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“EDUCATION
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NOVEMBER
9,2005
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FACULTY ACCOMPLISHMENT
Professor named field editor of national journal
Sara Roberts
Staff Writer
Photo bY
Wade
Professor Ann Cutler demonstrates chemistry concepts to a group of students.
A university faculty member has been
named field editor of the Joiirnal of College
Science Teaching.
The journal, published by the National
Science TeachersAssociation, is read by more
than 5,000 educators nationwide.
Dr. Ann Cutler was recently named field
editor after writing for the journal for several
years. Cutler, who is an assistant professor of
chemistry, has been at the university since
200 1.
Cutler has a bachelor’s degree in chemistry
and chemical engineering from Purdue University and a doctorate in inorganic chemistry
from Purdue.
She spent 15 years as a product development chemist and group leader for Procter and
Gamble Company. She has also worked for
the Andrew Jergens Company and Shepherd
Color Company
She said she began writing about her own
experiences teaching at the university and
was later encouraged to apply for the job as
field editor after the resignation of the previous editor.
She said at first she felt as though she was
not a good candidate for the position but was
pushed to apply, and then she became veryexcited to learn she had obtained the position.
Not only will Cutler continue teaching
and writing for the journal, now she also will
have to read all of the manuscripts presented
to be published.
“ I am a great example of multi-tasking,”
she said.
Dr. Joe Burnell, associate professor of
chemistry, said Cutler will have much more
to do after adding the editorship to her
workload.
However, Burnell said the university also
has chosen to work with her in making the
experience more manageable, by cutting
down her teaching time, to allow her more
time for the journal.
“The university has set this as a priority,
and about one-third of her time I S devoted to
working on this national position,” Burnell
said.
Cutler said she feels hereditorshipwillhave
a positive impact on the university.
“I hope it will help students to learn what
it takes to write clearly and write well,”
Cutler said.
Burnell agreed that Cutler’s new position
will benefit the school.
‘‘It‘salways a good thing when the university is associated with people in public national
leadership positions,” Burnell said.
The Jhhrritrl ofColle,ge Sciewe Teaching
is published seven times a year.
CHARITY DRIVES
Campus charities give back to local community
Tony Puckett
Staff Writer
Several organizations are using charity
drives on campus as ways to raise both
awareness and money for a variety of
social issues.
Already there have been drives to
benefit charities of many different types,
as well as several planned for the second
half of the semester.
One drive that takes place each semester is a blood drive, put on by the Campus
ProgramBoard(CPB) in conjunction with
the IndianaBlood Center. This semester’s
drive took place on Oct 25.
“We had a lot more volunteers this
year, but we also had a lot more people
who could not give blood for one reason
or another,” said Christian Cull, CPB
organizer of this semester’s blood drive.
“Overall we had more people show up
this year.”
Cull estimated that the drive collected
47 actual donations on the day.
This year saw an increasingly focused
effort by several different campus organizations to garner donations for Hurricane
Katrina.
Organizations such as the Ecumenical
and Interfaith Office, the PRIDE, as well
Photo by Valerie Miller
Junior Elizabeth Green and freshman Katie Hardin wait to
donate blood on Oct. 25 in the Schwitzer Student Center.
The blood drive was sponsored by Campus Program
Board in conjunction with the Indiana Blood Center.
as the Social Justice Committee joined in
the effort to support evacuees from the
New Orleans area.
The PRIDE’S bake sale was in direct
response to Katrina. Also CPB, Circle
K and Indianapolis Student Government (ISG) all held “Donate a Meal”
drives that allowed students to donate to
Katrina victims simply by swiping their
One card.
The Social Justice Committee joined
in the effort by collectingwater that could
be bought from the adjacent sack-lunch
cooler.
Cull gave no specifics on any upcoming charity events organized by CPB for
the rest of the semester, but was able to
talk about another idea being considered:
A chanty drive to help the Sudanese refugees displaced by fighting in the Darfur
region. It is estimated that 10,000people
die in the region each month due to the
civil unrest, and that 70,000 people have
died since April.
“We’re thinking about doing a social
issue event with Darfur,” Cull said.
“They’ll probably be doing a letter-writing campaign.”
CPB Spiritual Life chair Kevin Dunleavy has been spearheading the effort to
raise awareness of the situation in Darfur.
He met with the heads of several campus
organizations,distributing what he calls a
“Darfur Packet” with basic information,
and requesting action, mainly in the form
of these letter-writing campaigns.
“Once the people know and start getting agitated, which is what spurs just
about all of politicians into action, then
the government will be forced to do
something about it and save these poor
people,” Dunleavy said.
College Democrats has already contributed to the Darfur refugee relief effort
by selling bracelets to raise funds and
awareness.
Also with the holiday season quickly
approaching,the Peace and SocialJustice
Group and Circle K sponsored an effort
to help clothe impoverished children
locally, as well as support victims of
domestic violence.
Photo by Valerie Miller
Senior Danielle Kirkland donates blood at the blood drive.
On the week of Oct. 25, boxes were
put in the lobbies of each residence hall
to collect unwanted clothes.
The clothes were sold to a local thrift
store, and the proceeds were donated to
support the Julian Center.
According to the Julian Center’s Web
site, the Julian Center provides shelter
and counseling to victims of domestic
violence, sexual assault and survivors of
child sexual abuse.
The center specializes in trauma
therapy for women and children who have
been victims of abuse and assault.
The Julian Center was first opened in
1975 and has operated a 24-hour shelter
since 1982.
The center offers abuse therapy, a
shelter for women and children, a community of transitional housing for victims
as well as advocates and educational
presentations on abuse.
News at a Glance
UINDY FORUMS
Crystle Collins
News Editor
The UIndy Intranet has a feature known as
UIndy Intranet forums. The forums allow students to discuss topics, sell items, and use the
space for anything relevant to students. Graduate student Ryan Hupfer is the moderator of the
UIndy forums.
“Unlike the intranet, the forums are very
interactive and dynamic,” Hupfer said.
The forums allow for conversations about the
topics posted, whichlets students get real feedback.
Hupfer said that the forums can be used to meet
new people, help commuters stay aware of recent
events and topics and promote campus events.
“I know how valuable it can be to have a place
where you can chat with fellow students, ask questions, promote things around campus and create
a community,” Hupfer said.
The UIndy forums were set up so that even
students with little computer knowledge can use
the forums comfortably.
“The UIndy forums are very easy to use, and
it does not require you to be a computer nerd to
figure it out,” Hupfer said.
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KICK IT NO TICKET
Crystle Collins
News Editor
The University of Indianapolis police department and
the athletic department teamed up for a women’s soccer
halftime event.
“The event was a short promo at halftime of the soccer
game last month,” said Keith Smith, Chief of Police.
Students had the chance to be relieved of paying a ticket
or violation if they scored a goal. The catch was that the
of 1’s police officers. Students that
to pay one $10 violation from the
school year.
“The idea was Mike Cebada’s who is a sports manage-
Photo by Katy Yeiser
W HOLIDAY RUSH
“Tis the season’ too soon
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Abby Adragna
Stag Writer
Trees are trimmed, stockings are hung, lights are aglow and Christmas carols
are ringing in the air. It’s beginning to look and sound a lot like Christmas -just
a little too early these days.
If you’ve walked into a retail store lately, you may be a little confused. Amid
towering displays of jack-o’-lanterns and Halloween costumes, you will find
several aisles dedicated to all things Christmas: plastic snowmen and reindeer,
blow-up lawn decorations, candy canes, greetings cards, wrapping paper, stockings, wreaths, lights and trees.
Move over, Halloween and Thanksgiving, Christmas is here! 1s it just me, or
does the holiday season seem to be more and more rushed every year?
Even before pumpkins are carved and trick-or-treaters are filled with candy,
Christmas items begin to pop up. 1 realize that retailers are trying to make money,
but 1 think that maybe Christmas has become a little too commercialized.
Retailers know that some people will always wait until the last minute to do
their Christmas shopping. They also know that some people can’t resist getting
a head start if they see the attractive displays. So the retailers start displaying
Christmas decorations in September and reap the benefits for four whole months.
I try my best to avoid the premature Christmas cheer when I walk into a store,
but it’s almost impossible to escape. It’s not enough that I have to walk into a
place that is decorated with lights and decked with holly, but I have to hear “We
Wish You a Merry Christmas” and “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year”
blasting on the intercom- not to mention those motion-detector Santas that dance
to “Rocking Around the Christmas Tree” when you walk past them.
The holidays are overlapped and crammed together from the middle of
September to the middle of January. The lines between Halloween, Thanksgiving,
and Christmas have become blurred. Halloween displays morph into Christmas
displays, and Thanksgiving seems to be forgotten altogether. I enjoy each holiday
for what it is, and I just wish that I could finish celebrating one before the next is
shoved in my face.
