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UIndy celebrates life of Koebe Clopton

By Giselle Valentin SPORTS EDITOR

More than a hundred members of the University of Indianapolis community gathered in Key Stadium on Thursday, Sept. 9, to honor the life of junior communication major Koebe Clopton. The bleachers were a sea of red, Clopton’s favorite color, as attendees were asked to wear the color to honor him. Speeches

by Clopton’s friends and teammates about their favorite memories of him moved those in attendance to tears.

This event concluded with attendants releasing red and white balloons at the stadium’s center field.

According to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, 20-year-old Clopton was shot and killed in Indianapolis on Thursday, Sept. 2. Kory Vitangeli, vice president for student and campus affairs and dean of students, said the Celebration of Life event came about when some of Clopton’s friends approached her and asked to plan an event to commemorate his life. According to Vitangeli, it was important for the campus to recognize Clopton’s life and the impact he had on the university. “ We really took the direction from the students and talked about ideas and things that we could assist with in terms of helping with printing and buying the balloons, and making sure that we help[ed] with logistics,” Vitangeli said. “But in terms of who should speak and how the ser vice should go, that really was what the students wanted.”

Clopton was a member of the UIndy football team for two years.

Head Football Coach Chris Keevers said Clopton had an upbeat personality that brought people together. In his speech, an emotional Keevers said he admired Clopton’s positivity and determination.

“I’ve coached for 33 years and rarely [do] you see a guy that walks in[to] the

facility smiling, goes and practices for two and a half hours, smiles the whole practice, and walks out of the facility with a big smile,” Keevers said. “That’s Koebe.”

Junior computer science major Aaron Barnett was Clopton’s best friend and roommate for the past three years.

In his speech, Barnett said that he believes God brought the two of them together and that they were like brothers.

“We didn't always see eye-to-eye and that was honestly one of the best parts of our relationship because it allowed us to grow from each other,” Barnett said. “And we shared each other's thought processes. We shared each other's memories, each other's stories and what we wanted to do in the future.

And it was really two people from different places coming together and working as one.”

Barnett said that one of his favorite things about Clopton was his love for other people. According to Barnett, Clopton was at his happiest when saw others succeed.

“Not only did Koebe love himself, but he loved others,” Barnett said. “Not only did Koebe want himself to succeed and be the best, but he wanted others to do the same. He wanted to see everybody win.”

Junior sports management major Joshua Benson said he too, was friends with Clopton for three years. In his speech, Benson remembered Clopton as a loving and outgoing person. He said Clopton inspired him to be a better person.

Keevers said he was touched by the number of people who came to show their love for Clopton. He said the university did an unbelievable job of planning the event.

“I think the celebration of life was unbelievable,” Keevers said. “The university did such a fantastic job, and the students came out, and it was such a good showing. And I just can't say enough about what the university did.

This was . . . this was really nice.”

Photo by Jacob Walton

The attendees of the Celebration of Life in honor of Koebe Clopton release UIndy colored balloons at the end of the event. This was done after a prayer held by those in the UIndy community which consisted of Clopton's family, friends and UIndy Football teammates.

Photo by Jacob Walton

Associate Chaplain Ecumenical & Interfaith Programs Arionne Williams consoles one of the speakers during the Celebration of Life event. There were several differrent speakers at the event, all of whom spoke to Koebe Clopton's affect on them and those around him.

Accessibility issues on campus How the university adapts to student issues, student concerns with accessability around UIndy

By Jacob Walton

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF & CO-BUSINESS MANAGER For students with special needs, accommodations such as ramps, disability parking spots and specially designed dorm rooms are not only quality of life improvements, they are vital to securing an education. However, these accommodations may not always be available. At the University of Indianapolis, Executive Director for Student Development Debbie Spinney is in charge of ensuring that students who have special needs are able to study and experience campus life as any other student would. According to Spinney, the largest challenge is knowing what students need. She said that the majority of the time, issues of accessibility are handled on a case-by-case basis.

Spinney said there were deaf students on campus over the summer who required the university hire interpreters for them. She said doorways and other entrances are something she has to ensure are up to the standards for those who need larger entryways to accommodate

disabilities or other issues and has attempted putting in more accessible doorways.

“Over the years, we have tried to put in automatic doors. Those are not required by law,” Spinney said. “So what's accessible is that the door opening is wide enough for a wheelchair. An automatic door, believe it or not, is not by law required. So we've tried to put an automatic door in every building that has a ramp to get to it.”

However, according to sophomore social work major Naiza Limon, much more can be done on campus for those with disabilities. Limon said that she suffers from fibromyalgia, which causes constant pain in her body.

She said that because of this, she drives everywhere on campus, because of how tiring it can be to walk to her classes.

Limon said she uses the disability parking spots on campus as a result, but recently a dumpster, trucks and cones were blocking all the disability parking spots but one in lot 14, near the Schwitzer Student Center. She said this forced her to park farther away in the parking lot, which potentially puts her at risk from her fibromyalgia. Limon said she

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saw other cars with disability placards parked far away from the blocked spots.

“It wasn't just a me thing. It just angers me because you could have put that anywhere else, but yet they chose to take up those spots that I need and the other students need and other people need in general,” Limon said. “But they don't think about that, because when people think about

I don't have a roommate.

This is my health and safety at risk." college, they don't think about disabled students. They don't think about disabled people. They think that everybody is fine and healthy and can do the walk and whatever, and it doesn't matter, but it's not like that.”

According to Spinney, issues such as the dumpsters blocking parking spots are going to happen at the university, and they have to be able to provide a disability spot somewhere else on campus.

“That happens when you go to the grocery store; it happens everywhere.

The important part, and what we have to be able to provide, is [a] handicap spot somewhere,” Spinney said. “And so I know that there was a truck parked out behind here in Schwitzer.

And they were there unloading for half a day. And unfortunately there's not much we can do, except tell them you can park elsewhere in that lot or around the corner.”

Another aspect of campus life that is harder for students with disabilities is living in the residence halls, according to Limon. She said she has struggled in the past with accommodations for living on campus. Limon said she has an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant room in East Hall this semester, but in past semesters she did not, which put her at risk of injury. ADA rooms are those with accommodations for students with disabilities, such as button-operated doors and showers specially designed for those who cannot stand.

“I didn't last semester, which was very difficult, and I risked falling in the shower every time I took a shower, which

was not fun,” Limon said. “And I had to talk to my RD [Residence Director] about what would I do if that happens?

I don't have a suitemate. I don't have a roommate. This is my health and safety at risk.”

Limon said another issue on campus is that some buildings do not have ramps, which causes too much added stress on her body and can exacerbate her fibromyalgia, making the trip to her classes excruciatingly painful.

“So if I have a class in a building, and I use all of the strength and energy that I have to go up the stairs, because another method is not available, like an elevator, that means that in class, I'm in pain. All I can think about is the fact that I'm in pain. I can't concentrate, and it could wipe me out for the rest of the day,” Limon said. “If I do one wrong thing to my body, I could like just not be able to use my arm for the rest of the day, or a week or however long.”

Spinney said that students with disabilities, or students concerned about accessibility on campus, should reach out to her and the university at ssd@uindy.edu or call Facilities Management.

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Tex. introduces strict abortion legislation The new law prohibits the procedure after six weeks of pregnancy, encourages whistleblowing

By Jazlyn Gomez ART DIRECTOR

Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law in May of this year legislation that bans abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, according to the Independent. Independent describes how this ultimately challenges the case of Roe v. Wade – which protects a woman's qualified right to have an abortion, ending the case in the state.

This case, which had been in place since 1973, is now being undercut by this new legislation.

According to the Independent, the law bans abortions once a fetal heartbeat

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is detected--often before many women know they are pregnant--and prohibits medical professionals from performing an abortion if they can detect a fetal heartbeat.

The law went into effect Sept. 1, after the Supreme Court declined to block it, according to the Texas Tribune. Furthermore, according to the Tribune, not only can medical professionals be sued for not following the law, but so can anyone who participates in any way in the process of the abortion. In my opinion, it is unethical for citizens to face the consequences of perhaps unintentionally aiding in any way an abortion that is deemed illegal under this law. Anyone from a driver to a

person who provides financial assistance could be sued.

I believe that this is truly the most unfair abortion law that has been put in place. According to NPR, an abortion provider or anyone who aids in the abortion process can be sued by private individuals, who may be awarded at least $10,000 if the suit is found to be successful. To incentivize finding and prosecuting those who have provided or aided an abortion that violates the state law, Texas Right to Life, a pro-life organization, has created a whistleblower website where people can submit anonymous tips about anyone they believe has violated the law, according to the NPR article.

As I was reading about this new law, the Red Scare and the Salem Witch Trials both came to my mind. Of course, these three situations are extremely different and complex, but they have one important similarity: they are all witch hunts; furthermore, a dangerous kind of vigilantism.

