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Valparaiso University's An ACP Ail-American Student Newspaper Publication ———————— — ^- STUDENT DIES IN CRASH man year, ended abruptly when was driving his 1999 BMW 3281 results of that Friends recall Brison died in a car accident on Nov. Police: Alcohol on a state highway near his home sample were for­ 17 near his home in Hermann, Mo. on the night of the crash, the po­ warded on to a Meyer received a phone call lice report states. state fatal accident junior as loyal at about 4:30 a.m. that morning, a determining Around 3 a.m., Brison's ve­ reporting system, shortly after Brison was pronounced hicle ran off the right side of the Grosse said, and independent dead at the crash site. factor in wreck road and began to overturn. The will not be final­ "It's just not fair that things got car then struck a telephone pole, Travis Brison ized or publicly cut short like this," Meyer said. continued overturning and even­ available for sev­ Josh Weinhold Brison, 21, was a junior political Josh Weinhold tually ejected Brison from the ve­ eral weeks or months. Torch Editor in Chief science major and pre-law student, a Torch Editor in Chief hicle. Brison was pronounced dead at member of the Sigma Chi fraternity Brison was not wearing a seat- 4:29 a.m., immediately after Clu­ For Caleb Meyer, Travis Brison and aspired to be a U.S. marshal. He Travis Brison, a Valparaiso belt at the time of the crash. ver came to the scene. was more than just a roommate. He was a stand-out sprinter on his high University junior, died in a car ac­ Highway Patrol Cpl. Jason Clu- A political science and pre-law was a friend that would be around school track team and competed at cident in Berger, Mo., in the early ver said Wednesday that he arrived student, Brison left VU's campus forever. Valparaiso University for one year morning hours of Nov. 17, shortly on the scene about 90 minutes af­ on Thursday afternoon and trav­ "It was such a deep connection," before an injury ended his career. after the start of Thanksgiving ter Brison crashed. eled to his home. said Meyer, a junior marketing ma­ His fraternity brothers say Brison break. Upon investigation of the acci­ Funeral services were held for jor. "I knew it was a lifelong thing was always busy with activities and Alcohol was a determining dent site, Cluver said he concluded Brison in Hermann on Nov. 20. and that we'd always be there for academics, and tried to squeeze as factor in the one-car crash, ac­ that alcohol consumption was a A campus memorial service is each other." much into his busy schedule as pos­ cording to a police report filed factor in Brison's accident. planned for Dec. 8. But that friendship, which began sible. by a Missouri Highway Patrol of­ Gasconade County Coroner when the two met at a summer ori­ ficer. Benjamin Grosse said he took a Contact Josh Weinhold at torch. entation session before their fresh­ See Brison, Page A6 Brison, 21, of Hermann, Mo., blood sample from the body. The [email protected].

Renee Brozo / The Torch Wayne Powell, one of the final three candidates to be the next president of Valparaiso University, answers students' questions at a forum on Thursday evening in Urschel Hall.

Kathryn Kattalia maintaining Lutheran traditions like you know everything," Powell president Alan Harre will vacate Torch Assistant News Editor and strengthening the relationship said. "I want to get a sense of how Three candidates in June after two decades in the between administration and stu­ people see Valpo as an institution office. Thursday marked the beginning dents. and where it is going. From that you named, campus The visits, the first of which of the end of Valparaiso University's "I try to capture the desires of begin to piece together a vision you began on Thursday, will run un­ presidential search. students, faculty, staff and alumni can strive toward." visits scheduled til Dec. 7. Each candidate's visit Wayne Powell, currently the and articulate them in a coherent When asked what he envisions is scheduled to last two days, and president of Lenoir-Rhyne College fashion," Powell said. "Everything happening in the university's fu­ Torch Staff Report will consist of various meetings in North Carolina and one of three the president does reflects his uni­ ture, Powell said that he hopes to and activities on campus, includ­ finalists for the VU presidency, par­ versity." improve the value of a VU diploma, Valparaiso University will host ing question-and-answer forums ticipated in a question-and-answer Powell said the first thing he eventually increasing VU's status as some very important guests over for students, faculty and staff. forum with students Thursday would do if named president of the a prominent learning institution in the next week - the final candi­ The first visit, from Wayne night. university would be to get a feel for the Midwest. dates in the school's search for its Powell, concludes today Pow­ Around 40 students filed into the campus and community before "I would like to see a very en- - next president. ell, who arrived early enough on Urschel Hall to question Powell on implementing any new university gaged conversation happen that The presidential search com­ Wednesday to be present at the a variety of campus-related issues policies. mittee has named three finalists such as increasing student diversity, "The first thing to do is not act See Powell, Page A6 for the position, which current See Search, Page A6

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^"•r'O.WK •ftl»m. The Torch | Friday, November 30, 2007 Campus News A2 Campus Announcements We've got Pro-life advocate presents lecture VU covered. Registered nurse and national pro-life figure Jill Stanek will be on campus from 1 to 2:30 p.m. on Saturday to pres­ ent her lecture, "Death in the Delivery Room." The lecture will take place in the Christopher Center community room 'WmWsWm and is open to the public. Free pizza will be served at 12:15 m warn mm^m p.m. Stanek has been quoted by national media sources, 1 4llS?iil Hi testified before the Judiciary Constitution and met with '•sm^mm::'i) ' • ••• •:: • President Bush on multiple occasions, speaking out against abortion practices. Archbishop to address campus Archbishop Elias Chacour of Galilee of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church will speak on campus at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. The peace activist and author will give his pre­ sentation in the Chapel of the Resurrection. Tickets to the event are free for VU faculty, students and staff. Call ext. 5415 for ticket information. Feedback wanted on VU self study In preparation for an April visit by an accreditation team from the North Central Association, a draft of the self study "Our Valpo, Our Future" is now available online at www.intra.valpo.edu/accreditation. The campus com­ munity is invited to read the draft and provide feedback to the committee, particularly any errors of fact, misinter­ pretations of data and alternative recommendations. Com­ ments should be sent via e-mail to [email protected] by Tuesday. Discussion panel explores climate change A panel of VU science and economics faculty will dis­ cuss climate change and answer audience questions in an open discussion beginning at 8 p.m. on Wednesday in Neils Science Center. Most of the discussion will be devoted to answering audience questions. The event is free and open to the public. Student poets read work at WordFest Students enrolled in VU's poetry writing course this fall will present a reading of their original poetry as a part of the annual WordFest series. The "Voices of Vision" reading will begin at 7 p.m. on Thursday at the Brauer Museum of Art. Refreshments will be served. Christmas concert features Handbell Choirs The VU Handbell Choirs of the Chapel of the Resurrec­ tion will perform their annual Christmas Concert at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 8 in the VU Center for the Arts. The concert will feature traditional religious and secular music of the Christmas season. The concert is free and open to the pub­ lic. Donations will be accepted. For more information, call ext. 6950. Soul Purpose holding auditions Soul Purpose, VU's liturgical drama troupe directed by John Steven Paul, will hold auditions for its 2007-2008 company. Auditions will begin at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 10 in room 1409 of the VU Center for the Arts. Students inter­ ested in auditioning should sign up in the hallways between the theater and scene shop in the VUCA, or send an e-mail to [email protected]. Students are not required to have prepared an audition piece ahead of time. SALT sponsors annual Fair Trade Fair The Fair Trade Fair will take place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. beginning on Dec. 11 and ending on Dec. 13. The fair, sponsored by the Student Action and Leadership Team, will have fair trade chocolate, handicrafts and more for sale in the union lobby. All items sold will ensure that a fair wage was paid to the people that produced them. Engineers Without Borders to host auction The VU chapter of Engineers Without Borders will be hosting a silent auction between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Dec. 14 in the Student Union. Money raised at the auction will go toward engineering students' trip to Nakor, Kenya, where they will assist on projects aimed at bringing water, sustenance and education to villages.

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The Torch corrects its mistakes. If you see something you believe is a factual error, contact Dave Taylor/The Torch Editor in Chief Josh Weinhold at [email protected]. A festive Christmas tree lights up the commons of the VU Center for the Arts, adding a bit of cheer to the building as the Christmas season approaches. The Torch | Friday, November 30, 2007 Campus News A3 Trinkle: Timing is right to leave VU at IHETS arose, he "At DePauw there wasn't an aca­ in history major and being a self- noticed about Johnny: put warm CIO leaving felt the timing was demic support program for faculty. taught computer techie, Trinkle has gloves on, give him warm milk ..." right for a change I quickly discovered the same thing made much progress at VU, with While that list grows longer as in venue. was true here - there wasn't a lot of very few letdowns and only one big his time at VU shortens, Trinkle is to be closer "The first pri­ support for faculty members," said setback. confident that his team is ready for ority, the reason I Trinkle. "I came (to VU) really excited the transition period between the to family listened, was some He has also overseen the imple­ about the community," Trinkle re­ time of his departure and the arrival changed family Dennis Trinkle mentation of Cisco and Group Wise called. "I was hopeful the commu­ of his predecessor. Stephanie Lehman circumstances," he administration and nity would be "We're planners in IT. We've got Torch Assistant Editor said. e-mail systems, as warm and a good plan for the next nine to 12 With certain family members at ElementK online embracing as months," he said. "We've drawn a plan Dennis Trinkle thought he was the twilight of their lives, Trinkle training courses, more info it had seemed, together - they just have to execute and his wife felt it would be good an Information and it absolute­ and keep the ball rolling. We worked at Valparaiso University for the Michael Tucker, VU's senior director Technology Fel­ ly was. really hard to make sure we listened long haul. for them and their two sons - ages of IT, will serve as interim CIO. The But the university's chief infor­ two and six months - to spend some lows program national search for Trinkle's "The only to campus. Our team will make sure mation officer won't be around for quality time with family, especially and an expanded replacement is still in the thing chal­ that what campus has said is done, as long as he expected. In fact, he with the boys' grandparents. wireless network organizational stages. lenging would and is done well. No one should be won't be around next semester. Conveniently, IHETS is located throughout cam­ be the - since apprehensive about my departing. Beginning Jan. 2, 2008, Trinkle in Indianapolis, right where Trin­ pus, among other Valpo is young I'm a big believer in succession plan­ will begin his new position as the kle's mother lives. projects. in its developing ning. I think we're in good shape." chief executive officer for the Indi­ "It sounds corny, but when my But the accomplishment that campaigns. Some schools have a Trinkle said he was proud of ana Higher Education Telecommu­ wife and I were discussing it, it felt stands out in Trinkle's mind the 150-year head start on us - there what he has accomplished at VU, nication System, a conglomeration like God was telling us that that's most doesn't have much to do with isn't as much money as other in­ but- regretted leaving some of his of colleges and universities, K-12 where we're supposed to be," Trin­ new technology. Instead, it has ev­ stitutions. It's hard to keep up. But grander plans unfinished. schools, government, public televi­ kle said. erything to do with the perception those problems can also be fun. You "It's bittersweet," he said of his sion and other non-profit organiza­ Though Trinkle has only been at of VU's IT department. just have to be twice as smart." departure. "There's things I won't tions who have pledged to support the university for 18 months, he has "I heard that IT was hard to work Though Trinkle will still contin­ be able to see finished all the way higher education. compiled quite the list of techno­ with," Trinkle said. "They weren't ue to teach in VU's MBA program, through." At IHETS he will continue to logical advancements. customer-friendly; they hid behind two years as CIO was only enough But that doesn't mean he's not help colleges and universities in He quickly implemented a pro­ big desks. I feel strongly that if that for him to get his feet wet. excited about his new position at Indiana to achieve their mission of gram that focused on teaching and were true, we've changed that sig­ "Being at a university for only IHETS. using technology while constrain­ learning for faculty and staff, some­ nificantly. We're people-orientated two years is kind of like giving birth "I am," he said. "It will be very, ing costs. thing he had previously instituted at now. We might have a little over­ to a baby and then giving it away to very good to be close to family." Trinkle had originally planned his former job at DePauw Univer­ emphasis on policy, but now I think foster parents," Trinkle said. "I'm to stay at VU for at least seven sity in Green castle, Ind., where he we're more people-oriented." making a list of things to give to Contact Stephanie Lehman at years. But when the opportunity worked for 10 years. For having a bachelor's degree the foster parents - here's what I've torch. news@valpo. edu. Nursing professor honored Heat at 'Berg busted

working and the second one should Mauk receives Cold temperatures have clicked on but it didn't," Grein­ er said. "We reset the pumps and 'Professor of the greet residents as there was no issue after that." Greiner estimated it took ap­ Year award in they return to proximately two hours to isolate and fix the problem, and heat was Washington, D.C. residence hall running at full capacity again by Sunday evening. In the meantime, an e-mail was Sam Ruffin Kathryn Kattalia sent out to all Wehrenberg residents Torch Assistant News Editor Torch Staff Writer by the RLC informing them of the issue and urging students to assist It has been quite a year for nurs­ Wehr enberg Hall residents re­ in keeping heat inside the build­ ing professor Kris Mauk. ceived a rather chilly welcome back ing by keeping windows and doors Mauk, who was named an en­ to campus last weekend as they re­ closed. dowed chair in the College of turned from Thanksgiving break "At that point, there was not a Nursing earlier this semester, was to find that the building's heating lot we could do to make the build­ recently named the 2007 Professor system was not running at its full ing warmer," Rader said. "We just of the Year by the Carnegie Founda­ capacity. reminded people of the steps they tion for the Advancement of Teach­ "The heat was never completely could take to stay ing in Indiana. out," said Joshua warmer and to be "I am humbled," Mauk said. Rader, the resi­ The heat was never respectful of others "This is a great honor and I feel that dential learn­ who were cold." any one of our staff could have won ing coordinator completely out. The Wehrenberg was this award, making it all the more of Wehrenberg building was just at not the only resi­ special." Hall. "The build­ a lower temperature dence hall to expe­ Janet Brown, dean of the college, ing was just at a rience problems accompanied Mauk to Washington, lower tempera­ than usual. with heat over the D.C, for the awards ceremony. Tim Stride/ The Torch ture than usual." Joshua Rader weekend. Scheele "The award presentation was Nursing professor Kris Mauk was honored for her teaching work. Rader said he Hall and Lankenau Wehrenberg Hall RLC one of the most inspiring events I first began to no­ Hall also reported have ever attended. Just to be in the is rare for a professor of nursing to She worked in various hospitals tice colder tem­ a few complaints company of such dynamic educa­ win the award." over the course of her pre-teaching peratures throughout the building Sunday that heating was not work­ tors was a true privilege," Brown Mauk's award may prove to have years. On the side, Mauk is a con­ Saturday night, which is also when ing properly in several individual said. "It was an honor for Dr. Mauk a considerable impact not only on sultant in health care. Most of her temperatures outside began to drop rooms. to even be nominated, let alone se­ her career, but also on the CoN it­ work involves giving advice to law­ down into the 30s. Rader called Fa­ "There was an issue with the lected from all the applications sub­ self. yers in cases of health and legal cilities Management that evening to computer programs that control mitted for Indiana." "While the award is very signifi­ guardianship for the disabled. Now come investigate the source of the the thermostat," Greiner said. "We Mauk was nominated by the cant for her, it is also very signifi­ the majority of her time is spent problem. simply reset them and they were provost's office to be considered in cant for the College of Nursing and teaching, and she says loves every "My room was freezing," said going again." the award pool. After her nomina­ the university," Brown said. "It is al­ minute of it. sophomore Aaron Moy, a resident Rebecca Lyons, Scheele Hall's tion, Mauk went to work compil­ ways a joy to see faculty recognized "I would say the caliber of the assistant on the third floor of Weh­ RLC, said that the problem was ing recommendations and various for the excellence that they exhibit students here is one of the things renberg Hall. "I was bundled up in fixed relatively quickly by Facilities essays for submission to the panel day in and day out." I like most about VU. I love work­ multiple blankets and several hood­ Management. that selected the award winner. Five Mauk has been a nursing pro­ ing with the nursing faculty I work ies. The problem got fixed pretty "We have never really had a recommendations were required, fessor at Valparaiso University for with, and Dean Brown is a great quickly." problem with them not coming some from peers, some from ad­ 16 years. During that time she has dean. We have a great faculty here According to Gary Greiner, di­ when something needed to be ad­ ministrators and some from the written four books, all focusing on and that makes it a great job," Mauk rector of facilities services, the heat­ dressed," Lyons said. "Sometimes it students themselves. gerontology, the study of aging. said. ing system in Wehrenberg, as in takes longer for heat to kick in in Mauk's packet went through Mauk is updating these textbooks "I would say the most rewarding most residence halls, operates on the colder weather. Usually the is­ three rounds of review in which the for a second edition this year. part of teaching is when students two boilers - a primary pump and a sue works itself out." panel narrowed down the selection Mauk is a VU alumna, as well as come back and tell you that some­ back-up pump - that continuously Students who feel as though the group. Finally, they selected a win­ one of its top professors, receiving thing that you taught them made a cycle heat throughout the building. heat in their room is not sufficiently ner and a runner-up. her undergraduate degree in nurs­ difference, they gave better care to a When one of the pumps went of­ working are advised to contact their "It is not an easy process to go ing from VU. She went on to get her patient because of how you taught fline, the other was never triggered RLC and fill out an online work re­ through. There is a lot to compile master's degree in adult health and them," she said. to begin, resulting in a weaker cir­ quest with Facilities Management. and then the three rounds of cri­ nursing from Purdue University culation of heat throughout the tique," Mauk said. "This award can and her doctorate from Wayne State Contact Sam Ruffin at torch. building. Contact Kathryn Kattalia at go to any college professor, but it University. [email protected]. "The primary pump wasn't torch. news@valpo. edu. f

