The University of Dayton and General Elec-tric Co. Aviation Systems broke ground on a major development partnership on UD’s campus Thursday, April 14.

Lorraine Bolsinger, president and CEO of GE Aviation, led the groundbreaking of the com-pany’s $51 million Electrical Power Integrated

Systems Research and Development Center. The center is located on River Park Drive,

in between South Patterson Boulevard and South Main Street in Dayton, Ohio, accord-

ing to a GE press release. “A groundbreaking is both a cele-bration of [getting] to the point where

you can start to see the visual prog-ress, and embarking on some-

thing new,” said Dr. John Leland, director of the UD

Research Institute.

The EPISCENTER will conduct research on aircraft electrical systems, and could possibly influence course curriculum and lead to more job opportunities for UD students, Leland said.

The GE statement said the 120,000 square foot facility, to be constructed by Dayton-based CityWide Development Corp., is expected to be operational by late 2012. GE is in the final stag-es of developing a long-term lease agreement with UD and CityWide.

The release said the center’s operations will be incorporated with the Ohio Aero-space Hub of Innovation and Oppor-tunity, a state program dedicated to technological advancement and job creation.

The Ohio Aerospace Hub is located between UD and Day-ton Tech Town, a growing research campus located

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The University of Dayton opened this year’s Stander Symposium with interdisciplinary dialogue about the

identity of an individual who changed medicine forever.

A panel discussion on Rebecca Skloot’s book, “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” was held 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 12, in Kennedy

Union Ballroom. The conversation raised comments on ethics, philoso-phy, sociology, the controversy sur-rounding America’s health care sys-tem, and institutionalized racism.

The event was the Dayton area’s

closing event for its Big Read pro-gram. One book is selected yearly for the area chapter of a national reading program, said Mark Willis, community relations manager for the Dayton Metro Library, in the opening

remarks. The Stander Symposium is UD’s

annual research event held in honor of its late provost, Brother Joseph

CHRIS RIZERNews Editor

See Aviation on p. 3

See Stander on p. 4

BIG READ BOOK SPARKS DYNAMIC DIALOGUE AT STANDER SYMPOSIUM

BREAKING GROUNDUD, GE begin construction of $51 million research facility

The newly elected University of Dayton Student Government Association leaders said they are planning to begin work immedi-ately on financing student organi-zations.

Scott Bridwell, freshman me-chanical engineering major, was

elected Saturday April 9 as the or-ganization’s third vice president for finance since September 2010.

Bridwell said the position’s turnover affected previous finan-cial difficulties.

“A lot of organizations came to us and were not happy because we were struggling throughout the year,” Bridwell said. “Everyone worked hard, but it was because this position wasn’t filled and we had to make up for lost time.”

Jeff Schumacher, sophomore business economics major, was elected to the position in fall 2010, only to resign in January 2011. Patrick Maloney, junior finance and international business ma-jor, then was appointed to the position for the remainder of thesemester.

SGA sets aside 25 percent of its budget for officially recog-nized student groups, according to its constitution. This change oc-

curred via a student body vote in April 2010.

SGA’s budget is funded through the student activity fee, a charge to all full-time and three-quarters-time undergraduate students, ac-cording to finaid.udayton.edu. The website said that fee was $615 for the 2010-2011 school year, and will be $650 next year.

Christine Farmer, SGA’s in-coming president, said the orga-nization will select a finance com-mittee at the beginning of next semester. She said candidates will be nominated by SGA officers or volunteer for the position. Then, two-thirds of the senate must vote to approve the final selections, she said.

SGA’s finance committee was created during the 2009-2010 school year to oversee the distribution of the money set aside for student or-ganizations, Farmer said.

She said this year’s committee gave roughly $46,000 to student organizations this semester, and remaining funds will be used to distribute to the groups next year.

Maloney and Bridwell said the vice president of finance position

is a stressful job.“It a lot of small decisions on

how to balance out giving orga-nizations a fair amount [of fi-nances],” Bridwell said. “A lot of working with people to get these decisions made.”

Farmer said her goal for SGA is to begin reimbursing student organizations for events they held this semester and over the sum-mer by the end of the first month of next school year. She said SGA will review requests for funds for future events at that time, and or-ganizations approved for funding will be reimbursed for events after they are over.

SGA will continue to make changes to its fund allocation pro-cess over the summer, she said.

Farmer said she will meet with all university departments this summer to explain the funding procedure. SGA also will meet with student organizations to dis-cuss fund dispersion at the begin-ning of next semester, she said.

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organizations this semester, and remaining funds will be used to distribute to the groups next year.

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A group of University of Day-ton students recently formed a balloon club, and hope to bring their unique skills to the local community.

Hannah Reilly, sophomore en-trepreneurship, marketing and leadership major, started the club this semester. She said she decid-ed to create the club after being certified as a “professional bal-loon artist” in January 2011.

Reilly, the club’s president, said there are currently eight of-ficial members of the group, all of whom have a passion for the art of balloon making. She said balloon art is a fun and simple skill any-one can learn.

Balloon club meets 9 p.m. Sun-days in Virginia W. Kettering Res-idence Hall’s dining room, where members learn to make at least one new balloon shape every gath-ering.

The balloon club is open for all students to join, and non-mem-bers are welcome to attend events, Reilly said.

“[Students] just need to come

with an open mind, and want to have fun and want to make bal-loon art,” said Martin Burns, un-decided arts major, and balloon club vice president.

The meeting location attracts non-club members and makes the group popular with the dining room staff, Reilly said.

The balloon club is waiting to be approved as a student organi-zation, she said. The group then plans to participate in campus events such as New Student Ori-entation, Christmas on Campus, and Up the Orgs.

Barbara John, a lecturer in the UD department of economics and finance, serves as the club’s advi-sor. She said she has limited expe-rience with balloon art, and some experience with building piñatas and juggling.

She said UD needs to interact more with the Dayton community, especially area children, and the balloon club is a vehicle through which students can do this.

John said events like Christ-mas on Campus, for which UD students “adopt” children from lo-cal schools for an evening, are too short-term to have a lasting effect on the children.

