Plans to make Hanna Avenue safe to begin 2006

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W HANNA AVENUE
Plans to make Hanna Avenue safe to begin 2006
Shelly Grimes
Opinion Editor
Hanna Avenue will soon undergo
a renovation designed to beautify the
campus and enhance pedestrian safety on
the busy street. The project is a partnership between the university and the City
of Indianapolis and is expected to break
ground sometime in 2006.
The City’s multi-million dollarrenovationofHannaAvenue will stretch from US
3 1 to Carson. The university will incur the
cost of renovation between Shelby Street
and State Street, paying only for services
above and beyond the city’s typical streetrepair package. The project is expected
to cost the university approximately $1.2
million and will include upgraded lighting as well as plant life and trees along
Hanna Avenue.
“Pedestrian safety wasour number one
issue,” said Ken Piepenbrink, director
of the physical plant. “The second issue
was the opportunity to beautify Hanna
Avenue and make it a showplace instead
of just a hazard.”
According to Piepenbrink the biggest
changeofthe involves themetamorphosis
of Hanna Avenue into a four-lane boulevard with a 12 to 16-footmedian down the
center, requiring the university to give up
some land on each side of the street.
“The center medians will be very
wide, so that when you cross the street
you only have to worry about the first two
lanes of traffic,” Piepenbrink said. “Then,
you’ll get to a safe haven area, and you
can worry about crossing the second two
lanes of traffic.”
Another change includes moving the
sidewalks away from the street so that
pedestrians will not walk right next to
the road. Shrubbery will be placed between the sidewalks and the road, forcing
pedestrians to cross only at designated
crosswalks. The crosswalks will be 18
feet wide and paved with bricks, according to Dr. David Wantz, vice president of
student affairs.
“Our hope is that when you drive near
campus, you’ll realize something is different due to the boulevard and the bricks,
and that should immediately make [the
driver] more alert,” Wantz said.
A new stoplight will be added at the
intersection in front of Nicoson Hall,
which will force drivers to slow down.
New lighting will be added so that “Hanna
Avenue will be as illuminated as any of
the parking lots,” Piepenbrink said. The
new lights will be lower to the ground
and strategically placed to enhance pedestrian safety.
“Hopefully, by forcing students to go to
certain locations [to cross] and by making
those locations very visible and well-lit,
it will make a big improvement without
creating chaos,” Piepenbrink said.
According to police reports, there have
been at least seven students hit on Hanna
Avenue since 2000. These accidents have
resulted in injuries such as broken bones
and concussions.
According to Wantz, the majority of
these accidents occur at times of poor
visibility, such as at night or during rain.
Wantz added, however, that the safety
problem on Hanna Avenue is aggravated
by the behavior of people crossing the
street.
“Students often step off the curb and
walk without looking or making eye
contact with the driver. They think that
they are supposed to go and cars will
Photo by Valerie Miller
Students crossing Hanna Avenue during a mid-day class break. Hanna Avenue will be
renovated in a partnership between the university and the City of Indianapolis in 2006.
nately, we didn’t talk to the neighborhood
before holdingapublichearing, andabout
500 neighbors showed up at the meeting
to yell at us. It was the worst night of my
professional life to watch that happen.
Here was this university that prides itself
on being a school for every man that was
seen as arrogant and not caring about its
neighbors. We had to work very hard to
overcome that.”
Because of the dispute between the
neighborhood and the university, the
project was delayed. Neighbors remained
adamant that Hanna Avenue should stay
open and alsoopposed the idea of restricting traffic toonly twolanes. The four-lane
stop,” Wantz said. “The pedestrian has the
right of way, but also has to realize that a
couple-ton vehicle is more dangerous than
the pedestrian’s right to cross.”
The city began assessing the need
to renovate Hanna Avenue in the fall of
1996.According to Piepenbrink, the city
realized that there were several problems
with Hanna Avenue that needed to be addressed, including flooding and pavement
breaking up. The university got involved
with the project, hoping that Hanna Avenue could be closed completely.
“We were led to believe that we could
close Hanna Avenue and reroute traffic
along National,” Wantz said. “Unfortu-
boulevard proposal satisfied both the
university’s needs and theneighborhood’s
demands. Public hearings on the issue
were conducted in early 2004, and the
city approved the project.
The project will begin whenever the
city’s paperwork iscomplete, Piepenbrink
said. A definite schedule has not yet been
approved, but the project will last at least
a year.
Wantzsaidthat whileconstructionmay
be a nuisance, it will be worth while.
“The students will have to bear with
the construction,” Wantz said. “It is going to be really disruptive, but when it’s
done, it will be magnificent.”
W TORNADO
Rare fall weather hits Southern, Central Indiana
I
The tornado that hit
Southern Indiana on
Sunday, Nov. 6, killed 22
people and left hundreds
injured. Severe weather
swept across Indiana
again on Tuesday, Nov. 15.
At Right: The counties
with tornado symbols
are where separate
tornadoes were confirmed.
Counties of the same color
represent the tornadoes’
paths.
Vanderburgh and
Warrick Counties are
shown in red, where an F3
tornado touched down on
Nov. 6.
On Nov. 15, tornadoes
also touched down in
Daviess and Martin
Counties, shown in yellow,
and Bartholomew and
Shelby Counties, shown in
orange. Those tornadoes
were also measured as
F3 tornadoes, with winds
of 158 to 206 mph. An
F1 tornado also touched
down in Grant County,
shown in blue, with winds
of 73 to 112 mph.
OBS
Tonya Maxwell and Josh Noel
Knight Ridder Tribune
EVANSVILLE, 1nd.--Hearing the
winds whip outside his mobile home and
the sound of breaking glass, Dustin Watts
ordered his wife to get in the bathtub and
then went to get his sons, ages 5 and 2.
Watts, 28, doesn’t know what happened next. But he thinks the tornado
that killed at least 22 people when it
struck northern Kentucky and southern
Indiana early Sunday, Nov. 6 tossed his
home into the air.
“Idon’tknow ifitflippedoverbut itfelt
like it did,” Watts saidas he sat on concrete
steps that used to lead to his trailer but
on that Sunday afternoon connected to
nothing. The frame of his trailer sat about
20 feet away in Eastbrook Mobile Home
Park outside Evansville, Ind.
Though one of his boys suffered head
injuries and was hospitalized, Watts and
therest of his family were relatively lucky
compared to their neighbors in the trailer
park, the site of the most fatalities from
the tornado. By evening, Vanderburgh
County officials estimated that at least 17
people had been killed in the trailer park,
where 144 of the 350 mobile homes were
either obliterated or left uninhabitable.
Five other people died in nearby Warrick
County, Ind.
“If we’re lucky that’s going to be it, but
I’ve got a feeling it’s going to go up,” said
Don Erk, Vanderburgh County coroner,
who said three children were among the
dead found so far.
Thedeath toll from the tornado, which
struckaround2 a.m., was Indiana’s worst
since 1974, when a string of twisters hit
13 states and southern Canada, killing
351 people, including 47 in Indiana,
according to the Indiana Deuartment of
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she was interested in the
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it’s science, and I get a chance to experience it
firsthand, I’m all for it.”
Riedeman said it was hard to view Mars.
the telescope, it was actually more
tornado death toll for the year. Until then,
only I O people had been killed in tornadoes this year, according to the National
Weather Service.
St. Mary’s Medical Center in Evansville and its sister hospital in Warrick
County treated about 180 people for
injuries from blunt head and chest trauma
to broken bones and cuts. Thirty-two
were admitted, including 14 in critical
condition, a spokesman said.
Deaconess Hospital in Evansville
treated 46 people, admitting 3 1,including
six in critical condition.
Emergency rescue officials blamed the
timing of the tornado for the number of
injuries and fatalities.
“If people are at work, they wouldn’t
have been in their residences and there
probably would have been more communication,” said Maj. Stephen Woodall of
the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office.
“At that time of the morning, most people
are asleep.”
Authorities said sirens blared in many
of the communities, and the emergency
broadcast system was activated to alert
people to the coming storm. But officials
believe many people slept through the
warnings or could not hear the sirens
because of the winds.
While crews picked through debris
looking for people, firefighters in Warrick
County hopped on all-terrain vehicles,
searching farm fields for storm victims,
said Matt Timmel, assistant chief of the
Newburgh Volunteer Fire Department. A
man and wife were found dead in a bean
field that was located about a quarter of
a mile from their trailer, he added.
