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A HARD LOSS: Senior Grant Leiendecker (22) consoles senior Shawn Vanzant (2) after Butler ’s loss in the NCAA Division I Men ’s Basketball Championship Monday. (Photo by Maria Porter)

Butler falls to UConn in title match, 53-41

BY STEVEN PEEK

Junior guard Ronald Nored repeated those words, saying that not getting the 50-50 balls was the differThe Butler men ’s basketball team was the victim of ence in the game. its own demise in Monday night ’s NCAA Division I Butler shot 18.8 percent from the field —the worst Men ’s Basketball Championship, making them the ever in an NCAA championship game —and was unfourth team in NCAA history to able to use rebounding or delose consecutive title games. fense to overcome their poor The Bulldogs ’ worst shooting shooting performance. performance of the season came Whenever Butler got a stop against the No. 3-seed Connection the defensive end, offensive cut Huskies, who defeated the plays rarely came to fruition.

Bulldogs, 53-41, in Houston ’s ReStevens said it was painful to liant Stadium. watch the guys he cares about Butler head coach Brad Stestruggle in their biggest game. vens said on Sunday that Butler “I told them I don ’t care if would have a shot to win if they they make shots and don ’t love played their best. them any less because we lost, ” There was no shot to win in he said. “You ’re not always gothe end, as the Bulldogs played ing to make shots, which is part from behind for more than the fiBrad Stevens of the game. nal 18 minutes and never found a “Very rarely will you go COACH, MEN ’S BASKETBALL TEAM 12-of-64, but UConn had a lot breakthrough moment or spark.

“We weren ’t getting the loose to do with that. The credit deballs initially, and that carried into the second half, ” serves to go to them. ” __________________________see national championship page 5 senior forward Matt Howard said. speek@butler.edu | sports editor

I don ’t care if they make shots and don ’t love them any less because we lost.

TEAMS THAT LOST BACK-TO-BACK TITLES BUTLER

2010: vs. Duke; 2011: vs. Connecticut

MICHIGAN 1992: vs. Duke; 1993: vs. North Carolina

HOUSTON 1983: vs. North Carolina State; 1984: vs. Georgetown

OHIO STATE 1961: vs. Cincinnati; 1962: vs. Cincinnati

STRUGGLING TO KEEP UP: Senior forward Matt Howard shot 1-for-13 from the eld en route to a 53-41 loss to UConn in Monday ’s NCAA title game. (Photo by Maria Porter)

SPORTS 5 | ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 8 | OPINION 10

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Butler ’s media darling Mascot becomes furry face of Butler during tournament MEDIA MIX-UP: When Scott Vail proposed to girlfriend Christine Fisher, they got more than they expected from media outlets. (Photo courtesy of C. Fisher)

photo by Emily Newell

2,000-view mark, Blue ’s Flickr page averaged no less than 12,000 views a day since Butler Blue II became a media sensation at last week. A photo of Blue “lifting his leg ” on last year ’s NCAA Division I Men ’s Basketball a blow-up Wisconsin Badger received more Final Four, and this year, his stardom rose to a than 20,000 hits alone. whole new level.

Printable masks of Blue have all exceeded “It ’s come on a lot sooner this year and the 10,000 hits a piece. level of intensity and interest has risen, ” Mi “It ’s crazy, ” Kaltenmark said. “It ’s absochael Kaltenmark, Blue ’s handler, said. “Last lutely unbelievable. year, there wasn ’t much attention until the “I think it shows that of all the schools, Final Four.

Butler has really utilized its live mascot and “This year, it started right away, even be- the use of social media to promote the unifore the opening versity. ” round. ” After last year ’s Final During the 2010 Four, the number of Blue ’s tournament, Blue Twitter followers had just enjoyed the spotexceeded 1,000. He ’s addlight with pictures ed five times as many new on ESPN.com and an followers since the 2011 appearance on the tournament began. BeCBS Sports Pregame tween March 28 and April show.

5, Blue went from about This year, Blue ’s 4,000 followers to 6,082. photos showed up “Blue ’s really dynamic everywhere, from and engaging on Twitter, the Washington Post so people tend to interact to TMZ. with him more, ” KaltenMichael Kaltenmark mark said. “If I don ’t check During last DIRECTOR, WEB MARKETING his mentions for an hour, year ’s tournament, Blue enjoyed the I ’ll come back to 30 to 50 spa treatment at his local Indy hangouts like mentions. ” Good Dog Hotel and Spa in Broad Ripple.

A Youtube video featuring Blue, costumed This year, he enjoyed spa treatment at mascot Hink and unofficial Butler basketball the InterContinental Houston Near the Gal- mascot Ron5 Robot, has earned more than leria where he was pampered with a mas- 15,000 views since posted three weeks ago. sage, alongside a model for College X on Fox Each video posted of Blue devouring oppoSports. He even had a martini named after nent-shaped doggy cookies has earned more him. than 1,000 views since they were posted.

Yes, if Blue was living the good life last “I just think that this is our time and we year, this year, it got even better. have to take advantage of it, ” Kaltenmark It all seemed to start with the #freebutler- said. “I think we ’re kicking [the other Final blue2 hashtag on Twitter, started by @Butler- Four schools ’] butt on social media.

Victory, Kaltenmark said.

“It also worked to draw attention away The hashtag was meant to “free ” Blue from from Brad [Stevens] and the team, which I NCAA rules that prohibited him from ap- think they appreciate. pearing at any of Butler ’s tournament games “It ’s a beautiful thing. ” prior to the Final Four.

And while TMZ may have been the crazi “We knew we probably wouldn ’t be able est request Kaltenmark has had for Blue, he ’s to attend, but we decided to try, and when happy he has received all the attention. the media and fans found out, they weren ’t “TMZ was crazy, ” he said. “I never in my happy, ” Kaltenmark said. “I talked to the life thought TMZ would contact me about NCAA to make sure they knew it was all in Blue. good spirit, and we decided to have a little “We ’ve just had so much fun with it all. fun with it. ” This is what Blue was born to do, and we ’ve ESPN ’s Kenny Mayne filmed “Butler ’s enjoyed the ride. ” Reign of Terror ” at Hinkle Fieldhouse, a satirical piece on Blue and his NCAA tournament appearances.

“Last year it was one week of madness, ” Kaltenmark said. “This year, it has been more than three weeks of madness. ” There were columns in major national newspapers. There was an appearance by Kaltenmark and Blue on ESPN ’s “First Take ” during the opening rounds. There were multiple local TV appearances and a second straight appearance on the CBS Sports Pregame show.

“We weren ’t doing shows and appearances like that last year, ” Kaltenmark said. “This year we ’re on national news the first week. ” Beyond the mainstream media, Blue ’s Flickr, Twitter, Facebook and Youtube sites, all run by Kaltenmark, exploded with visitors.

On April 3, Blue ’s Flickr account hit an all-time high with 82,655 views of his photos from Houston.

A DOG ’S DAY OUT: Blue II made his rounds during Previously never eclipsing the 1,000- to this year ’s tournament. (Photo courtesy of M. Kaltenmark)

BY EMILY NEWELL

enewell@butler.edu | print managing editor

This is what Blue was born to do, and we ’ve enjoyed the ride.

photos courtesy of M. Kaltenmark

Team performs in classroom, on court Butler wins Higher Ed ’s academic bracket

BY HAYLEIGH COLOMBO hcolombo@butler.edu | online managing editor

While Butler might have fallen short in the NCAA Division I Men ’s Basketball Championship Game Monday night, the performance in the classroom has Inside Higher Ed declaring the Bulldogs as champion.

Butler won the organization ’s sixth annual bracket, which analyzes how the teams would fare if the competition were based on academic performance.

The academic bracket predictions differ greatly from the reality of the tournament, with Butler being the only

team from Inside Higher Ed ’s final four picks to advance that far.

In the academic bracket, Butler won the championship title after defeating Texas.

The bracket winners were determined using the NCAA ’s Academic Progress Rate and ties were broken using the NCAA ’s Graduation Success Rate, according to the Inside Higher Ed website.

Past winners of Inside Higher Ed ’s bracket are North Carolina and Kansas.

University of Connecticut got knocked out in a first-round match-up

against Bucknell University.

The recognition came after senior starter Matt Howard was named the 2010-11 NCAA Division I Academic All-American of the year.

Players like Howard are the ones Butler head coach Brad Stevens said coaches dream about.

“When you ’re dreaming of coaching and you think of the guy who ’s going to give you everything he has and represent your school in a positive manner in every way to the best of his ability, you think of Matt Howard, ” Stevens said.

Proposal catches eye of media

BY GRACE WALLACE

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gwallace@butler.edu | assistant news editor

f Butler University ’s basketball superstitions, “turtle-neck ” socks and craze over Blue II hasn ’t already won the heart of the nation, then leave it up to a marriage proposal to do the trick.

Junior Scott Vail proposed to his girlfriend, sophomore Christine Fisher, in front of news cameras after the March 26 game against University of Florida during the student celebration along Hampton Drive. A surprised Fisher responded, surrounded by a large group of friends and members of the media screaming with excitement with a simple, “Yeah, I will. ” News broadcasters in four states and even in India and Brazil have since aired the proposal.