For example, an Uber or Lyft driver, who is simply driving a woman that is possibly seeking an abortion that violates this law to a clinic or hospital, can be sued. This is unfair.

How is the Uber driver to know why this rider wants to go to the clinic or hospital? In fact, the Uber driver could be personally opposed to abortion but the driver would have no way of

knowing that the passenger plans to have an abortion.

For the state's legislators to pass such a law is completely unethical in my opinion. Now, someone fully funding an abortion is completely different in this case in comparison to those who honestly had no clue what was happening or if someone was actually having an abortion. It can make those who are simply trying to make a living f rom their ordinary jobs be persecuted for doing their own job.

Fr o m d r i v e r s t o r e c e p t i o n i s t s , vo l u n t e e r s t o f a m i l y m e m b e r s , anyone can have a finger pointed at them and face the extremes of this new law.

and neglect leads to poor grades. With in-person classes, due dates are much more defined and there is more pressure Another school year, another round to actually complete the assigned work. of classes. I’m sure that’s what’s been Moreover, your professors are right there going through everyone’s minds as the to answer any questions you may have University of Indianapolis begins its 2021 regarding due dates or anything else for fall semester. However, this semester, that matter. there were a lot of changes made to Along with academics, the social the university. Probably one of the aspect of college was impacted by virtual most major changes learning, as well. has been the switch Most students were the majority of given a proper It is completely unethical not classes made from college experience, being held virtual for legislators to allow this especially first-year to in-person. This students. With kind of law to be passed. classes being over particular switch has resulted in Zoom, students mixed emotions in would stay holed the UIndy community. Personally, I up in their dorms working on homework believe that the switch back to in-person or passing time until their next class. As classes was the best choice that the a result, the campus was fairly quiet and university could have made. everyone kept to themselves. If classes UIndy’s curriculum was primarily had been in-person, the campus would virtual last year, meaning that almost all be filled with commuters and residents classes offered were conducted online via alike. Students would be passing someone Zoom. I’m sure this made going to class new wherever they went, whether that fairly easy and efficient for most students. be on the sidewalks or in the buildings.

Nevertheless, some students may have found it difficult to concentrate during class and understand certain assignments.

That was definitely the case for me.

For example, when I would attend my math and English classes over Zoom, I wouldn’t pay attention to what my teacher was saying. Instead, I’d be on my phone checking Snapchat or watching Netflix.

Furthermore, virtual learning limits the interaction between the student and the professor. Professors held various office hours via Zoom, but it’s not the same as being face-to-face with someone and truly retaining the information that is given. With in-person classes, you’re put in a room that is associated with the class, so it’s a lot easier to focus on what is being taught.

Not only is it easier to focus in a physical classroom, assignments and due dates are clearer. In my opinion, assignments are easier to turn in online and there’s more leeway for when work is due. However, this leaves more room for procrastination. It is well known that with procrastination comes neglect,

The constant interaction that comes with in-person classes brings a sense of belonging and community to UIndy.

However, many people believe that it’s too soon to bring everyone back together. That may be so, but the university has taken precautions and the necessary steps to make sure that classes are in compliance with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s rules and regulations. It was announced before the semester began that vaccines are required for all students and faculty that are coming to campus. Along with the vaccine requirement, UIndy is keeping their mask mandate in place. I believe that as long as everyone adheres to the guidelines and practices proper safety precautions, it’s never too early to start becoming a community again.

Even with all of the benefits of switching back to fully in-person classes, change is always hard to adjust to. After a year and a half of virtual learning, a person will get used to that sort of setting.

It’s going to be hard for students and faculty alike to adjust to being back in person and interacting with more people.

It’s definitely been rough for me. Even though I took a gap year last year when COVID-19 was at its worst, I had still experienced online learning in my last half of high school. If I’m honest, it was probably the worst experience of my life.

I wasn’t keeping up with due dates and I wasn’t actually paying attention in class, I was just there. I was waiting until the last minute to do assignments. Worst of all, I had lost all of my motivation to do or finish anything. At that point, it wasn’t a problem of procrastination, it was a problem of being motivated and pressured to do the work. I felt that the work wasn’t truly worth anything and that my classes weren’t benefitting me in any way. With that being said, I’ve been in that same mindset for the past year and a half, which is not the best mindset to start in-person classes with.

Although going back to traditional in-person classes will be a challenge to get used to, I believe that it’s an essential part of learning. It’ll definitely take some time and patience to completely adjust, but I believe that UIndy is on the right track to becoming “normal” again.

Returning to in-person classes

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SLAB update Checking in with SLAB after first year

By Kayla Jennett STAFF WRITER

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The Student Leadership Activities Board [SLAB] has been a prominent organization on campus since its start one year ago during the COVID-19 pandemic. SLAB is a combination of the University of Indianapolis Student Government, Campus Programming Board and the Residence Hall Association Board. The last time The Reflector spoke with SLAB, the previous Assistant Director of Student Activities Bridget Webster said one of the big purposes of moving these organizations together was to help students know exactly where to go for any issue they had. In addition, the organization’s MyUIndy page states that the SLAB council aims to create opportunities to assist in campus programming, make experiences such as leadership development, offer mentorship and help build experiences in someone’s area of interest. However, one of the organization’s main goals was to reach out to the freshmen class coming in at the peak of COVID-19.

After a year, SLAB has stayed true to those goals. Student Body Director and junior Communication and Psychology major Bhumibol Shakya said SLAB was able to stay consistent with their initiative goals in regard to the previous freshmen class who had many things taken away from them due to COVID-19. “… A lot of freshmen did show up [during Welcome Week]. They came to the ground, they stayed in Key Stadium, they watched the whole movie, no one was leaving early,” Shakya said. “Also, the second movie I did, I think it was ‘A Quiet Place Part Two.’ I saw a lot of freshmen there, too.”

According to Shakya, he believes that the events coordinated by SLAB did have an impact on the attendees’ freshman experience, given that COVID-19 has taken away a lot of these moments over the course of the pandemic.

“The movie was a good idea but then

the second point I would like to talk about is, I think it was the Silent Disco, which was like a new initiative,” Shakya said.

“When we did that event, we saw a lot of freshmen come in. When we did our Silent Disco, it was not just like people dancing . . . We also did a ‘Just Dance’ thing with the music ‘Pump It’ and people, they were just doing it, watching the video and it was a hit.”

Shakya said there are opportunities for future engagement from SLAB with a plan for the entire semester in the works with the initiative to make sure the campus experience doesn’t go away.

“People can follow us on our social media and we have fliers put out, like we have the fliers for September, which usually tells you what is happening in September . . . ,” Shakya said. “It is going to come out [in] October and November . . . I would say, do check our social media to know more about the events and, if possible, come to our SLAB office to know about how you can get more engaged with the things we have going on.”

In regards to upcoming events from SLAB, Social Justice and Engagement Chair Kamerinn Jones said there are many upcoming events for Hispanic Heritage Month as well as beginning preparations for Black History Month.

“We’re starting to take event ideas for Black History Month so if they have any event—any ideas for that, they can reach out and we will get back to them,” Jones said.

A few upcoming events from SLAB, according to their Instagram page, include a movie night every Saturday in the months of September, October and November. This is called the Hound Hangout series and the next event will be a showing of the movie “F9” on October 2nd at UIndy Hall.

SLAB’s office is located in Schwitzer room 105 near the exit doors of the dining hall. If students have any questions or interest in being a part of SLAB, the organization can be contacted by their Twitter or Instagram @uindyslab or via email at slab@uindy. edu.

Laura Wilson wins Teacher of the Year

By Alex Vela

EDITORIAL ASSISTANT The Teacher of the Year Award is the highest achievement a faculty member can receive at the University of Indianapolis, according to the Teacher of the Year website. It is given to a teacher who exhibits dedication and commitment to their students and their craft. UIndy named Associate Professor of History and Political Science Laura Wilson as the 2021 Teacher of the Year.

“I felt incredibly humbled,” Wilson said. “I have to emphasize that word ‘humbled’ because we are an institution that values teaching, that has a tremendous amount of talent and wealth of knowledge in teaching and experience.”

Interim Vice President and Provost Mary Beth Bagg has the responsibility of reviewing the nomination process.

Bagg said she was pleased with the list of nominees and supported the decision that the Teacher of the Year Committee ultimately came to in

selecting Wilson.

“I have always known her to be a really dynamic instructor,” Bagg said. “One of those faculty members who really has the ability to engage with her students.”

Wilson said she helps her students build their dreams through teaching, mentorship and research. She said she was thrilled about the accolade, but she doesn’t need the award to remind her that teaching is critical.

“It’s absolutely the most important thing we do here at UIndy,” Wilson said. “And it is for me, it’s the reason I’m here. It’s to work with students and it’s to challenge them, inspire them, and to engage with them. I really do appreciate them [the awards], but it’s not the sole factor, it’s not the motivator, it really is our students.”

Bagg said she agreed with Wilson that awards prove that what is done is worthwhile to others and is a contribution to the institution.

