Photo by Heather Iwinski SPORTS 5 | ARTS, ETC. 8 | OPINION 10 COLLEGIAN VOL. 127 ISSUE 24 ESTABLISHED 1886 INDIANAPOLIS BUTLER UNIVERSITY | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2013 | WWW.THEBUTLERCOLLEGIAN.COM the butler Arts, Etc.: Check out the Butler Theatre show Lunar Revolution 2.0, opening this weekend. Page 9 Sports: Learn about the basketball team’s freshman recruits. Page 7 Opinion: SGA needs to be more forward with where our money is going. Page 10 Heroin use is on the rise among college-aged people in the Indianapolis area. According to Butler University Police Department Detective Bruce Allee, heroin is present on Butler’s campus but less than state school campuses. “The scary thing about heroin is that an experienced addict can appear to be functioning,” Allee said. “They will graduate college and begin careers while suffering from an addiction to heroin.” Allee, a former detective with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, and IMPD Sergeant James Ficus said Indianapolis is a supply hub for heroin. Large quantities of heroin come in from I-70, and people from Bloomington, Fort Wayne, South Bend, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Columbus and Cincinnati come to Indianapolis to buy heroin. According to a report by the Indiana State Police, heroin is the second-most-purchased drug by Indiana’s State undercover cops. The same report showed heroin use has increased by 21 percent from 2010 to 2011 in Marion County. “One common thing is students from Indiana University coming to Indianapolis to buy heroin,” Allee said. Ficus said the increase in heroin use is partly due to a supply strategy by dealers. “When heroin was used heavily in the 80s and 90s, it was typically used by Vietnam vets,” Ficus said. “Now, heroin is being produced so that it can be snorted instead of injected. It’s more appealing to people who don’t like needles.” Ficus said many heroin addicts start out addicted to painkillers. “Many times, people graduate from painkillers to heroin,” Ficus said. “I’ve seen many people who start out taking Vicodin for a work-related injury, and they become addicted. After some time, painkillers won’t be enough to get them high, and they’ll turn to heroin, which in and of itself is cheaper.” Both Ficus and Allee also said many people who become heroin addicts begin as a “social abuser.” High rates of heroin use reported MARAIS JACON-DUFFY MJACONDU@BUTLER.EDU STAFF REPORTER Butler University President Jim Danko announced last Thursday the keynote speaker at the 2013 commencement will be New York Times bestselling author John Green. His most recent work, “The Fault in Our Stars,” is what earned him the honor from the Times. He also is known for his 2012 novel, “Looking for Alaska.” Green also has a YouTube channel entitled “Vlogbrothers,” where he and his brother post videos for his viewers, or “nerd fighters,” as he calls them. Green was born in Indianapolis but moved within three weeks. He has since returned and lives in Indianapolis with his wife, son, dog and another child on the way. In the announcement, Danko said he was “extremely pleased” to have Green as the keynote speaker. He also said Green will be awarded an honorary doctorate of letters. Green said he has stopped all his other work to focus on delivering a good speech. “To be honest, I’m very nervous and anxious,” Green said. “It’s a big honor and responsibility.” Green said while living in Indianapolis, his experiences with Butler have included taking night classes and attending basketball games. The character in his latest book attends a game. He said he has attended a few commencement speeches in his life, and very few have actually made an impact. “I hope to not make the graduates sit through a dry speech like I have in the past,” Green said. “Hopefully, Hinkle has air conditioning because that should make me more bearable to listen to.” Green said he is just as excited as he is nervous for the speech. He said his Twitter account, which boasts more than 1.4 million followers, has received many messages from excited fans. “My message will be one that is hopeful and honest,” Green said, “but, most importantly, not too long and hopefully a little funny.” John Green to speak at commencement JEFF STANICH JSTANICH@BUTLER.EDU ASST. NEWS EDITOR Sizing up the tuition competition Two documents displayed at the Mar. 28 Faculty Senate meeting are helping shed a different light on Butler University’s tuition increase for the next academic year. The documents provide a list of 25 schools Butler most often competes with for potential students, or the most common cross-applicant schools. One compares tuition and monetary costs of attending those universities versus those for attending Butler while the other looks at how many students Butler wins from and loses to those 25 schools during the application process. Bruce Arick, vice president for finance, presented the documents at the meeting. Arick said this information is compiled to help assess how Butler officials should adjust tuition each school year. LOOKING AT THE BOOKS According to one document, each Butler student is paying $33,138 in tuition and fees for the 2012-13 school year. When that figure is compared to the tuition statistics from Butler’s 25 most common cross-application schools, Butler’s tuition ranks ninth highest. “We feel pretty comfortable there,” Arick said. “We’re not trying to proactively move up or move down (the list). “If we were to move down, would that be a bad thing? No, not necessarily.” Of the 10 schools Butler has the most Photo courtesy of Butler University Relations New York Times bestselling author and Indianapolis resident John Green accepted the invitation to speak at commencement in May. see heroin page 4 COLIN LIKAS CLIKAS@BUTLER.EDU MANAGING EDITOR see tuition page 4 BASEBALL L ast year, the brothers, from Miami, Fla., started playing baseball together for the first time since Marcos’ sophomore year of high school. “We had a great year that year, and we both played very well,” Lucas said. “We went deep into the playoffs, and we were like, ‘Man, if we can do this again for college, we’ll do it.’” Lucas, a senior at Butler, played at Saint Louis University his first two collegiate years and jumped at the opportunity to transfer to Butler and play with his brother. “Ever since we were little, we wanted to play college baseball together,” Lucas Calderon said. “We talked to (Butler) Coach (Steve) Farley over the phone, and he seemed like a good guy, and he gave us the opportunity to play.” The elder Calderon sat out his junior season, giving him the opportunity to watch his brother play his freshman season. In 2012, they played together for Butler, as well as for the see calderons page 5 Lucas Calderon puts an arm around his brother Marcos. The brothers first played on the same team when Lucas was five and Marcos was four. Photo courtesy of Lucas Calderon from DIAPERS to the DIAMOND Lucas and Marcos Calderon are living a dream some siblings have as kids—playing a Division I sport together. STORY BY KYLE BEERY, STAFF WRITER
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the butler Arts, Etc.: Check out the Butler Theatre show Lunar Revolution 2.0, opening this weekend. Page 9
Sports: Learn about the basketball team’s freshman recruits.Page 7
Opinion:SGA needs to be more forward with where our money is going.Page 10
Heroin use is on the rise among college-aged people in the Indianapolis area.
According to Butler University Police Department Detective Bruce Allee, heroin is present on Butler’s campus but less than state school campuses.
“The scary thing about heroin is that an experienced addict can appear to be functioning,” Allee said. “They will graduate college and begin careers while suffering from an addiction to heroin.”
Allee, a former detective with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, and IMPD Sergeant James Ficus said Indianapolis is a supply hub for heroin. Large quantities of heroin come in from I-70, and people from Bloomington, Fort Wayne, South Bend, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Columbus and Cincinnati come to Indianapolis to buy heroin.
According to a report by the Indiana State Police, heroin is the second-most-purchased drug by Indiana’s State undercover cops. The same report showed heroin use has increased by 21 percent from 2010 to 2011 in Marion County.
“One common thing is students from Indiana University coming to Indianapolis to buy heroin,” Allee said.
Ficus said the increase in heroin use is partly due to a supply strategy by dealers.
“When heroin was used heavily in the 80s and 90s, it was typically used by Vietnam vets,” Ficus said. “Now, heroin is being produced so that it can be snorted instead of injected. It’s more appealing to people who don’t like needles.”
Ficus said many heroin addicts start out addicted to painkillers.
“Many times, people graduate from painkillers to heroin,” Ficus said. “I’ve seen many people who start out taking Vicodin for a work-related injury, and they become addicted. After some time, painkillers won’t be enough to get them high, and they’ll turn to heroin, which in and of itself is cheaper.”
Both Ficus and Allee also said many people who become heroin addicts begin as a “social abuser.”
Butler University President Jim Danko announced last Thursday the keynote speaker at the 2013 commencement will be New York Times bestselling author John Green.
His most recent work, “The Fault in Our Stars,” is what earned him the honor from the Times. He also is known for his 2012 novel, “Looking for Alaska.”
Green also has a YouTube channel entitled “Vlogbrothers,” where he and his brother post videos for his viewers, or “nerd fi ghters,” as he calls them.
Green was born in Indianapolis
but moved within three weeks. He has since returned and lives in Indianapolis with his wife, son, dog and another child on the way.
In the announcement, Danko said he was “extremely pleased” to have Green as the keynote speaker. He also said Green will be awarded an honorary doctorate of letters.
Green said he has stopped all his other work to focus on delivering a good speech.
“To be honest, I’m very nervous and anxious,” Green said. “It’s a big honor and responsibility.”
Green said while living in Indianapolis, his experiences with Butler have included taking night classes and attending basketball games. The character in his latest book attends a game.
He said he has attended a few commencement speeches in his life, and very few have actually made an impact.