A classic example is the day-after-Thanksgiving shopping frenzy. Thanksgiving is a wonderful holiday that most of the time is not as appreciated as it should
be. Every year, it seems completely swallowed up by Christmas. Before the
Thanksgiving potatoes are even mashed for dinner, many people begin worrying
about getting up before the sun to get the early-bird deals at retail stores. People
like me begin worrying about avoiding anything that looks like a retail store the
next day.
I love Christmas and the holiday season as much as the next person, but I just
wish it weren’t so rushed. I think that Etores should wait just a little longer before
they transform into winter wonderlands.
INDIANA PACERS
Student takes satirical look at Pacer
players’
- community
- service sentences
Tony Puckett
Stuff Writer
Five Indiana Pacers were sentenced in September for misdemeanor
assault charges in response to last
year’s November brawl between the
Pacers and the Pistons at The Palace
of Auburn Hills.
Two district court judges sentenced
the players to at least 60 hours of
community service, one year of probation, and a $250 fine.
Ron Artest, Jermaine O’Neal, Anthony Johnson, David Harrison and
Stephen Jackson must now give back
to the community, and were thankfully able to avoid jail time.
But how are the players spending
their community service?
I’m glad you asked. Perhaps it will
be good for the healing process if we
all take a look.
DISCLAIMER: The following
sentences may or may not be true.
This writer takes no responsibility for
verification of the following statements. Besides, this is for the healing
process, and laughter is the best medicine.
The league’s newest rap mogul,
Ron Artest, whose approval rating
rivals that of President Bush in France,
has wisely chosen to avoid any public
form of service that might expose him
to embittered Detroit citizens. Rather
than collect trash on the highways, in a
blatant clichC, Artest will serve his 60
hours in The Palace, cleaning up plastic
beer cups after Pistons games.
N o word on whether or not he will
still have to wear that little orange vest,
however.
Team icon Jermaine O’Neal has
reportedly been spending his hours
volunteering for a Detroit-area driver’s
education program. While the kids are
thrilled to be learning from an NBA
star, fellow instructors are reportedly
miffed at O’Neal’s apparent lack of
knowledge of the word “clutch.”
Point guard Anthony Johnson was
actually sentenced to 100 hours of service by a different judge than the other
four players.
He has been spending the majority of these hours in the private sector
(apparently you can do that), working
at Arby’s. Johnson’s manager says that
the second-string guard has made himself right at home, and that he’s been
making more turnovers than ever.
Yes, cheap shots also are good for
the healing process.
When Stephen Jackson heard about
the N B A s new dress code requiring players to wear “business casual”
clothes before and after games, as well
as banning all jewelry worn outside the
clothing, he saw an opportunity to put
his community service hours to good
use. Jackson began volunteering at a
Detroit-area Big Brothers Club and has
been known to give several lectures a
day by the basketball courts on how to
“hide your bling.”
In the end, it doesn’t really matter
which Pacers did what or who volunteered where. What truly matters is that
soon enough the Indiana Pacers will
be able to begin to put the infamous
brawl behind them. Of course sports
talk shows will have a heyday when
the team returns to The Palace in late
February, but for the most part, this is a
league (and a team) that is ready to put
its darkest day behind us all.
Now, if only the judge would provide those house-arrest ankle bracelets
in blue and gold.. .
NEWS
NOVEMBER
9,2005
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CPB HALLOWEEN
CPB celebrates Halloween
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Crystle Collins
News Editor
Halloween morning at the University
of Indianapolis was filled with spirit due
to the surprise efforts of Campus Program
Board.
CPB used programing money to turn
Smith Mall into a mock crime scene on
Oct. 31. The scene included fake dead
bodies, graveyard tombstones, broken
pumpkins and masked students.
“We just wanted to create a little bit
of action around UIndy and I think that it
worked,” saidRyan Hupfer, CPB graduate
assistant.
According to Hupfer, CPB had to do
a lot of persuading to be permitted to dye
the canal’s normally blue water a blood
red.
“I had to d o my homework and find
the right product that they [administration]
would approve,” Hupfer said.
Other CPB members who contributed
to the event were AnnettaCrecilius, Isaac
Hughes and Matt Brubaker.
“They are the ones who helped me set
everything up for the morning...couldn’t
have done it without them,” Hupfer
said.
“Isaac was officially the first person to
ever dye the canal. I had to let an actual
student throw in the first bucket,” Hupfer
said.
The event was set up at 6 a.m. and was
completely taken down by 10:30 a.m.
CPB handed out ring pops to students
as they walked to class in order to promote
the showing of “The Ring Two” later that
night.
“The movie had over 50 people attend,
so it worked pretty well,” Hupfer said.
Photo by Amanda Wade
Campus Program Board put together a Halloween crime scene on
Monday, Oct. 31. The mock crime scene was complete with “dead
bodies,” masked villains, chain saws and a “bloody” canal. This
was the first time the school allowed the canal water to be dyed.
H SUPREME COURT NOMINEE
Bush nominates Alito for Supreme Court opening
Stephen Henderson
Knight Ridder Tribune
WASHINGTON (KRT) - Samuel
Alito once wrote that employees who
allege sex discrimination ought to have
a tougher time proving their claims. The
Supreme Court disagreed.
Alito once argued that Congress had
not granted state workers the familyleave benefits that are mandated for other
employees. The high court rejected his
thinking again.
And Alito, now President Bush’s
choice to replace Justice Sandra Day
O’Connor, once embraced a standard
that would make it harder to punish water
polluters. But the Supreme Court didn’t
go along.
In Alito’s 15 years of rulings on the
Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in
Philadelphia, many of his interpretations
of federal law and the Constitution are
at odds with established thinking and
practice, and ultimately they have been
rejected by large majorities on the high
court he hopes to join.
Alito’s most aggressive opinions on
everything from abortion and civil rights
to gun control and federal authority are
already drawing fire from the critics lin-
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Justice Sandra Day O’connor. Alito must now be confirmed by the
Senate in order to become a Supreme Court Justice.
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ing up to oppose his confirmation. And
there will likely be a focus of the debate
on the Senate floor.
Nearly everyone expected Bush to
pick someone with superior conservative
bona fides after White House counsel
Hamet Miers’ catastrophic nomination
was withdrawn.
But some court watchers say Alito’s
conservatism often takes shape in opinions that attempt to push the law closer
to his ideals, rather than simply reflect
it. It’s an approach that could be difficult
to define as restrained the philosophy
preferred by many conservatives. And
that could leave Alito open to charges
that he’s an activist.
“It’sclearhe’ll write opinions in cases
just to voice what are clearly unpopular
opinions,” said University of PennsylvaniaLaw Professor Nathaniel Persily. “And
he has 15 years of opinions for people to
go through, so there’s potentially a lot of
material for people to find.”
Douglas Kmiec, who worked with
Alito in the Department of Justice during
the Reagan administration, described the
judge as “careful in his reasoning” and
said any notion of him as an activist is
“not the Sam Alito I know.” Kmiec said
Alito does have a knack for pointing out
“weaknesses” in court precedent and
the conflicts and inconsistencies that he
believes should be remedied. “But he
generally does not reach out to decide
those issues if they aren’t squarely before
him in acase,” Kmiec said. “In that sense,
Sam is more scholar than activist. And
most of the disagreements with the high
court are explainable in similar terms.”
Tobe sure. muchofAlito’swork sug”
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one that resists broad, sweeping opinions
and is marked by meticulous examination
of the facts in each case, and the language
used in laws and in the Constitution.
Alito also has written several opinions whose results should please liberal
interests: cases asserting disability rights,
preserving due process for criminal defendants and securing free-speech rights.
When he was introduced at the White
House Monday, Oct. 3 1, Alito also spoke
of the limited role that judges play and
its importance.
“Federal judges have the duty to
interpret the Constitution and the laws
faithfully and fairly, to protect the constitutional rights of all Americans and to do
these things with care and with restraint,”
Alito said.
Not all of his work may square with
that notion, though. In a 1996employment
discrimination case, Sheridan v. Dupont,
Alitoconcluded in his dissent that victims
of sex discrimination in the workplace
should meet a higher standard of proof
than was required.
Alito said proving discrimination and
that the employer was responsible weren’t
always enough to ensure that the claim
wouldn’t be dismissed by a court. He
based his interpretation on the rulings
of another, more conservative appellate
court decision, urging his colleagues on
the 3rd Circuit to adopt that standard.
They didn’t, and the Supreme Court
later unanimously rejected that same
rationale in another discrimination case,
Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Products,
in 2000.
