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Shelley honored

by IBJ

Barnes honored as outstanding adviser

BY SARAH HOLCOMBE

sholcomb@butler.edu | asst. news editor

Peers Advocating Wellness for Students is a student-run campus group that focuses on peer health education.

PAWS puts on campus initiatives like Red Cup Culture, the Over It campaign, Safe Spring Break and Stress Less Week. While PAWS is student-run, it seems their greatest asset may in fact be in their faculty adviser, Sarah Barnes.

Barnes was recently honored as an Outstanding Adviser at the National Boosting Alcohol Consciousness Concerning the Health of University Students Health Education conference held in Indianapolis two weeks ago.

Barnes was nominated by PAWS president, senior Kassandra Adams, and was honored for her outstanding service to Butler’s campus and for her inspirational leadership of PAWS. In her nomination letter, Adams wrote, “[Barnes] is the epitome of an outstanding adviser, which is evident through her role model qualities, unique talents, commitment to PAWS and the fact that she is a leader in health in safety at Butler University.”

Adams said Barnes often works late nights and always puts the needs of her students first.

“She brings so many unique talents to PAWS that it is hard to narrow it down to just a few,” Adams said. “She is a brilliant and gifted woman in every aspect of her life and PAWS is lucky to have her input and instruction. “[Barnes] is an expert communicator and is able to give negative feedback in such a positive way so that it is extremely constructive. She works with students to turn their weaknesses into their strengths.”

Barnes said when she learned she had been nominated for outstanding adviser by Adams, she was honored but laughed it off, never expecting to actually win the award.

“You know, it’s a national conference. I really didn’t think much more about it,” Barnes said. “So when it was announced [that I won], I was really touched and proud.”

Barnes said what she is most proud of is the work done by PAWS students on campus.

“A lot of the things she included in the nomination letter were things that she listed as accomplishments of mine, but I wouldn’t be able to do them without the great students we have in PAWS,” she said.

Barnes said she was surprised because in her line of work, there is typically little recognition. Often times, she said she might hear from students a couple of years after they’ve graduated.

“It’s not very often that you receive that kind of thanks immediately while the students are still here on campus,” she said.

Together, Barnes and Adams, along with the rest of PAWS, work to educate Butler’s campus and to get students talking openly about wellness issues.

“I think the coolest part of my job is just working with students who want to make a positive change on Butler’s campus and who ________________________________see barnes page 3

Outstanding advisEr: Sarah Barnes (middle) was honored recently. (Photo courtesy of S. Barnes)

BY SARAH HOLCOMBE

sholcomb@butler.edu | asst. news editor

Hanging the banner: The NCAA Final Four banner was hung at Hinkle Fieldhouse Saturday in a ceremony before the game against Marian University. For a full recap of last night’s game, see page 9. (Photo by Rachel Senn)

Presidential search committee chair announced by jill mccarter

jmccarte@butler.edu | news editor

Butler University’s Board of Trustees met last week to determine the makeup of the search committee to continue the process of finding Butler’s next president.

James White, a professor emeritus of Indiana University School of Law, was made chair of the selection committee. Keith Burks, a partner with Bindley Capital Partners out of Indianapolis, will serve as vice chair of the committee.

This is the first step of deciding who will take current president Bobby Fong’s seat as president when the academic year comes to a close.

“This process is not as simple as everyone would like it to be,” John Hargrove, president of the board of trustees, said. “It’s certainly not as simple as I thought it would be.”

The committee will be comprised of 20 members from the Indianapolis community, students, staff, faculty, administration and alumni.

Hargrove said it is crucial for all aspects of the university to be represented in the selection process.

“It’s important to have many voices represented and many different types of voices, simply because of the amount of people that the president will impact,” he said.

Members of the faculty senate—professors with tenure status—will vote to determine four of the six spots

left to represent the faculty of the university.

Ena Shelley, dean of the College of Education, and Margaret Brabant, a professor in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will represent their respective colleges in the election.

In an e-mail to Butler faculty members, Brabant said she feels this process will represent the colleges well.

“Proportional representation is not possible on this committee, but I believe this plan allows for the selection of faculty representatives who can present their colleagues’ views and aspirations at the level of a presidential search,” Brabant said. “Our senators serve the entire faculty body, as well as their respective colleges, and I believe we can trust our senate representatives who are elected to the search committee to select appropriate candidates for the presidency.”

Faculty senate voting will end Nov. 19 and the members will decided by Dec. 1.

A member of the community of Indianapolis will be represented to provide the committee with a voice outside of the Butler community.

“You want to put the face of the community into the process as much as possible,” Hargrove said. “It’s a reflection of how big of an advocate for the community [Fong] is and what he has done for Butler and Indianapolis.”

Hargrove said he is hopeful that the committee will be

able to find a candidate who will fill the spot.

“At the level Butler functions at right now, you can find a lot of people that would want to be the president and come in and run the show,” Hargrove said.

“We’re hoping that we don’t make the mistake of finding someone that just doesn’t fit with the university.”

More details about the qualities and traits that the committee will be looking for have been determined.

Hargrove said the committee is looking for someone with administrative and leadership skills.

“Leadership is having a vision and taking a risk,” he said. “Management is minding the store. This isn’t a store that needs minding, it needs leadership.”

Hargrove said before the committee will be able to find a perfect president, they must decide the types of things the university wants to accomplish in the future.

“You have to look and see what level you perceive yourself to be at and determine what the objectives are that lie ahead and that will tell us what kind of president we’re looking for,” Hargrove said.

As Hargrove looks to the future, he said he feels confident that Butler University will have a new president by the time the next academic year rolls around.

“This is our mission and we’re just not going to lose,” Hargrove said. “We will find someone.”

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Each year the Indiana Business Journal recognizes 20 distinguished women of Indiana as “Women of Influence.” This year, Ena Shelley, dean of College of Education, made that list.

According to the IBJ webiste, their Shelley Women of Influence program “recognizes central Indiana women who exemplify the traits required to be outstanding leaders in their chosen fields.”

Shelley said she first heard of her nomination in early October but she didn’t believe it was really true.

“Who me?” she said. “That was my first reaction.

“I was like, ‘the IBJ’? I think about people in the IBJ being these successful corporate business women so I was truly surprised.”

Shelley said she was nominated by Indianapolis Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Eugene White, but a handful of other faculty and friends wrote letters also sending their praise and recommendations. “[Bobby] Fong did such a nice job of saying how the basketball team was shining the light on Butler [during the Final Four],” Shelley said. “That’s really how I feel about this award, this is shining the light on the College of Education and on Butler and on the teaching profession.

“That a group like the IBJ has acknowledged the importance of education—that’s a privilege.”

Shelley said from the time she was in high school she has always known that teaching was what she was meant to do.

“I just love to learn,” she said.

She said the profession is rewarding for her each and every time she is able to help a student.

“I feel it’s almost a sacred part that you play in someone’s life,” she said.

Although she said she feels a deep love for her profession, there are changes she said she would like to see in the education system as a whole.

“I am passionate about equity,” Shelley said, “and providing a high quality education for all children, not just those who can afford it.”

Shelley said she is also passionate about serving young children because Indiana is one of eight states that doesn’t fund early childhood.

“People wonder why we have children not reading well in the third grade. Well we wouldn’t have to worry if we would invest in the best practices early,” she said.

Shelley said she is currently in the process of drafting legislation to get policy makers to invest in early childhood education. She said the key to making the changes she would like to see in education successful is starting with the teachers.

“I think the best and brightest have to be teaching,” she said. “We have got to change how teachers are compensated and how teachers are respected. In other countries that are doing extremely well, teachers are well paid, but they are also highly respected.

“There has become a dialogue in our country of, ‘Let’s blame all the social ills on schools and teachers; it’s all their fault,’ and it isn’t. So I would like to see a different dialogue happen. Let’s be problem-solution focused in getting this done and quit blaming.”

Julie Glenn, senior education major, said Shelley has played an integral role in her time here at Butler and that no one deserved the IBJ Woman of Influence recognition more.

“Dean Shelley is a remarkable individual and leader. She is spunky, full of life, eager, energetic, enthusiastic, passionate, inspiring and motivated,” said Glenn. “If you asked ________________________________see shelley page 3

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wednesday, November 17, 2010

‘Blackout in a can’ causes controversy Four Loko under scrutiny by government, media

by Grace Wallace

gwallace@butler.edu | asst. news editor

Some call it “blackout in a can” or better yet, “liquid cocaine.”

Whatever consumers are calling it, Four Loko is the most recent trend in alcohol that has states across the nation in a frenzy.

Four Loko, an alcoholic energy drink, hit the markets in August 2008 under the Phusion Projects, LLC according to the company’s website, drinkfour.com.

The website says Phusion Projects, LLC was started by three graduates of Ohio State University in 2005. The group has been under scrutiny from both the government and media since several college-aged students across the nation have been hospitalized after drinking its products.

The most notable of these incidents occurred last October when nine Central Washington University students were hospitalized after drinking Four Loko at a house party.

Four Loko is one of about 40 caffeinated alcoholic beverages that are being tested for safety and legality by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, according to drinkfour.com.

Upon entering the website, visitors are encouraged to read “An open letter to state and federal regulators,” in which the founders of Phusion Projects, LLC explain their willingness to follow all laws and regulations concerning their products.

“Until the FDA concludes its examination, our intent and our commitment to you is that if you reach the conclusion that combining caffeine with either malt or liquor-based alcohols is unsafe, we will abide by any industrywide, uniform standards that the appropriate governing bodies may develop,” the letter reads.

In addition, the letter also says that precautions have already been taken by Phusion Projects, LLC, visible in the large warnings and labels on their products.

The letter states, “This is something our company has a history of doing. We added multiple additional label warnings to our cans at the request of regulators. Our alcoholby-volume warnings are in a font as large as is allowed by law. And where required, we sell versions of our product with reduced alcohol content.”

According to a Drug Free Marion County release, the product was legislatively banned in Michigan on Nov. 3 and in Washington starting tomorrow.

As of yesterday, the drink has also been banned in New York.

In other states, such as Pennsylvania and Indiana, alcoholic beverage commissions are asking retailers to participate in a voluntary ban.

The Drug Free Marion County release claims that the danger of the drink is the 12 percent alcohol content—the equivalent of 2-4 beers—and the combination of 156 milligrams of caffeine—four and a half times the amount of caffeine in a 12-ounce can of Coca-Cola.

The caffeine acts as a stimulant while the alcohol acts as a depressant, masking the effects

COLLEGIANS‘ the butler

Five Things YOU Need to Know This Week Too many days until Thanksgiving and too much homework means that we have all been neglecting our TV sets. No fear, we’re here to catch you up on everything you need to know to kill that awkward silence at the Thanksgiving dinner table.

1) “It’s on like Donkey Kong” property of Nintendo?

The phrase “It’s on like Donkey Kong” has the attention of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office after Nintendo filed a lawsuit to receive a copyright. The phrase was first used in Ice Cube’s 1992 song “Now I Gotta Wet’cha,” but Nintendo said its existence was wellrooted when the video game ape first appeared in 1981.

2) Cindy McCain backtracks on stance.

In a recent ad for the NOH8 campaign, McCain criticized “our country’s political leaders” and how they treat homosexuals “like second-rate citizens,” leading people to believe that she was in favor of repealing “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” She tweeted the next day that while she supports the campaign, she stands next to her husband’s stance on the issue.

