64 51 40 WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER Football Still UndefeatedComposerfromAbroad Olivia Ingle [email protected] Caitlin O’Rourke [email protected] Caitlin O’Rourke [email protected] Japanese composer Hifumi Shimoyama will perform with the JCFA Composers’ Orchestra Thursday. Saving the planet? The football team is now 4-0 after erasing an early 21-point deficit and winning in overtime. Our columnists debate the valid- ity of green-job economic theo- ries in America. 2009 Today Tomorrow
When Augusto “Coco” Acosta, supervisor of Building Services at Butler University, first came to the United States from Venezuela, he lived in constant frustration of not being able to understand the world around him. Acosta managed to learn and excel at the English language, but he knows many of his co-workers still haven’t been able to get a good grasp on the language. “We have professional people cleaning the university,” Acosto said. “We have nurses, elementary teachers, high school teachers, a psychologist, a biologist and a lot of talent, but due to the language this [is] all they can do.” So Acosta and a few other employees went to Butler’s staff assem- bly with a plan to fix that problem. The result is now being put into action. Butler is starting an English as a Second Language (ESL) program this year to help those on campus who need help with their speaking, computing and reading skills. “We first talked about getting a translator to help the staff with paperwork,” Acosta said. “Later, the staff said it would a better idea to actually teach the language instead.” Acosta said there are about 26 staff members who cannot speak English well. Many are Hispanic, but some are from India and Africa. The class, although open to the entire campus, is very focused on staff members at Butler who have trouble with communication. “The staff actually asked for these classes in staff assembly,” Kathryn Brooks, an assistant professor of education and main organ- izer of the program, said. “Now, they’ll be able to work with a teacher four hours a week and learn basic literacy skills and conver- sational English.” For those who want them, basic computer skills will also be taught, such as e-mailing and using basic Microsoft Office functions. The other part of the program is the conversation partner program. This will allow the Spanish-speaking staff to practice their English with native English speakers on campus while also allowing the English speakers to practice their Spanish. Students, faculty and staff are all encouraged to be partners for the program. “We wanted to do this part for a couple reasons,” Brooks said. “First, the staff feels a sense of isolation because of the language and culture differences. We want them to feel part of the Butler commu- nity. “Also, we want to recognize the language and culture they bring to campus is a community asset. It’s not about the staff learning English so much as all of us becoming more cross-culturally com- petent.” Acosta said that although the group is focused on communication used in their everyday lives, they are hoping to do more in the future. “We want to expand the program to the staff’s families,” Robert Holm, director of university research programs and vice chair of staff assembly, said. “Also, we’d like to be able to include a program where they could also get their GED.” Holm said first they need to see about participation and if the pro- gram will possibly get additional funding from the state. However, just having the program is a big step, Brooks said. “I think we’re pretty ahead of the game,” she said. “Not a lot of schools work with the staff to help them improve their language.” Acosta said he is extremely excited for the program to take full effect. “I know how hard it is to live without understanding what’s going on,” Acosta said. “It’s going to help them to grow in their work and personal life.” THE BUTLER WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 30 2009 Established 1886 Vol. 124 Issue 6 Indianapolis, Indiana COLLEGIAN page 7 page 9 BUPD Beat ............. 4 Campus Pulse ........ 4 Staff Editorial ......... 5 Columns............ 5&6 Paw Prints .............. 6 Reviews..............8 Mahler Project Events.............. 7 Indianapolis Concerts...............8 Horoscopes .............. 8 Playlist of the Week .............. 8 Sports Column..... 11 Fall Sports Highlight ............... 12 64 Today Tomorrow Football Still Undefeated Composer from Abroad 64 51 Saving the planet? page 6 40 IN SIDE The football team is now 4-0 after erasing an early 21-point deficit and winning in overtime. Japanese composer Hifumi Shimoyama will perform with the JCFA Composers’ Orchestra Thursday. Butler Forecast Our columnists debate the valid- ity of green-job economic theo- ries in America. After recession, questions remain Faculty says time will only tell whether recession is over Are college graduates choosing gap-year programs to avoid jobs? Money has been a touchy subject in many American households for the past few years, but Ben S. Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve, said the recession is finally over. Since Bernanke made the statement, econo- mists have been quick to try to prove him wrong, but Sheryl Ann Stephen, a Butler University assistant finance professor, said only time will tell. “There are signs that it is getting better,” Stephen said. “I’m optimistic, but I think it’s going to take the United States a while to climb out of the mess that we’re in.” Stephen said we should first notice signs of recovery in the unemployment rate. The unemployment rate going down is a sign that the economy is doing better, she said. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate in August 2009 was 9.7 percent, which is up 3 percent from August 2007 when the recession is said to have started. Supposedly the economy is getting better, but in August 2009, the rate was up .3 percent from July 2009. William Rieber, a Butler economics profes- sor, said it’s not only important to look at the unemployment rate, but also at real estate. Rieber said everyone thought home prices would go up because they always go up. “Just like the sun comes up every day, we think home prices will rise,” Rieber said. “Well, they didn’t, and it caught virtually everyone by surprise.” Home prices have stabilized, Rieber said, and the stock market is better now. Families and students have had to react to the fluctuating economy. Rieber said families have had to cut back on some things, such as vacations or sending their children to private colleges, even though Butler’s freshmen enrollment was higher than anticipated this year. He said that students probably have to work harder during the summer to make money, even though job opportunities are not as plen- tiful for them. “I think internships really help Butler stu- dents,” Rieber said. “Butler students are much Noah Schlueter saw plenty of his friends grad- uate from college, go to graduate school, get jobs and settle down. But that was not in his plans. Schlueter, who graduated from Butler University last December, said he had always wanted to experience living in Europe. So when he discovered an au pair program that would take him to France for a year, he immediately took it. “It’s just all these ‘unconventional’ experiences that I have had now,” Schlueter said. “It’s falling in love with my two boys [that I babysit], trav- eling with strangers from all over the world and learning a new language and new culture.” Schlueter’s story may sound out of the ordi- nary, but the trend to take a “gap year” after col- lege is becoming more and more popular as stu- dents look to travel or give back before they set- tle down with a job or graduate school. Jennifer McConnell, assistant director of Internship and Career Services at Butler, said that even on Butler’s campus there has been an increase in students who take a gap year. From 2007 to 2008, there was a 5 percent raise. Data isn’t fully completed for this year, but McConnell said she expects another raise. Most of the popular options for a gap year are Teach For America, the Peace Corps, AmeriCorps or going abroad to teach English to Asian, Eastern European or African countries. Some people argue that students choose alter- natives because they can’t find jobs in this econ- omy or they want their student loans diminished, but McConnell disagrees. “Obviously, I can’t completely disregard the economic crisis, but I definitely think it has to do with a generational trend as well,” McConnell said. “Butler especially is very interested in giv- ing back to the community.” Mallory Gore, a junior at Butler considering the Peace Corps after her senior year, said she agrees. The financial aid is definitely a benefit but not her main reason, she said. “Why I want to join the Peace Corps is really because I have been so blessed, and I want to be able to give back to my community,” Gore said. Schlueter added to this sentiment as well, say- ing that financial issues shouldn’t be the main reason, and he doesn’t think students would “get as much out of it if their heart’s not in it.” However, it may be a definite perk for students Collegian photos by Maria Porter HELP IS OUT THERE: Career centers, like that of the WorkOne center in Indianapolis and the Internship & Career Services center at Butler University, work to help people find jobs. International staff members push for ESL classes to broaden abilities Collegian photo by Rachel Senn ADVOCATE: Supervisor of Building Services Augusto Acosta lobbied for language classes for Butler staff members. Olivia Ingle [email protected]Caitlin O’Rourke [email protected]Caitlin O’Rourke [email protected]See GAP YEAR Page 4 See RECESSION Page 4
Transcript
When Augusto “Coco” Acosta, supervisor of Building Services at
Butler University, first came to the United States from Venezuela, he
lived in constant frustration of not being able to understand the world
around him.
Acosta managed to learn and excel at the English language, but he
knows many of his co-workers still haven’t been able to get a good
grasp on the language.
“We have professional people cleaning the university,” Acosto
said. “We have nurses, elementary teachers, high school teachers, a
psychologist, a biologist and a lot of talent, but due to the language
this [is] all they can do.”
So Acosta and a few other employees went to Butler’s staff assem-
bly with a plan to fix that problem. The result is now being put into
action.
Butler is starting an English as a Second Language (ESL) program
this year to help those on campus who need help with their speaking,
computing and reading skills.
“We first talked about getting a translator to help the staff with
paperwork,” Acosta said. “Later, the staff said it would a better idea
to actually teach the language instead.”
Acosta said there are about 26 staff members who cannot speak
English well. Many are Hispanic, but some are from India and
Africa.
