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Tonight: Thankful, 45° complete weather on pg. 2 CAMPUS COUNCIL DISSOLVED INSIDE 1 Student Senate votes to remove group from bylaws after months of inactivity Jeff Burton News NEWS EDITOR Code blue, stat Valparaiso University Student New program allows Senate overwhelmingly voted to elimi­ practicing nurses to earn nate Campus Council at the Nov. 17 bachelor's, master's meeting. degrees simultaneously page 3 The motion, which removed sen­ ate Bylaw X, was brought forth by Arts and Sciences Senator Brian Bock, who Opinion after becoming the Campus Council To serve others representative, found little evidence of what the group actually accomplished. In seeking Christian education, students After reviewing Senate codes, should serve others Bock found that currently, all but one page 6 function of the council was being per­ formed by another group. Furthermore, Features members of Campus Council were not even selected this year. Go away CTN During the discussion on the motion. Bock stated that Campus Council has conducted no official busi­ ness in the past year and the Student Activities Coordinator and the Student Senate as a whole have absorbed most of its duties, including the distribution of the Valparaiso University Student Senate Outstanding Leadership, Students seek to rid Involvement, and Service Award. Senator Brian Bock stands before the student senate as the vote is taken on his measure to eliminate Campus Council. ^ ^ n i_ j All senators present voted in favor of the measure, except for Sen. Sean Jesse who abstained from the vote. campus of CTN; question ur[Campus Council] was created - —— ; , : its alignment with VU | for organizations to communicate with each advisor. Secondly, the council was to assist with mission statement 1 other in planning activities and breeding lead- "I acted as sort of an advisor to the the planning and implementation of campus- page 14 • ership roles," said Bock. "But since its incep- group," said Larry Mosher, director of the wide leadership and networking for group rep­ I tion, Campus Council has done less and less Union, "Campus Council had a lot of purposes resentatives. A & E ,each year." and goals initially." "Campus Council put organizations on Battle royale The council was originally composed of The first goal was to inform the universi­ campus together to help thern better communi­ six representatives from campus organizations, ty community of upcoming events with a cate with each other," said Bock. a student senator, the director of the union and monthly newsletter and calendar, a procedure a residential learning coordinator, who was the which is now partially done through the Union. see •COUNCIL page 4 Click it or ticket Grant Targets' Brauer Museum VU bands duke it out in Union for. topprize , title Aaron Bobb of master musicians TORCH WRITER page 9 The Brauer Museum of Art recently Sports received a grant to continue helping primary and Athletes in traction secondary schools in the area with art education. The money was awarded by Target Corporation's Community Giving Program. The museum will use the $2,000 grant to create information packets, hold workshops for area teachers and help pay for the museum's annual Secondary School Showcase. "We are grateful to get it," said Brauer Museum director, Gregg Hertzlieb. "It gives us a lot more flexibility. We'll be able to pursue our VU men's basketball goals with a little more ease." team comes from behind The teacher packets provide resources for to win 79-75 over the area teachers interested in bringing their students Athletes in Action to the museum for a tour. The packet usually page 17 Staff Report organs crushed," said Sgt. Chuck Garber. includes historical information about artists cur­ More than 13,000 law enforcement rently featured in exhibits, logistical information INDEX The Valparaiso University Police agencies nationwide, including campus about visits and surveys to gather feedback. Each packet also contains a handout com­ News 1 Department conducted a "Seat Belt Check police departments, are participating in the Point" in front of the Union on Chapel program which runs Nov. 17-30. piled by a past museum studies class with strate­ Weather/Beat 2 Drive Wednesday. The program is meant to deter young gies for incorporating the art featured in the Announcements 2 Even though large orange signs were adults and teenagers from driving and riding Brauer Museum into other school subjects. It pro­ Opinion 6 posted some 500 ft. from the checkpoints,- in automobiles without seat belts. vides strategies for teachers of language arts, A&E 9 many students were ticketed. Many more Traffic accidents are the leading cause math, science, social studies, music and physical education. Features 13 were wearing their seat belts incorrectly, of death among young people. under their arms. "It's all about saving lives," said Sgt. At the teacher workshops, museum staff ValPoll 15 "When you put the seat belt under Chuck Garber. "That's the best way to provide teachers with additional strategies for Clips & Classifieds 16 your arm, there is a great potential of having explain it." Sports 17 see•BRAUE R page 3 page 2, The Torch NEWS November 20, 2003

November 13 ^ VUPD responded to lot #6 in ref­ player, an amplifier and a mirror erence to a vehicle crash. While had been taken. At the time of the pulling out of a parking space, a report there were no suspects. Source 95 news personality Ed Schillinger chats with President Alan Harre for WVUR's semesterly pres­ vehicle struck a bike carrier on a idential interview. All topics, from the Master Plan to the future of residential housing are fair game. parked vehicle. The driver imme­ PVUPD located a weapon in a diately notified VUPD of the vehicle parked in lot #12. The crash. owner, a student, had the weapon in his vehicle to practice for campus ^A student reported a crash on hunting season. He was advised Union St. in front of the of campus policies and and the University Book Center. A stu­ weapon was secured at VUPD. 2nd, and 3rd placing teams will receive a dent stopped her vehicle to turn Turkey break closings monetary reward which is still TBD. into the book center. Another stu­ November 15 The residence halls will close for dent's vehicle traveling the same Thanksgiving Break on Saturday, Nov. 22 at 2€tf)3 Christinas i iff •VUPD, Valparaiso Fire and EMS direction struck the stopped vehi­ noon. Students must vacate the building at Please be advised that less than 300 tickets responded to the Domke Energy cle. There were no injuries. A this time. The residence halls will re-open remain for the 2003 Valparaiso University Center. Two students were travel­ on Sunday, Nov. 30 at noon. Christmas Concert on Friday, Dec. 5 in the report was taken. ing from LaPorte Ave. in an SUV Chapel of the Resurrection. All campus to campus. As they turned into members are required to have tickets for the • VUPD responded to the Law Sorority rush campus they rolled their vehicle. event, even those at no cost. Attendees School in reference to a suspi­ Women interested in sorority rush are invit­ should not expect tickets to be available at The driver was injured. EMS cious male subject. The subject ed to attend the potential new member infor­ the door the evening of the concert. Please transported him to Porter was harassing female students. A mational meetings. The next one is Dec. 11 call the Center for the Arts box office at ext. Memorial Hospital for treatment. at 9:30 p.m. in Neils Science Center 234. computer check was made on the 5445 for tickets; or visit the box office Mon- The passenger refused medical male subject. He was given a Fri 11 am - 4 p.m. and Sat-Sun 2 p.m. - 6 treatment. The passenger was p.m. Tickets are still available for the trespass warning and escorted off ARC parking usage arrested for minor consumption Christmas Concert in Chicago at Symphony Parking in tots adjacent to the Athletics campus. Center on Saturday, Dec. 6, at 7:30 p.m. Call of alcohol. He was taken into Recreation Center is reserved for designated custody and transported to Porter 312-294-3000 for tickets. A number of pre­ •VUPD responded to Brandt Hall members of the Crusader Club during men's County Jail for booking. Speed concert in reference to a theft. A student home basketball games. Members of the was a contributing factor to the campus community are reminded that vehi­ activities and special hotel rates have been left a guitar in the cafeteria and planned. Visit www.valpo.edu/events/christ- crash. cles parking in those areas overnight or on upon return she could not locate the days of games without authorization are mas2003 for details. it. A report was taken. ^VUPD responded to Garfield and subject to towing. Mound in reference to back up a Book Center break hours November 14 Valparaiso Police Officer. The Championship tailgate The Book Center store hours for the Thanksgiving holiday will be from 10 a.m. Valparaiso officer arrested two Nov. 22 promises to be an exciting day for ^ A staff member drove his vehicle until 30 minutes after the football game subjects for minor consumption sports fans on the VU campus. Two sports, to VUPD in reference to an acti­ Saturday, Nov. 22. Monday-Wednesday, the of alcohol. football and volleyball, will host champi­ vated horn. The officer was able onship games. Why not come out and sup­ Book Center will be open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to silence the horn. The cause of November 17 port the Crusaders? Come join fellow alum­ The Book Center will be closed for the the horn activation was unknown ni, parents, students and Crusader fans for a remainder of the Thanksgiving holiday and •VUPD responded to Brandt Hall at the time of the call to service. free tailgate party in the end zone. Time: 11 will reopen at normal operating hours on in reference to an arson and van­ a.m. Location: Under the tent in Brown Monday, Dec. 1. dalism. An unknown subject had •VUPD responded to the 800 Field, east end zone Sponsored by VU burned the interior of the eleva­ block of Freeman St. in reference offices of alumni relations and athletics. BallgMs wanted tor. The elevator was taken out of to a vehicle crash. The vehicle The women's basketball team is looking for service for repairs. was parked in the morning, later College Bowl 10 ballgirls to work their home games this season. The cost is $10, which includes free that evening the owner returned The 2004 College Bowl will be Sat. Jan. 24 ^VUPD located a smoking1 pipe admission to all home games, the^ability to and it had been struck. The vehi­ Teams consist of four players and can have and marijuana. The investigation work at several games, a T-shirt and an end- cle was pushed over to the curb. one alternate. Sign up by e-mailing Jeremy of-the-year pizza party. For details, call led officers to a non-student male Herniman at [email protected]. A state report was made. Erika Roudebush at ext. 5784. that was visiting a student. The subject of the e-mail should be "college Charges were filed with the pros- •VUPD responded to lot #18 in bowl." Include the four names of the players ecuter's office for possession of and the phone number of the team captain. reference to a stereo theft. The Have a safe and paraphernalia and marijuana. The Team names would also be accepted. 1st, student's pick-up truck driver's man was given a trespass warn­ happy Thanksgiving! window had been broken. A CD ing.

