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Major Foundations Why funding of departments isn’t always equal

Happy Birthday

Harlaxton gets ready to celebrate its 40th UE birthday

Perseverance

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Life after Laziness There’s no shame in shacking up with your folks post-graduation, but if since you left, the place has turned into the Love Shack, a nice new job and apartment could serve a welcome alternative.

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rocrastination can be a slippery slope. Five minutes here. Another 10 there. “What could another half-hour possibly hurt?” you ask as you fire up the Xbox, ignoring the 20-page paper on homoerotic tension in the “Epic of Gilgamesh” that is due first thing in the morning.

For those of us at Crescent Magazine, both monthly and weekly deadlines keep us in order and from acting upon our own procrastination fantasies. (We bet you didn’t know we are writing and editing, designing and ad-selling for the May issue as you read this very page!)

While you can play Cake Shop, Farmville and Oregon Trail until you verge on a cerebral aneurism, deferring papers and homework, over here we’re running out of time to sleep and poop — working hard to put together the content that you love or hate to read each and every month. And while a little bit of this postponing action may be a necessary, healthy diversion from life’s many demands, it is when your lack of forward-thinking puts you in danger of becoming homeless, being woefully unemployed or starving to death in your own apartment — to put it boldly — that this tendency becomes a problem.

The college life itself can act like blinders. With three square meals a card swipe away and a heft of tuition dollars stacked up in loans, it’s easy to forget there’s more around the bend — a world beyond the four walls of your dorm. If you don’t watch TV or happen to own one and confine yourself to an imbalanced cyber diet of Facebook and incoming AceNotes, you might find it easy to forget about a waning job market or the number of things you could do to prepare for your future — especially if grad school is your destination of choice.

This issue’s feature story will take a look at the different paths some of our very own students have chosen post-grad and how it truly pays to know your options.

Even if you plan to head back home, to loaf on your parents’ couch until you are welded to the furniture by your own combination of perspiration and unwashed bodily grime, the best way to approach even that returning route is after careful consideration, planning and some hearty decision-making. If you choose to live up the home-life, marvelous. Swan-dive onto that couch and pop open the Pringles!

At least you gave it a good, hard think. If you decide you’re up for something new — the Peace Corps, the service, a job, grad school — then you can devote yourself to work or studies or undergraduate internships, to a controlled kind of loafing (say, in your new apartment), whatever’s most applicable.

We hope this look into postgraduate planning will give some of you who have been dragging your feet — or digging your heels and screaming “No! No! No!” — the needed incentive to look ahead. Now is the time to choose your adventure, and you’re going to need a plan. Don’t find yourself stuck at home post-graduation — listening to the rhythmic pounding of your parents’ headboard against your wall, as the cat yaks a milky pool on your pillowcase, wondering what you did with those four years’ tuition dollars — simply because you did not think to run an online job search or sign up for an apprenticeship. w Wondering about Campus Crime and what’s happening with Student Congress? visit uecrescentmagazine.com every week for updates

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APRIL 2011

4 Sports 6 In the Know 8 Schitzengiggles 9 Through the Lens 1 10 Off the Wall 11 Janky vs. Juicy 12 Entertainment: Cache In 14 Enrolling in the Real World 16 Pranksters on Parade

19 Minor Problems, Major Foundations 20 Conversation: Neeley Koester & Rachel Vaughn 23 Food 24 Health & Science 25 Read with Passion 26 Fascinating People: Kathy Shelton & Tim James 28 Through the Lens 2 29 Campus Comment 30 The Lists 31 A Closer Look 32 Just the Facts 32 Crossword

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On the Cover: Though people joke and complain about long hours spent studying, the sudden onset of sunny weather makes the task a bit more enjoyable. While lounging on Ridgway Terrace, freshman Becca Huebel is forced to take a short break to catch a football that strays close to her head. Sam Cook/Crescent Magazine

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[ SPORTS ]

by Elizabeth Crozier

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We practice until the sun goes down,” —Michael Saitnz

tends beyond campus, when teams get up early to travel to tournaments as far away as Virginia and Iowa. Teammates depend on one another as tournaments, which last two days, are often mentally and physically exhausting. A tournament consists of anywhere from 36 to 54 holes.

And as is true for anyone on a sports team, managing one’s time can prove difficult. Golfers are not given set times for practice — they make their own schedules.

Since the game is not a collaborative effort, players visit the range or play whenever they find time. For some, that can average about six hours of play per day.

“We practice until the sun goes down,” junior Michael Saitnz said.

That is, if they are lucky enough to have sun. Sometimes golfers play despite the weather, facing low temperatures and rain. Junior Lauren Ellerman said she once played in 30-degree weather and sleet. Imagine trying

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Both the men’s and the women’s golf teams play 10 events an academic year. In fall there are four, and in spring there are five, not including the MVC Tournament.

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olf is not just a leisurely game played by retirees. Competing at the collegiate level requires not only acute skill but determination and good time management.

Unlike most other sports, golfers compete in tournaments, where they face many opposing teams from other colleges, not just one. In order to accommodate the number of players, each team chooses five players to compete. The men’s team has 10 players, and the women’s team has six.

Because of this, tournaments have qualifying rounds, and players with the bottom five scores get to play for the team.

Most tournaments allow a few individual players to compete, so those with the next lowest scores still play. Tournament champions are determined by adding the scores of the players on each team, and the team with the lowest cumulative score wins.

While other sports are dependent on team mentality, competing head to head against an opposing group, golf allows a player to focus on his or her own ability.

Still, this does not mean teammates aren’t on other players’ minds. Most find that, when they are competing, they are often wondering how their teammates are playing.

“We have really good chemistry,” junior Neal Millay said. “We’re really close — most of us even live in the same [residence hall].”

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home ON THE range Life is hectic for those on the men’s and women’s golf teams, but these players know how to handle trouble. to focus on hitting a ball, making the perfect swing and not letting the club fly out of your wet hands while it’s storming.

“Golf is not as physical as it is mental,” Coach Jim Hamilton said.

He knows that mental stress and pressure can make this sport extremely difficult — and in a different way, as compared with other sports. Players have no one else to turn to when they’re trying to sink a putt.

This makes some players nervous, especially if they are trying to finish strong.

Millay said he takes deep breaths and tries to think about things other than golf when walking to the next tee.

“You can’t think about it too much or it will wear you down,” he said.

Off the green, the golfers definitely have other things to think about, like maintaining their grades.

Remarkably, both teams have been named academic All-America because each has a cumulative GPA above 3.0. It’s not just about players’ performances but about how far they drive in the classroom, too.

Both teams are proud of their academic status.

“We have the most depth and talent of any team [around],” Saintz said.

Millay said that, while other schools may already have some idea going in who will compete at a tournament, UE’s golfers must constantly stay on top of their games. Because the players are so equally talented, the top golfers — tournament competitors — could change at any time.

No matter how busy these players get, they always have time for golf.

Junior Chelsea Zusan said she loves the sport because it is one you can play your entire life. While other sports may cause injuries, golf enables you to play at your own pace and bond with your partners throughout each round.

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hen junior Lauren Ellerman started playing golf at age 11, it wasn’t purely for her own entertainment and interest since she enjoyed doing the same activities as her younger brother, who also plays the sport.

When she reached junior high, she made the golf team and started taking private lessons. As a result, she has played all through middle and high school and now at the collegiate level.

“I don’t know what I would be doing without golf,” she said. “Probably nothing.”

Between the golf course and academic courses, Ellerman doesn’t have time to spare. This exercise science and physical therapy major has a jam-packed agenda, especially this semester.

“I’m taking 12 credit hours,” she said. “But it feels like 20.”

Four of those credit hours are for her internship at Curves, where she teaches members how to use the workout equipment and helps with promotions.

Ellerman’s goal for this season is for the women’s team to average under 80. Personally, she wants to finish higher at the competitions and to medal at a tournament. She is confident the team will do well this season and hopes that, by accomplishing the goals they have set for themselves, they will become a more recognized sport around campus.

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A Cause for Celebration As UE commemorates 40 years in its whimsical English manor, students and faculty reminisce about its lifelong impact.

by Cassie Gutman

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Every person on campus has heard of Harlaxton. In fact, everyone connected with UE during the past 40 years has heard of Harlaxton. UE’s British campus has made a profound impact on many lives, and for that reason, this month, the Harlaxton Society, an association of Evansville alumni, will celebrate the 40th anniversary of Harlaxton study abroad. A formal dinner, a Harlaxton Quintet concert and several receptions are planned for the on-campus celebration April 15–17.