The class, although open to the entire campus, is very focused on
staff members at Butler who have trouble with communication.
“The staff actually asked for these classes in staff assembly,”
Kathryn Brooks, an assistant professor of education and main organ-
izer of the program, said. “Now, they’ll be able to work with a
teacher four hours a week and learn basic literacy skills and conver-
sational English.”
For those who want them, basic computer skills will also be
taught, such as e-mailing and using basic Microsoft Office functions.
The other part of the program is the conversation partner program.
This will allow the Spanish-speaking staff to practice their English
with native English speakers on campus while also allowing the
English speakers to practice their Spanish. Students, faculty and staff
are all encouraged to be partners for the program.
“We wanted to do this part for a couple reasons,” Brooks said.
“First, the staff feels a sense of isolation because of the language and
culture differences. We want them to feel part of the Butler commu-
nity.
“Also, we want to recognize the language and culture they bring
to campus is a community asset. It’s not about the staff learning
English so much as all of us becoming more cross-culturally com-
petent.”
Acosta said that although the group is focused on communication
used in their everyday lives, they are hoping to do more in the future.
“We want to expand the program to the staff’s families,” Robert
Holm, director of university research programs and vice chair of
staff assembly, said. “Also, we’d like to be able to include a program
where they could also get their GED.”
Holm said first they need to see about participation and if the pro-
gram will possibly get additional funding from the state.
However, just having the program is a big step, Brooks said.
“I think we’re pretty ahead of the game,” she said. “Not a lot of
schools work with the staff to help them improve their language.”
Acosta said he is extremely excited for the program to take full
effect.
“I know how hard it is to live without understanding what’s going
on,” Acosta said. “It’s going to help them to grow in their work and
personal life.”
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INSIDEThe football team isnow 4-0 after erasingan early 21-pointdeficit and winningin overtime.
Japanese composerHifumi Shimoyamawill perform withthe JCFAComposers’Orchestra Thursday.
Butler ForecastOur columnistsdebate the valid-ity of green-jobeconomic theo-ries in America.
After recession, questions remainFaculty says time will onlytell whether recession is over
Are college graduates choosinggap-year programs to avoid jobs?
Money has been a touchy subject in manyAmerican households for the past few years,but Ben S. Bernanke, chairman of the FederalReserve, said the recession is finally over.
Since Bernanke made the statement, econo-mists have been quick to try to prove himwrong, but Sheryl Ann Stephen, a ButlerUniversity assistant finance professor, saidonly time will tell.
“There are signs that it is getting better,”Stephen said. “I’m optimistic, but I think it’sgoing to take the United States a while toclimb out of the mess that we’re in.”
Stephen said we should first notice signs ofrecovery in the unemployment rate. Theunemployment rate going down is a sign thatthe economy is doing better, she said.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics,the unemployment rate in August 2009 was9.7 percent, which is up 3 percent fromAugust 2007 when the recession is said tohave started.
Supposedly the economy is getting better,but in August 2009, the rate was up .3 percentfrom July 2009.
William Rieber, a Butler economics profes-sor, said it’s not only important to look at theunemployment rate, but also at real estate.
Rieber said everyone thought home priceswould go up because they always go up.
“Just like the sun comes up every day, wethink home prices will rise,” Rieber said.“Well, they didn’t, and it caught virtuallyeveryone by surprise.”
Home prices have stabilized, Rieber said,and the stock market is better now.
Families and students have had to react tothe fluctuating economy.
Rieber said families have had to cut back onsome things, such as vacations or sending
their children to private colleges, even thoughButler’s freshmen enrollment was higher thananticipated this year.
He said that students probably have to workharder during the summer to make money,even though job opportunities are not as plen-tiful for them.
“I think internships really help Butler stu-dents,” Rieber said. “Butler students are much
Noah Schlueter saw plenty of his friends grad-uate from college, go to graduate school, get jobsand settle down. But that was not in his plans.
Schlueter, who graduated from ButlerUniversity last December, said he had alwayswanted to experience living in Europe. So whenhe discovered an au pair program that would takehim to France for a year, he immediately took it.
“It’s just all these ‘unconventional’ experiencesthat I have had now,” Schlueter said. “It’s fallingin love with my two boys [that I babysit], trav-eling with strangers from all over the world andlearning a new language and new culture.”
Schlueter’s story may sound out of the ordi-nary, but the trend to take a “gap year” after col-lege is becoming more and more popular as stu-dents look to travel or give back before they set-tle down with a job or graduate school.
Jennifer McConnell, assistant director ofInternship and Career Services at Butler, said thateven on Butler’s campus there has been anincrease in students who take a gap year. From2007 to 2008, there was a 5 percent raise. Dataisn’t fully completed for this year, butMcConnell said she expects another raise.
Most of the popular options for a gap year areTeach For America, the Peace Corps,AmeriCorps or going abroad to teach English toAsian, Eastern European or African countries.
Some people argue that students choose alter-natives because they can’t find jobs in this econ-omy or they want their student loans diminished,but McConnell disagrees.
“Obviously, I can’t completely disregard theeconomic crisis, but I definitely think it has to dowith a generational trend as well,” McConnellsaid. “Butler especially is very interested in giv-ing back to the community.”
Mallory Gore, a junior at Butler consideringthe Peace Corps after her senior year, said sheagrees. The financial aid is definitely a benefit butnot her main reason, she said.
“Why I want to join the Peace Corps is reallybecause I have been so blessed, and I want to beable to give back to my community,” Gore said.
Schlueter added to this sentiment as well, say-ing that financial issues shouldn’t be the mainreason, and he doesn’t think students would “getas much out of it if their heart’s not in it.”
However, it may be a definite perk for studentsCollegian photos by Maria Porter
HELP IS OUT THERE: Career centers, like that of the WorkOne center in Indianapolis andthe Internship & Career Services center at Butler University, work to help people find jobs.
International staff members push for ESL classes to broaden abilities
Collegian photo by Rachel Senn
ADVOCATE: Supervisor of Building Services AugustoAcosta lobbied for language classes for Butler staff members.
The Butler CollegianWednesday, September 30, 2009Page 2
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Disney College Program promotes leadership
Walt Disney World is not only a place for large crowds,screaming children and live versions of favorite movie charac-ters—it could be the location of your next internship.
The Disney College Program began in 1981. Since then,more than 45,000 students from schools across the world haveparticipated in the program.
The internship consists of a variety of different programsoffered in both the fall and spring semesters. It is a paidinternship opportunity in which students work in a selectedhospitality field while also receiving class credit for one of theeight classes offered through the program.
Students are hosted either in the Orlando, Fla., or Anaheim,Calif., Walt Disney Resorts.
Senior education major Sarah Greenberg participated in theDisney College Program in Orlando during the 2008 springsemester. Greenberg worked as a lifeguard at Typhoon Lagoonwhile also taking an Exploration Series class titled “ExploringLeadership.”
Greenberg said her class focused on how to become a leader.Disney employees often came to class to speak on how leader-ship relates to any career. It was very interesting to see suchinsight into a corporation as large and successful as Disney,she said.
“The benefits were amazing,” Greenberg said. “I had passesthat would get my family and me into the parks for free, andwe also got huge discounts for hotels and restaurants.”
Greenberg said she also had the opportunity to go on back-stage tours, such as “Keys to the Kingdom,” which tells allthe secrets of Animal Kingdom and its creation.
“We would get up at 6 a.m. to tour all of these amazingplaces for free before the park opened up to the public,”Greenberg said.
The Director of Internship and Career Services, GaryBeaulieu, said the Disney College Program would be a greatopportunity for all students.
“Disney is a world-renowned company known for outstand-
ing service and an impeccable reputation,” Beaulieu said.“Therefore, students can learn many skills from a well-respect-ed company. Some of these skills include, but are not limitedto, customer service, marketing, leadership, teamwork andmanagement.”
Students should also look into joining an internship such asthe Disney College Program after they have graduated, in lightof the recent economic recession.
“The Disney College Program is not something that I wouldbe particularly interested in because it doesn’t pertain to myfuture goals, but I think something like that is a great net-working opportunity for a lot of people,” senior KelliBlackmore said. “Especially with the way things look in thejob area, recent graduates have an opportunity to make moneywhile also broadening the amount of people they can connectwith.”
Students who are interested in becoming part of the programshould start by attending the information sessions held at theIUPUI Campus Center Oct. 12 at 6 p.m. and Oct. 13 at 2p.m. Greenberg said this is the best way to go about applyingfor the position because you have the assistance of a recruiterwho can make the application process simpler.
“The application process is not really about résumés andtranscripts,” Greenberg said, “It’s more focused on looking atyour personality to see if you would fit into the ‘DisneyWay.’”
