Sept. 28, 2005 | The Reflector

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A satellite image of Hurricane Rita before it hit land.

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Hurricane season affects nation, U of I

Opinion on New Orleans from a student who lived there.

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A sign outside of a Mississippi home hit by Katrina.

■ STUDENTS AFFECTED

Evacuee students find open arms at U of I Katy Yeiser Managing Editor

Three students attending New Orleansbased Dillard University have transferred to the University of Indianapolis after enduring Hurricane Katrina together. All three come from Houston, Texas.

Sisters Bianca and Krystal Hayes, a senior biology major and a junior Spanish and mass communications major, respectively, and junior social work major Tamika White have been friends since middle school. Their road to U of I began with the evacuation of Dillard on Friday, Aug. 26.

Given Dillard’s location, the students deal with hurricane evacuations on a regular basis and did not expect the Katrina evacuation to be any different.

The Hayes sisters evacuated to a family’s house in Ocean Springs, Miss., just five miles from Biloxi. White evacuated to her home in Houston.

The three only took necessities with them, because they thought they would soon return to campus.

“We really didn’t think anything of the storm on Friday,” Krystal Hayes said. “We rode out the storm on Friday [in Ocean Springs]. My grandmother said, ‘I lasted through [Hurricane] Camille, so I’m going to last through this one.’ So we got only two gallons of water and some stuff to make spaghetti. That’s it. We thought we’d be back by Monday.”

White, a resident assistant, was responsible for organizing her residents’ evacuation details before she left.

“I had to wake everyone up [Friday night] and make a spreadsheet for them to sign and write down their destination and contact information. Then I left for Houston on Saturday,” she said. “Hur-

ricane evacuations happen all the time, so I only brought about three or four outfits.”

After Katrina hit on Monday, Aug. 29, Dillard University suffered severe damages that caused the school to shut down for the 2005 fall semester. The Hayeses and White even heard reports that the university was completely under water.

“We had no choice [but to stay in Ocean Springs],” Bianca Hayes said. “The gas stations were closed; the electricity was out; there was no water; the highways were closed. The only thing we could do was go see what actually happened in Biloxi.”

When they arrived in Biloxi, they were shocked by the amount of looting.

“The looting thing…that was crazy. We saw like 12-year-old boys with ten cell phones and bags,” Krystal Hayes said.

“They were siphoning gas with water hoses, and it got to a point where my uncle had to sit on the porch the entire night so no one would steal our gas.”

The Hayes sisters not only had to deal with the looting threats, but with the fact that the some of their neighbors, a few blocks closer to Biloxi, were dead.

“The smell, you cannot describe it,” Krystal Hayes said. “It goes to the back of your throat and makes you want to throw up.”

Eventually, the Hayes sisters returned to their hometown of Houston, where White had been since she evacuated.

White was debating whether to enroll at another school or work full-time, while still struggling to grasp everything that had happened.

“I was in denial about everything,” White said. “I had friends who lived in the third and fourth floors of the apartment complexes that were able to get undamaged pictures and clothes, so I thought

there was still hope and maybe I could do the same thing.’”

However, the reality of her situation sank in when she watched her residence hall burn down on the news on Tuesday, Aug. 30.

“That’s when I realized, ‘Okay, this is serious. I really have nothing, and I’m starting all over again.’”

The Hayes sisters also hoped that their belongings would go undamaged because they had heard that the water at their apartment complex near Dillard was low.

“At first we thought our stuff was okay, but a girl who lived there said the looting was so bad that if you had something there left, it was probably gone,” Bianca Hayes said. “Seeing what happened on TV was when I realized, ‘Yeah, all my stuff is gone.’”

The Hayeses and White all pointed to the loss of almost all their clothes, pictures, important paperwork and other valuables as one of the most distressing aspects of what happened. They acknowledged that the donations they have received do help, but still find it difficult to realize that their personal belongings are gone.

“I can’t wear my favorite pair of jeans anymore. I don’t have my purse collection anymore,” Krystal Hayes said. “You don’t own your stuff anymore.”

While the Hayeses and White were in Houston, they tried to get more clothes and supplies through the Astrodome. However, authorities at the Astrodome were only passing out aid packages to evacuees with an official Louisiana state I.D. “They wouldn’t give you any help.

They thought only Louisiana people were affected,” Krystal Hayes said. “So here we are, we’ve been through this like everybody else, and because we don’t have a Louisiana I.D., we can’t get as-

Photo by Amanda Wade

Krystal Hayes, a Dillard University transfer, works in the bookstore with her sister Bianca and friend Tamika White.

All three had to transfer to U of I when their university was severly damaged by Hurricane Katrina. sistance.”

Krystal Hayes said that when they asked for assistance at the Astrodome, authorities were not sympathetic to the fact that they went to school full-time in Louisiana, but thought that they were “trying to get over the system.”

“It’s really hard for them [college students] to get any kind of help, because it’s assumed that there is a support system behind you, which isn’t always the case,”

White said. “Every situation and scenario is different.”

At the Astrodome, White was eager to lend a helping hand to some evacuees. She helped a fellow Dillard student by letting her stay the night at her house and run some much-needed errands. She also met a woman with her two-year-old daughter from New Orleans who was trying to contact her family from Dallas.

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■ RELIEF EFFORTS

■ HURRICANE RITA

U of I helps out

Ready for Rita Valerie Miller Editor-in-Chief

Shelly Grimes Opinion Editor

Students and faculty have combined their resources in a campus-wide relief effort to help those affected by Hurricane Katrina As of Reflector press time, students, faculty and staff had donated over $11,200 for those impacted by the storm. This amount easily exceeded the university’s original goal of $5,000. The university itself matched the first $5,000 raised, and the money collected will be split evenly between two charities: The American Red Cross and the United Methodist Committee on Relief.

One way the university is contributing to the relief effort is by donating employees’ time, salaries and benefits. Any employee affiliated with a relief effort, such as the National Guard or American Red Cross, is eligible for ten days off without having to take sick leave, if he or she wishes to help the organization. (continued on Pg. 3)

Photo by Jim MacMillan/KRT

After Hurricane Katrina, many evacuees stayed in Houston’s Astrodome.

Hurricane Rita hit the Gulf Coast early Saturday morning, Sept. 24. The storm was the second to hit the area in a month.

According to CNN.com, the storm hit land as a Category 3 near Port Arthur, Texas, which is near the Texas/Louisiana border.

A handful of U of I students are from the area affected by Hurricane Rita.

“We are very concerned about the students who are here [from the affected areas],” said Mary Atteberry, director of university communications. According to Atteberry, the school is working to support these students in as many ways as possible, such as providing couseling if they feel they need it.

As of Reflector press time, there were no plans for relief effort because the extent of the damage was not yet known.

“We’re watching the situation closely,” Atteberry said. “[We’ll have to] watch and wait and see.”

■ BELL TOWER

After more than a decade of silence, campus Bell Tower rings again Sara Roberts Staff writer

Photo by Valerie Miller

Beginning early in September, the almost forgotten University of Indianapolis Bell Tower was revived with a new sound system totaling around $5,000 to grace the students with harmonious reminders of the hour.

The Bell Tower, in its early years called the Zerfas Tower or the carillon, was a gift, along with an addition to Lily Science Hall, from Dr. Leon G. Zerfas.

The tower, installed in the late 1970’s, was meant to be a retreat for students and placed where Smith Mall is now located, but was then a parking lot. The idea was to give students a “mini park.”

Later, however, the tower was moved to its current location.

The project was organized and funded

by Indianapolis Student Government (ISG) and its president, Evan Hill. The idea of revamping the Bell Tower was brought to Dr. David Wantz, vice president of student affairs, in the spring of this year.

Although later excited by the idea, at first Wantz was leery of the renewal.

“Evan Hill came to me…and in the back of my head, I rolled my eyes, and I thought ‘No, not the Bell Tower again!’”

Wantz said.

Wantz’s skepticism about the restoration of the Bell Tower’s chimes involved problems while in action during the early 1990s. Not only was the Bell Tower outof-date and out-of-tune, there was also trouble with residents being disturbed by the noise. “It was loud, the speakers were crummy…when the chimes went off on the hour, the church chimes went off on a different time,” Wantz said.

However, after some input and research, Wantz felt differently. “When I found out just how cool it could be, I got kind of excited again,” Wantz said.

The first meeting was held in late August with the Hoosier company, CompuChime. After choosing where to place

the system, it was installed and began to chime. The system is not only able to chime, but its capabilities go as far as playing CDs and MP3 files. “It would be good for certain programs, like on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we could play the ‘I Have a Dream’ speech,” Hill said.

After much anticipation from ISG, the Bell Tower was ready to return to its previous status on campus. Starting Friday, Sept. 16, the chimes rang out across campus.

Although the process was tough, and took longer than hoped, Hill and Wantz were both very happy with the outcome.

“This has been a long tradition of the university, and it’s back,” Wantz said.

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■ HURRICANE KATRINA

New Orleans native shares thoughts about Katrina Christina Shedrick Staff Writer

Several weeks have passed since Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast.

Not only did it ravage cities, it also ravaged lives.

Hurricane Katrina left people in a state of panic and destruction. Plans should have been made to prevent this disaster. Being a New Orleans native, I am upset and appalled by the outcome of what could have been a better and easier situation.

Evacuation plans, involving the city and state, have kept many cities from destruction during storms; what happened to ours?

Before this disaster, New Orleans residents never thought hurricanes could have this effect on their community. When the word “hurricane” came to mind, people

thought of heavy rains and wind.

Certain parts of the city receive four or five feet of water, which is why some residents refused to leave. They never expected broken levees, rapes, murders, suspicion, suicides, and reckless abandonment to be a part of the process.

