Nov. 9, 2022 | The Reflector

Last year's sex crime stats released

2021-2022 annual Clery Report details reported crimes on, around the university's campus

By Michael Harrington BUSINESS MANAGER

Editor’s note: This article may contain upsetting content related to sexual assault, crimes and violence. Please visit your nearest emergency room or call the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988 or the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-6564673 if you need help.

The University of Indianapolis released the Annual Security Report and Annual Fire Safety Report for the 2021-22 academic school year. The Clery Act requires colleges and universities that receive federal funding to disseminate a public security report by Oct. 1 annually, according to the Clery Center’s website.

The report details the crimes reported on campus, fire safety measures put in place, steps for reporting crimes and safety efforts. The report of statistics for

reported crimes on campus and in the vicinity, also known as the Clery Security Report, compared the crimes for 2021 to the years 2020 and 2019. The specific sex crimes reported included instances of rape, fondling, stalking, dating violence and domestic violence. According to Page 19 and 26 of the report, there were four rapes reported in 2021 compared to zero in 2020 and six in 2019. Four cases of fondling were reported in 2021, an increase from 2020 (1) and 2019 (3). In 2021, 10 cases of stalking were reported versus 13 in 2020 and seven in 2019.

In 2021, six total reported incidents of dating violence occurred compared to six in 2020 and four in 2019. There were no reported instances of domestic violence for 2020 through 2021 and statutory rape or incest on campus for 2019 through 2021.

UIndy’s Chief of Police David Selby said it is important to know that the report is always a year behind the current

school year and that the decrease in sex crimes reports is likely due to a decrease in the number of students.

“We’re probably looking at a decrease because of a decrease in the number of students that would be on campus,” Selby said. “But we don’t typically have a lot of sexual assault anyway. It really depends on the [incoming] class… what they partake in, where they go to party, [if] they go [to downtown Indianapolis.]”

According to Selby, the number of sex crimes reported also correlates to the consumption of drugs and alcohol on campus. Selby, who has been Chief of Police at the University of Indianapolis since 1993, said he believes there is another reason for crimes occurring on campus.

“I want to tell you this, and my colleagues would tell you this: the number of serious crimes we see is because of residents bringing [outside] people onto campus,” Selby said. “Our

Title IX coordinator is amazing, but it really comes down to the choices you're willing to make.”

According to Senior Associate Dean of Students and Title IX Coordinator Jessica Ward, the decrease in sex-related crimes reported is due to the 2020 changes in Title IX regulations.

“August of 2020 is when the new regulations [from] the Trump era administration came in,” Ward said. “Now there has to be a formal hearing, unless it's two students and they can come to an informal resolution, and that has yet to happen. Then that hearing has to be where they're face to face. So could it be that people don't want to go through that process? It could be because that process is very different [from] the process it was before, right?”

of depends on the [Title IX Office’s investigative] board. Whereas expulsion means you’re gone forever.”

Selby said charges also can be pressed against the guilty student, depending on how comfortable the victim is about testifying.

According to Pages 31, 32 and 35 of the Clery Report, there are a number of different measures available to students who are victims of sexual misconduct or sex crimes on campus, whether. Safety measures that UIndy offers are nocontact orders, police escorts on campus for students, added police presence to certain areas of campus, switching campus residences and adjustments to class schedules.

...the process is very different from [the] process it was before."

The process for preventing and prosecuting sex crimes includes a system between the UIndy Police Department, the Title IX department and the “educational department” (presentations conducted by Ward about sexual misconduct and sex crimes), according to Selby.

“You’ve got the efforts the police have with alcohol education and personal safety education–we're doing all of those things–and then you have Title IX stuff going on,” Selby said. There's that police-side of the house, being a victim’s advocate and bringing charges. It’s kind of a three-legged-stool. It’s the educational piece, then it’s the law enforcement piece and then the judicial piece of the puzzle.”

Ward said it is very common for students found in violation of sexual misconduct to be either suspended or expelled from the university, especially if they are found guilty of sexual assault.

“Suspension means you leave the university for a certain amount of time,” Ward said. “That could be two years; it could be four years. [It] really just kind

“We have the ability to get people to victim advocates, through the prosecutor's office, and they can help some,”Selby said.“We can do anonymous reporting; we can do counseling services, we can help get protective orders; we can move people….I’ve had to walk students to class before.”

The next Clery Report will be published by Oct. 1, 2023, and will cover reported crimes that took place on campus and in the near vicinity for the 2022-2023 school year, according to the Clery Act.

“I think it's important for all students to know that I'm here, and this is a place they can come and talk to me about what happened,” Ward said. “I do a lot of presentations. I would love it if, hopefully, that's helping prevent some of that from happening to people, too.”

To report a crime, students can make a confidential report at the police department’s page on the UIndy website or use the Watchdog system by texting 67283, sending “UITIP” and including a message. Students can also obtain a listing of Campus Security Authorities from the UIndy Police Department to report a crime.

homelessness awareness

By Quinn Malcom STAFF WRITER

National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week (NHHAW) takes place on Nov. 12-20 this year and is always one week before Thanksgiving. The main idea behind NHHAW is to raise awareness of major issues that the less fortunate face in society, according to the NHHAW’s website.

According to the nonprofit organization Feeding America, around 726,020 people in Indiana are facing hunger. The National Center for College Students with Disabilities Clearhousing and Resource Library states that,“Hunger,food insecurity, and homelessness are on the rise among college students across the country. These students are often called ‘disconnected’ or ‘highly mobile’ students, but most of them can be ‘connected’ students with good support and resources.” University of Indianapolis Associate Director of Residence Life Robbie Williford said homelessness and hunger is a problem everywhere.

“I think there are things in place, not at UIndy necessarily, but in the world and in the nation that prevent

people from having access to sustainable housing [and] sustainable food sources,” Williford said.

According to Students Against Hunger, a study that was completed at the College and University Food Bank Alliance by the National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness, the Student Government Resource Center and the Student Public Interest Research Groups, found that “after surveying college students on food insecurity between March and May 2016… 48% of respondents reported food insecurity in the previous 30 days, including 22% with very low levels of food security that qualify them as hungry.”

Associate Director of Inclusive Excellence and Retention Strategy Jolanda Bean thinks that food insecurity is a problem on campus.

“It is [a problem] for students… whether you like the food [on campus] or not…you’re required to have [a meal plan]... for students that live in residence halls,” Bean said.

There are resources for students if they are struggling with hunger or homelessness at The Terry and Janet Center for Campus Connections, according to Bean. The Terry and Janet

Center is located on the second floor of the Schwitzer Student Center in Room 208.

“I know that everyone has a different situation and then we really work on [each situation differently]. We will work with housing [and] we will work with other community partners if need be,”Bean said.

When it comes to dealing with homelessness on the UIndy campus, Williford said that whenever the university learns that someone on campus may be experiencing homelessness, they first try to connect them to as many resources as possible on campus.

“It is more of a collaborative effort and it is dependent on the situation,” Williford said.

Bean said that UIndy gives back to campus in many ways, such as providing the students, faculty and staff access to the campus food pantry.

“The UIndy Food Pantry [started] maybe a year [or] two years ago… and it is open to anyone at the University of Indianapolis,” Bean said. “[The food pantry is located] at the University Heights Methodist Church.”

The pantry is across the street from Esch Hall and the Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center. The UIndy Food Pantry > See Hunger on Page 3

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OPINION

Abortion rights in Indiana sparks debate

Senate Bills 1 & 2 showcase debate on abortion in Indiana: Two staff writers share their stances

By Arrianna Gupton EDITORIAL ASSISTANT

The Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade on Jan. 22, 1973, made abortion legal at the federal level because the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution provides a right to privacy that conferred the right to have an abortion. According to HISTORY, the 14th Amendment states that anyone born or naturalized in the United States has a right to privacy. For almost 50 years, Roe v. Wade has made it possible for women across the country to obtain an abortion without the government interfering. But on June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 decision that there is no constitutional right to abortion, and the decision should be left to the states, according to JUSTIA.

