Crescent Magazine September 2014

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GETTING A LEG UP Whether you’re new to campus or a seasoned vet, there are gobs of resources to make life easier. | 16

PANTS ON FIRE While you might say you don’t, let’s face it, everyone does. Lying is a part of life and social interactions. | 20

LUCK OF THE DRAW

Gambling may get the occasional bad rap, but this pastime comes in many forms and can be a fun way to socialize if students enjoy it responsibly. | 22

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EDITORIAL Writing Directors CHRIS NORRIS ANNA SHEFFER

THIS MONTH

Reporting Assistant CHELSEA MODGLIN

Senior Writer

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Since starting out as a house band, this group of music majors has become the go-to group for those who crave a little rock ‘n’ roll.

MARISA PATWA

Writers MACKENZIE BRUCE GRAHAM CHATTIN MCKENZIE ELLIS BRODIE GRESS MILLIE HARLOW IAN HESLINGER EMILY KRIEBLE DANIEL POELHUIS AMY REINHART ANDREW SHERMAN ALEXANDRA WADE

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Copy Editors EMILY KRIEBLE OLIVIA TOOKER SHRUTI ZINA

CREATIVE Creative Director

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4 THE POSTSCRIPT 6 INNOVATION

FEATURE | Amy Reinhart

12 WITHIN FAITH

It can be tricky adjusting to college whether you’re new or a returning student. Luckily, these campus resources are here to help.

14 FIRST TIME 25 BRAIN BOMB

FEATURE | Graham Chattin & Daniel Poelhuis

27 WHO KNEW?

It’s popular to cut out gluten, but this fad is more of a need for some.

Whatever the reason, going gluten-free is more viable now than ever.

28 KNOW YOUR RIGHTS

FEATURE | Alexandra Wade, with Millie Harlow & Mackenzie Bruce Everyone lies occasionally, but detecting dishonesty may not be so easy.

Regardless of the stigmas, lying has become ingrained in our culture.

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DEPARTMENTS 3 OUR VIEWPOINT

NEWS | Amy Reinhart The prioritization process has been completed, but there are still a number of loose ends and ongoing concerns with the decisions made.

Editing Director ASHLEY MATTHEWS

FASCINATING PEOPLE | Andrew Sherman

31 QUITE A PAIR 32 Q&A 34 SEXUAL TENSION

COVER | Marisa Patwa & Anna Sheffer

35 THROUGH THE LENS

UE has had a gambler on campus longer than Evansville has had a riverboat casino. Gambling comes in a variety of forms, and knowing your limits helps people let loose and have fun.

36 FULL-COURT PRESS

OVERTIME | Chelsea Modglin Senior Josh Genet goes the distance when it comes to leading the men’s cross-country team and has come a long way by doing so.

40 CAMPUS CRIME 41 A CLOSER LOOK 42 OFF THE WALL 44 MOTLEY CREW

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ed person but not for the person helping, while Purdue gives immunity in all cases.

That distinction is what is missing from UE’s policy.

If Clayton’s involvement is to determine whether the medical attention sought was actually needed or if the students involved in a situation have to go through an alcohol education program, then the policy should state that.

Indiana’s law also states that officers at the scene determine whether someone should be excused from legal action or not.

With this system, judgment is immediate, and even if legal action is warranted, the officer will still make sure the intoxicated person gets to the hospital. With Clayton making the determination, UE’s policy will create uncertainty in the mind of anyone trying to do the right thing since there is a lapse in time between the incident and when they are granted immunity or not.

Putting the immediate decision in the hands of Safety & Security would encourage students to call security instead of the Evansville Police. While EPD can give the exemption immediately, they would take longer to reach the scene. Intoxicated students might also risk driving to the hospital, and that is never a good thing.

So far, UE has promoted the policy to freshmen during Welcome Week and by educating student leaders. The policy can be found in the Student Handbook on evansville.edu and AceLink.

Although the state law has been in effect since 2012 and has been promoted through news stories, news releases and fliers given to alcohol distributors, many people still do not know about the law. Promoters of UE’s policy need to be sure information gets out in a way that will be shared among all students.

The Responsible Good Neighbor Exemption should be effective in curbing alcohol incidents at UE. If clarifications are made, the gray areas would no longer exist, and it would make it even more effective. If that is done, responsibility would then fall to students to watch each other’s backs.

On the student side of things: Read the policy. Educate yourself and your friends.

Make sure you know the details well enough to remember them in an emergency because chances are you will be drunk when the need arises.

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hen you are in an emergency situation, you do not always have the best decision-making skills. Add alcohol to the equation, and those skills become even more questionable. So when you are drunk and trying to help a friend who is also drunk, are you really able to balance your friend’s well-being with your fear of possible disciplinary action?

In those situations, people need clearly defined rules. Several states, including Indiana, have laws that grant legal immunity to intoxicated minors who help another intoxicated person who needs medical assistance if they fully cooperate with law enforcement.

UE recently introduced its own Responsible Good Neighbor Exemption, which is based on the Indiana Lifeline Law. With the exemption, students who seek medical attention for friends have a chance to be excused from discipline under UE’s no-alcohol policy.

The addition of the exemption is a step in the right direction in encouraging students to be responsible in alcohol-related emergencies. But while other policies clearly explain the disciplinary rules, UE’s leaves more to interpretation.

For example, the state law grants immunity to people who assist an intoxicated person, but it does not grant immunity to the person who needs medical assistance.

Universities such as IU and Purdue extend their immunities to the person in need, which prevents other students from being concerned about their friends’ discipline as well as their own. UE’s policy does not mention a distinction.

The Lifeline Law also defines what is excused and the situations in which it will be excused. UE’s exemption only includes that students involved may be exempt from discipline but may have to take part in a risky behaviors program. Any other action is up to the vice president for Student Affairs, currently Dean Dana Clayton.

Clayton said she will give the exemption in any actual emergency, but UE’s policy only states that students will be afforded the opportunity to have disciplinary action waived, not that it will be.

IU and Purdue’s policies use clear language to guarantee immunity. IU includes a risky behaviors program for the intoxicat-

HOW TO BE A GOOD

NEIGHBOR UE’s new medical amnesty policy is a great idea, but some clarification would better protect students who should help friends in alcohol emergencies.

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The Postscript

ANNA SHEFFER

REWARDING

RESPONSIBILITY

Colleges are implementing medical amnesty policies for alcohol-related concerns.

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t is no secret that students drink, regardless of their univerity’s alcohol policy. But for those under age 21, drinking alcohol is illegal, and fear of punishment many times deters them from seeking medical attention if they or someone else needs it. With the Indiana Lifeline Law, people who seek medical attention for those who are extremely intoxicated are immune to certain laws. Many schools, including UE, have a policy to supplement the state law.

At UE, the new Responsible Good Neighbor Exemption states students might not be penalized by UE if they seek medical attention for those severely under the influence. Dean Dana Clayton, vice president for Student Affairs, said that in order for disciplinary action to be waived, the students referred for treatment must have an actual medical need and must later agree to participate in an educational program about risky behaviors.

“In lieu of disciplinary action, there would be the expectation that students would participate in an educational program so they would learn from their decisions and make better decisions going forward,” she said.

Clayton said the amnesty granted by the exemption only applies to alcohol policy violations, not other UE policies.

For example, disorderly conduct would still have consequences even if the student is granted amnesty. Like school policies, the Lifeline Law does not provide immunity for other criminal charges, including operating under the influence, providing alcohol to a minor and possession of a controlled substance.

Similarly, the Indiana law requires students to cooperate with emergency responders and police officers at the scene of the incident in order to qualify for immunity from certain charges. While the Indiana law grants immunity at the scene to violators of public intoxication, minor consumption, minor possession and minor transport, UE’s policy requires each case to be evaluated after the incident by the vice president for Student Affairs.

“It’s not meant to mirror the state law,” Clayton said. “It’s meant to be specific to an educational facility.”

The exemption is new this year and is included in the Stu-

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dent Handbook. It was also verbally communicated to student leaders and freshmen during Welcome Week. And although the policy was never included in the Student Handbook until now, Clayton said the principle has guided decisions in the past about students who sought medical attention for others.

“By formalizing this policy, I’m hoping it gives students reassurance that the university wants them to do the right thing,” she said.

In drafting the new policy, Clayton took into consideration similar policies at other universities, including IU, DePauw, Ball State, Purdue and Butler. These schools have medical amnesty policies in line with the Lifeline Law. Sarah Diaz, Butler’s health education and outreach programs coordinator, said Butler has followed the Lifeline Law since its creation. But BU provided medical amnesty even before then.

“We were more concerned with saving a student’s life, [but] that doesn’t mean there won’t be follow-up,” she said. “The Lifeline Law was put in place to remove a potential barrier for someone trying to save the life of a friend.”

Diaz added that Butler focuses on preventing high-risk drinking and that although students are protected by the Lifeline Law, they still might have to undergo alcohol counseling.

According to Butler’s policy, “Students who actively seek medical attention on the behalf of another due to a concern for that person’s intoxicated state and well-being will generally not be charged with a violation of University policy.”

While Butler’s wording is a little different than UE’s, BU’s policy includes no later review; immunity is granted at the scene of an incident. UE’s policy states that a student’s pardon is contingent upon review by the vice president for Student Affairs. Clayton said this part of the exemption is in place to ensure students use the policy only when needed.

Both administrators stressed that in life-or-death situations, students should not hesitate to call for help and should not be concerned at the time about disciplinary action or whether they might have to complete an alcohol education program.

“We need to take care of each other, and my hope is that this will facilitate that at the highest level,” Clayton said.

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FOR A NEW SPECIES CHELSEA MODGLIN

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ntangling family heritage can be complicated, but it is usually easier to know who’s related to whom when everyone looks alike. On the other hand, looking the same can create problems when it comes to finding cryptic species.

Junior Margaret Frerichs, a preprofessional biology major, worked with 2014 alumna Taylor Timbrook as well as chair Dale Edwards, professor of biology, and Brian Ernsting, former professor of biology, to determine whether a group of parasitic water mites within the genus Unionicola that had previously been classified together were actually separate species.

Frerichs and her team analyzed mites that parasitize 65 different species of freshwater mussels and clams. Their question was whether the parasites were from the species Unionicola hosei or a cryptic species, meaning they look the same but are genetically separate.

While Timbrook was the chief researcher last year, Frerichs performed many of the technical tasks required to collect the gene sequence data.

“I did a lot of PCR, pipetting, learning how to run a gel — all things basic to biology,” she said.

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To know for certain whether these dead ringers were a different species, Frerichs examined the CO1 gene, which all mites have because it is essential to metabolic processes.

She used a polymerase chain reaction to amplify — or make many copies of — the CO1 gene after extracting the DNA. Copies were then sent to SeqWright DNA Technology Services in Houston, where researchers determined the exact order of the nucleotides that make up the gene. If there was at least a 10–15 percent difference between DNA sequences, the species from which the DNA had come was separate. They found that four of the five species they examined were genetically separate.

“We live on a planet where we are interested in measuring biodiversity,” Edwards said.

“If we are going to be accurate about the number of species, it is important to identify the species. This research suggests that we may be underestimating the number of species in this group.”

Frerichs’ greatest obstacle was finding primers to match the gene sequences she was trying to amplify. She said primers are like runway lights at an airport — they tell the pro-

teins that copy the DNA where to land. Because the researchers were only able to find five good primers for the eight species they originally wanted to examine, their findings came only from the DNA with the five good primers.

“We’re discovering new species, so that’s cool,” Frerichs said. “A lot of the reason we had trouble with the primers is because we were trying to sequence something that’s never been sequenced before.”