Forging partnerships between

the balloon club and local schools could allow UD students to engage with the community in a new way, she said.

The club’s founders said teach-ing balloon art is an effective tool for working with children because it is a “fun, relaxed and safe” ac-tivity.

“UD balloon club [was] estab-lished for the purpose of devel-oping a unique and interesting skill which can be used to spread smiles through entertainment and service,” Reilly said.

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“GE’s new [research and devel-opment] center will be the south-ern anchor to the Ohio Aerospace Hub of Innovation and Opportu-nity,” Bolsinger said in the state-ment. “This location and future fa-cility will help all stakeholders in attracting high caliber engineer-ing talent.”

Dr. Daniel Curran, university president, said he is looking for-ward to the continued collabora-tion with GE.

“Without a doubt, it’s extraordi-nary for a Fortune 100 corporation to build a multi-million-dollar re-search facility on a college campus in today’s economic climate,” he said in the release. “Our research-ers will work side by side with GE scientists and engineers to develop electrical power systems and tech-nologies.”

UD’s partnership with GE was

unveiled in November 2010, and was funded through an Ohio Third Frontier capital grant, the state-ment said.

GE Aviation Systems encom-passes four large groups of busi-nesses worth over $3 billion, ac-cording to the release. GE Aviation is a unit of GE that provides jet

engines worldwide for commercial and military aircraft, according to GE’s announcement.

Leland is thrilled with the im-portance Bolsinger and GE are placing on the project and the partnership with UD.

“It is the start of a great vision for the university,” said Leland.

CARLY GOEBELStaff Writer

AVIATION(cont. from p. 1)

Sophomore Hannah Reilly (left), balloon club president, and freshman Martin Burns (right), the club’s vice president, show off recent art from their new UD organization. KEVIN LONGACRE/ASSISTANT PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

CHRIS RIZERNews Editor

GE Aviation Systems and University of Dayton representatives participated in a groundbreaking ceremony at the EPISCENTER Thursday, April 14. KEVIN LONGACRE/ASSISTANT PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

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Mickey McCabe, UD vice president for research, served as the discussion moderator. Panelists from Roesch Library, UD School of Law, UD Re-search Institute, and the department of sociology, anthropology and social work, shared their insights on the book.

Mary Ellen Dillon, half-time lec-turer for the department of biology and half-time coordinator of UD’s In-tegrated Natural Science Sequence, said she uses the research generated from Henrietta Lacks to teach her bi-ology courses.

Dillon said the cancer cells scien-tists harvested from Henrietta Lacks’ body were the first human cancer cells successfully cultivated “in vi-tro.” This means they were the first ones successfully grown in a lab, Dil-lon said. The cells played a key role in many medical developments, includ-

ing the polio vaccine. The cells have continued growing to this day, even after Lacks’ death in 1951, Dillon said.

Fran Pestello, professor in the de-partment of sociology, anthropology and social work, said scientists tried repeatedly to cultivate human can-cer cells in vitro to no avail until they tried using Lacks’ cells.

The discovery was first termed “HeLa cells,” a title representing Lacks’ name. Scientists originally said the cells came from a lady named “Helen Lane,” Dillon said. Rebecca Skloot, author of “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,” was the first to confirm that the cells came from Lacks’ body.

Lacks did not have to give consent for scientists to use her cancer cells for experimentation, Pestello said. She said she wonders whether cancer cells would ever have been harvested in vitro had Lacks been able to refuse.

Nobody knows why the HeLa cells keep multiplying, but they continue to spur medical advances, such as the human papilloma virus vaccine, Pes-tello said.

Discussing Henrietta Lacks raises issues across a variety of subjects,

from science to morals, Dillon said. “That’s what this university is

about, the dialogue between disci-plines,” Dillon said.

Pestello said the book teaches stu-dents to “ask good questions [and] stick with them.” This is important because scientists did not speculate about Lacks’ identity the way Skloot did, Pestello said.

Varnellia Randall, UD professor of law, discussed the racial issues of

Skloot’s book and the U.S. health care system.

The use of Lacks’ cells without consent is just another example of the fact that blacks’ bodies are statis-tically used for research more often than whites’, Randall said.

“This book represents an example of institutional racism, not individual racism, of the 1950s that continues today in the use of black bodies [for medical research],” Randall said.

Dillion said it is ethically question-able that scientists used Lacks’ cells for research without consent, and that her name was kept secret for years.

“Here, the scientific advancement was totally divorced from the person who made it possible,” Dillon said. “You need this [distance from the sub-ject] when doing research, but with a discovery of this magnitude, you need [to recognize] the person, too.”

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Students from Dr. Anthony Talbott’s class on human trafficking danced to Twisted Sister’s “We’re Not Gonna Take It” during UD’s Hu-man Trafficking Awareness Week at 12:55 p.m. Monday, April 11, outside Kennedy Union. MICKEY SHUEY/LEAD PHOTOGRAPHER

The University of Dayton community gathered for the Rike Center’s final Celebration of the Arts’ Closing Visual Arts Exhibition and Reception Wednesday, April 13.

The Department of Visual Arts will move to the College Park Center at 1529 Brown St. this summer, joining Studio 238 – the photography and visual communication design space – on the second floor.

The reception served as the closing ceremony to the University’s annual Stander Symposium and Celebration of the Arts. The evening’s festivities included the annual Horvath Exhibition, a juried student art show on display Tuesday, March 15, through Wednesday, April 27, featuring original works from students across the Department of

Visual Arts. First held in 1975, the exhibition honors Bela Horvath, a Hungarian realist painter and refugee who taught private classes in sculpture, painting and engineering.

The event is a favorite among UD students, faculty, staff and alumni, according to Joel Whitaker, former chair of the visual arts department.

“It’s always a strong year,” he said. “The look of the show really changes each year, and a lot of that is based on the juror.”

Each year, the department selects an esteemed artist to jury the exhibition. Willis “Bing” Davis, president of the Board of Directors of the National Conference of Artists and Dayton, Ohio, native, was this year’s juror.