Kmiec said the Sheridan opinion is
an example of restraint on Alito’s part,
because he acknowledged that he was
bound by his own circuit’s rules; he was
simply pointing out his preference for
another approach.
“That’s one of the things he does, and I
think it’s from a scholarly point of view,”
Kmiec said.
But Alito’s interpretation would have
led to a fundamental change in the way
sex discrimination claims are handled
and would have conflicted with what
Congress intended when it enacted antidiscrimination laws.
In another knotty case, Chittister v.
Department of Community and Economic Development, Alito questioned
Congress’ power to require state governments to grant family and medical leave
to men and women equally.
Alito’s opinion, which was echoed in
opinions from other lower courts, would
have denied protection to millions of
workers whomCongress clearly intended
to protect with the Family and Medical
Leave Act of 1993.
The Supreme Court contradicted
Alito’s thinking in a 2003 ruling in
Hibbs v. Nevada Department of Human
Resources. The late Chief Justice William
H. Rehnquist wrote the opinion.
Alito alsojoinedanotherjudgein 1997
in a ruling that attempted to make it more
difficult to hold polluters accountable
when they fouled water supplies.
Rather than applying the standards
that punished companies based on how
much they polluted a body,of water,
Alito embraced an approach that would
require proof that the pollution damaged
the water. The ruling, in Public Interest
Research Group (PIRG) v. Magnesium
Elektron, invalidated an existing $2 million fine.
Three years later, the Supreme court
rejected Alito’s analysis, saying in another case that the new standard raised
“the hurdle higher than ... necessary.”
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New Smoking Policy may come as early as January
Letter of propasal to be considered by Faculty Senate and President Pitts
Crystle Collins
News Editor
Indianapolis Student Government
(ISG) is working to formulate a policy
that will allow smoking only in designated
areas on campus.
The ISG Executive Board drafted its
final proposal for the smoking policy on
campus after six weeks and three formal
surveys.
The letter of proposal was presented
to David Wantz, vice president of student
affairs. Wantz approved the letter. Director of Residence Life Kory Vitangelli, has
seen the letter, and upon the approval of
the Residence Hall Association (RHA)
the letter can go to the next step.
The letter will be presented to ISG
representatives and they may either accept it in part or wholly. A final resolution will be presented by the Legislative
Committee of ISG for all 1SG members
to approve.
The Residence Hall Association
(RHA) and the faculty senate must approve the policy before it can be implemented. ISG is hoping for final approval
before second semester of this school
year.
The letter of proposal for the policy
is shown to the right. ISG will not have
a definite answer on whether the policy
will be enforced beginning next semester
or later, until university president, Dr.
Beverley Pitts, and the faculty senate
have thoroughly reviewed it.
SPORTS
NOVEMBEK
9,2005
THE REFLECTOR PAGE
4
‘Hounds losing streak,.Bellarmine loss, leaves team out of playoffs
Elyse Kaiser
Entertciinment Editor
After starting the season with a
record of 8- 1-2, the U of 1 men’s soccer team hit a brick wall coming into
October.
“Our start was incredible, considering how young the team was,” said
sophomore goalie Matt Spaulding.
“But being young, we were also a little
immature, and that killed us in the latter part of the season.”
Beginning Oct. 7 against Rockhurst,
the team went through a five game losing streak that ended with Bellarmine,
taking the team’s chance at going on
to the Great Lakes Valley Conference
tournament.
The pivotal Bellarmine game took
place on Oct. 2 1 and would have allowed U of I to take the final eighth
spot in the playoff tournament if they
had won. The team lost 3-0, finishing
the five game losing streak.
“Hopefully the losses will inspire
all of us to work extremely hard and do
better next year,” Spaulding said.
The team has 19 freshman out of 26
players on the roster. This makes for
the youngest team in the conference.
The team holds high hopes for their
future.
“This team will definitely be a .
contender at the top of the conference
in the next few years, and I wouldn’t
be surprised to see them break into the
NCAA tournament in the near future,”
said forward Dusty Shannon, one of the
starting seniors leaving the team this
year.
Coach Griffin agrees with the positive outlook for the team in the years to
come.
“The future is potentially very bright
for this group,” Griffin said.
On Oct. 23, U of I went up against
Northern Kentucky in the last home
game of the season. Freshman defender
Wes Leeper scored the first goal in
the first twenty minutes, and the team
finished the game on top, 2- I .
The final game of the season for the
‘Hounds was against Upper Iowa.
The men blanked Upper Iowa with
a score of 8-0. Senior forward Eric
Nance accented his last game as a
Greyhound with three goals. The team
started the second half with only one
goal, and picked up five more less than
ten minutes into the half.
The team ended the season with a
record of 10-6-2, the most wins since
1999. The ‘Hounds final GLVC record
was 5-6-2.
Nance and Shannon were named to
the All-GLVC Honorable Mention team
on Nov. 4.
Photo bj Katy Yeiser
Goalie Matt Spaulding corrals the ball from an NKU
forward, as defensivemen Ben Reed and Shaun
Figueirdo, far left, look on.
VOLLEYBALL
Volleyball team closes regular season on impressive winning streak
Anna Kimble-Roberson
Stujf Writer
U of 1’s volleyball team ended its
regular season by winning I6 of its
final 21 matches.
Despite the ‘Hounds winning efforts, their final two matches of the
season resulted in back-to-back fivegame defeats to Southern Indiana and
Southern Illinois-Edwardsville on Nov.
4 and 5 , respectively.
Against SIU-Edwardsville the
‘Hounds had a 2- I lead, but lost the
final two games for a match result of
27-30,30-20, 33-3 I , 20-30, IS- 17. The
‘Hounds faced SIU the following day
and found the same results, losing the
match in the final two games.
The loss to SIU brought the ‘Hounds
regular season record to 22- 13, with an
1 1-5 record in GLVC play.
The two losses place the ‘Hounds as
the fifth seed in the Great Lakes Valley
Conference tournament, which starts on
Nov. IO. They will once again play SIU
in the opening round.
During the ‘Hounds final matches,
they lost to GLVC foe Rockhurst
on Oct. 15. The ‘Hounds fought the
Hawks hard in a five-game match that
ended 2-3.
“Everybody contributed. We never
gave up,” said senior setter and rightside hitter Emily Huey. “Being down
two games was rough but we picked
ourselves back tip.”
Junior middle blocker Lynne Ross
also thought that the ‘Hounds played
hard.
“All the plajiers showed a lot of
heart in order to comeback from 0-2
and end up going five games,” she said.
After Rockhurst, the ‘Hounds won
the next three matches. The ‘Hounds
played Lewis again Oct. 21, winning
the match 3-2 after previously beating them 3-2 on Oct. 11. They won the
following match on Oct. 22 against
Wisconsin-Parkside 3- I . The volleyball
team successfully played St. Joseph on
Oct. 25, winning 3-0.
“The girls played phenomenally,”
said volleyball head coach Jody Butera.
“I didn’t have to do any coaching really. They just really came on and went
strong for an hour and a half. It was
just that they played at a different level
than they have the last month and I was
just really proud of them.”
Ross was also proud of the ‘Hounds
efforts.
“[Our performance has been] very
strong,” Ross said. “I think throughout
the season, we have really developed
into a very good team.”
The volleyball team’s chemistry has
been a large contributor to its success.
“The [chemistry] is something that
needs to be worked on. Sometimes it
doesn’t click at the beginning and it
clicks over time, and that‘s what it’s
doing right now,” Butera said. “The
girls started really working hard in
practice, and we started getting to know
each other more and more and now
they’re just peaking.”
Senjpr outside hitter Whitney Boling, reaped the benefits of the ‘Hounds
improvement by earning GLVC Player
of the Week on Oct. 24. Boling is the
first Greyhound to earn the honor this
season, and received the honor of
GLVC Player of the Week her sophomore year as well,
With the GLVC tournament approaching, the ‘Hounds are confident in
their ability to come out as champions.
“ I don’t think that there is any doubt
in anybody’s mind that we won’t win
it,” Huey said.
Boling feels that the ‘Hounds are in
the right position to move their regular
season success into post season SIICcess.
“1 think that we’re in a place now
where we have enough tricks up our
sleeves and are strong enough in
matching up against other teams that
we‘ll give anybody a good game,”
Boling said. “We can beat anyone in
the conference; it’s just a matter ofus
bringing our A-game.”
WOMEN’S SOCCER
Women’s soccer team loses to SIU-E in first round of GLVC play
Becky Nakasone
S t a 8 Writer
Photo tn Kun Yerser
Senior midfielder Ashley Hinton heads the ball in an
Oct. 23 match against Northern Kentucky University.