“I hope to not make the graduates sit through a dry speech like I have in the past,” Green said. “Hopefully, Hinkle has air conditioning because that should make me more bearable to listen to.”
Green said he is just as excited as he is nervous for the speech. He said his Twitter account, which boasts more than 1.4 million followers, has received many messages from excited fans.
“My message will be one that is hopeful and honest,” Green said, “but, most importantly, not too long and hopefully a little funny.”
Two documents displayed at the Mar. 28 Faculty Senate meeting are helping shed a different light on Butler University’s tuition increase for the next academic year.
The documents provide a list of 25 schools Butler most often competes with for potential students, or the most common cross-applicant schools.
One compares tuition and monetary costs
of attending those universities versus those for attending Butler while the other looks at how many students Butler wins from and loses to those 25 schools during the application process.
Bruce Arick, vice president for fi nance, presented the documents at the meeting.
Arick said this information is compiled to help assess how Butler offi cials should adjust tuition each school year.
LOOKING AT THE BOOKS
According to one document, each Butler
student is paying $33,138 in tuition and fees for the 2012-13 school year. When that fi gure is compared to the tuition statistics from Butler’s 25 most common cross-application schools, Butler’s tuition ranks ninth highest.
“We feel pretty comfortable there,” Arick said. “We’re not trying to proactively move up or move down (the list).
“If we were to move down, would that be a bad thing? No, not necessarily.”
Of the 10 schools Butler has the most
Photo courtesy of Butler University RelationsNew York Times bestselling author and Indianapolis resident John Green accepted the invitation to speak at commencement in May.
Last year, the brothers, from Miami, Fla., started playing baseball together for the fi rst time since Marcos’ sophomore year of high school.
“We had a great year that year, and we both played very well,” Lucas said. “We went deep into the playoffs, and we were like, ‘Man, if we can do this again for college, we’ll do it.’”
Lucas, a senior at Butler, played at Saint Louis University his fi rst two collegiate years and jumped at the opportunity to transfer to Butler and play with his brother.
“Ever since we were little, we wanted to play college baseball together,” Lucas Calderon said. “We talked to (Butler) Coach (Steve) Farley over the phone, and he seemed like a good guy, and he gave us the opportunity to play.”
The elder Calderon sat out his junior season, giving him the opportunity to watch his brother play his freshman season.
In 2012, they played together for Butler, as well as for the
see calderons page 5
Lucas Calderon puts an arm around his brother Marcos. The brothers fi rst played on the same team when Lucas was fi ve and Marcos was four.
Photo courtesy of Lucas Calderon
fromDIAPERSto theDIAMOND
Lucas and Marcos Calderon are living a dream some
siblings have as kids—playing a Division I sport together.
STORY BY KYLE BEERY, STAFF WRITER
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Every year, the Student Government Association puts together a budget based on the portion of the student activity fee it receives each year.
Although SGA intends to use the entire $288 student activity fee, there is usually money left over from the budget that goes into the rollover account. Most SGA committees usually fi nish the school year without using all of their budgets.
“Programming is based on availability,” said Caroline Huck-Watson, PuLSE Offi ce Director and SGA faculty adviser. “There are a lot of factors that are unknown in any given year.”
The inconsistencies in planning events create a variable amount of spare money going into the account each year. As the amount builds over time, SGA executive members plan capital projects to use the money.
Using SGA money to complete these projects cuts out the red tape of having to work with Butler administration, SGA President Mike Keller said.
“Our student government has more money than the student governments of some state schools,” Keller said.
The extra money allows SGA to complete these large projects both now and in the future, he said.
“Exec board and CPA (Council on Presidential Affairs) and SGA are looking at needs they’re hearing from students and how might they be able to meet some of those needs,” Watson said.
In the past, the rollover account was used for the bike share program, Brita fi lters, the outdoor classroom spaces and, most recently, the patio being built between Gallahue and Holcomb.
The executive board discusses a few ideas, but it also leaves money so future executive boards can do those types of projects as new ideas come up, Watson said.
CPA usually runs on a $22,000 budget, so it relies on money from the rollover account to take care of bigger projects and concerns, said Scott Nemeth, vice president of administration.
“You have a safety net you can use on having an impact and making something better,” Nemeth said.
Even if the rollover money were applied to next year’s budget, the student fee would be relatively
similar, he said. The account is used to address student concerns that come up throughout the year that were not necessarily within the budget.
“It’s still going to do projects that benefi t students,” Nemeth said. “The benefi ts outweigh the cost.”
Unused student activities fees go into SGA savings
MIKE KELLERSGA President
SCOTT NEMETHVice President of Administration
You have a safety net you can use on having an impact and making something better.SCOTT NEMETHVICE PRESIDENT OF ADMIN.
Changes made to fall 2013 fi nals
The academic affairs committee is taking up a change for next semester’s fi nals schedule.
At this week’s Faculty Senate meeting, Mary Macmanus Ramsbottom, associate provost for student academic affairs, showed staff the proposed schedule change.
The schedule, as it originally stood, had fi nals running Dec. 16-21, with the due date for grades at 10 a.m. on Dec. 24.
Ramsbottom said since Dec. 21 is the beginning of the university holiday, a minor change is proposed to take away the Saturday fi nals and move them all to that Friday.
Finals week would then end on Dec. 20, with the due date for grades being Monday, Dec. 23 at 3 p.m.
Twenty-fi ve exams scheduled for Saturday would be moved to that Friday, Ramsbottom said.
“We’re trying to do something that’s supportive of both faculty and staff,” Ramsbottom said at the meeting. “This allows us to have the university holiday observed.”
Ramsbottom said the academic affairs committee will take this up and go forward with the schedule change unless there are any objections.
Ramsbottom said opinions on the change are welcome.
“We want to get the information out,” Ramsbottom said, “so that faculty and staff are well advised on what the calendar will look like well before they start working on their syllabi.”
something supportive of both faculty and staff.MARY MACMANUS RAMSBOTTOMASSOC. PROVOST
Butler University received a $10 million grant from the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation, Inc. as a gift to support the growth and expansion of the school’s science programs.
The gift—which will be delivered in increasing increments over a fi ve-year period—will launch discussion and planning for the future renovation and construction of science facilities in Gallahue Hall and the Holcomb Building.
“Gallahue Hall has been a workhorse of a building for 40 years,” said Jay Howard, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences dean. “It’s done its job well, but it’s now 40 years out of date from what is really the most contemporary and appropriate sort of science facility.”
With a greater infl ux of science majors in recent years, the department is struggling to accommodate students. While the department strives to preserve smaller class sizes on a pedagogical level, select courses require larger lecture halls in order to satisfy the rising number of science majors in both existing and emerging programs.
“There aren’t very many classrooms that seat 50 or more students in Gallahue Hall,” said Carmen Salsbury, associate professor and biological studies chair. “When you’re having to compete with chemistry, physics and pharmacy for those spaces, there’s not room for another science (fi eld) to have big class sizes.
“We’re not really interested in moving to large classes across the board, but we do need a facility that’s more fl exible in that regard.”
Despite the growth in numbers of Butler science majors, the number of faculty members in the science department has remained
stagnant in recent years. Salsbury said the lack of space to
house new faculty has contributed to this, and renovations to Gallahue and Holcomb will allow for further growth with regard to staffi ng and expansion in terms of research space and science technology.
“One of the things we do well here and have done well in the past is faculty-student research outside of the classroom,” Salsbury said. “Our facility totally constricts us in this way as well because it’s hard to fi nd the space to work with more students when you just don’t have the lab space to do it.”
While $10 million is a signifi cant amount to work with, the university will require further fundraising and donations in order to fully realize the development of science programs alone.
Howard said this donation will help get the ball rolling for renovation and expansion. It will allow time for more intensive planning and more donors to recognize and support the program.
“Building buildings always takes longer than you think it’s going to take,” Howard said. “With President (Jim) Danko’s strategic initiatives and discussions about the strategic directions of the university, we have to fi t the growth of the sciences in the total context of the master plan.”
Though the grant is meant for the development of the sciences exclusively, all students will be able to reap the benefi ts in some capacity. As Butler offers a liberal arts education, students must at the very least take some sort of science course during their time at the institution.
“The expansion of the sciences
will have an impact on all students at Butler,” Provost Kathryn Morris said. “The new and enhanced facilities will provide better instructional spaces and facilities for students enrolled in core curriculum classes. “
The grant marks an important milestone for Butler, as it is the largest grant received in recent years.
Howard said companies are viewing Butler as an importer of marketable talent in Indiana, especially with regard to the sciences.
The program’s partnerships with organizations such as the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama —as well as the strong growth of programs like physics and astronomy—has garnered attention and opportunities, Howard said, that boost the need for comparatively competitive facilities on campus.
“We think we’re delivering one of the fi nest undergraduate science educations in the state, if not the very best,” Howard said. “These kinds of opportunities are driving demand for the sciences. We need to make sure that our facilities are of the same quality as our faculty and our students.”