In another incident, people were blown
from their beds, waking up outside with
cuts and bruises, said Sgt. Scott Whitlow
of the Warrick County Sheriff’s Office.
MIX IT UP AT LUNCH
Crystle Collins
News Editor
The University
Of
Indianapolis Participated
dong with schools across the country taking Part
in a national program to break down cultural barriers. The program called ‘Mix it up at Lunch Day,”
to sit with people outside of
IDE instituted the program
utside their cornin
fo
Tolerance. org .
“Essentially, the program was selected in response to a discussion organized by PRIDE earlier
this semester in which the students expressed a
serious concern about the cultural borders that are
reinforced and refined on campus,” said Terrence
Harewood, Assistant Professor of Education.
The program is designed, according to Harewood, to promotecross-cultural contact on campus
as a catalvst for deeDer intercultural relationshiD
and co&unication k o n g all the varioufi culturh
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“like her” would ever hang out with
someone “like me.”
The girl that came to my table earlier this semester looked pretty “cool,”
so I hesitated. I also probably looked
I saw an intranet post promoting a
at her like as if she were insane. I seriNov. 15 event called “National Mix It
ously thought she was joking.
Up at Lunch Day.” My curiosity about
But she eventually convinced me to
the event led me to type the phrase
join her, and it ended up being a really
“National Mix It Up at Lunch Day”
into Google, and I found an entire Web wonderful experience. Not only did I
get to meet her and everyone she was
site dedicated to the cause at www.
sharing a table with that day, I also still
mixitup.org.
According to the Web site, the spon- see this girl around campus and I have
soring organizations (the Southern Pov- gotten to meet more of her friends since
that mealtime.This experience did not
erty Law Center’s tolerance programs
and the Study Circles Resource Center) cost either of us anything but a little bit
of time and a little nervousness, which
wanted to encourage young people to
step outside of their comfort zones and we quickly got over after we talked and
found out we had things in common.
meet people who are different.
Looking back on that day, I am
The organizations believe in this
idea so much that they provide resourc- saddened that I was so hesitant in the
first place. Really, the worst thing that
es like posters, stickers, how-to kits,
success stories of participants and even could have happened had I enthusiastically accepted her dining offer is that
grant money through their Web site to
I would have been laughed at, and it
ensure each school’s successful Mix It
would have been nothing new.
Up day.
I could have gone back to my meal,
So, once my curiosity was satisfied
cursing once again the “cool” people
about the intranet post, I wondered
who have nothing better to do and
about something else: why do we need
dreaming about how 1 could grow up
a national event to do what we should
and become the next Oprah and take
be doing every day anyway?
Earlier this semester, I was sitting in my revenge. The “cool” people would
never get cars or gift bags from me.
the cafeteria eating by myself when a
girl I had never seen before came to my That would show them.
Of course, my mealtime experience
table and invited me to sit by her and
had the best possible outcome, and it
her friends.
helped me realize what an important
I instantly flashed back to high
school where the “cool” girl would ask part one person’s asking another to
“nerdy” little me to the “cool” table and share a meal can play in the greater colthen laugh loudly if I thought someone lege experience.
Deirdre Baskin
Stuff Writer
The cafeteria is the one place where
people from every residence hall, country, race, gender, sexual orientation,
religion and student organization have
the opportunity to interact as much as
they will allow themselves to interact.
I do not want to say that every
person on campus will become best
friends with everyone else on campus
simply by throwing a bunch of folks
into a room together for chatting and
cheese fries. Still, dedicating 20 to 30
minutes in the dining hall to social opportunities cannot hurt. To say the least,
spending time with someorle a little different could lead to interesting conversation and learning something new.
There also is the chance that those
people who seemed so scary will turn
out to be people who are quite nice.
Plus, the small campus size and the
opportunity to see familiar faces and
get to know people is part of the reason
a lot of students chose U of I over other
colleges. So students who do not take
advantage of opportunities to “mix it
up” and meet new people are not getting their money’s worth.
I would think that learning new
things, having interesting conversations, meeting nice people, and not
wasting money are all good reasons to
meet and mingle with others without
someone creating a national event for
It.
But sometimes, people need reminders. Hopefully, the NOV.15 “National
Mix It Up at Lunch Day” was that
reminder and inspire U of I students to
mix it up every day in the cafeteria.
NEWS
NOVEMBER
22,2005
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WENDELL BERRY
Author Wendell Berry speaks on his philosophies
Amy Remsburg
Feature Editor
As part of the Spirit and Place Festival, notable
writer and essayist Wendell Berry spent a few
hours at the University of Indianapolis on Nov.
7. As part of a program entitled “Working Our
Way Home: An Evening with Wendell Berry
and Friends,” Berry read one of his essays in
Ransburg Auditorium, attended a dinner and six
dialogue sessions in Schwitzer Student Center
and finished with a discussion in Ransburg
Auditorium. The program was co-sponsored
by the Hoosier Environmental Council and the
Indianapolis Peace House.
Berry, who has produced a large body of
work consisting of fiction, poetry and essays, is
well known for his views, on the environment,
economics and technology.
A native of Kentucky, Berry grew up loving
the outdoors and farm life. He has been an English
professor at New York University and also the
University of Kentucky. Along with teaching
and writing, Berry is a farmer in Kentucky.
Berry has received many prestigious accolades for his writing such as Guggenheim and
Rockefellerfellowships, aT.S. Eliot award, and
a Thomas Merton award among others.
Berry published two books earlier this year, a
collection of essays entitled “The Way of Ignorance”and a collection of Jesus’teachings entitled
“Blessed Are the Peacemakers: Christ’s Teachings of Love, Compassion, and Forgiveness.”
“The Way of Ignorance” is a diverse collection
concentrating on issues such as security, freedom
and community. “Blessed Are the Peacemakers”
is introduced by a new essay by Berry, while the
rest of the book is arranged by Berry.
A large crowd arrived at Ransburg Auditorium to hear Berry read an essay entitled “The
Purpose of a Coherent Community” from his
new book “The Way of Ignorance.” His essay
focused on urging the American public to see
that economic development is destroying the
earth and irreplaceable resources.
Berry believes that everyone is responsible
for taking care of the earth because “we have
to preserve our habitat to preserve our species.”
He feels that one of the best ways to preserve
natural resources is to return to community-based
living.
After reading his essay, Berry took questions
from the audience about the essay and his general
philosophies. Many in the audience wanted to
know how he would change American ideas
about food supply. Berry insists that Americans
need to return to relying on local food suppliers.
insteadofmassdistribution, so they know where
their food is coming from.
“If you have a flower pot and enough dirt
to fill it, plant something you can eat!” Berry
said.
Berry also amused the audience with his
staunch views against technology and computers
in particular. “I don’t shun people who use computers. I just don’t happen to need one myself,”
Berry said. “I just don’t like seeing society taken
over by commercial products.”
Following the question-and-answer session,
people who registered for the event attended one
of six dinner and dialogue sessions with Berry.
During the different sessions, Berry was able t o
elaborate on specifics topics with his guests.
The topics discussed were Food, Higher
Education, Local Economy, Technology, Vocation and War and Peace, all of which Berry ha5
covered various essays throughout his career.
Thoseunable to attendthedialogue sessions were
invited to “Neighborhood at the Crossroads” at
the Wheeler Arts Center. A documentary about
the revitalization of the Fountain Square area
was shown.
Afterthe dialogue sessions and documentary,
guests were invited back to Ransburg Auditorium
for a discussion with Berry.
WORLD NEWS
French residents riot against immigrants
2007. In contrast to Sarkozy, the prime
minister has called for measures to create
jobs, reduce discrimination and address
concerns among immigrants that they are
being neglected. Some French criticize
De Villepin as being too conciliatory.
In well-to-do neighborhoodsof central
Paris, shopkeepers and residents offered
PARIS - Fedupwith television images high praise for the combative interior
of her country in flames, Paris hairdresser minister.
