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Wednesday, November 9, 2011
A committee of 23 members representing Indiana University, Purdue University, and the Fort Wayne area has been formed.Their task: To find a replacement for Chancellor Michael Wartell.
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Jessica Geyer
story continues on pg. 4 u
President Launches Campaign
Last week, President B a r a c k O b a m a ’ s campaign manager Jim
Messina launched Greater Together, a program meant to target young voters, particularly those at universities.
The movement was announced via a conference call to college journalists and then on Nov. 2 at the National Student Summit at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Other such summits, some of which will include visits from the president, are scheduled for later in the year.
The program is designed to talk with and not to young people,said Valeisha Butterfield-Jones, the
youth vote coordinator for the Obama campaign.Over 82 college campus meetings were held
throughout the nation to organize volunteers and rally the vote for the president, who is running for reelection next year.
Aides said they hope to exceed the number of young voters seen in the 2008 election year. Over 66 percent of voters under the age of 30 voted for Obama in that election, out of a total of 23 million in that age range, according to the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement.
One of the tools the campaign is using to reach out to college-aged people is technology. There will be a heavier social media component to the
Aimed at Youth
campaign, Butterfield-Jones said.Twitter, Facebook, and Tumblr sites have
already been launched as part of Greater Together. A website with more information is also available.
Butterfield-Jones claimed they are especially targeting the 16 million young people who weren’t old enough to vote in 2008 but are now over 18 years old.
It could be, however, that the new campaign is a reaction to a demographic disappointed in the economy and the president’s performance. A September Gallup Poll showed that only 48 percent of people aged 18 to 29 now approve of the president’s job.
Jessica Geyer
CampusLink Launches Effort to Evaluate Service
It can be a quick ride to campus, shelter from the weather or even the only
way to get groceries. The short, green buses of the CampusLink service transport many students from both Ivy Tech and IPFW, but next year might mark some changes for the system.
The CampusLink service began in 2009 and connects IPFW and Ivy Tech campuses. The shuttle also stops at shopping areas such as Canterbury and South Anthony as well as student residences such as St. Joe Place. Only two routes are available: northbound and southbound. The buses also do not run on the weekends or on days where the universities are closed. However, the rides are free and passengers do not need to show their school IDs to get on.
Last year, 51,741 rides were given on
CampusLink, which was a 42 percent increase from its inaugural year. Many students use the service to get back and forth between classes on either campus, especially during bad weather, and even get their groceries at the Scott’s store on N. Anthony Blvd.
However, after three years of service for the two universities, things are changing for CampusLink. Originally, a three-year Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality grant helped pay for the free service as well as the 20 percent discounts given to students and faculty for Citilink passes. This funding will be gone after this spring semester leaving only the money provided by IPFW and Ivy Tech to keep the buses rolling.
“So now IPFW and Ivy Tech have the mission
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Ashley McArdleCORNER
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
SINCERELY,Kyle Sprunger
Sophomore Business Major
IPFW Career Services has launched a webinar series called “Mastodon Career Calls” with webinars featuring Jennifer Fisher from the Fort Wayne
Chamber of Commerce and Lyman Lewis, IPFW MBA Program Administrator. These webinars have given IPFW students, graduate students and alumni the opportunity to hear the presenter, see a
slideshow, type in questions to the presenter for a live response and take online polls to see how your opinions compare to the other virtual attendees.
“How to manage your Finances, from Budgeting Basics and Paying back your Student Loans to 401k’s and Retirement Planning.”Presenter: Nicholas Harter, Northwestern Mutual Financial Network, IPFW Alum.
Nov. 17. 12-1 p.m.
“Your New Years Resolutions - Graduate to Linked In.”
Presenters: Denice Beights, Fort Wayne Children’s Choir, IPFW Alum and Ashley McArdle, Assistant Director of Career Services, IPFW Alum.Dec. 15. 12-1 p.m.
Jan. 19. 12-1 p.m.
“Networking for People Who Hate Networking.”
