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INSIDEThe women’s volley-ball team whippedup another collectionof strong performanc-es on the road lastweekend.

The new Fox show,“Glee” offers greatmusic, hilariousone-liners and amyriad of clichécharacters.

Butler ForecastMuch haschanged inAmerica since thatterrible day eightyears ago, butmemory hasn’t.

As students settle into an academic groove this semester, somemight be considering adding a second major. However, when theysee their diploma a few years down the road, they might be in fora surprise.

Diplomas from Butler University only recognize a student’s pri-mary major. The secondary major is registered only on a student’stranscript.

“One complete degree consists of one major, the electives, thecore curriculum and then all the other requirements the majorrequires,” Sondrea Ozolins, registrar at the office of registrationand records, said. “When you have a secondary or double major,you’re taking more hours, but you’re not taking the completecourse load for an entire other degree.”

Still, a few students have complained about the lack of recog-nition for their work. Ozolins said graduating seniors with sec-ondary majors can ask for a second diploma with that major on it.

Butler has had students come back in the past for double degrees.It is impossible to work on two degrees at the same school at oncebecause a student can only have one academic record at a time,Ozolins said.

Students who do decide to come back for a second degree do nothave to take the core curriculum and have fewer required hours thana first-time student.

Kristin Hess, a senior double major in Spanish and digital mediaproduction, said she didn’t know what to make of the information.

“It doesn’t make sense to me, and I don’t agree with it, but Ialso don’t adamantly oppose it because I have the knowledge Ineed,” Hess said. “Really, it’s just a title.”

Bill Templeton, associate dean of careers and undergraduate pro-grams in the College of Business, said that double degrees are thelast thing a student should worry about.

“You’re really not earning two majors but two complete con-centrations,” Templeton said. “No one cares if you have two bach-elor’s degrees. Grad schools really aren’t going to care.”

Ozolins wasn’t sure how other universities treat the situation,but she said Butler has been doing it this way for about 30 years.

Templeton said that a double major generally is not the bestidea.

“I think most of the time, students either get too nervous aboutdeciding on one major, or they think they will be made more mar-ketable,” he said. “I hate to think of students picking too manycourses just because they think they’ll be hired more readily.”

Terri Jett, chair of the political science department, said quite theopposite.

“If you have two majors, it allows you a little more flexibilityin your work life,” Jett said.

Jett said the only drawback of double majoring is that studentswho pick two majors that don’t mesh will only confuse futureemployers.

Even if they are beneficial, students should still expect the stan-dard procedure when they graduate.

“I wish students understood this concept better so that theywouldn’t be disappointed,” Ozolins said. “We should find a way tocommunicate better.

“You are taking so many more classes than someone with onemajor. More recognition should be given to the fact that we havemanaged to fulfill both majors in only four years.”

Friday marked Butler University’sfirst offering of 4th Meal on Fridays.

The new, late-night program, whichoffers on-campus meals for those hun-gry on Friday nights, is one of severalcampus initiatives to provide moreweekend programs for students.

Irene Stevens, dean of student life,said Butler students have been unsat-isfied with this aspect of campus lifefor quite some time.

“We’ve been hearing from studentswho are leaving Butler, for a coupleof years now, that they’re concernedabout the lack of socialization for

people who don’t drink on the week-ends,” Stevens said.

Recognizing these comments,Student Affairs released a survey lastFebruary asking students to evaluatethree different aspects of campus life:diversity, campus safety and campusinvolvement.

“Out of that survey came the sta-tistic that 50 percent of our studentsare not satisfied with the amount ofweekend programming,” Stevenssaid. As a result, 4th Meal on Fridayswas created.

4th Meal on Fridays is served everyweek from 10 p.m. to midnight out-side C-Club and is available to allButler students. Students with a meal

plan may use their IDs to purchase ameal. Students not on a meal planmay pay in cash or use Flex-Dollarsor Dawg Bucks. The cost of a 4thmeal is $4.

Students are already happy to havetheir late-night hunger satisfied.

“I think that the 4th meal is a greatalternative,” sophomore AbbeySchrader said. “Last year as a fresh-man, I didn’t have a car on campus,so late at night, if I got hungry, I’dhave to call and order out, and thatcould take up to an hour to get here.”

Behind this initiative is a newboard within the Student GovernmentAssociation (SGA) called the LateNight Programming Board.

In addition to 4th Meal Fridays, theboard is working to create monthlylate-night events on Butler’s campus.

The first event will be Sept. 25,the Friday before homecoming.Revolving around a football theme,the event will include a film double-feature—“The Longest Yard” fol-lowed by “Varsity Blues”—tailgate-inspired snacks, a raffle and a spiritcontest during half-time between thetwo films.

Michael Rine, co-chair of the LateNight Programming Board, said theboard members have a lot of ideas tocontribute to late-night program-ming.

Survey spurs more late-night programs

Double major:Worth the time?

An all-campus e-mail crime alert Tuesday notified members of theButler University community of people soliciting magazine sub-scriptions on campus.

The e-mail stated three individuals were confronted and escorted offcampus by Butler University Police Department (BUPD) officers.The men were reportedly loitering in the Clowes Memorial Hall park-ing lot and had no affiliation with the university.

Students were advised to contact BUPD if approached by anyoneattempting to sell magazines or other services. BUPD Assistant Chiefof Police Andrew Ryan said he hopes students will remain aware ofsuspicious persons on campus.

“Historically, solicitation has not been a problem on this campus,but at the beginning of the semester we tend to face problems withbook and magazine sales,” Ryan said.

Colleges are often targeted by solicitors because of the largenumber of people in a small area, which makes reaching customerseasier than going door-to-door. Ryan said although the three solic-itors caught last week did have a criminal record, they were notdoing anything illegal.

“We are not saying these are bad people, we just have rules thatmust be followed and protocol we need to honor,” Ryan said.

The statement about solicitation on Butler’s Programs forLeadership and Service Organizations (PuLSE) Web site states, “Salesrepresentatives—students as well as off-campus representatives—must obtain permission from the director of Student Involvement andLeadership Programs before directly contacting students or studentorganizations.” The PuLSE office in Atherton Union must pre-approve any type of activity that could be considered solicitation.

While Butler students should stay aware of their surroundings,solicitation is not a frequent issue on campus.

“I have only been approached once by a company asking me towork for them,” junior Erica Turer said, “but I simply walked pastthem and they did not continue to bother me.”

Ryan said this is the best way to respond to solicitors.“I would tell students to respectfully decline their offers or ignore

them and call BUPD as soon as feasible to let us know, so we caninvestigate,” Ryan said.

Some students have no concern for the issue and would considertrusting a solicitor.

“Books are expensive these days, and if someone was offering me agood deal, I might consider purchasing something from a solicitor,”sophomore Nick Papineau said.

Ryan said he encourages students to be aware of what is going onaround them.

“Do not ignore things,” he said. “If something does not seem rightin a public place or residence hall, let us know.”

Caitlin O’Rourkecorourke@butler.edu

Elizabeth Moyemoy@butler.edu

Allison Dentonadenton@butler.edu

Collegian photo by Maria Porter

HOMECOMING 2009: Students gathered, played games and enjoyed snacks at the 2009 Homecoming Kickoff Tuesdayafternoon. The theme, “Stop, Collaborate and Listen—Rewind Through Time Homecoming 09,” was announced.

Collegian photos courtesy of BUPD

EYES OPEN: BUPD reported the three men shown abovehave been soliciting on campus. All three have criminal records.

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Students use arts as outreach to local children

The Butler Community Arts School (BCAS) distinguishesitself from other arts programs by appointing Butler students asthe primary instructors.

“These students are interacting with the community, teachinglessons, teaching group classes and doing a variety of outreach pro-grams in the areas of dance, music and media arts,” KarenThickstun, the administrator of BCAS, said.

BCAS was started in 2002 by Peter Alexander, dean of the JordanCollege of Fine Arts, in the hopes of promoting cultural, educa-tional and community leader-ship.

The purpose of BCAS is topromote higher learning andhigher education throughteaching the arts to studentsfrom low-income families,whether through scholarshipsor grants.

“BCAS is meant to helpthem with their education,their overall lives and tomake them think about going to college and being successful,”Butler senior Mark Presto said.

Some Butler students teach their classes or lessons in Lilly Hall,but a bulk of instruction actually takes place off campus at a vari-ety of charter schools and at the International School of Indiana.

Presto put his teaching skills to the test this past summerthrough the AmeriCorps VISTA, a national service program. Heparticipated in a part of the program meant to prevent studentsfrom losing information and education through the summermonths.

“I thought it would be a good idea for me to have my arts admin-istrative skills and use them to help people,” Presto said.

Presto piloted a theater class for second and third grade students.He built a curriculum and researched what teaching techniques aresuccessful and the best practices used to teach arts to students.

BCAS does not currently have a theater program, but Presto said

they are now thinking about how to implement one within thenext semester.

“Hopefully, we’ll get in there,” Presto said. “I would love toteach theater.”

Thickstun said that by teaching at BCAS, Butler students gainpre-professional experience by having their own studio, communi-cating with the parents on a weekly basis, organizing activities fortheir students and planning an entire curriculum.

“We do not dictate what books they should use or what teachingapproach they should use,” Thickstun said. “They are preparingstudents for recitals, auditions and festivals, which is a microcosmof what they will be doing as a professional.”

Alexander said, when teachingat BCAS, what Butler studentsdon’t have in the way of experi-ence, they’ll make up for in pas-sion and idealism.

“It has worked brilliantly,” hesaid.

BCAS hit the 1,000-studentmark this summer, and theyplan to teach many more in thefuture.

“When we started BCAS, Idon’t think we envisioned it would reach this volume this quick-ly,” Thickstun said. “This again points to the need for such a pro-gram; that the community has responded and has taken advantageof the services that we provide.”

BCAS also has a goal of reaching 100 teaching fellows, whichare Butler students working at the school. The school’s next teach-ing goal is 1,500 students.

“It will depend on a whole host of factors,” Alexander said, “butI think when it reaches its full adult size, that’s what it will be.”

Thickstun said BCAS has barely begun filling the need for artseducation in Indianapolis because it’s going to take a lot of artsorganizations working with underserved youth to meet all needs.

However, Butler can help in the effort.“BCAS allows Butler to be an important partner in the ongoing

life and welfare of the Indianapolis community,” Alexander said.“That’s a very big thing.”

Butler University’s College of Education isexpanding its opportunities for students to com-plete their student teaching capstone experienceabroad.

The new destination: Hong Kong.Previously, students have only traveled to

Tasmania to teach at the University of Tasmania. “We have a wonderful relationship with the

University of Tasmania,” Director of StudentPersonnel Services Sue Stahl said. “Because it wasso good, we wanted to expand opportunities for stu-dents to teach other places in the world.”

To do so, Stahl and Monte Broaded, the directorof the Center for Global Education and InternationalPrograms, went to the Hong Kong Institute ofEducation to propose their idea. Instead of just send-ing students to studyin Hong Kong, theydecided to widen therelationship betweenButler and theInstitute by also send-ing student teachers.

“It takes many peo-ple collaborating onmany levels to provide students with this interna-tional teaching experience,” Stahl said.

Butler has a student teaching in Hong Kong thissemester. Senior Kaitlin Child, an early-middlechildhood education major, started her experience inAugust and will continue until December. She ispositioned at Renaissance College in its primary

school.Jordan College of Fine Arts will also be sending

two students to Hong Kong. Seniors JamieKnuckles and Emily Slates, both music educationmajors, will start in October and stay for six weeks.

Becoming a global citizen is part of the Collegeof Education’s mission statement. Stahl has studiedin both Mexico and Spain, in addition to travelingextensively. With her traveling experiences, shesaid she has come to believe that gaining knowl-edge of other cultures will be beneficial to under-standing oneself.

“Travel is the best way to develop a global per-spective, and I want more students to have thatopportunity because they’re going to be living in aworld, this 21st century, with no borders,” Stahlsaid.

Hong Kong is one of the world’s largest centersfor global trade and business. Children of all nation-

alities attend thecity’s schools.

Students teachingabroad will also gaininsight into life inHong Kong.

