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APRIL 6, 2011
Board of Trustees gains new members By Jacki Dillman EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
PEKING ACROBATS
By Haley Vannarsdall FEATURE EDITOR
The Peking Acrobats performed in Ransburg Auditorium at the University of Indianapolis on March 26. The world-renowned acrobatic team from China demonstrated its skills to a crowd of students and other excited viewers. According to the group’s website, www.iaipresentations.com, the acrobats have been performing across the world and have appeared on numerous television shows and in other performances since debuting in 1986. The Peking Acrobats showcased several stunts such as balancing with one hand on stacked chairs that almost reached to the ceiling of Ransburg Auditorium, or contorting their bodies into unimaginable positions. Musicians played traditional Chinese music to accompany the acrobatics. “I didn’t remember the name [The Peking Acrobats] when I read the flyer, but after seeing the show, I vaguely remembered TV advertisements for them in years past,” said sophomore Daniel Batteiger. While traveling through Indianapolis on tour, the Peking Acrobats contacted the Office of Student Affairs at UIndy
and asked to perform. Campus Program Board and the Diversity Lecture Series also supported the acrobats’ performance. “We [UIndy Student Affairs] wanted to give students an entertaining learning experience about Chinese culture,” said Student Activities Coordinator for Student Services Stephanie Barry. “College is a great opportunity to offer students new learning experiences and this was a great fit.” Chinese acrobatic acts date back as far as the Ch’in Dynasty. Chinese acrobats continue to perfect what has become an evolving form of folk art. Chinese tradition implies that each new generation of acrobats add their own improvements and embellishments, and they are considered honorable talents. “What made The Peking Acrobats stand out is their commitment to preserving history,” Barry said. “Historically, Chinese acrobatics started between 221 B.C. and 207 B.C. and for them to be able to still perform these ancient traditions in today’s society is astonishing.” The acrobats used their own bodies for balance, agility and contortion.
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The Peking Acrobats demonstrated their centuries-old techniques to the UIndy campus community on March 26. The acrobats are known worldwide for their prowess and dedication to preserving their art.
Indianapolis community leaders Christopher Doehring, Adolf Hansen and David Resnick will join the University of Indianapolis Board of Trustees. The new members will be officially inducted into board membership the day of the board’s May 20 meeting. The 36-member board meets three times annually, in October, February and May. Members hold four-year terms. There are no term limits “The time, energy and resources that they [the Board of Trustees] dedicate to our campus really is outstanding,” President Beverley Pitts said. “They take their role at the university very seriously.” Pitts went on to explain that the board strives for balance in its membership. Gender, racial and religious diversity are valued. PITTS Board members come from a wide variety of different professions and backgrounds and offer unique perspectives. Doehring, known to his friends as Topper, will join the board from a health professional background. He is currently vice president of medical affairs at St. Francis Hospital. A Johns Hopkins alumnus, he is engaged in the Indianapolis community and currently serves on the Indiana Academy of Family Physicians Commission on Health Care Service. “Because our campus is so strong in the area of health professions, and we have so many students pursuing those majors, we like to have the voices of health care professionals on the board,” Pitts said. Hansen, who has a background in the United Methodist Church, is no stranger to the UIndy campus. He served as both an assistant professor and the chair of the department of philosophy and religion at UIndy from the early 1970s to the early 1980s.
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CAMPUS MOURNS STUDENT DEATH
University of Indianapolis junior James Fryman passed away at his home on March 14 By Jen Miller STAFF WRITER
University of Indianapolis junior James Luo Fryman passed away on March 14, in his off-campus apartment. His sudden death was reported as accidental according to the email that Kory Vitangeli, dean of students, sent out to the campus community. Fryman was from Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., and graduated from Palos Verdes Peninsula High School in 2008. He came to UIndy as an honor roll student on scholarship and was a declared business major. Jacqueline Hess, assistant professor in the School of Psychological Sciences, taught Fryman in the course Intro to Psychology.
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Hess described Fryman as an inquisi- where we can understand one another.” tive and bright individual in class with Hess also remembered that during the strong opinions. times that Fryman stayed late after class “He was very interested lecture to ask questions and in what he needed to learn discuss the class, she really and how he should study got to listen and understand for it, so he’d ask about him as an individual. Acthose things,” Hess said. cording to Hess, in the time “I appreciate those things she was able to spend with in a student.” Fryman, she was able to see Hess said that she that he had a uniquely indialways learns from her vidual way of thinking, and students, and Fryman was she realized that he saw the no exception. world differently than those “From James, I learned around him. again that if we listen well, “He was always a student we can come to a place who would stay just a few where we really begin to minutes after class, and that’s FRYMAN understand what the student time that I really found that is trying to say. So in that respect, I very by listening I could begin to hear and much appreciate that he taught me that understand what he was thinking about again,” Hess said. “When we do that, the world,” Hess said. “He really thought we’re much more apt to get to a place about a lot of different things.”
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Hess encourages everyone to appreciate the unique things about those around them. She suggests that others should try to accept the differences in each individual because we are all faced with our own challenges, but have the ability to offer something special to the world, just as Fryman did to those around him. Chitrak Banerjee, program manager in the School of Business, was Fryman’s neighbor and a family friend. Banerjee described Fryman as an extremely polite and loving person. Banerjee said that Fryman was a quiet person and had a select group of friends with whom he loved to play video and card games. He also loved to eat Chinese food at a local restaurant and was considered a regular by the owner. Banerjee said Fryman had a big impact on him just because of the person Fryman was and how he thought about the things around him.
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“He has impacted me very strongly,” Banerjee said. “ He was wise beyond his years.” According to Banerjee, Fryman also loved his truck more than anything and would often fall asleep in it while it sat in the driveway. “He lived in it. We would have to go and wake him up and tell him to go to bed,” Banerjee said. “He was more concerned about getting into a fenderbender with that truck than he was about anything else.” Banerjee said that he will always remember Fryman as being an extremely pure person. Services celebrating Fryman’s life were held at First Christian Church in Torrance, Calif. on Sunday, March 20. The Counseling Center and campus chaplains are available to all students, faculty and staff who wish to speak to someone while dealing with the grieving process.
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OPINION
Natural disasters
How to help those in Japan and California By Ariana Gainer STAFF WRITER
On March 11, Japan suffered the most severe natural disaster ever to occur in the land. The 8.9 magnitude earthquake and ensuing tsunami violently uprooted millions of lives and is expected to claim more than 20,000. Although the nation of Japan was undoubtedly the most devastated by this catastrophe, tsunami waves continued to swell and traveled across the Pacific Ocean to American soil. Multiple California cities experienced the effects of the aggressive waters, such as Santa Cruz, where 18 harbored boats sank. The California Geological Survey has put in place a program with the intention of preparing coastal residents for such a disaster. “Twenty California counties and more than 100 cities could be directly affected by a tsunami,” said CGS geological engineer Rick Wilson, who, according to the State of California Department of Conservation, spearheads the organization’s tsunami program. Ironically, the March 11 tsunami occurred during the state’s Tsunami Awareness and Preparedness Week. The earthquake and resulting tsunami on the other side of the Pacific Ocean disturbed the calm waters of the California coast and cost the state more than $50 million in damage. In the aftermath, the CGS has taken an even more active part in assisting those who experienced the disturbance and preparing those who did not for a future disaster. “We need people to be aware that if they are on a waterfront…during an earthquake, getting to high ground is imperative, because the next thing they may see is a tsunami,” Wilson said in an article posted by the Department of Conservation. The fact that the effects of a natural disaster in Asia were felt in California makes the tragedy seem closer to home. Although Indiana residents did not personally experience any disturbances, it is still imperative that we show compassion for our countrymen
as well as the people in Japan. Naturally, the consequences of the tsunami are far more severe in Japan than in California, but this unfortunate occurrence is a reminder that we must be willing to help people in need, including those who live continents away. The violent waters shook one of our American states, which is evidence that it is quite possible that terrible catastrophes could occur in the United States as well. An example of one such disaster was Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans in 2005. Many people have completely forgotten about the intense struggles of Louisiana residents whose lives will never be the same. It’s easy to forget about the hardships that others suffer when our own lives are running smoothly and without interruption. Nevertheless, we must consciously make an effort to keep them in our thoughts, because there is always someone who would greatly benefit from and appreciate our committed effort to simply help them. We cannot aspire only to improve our own lives, but we must also take others into consideration by helping them through their troubles. There are many ways to assist the victims of this terrible tragedy. According to the Center for International Disaster Information, “Financial contributions provide immediate assistance and allow professional relief organizations to purchase exactly what is most urgently needed by disaster victims.” Donations to aid disaster victims can be made through the American Red Cross by sending a text message saying REDCROSS to 90999. The university also provided ways to help. The United Methodist Student Association sold hearts in Schwitzer Student Center for $1 in order to raise funds for the United Methodist Committee for relief effort in Japan. Web services also worked to create a MyUIndy channel with information on how to donate online. An e-mail from University of Indianapolis President Beverley Pitts to the university students and faculty named a few organizations accepting donations for anyone wishing to make financial contributions online.