A4 Campus News The Torch | Friday, November 30, 2007 Housekeepers still seeking operational changes

shifts were being poorly handled and create improved equity in op­ In Wright's report, he stated, "At school-wide protest or disrespect Senator, and made overly complicated. portunities and responsibilities for no point during our meeting did I the school in any way. We are merely But recently, several senior employees." feel that (Gary Greiner) really cared trying to help out a group of people fraternity show housekeepers met with Charley about his staff... I did, however, feel who have worked very hard for the Gillispie, vice president for admin­ Strong support that he did really care about 'being students' benefit," Wogan said. support for istration and finance, and univer­ Other members of the campus a good steward of student's tuition sity provost Roy Austensen to air community, meanwhile, are taking dollars.'" And parents, too workers their criticisms of recent Facilities up the housekeeper s cause. Wrights report went on to say, "I Housekeepers expressed appre­ Management policy. On Oct. 8, senior class senator am not sure that is what the goal of ciation for Sigma Pi's invitation and Though Gillispie and Austensen Kevin Wright delivered a report to Facilities Management and Build­ wished to thank the fraternity for its Zach King did not respond to Torch interview Student Senate regarding the new ing Services should be." offer. Torch Staff Writer requests, housekeepers said that policies in housekeeping. Wright Syrcle defended the recent re- "That was awfully nice of them, both were more than willing to lis­ and other senate figures met with engineering of housekeeping, say­ that they appreciate us. Finally, Administrators may say that ten. Greiner to discuss the changes in ing that changes were being made someone thought about the house­ change takes time, but many Val­ "They did listen to us, but I can't Facilities Management. for the better - and were effective. keepers," one housekeeper said. paraiso University housekeepers say anything will happen," one "Early on in the year, each sena­ "Change is not always easily Students and parents alike have continue to contend that com­ housekeeper said. "But it was pleas­ tor was requested to bring an issue implemented," Syrcle said. "Based expressed their support for house­ plaints about shift changes and mis­ ant that they listened to us." to senate's attention," Wright said. on feedback, the clients' of Facili­ keepers, praising their hands-on management are not being heard by Reggie Syrcle, executive direc­ "As a student and former employee ties Management services and the role in student life and their dedica­ their immediate supervisors. tor of university relations, said that, of housekeeping, I have a real prob­ majority of staff are seeing benefits tion to their job. "This is a lot to overcome," one overall, the adjustments in Facilities lem with the elimination of student to the reorganization." Elise Boyles, a freshman social housekeeper said. "I know a lot of Management are going well. employment." Wright says he believes that work major, said that she tries to people aren't happy" "There appear to be no major Housekeepers have stressed that timeliness was a key factor in Stu­ let the housekeepers in her build­ This year when housekeeping problems associated with the reor­ student aides in housekeeping were, dent Senate's initial approach to Fa­ ing know that their work is being and Physical Plant Services merged ganization based on feedback from in past years, invaluable. cilities Management. noticed. to form Facilities Management over the persons to/whom the services "Student employment was fan­ "As time went on, interest on the "It's a hard job, and it takes a lot the summer, a series of changes met are directed," Syrcle said. "The re­ tastic," one housekeeper said. "They issue eroded," Wright said. "I'm a of guts to step up to the job," Boyles with some resistance from house­ organization was implemented to get to the little things we couldn't believer in issue ripeness. If it's not said. "I just try to let them know we keepers who believe their jobs and improve services to the campus get." dealt with quickly, it runs the risk of appreciate them." falling off the agenda." Brenda Blamer, mother of a stu­ Wright concluded by saying dent living in Guild Hall, says she Wm xSUMim again that he approached the issue appreciates the "personal touch" of from the viewpoint of a former em­ the housekeeping staff. ployee. "They go above and beyond "I think student employment what housekeepers do," Blamer could come back, and I'm a firm said. "They care like a parent when believer that it should," Wright said. the parents can't be here." "Students are missing out on an em­ Housekeepers seem to agree that ployment opportunity - and a good the new policies do not work as well one, at that." as the old ones. Senate is not the only on-campus "Why don't they get it?" one organization taking a closer look housekeeper asked. "I think they at the housekeepers. The Sigma Pi don't want to admit they were fraternity invited housekeepers to a wrong." Dec. 7 pizza dinner. Syrcle contended that the new "While discussing the ideas for policies were far from permanent our project to give back to cam­ and would be reevaluated through­ pus, we heard about the troubles out the year. the housekeeping staff has had with "Everyone recognizes there is a recent layoffs and a change in their need for continuing examination hours that keeps them here un­ and tweaking of procedures where til around six in the evening, still appropriate," Syrcle said. cleaning our dorms as we are trying Not all housekeepers, however, to relax," said Mike Wogan, secre­ feel that the situation is not improv­ tary of Sigma Pi. "We all just wanted ing. to show them that their hard work "Things are settling down a bit," does not go unappreciated." one housekeeper said. "We have a Wogan added that the credit for good crew, but we still don't have the idea rests on the shoulders of the help; we can't do the buildings the entire Sigma Pi fraternity and the way we like." c that no one member is solely re­ $s sponsible. Contact Zach King at torch. "We are not trying to start a [email protected]. Dryer fire in union soot off the walls in order for dining Mechanical areas in Jester's and the Round Table to open up for business by malfunction in Monday. Every wall, every countertop laundry room and every dish had to be cleaned only affects Jesters because of the smoke and soot, t& Dunlap said. )\CrV«* * "(The fire department) cleaned V? Heather Dueball the worst of it," said Dunlap. "The & a\ Torch Staff Writer walls were really sooty, so our crew came in on Sunday and scrubbed As students and faculty returned everything down." from Thanksgiving break, the din­ According to Dunlap, the fire ing services staff scrubbed down only affected Jester's. Most of the walls, counters and dishes after a smoke did not travel through •V^ rS? £P>* O^ fire broke out in the laundry room the building, because the dryer in the Student Union. room vents directly out of the The fire started on Saturday building. while a staff member was doing a "This is why you're not sup­ * ^e\° .<6 routine laundry load of towels. Due posed to start your dryer and leave," to a mechanical malfunction, the said Dunlap. "Luckily, we were dryer ignited and a dining services there and were able to act. A lot of employee dialed the fire depart­ people helped out. It was a lot ofwork , ment. but we had a lot of help." "We cleaned the lint trap," In addition, since it was Thanks­ said Sue Dunlap, director of dining giving break, there were no students services. "(The dryer) still caught who could have been harmed and on fire. Luckily, the fire was in no food to be ruined. a confined area. The fire department "If it had to happen, these were was able to put the fire out the best circumstances," Dunlap quickly" said. The staff went to work on Contact Heather Dueball at torch. Sunday cleaning and scrubbing the news@valpo. edu. f

The Torch | Friday, November 30, 2007 National News A5 Roberts says God forced his resignation he prayed over the decision with his A lawsuit accuses Roberts of lav­ God told him he would "do some­ Regents Chairman George Pear­ ORU president wife and his father, Oral Roberts, ish spending at a time when the uni­ thing supernatural for the universi­ sons followed, telling students the and decided to step down. versity faced more than $50 million ty," if he stepped down from the job ORU administration is "endeavor­ plans to return Roberts said he wanted to "strike in debt, including taking shopping he held at the 5,700-student school ing to do the right thing" during a out" against the sprees, buying a since 1993. very difficult time. to evangelical people who were stable of horses On Tuesday, the founder of a "This is a good university," Pear­ persecuting him, I believe with all my and paying for a Christian office and education sup­ sons said. "ORU is a place where ministry full-time and considered heart that the best is daughter to trav­ ply store chain pledged $70 million love is king." countersuing, but yet to come for ORU. el to the Baha­ to help the university, provided Roberts remains the CEO of "the Lord said, mas aboard the it passed a 90-day review of the the Oral Roberts Evangelistic As­ Justin Juozapavicius 'don't do that,'" he university jet. school's finances. Oklahoma City sociation and remains a "spiritual McClatchy-Tribune News Services said. Richard Roberts Roberts has businessman Mart Green, founder regent" who cannot vote on univer­ After submit­ President of ORU previously said of the Mardel chain, offered to do­ sity matters. TULSA, Okla. - Richard Roberts ting his resig­ that God told nate $8 million immediately. On Tuesday, Pearsons an­ told students at Oral Roberts Uni­ nation, he said, him to deny the Roberts said he would return to nounced a plan to separate the versity Wednesday that he did not for the "first time in 60 days peace allegations. The week the lawsuit the full-time evangelistic healing finances and leadership of the want to resign as president of the came into my heart." was filed, Richard Roberts said that ministry, "which is where my heart university from the Oral Roberts scandal-plagued evangelical school, Roberts spoke only for a few God told him: "We live in a litigious has always been," and told students Evangelistic Association, a move but he did so because God insisted. minutes and was applauded and society. Anyone can get mad and and faculty that he will be praying welcomed by many students and God told him on Thanksgiving cheered by students. He wiped away file a lawsuit against another per­ for them every day of his life. faculty members. that he should resign the next day, tears with a white handkerchief and son whether they have a legitimate "I believe with all my heart the The university has been under Roberts told students in the univer­ his hands. case or not. This lawsuit... is about best is yet to come for ORU," he the ministry since its inception in sity's chapel. "This has nearly destroyed my intimidation, blackmail and extor­ said. 1963, an arrangement that critics "Every ounce of my flesh said family, and it's nearly destroyed tion." Roberts walked out of the chapel say led to co-mingling of funds and no'" to the idea, Roberts said, but ORU," Roberts said. On Wednesday, Roberts said through a side door to more cheers. a blurring of leadership roles. Iowa, New Hampshire primaries up for grabs Voters remain keep insisting, there's no frontrun- years, they won't make up their memorabilia salesman, plans to go percent of New Hampshire vot­ ner in either the Democratic or minds until they cast their votes at on the local television station's web­ ers are registered as independents, unimpressed by Republican race for the White Iowa's Jan. 3 caucuses or enter the site, where visitors can match up meaning they can vote in either House. voting booth five days later in New issues that matter to them and see primary. They're, historically un­ major presidential Huge numbers of voters in the Hampshire. which candidate best fits their vot­ predictable, and in the past made early primary and caucus states of Adding to the volatility are the ing criteria. most pre-election polls look almost Iowa and New Hampshire remain rules in both states. New Hampshire "I haven't looked at all the can­ irrelevant. candidates undecided and, in many cases, lets independents vote in either the didates yet," said Bowen. "I like Mc­ Last-minute surges are not David Lightman, William unimpressed by major candidates. Democratic or Republican primary, Cain as a Republican, but I want to uncommon in New Hampshire. Douglas and Matt Stearns "There's a lot of confusion and Iowa's Democratic caucus rules finish the process and look at all the Eugene McCarthy in 1968, Ron­ among people right now," said Pa­ often prod participants to change to candidates." ald Reagan in 1980, Gary Hart McClatchy-Tribune News Services mela Choquette, a social worker second or third choices. The University of New Hamp­ in 1984 and McCain in 2000 MANCHESTER, N.H. - Despite from Pittsburg, N.H. "They're un­ As a result, Dennis Goldford, shire Survey Center has found huge all broke from the pack in the what many political experts, cam­ decided." professor of politics at Drake Uni­ numbers of people like Bowen, still closing days or even hours, often fu­ paign officials and media outlets Voters are saying that, as in past versity in Des Moines, summed trying to grasp and then finish the eled by big swings by independents. up the mood process. Though its Nov. 14-18 sur­ In the Democratic caucus, a can­ with four terse vey of likely voters put former Mas­ didate must get 15 percent of his pre­ words: "The sachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney signifi­ cinct caucus or he gets no delegates races are fluid." cantly ahead of the Republican pack, and is reported as receiving zero. Wayne R it also reported that only 14 percent What that means, said David What Can You Get Lesperance, of likely GOP voters said they have Redlawsk, associate professor of associate pro­ definitely made up their minds. political science at the University fessor of po­ And, it found, while 29 percent of Iowa, is probably that supporters litical science are leaning toward a candidate, a of Sens. Chris Dodd and Joe Biden, with Your Signature? at New Eng­ whopping 57 percent are still un­ New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson land College decided. and Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich, in Hennicker, The poll saw similar trends who are trailing in polls, could have N.H., finds a among Democrats, as only 24 per­ to make a second choice. general con­ cent of that par­ And surveys sensus on what ty's voters have suggest that Obama will make vot­ definitely de­ There's a lot of and former North 7!lxJ~hook£ — 5o-Vv\£. £v£."V\ woA^k AZ-QcLcw^. ers finally pick cided on a can­ Carolina Sen. 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A6 Campus News The Torch | Friday, November 30, 2007

Brison, from page Al was even more difficult, his friends the Nov. 20 funeral in Hermann, in­ urrection. "He lived his life like he had 56 said, because it came over Thanks­ cluding more than 50 VU students Sigma Chi mem­ hours in a day," said sophomore Ben giving break. Traditionally joyful and alumni. But friends say Brison's bers are planning a Barnard. "It was always like, 'When reunions with family and friends impact on people was best demon­ number of fundrais­ do you sleep?"' were overshadowed by pain and strated by the number of people in ers and events in But despite maintaining a hectic grief. attendance from his home town of Brison's memory. The lifestyle, many who knew Brison "You're at home in your own 2,500 people located 90 minutes fraternity will soon say he was remarkably friendly and world, by yourself, dealing with west of St. Louis. be selling wristbands loyal, always pausing to stop and this tragedy," Schreiber said. "There "You got the sense that the com­ bearing the phrase talk when someone was in need. was such a contrast in environ­ munity had lost a son," Brunette "Remember TDB "He was one the busiest guys ments, because you're with family said. "Their family is a strong pillar 11.17.07" for $2. The that I knew, but he always had time and friends. You don't want to drag in that community." sale of the wristbands for you," said junior Larry Gatz. "He people down." Several Sigma Chi alumni con­ will fund a memorial was just that type of guy." But even the sorrowful emotions tacted fraternity members to offer on campus dedicated Though his fraternity brothers didn't strike immediately. With­ advice and lend support, because to Brison. describe Brison as "independent" out being able to see the signs that the fraternity has been unfor­ Funds from Sigma and a person who often enjoyed Brison was actually gone - a vacant tunately familiar with untimely Chi's annual fresh­ being by himself, they also say he bed, an empty desk - his friends say partings in recent years. man dodgeball tour­ played an important role in their it took awhile for reality to sink in. In 2004, freshman Christopher nament, also to be community on the third floor of When it did it though, it hit Jagodzinski died of complications held on Dec. 8, will Memorial Hall. hard. from a stroke. Just a year earlier, benefit the memorial "He was a real steady person," "It was like a bomb," Barnard sophomore Nate Osterbur died as fund as well. said Karl Schreiber, Sigma Chi's said. "You have to deal with it, but a result of head injuries sustained But while his president. "People would come to you just start thinking about what a while jumping from the bleachers friends work to pre­ him when they needed to talk about big, big hole it leaves. to a set of mats on the floor of the serve Brison's mem­ something, because they knew how "It's a sizeable gap that's there Athletics-Recreation Center. ory on campus, they he would react. He was kind of like now." The supportive words from continue to deal with a pillar of strength." alumni who had experienced simi­ the lasting effects of Brison's ability to form a bond Beginning to heal lar situations helped put things in his loss. with anyone was his defining char­ It was at Brison's funeral, his perspective, Schreiber said. "There's always acteristic, his friends say. friends say, that the pain began to "They told us to make sure you going to be a certain "It didn't matter if you were slowly ebb away. remember to move on with life," he hole for me there," younger than him or older than him. "Instead of letting everyone out said. "Grieving is important, but you Meyer said. "Talking It didn't matter what race you were," there grieve, they made it almost can't just stop doing everything." heals, I think, for me said junior Jim Wright. "He found a a glorious celebration," said senior a lot." way to connect with people." Dan Brunette. "They preached Keeping memories alive about Travis' strong faith and that A campus memorial service for Contact Josh Wein­ A bitter break he was in a better place now." Brison is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. hold at torch.news@ Photo provided Dealing with the loss of Brison Several hundred people attended on Dec. 8 in the Chapel of the Res­ valpo.edu.. Brison, 21, was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity.