The research team is planning to analyze each of the 65 species of freshwater mussels, and Edwards said they hope to discover what is causing the differences among them. Knowing the genetic differences among these parasites will aid in understanding their evolutionary relationship with their hosts, the mussels and parasites that prey on people.

Frerichs said she was somewhat nervous about taking over this year, but knows it is a major step in reaching her goal of doing professional research in the future.

“I would definitely love to be working in the lab,” she said. “Working in the lab has showed me what I do like to do. I think I definitely want to go to graduate school.”

we’re discovering new species, so that’s cool.

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t’s no secret that collaboration breeds creativity. Whether it’s Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster putting their minds together to create the world’s most iconic superhero or four young men from Liverpool forming the most influential rock band of all time, great things come together when talented creators work together. One such collaboration has been happening in Krannert Hall.

The Brassholes is a band created in 2012

by Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia members and includes seniors Nate Barchett, Matt Banks and David Wantland and junior Lucas Pate, who are four of the founders. The group came together to add some rock ’n’ roll to Sinfonia’s “UE Idol.” But what started as a house band for one competition event has grown into a full-on band that members compare to the Justice League, complete with a rotating brass section and an ever-changing roster.

“The first ‘UE Idol’ I saw was not great,” Wantland said. “The guitarist could play guitar, the drummer could play drums, but they weren’t great together. The Brassholes bring a rock star element, which made everything more fun.”

The Brassholes are currently planning this year’s “Idol” and hope to bring more public music to campus this semester. They want to resurrect “Battle of the Bands” as a tradition and feel they can provide the energy campus needs.

“I’ve been performing in the Evansville scene for a while,” Barchett said. “A lot of

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bands are high-energy but sound like crap, and there are a lot of people who sound great but just stand there. We’re here to sound good and have fun too.”

This dedication to fun and sounding good is cemented in enjoying each other’s company and trusting each other as musicians.

Banks credits the band’s success to the diversity of interests among members. Banks, a horn player and jazz musician, describes Wantland as a shredding guitarist, Pate as a jack-of-all-trades musician and Barchett as a folk/rock vocalist. While their interests and styles are diverse, individual talent abounds.

The four can play more than 15 instruments.

The group also has support from rotating musicians, including 2014 alumni Henry Maurer and Andrew Beasley, 2013 alumnus Dalton Bailey, juniors Max Engleman and Ian Murrell, and sophomores Tim Schaefer and Verquindon Fitzhugh. “[The band] lets us do what we love outside of the constraints of standards of professional musical performances,’” Banks said.

“We’re allowed to be rough and improvise.

Bands and choirs are great, but they’re not as loose as I typically love to get.”

Wantland described the group as a thirdwave ska punk band, a genre typically not covered in the Music Department’s curriculum.

While members have dabbled in writing music, the band focuses on creating its own renditions of popular songs and medleys of related songs.

“We decided, ‘Here’s the music that we like. Let’s go make it, and what happens, happens,’” Barchett said. “Fortunately what happens is typically badass music.”

For a group of classically trained musicians, their song choices are anything but typical. “Hey Ya!” by Outkast and “Feel Good Inc.” by Gorillaz are not songs students normally hear being practiced in Krannert.

“There’s only so much classical repertoire you can do before you get burnt out,” Barchett said. “We can take something we love and let off steam while improving our craft. With this band, I can do music that’s radically different.”

The group also plans to continue giving back through events such as “Idol” and other concerts. Banks wants to start a tradition of philanthropy for music and thinks more exposure could help further the cause. “‘UE Idol’ lets us see the diverse talents on campus and raise money for band programs, which are always strapped for cash,” he said.

“Despite the name, most of us aren’t assholes.

We’re into fixing the world through music, no matter how hokey that may sound.”

The Brassholes seek to spread music on campus and in the community. Their motivation to put on great shows has pushed them to be more professional, and they believe that energy can bring a musical atmosphere to UE. “We want campus to be ready because we’re back stronger than ever,” Banks said.

“That’s a bit urbane, but I like it.”

We want campus to be ready because we’re back stronger than ever.

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Four founding members of the Brassholes — seniors Nate Barchett, Matt Banks and David Wantland and junior Lucas Pate. photo by Amy Rabenberg

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MOVING ON

FOR THE FUTURE Report writing may be over but priorization remains a process that is not going away.

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he college market grows more competitive each year, and UE has been feeling the impact for a while. As enrollment dropped and the nation’s economy slumped, UE suffered financially. And with resources shrinking, President Thomas Kazee called last year for a thorough look at all campus programs and departments, a process called prioritization.

“It’s probably healthy for any school to step back and take stock,” he said. “We’ve operated as if we were a family who had a budget but didn’t set anything aside.”

The process began last fall with the formation of a number of administrative and academic committees. Departments campuswide defended their programs by submitting reports to the committees, which sent their recommendations to Kazee. He then made his own suggestions to the board of trustees based on various committee reports. As a result, Kazee said $1.5 million has been reduced from this year’s budget.

Many students worried that their programs would be eliminated, and four — Japanese, Russian studies, legal studies and the computer science and engineering graduate program — have been suspended. Don Rodd, Faculty Senate chair and professor of exercise science and sport studies, said the academic committee did not think that was the answer.

“From an academic and faculty standpoint, we didn’t think the goals should be met by cutting programs,” he said.

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better option. The faculty responded by creating the Faculty Enrollment Task Force, where professors from various departments will promote their programs to interested students.

Another area under the microscope was the Athletics Department. Kazee said UE will remain a NCAA Division I school for now, but several committees suggested changing to Division III. UE would not be allowed to offer athletic scholarships in that case.

“The athletics program here has been a challenge for us,” Kazee said. “We are a Division I institution, and I feel our Division I status provides benefits, but it comes at a price.”

He said the department’s budget will be reduced by 8 percent during the next three years, adding that it will have to focus more on donations, ticket sales and sponsorships to raise funds. Rodd said the Senate would like more discussion on the issue.

“We, as faculty, would at least encourage exploration to see if there’s a different solution,” he said.

Kazee said $1.5 million will also be eliminated from the 2015–16 budget. As of now, UE will lose 13 faculty members, most of them next year. Kazee said financial savings will come from retirements, even though early retirements will be incentivized. Only half of the retiree positions will be replaced.

Kazee said enrollment has dropped by about 8 percent, or 200 students, since his installation in 2010, resulting in fewer tuition dollars. This is a significant number for a school that relies heavily on tuition to operate.

And while fewer students are attend-

ing UE, the number of faculty has remained about the same, dropping the student-faculty ratio from 14.5–1 to 13.1–1 in recent years.

That number is an average, with some academic departments having a higher ratio and some a lower one. Rodd said his department would need more professors to get to 14.5–1.

Regardless of the ratio, Kazee said the focus is on remaining a high-quality university.

“My confidence is that we were and are excellent at 14.5 and 13.1,” he said, “so variation within that range will not cause us to be less distinctive in what we do.”

Rather than just reducing budgets, Kazee is encouraging new ideas and ways of thinking through the Programs Task Force, a committee composed of faculty, administrators, staff and students. Kazee and the board of trustees will oversee the committee.

Prioritization may be over in theory, but dialogue is ongoing. Rodd said the Senate has also formed an ad hoc committee that includes faculty and three board members who will look at problems and solutions with prioritization.

“The most passionate people who are for or against prioritization have the best interests of the university in mind,” he said.

Rodd said that although faculty was not excited about prioritization, they did the best they could under the circumstances. It was an arduous process. Those involved does not want that tension to spread into classrooms.

“We want to start this semester, and we want to say, ‘We need to move on in a positive direction,’” he said.

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Within Faith

CHELSEA MODGLIN

CUT FROM

THE SAME CLOTH

Exploring the ongoing conflict and differences between Sunni and Shi’a Muslims.

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any have never known a time when the Middle East was at peace. A region that once made great strides in math, medicine and other sciences is now mostly known for conflict and turmoil.

There has been tension between the Sunni and Shi’a, two sects of Islam, since the seventh century. The current conflict in Iraq is the violence brought on by the ISIS regime, comprised of Sunni Muslims. The powerful regime has openly murdered many Shi’a Muslims in its struggle for power. The conflict seems senseless to Americans: If both sects are Muslim, why are they killing each other?

It is true that Sunni and Shi’a share the fundamentals of the Islamic faith, which are a monotheistic belief in Allah, Muhammad as his prophet, the Quran and the Five Pillars of Islam (profession of faith, prayer, almsgiving, fasting during Ramadan and pilgrimage to Mecca).

But there are notable differences that, for some, are a point of contention. The story of the original split differs based on whom you ask. Jeffrey Kenney, professor of religion at DePauw, said the original split occurred in A.D. 632 when Abu Bakr was appointed caliph of the Islamic community.

Sunni believed Muhammad died without a successor and appointed Abu Bakr with communal consent. But junior Mustafa AlHajji, a Shi’a, said Shi’a believe that before his death Muhammad appointed Ali ibn Abi Talib as the next male blood relative as caliph — or head.

Sophomore Faisal AlOsaimi, a Sunni, said the split occurred years after Muhammad’s death when Ali and Mu’awiyah, Syria’s governor, struggled for control of the Muslim community. Ali was killed as a result and AlOsaimi said the division occurred after this.

Kenney describes this early period as a cauldron of heated difference about rulership that led to different narrative tellings of history. However it happened, the breach among Muslims has created variations in culture, leadership, prayers and beliefs about end times. In prayer, the simple difference is that Sunni pray the five prayers at five distinct times, while Shia say two of the prayers at one time, AlHajji said.

But more complicated disagreements concern the Imam, a

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leader who is to come at the end of time and bring justice to the world. While Sunni believe that Imam AlMadhi has yet to be born, Shi’a are waiting for Imam Mahdi, now about 1,200 years old, to come out of occultation (disappearance).

A unique aspect of the Shi’a’s faith is the ayatollah, a religious figure. Until Imam Mahdi returns, the Shi’a revere ayatollahs as his placeholder and believe they are the rightful heads of Islam and the final authorities on right and wrong.

“An ayatollah needs to…devote himself to Islam and Islamic studies from his childhood,” AlHajji said. “There is a theory that Imam Mahdi keeps an eye on ayatollahs to make sure they won’t mistake any answer. Only Prophet Muhammad and his family can clearly and completely explain the Quran.”

Although these differences provide tension for Middle Eastern Muslims, those in other regions do not find them as important. The Pew Research Center states some Islamic groups in the Asia Pacific region, where the majority of Muslims live, do not even distinguish themselves as Sunni or Shi’a.

It is also important to note that the fighting going on between Shi’a and Sunni in the Middle East is not representative of people from each sect.

“When you see on TV that Sunni and Shi’as are fighting, it is all political,” OlAsaimi said. “It is a mask to hide behind and gain themselves (political leaders) millions of dollars, and the other people are oppressed.”

AlHajji said if political leaders did not discriminate against religious differences, there would be no instability.

“Racists always refuse to listen to what is right,” he said.

“They only listen to what is right for them, not what is right for the community.”

Kenney agrees that it all has to do with politics, adding that the symptoms in the Middle East are a result of the region’s widespread transition into modern nations, as well as the struggle for control of those nations.

While the turbulence may not see an end for years, the fundamentals of the religious sects remain the same, and there are not as many differences as one might think.

“If we are Sunni or Shi’a, we are still Muslim,” AlHajji said.

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hen I think about golf, I think of dads — not necessarily my dad, but any dad. Something about golf was quintessentially “dad” to me. Dads and golf went together like pepperoni and pizza.

Needless to say, I am not a dad. Nevertheless, I found myself standing outside the Auxiliary Support Facility one morning waiting to take a golf lesson with coach Jim Hamilton, head of the men and women’s golf teams.

