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Sandy Impacts Butler Students JEFF STANICH JSTANICH@BUTLER.EDU ASST. NEWS EDITOR

Butler mourns celebrated professor

Opinion: Students should take advantage of sharing their input.

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Butler University students interning in Washington, D.C. have been trapped inside their apartments for several days as a result of Hurricane Sandy.

“There was a feeling of panic as to what exactly was going to happen as the storm approached,” said junior Emily Hogg, an intern at the White House Office of Presidential Correspondents.

Hogg said the federal government has been shut down since last Thursday, so she and her roommates have been staying in their

apartments since the rain began to fall.

“We made trips to CVS to prepare for the storm,” Hogg said. “We bought a lot of bottled water, and so many people were (buying water) that they had to bring the water in pallet after pallet just to keep up.”

Senior Caroline Rogers a research intern at National Geographic Magazine, said she was called off work on Monday and Tuesday, and since then, the whole city has been shut down.

“The whole experience has been really scary,” Rogers said. “It was raining so hard that I couldn’t see across the street.”

Rogers and Hogg said they were very lucky they didn’t lose power so they could still use

technology, but the flooding and wind damage is still evident around them.

“I was really glad that our building maintained power,” Hogg said. “A lot of people have been asking if I was okay, so it was nice to be able to respond right away and let them know I was.”

Both Hogg and Rogers said they expect to be back to work tomorrow, but they were prepared for a disaster that would last for weeks.

“We bought enough non-perishable items to last several weeks just in case that was the situation,” Rogers said. “I am definitely happy about going back to work after being stranded indoors for several days.”

MEN’S BASKETBALL ANALYSIS

JILL MCCARTER JMMCARTE@BUTLER.EDU EDITOR IN CHIEF

Amos Carpenter, a professor of mathematics, died Tuesday after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

Carpenter started at Butler University in 1984. He taught calculus and geometry courses this semester.

During his time at Butler, Carpenter served as the department head for more than 10 years.

He received several awards both at the university and the state level, including the 2008 Distinguished Service Award from the Indiana Section of the Mathematical Association of America.

In the presentation of the award, Patricia Oakley, chair of the association, recognized Carpenter for his dedication to the field.

“The list of courses he has taught presents both a history of computer science and a very real indication of the versatility he has brought to campus,” Oakley said.

Carpenter served as the managing editor of Electronic Transactions on Numerical Analysis between 2000 and 2005.

Carpenter earned his doctorate degree from the University of Leeds in England. He also attended Kent State University and the University of Durham. “(Carpenter) will be remembered for being a productive and recognized scholar in mathematical logic and approximation theory, a dedicated teacher who challeneged and supported his students and someone who selflessly gave himself to serve,” Butler President Jim Danko said in an email sent to the Butler community Tuesday afternoon.

A complete feature on Carpenter and his legacy at Butler will appear in next week’s edition of The Collegian.

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The Bulldogs started the season with a win over Marian in Hinkle Fieldhouse on last week. Butler will play another exhibition against the University of Indianapolis Saturday.

Bulldog fans won’t be disappointed this season MATT RHINESMITH MRHINESM@BUTLER.EDU

ASSOCIATE MULTIMEDIA EDITOR

The Butler men’s basketball team kicked off its exhibition season with a 62-40 win over visiting Marian.

The Saturday game at Hinkle Fieldhouse was fans’ first look at the 2012-2013 squad, and freshman Kellen Dunham did not disappoint. In 23 minutes, Dunham knocked down four of his six 3-point attempts.

Senior guard Chase Stigall was also effective from the outside, connecting twice from behind

the arc. Sophomore guard Andrew Smeathers was another bright spot.

With those three showing the ability to knock down shots from a distance, the Bulldogs have the ability to stretch the floor on the offensive end.

That should open up space in the paint for big men Andrew Smith, Khyle Marshall, Roosevelt Jones and Kameron Woods.

Saturday’s game was senior guard Rotnei Clarke’s first in more than 500 days. Coach Brad Stevens still referred to Clarke as the “best shooter in the country,” so fans should not be discouraged.

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Officials looking for student feedback on new facility COLIN LIKAS CLIKAS@BUTLER.EDU MANAGING EDITOR

The proposed parking garage at Butler University will likely add a significant amount of housing—in addition to parking spaces—if it is approved by the Board of Trustees.

Vice President for Student Affairs Levester Johnson presented preliminary sketches of possible new rooms at a Student Government Association meeting last week.

“We wanted to get (students’) feedback on that design and offer any feedback on that, the location and amenities,” Johnson said.

One sketch displayed a four-person room containing two bedrooms, a bathroom, a living room area and a kitchenette.

Johnson called the sketch a blend between a Residential College room and an Apartment Village room.

This type of housing would target sophomores, as the university is going to be lacking living space for second-year students on campus next year “to the extent of about 280 to 300 beds,” Johnson said.

Scott Nemeth, SGA vice president of administration, said students present at the SGA meeting responded positively to the plan

Johnson presented.

“I would say that students were, overall, enthusiastic about it,” Nemeth said. “I thought LJ provided a lot of insight to a project in its infancy, which is cool to do.”

SGA President Mike Keller said students brought up a few concerns, namely regarding cost and the furnishing of living rooms.

Keller said a narrow majority expressed their desire that the living rooms not be furnished, primarily because of the cost to live on campus now.

“The housing across campus is just really expensive,” Keller said. “Some people feel like they have to commute or live off campus to escape it.”

Another reason for this request was the idea that, as sophomores, students are getting to a point where they might like to have their own furniture instead of taking care of university property, Keller said.

Other questions posed by students involved being able to open windows in the rooms and the potential views rooms would have.

The proposed project has undergone a healthy amount of change since it was first revealed last spring.

While the original plan was to construct a

Lilly Hall theft brings total incidents to 23 JILL MCCARTER JMCCARTE@BUTLER.EDU EDITOR IN CHIEF

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Levester Johnson discussed the new building with members of Student Government Association last week. parking garage that would house as many as 1,000 vehicles, that same building could now host multiple facets of university life.

“I think that (the project) has just developed into this multi-purpose facility that kind of meets the needs of parking, housing and retail space, which are all things students have been asking administration to do for a while,” Nemeth said.

Keller said the proposed complex’s see housing page 4

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Butler University Police Department is looking into who was responsible for a theft in Lilly Hall on Monday night.

A wallet, a phone and an iPod were stolen from the costume shop of Lilly Hall sometime before 10 p.m.

Students were in the building, practicing for the theatre department’s “Bali Dream.”

When the cast was out of the room and upstairs doing quick changes, the items were taken from the costume shop in the basement.

In 11 weeks of police reports, 23 cases of theft from buildings have occurred. Nine have been reported in Lilly Hall.

In April, BUPD issued a warning to students after seven reports of theft were reported in 10 weeks.

No such warning has been issued this school year.

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STRATEGIC VISION

Project welcomes Risk TARA MCELMURRY TMCELMUR@BUTLER.EDU NEWS EDITOR

The Butler University Risk Project is calling on Butler community members to take risks and will begin accepting proposals today.

The goal of the project is to bring the Butler community together in the multidisciplinary project, which has the central theme of risk, said Jessica Moore, assistant communication professor and co-chair of the project.

Moore said in the past, the project has been dominated by proposals submitted by faculty, but this year, the goal is to involve more students and staff.

“My hope as co-chair of the Risk Project is that students, faculty and staff will consider how their individual or collective interest may in some way be framed by the construct of risk,” she said. “Risk is all around us, and taking risks is a certain part of the human condition.”

Moore said some examples of projects the community can engage in are faculty members trying out a new teaching style or dance students exploring a new type of dance not offered at Butler.

Debra Lecklider, associate education professor and co-chair of the project, said she volunteered to be on the committee when she found out the theme was centered on risk.

“I got involved because it ties in perfectly with what the president is trying to do with the changes and innovation he wants to bring to the university,” Lecklider said.

As someone from the College of Education, she said she was especially interested.

“It all goes back to teaching and learning,” Lecklider said.

Lecklider said each individual or group that has a proposal approved will receive a small amount of funding to support the project.

Total funding for the project is $15,000 from the provost’s fund, said

The goal of the project is to foster a sense of collaboration and intellectual inquiry.

KATHRYN MORRIS INTERIM PROVOST Kathryn Morris, interim provost and vice president for academic affairs.

This project is the fourth sponsored by the provost’s office, Morris said.

Past project themes included earth, water and sunset.

The project committee is composed of volunteers from all over campus, Morris said.

She said she sent out an announcement last spring asking for topic suggestions.

She then brought together a group of people who submitted ideas, and the conversation led them to this year’s theme of risk.

“We could conceptualize multiple interpretations of the notion of risk,” Morris said in an email. “This gives members of the campus community a lot of leeway in interpreting risk in a way that is interesting to them.”

Morris said the intellectual aspect of the project blends with the university’s mission.

