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What Happened While You Were Gone iefs Summer Police BrDennis Barbosa A Baby Could’ve Been Born at IPFW A female was reported to be going into labor in the Liberal Arts building. She was transported to the hospital.
Drunk Driving on LAWske Dr. A New Haven man was arrested in the Student Housing area for operating while intoxicated. Keith Wagner, age 23, was observed speeding in 1000 block of Lawske Dr. Wagner's BAC was nearly twice the legal limit. IPFW Officer Jody Cartwright made the traffic stop and arrest.
Excuse Me, Sir, There’s a Tree on Your Car... A Fort Wayne man unsuccessfully tried to drive home after an apparent accident. Alexander Staudinger, 23, was observed driving east on Washington Center Rd. near N. Clinton St. with “...what appeared to be a piece of the vehicle dragging [behind]..,” according to the responding IPFW Officer Jody Cartwright. The vehicle had only one working headlight, “extensive front end damage,” and tree branches hanging from the top. Cartwright observed Staudinger's face to be bleeding and a “strong odor” of alcohol. Staudinger registered a .22% BAC and was arrested for operating while intoxicated.
accident at St. Joe and Stellhorn roads. Both cars were southbound on St. Joe Rd. crossing Stellhorn, where St. Joe Rd. turned into Hobson Rd. Dawan Matthews was southbound in the left lane while Shane Poley was southbound in the right lane. According to the report, Poley said he struck Matthew's vehicle while attempting to switch lanes. Both parties refused medical treatment. Matthews' driver status was found to be suspended indefinitely for five prior suspensions. He was then arrested for driving while suspended prior and taken to the Allen County Jail by IPFW Officer Grant Cowan.
Drunk Driving Stealth Mode On At about 2 a.m., a vehicle southbound on Crescent Ave. was pulled over for driving with no headlights on. The 23-year-old driver, David Lee, refused to give a good sample for a PBT and failed to exit his car without falling, according to the report. IPFW Officer Ricky Weigmann made the traffic stop, and FWPD Officer Larry Tague arrested Lee for operating while intoxicated.
Midnight Tokers Were Running Late
At about 5 a.m., three juveniles ran a red light at the intersection of Washington Center and Coldwater roads. The three suspects were arrested for possession of marijuana and paraphernalia. The police report is considered investigatory and therefore unavailable One driver was arrested after a car for review.
If You’ve Got Prior Suspensions, You’re Gonna Have a Bad Time
Derecho Takes Porta-Pottie Flipping to a Whole New Level Three vehicles on campus received damage during the storm, "when porta-potties landed on them," according to the report.
The Target Fled to ... Target A 19-year-old male was arrested for arresting a bank at gun point. IPFW University Police assisted the FWPD in arresting Davion Brown of Yoder, Ind. According to the FWPD press release the "...male subject entered the bank, brandished a firearm and demanded money." Brown escaped on foot, seeking refuge in the nearby Target store. Officers surrounded the building with Indiana State Police Troopers and IPFW Police officers entering to search for Brown. Brown was found and "apprehended without incident," according to the press release. Brown attempted to get rid of his weapon which later turned out to be a BB gun. The Allen County Prosecuting Attorney's Office and the North East Indiana Bank Robbery Task Force are continuing the investigation.
Who Needs Feet When You Can Powerslide on Your Face? A Fort Wayne man's visit to Pierre's nightclub was cut short. Earnest Barksdale, a black 31 yearold male, was visiting Pierre's when FWPD Detective Casey Furge spotted him. “I checked my in-car computer and found he did in fact have an active warrant,” according to Furge's report. Barksdale ran through the club and out
the front door as officers pursued him. Running past Cap N' Cork and into the Snickerz parking lot, Barksdale eventually ended up sliding across the pavement on his face after being tazed by IPFW Officer Ricky Weigmann. Barksdale was arrested on the warrant and charged with habitual traffic violator and resisting by fleeing on foot and physical, according to the IPFW Daily Fire and Crime Log.
Backpack Essentials: Xbox, Computer IPFW University Police assisted the FWPD in a foot pursuit of two suspects. According to the FWPD report, an Xbox and an Acer computer were reported stolen from 3828 Forest Hill. Officer Shane Hopkins of the FWPD attempted to confront two suspicious individuals in the area of 2709 Northgate Blvd., according to the report. The two males then fled, later to be apprehended by IPFW Officer Ricky Wiegmann. The two suspects were arrested for resisting arrest. Meanwhile, Allen County Officer Edward Hegbli had "detained a third suspect," according to the report. He was found with two backpacks containing an Xbox and an Acer computer along with several other items.
Visual Arts Building Definitely Saw a Sight According to the IPFW Daily Crime and Fire Log, a report was received that a male was "masturbating on a bench." The suspect was reported to be by the Rivergreenway trail near the Visual Arts Building. The male suspect was never found.