When we talked on the phone, he had asked me two questions: how tall I was and if I had ever swung anything before. Besides a softball bat when I was 9, not really.

I had never been in the support facility before. It stands next to Braun and Cooper stadiums, looking vaguely foreboding. But the main entrance is pleasant with eagles carved into the architecture. I watched the parking lot, looking for signs of a golfer. A car soon pulled in, and someone with a giant blue bag of clubs slung over his shoulder approached.

Hamilton shook my hand.

Inside, the building is spacious and homey.

We went upstairs. The golf facility was put in a year ago for practice in bad weather. It is a small green pitch area surrounded by nets. A tilted mirror stands in front.

Hamilton set down his bag before picking up a club and beginning to explain the different parts: shaft, grip, head, heel and toe. A set is 14 clubs: 10 irons, one putter and three woods. He pulled a red marker out of his pocket and took my hand.

“Next time,” he said, drawing two lines on my palm, “I suggest you bring markers that

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wash off.” He winked, and I glanced at the marker: Crayola. He drew more marks on my hands. I had no idea where this was going.

He took a club and lined it up with the marks he drew on my hand. It was time for me to get a grip, literally. Hamilton said it could take golfers up to five months to perfect their grip, so I didn’t feel too bad when he fixed mine after every move.

The first exercise was swinging the club up, like casting a fishing line.

“When you graduate and you’re a CEO of your own company, you can practice this at your desk,” he joked.

We started with a few practice swings before actually hitting a golf ball. Hamilton guided my arms until I got a feel for it. Wary of the weapon-like potential of the metal club I was holding, I did not want to get carried away and hurt someone. I swung cautiously.

“Anybody ever upset you that you wish you could just take a good swing at?” Hamilton asked.

Setting my anxieties aside, I swung harder and sent the ball soaring into the nets.

“It’s not violent,” he said. “It’s just fun.”

I let the club’s weight guide my swing and hit the ball, following through the swing until the club rested at my shoulders. Checking myself in the mirror, I thought I looked like one of the pros at a PGA tournament.

But it was more than just arm work. Hamilton taught me to swing with my whole body, twisting like a screw. I had to shift the weight in my legs and pivot my shoulders.

He switched my club for another, the head of this one set at a different angle. The rea-

son, he said, was loft. A more vertical head makes the ball travel farther but fly lower. An obtuse head does the opposite. There was one club in his bag he would not let me swing: the driver. Hamilton said that would be “like letting someone else hold hands with your boyfriend.” A set of clubs can cost up to $2,000, but beginners typically start with a used set.

Hamilton bought his putter, “Old Reliable,” for $12 when he was 15.

Hamilton started golfing at 14, learning from his father, Bob, a 1944 PGA Championship winner. Hamilton himself is a certified PGA professional. He never went on tour, but he has played in tournaments around the state. Hamilton has been at UE since 2002 and has 35 years of teaching experience.

Teaching comes with its own challenges.

“Sometimes you want more out of your players than they give you,” he said. “I always worry about the player who asks, ‘How many balls do I have to hit?’ You don’t have to hit any. Wanting is the key.”

Hamilton’s clientele are usually in high school looking to play in college or beyond.

His lessons run $60 an hour and are usually at either Walther’s Golf and Fun or Golf Plus.

Toward the end of the lesson, I was getting into the swing of things, hitting more often than I would miss. I could see myself doing this again, tagging along with some dads on their outings. There was something satisfying in hearing the whack of the club smacking the ball and watching it fly. Hamilton said one of the benefits of golf is learning to handle things thrown at you in life. You can fend off a lot if you walk softly and carry a big club.

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GETTING A

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Campus resources offer the support and motivation students need to stay ahead.

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djusting to changes that come with a college lifestyle and most professors’ high expectations is tough. Figuring out where to get help when you need it can be even harder.

Although the Counseling Services staff provides assistance to students falling behind and having a difficult time dealing with the various stressors that accompany being in school, there are other places on campus to go to get a leg up when struggling with something academic.

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SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTION For those who need help in specific courses, supplemental instruction is the answer. Many departments, including foreign languages, math and the general education sciences, offer supplemental instruction sessions for struggling students.

During her two years as an SI tutor, senior Aimee Walter has seen her fair share of students. Many are from introductory courses, such as college algebra.

“With math, if you don’t learn well from the beginning, you won’t learn more because it builds,” she said. “A big advantage is to make sure you know it well in the beginning because it helps to get ahead.”

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Most SI sessions have a similar routine.

Students can bring their homework if they need assistance, or they can study and get extra practice.

Sophomore Adrian deSilva seeks to make SI more relaxed. As a tutor for German, he takes the informal nature of foreign language courses and applies it to SI. He said he draws diagrams explaining verb conjugations or other material and helps students think in German.

Walter also makes sessions more interesting by offering treats and playing games.

She also relates math to everyday life.

Tutoring comes naturally for senior Maggie Somody, who works as a chemistry SI tutor, lab assistant and private mentor. She said when it comes to learning chemistry, practice is important, and some students need motivation to do it. She helps them commit to it and offers advice on tests and homework.

One problem students have when they come to Somody is understanding their professors. She tries to put things in simple terms, but that can get tricky with the more in-depth topics. Making that information click can be a challenge.

“It’s probably the hardest part because I have to get creative,” Somody said.

As with math and science, foreign languages take time to master. That’s why deSilva makes connections between German and English and focuses on the basics.

“It’s a lot of getting the foundation first, then helping expand that and working your way up,” he said.

All three tutors attest that supplemental instruction is beneficial. Students have told Walter and deSilva that the study sessions have helped boost their grades, but it is important to remember that the responsibility is ultimately with the student.

“You can come to SI and not do anything else and still fail the class,” Somody said. “If students want to pass a course and fight for it, chances are I’ll see them at SI. It’s in their personality to do well.”

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RESEARCH ASSISTANCE Face it, papers are a staple of college life.

While many have the writing prowess a paper requires, their research skills may be shaky at best. The university libraries offer a program to improve those skills.

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library, one thing was missing: the librarians.

“We tried to make our expertise available to students, so RAP was a way of doing that,” said Randy Abbott, head reference librarian and RAP coordinator.

RAP offers students a chance to get help with online research. Students make an appointment with Abbott, who asks about the requirements of the assignment. He helps them find sources of all types, including clinical studies and multilingual articles.

But Abbott isn’t there to do the searching for them. The session is an open-ended conversation, and he helps students refine their thesis for a search. Sometimes students may not know how to use more than one database, so Abbott will help them look for databases that apply.

Abbott then sends an email to the student that includes the list of sources or data-

bases they found. The biggest issue students have is sifting through the databases.

“Students, I hope, leave the session with a better understanding of how to do those things,” Abbott said. “For some students, it’s a daunting part of the process because they’re not sure A: how to look on the databases, and B: where to look, so if we can get them started in that direction, it helps a lot.”

Other challenges include working within the parameters of the paper — the narrower the topic, the tougher the research process.

That’s why Abbott helps students choose topics that are not too broad or narrow. He said all students should have a direction prior to meeting with him.

Some majors that utilize RAP are nursing, archaeology, theatre and psychology. Abbott said he also sees many senior seminar students and those who have a paper as the main assignment for a course. He gets the word out by contacting professors, who may require students to do RAP or offer it as extra credit.

No matter their reason for using RAP, Abbott hopes students walk away with a better idea of how to conduct searches.

“It’s given students the opportunity to think more about the research process and an opportunity to take advantage of what the university offers,” he said.

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On the other hand, some students may grapple with crafting the perfect academic paper. Some struggle to write a solid thesis, and others need a hand with organization. Whatever the writing dilemma, the Writing Center can help.

Students can make an appointment through AceLink. At the start of a session, students look over the paper’s prompt with a tutor. Tutors make sure the paper is strong by reading it aloud to catch mistakes, such as word choice and typos.

The center seeks to do more than improve students’ writing; it wants to make them better writers. College pa-

pers have a more formal nature, and students of all backgrounds and class standings may have a tough time with this.

“We try to get them to grasp collegiate-level writing as opposed to high-schoolEnglish-paper writing,” senior Meghan Becker said.

The tutors take the motto of creating better writers to heart. Becker said some students think the tutors will judge their writing or that the center is a one-stop fix-it place. That’s really not the case. Tutors help with grammar, organization or creating a thesis, but they will not write the paper for students.

Students can also stop by the center for help with resumes, graduate school applications or anything else that involves writing.

Tutors also help students write in different styles using references such as the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association — APA — and The Chicago Manual of Style — CMS. “We help students help themselves by sitting with them one-on-one and asking questions about their work,” said Gail Vignola, Writing Center director and Intensive English Center instructor. “We do not appropriate student work. We encourage them and show them ways to become better writers on their own with our help.”

The center is not like a classroom. Plush furniture fills the space, and students can work at an open table or in a private room.

This area is also where tutors host workshops on various topics, including making citations, writing science papers and creating a good argument. Students can also access resources on AceLink that are from the University of North Carolina and the Purdue Online Writing Lab. Vignola said she has received positive responses from students who have used the center. Tutors saw about 630 students in fall 2013, and she predicted the number was higher for the spring. Becker said she cannot imagine the center not existing and knows it has made a difference to many students.

“It’s nice when you can see in their eyes that they understand you’re trying to correct them or discuss,” she said. “It can be tedious at times, but it pays off in the end when they’re like, ‘Oh, I get it now.’”

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Staying away from gluten is making a difference in the lives of those choosing to make the dietary change.

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T IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE FOR MOST people to pass up a sugary jelly-filled doughnut or two. Macaroni and cheese in all its gooey goodness has been a staple of our diets since childhood. Having a cheeseburger without the bun is, well, un-American. And not eating pizza or drinking beer? Come on, we’re in college.

But some people simply have no choice because a portion of all those lip-smacking treats contains gluten. Gluten is a substance found in wheat and related grains that actually give the elastic texture to dough.

It’s a mixture of two proteins that causes intestinal problems for those who suffer from celiac disease, a digestive condition that damages the small intestine and interferes with the absorption of nutrients. People allergic to gluten follow a strict gluten-free diet, which means doughnuts, macaroni and cheese, a cheeseburger on a bun, pizza and beer are off-limits — unless those things are gluten-free.

According to a CBS News article, about 1.8 million Americans have celiac disease, but 1.4 million may not even know it. Senior Kyle Miller was diagnosed with the condition when he was 17 after experiencing ongoing stomach discomfort and other symptoms typical of the disease. Turns out it runs in his family.

“Celiac is hereditary,” he said. “You’re born with it; you don’t develop it.”

While going gluten-free is no more than a passing fad for some, for those suffering from celiac disease it is a way of life. People with gluten disorders have to be more conscious about their eating, learning to enjoy fruits, vegetables, meats, potatoes and rice, which are easier for the body to break down.

“You just don’t eat gluten,” Miller said. “It may seem simple, but it’s more complicated. It’s a major lifestyle change.”

Having trouble digesting gluten is similar to lactose intolerance. Instead of being unable to digest lactose, a sugar found in milk and to a lesser extent other dairy products, the immune system responds to gluten by damaging or destroying the body’s millions of villi — tiny, fingerlike protrusions lining the small intestine that are responsible for absorbing nutrients into the body.

Those who do not know they have the disease and do not change their diet could face long-term health issues.

Knowledge about celiac disease has been on the rise since the 1950s. It

is classified as an autoimmune disorder, which means it is a condition that occurs when the immune system mistakenly attacks and destroys healthy body tissue. There are more than 80 different types of autoimmune disorders.

Defining gluten sensitivity is another matter.