Sophomore forward Laura Marcom moves to the ball.
The women’s soccer team went into
the Great Lakes Valley Conference
tournament expecting a win.
The women’s soccer team began the
GLVC on Sunday as the No. 7 seed,
with a match against SIU-Edwardsville.
According to senior Michelle Sovern,
the team actually expected to finish
9th for the tournament. The ‘Hounds
lost due to an early goal from the No.
2 seed in the tournament. The Cougars
outshot the ‘Hounds 18-2, but senior
goalie Maggie Miller had seven saves
to keep the team in the game. This was
the second most saves for a U of I
goaltender this year. The ‘Hounds lost
1-0.
“1 think we could have played better,” said senior forward Jessica Brown.
“The second half, we played harder but
not necessarily better. Our hearts were
there, but our game was not as good as
usual.”
The team played Grand Valley State
on Oct. 19 but was unable to pull out a
win. The Lakers won 3-0.
“We really showed that we can comPete with teams that are ranked re,’lollally, teams that are ranked extremely
well,” Brown said.
Grand Valley is nationallq ranked
No. 14. Going into the game, Sovern
thought that the team might have been
a little scared.
“It was the first really big team
that we played,” she said. “I think i t
prepared us really well for the weekend
coming up.”
Ashley Hinton led the team by
trying three shots to put the ‘Hounds
on the scoreboard. On Oct. 3,I , the
‘Hounds went on to play the Bellarmine Knights. By winning this match,
3-0, the team was guaranteed a spot in
the GLVC Tournament.
“We came in really well prepared.
There was no question we were going
to beat them,“ Sovern said.
This was the team’s sixth shutout
this season.
With a spot in the GLVC Toumainent a sure thing, the team went on to
play Northern Kentucky University on
October 23. The team‘s Senior Day did
not go as well as the team had hoped;
they lost 2- 1 .
“They bent people that beat us,”
Brown said, “and we’re going into it
thinking, ‘We’re going to do it. We’re
going to beat them this year.”’
Caryn Nieman scored the lone goal
for the ‘Hounds.
“We were winning until, like, the
last eight minutes of the game. We
got two goals scored on us in like six
minutes,‘‘ Sovern said.
Because of this match, the team \vas
placed as the No. 7 seed for the tournament.
“We’ve just played so much better
than what goes on paper,” Brown said.
“We really could have beaten all these
teams and we played every single team
very well.” The ‘Hounds end their
FOOTBALL
Football ends season with 6-5 record
Katy Yeiser
Managing Editor
Head coach Joe Polizzi’s football
squad lost their final game of the season to Ashland, 20-3, on Nov. 5. The
loss brought the ‘Hounds season record
to 6-5, and their Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference record to 5-5.
The ‘Hounds last win of the season
came against conference opponent
Gannon, on Oct. 15. The final score
was 27-20. The ‘Hounds put Gannon
away in the fourth quarter by scoring
17 consecutive points after being down
20-1 0 through the first three quarters.
“We stepped it up,” Polizzi said
about the comeback. “We made some
key catches, runs and defensive stops
in the last eight minutes.”
The ‘Hounds used a field goal from
senior Nick Parker in the eighth minute, and a quick Casey Gillin, sopho-
more quarterback, touchdown pass to
Sam Penrod, senior receiver. i n the fifth
minute, to tie the score. After tying the
game, The ‘Hounds got the ball back
after the defense held Gannon to three
downs. With less than a minute remaining, sophomore tailback Craig Jenkins
rushed for a 25-yard touchdown to seal
the victory for the ‘Hounds.
The following week, on Oct. 22, the
‘Hounds were defeated by conference
foe Mercyhurst on a late fourth quarter
touchdown run by Mercyhurst’s Richard Stokes in the sixth minute. U of I
and Mercyhurst traded leads throughout the first half, but the ‘Hounds could
not hold their 10 point lead late i n the
second half. The ‘Hounds held their
opponent to 37 rushing yards through
the first three quarters, but Mercy hurst
broke through for 57 yards in the fourth
quarter to lead them to victory.
“They [Mercyhurst] just played very
well and bounced back,” Polizzi said,
Gillin was impressive in the loss
with 114 passing yards and two rushing
touchdowns.
The ‘Hounds bounced back from the
Mercyhurst loss with a convincing 34I3 victory over St. Joseph’s the following week. The win was the ‘Hounds‘
fourth consecutive road win.
“That game is a nice rivalry.” Polizzi
said. “We were as motivated to play
that game as we have been all year.”
The ‘Hounds exploded from the
start with a 65-yard Jenkins touchdown
run on the first play from scrimmage.
Jenkins tallied I IS rushing yards and
Gillin threw three touchdowns, ran for
one touchdown and passed for a career
high 268 yards on 23 for 35 passing. Senior receiver Carl Lile led the
‘Hounds on defense with nine tackles, a
forced fumble and an interception.
Photo b> K a t y Yeiaer
Nick Parker kicks an extra point after a touchdown in the first half against Mercyhurst.
SPORTS
PAGE5 THE REFLECTOR
NOVEMBER
9.2005
WINTER
SPORTS
PREVIEW
Wrestling, basketball, swimming teams, prepare for winter season
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Junior forward Jon LaBad.
U of I diver Damir‘Muiip
MEN’S AND WOMEN’S SWIMMING
Men’s, women’s swimming hope to repeat in conference success
Abby Adragna
Stafl Writer
The men’s and women’s swimming
and diving teams proved they are ready
for another successful season by placing third and losing only to two Division I schools at the Indiana lntercollegiate Invitational at Purdue University
on Oct. 22.
Sophomore Ellie Miller and juniors
Alison Smith and Holly Spohr all
earned B time standards, which are just
under the times needed to qualify for
nationals. The women achieved these
times in the 500 freestyle, 200 freestyle
and 50 and 100 freestyles, respectively.
Senior Drew Hastings was the
university’s only champion at the meet,
winning the 200 individual medley in
157.41.
Coach Gary Kinkead believes the
hard work his teams have put into
training and conditioning this year led
to their success at Purdue.
“We’ve been working harder than
we have in the past years. Achieving
those times this early is a good indicator that the work we are doing is being
beneficial to the program,” he said.
According to Hastings, the training
program the teams are following this
year is harder and more intense than it
has ever been.
“We’ve actually been swimming in
meters, which is longer
going to give us added
and harder [than swimdepth when we go to those
ming in yards]. I think
conference championships
that it is going to help
because we score top 16 in
us prepare for when we
those events.”
start swimming in yards
The women are
again,” he said.
three-time defending
Kinkead believes that
Great Lake Intercollehis dry land program is
giate Athletic Conference
Champions and Smith
also helping the men and
women swimmers. The
was last season’s GLIAC
teams have been parSwimmer of the Year.
“‘Swimmer of the Year’
ticipating in an intense
was an amazing recogniweight and strengthening
program four mornings a
tion to receive. It does also
come with some pressure
week.
and expectations, though,”
According to Spohr,
the intense training the
Smith said.
According to Smith,
teams are doing now will
the ‘Hounds look to repeat
benefit them in the later
as conference champs.
meets.
“On the women’s side,
“We started practicing
our main goal is to defend
the day after Labor Day,
our conference champion
and we practiced for a
title. This will most likely
month and a half before
be a tough goal because
our first meet. Our coach
the other teams in our conis being a lot tougher than
ference are really strong
last year, but it will pay
off in the end when we
Photo by Valerie Miller this year,” Smith said.
According to Hastings,
get to rest before the big
Senior Meghan DuHadway practices her
there are a lot of freshmen
meets,” she said.
who are holding their own
Both the men and wom- breaststroke form during a recent practice.
on the men’s side. Marios
en hope to win their conferPanagi, a freshman from
ence tournament meets and
depth.
Cyprus, swam as fast at Purdue as the
place high at nationals. According to
“Last year there were only 11 men
team’s top backstroker from last year
Kinkead, the men have a good chance
who swam, and this year there are
did at conference and nationals.
of achieving this goal because of their
18,” he said. “Having more people is
“We have a really strong freshman
class this year. They are all going to be
competitors and big contributors to the
team,” Hastings said.
Spohr also is optimistic about what
the freshmen can bring to the team.
“I think that Katie Murray is going
to be a great addition to the team, She
is very versatile in the different strokes
and individual medley. Also, Casey
Owens will be a nice addition for the
sprinters, because we lost two good
sprinters to graduation,” she said,
Although Kinkead sees strengths
in the newcomers on both sides, he is
looking to the veteran swimmers for
support.
“The people that have gone to
Nationals in the past are the people that
are really going to help carry the team,”
he said.