Athletic improvement
The benefits of the new ARC building By Kellie Donnelly SPORTS EDITOR
It’s game day, and the women’s soccer team is preparing for its 5 p.m. home game. We finish up our pre-game meal in Schwitzer Student Center and head to Ruth Lilly Fitness Center, where we spend the next hour and a half mentally preparing for the game—in a classroom. There is no locker room to go to, and no area to store our things. The visiting team uses the public locker room for the pool as. For halftime, we use the locker room reserved for the football team’s opponents; and after the game, there are no showers to use. We greet our parents smelly and sweaty after the game before we can return to our houses or dorms to shower. This was the story of the women’s soccer team before the new Athletic Recreation Center was built this year. On March 29, the building officially opened to both the public and the athletic teams who are using it, and we are extremely grateful. In addition to the dome that has been in use for a couple of weeks now, the ARC facility also consists of a building with offices, conference rooms and locker rooms. The offices stretch down a long hallway, starting with the football offices, then men’s soccer, women’s soccer, baseball and softball offices. Where before many coaches had to share offices with their assistant coaches or graduate assistants, now each head coach has his or her own office. Across the hall from each head coach’s office are the offices of his of her assistant coach and graduate assistants. Before the ARC, these coaches were all stuffed in the basement of Ruth Lilly in tiny offices with no windows. Football and soccer shared the same space for offices, causing neither sport
to have enough space. Furthermore, since they were in the basement, often their cell phones didn’t work because they couldn’t get service. As a coach, each needed to be constantly available to many people, and not having cell phone service was a big problem. Furthermore, there was no area to bring a team in to view films or have meetings unless a large classroom was open, often the multipurpose room in Ruth Lilly. Sharing this space with students only added to the overcrowding and scheduling issues in Ruth Lilly, as the building tried to double as both an athletic center and a learning center. Now, offices that were once for athletics can be transformed into classrooms. With the ARC, many of these problems will be solved. Coaches have bigger offices and more space. Large conference rooms allow entire teams to have meetings and watch film together in a true athletic space. Little things like these go a long way toward improving an athletic team’s mental strength, something that is essential in tough games. The ARC also will help with the recruiting process. Recruits are an athletic program’s way of keeping success alive, and successful athletics brings money to the university that can be used in many ways. When a recruit comes and sees a nice building such as the ARC, he or she can picture the benefits and advantages of the facility, and that can help sway the person to commit to UIndy. Finally, having a locker room is beneficial to a team’s unity and chemistry. It is a place where team members can go to relax or to prepare for a game. Having a space dedicated solely to a sport allows team members to focus on the game ahead, and it can be an escape from all the pressures of school and social life. The ARC building will benefit student-athletes, coaches and students on both a short-term and a long-term basis and will continue to improve our campus facilities.
APRIL 6, 2011
“I hope there’s room for me to live on campus...”
Cartoon by Abby Gross
HOUSING DIFFICULTIES
Students experience problems in housing sign-up process By Kaley Belakovich OPINION EDITOR Deciding where you are going to live during your college years is one of many important decisions you will have to make. Whether you attend college far from home or close by, there are many different options—staying on campus, living off-campus or living at home. Choosing to live either on or off campus also can require making more choices. For example, do you live in a house or an apartment off campus? Which apartment complex should you choose? If you live on campus, which residence hall do you live in? This is a decision that all currently enrolled students at the University of Indianapolis recently faced. On-campus housing sign-ups began toward the end of the month of February and were closed to all currently enrolled students on March 25. However, signing up for on-campus housing was anything but easy to accomplish. This year, UIndy opted to have all housing sign-ups occur online, as opposed to the in-person sign-ups of previous years. This caused a variety of problems. Students tried to sign up all at once as soon as they could, because they wanted the best choice of residence
hall, floor and room number. As a result, the server did what it does best and crashed due to the large number of people all trying to access the same website at the same time. Some students also had to try to sign up multiple times because at some point while they were trying to sign up, they received error notifications, and the website refused to continue with the process. Another difficulty that continues to frustrate students is the lack of space for students. By the last day of sign-ups for Campus Apartments, when two-person groups could sign up, Campus Apartments were completely full, and a waiting list was started and grew the same day. This was terrible news for upperclassmen, because sign-ups for Campus Apartments were the last of the housing sign-ups to occur. So, if there were no open rooms in Campus Apartments, a choice would have to be made from the other residence halls. However, some of the other residence halls, such as East and Central, were full because sign-ups had already been completed. Most students were unaware that they could have chosen a “back-up” room. In other words, students could have signed up for a room in another residence hall first, and then if they then signed up for somewhere else, the hold on the first room would have automatically dropped.
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Unfortunately, the university failed to make this information known to most students. Therefore, the only oncampus option for those upperclassmen would be Warren Hall or Cory Bretz Hall. Currently enrolled students filled all but two residence halls. This is yet another continuation of the issue of over-crowding in on-campus housing. The new residence hall, currently scheduled to open the fall semester of 2012, hopefully will fix this problem, but may not. A new residence hall may attract new students, and right now the plan for the new residence hall is to catch up with the current enrollment level, not to allocate space for a larger group of enrollment. According to the university’s website, UIndy currently has one category of admission for students known as “full-time contingent admission.” One requirement for a student admitted under contingent admission is that the prospective student live on campus for their first year attending the university. This requirement to live on campus adds to the problem of overcrowding. There are many problems with oncampus housing but also a few solutions. The university either will have to continue to build new residence halls every few years, or admit fewer students. That choice is, of course, up to the university, but it can be agreed upon that something more needs to be done.
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APRIL 6, 2011
Active Minds hosts 5K run By Kayla Prosser EDITORIAL ASSISTANT
Photo by Jacki Dillman
Republican Congressman Todd Rokita speaks on U.S. economic issues at an event hosted by the Student Business Leadership Academy on March 21 in UIndy Hall.
Rokita visits campus Student Business Leadership Academy hosts speech on the U.S. economy By Jacki Dillman EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Republican U.S. Rep. for Indiana’s Fourth Congressional District Todd Rokita lectured on campus March 21 as a guest of the Student Business Leadership Academy (SBLA). In his talk, Rokita offered his insight into the current U.S. economic situation, highlighting spending as well as the national debt. “This isn’t a partisan speech, because this isn’t a partisan issue,” Rokita said. “It’s an American issue.” Rokita, who previously served as the Indiana Secretary of State, was the youngest person ever to hold that office. He has visited and spoken at the University of Indianapolis campus several times. This event, however, was the first time
that Rokita has spoken on the UIndy campus after winning his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. “Two things that I think really describe him [Rokita] are that he is very concerned about fiscal well being,” said Associate Professor of Finance Matt Will. “And he is not a traditional politician.” The event garnered an audience of 291 attendees and was the largest event SBLA has ever coordinated. According to SBLA President Jennifer Simac, only 180 were expected, but the group was ecstatic about the turnout. “We had to scramble the day of the event to accommodate for the audience,” Simac said. “We had to ask for additional rooms and chairs, but we were pleased with the interest and turnout.” Prior to beginning his talk, Rokita informed the audience that this would be the first time he ever made that particular
THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW Campus information that you may otherwise miss! Tuition Deposits The final deadline for tuition deposits for undergraduate students is May 6. Deposits are $100 and may be paid online through my.uindy.edu. There will be no refunds after June 30.
Caps and Gowns Caps, gowns, tassels and hoods will be available for purchase at the Senior Send-Off event April 7 and the campus bookstore April 8-29. Advance orders are not necessary.
Great UIndy Clean Up On Saturday, April 9, join the tradition of beautifying your campus. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. Breakfast will be available for volunteers and the day will conclude with a barbeque at noon. Registrations forms are available in Schwitzer 209.
Nursing applications due Applications for August 2011 ASN & BSN clinicals are now available online at nursing.uindy.edu. Applications are due April 15.
Spring Term deadlines
presentation. He went on to say that 42 cents of every dollar spent by the United States government is borrowed and, after July 26, all money spent will be borrowed. “I don’t mean to scare anybody,”Rokita said. “I just want to focus us.” Simac explained that Rokita strayed a little from the planned topic of discussion, his journey to political office, but felt that the topic was specific and eye-opening. “Even though it had a negative tone, it was a necessary topic,” Simac said. The event was preceded by a reception for the SBLA officers. Will explained that the School of Business focuses on networking as a key to success and that the reception with Rokita was a perfect opportunity to network. SBLA has invited several leaders in business to speak on campus to help promote these networking opportunities and will host a networking fair on April 21. Students must be invited in order to attend.
Active Minds, a University of Indianapolis registered student organization dedicated to mental illness education, sponsored the first Stomp Out Stigma 5K run on April 2 at noon. Admission to the event was $20, with proceeds benefitting Active Minds to help fund programs to increase public awareness of depression and other mental health issues. Alicia Simle, UIndy graduate student and Active Minds vice president said the organization also seeks to reduce the stigma associated with mental illness. Active Minds is a national organization focused on advocacy for individuals who struggle with mental illnesses and on education about mental health to the larger community, according to UIndy graduate student and Active Minds chapter president Melissa Richey. Before attending UIndy for graduate school, Richey was familiar with the organization. When she discovered UIndy didn’t have an Active Minds chapter, she decided to found one. “With the undergraduate population age range, most students here are probably 18-24 years old. That age range is the age where a lot of mental disorders have their onset,” Simle said. “A lot of people at this time may be starting to first experience symptoms of depression, anxiety, or whatever it is. It’s so important to have that awareness and for the students to understand and recognize what SIMLE the symptoms are, so they can be treated.” According to Richey, the 5K is an event that the national chapter of Active Minds strongly encourages members to participate in. Although the UIndy chapter is new, Richey felt the challenge would be beneficial. Active Minds brought attention to the Stomp Out Stigma 5K by giving participants a brightly colored shirt to run or walk in. Simle said mental health is an important subject for all students to know about and the more people who are aware, the better. “It’s our first year, so we’re really hoping to get our name out there. A lot of students aren’t aware that Active Minds is an organization on campus. And if people show up and show their support, that says a lot,” Simle said. “The fact that we wore bright colored T-shirts and ran around campus got us noticed and hopefully students will now ask questions and get involved.” According to Simle, the graduate students are trying to pass on the legacy of Active Minds to the undergraduate students as a way of extending the message about mental health issues. Simle said that any student who is interested can get involved with Active Minds by attending meetings. “For any student majoring in psychology, sociology or social work, this [Active Minds] is such an important thing for that, and it really looks good if you’re looking to grad school,” Simle said. According to Simle, most students at UIndy know someone who has struggled with depression. She stressed that involvement in something such as Active Minds can be meaningful because it allows people to have the support they need for their mental health issues. “We’re trying to get people on campus to talk about it [mental health], be open about it and really understand it,” Simle said. “So that if a time comes when they need to seek help or someone they know needs to seek help, then they can do that.”
