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3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy. 014 Student Union, Dayton, OH 45435 I Issue No. 1 Vol. 43 I An ACP All-American Newspaper tudents jarred by new h alth insurance charge Amanda Kauppia Zihlman a nior accountin major. Other stud n have not experienced miz out of pock t exp nse said Kauppia.2@'Miglt.edu The change in policy, which is a difficulty. Heshani Balasooriya, a Smith. result of a change in computer technol­ phomore early childhood education For example, an office visit on cam­ Student health insurance i now ogy, is public information. However, major, said 'I didn't have any prob­ pus costs $50, which means that stu­ being added automatically to student many students feel that the change lems. I am an international dents using the Bollinger insurance pol­ accounts. Under the old system, stu­ was not publicized enough. "They student so I use the stu­ icy would not have to pay for that visit. dents bad the ability to opt out of the should make it clearer while reg­ dent health insurance optional insurance while registering istering," said Jonathon Thomp­ anyway." -See the related editorial online. son, a senior international Bollinger is the on page 10 It is not an attempt to charge stu­ dents unneces ary fees, said Steve Sherbet, University Bursar. Many other universities in r----..----.----,. the country are using the new ~,_;:=~~:;;:::~~~~~ computer system as well, be said. Just the for~~~to~~~~ students to opt out of the health ~~~~~~~~~~~~~=~:~~~~~~~~~ facts: insurance option while operating within the parameters of the computer sys­ tudent Health tem, n said Sherbet Insurance Last year, only 1,756 students used the student health insurance policy out of over 16 000 registered students, said - Automatically Sherbet charged to students' The new system does not have the fee and tuition costs ability to allow students to cancel the fee on the registration page. Previously, while registering on - Students must waive the ROX, there was an option to waive the fees on Wings Express insurance fee at the point of registra­ compa­ tion. ny that pro­ - There are two charges, vides insurance one The new for students at for $17 and one for Wright State $213 system d at many In WINGS other colleges -Only $1, 756 students used Express, and universities. students the student health insur­ must click on ance last year out of over a separate menu entitled 16,000 ~~optional servic- The cost for the es" to waive the major. 2005-2006 school -Must be waived quarterly fee. Sherbet said Nickie Simpson, a ear was $218 per that some people have senior organizational leader­ quarter. For the - Online.payment called the office to ask for ship major, said "I didn't know until 2006-2007 academ­ health insurance and questions, but generally now. I am not happy about it because ic year, the cost there have not been prob­ it is money that could be used toward went up to $230. tuition also includes a serv­ lems. books." Smith said the poli­ ice charge for credit card Students that may have unintention­ cy is for sickness and transactions ally paid for the $230 health insurance A hidden charge? injury and does not policy must submit a written request for Although there were students who include routine physi­ a refund before the first day of classes were unaware of the automatic billing als. The policy pays $50 for the relevant quarter. process, Sherbet said that it is not oward office visits, intended to be a hidden fee. Some stu­ 'including urgent care. No satisfaction dents feel differently. Bollinger will also usually Some students are dissatisfied. ''I ''I think it is lazy. Instead of asking, pay a portion of services such think it is dumb. If no one notices, they they just put it on your bill, and then as x-rays or lab work. are making extra money. I am going to we have to take it off later," Chris Students are encouraged to utilize check on my account," said Doug Terry, a sophomore undecided major. the facilities at Wright States to mini- THE GUARDIAN I Wednesday, September 6. 2006 I NEWS

t 29 2 -A faculty mem- ber in ATs reported that he had been notified by the Republic of Moldova that one of their official government web ites had been defaced from a WSU networ co puter. A gust 30, 2 - Police were The subject who was on the com­ called to a Zink Rd_ apartment to puter was identified, and the FBI has inve tigate reports of a woman threat­ intervened ening her roommate with a knife. The students reported that they August 30, 2006 - Two computers fought physically and both women were reported missing from 371 Mil­ were arrested. let, where faculty members had stored

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e Page2 Editor-in-Chief Jessica Lander Web Edito Frank Wolz anaging Editor Karilynn dvertising Reps Justine Ames, Opin·on Page 10 Quillen Claire er1, Lauren Lange News Edi or Keny Upp Circula ·on ana r p 14 As "stant N Editor Laura Lander p 21 ik i Ferrell istant Productio anager Featur Editor Ka ·e Strayer Mailinh Nguyen, Nisha Panday age 27 Op· ions Editor oe Sack Staff riters Dominique Spo E · Ryan Hehr Ortolano, Audrey Preyor, lina Copy Editor Aaron Larson I Chief Photographer Pandza, Amanda Kauppila, Lee Lindsey Fultz Mowen, Tuesday Monsion, Advertising anager Nico e DeVendra, Chelsey Frank's Fruit Farm Jamie Baker Levingston Ad Graphics Manager Staff Photograp rs Corn, Apples, Farm Fresh Cat Miller Jenna ee Ziegler, Zack Fehrman Vegetables, Jams, Jellies, Graphic Designer Cassandra Faculty Mentor Dr. Jeff John Hall Amish Cheeses Letters to the Editor Hours: Mon-Sat 1 Oam - 6pm The G~rdian is prin ed weekly during the regular . letter.. to the cdi a com- Sun. Noon - Spm school year. It is publ shed by studen of Wright Sta e frorn • facul • inistrators and Univef'Sity in Dayton, Editorials without bylines staff. reflect the majority opinion of the ed. rial board. Views •Lett hould be typed. ha e th writer' printed full 4308 Kemp Rd. e.....,ressed in columns, cartoons and advertisements name., address, daytnne phoo , ma;or- and cl · standing Beavercreek are those of the writers, artists and advertisers. (1f applicable} The Guudian reserves the right to censor or reject 426-6916 adv rtismg copy m accordance with any present or future advertising acceptance ru s e blished by The Guudi n All contents contained herein are the cont t express property of The G~rdian. . Copyright privileges •Letters r dupl · e others 11111y be revert to the writers, artist and photographers of •When responding to other letter, refer- to the da and specific works after publication. Copyright 2006 The headlme. Guardian, Wright State University. AD rights reserved. -Quotes that cannot be oonfumed will oot be used. First issue free. Additional copies may be requested •The Gaanliaa reserves the right to refuse prin1ing letters for $.50 each. E-mail: Stedtig17@aolcom Guardian Phone Numbers Ecitor-in-Chief': ns.65341 Opinions & Sports: nS-5538 INews Desk: ns.6536 t Advettising: n5-5SST I Fax: 77S6535 w w w. the guardian on Ii n e . - com NEWS Wednesday. September 6. 2006 I The Guardian I ~3 WSU engineering professor gets 10 months in prison

Springfield police with the a istance Plea Court that he Internet " aid Pe tak. II Professor has of Fairborn police. took r p n ibility "I was about to take a clas with He w taken into cu tody from the for what he did. profe sor Lippert," said Catalina Mar­ been on Ru ngineering C nter and later The c urt n ted tin z a junior biomedical engineering pleaded not guilty in la k ounty that Lippert talked tu dent. administrative Municipal urt to charge ccu ing to at lea ·t 200 "What happened i horribl . If he leave him of tryin to lur a 14-year old girl other juv nil c uld till teach at W U, I w uld be since arrest vcr the internet to ngag in xually nlinc. really afraid t take hi · cour c. I would last year plicit . change . "Mr. Lipp rt i n t f cl afc g ing t hi offi and Lipp rt w · immediately placed n on administrative a king him que 'tion ab ut pr ~ect or admini trativ I ave by th univcr ity. leave,'' said Iri any p rticular thing I didn't und r tand. nna Pandza After Lippert plead d not guilty to Harv y A ociate I have never dealt with a imilar itua­ [email protected] charge in Clark County Municipal Vice Pre ident of Marketing and Com­ tion, o it i kind of hard to predict my Court he wa released on bond. He was munication . "He i banned from the real reactions, but I know that if I A Wright State engineering professor arrested two days later in Hamilton university campus and has absolutely would try as hard as possible for him has pleaded guilty to charges of online after accusations of oliciting sexual no dutie ." not to teach ever again at Wright state, solicitation of sexual activity from activity from a 15-year-old girl in "It's depressing to find out that this or at lea t while I'm a student at this minors. another chat room. In both cases police man had a family," said Tom Pe tak, a univer ity," Martinez added. The profe or, Samuel Lippert, will detectives po ed as the teenage giils. senior electrical engineering major. Lippert' po ition at Wright State erve I 0 months in pri on with five Lippert admitted earlier this ummer "I wa glad to hear that the College wa in co-operation with the depart­ year of post-relea e control. to engaging in conversation online with of Engineering and Computer Science ment of orthopedic surgery at the WSU Lippert was arrested twice last year a person he thought was a 14-year-old cooperated with authorities and allowed Medical School. over a period of two week . His first girl. That person was really a Spring­ them to arrest him inside Russ. This is He received his M.S. and Ph.D. in arrest happened on Sept. 9, 2005. He field police officer. a wake up call to yowig people to be biomedical engineering at Wayne State wa first arrested on campus by the He told the Clark County Common careful about who they talk to on the University in . Art exhibit explores h·ealth, aging•