Powell, from page Al tor, and I am not ashamed of that," Search, from page Al president of Con­ nary in Fort Wayne Powell said. "The role of the presi­ cordia University and a master of decides where we'll be in 20 years," dent is to provide inspiration and men's basketball game at the Ath­ Wisconsin, a Lu­ arts in history and Powell said. "You do an analysis of identification of what's important." letics-Recreation Center, attended theran Church - a doctorate in his­ who you are, what you want to be Powell hopes to continue to in­ several forums on Thursday and to­ Missouri Synod tory from the Uni­ and then you set your strategy for tegrate faith and academics, saying day for students, faculty and staff. college with an en­ versity of Colorado making these things happen." the two are necessary components Powell is currently the presi­ rollment of about at Boulder. "By coming to Valparaiso Uni­ of education. dent of Lenoir-Rhyne College, lo­ 1,100. He has been Mark Heckler Patrick Ferry All three presi­ versity you are here for life," Powell "The learning process is not cated in Hickory, N.C., a position a professor of his­ dential candidates continued. "Your degree will always simply intellectual. Intellectual de­ he has held since 2002. He has also tory at CUW since 1991. He was are members of Lutheran congre­ say Valparaiso on it. Twenty years velopment, personal development served as dean for academic affairs also an instructor in the school of gations. Heckler and Powell are from now you will want the repu­ and spiritual development must all at Lenoir-Rhyne - an Evangelical religion at the University of Wyo­ both members of the ELCA, while tation of this university to be even happen simultaneously," he said. Lutheran Church in America insti­ ming. Ferry is a member of the Lutheran higher than what it is today." "Maintaining a spiritual awareness tution with an enrollment of about Ferry holds a bachelor's degree Church - Missouri Synod. Maintaining a strong relation­ helps you understand how those 1,600 - and as dean and associate in pre-seminary studies from Saint ship with students is also a goal of things (you learn in a classroom) dean of the Graduate College of John's College, a master of divinity Contact Brad Anderson at torch. Powell's, should he be chosen to come into play." Oklahoma State University and has from Concordia Theological Semi- [email protected]. lead the university. Powell stressed Powell was also put on the spot held professorships at Oklahoma the importance by a student State and the University of Kansas. of creating a question con­ Powell, who is in his late 50s, friendly cam­ cerning an is­ earned a bachelor's degree from pus atmosphere Wayne Powell's sue from 2004. Texas Lutheran College, a master's that fosters Sheila Schroed­ from Texas A&M University and a open interac­ stance on ... er, a VU alum­ doctorate from Tulane University, tion between all in mathematics. Raising tuition: Nationwide trends na and former administration, The second visit, from Mark make it inevitable instructor at faculty and stu­ the university, Heckler, is scheduled for Dec. 4 dents. Increasing admission standards: submitted an and 5. He will attend a student fo­ Another of Doing so would bring more harm announce­ rum at 8 p.m. on Tuesday in the Powell's goals than good to the university ment to the Christopher Center Community is to increase Decreasing admissions: A bad alumni news­ Room, and another forum open to both student financial move for the university letter about her the campus community at large on and faculty di­ commitment Wednesday at 3:30 p.m., also in the Greek life: A positive and benefi­ versity. ceremony with community room. cial experience for many students "Part of her lesbian Heckler, who is in his early 50s, your obligation Diversity: Must be increased in stu­ partner. The is provost and vice chancellor for as an educator dent and staff populations; would announcement academic and student affairs at the is to give stu­ allow announcement of same-sex was rejected. University of Colorado at Denver, dents an expe­ commitments in alumni magazine The student a position he has held since 2003. rience that will asked Powell if The school is a public institution prepare them he also would with a total of enrollment of nearly to be the most have rejected 20,000. successful in the real world," Pow­ the request, but Powell said he He is also a tenured professor ell said. "The real world is a diverse would have allowed the announce­ of theater, film and television at environment. If you don't have the ment to be published. Denver. He was the founding dean ability to work in a diverse envi­ Overall, Powell said his visit has of the college of arts and media at ronment, it will hurt you." provided him with a good sense of Denver, was the coordinator of the Powell emphasized the signifi­ what it means to belong to the VU International College at Beijing, cance of VU's Lutheran identity community, observing the univer­ which is affiliated with Denver and and church relationship, comment­ sity's potential for greatness. served as a professor of fine arts at ing that the student body's commit­ "Valpo is a distinguished school Siena College. ment to faith is one of the many as­ and the university has made gigan­ He holds a bachelor's degree in pects that make VU unique. tic strides," Powell said. "It is at a communication from Elizabeth- "I like the atmosphere and that time in development where it can town College, a master of fine arts the university is very open about take even bigger steps. That's an ex­ in directing from Catholic Univer­ its connection to the church," Pow­ citing time for someone like me." sity of America and is a doctoral ell said, "Valpo knows who it is as Powell is excited to see what the candidate in educational leadership a university. The people seem to future will bring. from the University of Colorado. get along, they seem to be proud "There will be a lot of challenges The final visit, scheduled for Dec. of where they are and these are all that (the university) will face in the 6 and Dec. 7, will feature the Rev. good things." future but I view those as opportu­ Patrick Ferry. The student forum Powell, who is not an ordained nities, not challenges," he said. "We with Ferry will be held at 8 p.m. on Thursday in the Community Room. minister, said that he is nevertheless have the opportunity to see where Becca Barnes / The Torch we go next." The community forum is scheduled confident in his ability to nurture SCHOOL COLORS and develop both faith and learning for Friday at 3:30 p.m., also in the in students. Contact Kathryn Kattalia at Community Room. Sophomore Randy Schuster shows his Hawaiian flair at the men's basketball "I'm an academic. I'm not a pas­ torch, [email protected]. Since 1997, Ferry has served as game on Wednesday night. The Crusaders defeated Western Michigan, 77-65. +•

The Torch | Friday, November 30, 2007 A7 "I don't do pledges to anybody but the American people." - Fred Thompson, OPINION Republican presidential candidate STAFF EDITORIAL WHAT TO 00? SWQY FOR. MV £XAM, Participation needed OR PLAY "SUPZR MARIO 6AIAXV,,." in choosing president It's time to wake up, people. plicants, who certainly would have Now is not the time to be con­ brought unique faces and qualities sumed with the frantic race to the to the table, were considered fairly oA> end of the semester. It's time to be a among the rest of the finalists. part of one of the most historic de­ Even if the final field of candi­ cisions in the history of Valparaiso dates is not particularly diverse, University. there seems to be no reason to HO RtGRtTS, With the announcement of the doubt that, given their qualifica­ AFT£R i»$ three finalists vying to become Val­ tions, the best of the best were cho­ paraiso University's next president, sen, and that can mean only good the search process is down to its fi­ things for VU's future. nal stages. If the candidates themselves are TH5 While we will never know who impressive, student responsiveness was considered in the larger pool to the first applicant's visit to cam­ of presidential candidates, it is clear pus was anything but. that the method used to pare the Students had the chance to meet field down to the three finalistsha s a potential leader of their university EXAM.' been effective. It is readily apparent in a comparatively intimate setting, that VU now has a trio of superb but few acted on it. The attendance Robert Thompson / The Torch presidential hopefuls to choose at the forum was embarrassing and from. pathetic - no Everyone more than 40 LETTER TO THE EDITOR certainly hopes thi selection of students came A lament for candidates' candidate would be the best, to la­ Fourteen percent of this year's that any of the to the Urschel lacking diversity ment the fact that our expectations freshmen class identified them­ candidates will presidential finalists Hall audito­ were realized. selves as people of color. Are we be able to meet ought to be the primary rium. I'm sure that sitting on a presi­ Why is it such a far stretch to choosing a leader who will shape a the needs of topic of serious Even stu­ dential search committee is not see a woman sitting at Kretzmann place where they will want to stay? the campus dents who easy. Hall's helm? Where more minority students will now and in discussion across won't be en­ Attempting to look at candidates Why is it that having a person feel welcome to come and study? the future. The campus for the next two rolled during and choose the next person who of color in the top three candidates Is it impossible for a white Lu­ next adminis­ weeks. the new presi­ will have the strength, vision and would have been a huge surprise theran male to encourage diver­ tration needs dent's tenure experience to lead this university is and a potential leap for the future of sity or strengthen opportunities to be able to must take into a difficult job. this university? for women leaders on campus? Of fundraise as effectively as the cur­ account the fact that his governance And I can only imagine that they Why is it that it's seen as a sigh course not. rent one has. will have a significant impact on started with a large laundry list of of progress to have candidates not But it is impossible if these can­ But there are qualities the new their futures. criteria that governed who that per­ ordained by the LCMS in the top didates are coming in as potential president must have that the cur­ The better this president is at his son could be. So in a sense, to pick three? leaders to preserve what VU is to­ rent one lacks. The university pres­ job, the more successful the univer­ on only the last three finalists is not Now, I want to make clear that day. And nothing seems to stand ently needs a strong and accessible sity will be. That means every VU completely fair. I absolutely do not think that we out in their resumes to suggest that presence in the campus community, graduate's degree means more to Of course, neither is a closed should choose a candidate solely they are not. Could it be that there involved with students on a regular more people - and that increased search process in which there are on the basis of their gender or race. is a visionary among them? basis, while simultaneously moving value can only be a good thing. no student spots on the presiden­ But, we have to pause for a mo­ Is one of them a leader who can the university forward physically, Students: you must make every tial search committee. But that is an ment and see this as a symptom of raise up the need to encourage di­ technologically and academically. effort to attend subsequent presi­ editorial for another time. a larger systematic problem on this versity and change university struc­ Yet, there is a mildly revolution­ dential candidate forums. They If you look at the three candi­ campus. tures so they are less sexist and less ary quality to the three finalists, at represent unique opportunities, dates on the surface, you'll see some It's as if the greatest step we've divided, as well as challenge us as a least on paper. While all three fi­ not only for students to learn about similarities. made with this list of candidates is community of students and faculty nalists are Lutheran, only one can­ the candidates themselves, but also Three men. meekly suggesting that it might be to strengthen VU and make it the didate is an ordained minister, in to provide input to the presidential All of them white. possible for a president to sustain amazing place it is trying to be? the Lutheran Church - Missouri decision process with the survey Two of them Lutheran. One, an and cultivate VU's independent Are one of these men ready to Synod. forms distributed after each session. LCMS pastor, the other an ELCA Lutheran heritage without a mas­ take VU to the next level, so that While not a prerequisite for The opportunity to participate in college president. ter's of divinity. This is unfortunate when it comes time for the next the position, every president since the decision-making process means Granted, this is completely un­ because it severely limits our vision presidential search process that it Otto Paul Kretzmann's tenure in the nothing if students are unwilling to surprising. for the future of this place and rein­ won't be a surprise to see a Latino 1960s has matched this description. accept that responsibility. Many of us predicted that this forces the status quo. woman or African-American man The presence of two lay members The selection of presidential fi­ search would result in a very simi­ Look around at the ratio of men on the ballot? I don't know. of Evangelical Lutheran Church in nalists ought to be the primary topic lar outcome. It doesn't take a lot of to women on the faculty and in the I'll hold out hope, but I also can't America congregations among the of serious discussion across campus brain power to look at VU's history, administration. Where are VU's fe­ help asking: Are these three the final field is intriguing and offers a for the next two weeks. The upsides tradition, and campus composition male students going to see a strong, best candidates because of who the good chance VU's next president and downsides of each candidate to guess that a white, Lutheran male positive example of a woman lead­ search committee perceives VU is, a will be a break with tradition. ought to be weighed in classes, pri­ would fitrigh t in here. er? Apparently, that's an off-campus club of old white men? But another presidential tradi­ vate conversations and letters to the But let's take a moment before program. tion - that VU's president is an ag­ editor. Input from all angles will jumping into our official student/ What about the absolute lack of Hannah Cartwright ing, white male, will not be broken. help to enhance this discussion. faculty forums and debating which diversity on campus? VU Student '08 Since the names of the presidential The presidential search process semifinalists and other strong can­ is without question the most sig­ Hi! I'm Flicker, the true voice of experience the joy of watching a didates will never be released, it's nificant event to occur on campus Valparaiso University. Something liquid boil for three whole hours." impossible to know how many fe­ during every student's time here. bothering you? Send me an AOL - November 28 male and minority candidates were So don't try and say you have Instant Message at VUTorch. considered earlier in the process. something better to do next Tues­ "RECYCLE!!!" We can only hope that these ap- day and Thursday nights. 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of vouchers that were being handed out. One thing led to another, and we arrived in the town at three in the morning. Robert Thompson Lines were wrapped around Torch Staff Writer buildings and tents had been For many, Thanksgiving break pitched: all in all, there was more means stuffing one's face, sleeping pandemonium than at the release of until four in the afternoon and sim­ the Nintendo Wii or PlayStation 3. ply taking it easy and making the So we got in line and waited for two most of our break from classes. hours in below-freezing weather. For a select few, however, includ­ As if this was not enough to in­ ing myself, the break also brought furiate one on this most audacious upon a special day besides one of of shopping days, when the stores turkey and stuffing: Black Friday. finally did open, all bets were off. Black Friday is known as such Anyone who had a kind demeanor for being the day of the year when was now your archenemy. 1 SOY, I CANT WAIT TO TAKE A BREAK FROM P01NG NOTHINGi! t companies go "in Anything the black," or start you thought you showing profits Black Friday brings would be able as opposed to the to purchase was out the animalistic red ink losses - snatched up by a Meal plan structure snubs seniors though after this instincts within us really large man year, I believe all, and is truly a cradling six of the When we went to transfer the paid to the university? There is no Black Friday to item. funds from her meal card to mine loss of money. It is not as if the uni­ be the Friday of shopping day of the Needless to (as we had done in previous semes­ versity has to give money back. shopping doom. fittest. say, when I got ters), we were told that this could An uncharitable critique of the Stores open be­ into the store, I not happen for the following reason: system would be as follows: VU is fore most college didn't have my Kevin Clemens I had not bought in at the minimum only interested in taking as much students normally go to bed, lines hopes too high. I hoped for a couple Torch Staff Writer $100 plan. Thus, money as possi­ build up for the "doorbuster deals" of DVDs, video games and maybe a I will first recount a recent no money could ble from students. and the person next to you is twice chuckle or two. episode that occurred just before be transferred to An uncharitable Thus, anything as irate as you are. Instead, I witnessed a man grab Thanksgiving break, and then pro­ me because I did critique of the system more than $75 not have an active left at the end of Experiencing Black Friday hap­ a woman and throw her down to ceed to ask a question. would be as follows: pens to be a tradition for my little the ground. No joke. The woman I am currently a senior living off account. the semester dis­ sister and I. ultimately needed stitches after get­ campus. As such, I need not buy Why cannot VU is only interested appears from the Given that I am a poor col­ ting a gash from a shelf. into VU's meal card plan. Instead, I, a full-time se­ in taking as much student's meal lege student, I need to be able to Black Friday brings out the ani­ I have the pleasure of cooking for nior who is liv­ card, having al­ spend as little money as possible malistic instincts within us all, and myself, even if such a meal is simply ing off campus, money as possible ready been paid on semi-decent Christmas gifts for is truly a shopping day of the fit­ a frozen pizza. buy money from from students. to the univer­ family members, friends and loved test. The one aspect that I miss dearly friends with meal sity. In order to ones. We wake up early, normally It may be viewed as the epitome about having a meal card full of pre- plans to help them combat this, the head out to Wal-Mart, get a couple of American consumerism: buying spent money, however, is my ability use up their funds in a reasonable school makes cases of water avail­ of laughs, then buy several video things one does not want or need, to over-caffeinate myself at Grind­ manner? able at six times the cost of buying games and call it a day. no matter the quality, simply be­ ers on a daily basis. The only reason I can think that them at Target or Wal-Mart. The build up for our shopping cause it has a sale price. A friend of mine, who is a junior this might necessarily have to be the Likewise, off campus seniors, this year was immense, though, Case in point: I now own the and thus had to buy in at the req­ case is that the computer system for instead of buying money off under­ based upon the success of last year, movie "Godzilla." uisite $1,170 for the semester, has meal plans requires that a meal plan class friends and spending it more so we decided to get more "into it" The American version. more than $600 on her meal card. be in place, and the lowest buy-in reasonably, will pay cash, thereby by going to a town almost an hour Regardless, Black Friday is still With only a little more than three amount this can ever be is forever increasing the amount of money away from our home so that we an opportunity to watch some free weeks to go in the semester, it is set at $100. Thus, the school has to coming in at campus dining. could shop at more stores, and thus cage matches, if at the price of a lack very apparent that she needs to sell merely bend its knee to a flawed I don't believe this is the case. increase our potential of snagging of sleep. this money in order that it will not technology, and therefore can only But what is the reason? As of yet, I some good deals. Maybe next year I can get "The be forfeited. transfer money between students am struggling to find one. After all, This meant waking up an hour Adventures of Pluto Nash" on As such, I offered to buy off $150 who paid $100 or more for the se­ I just want to help a friend and have earlier so we could arrive at the DVD. of this money. This would allow mester. a cup of coffee. stores at approximately the same The views expressed are those of me to grab the occasional lunch on This is not likely, and is extreme­ The views expressed are those of time. the writer and not necessarily those campus (as opposed to packing one ly uncompelling. the writer and not necessarily those But then my little sister insisted of The Torch. Contact Robert Thomp­ every day) and also satisfy my inor­ What does the school lose by my of The Torch. Contact Kevin Clem­ we go earlier because of some sort son at [email protected]. dinate desire for Chai Chargers. buying of meal card money already ens at [email protected]. Solution needed as states compete for earlier primaries