I remember vividly the moment I learned that Roe v. Wade had been overturned. It was as if the world had stopped. It didn't feel real. People had been talking about the possibility for months, but I never thought that I’d see the day that it would become a reality. It was real, undeniably real. Social media were ablaze with both the screams of anguish and the shouts of joy about a decision that affects millions of people.

In the more than four months since Roe v. Wade was overturned, thousands of people have flooded the streets in protest, many feeling confused, angry and uncertain about what this means for future generations. According to the Center of American Progress, 18 states currently have banned or restricted abortion in some form. Unfortunately, Indiana is one of them. An official ban took effect on Sept. 15, making abortion illegal except under a narrow set of exceptions--if the pregnant person's life or serious health is in danger; if there's a lethal fetal anomaly, for up to 20 weeks after fertilization; or if a case of rape or incest, for up to 10 weeks after fertilization, according to WFYI. However, according to CNN, the ban was only in effect for about a week and currently is being challenged in court by abortion care

providers.

This feels like the quiet before the storm, as we wonder what will happen next if the ban goes into effect. I genuinely cannot see the reason in passing a law like this. I do not see who benefits, especially when one considers that Indiana has some of the worst maternal mortality rates in the country, according to WFYI. This ban endangers people's lives, especially low-income women and women of color. According to WFYI, 75% of pregnancyassociated deaths occurred among women covered by Medicaid. And black women were much more likely to experience a pregnancyrelated death than white women, according to the Indiana Maternal Mortality Review Committee 2022 Report. So many factors that go into why people choose to abort will no longer even be considered, such as mental health and income. Major Indianapolis-based companies such as Eli Lilly and Cummins already have spoken out about how this new law will negatively impact hiring people to work in Indiana, according to CBS. Both companies combined employ about 20,400 people in Indiana and now speak of looking for expansion opportunities outside of the state.

At the end of the day, no one should be able to say that someone else should or should not be able to have an abortion. Just because a person’s personal beliefs align with this law does not make it right. This law also could affect more than just whether someone can have an abortion.

Contraceptives such as IUDs may be on the line as well, according to WFYI. Whether you agree or disagree with Indiana's almost total abortion ban, one fact remains: the ban means only that safe abortions will be inaccessible in Indiana.

By Kassandra Darnell EDITOR-IN-CHIEF & CO-ONLINE EDITOR

On Sept. 15, Indiana passed Senate Bill 1 which includes some of the strictest abortion restrictions the state has seen in response to the overturning of Roe V. Wade in June. According to an AP News article about the bill, the new law allows exceptions for rape and incest within the first 10 weeks after fertilization, serious health risks that can complicate the physical health of pregnant persons, or the diagnosis of a lethal anomaly for the fetus.

While the amount of time afforded to those seeking an abortion is fairly short, it is better than if abortions were banned outright. Some lawmakers view the exceptions provided as sufficient, according to the AP News article, and allowing those who are victims of rape and incest the opportunity to terminate their pregnancies also can be considered generous.

At the end of the day, when I look at this bill, one phrase comes to mind: It could be

for Indiana and bordering states for some wellness services related to pregnancy, adds donated breast milk to the supplies provided by Medicaid, establishes a doula reimbursement advisory board, authorizes providers to request grants for individuals seeking contraceptives, authorizes providers to seek grants for instruction on fertility family planning methods and appropriates money for purposes related to families and children. The bill will go into effect in January 2023.

At the end of the day, when I look at this bill... it could be worse.

Although SB 1 creates many restrictions for abortions, Fiscal Matters Senate Bill 2 contains many provisions that help those affected by abortion restrictions. The bill establishes the Hoosier Families First Fund. This includes a sales tax exemption for children’s diapers, increases in the adjusted gross income tax credit for those seeking federal adoption tax credit, states that Medicaid coverage for women postpartum must not be less than 12 months, requires the office of Medicaid policy and planning to compile reimbursement for hospital services

Ultimately, this bill accompanies SB 1 because it provides so many things for children and families in Indiana. And despite the fact that abortion is so tightly restricted, there clearly is a plan in place to help support those who may have children as a result of these restrictions. But I think there are more things to be desired from SB 1 because I don’t think every group has been considered. Did the Indiana General Assembly consider how black communities will be affected by this ban, a group that, according to WYFI, historically has sought out abortions at higher rates due to structural racism? Will the aid outlined in SB 2 be enough to help these communities in the wake of abortion restrictions? And while SB 2 provides some incentives for adoption, should the state do more to improve the foster care system, considering there will be an obvious influx of children in the system, if the current injunction on the ban is lifted?

Many things are still to be desired from the state government, in terms of how actually to care for the people who will be affected by this restriction. With time, additional remedies may emerge, but people are being affected by this situation right now. Still, with reproductive rights on the chopping block across the country, being optimistic is important as well. As other conservative states begin to pass their own restrictions, I am grateful that Indiana did not decide on an outright ban. At least Indiana included provisions in the bill that empathize with those who are victims of sexual violence and those whose health could be seriously affected by pregnancy. All in all, it could be worse.

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Are we prepared in the event of a shooting?

By Lauren Erickson ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

From the Greenwood Park Mall shooting to a man being found shot on the University of Indianapolis campus, central Indiana is no stranger to the sounds of gunfire. Even schools have become acquainted with the same sound. Ever since the Parkland, Florida, shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School (which left 17 students dead back in 2018), many students, including me, have begun to question the security and preparedness of our own schools. Is UIndy prepared in the event of a school shooting?

My answer is no, but I believe no school truly is prepared in the event of a shooting. I believe the best way for a school to be prepared for a shooting is to have policies in place that help prevent a shooter from entering a school or campus. Since decisions about protective policies

such as gun restriction regulations are made by the state or federal government, schools may not be able to take the measures possibly needed to protect their students.

According to NRA-ILA, the legal age to own a gun in the state of Indiana is 18. Rifle and shotgun owners in Indiana also have the right to carry without a permit. This means just about every student on the UIndy campus can legally own a gun. According to USA Facts, the Second Amendment grants people the right to bear arms on public property, but states have the right to decide whether people are allowed to carry openly or concealed.

UIndy Chief of Police and Director of Campus Security David Selby said that since UIndy is a private school, the university has the right to make policies that prohibit any weapons on campus with the exception of mace (pepper spray).

According to UIndy Police Lieutenant Brandon Pate, in the event of a school shooting,

the police department's main job is to mitigate the threat.

“We’re hoping that [students and staff are] self-assessing and doing some self-training on run-hide-fight,” Pate said.

Students may not see UIndy police officers around campus all the time, but according to Selby, whenever a call comes in, officers will respond as quickly as they can.

“As soon as we’re called, we’ll come in. The advantage that [UIndy Police have] … we are connected with Marion County Dispatch. So when a call goes out, all the agencies around us hear it,” Selby said.

Although I do have faith that officers would arrive at the scene of a school shooting quickly, I wonder if the police department’s ability to respond quickly would be enough to ensure that, hopefully, no students would be harmed. However, if officers were stationed in main UIndy buildings, such as the Schwitzer Student Center and the Krannert Memorial

Library, perhaps a shooter who walked into one of those buildings could be apprehended quickly. Or perhaps the shooter would be intimidated by the stationed officers and choose not to commit the crime at all.

This may not seem like the most necessary change, since the police typically respond swiftly, but it could prevent UIndy students from being harmed.

As an elementary education major, I always will have to worry about the possibility of a school shooting and whether the school's level of security will be enough to protect my students and me. The only way I can trust that a school is prepared for a shooting is to see policies and preventative measures implemented to protect students and staff from gun violence.

I do not believe the UIndy Police Department has failed to protect students on campus, but there is always room for improvement when it comes to security and the safety of students.

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offers non-perishable food to students, faculty and staff and is first come, first served, according to the UIndy Food Pantry via an email sent on Oct. 31. It is open every Tuesday from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. this semester. There are plans inprogress to establish a permanent location for the pantry on-campus, according to the email.