3) “Sarah Palin’s America” breaks network records.

5 million viewers tuned into “Sarah Palin’s America” to see the former Vice Presidential hopeful in her natural habitat. The “Mama Grizzly” has received mixed reviews, ranging from “entertaining” to “isn’t this an 8-hour long campaign ad?” The debut broke TLC’s record for the highest-rated series launch in history.

4) Facebook messaging introduced to users

Facebook’s 500 million users were introduced to a new messaging system to allow users to send, receive and manage e-mail, text messages and Facebook messages all from one dashboard in real-time. Users will also be given the option of creating their own “@Facebook. com” e-mail account. Finally, it’s everywhere.

5) The Beatles are “Fixing a Hole” on iTunes

After years of legal battles between Apple founder Steve Jobs, Apple Corps and EMI records, the rights to some of The Beatles collection were released on iTunes.

Five of the band’s albums entered the top 20 albums less than 24 hours after the catalog was released. The special “Beatles Box Set,” which sold for $149, made its mark in the top 20.

Compiled and written by Jill McCarter

of the alcohol so consumers are more drunk than they realize.

Butler University Chief of Police Ben Hunter said, as a university based department, this is a concern that has been addressed to the force. He said the most evidence of the product that has been seen on campus was a crushed Four Loko can on the lawn in front of Schwitzer Hall.

“We have not really seen the product prevalent on campus,” Hunter said.

“But keep in mind that when we get called to a scene, we ask what the students have been consuming, but do not necessarily investigate the scene.

“I’m sure it’s out there though.”

Hunter said he thinks the product is “absolutely” targeted at college students because the product is inexpensive and advertised as such.

“The founders reference their college years on the website, so the sense of reaching out to the younger population is definitely implied,” he said.

T h o u g h Hunter said he didn’t think there was an inherent difference between Four Loko and mixing energy drinks such as Red Bull with liquor, he said the danger of Four Loko is the size of the can, the cost and the availability of

the alcohol.

“We’ve seen higher BAC levels in the past couple of years than usual and that’s a huge concern,” he said. “Though I can’t directly pinpoint the exact cause, I would say the availability of energy drink products and mixing with alcohol is definitely part of the source.”

Hunter said he encourages students to keep in mind the idea of a “community of care” while drinking and be responsible for not only themselves, but those around them as well.

Though the Four Loko website claims there are no retailers within 100 miles of the Indianapolis area that sell the product, students who wished to remain anonymous said there are places where the drinks are available.

One of the retailers where the product is still sold, who wished to remain anonymous, said the drinks were by far the most popular among the college-aged crowd.

“Nine times out of 10, it’s always a younger person that comes in looking for Four Loko,” the store manager said. “I would say our biggest purchasers are between 21 and 25.

“Most often, the consumers are buying the product in bulk rather than an individual drink form.”

The manager said he doesn’t plan to take the product off the shelves until there is a governmental ban placed on the product.

“I have a business to maintain,” he said.

“People know the effects of the drink and the potential dangers and if they don’t, there are labels on the can to warn them.

“It’s our job as retailers to sell products, not to determine what people should and should not be drinking.”

Hunter said he encourages students to be careful and think of others whenever consuming any alcoholic products.

“Its fun to watch Animal House,” Hunter said. “It’s not fun to live it or live next to it.”

Alternative Spring Break accepting applications by molly kordas

mkordas@butler.edu | staff writer

The sixth annual Alternative Spring Break is in the works and looking for students who want to travel and volunteer.

Students will be going to Pensacola, Fla., and partnering with Community Collaborations International, a Gulf Coast relief program, on an ecological restoration project, according to ASB President Ashley Drees.

ASB was founded at Butler University in 2005. The program encourages students to spend their break doing community service, rather than taking a leisurely trip or going home.

The spring 2011 program will take a total of 33 people, including advisers and the executive board to help communities recover from natural and man-made disasters.

Students will also be working on the shoreline and restoring the environment.

In 2009, ASB went to the Cumberland Trail in Soddy

Daisy, Tenn., and spent their From the time applicants time working on a sustain- are selected to well after the ability program for the en- trip is over, they become vironment by moving large much closer than they were rocks and creating cribbage before, VandenElst said. walls.

“Working on a project like All of this with peothis work ple is a good helped to way to get to conserve know each natural reother,” Vansources in denElst said. the area, The ASB said senior p ro g r a m Matt Vanserves to also denElst, give students ASB vice J.J. Kells a chance to president.

SENIOR, BUTLER UNIVERSITY p a r t i c i p a t e In 2010, in a service ASB went to New York City project that is more than a with the Youth Service and one-time project. It is a proOpportunities Project and gram that offers students an worked with various soup opportunity to interact with kitchens, schools, food and those in need and really unclothing banks and home- derstand what it means to less shelters to help the hun- serve others. gry and homeless, said Van“It’s a chance for students denElst. just to go to a different place “It’s a way to travel and and experience a social issue also do something good at that they might not be familthe same time,” senior J.J. iar with and then kind of try Kells, ASB fundraising co- to utilize it later on in coming chair, said. back to the Indianapolis com-

It’s a way to travel and also do something good at the same time.

munity,” Drees said.

The program encourages and teaches students how to use volunteer work in everyday life.

It also shows students how volunteer work on a personal level is important, as opposed to simply doing a one-time mandatory project.

“To come back and know that you made an impact and a difference somewhere kind of leaves you feeling like you did something worthwhile with your time,” Kells said.

The program generally changes each year in order to incorporate different social interests so that students step outside of their comfort zone, and also learn how to use the passions to help their community through those passions and volunteer work.

ASB will be accepting applications until Nov. 19. Applications will be reviewed and then applicants will be called for interviews before finally being notified about participation in the program Dec. 5.

wednesday, November 17, 2010

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New crosswalk runs into problems

by Grace wallace

gwallace@butler.edu | asst. news editor

Why aren’t the lights blinking?

Students have raised concerns that the newlyinstalled, light-emitting diode crosswalk flashers along Hampton Drive are already malfunctioning.

Butler University Chief of Police Ben Hunter said he assures students that this isn’t a case of the lights being broken, but rather that the initial programming from the company for the crosswalk lights was incorrect and the university plans to have it fixed as soon as possible.

“The lighting program actually came from the factory programmed incorrectly,” Hunter said. “All of the lights are individually functioning exactly how they are supposed to, but because of the program malfunction, the lights aren’t communicating properly which is why you see one lighting up one moment and five the next.”

Hunter said the department has been waiting several weeks to receive the new program and once it is received, Butler Information Technology will work through the issues.

“We actually knew the program was incorrect when the crosswalk was installed,” Hunter said. “But we wanted to go ahead and install, then reprogram.

“The company is very em-

BUPDBEAT NOV. 10 1:29 a.m. - Sunset and Berkley: Vehicle tow.

9:30 a.m. - Robertson Parking Lot: Vehicle tow.

11:08 p.m. - Ross Hall Parking Lot: Vehicle tow.

NOV. 11 Unknown Time- Facilities Access Drive: Vandalism.

Unknown Time - 1000 W. 42nd St.: Theft.

4:45 p.m.- Clarendon: An officer reported theft from a vehicle.

NOV. 14 1:02 a.m. - 44th and Clarendon Road: Liquor law violation.

Unknown Time - Phi Delta Theta: Theft.

7:39 p.m. - Atherton Union: Trespass arrest.

8:42 p.m. - CTS Apartments: Harassment.

NOV. 15 4:51 p.m.- Lily Hall: Sick Person.

NOV. 16 12:58 a.m.- 843 Berkley Road: Vandalism.

barrassed of the issue and is working with us to fix it as efficiently as possible.”

Hunter said the new crosswalk along Hampton Drive between Residential College and Ross Hall was installed as part of the city’s resurfacing project this summer and cost between $10,000 and 15,000. It was paid for by the city.

The crosswalk was not compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act, Hunter said. With five incoming sight-impaired students, the need for the crosswalk to be updated was brought to the department’s attention.

In addition, he said Butler University Student Housing also wanted to make it more visual in order to create a safer environment for students.

Hunter said he appointed Lindsey Birt, Butler environmental health and safety specialist, to discover the most cost-effective and innovative way to update the crosswalk in order to make it ADA compliant and safer for students in general.

“This is our highest volume crosswalk,” Hunter said. “We worked to come up with innovative ideas on how we could improve the crosswalk and lessen the potential danger to students crossing at this point in the road.”

The new crosswalk is made from plastic that has

been heated with the asphalt and then stamped in to look like bricks, Hunter said. He said this was the cheapest and most visually pleasing route in meeting the regulations.

Hunter said that in addition to the resurfacing, there were also six flashing lights installed along the crosswalk.

The lights are solar powered and are programmed

by Wi-Fi, which Hunter said was done to help with running costs and sustainability.

He said that the crosswalk is fairly modern for a Midwest area because of the harsher climates.

The Hampton Drive crosswalk is experimental for the city of Indianapolis as well.

“My biggest concern is the durability with the weather,” Hunter said. “They are Ironstar products, meaning they are snow-plow safe.”

As far as the effectiveness, Hunter said the point of the crosswalk is to alert drivers of the area.

“The intent is to grab your attention,” Hunter said.

“Though it’s grabbing your attention, I don’t really think is possible for the lighting and resurfacing to be distracting at the crosswalk.”

Hunter said that traffic studies have shown that drivers are more likely to be cautious in areas where their attention is drawn towards the road and this is why the

look both ways: The new LED crosswalk along Hampton Drive has already run into some issues. The program was incorrect from the beginning and will be corrected as soon as possible. (Photo by Caroline Johnson) lights were installed along the crosswalk.

Junior Eric Buenger has lived in Ross Hall for three years now as a Resident Assistant and has experienced the crosswalk before and after the renovation.

He said he has seen and experienced many close calls between pedestrian and driver in the past, but those problems seem to be lessened with the resurfacing.

“I have noticed that drivers are now more cautious when approaching the crosswalk,” Buenger said. “So the lights are doing what they’re supposed to.

“However, they’ve been

here nearly a month and are already malfunctioning.

“The last time I used the lights at the crosswalk, only one of the six lights lit up.”

Another Ross Hall RA, junior Abby Covert, said she thinks the crosswalk has lost its effectiveness now that drivers are used to it and because it isn’t working properly.

“I think it was helpful for about the first two weeks,” she said. “People didn’t know what it was, they just saw bright yellow lights flashing and so they would slow down.

“But now that it has been a while since it was installed,

most of the lights aren’t working, therefore defeating the purpose of the crosswalk anyway.”

Covert said that her residents are in agreement that the importance of maintaining the cross walk should be a top priority.

“I talked with a few of my residents and they feel the same way. ‘If it’s not going to work or they aren’t going to maintain it, then why did Butler waste the money to put it in?’ is what one of them said.

“Mostly, I just think it was a good safety precaution but upkeep is a must in order for it to be effective.”

SGA takes step in the ‘green’ direction

by Allyson Dobberteen adobbert@butler.edu | staff writer

Butler University’s Student Government Association is taking the university’s “green” movement into its own hands.

Its posters can be seen around campus. They read, “Don’t be trashy, recycle.”

The university itself has a vested interest in environmentally friendly practices recently.

The newly opened pharmacy building is LEED-certified, meaning it complies to environmental standards.

Butler’s Information Technology is using the Printsmart program to increase student awareness about paper usage.