While the grant is not an instant solution, it is an important fi rst step that will set the university on a track for success.
“We have a trajectory of success, but that success is going to level out if we can’t make sure that our facilities are of the same quality as our faculty and our students,” Howard said. “It’s not that Gallahue is a bad building, it’s just an old building. It needs a signifi cant renovation in order to continue to be a good tool in teaching and learning in sciences.”
Sciencegrant set
to improve facilities
Photo by Gerrald VazquezThe university plans to expand facilities and deliver industry-competing technologies with the help of the Fairbanks Foundation grant.
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Hours
Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday 10:30 am - 1:00 am
Thursday10:30 am - 3:00 am
Friday & Saturday10:30 am - 4:00 am
Sunday10:30 am - 12:00 am
Irene Stevens, dean of student life, said she never thought she would have ended up working in student affairs on a college campus.
Now, after 15 years of work at Butler University, Stevens is refl ecting on her time before she retires at the end of the academic year.
Stevens originally went to Boise State University to teach and coach basketball, softball, and volleyball for junior high and high school students.
“I just fell into student affairs,” Stevens said. “I love it. It’s a great career. I had no idea that people did this for a living. It never occurred to me.”
Stevens taught and coached for two years in a small district in Star, Idaho, her hometown of about 700 people.
She decided she didn’t like the pressure of coaching and went to get her master’s in counseling with the intent of being a high school guidance counselor.
Stevens worked as a hall director while getting her master’s degree in Idaho.
Afterward, she went to Ohio University, and then fi nished her doctoral degree while working at the University of Florida for 10 years.
When Stevens heard of a job opening at Butler University, she became interested in the small school located so close to downtown Indianapolis.
Coming from Florida, which
had 35,000 students, Stevens said she was ready for a smaller environment.
“There’s something special about Butler,” Stevens said. “I’ve been lucky enough to work on four different campuses. I’ve enjoyed every campus I’ve worked on, but Butler is just a wonderful environment.”
Throughout her time here, Stevens supervised the residence life department, PuLSE Offi ce, Greek life and spirit programs.
She also acted as the primary hearing offi cer for conduct-related issues.
“I hate suspending students,” Stevens said. “I have to do it sometimes. It’s a diffi cult decision for me, but sometimes it’s what they need to get themselves back on track. I do have their best interest in mind.”
Stevens said she will miss her co-workers in student affairs.
“My colleagues are fabulous,” Stevens said. “They are people who have lots of fun, care about what they do and care about the students. They’re wonderful people who live life to the fullest.”
Becky Druetzler, director of Greek life, has directly reported to Stevens the entire time she has worked here.
Druetzler said Stevens helped facilitate the environment for fraternities Delta Tau Delta, Sigma Nu and Phi Delta Theta to reorganize and reestablish Butler chapters during her time here.
She did the same for sorority Delta Delta Delta.
“She is extremely student-focused and really an advocate
for the students,” Druetzler said. “She’s truly been a friend to students, particularly for those who maybe were underrepresented on campus.”
Stevens has a passion for diversity and community service.
“It’s important to try to help others,” Stevens said. “For those of us who are blessed to be able to help others, I think we have some responsibility to do that.”
She helped to start a sophomore committee that helps sophomores with their developmental needs, as well as well as a fi rst-generation college students committee, which offers support to students who are the fi rst in their family to come to college.
Stevens said this is relevant to Butler, as 9 to 10 percent of students are fi rst-generation students.
Along with these organizations, Stevens also worked closely with the Butler Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender organization.
When she fi rst got to Butler, the association was off campus. She worked with students to get the group a space on campus and to strengthen it.
“I hoped that I could bring to the campus a sense of openness to diversity and a sense of respect to
help people see the importance of respecting community,” Stevens said. “That way I could help people develop into the best person that they could be.”
Sally Click, dean of student services, worked with Stevens for fi ve years and said Stevens’ absence will be felt for a long time.
“It creates a hole,” Click said. “We’ll be able to fi ll the hole, but she really has a lot of threads to the fabric of this place.”
Click said Stevens was invaluable to her and her transition to working at Butler.
“She’s been my rock,” Click said. “When I have a question or need some perspective about something, she’s there. She listens and gives great advice.”
Stevens said she is looking forward to what the future holds for her.
“It will be hard to leave,” she said. “I’m anxious and excited for this next phase, but it’s going to be diffi cult.”
Click said student affairs will be looking to fi ll the position for next year.
Depending on how busy the rest of the semester becomes, Click said the search may start before the semester ends or in the summer.
After Stevens retires, she plans on traveling and living life to the fullest, although she is anxious about leaving the Butler community.
“I’m a big believer in change,” Stevens said. “I think change is important. If you get into a rut with your life, you’re not really living life. It’s important that we all make the most of our life and live every day to not regret what we didn’t do in life.”
Stevens will start her traveling with a motorcycle ride to a different state, which she does every year.
She also wants to travel to Africa and Asia.
“My goal is to visit all seven continents,” Stevens said. “I believe that there is a time for everything, and, for me, you do things while you still want to do them.”
Photo provided by Irene StevensDean of Student Life Irene Stevens (second from left) poses for a photo with Levester Johnson (left), Briana Jury and Natalie Jones at Homecoming 2012.
CLARIFICATIONIn last week’s issue of The Collegian, the story “Stevens set to retire at school year’s end” stated that Stevens had worked alongside fi ve Butler presidents.
Stevens has worked under Jim Danko, Bobby Fong and Geoffrey Bannister. Gwen Fountain and Jayne Marie Comstock served as interim presidents during Stevens’ time at Butler.
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“You can’t experiment with heroin,” Allee said. “If you try heroin once, you are hooked for life.”
Ficus said he has witnessed more than a few cases where people began doing things to feed their heroin habit that they would have never done otherwise.
“I once talked to a man who began stealing large amounts of money from his work to feed his habit,” Ficus said.
During his IMPD days, Allee busted a drug house on the East side of Indianapolis where many Indiana University students were buying heroin.
“On this drug bust, we found quite a few college students,” Allee said. “This one girl was an Indiana University student and seemed to be a typical all-American girl, former high school cheerleader. She came up to this dope house in Indianapolis but ran out of money to buy more drugs, so she had sex with every guy in the house to pay off her debt.”
Ficus said he sees many high school and college students who are addicted to heroin stealing from their friends, parents and younger siblings. They’ll also shoplift and trade stolen items for drugs.
Mike Denton is a licensed clinical addiction counselor specializing in chemical dependency services at IU Health at Methodist Hospital. He is also a part-time therapist at the Health and Recreation Complex counseling center.
He said he has seen an increase of heroin users in his facilities.
“In the past fi ve years, there’s been more of a crackdown on prescription painkillers like morphine and pain pills,” Denton said. “Because of this, there is a market for heroin, which is readily available and cheaper.”
Denton said heroin addicts will very quickly get to a point where they cannot go through a day without using.
“Heroin addicts will develop a tolerance, and quickly they are no longer getting high for the actual high but to avoid the symptoms of withdrawal,” Denton said.
Denton said withdrawal will mimic a bad case of the fl u, with sweating, aches, fever, some vomiting and a runny nose, but it is in no way life threatening.
Denton attributes part of the resurgence of heroin use to “generational forgetting.”
“After a drug hasn’t been used for a few decades, generations of people will actually forget how damaging it can be,” Denton said.
Denton also said young people are particularly susceptible to becoming addicts because of the “air of invincibility” they have.
“Young people especially feel like they can handle almost anything,” Denton said.
Denton said he has seen patients in his heroin treatment program at Methodist Hospital from all universities in Indiana, including Butler.
Denton said he urges any students who believe they or a friend may have a problem to contact him at the HRC or to schedule an appointment.
Ficus said young people shouldn’t even consider experimenting with heroin or other hard drugs because of the damage drugs cause to users’ bodies and their friends and families.
“Once someone becomes an addict, it’s almost impossible to recognize them physically, emotionally, mentally or morally,” Ficus said. “They will do unbelievable things to feed their addiction that their sober selves would have never considered.”
If any students feel suspicious of activity on campus and think heroin or other drug use is a possibility, contact BUPD at 940-9396 or the HRC Counseling and Consultation Services at 940-9385.
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Butler University’s College of Education has added three new minors that are available to students now.
The minors are mild intervention, English as a new language and reading teacher.
An early childhood minor is still in the works. It is waiting for state approval after being sent through Butler’s approval process.
The reading teacher minor is for future classroom teachers who want additional classes to helpthem teach their students to become avid readers at any age.
After taking these classes, Butler students can be qualifi ed to take an external exam and receive an additional teaching license in the area of reading.
The English as a new language minor is in high demand because of the increase of students who speak a language other than English.
Rising expectations that young children experience a meaningful and effective early childhood have given a rise in demand for students with this minor. College of Education students already have the option to focus on elementary education, but this specialized training can help them benefi t the children.
