MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY ST'I T J4 m - J1 I EDITORIALLY INDEPENDENT MONDAY, APRIL 5, 2010 VOL. 87, NO. 20 | tQUOTE OF THE DAY J "A good newspaper, I suppose, is a nation talking to itself." :Latin sorority Arthur Miller seeks reform Registration to affect faculty employment

MTSU administrators will not be able Student to accurately assess which programs are in need of more professors and which are being over-staffed. enrollment Priority registration for the 2010 summer and fall semesters begins today and will continue through to factor into April 16. Registration for new stu- dents, including incoming fresh- how positions man, is scheduled to take place after priority registration. Although priority registration are filled occurs each semester for current MTSU students, this year's enroll- By MARIE KEMPH ment numbers Campus News Editor are significant be- cause the university is undergoing college restructuring. The number of students who enroll In 2009, MTSU President Sidney in summer and fall classes will affect McPhee released the Positioning the how MTSU administrators fill faculty University for the Future Initiative, .a positions throughout the upcoming detailed report that outliied what his semesters, as well as making an impact goals would be for the dniversity for on the final decisions regarding the re- the next few years. structuring of the colleges. The report was released in large part "We're going to use those num- due to the economic recession, which bers to help us figure out how many resulted in a dramatic reduction of additional sections of the classes state appropriations fdr higher educa- we need, which will determine how tion, and much of th6 president's ini- aiiariy faculty we need," said Debia tiative focuses on hpw to restructure Sells, vice president of Student Affairs departments and programs within and vice provost for Enrollment and each college to better suit the univer- Academic Services. sity's smaller budget. Sells said if students do not sign up for classes during priority registration, ENROLLMENT, PAGE 4 Illegal immigrant rights protesters marched on the National Mall on March 21 to lobby for the DREAM Act. 'DREAMers' lobby Gender equality university access with on TBR radar moving into and up the career lad- Tennessee der at Tennessee Board of Regents institutions, as well as identify best nationwide activism practices with respect to career devel- board seeks opment," according to the proposal, ByJOSH WARD Contributing Wrircr which received input from professors grant to at MTSU. An immigration reform activist group hosted According to the NSF, the pro- a presentation on campus Wednesday to inform gram's goal is to pinpoint the reasons students about a piece of legislation proposed in study women why women are not as active as men Congress that would grant illegal immigrants in science-related fields and to help conditional permanent residency and a pathway in science create a more diversified science and to attend higher education. engineering workforce. The Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights More specifically, the study would Coalition's lecture, sponsored by the Delta Iota By MICHAEL MOORE look at the possible issues surrounding Chapter of Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority Contributing Writer women professors who teach science, Inc., also featured a showing of "Papers," a docu- technology, engineering and math mentary about illegal immigrants. skills, which is commonly known as The documentary addressed the lives and expe- The Tennessee Board of Regents STEM skills. riences of several illegal immigrants as they grad- may possibly receive a federal grant Judith Iriarte-Gross, chemistrypro- Stories uate from high school and struggle with the on- of Undocumented 7' You th from the National Science Founda- fessor, said if the grant was approved, going complications stemming from the fact that tion for a study that will focus on gen- the data uncovered would be used I'hto mlleteporf;y 1"p e rlsthemlovi e.onlll they are not American citizens. "Papers: Stories of Undocumented Youth," a der equality in science-related fields to transform educational institutes Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Rep. Howard Ber- documentary that tells the struggles of four illegal within higher education. in Tennessee. man, D-Calif., introduced the Development, Re- immigrant students, was shown Wednesday. If approved by the NSF, the analy- " [It will] ensure that women faculty flief and Education for Alien Minors Act legisla- sis would be completed as part of the in STEM are able to make a difference tion into both chambers of Congress in March "Undocumented young people must also dem- agency's Increasing the Participation for their students, their colleagues, of 2009. onstrate good moral character to be eligible for and Advancement of Women in Aca- their institutions and for themselves," If passed, the legislation would give eligible il- and stay in conditional residency," according to demic Science and Engineering Ca- said Iriarte-Gross, who was one of the legal immigrants graduating from high school the DREAM Act Web site. reers Program, commonly referred to professors who took part in writing conditional residency for a six-year period as long as the Advance program. the proposal. as they either attend college or serve in the U.S. To read more, visit us online. 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By TAYLOR HIXSON ternity, Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity, Sigma SraffWricrc Chi Fraternity, Sigma Nu Fraternity, Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity, Sigma Pi Fraternity In- ternational, Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity, Phi The MTSU chapter of Kappa Delta Soror- Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity and Alpha Phi ity is gearing up for its seventh annual Wing Alpha Fraternity Inc., Janoski said. Fling, a hot-wing fundraiser to continue its Brittni Hislop, junior business major and fight against child abuse, which will be held at KD's Panhellenic.Council delegate, said guests the Murphy Center Forest on April 10. would receive ballots to vote for the best fra- During the past six years, the sorority has ternity and sorority wings. raised more than $75,000 for The Exchange "The Kappa Alpha fraternity has won the Club of Murfreesboro. This year, its goal best fraternity wings for the past few years," is .to raise $18,000, said Grace Janoski, se- Hislop said: nior organizational communication and Hislop said, unfortunately, KD mem- psychology major. bers would be too busy to make wings for Janoski, who coordinates all of the soror- the event. * ity's events, said Wing Fling would also in- "We run the silent auction table, do face clude a silent auction with items, such as au- painting and games with children, and help tographed country music CDs, baskets full of out guests during the event," Hislop said. "We " beauty products, gift certificates to restaurants also get there at 6 a.m. [to] set up for six hours and more. before guests arrive and make sure it's as spot- A DJ has been booked to entertain attendees less as we found it when we leave." "to enhance the great weather we are expect- The sorority chose preventing child abuse ing," Janoski said. as its main philanthropic endeavor because "Our chapter has a strong morale for our events like the Wing Fling "help spread the philanthropy event - the Wing Fling brings word in our community, creating awareness not only our campus, but our community to- that prevention is possible," Janoski said. gether," Janoski said. According to the sorority's Web site, Pre- This year local restaurants and businesses vent Child Abuse America has led the way in such as Kirkenburt's Smokehouse Grill, Hoot- building awareness, providing education and ers, Wing Zone, Slick Pig Bar-B-Que, The inspiring hope to everyone involved in the ef- Chicken