“So many colleges and organizations across the U.S. are adopting more ecologically-friendly lifestyles, and I think it’s awesome that Butler is taking on this challenge,” Chris Ring, president of SGA, said.

Matt Kasper, vice president of administration for SGA said that the Council for Presidential Affairs, a division of SGA, noticed that many

students weren’t taking the same attitude.

“CPA thought it would be great if students also did their part in creating a more ‘green’ campus with all of these major projects occurring,” he said.

Scott Nemeth, operations committee coordinator for CPA, said this concern came out of monthly coffee chats with concerned students.

“Basically, people were concerned that there weren’t enough studentrun environmentally friendly initiatives on campus,” he said.

SGA combined its efforts with the Butler Environmental Concerns Organization.

“ECO is obviously involved in the green movement on campus already but SGA has the budget and the influence to make more of an impact on the campus, so we worked together to begin the campaign,” Nemeth said.

The campaign consists of two phases. The current phase is purely informational.

SGA is creating posters from recycled paper bags to give students tips on recycling. They are also creating

a video that should hit the Internet within the next month.

Ring said the informative phase of the campaign is important.

“Educating the students will help increase the likelihood that they adopt the better habits,” he said. “I know not everyone recycles 100 percent of the time, so any effort we can make to get the student body closer to this goal is welcomed.”

Ring and Kasper also said the campaign supports IT efforts to conserve paper through the Printsmart program.

Nemeth said SGA’s green movement is designed to be easy to adopt because college students generally don’t consider environmental implications in their day-to-day lives.

“People our age generally support the ‘green’ cause but don’t do anything about it,” he said.

He said the campaign encourages students to change small lifestyle choices, like leaving the water running while brushing your teeth.

“The campaign is not forcing anything huge or life-changing on anyone,” Nemeth said. “We’re not asking people to stop driving, we’re just

barnes: PAWS adviser given outstanding award continued from page 1 are willing to kind of stick there necks out there to do that. They are willing to talk about things that are hard to talk about or things that a lot of students would rather not think about,” Barnes said.

PAWS has had many successful campaigns, one being its Red Cup Culture campaign that was started here on campus. The campaign was presented by PAWS members to schools across the nation at the BACCHUS Health Education Conference.

“Red Cup Culture is a distinctly personal program that is able to reach a lot of students,” Adams said.

“We presented to a room of about 45 students and faculty members from across the nation and received great reviews.

“The presentation could not have gone any better.”

Barnes said she would like to see PAWS continue to be a successful and visible group on campus. She said she feels PAWS has developed a solid foundation and she hopes that as new wellness issues come up, such as the increasing prescription drug abuse problem many college campuses are facing, that PAWS will find creative and inspiring ways to address them.

Senior Cathryn Nie-

haus, PAWS secretary, said that any success PAWS has achieved and may potentially achieve in the future must all be credited back to Barnes.

“I don’t think PAWS would be PAWS without her,” Niehaus said. “We would be a disheveled mob of students wandering aimlessly about, attempting to wrap our heads around peer education topics to no avail.

Sarah Barnes is an integral part of PAWS and we really appreciate all of her hard work and guidance.”

For students interested in learning more about PAWS, the group meets every Monday at 6 p.m. in HRC 154.

shelley: dean recognized by IBJ as indianapolis influential woman continued from page 1 her, she would just say she was another ‘normal’ person, but she really is not.

“I have never met someone in my life so willing and caring about others and she makes you want to be a better person everyday and pushes you to be the best you can be.”

Glenn said what makes Shelley so unlike anyone else is that she is able to “make dreams come true.” “[Shelley] is a great asset to Butler because she is an inno-

vator,” Glenn said. “She is always working on a project—if it’s not Shortridge, the new COE building, a current issue in the COE or one of her many other thousands of projects— she is always working on a way to make the Butler community better and the greater Indianapolis area better.

“She really cares about individuals, our college, as well as the entire university. She always looks and acts for the best of everyone.

“She is a prime example of the ‘Butler Way.’”

giving them little hints to be more aware.”

The second phase of the campaign is implementation, Nemeth said.

“Eventually, we want to do something that impacts campus on a larger scale,” he said.

Nemeth said SGA isn’t set on what that larger scale project will be, but hopes it involves physical changes to campus.

“We’re looking to get ideas from programs at other colleges and other students at SGA assembly,” he said.

Kasper said that the “open-endedness” of the campaign will benefit students.

“I think that this movement still has yet to reach its full potential,” he said. “But that makes this project even more exciting because students will be able to shape and direct it in the upcoming months.”

Ring has high hopes for the movement.

“I honestly think our plan will help the cause,” he said. “With the strong leadership of CPA spearheading the campaign, we will be able to make a difference on our campus and, ultimately, our world.”

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wednesday, november 17, 2010

‘I FIGHT’ for breast cancer

COE professor recognized for commitment to students by amber sapp

asapp@butler.edu | staff writer

Catherine Pangan was officially appointed as the Richard W. Guyer Chair in Education on Oct. 28 “I was stunned [when I found out I received the position],” Pangan said.

“It was really neat because I found out at one of the last College of Education faculty meetings last May,” she said. “They wheeled in this big chair and Ena Shelley, dean of the college of education, said they were going to announce the Guyer Chair winner and they had two special guests to do it.”

Her son entered the room with a bouquet of flowers along with her husband.

The position is a teaching award given to junior faculty members of the College of Education every three years.

Senior faculty members vote on which faculty member will receive the award.

“I get funds to work with students on professional development projects,” Pangan said. “Anything that the students [find exciting] that deals with teaching and education we can do for the next three years with these funds.”

Pangan said she is looking for student input on what to do with the money.

“I have all sorts of wild and crazy ideas of what I would like to do,” Pangan said. “But first, I want to ask the students what they would like to do and hopefully throw in some of my own ideas.”

The way she involves students played a big role in Pangan’s appointment to the position.

Her colleagues and students agree that she was the right candidate for the Guyer Chair. “[Pangan] is a gift to the College of Education in so many ways,” Shelley said in a congratulatory video made in honor of Pangan. “Her positive, gracious disposition and passion for teaching and learning are qualities that I deeply admire and respect.

“She represents the best of all of us and I am thankful every day that she is my colleague and friend.”

Pangan is also an inspiration to the students who take her classes.

“The thing I appreciate the most about [Pangan’s] teaching is she embodies the idea that once you are her student, you are always her student,” senior Julie Glenn said. “Even though I took her class last fall I am still emailing her and stopping to

by aja cacan acacan@butler.edu | staff writer

Pangan talk to her about lessons and resources.”

The time Pangan puts into working with her students keeps her busy.

“I sometimes wonder how she has time to sleep because she is always on the go,” Glenn said. “I love how committed she is and it is fun to see her passion.

“She honestly lights up a room and truly makes learning fun.”

Junior Chris Beaman said Pangan is especially good at making people she is working with feel at ease.

“When I had her for introduction to the profession of teaching, it would have been easy for me to sit in a class and be really nervous, but she got all of us involved,” Beaman said. “She had an activity planned for every minute that we were in there because she really wanted to get all of us involved and engaged.”

Students get motherly support away from home

Posters and signs declaring “I FIGHT” have sparked curiosity among many Butler students since they started appearing all over campus a few weeks ago.

The “I FIGHT” campaign is being put together by the strategic communication for nonprofits class for the Youth Survival Coalition. The campaign is expected to launch at the end of November.

“We are focused on empowering and supporting young women to be their own best health advocates and agreed that BU piloting such a program would be extremely worthwhile,” Julie Burns, Butler alum and current National Affiliate Coordinator for the YSC, said.

The goal of the class is to partner with a nonprofit organization and develop a strategy based on their needs, senior Courtney Wickland said.

The first phase of the campaign, starting the week of Nov. 29, consists of students signing a pledge to fight breast cancer, Wickland said. After signing the pledge, each student receives a customizable button declaring who they fight for.

The second part of the campaign will be an event held Dec. 6 in the Reilly Room. The event will keep with the theme of breast cancer awareness and will include games, activities, music, food and prizes.

Wickland said that one of the goals of the campaign was to spread the message to younger people who may not be aware of how breast cancer is affecting their generation.

“The YSC came to us looking for a way to reach a younger demographic,” Wickland said. “Being part of this demographic, we were confident that we could develop something that would grab Butler students’ attention and send a message that would stick with them.”

Senior Jonathan Spear is confident that the campaign’s strategy will be a large part of its success.

“Our campaign will reach a younger crowd because we take a topic that most people our age glaze over and convey it in a way that is compelling,” he said.

The campaign has also been able to put social media to good use in making students interested in their message.

“You may have seen several students on campus updating their Twitter or Facebook accounts with ‘I FIGHT’ statements to raise awareness of our campaign,” Spear said.

Spear said the ambiguous nature of the campaign posters was a strategic move to grab students’ attention.

“I know several students have been frustrated because they still don’t know what ‘I FIGHT’ means, but that’s the point since we are still in the teaser phase of our campaign,” Spear said.

The students have taken away many positive experiences from both the class and the project.

“I think I’ve learned to be more aware of how common breast cancer is as well as the struggle that the women diagnosed go through on a daily basis,” senior Maria Keyler said.

Each member of the team has high hopes for the campaign and expects a high level of interest from the Butler community. The students believe it is a very effective way of promoting the YSC cause.

“I think it will make the YSC truly see how dedicated we were in helping their cause as well as see how many new people they get to support their cause,” Keyler said.

Burns said she enjoyed seeing the students put together the project.

“As a BU alumnus, it was wonderful to work with the class on this project,” she said, “and refreshing to see their ideas and input in motion.”

A work in progress

by amber sapp

asapp@butler.edu | staff writer

Since Butler’s founding in 1855, house directors have been a vital aspect of Greek life on campus.

“Every house is required [by the university] to have a house director,” Director of Greek Life Becky Druetzler said.

Druetzler said they serve two purposes: to oversee facility management and also for student oversight.

“The house directors get to know the students really well,” Druetzler said, ”and can be an unbiased source if students are having a problem or issue or just need somebody else to talk to who’s not a student.

“That’s a good resource to have.”

Greek houses hire their own directors, so they do not receive any benefits from Butler. However, they are still afforded many privileges of being on campus, including free admission to sporting events, their own university identification cards and a Butler e-mail account.

Despite not receiving any direct benefits from the university, Phi Delta Theta House Director Brenda Aitken loves her position.

“It’s an experience that I never imagined I would have,” Aitken said. “I love being around all the guys, listening to their stories and having late night chats about things that all us girls always wondered what guys talked about.

“They are so funny and smart and notice the little things that I change. It’s nice to see that they pay attention to me and respect my opinion.”

Aitken is in turn well-loved by the members of the house.

“She’s definitely not a babysitter,” sophomore Kevin Sharp said. “She is more or less someone that’s there for moral support, someone there just to make sure that we’re doing things well.”

Sharp was taken aback at first by the idea of having a house mother, but quickly warmed up to the idea.

“I was nervous at first because it was like, ‘Wow, she’s living in a house with 40 guys,’” Sharp said. “But once you get to know her, she’s really cool. She’s got a great personality.

“I know that she’s there if we ever need anything and I appreciate that.”

The members of Kappa Kappa Gamma also enjoy the moral support of their house mom, Lee Dyer—known around the house as “Mama D.” “Mama D is really sweet and she’s really concerned about all of us,” junior Marcie Mangan said. “She is really involved and always asks us how we are.”