Presenter: Anthony Juliano, Marketing and Media Strategist, Asher Agency.
This year, I have been a faithful reader of The Communicator. Week after week, I have been bothered by the fact there seems to be less and less actual news. In this week’s issue, there are 11 pages excluding the front cover. Of these 11 pages, two of them are filled with what I would refer to as “nonsense.” Perhaps instead of printing
fake “news,” those two pages could be devoted to the many student organizations on campus. There are plenty of real events and activities on campus hosted by student organizations that I am sure students would be interested in learning about. As a member of a very active organization myself, I know that groups are always looking
to promote their message and boost their membership whenever possible and a section in The Communicator would provide them the tools to accomplish those goals … now that would be news that would be worthwhile reading. Maybe there are students who actually enjoy “The Nugget,” but I am not one of them.
The world has become a much smaller place in the last several decades.
Small enough that foreign language has become a requirement for many secondary schools and for some majors at colleges and universities. But is there any use to a policy that lacks uniformity?
At IPFW, taking courses in a foreign language is only required for certain majors, and even then the amount of time students spend in these courses is different across the board. A student pursuing a degree in psychology is required to take four semesters of a foreign language, while a biology student, also part of the College of Arts and Sciences, is only required to take two. And for a computer science major or student studying public affairs there is no language requirement at all.
Most schools create a foreign language requirement because they believe that it’s necessary in a world that is as connected as ours is today. If this logic is used, then shouldn’t all majors be required to study foreign language?
If the purpose of foreign language classes is to
connect American students to an understanding of other cultures and prepare them to work with individuals from these cultures, shouldn’t the languages offered be expanded? IPFW offers courses in Latin, Chinese, Japanese, French, German, Arabic, Russian and Spanish, but these only represent a fraction of the languages and cultures that graduating students might encounter.
It should also be taken into account that not everyone will be working in a job or field that
requires them to know a foreign language. So while students are spending tuition money to learn a language, they may not use it in their career.
Rather than trying unsuccessfully to create an umbrella policy in respect to foreign language study, it seems to make more sense to let students make their own decisions. If learning a certain language would make a student more prepared for their intended field, then by all means they should consider taking courses within that language. However, students who don’t see their future line of work involving the use of a language offered by the university should have the right to use that time and tuition money on credits that will
actually benefit them down the road.Knowing a foreign language is useful, and
many students show interest in learning about different languages and the surrounding culture without being prompted to do so by requirements, so why not let them choose what works best with their interests and goals on their own.
“It seems to make more sense to let students make their own decisions.”
Staff Editorial
Let Students Decide if Foreign Language is Right for Them
Dissent by: Alysen WadeForeign language requirements should be
standard and of equal terms for every degree program on campus.
However, at $248.45 per credit hour for a resident student, I find it hard to believe that any student would finance the extraneous cost and purchase a book with an average price tag of over $100 for a class that would not get them closer to graduating.
Aside from the students pursing specific foreign language degrees, it is unlikely that those classes would be populated with students who were sincerely interested in wanting to learn a second language.
Requiring foreign language studies obligates students to take responsibility for a robust education while developing better study habits along with a greater understanding of English structures as well as the target language.
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To-Do LisT
"All My Sons" @ Williams Theatre on Friday, Nov. 11 at 8 p.m. Students are free with ID.
Volunteer @ Allen County SPCA. Call 260-744-0454
ext. 201 to help. Free.
Veterans Day Parade @ Parnell Avenue to the Memorial Coliseum on Saturday, Nov. 12
at 11 a.m. Free.
"Xanadu," musical @ Saint Francis University. Check
sf.edu/sf/art/events/theater for dates and times. $
Rebecca Stockert, artist @ Auer Center for Arts and Culture, through Nov. 30. Free.
$ Indicates pricing$ 5-10
$$ 10-20
Sue McCullough chuckled as she gave warning to the oddly shaped coffee table in the first floor of the Castle Art Gallery. She lightheartedly condemned it for bruising her shins every time she sat in front of it on the couch.