“The goal of the project is to foster a sense of collaboration and intellectual inquiry,” Morris said. “I like the way in which the notion of risk interfaces with President Danko’s emphasis on innovation. Innovation requires risk.”

Proposals will be granted on a rolling basis until funding runs out, Lecklider said. The committee is working on planning an event at the end of the year to recognize people who participated in the project.

“Go forward,” she said. “Try something new. If it fails, it’s not negative. It’s an opportunity to try more new things.”

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Butler University President Jim Danko, seen talking to students after a church service, has met with students, staff and faculty members to develop the Shared Strategic Vision, an outline for the university’s future.

Administration wants input Butler officials are looking for feedback on the Strategic Plan.

KELLY ROSTIN KROSTIN@BUTLER.EDU STAFF REPORTER

Coordinators of the Shared Strategic Vision are working to spread the word on proposals and are encouraging feedback from students, faculty and staff.

The vision is composed of 10 separate proposed action items that are intended to advance the university as a whole over the next 10 to 15 years.

Ben Hunter, chief of staff, said the vision will find the intersections between Dare to Make a Difference and Butler’s Campus Master Plan, which help direct for the university’s future.

Several meetings have occurred, including three forums to discuss these plans of action and to get the word out to the Butler community following the State of the University address.

Along with the forums, President Jim Danko went to Butler’s different colleges and met with the faculty, Faculty Senate, Staff Assembly and students at a town hall meeting.

“We’re getting out in front of people and making sure we’re giving them an opportunity to attend a forum or read it on the webpage,” Hunter said.

A link for students, faculty and staff to send in feedback and opinions can be found on Danko’s homepage.

“As the president stated, these proposals are mutable,” Hunter said. “In other words,

they can change, and that’s why we want feedback.”

Hunter said coordinators have received excellent feedback so far, and some of the proposals could change due to the input they have received.

“We’re really encouraging people to look at this,” Hunter said. “I hope that is a lot of the reason as to why people are sending us their feedback.”

Tom Weede, vice president for enrollment management, said feedback for the shared vision is essential.

“Without feedback, (the shared vision) wouldn’t be as good, and it wouldn’t be as accepted,” Weede said. “It’s a lot easier to have conversations about things when you have a chance to react to them.”

By involving faculty, staff and student opinions so early in the vision’s process, Weede said the planning process is a lot better than before, when people didn’t really have the opportunity to be involved in decision making.

“It hasn’t always been this way, not just at Butler, but in higher education,” Weede said. “I think that, in many ways, we’re looking at a different way of governing schools.”

Josh Downing, chair of Staff Assembly, attended the Staff Assembly meeting at which Danko spoke. “(Danko) shared where we’re at currently, where we’re going and what we need to do to get there,” Downing said. “He really does a great job of painting the picture for us. It’s really good to hear that from him, and he’s out in the open about it.”

Downing said he could tell that Danko was genuine about wanting feedback about the

plan.

Hunter said Danko’s view contributes to excellent feedback.

“I think the whole process of it is very transparent, and hopefully everyone will consider looking at it and voicing their opinion,” Hunter said.

Like Downing, Weede saw one of Danko’s presentations on the vision.

Weede also attended one of the forums that involved students. He said it had a very positive atmosphere.

“The students were interested and engaged, and there was reasonable attendance for a student meeting,” Weede said.

The community involvement timeline, which Danko shared in his presentations, shows this process starting in December of 2011 and running all the way to 2013.

In 2013, the university plans to begin implementing the action items.

Hunter said the timeline for feedback and changes would come over the next couple months.

At the end, the proposed and finalized report will go out to the Board of Trustees.

“We continue to elicit feedback, knowing that we’re going to change key things and move forward in this vision,” Hunter said. “It’s been a lengthy process, but it’s been one that, in the end, hopefully, we’ve thought of every avenue to give folks an opportunity to hear this and give their input.”

The outlines of the Shared Strategic Vision, Dare to Make a Difference and Butler’s Campus Master Plan can be found on Danko’s website.

STUDENT GOVERNMENT

EOC policy review expected JEFF STANICH JSTANICH@BUTLER.EDU ASST. NEWS EDITOR The Election Oversight Committee’s policies regarding Student Government Association elections are under review for possible adjustment.

SGA President Mike Keller said a few issues with the policy need to be brought to attention.

Last year, the election was separated into two elections after four candidates were narrowed down to two, but the rules did not allow for the election results to be released.

“Both myself and the other candidate thought that those results should be released,” Keller said, “but the EOC stuck with the old rules.”

He said the current rules prohibit anyone who is not

registered as a campaign volunteer to post about a certain candidate on socialnetworking sites.

“Not allowing people who aren’t registered volunteers to post anything at all makes the whole ordeal inconvenient, and I think that needs to be looked at,” Keller said.

James Schubert, last year’s EOC chairman and a current member, said the election results not being revealed last year was an issue, but he said other issues need to be looked at as well.

“I think freshmen need to be allowed on the committee,” Schubert said, “because last year, I and another freshman were allowed on, and that should be permanently allowed in the rules.”

Caroline Huck-Watson,

PuLSE office director, said she will help the EOC with issues and provide historical context if issues have been brought up in the past.

“We will take a look at the guidelines and review them,” Huck-Watson said.

“One thing that is not within the guidelines as of now is the release of election results, so we will review that.”

She said the committee has four of the seven needed members. Once the committee is full, the review process will begin.

“I don’t want to have any part in the review process,” Keller said. “I want the EOC to look through the policies, make recommendations, then pass them on to SGA to vote on and get the new rules set in stone this semester.”

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COLLEGIAN ELECTION COVERAGE

Voting laws may cause problems

Many sources impact political views MELISSA IANNUZZI

MIANUZZ@BUTLER.EDU STAFF REPORTER

MARAIS JACON-DUFFY MJACONDU@BUTLER.EDU

STAFF REPORTER

When sophomore Nicole Lennon considered registering to vote in Marion County for the 2012 election, she was taken aback by Indiana state voter identification laws.

Lennon, who is from Michigan, does not possess the proper identification to vote in Indiana because she does not have an Indiana driver’s license or passport.

Indiana’s voting laws require a very specific form of identification to vote: an Indiana or federal government-issued form of ID with a photo and expiration date.

Essentially, a voter must have an Indiana driver’s license, state ID, military ID or passport to vote in Indiana.

Because of these requirements, Lennon decided not to vote at all in the upcoming election.

“It would have been too much of a hassle to get my vote in at home,” Lennon said. “I would have either had to absentee vote, go back home or purchase some kind of identification in Indiana.”

Beth White, Marion County clerk, said strict voter identification laws confuse and hinder many voters every year.

“It catches up a lot of people,” White said. “It may seem like everyone has a state ID, but the reality is that this is certainly not true.”

Some Indiana colleges have already begun taking new measures, including providing students with

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Out of these IDs, only Indiana driver’s licenses would work with voting laws.

IDs that have expiration dates and would be suitable for voting.

Butler University IDs are not acceptable forms of identification because they are not state-issued and do not include an expiration date.

Out-of-state college students are not the only voters affected, White said.

Older people who no longer drive, people without birth certificates who, in turn, cannot obtain a state ID card, and people who have had their licenses taken away for various reasons are all affected by these strict rules.

“It’s really very frustrating to turn people away from the polls,” White said. “It restricts people’s options to vote and makes it truly impossible for some people to vote.”

Angie Nussmeyer, press secretary for Beth White and Marion County election administrator, said problems due resulting from strict ID laws can be frustrating for voters as well as staff and volunteers.

“Last Saturday, one woman showed us her Marion County sheriff department’s ID,” Nussmeyer said. “She couldn’t use it because it lacked an expiration date.”

White said an encounter earlier last week resulted in her having to turn away a Marion County resident at the polls.

Election board program coordinator Patrick Becker works

directly with poll workers that check information and identification of voters in Marion County.

“While there are laws that allow people to vote by mail, they don’t apply to everyone,” Becker said.

“There’s just a lack of education on the ID law itself typically until you are affected by them and turned away at the polls. It’s definitely a hindrance to voters.”

Larry Kelley, an Indianapolis resident who voted early in Marion County, said he sees a definite issue with the voter ID laws.

“There are some people, like the elderly, who don’t drive,” Kelley said. “I think these laws are keeping some people from voting when, really, the government should be encouraging them to vote.”

White said she believes the laws are in place to prevent a nonexistent problem of voter fraud in the state and are, at the same time, keeping people from voting.

“The idea is to prevent voter impersonation, but there has never been a single case of in-person document fraud in an election in the state of Indiana,” she said.

White said she sees the strictness of these laws as they affect young people as potentially harmful to future generations’ relationship with government and politics.

“Young people now may become disaffected with politics,” White said. “If these laws are discouraging people now, that feeling could very likely linger for years to come.”

This election year is the first year in which many Butler students will be able to vote.