Mangan said that it’s nice knowing that Dyer is there in case of an emergency because she can be there to help.

Dyer also interacts with the girls on a reg-

writing process revealed: Jonathan Lethem shared chapters of the novel that he is currently writing with the audience in the Reilly Room. He gave an idea of what it was like to make a career of writing. (Photo by Erin Drennan) by allyson dobberteen adobbert@butler.edu | staff writer

there to help: Lee Dyer, or “Mama D,” is the house mom at Kappa Kappa Gamma. (Photo by Caroline Johnson) ular basis, even participating in sisterhood events and telling the girls about her life before Kappa.

“It’s cool to hear about what she was like when she was younger,” Mangan said. “We learned all about her life and it was really cute.”

Sigma Nu’s House Director Mike Banner has two important roles on campus—his position as a house director as well as a police sergeant with Butler University Police Department. “[Banner] keeps to his own mostly,” senior Brett Reardon said. “He does sessions with us regarding risk reduction within a fraternity, which is helpful.”

Reardon said Banner’s experience is an asset.

“Having a house director allows for an adult to keep an eye on things,” Reardon said. “In the case of an emergency, it allows for us to go to someone who has experience and a better idea of what to do.”

Before becoming the house director of Alpha Chi Omega, Shari Baldwin worked at the external affairs office at the law school at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis.

“She deals with part of the care and upkeep with the house and manages our kitchen,” junior Kayla Samuelson said. “She also prepares special events for the house including Super Bowl parties and snacks to help us study for finals.”

Samuelson said having a house director gives that extra touch of home.

“It’s nice to have someone to take on the motherly role we miss when we leave our homes,” Samuelson said. “It helps give a homier feel to the large house we live in and provides us with someone to talk to in times of need.”

Butler University students and faculty had the chance to experience an award-winning novelist’s work-in-progress Monday.

Jonathan Lethem read a chapter of his novel-in-themaking as the fifth installment of the Vivian S. Delbrook Visiting Writers Series.

The Reilly Room was nearly full of people wanting to hear what he had to say.

The chapter he read from “The Gray Goose” focuses on the daughter of a disappointed communist in the late 1950s. The story depicts “a generation of bitter and confused people.”

Lethem is the author of nine novels and multiple short stories, among other works.

His writing has earned him a spot in an elite class of modern novelists.

Courtney Alwine, a senior English and creative writing major, introduced Lethem.

“Lethem is a genius,” she said. “No really, he is. He was awarded the MacArthur Fellowship, which is given for being a genius.”

Alwine said everyone should read Lethem’s work.

“I’m 92 percent sure he’s the greatest writer there is,” she said. “Reading his work instantly makes you a cooler person.”

Laura Gorski, a freshman music education major, said she decided to attend the event so that she could hear the words in the author’s own voice.

“I like listening to people read, especially their own work,” she said. “It was really interesting because you could hear the emotions that he was putting into his

words.”

Jaclyn McConnell, a freshman theater major, agreed with Gorski.

“I really love English and I wanted to hear what someone who writes for a living has to say about it,” she said.

McConnell also said that Lethem stood out from other authors.

“He was really passionate about it all,” she said. “There are so many things to read that I just can’t get into.

“He made it impossible not to get into it.”

After the reading, Lethem answered questions from the audience about his sources inspiration and writing process.

Kevin Vogel, a freshman music composition major, said he found the question and answer portion of the night to be especially interesting.

“I like hearing what other people’s creative processes are,” he said. “Especially when they are about telling stories.”

Lethem said it usually takes him two to four years to write a novel. “[Writing] is a game for the tortoise not the hare,” he said. “I have no choice, I’m the tortoise.”

Lethem said that he doesn’t force himself to make a certain word or page quota per day. Instead, he promises to make writing a daily practice.

“It doesn’t matter how long I write as long as I stay there and stay connected to the work,” he said.

Vogel said that even though he wasn’t asking specific questions, he found the answers beneficial.

“His answers really pertained to me even though

I wasn’t the one asking the questions,” Vogel said.

“Even when he was answering specific questions, he was able to focus and make it mean something for the entire audience.”

Lethem advised students in the audience to think through their decisions to be writers.

“If it’s painful, then it’s not worth doing,” he said.

“You’ve got to be there because you love it.

“This is not a beautiful life to pursue.”

He also shared about his journey to becoming the type of writer that he is.

“When I was dreaming of being a writer, the writers I was reading were very conceptual,” Lethem said.

“I started writing and was doomed, or maybe blessed, with a different temperature in my characters [than those writers’].

“The messy, passionate, human crap was going to get in the way and gunk up the concept.”

So Lethem decided to get on board with the naturally “real” style of writing and character building that he innately had.

Self-understanding, he said, was a product of the revision process. Lethem encouraged students not to underplay the role of revision in their work.

“Don’t think of it as drudgery. Look at revision as the work itself,” he said. “Really look at the words, take them in and feel them; encounter them completely.”

The next writer in the series is Elmore Leonard, a crime and suspense novelist.

He will speak at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 6 at Clowes Memorial Hall.

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

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OUR POINT THIS WEEK: We find the FDA’s new mandate of explicit labels on cigarettes a step in the right direction, but not a definite solution | VOTE: 14-7

Labeling the risks of smoking Last week the Food and Drug Administration announced that they will be implementing the use of disturbing labels on cigarette packages, depicting the gruesome effects of smoking.

While we at The Butler Collegian feel as though this is a step in the right direction, we do not believe that it will be as effective as some hope.

The images, which include tarfilled lungs, individuals with stomas and babies being engulfed in smoke appear to be shocking and scary but do not do enough to get to the root of the problem.

By October 2012, these labels will be mandated by the government to be placed on every tobacco product.

According to pbs.org, about 444,000 Americans die each year from smoking or from smoking related causes.

With this many deaths, it is no wonder that the FDA is working tirelessly to educate the American public about the dangers of cigarettes.

This may be effective in keeping young smokers from starting, but we do not think it will work to prevent seasoned smokers from continuing their habits. It is estimated that 20 percent of adults are fully addicted smokers.

The labels, 36 in total, will be narrowed down to nine.

Of these 36, a few of the depictions are in cartoon form. Usage of these cartoon warnings by the FDA would be a waste of money because they are not serious enough in nature.

They do not have the desired effect that actual images of these smoking related diseases would have.

This campaign is all part of President Obama’s initiative to decrease smoking.

While we applaud the effort to place these warning labels on cigarettes, we feel that these efforts might be better if focused in other areas, specifically on attempts to get individuals who are addicted to stop

their smoking habit.

This could be better accomplished by meaningful attempts to get people to quit as opposed to scare tactics, like these warning labels.

Instead, support groups should be created that seek to help people diminish their smoking habit and assist them in the process. This can be done through counseling, educational programs and literature.

What is bothersome is that, while the attack on the smoking industry is not completely baseless due to the amount of individuals who are killed each year from smoking, alcohol abuse is a major contributor to deaths in the country as well.

Alcohol kills 75,000 Americans per year to tobaccos 444,000. According to msnbc.com, “it is the third leading cause of preventable death in the United States after tobacco use and poor eating and exercise habits.”

If the FDA is serious about diminishing these preventive deaths, they

should work to implement these warning labels on alcoholic beverages as well.

Perhaps this more stringent legislation towards the tobacco industry was inspired by the fact that tobacco companies lied to the American public for years about what was actually in cigarettes. They also failed to point out the gruesome effects that smoking would have on an individual.

According to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “smoking related deaths still cost the nation about $92 billion a year.”

It is clear that this issue needs to be addressed, but the current method that the U.S. government and FDA suggest is not as productive as it could be.

We would rather a more forceful approach be taken in an attempt to get veteran smokers to quit and try to save their already damaged health.

Turning my back on Facebook by lexie smith

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I spend too much of my time on Facebook.

Each day when I get back to my room after class I plop down, grab my computer and in this order, check my e-mail, check Blackboard and log onto Facebook.

If my computer is open, in one tab or another, I’m chatting with friends and avoiding homework.

I finally asked my roommate to change my password and not tell me what it is.

Quitting Facebook for a few weeks has made me think: is it really worth it to have one? What is so addictive about social networking that the minute I log on, I find it impossible to hit ‘logout’?

Since I’ve stopped using Facebook, I’ve noticed I don’t use my computer nearly as much and I actually get homework done.

Although when I’m bored now, I end up watching television. I’m not mindlessly lurking on the lives of people I hardly know.

According to mashable.com contributor Adam Ostrow, “sites like Facebook and Twitter now account for 22.7% of time spent on the Web.” It’s scary to think that I spend nearly a quarter of my time on the Internet skulking around Facebook.

I find it odd that I can know precisely what all of my friends are doing every minute of every day. It seems voyeuristic. I don’t need to know this much about my friends. Being so innately connected to what my friends are doing is strange.

I started realizing that Facebook has taken the joy out of many of my personal relationships.

When my friends try to tell me about something that happened, I already know about it, thanks to my never-ending news feed. There are no more surprises.

Even when I quarantine myself from Facebook, I am surrounded by all my friends, informing me of the latest news feed drama. No matter where I

Facebook frenzy: Facebook has become the main distraction of young people around the world. Students, like the one pictured above, spend most of their time juggling homework and classes with Facebook and Twitter. (Photo from MCT) go, I am constantly bombarded by Facebook, one way or another.

I hate being so permanently connected to everyone around me. Although I do not enjoy being alone, I do enjoy the simple pleasure of gossip because it means socializing with others faceto-face. I miss personally interacting with my friends and family.

Since I’ve come to college, I do a bulk of my communicating with my parents through texting and e-mails. Although I’m thankful for these communication methods, I am bothered by the fact that I talk to almost all of my friends and family through texting or Facebook messages and comments. It is not impossible for us to meet up in person, yet we always end up talking through the Internet.

Not only am I bothered by the lack of face-toface communication, but also by Facebook as a whole.

It isn’t a very secure website. The newest security settings sell your profile information to companies that correspond with your interests so they may tailor their ads to your liking. That is

plain creepy. All ads appeal to my eye, but when I notice that the ads surrounding my profile are all based on pages I’ve “liked,” I get uncomfortable.

Not to mention the epic security breech Facebook had last May, when, “users discovered a glitch that gave them access to supposedly private information in the accounts of their Facebook friends, like chat conversations,” New York Times writer Jenna Wortham wrote.

Facebook’s response to this glitch was that its website is not ‘perfect.’ I don’t expect the website to be flawless, but it should be secure.

With millions and millions of users, I want to be sure that I can have multiple chat conversations with my friends without worrying that a stranger could visit my page and know what I discuss with my closest friends.

After such serious glitches in the past, and Facebook offering up members’ information to the World Wide Web, I find myself seriously doubting if I plan to re-instate my page.

After a few days away from the social networking site, I am left wondering: do I need Facebook as much as I think I do? No, not really.

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2010

New book boosts Bush legacy

BY SAM HYER

shyer@butler.edu | asst. opinion editor

After being unusually quiet for the past two years, former President George W. Bush is finally back in the spotlight.

With his recently published memoir, “Decision Points,” hitting the bookshelves in November, our 43rd president is doing a series of interviews and media visits to discuss the book.

In my opinion, Bush is the humblest man in America right now.

In his highly publicized interview with Matt Lauer, the former president did not hold back admitting his mistakes and said, “I could have done things better.”