I have heard stories of what happened in the Superdome. The security officers, normally used for concerts and New Orleans Saints games, provided official police duties—duties that should not have been given to them. They were blamed for every problem that happened.

Half of the Superdome went without proper lighting for days.

As the wind gained strength and the water rose, people were told to move to higher levels, not knowing when they would be able to leave or when it would be safe or what they would endure next. Ripping the doors from the recently repaired roof, the wind blew water through the opening, leaving interior sections flooded.

The Superdome also served

as a shelter for patients during the hurricane. Mental patients from a nearby hospital were placed in the suites during the storm. Although some patients and doctors stayed in that arena, others stayed in the hospital with the remaining patients.

Returning to her hometown of Lafayette, La., a nurse who worked at Charity Hospital in New Orleans told my relatives that she would have preferred to swim through the flooded streets than stay another day in the hospital where she worked.

She saw death in every wing— men, women and children. Many of the dead were simply covered with sheets and placed in the stairwells.

A family friend later told of her struggle to reach my mother, who also was staying in Lafayette. The mother and her two children stayed in New Orleans and tried to brave the storm, but as the water from the levees began to rise, they had to leave. The water reached the second story of her apartment.

Gathering her children, she began to wade through the water,

noticing floating bodies along the once peaceful streets. As the day ended, they had no choice but to sleep on the High Rise, the highest portion of the interstate that crosses over the Industrial Canal.

After their rest, they walked to the airport area, where the mother told her sons that they would try to catch a ride out of New Orleans. Along the way, her older son decided to go to the Superdome.

After several days of sleeping on the interstate and catching rides, she finally made it to Lafayette with her younger son. She received a call from the older son days later; he was in Houston.

Births and deaths would occur that same day; they would not be in hospitals. Families left in the convention center suffered, while people watched their struggle on the national news. Mangled bodies were in the convention center kitchen, and people screamed for help from attackers. No one assisted them, not even the National Guard. What happened was a tragedy, and in every

tragedy, there must be a resolution.

Rescuing victims became the biggest job for the United States, but was that enough? After being rescued, a memory remains of the shattering, horrible truth that there is nothing to go back to. Homes are no longer worth living in, especially since the homeowners now harbor a chaotic fear of their houses breaking apart and being dragged to either the depths of the lake or the bottom of the Mississippi. How can you replace family, friends and other loved ones?

With a lingering fear of disaster, many residents have made their new homes in other states.

Nothing can erase what they have witnessed or heard. It is instilled in the minds of all who survived.

Since five people I know and love are still missing, something may be more apparent to me than anyone. Gov. Blanco, President Bush and Mayor Nagin had the power to prevent what occurred in New Orleans. Any three of these people could have made better evacuation plans. Why didn’t they?

■ GOVERNMENT RESPONSE

Faculty reflect on government response to Katrina Kathy Siner Guest Writer

The primary problem in the government’s response was lack of experience and planning by the head officials at FEMA. The top five officials at FEMA were political placements with no emergency management experience.

Political power plays also apparently slowed the response. However, many facts made it evident that the race and economic status of the victims also played a role.

Most know how the press showed a photo of blacks wading in water, with food in their arms, which was captioned “looting.” Meanwhile a similar picture of whites was captioned “finding food.”

Then there was Barbara Bush’s infamous statement, when she visited the Houston Astrodome and said: “And so many of the people in the arenas here, you know, were underprivileged anyway. So this is working very well for them.”

While compared to the trauma of the Superdome, it was better; however, the Marie Antoinette bias of such a statement is blatant.

Worse than what was said, however, were the facts.

For example, the Hilton was evacuated quickly, while people at the Superdome waited without food.

British and other tourists sent from hotels to the Superdome were quickly evacuated, while others waited without water.

The hospital that serviced the poor had patients dying on the roof waiting for rescue until after the forprofit hospital across the street had all their patients and staff evacuated— many of whom were not seriously ill.

FEMA actually kept the Red Cross from entering the Superdome for three days. The explanation given was that it was “too dangerous” and that it “would discourage persons from evacuating.”

Some newscasts reported that the National Guard was in the Superdome, but were kept in the dining area, with entries blocked off to protect themselves from the “anarchy” outside.

When persons are deprived of water and food, breaking into stores for survival is rational, not criminal.

The New York Times said ten people died in the Superdome and 24 in the conference center, but couldn’t confirm more than one murder and two rapes. Two were infants who died from dehydration. The actual stats and facts are missing.

Thirty-five thousand people were crammed in there for days. Such a rate of crime could be expected even during normal times in a big city, let alone when persons are terrified that they might die.

In a group panic, 1,000 people died in a stampede in Iraq during the same week that Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans. People have died at rock concerts the same way.

Panic should be anticipated in any emergency. And, as the mayor of New Orleans indicated, every large metropolis has drug addicts, and deprived of drugs in the aftermath of the disaster, theft could be expected.

The National Guard could have controlled things in the Superdome.

All victims were screened for weapons before entry.

The National Guard and the Red Cross could have distributed food and water, which would have calmed the angry few and saved many lives, but FEMA didn’t let them. Hiding in fear, rather than protecting and feeding citizens, has the stench of prejudice.

Can you imagine being with your kids and chanting to national TV cameras that you need help, water, food, police protection, medical help – yet having to wait additional days with no assistance? To know a nation is watching and yet no help arrives – how traumatized would we all be?

When people were finally evacuated, the media talked about the victims looking “dazed” and “in a trance.”

Many passed their kids ahead to get them on buses since they knew there weren’t enough buses to take everyone. Can you imagine being separated from your kids that way?

Can you imagine being herded into flights, not being asked where you might have family or preferred to go, not even told where you were going until the flight took off, yet being expected to start over without anything, not even your kids and family?

Can you imagine if over 2,000 non-minority, middle-class kids were put on flights, with no effort being taken at the airport to reunite families prior to flight…? Who could fully overcome this type of childhood trauma?

Sadly, it’s doubtful that middleclass families and kids would have been treated with this disregard.

It seems the government is still showing a double standard. While victims are being given a $2,000 allowance to start a new life, the spending limit for government employees on credit cards for personal expenses, was purportedly raised from the standard $25,000 allowance to $250,000 for those working to repair damage from Hurricane Katrina.

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While Halliburton and its subsidiaries (Cheney’s previous company) have already obtained no-bid contracts for some of the construction and clean-up work that needs done, Bush signed an exemption for government-paid contracts so they will not have to pay “prevailing wage” to the workers. All this while Halliburton and its subsidiaries have come under attack for not being able to account for over one billion taxpayers paid for work in Iraq!

But, thank God, the American people saw all this, and have tried to come to the rescue. Many stood with open arms to catch the victims, tossed to the wind, as they landed all over the country.

Americans have provided food, clothes, money, even jobs and housing. Donations to the Red Cross and the Bush/Clinton fund have been astounding. Assistance has flooded in from every corner of the world.

Victims say that they are overwhelmed by the generosity and love from total strangers. But all affected will carry this trauma with them for life, and many are still separated from their families.

Many of us were depressed just seeing and hearing about this on the news; hearts broke watching these Americans’ pleas ignored.

Perhaps we all needed to work at restoring some much-needed faith in humanity.

Thank God: When the government failed these Americans, the people didn’t.

Kathy Siner Adjunct Faculty Philosophy and Religion

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Dr.. Milind Thakar Guest Writer I do not feel that race or economic status played a direct role in the government’s response to Hurricane Katrina. However, I believe that the policies of the current administration culminated in affecting disadvantaged members of society more seriously in a crisis.

I base this on the administration’s aversion to tax and spend policies that have created some shortfalls in the availability of personnel and services.

Secondly, an aggressive foreign policy has led to large sections of National Guard units being sent abroad with the result that relief efforts have been hampered. In such situations, upper or middle class people can always drive out of harm’s way, but poorer sections of society do not have such mobility available to them.

Government exists in modern societies to administer and govern institutions whose job is to make everyday life as well as unexpected crises manageable. To achieve those ends, humans obey laws imposed by the government. Democracies – political systems that stress substantive equality of citizenship as well as individual freedom – are supposed to assist all members of society, and this includes planning for natural disasters.

While critiques of big government may be valid (how much is too much?), eliminating government programs is not the solution. Rather, monitoring and implementing programs might be the way to go. I am completely flabbergasted by people who say that government is not the answer; if that is true then there is no answer, since government is the only set of institutions that has the requisite expertise, authority, funds and capability to meet a national crisis like the current one.

I am similarly amazed that members of Congress have questioned the need to rebuild New Orleans and the Gulf Coast at a prohibitive cost— I doubt they would be so cost-calculating if their constituencies were wiped out by a natural disaster.

We live in an era when we believe in a compassionate society; one that is willing to help people rebuild destroyed homes. If we do not have compassion to rebuild cities at a high cost, then this society is no different than a poor, developing country where it’s every person for himself.

Lack of prompt attention, partisan considerations and supporting extremely poor disaster management (no, a heck of a job was not done!) has resulted in the most vulnerable sections of society suffering disproportionately.

TIME magazine recently carried an article from an issue in 2000 in which experts had outlined a disaster scenario similar to one that befell New Orleans, so there was advance warning of a looming crisis that seems to have been ignored in favor of questionable foreign policy objectives such as democratizing states. In such situations, those affected are bound to question the government’s slowness in responding to a domestic crisis that has hurt the poor the most, and seek racebased answers to the perceived apathy.

Dr. Milind Thakar, Assistant Professor of History and Political Science

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■ ENROLLMENT

Enrollment growth strains U of I Residence Halls’ capacity Crystle Collins News Editor

Current enrollment increases and demand for on-campus housing have pushed residence hall capacity beyond the limits. Capacity is 1,158 students.