But was the proposal legitimate or just a crazy stunt to get on television?

The answer is a little bit complicated and it ’s a little bit of both.

“No one knew —it wasn ’t a planned deal with anyone, ” Vail said. “I ’m just really spontaneous.

“She was wearing a ring on her right hand so I grabbed it and I just went for it. ” A friend of Vail ’s grabbed a nearby cameraman to capture the moment as a group started to form around the couple.

“I was completely unaware of the situation, ” Fisher said. “I just couldn ’t believe he was doing it and it was hard to comprehend that it was actually going to happen. ” Vail said he had been thinking about proposing to Fisher for some time and considered doing it after, “Butler wins the national championship game. ” “That was my warm-up, practice proposal, ” Vail said.

“We ’re going to get married one day so it ’s OK to do a practice run. I ’m just getting ready for the real thing. ” Fisher said the proposal wasn ’t as real to her because she didn ’t know if Vail was serious at the time, and with all the cameras, things were crazy.

“Honestly, if he actually had legitimately proposed, I probably would have said yes, ” she said. “I thought it was hilarious and it was pretty sweet. ” Vail invited Fisher to change her relationship status to “engaged ” on Facebook, but joked that nothing had been changed as of yet.

“She wouldn ’t accept it, ” he said. “I ’m about to put ‘it ’s complicated ’ because I ’m really confused right now.

“I ’m just hoping for a click on the yes button. ” Fisher said she, “isn ’t trying to schedule wedding cake tastings, ” but that they both know that the sincerity of their relationship and marriage is, “definitely something we see happening in the future. ” Fisher ’s mother, Theresa, said she and her husband got a kick out of the aired proposal.

“The entire Fisher side of the family are jokers, ” she said. “When my husband proposed to me I didn ’t believe him and thought it was another one of his pranks. ” Theresa said she and her husband were a little —jokingly —dismayed by Fisher ’s choice of words in her response to the proposal.

“We ’ve always instructed her to say ‘Yes, ’ not ‘Yeah, ’ ” she said. “All that private schooling for the last 14 years and that ’s the best she could come up with?

“We ’re fearful that graduate school is definitely out of the question if they ever see that news story. ” Friends of Vail, junior Mitch VanderHagen and sophomore Shaine McCluskey, insisted that the proposal was not at all a joke.

“According to previous talks with Scott about his feelings, it ’s always been his dream to have a romantic proposal that would end up on TV, ” McCluskey said.

McCluskey said Vail is the type to do something spontaneous, but he is also genuine in his feelings for Fisher and wants everything to be perfect for her, including intentions to help Fisher pay for law school after graduation.

“I know it is important for Scott, and I want it to be known that Scott is so deeply in love with Christine, ” he said.

VanderHagen said Vail has every intention to propose again in the future, in a more traditional manner and without the news crew, to suit Fishers ’ personality.

“She is a lot more traditional and that isn ’t her type of thing at all, ” he said. “Scott would be the star role in ‘The Hangover ’ and Christine would star in ‘Touched by an Angel. ’ They always say opposites attract. ” VanderHagen said he has never seen two people more right for one another and that Vail had told him previously that he intended to marry Fisher.

“The truth is, these two absolutely love each other, ” he said. “Scott gets this look in his eye when she ’s around. It ’s a look that he doesn ’t get any other time of the day unless he gets a chopper gunner when he ’s playing Call of Duty.

“These two were made for each other, like macaroni and cheese, like peanut butter and jelly, like ice cream and hot fudge, like the Dawgs and a national championship. ”

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MBA program listed in U.S. News and World Report ’s best part-time programs

BY TARA MCELMURRY tmcelmur@butler.edu | news editor

Butler ’s College of Business MBA program recently placed 105 out of 166 schools in U.S. News and World Report. This is the program ’s first recognition in the listing.

“I ’m glad we finally made the report, ” Dean Chuck Williams said. “We ’re glad to get that recognition. ” The place is earned by MBA program directors at each of the 295 part-time programs around the country ranking other part-time programs on a scale of one to five.

“Since [the ranking] is reputational, it ’s difficult to crack, ” Williams said.

Williams said this ranking means the program is every bit as competitive as most of the top programs in the Midwest.

“It means the value of the degrees will continue to rise, ” he said.

Associate Dean Kathy Paulson Gjerde said the recognition increases the program ’s visibility in the local, regional and national markets, which will help attract high-caliber students.

Paulson Gjerde said the experience factor is what makes Butler ’s program different.

“What makes Butler ’s MBA program stand out from other programs is the experiential nature of the learning environment, ” she said. “Beginning with the Gateway Experience, students are immersed in a setting in which they are active participants in the classroom. ” The Gateway Experience is the first of six components that make up the program ’s curriculum. From working with outside companies to being paired with an executive coach, students work through the program,

ending with the Capstone Experience.

Williams agrees with Paulson Gjerde about the important parts of the program.

“The one thing that pulls it all together is experience, ” he said.

Anyone with an undergraduate degree can apply for admission to the Butler MBA program. According to Paulson Gjerde, most of the students in the program are not Butler undergrads, they are professionals working in Indianapolis in a variety of fields who have gotten their degrees from many different institutions.

Charlie Bell, a student in the MBA program, took all of his prerequisites last fall.

“I ’m very proud of our program being ranked on U.S. News ’ list, ” Bell said. “I was accepted into both the Kelley and Butler MBA programs about a year ago and my decision was easy. ” He said the faculty and administration are dedicated to the program and continue to find ways to enhance the experience.

Another MBA student currently in the program, James Ward, said he can see how his education from Butler can be applied in the real world.

“As a working professional, the Butler MBA program has allowed me the flexibility required to meet my work demands and at the same time provide an education that is academically challenging, ” Ward said. “On many occasions I have taken the concepts from the classroom and applied them in my career, which is a testament to the rigor and validity of the program. ” Butler ’s MBA program is a part-time program, meaning students can complete their degree at their own pace. Most students

The Six Components to Butler ’s MBA Curriculum Gateway Experience: A one-day immersion experience with a local company.

Global Business Education: Through one-week-long study trips and semester-long courses, such as Applied International Business, students learn about doing business with companies and consumers outside of the United States.

CHARLIE BELL complete the program in about two and a half years, according to Williams.

He also said an MBA becomes important as people move up in the business world.

“If you aspire to move up in management [an MBA] is critical, ” Williams said. “An MBA is different from an undergraduate degree. It ’s integrated and strategic.

“Graduates will want [an MBA] as they gain additional responsibilities in their jobs.

An MBA will allow you to better serve your cause. ” Goals for the MBA program include plans for slight growth according to both Williams and Paulson Gjerde.

“At this point we want to maintain the program quality and grow the program slightly as the Indianapolis market grows, ” William said.

Board Fellows: Through this yearlong program, students are paired with a local nonprot to improve the functioning of its board.

Leadership Development: Each MBA student is paired with an executive coach.

Internship and consulting opportunities with Butler Business Accelerator: An in-house consulting rm for mid-market companies.

Capstone Experience: The nal MBA course which allows students to apply what they learned throughout the program to a semester-long consulting project.

‘One Day Without Shoes ’ raises awareness BUPDBEAT

BY SARA PRUZIN spruzin@butler.edu | asst. news editor

The ground was cold on Tuesday.

Sophomore Christen Schwarz said that was her first realization as she stepped outside barefoot to support “One Day Without Shoes. ” The event strives to raise awareness about people in other countries who don ’t own a pair of shoes.

Tom ’s Shoes, a footwear company that donates one pair of shoes to an impoverished person for every pair they sell, sponsors the annual event.

People can become susceptible to disease and infection if they walk barefoot, and schools can deny children entrance if they do not own shoes.

“It ’s a good cause, ” Schwarz, an international studies major, said. “It makes you appreciate what many children and people in Africa are going through. ” Freshman psychology major Alaina Rodriguez said she found out about the cause through other people and by owning a pair of Tom ’s.

She said the MARCELLA COLUMBUS

event raises awareness because people walking barefoot around campus have to deal with questions and talk about the cause.

“It creates a scene, and people get out the word that way, ” she said.

She said it also may inspire others to join in next year or research the issue on their own.

This consciousness may also lead people to help in other ways.

“If more people know about it, then the problem is being worked at, ” she said.

Kyle Faulkner, a sophomore communications studies and international studies major, said he was inspired to help with the event after learning more about the cause and going on a mission trip to Jamaica.

He said he was inspired to step out of his comfort zone and develop empathy for people who don ’t have basic necessities, like shoes.

“I ’ve never considered the position of not having shoes, until I found this cause, ” he said. “It ’s a good time to think about the things we take for granted in our everyday lives. ” He said that while preventing disease by providing people with shoes is important, making sure children can attend school is crucial. “[Not having shoes] takes opportunities and experiences for growth away from them and harming them for their later years, ” he said.

While Faulkner said he understands that some people went

without shoes just because their friends did, he said they could still gain something from the experience and realize how fortunate they are.