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.x .,',••. •..*»\.\,\..,\»V iiis « TONIGHT: FRIDAY AM: FRIDAY PM: SATURDAY AM: Buckle Busting Bountiful Gobble Gobble! Cornucopia of THANKSGIVING DAY: v Starlight High 53° Clouds Raindrops Turk-a-licious Low 45° Low 44° High 57° 49°/33° November 20, 2003 NEWS The Torch, page 3 New nursing degree program streamlined VU College of Nursing offers program combining B.S.N, and M.S.N, degrees in one Laura Bewley opportunity to earn both degrees in two Brown, dean of the College of Nursing. also means benefits for the public. TORCH WRITER years of full-time study instead of the "Nurses with advanced degrees are "It has been demonstrated that nurs­ four years it takes to complete them both prized for their skills in critical thinking, es with baccalaureate and master's A new program offering practicing separately. leadership, case management, health pro­ degrees save lives because they have a nurses a convenient and cost-effective The program is aimed at providing motion and their ability to practice across higher level of training," Brown said. "A way to concurrently earn their bachelor's nurses with the option of returning to a variety of inpatient and outpatient set­ more educated workforce of nurses and master's degrees in nursing has been school for a higher degree. tings." means better health for everyone." launched this fall in the College of "We really believe here at A nurse with a B.S.N, degree can Nurses interested in this program Nursing. Valparaiso University that we need to earn a starting salary of $42,000, while a should call the College of Nursing at By combining the bachelor's and provide practicing registered nurses with­ nurse with a M.S.N, can earn an average (219) 464-5292 or visit the web site master's degree programs, Valparaiso out an advanced degree an opportunity to of $70,000 as a starting salary. www.valpo.edu/nursing for more infor­ University allows practicing nurses the continue their education," said Janet A better trained workforce of nurses mation. Organizations adopt families Adopt-a-Family program gives needy a Merry Christmas the

Jennifer Hanson According to Kemp, vari­ each family member. They get TORCH WRITER ous organizations agree to sup­ this money through straight port a family and buy items that donations or fundraisers. Last The Adopt-a-Family pro­ they need. The size depends on year SALT (then Social gram is in full swing, seeking to how much money the organiza­ Concerns Committee) held a book provide underprivileged fami­ tion can raise and donate. Thanksgiving dinner from lies with Christmas gifts that Many of the items that are donated food and charged a they cannot otherwise afford. needed for the families are ticket price," Kemp said. Playing hard to get Senior Jenna Kemp is the essential items, like coats, snow Sponsors will be assigned chair of SALT, the Social pants and sweaters. to families right after Action Leadership Team, a SALT organizes how Thanksgiving Break. The items service organization sponsored many organizations are partici­ will then be delivered the week Kathy Neale of Dec. 15. by the Chapel of the pating and what size families ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT ro THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN Resurrection. She is also the they are willing to support. Interested organizations coordinator of the Adopt-a- "The organizations usual­ should contact Kemp at Ever since 1731 when Benjamin Franklin pooled his Family program. ly try to raise $30 to $40 for [email protected]. resources and those of other interested parties to initiate the Philadelphia Library Company, libraries have been forged in the using given by accomplished artists. a grant packet in the mail," said most unlikely places. "All the work that goes Hertzlieb. •BRAUER each art Buses, military camps, one-room shanties, outhouses, into it is a pain in the neck, but Target Corporation CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 exhibit. restaurants, prisons, general stores, tents and rolling railroad cars it really is a blast," said .donates $2 million each week There have all served as depots of literacy for this country's citizenry. Hertzlieb of the event. through its Community Giving is also a time specifically desig­ But even inanimate objects such as books needed more than these This year's showcase is Program. nated for brainstorming so the temporary havens and possibly no one addressed this dilemma scheduled for April 3-18. The money is given to teachers can share their own with such philanthropical intent as the early twentieth-century To be considered for a organizations that either pro­ ideas. steel magnate, Andrew Carnegie. grant, the Brauer Museum had mote the arts, further literacy or "We wanted to provide a Convinced that one's personal wealth should be shared with to submit an application, a prevent family violence. forum for discussion," the less fortunate, he funded the construction of 1,679 public detailed budget, a list of past This is not the first grant Hertzlieb said. library buildings across the country, but not without some strings donors and the amounts donat­ that the Brauer has received The Secondary School attached. ed, and a roster of the muse­ from Target Corporation. Showcase is an annual exhibit Rigorous requirements had to be met, along with a promise um's Board of Directors. "A few years ago, we got in the Brauer Museum .that fea­ from the city that the building's day-to-day operations would be After completing the one," said Hertzlieb. "But tures the art of high school stu­ financed with additional appropriations from the local govern­ application process, the muse­ they've changed the way they dents from the area. ment. um waited to hear back from award them since then." After submissions are Public libraries notwithstanding, Carnegie also donated 108 Target. Hertzlieb hopes this will pared down by a panel of libraries to academic institutions. But college and university "We still hadn't heard not be the last time Target helps judges to a number appropriate administrators found Carnegie to be even more cautious with his anything after three months, so fund the Brauer's community for the space available for view­ money when it came to buildings for higher education. William I called them to ask. They said outreach efforts, either. ing, the selected pieces, of art Fremont Blackman soon discovered this for himself when he that we had been awarded a "We'll try for the grant are exhibited and the young appealed to Carnegie for funding for Rollins College, a small grant and that we would receive again next year," he said. artists take part in workshops Florida liberal arts school founded in 1885. In 1904, Blackman, then president of Rollins, wrote to Carnegie requesting a library building and books, amounting to a total of $35,000. He listed numerous reasons why the college needed help keep your dorms including the justifiable claims that the students were poor; a severe freeze had devastated the citrus crop and depressed the clean, eat out. region, thus diminishing investors; and the college played a vital role in the continuing "reconciliation of North and South" which reflected "the country's desire to heal the wounds of the past." After a lengthy Communication between the two in which Carnegie told Blackman that the endowment was to be confined to the building only, the industrialist agreed to donate $20,000 for the Look You've got one plate. Why get it dirty? pizza, meal cost of the structure but only when an additional $20,000 was acquired from another source for the upkeep of the building. We've got pastas, salads and deal 2*99 However, it wasn't until 1907 that Blackman was able to raise the includes Double Slice Pizza matching sum, at which time Carnegie finally awarded Rollins his oven-baked sandwiches. (Cheese or Pepperoni) gift. And plenty of disposable plates. and 22 oz. Drink. Undeterred by this reduction in his original claim, Blackman continued to dog the benefactor for even more money and appar­ ently Carnegie was so impressed by Blackman's very articulate and persistent demands that he later agreed to fund a $25,000 sci- , ence building for Rollins, but on the condition of course, that the monies be matched by other endowments. This chapter of Carnegie's life is but a miniscule excerpt from the rags-to-riches saga of a man who was perceived by many as a "robber baron" industrialist, even as others referred to him as VALPARAISO; 2809 Calumet Ave,/$3i-oooi "Father Andy," the ultimate philanthropist. tee coupon per person, per visit at participating Read more about him in Peter Kraus' 2000 biography ftf Restaurants only. Expires 12/18/03 CLU §2/53 "Carnegie," or view his escapades in the PBS videorecording, "The Richest Man in the World." + page 4, The Torch NEWS November 20, 2003

Students search for sustainable fuel •COUNCIL CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 "Organizations do that on Three year research program funded by National Science Association, Swiss institute their own now." College of Becca Klusman lar to the children's trick of lighting leaves on field. David Bauman, the first student to par­ Engineering Senator Jonn TORCH WRITER fire using a magnifying glass to concentrate ticipate, went over to France in 1997. His Kusch, who was at the first sunlight. Using the concentrated sunlight research was then co-funded by the CNRS lab Campus Council meeting Valparaiso University students and their from this solar furnace, it is possible to burn a in France and by VU's Department of fully supported the motion mechanical engineering professor are at the tennis ball-sized hole in a three-inch thick Engineering. Bauman currently researches of its elimination. forefront of the international search for sus­ piece of steel in five seconds. The sunlight thermodynamics with the National "It just didn't work tainable fuel sources. Robert Palumbo is lead­ needs to be concentrated to such an extreme in Aeronautics and Space Administration in out," Kusch said during the ing a three-year research program funded by order for the temperatures to be high enough Houston, Texas. discussion of the motion. the National Science Association in collabora­ for the chemical reactions to occur which cre­ Other VU students who have gone to "Other groups have effec­ tion with the High Temperature Solar ate the fuel itself. Switzerland have presented some of their tively picked up the activi­ Technology Laboratory at the Paul Scherrer findings with their fellow PSI researchers at ties, of campus council." Institute in Switzerland. This has given me international conferences and have published Prior to bringing the "I am the head of the laboratory and the opportunity to dig into papers in internationally acclaimed research motion forward, a forum that's how I was able to convince the NSA journals. a particular area to a was held in which 19 cam­ that it would be a good idea to have American "It's not so much seeing your name in pus organization heads students participate in this international, inter­ greater depth than in my print, though that is exciting, as it is having an attended, most favoring the disciplinary research experience," said classes." international community of respected elimination of Campus Palumbo. researchers look at your work and respect its Council. Palumbo and his students are research­ merit and your abilities. It's like being shoved ing the use of sunlight, which is the most ANDREE HOULE off a cliff and then realizing you can fly," said abundant resource on earth, as a sustainable Palumbo. fuel source. Using 0.1 percent of the earth's Palumbo feels that undergraduate land space and running at 20 percent efficien­ "In order to do this work, one must be research programs such as this one are essen­ cy, the project would be able to provide all of able to measure temperatures that are 4,000 tial for the growth of both the university and the energy needs of the planet. degrees Fahrenheit, which is difficult to do. for the personal growth of the students Two students travel with Palumbo for Most instruments would simply melt at these involved. three summers to the PSI, which is located in temperatures," said Andree Houle, a senior "The most important thing we can do is the Swiss Alps about 40 miles west of Zurich. mechanical engineering major and a current to create a sense of curiosity in the students There they work alongside an international student researcher under Palumbo. and the science must be connected to the team of scientists to develop the technology Houle is working on developing a world they live in as well as to their inner required to design solar thermal chemical pyrometer, or a device that is used to measure voice driving them to succeed," said Palumbo. reactors efficient enough for this purpose. temperatures by looking at the surface of the Houle agrees that this experience is one "Our students are working on develop­ substance without actually touching it. of the most valuable that she will have gained ing the science and technology to transform "The model I'm working with was creat­ during her time at VU. "This has given me the sunlight into a chemical fuel as efficiently as ed by a former VU student who participated in opportunity to dig into a particular area to a possible using what is called a solar furnace," [the program], I'm simply taking the model to greater depth than in my classes. My current said Palumbo. the next level," said Houle. research has exposed me to complex ideas and This solar furnace is used to concentrate Former VU students that participated in a leveLof work that most students don't get to sunlight up to 5,000 times. The effect is simi­ this research have become affluent in their see at the undergraduate level." China Center Now Accepting Pre-Registration Applications for the 2.004. Summer Courses in China Program covering Valparaiso, the Valparaiso University China Center Calumet Region and Indiana will offer three summer courses and an internship program in Hangzhou, China in nets the summer of 2004. The three courses are open to all majors while the internship Daughter charged with helping mother dispose of body program is open to communication majors only. Students who are interested in the Tammy Garcia was charged Monday with moving her adopted father's body from his program should complete and return the pre-registration application form available from Professor Lin ASAP. Hobart home after her mother, a former Porter Memorial Hospital nurse, killed him by poisoning his coffee and repeatedly injecting him with insulin. The duo dragged Time and Schedule Course Offerings Cipriano Garcia's rug-wrapped body out the back door, onto the porch, down the Participants of the summer program (students can take one or more of stairs and through the backyard and into the garage. The pair tried unsuccessfully for will leave for Beijing, China on May 18 these courses): or 19 and return to Chicago from - COMM 100 three days to load his corpse onto the bed of a pickup truck but eventually they were Shanghai, China on June 24 or 25. The successful. Her mother drove the truck to a lake in Sauk Village, 111. where she dis­ Survey of Communication Fields, Cr. 3, program will start with a three-day Professor Steinwart (Communication); posed of the body. Both are currently in police custody. tour of Beijing, the capital of China, - ECON 222 before arriving at Hangzhou, the Principles of Economics-Macro, Cr. 3, provincial capital of Zhejiang and Farmer suffocates in pile of corn Professor Raman (Economics). where the classes will be held. There This course fulfills social analysis A southwestern Indiana farmer who was walking inside a grain bin suffocated when will be four full weeks of classes with requirement; he suddenly sank into its hold of corn. Dennis Murphy, 49, died Monday despite fran­ one field trip per week. The program -FIN 282/390 tic efforts by friends and family to pull him from the grain on his family's Davies will end with a two-day yisjt to Personal Finance, Cr. 3, Professor Jin County farm about 70 miles southwest of Indianapolis near the town of Montgomery. Shanghai before the participants - COMM 386 (COMM Majors Only), "You're thinking maybe a few more minutes will save a life so you are in there trying return to the States. to help," said neighbor John Hart. Authorities said Murphy was inside the grain bin Supervised Internship, Cr. 3, Cost ;;Professc>r Stei nwa rt trying to break loose some corn that had become stuck in the bin. He walked on top All participant of the grain when it gave out underneath his feet, and he sank in the corn. Like most j session ti farmers, Murphy knew the dangers of working around grain bins, which are the j and :hree courses is fourth-leading cause of farm-related deaths. cover visa and travel insurance. Local '.class and accommodations including the tour of the supervised internship program in visit to Shanghai, room communication is limited to 6 sta­ In Northwest Indiana, vote early, vote often : t, local transportation, and ll ::kl kk\: . : '•: -S A grand jury investigating whether hundreds of absentee votes influenced East required field trips will be covered by Chicago's Democratic mayoral primary returned four indictments Tuesday. One of the four people charged, Allan Simmons, is accused of receiving absentee ballots for peo­ ple who were not eligible to vote in the primary and later threatening them if they tes­ tified before a grand jury. Simmons, 35, of East Chicago faces three counts of attempt­ 1 I ed obstruction of justice and six counts of ballot fraud. City Councilman George lll.ro participate in the Prog ram,j^udm^i xfcWa pTe-fegistraiWn1 Pabey, who lost the Democratic nomination for mayor by 278 votes, claims he would -jrm. The form can be obtained'frx tin (330 Huegli Hall, X5749, have won if not for hundreds of fraudulent absentee votes cast for Robert Pastrick. [email protected]) or downloaded from the announcement r: Qiimm .edu/cjsp. Professor Lin will interview thep Two weeks ago Pastrick won re-election to his ninth term in the heavily Democratic :orms. The formal registration of r, com­ industrial city. A Lake County grand jury was seated in August to investigate Pabey's pleted during the first half of spring semester 2004. To ensure a space in trie pro­ allegation and other claims of voter fraud. gram, interested students should submit the application form as soon as possible.