Amanda Kauppila "Inventing the Abbotts." Other events [email protected] include a concert, literary reading , and two panel discussions. Beginning September 9, the Univer- "I read one of Sue Miller' bo k ity Gallerie will pre ent an art exhibi­ and I am 1 oking forward to hearing tion, along with a serie of related her lecture," aid Eric Miller, a enior events, which explore the many aspect middle childhood education major. of health and aging. "We have not done enough in this Curators for the exhibit, which is country to celebrate the aging and value entitled "Time's Body of Evidence: An their wisdom," said Larry Lawhorne, Interdisciplinary Look at Health and the chair for the department. The 85 Aging," are Diane Fitch, Carol and older age group is the fastest grow­ Nathanson and Kimberly Vito of ing segment of the population and that Wright State's art department. It people in all fields will have elderly includes artwork by nine artists selected clients, said Lawhorne. from over 100 submissions from across Students preparing to work in bank­ the COWltry. ing, insurance, law, and even education "The complexity of the artwork and will have contact with older portions of subject matter is going to be worth­ the population. This is a good reason while to explore. The complexities for all students to take part in the aren't always obvious. The art is events of this series Lawhorne said. strong enough to stand on its own," "Aging affects everyone in some said Tess Cortes, Gallery Coordinator. way. I plan to go the exhibition and There will be an installation piece some of the other events," said Kevin that incorporates the surrounding space Farr, a senior mathematics major. and uses light and video elements. In The concert scheduled for September addition to the collection of artwork, 16 will feature clarinet music written there will be several other events to by composers late in their careers. Dr. complement the exhibition. This is the Randall Paul, Associate Professor of A portrait done by arti.s1 Kathy Desmond entitled "Desmond Tune." largest programming of this kind in a Music, will perform and conduct a dis­ about Health Challenges and Aging." book ''The Journey of Life: A Cultural long time, Cortes said. cussion. Both seek to inform and educate those History of Aging." Nationally acclaimed novelist Sue The first panel discussion on th~ fol­ in attendance, and to offer new perspec- By bringing in the most contempo- Miller will speak at the opening recep­ lowing day is entitled "Exploring the tives on the aging cycle. rary art, students can experience what is tion. She has written on Alzheimer's Creative and Expressive Dimensions of Dr. Thomas Cole will give a lecture happening in the art world now, with disease, autism, tuberculosis, and Illness and Aging." It will include · on September 30. He serves as an regards to a subject that is a social stereotyping of the elderly. Some of artists and healthcare professionals. advisor to the United Nations and is issue, as well as a personal issue, said her books have been adapted for film, The second panel discussion is entitled known for his Pulitzer Prize nominated Cortes. including "The Good Mother" and "Transforming Cultural Perceptions w w w. the guardian on Ii n e. com NEWS 4 m1K:. THE GUARDIAN I Wednesday. September 6. 2006 Wright State First Year Experience receives national recognition

Dominique Ortolano "The goal is to have motivated tu­ Ortolano.2®'Might.edu dents taught by motivated tudent in tructor ," said Saul. Knowing that WSU wa chosen a pre enters at the Learning Community program i o the 25th Annual onference on the ucce sful give W U a chance to Fir t-Ycar Experience Learning Com­ expand the First Year Experience pa t munitie , Peer Instructor & the Foun­ the fall quarter.. dations of xc 11 nee elf Study. W U "A lot of the faculty and ta ff care wa one out of thirteen univer itie in about tudenu through move-in till the the county cho en to partake in thi. end of the first year," . aid Edwin elf-study and wa nc f two that uc­ Mayes, ordinator for the Fir ·t Y ar ce , fully comp! tcd it. ~xpericncc. Th irst Y, ar xpcricncc Part of the recognition come from i' moving fi rward with crvicc le m­ incoming frc ·hmcn m ting in the ch - ing c mmon re ding, and program en Learning mmunitie during th that will infiltrate how a . tudent' fir t weekend. In the e Leaming Com­ major can turn into a career aid munitie student connect to a mall Maye. network of peer and faculty that up­ While the Leaming Communities port each other in beginning their suc­ itself has a reported average of 78 per­ cess at WSU during the fall quarter. cent participation rate and a 75 percent The Learning Communities are bro­ approval rate from students who were a ken down by intended major or Uni­ part of it, ome students that were not ver ity College for the undecided stu­ presented with the opportunity, like dents. transfer student , would like to ee the "There are about 7 5 Learning Com­ program extended to reach out to them. munity programs that include a two "There are so many student that sit credit hour seminar class in the fall that in their dorm while their fre hrnan helps students adju t to college cla se . roommate go out and have fun. I had The re ult are better GPAs," aid to look for activities and find my way Doug Saul, Director of Leaming Com­ around campu myself. Although, if munities Program. you 're the type of per on to take initia­ Thi program is non-mandatory and tive you'll find your niche." Gabrielle the instructors are mostly peer ba ed Ho :vard, enior mas ommunications including junior, senior and graduate major and fonner Pre ident of the Uni­ student. versity Activities Board.

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w w w. the guardian on Ii n e. com NEWS Wednesday. September 6. 2006 I THE GUARDIAN I '1111 5 Wright State Wright State President Human Resources announces retirement Kerry Lipp Club ranks [email protected] Recently W U Pre ident Kim nationally Goldenberg announced hi retirement from th WSU pre idency. However, Dominique Ortolano he aid that after ta ing hi fir t ab­ Ortolano.2 a · ht.edu batical in 24 year. he will return to serve Wright tatc. Wright tate Univcr ity's Human ol cnb rg' last day as W U Res urcc lub ended a bu ·y 200 - Pre idcnt will be January 1 2007. 2 06 year by b ing award d upcr 1I \\ill th ·n bee me a fa ulty m mbcr Merit Aw·trd ·m hon r •ivcn by th with th titl "P ·csidt.:nl m ritus." cicty f r I luman Re urcc M· n­ 1aki g 1 ldcnb ·r 1' job will be g mcnt ( I RM). current Pr v ' t David Hopkin . Thi award i pre ntcd t th b t ''H [Hopkin '] ha 30 year of tudent chapter who participate in a exp rience in higher education, ' aid variety of activitie that contribute to Goldenberg. "He has trong upport.' development and growth of chapter During his abbatical Goldenberg member. ha plan that will probably keep him The HR club has al o been named busy. a "Top Ten Student Chapter" after 1 sue he will take intere t in receiving a perfect point core. include safeguarding the health of the To receive the e point tuden participate in different activities and "I will be refocusing and programs throughout the year includ­ re-energizing. I want to ing: mentoring program community ervice, attending company tour , continue building oppor­ and job shadowing. Their jam-packed chedules lead tunities for resources to them to placing WS 's HR club in flow into the area.~' the top ten out of 430 student chap­ ters. -WSU Pre ident Kim Goldenberg Current secretary Mandi Jenning , senior, joined the HR club when she public. securing disa ter preparation, wa a ophomore because she want­ energy, the environment, global warm­ ed to make sure that human ing and poverty. re ource wa · what he want d to d "I will be refocu ing and re-ener­ a, a prof! ion. gizing," aid Goldenberg. "I want to "Being an fficcr i really exciting continue building opportunitie for and o i having the extra re p n i­ re urce to flow into the area." bili ty. I want to further WSU's name Following his abbatical, Golden­ in the community. It feels really great berg will return to the School of Medi­ to be nationally recognized," Jen­ cine as a professor. ning said. One of Goldenberg's favorite mem­ The Wright State University' stu­ ories at WSU is ' going to celebratory dent chapter of SHRM has been put event where we celebrate achieve­ in place to provide an opportunity for ments at WSU." WSU President Kim Goldenberg sits in his office. He will reJire on January 31, 2007. WSU students interested in the field In addition to those memories, he of Human Resources to be educated said he is most proud of the recent and experienced in the difference reaccreditation, the nationally recog­ WANTED NURSING STUDENTS aspects of HR work. nized WSU First Year Experience, and HHA's, CNA's, & STNA's Members do not have to be Busi­ "creating the best possible environ­ ness or HR majors to join the club. ment for students." Looking for healthcare professionals to care for Also there is no class rank or GPA What was Goldenberg's secret for homecare clients in the Greater Dayton area. requirement. success? "I bring in people that are smarter The Wright State University WHY WORK ,..., Flexible Schedule (you name your hours) SHRM Student Chapter promotes than me," he said, "what a great way professional development through to become successful. If I bring in the FOR MAXIM? - Competitive weekly pay interaction with local industry's smartest and best at what they do, my job works better." - Valuable career building and health human resource departments. field experience Their participation with company Goldenberg is retiring during his tours, guest speakers and mentorship ninth year of presidency. He has been - Great resume addition program allows students to experi­ at Wright State for 24 years. ence the HR profession before gradu­ "It has been an honor to serve as ....., Opportunity to touch lives ation to ensure a successful career president of Wright State University. one-on-one after leaving WSU. Shelley, my wife and partner, supports For more infonnation in joining this decision. She will miss her dedi­ Interested applicants contact about WSU's HR club visit their cated work as Wright State'is first Calen Bowsbier, Healthcare website at http://www.wright.edu/stu­ lady but also looks forward to Recruiter: dentorgs/hrmngmnt/ increased time with family," said 937-294-2200 or 888-284-8765 Goldenberg. cabowsbi@m ax health. com