Bean said when it comes to UIndy students giving back to those in hunger or those fighting homelessness, there are student groups who are collecting food or funds.

“A lot of times [people at the university] do not think about those issues [of hunger and homelessness], but those issues happen at all schools and at all communities… so making that aware and making sure that people know that there are people here on our campus who are willing to help [is important].”

When it comes to dealing with hunger and homelessness, Bean said herself and her colleagues work one-on-one with each student. Students can receive help by reaching out to the Student Affairs Office of Inclusive Excellence or Retention Strategies, which are both located in Schwitzer Student Center on campus.

Students can contact Bean via email at jbean@uindy.edu if they are struggling with hunger and/or homelessness.

Religious dining restrictions

Complaints about lack of Halal food, conversation about food accessibility

By Olivia Pastrick STAFF WRITER

In the Muslim faith, foods are considered Halal if they are prepared and processed in accordance to Islamic Law, according to the Halal Food Standards Alliance of America. This includes criteria during every step of the process of preparing food, from the butchering of animals to how they are transported and served.

According to General Manager of UIndy Dining Amy Dugan, UIndy Dining seeks to accommodate whatever dietary restrictions are necessary for every student on campus. However, according to freshman psychology major Hiba Belkacemi, there is a lack of Halal options at UIndy.

“Other people are eating chicken and it makes me feel not included,” Belkacemi said.

Dugan said this was the first time she had heard of this being an issue at UIndy. However, she said

she is excited to hear the issue being brought forward because it allows her to continue addressing every concern and restriction expressed to her about dining at UIndy.

“This is the first we’re hearing of it, but we’re really excited to hear that because, to us, it doesn’t sound like a problem, that sounds like something we can work through very easily,” Dugan said. “Our chef has done a lot of research and we have local vendors; we also have vendors in Chicago that can get to us very easily and we have Halal options that we could provide at-the-ready when we’re informed of the need for those.”

Executive Chef Trisha LeBlanc said she would like to sit down with students that are concerned with this in order to properly address their desires and needs.

“If we’re not aware of the situation, we can’t find a solution for it,” LeBlanc said.

According to Dugan, there are many different places for students to express concerns regarding the availability

of religiously permissible foods. She recommends that students have a faceto-face conversation with her or other dining hall staff in order to properly address their concerns. She also said UIndy Dining’s website includes Dugan and LeBlanc’s email addresses that students can send concerns to. There are also comment boxes at every dining location across campus.

“We also have a Facebook page where we’re able to receive questions and we're actively answering any messages that come across that way,” Dugan said.

Dugan said that while she thinks UIndy Dining covers its bases in terms of providing outlets for open communication between students with concerns and requests, she is open to having other forms of discussion as well.

“Whatever is best for each individual student… works well for us. That’s what we do,” Dugan said.

Dugan said that, as long as issues are brought to her and her staff, they will be able to work out a solution with the student.

“Each time they reach out to us,

we are able to make accommodations every time. The chef or myself and our managers help these students directly,” Dugan said. “But the critical part is making us aware that there’s a need for it so we can address it accordingly.”

One of Belkacemi’s primary hopes is that every student on campus would feel included if UIndy would provide more Halal options.

“[Having Halal options] makes the school a more inclusive place and it makes the international students who are Muslim or other people who are Muslim feel more at home,” Belkacemi said.

Dugan said that part of her plan for moving forward and finding solutions for this is getting direct student feedback and learning as much as they can about the concerns of students and their dietary needs. She hopes to find student organizations or meetings that her or her staff could attend in order to hear directly from the students that are affected.

“We’re here for you,” Dugan said. “We would really love an opportunity to have that direct connection so that we can address it a lot more quickly.”

By Lauren Erickson ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

On Oct. 24, the University of Indianapolis Information Technology Department (UIndy IT) began enabling a new multi-factor authentication for UIndy login pages called Duo. This new login feature requires students to download the Duo Mobile app to log in to their UIndy account. Whenever students and faculty try to login to Brightspace, the app asks to either “send a push” to the app (which allows students and faculty to accept or deny the login request with the push of a button), call their phone to request approval for the login request or asks students and faculty to enter in a passcode on the app to log in.

According to University of Indianapolis Interim Chief Technology Officer Matt Wilson, this new login system makes it almost impossible for hackers to log into a UIndy account.

“Multi-factor authentication is a way to secure an account… it can use something you know, which is your password and something you have, which is your phone [to provide security],” Wilson said. “Someone would have to know your password and have your phone to break into your account, and in today’s world, that is highly unlikely.”

Apps like Duo are now needed in today’s technological world due to

hackers and phishers becoming more sophisticated in the ways that they steal data, according to Vice President and General Counsel for the University of Indianapolis Andrea Newsom.

“It seems you can’t really pick up a newspaper or look at a news website anymore without seeing a headline that talks about some kind of unauthorized intrusion [into online accounts]… where real damage has been done to a computer network,” Newsom said.

Not only will Duo help protect accounts from hackers and phishers, but enabling this authorization system helps UIndy abide by new federal regulations, according to both Wilson and Newsom.

IT, Duo Login Art history minor

“The GrammLeach-Bliley Act, the GLBA, is a federal regulation that requires financial institutions and higher education institutions to comply with a set of safeguards [for personal information],” Wilson said. “One of those safeguards is multifactor authentication on all systems… For the most part, we see [that] all of these phishing attacks are coming from places like Russia and China and Iran, so getting access to your physical phone would be next to impossible….”

Wilson said if students are experiencing any problems with logging in with Duo to send an email to techhelp@uindy.edu or to visit the UIndyIT Help Desk website.

By Mia Lehmkuhl OPINION EDITOR

While the University of Indianapolis has offered its art history minor since before Assistant Professor of Art History Noni Brynjolson began teaching in 2020. However Brynjolson said the group of students with an art history minor is still fairly small.

In total, like most other minors at UIndy, the art history minor requires 18 credit hours of classes to satisfy the curriculum requirement. Brynjolson primarily teaches these courses. There are several different courses that are either offered and/or required for students with an art history minor, according to senior art education major Hollie Duncan and the official curriculum guide. They are as follows:

• History of Western Art I and II (ART 281 and 282)

Art Since 1900 (ART 384)

History of Photography (ART 387)

Women in Art (ART 389)

Directed Reading in Art History (ART 485)

“[Brynjolson] is great whenever you have something that you want to research. She is very helpful in that sense,” Duncan said. “My experiences have been great. I have learned a lot….”

Art history encompasses the perspectives and ideas of art throughout history, according to Duncan.

Brynjolson thinks it’s important to learn about other cultures and time periods of history through art.

“It's especially important for some of the art and design majors at UIndy as a way of deepening their practices as artists, whether they're studio art majors or they're working in art therapy or art

artists and artworks, as well as bigger ideas about culture, politics and power dynamics, Brynjolson said.

“I think it [art history] would give [students] a lot of insight and new ideas and perspectives of art,” Duncan said. “Before, I didn’t really know much about [the history of art] and going into it was kind of nerve-wracking. But, I think it’s good for people to understand all of the different ideas that are in art history.”

Students of all disciplines can benefit from an art history minor, according to both Duncan and Brynjolson. One of the best ways to become a better artist, Brynjolson said, is to have a firm grasp of art history.

“For non-majors… it's a way to pursue a passion that is outside of your immediate interest and your immediate degree requirements…,” Brynjolson said. “You just decide that you get really into it… you know that it's not going to be your career, but you still want to learn more about specific artists or art movements.”

education,” Brynjolson said. “It gives them that background of resources to draw from for their own practice… more broadly for undergraduate students at UIndy; I think it's something that a lot of students, even beyond art… could be interested [in].”

Art history courses are structured to ensure that students leave with a knowledge of major art movements,

Currently, there is not an art history major offered at UIndy, but Brynjolson’s hope is that more students will show enough interest in the minor that in the future it may become a major. Students can declare an art history minor no matter what discipline their major is in by speaking with their Center for Advising and Student Achievement (CASA) advisor, according to Duncan.

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Multi-factor authentication is a way to secure an account."