“Teaching in a dif-ferent country wouldbe neat because I

would get to see the different school curriculumsand environments,” sophomore special educationmajor Breanna Fisher said.

A large concern at the moment is the potentialH1N1 flu epidemic. At Renaissance College, theprimary school was closed for seven days because ofa small number of cases. Child was called to a dorm

meeting where she and 700 students received masksto wear.

In addition, when students enter the dorm, theirtemperatures are taken. If they are above a certaindegree, they must report to a nurse.

“She’s seeing what impact that can have on allaspects of life,” Stahl said. “We have cases here inIndianapolis, but we don’t react quite the same

way.”The College of Education and the Center for

Global Education are looking at expanding theHong Kong program.

“The global experience provides students withopportunities we don’t even know what they’regoing to be,” Stahl said. “It’s always enriching andadds a new dimension to students’ lives.”

Collegian photo courtesy of Karen Thickstun

ART CLASS: The Butler Community Arts School was started in2002 as a means of helping students from low-income families.

Collegian photo courtesy of Kaitlin Child

THE SCENIC ROUTE: Senior Kaitlin Child, an early-middle childhood education major,is currently student teaching in Hong Kong. Two more students will leave in October.

Students travel to Hong Kong for diverse teaching experience

Olivia Ingleoingle@butler.edu

Rachel Brummerrbrummer@butler.edu

“BCAS is meant to help [low-income students]

with their education, their overall lives and

to make them think about going to college and

being successful.”- Mark Presto

Senior, Butler University

“Travel is the best way to develop a global

perspective, and I want more students to

have that opportunity.”- Sue Stahl

Director, Student Personnel Services, Butler University

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Mother helps raise awareness through ‘Kristin’s Story’

Approximately 400 university students werein attendance Wednesday to hear Andrea Cooperonce again relive “Kristin’s Story.”

Cooper is a Delta Delta Delta (Tri Delta)alumnae from Florida State University whotragically lost her only daughter, Kristin, tosuicide. Since 1998, Cooper has traveled tomore than 300 colleges and spoken to 80,000students about the issues of rape, depressionand suicide through “Kristin’s Story.”

Kristin attended Baker College as an elemen-tary education major and joined the Alpha ChiOmega sorority. It was during Thanksgivingbreak that Cooper said she noticed a change inher daughter, but she credited the unhappinessto Kristin’s recent breakup with her year-longboyfriend.

When winter break rolled around, Kristinreturned home again and, to her parents’delight, she seemed happier than ever, Coopersaid.

On New Year’s Eve 1995, Cooper said sheand her husband had plans to go to a party, andKristin was going out with some friends.Cooper called her daughter around 8 p.m. toremind her to take the family’s cell phone, towhich Kristin replied, “Oh Mom, I’ll be fine.”

“Those were the last words I heard my daugh-ter say,” Cooper said to her audience.

Cooper and her husband returned to theirhome around 2 a.m., relieved to see thatKristin’s car was already in the driveway.Cooper said she walked inside to find herdaughter lying on her back in the family room,with music blaring from the speakers next toher head.

Cooper said she asked her daughter to turn themusic down, and when Kristin didn’t move,Cooper began to worry that she might havepassed out. Walking over to Kristin, Cooperknew immediately that something was wrongand began to search for her daughter’s pulse.

“I didn’t feel a pulse and my first thought wasthat she had alcohol poisoning,” Cooper said.“Then I looked down to see the gun in her handand I knew immediately what had happened.”

Cooper said Kristin had a journal with her at

the time of her death, and after police investi-gations, the journal was returned to the family.The journal contained all of the unknownsecrets of Kristin’s life, including a poem thatdescribed how it felt to be raped.

A friend from work raped Kristin after anemployee party that summer. Though her jour-nal never named the attacker, Cooper said shedetermined who raped her daughter and went tothe police with her evidence.

She said the police told her there was nothingthey could do without Kristin to testify againsther rapist.

Almost 14 years have passed since Cooperlost her daughter. She has spent the past 10traveling around the country to speak to collegestudents on the importance of speaking up andseeking help as a victim of sexual assault or

depression. Cooper said the idea for “Kristin’sStory” was not hers, but rather that of her TriDelta sisters.

“I originally had no thought of doing this,but then the national president of Tri Deltaasked me to,” Cooper said.

The sororities Alpha Chi Omega and TriDelta team up to help support Andrea Cooper’smission. They award grants that provide for hertravels and accommodations, which Cooper said

allows her to reach more people than she couldalone.

Though this was her second visit to the uni-versity, Cooper said that she was shocked withhow open and welcoming Butler students wereduring her visit.

Butler student and Tri Delta member AimeeKathman applied for the grant for “Kristin’sStory” last year and worked with other organi-zations to incorporate the event into SexualAssault Awareness Week. Butler was one ofseven universities to receive a grant for thisyear’s tour.

“I applied for the grant in light of recentevents that we have undergone as a university,”Kathman said. “I think that the issues ofdepression and sexual assault are sometimesoverlooked, and by incorporating ‘Kristin’s

Story’ into Sexual Assault Awareness Week, ittakes the message we are trying to convey ontoa whole new level.”

Kathman said there was a great studentresponse to Cooper’s visit, not only in atten-dance, but also in impact. She said that Cooperstayed nearly four hours after her speech, talk-ing with different students about their ownexperiences and giving advice on life issues.She also spent much of her visit at the Tri

Delta house and had conversations with almostevery girl in the house at some point during herstay.

Though Cooper’s work will never make upfor the loss of her daughter, she said she isgrateful for the opportunity to possibly savelives of other college students across thenation.

“The most rewarding thing is the fact that Ican share my story,” Cooper said. “In turn, stu-dents share their personal stories with me andlet me know that I’ve helped them.”

Grace Wallacegwallace@butler.edu

Collegian photo courtesy of Peg Zizzo

RELIVING THE STORY: Tri Delta Aimee Kathman applied for a grant for AndreaCooper to come to campus and tell “Kristin’s Story,” a story of her daughter’s death.

What Can YouDo?

If you’re concerned about astudent:

-Talk to the student in privatewhen you have time and are notrushed or preoccupied.

-Describe the behavior that con-cerns you.

-Listen to the student and com-municate your understanding.

-Avoid judging, evaluating andcriticizing.

-Work with the student tospecificy options they can con-sider.

-Regard the information the stu-dent gives you as confidential.

If the situation seemsserious, refer the studentto Counseling Services.

Information fromwww.butler.edu/counseling

-services

In the Reilly Room Friday night,Indiana college students debated theeffect the terrorist events of Sept. 11,2001, had on the daily lives ofAmericans.

The final round of the ParliamentaryDebate, addressing 20 of Butler’s publicspeaking students, faculty and staff, fea-tured two teams of college students fromHillsdale College and the University ofthe Cumberlands.

The event began with an introductionby Janis Crawford, a communicationstudies instructor at Butler, followed byan address by Provost and Vice Presidentof Academic Affairs Jamie Comstock.

Comstock, a former parliamentarydebater during her years as a student atIllinois State University, said she isthrilled parliamentary debate is valued atButler.

Having judged debates in the past,Comstock said she prefers parliamen-tary debate because of its focus on theargument rather than fast note card

reading.The debate began with the govern-

ment team who argued the events of9/11 had no effect on the daily lives ofAmericans.

The team, consisting of sophomoreJustin Durbin and freshman JeremyRoberts, argued for a total of 14 minutesthroughout the debate.

The defense team, consisting of fresh-men Nassir Aboreden and NathanCeveille from Hillsdale College, coun-tered the government team’s argumentand won the debate.

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BUPD Beat

Sept. 10

2:51 a.m. – BUTLER-TARKINGTON NEIGH-BORHOODAn officer arrested anindividual for theft ofproperty.

9:10 a.m. –SCHWITZER HALL An officer took a reportof a fire alarm activation.

2:30 p.m. – ATHERTON MALLAn officer issued a trespass warning to anindividual who was soliciting.

Sept. 11

10:44 p.m. – BUTLERBOWLAn officer took a reportof an injured person.

Sept. 12

11:03 a.m. — BUTLER-TARKINGTON NEIGHBORHOODAn officer took a reportof theft of property froma motor vehicle.

1:26 p.m. – BUTLER-TARKINGTON NEIGHBORHOODAn officer took a reportof damage to a motorvehicle.

5:12 p.m. – RESCOAn officer arrested an individual for assault.

5:15 p.m. – BUTLER-TARKINGTON NEIGHBORHOODAn officer took a reportof damage to a motorvehicle.

Sept. 13

2:42 a.m. – BUTLER-TARKINGTON NEIGHBORHOODAn officer arrested an individual for operating amotor vehicle while intoxicated.

5:21 a.m. – BUTLER-TARKINGTON NEIGHBORHOODAn officer arrested an individual for public intoxication.

12:00 p.m. — SIGMACHI PARKING LOT An officer took a reportof damage to a motorvehicle.

10:16 p.m. – ATHERTON MALLAn officer took a reportof damage to university property.

10:23 p.m. — LILLYHALL BIKE RACKAn officer took a reportof a theft of private property.

- Deciding on theRight Major work-shopAtherton Union 2014-5 p.m.- Academic S uccessWorkshopAtherton Union 3024-5 p.m.

- Open High RopesCourseRopes Course nearcanal1-4 p.m.

-Weekend Movie:“The Hangover”Jordan Hall 1418 p.m.

- JCFA FacultyArtist S eries: MattPivec, S axophoneEidson-DuckwallRecital Hall 7:30 p.m.

- Legacy LeadershipS essionJordan Hall 1836-7 p.m.

- Weekend Movie:“The Hangover”Jordan Hall 1418 p.m.

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-S huttle Bus toDowntown for festivals, movies,shopping, dinner,etc.Leave from AthertonUnion4-11 p.m.

-Free screening of“American Violet”Meet at Bulldog atAtherton Union wheretransportation will beprovided to WalkerTheatre.6 p.m.

denim PRSSA campaign to recycle jeans intohousing insulationfrenzy

“We’re creating a committee,but since it’s new, we’re juststarting with the basics, test-ing it out and seeing how itgoes.”

A new change in securitypolicy has also made doinglate-night events more afford-able for campus groups.

If a student organization isdoing a late-night program forButler students only, they donot have to pay for security.They must pay for a studentemployee or employee of thebuilding to be there, but aslong as the group’s facultyadvisor is there, along withfour student monitors for theevent, security from the Butler

University Police Departmentor an outside organization isno longer required.

With the new policy, payingfor security at a late-nightevent will cost an organizationfrom $40 to $50 as opposed to$200 previously. The hope isthat this decrease will encour-age more groups to schedulelate-night events, Stevens said.

“In the long run, we’re hop-ing that as people do programslater in the semester and nextsemester, they’ll move thehours later,” Stevens said.“Instead of ending at 11 or so,start at 9 or 10 and go until 2.”

Another example of theeffort to increase late-night

programming is the newly-ren-ovated soft space in C-Club,funded by SGA.

“SGA funded that, which isawesome,” Rine said. “It’spaid for by student money togive students a place to hangout. Hopefully we’ll be seeingopen-mic nights and stuffdown there.”

Not only will the new spacegive students another place torelax and socialize together, itis also an overall enhancementto Atherton Union.

“I’m hoping there will bemore of a sense of communityin Atherton as a place for stu-dents to hang out,” Stevenssaid.

Butler faculty member discusses migraines

LATE NIGHT: SGA and administration offer more late programmingContinued from Page One

Debaters argue about 9/11Hayleigh Colombo

hcolombo@butler.edu

Collegian photo by Rachel Senn

NACHO TIME: Students can ease their late-night munchies byattending new late-night programs, such as 4th meal on Friday.

Collegian photo by Maria Porter

SPEECH: A Hillsdale College studentdebates the importance of Sept. 11, 2001.

One of the best ways to combatpersonal problems is to write aboutthem, a published author and profes-sor of English at Butler Universitysaid at the Eidson-Duckwall RecitalHall last Wednesday.