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Katie Strayer advise the patient of what the drug [email protected] does, side effects and addre any ques­ tions or concerns the patient might The emergency contraceptive known have. a Plan B will be available to tudents According to the FDA when u ed a over-the-counter oon at Student directed, Plan B effectively and afely Health Service. preven pregnancy. Although Mc oni­ The U .. Fo d and Drug Admini - gal ha no concern ab ut th drug' tr tion (FDA) announced on Aug. 24 afety, he want to mak ure that tu­ it ppr val of over-the-count r di tri­ dcn till read the fin print on th buti n of the m rgcncy c ntrac ptive label and talk with the pharmaci ·t t b drug Pl n B for w m n ag d 1 8 an pr p rly ducat d ab ut the drug. old r. A pre ripti n is till re uircd fi r Arca ph· nnacic , including th fem l pati nt ag d 17 and youn er alth nt r' , h v not y t r iv d who wi ·h t purcha thi pti n. guid lin about when or if they will Plan B, known commonly a 'th ell Plan B over-the-counter and at morning after pill, ' i a method of pre­ what price. venting pregnancy after a contracepti e "I think it's very important that fails or after unprotected sex. The pill (WSU students) know about this contain a higher dosage of the ame option, but I think it's also important hormone found in other birth control that if you think you need it it doe n't pill . protect you from exually tran mitted Wendy McGonigal, Director of tu­ infection ," aid McGonigal. dent Health Service , ee a benefit to 'Plu , you don t know what thi is thi option. '(One benefit i ) having going to do for the re t of your period. acce to birth control o we eliminate The ymptom can la t for two months ome of the walls and barrier to get­ after you've taken Plan B like po ible ting birth control," said McGonigal. breakthrough bleeding potting and "I want women to be able to choo e your period' going to be irregular. If when they get pregnant, and thi i an you know that that' what going to okay way to help your elf from getting happen, you'r1.:; not going to freak out,' ad for die newly m.VJilable ow!r-the-count.er Plmi B piD. pregnant," McGonigal added. he added. In th pa t, female tudent c uld go ome critic ha e ugge ted that the to the Frederick A. White Health Cen­ age requirement will be hard to enforce

ter on campu without an appointment as in the ca ·e of undera0 e purcha e of to purcha e Plan B. A $50 fee wa alcohol and tobacco. a e ed t cc the nur practitioner .. To •ay," aid Mc onigal. "It :vill wh would admini tcr a pa ket f the be tringently nforced. The B ard of drug for 10. Pharmacy i. much tronger - th y rcg­ "Th nur practiti ncr here in thi ulat nur , th y regulate the d t r office ah ays follow it up ith a month o it \ ill be 'tringently adhered t , and ofbirth control. OBGY arc aying anybody who think it i n 't i crazy. that' really a good way to mak urt: Granted, it' good for our 18-year-olds, they don't get pregnant afterward and but teen pregnancy is a problem and make them tart thinking about Plan we're denying the e kid acce s to a ," aid McGonigal, refon-ing to regu­ afe drug," aid McGonigal. lar contraccptiv use. ~ find out more, call 1-8 0-330- The nur e practitioner \ ould al o 1271 or vi it www.go2planB.com. NEWS Wednesday, September 6, 2006 I THE GUARDIAN I ..... 7 Marian Hogue selected for next Wright State registrar Tina Pandza managing cour e and room cheduling, [email protected] regi tration, student retention academic advi ing, tudent grievance and di ci­ Marian Hogue wa appointed a the plinary procedure·, degree certification new univer ity regi trar. H r appoint­ and commencement vent for tud nt ment was announc d y Lillie Howard, in th chool of Management' gradu­ Ph.D. the vice pre id nt for currit:ulum at pr gr m ,'' aid Hogue. and in ·trnction and dean of Univcr it "I al had the opportunity t d el­ ollcgc. op the acad ·mic upp rt proc durc, to l I guc is a univer ity ·tdminL trator otlcr th M d r c in Budapc t, with 21 •cars of c I ri nee in tudcnt l Jun ,. ry. Pcrhap., the m st enjoyable academic r ord. ·m l a B. . d gr c wa pl nning and att ndin ' the c m- fr m pringfi Id ollcg in Ma sachu­ m nc m 'nt ceremony for the inaugural ctt · and MB fr m a ·c We tern group of graduat '.' Re·erve. I logu i a f rmer pr tdent and vice As uni er ity regi trar, her major pre ident of the Ohio As ociation of dutie at Wright State include manag­ Collegiate Registrars and Admi sions ing the development of the schedule of Officer . classes, the registration process (includ­ "I'm also interested in meeting stu­ ing cour e and room scheduling), and dents to both learn more about the uni­ the release of cour e grades and official versity and the student experience at tran cripts. Wright State,' Hogue said. "I've been at WSU on a part-time "I believe we can best serve student basis since July 31 and am now on by providing timely, accurate informa­ campus full-time," said Hogue. tion and services." "Since my arrival I've focused on 'We will always be working to 'fine­ learning about the services offered by tune' our procedures to continue to the Registrar's Office and how we increase the level of service to students coordinate our activities with other and other on campus. I'm glad to be The new ff/SU registrar Marian Hogue. Hogue comes to WSU from Case Weston Universit)l. groups on campus to streamline the at Wright State," Hogue said. process for students.'' ' From day one I've been impressed Hogue comes to Wright State from by commitment and interest of the fac­ the Weatherhead School of Manage­ ulty and staff in making the university a ment at Case Western Re erve Univer­ great place for tudents. I've also sity in Cleveland. She served there as a found the Wright State community to registrar since 1985. be friendly and welcoming and I'm "My experience at a e included delighted to be here!" Financial Education Partnership fights bad credit, predatory lending Audrey Preyor backed by the statistic from the Wright [email protected] State Communications and Marketing website, which informs that Americans The Federal Re erve Bank and the carry an average credit card debt Community Reinvestment Institute exceeding $8,500 and 1.3 million credit Alumni Association (CRlAA) collabo­ card holders declared bankruptcy last rated with the Raj Soin College of year. ~.. ~ · ngfor Business to develop a website that pro­ "When we get out of school, we vides financial information as well as a might want to invest, but you can't extra directory of financial education service with bad credit." added Hamilton. providers in the Miami Valley. Another contribution of the website Part of the mission of the College of is information on ways to avoid preda­ cash? Business is to be an outreach to the tory lending practices. "Predatory lend­ community, and one way to fulfill that ing practices was becoming a tremen­ goal was with this collaborative effort, dous problem," said David Dewberry, according to Fall Ainina, Ph.D., chair Vice President of the Community Rein­ Head over o ·Platore Cl<>eet- where of the WSU Department of Finance and vestment Institute Alumni Association. pay on epot for ently used ouni ty Financial Services. This effort is called Ohio and the Dayton region rank ctothlng fo & young adu te the Financial Education Partnership of among highest in the nation in home the Miami Valley (FEPMV). foreclosures according to the Wright puar · ... ch ·outour of This website and directory, which State Communications and Marketing • .. •• cohotion Capft5,i .....,., Aorta" hMHs, & can be accessed at www.fepmv.org was website. That detail has prompted the tt.nb tor •prtnQt developed by Ainina and Berkwood CRIAA to take this on as one of their Farmer, Ph.D. the dean of Raj Soin major initiatives, said Dewberry. .-.. -.. :-·: College of Business, and was publicly If a student wants further informa­ HMfl( 1¥> Sllwdq J.bn4!J,w • ~·. ~· launched on May 31, 2006. tion on the website, their phone num­ a 111mW1rCNe11: ·1476 commw BIWll (Wlald to Golden Cowal} <117 -s21' "Credit is definitely something we ber is (937) 853-1605 and email C.lllMWVllle .. ID I I!. AlaX. Bell ltd.. (In Cftaa- Pointe c.nMI") SI :1.-9321 should keep up with," said junior busi­ address is [email protected]...... ,. HetahGI - 1.. atd-T'rey Plk'a (Aaon trom Kohl'*) .Da-6a47 ness major Greg Hamilton. His idea is w w w. the guardian on Ii n e. com NEWS 8 ~ THE GUARDIAN I Wednesday, September 6, 2006 I WSU engineering student gives the wheelbarrow a single handle