He has admitted that his handling of Katrina in 2005 was poor.

He regrets that he withdrew troops from Iraq in such a hurry. He admits that he was “blindsided” by the financial disaster at the end of his term, but at the same time defends the decisions that he and Congress made.

The thing that is most appealing to me in the Lauer interviews is that Bush makes it clear that he has nothing against President Obama and is not trying to target him with the power he has as a former president.

“I am trying to regain a sense of anonymity,” Bush said. “I don’t think its good for the presidency for a former president to be opining about his successor. President

Obama has got plenty of critics, and I’m just not going to be one.”

The current president, on numerous occasions, has referenced the “prior administration” as responsible for the issues that he is dealing with as commander in chief.

While Bush certainly has the ability to fire back and try to defend his legacy, he doesn’t want to.

This shows the former president’s true character.

A large majority of Amercans feel there were aspects of his presidency that could have been stronger but, so does he.

The true test of a man is not to blame others, but himself for failures.

With the publication of his memoir, historians will begin to look back on the 43rd president of the United States. They will see more than just the Katrina blunders or the Wall Street bailouts, much more.

After the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, the U.S. was not victim to another vicious attack on American soil for the remaining seven years of Bush’s presidency. This was no coincidence.

Bush effectively transformed the security and defense of this country to prepare for an entirely new enemy—one that has a quest to destroy America.

He was also a firm believer in supporting Israel as a free state in the Middle East. Bush recognized that Israel’s success was crucial to stability in the Middle East and did

THE BOOK TOUR: Former President George W. Bush is shown signing a copy of his new book, which hit shelves in November. The 43rd president has essentially gone into seclusion since leaving office and has been unusually quiet about politics. (Photo from MCT) not hesitate to ostracize Yasser Arafat and his actions in Palestine.

Bush was also a strong supporter of India. In its ongoing dispute with Pakistan, India came under frequent pressure from the nation and its repeated threats. As the largest democracy in the world, India is a crucial ally and model for the rest of the globe.

Finally, the amount of effort that Bush put towards helping the con-

tinent of Africa was incredible.

While his predecessor is known for the military blunder in Somalia and the massacre of the Tutsis in Rwanda, Bush is known for the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.

Thousands of HIV positive Africans have been helped thanks to the distribution of life saving drugs and antibiotics to combat the virus.

When history looks back on the 43rd president, while marred by the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the economy, they should also see a man who led the country through the worst terrorist attack on American soil. They should also see a man who saved countless lives in the AIDS epidemic, as well as strengthened our country’s relationship with countries like India and Israel.

Making the case for kegs

BY BRIAN GROSS

bgross@butler.edu | asst. opinion editor

After hearing of Butler University President Bobby Fong’s intended departure, it was not long before I feared another loss, one much more grave and closer to home.

How will the departure of Fong affect the current alcohol policy?

It is no secret that Fong championed forward-thinking policies concerning alcohol consumption, moving from puritanical restriction to encouraging responsibility through moderation.

While Fong’s replacement has not been named, I hope that whoever he or she may be, he or she will bring some consistency to the currently disorganized and failed alcohol policy.

First, a series of truths must be established, in scientific fashion, that can be agreed upon as givens.

The first is that, despite the designation of ‘wet’ or ‘dry’, there is a portion of students on this campus who want to drink alcohol.

The second is that, despite the designation of ‘wet’ or ‘dry,’ the university wants to curb drinking through policies to reduce danger to the students and to reduce liability on the part of the university.

Now that those facts have been established, let us examine how and why this does not work.

Consider our policy on kegs in fraternities.

The university and its lawyers has banned them, labeling them a “common source” of alcohol, making the fraternity house as a whole liable for any resulting actions. This ban is to curb binge drinking, but does it work?

Administrators and lawyers think so, but an economist or college student would not.

Pilsner beer from a keg is the cheapest source of alcohol, ranging from 40 cents to $1 per cup, for a drink that is more than 90 percent water.

With this restriction, the next cheapest source of alcohol would be a half-gallon of vodka.

A shot being roughly 44 milliliters, a half-

PICK YOUR POISON: As much as a drink is a drink, replacing beer with hard alcohol makes it more difficult tp keep track of exactly how much we consume, without feeling full before it’s too late. (Graphic from MCT) gallon of vodka contains a little over 34 shots, making a half-gallon of Skol or Kamchatka effectively 45 cents a shot.

While this is still cost effective, drinking vodka shots is also more dangerous than drinking beer.

If “Red Cup Culture” taught us anything, it is that a drink is a drink. In this case, how concentrated that drink is, unlike beer, is up to the mixer and server.

There is nothing that makes a keg any more common a source of alcohol than a halfgallon of hard liquor or bottle of wine. The only thing the university’s policies have accomplished is that undergraduates learn to hide it better.

As of the fall 2010 semester, BUPD has stepped up enforcement of the underage drinking policy, increasing their presence during weekend nights.

With the recent record-size freshman class, Chief of Police Ben Hunter worked to increase funding during “Welcome Week” for overtime pay to keep more officers on the streets later at night.

While I applaud the officers’ efforts, and will always respect them for their service to the community, the increased police presence changed the perception of BUPD from what it was just a year ago.

With increased patrolling focused around fraternity and off-campus parties, BUPD had an intimidating presence which undermined

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BY: CAROLINE JOHNSON

“Eating, then shopping with my mom and sisters.

The day after Thanksgiving is my favorite time to shop!”

Lexi Peterson junior

its former role as a safe go-to when a night got out of control.

As a resident of a fraternity house, I can say that seeing an officer walk up to the door last year was never intimidating because they were always lenient and willing to speak openly.

This year, however, being approached by an officer has been a terrifying prospect. I do not know if I will speak to a calm officer like before, or one who threatens to write up reports and to stop our friends as they leave our house.

This year, when asked by freshmen what would happen if they were approached by an officer at night, I did not know the answer.

I had to admit they did not seem to be the BUPD that was around when I was a freshman. I know that they are doing their jobs, but I cannot help but express that feeling of mistrust to younger friends.

With this in mind, let us consider the role of responsibility in drinking on campus.

In this hypothetical situation, let us follow a college freshman.

If a student decides on Saturday night to drink, he will most likely go out to the campus fraternities. First year students feel most comfortable staying on campus and are unlikely to venture out to house parties or the apartments. When he returns from his night out, he is intoxicated and throws up directly outside his RA’s door.

Who is to blame? If you think everyone, including the student, you are using too much common sense. It does not matter if he lets himself into a fraternity house, how many houses he goes to or how much he drinks at each—if any at all. Every house he mentions is just as liable.

If it is his first offense, the student will most likely write a paper on why underage drinking is bad. Each fraternity will be investigated and possibly even removed from campus.

How does this teach responsibility, in both alcohol usage and in life?

That college students—legal adults—can make the conscious decision to consume alcohol and walk away from it with less severe consequences than other parties involved is counter intuitive to the mission of any institution that promotes growth and responsibility in its students.

Fong is an outspoken member of the Amethyst Initiative, which encourages responsible consumption of alcohol at all levels of college.

What we have at Butler is a policy that treats some of its students with kid gloves and others with an iron fist.

This double standard highlights the need for a more consistent alcohol policy as the university moves forward.

The problem we as a student body face is that these things are becoming commonplace.

Those of us who choose to drink consume hard alcohol far more commonly than those of our parents’ generation. These policies drive drinking further underground by the university’s police force and asymmetrical enforcement.

The university should tailor their approach to drinking in a manner that may actually benefit students, not drive drinking underground.

Drinking is not something to be feared, or suppressed or embarrassed about.

It is a rich part of our culture and should be enjoyed, like all other things, in responsible moderation.

So this one’s to you, Butler University, and to the incoming president, I would love to sit down and discuss this over a beer.

“Visiting my sister, brotherin-law, and niece in Anderson.

Catching up on sleep also! ” Cory Gratzer junior

“Hanging out with my friends and family and watching football.”

“Heading back to Wilmington, Illinois to visit my family and eat a lot of turkey.”

Emily Alaimo junior

Katie Ceranski junior

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The man behind the turntables

the dj hero: Sophomore Sam Dorrance’s DJ career started with a humble recording studio in middle school and grew to fruition in high school. Dorrance is also a member of Out of the Dawg House. (Photo by Caroline Johnson)

by Megan Schipp

mschipp@butler.edu | a&e staff writer

L

ast spring, Butler students raged with Girl Talk, whose ability to infuse electronic, dance and hip-hop music into an infectious mash-up moved concert goers through the aisles and on to the stage.

With popping bodies and sliding feet, fans danced, not because of who they were dancing with, but because they couldn’t stop themselves.

Innovative artists like Girl Talk give inspiration to Butler sophomore and disc jockey Sam Dorrance, who believes its style deserves to be called one of the best of our day. Yet, throughout today’s changing music, Dorrance continues to hold onto a DJ’ing style of his own.

“I think what makes me unique is my focus on my audience,” Dorrance said. “A lot of DJ’s don’t keep their mind on the audience, and end up playing what they personally want to hear.

“I believe that the audience’s

taste and enjoyment always comes before your own. If the crowd can’t track with you, you aren’t a good DJ.” Dorrance has been conceiving tracks since he and his friend created a small recording studio in middle school.

His love for music became more than just a hobby and soon Dorrance was mixing tunes as his Iowa high school’s DJ. Recently, with his 12-inch mains and 18-inch subwoofers, Dorrance shook the foundation of Sigma Nu during its annual VooDoo bash.

“This year’s VooDoo turned out to be unreal,” Dorrance said. “I have never felt that much raw energy from a crowd before.”

Dorrance draws inspiration from songs that are both on and off the airwaves. He enjoys a good throwback to oldies like the Jackson 5, but also likes to “play the hits.” Pulling beats from “vintage” and “current pop,” you may hear Lil’ Jon getting low to the electronic sounds of Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance.”

Sophomore Sam Dorrance on being the musical life of the party

“Whenever I hear a song that really grabs my attention and is fast enough to dance to, I make a note of it and get my hands on it,” Dorrance said. “It’s impossible not to hear most of the great party music out there right now by just listening to the radio and what people are humming as they walk between classes.”

No matter Dorrance’s distance from his DJ’ing stand, he is never far from the stage or the studio.

Dorrance is a member of the Butler Chorale and Out of the Dawg House. As a recording industry studies major, Dorrance is always working on something new in Butler’s music department.

“The music [at VooDoo] created an atmosphere with a lot of energy, and it was the perfect place to dance and hang out with my friends,” sophomore Samantha LaMantia said.

“At especially good parties, there is a point where the crowd stops being self-conscious and gets caught in the moment and swept away by

the music,” Dorrance said. “The process of leading them to that point, and all the energy that is released when they are having a fantastic time, is what compels me to keep trying to be a better and better DJ.”

After graduating, Dorrance plans to pursue his long-term goals of producing and recording bands, and possibly even owning his own studio.

Dorrance said, “The DJ thing is mostly just for fun.”

Speaking of Girl talk...

DJ and mashup artist Girl Talk releases new album Don’t listen to anyone that tells you that Radiohead, Jimi Hendrix, Ke$ha and Lady Gaga do not belong on the same album.

Gregg Gillis, also known as Girl Talk, released his new album on Monday.

The record is free to download at his website, www.illegal-art. net/allday.

Gillis broke the album into 12 tracks for easy navigation, but he said on the download page the music should be listened to as one continuous track. That’s an offer dance fanatics can’t refuse.