Shack, Around The Way Dog, Kroger, fort to prevent the abuse and neglect of our Zaxby's and Poppa's Hot Sauce are participat- nation's children. ing in the event, Janoski said. KD donates the money from the event to File Photo Janoski said the wings will be judged in The Exchange Club because the organiza- Sigma Chi Fraternity participated in the 2009 Kappa Delta Wing Fling, a charitable event that the Kappa Delta Sorority hosts every year. This year's Wing Fling isset for April 10. four categories: Best Wings in the 'Boro, Best tion strives to significantly reduce the occur- Smoked Wings, Best Fraternity Wings and rence and re-occurrence of child abuse in Best Sorority Wings. Middle Tennessee. The sororities participating in this year's According to the nonprofit organization's Wing Fling are Zeta Tau Alpha Fraternity, Web site, last year The Exchange Club Fam- Chi Omega Fraternity and Alpha Omicron Pi ily Center's prevention programs served more Women's Fraternity. than 3,000 children and parents. The fraternities participating are Alpha "Our chapter knows that we are doing some- Gamma Rho Fraternity, Alpha Tau Omega thing bigger than ourselves," Janoski said. National Fraternity, Beta Theta Pi Fraternity, "The Exchange Club relies on our check every Kappa Alpha Order, Kappa Sigma Fraternity, spring to help these childi-en = MTSU students Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity, Pi Kappa Phi Fra- should be 'in-the-know' about child abuse." 4 SIDELINES MONDAY, APRIL 5, 2010 www.mtsusidelines.col CURRENT EVENTS MTSU Jazz Artist Movie: "New Muslim Cool" State Farm Room "Oliver!" Series: Nash- Events Policy April 5, 4:45 p.m. Admission: free April 9 through May 2 ville Jazz Orchestra Sidelines welcomes current campus and community Location: Cason-Kennedy Nursing Building, Fridays and Saturdays 7:30 p.m., April 10, 7:30 p.m. events submitted by all readers. 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Scholarship available for children of military families ing for a college education is one hard- Applications being ship that these students should not have for to endure." accepted The scholarship is available to high school 2010-2011 Freedom seniors or registered full-time undergrad- uates, under the age of 26, who have a par- Alliance Scholarship Fund ent who was killed, classified as a prisoner of war, or received a 100 percent disabled STAFF REPORT rating from the Veterans Administration as a result of an operational or training Children of servicemen who have exercise accident. been permanently disabled or died Since its inception, the educational and while serving in the United States charitable foundation has awarded more than $3 million to hun- dreds of students in need of ' Families of killed or permal tuition assistance, accord- disabled service members Iface hard- ing to the organization's Web site. ships that most Americans cannot iimagine." Freedom Alliance was founded in 1990 by Lt. Col. TOM KILGANNON Oliver L. North of the U.S. PRESIDENT OF THE FREEDOM ALLIANCE Marine Corps, who served ,as a member of the Na- Armed Forces now have the opportu- tional Security Council under President nity to apply for the Freedom Alliance Ronald Reagan's administration. Today, Scholarship Fund for the 2010-2011 he is the host of the military documentary academic year. series "War Stories." "Families of killed or permanently dis- Scholarship applications are due by abled service members face hardships that July 30. most Americans cannot imagine," said For more information about the Free- Tom Kilgannon, president of the Freedom dom Alliance Scholarship Fund, visit fas- Alliance, in a press release last week. "Pay- cholarship.com or call 800-475-6620. ENROLLMENT academic year. cent of those who apply to FROM PAGE 1 "Those who are concerned MTSU," Huddleston said. about [college restructur- "Of those applicants, 54 Of the eight colleges that ing] should know that their percent enrolled for classes comprise MTSU, the Univer- majors are not going away," last fall." sityHonors College is the only Sells said. "Low produc- Unlike previous years, Sells one not being considered for ing programs who don't said, current MTSU students possible reorganization. have as many students may should not expect to find ad- Sells said that although be affected administra- ditional classes available later she is not directly involved tively, but students won't be this summer. in the college restructuring directly affected." "Last year, we made the de- process, she said enrollment Sherian Huddleston, asso- cision to put all of the seats numbers could possibly af- ciate vice provost for Enroll- out there," Sells said, add- fect how decisions are made ment Services, said admission ing that students should not in the future. applications are. up 9 percent wait until July to sign up for She said, however, that this year, and the university is a particular class because it as far Ps she knew none likely to see an enrollment in- probably would not be avail- of the decisions regard- crease of 1to 3 percent for the able. ing college restructuring 2010-2011 academic year. "Waiting is the worst pos- would affect the 2010-2011 "We accept about 70 per- sible thing to do," Sells said.

Between 1993 and 2002, 45 WOMEN percent of those who earned a. FROM PAGE 1 doctorate in biological science were women, yet only 30.2 Diana Bilimoria, professor percent were hired as assistant of organizational behavior at professors, according to the Case Western Reserve Univer- TBR proposal. sity in Cleveland, Ohio, said During that same period, ac- nearly all companies in science cording to the proposal, 43.2 and engineering are institut- percent of white males received ing change for gender equal- a doctorate and made up 55.4 ity, but that universities are percent of faculty members lagging behind. within the state. During her March 30 visit to Bilimoria said, in addition campus, Bilimoria shared the to the ethical reasons of gender results of her research, com- equality, there are also clear posed of studies at 19 universi- economic reasons to diversify ties. All of the universities that the science world. participated in the five-year "As the National Science study received Advance grants Foundation has identified, we to help its faculty become more are, literally, in a mode of cri- gender equitable and inclusive sis," Bilimoria said. "If we do of women. not change how we are includ- Bilimoria's results revealed ing and representing women the number of women teach- and minorities in our science ers and women in leader- and engineering workforces, ship roles in STEM fields has we will become less globally increased overall. competitive in the future." According to the proposal A decision is expected to be submitted by the TBR, there announced by the NSF some- are 1,428 STEM faculty mem- time this month. bers working for Tennessee According to the NSF Web universities, but only 338 are site, Congress established female. Of the 34 tenured the science agency in 1950 to STEM faculty members, 12 promote the progress of sci- are female, and 12 out of 47 ence, advance the national promoted faculty members health, prosperity and welfare are women. of the country and to secure Almost 50 percent of people national security. who earn their bachelor's or With an annual budget of master's degree in STEM fields. $6 billion, the agency acts as are women, and about 40 per- a primary funding source for cent of those who earn their approximately 20 percent of doctorates in STEM fields are all federally supported basic women. However, those figures research' conducted by Amer- do not reflect the number of ica's colleges and universi- women who teach STEM skills ties, according to the agency's within higher education. Web site. w w. mtsusiC e ines.com1 MONDAY, APRIL 5i, 2010 SIDELINES 5 www. mtsusidelines.com MONDAY. APRIL 5,2010 SIDELINES 5 Check MTSUSIDELINES.COM for more information on upcoming games and other sporting events at MTSU.