State transitioning to a new licensure pattern requires elementary education majors have a minor. These new minors fulfi ll this requirement, though they are not limited to only elementary education majors.
“Even though the state has
initiated this, it’s still important that we provide this for our students because it just makes them more marketable,” said Debra Lecklider, College of Education associate dean.
Lecklider said students leave Butler with so many opportunities. Many elementary education majors have two or even three minors. She said when employers see this, they are amazed.
“It’s just incredible for our (job) placement rate,” Lecklider said.
Senior Shelbi Burnett is a middle / secondary education major and also has a minor in mild intervention.
Burnett said the mild intervention minor will give her signifi cantly more skills in planning for her classroom, working with students with those kinds of needs and being able to design assessments for them.
“That’s not a skill that everyone who graduates from a college of ed leaves with, from any college of education,” Burnett said. “But those are necessary skills that make a good teacher.”
Sue Stahl, student personnel services director, said the students she sees in the minors are passionate about teaching, education and the fact that all students can learn.
“These minors,” Stahl said, “support it and ignite it.”
cross-applications with, only three—DePauw University, University of Dayton and Marquette University—have higher tuition than Buter this academic year.
Dayton’s and Marquette’s 2012-13 tuitions, however, are within just a few hundred dollars of Butler’s—and it has been that way for several years.
Arick said this statistic is merely a coincidence.
“We don’t work with those two schools to plan (tuition increases),” Arick said. “We don’t know what they’re going to with their tuition increases until they actually announce them.”
But Arick also said Butler offi cials use cross-application information to better understand which schools they’re competing against for students and how Butler compares to those universities price-wise.
“We overlay (the documents) to say, ‘Okay, we kind of know who our top 25 are and how we’re competing. How are we price-wise with these schools, from the sticker price?’” Arick said. “Between the two (documents) is really a pretty good approach for us to consider what we should do tuition-wise for the upcoming year to compete with the schools we compete for students with.”
TUITION BASED ON CLASS SIZE
Arick said another major factor under consideration each year is if Butler is meeting its target class. He described not meeting a target class as “a big red fl ag for schools and their pricing strategy.”
Butler’s target for this year was 1,000, which was surpassed by 111 students. Since Butler has been hitting its target freshman classes consistently in recent years, offi cials have been able to raise tuition.
That may not be the case at other schools, Arick said.
“Interestingly enough, if you look at some of the schools that have announced very low price increases or zero (increase)—and I would not put Purdue in that category—it would not surprise me if you found they’re not hitting their enrollment targets,” Arick said. “It’s a signifi cant variable, especially at private schools.”
Many of Butler’s top 25 cross-application schools have steadily
raised tuition year after year since the 2007-08 school year. In fact, of Butler’s top 10 cross-application schools, only Miami University of Ohio has had any sort of tuition freeze in that timeframe.
Butler’s main competitors in that top 10 have been Indiana University and Purdue University.
COMPETING AGAINST THE FREEZE
Indiana has maintained the top spot in number of cross-applications with Butler since 2004. Purdue has held the second spot on that list since 2004.
Butler and Indiana shared 1,387 applicants in 2012. Of that number, 19 percent ended up enrolling at Butler, 28 percent at Indiana and 53 percent at a third school.
Butler wins over a few more students when it comes to competing with Purdue, gaining 21 percent of the cross-applicants between the schools.
One reason some students, specifi cally in-state ones, choose Indiana or Purdue over Butler is lower tuition.
“If you were to look purely at cost, especially if you look only at the sticker price, there’s no comparison,” said Tom Weede, vice president for enrollment management. “What we try to do is make sure we talk about more than just cost and the value that comes out of a Butler education.”
Weede said Butler’s ability to offer students more fi nancial aid is one way in which it attracts some cross-applicants. He said the school is putting $54 million toward fi nancial aid for the 2013-14 school year.
MORE FOR THE MONEY
For out-of-state students, Arick said Indiana’s and Purdue’s tuition prices are far more comparable to Butler’s.
For example, in the 2009-10
academic year, Indiana’s in-state tuition was $8,613. However, out-of-state tuition was set at $26,160, a fi gure that didn’t leave such a wide gap in tuition between Indiana and Butler.
“We love going head to head with Purdue and IU on out-of-state students,” Arick said. “The price point is not as big of a variable for those students.”
Weede said Butler’s admissions offi ce works hard to help potential students and their parents look beyond the hit their pocketbooks could take if they choose Butler.
Weede said he thinks Butler’s on-campus environment is something that draws many students who also apply to schools like Indiana or Purdue.
“One of the things I think is great about Butler is people like being here,” Weede said. “The classes are smaller, and the relationships with faculty members are more personal.”
STATE OF THE ECONOMY
Arick and Weede said Butler offi cials have to contend with the economy when considering tuition increases.
Arick said he believes the days of Butler raising tuition by more than 4 percent from year to year are limited.
“We can’t ignore general economic conditions that our students and families are subject to,” Arick said. “It’s a balance we have to maintain.”
Weede said he always remembers a discussion he had with a guidance counselor while working in Carroll College’s admissions offi ce when thinking about tuition increases.
“He had a daughter enrolled in the school, and he said this with love: ‘I think you people sit around and say it’s only 4 percent. For me, it’s $1,000,’” Weede said. “I’ve tried to never lose sight of that.”
TUITION: DEPENDENT ON APPLICATIONSFROM PAGE ONE State requirements
bring new minors, and faculty say they will benefi t students
Table by Jill McCarter, information from Bruce Arick
Where else are prospective Butler students applying?
Licking County Settlers of the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League.
Lucas said he was fortunate to be able to guide his brother through his freshman year.
“Freshman year is always a tough transition, especially moving from Florida to the Midwest,” Lucas said. “That was pretty cool to see him and how he developed through his freshman year.”
Marcos said the fi rst time he heard about Butler was when he was watching Butler’s basketball team play in the Final Four while on a travel baseball trip in high school.
“A couple weeks later, I got in contact with these coaches, and they wanted to see if I could bring my talents here to Indianapolis,” he said.
He said they asked him and his brother about the opportunity to play together, and it was something they couldn’t pass up.
Junior infi elder and teammate Marco Caponi has one word to describe the brothers: “goofballs.”
“That’s about the best way I can describe them,” Caponi said. “They’re always laughing and having a good time, and they’re awesome to be around.”
Caponi said the brothers are always competing and trying to outdo each other, but they also pull for each other to do well.
“I have a younger brother, so I’m also jealous of these guys,” Caponi said.
Caponi said it’s fun to see them play together and have a good time.
“Sometimes, you’ll hear Spanish every now and again,” Caponi said. “They’ll crack jokes, and nobody knows what they’re saying, but they obviously do.”
Marcos said sometimes they
talk to each other in Spanish on the fi eld, giving them an extra connection.
“We don’t have to give each other the normal baseball signs,” Marcos said. “We speak in a coded language, so that’s pretty cool.”
Lucas said in one game over the summer, he was standing on second base and saw the catcher calling for a curve ball. He relayed that in Spanish to his brother, and he was able to get an RBI.
“Everyone in the dugout was asking what I was yelling that for, and I said, ‘I was giving him the pitches,’” he said.
Lucas said he and his brother feed off each other’s success and make it into a competition.
“He’s (Marcos) our lead-off hitter, and when he gets a hit, I have to wait a few batters, and I’m like, ‘I’ve got to get a hit too,’” Lucas said. “I can’t let him get more hits than me.”
Since starting 10-6, the Bulldogs have dropped to 13-15. But Lucas said playing with his brother is fun whether they’re winning or losing, but that winning adds even more.
“We won earlier in the season, and we’re in a little bit of a funk right now, and hopefully, we’ll break out of it,” Marcos said. “But it should be fun the rest of the year too.”
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Recruiting high school basketball players is the lifeblood of the Butler men’s basketball team. Coach Brad Stevens and his staff recruit players who can help extend the team’s success.
Next season’s recruiting class includes four players.
Shooting guard Rene Castro and power forwards Nolan Berry and Andrew Chrabascz have signed their letters of intent to attend Butler and play basketball for the 2013-14 academic year.
Shooting guard Elijah Brown has verbally committed to Butler but has not signed his letter of intent.
Stevens and his staff have certain criteria recruits need to meet.
“There is a minimal level of basketball talent ability that they obviously have to have to be considered,” Stevens said. “Those abilities and what you are looking for can sometimes vary by position.”
Stevens said it is not all about trying to recruit the highest-ranked talent.
“The best team I have ever coached maybe had one guy who was included in one top-100 list,” Stevens said. “I don’t think it means a lot what people say about you in high school. I think it is how you perform once you are out of high school.”
Assistant coach Michael Lewis said recruits also need to have certain characteristics that not only fi t the team’s expectations on the court, but also in the classroom.
“We look at what kind of student they are,” Lewis said, “and really look at how they achieve. We like high achievers.”
Additionally Butler basketball is always looking for recruits who can fi ll in the team’s needs.