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IPFW Recieves Large Grant for Suicide Prevention Being a college student certainly has its stresses. Class and work schedules can leave little free time, being short on cash and thinking about the prospects of student loan debt is gut-wrenching and hundreds of other factors can all pile up into one lump of anxiety. For some, it can be depressing and even deadly. Suicide is the second leading cause of death among college students, according to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. It's the third leading killer of people between the ages of 15 and 24. On August 15 it was announced that IPFW received $285,393 from the GarJessica Geyer
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rett Lee Smith Memorial Act. This federal act gives money to institute suicide prevention programs aimed at young people. At IPFW, it will be used to fund COMPASS: Community Partners Against Student Suicide. This isn't the first time IPFW has been connected with a grant from the Garret Lee Smith Memorial Act. In 2009, Kathleen O'Connell, who was then Associate Vice Chancellor for Faculty Affairs and a professor of nursing, received a $1.5 million dollar grant over the course of three years. That grant went toward expanding Indiana's youth suicide prevention programs at a state level, however. This year's award is IPFW's first ever to go for a comprehensive suicide prevention program aimed at students.
COMPASS will be aimed at three groups in particular: Military and veterans, racial and ethnic minorities and those of minority sexual orientation or gender identities. Among COMPASS' activities will be gatekeeper training, anti-harrassment training and educational programming, all of which will be open to students, faculty, staff and family members. “We have a number of community partners in addition to our campus partners who all have pledged to work together to develop this program and to keep our students healthy and supported,� said DiClementi in a press release about the grant.
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CampusLink is Back for Two More Years CampusLink is returning to offer its free shuttle service to IPFW and Ivy Tech students, with some minor changes. CampusLink's continuation was up for consideration after its funding grant money expired last semester. Ivy Tech, IPFW and CitiLink have all agreed to keep the service going at least until 2014. That is when the new funding, from a Job Access and Reverse Commute (JARC) grant expires. Some changes to the route include removing the stop that used to pass between the library and the Engineering Building and replacing it with a stop at Kettler Hall and the round drive between the library and Walb Union. This centers the route at the most frequented places Jessica Geyer
on campus. At Ivy Tech, there will no longer be a stop at the College Services Building but will be combined with the stop at Harshman Hall. The stop on N. Anthony Blvd. might be a little emptier without the Scott's grocery store. The location closed this summer after the discovery of a structural mistake. It was announced Photo by John Small Friday, Aug. 17 that they would not reopen that location. those who lived in housing without of groceries and no fresh produce The store had been where many cars. Now there is only the pharmacy alongside its medical supplies. students went to shop, particularly section, which sells a limited amount
iPads Put in the Hands of IPFW Students The price of an iPad is out of reach for many college students, but the Indiana Purdue Student Government Association (IPSGA) has made them a little more affordable at IPFW. IPSGA has made iPads available for IPFW students to rent this year. The tablets, which run from $499 for the third generation or $399 for the iPad 2, will be brought down to just a tenth of the cost, at $50 for a semester. Of course, this program only allows students to rent the devices and not own one. But considering how often Apple releases new technology and updates for its popular products, this could be a cheaper way of staying ahead of the gadget game. A hundred iPads, with cases and Jessica Geyer
Applecare insurance, are available. The cost of this program has totaled to about $40,000. IPSGA does not expect to make any sort of profit. “The purpose of this program … is to provide students access to resources at an affordable price,” said Kasey Price, Director of Special Products and Student Activities. A handful of students will also be receiving iPads for free—and they get to keep them until they’ve graduated. This program rides on the heels of last year’s Project #mobileEDU which put iPads into the hands of a faculty cohort. The students who have been chosen to take part in this program were invited through the Honors
Program and the Chapman Scholars Program for a total of 30 students in the cohort. No seniors were invited to participate in the program, and the majority of participants are sophomores. Upperclassmen were generally excluded because the purpose of the cohort is to
examine the longer-term advantages of having a mobile computing device. “They are going to … be here to actually move this project forward into the next year,” said Samantha Birk, Associate Director for Instructional Technologies. In addition to these students, students of five different classes during the fall semester will be loaned iPads to work with their course. Thirty new faculty members are also being added to the iPad cohort, bringing the total to 208 professors with iPads in the classroom. “The professors actually found this to be a pretty useful tool,” said Birk
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Among the recommendations professors had for the iPad project were applications to them more integrated into the classroom. Currently, they are working on an app that would allow the iPad to project wirelessly.
“In many ways we are creating the model that other universities are asking about. And that’s exciting,” said Birk. As for the possibilities that the full student body will be receiving iPads, that is to be determined. Part of the factors will be how this new student group uses them.