SPORTS www.mtsusidelines.com Guitar, race go to Kevin Harvick California native wins Nashville 300 Saturday

By STEPHEN CURLEY Jason Keller, Michael McDowell, Steve Wal- Sports Editor lace, Colin Braun and Mikey Kile were in- volved in a vicious wreck in turns three and Kevin Harvick and his No. 33 Ar- four, as 'Brendan Gaughan went four-wide mour Meats Impala owned into the group. Gaughan was the only one the day Saturday as the Bakersfield, Ca- involved who finished the race. lif., native won the Nashville 300 at the The wreck scattered debris all over the . track, forcing the race to be stopped with a "We were just trying to keep track position red flag that lasted nearly 15 minutes before all day," said Ernie Cope, Harvick's crew chief. the track was cleared for the race to resume. "We made a plan, and we stuck with it." Nationwide Series points leader Carl Ed- The win was Harvick's second in four starts wards finished sixth, allowing him to hold on this season in the series, and his 36th career vic- to the lead, with Harvick moving into fifth tory in the series. place at 61 points behind Edwards. Edwards A caution late in the race allowed the 34-year- and his crew had to overcome a large hole in old to take the lead from , mak- the grill of his No. 60 Valvoline Ford Fusion ing a pit stop to get two fresh tires. by patching it with an aluminum sheet. "We were 10 laps short [on fuel] and it seemed , the 20-year-old phenom who like there were a lot of cautions," Harvick said. started the race at the and led "We were in conservation mode so we did what the first 30 laps, finished eighth. we needed to do to play it both ways." The NASCAR Nashville weekend kicked Reed Sorensen finished second behind off Friday with Busch winning the Camping Harvick, while Kyle Busch, the winner of the World Truck Series race. Sprint Cup race in In addition to the race purse, NASCAR Nashville in June 2009, finished third. artist Sam Bass presented Harvick with a "We thought our car was good after about custom-painted Gibson guitar. Busch cre- 15 or 20 laps," Harvick said. "We did some ated serious controversy the last time NA- things after the truck race that we felt were SCAR came to Nashville when he smashed right for today." the guitar after winning the Federated Auto It didn't take long for the yellow flag to Parts 300. come out, as spun out From here, Harvick and the. rest of NA- heading into turn two on just the third lap SCAR travel to Phoenix, Ariz., where the of the race. Nationwide Series as well as the Sprint Cup More cautions followed with mild stretches Series will resume. Harvick is expected to

Pno byh,aVy iiaiey., hotography ito. o, of green flag racing between them. The scari- compete in both events. Kevin Harvick raced to victory on Saturday during the Nashviille 300 at the Nashville Superspeedway. est moment of the race came in lap 113, when "We're just having fun," Harvick said. Stockstiil creates moral standard College sports coaching carousel creates double-standard In a system like the NCAA, where commit- . ments mean so much to the structure of ath- letics, the way that coaching searches are con- ducted and executed following a season creates a double standard. The controversy arises from the NCAA's deci- if: sion to impose restrictions on players who break I contracts with their schools but do nothing to -; ,-u~:" --'~i inhibit coaches from doing the same. FileIPhoto In many cases a student commits to not only a Freshman third baseman Kristi Marquez releases her throw during the March 27, 2009 softball game. school, but to a coaching staff. When a student Look Around does this, he has the right to expect that a coach- ing staff will remain in place through the end of Jonathan Herrmann the time they had agreed to originally. An NCAA athlete who breaks contract to lowing the 2009-2010 football season at MTSU Softball drops two of transfer to another four-year university must that much bigger. spend a year in academic residence at a univer- Stockstill reportedly turned down a $700,000 sity to gain qualification to compete. Athletes pay raise to become the head coach of the East also have the choice of transferring to a two- Carolina Pirates. three to Warhawks year college in order to continue competing; "I could not look in the eyes of these recruits howeve;in order to accomplish this the student and their families and tell them the things I Vander Lugt took over. for Robinson in must make significant academic progress at the believe in and what I want them to believe in Vander Lugt's efforts the sixth inning with the teams tied at one. two-year college they choose before transferring and then leave Middle Tennessee with only two Warhawks shortstop Janel Salanoa hit into a to another four-year university. weeks left in the recruiting process," wrote Stock- not enough to save fielder's choice, scoring second baseman Sar- Looking back at the still in a press release. ah Carriger from third to give ULM the lead. end' of the collegiate "Also, I have so much ULM's third run would come on a throwing football season, one respect and admira- Blue Raiders error by Kandra Singleton. can easily see a number tion for our current MTSU Dispatch The relief effort gave Vander Lugt the loss. of coaching changes players that they were Unfortunately for the Blue Raiders, Vander that involved breaking ultimately the reason I Lugt was not able to recreate her Friday per- a contract on one side. could not pursue this Star pitcher Lindsey Vander Lugt could formance in game three Saturday, when she or another, whether any further." only do so much for Blue Raider softball as was sent to the mound to start again. the institution or the If more coaches were the.team dropped two out of three games The Olympia, Wash., native was shelled coach is the one who to follow the example to the University of Louisiana at Monroe at for eight runs on 15 hits pitching a complete breaks said contract. set by Stockstill by Blue Raider Softball Field this past weekend. game, and MT's offense couldn't bail her out Pete Carroll left staying true to their The senior dazzled the Warhawks in the as ULM handled them 8-5. Southern California to commitments, and opening game of-the series Friday, pitch- "Lindsey has pitched well for us all sea- coach in the NFL, Lane .. showing that college ing a complete game shutout with a one- son," Nevar said. "Unfortunately, today was Kiffin left Tennessee ho,,,,cour.rvrsu nisp,,te athletics are still about run double from freshman third baseman not her best performance, and we could not after one season to take Head Coach Rick Stock sttill stayed loyal to the the young men and Kristi Marquez being enough to get the get the series win." over for Pete Carroll Blue Raiders by turning.down a $700,000 pay women who play the 1-0 victory. Mills got the start for the Warhawks, go- raise to transfer universi tiies this at USC, Derek Dooley year. sports rather than the "Lindsey pitched another great game for ing 2.2 innings while giving up three runs on left Louisiana Tech to almighty dollar, -the us," said head coach Sue Nevar. "We are still five hits. She was credited with the win after replace