GIRL TALKING: (Photo courtesy of Aard)

Wizards, Westerns, Viagra: holiday’s biggest films

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 — Nov. 19

trollable Maggie (Anne Hathaway).

Jamie makes it big when he starts representing upstart male enhancement drug Viagra and manages to woo Maggie. The story’s central conflict emerges when Maggie dumps Jamie to avoid getting in the way of his career.

Of all the romance flicks coming out this season, “Love and Other Drugs” looks the most clever. Brace yourself for way too many erectile dysfunction jokes.

Tangled—Nov. 24

Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale star in this tale of Bostonian boxing legend Mickey “Irish” Ward. While it looks like the typical underdog story fishing for an Oscar, it is impossible not to be intrigued by the story and cast. Bale looks like a skeleton of his former self, slimming down to play Ward’s (Wahlberg) big brother Dickie, with Oscar nominee Amy Adams on board as his love interest. Can Wahlberg and company produce an underdog story without the trite plot devices? “The Fighter” could pull a few surprising punches.

by Daniel Domsic

ddomsic@butler.edu | a&e editor

As the holidays inch closer and the long winter break looms, Hollywood is doing all it can to get your cash into movie theaters.

But which movies this holiday season are worth seeing? Take a look at these promising flicks.

The Harry Potter series is a generational story. This batch of college students has grown up with the epic story of the wizard, so it’s understandable if a critic who missed the boat harps on the films.

Regardless of cinematic perfection, the trailers and TV spots are nothing short of chilling. Potter and his friends must defeat Lord Voldemort once and for all. Bringing the story to a close, the final chapters are set to be the darkest film translations yet and, with a tried and true cast supporting it, there is definitely a reason to be excited.

Disney is taking a shot at the Grimm Fairy Tales with their CGI flick, “Tangled.” Bandit Flynn Rider is running from the law when he decides to hide in the high tower. He gets knocked out with a frying pan by Rapunzel, beginning a new friendship and adventure.

Rider is voiced by “Chuck” star Zachary Levi, with Mandy Moore providing Rapunzel’s voice. Disney’s latest foray into animated story telling is complete with the usual whim, goofy animal sidekicks and magical style.

Love and Other Drugs — Nov. 24

Pharmaceutical representative Jamie (Jake Gyllenhaal) is a smooth operating womanizer who finally meets his match, the uncon-

The Fighter — Dec. 10

True Grit — Dec. 22

Fans of the original John Wayne film might not be enthused, but whether they like it or not, the Cohen Brothers’ remake of “True Grit” looks nothing short of a masterpiece.

In recent years, good Westerns are few and far between, and this re-envisioning of the classic, starring Oscar winners Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon and nominee Josh Brolin, looks phenomenal.

Bridges plays Rooster Cogburn, an infamous lawman out to capture murderer Tom Chaney (Brolin). I’m putting my cash on the Cohen Brothers and their take on this classic revenge story.

The Butler Arts and Entertainment 17 Junior Recital Winford Parker, Voice Eidson-Duckwall Recital Hall 5 p.m.

18 Horn Studio Recital 6 p.m.

Chamber Choir Concert Robertson Hall 7:30 p.m.

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Winter stars: (Clockwise from top left) Anne Hathaway, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jeff Bridges and the cast of the penultimate “Harry Potter” film are poised to draw crowds at movie theaters this holiday season. (Photos from MCT)

Calendar 20 Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra: Dr ew Tretick, Electric Violin Athenaeum Theatre 8 p.m.

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Lyric theatre brings classics to life

Conan O’Brien back to late night ‘Coco’ takes his comedy to cable

Student production brings musical theater to campus

by Brian Wanbaugh

bwanbaug@butler.edu | asst. a&e editor

When Conan O’Brien hosted “The Tonight Show” for the last time on Jan. 22, his future was uncertain.

He was leaving NBC and was not permitted to return to television until November, but he was going to receive a huge sum of money for his departure.

What network or channel he would join next, if any, was the big question.

But on April 12, just hours before he began “The Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television Tour,” O’Brien announced he would be taking his talents to TBS where he would host an hour-long program that would begin at 11 p.m.

That show, simply titled “Conan,” premiered last Monday with high expectations.

Many media critics, reviewers and fans, like myself, questioned what the show would be like. Would it be similar to his old late night talk shows or would it be something entirely new, like an hour-long sketch comedy show?

Upon tuning in on Monday, the question was answered almost immediately.

After an opening sketch portraying his search for a new network, in which he likened NBC executives to Mafia style hit men, O’Brien was introduced and the studio audience gave him a standing ovation before he went into his monologue.

O’Brien was back.

Sporting a neatly trimmed beard, wearing a suit and his trademark hair in place, it seemed that O’Brien was ready to go.

His old friend Andy Richter, who came back for “The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien” to be the announcer, followed him to TBS along with O’Brien’s band.

Only band leader Max Weinberg was gone, replaced by Jimmy Vivino, who had filled in for Weinberg on occasion in the past.

But it seemed like O’Brien was still affected by his departure from NBC. Something just did not seem right.

Like getting over a long but broken relationship with a loved one, O’Brien seemed to be in the beginning stages of moving on. After all, O’Brien had been involved in television for 23 years—being away for just nine months must have been hard.

The one thing that has not left

nbc a no-no for coco : Conan O’Brien debuted on TBS Nov. 8. (Photo from MCT) him is his unique sense of humor.

It was expected that he would mention NBC a few times in his opening monologue, but his jokes were spot on and showed his true feelings for his former bosses.

“I gotta be honest though, it’s hard doing a late night show on a channel with not a lot of money, that viewers have trouble finding.

So, that’s why I left NBC,” he said.

Throughout the first week, the stars that appeared on his show revealed how much clout O’Brien still holds in the entertainment industry.

Guests included Seth Rogen, Tom Hanks, Michael Cera, Jon Hamm, Will Forte and Julie Bowen.

The Tom Hanks interview was the highlight of the week.

At the end of the interview, Hanks and O’Brien were admiring the new video screen on the set of “Conan,” which is a panoramic view of the ocean, with hills and buildings surrounding the water.

As Hanks and O’Brien looked upon the screen, CGI whales appeared to be breaching and Hanks got into it, pretending to be a whale expert of some sort. As the whales got closer to the screen, water was dumped onto Hanks’ head, all seemingly a part of a plan that Hanks had no idea was in the works.

The first week for “Conan” was a critical and commercial success.

The show had 4.2 million viewers tune in on its debut, which broke the previous record held by “The Daily Show” for most viewers of a cable show.

It is expected that his ratings will drop with time, with those who tuned in to see the spectacle of it all leaving and returning to the network late night shows.

But the new O’Brien appears to be here for the long run, slowly working his way back into the groove he knew.

Late night television, destined to be different once O’Brien left, is now back to normal with the comedian on the air.

Theater Celebrates the classics: Butler’s Lyric Theatre performed scenes from classic operas and musicals such as “Carmen,” “Annie Get Your Gun” and “Phantom of the Opera” on Nov. 11 and 12 in the Eidson-Duckwall Recital Hall. (Photo by Erin Drennan)

by Emily Delaney contributing writer

Butler University’s Lyric Theatre presented a variety of opera scenes in this year’s annual recital at EidsonDuckwall Recital Hall on Nov. 11 and 12.

Directed by John Schmid and W.P. Sterneman III, the Lyric Theatre is made up of students in the Jordan College of Fine Arts who audition for a place in the program at the beginning of each school year.

Students were ecstatic to hear that this year’s performance was to be directed by Schmid, who is also the chorus master for the Indianapolis Opera, senior Jackie Gredell, a member of the Lyric Theatre, said.

“Many Butler students have been employed by Schmid and have gotten invaluable professional experience being in the chorus for the operas. So this has been a great way for the music students to get to know someone in the professional music world,” Gredell said.

This year’s auditions were announced through the voice faculty on campus and all interested students were welcome to audition. Gredell said the audition was a meaningful experience for her because of the immediate feedback she received from Schmid about the delivery of her audition performance.

“From day one, it was a learning experience, and that’s how it’s been all semester,” she said.

The program is an opportunity for students to enhance their stage presence and develop skills in effective character development.

“The various scenes from the operas, operettas and musicals that were presented in the recital were focused specifically on inner character development,” Schmid said.

This inner development was portrayed to the audience through the use of space and time.

“His goal for the semester was to have us make decisions about what our characters were feeling internally, and learn how to express those decisions in a way that the audience could understand,” Gredell said.

Beginning with two scenes from the French opera, “Carmen,” the recital showcased the powerful talent of Butler’s music students. The second scene, “Couplets (Toreador),” was an ensemble piece featuring strong individual characters and a powerful group performance. The male lead, Escamillo, played by junior Andy Riehle, provided a forceful presence on stage and was supported by the energy and powerful voices of his fellow cast mates.

Following the scenes from “Carmen,” Lyric Theatre

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member and freshman Jordana Kozyreff performed a solo, singing “There’s No Business Like Show Business,” a piece from the American musical “Annie Get Your Gun.” This piece, along with the subsequent performances from shows like “Phantom of the Opera,” “Secret Garden” and “Old Maid and the Thief,” expressed the importance of a diverse selection of musical genres within the program.

There was not always a clear indication as to why each piece was selected for the performance, but there was a definite focus on the importance of developing skills through a widely varied program, according to sophomore Lyric Theatre member Max Wellman.

With the hard work and dedication of Schmid and his students, the Lyric Theatre recital was an outstanding performance.

“Having the opportunity to work with Schmid was the highlight of this semester’s performance,” Gredell said. “The entire semester was a learning process which enhanced the student’s abilities to interpret their character’s feelings and portray those feelings in a meaningful way.”

“He has made it clear on a daily basis that he is here for the students,” Gredell said. “He wants us to succeed, to be better musicians and to learn as much as we possibly can.”

‘Unstoppable’ runs off tracks bwanbaug@butler.edu | asst. a&e editor

The Best Of

spotlight sharing: Senior Jackie Gredell (left) and junior Yael Kurganoff (right) perform with the Lyric Theatre. (Photo by Erin Drennan)

When I first saw the trailer for “Unstoppable,” I wasn’t expecting much. My intuition was right.

Starring Denzel Washington, Chris Pine and Rosario Dawson, “Unstoppable” is about a runaway train that is closing in fast on the town of Stanton, Pa. and needs to be stopped before it derails and spills its hazardous cargo.

The reason the train becomes a runaway is actually quite comical.

The conductor feels it is a good idea to hop out of the train to change the track direction, but then fails to catch back up with it. Other employees watching this unfold just laugh, not thinking that the train is now unmanned with tons of toxic materials and heading towards a heavily populated area.

From this point, the film itself becomes a runaway that needs to be stopped.

One minute the train is just a “coaster”—the term used by the railroad company for the slowmoving runaway, but then the situation turns into one where the train is moving at 70 mph, with no real explanation for how it reached that speed.

The story then shifts to the new guy, Will (Pine), who is beginning his conductor training with veteran engineer Frank (Washington).

These two characters at first seem to be polar opposites, but as the film

moves forward their similarities are revealed.

Will is in the middle of a divorce and Frank has trouble connecting with his two teenage daughters.

These two relationships seem very important to the story but the development was severely lacking in both. I felt no emotional connection to these characters and their troubles, even as the action intensified.