fuls. The best and most viable fix for states hold primaries, allowing the It could also lead to the first The current course this epidemic is for- the RNC and order to be changed every cycle to presidential endorsement from of the primary DNC to adopt The American Plan give each state its moment in the Santa Claus. and force states to abide by it. This spotlight. It also allows for diverse If you're wondering why the season has America plan, which has been endorsed by population groupings to be repre­ Evan Korshavn dates for the primaries and caucuses holding presidential the Kennedy School of Govern­ sented. Under this plan, Oregon and Alabama could be the second Torch Staff Writer aren't already set in stone by Con­ primaries years ment, is based on breaking the pri­ It's official. gress, that's due to the 10th Amend­ maries and caucuses into 10 inter­ interval and provide views from The current presidential prima­ ment. Since the Constitution does before the general vals. two very different segments of the ry season is earlier and crazier than not allow the federal government to election takes place. The first interval, which would country. usual. And that's without the can­ set the dates, the power to do so is be in mid-February, would hold It's obvious that the existing sys­ didates. The current go-round has reserved for the states. states that add up to eight congres­ tem is broken. The current course seen states jockeying for position This means that the primary sea­ party's national nominating con­ sional districts. This ensures that of the primary season has Ameri­ unlike any other season. son must be fixed by some means vention. door-to-door politics would main­ ca holding presidential primaries Part of the blame can be laid other than federal law. One pos­ This penalty is hardly more than tain a role in the primary process. years before the general election at the feet of the Republican and sibility is a Constitutional amend­ a slap on the wrist. Though initially It also provides states with small takes place. The current system has Democratic National Commit­ ment granting Congress the power barred from participation, the del­ populations a chance to influence a nominee before people have awo­ tees. They kicked off this merry- to set primary dates. But very few egates would likely be reinstated the election. ken from their post-holiday stupor, go-round of dates by encouraging states would be willing to give up after the leading candidates apply Two weeks later, the second in­ making later primaries inconse­ the South Carolina primary and this sovereignty, and a three-quar­ pressure to the party as the conven­ terval of states would go. Each in­ quential. Nevada caucus to be moved ear­ ters majority is required for amend­ tions draw near. terval would increase the district The American Plan prevents the lier in the season. This was done to ments. This leaves the responsibility Furthermore, the rule does not limit by eight. This cycle would horrors of Christmas with the can­ provide a wider, and therefore bet­ for reform with the Republican and apply to caucuses since, technically, continue through the 10th and final didates while keeping the late stages ter, view of the nation's opinion on Democratic National Committees. the results of a state's caucus are not interval in June when states adding relevant. candidates. The DNC and RNC currently binding on the state's delegates. This up to roughly 80 delegates would The longer the nomination stays Unfortunately, it sparked the have rules discouraging states from means that even if Barack Obama hold primaries. undecided, the longer candidates rush of leap-frogging that has re­ holding primaries before Feb. 5. won the Iowa caucus, the Iowa del­ This system spreads the del­ spend explaining their plans and sulted in a Jan. 3 Iowa caucus and Should a state hold a primary be­ egates would not be required to vote egates out so that each interval mat­ inform Americans. Jan. 8 New Hampshire primary. fore this date, as many plan to do, for him at the Democratic national ters, and therefore each state mat­ It's an all-around win. This means the lucky citizens of the committees have the power to nominating convention. ters. The states left until later in the The views expressed are those of these states get to spend the holiday punish the state parties. This typi­ So, with no true disincentive, season aren't forgotten because the the writer and not necessarily those season with Hillary, Barack, Rudy cally entails halving the number of states flaunt the rules and move nomination isn't locked up. There is of The Torch. Contact Evan Kor­ and all the other presidential hope­ ., delegates that state can send to the their primaries. also flexibility in the order in which shavn at [email protected]. The Torch | November 30, 2007 A9

With a 5-1 record, men's basketball off SPORTS to best start since 1998, A12 Rocky road Rough start doesn't equal tough season

Nick Kovatch Torch Staff Writer

Everybody knew it wasn't going to be easy for the Valparaiso Uni­ versity women's basketball team. Head coach Keith Freeman said himself that his squad's non-confer­ ence season schedule is "insane." The Crusaders started off the year with six straight games on the road, including three contests against teams that made the NCAA Tournament last season. In that stretch, the team earned one win. Hardly the start Crusader fans were anticipating after two blowout victories in the exhibition season. The first game of the season at Bowling Green State featured 29 Crusader turnovers, which led to an 81-56 loss for VU. The Crusaders then cleaned up their act when they traveled down Interstate 65 to take on the No. 20 Purdue Boilermakers. The brown and gold used their quickness to lead Purdue by five at the half and maintained their lead with just more than a minute to go in the game, only to lose, 65-62. Whether VU played too physi­ cally or if it can be chalked up to bad officiating, the Crusaders came dangerously close to winning the game and opened the eyes of these young players and their fans. Then VU traveled to Cincinnati. The gloominess of the city seemed to suck all of the momen­ tum out of the team as the Cincin­ nati routed VU, 96-69. Inconsistent play then led to a 64-53 loss to Xavier (Ohio). The Crusaders were well under-sized iec / The Torch against XU and were consequently Junior Agnieszka Kulaga scored 21 points against Central Connecticut State to lead the Crusaders to their first win of the season. limited to just 17.9 percent from the field in the first half. The lone win of the early sea­ son came in the Florida Gulf Coast Tournament over Thanksgiving break with a 75-67 victory over Central Connecticut. It's been a rough stretch for VU. ROUGH START However, despite the incon­ Women's basketball ers, Fla. Hochstetler scored all of her ca­ run. VU regained the lead 64-63 sistency, the turnovers, the poor "We moved the ball well and my reer-high 11 points in the first half on two free throws by sophomore shooting and their small size, these earns first win after teammates found me open early in to stake the Crusaders to a 38-31 Whitney Farris with 1:57 left, but Crusaders continue to learn. the game," Kulaga said. halftime lead. the team was unable to score again Remember that this team is five consecutive Kulaga opened the game by mak­ "Balance right now is critical," in the contest. without a single starting senior. ing four straight shots, sparking VU Freeman said. "We don't have one "We should have taken better And the top-returning scorer, ju­ road losses to a 17-7 lead midway through the star, but we have some good basket­ care of the ball," Litka said. nior Sarah Ott, averaged only 5.9 first half. The defense then took over ball players." The Crusaders struggled from points per game last year. There are Ryan O'Gara from there as the Crusaders forced VU knocked down 18-of-20 free 3-point range, converting just four juniors in the starting lineup Torch Staff Writer CCSU to commit 25 turnovers. throws in the second half to keep 5-of-24 attempts. VU trailed, 39-31, that are expected to lead this team. "We kept our the Blue Devils before they hit three consecutive What's more, the upperclassmen Starting out the season with five energy level high from mounting a threes to reclaim the lead. Hoch­ have the responsibility of guiding a consecutive losses wasn't exactly the entire game," feasance right now comeback. Kula­ stetler hit two and Ott nailed one. very talented group of sophomores the start that the Valparaiso Univer­ Kulaga said. "We is critical. We don't ga, Ott and Litka Litka led the team with 16 points and freshmen. sity women's basketball team had in try to play aggres­ all knocked down while Ott tallied 14 points to go While the transition period is a mind. sive and not give have one star, but each of their six along with 12 rebounds. Kulaga seemingly bumpy one on the score­ But after finally earning their them open looks. we have some good free-throw at­ added 10 points. board, the Crusaders have now first victory of the season, a 75-67 It starts with ball tempts while Kulaga did have a chance to tie faced some of the best competition triumph over Central Connecticut pressure and basketball players. junior Launa the game in the waning seconds but the NCAA has to offer. State on Saturday, head coach Keith making them un­ Keith Freeman Hochstetler and her jumper was off target. Not only has the tough schedule Freeman wasn't concerned with the comfortable." freshman Ashley "We didn't have a high enough prepared them for Horizon League losses. Juniors Aimee Head coach Varner hit three energy level," Kulaga said. "We had play this year, but this team will be a "We're just trying to get better Litka and Sarah of four apiece. too many mental mistakes on de­ scary team to face next season. They as a basketball team," Freeman said. Ott paced the rest of the Crusader "If we don't shoot free throws fense. We need to learn from this are learning how to win the close "When you play a schedule like we squad with 14 and 13 points, re­ well, the game could go the other and hopefully it will bring good games. It won't get any easier this play, the focus is on getting better. spectively, While fellow junior Leah way," Litka said. things." year, but this is a team that is young, Our primary focus is to prepare for Hochstetler chipped in 11 points of On Nov. 23, VU dropped a VU returns to action at 3 p.m. talented and hungry for wins. the conference season." her own. The Crusaders' top four heartbreaker to Eastern Kentucky tomorrow against Ball State for the They still have a long way to go, Led by junior Agnieszka Kulaga's scorers this season average between 66-64 in the opening round of the Crusaders' home opener. The con­ but once this team finds its rhythm career-high 21 points, the Crusad­ 8.8 and 11.5 points per game. FGCU. test is part of the State Farm Hoo­ - look out. It's going to be fun to ers beat the winless Blue Devils in "(Balanced scoring) is one of The Crusaders led 59-55 with sier Classic. watch. the consolation game of the Florida our keys to success," Litka said. "We less than five minutes to play before Contact Ryan O'Gara at torch. Contact Nick Kovatch at torch. Gulf Coast Tournament in Ft. My­ play to each others' strengths." the Lady Colonels went on an 8-0 sports@valpo. edu. sports@valpo. edu. A10 Sports Friday, November 30, 2007 | The Torch

SPORTS BRIEFS News and Notes From The end of the road No more next year Around VU Sports evenly for most of the fourth game, MLB saw four managerial re­ Volleyball loses in until the Viking's rattled off five placements halfway through the straight points to take a 24-18 lead. season in 2007. Even the Cincinnati • The Valparaiso University ath­ Horizon League CSU would eventually take the Reds replaced Jerry Narron with letics department has announced championship game 28-20 edge, before consecutive kills Pete Mackanin during the season that it has reached an agreement from Porche brought the Crusaders before firing Mackanin at the end with ISP Sports to use the market­ John Hazlett to within six. Coaching carousel of the year. ing company as the departments Torch Staff Writer A kill from Viking's freshman Of the 10 firings in college foot­ exclusive national marketer, as well Amy Benz and an attack error by has hot seat sizzling ball since Thanksgiving, seven of as a revenue consultant. They were so close. VU gave CSU the match and the those head coaches have winning As a part of the partnership, With everything the Valparaiso tournament crown. Mark Schoeck records in their careers. There is which officially began on July 1, University volleyball team suffered CSU topped the Crusaders in Torch Staff Writer certainly something to be said for ISP has worked with VU to market through this season, it would have kills (68-65) and digs (67-66) in all a program being in a stalemate as several corporate sponsorship been a fairytale ending to an injury- four matches, including a dominat­ The phrase "better luck next far as championships go, but some opportunities, including athletic plagued season had the Crusaders ing performance in hitting percent­ year" has lost its luster in sports. coaches were pushed away too department publications, corporate triumphed and won the Horizon age, with a .238-. 176 advantage. Whether it be the 10 head quickly. hospitality events and live play-by­ League Tournament in their first Hughes believed the Crusaders, coaches fired in NCAA football Former Arkansas coach Hous­ play game radio broadcasts. year in the conference. who lost to Cleveland State twice since Thanksgiving, or the nine ton Nutt has a 75-48 career record ISP, based in Winston-Salem, Sadly, it wasn't to be. during the regular season, had the managerial replacements in Major on the sidelines and led the Razor- N.G., holds the multimedia rights After downing Butler and upset­ odds stacked against them going League Baseball or the speculation backs to an 8-4 record this year. for more than 40 college athletic ting top-seeded host Wisconsin- into the game. that every coach who doesn't win Nutt is respected by his players and programs, as well as five major ath­ Milwaukee earlier in the league "They were really physical on a championship will soon lose his aided running back Darren McFad- letic conferences and two NCAA tournament, the Crusaders were the front line. We had a hard time job, competitive sports today have den to his second Hiesman-worthy postseason bowl games. defeated in the championship match digging balls on the right side and become even more competitive for season in a row. by Cleveland State, 3-1 (30-27, the middle," Hughes said. those who don't play - the coaches. Most college recruits dream of • VU head women's basketball 28-30, 30-27, 30-23) on Nov.18. Avery agreed. At age 67, Joe Torre has etched playing ball in the Southeastern coach Keith Freeman has an­ The Vikings moved on to the "They used the right side to at­ his name into the record books as Conference, but Houston Nutt had nounced that two junior college NCAA Tournament and play Al­ tack very well," Avery said. "We beat one of the most successful manag­ the task of convincing them to come players have signed national letters bany today. Milwaukee because their strengths ers the major leagues have seen. In to the not-so-prosperous Spring- of intent to join the Crusaders "It was disappointing. We were were our strengths. In this case, twelve years in the dugout of the dale, Ark., and he still constructed beginning in the fall of 2008. Join­ expecting to do a lot better," said (CSU's) strength was our weak­ New York Yankees, Torre's teams a successful program. Whoever ing the VU program are Lauren sophomore Angie Porche. "We did ness." made the playoffs every year. He led takes Nutt's spot isn't likely to have Kenney and Sylwia Zabielewicz. a lot of good things and what not, Following the Crusader's upset his clubs to 10 American League that same success. Jeff Bower at Kenney, a 6-foot forward from but we still could've done better." victory over top-seeded Milwaukee East division titles, six American Southern Mississippi compiled 14 Mooresville, Ind., plays at Lincoln In the first match, VU got off to the night before, it appeared that League pennants and four World straight winning seasons. A school Trail College in Robinson, 111. A a 10-5 start before the Vikings re­ the Crusaders may have left it all on Series championships. as unappealing as Southern Miss is sophomore this season, Kenney sponded by scoring 11 of the next the floor in the semi-final match. So after the Steinbrenner-owned hardly worthy of such success, but will have two more years of eligibil­ 13 points. The Crusaders pulled to "We were on such a high after Yankees offered Torre a new con­ Bower was still sent on his way. ity when she arrives at VU. within one, 28-27, but consecutive a Milwaukee," said junior Brittany tract for 2008 with a pay decrease of So as each respective league's Last season at Lincoln Trail, errors gave the match to CSU. Malicoat. "We just couldn't turn it $1.4 million, he had to think twice season comes to an end, the debate Kenney averaged 12.8 points and The second match saw the Vi­ around and stay at the same energy about it. It wasn't the Steinbrenner's about athletes being traded or cut 8.7 rebounds per contest, while kings jump out to an early 7-3 lead level against Cleveland State." motive to keep Torre. They simply is hardly comparable to the com­ shooting an impressive 59.2 before VU went on a 7-3 run to Despite the loss, Avery is proud gave him an offer he wouldn't ac­ petitiveness of their coaches. Sports percent from the field. During her knot the score at 10. The Crusaders of how far her players have come cept so that they wouldn't have to have developed a trend of getting senior season at Mooresville High took an eventual 29-24 lead after a since the beginning of the season. fire him. Torre rejected the offer rid of coaches based on relation­ School, Kenney averaged 12 points kill from VU freshman Tara New­ Considering that VU was without and left the team. ships with the front office and ap­ and nine rebounds per game. ton. The Vikings provided a scare, Allison Sears and Nicole Schultz for And who can blame him? Be­ peasing fans. Zabielewicz, a 6-foot-6 center but VU prevailed after another kill much of the season, the fact that the ing the ninth-winningest manager More trust should be given to from Warsaw, Poland, is currently from Newton to end game two. team achieved so much was impres­ in the league's history and reaching head coaches. Nearly 100 wins in a member of the Midland Col­ In the third game, the contest sive. the playoffs every year at the helm MLB and eight wins in NCAA foot­ lege basketball team in Midland, was a tight-knit affair before CSU "It's a big accomplishment for a wasn't enough for the Yankee front ball hardly display a lack of success. Texas. Like Kenney, Zabielewicz went on a run to move ahead 16-10. team in their first year in the Ho­ office because of the newfound de­ Who cares if they don't win cham­ is a sophomore and will have two The Crusaders then rallied back rizon League to find a way to the sire to replace coaches in sports. pionships every season? remaining years of eligibility after with a 10-4 run to tie the game tournament championship," Av­ Torre has too many champion­ There's always next year. the 2007-2008 season. 20-20. The remainder of the match ery said. "It showed some of the ship rings to wear in public, but he The sophomore averaged 5.5 would go back and fourth, but the younger girls that it bodes well for is forced to take his titles to the Los The views expressed are those of points and 4.3 rebounds per game Vikings were able to maintain the our future." Angeles Dodgers, who just so hap­ the writer and not necessarily those last season while shooting 46.0 lead, taking game three. Contact John Hazlett at torch. pened to fire manager Grady Little of The Torch. Contact Mark Schoeck percent from the floor. Similarly, both teams played sports@valpo. edu. after two winning seasons. at [email protected].