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2012 Omnibus Lecture Series Mia Farrow
“With Knowledge Comes Responsibility: The Darfur Crisis”
September 12
Jeffery Toobin
“Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court”
October 24
Jon Meacham
“Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power”
November 7
Naomi Tutu
“Hard Conversations: Talking About Race and Racism”
February 21
Grant Imahara
“Engineering in Entertainment”
March 25
Susan Orlean
“My Encounters with Extraordinary People”
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hen it was announced that Chancellor Michael Wartell would be subject to mandatory retirement at the age of 65, The Communicator took a strong stance against the Purdue Trustees’ decision. Despite a community outpour for Wartell to be allowed to stay at IPFW as chancellor for another two years as he hoped to do, Purdue began a search committee and ultimately decided on a new chancellor: Vicky Carwein. “I can’t tell you how thrilled and honored I am to be here,” Carwein said at the announcement of her new position. “What really stunned me was the excitement, the energy, the enthusiasm … the pride in the accomplishments to date.” While The Communicator still
believes Wartell shouldn’t have met many years of diplomas, handshakes the end of his career as chancellor this and speeches by the new face of IPFW. year, college is a time The university has for of change for many “I speak for the committee years tried to prove its people, and Carwein, innovation to students, in saying that we’re who officially begins very happy and thrilled and it is now time to her IPFW career to welcome Chancellor show the university the September 1, deserves Carwein and look forward students’ ability to do to be respected. so themselves. to the next chapter in For many who will IPFW’s continued growth The staff of The graduate this school Communicator would and success,” year, the familiar now like to welcome - Carol Sternberger, face that’s been in search committee co-chair incoming freshman in, administration the and students of all levels duration of these students’ college back, to a historical year at IPFW. Have careers will not be able to hand over a good year, reach those goals and pick diplomas, give handshakes or deliver an up The Communicator to keep tabs on uplifting speech. However, the student what plans the new chancellor has for body must not forget that graduates this campus. will also be receiving the first ever of
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One of the CampusLink bus stops is the now closed grocery on N. Anthony Blvd., one of the only stores easily accessible to non-driving IPFW students. The Kroger Co. announced the store closing this month, after its doors shut in May due to extensive roofing problems. The next best place to go is another Kroger on Clinton St., just under two miles away, which will soon undergo renovations. “We won’t be changing [the CampuLink route] this semester,” said Betsi Kachmar, assistant general manager of CitiLink. They will be keeping an eye on it in the future, though, she said. While this decision may not be able to get overturned, as a public outcry failed, we can at least stand up for what we really want to take the place of a grocery that served us since the 1950s. We as a community should not accept another fast food chain, big box or convenience store – we need groceries, and we need them nearby. It’s no longer about Kroger, but about the over 4,000 consumers in the surrounding area who
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want to continue being a neighborhood, which doesn’t involve traveling outside that neighborhood for necessities of life. The neighborhoods surrounding N. Anthony have a hospital, gas stations and mom-and-pop stores, schools, churches, a university and many places to go for entertainment – but they all need to eat. So, IPFW students: Let’s not allow anything short of essential to take the place of Scott’s Food and Pharmacy. The next best thing we can do aside from saving that store is let the property go to something that will serve us just as well. Reach out to Rogers Family Properties, Inc., who own the property. Ask them to sell it to a business that will help students and enrich N. Anthony. We can’t live off the fast food on campus and IPSGA can’t feed us forever. Rogers Family Properties, Inc. 521 W. Washington Blvd. Fort Wayne, IN 46802
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It’s taboo to some, an issue that’s uncomfortable to talk about and makes them squirm. It can gross others out. Others think it’s a sin or unnatural. There are those who accept, don’t care or don’t know. For others still, being a biological woman who dresses and behaves as a man is just everyday life. And dealing with the stares out in public is hard, but necessary. There is debate in religions, politics and homes about why people are transgender, and no one seems to have an answer, though the National Council for Transgender Equality estimates .25 to 1 percent of the population is transgender.
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eing transgender isn’t as simple as going to the hospital and saying, “I don’t want this penis, can I return it?” It’s not just about putting on clothes or makeup. It means bending social norms, making people uncomfortable, spending lots of money on medical and therapy expenses and taking a lot of risks. Losing friends and family or even jobs and housing are a possibility. A transition process that involves moving to life as a full-time man or woman requires a lot of thought and often therapy. According to Michele O’Mara, a licensed clinical social worker in Indianapolis who has worked a lot with transgender people, transition processes are different. This is true for IPFW student Caden Loew, a young trans man, and IPFW alum Heather, a trans woman in her fifties.
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“I would be myself when I went to school but when I went home I had to be the little girl that they raised,” said Loew. This is common with many transgender people. They don’t present as their true gender full-time because of their social and familial relationships. “I have to be careful about what I divulge in the public because I’m concerned about housing issues and I’m
certainly concerned about employment issues because I don’t feel like I have an environment that encourages me to freely be who I am,” Heather said. Fear of losing her career is why she still presents herself as a man at work and partly why she is using a first name only. Many laws in the US now specifically prohibit discrimination against people based on sexual orientation, but gender identity remains an unprotected trait. Indiana is among the states that does not explicitly protect transgender individuals. According to IPFW’s discrimination policy, gender and sexual orientation are protected against harassment, but there is no mention about protection of gender identity or transgender students. “I’ve lost virtually everything,” Heather said of her social life. She is also in the process of losing her wife, with whom she has been married for around 30 years. The reason for the divorce? Her wife “doesn’t want to be a lesbian” and the relationship is no longer comfortable for her, Heather said. “For the last 30 or so years, it’s [gender] always been pushed to the corner … it’s just so repugnant to her that it’s not even an issue that is worth discussing,” she said.