Young voters heavily influenced the 2008 presidential election, which had the secondlargest turnout of youth voters in American history, according to a study by Hans Meyer, a Ph.D. candidate from the University of Missouri.

Without much world experience, young voters rely on media and their families to develop political experience, a process called political socialization, according to Meyer’s paper.

“At this point in life, I think a lot of people have been influenced by their parents,” freshman Caroline Stark said. “They haven’t experienced enough to understand how things work best.”

Stark is in adjunct professor JoAnna Brown’s Introduction to U.S. Politics class and has learned about different political beliefs in it.

A definite association exists between students wanting to be politically involved and having politically-involved parents, according to Meyer’s report.

Stark said she grew up with parents who she described as very conservative. As she got older, she said she would have political discussions with her dad.

“He let me think, and he asked me questions and let me kind of form my own opinion,” she said.

“We have similar views, but I don’t always agree with everything that he thinks.”

Stark said she stays informed now more than ever because it

is an election year. She said she formed her opinion based on personal experience and other sources besides her father.

“I looked back, and history is a good indication of what works and what doesn’t,” she said.

Students are more likely to have the same party identification as their parents, regardless of their stance on various issues, said a report from the University of South Carolina Aiken.

In sophomore James Schubert’s case, he grew up with one Democrat and one Republican parent. Until a few years ago, they wouldn’t share their opinions with him, he said. His opinions come more from his life experiences and observations of his family.

“They go to work every day, they try to save up, and life just gets in the way,” he said. “My experiences have conditioned me to prefer equality more than efficiency.”

Personal experience with friends also influences his opinions on social issues, Schubert said.

His experience watching friends struggle with being homosexual and being part of the church led him to feel strongly about gay rights.

Still, Schubert said he does not identify himself as completely liberal.

“I’ve definitely remained very centrist,” he said. “I like to think of myself as a moderate.”

In Stark and Schubert’s courses, they have experienced a variety of people from different places on the political spectrum.

“I’ve understood more since I’ve come to college,” Stark said.

“But I wouldn’t say that my beliefs have changed in any direction.”

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Outbreak of meningitis reminds students to stay healthy MAGGIE MONSON MMONSON@BUTLER.EDU

STAFF REPORTER

A recent outbreak of fungal meningitis has taken the lives of 25 people around the country.

Although it has not affected Butler University students, the outbreak should remind students to stay healthy during the winter months.

Officials have shut down three pharmacies after discovering unsanitary conditions where steroids meant to be injected directly into patients’ spines were produced.

Though severe, this outbreak is not a concern for college students because fungal meningitis is not contagious.

“It’s a non-issue,” Maria Fletcher, physician for Student Health

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construction would likely be completed by fall 2014 if approved.

However, the Board of Trustees still has to approve the plan, and Ben Hunter, chief of staff, said it is not up for action at this moment.

One way or another, Butler’s master plan calls for the university to add more housing sometime in the near future, Johnson said.

Additionally, Butler officials would like to do extensive renovations in Ross Hall and Schwitzer Hall around the same time.

Johnson said Butler administrators would continue to gauge student opinion as new information surrounding the project becomes available.

Keller, Nemeth and other members of the SGA board have consistently been invited to participate in meetings with Butler officials and building architects.

“Once things get a little bit closer to where we’re determining what we want to be (in) the retail on the bottom or what the rooms have in them, (Butler officials) have made their intentions known that they’re going to be looking to us as students to be able to fill them in on what students want,” Keller said.

Part of Nemeth’s SGA job is to

Services, said. “Unless you have received a shot in the spine, there is a zero-percent chance of this outbreak affecting you.”

Meningitis refers to the inflammation of the meninges, which is the area where the brain connects to the spinal cord, said Amy Peak, associate professor of pharmacy practice.

Many different factors can cause this inflammation.

“The contaminated medicine is a very different way to get meningitis than something you would see on a college campus and is transmitted differently,” Peak said.

Five types of meningitis exist, according to the Center for Disease Control, and fungal meningitis is not a risk to students.

encourage Butler administrators to attend assembly meetings.

Nemeth arranged for Johnson to attend last week’s meeting for the Council on Presidential Affairs topic of the week and said he believes Johnson will be at future meetings too.

“As we get closer to the project, they’ll probably hold more public forums,” Nemeth said. “I think they’re extremely important because not only do they inform students of what’s going on, but it really allows them to provide insight.

“That’s crucial because I think the administration can sometimes not understand exactly what our wants and needs are.”

Johnson agreed that public forums are crucial at Butler, noting that the original design for Apartment Village was altered in some ways thanks to feedback from students.

“It’s imperative that we go ahead and have these types of gatherings and go even beyond the formal lines we have through SGA and students sitting in on various committees of the Board of Trustees,” Johnson said.

Keller said that although many of Butler’s current students will not get the opportunity to live in the planned housing, they should look forward to the potential project.

“I hope that students see this as an opportunity,” Keller said. “They should really be excited about this project because it’s going to be really correcting a lot of the issues students have with the campus.”

The type most often found on college campuses is bacterial meningitis. The infection spreads through contact with respiratory and throat secretions.

Butler requires its students to receive the vaccination for meningitis before living in a dormitory in order to reduce the issue on campus.

While the risk of contracting bacterial meningitis is lessened when a student receives a vaccine, no such vaccine exists for mononucleosis, or mono.

Commonly called “the kissing disease,” mono can spread in a variety of ways.

“Students need to be careful,” Fletcher said. “They can get it through contact, hugging, kissing

or just being in the cafeteria and sharing cups.”

Student Health Services has treated about 10 cases of mono so far this year, Fletcher said. She considers this a normal number for the year, but students should take care of themselves.

Viral infections are the cause of the most common diseases on college campuses. Upper respiratory infections, influenza, mono and meningitis are all direct results of viruses. The stomach flu and pink eye are also virus-based diseases, according to ecampustours.com.

For students striving to maintain their grades and overall involvement, staying healthy is important.

“I encourage my residents to go

to the HRC to see Health Services, work out, drink lots of fluid and supplement up with vitamin C,” resident assistant Joey Hebert said.

Peak said students need to realize that everyday surfaces are dirty.

“Door handles and keyboards can get really dirty,” Peak said. “If you’re sick and doing things at your own computer, wipe it off. Take a few minutes to really wipe off your cell phone because you have germs on your hands, and you bring your phone up to your face.”

Through the recent fungal meningitis outbreak is not an issue on campus, students should continue to be as healthy as possible to protect themselves and those around them from contracting contagious diseases.

Group calls on Butler men to discuss sexual violence A group aims to show men sexual misconduct from a woman’s view.

ALLISON HALL AAHALL1@BUTLER.EDU STAFF REPORTER

Men Against Sexual Violence, a new group at Butler, is trying to gain interest.

The group held its first i n t e r e s t meeting on Sept. 26 and a second on Oct. 25.

T h e organization aims to be a peerRYAN e d u c a t i o n group that advocates stopping sexual violence and assault. The group is also aiming to encourage positive masculinity.

Group discussions will include many topics, including acceptable norms and behaviors of men on Butler’s campus.

Andrew Ryan, assistant police

chief, started this group after hearing about it at conferences and from other universities with have similar programs.

Ryan said the focus of the group is to look at the acts of sexual assault and sexual violence from the perspective of a woman.

The group has only had two meetings. Ryan said the group will decide what kind of organization it wants to be and what kind of message it wants to portray.

The group will also come up with an official name, decide if it wants to partner with other organizations and choose what events it wants to host.

Ryan said he hopes the organization can develop friendships through positive interactions with fellow students.

Sarah Barnes Diaz, health education and outreach programs coordinator, is involved in the group right now as a supporter.

Diaz said women have been spearheading this issue for a while, but it needs to be something that everyone is talking about.

“I think that there is definitely a need for men to really take a stand about this,” Diaz said. “It isn’t a women’s issue; it’s a people issue.”

Freshman Colin Regan was in attendance at the first meeting for

For this program to work, I think it’s going to take men who are going to be committed.

ANDREW RYAN ASSISTANT POLICE CHIEF Men Against Sexual Violence.

Regan said he heard about the group through an email and said the group seems like a good cause to be involved in and a cause that needs awareness.

“Right now, we are just laying the foundations,” Regan said.

“Hopefully, this group can flourish into something much bigger.”

“For this program to work,” Ryan said, “I think it’s going to take men who are going to be committed.”

Any men interested in joining should watch for announcements in The Butler Connection or contact Ryan.

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BUTLER WINS FIRST A-10 TITLES CROSS COUNTRY

Photos courtesy of the Atlantic 10

The men’s and women’s cross country teams, seen with their championship trophies, continued their respective winning streaks in conference championships. This was the first victory for both teams in the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Teams continue winning tradition in new conference BETH WERGE BWERGE@BUTLER.EDU STAFF REPORTER

The Butler men’s and women’s cross country teams made history last Saturday as they continued their respective streaks of conference championship victories with victories at the Atlantic 10 Cross Country Championships.