Kiffin, Brian Kelly took the Notre Dame NCAA could limit the hypocrisy created by its in need of those clutch hits to help open up Kandace Causey pitched 4.1 innings of relief, job after leaving Cincinnati, Skip Holtz left East two-sided rule set. our offense to score more runs." giving up two runs on four hits. Carolina for South Florida and Turner Gill took Until the NCAA does something to impose Game two, the first part of a doubleheader The Blue Raiders fell to 12-15 for the sea- the coaching job in Kansas upon his departure sanctions on coaches who break contracts in the Saturday, was another pitcher's duel as War- son and 3-6 in the Sun Belt Conference. from Buffalo. same way they do for players,, fans can only hope hawk starter Tiffany Mills bested Blue Raid- The team returns to action Tuesday when The college basketball season has already seen that coaches will make the right choices for the er starter freshman Janele Robinson. Mills conference foe the University of Louisiana at coaching changes at St. John's and Houston be- athletes they recruit and stand by them. threw a complete game, giving up just one Lafayette comes to town for a doubleheader fore a champion has even been crowned. Jonathan is a junior journalism major He can run on eight hits while Robinson gave up before capping off the series Wednesday. All of this makes Rick Stockstill's decision fol- be reached [email protected] two runs on five hits over 5.1 innings. Games begin at 2 p.m. on both days. 6 SIDELINES MONDAY, APRIL 5, 2010 www.mtsusidelines .com

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Allegations of pedophilia in organist began abusing Denef. preacher of the papal house- the Catholic Church, which This continued for about three hold, quoted a letter from a were initially associated with more years. Jewish friend during a prayer American churches, are now As an adult, Denef revealed service: "I am following the surfacing in many European the childhood molestation he violent and concentric attacks countries, such as Germany. endured to church authorities. against the church, the pope Pope Benedict XVI has yet to They tried to silence him with and all the faithful by the address the most recent cases. a 25,000 gag order, which whole word...The use of stereo- When Benedict was arch- Denefrejected. types, the passing from per- bishop of the German cities of Denef remains politically ac- sonal responsibility and guilt Munich and Freising in 1980, Es lo que ella dijo tive in Gemany, trying to draw to a collective guilt remind me more attention to the prob- of the more shameful aspects he prescribed therapy for a (That's what she said) priest accused of molesting lems with sexual abuse that of anti-Semitism." boys. The priest quickly re- told BBC News: "When I was continue to plague the Catho- I don't feel that the public turned to the church, only to 10 years old, the local Catholic lic Church and lobbying for frowns upon Catholics as a

be convicted of sexual abuse priest selected me to be an altar legal reform. whole, but instead the lack of I'hoto cotllCesy 'alki media CololnlOls again six years later. boy... I was very excited. After In Germany, the statute of action that has been taken to Pope Benedict XVI waves to a crowd. Controversy has arisen as of Though it is not known if the service he took me up to limitations for sexual offenses prevent sexual abuse in the late regarding his and the Catholics Church's decisions surrounding Benedict had knowledge of his apartment. I felt so proud. is 10 years after the victim turns church. Claims comparing the priests allegedly molesting children. the priest's rapid return to his Then he locked the door, sat 18. This means that many like attention Catholic churches should instead be acting stern- the issue is brought to the fore- duties, this instance has been. down and undid my trousers. Denefwill see no justice for the have received to anti-Semitism ly to avert future occurrences. front. Simply knowing that used to question if the pope is He performed a sexual act on physical and mental harm that seem to be just another topic Sexual offenders should be there are problems and do- taking enough action to pre- me. At that very moment he was inflicted upon them. that takes away from the real turned over to the proper au- ing nothing to resolve them vent and deter pedophilia. murdered my soul." Sexual abuse is not the only issue at hand: Why does this thorities, regardless of their solves nothing. Catholic institutions have Denef was subjected to sex- issue at hand. Some Catholics keep happening? religious affiliations. been linked to more than 170 ual abuse in the church for feel they are being discrimi- Meanwhile, a spokes- Benedict has called for Krissy Mallory is a senior allegations of sexual abuse in the next five years. After the nated against because of the person for the pope said he "transparency" in cases of majoring injournalism and Germany. Norbert Denef, a clergyman was transferred to allegations against others. was spending Holy Week in sexual abuse, but if this is the Spanish. She can be reached at 60-year-old German resident, a different diocese, the church Father Cantalamessa, a "penitence and humility." He case, he should speak up when [email protected]. -- ESRB not to The finer things... be trusted for game reviews Recent analysis of 'Dead or Alive' raises red flags

"Parents and consumers should know that the game contains a fair amount of 'cheesy,' and at times, creepy voyeurism." This is from the initial rat- ings review for the game Dead or Alive: Paradise for ....closer....just a little closer... Carl's first day on the job the PlayStation Portable ByJEREMY BALL [email protected] handheld video game sys- SraffCaroonist tem, scheduled for release this month. Objection! Hours after online publica- tion of the Electronics Soft- make informed decisions ware Ratings Board review, about video games. Nontraditional students at the board amended the Dead However, in slightly more or Alive title's ratings review than 15 years, the organi- to remove the subjective lan- zation has taken this seem- guage, and later issued a state- ingly noble foundation and ment of apology for releasing warped it into a special in- MTSU deserving of praise the review as it was in the terest front, in return dis- first place. avowing its purpose. Nontraditional students So at this time, it would be The review in question at MTSU, you deserve praise reasonable to ask what the was changed only after it for starting or coming back point is in even mentioning blazed a trail across the In- to college. It requires de- LDER all of this; the ESRB made ternet, hitting such gaming termination to seek higher a mistake and corrected blogs as Kotaku, Joystiq and education while also keep- it. After all, no harm, no even Destructoid. Second, ing up with all the other ISER foul, right? this led to a lot of reader responsibilities - full-time Let me add a little more outcry in comments post- jobs, children, etc. - that context to the situation. ed at these sites and others, many of you have accrued EARNERS The ESRB was founded as the ESRB had clearly over the years. From the