Greenberg would also like to stress to students that theDisney College Program is a steppingstone to many otheropportunities within the Disney Company. Those who partici-pate in the program can go on to work in professional intern-ships, which Greenberg said are much more focused toward aparticular major.
“The Disney College Program is a learning experience aboutprofessionalism, culture and diversity,” Greenberg said.
The Internship and Career Services office is a resource oncampus that can help students who are applying for a Disneyinternship. Beaulieu said students can receive help with theirapplications and résumés, as well as preparation for interviews.
“Disney looks for students that are good at communicating,
good at customer service and good at teamwork,” Beaulieusaid. “They also seek those that are interested in leadership andlearning all the aspects of Disney’s areas.”
CARILLON TOWER: The bell tower to celebrate its 50 years of existence with a special memorial concertSaturday. at 9:30 a.m. with a tribute to its debut performance, as well as works by carillonneur, William Engle.
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GAP YEAR: Programs like Teach For America offer students alternatives to job searchContinued from Page One
more mature and sophisticated in their fields because they have a lot more learn-ing by doing.”
But with the economy in an uproar, the extra experience still hasn’t helpedJosh Kaharski, a 2009 Butler graduate.
“I have yet to find a job,” Kaharski said. “I have applied and now am in theprocess of just waiting around until I hear back from someone.”
Kaharski said it seems like all of the same people are applying for the samejobs that he is.
“My advice to students is to be involved in everything,” Kaharski said. “Do alot of different things to separate yourselves from the rest of the pack becausegood grades are important, but it’s the other stuff that makes the difference.”
The United States will always have recessions because there are always ups anddowns in the economy, Rieber said. The key is for the recessions to not be asbad as the more recent one, which will require more regulation in the financial
markets.“We do need different regulations, but it’s still not obvious what they are,”
Rieber said. “I’m optimistic but not sure.”Stephen agrees that recessions are unavoidable. She said there have been finan-
cial crises in the past, but for some reason, the United States has always weath-ered the storm.
“I think the future is not all doom and gloom for us,” Stephen said. “We canavoid major catastrophes in the future by being more vigilant. I think there islight at the end of the tunnel.”
Lizzy Whalen, a Butler sophomore, said she has high hopes for the future ofthe economy.
“Hopefully the economy will continue to improve, so there will be jobs avail-able for my graduating class,” Whalen said. “I don’t know what I would do if Icouldn’t find a job.”
to know that the Peace Corps offers adeferment for student loans while in theprogram, a living allowance in the coun-try and a new program, called “Master’sInternational,” that allows students toapply to graduate school and then sub-mit an application for the Peace Corps.After completing initial coursework,students go overseas and have a thesis orother culminating project grow out ofthe service work to earn a master’sdegree.
Teach For America offers a fullteacher’s salary, benefits and has partner-ships with graduate programs, morethan 50 law schools and more than 35medical schools.
Lauren Secatore is the current recruit-ment director for Teach For America atButler. Teach For America has seen a 40percent increase in applications thisyear, with more than 30,000 applica-tions.
“I think one of the reasons studentshave become so interested [in Teach ForAmerica] is that this generation has kindof grabbed onto the issue of education
and equality,” Secatore said. “They’reinspired by the Teach For America mis-sion because they’ve seen the inequalityand are motivated to change it.”
More than anything, the gap year is away for students to explore all optionsafter graduation. Gore said that thisangle needs to be stressed more.
“I had a class where Internship andCareer Services came in to talk aboutoptions after graduation,” Gore said.“They made it sound like a gap year wasa last resort if you didn’t have a job orget into grad school. That’s not the wayI, or anyone I know, looks at it at all.”
It is clear to see a gap year is hardlythe last resort for Gore and Schlueter,who both speak excitedly about theirpast and upcoming experiences.
Schlueter said that the gap year mightnot be for everyone, but for anyone whoneeds time to figure things out, it’s aviable option.
“I think that it’s great to do somethingout of the ordinary,” Schlueter said,“knowing that the ordinary is waitingfor you anytime you want it.”
Collegian photo courtesy of Noah Schlueter
SIGHT SEER: Noah Schlueter decided to spend a year as an au pair in Europeafter graduating from Butler last December. He’s pictured here in Switzerland.
Faculty, students create online literary magazine project
Literary magazines are a stapleof many creative writing programsacross the country, and now ButlerUniversity’s Master of Fine Arts(MFA) program is joining in.
“Booth” is a new online literarymagazine put together by Englishdepartment faculty and students.
“The chance to work on a liter-ary magazine is a big draw forMFA students,” “Booth” associatedirector Bryan Furuness said in ane-mail. “In workshop, the studentswork on their writing; “Booth”rounds out their experience by giv-ing them the opportunity to work
on the editing and publishing sideof the literary world.”
The members of the MFAProgram thought the magazine wasa necessary and beneficial additionto Butler’s English department.
“We were trying to find ways torepresent more strongly the senseof a literary community that wefeel we have and want to continueto nurture,” Robert Stapleton, edi-tor of “Booth,” said.
While “Booth’s” first editionwas edited and published mostlyby faculty members, the depart-ment hopes students will eventu-ally become more involved.
“The hope is that it’ll become aproject more directly for the MFA
students,” Stapleton said. “In a fewyears, we’d like them to take overmore of the editorial positions.”
On “Booth’s” Web site, thenames of the MFA students are list-ed on the masthead as readers, whilefaculty names fill the editorial staff.
“We want to move towardbringing the MFA readers to morecritical positions, serving as coreeditors [that will] eventually havea sense of creative ownership withthe project,” Stapleton said.
One reason the magazine wascreated was to help teach the MFAstudents more about the publish-ing process.
“It’s going to give the MFA stu-dents an opportunity to see the
process of how things get read andchosen for a literary magazine, soas they are creating things andsending things out, they’ll be ableto bear that in mind,” MFA cre-ative writing student JayLesandrini said.
Lesandrini hopes to becomemore involved with the magazineas the year progresses, reading andchoosing prose pieces, poetry orboth.
“As we’re reading this stuff andit’s coming in from all over theUnited States, from most likelyyoung, aspiring writers, we get tosee the pulse of what’s going onoutside of Indiana and the Midwesttoo,” Lesandrini said.
Lesandrini said this will helpthe MFA students prepare them-selves for submission of their ownpieces to journals around the coun-try.
“It gives us a good opportunityto participate in the process andsee what it takes; what do peoplelook for in a story or in a poem?How much time do you get whenit’s stacked up in a pile of thingsthat are being read?” Lesandrinisaid.
Unlike Butler’s undergraduateliterary magazine, “Manuscripts,”which publishes submissionsfrom only Butler writers, “Booth”is receiving work from all over thecountry and has placed ads callingfor submissions in several nation-al journals.
Within “Booth,” readers can finda variety of literary works, such asfiction, non-fiction and poetry.
“We [also] have a bunch of real-ly cool lists,” Stapleton said.“They’re non-fiction and come
from true things from our livesthat are playful, curious andwhimsical.”
Although the magazine isyoung, the editorial staff said theyhave high aspirations for itsimpact on readers.
“[I hope ‘Booth’] makes readerslaugh, weep, gnash teeth, leanback and say, ‘My God,’”Furuness said in an e-mail.
Because the magazine is new,gathering readers is important andnecessary in order to receive sub-missions and place the magazineon the literary map.
“One of the things we’ve beentalking about are things we can doto start to market it,” Lesandrinisaid. “Once it gets marketed,you’ll get more people to it.”
“We’d like to move forward tobe able to embody both the elec-tronic world and also move to, onsome occasion, a hard copy,”Stapleton said. “We’re kind ofbouncing around a lot of creativeideas for the next year or two.”
As far as deciding on “Booth” asthe name of the publication, it wasa group effort between the staff andthe English department.
“We thought long and hard aboutthe process of identity,” Stapletonsaid. “We liked names that offeredor evoked some sort of physicalspace or geography. One of thethings we like about “Booth” isthat we hope it evokes a sense ofintimacy and community.
“There are multiple kinds ofbooths, so there are a lot of waysto read into it. However, mostbooths we could think of offersome sort of haven or harbor for acommunity to connect.”
Collegian screenshot
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OUR POINT THIS WEEK: Open admission to Butler sporting events is a privilege deserving of appreciation.Butler University does Homecoming right. Greek events,
a President’s Dinner, a tailgate, a Bulldog beauty contest, aparade—all help give the week the flavor it ought to have.
But we at The Butler Collegian can’t help but feel a lit-tle something is still missing.
As stoked as students seem for the extracurriculars,matching enthusiasm grows notably absent when the topicarises of the core around which Homecoming is built—aBulldog football game.