Andrew Levy, addressing Butlerfaculty, staff and students as part ofthe Vivian S. Delbrook VisitingWriter’s Series, said his tendency formigraine headaches and their controlof his life gave way to a novel enti-tled, “A Brain Wider than the Sky,”which he said he hopes didn’t “bore”readers.

“You can only read aboutheadaches for about 30 minutesbefore you get one,” Levy said.

Although Levy said he tried towrite some of the novel with theonset of a migraine headache, it wasdifficult for him to describe the

headaches in the moment.Levy decided to write the novel as

a way to not only relate to the onein 10 Americans who suffers frommigraine headaches, but also as away to deal with the pain in his ownlife and to gain something from it.

“I began to have a relationshipwith the pain,” Levy said.

Levy said that as he was writingthe novel, his relationshipimproved, and he realized the painfulpart of his migraines was not thephysical pain, but rather not beingable to spend time with his wife andson.

“Pain is just pain in contrast [tomissing out on family events],”Levy said. “When you realize that,that’s a good moment.”

Levy said the novel humbled himin a “healthy way.”

Levy’s future plans include finish-ing his next novel, which focuseson Mark Twain.

Hayleigh Colombohcolombo@butler.edu

campusbrief

In an effort to go green, Butler University’s chapter of the Public Relations StudentSociety of America (PRSSA) is going blue.

The newest campaign for the chapter, “Cotton. From Blue to Green.,” is a national effortby Cotton Incorporated to collect pieces of denim to be turned into insulation for housesbuilt by Habitat for Humanity. Butler is one of eight schools in the nation participating inthe drive.

Butler’s PRSSA president, senior Evan Strange, said the campaign focuses on unitingButler and the Indianapolis community to aid Habitat for Humanity. In order to make thathappen, chapter members are working to spread the word.

“We’re getting campaign experience, but we’re also advocating for a great cause,” Strangesaid.

Through the month of October, PRSSA will be collecting denim donations around cam-pus and Indianapolis. Exact drop-off locations are yet to be determined, but those with jeansto donate can bring them to Noodles & Company in Broad Ripple Saturday from 11 a.m.to 11 p.m. for a campaign kickoff event.

“The point of the event is to build awareness of our campaign,” PRSSA treasurer, soph-omore Katie Day, said. Customers will receive one free meal ticket for each pair of jeansthey donate. Noodles & Company has also agreed to donate 15 percent of the profits madeon purchases when customers do not have jeans to donate.

Strange said any profit made from the event will go toward the operation costs of thecampaign and the chapter. Cotton Incorporated will also compensate the chapter for expens-es involved with denim collection and advertising of the cause.

Since its conception in 2006, “Cotton. From Blue to Green.” has collected about 90,000pieces of denim to insulate more than 180 homes in the Gulf Coast Region, according tothe organization’s Web site.

Strange said PRSSA’s goal is to collect more than 1,000 pieces of denim during themonth-long campaign.

“Any type of denim is collected,” Strange said. “Mom jeans and your parents’ acid-washjeans are strongly encouraged. It’s all being chopped up.”

The process of turning pairs of pants or jackets into insulation involves removing zip-pers and buttons and returning the material to its original fiber state, according to the CottonWeb site. The fiber is then treated for fire, mold and mildew resistance before it is cut intoinsulation and installed in homes.

Other events planned for the month include a booth at the City Market Oct. 7. Thosewho donate a piece of denim at the market will receive a T-shirt, raffle ticket and sheet ofcoupons for vendors at the market.

Assistant journalism professor Ed Kanis, the academic advisor for PRSSA, said the cam-paign is the first step in what should be a big year for the chapter as they look to expandtheir academic horizons.

“They have some big ideas,” Kanis said. “I’m confident they’ll do well.”PRSSA functions as students’ connection to the professional world of public relations.

Butler’s chapter hosts several events throughoutthe year, from panels of public relations profes-sionals to small fundraisers. The Cotton cam-paign is PRSSA’s first big endorsement,Strange said.

Strange said one of this year’s big initiativesis to create a student-run firm within thechapter that would donate time andpublic relations services to localorganizations that may not be ableto afford a communications team. The firmwould be able to handle news releases andevent planning and could develop internalcommunications plans for companiesthat need them.

Another initiative, Strangesaid, is to participate in theBateman Competition, a nation-al competition involving a pub-lic relations case study.

“People (in PRSSA) aregoing to have a lot to showfor it,” Strange said. “Itwon’t just be letters on arésumé.”

Students of any major canparticipate in PRSSA by e-mailingestrange@butler.edu.

Jennifer Pignoletjpignole@butler.edu

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‘Paw Prints’

What was your opinion of the MTVVMAs?

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Junk Change

Could a small tax on softdrinks and junk food solveAmerica’s obesity problem?

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Night OwlsCollegian illustration by Heather Hanford

OUR POINT THIS WEEK: Butler’s actions to facilitate more plentiful and worthwhile late-night programming will be a hit with students.

College students in America tend to be most social onweekends in the late evening to early morning hours. For aschool to provide ample opportunity for programs, eventsand gatherings during that time makes a whole lot of sense.

Butler students of the recent past have found their univer-sity somewhat lacking in the late-night department.According to Dean of Student Life Irene Stevens, 50 percentof students surveyed last February were unsatisfied withweekend programming. Enacting more late-night eventseven became a plank of Student Government Association(SGA) president Chad Lesczynski’s successful campaignplatform.

“I see these types of programs to be especially intriguing,as well as an additional means of connecting different typesof students,” Lesczynski said.

Enter the SGA’s new Late Night Programming Board.Co-chaired by junior Bryce Gergely and senior MichaelRine, the committee plans activities for students between10 p.m. and 2 a.m. at least once a month.

“We have a lot of ideas, but since it’s new, we’re juststarting out with the basics, testing it out and seeing howit goes,” Rine said.

The basics include movies, game marathons, ceramicsand perhaps ghost hunting. The first main event involves afootball-themed movie night Sept. 25 beforeHomecoming—an excellent choice that should draw a greatshare of student interest and build school spirit, too.

We at The Butler Collegian applaud steps to ramp up latenight choices on weekends. Already, “4th Meal on Fridays”makes a nice addition to campus, providing students a solu-tion to late-night hunger pangs. Nighttime dining optionsare located right outside C-Club, within walking distance ofmost major residence halls and Greek houses. The ability toswipe off a student meal plan adds a tremendously conven-ient touch to the idea of snack availability on a Friday nightand can save students a few dollars on fast food.

We also approve of a change in the university’s securitypolicy, which previously had placed a monetary burden on

student clubs and organizations to pay for security. Latenight events that run past 11 p.m. and are open to Butlerstudents no longer must pay for BUPD to secure the area.Only a single student employee or building employee mustbe paid for. That difference could be worth as much as $160per event.

A decrease in the price of doing late-night business seemslikely to encourage, well, more late-night business.Knowing their budget contains more flexibility, clubs andorganizations might suddenly be more interested in schedul-ing their programming in the late and early weekend hours.

Late-night programming is a trend picking up steamaround the country and to see these sorts of recreational andsocial events being cultivated at Butler is a profoundly pos-itive occurrence. Alternative activities will always proveworthwhile to a certain niche of students, and the attentionand time spent on making weekend evenings more fulfill-ing, welcoming and fun shows that SGA and the universi-ty have the interests and needs of students in mind.

Memories of 9/11 worth holding on to eight years later

Sirens, so many sirens. Fire engines and ambulances tug-ging desperately at their air horns, trying to move scream-ing pedestrians. Debris falling like confetti. A clear morn-ing sky blemished by one tubular puff of smoke, chuggingslowly upward and off to the right across the skyline. Ajagged, gaping, hollow hole sliced into the top of the firsttower of the World Trade Center.

Confusion. Streams of people leaving work, callingloved ones. Lives lost at 110 stories. Human skin inciner-ated by jet fuel. A second plane coming for the second tower.A sonic boom and a ball of fire exploding like an air bag.The workplace of 50,000 employees, New York City, bod-ies unevenly falling toward an unforgiving sidewalk.

In Washington, an explosion at the Pentagon, a slantingchain of charcoal black smoke billowing from America’smilitary headquarters. In New York, towers of 100,000 tonsof steel crumbling like cookies, inducing trapped firefight-ers to howl, “Head toward the light!”

In Pennsylvania, another airplane, Flight 93, originallyaimed for the White House or Capitol building, slammingheadlong into a field and crushing its passengers. Whatwould come next? Who would come next? Which citywould come next?

One Indian summer day in 2001. Untold numbers of hor-rific images and memories. A total of 2,974 innocentAmericans dead. Terrorism. Forces of evil reaching ourshores. A declaration of war on the United States.

Friday marked the eight-year anniversary of those scenesof pain; those Sept. 11 attacks that were as much a nation-al outrage as a national tragedy. In the space between, muchhas changed and much remains the same.

We all have been affected. Certainly, a generation ofyoungsters now in college was exposed quite quickly to therealities of a world full of threats and killers. The Earth isn’tnice?! It was a lesson more cruel for the sixth-grade mind toface than the congenial social studies taught in a textbookfull of smiling faces. Apparently, not everyone wanted tojust get along and be friends.

For adults with a more sculpted world view, Americabecame no longer a bystander to war, as massive casualtiesinflicted by a foreign enemy on our own soil for the firsttime since Pearl Harbor shattered an aura of protection andinvincibility. Hollywood producer Robert J. Avrech wrotelast week, “I remember thinking [at the time]: Now maybeAmericans will understand what Israel endures on a dailybasis.”

Our own daily basis after 9/11 consisted of preparationand anxiety. The Islamic terrorism that threatened Israel at

every hour had entered our own backyard and was regardedunanimously as a threat to be confronted. Most experts con-sidered another attack inevitable.

In dark hours, knowing danger loomed, a nation soughtleadership and President George W. Bush delivered, to theeternal gratitude of those who still try to think for them-selves and not along the inflamed political lines that wouldsadly rise to break America’s unity in the years to come.

Bush made mistakes like any president, but his role after9/11, as the voice of a broken and scared people, is tremen-dously undersold, as is the devotion of his presidency towinning the vicious war on terror that Osama bin Ladenopened.

Constitutionally, the foremost responsibility of the feder-al government is national security, not service as a socialwelfare apparatus that gives free stuff to citizens. Bush real-ized the government had failed at its main job and was deter-mined to right the wrong.

I will never forget the imagery of President Bush inNovember of 2001 at Yankee Stadium for the World Series,waving to tens of thousands of cheering, applauding NewYorkers who were at the center of America’s thoughts andprayers. I will never forget Bush so boldly and assuredlymarching to the pitcher’s mound in God knows how muchbody armor, taking the baseball and throwing a perfect striketo the catcher.

The scene spoke for itself: America would be fine.America would stay strong. America would prevail.

But eight years later, the mood doesn’t feel the same, doesit? Time has that effect.

On 9/11’s anniversary, the country, more than ever, can-not renege on its commitment to the victims because whatsadly has not changed since 9/11 is the desire of al-Qaida ter-rorists to carry out a hundred more 9/11s if given the oppor-tunity to do so. Terrorists dedicated to the destruction ofAmerica still say exactly what they want to do, and we ofteneither refuse to listen or underestimate the threat. Or worse,we point fingers at each other.

Bush and Cheney were not the problem. President Obamais not the problem. American values and support for Israelare not the problem either. Lowlifes who kill women andchildren for sport are the problem, not us. We cannot changethe mind of murderers. We can only stop them.

Since 9/11, America has not been hit, but Spain,Germany and England have been hit, and the U.S. has suf-fered close calls. The war on terror, eight years later, is notover and remains a worldwide phenomenon that, whileunpleasant, we must come to grips with.

We don’t need to forget reality among needless squabbleswith each other. It doesn’t help. The country came togetherafter 9/11, but unity didn’t last long.

Now we have devolved so far into political nonsense thatthe mindless claim that America is a torture nation and justthe same as al-Qaida finds some mainstream appeal. Thetruth is America has not and does not torture. Nobody diedfrom post-9/11 U.S. enhanced interrogations of captured ter-ror suspects. No terrorist died from being denied sleep,slapped by an open palm or being touched by a caterpillar.To call those actions torture is to deprive the word of anymeaning whatsoever.