Dominique Ortolano just do nothing. After the accident I The College of Engineering and David Reynolds, a biomedical engi­ [email protected] didn't want to be that guy who just Computer Science prai e Sepeck and neering profe or. gave up. I had no choice. I felt a need other tudent with innovative inven­ The only help epeck need now i Th College of ngineering at and had to fulfill it ' epeck aid. tion . a manufacturing company to come on Wright tate niver ity ha a recent His conver ·i n kit, that can be board to help produce thi kit. invention from one of th ir own. lightly lter d to b u. d on a ·ingle tc n epcck, a ni rat W U tire wh elbarr w a w 11 h b en in majoring in indu trial and y ·tern h pr c ' of bee ming pat nted for engine ring, er atcd a con crsion kit r a ye r n w and he h p · to tart t op rate a dual tir wheelbarrow with manufa ~turing it oon. a ingl handl •. p k plans n pur uing an MBA cpcck i man f many t I ··nts. He after gr· duatin in th· , prin , and will s ·vcrythin fi m ust mizing r c ntinu to further his car· r a· an t in tailing y Ii ht and building cntr pr n u. deck. · 11 which h ha · d nc with- Tm a thinking machine and I hav ut the u l: of on arm, r ult rom a lot of idea . I lik to take a b ttle, mot er · accident in 1998. end it out into the ocean and ee what After working on a deck for hi par­ come back.' ents' home with hi father, Sepeck This will not be the last invention, found him-self unable to help a much Sepeck said. He has many other ideas as he did before the accident, he aid. he plans on producing. He decided to embrace hi chal­ "Other people think it's cool that I lenge and overcome it without giving want to help others in my type of situ­ up the hobbie he enjoy . ation. I'm not worried about finishing Sepeck asked hi father to get him a last." dual tire wheelbarrow and tarted work Sepeck ha support from hi fellow on creating a new handle ystem that Wright State tudent : "It' alway would allow him to use it de pite hi inspiring to ee omeone who invents di ability. omething to help tho e in need ,, aid "I can't top living and couldn't Du tin Gray, a political cience major.

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II Coordinator of up Hurwitz 'aid. 'With poor grades "One tip is turning all your lecture, There they can sign up for the study your fir t few quarter . you will have a and text material into all the questions kill UVC 100, or chedule time to Tutoring Services harder time bringing your GPA up to be you can come up with, and review by work with Hurwitz indi iduaJly on able to enter into a college,'' he aid. testing your elC' aid Hurwitz. specific tudy problem . offers study tips • In order to ke~p up with your tud­ Al o, group tudying can be very ies, good time management i e sen­ good. For more idea and tudy tips, and places for tial, ' he added. tudent can acce Hurwitz' website. "Students definitely need to et aside students to get enough time everyday to study, ' aid Hurwitz. help "Not planning Audrey Preyor "Not planning your time your time well i Preyor.2®'Might.edu well i a common mi take a common mi - take made by n of the fir t and made by /re hmen and fte hmcn and th r tud nt b · t thing a tudcnt other tudent retur11i11g to h uld d to get off t a r turning t g d 'tart in th ch ol chool," cho I," h added. y ar i t g t to know According to their in tructors, aid -David Hurwitz Coordinator of the web ite devel- David Hurwitz, Coordi- Tutoring and Learning Assi tance oped by Hurwitz, nator of Tutoring and ------which can be Learning Assistance at WSU. accessed at http://www.wright.edu/aca- "Tbey are the fir t source of help,' demics/tutor/studysk:ills/index.html if said Hurwitz, who is also the instructor getting or maintaining a high GPA is a of UVC 100, College Study Strategies, goal student knowing the answers to and the author of a web ite that breaks the following questions will generally down the" tudy system." have a higher GPA than those that Your teacher i the key to your don't. learning," aid Raesheena Kennedy, a Another common mistake made by senior history and African/African students i not taking note in class. American studies major. "Everybody forgets," said Hurwitz. Another important thing to remem- "Without a written record of lec- her for doing well i to get off to a tures, tudents will miss out on impor- good tart, aid Hurwitz. tant material that will probably be on It's ea ier to keep up than to catch their te ts" he added. Raj Soin College of Business recieves ,. .. $3.2 million donation h ol • Tina Pandza better re earcher.' and analy t ." [email protected] The computer software will help advance the cour ·es in Management n The Raj oin C ollegc of Bu 'inc · Inform, tion rtems. l~vcn th ugh the recciwd a 3.2 million donation in locati n of the actual r carch center i. omputer 'oftware from EDApti e still unknm 'n, the opening of the cen­ Computing Inc. of Dayton. The dona­ ter is expected to be in the fall quarter. tion will help e tablish a new research Students will be able to get in olved center, where business tudents will by taking classes in MIS. learn how high-quality business This large gift is an example of how proce management can assi t in the busines es and privat ectors work success of an organization. together better than ever before,

The new research center called according to Farmer. ''Not only will ••:' EDAptive Computing Business Process thi help our students, but it helps in Management Research Center, i sup­ the development of the whole Miami posed to facilitate the proce ses of Valley," said Farmer. institutional bureaucracy. It will pro­ .. It sounds like the new technology vide college bu iness students with the i going to be mainly used for the latest technology in the Business Operations Management field and Proces Management (BPM) field. It other major alike," aid Mitch will aLo provide research and consult­ DeShanc a senior majoring in account­ ing a sistanci; to Miami Vall y bu i­ ing and finance. nesse . The donator, EDAptive Computing, "The new technology is going to is a research and development consult­ bring twro main things to our college," ing company, with a mission to pro­ said Berkwood Farmer, Ph.D., dean of duce software products, more prof­ the College of Business. "It will itable, efficient and competitive to its improve the courses, which are offered customers, who are mainly the military to both graduate and undergraduate and aerospace. students, and it will make our faculty w w w. the guardian on Ii n e. com OPINIONS THE GUARDIAN I Wednesday. September 6, 2006 I Editorial