It currently refers to people who suffer bloating, gas, nausea and other associated symptoms but do not have the disease. Because the definition is so vague, it is impossible to know how many people have gluten sensitivity, but Dr. Alessio Fasano, medical director of the Center for Celiac Research at the Massachusetts General Hospital, estimated as of 2012 that about 6 percent of Americans do.

Dr. Arthur Agatston, a medical director for Baptist Health South Florida, said Americans are in gluten overload and some may need to cut back. Gluten has become prevalent in modern diets because of an increase in highly refined wheat flour products. The impact of this is just now being noticed, and he recommends that people who are gluten-sensitive stop eating gluten for a few weeks and then slowly reintroduce it to discover their gluten threshold.

But people who suffer from gluten sensitivity or celiac disease are not the only ones cutting back or eliminating gluten from their diet.

Eating gluten-free seems to be the latest diet fad, with the American Journal of Gastroenterology reporting that about 1.6 million people eat gluten-free foods even though they have not been diagnosed with celiac disease. Some hear about the gluten-free diet through pop culture and decide to give it a try.

“Most of the time it’s because [nongluten-sensitive people] have heard from one of their friends or because a celebrity has gone gluten-free,” said Jordan Fink, store manager of Adele’s Naturally, a local store that sells many gluten-free products. “Like Lady Gaga went gluten-free for a while, and people came in wanting to do the ‘Lady Gaga diet.’”

Adele’s owner Faye Gibson introduced gluten-free products in her store in 2000 when nobody else was offering them. The store started doing a greater business with gluten-free products in 2004, and currently 95 percent of the food in the store is gluten free.

“In the last 10 years we’ve seen the offerings expand exponentially,” Fink said. “It’s been pretty cool to see.”

Many people do not even know what it means to be “gluten-free” and confuse it with other buzzwords like “all-natural,” “organic” or “nongenetically modified foods,” when in fact some gluten-free foods are none of these. Mis-

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conceptions like these have probably also contributed to the diet’s recent popularity.

An AJG article reported that $7 billion worth of gluten-free products were sold in 2012, but only about half of the sales were due to people with gluten sensitivity issues. Many were trying the diet as a weight loss solution, although it actually has no proven effect on that goal.

“Unless they cut out the breads and the pastas and the other starchy foods that contain gluten, they won’t see weight loss results because they’re just substituting carbs without gluten,” graduate student Veronica Asher said.

About four years ago Asher was experiencing excessive stomach discomfort and indigestion along with unexplained weight loss. Her doctor checked her for diabetes and thyroid problems, which were ruled out, and she frequently took over-the-counter medication to treat her symptoms. Then she started the gluten-free diet on a trial run because she didn’t know what else to do. She’s been following it ever since.

“Its been kind of life-changing,” Asher said.

“My whole system wasn’t working as it should.”

Since switching over to the gluten-free diet, she is no longer dependent on medication to relieve stomach ailments. She said that every time she ate something that had gluten in it, she would feel heavy. Now that she is eating gluten-free, she feels lighter.

While Asher has not been diagnosed with celiac disease or gluten sensitivity, she likes what the diet has done for her.

“I feel like my food is more beneficial to me and more nutritious,” she said. “If someone goes on it and they feel better, they should try it. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with that.”

While gluten negatively impacts those with gluten sensitivity or celiac disease, foods that include gluten have benefits as well. These foods are important sources of fiber and can help prevent heart disease and cancer.

Being gluten-free means not only avoiding wheat products, but also such things as hot dogs, soy sauce, hot chocolate, pickles and salad dressing. Gluten is even found in nonfood items like medications, beauty products, vitamin supplements and sunscreen.

“When you look at the word gluten, think glue,” Alice Bast, executive director and founder of the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness, told Everyday Health Media. “It is often used as a binder.”

People with gluten sensitivity make the most of their restrictions. Those on gluten-free diets often just cut out the unhealthy carbohydrates and replace them with healthier ones. Many de-

cide to eat wraps made from corn tortillas instead of sandwiches made with bread. Alternative breads made from rice, tapioca flour or potato flour give them other options. This is especially apparent at Adele’s, where gluten-free bread is one of their best-selling products.

“Everyone who goes gluten-free misses their breads,” Fink said. “We have an entire freezer dedicated to breads.”

With more options, it has become easier to stick to a gluten-free diet, which alleviates the negative physical effects of celiac disease. But there are times when sticking to the diet and trying to eat gluten-free can be difficult.

Miller is a member of a campus group called the Coalition for Dietary Restriction. Officially recognized by Student Congress last semester, the group has been pushing to get more gluten-free foods on campus and to educate others about food allergies.

“I feel like we’re a political action committee against Sodexo,” he said.

Miller said UE has made improvements, especially since his sophomore year. Now there are gluten-free pizzas at LaVincita, buns at Grill 155 and wraps at SubConnection. He said Charleston Market and Fusion also have gluten-free food, depending on what cultural food is being served for the day.

Miller said CDR is also concerned about cross-contamination — when something that contains gluten is mixed with a gluten-free item.

Even silverware that has touched something with gluten becomes contaminated.

“You touch the potatoes with the spoon that touched the French toast; now that spoon is contaminated,” he said. “[If] someone sneezed on the potato spoon, would you like to deal with it after that? That’s what we have to deal with, with contamination.”

As a lover of sweets, staying away from things like donuts and baked goods has been a test for Asher and others who must avoid gluten. Instead of finding an alternative, Asher buys gluten-free brands of the foods she misses. She said she loves gluten-free bread, pancakes, brownies, and macaroni and cheese.

“It sucks when you [cannot] go out and get donuts and pizza, stuff like that,” she said, “[but] I couldn’t live without mac and cheese!”

Eating gluten-free is certainly challenging for anyone who needs or chooses to follow the diet.

“I’m not going to lie; I’ve slipped up a few times,” Asher said. “I just feel better, and I know my body is functioning better. There’s a lot more options now that people are aware of gluten intolerance.”

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hirtless and frantically searching for your car keys, you text, “I’m on my way!” A mere 10 minutes later it’s finally true. According to a 2009 study from Michigan State’s Communication Department, everyone tells at least one or two lies each day without a thought, and that adds up. The number may be shocking, but people lie and will continue to lie, whether they see it as a skill or a sin.

“The big perspective I have on lying is that it’s wrong in general,” senior Katie Ziebell said. “But we do it. It’s just something we do out of human nature. But it’s not something we should be doing.”

While many adopt a negative perspective on the idea from a young age, lying could be seen as a natural human action. Most people lie three times within 10 minutes of meeting a stranger, said Pamela Meyer, author of “Liespotting: Proven Techniques to Detect Deception.” But no matter how common it is, parents teach children from a young age that lying is something we shouldn’t do.

“My mom always says, ‘If you lie to someone, you’re lying to yourself,’” junior Chris Nguyen said. “I sometimes try to stick to that.”

Considering how early dishonesty begins, it is not surprising that children are taught to tell the truth. Co-chair Beth Hennon, associate professor of psychology, said lying is seen in children as young as 12–18 months, appearing when they realize others can have different thoughts than they do.

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The earliest lie Nguyen remembers telling was, “it wasn’t me” — one of the most common nontruths children tell.

“You’ll see little babies, still-sitting-in-a-high-chair babies, say, ‘Uh-oh!’ when they know it wasn’t an ‘uh-oh,’” Hennon said. “When we first see any attempt at lying is when we first see understanding of intentionality — ‘did I mean to do that?’”

Yet some children create more elaborate fibs. Junior Shelby Henderson said her most memorable lie was a ruse she pulled off with her sisters.

“We thought it would be really funny to tell our neighbors we were adopted and from different countries,” she said. “So we had these ridiculous accents when we would go over. We actually kept it up for a while until they asked my mom about adoption processes.”

From blaming others for one’s own mistakes to creating complex storylines, lies can range widely. They can take the form of exaggeration, minimization, ambiguity, misrepresentation, withholding information or falsification. People even use one kind of lie to hide another.

“If you’re a good liar, you’ll convince everyone you’re a bad liar,” Nguyen said.

People often look for the wrong cues to uncover deceit.

Nguyen looks for several subtle signs such as shifts in the body, eyes and voice. Many consider gaze aversion is the first sign of lying, according to a 2011 American Psychological Association study.

In reality, there are no discernible signs of deception, though liars have to be more controlled than truth-tellers and may be tenser, leading to a higher-pitched voice or dilated pupils. To keep everything simple enough to remember, liar’s stories may also be poorly structured, shorter, less plausible and less detailed than true stories.

“You can get yourself into some pretty sticky situations, and you won’t be able to weasel yourself out of them because you can’t remember what you said,” Ziebell said. “And it just turns into one nightmare after another.”

It is even more difficult to keep lies going with modern technology. It is easier to keep track of people through venues such as Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, so lying about certain things becomes less of an option.

On the other hand, Jeff Hancock and Jeremy Birnholtz, professors of communication at Cornell, think technology has also made it easier to lie. Saying a phone died when it did not or texting that you are on your way when you’re still at home are both “butler lies” — like a butler for the rich, they act as social buffers to protect the liar’s relationships — and people believe the lies are harder to catch. They think if

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they do not lie directly to someone’s face, their lie will go undetected.

“I usually cannot tell unless it’s a really obvious or blatant lie,” Ziebell said. “I’m not one of those people who can tell right away.”

Technology has even increased the complexity of some common lies. Sophomore Kristen Buhrmann took the “I have a boyfriend” lie one step further. Finding a picture of a man on social media for her “boyfriend,” she used it to thwart potential suitors.

“I had it on my phone, and I would show it to people,” she said. “It went on for four months.”

Everyone uses these different forms of white lies — what many consider a minor, unimportant or well-intentioned untruth — to navigate society. But they can hurt the development of relationships and community, said Dianne Oliver, professor of religion. Early community trust issues inspired the rules against lying seen in many monotheistic religions.

In the Judeo-Christian tradition, believers create trusting relationships with each other to emulate a covenant they see themselves sharing with God. “It’s not necessarily a command from on high,” she said. “[Lying] is a bad thing if what you’re trying to do is love one another. Lying doesn’t help that.”

Yet, lying can be beneficial when it is done for someone else. Oliver used families that lied about harboring Jews from Nazis during World War II as an example of when lies can help others.

“It’s difficult to take anything as an absolute,” she said.

“It’s one reason ethicists step back and say, ‘It has to be more than a rule.’ There have to be some extreme situations when lying might be OK.” Even when not extreme, fibbing may be the better option. No 5-year-old wants to hear that Santa does not exist or that Fido did not make it through the surgery. And if everyone told the truth all the time, surprise parties would quickly lose their element of surprise. Small lies can be worth it.

They can protect the feelings of others and sometimes make situations better.

“I tell people they look great sometimes when I really don’t think it,” Buhrmann said.

Lies help us survive our day-to-day lives — from things as simple as saying, “I’m fine,” on a rough day to pretending you’re in a relationship to ward off unwanted attention. In a world with so many lies, it is important to remember that whether lying is good or bad, it is simply a part of human interaction.

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“You didn’t have four aces up your sleeve; you had five!” The legend is that UE’s distinctive mascot came to be because of this innocent, off-the-cuff remark made by an opposing coach following a men’s basketball game in 1924. Evansville College had just upset Louisville when the Cardinals coach made the now-famous quip.

UE officially adopted the Purple Aces as its nickname in 1926, with a local artist drawing Ace Purple as the mascot shortly thereafter. He was conceived as a turn-of-thecentury riverboat gambler to showcase Evansville’s location on the Oho River.

Officials over the years haven’t always been happy with the choice made almost a hundred years ago, but the gambling mascot has gained UE national recognition and it is a mascot like no other. And it happened simply by chance.

Games of chance have been around for thousands of years, and gambling has been the backdrop of many of pop culture’s most memorable moments, such as the hijinks made popular in 2009’s “The Hangover.”

