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COUNTY HUNTER | Jamelyn Wheeler

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FASCINATING PEOPLE | Cassie Gutman

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FEATURE | Jamelyn Wheeler

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OVERTIME | Amy Reinhart

05 Myth Busters 06 Innovation 10 First Time 13 Q&A

Halloween just screams dark and unknown. Walk on the macabre side at the Civitan Club’s Zombie Farm for an eerie good time.

A summer internship with the Grand Ole Opry put Mallet Reid alongside country music’s finest and made for an unforgettable experience.

FEATURE | Amy Reinhart The Discover IMPACT programs help students grow personally and professionally so they can make a difference outside the classroom.

COVER | Alexandra Wade Piercings are a traditional art form that have been around for centuries. While considered taboo by some, others see beauty in the look.

Acceptance has grown, but no matter what, they are here to stay.

Legendary coach Arad McCutchan is credited with putting UE on the map for accomplishments that deserve recognition even today.

UE’s Lithuanian-born men’s basketball players are no strangers to the sport, and what they bring to the team is more than just height.

27 Super Snaps 28 Through the Lens 30 Even the Score 34 Athletes in Action

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Campus Crime A Closer Look Off the Wall Half the Wit

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Full citizenship means accepting marriage equality.

R&B artist Frank Ocean came out on July 4, 2012, via a blog post that revealed his unrequited love for another man at age 19, attracting immediate media and public attention. His Independence Day confession highlights the friction between civil rights and the law. More public figures are embracing their sexual identities, and more people are acknowledging members of the LGBT community as full-fledged citizens entitled to equal rights, a basic component of the Constitution.

But the majority of the nation continues to deny these rights to its citizens despite a growing public acceptance. A July 2013 Gallup Poll shows that 52 percent of Americans would vote for a federal law legalizing marriage equality versus 27 percent in 1996, when the poll was first conducted. Those who oppose legalization include rightleaning, religious and older Americans.

Washington, D.C. and 13 states currently recognize marriage equality, while six states offer broad protections short of marriage. In international terms, 16 countries completely accept same-sex marriages — mostly in the developed, Western world.

The U.S. differs from other developed nations because of its size and diversity. But the federal government has skirted the issue to state jurisdiction since it fundamentally denies rights to LGBTs whose marriages are recognized in some states but not in the majority of the country — complete freedom does not extend to all citizens.

A hierarchy is established that determines who deserves to live a full life and, by its definition, that marginalizes LGBTs who lack political power.

But equal rights are advancing with the repeal in June 2013 of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, which defines marriage as between a man and a woman. The DOMA repeal extends federal benefits in health care and taxes to homosexual couples regardless of whether the state they live in recognizes their marriage or not. Married people are entitled to financial benefits that include Social Security, disability, pension and veterans’ benefits, and they have the right to file joint tax returns, not to mention the right to obtain joint health, home and auto insurance policies.

Under DOMA, same-sex spouses could have even been denied spousal coverage under Medicare and Medicaid. Gay couples in states that allowed gay marriage faced health insurance disparities that cost about $1,069 per year in additional taxes, according to a 2007 study by the Center for

American Progress and the Williams Institute.

One spouse’s health benefits under his or her employer were treated as income for the other spouse, subject to federal income tax. The Internal Revenue Service says that any spousal health insurance benefits may get pretax treatment and be excluded from income.

Same-sex couples can collect each other’s Social Security benefits after their spouse’s death as well, granting each household potentially thousands of dollars worth of survivors’ benefits. But even though more people are receiving benefits, they have to marry in states that have legalized same-sex marriage for them to apply, so gays are forced to worm for their rights. The DOMA repeal only affects LGBT couples who can legally marry.

If a spouse wants to sponsor his or her international partner for a green card, it has to be done in a state that has legalized same-sex marriage. Domestic partners do not receive the same benefits, and states still do not have to recognize same-sex marriages performed by other states.

The DOMA repeal helps countless gays — but not enough — and marriage equality needs to extend to all states. The deterrence lies in those Americans who cite personal reasons such as religion for opposing same-sex marriage, but personal religious beliefs should not come into play in political matters since the U.S. endorses a separation of church and state policy.

The bottom line is that there are gay citizens who are American citizens who deserve equal treatment under the law. Nowhere in our country’s provisional documents is marriage defined as being between just a man and a woman. By endorsing homophobic rhetoric, we are breeding further confusion and endemic bullying, especially among teenagers, such as in the case of 14-yearold Jamey Rodemeyer, who committed suicide in 2011, or 18-year-old Rutgers student Tyler Clementi in 2010, both victims of homophobic cyberbullying. A developed nation should not cultivate such a persecuting mentality.

Granting equal rights to all American citizens does not lead to a moral coup — it simply extends basic freedoms to all citizens. LGBTs gaining equal rights will not cause a devaluation of those rights. If they are indeed entitled to the same benefits under the law as any American, they should have the right to marry whomever they choose, particularly if the only prevention is the personal opinion of those with narrow mindsets.

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So what’s the deal with lost aid, social media contracts and parking tickets?

Crescent Magazine presents Myth Busters each issue and compares UE’s so-called myths to those at similar schools such as Butler, Millikin (Ill.) and Brescia (Ky.) to see how we compare.

“Safety & Security’s work-study parking-ticket writers have a citation quota to meet.”

Many students who park on campus assume that the work-studies who wander campus looking for parking violations are out to nab each of them. It is not uncommon for students to berate ticket writers they see giving them — or others — a citation, and everyone seems to think the ticket writers have a quota to fill.

“They don’t,” said Geneva Davis, security’s senior administrative assistant who supervises the work-studies. “In fact, I know some of them could give more than they do.”

Davis records those tickets written and said she also notes the number of tickets each work-study issues but only so she knows they are doing their jobs, not to measure against a quota.

Junior Chris Ables, who was a ticket writer for two years, said he never was told to write a certain number of tickets, adding that his only motivation to cite violators was the positive response he got for doing his job.

“My supervisor was really nice,” he said.

“It would kind of make me feel good if I wrote a few tickets and she might say, ‘Good job.’ You know, it was like reinforcement.”

Work-studies are not the only personnel who issue tickets. Security officers write citations, too. This is more in line with at least one other Indiana school.

Butler uses its campus police department to write citations and even employs a full-time parking enforcement officer whose

only job is to enforce Butler’s parking rules.

Other officers write citations, but it is not their main responsibility. And Andy Ryan, Butler’s assistant chief of police for administration, echoed Davis when it came to a quota.

“There is no stated quota,” he said. “Officially or unofficially.” A myth? Yes.

“UE is going to require all students to sign and agree to a social media contract.”

Most students use at least one form of social media, if not several. But the popularity of Facebook, Twitter and other interactive sites spread so quickly that it has caught many college administrators off guard. Now some schools are looking to enforce what students can and cannot say on certain sites by instituting social media regulations.

But Dean Dana Clayton, vice president for Student Affairs, said it is not something UE is looking into at this time.

“I would never say never,” she said, “but it’s not something we’re having a conversation about right now.”

While NCAA student-athletes and their coaches must follow standard NCAA rules about social media, there are no other policies UE student-athletes have to follow.

Brescia (Ky.) and Butler have policies for their student-athletes, and Butler is looking into social media guidelines for all of its students. Brescia views such a policy for all students as overkill.

“We would consider it to be part of overall student behavior,” said Dean Joshua Clary, of Student Development. “Students are responsible for their behavior on and off campus, and that extends to the cyberworld.”

Administrators at all three schools admit they want to protect their students from cyberbullying and hate speech but recog-

nize students’ right to free speech, which, for UE students, is acknowledged in the Student Handbook. A myth? Yes.

“All scholarship and grant money is forfeited if you move off campus.”

The Student Handbook states that full renewal of financial aid for a student depends on whether the student continues to live in on-campus housing.

It is understandable that some students misinterpret this to mean that if they move off campus they will lose some or all of their financial aid. The truth is that while scholarship awards and grants will decrease, the amount is only reduced by what the residence hall room cost was the student’s freshman year.

“We’re never taking the full value that [a student] had in the beginning,” said JoAnn Laugel, Financial Aid director. “The room cost always would have been more than what we’re taking back.”

The reduction is based on the overall cost to attend UE. For on-campus students, this amount includes room and board, so UE tries to award them more financial aid.

The costs to students residing off campus are less, so aid is reduced.

Brescia’s policy is similar to UE’s, with financial aid based on the overall cost, which does include room and board. But Millikin’s (Ill.) approach is different. Its aid is based on a student’s overall level of need, regardless of whether he or she lives on campus or off.

“We do have a policy in terms of gift assistance for students who live at home or with parents,” said Cheryl Howerton, Millikin’s financial aid director. “If someone is just living off campus, we still expect that they have the same level of need, so we offer the same level of aid.” A myth? Yes. 10.2013 11.2012| lCrescent CrescentMagazine Magazine 055

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rat power Searching for a baby formula upgrade.

Most people really dislike rats, but for junior Evan Meiman, the best part of his day happens early each morning when he gets to work with them in Koch Center’s rat lab.

The neuroscience and psychology major uses rats to determine if a certain compound improves cognition. If it does, it could find its way into Mead Johnson baby formulas.

“If it does eventually get into baby formula,” Meiman said, “we could be cognitively advancing babies into the future. Smarter babies lead to being able to become smarter people as a whole. Smarter people make a smarter world.”

Experiments are done in three phases that test the rats’ overall brainpower. First, the rats are placed in a box that simulates an open environment since they instinctively avoid places where they cannot hide. An inquisitive rat will rear and jump in the middle of the chamber while a nervous, less cognitive rat will groom itself along the sides and in the corners.

Next, they are placed in a large water maze. Without being able to look down, the rats have to use spatial cues to find a platform.

On the sixth day, the platform is removed. If a rat spends most of its time swimming where the platform was, it has remembered those spatial cues.

Finally, the rats undergo testing in an acoustic startle chamber. Here, the rats’ behavior in response to a loud, random noise is recorded. The more cognitively advanced the rat is, the smaller the reaction to the repeated stimulus.

Like good scientists, Meiman and Lora Becker, associate professor of psychology and neuroscience program director, are waiting until they finish testing this fall to decide what behaviors can be attributed to the compound.

“It would be so cool if my research could wind up in a formula that cognitively advances babies because I was up at 7 a.m. walking around a plastic box,” Meiman said.

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With raging hillbillies and flesh-hungry zombies, thrill-seekers will be drawn to Warrick County to the haunting Zombie Farm.