Fun educational sessions will allow alumni and professors to reminisce on their past Harlaxton experiences and to discuss how the manor operates today.

“UE professors [who] have been to Harlaxton will be running the sessions,” said Sylvia DeVault, Alumni Relations director. They will give lectures that highlight the history so that every generation can share its unique memories.

The commemorative festival at Harlaxton Manor will take place in July, beginning with the annual Fourth of July celebration and continuing into the following week. Alumni will be able to sign up for trips designed to mirror past excursions at Harlaxton and can visit evansville.edu/harlaxtonsociety to register for anniversary reunions and view a full schedule of events.

Members of both campuses — in Evansville and Grantham — are anticipating excitement and participation from alumni, faculty and surrounding communities. DeVault said that the last anniversary Harlaxton celebrated was its 25th, and waiting another 25 years for the next milestone seemed too long.

“We want to reach out to the Harlaxton alumni who we’ve lost track of and keep them connected with one another,” she said.

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To ensure that all past students are able to revisit their days abroad, Alumni Relations is inviting Harlaxton alumni from all 40 years to UE’s campus, and DeVault said there’s much reason to celebrate.

“Forty years is a long time — we’re proud of our accomplishments and accolades,” she said.

Since its inception as a university in 1965, Harlaxton has been a prestigious academic institute. President Wallace Graves, who oversaw Harlaxton’s purchase in 1971, saw the school’s potential and aimed to dis- tinguish UE from other universities by offering an overseas college environment.

But even before Harlaxton belonged to UE, the two schools were operating in sync.

“UE was started in the same year that Harlaxton was substantially completed,” said Earl Kirk, director of Harlaxton and Study Abroad.

Founded in 1854, UE began as Moores Hill Male and Female Collegiate Institute in southeastern Indiana. In the same year, Harlaxton Manor was completed for a wealthy Nottinghamshire businessman named Gregory Gregory.

THE BOTTOM LINE

The manor remained in possession of the Gregory family for nearly 100 years, until it became too expensive and time consuming to keep.

“The economics of maintaining these places are daunting,” Kirk said.

“So the family sold it to the Jesuits in 1948.”

The Jesuits decided that they wanted the manor to operate as an educational institution, so they leased it to Stanford as a study-abroad center. After five years, they decided to change their program and moved.

Back in Evansville, Graves had enormous educational plans for UE. He wanted to extend the university overseas to give all students the opportunity to study in other countries and learn about different cultures, as well as to meet other students from around the world.

In 1971, Graves spoke

with William Ridgway, a generous UE benefactor and a lifetime member of the board of trustees, and Ridgway made arrangements to purchase the manor for UE. Principal Gordon Kingsley said that UE is very fortunate to have such a wonderful learning institute. He has been principal of the college for eight years and still loves interacting with the students and watching them learn.

“The manor house itself is the best teacher,” he said. “Harlaxton is a beautiful and magical place — it’s exquisitely beautiful.”

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UE celebrates Harlaxton’s rich history, paying tribute to 40 years of operation, exciting study abroad experiences and all who have helped make it possible.

Harlaxton four times and would love to have the opportunity to go back for the 40th anniversary celebration.

“It’s a very different pace of life over there,” he said. Over the years he has taught there, Valenzuela has loved seeing his students interact with European cultures.

Senior Kaylea Flater said she would not trade her experiences at Harlaxton for anything.

“The atmosphere is indescribable,” she said. “It is something everyone should experience.” w

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[ SCHITZENGIGGLES ] If I were a pulp action hero, I’d want my superpower to be something nobody else has. Maybe something like gill-hands.

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Those of us of a certain age can say with full confidence that life takes you strange places, which by extension brings you into contact with some strange people.

Let’s contextualize a little bit. I’ve been halfway around the world and have been accosted by needlessly angry German police, harassed by insistent French prostitutes and have met a smooth-talking Englishman who boasted that he keeps to a routine of “fifteen wanks a day.”

But none of these people belong on the same shelf as a particular person I have in mind — a dude I knew in school from second grade onward. His name was Howard.

Howard was not his real name. We never remembered what his name was before he was called “Howard,” only that we had given him the name when a kid moved to our school with the same name as his original one. He looked more like a Howard anyway.

The point is all the name changing was made easier by Howard’s crippling social anxiety. We noticed early on in grade school that whenever a teacher called on him in class, he had a habit of turning a loathsome shade of red and remaining silent until the teacher lost interest in him. In time, the teachers also began to refer to him by his proper moniker.

Circumstances dictated that he and I would be considered friends by our peers, and so we started to believe it was true. The stigma quickly developed into the common belief

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that he and I were soul mates, because in every single class I ever took, he seemed to be most easily discovered sitting behind me.

Now, it’s interesting to note that while I am named after a great communicator, I am certainly not one myself. I make fleeting eye contact, mumble and struggle to find words, and occasionally I’ll listen to someone speaking to me.

Of course my circle of friends was always aware that he might be a psychopath. With the onset of puberty, we found that his life living in the shadows of all things in the sun had left him quite frustrated and rather fed up with everyone’s bullshit.

On any particular day at the lunch table, he would try to get the attention of one of us by muttering something small and indistinguishable, like “Mehrehzzafa.”

“What?” the listener replies.

“Mehrehzzafa.”

“Howard, damn you, speak.”

“God dammit, I said mozzerella’s good.”

Something may have been rattled loose by his love of unsupervised fireworks and hatred of society at large.

Arbitrarily, I decided to use his caricature in an English class assignment. I wrote a limerick about him, which made the implication that he may have a foot fetish, because such strange personality quirks were becoming of people of his creepy disposition.

After he read this limerick, which was accidentally published in the school’s periodi-

cal, he calmly folded the pages shut, put the book down and very fluently stated he was going to burn my house down.

He continued sitting behind me for years. Every day I asked myself if today would be the day that something made Howard snap and I’d find a noose around my neck or a penknife in my spinal cord. He hated me — I could sense his rage burning and building with the tick of the clock, with the flick of my lecherous tongue. It encouraged me to keep making jokes at his expense.

Though I’d morbidly hoped that I’d eventually train Howard to have the social gall to stand up where everyone could see him and douse me in gasoline, he never acted on his fury.

He did, however, go on remaining crazy.

When everyone left for college, Howard was offered a scholarship that would allow him get a technical degree. He spent it on a used truck and an Xbox. We think he may be into meth now, but nobody really has any idea.

We’d always miss him, though. He made everyone feel better about themselves, because no matter what kind of crap you found yourself in, at least you weren’t him. It was life-affirming to keep him nearby, and the only thing he seemed to need in the world was someone to hide behind.

But I know the origin stories of all superheroes and villains usually sound something like what I just hammered out.

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He hated me — I could sense his rage burning and building with the tick of the clock, with the flick of my lecherous tongue.

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Lamb To Go In Scotland, a birdwatcher snapped a photo of a golden eagle with an 8-foot wingspan snatching up a small lamb from a local farmer’s flock. Consistent with the bird’s hunting ritual, the eagle then dropped the lamb to its death and swooped down to feed.

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National Welding Month • If you’ve ever had the desire to hold a hot torch in your hand, now is the time to take up the trade.

Pets are Wonderful Month • Despite Res Life’s strict policy against pets, open your hearts and doors to these furry friends.

Urine Luck Researchers’ observations of Capuchin monkeys have shown males will urinate in their hands and rub the liquid over their bodies — like a twisted form of aftershave. The scent apparently attracts females and broadcasts the monkey’s sexual readiness.

Silence is Golden Though all moviegoers value silence, a Latvian man took this preference too far. During a screening of “Black Swan,” a 27-year-old man was arrested after shooting a fellow audience member. He told police that the victim had been chewing his popcorn too loudly. iRace In Osaka, Japan, a team of 1-foot robots kicked off a marathon of 26.2 miles. Though the two-legged running robots were controlled by remote, their human creators were allowed to interfere only to change batteries and perform minor repairs. In the event they would capsize, the robots were expected to stand on their own. compliments of telegraph.co.uk

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Janky: Fake Nerd Glasses — Since when did people want to pretend to have a problem with their vision?