“My hope is that Butler students are changed too, that we broaden our perspective and realize that some things we worry about are pretty petty, ” he said.

He also said the focus of the

event was the issue, and people should not get caught up in how long other people went without shoes or where they went without shoes.

“This is not a contest to see who can be the most dedicated to going barefoot all day, ” he said.

“It ’s about drawing empathy and raising awareness for an issue that not many people think about. ”

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CAMPUSBRIEF SGA tables discussion on creating student senate

BY SARA PRUZIN spruzin@butler.edu | asst. news editor

While Student Government Association assembly has tabled the idea of having a student senate for now, the issue will return in the fall.

Al Carroll, current SGA parliamentarian and presidentelect for the 2011-12 school year, said he is unconvinced that the student senate format would be beneficial, but debate will continue.

Student senates at other schools include student members who represent other students in their grade level or an assigned group of students.

Butler ’s current SGA format includes representatives from any student group or organization. Their constituencies are their group members.

No precise format has been discussed for a possible But-

ler student senate.

Also, no decision has been made as to whether or not a student senate would coexist along with SGA assembly or take its place.

Last year ’s SGA evaluation committee and CPA approached Carroll with the idea after he was elected the 2011-12 SGA president. He said it came out of a sense that SGA members had too little to do.

He said developing a purpose for SGA and taking on greater problems this fall may remedy that issue. If it does not though, he said looking at a format could be beneficial to SGA ’s function.

“It doesn ’t matter if we have 20 voices or 200 if we don ’t have a purpose, ” Carroll said.

He said a change to assembly, whether it includes a student senate or not, is necessary.

“We ’re not being effective, and we ’re not working effec-

tively in this body, ” he said.

Either way, he said, the issue brings about important debate over the amount of voices in student government and the representation students desire.

“We ’re trying to spark a fire in the student body and ask how much they care about these positions, ” he said.

Carroll said the many heated arguments against a student senate and the abrupt tabling of the issue may have stemmed from representatives ’ unwillingness to take up such a large issue three meetings from the end of the school year.

It is an issue that Carroll said should be taken up and drafted by assembly members and not the executive. Even so, he said there will be resistance.

“Change is a hard thing to do, ” he said. “When you start talking about change, that ’s where things start to heat up a bit. ”

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Computer science team places fourth in competition

BY BROOKE DEADY bdeady@butler.edu | staff writer

Butler computer science students placed fourth out of 28 teams at the Carnegie Mellon Spring Programming competition in Pittsburgh March 25 and 26.

“The most remarkable thing about Butler ’s teams is that unlike many other teams that compete, we do not practice or prepare at all before going, ”Ankur Gupta, the team ’s faculty coach, said. “Our performance is a reflection of just how much our students learn in their classes. ” Gupta said the contest pits teams of three students against eight or more complex, real-world problems with a grueling five-hour

deadline.

The competition is fierce and competitors need to have a sense of time management, since each incorrect solution is assessed as a time penalty.

“You don ’t want to waste your customer ’s time when you are dealing with the supreme court of computing, ” Gupta said. “The team that solves the most problems in the fewest attempts in the least cumulative time is declared the winner. ” Ben Patterson, a freshman computer science and computer engineering major, said this was his first programming competition. He was unsure of what to expect.

“My two teammates and I spoke

about strategy on tackling the programs before the competition so that we could be as quick and as efficient as possible, ” he said.

Patterson said the problems ranged from rather easy freshmanlevel programming problems to extremely difficult senior-level problems.

“Teammates collaborate to rank the difficulty of the problems, deduce the requirements, design test beds and build software systems that solve the problems under the intense scrutiny of expert judges, Gupta said.

“For a well-versed computer science student, some of the problems require precision only, ” he said.

“Others require a knowledge and

understanding of advanced algorithms.

“Still others are simply too hard to solve, except, of course, for the world ’s brightest problem-solvers. ” Gupta explained that judging at the competition is very strict.

“The students are given a problem statement, not a requirements document, ” Gupta said. “They are given an example of test data, but they do not have access to the judges ’ test data and acceptance criteria. ” Gupta said the team generally competes in contests at least once a year.

Last year, the team placed fifth.

The team beat one of the University of Pittsburgh teams at the com-

petition, and the day before the final, there was a “practice contest, ” in which Butler placed second over both Pittsburgh teams.

This competition helps computer science students learn by being able to apply it to real-world problems.

“As a freshman with little programming experience, this competition was a great way to see programming done at a high level, ” Patterson said. “My help was limited when it came to the harder problems due to my lack of experience, but it was a great learning experience.

“I look forward to more programming competitions in the future. ”

Study shows students shouldn ’t text in class

BY BROOKE DEADY bdeady@butler.edu | staff writer

Texting during class may end up hurting your grades in the long run.

Mandy Gingerich, an assistant professor of psychology, does an in-class exercise that yields data about effect of texting on grades in her cognitive processes course.

Gingerich said last January, when she led a participant idea exchange at the National Institute for the Teaching of Psychology, they discussed conducting an in-class demonstration to collect data on whether texting during class impedes comprehension.

When she returned to campus, Gingerich designed an experiment for the divided attention unit in the cognitive processes course.

For the experiment, half of the class is assigned to text each other during a lecture on time management strategies. The other half of the class does not text.

After the 10-minute lecture, students take a multiple-choice quiz.

Results from 67 students over the past three semesters show that students who text during the lecture had an average score of 60 percent. Those who did not text had a an average score of 79 percent. “[This shows that texting] impairs comprehension of the material, which is consistent with the findings that people rely on inflexible memory systems while multitasking, which can impair learning, and that people lose time when switching from one task to another, especially when the tasks are complex or unfamiliar, ” Gingerich said.

Caitlin Anderson, a junior psychology and journalism major who did not text, said it is easier for her to listen when not texting.

“I take better notes when I ’m not texting, and I retain more information if my phone is out of sight, ” she said.

Gingerich said during this past semester, the effect was even stronger. Students who texted got about 59 percent of their answers

correct while those who did not text got about 85 percent of their answers correct.

“That ’s the difference between a solid B and failing, ” Gingerich said.

Anderson said she was surprised by the results.

“I knew that texting resulted in less information retained, but I didn ’t know the difference between texters and non-texters was going to be that pronounced, ” Anderson said. “The difference was a couple of letter grades, and I don ’t think most people can afford getting Cs in classes, especially when they want to go to graduate school. ” Gingerich is still trying to decide how she feels about texting in class.

“Part of me finds it rude and certainly distracting, but it ’s also important to let students make their own decisions and to learn from the decisions that hurt their ability to perform well in class, ” she said.

Some students ’ opinions have changed since this study, but Alex Zuber, a sophomore psychology major who was a part of the texting group, believes that this study won ’t change people ’s actions in class.

“I think the study was very eye-opening, ” she said. “I am pretty certain, however, that those who do choose to text in class will continue to do so regardless. ” Gingerich hasn ’t noted the texting behavior of specific students and mapped it on their course grades, but said it might be something to try in the future.

“I believe the study sheds light on the inherent attentional limitations that humans, specifically college students, have, ” Sean Hudson, a junior psychology major who was in the non-texting group, said. “Many students feel as if they are able to divide their attention among several stimuli and still perform as well as if they were focusing their attention on one stimulus.

“As the study shows, this is just not the case. ”

EDUCATIONAL OUTRAGE: Protesters remaining on the second oor refused to leave the Wisconsin state capitol when it closed Feb. 27. Similar protests over education reform have occured in Indiana. (Photo from MCT)

Education reform affects future teachers Kandel also said that the proposed reforms, “put more power in the hands of deciWhile heated education reform debates sion-makers who are far from the realities of across the nation are reaching an apex, many teaching and learning in our K-12 schools. ” professionals in the education field believe Angela Lupton, assistant dean of the Collegislators are focusing too much on the lege of Education, agreed, saying she also placement and conbelieves that teacher ’s trol of power instead voices need to be more of students ’ best inpresent in order for a soterests. lution to happen.

Issues being ad “Conversations surdressed by legislarounding reform need to tures in Indiana and highlight the success stoother states include ries taking place in classthe expansion of rooms, ” Lupton said. charter schools and “This would prove that voucher programs, even when schools might changes in the way not meet education reteachers are evaluquirements, students are ated and paid and still growing and devellimits on teachers ’ oping. ” ability to bargain colTo improve educalectively.

Angela Lupton tion, many lawmakers “ U n f o r t u n a t e l y, Assistant Dean , College of Education have proposed evaluatthese efforts are missing teachers based on ing the mark in what standardized test scores, should be a collective goal, namely improv- which Kandel believes will create competiing all students ’ opportunities to learn, ” tion amongst teachers and take the focus off Brooke Kandel, assistant professor of educa- students. tion, said.

“We especially need teachers who will adJunior education major Chris Beaman had vocate for equity, challenge assumptions that the opportunity to shadow the Indiana Su- are made about certain children and work in perintendent for Public Instruction. He said what some consider the most difficult setwhile this opportunity opened his mind to tings, ” Kandel said. other viewpoints, he still firmly believes that Beaman said the arguments do not disthe focus of education reform needs to be on courage him but rather invigorate him in his the students. desire to be a teacher.