The men’s team lost an important
veteran swimmer this year when Cole
Tedhams decided to transfer to a different school. Hastings does not believe
that the team will feel any effects from
the transfer.
“He [Tedhams] was a big contributor, but it’s a team sport, and we want
people on the team who want to be
here. 1 don’t think it is going to hurt us
at all in the meets,” he said.
The men’s and women’s teams
won their first dual-meet of the season
against Ashland on NOV.4. Individual
results of the match were not availabe
as of The Repector press time.
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Sturgeon’s young team looks for offense after loss of David Logan
Katy Yeiser
Managing Editor
Photo by Katy Yeiser
Sophomore forward Justin Barnard shoots a three pointer
during warm-ups before practice on Friday, Nov. 4. The
‘Hounds will tip off their season on Nov. 19.
The young 2005-2006 men’s basketball team heads into the new season
without the familiarity of its former star
and offensive weapon, David Logan.
Last season, Logan became the U
of I all-time leading scorer and was
named the Daktronics Player of the
Year, the Bulletin Player of the Year
and the Basketball Writers Association
Co-Player of the Year for Division 11.
The ‘Hounds also lost former standout Lawrence Barnes to graduation.
Barnes and Logan were the nation’s top
scoring tandems among all divisions,
with 46.9 points per game average.
Logan averaged 28.6 points per game
last season.
Head coach Todd Sturgeon feels that
this year’s team will not have one clear
offensive threat like Logan.
“We can’t create shots on offense
[like last season],” Sturgeon said. “We
have to be a more balanced scoring
team, with our top. players
scoring 10. .
I2 across the board.”
Last season, the ‘Hounds averaged
‘Hounds hope to overcome roster size
The U of 1 women’s basketball team is hoping to continue with the success that last year’s team enjoyed. Last year,
the ‘Hounds advanced to the second round of the NCAA
Division I1 Regionals, before losing to Grand Valley State.
“This year we want to make it out of Regionals,” said
sophomore center Vanessa Jackson.
The ‘Hounds have kept this thought in their minds as
they practice everyday. “We are a determined team,” Jackson said. “If we keep working hard in practice and games,
there is no reason why we should not win the Great Lakes
Valley Conference title and go further in the NCAA tournament.”
The ‘Hounds have only nine players on the team this
year, which is relatively small compared to most other teams
they will face. The team also lacks any senior leadership.
“Each one of our nine players contributes to our success
as a team,” Jackson said. “We only have nine players, but all
nine of us have the dedication and the heart to play against
anybody. When we get all the nuts and bolts out, we will be
a dynamite team.”
The ‘Hounds played their only preseason game on Nov.
1, against nationally-ranked Division I opponent Notre
players in seniors Jon LaBad and Mike
Adibe, and sophomores Justin and Jordan Barnard. The four players averaged
a combined 22.6 points a game for the
‘Hounds last season. All four players
played at the post position last season.
“1’11 need the post players to step up
this year and give us a threat around the
basket,” Sturgeon said.
Three freshmen were added to the
‘Hounds’ roster in the pre-season.
Sturgeon expects all three freshmenguards Daniel Cox and Tim Smith and
forward Braxton Mills- to contribute
immediately.
Blank feels that the new players and
the veteran players are mixing well so
far, but still need a little refining. “We
need to get better at working as hard as
we can all the time,” Blank said.
The ‘Hounds lost their first scrimmage of the season to Division I
Indiana State 79-45 on Nov. 5. LaBad
led the ‘Hounds with ten points. The
‘Hounds will play their second- s r r i m mage of the season against Indiana
University on Nov. 10. “[The IU game]
will quickly expose us to higher competition,” Sturgeon said.
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WRESTLING
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Ben Reed
Online Editor
84 points a game, for a 19- 10 record.
Sturgeon said that he feels he has
nine or 10 players on the team who can
score in double digits, but he questions
whether the players can score consistently like Logan.
Sophomore redshirt guard Luke
Blank also feels the ‘Hounds must rely
on a balanced scoring attack to win this
season..
“Our best scenario will be having
three or four guys a night in double
figures,” Blank said.
Blank sat out the majority of last
season with a knee injury. Blank is the
only player on the team with at least
two years of lettered experience. As
an older player who has been around
Sturgeon more than anyone, he feels he
needs to step up as a leader.
“I’ve been around coach more than
anyone, so I know what he expects and
wants out of us,” Blank said.
Sturgeon feels that his team will
need several leaders.
“It’s leadership by committee with
this team,” Sturgeon said. “There is no
single one leader.”
The ‘Hounds return second-year
Dame. The Fighting Irish defeated the ‘Hounds 84-59. U of
I kept it close in the first half. The ‘Hounds rallied from an
early deficit with a 19-7 run midway through the half and
took the lead when junior guard and Xavier transfer Mandy
Geryak hit a layup. Notre Dame closed the half with a 16-5
run, leaving the score 44-3 1 at halftime. The Fighting Irish
performed solidly in the second half and pulled away with
the victory. Geryak led all players with 23 points in the contest. Jackson contributed as well with 11 points.
“I learned [from the Notre Dame game] that our team has
tremendous talent,” said sophomore forward Deanna Thomson. “It is very difficult to walk into a big Division I school
that is ranked 15th in the nation and be able to hang with
them, even if onlj,,for a half.”
In the pre-sea& coaches’ poll, Indianapolis was selected
to finish fourth in the East Division of the GLVC.
“One of our goals is to stay in the top three in conference
throughout the season,” Thomson said. “Another goal is to
win the conference tournament in March.”
Thomson hopes team togetherness will lead them to
their goals. “We are building ourselves to be one family that
stands up to and for each other. Together we should have
all the confidence in the world and carry that through our
season,” Thomson said.
The ‘Hounds open regular season play by hosting Wayne
State on November 15.
New coach Jay Yates
predicts successful year
Crystle Collins
News Editor
Before the ‘Hounds wrestle their
first match, first year head coach Jay
Yates is already predicting a stellar year
for his wrestling squad.
“This will be the 50th season for
U of I wrestling, and 1 would like to
celebrate it with its first national championship,” Yates said.
The team is made up of 14 returning
members and 16 freshmen. This year’s
team captains are juniors Danny Norman and Mike Jackson.
“A lot of the guys haven’t had a lot
of experience in college meets,” Norman said. “But the heart of the team
makes up for that.”
Yates said the team will look to the
returning All-Americans- Jackson,
and sophomore Shane Perkey, as well
as Norman, to lead the team..
“We have a solid team this year and
as long as everything goes as planned,
1 think we could have one of the best
years ever for a U of I wrestling team,”
Norman said.
Team members feel they are adjusting well to their relatively new coach.
Yates was an assistant coach with
Wiley Craft for the 2002 through 2004
seasons.
“He knows what needs to be done in
the room to make us a champion, and
he isn’t afraid to push us to our limits,”
Norman said.
Jackson said the team works well
together not only because the coach has
experience as wrestler but because the
team bonds well.
“What I like best about wrestling
at U of I is that we form a family as a
team,” Jackson said. “That will be a big
part of our success.”
FEATURE
NOVEMBER
9,2005
THE REFLECTOR PAGE6
STUDENT RACE CAR DRIVER
U of I new home to rising female race car driver
Shelly Grimes
Opinion Editor
Mishael Abbott came to Indianapolis to follow her dream.
The 24-year old Florida native
might not seem very different from
other U of I students at first glance.
But, while most students are focused
on getting a degree, Abbott’s goal is a
little different: she wants to graduate
and race in the Indianapolis 500.
“I think everybody has a dream,
whether it’s to be a mom or to be a famous journalist or to drive in the Indy
500,” Abbott said. “And my dream is
what I’m doing.”
Abbott’s journey to the Indianapolis
500 began even before she was born.
Her father raced “until my mother said,
‘No more!”’ Abbott said. However,
her father remained active in racing by
working on cars for friends and going
to racetracks. She was the only one of
his four daughters who became interested in racing.
“A lot of kids who have families
that are involved in racing have it kind
of pressured on them. But, it was never
like that. It was always my idea,” Abbott said.
At age 7 , Abbott began asking if she
could start racing as well. Her parents
were reluctant, but at age 13, they
finally gave in and allowed her to start
racing go-karts.
In 1998, she began racing professionally in the SuperKarts! USA Series,
in a car “that will go about 140 mph,
and you’re only about two inches off
the ground,” she said. Abbott was the
first woman ever to win a race in this
series.
According to Abbott, being one of
only a few female racers affects the
way other racers and sponsors view
her.
“[Being female] definitely changes
how people perceive me as a driver,
anywhere from negatively to positively,” Abbott said. “At the beginning
of a season, it’s sometimes hard as a
female to get in with the other drivers
in the series and be able to talk to them,
“The only major difference is our speed.”