A TRULY TERRIFYING TIME awaits you at the Zombie Farm as you cautiously venture through its haunted forest while fleeing from the undead. With cannibalistic hillbillies and chainsaw-wielding clowns startling you at every turn, the combination of horrifying backwoodsmen and nighttime provides the right amount of scare — and humor.

The Zombie Farm, just 20 minutes away in Newburgh, Ind., is located at the Civitan Club on Vann Road, which provides a haunting and visually appealing atmosphere. Unlike other haunted houses, the Zombie Farm does not limit the experience to inside. An outdoor configuration allows visitors to roam through a zombie-infested playground intended to scare the crap out of you while throwing in a bit of humor along the way.

The attraction opened last weekend and is open every Thursday through Sunday in October, as well as Nov. 1–2. Marketing representative Lee Garnett recommends the last two weekends in October for the best scare and said that even though the farm can be a busy place on Friday and Saturday nights, there is entertainment available even while waiting in line. Guests will enjoy Zombie Farm Radio, the newest addition to the experience, to pass the time as they wait to enter.

Luckily for visitors, the actors do not simply hunt down their victims; they provide comic relief as they traverse the path.

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same time,” Garnett said. “We like for you to have a mixture of feelings.”

The Zombie Farm is celebrating its 40th year and is the only nonprofit haunted house in the area. As a fundraiser for the Civitan Club, proceeds benefit local charities such as Easter Seals and the Special Olympics. More than 50 volunteer actors from local high schools and other organizations don costumes and chilling makeup to terrify and engross guests. Joint efforts from the club and its junior club partners, made up of students, allows the Zombie Farm to thrive every year.

Volunteers provide an array of characters to scare any visitor. As some run through the forest to sneak up on unsuspecting victims, others show off bloody scenes of murder and torture. If acting tough is your defense and you antagonize the zombies, expect to be a target — if you bother them, they will bother you. “[Guests] come back because they know what to expect,” Garnett said. “We have grotesque themes, but there’s a lot of humor too.”

For a full-scare tour, visit from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday and Sunday and from 7 p.m. to midnight Friday and Saturday. Tickets are $12, although $2 coupons are available online. Organizers recommend that visitors leave cell phones and other electronic devices in their vehicles.

For more information, visit zombiefarm.net or facebook.com/newburghzombiefarm.

Day Trips — Brown County

The rustic atmosphere of Nashville, Ind., captivates thousands of visitors every fall. With a wide variety of shopping, entertainment and dining, there is something to please any taste.

Antique malls and live entertainment at the Brown County Playhouse may entice tourists, but Nashville is best known for its concentration of artists and crafters. More than 200 artists call Brown County home, and tours of their studios are available throughout October. The Back Roads of Brown County Studio Tour — $5 for adults — provides a driving trip for visitors to interact with artists and see them at work.

To admire quaint shops and studios while enjoying the fall foliage, take the two hour and 30 minute drive up Highway 69N to Brown County. Visit browncounty.com for more events and destinations.

Covered Bridge Festival — Parke County

A two and a half hour drive up U.S. 41N will take you to Indiana’s largest festival, the Covered Bridge Festival, scheduled for

Oct. 11–20 in Rockville, Ind. With an array of shopping, food and entertainment sure to please, visitors can wander through antique stores, sample the wares of traveling vendors and watch crafters at work from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the courthouse lawn.

To finish off the evening, the Ritz Theater provides entertainment such as a traditional melodrama for $7 per ticket. Check out coveredbridges.com for more information.

Dance the Night Away — Vanderburgh County

Indiana’s largest wooden dance floor is the site of Dance the Night Away, a masquerade ball for dancers of all ages set for 7:30–10:30 p.m. Oct. 25. Don a colorful mask while you swing, ballroom dance and enjoy the music. Both beginners and experienced dancers are welcome and may enter to win door prizes.

Benefiting VOICES, an local agency working to serve and uphold the rights of Evansville’s nursing home and assisted living residents, the ball will be at the VFW, 110 N. Wabash Ave. Tickets are $10 per person. A cash bar and buffet will be offered from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. for $8.95 per person. For more information, visit dancethenightaway13.eventbrite.com.

“Dracula” — Vanderburgh County

The Last Minute Production Co. and D’Alto Studio of Performing Arts will present Steven Dietz’s adaptation of the ultimate horror story “Dracula” from Oct. 31 through Nov. 2. The myth of the blood-sucking vampire has haunted people for centuries so bringing the suspense of Bram Stoker’s classic novel to the stage is perfect for this time of year. The show is filled with humor and horror and is only intended for adult audiences.

The show begins at 7:30 p.m. at the D’Alto Studio’s blackbox theater, 303 N. Stockwell Road. Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for students. Call 812–402–4166 for more information and to make ticket reservations.

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Garza has taught in Evansville, I was the first man to try her belly dancing class. Though a few male belly dancers have earned fame, most people still consider it a woman’s art. Whatever feminine side I had didn’t help me match the dancers at the Heidi Garza Dance Studio, 4924 Plaza East Blvd.

The studio looked like a club, dim except for the spinning strobe light scattering neon colors everywhere. Mirrors stretched from wall to wall from the front to the back of the room. The women wore gym attire with coin scarves wrapped around their waists, and Garza loaned me one. I took off my shoes and joined the other barefoot dancers.

Garza started the music, and we warmed up with a dance. We stretched our arms, tossed our hips and arched our heels. I immediately fell behind. Jessica Mosby, a dancer to my right, repeated moves for me, and I tried to copy her. I thought I was doing well until I looked in the mirror. A gangly mess stared back.

After the warmup, Garza gave a brief history of belly dancing. The dance originated in Egypt, though today it includes techniques from historical forms found throughout the world. The name itself is misleading as the dance uses many body parts — mainly the hips.

“Now this is a sexy workout,” Garza said. But when she looked my way, she added that belly dancing was supposed to be elegant, not sexual. Garza teaches chaste belly dance. Belly dancers wear multilayered costumes that only expose their arms and bellies. “What do you say, ‘nasty?’” she said. “No nasty.”

Garza then took us through the basic moves of belly dancing. For the drop, dancers lift one heel and raise the hip above it up and down. In the lock, they push and pull their hips side to side. For the shimmy, dancers shake their knees rapidly. The moves work as if to let the abs swim around in the torso. Constantly, I thought I was getting it until I checked the mirror again and again. Puppets off their crossbars might have looked better.

While learning the shimmy, Garza set magazines on everyone’s heads. If you didn’t shimmy correctly, the magazine would fall off. Mosby shimmied well enough. Her abs pulsated and rattled her coin scarf as she stepped sideways. But when I tried it, the magazine slid right off — again and again and again.

When we learned the basics, Garza showed us 20 advanced combos that strung locks, drops

and shimmies in a challenging sequence. Where I staggered before, I epically failed now. Garza and a few dancers flowed through the moves with grace. But somewhere during a shimmied knee or clap above the head, I lost my poise. I paused to watch the other dancers rattle their coin scarves in tune. Belly dancers wear zills — small finger castanets — and other belly dancing attire like veils and coin scarves that work in concert with the song and dancer to enhance the music. Men who belly dance usually wear harem pants and an open vest adorned with clinking metals.

“There are so many different garments dependent on the choreography,” Garza said.

Once the advanced portion was finished, Garza cooled the class down with one more song.

Here and there I caught myself in the mirror dropping my hips just like Garza and Mosby. I smiled.

After the lesson was over, I talked with Mosby, who began dancing there as an activity to do with her daughter. She praised Garza and said the studio personnel were like another family.

“It’s a great place to de-stress,” she said. “I come in after EMS and school, and I sweat out my problems. I become Sweat-xy.” — Garza’s coined term to describe her students.

The advantages of belly dancing are many.

It is both a muscle and cardio workout but much livelier than running or lifting weights. One dancer said she lost 60 pounds from using dance as an exercise, but Garza said her favorite part was the self-expression.

“The song has no lyrics,” she said. “When I dance, I feel like I’m the lyrics of the song. My body, my outfit — is the instrument. Whatever you want to say, you say with your body.”

My group lesson cost $5, and workshops cost between $10–15. Customers can also purchase memberships for $41.99 per month. Belly dancing classes are at 6:45 p.m. Tuesdays, and the studio also offers Zumba and Zumba toning. The class schedule can be found online at heidigarzadancestudio.webs.com.

As I was leaving, I realized that what I said with my body was probably too crude for words.

Used to running, weightlifting and following “Insanity,” I struggled with this intricate dance. But when I left the studio, I walked lighter on my heels, more aware of my body’s intricacy. And my hips ached — badly.

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Helping students to become involved to make a difference in their lives and others’.

Geoff Edwards, Center for Student Engagement director Q: What exactly is the purpose of the Center for Student Engagement?

A: The Center for Student Engagement is a one-stop shop for all information relating to campus student engagement. Students come to us to discuss organizations, leadership opportunities, service opportunities and student government. We tend to be an information hub for all things activity- or organization-related.

Q: Why should students get involved?

A: There is research that indicates that a student’s college experience is stronger if he or she is involved in campus life. And there is a lot of research that suggests students do better academically if they are involved. Striking a balance by being in a club or organization helps with time management skills and helps students to realize what life is like after college.

Q: How can students balance their coursework along with campus involvement?

A: UE has 150-plus student organizations, and more than half are academic-related. Many students are also probably involved in some sort of social organization that goes along with

an interest. The balance comes by making sure you are not in 16 different organizations, and you have to decide where you can be a member versus if you can be a leader.

Q: How do you address the complaint that there is not enough to do on campus?

A: SAB had a conversation about moving all of its programs to the weekends, so starting on Thursdays there is movie night, and then all of SAB’s other programs are on Friday nights.

That was a new paradigm, a shift in thinking for SAB and for the other organizations we approach. There is almost always something going on, and for SAB to spend money on something that gets a very small turnout is a poor use of resources.

Q: How does CSE help students get involved with activities off campus?

A: Most of our students are engaged in community service through other organizations. When asked, I sit down with either a person or a group, and we discuss what they would like to do. We want to connect students with their interests so that their service is enjoyable. The more we can do that the better.

Q: Some students feel that there are way too many Greek events on campus. Do you agree?

A: I personally reject the idea that there is too much emphasis on Greek life. What gets publicized most happens to be put on by Greek organizations — for example: philanthropies. The only people who support them are other Greek organizations because they want support for their own philanthropies in turn. I think what we can do better is help publicize what the philanthropies are about. Let’s focus on the organizations we are raising money for as opposed to the groups that are hosting the events.

Q: How does CSE help students make an impact in their organizations?