Now every hipster hanging out in the mall food court is sporting these fake specs to show how ironic they are.

Juicy: Sunglasses — You can get all the style of the thick, black Buddy Holly glasses without faking an eye ailment. You can wear sunglasses and still show how blase you are — just, with sunglasses, fewer people will judge you.

Janky: Buying Celebrity Relics on eBay — It is all well and good to have a slight obsession with your favorite celebrity. But it is a completely different situation when you’re paying thousands of dollars for a piece of half-eaten toast from a member of ‘NSync or for a handful of hair clippings from Justin Bieber.

Juicy: Buying Homemade Things on Etsy — Instead of spending your hard-earned money on someone’s trash, why not buy someone else’s creation?

Etsy has hundreds of homemade crafts from jewelry to furniture and even stuffed animals.

Janky: Tube Socks with Shorts — While socks are necessary with certain footwear, it isn’t trendy when they train halfway up your calf. They should be one of those unseen accessories.

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Cache In

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By Joshua Garrett & Jon Hall

A community of treasure-hunters ditches fool’s gold for a different source of adventure, replacing worn maps with satellite technology.

Treasure hunting no longer requires counting 10 paces from the old willow tree or digging where X marks the spot. Since the days of pirates and gold doubloons, the search has evolved into a modern-day scavenger hunt.

Instead of hunting for personal gain, geocachers — a worldwide community of hiders and seekers — chase the thrill of the adventure, and you may not even realize you are among them.

While the name may seem daunting, geocaching is simple. Its practice began after the invention of the GPS and has developed into a communal game of hiding and searching for items.

The creator of a cache hides a container, pinpoints its location using a GPS and shares that location online. Once it is posted, visitors on the website can download the cache’s coordinates and use them to get within several feet. From there, finding the loot is entirely up to the adventurer.

Over time, books, movies and TV get old, but geocaching offers a wealth of exciting adventures for any college student. While in downtown Evansville, junior Cami Benford-Miller stumbled upon her new hobby when a friend pulled out an iPhone and searched for the nearest hidden cache.

Although for Miller the hunt began as a way to alleviate boredom, geocaching soon became a weekly activity. It was an excuse for her to get outside and enjoy the weather rather than being stuck indoors.

For many geocachers, though,

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the thrill is the challenge; most caches are deceptively hidden.

“We’ve had some that we had to come back to two or three times,” freshman Haley Anderson said. “One was a magnet that was cut to look like a letter from a sign. I had to peel back the magnet to see the log book.”

No matter how challenging the hunt, once the container is found, the geocacher logs his or her name and returns home to share the experience on the forums, a place for geocachers to trade stories of their hunts.

The traditional cache must be, at the very least, a weatherproof container with a logbook. But many also hold items for trade. The idea is to take an object and replace it with something of equal or lesser value for another person to enjoy. Items in a cache are utterly random. As long as what’s put in can fit the container, it can be anything from office supplies to tacky souvenirs.

“At one location, I took a SpongeBob sticker set,” freshmen Andrew Beasley said. “I think I left a guitar pick. Talk about a deal.”

In addition to traditional caches, alternatives have sprung up, such as the multi-cache — where the logbook of one cache gives new coordinates to a companion container.

This way, the seeker must complete numerous tasks before reaching the prize at the end of the chain. Another way to increase the challenge is to attempt a mystery- or puzzle-cache. The locations of these caches aren’t explicitly stated online. Instead, a geocacher must solve a riddle in order to discover the coordinates.

Recently, about 3.7 million new logs have been submitted to Geocaching.com. And with 1.3 million active caches and more than 5 million geocachers worldwide, the treasure hunt is everywhere.

“We were trying to escape campus,” Miller said. She and her friends have found caches in the city — what is known as urbancaching. This can present a new kind of challenge. Creators of these caches must think of creative ways to hide items in an urban area with constant traffic and passers by.

Caches in the city are often smaller and are hidden in genuine-

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ly unexpected places, like the bottom of a fountain, in order to prevent them from being found by “muggles” — people who unintentionally stumble across a cache.

And there are more options outside of city limits. For the more adventurous, there are many caches hidden out in nature, and reaching these coordinates is not as easy as walking on a paved sidewalk.

Sometimes it requires crossing rivers, and daredevils in a mood for rock climbing can even seek out caches on the top of a cliff.

Because of the variety of natural settings, the geocaching community has developed a scale to rate the difficulty of every cache. A two might be an easy hike, but a five could present a major physical challenge.

If you’re ready to start your own adventure, Geocaching.com provides a free membership, which allows you to search for caches in your area, share your experiences with the online community and access other geocaching resources.

After you create an account, the next step is finding a GPS. While sophisticated devices are on the market, expensive equipment is not necessary. Many free applications are available for iPhones and other Internet-enabled mobile devices.

Miller prefers the ease of using an iPhone. With Internet and a GPS app, she

was able to find a cache, log it immediately on the website and search for the next location with no downtime in between. If you are interested in more than an iPhone app, Geocaching.com offers many resources, including starter kits beginning at $24.99 and basic GPS devices beginning at $69.99.

“I would say to just try it,” Beasley said. “Don’t form an opinion until you try it.”

And not owning a car is no longer an excuse. If downtown Evansville is not an option, there are about 30 caches within one mile of UE’s campus. Try hunting across the street from the old bookstore or scavenging around Wesselman woods.

There are even rumors of a cache hidden somewhere on the Front Oval. Even if you go abroad, you can take the treasure hunt with you — within five miles of Harlaxton Manor there are 27 active caches.

Being on a small campus for months at a time can make the city seem dreary, and it can be a struggle to find new things to feel excited about.

But with geocaching, you’ll never have the same experience twice. It can put a new twist on the same old city — and nothing says adventure like a good old-fashioned treasure hunt. w

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theRealWorld For seniors, school’s out for more than just the summer. Paths after graduation lead in many different directions — from volunteer service to graduate school, the possibilities are endless.

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ost of us feel the same way about summer — a period of almost three months to sleep, relax and recharge before hitting the books again in the fall. But for those who are seniors, May can be the most impending — and stressful — month of all because of graduation.

And it’s not the process of walking on stage in front of your class to get a piece of paper and handshake that is so petrifying, but rather what happens in the months afterward.

For some seniors, like business administration major Andy Balczo, May is the end of the road when it comes to academia.

“No. More. School,” he said.

“I am done with useless papers; grad school is out of the question.”

Other students are leaving school just to work at one, like senior Max Anthony, an English education major. He plans to stay in Evansville teaching English at a local high school.

“I never grew up, and I didn’t want to,” he said. “I like to laugh

and be goofy, sometimes inappropriately, so I think high school is the appropriate setting for me.”

Anthony’s road to education started in mechanical engineering, but he soon realized that he was accidentally writing lesson plans for his engineering presentations — and enjoying it.

“My goal is to do what I want to do, while enjoying it and getting paid a decent amount and having the ability to be professional without being 100 percent serious,” he said.

Internships provide valuable experience for many professional fields, such as education, and help with the preparation for post-graduate work.

Senior Jesse Atkinson, a secondary social studies education and English education major, has had two internships that were both built into the education course list.

“I enjoy the older kids,” he said. “You don’t have to hold any hands or wipe noses.”

The first internship he took part in was at Bosse High School during his junior year, and he

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is currently a student teacher at Harrison High School. He believes that this type of experience has prepared him to graduate and find a job.

“The education system really pushes for us to actually get into teaching,” Atkinson said. “I didn’t just run errands; I actually taught class.”

There are a multitude of career choices for graduates to apply their newly completed schooling while making a difference in other people’s lives.

Senior Bonnie Weyandt’s plan is a little different than most, but definitely admirable. Once she graduates, the international studies major will be moving back home to work until August, when she leaves for South America to work for the Peace Corps.

“Helping others was something my parents instilled in me — they just never expected it to get this far,” she said.

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I really want to do,” she said.

But starting the grad school search was no easy feat.

“There were so many schools to choose from, I had to start somewhere,” McNeil said. “So I typed ‘medical biology’ into Google and went from there.”

Next came the application process, which for McNeil was long, grueling and expensive.

“Applications were like $50 a pop,” she said.