“As we fi nish the year, we are evaluating from a standpoint of who we know we have coming in and what we have currently on our roster,” Lewis said. “That’s how we move forward on our spring recruiting and into the summer.”
Compared to the recruiting classes of 2011 and 2012, all the players in this year’s class who have signed or verbally committed have attended high schools outside Indiana.
The players in the 2013 recruiting class come from a number of different U.S. regions.
Castro and Chrabascz come from the Northeast. Castro is from Milton, Mass., and went to Worcester Academy. Chrabascz is from Portsmouth, R.I., and attended Cushing Academy.
Berry comes from the Midwest, born in St. Louis. He attended De Smet Jesuit High School.
Brown comes from the West Coast. Born in Sanata Ana, Calif., he attended Mater Dei High School.
“Obviously, this university and especially its basketball program have changed quite a bit in the last 10 years,” Lewis said. “With the success of the basketball program and the notoriety that is
Photo by Heather IwinskiJunior Marcos Calderon started playing baseball at Butler before his older brother, Lucas, who had to sit out a year after transferring from Saint Louis.
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Photo by Heather IwinskiSenior Lucas Calderon (No. 12) slides into home during the game against Saint Louis on Sunday, while younger brother Marcos looks on. see recruits page 7
CALDERONS: BROTHERS LIVING THE DREAMFROM PAGE ONE
Photo courtesy of Lucas CalderonLucas (left) and Marcos Calderon played baseball together at Belen Jesuit High School in Miami, Fla.
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Bulldogs swept in home opener
Butler dropped three games at Bulldog Park against Saint Louis this weekend, falling to 13-15 overall and 4-5 in Atlantic 10 play. This was Butler’s fi rst series at home this season due to bad weather earlier in the year.
On Friday, the Billikens (22-10, 8-1) won 6-3. Saturday’s game ended 10-5 in favor of Saint Louis.
On Sunday, the Bulldogs led 5-2 before the Billikens tied it with a three-run eighth inning. In the ninth, they added two more runs. The Bulldogs had a runner on second base with two outs in the bottom of the ninth but could not capitalize, losing the fi nale 7-5.
Senior second baseman Lucas Calderon went 5-for-13 on the weekend. His brother, junior outfi elder Marcos, went 4-for-12 with two RBIs.
Butler remains at home today, facing Earlham College at 3 p.m. The Quakers, a Division III school, are 6-18 on the season.
The Bulldogs return to A-10 play when they travel to Dayton for a three-game series with the Flyers (7-19, 2-7).
The Butler men’s tennis team fell to No. 31 nationally-ranked Notre Dame 7-0 last weekend.
For the Bulldogs (8-11) freshman Brandon Woods took his No. 4 singles match into a third-set tie-breaker before falling 2-1.
Woods, combined with sophomore doubles partner
Pulok Bhattacharya, won fi ve games before eventually losing 8-5.
In singles play, Bhattacharya lost to Greg Andrews in straight sets, 6-2, 6-0.
The team will be at Saint Louis this weekend before returning home for the last regular-season match against Cleveland State.
—Marissa Johnson
The Butler softball team lost 11-2 at Ball State (24-11) yesterday.
Junior infi elder Krista Hakola went 2-for-2 at the plate and drove in a run for the Bulldogs.
Butler split a two-game series against Atlantic 10 foe George Washington last weekend.
In the fi rst game, the two teams were deadlocked until the seventh inning when
senior Devin Brierly came in to pinch run for a walked batter. She was eventually able to score on a sacrifi ce fl y by junior Callie Dennison.
Senior Jenny Esparza and freshman Kristin Gutierrez combined to pitch a no-hitter for the 1-0 win.
The Colonials (12-17) won the second game 4-1.
The team has a non-conference double-header against Morehead State today at 3 p.m.
Photo by Heather IwinskiJunior third baseman Patrick Guinane hits a fl y ball to center fi eld to score teammate Marcos Calderon in the team’s game against Saint Louis Sunday.
The Butler track and field teams split this weekend to compete in the Miami Invitational in Oxford, Ohio, and the Sun Angel Classic in Tempe, Ariz.
Sophomore Tom Curr placed third in the men’s 1,500-meter run with a time of 3:42.79 in Arizona. Junior Ross Clarke recorded a time of 3:43.94 and finished in sixth place.
Sophomore Kodi Mullins finished second in the men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase, finishing in 9:14.39.
In Ohio, freshman Luke Zygmunt came away with
a second-place finish in the men’s 1,500-meter race in 3:53.82.
Sophomore Mara Olson also finished second on the women’s side of the same race with a time of 4:33.29, and senior Lauren McKillop recorded a third-place finish with a time of 4:33.91.
At the Miami Invitational, the men finished seventh overall, and the women took sixth.
Both teams have the weekend off from competition before traveling to Walnut, Calif., to compete in the Mt. Sac Relays on April 18.
Conference standings:1. Saint Louis 8-1 (22-10)2. Xavier 7-2 (14-14)3. Richmond 6-3 (21-9)4. St. Joseph’s 4-2 (15-16)4. La Salle 5-4 (11-17)8. Butler 4-5 (13-15)
Records broken in opening weekend
No. 31 Notre Dame topples Bulldogs
Teams split for weekend invites
THE BUTLER COLLEGIAN | PAGE 7WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2013
A club for the
adventurer
The Climbing Club at Butler University offers the opportunity for climbers of all skill levels to enjoy their hobby and hone their skills.
It is not just for the hardcore adventurist or athlete. Anyone who is looking for camaraderie or to strengthen their body and mind can join.
For $20 a semester, students have access as part of their membership to Climb Time Indy, the most well-respected indoor rock climbing facility in Indiana. This access takes the place of the need for weekly meetings.
“Quite simply, it’s a workout that doesn’t suck,” senior Elliot Johnson said. “I joined because I was out of shape, and I like the fl exibility of it.”
Efforts are made every semester to go on longer-distance trips, such as Red River Gorge in Stanton, Ky., where members have the opportunity to climb on natural formations.
These expeditions are well received by the group of more than 20 individuals.
“You feel a lot of accomplishment whenever you climb a formation you never have before,” senior Joe Tucker said.
President Tim Miller stresses the ease of getting involved.
“If you have a heart for adventure and staying in shape,” Miller said, “climbing is the sport for you.”
Six-foot-eleven senior Andrew Smith is looking to continue his basketball career in the U.S. or abroad.
To prepare, he’s entered St. Vincent Sports Performance’s rigorous pre-NBA draft training program, which he will continue up until the draft in late June.
“Going from college to the NBA is very different,” Smith said. “There’s no real way to simulate that except for playing in NBA games.”
Smith scored 1,147 points during his four years at Butler to go along with multiple nominations and awards.
In his senior season alone, he was a Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award fi nalist, posted four double-doubles and led Butler in both defensive and offensive rebounds with a combined 213 on the season.
Still, he says he has a lot of work to do, particularly in the coming months.
“He’s juggling school right now and needs to fi nish his internship,” said Greg Moore, sports performance specialist and strength and conditioning coach at SVSP. “But here, he’ll get individual attention outside of
being part of the team.”Moore said total body strength
will defi nitely be a focus for Smith.
“His primary goal,” Moore said, “will be improving mobility and stability and then building a stronger foundation and range of motion.”
He said it’s still very early and most athletes start a week or two from now. That’s good news for Smith, who has a life-changing opportunity on his hands.
But even if Smith doesn’t make the cut for the draft, there are NBA team camps in Las Vegas and Orlando in July and Euroleague events after that.
Nothing is for certain, and he’s hoping SVSP’s program can improve his skills to aid his shot at going pro.
SVSP Executive Director Ralph Reiff said St. Vincent’s top-notch, all-encompassing system has a well-deserved international reputation for being one of the best in the business.
“Our scope of services we provide to athletes is very complete from all aspects,” Reiff said. “We’re very detailed about the work we do.
“We did a lot of assessments on Andrew: how he moves, literally from his big toe to his shoulders to fi ngertips. We have to prepare
Andrew to do things he’s never done before, and we’ve designed a very comprehensive program that addresses every aspect from physical and mental standpoint to do that.”
The staff working with Smith includes about half a dozen people. Chris Thomas of Champions Academy recently took over for nationally-renowned Ed Schilling, who departed to join the UCLA team with Steve Alford.
Smith is also getting married in a month.
He is continuing to evaluate all of his options.
“Going overseas, there are a ton of good options,” Smith said. “(My agent) knows Europe pretty well. Navigating the NBA is relatively simple, and Europe gets more complicated. But there are some very good teams there and being able to travel wouldn’t be bad either.”
Photo by Rachel OppermanSenior Andrew Smith has joined a pre-NBA draft training program to prepare him for potential professional basketball opportunities.
Butler’s club swim team is the state champions after it teamed up with the Indy Aquatic Masters in the Greater Indiana Masters Swimming state meet.
This is the second year in a row the Butler team has chosen to compete with Indy Aquatic Masters at state and the second straight year the team has won.