Behind her hung numerous brightly-colored paintings made by her late husband George McCullough. Many figuratively considered George a Van Gogh of Fort Wayne.
“He was very creative. He did something every day of his life,” Sue recalled.
George died six years ago leaving behind a prolific legacy of paintings.
The Castle Gallery at 1202 W. Wayne St. gave a tribute show for George’s paintings Sept. 29 through Oct. 31.
Sue and George met in Montana in the early 1950s. Shortly afterward, George went to New York and was designing monograms, while Sue stayed in Montana working at a Children’s Orthopedic Hospital.
“[Several years] later I went to New
This upcoming weekend offers a trifecta of non-stop indie rock
awesomeness. Commence with the singing and dancingThe action begins on Thursday, Nov. 10
with headliners Memoryhouse plus local favorites Wooden Satellites and House of Bread. Calhoun Street Soups, Salads, and Spirits will host the Sub Pop signed duo performing songs from their latest EP “The Years.” Stereo Subversion described the Virginia Woolf/Max Richter-influenced release as, “hushed pop songs that are always smarter than your average Top-40 tunes.” The all-ages show starts at 8 p.m. and tickets will run $8 pre-sale or $10 at the door. Gather up your game face and get ready to hit the town again on Friday, Nov. 11. Cleveland’s Mr. Gnome along with native noise-makers TIMBER!!! and House Of Bread will take The Brass Rail stage by storm at 10 p.m. $4 gets you in the door. If find yourself in the under 21 crowd, there’s no reason to miss the fun: Neat Neat Neat Records will feature a free in-store performance at 6 p.m. Paste Magazine likened Mr. Gnome’s sound to “ethereal Icelandic fairies being pummeled by concrete guitars in a dirty Cleveland parking lot.” Deny them, and be scorned.
Sunday is no time for sleeping with the likes of Lollipop Factory and Good Time Fun Club playing again at The Brass Rail. A mere $5, but sorry under-agers, you’ll have to sit this one out. Supporting their recently released “Eat Cake” EP, Lollipop Factory will fire up their “Frankensteined pop-metal” performance. Erie Times called the band “an audacious duo that plays near-pompous, high-powered, harmony-laced rock with a winking sense of humor and madcap glee.” Plus, the female drummer who plays standing upright has the most amazingly awe-inspiring arms. We’re talking lady guns—no joke.
Joyful Noises An Indie Rock Weekend
Late Art Director ShowcasedDennis Barbosa
Photo courtesy of Sue McCullough
A comic by Dennis Barbosa, colored by Stephanie Kröeber
Photo courtesy of Nate Hopkins, My Own Breed Photography
York with friends and looked him up,” she said.
They reconnected, and married in 1955.
After staying in New York for five years, “we went to California because his father was not well. Then after his father died he got a job in Fort Wayne.”
George started out as a stained glass designer in 1965. Then “he started working at the art school [Fort Wayne Art Institute] which was just over here on [Berry] street and then it moved out to the [IPFW] campus. He worked for them ‘til he retired,” she said.
According to IPFW records, George transferred from the Fort Wayne Art Institute to IPFW in 1976 and retired as the Associate Director of Art in 1989.
“It didn’t really seem to make a difference where he went,” Sue recalled when reminiscing of the days when they used to go out together looking for an idyllic scene to paint. “Wherever he was, he found something of interest.”
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260.755.55591836 S. Calhoun St. Fort Wayne, IN 46802
Alysen Wade
A VaN GOGH oF foRT WAYNE"
To-Do LisT
"All My Sons" @ Williams Theatre on Friday, Nov. 11 at 8 p.m. Students are free with ID.
Volunteer @ Allen County SPCA. Call 260-744-0454
ext. 201 to help. Free.
Veterans Day Parade @ Parnell Avenue to the Memorial Coliseum on Saturday, Nov. 12
at 11 a.m. Free.