ACROBATS from page 1 Performers demonstrated plate-spinning techniques and agility while tumbling through rings and climbing beams. Other stunts included balancing on spear points or demolishing bricks balanced on a fellow performer’s head. “I looked around after the show to gauge student reaction and was happy to see that the students really enjoyed the
show,” Barry said. “They responded well to the performance, and I hope they were able to take away something from the performance.” Although some students attended for L/P credit, all in attendance experienced a rare performance. “The performance made me feel lucky to have gone. It was one of the coolest
things I’ve ever seen,” Batteiger said. The Peking Acrobats are produced by IAI Productions and led under the direction of Ken T. Hai, an experienced artistic director of Chinese acrobats in the west. More information, including history of the troupe and tour dates are available on the IAI Productions website at iaipresentations.com.
the treasurer of WFYI, an Indianapolis public broadcast channel. His involvement in the community also includes positions on the board of the Jewish Family and Children’s services and the American Cancer Society. None of the three newest additions to the board are UIndy alumni, but the board’s bylaws dictate that it be comprised of 30 percent UIndy alumni. Also required is that the United Methodist Church be represented. Both of these requirements are cur-
rently met, as are all other bylaws of the board. “We are looking forward to welcoming the new members to the Board,”said Board of Trustees Chairman Robert Wingerter. “We really look for people who don’t want to just open their checkbooks for the university but want to become actively involved in the campus.” To view a full list of the University of Indianapolis Board of Trustees members, visit the website at: www.uindy.edu/admin/ trustees/index.php.
TRUSTEES from page 1 He is a widely published author and has demonstrated leadership in both higher education and in ministry. Hansen recently stepped down from the position of theologian-in-residence at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, which has more than 5,500 members. Resnick, whose daughter is a current UIndy student, is the managing partner at Katz, Sapper and Miller. An Indiana University graduate, Resnick is also chairman of the board of the United Way of Central Indiana and
These local businesses have generously supported UIndy students during the UIndy Fund Phonathon as students raised more than $150,000 for UIndy! Hard Rock Café Papa John’s Pizza Buca Di Beppo Milano Inn Jillian’s Entertainment EZ Tanz ComedySports Indianapolis
Mike’s Express Car Wash Shelby Bowl Indiana State Museum Chick-fil-a Walgreens The Old Spaghetti Factory
The deadline to withdraw from an on-campus Spring Term course is May 16. Classes begin on May 9 and end May 27. Information taken from previous UIndy announcements
When you visit these partners, please thank them for supporting UIndy! For future employment opportunities with the Phonathon, please visit JobHound Connect.
4 ENTERTAINMENT “Time Warp” into the Drag Show
THE REFLECTOR
APRIL 6, 2011
Students , faculty and staff perform the “Time Warp,” from the popular movie “Rocky Horror Picture Show” at the seventh annual UIndy Drag Show on April 1.
By Bre’ Lawson STAFF WRITER
The University of Indianapolis’ seventh annual Drag Show was held in Ransburg Auditorium on April 1. The show was organized by UIndy Pride and Alpha Psi Omega. The Drag Show was a charity event in which all proceeds raised were donated to the organization Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Audience members were asked to give $2 donations. According to their website, BC/ EFA has raised over $195 million for essential services for people with AIDS and other critical illnesses in the United States. “Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to reaching out and educating actors in New York City,” Greta Pennell, former adviser to PRIDE, said. Senior Rico Ewing stressed that the
show is not just a talent show and there is always information about the charity. “There are rehearsals and sound checks involved; it is a performance,” Ewing said. “There is always a table informing the audience members about the charity, what it stands for and where the money goes.” Many campus performances allow students to receive L/P credit for attending, but university administration would not allow the Drag Show to offer L/P credit. “We were told the show was denied for the L/P credit because the event is a fund-raiser, but Hearts for Haiti, a charity event as well, was granted L/P credit. I want to prove to Myra Maxwell [instructor and director of remedial studies mathematics and computer science and director for providing L/P credit] that the two events are in fact the same.” Audra McClure, junior and co-chair for UIndy Pride said. “I don’t want to say it is discrimination, but I want them to come out with the real reason.” According to Ewing, a performer
in the show, the university has given numerous reasons for not awarding the Drag Show L/P credit. “Last year they told us it was because the show didn’t have any educational value,” Ewing said. “I think it ultimately boils down to political reasons.” Many students agree that there is plenty of educational value involved in the Drag Show. “You’re learning about the lifestyles of the LGBT community, and the show brings awareness to bullying by including everyone, from every background, and every culture…no one is excluded,” audience member Ke’ara Sanders said. According to McClure, the event is held to celebrate different lifestyles. “There should be a night we can be inclusive to everyone’s needs. Being gendered isn’t an issue,” McClure said. “We want to allow people to be whoever they like.” Students McClure, sophomore Ashleigh Skaggs, junior Susan Lutterbach, and Co-Master of Ceremonies, Manny Casillas were just a few who performed
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their rendition of the “Time Warp,” from the motion picture “Rocky Horror Picture Show.” Performers danced to numerous hits by artists such as Lady Gaga, Rihanna and Kylie Minogue; stage names included junior Kayla Warren as Keagan Holloday, seniorJoey Hansell as Miku Hatsune and Ewing as Robin Da Cradle Ewing left the crowd “breastless” when he did a frontward flip and exited the stage, but left behind his breast cutlets. Another favorite returning performer was Adjunct Professor of Social Sciences James Wolfe. “He’s great,” McClure said. “He’s just so full of life and really openminded, and it is always a pleasure being around him.” Wolfe’s a cappella performance had the crowd roaring with laughter as he strutted the stage with his fully grown beard, wearing a dress and carrying a purse.Judges Peter Murphy, assistant professor of philosophy and religion, Elizabeth Weber, associate professor of
English, Mary McGann, associate professor of English and Pennell chose to give Wolfe the Honorary Queen award. Other winners of the night were: Keagan Holloday (Warren) for best king, Robin Da Cradle (Ewing) for best performance, Miku Hatsune (Hansell) for funniest act and Oscar Meyer and Frank Furter (seniors Chelsey Wood and Katie Gainey) for best group. The show also featured a few entertainers who do not attend the university, including a local magician and alumnus who dressed as Andrea Merlin and returning performer Monica Valadez. “My favorite part of the show was the comedy/magic performance by Andrea Merlin,” audience member Kevin Hunter said. Co-Master of Ceremonies Deborah P. Nitration ( senior Mason Absher) announced that last year’s show earned $900 in donations, and that this year’s goal was to raise $1,000 to $1,200. As of Reflector press time the amount raised this year was not yet known.
Thirteen year tradition continues UIndy Women’s Chorus and Wabash Men’s Glee Club performed together April 2 By Ashley Keihn ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR The University of Indianapolis Women’s Chorus performed with the Wabash Men’s Glee Club, a group of almost 70 students, in the Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center on April 2 as part of a 13-year tradition started by Associate Professor of Music and Choral Director Paul Krasnovsky. “It was in the second or third year that I had formed this choir that we were looking for fun things to do,” Krasnovsky said. According to Krasnovsky, the idea for the annual concert came easily. “I know everyone at Wabash College, and it seemed like a wonderful thing to do,” Krasnovsky said. “They have a men’s glee club, and we have a women’s chorus. And it just seemed like a wonderful activity for the two.” The event’s location alternates between Wabash College and UIndy each year. “Every year is different. Sometimes we have had a rehearsal together, separate from the concert,” Krasnovsky said. The Women’s Chorus, along with all other choral ensembles, hold auditions that are open to everyone. “At the beginning of the year, we have a general audition call for all choral ensembles. The weekend before classes begin, we start auditioning
people. Our group is open to all singers, no matter what their level of expertise,” Krasnovsky said. “We have women in our Women’s Chorus that are very highly trained and read brilliantly, and we have women that are really just beginners.” When choosing what songs the two will perform, both directors spoke with one another and sent suggestions back and forth until they find the right fit for their ensembles. “I always collaborate with my colleague Dr. Richard Bowen,” Krasnovsky said. “I made some suggestions to him and he made some to me and we ar-
Junior music major Abby Krug has been a part of the Women’s Chorus and the concert with Wabash College since she started attending college at UIndy. “The concert is a lot of fun. I’ve enjoyed it since the first year I was in Women’s Chorus. It’s really neat to get to know the guys, because they are never around girls, so they get very excited,” Abby Krug said. “They are gentlemen and very nice, and it’s fun to get to know them and hang out with them before the concert.” According to Krug, Women’s Chorus has outdone themselves this year. “Women’s chorus in general has been quite a fun experience. This is the year that I am most proud of everyone,” Krug said. “This year in particular, everyone has been doing a fabulous job. We are good every year, but this year everyone has kicked it up a notch.” According to Krasnovsky, rehearsal and working with the Wabash Men’s Glee Club was a good experience for both groups this year. “The Wabash guys were really great. They were wonderful to work with throughout the rehearsal,” Krasnovsky said. Krasnovsky was overall very proud of the two groups in this year’s concert. “I think this was one of the best concerts that we have ever done together. We will of course be doing this concert again next year,” Krasnovsky said. “It’s a concert that we look forward to every year.”