A: With all our leadership programs, we help students develop skills so they can help our clubs and organizations grow — the transformational part of IMPACT. It helps the community, even if it’s just developing their own members to go out and be better people. It’s an important characteristic for the university to continue to thrive on — not just that we are building competent people, but we are building competent people who care.

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PEOPLE

fascinating

YOU CAN’T WALK DOWN Opryland Drive in Nashville, Tenn., without overhearing people gush about the rich history of the Grand Ole Opry and the almost spiritual feeling many say they get from just entering its hallowed doors. When senior Mallet Reid needed an internship to satisfy a requirement for his communication degree, country music and the legendary music hall were the furthest things from his mind. But landing an internship with Nashville’s No. 1 attraction and what is referred to as the “home of American music” turned out to be a highlight of his college career.

After a few conversations and some encouragement from Linda Wulf, Career Development assistant director, Reid contacted the Opry’s senior marketing manager, Dan Rogers, overloading his inbox with emails. When Rogers finally replied, he offered the persistent Reid the chance to visit him in Nashville and shadow him for a day to see what the internship would be like. Rogers made a positive impression on Reid — and vice versa — because by the end of the day, Reid had filled out an employment application, and Rogers had hired him for the summer.

Nashville was new territory for Reid and so was its music. Before his internship, country was

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GRAND OLE TIME

It was a summer experience of a lifetime, an internship that found senior Mallet Reid mingling with country music’s rising stars and veterans.

“I was so close I could see his sweat rolling down his head. That was the moment I knew I was going to love working there.”

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not on his playlist. But as soon as he arrived, he knew that would have to change if he wanted to have a successful experience. Reid raided the Opry’s offices looking for every newspaper, magazine and book he could find that would highlight the artists he’d be working with. He even tried to listen and learn 10 country songs every night.

“I found an incredible appreciation for what country music stood for and what the Grand Ole Opry stood for,” he said.

After scouring his resources and studying greatest hits and breakout artists, he then had to cope with actually working with the celebrities — Lee Greenwood, Carrie Underwood and Dierks Bentley, to name a few. Reid was equally overwhelmed and horrified by all the rules he had to remember when interacting with the stars. “Don’t get too close,” “Don’t ask for autographs,” “Don’t talk about yourself” and “Don’t try to network with them” were just a few of the “don’ts” on a seemingly endless list.

“I was trying to be professional while in the face of these people, and it was very difficult,” Reid said. “It was a dulling exercise every single time I worked with them.”

His second day on the job, Greenwood, who is best known for his 1985 hit “God Bless the U.S.A.,” was to perform a show for military veterans that included a preconcert parade. When the parade marshal did not show, Reid was asked to fill in. He led about 700 veterans through the streets of downtown Nashville, ending on the revered Opry stage right behind Greenwood.

“I was so close I could see his sweat rolling down his head,” Reid said. “That was the moment I knew I was going to love working there.”

Even though the job had its fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants moments, Reid learned to balance meetings, interviews and talking naturally with big-name superstars. He came to trust his instincts and realized that following strict guidelines was not always the road to success — breaking them sometimes led to innovative ideas that got you noticed. He also discovered that along with the high profile moments came the mundane ones.

“I learned how to sit in a freaking cubicle for 14 hours, which I never thought I could do,” Reid said. “It was hell.”

But even with all the hours sitting behind a desk, Reid said he knew from the start that living in Nashville and interning with the Opry was an opportunity not many were fortunate enough to have. He said he appreciated every minute and made his workdays last as long as he could, usually starting early and staying late. Since Tuesday Night Opry shows are extremely popular during the

summer, it was common for his workday to often last 16 hours.

But one of the hardest parts of living in Nashville was balancing his internship with the nonstop nightlife. Even with his limited free time, self-control was sometimes hard to come by since there was always something going on. It was a fast-paced place compared to the low-key atmosphere of UE. “[At UE,] I had to get comfortable with a quieter routine,” Reid said.

“There, I could be anyone and do anything I wanted to do.”

Reid said one of the best parts of the experience was learning life skills. In school, he said he has been taught to look for theoretical solutions to problems, but he found these did not always apply when interacting with celebrities and Opry executives.

“I was consistently working on networking and looking for ways to better my education,” he said. “A lot of things I’d learned [in class] were not what I was actually doing on the job.”

Aside from his internship, hard work is nothing new to Reid. A four-year member of the men’s swimming and diving team, he has been diving since he was in eighth grade. Coach Rickey Perkins has watched his only male diver mature since arriving at UE, improving his techniques while adjusting to the team’s dynamic. Because the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams practice and usually compete at the same meets, Reid spends much of his time with the women divers. He enjoys his time with the women, but said all things Pinterest frequently dominate the conversation.

“I practically have to wear a tampon to fit in,” Reid joked.

Raised in Hobbs, N.M., Reid is known for his fun-loving and outgoing personality. And his easygoing manner hasn’t been lost on his coach, who said the one thing Reid does not do is complain.

“He’s in a tough position being the only male diver we’ve had for the past three years,” Perkins said. “I always tell my team, ‘Champions are made in the dark — they’re made when no one’s watching you.’”

Perkins thinks Reid’s final diving season will be a positive one, one where he can do his best work.

“The culmination of all that hard work in the dark is going to show,” he said.

In addition to diving, Reid has been a member of a number of organizations over the years, including Orientation Leaders. But the one constant has been Sigma Alpha Epsilon. While fraternity brothers are known to give each other a hard time about any lots of things, Reid gets taunted by his brothers for a trait not always found in college-age men — he is a meticulous cleaner. Whether it is vacuuming his room, washing the dishes or doing his laundry every night, the man likes to be tidy.

“Sometimes it gives him peace and relaxation,” said senior Jordan Moses, who has been Reid’s roommate since they pledged together their freshman year. “And sometimes he just wants to clean.”

It seems that Reid is on his way to finding his place in the world and has complemented his education with an impressive internship by being persistent, level-headed and charming — all traits that will aid him in the years to come. His willingness to try new things while remaining loyal to others is also a testament to the man.

“A lot of people are good at one thing,” Moses said. “Mallet tries to combine all of [his] and be the best at everything, making himself as diverse as possible.”

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FEATURE

Discover IMPACT certificate programs aim to help students thrive and supplement their classroom learning.

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BEING ACTIVE IN ORGANIZATIONS, volunteering to assist those less fortunate and preparing for careers is part of college life. But UE has bumped it up a notch with the introduction of several certificate programs known as Discover IMPACT. The idea for the certificates came from conversations with president Tom Kazee, who said students tend to take advantage of resources available to them late in their college careers, but the certificates are incentives for students to get ahead early.

“What we’re hoping to do with these certificates is to say if you do these things, you will become engaged in these things early so that by the time you graduate you have institutional imprimatur,” he said.

The certificates tie into UE’s new IMPACT theme by giving students different experiences that would benefit — impact — their futures. In addition to showing potential employers that UE graduates are a step above others, organizers hope the programs will have a meaningful effect on participants.

“You’ll grow in ways you didn’t think possible,” Kazee said.

“You’ll see horizons you didn’t know were there.”

The three certificate programs are offered though Career Development and Student Engagement, with each certificate costing $50 — although $25 is refunded once a student successfully completes that program.

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dents who have a certain impressive GPA or who pass an interview process. The Leadership certificate program is different; it’s open to everyone.

The first step of the program is taking the Leadership Practice Inventory, which consists of 30 statements evaluating a student’s leadership skills. After the assessment, students find someone who can further evaluate their skills. Cara Fabrocini, Center for Student Engagement assistant director, said the scores and the additional evaluation give students a realistic view of their leadership abilities.

“We tend to under evaluate our own leadership, and some students over exaggerate their leadership,” she said.

After finishing the assessments, students create an action plan with goals for how they want to improve. This helps students see their strengths and weaknesses. They put their plan into action through 20 hours of educational programming, whether through classes that CSE offers or lectures relating to leadership.

Students will also do three professional development experiences, such as attending events organized by Center for Career Development.

Another component of the program is team experience, which can include such things as membership in organizations, working with a professor on research or holding a part-time job.

As long as the experience is meaningful, Fabrocini said students can include it.

Once students complete these requirements, they write three reflection essays — one each on educational programming, team experiences and professional development. The ac-

tion plan and essays then go into an online portfolio for faculty and administrators to evaluate.

Although it may seem like a lot of work, Fabrocini said UE wants students to be able to reflect on what they have learned and walk away from the experience with a true understanding of leadership and what it involves.

“Everything we’re asking of a student is doable,” she said.

“We want this to be something a student is proud of and can put on a resume and talk about during an interview, so it does have to be a bit rigorous.”

Fabrocini said the program also aims to help students connect as leaders, giving them a distinguishable opportunity while at UE and beyond.

“We want students to leave here confident,” she said. “We have a lot of smart students who aren’t ready to be supervisors and mentors, and that’s what’s being asked of them. This is an opportunity for them to develop those skills. You should feel like you’re ready to go out and do what you’ve been studying.”

ADVANCED CAREER EDUCATION Another program that aims to help students succeed is the Advanced Career Education certificate. Started last year, the ACE certificate is meant to provide participants with a thorough understanding of the many components of the successful job search. Gene Wells, CCD director, said the program has three components: self-evaluation, communication and image, and engagement and connection.

The first stage of the program has students taking an online personality assessment called “Do What You Are,” which is meant to narrow students’ interests and career aspirations. Students then write a reflection essay on what they learned about themselves and how the results relate to their major and career interests.

Communication and image focuses on professionalism and includes such things like creating a cover letter and resume and doing a mock interview. Finally, students will develop an action plan as part of the engagement and connection component that will help them with their job search — including securing internships. It also includes utilizing such resources as UE Connect and career fairs.

Wells said although students will be certainly be held accountable, CCD gives them guidelines along the way.

“We want to teach people how to fish,” he said. “We don’t want to give them a fish, but we don’t want to make it so hard to get a fish.”

A key part of the program is motivation, and Wells said without it, it is difficult to satisfactorily complete the program. About 70 students signed up last year, but only eight finished; most were seniors. He attributes this to the fact that most students do not seek internships or any kind of practical experience until their junior or senior year. But that should not deter students from getting involved early.

“It’s really about the level of effort a student does in an experience-based piece,” Wells said. “If you have basic motivation, you could get it done in a semester.”

Wells said seniors are asked prior to graduating if their

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UE education was transformative, but many have not really thought about it. The ACE program forces them to think on the past four years and what they have gained.

“It’s about facing, understanding and celebrating this trail of accomplishments and recognition of the fact that it holds value,” he said.