Out of the 100 works submitted – including paintings, photography, sculpture and mixed media – Davis said he selected 54 pieces that spoke to him.

“You examine how the individual artist has manipulated the medium, how they have dealt with the basic language of composition, design and color, and then you go from there,” Davis said. “You try to see if it merits being in the show.”

The students who participate do not learn who the juror will be until after submitting their work.

Junior fine arts major Brandon

Lowery’s mixed media pieces, entitled, “No Joke” and “Gassed Up,” generated a buzz amongst viewers.

“I just really wanted to make a strong statement of how I felt,” said Lowery about his past creations. “My work is just really in your face, but I kind of wanted that shock value.”

Later Wednesday evening, Davis presented the student awards.

Senior Zachary Goetz received both best-in-show and the faculty award for his mixed media piece entitled, “Icarus.” This piece challenges his past relationships and difficulties faced while growing up.

The Horvath Award for Realism went to freshman Chloe McEldowney for her charcoal drawing, “Cloak.” Sophomores Jaimie Kasper and Darlin Blanco-Lozano were awarded second and third place, respectively. Juniors Rebecca Roman, Sean Montgomery, and Lauren Graehler and sophomore Mark Albain all received honorable mentions.

Students who did not submit work to Horvath still had the opportunity to showcase their work in various studios throughout the Rike Center.

Seven students collaborated on a large-scale mixed media

installation, “Wild Cause I’m Young.”

Senior visual communication design major David Allison came up with the idea, although he knew it wouldn’t have been possible without a group effort.

“We’ve all basically touched this piece everywhere,” said Kelly Cramblit, a junior visual communication design major and contributor to the project. “We’ve each put a bit of ourselves into it.”

The seven artists worked over eight hours the night before the closing reception.

“We had no set plan,” said junior fine arts major Breann Gabel, “It became almost a social experiment.”

Dr. Judith Huacuja, named the new chair of the visual arts department during the Horvath Awards, said she was astounded by the cohesiveness of these seven artists.

“It just shows the intensity of their commitment to their arts,” Huacuja said.

While this year’s Horvath was marked by goodbyes, Bing Davis said he looks forward to the relocation of the department.

“It may take a while to take that same spirit into the new space that I feel in the Rike Center,” Davis said. “But it’s going to be a wonderful next couple of years making that transition.”

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Sophomore Darlin Blanco-Lozano (above center) was one of many Department of Visual Arts students (left) honored for their submissions to the Horvath Exhibition at the Celebration of the Arts’ Closing Visual Arts Exhibition and Reception, held on Wednesday, April 15. MICKEY SHUEY/ LEAD PHOTOGRAPHER

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“Good food is like music you can taste, color you can smell.” – Ratatouille

After roughly 2,000 University of Dayton seniors cross the stage this May, they will return to their houses one last time to eat, drink and, of course, be merry. However, some students may not yet have considered the most important aspect of the festivities: which company should cater their graduation parties.

I began my search with Dayton, Ohio, restaurants, and was disappointed to find that Flyer favorite Thai Nine did not have a catering department.

Fortunately, Dayton-area residents provided me with a list of highly-recommended companies to continue the search, including Mamma DiSalvo’s Ristorante, Belmont Catering, Smokin’ Bar-B-Que and El Meson.

Bad news for all the pizza lovers: DiSalvo’s menu is just too messy for girls in white graduation dresses. However, for those who can brave the marinara sauce, DiSalvo’s has an extensive menu full of their family’s greatest Italian recipes.

Belmont Catering does a beautiful job in presentation and their work is beyond elegant. In fact, it might even be a little too classy, especially for a lawn party in the Ghetto. But for a sophisticated and elegant outdoor affair beyond the Ghetto, Belmont Catering is the place to go.

At Smokin’ Bar-B-Que, be sure to purchase wet wipes before even ordering the food. Smokin’ Bar-B-Que has an array of homemade Texas-style ribs, pulled pork, and anything else that can be smothered in barbecue sauce. But as appealing as the finger-licking food sounded, the last choice, El Meson, struck my fancy.

El Meson, a Spanish cuisine restaurant, features a seasonally-

changing menu with never-ending options, including first, second and third course tapas – the Spanish take on appetizers. The menu even comes equipped with a full list of vegetarian options – brownie points, anyone? Their prices are a little higher at roughly $15 a person, but their fare, menu options and fun Spanish style sold me.

Now that food is taken care of, the next most important issue must be addressed: drinks. No UD graduation party would be complete without choice beverages, and one Brown Street business never fails to satisfy. Just imagine a silver fountain featuring UD’s favorite delight: Walls from Timothy’s Bar and Grille.

For those of you wondering if that’s even possible, the answer is, yes! It has even been done before, even at a UD wedding. After all, what could be a better occasion than to have the infamous Walls gushing from a fountain? Students can call Tim’s for more information on catering services.

While all of the above companies provide tasty options, Julie Brill, administrative assistant in Student Services at Kettering Laboratories gave some outstanding advice. She has hosted UD graduation parties for both of her children and has an alternative idea for catering: Do it yourself !

“For our children’s graduation parties, we got together with other families and purchased chicken breasts, hamburgers, hot dogs, brats, the works,” Brill said. “It was great having everyone pitch in and we all enjoyed the cook-out atmosphere. It was definitely a great decision.”

Congratulations to all seniors graduating this spring. May your graduation party be fully equipped with family, friends, delicious food and of course, ever-flowing Walls from a silver fountain!

Flyer News: Why did you pick this house?Maggie Malach: Proximity to the RecPlex. We had a whole document with every single house, with their specs, pictures and our roommate Caitlin’s opinion on them.Kim Balio: The top ones were the ones with two bathrooms.Anna Beyerle: This is just a legendary party house. We love that it’s almost on Lowes [Street], but not quite, so we can opt out of being part of the total insanity.MM: But when do we ever want to do that?