Vesna Djoric said it is time for the French
“He’s right to speak out. Sarkozy says
to stop being so tolerant of immigrant what everyone else feels but is too afraid
troublemakers and consider replacing to say,” Djoric said. “It’s time to get tough,
compassion with toughness.
but I’m afraid that a bigger explosion
“It’s about time somebody said what might be coming. These people are like
we’re all thinking,” Djoric commented, mad dogs. Sometimes a little poke can
adding that she fully supported a recent make them attack.”
call by the hard-line interior minister,
In a poll published by the newspaper
Nicolas Sarkozy, for France to “pump Le Purisien, 73 percent of respondents
out” its rioting “scum.”
backed the government’s new get-tough
After nearly two weeks of nightly riots measures to halt firebomb attacks by riotacross the country, France shows growing ing gangs of youths. The French Riviera
signs of an anti-immigrant backlash as city of Nice joined a growing number
horrified citizens demand a harshercrack- of urban and suburban centers imposing
down on troublemakers. Some French are emergency measures.
warning that the country’s current mood
“The government needs to take stroncould damage relations with its Muslim geraction. These are delinquents and drug
community and bolster support for a dealers, and Sarkozy is right to say it.
right-wing extremist party.
You have to call a cat a cat,” said a Paris
Police said violence around the coun- pharmacist, who would identify himself
try, occurring mainly in North African only as Parienti. “Their problem is they
immigrant communities that ring major don’t want to integrate into our society.
urban centers, diminished considerably They think they can live here and maintain
after a new curfew went into effect on their own culture apart from ours.”
Nov. 8, enforced by more than 11,000
Even though central Paris has largely
officers.
been spared from attack over the past two
Sarkozy warned that any foreigners, weeks, residents said they are still taking
whether here legally or illegally, who are precautions.
convicted of violating the curfew would
“We wanted to decorate our store with
be expelled from the country “without big, gift-wrapped boxes for the Christmas
delay.”
season, but we don’t dare. They might set
Sarkozy is expected to challenge fire to them,” said Nathalie Normand, a
his rival, Prime Minister Dominique clerk at an eastern Paris toy store.
de Villepin, in presidential elections in
“After 5 or 6 at night, most women
Front. a whites-only party that advocates
eupulsion of foreigners.
Todd Roberson
Knight Ridder Tribune
“I’m afraid we’ve reachedthe pointof
no return. This could be like a civil war
i t \e k e e p going in this direction,” Sirra
;ltlclt~d.
Writing i n the French daily Le Figuro,
intcrnational affairs specialist Andre
(irjebine warned that lslamist gangs are
wing the violence to recruit members in
the suburbs. while mainstream French
citizens appear tu be losing patience with
wh;it they see as a threat to their way of
life.
“Intolerance and aggression toward
immigrants could grow, as will voter
support for the extreme right-wing party
in the next election,” Grjebine wrote.
Members ofthe National Front staged
a s m a l l demonstration i n Paris Wednesday. unveiling a new campaign with Tdiirts declaring. “France: Love it or leave
Photo h\ hf(1iliic \ / J l l i t i / ’ I < \ \ h l i l
it.”‘l’heparty shocked the French political
establishment
when its leader, Jean-Marie
French firefighters look on as a car burns in a parking lot
Le Pen. won 17 percent of votes in the
in Argenteuil, France, which is west of Paris. This was
first round of presidential elections in
7002. o n l y 3 percentage poirits behind
one of more than 1,300 vehicles destroyed, along with
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warehouses and a nursery school, on a ninth night of
But the backlash was not limited to
violence and rioting in France.
liilc FI-eiich Christians. I n the suburban
t o m II of Auliiay-Sous-Bois north of Paris,
;I ‘[‘urhish Kurd restaurant owner, who
won’t go out on the streets,” she added. “I the immigrants. We n c w l ;I t.rencli-tir\i
won’t drive my car to work now because policy when it come.; to ,ioli\.” .;lit. siid. n o ~ i l didentify hiniselfonlyasAli,saidhe
I’m afraid they’ll bum it when I drive “I think Europe in gent~r;ilh a s bc\en hir. ayrees \\ ith Sarhozy’s tough language.
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use of the word “scum” to describe the workagreementwith ;Is ~ ~ c c i ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ o i,juaii;i
Where are their parents, and why aren’t
rioters but said she approved of his overall you can’t come in.”
these bo) s at home‘?” he said. “We’re
But Marie Sirra. a janitor wh(i li\c-,
response, especially concerning measures
that would reduce the immigrant popula- in a northwestern s u b u h f t t l ictctf I?) ~ I I L ’ living i n fear because they think it’s their
r-ightto roam the streets. I n a democracy,
tion and help cut the nation’s double-digit violence, expressed hort.or ;it wch \ c i i t i
ments. “My biggest fear is t11;rt ;ill of’tliis it’s not supposed to be like this.”
unemployment rate.
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TORNADO
Tornado continued from p.1
The tornado touched down in Henderson County, Ky., before moving to
the northeast into Indiana.
In 10 to IS minutes, it left a 15- to
20-mile path of flattened homes, overturned cars, trees wrapped with siding
and cornfields strewn with mattresses,
officials said.
In Henderson County, the twister
ripped roofs off horse barns at Ellis
Park racetrack, killing at least three
horses and injuring some workers, according to the racetrack’s Web site.
As it moved to the northeast, the
tornado built strength.
It whipped through Eastbrook
Mobile Home Park, lifting trailers from
their frames, destroying others, and
sending siding into nearby trees.
“In some areas, there are four trailers laying on top of each other,” said
Vanderburgh County Sheriff Brad
Ellsworth.
But in other cases, trailers remained
standing next to piles of rubble, according to Tom Fritz, a volunteer
firefighter with the Scott Township Fire
Department.“You could follow the path
Photo by Rob GoebellKRT
i
Only rubble
and debris
were left
after the
strongest
tornado
to hit the
state in 30
years struck
Southern
Indiana on
Sunday,
Nov. 6. The
tornado was
the nation’s
deadliest
tornado
since 1999.
Pictured is
an aerial
view of
Eastbrook
Mobile
Home park,
outside of
EvansviIle,
Ind.
of how the thing moved through there,”
he said. “It was so weird.”
The Knight Township Volunteer Fire
Department, which covers the parts of
Vanderburgh County outside Evansville, was the first to arrive at the trailer
park, where they found “the walking
wounded coming out,” said Assistant
Chief Dale Naylor.
“We were digging people out by
hand,” Naylor said. “We tried to rescue
anyone we could.”
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TORNADOES
Severeweather
hits campus
Severe weather swept across the
Midwest onTuesday, Nov. 15,destroying
homes and killing one.
The storms moved across Central
Indiana at 40 to 60 mph causing severe
flooding across the state. One 17-yearold girl was killed in Hancock County
when her car flipped over when she drove
through a flooded road.
The unusual weather was caused by acold
front that headed south from the Great
Lakes area and combined with a warm
front rising to the north. The collision of
the two weather fronts provided prime
conditions for spring like storms.
The storms reportedly destroyed at
least seven homes in southern Indiana
and injured one person. Power outages,
flooding, severe damage to property, large
golf ball sized hail and several downed
trees were left after the storms passed
through.
Warning sirens heard throughout
the evening hours across campus, sent
students, faculty and staff to seek shelter
in the basements of Schwitzer Student
Center during the annual Thanksgiving
dinner celebration and in other buildings
during night classes.
Residents on campus also were forced
to react quickly to the sirens and move to
the lowest floors of the residence halls.
SPORTS
NOVEMBER
22,2005
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Women’s basketball team wins season opener against Wayne State
Shelly Grimes
Opinion Editor
The ‘Hounds women’s basketball
team opened its season with a win
against Wayne State at home on Nov.
15.
The ‘Hounds got off to a slow start
in the first half of the game, letting
Wayne State take the lead by as many
as IO points. However, the ‘Hounds rallied and by halftime were only trailing
by one point.
In the second half, the ‘Hounds
gained control and outscored Wayne
State 46-29. Junior Amanda Norris had
16 of the second-half points. Despite
the ‘Hounds’ 26 turnovers, they managed to defeat Wayne State 74-58.
“It wasn’t a pretty win, but it still
goes in the ‘W’ column,” said Teri
Moren, who is in her sixth season as
the ‘Hounds’ head coach. “In a home
opener, you can expect the players to
have some butterflies
that they need to
. ..
work through.”
with only ni’ne players and no seniors.
The ‘Hounds lost four players to graduation, which has been an adjustment for
this year’s team, Moren said.
Photo by Shelly Grimes
“We lost a lot of our scoring as well
as a lot of our experience,” Moren said.
“We are basically starting anew this
year, with new players on the perimeter. Our guards have changed completely.”