Last year’s clash was dampened by lagging student sup-port, with football players later admitting they noticed anexodus after halftime despite the Oct. 25 contest againstMorehead State remaining very much undecided.
The Pioneer Football League officially listed the day’sattendance as 3,592—a solid turnout but less than that year’shome opener against Franklin. The embarrassing fact, how-ever, was that Butler University Athletics felt the need tomention the fan departure in the game recap on its Web site.
Even more embarrassing was that the early departuresmissed a great 31-21 comeback victory by the home team,
with members of Butler’s football squad working hard towin a difficult game on a festive day, while some of theirclassmates didn’t care enough to stick around another houror so in support.
It was an unfortunate symptom of a larger circumstancethat The Butler Collegian hopes to use Homecoming tobring to light. Butler students enjoy a great privilege—admission without charge to any and all athletic events.
This certainly is not the case at many colleges around thecountry. One can find colleges both to the north and southof Butler where attending a sporting event means numbersto call, surcharges, ticket pick-ups and readmission no-nos.
Here, using that privilege is a simple equation. Studentsget to see a competitive, collegiate-level sporting event atno additional cost and support their fellow classmates andcolleagues at the same time.
Why not take advantage of a sweet arrangement? Theschool and the athletic department have done their part. Ourathletes work hard on their part.
Isn’t it time that the student body performed better in
theirs?Butler achieves great things in a variety of sports deserv-
ing of our attention, support and, most importantly, atten-dance.
Those who shun the importance of support for allBulldog teams miss out on a rich aspect of the college expe-rience.
So consider this year’s Homecoming a call-out: Catch thewomen’s soccer contest Friday against Milwaukee at 4:30p.m. Invest in Saturday’s 1 p.m. football game against SanDiego. Then watch women’s volleyball play AlabamaA&M at 7:30 p.m.
Know the players. Follow the score. Wave a pennant.Relax.
Then, in the months ahead, make it a point to sample alittle of everything—tennis, swimming, track and field,cross country, softball and golf. It’s all free, so take as muchas you’d like.
Odds are, you’ll be glad you did, and so will the athletesin blue and white.
Capitalism, despite Michael Moore’s objections, remains best system for all
No one seems to take Michael Moore all that seriously.His films—documentaries or mock-u-mentaries—play
well to a fringe audience, live a short shelf life and then fadefrom consciousness.
Consider it proof that Americans still value at least asemblance of little things called “fact” and “truth.” Or thatthey more or less like and respect their country.
But Moore hasn’t given up. Far from it. Undeterred by allhis previous discredit, he is now trying to claw back towardrelevancy with the release of a film called “Capitalism: ALove Story.”
And while it is tempting to chuckle at the (insert laughline) macroeconomic theories endemic to Moore’s latestoutput, one can’t be quite as dismissive when he is seenmaking the rounds on so many television shows beforeFriday’s national release of “Capitalism.”
Moore has been everywhere. Larry King, Terry Moran,Chris Cuomo, Keith Olbermann and Jay Leno recentlyhosted him.
Unfortunately, instead of exposing a filmmaker who timeand again bashes America overseas, all the appearances didwas allow Moore the opportunity to lead otherwise well-informed people down a very ill-informed path.
According to Reuters, Moore’s movie concludes,“‘Capitalism is an evil, and you cannot regulate evil.’”
How sad and ignorant.See, if you think America is great, as I do, and if you look
around and see the greatest people, the greatest innovations,the greatest opportunity and the greatest prosperity, as I do,then appreciating capitalism and the American free-enter-prise system becomes very important. After all, it wouldseem they contributed to America’s success, right?
Moore doesn’t care for capitalism, and that’s fine. He canthink whatever he wants, just as he thinks George Bush liedto start a war in Iraq and communist, third-world Cuba hasthe planet’s best health care system.
But capitalism is what has built America and provided itscitizens the highest standard of living ever known to man.
Capitalism works because it gives economic freedom tothe people and not government. The more workers get tokeep of what they earn, the more money they have to spend,invest or create jobs and start businesses. It really doesn’ttake a degree in economics to figure out.
But in some quarters, particularly among youth, academ-ics and Hollywood types, it has become fashionable to rundown what works. It is hip to say that capitalism oppress-es, kills, starves young children and makes people poor.Self-aggrandizing types feel important suggesting they havea better answer than the economic system in place inAmerica for over two centuries.
Also, trust me when I tell you, there are plenty of peoplewho resent the fact that James Madison and other Founding
Fathers did not make it the government’s business to dictatewho should earn what amount of money.
Let me take an aside on that note, because this is one ofthe great things about capitalism. You may not like that JoeCEO makes $10 million and owns four houses. But whenJoe CEO buys those four houses, does only Joe CEO ben-efit? No. All sorts of people derive income from workingon those homes—carpenters, plumbers, electricians andpainters. Ordinary people who work in those industriesdepend on that business.
Joe CEO also is likely to go shopping for furniture, tel-evisions, ceiling fans, carpet and lighting for the interior, ishe not? That’s more commerce occurring because he hadcash to spend.
Joe CEO’s money is better off remaining in private sec-tor circulation than it is being dropped down the black holeof Washington inefficiency. That is the beautiful thingabout capitalism. When we keep and spend our own money,someone else benefits directly.
This is because the market is the best economic planneraround. No human being or team of Ivy League experts canimpose their version of fairness on an economy as complexas one that serves 300 million people. It simply cannot bedone. World history shows that. The Soviet Union spent 50years in economic misery as a result of central planning. Itcollapsed on itself as the folks in charge tried to manage andset thousands of prices on a daily basis.
Socialist visions fail because they do not bring out thebest in people. They do not inspire competition. They donot promote individual achievement. They do not favor thecreation of new wealth.
But they draw people in with the idea that all other fac-tors can remain the same, all of the prosperity, all of thefreedom, all of the institutions, can remain the same if wejust take lots of income from the rich and give it to the poor.
That’s never been sustainable—the whole “give a man afish, teach a man to fish” analogy applies. Paying for pover-ty in any system leads to more poverty. Meanwhile, work-ing for money leads to more people working.
Hopefully more Americans will do some thinking aboutcapitalism’s role because of Moore’s movie. After all, capi-talism is freedom—the freedom to work, the freedom to buyand the freedom to keep the fruits of our own labor.
To refute a common refrain, capitalism did not cause therecent financial crisis. The downturn was a failure of gov-ernment trying to intervene for far too long in credit mar-kets. In the 1990s, Attorney General Janet Reno threatenedredlining lawsuits against banks that did not make enoughlow-income or minority home loans. Politicians pushingso-called affordable housing for the poor popped the hous-ing bubble and then blamed capitalist greed for a mess oftheir own making.
Banks were bullied, sued and told for years that they hadto make loans to customers regardless of credit. Left-wingagitators like Rep. Barney Frank of Massachusetts, who
chaired the House Banking Committee, were trying to helpthe poor through government dictation to private business.That was not capitalism.
General Motors was told for years and decades what to paytheir employees, how to pay their employees, what kind ofcars to make, when to make them and how to meet envi-ronmentally friendly standards. GM couldn’t make its ownbusiness decisions. That was not capitalism, either.
Those who oppose capitalism want equal outcomesinstead of equal opportunities. What capitalism has done inAmerica is guarantee equal opportunity and not equal out-comes. Equal outcomes, of course, was the dream of KarlMarx—dream being the operative word.
Those who oppose capitalism also push two easily-debunked myths.
Myth: Capitalism doesn’t make the rich pay their fairshare. Truth: According to the latest available CongressionalBudget Office data (2006), the wealthiest 20 percent ofAmericans pay nearly 70 percent of all federal taxes. The top1 percent shoulders 28 percent of the total tax burden.
Myth: Capitalism doesn’t take care of the poor. Truth:According to 2009 Bureau of Economic Analysis data, onein every six dollars Americans earn is given to them by fed-eral or state government and, according to Census Bureausurveys, 67 percent of households defined as poor haveDVD players, 67 percent have cable and the typical “poor”individual owns a car, a refrigerator and a washer and dryer.According to usgovernmentspending.com, greedy Americais spending a measly $573 billion on poverty programs inthe 2009 fiscal year.
Also, if capitalism harms the poor, can someone explainwhy more poor immigrants choose to come to capitalistAmerica every year than all other countries in the worldcombined?
Bottom line: Moore got it right. Capitalism is a lovestory. Americans love liberty, the ability to keep their ownpossessions, their own money and their own property to uselegally as they want to use it for themselves and their fam-ilies and not for the government to parcel out to those whomight not deserve it. Money is freedom, and freedom ismoney to buy things. A love story, you might say.
This Week in WashingtonStill Open: The AP reports the White House maynot close the Guantanamo Bay detention center byJanuary. Plans for the relocation of 225 terrorists heldthere are apparently uncertain.