Lin (X5749, [email protected]) or Professor Jin, the resident director of the for national & international news, see page 5 irses in Hangzhou Program (X79S7, [email protected]). +

November 20, 2003 NEW: The Torch, page 5 Laws of nature

Compiled from wire reports

Iraqi official gunned down by guerrillas Hmud Kadhim, a director general of the Education Ministry in the Diwaniyah province of Iraq, was shot to death by guerrillas believed to be regime loyalists. The guerrillas offered several warnings to the southern province prior to the assassination to all those who showed loyalty to the new Iraqi government. "We are going to take the fight to the enemy using everything in our arsenal necessary to win this fight," said Maj. Gen. Charles H. Swannack Jr. in response to the attack.

Wild weather sweeps through East Coast, South Schools were closed in North Carolina and West Virginia as high winds and severe rain hit the central Appalachian mountains across the Eastern Seaboard. Further south, tor­ nado watches were posted from northern Florida to Maryland after 54 people were injured by a storm in Texas and Alabama. "It's still raining, so it could still get worse. Everything is flooded out," said Todd Day, the town manager of Bluefield, Va.

Bush concludes British trip with protesters In a three day visit to Britain to defend the Iraq war, President Bush made a speech in London praising the British for their continued support in Iraq. "In some cases, the measured use of force is all that protects us from a chaotic world ruled by force," said Bush. Following the President's speech, a reported 100,000 British protesters planned to march through London.

Republicans pass tax cuts for resource industries The Republican-prized overhaul of U.S. energy policy made its way to the Senate floor Chad Frahm, a staff attorney and regulatorary specialist in the Agricultural Development and after passing the House in a close vote and is expected to be law soon. The bill pro­ Natural Resources division of the Indiana Farm Bureau discusses current and future envi­ vides about $31 billion in tax breaks and incentives to oil, natural gas, coal and elec­ ronmental law issues facing Indiana farmers during a lecture in the Benson Classroom of tricity industries. "If you kill this bill....you have killed ethanol. You have killed wind Wesemann Hall on Tuesday. energy," said Senate Republican Pete Domenici of the bill's subsidies.

China threatens to attack Taiwan Increasing an already tense situation, China's top mainland official Wang Zaixi made strong comments that violence may be used if Taiwan continues to seek independence. "If the Taiwan authorities collude with all 'splittist' forces to openly engage in pro- independence activities and challenge the mainland and the one-China principle, the use of force may become unavoidable," said Zaixi.

New head Asian terrorist identified A man known only as Zulkarnaen is now believed to be the new chief of a Southeast Asian terror group and is considered the most lethal terrorist in all of Asia, reported intelligence officials. Zulkarnaen's group is believed to be responsible for a suicide bombing that killed 12 people in Jakarta, Indonesia and another 202 in a Bali, Indonesia bombing. "He's considered to be the most dangerous guy that is out there," said terrorism expert Ken Conboy.

New housing boom In a sign that the housing market is a large aide in helping the struggling U.S. econo­ my recover, residential construction reached the highest level of activity in 17 years according to the Commerce Department. Home builders apparently built 1.9 million new units. "All the fundamentals remain in place for a healthy housing market - including mortgage rates in the 6 percent range," said David Seiders, chief economist of the National Association of Home Builders.

Gay marriage ruling challenged Governor Mitt Romney (R-Mass) is pushing for a constitutional amendment to block gay marriage in response to a ruling by the state's highest court that could otherwise let gay couples wed. "I agree with 3,000 years of recorded history," said Romney. "Marriage is an institution between a man and a woman and our constitution and laws should reflect that." Meanwhile, the court has ordered state lawmakers to find a rem­ edy.

World Trade Center designs unveiled Eight competing designs for a memorial to the nearly 3,000 victims of Sept. 11 — including reflecting pools, walls of names and a tomb for the unidentified — were unveiled Wednesday as the rebuilding of the World Trade Center entered a delicate new phase. A 13-member panel chose the eight finalists from 5,201 proposals for com­ memorating the 2001 terrorist attacks in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania, as well as the 1993 trade center bombing. The panel will settle on a final design by the end of the year.

Jackson urged to turn himself in over molestation charges Michael Jackson was urged to surrender Wednesday on an arrest warrant alleging mul­ tiple counts of child molestation in a case that authorities said will result in criminal charges, unlike similar allegations that the pop star survived a decade ago. The case involved violations of state law that prohibits lewd or lascivious acts with a child under age 14 and is punishable by three to eight years in prison, the law enforcement officials said. -h

The Torch, November 20, page 6 PINION; VU Student Senate representation already adequate Every couple of years at large student senator would be aware of the problems Now I'm not accusing anyone of racism or any­ Valparaiso University, people won that might confront a commuter student such as finding thing like that, but I know these things still exist. der why Student Senate is set up a Commuter parking space. However, an actual com­ Indiana does have a reputation as being the land of the the way it is. There are numerous muter student would be well aware of any problems Ku Klux Klan and as an institute of higher learning, it discussions and ^^^""^^^ and sympathetic enough to try and fix is important that VU makes it clear that the KKK and accusations of The issue: Some the problem. In the same way, an at- their ideas are completely unacceptable. In addition, unfairness, but in students claim large student senator would more than VU has, in the past, had a bit of a reputation for being Lukas Diaz the end very little likely be unaware of the issues facing slightly prone to racism.. Personally I think this charac­ TORCH WRITER changes because there is no need minority communities on campus. terization would be unfair now, but it is still important - Student Senate Thus, there are specific student senators to work against such tendencies. Therefore, the full works fairly well. Granted, it is not a for Student for specific student issues. slate of minority seats must be kept. perfect political body, but it still gets Senate's minority Now, having one sort of catch-all As for the argument that some students get the job done. Ethnic Minority Seat is not going to get 'extra' senators to represent them, I would like to point Student Senate is organized along student seats. the job done. It really is important to out that individual issues, not people, are being repre­ representation of specific interests of have a specific Hispanic seat and a spe­ sented. Also, I would point to the venerable United students as opposed to a geographical Diaz says: These cific black seat. The Student Senate is States Senate, since every state gets two senators style representation that is the norm in seats serve an set up to represent specific groups, and regardless of American politics. This makes sense in the Hispanic and black groups on cam- population. Even though California has more people a way, because the campus itself can important purpose. pus should be represented. than Vermont does, both states get two senators since function as a distinct geopolitical Ma^^B^^^Bams^KBH^^B B The second reason that the specific senators are representing states and not necessarily entity, which makes it difficult to divide up in the tra­ minority seats should be kept is because these seats individual people. So there is national precedent here ditional sense. So how should the system divide up provide an excellent way for minority students to get for this kind of thing. representation? One such way to do this is by having involved and be a part of campus leadership. This is In the end, the Student Senate does a pretty representatives for specific groups. For example there something that might not happen without a specific decent job and changing everything around will not are representatives for each specific college on cam­ seat set aside to represent minority interests. The sad make things any better. It will probably make things pus, who can act as leaders and advocates for their fact of the matter is that racism does still exist and worse. As the saying goes, "if it ain't broke, don't fix respective colleges. It is highly unlikely that an at- these specific seats help in a way to counter act this. it." The Blaze How to get a real Christian education Each week, the editors will Many of us came to Valparaiso Service need not be constrained to a specific act, as "there University, or at least gave it a second are different kinds of service, but the same Lord" (ICor 12:5). select an interesting, well-writ­ look, because we wanted a "Christian" We need to be careful, however, not to confuse "servanthood" ten, relevant, VU-centered arti­ education. Few of us have considered with "service worker." Although a waitress "serves" people, cle to receive the Blaze. Check what that means, so I hope to give my take hers is not the kind of service work I am talking about. If she on the issue here. works to feed those who are unable to pay her back, if she com­ this box or look for the article The two purposes for Christian edu­ forts those who are mentally troubled or if she heals those with with the flame by the title. Adam Ortman cation are to learn more about God and to limited access to medicine, then she is working as a servant. Providing people with a service TORCH WRITER learn how to better This week's Blaze: serve. Since I see The iSSUe: VU Students Seek (say, trading their stocks for them or the second purpose to be the more a Christian education. telling them about a great new product) is Adam Ortman, h * * arguable of the two, I will focus the arti­ entirely different and shouldn't be con­ How to get a real cle on that. Ortman says: A true fused with servant work. There are plenty vk lit' of ways people can serve with their spe­ Christian education The primary way in which a Christian education leads to IJ5£*Pir Christian interacts with others is love, cific talents or interests. Many times the demonstrated through service. When we service. difference between merely serving a func­ THE TORCH learn things for general knowledge or tion in your society and functioning as a Valparaiso University's Student Newspaper that are specific to our vocations, we are refining and develop­ servant is the context in which you work. Working as manage­ 35 SCHNABEL HALL VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY, ing the way in which we are going to interact with the world. If ment in a consulting firm is .different than working as manage­ VALPARAISO IN 46383 PHONE: 219-464-5426 FAX 219-464-6728 the main purpose of your education is to land a high paying job ment for a non-profit trying to bring drinkable water to rural EDITOR IN CHIEF JR RADCLIFFE or to pursue some position of power or prestige, then your edu­ communities in sub-Sahara'n Africa. ASSISTANT EDITOR JULIA WELZEN cation is decidedly unchristian. Better words for describing it A couple caveats: first, I do not mean to imply that you BUSINESS MANAGER BRIAN DUCLOS NEWS EDITOR JEFFREY D. BURTON would be secular, worldly or culturally motivated. can only serve through your job, but only that it is what you ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR KlMBERLY BELLWARE Of course, this strikes many of us as somehow wrong. We will spend the most time doing. If you want to receive a A&E EDITOR ANDREW BANGERT Christian education, your learning must contribute somehow to SPORTS EDITOR BRENT WHITLOCK have been told since grade school that if we want to succeed in FEATURES EDITOR KRISTIN THOMAS life, we should go to college. College is for people whose goals your role as a servant. And the burden of receiving this educa­ OPINIONS EDITOR MARTA STOECKEL are self-betterment and a position of power or financial security. tion lies on you, the student. If you approach your education as PHOTO EDITOR BETH ADAMS ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR ANGELA KNEIFEL And for a secular education, this is all true. Adding in two a way to get a larger salary, you will not be receiving a GRAPHIC DESIGN EDITOR KEVIN HYDE required theology classes and morning prayer does not some­ Christian education. ADVERTISING MANAGER KRISTEN RABELER ADVERTISING MANAGER SARAH KRUEGER how make the education Christian. There is a deeper difference Second, I am not trying to limit the imperative to serve to COPY EDITOR ALISON HEITLAND in the actual nature of the education that makes it Christian. Christianity. I am using Christianity because this is my own CIRCULATION MANAGER JEFF BIEBIGHAUSER First, it teaches us about the things of God, and second, it faith tradition, in which even God lived as a servant in his time CIRCULATION ASSISTANT STEVE KLEE WEB SITE COORDINATOR PHILIP WHALEY directs our life towards service. An education that succeeds in on earth. 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November 20, 2003 The Torch, page 7 Scalia's master strategy and the Pledge of Allegiance On March 14, 2002, the and two judges from the "Ninth Circuit successfully is on this side as well, but that's moot at this point.) Federal Circuit, having the distinc removed these two words from the pledge. These three On the other side you've got Stevens, Ginsburg, tion of being the most often over­ individuals purged the recognition of God as having a Breyer and Souter: a coterie of infidels. If the vote is ruled appeals court in the nation, fundamental place in the welfare of these United 4-4, the Supreme Court will technically affirm the leapt into the headlines with one States from nearly 10 million school children. These Ninth Circuit's decision. It is my belief that such a of the most asinine decisions in three individuals threw out over two hundred years of deadlock is'exactly what Scalia wants. modern legal history. history that shows the world that we recognize God's Think about it. What would happen the day after Ryan Adler A gentleman named rightful place in the well being of this nation. the Court's affirmation of Mr. Newdow's wishes next TORCH WRITER Michael Newdow However, the aim of this piece is June? is a resident of The issue: The not to reveal the high place of God in The result would be the 28th Amendment to the California and has a daughter that the affairs of America. A semiliterate ' Constitution of these United States. The Pledge attends the local public elementary Supreme Court was dachshund with any knowledge of including the words "under God" would be embla­ school. As is customary across the - split on whether to history can figure that out. I believe zoned into the text of the highest law of the land. The Fruited Plain, her teacher led the stu­ that as the case comes before the Senate and the House would race to be the first body dents in the Pledge of Allegiance each remove "under God" court, the genius that is Justice of Congress to pass a constitutional amendment to be morning before the beginning of from the Pledge of Antonin Scalia will be revealed from sent to the States. The requisite 38 State legislatures classes. However, Newdow, being a sea to shining sea. would have the amendment ratified by the Fourth of godless lawyer with too much time on Allegiance. Soon after the Ninth Circuit's July of 2004. (Ironically 2004 will mark the 50th his hands, decided to sue to stop this decision was announced, Scalia anniversary of the inclusion of "under God" in the practice. He contended that the inclu­ Adler says: Scalia railed the decision in open public. Pledge.) Such an amendment would pave the way for sion" of the words "under God" in the removed himself Newdow soon after asked him to an overhaul of misguided First Amendment jurispru­ pledge violated the Establishment remove himself from the decision dence. Clause of the First Amendment deliberately and the process, saying that revealing his The other, less theatrical result could be that one ("Congress shall make no law phrase will remain. views on the issue as he did made of the four heathens will see the absurdity of the Ninth respecting an establishment of reli­ him unfit to rule on the case. Circuit's decision and join the other side. That could gion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof..."). The Surprisingly, that's exactly what Scalia did. also put a dent into the heretical views of some on the district court dismissed the suit. However, the oft- As a result the Court may be looking at a 4-4 bench. Either way, Scalia's decision was pure strategic comical Ninth Circuit not only decided to take the vote. On one side you've got Thomas, Rehnquist, brilliance. He has used his gifts in service to his coun­ case but ruled 2-1 in his favor. In other words, a loon O'Connor and Kennedy: a God-fearing bunch. (Scalia try. God bless Scalia.