The Butler women on the team contributed to the victory in big ways.
Junior Julia Harris, the club’s president, was the state runner-up in the 100 breaststroke and 100 IM.
“It’s always nice when your hard work pays off and gets recognized,” Harris said.
Harris said she swam competitively in high school but was burnt out from swimming and wanted to just have some fun.
She was part of the 200 medley relay and the 200 freestyle relay, both of which won state titles.
Senior Kristyn Watts was runner-up in the 100 fl y. She was part of the 200 medley relay and 200 freestyle relay with Harris.
“I am glad that we were able to accomplish our goals,” Watts said. “In swimming it is a great feeling when you can accomplish goals as an individual and as a team.”
Michelle Landfair was also part of the 200 medley relay that won the state title. She said she couldn’t allow herself to get away from swimming.
“I didn’t have time to actually be a part of the actual team, but I couldn’t give it up,” Landfair said.
All three of the participants enjoyed being on the team and hope to keep bringing in new swimmers.
The championship was an accomplishment that they said will help bring more women to the team in coming years.
“We are trying to grow and attract more people for next year’s team,” Harris said. “This is a great recruiting tool for us to have.”
The team will also compete in the upcoming Masters National Championship. The meet will be held in Indianapolis and is being hosted by Indy Aquatic Masters.
on a national and an even global level, our recruiting has expanded compared to what it was 10 years ago.”
Although the team may recruit in different regions, both Stevens and Lewis said it is important to recruit high school players from Indiana because there are some very skilled players in Butler’s backyard.
“The state of Indiana is a great state to recruit from,” Stevens said. “There are a lot of schools down here.”
To keep players in Indiana, Butler must fi nd ways to entice Indiana high school players. Both Stevens and Lewis said Butler’s tradition is one way to do this.
The Hinkle Fieldhouse renovations could also be another way to attract high school recruits.
“We are in the middle of a major renovation of an 85-year-old building,” Lewis said. “This is a great facility, but the university is making a commitment to improve the whole experience and doing a lot for the student-athlete.”
Stevens said Butler’s moves to new conferences can be a tool used to recruit players in different regions.
“Certainly with our move to the Atlantic 10 last year and the Big East this year, there are increased chances to be able to get in the doors,” Stevens said.
Even with the change in conferences, Butler basketball will try not to change the way it recruits.
“We don’t want to get away from the type of person we recruit here,” Lewis said. “Because those are the guys who have been successful.”
Photos courtesy of Kristyn WattsSenior Kristyn Watts swims a freestyle race for the Butler club swim team.
RECRUITS: BUTLER ADDS NEW PLAYERS FROM PAGE FIVE
Junior Julia Harris swims the breaststroke for the Butler club swim team.
Spring sports championships
CLUB SWIMMINGCHAMPIONSHIPS
ATLANTIC 10 SPORTS
Baseball 13-15 overall, 4-5 overall A-10Championship: May 22-25 at Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium in Charlotte, N.C.Top six teams make the tournament
Softball12-18 overall, 3-3 overall A-10Championship: May 8-11 at UMass Softball Complex in Amherst, Mass.Top six teams make the tournament
Men’s tennis8-11 overallChampionship: April 25-28 at Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio.13 teams make the tournament
Women’s tennis4-15 overallChampionship: April 18-21 at Boar’s Head Sports Club in Charlottesville, Va. All 16 teams make the tournament
Men’s golfChampionship: April 26-28 at Heron Bay Golf Club in Coral Springs, Fla. 13 teams make the championship match
Men’s outdoor track and fi eldChampionship: May 4-5 at Irwin Belk Track and Field Center in Charlotte, N.C.All teams compete in championship
Women’s outdoor track and fi eldChampionship: May 4-5 at Irwin Belk Track and Field Center in Charlotte, N.C.All teams compete in championship
MAAC sports
Women’s golfChampionship: April 26-28 at Disney’s Palm Golf Course in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.Top six teams make the championship match
MEN’S BASKETBALL COACHING UPDATE
South Alabama offi cially announced Darnell Archey has been added to head coach Matthew Graves’ coach-ing staff.
Archey is Graves’ fi rst hire in his position.
Archey had served as the coordinator of basketball operations at Butler since 2009.
for you.”
Email President Tim Miller at [email protected] for more information
Long in the making, fi rst annual ArtsFest set to open
REVOLUTION!
The Collegian’s Guide to the first week of ArtsFest 2013
The theme of revolution will be at the forefront of various artistic performances and displays in the fi rst Butler University ArtsFest.
ArtsFest will feature more than 40 performances and other events between April 18-28.
This is the fi rst ArtsFest, which is to become an annual event.
It will be used, in part, to honor the opening of the Howard L. Schrott Center for the Arts this year.
Ronald Caltabiano, Jordan College of the Arts dean, said JCA was looking to accomplish several things at once when the idea for ArtsFest was conceived.
“We want to show the complexity of what we do as a college,” Caltabiano said. “The college is not just individual departments. These departments work together to create big things.”
Richard Auldon Clark, Butler Symphony Orchestra director, said ArtsFest is “a brilliant opportunity” for JCA students to work alongside professionals and guest artists.
“(ArtsFest) will be successful,” Clark said. “It’s not just a student or professional festival but a mix, which is a win-win for everybody.”
ArtsFest will include dance, music and theatre performances as well as lectures and art shows. All events will revolve around a central theme of revolution.
More than half the events are free, and student ticket prices are intentionally low in the hopes of bringing more Butler students to these events.
“My only disappointment with Butler is that not enough of the student population takes advantage of cultural events on campus,” Clark said. “I think ArtsFest will bring them in.”
Although the very fi rst ArtsFest has yet to begin, Caltabiano said he is already looking forward to the event’s potential growth in the future.
“This is like a start-up company,” Caltabiano said. “Our intention is to grow from a modest beginning into a Midwest attraction that brings in major talent from around the world.”
He said the event can benefi t not only those at Butler but also individuals and groups in the surrounding Indianapolis area.
“(ArtsFest) will create a new artistic entity for Indianapolis and, in that way, bring all the arts in Indy together at the same time as we bring in talent from outside the area,”
Caltabiano said. “It will raise the profi le of Butler in the arts community and put what we do in front of more diverse audiences.”
Larry Attaway, dance department chair and Butler Ballet executive director, said he is excited for the grand opening of the Schrott Center with ArtsFest.
“The only way artists know how to celebrate is by doing stuff,” Attaway said. “This festival is more about the celebration of the success of this whole project.”
Butler’s dance department will be holding three large-scale performances that encompass the revolutionary theme.
“Giselle” is a ballet performed in two acts that premiered in Paris in 1841. It tells the story of a peasant girl who fi nds out the man she loves is in love with someone else, and she dies of a broken heart.
“‘Giselle’ in and of itself is the quintessential romantic ballet,” Attaway said. “One of the fi rst of its kind, it opened the doors in the ballet world for other pieces to come forth.”
In addition to “Giselle,” Paul Taylor’s conception of “Le Sacré du Printemps” will be performed to live music in the Schrott Center.
Lastly, Butler Ballet will perform Arnold Schoenberg’s “Pierrot Lunaire.” This was revolutionary in the music world because it abandoned tonality and featured the fi rst use of sprechstimme, or speak-singing.
The piece requires fi ve versatile instrumentalists, which is why it is not performed very often.
Soprano Mary Nessinger will be coming from Vassar College, where she is an adjunct artist in music, to perform this piece.
“This has been choreographed numerous times before,” Attaway said. “I’m choreographing this version, but my storyline behind it is not very typical.”
Sophomore theatre major Julia Levine said she looks forward to being part of this festival, specifi cally to getting the opportunity to work in the Schrott Center.
“It’s great for theater because it gives us an offi cial proscenium space to work in,” Levine said. “As aspiring professional theater artists, we also need a more traditional and realistic space to work in.
“As someone in the arts, it’s helpful for me to know what my peers are doing in other departments,” she said. “It gives me a chance to share in what their works are.”
A full calendar of events can be found at blogs.butler.edu/artsfest.
More than 40 events packed into 11 days explore the nature of revolution and the philosophies of revolutionaries
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BUTLER SYMPHONYORCHESTRA DIRECTOR
ArtsFest will be successful. It’s not just a student or
professional festival, but a mix, which is a win-win for
everybody.April 186 to 10 p.m.—Art Gallery: Revolution, Schrott Center7 p.m.—Opening reception, Schrott Center8 p.m.—Dance Kaleidoscope, Schrott Center
April 197 p.m.—Lecture: Beethoven and the Revolutionary Mind, Schrott Center8 p.m.—Butler Ballet: Giselle, Clowes Memorial Hall
April 20Noon—Lecture: Viva La Revolución!, Eidson-Duckwall Recital Hall2 p.m.—Butler Theatre: Lunar Revolution 2.0, Lilly Hall 168
April 2112:30 p.m.—Lecture: Art and Revolution in France, Eidson-Duckwall Recital Hall7 p.m.—Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra: Iconic American Composers, Schrott Center
April 2210 to 11 p.m.—WFYI-3: How the Beatles Rocked the Kremlin
You can fi nd a complete schedule at blogs.butler.edu/artsfest. Look for more highlights in next week’s
issue of The Butler Collegian
Butler Symphony Orchestra
Butler Ballet
Howard L. Schrott Center for the Arts | Collegian fi le photos
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Butler jazz ensembles will be performing with a world-famous percussionist at the 2013 Butler ArtsFest.