Torture is being on the 110th floor of the World TradeCenter and having to choose burning or jumping to death.

America should never forget the memory of those humanbeings who faced that scenario eight years ago and ought tohave as its utmost moral imperative the prevention of anysimilar attack ever again on public citizens in our places ofwork, business and residence.

“The memory of those images and that vulnerabilityreminds us of the real and present danger posed by violentextremists who would use terrorism against Americans athome and around the world,” President Obama said Fridayin the New York Daily News. “We will never forget the rageand aching sadness we felt.”

Right on, Mr. President. May God bless America and thememory of the 9/11 victims. We will not forget.

Chris Goffcgoff@butler.edu

This Week in Washington“You Lie!”: The saga of Rep. Joe Wilson of SouthCarolina continues with both Wilson and his politicalopponent raising pretty hefty sums of money. Wilsonapologized to President Obama for heckling duringlast week’s speech but says he will not apologize onthe House floor. Wilson’s objection to Democraticstatements on health coverage for illegal immigrantswas fair, but the GOP Congressman absolutely chosethe wrong place and the wrong time to voice hisopinion. His behavior in a nationally televised settingwas unbecoming of a public official.

Quotable: “You have only changed the faces in theWhite House. Obama is a weakened man. He will notbe able to stop the war.”—Al-Qaida leader Osama binLaden issued an apparently new video two days afterthe eighth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. As usual,the take-home message for Americans is that terroristsdon’t care who the president is, even if that presidentdislikes the Iraq War, Guantanamo Bay and toughinterrogations. Al-Qaida has not stopped doing whatthey do because Bush and Cheney are gone and willnever stop for simple brownie points. It seems theyaim to kill, period.

The Butler CollegianWednesday, September 16, 2009Page 6

OPINION

What was your opinion of theMTV Video Music Awards?

“I liked Pink’sperformance.She is alwaysreally good.

And Beyoncékept it classy.”

Ethan Kingenjunior

“I thoughtwhat KanyeWest did wasdirespectful

becauseTaylor Swift

is an out-standing

youngwoman.”

Matt Wernerjunior

“I thought itwas hilarious.Kanye West

wasawesome.”

Derek Backssophomore

“I didn’t likethe whole

Kanye Westsituation, butI liked how

Beyoncé wasable to cover

it up.”

Ashley Joycefreshman

“Kanye Westtook the focusoff the mean-

ing of theVMAs.”

Anne Carpentersophomore

By Mary LandwerPaw Prints

OPINION

The independent Instituteof Medicine and NationalResearch Council hasreleased a report recommend-ing a tax be placed on junkfood to help combat child-hood and adolescent obesity.

It is an interesting enoughapproach to an increasinglydistressing issue in Americansociety.

Obesity among all ages hasbeen a problem in the U.S.for years, but in the pastthree decades, childhood obe-sity has increased by 200 per-cent. Today, nearly 18 percentof kids in the U.S. are obese.

These children, more oftenthan not, continue theirunhealthy lifestyles in ado-lescence and adulthood. Manyobese adolescents currentlysuffer from health problems,such as heart disease, diabetesand high blood pressure, ail-ments that are commonlyseen in much older patients.

Mary Story, a dietician andprofessor at the University ofMinnesota, said a 10 percentincrease in the price of sugar-sweetened beverages couldreduce consumption of thatbeverage by 8 to 10 percent.

Advocates of the “fat tax”contend a decrease in con-sumption could offset theestimated $147 billion spenttreating obesity-related dis-eases.

While many critics of thetax claim obesity is a result

of personal choice and lack ofmoderation, studies haveshown unhealthy food is cur-rently cheaper, more avail-able and more heavily mar-keted.

A tax on junk food couldlevel the playing field andencourage shoppers to makehealthier choices.

The tax also might helpraise money to combat dis-ease and educate the public onliving healthy lifestyles. TheCongressional Budget Officeestimates that a three cent taxon every 12-ounce can ofsoda would raise $50 billion

over the next 10 years. The significant risks of

obesity have prompted amovement against low-nutri-tion foods that is reminiscentof the fight against tobacco.

In the case of cigarettes,taxation has been incrediblyeffective, decreasing tobaccoconsumption across the coun-try.

But is a junk food tax real-ly the answer to the obesityepidemic?

Opponents claim the hypeover obesity is only anexcuse for officials to raisetaxes and increase revenueunder the pretense of doingmoral good. They also sug-gest that allowing the gov-ernment another element ofcontrol over the private livesof American citizens is not astep in the right direction.

The effect a junk food taxwill have in this economymust be considered carefully.

The additional cost and lostindustry could potentiallyharm businesses, especiallysmall ones that are stillstruggling to make endsmeet. Any measure thatincreases the pressure onsmall business is a threat toour already weakened econo-my.

The tax also places anunfair burden on low-incomeshoppers.

Thousands have lost theirjobs in the past severalmonths, making this a partic-ularly dangerous time toincrease prices on commodi-ties that many less affluentcitizens depend on.

The pros and cons of thetax on junk food seem fairlyequally stacked, but in theend, we have to consider whatis at stake—the health of thenation’s children.

Implementing the tax sim-ply does not pose enoughnegative effects to justify for-going a measure that couldsave lives now and for manyyears to come.

As we become more awareof the pressures we put on theEarth, commitments to livemore sustainable means usingresources with future genera-tions in mind.

So how does Butler stand inits commitment to sustain-ability?

There is a list of sustain-able programs in whichButler is involved: They arelisted online at “Butler GoesGreen.” Among them, thereare two LEED Silver certifiedbuildings, and the innova-tions that now allow 10 per-cent of campus electricity torun on renewable energy.

While these initiatives are apositive step forward, willour university be comfortablewith a few good “green”deeds, or will we insteadstrive to be a genuine sus-tainable community in thecoming years?

The Alliance to SaveEnergy lists the policies andgoals it takes to make anycampus more sustainable:

1) Realize measurableenergy savings throughresearch, educational cam-paigns, projects and facilitat-ing retrofits.

2) Support green workforcedevelopment through train-ing, mentoring and integratedacademic curricula, intern-ships and project-based learn-ing.

3) Foster ongoing aware-

ness about the relationshipbetween energy and the envi-ronment.

4) Develop and implementcampus energy efficiencyactions and policy.

Butler’s new five-yearstrategic plan has a commit-ment to “good stewardshipwith all resources” and seeksto “identify and launch viablenew revenue-generating aca-demic programs.” It wouldbe able to meet both goals toan acceptable environmental-ly related degree.

Not only would studentsunderstand modern sustain-able practices and concepts,they would additionally beable to apply their wisdomand further the sustainabilitycause at Butler and in the sur-rounding community.

No matter how much we doin our commitment to ourplanet and our community, itis important to know that wecan always do more—that isthe Butler way.

Environmental TipA More Sustainable Butler

Jeffrey PetersonContributing Writer

The Republican Party represents both the bestand the worst in political opposition. They arebuilding a strong coalition against the rulingDemocrats, but they are also lacking a realisticand consolidated counter-program to offer theAmerican public.

A loyal political opposition’s job is to voteagainst the agenda the rulingparty offers in the legisla-ture, articulate the reasonswhy the coalition is diamet-rically opposed to the rulingparty’s agenda, compose acounter-agenda and buildsupport for this counter-agenda.

The GOP has done a morethan excellent job votingagainst Democratic legisla-tion, articulated their rea-sons for opposition to theDemocrats’ agenda in a lukewarm fashion, failedto compose a counter-agenda and incited a mobof protest against the Democratic Party throughsuch controversial issues as health care reformand the presently poor state of the economy.

The amazing thing about the Republicanopposition is the fact that they have managed tomobilize a group of people against theDemocrats and President Barack Obama despitetaking several harsh political defeats in the veryrecent past.

Is there something to be said about the skillsof the Republican Party’s leadership and thefuture of their party?

Will this rejection of all things Obama lead toseats in the House and Senate for the GOP?

Maybe the president will have a RepublicanCongress to work with come Jan. 13, 2011, butelectoral success will prove to be an uphill bat-tle for the party of Lincoln if they don’t havesome substantive agenda to offer.

If the GOP honestlywants to be competitive innext year’s midterm con-gressional election and the2012 presidential election,they might want to followthe progress of their Englishright-wing cousins acrossthe pond.

Conservative oppositionleader David Cameron hassuccessfully led theConservatives to a highlycompetitive parliamentary

election after they had suffered a series of demor-alizing defeats to Labor since 1997. Camerondid it mainly by following the equation alreadydescribed.

Building an opposition that can win an elec-tion is not hard. The Republicans have done itbefore, notably in 1992.

The reasons why they are failing now in sev-eral respects are both obvious and simple. Thetruly sad thing, however, is the fact that theirfailure has leftists of every stripe elated.

Public option walks national plank

Mary Beth Sekelamsekela@butler.edu

Dakota ManuelContributing Writer

Republicans butcher opposition role

Junk food tax healthy move for U.S.

Obama continues fight in battle for health care reform

“Republicans are building a

strong coalition against the

ruling Democrats but lack a

realistic and consolidated

counter-program to offer the

American public.”

“Any measure that

increases the pressure

on small business is a

threat to our already

weakened economy.”

Collegian photo from MCT

Last week, as Congress came back into session,President Barack Obama gave a noteworthy speechon health care reform.

By most estimates, the president performed well:He firmly addressed several of the more pretentiousclaims made by fear-mongers (such as those of“death-panels”), rallied some of the wavering BlueDog Democrats, promised he would not sign anylegislation that would add to the deficit and reaf-firmed the need to push forward with reform.

After previously standing on the sidelines and let-ting Congress duke out negotiations, lastWednesday’s speech may have given Obama theroom necessary to position himself as a reasonablemoderate who can take control of the debate.

Unexpectedly, though, Obama’s speech also leftthe future of a public option in limbo.

As recent months have made clear, Obama intendsfor health care reform to be one of the major aspectsof his presidency. The Republicans—still reelingfrom their losses in both the 2006 and 2008 elec-tions—realize that, if Obama’s reform efforts falteror even fall apart, their party stands to gain in themidterm 2010 election.

As noteworthy conservative analyst Bill Kristolnoted, the smart move for the Republicans would beto “throw the kitchen sink at the legislation now onthe table… kill it.”

Seeing this, members of the conservative leader-ship have done a brilliant job maneuvering publicopinion against both the public option and theObama administration. The very notion of a publicoption has turned into a political firebrand; no mat-ter how small the public option would be or howinsignificant its effect would be upon the entirety ofthe health care industry, the Republicans havehelped mold the very phrase into something tanta-mount to “communism” or “a government takeoverof health care.” As the recent tea parties have demon-strated, regardless of the actual validity of theseclaims, people do react passionately to the issue.

At the same time, pushing any sort of legislationcontaining a public option through the Democratic-controlled Senate also seems unlikely. Some of themore conservative Democrats are wary over how the

prospect of a public option will be greeted by theirconstituents.

Additionally, as Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., andchairman of the Senate Finance Committee, point-edly observed, even though Speaker Nancy Pelosican shove a public option through the House, theDemocrats quite simply don’t have the votes to bat-ter a bill with a public option through the Senate (atleast not through conventional means).

Though Obama endorsed the public option whenhe campaigned for the presidency and recentlyaffirmed his theoretical support for it in his speechbefore Congress, Obama seems to be keenly awareof the proposal’s lackluster political viability.

In the speech before Congress, he reminded thestaunch progressives (who had long regarded the cre-ation of a public option as a holy grail of sorts) thatthe “driving idea behind reform has been to endinsurance company abuses and make coverage avail-able for those without it.”

Obama also said that, because a public optionhad always been “only a means to that end,”Congress shouldn’t be shy about exploring otheroptions that would fix America’s broken health caresystem.

While it might be a bitter pill for the liberal baseof the Democratic Party to swallow, the future ofsubstantial health care reform may very well dependon allowing the notion of the public option to bemartyred.

As the health care reform legislation marches onand the White House asks for a bill to come by theend of this year, progressives would do well toweigh whether or not the fight over a public option,which never was a central provision to the reformdebate, is worth the political blood that needs to beshed for its passage.