“I don ’t believe in teacher unions because “I ’m passionate about education and, if it allows teachers to disengage after three anything, these debates have given me even years, ” Beaman said. “I believe that the teach- more drive to enter the field with a positive ing profession should be just as risky as other solution to these problems and to help put professional fields, because when teachers the attention back on the students, ” Beaman disengage, the students suffer. ” said.

BY KATE SIEGFRIED

ksiegfri@butler.edu | staff writer

Conversations surrounding reform need to highlight the success stories taking place in classrooms.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 2011

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national championship: BULLDOGS FALL AGAIN continued from page 1 There may have been hope at halftime, when Butler led 22-19 despite shooting 22.2 percent from the field, but that hope quickly dissipated when it was clear Butler could not score in the paint and shot 16.2 percent in the second half.

“We kept feeling the shots would go down —that ’s the belief we had, ” Howard said. “It just wasn ’t happening. ” Howard went 1-for-13 from the field, finishing with seven points and six rebounds.

“I wish I was able to give a little bit more to my team, ” Howard said. “It was just one of those days, and it ’s really frustrating now looking back at it, realizing we had our chances. ” Sophomore center Andrew Smith said it was awful watching Howard struggle to score.

“When you see a player like that, who ’s had such a good career end like that, ” Smith said. “He played as hard as he could and no one blames him for anything. Unfortunately, just like everybody else, he couldn ’t put the ball in the hole.

“He ’s played his heart out his entire career at Butler —something I ’ve learned from him and will do in the future. He ’s offered priceless stuff to this university. ” Junior guard Shelvin Mack —the only Bulldog to score in double-digits with 13 points — said he too was frustrated.

“We ’re all upset about the game tonight, ” he said. “We had chances and opportunities, and we let them slip away by not being solid. ” Mack was 4-of-15 from the field, with all four buckets coming from behind the arc.

“They ’re a great defensive team, ” Mack said. “They were tough and contested every shot we took —contested shots that people normally wouldn ’t be able to contest. ” The defense was so tough that shortly after Butler made its 10th field goal of the game, UConn had its 10th block of the game.

Howard, along with fellow seniors Zach Hahn and Shawn Vanzant, finished their Butler careers with a combined 12 points and 14 rebounds.

Walk-on seniors Alex Anglin and Grant Leiendecker round out the five not returning next season.

“The seniors losing was the worst part about it, ” Smith said. “To go out on a win with them would have been the most unbelievable thing because of everything they ’ve offered to the university.

ROUGH ENDING: Junior Shelvin Mack had 13 points, 12 of them from 3-pointers. (Photo by Maria Porter)

FALLING SHORT AGAIN: Senior Zach Hahn buries his face in his jersey after the Bulldogs fell to the Connecticut Huskies, 53-41, in the NCAA Men ’s Basketball National Championship game. (Photo by Maria Porter)

NO MAGIC: Head coach Brad Stevens had no solution for Butler ’s offensive woes. (Photo by Maria Porter)

“Seeing them cry is hard to watch. ” Stevens, whose 117-25 record is the best four-year coaching start in NCAA history, said the emotions in the locker room were a true sign of Butler ’s family bond.

“It ’s a real locker room when the freshmen are crying, ” Stevens said. “They ’ve got three more years to play, but they are feeling for the seniors. ” Howard said he feels fortunate to have been a part of the senior class.

“This group has been able to do something

two years with them.

“We ’ve lost five brothers today. ” Vanzant said he gave credit to UConn for their performance and that the loss hurt.

“I ’ll remember being around [my teammates], the coaches and just being a part of this team, ” he said.

Vanzant and Hahn both said the group was a special and unique one.

“This group of guys really believed in each other, ” Hahn said. “That ’s what made it so special, and I ’m just proud. ”

that we ’ve never done before, ” he said. “It ’s hard to put that into words right now because we wanted more, but maybe at some point, I can look back and be proud of what this group has accomplished. ” Sophomore guard Chase Stigall, who made three 3-pointers in the game, said he was already proud of the departing senior class.

“I know we ’re going to be lifelong friends, ” he said. “They ’re going to go down as one of the best senior classes in Butler history, and I couldn ’t be more thankful to be a part of these

Softball sweeps Detroit

BY COLIN LIKAS clikas@butler.edu | asst. sports editor

The Butler softball team recovered from a pair of losses against IPFW, sweeping a three-game series against Horizon League opponent Detroit.

The Bulldogs (16-11, 4-1 HL) outscored the Titans (4-18, 0-6 HL) 28-7 during the three game series and dispatched Detroit, 11-1, in five innings in the second game of a doubleheader and the final game of the series.

“It was good to see us get the sweep, ” head coach Scott Hall said. “The pitching staff did a good job and allowed us to get the offense going. ” Butler put several good swings on the ball against Detroit freshman Erin Huddleston, earning all 11 runs off the pitcher in as many hits.

Junior first baseman Erin Falkenberry, who recently earned the Horizon League Co-Player of the Week honors, nearly hit for the home run cycle, blasting a solo home run in the third inning, a two-run homer in the fourth inning and a three-run shot in the fifth.

“I was seeing the ball well, ” Falkenberry said. “I ’d been struggling the past few games so I would ’ve been happy with any hits. ”

FALKENBOMB: Erin Falkenberry had ve home runs during the weekend series at Detroit. (Photo by Rachel Senn) Falkenberry went 3-for-3 in the contest with four runs and six RBIs. Junior rightfielder Jessica Huey also had a strong showing at the plate, going 2-for-4, turning in a

run and two RBIs. Sophomore Jenny Esparza allowed one run on one hit in a complete game performance for the Bulldogs.

In the opening game of the doubleheader, Butler tallied a pair of runs in each of the first three innings and survived a comeback bid from Detroit to top the Titans, 8-6.

Falkenberry opened the scoring for the Bulldogs with a two-run home run in the first inning. In the second inning, junior catcher Alyssa Coleman led off with a solo home run. Redshirt sophomore Kayla Gray scored the other run in that frame, coming home on a fielder ’s choice hit by senior center fielder Erin Jackson.

Senior third baseman Lauren Ott singled home a pair of Butler players in the third inning to give the Bulldogs a 6-0 advantage.

The Titans didn ’t go away, scoring single runs in the fourth and sixth innings and posting four runs in the fifth inning.

However, Butler scored a run in both the fourth and sixth innings to stave off the Detroit rally.

Falkenberry topped the scoring sheet again for the Bulldogs, going 3-for-4 with two home runs, three runs and three RBIs. For the Titans, freshman right-fielder Alyssa Gietl had a grand slam to drive home four of

on

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Upcoming Bulldog home events

WEDNESDAY BASEBALL vs. Purdue 3 p.m.

SATURDAY MEN ’S TENNIS vs. Youngstown State 10 a.m.

Detroit ’s six runs.

In the series opener, Butler used the pitching tandem of senior Jennifer Chasteen and freshman Leah Bry to shut out the Titans, 9-0.

Chasteen started the game and got all of the support she needed, courtesy of a fourrun second inning.

“I was just trying to throw hard and keep them off balance, ” Chasteen said.

Chasteen allowed two hits over five scoreless frames while striking out five. Bry pitched the final inning of the game and allowed one hit with a strikeout.

“Jen was on, ” Bry said. “She was doing well and they weren ’t hitting anything. ” Falkenberry and junior left-fielder Lauren McNulty both had a pair of RBIs in the victory. Huey also had a good day at the plate, going 2-for-3, with two runs and an RBI. “We work hard at hitting, ” Hall said. “It would be scary to get our 3-4-5 hitters going together. ” On March 30, the Bulldogs lost 10-7 and 3-1 in a doubleheader against IPFW. The Bulldogs will face four teams in 10 games throughout the upcoming week, starting with games at Dayton today and Notre Dame tomorrow. Butler will then head home to face off against conference foes Cleveland State and Valparaiso.

SATURDAY (cont.)

SUNDAY (cont.)

WOMEN ’S TENNIS vs. Youngstown State 2 p.m.

SOFTBALL vs. Cleveland State 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.

WOMEN ’S TENNIS vs. Cleveland State 2 p.m.

SUNDAY MEN ’S TENNIS vs. Cleveland State 10 a.m.

SOFTBALL vs. Cleveland State 12 p.m.

TUESDAY MEN ’S TENNIS vs. Wright State 3 p.m.

SOFTBALL vs. Valparaiso 3 p.m. and 5 p.m.

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Baseball drops two of three in Milwaukee

BY COLIN LIKAS clikas@butler.edu | asst. sports editor

It was a tough weekend for the Butler baseball team as the Bulldogs (11-12, 3-3 HL) followed up a big win against Wabash with a losing series versus conference foe Milwaukee.

Butler will head into a contest versus Purdue today coming off a doubleheader split versus the Panthers (7-16, 2-1 HL).