New updates for UIndy club sports

By Lindsey Wormuth DISTRIBUTION MANAGER

Over a year ago on Sept. 28, 2022, the University of Indianapolis issued a press release discussing how the university was in the process of adding club sports. This was to give students the opportunity to be a part of athletic competition without a full time commitment. The process of introducing club sports has gone well over the last year, according to Associate Vice President for Athletics and Campus Wellness Bob Brubeck.

“I think we are giving the students [a] great opportunity to be able to participate in the sports, and some of the sports have been able to do a few more things in the fall semester than others, but we are still kind of in our infancy,” Brubeck said. “We are looking to grow from where we are now.”

Within the year, club sports has grown and coaches have been hired to help with the recruiting process, according to Brubeck. According to the press release, there are nine club sports: dance, cheer, women’s wrestling, co-ed water polo, coed ultimate frisbee, men’s and women’s tennis, men’s and women’s powerlifting, men’s and women’s bowling and men’s volleyball. Brubeck said that when the dust settles with the club sports they will know if there is a possibility that new sports will be added.

“I think we are going to pump the brakes a second, get this the way we want it to be so we can offer the quality experience that we want it to be rather than just try to keep adding, adding and adding,” Brubeck said. “I want to make sure that it works before and know that we are supported the way we need to.”

The club bowling season is underway, with professional bowler Donna Branham coaching. She started bowling at age 10 and has continued to win tournaments, and she is still bowling in a senior league now. Branham said, she was hired in February and started recruiting for the season then.

“We had things posted online, trying to recruit because the window of time that we had to recruit was extremely short…,” Branham said. “So going out and finding bowlers to fill teams was tough. But we do have two full teams, we have a men’s and a women’s team.”

Branham said she has two goals this season. The first goal being to acclimate the team to what collegiate bowling truly is like because some of the bowlers have never been in a league before. The second goal is to try to give them good competition so they can get used to what it is like.

“Right now we’re in that phase of learning, I will say even for myself as a new collegiate coach…, I think this is a good year to do a pilot and then maybe next year and we will have more time to recruit,” Branham said. We’ll be able to go out and get more athletes involved and hopefully when people find out on campus, [they] will find out that we have a bowling team.”

As for the future and the semester ahead, Bruneck said it is difficult to give a direct answer on what each of them look like and that there are eight separate answers for each sport. Joining a club sport gives the student body an opportunity to join a sport without the commitment of an NCAA Division II athlete.

“...I think that this gives students at the university an opportunity to be involved in something that is in-between DII student athlete and NCAA athlete, and that is more structured than intramural,” Brubeck said.

Swimming and diving flourishes

By Arrianna Gupton EDITORIAL ASSISTANT

The University of Indianapolis men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams have been met with success this year. The men’s team winning three meets and the women’s team winning two, both teams having their most recent win at home against Grand Valley State, according to UIndy Athletics, as of The Reflector press time. Although the team has been enjoying their wins so far this season the current main focus as a team and coaching staff is learning how they can do better and reach their true potential, UIndy Swimming and Diving Head Coach Brent Noble said

“We want to perform to our potential in all areas. We always talk about wanting to be better. We want to be better in the pool…diving and swimming [and] reach our potential there,” Noble said. “And we want to be better in the classroom. We want [them] to get an education and learn to go and do something better later on. And then we want to make a positive impact. The way I say it with this group is we want to win and have people happy that we won.”

Senior captain Jeron Thompson, competing in sprint freestyle and backstroke, said that although the season is just starting, everyone on the team has taken the pressure they are under from previous rankings and used it to step into the spotlight. According to Thompson, their next big meet of the semester, the “House of Champions” is only three weeks away, and it will be the first opportunity for the team to make qualifying NCAA times.

“I feel as though the season just started, even though we are three weeks away from House of Champs…, so I think everybody right now is using that as the biggest motivational factor for us to really power through,” Thompson said. “This week is week nine of our training and I could assure you that everybody, from what I’ve been hearing, is either at peak of fatigue… [or] at their breaking point.”

Even though the team has felt fatigue setting in, they are still looking to compete, Thomson said. Additionally, the team is looking to take another step forward by competing given the

challenges these next few weeks.

“But at the same time, whenever we head out [to] the competitions, it’s like everybody just puts that on the back burner and gets up and try to be able to do what they have to do,” Thompson said. We all compete better when we do the relay events, [it’s] good that we can rely on each other. We swim better when we are together as a team, but we just need to kick into that extra gear right now and really get to throw down [in] individual events because eventually that would help us at NCAA to potentially do great things.”

According to Noble, the divers are also a major part of the team. Fifthyear student and captain Kaitlyn McCoy, competing in backstroke and individual medley, said the swimmers and divers on the team have a great relationship. Even though they’re two separate sports, they recognize they have an impact on eachother, which is not something seen on every team, according to McCoy.

“I love the divers. Half the time you come to a swim and dive program and the swimmers and the divers do not interact whatsoever because they are very different sports, but their scores affect us at meets and our scores affect them at meets,” McCoy said. “And so I think it’s super important to get a good relationship with the divers. The divers have always been a super big part of our team.”

McCoy said that so far this season, morale and work ethic have been smooth sailing and is something they will continue to improve on as the year continues. According to Thompson, this season two UIndy swimmers have been named Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) Swimmer of the Week showing that the team has the capacity to do amazing things this season. The team has a lot of people this season who are willing to go above and beyond, he said.

“Coming out of Covid [-19]. I don’t think anything can really surprise us anymore. Recently, we lost our last head coach,” Thompson said. “And [we] were lucky enough to have Brent step up and be able to take on that role as the head coach. I don’t think anything could really shake us right now.”

Athletes expand in their faith

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Fellowship of Christian Athletes allows athletes to grow in their religion

By Connor Mahoney SPORTS EDITOR

Looking to grow in their faith, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) at the University of Indianapolis is an opportunity for athletes on campus to strengthen their faith, according to senior cross country runner AJ Goecker. The FCA is Bible based, and focuses on how athletes can apply it to their daily lives and athletics. Goecker is a leader in the student-run group while being a student-athlete.

“It’s [FCA] a very biblically founded approach, looking at some of the lessons that we can apply not only as athletes…,” Goecker said. “And kind of being role models within our sports, and how we take our faith and use it in action.”

Junior volleyball middle blocker Hannah Sabotin has been part of the group since the second semester of freshman year, and she has found a community in the FCA since joining, she said.

“[FCA] has really given me a sense of community on campus…,” Sabotin said. “I came from a private Lutheran school, so it’s easy to go to college and not have that same sense of community around you. And this has given [me] support from other teams, other people that I wouldn’t have met outside of [the] volleyball team.”

Goecker said he has also felt this sense of community. Additionally, Goecker said he has found that the group is able to communicate with each other differently from a usual Christianity class.

“It’s nice being friends with every single person in there; a lot of them are runners as well which is kind of easy because we have our community of runners there then also there at FCA…,” Goecker said. “It’s pretty laid-back, like we’re friends that are kind of more having a conversation rather than an educational approach to Christianity.”

The FCA meets on Wednesdays at 9 p.m. in the Health Pavilion on UIndy’s

campus, according to Sabotin. The late start time is in order to help athletes combat their busy schedule, Goecker said. Similarly, the meetings allow for an opportunity for student athletes to have a midweek day to relax and converse with fellow Christians.

Sabotin said that the group has been able to benefit her for athletics too. Similarly, the FCA is a supportive group, according to Sabotin.

“[FCA is] people supporting you… all athletes go through different struggles like mental blocks,” Sabotin said. “There’s

pregame anxiety…meeting with people who understand that I struggle and they can help you [and] support you through your faith [which] is really helpful. They can pray for you and give you advice.”

Those looking to join the FCA can do so by getting in contact with leaders by email like Goecker, goeckera@uindy.edu or senior track and field thrower Jacob Brouse, brousej@ uindy.edu.

