Action Shots The VU fall/winter sports season in ORCH pictures, page 12. VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY'S STUDENT NEWSPAPER DECEMBER 12. 2003 • VOLUME 96. ISSUE 13 Tonight: [ Jiggity Jig, 13° | Fleeing complete weather on pg. 2 1 INSIDE ! CTNSTA Motion to remove College Television Network from campus fails student News Field Trip struck Freshman running from police hit by car on Lincolnway Kathy Neale suggests Andy Viano interesting way to mix TORCH WRITER up finals week page 5 A Valparaiso University student trying to flee campus police early Saturday morning Opinion was struck by a car on Motion commotion Lincolnway Avenue. Staff editorial examines The student, -freshman controversial CTN Glendon J.M. Seal, 19, was motion seen by police hiding in the page 8 bushes with a few cans of beer on his person outside of Alumni Features Hall at approximately 3:45 a.m. When officers approached Seal, Tattoo taboos he allegedly jumped up and A guide to everything LEAH BUNK darted toward Lincolnway, body art Student Senators vote on a motion proposing to remove CTN from campus. Only five voted in favor of the motion. where he was clipped by a pass­ page 10 Jeff Burton brought before this body," said students. "A much more appropri­ ing car. NEWS EDITOR former student body president ate system of questioning needs to "There really wasn't A & E Jantzen Eddington who strongly be done." much of a chase because as Tis the season On Monday, Dec. 8, in front opposed the motion. "The surveys Many senators, on their own soon as he hit the street, he saw of more than 25 students, the did not express that removing accord, polled their own con­ the car." Valparaiso University Valparaiso University Student CTN means removing TVs from stituents and found widely varied Police Department Chief Ed Senate voted against a measure the cafeterias and the Union." results. Missy Klajda, the Alumni Lloyd said. brought forth by At-Large Senator According to the information Hall senator said that of 80 to 100 Seal was uninjured in the Rick Baue that would have termi­ gathered from the 263 students students polled, only two felt incident but was transported to nated the university's affiliation who were issued the official sur­ strongly that CTN should have Porter County Jail where he, with the College Television vey, 51 percent felt CTN failed to been kept on campus. Meanwhile, was booked on charges of Network. place value upon human dignity, Arts and Sciences Senator Brian resisting arrest and minor pos­ The motion, which cited the while 64 percent responded that it Bock found quite differing results. session of alcohol. He posted fact that CTN does not support the did not embody the values of a "I've surveyed 150 people bond in the morning and was values and morality of the univer­ church-related university. and only 18 said no to CTN," said released. sity, had students on both sides of "I just feel that this motion is Bock. Campus police were only Holiday happenings and the aisle up in arms. totally slanted," said senior Chris Despite the conflicting on the scene investigating movie previews "I think this is one of the Moore, responding to the wording reports of a disturbance inside pages 15 & 17 most irresponsible motions ever of the survey submitted to select see•MOTIO N page 6 the dorm. Four VU freshmen, Robert A. Elliott, 19, Jay T. Sports Slate, 19, Kumail T Nairn, 19, Who's the boss? and Jonathan R. Lucas, 18, were all arrested on minor pos­ Brandt cafe ransacked session of alcohol charges and Would-be robbers spray fire extinguisher in office, rummage through supplies spent the night in Porter County Becca Klusman While nothing was actually the trash bag by the door when the Jail. The four were being TORCH WRITER removed from the building, the manager arrived Sunday. escorted from the building would-be thieves did plan on tak­ "It just seems like common when police discovered Seal in Brandt cafeteria suffered a ing items with them. stupidity," said sophomore Kim hiding. break-in in the early morning Sawusch. "Why would you go to Seal was apologetic after hours last Sunday. While nothing LL all that trouble and just leave it? I the incident and said, "I feel m m was stolen, damage was sustained It was a just don't understand." sorry about it now, I feel sorry both by the cafeteria itself and the complete mess. Dunlap agrees. "It was sur­ for the person that hit me, and I manager's office. prising, there seems to have been really regret doing it." The computers and no point to it," she said. The Bloomington, Minn, Men's basketball loses The culprits broke into the 86-82 to University of cafeteria by cutting the chain that just about There