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Stud nl · have been \ 'clcom d ba ·k for fall quarter with rais t 1ition ·md n ' chargt.:s. 'I h ·y can f c I th pin h from th almost 500 in n.:a l!, but now th y al o l av to de I ith the new autom, tic 2 0 health in ur, nee charge. It em · W U ha added ju t one more unnec sary problem to an already difficult payment proce . Wright tate claim, that the charge i. added automatically to tudent bill to help them have better ace , to healtli in urance. Howe rer, out of th 16,000 tu­ dent here, nly 1,756 tudents actually u ed the ervice la t year. So why should the univer ity tart automatically billing the entire campu? Th univer ity al o claim that it i not intended to be a hidden charge, but the way the health insurance fee is et-up i contradic­ tory. When acce ing a tudent ill, the ·tudent i ·given th option to waive the f; . However, thi fe i hown to only be 17. That i omc cheap health in ur­ Letters to the Editor ance. If everyone could get health insurance for $17 a quarter, you bet they would. However, that is not the whole charge. When going through the actual statement, one will notice an addi­ Tune in .to WWSU 106.9 tional tudent health insurance charge for $213. developed an extremely small cult fol­ ty. Interested students train for a quar­ II ·From Rock to ter to learn the ropes before being given It is unclear if this charge is also lowing. Under the radio handle "Fat an opportunity to host their own radio waived with the $17. Those who Lipp," "The Haymaker" radio show Rap, 106.9 plays would get calls from the same people show. are not careful observers may get fun stuck paying for insurance that good beats for every week as well as first time listen­ This is not only a lot of and a they don't need, or for much more ers and callers. way to express yourself to numerous money then they originally While the radio station is a valuable listeners, but also speaking and confi­ everyone dence skills. thought. resource and has seen successes (two former DJs now spin for 103.9) I am It gives you a great skill to fall back It will be interesting to see how Kerry Lipp often shocked at the amount of people on if you decide that your undergrad this automatic charge will add to [email protected] on campus that have never heard of the program isn't giving the jobs it prom­ the numbers of those using the stu­ radio station, or never listened to it. ised. dent health insurance this year. When I was a freshman, I made the And lastly just think about how easy One ha to wonder what sort of I would like remind everyone that deci ion to get involved in some stu­ it will be to pick up someone at a party k1ckbacks WSU will be getting if 106. 9 offers constant music uninter­ dent activities at Wright State. I began if you tell them you host your own more students are on the insurance rupted by annoying commercials. It with intramural sports (which I highly radio show! rolls. al o features music not heard on any recommend) but that wasn't enough. other radio stations. 106.9 spins rap, During winter quarter of the 2002- metal, indie, jazz and many other types 2003 school year I found one of my of music that have never seen corporate The Guardian passions through the exploration of stu­ radio. We've Got Issues! dent organizations. That quarter I dis­ Listening to this station will open covered Wright State's student run eyes to new music as well as support a Get your own every radio station WWSU 106.9. student run organization. Since beginning at the radio station I In addition to listening, students can Wednesday! have made some wonderful friends and also get involved as an on air personali-

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Guardian thi year. the e page , as well a thi paper, II Students Before I go on let me ay this: I rely belong to you. And ecing how it encouraged to on you. In order for the e pages to have belongs to you: I want you to u e it a a anything of sub tancc on them I need tool. submit opinions people like you to write in and let your Thi paper hould be our vo1cc for opinion be known. the thing · you want done her at about anything to l t abs lutdy doe: not matter what Wright tate. I h pl: and as umc that y ur opinion i just let it b kno\ n. In the administration of thi · school reads The Guardian oth r word·: You know the old adage thi publicati n. "b ut opinions and a c ? 1t' tru . With that a ·umptic n in mind I h r nd ju t like an, , you have to kt and 1 m prom i ~ to u c th · p g s Joe Sack your opinion fly out , ry now and and my rcsourl: to bring forth th Sack2a · ht.edu th n. It is my j b to n t nly fi11 thcs probkm of stud nt. to th\; ndmini tra­ p. g \ ith tud nt s thoughts, but to tion. Mayb1,; they won't Ii 'kn, mayb Hello and congratulati n on h ving also entertain reader . uality over they \ on 't care. But i n 't b ttcr to try t und the pinion' page! My naml: i quantity i my objective. than to do nothing? You cc this i my Jo a k and I will be the While on the subject of my objec­ second year at Wright State and 1 want Opinion /Editorial Editor for The tive I want to say that I believe that to change things. President Turner promises chan e

Recycling Club and key admini trators dents to exciting area location on the member's agenda and their bi-weekly Brad Turner to find creative and innovative solu­ weekends, such as Graters Ice Cream, progress report . While the website has [email protected] tions to recycling on campus. You will The Fairfield Commons Mall, Regal limited infonnation now, over the next soon see the Russ Engineering Center's Cinemas the Rocky Horror Picture few weeks, you will be able to find a Student Government has been hard and University Hall's trashcan con­ how at Page Manor, and haunted hous­ wealth of valuable information and at work over the ummer preparing for verted to dual u e recycling/tra h can . es. service , including weekly meeting the coming year. As we start a new You will also notice at lea t two out­ Anyone can request a destination, minutes and Online Course Evalua­ school year we look forward to accom­ door recycling center where students which makes it a great tool for event tions. pl i hing the goals outlined in our plat­ can recycle plastic and paper. You may organizers such as residential Commu­ Despite the great progress that has form in addition to undertaking new have already noticed that major WSU nity Advisors or student organizations been made on many of our goals there challenges presented to us throughout events now have recycling bin . This is to use. To request a destination loca­ is still much to be done. We have the year. Whenever progres i made in an important first step for Wright State, tion, simply email me, Brad Turner, at entered this coming school year with a bureaucracy a large a Wright tatc a many campu e of imilar ize turner.94 wright.edu. Lastly, our great momentum and will trivc to con­ Univ r ity, it i truly exciting, o I already have recycling program . admini tration promi ed to bring more tinue building on our ucccs . With would like to outlin om of the k y In addition to recycling, tud nt accountability to tudent Government that in mind, I promi e Student ovem­ i uc and program we will be attend­ Govcrnm nt, with upport from the and the Univer ity administration. mcnt will continuing working to en ure ing to thi year. Office of Re idence Services, and the Over the cour e of the summer, Stu­ a bright future for Wright State stu­ Over the next few weeks, you will Re idential Community Association, dent Government has developed a dents. see an expanding recycling program has launched the "Magic Bus" shuttle brand new website, aero s campu . Student Government service program. "Magic Bu " is a free . http://www.wsusg.com. Here, anyone ha been working clo ely with the huttle ervice that will tran port stu- can view any Student Government

How do you feel about the Transferring to WSU a drag This week's question: switch to WINGS/ was not informed on anything concern­ WINGSExpress? Mindy Farmer ing loans. The assistance from financial [email protected] aid seemed legitimate but inadequate. • I took control of my financial itua­ Transferring from Sinclair Commu­ tions by a king current WSU students, Pie nity College to Wright State University looking online. and using the list that has been somewhat of a challenging the office had given me ... twice. With Poll time for me. When it came to transfer­ a three-week deadline until the pay­ • ring credits and courses, it's very sim­ ment was due, I had to appeal my hous­ Of ple. ing arrangement because I could not 82% Going from a school where you find a loan big enough The • could pay each quarter with your pay­ Waiting around for my loan to go check to having to take out large through and worrying that I could not Week amounts of loans was a little more appeal my housing agreement was not complicated. fun. It was very stressful and I felt lost it bunt mown When I first showed interest in and confused. anydiff~ WSU, I was greeted by the staff and Now that I have things figured out the- ~ was helped with deciding a major that and classes are just about to start, I feel ~ suited me. very relieved and secure with my deci­ Financially, I felt helpless because I sion to transfer to Wright State. Tell us what you think! Go online to vote on next week's pie poll question: How did your first week of school go?

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n nevitable ea th z a entence Katie Strayer my one chance to go to Africa and I strayer:6@'Migit.edu might well take it when I can." Knowing it w uld be an eye-0pening al ling · I p in one of the mo t experience, Diller packed his uitcas - gangrenou, dangerous citie in the world was one for hi belongings another fi r Diller scrubbed in and not an option. During hi 15-hour donated clothe to orphanage - and actually cut part of the bone wrote his check for around 3,000. him elf during the amputa­ layover in the Johannesburg Internation­ Raleigh Fitkin Memorial Hospital tion. He also delivered babie , Airport in outh Africa, the in-flight al became the group's home base a 300- veral to HIV po itive moth- movie about a South African criminal bed ho pital with internal m dicine, ers. Life expectancy at birth i murdering a traveler at a train tation pediatric , urgery, OBGYN and an approximately 33 years, com­ kept running through econd-year med pared to the U.S.' 78. tudent Andy Diller• head. It was a to do "They realize what (AIDS) i · good idea to it next to the security and what the problem is, but they're desk. DS). too cared to do anything about it. ~---ti . Diller was meeting another econd­ They don't want to talk about it and year med student, Greg Thompson. at they don't want to know if they have the airport where they would then hop it because it won't change anything," another plane to Manzini, Swaziland he added. There, they would spend the entire During free time, Diller visited month of July shadowing doctors. orphanages, rural health clinics and Swaziland recently became the coun­ b on 't cha11ge went on safaris. A soccer player him­ try with the world's highest known rates a yth. self, Diller was amazed when he took of IIlV/AIDS infection affecting 38.8% on the shoeless children on dirt fields of the population, according to The fora game. World Factbook through the U.S. Cen­ ''There was one little boy named tral Intelligence Agency. Swaziland is 'There were 15 doctors, and they Joseph who I will never forget. He about the size of New Jersey. gave us as much responsibility as we couldn't say anything in English except, The WSU students were just two of wanted. For the most part, we just shad­ 'I like you,"' he recalled, smiling. I 0 who rotated through an elective as owed them and didn't do too much on The lack of health care and access part of the Global Health Initiative, a our own since we just finished our first made it hard for Diller to leave, but he student-run club on campus that bas year of med school," Diller said wants to visit a Spanish-speaking coun­ helped members gain international Although the doctors spoke English, try in the future to break the language health experiences through trips to the patients spoke siSwati, an official barrier. Until then, he can only watch Swaziland and other countries. language of Swaziland. This language the struggle continue, but he'll "I've always had an interest in every­ barrier turned into an overwhelmingly never forget what he saw in thing international, not just international lacking connection between doctors and Africa. medicine,' said Diller. "I decided this is patients, said Diller. WRIGHT LIFE 16 mlllll THE GUARDIAN I Wednesday. September 6. 2006 I Chi Alpha purchases housing on Forest Lane ~-Borrowing a cup of sugar from neighbors might lead to some righteous recipes