The men captured their 15th consecutive conference title, and the women brought home their fourth-straight title.

It was the first for both teams in the new conference.

The teams came back from Philadelphia with 16 pieces of hardware and became the first Butler teams to win titles in the A-10.

The Butler women, led by individual champion junior Katie Clark, finished with a team score of 37 to defeat defending team champion and second-place La Salle by 33 points.

Clark outran runner-up senior Meghan

McGlinchey of La Salle over the last 400 meters, clocking a time of 16:55 in the 5-kilometer event.

“That (finish) was pretty much my last gear,” Clark said. “I was just thinking, ‘I’ve made it this far on her shoulder. There’s no way I can’t give this thing my everything when I’m this close to winning.’”

Sophomore Mara Olson finished nearly a full minute behind Clark but was the second Bulldog to cross the line, finishing fifth overall with a time of 17:55. Junior Kirsty Legg was right behind Olson, taking sixth place in 17:58 on the hilly course.

Rounding out Butler’s scoring runners were freshman standout Olivia Pratt, who finished 11th in 18:08, and Lauren McKillop, who placed 14th in 18:20.

All five Butler runners earned All-League honors.

The Butler men also dominated their race, winning by an even larger margin than their female counterparts.

Placing four of five scoring runners in the

top eight finishers, the Bulldogs totaled 38 points and defeated runner-up St. Joseph’s by 83 points.

Junior Tom Anderson crossed the line first for Butler and in third place overall, posting a time of 25:51 on the 8-kilometer course.

Junior Ross Clarke followed in fifth place with a time of 25:57, and sophomore Harry Ellis took sixth in 25:58. “(Ross, Harry and I) were just trying to put ourselves in front of the second kid from St. Joseph’s,” Anderson said, “which was the main aim in order to score well as a team. Then we found we were rolling really nicely and felt really comfortable.

“The course really took care of itself. It’s quite challenging, and coach (Matt Roe) had gotten us in good enough shape to deal with it. It unfolded exactly how we wanted to.”

Freshman Erik Peterson wound up eighth for the Bulldogs with a time of 26:03, and see champions page 7

Junior Katie Clark took overall first place in the Atlantic 10 championship meet.

Fall sports: conference standings WOMEN’S SOCCER

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1. La Salle (8-0-1) 2. Dayton (7-1-1) 3. VCU (6-2-1) 4. BUTLER (5-1-3) 5. St. Bonaventure (5-4-0) 6. Saint Joseph’s (4-2-3) 7. Charlotte (4-4-1) 8. UMass (4-4-1)

1. Charlotte (6-1-1, 19 points) 1. VCU (6-1-1, 19 points) 3. Saint Louis (6-2-0, 18 points) 4. Temple (5-1-2, 17 points) 5. Xavier (4-1-2, 14 points)

1. Dayton (11-0) 2. VCU (9-2) 3. Xavier (9-2) 4. Duquesne (9-2) 5. Temple (6-5) 6. George Washington (6-5) *9. BUTLER (4-7)

1. BUTLER (38) 2. St. Joseph’s (122) 3. La Salle (122) 4. Temple (127) 5. Duquesne (153) 6. Dayton (176) 7. Richmond (206) 8. Fordham, UMass (221)

1. BUTLER (37) 2. La Salle (70) 3. Richmond (125) 4. Saint Louis (134) 5. Xavier (150) 6. Dayton (154) 7. Duquesne (183) 8. St. Joseph’s (196)

The Bulldog’s next game will be in the Atlantic-10 Conference tournament.

The quarterfinal round has Butler matched up against No. 5 St. Bonaventure.

The match is set for Thursday at 1:30 p.m. in Rhode Island.

Only the top eight teams will make the conference tournament.

The Bulldogs’ next game will be against Saint Louis.

It will be the last regular- season game for the team.

The match will be held this Friday at 4 p.m.

Only the top six teams will make the conference tournament.

Butler has three regular-season contests left.

The next match for the Bulldogs will be at La Salle on Friday.

The match begins at 7 p.m.

All teams competed in the conference race.

Tom Anderson finished first for the Bulldogs and third overall.

The Bulldogs will have one last chance to qualify for Nationals at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional on Nov. 9.

All teams competed in the conference race.

Butler runner Katie Clark took the individual title, finishing with a time of 16:55.9.

The Bulldogs will have the chance to qualify for Nationals at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional on Nov. 9.

1. BUTLER (6-0) 2. Drake (5-0) 3. Jacksonville (4-1) 4. San Diego (3-1) 5. Dayton (3-2) 6. Marist (2-3) 7. Morehead State (1-4) 7. Davidson (1-4) 9. Campbell (0-5) 10. Valparaiso (0-5)

6. Three teams (3-3-1, 10 points)

6. BUTLER (3-4-1, 10 points)

on

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Butler sports this week.

TOMORROW Women’s soccer Butler vs.

St. Bonaventure at Kingston, R.I. A-10 Tournament 1:30 p.m.

FRIDAY Women’s basketball Ky. Wesleyan at Butler 5 p.m.

Volleyball La Salle at Butler 7 p.m.

SATURDAY

*Member of the Pioneer Football League

Next year — and for the first time ever — the PFL will have an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship.

SUNDAY

Football Jacksonville at Butler 12 p.m.

Volleyball Temple at Butler 12 p.m.

Men’s basketball Indianapolis at Butler 7 p.m.

Men’s Soccer Butler at Saint Louis 4 p.m.

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MEN’S BASKETBALL

Butler wins first exhibition AUSTIN MONTEITH AMONTEIT@BUTLER.EDU ASST. SPORTS EDITOR

UP NEXT

Women’s soccer enters postseason The Butler women’s soccer team (11-4-4) ended its first regular season in the Atlantic 10 Conference with a win and finished fourth in the A-10.

Butler racked up two wins this weekend against Charlotte and George Washington, securing the fourth seed in this week’s A-10 tournament.

Butler traveled to North Carolina on Sunday to take on conference opponent

Butler hosts Indianapolis Saturday at 7 p.m. away.

“I thought we had good action, and I thought we did our job in that second half on some of those actions,” coach Brad Stevens said.

Senior guard Chase Stigall, who started for Butler and finished with six points, said this year’s lineup is more balanced with the additions of Dunham and senior Rotnei Clarke.

“It takes pressure off one certain guy,” Stigall said.

“The defense can’t focus strictly on one person.

“It’s nice to know that as soon as heads turn, they’re looking at one guy, they’re looking at Rotnei, they’re looking at me, they’re looking at Andy (Smeathers).

The other three on the court are capable of making shots anytime.”

Saturday’s game saw the return of former Butler coach Todd Lickliter to Hinkle. Lickliter is in his first season coaching at Marian. He spent six seasons at Butler from 2001 to 2007 before leaving to take a coaching job at the University of Iowa.

Charlotte. The match was an overtime thriller that decided the A-10 tournament seedings.

The game was tied throughout regulation, a familiar place for the Bulldogs. Seven of their nine A-10 matches have gone to overtime.

The game ended when freshman midfielder Sophie Maccagnone sent a booming kick from 18 yards out to score the game-winning goal.

-Marko Tomich

BUTLER AT CHARLOTTE, OCT. 28 TEAM 1st 2nd OT 2OT Butler 0 0 0 1 Charlotte 0 0 0 0

Football moves to 6-0 in conference The Butler football team has two games remaining on its schedule.

On Saturday, the Bulldogs (7-2, 6-0) host Jacksonville (62, 4-1), who was tied for the league lead most of the season until losing to San Diego two weeks ago. The game will be Butler’s final home game.

The following week, Butler travels to Drake for what could be a potential Pioneer Football League

Photo by Heather Iwinski

Freshman guard Kellen Dunham eludes a defender during the team’s 62-40 victory over Marian Saturday at Hinkle Fieldhouse.

championship game.

The Bulldogs used junior running back Trae Heeter’s career-high 231 rushing yards and two touchdowns to beat Davidson 31-20 on Saturday and to remain undefeated in PFL play.

The Bulldogs won their sixth straight game while Davidson fell to 1-7 on the year.

Heeter, the PFL’s leading rusher, scored his second touchdown on a 78-yard run late in the first half.

-Kyle Beery

Volleyball sweeps two road matches The Butler volleyball team will host a pair of Philadelphia schools as the Bulldogs face La Salle on Friday and Temple on Sunday.

The Explorers are 0-11 in Atlantic 10 play and 4-23 overall, while the Owls are 6-5 in the A-10 and 16-9 overall.

Butler (14-11, 4-7) defeated Rhode Island (9-15, 5-6) in straight sets Saturday evening in Kingston, R.I. The Rams’ only lead

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during the entire match came early in the first set when they led 2-1.

Senior Rachel Barber led the team with eight kills, sophomore Erica Stahl added six blocks and sophomore Belle Obert had eight digs.