• VU men's basketball head coach Homer Drew announced that Erik Buggs and Logan Jones, have signed national letters of Road trippin': the inside scoop intent during the early signing period and will join the brown and gold squad as freshmen during the cies on the offensive and defensive braving the cold, the rain and the line by playing hard for 40 minutes, 2008-2009 season. Life on the road ends of the floor. wind, to get acquainted with the rebounding well and getting hands Buggs, a 5-foot-8 point guard Scouting was complete at 7 p.m. confines of Fort Wayne's Memorial up in the faces of shooters. from White Station High School in with Homer and "Annapolis" was played for mo­ Coliseum. VU entertained early as it nailed Memphis, Tenn., is ranked among tivational purposes. Shoot-around began with each its first seven shots en route to a the top 15 players in Tennessee Drew's squad Two hours later the bus arrived player taking as many shots as pos­ 16-10 lead in the first four min­ for the class of 2008. The senior is in Fort Wayne. sible before the team and the coach­ utes. As expected, the two teams also a McDonald's All-American Dan Sipocz The senior captains elected to ing staff worked through their of­ exchanged runs, but the Crusaders nominee. Buggs averaged nine Torch Staff Writer give the team a half hour to settle fensive and defensive sets. maintained the lead into the inter­ points and four assists per contest in before going over the scouting An hour later marked a right of mission. for White Station as a junior last report. After that the team was free passage for the freshmen. Don't worry, Junior guard Jake Diebler was season. Ever wish you could be in the for the rest of the night. it isn't as daunting as it may sound. fired up in the locker room and was Jones, a 6-foot-2 guard from locker room, on the bus, in the hotel As the horn sounded, signaling vocal about the first half perfor­ Madison, Ind., ranks among the or in meetings with the Valparaiso Game day the end of the shoot-around, the up- mance, which propelled the Cru­ best senior basketball players in University men's basketball team? A 9 a.m. wake-up call and break­ perclassmen coaxed the newcomers saders to a 39-30 advantage. Indiana. The senior was chosen to Now you can - figuratively, at fast started game day. to put up one last shot, a clear viola­ "Not bad. Not bad at all," Diebler play on the Indiana Junior All-Stars least. Here's a look at a day on the Breakfast was held in a restau­ tion of team rules. As a result, each said. "But we can do better." team last season and has led Madi­ road with the Crusaders. rant attached to the hotel. Coaches offender netted extra running time A couple of big runs in the sec­ son to back-to-back regional final and players alike read the newspa­ at the next practice. ond half put the game out of reach, appearances the last two seasons. On the road per. It seemed like the start of any Dinner and personal reflection securing the victory for VU. Jones averaged 20.9 points per On Nov. 14 the Crusaders left normal work day. followed before game faces were The 74-64 win was a complete game as a junior last season. campus for the first road trip of the But the day's agenda was Indi­ put on. team effort and left Drew beam­ season. Before the bus hit U.S. 30, ana's passion: basketball. And the Each player boarded the bus and ing about the team's performance. • Valparaiso Athletics Direc­ a prayer was said for safe travel to real work wouldn't start until 7 sat in silence, focusing on the task Freshmen Howard Little and Bryan tor Mark LaBarbera announced Fort Wayne, where they would meet p.m. at hand as the team arrived at the Bouchie played crucial roles and se­ this week that WWLO-FM 89.1, Indiana-Purdue-Fort Wayne the So much for the traditional nior Jarryd Loyd's job of distribut­ located in Lowell, Ind., has joined following day on the hardwood. 9-to-5. ing the ball and getting to the bas­ the Valpo Sports Radio Network. Head coach Homer Drew then The team got down to business Game time ket was impressive. WWLO will broadcast 20 of VU's handed out a book on leadership, after eating, meeting again to go "Its not about me, it's about the With the game concluded, there remaining 25 men's basketball asking the team to read three spe­ over the scouting report and the academy." was little rest for the weary as the games live over its airwaves. cific pages for discussion after game plan one more time. Each The pre-game locker room Crusaders headed home to begin With the recent addition of breakfast the following day. player then took his turn reading speech referenced the end of "An­ the cycle all over again in the com­ WWLO, the Valpo Sports Radio The scouting report was distrib­ motivational leadership passages napolis," and Drew stressed that the ing days. Network consists of four sta­ uted, and game footage of the IPFW from the book given to him on the game would be a series of runs - But life was good. tions, joining WVUR-FM 95.1 in vs. Wisconsin game was watched. bus before being dismissed until whoever had more runs would win. The views expressed are those of Valparaiso; WAKE-AM 1500 in The footage was used to help the shoot-around. the writer and not necessarily those Valparaiso; and WEFM-FM 95.9 in team become familiar with the The anticipation was building. The Crusaders seemed deter­ of The Torch. Contact Dan Sipocz at Michigan City. IPFW players' abilities and tenden­ The Crusaders left the hotel, mined to wear down the IPFW front [email protected]. The Torch | Friday, November 30, 2007 Sports All Saying goodbye

10-2 run after that, putting them in Volleyball loses to a hole they couldn't climb out of. The second game also went to IPFW, season ends the Mastodons, who enjoyed an 8-1 cushion in the early going, to propel Alex Smith IPFW to an easy 30-14 win. Torch Staff Writer VU showed promise in the third game, winning 30-25 while hitting An impressive season for the .286 with 18 kills. But after coming Valparaiso University volleyball within one game of IPFW, the brown team ended on a sour note Satur­ and gold fell flat down the stretch, day with a four-game loss against ending their 2007 season with a Indiana-Purdue-Fort Wayne. 30-21 loss in the fourth game. But the 2007 Crusader squad has Sophomore Angie Porche regis­ no reason to hang their heads. tered a double-double in the contest With a record of 21-12 (9-7 Ho­ with 12 kills and 11 digs en route to rizon League), VU finished with a record-setting season in which at least 20 victories for the sixth she tallied 584 kills on 1,480 swings. consecutive season. The Crusad­ Sophomore Val Bollenbacher also ers, participating in their inaugural tallied 16 kills, the most for VU. Horizon cam­ Defensively, paign, also 23 hard-fought concluded the I'm going to miss my digs from season among senior class. They junior Brit­ the ranks of the were truly remarkable, tany Malicoat elite in the con­ put her atop ference, finish­ and they played an the Horizon ing the regular outstanding League statisti­ season in a tie cal standings for third place. leadership role. and the VU With all Carin Avery record books said and done, with 740 on the Head coach through the year. thick and the With the thin, the Crusaders were just one loss, three seniors - Tiffany Meikle, win away from making the NCAA Sarah Hughes and Nicole Schulz - Tournament for the fourth time in ended their collegiate volleyball ca­ school history. reers in Fort Wayne. "It was heartbreaking to lose in "I'm going to miss my senior the championship match (in the class," Avery said. "They were truly Horizon League tournament)," said remarkable, and they played an head coach Carin Avery. "I wish we outstanding leadership role for the had played a little better, but I was team. They had over 100 wins and really excited that we were able to went to the NCAA Tournament get to that point. We had our ups twice. A lot of players never get to and downs in October." play in the tournament." IPFW took the season's final Hughes finished off her last match from the visiting Crusaders game with 25 assists and 13 digs. in impressive fashion, downing the Before the contest, Avery announced w brown and gold, 3-1. the addition of three freshmen for the The first game started off with 2008 season in an effort to strengthen both teams going back and forth next seasons Crusader squad. 'Ml early on in the match, but VU al­ Tim Stride / The Torch Contact Alex Smith at torch. Sophomore Angie Porche goes up for a kill in a game against Wisconsin-Milwaukee. lowed the Mastodons to go on a sports@valpo. edu.

JOIN US AT DUFFY'S PLACE Start to finish In addition to being honored Rolf closes out with the opportunity to race at the FOR THE BEST SPECIALS AND NCAA Championship meet, Rolf 2007 season, places compiled many awards over the 48th at NCAA course of the season. "(Rolf's performance) is the best Music AROUND! Championship ever by a cross country runner (at VU)," Straubel said. "Laura's the Nella Uher first-ever Horizon League Cham­ Torch Staff Writer pion and Athlete of the Year. There's Get ready for some real food... been no one better." Laura Rolf finished out the Val­ Rolf became the second Cru­ Jti.omema.ue Soups and sandwiches paraiso University women's cross sader in VU history to win athlete country season in fine fashion, of the year honors. In 1996, Col- earning the Horizon League's wom­ lette Liss earned the Mid-Continent $ 1 Tacos on Thursdays en's cross country Athlete of the Conference's top honor for women's Year award on Monday. cross country. The junior finished the season Following victories in the Cru­ with five victories in seven total sader Invitational, Boston College races, concluding the 2007 cam­ Open and Notre Dame Invitational, Live Music Thursday - Saturday paign with a 48th-place finish in Rolf earned three Horizon League the six-kilometer NCAA Champi­ Athlete of the Week awards. onship meet in Terre Haute, Ind., Rolf also set a new VU record at on Nov. 19. the five-kilometer distance by fin­ Monday Night Rolf crossed the finish line with ishing the Evansville Invitational a time of 21:10. A total of 253 run­ with a time of 16:40. Football Tailgate Party ners competed in the event. The junior finished out the regu­ "The course wasn't too bad," lar season crossing the line in first Rolf said. "I've done the course be­ place at the Horizon League Cham­ % Free Chili, Hot Dogs, fore, so I had a feel for what I was pionship. up against." More recently, Rolf placed sixth Rolf shaved an impressive 20 at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional, i.V Chips & Give Aways seconds off her finish time this sea­ which qualified her for last week's son compared to last year's meet season ending NCAA Champion­ During entire game! results. ship meet. "I felt really good about (the fin­ "God's been with me every step ish)," Rolf said. "I gave it the best I of the way," Rolf said. "I've had 1154 Axe Avenue could." some cool opportunities from be­ Head coach Mike Straubel said ginning to end and I'm thankful for that Rolf ran the national course the whole thing." 462-1057 aggressively and expressed his hap­ Contact Nella Uher at torch. piness with her performance. sports@valpo. edu. The Torch | November 30, 2007 A12