"Xanadu," musical @ Saint Francis University. Check
sf.edu/sf/art/events/theater for dates and times. $
Rebecca Stockert, artist @ Auer Center for Arts and Culture, through Nov. 30. Free.
$ Indicates pricing$ 5-10
$$ 10-20
Sue McCullough chuckled as she gave warning to the oddly shaped coffee table in the first floor of the Castle Art Gallery. She lightheartedly condemned it for bruising her shins every time she sat in front of it on the couch.
Behind her hung numerous brightly-colored paintings made by her late husband George McCullough. Many figuratively considered George a Van Gogh of Fort Wayne.
“He was very creative. He did something every day of his life,” Sue recalled.
George died six years ago leaving behind a prolific legacy of paintings.
The Castle Gallery at 1202 W. Wayne St. gave a tribute show for George’s paintings Sept. 29 through Oct. 31.
Sue and George met in Montana in the early 1950s. Shortly afterward, George went to New York and was designing monograms, while Sue stayed in Montana working at a Children’s Orthopedic Hospital.
“[Several years] later I went to New
This upcoming weekend offers a trifecta of non-stop indie rock
awesomeness. Commence with the singing and dancingThe action begins on Thursday, Nov. 10
with headliners Memoryhouse plus local favorites Wooden Satellites and House of Bread. Calhoun Street Soups, Salads, and Spirits will host the Sub Pop signed duo performing songs from their latest EP “The Years.” Stereo Subversion described the Virginia Woolf/Max Richter-influenced release as, “hushed pop songs that are always smarter than your average Top-40 tunes.” The all-ages show starts at 8 p.m. and tickets will run $8 pre-sale or $10 at the door. Gather up your game face and get ready to hit the town again on Friday, Nov. 11. Cleveland’s Mr. Gnome along with native noise-makers TIMBER!!! and House Of Bread will take The Brass Rail stage by storm at 10 p.m. $4 gets you in the door. If find yourself in the under 21 crowd, there’s no reason to miss the fun: Neat Neat Neat Records will feature a free in-store performance at 6 p.m. Paste Magazine likened Mr. Gnome’s sound to “ethereal Icelandic fairies being pummeled by concrete guitars in a dirty Cleveland parking lot.” Deny them, and be scorned.
Sunday is no time for sleeping with the likes of Lollipop Factory and Good Time Fun Club playing again at The Brass Rail. A mere $5, but sorry under-agers, you’ll have to sit this one out. Supporting their recently released “Eat Cake” EP, Lollipop Factory will fire up their “Frankensteined pop-metal” performance. Erie Times called the band “an audacious duo that plays near-pompous, high-powered, harmony-laced rock with a winking sense of humor and madcap glee.” Plus, the female drummer who plays standing upright has the most amazingly awe-inspiring arms. We’re talking lady guns—no joke.
Joyful Noises An Indie Rock Weekend
Late Art Director ShowcasedDennis Barbosa
Photo courtesy of Sue McCullough
A comic by Dennis Barbosa, colored by Stephanie Kröeber
Photo courtesy of Nate Hopkins, My Own Breed Photography
York with friends and looked him up,” she said.
They reconnected, and married in 1955.
After staying in New York for five years, “we went to California because his father was not well. Then after his father died he got a job in Fort Wayne.”
George started out as a stained glass designer in 1965. Then “he started working at the art school [Fort Wayne Art Institute] which was just over here on [Berry] street and then it moved out to the [IPFW] campus. He worked for them ‘til he retired,” she said.
According to IPFW records, George transferred from the Fort Wayne Art Institute to IPFW in 1976 and retired as the Associate Director of Art in 1989.
“It didn’t really seem to make a difference where he went,” Sue recalled when reminiscing of the days when they used to go out together looking for an idyllic scene to paint. “Wherever he was, he found something of interest.”
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YES, ALL OF THIS IS FAKE. C’MON. FAKE, FAKE, FAKE, FAKE, FAKE. THERE AREN’T TROLLS ON CAMPUS OR HIPPIE COMMUNES IN OUR WOODS. DUH.