Currently 1,189 students live on campus. Students who paid in full for room and board are living in lobbies and with resident assistants.

Dr. David Wantz, vice-president of student affairs, said that this is not the first time, nor will it be the last, that U of I has trouble housing residents. “Eighty percent of freshmen live on campus. I don’t want to lose that,” Wantz said. “I want people to live on campus. It’s a great experience.”

Wantz works closely with the board of trustees and other committees who have recently discussed the issue of housing on campus. “The board of trustees has asked me what to do, and as of this time there are no plans for another dormitory being built,” Wantz said.

According to Wantz the plans to increase housing capacity involves around campus apartments. “We are going to raze the apartments and use that space more efficiently.

“I recognize the problem and will admit to it fully. However, at this time the only options are having people live in the lounges, which is safe, and living with resident assistants who are being compensated.”

Resident assistants, or RAs, are being given $100 a week for each week they spend with a roommate. An RA’s contract clearly states that they will be given a single room.

“I think the worst part about the students living in lounges and with resident assistants is that we are infringing upon the students’ space to study,” Wantz said.

Wantz also said that this hurts the students’ education. Even though there are places such as the library to study, he feels that students should have private areas such as lounges in residence halls to study freely.

Residence hall capacity issues spawn from enrollment increases. This years total enrollment is 4,324 students, including undergraduates, graduate students, and School for Adult Learning (SAL). Out of that, 2,548 are full-time day undergraduate students.

According to Ron Wilks, director of admissions, U of I does not have an answer about accommodating the growth as of now.

“The board of trustees and President Pitts are the people who ultimately decide whether to cap off enrollment or accom-

modate more growth,” Wilks said. “ The enrollment management committee will also take part in deciding how to handle the growth.”

U of I officials are concerned with whether it is time to cap enrollment and allow only a certain number of students each year to attend. Some officials want to prepare for more growth.

“The issue is, how can we accommodate the growth without losing that ‘Indiana Central feel?’” Wantz said. “What I mean is, we don’t want to lose the feeling that so many people have come to know and love that makes U of I what it is. We don’t want to lose the student-to-faculty ratios that make us a personal school.”

Another option Wilks offered, is to change the minimum guidelines for admissions, making it more difficult to be accepted to U of I. Wilks also added that enrollment changes yearly, steadily rising, therefore this situation has been approaching for years.

“This is a good problem to have. Dorm capacity issues and enrollment growth only mean we are becoming more widely known,” Wilks said.

In the past, total enrollment has increased from 3,806 students in 2003 to 4,116 students in 2004 and to 4,324 students this year.

“These problems...range not only from enrollment and dorms, but to parking issues, classroom space and cafeteria

space,” Wantz said. “Sooner or later changes will have to be made, and more space will be needed whether or not we

grow, due to the current lack of space in the cafeteria and parking spaces.”

Photo by Crystle Collins

Due to enrollment growth, Cory Bretz Residence Hall is housing boys in lounges on each floor.

■ PROVOST’S DEPARTURE

Freeman leaves, Moore becomes U of I interim provost Valerie Miller Editor-in-Chief

Photo by Valerie Miller

Dr. Everette Freeman, current provost, is leaving on Sept. 30.

Photo by Valerie Miller

Dr. Mary Moore will take over as the interim provost on Oct. 1.

Relief efforts The university also pledged to support Dillard University, a Methodist college in New Orleans that has closed for the fall semester due to Katrina.

Dr. David Wantz, vice president for student affairs, said that while this pledge of support does not yet have a price tag, U of I will work to try to meet Dillard’s requests for help.

U of I is donating room and board as well by making ten residence hall spaces available for students of Dillard and other schools impacted by the storm.

Faculty and staff have also volunteered to host students who wish to attend U of I but cannot stay in residence halls because of capacity issues.

“We have run out of money in the chaplain’s fund trying to help people [affected by the hurricane], but we’ll keep on giving,” Wantz said. “That money was there for a situation such as this, and we will find a way to continue to help.”

Wantz added that eventually U of I will be donating other goods, such as clothing, to the relief effort, but right now the university remains focused on the other initiatives.

“At some point , we will give tangible things. But we have to pace ourselves,” Wantz said.

“Whatever we do, we must be able to sustain what we do. It’s easy to respond to a headline, but we must be able to continue to provide support. Eight months from now, it will still be just as bad, and the need will still be there.”

Several organizations have been involved in the fund-raising

Dr. Everette Freeman, senior vice president and provost at the University of Indianapolis, will leave the university on Sept. 30 to become the president of Albany State University in Georgia. Dr. Mary Moore, vice president for research, planning and strategic partnerships, will become the interim provost on Oct. 1.

“I’m excited to have the opportunity to work with my colleagues, to work with the new president, and to accomplish a number of things for the whole institution,” Moore said.

According to Moore, the provost works with the faculty and deans on things such as hiring new faculty, being part of the promotion and tenure process and supporting academic programs and functions. Moore said that the provost directly affects students.

“The provost’s office has the opportunity to promote events and opportunities for students [by working on various academic programs],” Moore said. “When you touch the program, you touch the student. It’s not just all about the faculty.”

Freeman has been the provost since 2001. According to U of I president Beverley Pitts, it is unusual for a presidency to begin in October; rather, presidencies generally begin around the fourth of July.

However, because Albany State has had a transitional president, they wanted a more permanent president at the school.

“It isn’t a common practice. Normally

there’s a little more transition time,” Pitts said. “But, I also understood that this institution needed to get their president in place, and so we expedited things. And with the appointment of Dr. Moore, we’ll be fine in transition.”

Pitts will soon begin the process of selecting a new provost. According to Pitts, the process will involve the selection of a search committee, which will include people such as faculty members and deans. The committee will then initiate a national search, screen applicants, and select a few candidates to come to campus.

Pitts hopes to have this accomplished

by February. After the visits, members of the campus community will provide feedback through the committee, which Pitts will then use to select a new provost.

She hopes to make a selection by March and to have someone in place by July.

Dr. Joe Burnell, associate professor of chemistry and president of the faculty senate, believes it is important for faculty to be involved in the selection process.

“Faculty need to be involved. The provost is…the supervisor of all the things related to academic programs…The faculty are responsible for the quality of those academic programs,” Burnell said.

Pitts, Moore and Burnell agree that the person who is hired should be experienced and fit in with the university.

“I’m looking for somebody that fits well with the University of Indianapolis, that is liked by the campus community and that has a good understanding of our mission,” Pitts said.

Burnell agreed. “We need someone who can recognize and understand the strengths of this university and build on those. We don’t need someone who is going to manage based on ‘where I used to be, this is the way we did it.’”

Although the search will extend nationally, Pitts said that Moore will also be able to apply for the position, something she is interested in doing. Both Pitts and Burnell are confident in Moore’s ability to serve in the interim.

“Dr. Moore has been working in academic affairs for a long time. She knows the university well…I believe she has the leadership capacity to carry forth with this job,” Pitts said.

“I think she’ll be a good interim provost,” Burnell said. “She understands the university. She communicates well.”

While the university is preparing to search for a new provost, Freeman is preparing for his new job. He commented on both his new position and U of I. “[I’m looking forward to] no snow,” Freeman said. “And an opportunity to get to know the Albany State University community and to work with an outstanding group of faculty and staff.”

While Freeman’s leaving is a loss to the university, Pitts said that Freeman has the qualities necessary to be a great university president.

“I think that he’s got the qualities that will make him an excellent president. I wish him well and I’d like to thank him for what he’s done [for the university],” Pitts said.

Burnell commented on some of the things Freeman has done for U of I. “He has done some really good things for the university in terms of community relations, in terms of raising the profile of the university across the city,” he said.

“I’m leaving an institution that is world class,” Freeman said. “It is a jewel in the city of Indianapolis and in the state of Indiana. It is no longer one of the best-kept secrets. The secret is out, and the secret is this place is excellent in every respect.”

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effort.

Amnesty International teamed up with the Peace and Social Justice Group for a bottled water drive. The groups took donations of bottled water and money to buy bottled water for those affected by the hurricane.

“This was the first time upon asking for money that people actually thanked me,” said senior Adela Chipe, who walked around campus collecting money for the bottled water drive.

A “foodless food drive” was organized to help as well.

Students are able to swipe their One Card and donate that money toward the hurricane relief effort.

According to Ted Polk, director of food services, as of Sept. 20, students had donated 512 meals and continue to donate more every day.

“I’ve been amazed at the response,” Polk said. “This shows just how caring the students are. It really blows me away that students were anxious to help. They even lined up to donate their meals.”

In connection with the American College of Nurse-Midwives, the university is collecting blankets and baby clothes for the storm’s littlest victims.

Barb Willingham, coordinator of the nurse-midwifery program it the School of Nursing, said that while this program, entitled “Blankets for Babies,” is held annually nationwide, this year the donations will be sent only to victims of Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita.

Donations of new and gentlyused baby blankets and clothes for

children up to two years of age can be dropped off outside of Willingham’s office, Martin Hall 351, through Oct. 8.

“We are looking for donations of whatever items people feel compelled to give to these babies,” Willingham said. “We are just hoping that we can help out those little guys and gals.”

The university’s five residence halls worked together to collect nearly $3,200. In Central Hall, which raised about $2,000, the most money of all the halls, RAs went door-to-door asking residents for donations.

The Honors and Scholars residents on the fourth floor then matched the donations using funds from their special projects budget.

Collection boxes have been placed around campus for others wishing to donate money to the effort.

Collection boxes can be found in Schwitzer Center near the dining hall, as well as in Ruth Lilly Center for Health and Fitness near the front desk.

Donations can also be made at the Accounting office. Donations will be accepted until Sept. 30.

Although the fund-raising efforts will help those affected by the hurricane, Wantz said that students who want to get involved should consider helping in another way: by donating blood.