Starting to narrow down her school choices, McNeil focused on main points such as the nature of the city where a school was located, fringe benefits, departmental research opportunities and faculty members.

“Faculty members are so important to me because I’m going to have to choose one of those people to be my mentor and do my dissertation with,” she said.

Gene Wells, Career Services director, agrees that looking for a grad school is hard work.

“Grad school is not an escape hatch, and effort isn’t a water faucet you can turn on and off,” he said. “Searching for a school is like job-searching, and undergraduate research is the number one way to get in.”

But when should a student who wants to attend grad school start looking? Wells recommends as early as the beginning of junior year.

“Identify where you fit best, get references and tailor your information,” he said. “Start a relationship with the faculty members at the school you want to attend; it’s the stepping stone to everything else.”

The next step is to visit the school — find a community and connection in the city where you’re going to spend the next four to six years.

“Understand why you’re there,” Wells said. “Make sure you like it.”

Once you’ve condensed your

list of potential grad schools, filling out the applications comes next. Wells said most students apply to four grad schools, but he goes by the “3-4-3” method, which includes applying to three prestigious schools, four competitive schools and three schools you know you can get into.

“You definitely want to aim for a competitive school, and if you get into a ‘gold ringer’ school, then it’s a pleasant surprise,” he said.

The majority of applying takes place online where students can upload documents piece by piece, giving them time to guarantee their work is of the highest caliber.

“An application is like a mosaic,” Wells said. “It has a lot of pieces to it. It’s up to you to use them to emphasize your strengths and address problems.”

So maybe your grade point average isn’t the best, or maybe you aren’t very good at public speaking. These are problems you have the chance to address on an application, and Wells said to take it in careful stride.

“You’ve got to take ownership of those faults,” he said. “Use that space to bolster your positive points.”

And when it comes to submitting, remember to revise. Wells suggests using all the resources around you, including your advisor and the Writing Center. Most importantly, Wells advises to just be yourself.

When it comes to graduation, the one path everyone has followed seems to suddenly split into endless possibilities and career choices, all with their own several risks.

Whether you find yourself at a grad school, a job or in another country, remember that roads always have a way of curving.

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possible dangers that other postgrad options don’t present, Weyandt is taking the plunge.

“I wanted to do something abnormal for society — so I just did it,” she said. “I mean, you can get into a car accident and die instantly, or you can go to Costa Rica and have the time of your life helping others.”

After her 27-month service for the Peace Corps, Weydant is willing to take on whatever interests her next, because for her, it’s all about going with the flow and not having any set schedule.

“Life is just too short to go to work,” she said.

Meanwhile, many other seniors have a full checklist of things to take care of once they graduate: get a job, get married, move. Or like senior Kasey Esser, you can do all three.

After four years as an exercise science major, Esser plans to marry his fiance Jessica Duncan and move to Ohio for a year before relocating to California to start his own weight training business.

“It all seems surreal sometimes,” he said. “But you can only get so much out of the classroom. I want to experience all that life has to offer.”

Personality and initiative are the center of Esser’s career, making grad school unnecessary to earn an income. But for other fields — especially those science-related — a higher-level degree is essential.

“For my major, you have to get a Ph.D.,” said senior Kylie McNeil, a biology major who plans to attend either the University of Louisville or the IU School of Medicine.

Hoping to study microbiology and immunology, McNeil plans to research forms of treating cancer and other major diseases that attack the immune system.

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ou’d think a day dedicated to fooling people would make it more difficult to pull the wool over someone’s eyes, but the history of a good prank goes back further than you might imagine, proving there is still hope for pranksters. There will always be someone gullible enough to fill the April Fools’ quota.

Although the true origins of April Fools’ Day are a mystery, one of the more popular theories dates back to 1564. According to Archie Bland from The Independent, United Kingdom, this was the year France officially changed its calendar to the Gregorian version we use today.

When this switch happened, it moved

on AP’s press relations asking him what he knew about April Fools’ Day. He sarcastically responded he’d been researching it for years. But the AP reporter took his comment seriously and pursued Boskin for an interview, even though Boskin assured him he knew nothing.

Under pressure, Boskin created a story that the holiday originated in the court of Constantine, in Istanbul, when the jesters decided to unionize. Boskin then said a man named Kugel was the first ever April Fool, who declared April 1 a day of absurdities.

AP printed the story, and Boskin received calls from magazines and news shows all over the U.S. and Canada.

He revealed his prank to one of his history classes several weeks later, and when the word leaked, BU’s press office

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The biggest fool of all is one who believes April Fools’ is nothing more than a day of foolishness.

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the celebration of the new year from the end of March to the beginning of January, and those who were unwilling to accept the changes became known as fools, or poissons d’Avril: April fish.

But this theory doesn’t hold up when tested against history. The adoption of the Gregorian calendar took place over the course of a century, making the ridicule of those who continued to celebrate the old date seem preposterous.

The mystery of the origins of April Fools’ Day has caused nearly as much confusion and scandal as the day itself. Stephen Kurczy from The Christian Science Monitor reported an instance in 1983 when a reporter from The Associated Press was so desperate to find answers he fell victim to one of the bigger pranks in American history.

It all began when Boston University professor Joseph Boskin received a call from

and AP were furious. When he was accused of lying, he blamed the media for not going back and checking their facts.

Even though Boskin has patched his relationship with reporters, the story acts as a constant reminder to be wary of “facts” about April Fools’ Day. Alex Boese, curator of the online Museum of Hoaxes, offers a more likely explanation for our current holiday. He suggests it could be a derivative of several worldwide traditions of “renewal festivals,” which often involve copious amounts of ritualized chaos.

A British legend says April Fools’ began in Gotham, Nottinghamshire. When the town’s residents heard that King John could claim any road he stepped on as his own, they denied him entry. When soldiers tried to force their way in, the people of Gotham acted like lunatics, and their madness saved them from a severe punishment. Supposedly, the holiday celebrates their trickery, but there is no substantial evidence to support this theory.

The craziness of the people of Gotham is similar to the lunacy associated with April Fools’ in Scotland. Fox News reported that people in Scotland were referred to as April “Gowks” — another name for a cuckoo bird — if they fell victim to April Fools’ jokes.

There is an undeniable madness about April 1, but there is a method as well. The Swiss Spaghetti Harvest is often considered to be the greatest, best-planned prank in history. The Museum of Hoaxes has it ranked number one on its list of The Top 100 April Fools’ Day Hoaxes of All Time.

In 1957 the BBC news show “Panorama” announced that Swiss farmers were experiencing an abundance of spaghetti crop and then accompanied this news with footage of Swiss people pulling strands of spaghetti down from trees.

Some viewers were convinced enough to call the station asking ing how they could grow their own spaghetti tree.

The BBC said to place a sprig of spaghetti in a can of tomato sauce and hope for the best.

Another extreme lapse in judgment occurred in 1996 when the Taco Bell Corporation announced it had bought the Liberty Bell and was planning to rename it the Taco Liberty Bell. After several outraged citizens called the Liberty Bell site, the National Historic Park in Philadelphia, Taco Bell announced it was all a joke.

But the media doesn’t get to have all the fun. Students pull off pranks just as well. Junior Scott Miller, an expert prankster, was on the receiving end of the prank of his life at UE, freshman year.

Miller’s friends would eat Oreos by pulling them apart and then eating the plain cookie part first. While they were doing this, he would steal the icing from them and take it for himself.

To get back at him, his friends snuck into

his room when they knew he had a brandnew pack of Oreos, and they ate all of the icing out of the cookies and then put them back. When he reached for his delicious creamfilled cookies, he was disappointed to find the best part was gone.

Senior Chastity Bailey finds that April Fools’ Day amps up her love for a good prank. Last year she and some friends from work played a trick on their boss. They arrived at work before him, and they knew he hated crowds and public speaking, so they left him a note saying the news wanted to interview him about his business.

He got so nervous he drove home to his house in Newburgh and changed into a tux.

When he got back to work he was still fretting about what he was going to say.

One of the employees went outside and called him from her cell phone, saying she was from the news and would be there in 15 minutes.

They waited until 15 minutes was almost up and then said “April Fools!” He was so relieved that he didn’t actually have to do an interview they all escaped without punishment.