Letters to the editor Separation of church and state too much graduating in 1977. Allegiance. It tells little children they can't write sto­ Commentaries by Sir William Blackstone, an ries about Jesus in school. It tells communities they I'm grieving. An old friend lost her long battle English legal scholar of the eighteenth century, made a cannot have manger scenes on the courthouse square with breast cancer last week. I offered my condolences strong impact on Moore. "Human laws," according to or in their administration buildings. And, it tells the to her husband of nearly forty years, hugged her Blackstone, "are like scientific laws. They were cre­ state of Alabama they cannot have the ten command­ daughter, a year younger than mine and held her while ations of God waiting to b6 discovered just as Isaac ments in their court house. she wept. Her daughter kept saying she couldn't Newton had discovered the laws of gravity a century Obviously, God and Christianity are being kicked believe her mother was gone. before" (earlyamerica.com). Blackstone's commen­ out of America. Our courts are pushing us into agnos­ I feel I've lost another good friend last week. taries were influential to our founding fathers as they ticism or, worse yet, all-out atheism under the protec­ You may have heard of him (and probably not in a designed our Constitution, Declaration of tive legal cloak of "separation of church and state." favorable light from mainstream media) as the "Ten Independence and other documents. Who gave them this power? We have, by allow­ Commandments" judge. I'm talking about Judge Roy Moore believes, as I do, that our nation was ing it. It's way past time for a stand. Our forefathers Moore, Alabama's Chief Justice. He decided to take a founded on Judeo-Christian principles that were incor­ would have had a tea party a long, long time ago. stand on what he believes and lost his job because of porated into our Constitution. To deny our roots and We've become soft and complacent, perhaps too over­ it. cast God out of the public domain is contrary to what worked trying to make ends meet to notice. I'm as Roy Moore grew up in rural Alabama, a poor our forefathers had in mind when they said "'Congress guilty as the rest of the slothful, head-in-the-sand farmer's boy. He was a hard worker and, according to shall make no law respecting an establishment of reli­ Christians. We're not speaking out against this judicial a close friend, attorney Frank Bailey, "Roy never for­ gion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." power grab. got his rural roots. His father taught him to-honor God, Instead, our judiciary has perverted the First Some are, though. Some like Judge Roy Moore, cherish family, and love his country." (Whistleblower Amendment of the United States Constitution into a courageous hero in my mind. I grieve for my fallen Magazine via Worldnet Daily). "separation of church and state," where God and reli­ Christian comrade and our fallen American judicial In his freshman year of high school, Moore saw a gion are excluded from our culture. system. movie about the United States Military Academy. This I grieve about the direction my country is taking inspired him to pursue a career in the service. His today. Separation of church and state has evolved into Suzanna Tudor determined efforts paid off with an appointment to the federal long arm of the law reaching down into our Administrative assistant West Point in 1965. He served in the army as an MP personal lives. It tells us we cannot pray in school as a Department of foreign language and economics and was dubbed "Captain America" because he was group. It tells us we cannot have Christmas carols unbendable on applying the rules. In 1974 he switched sung at our public schools. It tells us "one nation More letters on page 8 career gears and went to the Alabama School of Law, under God" should be taken out of our Pledge of page 8, The Torch OPINIONS November 20, 2003

By Rachelle Hatcher OlOp the Silence and Rosa Rodriguez With only three seats in Student Senate that represent the racial minority population, why is it that we are seen as such a threat to the majority? Perhaps it is because of the tendency of the minority senators to be vocal and freely voice their concerns, as is the job of any senator not to remain silent on issues that greatly effect the student body. What good would a silent senator do if an issue is brought forth that might have a negative affect on their constituents? The only way one can uncover these possible "negative" effects is by asking questions and voicing one's opinion. We, the minority senators, do exactly that, while many others sit in silence, yet many wish to eliminate our seats - those that speak. Why is it that although so many seem to disagree with our positions in senate, absolutely no one has brought it to our attention. Instead, they go to their fellow "silent" senators expecting them to speak up about the issue when it is more than obvious they will not. Now if it is not the job of a senator to voice the concerns of the student body, then whose is it? When you do your job and do it correctly, you are wrong. When you do your job and work even harder to compensate for the shortcomings of others, you are still wrong. In a world where everything is wrong, who can make it right? It would be much easier to understand the desire to oust the specif­ ic minority senators or even the seats if the senator was failing to fulfill their responsibilities or if the seats were vacant. However, these seats are currently occupied by active and more than qualified students, so why is it that we are constantly being attacked and ridiculed? Attacking the inclusion or exclusion of the minority senate seats is not an appro­ priate way to deal with this problem. If other senators, or more impor­ tantly, our constituents, feel we are neglecting our duties and positions, then we would like to strongly encourage you to bring those concerns to us so that we might be able to resolve this issue. Our main goal is to be able to work hand in hand with our fellow senators in order to improve the quality of the Valparaiso University environment and to eliminate all hostility we might have towards one another. However, if the issue at hand is not whether the minority senators are doing their jobs, but rather that the majority feels the racial minority does not need to be represent­ ed in a senate that is supposed to represent the entire student population, then we have a much larger issue on our hands that needs campus-wide attention. We, as the minority senators, hope to serve as an example to the student body to encourage them to step out of their comfort zone and get to know a student who is different from them. As the minority senators, those being Ethnic, Black and Hispanic Senators, we find it necessary to inform our fellow senators as well as the rest of the student body that we do not represent Asian American Association, Black Student Organization and Latinos in Valparaiso for Excellence (the only minority groups on campus). Our constituency con­ sists of all the ethnic minorities, the black students and Hispanic student populations, respectively. Although the names of these organizations along with titles of our senate seats sound similar they are in reality completely different. Saying that the Black Senator is the BSO senator is assuming that all of the black students on campus are members of BSO when this is not the case. The same goes for the Ethnic Minority senator and the Hispanic senator. These organizations, like all campus organizations, are open to whoever is interested in being a member and working towards fulfilling the organization's purpose, regardless of race. Rather than sitting back in silence and expecting this issue to just fade away, it is time that Senate come together and talk; we need to put all fear behind and speak up about how we feel and give one another a chance not only to voice their opinions but to defend themselves against false accusations. Stop the silence. Letters to the editor College marriage misrepresented by Redd ple that you have a problem with. Thank you for read­ from offices back to sorely needed residential rooms ing my complaints. and at the same time properly preserve the memorial My fiancee pointed this article out to me last to the Moellering family. night and I thought it only appropriate to respond. I David Flynn With all the open space around here, surely am sorry if your so-called friends are looking down on another suitable site can be found for a much needed, you for not being engaged by now, however I do not Other options for new union available well planned new union. feel that gives you a right to lead a full-out attack on how other people choose to lead their lives. Nor does As a Valparaiso University student in the early Mel Doering it give you the right to make drastic assumptions on 1950s, I was heavily involved in planning for and VU class of 1953 their plans after marriage - I took great offense selecting the architect for the Valparaiso Union. So I University archivist to the comment that my fiancee and I are going to was deeply gratified that the initial decision to raze it move into a townhouse near our parents and look for has been reversed. work. Furthermore, I don't suppose we are very much I hope the decision to raze Moellering will be Guidelines for letters to the editor: rushing to the altar, as it was over six years ago that reconsidered and reversed also. What kind of steward­ Letters may be e-mailed to [email protected], we started dating. ship is demonstrated by tearing down a perfectly good put in the Torch drop box (located in Schnabel Hall near In order to keep this letter short I will go to my building that fits in well with our very handsome the Torch office), or mailed to: final complaint. I realize that you try to reconcile ensemble of prairie-style structures (not uber-ugly, per The Torch everything in your last paragraph in which you state the Nov. 7 Torch staff editorial), just because it doesn't 35 Schnabel Hall it's fine for some people. I'm sorry, but this is the fit a preconceived notion of where a new union ought Valparaiso, IN 46383 most cowardly statement I have ever read in an article. to go? Written letters should include the author's first and last name and sig­ You blast a way of life for so many people on your I feared all along that Moellering does not lend nature; letters sent anonymously will not be printed, but letters may be campus and of college students in general and then try itself well to conversion as a union. But I believe it printed without the author's name at his or her request. Preferred length is approximately 400 words. Shorter letters and letters received by the to please everyone in the end by feeding them a line could be renovated, for instance, for faculty Wednesday evening before the next issue will be considered first. The that tells the reader you are not speaking of the reader office/classroom usage, which would make possible Torch is not responsible for opinions printed in the letters to the editor in the article; that it is indeed the "other" engaged peo­ the reconversion of Huegli (formerly Deaconess) Hall and therefore cannot accept letters in response to other letters. November 20, 2003, page 9