“Blood centers always have a great deal of difficulty meeting needs,” Wantz said.

Wantz also added that he was not surprised that U of I organized a plan of action to help those in the Gulf Coast affected by Katrina’s devastation.

“Our motto, after all, is “Education for Service,’” Wantz said.

The woman was upset with the number of children raped at the Astrodome and the lack of media coverage that it received.

“And while we were there, someone ran out of the restroom saying that their child was just raped, and the woman was like, ‘I can’t take it anymore. My daughter and I can’t stay here anymore,’” White said.

The woman vowed that she would live under a bridge, as she did during the storm aftermath in New Orleans, before she stayed another night in the Astrodome. White took them in for a night and helped them contact their family.

Eventually, the Hayes sisters and White started to look for schools to attend. At first, they wanted to stay close to home, but they said the southern schools were not as open to accepting evacuees and transfer credit hours as U of I. They were initially connected with U of I through the Hayeses cousin, junior Jason Payton, a U of I communication major. Payton was the first to tell them to come to U of I but vice president of enrollment, Mark Weigand, oversaw setting up the transfer to U of I. The Hayeses and White point to Weigand as one of the main reasons they came to U of I, because he was constantly in communication with them, trying set up classes and transfer credit hours.

“Mr. Mark and I talked on the phone at 8 a.m. Monday morning about coming to U of I and then had our flight set up [to leave Houston] at 1 p.m.,” White said.

Weigand and Payton picked up the three at the Indianapolis Airport then immediately took them out to eat and clothes shopping. They were enrolled in classes the following Tuesday, Sept. 13. The Hayes sisters, White and Weigand all formed a unique friendship

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through the process.

“They are great people and easy to work with,” Weigand said.

The Hayeses and White call him “Mr. Mark” and their “adopted dad.”

“I’m taking him back with me,” White said.

Dillard has plans to reopen in a different location in January, but the location has yet to be determined.

The Hayes sisters both want to return to Dillard, hopefully next semester.

“I really want to graduate from Dillard,” Bianca Hayes said.

White is considering staying at U of I, pending transfer of her credit hours, because she is so impressed with the U of I social service program.

The last time the Dillard students were together was during a briefing meeting at Texas Southern University, where White realized Dillard may never be the same.

“We were all saying our ‘I’ll see you laters’ when one of our professors walked by. He was looking for a new job there and was like, ‘God bless and good luck.’ Seeing one of our professors looking for a job and telling us good luck- that’s how we know our university will never be the same,” White said. “If Dillard reopens, I don’t think we could ever be totally situated or comfortable. We’re going to always have the doubt or fear that the next hurricane might be [like Katrina]. You can never totally unpack.”

The Hayeses and White are relying on their spiritual strength to guide them through the events of the past month.

“I’m trying to think positive and look at everything in a spiritual aspect.

When we looked up the name Katrina, it means to purify,” White said. “All these setbacks are just setups for a better tomorrow. I’m not sure where everything’s going, but I’m just trusting God that everything’s going to be all right.”

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2005

THE REFLECTOR PAGE 4

■ FOOTBALL

‘Hounds win two in a row heading into Homecoming Weekend Katy Yeiser Managing Editor Matt Kogan Staff Writer

The defensive efforts of Head Coach Joe Polizzi’s football squad have led the ‘Hounds to wins over Ferris State and Wayne State on Sept. 17 and 24.

With the 23-16 win over Wayne State, the ‘Hounds improve their record to 3-2. Polizzi’s defense recovered two fumbles and caught four interceptions in the game.

Wayne State had an opportunity in their own end zone to tie the game on their last possession, but the ‘Hounds defense proved too tough.

The ‘Hounds offense went through sophomore runningbacks Chris Jenkins and Marcus Nalley. Nalley ran for 117 yards and Jenkins ran for 107 yards.

Sophomore receiver Kevin Sanford

sophomore linebacker also steadied the Leonard Bush’s, ‘Hounds on offense. interception inside the He was on the receivopponents’ half of the ing end of a sophofield. more quarterback Bush’s intercepCasey Gillin 14-yard tion set up a rushing touchdown pass. touchdown by sophoGillin takes over more fullback Sean as the ‘Hounds new Elmore. quarterback after the Gillin completed graduation of Matt just two passes, but Kohn, who owns the ‘Hounds worked numerous U of I passthe ground game as ing records. Sanford they rushed the ball feels the quarterback on fifty of their sixty transition has worked offensive plays. out well.

Photo by Erin Barr The ‘Hounds lim“He’s smart, ited the Ferris State knows the game and The ‘Hounds line up against each other for a drill to just a field goal during practice before the game against Wayne St. studies film a lot,” which was their best Sanford said. “He defensive effort after puts us in a position the ‘Hounds. They allowed just 220 previously allowing twenty or more to win every game.” yards of total offense. The ‘Hounds are points in the first three games.

The 7-3 win over Ferris State feaholding their opponent’s passing game Coach Joe Polizzi was pleased by tured another defensive battle. Freshyardage to 112. the overall play of his defense and feels man defensive linemen Danny Graff The game’s only touchdown they have made a steady improvement and sophomore defensive linemen came in the second quarter following from the start of the regular season.

Chris White each had two sacks for

Polizzi hopes the defense can continue to build from where it left off.

“We were able to capitalize on turnovers in the last game, and that really helped us a lot. There is still a lot for us to prove but we will continue to work on our ways of being a true winner,” Polizzi said.

“We can expect better and better results each and every week as the quarterback (Gillin) gets more and more experienced, and the running back’s repetitions [increase].”

Sanford feels that the ‘Hounds focus on consistency in recent practices has helped the team improve.

“Sometimes we are really good and other times not,” he said. “If we stay consistent we will win games.”

The ‘Hounds split their first two games of the season.

They won their home opener against Hillsdale, 29-21 on Aug. 27 and lost the following Saturday at Michigan Tech, 24-6.

The ‘Hounds take a 3-2 record into their Homecoming Game Saginaw Valley State on October 1st.

■ NEW MEN’S TENNIS AND WOMEN’S SOCCER COACH

New coaches implement higher goals Roff’s program: Intensity, fitness, winning, academics Adams brings experienced collegiate play to sidelines Amy Remsburg Feature Editor During the first home game of the season, the women’s soccer team displayed exactly what new coach Drew Roff was looking for- intensity.

With a 3-0 victory against Quincy, the ‘Hounds showed that their new program with Roff will make them strong contenders in the Great Lakes Valley Conference.

Roff, a former player and graduate from Michigan State University, started coaching soccer at Dowagiac Union High School after he

Photo by Amanda Wade

New coach Drew Roff conducts a drill in a recent practice.

graduated from MSU. Five years later, he moved to Indiana to coach women’s soccer at Roncalli High School. His team won back-to-back sectional titles in 2002 and 2003. Moving away from high school coaching after seven years, Roff played and coached in the Professional Development League for the Mid-Michigan Bucks and the Indiana Invaders.

Accepting the position to coach the Greyhounds, Roff had a chance to work with his new team last spring, and the results were immediate. “He turned our fitness and intensity around tremendously in just the three or four weeks that he had us,” said senior midfielder Ashley Hinton.

The changes did not stop in the spring, however. Roff’s first goal, is to be in the top eight or higher in the Great Lakes Valley Conference.

The second goal is that the team must have a 3.5 combined GPA or higher, which they currently have.

Roff changed the team’s work ethic by making practice highly competitive. The players partner up with someone else who plays the same position during practice. They must compete against each other for playing time. “He [Roff] keeps everything competitive because that’s what motivates people to maintain their intensity for the duration of practice and games,” Hinton said.

Roff also instills in the team that they must have an “expect to win” mentality. With almost a third of the season already behind them, Roff looks forward to seeing what his team is capable of. The team has a current overall record of 5-3 and a GLVC record of 3-2.

With a strong class of freshmen, Roff looks forward to the future and rebuilding the program. With three different coaches in the past four years, he also hopes to bring stability to his players.

■ MEN’S AND WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY

Bower, Frederick lead cross country squads Deirdre Baskin Staff Writer The U of I men’s and women’s cross country teams enjoyed a stellar start to their season with first, second and fourth-place finishes in their first three meets.

On Saturday, Sept. 3, each team earned second-place finishes in the Wabash College Hokum Karem. At the Indiana State Invitational on Sept. 10, both teams placed first overall against non-Division I schools. At the “Little State” meet on Sept. 16 at Indiana University, the men placed fourth and the women placed second.

“The ladies showed that they could beat University of Southern Indiana at the ‘Little State’ meet,” said Head Coach Kathy Casey. “That was a big stride for us, because we haven’t beaten them in a really long time, and they have some strong front-runners.”

Senior Ron Frederick and Junior Karen Bower have been leading the way for the Greyhound runners.

“Ron has basically worked all summer long, swimming, biking, lifting weights and making himself stronger for the season,” Casey said. “He’s also being a good leader and trying to get his team to rally around that focus that we have to be strong as a unit and run as one.”

Casey also cited Bower’s leadership as important to the women’s team.

“Karen’s leadership comes more in what she does than in spoken form. She has worked very hard all summer long, putting in 85-mile weeks, swimming, lifting, doing strength work and building her mind so that she can prepare herself for some bigger events.”

In the Hokum Karem, Frederick and his relay partner freshman Brad Robinson clocked in at 29:04.00, good for third place on the 2 X 5,000 course. Bower and her partner junior Miranda Loney teamed-up to best the 2 X 2400 meet record at 22:29.00, only one second behind the winning team from DePauw.

At the Indiana State Invitational, Frederick earned a first-place individual finish with a time of 27:02.30, while Bower completed the 5K course in 19:22.03, good for second-place overall. Her time bested 17 Division I opponents.

