away, and wash your hands clean, knowing that you left all these students in financial ruin?

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Students get the Washington experience

By Leeann Doerflein FEATURE EDITOR This semester marks the inaugural session of the University of Indianapolis Lugar Academy Washington Semester program.

Students get the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C., for an internship tailored to their field of interest and a class taught by Lugar Academy Senior Lecturer and Distinguished Professor and Department Chair at the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration Samuel Potolicchio.

Currently 10 students from a variety of majors are in the program. Nine of the 10 students are current UIndy students or recent graduates, and the other is a recent graduate from Purdue. The current students have internships with state and local politicians such as Sen. Joe Donnelly, D-IN, and Rep. Todd Young, R-IN, as well as The German Marshall Fund and The Lugar Center.

The German Marshall Fund of the United States is a non-partisan, public policy and grant-making institute that strengthens transatlantic cooperation, according to gmfus.org.

The Lugar Center is a nonprofit organization devoted to creating “a new platform for an informed debate’” on issues that former Sen. Lugar has worked on during his career, according to thelugarcenter.org.

The students have not been at their internships for very long, yet they already have gained memorable experiences.

Both junior history major Lea Johnson and sophomore environmental science and sustainability major Gwen DeBaun are interning at The Lugar Center. Both have been researching topics for the Lugar Center’s database.

Johnson has been compiling research on food price volatility and also has done research for Lugar on Montengro’s NATO membership bidding process.

DeBaun has been doing a lot of research on climate change and green issues. She sees this as an opportunity to advance her knowledge outside of the normal classroom setting.

“I’m really lucky because the Lugar Center deals with a lot of the topics that not only interest me, but also deal with my major of study,” DeBaun said. “So as I research, I am not only learning new

Photo contributed by Ben Keller

Eight of the UIndy Lugar Academy students stand alongside their professor, Samuel Potolicchio, in front of The Library of Congress in Washington, D.C information; I am also learning things that apply to my field.”

Junior history and political science major Ben Keller has been able to sit in on briefings and meetings to take notes for his boss, Sen. Dan Coats (R-IN). Keller said that this experience is allowing him to get a better glimpse of important issues of the day and the nuts and bolts of the Senatorial process.

“So far my favorite part has to be going to briefings and hearing from different organizations and senators on issues that truly matter to the people of Indiana,” Keller said.“Last week I went to a briefing on conservative values like the pro-life movement and religious freedom in the military. It was something that really got me more interested in politics and the machine behind the Senate.”

Senior psychology major Rebekah Proctor, who interns with Young, from Indiana’s 9th District, said that one interesting thing Capitol Hill interns get to do is give building tours. In addition ,she has been researching issues for Young, helping out with the “media aspect” of the position.

Sophomore international relations and German major Kyle Williams said he has truly enjoyed his internship with Rep. Susan Brooks of Indiana’s 5th district.

In addition to the normal busy work that all interns experience, Williams has been able to attend hearings and briefings on issues that concern Hoosiers. He said that he envisions doing this kind of work as a future career.

“I love the internship. My staff is

UIndy forensics takes its expertise to Texas

By Michael Rheinheimer EDITORIAL ASSISTANT

UIndy students and faculty traveled to Texas for two weeks over the summer to help out with an investigation into migrant worker deaths. Assistant Professor of Biology and Anthropology and Director of UIndy’s Molecular Anthropology Lab Krista Latham lead a team of four human biology graduate students on the trip.

According to reports by the U.S. Border Patrol, Texas has overtaken Arizona in the number of deaths of migrant workers.

Border Patrol has attributed the increase in deaths to “coyotes,” hired guides who lead the workers to the Mexican border.

The coyotes turn back, advising their wards to take secluded routes to avoid the Border Patrol.

One such route runs through Brooks County, Texas. According to the Corpus Christi Caller-Times, 39 migrant deaths have been investigated in the county in 2013.

Because Brooks County has limited resources, officials sought outside help to investigate the deaths. The officials called on Associate Professor of Anthropology at Baylor University Lori Baker. In February, Baker gave Latham and her students the opportunity to join the investigation.

When Latham and the students arrived, the bodies all were buried in marked graves and placed in wooden coffins in body bags.

“We were very careful not to open the [body] bags at the cemetery,” Latham said. “Family and friends were gathered around. We didn’t want their first sight of their loved one to be only recognizable by a piece of clothing or jewelry.”

The bodies were taken to one of three capable labs. The closest was at Baylor University, the next at Texas State in San Marcos and the third was at UIndy.

“There is no morgue in [Brooks] County. They don’t have the resources to deal with the large number of deaths,” Latham said.

The examination of the bodies is a very meticulous and time-consuming process.

“We open the bag and document any personal effects: IDs, money, jewelry. The IDs are often fake, though, so we do not

take them at face value. The process of identifying this person begins with personal effects,” Latham said. “We’ve found prayer cards with some of the bodies and stuffed animals with some of the bodies of children.”

A description and photograph of the personal effects are then put on Namus. gov, the Department of Justice’s website for tracking missing and unidentified persons.

The body is then cleaned of dirt and any remaining tissue, leaving nothing but the skeleton. After the cleaning, the body is profiled.