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Volunteering is part of UE’s culture and is emphasized through such projects as the Freshman Service Project, Makea-Difference Day and UE Gives Back. Students can continue their altruism this year through the Social Responsibility program, which focuses on diversity, service and sustainability. Participants complete 20 hours of educational programming and 20 hours of volunteering or action followed by reflection on those areas.

The education component comes from CSE-led sessions or other lectures. Students can also take specific courses that relate to social responsibility. Geoff Edwards, Center for Student Engagement director, said this fall there are three courses that fulfill the requirement: First-Year Seminar 112, “Food: Culture and Controversy”; Religion 254, “Christian Worship: From Jesus Christ to Joel Osteen”; and Interdisciplinary 150, “The American Corporation.” Participants who take one of the courses only complete 10 hours of volunteering. The freshman class has to complete the certificate to graduate.

There are two ways students can complete the program’s action component: by participating in a CSE-sponsored project or proposing their own volunteer plan. CSE’s project this semester is helping Habitat for Humanity build a house for a local family in need. The 10 students accepted for the project go to the site each Wednesday morning to work on the house.

Edwards said the program’s goal is to teach students in and out of the classroom. Learning more about a topic may also inspire students to continue with it after the knowledge is gained, even following graduation. It will also reinforce that they are making a difference.

“I want them to say first that ‘I learned something about that that I didn’t already know,” he said. “None of these projects will end anything, but it may make students commit to a bigger project. Seeing that success may make a student commit to working long-term on that issue.”

And just like the other certificates, students can empha-

I want them to say first that ‘I learned something about that that I didn’t already know.’” size the social responsibility experience on their resumes to showcase their volunteerism to potential employers.

“If this is something you’re passionate about, there’s no reason to disconnect your work and your personal [life],” Edwards said. “I think it’s going to say more about students going into the workforce than the skills they have. We know they have the skills, but we also want to know they have character.”

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A ESTHETICS

COVER STORY

by Alexandra Wade

LT E R N AT I V E

Accepted or not, piercings make a statement — that you like the way they look.

BODY MODIFICATION. The phrase alone causes some people to shiver because of what it implies, and those who have no interest in the subject may instantly judge those who do. But while altering one’s physical appearance by piercing the skin may seem a bit over-thetop to some, it actually has been a common practice for centuries in nearly every culture.

Almost everyone engages in some form of body modification. Nearly 90 percent of women and 40 percent of men get their ears pierced. One of the most popular types of body modification — bodybuilding — is usually not even thought of as a form of body modification. And cosmetic surgery has become so common that no one questions it anymore unless the procedure goes badly and results in what society considers an unacceptable look.

While there are some modifications such as implants, branding and scarification that seem unusual — even hardcore — to a vast number of people, other piercings are becoming more and more acceptable and mainstream.

Ear piercing aside, it is not uncommon to know someone who has a piercing of some type, especially on a college campus.

While not everyone is pleased about the ongoing popularity of piercing, it is no longer viewed as highly offensive, and rarely do we turn and stare when we see a nose, a lip, an eyebrow — even a nipple — that is pierced.

There are many different types of piercings, which are usually categorized by the area of the body where they are located or the way in which they are pierced. And just like hairstyles and fashion, piercings follow trends.

Some piercings have been popular in modern society for years. It is estimated that 33 percent of the population has a navel piercing, the second most common type right behind ears. About 25 percent of the population has a nose piercing, the third most common.

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Then there are the piercing crazes that come and go, such as those of the tongue and lip. Piercing studios see a wave of people every few months or so seeking the latest piercing craze, and people flocking to those studios are diverse.

Piercer Lori Golini, formerly of Evansville’s Sutton Tattoo Co., is passionate about body modification. She got her first piercing when she was 14, and it wasn’t her ears; it was her nose. She has been working as a professional piercer for three years.

She said most of her clients are high school and college-age females, who see piercings as a way to accessorize, but she also sees a number of professionals who get piercings for a variety of reasons.

“Piercings are temporary compared to tattoos,” Golini said. “A lot of professionals want something they can take out or hide if it gets in the way of their work.”

Young women are her usual clients, but the studio also sees middle-age women, men of all ages and people from different professions and lifestyles. And many times not much thought goes into the piercing beforehand.

“A lot of piercings are impulse piercings,” Golini said, “especially among young people.”

She agrees that nose and bellybutton piercings are always popular, as are cartilage piercings. The triple forward helix — three rings at the top of the ear— is popular right now, particularly when decorated with three different-sized gems.

Facial piercings are gaining in popularity, and people who get them tend to come back for more.

“I think a lot of the stigma has been removed,” Golini said. “A lot of people think people are going to judge them for it. Then, once they realize no one is going to judge them, the door is kind of opened.”

Looking at the evolution of piercing reveals many different reasons for getting them, from marking oneself as a warrior to trying to capture the spirituality of primitive tribes.

Many tribes from around the world had customs that involved piercings, and many piercings were seen as rites of passage. The Vedas, ancient Indian texts from about 1500 B.C., depict the goddess Lakshmi wearing piercings in her ears and nose. Native American tribes used piercing as a part of their rituals and ceremonies.

Aboriginal shamans in Australia pierced their tongues as a test of their powers. African tribal warriors used ear cartilage piercings to denote their status and to look more frightening. And the one thing these rituals had in common was the desire to change one’s appearance for some reason.

Piercing emerged in Western culture in the early 1800s, when world travelers returned to their homeports with stories about the tribal piercings they had seen. Piercing was especially popular with sailors who had seen different ones as they traveled the world. When sailors returned with their own piercings, the trend spread to other professions.

Sideshow performers got piercings solely for shock value; they increased the absurdity of their performances. With respected women taking part, a nipple-piercing craze swept

through Paris and London in the late 1800s. It was these pierced people who planted the seeds for modern stereotypes about piercing. “[We] automatically categorize information about our world into groups, creating schemas, or in other words, mental representations about people, things and events,” said Maggie Stevenson, assistant professor of psychology. “Stereotypes are, by definition, schemas about a group of people. They help us efficiently process information about our world, but they also lead to inaccurate judgments and discrimination.”

While it may be useful to split the world into groups, it is more harmful than helpful in the case of body piercing. Stereotypes surrounding body art and modification started with early Western piercing trends but exploded in the 1980s.

People interested in modern piercing began to diverge into two distinct groups — the ragtag groups that made up the punk counterculture and the “modern primitives.”.

The punk counterculture used body piercings as performance art to display their angst and to shock anyone who saw them. The modern primitives tried to emulate the spirituality and rituals surrounding piercings pres-

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ent in ancient tribes. They may have been less rough than the punks, but they were still seen as outcasts.

Professional piercer Elayne Angel wrote in “The Piercing Bible” that the American piercing pioneers were gay sadomasochism enthusiasts who indulged in the practice in the mid 1980s.

Again, they were on the fringes of society, and some hid their lifestyle while others flaunted it. Because of those stereotypes, people with what society views as uncommon piercings are still seen as edgy or strange, even when neither is true.

Thanks to those stereotypes, sophomore Michael Jones decided last year to remove his piercing jewelry. He had had his ears stretched when he was part of the counterculture scene in high school, and it was during that time that he first became interested in piercings.

While the counterculture scene ended up being a passing fad for Jones, he said he was still drawn to the look of piercings. By the time he realized people viewed him differently and saw the stereotype instead of the strong, personal style he thought he had chosen, Jones had also added a lip piercing.

“You’d see 12- and 13-year-old kids who didn’t dress like I did, but they had the same

piercings I did,” he said. “Because of how that demographic behaves and carries themselves, it’s not as accepted, especially in the world of academia.”

Junior Kristen Levy said she has also been treated differently because of her appearance.

She wants to be an art teacher and with five piercings, she knew that might not happen if she wasn’t careful with their placement. She has a cartilage piercing, a septum piercing and an industrial bar in her upper right ear.

“The piercings are more for aesthetic pleasure for myself,” she said. “Those I can always remove.”

Levy made sure that her septum jewelry could be hidden, and even though her ears are stretched, she is careful to stick to natural materials and has jewelry that hides her earlobes.

“I don’t want to be cluttered with my piercings,” she said, “that’s not my goal. The second it gets overwhelming I’m done.”

On the other hand, senior Sarah Brzozowski, who aspires to be a wig technician, did not worry about her career when thinking about her piercings. For the theatre design and technology major, they are purely visual.

“I think everyone’s piercings are aesthetic,” she said. “Tattoos can have meaning. It’s so

As one might expect, an increase in one form of body modification appears to be related to an increase in other forms. Researchers have found that, yes, tattoos and piercings many times go hand-in-hand.

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easy to fill an image with meaning. pearance, aesthetics is a widespread But a piercing is just a hole in your motivating factor for piercing,” Anface with a bit of metal in it. There’s of Americans have a gel wrote in “The Piercing Bible.” “Donot that much meaning to that.” body piercing other ing it simply because you like it and it Brzozowski also has her septum than an earlobe makes you feel good about yourself pierced, and three facial piercings — are some of the best reasons for getbesides her ears, she has two lower ting pierced.” lip piercings and one centered over Levy started stretching her ears of the her lip. Since she works in theater, her in sixth grade after seeing unfamilpierced population iar piercings in alternative magazines. colleagues tend to be socially liberare women al, but she still occassionally gets the While those profiled had piercings she stray sideways glance. had never seen before, she thought “A couple of people have comthey were beautiful. mented that they think it’s funny that “I’ve always been a little differof women with a I only have one hole in each ear beent,” she said, “and I think they’re very piercing have their cause most people fill up their ears pretty.” naval pierced before they move to the face,” BrzoEven though she said she got zowski said. “But go big or go home, her industrial bar as a souvenir for her I guess. I had decided that I wanted a time spent in England attending Harof men with a lip piercing and I never really thought laxton, she chose it because she liked piercing have a about my ears.” the way it looked. nipple pierced Levy sees offbeat beauty in “Why not get a souvenir for mypiercings but knows other people self?” she said, “and why get a T-shirt may not. when I could get something else?”

“I’ve had a mom take her children and put Brzozowski also got her first facial piercthem on her other side from me just because ing while at Harlaxton. She said she knows that of the way I look and that I have piercings and in some places, there are cultural meanings betattoos,” she said. “I don’t know what they hind people’s piercings but doesn’t see that in think I’m going to do.” suburban America.

Golini said that kind of discrimination “I can’t think of a reason to get a piercing is not uncommon. And despite stereotypes that isn’t aesthetic,” she said. “No one is going about rebellion, criminal activity and sexual orito do something to their body that they think entation, people with piercings actually come looks bad.” from all walks of life.