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“[Spouses of transgender people] often feel deceived or betrayed, and I have heard many spouses say, ‘I lost all of those years because you lied to me, our marriage was a lie,’-- which, of course, is often not the case, but it is how the spouse feels,” said O’Mara. Loew came out much earlier in his life. “When I first came out it was more awkward than scary. I was already out as a lesbian and a lot of people in my life were accepting of that. All of the people I came out to have known me for a long time as a female and called me by my birth name so when I asked people to start calling me Caden and using male
pronouns it was very awkward for a few years,” he said. “The only people I was scared to come out to were my grandparents. I have lived with them my whole life and they honestly didn’t know about my transition [until] about a month ago,”he
said. “All of my emotions just came out and I told them everything when I moved out ... I think they are realizing that I am going to do what makes me happy and not try to pretend for them.”
Physical changes Apart from dressing to fit their gender, hormone therapy treatment (HRT) is common. Loew will be starting his in the upcoming weeks. A growth in appetite and energy, an increase in body hair and a deeper voice are all part of the effects he will experience as he is taking male hormones. “I am going to be basically going through puberty,” said Loew. “More than anything I am just very excited for the change to start,” he added. Not everyone is lucky enough to be prescribed hormones, however. “When I go to my doctors and talk to them about the concerns I have, they kind of nod their head and give you the ‘uh huh,” Heather said. “But when it comes right down to the details, none of the doctors I’ve gone to have been willing to step forward and partner with me in this experience.” “The insurance companies I’ve dealt with don’t want to have anything to do with transgender issues. They pretty much say that’s a personal choice and not a health care issue,” she said. Many insurance companies also do not consider HRT to be medically necessary, and therefore do not cover it in their policies. The battle against doctors and insurance agents is easier to overcome than the fight against social norms, but it is risky to skirt the rules. The need to have a body that affirms their gender drives some transgender people to seek hor-
mones from overseas sources, where they are more obtainable and affordable. Aside from hormones, a few transgender individuals elect to have plastic surgery to change their appearance or even undergo a full sexual reassignment surgery. O’Mara estimates that double mastectomy and chest reconstruction for at trans man could be $6,000. A male-to-female’s surgeries are much more expensive. Facial feminization can involve so much cosmetic surgery that it would make Hollywood jealous: brow lifts, rhinoplasty, chin and jaw reduction are common, and can cost over $25,000. Actual genital reassignment is equally jarring to the wallet: A vagina and labia could cost a trans woman over $20,000, and a penis can have a price tag of over $50,000. “Of the many hundreds of transgender clients I have worked with over the last two decades, less than twenty have had gender affirming surgeries. This is because most cannot afford the procedures,” said O’Mara.
making friends and making out “Every time I walk into a place, I’m wondering if I’m the first transgender individual somebody’s experienced,” said Heather. And that could be true. According to GLAAD, a poll in 2008 showed only 8 percent knew or worked with someone who was transgender. Not knowing what it means to be transgender can make meeting someone who doesn’t match up with traditional gender roles very awkward. “Unfortunately, the transition process is very difficult and many transitioning people are not effective in presenting according to the societal norms. And so when someone sees a very tall woman, who is not yet very skilled at applying make-up ... and who is 6’2”
comes walking up to you and then speaks in a deep male voice, your brain might not be able to make sense of what it is seeing,” O’mara said. Loew has done presentations on campus to educate others about the
transition process of transgender people. “I just have to remember that people fear what they do not know. That is the whole reason I like to do education presentations. I think the more people learn the more they will know,” said Loew. “The biggest problem that I run across with people is that they are too scared to ask me questions. They think that they will offend me. I would much rather someone ask me a potential rude question than not. That is the only way people are going to learn and understand what it is like to be transgender,” he added. Over everything, said Heather, it is important simply to treat someone with human dignity. Dating as a transgender individual may seem like difficult terrain. They may wonder if it would make them gay to date a transgender man or woman. “It is actually very common that a trans man will date men or other trans men, too. Gender identity and sexuality are two totally different things,” said Loew. “It absolutely bothers me when people think I am a ‘butch’ lesbian. There is a huge difference in appearing as a man and being a man. I am a man.” While Heather knows that she wants a traditional monogamous relationship,
she said, “Is that person male? Is that person female? I don’t have the answer to that yet.” Finding that right person and starting to date them can be hard. Just as in coming out as transgender to family and friends, coming out to a partner leaves the risk of becoming immediately single. Worse, they could be accused of trying to trick someone or being a “masquerader.” For those who don’t present convincingly, O’Mara said the issue is access to potential partners, as personal, religious or moral reasons can cut off a large portion of people who simply don’t want to date
someone who is transgender. Once inside a serious relationship, there are other hurdles to overcome. A transgender woman will not be able to give birth, for example, and a transgender man would not be able to impregnate a woman. Adoption is possible, but it can be more difficult for transgender people.