They continue to bond in a weird way by arguing with each other and having general disagreements with their boss.

When Will and Frank encounter the runaway train for the first time, it almost takes their lives.

As the runaway barrels down the tracks, Frank and Will’s train just barely makes it off the main track before the two collide. The runaway takes out the back few cars of the train, creating one of many huge explosions in the film.

The decision to go after the runaway is made by Frank and Will, despite the corporate bosses telling them not to. Connie (Dawson), the boss in charge of the rail yard where

the runaway comes from, agrees with Frank and Will and lets them go after it.

The majority of the action takes place towards the end of the film, with daring jumps from train car to train car, huge explosions and tense moments.

A nice touch from the director Tony Scott was to mix in local news coverage as the event was happening to give the film a sense of reality that other action films tend to lack.

However, the use of quick moving shots and the choppy, one-line dialogue throughout the film was straight from the proverbial “action movie book.” The shots of the speeding train were even a bit nauseating at times.

If you plan on seeing this film, be prepared for cheesy dialogue, outrageous stunts and underdeveloped characters and plot points.

Another 15 minutes or so of character development would have been nice, but with a running time of more than an hour and a half, you’ll be ready for the credits to role.

Unstoppable | Film review Starring Denzel Washington and Chris Pine, “Unstoppable” is a film about a runaway train that is carrying toxic materials with the potential to create extreme carnage if it derails.

The film lacks in originality with its script, has several one-dimensional characters and contains predictable action movie extravagances. The film, like the train, is a runaway that needs to be approached with caution.

5 = perfect, 4 = outstanding, 3 = good, 2 = fair, 1 = poor

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no comeback kids

OVERTIME

NHL worth some looks in my book by colin likas

Points from Mack, Howard not enough to lift Bulldogs to win by steven Peek

speek@butler.edu | sports editor

Last night, the Butler men’s basketball team did what it had not done since 2006—lose a game by 15 or more points.

Louisville’s full-court pressure and solid shooting from the field led to the first loss of the season for the No. 18 Bulldogs (1-1).

The dunks, defense and the deep bench of the Cardinals (1-0) broke down the Bulldogs in an 88-73 christening of the newly-built KFC Yum! Center, which housed nearly 23,000 fans for the night.

“I can’t imagine with depth like that and players like that that they would get any worse down the road,” Butler head coach Brad Stevens said.

“I would say that all the Big East predictions were wrong.”

Butler pulled within reach and gave Louisville fans a scare in the second half, but the Bulldogs could never get closer than 11 once their slow-developing surge began.

“We knew at halftime that [Butler] would make some sort of run,” Louisville head coach Rick Pitino said.

“They’re too good of a team not to.”

But the 24-point hole that Butler dug in the first half was too much to overcome in the end.

“We got caught up, for whatever reason, in the atmosphere,” Stevens said. “Invitations to the first game in a new stadium are usually ones you say ‘no’ to.”

Pitino said that one of the three battles the Cardinals wanted to win was three-point shooting, or at least defend Butler’s three-point shooting well.

“We prepared our tails off because of how much we respect Butler, and we played defense well,” Pitino said.

The Cardinals’ preparation held Butler to six-of-25 in three-point shooting for the game.

on

deck

Bulldogs at home this week

Wednesday Women’s Basketball vs. St. Louis 7 p.m.

Thursday None

Friday None

Saturday Men’s Basketball vs. Ball State 2 p.m.

Women’s Volleyball vs. TBD (HL Semifinals) 4:30 p.m.

Women’s Basketball vs. Ohio Dominican 6 p.m.

Sunday Women’s Volleyball vs. TBD (HL Finals) 2 p.m.

vs.

Men’s Soccer TBD (NCAA 2nd Rd.) 1 p.m.

Monday None

Tuesday None

Louisville’s defense also held Butler to 23 percent field goal shooting in the first half, while the Cardinals built a sizable lead, shooting 44 percent.

Butler junior Shelvin Mack led all scorers with 25 points, 17 of which came in the first half. His ability to create his own shots kept Butler from falling into a double-digit hole multiple times early in the game, although the turnovers and slow defensive rotations of his teammates could not prevent the inevitable.

Louisville sophomore forward Rakeem Buckles led his team with 17 points and 11 rebounds, while junior forward Terrence Jennings added 13 points and eight rebounds.

Louisville led 41-23 at the break, but Butler looked to come out of locker room and make the game competitive in the second half.

“The biggest thing to take away from this game is how we got better from the first half to the second half,” Stevens said.

Senior forward Matt Howard had to step up for Butler when some minor injuries kept Mack on the bench for most of the second half. Howard scored 21 of his 23 points in the second half.

Even with Howard taking charge in the second, the Bulldogs’ struggles early on gave the Cardinals enough of a cushion to emerge with a win.

Stevens, who picked up his second career technical foul minutes into the game, said that Butler did not set the world on fire last November and that there was still much work to be done.

“If we hang our heads, we’re not going to get better,” Stevens said.

“And if we get mad, we’re not going to get better.

The Bulldogs will look to bounce back Saturday when they play a different flock of Cardinals—those from Ball State. The game in Hinkle Fieldhouse starts at 2 p.m.

breakdown: Senior Matt Howard goes for a layup against Louisville Tuesday. Howard and the Bulldogs found themselves in foul trouble in the loss. (Photo by Rachel Senn)

clikas@butler.edu | asst. sports editor

T h e National Football League’s 2010 season is underway, and the National Basketball Association recently started its season as well.

But while these two professional leagues get the most airtime, there is a third that has its new season in full swing, too: the National Hockey League.

But how many people in the Indianapolis area actually care? How many people in the United States actually care?

The NHL has action worth watching and it’s proving to be a far better viewing option than the NFL or NBA. The fast-paced action, excitement and drama are factors that put the NHL over the top in comparison with the other professional leagues.

Plus the NFL, NBA and Major League Baseball have flaws that the NHL doesn’t have to deal with.

Looking first at the NFL, its hard-hits are now considered old school and inhumane. Heavy fines and suspensions are now being handed out for hits that are considered too violent.

Something that has been, and still is, a key element of football is being _______see overtime page 11

Men’s soccer captures Horizon League crown, gets first-round bye in NCAAs

by Billy Klimczak

bklimcza@butler.edu | sports staff writer

A year after falling to Green Bay in the 2009 Horizon League Championship on penalty kicks, the Butler men’s soccer team got revenge, taking the 2010 title over the Phoenix (13-4-2) in identical fashion.

Freshman forward Austin Oldham gave Butler (16-0-2) a 1-0 lead at the 36th minute after connecting on a shot from 15 yards out, sending the ball just past Phoenix sophomore goalkeeper Ryan Wehking and into the back of the net.

With just two minutes remaining in the match, it seemed that the Bulldogs had solidified the win, but Phoenix freshman forward David Bernhardsson scored in the 89th minute to tie the match and send the contest into overtime.

The Bulldogs had two scoring opportunities in the two overtime periods, but Wehking managed to stop both.

Butler finished with a 16-13 edge in shots in the match and both teams had five shots on goal. The contest also featured 42 fouls and seven yellow cards.

Regardless, the match would end in a similar fashion to last year when the Horizon League Championship was decided on penalty kicks.

“Any time there’s that kind of pressure on you, it just compels you to go out and get it done, and that’s exactly what we did,” Butler head coach Kelly Findley said.

The championship was decided when sophomore forward Julian Cardona gave Butler its second successful penalty kick.

Senior goalkeeper Fabian Knopfler, who recorded three saves, stopped Green Bay senior mid-fielder Scott Raymonds’ attempt to even the score, earning the Bulldogs the

win and the Horizon League Championship.

The tournament title was Butler’s first since 2001 and fifth all-time.

Before the title rematch with Green Bay, the Bulldogs needed to get past Cleveland State in the semifinals.

The match featured a showdown between the Horizon League’s offensive player of the year, Sippola, and the league’s top goalkeeper, Cleveland State’s Brad Stuver. Sippola proved to be the deciding factor that got top-seeded Butler a 2-1 victory over fourth-seeded Cleveland State.

“It’s hard to beat a team twice in a year,” Findley said. “I think that tying Cleveland State the week prior really motivated us for the semifinal match.”

The Bulldogs (16-0-2), ranked sixth in the National Soccer Coaches of America Association national poll, were playing catch-up for more than 50 minutes of the match.

Cleveland State (8-10-1) grabbed a lead just over 20 minutes into the contest when senior defender Audric Kilroy took a long pass up-field from junior midfielder Manuel Conde and fired a shot past Knopfler. It was the first time this season that the Bulldogs trailed in a match.

The Vikings, who tied Butler 0-0 just a week ago at the Butler Bowl, took the 1-0 advantage to halftime and held it through the first 30 minutes of the second half.

Despite the absence of freshman forward Adekunle Oluyedun, a key contributor, the Bulldogs did not panic.

Cardona drove a shot from 25 yards out just past a diving Viking goalkeeper. It was Cardona’s fourth goal this season.

“I think that we just decided in the second half that we didn’t want

100 percent: Senior midfielder Ben Sippola launches the ball up-field in the Horizon League Tournament semifinal against Cleveland State on Friday. (Photo by Caroline Johnson) to lose the game,” Sippola said.

“Thinking about the win and the conference championship, we all just made a collective decision to go after those things.”

With 43 seconds left in the match, Butler senior mid-fielder Jacob Capito was tripped in the penalty box, setting up a penalty kick for the Bulldogs.

Sippola, the Horizon League Player of the Year, took it from there.

He sealed the deal by sending a shot into the back of the net, tallying his eighth goal of the year, a win for the Bulldogs and a spot in the championship match.

For their regular season efforts, the Bulldogs received the 13th seed and a bye for the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Butler will face the winner of the first-round match between Oakland University and Michigan State University.

Findley said he knows it will be difficult for his team to continue its impressive run in tournament play.

“You know anytime you’re ranked in the top 25 or seeded high, everyone is trying to knock you off,” he said. “We know that regardless of who we play, they’ll be ready to get after it.”

Sippola said he sees Butler’s 13th seed as a recipe for success.

“Ranked 13th and with homefield advantage, I think we’re set up for success,” he said. “We’re a sleeper team. We don’t need all the attention of a high seed.

“Everybody likes the underdog.”

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Volleyball claims second place in conference by matt lawder

mlawder@butler.edu | sports staff writer

The Butler volleyball team won its final two matches of the regular season, led by the Horizon League offensive and defensive players of the week­­—seniors Jessie Wolfe and Katie Daprile, respectively. The Bulldogs beat Youngstown State, 3-0, Nov. 12 and Cleveland State, 3-1, Nov. 13 to secure second place in the Horizon League.

The win also secured a first-round bye for the Bulldogs (199, 13-3 HL) in this weekend’s Horizon League tournament.

Butler recorded its best conference record since 2004, when the Bulldogs went 12-2.

Head coach Sharon Clark said she was excited about her team’s achievements.

“It feels good,” Clark said. “We’ve worked hard and played hard all season and earned that spot.”

Coming off back-to-back home losses the previous week, the Bulldogs got back on track against the Penguins (2-27, 0-16 HL) Friday at Hinkle Fieldhouse.

The Bulldogs took control of the match in the first set.

Aided by the strong serving of Daprile and fellow senior Maureen Bamiro, Butler jumped out to a 14-3 lead. From there, the Bulldogs cruised to a 25-19 win in the first set.