Photo by Lindsey Wormuth

The Fellowship of Christian Athletes is at a meeting where they are looking at scripture. The FCA meets in a classroom in the upstairs area of the Health Pavilion at the University of Indianapolis campus. The meetings are held later in the evening for their convenience.

Photo contributed by UIndy Athletics

Fifth year student Kaitlyn McCoy dives into the water to start the race. The University of Indianapolis women’s swimming and diving team won this meet against IUPUI 180-119.

Photo contributed by UIndy Athletics Senior Jeron Thomson waits in the water after finishing his race. In this meet, the University of Indianapolis men’s swimming and diving team defeated IUPUI 192-107.

They can help you [and] support you through your faith.”

Preparing for final meets

Cross Country nears end of their fall season with few races left in 2022; looking back on season

By Kamau Ransom STAFF WRITER

The University of Indianapolis cross country team’s season is picking up pace shortly before the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) Championships in Lebanon, Illinois. Due to a meet cancellation in Shelbyville, IN, UIndy has had three meets prior to the conference championship. Despite this abnormality, the Hounds are ready to compete, according to cross country Head Coach Brad Robinson.

“We’re just trying to build on the momentum each week, focus on things that we can control,” Robinson said. “We’re not getting caught up in what other teams are running, [and] we’re challenging ourselves to be better than the week before.”

Building momentum is exactly what the program’s plan has been, according to Robinson. In their last meet, the men’s side finished 19th out of 48 teams, and the women’s team finished 15th out of 44 teams, according to UIndy Athletics.

Since Robinson has taken over the Cross Country program at UIndy, he has led the women’s side to their first conference championship since 1992. Along with his success as a coach, he was also an athlete at UIndy who was named GLVC All Conference in cross country and track according to UIndy Athletics.

“Collectively, we’re trying to keep athletes at this point of the season healthy, making sure mentally we’re ready to go and trusting the

process we’ve put ourselves into…,” Robinson said. “The guys have probably struggled a little bit more just because we’ve hit a few more injuries unfortunately to our top group of guys. Some aches and pains that have flared up to guys that are key top 5 runners that would help in score.”

Considering the men’s side of this cross country team has dealt with some of their top guys going down, Robinson said he hopes to get them back from injury soon.

Graduate student Nyc Sigmon has been a part of many cross country teams, and he has finished in

the top 20 in the GLVC championships, according to UIndy Athletics. For this year, the goals for Sigmon and the men’s roster is to compete for top three, Sigmon said. With two nationally noticed teams at the top of the GLVC such as Illinois Springfield and Lewis, the team is hoping the top struggle or UIndy can maintain third.

“We’re definitely going for third… If they have a bad day, we’ll go for them… but Illinois Springfield and Lewis are pretty good, top two,” Sigmon said. “But we’re trying to hold off Drury and Missouri S&T for third.”

On the women’s side, the situation involves Lewis and Southwest Baptist

being nationally ranked programs.

Graduate student Melissa Spencer has been a runner for the women’s side since 2018. She was also a part of the last UIndy cross country team to win a GLVC title in 2018 her freshman year, according to UIndy Athletics.

Spencer said the formula to success as a team is to stay together the whole race. She said they want to use each other to compete more.

“Right now we’re hoping to stay packed up as much as we can in the race, because we think working together is a really good way to be successful,” Spencer said. “So that’s what we’re focusing

on is packing up in workouts and in races, runs in general.”

Despite the absence of Spencer in their last meet, UIndy’s top three runners finished within 10 seconds of each other. This had not happened this year according to the results of previous meets this season on UIndy Athletics.

“[We’re] really focusing on working together and hopefully we can come out with a win,” Spencer said. “We’ll see, but the goal is to stay in the top three. I think the past couple years we’ve been [in the top five] so kind of getting back into that top three position would be great.”

New men’s basketball season underway

The Greyhounds were up in the first half of the GLVC final by 18 points at one point, according to UIndy Men’s Basketball Head Coach Paul Corsaro. Having been so close to a victory, Corsaro said it serves as a motivator for the team. Finishing became a focal point for the team.

“I think it motivates us,” Corsaro said. “Starting last spring into the summer and the preseason, the word [for us] is finish.”

Focusing on the offseason and what preparation has led up to this season, the team did something different this offseason to help them with finishing. Senior guard Ben Nicoson said the team had a change in routine.

making the pieces they have fit and work, Corsaro said. Each year that passes the team changes, but with this year, in particular, the rotation is one to pay attention to, according to Corsaro.

Still being mindful of the steps it takes to reach the championships and achieving their goals, being patient and taking it one step at a time is something Corsaro said he wants the team to follow.

By Steven Pagel STAFF WRITER

the GLVC Sports website. With a record of 19-11 overall last season, the team went over .500 and competed in the GLVC final, according to UIndy Athletics. The team came up short in the GLVC final against Missouri St. Louis last season.

“As a team, we’ve gotten a lot stronger in the weight room right after last season’s last loss,” Nicoson said. “That was a big emphasis, coming into the postseason. Over the summer, just getting in the weight room as much as possible, lifting heavy weights and getting some mass on our bodies so that we can go out there and compete at the highest level.”

A lot of the focus for the team is centered around finishing and

“I think the main thing in addition to finishing is we have a lot of returners but we have returners in new roles,” Corsaro said. “We have a lot of guys that played a lot of minutes for us returning last year, but we lost Corey Miller and Dee Montgomery… By their losses, that shifts those returners into leadership roles into playing more minutes than they are accustomed to and maybe even different positions...”

Having addressed the key needs for the team to work on together, the focus then shifts to what goals this team has for themselves, according to Nicoson.

“We want to win the GLVC. Focus on one thing at a time. Our first order of business is going to be to win the GLVC regular season…,” Corsaro said. “That’s a given if you want to [be a] competitor, you know that wouldn’t be a goal if you weren’t a competitor, but we got to focus on the steps to get there. And since it will be one thing at a time, the thing in front of us first and foremost is going to be the regular season. That’s going to be your main focus right now.”

The first game of the season for the Greyhounds is Nov. 11 against Ohio Dominican at Nicoson Hall/Ray Skillman Court, according to UIndy Athletics. Corsaro said he likes the potential his team has.

“I really like the potential of this group,” Corsaro said. “We have good talent. We have great character. We just have to stick with the process and not get complacent.”

Wresting placed high from new preseason Division II ranks

By Olivia Pastrick STAFF WRITER

The University of Indianapolis’ wrestling team is looking toward a new season with a new ranking.

According to UIndy Athletics, the team was ranked third in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II preseason polls along with several individuals taking places in the top 10 in their weight classes according to UIndy Athletics. This is the highest the team has been ranked in school history. Wrestling Head Coach Jason Warthan said this ranking is only a start for his team.

“It’s something to be proud of but it’s just a way to begin…,” Warthan said. “In fact, it almost puts a target on our back.”

According to Warthan, he does not put a lot of weight into the ranking. He said although this is an accomplishment for the team to be proud of, they should remain focused on the process of getting better.

“Just because we’re ranked third doesn’t mean much—there’s no trophies for that or awards for that,”Warthan said.

Jack Eiteljorge, who is entering his fifth and final season

wrestling for UIndy, feels similarly about the preseason ranking. He said that although it does not change much for him, he hopes that his team will be able to back up the ranking and that it will help his teammates work harder and get locked in and committed to the team.

“I don’t think it changes my mindset at all because I know how talented of a team we have and our potential is super high,” Eiteljorge said.

Eiteljorge said it is because of the support from Warthan and his teammates that he has remained motivated throughout his career to continue pushing himself to get better. According to him, the culture and the team were what originally drew him to commit to UIndy, and it is still what helps him reach his goals now.

“They make me want to be here and just give it my all every day. It’s hard to stay motivated in a sport like wrestling because it’s such a long season,” Eiteljorge said “[Wrestling is] so hard, so physically and mentally draining that you need to have people around you that you want to be around to keep you on track for what you want to accomplish.

Warthan said that he has been

coaching wrestling at UIndy since the 2009-2010 season, and wrestled for the team when he was enrolled at the university. He said throughout his experience with UIndy’s wrestling program, this team is special in the strength of leadership. Warthan said that although the team graduated some important members of their roster, there are still veteran wrestlers around that help make his job as a coach easier.