At the IU “Little State” meet, Frederick took seventeenth in a time of 26:39 and Bower finished fourth overall in 18:29.

Bower was recently named the GLVC Cross Country Runner of the Week and was selected for the 2005 Great Lakes Valley Conference All-Academic Team.

Even with their personal successes, both Frederick and Bower acknowledge their teammate’s efforts. “Every man counts on your team,” Frederick said.

“We’ve got a lot of transfers and freshmen and a few solid recruits in high school.”

Bower agrees. “I’m really proud of this team. I think we’ve got a lot of talent and a lot of dedication on this team, and it’s going to take us places.”

The Greyhounds hope to continue their meet performance and are practicing hard for their upcoming conference and regional meets, as well as the NCAA Division II Championships in Pomona, Calif. in November. “I just really want to show all the talent that we have,” Casey said. “Hopefully, we’ll be one of those top four teams that makes it to the national meet. I really want that to happen.”

Becky Nakasone Staff Writer

The new men’s tennis coach, George Adams, is underway with his first season.

As a talented tennis player himself, Adams is bringing not only his skill to the team but also his goals for the team’s game as well as for their lives.

Adams, 37, began playing tennis in 1978.

“We moved into a new housing edition that had a club house, swimming pool, and two tennis courts,” he said. “Friends and I would take our parent’s racquets and go play. I played with my mom’s Chris Everret Wilson racquet.”

A native of Greenwood, Ind., he attended Center Grove High School where he played both doubles and singles on the varsity team.

“I was taught the game of doubles very early in my career,” he said. His record for both doubles and singles, throughout high school, was 63-13.

“I had a lot of success in college,” Adams said. “I developed my best tennis in college.”

At Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, he was the conference champion in No. 5 singles is sophomore year. His junior and senior year he was the champion in No. 1 singles.

“I never lost in singles in conference play,” he said. “I was also the first tennis player to be inducted into the IUPUI Hall of Fame; the only one.”

As a senior he also received the IUPUI Metro Athletic Achievement Award with a GPA of 3.82.

He graduated in 1991 with a degree in mechani-

cal engineering technology.

After graduating he came back to IUPUI as the assistant men’s tennis coach. That was not his first coaching experience, however.

“In college, I coached at Racquets Four Sports,” he said.

Since graduating from IUPUI, Adams became a director of sales and went from business to business, helping companies to get better.

“It felt like I wasn’t helping anyone,” he said.

“I was just helping big companies. Then I started thinking about getting back into coaching.”

He expressed that he cares about the individual’s growing. “I can help 10 guys be better.”

While coaching here at U of I, Adams is interested in making some changes.

“Our first focus is on unity,” he said.

He would also like to fix the cracks in the tennis court, and add new recruits.

“It’s not just a money issue,” he said. “It is also about recruiting new players.”

He would also like to run tennis camps in Indianapolis and possibly regionally.

Adams believes there is a lot of potential talent on the team.

“We have an opportunity to develop the talent. With new concepts, the guys were trying to do it. It’s all about execution,” he said. “They can grasp a concept in a short period of time.”

He said that everything they are doing now is getting ready for the spring season. Even with the spring season far away, he expects the ‘Hounds to be focused at all times.

“I played my best when was I completely focused, just thinking about the next point, not on how badly I shot the last ball,” Adams said.

“It’s something that I’m trying to instill into the guys.”

The ‘Hounds next match is at Taylor University, Sept. 29.

■ WOMEN’S TENNIS

Young ‘Hounds off to strong GLVC start Crystle Collins News Editor The University of Indianapolis women’s tennis underclassmen are looking to lead the ‘Hounds to another conference championship crown.

Photo by Erin Barr

Sophomore Lindsey Fischer prepares for a return in a match against St. Joseph’s.

The team is made up of six sophomores and two freshmen.

“Our team is young, but five of our sophomores were in the lineup on last year’s conference championship team,” said John Ventor, head coach.

Ventor says that the team has more experience this year and is playing better tennis, despite being a young team.

“All of my players are great leaders, both on the court and off. It will be difficult to choose only two captains out of this bunch,” Ventor said.

The team’s record is 5-3 overall and 5-0 in conference play. Their only losses came against Division I Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis, Dayton University and DePauw.

Sophomores Lindsey Fischer, Ashley Liles, Kristen Volz and Laura Phillipp were winners in single matches against USI on Sept. 2. Fischer, and Liles won a doubles match against USI with a score of 8-4.

Freshmen Megan Farley and Alison Haener also won a doubles match, defeating their USI opponents with a score of 9-8, giving them an overall record of 2-0.

“The season has gone extremely well,” Fischer said. “We are undefeated in conference and have played well against all of our opponents.”

The ‘Hounds also defeated Lewis on Sept. 9 with an overall score of 8-1. Winners included Fischer, Liles, Phillipp, Farley and Haener in singles

matches.

The ‘Hounds defeated Lewis in all their doubles matches.

Phillipp and partner, Sophomore Jeannie Hartley, won with a score of 8-2, and Volz and Farley won with a score of 8-0.

“Lindsey Fischer has gotten off to a great start in singles,” Ventor said. “She is 7-1 with wins over a few division one schools.”

Fischer also is pleased with her play.

“My greatest accomplishment thus far was defeating some tough opponents earlier this season, who I had never beaten, and winning the DePauw Invitational two weekends ago,” she said.

Fischer and Liles each reached the quarterfinal round of singles play at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s Great Lake Regional on Sept. 16.

Ventor also said that Farley, with a 5-2 singles record, is playing well. She has only lost single matches to Division I players.

Recently, the team blanked opponents St. Joseph’s, Bellarmine, Kentucky Wesleyan and Missouri-St. Louis 9-0.

Ventor said that the main goal of the season is to advance to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA tournament, which the team has never done in U of I history.

“The last three seasons, we have set and tied the school record for most wins in a season at 18. We would like to do better this season.”

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2005

■ MEN’S SOCCER

Coach Griffin’s men’s soccer team surges to best start since 1993 Tony Puckett Staff Writer It is Thursday, Sept. 17, in the midst of the men’s soccer team’s best start in 12 years, and Head Coach John Griffin has already released the starters from practice. Senior co-captain, and starter, however, has yet to join the rest of the starters in the locker room. Freshmen non-starters are competing in one-onone drills and Shannon isn’t leaving without cheering them on.

“I’m definitely one of those guys that leads by example. I don’t talk a whole lot, or tell people what to do, but I guess I just work hard and hope everybody follows me,” Shannon said.

Along with co-captain Eric Nance, Shannon has led the ‘Hounds to a 61-2 record and a national ranking that reached as high as 18th in the nation at one point.

The ‘Hounds not only benefit from experience and leadership, but also have capitalized on this year’s freshmen class. With a roster that includes 19 freshmen, Griffin is happy with the way his team has blended youth and experience.

“I think what we’ve got here is a mix of guys who are just good guys and don’t have a lot of ego,” he said.

“So they are not only more willing to work for each other, but they want each other to be successful.”

According to Nance, the age dispar-

ity between players has not detracted from the team’s ability to mesh well.

“It’s a good combination,” Nance said, “Everybody’s working together and on the same page.”

The team’s young defense has played a major role in the early dominance exhibited by the ‘Hounds. In their first eight games, the team has posted four shutouts, outscoring their opponents 18 goals to six. Three of the opposing goals came from a single game against Tiffin.

“That’s a testament to the defense,” Griffin said.

The defense includes sophomore Matt Spaulding, as well as sophomores Ben Reed and Justin Sullivan, and freshmen Shaun Figueiredo and Brian Morris.

Griffin has been coaching Sullivan on the club level since he was 12 years old. “[Sullivan] is a great kid, great leader and very clearly our best offensive [defender],” Griffin said.

“Those guys deserve a majority of the credit for our defensive record and for our record in general,” Griffin said.

“They do all the little things effectively.”

The ‘Hounds’ first draw came in a scoreless affair at Missouri-Rolla.

“It was a tough game. It was on the road and we had a 7-hour bus trip,” Nance said. “Actually we were pretty happy with the way we played. We were happy to get the tie.”

Coach Griffin mirrored the words of

Photo contributed by Steve Oleson

Freshman defender Bryan Morris, left in black, and senior forward Eric Nance, right in black, battle for possession against two SIU-Edwardsville opponents on Sept. 18. The ‘Hounds tied the No. 1 ranked team in the country, 1-1. his captains concerning the draw. He cited both poor conditions on the Missouri-Rolla playing field as well as 55 fouls called during the game as reason

to be satisfied with a tie.

The ‘Hounds first loss came at the hands of the Quincy Hawks on Friday, Sept 16. The 1-0 loss was the ‘Hounds

first loss in the past 13 regular season games, a streak running from last season. The game was scoreless through the first half, but Hawks forward Scott Smith scored soon after halftime. The one score proved to be the difference on a night when the ‘Hounds out shot Quincy 13-5, but failed to score a goal.

The same weekend the Hounds matched Southern Illinois UniversityEdwardsville, the No. 1 ranked team in the nation, at home with a score of 1-1. The game featured two scoreless overtime periods, the second of which featured three key saves by keeper Spaulding, who had six on the day.

Edwardsville outshot the ‘Hounds 27-4, but only scored on a free kick

by Victor Pacheco. The ‘Hounds’ lone score came from Nance off of a Shannon assist.

The ‘Hounds earned their sixth victory over St. Joseph’s on Sept. 23.

Shannon’s goal in the matches fourth minute was enough for a 1-0 victory.

Spaulding and his defense recorded their fifth shutout of the season.

The ‘Hounds current conference record stands at 2-1-2.

Shannon, Nance and the rest of the ‘Hounds hope that their chemistry and Griffin’s intense practice ethics will lead to one of the best seasons in U of I recent memory.