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Exit through the comic shop T
he dog days of summer have come to a close and students are turning their attention from the Olympic games and summer blockbusters to textbooks and lecturing professors. With many students balancing work, school and some kind of social life, it’s often hard to allow proper time and funds to entertain oneself. Comic books and graphic novels, however, are a true declaration of one’s free time, allowing the audience to engage themselves only as much as they wish. With so much of the content available online and in stores, there is much one can digest without investing anything but time. The local library is also a great place to get started, as they carry many of the most popular and renowned collections history has to offer. This is, in part, what makes comics the perfect medium. Offering up more than just unique stories, original art or a time consuming hobby, comics combine all of those elements and much, much
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more. Comics are a nod to all that is and all that could be. With some of the greatest creative minds working together, there is no doubt that comics can still hold their own in a fast-paced world of short attention spans and instant access to entertainment of all varieties. There are so many different types of stories in the comics universe, tackling everything from well-documented historic events to imagined interpretations of a second coming of Christ--where Jesus may be cloned, kill zombies and vampires or even be a “walking dead” man himself. There is something out there for everyone and the only thing holding anyone back is taking the time to browse a local comic shop, library or using the Web to identify what books might suit them best before making any kind of commitment to the art form. So without further ado, from one coffee table to another, here are some highlights of what’s new under Earth’s yellow Sun…
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I-Zombie – the complete run #1-28 in issues, also available in TPBs by Chris Roberson (writer), Michael Allred (artist), Laura Allred (colors) and Todd Klein (letters). This story stars Gwen Dylan, a 20-something turned zombie who lives in an Oregon monster-mash of a town, looking to start a new lease on life, or afterlife. She works as a gravedigger, which makes her unloving hunger for freshly buried brains a little easier to satisfy. If she doesn’t get her dose of about a brain a month she winds up a drooling, staggering mess of a zombie—the type most familiar to classic zombie stories. So what’s wrong with walking the earth a cute and “lively” zombie chick for the unseen future? Well, after eating the brains of her already dead victims, she takes the risk of having to hear their
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Punk Rock Jesus issue #1-2 by Sean Murphy (writer, artist) and Todd Klein (letters). A major broadcasting corporation, OPHIS, has given up on searching for the next big star of “reality” television. Why keep looking around the globe when you can just clone the most recognizable figure in history from DNA remains left in The Shroud of Turin? JC2! This is the premise for Sean Murphy’s courageous new story, Punk Rock Jesus. In the opening pages, slimy TV producer Rick Slate presents the world with the new-newborn baby Jesus and of course everyone has something to say. New mother, Gwen, is a leftover reality teen star—and who better to rep as today’s Virgin Mary—and feeling pressured to please the network, names the baby “Chis” and then sadly realizes the televised prison in which they both will be forced to stay in. Unexpectedly giving birth to a twin girl as well, Gwen is thoughts and being asked to fulfill their last wishes. All of which takes quite the toll on her already complicated lifestyle. Being overly curious and annoyed with the problems of her ingested fellow dead, Gwen uncovers more and more of the strange happenings going on in Eugene, Ore. and takes it on herself to investigate. Being a part-time detective of the dead soon leads her to a greater calling which not only explains the vastness of the world of the undead, but puts her in a position to be a major player in the fate of all that she knows. All in all this is a very well-done story. The Allred’s vividly colored line-art is stunning as always and Roberson really puts a fun twist on the whole monster town genre. Fans of the classic movie monster characters should enjoy this much thoughtout version of the wicked species they know and love.