WARNING!
the nugget
Kris Kringle Plans to Occupy Holidays Year-Round
Reports of Jolly Old Saint Nicholas attempting to steal the thunder of other
holidays have been springing up everywhere. With the public eye focused on wall street and the forthcoming election, it is not hard to see why a man so adept at flying beneath the radar would make such a move.
Rumors have persisted over the years that the hostile takeover that Christmas music makes on the radios was growing, but only recently have the rumors become fact. While this encroachment
Illustration by Rita Foster
has been mainly singling out Thanksgiving for decades, several examples of the fat man’s expansion have been witnessed this year.
Starting in the summer there were Pepsi ads featuring Kris Kringle himself and several radio stations in the Fort Wayne area celebrated “Christmas in July”. Even more recently supporters of this “Occupy Holidays” movement have been seen dressing up as their fearless red-suited beardy leader for Halloween.
“For a while now, Santa has been considering moving his holiday elsewhere. Face it, driving
Gentry Trimblewith your windows down in the middle of winter is difficult but flying in a sleigh at speeds faster than sound can be bitter cold and unsafe. It’s not like the people are opposed to the idea, even in your area of the world many leave their Christmas lights up all year long,” said a representative for Mr. Claus.
Growing concerns of Christmas invading other aspects of everyday life aside, experts on the subject feel that Santa is just jumping on the “occupy” bandwagon, but nobody knows to what end.
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sports10www.ipfwcommunicator.org
By Kevin Bowen, Indiana Daily Student
Photo by Courtney Deckard, Indiana Daily Student
New Big Man On Campus, Zeller Plays, Rebounds More Than Any IU Player
Cody Zeller’s first field goal took longer than the 16,516 fans in Assembly Hall expected, but after 12 minutes of basketball, No. 40’s presence was felt.
Senior guard Verdell Jones hit Zeller during a fast break as the freshman dunked the ball home. Zeller was fouled for the first of his 16 points Saturday night as IU defeated the University of Indianapolis 90-72.
The crowd cheered every time Zeller touched the ball, wanting to see the 2011 Mr. Basketball in action. However, Zeller waited for his opportunities as the Hoosiers continued to build a double-digit first-half lead.
“You can go at him, and you can play through him,” IU Coach Tom Crean said. “I thought he was really, really good at letting the game come to him, and early on, there is an anxiousness for him to shoot and score. He doesn’t get caught up in any of that.”
After not recording a point or a rebound in the first 13 minutes of the game, Zeller closed the first half with nine points and five rebounds. He made
each of his three field goal attempts and played a game-high 17 minutes in the first half.
Zeller was routinely fronted and double-teamed by the Greyhounds, which allowed others to get involved.
“It just shows you his presence and how much he’s going to help us win,” sophomore guard Victor Oladipo said. “They were doubling him every
time he got the ball. Even sometimes when he didn’t have the ball, he was being doubled, and that opened the floor for everybody. Like I said before, we did recruit him for a reason.”
In the second half, Zeller caught an alley-oop dunk from senior point guard Daniel Moore. Zeller was fouled during the play and finished the three-point play at the free-throw line, where he was 6-of-8 for the game.
Following the game, Crean said he wants his team to play a ’94-foot game’
and get out and run. Zeller is the rare breed of a big man who can fill that role.
Under the billing of returning his state school back to national prominence, Zeller’s standards for himself are the only ones that matter, his coach said.
“There is nothing about anybody’s expectations that rival his,” Crean said. “It’s very, very fun to coach a young man like that, that really wants to make his teammates better. But at the same time, he can do so many things to impact the game, and I thought as the game went on, he did that.”
Fellow freshmen Remy Abell (five points in nine minutes) and Austin Etherington (zero points in eight minutes) also saw their first action in IU uniforms Saturday night.
“As freshmen, kind of getting that first game under our belt is nice,” Zeller said. “I just tried to let the game come to me, try to draw a big crowd around me and kick it out if they collapse. I just tried to stay active, and the guys did a nice job of finding me.”