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FN: What are your thoughts on Timothy’s Bar and Grille?CM: I’m currently boycotting it because of “Sacagate 2010.” I asked my friend for a dollar, but all she had were Sacagawea coins, which are still legal tender, you should still be able to use them. I go up to the bartender, he throws it down the stairs behind the bar and says, “You owe me a dollar.”MM: Every night I go is magical. I never pay cover.JB: Maggie’s birthday was sponsored by Tim’s.AB: I went there two nights last weekend and still had my number from the night before and they asked me if I ever shower.

MM: I would just like to take this opportunity to thanks Tim’s again for everything that they’ve done for me this year.CM: They’re not gonna make you a co-owner. I don’t know what you’re going for here.

FN: What’s it like working on Flyer News with your roommates?MM: You mean living with our boss? Jacqui drinks coffee out of a “number one boss” mug every day.Everyone else: That’s a lie.MM: We changed up the dynamic for the rest of the offi ce because [Jacqui, Anna and I] were so close and just don’t fi lter anything.JB: It’s weird to send them professional emails.

FN: What will you miss most about living at 39 Evanston Ave.?BK: I’ll miss the “Belle cup” [a children’s novelty cup].CM: We do Secret Santa every year and get each other really weird gifts. This year Beth had Jacqui.BK: My theme for her gifts was “things that make us miserable.”MM: But it brings so much joy to this house.BK: I bought her a fi fth of vodka, “The Truman Show,” made a mix CD of awful songs, and then I bought her this cup that I found at Target.JB: Tell me that’s not the most awkward thing you’ve ever seen.BK: The only way you can say [about] this is that her straw is in a precarious location.JB: She’s the hit of our house.KB: She’s disgusting.

HOLLY SCHOLTEN STAFF WRITER

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Roommates: Top row: Seniors Caitlin McGlynn, Anna Beyerle, Kim Balio. Front row: Seniors Jacqui Boyle, Beth Kellmurray, Maggie Malach. KEVIN LONGACRE/ASSISTANT PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

House Specs: Three bedrooms, two bathrooms, 20 hedgehogs, kitchen, living room, prime people-watching porch, small driveway, inaccessible crawlspace, and strangely lit stairwell with small closet known as “Narnia.”

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WISH GRANTED: Contemporary Christian singer-songwriter Natalie Grant has won a slew of Gospel Music Association Dove Awards since 2005. Catch her at The Ohio State University’s Value City Arena Friday, April 29, in Columbus, Ohio. For tickets, visit womenoffaith.com.

DIRTY DOUBLE: The New Por-nographers and The Walkmen play at Bogart’s Tuesday, April 26, in Cincinnati. Be warned: The venue’s security is known for being tight. For a chance to win free tickets, visit citybeat.com.

FIASCO IN MIAMI: Miami Uni-versity in Oxford, Ohio, welcomes Lupe Fiasco on Tuesday, April 19. Lupe Fiasco first landed on the scene when rapper Kanye West featured him on his 2006 hit single, “Touch the Sky.” For tickets, visit the Miami University Box Office website.

KILLIN’ IT AT CANAL STREET: The Buffalo Killers take the stage at the Canal Street Tavern, Friday, April 29, in Dayton, Ohio. Dan Auerbach of alternative rock band The Black Keys produced this Cincinnati-based rock group’s second album, “Let It Ride.” For tickets and informa-tion, call (937) 461-9343.

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OPINIONS8Flyer News•Tuesday, April 19, 2011

“Everybody is entitled to their own opinions, but not their own facts. ”

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What are your plans for the summer?

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Despite torturous homework and exams chaining students to their desks in this renewed warm weather, they still are smiling more than ever. Everyone knows that soon enough, this weather will be open for the taking with no more silly homework standing in the way. For many, the anticipation of some good ol’ rest and relaxation over the summer is the only remaining mo-tivation to keep working until the school year ends. However, in real-ity, there is a very thin line between indulging in summer and being to-tally worthless.

Sounds crazy, right? But think about it. It’s important to take an extended break from stress and work, but how many times have you either said or heard someone talk-ing about their plans to be as lazy as possible over the summer? And

how many more times does that ac-tually happen? I am just as guilty of wasting summer as the next person, but there’s a better way to spend it.

What we need to do is set goals, and plan out our summers. Sure, some of us have jobs and trips already fi gured out, but usually there’s still a good amount of free time waiting to be tapped into. And if we are not careful, there’s a good chance that summer will become no more than sleep, Facebook, and sitting in the sun.

Instead, why not get ahead? I’m not just talking about school; I’m talking about life in general.

So, don’t just listen to music, pick up an instrument and learn to play something, or go to one of the many great summer music festivals in the Midwest. Don’t simply drive to buy ice cream, get on the Inter-net and fi nd out how to make it yourself. Don’t just watch a movie, get outside and go camping under the stars, even if it’s only in your backyard.

We usually spend the cold, mis-

erable winter dreaming of the warm summer sun, so why not get out and enjoy it? Get on a bike and fi nd a local bike trail. Get in a car with some friends and take a road trip to the fi rst state you can think of. Take some art classes at your local community college or start a new hobby. Volunteer your time, even if it’s only organizing family photos for mom. Read a book – even if that’s not your thing – and try to enjoy yourself.

Is this beginning to sound like the all too familiar advice of our parents?

They suggest these things for a reason. It’s not overachieving; it’s being smart and making the most of life. Think of it as free time to diver-sify your interests, get ahead and make the next few months worth talking about for years to come. Be-cause if you think about it, what a waste of our time it would be if we truly did nothing productive with our summers. Do we really want to return from our summer vacations with nothing more than a tan and a bigger beer gut to be proud of ?

DAN CLEVELAND OPINIONS EDITOR

American anthropologist and writer Margaret Mead once said, “Never underestimate the power of a small, dedicated group of people to change the world; indeed, that is the only thing that ever has.”

Speaking as a cohort of students who pile into a Kennedy Union offi ce sev-eral times weekly to put together the most visible entity on campus — next to men’s basketball, of course — the Flyer News staff can relate to this statement.

We’ve also recently observed the power of a few like-minded individuals through the formation of multiple unique student organizations, such as disc golf club and balloon club.