The better option will probably be for health carereform to focus on insurance exchanges, tort reform,insurance mandates, improved regulation of insurersand other sensible measures on which both partiescan find some measure of consensus.

While this won’t guarantee that many—if any—Republicans will vote for the final legislation, itwill unify the Democratic big tent, ensure that sig-nificant health care reform does get passed and, mostimportantly, guarantee that the legislation that doesbecome law will be both enduring and effective.

Tom Fryskatfryska@butler.edu

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A&EARTS&ENTERTAINMENT

Day’s long-awaited albumdrops almost six years

after his last release withthe new single,

“Be There.”Page 8

The Sun Riseson Howie Day

We honor The Beatles inlight of the recent “Rock

Band” release and digitallyremastered albums.

Page 8

Playlist of the Week

“Glee” is the anti-“High SchoolMusical” (HSM).

Sure, there’s the jock who is forcedto re-evaluate his social standing afterjoining the group. There are alsoplenty of highly exaggerated, clearlylip-synced musical numbers that arenot very believable coming from aMidwestern public high school.

And don’t get me started on thetoken characters—the Asian girl, theblack girl, the gay kid and the kid inthe wheelchair—that are all membersof the show choir.

But, at its core, “Glee” has a lotmore to say than “We’re all in thistogether.”

Will Schuester, played by MatthewMorrison, takes over the WilliamMcKinley High School (WMHS) gleeclub, New Directions. He was the starof the group in its glory days duringthe ’90s, and his mission is to makethe club popular again, much to thedismay of Sue Sylvester (JaneLynch), the cheerleading team captainand quite possibly the funniest char-acter in the series.

Lynch, who was also in the movie“Role Models” and the cult classic TVshow “Arrested Development,” deliv-ers more hysterical lines on “Glee”than any of the other characters com-bined. That doesn’t mean that the restof the cast isn’t funny; the innermonologues of the kids in NewDirections add a lot of wit and depthto their otherwise stereotypical exteri-ors.

The Fox series pilot, directed byRyan Murphy and John Scott, pre-miered May 19. It has since gained a

loyal following of “Gleeks,” whowaited the rest of the summer for thenext episode about Mr. Schuester andhis group of outcast superstar singers.

The second episode, “Showmance,”which aired last Wednesday, lives upto the pilot, and we start to learnmore about the main characters, par-ticularly the super-driven Rachel (LeaMichele) and football star Finn (CoryMonteith).

My biggest complaint and favoritepart of the show are one and the same,and it happens to be the most impor-tant elements of “Glee”—the music.Further setting the show apart fromHSM, the characters in “Glee” don’tjust burst into song whenever theyfeel like it. However, some of themusic choices are pretty baffling.

In “Showmance,” the group beginsto learn an extremely Caucasian ver-sion of Kanye West’s “Gold Digger,”complete with Mr. Schuester takingon Kanye’s lyrics. Perhaps theyshould have stuck to “Don’t StopBelievin’” because their rendition inthe pilot episode is incredible.

Another highlight in the pilotepisode is a rival high school’s ver-sion of “Rehab” by Amy Winehouse.While the performance is breathtak-ing, it seems like the writers of theshow could have picked a song that isa little more relevant to 2009.

As with any show choir-based tele-vision show or movie, cheese isalways a factor. Some of the situa-tions the characters get into are unbe-lievably cliché, but this show ownsit. It knows it’s cheesy, and it is will-ing to make fun of itself.

Glee is also a lot smarter and a bitmore adult than its competition.Some of the issues, like Will’s strug-gle-filled marriage to his wife Terri(Jessalyn Gilsig) and his growingrelationship with co-worker Emma(Jayma Mays), make the show lessabout a group of nerds who love tosing and more like a show about peo-ple with actual character flaws.

As the show goes on and the stu-dents and faculty at WMHS develop,it’s going to be easy to root for theglee club underdogs.

The bottom is falling out of compact disc sales in America. But don’ttell The Beatles, while their entire catalog gets spiffed up and rolled outone more time on CD.

Last week’s reissues of The Beatles’ 14 albums (the 12 original stu-dio albums plus “Magical Mystery Tour” and the “Past Masters” com-pilation of non-album tracks) will be issued individually or in a boxedset. All but three of those titles (“Yellow Submarine,” “Abbey Road”and “Let It Be”) are available separately in mono as well, but only aspart of a pricey boxed set.

What’s new? The sound is improved, benefiting from two decades oftechnological improvements. The packaging is also slightly better,with recording notes, extra pictures and short, infomercial-style videoson the making of each album (accompanying the stereo versions only).Is that enough to justify repurchasing the catalog? I can’t say that it is.

The sonic improvements in the stereo releases, while welcome and,in some instances, discernible on even mediocre playback devices, willbe appreciated only by the die-hard fans who are familiar with everyMellotron flourish and French-horn riff. I’m as thrilled as anyone to beable to hear the rolling thunder of “Rain” with greater stereo presenceon “Past Masters: Volumes One and Two,” but I’m not sure it’s worthnearly $19 if you already have the album in your collection. Of course,if you own a stupendous stereo system and obsess over every note, gofor it. And if these reissues are your introduction to the band, there areworse places to start. If nothing else, listening to these albums in pris-tine form affirms what we knew all along: The Beatles were good—Really good.

The timing of these reissues is curious at best. While many of TheBeatles’ ’60s peers—the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, the Byrds, theWho—have had their catalogs remastered and updated in the past 20years, The Beatles have been stuck in the ’80s. That’s a travesty giventhat they were nearly as much about sound as songs. The ’87 BeatlesCDs were limited by the era’s technology; they were remastered at amuch lower bit rate than is currently available, and their thin soundbecame more apparent as the decades passed.

The ’09 CDs were copied one track at a time into the digital formatfrom the analog master tapes at a higher bit rate, and there is a dis-cernible upgrade. The instruments have greater presence, the densemixes are a bit more transparent and the modern-day oomph factor isthere as well—yes, The Beatles now sound louder, with more pop inRingo Starr’s drums. But the reissues arrive as compact discs are fallingout of favor with consumers, especially younger listeners.

It’s expected that by next year, sales of online music will surpassCDs for the first time in America. Yet, The Beatles’ music is still notlegitimately available as digital downloads in any Internet store. Theband’s sole nod to 21st century consumer demand is to release a customversion of the “Rock Band” video game, which will include 38 tracks.

What’s more, just a few months ago Neil Young began rolling outhis back catalog using Blu-ray technology, creating what is essentiallya multimedia version of his music that can constantly be updated viathe Internet. The Blu-ray mixes provide a genuinely new way of expe-riencing the music, and they’re revelatory. The Beatles stereo CD reis-sues don’t provide nearly that much of a “wow” factor, but the monomixes are a different story. It’s a shame they aren’t more readily acces-sible to the average fan at an affordable price.

Mono was the dominant recording format for most of The Beatles’era, and the band has long insisted that the optimum way to hear “Sgt.Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”—at the time the most meticu-lously constructed studio album in rock history—was in mono, yet themono version was not available digitally until now. Packaging themono and stereo versions together would’ve allowed Beatlemaniacs toindulge their fetish by endlessly comparing the two mixes. For a bandso obsessive and innovative about sound, often creating multiple ver-sions and mixes of the same song, it would’ve been a fitting way toreassess their legacy. Instead, consumers will have to pay big bucks toget their hands on the mono rarities. Beatles fans deserve better.

‘Glee’ owns its clichés with hilarity

Beatles release CDs with better sound, package

Collegian photos from MCT

FAB FOUR JAM SESSION: Debuting alongside the Beatles’re-release of their 14 albums is the new Rock Band game.

Collegian photo from MCT

DOWN WITH GLEE: Cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester, played by thehilarious Jane Lynch, tries to sabotage the rising efforts of the glee club.

“Glee”TV SHOW REVIEW

20th Century Fox Television

Created by: Ian Brennan, Brad Falchuk and Ryan MurphyStarring: Dianna Agron, Chris Colfer, Jessalyn Gilsig, Jane Lynch, Jayma

Mays, Kevin McHale, Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Matthew Morrison,Amber Riley and Jenna Ushkowitz

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Mahler Project: School ofMusic EnsembleShowcaseSunday, Sept. 203 p.m.

Flava Fresh GalleryWalk/TalkSunday, Sept. 206 p.m.

Lakota Sioux IndianDance TheatreThursday, Sept. 2412 p.m.

Ariadne auf NaxosFriday, Oct. 28 p.m.Sunday, Oct. 42 p.m.

C.J. Hribal: Visiting WriterTuesday, Oct. 67:30 p.m.

“The Entertainer” FlyingSculpture DedicationThursday, Oct. 85:30 p.m.

Butler Jazz EnsemblesThursday, Oct. 87:30 p.m.

Ballet HispanicoSaturday, Oct. 108 p.m.

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HOROSCOPESStaff Astrologist

by Kelsey Truman

This is a highly fertile week for Aquarians. Wipethe toilet seat before you sit down and spay andneuter your pets.

LIBRA SEPT. 23 � OCT. 22

Fish are in the midst of a challenging week. Try notto make any rash emotional decisions, especiallyif they concern your rash. It will go away.

SCORPIO OCT. 23 � NOV. 21

The stars predict a low chance for romance, espe-cially on the 15th and 17th, but a high chance ofhook-ups. Welcome to college.

SAGITTARIUS NOV. 22 � DEC. 20

You will have difficulty curbing impulsive shop-ping habits this week. Try to remind yourself thatyou really don’t need any more issues of “USWeekly” with R-Patz on the cover.

CAPRICORN DEC. 21 � JAN. 19

Danger lurks around every corner this week.Gemini need to avoid any and all questionable fooditems. Salmonella is not a joke.

AQUARIUS JAN. 20 � FEB. 18

Expect some harsh words from family or friendsthis week, Cancer. Start working on retorts now soyou can verbally whiplash them all.

PISCES FEB. 19 � MARCH 20

In love, it is imperative that you do not discussyour feelings before the 18th. Actually, it might bebest if you just keep it all to yourself. You’re out ofyour element.

ARIES MARCH 21 � APRIL 19

You are likely to receive praise this week. But don’tget a big head. Ego doesn’t work well on anyone.

TAURUS APRIL 20 � MAY 20

The stars are telling me that you are likely to losesome crucial personal items this week. Get somevery large keychains and keep careful track of anyinfants you know.

GEMINI MAY 21 � JUNE 20

Mars is flexing his muscles all over your stars thisweek, Scorp. You will be highly susceptible tomath errors. If you must do anything importantwith numbers, call a trusted guardian.

CANCER JUNE 21 � JULY 22

Archers are likely to receive mysterious or unex-pected visitors from afar. People from afar reallylike hot dogs, sour cream and onion Pringles andsweet tea, so stock up.

LEO JULY 23 � AUG. 22

Any invitations to events taking place this week-end, especially the 20th, must not be ignored. Thestars do not reveal why they will be so essential,but do not blow anyone off to eat Chinese food byyourself. As fun as that would be, you will regret it.

VIRGO AUG. 23 � SEPT. 22Playlistof the Week

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“I’ve Just Seen a Face”

“And Your Bird Can Sing”

“You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away”

“While My Guitar Gently Weeps”

“Come Together”

“Revolution 1”

“Here Comes the Sun”

“In My Life”

“Help!”

“Something”

“Taxman”

“Blackbird”

“A Day In the Life”

“Best of The Beatles”

The first aliens to reach Earth will come in 2010.They will enter the planet in a gigantic spaceship thatwill hover quietly over Johannesburg, South Africa.They will be thrown into slums, where they will befeared, tortured and treated like garbage. This is what“District 9,” the new sci-fi action film from new-comer director and screenwriter Neill Blomkamp, pro-claims.

Told through a gritty, realistic film style, “District9” starts out like a documentary, the camera cuttingbetween specialists and witnesses who give their out-look on the alien situation. Think “Children of Men”combined with “Starship Troopers” plus a dash of“Cloverfield,” and you might be able to paint a pic-ture of this original film. This interesting filmingtechnique allows the audience to get caught up in thealien history, as well as see multiple perspectives ofthe main characters. The audience learns that thearrival of the aliens was not an open-arm celebrationby the humans but rather a widespread fear.