“I think that what we really see here at UIndy is a strong faculty who work every day to help our students be successful,” Bagg said. “And I really

believe that from the bottom of my heart because I’ve seen it for more than 30 years of working at the institution.”

Bagg said she is proud to be a part of UIndy. She said she is proud of all the faculty who were nominated, but the

does not allow travel to anywhere that is at that high of a level, according to Turner.

Junior elementary education major and embedded study abroad program (ESAP) scholar Elise Tally said students had planned on going to Ireland in the fall and did not find out until two weeks before classes were supposed to start that they would have to stay at UIndy for the fall semester.

Students had been preparing for the trip over the summer, but that preparation was put on hold when they found out that the ESAP scholars would be staying at UIndy, according to the Director of Global Education Ghina Sadek. However, since students were supposed to go in the fall, most of their arrangements were already set up.

“They’re pretty set at this point in terms of arrangements,” Sadek said.

“We’ve switched flights, they are in contact with the university there, their housing arrangements are set, so that kind of preparation is all under control.”

Tally said this will be her first time studying abroad and is excited to see what classrooms are like in Ireland and how to incorporate their learning styles into her own classroom.

“We get to go into some Irish classrooms, and I’m excited to meet all

WILSON nature of the way it works is that one person will rise to the top and win the highest honor here at the university.

“I see what great faculty we have, who really work hard for and with our students to help them succeed . . . ,” Bagg said.

“All of the people who were nominated are deserving, or they wouldn’t have

been nominated initially to be considered for the ‘Teacher of the Year.’”

This is Wilson’s 11th year teaching and her seventh year at UIndy. Wilson said she started teaching when she was a Ph.D. student at the University of Alabama.

“I teach classes on campaigns and elections, women in politics, public policy and American political behavior,” Wilson said. “I’m really interested in how people think, feel and engage in politics.”

Wilson said that conversations about politics are hard, but she thinks they’re really important.

“I love getting to do that on campus, but I do a lot of stuff in the community and I do a lot of media work,” Wilson said. “Because not everyone is in a college classroom and we can’t pretend like the conversations just happen here and they don’t happen once you get off-campus. I love being able to do stuff in the community. So it’s like a larger campus, a larger classroom if you will.”

Bagg also recognized Wilson's work in the community. She said Wilson is

involved in other things around campus so she’s not just working from her department, but also looking for ways to help her students beyond the classroom.

“She started the Gender Center, she’s always applying for grants, looking for opportunities to really move outside the classroom, and find ways to engage students in the community in other ways . . . ,” Bagg said. “At UIndy, teaching is the No. 1 thing, we are a teaching institution, but we also expect that our faculty are engaged in scholarship and service in all kinds of ways and Laura does that. I think that’s a pretty important part of who she is as a person and as a faculty member here at UIndy.”

Wilson said she wants to continue to play a role in her students' lives for the four years she has with them. She said she wants to build that connection with her students both inside and outside the classroom.

“I want to be a teacher because I had great teachers and they made me love learning,” Wilson said. “I work with people that make me love teaching, but at the end of the day it’s because [of ] the students.”

dispositions assessment. Students also have to have a few references and write a personal statement, according to Turner.

One of the unique things about this program is that students are able to pay the same amount of money to go as they would be paying to be at UIndy, according to Sadek. She said the program also allows students to take courses in Ireland that apply to their major so that they can have the opportunity to study abroad without worrying about finding courses themselves that will apply to their major.

“Students can study elementary education anywhere, but it’s only here that they can come study elementary education and they have a semester already dedicated to being abroad and in Ireland,” Sadek said. “They don’t have to worry about getting their transcripts requested and back to us and getting the courses equivalent to UIndy ones or what their financial aid looks like. Everything is a package deal.”

Turner said the ESAP scholars will

also have a student support coordinator that will help them get to Maynooth from the airport, give them an orientation and provide additional assistance throughout the first few weeks of the students being in Ireland. Having student support coordinators like this is unique to the embedded study abroad program, according to Turner.

This program has been in progress for several years to make it financially possible for the students and ensure that they would still get all their courses in, according to Sadek. They had to make sure the classes students would be taking at Maynooth would meet the requirements for the elementary education major here at UIndy.

“Programs like this take a long time to set up, but we are working really hard on coming up with similar programs for other majors,” Sadek said. “I think the lofty idea is that every major at UIndy will have some kind of embedded study abroad program.”

School of Education to send students to Ireland in January

By Molly Church STAFF WRITER

The School of Education is the first program at the University of Indianapolis with an embedded study abroad program, according to the Director of Elementary Education Dr. Libby Turner. The program will be sending Elementary Education students to Maynooth University in Ireland at the start of the spring semester and will allow students to visit Ireland and experience their education system while also retaining their financial aid and taking courses that apply to their major, Turner said.

UIndy was planning to send their students in August, but due to COVID-19 travel restrictions, they had to push it back to January, according to uindy.edu. Ireland is at a level four travel health notice, meaning there are very high levels of COVID-19 cases, and UIndy

. . . We are working really hard on coming up with similar programs . . ." those little kids that haven't grown up in the American system and see the differences and be able to learn from that and take it into the classrooms of ours when we graduate,” Tally said.

Turner said to be a part of this program, students have to apply and meet the requirements, which include having a GPA of 2.7 and pass an educator's

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Californias new climate package

By Hayley Smith

LOS ANGELES TIMES (TNS) – Standing before of a foilwrapped, fire-proofed monument in Sequoia National Park amid a haze of wildfire smoke, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday signed a $15 billion climate package for California, the largest such investment in state history.

As ash from the nearby KNP Complex fire rained from an opaque sky, Newsom outlined the details of the package, which included investments in drought response, forest management and climate risk mitigation.

California in recent months has been hit with record-breaking heat, devastating drought and a wildfire season that has seen more than 2.35 million acres burned across the state — a disastrous convergence of events that has been fueled by the burning of fossil fuels and threatens to become endemic to the region.

“We feel a deep sense of responsibility here in the state of California because of the smash-mouth realities of climate change,” Newsom said.

“Not just the issues of the acuity and frequency and duration of these wildfires, but also what’s happening with this mega-drought over the enter West Coast of the United States.”

The announcement arrived in tandem with Climate Week and the run-up to the United Nations Climate Change conference in Glasgow, Scotland, this fall.

Big-ticket items in the package include $5.2 billion for drought response and water resilience; $3.7 billion for issues like extreme heat and sea level rise; $3.9 billion for electric vehicle investment and infrastructure; $1.5 billion for wildfire response and forest resilience, and $1.1 billion for sustainable agriculture.

The aggregate items stem from the state’s larger $262.6-billion budget, which also encompasses COVID-19 pandemic relief and a sweeping effort to address homelessness, among other top priorities.

But the effects of climate change on Thursday seemed most acute as Newsom signed the legislation under smoke-filled skies. The KNP Complex and the nearby Windy fires have for days threatened California’s towering sequoia trees, which for many years were believed to be nearly impervious to fire.

Last week,officials were seen wrapping the General Sherman tree — known as the largest tree in the world by volume — in fire-resistant foil; a wrenching image in a fire-addled state.

“Here we are with these sentinels to our history,” Newsom said. “You’ve got trees that quite literally date back to over 3,300 years ago. You can’t rebuild a giant

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Sierra Cobras fire crew member Gustavo Cisneros keeps an eye on a hillside as flames roil the Sequoia National Forest on the Windy fire near the Tule River Reservation on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021 in Sequoia National Forest, CA.

sequoia ... and that’s why we’re here with August, urging residents to conserve a deep sense of urgency.” vital resources.

But it ’s not only wildfire that So far, few have heeded that call, with has brought the region to its knees. Californians on average reducing water California and four other Western use by only 1.8% statewide during July. states just recorded their hottest But Newsom’s consternation on summer on record, according to the Thursday was aimed not at residents National Oceanic and Atmospheric but lawmakers in Washington, including Administration. many who so far have shown inaction on One heat wave that blanketed the the issue of climate change.

Pacific Northwest in June claimed the “What more evidence do you need of lives of hundreds, including immigrant a world that’s heating up, our kids that farmworkers and the elderly. An are choking up, and a growing number estimated 1 billion sea creatures died of acres and communities and states because of heat off the coast, and the burning up?” he said.

Sacramento River is facing a “nearNewsom also criticized former complete loss”of young Chinook salmon President Trump for failing to fight because of abnormally warm waters. climate change, noting that Trump said And worsening drought conditions the answer to California’s conflagrations have seen many was “buying more o f t h e s t a t e ’s rakes.” reservoirs shrink to It is increasingly What more evidence do near-record levels. important for Rainfall this year you need of a world that's the state to work was a pittance and closely with the heating up..." the snowpack, at federal government its deepest, was only to manage its 59% of average, the worsening wildfires.