forced to part with the girl who is later showed being disposed of at the end of the first issue—cliffhanger! Many godloving Christians storm the island in hopes of setting free their new savior and his mother from this sociopathic idea of a TV show and chaos ensues. The story also seems to center around ex-IRA agent, Thomas McKael, who has sworn an oath to protect JC2 and his mother at all costs, even if it hurts ratings. In the first two issues of Punk Rock Jesus we are just getting the gist of where Murphy is going with this story and what he is capable of as an artist and a storyteller. JC2 remains a baby in the first two issues but after doing research, there is much more to come involving an adult Chris who starts to question everything after being brought up in a TV test tube childhood. Done in all black and white, PRJ is left completely in Murphy’s hands to bring out all the details of these obnoxiously brilliant characters and he totally delivers. Is this story sacrilegious? Absolutely! It is not, however, just an-
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Works Day Job So Her ‘Cute and Creepy’ Monsters Aren’t Labor
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eing an artist isn’t always the easiest job to have, but Rebecca Stockert manages to take care of her 5-yearold son, work a job at the Artlink Gallery downtown and still give time to her love of painting. While being able to sell work at a price that could support her would be a great, Stockert believes that working a day job and focusing on her art in her spare time is really the ideal. “It’s really hard to make a living as a painter. I mean it’s not hard, people do it. But it’s like I’d rather work a day job that I like, like Artlink, than paint, because if you just paint for a living it’s like going to a job every day. It becomes like factory work almost. That’s not what I want,” Stockert said. Far from losing her drive, she has gone back to school at Saint Francis to get her Master’s in painting, and is currently working on a piece that combines her interest in the structures of science and her ideas about spirituality. This piece, like many in the last few years, will feature her whimsically colorful cre-
ations, the monsters. These creatures, Stockert says, have developed since the birth of her son and represent a softening of her once darker artistic perspective. “My work really changed when I had [him]. It became softer, almost, more colorful. I read a lot of children’s books so that really influenced my work. And pop culture is like that right now too. It’s got a lot of squishy cuddly, but it also has an edge.” Stockert believes that her work rides the boundary between cuddly and edgy, and represents a better picture of what she is. “My work was a lot more dark and I don’t feel like I knew myself as well before,” she said. Aside from a change in subject and tone, the mediums Stockert has favored have also changed over time. While she started painting in high school, her Bachelor’s degree is actually in ceramics, which she focused on more in college. The five year hiatus from painting was a personal choice. “When I was doing painting it was
“Bobbie Monster” by Rebecca Stockert
like I was almost afraid of failure, and that’s part of the reason that I quit. Because I loved painting so much, I think I went to ceramics because there was less personal pressure. But then I grew up and I was like I’m just gonna do what I wanna do. There was nothing to be afraid of,” said Stockert. With a job and a child, the time required to work on ceramics became nearly impossible to find, and she returned to painting in order to stay in touch with her artistic side. Stockert hasn’t limited herself just to painting, however. She also has several works that represent her forays into screen-printing and etching. Her work has been shown through-
out the community, including at her former place of employment, The Firefly Coffeehouse, and Stockert believes that the Fort Wayne community is a great place for artists to grow, learn and experiment. While she enjoys the small local artist community and thinks that it affords artists many opportunities to experiment, she doesn’t think it’s the easiest or most favorable place to make a living solely as an artist. And this doesn’t bother her or deter her from working within the community and loving what she does. “It’s really a priority thing. I go to work, I take care of Ezra and I work on my art, and that’s fine. That’s all I really want to do,” she said.
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The Yellow Bird, in the former National City Bank building on Crescent and State, kicked off the school year with a show friday evening featuring Indiana psych-pop duo, Aura. The group’s lineup consisted of vocalist Amie Catanzariti and Christopher Dance on guitar, while the rest of the sound was filled out by the use of pre-recorded loops. Aura seemed to draw influence from genre essentials such as Radiohead and Portishead, but also contained slight aspects of modern indie duos such as Sleigh Bells and The Knife. Despite only being made of three parts, the vocals and loops sounded vastly separated in feeling. This wasn’t a problem so much with the song writing and composition, but more with Catanzariti and the loops rarely gelling well because of the different styles. The lyrics themselves also at times felt forced and a little too stylized. As a whole, it just didn’t feel completely genuine. Aura’s finest moment was the last song of their set, when the group stepped away from the pre-recorded loops that John Small
dominated their sound. Instead, vocalist Catanzariti played the lone snare drum sitting on the stage. The end result of this fantastic jazz tinged mid-tempo song. Unlike most of their set, it didn’t feel like an amateur piece. That song alone saved their performance. Next was Crunk Witch, coming all the way from Maine. Crunk Witch by sound can easily be categorized as electro-pop, but unlike their contemporaries, the duo’s sound seems to have more in common with the current crop of American Dubstep than club music. Their high energy set saw vocalist Brandon Miles performing on the venue floor with the audience, while his wife Hannah Colleen took to the stage. From there she djed the backing tracks and control stage lighting. Whether one will enjoy Crunk Witch really depends on one’s stance on electronic dance music. They certainly do their style well, but EDM is certainly hit or miss with most. It’s even more shaky when Crunk Witch’s very youthful sound is taken into account. Regardless, Crunk Witch will still entertain. Miles is full of energy and his vocal style will
“Aura’s finest moment was the last song of their set, when the group stepped away from the pre-recorded loops that dominated their sound.”
remind listeners of Daryl Palumbo performing with Head Automatica. They also performed a couple familiar covers that included Weezer’s “Say it Ain’t So” and Radiohead’s “Paranoid Android.” The former fared much better However, it was still fun to see a group of this style try to take on both songs. Rounding out the night was Fort Wayne’s own Hope Arthur. On paper, Hope Arthur seemed as though she didn’t belong on the show bill based on her sound differing greatly from both Crunk Witch and Aura. However, her set was the perfect downer from the sugar high that was Crunk Witch. That night, Arthur was joined by Felix Moxter on viola and Sarah Schmidt singing backing vocals. As a songwriter, Arthur does a splendid job of constructing a beautiful pop song draped in different classical and folk influences. In the past, Arthur has studied music at IPFW. The classical training is apparent in some of her piano work, which is probably her strongest suit as a musician. Both Moxter and Schmidt did an excellent job contributing to the songs - the added harmonies and the varied viola parts gave the songs an added dimension. As a whole, Arthur’s set was fantastic and brought an enjoyable night on music to a very pleasant close.