Butler defeated Fordham (13-16, 5-5) in straight sets on Friday evening in the Bronx.

Junior Claire Randich recorded a team-high nine kills. Randich, along with junior Morgan Peterson, had five blocks.

-Peter Brown

TEAM Butler R.I.

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3rd 25 15

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Butler will play its second and final exhibition game against the University of Indianapolis Saturday.

The Bulldogs lead the all-time series 27-12. The Greyhounds won the last meeting between the squads 74-72 in 1988.

Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. at Hinkle Fieldhouse.

Butler started its 2012-13 campaign with a 6240 win over Marian in an exhibition game at Hinkle Fieldhouse last Saturday.

Sophomore forward Khyle Marshall and freshman guard Kellen Dunham led the Bulldogs with 12 points apiece.

Dunham scored all 12 of his points on four secondhalf 3-pointers, shooting four of six from beyond the arc overall.

The first half was rough for the Bulldogs, who shot 37.5 percent from the field. Despite this, Butler held a 25-20 lead at halftime.

The Bulldogs started the second half on a 16-2 run after finding their 3-point stroke.

Butler attempted 12 shots from long distance in the final 20 minutes and hit eight of them. The Bulldogs outscored the Knights 37-20 in the second half to pull

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Conference tournament field set AUSTIN MONTEITH AMONTEIT@BUTLER.EDU ASST SPORTS EDITOR

Photo by Marko Tomich

Junior Ali Backscheider, seen clearing the ball against Xavier, will face St. Bonaventure with the rest of the Bulldogs in the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament.

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senior Kevin Oblinger ran a time of 26:13 for 16th place.

“We went in with an idea of what we could do and how we wanted to run on both sides,” coach Matt Roe said “and we accomplished what we were hoping for.”

In addition to the team titles and nine All-Conference honors, Pratt and Peterson were named Most Outstanding Rookies in their respective races.

Sixth-year coach Matt Roe also received historic accolades when he was named Coach of the Year on both the men’s and women’s sides. He became the first Butler coach to earn the honor in the A-10.

The NCAA Great Lakes Regional meet, which is the lastchance qualifier for the NCAA National meet, will take place in Louisville, Ky., on Nov. 9.

McKillop said she is feeling some pressure heading into the regional meet but said Butler is in an exciting position.

“I’m very positive about this team,” she said. “We have (runners) one through five that are strong, and this is the first time since I’ve been at Butler that we’ve been (this) strong as a whole. It makes me really excited to race regionals in two weeks’ time.”

Her teammates are also fired up, and Clark said all five scorers being named All-Conference make her feel much more confident going into the next race.

“The atmosphere of the team this week has given me a really positive outlook on prospects for regionals,” Clark said. “We just work more as a unit. I feel like our attitudes are collectively more positive than they were at pre-nationals.”

The junior varsity squads will compete in their last meet at the Hoosier Invitational in Bloomington this weekend.

BUTLER WOMEN’S TOP SEVEN INDIVIDUAL FINISHERS 1. Katie Clark, 16:55.9 5. Mara Olson, 17:55.4 6. Kirsty Legg, 17:58.8 11. Olivia Pratt, 18:08.3 14. Lauren McKillop, 18:20.3 22. Kaitlyn Love, 18:36.0 55. Alyson Fosnot, 19:10.7

BUTLER MEN’S TOP SEVEN INDIVIDUAL FINISHERS 3. Tom Anderson, 25:51.0 5. Ross Clarke, 25:57.3 6. Harry Ellis, 25:58.5 8. Erik Peterson, 26:03.7 16. Kevin Oblinger, 26:13.0 25. Kodi Mullins, 26:30.3 34. Chris Kelsey, 26:40.7

The Butler women’s soccer team is scheduled to play in its first Atlantic 10 Conference tournament tomorrow.

The Bulldogs ended the regular season with an overall record of 11-4-4 and went 5-1-3 in conference play to finish in fourth place.

Butler will be entering the tournament as the No. 4 seed, having won three of its last four matches.

The top eight teams in the A-10 standings qualified for the tournament out of the league’s 16 teams.

No. 5 seed St. Bonaventure is an unfamiliar opponent to the Bulldogs. Tomorrow’s quarterfinal match will be the teams’ first meeting this season. The Bonnies went 8-10-1 overall and 5-4-0 in conference play.

“We haven’t played [the

Bonnies], yet it is kind of an advantage because we don’t come in with any preconceived notions,” junior midfielder Mary Allen said.

“But it’s kind of a disadvantage too because you don’t know what to expect at all, but I think it’s a good thing we haven’t played them yet.”

If Butler beats St. Bonaventure, the Bulldogs would play the winner of the match between firstseeded La Salle and eighth-seeded Charlotte. The Bulldogs beat Charlotte 1-0 in the regular season finale Sunday. They have not faced La Salle this season.

If Butler does face a familiar opponent later in the tournament, both teams would already know what to prepare for.

“There’s so much to playing a team twice, so even if we play the eight teams we’ve already played, those teams are going to come at us and know how we play (and) go against our weaknesses,” junior midfielder Olivia Colosimo said.

With the potential of playing up to three games in four days, the grind of tournament play can be hard on players.

“Your body doesn’t get a full recovery in between games, but you go into it knowing that,” Colosimo said. “I think you mentally prepare yourself and physically prepare yourself in the days ahead so that you’re ready to play two or three games back to back.”

Players must also prepare themselves for the added pressure of playing in a single-elimination tournament.

“There’s a lot more pressure,” Allen said. “You have to be focused all the time. You can’t let up even for a second because the other team could capitalize on it.

One goal could end your season.”

Butler’s quarterfinal match against St. Bonaventure is at 1:30 p.m. in Kingston, R.I. Semifinal matches are on Friday, and the final is on Sunday.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Young Bulldog team prepares for season MARKO TOMIICH MTOMICH@BUTLER.EDU STAFF REPORTER

The women’s basketball season is about to tip off for Butler, and although the team will still be playing in Hinkle Fieldhouse, the Bulldogs will no longer be playing in the Horizon League.

The team finished with 13 victories against 17 losses in its final season in the Horizon League.

This year, Butler will look to improve on this mark as a new member of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

“Everything is going to be new for us,” Butler coach Beth Couture said.

“From top to bottom, the league is going to be much more competitive.

“I’m so excited to be in a league like the A-10 where women’s basketball has such rich tradition.”

The Bulldogs will have only four active returning players when they kick off their inaugural A-10 season.

“Everything is new: the players we have, the conference, the locations,” sophomore forward Haley Howard said. “We just don’t really know what to expect, and I think that will be the toughest challenge for sure.”

Junior center Sarah Hamm earned All-Conference honors last season but will miss the entire 2012-13 campaign with a torn ACL. The squad’s only senior, forward Becca Bornhorst, recently had knee surgery as well and will not play this season.

The loss of Hamm will leave a gap in the Bulldogs’ lineup that will eventually need to be filled.

“We’re going to have to (fill Hamm’s role) by committee,” Couture said. “(Sophomore center Liz) Stratman will be eligible after exams, which will help us when we get in A-10 play.

“But we’re looking at (junior forward Daress) McClung and (sophomore forward Amanda) Raker to really be the leaders early with their experience.”

Stratman, McClung and sophomore guard Taylor Schippers all transferred to Butler within the last year and are expected to contribute this season.

“The transfers play a major role in this year’s team,” junior guard Mandy McDivitt said. “Each of them brings unique experiences from

Photo by Rafael Porto

Sophomores Haley Howard (left) and Amanda Raker (right), seen scrimmaging in practice, will be key players on the court for the women’s basketball team this season.

other programs, and each is so talented.”

McClung and Schippers will be able to play from the outset while Stratman will have to wait until mid-December to join in on the action.

With so many new faces on the roster, returning team members will need to figure out new members’ playing styles and how they will fit on the team.

“We have 10 girls that can go out and play very well and be extremely successful,” Howard said. “I see no problems with team chemistry this year at all, especially for having so many new girls at one time.”

Despite going into this season with many variables, Couture said she does have one aspiration for the team.

“When we leave the floor after a game, we want the people that we’ve competed against to say, ‘Wow, they were a tough team, and they played hard and they played together,’” Couture said, “and if we can accomplish that, we’ll have a chance to have some success.”

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Hopkins to play at Wright State PETER BROWN PBROWN1@BUTLER.EDU STAFF REPORTER

Former Butler basketball player Chrishawn Hopkins has announced he plans to transfer to Wright State and will likely play for the school’s men’s basketball team.

Hopkins was dismissed from the Butler basketball team in early September following an undisclosed rule violation.

Hopkins has not officially signed as a player at Wright State. He said he plans to sign sometime in January.

He would be eligible to play one calendar year after signing and will have a year and a half of eligibility remaining.

Hopkins said he contacted Wright State about playing for the Raiders.

“When I first found out that I was getting dismissed from (Butler), I contacted (Wright State), and then a couple of schools contacted me,” Hopkins said.