“We have guys—I like to say, ‘Preaching what I’m preaching,’ and that’s when you have a special team,” Warthan said. “It’s one thing for a coach to say something and it’s another thing for the leadership on the team to preach the same values and that’s what we have right now.”

This ranking is a starting point for the team as they approach their season, of which both Eiteljorge and Warthan expressed their hopes that the Greyhounds will be able to back up throughout the season. Their first meet was Nov. 5, but according to Warthan, the team has their goals set on constantly improving and eventually competing to their best of their abilities at the national championships on Mar. 10-11.

Photo contributed by Jacob Walton/UIndy Athletics

Fifth year runner Nyc Sigmon races towards the finish. The University of Indianapolis cross country team competed in three races so far this season with championships left.

Photo contributed by Jacob Walton/UIndy Athletics Graduate student Melissa Spencer competes for a top spot in her race. The Greyhounds have made it towards the end of their fall 2022 season, which started in September.

The University of Indianapolis men’s basketball team is entering this season as the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) preseason favorite, according to

Photo contributed by Jacob Walton/UIndy Athletics Senior Ben Nicoson brings the ball up the court for the Greyhounds. Last season, the University of Indianapolis men’s basketball team finished the season with 19 wins total.

Photo contributed by Jacob Walton/UIndy Athletics

Fifth year wrestler Jack Eiteljorge’s looks to bring down his opponent in order to secure

victory. The University of Indianapolis wrestling program has just started their season.

We just have to stick together with the process and not get complacent.”

Practicing mindfulness at UIndy

Student Counseling Center teaches mindfulness to UIndy students over course of four sessions

By Grace Lichty STAFF WRITER

The University of Indianapolis Student Counseling Center is currently hosting mindfulness workshops for students. Staff psychologist at the Student Counseling Center James Rice believes that workshops provided are beneficial to students and are in need on campus.

“These [workshops] include a series of strategies that may help students with a number of different things, including increasing their focus and concentration,” Rice said.

Workshops are available to all UIndy students, and they can sign up online and do not need an appointment or have to be a client in the Student Counseling Center. According to Rice, workshops are non-clinical, are meant to practice learning skills and take place over four sessions on Mondays from 1 to 2 p.m. It is taught by Director of the Student Counseling Center and psychologist

Kelly Miller.

“Mindfulness deals with, ‘How do we focus on the moment? How do we stay present in the here and now?’” Rice said.

“We’re not regretting all the bad things we did in the past. We’re not worried and fretting about all the things that might happen in the future. We’re focusing on the moment, and now that moment is gone. Now we are focusing on this moment, now that moment is gone… And when we are able to do that, our ability to stay focused, alert, quiet, less anxious, a number of positive things begin to happen when we are able to do that.”

Sophomore criminal justice major Holly Overton is currently

utilizing the Student Counseling Center services and has been attending the workshops offered.

“We practice exercises on breathing, slowing our mind down, thinking of things and letting negative thoughts go,” Overton said. “It has benefited me. I've been able to do the exercises in the meetings and then also put them into use during the week.”

Rice said that the workshop is beneficial to university students in gaining the ability to concentrate and stay focused, which can help students academically.

According to Rice, mindfulness helps with controlling distractions and becoming aware of one’s own thoughts and behavior.

“… There have been some research studies that suggest it also can facilitate athletic performance and can also help with things like managing anxiety,” Rice said.

Overton believes the workshops have helped her with her academic life and she would recommend them to other students.

“The main thing I’ve learned that would help me mainly with school is about how to deal with distractions and how to deal with your mind running a million miles a minute while you are trying to focus on one thing,” Overton said. “Just learning how to breathe through that and accept that they're there and move on from that.”

The Student Counseling Center is located in the Health Pavilion in Suite 109 for students interested in looking into services. They are open for appointments Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 1 p.m to 4 p.m.

Freshman runs braiding, hair business

By Hannah Biedess STAFF WRITER

Freshman Addison Mosley started her braiding business during her freshman year of high school, and she has now brought it to the University of Indianapolis. She said she started this business to style hair and help those who need it. She runs her business in the common area of Crowe Hall, Mosley said.

Mosley said because UIndy is a predominantly white institution, there is a lack of resources for minorities and people of color, so she wants to help and bring proper hair care for minorities who attend UIndy.

“I know it’s hard to keep your hair done,” Mosley said. “Sometimes, you just have those days. Sometimes just making sure your hair is better can help your mental health, it can make you feel better about yourself.”

Mosley said that she has learned time management while starting this business. According to Mosley, doing someone’s hair can take up to eight hours, and if clients do not schedule time properly, both her and the client’s time could be wasted.

“I definitely learned time management. Time is definitely key. If you don’t manage your time while doing hair or schedule stuff around it, you’ll have a whole day wasted or be up until four o’clock in the morning doing somebody’s hair,”Mosley said. “I am in the process of learning how to talk to people a little bit more and stand[ing] my ground and setting up boundaries… so people can respect me and I can respect them.”

Her appointments are on Tuesdays and Thursdays, due to those being her free days, Mosley said. In addition to braiding, she installs sew-in, wigs/tracks, natural hair styles and styles with extensions. In the future, she wants to work towards silk presses, ponytails and having more consistent clients. She said she tries to keep her prices affordable and convenient, but prices range and start at $75.

Sophomore Kayla Stephenson, a chemistry pre-med major and Resident Assistant, went to Mosley to get her hair done. She said Mosley was trying to find new things to do on campus and mentioned she was a hairstylist.

Mosley said part of learning time management was that she is a student first and class work is the priority, but she also makes time for friends. She said she is part of a Living and Learning Community, a learning experience on campus that brings students together to help them become leaders and she considers them her family. During the days or nights they spend time together and bond.

“I felt that she was trustworthy and it was also more convenient because it would just be easier for me to go to her because she's right down the hall, versus having to go off [of] campus somewhere to get my hair done,” Stephenson said.

Stephenson said that Mosley is efficient and finishes what she started. She said if clients do not like the way their hair turned out, Mosley will let the customer come back for her to fix it.

To any student planning on starting their own business, Mosley said to promote yourself, talk about your work

and have your friends promote it. She said to put yourself out there and do not be afraid to talk to people, ask questions or say “I do not know what to do.”

Stephenson said that it is a great thing for students to start their own businesses on campus. She said that it can be hard

for students to manage their course load and a job at the same time.

“I support anyone that decides they want to start a business on campus… you can keep some money in your pocket because college can be expensive,” Stephenson said.

UIndy ARCHAIC RSOChemistry Club

By Hannah Hadley NEWS EDITOR

The Anthropology and Archaeology Interest Club (ARCHAIC) is a Registered Student Organization (RSO) at the University of Indianapolis for students that have an interest in archaeology, anthropology, history, culture and more, said junior history major and club Vice President Abigail Gratzol.

ANTH 375 and ANTH 382 will be able earn lab hours for attending the meeting along with ANTH 110 students having the opportunity to earn extra credit, according to the club’s post.

looking at a trip to the Field Museum in Chicago.”

By Grace Lichty STAFF WRITER

While COVID-19 caused the original club to stop meeting, the Chemistry Club has now returned to the University of Indianapolis campus. The Chemistry Club is a student-led organization for students with an interest in chemistry, biology and similar topics. According to junior chemistry and math major and president of the club Elijah Armour, the purpose of the club is to bring together students with similar interests for an opportunity to study and have fun together.

Armour said that the COVID-19 pandemic took a toll on the Chemistry Club, as well as other clubs on campus. He said that the club wants to make its meetings as fun as possible.

Associate Professor of Chemistry Brad Neal is involved with the chemistry club as an advisor. He answers any questions the club may have, and assists them with how to put plans in

action.

“I think [Chemistry Club is] really providing students that sense of community,” Neal said. “… This is an organization where you can have a sense of belonging with those who have the same professional interests as you.”