California Department of Water The federal government owns 57% of the Resources said. forest land in California, while the state Conditions became so dire that owns just 3%.The rest is in private hands. officials in August had to shut down Among the top priorities moving a major hydroelectric power plant at forward will be forest management, Lake Oroville for the first time since Newsom said — including a renewed its completion in 1967 on account of emphasis on prescr ibed burns, low water. which have been credited with Newsom dec lared a drought helping protect General Sherman and emergency in April and expanded other sequoias in the Giant Forest from it to 50 counties in July, pleading the flames of the KNP Complex fire. with residents to voluntarily cut Calling Thursday’s legislation a back on water consumption by 15%. “landmark bill,” assemblyman Richard Water officials in Southern California Bloom (D-Santa Monica) said wildfire similarly declared a supply alert in prevention and forest health are of critical

importance.

“In the past, almost all of our funding to address wildfire has been to address suppressing the wildfire,” he said — something fire scientists have said led to an overabundance of vegetation that is now fueling many fires. “But we’ve spent very, very little” on prevention.

Newsom also acknowledged that six of the 10 largest wildfires in California have occurred since 2020, noting that “something is happening to the plumbing of the world.”

Speaking about his childhood in California, the governor appeared choked up as he described some of the recent devastation in the state, including the Dixie fire’s leveling of the town of Greenville, and the Caldor fire’s destruction of Grizzly Flats.

“You can’t deny your own eyes,” he said, referring to those who question climate science. “This is not debatable any longer.”

The twin blazes of the KNP Complex and the Windy fires on Thursday had burned more than 75,000 acres combined, spurring new evacuations for nearby residents as crews scrambled to protect homes and giant sequoias.

The emerging Fawn fire in Shasta County prompted its own evacuations on Thursday as it grew to more than 1,000 acres, spewing a massive plume of smoke over the dried out hills.

(Sun Sentinel staff writers Victoria Ballard and David Fleshler contributed to this report.)

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reach 125 mph as forecast, it would be at Category 3 hurricane strength, making it the fourth major hurricane of 2021.

It’s too early to tell where it might end up, but the next few days could be crucial in forecasting its path. A fastdeveloping storm raises the likelihood that it will miss Florida.

“The faster that this system strengthens over the next few days, the more likely it is to re-curve east of Florida, and potentially well east of Florida,” according to AccuWeather meteorologist Randy Adkins. “[However], if this storm takes a little while longer to organize and develop into a hurricane, then that will likely keep it on a track that’s farther to the south and likely increase the likelihood that Florida could see some impacts from this system.”

Adkins said any potential impact from Sam wouldn’t be felt for

hurricane season.

“Obviously, last year was a bit busier but we’re well above average already to date with this hurricane season.

Given that, I would anticipate we’re going to have activity continue through the remainder of the month and into October.”

The wind shear that kept former tropical storms Peter and Rose from developing into stronger systems is expected to be weak for the next several days, which will support Sam’s development, as will warm water temperatures in the Atlantic.

“Rose and Peter were in a much more hostile environment, especially Peter,” said Dennis Feltgen, a meteorologist and spokesperson for the National Hurricane Center in Miami. “Sam will certainly be growing into a tropical storm, a hurricane and a major hurricane.”

The remaining storm names for the 2021 season are Teresa, Victor and Wanda, with more than two months to go.

Should we run out of storm names, late-season storms will no longer carry baffling Greek names like Zeta and Theta that were used last year. Experts have opted to use an overflow list of proper names instead. The list includes Adria, Braylen, Caridad, Deshawn, Emery, Foster, Gemma and Heath.

So far in the Atlantic hurricane season, which runs through Nov. 30, there have been 18 named storms, six hurricanes and three major hurricanes.

(Sun Sentinel staff writers Victoria Ballard and David Fleshler contributed to this report.)

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Storm Sam to hit level 3

By Robin Webb and Chris Perkins

SOUTH FLORIDA SUN SENTINEL (TNS) – Tropical Storm Sam, the 18th named storm of the season, is expected to be at hurricane strength by Friday, and could be a major hurricane with top winds of 125 mph by next week, according to the National Hurricane Center.

S am formed Thursday from Tropical Depression Eighteen and was moving west at 16 mph with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph, as of 11 a.m. EDT Thursday, about 1,745 miles east-southeast of the boundary where the Atlantic Ocean meets the far eastern Caribbean Sea. It is forecast to move west-northwest

by Friday.

If its maximum sustained winds

Sexual misconduct within USA military

another 10 days or so, during the first weekend of October.

Also Thursday, an area of low pressure emerged several hundred miles southeast of Bermuda. Forecasters say there’s low odds for its development over the next couple days as it moves north-northwest, and after that the presence of strong upper-level winds should prevent any further development.

Meanwhile, a tropical wave is expected to roll off Africa’s west coast by end of the weekend. It’s forecast to move west at 10 to 15 mph and, as of Thursday, odds of its development were low, according to the hurricane center.

Adkins expects hurricane season will remain busy for the next few weeks.

“There’s definitely precedent, and unfortunately it seems like last year is a relatively close match for this year in terms of how things have evolved,” he said in reference to the record 30 named storms of the 2020

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Tropical Storm Sam, the 18th named storm of the 2021 season, is forecast to be a hurricane Friday, then strengthen into a major Category 3 hurricane by early next week.

(TNS) – In a move long sought by critics of how the military handles allegations of sexual assaults and harassment, those cases will be removed from the military chain of command and handed over to a new special victims prosecution office by 2027, the Defense Department announced Wednesday.

The change is one of several the Pentagon plans to make based on recommendations from an independent review commission on military sexual assaults launched just weeks after the inauguration of President Joe Biden and the appointment of Lloyd Austin III as defense secretary.

"This administration has placed an unprecedentedly high priority on this challenge," said Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks at a Pentagon news conference. "We have now created that way ahead called the implementation road map, and Secretary Austin has approved it in its entirety."

The road map features sweeping changes to how the military handles sexual assault and harassment complaints from service members, from how the offenses are investigated and prosecuted to the support systems for victims.

The changes will come via a fourtiered system, with each tier dependent on the implementation of the previous.

Each branch of the military must begin implementing their plans for the first tier by Dec. 15. Full implementation of the first tier must be completed by 2027; implementation of the full slate must be accomplished by 2030, according to the plan.

The priority recommendations under the first tier include removing the prosecution of sexual assaults and related crimes from the military chain of command and establishing the Offices of Special Victims Prosecutors to handle the cases. For sexual harassment cases, it also calls for independent trained investigators and the mandatory discharge of those who engage in sexual harassment.

Another big change is taking the jobs of command-level sexual assault response coordinators — which are often collateral duties of officers with other full-time responsibilities — and making them permanent, specialized positions.

Other changes include those affecting the military justice process specifically, such as a revision to how court-martial panels — the military equivalent of a jury — are selected.

Advocates have long agitated for these changes. But the leader of one prominent advocacy group said that without legislative changes, it might be difficult to make effective, permanent reforms. Those legislative changes are included in next year's proposed defense spending bills now in the House and Senate.

Christensen, a retired Air Force colonel who once served as the service's chief prosecutor, said that unless changes are also made to the Uniform Code of Military Justice — the law that governs the military — it could be difficult to convict offenders under the Pentagon's plan.

"Our military appellate courts have held military and government prosecutors to a very high standard," he said. "You run the risk of having cases thrown out if they don't do it right."

Some of the same changes the Pentagon announced that are part of next year's military budget being debated in Congress have tighter timelines, Christensen said. The annual military funding bill, or National Defense Authorization Act, is among the largest Congress passes each year and changes to it can come late in the process, which could drag into December.

This year's NDAA was enacted on Jan. 1, 2021, overriding a veto by thenPresident Donald Trump.

In the meantime, while waiting on the law, Christensen said the Pentagon should begin getting the right people in the special prosecutor's offices since it will take time to get people training and experience with these cases.

"If I were them I'd be focused on getting that done while Congress gets the legislation done," he said.

"But, it's definitely a good day.

Things are going in the right direction."

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SPORTS

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Football moves on without two key players

By Anika Yoder STAFF WRITER

Photo by Jacob Walton

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Soccer ranked no. 1

Junior back Makel Rasheed pushes the ball upfield in a match against the University of Southern Indiana. The Hounds scored three goals in the second half on 13 shots total.

Senior midfielder Vincent Stone and senior attack Alejandro Steinwascher hug after a goal against the University of Southern Indiana. Steinwascher has four goals on the year.

Greyhounds make program history after recent ranking in USC college poll

By Logan Wong

DISTRIBUTION MANAGER The University of Indianapolis Men’s Soccer team is off to a solid start with a 5-0-1 win streak to kick off the season.

According to United Soccer Coaches, the Hounds are ranked first in the nation for all of NCAA Division II. “We want to be in that position,”Head Coach John Higgins said.“We don’t want to hide from it. In one aspect, we want to celebrate it, but in another we know there’s motivation for the opposition.

We hope that those rankings fuel us to continue to keep being the best.”