And while Jones does not wear his pierc“If you have a lot of piercings, generally ing jewelry any longer, it all started because he people react with disgust or curiosity,” she said. thought they were pleasing to the eye.

“There are some things that are still very taboo “I just liked the way they looked,” he said. about piercings.”

“I’m sure there’s some psychology behind it, Golini agreed that most people she sees but I don’t know it.” get piercings to accessorize and enhance their Body modification is really a form of art. appearances. But it is unwise to discount othWhat may seem like a simple puncture wound er reasons for getting piercings. She said some to some may actually have an emotional and people have confessed that they use piercpersonal significance to others. Piercing is just ings as a way to prevent themselves from selfone way to express your personality and make harming. a statement at the same time.

She also said another big reason people Everyone, from warriors to piercing enget pierced is to enhance erotic stimulation. thusiasts, has tried to assign meaning to piercPiercing is a religious custom for some people ings, but the truth is, it is just a personal choice. as well, but for students, adornment seems to Some people find beauty in piercings where be the biggest reason to get pierced. others do not, and like everyone else, they try Everyone has a different reason for getto attain their standard of beauty no matter ting pierced, from the obvious to the deephow atypical others think it is. ly personal, but one thing everyone seems to agree on is that they see an appeal in piercings Is piercing for you? Take the online quiz that others do not; they like the look of pierc“Which piercing would most suit you?” at Quiz ings even if they don’t know why.

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In the golden age of Evansville basketball, one name stands above the rest, a coach who turned UE into the model for small-college success.

While purple is certainly the school color now, there was a time not too long ago when campus — and the city — was flooded with people proudly wearing red, all in honor of a coach and a men’s basketball program that thrilled fans and frustrated opponents. Red ties, red shirts, red sweaters — red everything.

It was said that some fans of Evansville College men’s basketball had to drive out of town to find red clothing because there was none to be found in Evansville.

Evansville College men’s basketball was an addiction — an obsession — for many during the coach Arad McCutchan era. It was a time when Roberts Stadium, which opened in 1956 (and before that the old National Guard Armory), was home to the team. Where it played its games, filling seats to capacity. Games where tickets were impossible to come by, but those lucky enough to get them didn’t complain about waiting in line so they could get into Roberts to watch their Aces take on such powerhouses as Louisville, UCLA, LSU, Iowa, Notre Dame and Purdue, just to name a few.

Red was the color of choice by accident, simply because some fans noticed that McCutchan happened to be wearing a pair of redand-black socks during a game in 1959. The Aces won that game, and after that, red started showing up on fans in droves.

Longtime Sports Illustrated writer Frank Deford credited athletics business manager Bob Hudson with successfully marketing the idea, and once it caught on, there was simply no stopping it.

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earned the shared nickname “Redshirt Army” and helped make the stadium a sea of red.

The McCutchan era. A magical time in the history of UE all because a modest man who happened to be an extraordinary coach made Aces basketball a household name in sports circles around the country.

Playing in the NCAA College Division, referred to then as Division II, the Aces behind McCutchan’s leadership would win five national championships and 14 Indiana Collegiate Conference titles during his 31 seasons as coach and became the model of small-college success.

It has been a little more than 20 years since McCutchan died unexpectedly in June 1993 at the age of 80, but without him and his legendary teams, one has to wonder what might have become of Evansville College, and ultimately UE. For much of those 31 years, UE had one of the best small-college programs in the country.

The players were talented, fun to watch and brought Evansville and UE distinction like they had never experienced before.

A Daylight, Ind., native, McCutchan was born in 1912 and graduated from Evansville College in 1934 with a bachelor’s degree in math and physical education, earning his master’s degree from Columbia in 1939. He played four seasons for the Aces, leading the team in scoring three of those years and captaining the squad his senior year.

Following graduation, he began his coaching career at several high schools in Alabama but returned to Evansville two years later and took a teaching and assistant coaching position with his alma mater, Bosse High School.

He was named the Bulldogs’ head coach

in 1941, but after the 1942–43 school year, “Mac,” as family and friends called him, enlisted in the Navy and spent the World War II years as a flight instructor teaching pilots navigation.

After he was discharged in 1946, he was offered the Aces coaching job, but McCutchan had a wife and, at that time, two children to support, so he sent then President Melvin Hyde a letter declining the offer. The job just didn’t pay enough.

He immediately regretted the decision, knowing that coaching was what he wanted to do. He phoned Hyde and told him to disregard the letter, but there was one stipulation: that he receive the financial support needed to build a competitive team.

The school responded with some scholarship money, but recruiting remained a problem. With no money to travel, McCutchan had to recruit by phone, but he still managed to nab many top prospects. It is said that he only left campus three times in his career to visit with recruits.

His first several years were not memorable, but then the Aces started to win, and while they participated in four NAIA postseason tournaments, it took McCutchan a while longer to establish the program. His luck turned with the 1956–57 season when Roberts opened, and then the team made its first NCAA College Division Tournament appearance the following season, when they placed third.

It was during the 1950–51 season that opponents started seeing something different from McCutchan’s teams. He may have been a reserved and cerebral man, but a streak of boldness changed the look of the Aces.

After taking a course on color, he

changed the team’s away uniforms to orange with a shirt that had short sleeves. Players wore them throughout McCutchan’s tenure, and home jerseys had sleeves as well.

“Orange was rated best,” he said. “You see, the average crowd at a winter game is dressed in dark, and when we used purple uniforms, the players seemed hidden in the crowd. There’s no surer way to ruin a fast break than to lose your teammate.”

As if orange uniforms were not enough, McCutchan had already implemented multicolored robes for his players. The bench capes of blue, red, green, yellow and silver were a seemingly strange choice, but he had definite reasons for choosing these warm-ups.

“My first year of coaching, I used the standard warm-up outfit with long pants,” he explained. “I called for a substitute off the bench and it took him a full three minutes to get those pants off over his shoes. I decided to go to robes for the players on the bench. The players like them because they can cover up as much or as little as they choose, and of course, they can shed the robes in a second when they are called into action.”

McCutchan was remarkable in how he approached the game. His brand of basketball was solid and aggressive. He stressed fundamentals, conditioning, pass plays and was an early proponent of the fast break. In the days before videotape, he could watch a team once and know how to adjust his in order to win.

“To me, Mac’s greatest point as a coach was the way he figured out how to beat anyone,” Bob Sakel, who played on the 1950–51 team, told the Evansville Press days after his coach died. “He was truly amazing, and the coaching he did at halftime, the adjustments he could make, were just fabulous.”

McCutchan became an icon — a trailblazer — in what became the golden age of UE basketball. Throughout his storied career, people referred to him as a basketball genius, a

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pen before it happened. When you went to a time out, he was always calm. He had a calming sense about him— a confident man.”

Another key to his success was his levelheadedness. Players called McCutchan a hardnosed nice guy who didn’t scream to get his point across. He was known for saying, “If we lose tonight, you know what’s going to happen tomorrow morning? We’ll have breakfast.”

McCutchan was once asked how he had become so successful, and while he couldn’t pinpoint it, he said he tried to combine rapport with a fair sense of discipline.

“I had only two rules,” he told the Evansville Courier. “I never cut a player for a lack of ability, and I had no training rules other than I told the players to show me you want to win.”

Also known for his commitment to equality and education, he said the title he preferred over coach was teacher.

“Coaching is largely preparing a young man for life after he graduates from a universi-

“You know, they always say, ‘don’t get beat by the little guys.’” man who knew what he needed to do to win, and his players carried it out.

“He was the kind of guy who told you it was better to take a foul,” said Bob Clayton, a starter on the 1971 championship team. “He was mathematical and figured out how many points we would earn from it. He just had a way of understanding what was going to hap-

ty,” he said. “In the long run, points scored, victories, honors mean little if he fails the tests of life , and those are the tests that make a man.”

McCutchan was an educator, a rarity in the coaching community, and he taught math and physical education and continued to do so after he retired from coaching. Simply because a player was in one of his classes did not mean he received special treatment. “[His philosophy was]: first, you come here to get an education,” Clayton said. “Secondly, you will play basketball. And thirdly, you will be an outstanding representative of the university.”

McCutchan also made the time on the court a learning experience.

“He thought of athletics as an educational process and limited practices to two hours a day,” said his son, Dr. J. Allen McCutchan, who also played basketball for his dad. “He was very clear about what his role was and made sure [his players] graduated.”

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Born: July 4, 1912 Died: June 16, 1993 Bosse High School: 1926–1930 Evansville College: B.S., (math and physical education) 1934; basketball, 1931–34; captain, 1934; led team in scoring three straight seasons Columbia University: M.A., 1939 (math) U.S. Navy: 1943–46 31 years as Evansville College (UE) coach: 1946–1977 Record: 514–314 5 NCAA College Division Championships: 1959, 1960, 1964, 1965, 1971 NCAA College Division “Coach of the Year,” 1964, 1965 14 Indiana Collegiate Conference Championships between 1952–1977 Indiana Collegiate Conference “Coach of the Year,” 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1975 Undefeated ICC seasons: 1964, 1965, 1971 10 All-Americans Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame, 1973 NABA Award for 500 victories, 1976 UE Athletics Hall of Fame, 1979 National Basketball Hall of Fame, 1981

cruited the school’s first African-American player, Jim Smallins, in 1953 and brought Ed Smallwood, one of the school’s most prolific shooters, to the program in 1956.

It was the start of recruiting talented black players to UE during a time when many other programs wouldn’t even play teams who put black athletes on the court. And for the black players, the racial divide in Evansville was not always an easy thing to deal with.

“The adage that he was way before his time was absolutely appropriate for him,” Clayton said. “Mac was a staunch believer in equality and had a way of making that known to the community. And the community accepted that.”

The turnaround season of 1956–57 and the opening of Roberts meant that McCutchan could entice better teams to come to Evansville to play. Locals had been used to crowds of 2,500 at the Armory, but a year after the stadium opened, the Aces were playing in front of close to 9,300 fans each game, and the attendance figures increased as the years went by.

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particularly like playing a college division team.

You know, they always say, ‘don’t get beat by the little guys,’ but they did like playing in our place.”

After the 1957–58 season and another trip to the tournament, McCutchan was named the ICC “Coach of the Year,” his fourth such honor in five years. Finally, in 1959, the Aces were crowned NCAA champions, with Smallwood and Hugh Ahlering being named All-Americans, the award for academic excellence. They followed it with another championship in 1959– 60, with Smallwood earning his second AllAmerican honor.