Hopkins also made a formal visit to Lamar—whose team has a coach Hopkins previously played for—and was recruited by Illinois and Oregon as well.

“I had a great relationship with a couple of coaches down at Lamar, too, because they were a couple of my high school coaches,” Hopkins said.

Despite the relationship at Lamar, Hopkins

chose Wright State because of connections he has there.

Raiders coach Billy Donlon is entering his third season at the position for Wright State.

Hopkins said his relationship with Donlon had an impact on the decision to attend the school.

“I think it had a lot (of an effect)” Hopkins said. “(Donlon) recruited me out of high school, and I just had a great relationship with him. I always talked to him when we went to Wright State or when they came here and played at Butler.”

Additionally, Hopkins’ high school friend, Kenny Washington, attends Wright State and currently serves as the team’s student manager. “(Kenny is) like my brother,” Hopkins said.

“We’ve been friends for six years now, and we’re always talking no matter what. He’s my best friend.”

Hopkins said he knows another student from his high school who also goes to Wright State.

“I know a lot of people over there, and I have a cool relationship with everyone over there,” Hopkins said.

Donlon, Washington and Wright State administrators could not comment on the situation until Hopkins has officially signed a letter of intent.

Despite his dismissal, Hopkins said “words

Collegian file photo

Chrishawn Hopkins, seen taking the ball to the basket against Wright State, said he will be a Raider next year.

can’t explain” the time he had at Butler.

Hopkins averaged 9.1 points per game last year, the third highest on the team.

“I had a great time at Butler while it lasted,” Hopkins said. “Meeting new people and just being around the student body of Butler is just amazing to me. I’m definitely going to miss it.”

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ARTS, ETC.

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Photo by Rafael Porto

The Lyric Theatre student performance will be accompanied by a 27-piece orchestra in its upcoming production. The event will take place Nov. 2 and 3 in Lilly Hall.

JCA presents Lyric Theatre and ‘Bali Dream’ MALLORY DUNCAN MSDUNCAN@BUTLER.EDU STAFF REPORTER

The Jordan College of the Arts is gearing up to present a Lyric Theatre performance and “Bali Dream” at Butler University this weekend.

Lyric Theatre is presenting its first performance of the semester. The student singers are participating in a night full of opera scenes.

A 27-piece orchestra will back up fun and recognizable scenes from operas like “Don Giovanni” by Mozart and “La Traviata” by Verdi.

Lyric Theatre is a class offered each semester. Any student from any major is welcome to audition.

Students perform a program of scenes during the fall semester and a full production in the spring.

“If you’re a singer, we would be delighted to have you,” said Thomas Studebaker, assistant voice professor and director of Lyric Theatre. “The more the merrier.”

“Bali Dream” is a play performed by the Butler theatre department. The production

This production is a real experimentation in the kind of ridge between Eastern and Western traditions.

WILLIAM FISHER THEATRE DEPARTMENT CHAIR is based off Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” but is presented in Balinese style.

I Nyoman Sedana, the 2012 Christel DeHaan Visiting International Theatre Artist, is directing the play. He mixed some of his Balinese traditions with the original play and said he does not use the story exactly how it was originally written.

“Dr. Sedana is very much interested in exploring the aspects of the fairy world, the imbalance,” theatre department chair William Fisher said.

Because of the Bali traditions entwined in

the show, there are many different elements throughout the production normally not associated with American theatre.

Some characteristics are Balinese puppetry, mask performances and very stylized dancing.

English and Balinese singing will also be woven into the show.

“We have the good fortune of having a gamelan—a Balinese orchestra,” Fisher said.

“I really like the gamelan music,” said Zach Heider, a theatre student in the production. “There’s something about music playing behind us while we speak. I mean, it’s kind of spooky, but it adds a really nice accent.”

Fisher is encouraging Butler students to attend the performance, in part because of the way Sedana is approaching it.

“It’s interesting to see a production that is both rooted in the most important tradition in our theatre—Shakespeare—side by side with traditions which are Bali,” Fisher said.

“This production is a real experimentation in the kind of ridge between Eastern and Western traditions.”

Heider said the event may interest

IN BRIEF LYRIC THEATRE Nov. 2 and 3 at 7 p.m. in Lilly Hall 328.

BALI DREAM Preview performances on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 at 7 p.m.

Performances run from Nov. 2 through Nov. 11 on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Friday and Saturday performances are at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m. in Lilly Hall 168.

students because it does not necessarily give off a Shakespearean vibe.

“A lot of elements are not Shakespearean, if that freaks you out,” Heider said. “There are even commentaries in everyday language, and it’s funny. Everyone loves to laugh.”

The Lyric Theatre event is free.

“Bali Dream” previews are free to students while tickets to the regular performances are $5 with a student ID. Ticket reservations are available online at www.butler.edu/theatre/productions/ reservations.

I Nyoman Sedana taught students elements of Balinese dance for “Bali Dream.”

Balinese theatre tradition mixes with Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” to create I Nyoman Sedana’s “Bali Dream,” presented by the Butler theatre department this week.

Butler theatre students wear traditional Balinese costumes in the performance.

Photos by Jaclyn McConnell

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BREAKING THE BUTLER BUBBLE

New sculpture draws on the community, and vice versa MARIA LEICHTY MLEICHTY@BUTLER.EDU STAFF REPORTER

Photo by Heather Iwinski

Artist Beth Nybeck’s sculpture “Crescendo” is a recent addition to the Arts Park at the Indianapolis Art Center

A 17-by-19-foot, more than 3,000-pound whale-like sculpture with 7,000 answers to the question “What have you discovered?” now stands in the ArtsPark at the Indianapolis Art Center.

The piece, called “Crescendo,” was commissioned by the center as a community initiative.

The IAC brought in artist Beth Nybeck from Kansas City earlier this month through a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. The grant required an artist residency and community engagement series.

Nybeck’s idea included members of the community writing one-sentence answers on pre-cut pieces of ultraviolet-light-resistant plexiglass with a paint marker.

These tiles were then assembled onto a large frame, creating a blue raindrop effect.

Nybeck was one of 10 finalists for the commission.

“We picked her because she really had an idea that touched the most people,” said Ben Shine, communications director for the IAC. “I wanted to ask a question that required introspection,” Nybeck said. “I’m convinced that nobody has lived a boring life.

“The answers are profound to profane and everywhere in between.”

Nybeck gathered individual answers from people all the way from Kansas City to Indianapolis, with her main work being done in Indy.

About 4,000 of the 7,000 answers are from local community members.

The center put up booths where people could write their answers at places like the Penrod Arts Festival, the Monon Trail and other locations around Indy.

Nybeck said she never did work involving the community before this and was not sure if strangers would want to open up. She said she ended up being impressed with the honesty and depth of people’s stories.

“What’s happened to me is that I’ve fallen in love with community over and over again,” she said.

She was here from Oct. 13 to Oct. 19.

Shine said Nybeck showed up in a truck with a “whale-shaped piece of metal covered in chicken wire” on an attached trailer. This was the skeleton of the sculpture.

“She hops out of the truck, and immediately you are like, ‘Oh my God, this is an amazing person,’” Shine said.

Shine helped with the project and said he noticed many similarities and differences between the answers.

“It is amazing to think that we asked 7,000 people the same question and, surprisingly, the vast majority of the answers were

about love, art and food,” Shine said.

People both young and old are represented in “Crescendo.”

Shine said the younger people would usually answer right away, whereas the older people either took more time to answer or didn’t answer at all.

He said it was interesting seeing people who knew right away what they discovered in life versus those who did not know if they had discovered anything.

Gautam Rao, a Butler University associate art professor, said he liked Nybeck’s new perspective and involvement of outside voices in the piece.

Rao and his wife witnessed some of the sculpture being built.

One of the 7,000 blue tiles was made by his wife.

“It lets the students get a chance to see what all the various people around the community have discovered,” Rao said, “and they can think about what discoveries they have in their own lives.”

Nybeck explained that this project helps the community to own something.

“They have a greater respect for art and are more willing to tell people about it and reflect on it if they were a part of it,” she said.

The piece should be up for about three to five years, Shine said.

The ArtsPark is located near Broad Ripple on East 67th Street, where the Monon Trail and White River intersect.

BUTLER EVENTS

THEATER REVIEW

‘Seminar’ is busy, but still funny and meaningful Theresa Rebeck’s comedy is an enjoyable comment on artists and artistic creation.

GERRALD VAZQUEZ GVAZQUEZ@BUTLER.EDU STAFF REPORTER

To judge a book by its cover is indecent, according to the old adage.

To tear apart a novel six years in the making after reading the first five words while in a drug-induced daze, however, is ridiculously and hilariously out of line.

This is but a snippet of Theresa Rebeck’s “Seminar,” a comedy playing at the Phoenix Theatre in Indianapolis through Nov. 25.