The team has added Assistant Coach Gabe Hall who has an extensive coaching record according to UIndy Athletics.

Hall spent time coaching at Marian University who he helped finish runnerup at the NAIA National Championship.

He took Missouri S&T to the GLVC tournament each of his five years there.

Hall coached at University of Dayton who he helped achieve a record of 115-3 before landing at UIndy. Hall was

a former Greyhound serving as the soccer team’s starting goalkeeper for two seasons before transferring to San Francisco State University. The change in staff after four consistent years was a concern for Higgins, but he eventually saw it as an overall positive change and an opportunity for growth.

“The program has been consistently good for a long time and a lot of our core values have remained the same,” Higgins said. “We’ve turned it into a bit of a positive in terms of our group going back into a growth phase because we’ve got fresh ideas, fresh perspectives and new personalities.”

Last year, the team had many incoming freshmen who had to learn the ropes and acclimate themselves to the new environment. Senior Alejandro Steinwascher wants to do what seniors before him have and make the newcomers feel welcome.

“Last season, we had a lot of freshmen starting, but now those freshmen are sophomores,” Steinwascher said. “With the experience and depth we have, we should be really good this year.”

With being ranked first in the nation, players tend to be nervous and anxious going into games and tournaments. The Greyhounds, however, have managed to prevent that.

“Everybody wants to beat us,” Steinwascher said. “We try to go into games relaxed and calm. It is more about hitting our objectives for the game.”

Since he is a senior, Steinwascher has stepped into a leadership role and the others will follow his lead.

Higgins has created a system that gives more power to the seniors where they express their goals to the rest of the team.

“As a coaching staff, we have really high expectations and demands for our players to set a certain level of pressure on the day-to-day,” Higgins said. “The weekend then becomes the best day of the week where our players can relax because we’ve already seen the worst case scenario in training sessions.”

The training itself also has to do with making the players feel more prepared because of the intensity. Higgins said that the training is intense and quick to where when it comes down to game day,

everything slows down, and that if they are super prepared, there is no reason to lack confidence or have anxiety about how they perform. Higgins acknowledges that there is a fine balance he as a coach has to keep with the training.

“It’s a natural want for me to keep continuing to push to train hard,”Higgins said. “There’s a perception that the more you train, the more competition you are, but at the same time, there’s a trade-off between energy levels and making sure that we’re sharp.”

Since their fifth win against McKendree on Sept. 19, UIndy ranked No.1 in the nation for all NCAA DII men’s soccer. According to Higgins, he hopes their ranking makes the alumni proud.

“It ’s been years and years of consistently being a good team that has really helped catapult us to number one,” Higgins said. “The ranking is really for everybody else to enjoy. For us it’s an increased workload, it’s an increased pressure on us to maintain that, but those are the standards within this program anyway.”

Price is Olympics bound

By Oliva Cameron OPINION EDITOR

Liam Pr ice, a Universit y of Indianapolis sophomore swimmer, has a lot of achievements that he is proud of. He has helped to raise awareness by being a Special Olympics Youth Ambassador, and has testified before the U.S. Congress on the behalf of Special Olympics. Price’s list of achievements now grows as he prepares to represent Indiana at the 2022 Special Olympics in Orlando, Fla..

“I was confident that I would make it, but I’m very excited,” Price said. “I was very excited when I heard about it because it ’s given me the opportunity to be at the higher level.”

After Price qualified by winning his events at the 2021 Indiana State Summer Games, his parents were informed by Special Olympics that he would be competing at the 2022 Special Olympics, according to Head Swimming and Diving Coach Jason Hite. A formal announcement was made at a ceremony held by Special Olympics Indiana sponsor D uke Energy, Hite said.

“I was really happy for Liam,” Hite said. “It is a lot of excitement…

I would say [I felt] pride for him.

I don’t really do this for me. I do this because I enjoy seeing people have success. And it is a lot of fun to see when something positive happens to somebody on the team.

So I know this was something that was a big deal to him so it’s a big deal to me.”

According to Price, making it to the Olympics has always been a goal of his. It felt like an impossible goal when he was younger, but he said he now knows that it’s not.

“I feel like I’m a hero for doing that [representing Team Indiana],” Price said. “I feel like since I’m considered a hero from doing that, I can always push forward, making a bigger impact.

It ’s giving me more confidence to push forward.”

Hite said he’s going to continue to support Price in the same ways

Photo contributed by Jeron Thompson

Liam Price stands proud at a ceremony held by Duke Energy, the 2022 Special Olympics sponsor. According to the Head Swimming and Diving Coach Jason Hite, Price’s parents were notified that he was going to compete in the Speical Olympics by the organization.

working on his backstroke form with he supports ever ybody else that H i t e, Pr i c e s a i d . H e w i l l b e he coaches. This means supporting competing in the 25-yard Pr i c e i n h i s t r a i n i n g, m e n t a l backstroke and 50-yard wellness and academics, according to backstroke events, Hite. according to Hite. “[Price] swims in “We’re going to our college meets, do a little bit of and we’re going to I was confident that I stroke fixing and cheer for him, just would make it, but I’m making sure that like we cheer for he maintains good e ver y body else, very excited...” fitness and he’s ”Hite said. “I’m staying good in the going to continue water,” Hite said. to try to be Hite said that Price has grown both there for him, coach as a person and as a swimmer since they him, meet him where he is and coach first met. He said Price has gained more him to get faster and faster in the independence which has helped him events that he’s going to participate in at become a faster swimmer.He can now go do Summer Games next year.” his workouts by himself and they Price is in the pool Monday, would be beneficial to him, Tuesday, Thursday and Fr iday

Hite said.

“He’s a great individual,” Hite said. “ He ’s got a great hear t.

He’s got a good sense of humor. He does take things very seriously… I think h e ’s b e c om e b e t t e r a n d m o re efficient in the water. I think he’s become stronger. I think all those things combined have made him faster.”

Price wants to set the example for young athletes with special needs that they are not limited to just being a part of Special Olympics. They can create bigger goals, Price said.

“Like me, you can be part of a swim team here at a university,” Price said. “…

Just show people what you can do and they may invite you on to their team.

For instance, like Jason did with me…

It’s letting me experience a new level of capability.”

The University of Indianapolis football team kicked off a new season this fall without senior wide receiver Daveon Bell due to injury, and senior running back Al McKellar due to transfer.

Without two of the team’s leading offensive players, the team is looking to advance this season with new strategies and continue to work in an upwards direction, according to junior linebacker Kiave’ Guerrier.

Guerrier and senior quarterback Bryce Stancombe are leading the pack statistically this season. According to UIndy Athletics, Guerrier leads the defense with 34 total tackles and 5.0-11 tackles for loss. Stancombe has completed 59 percent of his passes this season for 828 yards this season, according to UIndy Athletics.

According to UIndy Athletics, the team finished up their spring season in April with wins in all three games and went on to train during a threeweek camp at the beginning of August.

The team went on into the fall season according to UIndy Football Head Coach Chris Keevers. The transition has been a challenge for the team but they’ve

GUERRIER handled it nicely according to Keevers.

“We have some work to do,” Keevers said. “We’ve got some young players getting better and our older players playing pretty well.”

The team is working with the players they have recruited over the last four years following the losses according to Keevers. The team, in terms of depth, is feeling good about the lineup and the upcoming season according to Keevers.

“We’ve always been, next man up mentality in terms of somebody goes, the next man’s up,” Keevers said.

According to Guerier, one of his goals for the team this year is to learn more about different teams’ defenses. He said the team has a lot of great qualities, but they need to work together as a unit.

“We had a big, tremendous jump from game one to game two, which was very important for us, as long as everything just keeps moving in the right direction,” Guerrier said. “I think we’ll have great success as a team.”

According to Stancombe, the team did lose four to five key players from the spring season, and with new players, making sure everyone is working well and enhancing compatibility is

STANCOMBE important for the upcoming season.

Players working together to enhance performance through team building is crucial according to Stancombe.

“I think it’s important that I be a leader even more so this season than I was last season,” Stancombe said. “As far as the team goes, I think it’s important that we get better. Every practice, every game. It’s very important for me to help them understand our offense so we’re all clicking.”

As far as strategy goes, learning to read other teams’ tactics and navigate opponent defensive approaches is what will be significant for growth during the season, according to Guerrier. A main aspect of continuing to improve during the season tactically for the team will also be keeping close connections between team members and maintaining solid relationships as the team progresses, according to Guerrier.

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Graphic by Olivia Cameron

By Hallie Gallinat

FEATURE EDITOR & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR From picking up litter, to tending to the plants on campus, the University of Indianapolis Groundskeeping Crew works all around campus. According to Director of Grounds and Groundskeeper Dusty Bodart, the groundskeeping team tries to make campus interesting. “​​It adds a lot to the beauty of the campus. If you just have buildings with grass up to them, it's kind of boring,” Bodart said. “We try to make everything as interesting to look at and pretty, and hopefully everybody thinks so.”