While racing in this
series, Abbott had the
opportunity to compete
at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway twice,
once in May before the
Indianapolis 500, at an
event called the Futaba
100, and the second time
in June before the U S .
Grand Prix.
“To show up on that
track when there were
hundreds of thousands
of people in the stands...I
mean, it was an incredible feeling,” Abbott
said. “My goal is to go
to the Indy 500. But
if that never happens,
how many people can
say they’ve followed a
dream and they’ve gotten to race on that track
twice?”
After spending the
entire month of May
Photo courtesy of Mishael Abbott
and part of June at the
Race car driver Mishael Abbott in her Indianapolis Motor
Speedway, Abbott made
racing gear. Abbott is a Florida native the
decision to leave her
who wants to race in the Indianapolis family and hometown
500. She is 24-years old and has been of Coral Springs, Fla.,
to move permanently to
racing since she was 13-years old.
Indianapolis.
“I want to driv?
Abbott now attends U of 1.
IndyCars and race in the
Indy 500, and this is the
place to be. So I moved,”
Abbott said.
especially when they’re younger -it’s
Abbott transferred to U of I from
harder for them to accept you as a
Florida Atlantic University, where she
driver. But I have to say that being a
female has opened a lot of doors for
was a senior studying elementary edume as far as different sponsorships and
cation.
Abbott now studies sports marketthings like that. So it’s been really helping, which she feels will be useful to
~ U also.”
I
Abbott came one step closer to real- help get sponsorship money to fund
izing her dream during the 2005 season her racing. Abbott said that her team’s
while driving in the Menards Infiniti
budget is around $1 million. Abbott
Pro Series, the support series for the
currently is working to find funds for
lndy Racing League (the cars that race
the 2006 season.
in the Indianapolis 500).
“The biggest obstacle in racing is
“My car looks just like an IndyCar,
finding sponsorship money. You can
and it has all the same stuff that an Intake it both ways: Some people say I’m
dyCar has, except IndyCars usually go
unfortunate because my parents aren’t
about 220 mph, and ours go anywhere
extremely wealthy and because they
between 180 to 200 mph,” Abbott said.
can’t write a major check. But I feel
that I’ve accomplished so much more,
both as a driver and as a person, just
on my own,” Abbott said. “I’ve been
able to do so much more for myself
by having to go out and find money.
Everything I’ve gotten to this point,
everything I’ve done, is because I have
the drive to do it.”
Abbott said that while racing in the
2005 season of the Infiniti Pro Series
was the highlight of her career, it was
also disappointing because of a lack of
sponsorship money.
“I was hoping to run at least half the
season and only got to run about four
races because sponsorship money just
didn’t come through,” Abbott said.
Despite the disappointments, Abbott
continues to pursue her passion.
“I love racing. I love the competition31 love the people that are at the
track that are involved in racing-the
other drivers, the crew members, the
people that run the series, the media
and the fans. It’s just such a little
family,” Abbott said. “But more than
anything I love the competition. It’s the
drive to want to win.”
While driving at speeds of nearly
200 mph (Abbott said her fastest speed
was around 198 mph) would certainly
terrify most people. Abbott is relatively
fearless about racing.
“In racing, you wreck. It happens. I
had a crash where I flipped over, like,
16 times. I just kept going and going
and going. But that didn’t scare me,”
Abbott said. “They took me to the hospital, and I was like, ‘Can they fix the
car so 1 can race tomorrow?’ That’s all I
cared about.”
Abbott said that only one accident
has ever made her nervous about getting back in a car.
After the crash, her car caught on
fire, and she was momentarily trapped
inside and inhaled quite a bit of smoke.
She managed to get out of the car, but
was shaken up.
“My dad and 1 worked all night long
to get the car back together. And I got
back in it the next day and won,” Abbott said. “But it took me a few hours
to get over that fear. That has always
been my biggest fear as a driver, not
crashing and getting hurt, but fire.”
Abbott said that while wrecks are
frustrating, in many cases they are
outside the driver’s control due to mechanical problems.
She said the most frustrating part
of racing happens when another driver
commits an error that causes her to
wreck.
.Abbott said she feels that her experience in racing has helped her succeed
in other areas of her life.
“Racing gives me a drive and
determination in anything and everything I do,” Abbott said. “It’s given me
self-esteem to go out and do things that
a lot of people wouldn’t do.”
Mishael Abbott’s car is similar to the cars that race in the
Indianapolis 500, except her car is not as fast. She races
in the Menards Infiniti Pro Series.
Lab has student tutors
computer resources
and experienced wri
The lab’s student
Because the lab h
and
The main service of the ASC
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Tuesday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Wednesday 1 to 3 p.m. and 5 to 7 p.m.;
may feel that a visi
Lab is a last resort
exam times, Nadjib Bouzar, math
and computer science department
chair, wishes more students would
said Richard Marshall, writing
lab director.
The lab is open Monday
through Thursday 9 a.m. to 5
p.m., Friday 9 a.m. t o 4 p.m. a
Sunday 3 to 5 p.m. and evenin
Sunday through Thursday 7 to
“Since I assign regular homework, I would like to see students
For more information a
management that all stude
HOMELESS AWARENESS EVENT
Students camD out to raise awareness for homelessness
Lauren Howey
Distribution Manuger
Homelessness is a reality for many
people in Indianapolis and across the
country. The average University of
Indianapolis student never has had to
worry about this widespread social
problem.
Students gathered on Smith Mall
Nov. 3 and 4 to educate the U of I community about homelessness, increase
awareness and collect donations for the
Women’s Care Center, a local homeless
shelter.
Hannah Corbin, a senior German
and youth ministry double major, organized the two-day event for the Peace
and Social Justice Committee.
The Committee is a student-run organization sponsored by the Ecumeni-
I
cal and Interfaith Office.
The committee focuses on social
justice issues, such as homelessness!
from a Christian perspective.
“As a Christian, I believe that
everyone has the right to basic resources. Every life is valuable, and
we can’t judge the homeless,” Corbin
said. “Homelessness is a justice issue
because we have so much. We have the
resources to help, and a lot of people
choose not to.”
Corbin described the event. “This
is a two part event. The first pant of the
event is for those who want to sleep out
and have a little solidarity.”
“The second part is educational, and
we’ll be collecting donations for local
shelters. This event is about raising
awareness,” Corbin said.
Thursday night began at 9:30 p.m.
with a prayer service and the sleep out
on Smith Mall.
Fifteen students attended the service
and 10 students slept outside. Friday,
students collected donations for the
Women’s Care Center.
The Women’s Care Center is part of
Wheeler Missions, located near campus
on North Rural Street.
They provide housing, food, clothes
and medical services to the women and
children who stay there. Job assistance
lows. They were allowed
amenities that people who
are actually homeless
may not have access to.
“We’re not out here
trying to be homeless or
pretend. We’re not playing up the stereotypes,”
Corbin said. “We want
to keep away from those.
This is a personal experience for ourselves. It’s
hard for us to understand
what it’s like to not have
a home.”
“Even if it’s just for
the night, I can carry this
experience with me and
remember how it felt,”
Corbin said.
John Waller, a U of
I sophomore, described
some of the stereotypes.
“A lot of people think
homelessness happens
because
Photo b y Lauren Howev
. people
. . are lazy
or they don t graduate
Students gathers on Smith Mail to
from high school,” he
raise awareness for hornelessnesssaid. “But really bad luck
happens. People live
paycheck to paycheck and one thing
and counseling also are offered.
can go wrong. Being homeless doesn’t
The students who camped out
brought blankets, sleeping bags and pil- mean you’re dumb or you’re lazy.”
~
Waller, now a theatre major, was
homeless when he was in third grade.
“When my mother, my little sister
and I moved back to Indianapolis from
Toledo, Ohio, my mother was looking
for a job and a place to stay. We stayed
at my grandmother’s house for a while,
and then we had to go. We found a
shelter to stay in. We stayed there for a
while-about three months. We rotated
around to other shelters for a while,”
Waller said.
“We had a room with two beds at
one place until my mother finally found
a job and we moved into an apartment
complex.”
Even after finding a job and an
apartment, it was not easy for Waller’s
family. “We lived in such a bad
neighborhood. But a neighborhood is
a neighborhood and it was a home,” he
said.
Waller has seen homelessness first
hand and recognizes the need for education and awareness.
“People need to open their eyes,
because anyone can be homeless,” he
said. “I’ve even known veterans who
are homeless. They fought in wars.”
To donate to the Women’s Care
Center, or for more information on the
Peace and Social Justice group, contact
Hannah Corbin at [email protected].