Quotable: “In my wildest dreams, I never thought itwould work this well.”—Vice President Joe Bidenpraised the stimulus bill. The unemployment rate was8.1 percent before the stimulus. It is now 9.7 percent.
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THE BUTLER COLLEGIANWednesday, September 30, 2009 Page 7
A&EARTS&ENTERTAINMENT
This new album is theresult of collaborating
artists Jim James, MikeMogis, Conor Oberst and
M. Ward. All 15 tracks aresure to blow you away.
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Monsters of FolkAttack!
This week, one of Japan’s top three com-posers will be on Butler University’s campusfor the American premiere of several of hispieces. Hifumi Shimoyama will also workwith composition students, sharing storiesabout his life and his music.
Michael Schelle, director of the JordanCollege of Fine Arts (JCFA) Composers’Orchestra and head of the composition depart-ment at Butler, met Shimoyama a few yearsago during a visit to Japan. For the past yearand a half, Schelle has planned and anticipatedShimoyama’s arrival to the states.
Tomorrow, the JCFA Composers’ Orchestraand Shimoyama, along with Butler faculty and
outside musicians, will perform severalShimoyama originals, including “Jumon”(1971), “Dialog” (1962), “Improvisor” (2008),“Duplication” (2009) and “Wave” (1972/2002).
Each piece is presented by a small ensemble.Instruments to listen for include piano, cello,guitar, percussion and clarinet, Schelle said.
Shimoyama was 15 years old when the atom-ic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima andNagasaki in Japan. As a result, he created thevery emotional, intense music that made himfamous.
“Shimoyama is like the Aaron Copeland inJapan,” Schelle said.
He also mentioned that Shimoyama hasmuch more fame in Europe than in the States.
The recital will also include the world pre-miere of three original pieces by Butler gradu-ate student Scott Comanzo, junior MeredithGilna and graduate student Zane Merritt. Eachpiece was written this year and selected bySchelle.
Schelle created the Composers’ Orchestra in1985 as an ensemble course with 20 to 25 play-ers. They perform pieces from 20th and 21stcentury composers. The music includes experi-mental, avant-garde and classics from the 1940sand 1950s, Schelle said.
“It’s mostly composers that aren’t dead,” hesaid.
The visit will be challenging since
Shimoyama knows little to no English andwill be accompanied by interpreters at alltimes. He will also visit the master composi-tion classes to teach young composers. Out ofthe 25 composition majors, about half are mas-ter.
Today and tomorrow Shimoyama will be inLilly Hall to give public talks about music.
With quirky dialogue, a mustached Matt Damon and a lessonabout corporate malfeasance, “The Informant!” delivers a strange-ly enjoyable time.
The film is an admittedly dramatized telling of the true eventsrecorded in journalist Kurt Eichenwald’s 2000 book “TheInformant.” Mark “Corky” Whitacre was the head of theBioProducts division for Decatur, Ill.-based Archer DanielsMidland Company (ADM) in the early and mid 1990s. The com-pany processes grains and seeds to add to food, beverage and othercommonly used products. The company also took part in the pricefixing of lysine, one of their products. Whitacre helped take downADM by becoming an informant for the FBI.
Matt Damon stars as Whitacre and plays the corporate executiverole amazingly well. The film focuses almost entirely onWhitacre, so Damon’s part is crucial to the film. Scenes are sep-arated by Damon’s narration of Whitacre’s thoughts throughout.These frequently have nothing to do with the plot, but serve ashilarious insights into Whitacre’s mind.
“The Informant!” begins with Whitacre trying to solve a quali-ty control problem with one of ADM’s products and quickly spi-rals into deeper territory. The FBI gets involved, and Whitacre,urged by his wife (Melanie Lynskey), tells them about the pricefixing. Wanting to do the morally correct thing, Whitacre is easi-ly convinced to become an informant by two FBI agents played byScott Bakula and Joel McHale.
This point of the film provides the most enjoyment. Whitacrefumbles through his role as a mole, and the scenes are usuallyhilarious. He narrates the tapes when he wears a wire, fixes hishidden recorder during an undercover meeting and generally acts asa completely obvious spy.
After over two years of collecting tapes, the FBI finally buildsa case against ADM and strikes. Things change for Whitacre whenhe starts to crack under the pressure of his double life. Some ofhis stories unravel, and it becomes apparent that Whitacre has beenlying on and off for most of the movie.
He is eventually diagnosed with bipolar disorder, but the bottomreally falls out for Whitacre when the FBI finds out he has beeninvolved in his share of illegal activity. The $9 million he earnedin company kickbacks doesn’t sit well with the government.
“The Informant!” is heavy on dialogue, and many of the scenes
involve the characters sitting around office desks. As a result, thefilm begins to feel long as it stretches into the last 30 minutes.Still, Whitacre’s quirky inner monologue entertains for the major-ity of the film.
While most of the film follows the character development ofWhitacre, there are a few points made about corporate crime andthe Department of Justice. Throughout the film, no one in the FBIor Department of Justice understands why Whitacre, reaping therewards of his top position, would want to blow the whistle. Theidea of someone wanting to do what is right isn’t an immediatepossibility in their minds.
The film also emphasizes the consistency of the legal system.It shows Whitacre received a longer sentence for his crimes thanthose involved with the price fixing. The point, which Whitacreechoes, is that ADM stole millions of dollars from everyone inthe world. Whitacre just stole a few million from the company.
Director Steven Soderbergh (“Ocean’s” series) shows flair herefor dark comedy. The humor is very dry and the story tragic.Damon’s Whitacre still manages to bring plenty of laughs,though.
Ultimately, “The Informant!” is one of the most entertainingmovies of the year. The subject matter is strange, especially for acomedy, but Damon shines so much that it works. There are justenough overarching themes and points made elsewhere that itdoesn’t feel like a simple character study, but instead a full story.What ever way it works, it all adds up to a good trip to themovies.
Guest composer makes U.S. premiere
Damon portrays humorous FBI informant
Collegian photo from MCT
INNER THOUGHTS: Damon’s narration of Whitacre’s inner-dialogue makes this true story very enjoyable, yet lengthy.
Collegian photo courtesy of Michael Schelle
FROM JAPAN TO BUTLER: Shimoyamawill be the guest of honor at Thursday’s concert.
“The Informant!”MOVIE REVIEW
Warner Bros. Pictures
Directed by: Steven SoderberghStarring: Scott Bakula, Matt Damon,
$109, $93, $66, $28 Seniors/StudentsLectures held in Krannert Room 45 minutes prior to each
performance
Film: “The Rape of Europa”
Directed by: Richard Berge, Bonni Cohen and NicoleNewnham
Oct. 3, 7 p.m.Oct. 23, 7 p.m.
Indianapolis Museum of Art, Tobias Theatre$9 Public, $5 IMA members, free for Butler students
117 minutes, Not rated
Faculty Artists Recital: Mary Anne Scott
“Mahler...and More”Oct. 6, 7:30 p.m.
Eidson-Duckwall Recital Hall, Free
Butler Theater
Bertolt Brecht’s “The Caucausian Chalk Circle(Der Kaukasische Kreidekreis)”
Oct. 7-10, 8 p.m.Oct. 10-11 2 p.m.
Lilly Hall Studio Theatre 168$10, $8 Butler students
Butler Symphony Orchestra
“Mahler Symphony No. 4”Oct. 11, 3 p.m.
Clowes Memorial Hall, Free
Film: “Nosferatu”
Directed by: F.W. MurnauOct. 29, 7 p.m.
Indianapolis Museum of Art, Tobias Theatre$9 Public, $5 IMA members, free for Butler students
94 minutes, Not rated
Butler Universitypresents
October Events
THE MAHLER PROJECT
We celebrate Homecomingthis week with a list of
tunes that remind us of,well, coming home.
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Playlist of the Week
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The only way to make four spectacular soloartists even greater is to put them together,give them their instruments, a pen and amicrophone, and see what happens. In thecase of Jim James, Mike Mogis, ConorOberst and M. Ward it was the best case sce-nario. Together, they create the Monsters ofFolk.
An album years in the making was only atwinkle in their eyes when they toured togeth-er five years ago. At the time, each had theirindividual projects and sound.
Jim James, the vocalist for alt-country bandMy Morning Jacket, was known for his beau-tiful voice (that could easily fill a room).Mike Mogis and Conor Oberst were a part ofBright Eyes, the ever-evolving band thatplayed emotionally packed, brooding balladswith terrific lyricism. M. Ward was, by him-self, creating blues and folk-inspired music.
According to the Monsters of Folk Website, the artists knew quite quickly that theywere onto something good.
“We knew we wanted to record an albumafter seeing that we had good chemistry ontour,” Ward said. “I think we were all curiousabout what we could do if we went into thestudio and recorded original songs.”