“There were three good games, ” head coach Steve Farley said. “We had a chance to win all three, but we came up just a little bit short. ” In the first game of the doubleheader, Butler received hits from nine different Bulldogs to capture a 4-1 victory.

With the game tied at 1 going into the eighth inning, the Bulldogs used “small ball ” to produce a run. Sophomore center fielder Andrew Eckhardt drew a walk to start the frame and advanced to second base on a sacrifice bunt by senior second baseman Luke Duncan.

Eckhardt then scored on an RBI single by senior right-fielder Corey Moylan.

Butler added two insurance runs in the ninth inning thanks to RBI singles from freshman pinch hitter Patrick Guinane and senior shortstop Jack Krause.

Senior Jared Wagoner battled for his third win of the season, allowing one run on 13 hits over eight and two-thirds innings. He struck out six Panthers and threw 124 pitches, giving way to the bullpen for the final out of the game.

“It was unique, ” Wagoner said. “I had to battle, but I got the first guy out in most innings, I scattered the hits and the defense picked me up. ” In the second game of the day, Milwaukee scored five runs over the sixth, seventh and eighth innings to defeat the Bull-

COME ON HOME: Michael Letzter had three runs, two hits and an RBI in the three-game series against Milwaukee. (Photo by Maria Porter) dogs, 6-5. The win allowed the Panthers to come out on top of the three-game weekend series, 2-1.

Butler scored single runs in the second and sixth innings and held a 2-0 lead going into the bottom of the sixth inning.

In that frame, Milwaukee got an RBI double from senior second baseman Cole Kraft and tallied an unearned run to tie the game, 2-2.

After the Bulldogs got a run scoring single from senior catcher Michael Letzter and a run-scoring double from soph-

omore first baseman Pat Gelwicks, both with two outs in the inning, the Panthers put up three more runs in the bottom of the seventh.

Two of those runs came courtesy of a single by Kraft and gave Milwaukee a one-run advantage.

Butler tied the game in the eighth inning, but the Panthers responded with a run of their own in the bottom of the frame, giving the Panthers the win.

“Offensively, we did everything we could, ” Gelwicks said.

“We were hitting the ball hard all game and we put ourselves in a good position to win. ” Junior Kaleb Engelke, the only Milwaukee pitcher to not allow a run in the game, picked up the win for the Panthers in relief. For the Bulldogs, sophomore Chase Byerly pitched two innings in relief and was saddled with the loss.

“After we score runs, we want to put up zeros and we didn ’t accomplish that, ” Farley said. “I had no problem with the effort, but we just didn ’t get it done. ” In the opening game of the series, the Panthers scored three runs in the first two innings and senior Chad Pierce gave Milwaukee a complete game, four-hit shutout as the Panthers won, 4-0.

Offensively, Butler could never get anything going. The Bulldogs tallied four singles in the first three innings, but were held hitless the rest of the way. Butler also recorded nine strikeouts while walking just once in the contest.

On March 30, Butler had no trouble taking care of Wabash, dispatching the Little Giants (11-15) by a score of 13-2.

After a non-conference game against Purdue, the Bulldogs will head to Youngstown State for a three-game swing against the Penguins (6-18, 1-2 HL).

Women ’s tennis extends win streak to four

BY COLIN LIKAS clikas@butler.edu | asst. sports editor

With wins against conference foes Green Bay and Milwaukee, the Butler women ’s tennis team is in the midst of its second fourgame winning streak of the season.

After defeating the Phoenix (2-11, 1-6 HL) and the Panthers (10-8, 3-4 HL), the Bulldogs (10-6, 3-0 HL) are preparing for a five-game homestand against five league opponents.

On Sunday, Butler traveled to Milwaukee and took five of six singles matches and two of three doubles matches to capture a 6-1 victory.

The win kept the Bulldogs perfect in conference play.

“We ’re doing a nice job of finishing sets, ” head coach Jason Suscha said. “Early on [in the season], teams would come back against us, but now we ’re doing a nice job of closing

out. ” Strong singles performances were turned in by senior Gabriela Bobrowski and freshman Caroline Hedrick.

At No. 4 singles, Bobrowski didn ’t lose a game to Milwaukee junior Megan Gow, beating her, 6-0, 6-0.

Hedrick, playing at No. 2 singles, nearly shut out her opponent, sophomore Kelly Fritz, winning in straight sets, 6-1, 6-0.

The Bulldogs were victorious in all singles matches except for No. 1 singles, where Milwaukee sophomore Maddy Soule topped Butler senior Natali Jaimes, 6-1, 6-1.

In doubles play, the Bulldogs had the upper hand at both the No. 1 and No. 2 spots.

Freshmen Stephanie McLoughlin and Gabrielle Rubenstein won at No. 1 doubles, defeating Fritz and Sammi Schoen, 8-6.

At No. 2 doubles, Bobrowski and sopho-

more Brittany Farmer grabbed Butler ’s other doubles win, coming out on top versus sophomore Brittany Skemp and freshman Kristin Kurer, 8-4.

On Saturday, the Bulldogs took care of Green Bay, 7-0.

Butler won all but one of the singles matches in straight sets.

McLoughlin and Hedrick were the top performers at singles, losing only one game each to their respective opponents.

The Bulldogs also swept the doubles competition by getting two 8-5 wins and an 8-3 victory.

This Saturday, Butler will open a fivegame homestand against Youngstown State.

“We feel good, healthy and confident, ” Suscha said. “With a homestand, we put a little more emphasis on being successful and we need to work harder during these times. ”

INTENSITY: Senior Gabriela Bobrowski celebrates after scoring a point at singles. (Photo by Maria Porter)

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OVERTIME: Despite loss, Butler leaves its mark

BY LANCE RINKER lrinker@butler.edu | asst. sports editor

It was there for the taking. And the crowd of 7,500 inside Hinkle Fieldhouse, the fans who did not migrate south to Houston, knew it.

Junior guard Shelvin Mack drained a 3-pointer to beat the halftime buzzer and sent the Bulldogs into the locker room up, 22-19.

The Butler faithful cheered wildly, recognizing that their beloved Bulldogs were a mere 20 minutes from capturing college basketball ’s most heralded and elusive title: national champion.

It was certain that Butler, a team known for having strong second halves, would improve upon its 22 percent first half shooting and pull away from the UConn Huskies, righting the wrongs left by last year ’s heartbreaking loss to Duke.

And then it happened —31 of Butler ’s 37 second half shot attempts fell off the mark. Consequently, the Bulldogs fell out of contention, leaving Butler fans across the country stunned.

Not many people foresaw Butler advancing to its second consecutive Final Four, especially after losing sensational sophomore Gordon Hayward to the NBA Draft. Out of the 15 million households that watched the game ’s telecast, no one foresaw the Bulldogs shooting 19 percent on the biggest stage in college basketball.

Seniors Matt Howard, Zach Hahn and Shawn Vanzant, playing in their final collegiate game, shot a collective 3-of-25 en route to a 53-41 loss on Monday in the national title game.

The last time the Bulldogs scored fewer points in a game was during a 51-39 loss at Wright State Jan. 3, 2004. Prior to Monday night, Butler had been held under 50 points just four times in the past seven seasons.

It was Butler ’s worst performance in recent memory and it happened to come in arguably Butler ’s most important game in school history.

The faces of this year ’s team, Howard, Mack and head coach Brad Stevens, all remarked that the team simply could not make shots. It was clearly a disappointing and uninspiring end to what was otherwise a remarkable run.

As Howard, who ranks third on Butler ’s all-time scoring list, leaves the program, the contributions of him and his fellow seniors should not be forgotten.

The 117 wins by the outgoing senior class, consisting of Howard, Hahn, Vanzant, Grant Leiendecker and Alex Anglin, is the second most of any class in Butler men ’s basketball history.

Over the past four seasons, these five have helped lead the Bulldogs to four Horizon league regular season championships, three Horizon League tournament championships and

THE ROAD ENDS HERE: From left, sophomore Andrew Smith, freshman Khyle Marshall and sophomore Chase Stigall look on during the nal minutes of Butler ’s 53-41 loss to Connecticut in the national championship game Monday night. (Photo from MCT) four NCAA tournament appearances.

More than that, they have helped put Butler University on the map as more than just a school that perennially fields a solid basketball team, but also as an upper-echelon academic institution.

Howard, a finance major with a 3.77 GPA was named this year ’s NCAA Division I Academic All-American of the Year.

Butler athletics have embodied “The Butler Way ” for decades. However, these past two basketball squads, both finishing as national runners-up, have raised awareness of Butler ’s mission and have elevated Butler onto the national stage as a première academic and athletic institution.

A 12-point loss in the national title game is heartbreaking, yes —almost as heartbreaking as a 2-point loss that was decided by fractions of an inch.

It might be years before another Butler team advances to a national semifinal. On the other hand, it might only be another calendar year.