The heart of April Fools’, no matter the holiday’s origin, is having fun. So this April Fools’ Day, keep the spirit alive and get creative, make sure you’re not harming anyone and pull a prank that even Kugel would give the seal of approval. w

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minor problems, foundations The March issue of Crescent Magazine explored academic departments. Alpha majors, like physical therapy, mechanical engineering and theatre, seem to receive greater leverage than others. In the second of the two-part series, CM looked into resource distribution and support and learned that there are reasons why UE’s majors are not all alphas but provide a balance to the mission.

STREET CRED The question was asked in the March issue: How and why do certain departments become selling points and are viewed as superior to others due to their increased support? This question does not have a definite answer and, instead, has a few core reasons.

Reputations are what draw students to universities. President Thomas Kazee said the first things he learned about UE pertained to its theatre and archeology programs, followed closely by creative writing, nursing and political science — some of UE’s alpha majors.

“Every school has certain distinct programs that make a school’s reputation for having quality products,” he said.

These programs increase UE’s renown because of their departmental success. They are combinations of firstrate faculty, diversity, resources and accreditation.

Alpha majors are the selling points as Kazee said, and non-alpha majors can be frustrated, or compromised, because they may not have the credentials of other departments.

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Alpha majors are UE’s prominent programs, used to attract prospective students, but needless to say, a strong liberal arts foundation is what sets UE apart.

jor but came to UE because she was interested in international studies and going abroad. Registrar Amy Brandebury said there are only 13 students with French majors and 33 Spanish majors. These foreign languages have low numbers of students, but nearly every UE student must take some form of a foreign language class to satisfy general education requirements.

“Part of our efforts and resources provides for general education; the other part provides high quality instruction to our majors and minors,” said department Chair Roger Pieroni, assistant professor of French.

Departments do what they can to balance serving their respective students and UE as a whole.

Buck found there to be a lack of advanced French courses but said this is because all foreign language students must go abroad and utilize important external resources.She said it was UE’s strong international perspective that drew her to begin with, not the foreign language department.

MISSION-DRIVEN UE’s mission statement is something most students may never notice, but for Kazee, the mission is a guideline in allocating resources and determining what path UE should follow. The mission states: “Students will acquire a broad foundation in the liberal arts and sciences.” How broad? Just look at UE’s general education requirements.

“It is important that [UE] develops a foundation, specifically in liberal arts, professional opportunities and global engagement,” Kazee said.

For UE’s professional programs, like physical therapy and business, this foundation is the liberal arts education the university prides itself on.

But by the numbers, it isn’t UE’s liberal arts programs that are reigning in students, but rather the campus’ reputation. Still, Kazee asserts a liberal arts foundation is the key to the university’s success.

“If we moved away from these core programs, we may as well shut our doors,” he said.

Administrators play a balancing game, trying to maintain low output majors, like art and communications, and support other programs’ needs.

Faculty Senate Chair Ray Lutgring, professor of chemistry, said it works the other way too. For engineering and chemistry students, it’s the liberal arts foundation that separates UE from other programs. Others agree.

“We can credential you, but we offer much more than that at UE,” he said.

In building a stronger liberal arts foundation, UE diversifies — broadens — its students. What’s wrong with a biology major wanting to take a little Shakespeare? At UE, that’s possible.

ALPHA MAJORS The leveraged programs at UE are the ones that pay the bills. They are the selling points. And by having a cluster of programs with prestige, UE can grow.

The decision-makers — administrators, donors and strategic planners — aren’t out to rob any department of due attention or funding because the education UE provides is like a web: if one strand is severed, the whole weakens.

between two programs without shorting the other, which is why UE must find new dollars.

A mission-driven institution, UE builds upon itself by enhancing its liberal arts education and departmental selling points.

These alpha majors are a necessary part of UE’s success because a university cannot operate solely on liberal arts programs. And at UE, some of the selling points are liberal arts programs, which shows just how strong and important each and every department is to the bigger picture.

By living its mission, UE can find its dollars and enhance its foundations.

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“You build excellence, not reflect it,” Kazee said.

No one doubts the educational excellence of UE’s non-alpha departments, but successes in certain areas allow potential students to become aware of UE. “[Regardless of what] program gets distinction, it’s a plus for UE,” Pieroni said.

When allocating resources, money isn’t dumped arbitrarily into foreign language or civil engineering. There are many factors, including faculty distribution, UE’s mission and whether or not an enhanced program will pay out.

Kazee mentioned Asian studies as a possible new program at UE. He first asked the question “If we build it, will they come?” The answer, he feels, is yes, because at UE a program like Asian studies has the capacity to increase the liberal arts education throughout campus and to attract potential students.

But these changes take time. If you only have $1 you aren’t able to split it

Clarification: In the March issue, the music department was incorrectly portrayed in terms of its allocation of professors. Chair Thomas Josenhans, professor of music, said four or five professors have recently retired or moved to different areas. Since then, all positions but one have been filled. He also said Friends of UE Music is a great resource for the department, providing not only financial support, but also members that attend performances and involve the community as a whole.

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NEELEY KOESTER & RACHEL VAUGHN This duo is making things happen for this year’s Sunset Concert.

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unset Concert is one of UE’s biggest events of the year, and none of it would be possible without juniors Neeley Koester and Rachel Vaughn, the co-chairs who head the planning committee.

Both have been planning the muchanticipated event since the end of last school year.

“A lot of time goes into this,” Vaughn said. “We have to work with SAB and the committee, and we have to contact the bands and activities for the event. It’s also hard to make sure that everyone on campus is going to enjoy what we [arrange].”

Koester describes this year’s theme as a highlighter party concert, and she hopes changes will be for the better.

She is trying to arrange for new activities and hopes to keep them available longer. There will also be a variety of performances, but everyone is concerned with the headlining band.

“Choosing the band was tough” Koester said. “A list was given to us by a middle agent, and from that list, we chose 15 bands and sent out a survey [to students.] From the survey, we considered the most popular choices as well as the prices of the bands and called to check availability.”

Headlining is Augustana and opening acts include Battle of the Bands winner The Stockholm Robot as well as local band Deaf Megan and beatboxer Jared Mahone.

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A lot of time goes into this. It’s also hard to make sure that everyone on campus is going to enjoy what we [arrange].”

—Rachel Vaughn

Welcome Harlaxton Alumni!

Harlaxton 40th Anniversary Reunion Weekend University of Evansville • April 15 – 17, 2011 Harlaxton alumni (including current students), former faculty and staff from all universities are invited to the University of Evansville to take part in the celebration of 40 years of Harlaxton College.

Edward Bujak, vice-principal of academic services at Harlaxton, will travel to UE to join in the celebrations and present educational sessions during the weekend. Other UE faculty, students and alums will present sessions as well.

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The first group of 88 students departed for Harlaxton Manor for nine months of study at UE’s Campus in England.

Dr. William Ridgway transferred ownership of Harlaxton to the University of Evansville.

April 2011

The University of Evansville celebrates 40 years of Harlaxton College. More than 8,000 students have been transformed by the experience and Harlaxton College has been recognized as one of the nation’s leading study abroad programs.

Complete schedule of events and online registration at www.evansville.edu/harlaxtonsociety/

Upcoming Events to Remembe r: April 1 – May 10 Harlaxton Cele bration: 40th Annivers ary Display a t Krannert Ga llery April 5 First Tuesday Conce rt Series, British Masters: A Celebration of Harlaxton College April 19 – Gif t of Scholarsh ip Dinner

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[ FOOD ] MEAT MEAT MEAT: With Spring upon us, there is no better “celebration of life” than gorging oneself with a BBQ platter.

by Brennan Girdler

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Barbecue is more than a dinner option; it’s a way of life.

Nothing compares to smothered ribs, pork, beef or chicken.

GRAB A SLICE Stepto’s Bar-B-Q Shack offers a menu full of pulled chicken, pork and beef options. Try their smoked barbeque baked potatoes smothered in baked beans, cheddar or jack cheese, pulled pork, sour cream and gooey butter. • 4430 First Ave. • 812–401–8227 The Roast There’s nothing like gnawing away at a full rack of ribs, collecting sauce and scraps under your fingernails. That’s nothing a few paper napkins won’t help to clean up. Barbecue is a national pastime — more prominent than baseball and so much tastier.