opinions editor in 1994 by the Electronic compromised its own set At the university, the Software Association as a of ethics and violated its amount of nontraditional jobs to be able to afford col- and as high as 84; they travel their age. concession to legislative stated philosophy: students - that is those who lege, and perhaps most of all, both short and long distanc- Succumbing to ageist ste- desire to regulate video "ESRB found that what didn't follow the traditional the current economic state es to get to MTSU; and they reotypes, some of the older games, ostensibly letting consumers really wanted in high-school-to-college path of the country. are both male and female. nontraditional students in the industry police itself a video game rating system - is increasing, said Sarah "The economy is definitely Frequently at MTSU, tra- my classes make frequent so that the government was both age-based rating Martin, president of Older an opportunity to retool and ditional students refer to quips about their age, and would not. categories, as well as con- Wiser Learns, popularly retrain," Martin said. their older peers as simply most of their discussion And so the ESRB began cise, impartial information known as OWLs. She attrib- There are typically no "the old guy (or girl) in my points are in some way or as an independent ratings about what type of content uted this to veterans hav- defining characteristics of class." I must admit that I another tied into how old board whose purpose was is in the game." ing tuition money through nontraditional students: am also guilty of sometimes they are. to objectively monitor con- the GI Bill, people having Their ages have been, both mentally segmenting off tent so consumers could GAMES, PAGE 7 enough money from their past and present, as low as 19 some of my peers based on OWLS,PAGE 7

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR FROM PAGE 6 If administrators wish to Who knows: Someday continue to bolster enroll- I may be a nontraditional I'm not going to get on a ment numbers by attract- student if this whole jour- Inventiveness leads to effective protests soapbox on why we should ing as many target markets nalism thing doesn't work not set others or ourselves as possible, I feel that hav- out. And if it's when I'm 50 I know that the so-called preachers have claims will burn in hell. The church got apart based on age, race, ing a well-oiled depart- or so due to the last news- not been on campus recently, but I was the message that if it weren't for them, the sex, etc. I am going to sug- ment catering specifically paper buckling, I would struck today while listening to the father money would have never been collected. gest, however, that tradi- to nontraditional students rather enjoy a place on of a fallen soldier who is fighting the West- There was no screaming, but a sort of tional students establish a is a key selling point that campus that assists me in boro Baptist Church. "kill them with kindness" philosophy. respect for the efforts of the university needs. my return to college. A student in Chicago wanted to do I know that Pinpoint Evangelism often those who have not had MTSU provides fund- I would also prefer to be something about the church protesting at protests on our campus. I think that rather college "handed to them," ing for many outlets, like called "Michael" by my his school, so instead of yelling and giv- than yell and give them attention they are so to speak. Student Programming and peers rather than "that old ing them the attention that they were af- after, if students were to band together and This group of students, Greek Affairs, which are guy," unless of course the ter, he had a sign that directed people do something like the student in Chicago, which is assisted by Adult geared mainly toward tra- phrase was extended to say, who disagreed with the church to come the protesters might not want to come Student Services, also de- ditional students. While "that old guy who is very over to him and throw any spare change back. Just a thought. serves respect from MT- these organizations are handsome for his age." into buckets. SU's powers that be, as valuable assets to the uni- All of the money was donated to orga- -Tauna Selby, senior education and they are contemplating versity, having a place that Michael Stone is a nizations that help those who the church behavioral science major how to rework the univer- provides services, social- seniorjournalism major sity to be less of a financial ization opportunities and and opinions editor burden on the state. programs for nontradi- of Sidelines. Adult Student Services tional students is perhaps He can be reached at Constitution does not override health care bill is something that has been more important, as it is slopinio @m.tsu.edu. Marie Kemph is both wrong and over- Fourth, the 10th Amendment does not wrought ("A lawful, necessary cause or a trump federal law - the concept of Federal constitutional violation?" Sidelines, March preemption - the necessary and proper clause, unbiased reporting on the make the effort. 29). Obamacare does not violate or shred the or the supremacy clause. In fact states' rights GAMES. content of video games. The ESRB does not Constitution, and it certainly does not dis- advocates have consistently misapplied and FROM PAGE 6 The reason this goal is need to protect any of us honor vets who have fought and died for it - misunderstood this amendment. at odds with the organiza- or our children, and any jeez get a grip Ms. Kemph; the Constitution is And, of course, no one is going to be forced Don't get me wrong, the tion's purpose is because such goal undermines very durable. to buy insurance; they will just get fined if Dead or Alive Extreme se- it is precisely what the its credibility. One thing is clear from the health care de- they do not. If this were so unconstitutional, ries does have some ques- ESRB was created to-pre- While it cannot always bate: Opponents of Obamacare have demon- why then did so many Republicans in the tionable content, with vent from happening. Just be politically profitable to strated considerable ignorance of the Consti- 1990s health care debate advocate that all characters prone to behav- because it's not the gov- give fair review to games tution, as well as U.S. history, and Ms. Kemph should buy into the system as a matter of ior that many would clas- ernment doing it does not such as Manhunt. or The evinces this ignorance. personal responsibility? sify as "exhibitionist" to change the chilling effect Punisher - or those that She and others make the mistake of mis- Moreover, Massachusetts' mandatory outright "creepy." this special agenda has on have adult content avail- reading and misunderstanding the, text buy-in has already passed constitutional However, the key to entertainment software. able exclusively through of the Constitution while utterly ignoring muster, and Republicans Mitt Romney and remember is that these What the ESRB has be- third-party ' modification constitutional law and the interpretations Scott Brown supported that! Since there is are subjective evalua- come skilled at in recent such as Grand Theft