Media depictions often give us a romanticized, over-the-top look at the lives of the rich and fabulous, and when many people think of gambling, they immediately turn to movies, TV shows and other depictions that glorify the infamous Las Vegas strip.

But for everyday people, gambling is just something they do occasionally to add an extra kick to the games they play. Students buy raffle tickets in the hopes of winning prizes.

And many students visit Tropicana Evansville when they turn 21 — after drinking the traditional fishbowl at Show-Me’s, of course.

Students had a chance during Welcome Week to gamble for prizes during “Ace Vegas,” hosted by Greek life and SAB. Freshmen were given tokens to spend at slot machines and blackjack and craps tables. Other students successfully snuck tokens to try their hand at betting too.

Playing the lottery is the country’s most popular form of gambling, with 43 percent

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of students choosing it as their main form of gambling. Indiana has supported a state lottery since 1989, and scratch-offs are a highly popular form of gambling among those who are 18 and older and live in Southern Indiana.

“That’s what I did for my 18th birthday,” sophomore Jessica Wade said. “I was like, ‘Yeah, let’s get scratch-offs.’”

Scratch-offs are cheap entertainment and easy to play. And, as with other forms of gambling, the potential to win is appealing.

Wade said she enjoys the suspense.

“It’s just the excitement of when you get two and you scratch the third one off,” she said.

About 38 percent of students nationwide report that playing cards is their favorite way to gamble, making it the second most popular gambling activity among college students.

Playing cards for money is clearly the most popular form of gambling among Indiana’s young people, according to the 2004 Underage Gaming and Betting in Indiana survey conducted by the Indiana University Public Opinion Laboratory.

Students who visit casinos do so largely to have fun with their friends, but the chance of winning money is alluring as well.

Senior Trevor Mullen said he won a substantial amount by playing blackjack during a trip to French Lick Resort Casino. But he said he has both won and lost, and he recognizes that success is largely up to chance.

“It’s not like I took a lot,” Mullen said.

“I just happened to get lucky.”

While betting on one’s own skills, such as shooting pool or throwing darts, is a popular type of gambling in the 18–20 year-old age group, the third most popular is betting on sports, with 23 percent of college students choosing it. About 67 percent of college students and 30 percent of male athletes bet on sports, and lots of people know nothing about college basketball, but still enjoy filling out a March Madness bracket to see if they can beat friends and win a few bucks.

Mullen and Wade both fill out brackets with their friends, though they do so for small amounts of money or for the fun of playing.

“We’re gambling for bragging rights,” Mullen said, “just not monetary gambling.”

Online gambling has made placing bets easier than ever before. Three states — Nevada, Delaware and New Jersey — have recently made online gambling legal, and nine more states are considering proposals.

Aside from being fun, gambling also has other perks. Casinos generate tax revenues that benefit many communities. The 13 casinos in Indiana generated $2.6 billion in 2013 for the state, and Evansville is one of the places that benefits. With more than 104,000 visitors in July alone, Tropicana Evansville is a boost to the city’s economy as well as a popular form of entertainment.

Horseracing is another form of gambling popular in the area. Ellis Park, which offers live racing from July through Labor Day and pari-mutuel betting year-round, is located just across the Ohio River in Henderson, Ky. Gambling at the track is different from fixed-odd betting at the casinos. The track deducts taxes and commission from the betting pools, so it always profits. What is left after deductions is pooled together to create the jackpot that winners share.

“The payoffs are all based on how much is bet for the races,” said Bob Jackson, Ellis Park’s operations manager. “Any horse that is consistently finishing first, second, third, people are going to bet on him most.”

Horseracing, like gambling at casinos, also generates helpful tax revenue. The Indiana Horse Racing Commission reported earnings in 2013 of $3.4 million from various track taxes. In addition to the economic benefits, betting on races is a great time for many.

“You go to the movies and pay $10,” Jackson said. “You can come out here for $10, $20, $30, and have an enjoyable day and see eight good races.”

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ble are able to do so without problem, more than 3 percent develop a problem, and 1 percent develops an addictive disorder. Anyone can become addicted, even students. Mike Stone, executive director of the Kentucky Council on Problem Gambling, said the rate of gambling addiction is three times higher for young adolescents than older adults.

“This is because younger people have not developed coping mechanisms and ways to curb their behavior,” he said.

There are programs for those struggling with the addiction. The best known is Gamblers Anonymous, a 12-step recovery program that also includes counseling. Jeff — whose last name is being withheld to protect his identity — was introduced to gambling as a child by his father. He said he has had problems with gambling on and off for a number of years, and Gamblers Anonymous has been instrumental in his recovery. He has not gambled in three years and strongly recommends the program to others struggling with a gambling addiction.

“The program, in essence, is about going through your life, looking at your harms to others and trying to make amends for those harms,” he said. “As with any drug, alcohol, whatever, if you are the addict, [the most difficult part] is letting go of the thing most important to you. It’s like giving up a friend.”

Like any addiction, gambling can be difficult to shake. Stone said recovering from this addiction takes dedication.

“Some gamblers never think of themselves as cured but that they are always in recovery,” he said.

Stone recommends a three-step process that can help anyone gamble responsibly. People first must ask themselves if they should be gambling. Second, they must make sure they are thinking rationally before they gamble. And third, they should set a spending limit and stick to it.

“I go to the casinos at home,” senior Paige Anderson said. “I take $20 with me; I don’t bring my debit card, and once that’s gone, it’s gone.”

As long as students have healthy ideas about gambling, it can be an exciting pastime. Part of the thrill is imagining what you might do if you won the lottery. Some students would buy mansions, but others are more realistic, dreaming of paying off student loans.

“My mom says save some, invest some and then hide all the rest,” Wade said.

There are positives and negatives to gambling, no matter how you shuffle the deck. Though it is a popular form of entertainment that benefits the economy, many people struggle with knowing when to stop. No matter where you fall on the gambling scale — whether it be going to the casino every weekend or never having gambled at all — it is important to know your limits. Then the odds will be ever in your favor.

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Since the founding of the Boston Fruit Co. in 1885, bananas have become a breakfast and lunchbox favorite among Americans. Some would even say the lucrative demand for bananas, and the need for plantations

Brain Bomb

WHAT’S WITH BANANAS?

As of 2012, Ecuador was the world’s largest exporter of bananas, and the U.S. was the world’s largest importer of them.

to grow them, are what persuaded the U.S. to interfere multiple times in the course of Latin American affairs. The industry has grown today to a billion-dollar enterprise with only the threat of cataclysmic disease to stop it.

Bananas are seedless and sexless. A new banana plant is formed by replanting the “corm” with a “sucker.” All bananas of the same variety are twins. A bunch of bananas is called a hand, and one is called a finger.

Bananas were among the first crops. Bred 7,000 years ago in Asia, their fame spread to the Mediterranean and Middle East. They are now the fourth most common food staple worldwide.

There are more than a thousand varieties of banana, but most people eat just one type, the Cavendish. It replaced the Gros Michel variety, the first banana popularized, after that kind was destroyed by a strain of Panama disease.

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Bananas are 75 percent water. The rest of the banana has 1 percent fructose at its start and ends up with 80 percent by the time it is ripe.

Because they contain high levels of potassium, bananas are more radioactive than other fruits, but this radioactivity is natural and doesn’t hurt the body.

There are no banana trees. The plant is actually an herb, and bananas are actually berries. Also, not all bananas are yellow.

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If an average person wanted a mini-me, he or she would just need one somatic — or nonreproductive — cell, a human egg emptied of its nucleus, and a surrogate carrier. Simply insert the nucleus of the somatic cell into the empty egg and watch it develop into an embryo — and eventually an exact copy of the original.

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would be open — the doughnut shop. Bakers opened in the early hours to accommodate the morning rush, and employees appreciated the extra protection by local law enforcement. Even before the sun was up and civilians started the day, cops would take a break from a long night or fill out paperwork with a little sugar.

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Know Your Rights

Much has changed in the last six months with how colleges must handle sexual misconduct on their campuses.

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any people have heard of Title IX as it relates to women and sports, but few know that the amendment, signed into law in June 1972, relates to many other areas as well. With the directive to colleges earlier this year by the Department of Education to enforce the newly enacted Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act, Title IX has again made its way to the forefront of gender equality for all students, and it and represents a turning point in our nation’s handling of sexual misconduct on college and university campuses.

Strengthening the Clery Act, which since 1990 has required colleges participating in federal aid programs to disclose campus safety information and imposes certain requirements for handling incidents of sexual violence and emergency situations, the SaVE Act seeks to further address violence many women face on their campuses every year. These violent acts include the country’s highest rates of stalking and the highest risk of nonfatal intimate partner violence, with 20 to 25 percent of female students experiencing rape or attempted rape.

SaVE complements Title IX, which is a federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender in any federally funded education program or activity. The principal objective of Title IX is to prevent the use of federal money to support sex discrimination and to provide people with effective protection against those practices.

A 1987 amendment to the law expanded the definition to include all the operations of an educational institution that receives federal funds. And most schools receive federal fund-

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ing in some way through such things as work study and Pell Grants. Title IX applies, with a few specific exceptions, to all aspects of federally funded education programs and is most well known for its application to athletics and making sports equitable for women.

But Title IX is not just about women. It also protects men and gender nonconforming students, faculty, staff and administrators from sex-based discrimination, harassment or violence. It also forbids sex discrimination in all university student services and academic programs, including financial aid, academic advising, housing, residence life programs, recreational services, health services, counseling, grading and discipline.

If you’ve been following the news lately you’ve probably heard of the SaVE Act and its relationship to Title IX. A variety of news organizations have reported detailed stories of rape, harassment, sexual coercion and exploitation on many campuses. In an effort to address sexual violence and conform to the SaVE Act directive, colleges are revamping their sexual misconduct policies to tackle a variety of unacceptable behaviors as well as provide appropriate information to students about reporting and assistance options.

UE does not tolerate sexual misconduct in any form and has had a sexual misconduct policy in place for years. But with the SaVE Act, there is an updated policy in effect and it is important that you know your rights, understand the policy and think before you act.

By now, each student should have received a booklet on understanding Title IX, but UE’s sexual misconduct policy details many more

issues and can be found at evansville.edu/offices/deanstudents. It includes a variety of definitions, particularly of sexual consent and misconduct, that detail such things as assault, harassment, stalking and dating violence.

It also includes reporting and support options and information about confidentiality and arrangements that can be requested while a report is being investigated. Additionally, it discusses the disciplinary process, possible sanctions, the appeal process and information about filing criminal and legal charges.

Throughout the coming months in this column, I will address such issues as sexual harassment and sexual violence as a way to help students understand the policy and to know their rights. In the meantime, should you find yourself in a difficult situation, remember there are many people available on campus to help and support you.

I also encourage you to learn your options for confidentiality. And if you are not sure you want to go forward with a complaint, talk with a counselor from Counseling Services or Chaplain Tammy Gieselman. And keep in mind that all UE employees have a duty to report to the Title IX coordinator any incident of sexual misconduct that they have witnessed or that has been reported to them.

UE officials want all students to feel safe and are committed to fostering an atmosphere free of sexual misconduct. As your Title IX coordinator, I take these issues seriously. And as a campus, we are doing all we can to make sure you understand the SaVE Act and its implications. Empower yourself to stop sexual violence and spread the word to others.

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veryone has his or her own special brand of weirdness. Some people dress as fictional characters. Others paint themselves purple and go to soccer games. Some would say the best way to survive college is to find someone who is the same type of weird as you.