“I think this was one of the best concerts we have ever done together. We will of course be doing it again next year. ” rived at our conclusions from there.” With little time to practice together, the two conductors chose three songs. The groups sang two pieces by a revolutionary war era composer William Billings. Also performed at the event was a gospel tune by a man from Chicago named Keith Hampton. Krasnovsky said he is proud of the overall success of this concert over the years and of this year’s concert. “This event, I am personally very proud of it, because it has been such a success over so many years, and I think that it’s really neat,” Krasnovsky said.
ENTERTAINMENT
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THE REFLECTOR
REVIEWS 2 1 SUCKER PUNCH MOVIE
THE RATINGS THE WET DARLINGS CD
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MEXICO 3 LITTLE RESTAURANT
OF PROOF 4 BODY TV SHOW
OF LIVING BIBLICALLY 5 YEAR BOOK
>>Zack Snyder continues to deliver his action-packed, visually stunning fare in “Sucker Punch.” However, like many of his films, the heavy computer generated images and dazzling visuals overpower the weaker plot elements and leave the film disjointed. The film’s heroine, Baby Doll, suffers at the hands of her abusive stepfather and is committed to a mental institution. The plot picks up when preventing Baby Doll’s looming lobotomization becomes a race against time as she escapes into an elaborate fantasy world to escape her fate à la guns, dragons and explosions. While the film is heavy on female empowerment, self-sacrifice and the power of the mind, Snyder fails to draw a common thread through the film. It struggles to find steady footing and some of the themes fall flat. Although the graphics and action scenes are gorgeous on the big screen, save this one for the dollar theatre.
>>Lead singer Jennifer Lute pulls in listeners with her sweet voice turned edgy and powerful as conveyed in the song “Butterfly” from the group’s second album, “So Long Lover.” The up-andcoming band, The Wet Darlings, play with emotion, power and a sarcasm that you won’t soon forget. With Lute’s voice and piano playing and the musical talents of Adam Bishara and brothers Bill and Joe Patterson, the music of this unique indie rock band will surely have you singing along and moving to the music. The band slows the pace and brings you back to Lute’s sweeter, yet heart broken side with the songs “After All” and “Graduation (Go On).” With this second album, it is evident this band is sure to gain popularity and be around for quite some time. With hard-hitting lyrics,The Wet Darlings pack a great deal of emotion and sarcasm into this six-song album that will leave you wanting to hear more.
>>The family-operated Little Mexico restaurant is warm and inviting the second you walk in the door. The staff is always happy to greet and talk with you. Interesting decorations and brightly painted walls add to the experience. Upon being seated, you’re immediately given a heaping pile of fresh and often still-warm tortilla chips with a salsa that no Mexican restaurant around can beat in flavor. There are only two other Little Mexico restaurants, both in Indiana, which adds to the authenticity of the restauraunt. Little Mexico offers daily specials pleasing to any college student’s wallet and also boasts a huge menu, which is both carnivore and vegetarian-friendly. The meals come quickly and are never lacking in quality. There’s something about this restaurant,-whether it is the inviting atmosphere, the family-owned vibe or just that incredible salsa-that will make anyone a repeat visitor.
>> After an unfortunate car accident that has left her hands with random numbness and destroyed her career as a neurosurgeon, Dr. Megan Hunt (Dana Delany) moves on to another career involving incisions and bodies—autopsies—because, as she says, “You can’t kill someone who is already dead.”Knowledge from her previous job, and anger from her past drive her to determine the cause of death using autopsies more quickly and accurately than any other medical examiner in the area. With the body as her proof, Hunt discovers not only what the body can tell her about the deceased person’s deaths, but also their lives. With this information, she tells detectives exactly where to look for suspects before the detectives themselves have even figured that out. Hunt’s know-it-all, sassy attitude adds another level of entertainment to what is already an intriguing and attention-grabbing show.
>>Author A. J. Jacobs’ memoir takes us on a wickedly funny biblical quest from the Hasidic neighborhoods of New York City to the Creation Museum in Petersburg, Ky., and to Israel to meet his eccentric, ex-guru Uncle Gil. Jacobs has set out to do the seemingly impossible: he will attempt to adhere literally to every commandment, recommendation, guideline, suggestion and law offered in the Holy Bible. While loving your neighbor and honoring your mother and father seem easy enough, things get laughout-loud hilarious when Jacobs attempts to stone adulterers with pebbles, employs a slave/intern and tries not to be lustful while working at Esquire magazine.What starts out as an experiment to expose the fallacies of modern organized religion turns into a life-altering journey.Whether you’re Jewish, Muslim, Catholic or could not care less, read this book. Thou shall not regret it.
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Senior VCD students (l-r) Austin Cook, Bethany Schroeder, Jordan Tremper, John Lasky, Clarissa Fairchild, Chelsey Chang and Travis Gaddis display their food art.
Students ‘serve’ unique art By Kayla Prosser EDITORIAL ASSISTANT
The Visual Communication Design Senior Exhibit was held on April 1, at The Wheeler Arts Center. The seven seniors who put together the show are Travis Gaddis, Clarissa Fairchild, John Lasky, Jordan Tremper, Austin Cook, Bethany Schroeder and Chelsey Chang. According to Fairchild, she and Shroeder were the designers of the group. Lasky created an interactive CD, which is a portfolio of the seven seniors who displayed their work at the show. Gaddis, Cook and Tremper were part of the gallery management team, in charge of building panels that were the installation pieces at the show. Chang was in charge of scheduling. VCD seniors are required to host an exhibit such as this each year. “The purpose of this exhibition was to show our work and talent that we each have worked towards for the past four years,”Fairchild said.“We each showcased some of our best works of design.” This year’s theme for the show was “Served,” and the students put together flyers and invitations for the event around campus depicting many different kinds
of food as art. “We each took a food group that pretty much made no sense to put together. I was in charge of the chocolate-covered bananas and strawberries,” Fairchild said. “The purpose of the theme was to serve ourselves to the design world.” Fairchild said she has seen herself grow, not only in her design over the past four years, but by putting the show together too. “As I went through my stuff for the past four years, for the best projects for the show, I saw the stuff I’d done freshman and sophomore year and I noticed a huge difference,” Fairchild said. “So I’ve definitely learned a lot in the little design aesthetics like typography and grid systems.” Fairchild and Gaddis both mentioned their real-life experience in working with the group, planning and producing not only the show but their own works of design. Although the task was not an easy one, the group learned what pulling off a real art exhibition demands and gained tremendous experience in doing so. “Just from planning our show, we have learned so much about working in a collaborative group setting,” Fairchild said. “The whole point of the show is to pretty much have real-life experience that we will have as designers.”
According to Fairchild, everything from the title, “Served,” to the location, the promotional materials, (which include a postcard invitation, posters, brochures, an interactive portfolio CD) and all of the installation designs, the food and the setup at the show were created by the group. She said that the seven students each had different roles to get everything accomplished, but decided everything together as a group. Besides the usual five hours of class per week, they met Sunday, Monday and Wednesday nights every week. “I was part of the gallery managing team, so we had to build all the panels and plan out the floor layouts for the gallery,” Gaddis said. “I was the print manager, so I was responsible for sending the files to the printer and making sure there were no mistakes.” Gaddis said putting together the gallery was the most work but also the most rewarding task he completed for the show. “I want people to think the seven of us are good designers and we’re capable of being out in the real design world,” Gaddis said. The show will be moved from the Wheeler Arts Center to the gallery in Good Hall and will be open to the public until April 8.
Fest sent photo images of their works to the university, which then mailed all of the entries to Dorf in Colorado. Dorf hand-selected the individual pieces that are on display in this year’s exhibition. Artists whose work is displayed The University of Indianapolis De- in the show were notified February 28. partment of Art and Design hosted Although, as of Reflector press time, an exhibition of ceramic art beginning Schaad had not seen all of the works, April 4. The exhibition, entitled Clay- he said that the work of at least three Fest, features the work of ceramic art- UIndy alumni would be in the gallery. Schaad and the rest of the art deists that are current or former residents of Indiana. ClayFest is a biennial event partment look forward to this year’s shared by the University of Indianapolis exhibit. Brianna Gannon, a freshman and the Herron School of Art and spon- Visual Communications Design masored by the Mary Howes Woodsmall jor, expressed her excitement about the opening. Foundation. “It will be refreshing to According to the Desee a gallery that’s not just partment of Art and Dethe paint medium,” Gansign Chair Dee Schaad, non said. “It will be interClayFest 2011 will feature esting to see the different more than the traditional techniques used by the artclay pottery commonly ists in ClayFest.” associated with ceramics. During the gallery There will be diverse pieces opening on April 4, more of functional, sculptural than $2,000 in awards were and experimental work. To presented to the most output it simply, ClayFest welstanding works. Both funccomes “anything made of tional and nonfunctional ceramic,” Schaad said. SCHAAD pieces received awards, ClayFest is a juried exhialong with one undergradubition of art, in which current and former residents of Indiana are ate award. ClayFest 2011 is supported through eligible to participate. “It’s the top ceramic exhibition in the the Mary Howes Woodsmall Foundastate of Indiana,” Schaad said. tion, which was established in 1949 All work that was entered had to by her son Hubert H. Woodsmall in have been completed within the last two memory of her work with ceramics. years and not previously submitted to Mary Howes Woodsmall was a widClayFest exhibitions. All of the pieces owed mother who supported her family that will be on display were selected for of four with her art studio on Pennsylthe exhibition by this year’s juror, Macy vania Street in Indianapolis, where she Dorf. Dorf is a nationally-known pot- taught art and ceramics. The foundater who has been working with the clay tion strives to “[encourage] ceramic arts medium since 1968. He resides in Colo- in the state,” according to the ClayFest rado, where he runs an art studio in the preview information. ClayFest will be located in the ChrisDenver Arts District. The deadline for entries to be con- tel DeHaan Fine Arts Center gallery sidered for display in the exhibition was and will be open to the public until February 14, artists who entered Clay- April 29.