Bobby Sanabria, a seven-time Grammy Award-nominated percussionist, will perform with two Butler big bands on Saturday, April 20.
“When I was planning our involvement in the Artsfest, I wanted something that was going to be a really tremendous cultural experience for the students,” jazz studies director Matt Pivec said.
Sanabria is renowned in Afro-Cuban jazz music, a style which combines Afro-Cuban clave rhythms with traditional jazz.
Originating in New York, the Afro-Cuban jazz movement had a strong infl uence on jazz beginning in the 1940s.
“The spirit of the music is the same in that there is a lot of improvisation and spontaneity,” Pivec said.
Sanabria grew up in the tradition of Afro-Cuban jazz in the Bronx, New York.
He has performed with some of the most celebrated names in Afro-Cuban jazz, including Dizzy Gillespie and Mario Bauza.
The jazz students have been working on music that is especially demanding rhythmically, senior percussionist Chelsea Hughey said.
“For someone who is not well- versed in this style of music, it can be very challenging,” Hughey said.
Pivec is enthusiastic that his students will be inspired by the performance.
“They’re really going to be affected by Sanabria’s passion and drive,” Pivec said. “To have an experience with someone of that caliber gives them a sense of what is needed to be successful at that level.”
Students and faculty agree the performance should be a great ArtsFest component.
“The ArtsFest as a whole should be an unbelievable experience for our students and a great opportunity for the Jordan College (of the Arts) to showcase itself to the community,” Pivec said.
While Sanabria is recognized as a performer, he is also known as an enthusiastic teacher of Afro-Cuban jazz.
“He’s all about education and teaching style,” Hughey said. “He can help us become well-versed in Latin and Afro-Cuban jazz.”
It is Sanabria’s plan to educate the community on jazz as a whole.
“It takes years and years for a jazz musician to learn their craft and exude on an emotional level on the instrument,” Sanabria said. “That’s something that needs to be reintroduced into the culture of young people.”
The performance provides the opportunity to hear historically signifi cant music and is one that students and community members will want to attend.
“It’s everybody’s right as an American citizen to be exposed to jazz,” Sanabria said. “In terms of the American experience, it is the greatest art form that this country has brought forth for the world.”
Photo courtesy of Bobby SanabriaJazz drummer Bobby Sanabria will perform alongside music students on April 20.
The Butler theatre department is taking the theme of revolution to a whole new level this week with the opening of Lunar Revolution 2.0.
Over the past few months, the cast and director William Fisher have been collaborating to create this devised piece based on Schoenberg’s 1912 melodrama, Pierrot Lunaire.
Although Fisher said a bulk of the play is based on Pierrot Lunaire, Fisher’s other inspiration was the moon landing of 1969.
“I’m old enough to have watched when we fi rst landed on the moon, and I thought that was the culmination of a great national and personal sense of accomplishment and aspiration,” Fisher said.
“From this I was curious to fi nd out, ‘What does it mean to aspire or
what is the analogy for ourselves today of how we get to the moon, and what does it mean to get to the moon?’”
Fisher’s questions were able to infl uence each of the show’s seven sections.
While most shows are developed by analyzing script and rehearsing, William Fisher created Lunar 2.0 in a roundabout way.
“We developed our own structure for the performance,” Fisher said. “We would develop sections of the play, and the play actually got written in the end. Decisions were made based on our work in rehearsal and on improvisations, small exercises or texts we brought in from other sources.”
Though Fisher is the director, he was determined to make sure the cast had an active role in developing the script.
Freshman Emily Bohn, a performer in the
show, saw how Fisher let the cast help immensely in the creative process.
“William is the director, but he likes to make sure that we know that this was our project, not just his,” Bohn said “He really made sure that it is all of us collaborating to make the show.”
For cast members watching how the performance changed day to day, it became interesting to see how this turned into a show.
Freshman theatre major Claire Kedjidjian, assistant stage manager, said she has her doubts on some rehearsal days.
“Some days I would watch a section and wonder how this would turn into anything that could be understood,” Kedjidjian said. “But as we fi nished the ending you can really see it turn into a piece that will make you think.”
The show begins with previews Wednesday and Thursday at 8 p.m. The offi cial opening is April 12 at 8 p.m. at Butler Studio Theatre in Lilly Hall.
The show will run until April 21.
Tickets will be $5 for Butler students with an ID.
Did you know, if you turn a crossword puzzle upside down, the grid remains unchanged?
Do you know what percentage of the crossword is allowed to be black spaces? Many people grab their pencils or pens and scratch their heads as they look over clues without giving a second thought to the process of puzzle creation.
The world of professional crossword creation and solving, however, is active and tight-knit. At its head is Will Shortz, crossword editor of The New York Times and puzzle master for National Public Radio’s “Weekend Edition Sunday.”
Shortz will be speaking in the Reilly Room at 7 p.m. Friday about the history of crosswords, even presenting some puzzles for the audience to solve.
“You know, if you’re a comedian you’re to be funny, and so I fi gure if I do a presentation, my talk should be puzzling,” he said.
Shortz was born in Crawfordsville, Ind., and said he comes to Indianapolis about twice per year. Despite his frequent visits to see his sister, who still lives in
Indiana, he said he doesn’t think he has ever been to Butler University.
Few would argue against Shortz being the foremost expert on crossword puzzles in the country and also the face of the crossword creation and solving community.
He started the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament in 1978 and has directed it every year
since. He and the tournament were highlighted in the 2006 documentary “Wordplay.”
Shortz is also founder and director of the World Puzzle Championship and co-founder of the World Puzzle Federation.
Asked what he hopes his legacy will be in the puzzle world, Shortz said he has made crossword puzzles
more relatable.“I’d like the puzzle to appeal
to all levels of solvers,” he said. “Beginners, intermediate solvers and experts, young solvers starting in the teens up to as old as people get.”
In addition to serving solvers of all ages, Shortz accepts submissions from people of all ages. Before he
became editor, only fi ve crosswords by teenagers were published in The Times, he said. But he has published puzzles by 29 teenaged creators.
On the other end of the spectrum, he said he recently published a puzzle by a 99-year-old woman.
In addition to puzzles, Shortz is an avid table tennis player. He is the owner and operator of the Westchester Table Tennis Center in Pleasantville, NY. He said he only went one day without playing (Oct. 3, to be exact) last year, and this year he intends to play table tennis every day.
Shortz graduated from Indiana University with a degree in enigmatology—the study of puzzles—a curriculum he developed while a student. He then went on to law school at the University of Virginia.
He said he loves all puzzles, not just crosswords.
“Even in as repressed a society as mid-seventeenth-century Massachusetts, people still had a desire to create and solve puzzles,” Shortz said, speaking of one of the earliest published works in the United States—an almanac containing puzzles.
“It’s part of human nature, to want to solve a mystery.”
Photo by Kevin VogelEnigmatologist and crossword editor Will Shortz will speak at Butler on Friday.
Photos by Heather IwinkskiButler students prepare for the opening of Lunar Revolution 2.0.
In Brief:
“Lunar Revolution 2.0,” directed by William Fisher
April 12, 13, 18, 19, 20 at 8 p.m. and April 14, 20, 21 at 2 p.m.Lilly Hall Room 168
$15 general admission, $10 seniors, $5 students with ID
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OPINION PAGE 10WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2013
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OUR POINT THIS WEEK: SGA should spend the rollover on something that is a higher prority than a patio | 25-0-2
Photo by Heather Iwinski
For the benefi t of students and teachers, more professors should allow students to take fi nal exams online.
Taking exams online is convenient for students. This would allow students to take the exam any time during fi nals week. This would also allow students who live farther away to have a better idea of how to make their travel plans so they can leave campus at a decent time instead of in the middle of the night because they were stuck in an exam all day.
This also would help students who have vacations scheduled right after the school year.
If students had the freedom to take exams any time they wanted, they would have more time to prepare.
Finding the time to adequately study for exams is a big problem for many students who have jam-packed schedules. The extra time for studying could mean better overall scores for students.
Professors would not be obligated to sit in a classroom and
proctor exams. Every student on campus has access to an adequate computer, so technical diffi culties could be easily managed and kept to a minimum.
Opponents of this plan may say students might have a better opportunity to use notes and books.
Teachers could make questions hard enough or put a time limit on exams. This could make shuffl ing through notes and books obsolete because it would be too time-consuming.
Electronic exams could be very benefi cial in terms of allowing students and teachers to effectively use their time and allowing students to adequately prepare for exams.