F
WOM€N‘S CLtNIC
Moren said that this year she expects
leadership to come from junior Xavier
transfer Mandy Geryak and junior Kaysee Ellrich. Norris, who had the teamhigh 18 points against Wayne State,
and sophomore Deanna Thompson,
who had nine rebounds, also helped to
lead the ‘Hounds to victory.
“The win Tuesday night wasn’t
the prettiest, but it gave us a starting
point,” Norris said. “We also showed
that we work really well as a team. It
took all nine of us to crawl our way
back into the game.”
The ‘Hounds followed the Wayne
State win with two wins in the Great
Lakes Valley Conference/ Great Lakes
Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Challenge on Nov. 18 and 19.
In the first game of the challenge,
the ‘Hounds beat Ashland, 84-74.
Norris and Geryak each tallied a
double-double in the win. Norris led
the ‘Hounds with 21 points and 10
rebounds and Geryak followed with
19 points and 10 assists. Junior center
Eileen Patton and sophomore forward,
and Morehead State transfer, Vanessa
Jackson were also close to recording
scored 12 points and grabbed eight
rebounds.
The following day the ‘Hounds easily beat Cannon 78-64. Moren’s squad
used a dominating 40- I6 rebounding
advantage and an 23-point lead early
in the second half to put away Gannon. The ‘Hounds totalled 18 offensive
rebounds and 20 second-chance points
in the win.
Norris once again led her squad with
another double-double of 21 points and
1 1 rebounds against Cannon. Geryak
tallied her third double digit scoring
effort of the season with 21 points. She
also dished out six assists.
Last season, the ‘Hounds had an
impressive 22- 10 record and went to
the NCAA Division I1 tournament for
the third consecutive year, falling to
Grand Valley State in the second round
of the tourney.
“There’s always pressure to be more
successful than last year, but I think
we’re just taking it one day at a time,”
Norris said.
Moren said she expects her team to
work hard this season and once again
advance to the tournament.
“When you’ve had the success that
this program has, especially the last
few seasons, then you expect to succeed,” Moren said. “Anything less than
what we did last year would be unacceptable. We expect to go further in the
tournament each and every year.”
The ‘Hounds will look to improve
their record to 4-0 against Oakland City
on Nov. 22 at 7 p.m. in Nicoson Hall.
SPORTS
PAGE
5 THE REFLECTOR
NOVEMBER
22,2005
MEN’S AND WOMEN’S SWIMMING
‘Hounds dominate Ashland, men squeak out Wayne State win
Valerie Miller
Editor-in-Chiej
The University of Indianapolis
men’s and women’s swimming and
diving teams won their first two dual
meets of the season against Ashland on
Nov. 4 and Wayne State on Nov. 12.
“The season has gone very well so
far,” said head coach Gary Kinkead.
“[The teams] have maintained their
focus in competitions, which is sometimes the most difficult thing to do.”
The men defeated Ashland 124-68
and then pulled off a close victory
against Wayne St. 121-116.
At Ashland, freshman Marios
Panagi won both the 50 freestyle and
the 100-yard backstroke. Panagi set an
Ashland pool record in the backstroke
with a time of 53.00. Other first-place
finishers for the men were sophomore
Hanno Ahonen in the 500 and 1,000
freestyle, junior Jeremy Lindauer in the
200 freestyle, senior Drew Hastings in
the 400-yard individual medley and the
100 freestyle and junior James Landis
in the 100 butterfly and the 200-yard
medley relay team.
The ‘Hounds squeaked past Wayne
St. in a tough match, winning by just
five points.
“Beating Wayne State is something
we haven’t accomplished since I’ve
been here, and it was truly a team effort,” Lindauer said. “No single swimmer won that meet for us. Every race
counted, and it actually came down to
our ‘B’ relay being able to beat their ‘A’
relay at the end.”
First place swimmers included Hastings in the 200 IM and 200 backstroke,
Pagani in the 50 freestyle and Ahonen
in the 200 freestyle. The 400 freestyle
relay team also came in first place.
In the 200 IM, Hastings posted a
“B” cut national qualifying time of
156.68. (A “B” cut national qualifying
time is barely under the time needed
to qualify for the national meet. Those
times are considered “A” cut times).
Freshman diver Randy Weiss helped
in the victory by placing second in both
the one and three meter boards.
The women’s team also came away
Photo hv C r w l e Collin\
with victories at both Ashland and
Sophomore Laura Folsom works on her backstroke in a
Wayne St, defeating Ashland 1 18-82
and Wayne St. 157-84.
recent practice.
Six swimmers finished in first place
time of 10:39.65. Lund also set a pool
freestyle and senior Meghan DuHadat Ashland, including sophomore Ellie
record in the 400 IM with a time of
way in the 400 IM. The 200 medley
Miller in the 1,000 freestyle and 500
relay team also finished in first place.
4:44.27.
freestyle, senior Kristen Lund in the
At the following meet against
Miller set an Ashland pool record
400 IM, junior Alison Smith in the 200
and posted a “B” cut national qualifyWayne St., first place finishers included
freestyle and 100 backstroke, junior
Miller in the 1,650 freestyle and 500
Holly Spohr in the 50 freestyle and 100 ing time in the 1,000 freestyle with a
freestyle, Lund in the 200 buttertly,
Smith in the 200 backstroke and 200
freestyle, junior Nikki Stevens in the
200 breaststroke, Spohr in the 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle and freshman
Katie Murray in the 200 IM.
Miller had an “A” cut nati6nal qualifying time in the 1,650 freestyle with a
time of 17:30.59. Her performances at
the two meets helped her earn “Great
Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Swimmer of the Week” for Nov.
15.
Lund had a “B” cut time in the 200
butterfly with a time of 2: 10.96. Smith
posted a “B” cut time in the 200 backstroke with a time of 2:09.07. Stevens
also earned a “B” cut time in the 200
breaststroke with a time of 2:26.62.
The ‘Hounds finished first, second
and third in both the 50 freestyle and
200 butterfly. The top three finishers in
the 50 freestyle were Spohr, sophomore
Valerie Crosby and DuHadway. Lund,
Duhadway and junior Mary Secoges
were the top three in the 200 butterfly.
The men and women teams swept
the competition at the Wabash Invitational on Nov. 19. Both teams won the
Invitational in convincing fashion. In
28 events of the total 37 events swam, a
U of 1 swimmer or relay team finished
in first place.
VOLLEYBALL
WRESTLING
Wrestling team opens season with easy ‘Hounds lose GLVC
championship match,
win over Indiana Wesleyan
chance for NCAA bid
Perkey, the hard work in practice paid
Abby Adragna
StuJ Writer
The men’s wrestling team had a
powerful open to its season with a
46-3 victory over lndlana Wesleyan
on No\. 12.
Wins were turned in by six of the
seven competing wrestlers, Jimmy
Nichols and John Kolb. junior Jose
Navam, and seniors Wes Hall, David
Burns and Zane Andrews.
According to sophomore Shane
off in the meet.
“We had some good matches where
our work ethic in practice prevailed
over their [Indiana Wesleyan’s) work
ethic,” Perkey said. ”We weren’t as
tired as they were, and that’s why we
came out on top.”
Top performances were turned in
by Navarro, who pinned his opponent
in 52 seconds, and Nichols and Burns,
who both won by technical fall. Other
notable performances included victories by Hall and Andrews, who won
Photo bv Kuty Yerser
Zane Andrews attempts to knock David Burns to the mat.
their weight classes 9-3 and 4-2,
respectively.
Although Indiana Wesleyan is not
sanctioned by the NCAA, but only a
club team, head coach Jay Yates felt
that did not change the ’Hounds approach to the meet.
“When you step out there on
the mat, no matter who you are up
against, it’s going to be a dog fight.’’
Yates said.
Yates believes that this meet
showed definite indications of great
things to come for this season.
“The team unity for the meet
was great, and that is very important
to us. The wrestling team works
extremely hard and did a good job of
supporting each other,” Yates said.
“I think as the season progresses.
the team unity is critical, because you
need that support when you go into
big matches. It helps to know you
have a large support group backing
you up.”
During the meet, Yates was able
to give several of his wrestlers early
season experience.
”There was a good mix of freshman and seniors that could benefit
from getting a match in early in the
season,” Yates said.
This meet was the ‘Hounds’ first
home meet, and they used it to honor
their three seniors for Senior Day.
Yates was proud to honor the three
seniors, especially because of the
heart that they showed during their
matches that day.