FEAT
6 THE REFLECTOR
Fight the Fight It’s the 20th anniversary of Race for the Cure, and UIndy invites you to join other survivors and supporters in preventing, curing and fighting this deadly disease.
Breast Cancer Prevention and Statistics In 2010, there were about 207,090 new cases of invasive breast cancer among women in the United States.
For women with a strong family history of breast cancer, genetic testing to determine whether they are predisposed to breast cancer can be beneficial.
This past year, approximately 39,840 American women died from breast cancer.
The American Cancer Society recommends that women over 40 have a mammogram screening each year.
During 2010, about 1,970 new cases of invasive breast cancer were diagnosed in men, and 390 men died of breast cancer.
Women 20 to 40 years old should have a clinical breast exam from a health expert once every three years.
Currently, there are more than 2.5 million breast cancer survivors in the U.S.
Women in their 20s and older should do breast selfexams (BSE) to look for lumps and contact their doctor immediately if they note any changes.
Regular exercise, maintaining a healthy weight and limiting alcohol use can lower the risk of getting breast cancer.
BSE are useful in detecting early changes or lumps, but it should be remembered that hormonal changes in younger women can cause these symptoms without a risk of breast cancer. Statistics from the American Cancer Society
Race for the cure By Jacki Dillman EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Every year, breast cancer claims the lives of more than two million people worldwide. On April 16, 161 students, faculty and staff members from the University of Indianapolis will do their part to help stifle this tragic statistic. These 161 individuals will participate in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure three-mile walk, an annual event combined with a fund-raiser intended to advocate for cancer awareness and prevention. This is the second year a UIndy team has participated in the Race for the Cure. The team was organized by university employees Roberta Hurst, Linda Corn, Laura Irmer and Margie May. According to Hurst, the captain of UIndy’s Komen team, the goal of this year’s group was to raise $1,000 for cancer research. To achieve this, participants asked for donations. Also, “jeans days” were held. On these days, $2 donations to Komen earn university employees the right to wear jeans to work. The next “jeans day”
will be held on April 15. As of March 28, the UIndy team had raised $4,731.89, shattering the $1,000 goal. “Jeans days” alone had earned a total of $409. One student, who lost her mother to breast cancer, raised more than $1,000 individually. “I’m truly amazed by the donations we’ve received this year,” Hurst said. “It’s outstanding.” This is the 20th annual Race for the Cure, and in honor of this 20th anniversary, the UIndy team will wear matching t-shirts, each sporting a large number 20 on the back. Forming the “20” are the names of 87 people UIndy is honoring, all of whom lost their battle against breast cancer. “This disease affects so many people, many of whom are so young,” Hurst said. “The battles they are fighting and how difficult those battles can be really inspired me to get involved with Komen.” According to Hurst, the three-mile walk is not the only way to get involved with the Race for the Cure.
There is a shorter, more familyfriendly 1.5-mile walk. Volunteering and donating are also very important to Komen’s work as well. Junior Candi Witzigreuter will be a part of UIndy’s Komen team for the second time at this year’s event. “My sisters, my mom and I did the walk last year,” Witzigreuter said. “It was really cool to be a part of the event. It really felt like we contributed, in a small way, to hopefully finding a cure.” Hurst fondly remembers former UIndy employee Donna Hood, who passed away from breast cancer. Hood’s story was one of Hurst’s inspirations to initiate UIndy’s involvement with Komen. “Donna would be proud. She never lost faith. She was so strong,” Hurst said. “She, as an advocate for education and her story, has inspired me.” More information on the Komen Foundation, upcoming events, and ways to get involved, are available at the website komenindy.org.
Students from last year’s Komen team pose for a picture prior to last year’s three mile walk. Last year, 143 people from the UIndy campus community were a part of the UIndy Komen team. Photo contributed by Roberta Hurst
To schedule a mammogram, clinical breast exam or learn more about breast cancer contact the following clinics: Center for Women’s Health 8920 Southport Dr., Suite B (317) 865-6240 St. Francis Breast Center 8111 S. Emerson Ave. Indianapolis: (317) 865-5129 Beech Grove: (317) 783-8129
The Office of the Registrar’s front desk was decorated to promote UIndy’s first official Komen team last year. Photo contributed by Roberta Hurst
Planned Parenthood 935 E. Hanna Ave, Suite A (317) 788-0396 Senior Rachel Dale helps put ribbons on the dedication wall on the first floor of Esch. Photo by Elizabeth Wheeler
TURE
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Find the Cure Myths & Facts about breast cancer Myth: You can only get breast cancer if you have a family history of breast cancer. Fact: Between 80 and 85 percent of women with
Myth: Women with smaller breasts are less likely to get breast cancer. Fact: There isn’t a medical connection between
breast cancer showed no family history of the disease.
breast size and getting breast cancer.
Myth: Caffeine causes breast cancer. Fact: A connection between drinking caffeine and
Myth: Your age affects whether you can have breast cancer. Fact: This disease can affect women at any age, even
though it’s more common in post-menopausal women.
Myth: Only women are diagnosed with breast cancer. Fact: While the disease usually affects women, men are also at risk.
Myth: Taking oral contraceptive pills causes breast cancer. Fact: Even after prolonged use, the pills are not linked to causing breast cancer.
A personal battle
getting breast cancer has not been found. However, some research suggests that cutting it out might actually lower the risk
Myth: Weight doesn’t have an effect on your chance of getting breast cancer. Fact: Being overweight increases your risk of getting breast cancer, especially if you gained weight later in life.
Myth: Breast cancer is preventable. Fact: While it is not preventable, you can
recognize risk factors, such as alcohol consumption, family history and weight gain, and adjust them to lower your risk. Information from www.imaginis.com
By Haley Vannarsdall FEATURE EDITOR On Oct. 14, 2010, freshman nursing major Megan Perry got a phone call that would change her life forever. In June of that year, Perry had found a lump in her breast and had an ultrasound performed. Doctors reassured her that it was nothing. However, three months later, it had grown larger and had become sore. Perry decided to see a surgeon. She had always performed regular breast selfexams because her aunt and great-aunt had both been diagnosed with breast cancer. After meeting with the surgeon, he suggested she get a mammogram and then a biopsy. “After my very first ultrasound in June, I was told it was just fibrous tissue [and]not to worry...I was too young to have breast cancer,” Perry said. A week after her biopsy, Perry got the call while in class. “When he [the surgeon] told me it was cancer, at first I was like, ‘Ok,’ I was pretty sure that was going to be the result because I just had a gut feeling,” Perry said. “It actually hit me when I called my mom to tell her. And at that time I was feeling scared, sad, angry and confused all at once.” The first week after getting the results, Perry was busy having tests run, having a port placed for chemotherapy and having meetings with her oncologist; a doctor specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. “I knew I had the right doctor when after he went through everything with me, I pulled out my list of questions and he had already answered all of them,” Perry said. According to Perry, she went through chemotherapy. The first eight weeks she did Cytoxan, an anti-cancer drug, and Adriaycin, a chemotherapy drug. The next eight weeks she underwent Herceptin, a drug used for breast cancer patients, and Taxol, another anti-cancer drug. After chemotherapy, she underwent a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) on her breast to determine whether the cancer was still present. “The first eight weeks were pretty rough, but the last eight weeks were so much easier,” Perry said. “I still have a long journey until I’m recovered.”
The MRI proved that the chemotherapy had done nothing about the cancer, and the surgeons waited four weeks before doing a mastectomy, the removal of one or both breasts. On March 18, Perry underwent a modified radical mastectomy, in which her entire left breast was removed, and radiation is to begin in a month from that date. In another year, she will undergo a mastectomy of her right breast and then a reconstructive surgery. Perry was diagnosed with Stage 2B Invasive Ductal Carcinoma. She took the BRCA1 gene test, a test done for those with strong family histories of breast and ovarian cancers, and determined that her cancer was not genetic. Perry said she urges women young and old to take breast cancer seriously, even if it doesn’t run in the family. She said that breast-self exams are extremely important and should be done monthly to try to catch cancer at an early stage. “Cancer doesn’t care about your age or ethnicity,” Perry said. It can happen to anyone.” Perry’s busy college life completely changed to sitting at home and visiting doctors on a regular basis. She was in her first semester of clinicals in nursing school at the University of Indianapolis when she had to take a medical stop out. She hopes to return to school in the fall, as long as no complications arise. The biggest struggles during treatments were having gasoline and food money. Perry stressed that volunteering to take someone to their treatments is a great help. “I think if someone could start some kind of program with making healthy lunches to provide during treatment [that] would be an awesome thing,” Perry said. “I also feel that survivors should try to be there to help encourage those that are going through this that there is a happy ending to it all.” She plans to return to St. Vincent Breast Center as much as possible to help encourage other patients. “Being around others going through the exact same thing helped a lot also,” Perry said. “It showed me that I wasn’t alone.”