It is safe to say the curiosity has sparked anepic collection of terrifically composed songsin the first self-titled album. When recording,no extra musicians were brought in. Instead,the four guys switched instruments and exper-imented with different sounds.
The experimentation is apparent on the firsttrack, “Dear God (Sincerely M.O.F.).” Thesong has strange similarities with a classicR&B melody and a hip-hop beat. I figured outquickly that this album is not just folk, butrather a collection of many genres. The artistsalso share the vocals, singing different versesand coming together on the chorus. This songis incredibly smooth. If they had a hard timefinding a blend of their voices, it doesn’tshow. It seems effortless.
The next track, “Say Please,” carries muchmore folk qualities than the first. But when Ifirst heard it, it reminded me of a Beatles tunefrom the ’60s. Oberst’s voice shines in thisone, but they come together for the chorus,backed by an electric guitar. After the firstsong about God, the lyrics of “Say Please” aremuch lighter, but speak a similar message:“Say please, please/Just say something/Speakup, please/If it’s what you’re looking for,”they sing.
“Whole Lotta Losin’” is another short andsweet song that sounds like it was written 50years ago. This is the first song with lyricsthat really make the impact.
“We never got paid but we had a lot oflaughs/Running like thieves through thestreets of Chicago/Look at me, I’m leaningout apartment windows singing ‘I still misssomeone’/And I better get accustomed, causeI’ve got a lot, lord, I got a lot of losing by andby.”
The next track, “Temazcal,” breaks thestream of upbeat tunes with one that sounds alittle more dark and very Oberst-esque. Thissong is clearly his influence, as it soundsstraight off a Bright Eyes record, but I canhear James’ vocals singing high “ohs” in thebackground. The lyrics of this song hold moremetaphors and imagery than the first few:“The Mayans stole tomorrow/Hid it under-ground/We come with heavy magnets, but itstill hasn’t been found/I’m sweating out mysecrets in the temazcal/They’re screaming inthe calle that there are stars about to fall.”
“The Right Place” follows and is a classicfolk tune with more country influences. Thetwang suits all of their voices well and makesit a favorite of mine.
“Baby Boomer” immediately sounds like anM. Ward song, and once his voice comes in,the suspicions are confirmed. He has such aplayful sound, and the other artists work withit well.
The next song, “Man Named Truth,” tells astory about a traveler. The chorus repeats,“Don’t ever buy nothin’ from a man namedTruth,” and the verses are very clever.
“I fell in love with identical twins/Theylived 34 summers between the two of them/Igave one my ego, I gave one my ID/Yeah, Igotta get back to my pretty little twins,”Oberst sings.
“Goodway” is another Ward-inspired song.It’s simple and sweet, but we’re only halfwaythrough the album. It’s followed by a beauti-ful acoustic song, “Ahead of the Curve,”another favorite of mine.
“Slow Down Jo” brings the album downeven more. It’s just the harmony of their voic-es and an acoustic guitar. A slide guitar andpiano come in after the first verse. It couldsend you to sleep, but it’s certainly not a badthing.
“Losin’ Yo Head” follows and brings thetempo and energy back around. It’s a fun oneto listen to with a group of people. Theysing, “Way back when the smallest trip wasthe greatest quest/Now sometimes I get bored,even though I know I’m blessed /Comin’ andgoin’ like we do it’s hard to keep friends, Iknow firsthand/I’m tired of doin’ nothin’/Feellike we should be making plans.”
“Magic Marker” is the first sign of thealbum unwinding. It leads into anotherfavorite track of mine, “Map of the World.” Ithas a good blend of all the artists’ influences.
“Sandman, the Brakeman and Me” and “HisMaster’s Voice” end the album. Both havegreat melodies, and “His Master’s Voice” isthe perfect conclusion. It slowly builds up andends on a light note.
It’s clear this isn’t the first album for any ofthese artists. They’ve done it before, andthey’ve done it well. I can hear at least a bitof each artist in each song, and the songs allsound unique. The exact genre is difficult topinpoint, and I think that was the intention.
An article on the Web site, written byMichael Hill, stated, “Though there are ele-ments of country, blues, easygoing rock and,yes, folk to be heard throughout, the overallsound defies instant categorization.”
I agree with this; each song leaves some-thing memorable, whether it’s a lyric, note orbeat. These songs will explode on stage whenthe band tours this year. I hope this collabo-ration is a sign of more to come because theoutcome is incredible.
If you have had doubts about a significant otherlately, this is a prime week to make a decision.Whatever it is, you should probably dump it.
LIBRA SEPT. 23 � OCT. 22
Your workload is likely to double or triple later inthe week, so try to head it off by planning to dothings early. If that fails, consider remapping yourbudget and hiring a personal assistant/helper mon-key.
SCORPIO OCT. 23 � NOV. 21
Networking is a hot, hot possibility for job-seek-ing Rams, especially over expensive lunches.Regardless of your moods this week, be sure not toeat lunch locked in a bathroom stall or crouchingnext to the recycling bin in a classroom.
SAGITTARIUS NOV. 22 � DEC. 20
Your money stars are looking bright and coordi-nated. Finances will hit a big upswing soon.Remember, although you technically can sell plas-ma twice a week, that doesn’t make it a good idea.
CAPRICORN DEC. 21 � JAN. 19
Be wary of putting things in writing this week,Twins. Sign no contracts without carefully scruti-nizing all fine print. This will prevent accidentalagreement to clauses, such as “Landlord permittedto enter house at night, touch all the cookies.”
AQUARIUS JAN. 20 � FEB. 18
This is a good week to coerce people into cooper-ating with you, a skill which will be very helpful ifyou have an important project to complete or justenjoy bouts of tyranny.
PISCES FEB. 19 � MARCH 20
You possess social graces in spades this week. Useyour extra charm to weasel your way out of dead-lines, or try winking your way out of debt.
ARIES MARCH 21 � APRIL 19
This is a tricky week in love for the Virgo. Behyper-aware of your inflection when you speak,because you’re likely to be misinterpreted—espe-cially by those whiny, high-maintenanceAquarians, Cancers or Geminis.
TAURUS APRIL 20 � MAY 20
The stars tell me that this week that your biggeststrength will be your willingness to accept the mis-takes of others gracefully. You know what thatmeans—somebody’s gonna screw up. Now thequestion is who you need to pretend to gracefullyaccept or whatever.
GEMINI MAY 21 � JUNE 20
Good news—the retrograde lifted Tuesday, so thisweek some more promising energies are a-swirlin’in your stars. Answers to questions you have askedlately will come to you if you just sit down, clearyour mind and have some juice.
CANCER JUNE 21 � JULY 22
Your cheerfulness will be a huge help to friends andcoworkers this week—it will be downright conta-gious. Just make sure the only thing you’re spread-ing is figurative, and the only symptoms are laugh-ter and itching (don’t worry about the itching).
LEO JULY 23 � AUG. 22
If two or more friends are having a disagreementthis week, do not get in the middle because you maynever get back out. Instead, ignore your pals’ prob-lems and try to distract them with witty observa-tions of pop culture trends. Is that Kanye-TaylorSwift thing so over, or what?
VIRGO AUG. 23 � SEPT. 22
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“Homecoming”- Kanye West
“Goin’ Home” - The Rolling Stones
“Daydream Believer” - The Monkees
“Green Green Grass of Home” - Johnny Cash
“Home” - Out of the Dawg House
“I’m Going Home” - Arlo Guthrie
“Never Far Away” - Jack White
“Homecoming (Walter’s Song)” - Vienna Teng
“A Sort of Home Coming” - U2
“Home” - Marc Broussard
“Please Come Home” - Dustin Kensrue
“I’m Going Home” - The Rocky Horror Picture Show
“Goin’ Home’” - Dan Auerbach
“Homecoming”
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestrawith Yo-Yo Ma
Thursday, 7:30 p.m.Hilbert Circle Theater
Jordan College of Fine ArtsComposers’ Orchestra Concert
Thursday, 8 p.m.Eidson-Duckwall Recital Hall
50th Anniversary Carillon Concertand Open House
Saturday, 9:30 a.m.Holcomb Gardens
An Evening with Sarah Evans
Sunday, 4 p.m.Warren Performing Arts Center
The Walkmen
Monday, 7 p.m.The Vogue
Taylor Swift, Kellie Pickler, Gloriana
Thursday, October 8, 7 p.m.Conseco Fieldhouse
Mat Kearney
Thursday, October 8, 7 p.m.The Vogue
Butler Choral DepartmentFall Concert
Thursday, October 8, 7:30 p.m.Meridian St. United Methodist Church
Early October 2009
Upcoming Concerts
SPORTSTHE BUTLER COLLEGIAN
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Kings of the MountainMen’s soccer continued its early season
success and is now atop the HorizonLeague after defeating two conference
foes last weekend.Page 10
Making the GradeDallas Cowboys cheerleaders
take a test to make the squad.How would Butler athletes do
if they had to take one?Page 11
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Football
vs. San Diego
1 p.m.