That’s what juniors Anneliese Trapp and Maggie Limmer did. The pair met at SOAR while they were both lost on their way to have their student ID photos taken. Limmer was following Trapp, thinking she knew where to go, only to find Trapp was actually following Limmer. The two eventually found the line and bonded over how bad their school pictures usually were. Neither knew anyone on campus and appreciated meeting someone they could talk to so easily.

“During SOAR, you have those awkward interactions,” Limmer said. “But with her, it wasn’t just small talk.”

When it was Limmer’s turn to have her photo taken, Trapp stood behind the photographer and made faces to throw Limmer off.

By the end of the week, they had requested each other as roommates.

They have found since moving in together that they have a lot of the same quirks, and the places where they differ are complementary. Trapp is high-strung, caffeinated and ob-

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sessed with being clean, while Limmer is more laid-back and messy. While the exercise science majors are outgoing, Limmer said she is more comfortable around people. Many of their friends, including junior Elaina Robinson, notice a balance in their relationship.

“They’re the same, but they’re different at the same time,” she said. “They feed off each other.”

One trait Trapp and Limmer share is their weirdness, a word the two use to describe each other. It shows in their stories, such as when Trapp dressed in a flying squirrel suit or when Limmer climbed under the bed to use their microwave before it was unpacked. The two have also learned to embrace their uniqueness together, such as when they carried a futon from one residence hall to another and back to prove to some guy friends they could.

Robinson believes the reason the pair seems strange to others is because they are comfortable with themselves.

“They’re honest about who they are and what they do,” she said.

The one thing the two are not comfortable with is when people assume they are interdependent. Limmer gets upset when people ask her about her “other half.”

Although they are in a lot of the same organizations, have the same major and are in

the same sorority, Limmer stressed they both have their own hobbies and interests they do without the other.

Trapp also pointed out that they have other friends. She can easily go to one of her sorority sisters to help her solve small problems, but likes having a good friend she can go to for bigger ones.

“We don’t always rely on each other,” she said, “but we’re there for each other.”

Both enjoy having a group of close friends, but they are more than happy to meet new people. Robinson shared this side of them.

“If you see them around campus, say ‘hi,’” she said. “There’s always some goofy thing they’re doing, and you’re going to want to be a witness to it.”

Limmer and Trapp believe their special brand of weirdness is what allows them to mesh so well. Trapp credits the relationship with helping her adjust to college and grow as a person.

“I think meeting her is how I became the person I am now,” she said. “My weird, unique self.”

Limmer shared some advice for those who might be afraid to express themselves, especially freshmen.

“Embrace your weirdness,” she said. “You will find someone as weird as you.”

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Q&A

Questions Connecting students to alumni and connecting new alumni back to campus is all in a day’s work for those in Alumni and Parent Relations.

SYLVIA DEVAULT Director, Alumni and Parent Relations

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asking for money; it’s Institutional Advancement. But there’s more to it than that. One thing I always say is that we can’t apologize that we have to ask for money. UE exists because people give money, so we need to ask alumni.

We have services that we offer that alumni can use. So there’s a lot more than just getting a check every year back to the university.

Q: What benefits are available to new

Q: What specifically does the UE Alumni Association do?

A: Our goal is to keep alumni connected to the university, and we do that in different ways. We do a variety of events in different cities throughout the year. We do reunions where alumni come back to campus. What has been our biggest role in the past several years is engaging alumni as volunteers to help recruit new students or to help plan events and serve on reunion committees. We’re also about promoting UE in positive ways and encouraging spirit, in anything from Purple Fridays to UE license plates.

Q: What do you say to those who think all your office does is ask for money?

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graduates and young alumni?

A: Things you need right away when you graduate that can make the transition a little easier. You get to keep your email address.

Events are a great opportunity to reconnect with old friends, but they are also a chance to meet new people you have something in common with. I’m preaching to seniors all the time as they’re getting ready to graduate that if there’s an alumni event in your town, you should come by.

Q: How can new graduates and young alumni stay involved with UE? A: UE Connect is a great way to do that.

Recent grads, if they stay in Evansville, can join UE Graduates of the Last Decade. They ususally get together monthly. Sometimes it’s some sort of professional or personal development, or they might go to an Aces game or a theatre production. We bring alumni back to speak to classes. We’re getting ready to introduce a new

website for people to share their career experience with students.

Q: How does your office relate to students currently on campus?

A: We have Student Alumni Ambassadors to help us with alumni events. They help promote school spirit, but that gives them opportunities to meet and interact with alumni. Most of our student outreach is involved with UE Connect and trying to get students to take advantage of opportunities to network with alumni. And with any kind of reunion we would be doing, we are always trying to build in a component where students get a chance to meet those alumni who are coming back.

Q: Homecoming isn’t going to happen as we know it this year. Why? A: What has changed is we’re not going to have one big alumni weekend that we call Homecoming this year. Our office is going to do a series of reunion weekends where we’ll be targeting different alumni groups. Unfortunately, the calendar this year — between religious holidays, sports schedules, Fall Break and other things — couldn’t all be put into the same weekend. That’s kind of the perfect storm of there not being a suitable weekend to call Homecoming. But next year we will have Homecoming combined with Family Weekend.

We have that date secured for fall 2015.

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Fear of sex has encouraged a culture of embarrassment for many students.

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ex is everywhere, and everyone has it — or will have it. Though it permeates every aspect of society, talking about it has become more blushinducing than clogging a friend’s toilet. The only time students seem to bring it up is when they use it as a punch line to a joke.

“I think it’s almost a defense mechanism because it’s a topic they’re embarrassed about,” junior Sara Cook said. “So it’s easier to make fun of it than risk being embarrassed.”

Lora Becker, associate professor of psychology, said she believes students are scared to talk about sex in a healthy and serious way because society discourages it.

“Commercials are built around sex, and Hollywood icons are built around sex.” she said. “But actually sitting down and talking about it with someone we’re intimate with is taboo.”

Cook is thankful that she can talk with her parents about anything she likes. But she said some of her friends do not have that advantage.

“They feel like if they even mention sex, then it’s shameful or they’re sinning because they weren’t brought up to talk about sex,” she said.

Becker teaches Psychology 416, “Human Sexuality,” a course that challenges students to openly communicate with one another about sex. She said she likes teaching a course that helps students break through their own personal barriers and discomfort about the subject.

And while Cook grew up in an open-minded home, she said she has not always felt comfortable talking about sex. She said taking Becker’s course was instrumental in her becoming more open about it.

A popular topic in the course is relationships, and one of the main things Becker stresses is the importance of communication. She said a couple who fights about taking out the trash might actually be frustrated because they are not satisfied sexually and have no idea how to talk to each other about it.

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Kathryn Lever, associate professor of nursing, said she loves teaching about sex and wishes more students were better educated on the topic because they are making sexual decisions that could alter their lives.

“College-aged [people] have the highest rate of sexually transmitted infections,” she said. “They need to get screened and tested every time they have a new sexual partner.”

Becker believes the reason students are not being safe is because they think they are invincible.

“People think, ‘I’m a nice person,’” she said. “‘[He or she is] a nice person. Diseases don’t happen to nice people. Condoms don’t break for nice people.’”

Sophomore nursing students try to educate students about sex every year in a workshop called “Sex on Campus.” The workshop, planned for spring semester, will include handouts, door prizes and free condoms.

Senior Courtney Mullen said Planned Parenthood is another useful option for students. But the nursing major believes protestors may prevent students from feeling comfortable when trying to get the help they want.

“The thing that makes me mad is that they’re protesting the abortion aspect, but Planned Parenthood also gives out contraceptives and tests you for HIV and STIs,” she said. “It’s available for people who normally wouldn’t have access to it.”

Mullen believes the only way to really educate students about sexual health is to lock them in a lecture hall and throw away the key.

“You know with guys, when they see a diagram of a uterus, they are going to turn in the opposite direction,” she said.

Becker said she wants people to celebrate human sexuality, not be afraid of it. She said people are not going to stop having sex, so it is better to be open, honest and safe about it.

“It’s like if you never talk about cheesecake, you’ll still go out and smell all the flavors and eat it,” Becker said.

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SOAKED

Beating the heat and ALS. Nominating people for the “ALS Ice Bucket Challenge” has become a social media phenomenon. By posting a video, participants can dare others to donate to the ALS Association or submit to a bucket of ice water — or both. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that attacks nerve cells and pathways in the brain and spinal cord. When these cells die, muscle control dies with them. It affects about 5,600 Americans each year, with as many as 30,000 living with ALS. The challenge’s purpose is to raise awareness and money to support research.

Whether it’s one person or a group taking the challenge, the trend has gone viral. The class of 2018 accepted the challenge during Welcome Week, allowing them to start their college careers with a splash.

These Orientation Leaders knew it was coming, but junior Ashley Leroy and sophomore Heidi Schreur are still shocked by the sudden icy blast. | Kate Sarber

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“It’s even worse the second time!” Freshmen Anne Dauber and Hannah Rowe catch their breath after their second dousing of the day. | Samantha Cook

Eager for some relief from the heat, freshmen Dylan Turner, Briana Weaver, Chandler Riem, Alexandra Zurawicki and Dominic Bolt volunteer for the “ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.” | Samantha Cook

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Full-Court Press

Uniforms are reflecting something different — the rapidly changing look of college football.

MAKING A FASHION

STATEMENT IAN HESLINGER

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regon and Wisconsin faced off against each other in the 2012 Rose Bowl, resulting in the highest scoring game ever played in the history of the country’s oldest bowl game. But “the granddaddy of them all” broke away from tradition in another way — fashion.

The Ducks ran out onto the field sporting what many believed were the gaudiest uniforms in college football. Athletes wearing shiny-numbered jerseys, highlighted by metallic silver helmets, covered the field, forcing many to shield their eyes because of the glare.

As sportswear suppliers showcase their ideas to football programs, student-athletes are being swept up in the flashy designs. Players exude a newfound excitement, and program administrators love every minute of it.

“Our kids said we only get to play one game a week, and it is nice to have options on how we dress,” former Oregon coach Mike Bellotti told Sports Illustrated.

Currently an ESPN college football analyst, he also said these looks resonate with youth, which is what matters.

“I know that the first couple years many people were saying they hated the uniforms,” Bellotti said, “but they were talking about them.”

Triggering a discussion is the name of the game for Kevin Plank, Under Armour founder and CEO. He lives by this principle.

“Our job is to start a conversation,” he told ESPN journalist Michael Wilbon.

Plank, who played for Maryland, and his company are responsible for designing what might be the most debated and hated football

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attire ever — Maryland’s unconventional uniform, which Wilbon deemed “brilliantly ugly.”

The Terrapins’ look was meant to depict the design of the Maryland state flag, which is anything but monotonous. Its zigzag pattern and mismatched colors are far from appealing, and unless you are from Maryland, you would probably say it is ugly, just like Wilbon saw them. Perhaps louder than the uniform itself were its critics, but it got the attention of sports fans, and recruits noticed.

Convincing talented high school athletes to play for a particular school is challenging, but certain schools have advantages over others. Uniform design, depending on whom you ask, may be one of them.

“I’ve always said if Oregon would have offered me [a scholarship], it would have been a tough thing to turn them down [just because of] the uniforms,” said Omar Bolden, who now plays for the Denver Broncos, in a Sports Illustrated article.

Bolden got his wish for cooler uniforms in 2011 when his team then, the Arizona State Sun Devils, unveiled all-black uniforms.

According to the article, Bellotti agrees that uniform design can affect recruitment.

“There were parents who told me, ‘My son is interested because he loves your jersey and you have multiple jerseys,’” Bellotti said.

“If you have that interest, you can follow up with it.”

Of course not everyone voices that same opinion. Jeff Hecklinski, Michigan recruiting coordinator, believes not all programs need to change their uniforms to generate buzz.