The production hysterically captures the struggles of artistic creation and its worth in a time when the sanctity of the written word has become ambiguous.

“Seminar” centers on a group of young writers in present-day New York City. Every few weeks the writers meet for a fiction-writing seminar where their works are critiqued and their egos are kept in check.

Kate (Laura Briggeman)—a conceited Bennington College alumna hailing from a presumably wealthy family—hosts the seminars at her luxurious Upper West Side apartment.

Kate is joined by Martin (Samuel Fain), a sympathetic writer reluctant to share his work; Douglas (Neal Eggeson), a preppy, well-connected know-it-all coming from notable literary lineage; and Izzy (Lisa Ermel), a sexually-charged writer intent on achieving her goals no matter the cost.

The writers each pay $5,000 to Leonard (Bill Simmons)—a famous writer-turnededitor—to lead the seminars and critique their works.

Leonard is a harsh, narcissistic and contradictory mentor. He enters every scene heavily intoxicated to the point where he can’t even remember the last thing he read, let alone the names of his students.

Leonard is the central comedic figure of the play. His eccentric and often clueless personality makes him very easy to laugh at.

Leonard’s actions also make him despicable. He is the most sardonic character of the work, constantly berating the writers and smashing their egos.

His harshness is partially justified, though. Leonard makes the comment that the writers cannot simply accept a lie in praise of their works or take praise without criticism.

This philosphy ironically proves relevant for Leonard himself.

Simmons’ tenacity in portraying such a complex character and effectively being able to make him both funny and irksome is spectacular. Leonard is easily the most memorable character in the show.

“Seminar” is able to capture the audience to a shockingly effective degree.

Rebeck’s provocative writing asks the audience very personal questions about artistry, philosophy and ethics.

In particular, Martin often serves as the moral compass of the play, and his transformation throughout is very important.

Martin is the archetypal embodiment of a talented bohemian artist.

Nearly broke, he is forced to move in with Kate. Throughout the course of the play, he battles with his fellow writers over ethical issues and argues that the written word is a holy thing and anything written with purpose is a part of the writer’s soul.

This is his defense for shielding his writing from the group, and especially Leonard, whom Martin has witnessed humiliate his friends repeatedly.

Martin’s occasional naivety and hypocrisy drive the audience to pity him, but this ultimately causes a great deal of confusion.

It leads to one of the show’s biggest flaws: So many diverse ideas are presented to the audience that it becomes difficult to decipher what the production’s message is.

The show is hardly able to sustain more than a single concept or emotion at a given time and constantly juggles them.

There are plenty of powerful ideas expressed in the show, but because of the difficulty it takes to integrate them, the meaning of the work gets partially lost, and the audience becomes frequently distracted.

This does not happen to a crippling degree, and many of the questions eventually get resolved.

However, the relationships between characters and their pretentious love affairs often get skewed, creating further ambiguity between right and wrong and who is ultimately the victim.

Regardless of the confusion, “Seminar” manages to get its point across.

Though things may not work out between everyone in the end, there is enough substance for the audience to make a clear judgment on what it means to be a writer and an artist.

“Seminar” is a show well worth seeing twice.

Students from the Alpha Chi Omega team rehearse their Disney routine for Geneva Stunts.

Photo by Sarvary Koller

Geneva Stunts bring song, dance SARVARY KOLLER SKOLLER@BUTLER.EDU ARTS, ETC. ASST. EDITOR Geneva Stunts returns to Butler University this Friday for its 95th year of singing, dancing and fundraising after last year’s break in tradition.

Geneva Stunts is a singing and dancing competition among residents on campus. It was originally started as a fundraiser for the YMCA to help raise money for campus mission trips like Spring Alternative Break.

Senior Kyle Faulkner, Intercollegiate Butler YMCA vice president, is taking Geneva Stunts in a new direction this year. The Family Weekend tradition was absent from campus last year due to funding issues.

“We’re trying to change Geneva Stunts, which was a fun event all about singing and dancing, and focus it more on the YMCA’s mission,” Faulkner said, “because, ultimately, it’s a fundraiser for philanthropy. If people know more about the cause, they might be more inclined to come.”

Senior Rachel Barenie, Intercollegiate Butler YMCA president, said the money raised during Geneva Stunts goes directly toward funding for Spring Break mission trips in Jamaica and Mexico.

Volunteers on previous trips worked at orphanages by playing with the children, making obstacle courses and painting.

“Service is what we’re all about,” Barenie said. “Geneva Stunts is a fundraiser that helps us volunteer.”

Greek houses and independent Butler residents are paired together to form teams, Faulkner said.

Each team will work throughout the week to prepare a singing and dancing skit to perform in

front of a panel of judges during Friday’s event.

Faulkner said the judges will be chosen from Butler and YMCA faculty, and judges will look for evident effort, spirit and relation to the theme and Butler.

This year’s theme is Disney, Faulkner said, and teams choose a single movie or a compilation of different Disney movie songs.

Judges will award trophies to the top three teams, as well as the judges’ and crowd favorites.

A penny war will determine the people’s choice award.

Spectators can toss loose change or dollar bills into their favorite team’s bucket throughout the course of the event.

All proceeds from the penny wars will benefit the YMCA’s mission.

Sophomore Olivia Grace Wolfe will participate in Geneva Stunts as a part of the Kappa Alpha Theta and Delta Tau Delta team.

Wolfe said practices will be shorter and less extreme than practices for other similar events.

“We want it to be a little more low-key and not as intense as Yell Like Hell,” Wolfe said. “It will be a little bit more fun and easy-going.”

Because each Greek house is paired with another house or housing unit, Wolfe said she is most looking forward to meeting new people.

“It’s exciting to get to know some more people and do something fun where you get to work together with them,” Wolfe said.

Faulkner said the event venue is moved from Clowes Memorial Hall to the Atherton Union’s Reilly Room to lower ticket prices.

The Reilly Room has a capacity of 500 people, and Barenie said she hopes event attendance will mirror that number.

Geneva Stunts will take place this Friday at 7 p.m.

Tickets are $2 in advance and $3 at the door.

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STUDENT OPINION IS VALUABLE Plans for a residence hall and parking garage have come to light.

Vice President of Student Affairs Levester Johnson unveiled a few residence hall floor plans at the Student Government Association meeting on Oct. 24 for representatives to discuss.

Administrators and SGA have a huge opportunity to connect to students by involving them in the planning process.

This change can bring the community together by incorporating everyone’s voice while developing the building.

To allow this public forum to happen, administrators, SGA officials and anyone involved in the development process need to market the events.

If and when administrators publicly present blueprints for this project, they should inform the entire student

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Administrators should take student input into account when they build the new housing and parking facility. | 22-0-11 body so everyone can voice an opinion.

Students have a deep and undeniable stake in this project.

Students invest in university projects with tuition dollars.

Finances aside, students have several other reasons to be involved in this process.

If students feel they have a direct impact on aspects of the building, they will likely feel much better about the future state of the university.

The idea of leaving a visible legacy is especially appealing for students.

It would be incredible to return to Butler as an alumnus and point out a building that you helped create.

Perhaps most importantly, the student body’s college

experience would bring a needed perspective in how the building is constructed.

Students may have a different opinion than administrators and trustees about how the project should develop.

Due to the high stakes students have in this plan, the administration must ensure that students have many opportunities to voice their ideas.

Butler University’s small size and connectedness make it simple to gather student input.

Administrators could send out a survey over BUmail to get ideas from students.

They should also use BUmail to publicize future meetings and events about the developing projects.

More public forum events, similar to President Jim Danko’s discussion about the Student Strategic Vision last week, should be formed to discuss these changes.

If another discussion about developing building plans happens at SGA, members could let campus know through the organization’s Twitter account.

When these significant discussions happen at SGA, officers should publish the minutes through either the Butler Connection or BUmail for those who miss the meeting.

No matter how the leaders on campus decide to incorporate the student body in these decisions, they should not pass up the opportunity to do so.

Otherwise, they miss a chance to bring the Butler community together to make vital positive changes for the community.

Students should experience Dawg Pound Students will find a good time and a great experience by joining Dawg Pound.

The magical time of year known as basketball season has finally arrived at Butler University.

The anticipation is building for students eager to see the Bulldogs do well in their first season in the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Butler students are lucky to have free access to all university sporting events, including basketball.

In Hinkle Fieldhouse, there is a special outlet for extreme excitement and passion—the Dawg Pound.

Dawg Pound is a student run organization that every student can benefit from joining.

The organization is one of the largest on Butler’s campus with around 1,100 registered members, according to the organization’s president, Michael Van De Voort.

Freshmen must pay a $30 membership fee, and all other students pay $20.

This fee may sound steep,

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but the money covers courtside seating for every home basketball game, opportunities to go to road games at schools like Xavier and Northwestern, exclusive ticket deals at games such as the Crossroads Classic and at least one Dawg Pound T-shirt.