The aliens’ camp is then turned into a prison,District 9, that is eventually declared unsafe for thepublic. This results in the humans evicting all of the

aliens to a new prison, District 10, that is furtheraway from the city. In order to move these unwel-come species, jolly airhead Wikusvan der Merwe (played perfectly bySharlto Copley) is put in charge.Smiling constantly, he confiscatesweapons, burns homes and findsan odd device that changes his lifeforever. This all happened in thefirst few minutes of the film, and Iwas already hooked on the plot.

Although “District 9” is analien film, it holds many racial andpolitical undertones. The film crit-icizes the way people act aroundoutsiders, emphasizing the use ofviolence surrounding confusionand fear, and it presents manyunderlying themes that deal withdiscrimination, segregation andhuman nature. It gives an honestperspective on the anger and hate among differentspecies, races and ethnicities.

This emotional roller coaster is one of the firstfilms to inspire positive audience feelings for com-puter-generated images. I have developed feelings for

animated characters (Carl Fredricksen from “Up”comes to mind), but I have never felt anything toward

a gurgling CGI alien before.Especially with the reality of thefilm, it is very simple to forgetthat the aliens aren’t real people.

When the story takes offthrough a series of domino-effectproblems, the audience fliesthrough multiple feelings aboutWikus van der Merwe and his alienfriends, constantly guessing whatwill happen next. Calling it awhirlwind would be an understate-ment.

It’s mind boggling to think howthe director was able to successful-ly cram so much information andoverlapping conflicts into 112minutes without overwhelmingthe viewer. Instead, viewers are

kept on their feet throughout.In every possible aspect, “District 9” is, without a

doubt, a science fiction masterpiece. It has brilliant,realistic special effects, emotional performances,wonderful imagination and infinite eye candy for fans

of explosions, video games and comic books. It hasjaw-dropping creativity and aliens that feed on catfood. It has the brainwashing ability to make an over-the-top, absurd storyline seem believable and mov-ing, and it has the production credit of Peter Jackson,of “The Lord of the Rings” fame.

Think sci-fi classic. Think “Tron,” “Star Wars,”“Blade Runner,” “Alien” and “The Matrix.” That’s“District 9.”

Ben NiespodzianyContributing Writer

‘District 9’ delivers, raises bar for science fiction films

Day returns with middling effortAfter almost a decade of touring and six years since his last

release, singer-songwriter Howie Day released his third full-lengthalbum, “Sound the Alarm,” this month. Day is most well knownfor his singles “Collide” and “She Says” from his sophomorealbum entitled “Stop All the World Now.”

The new album is a product of recording in several locations,including New York City, Los Angeles, London and Bloomington,Ind. According to Day’s MySpace page, after a long stretch of tour-ing, he took time off to reflect and write the songs on “Sound theAlarm.”

“The new album very obviously echoes my own life, in all of itshighs and lows, but not all of it is explicitly autobiographical,”Day said, according to his Web site.

The album immediately grasped my attention the second I pressedplay. “So Stung” kicks off with a moody yet catchy melody. Thissong clearly reflects Day’s emotions while touring on his own:“And when you realize you’re on your own/The wind can push thesails and drive you home/This I know,” he sings.

The second song on the album, “Weightless,” features a crescen-do of strings in the intro and nicely placed instrumental variety. Myonly complaint on this track is the chorus. The sound is all pop,and there is not enough substance to back it up. Day’s lyrics don’tmake this song any better.

Day sings, “But it feels just like we’re weightless / Weightlesswhen we’re together / Isn’t it time to face it what we alreadyknow?” The only thing I know about this song is that it ismediocre.

“Longest Night” doesn’t turn the album around quite yet; it’s aslow-paced track. Like most Day songs, it’s easy to listen to, butit doesn’t radiate excellence on any level. The lyrics don’t stray toofar from what the album presents thus far. The apparent theme atthis point is homesickness: “Are you lost where you are? / Can youfind your way when you’re so far? / Do you fear where you are? /A thousand nights alone.”

The next song, “40 Hours,” finally hits a good spot. It’s justDay’s voice, an acoustic guitar, strings and some backgroundvocals, but the simplicity works. His voice is incredibly natural; itsounds more like folk and less like pop rock. The lyrics follow suitwith basic metaphors that work: “People rushing by/Out the cornerof my eye/A kaleidoscope of bloom/A mirror broke in two/A thou-sand little stars/And a million little wars/Scattered out upon theopen desert/40 hours and counting/I shut my eyes/And sleep here.”

“Be There” is the first single from the album. The song offers thefirst notes of an optimistic tone. I would pick this song as a goodfirst single. It’s upbeat, the chorus is infectious and his vocals areplayful. The theme is also universal; it’s about struggling to stayin a relationship: “If you’re gonna be there, be there/If you’re gonnastay, stay tonight/Start living/Out with the old/I’m all lit up/Mustbe the good life.”

“Everyone Loves to Love a Lie” is another favorite of mine. Itstarts with just piano and other instruments join in later. Day’svoice is rich and melodic. Layers of his vocals over a drumbeat takeover the second verse, and it sounds so intricate. A group of singersscreaming “Cause everyone loves to love a lie” carries the song out.

“Undressed” has a unique blues sound, but doesn’t stir anythingbeyond that. A song about making love, the sound doesn’t seemgenuine enough for the lyrics.

The title track, “Sound the Alarm” follows, and is certainly theballad of the album. His voice is soft and genuine at the beginningwith just a piano behind him. About halfway through, the rest ofthe band joins, and his voice is more harsh and desperate as hepleas: “And at times I miss you/I know that you make it/All tooreal/I wish it were fake/Sound the alarm/I know we’ll make it rightalright/I know tonight we’re alright.”

The next song, “No Longer What You Require,” is a strong track.It’s not hard hitting, but it tells a great story, and the music is fit-ting. The drums come in at the end to build up the climax of thesong. It’s a great lost-love ballad, making it one of my favorites.

“Postcard from Mars” is another filler pop song, leading to themore meaningful closer, “Counting on Me.” It’s a love song, Day’sspeciality.

Overall, I found the more pop-infused rock songs to be unim-pressive. Jason Mraz, James Morrison or Citizen Cope createstronger pop rock songs. However, when it comes to the soft, slowsongs, Day’s vocal melodies are unmatched.

This album won’t go down in history, but Day stays true to him-self and his sound.

Amy Rensinkarensink@butler.edu

Collegian photo from Flickr/Jason Tang Photography

IT’S BEEN AWHILE: Singer-songwriter Howie Dayreturns with “Sound the Alarm,” his first album in six years.

“Sound the Alarm”

CD REVIEW

Rating: ��5 = perfect, 4 = outstanding, 3 = good,

2 = fair, 1 = poor

Howie Day

Sony BMGEpic Records

“District 9”MOVIE REVIEW

TriStar Pictures

Directed by: Neill Blomkamp

Starring: Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope,Robert Hobbs

Rated: R

Rating: �����5 = perfect, 4 = outstanding, 3 = good, 2 = fair,

1 = poor

Collegian photo from Flickr/matsubatsu

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It’s Tennis TimeSee how the women’s tennis team didat Illinois State and get a preview of

the men’s tennis team.Page 10

Pro Tennis’ 2009 FinaleThe 2009 U.S. Open was aGrand Slam for the ages.Learn how it played out.

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Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Butler University football was lookingfor revenge when they stepped out ontoFranklin’s field last Saturday.

“We felt like we owed this team one,”sophomore quarterback Andrew Hucksaid. “We lost to them the year before andstill had a bitter taste in our mouth.”

It turns out revenge is best served byHuck, who threw for 316 yards inButler’s 49-19 road win against FranklinCollege.

The win advanced the Bulldogs’ recordto 2-0 this season.

Huck completed 33 of 48 passes,tossed four touchdown passes and ran onein himself. Taking lead of Butler’s domi-nating offense gained Huck the PioneerFootball League’s Offensive Player of theWeek.

But it wasn’t the offense that came outbig in the first quarter. After punting awaytheir first possession, the Bulldogs’defense took over. Freshman JordanRidley forced a fumble during theGrizzlies’ first possession, the first of fiveturnovers the Grizzlies would have.

The Bulldogs weren’t able to fully cap-italize on the fumble, but they did man-age a field goal to go up 3-0 on Franklin.

The Grizzlies’ next two possessionswere cut short by Butler-forced turnovers.

Huck used the latter to throw his firstpass for a touchdown to sophomore ZachWatkins—it was the first of two touch-down catches for Watkins. With the catchand a good kick from sophomore DavidLang, the Bulldogs took a 10-0 lead.

The offense picked up after the firstquarter, outscoring Franklin 39-19 for theremainder of the game. Huck attributesthe slow start to early game adjustments,changing their scheme to match thedefense of the opposition.

“[Huck] has an understanding not justfor what we’re doing,” head coach JeffVoris said, “but he understands the defenseand what they’re trying to do too.”

Voris said the young quarterback, injust his second collegiate start, also bene-fits from an experienced offense puttingHuck in good position to get things done.

“If everyone does their job, we’re hardto beat,” Huck said.

No one understands that better than red-shirt senior Danny Bohrer. Bohrer has

started every game for the past two sea-sons, and Saturday he became Butler’s all-time leader in pass receptions.

Bohrer’s first catch of the game was his143rd career pass. He surpassed record-holder Eric Voss (1989-93) and caughtseven more to end the day with 150 careercatches.

Bohrer’s touchdown reception in thesecond quarter was his 16th career TDcatch. He is two short of Butler’s all-timerecord holder Mark Chrobot (1975-78).

“If you ask Dan, he’ll say it was justanother catch,” Voris said. “For the pro-gram, it was a very special catch.

“That record couldn’t be held by a bet-ter teammate.”

Bohrer said while he tries not to thinkabout the records, it’s easier not to worrywith so many games left in the season.

“It eases my mind that I’ll eventuallyhave the opportunities to make sometouchdown catches and increase mystats,” Bohrer said. “It’s just a really greathonor to be set in the record books withsome of the best players that have goneto Butler.”

Bohrer said he also hopes people seethe record as a testament to the improving

program.“People can see the team is improving

overall, not just in one person, but as ateam too with big wins,” Bohrer said.

The Bulldogs look to defend their per-fect record when Hanover College visitsthe Butler Bowl Saturday.

Because the Hanover game was can-

celed last year, it will be Huck’s first lookat the Panthers, but he said the key to avictory will be “coming out with highenergy and sustaining that for four quar-ters.”

This weekend’s game will be the 24thmeeting between the two schools. Butlerleads the series 20-2-1.

Arika Herronacherron@butler.edu

A tough five-set loss atIUPUI last Wednesday helpedpropel the Butler Universityvolleyball team to a 2-1 tour-nament record this past week-end when the Bulldogs traveledto Rock Hill, S.C., for theWinthrop Hilton Garden InnInvitational.

The Bulldogs’ first matchagainst North Carolina Centralwas a success. Butler dominat-ed the net with consistent kills;with four Bulldogs hittingabout 0.430, the NC CentralEagles had no chance to fightback.

Junior Jessica Wolfe hit for a0.433 average, while sopho-more Maureen Bamiro finished

the game with a 0.438 average.Junior Kelsey Labrum con-trolled the net with an attack-ing average of .462, and seniorStephanie Steele showed domi-nance over the Eagles with anunstoppable .667 hitting aver-age.

Butler gained a lead as big aseight points during the match.The Bulldogs won most oftheir points with aggressive netplay. The Bulldogs’ 43 killsmore than doubled the 21 killsof the Eagles.

The Bulldogs’ defense over-powered the Eagles’ offense.The NC Central team finishedthe match with a hitting aver-age of .000; the Bulldogsforced the Eagles to makeerrors, advancing the Bulldogsto a win.

“We served unbelievably,”Coach Sharon Clark said. “Itwas difficult for them to getgoing offensively.”

The victory over the Eaglesadvanced the Bulldogs to thenext round against AppalachianState.