The Aces made appearances in the three next tournaments, with Dell Sports describing the team’s 1962–63 schedule as the toughest of any small college team in the country. No small college team even came close since the Aces’ line up included games against Notre Dame, Iowa, Michigan, Tennessee and Butler.

But the 1963–64 and 1964–65 seasons proved to be the best of seasons. Adding the highly recruited Jerry Sloan, Illinois’ Mr. Basketball who went on to play for the Chicago Bulls and coach the Utah Jazz, and Larry Humes, the top high school player in Indiana who was the Aces’ all-time leading scorer until last season when 2013 graduate Colt Ryan broke his record, to the mix of his other talented players, McCutchan had put together a dream of a team.

The championship trophy came home to Evansville both seasons, with the 1964–65 team going 29–0 for the undefeated season. McCutchan received the NCAA College Division “Coach of the Year” honor in 1964 and 1965.

Sloan, who was an all-American selection in 1963, earned the award again in 1964 and 1965, with Humes getting the honor in 1965 as well and adding another in 1966.

The Aces would make two more tournament appearances between 1965 and 1970 before winning its fifth national championship in 1971. They knocked off the top-ranked team in the semifinals before downing Old Dominion for the championship win.

The team roster didn’t include such standouts as the previous championship teams, but it did include Clayton and Don Buse, who would be named a 1972 all-American and go on after graduation to become an NBA star.

Asked years later which of the championships McCutchan remembered most fondly, it turned out to be the 1971 one.

“This one is the sweetest of them all because it was less expected,” he told reporters.

The Aces would make three more tournament appearances before McCutchan re-

tired following the 1976–77 season. He finished his career with a 514–314 record, a .622 winning percentage; five national championships and 14 ICC championships. Six of his players earned all-American honors for a total of 10. When he retired, he joined coach John Wooden, who eventually won 10 Division I titles at UCLA, as the only two coaches in history to win at least five NCAA titles in college basketball.

His personal accolades were many. In addition to his NCAA “Coach of the Year” honors, he received 11 ICC “Coach of the Year” awards.

He was named to the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 1973; received the NABA Award in 1976 for 500 victories; was elected to the UE Athletics Hall of Fame in 1979; and was the first college division coach inducted into the National Basketball Hall of Fame in 1981.

It was not until the 1977–78 season that UE became a Division I team. And five months after his retirement, tragedy hit the program McCutchan had worked so hard to build when his successor, coach Bobby Watson, 14 players and a number of UE personnel and supporters died in the Dec. 13, 1977, plane crash. It was heartbreaking for McCutchan, especially because he had recruited many of the players.

“It will always be with me, no matter what I do,” he said upon his induction to the Hall of Fame, the pinnacle of honors. “There were so many close friends of mine on that plane, and I’d recruited half of the team. Those were some of the people who put me here.”

McCutchan helped identify bodies at the makeshift morgue following the crash, and for weeks after the crash, he and other university personnel went from funeral to funeral to honor those who had died.

“He didn’t talk about things like that,” Dr. McCutchan said, “but he acknowledged that it was the hardest thing he’d ever gone through.”

The tragedy reportedly haunted McCutchan for the rest of his life, but he coached the UE golf team, continued to teach for a few more years and sat in the stands at Roberts and watched the Aces play before retiring for good.

Coach Marty Simmons was a standout player for the Aces after transferring to UE in 1985 from Indiana. He remembers McCutchan as a strong supporter, not only of men’s basketball, but also of UE and Evansville.

“What makes his success more incredible was the type of person he was,” he said.

“He was the salt of the earth. He was a firstclass man. He and the guys he coached have allowed us to compete at the Division I level. We want to be an extension of what he created a long time ago.”

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by Chelsea Modglin photo by Sara Gensler

ON THE

OTHER SIDE PERSEVERANCE is often preached more than practiced. When the going gets tough, most get going in the opposite direction. But there are others who find the power to overcome their circumstances, and freshman Kendall Reasons is one of them.

Like most other incoming freshmen, she read “The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind,” the class of 2017’s summer reading, and also decided to enter the program’s first-ever essay competition, which she won.

With co-author Bryan Mealer’s guidance, the book is William Kamkwamba’s true story about his quest to build a windmill out of spare parts and discarded items in a country where modern science is still spreading. Born and raised in Malawi, a small African country, Kamkwamba lives amid drought and famine, and he must use outdated textbooks as his guide.

When Reasons wrote her essay, she decided to draw on the similarities she saw between herself and Kamkwamba.

“As I read the book, I just kept relating what he was going through to what I went through,” she said. “As I thought about it, I saw parallels.”

Although she has never had to worry about her next meal, deep down, the problems

she and Kamkwamba faced were the same.

When Reasons was 7 years old, her father was injured in an accident that almost cost him his right hand. After eight reconstructive surgeries, she said he was not the same easygoing person he had been before the accident.

“After so many years of him being this way,” she wrote. “I started to develop the same undesirable traits. During my years in high school, I became someone so different from who I was before and who I am now.”

For Kamkwamba, harnessing the wind was the result of harnessing his interest in science and trying to change things in his community for the better. For Reasons, it was her love of people that changed her outlook on life.

“I wanted to be better for the people in my life,” she said, “particularly my dad. Everyone has baggage. I didn’t want to be anyone else’s baggage, so I worked really hard to come out of that.”

Change is always hard, but Reasons, a theatre education major, found that becoming someone else on stage was one of the best ways she could accomplish her goal.

“Everyone has an outlet,” she said. “Some people write, some people dance and some people play sports. Personally, I like to act. Put-

ting myself away for a couple of hours and putting on this other character is therapeutic. If I do it right, I get a whole new set of emotions.”

Lora Becker, associate professor of psychology and summer reading program director, said 390 essays were submitted.

“Kendall’s essay stood out because she had a talent for using simple words that held a very deep undertone of meaning,” she said.

“The way she pulled them together, there was this river of emotion going along underneath.

Like William, they’ve both gone through challenges and adversity in their lives, and they’ve come out on the other side with a richer understanding of humans and a deeper, more enriched view of the world and their place in it.”

Which, after all, was the point of the book: that our problems in life do not have to keep us from reaching our goals. Instead, they can be stepping stones to something bigger than what we originally planned.

“For William, it was that he built a windmill,” Reasons said. “For myself, I can’t build a windmill — well, I guess I could learn, but that’s not my dream. But four years ago, I auditioned to get into [UE’s] theatre program. Mostly what I want people to get out of my essay is that if you can dream it you can do it.”

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Studying becomes more creative as students search all around campus for new places to do homework, escape and hang out. Some recently took advantage of SAB’s “Bounce House,” using it as a study break for their increasingly demanding classes, while others hit the Fitness Center to sweat away their worries. Many students have found clever ways to enjoy the weather even when it’s raining — before it soon becomes too chilly to spend much time outdoors. Beautiful fall weather is definitely not something to waste.

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Success on the sideline

Benchwarming results in more than you might imagine.

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bench, moving in front of his players while those at the farthest end of the bench wait — and hope — that their names will be called and they will be sent into the game. They want to be the ones called on to turn things around or move the score forward. But the reality is that those at the end of the bench will most likely not get the nod.

Benchwarmers: those who stick around, stay on a team and put in their time despite the lack of playing time. They get the lower-status label. They aren’t the stars. They aren’t the starters. And many times, people don’t even know they are members of the team. But those who think benchwarmers play an inferior role might want to think again.

Benchwarmers, in many ways, are the most important players on any team.

Successful benchwarmers somehow have the ability to see past the fact that they will rarely — if ever — start a game or even get sent in, being relegated instead to a backup or supporting role. And as that reality sets in, many assume another role most people never quite grasp: that of leader.

Those assigned to the reserve role discipline themselves so much that even though they do not get any playing time, they work just as hard as those who do.

And research suggests that they quite possibly work harder. They have the willpower — the mental and physical stamina — to keep going no matter what, showing up for practice and team meetings every day, standing on the sidelines in full gear in inclement weather and suffering through the highs and lows of a season all because they love the sport.

Aside from the pure discipline and determination it takes to be a benchwarmer, it has been shown that those who never make their way out of their warmups have more self-motivation than those who play nearly every minute of a game.

A 2012 study done by a University of Wisconsin-Whitewater graduate student involving 56 NCAA Division III women’s basketball players found that those players were dedicated to their sport despite the lack of scholarship or reward.

And the researcher also found that those who rode the bench scored higher when it came to self-motivation than the starters, who many times were motivated not by internal factors but external ones such as excessive praise and celebrity status.

Plus, the Journal of Sport and Exercise Psy-

chology noted in a 1995 article that those who are intrinsically motivated take part in a specific activity for the sole pleasure and satisfaction they receive from it.

Andy Chinn, a 2013 UE graduate, warmed the bench for four years as a member of the men’s basketball team. He said he spent countless hours practicing and working out despite not seeing any playing time simply because he had dedicated his life to the game and enjoyed the camaraderie he got from being part of the team. But as he transitioned from year to year, he believed his growth was different from others.

“I developed into a team leader,” he said. “My teammates valued my opinion.”

Maureen Weiss, professor of psychology of physical activity at the University of Minnesota, wrote in her 2004 book, “Developmental Sport and Exercise Psychology: A Lifespan Perspective,” that those whose only identity is that of athlete left themselves virtually cut off to other opportunities because they didn’t see themselves as anything else. And those with that identity found it harder to cope psychologically once their playing days ended.

Benchwarmers, on the other hand, had the ability to move on to other things more easily and learned other skills while their teammates were trying to win games. Chinn, who is now a volunteer assistant coach for Kentucky Wesleyan’s men’s basketball team, said this was the case for him.

From the bench, he learned coaching techniques and approaches to the game, gaining an understanding of what to do in any given situation.

He also learned how coaches motivate players to get the best out of them. These are insights that are beneficial no matter the profession.

A lot of starters find it difficult to make the transition from star athlete to everyday person.

Benchwarmers make the transition easier and, in many respects, have the advantage. While they may not always have the physical abilities needed to rise to the top of their game, their dedication to the sport makes it possible for the team to succeed. In a way, their abilities — mental and physical — are the glue that holds teams together.

Sheer determination and the will to succeed are characteristics everyone should be so lucky to have. A dedicated benchwarmer owns those characteristics.

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UE’s Lithuanian basketball players are making an impact while staying free spirits.