Scroll through the list of student organizations on the university’s website and you’ll fi nd a spectrum of activities in which even the most obscure inter-ests are represented. Sure, the traditional math club, chess club and Student Government Association are there, but UD also is home to anime society, Per-shing Rifl es and woodworking.

At our campus it’s never too late to start a new club; the relatively easy pro-cess begins by visiting Student Life and Kennedy Union.

In addition, recognition as an offi cial organization gives students access to opportunities and privileges they may not otherwise have. They can register events and advertise them on the university calendar, receive awards and fund-ing, and use campus facilities. Access to these services makes the difference between a group of friends who like to jam on the weekends, and a classic rock club that could rent university vans for a daytrip to Cleveland’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum.

Being part of a student organization can seem like a lot of work at times. But, as leaders of an established organization will tell you, being able to turn a personal interest into a visible activity that everyone can get involved in is one of the most rewarding aspects of the university experience. And who knows, maybe it can help you change the world along the way.

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Refereeing intramural sports on the University of Dayton’s campus is great. The Depart-ment of Campus Recreation pro-vides new referees with a whistle, which comes in handy more often than one might think. One tweet on that baby and the creepy fig-ure in the alley near Fieldhouse wants nothing to do with you! Also provided is a pair of ref-eree stripes that, if worn prop-erly on the weekends, can be real lady killers.

Of course, being an intramu-ral referee is not all about cool whistles and fashionable stripes; there can be some downsides to the job. For example, working on Thursday nights when all your roommates are having “game” night at Bargos and Flanny’s is a real drag.

That’s not the hardest part

though.The worst part of refereeing in-

tramural games would have to be the players. Don’t get me wrong: By no means am I talking about everybody who plays intramural sports. The majority of students on campus show great sports-manship, and nothing makes a referee’s shift better than being complimented for the job they do.

Nevertheless, a small minor-ity of students on campus don’t seem to understand that this is not high school anymore and we, as intramural referees, are not professionally trained. In fact, we are students like you, just trying to make some cash for our week-end festivities.

To be perfectly honest, refer-ees don’t care if players “know” that a pass interference call or charging foul have been missed. No amount of high school var-sity letters or color coordinated Under Armour gear will make up for the fact that referees don’t get paid enough to be berated by a fellow student and told,“you suck.”

That being said, if anyone who

plays intramurals is looking for professional refereeing, I encour-age them to go play in the NCAA. Chances are, though, that boat has already sailed. Scratch that, I promise that boat is long gone. Ohio State’s Jim Tressel isn’t waiting until a student’s junior year of college to offer him a full-ride scholarship.

This means that intramurals are one of the only places avail-able to play organized sports. So I beg students to understand that intramurals are supposed to provide the campus with fun, healthy competition, that the rules aren’t the same ones used in high school and that the referees aren’t there to baby-sit 20-something-year-olds on the court.

The University of Dayton placed No. 8 on Princeton Re-view’s list of “Everybody Plays Intramural Sports.” There is a reason for that: our intramural sports are enjoyable. So please, when playing intramurals don’t ruin it for everyone else involved in the game and just have some fun.

9OPINIONSFlyer News•Tuesday, April 19, 2011

ourpolicyFlyer News is the student-run newspaper of the University of Dayton. It works to serve the campus community and offers a forum for opinion. The university makes no representations or warranties regarding products or services advertised in Flyer News. Flyer News reserves the right to edit or reject all copy. Flyer News does not necessarily uphold or advocate the opinions in the columns, letters or cartoons appearing in the opinion pages. Send 50 to 350-word letters to the editor at: editor@fl yernews.com. Submissions must include name, major, year and phone number.

SHANE ROGERS ASST. OPINIONS EDITOR

The moment I took my fi rst walk around the campus of the University of Dayton, I knew I belonged here.

My mom and I drove up to Dayton, Ohio, on a whim during my fall break senior year of high school. We didn’t have a tour planned, and we were looking at a map in front of the Fre-ricks Center when a student walked up to us and asked us if we needed help fi nding anything. We asked for directions to the Bookstore, which he gave us, and we parted ways. This kid was just on this way to class, and took two minutes out of his day to put us in the right direction. He probably forgot all about us by the time the day was over, but that student was my fi rst glimpse into the sense of “com-munity” that I’ve come to hear about countless times during my time at UD.

Graduation is fast approaching, and community is something that’s been on my mind. Since arriving at UD as a meek and nervous freshman, I can say I’ve grown in ways I would never have imagined, and much of that is because of the community I have encountered here.

I know that “community” has a bit of a bad rap on campus. It’s of-ten over-used as a positive attribute of UD, and is associated with Friday night ragers in the Ghetto more than anything else. Those who party love to say community is being able to give freshmen beers on the weekend, while those who don’t abhor they at-tend a school that encourages such a thing.

But to me, community isn’t just giving freshmen beer during a Ghet-to party on a Saturday night. Sure, that’s part of it, and maybe that’s what defi ned my community as a fi rst-year here at UD. But over my four years at this school, community has grown to mean so much more than that. To me, community is what you feel from your peers, friends, roommates, professors, and even the random people around you, as you go about everyday tasks. Your best friends are part of your community,

but so was the girl who held the door open for you this morning, or the per-son behind you in class who picked up your pencil when you dropped it. Community can be whatever you want it to be.

Community is roommates ditch-ing their plans to stay in on a week-end when you’re having an awful night. It’s having friends yell to you when they see you in the Galley. It’s a smile from classmates while walk-ing to class. It’s a friend offering up her couch when you get locked out of your house. It’s having a dance party in the basement of Liberty Hall at 1 a.m. with members of the Campus Ministry Lighthouse Retreat team after your fi nal meeting. It’s Flyer News deadlines every Wednesday and Sunday. It’s a Gmail chat from a friend saying they believe in you when they know you’re having a bad day. It’s knowing you have people who will always dance like a crazy person with you at Tim’s. It’s room-mate “truth or truth” by candlelight during a power outage. It’s know-ing no matter how stressed you feel, there’s someone there that will listen to you. It’s being proud to know the people you do.