The crew starts their day at 6 a.m. by driving around campus picking up litter and emptying trash cans outside of buildings, according to Bodart. Once there is more daylight, the crew begins to pull weeds, water flowers, prune shrubs and other jobs, Bodart said. The team’s responsibilities are not limited to the grass and flowers, they are also in charge of signage around campus, as well as parking lots, the synthetic turf on sports fields and facilities vehicles, Bodart said.

When it rains, Bodart said they also keep the storm drains clear.

In addition to working on campus, Bodart said the crew also works on properties around campus.These include the UIndy Tennis Center on National Avenue and a four acre plot of land on Carson Avenue where some sports teams practice, Bodart said.

According to Bodart, the crew’s schedule changes depending on the season. In the fall, the crew picks up leaves and cuts back flowers and ornamental grasses, according to Bodart. In the winter, Bodart said the team works to remove snow and ice. Bodart said that usually removing all snow and ice was done in house. However, with a smaller staff size this year, Bodart said his team will concentrate on sidewalks, steps and ramps while he will subcontract someone

Photo by Kassandra Danrell

Flowers and shrubs bloom outside of Krannert Memorial Library on the University of Indianapolis campus. Groundskeeper Madaline Hensley says that the groundskeeping team tries to focus on having an interesting shrub design, which they then accent with flowers.

to take care of parking lots and other steps and landings.

Groundskeeper Madaline Hensley said that in the spring, the team prunes trees and shears shrubs. In the summer, Hensley says the crew mostly focuses on weed control and watering.

“A lot of our job is weather dependent,” Hensley said. “… I couldn't give you a Monday through Friday. This is exactly what we do. It's a little bit… more of a feel and weather based and season based.”

According to Hensley, one member of the crew also cleans the canal on Smith Mall. Hensley said that sediment can sometimes run into the canal when it rains, which creates a place for algae to grow.

“You have to scrape off the algae

from the bottom,” Hensley said. “And then he has a vacuum that will vacuum up the algae and dirt and debris and

We would like to plant a bigger variety, but it's just a little impractical..." whatever. And it’ll filter it through this pump vacuum, so it’ll leave the water and then it’ll just suck up and then he’s got a little bucket and it just puts it all into a little bucket.”

When designing and deciding what gets planted, Bodart said it is dependent

on the site. He says to keep in mind certain matters, such as, if the site is shady or sunny or what type of soil is there. However, one important matter is to keep it as low maintenance as possible, Bodart said.

“Generally in commercial landscaping, it's try to make it as nice looking as you can, but limit the inputs you need to keep it looking good,”Bodart said.“Like if you don't have to prune it all the time, you don't have to do stuff like that, we'll have time to keep everything else up. Cause if you're concentrated in one area, you're not somewhere else where you'll have to be taking care of other stuff. So it's generally, try to be as... lower maintenance... Everything needs maintenance, but you don't want

it to require too much fertilizer or weed control.”

Hensley said she works with the horticultural aspect of groundskeeping.

She said when deciding what to plant, sun exposure and access to water are two major factors that decide that. Three common flowers seen on campus, she said, are daylilies, hostas and sedums.

“We would like to plant a bigger variety, but it's just a little impractical when you have such a small staff, we want to be able to take care of the [flowers],”Hensley said.“So those would be the biggest three [types of plants on campus].”

The current groundskeeping crew, according to Bodart, consists of four members, including himself and Hensley.

If there is a full team, different members on the staff will concentrate on one area, but because of the small staff size, they cannot do this at the moment, Bodart said.

Some jobs on staff are done by contractors due to costs, Bodart said.

These jobs include mowing lawns and picking up trees that have fallen in a storm.

“We just don't have the space or the money to,” Bodart said. “It's easier and more affordable for the university to have somebody else do it because you need mechanics and a lot of mowers to mow all the grass.”

Hensley believes that her job is an underrated profession and an underrated part of campus. She said it can get a bad reputation, but she enjoys the patience that comes with gardening.

“You garden for the future. You do things to a plant that you'll see the benefits of it in a season or in two seasons and you plant things and they may not bloom right away and you have to wait,” Hensley said. “I've always really enjoyed the down the road, seeing what you've done and how you've transformed the space and how you can manipulate the environment. It's just an interesting field of study for me. That’s really what I enjoy the most about it.”

SOS Workshops educate students

Secret of Success Workshops virtually present a variety of topics, to promote academic success

By Kassandra Darnell NEWS EDITOR

Students log on to Zoom every week to participate and engage in the variety of presentations offered as Secrets of Success, or SOS workshops. These are designed to help students be successful in the classroom and beyond, according to Brenda Bassi, academic success coordinator in the Academic Success Center and coordinator of the SOS workshops.

“We want students to be able to walk away with something that they can apply in their coursework, and in some cases, outside of the class[room] even but especially in the classes… our thing is that we are here to help students to be successful,” Bassi said. “That's our goal.”

The majority of presenters for the workshops consist of the University of Indianapolis’ faculty and staff, Bassi said, and partner with departments such as ProEdge and the Writing Lab to provide information on skills for the classroom. However, Bassi said she also brings in outside sources, like Fifth Third Bank and H&R Block, in order to create workshops that cover life skills as well.

Prior to COVID-19, the workshops were held in person in Schwitzer 010, Bassi said,but they are currently conducted virtually with required interaction from students. Despite the virtual format, engagement numbers have increased for the workshops since the start of the pandemic, according to Bassi.

“So far, the numbers are looking good for this semester, but it was just more convenient for them [students] to connect that way to participate, attend if it was virtual, but because of the room situation, we decided let's do it virtual again and see if something works out next semester.”

Senior Associate Dean of Students and Title IX Coordinator Jessica Ward has been the presenter for several SOS workshops. Her presentations have involved different topics covering Title IX issues, such as consent, communication, healthy relationships

and being a bystander, according to Ward. Ward said her presentations for the workshops tend to garner larger participation and engagement numbers.

“I got here not long before COVID[-19] happened. And we literally were having to turn people away because it was so full it became a fire hazard . . . .”

Ward said. “Whereas I think when I did ‘Sex is Like Pizza’ during COVID[-19], I mean, we had what, 200 people . . . it was a big one. And people were actually engaged in this. The staff here do an

amazing job, Miss Brenda [Bassi] and her student workers. And if people are not engaged, they kick them out. So you're not just getting credit for doing nothing; you have to be engaged.”

Bassi said the workshops are primarily aimed at freshman students, but anyone is able to attend and participate to gain LP credits. According to Ward, these workshops are a great way to meet the federal requirement for Title IX education and inform freshmen of these topics.

“It really works out great because it’s something that’s open for all students . . . and all freshmen students especially because generally if we have, not always but a lot of times when we have issues with Title IX, a lot of times it can be freshmen students because they've just gotten here and they don't understand the rules of life,” Ward said. “So I really try to hit them.

But what I found is it's not just freshmen coming to my presentations, it's kind of across the board. Maybe I've made a

reputation for myself.”

According to Bassi, it is recommended that students attend the workshops because she feels students can always learn and take away something from the presentations.

“I would love for all of our students to come to at least one workshop to see what it's like for themselves . . . ,” Bassi said. “Hopefully, they can find at least one that they might be interested in and attend just to see what they think for themselves.”

ENTERTAINMENT

7 SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

THE REFLECTOR

Tall tales retold Indiana Lore exhibit recounts stories

By Justus O’Neil

MANAGING EDITOR & CO-BUSINESS MANAGER From a car-sized snapping turtle to the phantom screams of Peru, Indiana’s circus train accident, the Indiana Historical Society (IHS), located in downtown Indianapolis, explains the lore rooted within the state in their latest exhibit, “Indiana Lore: Tracing the Roots of Indiana’s Tall Tales.” The fourth floor of the Indiana Historical Society has filled the space with art that accompanies the Hoosier legends, from Indianapolisbased artists the Brian Twins, according to the exhibit website. The exhibit can be walked through from either end of the gallery that IHS patrons enter.

As guests enter the space from the west end, a panel featuring a legend of the tales told in the exhibit illustrates where the Hoosier history comes from, ranging from East Chicago all the way down to Evansville. According to the legend, some tales are unique to their towns, while some of the same tales are told in multiple locations throughout Indiana with location specific details changed to fit their respective region.

As guests proceed through the specific tales told within the exhibit, panels of storytelling text, accompanied by videos of actors retelling the story in a fireside atmosphere. Along with the legends themselves, the myths within them are pointed out by a “Spot The Myth” flip panel that encourages guests to ask themselves which parts fall within the blurred line between fact and fiction.

The gallery introduction explains the cautionary, moralistic or beliefconfirming aspects behind the legends that have been told through generations.

According to the exhibit introduction, these tales play an important role in helping us develop and understand our community and the world around us.