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Eric Brooks Torch Staff Writer Forget Sam Haanpaa. My man crush on Jarryd Loyd is growing by the minute. This is no longer the same er­ ratic-shooting player that arrived three years ago. He has become a true point guard. Loyd has an incredible ability to penetrate with his dribble. But what he did with the ball when he got there was anyone's guess. Three years ago, he would end up in the student section after an acrobatic lay-up attempt that caught nothing but air. It was like watching a bird fly into a window. Wild turnovers and poor shot selection will get anyone benched. But to be honest, that was probably the best thing that ever happened to Loyd. In the lone game Loyd started last year, he shot O-for-10 from the field against Ball State. Then something happened. Something inexplicable. He figured it out. And no one knew where it was coming from. It was like night and day. Loyd's first true breakout game was Feb. 1 against Oral Roberts. From that point on he carried VU, averaging 9.4 points and 3.5 assists. Last night, it was clear that he has finally put it all together. The senior accounted for nine points, seven assists, and three rebounds. Brace yourselves Crusader nation. He passed the ball. And on more than one occasion. He took good shots. And on more than one occasion. I was impressed. And on more than one occasion. Loyd is off to his best start ever. Becca Barnes / The Torch Sure, we've seen glimpses of this be­ Junior Urule Igbavboa, who scored 15 points and grabbed seven rebounds, goes up for the dunk against Western Michigan on Wednesday. VU won, 77-65. fore. Coming into this season, Loyd had scored his career-high of 14 points just five times. This year, the senior is already averaging nearly twice his combined scoring over the last three years. OFF AND RUNNING Want to know why VU led 40-26 at the half last night? to take a 20-19 lead. That was the The beginning of the second half "It was good getting fresh guys Try five assists, no turnovers and Mens basketball off final time the Broncos held the lead was a stark contrast from the end of in to keep the pressure up late in the persistent defense by Loyd. And I as the brown and gold seized both the first. Huff left the court pump­ game," Huff said. hardly noticed it. But that is how to hot start, Loyd the momentum and the lead behind ing his fist, all fired up. However, After extending the lead to 15, a good point guard is supposed to senior Huff and junior Urule Igbav­ a 15-5 run, sparked by the Bronco VU had to hold off a hard-charging play. When you get noticed, you're provides spark boa. bench, closed the gap to 10 at 45-35 Bronco rally effort. Western Michi­ probably doing something wrong. From there Huff exploded, hit­ with 16:09 left in regulation. gan used an aggressive trap defense There was even a point dur­ Dan Sipocz ting a 3-pointer and scoring on a Following the Bronco run, Huff to force turnovers and converted ing last night's win when I started Torch Staff Writer drive to the hoop. The catalyst of answered the call for VU, again them into a 13-8 run over the next thinking about the possibility of the Huff explosion was senior Jar­ draining a three pointer with two five minutes. getting Mr. Clean back into the Tick. Tick. Boom. ryd Loyd, who penetrated the lane defenders locked onto him, to help Holding a 10-point advantage starting lineup. I cringed at the That was the noise made by the and kicked the ball out to the pe­ push the Crusader lead to 11. Huff with 2:49 remaining, the Crusaders thought. If Homer Drew did that, I Valparaiso University men's basket­ rimeter where Huff waited to drop finished the game shooting a stellar kept their composure and drained might consider him a bigger turkey ball team in the final minutes of the the 3-ball, giving the Crusaders a six of seven, pouring in 19 points to free throws to ice the game. than the one the Brooks family had first half Wednesday night in the 24-20 lead. lead the brown and gold. In all, one player from each side for Thanksgiving. Crusaders explosive 77-65 win over "Hats off to Valparaiso. That's a "We can play Shawn all the way fouled out as 24 fouls were called Homer, don't ever start him Western Michigan at the Athletics- terrific basketball team," said Bron­ from the four spot to a guard. He's on both VU and the Broncos. The again. This guy could be (and is) the Recreation Center. co coach Steve Hawkins. "They were just very versatile," Drew said. "His amount of whistles placed an em­ sixth man of the year. "Western Michigan is an out­ more committed to running offense shot with two people hanging on phasis on free-throw shooting, Loyd is the key to the season. standing team," said head coach than we were to playing defense." him was really inspirational and which both teams struggled at. VU When he was streaky last year, so Homer Drew. "The key to the win "We try to protect our house," kept the momentum for us when shot only 56 percent from the line, was his team. There's no coincidence was when we got in a flow with said Loyd after VU notched its we needed it." 14-for-25, which was worse than that the Crusaders are off to their three minutes left in the first half. ninth straight win at home. The final 10 minutes of the game their field goal percentage, 57.8 per­ best start since 1998. Yes, there are Shawn (Huff) hit a three, Howard After a dunk from Igbavboa, became even more physical than cent on 26-for-45 from the floor. other parts to this team. But Loyd is (Little) hit a three, Jarryd (Loyd) hit freshman Howard Little rang up a the beginning of the contest. With The Crusaders improved their the glue that holds it together. a three to give us a spark going into three pointer. Huff and Loyd fol­ plenty of pushing and shoving in record to 5-1 while beating a team Don't worry Sam. He's No. 23 on half-time and we needed that." lowed, concluding an 11-0 run to the paint, freshman Bryan Bouchie ranked 26th in a poll of coaches at your scorecards. But still No. 2 in Both teams traded buckets early give the Crusaders a 40-26 lead at was called for his fifth foul. On the mid-major Division I schools. my heart. on, with the Broncos taking a slim the break. other end Igbavboa, Huff and Loyd Up next for VU is Ball State at The views expressed are those of 10-9 edge. VU regained control un­ "It was really hard out there," hit a barrage of shots in the paint, 7:30 p.m on Saturday at the ARC. the writer and not necessarily those til Western Michigan went on a 5-0 said Huff. "They came in here really putting VU up, 60-45, with seven Contact Dan Sipocz at torch. of The Torch. Contact Eric Brooks at run midway through the first half physical and played hard." minutes to play. [email protected]. torch.sports@valpo. edu.

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Christmas Concert, 7:30 p.m. @ Chapel

Observatory open house, 8:30 p.m. behind Gellersen Center

Willy C's: Brazz Tree, 8:30 p.m. <§> Union

Saturday, December 1 Jill Stanek: "Death in the Delivery Room" lecture, 1 p.m. @ CCLIR community room

Women's Basketball vs. Ball State, 3:05 @ ARC

Men's Basketball vs. Ball State, 7:30 p.m. @ ARC

Christmas Concert, 5 p.m. @ Chapel

Sunday, December 2 Worship service, 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. @ Chapel

Catholic Mass, 8 a.m., 11 a.m. and 9 p.m. @ St. Teresa's

Julefest: Sounds of the Season, 4 p.m. @ VUCA

Candlelight service, 10 p.m. @ Chapel

Monday, December 3 Human Race Machine, 8 a.m. to 12 a.m. @ Union

Archbishop Elias Chacour presentation, 7:30 p.m. @ Chapel

Morning Prayer, 11:15 a.m. @ Chapel

Campus Crusade, 9 p.m. @ Union Dave Taylor / The Torch Freshman Kara Jachanski and junior Rich Krupar huddle together to stay warm inside Wehrenberg Hall on Saturday. While Senate meeting, 9 p.m. @ Neils 224 the heat never went completely out, temperatures dropped significantly enough within rooms to cause discomfort.

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From page Bl: Design by Evan Bryson To list your event in happenings For m&re info, come by Schriabel 35, Listings on the 'happenings' page are printed free of charge for most e-mail tnn^^^^^^^£^(219) 464-5426, university events. To request a listing of your campus event, please send all relevant information, including time, date, place, sponsor and contact information to Assistant Editor Stephanie Lehman in the Torch NewsPlex, room 35 ofSchnabel Hall, or you may send the infor­ mation electronically to [email protected]. Please send all information at least one week in advance. The Torch | Friday, November 30, 2007 [happenings] B3 Holiday music delights Let's not talk about sex, baby part of the process, and as musi­ Chamber Concert cians, we learn to deal with this Lecture on dating, burnout. There's something about a Band, Symphony performance that no matter how we relationship advice feel personally, we put it aside and Orchestra and think and make music as one unit." Jeffrey Doebler, conductor of devolves into Chorale to perform the Chamber Concert Band, said abstinence pep talk Emme Davis that he and the two other Torch Staff Writer conductors, Christo­ Megan Telligman pher Cock of Cho­ Torch Staff Writer Like it or not, the Christmas sea­ rale and Dennis Fr­ son is now upon us. iesen-Carper of the When it comes to sex, "most Walk through almost any store Symphony Orchestra, college students still don't know any in America and you can see that the have joined forces. facts." decking of the halls is in over­ "We work together Or so claims Mike Worley, the drive. Scan the radio stations to create a program with former college basketball player in your car and you're sure great variety. All of the and abstinence lecturer who visited to hear snatches of every­ music reflects the holiday campus Tuesday night. thing from jingling bells to season. Many different Worley, who remained abstinent angels' voices singing on composers are featured, until his early 30s, coaches students high. including Tchaikovsky, on the importance of abstinence in But some indi­ Handel and Sousa," he said. today's society. viduals at. Valparaiso The three ensembles, I say "coaches" in the most literal University are re­ band, orchestra and choir, will sense. Worley seemed to be first and quired to start the be performing some pieces to­ foremost a coach, and second an Christmas sound­ gether and some separately. The advocate of abstinence. There came track early. They are closing work was composed by points throughout the lecture where the members of the VU VU's own Friesen-Carper, and it I was unsure of whether I was being Chamber Concert Band, the Sym­ will be performed by all three en­ coached on abstinence or on my ca­ phony Orchestra and the Chorale, sembles. reer goals in the NBA. who started practicing the music "It is really a unifying and rev­ Worley s own decision of absti­ for their Christmas concert just af­ erent piece that will conclude our nence stemmed from his life goal of ter fall break back in the middle of performance," said Akers. playing college basketball. He didn't October. The audience has a want "getting a girl pregnant" to These musicians began rehears­ chance to join in some jeopardize his chances of playing. ing their Christmas repertoire at of the This admission left me wondering least a month and a half in advance about motivations for abstinence in order to be prepared to share outside of the sports world. What their music with the public by about students not involved in the time December comes. sports? No need to be abstinent? I Sophomore Evan Akers, a guess not. baritone in the Chorale, said Perhaps I'm being too hard on the more practice they get, the Worley. He did have interesting in­ better. songs, which makes the sights on the areas affected by sex. Jeff Splcherr/The-Torch "The rehearsal process is concert more than just a mere per­ Worley went over the physical, in­ Mike Worley lectures across the country about relationships and abstinence. one that really never ends, formance. tellectual, emotional, social and and I at least never feel "At a deeper level, I think the spiritual components affected when fully prepared for any audience should and will remem­ someone "bed-hops." Though these At one point, Worley pointed As I was leaving the lecture, performance," he ber why they are there - that is to are good distinctions to make, it was out that cervical cancer, which can several students commented on said. "That being remember the meaning of Advent strangely reminiscent of an eighth be caused by the sexually transmit­ this seemingly false advertising. said, the longer and Christmas and the importance grade health book. The whole lec­ ted human papillomavirus is the Needless to say, students coming to the process, the of Christ in their lives," said Akers. ture made me wonder: isn't this all "second leading cause of death in the lecture for relationship advice better we all The Christmas concert will also coming too late? women, the first being breast can­ would have been disappointed. feel about the be video recorded. I felt bad for Worley as I looked cer." While cancer is the second All Worley said on the topic of music that "Our Christmas concerts have around the room. According to the leading cause of death in women relationships was that good rela­ we will be been broadcast around the World Health Organization, the av­ after heart disease, the first leading tionships had three things: com­ performing." world. The DVD will allow erage age at which American kids cause of cancer death in women is munication, clear boundaries and With Christ­ people far and wide to lose their virginity is 17. Worley lung cancer. a committed pledge. What kind of mas concerts oc­ experience the Chapel of was speaking to a group of 18- to Then comes breast cancer, and pledge do you ask? That's right, an curring tonight the Resurrection and the 22-year-olds. It all seemed in vain then colorectal cancer, all accord­ abstinence pledge. at 7:30 p.m. and wonderful to me. ing to 2007 statistics from the Mayo Worley is on an admirable mis­ Saturday at 5 concerts," Worley talked at length about Clinic Web site. Cervical cancer sion, but I just don't know how ef­ p.m., the long Doebler sexually transmitted diseases, giv­ isn't even in the top three. fective he can be, especially on a haul of rehearsals said. ing various examples of how STDs The lecture was titled: "Sex, college campus. He should prob­ is almost over. are spread. Again, I'm pretty sure I Love and Relationships: Winning ably rethink his game plan. "It's easy to get Contact saw my middle school health class. in Relationships." Surprisingly, the The views expressed are those of burned out," Emme Davis at Worley spoke fast and peppered lecture had very little to do with the writer and not necessarily those Akers said. torch.ae@valpo. his lecture with shocking facts. Too relationships and very much to do of The Torch. Contact Megan Tellig­ "But it's all edu. shocking, in fact. with sex. man at [email protected]. Favorite bands' promising albums disappoint Not the years worst, to know? I don't know, but what we put it back in its jewel case, prob­ album that make me remember craved another album by THAT have in their place is a bland, bor­ ably never to be removed again. how good their last two were, but Bright Eyes. but just mediocre ing, anything but quirky Rilo Kiley. That being said, I still fully en­ even on these tracks, the band cov­ Of course, that's not a reason­ The pop is still there, but more in dorse checking out this band's other ers no new territory. able expectation. Singer/songwriter Jon Becker the way you'd expect an American work. Anything but "Under The I don't know how else to express wunderkinds have to grow up just Torch Staff Writer Idol winner to deliver pop music. Blacklight." my dissatisfaction with this album. like everyone else, and "Cassada­ I don't even believe in the con­ 2. Architecture In Helsinki - With Rilo Kiley, I could have be­ ga" is a respectable evolution from There has been a lot of good cept of bands "selling out," but this "Places Like This" lieved that they were about to be on the two simultaneous releases that music to come out in the last 12 album reeks of a large grab for a Owning and loving their previ­ the decline, but never would I have came before it. And (sigh) I guess months. But I'll write an article on more widespread audience. After ous two albums, I thought that this expected to be so disappointed by those two CDs were a respectable that later. listening to the catchy hooks and band could do no wrong. This Aus­ an Architecture In Helsinki album. evolution from "Lifted," which For now, I'll take some time to creativity exhibited in previous LPs tralia-based indie-pop group put Better luck next time. came before them. focus on what I found to be the most like "More Adventurous" and "Exe­ together two great works of over- 3. Bright Eyes - "Cassadaga" This CD might even make my disappointing albums of 2007. cution of All Things," it's really hard caffeinated fun, "Fingers Crossed" Alright, this one probably isn't best-of-the-year list, but it's not the These aren't by any means the to stomach this kind of mediocrity. and "In Case We Die" in the past, fair. "Cassadaga" is a pretty decent personally captivating masterpiece worst albums of the year. I would This album sets all kinds of lows using an abundance of obscure in­ CD. It's got several really good I hoped it would be. So, what can really hope that I haven't heard for my personal CD collection, be­ struments and outrageously happy tracks on it, and I enjoy listening to I say? I want my angry adolescent those. This is a summary on the ing the first CD that I have owned people singing. it every now and then. The big issue Conor Oberst back. Please? three albums that disappointed me that, after a few listens, decided that On this album, however, resides here is that I expect too much of my With all of that whining out of the most, of the approximately 25 it wasn't even worth the energy to abominations on good taste. The Bright Eyes' releases. the way, stay tuned for a "best of" that I purchased. import it onto my computer. band attempted to go into full-on The band's 2003 release "Lifted list coming next week. 1. Rilo Kiley - "Under The Also, it was the quickest CD in dance music mode with their latest or The Story Is In The Soil, Keep The views expressed are those of Blacklight" and out of "Jon's Traveling 200" CD work, and in return lost the things Your Ears To The Ground" capti­ the writer and not necessarily those What happened to the lovable, case. It lasted less than a month, and that made them the most likable. vated me in a way that I cannot put of The Torch. Contact Jon Becker at quirky, poppy Rilo Kiley we used the only time it was removed was to There are some good tracks on the in words, and since then, I have torch. ae@valpo. edu. +