‘*Allthree seniors did a great job
of working through adversity. They
had all been battling a sickness over
the past week and stuck through it
and wrestled with everything they
had,” he said.
Results from the Ashland Open on
Nov. 19 were not available as of The
Rejector press time.
Katy Yeiser
Mcrnaging Editor
The U of I volleyball team ran out of steam in the Great Lakes Valley Conference championship match against Southern Illinois-Edwardsville on Nov. 12, after
previously upsetting the No. I and 4 seeded teams.
In the opening round on Nov. 10, the ‘Hounds avenged their regular season loss
against Southern Indiana on Nov. 5.
“We weren’t too worried [about US11 because we had pretty much set a precedent that it’s pretty hard to beat us twice,” said senior outside hitter Whitmy
Boling. “So we were pretty confident.”
Head coach Jody Butera’s squad upset the No. 4 seeded US1 3-1. The win over
US1 advanced the ‘Hounds to the semifinal round, where they met No. 1 seed
Rockhurst. Rockhurst beat the ‘Hounds earlier in the season 3-2. U of I returned
the favor in a five game upset of the conference’s top team, winning with a, game
score of 25-30, 30-22,24-30,30-28, 15-8.
“The mind-set was that we had nothing to lose [against Rockhurst],” Boling
said. “Nobody expected us to win, including Rockhurst. We pulled off an incredible win.”
Fourteen hours after the Rockhurst win, the ‘Hounds lost in four games to SIUEdwardsville in the championship match. Butera felt that the emotional upset of
Rockhurst played a factor.
“You could tell that both teams were tired and spent both mentally and physically,” Butera said. “You could definitely tell my team didn’t have the pop that
they usually have due to the draining of the prior two days.”
Despite a runners-up finish at the GLVC tournament, a win over the Great
Lakes Region’s best team, Rockhurst, and a record of 16 wins in their last 21 regular season matches, the ‘Hounds did not receive an at large bid to the Division I1
national tournament.
Butera is on the NCAA Regional Advisory Committee, which decides who
receives at-large bids, and knew that the ‘Hounds needed to win the GLVC tournament to compete in the NCAA tournament.
“However, everyone was praying that we would get an at-large bid just because
we beat Rockhurst in the second round,” Butera said. “lf we did do a little bit better in the earlier regional matches in the season we could have [had a bid].”
Butera also believes that some of their early losses against tough out-of-conference competition weighed heavily against their making it to nationals.
“Each year, I try to go in and play a lot of top competition, because I know it
will prepare them better mentally and physically for November, because to be the
best, you have play the best. But sometimes, I think it nips us in the bud,” Butera
said. “I need to find a happy balance next year with scheduling.”
The ‘Hounds end their season with a 24-14 overall record and a 11-5 conference record.
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Sturgeon’s squad struggles with offense against IU, Indiana State
Tony Puckett
Staff Writer
After finishing the exhibition season with a 96-49 loss to the Indiana
University Hoosiers, the U of I men’s
basketball team now looks ahead to the
regular season. The team lost its first
two exhibition games by a combined
score of 175-94 this year, playing both
Indiana and the Indiana State Sycamores.
“Obviously this exposed several
things that we need to improve upon,”
said Head Coach Todd Sturgeon. “We
were disappointed in how we played in
both games.”
Sturgeon believes that playing
teams capable of competing on a
national level has helped the ‘Hounds
are to face teams in their own divi-
sion.
“I think at the end of the year, we’ll
look back and see that Indiana was a
top-I0 team in Division 1. They will
have several wins of 20 points [or
more] against Division 1 teams.”
The team hopes to rest up after the
taxing losses and learn from the experience of playing in big-time arenas such
as 1U’s Assembly Hall.
U of I had difficulties scoring in
both exhibition games, shooting only
29 percent against ISU and roughly 19
percent in the first half against IU. By
comparison, the Hoosiers sank 67.6
percent of their shots in the first half.
“I think we have a situation where
we have a new offense, where guys
aren’t entirely comfortable where
they’re getting their shots. We’re playing good defensive teams with athletic
ers,” Sturgeon said. “When we
get a wide open shot, there was that
uneasiness of being behind and having
to make a shot.”
With the loss of last year’s offensive
leader David Logan, the ‘Hounds experienced a major drop in scoring. Logan
was the GLVC Player of the Year, as
well as NCAA Division I1 player of the
year. He averaged an NCAA-high 29
points per game.
“Without that scoring punch from
Lawrence or David, the defense is the
key this year,” said senior center Jon
LaBad. “Each possession is going to be
a crucial possession this year.”
Sturgeon also feels his team needs to
be defense oriented.
“A year ago we had a team that
could give up 80 points and win,” Sturgeon said. “We don’t have that team
this year.”
While last year featured a returning
core of seniors who had been playing
together since their freshman year,
this year’s team consists of only two
seniors and one returning player who
has earned a letter in two seasons.
The ‘Hounds hope to get a good
sense of what kind of team they have
during the opening six road games,
then define team goals sometime during
winter break.
The ‘Hounds lost their first road
game of the season to Illinois State, 54SO, on Nov. 19. Freshman guard Daniel
Cox scored a team high ten points in
the loss.
Despite the uncertainties and the
pressure, Sturgeon still has confidence
in his team.
“There are people around the league
that aren’t expecting us to be very
good, and we would like to surprise
some people.”
NOVEMEEK
FEATURE
22,2005
THE REFLECTOR PAGE
6
FIREFIGHTER RESEARCH
Professor leads cutting edge study to help firefighters
About IO0 lircfighters die while on
duty each year i n tlie United States.
Although firefighters are typically
healthy and tit. iiearly SO percent of
these deaths are c;i~isedby heart attacks
suffered during l i i w . ‘I’hetechnology
has not been ;iwilable to test the exact
causes of thew hext attacks, until now.
Dr. Jim H r o 1 ~1 . assistant professor of kincsiolozy aiid director of the
Human Perforiiiance I ,ab, is currently
researching fireliyliter physiology: His
goal is t o lind what tlie physiological
requirements are for firefighters to be
able t o successfiilly handle strenuous
work conditions.
Brow in ha4 heen working closely
with a coinpan) called VivoMetrics
Governmerit Ser\.ices.
VivoMetrics is the producer of the
Lifeshirt, a device that for the first time
has made it possible to monitor what
firefighters’ bodies go through while
they are i n burning buildings. The
Lifeshirt is a vest with embedded sensors that measure several things including cardiovascular functions, respiratory functions and body temperature.
Brown first heard about the device
while working at Indiana University
four years ago. He brought it with him
when he came to the University of
Indianapolis. He believes the device is
a huge step forward in firefighter physiology research.
“There’s only so much that we can
do in a laboratory setting,” Brown
said. “We can test all sorts of things
in the laboratory, but that doesn’t tell
LISanything about their [firefighters’]
performance in a fire.”
Last spring, Brown asked students in
some of hi5 classes whether they would
like to assist him with his firefighter
U of I senior Ashley Hinton (left) and Dr. Jim Brown
(center) assist a fire-fighter (right) with a Lifeshirt.
research. Seniors Ashley
Hinton, Emily Petitt, Laura
Schwade and Adam Miner
volunteered to help. Greg
Weatherholt, a 2005 graduate
of the University of Indianapolis, also volunteered.
According to Brown, the
hands-on research in which
the students have been participating is a pilot study.
Hinton realizes the importance of the information that
she is gathering for this study.
“Right now, they [researchers] are kind of just testing the
vesrs,” she said. “Eventually,
they want to get to where they
can put these vests on people
and monitor them while
they’re in a fire, so that if
something is physiologically
going wrong with them, they
can be pulled out and saved:“
Firefighters get used to wearing the
Last April, Brown and his
student volunteers had the
instructions for their next drill.
opportunity to study the firethe drill is the closest thing to a fire that
fighters who attended the Fire
firefighters can experience before they
Department Instructor’s Conference in
Indianapolis, the largest annual interna- encounter a real building fire.
When the fire lit i n the upper story
tional fire fighting conference.
of the building reaches a certain point,
According to Hinton, Brown was
it flashes over the top of the botrom
there to supervise the volunteers, but
story. The temperature i n the upper
he basically turned the research over
story is not survivable. “The temperato them. “We put the vests on [the
ture was about 450 degrees at our heads
firefighters], gathered information,
and 1800 to 2000 degrees at the top
and then got to go back to the lab and
of the cannister,” Hinton said. “It was
analyze the data,” she said.
pretty intense.”