There is the potential that electronic exams could fail but there is also the potential that every could benefi t from them as well.
Electronic exams better for students
A LITTLE AUDby Audrey Meyer | Collegian Cartoonist | [email protected]
John Green’s work and diversity make him a good choice to be the commencement speaker
Butler University announced last week that John Green, the New York Times bestselling fi ction writer, will be the commencement speaker in May.
Green fi ts this role in a lot of ways.
His works are frequently labeled “young-adult” but capture college readers’ attention as well.
The university picked well, but here are a few people that could also offer up interesting speeches:
David Graeber, who wrote “Debt: The First 5,000 Years.”
His work is not about life after graduation specifi cally, but it might be something students can relate to while waiting to hear back from jobs and graduate programs.
John Darnielle, Bloomington-born lead singer and writer for The Mountain Goats, has been awarded for his spectacular lyrics.
Darnielle could borrow from his lyrics to inspire the class of 2013 with tidbits like “I’m gonna make it through this year if it kills me” or “Do every stupid thing that makes you feel alive.”
Another fantastic choice would be Toni Morrison, Nobel-and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “Beloved.”
Morrison’s passion and message are inspiring and her
writing is fantastic.It would be an excellent way to
pay homage to Butler’s heritage as the fi rst university in this nation to graduate a black woman. Cornel West would be another excellent speaker.
West spoke at Butler earlier this year about Ovid Butler’s legacy and the university’s duty to uphold it.
Anita Sarkeesian would be another fantastic option.
The Internet sensation started Feminist Frequency on Youtube to start “conversations with pop culture.”
Sarkeesian’s straightforward, relaxed style lends itself naturally to speeches. Her positive message and vision for a better society would certainly be inspiring.
Beyonce Knowles-Carter, though, pretty much holds my number-one nomination.
The 17-time Grammy winner has the chops and life experience to come up with a clever and inspiring speech with a killer dance break.
JEREMY ALGATE
RHYANHENSON
Electronic exams would be more convenient for students and teachers
Student Government Association is investing part of its budget surplus in students, but it could go to better use.
SGA currently has over $200,000 in the budget cushion now. That is a good sum of money just sitting in the bank and SGA is putting it to use. SGA is investing $100,000 in a patio in between the Gallahue and Holcomb buildings.
The plans for the new updated area look great but the money should be going to fi x bigger issues on campus. In particular going towards fi xing the parking and housing situations on campus. The school could greatly benefi t from an increase in the number of parking spots on campus.
Residential life has two problems. The biggest of which is that there is a shortage of rooms on campus. We also have two overcrowded residential buildings that have no central air conditioning.
The patio sounds nice but it is not a necessity and it would only
be available to students during the mild weather times of year.
Why not invest money into long-term projects, like better residence halls or more parking areas?
If part of the funding for these projects comes from the rollover account then it would be much easier.
If the money came from the rollover budget, it would cut out some of the red tape of dealing with Butler administration.
Investing a large sum of the rollover budget into something that students can enjoy is good.
There are higher priorities that the money could go towards that could benefi t more students and benefi t them during all times of the year.
If the money is going to sit in an account for years down the road, put it to good use or lower the student activity fee.
SGA should weigh all of the options before commiting to spending thousands of dollars.
A Butler degree means a lot in the real world.
“Even though The Butler Way wasn’t as prominent when I was in school, aspects of it were defi nitely prevalent in my college career and continue to be in my work career,” alumna Leslie Hoggatt said.
Hoggatt graduated in 2004 with degrees in administration and fl ute performance.
She also suggested students stay in touch with Butler professors because they will continue to be resources for years to come.
“Even nine years after graduating, I still call former professors for favors or to get advice about something I am working on,” she said.
Jen Money-Brady attended school full time with 18 to 20 credit hours per semester. She was able to do this because of her psychology advisers. She also worked full time at a bank while going to school.
Money-Brady graduated in 2005 with a degree in psychology and minors in Spanish and education. She graduated from Butler in 2008 with a master’s degree in school counseling.
“I hope I’m impacting the world in many ways based on the great research skills that were instilled in me as a psych major,” she said.
She recently earned an award from the Indiana School Counselor Association for Indiana Exemplary High School Counselor of the Year. She said this is a testament to the great education and life Butler provided.
“I would not have been nominated for this award without my Butler education, experience and, most importantly, professors,” Money-Brady said.
She advised students get a job while in college because the experience will help improve interviewing skills.
“It will help you see the real world,” she said.
Currently, she works in admissions at Brebeuf Jesuit, her high school alma mater.
“Our entire academic counseling department attended Butler for their masters’ in school counseling, so Butler is highly respected at Brebeuf,” Money-Brady said.
She said the motto from freshman orientation should ring true even through graduate school: People get out of it what they put in it.
Freshman Molly McLoughlin is a double major in political science and psychology.
McLoughlin’s career goals are to work in health insurance and be a lobbyist or use her political science background toward doing work with the media.
“I want Butler to provide me with the necessary qualifi cations and numerous roads to lead me to be successful in my degrees,” she said.
Tyler Trueg graduated in 2011 with a pharmacy degree and MBA.
“By having the opportunity to pursue two different degrees, I was able to take a more unique career path,” he said.
Trueg said the friends he made at Butler really made a difference after graduation.
“I have friends who went to larger schools, and they mostly come out with a small group of friends they stuck with during school,” he said. “Since Butler is set up like a small community, I have found that it doesn’t matter if you were friends or not. Once a Bulldog, always a Bulldog.”
He said students need to utilize
the services Butler has to offer and leverage Butler’s alumni network.
“Take advantage of the fact that Butler is a close-knit community,” Trueg said. “You would be surprised how much the connection of having a Butler degree means.”
He currently works at Eli Lilly and Co., designing study protocols and providing enrollment projections for oncology clinical trials.
Becky Ruby-Wojtowicz earned degrees in journalism and public relations and in arts and administration in 2005.
“It led me down a very interesting path,” she said.
She currently owns her own business in event and wedding planning and a formal design shop.
“When I graduated, the career I love was not even on my radar,” Ruby-Wojtowicz said. “Some fi gure it out early, and others won’t.”
She said students should never stress about changes in their careers or majors.
“Don’t feel you have to fi gure to fi gure it out when your are 18 or 19 years old,” Ruby-Wojtowicz said.
“I had to do some searching of my own during my freshman year. Ultimately, I am glad that I decided to come back to Butler.”
The real world is coming soon for most seniors, which scares me a bit since that will make me a senior in college.
With Butler constantly switching to bigger and more recognizable athletic conferences the Butler is on it s way to becoming a household name. This will only increase and improve Butler alumna’s chances of getting better opportunities post graduation.
Underclassmen need to be prepared for their time as seniors. They do not have to know where their degrees will take them, but they should know the world is always changing, and they should be prepared for that next step in The Butler Way.
THE BUTLER COLLEGIAN | PAGE 11WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2013
I usually enjoy reading The Collegian for its relevant and fascinating articles, but I was quite disappointed with an aspect of this week’s issue (April 3). With regard to the articles about the Supreme Court’s deliberations (“While justices weigh marriage equality decisions, Butler community members speak out”), your coverage was entirely one-sided.
Now, an effective newspaper can endorse a particular viewpoint, but not without clearly allowing the opposing viewpoint some page space to be heard and argued to the reader.
There are valid and logical points to be argued on both sides of this debate, and the readers deserve balanced coverage.
Regardless of my viewpoint, the Collegian should always take effort to support all opinions, not just the opinion of the editors.
—Daniel KarrFreshman
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Marriage equality coverage one-sided
As Butler gains recognition, a Butler degree gains worth
Value of degree increasingBREE STITT
Damage to the dorm buildings on campus is happening constantly. Students are destroying the places where they have to live.
Maybe it’s just me, but I really don’t see the appeal in wrecking my home.
Last weekend in Ross Hall, a student ripped a water fountain out of the wall. The weekend before that, three exit signs were destroyed in one night.
Last semester, someone kicked at least four holes in the walls of the Residential College hallways.
Money is an issue for everyone. When something is damaged, everyone in the building has to pay.
Those who cause these damages are not being fair to students who follow the rules.
Their actions show a blatant lack of respect to other students. When students tear an exit sign off the wall, they are disrespecting their peers.
So many students live in the dorm buildings, and nobody wants their home to look like it’s falling apart.
They are also disrespecting the people who work hard to keep the dorms maintained.
The residence life staff make sure the halls are clean and safe. Resident assistants take their time to make bulletin boards informing and inspiring to get students involved.
Nobody should take these efforts for granted by damaging the buildings.
It seems to me that students have come to expect damages to happen on weekends. We hear that something new has been taken apart, and it isn’t a surprise. That’s pathetic.
Those abusing the residential facilities should be held more accountable for their actions by the rest of the student body.
Dorm damages affect all residents
Photo by Rafael PortoResidential College is one hall that has seen a lot of damage.
MAGGIEMONSON
Residential hall damages are costing students more than cash