oJf*"~ been raising the 365,000 n dcd to frien that live on F rest Lan . "It down th re that weren't bad neighoo , pure the property. With $68,000 in can gt kind of crazy arowid here any­ but th y enjoyed college an awful lot" donations from their fundraiser ' alee way , so it might be kind of nice.'' "Based on my conversations with the During its past four years at right Our Year, Buy A Day/' XA was able to XA will be having social activities folks ftom Chi Alpha, they are planning State, Chi Alpha (X.A), Greek for pay the down payment. Contributors everyone is welcome to. However, jun­ on actively pursuing there what they Chri t's ambassadors, has expanded purchased a day for 1,000. Kettering ior biomedical engineering major Jason see as their ministry," said Bertsos. XA from four to about 90 members. This Assemblies of God bought the building, Seidler, who now lives at the house, hopes to have a community area that growth has finally enabled one of the and the group will pay them the mort­ does not want to stop the other parties. will help them reach out to the campus, group's late t visions. gage by leasing four of the five apart­ He just wants to u how Jesus." said Josh Latham, this year's president As of Aug. 15, XA purchased a five­ ments to its members and by more "The people from Chi Alpha want to Even though be is not living there apartment complex at 1390 Foret fundraising. be good neighbors too, and we like to member Chris Fitch, a junior majoring Lane. The building is almost entirely "I'll be curious to ee how the peo­ have good neighbors " said Bertsos. in psychology and pre-med, thinks it leased out by its members. ple in the other six buildings are and AM Management, Inc. a company that has great potential. The vision of a Chi Alpha hou e was whether or not it becomes two different has developed student housing at WSU The place known as 'The Pit" will spurred by the experiences its campu cultures there between Chi Alpha and and , provided the not be a place where students can ruin p tor, teve Brannan bad in a XA what may be the tatu quo over there,., students with beds and mattr es and their live anymore, said nursing grad hou e when he as younger. After aid Dan Bertso Director of Re idence will contribute more in the future. student and member Jason Thompson. Brannan aw thi building last winter, Servic . According to Brannan, Wright State is If you did not know who XA was he knew it had asp cial purpo . Since · I don't mind - I don't know much e cited at the chance to improve its before, the opportunity to learn i n w that time the m mbers of XA have about them," aid Adam Spangler, a reputation b cause as Bertso put it, next door. To donate or find out more, __. ... _.....--.,opb more majoring in marketing who "We've had ome pe pie who lived students can go to www.daytonxa.org. WRIGHT LIFE Wednesday. September 6. 2006 I THE GUARDIAN I -._ 1 7

Judicial Affairs Warning: Freshmen advised at orientation to be cautious of online postings

N' ole DeVendra that may g t a student in tr uble DeVencta.2 · ht.edu includ picture with we< p n, or of illegal alcoh I r drug use n campu . ave you ever put off that ng­ Judicial ervice currently talk to li h pap r all aft moon incoming tudent at ori ntation pro­ gram about Facebook and other n t­ Jennalee Ziegled The Guarcftan H because you were busy look­ working Web site , said Dickstein. ing at pictures of that girl you actually her, been a rainbow in my Students are asked to think about the ::;:

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to see \'ho i in th ir ne · community like ban • re taurant and o forth ,. he aid. cle cour e. Other organization will feature Thi :ear' Fall e twill be held activitie and of cour e, the infa­ on ept. 8 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on mous Fall Fest giveaways. Junior the i orth La n with a rain loca­ computer science major Grant tion of the tudent Union pollo nis fondly remember •They ga,•e Room. Planning for the event began away free ramen noodle my fresh­ in ay of la t year. man year!" ROTC will give tu- Check us out online at SHOW BIZ BUZZ

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After napping a 12 year drought of not appearing in the NCAA Baseball Tournament, the team wa unable to record it fir t tournament win in ch I Right: A Jffi ht State hi tory. runner stretches out to But the te m ·till fell a though they beat a throw to first had ace mpli hcd a l t while at th Durin the Tourna­ tournament. ment the Raide . "1 feel that we rcprc cnt d Wright t tc a b t a w c uld with ut win- stru led fl) brili Rob per. their ha ning a gam ," aid coach home mm­ "We had a chance to win both game.. ners, as they left nine We would have liked to have to have on base against Ore­ won.'' gon State alone. After flying to Corvallis, Oregon to take part in the tournament, the Raiders Below: Hdling was had the challenge of taking on Oregon State, a team that made it to the College "Jffight State s strong in 2005. point in OregotL WSU After jumping out to a 3-0 lead after pounded out 13 hits four innings it looked as though the against their two oppo­ Raiders didn t have a chance against nents. However, OSU. But the Raiders proved else wise against Hawaii the when Aaron Garcia hit a two run dou­ ble, followed by a John Kopilchack sin­ Raiders mtfive baOs gle that brought Garcia home to knot to the warning tract. the game at 3-3. Allfive times the Cooper brought in the Raider's ace, Raiders wished die ball Joe Smith, in the sixth. After pitching would have gone over 2.2 innings of corele ba eball it the fence instead. looked at though Smith wa going to pu1 I through again, but it didn't happen. "We needed ju t one out, said mith. "I ju ·t couldn't get one out." ith two runner: aboard the Beavers' hri. Kundra ripped a double into the right field gap to bring home the two runner and giv 0 U the 5-3 ·Victory. The very nc, t day Hawaii didn't make thing. any better for the Raiders as they too defeated ~7 U by a core of 5- and tau ht them that •• loha' mean h th hell and g dbye During th game U' offen ent ll t th arning trallk but w r able to g one vcr the fence. Bute en though th team didn't in anytrung o he fi Id. they won over the fan m th er d. t th n lu ion of th Hawaii gam fir t ba man Jeffery Hammon wa ummondto the stand by an elder­ ly Oregon tate fan. ·• he said I wa cute and adorable ' aid Hammonds :vith a proud grin on hi face. ·'Th r ' ju ·ta lot of nice peo­ ple h re." Lo king back though ooper .L till cry proud of what his tearn w able to accomplish on the ball field. He al o be1iev s the team is ahead of schedule compaired to where tl~ey should be. "If you'd have told me two years ago when I took the job we'd be playing in the NCAA tournament. . .I would have said •Gosh I'll take it,'" said Cooper. "So yeah, we're ahead of chedule." 22- THE GUARDIAN I Wednesday, September 6. 2006 SPORTS Men's soccer starts season at 2-2 LeeW.Mowen [email protected]