Yet, some things, such as Butler ’s national perception, are DISBELIEF: Fans were stunned by Butler ’s lack of offensive producnow here to stay. tion and 19 percent shooting in the title game. (Photo by Maria Porter)

Men ’s tennis limps into conference play

BY LANCE RINKER lrinker@butler.edu | asst. sports editor

STAYING FOCUSED: Senior Chris Herron prepares to hit a forehand in a match last year. (Photo by Maria Porter)

A bruised and battered Butler men ’s tennis team fell to the Green Bay Phoenix Saturday, 6-1.

Senior Bryce Warren, in action for the first time since March 6, teamed with senior Chris Herron to pick up a win at No. 1 doubles, 8-7. Senior Brandon Bayliss also won for the Bulldogs (4-11, 1-1 HL), taking the No. 1 singles point, 7-5, 6-4.

“When healthy, we have the best doubles team in the conference, ” head coach Jason Suscha said. “We can compete against any team in the league. ” Staying healthy has been a problem for the Bulldogs this season.

Warren, who has been battling a back injury for the past month, was unable to play singles on Saturday, even after winning at doubles. He expects to be completely healthy by the Horizon League Championship Tournament, which begins April 22.

Junior Stephen McLoughlin has been out of action with an elbow injury since Jan. 22.

“He hasn ’t been cleared to serve, ” Suscha said. “It ’s tough because we are watching him cream shots from the baseline, but he

Track teams perform well at Poehlein Invite

BY MATT RHINESMITH mrhinesma@butler.edu | sports staff writer

Senior Maribeth Shiell paced the Butler track and field team this weekend at the Mike Poehlein Invitational, hosted by Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind. Shiell continued her outstanding running in the women ’s 1500-meter run this weekend, finishing second with a time of 4:35.36.

“She ’s been running well lately, and she ’s hitting times at the end of her career, which is a good thing, ” head coach Matt Roe said.

Sophomore Katie Clark finished fifth in the same race, with a time of 4:36.20.

Freshman Callum Hawkins carried the Butler men in the 1500-meter run, finishing third with a time of 3:57.27.

Senior Brent Sever was the rock Butler sprinters leaned

on this weekend, finishing sixth in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.30.

Also in sprinting events, freshman Thomas Brueggeman finished seventh in the men ’s 100-meter dash with a time of 11.11 seconds.

In the women ’s mid-distance competition, sophomore Kirsty Legg took home the women ’s 800-meter run title this weekend, finishing with a time of 2:15.03, almost a second faster than the second-place finisher.

While Legg proved once again how consistent she is, senior Kris Gauson and freshman Ross Clarke showed that they, along with Legg, are some of the best distance runners in the country.

Gauson and Clarke took first and second, respectively, in the men ’s 800-meter run.

Gauson ran a time of 1:53.07, while Clarke ran 1:53.79.

“Kris and Kirsty just raced to win, ” Roe said. “It was tough because they all were training hard this week, but they ran very well. ” The men ’s and women ’s steeplechases were two races in which the Bulldogs were well represented.

In the women ’s race, sophomore Shelbi Burnett took second place with a time of 11:12.95.

On the men ’s side, sophomore Craig Jordan also took second, with a time of 9:32.65.

“It was a good meet for us, especially with a lot of our best runners training all through last week and less than ideal weather conditions, ” Roe said.

The Bulldogs will be in action again April 8 and 9 at the Miami Ohio Invitational, hosted by Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.

just can ’t play. ” Suscha hopes McLoughlin can return by the April 16 match against Valparaiso so he can get a full week of playing time in before the conference tournament gets underway.

The Bulldogs won ’t get much time to rest and recuperate.

Beginning Saturday against Youngstown State, Butler will play six matches in an eight-day span.

Junior Zach Ervin, who lost at No. 3 singles to Green Bay, 7-6, 6-3, is confident that the squad can overcome the tough stretch.

“We won ’t mind all the matches in the short amount of time, ” Ervin said. “Playing matches is way more fun than practicing. ” In the meantime, a few unfamiliar faces are getting significant playing time.

Since McLoughlin ’s injury, walk-on senior David Dolins has been filling in at the No. 6 singles spot.

Freshman Brad DiCarlo has also seen more court time, including the March 19 contest versus Detroit in which he recorded the match-clinching win.

“We have a lot of confidence in the guys filling in, ” Ervin said.

Dolins teamed with Ervin at No. 3 dou-

bles against Green Bay, losing 8-4. Dolins also lost at No. 5 singles, 6-2, 6-1. DiCarlo fell at No. 6 singles, 6-0, 6-4.

The Bulldogs need to finish sixth or better in the Horizon League in order to qualify for the Horizon League tournament.

Butler currently sits at fifth place in the conference, ahead of Detroit, Youngstown State and Valparaiso. The Bulldogs defeated Detroit March 19 and will play the latter two teams within the next week.

“Against Green Bay, we made some mental errors that made the match tougher for us, ” Suscha said. “We just need to work on getting healthy and limiting mental mistakes. ” Butler will begin a seven-match homestand Saturday against Youngstown State.

The Bulldogs will then play conference leader Cleveland State Sunday, followed by matches Tuesday and Wednesday against Horizon League opponents Wright State and Ball State, respectively.

“We are as good as any team in the conference when healthy, ” Ervin said. “Even if we aren ’t healthy, we are going to go out there and battle.

“We can stack up with anybody. ”

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Art showcase unites students

Arts & Culture Club hosts rst annual JCFA Showcase

BY CAITLIN O ’ROURKE

corourke@butler.edu | a&e editor

The Butler University community can look forward to one more tradition being added to its annual calendar of events — the JCFA Artist Showcase.

Butler ’s Arts & Culture Club is hosting the showcase Friday in Lilly Hall in an attempt to bring arts students together.

The progressive event will showcase music, theater, dance and visual arts. A reception will be held afterward with refreshments from Yat ’s and Flying Cupcake.

“In art, music, dance, theater —we ’re all ridiculously busy throughout the year, ” Lydia Zacharias, president of the club and a senior arts administration and public relations major said. “It ’s hard to get to each other ’s performances even if you want to. ” The entire performance will take about an hour and a half, with the audience seeing the music piece first, then theater and dance with the visual art hung in the area where the reception is located. There will be at least two or three pieces for each section.

For example, the theater section will feature an improv group orchestrated by Becca Muszynski, a junior theater major. The music section will feature a Ke$ha song —among others —performed on ukulele by Caitlin Haycock, a senior arts administration major. The art section will feature ceramics from Elsa Carodenuto, a senior German business and psychology major, a dance duet set to “Blackbird ” and a candyinspired project by Lindsey Drake, a freshman exploratory major.

That ’s just a sampling.

The performers are looking forward to both the event and the event ’s future as a Butler mainstay.

“It allows JCFA to become more of a community as opposed to four separate schools within the college, ” Emily Bax, a junior music education major said, who is also in the show.

Drake, who ’s also the marketing head for the event, said the event will be a successful way to showcase Butler talent to not only friends and families, but also the university ’s neighbors in Indianapolis.

The program ’s first run hasn ’t been all smooth sailing, though.

Zacharias said the feedback has been mostly positive from the JCFA, but it took some convincing for some of the professors. She said she is extremely grateful she had so much help from Michelle Jarvis, current interim dean of JCFA. Zacharias also said she is slightly disappointed that the timing of the event conflicted with another major campus event, falling on the same night as Relay for Riley.

In general, April tends to be packed with schoolwork and activities for students as the semester nears its end. However,

CANDYWOMAN: This photo, by senior Lindsey Drake, is part of her thesis project. Her inspiration was the carefree nature of children and she sought to capture their purity through candy. She took hard candy and arranged mosaics of the vibrant colors. (Photo courtesy of Lindsey Drake) she said there has been lots of JCFA interest and she ’s been approached with many questions from those in the college.

Zacharias is pleased with the event ’s progress and the ability of the club to have a project that all involved could be personally invested in. She said the event would never have happened if even one person in the club would have backed out.

She ’s excited about the visibility this could bring to the club.

“I ’m really proud this even is starting, ” she said. “I want this to be the kind of thing I can come back in five years and see what it has become. ”

JCFA Art Showcase Friday, April 8 6:30 p.m.

Lilly Hall

Best bets for breakfast in Indy As college students, most of us don ’t have the time for a quality breakfast every morning. A cold pop tart or a quick bowl of cereal is good enough most days. But for those weekend mornings with nowhere to be, the day ’s most important meal should be taken very seriously. Here are some of Indy ’s nest restaurants for a great and lling breakfast.

BY BRIAN WANBAUGH

Good Morning Mama ’s: Good Morning Mama ’s offers an excellent breakfast menu, highlighted by its three egg scramble/omelet specials. The Western omelet, with country ham, green peppers, onions, tomatoes and aged Cheddar is the perfect dish for those who love a classic breakfast. The Hawaiian Loco Moco is an unusual, but tasty specialty on the menu, consisting of a beef patty, a fried egg and brown gravy piled onto a bowl of rice. Combine these reasonably priced dishes —$7 to $11 — with the seasoned fried potatoes or cheesy grits and you have one fine breakfast menu that everyone will enjoy.