A series of equations and examinations can then tell the person’s gender, approximate age, height and what part of the world he or she originated from. This process helps to narrow down whom has been identified.

From there, lab workers take a DNA sample. However, DNA samples are useless unless one has something with which to compare them. That is when the Missing Migrants Project comes in.

The MMP contacts the families of the missing and requests a DNA sample.

“The process is slow, because the DNA samples are all voluntary,” Latham said.

“That process can take between six months to a year.”

If the DNA yields a match, the body is considered identified. Contact is then made with that person’s homeland consulate and arrangements for repatriation of the remains are made.

Second-year human biology master’s student Ryan Strand was thankful for the opportunity to work on this project, because it allowed him to apply his skills in the real world.

“It provided an incredible glimpse of how large this crisis is. We were told to expect the unexpected, and I’m glad I could be a part of it,” Strand said.

Latham said that these deaths are emblematic of even deeper issues: human rights and illegal immigration.

“It’s important to remember that we live in an age of globalization. Human rights are going beyond borders,”Latham said.“The only chance at a life these people have is to get out of their country. It is a political issue that [this] generation will have to deal with.”

wonderful, and the only thing I’m missing is a paycheck,” Williams said. “I could do this the rest of my life, if only I was paid.”

Keller said that being in D.C. right now is like getting a snap-shot of history and the interns get an insider’s look at the process. He thinks that this opportunity is something all students should consider.

“Being in the atmosphere of the Syria crisis and debt ceiling debate, as well as the budget battle, is something that cannot be substituted. This experience is giving me a chance to see the process behind the longest-lasting Constitutional government,” Keller said. “I am truly grateful that this program came about while I was attending the University of Indianapolis.

No matter what your major is, this internship program will be informational as well as enriching.”

In addition to their internships, the students are taking a class with Potolicchio two nights a week at The Lugar Center.

Potolicchio said that he hopes to incorporate the students’ practical experiences from their internships into his graduatelevel look at the American political system.

In addition, he wants students to leave his class and the experience as better critical thinkers.

Williams said that Potolicchio’s class is a great opportunity that is enriching him both academically and personally.

“By far my favorite experience is having class with Samuel Potolicchio twice a week. He is a wonderful teacher who is never boring. He is a little difficult, yet he is always there for you when help is needed,”Williams said.“I am very excited

to see what type of person I will become after taking his class for the semester. He teaches leaders around the world. It is a great opportunity to have him as a teacher for a whole semester.”

Students not only have the seminar with Potolicchio, but they also have a weekly class with Lugar himself.

UIndy President Robert Manuel said that, like other Indianapolis mayors and politicians, Lugar has had a relationship with UIndy for years. Between his time as Mayor of Indianapolis and his first term as senator, he taught State and Local Government as an adjunct professor.

Manuel said that legend has it Lugar actually watched the 1976 Senate race election returns in the basement of the university president’s home.

Executive Director of the Lugar Academy and Special Assistant to the President Lara Mann said that the Lugar Academy students and students on campus at UIndy will get some opportunities to be exposed to Lugar’s political wisdom.

“Part of what we are doing is working together to create this Lugar Academy, but he is also a professor here again. He came in last February and taught the nuclear nonproliferation part of a class,” Mann said. “What we are trying to get him to do is share his expertise with students. It is such a great opportunity to hear from someone with such a unique background.”

According to Mann, Lugar does something that few other Washington insiders of his caliber would: He actually cares for his interns and takes an active role in their success.

“I know that Sen. Lugar does keep information on all of his interns so if they do call him in the future for a reference or a helpful hint, he will be there for them,” Mann said. “The great thing about Sen. Lugar and the way he has always viewed interns is that he is there [for them]. That is one of the main parts of his job, to help them. I think he viewed it as serving them, the future leaders.”

Mann has had conversations with students who are interested in the program for future semesters, and she said that a lot students want to apply to the academy but share a common concern about cost.

Mann wants to reassure students that the Washington semester program costs roughly the same as attending UIndy. All financial aid that students get for UIndy applies for this program.

As a bonus, Mann said that for qualified students, there is even a chance for a $3,000 scholarship to help mitigate extra expenses that living in D.C. may incur.

Students live in Washington Intern Student Housing. Mann said that this was chosen because it is safe, proximal to the internship sites and has a good reputation. Students have apartments that are more expensive than UIndy housing but have multiple amenities, including some resident trip opportunities.

In addition to WISH programming, Mann said that a UIndy staffer is at The Lugar Academy to orient the students to the program and plan Washington excursions, to enrich their D.C. experience beyond the classroom and internship.

Mann said that UIndy and The Lugar Academy are working together to widen their marketing net to attract students from beyond UIndy.

In addition, she said that UIndy would like to expand the program by five to 10 new students each semester.

In its current state, Potolicchio said the program is the total package, from the handpicked internships to the unparalleled classroom experience.

“This is as good of a program that you can possibly offer. They get to have the classroom experience, [and] internships that are lined up by the university and Lugar Center,”Potolicchio said.“And then have the opportunity to have a class taught

by Sen. Lugar himself, is an opportunity that no other university can offer. These students have a once in a lifetime opportunity not just to get to know Washington, D.C. but to learn from some of the top minds in the world.”

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