Wolf’s Bar-B-Q serves a barbecue platter with enough to feed four. The restaurant’s menu features hefty portions of ribs, pit pork, brisket and even a variety of barbecue sandwiches. Their catfish fillet dinners are also a favorite. • 6600 N. First Ave. • 812–424–8891

Shyler’s Bar-B-Q is all about the sauce and is well-known for its baby back ribs.

They also offer massive loaded potatoes, pulled pork sandwiches and dishes of pulled chicken smothered in your choice of barbecue sauce. • 405 S. Green River Road • 812–476–4599

The Bar-B-Q Barn is king of pit pork — slow-cooked and tender. Their menu features one-thirdpound smoked sausages, salads, pickles and cobbler. At the Barn, purchase meat by the pound and sauce by the gallon. • 1003 E. Diamond Ave. • 812– 491–9896

Hickory Pit Stop has been serving hickory-smoked specials since 1957. Dine on a full slab of ribs, sliced pork, ham, mutton and chicken — or the Robert E. Lee, a sandwich stuffed with half a pound of pork and half a pound of ribs.

• 1521 N. Main St. • 812–422–6919

Smart deals and a delicious crust are all that save Pizza Pub Pizza from a sub-par status.

• PIZZA PUB PIZZA • 1313 N. First Ave. • 812–423–6793 Even though it was plain cheese, the pizza that the staff brought out at Pizza Pub Pizza was steaming, big and ripe with possibility. Thin crust is the restaurant’s specialty, but sadly, this was the meal’s only redeeming quality.

The crust was crispy and flaky, which complimented a spare amount of cheese and a general lack of sauce.

With each pizza cut into many small squares, two people can demolish most of a large one in just a few minutes, only to realize, as they are nearing the end, that they made a terrible mistake. The first few bites are deceiving — and delicious — but as the pizza cools, it takes on a dry, rubbery taste.

The crust is well-cooked, but because the pies are thin, they cannot be left in the oven for very long. Instead of fully melting, the cheese becomes only gooey, and the sauce gets cold before the second bite.

Ordering a standard 16 inch large cheese pizza is only an $8.50 expenditure. But to get the full quality of Pizza Pub Pizza, one must open his or her billfold — yes, the place will accept only cash — and shell out $16.50 for a 12 inch Chicago style.

Quality comes at a price, and there are plenty of better pizza restaurants at which to spend your money. The restaurant is open 5 –11 p.m. weekdays and 5 p.m.–midnight Fridays and Saturdays. But beware: you may pay a visit to the nearest restroom mere moments after finishing your last bite. w [ April 2011 ] Crescent Magazine

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health&science Stress Awareness Month Perhaps particularly applicable to college students, April is Stress Awareness Month. No, this is not an April Fools’ Day joke. This month should serve as a time to evaluate both the causes and effects of stress, as well as ways to manage and deal with that sense of anxiety and worry — just in time for finals. Stress affects not only postwar veterans, but also everyday people in terms of their finances, relationships, jobs and much more.

It is important to monitor and control overall stress levels, as overwhelming amounts may adversely affect your health via sleep disturbances, high blood pressure, slower injury healing, headaches and even depression. Stress.about.com calls for those with extreme worry or high levels of stress to address troubling situations, making note of recurring stressors or triggering events, and to use long-term management methods like positive self-talk. Whether your technique is to meditate, discuss problems with a friend, exercise or make a to-do list, there are easy and effective means available to stress-manage and to cope.

Fungi May Combat Bug-Borne Diseases A team of University of Maryland scientists has discovered a genetically engineered fungus carrying genes for a human anti-malarial antibody can be used as pest control against malaria-carrying mosquitoes. According to ScienceDaily.com, spraying mosquitoes with the fungus alters the malaria-causing spores on a molecular level and also limits parasite development, which could potentially reduce the disease emission to humans. The scientists discuss the benefits of spraying the fungus in undeveloped areas with a high concentration of malaria helping in the fight against global disease.

Chocolate: A Superfood for Teeth A dentist recommending chocolate? Yes, that’s right; you read that correctly. Recent studies emerging from Japan, England and the U.S. have all supported the fact that chocolate positively impacts oral hygiene — effective at fighting cavities, plaque and tooth decay.

In fact, it may even be better than fluoride, says Yahoo Health.

Apparently, dark chocolate — few will advocate stocking up on sugary milk chocolate — doesn’t deserve its bad rap as a cavity-causing treat. Tooth decay occurs when bacteria in the mouth turn sugar into acids, which eat away at the tooth’s surface and cause cavities.

Compounds in the cocoa bean husk have an anti-bacterial effect, and researchers are predicting that one day, that compound, called CBH, will be used in mouthwashes and toothpaste.

Lay Down Some Rubber In terms of safe sex, are you smarter than a 12th grader? Maybe not, says Yahoo Health.

Groundbreaking new research on sexual health from Indiana University found that condom use is routine for teens, but not for adults.

While female teenagers use condoms nearly 60 percent of the time, women ages 25– 34 use this kind of protection for a mere 24 percent of their sexual encounters, according to the study published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine.

And while condoms don’t offer 100 percent protection against sexually transmitted infections, they are surely your best bet to help prevent the spread of chlamydia, gonorrhea, HIV, HPV and herpes.

“You need to have zero tolerance for anyone who is unwilling to use a condom,” says urologist Dr. Jennifer Berman, an expert in female sexual medicine, who points out that one

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in five adults has an STD and that many of these diseases, such as gonorrhea, are on the rise. No glove, no love.

Facebook Buys Service Facebook is making a play for a piece of the small but much-buzzed-about group text messaging market, according to CNN.com. Recently the site announced it has acquired Beluga, a free service for group mobile messaging.

While financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, the move gives Facebook both the Beluga service and, more significantly, the engineering team behind it. Beluga has a small but skilled staff of three — all of whom are former Google employees. Group texting — services that let you send messages to multiple recipients at once — is expected to be in the spotlight at the upcoming South

By Southwest conference, a gathering known as a launch pad for social media technology, significantly bolstering services such as Twitter and Foursquare.

BIZARRITIES The Food and Drug Administration has agreed to fast-track a new device

by DARPA — a robotic, brain-controlled prosthetic arm. According to PopSci. com, the FDA will push the product through the approval process with priority assistance in order to get it to amputees, many of whom are returning from combat zones.

The DARPA arm — a modern marvel that’s taken several years, $100 million and some of the best minds in prosthetics design, robotics and brain-machine interfaces to develop — may be available for widespread use in as few as four years. The invention marks a technological leap — a prosthetic arm that is robotically controlled via a chip in the brain, making it more like a real limb than any approved prosthesis before it. For the arm, this FDA support means four or five years, rather than a decade, spent in the approval pipeline.

Within a projected six months, DARPA will enter the clinical trial phase. Researchers will start by implanting chips in five patients’ heads. Those patients will be monitored for a year to see if chip function degrades or if their bodies reject the chips. w

[ READ WITH PASSION ]

FEMINISM AS WE KNOW IT As America sees it, feminism is supporting inequality rather than fighting it.

Feminism needs to shed its negative connotation and inspire a new movement.

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Extremism has a history that swings like a metronome. Sometimes extremist thinking brings positive change and response. Other times an extreme vision persists and becomes so disliked that everything even loosely associated with it gets a bad name. One of these visions the public has come to resent is feminism.

Before reading my explanation of what’s wrong with feminism, erase any definition you have of it. Currently, there is conflict between two groups: those who support feminism and those who think it’s a terrible idea. Neither group seems to be able to give a consistent definition of the word.

Georgetowncollege.edu breaks down feminism into three waves.

The first wave, from the middle of the 19th century to the end of World War II, was women’s push for better education and employment; in the latter portion of that era, Rosie the Riveter became a symbol of the movement.

The second wave coincided with the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s. The third and current wave, as represented by thirdwavefoundation.org, is an attempt to support young women “working towards gender, racial, economic [and] social justice.”

From that, we might gather that feminism is the belief that women should receive treatment equal to that of men. That definition is perfect but is diminished by the negative connotation tied to the word. A small section of feminists have ruined the idea.

This extremist group believes that in order to support fem-

inism, one must hold the belief that women are more than equal to men. They think it is important to stick it to the man — literally. From what I have witnessed, these feminists feel they need to outdo their male counterparts and are offended when men try to be respectful and courteous.