Women’s Volleyball
vs. Alabama A&M
7:30 p.m.
Cross Country
Notre Dame
Invitational
South Bend, Ind.
2 p.m.
Women’s Soccer
vs. UW-Milwaukee
4:30 p.m.
Men’s Soccer
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The Butler University volleyball team (12-7, 3-0Horizon League) continued their rise to the top of theHorizon League this weekend with wins over ClevelandState (12-5, 2-1) and Wright State (8-7, 0-3) in HinkleFieldhouse.
After four road tournaments and three road matches, theBulldogs finally returned to the friendly confines of HinkleFieldhouse for their home opener against Cleveland StateFriday.
“At first it felt a little weird [to be at home] after somany away matches,” libero Katie Daprile said. “But itwas great to get to play in front of family and friends andpeople we know.”
The Bulldogs gave their fans a show, pulling off theirfirst five-game win of the season. They got ahead early,starting the first game on a 12-4 run and going on to winthe game 25-22.
After trailing by as many as six points in the secondgame, the Bulldogs came back and won the final fivepoints, winning the game 26-24 with a kill from outsidehitter Jessie Wolfe.
During that game, the Vikings had a game point at 24-23, but Butler’s front three triple blocked Cleveland State’sprimary outside hitter, Liz Fazio, to tie the game at 24.
“Nobody knew we were going to do that,” Daprile said.“That point really stands out as a reason why we won thematch.”
But the Vikings battled back over the next two games,winning 26-24 in game three and stealing game four 32-30.
“It was frustrating. I can’t think of how many times wehad match point and couldn’t get it,” Wolfe said. “But hav-ing a lot of upperclassmen help kept the team loose under
pressure.”The Bulldogs remained calm and controlled during the
final set, never trailing en route to their 15-13 win, whichgave them the 3-2 advantage for the match. The Bulldogstook the sting out of the Vikings’ offense in the finalgame, holding them to a hitting percentage of .029 andforcing seven errors.
Butler did not have much time to rest after their win.They played Wright State the next day. However, WrightState, whom the Bulldogs had not defeated in the regularseason since 2004, also had a long five-game match atValparaiso the night before. Wright State lost the five-game battle, and that, compunded with a night of travel,set the Bulldogs up to pounce on the Raiders.
Butler got out in front of the Raiders early, winning thefirst game 25-17 and holding Wright State to a .102 hit-ting percentage.
“The match was really a matter of who wanted it more,”Wolfe said. “We thought, ‘Let’s send a message to them.’”
Butler’s message came through loud and clear as theyrolled to victory in the next two games, 25-23 and 25-17,to win the match 3-0.
In the third game, the Bulldogs showed why they areatop the Horizon League after three matches. The teamknocked in 21 kills and hit .450 during the game.
The win brought the Bulldogs to 3-0 in conference playas they head into the bulk of their conference season. Thehot start for Butler puts them in a position to dictate playas the season continues.
“Our start sends a message to every other team in theconference,“ Daprile said. “We’ve got teams out to get us,and that pushes us that much more. We’re here to win theconference.”
“It’s feels great, but you never want to get comfortable,”Wolfe said. “Cleveland and Wright State were the next twoteams ranked below us, and Valparaiso is the next team
after them. So our game on Friday will give us an aware-ness as to where we stand.”
The Bulldogs head to Valparaiso Friday before returningto Hinkle for Saturday’s Homecoming match against non-conference foe Alabama A&M.
The Butler football teamearned an overtime win atMorehead State Saturday, 28-21. This is the team’s firstleague victory of the season,and it carried Butler to a per-fect 4-0 record.
After the first quarter, theBulldogs were down 21-0,allowing Morehead State threetouchdowns in the first nineminutes of the game.
“It didn’t start the way wewanted it to,” head coach JeffVoris said after the game. “Thedefense really stepped it up andheld Morehead to give theoffensive some time to work.”
That was the only timeMorehead State would seetheir own end zone. With nopoints scored in the secondquarter, Butler stepped it upafter halftime.
Quarterback Andrew Huckthrew two touchdown passesin the third quarter. A touch-down pass to wide receiverZach Watkins capped off an82-yard drive, and a 50-yarddrive was finished by widereceiver Dan Bohrer’s touch-down reception.
The Bulldogs aimed to tiethe score on their next driveand did so when Huck threw a
seven-yard TD pass to Watkinswith 9:36 left in the fourthquarter. Safety LoganSullivan followed Bohrer’stouchdown catch with a suc-cessful rush attempt for thetwo-point conversion.
The Butler defense then heldMorehead State’s offensescoreless to pocket a 21-21 tieat the end of regulation. Butlerwasted no time once the over-time clock started. Huck fireda 22-yard pass to wide receiverEddie McHale for six points.Kicker David Lang was goodfor his third kick of the day tosecure the 28-21 Butler win inovertime.
“It wasn’t what I said [afterhalftime],” Voris explained.“They believed the game wascloser than what the score-board said. They kept playing,they got it done, and they real-ly believed in themselves andeach other.”
After completing 26 of 49and throwing for four touch-downs against Morehead State,Huck earned Pioneer FootballLeague Offensive Player of theWeek.
A sophomore, Huck sawaction in six games last year,where he racked up 55 rushingyards but never started. Theyoung QB graduated to thestarting position in his second
season and has thrown for 985yards so far this season.
“[Huck] is a natural pocketpasser,” Voris said. “He hasgreat football intuition.[Against Morehead State], hedistributed the ball really well.They’ve got a top rushingdefense, so he was prepared tothrow the ball around.”
Voris also gave nods to thedefense, who managed to holdMorehead State scoreless forthree quarters while Huck andcompany worked.
Cornerback Tadd Dombarthad two returns and two inter-ceptions for 21 yards againstthe Eagles. Redshirt sopho-more linebacker NickCaldicott had five tackles onthe day, and redshirt sopho-more defensive end GrantHunter tallied five solo tack-les, two assists and threesacks.
With a perfect 4-0 start ontheir side, Butler now looksforward to a schedule full ofconference competitors.
In the past, teams likeUniversity of San Diego,Jacksonville University andthe University of Dayton havegiven the Bulldogs the mosttrouble on the gridiron.
“We’re worried about SanDiego right now,” Voris saidof the Bulldogs’ next chal-
lenge. “They’ve been the teamto beat the past few years, butwe believe we can take [SanDiego] and become the team tobeat.”
The Bulldogs will take onthe San Diego TorerosSaturday at 1 p.m. in theButler Bowl for the 2009Homecoming game.
RUNNING BULLDOG: QB Andrew Huck runs for a firstdown at Morehead State last Saturday. Huck threw for 208yards and four touchdowns in the 28-21 comeback victory.
Collegian photo by Maria Porter
SETUP: Setter Gina Vera prepares to deliver theball to middle Jalesa Lee. Vera had 89 assists inthe two weekend matches, 17 of which Lee earned.
The cumbersome construc-tion machines and orangewarning cones have blockedsidewalks outside HinkleFieldhouse since most stu-dents arrived on campus thisyear. To those who frequentthis area, it appears the 81-year-old building is receivinga massive makeover.
Tom Crowley, associate ath-letic administrator, said this issomewhat the case.
“When [Butler University]did its annual evaluation ofHinkle this year, it was clearthat a new south roof wasneeded, as well as some win-dows replaced,” Crowley said.“Then, of course, the WestGym roof was in need of repairafter the lightning strike.”
Crowley is referring to thesevere storm the campus expe-rienced Aug. 4. During thedownpour, one of the windowsin the main gym was struckby lightning. The windows inHinkle have a metal framearound them to keep themsecurely in the brick walls.This metal frame essentiallyserved as a lightening rod inthis particular storm.
“When the lightning hit,some bricks around a windowin the main gym were blownout of the wall,” Crowleysaid.
The window sits about 40feet above the West Gym roof.When it was struck, the brickshurtled down onto the roof andinto the gym, puncturing alarge hole.
“We had just finished re-staining the [West Gym] floorthat day,” Crowley said. “Thenin comes this waterfall of rainthrough the ceiling a fewhours later.”
Although the roof was dam-aged, and the gym flooded,there were only minor dam-ages to the West Gym andnone to the rest of HinkleFieldhouse. The only repairsneeded included re-staining thefloor and repairing the hole thebricks caused.
The gym was unusable for afew weeks, creating schedul-ing troubles for the volleyballteam and the women’s andmen’s basketball teams, but itwas nothing serious, Crowleysaid.