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Bird Schedule Sept. 1 Erisa Rei, Dy and Mark Hutchins 8 p.m.
Sept. 8 James & The Drifters, Lee Miles 8 p.m.
Sept. 14 Distractions, The Fight Within, The Dead Records, Close Only Counts 8 p.m.
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Walb Rats Confused by New Furniture,
Not Sure Where to Scatter After changes to the furniture in the Walb Union lounges, the recently-discovered Walb Rats have had fewer places to scatter to, said scientists who were conducting a study on them.
“This is a very disappointing revelation,” said scientist Rebecca Drick. “We were conducting groundbreaking research. It would have put IPFW on the map for discovering a new species.”
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The incident that may have seen the rats scattering for the last time occurred when janitors switched on the lights for the first time on Monday. The Walb Rats crouching on the chairs ran around aimlessly for a few moments before simply evacuating. “We believe the Walb Rats were not only disoriented by the changes, but were discouraged from coming back. Other
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students seem to have taken up quarters in the area, and they may be in competition, if not predatory toward the Walb Rats,” said Drick. IPFW administrators did not admit that they changed the furniture to discourage the Walb Rats from re-nesting in Walb Union, but rumors have been circulating that it was an underlying reason to the renovation.
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YoYo Opens Location at IPFW THANKS, OBAMA! Jessica Geyer
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IPFW Bankrupt After Drought This summer set records for high temperatures and low rainfall. Another record was set at IPFW for amount of money spent watering grass, causing the college to file for bankruptcy. In an effort to keep the grass green, IPFW ran the sprinkler system non-stop for the entire month of July. In addition, it was deemed necessary to commission the FWFD to make use of the campus’ fire hydrants to indiscriminately spray water at trees and other plant life. An IPFW spokesperson defended the choices, saying, “if we don’t keep the grass green, students will ask questions about where their tuition is going.” The news of the college’s handling of the drought created mixed feelings among the student population. Amanda Kerry, sophomore, said, “I’m really glad they saved all of that grass, we have the responsibility to care for nature.” While Larry Travers, IPFW junior, said he was “pissed.” Zak Seitz
Students are finally getting what campus.” they asked for at IPFW: a frozen yogurt “And what is this about frozen eatery. Liberal analysts estimate that yogurt? Mitt Romney supports real, this move will trim at least a billion American ice cream from real, American dollars from the debt, add 10,000 jobs cows. And that is what this country is all on campus and “maybe even cure, like, about,” Rouge added. lactose intolerance or something,” one The Romney campaign released a analyst said. statement saying that something should While Democrats aren’t saying that definitely be done about the frozen the president was directly responsible yogurt issue and it would be way better for the opening, they did heavily hint than anything Obama could do but they that one of his policies probably did don’t have any of those details yet, just something that might have aided the vote for Romney. franchise. Responding to that statement, the “I think we can all assume that any Obama campaign demanded that good happening in this Romney release five years country is the responsibility of tax returns as well as Obama and his proof the president,” said any embarrassing poetry Democratic spokesperson gurt liberal agenda is he wrote while in middle Linda Azul. “It was sunny squeezing the life out school. of campus.” and 75, this weekend. You For the token thirdknow why? Obama.” party response, the media -Greg Rouge Republicans fired back turned to libertarian at the Obama campaign, strategist Gary Rooney. pointing fingers at crowded parking “The concept of Yogurt on Your during the first week of classes. Own holds very true to the libertarian “There are probably people in these standard. We don’t need the government parking garages that are taking up to get our fro-yo. We can get it ourselves,” the spaces of hardworking, real IPFW he said. students,” said Republican pundit Greg Rooney also really wants everyone Rouge. “Obama and his pro-gurt liberal to know Ron Paul could totally win the agenda is squeezing the life out of election if he really wanted to.
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The thunderstorms of early July were devastating to the city, toppling trees and power lines at 91 mph. IPFW campus took its share in the hit. According to a summary report from Steve George, Business Manager for the IPFW Physical Plant, the damages were as follows: Dennis Barbosa
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1. Windscreens on the Tennis Courts, Soccer, Baseball and Softball Fields 2. Fencing on the Tennis Courts, Soccer, Baseball and Softball fields 3. Baseball and Softball batting/hitting cages [permanent and portable]. 4. Soffits, Fascia and Roofs at Student Housing 5. Tennis Court Notification / Update Board and Tennis Court Scoreboard 6. The East Baseball Dugout 7. Kettler Hall Penthouse Roof
Replacements and repairs are partial at the moment, according to George’s report, and he estimated the damage cost to be between $180,000 and $200,000.