“I guess his [Griffin’s] thinking is that if you do it in practice then it will carry over to the games,” Shannon said.

“I guess it’s working.”

■ MEN’S GOLF

■ VOLLEYBALL

‘Hounds face tough pre-GLVC schedule Men’s golf opens season Abby Adragna Staff Writer

The women’s volleyball team started with a tough round of preseason play, but they hope to bounce back as they head into the majority of their season.

“We’ve had a very competitive preseason schedule,” said Head Coach Jody Butera. “But I think the girls will learn from it. I also think you can only be the best if you play the best.”

The team headed into two particularly challenging invitationals with a 3-2 record.

At the Lewis University Flyer Festival, the women were among 11 teams competing over a three-day period. The ‘Hounds defeated both St. Leo University and Winona State 3-1 but fell to Minnesota State and Michigan Tech 13 and 2-3, respectively. Senior Whitney Boling was one of 12 players awarded

Flyer Festival All-Tournament team status, recording 52 kills, 10 blocks and 41 digs throughout tournament play.

The women took their 5-4 record and headed to Ashland University to compete in a two-day tournament. They fell to both Grand Valley State and Ashland 0-3, but came out victorious over Lake Superior State 3-0.

Junior Lynne Ross was a key offensive player with 25 kills, while seniors Boling and Kristin Lay led the team’s defense with 31 and 32 digs, respectively.

According to Ross, the ‘Hounds found themselves up against nationally ranked teams in both of these tournaments. However, she believes tough competition is good for them.

“When you play the nationallyranked teams, you obviously can see your weaknesses, and you’re able to come to practice and work on those weaknesses. By the end of the season, you’re playing the best volleyball you can,” she said. “Because the end of the season is when it really counts,” she said.

Photo by Valerie Miller

Kristin Lay jumps to block a hit against Quincy University on Sept. 23. The ‘Hounds easily defeated the GLVC opponent 3-0.

The ‘Hounds fought a hard battle against Northern Kentucky University on Sept. 16, but ultimately fell 2-3.

Sophomore Bethany Dulle recorded 18 kills, while Ross and Boling added 15 and 13, respectively.

Other notable performances were turned in by Lay with 12 digs and Sophomore Lisa Schulfer with 9 block assists.

The team suffered a defeat again on Sept. 17, when they fell to Bellarmine University 2-3.

Dulle and Boling had 12 kills, and Lay had 19 digs. This match was the first loss for the ‘Hounds against Bellarmine since the 1999 season.

Although the ‘Hounds have been off to a bumpy start with their schedule, Butera thinks her team will be just fine.

“We just need to be positive and pretty much go into every game like we can win,” she said. “The bulk of the season is coming up in the next couple of weeks, so I am looking forward to them turning it around.”

The ‘Hounds proved they were ready to start turning things around by smashing Marian University 3-1 on Sept. 19.

Ross recorded 13 kills, while Schulfer and Freshman Alyssa Carlotta both recorded 12. Freshman Ashley Fallos stepped up and recorded a match-high 21 digs.

The ‘Hounds followed their showing against Marian with home wins against GLVC foes Quincy and Missouri- St. Louis on Sept. 23 and 24, respectively.

The ‘Hounds blanked each opponent 3-0.

The win against Quincy was the first conference victory all season. Carlotta and Boling led the ‘Hounds with 11 and 10 kills. Ross led the ‘Hounds with four blocks and Dulle’s three service aces were a match high.

Ross led the ‘Hounds again on the following day against Missouri-St. Louis. She had 12 kills and five blocks in the win. Lay had a match-high 24 digs and Carlotta and Holliday, each contributed eight kills. The ‘Hounds back-to-back-to-back wins brought their overall record to 9-8 and their conference record to 2-2.

The results from Tuesday’s game against St. Joseph’s on Sept. 27 was not available as of Reflector press time.

Their next home game will be against Findlay on Oct. 4.

According to senior Emily Huey, the ‘Hounds are looking to win the conference meet and make it to the NCAA tournament, despite their slow start. In order to reach this goal, the women are focusing on more than just mechanics.

“Mainly we’re just trying to work on communicating with each other and becoming more united,” Huey said.

Ruth Shirley Staff Writer The men’s golf team opened its season with fifth and second place finishes at the U of I and Quincy Hawk Invitationals, respectively, on Sept. 6, and Sept.

11-12.

The top players at the U of I invitational on Sept. 6 were freshman Justin Hueber and sophomore Andy Ashcraft, who tied for seventh overall. Both players shot one over par, with a score of 73. Freshman Kyle Prow shot a 74. The team score was 309.

Head coach Ken Partridge called the U of I Invitational “somewhat disappointing,” and junior Alex Abbott agreed that it “was a pretty poor outing.”

Hueber led once again at Quincy on Sept. 11 and 12, placing eighth overall with a score of six over par.

Abbott said that although the Quincy Invitational was better, it still fell short.

“It was not anywhere close to the game we [are capable of],” he said. “But it was better.”

Ashcraft, Hueber, Pearson and Prow make up the leading players of the team, adding depth and a real strength, according to Abbott.

“We had a really good freshman class come in and really make an impact immediately,” he said. “This year our whole team’s solid.”

The young strength of the team does, however, come with drawbacks. Partridge cites lack of experience as the biggest obstacle.

“There’s no [other] sport like golf, where home knowledge, home advantage is more pronounced. Every golf course is different,” he said.

Abbott believes that this weakness will soon disappear. “They [the freshmen] just need some seasoning,” he said.

The ‘Hounds placed 12th at the Butler Fall Invitational on Sept. 20-21.

After this year, his 41st, Partridge is retiring. He is pleased with the team and believes it will have no problem continuing its success. “I think that when my successor’s chosen, he or she will have a very good, young team turned over to them and hopefully will continue the success we’ve enjoyed.”

■ WOMEN’S GOLF

Team starts season on top Shelly Grimes Opinion Editor The U of I women’s golf team started its season with an impressive first place finish out of ten teams at the Tri-State Thunder Invitational on Aug. 27. The team finished with a score of 310, five strokes ahead of secondplace DePauw University.

“We came out our first match and shot 310, one of the lowest scores in U of I history,” said second year coach Ken Piepenbrink. “It was surprising, and it was good to see that the girls are doing better this year than last year.”

First year player Kristi Piepenbrink, daughter of Ken Piepenbrink, won first place honors with a score of 73.

Senior Amanda Lowe and junior Jenna Brown contributed a pair of 76’s, while seniors Kim Abbott and Amber Riley each shot 85.

At the Ferris State Bulldog Fall Invitational on Sept. 2-4, the ‘Hounds finished ninth in the field of 18. The ‘Hounds finished sixth out of 18 schools at the Laker Fall Classic, hosted by Grand Valley Sept. 5-6.

“We had a little bit of a let down at Grand Valley and Ferris State,”

Ken Piepenbrink said. “We were still competitive; we just have to learn to be consistent.”

Kristi Piepenbrink continued her impressive streak at the Laker Classic by tying for third place overall with scores of 74 and 78 for a two-day total of 152, finishing only three strokes behind winner Alisha Luigs of Southern Indiana.

The ‘Hounds regained momentum at the Illinois Wesleyan Fall Golf Classic, Sept. 16-18, scoring a schoolrecord 303 on day one and 319 on day two to finish fourth out of 24 teams.

Kristi Piepenbrink scored 71 and 78 for a total of 149 to tie for sixth place.

The ‘Hounds are now gearing up for the Great Lakes Valley Conference tournament. “We hope to place well in conference and win, that’s our first goal,” Ken Piepenbrink said. “Our main competition will come from Southern Indiana.”

Southern Indiana outplayed the ‘Hounds at the Ferris State Bulldog Fall Invitational, and again at the Laker Fall Classic hosted by Grand Valley State. Results from the Southern Indiana Invite from Sept. 24-26 were not available as of The Reflector press time.

The Bottom Line Where are they now?

2005 graduates and former football standouts Rob Mager, Ces’are Manning and Matt Kohn have all taken their talents to the professional level.

Kohn plays for Tupelo, Missouri’s Fire Ants of the United Indoor Football League. Mager and Manning are teammates for the Arena Football League 2’s Louisville Fire. Mager holds the franchise record for most touchdowns in a season and Manning holds the franchise record for most touchdowns in a game.

Sports in the weird

‘61 grad in PGA Hall of Fame

An Australian rules football player decided to have one of his fingers amputated last week to improve his game. Brett Backwell broke his finger three years ago and has experienced pain and restricted mobility since then. He told the Australian Broadcasting Corp. that the main reason he amputated his finger was because he loved his “footy.”

Greyhound Hall-of-Famer Mickey Powell was recently inducted into the Professional Golf Association’s Professional Hall of Fame. Powell was the PGA’s president from 1985-1986 and played golf for U of I from 1958-1961. During his stint as a U of I golfer he was a four-time Hoosier College All-Conference player and was part of the NAIA District 21 Golf, Conference and Little State championship teams. Powell is also a member of the Indiana Golf Hall of Fame.

FEATURE

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Admission director aids Red Cross hurricane effort Katy Yeiser Managing Editor

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Assistant Director of Admissions Marylynne Winslow, arrived at the Red Cross National Headquarters in Montgomery, Ala., on Saturday Sept. 3, preparing for the worst.

“You never really know what to expect, where you’re going to go, where you’re going to stay,” she said.

Winslow is a Disaster Service Human Resource volunteer for the Red Cross and responds to disasters on the local and national levels.

On Aug. 26, three days before Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, Winslow received an e-mail from the Red Cross asking for her assistance for 21 days.

(When a national disaster such as Hurricane Katrina is predicted, the Red Cross will coordinate aid services through their volunteers before the disaster actually occurs.)