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WHEN SETTLING IN FOR A NIGHT of men’s basketball last season at Ford Center, fans couldn’t help but zero in on two extremely tall men wearing orange and white warming up before the game. Focused and determined, UE’s tallest players hit layups and grabbed rebounds in preparation for tipoff. Height is expected when talking about basketball players, but it is still fascinating to those of us who fight to hit 5 feet, 5 inches let alone 6 feet. But center Egidijus Mockevicius (EE-gidEE-us muh-SKA-VICH-US) and forward Rokas Cesnulevicius (row-KISS chez-NUH-lah-VICH-us) seem to take it all in stride.

Mockevicius stands 6-foot-10 while Cesnulevicius is a mere 6-foot-8. While adults are impressed by the native Lithuanians’ stature, during the men’s basketball camp the team hosts each summer, coach Marty Simmons said the players seemed like giants to the young campers. It was particularly amusing to watch the boys tag along behind the more reserved Mockevicius, who is not especially fond of attention. But the outgoing Cesnulevicius got a kick out of it.

“I would walk in and the little kids would be like ‘Eggy!’” Cesnulevicius laughed.

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and Mockevicius, a sports management major, are now inseparable.

Some people actually believe they are twins.

“We are close and go everywhere together, so we are like brothers,” Cesnulevicius said.

But the men’s first experiences in the United States could not have been more different. Cesnulevicius lived in Hawaii for two years before coming to UE, attending and playing for the Hawaii Preparatory Academy, where he won the 2011 Big Island Interscholastic Federation’s “West Division Player of the Year Award.” While he has been in the U.S. since early 2010, he admits he still has challenges speaking English.

“Before I came [to the United States], I didn’t know how to spell my name in English, and now I can do it wide awake,” he said.

Mockevicius, who played for Lithuania’s U20 national team that won the U20 European Championship in July 2012, arrived in the United States just in time to start school last fall. One of his dreams was to come to the U.S., and now that he is here, he is pleased.

“I’m happy that I finally decided,” he said. “I have no regrets.

Nothing.”

Here it’s more supportive and closer. People make you feel like they care about you and you’re part of something.”

Simmons is both entertained by and grateful for the height of his latest imports.

“It’s neat watching them walk through door jams and being concerned if they’ll hit their heads,” he joked.

But there is more to the two good friends than their height.

It goes without saying that height gives the duo an advantage in a game where so much depends on keeping the ball away from others. But without their athleticism, they would just be two tall guys. It was the combination of height and coordination that impressed Simmons. Mockevicius, a sophomore named to the 2013 all-MVC freshman team after his first season with the Aces, is excellent at making perimeter shots and rebounds, according to Simmons. Cesnulevicius, a junior who has an overall competitive nature, is good on the perimeter and can also play inside. Simmons added that it was exciting to watch them play for the first time.

“To see that skill set in live action was pretty neat,” he said.

Basketball is not just a game to Mockevicius and Cesnulevicius; it is a lifestyle. Basketball has been called “the second religion of Lithuania,” and its national basketball team is known around the world. Unlike its neighbors, Lithuania is a country where boys grow up shooting baskets rather than making soccer goals. It is a national obsession, and Cesnulevicius, who is from Alytus, and Mockevicius, who is from Vilnius, said practically everyone plays basketball.

The pair took their love of basketball one step further by attending Sarunus Marciulionis Basketball Academy. Although they have known each other for about 10 years, their friendship did not begin until they attended the academy together. Cesnulevicius said his first run-in with Mockevicius came when they were playing against each other and he tried to knock him down, which Mockevicius denies.

“I pushed lightly, he lost control — so it’s not my fault,” he said.

Although they are former rivals, Cesnulevicius, a biology major,

Mockevicius has had a tougher time nailing the language but said his coaches and friends have been instrumental in helping him learn.

“Everybody was so supportive and helped me to develop my English,” he said. “I still feel welcome.”

While this is not the first time the Aces have had international players on the team, some wonder just how two Lithuanians ended up on the same team at the same time. With Cesnulevicius already under the watchful recruiting eye of Simmons and his staff, he told the coaches about Mockevicius, who ended up being the top shot-blocking freshman in the MVC last season with 64 blocks.

Both find the community welcoming, and it is not unusual for them to go somewhere in town and hear people shouting their names, which Cesnulevicius said is a contrast to their life in Lithuania.

“Here it’s more supportive and closer,” he said. “People make you feel like they care about you, and you’re a big part of something.”

Although they have played against international teams back home and in major championship games, they said basketball is more challenging in America.

“The competition’s harder here,” Cesnulevicius said. “Everyone is as good as you are physically.”

But the challenge to become better players has not kept Cesnulevicius and Mockevicius from living life to the fullest. Simmons said the men are quick-witted and easy-going and recounted a time when they took part last season in his weekly radio show and started picking on each other. “Everyone left with stomachaches from laughing so much,” he said.

For Simmons, getting to know Cesnulevicius and Mockevicius has been rewarding, adding that the staff has high hopes for the pair.

“To be well-rounded guys from another country and another culture, their free spirits are great for our team,” he said. “And they feel fortunate to have the opportunities they have here.”

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athletes

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feel

the burn Aces are fired up.

Women’s soccer is on fire! After nabbing the MVC’s offensive, defensive and goalkeeping honors for the week of Sept.

24, the Aces are trying to keep their winning streak alive after recording a tie and hitting the six-in-a-row mark two weeks ago. After starting the season with two exhibition losses and dropping games to Murray State and Xavier by a lone goal in each, the women have been nothing short of spectacular.

With three overtime wins so far this season, they have a 8–2–1 record as of Oct. 5, downing Drake 1–0 in their first MVC matchup of the season. Here’s hoping the conference season continues to go as well as the nonconference season and students get behind the team when the Aces return home for a 3 p.m. start Oct. 12 at McCutchan Stadium. It’s fall. It’s Saturday. It’s a great time to get out and support the women’s team.

Weaving past UT-Martin defenders Lucy Pater and Shelby Coleman, forward Kayla Smith uses the opening to shoot downfield. [Samantha Cook] A mingling of arms, elbows and quick feet finds midfielder Caitie Dierkes battling IUPUI midfielder Alyssa Fox for possession as Dierkes outmaneuvers her nemesis and steals the ball. [Carrie Shea].

The slippery day doesn’t seem to hinder midfielder Emily Griebel’s play as she glides past Valparaiso defender Katie Gratzianna. [Brittney Kaleri]

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campus crime The following information was compiled from criminal offense reports filed Aug. 22–Sept. 24 in Safety & Security.

Sept. 23 — McCutchan Stadium locker room broken into, but nothing was reported missing.

— Bike stolen from the bike rack located near Hyde Hall. Loss reported at $140.

Sept. 21 — Two students in Weinbach Apts. found in possession of marijuana and drug paraphermalia. Referred to the vice president for Student Affairs for disciplinary action.

Sept. 18 — Items stolen from an unlocked locker in Fitness Center. Loss reported at $240.

— Sign stolen from in front of Fehn House on Rotherwood. Loss not reported.

Sept. 15 — Student found intoxicated in Moore Hall, first floor. Referred to the vice president for Student Affairs for disciplinary action.

— Student found with open container of alcohol in the Lambda Chi Alpha parking lot. Referred to the vice president for Student Affairs for disciplinary action.

Sept. 8 — Roommates in Hughes Hall, second floor, found verbally harassing each other. One of the students was transferred and room assignment changed to Moore Hall.

— Nonstudent found intoxicated in K-lot.

Evansville Police called and person was escorted and banned from campus.

Sept. 5 — Bike stolen from the bike rack located near Moore Hall. Loss reported at $300.

Sept. 1 — Student found intoxicated and unconscious in the Phi Gamma Delta house. She was transported to St. Mary’s Hospital by ambulance.

Referred to the vice president for Student Affairs for disciplinary action.

Aug. 29 — Students found intoxicated outside Graves Hall. Referred to the vice president for Student Affairs for disciplinary action.

Aug. 27 — Student found intoxicated in Brentano Hall, third floor. Referred to the vice president for Student Affairs for disciplinary action.

— Substance appearing to be taco sauce smeared on vehicle parked on Rotherwood. No loss reported.

— Students verbally and physically harassing each other. Ex-boyfriend reportedly pulled ex-girlfriend’s hair and made her fall; ex-boyfriend said exgirlfriend slapped him before he pushed her. Students told to stay away from each other.

Aug. 26 — Bathroom in in Hale Hall, second floor, vandalized. Toilet intentionally clogged with toilet paper and feces used to write “Welcome UE Class of 2017” on the south restroom wall. No loss reported.

— Student found smoking marijuana in Hughes Hall, third floor. Referred to the vice president for Student Affairs for disciplinary action.

Aug. 25 — Student found intoxicated in Hale Hall, fourth foor. Referred to the vice president for Student Affairs for disciplinary action.

Aug. 24 — Student found intoxicated in Qlot. Referred to the vice president for Student Affairs for disciplinary action.

Aug. 23 — Students found drinking alcohol behind a Norman Avenue house. Referred to the vice president for Student Affairs for disciplinary action.

Aug. 22 — Cooper Stadium vandalized. Toilet paper thrown around the field and the field tarp unrolled. No loss reported.

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Many people don’t think of dedicating their lives to helping others.

But Sharon Gieselmann, associate professor of education, has done just that. She began as an elementary school teacher in Owensboro, Ky., and after five years there, became a principal for two years.

Children were not her only pupils. Gieselmann later taught other teachers as a staff developer in places as different as rural West Virginia and inner city Chicago.

“That was a fabulous job,” she said. “It was one of the most rewarding things I’ve ever done. Teachers everywhere had a passion for helping kids. It was just really neat to meet kids from all over too.”

Now, she carries the same zest in helping her students become

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teachers. She said she loves to watch her students develop their own techniques and teaching philosophies. Her own teaching philosophy is so straightforward she had to pause and think about it.

“I don’t think I have a formal one,” Gieselmann said. “I just think that as a teacher, I should help our students to see the value in all students, to meet them where they are and help them grow. There’s so much we can help students achieve if we have teachers that really believe in their students.”

For Gieselmann, believing in people is more than just policy — it’s part of who she is. She and her husband, Frank, have been active in the Outreach to Teach program for the last eight years.

“It is one of the most rewarding events because you’re doing an extreme makeover,” she said. “You really feel like you’re giving back to a school that deserves it. You’re dirty, you’re sweaty — it’s a great day.”

It is amazing to think that she has done so much with her career, and she almost went down a different path. Gieselmann changed her major four times before deciding she wanted to teach.

“Initially, I didn’t want to become a teacher,” she said. “I wanted to do something different.”

By “different” she means something other than what her parents did. But after trying majors ranging from business to psychology, Gieselmann could no longer deny her love for teaching.