In order to get a better understandBrown was recently contracted by
ing of exactly what firefighters go
VivoMetrics to go to Washington. D.C.,
through on a daily basis, the students
and use the Lifeshirt to study firefighteach wore the standard fire fighting
ers. The tests that there were conducted
gear and monitored any changes their
bodies experienced. Brown and the vol- in controlled environments such as
training simulations.
unteers also participated in some trainHe believes the next step is to have
ing simulations with the firefighters.
firefighters wear the device while they
The students participated in an
are in burning buildings and test them
extreme simulation that is known as
extensively.
a flashover drill. During this drill,
I n order to reach this next step,
firefighters lie in the lower story of a
Brown put in a request for a $2 million
two-story building, and a fire is lit in
grant from the Office of Homeland
the upper story. According to Hinton,
Photo c‘orrrtrcy of Dr.Brown
Lifeshirts while listening to
Security to be able to study firefighters over the next couple of years in
Indianapolis.
“Hopefully, we’ll get our grant
funded and be able to spend a lot of
time studying firefighters, to get an idea
of exactly what they do from a physical
standpoint during a fire,” Brown said
The research and hands-on activities
with which Brown and his volunteers
have been involved in over the past
several weeks have given 13rown a new
perspective on fire fighting.
“I’ve gained a whole new respect for
firefighters,” he said. “1 cannot imagine going into those kinds of unknown
situations that they work in on a regular
basis. It’s just amazing that they do
those kinds of things.”
Brown is still waiting to find out
whether his grant request is going to be
accepted, but he is hopeful. He believes
that further research into physiology
is important because the technology is
now available to potentially save lives.
PROFESSOR PROFILE
Spanish prof thrilled to be at U of I
Mrlcrie Miller
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The LJir i wrsi ty of 1ndianapol is
boasts a numbcr of international students, but faculty and staff members
also call other countries home. Jose
Diaz Perez is one of those people.
Diaz Perez i s :HI associate adjunct
faculty member i n modern languages
who teaches Sp;inish. This is his first
year teaching at I‘of‘ I.
Originallq t r o m Huelva, Spain, Diaz
Perez came to tlic United States four
years ago to teach high school.
“I came for onl!, one year, but 1 met
my wife. s o I stayed.” he said.
Diaz I’crc.7 no longer teaches high
school: now lis teaches at both U of I
and at IUPI’I.
“ I had hecii !eucliing high school for
four years. and 1 likcd it.. .but I wanted
a change.” lie said. “ I always want to
move.”
D i u Perel: iioted that one big difference bel14 ceii teaching at the high
school Ievt.l aiid at the college level is
the students’ iiiotii ;I t ’1011.
“College i s ;I voluntary thing.. .most
[students] are L cry motivated to learn,
and I like that.” he said.
Shay H q land. a junior math major in
one of Dial Perez’s courses, agreed. “1
think he‘s ;I really f u n , good teacher,”
she said. “ I usu;111y just worry about
my grade, but i n lhisl class I’m more
concerned about learning the material.”
When he’i n o t teaching, Diaz Perez
enjoys many hohbies and activities,
such as sports, running, playing guitar
and piano, rcatliily. cooking and traveling.
I
Photo by Kury Yeisrr
Professor Jose Diaz Perez tries to think of an answer for
a question posed by a student during a discussion in his
Spanish 101 class.
Although he has traveled to many
places, such as France, Italy, Portugal,
Mexico and the Caribbean, Diaz Perez
still likes Spain the best.
“Every time 1 travel, I realize that
the best place to live and to be is
Spain.” he said. ‘‘I love seeing different
things and going different places, but
I would recommend that everyone go
to Spain. It’s really fun, interesting and
beautiful,” Diaz Perez said.
A soccer fan, Diaz Perez hopes to go
to Germany in the summer for the FIFA
World Cup.
Diaz Perez is also a musician who
composes his own music and has been
working on recording a CD with a
friend.
Diaz Perez is enjoying his time at U
of I. “I like the familiar atmosphere,”
he said. “IUPUI is more cold. Here is
more like a family place.”
In his classes, Diaz Perez likes to
challenge his students so they will
learn more. “I try to always make the
students think,” he said
He also tries to teach them culture
and real-world applications.
For example, in his classes, everyone goes by a Spanish name. He also
likes to show his classes personal videotapes of his hometown that feature
Spanish culture and holidays.
“I like to tell my life stories when
I’m teaching because teaching isn’t
only the information you try to give
them [students]. Teaching is also to
show them that there’s .something out
of here [college],” he said. “People
don’t see how practical things can be
when you get out of college and I try to
show them.”
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NOVEMBER
22 005
R HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS
Holiday celebrations in Indianapolis
Anna Kimble-Roberson
Staff Writer
The holiday season is here. Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and many
other special holidays are around the
corner. If you are looking for ways and
places to celebrate the holidays in the
city, here is a list of a few events in
the Indianapolis area for the months of
November and December.
Celebration Crossing at
Indiana State Museum
The “Santaland Express” train will
be calling visitors “all aboard” during
this holiday celebration. This event
features a host of moving figurines
in L.S. Ayres store windows along
with many more displays. Visitors are
invited to watch Santa Claus arrive by
helicopter at noon on the opening day.
Children of all ages will be allowed to
take pictures with Santa and participate
in much more activities. In union with
this experience, the IMAX Theater at
the Indiana State Museum will have
showings of the movie, “The Polar Express.” This event runs Nov. 19-Jan. 1,
2006. For more information, visit
http:iiwww.in.gov.
Circle of Lights at
Monument Circle
The Circle of Lights celebration
officially kicks-off the holiday season
downtown. Giant peppermint candy
canes and toy soldiers will be at attention when more than 5,000 lights
are lit. Presented by the Contractors
of Quality Connection and Electrical
Workers of IBEW 48 1, the 43rd annual
lighting of the Indiana Soldiers’ and
Sailors’ Monument will take place
Nov. 25. Beginning at 6 p.m., people
in downtown Indy can expect to be
entertained by festive performers from
around the state. Santa Claus also
will make a special appearance. The
lights will be switched on at 7:45 p.m.
with fireworks following. In addition,
downtown visitors will be able to view
a display of festive banners, garlands
and other decorations. The lights will
continue to shine throughout the downtown area until Jan. 7, 2006. This event
is free. For more information, visit
http:llwww.qc-indy.com.
Yuletide Celebration at
Hilbert Circle Theatre
The Indianapolis Symphony
Orchestra will present a number of
classical and traditional holiday songs.
The carols and orchestra arrangements
will be conducted by Jack Everly.
During this celebration, dance numbers
and the visual creativity of “The Piano
Juggler,” Dan Menendez, will appear
in the show. Grammy award-winning
gospel singer Sandi Patty will host
the event sponsored by First Indiana
Bank. The performance is scheduled
to run Dec. 2-23 at various times at the
Hilbert Circle Theatre. For more information, go to http:/lwww.indianapolissy mphony.org.
Jolly Days Winter Wonderland at
The Children’s Museum of
Indianapolis
This wonderland offers visitors insight into the holidays and celebrations
Children of all ages are welcomed to
browse the many exhibits and displays
of the holiday season. This event runs
Nov. 25 to Jan. 8, 2006. For more
information, visit http://www.childrensmuseum.org.
Christmas at the ZOOat
Indianapolis Zoo
During the month of December,
evening visitors will find well-lit and
decorated grounds. At the 37th annual
event this year, presented by Krogers,
viewers will enjoy a number of new additions. Light sculptures of animals and
holiday scenes are displayed throughout the zoo. Candy canes, reindeer and
snowflakes are a few of the more than
100 oversized images that will be on
display. Santa Claw will available for
pictures.
This event is presented in Canjunction with the Indiana Railroad
Company’s Holiday Trainland. Guests
will have the opportunity to ride the
train along the White State River and
to view festive train exhibits as well.
This event runs Dec.2-30, seven days a
week, 5-9 p.m. Members of the Indianapolis Zoo are admitted free. Tickets
are $8 per adult and $6 per seniors or
youth. For more information, go to
http:ilwww.indyzoo.com.
The Nutcracker at
Pike Performing Arts Center
This “fairy tale for the modem
world” will be presented by the Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre. Dancing
toy soldiers, mice and fairies all appear
in this traditional, holiday performance.