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UPCOMING SPORTS CALENDAR
August Women’s Soccer
Aug. 24 - VS Toledo - 7 p.m. - Fort Wayne, Ind. Aug. 26 - VS Indiana State - 2 p.m. - Terre Haute, Ind.
Men’s Soccer Aug. 26 - VS Detroit - 1 p.m. - Detroit, Mich. Aug. 29 - VS W. Michigan - 4 p.m. - Kalamazoo, Mich.
Women’s Volleyball
Aug. 25, 2012 12-7pm Arts United Campus/Main Street
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IPFW Invitational
Aug. 24 - VS Kent State - 5 p.m. - Fort Wayne, Ind. Aug. 24 - VS Murray State - 7 p.m. - Fort Wayne, Ind. Aug. 25 - VS KS VS MS - 11 a.m. - Fort Wayne, Ind. Aug. 25 - VS Cleveland State - 1 p.m. - Fort Wayne, Ind. Aug. 25 - VS CS VS MS - 5 p.m. - Fort Wayne, Ind. Aug. 25 - VS Kent State - 7 p.m. - Fort Wayne, Ind. Aug. 28 - VS Ball State - 7 p.m. - Fort Wayne, Ind. _____ UIC Invitational
Aug. 31 - VS E. Michigan - 7 p.m. - Chicago, Ill.
September WBOI “Meet the Music” with Julia Meek after the Taste!
6:00-10:00 pm Local bands, food & beverages
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Women’s Soccer
Sept. 2 - VS Ball State - 1 p.m. - Muncie, Ind. Sept. 7 - VS Wright State - 7 p.m. - Dayton, Ohio Sept. 9 - VS Evansville - 1 p.m. - Fort Wayne, Ind. Sept. 14 - VS Miami [Ohio] - 5 p.m. - Oxford, Ohio Sept. 16 - VS Valparaiso - 6 p.m. - Fort Wayne, Ind. Sept. 28 - VS Nebraska Omaha - 5 p.m. - Omaha, Neb.
Men’s Soccer Sept. 3 - VS Marshall - 12 p.m. - Fort Wayne, Ind. Sept. 7 - VS Pittsburgh - 7:30 p.m. - Pittsburgh, Pa. Sept. 9 - VS Duquesne - 12 p.m. - Pittsburgh, Pa. Sept. 14 - VS Loyola - 5 p.m. - Chicago, Ill.
Sept. 16 - VS Dayton - 1 p.m. - Dayton, Ohio Sept. 18 - VS Xavier - 7 p.m. - Fort Wayne, Ind. Sept. 22 - VS UMKC - 7 p.m. - Fort Wayne, Ind. Sept. 25 - VS Kentucky - 7 p.m. - Fort Wayne, Ind. Sept. 28 - VS Oral Roberts - 7 p.m. - Fort Wayne, Ind.
Men’s Golf Sept. 2 - Tiger Intercollegiate - TBA - Verona, N.Y. Sept. 3 - Tiger Intercollegiate - TBA - Verona, N.Y. Sept. 17 - John Piper Intercollegiate - TBA - Bowling Green, Ohio. Sept. 18 - John Piper Intervcollegiate Cont.
Women’s Volleyball UIC Invitational Continued
Sept. 1 - VS UIC - 6 p.m. - Chicago, Ill. Sept. 1 - VS UT Arlington - 1 p.m. - Chicago, Ill. _____
Sept. 4 - VS Wright State - 6 p.m. - Fort Wayne, Ind. 2012 Spartan Showcase
Sept. 7 - VS Michigan State - 7 p.m. - E. Lansing, Mich. Sept 8 - VS Georgia - 7 p.m. - E. Lansing, Mich. Sept. 8 - VS Albany - 10 a.m. - E. Lansing, Mich. _____
Sept. 14 - VS Oakland - 5:30 p.m. - Rochester, Mich. Sept. 15 - VS Central Mich. - 7 p.m. - Mt. Pleasant, Mich. Sept. 18 - VS IUPUI - 7 p.m. - Fort Wayne, Ind. Sept. 21 - VS S. Dakota - 8 p.m. - Vermillion, S.D. Sept. 23 - VS UMKC - 3 p.m. - Kansas City, Mo. Sept. 28 - VS S. Dakota St. - 7 p.m. - Fort Wayne, Ind. Sept. 29 - VS N. Dakota St. - 7 p.m. - Fort Wayne, Ind.
Ticket prices vary by sport, and are available at the box office in Gates Sports Center. Students are admitted free with a valid student ID.