B4 [potpourri] Friday, November 30, 2007 | The Torch Pikk's: not a tavern Letting go reminiscent of a 1940s Chicago New downtown steakhouse. The tables are very el­ egant and made of well-finished restaurant offers wood and the bar has a large se­ lection of drinks. The serving staff Jordan Rhodes steak, wine, is extremely friendly and they are Torch Staff Writer willing to spend time at your table sophistication and make you feel like a welcome guest. Students' lives often center on Holly Vanderwal Unlike other restaurants, Pikk's their circle of friends. Most people Torch Staff Writer Tavern is accommodating. You'll find security by clinging to estab­ As apparent from recent con­ have no fear of being seated next lished foundations of friendships struction zones and bulldozers, to the biggest, loudest party in the and reminiscing on the better mo­ both Valparaiso University and the place because the space in between ments of life. city of Valparaiso tables gives par­ It is easy to imagine that the are making quite ties a chance to summer after the senior year of a few changes. talk without fear high school will never come to an One pleasant of being over­ end and the graduation festivities addition to the heard. and undying summer nights will continue on into the upcoming city is a quaint Address: 62 W. Lincolnway Pikk's Tavern year. restaurant enig­ Valparaiso, IN 46383 also offers an out­ matically called door seating area College friends become a make­ Pikk's Tavern. Phone: 219-476-7455 during warmer shift family. They transform into If you can weather. It is the perfect place to lay down your survive a bout Hours: Lunch/brunch quite a pleasant fears. They are the ones you sud­ around the • Fri. & Sat: 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m experience to sit denly turn to, confessing your anxi­ roundabout (an­ •Sun.: 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the sidewalk, eties about college and growing up. other big change Dinner eat and people- Yet, the departure of one friend this year), head • Mon. through Thurs.: 5 p.m. to watch. In fact, quickly signifies the departure of to downtown 9:30 p.m. sitting outside in the rest. Friends make a promise to Valparaiso. Pikk's • Fri. & Sat.: 5:30 p.m. to 11:30 their restaurant stay in touch - does it last? Tavern is promi­ p.m. is reminiscent of When college finally makes its nently placed a •Sun.: 3 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. a European cafe debut, hundreds of opportunities block past the - it's a nice way for new friendships bombard stu­ Dress Code: Casual dents. It is appealing to latch onto courthouse on to enjoy the small David Wright / The Torch Lincolnway. town atmosphere the people on your floor, bonding Pikk's Tavern is a local upscale restaurant that is perfect for a special date. If you over blaring music and late night Known for in downtown go, be prepared to pick up a steeper bill than places like Applebee's. snacking. Together, you endure the "steak, wine and Valparaiso. requisite orientation activities and friends," Pikk's Tavern has a mis­ When you are seated, their serv­ student, I advise that a trip to Pikk's offered samples upon request (for scope out the lunch possibilities. leading name. I did not happen to ers will provide you with your own Tavern be well-funded. This is nic­ those over 21, of course), and were meet Pikk, but I am sure he is a nice bread plate and pre-sliced bread. er than your average Friday night very knowledgeable about various In private, you confess your wor­ fellow. That means there's no awkward date place or hangout joint. As one flavors and brands. They can rec­ ries about the impending future, as adulthood looms precariously near. His "tavern" certainly offers a groping of the bread in order to cut would expect, steak restaurants fall ommend specific wines and labels Inside jokes form quickly, and sud­ friendly and classy place to dine, it for everyone who wants a slice. in the higher price-range, and with to complement your entree or des­ denly it feels as if you have known but it definitely does not have a The food portions are quite large a college student's budget, it would sert. your college friends your entire bar or pub atmosphere. Although - especially the house specialties. be best to make a trip to Pikk's Tav­ The third part of their sign, life, even though you've been ac­ the downstairs resembles a rustic The steaks and meat are well sea­ ern a special occasion. "friends" was not offered on the quainted with them for less than a tavern, the menu offers a nicer se­ soned and cooked precisely as re­ Their slogan also suggests a menu. I assume that we are to bring month. lection of food than the local bars' quested by the patron. great wine selection. Although not our own friends. Phone calls from home bring an cheese fries and burgers. Although the portions are large, a connoisseur myself, the servers Contact Holly Vanderwal at occasional pang for what once was, The aura of the restaurant is so are the prices. As a fellow college understood my inexperience. They torch.features@valpo. edu. but are easily eradicated by the latest form of dorm and hallway sports. As time goes on, friendships naturally conclude for a variety of Taking nanotechnology to new heights reasons. One companion moves to a different state or transfers to a ing computational devices the size new school. of a molecule. (It is) much smaller Another changes in a way no and faster." one expects, drifting to a social Tougaw said he is proud that group that embraces a new lifestyle. students are playing such a signifi­ New and better relationships, how­ cant role in nanotechnology. ever, can end a seemingly flawless "The work we are doing right friendship. now is being done with undergrad­ It is tempting to immerse your­ uate students," he said. self in a new, romantic relationship. Aside from his extensive work Reveling in fresh feelings of adora­ in nanotechnology, Tougaw has tion and attraction, many people taught 31 courses at VU, and is per­ sacrifice time with their friends for haps best known for his courses in those precious moments with their the master's degree in engineering significant others. management program. In doing so, however, students "(The MEM) is a customized lose opportunities for witnessing graduate business degree that is and experiencing the entertain­ similar to an MBA, with engineer­ ment only a close group of friends ing graduates learning more about can provide. scientific research and develop­ As college progresses, it is likely ment and tech skills and manage­ that many people will abandon a ment," Tougaw said. few of their early freshmen friend­ Tougaw also leads a multi- ships for more logical ones, dining disciplinary senior design project, with students from their courses integrating students from the elec­ or rooming with someone in their trical, computer and mechanical major. engineering departments into the Membership in new organiza­ same design teams. tions, work and internships reveal Jessica McCallum / The Torch In addition to Tougaw's dedica­ new worlds and inspire a matura­ Tougaw is very enthusiastic about working with students and heads VU's master's in engineering management program. tion to nanotechnology and engi­ tion process, but they also relin­ neering, he also has a substantial quish the youthful innocence of laughable. next-generation computer chips. business background. spontaneous friendships. Professor successful Technology is consistently ad­ Nanotechnology is Tougaw's With a master's in business ad­ It is important to hold onto vancing in quality while shrinking passion and his specialty. Detailed ministration from VU in 2005, meaningful friendships. Cling to advisor, academic in physical size. It's a trend that posters of the exciting technology Tougaw heads some of VU's busi­ those who inspire you, urge you to Douglas Tougaw, chair of Val­ adorn the walls surrounding his ness programs, particularly in en- do your best, make you feel safe, Alex Smith paraiso University's department of office, and passersby can't help but trepreneurship. loved and at home. Embrace the Torch Staff Writer electrical and computer engineer­ stare when walking the corridors of Tougaw- also oversees public friends who bring out the best in ing, says won't slow down any time Gellersen Center. events and campus organizations you. With phones and music play­ soon. According to Tougaw, the goal such as Students in Free Enterprise, The views expressed are those of ers now smaller than the size of a Instead of working on the devic­ of nanotechnology is to "use the the Invention to Venture seminar the writer and not necessarily those candy bar, the gigantic technologi­ es expected to arise within the next principals of quantum mechanics of The Torch. Contact Jordan Rhodes cal gadgets of the past are almost year,. Tougaw has his mind set on to do computing, eventually creat­ See Tougaw, page B6 at [email protected]. +

The Torch | Friday, November 30, 2007 [technology] ' Literature in the palm of your hand in the history and tradition of the per, paper glued together, it wasn't are more like mini-computers than reader, the Kindle, last week. Electronic books printed word, I liked it. anything that could rightly be called long-range walkie-talkies. But the sales growth - while still I liked holding it in one hand, a "book." A quick Yahoo search led me a pebble on the beach compared perfect for travel, having it always with me and cus­ But we have learned in recent into the shockingly large world of with sales of print books - can also tomizing years that great e-books. They may not be main­ be attributed to a growing accep­ late night reading my fonts With a click of a button songs can thrive stream yet, but the infrastructure tance of all things digital, growing and screen and a few keystrokes, I without being is in place, and there is, finally, a use of more sophisticated portable color. I pinned to a circu­ growth curve. E-books in the U.S. devices, especially phones, and an Steve Johnson liked read­ was able to easily make lar platter and that sold $8 million wholesale in the increasing comfort level with ex­ McClatchy-Tribune News Services ing it on notes for the day our news writing and second quarter of this year, double perimentation. the train book group discusses television shows the same-quarter sales in 2006 and Smart-phone reading requires It is a truth too rarely acknowl­ without can migrate to the quadruple the sales rate for most of no extra device to buy or carry edged, that a commuter in posses­ advertis­ "Pride and Prejudice." Internet and con­ 2002-04, according to the Interna­ around, and it helps take advantage sion of a sophisticated electronic ing my vey all the informa­ tional Digital Publishing Forum. of the gadgets' much-underused ca­ device, must be in want of a good tastes; I could have been reading tion they did in their traditional Some of this is due to gadgets. pabilities. book. "Tropic of Cancer" or "The Firm." formats, in some cases more. Sony's Reader, a $300 device specif­ In my case, I quickly settled on Put another way, free of the in­ I really liked reading it in bed This knowledge, plus my tiring ically for reading electronic books, Mobipocket Reader, a free software fluence of Jane Austen's famous without the encumbrance of a book of spending commutes in numbing got a lot of publicity at the turn of download (at mobipocket.com) that first sentence, I just read "Pride and light. e-mail maintenance, led me to look the year, and the company has just would let me display and navigate Prejudice" on my BlackBerry. I hadn't expected to fall so easily for something more to do with my released an improved version, the e-books on my BlackBerry. Ama­ And, I liked it. Against all my under the spell of the e-book. BlackBerry, one of the new catego­ PRS-505. The online bookselling zon now owns the formerly French own prejudices, all my own pride If it didn't have ink stuck to pa­ ries of so-called smart phones that leader Amazon released its book company, and it offers not only many titles in its native file format, but also many options for annotat­ ing books, customizing their ap­ pearance, remembering your place OK, SO MY SUBS REALLY AREN'T GOURMET AND and more. ESTABLISHED IN CHARLESTON, iL WE'RE NOT FRENCH EITHER. MY SUBS JUST TASTE Following links to e-book stores IN 1983 TO ADD TO STUDENTS GPA 1 A UTTLE BETTER, THAT'S ALL! I WANTED TO AND GENERAL DATING ABILITY. CALL IT JIMMY JOHN'S TASTY SANDWICHES, BUT from the Mobipocket site, I bought ^fli* * ion^ MY MOM TOLD ME TO STICK WITH GOURMET. a complete works of Jane Austen for SHE THINKS WHATEVER I DO IS GOURMET, BUT I DON'T THINK EITHER OF US KNOWS WHAT IT about $8 and downloaded it to my MEANS. SO LET'S STICK WITH TASTY! phone, all in less than five minutes. gtmygpf*. Later, I learned that if you go to the free online library Project Gutenburg (gutenberg.org), you can find thousands of free books, including "Pride and Prejudice," in a variety of formats. 8" SUB SANDWICHES Corporate Headquarters Champaign, IL GIANT CLUB SANDWICHES It seemed strange, at first, to be All of my tasty sub sandwiches are a full 8 inches of My club sandwiches have twice the meat and cheese, try it homemade French bread, fresh veggies and the finest reading an early 19th-century novel on my fresh baked thick sliced 7-grain bread or my famous on a 21st-century gadget. But after meats & cheese I can buy? And if it matters to you, homemade trench bread! we slice everything fresh everyday in this store, right adjusting my font size up to T6 and here where you can see it. 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With a click of a button and a few Same ingredients and price of the keystrokes, I was able to easily make #5 VITO® sub or club without the bread. #11 COUNTRY CLUB® notes for the day our book group The original Italian sub with genoa salami, provoione, Fresh siiced turkey breast, applewood smoked ham, discusses "Pride and Prejudice," an capicola, onion, lettuce, tomato, & a real tasty Italian provoione, and tons of lettuce, tomato, and mayo! vinaigrette. (Hot peppers by request) (A very traditional, yet always exceptional classic!) improvement over my haphazard VOW CATBUim method of trying to remember what #6 VEGETARIAN M) SOLUTION!!! #12 BEACH CLUB® ® struck me in an ink book. Layers of provoione cheese separated by real BOX LUNCHES, PLATTERS, PARTIES! Fresh baked turkey breast, provoione cheese, avocado Reading, as I motored through avocado spread, alfalfa sprouts, sliced cucumber, spread, sliced cucumber, sprouts, lettuce, tomato, and DELIVERY ORDERS will include a delivery the novel, was a more regular and lettuce, tomato, and mayo. (Truly a gourmet sub not mayo! (It's the real deal, and it ain't even California.) charge of 49c per item (•/-ioc). ready companion than it would for vegetarians only peace dude!) have been with a print copy. A cell * * ** JIMMYJ0HNS.COM * * * * #13 GOURMET VEGGIE CLUB® phone, these days, is with you dur­ JJ.B.LX™ Double provoione, real avocado spread, sliced Bacon, lettuce, tomato, & mayo. ing all manner of life's little delays. cucumber, alfalfa sprouts, lettuce, tomato, & mayo. Suddenly there was a choice be­ (The only better BIT is mama's 81T) (Try it on my 7-grain whole wheat bread. This veggie sandwich is world class!) tween frustration at the speed of the emissions-test line I had chosen Trie J.J. #14 BOOTLEGGER CLUB® and reading. • SIDE ITEMS • Roast beef, turkey breast, lettuce, tomato, & mayo. And, all the while, I looked like • SodaPop...... ,, S1.29/S1.49 GARGANTUAN' An American classic, certainly not invented by J.J. but I was doing work, or at least check­ • Giant chocolate chip or oatmeal raisin cookie... $1.39 definitely tweaked and fine-tuned to perfection! This sandwich was invented by ing e-mail. • Real potato chips or jumbo kosher dill pickle.... $0.94 Jimmy John's brother Huey. it's huge #15 CLUB TUNA® The experience taught me that a • Extra load al meat..... $1,35 enough to feed the hungriest of all book is not what I had thought it to humans! Tons of genoa salami, sliced The same as our #3 Totally Tuna except this one has • Extra cheese or extra avocado spread...... $8.65 a lot more. Fresh housemade tuna saiad, provoione. be. It is not, in any important sense, smoked ham, capicola, roast beef, typeface, paper stock or cover art. A • Hot Peppers.... Free turkey & provoione, jammed into sprouts, cucumber, fettuce, & tomato. book is, foremost, the arrangement one of our homemade French buns 1 FREEBIES (SUBS & CLUBS ONLY) then smothered with onions, mayo, #16 CLUB LULU * of words in sequence, and they are, Fresh sliced turkey breast, bacon, lettuce, tomato, Onion, lettuce, alfalfa sprouts, tomato, mayo, sliced lettuce, tomato, & our homemade to borrow a buzz-phrase from the & mayo. (JJ's original turkey & bacon club) cucumber, Bijon mustard, oil & vinegar, and oregano. Italian dressing. digital folk, platform agnostic. To be sure, I am enough of a tra­ ditionalist to still want to own hard- copy books, and enough of a litera­ WE DELIVER! 7 DAYS A WEEK S ture snob to want to have books on display in shelves. But that will be only one wing of my library. Count me as an e-book convert, TSSSSm VALPARAISO/PORTAGE SS3B5S persuaded that their eventual wide­ spread adoption is more than a pipe dream. "YOUR MOM WANTS YOU TO EAT AT JIMMY JOHN'S!" ( And now, I have to pick up my ©1985. 2002. 2083, 2084, 2807 JIMMY JOHN'S FBANCHISE. LLC III RifiHTS RESERVED. We Reserve The Sight To Make Any Menu Changes. phone again. Ms. Austen is calling. * [trends] Friday, November 30, 2007 | The Torch Tougaw, from page B4