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NEWS
8 THE REFLECTOR
APRIL 6, 2011
New website in development By Kenny Norman ONLINE EDITOR
the list of library databases, but there are things he feels could be improved. “My biggest complaint is the Zimbra mini,” Good said. “If it gets too long, it doesn’t scroll down so you can see what The University of Indianapolis’ public you’re typing.” website is being renovated and redeGood added that he would like to see signed in preparation for a launch later ACE incorporated into MyUIndy the this spring. way Zimbra is now. However, Good said Mary Atteberry, executive director that he likes the current site as a whole. of communications and marketing, has “It’s pretty user-friendly because it’s been overseeing its development since its pretty straightforward,”Good said.“They inception in February 2010. According have all their links on the site, and it’s got to her, although the official initiative did tabs so you can play with that. I feel like not begin until last year, the redesign has it directs you pretty well.” been planned for several years. While the entire site has not been re“It was very apparent to us that the done, the home page and many current website was outdated, and there were section pages have been redesigned on the some navigation issues,” Atteberry said. beta site. Other pages that do not receive “The information was not as available as much traffic will remain as they are. to prospective students as it should be.” “We didn’t redo the entire site,” AtteOther areas in the UIndy infrastruc- berry said. “If you look through the new ture recognized the need for a redesign. site at various points, you’ll go back to the “We saw a growing need for addi- current website. The university’s website tional work on the site to has hundreds and hundreds meet the needs of students,” of pages.” said Ron Wilks, director of Several tabs and sections admissions. have been created on the site, Rare Bird Inc., a Web including Majors, Campus company in Indianapolis, Life and Athletics. Atteberry was selected in January 2011 said that the section for camto head the redesign. pus life was created because it According to Wilks, the is important for prospective Office of Admissions also students to know what they has helped the initiative can expect on campus. by organizing information. “What we have discovWilks said that the biggest ered through research is that enhancement on the new site students looking for colleges ATTEBERRY is the ease of scheduling a really rely heavily on webcampus visit online. sites,” Atteberry said. “And if they can’t “Before the new site, the form was find the information they need, they’ll much longer and not as user-friendly,” be less interested in you as an institution.” Wilks said. “We improved this to make The goal of the redesign was to make it easier and provide clearer confirmation a large volume of information readily information.” available between one and three clicks. According to Wilks, the new site will According to Atteberry, any information also help Admissions to better control considered hard to find was presented in how many people may sign up to visit at a format easier to understand. a given time. “We felt that we needed to get a site Students have been able to test the new that was a lot more user-friendly, a lot site, which was made available through more intuitive for prospective students an email from Atteberry. to find the information they needed,” Sophomore biochemistry major Stef- Atteberry said. fen Good said he likes the original web The new UIndy website is expected to page because it has many resources and launch on May 14.
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Students play a game of ‘Human Jenga’ at the March 28 “Dance for a Chance”marathon. The 12-hour event benefitted Riley Hospital for Children and is held annually at UIndy.
DANCE EVENT BENEFITS RILEY By Abby Gross STAFF WRITER
More than 40 University of Indianapolis students, 12 Riley kids and their families, one Greyhound football team, one year’s worth of planning, thousands of dollars and dozens of dance moves all came together for a 12-hour dance marathon on March 28. UIndy’s Riley “Dance for a Chance” Marathon was organized by the organization UIndy for Riley.The organization described the marathon as “the chance of a lifetime…to give a lifetime of chance.” The event is the group’s biggest of the year, according to UIndy for Riley Co-President Kayla Mughmaw. For the marathon, Schwitzer’s UIndy Hall A was transformed from its regular carpet-and-walls appearance into a dance floor. “It’s a time commitment, but it really does save lives,” said UIndy for Riley Co-President Elizabeth Eads. “By standing for those who can’t, you’re supporting Riley [kids], physically, emotionally and financially,”Eads said.
Although the event boasted 12 hours of energizing music and a marathon-style frenzy of dancing, much more went on in the half day of charity and fun. The marathon, which took on a Mardi Gras theme, featured various games, crafts, food and service projects. Members of UIndy’s Campus Program Board led a game of Human Jenga, in which students and Riley kids spent a half hour attempting to remove themselves from a tangled mass of people. Each hour, UIndy for Riley members taught the combination of dancers and Riley children a few simple dance moves. By the end of the night, the moves had evolved into a fully choreographed dance. The rules were simple for the event: No sitting. Dancers were allowed to rest for only 15 minutes during each of the three meals that were provided. Beyond that, it was a night of staying on one’s feet and shaking out the fatigue on the dance floor. Mughmaw described the day as exciting and upbeat, but she admitted that the seventh hour brought a slump that the dancers had to push through to get to the midnight finish. Dionte Keys, a sophomore football player who attended part of the marathon
along with some of his teammates, described the experience as inspirational. “It was good to help the kids,” he said after dancing and playing tag with the Riley children. The dollars raised for the Riley kids come from a variety of donations. UIndy for Riley gathers donations through letters, corporate sponsorships, online donations and the dancers’ entry fees. All funds go directly to Riley Children’s Hospital. Many of those involved danced for a Riley child involved in their life, and their commitments could be seen scribbled up with hearts and “I love you’s” on a wall display that asked, “Why do you dance?” The wall featured biographies of various Riley patients, accompanied by their photos. Mughmaw said she is a former Riley patient and enjoys giving back to the hospital through UIndy for Riley. “You take a step back and see how fortunate you are,” she said. Students interested in getting involved with the organization or attending next year’s dance marathon can check out the group’s Facebook page, titled “UIndy for Riley.”
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INDIANA SPECIAL OLYMPICS UIndy hosts the Special Olympics Youth Basketball Tournament for the second year in a row By Stephanie Snay MANAGING EDITOR
With the wrap-up of the Greyhound winter seasons, March Madness and Bulldog pride, basketball has been on the minds of much of the campus and the rest of Indianapolis. Basketball also was on the minds of approximately 250 participants who played in the Special Olympics Youth Basketball Tournament at the University of Indianapolis on March 26. UIndy hosted the Special Olympics Youth Basketball Tournament for the second year in a row. The event was organized and executed by sports management majors in the Applied Event Management course and overseen by Associate Professor of Kinesiology Jennifer VanSickle. VanSickle sees the partnership as mutually beneficial for the Special Olympics Indiana organization, which provides athletic opportunities for intellectually disabled youths and adults, and for UIndy. “It’s a great opportunity for our students to get involved in learning about sports administration and at the same time that particular organization and that population,” VanSickle said. She also stressed the importance of sports management majors seeing the event from beginning to end, so they would know every aspect of planning and following through with such a large event. Junior sports management major Alicia Dalrymple, who was on the committee in charge of game operations for the day, also saw particular value in participating in the event. “It’s really good hands-on experience seeing something from start to finish,” Dalrymple said. “I hope I learn how to troubleshoot and problem solve on the spot and be able to translate that to future jobs.” On the other side, Special Olympics Indiana gets a place to host its tournament, its students get a chance to interact with UIndy students and also get to participate in games and events all day. There were nine UIndy students in the applied course that planned the event, and those students had to interview to enroll in the class. “Their [Special Olympics Indiana] reputation is also on the line, so we want to make sure we get the right students for this job,” VanSickle said. In addition to the nine students, there were also 304 volunteers, mostly UIndy students, faculty and staff. The volunteers helped run and supervise the day’s many
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Participants in the 2011 Special Olympics Youth Basketball Tournament receive their medals. UIndy organized and hosted the event held on March 26. events to ensure that they were both fun-filled and safe. They were also open to the public. Twenty-six basketball teams participated, and the games were played in Nicoson Hall and the Ruth Lilly Fitness Center. Between games, the Special Olympics athletes could participate in different games and activities set up by UIndy students in various rooms throughout the two buildings. Students could play Wii or participate in other challenging but fun activities. Many Special Olympics students were rewarded for their efforts throughout the day. Football head coach Bob Bartolomeo was the event’s keynote speaker, and members of the men’s basketball and football teams participated in the dunk contest for the students’ entertainment. Dalrymple said that not only did she join the class to get valuable experience that could help her in her future, but that the Special Olympics is a great organization, and hopefully having the event on campus will draw attention to the organization and all it does. VanSickle also noted the valuable experience students can gain from the event. “I hope students come away with an appreciation for those athletes and what they can do,” VanSickle said. “Anyone who volunteers gets more from it than they expect.They get more than they give.”
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A student of the Special Olympics Indiana Organization exercises in one of the many activity rooms supervised by UIndy volunteers.