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7 THE REFLECTOR
I
NOVEMBER
9.2005
H “ELIZABETHTOWN” REVIEW
7 List
Where are they now?
eunion shows we are dying to see
Crowe’s latest lives up to expectations
Elyse Kaiser
Entertainment Editor
Almost everyone at one time or :inother has watched a lame 1’V reunion
show. From ”Family Tics” to “Thc Brad\, Bunch,” most family shows have
some kind of reunion )cars aiier the shou gets cancelled. And with the Chuck
Norris crew turning out :i ncn show and thc Backstreet Boys cranking out a
new CD, we at The Rl:flt,(./orwere thinhirig. what reunions would we like to
see‘?
7. ”Family Matters.” All of it\ remember the original line up f o r TGIF. Every Friday we got t o watc.11 Ste\’e l!rkel try to woo Laura. and he would always
fail miserably. To everyone’s zurprise. the show ended with Laura choosing
Urkel over Stefan. What \vt‘ \ratit to k n o w is just how long did that marriage
last?
6. “Doug.” I lerc is ;i great c;irtooti. I t h i n k of Doug and the othcr shows we
had on Nickelodeon. and I wonder u.lien the change iii,rhe network happened.
What happened to shows like “Doug?” What ever happened to Doug Funny
and Patty Mayonnaise. I ~ ~ o i i reall),
ld
be interested in seeing what happened to
Doug. Patty, Porkchop and Skeeter when they left for college.
5 . “Adventures of f’etc and Pete.” ‘l’his was another genius work of Nickelodeon. Pete and Pete nt‘re two red-ht-adcd brothers who had the same name.
The characters listed in thc opcning credit? included Pete, Pete, Ellen (Pete’s
best friend who was ii pirl atid a I‘riend, but not a girlfriend), Mom, Mom’s
Plate, Dad, Artie (the strongcst man in thc world), and of course, Petunia
(younger Pete’s drat\ ti-on tattoo). So did Ellen and Pete get together‘? Whatever happened to the plate i n blain's head? Did Pete and Pit Stain ever overcome
their differences’?These arc questions we may never have answered.
4. “Saved By the Bell.” ‘l’here \ \ . a b wit o f a rwnion on this show for Kelly
and Zach’s Vegas wcciding. The shou revolved around high school, so it would
be great to sze a IO or 2 0 - y a r reunion show and learn what AC Slater and
Screech ended up doing with their li\.es. We all want to see how gorgcous Kelly
and Zach’s kids turned out.
3. ”Full House.” Not one of us Srew u p without seeing this show. From the
episode in which Jesse and Joey moved in, to the one in which Michelle fell off
her horse and lost her mcmorj.. most of us grew up with this show. It’d be great
to see what happened “ith Gibhlcr. Joey and the rest of the family.
2 . ”Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.” Yes, Will Smith did go on to bigger things, but
he will be hard-prc5si.d ti) do bcttcr than the ”Fresh Prince” series. With memories such as Will’s flat-top. the Carlton dance, and the poker game in which
Carlton and Will won all of Jeff‘s money. we want a little follow-up about what
happened when the family moved o u t o f the Bel-Air mansion.
I. “Salute Your Shorts.” We ma!’ not know this theme song as well as the
”Fresh Prince” theme, but it is not far from our memories. Camp Anawanna,
along with campers Bobby Budnick and Donkeylips have special places close
to our hearts. This is a show I would like to watch again, but only if they keep
the characters. It’d be great if the) could do a series placing all the campers at
a high school camp.
Cameron Crowe’s films are almost
never a miss and “Elizabethtown” is no
different.
Before going to see it, I was a little
skeptical about the casting of the main
character. When I saw that Orlando
Bloom would play the lead, I couldn’t
help but question this choice.
Bloom plays a wonderful elf and
a great love-struck pirate, but 1 didn’t
know he could pull off the complex
part with complex emotions that is the
character of Drew Baylor in Crowe’s
latest film.
“Elizabethtown,” begins by following Drew to his job at a famous shoe
company. His mantra of “I’m fine”
shows he isn’t, and we soon find out
why. Alec Baldwin, perfectly cast as
Baylor’s boss, confronts Drew about
his idea for a new athletic shoe, which
has cost the company a billion dollars
in losses.
Instead of brushing himself off from
this horrible failure, Drew goes home
intending to commit suicide.
As he is about to kill himself, he
gets a phone call from his sister and
mother, letting him know that his dad
has passed away.
His grieving mother (Susan Sarandon) and frantic sister (Judy Greer)
do not feel up to facing the family in
Kentucky. So, Drew heads to Elizabethtown, Ken. to collect his father’s
body before he continues with his plan
to kill himself.
Drew meets Claire Colbum (Kirsten
Dunst) on the plane ride to Kentucky,
and the story takes off from there.
The best thing about this movie
was that it didn’t follow the traditional
romantic comtdy outline. Don’t get
me wrong, parts of it were still very
predictable, but Crowe always manages
to make the viewer forget he or she has
already seen many movies like this one.
Even as the romance between Claire
and Drew develops, Drew doesn’t
forget his plans for himself when he
returns from the trip.
I would even venture to say that the
film is not so much about the romance
between the couple, but more about
Drew’s journey to rediscover himself
and the relationship he had with his
father.
Another great thing about this movie
was the reality of the film. At times I
got so wrapped up in the reality that I
almost felt these people were friends of
mine.
In one scene in particular, Drew’s
entire family has gathered at his aunt
and uncle’s house. Everyone seems to
have collected in the kitchen. Food is
everywhere and everyone is talking.
Seen from Drew’s point of view, no
conversations are finished, people yell
over each other disjointedly, and f w d
is taken in and out of the mix.
While such family scenes have
become clichCs in film, this scene
somehow seemed new to me.
It reminded me so much of my
own grandmother’s kitchen at holiday
time that 1just started laughing in the
theater.
The movie also had some funny
scenes that were in no way gimmicky
or dominating.
I don’t want to spoil this for anyone,
so suffice it to say there is one scene
involving “Freebird” that everyone will
enjoy.
“Elizabethtown” also has a fantastic soundtrack, another thing Crowe’s
films are known for. With songs from
Elton John, Tom Petty, Ryan Adarns,
My Morning Jacket and Simple Minds,
Crowe captured the mood of the movie
perfectly.
I strongly recommend this film. My
aversion to Orlando Bloom may have
come into play a few times, but overall
his and Dunst’s performances were
very well done.
If you liked “Garden State,” “Say
Anything” or “Almost Famous,” I can’t
imagine you disliking “Elizabethtown.”
H ARON KADER
Comedian Visits Campus
H BAND PROFILE
The Southland appearing in Indy
Elyse Kaiser
Entertainment Editor
I
The Southland is an up and coming band from Los Angeles who have
been on the fast track to success since
their birth in late 2002. Drawing influences from bands such as Death Cab
for Cutie and the writing styles of Pink
Floyd, the band has created a familiar
but somehow refreshing sound.
Piloto hv E[\ re ~~~~~i
The band got their start on a sort
Aron Kader visited campus on Wednesday, October
of whim when two members, Jed and
Nick decided to record some songs for
12. The comedian has appeared in such shows as
friends as a sort of community Christ“The Shield” and “Premium Blend.” Kader can now be
mas present.
A producer received one of the tapes
seen performing at Hollywood’s “The Comedy Store.”
and
signed the two almost right away.
This was one of many live performances that CPB has
“We were really lucky, the whole thing
planned throughout the year.
haooened relatively easy and naturally,;”says lead singer Jed Whedon.
The band went
on to play shows
and tours with
bands like OAR,
Gavin Degraw
and the Virginia
Coalition.
While recording their first
full-length album,
the band liked to
keep their options
open as far as in
what shape the final project would
Photo uiurte \y of thesouthlandmusic.com
take. “Our music
is very reaction(From left to right) Andrew Crosby on
ary, it happens
right in the studio drums, Ethan Phillips on bass, Jed Whedon
just building off
on lead vocals, D~~~~ Chaimson on
of each other,”
keyboard and Nick Gusikoff on lead guitar.
states Whedon.
“Going into the
studio, we really have no preconceived
definitely a band worth checking out.
idea, it just happens.”
They will be coming to the Music Mill
If you are looklng for a good new
here In Indy on Nov. 12 with the Virpiano-rock sound, The Southland is
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H MOVIE REVIEW
‘Prime’: Dissapointing love story with mixed messages
Crystle Collins
Nevr..s Editor
The commercials showed clips of a
funny, heartwarming romantic comedy
designed to make every viewer tingle
with love. Not true.