Auto: surrounding it. no constitutional issue with Obamacare, tions of the content, and years is in fear monger- San Andreas or The Elder First, the commerce clause has a consider- Ms. Kemph should be free then to support whether or not we can ing and exploitation, as Scrolls IV: Oblivion - there ably broad interpretation, which actually goes it - hooray. argue those points to be opposed to genuine re- are plenty of groups such back to the Founding Fathers' original intent. Now the teaching moment: Ms. Kemph true, such language is view. Though minor in as Common Sense Media Moreover, insurance companies operate na- should rely less on cutting and pasting inac- anything but impartial. comparison to other in- that are willing to uphold tionally, so Obamacare is fully consistent with curacies from conservative and Republican But consider the follow- cidents, the language of such bias and many other the commerce clause. blogs, and spend more time studying the doc- ing, also from the ESRB's the Dead or Alive: Para- specialized agendas when Second, the Constitution does not ument and its legal interpretations. Might I philosophy statement: dise rating is just the most reviewing these games. state that states have to be treated equally then suggest as a starting point The Constitu- "After consulting a wide recent indicator of the Ultimately, the answer is in disbursements. tion for Dummies. range of child develop- bias couched within the that you likely cannot trust Third, since Obamacare is not an appropria- ment and academic ex- board's reviewers. anyone to police your ex- tions bill, Senate origination is constitutional. -Louie Haas, history professor perts, analyzing other While it's true that the posure to ideas other than rating systems and, most review was edited so that yourself, and that even Send letters to importantly, listening a more neutral, objective goes for something as me- [email protected] to parents..." version was posted, the nial as entertainment. We see the ESRB has set point remains that the bias and include a phone a goal that is contrary to was present in the first Larry Sterling is a senior number for verification. its agenda of objectivity place, which will color any electronic media comnmuni- and is now trying to be a information we receive, cation major and mnultime- media watchdog group to filter or not. dia editor of Sidelines. MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY protect the children of the Ethics is a sticky thing; He can be reached at public instead of providing still, one has to at least [email protected].

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Photo courtesy of Dave Haslam MySpace British DJ, author recounts tale of modern punk revival By EMMA EGLI Features Editor

Post-modern punk, underground dance clubs and the death of disco aren't really topics that most college students tend to dwell on. Then again, we didn't grow up in Manchester, Eng- land, nor did we witness the rise and fall of Joy Division. Photo by Jay Bailey, photography editor One Big Owl, a band that describes themselves as 'freak folk,' performed at Bonhoeffers, a local Murfreesboro venue, on April 1 But what we lack in reputable knowledge of the Man- chester music scene during the '70s and '80s, British journal- By EMMA EGLI easier said than done as the influences of each member are ist and disc jockey Dave Haslam compensates for. He should Features Editor reflected through their sound. anyways; he was there. "My dad always describes us as Sufjan Stevens and Haslam, who teaches a music journalism course at the Uni- The formula for a college band goes as follows: An ob- Arcade Fire taking their daily supplements of Iron and versity of Salford in England, ventured to MTSU to inform noxious lead singer whose head is as big as his ego, a guitar- Wine," Hauser says of the first few songs the group has students on one of the most significant bands to pioneer the ist who quits the band at least twice a week and a drummer worked on. post-punk movement: Joy Division. with a drinking problem. Floating somewhere between folk rock, blues and in- While the story of the significant foursome is a sad one Throw in a couple of mediocre house shows, zero prqctice die, their songs evoke the insouciant feel of a summer's (lead singer, Ian Curtis, developed epilepsy and eventually time, tack on an ironic name coined after an inside joke night spent with good friends and good drinks. Hauser's went on to commit suicide), their impact on that music scene that no one but members of the band understands, and voi- soft and steady drumbeats overlaid with Johnson's twangy and the culture that surrounded them is one that Haslam en- 1 - you've got yourself another standard run-of-the-mill guitar slides and McCormick's soothing sax melodies lend joys sharing. college band. to this visual image for the song "Anything But." During the late '70s, Haslam says there was a noticeable One Big Owl has failed miserably with that formula. In Veering away from the easygoing folk sound are songs split between people who were following the post-punk scene fact, it meets none of the aforementioned requirements, like "Know Much," with Bullock and Osburn's vocal har- and people who were still avid fans of disco. placing ihe six-member group in a category of its own. It's monies slowly building momentum while Johnson's wail- "You'd get people beating each other up for liking the quickly apparent though, as they prepare to answer ques- ing feedback give it a more experimental sound. wrong kind of music," Haslam says. "Short-haired people tions, that they are perfectly OK with that. Songs like this almost place the band in a genre that would chase long-haired people down the street." "What's our target demographic?" asks Chandler Kellogg, Kellogg stumbled upon called "freak folk." Drawing from With the dramatic shift in popular culture, bands such junior recording industry major and bassist. "Do we want traditional folk music, the genre also infuses elements of as The Smiths and The Buzzcocks were emerging with a to be portrayed as the funny band or the douchey band?" avant-garde and psychedelic sound, as exemplified with darker sound that reflected the industrial glum of the city The question produces chuckles among the group, and it's acts like Akron/Family, Vetiver and Joanna Newsom. of Manchester. determined that the band will be like a modern-day version "We have all agreed that we sort of fall into that," Bull- It was around this time that Haslam's career started in of the Spice Girls, each member having its own caricature. ock says. "We don't particularly sound like the artists that an "Almost Famous" type fashion; a young boy starry- "Chandler will be Douchey Spice," says Kyle McCormick, are in it, but more the idea behind it." eyed with the underground music scene starts a fanzine junior recording industry major and saxophonist. "Mark While things have been steadily picking up for the group, and paves his own path by promoting unknown bands in- will be Funny Spice." including a recent small tour of Alabama, Louisiana and unknown venues. The making of One Big Owl is a simple storf that started