When I look back at my time at UD, I’ll remember the nights I wandered the Ghetto, but those won’t be the memories I’ll smile upon. Of course, there were times we packed our house during parties, but I’ll always cherish the time the 10 people I loved stayed after and had an hour-long dance party instead of heading to the bars. My weekends spent getting to know the members of Lighthouse Retreat are more valuable to me than two nights at Tim’s ever will be.

Thanks to the random guy who pointed my mom and me in the right direction. You were the fi rst glimpse I had into this wonderful school that was so kind to me for my four years here. We seniors only have a couple weeks left, and this is the time to live it up. Have fun at the bar crawls and senior nights, but don’t forget to take part in those with the people you love. They will be the ones to persist after we’ve packed up our houses and Daytona has passed. If there’s one thing I’ve learned it is that it’s about the journey, not the destination. And cheers to you, UD, for providing me with the most amazing journey I could have ever asked for.

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ANNA BEYERLE SENIOR

Senior celebrates UD journey INTRAMURALS NO PLACE FOR TANTRUMS

To be an All-Amer-ican is as great an ac-complishment any athlete can achieve. To achieve it twice is almost a dream.

For University of Dayton senior track and fi eld thrower Mallory Barnes, she’s living the dream.

At the 2010 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships, Mallory Barnes became the fi rst track and fi eld All-American in UD history with a sixth place fi nish in the weight throw.

On Friday, March 11, she repeated as a fi rst-team All-American selec-tion at the 2011 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. Her throw of 66-8 3/4 feet in the weight throw was good enough for another sixth

place fi nish at the national champi-onships, but was fi ve inches farther than her mark the previous year.

A walk-on originally recruited by the University

of Cincinnati, Mallory Barnes arrived at Dayton without visiting the school. Track and fi eld head coach Adam Steinwachs was the only person Mallory Barnes met with before deciding to come to UD. Mallory Barnes said Steinwachs loves to tell the story of that fi rst en-counter.

“In that meeting, I couldn’t fi gure out if Mallory Barnes really wanted to be on the team or not due to her ‘lack of interest’ that I perceived from her,” Steinwachs said. “It’s fun-ny to look back on it now.”

Steinwachs said he realized early that Mallory Barnes was a competi-

tor. He said she was the only thrower who didn’t have an obvious case of nerves at the indoor conference meet her freshman year.

“Mallory has a quiet confi dence about her and she’s in-

tensely competi-tive,” he said. “It takes Mallory time to get to know people, [and] she has a tough persona, but once you get to know her, she’s a very loyal, caring person.”

According to Steinwachs, she has improved her self-confi dence the most since arriving on campus. This can be seen in her back-to-back rec-ognition as the Atlantic 10 Confer-ence’s Most Outstanding Field Per-former, he said.

Athletics make up Mallory Barnes’ background. Her mother Margaret Barnes was a dancer, and her father Michael Barnes “played like every sport alive,” Mallory Barnes said. Her brother Stephen Barnes, 24, is currently serving in the Marines and is stationed in Hawaii. Her sister Kristin Barnes, 23, cur-rently is pursuing a Master’s degree in English at Xavier University, and was a multi-sport athlete.

Mallory Barnes said she fi rst took up the shot put purely out of recre-ation, and not because of her family’s athletic history. She said she fi rst threw shot put, as well as discus, in eighth grade before attending Win-ton Woods High School in Cincinnati.

“The only reason I did [shot put and discus] was because everyone else did it and I had nothing else to do,” she said.

In high school, Mallory Barnes said she only competed in the shot put. She said her specialization in the sport allowed for greater success. She initially declined to compete in the hammer throw or the weight throw because it seemed too diffi cult, she said. At UD, however, she was required to participate, and she said discovered she had been wrong.

By the time she was a junior, par-ticipating in multiple events had earned Mallory Barnes her fi rst All-American title.

She said she just wanted to be able to beat at least one other competitor while competing at the 2010 Cham-pionships in the weight throw. After what she described as a “blur,” her name stood sixth, propelling her to

All-American status for the fi rst time.

However, she said she only realized what it means to be an All-Amer-

ican when a random

fan ap-proached her in a restaurant. She said that is her favor-ite memory.

“This guy was l i k e , ‘ A r e y o u t h e

A l l -A m e r-i c a n ? ’ ” M a l l o r y Barnes said. “And I was like, yeah that’s me. It was like the weirdest thing ever. It was the fi rst time I realized, I’m sixth in the nation and that’s a pretty big deal.”

She said she doesn’t know exactly what she will do after she graduates. By keeping her options open, she said she believes her track and fi eld career could continue.

“It’s just because I feel like there’s a lot more that I could do post-col-legiately because I started so late compared to other people who are al-ready as good as I am, but have been doing it for longer than me,” she said. “So I feel like I haven’t even really

reached my peak. … For me to com-pete post-collegiate would be

awesome.”Being on the track

and fi eld team has taught Mallory Bar nes

a lot of life les-s o n s ,

she said. Whether it’s the bonds formed,

being more of a team player, or be-

ing able to remain a bit of a jokester with everyone, she said she would do anything for her teammates. For her, it’s the culmina-tion of how putting in the time and effort can lead to great success.

“Anything can happen if you work hard and put your mind to it,” Mallory

Barnes said. “Anything can happen, and I want

to be the example of that.”

SPORTS10Flyer News•Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Women’s Track and Field

Senior track and fi eld thrower Mallory Barnes (left) became a

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SENIOR THROWER LEAVING UD AS SUCCESS STORY

DID YOU KNOW?

SUPER EIGHTThe University of Dayton women’s rowing Varsity 8 boat won the Atlantic 10 Conference Champion-ship Grand Final for the first time in program history Saturday, April 16, in Pennsauken, N.J. The Flyers also set the conference record for mar-gin of victory in the event in beating second place by 12.25 seconds.

HIGH HEATUD baseball junior starting pitcher Cameron Hobson now holds the pro-gram’s career strikeout record after a five-strikeout performance against the University of Richmond Friday, April 15. The left-hander eclipsed the previous school mark by one, and leads the Atlantic 10 Conference with 68 strikeouts this year.