are currently no clues native now faces the additional Wisconsin-Milwaukee holds the gate in place in the dining to who committed the act of forced charge of resisting arrest, but area of the cafeteria. everything else in entry. The event occurred some­ Lloyd said he's very lucky to page 22 9 When the Sunday morning there were ruined? time after the building's outside have simply his health. manager arrived to open the cafe­ doors were locked, so the only hint "To run from a situation ZZtaxZ teria for breakfast, she found the SUSANNE DUNLAP the Valparaiso University Police like that with icy conditions News 1 chain cut and the office door ajar. DIRECTOR OF DINING SERVICES Department has is that it likely was and as late as it was, it's very Weather/Beat 2 The entire contents of a fire someone inside the building. fortunate he (Seal) or one of my Announcements 2 extinguisher had been sprayed all A number of single serving Since the gate opens into a officers was not severely hurt." Opinion 7 over the office. potato chips were taken off the dis­ common area, the suspect would Lloyd said, "It was a complete mess," play racks and placed in a trash bag not have to be an employee of the Aside from the criminal Features 10 said Susanne Dunlap,-Director of and set by the entrance, as though cafeteria in order to know how to charges filed in Porter County, A&E 15 Dining Services. "The computers the intruders intended to take them enter the cafeteria. all five arrested Saturday night Clips & Classifieds 19 and just about everything else in with them when they left. face possible disciplinary Sports 20 there were ruined." However, they were still in see •BRANDT page 5 action from the university. page 2, The Torch NEWS December 12, 2003 Cbc Valparaiso BETH ADAMS Kenneth J. Schoon, author of the recently published "Calumet Beginnings," discusses regional history University police from the revolutionary war to the present during a lecture at the Union on Saturday, Dec. 6. Department wishes campus you and yours a ARC parking usage Source 95 '.f eemert Parking in lots adjacent to the Athletics The Source 95 presents "Rock Unplugged" Recreation Center is reserved for designated featuring Me and Tim, Easy Tiger, happy holiday members of the Crusader Club during men's Waistcoat Fling and Without Atom. A fully home basketball games. Members of the acoustic concert will happen on Saturday, campus community are reminded that vehi­ Dec. 13 from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Union season! cles parking in those areas overnight or on Roundtable. Admission is free for all VU the days of games without authorization are students, faculty, staff, family and friends. subject to towing. Come relax and enjoy great music. Brought to you by The Source 95.1 FM, Indiana's mCn is fer «a«IM» ttUiuahit Best In College Radio. The University bakery is now selling two- pound containers of cookie dough for $4.95. Be a senator in 2( Purchase regular flavors or other varieties Three spots are open for next semester on that are available with three days notice. To Student Senate: Lankenau Senator, Sorority order, call ext. 6712 two working days Senator, and 807 Mound/Kade- before pickup at the Lankenau store. Dusenberg/UPA/Linwood Apts. Senator. Petitions will be available Monday, Jan. 5, Take your minds bowling 2004 outside the Student Senate office in the Union. An informational meeting for poten­ The 2004 College Bowl will be Sat. Jan. 24. tial candidates will be held in the Union at 8 Teams consist of four players and can have p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 7. This meeting is one alternate. Sign up by e-mailing Jeremy informal and open to anyone to ask ques­ Herniman at [email protected]. tions about Senate and the election proce­ The subject of the e-mail should be "college dure. Completed petitions are due Monday, bowl." Include the four names of the players Jan. 12 at 5 p.m. outside the Senate office. and the phone number of the team captain. The organizational meeting will be that Team names would also be accepted. 1st, night (Jan. 12) at 8 p.m. in the Union. All 2nd, and 3rd placing teams will receive a candidates are required to attend this meet­ monetary reward which is still TBD. ing. Elections will be held Friday, Jan. 16, from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. in the Union for Book buwhmk wmek 807/KD/UPA/LA and Sorority positions and Book Buyback is next week - Dec. 15-19 in Lankenau for the Lankenau position. If the University Book Center. Please note you there are any questions, feel free to contact do NOT need your original receipt to sell Elections Chair Kirsten Huth at [email protected] or ext.