“There are so many neat things to do in life,” she said. “It’s just part of life, exploring your passion areas. You just have to go back to where your heart is.”

Gieselmann’s heart extends to her personal life too. She and her husband were foster parents for three years. Having no children of her own, she loved the experience. She attributes her compassion and dedication to her faith, which she embraced later in life. She had been brought up in church but didn’t really appreciate her faith until her mother passed away in 2000.

“It’s been a wonderful journey discovering that spiritual piece in my life,” she said. “I think I’ve finally become comfortable with who I am as a person and being able to use the talents God has given me to help others.”

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The human appendix can help inhibit harmful bacteria from attacking our bodies. Turns out it’s not as useless as we’ve always thought.

WHOKNEW?

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MANY OF US have days when being rocked to sleep

would be a welcome relief to the crazy, hectic days we all have. And even though swaying provides a certain amount of comfort, there’s no way we’re going to lie in bed at night and rock ourselves to sleep. But everyone can experience this calming bedtime sensation without the extra side of awkward with the Mood Rocking Bed. Created by Shiner International Furniture, an eco-friendly furniture company, the revolutionary adult crib features a round, carbon steel frame and a wooden platform that supports the mattress. Everything used to create the bed is reclaimed materials, rescued before being dumped into landfills and then upcycled into this cool bed for grownups. Available in standard sizes, the price varies depending on the retailer. But if you have your plastic ready right now, it’s just $2,616 at wayfair.com and homefurnitureshowroom.com.

With so many students craving sleep and a little pampering, it’s too bad this bed won’t fit into residence hall rooms.

heard it here

“Fatherhood is great because you can ruin someone from scratch.”

—“The Daily Show” host Jon Stewart

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Chocolatini

You’re really too old to trick-or-treat, but you don’t have to forgo sweets entirely. The chocolatini is as delicious as candy but doesn’t have all the sugar that might result in a cavity or two. Cocktails.about.com says to make this treat just fill a cocktail shaker with ice, add the alcohol, shake well and strain into a cold glass. For decoration, add chocolate shavings or cocoa to the rim. An excellent dessert drink, the chocolatini will definitely satisfy those sweet-tooth cravings.

INGREDIENTS: 1.25 oz. Bailey’s Irish cream / 1 oz. vodka / .25 oz. Godiva chocolate liqueur

Don’t have time for bartending classes? Mixologist teaches you brewing basics with more than 8,000 recipes and 1,000 ingredients. If you have the juice and the equipment, the app will provide a drink to fit your needs and budget.

If you’re looking for some new tunes, go to TuneIn Radio. This app lets you choose from more than 70,000 radio stations and 2 million concerts, podcasts and shows from around the globe. Enjoy the music via your phone or iPad.

Dr. William Morrison, a Nashville, Tenn., dentist, invented in 1897 one of the most sugary — and sticky — treats ever: cotton candy.

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REMEMBER WHEN...

time suck of the month

HITCLIPS were the best alternative to bulky CD players? These square discs featured artists such as Britney Spears and Backstreet Boys. Getting a new song only meant another Happy Meal or swapping with a friend.

No irritating downloads or online purchases necessary.

CREATED by interactive devel-

oper Tim Holman, theuselessweb. com is just a homepage that reads “Take me to another useless website please.” When users click the bright magenta button, it takes them to an unlimited number of pointless sites. Users can click the button as many times as they want, and the site will direct them to new worthlessness. Some sites may warrant a laugh, but what really makes this site addictive is the need to find out if it will ever run out of new useless websites. The Useless Web, because some websites we just couldn’t do without.

The best battles in life were not complete without a SUPER SOAKER? These pressurized babies revolutionized water fights. Forget the Red Ryder BB gun — now you could squirt killer beams of water over distances.

The starting lineup of the greatest basketball team ever included the Tasmanian Devil, Bugs Bunny and Michael Jordan? “SPACE JAM” was the ultimate thrill, combining sports, science fiction and cartoons.

The best escape from monotony was a RUBBER POPPER? They were more than just chunks of rubber.

When turned inside out and left to their own devices, they became the cheaper, more common form of the Mexican jumping bean.

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PLEASE, GET A CLUE

One question during class is fine, two is OK — 10 or more is just irritating. Yes, profs welcome students’ queries, but if someone is that confused, a meeting outside of class would be preferable to spending the entire 50 minutes listening to one person try to get a clue. Believe it or not, there are others who would love to move on.

RAINBOW EMAILS

When we were in middle school, sending emails with umpteen different colors may have been acceptable. But we’re adults now, and colorful messages are just plain obnoxious. Not only are they annoying but unprofessional and hard to read. We shouldn’t have to turn down the computer screen’s brightness to decipher your message.

BOOK BANDITS

Some teachers reserve books in the B-S Library for students to use, but those books don’t always make it back to the check-in desk.

When this happens, students are left wondering whether they will get to use them. The library has limited copies of certain books, so don’t be an asshole. Return the books so your classmates can use them too.

come we only use the word ass that way but not boob, butt or 1. How even nose? Like “Today was a long-boob day”? Instead of “long-ass day.”

dirty LAUNDRY The fact that @UEPROBLEMS UE is trying to make up for having

wife. Like, maybe she was walking down the street, minding her own business. —John Francis Daley

classes on [Labor Day] with a Sodexo-sponsored picnic…

city seal of Paris should be a guy with a cigarette in one hand and 3. The an ice cream cone in the other. —Kumail Nanjiani we see Miley C inadvertently making a very strong case for an 4. Here elementary school historiography requirement. — John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats How is it that Vietnamese places can make elaborate puns on “Pho” 5. but Chinese restaurants don’t realize how much “Hunan” looks like “Human”? — B.J. Novak

She swore it was a Vespa passing by, but that shit sounded like a 6. didgeridoo.

Don’t lie to me, bambina. Are you in Australia? —Ezra Koenig

WHOKNEW?

It’s not uncommon to see cigarette butts in every little sidewalk crack, but here’s an idea — let’s try not to resemble a giant ashtray. Campus looks awful full of butts, but smokers drop them on the ground when there is nowhere to trash their ashes. Strategically placing much-needed receptacles will clean the grounds without breaking the budget.

—Donnie Wahlberg

2. There must’ve been a good reason Zimmerman pulled a gun on his

memorable celebrity tweets

ASH TRASH

I @UECONFESSIONS hooked up with another guy in one of the SOBA bathrooms.

What do @UEPROBLEMS you mean Hyde Hall needs repairs?

We’ll just let class out early before anyone passes out.

Dur@UECONFESSIONS ing an unregistered party last year, I pissed in an SAE’s shampoo bottle.

Dog owners know not to give chocolate to their pets, but other deadly foods include: nuts, avocados, grapes, onions and beer.

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My dinosaurs and me

Adulthood is not accepted in its current form.

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room home nestled lovingly next to half a dense forest, I collected old dog toys in my backyard. I set my prizes gently on the steps of a rotting, most likely disease-infested ladder leaning against the back of the house.

Obviously, I quickly determined a foolproof hierarchical system for the toys: the punctured, squeaky bone on top, the chewed-up baseball in the middle and the clown doll on the bottom.

I then pretended I owned a shop, selling my wares to invisible customers who were, apparently, thrilled to fork over their invisible dollars for filthy dog toys half buried in the mud. I rarely allowed customers to take the toys with them to their invisible cottages, though, so I suppose I ended up being a crooked businesswoman who scammed others out of their money for items they never received anyway. All that and not even 10 years old — business was booming.

At this point it should be noted that my family never even owned a dog — or any animal for that matter, common house pet or otherwise. The closest I came to Pet Owner Extraordinaire was a golden hamster that, aside from his full-time job of eating and stumbling about in a cage complete with rolling wheel, also happened to be an accomplished escape artist on the side.

One might wonder about the quality of my childhood — did I spend my days alone, rooting around in the dirt and conversing with people who did not really exist? Yes, I did actually, because as a child, I harbored an extremely healthy amount of imagination in my precious little soul. And fortunately, I haven’t lost it — 13 years later and thoroughly desensitized to the crazy inner workings of human society.

The prize-winning question should now be revised: “Do you still spend your days alone, rooting around in the dirt and conversing with people who do not really exist?” Well, not for the same reasons, no, but posing this question drifts us away from the more important questions like, “Why aren’t you spending more time in the dirt talking to yourself?”

This question, while a tad too specific and not applicable in most — if any — situations, does tackle a significant theory, one responsible for many internal struggles rooted in my bones: the answer is imagination.

“Imagination,” says Nickelodeon’s resident yellow sponge, Spongebob Squarepants, as he sweeps his arms across the screen, a rainbow following in

their wake. I mean, he grabs a box and imagines himself scaling an underwater mountain complete with an underwater avalanche and underwater amputation of sponge arms and sponge legs.

And I guess what I’m getting at here is this: Where have all the Spongebobs gone? or — When did all the Squidwards suddenly materialize?

In my room on campus, for example, I have three stuffed animals, which in itself is spectacular because I managed to narrow down my collection to a single digit. They are Triceratops pillow pets — one blue, one green, one pink. Their names are Professor Hamish, King Alexander “Sammy” XVII and Duchess Marie Antoinette, respectively.

Now, I’m not suggesting every person who doesn’t own a stuffed animal with a name is devoid of creativity. I have, though, come across people who think they need to feel sorry for me, to feel pity because I haven’t “grown up” or “accepted adulthood” — and for anyone who cares, Professor Hamish believes this to be a load of Triceratops dung.

I haven’t, in essence, become just a shell of my younger self, mechanically going about my day thinking real hard about taxes, the stock market and global warming. But it’s not me who should be pitied for doing something I love, owning something that interests me or watching something entertaining, whether the target audience is 12 and younger or 70 and older.

Please don’t tell me who to be. Odds are, you aren’t my mother, my father or my dinosaur trio that sometimes — only sometimes — talks back to me. I have my own life, thanks, and I don’t want yours. I don’t. I do not want it.

I’m not inherently a mean person, but really, how does someone get through the day without waking up to a blue dinosaur at the foot of the bed? How do people sit in class, in the dining hall, in the Bower-Suhrheinrich Library without thinking about the possibility of Godzilla crashing through the walls with a giant roar, holding a box of milk chocolates for his beloved King Kong?

Hopefully, we all ask these questions of ourselves at some point or another. Encourage these thoughts. Foster them as one would bottle-feed a kitten the size of an apple. Or, in my case, as one would own a pretend business, conning imaginary people out of their imaginary money.

jessica ingle | essayist

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