The exhibit itself features the stories

of the Fauntleroy House in New Harmony; Belle Gunness in La Porte; Hannah House in Indianapolis; Stiffy Green in Terre Haute; Tuckaway House in Indianapolis; Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus Wreck in Hammond and more.

The Hannah House is home to various paranormal occurrences including cold spots, disembodied voices, flying spoons and doors and wall hangings with minds of their own, according to the local legend.

The Beast of Busco lore is particularly interesting, as it features a snapping turtle with a head the size of a small child and a body the size of a small fishing boat. The turtle was not seen until a year later when one of the previous witnesses spotted a large shape in the same lake that it was seen in the year before. Churubusco, Ind. had gained a reputation and was dubbed “Turtle Town USA.” Since 1990 and to this day, the town of Churubusco has held the Turtle Days festival that provides residents with two days of turtle-themed fun. However, when guests flip the “Spot The Myth” panel, they find that the possibility of the Beast of Busco being entirely true is slim and that the turtle was most likely made up as a joke. With this being said, the panel admits that a large alligator snapping turtle could have been spotted in the lake as they can grow up to 300 lbs and live up to 100 years.

Even though these turtles are primarily found in southern Indiana, this turtle could have migrated north, according to the panel.

As guests traverse the rest of the fourth floor of the IHS, similarly tall and interesting tales reveal the lore of their towns and the entirety of the Hoosier state. Legends exist in every culture to help explain the unexplainable, and at IHS, guests are immersed in the legends while simultaneously interacting with them. The Indiana Lore exhibit is included with general admission to the Indiana Historical Society, which admits guests to a multitude of other exhibits and interactive family friendly experiences.

Photo by Justus O’Neil

The legend of the Haunted Avon Bridge is told at the Indiana Historical Society in the 4th floor gallery. The “Indiana Lore: Tracing the Roots of Indiana’s Tall Tales” exhibit is home to various other legends that have come to fruition throughout history in the Hoosier state.

Photo by Justus O’Neil

The Crawforsville Monster looms above the town of Crawfordsville, Ind. Witnesses have reported a large floating object similar to a reptilian eye, covered in fog and sporting tenticular appendiges, haunting the town. The monster has never been caught on camera.

‘The Starling’ movie review

By Nina Metz

CHICAGO TRIBUNE (TCA) — Last year, based on just a script and four-minute promo reel, Netflix paid somewhere in the neighborhood of $20 million for the worldwide rights to “The Starling,” with Melissa McCarthy and Chris O’Dowd headlining as a couple pushing through the grief of losing a child.

I suspect McCarthy’s involvement was the driver behind Netflix’s interest because the movie itself, from director Theodore Melfi (“Hidden Figures”), is thin and calibrated to be neither light nor heavy, but some uncertain place in between. Suffused with low-key quirkiness, “The Starling” is tonally a fractured fairy tale set within the real world. You root for these two simply by virtue of who is playing them. McCarthy’s Lilly is just barely going through the motions at the local grocery store where she works, while O’Dowd’s Jack is at a facility called New Horizons, where he’s being treated for depression.

Their baby died a year earlier from SIDS and they are sleepwalking through the aftermath, having lost each other along the way. Trauma of this magnitude can leave you feeling so alone with the pain and “what if?” and “oh God, why?” of it all taking over your existence. This awful thing happened and even though you had no control over it, it feels so personal. And so Jack has retreated, leaving Lilly to pick up the pieces by herself in their lovely house that sits on a bucolic rural dirt road.

One day, she stares out at her longneglected front yard and decides to roll up her sleeves, clear out the weeds and plant a garden. If only she weren’t attacked by a bird — the starling of the tile — every time she sets out to touch soil and plant something anew. The attacks are framed as a strange if mildly funny inconvenience, but that’s not actually how they play. This is a far more unnerving turn of events for someone at her breaking point than the movie seems willing to admit.

I’m not sure what that dive-bombing CGI starling symbolizes. Perhaps the

idea is that grief is forever there to knock you around and the trick to moving on is figuring out how to coexist with it and somehow stay on your feet. Lily and Jack are a middle-aged couple and I wish screenwriter Matt Harris had been interested in some of the details leading up to their pregnancy; having a first child at their age isn’t extraordinary, but there’s a story behind it and we never learn what that is. Either way, this device with the starling, along with a softly thrumming soundtrack from The Lumineers and others — I’m not sure there’s a way to incorporate this kind of music with this kind of story without it feeling cliched — is forever threatening to undermine what McCarthy and O’Dowd are doing, which is often deeply felt and pitched just right.

McCarthy is so good when it comes to finding the human being inside her more dramatic characters (she and O’Dowd previously worked with director Melfi on the 2014 film “St. Vincent”) and she deftly maneuvers around the script’s semi-cloying tendencies. Her instincts are to underplay all of it and you’re reminded that she’s the kind of

actor who can carry a film even when there’s barely anything there. Lilly isn’t in therapy herself, but she finds herself connecting informally and platonically with a therapist-turned-veterinarian (don’t ask) played by Kevin Kline, and their easygoing chemistry is just wonderful. I’d love to see them paired again on another project.

As for her marriage, once a week Lilly drives one hour each way to visit Jack at New Horizons. It seems like a nice enough place. How do they afford it? Is her health insurance at the grocery store that good? The absence of money issues for a couple who clearly aren’t swimming in it feels like a dodge. But then, so do most of the scenes at New Horizons, which don’t really show the work of clawing back from such a desolate place. How do you help someone who is so bereft they don’t want to participate in their life anymore? Shouldn’t that be part of the story?

Loretta Devine shows up briefly as a fellow patient, and I’m curious about the decision to have the one Black person we see struggling with mental health

portrayed as loud and unruly during group therapy scenes, in contrast to Jack’s repressed white guy stoicism. The scenes at New Horizons are conspicuously underdeveloped and this kind of racial stereotyping at the margins doesn’t help any. Another boldface name in the film: Daveed Diggs as an employee at the facility. He has no more than a handful of lines and … why would you cast the great Daveed Diggs in a nothing of a role?

The film is getting a modest theatrical release, but that seems like an anomaly.

These kinds of movies just aren’t financially viable outside of streaming anymore. If you’re tempted to add it to your queue, McCarthy’s open-faced performance is reason enough to give it your time, even if nearly everything surrounding her feels unworthy.

——— 2 stars (out of 4) MPAA rating: PG-13 (for thematic material, some strong language, and suggestive material) Running time: 1:42 Where to watch: Now streaming on Netflix

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Melissa McCarthy as Lilly in “The Starling.”

NEWS

8 THE REFLECTOR

Brightspace problems and updates

By Tim Mathioudakis STAFF WRITER

For the 2021 fall semester, the University of Indianapolis has made a change in the Learning Management System (LMS) that will be used by students and faculty. Prior to this academic year, UIndy’s LMS was ACE. Brightspace was implemented into classes over the summer to help work out any bugs, Ellen Miller, the executive director for the center for aging and community said.

“People from the faculty academy and people from [UIndy] IT have been working on the transition for about 18 months,”Miller said.“Last fall, we began a pilot project with a certain group of faculty and the students that were in their classes. So we offered some classes in Brightspace last fall, we offered more classes in Brightspace in the spring and then even more classes across the summer.”

According to Miller, the change to Brightspace occurred because the LMS is more up-to-date and user-friendly in comparison to ACE. However, Miller said the challenge with Brightspace is that it is different for faculty and staff and requires adjustment. Learning Strategist Carla Downing said problems will smooth out as students become more comfortable, but Brightspace offers the 24/7 Help Desk to address any issues.

The Help Desk is located at the bottom of the homepage on Brightspace and is indicated by a light bulb-shaped logo.

“Beyond the fact that we cannot be available 24/7, if you have a problem that you’re running into and no one else has come to me with that problem that you’re having, I would probably have to go and do some research and figure some things out to get you an answer.” Downing said, “Whereas when you reach out to Brightspace Help, the 24/7 portal, you are tapping into their collective knowledge of the system.”

Miller said that while Brightspace is an LMS that has been around for a while and has a good reputation, there are still issues. The UIndy system might interact in different ways with Brightspace than others do, which is why faculty stresses the importance of the 24/7 Help Desk.

“If you’ve got a question about how Brightspace works, they’re there whether it’s 11 o'clock at night or Sunday morning or whenever, that Brightspace help is there,” Miller said. “And that is a huge help in terms of getting a quick answer and getting an expert answer, these people have been trained to do this all the time.”

Downing said there are several helpful tools available for students on Brightspace, like the E-Portfolio that go beyond just accessing information for their courses. There are many more tools available to UIndy students and faculty on Brightspace, which is a main reason the university is making this transition, according to Downing.

“It’s not just about accessing course information,”Downing said.“E-Portfolio lets them pull things from their courses and start to take those course artifacts and put them in a format that they can share with future employers, or if they’re going to grad school, they can attach to a grad school application.”

According to Miller,Brightspace offers a lot of opportunities for engagement within the LMS. She said it’s easier to access content in comparison to ACE for both students and faculty.