The Bulldogs attacked hard atthe Mountaineers, halting themat only 11 points in the firstgame. The Bulldogs dominatedabove the net in the first gamewith a .500 attacking average,while the Mountaineers onlyhad a .074 team average.

“We came out from the getgo,” Right-side hitter Labrumsaid. “We showed them whoowned the house.”

In the second game, theBulldogs weren’t as aggressive,however, they still kept theiropponents 10 points away for asafe win.

“I hit well, but I was happywith my blocking, which isn’tcommon for an outside hitter,”outside hitter Wolfe said.

The third game was a nail-biter.

The Mountaineers playedmore aggressively, whichresulted in a few more errorsfrom the Bulldogs. The leadalternated between Butler andAppalachian State until thevery end when Butler took a25-23 victory.

“They couldn’t shut ouroffense down, couldn’t slowour hitters down” Clark said.

The Bulldogs advanced yetagain in the tournament to facethe home team, the WinthropEagles. In a best-of-five-gamematch, the Bulldogs struggled

to take charge, losing threegames to one.

“Our attack was more bal-anced,” Clark said. “We playeddefense really well, dug reallywell, but our unforced errorscanceled out all the good thatwe did.”

At the end of the weekend,Butler left South Carolina witha 2-1 record. Clark said shethought the team played welloffensively.

“[However], we need to elim-inate our unforced errors. Everyone is a point for the other

team,” Clark said.“We had (a) good offensive

effort all around—not one per-son dominated,” Wolfe said.

With a 7-1 record at neutralsites, the Bulldogs play yetanother tournament on theroad; this will be their fourthweek playing away fromHinkle Fieldhouse.

“It is difficult to play on theroad for four straight weeks,”Clark said. “But it’ll help uslater on with conference.”

Labrum said, “It was hard.We came back to Butler around

10:30 p.m. from theWednesday night game and thenhad to leave for the airport at 4a.m. the next day.”

Clark is very optimistic forthe future of the team.

“I always want my team togo further than what I expect ofthem,” Clark said. “We aregelling at the right time. Weare ready for conference.”

With a current record of 8-5,the Butler Bulldogs play theirfirst conference match atYoungstown State Thursday at7 p.m.

Volleyball places second at Winthrop

Football scores 49 points, defeats second non-conference foe

Women’s Soccer

at Indiana

Bloomington, Ind.

7:30 p.m.

Men’s Tennis

Indiana Invitational

Bloomington, Ind.

All Day

WEDNESDAY

Volleyball

vs. Utah State

2 p.m.

Kent State

Tournament

vs. Robert Morris

5 p.m.

Kent State

Tournament

Women’s Tennis

Ball State Invitational

Muncie, Ind.

All Day

Volleyball

at Youngstown State

Youngstown, Ohio

7 p.m.

THURSDAY

MONDAY

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

Women’s Tennis

Ball State Invitational

Muncie, Ind.

All Day

Football

vs. Hanover

1 p.m.

Women’s Golf

Chicago State

Invitational

Hammond, Ind.

All Day

TUESDAY

Women’s Golf

Chicago State

Invitational

Hammond, Ind.

All Day

FRIDAY

Men’s Tennis

Indiana Invitational

Bloomington, Ind.

All Day

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Collegian photos courtesy of Butler University Athletic Department

PLAYING CATCH: Redshirt wide receiver Danny Bohrer (left) and quar-terback Andrew Huck (right) continue to light up the scoreboard this season.

Collegian photo by Rachel Senn

CAN YOU DIG IT?: Libero Brittany Awai digs a ball whilereceiving verbal encouragement from attacker Kelsey Labrum.

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Women’s Soccer

at Xavier

Cincinnati, Ohio

5 p.m.

Men’s Soccer

at Ohio State

Columbus, Ohio

5 p.m.

Cross Country

Indiana Intercollegiate

Terre Haute. Ind.

TBA

Volleyball

at Kent State

Kent, Ohio

2 p.m.

Men’s Tennis

Indiana Invitational

Bloomington, Ind.

All Day

Women’s Soccer

vs. Louisville

1 p.m.

2009 Butler VolleyballQuick Facts

Team Facts

-Butler is leading all Horizon Leagueteams in total kills (602) and totalassists (552).

-Butler is also ranked second amongHorizon League teams in hitting per-centage (.247) and digs per set (16.74).

-The Bulldogs are ranked highly acrossthe nation. They are 22nd in kills per set(14.0), 25th in assists per set (12.84)and 32nd in digs per set (16.19).

Individual Facts

-Junior outside hitter Jessie Wolfe isleading all Horizon League players with4.79 kills per set and 5.37 points per set.Wolfe is ranked eighth in the conferencefor hitting percentage (.273).

-Wolfe has also made a dent in thenational rankings. She is seventh inNCAA Division I volleyball for both killsper set and points per set.

-True freshman setter Gina Vera is atopthe Horizon League leader board forassists per set with 10.91. She is 30th inthe nation in the same category.

-Senior Porshia Allen is ranked ninthamong conference hitters for hitting per-centage, attacking .272 in 35 sets.

-Juniors Brittany Awai and KatieDaprile are raked seventh and eighth,respectively, for digs per set in theHorizon League.

-Daprile is also ranked eighth for digsper set (0.30) in the conference. She has13 aces in 13 matches.

In a successful weekend trip toSouth Carolina, the men’s soccerteam captured the title at the AdidasGamecock Classic hosted by theUniversity of South Carolina.

The team earned a 1-0 win Fridayover the 25th-ranked Gamecocks ofSouth Carolina (3-1). It was the firstloss of the season for South Carolina.

“It’s great to go away and get twowins,” head coach Kelly Findley said.“My only disappointment is that wedidn’t get a shutout in the secondgame.

“I think collectively we’re gettingquicker on the ball. Defensively we’regetting sharper and tighter.

“Our chemistry grows with everypractice and with every game.”

In a game scoreless until the 75thminute, sophomore Matt Hedgesknocked in a goal off a pass fromfreshman Jared Isenthal. It was thegame winner in a 1-0 shutout over theGamecocks—the Bulldogs’ thirdshutout of the season.

Senior Boris Gatzky led the teamoffensively with four shots, three ofwhich were on goal. He was named tothe All-Tournament team and receivedOffensive MVP of the tournament.

Sophomore defenseman MattHedges, junior midfielder KyleVondenBenken and junior midfielderKyle Pateros were also named to the

All-Tournament team.“I am proud to receive that honor,”

Gatzky said. “I never expect thingslike that to happen because all I wantto do is give my best effort.

“Of course it’s credit to your per-formance by the other coaches, [but]in the end, I’m much prouder of myteam.”

Overall, the team outshot theGamecocks 11-7 in the match.

The weekend tournament concludedSunday, as the team facedPresbyterian College.

The Blue Hose (1-3) scored theirfirst goal of the regular season againstthe Bulldogs late in the game with

only seven minutes remaining in thematch. But it was not enough to stopthe Bulldogs, who scored a season-high three goals in the game.

Once again, Gatzky made his pres-ence known by scoring the Bulldogs’first goal off a penalty kick 12 min-utes into the first half.

Minutes later, VondenBenken scoredfrom 18 yards out off a pass fromPateros.

“We played great this weekend,”VondenBenken said. “We prepared wellfor this weekend and our play showedit.”

“Sunday we had a tough time. Wecame out scoring two quick goals and

then we got a little sloppy.“We did let down at the end of the

game [verses Presbyterian], letting inour first goal of the year, but we cameback by scoring one ourselves in thenext couple minutes.”

Less than a minute after the BlueHose cut the Bulldogs’ early lead inhalf, freshman forward Tyler Pollockscored an unassisted goal.

“After the 3-1 win againstPresbyterian, [the team was] kind ofdisappointed and mad because we did-n’t play our best. But, we still got aresult,” Gatzky said.

“Our whole perspective has changedbecause we don’t just want to win. We

just want to win with a little bit ofstyle now.

“We definitely always have toremind ourselves what makes us agood team.”

Gatzky said, while the team’s suc-cess thus far has been great, severalbig challenges lie ahead.

“We just really want to win ourtitle, so all the rankings really don’tmatter,” Gatzky said. “What counts isthe outcome at the end of the season.”

The Bulldogs travel to Columbus,Ohio, to face the Ohio State BuckeyesFriday. The team resumes home playnext Friday with their first conferencegame verses Milwaukee Green Bay.

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Men’s soccer remains undefeatedEmily Newell

enewell@butler.edu

The lady Bulldogs closed the2008-09 season at .500 in 24games and with a second placeHorizon League finish at 7-1.

With a 10-man roster com-posed almost entirely of return-ing players, the Bulldogs aregoing to rely on their experienceto get them where they want tobe.

Suscha said he feels goodabout the upcoming season.

“We’ve got everybody back[from last season], so that’s real-ly nice,” he said. “We’ve alsobrought in a really good player,[freshman] Brittany Farmer fromTerre Haute.”

Farmer’s success as a player inhigh school and a state appear-ance propelled Suscha’s confi-dence in the team this season.

“We placed second in the con-ference last year, and everybodyis coming back, plus [Farmer],”Suscha said. “We should at leastplace second again, if not bet-ter,”

Casperson has been a confer-ence force for the lady Bulldogsfor three consecutive years,receiving first team All-HorizonLeague her freshman and sopho-more years on the team and sec-ond team last season. Shereceived Newcomer of the Yearhonors from the Horizon Leagueas well.

Jenkins is entering her fourthyear on the team. In her fresh-man year, she ended the seasonat No. 4 with a 16-14 record insingles. Since then, her recordhas steadily improved. She had a19-10 her sophomore year andled the team in single victorieswith a 21-7 last year.

Thompson opened her fresh-man season last year with a four-game winning streak at the BallState Fall Invitational. Sheplayed in 24 doubles contestswith Breitenbach at a No. 3 startfor most of the season.Thompson also posted a 14-12singles record.

Suscha is also looking forsome enthusiasm from theButler community about thenew outdoor tennis facilities theteam has acquired.

“This will be the first timewe’ve had outdoor competitionin the 13 years I’ve been here,”Suscha said. “We’re looking for-ward to getting a crowd out thereand experiencing a real homematch [this spring].”

The girls’ next season tourna-ment is the Ball StateInvitational in Muncie, Ind.,Friday and Saturday.

Women’s tennis winsfifth place at tourney

Men’s tennis team returns several experienced players

The women’s soccer team (3-4) headedto Chicago and Terre Haute, Ind., thisweekend to face off against two non-con-ference foes. They lost to DePaul 2-0Friday and defeated Indiana State 3-1Sunday afternoon.

The team crowded into the cramped con-fines of DePaul’s Wish Field in the heartof the Windy City for Friday’s match upwith the Blue Devils.

The Big East opponent controlled theball from the start, winning the posses-sion battle throughout the game. ButButler’s defense held strong for the first60 minutes of the game, holding DePaulscoreless.

The Blue Devils finally cracked theButler backline in the 62nd minute, net-ting a goal on their ninth shot of theafternoon. DePaul sealed the victory inthe 84th minute with another tally to goup 2-0.

“[DePaul] is big, fast and closed thespace well, which is what you expectfrom a Big East opponent,” assistantcoach Ric Huffman said. “It was a goodlearning experience, but we still tooksome lumps.”

The Bulldogs regrouped after the matchand headed to Terre Haute to play IndianaState Sunday. The Bulldogs hoped torepeat last year’s game against theSycamores, which ended in a 3-1 victoryfor Butler.

After lacking in offense Friday, Butlerattacked the Indiana State backline from

the first whistle, getting seven shots inthe first 20 minutes. But the Bulldogswould have to wait until the 28th minutefor their first goal of the game. RachelScott took a cross from Carrie Twymanand fired a shot past the keeper to give theBulldogs a 1-0 lead.

The Bulldogs scored again just 10 min-utes later. In the 38th minute, freshmanKatie Griswold netted her first career goalas a Bulldog, putting the team up 2-0.

The Bulldogs looked in control of thematch, keeping possession of the ball andforcing the Sycamores to play Butler’sstyle.