Today, when a man is chivalrous, he has to make sure he does not offend. I once witnessed a man exiting Hyde Hall when he noticed someone walking behind him; he held the door for this person who just so happened to be a woman.

Instead of responding with a smile and a thank you, she said, “False chivalry is setting our generation back so many years. I am just as capable of opening doors as you are.”

This woman was a poor example of what a feminist could and should be. She felt that a man’s holding a door open for her was condescending — to deem her inferior. She was looking for any reason to promote her own misguided version of feminism. Now she can tell her friends a story about the “misogynistic” man who held the door.

This sort of attitude is what gives feminists a bad name.

Those who filter daily interactions through a gender-specific lens and presume all men have an oppressive agenda forget what they are actually fighting for. These women want equality, but if they want something more, they are no better than any person or group who has tried to oppress them.

Those who be-

“False chivalry is setting our generation back so many years. I am just as capable of opening doors as you are.”

lieve women should have the same treatment as men — and hopefully there are many — need not be discouraged by misguided feminism.

Equal treatment is essential for the world to move forward.

In order to garner greater respect, perhaps feminists should redefine the term.

Feminism might mean the belief that all people are equal, and feminists might go by a new name: Equalists.

Equalism would strive to treat all people equally, even when it cannot level the playing field. For example, two people at a job interview should not be considered equal candidates if their resumes dictate otherwise. But they are still humans, and they should be treated with equal respect regardless of their resumes.

Unfortunately, equalists have many battles to fight. Not only must they compete with those feminists who give equality a bad name, but they must also fight women who give women a bad name, who fulfill sad stereotypes.

Also Equalists must fight the men who, during all three waves of feminism and throughout history, have oppressed their female counterparts.

Feminism must further evolve and shed its stigmas.

By working toward equality — offering equal wages and treatment — we can champion a wave of Equalism, w Jon Harvey, a of equality across senior theater management sexes. w major from Chesapeake, Va., weighs in on the issues affecting students today. [ April 2011 ] Crescent Magazine

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[ FASCINATING PEOPLE ]

Doctoral physical therapy students Kathy Shelton and Tim James set out to change their little corner of Evansville.

Perseverance pay$ off

by Rachel Solava

e’ve all had dreams before, big dreams. But the small percent of those dreams that do come true don’t often benefit the masses.

Doctoral physical therapy students Kathy Shelton and Tim James had an idea; they wanted to start a free clinic, putting their physical therapy knowledge to use to help the underprivileged.

With only two similar student-run clinics in the country — one in Florida and the other in North Carolina — Shelton and James relied on their own imaginations for the details of the project.

“You gotta build your castle in the sky first, then the foundation under it,” James said.

Shelton said she is the detail person while James is the big-idea man, making for the perfect partnership. Soon, they created Ace Community Action through Rehab and Education, and Ace CARE was born.

The building process began last spring when Shelton and James proposed their idea to department Chair Mary Kessler, professor of physical therapy, who embraced the idea and immediately became in-

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volved in the process.

Together Kessler, Shelton and James began discussing the challenges of a free clinic — mainly, where to have it and how accessible it would be to the targeted community of patients.

“Many of these individuals don’t have resources, some are homeless,” Kessler said.

Shelton and James had originally envisioned the clinic would be housed on campus, somewhere in Graves Hall, but they weren’t sure every patient would be able to get there, and there were numerous liability issues.

Kessler worked closely with Dean Lynn Penland, of the College of Education and Health Sciences, to deal with risk management and communicate with the administration.

Despite all their support, Shelton and James had a lot of work ahead of them to make their dream into a reality.

“I told them it was up to them — their determination — to get through the obstacles for getting something this big off the ground,” said Phil Plisky, assistant professor of physical therapy.

Then last fall the stars aligned for Shelton and James when the pair received a grant of nearly $10,000 from the Southwest Indiana Area Health Education Center, and more obstacles were eliminated.

Kessler explained that the grant money is put toward purchasing supplies for the clinic — such as splints, braces, exercise equipment, walkers and canes — and dispensing these to those who have critical needs.

Shelton and James cleared the final hurdle when Kessler suggested they pair with a local agency instead of holding the clinic on campus. The students presented their idea to Evansville Community Health Care, a primary care center for patients who don’t have insurance, are disabled or are unemployed.

“Partnering with ECHO was when everything started rolling so fast,” Shelton said.

“I never would have guessed it would be up and running by now.”

After nine months of brainstorming, planning and coordinating, Ace CARE received its first patients Jan. 12 at

ECHO’s office on John Street.

And Ace CARE is truly a win-win situation for all involved. Shelton explained that ECHO needed this service: the center had a physical therapist available at the clinic only once a month, and so the waiting list was more than 70 people. Now with Ace CARE there every Wednesday, the wait is down to a mere seven.

The clinic pairs a first-year physical therapy student with a second-year student, and both work under the supervision of volunteer physical therapists from the community.

“The biggest benefit [for students] is getting outside their comfort zones, working with a diverse population and learning the need for service in our profession,” Plisky said.

Under the supervision of a mentor, students apply the clinical skills they’ve learned in class and can get the realworld experience they desire.

“There is a stream of PT knowledge and expertise running through Evansville,” James said. “We are harnessing it and calling out, ‘Come to the water!’”

There has been an immense outpouring of volunteer time from students, faculty and local physical therapists. In the first six weeks at the clinic, 165 hours were logged.

Shelton and James’ dream has materialized into a reality — students have the opportunity to begin pro bono work while applying the knowledge they learn in the classroom, and services have expanded to allow for earlier treatment of patients.

“I think it’s phenomenal; [Kathy and Tim’s] perseverance is what made them successful,” Plisky said. “They are passionate about helping people — as are most physical therapists — but they took their passion and took action to

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KATHY & TIM’S

Favorite Medical Terms ••U.E. — An acronym for upper extremity. “I always thought it was targeting UE specifically,” Shelton said.

make something happen.”

The pair has proven their passion, and the reward is even sweeter than they imagined. They see it on the faces of peers and colleagues when they help a patient for the first time or when patients come back showing improvements.

“Believing in something is one thing, but taking action is another,” James said. “When you do, you open yourself to a world full of challenges and opportunities.”

Both Shelton and James hope to continue giving back after graduation. Shelton wants

to work in pediatrics, while James wants to open a service clinic for student mentors.

The two hope to start a service-learning physical therapy school by 2020; they even made a Facebook event to remind them of that goal, Shelton explained.

Kessler agreed that Shelton and James will never stop — they will always strive to do more with their education.

“They embody the qualities and attributes we as a faculty feel are important in colleagues and professional physical therapists,” she said. w

••Arbor Vitae — Latin for tree of life; a part of the cerebellum.

“It’s beautiful to see because it actually looks like a tree, and it helps with coordination,” Shelton said. “And coordination is beautiful,” James joked.

••Szczepanski — One of the physical therapy professors’ last names. “It’s the true test of PT knowledge to spell her name,” James said.

••Dysdiadochokinesa — A lack of rapid alternating movements.

“It reminds me of playing the piano with my left hand,” James said.

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[ THROUGH THE LENS 2 ] A monthly look at campus happenings

by Nathan Edmiston

Clockwise from top: Spring’s arrival drives scores of students outside, including freshman Jason Rizk, who takes advantage of the sun’s rays. • The first sign of spring lures freshman Joel Nash outdoors — to let the growing warmth induce him to sleep. • The newly sunny weather prompts freshman Veronica Asher to move her First-Year Seminar reading outdoors for a more tranquil setting. • An in-between-class adventure finds freshman Emrie Tomaiko challenging her climbing skills on one of the Front Oval trees.

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[ CAMPUS COMMENT ]

What would be your drag name and why?

“Scarlett Seduction. I have red hair, and it is a sensuous name, which matches my personality.”

• Collin Jones • Sophomore w

“Princess Squeezer Cheeser. I get people Squeezer Cheeser at four in the morning.”

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• Aaron Rickets • Junior

“Anita Honey.

That’s a good one.”

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• Lauren Zeabart • Sophomore

“Pamela Peaches — because I’m from Georgia, and it has the Pamela Anderson thing going for it. It’s a sexy name.”