· t ant· 1 c in • t 'Ory with 1 i g al to th(; IP· ' ight. he aid r · uccc. . would be urcd by th ir ne t opponent aint Mary' Gael from St. Mary' . The fir t half of the match was a talemate. Bbut that ended in the ec­ ond peri d when St. Mary' cored two goal again t the Raiders olitary goal. Fleak continued hi treak of fury offen ively for the Raider as he cored the only goal for Wright State. The game seemed as though it wouldend in a tie with the core at 1- Tebias Mason clears the baB during action against St Mary S. Mason has allowedjust three 1with just 51 seconds left to play. goals so far tJUa season, helping the Raiders stay above a losing reaJrd. But St. Mary's had other plans a Gael forwarder Carlos Diaz came out Jonah Longino. of nowhere to core the winning goal. Harp cored the go-ahead goal from minute mark when UAB scored a goal, WSU wa challenged twice more a Longino as i t at the 40:26 mark. and Wright State fought back with a during the second period, but to no Fleak would then seal the deal for penalty kick. Michael Conley gave the avail. The Raider out hot the Gaels Wright State when he shot a goal into Raider the lead 2-1. 14-6 and snared 3 comer kicks t9 none BSU net. When the timer went to the eventy­ during one game. Goalkeeper Tebia Ma on would fir t minute, U AB broke loose and tied Undem ath the hot :Alabama un the r cord hi econd hutout of the eason, up the game. Ten minute later, U AB Raid r then played two gam again t although Birmingham uthem 12 would put th go-ahead goal in the Birmingham' hometown t am . Birm­ hot on goal. Raider net ingham Southern and the Univer ity of Th Raider final game in Alabama The r en and old now travel Alabama-Birmingham. wa again t the Blazer ofUAB. to to take on Jacksonville and Wright State' fir t game against Thing were looking good for Wright Central Florida, before traveling back Bitmingham Southern wa won by two to Ohio to take Aggressive play by might State has led to the State when they were in the lead 2-1 on Bowling Green. Raklers, high coring this season. goal by Adam Harp and Braden Fleak but couldn't hold it and lost 3-2. The men don't come home until Sep­ and two as ist by fell ow clas mate Neither had an advantage until the tember 24 when they take on Butler. Women's soccer on winning track LeeW.Mowen The Comhuskers fired fifteen shots Morris's final kick, ending the game 4- score 2-0. [email protected] towards the goalposts, while Wright 1. Kristen Olson capped off the scoring State kicked eight towards the oppo­ Their next two games took them to of the game after her first goal of the The school year may just be starting, nent's net. Lexington, for the UK Invita­ game. When the final buzzer blared, the but the women' soccer team has The Raiders ended in a tie during tional. Raiders took home the win, 3-0 already began seasonal action. their first game, a feat that has not been Even though the Raiders and Cardi­ The out-shot The Lady Raiders first game was in duplicated since 1987, when the nals couldn't score a goal, the action the Colonels 17-6. Comisar held off Nebraska against the 25th ranked Corn­ Raiders drew up another 1-1 tie at was fierce in the scoreless tie against three goals and her scoreless streak huskers. During the first half, the Oberlin University. Louisville. continued to 216:44. Raiders drew first blood as a goal from The Ladies have played another Comisar's scoreless streak contin­ As a result of her good play Comisar Megan Mattioda drove past a game recently, and it turned out to be a ued to roll, at 127:44. The Cardinals was also names the Horizon League Comhusker goalie, setting the score to beautiful beginning for their season. had out shot the Raiders 19-4. Wright Player of the Week for this past week. 1-0 Raiders. Hosting the Ohio Bobcats Wright State had one more game to compete in Lex­ she has allowed just goals in all four The Comhuskers fought back during was victorious in a 4-1 match. ington before they could go home games combines thus far this season. the thirty-seventh minute when a Jessie The scoring started in the thirty-fifth again. The Raiders left Kentucky and Goodell kick was blocked by Steph minute when an Ohio mistake by the Their next game was be against the returned to Fairborn, Ohio with a 2-0-2 Comisar, only to be redirected by defender Rachael Goulding resulting in Colonels of Eastern Kentucky. Things record. Savannah Allen for the goal, tying the an own goal. The next shot came off of looked good for both teams for the They will have their first home game score even 1-1. Desire Morris, with her first goal of the beginning, until the twenty-first minute after their long road trip against the The next eighty-thiee minutes were season. when Amy Miller shot a goal to bring Kent State Golden Flashes. The Lady be scoreless as Comisar and Nebraska Up by 3-0 during the seventy-fourth up the score 1-0. Raiders have a four-game unbeaten goalie Jamie Klages were able to hold minute, Ohio scored a goal and cut the Miller was also credited with another streak to uphold against Kent State. off each other's offenses. lead to 3-1. The last score came from goal in the fifty-nine minute to raise the

w w w. the guardian on Ii n e. com SPORTS Wednesday, September 6, 2006 I THE GUARDIAN I .... 2 3 Volleyball coach Volleyball off to rough start Tuesday Monsion Wright State's final matches in the optimistic [email protected] Jeffer on Cup were against George­ town when they recorded their yet The volleyball team has had a rough anouther lo s a the Hoya defeated the about start to their eason so far in 2006. In Raiders 3-1. their even game played the Raider WSU finished the weekend off with have only been on the winning ide of Poling giving 12 kills and tied for 9 season the net once. kill ach during these matche wer Tuesday Monsion In a five match marathon again t Schultz and Geegan. Jeffer- of the tourna­ [email protected] Ea t arolina at the tart of the The tandout player on up Ti umamcnt in barlotte vill ment wa Geegan who was named to Virginia, the Wright tat Raider w n the all-t umam nt team fl r re ording It is one again tim for the fall the fi t two game and lo t th la t 30 kill , hitting .2 and bl ckin 14 port t start up a in here on cam­ thre . a i t . pu '. Th id r volleyball t m tarts The final tat ti r th game wer " he comp titi n wa very go d nd th ir a n o August 25th At We. t­ Poling with 14 kill and 15 dig·, im­ w didn't play our be t voll yball." rn Kentucky U niver ity. bro r cording a hitting p re ntag of aid h ad coach Trina mith. W are The t am end d 12-20 in their .483 and 16 kill and rank attacked till 1 arning to how to cut out our mi - overall matche and 5-9 in our confer­ the Pirates with 4 dig , 6 kill and 62 take and compete at a high level at all ence last year. The two top players assists. time ." last year were Sarah Poling and Jenny As a team, the women had only 11 The Green and Gold are now 1-6 Schultz. Poling ended the year with blocks and committed a staggaring 6 and are heading to Flordia next to com­ 372 kill , 35 ets, 415 digs and 41 ervice errors. pete in the Smoothie King Invitational, total blocks. Schultz finished with 259 The green and gold once again which i hosted by South Florida. kill , 13 sets 219 digs and 42 block . dropped another set of three matches The Raiders start off the tourney There are veral change to this again t the tournament ho ts, Virginia. again t Texa Tech before taking on year's ro ter. The two additional play­ This games was one of low numb r South Florida and Jack onville. ers who have been added to the team for the girl , the only player that hit Then, the weekend of September 15 are etter Tina Paunicka from Cham­ the double digits were Jenny chultz Wright State will ho t a tournament of paign, Illinoi and outside hitter with a hitting percentage of .417 and their own with We t Virginia, Akron Adesua Ituah from Sugar Land, Texa . 12 kill . her teammates Sarah Poling and Denver taking part in the competi­ ewcomers to the team thi fall are Jenny Schultz goes up for a spike. Despite The Raiders struggles Schultz had 16 dig and Lind ey Frank record­ tion. Rebecca Awaa, Lexi Leonhard, Lili has been a bright S{XJt for WSU. ed 33 a si t . William and amantha onnor. Awaa a fre hrnan from Ontario, A, is joining the raider a an oppo- ite hitt r. h ha won e eral award including th atorade Regional Play- r of the Year, a well as been a four­ yc r lcttenn n at hatTey High cho l nd he h participated in Rancho Vall y Volleyball lu for five y ar . L onhard i al o a frc hman i Living in a 1 w#mamtenance becoming a new out ide hitt r for Hill home gi you Wright tate' Volleyball team. he i THE FREE TIME YOU DESERVE. fr m Temperance, MI where she grad­ uated from Bedford High chool, where he wa named Second ~ am All- talc ir t Team All-Region, and Fir t Team All- outbca tern Confer­ ence. William i a joining ophomore from Heath, TX. She wa named the Mid-Continent Conference' Defen­ sive Player of the week, and competed la t sea on at Centenary College. Connor, a junior at Wright State, has played the la t two ea on at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, CA. Originally from Anaheim, she bas set new records at Orange Coa t and helped their volleyball team go on to win the California Community Col­ lege state championship. FAIRBORN Smart Students Don't Rent, They Ownl ix returning player thi year year or deal with a sublease The On Trebein Rd., • Don't gamble for a new place to live every are Tara Geegan, Sarah Poling, Alisha • Don't throw away your money on rent, invest it in your future l mile south of Doyton~Yellow Springs Rd. Kimbro, Lindsey Frank, Lizzy Gunn, • Sell your home when you graduate and use the. profit to start Jenny Schultz. Homes paying off your student loans! "I am excited about the upcoming Condominium season." Coach Catrina Smith said. from the low $ 100's 'Our returners have worked hard in Please call for directions and hours VtJif ou,, ;fe.i/ web11k ... the spring and over the summer to prepare for the season. I am excited (937) 878-2474 www.myohiohillshome.com about the new players on the team; they all bring something unique to our ~ *See Hills Sales Consultant for details Certain restrictions may apply OffQrs expires on 9/30/06. • program." w w w. the guardian on Ii n e. com SPORTS 24-- THE GUARDIAN I Wednesday. September 6. 2006 I Soccer teams looking to score big