Texas; as well as its "One Big Owl(bum)" CD release, the "I would walk around town with a carrier bag of cassettes in August of 2008, in a dorm no less. members agree that remaining humble and tactful are talking to people about music," Haslam says. "That's all "Iwas a [resident assistant] in my dorm, and I heard their top priorities. I did." Mark playing," Kellogg says reminiscently of lead singer "So many people are in bands simply because they want Not realizing it at the time, Haslam began making history and guitarist, Mark Bullock. "There were a bunch of guys to be in a band," McCormick says. "We're trying to de- by booking an American band by the name of Sonic Youth playing together in the dorm, and they were all mediocre, velop musically, and we're not just riding out this sense in.it first headlining show in the UK. To save the band mon- except for Mark." of celebrity." ey, they slept on his living room floor, a fact that makes him Soon after, Kellogg asked Bullock if he wanted to start Kellogg agrees, recalling the attitude of previous bands laugh when he reflects upon it because it seemed so insignifi- a band and consider recording one of Bullock's original he has been in as well as ones he has seen locally. cant at the time. songs, "Trains Underneath." Ironically enough, it was Mc- "You.have to rise above that mentality of 'hey let's be a "Staying up all night talking to Thurston [Moore] and Kim Cormick who recorded and engineered the folk-twinged house show band, we'll get drunk and be the best band [Gordon] about Patti Smith, I wasn't thinking in my head ballad, long before he was playing sax in the band. ever,"' Kellogg says. how much money am I making or is this cool," Haslam says. Dan Johnson, junior social work major and guitarist, It's obvious members of One Big Owl work hard to de- "I did it because it just seemed liked the best thing ever." had previously played with Kellogg in other bands and was liver an honest product, as evidenced by the fact that every Haslam noticed his knack for being a decent DJ while he an obvious addition to the group. Johnson's blues inspired aspect of their new album came from the collective efforts was booking shows for small acts in the UK. Because most of techniques are evident in songs like "Freshwater" and of saving money by doing everything themselves. the bands were unknown and not always crowd pleasers, he "Anything But." "It's amateur, but we are learning," Kellogg says. "I would cut costs by playing music before and after acts. Kellogg had known drummer, Chris Hauser, for a num- booked the tour and we are our own record label - and it's "Someone actually came up to me and said 'the music you ber of years and had met Sephra Os- OK if we mess up because there is room play is really good, you know it's better than the bands you burn, junior recording industry major for error." put on,"' Haslam jokes. and jazz-influenced vocalist, while Next in store for the group are a hand- As humorous as it might have seemed then, his career as a they lived in the same dorm. With the ful of local shows and the promoting successful DJ during the hype of the Hacienda nightclub era later addition of McCormick on the of their new album. Because the group was no joke. He toured with The Stone Roses and DJed at af- sax, the group has slowly but surely is so busy enjoying what it does and ter parties for bands like Depeche Mode and New Order. transformed into the present-day becoming masters of its craft, it leaves "It was 1985 and DJing wasn't a huge thing," Haslam says. One Big Owl. little time for the petty drama ex- "House music hadn't been invented and disco was dead, While the band has created quite pected from any other dysfunctional so you had a kind of alternative world, and that's where I an avid following in the Murfrees- college band. started DJing." boro area, it is still trying to "We were just talking about how Formed by New Order - the band created from the make its mark on the Nashville nobody ever quits this band enough," remnant members of Joy Division - the Hacienda quick- scene. McCormick recalls his first McCormick chuckles. "I'm going to ly scooped Haslam up and he became a resident DJ, always show with the group at West End, start quitting like once a week. " looking to devour whatever artists like those influenced by venue The End. Hauser ponders on this remark and techno and post-punk were making. "It was a pretty intimidating first adds, "It would definitely make our The club started gaining momentum until eventually the show," McCormick admits. lyrics more meaningful if we were a Hacienda was on the cover of "Newsweek" in 1989. Dubbed Placing the group in a specific genre is little more dysfunctional." the birthplace of acid-house music, the club rendered fame throughout the world. "It was 'the' club to go to in the world," Haslam says. "It was like the Studio 54 of that generation." To read more, visit us online. SA www.mtsusidelines.com vting photographerhr

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By LAURA AIKEN Arts & Entertainment Editor

An overturned chair, a neglected entertainment center and a weather-beaten couch sit atop a com- 5 pacted mound of similarly discarded items in a fad- ed-blue metal bin. Light casts off the metal a brilliant white, darts in- termittently between the triangles of a wrought-iron container and blinds anyone who attempts to look directly at it. Like buried treasure, the multihued cascading mountain of aluminum cans is lustrous - but slightly dented with a few minor nicks here and there. The recyclables sorted into labeled containers at MTSU's drop-off site wait patiently. Are they waiting for the moment to make a difference? One recycled aluminum can produces enough energy to run a tele- vision set for three hours, so each scrap of metal in the bin might get its chance. .Throughout the week, the breeze has blown white shreds out of a paper-only bin and scattered them profusely onto the gritty cement, forming a trail to PhotoI, by ,aua Aiken,.arts & entertainment editor the heart of MTSU's environmental efforts. MTSU's recycling center on campus is just one way that Students for Environmental Action is trying to make It's a path that many students tread, but there are recycling easier for students. some who refuse to be labeled as merely tree-huggers contributing to the just cause of greening MTSU. mining the landfills and sifting through the trash The program began about 35 years ago, and sincee Here, there are innovative activists heralding recy- to try to pull the aluminum out, she says. then, incoming students now have the opportunityV cling initiatives that will contribute to a better envi- At MTSU, the focus of the recycling program to volunteer $8 on top of their tuition to go towardi ronment on campus, harkening to a mixture of ener- is awareness, and Potter concedes that throwing the Clean Energy Fund -which has recently been re- gy-efficient opportunities within a 30-mile radius. away valuable materials like aluminum cans is named the Sustainable Campus Fee. And if anyone could make ecologists sing, it's merely a waste of time, energy and money. Plus, "MTSUis probably