The student production will include
more than 100 dancers. Performances
will take place Dec. 2-4. Tickets are
$20 for adults and $10 for students and
senior citizens. For more information,
go to http:iiwww.gregoryhancockdancetheatre.org.
THEATRE PROFILES
Senior theatre students take on directing roles for upcoming plays
Ruth Shirley
Staf Writer
Three students where chosen by the
theatre department to direct one-act
plays or short scenes to be performed
in the University of Indianapolis studio
theatre Dec. 2-4 and 8- IO.
Usually, the department selects two
seniors to direct full-length shows, but
the number of applications this semester prompted the department to allow
more students to direct shorter plays,
according to student director Mary
Ferguson.
The student directors are Ferguson,
directing “The Family Continues;”
Amanda Cwin, directing “Ladies of the
Mop;” and Delia Neylon, directing “A
Case of Belonging.”
Mary Ferguson
“A Case of Belonging”
Mary Ferguson’s play is about the
life of an everyman character named
Steve. “[The play] runs through
[Steve’s] birth, growing up, getting married, having Steve Jr., living
through Steve Jr.’s life and [Steve] i y ing,” Ferguson said. “So it goes all the
way from his birth to his death in about
25 minutes. It’s a quick life.”
Ferguson said she chose this play
because of its strong connections with
life. “Much goes on in our world that
gets us frustrated or gets us out of our
element, but in the end, life still goes
on, and life still moves. I thought this
play was a very good example of how
fast life can go.”
A double-major in theater and
psychology, Ferguson is also president
of the U of 1 Women’s Chorus, treasurer of Alpha Psi Omega-the theatre
department’s honor society, a member
of the Out of Context drama troupe, a
member of Calvary Tabernacle church
and employee of New York and Co. at
Greenwood Park Mall.
Theatre was a part of Ferguson’s
life throughout high school, but she
didn’t decide to make it a life goal until
she assistant directed the play “Steel
Magnolias” during her senior year.
According to Ferguson, the play turned
out terrible, with the actors still calling
for their lines two days before opening night. “Yet through the worst show
I’ve ever done, I had the most amazing
time ever. I realized that if I could love
something that was that bad, I could do
it.”
Throughout college, Ferguson has
participated in shows by holding a
variety of positions. Her most recent
positions include stage manager of the
U of I production of, “Trojan Women,”
stage manager of the Theatre Non Nobis production “Keely and Du,” sound
designer for U of 1’5 “Black Comedy,”
stage manager for U of I’s “Endgame”
and assistant hair designer for “Pippin.”
Ferguson said she enjoys stage managing and directing.
“I love running the show, but I also
love,being able to work with the actors, to able to be that person that the
actors can depend on. I love fixing the
problems.”
Ferguson also enjoys acting. “In
I love acting so much more.
my
There hasn’t been anything, really,
that I’ve felt drawn to audition for so,
when in doubt, I fall to stage managing,
which I also love so much.”
Next semester, Ferguson will direct
an independent production of “Burn
This” in the studio theater.
After she graduates, she plans to
move to St. Louis and become highly
involved in church ministry, as well as
the in theater. Eventually, she plans to
use her psychology degree to become
a counselor in a high school or university.
Amanda Gwin
“Ladies of the Mop”
In contrast with Ferguson’s serious play, Amanda Gwin is directing a
comedy.
In ‘‘Ladies of the Mop,” four ladies
work as a cleanup crew for a theater
company who discuss their aspirations
Mary Ferguson talks with Ryan O’Shea about a scene in
“The Family Continues.”
Photo by Ruth Shirley
Student director Delia Neylon, right, and stage manager Emily Gerber watch actors
rehearse “A Case of Belonging” which will be one of the three student directed plays
presented in the studio theater in Esch Hall in December.
to become a singer, a dancer, an actor
and a piano player. In this production
however, Gwin has made one of the
ladies a gay man. In the end they are
complacent. “These four ‘ladies’ are
happy being mop ladies. Yes they have
their dreams and they have their talents
but they’re happy. Sometimes [we]
don’t just step out and take that leap
because we’re just happy where we
are,” Gwin said.
In the play, each character displays
their talent with comedic results. Gwin
originally chose to direct a musical, but
chose this play which still retains some
musical-type elements.
“1 love musicals,” Gwin said, “Because I couldn’t direct a musical, [this
play] still has the dancing and singing
in it, and everything in it that 1 love.”
She felt everyone would recognize it
as a type of show she would direct.
“There’s really no story line. It’s just a
bunch of craziness. It’s a lot of fun. It’s
an Amanda show.”
Gwin’s love for theatre came from
her lifelong involvement in community
theatre, with the support of her mother.
“I’ve done theatre my whole life. My
first show was when 1 was five. My
mom raised me in community theatre. I
grew to love it through those people.”
She continued through middle and
high school and I S now a senior theater
major. Her positions with U of I plays
include prop designer for “Trojan
Women” and stage manager for both
“Pippin” and “Black Comedy.”
Gwin enjoys directing theatre most,
which is why she applied to direct a
show this semester and has applied to
stage manage previous shows, she said.
“A better approach to directing is
to meet people. That way people know
how well you work.” She hopes stage
managing will “clear the path” toward
further directing.
The summer of 2004, Gwin participated in professional theatre at the
Shawnee Theatre in Bloomfield, Ind.,
theatre at Wheeler Arts Community
Center for two years, and for the past
six years, also has been a YMCA drama
camp counselor, directing musicals
with kids.
Gwin has not yet worked a job outside of theatre.
“Hopefully I won‘t have to,” she
said. Over the summer, she plans to
start a theatre company with a YMCA
associate that will be similar to the
drama camps they both worked in.
They hope someday to open their own
studio to be able to do youth drama
year round.
Eventually, she hopes to continue in
school for her master of arts in theatre
education. She said she’d also “love
to direct on Broadway someday. You
never know. That’s the ultimate goal.”
Delia Neylon
“A Case of Belonging’’
“A Case of Belonging” also is a
comedy. Delia Neylon is directing it
using a unique approach-meshing live
action with cartoon.
“I’m such a kid, I love cartoons, and
I’ve had this idea for awhile of bringing cartoon to real-life on the stage,”
Neylon said. “When I heard about this
script, I knew it was a very possible
feeling for the show.”
The play is a satirical battle of wits
between an angel and a devil over the
soul of a woman who dies on stage in
the opening of the play. Whoever wins
her soul gets points with the head guy
they’re under.
“The ending is a bit of a cliffhanger,” Neylon said. “But [the audience] will be surprised at who wins the
prize. If you like to laugh come see the
show.”
Neylon said she chose this play because “my favorite thing in the world is
to laugh, and more even than that, is to
make other people laugh. It just makes
me feel good.”
Now a senior theatre major with
a directing concentration, Neylon‘s
first experience with drama was in a
community theatre production of “The
Wizard of Oz” when she was in the
sixth grade. “It was just SO much fun
that once 1 got to high school and we
had a drama club, I immersed myself in
it completely,” Neylon said.
Her parents have always been a support, though at first they were wary of
her career choice. “They wanted me for
a long time to get an education degree
as well, because they were afraid that
I wouldn’t be able to make it,” Neylon
said. “But they’ve kind of given up
on that, realizing that I’m going to do
this whether I’m living in a box or in a
mansion.”
Now, her parents drive two and a
half hours from Menillville, Ind., to
watch each of her shows. “They’ve
been amazing,” she said.
Neylon’s theatre involvement includes stage manager of “Vanities”, actress in “Black Comedy,” and assistant
director of “Endgame,” which went to
the Kennedy Center American College
Theater Festival.
Also, she has served as an assistant stage manager with the theater
company Shadowape, which is a local
group of professional performers from
Indianapolis Repertory Theatre.
Neylon is a violist of over ten
years and plays in the U of I Chamber
Orchestra.
Neylon said she is currently stage
managing three shows with the professional contemporary dance company
Dance Kaleidoscope this season. Next
fall, she plans to work at IRT as a stage
managing assistant, hoping to progress
to stage managing.
She said she eventually may return
to school for a master’s degree in
directing.
All three plays will run every
Thurs., Fri., Sat. and Sun. from Dec.
2-4 and Dec. 8-10 at p.m. in the studio
theatre. To reserve tickets, call the
box office at (317)788-3251, Monday
through Friday noon to 5 p.m.