Indiana Stateseemed to gainsome momen-tum when theycut the Bulldogs’lead in half dur-ing the 43rdminute whenSycamore AlisonGasparovich found the ball at her feet offa ricochet and scored. The shot would bethe Sycamore’s only shot on target theentire game as the Bulldogs quicklysquashed any hopes of a comeback withanother goal by Griswold.

Only a minute after Indiana State hadscored, Griswold netted her second goal ofthe game off a corner kick.

“It felt really great to score,” Griswoldsaid. “Especially as it’s my first twogoals at Butler. I’ve been waiting a longtime for one.”

The goal cemented Butler’s lead at 3-1.The Bulldogs protected that lead in the

second half, keeping the Sycamores awayfrom the net and winning the game 3-1.The win brought Butler’s season record to3-4.

Griswold said that the whole teamplayed a solid match.

“We fixed some little things in ourdefense, and it turned the game around. Itallowed our midfielder to move up and ourforwards to attack,” she said.

The coaching staff was also pleasedwith the performance.

“It definitely built some confidencegoing into the Indiana game,” Huffman

said. “We had a goodday and found the backof the net.

“Now it’s just aboutmaking our gamework in a faster envi-ronment.”

That environmentwill be ArmstrongStadium in

Bloomington, Ind., where the Bulldogshead tonight to take on the Hoosiers, whoare currently ranked 25th in the nation.

From there, the Bulldogs’ scheduleremains tough heading into HorizonLeague play, with the Bulldogs facing offagainst Xavier, Louisville and IllinoisState before heading into Conferenceplay.

“These next games are to get us battletested for conference,” Huffman said.

Butler hopes that the tough early-sea-son schedule will prepare them to chal-lenge for the top spot in the HorizonLeague.

Women’s soccer splits weekend matches

The 2009-10 Butler’s men’s tennis team looksremarkably like last year’s team, mainly because theteam returned all nine of its players from last seasonand only added one new freshman, Andrew Bayliss,this season.

The Bulldogs went 5-2 in conference last year andfinished third in the Horizon League tournament. Butthe Bulldogs have another year of maturity and expe-rience under their belts to use in the coming season.

Returning the entire squad allows the team to getstraight into practices without having to determinewhere everyone stands on the team.

“We have a little different approach because wealready know our players’ strengths and weaknesses,”senior Ben Raynauld said.

Raynauld played most of last season as Butler’s topseed. He went 2-2 against League opponents, missingseveral matches toward the end of the year due toinjury.

Raynauld worked on his game this summer, incor-porating more cross-training into his routine and con-tinued to focus on the details of his game.

“I really want to focus on serving more accuratelythis year and have some good holds,” Raynauld said.

Raynauld wasn’t the only Bulldog working out thissummer. Most of the team played in summer tourna-ments and some taught tennis camps while doingworkouts prescribed by Butler athletic trainers.

While Butler will not face off with any Horizon

League opponents until the spring, the Bulldogs willhead to four tournaments this fall, including theIndiana Invitational in Bloomington, Ind., this week-end.

“For these tournaments, you get to see where yourgame is at and what you need to improve on in thewinter off-season,” junior Chris Herron said.

Herron played much of the last season in the thirdposition where he had a record of 8-10.

Also on the team’s fall schedule are tournaments atBall State andPurdue. To finish thefall season, the teamwill head back toBloomington, Ind.,to play in theIntercollegiate TennisAssociation’s (ITA)Ohio Valley Regionaltournament.

While these tourna-ments offer the Bulldogs an opportunity to fine-tunetheir play before the spring season, they also allowthe Bulldogs to showcase their summer training.

“Everybody’s coming back from the summer, andeveryone is fighting for positions,” Raynauld said.“IU’s tournament always has really good players. It’sgood practice to play against tough competition.”

Many of the Butler players also played in ITA sanc-tioned tournaments over the summer to work on theirgame.

These tournaments offered Division I-level compe-

tition for the Bulldogs to face off against. The teamhopes the tournament-level experience, combinedwith a familiar team dynamic, will yield a HorizonLeague title next April.

“[In the spring] the goal is definitely to win theconference,” Herron said. “With the whole team back,we’re confident we have the opportunity to do that.”

The Bulldogs returned Bryce Warren, BrandonBayliss, Zach Ervin and Lenz Theodor who, alongwith Raynauld and Herron, started most of the match-

es for the Bulldogs in their singlesmatches.

Filling out the rest of the squadwill be junior David Dolins, soph-omore Stephen McLoughlin andsenior Ben Shafer.

With so many returning players,everyone will be looking to solidi-fy their spots on the team duringthe fall tournaments in hopes ofhelping the Bulldogs reclaim the

Horizon League championship in 2010. Butler will have to dethrone last year’s conference

champ, Cleveland State, who defeated Butler last yearduring the regular season 4-3.

Another Horizon League opponent to be watch outfor is University of Illinois-Chicago, who beat theBulldogs once during the regular season and again intournament play.

The Bulldogs said they hope their fall schedule willget them ready to beat all Horizon League teams inthe spring.

Paige Flynnpsflynn@butler.edu

Matt Lawdermlawder@butler.edu

Matt Lawdermlawder@butler.edu

Collegian photos courtesy of Butler University Athletic Deparment

TOURNAMENT MASTERS: (From left to right) Senior Boris Gatzky, sophomore Matt Hedges, junior Kyle Pateros and junior Kyle VondenBenken allearned spots on the Adidas Gamecock Classic All-Tournament team last weekend. The team placed first in the match, winning games Friday and Sunday.

“(In the spring) the goal is definitely

to win the conference. With the whole

team back, we’re confident that we

have the opportunity to do that.”- Chris Herron

Junior, Men’s Tennis

The Butler women’s tennisteam traveled to their seasonopener this weekend at IllinoisState University’s (ISU) RedbirdRound-Up in Normal, Ill. Theteam placed fifth overall.

“This weekend was veryencouraging,” coach JasonSuscha said about the openingtournament. “The girls playedthe way I wanted them to play,and it was a very encouragingstart to the season. Of course,the placements don’t hurteither.”

Leading the team in singleswas senior Becky Jenkins, whowon the B Flights against fel-low Butler teammate, sopho-more Cam Thompson.Newcomer Brittany Farmer wentto the finals of the C Flight.

In doubles, teammatesJenkins and fellow senior MollyCasperson received third.Thompson and sophomoreAshley Breitenbach won theback draw.

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Bradley Universityand Morehead State were also inattendance at the tournament.

“We had a good day and found the back

of the net. Now it’s just about making

our game work in a faster environment.”- Ric Huffman

Head coach, women’s soccer

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SPORTS SPORTS

Professional tennis is a sport of uncommon com-petition, history and grandeur. The four GrandSlams (Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledonand U.S. Open) are truly, and unfortunately, theonly tournaments watched the world over, but thequality in all four is unmatched.

This year’s U.S. Open was no exception, asevery player invited sought the seven wins neces-sary to take home the hardware.

Let’s begin with the letdowns of the tournament.In what could be remembered as one of the worst

examples of conduct in tennis history, SerenaWilliams (No. 2 singles player in the world) lost asemifinal match to Belgian Kim Clijsters when shereceived a point penalty for unsportsmanlike con-duct for threatening a line judge.

The line judge called a foot fault on Williams’second serve, giving Clijsters a 15-40 double breakpoint opportunity for the match. Williams followedthe call with violent racket movements and somechoice words, threatening the line judge’s life.

Williams was penalized, ending the match.“The worst part (of the incident) is that Clijsters

wasn’t able to raise her arms in victory,” BradGilbert, a tennis commentator for ESPN, said.

Clijsters defeated Danish Caroline Wozniacki(No. 9) in the tournament’s final match 7-5, 6-3.Wozniacki won the U.S. Open in 2005 but hadsince retired and given birth to a daughter. ThisU.S. Open was her third since her temporary retire-ment.

In one of the oddest tournament disappearancesI’ve ever witnessed, No. 2-ranked Andy Murrayfailed to play up to his ranking in the fourth round.The Brit lost to Croatian Marin Cilic (No. 16).

Cilic is a talented player in his own right, butMurray’s straight-sets loss (5-7, 2-6, 2-6) suggestshe isn’t ready to live up to being the second bestplayer in the men’s tennis world.

Andy Roddick (No. 5) lost in the third round tofellow American John Isner 6-7 (4-7), 3-6, 6-3, 7-

5, 6-7 (5-7).Roddick was by no means outplayed in the

match. Isner had 52 unforced errors to Roddick’s 20,and Isner lost more overall points. But the No. 5men’s player in the world was unable to win pointsat key times.

Roddick did what he does best—choked when itmattered.

Opponents of my opinion might refute, sayingRoddick won the U.S. Open in 2003 and challengedRoger Federer in a five-set match in this year’sWimbledon.

But even a broken clock is right twice a day.Now for the good news.How many college students know a 17-year-old

professional tennis player who has defeated multi-ple top 30 players in Grand Slam play? The onlyone I know is American Melanie Oudin.

If you failed to watch the U.S. Open women’sdraw, you certainly missed her outstanding play.

Oudin is a native of Atlanta who has taken theprofessional women’s singles tour by storm.

But this U.S. Open was not Oudin’s first impres-sive display on a Grand Slam stage. She had astrong showing at this year’s Wimbledon, defeatingthen No. 6 Jelena Jankovic en route to the fourthround, where she lost to then No. 11 AgnieszkaRadwanska.

Oudin defeated four straight Russians(Pavlyuchenkova, No. 4 Dementieva, No. 29Sharapova and No. 13 Petrova) to advance to theU.S. Open quarterfinals. She lost to Wozniacki inthat round with a valiant two-set loss.

Oudin is the youngest woman to advance to thequarterfinals of the U.S. Open since SerenaWilliams in 1999.

Don’t be surprised to see Oudin break into thetop 30 for next year’s Grand Slam.

Spaniard Rafael Nadal, ranked No. 3 in the world,made a splendid comeback after unhealthy kneeskept him out of this year’s Wimbledon. He defeat-ed France’s Gael Monfils (No. 13) in a four-set,fourth-round match that was a grand display of ath-leticism on both sides of the net.

Nadal continued with a win over No. 10Fernando Gonzalez. However, Nadal’s comebackmet an end in the semifinals. He fell to ArgentineJuan Martin del Potro (ranked No. 6).

“It was an unlucky year for me,” Nadal said on-court after his semifinal loss.

Del Potro is a 20 year old with a long reach andastounding power. He defeated Spain’s Juan CarlosFerrero (No. 24) in the fourth round and Cilic in thequarterfinals before, defeating Nadal in straight sets6-2, 6-2, 6-2.

Ultimately, the 2009 U.S. Open was hallmarkedby a final match between the world’s No. 1 men’splayer, Roger Federer, and Del Potro.

Federer’s trademark calm and controlled playingstyle were omnipresent at the Grand Slam as heworked his way through the field.

His match against Djokovic was especially enter-taining because of Djokovic’s fun-loving personal-ity and ability to respectfully play to both the crowdand Federer.

Unfortunately, personalities weren’t enough to

overcome Federer’s uncanny ability to hold serve. Though Federer’s personality is not confronta-

tional, his style of play incites frustration from hisopponents.

Federer defeated Djokovic 7-6 (7-3), 7-5, 7-5.Del Potro apparently didn’t mind Federer’s abili-

ties, though, as the young Argentine won his firstGrand Slam title.

In a rematch of the 2009 French Open semifinal,Del Potro defeated Federer using reach and strongforehand shots 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-2.

The match was the first five-set U.S. Open finalsince Andre Agassi defeated Todd Martin in 1999.

Del Potro lost a fourth-set, 4-2 lead and nearly anopportunity to win the title in a fifth set. He wonthe tiebreaker and went on to win the fifth set con-vincingly.

The 2009 U.S. Open set up the 2010 seasonwonderfully, as it revealed places for improvementfor some, continued the great career of Clijsters andgave Oudin and Del Potro launching points for theircareers.

Collegian photo from MCT

CLIJSTERS’ RETURN: Clijsters wins theU.S. Open after returning from retirement.

Steven Peekspeek@butler.edu

Collegian photo from MCT

WATCH OUT: Juan Martin Del Potro cele-brates his U.S. Open victory over Roger Federer.

Upsets at Open set stage for new stars

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