Doctor's Dr. 3 claims title in competitive Battle of the Bands

Kim Bel I ware ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR

The third annual Battle of the Bands played out like the plot of a by-the-numbers rock-n-roll movie. There were the bands that gave everyone a good laugh, whether they intended to or not; the volume-driven rockers pushing the limits of the decibel; the sensitive songwriters; and the bands that obviously "came to play." While there was an evident demarcation between the frontrunners and the long-shots, it was the bands in the middle of the pack that made the event truly inter­ esting. Aside from participation being up from last year - 19 bands vying for six spots in the final round - the competition was stiffer quality-wise as well. "We were very impressed with the talent here," the judges expressed. "If we had tried to have an event like this when we all were students,.I doubt we could have scared up four bands." All three judges were Valparaiso University gradu­ ates and former Music Enterprise Student Association members who are currently involved with the music industry. Each judge scored the bands based on a five- point scale in the categories of musicianship, originality, showmanship and overall effect. Each of the top three finalists from last year's com­ petition came back to defend or improve their rank, but Spencer Scott plays the bass for Waistcoat Fling during last week's Battle of the Bands, as Matt Kohnke bangs out the beat on the only one of the bands, the hip-hop trio Hogwash, man­ drums in the background. Dr. 3 won the event, which included both a judges' pick and an audience pick. Second place went to aged to make a return appearance in the top three. The Placebo Effect and Hogwash took home third place honors. The event, which took place in the Union Great Hall, was sponsored by audience and judges' picks were in complete agreement the Music Enterprise Student Association. Judges were Valparaiso University graduates who work in the music industry. this year, and last year's third-place audience pick Dr. Z, Ann's Lace, while both Mike and Bryant Rosenwinkel top three bands, with the first place act offered a poten­ now performing as Dr. 3, came back to claim the top performed together as Placebo Effect and again with the tial appearance on "The Michael Essany Show." Essany prize. Newcomers Placebo Effect garnered a second group Loecster. himself showed up for the final round to promote his place slot and Hogwash reprised their role as the third- Interestingly enough, both of the Rosenwinkel's show, read a letter from singer Johnny Rzeznik of the place pick. bands advanced to the final round, while only one of the alt-rock group Goo Goo Dolls addressed to all the per­ The styles were as eclectic as the band names with acts made the top three. "It was kind of stressful," said forming finalists and wished the contestants good luck. such acts as the folky-tuned Lady Goodman Band to the Bryant Rosenwinkel, the younger of the two brothers. "I Dr. 3, consisting of VU junior Tim Bredrup with hard-core metal music of Without Atom. Of the 19 per­ practiced with my brother as soon as I woke up [on Andy Smith and Bryan O'Donahue of Glen Ellyn, IL, formances, there were two hip-hop acts, two soloists, a Saturday] and then went to practice with Loecster in my took home the $200 prize for winning. Junior Mike and variety of rock and pop styles and four participants room." Despite the stress of double dipping in one night, freshman Bryant Rosenwinkel's Placebo Effect received doing double-duty. Tim Bredrup played drums and gui­ Rosenwinkel said, "It was a great time and I'd do it a $150 prize and juniors Justin Barney and Drew tar for Me and Tim and drummer for Dr. 3, Spencer Scott again, definitely." Blomquist and DJ Cattleskull took home $100 for lent his bass skills to both the Waistcoat Fling and Queen Cash prizes and certificates were awarded to the Hogwash.

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Jon Bull contrasting ideologies are given more attention with how TORCH WRITER Jon Bull's Grade: the crew treats them. The crew understands both, but also sees the differences between the two. Great books usually do not translate into great films. Crowe's portrayal of Aubrey proves once again However, with recent films such as "Master and that he can play any heroic character to perfection. Crowe, Commander: The Far Side of the World," the tide might be A though, is almost outperformed by Bettany, whose per­ changing. "Master and Commander" is a complex film with formance as the pensive Maturin is inspired, reserved and a simple story of a chase around the world told with intelli­ 'Master and brilliant. This level of intelligent acting is uncommon for gence and elegance. films of this kind. Kudos must be paid to director Peter "Master and Commander" is set during the Weir for not relying on action to carry the film (only two Napoleonic War in 1805 and is set almost entirely on a sail­ Commander: Far major battles), but placing the crux of the film into these ing warship, H.M.S. Surprise. Capt. Jack Aubrey, com­ two actors' hands. mander of the Surprise, has been commanded to the shores Side of the World' The camera work from Russell Boyd and music of South America to sink, burn or take a French Man O' from Christopher Gordon were also perfectly done as War ship, the Acheron. But Aubrey, A.K.A. "Lucky Jack," "Master and Commander" aches with 19th century beauty, pushes the Surprise past the coast of South America, around Starring: Russell Crowe and Paul even though it is, at its base, a war film. Weir and John Cape Horn, and into the South Seas of the Pacific in pursuit Bettany Collee's script does contain a few cliches, such as a badly of "the phantom" Acheron. Director: Peter Weir written suicide sequence and some flat dialogue. However, However, the real story lies in the relationship Rated: PG-13 for intense battle the good of the screenplay does outweigh the bad. between Capt. Aubrey, Dr. Maturin and the rest of the crew. The "Lord of the Rings" trilogy has been a very Aubrey, played by Russell Crowe, is a man of tradition and sequences, related images and successful adaptation of a series of novels and "Master and discipline. Maturin, played by Paul Bettany (A Beautiful Commander" should take its place alongside it as a turning Mind), is a strong contrast to Aubrey's realism with his nat­ Run time: 138 minutes point in film adaptations of fiction. With impeccable act­ uralist instincts. These two men disagree, obviously, but ing, stunning cinematography and stirring music, "Master their confrontations are equally sided and scaled down (cel­ and Commander: The Far Side of the World" rides the high seas of filmmaking with los and violins), not the flashy, Hollywood bickering style one might expect. Their sails wide open. Final Grade: A-. -r

The Torch ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT November 20 Riding a wave of nostal

Michelle Rossi has decided shows barely a generation old are worthy of being deemed "obsessed" with the '80s. "I think : TORCH WRITER "classics." The station is now airing "Cheers," "Coach," "Family Ties" and although I really missed out on a lo "Roseanne," all popular shows that debuted in the '80s. said. "My friends think that I'm ridici Many Valparaiso University students remember the 1980s as a time Recently, FOX unsuccessfully tried to revive the '80s with "That 80's sucked, but there are a few people w] of starting school and learning how to read and write. The '80s were more Show," a show centered as I am, you just have to look for thei than just a time of endless cartoons and playing with Big Wheels or on a group of twenty- Many of her friends enjoy her f Cabbage Patch Kids dolls; it was an era filled with rat-tails and overly year-old friends living ly the music. Since the first day of sch eased har accompanied by tight neon pants and off-the-shoulder sweat­ in San Diego. The on her AOL shirts. It was a decade that made history with new video games, TV shows series only lasted thir­ ular mes and music. teen episodes, unlike its plete v Similar to the carefree lives of the kids who who grew up in the '80s, counterpart that focuses on the visito: the video games of the decade were simple and fresh, yet provided hours previous decade. T of endless entertainment. Although the graphics in video games from the Last year, VH-1 created a decac mid-'80s were extremely unsophisticated compared to today's video much more successful series Withe games, they have all become classics, from Mario to Zelda. The most vio­ about the popular decade with yello\ lent games involved shooting ducks and did not need the gory special an hour-long episode focusing hideoi effects or violent murder weapons to be considered great. Kids were con­ on each year. "I Love the loveabl tent with trying to save the Princess or earning a magic flute or collecting 80's" flashes back to the acid v bananas to earn extra lives with Donkey Kong. people, movies, TV actic "The '80s are gone -1 try to forget them. But Duck Hunt was a great shows, products, game," said Mike Steffen of one of the first Nintendo games, released in fashions, fads, October 1985. Not many people can forget the game where the players had trends and major the opportunity to shoot at the ducks on screen or else the dog would laugh events that at their failed attempts at killing squawking birds in the digital world. defined the year's "Nintendo games are one hundred times better than the new game pop culture. systems. They are just more traditional. That's what I grew up playing, and Celebrities run • those new games are about fifty dollas," Corey Johnson said. People can through the topics in purchase these timeless Nintendo games for only a few dollars at a used a stream-of-con- game store, making the "old school" system much more practical for a col­ sciousness style. lege student on a very slim budget. Building on the And who could forget Saturday cartoons? "The best part about the success of that '80s, besides me being born, were the Saturday morning cartoons: series, the net­ 'Garfield and Friends,' 'Pee Wee's Play House,' 'Fraggle Rock' and work created "I 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,'" sophomore Jaime Gieschen said. Love the 80's Sure, the cartoon graphics were not the greatest, but we were kids. Strikes Back," We were still entertained by "Inspector Gadget" and all his attempts at which initially defeating the faceless Dr. Claw, the singing and dancing characters on aired in October. "I "Sesame Street" who taught children their alphabet and numbers, and the Love the 80's" revives high-pitched voices on "Alvin and the Chipmunks." It did not matter that the good, the bad and the each week the plots were strangely similar or that there was only one ugly of the era, helping people remi­ female Smurf. The shows provided a wholesome distraction for young nisce about the days gone by and the years they have forgotten. viewers. Although some would like to forget the decade's music, for many the The '80s also breathed life into the start of several long-running and 1980s were a musical high point. In 1981, MTV was introduced as the first are t family-friendly TV shows that ran into 24-hour music video channel. The first music video ever aired was "Video the next decade, such as "Saved by Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggies, a song that made the Bell," "Full House" and "The musical history again when it became the one millionth Cosby Show." "M*A*S*H*," video to be played on MTV in 2000. Stage performances "Little House on the Prairie," were often over-the-top, with stars like Alice Cooper You might I "The Jeffersons," making the rounds. Ozzy Osbourne, long before he had "Magnum PL," "ALF," his own show on MTV, bit the head off of a live bat dur­ •You played with My Little I "The Golden Girls" ing a performance in 1982. Michael Jackon's "Thriller" •You read "Babysitters Clu and "America's sold over 20 million albums and became the best selling Funniest Home record ever. Adventure" books m Videos" CD's were first released in 1983 and outsold their R delighted vinyl counterparts only five years later, forever changing •You know the profoun audiences the way people listen to music. It was a decade when 1& across the Beastie Boys encouraged people to "Fight for Your You remember wher jl America. Right to Party" while pop diva Madonna sang about •You've seen 10 epis ||k Nick at being "Like A Virgin" before Paula Abdul's name was N i t e attached to "American Idol." You wore fluores The huge influence of '80s music expands onto the Source 95 when sophomore Chris Hadley hosts You though Ata tar "All '80s Hour," which is centered on that F decade's greatest music. "I have always video game sy |w been a big fan of '80s music and you out and blew > ••f don't hear it played that often," •(•k Hadley said. "There are not many You remembet shows dedicated to strictly '80s music '80s music is much more soothing and it getting up early sends a message through the lyrics, unlike music today." •You've been Hadley normally plays Ruxpin several different genres of music, but gives more on •You wish you c air time to '80s rock, such as music by Journey and The •ALF holds a sf | Cure. His show is on Thursday •You played wi ' mornings from 10 until noon. Gieschen also expressed her •You teased or love of '80s music. "Honestly, '80s pop is some of warmers, or wo my favorite music. My room­ Nothing comes I mate and I totally love it. I espe­ cially love all the crazy love bal­ •You still have a S lads," Gieschen said. Sophomore Angela Fritz is ember 20, 2003 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT The Torch,