Butler continued its dominance in games two and three, winning 25-17 and 25-14, respectively.

“It was good to go out there and aggressively dismantle the other team,” Clark said.

Butler still needed a win against the Vikings (21-6, 11-5 HL) to secure second place in the conference.

Butler took another early lead after a kill by Wolfe gave the Bulldogs a 25-17 victory in set one. Wolfe controlled the match on both sides of the ball, finishing the match with 21 kills and 20 digs.

Bamiro added 12 kills to Butler’s total and had six block assists. “[Bamiro and Wolfe], physically, are our leaders,” Clark said. “We depend on them so much, and when they’ve needed to, they’ve carried us offensively and defensively this year.”

After winning set two, 25-20, the Bulldogs dropped the third set, 25-18.

The team quickly rallied, forcing eight Viking errors en route to a 25-15 fourth-set win and a 3-1 match victory.

“It’s huge to be able to get that win,” Clark said. “Cleveland State is a darn good team, and we knew we were going to have to give them our best.”

The win secured the Bulldogs’ No. 2 seed in the Horizon League tournament, which will be held in Milwaukee this weekend.

The Bulldogs won their only game at Milwaukee’s arena this year and are the only conference team to have beaten the

get down: Senior libero Katie Daprile broke the Horizon League career digs record when she recorded 26 on Saturday. (Photo by Rachel Senn) Panthers (20-8, 15-1 HL) during the season.

After its first round bye, Butler will play the highest remaining seed among Cleveland State, Valparaiso (24-7, 10-6 HL) and Green Bay (12-18, 8-8 HL).

With an automatic bye to the semifinals, the Bulldogs will need to win two games in order to secure the Horizon League’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Swimming cruises at IUPUI Men’s basketball lands four recruits, misses Zeller by billy klimczak

bklimcza@butler.edu | sports staff writer

by mike ellis

mellis@butler.edu | asst. sports editor

The Bulldogs boast a promising recruiting class for the 2011-12 season, including Roosevelt Jones of O’Fallon, Ill., Jackson Aldridge of Sydney, Australia, Kameron Woods of Louisville, Ky., and Andy Smeathers of Bargersville, Ind. However, the Bulldogs missed out on one big-name recruit.

Cody Zeller, one of the top college basketball prospects for the class of 2011, announced Thursday he would sign with Indiana University.

With senior Matt Howard graduating at the end of this season, Zeller could have filled the void in the post.

Despite this setback, Butler head coach Brad Stevens is optimistic about the recruits he did acquire.

“We’re really excited to welcome what we think will be a terrific class to Butler next year,” Stevens said. “Jackson, Roosevelt, Andrew and Kam will all bring individual strengths enhanced by their winning mindsets.

“They are a very versatile group, and all of them have won at a high level.”

Jones was the leading scorer and rebounder for O’Fallon High School last season, averaging 20 points and 12 rebounds per game. He also led O’Fallon to 30 wins and a fourth-place finish in Class 4A of the Illinois State Tournament.

Aldridge played on the Australia under-18 team, which won a gold medal at the Albert Schweitzer Games this past spring.

He was selected to the All-Tournament Team

for his play.

“We’ve known about [Aldridge] for a long time and have been impressed with him, not only as a good player, but as a leader,” Stevens said. “He’s a tough, skilled guard with good athleticism who has won in every situation.”

Woods, a center for Kentucky powerhouse Eastern High School, averaged seven points, seven rebounds and four blocked shots per game last season. He was the first Eastern basketball player to earn a triple-double in nearly a decade.

Zeller, the Washington (Ind.) High School student had previously narrowed his choices to Indiana, North Carolina and Butler.

“Until about a week ago, I didn’t know [the fit] was right,” Zeller said during his announcement. “The biggest thing was the players and the coaches. “[Indiana] had a good combination of the two.”

Zeller, a 6-foot-10-inch center, hails from a strong basketball family. His brother Luke played at the University of Notre Dame from 2005 to 2009 while his brother Tyler is a junior on the University of North Carolina basketball team.

Zeller was one of the most highly touted recruits in the nation, showcasing his skills as a member of the Indiana Elite team at the prestigious Adidas Invitational at North Central High School in Indianapolis last July.

Coaches from across the nation attended the summer tournament, including Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski, Louisville head coach Rick Pitino and West Virginia head coach Bob Huggins.

The Butler women’s swimming team made a big splash at IUPUI’s Meet of Champions last weekend.

Out of the 14 events that the Bulldogs competed in, 13 were either a lifetime or seasonbest effort.

“It gave us a lot of confidence,” freshman Kathleen Brannen said. “This is probably our biggest and fastest meet in terms of competition.

“It was really exciting to have everyone do really well on Friday and then come back and have just as good of a performance on Saturday as well.”

Head coach Maurice Stewart shared Brannen’s enthusiasm.

“This is one of the best starts to a meet we have had this season as a team,” he said.

Brannen clocked a 5:16.64 in the 500 freestyle while freshman Katie Ring led the 200 freestyle relay with a 24.94 split in the anchor position.

“As freshmen, a lot of us didn’t really know what to expect,” Brannen said. “I could tell that we we’re all pretty excited and ready

to show what we’ve been working for.”

Ring, freshman Rosalie Fidanze and sophomore Jessica Onstwedder also posted lifetime-best performances.

“We raced really well,” Stewart said. “I saw a lot of our swimmers out-touch a lot of other teams in the pool.”

The Bulldogs will now head back for a long stretch of training before their next meet at the IUPUI Relays on Jan. 17.

Butler will look to take advantage of the time they’ve been given to come back revamped and recuperated after a two-month layoff.

“We’ve had quite a few injuries this season,” Brannen said. “This was sort of our first meet back as a whole team.

“From what I saw, once everyone is back and used to the water again, we’ll be a force to be reckoned with.”

Stewart agreed with Brannen’s assessment.

“These ladies made a statement that Butler swimming is an up and coming team,” Stewart said. “I feel we just gave our competition a taste of that with our team performance.”

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overtime: The nhl deserves more attention than america is giving It continued from page 9 restricted and essentially taken away.

Plus, casual fans only get to watch their favorite team play one game per week. That one game is usually bogged down by commercials, played after kickoffs, punts, touchdowns, field goals, injury timeouts, regular timeouts and the time between quarters.

The NBA is another story. I find it odd that anyone could find an NBA game in its entirety more entertaining than an NHL game.

NBA games are boring, aside from the final two minutes of the game. There is nothing to break up the back and forth dribbling of the ball.

It’s also worth noting that the playoff card is filled with several of the same teams each season.

The back-breaker for the NBA might be that most sports fans have only seen and heard about one person during the most recent basketball offseason: Lebron James.

It certainly doesn’t help the image of the NBA when the man who had his own one-hour television show to announce where he’d play this year is one of the faces of the league.

Last up is MLB. While MLB is probably the least flawed of the three NHL alternatives, it still has its issues.

The season is strenuous for players and fans alike, with 162 games per season. There are few breaks during the schedule and only one is longer than one day.

Steroids have also reared their ugly heads over and over in baseball, and it is putting a damper on the sport that has been called America’s pastime for decades.

What makes the NHL so superior?

Why should sports fans who are sick of the above sports give hockey a try?

The NHL, like the NFL, has its share of hard hitting. The NHL, however, has taken a much better approach to dealing with hits that are deemed too violent or dirty.

Generally, the only hits that are viewed negatively in the NHL are shots to the head. If one of these occurs, the guilty player could be ejected from the

Cross Country runners earn All-Region honors

by Lance Rinker

lrinker@butler.edu | sports staff writer

plastered: Montreal Canadiens defenseman Roman Hamrlik pins Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Daniel Carcillo into the boards in the 2010 Eastern Conference Finals. (Photo from MCT) game and will usually serve a suspension somewhere in the neighborhood of three games.

The NHL isn’t looking to eliminate something that players can’t control like the NFL. Hard hitting is still a part of hockey and players aren’t afraid to hit their opponents, like NFL athletes are.

If an NHL athlete doesn’t like a hit their teammate took, they can always settle it by dropping their gloves.

The NFL’s impending lockout following this season will not be a problem for the NHL. After hockey’s lockout in 2004, the league has made changes to prevent another lockout from occuring any time soon.

Commercials aren’t a major issue for NHL games either, as most games don’t take place on national networks.

However, ESPN and the NHL may be in contract negotiations to get a game or two per week on the most recognizable sports channel around.

This will give the NHL more exposure and make it even more accessible to the casual sports fan.

The quick-paced action is one thing that makes the NHL unique.

There is constant back and forth play that can include impressive footwork and stick-work, along with the occasional fight.

The five-minute overtime and shootout are also very exciting ways for fans to see a game conclude when it would have otherwise finished as a tie.

The schedule for an NHL team, especially one that makes a deep run in the playoffs, can be a long one, running from October to as late as early June.

Still, back-to-back games are not common in a team’s 82-game schedule and the constant breaks of more than 24 hours between games leaves fans wanting more.

Hockey may seem like a sport that can only be enjoyed by those in the northern United States and Canada, but there is great fun to be had for fans watching the games and fewer problems in the NHL than in other professional sports organizations.

For any sports fan, the NHL is definitely worth a try.

The Butler men’s and women’s cross country teams both placed among the top 12 teams at the 2010 Great Lakes Regional in Rochester, Mich., last Saturday.

In their final team meet of the season, the women’s squad finished 11th out of 33 teams. The men’s squad finished sixth out of 31 teams.

Sophomore Katie Clark and freshman Ross Clarke were the top runners for the Bulldogs.

Clark finished with a time of 21:00.5, earning her 14th place individually among 231 runners. Sophomore Kirsty Legg finished about a minute later and posted the 18th-best individual time.

Both Clark and Legg earned All-Region recognition.

Senior Marbeth Shiell was the third Bulldog to cross the finish line for the women’s team, placing 64th with a time of 22:07.6. Junior Lauren Haberkorn finished 94th (22:35.2), while sophomore Kaitlyn Love finished 98th (22:39.5).

On the men’s side, Clarke finished 18th out of 216 runners with a time of 30:44.1 and also earned All-Region recognition.

He was the only freshman in the Great Lakes region to achieve such status.

“I was just trying to perform to the best of my ability, which would hopefully help the team qualify for nationals,” Clarke said. “I went in with the idea of staying with the main group and giving it all I had at the end.”

That plan worked well

for Clarke, as he led Butler’s men on the 10K course.

Senior Tom Boardman was the next Bulldog to finish, placing 38th with a time of 31:20.6. Senior Kris Gauson finished 18 seconds behind Boardman and earned 52nd place.

The teams’ performances were not enough to advance them to the national meet, which will be held next week.

Although the season ended short of the teams’ goals, head coach Matt Roe was able to draw several positives from the season.

“We had some setbacks early in the year,” Roe said.

“But we got better throughout the season and had our best race at Regionals.

“So that is something to be really proud of and feel good about.”

Butler’s women’s squad will lose only two runners in the 2011 season. The men’s team will lose significantly more, with six men, including both of the Gauson brothers, graduating.

Young runners like Clarke will be looked to in order to help compensate for the departures.

“We have good young talent,” Roe said. “It is impressive to have three runners who are no older than a sophomore receive All-Region recognition.”

As for next season, Roe said the teams’ goals will remain the same: qualify for the national meet.

“We will continue to progress and get stronger,” Roe said. “I think making the national meet is an attainable goal for next season.”

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