As for the future of the club, according to Armour, possible plans include study sessions with pizza, movie nights and game/trivia events with prizes. He also plans on having an all-day study session with provided food and drinks during finals week. According to Neal, there will also be an end-of-semester party for the club and department.

“I have kind of stressed that when asking for feedback from students,‘What do you want to do? What is something that you would be interested in doing outside of chemistry class with some friends in your classes or in the same major?’” Armour said. “I’ve been telling them ‘It doesn’t even have to be chemistry related, we can do anything that you are interested in.’”

The club was originally founded in 2001 and has been active since. However, Interim Faculty Sponsor of ARCHAIC and Chair of the Department of Anthropology Christopher Schmidt said that ARCHAIC is in its beginning stages of resurgence for the 2022-2023 school year. Schmidt said the club faced a period of dormancy with being forced to have virtual meetings during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“We're sort of coming out of a lull period, as I suspect some [other RSOs] are as well,” Schmidt said. “We really are trying to get a number of events set up for the remainder of the year.”

ARCHAIC elected a new board recently and had their first meeting on Oct. 12. The club plans to have their meetings be casual and engaging with lots of fun activities, Gratzol said.

ARCHAIC’s next meeting, where they will be breaking plates and piecing them back together, is planned for Nov. 16 at 6:00 p.m., according to a post by the club’s Instagram account from Nov. 1. The process of piecing together pottery is a prominent practice in archaeology, and this activity will help members have an experience similar to one they may have in a professional lab, Gratzol said.

Students in the anthropology classes

ARCHAIC is also looking to have a “Taste the World” activity during a future meeting where members can try foods from around the globe and connect with different cultures, Gratzol said. They are also thinking about hosting club field trips outside of the university, much like the club did in the past, Schmidt said

“I'm going to try to help them coordinate trips to archaeological sites,” Schmidt said. “One site that I’m hoping we can get to before the semester is over is Cahokia in east St. Louis, MO. We're also

Gratzol said there is a possibility for both interdisciplinary connections and personal relationships through ARCHAIC and the interest in anthropology.

“I want more people to think about how interconnected all of the different fields of study that we have are, because anthropology is the study of humans, basically,” Gratzol said. “And everything that we do here at school is studying humans… I'd [also] like for [ARCHAIC] to create another way for people who have the same interests to get together and have support academically and socially. It's like a support system.”

Schmidt said he hopes that ARCHAIC can act as a bridge between anthropology and archaeology students and the rest of UIndy’s campus. He said that the club could bring opportunities for students to connect to each other through personal narratives.

“I really do think [campus connection is] an important thing for an institution like UIndy,” Schmidt said. “… Sharing our story, and then hearing other people's stories… anthropology is about people. And so, everybody contributes… Every story is important. Every personal history is important.”

Any UIndy student is welcome to join the club, said Gratzol. To find information regarding ARCHAIC, Gratzol said to follow the club’s Instagram account, @uindyarchaic, for up-to-date meeting schedule information and current happenings in the fields of archaeology and anthropology. Meetings currently take place and are expected to stay in the Material Culture Lab in the basement of Good Hall, according to Gratzol.

Graphic by Olivia Cameron

Photo by Kalenga Juma

Freshman Addison Mosley braids freshman nursing major Shakyla Archie’s hair. Mosley said she started the business to bring proper hair care for minorities that attend UIndy.

Sometimes, just making sure your hair is better can help your mental health..."

Graphic by Hannah Hadley

Photo by MaKenna Maschino

Chemistry Club members Emily Lovins, David Pham, Kole McLellan, Emily Smith and Benjamin Cameron dress up in costumes at the club's Halloween party on Oct. 25.

Preparations for “Nora: A Doll’s House”

Department of Theatre shares experiences of readying for their upcoming theatrical production

By Michael Harrington BUSINESS MANAGER

From Nov. 10-19, the University of Indianapolis Theatre Department will showcase the play “Nora: A Doll’s House.” Directed by UIndy Adjunct Professor of Theatre Grant Williams, the play focuses on a character named Nora and how a “Nora” can exist at different times. According to Williams, the play conveys the themes of feminism, empowerment and women’s right to choose.

According to Williams, the selection of the play was inspired by the overturning of Roe v. Wade in order to bring awareness to the issue. He said it was important to pick a play that was topical and had a message. Williams said the original play

was supposed to be “Oscar Wilde: The Importance of Being Earnest.”

“[After the] Roe v. Wade Supreme Court ruling, I decided I wanted to do a play that spoke about female agency,” Williams said. “[As well as] the role of women in our society and the place that they sometimes occupy or are forced to occupy.”

Williams said that the voice of theatre is a medium that can be used to convey, converse and debate topical issues in society. When directing, it is important to make sure the message of the play impacts the audience, according to Williams.

UIndy junior performance major Elizabeth Enderle plays the character of “Nora One.”

According to Enderle, her character is supposed to represent Nora from a 2018 perspective. The process of getting

into the role of “Nora One” required encapsulating a more modern version of Nora compared to a 1918 and 1968 version, Enderle said.

“Nora goes through a lot. She has been conditioned to believe a lot of things about herself, and that has led her to make mistakes,” Enderle said. “What almost limits her more is how people in her life, like her husband Tom, think that she is incapable of making mistakes, but she’s not. She’s a person, she’s a human who

is able to have successes, who is able to have failures.”

According to Enderle, even though the audience may see drastic shifts in the timeline, the life of Nora remains the same. This shows the stagnant treatment of women throughout a century, Enderle said. Time may move on, but Nora is still treated the same.

“Unfortunately, today, as it was a hundred years ago, we haven’t necessarily beaten sexism, or feminism hasn’t won,” Williams said. “It’s a continuing struggle that unless we stay on our guard, it’s gonna relapse. So this play is a continuing focus on that struggle and importance of the feminist movement.”

Enderle said that the ability to now host in the more intimate location of a studio will help the audience

understand how heavy the play truly is. The lifted COVID-19 restrictions have had an impact on the way “Nora: A Doll’s House” can be told, according to Enderle.

“To be here now, in this show where we don’t have any of those necessarily restrictions or limitations on our performance…It’s a great feeling,” Enderle said. “And really be able to connect with people in a way that would’ve been impossible two years ago and still a little more risky last year…,” Enderle said. “This play really explores the humanity in all of us and how we need to see each other as we are and who we are capable of being, rather than a perception of who we need to be.”

Tickets for “Nora: A Doll’s House” are available on Eventbrite.com and students can attend the play for free by entering their student ID number as a promo code.

The storytelling of Indigenous culture

By Anika Yoder EDITORIAL ASSISTANT

The University of Indianapolis hosted a webinar for its University Series lectures on Oct. 24 titled “The Culture of Indigenous Storytelling with Sharon Nelson.” Assistant Professor of Diné Culture, Language and Leadership at Navajo Technical University, Sharon Nelson guest lectured and discussed the oral traditions of storytelling within Navajo culture.

Instructor for the English Department Kristine Newton said she submitted the webinar for its listing as a Lecture Performance Event over the summer after meeting Nelson at the Institute for Curriculum and Campus Internationalization Conference in May. Newton said she asked Nelson to guest lecture for her students based in China at Ningbo Institute of Technology, Zhejiang University, a partnering university of UIndy. With students based in China not being as familiar with Navajo traditions and culture, the idea of Nelson guest lecturing for the students was developed to be offered to the UIndy community, according to Newton.

“I was thrilled because I thought this was a great way to expose people to the Navajo Nation, as well as get them interested in Native American tribes and cultures that are even closer to Indianapolis,” Newton said.

With a doctorate in cultural traditions, Newton said she focuses on trying to incorporate as many cultures as she can into her curriculum and with UIndy putting together a land grant acknowledgment, Nelson’s lecture would be coming at an opportune time. Newton said that she hopes UIndy can connect more with Navajo Tech for the future so more people

can learn and understand about the different Indigenous cultures. With Indigenous tribes being considered sovereign nations, opportunities for students to interact with unique international cultures allows for them to be introduced to Indigenous people and traditions they have never learned about without leaving the country,

according to Newton.