. "I think it was a cool time to grow up in, 3ut on a lot of cool things that happened," she it I'm ridiculous because they think that the '80s v people who are just as obsessed with the '80s ook for them." enjoy her fascination with the decade, especial- t day of school, Fritz has an '80s song of the day m her AOL Instant Messenger profile. The pop­ ular message boasts a different song, com­ plete with a section of lyrics and a link so (visitors can download the featured music. The '80s were a very prominent decade in American history and culture. Without that era, we would be at a loss for | yellow Post-It notes, personal computers, hideous Mohawk haircuts, plastic jewelry, loveable Care Bears, colorful scrunch socks, acid washed jeans, Atari, Ghostbusters action figures and most of the undergrad-

uates at VU. stars of 80s silver screen

Jon Bull TORCH WRITER

Many people consider the 1980s as the age of bad hair, bad fashion, bad music and, of course, bad films. These films are famous because of the famous (and infamous) actors and actresses who are essential figures in '80s film. Molly Ringwald, Ally Sheedy, Andrew I McCarthy, John Candy, Chevy Chase, Kathleen Turner and Steve Guttenberg are some of these stars, but have rarely been seen since the '80s. back Molly Ringwald could be considered the queen of '80s cinema as a member of the teenage "Brat Pack" of '80s film stars. She played the girl next door perfectly in many of her films. "Sixteen Candles," "The Breakfast Club" and "Pretty in Pink," are all '80s hits that are still cherished by many today. "I adored Molly Ringwald in 'The Breakfast Club,'" said sophomore Lacey Ard. "[Ringwald] was way cool because she was the girl next door." . it love the 80s if... Ringwald's last big hit came in 1990 playing the title character in "Betsy's Wedding." Ringwald had a cameo in "Not Another Teen Movie" (2001), a spoof of the style of film she helped make famous. Little Pony or G.I. Joe Another member of the so-called Brat Pack is Ally Sheedy, who also starred in "The Breakfast Club." Her other films include "War Games" (1983), "St. Elmo's Fire," and "Short Circuit" (1986), but she dropped out of sight rs Club" or "Choose Your Own after the '80s. She re-emerged as a dark horse Oscar contender in 1998 with the little-seen "High Art." Sheedy still can be seen occasionally in direct-to-video films, but will always been remembered for her aforementioned work. Dfound meaning of "wax on, wax off" Brat Pack member Andrew McCarthy achieved stardom with Sheedy in "St. Elmo's Fire" and went on to have an enjoyable but short-lived career of hits which included "Pretty in Pink" (1986), "Mannequin" (1987) when the Olson Twins were still babies and "Weekend at Bernie's" (1989). McCarthy's career turned to television in the '90s and has since dropped off the map. ) episodes of "Fraggle Rock" The Brat Pack may have ruled the box office in the 1980s, but it did have competition. John Candy luorescent clothes found his calling in the '80s, starring in some notable films, such as "National Lampoon's Vacation" (1983), "Spaceballs" (1987), "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles" (1987), "The Great Outdoors" (1988) and "Uncle jh Atari or Intellivision was the greatest Buck" (1989). "I want more stars, like Candy, to be able to eat an Old '96er," said freshman Chris Krueger of Candy's me system ever .. . until Nintendo came performance in "The Great Outdoors." jlew you away Candy began a successful career into the '90s with several memorable roles, but died of a heart attack in 1995. However, Candy will always been remembered for his '80s films because he starred in so many. jmber when cartoons were still worth One of Candy's frequent co-stars was Chevy Chase, who also hit full stride in the '80s after a suc­ cessful start on Saturday Night Live in the 1970s. Chase starred in "Caddyshack" (1980), "National Lampoon's early on Saturdays for Vacation" (1983), "Fletch" (1985), "National Lampoon's European Vacation" (1985), "Spies Like Us" (1985), 3n photographed with your Teddy "Three Amigos" (1987) and "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" (1989). "Chevy Chase is old school," said freshman Zach Rodeghero. "He really knew how to make you laugh." Chase continued his success into the '90s, but lost the spotlight sometime around 1995. He climbed out of his you could visit Pee Wee's Playhouse hole in 2002 for about five minutes in "Orange County," then properly disappeared again. Is a special place in your heart Kathleen Turner is another star who might be looking to see where her fame went. Turner found star­ dom in 1981's "Body Heat." She followed that film with "Romancing the Stone" (1984), "Peggy Sue Got ed with Ninja Turtle action figures Married" (1986) and "The War of the Roses" (1989). These films were all A-films in their day, but Turner slipped to the B-list in the '90s with a series of flops and has gone to the C-list since the turn of century. ed or crimped your hair, had leg Turner does not have to worry about becoming as much of an '80s-only icon as the next actor on the list: Steve Guttenberg. With '80s classics such as "Diner" (1982), "Policy Academy 1 - 4" (1984, 1985, 1986, 1987), or wore shoulder pads in your dresses "Short Circuit" (1986) and "Three Men and A Baby" (1987), Guttenberg established himself to'be a central fig­ >mes between you and your Calvins ure in '80s film. However, like many of the actors mentioned, fell like a stone from the public's sight after the '80s. vea Swatch watch Guttenberg and many of the other actors should also be included into the screams of those who love or hate the '80s because all had a significant impact on a minor time in film history. Who would have thought that these actors' 15 minutes of fame would almost define an entire era known as the 1980s? page 12, The Torch ARTS &.ENTERTAINMENT November 20, 2003

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Artist/Title 1. Lucky Boys Confusion: "Commitment" 2. Subset: "Dueling Devotions" 3. Phantom Planet: "Big Brat" 4. Hoobastank: "Out of Control" 5. Catch 22: "Dinosaur Sounds" The Source 95 selects 6. This Is Exploding: "This Is Exploding" weekly the DJ to be featured 7. Weakerthans: "Reconstruction Site" in the DJ Spotlight. 8. Shins: "Chutes Too Narrow" 9. Belle and Sebastian: "Dear Catastrophe Waitress" Andrew Bangert 10. Jamisonparker: "Notes and Photographs" 11. Boysnightout: "Make Yourself Sick" A&E EDITOR 12. 3 Doors Down: "Another 700 Miles" Casey Kasem and Rick Dees, among others, have become famous DJ's for their countdown shows, 13. Something Corporate: "North" playing the top hits of the week in a three-hour pop marathon. 14. Slomo Rabbit Kick: "Bass Monster Live in Bass On the Source 95, Andrew Stem, Baron Brendel and Steve Moss fulfill the Casey Kasem role, Forest" counting down the songs on the Source 95's weekly Top 30 countdown Wednesdays from noon - 3 p.m. 15. Cordalene: "Blue" But unlike the popular countdowns of mainstream radio, the Source's countdown embraces a wide 16. Coldplay: "Live 2003" variety of genres, from hip-hop to rock to metal. 17. Spitatfield: "Remember Right Now" Stem, a rookie DJ, was approached to do the show when last year's host graduated. 18. Kayne West: "The College Dropout" "I didn't feel I had enough knowledge about one particular kind of music to do a show of just one 19. Glasseater: "Everything is Beautiful When You Don't kind of music," Stem said. "They tell me what to play here." Look Down " Although the show doesn't feature segments like Kasem's famous "Request and Dedication," the 20. Pinhead Gunpowder: "Compulsive Disclosure" show does manage to stray slightly from the countdown. 21. Finger 11: "Finger 11" "The countdown only lasts two-and-a-half hours, so we play new music that's added [to the sta­ 22. Lovedrug: "The Rock 'n Roll EP" tion's playlist] every week. There's hip-hop, rock and metal." 23. Dufus: "1:3:1" Stem also enjoys "getting to hear all kinds of good music," thanks to the wide variety of music 24. Duvall: "Volume and Density" played on his show. 25. Garageland: "Last Exit to Garageland" But aside from the music, the other element that makes the countdown worth listening to is the 26. Thursday: "War All the Time" camaraderie between Stem and his fellow hosts. 27. Travis: "12 Memories" "Baron is loud, Steve is quiet and I'm in the middle," Stem said. 28. Death Cab for Cutie: "Transatlanticism " The trio lived on the same floor their freshman year and bring the friendship they forged there to 29. Everyothers: "Everyothers" the studio every week. 30. Mates of State: "Team Boo" "There's a certain sense of seriousness," Stem said. "But we like to joke around and have a good time too. There's a lot of interaction with our friends, they stop by and we'll put them on [the air]." Kasem and company have made the countdown a staple of radio, on the Source, Stem and com­ The WVUR Top 30 is a compilation of the most-played pany are trying to make the format stick at Valparaiso University. albums based on rotation play at 95.1 WVUR this past week. Compilation courtesy of Eleni Kametas.