Popa accepts head coaching position By Kellie Donnelly SPORTS EDITOR
The University of Indianapolis named former women’s basketball assistant coach Constantin Popa head coach of the program after former head coach LeAnn Freeland resigned earlier this week. Freeland took a head coaching position at Division II Nova Southeastern in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., providing the opportunity for Popa to be promoted to head coach. “He has good rapport with the team,” said UIndy Director of Athletics Sue Willey. “He’s been a great asset in his time here, and he’s respected.” Before coaching, the 7-foot-3-inch Popa played for the University of Miami Hurricanes from 1991-1995 where he was a two-time All-Big East performer. He finished his career with more than 1,100 points and 700 rebounds. He still holds the record at Miami for career blocks with 263. Popa then played basketball at the professional level in both the United States and Europe. He was drafted by the L.A. Clippers in 1995 but soon traveled to Europe to play instead. Popa explained that he spent most of his time playing in Israel until he retired from professional basketball in 2000 because the political situation was beginning to get out of control. He had a wife and children and knew it was in their best interest to POPA leave the country. He said that although he wanted to keep playing, he didn’t want to start all over in a new country, so he decided to retire and go into coaching. “I was fortunate enough to play at every level [in basketball],” Popa said. “I had many different coaches and got to see many different styles of coaching. I learned a little from everybody, and just being around the game for so long helped me transition into coaching.” Popa first coached at Cypress Bay High School in Weston, Fla., where he was the head coach. After two years, he joined the Greyhound coaching staff in
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Women’s golf nears postseason play
Only one tournament remains before the 2011 GLVC Conference tournament April 22-23 in Illinois By Bob Helfst NEWS EDITOR
The University of Indianapolis women’s golf team tied for first place at the Northern Kentucky Invitational on March 26 before losing a scorecard playoff to Depauw University. Freshmen Amy Thompson and Brianna Scheidler led the Greyhound charge with respective second-place and sixth-place finishes. Junior Darin Pinnick and freshman Jenny Konop tied for 18th place, while senior Hillary Wenning rounded out the Greyhound scores with a tie for 114th place. The victory was the Greyhounds’ first competition since their Spring Break trip to Florida. While there, the team competed in the Don Benbow Invitational and the Sienna College Homewood Suite Invite. They finished 14th and 5th, respectively. “Spring Break is always tough,” said Head Coach Ken Piepenbrink. “We’re going up against a lot of Florida teams that have been playing all winter long. It’s not really a fair fight when you get down on their turf. The grass plays really differently.” While on the trip, members concentrated on applying the focus of much of
their winter practice: effective technique. “The more we can solidify their technique, so they don’t have to think about mechanics, the better,” Piepenbrink said. “We pay attention to every detail in the stance and swing.” Pinnick noted the difference in Indiana and Florida turf. “The first course we played, there was barely any grass, and it was really hard to hit off of,” Pinnick said. “The second course was nicer, and we transitioned well. But it’s all about adjustment, which can be difficult.” Over Spring Break, Pinnick finished 24th of 87 competitors at the Don Benbow Invitational. She shared ninth place at the Sienna event. “In golf, playing on Bermuda grass down in Florida is a totally different technique than on the grass fairways and greens up north,” Piepenbrink said. “These girls, other than Darin, had little experience playing on that sort of turf, and the adjustments took time.” According to Piepenbrink, the strong showing at the Sienna Invite gave the team a boost of confidence before the NKU Invitational. “I think an advantage for my team is
that the girls are all very intelligent people and students,”Piepenbrink said.“We had very adverse conditions at NKU. It was very cold and windy, but their mental stamina paid off, and they were able to stay focused.” Pinnick felt well prepared for the updated course. “I know the course fairly well by now,” she said. “They moved some tee boxes around, so it either played shorter or so you couldn’t take advantage of a par 5, but it was so cold you couldn’t really tell.” The NKU Invitational gave the Greyhounds a chance to scout out local competitors. “We really stressed how big the competition at the NKU event was,” Pinnick said. “A lot of our conference and regional competition was there, and we really needed to make a statement to them.” Fellow GLVC schools Kentucky Wesleyan University, NKU, Bellarmine University and Maryville University finished 22nd, 16th, 15th and 8th, respectively. The Greyhounds will compete next at the Illinois Wesleyan Spring Fling April 16-17. It will be their last tournament before the GLVC Conference Tournament April 22-23.
“I think an advantage for my team is that the girls are all very intelligent people and students.”
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Junior Darin Pinnick prepares to hit the ball at the Northern Kentucky University Invitational March 26.
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APRIL 6, 2011
Tennis improves No. 1 doubles team defeats region’s best By Jacki Dillman EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
plays on UIndy Technical Support Lead, Michael Smiley’s 4 to 7-year-old “Peanut” team. As a parent, Sally stresses the importance of volunteers to the effectiveness of Tab Recreation. She said positions available include coaches and assistant coaches, devotion leaders and referees. Smiley coaches the “Little Greyhounds” basketball team. He grew up in the downtown area of Indianapolis and played at the church as a child. He has been coaching the team for seven years. Smiley explained how he aspires to encourage the players to develop their own individual skills and use these skills both on and off the court. Smiley said the community surrounding the young players is a tight-knit group, and just like the coach of the UIndy Greyhounds, he works hard to instill in his players teamwork, responsibility, friendship and passion for the game. The organization aims to team faith with fun and fitness. According to Tab Recreation’s mission statement, its goals are to introduce Christ through words and the actions of coaches, commissioners and staff; provide quality sports programs for children 4 to 14-years-old; recognize coaches and other volunteers for their time and effort through the Dawson Awards and by other means and introduce new procedures to improve the effectiveness of Tab Recreation programs.
After early-season struggles, the University of Indianapolis men’s tennis team (9-9, 1-2 GLVC) claimed a victory over St. Joseph’s College (12-6, 0-3 GLVC) on April 2. The Greyhounds came out of doubles play strong. At No. 1, Christian Nikou and Pete Wilson defeated their Puma opponents 8-5, while the No. 2 doubles team of Jeff Price and David Schoch took an 8-3 victory. Completing the Greyhounds doubles sweep were Trevor Cox and Alex Poe, who claimed an 8-2 win at No. 3. “We’ve done some rearranging with our doubles,” said Head Coach John Venter. “It’s all about figuring out who plays well together, where our strengths are and then using those to our advantage.” Singles play was led by wins from Cox, Nikou and Poe at No. 1, 2 and 4, respectively. Cox took down Puma opponent Ishan Gohil in a come-frombehind victory with match scores of 2-6, 6-3 and 6-0. Nikou overwhelmed opponent Miguel Belcina with VENTER 6-0, 6-1 at No. 2 singles. Poe also came-from-behind to win at No. 4 against Puma Joseph Scott. The previous day saw a Greyhound loss at home against regionally ranked Lewis University (7-2, 2-0 GLVC). While the team did not take home a win, impressive on the day was the Nikou and Wilson victory at No. 1 doubles.The pair defeated the Lewis’ top-ranked doubles team in the Midwest. Poe and Cox took a win at No. 3 doubles to give the Greyhounds an early lead on the day. As singles play commenced, UIndy only garnered wins from Cox and Price, at No. 2 and 5, respectively. The Flyers bested the Greyhounds at No. 1, 3, 4 and 6 singles, giving Lewis a one point victory. “We’ve got a large 13 man roster,” Venter said. “But, it’s also a young roster. We are continuing to make changes and decide where each of the guys fits best.” To open their GLVC play, the Greyhounds faced Northern Kentucky University (11-2, 2-0 GLVC) on March 26. The Greyhounds fell to the Norse, 7-2, at home. Nikou and Price won at No. 1 doubles.
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The “Little Greyhounds” youth basketball team, consisting of 4 to 7-year-olds, poses for a team photo at a recent practice. The team plays at Tabernacle Presbyterian Church through a program called Tab Recreation.
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Tabernacle Presbyterian Church’s youth basketball team combines faith with fun and fitness By Ariana Gainer STAFF WRITER
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Roman Sally shows off his trophy. Sally is a member of the “Little Greyhounds” youth basketball team.
The University of Indianapolis men’s basketball team is making a difference in the lives of young athletes even after its season has come to an end.The team’s success this season has inspired local kids to follow their dreams and become involved in basketball. Tabernacle Presbyterian Church, located near downtown Indianapolis, has a program that enables young people interested in sports to pursue their goals. The organization, supported by the governor, the mayor and the Colts, has honored the university by naming their youngsters’ basketball team after the Indianapolis Greyhounds. Through Tab Recreation, a ministry of the church, children ages 4-to-14 years old have the opportunity to participate in basketball, soccer, track, football, flag football and chess.The church has opened its doors to provide a safe environment for kids, hoping to direct them away from negativity and onto the right path. To continue to make a positive difference in children’s lives, volunteers for the program are always necessary. Robbin Sally, a UIndy career advisor, is personally involved in the Tab Greyhounds basketball team. Her son, Roman,
Softball breaks records By Kaley Belakovich OPINION EDITOR
The No. 13 University of Indianapolis softball team (23-8-1, 7-5 GLVC) swept the University of Missouri St. Louis (13-12, 7-2 GLVC) 11-3, 11-2 this past weekend. The Tritons were atop the GLVC until losing to the Greyhounds. “Our team is very young and I think that teams are taking us for granted,” said senior infielder Jamie Keltz. “This team is the most talented team I have been on, hands down.” Game one against UMSL was scoreless until the Triton’s one run at the top of the second inning put them up 1-0. UIndy answered with three runs to bring the score to 3-1. The rest of the game was littered with UMSL errors as the Greyhounds scored five more runs in the third inning, bringing the score to 8-1. UMSL answered with a home run in the fifth, but it was not enough to overcome the UIndy batters as three more runs were scored to end the game at 11-3. Sophomore pitcher Jennifer DeMotte earned the win, while sophomore infielder Kelsey Rummel was 3-3 with three RBI’s. “We’ve really got contribution from a lot of girls on the team,” said head coach Melissa Frost-Fisher. “The wealth of hits
and outs and things like that has been widespread.” In game two, the Greyhounds once again made short work of the Tritons, finishing the game in just five innings. UIndy scored two runs in the bottom of the first from the work of freshman outfielder Che’Hanebrik and DeMotte. In the second, Rummel scored a run and DeMotte hit a home run with a runner on base, bringing the score to 5-0. In the third, UMSL answered with two runs, but those proved to be the only points UMSL would produce as UIndy finished with six runs in the fourth to bring the final score to 11-2. Freshman pitcher Lauren Edwards earned the win while Rummel scored three runs and had five RBIs. Frost-Fisher noted how many of the freshman have stepped up recently and contributed to the team’s success. Just one day earlier, the Greyhounds took on Southern Indiana University (13-15, 4-8 GLVC) and split the doubleheader with the Screaming Eagles. Under DeMotte’s pitching in the first game, UIndy shut out USI and won the game 8-0. Keltz had three RBIs and freshman outfielder DeVynn Barker was 3-3. In the second game, the Greyhounds fell to USI 3-5. After three scoreless innings, USI jumped to a lead in the fourth that UIndy never recovered from.