Winslow had to decline because she could not miss 21 days of work in the Admissions Office.

However, after Hurricane Katrina hit, the Red Cross realized they needed more volunteers to deal with the extreme devastation.

Winslow received another request asking for volunteers who could help for ten days. Winslow was able to take the ten days off to help in the Gulf Coast because the university did not count the days as her vacation.

At the headquarters, every volunteer went through an orientation and was assigned to their specific function for ten days.

Winslow was assigned to the family services function and was initially stationed in Biloxi, Miss. Given the state of emergency in Biloxi, Winslow began preparing herself mentally for the most extreme situations.

However, on the following Sunday, she was moved from Biloxi to Andalusia, Ala. “It was a little hard to accept [the move],” she said. “A little of me was disappointed that I wouldn’t be going into the heart of the situation and get right into the wreck of it.”

Winslow and other Red Cross volunteers went to Andalusia to support another local chapter of the Red Cross that was caring for a significant number

of hurricane evacuees. They provided the evacuees with everyday necessities and personal support.

That was so mindopening that the people sitting across from me were just like me. The hurricane hit everyone.

-Marylynne Winslow “They [the evacuees] were there either because they had family members there or because it was a reasonable drive,” Winslow said. “All the people there needed services.”

Winslow’s clients ranged from 18year-old students from the University of New Orleans to an 84-year-old man who was stranded in the place to which he was told to evacuate.

Some of Winslow’s other clients included a high school guidance counselor, an elementary school teacher, a physician, an Air Force staff sergeant, a mother and a fisherman.

“It was just all across the board,” she said.

Winslow said she usually works

with disaster victims who are from the “most vulnerable groups, from the lower social economic class,” who do not have the insurance or the means to put their lives back together and must use the services of the Red Cross.

“That was so mind-opening that the people sitting across from me were just like me,” she said. “The hurricane hit everyone.”

Winslow’s first client, the 84-yearold man, was extremely disoriented and unhealthy. He had to rely on hearing aids, but lost one of them during the evacuation.

“I asked him, ‘What are your recovery plans?’ He was totally honest and answered, ‘I have no idea,’” she recalled. “I felt so sad for him.” She said he reminded her of her father because he would have had the same response in this situation.

One of her other clients was a woman who had just lost her eightmonth-old infant weeks before the hurricane hit. The woman also lost her friend who had walked her down the aisle at her wedding.

“She had gotten stranded and was so sunburned,” Winslow said. “She experienced so many terrible things.”

Throughout Winslow’s ten days

of service, she said she saw all of her clients get worse from day to day.

“At the very beginning, adrenaline kicks in, or an inborn survival skill does, but eventually the reality of not going home sets in.”

However, her clients tried to keep a positive perspective.

“I didn’t work with one angry person. They were so thankful they were getting services,” she said. “They realized they were fortunate.”

When Winslow returned to U of I, she found concentrating hard, with the amount of office work she came back to.

“It was hard to stay focused,” she said. “It was hard to leave when you come to know how many people still haven’t had help. I was sad I couldn’t stay and do more. They are in desperate need of help.”

Given the opportunity, Winslow might go back to the Gulf Coast as a Red Cross volunteer over Christmas break.

She said her experience in the Gulf Coast region was not life changing, but made her realize how lucky she is.

“It’s a good reminder of how fortunate we are,” she said. “I would never want to have an ocean view.”

Colt’s punter guest speaker, worship leader for One Accord Crystle Collins News Editor The bulletin reads, “A generation in one accord, with one voice, glorifying Jesus Christ.”

Every Thursday night at Mount Pleasant Christian Church, a college ministry worship service unfolds. One Accord is a service that targets college-aged individuals searching for a contemporary worship service with no strings attached. Occasionally, the ministry visits the University of Indianapolis and holds services in the Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center. Students from U of I, Butler, IUPUI, Ivy Tech and other nearby schools come to participate.

Hunter Smith, the punter for the Indianapolis Colts, participates in One Accord whenever possible. Smith came to U of I on Sept. 15 and was the guest speaker.

“I’ve known Hunter since college, and there’s been some crazy times, but he’s just a man, like me,” said Clint McKinnis, One Accord leader. McKinnis is the main speaker at One Accord most Thursdays.

Smith’s message on Thursday was “blunt,” as he put it. “I am going to speak clearly and simply on what you need to have in your life as a Christian,“ Smith said.

Since Mount Pleasant Christian Church is a non-denominational church and One Accord, being an outreach of the church, is also non-denominational, Smith spoke on general Christian doctrine and beliefs.

“A man said at a conference that this generation [ranging from 18 to late 20‘s] is a generation of Josiah’s,” Smith said. Smith referenced 1 Kings, where King Josiah, who was only eight years old at the time of assuming the throne, took down the idols and reformed his father’s country to make it more Godly.

“Because I am a football player, people ask me to speak at events all the time….I don’t really know what that’s about, but this to me is not an ‘event,’ it’s a way of life.”

Smith talked about the obvious questions everyone asks him. “Everyone asks me ‘What’s Peyton [Manning] like?’ He’s a tall guy, about 6’6’’ and he talks real funny,” Smith said.

Smith also talked about his position in the NFL. “I’m the guy who runs on the field when everyone is booing and kicks the ball….right about then your parents get up and say, ‘Well, I’ve got to go the bathroom,’” Smith said. He also added that he feels like people take the NFL too seriously sometimes. “I am not a here to be an NFL motivational speaker. I am here to be a servant of God,” Smith said.

Smith also got serious about his message and told stories of his own life. He spoke on things that he feels are important to the Christian faith, about his church, and about life as a Christian in the NFL. “We [Colts] have the highest chapel attendance in the NFL, its tremendous to see the guys really pulling together to be a team on and off

Photo by Crystle Collins

Junior Colby Halderman (left) and Junior Drew Phillips (right) worshipped without constraint during a recent One Accord service. the field,” Smith said.

According to McKinnis, One Accord is a worship service designed to be a place that Christian college students can gather together and “be beacons to others.”

“If this is your first time here, and you don’t know all about this Jesus stuff…we may offend you completely,” McKinnis said. “But I encourage you to open your eyes and minds and hearts and listen to our beliefs as truths.”

Smith also commented that he encourages people to set aside his position in society and view him as a man after God’s own heart.

“I am here to worship him just as much as you are; embrace him with me,” Smith said.

The One Accord service takes place every Thursday night at Mount Pleasant Christian Church. The church is located on North Bluff Road in Greenwood, off IN-37. Services start at 6:00 p.m. with a small prayer session called “The River” before each 7:30 regular service.

Chris Wilson (left), the worship leader for One Accord, and Hunter Smith (right), the punter for the Indianapolis Colts, lead the One Accord worship service. Wilson, the usual worship leader is occasionally accompanied

by Smith.

Photo by Crystle Collins

ENTERTAINMENT

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2005

■ 7 LIST

■ DAVID GRAY CD REVIEW

The summer’s 7 funniest men

Gray’s album shows maturity

Elyse Kaiser Entertainment Editor

Katy Yeiser Managing Editor

(Every issue of The Reflector will include a 7 List on Page 7. The 7 List is subjective to the Entertainment Editor and is up for comments. The 7 List will highlight various items of interest in any area of entertainment).

The summer blockbusters are in, the Emmys have been awarded and a new list of Hollywood’s funniest men has emerged. These men are hardly newcomers, but they are rapidly becoming the ones we look to to relieve our tension, put humor into maddening circumstances and give our abs a much needed workout. So with the greats like Jim Carrey, Bill Murray and Adam Sandler shifting to more serious screen roles, here are the seven men to watch: 7. Owen Wilson is last on the list. This guy mainly appears in buddy roles, but he is so darn good at them!

6. Paul Rudd is the wild card. Where did he come from? I mean we all remember his role in “Clueless” as the cute stepbrother; he also did a bad film with Jennifer Aniston. Then, BAM! He appears in “Anchorman,” “Friends,” and “The 40-Year-Old Virgin.” His role as David in “The Virgin” was one of the funniest supporting roles I’ve ever seen. He could be the next funniest leading man or just keep us hysterical in those supporting roles.

5. Trey Parker and Matt Stone have written their way into a ninth season of “South Park” and an Emmy Award for best cartoon. The strange thing about these guys is that they never run out of steam.

They have been one of the funniest duos for almost a decade, and they only get funnier and funnier.

4. Jon Stewart, undoubtedly the funniest man on TV right now, won two Emmys last Sunday night for best writing and best comedy series. From Stewart’s book on the American government to “The Daily Show,” hearing bad news becomes easier when you know you’ll be hearing a really funny take on it that evening.

3. Vince Vaughn is the fastest climber on this list. He has been the king of summer comedies for two years in a row now with “Dodgeball,” “Anchorman” and “Wedding Crashers.” There is no doubt we have a lot to look forward to from this guy.

2. Will Ferrell comes in at No. 2, the toughest decision on the list. Ferrell had the number one spot hands down until Carell came out of nowhere with his most recent joint production with Judd Apatow.

However, Ferrell retains his status with his appearance in this summer’s “Wedding Crashers.”

1. Steve Carell places first on this list for producing, writing and starring in “The 40-Year-Old Virgin.” We’re anxiously awaiting the sequel to “Bruce Almighty,” which will chronicle the story of Evan, the news anchor that Bruce butted heads with in the first film.

Singer-songwriter David Gray released his seventh full-length album entitled, “Life In Slow Motion,” in September, three years after his last album release, “A New Day At Midnight.”

Gray, who is mostly known for his 1998 album, “White Ladder,” displays his musical and lyrical growth on this latest album.

Gray’s seventh album is his first to be made in a big budget studio and features producer Marius de Vries for the first time. de Vries has worked with David Bowie, U2, Madonna and Rufus Wainwright.