The West Gym is openagain, while the south roofrepairs and new window instal-lation continue as part of reg-ularly scheduled maintenance.
The Butler men’s soccerteam began league play thisweekend, scoring two wins inthree days over conferencerivals Milwaukee and GreenBay.
The Bulldogs (6-1-0, 2-0-0Horizon League) faced thePanthers (1-7-0, 0-1-1) Fridayat the Butler Bowl.
It was a defensive battlethroughout the first half untiljunior Kyle Pateros was ableto send a ball past Milwaukeegoalkeeper John Shakon with23 seconds left.
Sophomore Matt Hedgesmade the pass to Pateros whobroke away to the left, nettingthe goal from eight yards out.The eventual game winner wasPateros’ second goal of theseason.
“There’s a pretty big rivalrybetween us and Milwaukee,”Pateros said.
“My freshman year theycame to our place and beat us3-0.
“The rivalry was therebefore that, but our class ispretty bitter about losing. “Wealways want to play hardagainst them and beat them.”
Senior Boris Gatzky led theteam with eight shots in the
match, four of which were ongoal.
Overall, the Bulldogs out-shot the Panthers 19-6, allow-ing only two shots on goal.
The shutout was the secondof the season for senior goal-keeper Nick Hegeman, the10th of his Butler career.
It was a physical battlethrough the second half as theBulldog defenders worked toprotect the 1-0 lead.
Three of Milwaukee’s fouryellow cards in the game cameduring second-half play.
“Conference games mean alittle bit more,” head coachKelly Findley said, “so weexpect games to get a littlemore physical.
“We have the least amountof yellow cards in the league,and we’re second from the bot-tom in fouls, so I think we’remanaging the physicality real-ly well.”
Despite having seven shotson goal, the Bulldogs couldn’tget the ball past Shakon in thesecond half.
“I thought we played reallywell,” Findley said. “We wereunfortunate not to score again,but I thought we played fan-tastic.”
But the celebration wasshort-lived as the Bulldogsprepared to take on previously
unbeaten Green Bay Sundayafternoon.
The Phoenix (6-1-2, 1-1-0)were undefeated before takingon the Bulldogs, who endedthe unbeaten streak with a 2-1win.
After a scoreless first half,the Bulldogs struck first asfreshman Tyler Pollock scoredon a header off a throw-in fromsenior Kyle VondenBenken.
The Bulldogs’ defense wasable to hold off the aggressivePhoenix offense until late inthe second, when with lessthan 10 minutes left in thematch, Green Bay sophomoreTony Walls scored with a head-er off a corner kick.
“Our team played really wellagainst Green Bay,” Paterossaid. “To go ahead [by] a goaland [then], when they scored,to be able to bounce back insuch a short amount of timewas great.”
The Phoenix outshot theBulldogs in the second half 11-6 but were unable to hold ontothe tie as freshman JulianCardona scored his first evercollegiate goal off a pass fromVondenBenken. The goal camejust five minutes after thePhoenix had leveled the score.
The Bulldogs were able tohold off the pressure from thePhoenix in the waning min-
utes of the match for the win.“Two wins in the league,
and we played Friday andSunday, that’s hard,” Findleysaid.
“We have some young play-ers that are maturing everygame. They’re just gettingbetter and better every game.
“I think the guys are han-dling [the pressure] very well.I thought we responded per-fectly, and we got the [game]winner in regulation.”
The team will spend thenext few weeks on the roadbefore returning to the ButlerBowl to play DePaul Oct. 21.
“Playing on the road isalways tougher than playing athome,” Findley said. But, hesaid he looks forward to theopportunity to play againstteams, including IndianaUniversity and ValparaisoUniversity, in the comingweeks.
“We’ve been moving theball well,” Pateros said.“Green Bay was definitely oneof the toughest teams we’llface all year. That was a bigvictory for us.
“IU is really the big one forus [coming up] since it’s kindof an in-state rival.
“We’ve started off strong andare winning games and notallowing a lot of goals.
“That’s the main focus for
us to win and just do well thisseason.
“It’s been a great start, so Ican’t complain about much.”
The Bulldogs continue con-ference play this week in amatch versus Loyola Friday at8 p.m.
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HEAD IN THE GAME: Junior Kyle Pateros scored his secondgoal of the season in the Bulldogs’ 1-0 win over Milwaukee.
Collegian photo by Emily Newell
ON TOP OF THE WORLD: The Butler men’s soccer team currently has a 6-1-0 recordand is undefeated in the Horizon League, setting them at the top of the standings.
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SPORTS SPORTS
ESPN columnist Rick Reilly published anarticle on ESPN.com that struck The ButlerCollegian’s sports staff. The article reported thatin order to try out to be a Dallas Cowboys cheer-leader, each woman was required to take an examtesting Texas state history, Cowboys’ history,geography and more.
Reilly humorously decided to get his hands ona copy of the exam and tested 12 Cowboys play-ers on some of the questions. The results showedthat some would have made the team and somewould have failed miserably, regardless of howfunny some of their answers were.
Butler is known for having members of itsteam rosters be complete student-athletes. Thistotal fusion of classroom and playing field canbe seen in “U.S. News and World Report” rank-ing Butler as the second best university in theMidwest, and Butler teams constantly competingfor conference championships and being rankednationally.
Here’s a twist inspired by Reilly’s article: ifall prospective Butler athletes had to successful-ly pass a test covering Indiana history, Butlerhistory and general sports knowledge, would allof them pass and make the rosters?
The Collegian sports staff decided to followReilly’s lead. We composed some questionsmodeled after the Cowboys cheerleaders’ test toask eight current Butler athletes from variousteams. Even football head coach Jeff Voris par-ticipated. He scored very highly, although to befair to the Butler athletes, he has completed hiscollege degree.
Below are some of the questions and theresults:
“When was Butler founded?” A basic and fairquestion—two of nine got this correct.Volleyball’s Elyssa Garfinkle and Gina Vera cor-rectly answered 1855. Two people answered1856, and one answered 1857. Not a great start,but history isn’t everyone’s favorite subject.
“What is ‘Tony’ Hinkle’s real first name?”Another history question—one person answeredcorrectly. Senior Austin Evans of the men’s soc-cer team has clearly been paying attention to theshrines around Hinkle Fieldhouse’s interiorbecause he answered “Paul.” Voris comicallyanswered that Hinkle’s real first name was“Coach.”
“Who is the governor of Indiana?” Six of nine
answered this question correctly with one partic-ipant solely answering “Mitch.” That should bea good sign for the governor’s press team.
“What city were the Colts in before moving toIndianapolis?” Four correctly answered“Baltimore.” Voris was among them, and he wasjoined by junior volleyball player Katie Daprile,junior baseball player Steven Darragh and juniorbasketball player Jenny Ostrom. The most com-
mon wrong answer—Houston.“Name a country bordering Iraq.” This ques-
tion is straight from the Cowboys’ cheerleadertest. As it turns out, only five of our partici-pants would have had opportunities to show offtheir back handsprings. Voris, Daprile, Darraghand junior softball player Erin Jackson accurate-ly answered “Iran,” and Evans chimed in with“Syria.” The most common wrong answer—Afghanistan.
Nobody answered the following question cor-rectly: “When was Hinkle Fieldhouse built?”Correct answer: 1928. Closest answer: 1930.
All participants got a piece of this question:“Name both professional basketball teams inIndiana.” Six of nine correctly gave “the Pacersand the Fever.” The remaining three were able tomention the Pacers but not the Fever. The Feverare currently in the WNBA Finals.
The finale, the piece de resistance: “Name aprofessional athlete who has participated on‘Dancing With The Stars.’” All nine participantswere able to answer correctly, and they generatedfour of the 16 pro athletes’ names. Olympicgymnast Shawn Johnson was named four times,and Jerry Rice was mentioned twice. EmmittSmith and Warren Sapp were each mentionedonce, and Voris rallied off nine correct answers tomake his three daughters proud.
It could be said that the Cowboys cheerleadersare lucky (other than for being a Cowboys cheer-leader) because they are aware of the test and canstudy for it. Our staff decided to take Reilly’sapproach by pouncing on a chance to catch aButler athlete off guard with some tricky ques-tions. All the participants exercised great sports-manship, though, as they have practiced in theirsports.
Obviously, no Butler athlete or coach is betterat their job because they know internationalgeography or athletes on a television show. Thisexperiment, while entertaining, demonstratesthat it takes more than concrete knowledge to bea good student-athlete, though clearly, Butler’sstudent-athletes have some of that as well.
LEADER IN EDUCATION: Testing for the Cowboys cheerleaders goes well beyond just flex-ibility and pep. Kristin Zappolo, pictured above, takes a test on Texas and Cowboys history.
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