Salsa, fashion, Vegas and Diwali bring festive aura to U of I
Photo by Valerie Miller
(Above) Group of African students perform African at the
Fashion Show. Many students showed off their national
dress and cultural dances.
(Below) The Estrella de Norte group performs a native
dance at the International Fashion Show which took place
in the Schwitzer Center Atrium on Nov. 16
Photo by K a h Yerrer
Photo by Deirdre Baskin
(Above) The salsa dancing event held in the
Atrium had a high student attendance.
(Above) Students play
roulette at the las Vegas
Nite sponsored by CPB
that took place on Nov.
11.
(Left) The Indian Student
Association celebrated
Diwali night in the Atrium
on Nov. 17. This annual
event attracted large
groups of students once
more.
Photo by Valerie Miller
MOVIE REVIEW
Photo by Sara Roberts
Jake Gyllenhall gets ‘oo-rah’for role in new drama ‘Jarhead’
Shelly Grimes
Opinion Editor
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Most war movies have a set formula: Everyday soldiers become heroes by
attacking and killing all the enemies in
gruesome, bloody fight scenes and then
going on their merry ways without any
remorse for their actions. “Jarhead,”
however, is not a typical war movie. It
is a war movie without the war.
The movie is based on the 2003
bestselling memoir, entitled “Jarhead”
by Marine Tony Swofford.
As the audience is told, a “jarhead”
is a slang term used to describe a
Marine. This slang term refers to one of
two things: to the haircut Marines must
get or the idea that a Marine’s head
must be emptied and then refilled with
new thoughts imposed upon him or her
by superiors.
Swofford, a.k.a. “Swoff,” is played
by Jake Gyllenhall, perhaps best
known, unfortunately, for his role in
the substandard 2004 film “The Day
After Tomorrow.” “Jarhead” follows
his enlistment in the Marine Corps in
1989 through his experiences in the
first Gulf War. Swoff is a third-generation enlistee, who joins only because he
“got lost on the way to college.”
While at boot camp, Swoff meets
hard-nosed Staff Sgt. Sykes, played
by Jamie Foxx (Oscar winner for best
actor in last year’s “Ray”). Sykes
recruits Swoff to be a marine sniper,
promising him that he will have the
best job in the corps. Swoff is selected
to be a shooter and is partnered with
Troy (Peter Sarsgaard, “Garden State”),
his spotter and soon-to-be best friend.
Troy is the stereotypical Marine: eager
to please his superiors, eager to serve
his country, ready to give everything to
defend America.
When Kuwait is invaded by Saddam
Hussein (or “Saddam Insane,” as Sykes
calls him), Swoff’s unit is among the
first sent over to join Operation Desert
Shield, the six-month buildup of troops
in the Gulf Coast region in 1990. The
unit has been trained into a frenzy.
The soldiers are told that Hussein has
declared that “the mother of all wars
is upon us” and they are ready to fight
for their country. They are disappointed
when they learn that they are not going
into combat right away but are instead
to guard oil fields in Saudi Arabia.
While guarding the oil fields, the
Marines face their biggest challenge
yet: themselves. They are stuck in the
middle of nowhere, with nothing to entertain them and no real threats to fight
off. This is the real story of “Jarhead”:
the only thing worse than fighting in a
war is waiting to fight in one.
The men become restless in the
112 degree heat and have little to do
but fight with each other and obsess
about their less-than-faithful wives and
girlfriends back home. These Marines
are not portrayed as invincible men
eager to serve their country. They seem
more like frat boys; they are bored out
of their minds, obsessed with sex, and
eager to get into trouble (only to be
disciolined bv Svkes). Swoff is uerhaus
the best at getting into trouble. One
scene involving a Santa hat, explosives
and a couple of gallons of an “unapproved beverage” offers a glimpse into
just how bad Swoff can screw things
UP.
After the monotonous (and for these
Marines, torturous) build-up of troops,
Operation Desert Storm is declared,
sending them into the “front lines” of
the war. The tone of the movie changes
dramatically at this point; the Marines
are now in their element and overly eager to use their training. The audience
sees only what Swoff sees: potential
danger over every hill. Ironically, most
of the danger comes from friendly fire
and not Iraqi forces. These Marines are
always a step behind the action in a wal
that is fought almost exclusively by the
U.S. Air Force.
During the war, some of the most
compelling scenes of the movie take
place. Swoff must march through buming oil fields. He sees charred bodies of
people who were trying to escape but
were killed by U.S. air attacks.
Perhaps most compelling is a scene
in which Swoff and Troy are ordered
to perform a sniper mission. As they
sit in their lookout post, Swoff notes
the differences between the two men:
Swoff wants only to go home; Troy
wants only to be a Marine. The war
ends when Hussein surrenders after
only four days, four hours and one
minute. The Marines are victorious, but
confused about whether they played an
important role in the war at all.
“Jarhead” explores war through one
man’s eyes. He is scared he wants to go
home and he wants to see his girlfriend.
But instead he is stuck in the middle
of the desert, regretting that he ever
signed the contract to join the corps.
Gyllenhall’s acting is amazing in
this movie. We see the fear in his eyes
and the conflict of being a 20-year-old
who doesn’t know what he wants to do
with his life. It is no stretch to imagine
him a soldier or as someone with w h o r
you attended high school. He is able
to connect with the audience, and the
audience wants to see him home safe
rather than in danger. Swoff is not the
standard “war hero” standard to most
other war movies, yet the audience is
somehow convinced that he is, in fact,
a hero.
Gyllenhall is not the only scenestealer in this movie. All the actors are
amazing. Foxx’s portrayal of Sykes is
some of his finest acting yet.
Every member of the unit seems to
be a real person, from the sociopath to
the naive kid to the ones that are fulfilling their life-long dreams.
This movie has been criticized because it offers little character development. But, I found this to be one of the
most enticing aspects of the movie. We
do not know these characters’ pasts or
futures. All we see is their present. We
see how they behaved in one moment
in time under certain conditions. The
Marines did not know each other before, and as we see, they do not reunite
regularly after their experience. I find
this to be brilliant, and the adtors did
phenomenal jobs of sticking to their
characters.
Even more amazing than the
award-winning cast& the award-winning crew, which includes Academy
Award-winning director Sam Mendes
(“American Beauty”), screenwriter
William Broyles (“Apollo 13” and a
Vietnam veteran), director of photography Roger Deakins (“The Shawshank
Redemption”) and producers Douglas
Wick (“Spy Games” and “Gladiator”)
and Sam Mercer (“The Sixth Sense”).
“Jarhead” is purposely left free
of any political wavering toward the
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current war in Iraq. It is not a pro-war
or an anti-war movie. Viewers who
support the current war will not be offended, nor will those who are against
it. In fact, politics is only brought
up once in the entire movie, when a
Marine complains that the war is being
fought for oil but is quickly silenced by
Sykes and other members of his unit.
The Vietnam War, however, is often
referenced. For example, a U.S. Air
Force helicopter flies overhead blaring
music by The Doors, and one member
of the unit yells, “That’s Vietnam music! Can’t we get our own music?”
“Jarhead” is a unique war movie. If
you are expecting “Full Metal Jacket”
or “Apocalypse Now,” you may be
disappointed. However, if you are looking for a movie that tells of one man’s
struggles through a war to which most
pay little attention, “Jarhead” will leave
you satisfied and coming out of the
theater chanting, ‘‘Oo-rah!”
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Student Housing Crunch
Eases A Little New Housing
For 150 Students
Have you visited Carson at the Crossing, just blocks from
the U of I campus? The Model is open daily noon till 6.
Charter Homes is building 46
new Townhouses designed with
the student in mind. 4
bedrooms, 3 full baths, attached
garages, and a great party park
under construction. The Private
Park will have lighted
basketball, and sand volleyball
courts with a shelter house
containing a fireplace.
‘I We are making Carson at the
Crossing a funlsafe place to
Live and Play”, said Larry
Jaquess the onsite leasing agent.
“With our onsite security guard
from dusk till dawn we will try
to make sure people leave our
students alone, and the bad guys
stay away.“
Currently Charter Homes has 3
units available for immediate
occupancy. 9 units available in
December, and 6 units available
in January. But the Best News is
because it is new construction
you can also “Reserve a Unit”
for next year.
Charter is Hosting a new
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Here is your chance to be part of
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Visit Larry online, at the
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