“Life In Slow Motion” displays de Vries’ influence through Rufus Wainwright’s signature swirling string and orchestral arrangements.

Gray succeeds at making a strongly produced, but not over produced album. In “Life In Slow Motion” he is able to appropriately use de Vries musical sensibilities without compromising his own.The result is a stronger produced album compared to his previous efforts “A New Day At Midnight” and “White Ladder.”

The album’s opening track, “Alibi,” begins with an eerie dissonant string and synthesizer arrangement that introduces Gray’s opening lyrics, “Stone blind alibi/ I will eat the lie/ …How I long to bite every hand that feeds you more.” “Alibi” eventually develops into a full piano and string ballad that fittingly sets up the rest of the album.

The strong point of “Life In Slow Motion” is the imagery suggested in Gray’s lyrics and rich sounds, whether they are abstract or obvious.

For instance, the first single of the album, “The One I Love,” is a bright up-tempo and ironically uplifting portrayal of a man dying.

While soaking up every last nuance of life, the man realizes he is content with life and the woman he loves. “Perfect summer’s night/ Not a wind that breathes/ …Now I’m leaking life faster/ Than I’m leaking blood.”

Gray’s vocals shine in the second to last song, “Now and Always.” The song opens with a harmonica-like tune preceding Gray’s vocals echoing in the background, which leads to the first stanza. “You’re in my mind baby/ now and always/ the road I’m walking/ Might fall away/ You’re in my mind…”

This song differs musically from the rest of the album. After almost every stanza, the song features either a sparsely plucked piano, silence or the layering and looping of Gray’s vocals.

Gray’s vocals throughout the album are plush, melodic and so perfectly bent that he can get away with crooning “bada dat, dada dat, dada dat, da da da” as the chorus of the title track, “Slow Motion.”

“Life In Slow Motion” is a departure from Gray’s usual rhythm-driven songs to songs experimenting with layers of orchestral strings, soaring trumpets and French horns, synthesizers, cellos, harps and recorders, to name a few.

The result is a very good album with vivid arrangements that are lush, sometimes sparse and intimate, but never overworked.

■ LATIN FESTIVAL

Indy Latin Festival showcases Latin culture, food, performances Tony Puckett Staff Writer

Turning down a good old-fashioned fiesta, especially when the entire city’s invited, is simply impossible.

From noon to midnight, Saturday, Sept. 17, the sights, smells and sounds of the city’s biggest fiesta filled the air, as Fiesta Indianapolis came to town for its annual stint.

More than 30,000 people were expected at this year’s fiesta. Organized

by La Plaza, a merger of The Spanish Center (El Centre Espano) and Fiesta, Inc., the fiesta represented more than 20 Latin American countries.

The fiesta began at noon with the band Mariachi Sol Jaliscience on the Main Stage and the dance group Ballet Folklorico de Floricanto on the Mall Stage. Mariachi played several pop standards, including a mariachi rendition of Frank Sinatra’s “I Did It My

dants, including information on English Way,” and Ballet Folklorico performed One booth held special interest for classes, citizenship, and scholarships. traditional Spanish dances.

University of Indianapolis students.

In the main area, Isaias Guerrero, a U of tents were set up by I senior from Bogata, local merchants selling Columbia, joined forces silver jewelry, handmade with students from rugs and shirts bearing George Washington High slogans such as “Hecho School and La Plaza to en Mexico,” or “Made in spread awareness of a Mexico.” bill titled The DREAM The informational Act. section of booths, disThe DREAM Act bill played a wide array of would make it possible businesses, services and for children of illegal nonprofit organizations. immigrants to obtain From the United Skates federal financial aid and skating rink to the Indiaother ways of paying for napolis Art Institute, the college. The DREAM American Legion Mall Act would also allow was lined with booths. students to apply for a It seemed the only thing process of naturalization. more prevalent than the Guerrero could be booths were the free frisfound from noon to bees handed out at many midnight handing out of them. literature and gatherPhoto by Jen Hallberg, contributing photographer A majority of the ing petition signatures booths had education-fo- The dancers of Ballet Folklorico de Floricanto on to reintroduce the bill in cused services and inforCongress. mation for Hispanic and the main stage of Fiesta Indianapolis downtown.

“I think you’d be able Latin American attento see how unique each

■ DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE CD REVIEW

Latin American country is,” Guerrero said, “In the U.S., they put them in one Latino category, but it’s so rich and diverse. [Fiesta Indianapolis] helps bring a different flavor to the table.”

The Fiesta ended with popular Salsa group Puerto Rican Power Orchestra, which began near 11:00 p.m. on the main stage. Puerto Rican Power’s latest album is titled “Salsa Another Day.” “I’m pretty pumped for that,” Guerrero said, “It’s pure salsa,” Guerrero said.

Puerto Rican Power seemed to attract the most interest out of all the Fiesta’s events. Events earlier in the day, actually seemed pretty tame. Fiesta Indianapolis’ first two hours appeared more about distributing free frisbees and selling expensive tropical drinks than about celebrating Latin American culture.

To explore the Latin American in all of us, seek out both stages next year, because the shows on both were far and away the best part of the celebration.

From Mariachi, to Flamenco dancing and “pure Salsa,” the culture of each Latin American country is best conveyed through performance.

■ MOVIE REVIEW

‘Plans’ goes mainstream ‘Corpse Bride:’ Another Burton masterpiece Lauren Howey Distribution Manager

Elyse Kaiser Entertainment Editor Many people know Ben Gibbard’s voice from the catchy, lovable tunes of The Postal Service. His somewhat lesser-known, but much more substantial band, Death Cab for Cutie, has just finished their first major label debut.

The former crooners of indie pop are trading in their indie cred for a major label, and receiving some major criticism. However, while they may have changed the environment they are singing from, “Plans” certainly continues to embody the sound that brought them where they are today. This can be seen as a great thing or a redundancy issue.

They have retained Chris Walla, the band’s guitarist, as their producer which adds to the band’s familiar sound.

The album starts out strongly with “Marching Bands of Manhattan” a song about enjoying life “I live like a hermit/in my own way.” This sets the tone for the rest of the album, which is full of ballads about life, love, death and the hereafter. The song “Soul Meets Body” then brings it up with a little more texture and layers with “bah da duhs” interlaced with happy upbeats.

Death Cab’s “I Will Follow You Into the Dark” breaks up the album nicely, bringing an acoustic song into the mix. This song is about following a love into death as the singer remembers his unsatisfactory days in Catholic school, and is also one of the prettiest on the album. “Brothers on

Press Photo courtesy of Atlantic Records

Death Cab members (left to right) Nick Harmer, Ben Gibbard, Chris Walla and Jason McGerr a Hotel Bed” is signature Death Cab with the slow major and minor chords played out on the piano, layered with soft drum beats and Gibbard’s haunting voice.

Overall, “Plans” is a great album.

However, I am a little disappointed in the lack of risk Death Cab takes with this album. No wonder they are receiving mainstream recognition with lyrics like “Catholic school/as vicious as Roman rule” and “I am a war of head versus heart.” “Plans” is an album that would be perfect background music when hanging out with friends or a nice night drive. If you haven’t the means to pick it up, do not despair, Gibbard and friends are sure to be heard hanging with Seth Cohen in upcoming episodes of the O.C..

Favorite Tracks: “Someday You Will Be Loved” and “I Will Follow You Into The Dark” Rating: 4 out of 5

Tim Burton’s latest creation “The Corpse Bride” is to die for. The stop motion movie is about Victor, a gentleman living in the Victorian era, and his two love interests the living Victoria and the dead Emily. Helena Bonham Carter is the voice Emily and Emily Watson (“Punch Drunk Love”) is the voice of Victoria. Victor, whose voice is Johnny Depp, is caught between the living world and his bride and the dead world and his corpse bride.

A clumsy Victor seems to stumble through the gray and uptight world of 19th century Europe. He falls upon his corpse bride after flubbing through his wedding rehearsal to Victoria. She takes him to the underworld. While Victor is stuck in the world of the dead, Victoria pines away for him in the world of the living.

Burton contrasts the dead and the living using color. The underworld that Emily belongs to is bright and colorful where the dead party and have fun. The living world of Victorian times is dark and gray. The stark contrast between both worlds adds to the humor of the movie. Elder Gutknecht, the wise man of the underworld, asks, “Why go up there when people are dying to get down here?”

Burton’s genius is evident in the subtleties of the movie. Small details such as paintings on the walls and skeletons in the background made me laugh. While the corpse bride and

her counterparts are decaying, they are fascinating to look at. Their bones can be seen through their skin, but it’s not disgusting, and the detail is just phenomenal. Each character is created with intricate detail. When you see this movie, pay special attention to the clothing and hair of each character. It was incredible that each detail moves the way it does using stop motion film techniques. Although the song and dance numbers in the movie were too long and the music was lacking, it was still cool to see the characters’ movement.

Burton’s creepy sets and spooky plots have made him famous. “Nightmare Before Christmas” is another spooky animated film that he produced which has similar visual qualities.

He is also famous for reusing actors.

Depp has been in Burton’s “Edward Scissorhands,” “Sleepy Hollow,” and “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.’

Helena Bonham Carter also appeared in Burton’s “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” and “Big Fish.”

Although Burton creates a creepy world in “Corpse Bride,” it’s far from scary. “Corpse Bride” is funny and charming. One of the best parts of the movie is when the world of the dead meets the world of the living. A little boy from town walks up to a walking corpse and asks, “Grandpa?” The corpse embraces the little boy much to the horror of the town.

I think you’ll find yourself embracing this film as well. “The Corpse Bride” is marvelous and visually stimulating. I plan to see it again just to catch all of the details I missed.

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