The 30 minutes Zeller played were the most of any Hoosier on Saturday, and his eight rebounds were four more than any other IU player.
With the regular season opener Friday, Hoosier fans looking to get a glimpse of Zeller will have five chances in 16 days during a front-loaded first two weeks of the schedule.
From those on the outside, the expectations will continue to grow for Zeller, with the season opener less than a week away. But to his head coach, Zeller will still be Zeller.
“It was fun to see him under the lights like that and see his efficiency, but again, he is who he is,” Crean said. “He’s not going to try force and press and do things that aren’t there. He’s so skilled. He never stops moving. He never stops playing.”
“The 30 minutes Zellar played were the most of any Hoosier
on Saturday, and his eight rebounds were four more than
any other IU Player.”
The Communicator | November 9, 2011
sports10www.ipfwcommunicator.org
By Kevin Bowen, Indiana Daily Student
Photo by Courtney Deckard, Indiana Daily Student
New Big Man On Campus, Zeller Plays, Rebounds More Than Any IU Player
Cody Zeller’s first field goal took longer than the 16,516 fans in Assembly Hall expected, but after 12 minutes of basketball, No. 40’s presence was felt.
Senior guard Verdell Jones hit Zeller during a fast break as the freshman dunked the ball home. Zeller was fouled for the first of his 16 points Saturday night as IU defeated the University of Indianapolis 90-72.
The crowd cheered every time Zeller touched the ball, wanting to see the 2011 Mr. Basketball in action. However, Zeller waited for his opportunities as the Hoosiers continued to build a double-digit first-half lead.
“You can go at him, and you can play through him,” IU Coach Tom Crean said. “I thought he was really, really good at letting the game come to him, and early on, there is an anxiousness for him to shoot and score. He doesn’t get caught up in any of that.”
After not recording a point or a rebound in the first 13 minutes of the game, Zeller closed the first half with nine points and five rebounds. He made
each of his three field goal attempts and played a game-high 17 minutes in the first half.
Zeller was routinely fronted and double-teamed by the Greyhounds, which allowed others to get involved.
“It just shows you his presence and how much he’s going to help us win,” sophomore guard Victor Oladipo said. “They were doubling him every
time he got the ball. Even sometimes when he didn’t have the ball, he was being doubled, and that opened the floor for everybody. Like I said before, we did recruit him for a reason.”
In the second half, Zeller caught an alley-oop dunk from senior point guard Daniel Moore. Zeller was fouled during the play and finished the three-point play at the free-throw line, where he was 6-of-8 for the game.
Following the game, Crean said he wants his team to play a ’94-foot game’
and get out and run. Zeller is the rare breed of a big man who can fill that role.
Under the billing of returning his state school back to national prominence, Zeller’s standards for himself are the only ones that matter, his coach said.
“There is nothing about anybody’s expectations that rival his,” Crean said. “It’s very, very fun to coach a young man like that, that really wants to make his teammates better. But at the same time, he can do so many things to impact the game, and I thought as the game went on, he did that.”
Fellow freshmen Remy Abell (five points in nine minutes) and Austin Etherington (zero points in eight minutes) also saw their first action in IU uniforms Saturday night.
“As freshmen, kind of getting that first game under our belt is nice,” Zeller said. “I just tried to let the game come to me, try to draw a big crowd around me and kick it out if they collapse. I just tried to stay active, and the guys did a nice job of finding me.”
The 30 minutes Zeller played were the most of any Hoosier on Saturday, and his eight rebounds were four more than any other IU player.
With the regular season opener Friday, Hoosier fans looking to get a glimpse of Zeller will have five chances in 16 days during a front-loaded first two weeks of the schedule.
From those on the outside, the expectations will continue to grow for Zeller, with the season opener less than a week away. But to his head coach, Zeller will still be Zeller.