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[ THE LISTS ]

it came from the internet

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great reads

As far as Laura Summers, circulation and interlibrary loan associate, is concerned.

“What is life without both fiction and nonfiction?” she said. Here are some of her favorites.

“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly: A Memoir of Life in Death” by Jean-Dominique Bauby (Vintage, 1998) • This memoir chronicles a French fashion magazine editor suddenly paralyzed, yet able to communicate by blinking his left eye. He blinks his way to recounting rich experiences and hilarious salvation attempts.

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“Kiss of the Spider Woman” by Manuel Puig (Vintage, 1991) • Molina is a homosexual window-dresser who details favorite scenes from a movie, while Valentin is a grumbling Marxist revolutionary; their common thread is sharing a cell in an Argentinean prison.

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“The Glass Castle: A Memoir” by Jeanette Walls (Scribner, 2005) • Imagine a writer in Manhattan attending a literati party, and across the street the writer’s homeless mother is rooting through the garbage.

Welcome to the world of the Walls, where free-spirit parents provide their kids with a childhood of carefree innocence.

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“Water for Elephants” by Sara Gruen (Algonquin Books, 2006) • College dropout Jacob Jabinski stows away with the Benzini Brothers Circus during the Depression and earns his keep as an unlicensed and empathetic veterinarian.

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“Junky: The Definitive Text of ‘Junk’” by William S. Burroughs (Penguin Books, 2003) • Semi-autobiographical and dangerous to read, this is a book for those who’ve been addicted, who are addicted and those who never will be but have considered the thought.

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Keeping a stocked kitchen can be a drag — especially when food keeps going bad before you can use it. Here are some kitchen staples that won’t go bad.

Sugar Bacteria cannot grow in sugar. Keep it in an airtight container or bag to avoid clumping.

••• Rice While brown rice is an exception to this rule, your white, wild, jasmine, basmati and Arborio rice will last forever.

••• Honey It will always be safe to eat — it has antibiotic properties. Don’t be turned off if it changes color a little; it will still be delicious in your tea.

••• Salt Whether it is plain table salt or sea salt, this staple will never spoil.

••• Maple syrup You keep this breakfast staple chilled or frozen and you’re in business.

—hine.yahoo.com

jake’s favorite country SONGS Junior Jake Fisher shares some of his favorite country songs.

“Why Not Me”•The Judds It was my first cassette tape, and it reminds me a lot of my childhood in the country.

“Somebody Like You”•Keith Urban It’s really catchy, and it reminds me of high school crushes. I listened to it all through high school.

“Don’t You Wanna Stay”•Kelly Clarkson It’s so pretty. I’ve always liked Kelly’s raspy voice. I think her doing country instead of pop works.

“Chattahoochee”•Alan Jackson My stepmom was obsessed with Allan Jackson. She would play it in the car all the time. It’s fun.

I guess I can relate to the conflict — different cultures mixing.

I think it is a real problem.” w Tarrah Edens w freshman w “Rent” (2005) It is generally a great musical.

It’s pretty uplifting, although it has some downsides. The songs are great; I was just listening to the soundtrack.” w Emmy Ogawa w freshman w “Moulin Rouge” (2001) It’s artsy and different. It is a new take on things. It takes pop culture music and makes it into something you wouldn’t expect.”

best movie

w Taylor Droste w sophomore w “The Sound of Music” (1965) It’s an interesting story. The music is really good. I’ve always really liked Julie Andrew’s voice.

[ A CLOSER LOOK ]

by Abby Sperry

LODATO

w Jessy Foster w freshman w “West Side Story” (1961)

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Title: Writing Center Academic Director Years at UE: 6 • Relationship Status: Married with Children Crescent Magazine: What exactly do you do as academic director of the Writing Center?

Lodato: Our mission is to help students improve their writing. We have a staff of good student tutors; I supervise the tutors as well as work with faculty to determine the best way to teach writing in class. One of our activities is the Writers’ Forum, in which published authors from the community come to discuss the writing process and how to get published.

It’s all about celebrating writing.

CM: Are all of the tutors students?

Lodato: They are all students from different majors, not just writing or English majors. It’s a good source of income for the student tutors and an opportunity to help others grow as writers. The job of the tutor is not just to proofread a student’s paper but to help them become a better writer.

CM: What are three things you simply can’t live without?

Lodato: My laptop, my Kindle (ereader) and playing bridge. Some people

would probably say a photo album, but I would have to have my laptop.

CM: What is your favorite book of all time and why?

Lodato: I would have to say “The Help” by Katherine Stockett. The writing is good, and the story takes place in the ‘60s, which was a formative time for me.

I also got to hear the author speak at the Victory Theatre.

CM: If you could meet any celebrity, living or dead, who would it be and why?

Lodato: Meryl Streep. I love “Mamma Mia,” and she makes me so happy.

CM: If you could have one last meal before you pass away, what would it be?

Lodato: A salad, sushi, ice cream, some kind of pasta and a chocolate brownie.

CM: What do you recall as your best college memory?

Lodato: One year I fell into working Musical Madness when the other director suddenly had to step down. Also, I would have to say my philosophy class — where I met my husband. w

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[ JUST THE FACTS ]

[ CRESCENT CROSSWORD ] ACROSS

1867

— Frank Milhous attends Moores Hill College. A century later, his grandson, Richard Milhous Nixon, is elected president of the United States.

1917 1920

— A committee votes to move Moores Hill College to Evansville.

— Moores Hill College alumni go to the courthouse to have their diplomas endorsed by Evansville College.

1927

— While posting signs around campus, President Alfred E. Hughes falls into a well. Fortunately, he manages to grasp the sides of the well with his hands and climbs out unharmed.

1946

— The GI Bill grants free tuition to returning soldiers, and Evansville College vows to admit all qualified veterans. Enrollment climbs from 400 to 1,505 students, many of whom take classes in the National Guard Armory and on the auditorium stage.

1963

— Evansville College purchases an IBM 1620, and mathematics professor Clarence Buesking is named director of the new computer center.

1969

1 Cocoon insect 5 Former Korean president 9 Genetic letters 12 Dunlin bird 13 Male noble 14 Edible root 15 Sayings (suf.)

16 Vex 18 Having (suf.)

20 Shout 21 Formula 23 Fish with bait on the surface 24 Buddhist monk in nirvana 25 Held a session 26 Offense 29 Trouble 30 Mortar mixer 31 Shoshonean 32 River into the North Sea 33 Cistern 34 Oriental 36 Month abbr.

37 Jot 38 Fetish 40 Fundamental 41 Incense ingredient 43 Rubbish: Brit.

46 Anecdotes 47 Work (Sp.) 48 United States Dept. of Agriculture (abbr.)

49 Ten decibels 50 Corner 51 Wampum

9 Old Eng. gold piece 10 National (abbr.)

11 Soul or spirit (Fr.) 17 Flap 19 Choose 21 Electric catfish 22 Great Lake 23 Flat fish 25 Pouch 26 Bag 37 Italic (abbr.)

28 Haw. goose 30 Mortar beater 33 Seamark 34 S.A. sloths 35 Rile (2 words) 36 Coniferous tree 37 Muslim divorce 38 Without (Ger.) 39 Semitic deity 40 Pressure (pref.)

41 Public vehicle 42 Or best offer (abbr.)

44 Food and Drug Admin. (abbr.)

45 Cigarette: Brit. slang

ANSWERS

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Greek letter Caribbean lizard Card game Abbey (Sp.) Queen (Fr.) Stag Slip Educe

— UE develops a competitive wrestling team. Unfortunately, the program is dropped in 1981 in order to reduce athletic budget deficits.

1978

— Davies Bellamy, today a UE associate professor of education, is recruited from Trinidad to play men’s soccer. He is the leading scorer for UE’s first NCAA Division I team, in addition to running cross-country.

1981 1982

— Administration Hall is renamed to honor former business manager Ralph Olmsted.

— Six Harlaxton students are killed in a car accident on the estate. Six poplar trees are planted in their memory along the main drive by the side of the soccer field.

2000

— A robot, called Pioneer I, participates in a groundbreaking ceremony for renovations to the Koch Center, handing gloves to the eight officials who wield the actual shovels.

2001

— After concerns are raised about a kiln releasing hazardous chemicals in the ceramics and sculpture studio, a new kiln is purchased for $18,000.

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