A&E News Roundup MAYO CLINIC Taken from the Associated Press Nursing Lake Buena Vista, Fla. - Mickey Mouse was a music festival in his honor. toasted with fireworks, music and the unveiling of Brown, 70, grew up in Augusta and has had dozens of statues bearing his likeness Tuesday in offices and a radio station in the city. Graduates celebration of the character's 75th birthday. "I'll do anything I can to help Augusta," , "Usually when someone celebrates their 75th Brown said. "That's where it all started, you see." anniversary with our company, we give them a Brown said that lending his name to the gold watch or send them off on a well-earned kind spring Garden City Music Festival has been some­ of retirement," said Disney chairman and CEO thing he's been begging the city to do for 15 years. Michael Eisner. "But not Mickey . . . He's just so "I want people ... to take advantage of me dynamic, fresh and full of fun." while I'm still here. Utilize this face. It's not that Mickey Mouse and his animated girlfriend pretty, but everyone knows it," he said. Minnie made their screen debut Nov. 18, 1928 in New York in "Steamboat Willie." The character Los Angeles - Paris Hilton says she never thought and his menagerie of cartoon friends propelled the the sex video she made with her ex-boyfriend ever company into a multibillion-dollar entertainment would become public. empire. "I feel embarrassed and humiliated, especial­ ly because my parents and the people who love me Seventy-five six-foot-tall statues of Mickey Mayo Clinic Nursing in Rochester, Minnesota invites designed or inspired by celebrities were unveiled have been hurt," the socialite and reality TV new graduates to Embark on an Adventure and for the anniversary. The celebrities include actors actress said Monday in a statement to the discover unparalleled opportunities for career Tom Hanks and Ben Affleck and baseball player Associated Press. mobility and growth. Our hospitals are world- Jeff Conine. "I was in an intimate relationship and never, renowned acute care teaching facilities where The statues will be displayed in Walt Disney ever thought that these things would become pub­ quality nursing is our tradition and mission. For the World and tour the country before a charity auc-. lic." new graduate we offer clinical and classroom based tion. The heiress to the Hilton hotel fortune made orientation to ensure a successful transition from student to professional. A primary preceptor a homemade video with then-boyfriend Richard In addition, the U.S. Postal Service will be provides ongoing direction and evaluation to foster releasing a Mickey Mouse stamp next year, and Salomon three years ago. Snippets have been sent professional growth and development. Once Mickey will star in two direct-to-video movies, to various media outlets and have been making the orientation is completed, the commitment to "The Three Musketeers" and "Twice Upon a rounds on the Internet. excellence in nursing through quality education is Christmas." The company also plans to release Salomon contends that the tape was stolen continued with an extensive and comprehensive two DVDs of Mickey Mouse's black-and-white and that copies were made and circulated by an staff development program. To learn more about shorts and a new Mickey Mouse comic book acquaintance without his permission or knowl­ nursing opportunities for new graduates at series. edge. Mayo Clinic, please visit www.mayoclinic.org "All in all, 'it's been quite a busy season for Last week, Salomon filed a $10 million slan­ der suit against Hilton, her parents and publicist. the little guy," Eisner said. "Even I have a hard Mayo Clinic time getting on his calendar." The suit maintains that Hilton was an "active par­ Rochester, MN ticipant" in making the video but she and her fam­ Phone:800-562-7984 Refer to job posting #03-39.11 ily have waged a "cold, calculated and* malicious Fax: 507-266-3168 Augusta, Ga. - The city of Augusta feels so good Mayo Clinic is an affirmative action and about James Brown that it plans to construct a stat­ campaign to portray Salomon as a rapist" to pro­ e-mail; [email protected] equal opportunity educator and employer. ue of the Godfather of Soul downtown and rename tect her image. f

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marissa Cooper played by Rlischa Barton For a show that isnt euen filmed in Orange County (its • Born in London, England • 17 years old filmed in IllalibuJ, the new hit on Fox, The OC, has Other Places You may Have captured the attention ofUU students. Seen Her: • "Neutrogena" deep clean Kristin Thomas his first screenplay when he was a junior in cream cleanser commercial • Katie Singer on "Once and FEATURES EDITOR college for $1 million, and was awarded the Nicholson award for screenwriting (ironi­ Again" •ique Iglesias music video To some, the premise for "The OC" is almost laugh­ cally, it was soon taken away when they discovered he was te Sixth Sense" as Kyra Collins able. A District Attorney from Orange County adopts one too young to be eligible). However, he is not the first in his ting Hill" as a 12-year-old of his clients - a delinquent, ridiculously good looking, family to be highly imaginative and successful. inner city white kid who likes to keep to himself. Of Schwartz's parents are toy inventors in Rhode Island. course, totally coincidentally, the D.A. happens to have a "The OC" is directed and produced by socially awkward son about the same age and the two hit the young and talented MeG, also known as if off. Joseph McGinty Nichol. He is most recent­ Seth Cohen ly know for his work in the blockbuster hit The delinquent not only helps bring the family Played by flddJIl BTOdlj together, but also stirs up some commotion by exposing "Charlie's Angels," but has also directed the upper echelons of California society for what they award-winning pop music videos such as • Born and raised in San really are: money-mon- Smash Mouth's Diego, California gering, fake-baking, • • Why would you not "Walking on the Sun" incredibly shallow peo­ watch The OC?1 It's kind of and Sugar Ray's "Fly." Other Ptaces You may Have ple. While he's at it, he With a young manages to find the one addicting, you want to see production staff so • Played young Barry pearl of a girl in all of what happens next week. It's centered around pop Williams in "Growing Up Orange County, somehow also a good time just to hang culture and music and Brady"(1999) win her heart and tick off a show that's equally • Dave Rygalsky on "Gilmore her macho, bully ex- out with the girls." concerned with image, it's no wonder Girls" boyfriend. that the OC is every advertiser's • One-liner in "The Ring" However ridiculous dream come true. ANN KRUSE • High school kid at the beginning of this may sound, the show Like it's East Coast predeces­ "American Pie 2" is a hit with Valparaiso VU Sophomore sor, "Dawson's Creek," "The OC" University students, espe­ uses its clout to pro­ cially of the female vari- " mote up-and-coming Ryan Rtwood ety. musical artists as part of their weekly "Why would you not watch the OC?" said sopho­ soundtrack. The main title is by Phantom played by Benjamin IMenzie more Ann Kruse. "It's kind of addicting, you want to see Planet, a recognizable and catchy tune • A newbie on the Hollywood what happens next week. It's also a good time just to hang called "California." OK Go, Guster, Liz scene out with the girls." Phair, Rufus Wainwright, Rooney and the • Native of Austin, Texas Black Eyed Peas have all been featured on . "I didn't need to get addicted to another show," said • University of Virginia episodes thus far. junior Jenny Neal. "But I watched one show with a group graduate - International of girls who were watching it, and now I'm hooked." "I like that, shows like this and Affairs major "Girls introduced me to it, and asked me to watch it Dawson's Creek feature new artists," said • Nephew of Pulitzer Prize Neal. "I see it as a positive thing because it with them, I'm easily influenced," said sophomore Andy winning playwright Robert gets their name out." Schneider. "I liked the characters, but it was really unreal­ Schenkkan, who co-authored istic that all the families were somehow interconnected. It American Online also uses the show the screenplay for "The Quiet American" is too interconnected to be believable. " to plug their exclusive features by ending each show with At 26, the brainchild of the OC is the youngest pro­ a 15 second spot stating that the songs and scenes from the ducer ever to have an hour long drama on network televi­ OC can only ound through their subscription-based serv­ METV.COM ;TERS.COM sion. Josh Schwartz is a graduate of USC film school, sold ice. page 14, The Torch FEATURE November 20, 2003

Chelsea Oxton TORCH WRITER "Right now we'd like to ban CTN." Valparaiso University sophomore Matt Schaefer is obviously not a fan of College Television Network, the entertainment source with an everlasting presence in a few high-traffic areas on campus. Schaefer and a small contingency of students on campus with a shared dis­ taste for the network are working to rid VU of the chan­ nel. The group's efforts against CTN, a member of the MTV Networks family, started last spring. Their actions were sparked further this semester when an Oct. 24th Torch article and poll showed several VU students in support of the network. The group was disturbed by the findings and met recently to discuss in detail why they thought the net­ work's presence at VU was a problem and how to go about removing it. Specifically, the students compared VU's mission

statement with the portion, "Top Ten Reasons To Bring RACHEL UHLIG CTN Onto Your Campus," from CTN's official website, Students eating in Jester's www.collegetelevision.com. cafeteria in the Valparaiso "They don't go together at all ... I would like to University Student Union think that VU is set apart from other schools. The things concentrate on their plate we take pride in at this university aren't very well-repre­ rather than the material sented on the channel," sophomore Kat Peters said. being piped through the CTN airwaves. "That the university is supporting [CTN] I think, takes away from the validity of their mission statement," sophomore Caleb Sancken said. replace CTN's reign on "I think CTN is good," said senior Andrew Besides having what the group considers to be campus is much more complicated. Henderson. "It's very informative. Some people may obscene videos, sexual explicitness and lack of hard Many of the 720 colleges across the country with have problems with the videos, but the benefits out­ news, they have even bigger problems with the network. CTN have it as part of the student's cable system, rather weigh that." Advertising was a major concern. than playing it in public common areas. VU cannot sim­ The students working to get rid of CTN have Specifically, the statement in CTN's top ten list, ply replace the service with cable TVs that possibly resolved to continue going through Student Senate to "Consume: learn about all sorts of carry a CTN channel. voice their concern on the issue. great products you didn't even 44 First and foremost, the budg­ Most importantly, they want something done about know you needed until you saw wm The things we et issue comes into play. CTN's presence on campus. them on CTN," was especially dis­ CTN provided and paid for RickBaue, the student senator working for the turbing to the group. take pride in at this all the equipment, satellites, sound group's cause, said that complaints about CTN have However, Stephen Friedman, university aren't very system and installation for the TVs become one of the biggest concerns he's heard from stu­ General Manager of CTN, pointed on campus that carry the channel. dents. He also said random interviews with cafeteria- out, that the top ten list on the offi­ well-represented on The service is completely free to dwellers in the Union on the CTN issue are planned to cial website is not an accurate the channel." both the university and the stu­ be made. reflection of what the channel is. dents. The group plans to circulate petitions campus- That portion of the website, KAT PETERS Complicating matters further wide. he explained, was more for enter­ VU Sophomore is the contract VU has with the net­ Despite the recent commotion, though, CTN still tainment purposes and that a clear- work. , Part of the agreement plays at its normal positions on campus and still has its er portrayal of CTN's mission statement is found in the requires VU carry only CTN on the TVs the network supporters. "About Us" section of the site. provided and that these TVs must be on as long as the - If you eat in Jester's at the Union tonight, CTN will Beyond this extreme example of VU students fac­ buildings that house them are in operation. be playing. If you manage to get a spot on an ellipse ing off against CTN, others still find the network to be And further muddling the situation is, the large machine in the cardio room at the Athletics Recreation less than satisfactory. contingency at VU who adore CTN or who would at Center, CTN will try to keep you entertained as you "To me, it's just extra noise in the background least be bothered if the service were taken away com­ exercise. when I'm trying to eat or have a conversation with my pletely. The network's presence at VU will most likely not friends," junior Laura Potratz said. "I really like CTN. A lot of the music that's on be taken down in such a quick coup, both because of its "I'd rather just have regular TVs where you could there comes out before it's popular," said junior Jay student supporters and CTN itself. change the channels," sophomore Jennifer Praedel said. Loschky. "I can't believe they're going to try and ban it. "We definitely value our relationship with VU," But finding alternative forms of entertainment to That's ridiculous." Friedman said.