the first in the state ofTennessee Brandy Potter. not recycling is a waste of nonrenewable resourc- to have a fee that is specifically energy-related," Har- With her gutsy attitude and penchant to take on es, and once the resources are gone, you can't get dymon says. "Students got behind this and voted." any consumer nation, Potter evokes the image of them back, she says. Now, the fee funds the energy or environmentally what a good environmentalist should be - she has re- Throughout Earth month, Potter plans to have related projects on campus. cycled paper in her recycled book bag, a bike instead daily events that center around recycling and con- Although greening has its challenges, Hardymon i of a gas-guzzling automobile and fluorescent light serving the planet. MTSU faculty, staff and stu- says MTSU has put up more than 300 recycle bins 5 bulbs as opposed to incandescent, dents may partake in a variety of festivities, which 'in receit years, and iiow it's time to fine-tune As co-chair of Students for Environmental Action will only further pique participants' interest and the program. and an environmentalist to her very core, she knows increase awareness on campus. "Green is the best word for sustainability. You want t that recycling is an ongoing journey at MTSU - one And the head of the environmental operation to take care of things now, so that people in the future she doesn't take lightly. Potter and her fellow group on campus is Linda Hardymon, holding every can appreciate the things that we have," Hardymon 1 members instill awareness of all says benevolently. "We don't t sorts, but because April is Earth want to just use it up and have it t month, Students for Environ- F MO RE INFORMATION ON RECYCLING be gone." mental Action is embracing recyclerutherford.org for more information on how to ind recycling locaions, Hardymon speaks intelli- more radical measures. gently about consumerism and The organization will tackle tips, and to view upcoming events in the Rutherford County area. energy efficiency. a few buildings at a time, take Her assistant, Wesley Curtis, im- out all of the recycling contain- Some helpful tips to keep in mind when tryingto be green: mediately chimes in. ers, power wash them and re- *Recycle your old computers and cell phones. Check out Dell, Staples, and "Going green is seeing alot of the paint the bins from a sun-worn Waste MIanagement/Recycle America Web sites for information on how you can materials that are collected every indigo to a sumptuously rich recycle these items. day and distributed out into our MTSU blue. containers," Curtis says. "It is the ic I Aiming for consistency, Local Recyclinglocations: possibilities of what you're pick- they're placing the bins in , Recycling center located at 1500 Greenland Drive on campus -forthe recy- ing up and taking over there - It t more strategic .locations cling of aluminum, cardboard, paper and plastic is re-growth." throughout the buildings * 1140 aley Road -for the recycling of aluminum, cardboard, glass paper, Discarded objects aren't nec- on campus, so that they are plastic and tin essarily rubbish because there is i more accessible 'to students, Sam Cl ated t 25 John Rice Boulevard -forthe re livalue and worth in those materials, she says. They might even . Curtis says. A tale as old as time: publish some sort of bro- n ,-cardboard, glass, paper, plastic and someone's trash could be another r chure showing the location of person's treasure. each and every recycle bin - a The Center for En- treasure map. trump card in the deck. As the recycling manager ergy Efficiency manages the waste re- "Maybe when all is said and done, this will at MTSU, Hardymon encourages students and fac- duction efforts on campus, as well as the reach some people," Potter says. "A lot of people ulty to reduce, reuse and recycle on a daily basis. recycling program. don't agree with recycling, but maybe they just "Recycling has been a long-term program here," According to the MTSU's Web site, one ton of re- don't know what it does or what it can do." fHardymon says. cycled paper saves 4100 kWh of energy, 60 pounds of There are many economic and environmental Student workers and students completing their air pollutants from being released and 7,000 gallons benefits that go hand-in-hand with recycling; it community-service hours pick up the recycling of water. reduces the amount of municipal waste - trash - bins around campus according to the schedule And according to greenliving.lovetoknow.com, in landfills; it reduces the amount of energy wast- that she meticulously constructs. one ton of paper rescues 17 trees. Because the av- ed on making new products; and it reduces the Hardymon equates the MTSU recycling pro- erage American uses 650 pounds of paper per year, amount of nonrenewable resources Americans gram to a close-knit community, with each mem- then an average family of four could possibly save constantly consume. ber.holding a specific role toward initiating a bet- 68 trees. Potter is hopeful. Awareness is the biggest cam- ter environment. Then, she sees it through. So, if seven average-size families recycled their pa- paign her organization exhibits. She says there is Every building on campus has recycling, and all per year round, they could salvage an entire forest. no unsolved mystery concerning recycling. have paper, newspaper and magazine bins. In the last fiscal year, MTSU recycled approxi- "We're going through materials so quickly," "I think people realize it's there, but I think they mately 300 tons of mixed paper and cardboard. Potter says. "If I see a can on the ground, I go and need a nudge in that direction," Hardymon says. Hardymon says the numbers for recycling collec- pick it up." Hardymon does more than point people in the tions at MTSU have improved since last year, and Potter frequently utters the statics. She says re- right direction; she enforces, instructs and mod- "more people are becoming aware." cycled aluminum saves more than 95 percent of els good environmental habits, living and breath- Students like Brandy Potter make sure of that. the energy required to produce it, one ton of recy- ing through her activist role, which is a rare com- "There's so much trash and we don't know what cled aluminum saves 14,000 kWh of energy, and modity in a consumer's world. to do with it. It's sad to think that it doesn't have to recycled aluminum will be back on the grocery Revenues from the recycling program are what be there," she says. "We can reuse it. Why make new store shelf in as little as 60 days. pay her student workers' salaries and pay for the stuff when you can use what you have?" Sure enough, aluminum is one of the recycla- gas they use to transport recyclables to and from There's now an island of garbage in the ocean so bles in highest demand, because it's a nonrenew- MTSU's drop-off site. large that you can see the mound from outer space. able resource and is becoming somewhat scarce. This is done to ensure that Hardymon's operations Does it matter? In the next 50 years, workers are going to start run smoothly. Ask the fish that live there.

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