Students really get their money’s worth out of the experience.

But the biggest perk of being in Dawg Pound is not the ticket deals or free T-shirts.

The best reward is being with friends and classmates, cheering your lungs out for the team.

I met several of my closest friends in Dawg Pound and many new friends at last year’s Crossroads Classic, where Butler beat Purdue.

Photo by Heather Iwinski

Students in Dawg Pound cheer on the men’s basketball as they beat Marian University.

The sense of community and pride I felt in Dawg Pound last year was something special.

It brings together students who would normally never talk or hang out, let alone scream their heads off cheering together.

I took full advantage of the opportunity to jump around, shouting like a complete maniac and having it be socially acceptable.

Usually I’m not a very loud person, but when it comes to

Bulldog basketball, all inhibitions are out the door.

Dawg Pound is an opportunity for all students to get a little wild, be social and show their school spirit.

Butler students should take advantage of the opportunities this organization presents and cheer on the Bulldogs.

Contact asst. opinion editor Donald Perin at dperin@butler.edu.

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Voter ID laws place a limit on real voters

A LITTLE BIT AUD

Cartoon by Audrey Meyer

Anger over politicians’ words should spread to Congress’ actions The recent uproar over Mourdock’s comments should be applied to Congress.

“Even when life begins in that horrible situation of rape, that it is something that God intended to happen.”

This remark made by Richard Mourdock, Indiana’s Republican Senate candidate, during a recent debate highlights major misperceptions of rape within our culture.

His comment was the most recent in a litany of insensitive statements politicians have made about rape.

From U.S. Representative Todd Akin’s claim about “legitimate rape” to Mourdock’s recent statement, a systemic lack of understanding is apparent.

These comments, though extremely worrying and problematic, are not the main issue.

Instead, the power positioned behind these quips should be examined.

It is not just some average, misogynistic citizen voicing these opinions.

It is a politician and potential congressman, who has the power to craft and legislate laws that could limit people’s rights, specifically

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women’s.

This observation makes it all the more important for people to be aware of the political system and its effect on the culture.

This awareness should last beyond the election season.

Although it is vital to know the platforms of candidates when voting, people need to understand how politicians enact and express their views during their terms in office.

For instance, all the recent uproar over politicians’ inability to grasp that rape is rape overlooks what Congress is doing now.

The Violence Against Women Act is up for reauthorization this year.

But its progress has been stalled because some politicians want to reduce the services and provisions offered by VAWA. Namely, some Republican Congress members want to slash protections provided under VAWA for undocumented and LGBTQidentified individuals.

Ultimately, the stagnation

of VAWA may prevent it from reaching the Oval Office for the foreseeable future.

These are women’s lives politicians are editing and redacting.

Yet the public hears more about the outlandish remarks a candidate makes during the campaign cycle than the blocking of a necessary piece of legislation.

The statements made by Mourdock and others are deplorable and should be renounced and ridiculed.

But if the limiting of legislation that could combat sexual violence is ignored, those who stand for rape survivors and women’s rights have missed the larger picture.

Citizens and students who are concerned about these issues should not only educate themselves on what Congress is legislating.

They should lobby and write to their representatives about rape culture and how the political sphere bolsters it.

They should form rallies, protests and public forums to discuss these issues.

They need to get active and stay active in the political realm.

Otherwise, the real issues will pass by without any discussion or debate, to the detriment of every citizen.

Contact opinion editor Reid Bruner at rmbruner@butler.edu.

States can ensure votes are legal, but voter rights’ must be the priority.

JEREMY ALGATE

Voter identification laws have taken a main stage in debates this year.

In a nation where voter participation is consistently very low, any restrictions on voting need to be examined carefully.

In 2006, Indiana made national news for enacting one of the first in a wave of voter identification laws.

The law requires potential voters to have a valid photo ID to cast a vote in any governmental election.

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld this law in 2008.

Critics argue that these laws indirectly target the elderly, young, poor and racial or ethnic minorities.

Even in states where photo identification is provided for free, one must have the proper documents to qualify.

These documents—like birth certificates and social security cards—cost around $25 in many states.

Rural voters may also have difficulty getting to offices that provide valid ID. In other words, these laws can place strict restrictions on voting for those without valid state identification.

The problem affects a significant portion of the voting pool.

According to the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University, 11 percent of the voting population does not have valid photo ID. This includes anything from expired identification, to changing genders, to moving, depending on the law and the enforcement involved from state to state.

The solution is not to just simply allow any person who wants to vote to walk into the ballot box.

But when the restrictions might prevent legitimate voters from voting, they need to be reexamined.

In 2008, record voter turnout meant 57 percent of eligible voters went to the ballot box, the highest since 1968.

When a noteworthy number

of voters is not even 60 percent, it should be this nation’s priority to make voting as convenient and accessible as possible for all citizens.

The strength of a democratic system relies on government officials’ understanding the will of the public—not just the motivated few, those who can get out of work or those who happen to have an up-to-date identification card.

States are not unreasonable in making sure all voting is done legally.

However, they should temper this goal by also making sure every citizen who wants to vote has the opportunity to do so.

If people are going to claim the political system works, they need to make certain the government is doing the best it possibly can to be inclusive for all individuals.

As the law stands, Indiana and other states seem to be focusing on only safeguarding against fraud—regardless of how real a problem it may be.

News21, the self-proclaimed Carnegie-Knight Initiative on the Future of Journalism Education, reported that actual voter fraud occurs only once out of every 15 million prospective voters.

In a nation of 320 million citizens, not all of whom can vote, that’s roughly 21 cases.

The actual number of voter fraud cases is smaller, due to those who are too young or have lost voting rights by being convicted of felonies.

The U.S. faces many other issues.

One of the largest that springs to mind is a consistently frustrated group of people who do not feel represented or protected by the government.

If this nation wants to attempt to address these concerns, the government needs to seriously reconsider the issue of identification restrictions on voting.

Contact columnist Jeremy Algate at jalgate@butler.edu.

Athletes need priority registration every semester The extra work athletes must do means they need priority registration.

Athletes should be allowed to have priority registration every semester because athletes are training year-round, not just during their regular seasons.

Right now, athletes have priority registration only during the semester their season falls on, but not the off-season.

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In most cases, the off-season is harder than the regular season due to extra practices.

Teams train all year, so athletes should be accommodated to fit needed classes in their hectic

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schedules.

Many sports have secondary seasons or exhibition games they play during the off-season.

Some days, teams will lift weights and practice on the same day.

A poorly put together academic schedule combined with two workouts per day will make for a long day for any athlete.

There is no reason to not let athletes have priority.

If athletes have to work out for a school team and represent their university away from campus, the school should try to accommodate

them so their schedules can be a bit more feasible.

Athletes should also receive priority because, in order to remain eligible athletes, they must complete a certain number of academic hours per year.

If an athlete does not get the class they need because they are not “in-season” and the NCAA says they are ineligible the following semester, then he or she is left in the dark.

The athletics department has employees who regulate academics, but the way the system stands now could cause athletes to slip through the cracks if they

BY RAFAEL PORTO

What is the best Halloween costume you’ve seen this year?

“Spaghetti and meatballs.”

Phil Janz Junior Music performance

“I saw three people dressed up as Gumby all together.

They were in a group.”

Claire Milam Senior Chemistry

“I liked the blind NFL referees.”

Adam Dietz Freshman Exploratory

cannot fit certain classes into their hectic off-season schedules.

The only solution to this scenario would be to overload an athlete with classes during the following semester.

This semester would fall during his or her regular season, in most cases.

To ensure that athletes remain competitive on the field and in the classroom, they should receive priority scheduling for all semesters.

Contact columnist Rhyan Henson at rhenson@butler.edu.

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Campus life through the eyes of Butler squirrels

Photos by Heather Iwinski

Butler University takes on beautiful hues of red, orange and brown when fall approaches. Fall brings out campus’s beauty and a few bushy tailed creatures students know and love.

On campus dining...

On avoiding the freshman 15...

Everywhere is a dining hall for the squirrels that roam campus. This little guy loves chomping away on leaves and acorns outside Jordan Hall on nice days. Squirrels that live in urban areas adapt to eating ordinary food, like pizza or sandwiches.

On weekend activities...

Most squirrels at Butler avoid putting on the college weight by their strict exercise regiment.

Squirrels can run about 10 miles an hour at full speed. They can also hop about 20 inches at a time. On rare occasions, squirrels can even doggy paddle, though it’s very strenuous.

On residence halls...

While university officials are looking to add housing to Butler’s campus, the squirrels look for safe places to build their nests, or dreys. Made of twigs, leaves, fur or feathers, squirrels make their homes high in trees. They also make nests in hollow tree cavities.

Squirrels find something to do every weekend. When they’re not looking for food, they climb trees and ‘talk’ with squirrel friends. Squirrels, like most animals, are able to communicate through noise.

They also use their tails to communicate. Most of the time, they are telling others to get away.