Petite Chou: Combine the elegance of French cuisine with delicious American breakfast dishes, and you get Petite Chou. If you ’re in the mood for an omelet, a fried egg sandwich or just simple french toast, Petite Chou has it all. The Petite Chou Omlette is an excellent choice, with possible toppings including Ricotta cheese, tomatoes, bacon and basil.

Also recommended is the House Blend coffee, rich and velvety smooth, because, let ’s face it, the French take coffee very seriously and it ’s excellent. Although some dishes cost up to $26, the portions are both filling and delicious.

Biscuits Café: While Biscuits Café offers many breakfast staples including waffles, pancakes and omelets, it is also one of the only restaurants in town to specialize in Mexican breakfast dishes. Biscuits is perfect for trying a mix of breakfast items outside of American staples.

The specialties include huevos rancheros, a chorizo scramble and a breakfast chimichanga. The breakfast chimichanga is by far the highlight of the menu, with two scrambled eggs rolled into a fried tortilla, topped with salsa and Mexican white cheese. Take a trip south of the border for breakfast sometime soon. You won ’t regret it.

PHOTOS BY ERIN DRENNAN Three Sister ’s Café: Three Sister ’s Café is a great place for vegetarian ’s seeking a quality breakfast. A friendly staff awaits you, where you can enjoy a wonderful breakfast in a relaxing atmosphere. The housemade maple vanilla granola and the vanilla cream french toast are superb options on a menu that is filled with quality meals. Patrons can substitute tofu for meat, and the list of items that can be added to your omelet or eggs includes goat cheese, squash, cilantro and imported gorgonzola cheese. Three Sister ’s is a perfect way to widen your horizons, offering a unique take on all the originals.

The Butler Arts and Entertainment Calendar 6 I Never Saw Another Buttery Clowes Memorial Hall 12 p.m.

7 No events scheduled

8 No events scheduled

9 The Joffrey Ballet Clowes Memorial Hall 8 p.m.

10 Choral Fest Clowes Memorial Hall 3 p.m.

11 Life after Trafcking in the US PB150 6:15 p.m.

12 Rock of Ages Clowes Memorial Hall 7:30 p.m.

Richard Russo Reilly Room, 7:30 p.m.

JCFA Faculty Artist Series Eidson-Duckwall, 7:30 p.m.

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Killing Don Draper: AMC ’s plot to ruin TV

BY CAITLIN O ’ROURKE corourke@butler.edu | a&e editor

AMC, we ’re about to have some words.

After a much-too-long hesitation period, secret contract negotiations have been worked out between “Mad Men ” creator Matt Weiner and AMC for another three seasons. Those three seasons are likely to be the show ’s last, Weiner said, according to the most recent Chicago Sun-Times article. While there was never an agreed start date for the new season, fans will have waited a year and five months by the time it airs.

Although I truly just want to complain about how I have to wait until March 2012 now for my doses of martini swigging, womanizing, Don Draper and fabulous 50s and 60s fashion, my real issue is with AMC: in essence, what were they thinking?

In case you haven ’t realized, the quality of television has gone down significantly as our generation has grown up. I probably don ’t need to give examples, but just in case

MAD MEN BACK TO WORK: After nally striking a deal worth about $30 million, AMC ’s ‘Mad Men ’ is set to return in March of 2012. The return of Don Draper to the small screen is a huge relief to viewers. (Photo from MCT.) you forgot: “Jersey Shore, ” “The Bachelor, ” The season finale had its legions of fans “Greek ” and “The Secret Life of the American positively brimming with theories and quesTeenager. ” tions of what had just happened.

“Mad Men, ” for a change, has given us real Therefore, I am beyond puzzled as to why drama with intelligent writing, fully devel- AMC has been hesitating since October — oped characters and plot development that when the season ended and Weiner ’s contract makes sense while still managing to surprise expired —with the details of the show ’s conus. The past season, the show ’s fourth, shone tract. The company was, according to a recent with how much better it was than anything interview with Weiner, insisting on cuts to the else on TV. cast budget and length of the episodes.

Weiner has consistently made great television. Cutting his creative reigns is possibly one of the most idiotic moves I have heard.

What other TV show has given us episodes like “The Suitcase, ” with the best on-screen duo in recent history, Peggy (Elizabeth Moss) and Don (Jon Hamm)?

No one has, that ’s who. No one has created such literature for the least intelligent of entertainment sources —televison.

Thankfully, AMC changed their tune once Weiner ’s interview came out and they realized the fans would rise up in rebellion to AMC ’s idiocy.

The hero has officially won. The new deal for Weiner is worth $30 million —one of the biggest payouts in cable television, according to the New York Times. In addition, the Times also reported that Weiner ’s contract states that he still has artistic freedom and any characters removed will be only for creative reasons —not financial.

I ’d sing my rejoice to the heavens, but I still have to wait until 2012 for my fix of Don Draper ’s dreaminess.

‘Gimme Some ’ shows PB&J ’s growth

BY AJA CACAN acacan@butler.edu | staff writer

“Gimme Some, ” the latest release by Swedish indie pop trio Peter Bjorn and John, is a record almost guaranteed to put you in a good mood.

From the playful title to the fadeout of final track “I Know You Don ’t Love Me, ” it ’s an adventure in indie pop ingenuity, light on its feet but packed with attitude.

One of the most ambitious and startling steps this album takes is to distance PB&J from the experimental and electronic sound of prior records.

Opener “Tomorrow Has To Wait ” starts off with singer Peter Moren belting out “I don ’t think that you are sorry for what you did, ” over a characteristic indie-rock gui-

tar riff.

The feel-good sound continues with “Dig A Little Deeper, ” where Moren ’s voice soars to the intriguing line of “All art has been contemporary, ” and “Second Chance, ” a cowbell-laden anthem about making the most of things the first time around.

Although the style stays relatively consistent throughout, there is something to appreciate about nearly every song on the album.

“Gimme Some ” hits its artistic high point with the duo of “Eyes ” and “Breaker Breaker, ” a pair of oddly complementary shorter songs. At its end, the first crumbles and segues into the next so seamlessly that the only indicator that a dif-

ferent song has started is the decided change in subject and tone.

In contrast to the more offhandedly romantic “Eyes, ” “Breaker Breaker ” packs a literal punch with some of the most amusing lines in the history of PB&J songwriting: “Before you break my heart, I ’m gonna break your nose and sing about it. ” While the lyrics don ’t exhibit a whole lot of complexity, the band ’s charm lies in their ability to animate and renew the stereotypical pop song with a tongue-in-cheek, facetious and often whimsical use of language.

The album slumps a little with “May Seem Macabre ” and “Don ’t Let Them Cool Off, ” which are generic, standard-issue and repetitive at

IT ’S PB & J TIME: (From left) John Erikkson, Peter Morén and Björn Yttling, aka Peter Bjorn and John released their sixth album, ‘Gimme Some, ’ this past week. The album shows the band ’s maturing style. (Photo courtesy Timothy Moore)

best. It picks up quickly with the robotic and wound-up minute, 35 seconds of “Black Book, ” in which the band takes its experiment to a noisy art-rock level.

Remaining a conventional pop song while turning up the level of self-deprecation, there is “Down Like Me. ” With the unsurprising chorus “No one brings me down like me, ” it ’s markedly more sober and less lighthearted than the rest.

Resisting the urge to slowly wind down toward the end, PB&J craftily sneak in “Lies, ” one of the most lovable songs on the album.

Similar to “Eyes, ” it features Moren, emphatically and out of breath, admitting “No, I can ’t tell lies to you. ” Because of the energy of most of the album, the final track catches you off-guard with its level tempo and the droning monotone of the verse. It finally intensifies into a repetition of “I know the reason why I know you don ’t love me, ” which, in combination with a series of buoyant “oohs ” is bound to have the listener spinning in circles by the end.

Above all, “Gimme Some ” is just plain fun, which ultimately makes it listenable in almost any state of mind.

While none of these tracks may match the catchiness of “Young Folks, ” Peter Bjorn and John have doubtless mastered the technicality of creating the perfect pop song and expressing it through an overlap of musical genres.

GIMME SOME | ALBUM REVIEW Peter, Bjorn and John relseased their sixth studio album ‘Gimme Some ’ this past week. Best known for their 2006 single ‘Young Folks, ’ ‘Gimme Some ’ shows the band ’s maturing and ever growing sound. Through introducing multiple genres into their tracks, the band has become a pop hit machine that keeps listeners humming the tune of their new dancy beats.

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

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ndy These local spots in Indy have A&E ’s stamp of approval —a new place featured each week!

Details: Saffron Café Distance from Butler: 15-minute drive Specials: Authentic Moroccan cuisine Why We Love This Place: Why travel to the tumultuous North African country of Morocco when you can enjoy authentic Moroccan cuisine and atmosphere right here in Indy. Located at 621 Fort Wayne Ave., Saffron Café ’s menu features items like Lamb Kabbabs and traditional dishes such as Shawarma. With belly dancers every Thursday night from 7 to 9 p.m., Saffron Café is the perfect place to go with friends who enjoy a bit of culture.