“I think Brightspace allows faculty to engage much more effectively with students,”Miller said.“After you get over the change process, it’s a little bit easier to load the content into Brightspace in terms of how the lessons work and discussion boards. It is a really nice way for faculty to be able to engage with students, whether it’s an online class or a face-to-face class, it’s nice to have that online presence where all of your stuff is for that course.”

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

UIndy provides produce

Campus garden gives away free produce for UIndy faculty, staff, community

By Frida Fonseca & Kassandra Darnell STAFF WRITER & NEWS EDITOR

The University of Indianapolis has come together this semester to provide produce for students, faculty and the UIndy community through UIndy Garden. Professor of English Kevin McKelvey said the goal of the garden is to engage those on campus and give back to the community by addressing food security issues.

McKelvey said he and his spring term class in 2019 started cultivating a fresh produce garden on Standish Avenue.

Director of Contact Tracing Gurinder Hohl said he used to collaborate with the garden and started it about four years ago.

Associate Dean of Students Steven Freck said the main focus has been communication to the larger campus community about the gardens. Once the produce is harvested, it gets delivered to Freck’s office and is then distributed, according to Freck. Then the produce is washed and gets delivered to the Students Affairs Office in Schwitzer Student Center, and they are in charge of informing the campus community about availability.

According to McKelvey, they went to two different churches in nearby neighborhoods last year to distribute in their food pantry and food security initiative. This year, most of the food has been distributed on campus on a first

Photo by MaKenna Maschino

UIndy Gardens offers many different fruits and vegitables that are open to the community to take home and use for cooking.

come first serve basis through student affairs.

“We're following the model of Indy Urban Acres, which is a project at the Indy Parks Foundation and they donate 100% of their produce, and so since the beginning, we wanted to donate 100% of our produce,” McKelvey said.

McKelvey said a primary goal for the garden is to keep it community-oriented and free to the public, whether it be people on campus or those within the neighborhood.

“We’ll be out working and we see a lot of neighbors stop by and pick a few tomatoes and or peppers,”McKelvey said.

“So we know people are stopping by, using it, even if we're not fully documenting how many people are out there getting food and stuff. But we know neighbors

Photo by MaKenna Maschino

Two UIndy students come pick up produce on at 12pm in the Office of Student Affairs Schwitzer Student Center 210.

know it's there and check in on it and to get some vegetables as they walk by or they drive and stop by.”

McKelvey said he sees the gardens as a community engagement project because students from all different departments and majors. It has been like a partnership with the College of Health Sciences and Community Health as well, according to McKelvey, because of the abundance of student volunteers in those departments, as well as interns who help with daily maintenance.

“We have a lot of students in sustainability or sociology that come out and work, or criminology. There's a lot of ties to the majors in Shaheen College [of Arts and Sciences] . . . ,” McKelvey said. “We've had a lot of public health and other kinds of health sciences majors

who've worked in the garden as well, and so we want it to be that place where a lot of different majors and disciplines can come together.”

According to Freck, UIndy Garden is currently a seasonal harvest that runs from March to October, with a long-term goal of being able to grow indoors during the winter months.

“It is more seasonal, so we kick off in the spring I would say mid-April, normally that's when a lot of stuff, like planting and getting the soil ready and stuff happens,”Freck said.“Main harvest is like midsummer, but then we do have some fall crops as well. But it will be getting ready to winterize at the end of October, so there's nothing really happening during the winter months necessarily.”

and use some of the aforementioned Center for Collaborative Innovation grant money [$1000 for each team] tab on the UIndy website. The program to help with development. Olawale also features professors of various oversees much of what goes on with backgrounds, Olawale said, in order the CCI and encourages students to get to provide students with the help they connected with the program and try to need. solve a problem.

“We have professor Paul Talaga, he is “So in the junior year the focus into computer science,”Olawale said.“So is what we call the entrepreneurial if you have to deal with software we have mindset development,”Olawale said.“We somebody on our team who can advise have engineering and guide. We have students from James Emery, he different programs, the mechanical The resources, the vision— ismanager whether they are here. He doing industrial, whatever vision they have, is very good with whether they are tools, and many just put it all out there." in mechanical or machines and other software, and one stuff so if you need of the first things to build prototypes, is they come up with ideas to problems, he can help. Then we have a professor and they have to go out and talk to from Art and Design, professor Rhonda customers.”

Wolverton so usually your logos, your This portion of the program is the templates . . . and then we have Dr. beginning and incubation phase which Eric Harvey from the School of Business. is the preparation for the ultimate goal He is a business law lawyer.” of being involved—getting approved The program has had proven success, for your idea, according to Olawale. experience and growth with student In the springtime, students in the member, senior entrepreneurship major program will be involved in a business Jasmine Abdullah, who came to the pitch competition. All specifics of the program with an idea, and sculpted it program layout are available via the after she worked with members of the

engineering department and the CCI. Abdullah said she was able to work on establishing her business through the CCI, and that the program helped her in ways she did not see possible at first.

“It helped me with changing my vision,” Abdullah said “Because originally my vision was a coin machine.

I just wanted the coin machine and people dropping their change. And they were like ‘It needs to be an app.’ And I was reluctant for it to be an app.”

Abdullah said all students need to do is believe in themselves and the work will be half done. The program started three years ago, and Abdullah believes that there will be much more growth within the program. As the program goes forward and more people become aware of it, Abdullah said she thinks the program will be in good hands.

“The growth of the program, I feel like it’s gonna be great because as long as the students that come in and see the program utilize it for everything: the resources, the vision, whatever vision they have, just put it all in there, because they're the resources,” Abdullah said.

“They're the ones that can put you with people to help you. They're the ones that are going to offer you advice.”

making a presence and pulling over speeders.”

Although traffic is a prevalent issue, according to Selby, the biggest problem that UIndy’s campus faces is the use of cell phones, on the part of both students and drivers.

“The traffic that we typically have every day, they’re used to students being out there. If you live around a university campus, you’re kind of used to that,” Selby said. “[Drivers] know that people are going to . . . walk out in front of you, in essence. And you’re going to have long delays, and sometimes that’s irritating to people. So that’s where I see the impact coming from for us.”

The UIndy Police Department has been working with UIndy ’s marketing team to send out emails and multimedia communications to try to remind people of the dangers of traffic on campus. With the increase in traffic for the foreseeable future, students need to be aware that cars may not always stop simply because a student enters a crosswalk, according to Selby. The safety of UIndy students is paramount when it comes to getting across the street on campus, Selby said.

“During the day, students don't have a lot of time between classes, and they’re going to go right through the crosswalks if they can,” Selby said. “It’s the first two or three students that go across that's always the worst, because once you

to leave early and allow for more time to get cars parked and get to classes.

“It’s all about getting your head up and watching for traffic,”Selby said.“The assumption that a car is going to stop for you because you’re in the street—don’t make that assumption, even if you’re in the right.”

CCI entrepreneurial grants

By Steven Pagel STAFF WRITER

Through the R.B. Annis School of Engineering, a new chance to enter entrepreneurial endeavors at the University of Indianapolis is being made possible. As a relatively new established program through the DesignSpine multidisciplinary curriculum,The Center for Collaborative Innovation (CCI) is calling for students to capitalize on creative, entrepreneurial ideas that they’ve had and believe can make an impact on the world, according to the UIndy website. It is available for students of all majors. After securing a grant from the Elevate Nexus Higher Education Award, the UIndy website said, the university was able to create this for students who want to pursue entrepreneurial desires and need resources to learn and make their ideas come to fruition.

According to Assistant Professor of the R.B. Annis School of Engineering David Olawale, through the help of the Engineering Department and their professors, teams work together throughout the semester on projects

I-65 diverts traffic through campus

By Justus O’Neil

MANAGING EDITOR & CO-BUSINESS MANAGER As a part of the I-65 reconstruction project, the Indianapolis Department of Transportation began demolition on the Keystone Avenue bridge in early September. This has resulted in traffic diverting from the Keystone Avenue exit to neighboring roads, including South Keystone Avenue, Thompson Road, Shelby Street, Madison Avenue and East Hanna Avenue, which runs directly through the University of Indianapolis campus.

According to an April 2 WRTV article written by Shakkira Harris, Keystone Avenue is slated to reopen completely in late October. Until then, Monday through Friday lane closures will be in place from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., with some construction on various Saturdays.

UIndy Police Chief David Selby said that the traffic will be right around campus, and the diversion is going to send a lot of cars right through campus.

“The problem that we face with that is we’re going to have a lot of cars coming through [East] Hanna [Ave.] and not necessarily wanting to do 25 [mph],” Selby said. “We’re going to have to have officers out there and police cars

have a herd of students walking across between classes, it’s not so bad to have to stop. But people get listening to music or, my big pet peeve is [texting in the car], not paying attention—it doesn’t take very long to hit somebody.”

With the large commuter population on campus, Selby said the best solution is

Graphic by Steven Pagel