LeeW.Mowen alway finished in the top four of the [email protected] Horizon League. Thi year, the men are ranked 5th out of the eight team for the HL.

en . 'Th r arc '"t couple littl thin , but I think are g ing to h· a v ry g d year,' Tra y id. .. ur ultimate g al i to win the c nference champi­ onship." Tracy d cribe the team a a young team, i h plenty of experience. The team con i of tran fer from other collcg fre hm n and phomore and three returning starting eni r'. He d cribe the goalie and back fielder as very . p rienced. He con­ tinu on to the midfield. with two­ third · returning to play. The top po i­ tion though only h a olo returnee. During three the last four year Wright tate' men occer team ha

~:1_ ..~ ..~ WSU improving current sports Homuo· yloe omeGitylce HomeGityloe ~~ at•• -~ before adding football

Great Job Opportunities!! Ryan Hehr m nt wa to build a winning progr m. [email protected] The department' next move will Hiring Students Part-Time NOW and Full· Time During Summer &Breaks mo t likely b building an w facility With the tart of the for the men' and women' wimming Flexible Hours & GREAT PAY !! sea on this pa t weekend, many stu­ and diving team . dent . are rai ing the qu tion: Why In the past 14 years the men's and doe n't Wright State have a .D otball women's have combined for 16 confer­ We offer 10-40+ hours/week team? ence champion hip yet they are one It' a fair argument for tud nts to of the few program on campu that Route Delivery & Packaging Positions a k. Enrollment ha increa ed dramati­ have to hare their facilitie with stu­ cally in the past few years and the pop­ dents. ularity of the sports has exploded with At the same time though, no other $6.75 • $12.00/ HOur games being broadcasted on primetime sports has experienced near the amount television from noon until 10 o'clock of success that and diving at night. has had. However, on the sports scale at Improving things for their current Wright State, the athletic department is athletes looks to be the correct path for taking a more strategic, and maybe bet­ Wright State to be taking right now. 461-6028 ter approach, to improving their sports Instead of starting a new program, programs. such as football, improving the current In the fall of 2005 the school fin­ programs as much as they can is a bet­ Located Here In Dayton, Just ished building the Pavilion Center, a ter decision in the long. practice facility for both the men's and It's simply common sense. Why women's teams. As a result, have a bunch of mediocre sports pro­ Minutes from Campus!/ the athletic department was able to grams, when a school can have a well­ recruit new men's basketball coach established base in all of their pro­ Call Rich or Gar today to set up an interview! Brad Brownell after the departure Paul grams? Although they may not be as Biancardi. well known on campus they will still When Brownell was deciding attract better athletes to the school and between coaching at Wright State and give the university a better reputation Work Weekends, Holidays, or Part Time During the School Year Ball State, one of the major reasons he as a sports than having a popular sport · chose WSU was because the state of that struggles. the art practice facilities that were at Only after a majority of the sports Schedule an Interview A.S.A.P. Bring a Friend! the university and thought it showed on experience a great amount of suc­ ...... just how dedicated the athletic depart­ cess should WSU add football. w w w . t h . e g u a r d i a n o n I i n e . c o m SPORTS Wednesday. September 6. 2006 I THE GUARDIAN I ..... 25 Hockey Club to Box hold tryouts Ryan Hehr including a full-face ma k. Scores [email protected] Tryout will be held at Hara Arena where the team practices and play a Wright tate' National A HA lub majority of their home game during Men's Soccer Men's Soccer Hockey hampion team will be h ld­ th regular ea on. ing tryout thi weekend on September Then, when a tudent make the cut, W UvsIPFW Friday eptember 8 9 and 10 to find new player for the there i then an additional charge of WSU at Jack onville upcoming ca on, aid team manag r ar und 1,200 for uniform', travel, 4-0 w 8:00 pm ary Dickstein. rcfrce and other cxpcn es along the Jn ju. t their third year of exi tanccs way. The only thing· student mu t i on the unday eptember 10 the team had ju tone lo Ia ·t ca n pay for i fo d when th team WSU vs St. Mary's and won the cho l's fir t national road. WSU at Central Florida champion hip for club hockey. However, if omeone doe not make 1-2 L 1:00 pm Now the team is looking for recruits the team and still wants to be a part of to help them repeat that feat again this the club there are alway things the WSU atBGSU March. team needs help with. WSU vs Birmingham 2:00 pm Although the team had just one "We are actually looking to expand player graduate from last year'ssquad, our volunteer crew," said Dickstein. 2-0 w and only a few not returning, Dickstein "Especially someone to help manage Tuesday September 19 tresse that no one ha a for sure pot the team.' WSU atlUPUI on the team. Currently Dick tein takes care of all WSUvsUAB 7:00 pm "There s never any guarantee that the team's management situations but 2-3 L .---~~~~~~~- any of the returner automatically have would like to find a student who wants Wo tnen's Soccer a pot for the next year," said Dick- see how a hockey teams runs behind . stein. "So generally there's 20 to 22 the cenes to help out. !Women's SoccerJ Friday September 8 open pots." For further questions about being a WSU v Kent State For tudents who are interested the part of the team, students hould con­ WSU vs ebraska 7:00pm cost of tryout i $40, plus they mu t tact Dickstein in the Student Judicial 1-1 T how up with their wn equipment Service office. Sunday Septmeber 10 WSU at Duquesne WSU vs Ohio 1:00 pm 4-1 w Friday eptember 15 W U v~ ... Illinoi W U v Louisville pm 0-0 T 7:00 Sunday eptmber 17 WSU vs E. Ken. 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Aaron Garcia ea on. -Signed with Joe Smith Aaron Garcia and Robert Barrett all three signed pro­ ewYork fessional contracts at the conclusion Mets of the 2006 college ea on, not much After the draft Garcia inked a Organization to the urprise of head coach Rob contract with the Mets' Rookie Cooper. League team Port St. Lucie, HThey re three guy that were big Florida where he had six tarts, all -Has thrown rea on for what we did thi past sea­ at catcher , and recorded a .286 out three son " said Cooper. 'Their hard work batting average while throwing out runners in five coupled with the teams uccess allowed three base runners. them to walk through that door. ' And rounding out the Raider con­ games this Of the three Smith was the only one tract signer was Barrett who signed season to be drafted by a team during the MLB with the independent Sioux Falls Draft in June. He wa elected 94th Canaries. After compiling a 9-3 record overall by the ew York Met in the in a green and gold uniform Barrett - Held third round. The new was nothing pitched 20 innings in Sioux Falls while a.286 shocking to Cooper. amassing a 1-1 record with a 5. 8 5 ERA. batting "I felt that Joe (Smith) was definitely The highlight of his profe sional going to get drafted. I actually thought career so far was the succes he experi­ average for that becau e of ome of the team that enced in hi first tart. Gulf Coat had been in to ee him a lot." A for wh r they will go from A a Raider, mith had here it' hard to tell. Obviou ly cout a ay in exactly one half of think Smith has the mo t potential, but the WSU' 26 win la t there are alway players out there with season. He lead the entire story book lives of going from nothing Horizon League in saves with to something. 13 and also compiled three Cooper has high hopes from all three wins while in the closer posi­ of his former athletes and where base­ tion. While accompli bing ball will take the former college stand­ tho e feats Smith al o outs. · recorded 63 strikeout in just 55 innings of "All three of these guys can continue work. to move on," said Cooper. "But only Since signing for the time will tell."

Joe Smith Robert Barrett -Drafted 94th overall by the New York Mets -Signed with Sioux Falls Canaries -0.75 ERA for Brooklyn - Had a 1-1 record Cyclones

- Recorded 23 strikeouts and a ·5.85 -Moved up to Double-A squad ERA Binghamton Mets

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