“We [have] got one of the greatest uni-

forms in the world,” he told bleacherreport. com last year. “Not a reason to change.”

The Wolverines don the winged helmet, possibly the most recognizable helmet in college football. And while they probably fought it, Michigan administrators tweaked the jersey a number of times in the last several years, giving in to the current fashion craze.

Like Michigan, other storied programs have followed suit. Texas added numbers last season to its team’s helmets, just above the famous Longhorn logo. While Penn State still wears its numberless white helmet with the blue stripe down the middle, the Nittany Lions have made changes to their uniforms in the last several years, most notably adding nameplates, which created controversy since the unadorned uniform was seen as iconic.

And more controversy is already here.

Florida State, Miami, Syracuse and Illinois are wearing new designs this fall. Nebraska will don a flashy red and black look for its game against Illinois later this month. Even Oklahoma announced it would be sporting an alternate uniform this season.

“I think recruits are always excited about uniforms, helmets and any of the looks you might put on the field,” Sooners coach Bob Stoops told tulsaworld.com.

College football is changing. It is flashy.

It is fresh. It is fly. Loud uniforms are sweeping the nation, generating loud conversations.

But no matter one’s preference on football fashion, fans of all ages can get excited because college football season is finally here.

And after all, this is not your grandfather’s college football.

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NATURAL-BORN LEADER Senior runner shows that hard work is the most essential part of leadership.

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ur society lives for action in movies, fiction and sports.

Maybe that’s why the Super Bowl and March Madness are so popular. But watching a cross-country meet is usually something that happens only during the Summer Olympics, though those who love to run will say we’re all missing out.

Cross-country has been part of senior Josh Genet’s life for 11 years.

The computer engineering major from Celestine, Ind., ran cross-country and track at Northeast Dubois High School, setting the record in the 3,200-meter race. His success continued in college when he took 16th place at the MVC Championship as a freshman.

“My goal was that I wanted to be one of the top contributors to the team,” he said. “I worked for that, and by the end of the season, I was the top contributor of the team. I trained smart. I worked really hard in workouts when I needed to. Whenever I knew I needed rest, I wouldn’t push myself.”

While the race season just began, last season Genet was the top finisher for UE at each of its six meets in addition to placing 18th at the MVC Championship. He took second of 123 runners at the Eastern Illinois Open; third of 80 runners at the Fleet Foot Invitational, hosted by the University of Alabama-Huntsville and 12th at the Greater Louisville Classic, hosted by the Univeristy of Louisville.

But coach Don Walters said Genet’s most impressive success last season was his growth as team captain.

“There were no seniors last year, and Josh was the so-called upperclass [student],” he said. “He came through in an outstanding way. I watched Josh go from a kid to a young man in the three years that he’s been here.”

As team captain, it was Genet’s job to guide and motivate his teammates. With so much success and recognition, it would be easy for Genet to become prideful, but he resists. In fact, his humility is one of the things that stand out about him.

“He’s not your typical high school quarterback standing up in front and telling everyone to do this or that,” junior Ben Johnson said. “He’s not always up in the front, but he’s definitely there as a leader. He’s helped me to figure out things I need to know and get me through the season. He’s willing to help me even though I’m slow and he’s fast. He’s a good teammate.”

Johnson remembers a time when Genet could have easily outdone

him in a practice but chose instead to match his pace to Johnson’s.

“Coach Walters said, ‘Mark this day in your calendar, Ben; you just finished with the same time as Josh,’” Johnson said. “He could have easily blown me away in that easy run, but he stayed at my pace to push me to go a little faster.”

If you ask Genet how he got his start in cross-country, you might be surprised to hear that the source of his success goes back to a single day.

“When I was young, I was a pretty energetic kid,” he said. “And one day my mom said, ‘Goodness, Josh, why don’t you go outside and run around the house 20 times?’

And I did. Running is not one of the most fun sports, but it’s definitely the most fulfilling one because you can prove to yourself what you can do.

You can put in all this work, and, come race day or just at practice, you can prove to yourself what all that hard work did.”

But Genet is more than just an all-star runner; he spends his free time on pursuits like video games, basketball and the guitar.

“I am a computer engineer, so I have to have the nerdy side of playing video games,” he said. “I don’t get much time, but when I do, it is glorious.”

Genet’s grandparents bought his first guitar for $5 at a yard sale when he was in the eighth grade. Although he didn’t like the instrument at first, it grew on him. He and a friend placed second in their high school talent show just three months after Genet had started playing, and he was hooked.

“I am absolutely obsessed with playing guitar,” Genet said. “My roommate and I have started to jam together.”

Although the video game and guitar enthusiast enjoys running, Genet plans to focus on his career after graduation. As a computer engineer, he hopes to find a job in software development and embedded systems in Boulder, Colo. “[Boulder is] like the center for everything technology,” he said.

Genet also wants to take a break from running, although he admits that might be somewhat difficult.

“I say I’m going to take a break, but I’ll probably be sitting inside, just itching, [thinking,] ‘Oh, I’ve got to get out and run,’ especially if I go to Colorado,” Genet said. “So I’ll be out running around in the mountains.

I’ll be 40, that old guy out there racing.”

I am a computer engineer, so I have to have the nerdy side of playing video games.

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campus crime

The following information was compiled from criminal offense reports filed March 27–Aug. 28 in Safety & Security.

Aug. 27 – Bicycle stolen from under a staircase in the Weinbach Apartments. Loss reported at $180.

— Vehicle entered on Rotherwood, nothing stolen. Investigation active.

Aug. 26 – Student found intoxicated on Hughes Hall second floor. Referred to the vice president for Student Affairs for disciplinary action.

— Students found intoxicated near McCutchan Stadium. Referred to the vice president for Student Affairs for disciplinary action.

— Students found intoxicated in G-lot. Referred to the vice president for Student Affairs for disciplinary action.

— Student found intoxicated in Hale Hall study room.

Referred to the vice president for Student Affairs for disciplinary action.

— Students found intoxicated in Lincoln Park Apartments. Referred to the vice president for Student Affairs for disciplinary action.

Aug. 25 – Items stolen from outside the Sigma Phi Epsilon house. Loss reported at $140.

Aug. 22 – Some Lambda Chi Alphas found in possession of alcohol. Referred to the vice president for Student Affairs for disciplinary action.

— A Domino’s pizza sign was stolen from a car parked in J-lot. Loss not reported. Investigation active.

Aug. 18 – A Koala Kare sign was put on the Ridgway Center’s benefactor’s painting. Investigation active.

Aug. 16 – Student found intoxicated outside Sigma Phi

Epsilon house. Referred to the vice president for Student Affairs for disciplinary action.

Aug. 7 – Grill stolen from a UE-owned Walnut house.

Loss not reported. Investigation active.

— Two men found beating a vehicle in A-lot. Loss not reported. Investigation active.

Aug. 3 – Bicycle stolen from the bike rack located near Moore Hall. Loss not reported. Investigation active.

— Hole found in a Schroeder Hall gameroom wall. Investigation active.

Aug. 1 – Student found intoxicated in Schroeder Hall basement restroom. Referred to the vice president for Student Affairs for disciplinary action.

July 28 — Student filed report through the Evansville Police Crimestopper program stating she had been raped in April following a campus party. Safety & Security filed a report and complainant reportedly told EPD that she did not want to press charges.

July 20 – Sodexo employee caught stealing steaks from the dining hall kitchen. Loss reported at $35.

June 20 –Items stolen from the Carson Center women’s basketball locker room. Loss reported at $300.

June 16 – Tree uprooted in area near Koch Center and the Front Oval. Loss reported at $250.

May 14 – Two flags stolen from McCutchan Stadium.

Loss reported at $100.

May 9 – Delta Omega Zeta reported its house yard sign vandalized. Loss not reported.

May 6 – Students found drinking in Shanklin Theatre.

Referred to the vice president for Student Affairs for disciplinary action.

May 4 – Student reported vehicle’s antenna bent while parked in the Weinbach Apartments lot.

— Students found intoxicated outside Carson Center.

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Referred to the vice president for Student Affairs for disciplinary action.

— Student’s vehicle damaged while parked in G-lot.

Loss not reported.

May 2 – Two students found on the roof of Olmsted Hall. Referred to the vice president for Student Affairs for disciplinary action.

April 29 – Two flags stolen from McCutchan Stadium.

Loss reported at $100.

April 27 – Two students found drinking alcohol at the corner of Frederick and Weinbach. Referred to the vice president for Student Affairs for disciplinary action.

— McCutchan Stadium concession area broken into and money stolen. Loss reported at $500.

— Gold-plated shovel stolen from the terrace near A-lot.

Loss not reported.

— Windows broken out at the Fitness Center and at the McCutchan Stadium ticket booth. Loss not reported.

April 17 – Rock thrown through a window at the Sigma Phi Epsilon house. Loss not reported.

— Four students found smoking marijuana in H-lot. Referred to the vice president for Student Affairs for disciplinary action.

April 15 – Exit sign stolen from McCutchan Stadium.

Loss not reported.

April 14 – Tire slashed on vehicle parked in Q-lot. Loss not reported.

April 13 – Schroeder Hall laundry room and third floor white boards vandalized. Loss not reported.

— Two Aces flags stolen from McCutchan Stadium.

Loss reported at $100.

April 12 – Two students found drinking alcohol in O-lot. Referred to the vice president for Student Affairs for disciplinary action.

April 11 – Three Aces flags stolen from McCutchan Stadium. Loss reported at $150.

April 10 – Money stolen from a Braun Stadium locker room. Loss reported at $150.

— Medicine stolen from a Hale Hall second floor room.

Loss not reported.

April 8 – Ear buds stolen from a Braun Stadium locker room. Loss reported at $149.

— Socks & an EVO shield stolen from a Braun Stadium locker room. Loss reported at $35.

— Snack stolen from a Braun Stadium locker room.

Loss reported at $1.80 — Student reported being harassed by her ex-boyfriend.

April 5 – USI student found intoxicated and kicking cars in J-lot. Refused to leave campus at the time because girlfriend was at a Phi Kappa Tau party. Evansville Police were called and escorted student from campus.

April 3 – Student found intoxicated on Schroeder Hall third floor. Referred to the vice president for Student Affairs for disciplinary action.

— Insufficent funds check written to the Bookstore for two laptops. Loss reported at $427.90 — Bicycle stolen from the bike rack located near Hale Hall. Loss reported at $250.

April 2 –Bicycle stolen from the bike rack located near Olmsted and Hyde halls. Loss reported at $100.

April 1 – Bicycle stolen from the porch of 1650 Walnut, Apt. F. Loss reported at $150.

— Bicycles stolen from the garage at 507 S. Rotherwood.

Loss reported at $1,088.

March 30 – Student found intoxicated on Moore Hall second floor north. Referred to the vice president for Student Affairs for disciplinary action.

— Bicycle stolen from the bike rack located near Shanklin Theatre. Loss reported at $375.

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LIFE IN MOTION BRODIE GRESS

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o keep his students engaged, John Stamm, associate professor of physics, sends them home thinking about incalculable numbers or negative absolute temperatures. In his spare time, he spars with his daughters in tae kwon do class. And he teams up with his wife and other professors every year to prove who is the brainiest of them all.

Hailing from Lindstrom, Minn., Stamm received a bachelor of science degree in physics from the California Institute of Technology, where he met his wife, Joyce. They returned to Minnesota, and Stamm earned his doctorate in biochemistry, molecular biology and biophysics from the University of Minnesota. He then taught at UCLA for a year before coming to UE in 2005 with his family.