“I would love to build on this connection between Navajo Tech University and UIndy. For example, you could do a study abroad without even technically going abroad,” Newton said.

“You’re stepping into a different world, a different culture and you can see the different implications on education.”

Students of Newton’s who attended the event were able to find similarities within theirs and the Navajo cultures Nelson discussed in her lecture, according to Newton. Concepts like connections within the universe and approaches to medicines within the Navajo culture correlated directly with a lot of traditional Chinese medicinal

practices, Newton said.

“I really am happy that so many people appreciated the lecture,” Newton said. “...I hope that we can do more collaborations with Indigenous communities all over the U.S. because I think that will definitely help UIndy expand and increase the comprehensive learning at this institution.”

Photo contributed by Grant Williams

Senior Mariah Pearson, senior Hannah Sweeden, junior Denisse Bravo-Perez and junior Elizabeth Enderle all recite their lines for the play “Nora: A Doll’s House.” Performances of the play will be held from Nov. 10-19.

Photo contributed by Grant Williams

Junior Elizabeth Enderle, senior Mariah Pearson and senior Hannah Sweeden practice conveying the emotions of their characters for the play. Tickets for the play “Nora: A Doll’s House” are available on Eventbrite.com.

Graphic by Olivia Cameron

I decided I wanted to do a play that spoke about female agency. ”

History of UIndy football

Taking a look at the football program and the team's accomplishments since forming in 1923

By Connor Mahoney SPORTS EDITOR

Since the University of Indianapolis football team's formation in 1923 and inaugural season in 1924, the program has recorded seven Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) championships and seven National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) appearances, according to UIndy Athletics. Additionally, according to UIndy Athletics and Senior Associate Athletic Director for Development Matt Donovan, UIndy has had standout seasons from 1953, 1975, 2012, 2017 and more.

With 1924 marking the first year of the program, football delivered its first conference title for the Hoosier College Conference back in 1947 when the school was named Indiana Central College, according to an article in The Reflector. A few years down the road, the program completed an undefeated season before a national tournament was introduced in 1953. In addition to their winning streak, the 1953 team produced an athlete: Dick Nyers, who later saw time in the National Football League (NFL), according to Donovan.

“That was a tremendous team led by Dick Nyers…,” Donovan said. “Nyers was considered [at] that time one of the best athletes in the state of Indiana…. [He] went on to play for the

Baltimore Colts [and] caught Johnny Unitas' first touchdown pass.”

According to UIndy Athletics, the 1953 team was inducted into UIndy’s Hall of Fame in 2001, with a record of 8-0, having claimed the Hoosier College Conference Champions title once again. In 1975, the football program achieved something they had not done in their history: making it to the NCAA tournament, according to UIndy Athletics.

“The [19]75 team, when you look at it, was the best compilation of a bunch of guys that came together for that program,” Donovan said. “They got in the tournament, and that's exactly what you want.”

Around that time period, the program was known for competing in games with intercity rival Butler University, where they played against each other for the ‘Indy Top Dog’ trophy, even holding a banquet beforehand, according to the UIndy Library Archives.

Since the 1975 team, the 2012 Greyhound team accomplished successes that many of the teams had not done before them or could not have done, according to UIndy Athletics. In 2012, the program won the first-ever Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) Championship while going back to the NCAA tournament where they collected their first win in program history in Division II. At the time, the team defeated the eighth ranked team,

Midwestern State, to achieve this historic moment, according to UIndy Athletics. Donovan said this was a home game for the Greyhounds, and the energy could be felt throughout campus.

“It was an absolutely beautiful day because [the] weather was great; [there was a] huge crowd,” Donovan said. “And the other part of it too, as it was just the best environment… there [was] such a great buzz within the campus community. There was a huge pep rally and Midwestern State was a Mustang, so they found a Mustang [vehicle] and they smashed it in the [Smith] Mall.”

Once the 2012 team claimed this victory, the Hounds set forth claiming the GLVC title in back-to-back seasons, while having 23 GLVC conference wins in a row snapped in 2014, according to UIndy Athletics. After not making the national tournament in 2014, the Greyhounds went back to the NCAA Tournament in 2015. Eventually, in 2017, the Greyhounds became the first team since the 1953 team to go undefeated in the regular season before losing in the national tournament. The 2017 group finished the regular season 11-0, according to UIndy Athletics.

After all of the history of the program, the Greyhounds are still competing today, currently sitting at 7-1 as of The Reflector press time as the end of the regular season looms on the horizon, according to UIndy Athletics.

Then and now: Greek societies

By Hallie Gallinat FEATURE EDITOR

Indiana University Bloomington, DePauw University and Ball State University: all three of these universities have something in common. Aside from all being colleges in Indiana, they all have Greek Life systems, unlike the University of Indianapolis.

Vice President for University Mission and associate professor of philosophy and religion Michael Cartwright said that Greek life has not been a physical part of UIndy’s campus. He said that at UIndy’s campus, there has not been strong enthusiasm or opposition to having fraternities and sororities in the past.

“I think it's one of those features or traditions of the university that exist by default,” Cartwright said. “And, it's possible it may not always exist that way, but somebody would have to make the case and would have to gain majority opinion, and people would have to become convinced that this would be a good thing to have….”

While UIndy has not had fraternities and sororities in the traditional sense, a few societies have existed in UIndy’s history. Some of these societies relate to a specific interest, such as Alpha Psi Omega, which is a part of the National Theatre Honor Society. According to Cartwright, the society formed in the 1930s, and, according to UIndy’s website, students can be elected to join this society. UIndy has a chapter of the Alpha Psi Omega, titled Gamma Theta.

“[It] was pretty robust in its membership, and they actually sponsored plays and were another form of the drama program of the university,” Cartwright said. “So, in 1947, for example, the Alpha Psi Omega production that year was ‘Deep are the Roots’ and it was an antiracism play that was interracial. There were Black and white students alike in the cast. And so for its time, that would've been pretty remarkable.”

Literary societies were also once offered on UIndy’s campus, such as twin literary societies Theacaliosia and Zetagathea. According to the university’s yearbook, “The Oracle,” from 1950,

these two societies served the purpose of both developing the personalities of their members, as well as perfecting their oral and writing skills. Two other literary societies, Philalethea and Philoniusea, helped members gain experience in literary productions and speaking in front of an audience, according to the 1950 yearbook. Other societies relating to a specific subject included Sigma Alpha Mu, which was centered around music, and Sigma Zeta, which was centered around sciences, according to yearbooks from 1942 and 1945, respectively.

Phi Alpha Epsilon, or the Freshman Honor Society, accepts freshmen who, according to a 1950 yearbook, contribute to the welfare of the campus and demonstrate their scholarship. According to the yearbook, in order to be accepted into the society, the entire faculty would take a vote on their membership.

While not traditional fraternities and sororities, both separate men’s and women’s dorms were offered on UIndy’s campus. According to a yearbook from 1965, three halls housed male students of different grade levels, while two halls housed female students.

A yearbook from 1980 also included more traditional fraternities and sororities. According to this yearbook, fraternities and sororities provided students with a “home away from home” and the formation of friendships. This yearbook also included co-ed dorms such as North Hall and East Hall.

As to why UIndy currently does not have Greek life currently, Cartwright said UIndy’s mission of inclusion may play into the reasoning. He said that fraternities and sororities maintain a boundary of who is included in society and who is not, and this mentality goes against the university’s culture.

“…I think that one of the questions is exclusivity. People who want to be part of fraternities and sororities want to be chosen and want to be set apart. They don't want everybody to be part of that group,” Cartwright said. “At the University of Indianapolis, there's been more of a tradition of egalitarianism, more of a sense that we are all part of one community, and then these different smaller groups help to contribute to the one community.”

In honor of The Reflector's 100 year anniversary, each issue this year has one page dedicated to looking back on past front pages and the history within them. This issue features the front page from November 1947.

At [UIndy], there's been more of a tradition of egalitarianism."

Graphic by Michael Harrington