and the KEEN program, all of which focus on entrepreneur- Book wish and diss lists ship education. True crime books, your dog has taught you the Great add to that richly cloying literary Houllebecq, or even an old John Along with his work at VU, Truths of Life namely, that it's great mix. Make a pan of brownies and Irving or Michel Houllebecq. Why Tougaw is well recognized on a not to have a job and to bask in the start the cocktail hour before lunch. Chuck Palahniuk has a cult fol­ national level. 'Ladder of Years,' sun and squirrel hunt instead of I guarantee you'll not only feel bet­ lowing and nobody knows Houlle­ Just this year, Tougaw and watching really explicit talky stuff ter, but you'll lose the urge to write becq absolutely boggles the mind. VU management professor rank among the on HBO have the decency to keep it all down lest history be bereft. Houllebecq is far filthier, and his Michael McCuddy were hon­ it to yourself. If you feel the urge to combine worldview is even grimmer. Read ored by the American Society seasons favorites I'll make an exception for Jon your love of dogs with your love that scene in "The Elementary Par­ for Engineering Education, for Cheryl Truman Katz because his book included a of your kid, you're character actor ticles" where the girlfriend meets a their paper titled, "Implement­ McClatchy-Tribune News Services dog diarrhea cleanup kit of undeni­ John O'Hurley. I'm sorry you didn't catastrophic sexual accident and tell ing a New Approach to Teach­ able usefulness. get that "Price Is Right" gig, John, me _ Palahniuk isn't simply kicking ing the Ethics of Emerging Once you're done with the gifts I'll make an exception for John because you would have been a himself that he didn't get there first. Technology." and the food and every broadcast of Grogan because he's a nice guy, and stitch. But I don't want your book, And for Irving, I have no excus­ This paper outlined how a "A Christmas Story" you can stand Marley sounds like he was a piece either. es: It's simply a reader crush. From new teaching method using before you begin to hope that Ral- of horny, embarrassing, drooling, First-person bad behavior, or the page one to the very end, I'm en­ different aspects of human de­ phie does shoot his eye out, what's neurotic work, and "Marley & Me" Kathryn Harrison "I Slept With My tranced every time: Bring on Owen velopment can be used to bring left to do with that intermission be­ kicked off the Dog Who Changed Daddy Confessional." If you were Meany, Indian urchins, tattoo art­ light to the ethical issues tied to tween the holidays and New Year's? Me industry. anorexic, manic, secretly wanted ists, incestuous siblings, Garp. emerging technologies. You can read. But the rest of you? Shut up. to kill your baby, were flamboy­ Anne Tyler's "Ladder of Years." I Tougaw's long list of accom­ It's that one time of year when And yes, I am looking at you, Anna antly addicted to heroin or cheated had a huge fight with one of my old­ plishments may seem daunting, you will in fact have an afternoon Quindlen, author of "Good Dog. on your Beatle husband with Eric est friends over this one. How can a even to the average person. to yourself. Nobody to be ferried Stay," which clocks in at a whopping Clapton, please stop talking about woman simply walk away from her In fact, since 1988 he has to athletic practice, a host of other 82 little biddy pages with big type it now. family? "Ladder of Years" is not a been honored or received relatives to spirit folks to the mov­ that can be read by the middle-age Diet books, books that promise splashy book. awards on 22 different occa­ ies, and a corner somewhere with in very bad light over a very small to reverse the aging process and all It's just about a woman fed up sions. In 2005, he was awarded lots of pillows, a sofa throw coated cup of that Starbucks pumpkin sea­ exercise books, aside from "Skinny and unable to remember that she the Eta Kappa Nu outstand­ with cat hair and a gray treeless sonal brew. Bitch." "Skinny Bitch" is an en­ was once someone far more inter­ ing Young Electrical Engineer view perfect reading weather. You're probably going to be the trancing whack job of a book, and esting, and a serendipitous read Award Honorable Mention, A few years ago, Garrison Keil­ one who drives Mitch Albom into I can't understand a single nutri­ during the season when the wife which is a national runner-up lor, in an essay for the Land's End The Dog Who Changed Me busi­ tional concept contained therein, and mother is everybody's magi­ award for electrical engineers catalog when Land's End had de­ ness, and after that we can just give but it's absolutely unforgettable cian. Go ahead, reinvent yourself. under the age of 35. In that cided its future was in making its up on the whole American literacy on the subject of excretory habits There's always time to crank up that same year, Tougaw was also clothing the cottony accompani­ thing. People will stand in the book­ and bean consumption. In "Skinny vacuum again. named "Outstanding Engi­ ment to radio fare like "All Things store line weeping over Albom's dog Bitch," there are, God be praised, no True crime books, including neering Educator of the Year Considered" opined that around while booksellers knock 20 percent recipes for salmon with pineapple anything by Ann Rule. New this for Illinois and Indiana." Christmas you don't want to spend off that Proust in the remainder mango salsa. God bless you, girls. season is Life magazine's "The Most In addition to all his accom­ all your time speed-spending. You bin. Notorious Crimes in American His­ plishments, Tougaw is regard­ want to spend it brushing up on Any book by parents who mar­ Five books I do want for Christ­ tory," which conveniently reduces ed by his students as a nice guy your Dickens. It's "Bleak House" vel that they're still cool even after mas everybody from Lizzie Borden to and willing to tend to students' weather. they've had children. All parents The collected poems of Wallace Heidi Fleiss to O.J. Simpson to a needs with great care. This is So this holiday season, we're think they're still cool: It's a mass Stevens. Because my well-thumbed few pages: it's like People magazine also evident from his involve­ opining about which books we delusion. copy has gone missing. It lived on was charged with reducing Charles ment with student organiza­ want, and which we don't, for gifts All little kids say cute things my bedside table for years, next to Manson to a bite-size pumpkin tart. tions. at the holidays. (and they get over it when they're all those books I meant to read _ And who doesn't like a little wallow Certainly Tougaw is pas­ teen-agers, so go ahead and slap right below Balzac's "Pere Goriot" among the great criminals of our sionate about helping students Five categories of books I don't that smirk right off your face). All and Wallace Stegner's "Crossing to era? succeed, which correlates to want for Christmas sleep-deprived parents have days Safety" _ and one day it just disap­ Who among us can resist look­ his own success with education Any book about anybody's when they're so harried they almost peared into the Giant Dust Golem ing at the bedroom where the Scars- and nanotechnology. epiphanic relationship with a dog forget to brush their teeth. that is my bedroom. dale Diet Doctor met his doom and Contact Alex Smith at torch. or cat but particularly a dog. If Chances are you have little to A new John Irving or Michel observing that tacky is forever? features@valpo. edu.

SPRINIf* BREAK Commercialized Christmas making Christmas a stressful time one of the few people who does not INFORMATION Students comment instead of a happy time. get annoyed by its early debut. "When people only look at the "Christmas cheer infects people. 800-488-8828 on early holiday commercialization of Christmas, Some people just become better then it becomes negative because people when its Christmas time," www.scindpiperbeacori.com gift displays, decor they assume Christmas is about Woock said. "Why would we want FREE SPRING BREAK buying things," Woock said. "Every­ that kind of behavior just limited to Amanda Berrios body has a little Scrooge inside that three weeks?" MODEL SEARCH CALENDAR* Torch Staff Writer says Christmas is stressful and-they Woock disagrees with the state­ •VALID FOR f IRST 1000 RESERVATIONS. have to shop and complete a list of ment that items come out earlier Business owners must be hear­ things, but that's just a misunder­ each year. "Ever since I've been ing premature sleigh bells ringing alive, I've been hearing people say in their heads because tinsel and that. If that truly was the case, lights were sharing the shelf with then Christmas decorations Halloween decorations. would be coming out in In fact, stores such as Ma- £ June by now, but they \*F cy's and Menards hardware don't," Woock said. 4@ store began putting their As much as Christmas items on display White enjoys the around the end of October. holiday season, as Sophomore Kami White well, she says that said she believes stores in order to keep the should wait until November season special, its to display their holiday mer­ life span should be a chandise. shorter period of time. "Don't get me wrong, I love "I like to enjoy my Christmas as much as the next days as they come, not HAMRITR6ERS person, but when stores put out get so excited about Christmas decorations too ear­ something that is still ly, it takes away from it," White months away," White said. 2211 Morthland Drive, (U.S. 30) said. "I think it is too much of "I think that people and a production. Halloween and stores make Christmas Across from Wal-Mart Thanksgiving are good holi­ about presents rather than days, too." the fact that Jesus Christ was born. Early Christmas product place­ Even for those non-Christians out Students, use your Crusader Discount Card ment frustrates those who feel the stand- there, Christmas is not just about spending money and giving gifts. It to get 10 percent off! season should be full of cheer, not That is not ™ ^ what is about being with family and ap­ just commercialism. Junior Kurt Christmas is about." Woock says he loves Christmas preciating your life." Flexible hour employment opportunities - the music, the decorations, the Woock says he finds the com­ are also available. trees; but he hates the "consumer mercialization to be the only nega­ Contact Amanda Berrios at torch. monsters" running around stores tive point of the season. He may be features@valpo. edu. The Torch | Friday, November 30, 2007 [classifieds] B7 To Place a Classified Ad ROOMMATE WANTED changing of atmospheric pres­ A developing system off to the Roommate wanted to share my home. Ten high­ sure - the big 'L' and 'H' on a west will usher in the possibil­ way minutes from campus. $275/month, includes weather map. A lot of discom­ ity of freezing rain and snizzle Classified ads are available utilities. Possibility of sharing garage for additional fort within your body is asso­ (snow combined with drizzle ciated with these changes, spe­ ... I recommend saying it out free of charge to current $25/month. 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B8 [entertainment] Friday, November 30, 2007 | The Torch c Coen brothers' No Country' for film lovers BECKER'S „ , J BANTER Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin and Tommy Lee Jones Inside 'Banter' Chriin sbrazen Vavra Western Jon Becker Torch Staff Writer Torch Staff Writer There are few things more star­ Joel and Ethan Coen have per­ tling than looking out a third-story formed a near-miracle. window of a Christopher Center They turned the sparse, grim collaboration room and seeing a prose of Cormac McCarthys 2005 person directly outside. This just novel, "No Country for Old Men," happened to me. into a mesmerizing work of art that Key question: Can I write 500 no one will easily forget. words on things startling me? "No Country," which came out List of things that startle me: in wider release " on Wednesday, 1. People outside of windows follows three intersecting stories making noise while I'm trying to throughout west Texas in 1980. The write a newspaper article. first story involves young welder 2. Anything that makes noise and Vietnam vet Llewellyn Moss on my computer for no reason, in­ (Josh Brolin) who finds $2 dollars, a cluding, but not limited to: pop-up huge stash of heroin and a group of ads, bad music that "friends" tell dead Americans and Mexicans ly­ me to listen to, non pop-up ads and ing in the road. He takes the money MCT programs (though I think I pretty and leaves, hoping this money will Josh Brolin stars as Llewelyn Moss in drama, "No Country for Old Men. much have found and disabled all change his life and his young wife, sounds on most of my programs at Carla Jean (Kelly MacDonald). taken very few liberties with the ba­ around him. He is a virtual lock for best support­ this point). However, a return to the scene sic storyline and have kept McCa­ Tommy Lee Jones, who has been ing actor come Oscar-time. 3. The entire process of waking of the crime to help a dying man rthy's tough dialogue intact. There typecast in playing a law figure since Much will be made of the end­ up every morning. That's my alarm proves to be a serious error, and are a few moments where they in­ his Oscar-winning performance in ing, which has left a bitter taste now he has Anton Chigurh (Javier ject their brand of black humor into "The Fugitive," plays a very cynical, in many peoples mouths. Those At this point, I realize that I've Bardem) hunting him down. the story, but such moments are few worn-down version of that char­ not familiar with the book will be already written an article on alarms, The. second story tells of Chig­ and far between. acter to near perfection. Cinema- shocked and a bit put off by what and decide that point No. 3 will not urh, a vicious psychopath who uses Those who haven't read the nov­ tographer Roger Deakins gives us the Coens have elected to do. It is, make the article - if I decide to a compressed air gun and the flip el will feel like they just received a plenty of close-ups of his haggard however, the right ending because write on this topic, that is. Continu­ of a coin to decide whether or not punch to the gut. As violent as "Far­ face and we can see the weariness it stays consistent with the themes ing on... people will die. go," their 1996 masterpiece, was, right down to his soul. that are prevalent throughout the 4. People who aren't my room­ The final story follows Sheriff Ed it pales in comparison to what the Kelly MacDonald and Woody movie. To do otherwise would be mates playing video games in my Tom Bell (Tommy Lee Jones), who brothers do here. Very little is left Harrelson, as a bounty hunter with cowardly and a cheat. room in the morning when I wake is a career lawman disillusioned unsaid and when it is, there is a dif­ a connection to Chigurh, have solid No film since 2004's "Million up, and in some instances the fact with the death and carnage he's ferent kind of visceral impact. supporting roles. Dollar Baby" has left me as awe­ that they were also there when I seen. His bleak, depressing mono­ The acting is superlative. Josh Javier Bardem, however, is the struck as this, and I don't think went to sleep. logue sets the tone for the rest of Brolin ("American Gangster") is star. Chigurh in the novel was another movie this year will even 5. Waking up Thursday morning the film. McCarthy's novel shows 2-for-2 this month with a gritty, creepy enough, but Bardem makes come close. and realizing my editor wanted me us a world where people are barely understated role as Moss. There are him seem even more deranged. His This is not only the best movie to write two articles for him, and I above savages and that death is an long stretches where he says very monotone way of speaking, his look of 2007, it is also the best movie the haven't even thought of beginning arbitrary thing. The fates of Moss, little and it comes down to a physi­ of complete indifference (except for Coens have ever produced in their either of them. Chigurh and Bell come together cal and emotional performance an early shot) and his goofy-looking long, illustrious career. Sometimes in the brainstorming in numerous and often unexpected through his actions and facial ex­ haircut help create an image that The views expressed are those of process, I start writing down things ways. pressions. He excels in playing a may very well become iconic, the the writer and not necessarily those that I know I couldn't put in an ar­ Those who have read the novel man who is both confident and way Hannibal Lecter did in "The of The Torch. Contact Chris Vavra at ticle, like point five. That just won't will be pleased that the Coens have terrified of the violence swirling Silence of the Lambs" 16 years ago. torch.ae@valpo. edu. fly in publication. Other times though, my brain­ storming ends up in me writing a completely different article. Unfortunately, I don't have time Strange 'Beowulf* good for squeams for that. It's 12:10 p.m. right now. I wanted my article 10 minutes ago, Mom watched that movie be­ Critics noted at the release of film "Beowulf's" producers would and I still haven't started the second Computer animation cause she reads the book by Chris "Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within," value for comparison. And though one. continues to neglect Van Allsburg to her first-grade stu­ and again at the release of "The Po­ "300"-lovers is an obvious target- Now, I've gathered that I prob­ dents every December. She watched lar Express," that computer anima­ audience, Zemekis undercuts his ably have enough to squeeze 500 the subtleties of eyes "Beowulf" because I told her Tom tors have neglected the life-spark heroes by creating much more words out of an article about things Hanks is in it. of the human eye, a key focal point sympathetic or seductive adversar­ that startle me. But I don't really in latest Zemekis flick Tom Hanks is not in "Beowulf" that imbues soul into the canvas en­ ies, and protagonists who commit think that I have a way to string and I half-watched it. I looked away tire of their enterprise. If directors pathetic foibles. Why reanimate, them all together into something want audiences' sympathy in their corpses to watch their guts spill out, that's worth reading. Evan Bryson or closed my eyes and plugged my if not to subvert the sleek violence Torch A&E Editor ears for a good deal of the scenes characters, audiences need to trust This is a predicament. My op­ with the monster Grendel in them. that they're following the stories of and torture-porn of competing sea­ tions are to write an article with no My mother has a problem with I rocked in my seat sentient beings, sonal blockbusters? string that I know won't be good, not androids or, So I'm thinking these things to to find a string or to scrap the idea vertigo. She can't eat in restaurants when I did watch, Ppssibly I'ma pansy if ceiling fans spin above her, she holding my breath worse, corpses. keep my mind off the visceral dis­ completely and start over. I could can't drive through mountain passes in and exhaling for how squeamish I Corpses memberings emphasized by the always save it for later. and sometimes she falls over while loudly when the was during this film. ghosts - can the oddly numbing acting. In one I often save ideas for later. For blow-drying her hair. film score leveled be fun, sure. scene, minutes passed before I real­ instance, I ran into this same prob­ Elsewhere, I think So when she made me promise off. I'm thinking of ized John Malkovich's rendering of lem with my article about that curb. to see a movie with her over break My mother sat I am indifferent or "Beetlejuice" or Unferth is supposed to be drunk. I scrapped it two weeks in a row ("Your pick!"), I had to base my in patient confu­ brave to blood. "Death Becomes Anthony Hopkins, certainly a fine before finally writing the actual col­ decision on screen size and angle sion during the Her." But "Be­ actor, staggers about in naked flab umn. of seating, as well as film content. film's long, shrill,' owulf" situates and mumbles a lot. Robin Wright Maybe I could tie this into fi­ (Nothing too flashy, please.) bloody barrages of violence, and the malaise of its characters on a Penn as Wealthow mopes about nals or schoolwork somehow. That Despite the constraints, and politely frowned during the scenes less perky band of the spectrum, while Ray Winstone's Beowulf gazes seems timely and I haven't really because of the mediocrity of break of dialogue. We nodded as kids snuggling next to "The Others." at her when he's not bellowing at his written much about schoolwork, film releases (or the available view­ walked out of the film after the first In that film's most harrowing comrades. And I was transfixed. except for the canceled classes col­ ing at the nearest cineplex - I live slaughter sequence. We were almost scene, the Nicole Kidman char­ The dead people, they were good umn. in a cornfield), Mom agreed to see alone in the movie theater. acter flees from her manor into a for entertaining. Mom left the the­ At this point, I've realized that a "Beowulf" with me. Quite possibly I'm a pansy for dense fog, and runs into her long- ater perplexed but satisfied and "startling" article isn't going to hap­ Not that I was against "Beowulf" how squeamish I was during this lost husband. The man, played with with her balance. pen this week. Maybe next week. - the director, Robert Zemekis, has film. Elsewhere, I think I show exquisite understatement by Ralph I, however, felt a bit dizzy. All Maybe the week after. Probably done some charming work in "For­ bravery or at least indifference to Fiennes, emerges from the mists that golden dragon action and dead never. It's a bad idea. rest Gump" and "Cast Away." I even blood. I hit a small animal a night of purgatory with the same vacant eyes. But seriously, that guy outside of thought Tom Hanks was lending or so later while driving, and kept eyes, same grey, sunken cheeks and my window really freaked me out. motion and vocal talents to the film, humming along to Daft Punk be­ prim, slack fingers as the Geat-war­ The views expressed are those of The views expressed are those of just as he did on Zemekis' last foray hind the wheel. Something else was riors of "Beowulf," who should be the writer and not necessarily those the writer and not necessarily those into computer animation, "The Po­ at work in "Beowulf" that disturbed hearty, robust. of The Torch. Contact Evan Bryson of The Torch. Contact Jon Becker at lar Express." me. "The Others," I suspect, is not a at [email protected]. [email protected].