In reality, the movie “Prime” is the
story of a 23-year-old boy and a 37year-old divorcee with mixed feelings.
three or four breakups. an overly dramatic mother, references i n every other
scene to Judaism and not-so PG- 13 sex
scenes.
The director, Ben Younger, should
throw in the towel. Younger also wrote
and produced other great movie flops
like “Boiler Room,“ the 2000 film stat-ring Ben Affleck and Giovanni Kibisi.
So seeing Younger’s name i n the opening credits, I should have taken my
movie ticket back to the window and
asked for a refund.
The movie opens with an odd sequence of shots, at even odder angles,
of the city of Manhattan. Uma Thurman, who plays 37-year-old Ralfi, short
for Rapheal. is supposed to portray a
youthful looking woman.
Uma’s first scene has her sitting with
her therapist, Lisa, played by Meryl
Streep, and looking rather old and
depressed as she begins discussing her
recent divorce.
Thurman immediately takes on the
role of a seriously depressed and aged
woman. looking more like 47 than
37. Streep, the concerned therapist,
tells Ralfi to live a little, go meet new
people and experience new things.
However, she did not expect the “new
people” to include her 23-year-old son,
David, played by Bryan Greenberg.
Telling you the plot of the movie
may take some time, considering the
movie is an hour and 45 minutes long
but seems more like an eternity, as this
couple dives in and out of relationship
status, or as they refer to it, ‘‘love.’’
Nothing about the relationship in the
film is what I, or the average person in
America, would classify as love. Lust
is more like it.
The pair meet at a movie theater and
the viewer can clearly tell it’s going to
be “love at fist sight.” David has to find
a lot of courage to call and ask Ralfi
out. Their first date is amusing but long
and drawn out with “cutesy” talk and
flirtatious moments that will leave most
audience members nauseated.
Don’t get me wrong a few humorous moments emerge in the film, but
the clips in the movie trailer, are from
scenes that really are more serious.
The turmoil between Lisa the therapist and Ralfi the divorcee is actually
rather sad and depressing.
The turmoil between the family and
the son David is not funny either, and
more depressing than the rest.
An underlying theme in the movie
that takes more prominence than necessary was the issue of Judaism. David’s
family is Jewish and while Lisa has
no religious affiliation. Every scene
returns to Jewish culture, the need for
symmetry in a relationship in the spiritual realm, and a Jewish marriage.
The other underlying theme is David’s artwork. His work is the product
of genius in the movie, pure displays
of beauty in the likenesses of people.
Realistic and charming, Greenberg’s
character had a sense of artistic style
that actually helps the movie. Greenberg himself keeps the movie from
being a complete disaster with his witty
sarcasm and surprisingly believable
acting.
Thurman, on the other hand performs like an amateur rather than a
critically acclaimed actress.
The movie ends in a rather bizarre
and unfulfilling way. The body of the
movie, although drastically too long
and unrelenting, is not the worst 1 have
seen.
In the end, David and Ralfi make
up from their last fight and have sex
(in what is quite possibly the worst
scene ever made in movie history) and
discuss having a baby together.
The scene ends and the screen goes
black only to flash the words, One Year
Later. One year later, with no explanation and no clues, the couple is not
together- the end.
Yes, I said it. The movie ends without reference to why the couple is not
together--not even a hint of a reason.
The ending credits begin to role, and
my friend turns to me and said, “There
is no hope.”
This movie is disappointing, not
memorable and rather depressing. 1 left
the theater feeling like no relationship
will ever succeed, especially relationships with age differences.
After three breakups and makeups,
some motherly drama and some unnecessary explicit sex scenes, you get a
movie with a repetitive plot.
It was like watching a football game
in which the ball keeps getting turried
over to the other team, back and forth,
with a fumble and then an interception,
over and over and over.
Love is not made of superficial
words, lustful moments in the bedroom
and dialogue like. “I want to make a
baby with you.”
So, ladies and gentlemen, do not
take your significant others, first dates
or potential romantic interests to this
movie. If you have a relationship
that includes an large age gap, Jewish grandparents, artistic geniuses or
37-year-old women who try to look and
act like 2 1-year-old college students,
do not see this movie.
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9,2005
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N PLAY REVIEW
Theatre Department tackles Greek tragedy in ‘Trojan Women’
The
University of
Indianapolis
Theatre
Department
performed
“The Trojan
Women” in
Ransburg
Auditorium on
Oct. 21-23 and
Oct. 27-30.
The photos
show some
of the scenes
from the play.
(Right) Sam
Fain as
Talthybius
and Austin
Davidson as
Astyanax.
Valerie Miller
Editor-in-Chief
The University of Indianapolis Department of Theatre presented the play
“The Trojan Women” October 2 1-23
and 27-30.
According to Dr. Brad Wright, play
director and associate professor of
theatre, one of the reasons the play was
chosen was because of the “relevance
of the play’s message to what’s going
on today [in Iraq].”
“Trojan Women” is a Greek tragedy
originally written by Euripides. According to the director’s notes, the play
is set in ancient Troy and is about the
“generalized tragedy of war” as shown
through the eyes of the women and
through their own tragedies. Although
the play is thousands of years old,
Wright said he thought they made it
“very relevant to what’s going on right
now,” especially through the use of
imagery.
According to Wright, the play was
challenging. “It’s a difficult play. It’s
a very emotional play,” he said. “It’s
a challenge for young actors to work
through the deep emotions of grief and
loss in this play.”
Bethany Lillis, a senior theatre
major, played Helen. “This play is very
different than anything else I’ve done,”
she said. “lt’s heavy drama, and 1
haven’t gotten to do any of that before.
It’s a lot of fun to get the chance to do
something more serious.”
Wright said that although the play
was challenging, “[the student actors
have] done a great job. They’ve been
really successful in meeting [the] challenges,” he said.
“Trojan Women” was the first production of the school year. The remaining productions include student-directed productions “A Case of Belonging,”
“Ladies of the Mop” and “The Family
Continues,” which will be performed
Dec. 2-4 and 8-10 in Esch Hall’s Studio
Theatre. “Bedroom Farce” is the dinner
theatre production for this year and
will be performed Feb. 24-26 and Mar.
3-4 in the Schwitzer Student Center
Dining Hall. The final production will
be “Speak Truth to Power: Voices
from Beyond the Dark,” which will
be performed Apr. 2 1-23 and 27-30 in
Ransburg Auditorium.
(Left) Sam Fain, Karla
Carter as Andromache,
Austin Davidson and
Ryan O’Shea, with chorus
members Joanna Cate,
Kristin Sollenberger,
Amanda Ryzski, Sarah
Graves, Nicole Abrams, Kyla
Benefiel, Jennifer Daulton
and Kristin Fife.
(Below) Ryan O’Shea
and the chorus in the
final moments of “Trojan
Women.”
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Photos contributed by Theatre Department
(Above) Sam Fain, and Ryan O’Shea as Hecuba.
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The St. Louis-raised scream0 band,
Story of the Year, originally know as
Big Blue Monkey, gives a live show
sound to a studio-recorded album with
“In the Wake of Determination.” But
the album takes away from their original voice that the band has instilled to
their audience.
Compared to their previous album,
“In the Wake” has anger and aggressiveness that is barely heard on “Page
Avenue.” The lyrical content changes
from personal relationships to looking
to the future of the world and not caring what others think. Obviously, the
band ‘doesn’t care anymore.’
“Page Avenue” and “In the Wake of
Determination” sound like two different albums. SOTY’s decision to change
their sound is a decision that should
be made after years, possibly decades,
of playing in front of audiences. By
choosing a heavy bass over the emopunk sound they created, SOTY has
stepped into a genre they have no business being in, changing primary to fit in
more with the Warped Tour audience.
The band captures in one song the
image
o of ignorance
~ in their youth~ and
calls it the best time in their lives,
trying eagerly to regain it. “Take Me
Back” goes “Do you still remember
when the days were longer? /Our
dreams were bigger then. /The weight
of the world had not yet landed on
the shoulders of a men.” SOTY has
succeeded in regaining that ignorance,
because by releasing this album, they
show how ignorant they are to what
they want. SOTY’s recent change will
cause fans of their freshman album to
send this album flying from a tall building, onto a street full of oncoming cars.
Story of the Year try to preserve
their emo roots, by making their songs
meaningful. but they’ve just added a
late 80s-early 90s heavy metal $ound
to agree with the touring audience, a
sound mainly heard in Metallica songs.
SOTY has become a carbon copy of all
nu-metal bands, by losing their stamina
after their first album and giving in to
the all-earned dollar. The group has
become what they originally said they
bad music is; “tired bull**** dressed in
gold.” Their ears have failed them.
“ln the Wake of Determination” is
a disk I recommend not buying. Don’t
fall for this false rock band.
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