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BABYDOLL ’S REVENGE: Babydoll (Emily Browning) is the main character in ‘Sucker Punch, ’ a lm too caught up in its own fantasy. (Photo from MCT)

‘Sucker Punch ’ delivers weak blow

BY CAITLIN O ’ROURKE corourke@butler.edu | a&e editor

It ’s a fantasy within a fantasy that manages to feel like both a video game and a sick pervert ’s imagination.

It ’s not that “Sucker Punch, ” which features the acting talents of Emily Browning, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone, Vanessa Hudgens and Jamie Chung, is bad. Well, actually I take that back. It is. There is a bunch of potential just waiting to be let out. It even ends cleverly enough that has had people questioning what just happened.

However, there ’s still the fact that this apparent girl-power movie is meant for slobbering teenage boys and the acting is so bad it hurts. It ’s also dull. For a movie that could use camp to its advantage, it tries instead to take itself seriously and fails miserably.

The plot isn ’t simple: Babydoll (Browning) is falsely accused of killing her little sister by her evil stepfather and is sent to an insane asylum where she is to be lobotomized in five days because her stepfather doesn ’t want her to remember what really happened. Babydoll instead imagines herself in a 20s-era brothel, probably because it gave the director an excuse to dress his actresses in a bare minimum. She joins forces with Sweet Pea (Cornish), Rocket (Malone), Amber (Chung) and Blondie (Hudgens) to escape. They search for items to aid in their escape, in which Babydoll then fantasizes (within her other fantasy) they ’re fighting in a fantasy-type World War I era, complete with dragons. There ’s trouble, of course, and supposedly sad moments, but an audience can ’t cry for or with a character that hasn ’t been developed. The ending tries to be “Inception-like ” but fails.

One thing that surprisingly isn ’t horrible is the music.

Browning provides some vocals on the album, with slowed downed versions of “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) ” by the Eurythmics and “Where is My Mind? ” by the Pixies that work to great effect within the movie. Jefferson Airplane ’s “White Rabbit, ” done by Emiliana Torrini, is a great reinterpretation of a classic, along with Skunk Anansie ’s version of Iggy Pop ’s “Search and Destroy. ” A song by Björk rounds the album off nicely. The music is perfectly suited for the gray hopelessness the movie projects.

It doesn ’t help any of the scenes from defining bad cinema, however. Hudgens and Malone lack any type of spirit or heart, and Browning is a big-eyed, puffy-lipped, blonde school girl in tight clothing that rings more of “teenage boy fantasy ” than “three-dimensional character. ” Cornish is the only actress that tries to rise above the horridness, but it ’s to no avail. Her talent is wasted. It ’s no surprise, when how the actresses look in black underwear and thigh highs is more important than their fighting abilities or back stories.

It ’s a disappointment that a movie with such potential falls so flat. Hopefully the next time a director attempts a girl power action flick, it ’s someone who doesn ’t have any twisted fantasies in the back of their head.

SUCKER PUNCH | FILM REVIEW Emily Browning, Jena Malone and Vanessa Hudgens star in this twisted school boy-esque fantasy which takes place in a 20s-era brothel. Excellent covers of classic songs cannot even make the lm mediocre.

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OUR POINT THIS WEEK: While we understand why Democrats in Indiana ’s House of Representatives walked out, they abused the tactic. | VOTE: 17-0.

Political games hurt Indiana

The state of Wisconsin garnered nationwide attention when legislation was proposed to cut the collective bargaining rights of state employees.

Even more interesting was the Senate Democrats fleeing to Illinois to avoid voting on the measure and stalling the legislative process.

In Indiana, Democrats in the House of Representatives followed suit and on Feb. 22, they fled to Illinois as well.

While we at the Butler Collegian applaud the House Democrats for their willingness to take extreme measures to stand up to unfair legislation, we feel that the Democrats of Indiana took this demonstration too far.

Initially when the Democrats left the state, it was to oppose the right-to-work legislation. Democrats passionately opposed this bill, which contained provisions that would allow employees to work in private sector jobs without unionizing the bill so much so they left the state entirely.

Soon after leaving, the bill was tabled by the Republican majority, a measure that was supported

by Gov. Mitch Daniels in an attempt to bring the fleeing lawmakers back to the state.

As time went on, the Democrats list of demands began to increase.

The walkout that originally stemmed from right-to-work legislation evolved into a walkout over several other Republican-supported bills.

This is when the Democrats began to lose site of their original intent and began taking advantage of their upper hand in the situation.

While the minority party was at The Comfort Suites hotel in Urbana, Ill., the majority party was forced to change the wording in several other pieces of legislation in an attempt to bring the Democrats back to the state. This included an education bill and a public construction bill, among others.

We understand that legislative walkouts are simply a political tool and history will prove that as well.

In 1995, the Indiana Democrats walked out in opposition to redistricting plans by the Republican Party. The Democrats were gone for two weeks until the Republicans tabled the legislation and they returned immediately.

In 2001, Indiana Republicans hosted a walkout of their own in opposition to Democratic proposals. Their demands were met and they returned two days later.

In this case, however, we at the Butler Collegian feel it is unfortunate that the Democrats took ad-

vantage of their situation and roped other pieces of legislation in to their demands.

Once the Republicans tabled the right-to-work legislation, Democrats should have returned to the state immediately and continued their business.

They should have sought to come back and argue the other bills democratically and in the House chamber, not tie the Republicans hands and force them to amend other bills accordingly.

Another factor that many people tend to overlook is the entire cost of the Democrats walkout.

According to House Speaker Brian Bosma, the cost of housing the Democrats at the Urbana hotel was roughly $2,500 per night. By the end of the entire display of opposition, the bill is more than $85,000.

However, this is being paid for by the Democratic caucus so it will not cost the taxpayers a dime.

A media director for the House Democrats said that it is a “small cost in comparison to the millions of dollars of impact ” that the Republican legislation would have on the state.

We feel the Democrats extended stay in Illinois started out as a well-intended act of opposition, but quickly went too far.

Butler victories unite community, create national fan base

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In light of the recent success of the Butler men ’s basketball team in the NCAA Division I Men ’s Basketball Championships, the Butler community, as well as Indianapolis, has grown closer. We have all utilized the team ’s success as a reason to unite as we cheer “our team ” on to victory. It is a unique experience to see an entire city unite over a simple sport and a simple team.

At the beginning of the tournament, different Indiana residents were cheering for different teams.

But as the competitive field was narrowed, the view was narrowed onto Butler.

Although it ’s been said that many fans are jumping on the “band wagon, ” I think it is so much more than that. It stems from the fact that there is a team in the national spotlight who is representing our state and its residents. We are taking pride in that by supporting Butler throughout the remainder of the tournament.

This year, sportscasters around the nation have been asking, “Who ’s the new Butler? ” even though Butler is still in the spotlight from last year. I haven ’t been able to understand why so many people insist that Butler has had its fifteen minutes of fame and will now slip into the shadows.

Butler making its way to the national championship game last year and this year was not a result of luck

HISTORY IS REPEATING: For the second year in a row, Butler played in the NCAA Division I Men ’s Basketball Championship game and lost.

Although it is a heartbreaking loss, the Indianapolis community is still proud of the team ’s hard work these past two years. (Photo from MCT) or coincidence —it was the result of hard work. While it is enjoyable to beat the odds and be labeled the underdog, it grows tiresome. Perhaps it is time for those who doubt us to accept the fact that Butler has a quality basketball program. I ’m not asking for everyone to become instant Butler fans, but simply to respect the quality and talent that our team possesses.

As I drive through downtown Indianapolis and even to my hometown of Franklin, In., I spot people donning Butler t-shirts, hats and jackets. I drive past houses with signs in their front yards proclaiming “Go Dawgs. ” I always take pride in seeing fellow residents cheer on Butler.

Amidst all the hype of the tournament, conversation can be struck up with any stranger about Butler. It is the one topic of conversation that never grows tiresome.

Butler has repeatedly been referred to as “America ’s Team ” and it isn ’t difficult to understand why.

Butler has captured hearts around the nation as well as the hearts of Indiana residents.

Butler is the small school that has for two consecutive years fought its way to the NCAA championship game. It is hard not to root for a team and university that is so small and is succeeding so immensely against powerhouses like Wisconsin, Florida

and Pittsburgh.

Butler has the ability to inspire fans across the state and country, as well as energize the nation to cheer for a new team with passion and intensity.

The excitement for Butler is definitely contagious as it spreads across our country, engulfing even the smallest cities and towns.

As the tournament nears its end, I take pride in knowing that Butler has made such a significant impact on the country and has united the city of Indianapolis through their victories and hard work on the court. Band wagon or not, it is hard to deny the energy and enthusiasm that accompanies the Butler Bulldogs.

Correction: Dr. Ann Savage, interim associate dean of the College of Communication, notified the Collegian that she was quoted inaccurately in a story published March 30 titled “CCOM introduces new major. ” In an email, Savage clarified her statement: “CCOM is not solely a professional college. What makes the college uniqueis that it includes not only professional and creative programs but also elements of social sciences and humanities. ”