“It was fun to see him under the lights like that and see his efficiency, but again, he is who he is,” Crean said. “He’s not going to try force and press and do things that aren’t there. He’s so skilled. He never stops moving. He never stops playing.”
“The 30 minutes Zellar played were the most of any Hoosier
on Saturday, and his eight rebounds were four more than
any other IU Player.”
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Offensive Outburst Propels IU
By Connor O’Gara, Indiana Daily Student
Nov. 4, 6. @ TBA. Summit League Tournament
@ Rochester, MI.
Women’s Soccer
Men’s SoccerNov. 11. @ 8:35 p.m.
Oral Roberts @ Kansas City, MO.
Women’s VolleyballNov. 11. @ 7 p.m.
Western Illinois@ Fort Wayne, IN.
Men’s Basketball
Nov. 12. @ TBANCAA Great Lakes Regional
@ Toledo, OH.
Women’s BasketballNov. 11. @ 7 p.m.
Cincinnati@ Cincinnati, OH.
7-9-1
8-9-2
19-8
0-0
0-0 *As of November 7.
Nov. 12. @ 1 p.m.Nebraska Omaha
@ Memorial Coliseum
Nov. 12. @ TBANCAA Great Lakes Regional
@ Toledo, OH.
Women’s Cross Country
Men’s Cross Country
On Thursday, IU Coach Tom Crean said IU had undergone the least amount of offensive development he had seen as a head coach.
It didn’t show.The Hoosiers won their first and only exhibition
game, defeating the University of Indianapolis, 90-72, Saturday at Assembly Hall. IU was aided by a 50-point outburst in the first half, that allowed IU a double-digit lead the entire second half.
Leading the Hoosiers’ scoring were sophomore forward Will Sheehey with 18 points, freshman forward Cody Zeller with 16 points and junior guard Jordan Hulls with 14 points. Three players in double digits, something Crean said has been a major point of emphasis.
“What we’ve tried to really address and harp on with this team is that if we’re going to score points that’s needed to win at a high level,” Crean said. “And it doesn’t just come from one or two people. It comes in a balanced way.”
One of IU’s offensive cogs was Hulls, who had a clean line, shooting 3 for 3 from the field, including 2 for 2 from beyond the arc, and knocking down all six of his free-throw attempts. The junior point guard also distributed the wealth, dishing out five assists.
Sheehey, who averaged 4.8 points per game as a freshman last season, led the offensive attack, shooting 8 for 11 from the field. Sheehey only scored in double figures three times last season, none of which were higher than his 18 points on Saturday.
“I think he could (lead the team in scoring), but like I said, we don’t care who gets the credit,”
Hulls said. “We’d love for everybody to score 20 points. If Will scores all the points, great. He’s fully capable of it, obviously.”
The Hoosiers turned the ball over seven times, allowing IU to control the tempo in the half-court game. It’s an area Hulls said IU must continue to improve on.
“That’s something we’ve really been harping on in practice in the summer and in all those workouts is taking care of the ball,” Hulls said.
While IU was able to get double-digit efforts from multiple players, last year’s leading scorer, junior forward Christian Watford, was limited to eight points. Watford, who averaged 16 points per game last season, is coming off an ankle injury.
But Crean said Watford made his presence felt in the second half by putting the clamps on UIndy’s Adrian Moss, who led all scorers with 22 points.
“I was really happy with the way Christian guarded,” Crean said. “We’re trying to get him integrated back because he’s been out for a while, and he’s really only had a couple practices that I would say are Christian Watford-level-of-play practices, but he came in tonight, and he defended.”
Watford and the rest of IU will have a full week of practice to work out the kinks before they open the regular season with Stony Brook on Friday at Assembly Hall. But as he said before Saturday night, Crean said the emphasis is still on the defense.
“Right now, our team defense has got to carry us, and eventually, we’re going to have to have some individual guys that can really lock people up, and we’re not there yet,” Crean said. “A lot of room for improvement, but a lot of improvement was made.”
Photo by Mark Felix, Indiana Daily Student