COACH “JET”Former Dayton men’s basketball guard London Warren has joined the Georgia Institute of Technol-ogy coaching staff as a graduate assistant under former Flyers head coach Brian Gregory.

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The University of Dayton soft-ball team has broken records and produced personal bests all season despite a slow start in the stand-ings.

In the second game of a double-header against Morehead State University Wednesday, April 13, freshman catcher Kasi Vasquez hit a solo home run in the fi fth inning. The home run marked the team’s 31st homer this year, breaking the single-season record of 30 set in 2000.

Morehead State swept UD in the doubleheader, however, which marked the beginning of the Fly-ers’ six-game homestand. Junior fi rst baseman Lauren Nacke said the team can’t afford to be swept at home, where the wins should come a little easier.

“Home games are just easier to win because the atmosphere is more comfortable and everyone is more relaxed,” she said. “We con-trol a lot of aspects of the game and we have more fans there so we need to win at home.”

Nacke, who has a .388 batting average, hit her 13th homer of the season in the fi rst game of a dou-bleheader against the University of Rhode Island Sunday, April 17. Her two-run blast in the fourth in-ning marked her 30th career hom-er, the University’s all-time record.

“It’s a pretty amazing feeling to hold the record,” she said. “We have a lot of talented freshman with big bats, though. Maybe one

of them will break it one day.”The Flyers have a 15-22 re-

cord, and are particularly young this season, with seven freshmen among the 18 players on the active roster. Leading the freshman class is left-handed pitcher Alysha Isaa-cson from Chula Vista, Calif.

Isaacson has a 9-9 record with a 3.63 ERA and a .333 batting aver-age, as of Sunday. She earned At-lantic 10 Conference Rookie of the Week honors after winning in a complete game, one-hitter against

the Saint Louis University Satur-day, April 9.

“It defi nitely stands up there on my list of achievements in soft-ball,” said Isaacson about the one-hitter. “It was a total team effort, though. The offense was on, the de-fense was on, [and] everyone just had an awesome game.”

Despite her early success, Isaa-cson said she has not grown com-placent and looks forward to her future as a Flyer.

“I want to keep getting better,” she said. “I got a one-hitter, now I want to get a no-hitter. I don’t want to stop.”

The Flyers hold a conference record of 7-6 and have four more conference match-ups this week. UD earned its fi rst series sweep in a doubleheader against Rhode Island Sunday. Nacke said it is es-sential for the team to pick up as many conference wins as possible to get a chance to compete for the A-10 Championship this year in Charlotte, N.C., Wednesday, May 11.

“Conference wins are really key,” she said. “We’ve been get-ting a lot of splits this year and we need to start sweeping teams if we’re going to compete for the title.”

The Flyers will conclude their 50-game schedule with eight con-secutive home games between Monday, April 25, and Sunday, May 1, at the UD Softball Stadium. The team’s next home event is two games against Miami University starting at 2 p.m. Monday, April 25.

11Flyer News•Tuesday, April 19, 2011

SPORTS

Freshman pitcher Alysha Isaacson winds up against Morehead State University on Wednesday, April 13, at the UD Softball Sta-dium. MICKEY SHUEY/LEAD PHOTOGRAPHER

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The University of Dayton wom-en’s tennis program already has its sights on the future after con-cluding its spring season.

The Flyers fi nished in ninth place during the Atlantic 10 Con-ference Championships, held Fri-day, April 8, through Saturday, April 9, at the Boar’s Head Sports Club in Charlottesville, Va.

UD lost against No. 8 seed Uni-versity of North Carolina at Char-lotte in Friday’s opening round. The young Flyers then held their seed with a 4-2 season-ending vic-tory in Saturday’s consolation meeting against 10th-ranked Ford-ham University.

Second-year head coach Eric Mahone said it was “great” the

program was able to end the spring on a positive note.

“So we improved two spots from last year when we only fi nished 11th,” he said. “... [I]t was nice so the seniors got to fi nish their ca-reers with a win.”

Four team members partici-pated in their fi nal collegiate event at this year’s A-10 Tournament. Seniors Chelsea Gankler, Kelly O’Connell and Laina Grote all will graduate in May, as will junior Loni Dickerhoof, who is ahead of the pace academically, Mahone said.

That leaves just four current freshmen scheduled to return to the Dayton women’s tennis roster. First-years Claire Dreyer, Claire McNulty, Erin Filbrandt and Mau-reen Stevens all earned playing time last weekend, and Mahone

said that should lead to more suc-cess next school year.

“It looks good for the future, without a doubt,” he said.

Additionally, the returning athletes will have something new to look forward to upon the be-ginning of the fall schedule. The Flyers will make their debut next semester at the brand new Graul Tennis Complex, which offi cially opened earlier this month.

The complex, located on Caldwell Street near the College Park Center, is the fi rst of many anticipated projects on the land purchased from the National Cash Register Corporation, according to an athletics press release.

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Freshman forward and defense-man Badir Sherman is leaving the University of Dayton men’s soccer team, citing differences with coaches regarding the style of play.

Sherman, a sport management major, played in 12 games this past season after being named to the At-lantic 10 Conference preseason All-Rookie team. He had zero goals as a Flyer, but did have four shots on goal out of his seven shots this season.

“Coming to this university, I thought we were going to play a dif-ferent style of soccer that I’m used to from the couple of various club teams that I’ve played for, and I didn’t really see that,” Sherman said. “There were a few things within the soccer pro-gram that didn’t really suit my style, as a person and as a soccer player. It’d be best for me to try to go to an-other school that has what I need.”

As the captain of his high school men’s soccer team in Pelham Manor, N.Y. for two years, Sherman scored 17 goals and had 18 assists for 50 career points. Before arriving in Dayton, Sherman also was an invitee of the 2009 Adidas Elite Soccer Program — a summer training camp for some of

the country’s best high school play-ers — as well as a part of a top-20 2010 recruiting class for UD, according to several soccer websites such as Col-legeSoccerNews.com.