Stamm has made engagement and personal experiences a keystone in his teaching during his nine years at UE. Stamm and his wife, who is an associate professor of biology, like to figure out different methods to help students learn the sciences, preferring the question-and-answer approach as a way for them to grasp difficult concepts in his courses.

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“If I hear what they’re saying, I can tweak it,” Stamm said. “If I can just get somebody to say, ‘This is what I think,’ you can say ‘No, that’s just your intuition.’”

Stamm makes students his priority and wants them to work past their fears of being wrong. He said he uses methods like prompting wrong answers to gauge their conceptions.

“If you can’t make mistakes, you can’t learn,” he said. “It’s embarrassment, shyness, but until [students are] willing to do that, they can’t move on.”

Along with teaching, Stamm likes to talk with his students. When senior Paige Shevlin assisted him with physics labs, they chatted about her post-graduation plans, Stamm’s family trips to Singapore to visit his in-laws and the time Stamm brought his 9-year-old daughter Rebecca to a lab where Shevlin was struggling to show a student how springs oscillated. Rebecca had no trouble doing it.

“He still gives me a hard time about that,” Shevlin said.

Stamm also breaks up his lectures with jokes. Shevlin said the success of his humor varies, though she enjoys his effort, adding

that he is extremely dedicated to students and is always accommodating. She said after she broke a finger on her right hand, he had no problem with her completing a test using her less legible left hand.

“He has the skill of grading bad student handwriting,” Shevlin joked.

When he is not teaching, Stamm researches phospholamban, a gene that encodes a protein that helps the heart function. He has co-published many articles about his research and hopes it will lead to discoveries such as cures for diseases.

Outside the classroom, Stamm is working on his black belt and also practices tae kwon do with Rebecca and 14-year-old Kathryn. Because of his many anecdotes about his children, which also includes 2-year-old Charlotte, students also see him as a family man.

“One time, he graded our lab reports while holding a baby,” Shevlin said. “So that’s how I envision him.”

The many hats Stamm wears make him similar, in a way, to the hard-working phospholamban he researches. Both prove that staying engaged can keep any system going.

If you can’t make mistakes, you can’t learn.

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Off the Wall

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toasted selfies — the road to cool toast Who says toast needs to be dry and boring?

Take your self-portrait game to the next level with the SELFIE TOASTER. The Vermont Novelty Toaster Corp. sells toasters that enable users to burn perfect images of peace signs, Edgar Allan Poe, Jesus — even their own faces into this breakfast staple.

The Selfie Toaster is easily the coolest gadget since sliced bread. The toaster boasts five options for color accents: blue, yellow, green, red and powder blue. And don’t feel limited to one selfie; the toaster allows you to upload two images to create fun, edible

portraits. The pictures can be of anything, so if selfies aren’t your style, there is ample opportunity to express yourself in other ways.

Each toaster costs $75 — cryptocoins accepted — and shipping is free within the U.S., so the Selfie Toaster makes for a unique and affordable gadget. The second picture costs $25 extra, and if you just can’t wait for your soon-to-be-buttered selfies, you can pay $15 for a rush order. Visit BURNTIMPRESSIONS. COM to pick up your toaster today. Forget Snapchat – the toaster selfie is the future of self-expression.

Looking for something to do on a Saturday night? Download MEETUP and find local people who are into the same stuff you are. Discover local dance classes, book clubs or just people who want to go out for a few drinks.

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Craving something sweet and summery to enjoy the last days of summer with? The vanilla creamsicle turns the creamy orange and vanilla Popsicle flavor many of us enjoyed as children into a decadent adult treat. It’s a candy drink, much like those made with Skittles, and can be enjoyed all year long. According to mixthatdrink.com , just combine equal amounts of vanilla schnapps, triple sec and creme de cacao in a hurricane glass. Then add as much milk as you’d like for taste, stir and serve it up for a drink that packs a punch.

ingredients: 1.5 oz. vanilla

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New employees at Google — or “Noogles” ­— have to wear a propeller beanie to work on their first Friday for initiation. So much for “don’t be evil.”

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heard it here “I’m an instant star. Just add water and stir.”

“Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis” is the longest word in the English language with 45 letters. Supposedly, it refers to a lung disease.

—musician David Bowie

The loudest purr ever recorded by a domestic cat is 67.7 decibels, or about as loud as a vacuum cleaner. The cat was named Smokey.

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people tweet the damndest things My kids make me watch Pokemon with them. I secretly side with Team Rocket. They are my people. #angryloserswithgoodhair

— Craig Ferguson

The only difference between riding a tandem bike with your 8-year-old and dragging a dead body is nothing.

— Jim Gaffigan

Give a man a fish, he eats for a day. Give a toddler a Wiffle Ball bat, he goes at your yam bag like a piñata.

— @biorhythmist

You thought zombies were attacking us so you tried to tuck and roll out of a moving vehicle. Also you should consider wearing underwear.

— TextsFromLastNight

I just found out Hello Kitty isn’t a cat. She does appear to have whiskers. I’m not judging. I’m just piecing this all together for myself.

Things that make us Crazy NO COMMENT

LAUGH TRACKS

Sure, everyone gets annoyed at a slow computer or a stubborn traffic light stuck on red, but is yelling necessary? You don’t need to be a mechanic to know that most machines won’t talk back to you. Just sit back and be happy your computer doesn’t tell all of your friends how you spend your time online. Silence is golden, after all.

We get it, sitcom. You think the nerds being wacky or the couple’s newest fight is hilarious.

But you don’t have to tell us. The great thing about a sense of humor is knowing when and how to laugh. Instead of trying to tell us your joke is funny, punch up your writing and make something worth laughing at. If you build it, laughs will come easily.

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THE CLUB SCENE

Yes, everyone agrees that Facebook was designed to kill time, but Internet quizzes are a cruel and unusual way to do it. Knowing what color best represents someone’s personality does not actually tell us anything about them.

It instead begs more questions, such as “What ‘Game of Thrones’ character will help you understand how annoyed I am?”

I walk up in the club like, “What up, I’m not great with social cues.” Does anybody know the Wi-Fi password? Can I buy a drink that doesn’t cost more than an entree? I’d love to talk to someone without shoving my face in so close I can smell her ear canal. I get that we want to have fun and listen to music, but is not going deaf too much to ask?

— Ellen DeGeneres

REMEMBER WHEN... ...finding out who could eat the most WARHEADS was the greatest test of playground grit? Popular in the mid ‘90s and into the ‘00s, these candies coated in malic acid settled many schoolyard disputes on who was the toughest — and baddest — kid on the block. ...you had to bop it, twist it and pull it? The first BOP IT came out in 1996 and was designed to test your reflexes. The colorful designs and cartoon sound effects made it fun for children, but the fast tempo of the game made it difficult for adults. ...you learned everything you knew from Ms. Frizzle and her class’ wacky adventures? “THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS” ran from 1994 to 1997 and continued to be rerun on public television stations for years afterward, educating children more thoroughly in science than their schools ever could — since they did things like turn into bats and shrink themselves to traverse Ralphie’s body. ...the first Harry Potter book came out? “HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER’S STONE” first debuted in 1998 in the U.S. And though it’s hard to believe since the movies just wrapped up a few years ago, we’ve been growing up with Harry, Ron and Hermione for more than 15 years. ...music parodies were an art form? “WEIRD AL” YANKOVIC released his first album in 1983 and has been rewriting songs mostly to be about food ever since. Songs like “Eat It,” “White and Nerdy” and “Amish Paradise” became classics that hold up today.

John Glenn is the first American to orbit Earth and the oldest person to have gone into space. His last visit to space was in 1998 at age 77.

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100 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute. And people watch over 6 billion hours of video on the site every month.

You can tell what sex a duck is by its quack. Male ducks have quiet voices, while female ducks produce the wellknown loud “Quack!”

Hay-on-Wye in Wales is known as the “Town of Books.” The town of about 1,500 people has 24 bookstores and hosts an annual book fes-

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Motley Crew

I’ve learned many things thus far in my life; proper care for a car is not one of them.

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ROLL EMILY KRIEBLE

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am not a mechanic. I’m not a gearhead or a car buff. Hell, I barely count as a certified driver. In high school, I was terrified to get my license, so I never took driver’s education. I escaped the torture that was the driving instructor and his personal collection of “1,000 Ways to Die” stories, but as a result, I never really understood cars, specifically what it really should feel like to drive one.

The way I see it, as long as I make it from point A to point B without the car falling apart, I’m doing okay. Perhaps I’m a little rough on cars.

Up until recently, I thought that turning the heat on the coolest setting would be better than turning on the air conditioner. It kept my car just as cold, so I didn’t see a problem.

My mom didn’t see it the same way. And no matter how many times I am warned against doing it, I still manage to run my gas tank down to damn-near empty. It’s not good.

Mom keeps telling me to remember there could be a natural disaster or an emergency at any moment; I prefer to remember that she has a tendency to overreact and has what amounts to a bomb shelter under her front porch in case of a severe storm.

It’s safe to say I’ve had my issues with cars, but nothing has ever stopped it from running.

So when my luxury vehicle, my beautiful Ford Taurus, started shaking in January, I didn’t realize that it could actually mean something was wrong with my car.

While the shake was out of the ordinary, I didn’t believe I needed to do anything about it. My Taurus was fine as long as my speedometer read 65 mph or lower, and although

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the shaking was earsplitting and obnoxious at times, it wasn’t the most unpleasant feeling in the world.

I drove back and forth from Santa Claus, Ind., to UE countless times that semester; I even drove to Savannah, Ga., for a Sigma Tau Delta conference. I learned to live with the shake, and I was content to let it carry on for as many miles as possible.

While I was heading out to a round of after-work drinks and wings this summer, I turned out of my driveway and suddenly found that the road was becoming more and more bumpy. I mean, I’ve experienced rock roads and chip seal paths that have been beat up and frost wedged to the point of being anything but roads, but this was different.

It felt like my front left tire was rolling over evenly spaced tree trunks. I pulled into a cornfield about three miles from my house and killed the engine. The damage was predictable: my tire was flat.

So I did what any independent 21-year-old would do in this situation; Mom picked up on the second ring.

“What’s wrong?” was her greeting.

My response was eloquent. “It’s like, my tire. Like, it’s flat.”

She asked if I could get home without causing too much damage. I peered around the corn, tracing the road all the way to the base of my driveway.

“Absolutely,” I said. I was confident. I was certain. I was wrong. As I pulled back onto the highway, the bumps became larger and larger as if my tire itself was turning square. I reduced my speed and clicked on my hazard

lights as my front tire gradually deflated. The whole car rattled and shook until the rubber of the tire finally slid halfway off the rim.

There were a couple of thoughts that raced through my head. The first included a string of creative curse word combinations. But the second was simply, “Of course this would happen to me.”

With my new rim-tire hybrid, my progress slowed to a crawl. It seemed as if the squeal of rim on asphalt filled the Tri-State area. Cars lined up behind me, eager to pass but afraid of what might happen if they dared to inch around me. It sounded like my car was about to explode.

My mom phoned me. “Is that you?”

“The sound? Yes.” For a moment I considered stopping and waiting for my mom’s boyfriend to come home and rescue me, but I thought better of it as I surveyed my surroundings. I glanced behind me, then looked back in front, my mailbox in plain sight, and laughed. There was no stopping, no getting out and fixing it 20 feet from my house. I just had to power through it.

I laughed into the speaker. “Be there shortly,” I said between giggles. My rim was probably bent up, and I would definitely need to buy a new set of tires, but at this point, I did not care. I knew this situation was inevitable and my only option now was to laugh.

As I said, I’m not a mechanic. But at least now I know the feeling of my car giving up on me. And although I still won’t know how to fix any car problems I might run into, at least I can identify when something’s wrong, and I’d call that a step in the right direction.

September 2014

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