“There are always things we can improve on,” Keltz said. “It is a game of failure. We have to go in every day and work hard to make sure we stay on top.” The Greyhounds won a doubleheader sweep of Maryville University (8-20, 3-7 GLVC) on March 30. The team beat the non-conference foe 8-3 and 8-1. Keltz stole a total of five bases over the two games, breaking the UIndy record for career steals, and her home run brought her to 36 career home runs, tying the current UIndy career record for home runs. “I’ve watched [Keltz] develop over the past four years. It makes me sad that it’s her last year,” said Head Coach Melissa Frost-Fisher. “She’s grown into such a phenomenal player.” During a March 18 game against Wayne State, Keltz also broke the UIndy record for career hits. “It was my first at bat of the game, and it went right in between the Wayne State pitcher’s legs,” Keltz said. “Coach FrostFisher stopped the game to get the game ball, and I was actually really confused. [Assistant Coach Sara Anderson] asked me if I knew what was going on. It was then that I found out I had broken the record for career hits.” The team continues conference play with a doubleheader at Bellarmine University April 9, followed by a trip to Kentucky Wesleyan University April 10 for another doubleheader.
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APRIL 6, 2011
Track begins outdoor season By Kayla Prosser EDITORIAL ASSISTANT
The Greyhound track and field team traveled to Purdue University to compete in the Mike Poehlin Invitational on April 1-2, the team’s second meet of the outdoor season. On the women’s side, freshman Isabelle May threw an NCAA provisional mark in the women’s discus with a toss of 43.22 meters, placing eighth in the event. For the men, senior Matt Royer improved his NCAA provisional mark in the men’s weight throw by winning first place with a throw of 58.40 meters. Royer defeated multiple Division I opponents with the win. Senior Seth Galloway also posted an NCAA provisional mark. He took first place in the javelin with a throw of 62.29 meters. Sophomore Jermel Kindred rounded out the day’s NCAA marks by winning the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 53.43 seconds. The team traveled to Indiana Wesleyan on March 26 for the Polar Bear Invitational, the team’s first meet of the outdoor season. The women’s team took home a first place-finish in the 4x400-meter relay with junior Kierra Allen, sophomore Kenya Owens, sophomore Haley Miller and junior Delta Martin with the time of 4:03.37. The men’s indoor All-American 4x400-meter relay team also took home a first-place finish with sophomores Robert Gardner and Kindred, junior Jerel Flournoy and senior Nick Brattain with a time of 3:20.97. According to head coach Scott Fangman, there’s really not much difference between the indoor and outdoor seasons, which makes the transition smooth, but
there is a slight difference in the training. “The dramatic differences are distance,” Fangman said. “Now, we’ll run longer. For instance, our longest race [in outdoor] will be twice as long as the longest race indoor. We’ll also throw two implements that go twice as far, i.e., the javelin and the discus. Then we introduce a hurdle race that goes one lap around as opposed to simply just down the straightaway.” Despite the start of outdoor season, the cold weather was somewhat of a problem according to Fangman. “It was cold. I hate saying that, but that’s kind of what we learned there,” Fangman said. “But we got our first race out of the way. Everyone has the first race under their belts now.” According to Fangman, he brought in what he referred to as “outdoor specialists.” Fifth-year senior Courtney Kuzmicz is a discus thrower who was red-shirted for the indoor season. She will be throwing for the outdoor season. Senior Shannon Smith is a sprinter and also was red-shirted for the indoor season, but will be running in the outdoor season. Both seniors Heather Rourk and Seth Galloway are javelin throwers who were AllAmericans in past seasons. At the Indiana Wesleyan meet, Galloway took first place in the javelin with a throw of 54.70 meters and Rourk placed second with a throw of 34.89 meters. “We do better outdoor than we do indoor and that’s because of the added events,” Fangman said. “We do well in the added events such as the javelin and discus.” For this year’s conference, Fangman has expectations of winning, just as the men’s team has done in the past in the outdoor season. “He [Fangman] has high expectations. He wants us to win, win and win,” said senior Kevin Keene.“He has full confidence that we’ll be able to do that. But the men are coming off with three straight wins in conference and coming into this next one, we have a name to uphold.”
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baseball games you win; it’s about how many lives you can change. The cookout is a way for us to help.” Sophomore second baseman Scott Lawley agrees that the day is special. “The event for Riley makes me grateful for being able to play when I know some kids won’t ever be able to play baseball,” Lawley said. “It makes this event really worthwhile, and it makes me want to play that much harder for them.” After two blow-out wins against Kentucky State University on March 29, the Greyhounds enter this weekend after coming off a 1-3 performance against Lewis University (13-8, 6-4 GLVC). On April 3, the team split with the Flyers, losing the first game 6-7 but winning the second 7-5. Just one day earlier, Lewis swept the Greyhounds 2-3 and 1-2. Before the Riley event on April 9, UIndy plays St. Joseph’s College, a GLVC opponent, on April 6. “The St. Joe game is very important because they are one of our biggest rivals in
conference play,”Lawley said.“The games are always intense and tight.” Lawley explained how the rest of the season is very important to the team. “Our biggest challenge will be our strength of schedule,”he said.“Every game from here on out are important and will be tough wins.” Ross also noted the importance of the rest of the season. “We have had success in the early part of the year, however we haven’t really been challenged as a ball club,”he said.“We just started our stretch of conference games. If we can win each series, we have a great chance at making the postseason.” The Greyhounds will play 15 games until the GLVC postseason to be held May 12-15. According to Ross, the Lewis games were a tough lesson. “We realized that although we have a good record, we can still easily be beaten, and that means we still need to go out and get our work in every day in practice,” he said.
COACH from page 9 2007 and was the assistant coach under Freeland for four years. “[Freeland] opened up my eyes as far as dealing with young ladies,” Popa said. “I had only dealt with the men’s side until then. As far as basketball, she had some very good ideas as far as motion offense and other things.” Popa is taking over a team that has a history of success. Over the past four years, the Greyhounds have had 89 wins, three consecutive NCAA appearances, including a trip to the Sweet 16 in 2009; national rankings as high as No. 2 and an appearance in the 2011 GLVC conference final. Popa also had the opportunity to coach both All-American and all-conference players. As for the transition from assistant coach to head coach, Popa says he is prepared for the change. “I’m definitely ready for it; there’s no doubt about it,” he said. “Even as an assistant coach, I had a lot of freedom from Coach Freeland and got to give a lot of input. I’ll just be the one making the final call now, and I’m looking forward to it.” Popa explained how his coaching style involves giving the players more freedom. He likes to let his players make their own
LITTLE from page 10 “The ‘Little Greyhounds’ are excellent players who know how to make plays, set picks, block shots and rebound,”Sally said. The team has won its divisional championship three years in a row under Smiley’s direction. “He is a wonderful coach. Very good with children and patiently teaches them the fundamentals,” Sally said. Sally characterizes the team as having the same commitment and drive as “our
decisions on the court as long as they are under control. He also noted that he is intense on the bench, and that intensity is passed on to his players. “I’ll be making some changes, but nothing major,” Popa said. “We like motion, but I want a little more of a controlled game and to make some play calls.We may throw a little zone out there or some full court pressure. We have some options.” Willey’s expectations remain high for the women’s basketball team. She said she fully expects them to continue where they left off this season and progress as a team. “It will be a smooth transition,” she said. “We wanted to keep continuity instead of bringing someone else in and starting over.” Popa already has taken over the postseason workouts as the young Greyhound squad, which only graduated one senior, looks to build on this year’s conference tournament success. “I’d like to thank Dr. Willey and [UIndy President] Dr. Pitts for the opportunity,” Popa said. “I’m really excited, and I’m looking forward to continuing working with these girls and taking them to the next level.” Greyhounds.” Smiley is determined to make a difference in his players’ lives through basketball. He explained how at a young age, he developed an interest in sports, and participating in basketball steered in him the right direction. “It’s important to encourage the kids to gain confidence in their own strengths and cultivate friendships with each other,” he said.
TENNIS from page 10 The pair defeated the No. 8 team in the region 8-5. “We are pretty strong in doubles,”Price said. “And, if we want to be successful in our upcoming games we need to focus on doubles points.” As singles play progressed, UIndy’s only victory came from No. 6 singles. Preston Swain earned UIndy its sole singles point, defeating his Norse opponent Ricardo Weaver 6-3, 6-0. Although Swain was the only Grey-
hound to best his opponent in singles play, several Greyhounds took their matches into tiebreaker rounds before ultimately being defeated by their Norse opponents. The Greyhounds will continue play against University of Southern Indiana (7-5, 2-1 GLVC) and non-conference Northwood University on April 8 and 9 at the UIndy Tennis Center. “They are both really good teams,” Price said. “So, we’ve got to be tough and be ready to play.”
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