The 5-foot-9-inch freshman said he sat down with head coach Dennis Currier and the rest of the coach-ing staff to discuss his transfer on Friday, April 1. Sherman declined to comment on how that meeting went.

Seth Iiames, the director of com-munications for the men’s soccer team confi rmed on Friday, April 8, that Sherman had met with coaches, but that the transfer was still unoffi -cial. According to the NCAA, trans-fers can only be confi rmed through the school.

Sherman, though, said he thought it was offi cial. He said he was given his release papers less than a week af-ter that April 1 meeting with coaches.

Sherman said he has been think-ing about transferring “a little bit less than a month ago.” He said he wanted his departure to be a refl ec-tion on what he thinks is best for him and not a slant against the coaches or the team.

“I was just thinking soccer wise ... is this the right place for me,” Sher-man said. “I’m not trying to say any-thing about the soccer program, it’s

a great program. Coach Currier is a great coach and [assistant] coach Kiki [Lara] is a great coach as well.”

In an interview on Thursday, April 8, Sherman said there is an ongoing drinking violation involving mem-bers of the men’s soccer team. Sher-man said his reason for leaving had nothing to do with the violation, and was purely based on soccer. When asked, Iiames said he had not heard of any violation and said it was not policy to discuss team matters. At-tempts to reach Currier were unsuc-cessful.

Separate calls were made to the UD Department of Public Safety regarding any incidents involving either Sherman or the men’s soccer team. Each time Public Safety said it was unable to comment.

“That’s an ongoing investigation and I will not comment on involved parties,” said Maj. Larry Dickey, director of police operations for Public Safety.

Sherman said he was not being investigated by Public Safety or the University for any additional indis-cretions.

He said he doesn’t know where he will play next season, but is thankful for the opportunity to step foot on

UD’s campus. “I love this school,” he said. “They

have my major and everything I

need. This is probably the best col-lege I’ll go to in my time.”

SPORTS12Flyer News•Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Men’s Soccer

Sherman becomes latest freshman to leave UDCHRIS MOORMANSports Editor

Freshman forward and defenseman Badir Sherman announced his intent to leave the UD men’s soccer team this week. ETHAN KLOSTERMAN/MANAGING EDITOR

SURPRISES IN SPORTS WORLD ALWAYS WORTH THE WATCH

As I pondered what to write about for my fi nal Flyer News column, many ideas ran through my head. I wanted to capture what I love most about sports, and narrowing it down to UD just didn’t feel right, despite some great moments in the past four years.

So instead, I want to reveal why adults playing a game for a living is so captivating. Despite the good, the bad or the simply odd, you never know what you’re going to get.

THE GOOD

Think about some of the unforget-table moments sports have brought us, both positive and negative. Los An-geles Lakers star Kobe Bryant scored 81 points against the Toronto Raptors in 2006, the highest scoring game aside

from Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point ef-fort in 1962. Entire teams sometimes struggle to score that many points in a game, and Bryant did it by himself.

The New England Patriots made history with a perfect 16-0 record dur-ing the 2006-2007 regular season. As remarkable as this was, it paled in comparison to the miraculous catch by the New York Giants wide receiver David Tyree in the Super Bowl that prevented the Pats from becoming the sport’s fi rst 19-0 team. This was one of the greatest catches in National Football League history.

Butler University shattered the traditional collegiate men’s basket-ball hierarchy by advancing to the past two National Championships. The madness was evident this March more than ever, thanks in large part to Butler and Virginia Commonwealth University, another Final Four par-ticipant. Butler and VCU were in the Final Four while powerhouses like Duke University, University of North Carolina, University of Kansas and The Ohio State University all watched

at home.There are new stories seemingly

every week about athletes at all lev-els beating the odds and overcoming obstacles or disabilities to accomplish the unthinkable. Arizona State Uni-versity wrestler Anthony Robles won the NCAA championship with one leg. Pitcher Jim Abbott threw a no-hitter as a member of the New York Yankees, and he only had one hand. Inspirational stories like this are what make sports so compelling.

THE BAD

Who can forget the 2004 “Malice in the Palace” in Detroit? Then a mem-ber of the Indiana Pacers, forward Ron Artest infamously jumped into the stands and attacked a fan. Some-one threw a Diet Coke at him from the stands, and that forced Artest to attack the wrong guy and led to an all-out brawl. This was one of the ugliest incidents in sports history as players were showered with boos and beers throughout the rest of the evening.

Additionally, bench-clearing brawls in baseball remain a fan fa-

vorite, and hockey fi ghts are about the only highlight ever shown on ESPN. All these confl icts are a part of each sport, and have the sports worldbuzzing each time they occur.

Then there’s that Tiger Woods guy. He was the world’s top sports icon af-ter Michael Jordan retired. He was on a fast-track to shattering Jack Nick-laus’ Major Championship golf record before having his car window shat-tered by his wife with a 9-iron in late 2009. This unveiled what would turn out to be one of the biggest scandals and stories in the history of sports, and led to his ongoing golf slump.

THE ABSURD

So we found out recently that Artest used to drink Hennessy co-gnac. This would be OK, except he used to drink Hennessy at halftime of his games from bottles he stored in his locker as a member of theChicago Bulls.

Meanwhile, the wife of Utah Jazz forward Andrei Kirilenko allows her husband to sleep with one other woman a year. I’m not making this up.

Since athletes are often tempted while on the road, she fi gured why not give him one free pass annually.

Brian Wilson, the closer for the San Francisco Giants, is one of the most fascinating athletes today. I would have no problem dedicating an entire column to him, but I’ll just provide a quick snippet of what he’s all about. Immediately after winning the World Series last fall, Wilson was asked by a reporter on the fi eld how he was feel-ing.

“I’m feelin’ … I’m feelin’ like I want to rage,” he said in his response to ESPN. “Right now.”

Many UD students can appre-ciate this response, including me. Rather than provide some crafted answer, the man spoke his mind. He was ready to rage, and who are we tofault him?

These examples are the smallest sample of what sports provide us. The element of surprise is prevalent in the sporting world and keeps us wanting more. I love sports because I always know what to expect: the unexpected.

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