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Kristy Oman pads that stand for up, down, left and fight. TORCH WRITER When each arrow on the screen reaches a high­ lighted bar at the top of the screen, the player must mimic the direction of these with his or Stopping on the second floor of Lankenau, her feet on the footpads. Whenever a player one will hear unusual music. Looking around, misses this cue, the life gauge is decreases and there are people dancing to this techno music. once the gauge is completely diminished, the Dance party going on in a freshman room? Of game is over. course not; this is a game i In addition to it's of Dance Dance ••While DDR will likely entertainment, many Revolution. people use DDR as a Dance Dance form of exercise. Revolution, also known floor, it can offer a workout "While DDR will as DDR, first appeared in comparable to running, likely not help you Japan in October of 1998. on an actual dance With 13 different ver­ only more enjoyable.*' floor, it can offer a sions and seven, major workout comparable releases in many coun­ BRETT DONJON to running, only tries, DDR is becoming a v more enjoyable," worldwide trend. said freshman Brett What started as an Donjon. arcade game has now spread into PC and even According to CBS's "The Early Show," Playstation games. Playstation memory cards there is a school in California that uses DDR as serve as ways for players to store high scores a part of gym class. This machine, used once a and user-created step patterns. week, has been compared to jogging at burning This game, in both its arcade and calories. Playstation versions, is played with a dance These machines, which cost the school pad. The online version uses arrow keys and $8,000 apiece, are free to the students during fingers instead of feet. At the beginning of the their class. After school, they can be used for 25 game, the player has the opportunity to choose cents a dance. difficulty level, mode, and music that corre­ Don't have a Playstation or the game? sponds with his or her personal style. While many students at VU have the Arrows are the key to this game, with the Playstation game, the arcade version can be dance pad consisting of four arrowed pressure found at Inman's Recreation Center.

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The Torch, November 20, 2003, page 17 PORT A LITTLE LESS CONVERSATION Men's hoops delivers a lot more action in comeback to post 79-75 victory over Athletes In Action Eli Gieryna bounds by senior Kikas Gomes. on. But they are really aggres­ TORCH WRITER An AIA traveling violation then sive on the ball, rebounding and allowed Colclasure to make two just getting after it. I think they Most of the talk and hype more free throws to seal the win. could be very dangerous." surrounding the men's basket­ All told, the Crusaders ended the While still early in the sea­ ball team early this season has game on a 15-2 run. son and while scoreboard com­ centered on its youth, exuber­ Despite shooting a fright­ parisons don't necessarily fore­ ance and four freshman. But ening 29-of-80 from the field, cast success, it is worth noting Monday night against Athletes including 7-of-30 from three- that AIA has defeated Wake In Action, it was the experience point range, the team exhibited Forest and Washington, in addi­ and the drive of upperclassmen scoring balance for the second tion to losing to Indiana in over­ that came through and allowed straight game. time. VU to pull out and come from Gomes turned in another The Crusaders showed behind for a 79-75 victory. big performance, finishing with major improvement in the "I was proud of our charac­ 13 points and 14 rebounds. rebounding department. After ter tonight," said head coach Oppland also had a double dou­ getting out-rebounded in the Homer Drew. "We showed that ble with 15 points and 11 first exhibition game, VU com­ we will fight and that good rebounds. Also finding them­ pletely controlled the glass, out- things happen when we don't selves in double digits were rebounding AIA 61-34. The give up. We never lost compo­ Nieves with 12, Ali Berdiel with team also held a 24-4 edge on sure down the stretch" 14 and freshman Kenny Harris, the offensive boards. Trailing by nine with 3:29 who had 10 points in just 12 "We really emphasized remaining, senior Roberto minutes of action. rebounds these.past few days in Nieves started the rally with "Everyone on this team practice," said sophomore Ron back-to-back three-pointers. The can step up at any time," said Howard. "We worked on boxing two shots ignited the Offense and Berdiel. "Every player had a key out men a lot and really attack­ redeemed Nieves, who had play down the stretch. Everyone ing the rebounds." missed his previous six shots did something to help us win in The Crusaders also were from beyond the arc. the final few minutes." able to hold onto the ball better "My shot was a little flat in One of those keys was as the game progressed. After 13 the first half," said Nieves. "I stopping AIA's Joe Crispin. turnovers in the game's first 20 just told myself I was going to After the former Perm State star minutes, VU had just four in the make big plays and let the game and NBA player scored 18 second half. come to me." points in the first half, he was The team will open up the After the teams traded bas­ held to just four points in the regular season Friday night kets, sophomore Seth Colclasure second half. A variety of VU against Arkansas-Monticello in hit a three from the left wing to defenders helped to contain him, the Pepsi Blue and Gold Classic knot the score at 75-75. though he still managed to hit in Milwaukee, Wise. Drew said Following an AIA miss, sopho­ several circus shots that left the that playing hard will be the key more Dan Oppland drained two crowd of 2,109 gasping. to finding continued success. free throws on the next posses­ Crispin weighed in on "A lot of their players have sion to put the brown and gold what he thought of this year's played pro, they're experienced ahead. Crusader squad afterwards. and they're older," said Drew. On AIA's final possession, "They certainly are an "They showed character in not guard Ryan Sears drove the lane explosive team," said Crispin. "I giving up with five minutes to JENN KLEIN only to find his potential game- know that they are very young, go. If you hustle, we saw that Senior Kikas Gomes skies for the layup during Monday's 79-75 victory over tying layup swatted out of and that may have showed early good things will happen." Athletes In Action. Gomes contributed 13 points and 14 rebounds in the win. Women's hoops drops a pair

Dave Tomke the Wildcats cruised to a 68-50 battle and could never regain the TORCH WRITER victory thereafter. lead with any authority, losing "We learned that when we by a final score of 60-47. The Valparaiso University play defense, we stop teams," "When we played Oregon, women's basketball team did not said freshman Tamra Braun. our offensive rebounding was find Oregon very hospitable "But we need to run our offense really good, but our shooting over the weekend as the team better, and we need to know percentage was really down," suffered two straight defeats and what we're doing and where said Stangler. "That's something finished fourth in the Women's we're supposed to be all the that we all need to work on." Sports Foundation Tournament. time." Boone led VU with 14 In Sunday's consolation "We stuck with them, and points and five rebounds. game, the Crusaders scored first that's a positive," said Stangler. Stangler chipped in 11 rebounds against Villanova, who lost in "We know what we have to do, and eight points. Braun also had the first round to Louisiana State and there's plenty for us to work a strong performance, grabbing University, but fell behind early on." seven rebounds, tallying eight as the Wildcats' sharp shooting Jana Rediger's 18 points points and throwing down three put them up 27-15. led all scorers, compounded by blocks. However, VU battled back her ten assists and eight Following the tournament, and a jump shot by senior guard rebounds. Liad Suez and Boone was named to the Kathryn Knoester and two free Jennifer Hilgenberg also put up Women's Sports Foundation throws by junior Katie Boone double digits for the Wildcats, Classic All-Tournament Team. with two seconds left finished registering 12 and 14 points, She averaged 13 points, 4.5 the first half with the Crusaders respectively. Junior Katie Boone rebounds, and two assists per leading the Wildcats 32-31. and senior Suzie Hammel led game over the two games. The teams traded baskets the charge for the Crusaders, Boone shot 53.3 percent from in the beginning of the second, with both tallying 12 points. the floor, and was an impeccable but after junior Jenna Stangler's The Crusaders took on four for four from three-point jumper almost five minutes in, Oregon the day prior and found land. the brown and gold lost their themselves against a very strong VU will travel to Notre

JENN KLEIN aim, and Villanova went on a Duck team. After falling behind Dame tomorrow and look for Sophomore Lauren Bechtold moves to the top of the key during a win over 14-0 run to make the score 54- early, the brown and gold found their first season win as they the Reebok Lady All-Stars. VU lost its first two regular season contests. 41. The run sealed the game as themselves fighting an uphill take on the Fighting Irish. page 18, The Torch November 20, 2003 Swimming sharked by Lewis, UWGB Crusaders bitten twice in past weekend's meets Ron Castor competition in the 100m breast- TORCH WRITER stroke with a time of 1:03.09, SPORTS and freshman Travers Smith The Valparaiso University turned in a pair of solid perform­ men's and women's swimming ances with a second in the 50m teams experienced a couple of freestyle (22.92) arid another Awards disappointments this past week­ second the 100m backstroke end. VU traveled to Lewis (56.48). Ed Schillinger College and the University of For the women, it was a lit­ TORCH WRITER Wisconsin Green Bay in which tle bit of a tougher time. both Crusader teams lost both With all of the success, lack of success and talented athletes that have graced the headlines of Against UWGB, the meets. However, the brown and The Torch sports section this fall, I decided to sit down and determine who delivered the award win­ Crusaders were polished off by a gold will not dwell on these ning performances of the fall semester. score off 115-84. Things were a results and hope to bounce back And the winner is... little better the day prior, but the from the losses at the biggest brown and gold still lost to meet of the season thus far, the Lewis 106-93. Surprise of the Year: The Crusader football team went 1-10 last year, with their lone win coming Mid-Continent Conference against hapless NAIA team Lindenwood. This year, the Crusaders were noticeably improved through Freshman Allison Clark Swimming and Diving swam a time of 11:08.54 in the six games, winning three times. However, two of those three wins came against non-division I-AA Championships Dec. 4-Dec. 6. teams and the other against one of the worst teams in the Pioneer Football League, Austin Peay. After 1000m freestyle to nab first in the event for the Crusaders, and losing two heartbreakers in two weeks, no one could have expected the Crusaders to beat top- Saturday at UWGB, the sophomore Leah Schneider was ranked Dayton on their home field Oct. 11 and control their destiny to the PFL title game. men were defeated, 117-76. first in the 100m freestyle after Runner Up: Junior Amanda Meyer coming off the bench and out of nowhere (not even on the ros­ "We didn't do anything recording a time of 55.94. ter to start the year) to finish second on the women's soccer team in goals with three. bad, or swim bad, they were just better than us," said freshman "As a team we swam pret­ Dave Peterson. ty well even though we lost," Disappointment of the Year: There was no post-season soccer for VU this year after both teams made Head Coach Nathan Mundt said. the Mid-Con tournament last year. As a matter of fact, the two squads combined for just five wins in A couple bright spots for VU were sophomore Bob "A lot of people had season bests the year. Despite the women's poor showing in the non-conference slate, the team was on the brink of Schmidt, who won the 100 or close to season bests." a tourney berth in the last game of the year, but picked up a tie when they needed a win. meter freestyle in a time of Runner Up: Volleyball lost its undefeated conference season to Indiana University Purdue After an 18-day break, VU 48.47, and freshman Dan will hit the pool again for the University Indianapolis with just two conference games left. Johnson, who came in second Mid-Con Championships. place in the 200m breaststroke "To prepare for the meet, Stat of the Year: The men's soccer team's scoreless streak was certainly something to gawk at as the with a time of 2:16.09. we will focus on the main events brown and gold failed to put up a goal in 584 minutes and 39 seconds of play during a seven-game .. On Friday, the men fared a and practice hard," said Mundt. stretch from Sept. 7-Oct. 3. The stretch also included two scoreless double overtime ties, perhaps the little better against Lewis, losing "In the days leading into the only positives and a first in school history for the men. The men also had another scoreless streak span­ by a slim margin of four points, conference championships, ning eight games (561 minutes and 53 seconds) from Oct. 5-Nov.8. 103-99. we'll begin to train a little bit Runner Up: It took senior quarterback David Macchi just two years to rewrite the Crusaders' four- The team received strong less." year record book for career passing yards. performances from its short dis­ The meet will feature the tance swimmers. Freshman Crusaders toughest competition Team of the Year: A 13-1 conference season and a 25-7 mark on the year make the volleyball team Colin Simpson won the 200m of the year thus far and should the easy choice here, but it's more than just numbers. This club is a team in every sense of the word, freestyle with a time of 1:52.16. . give VU a look at where both and it shows with their on and off-the-court chemistry. Only a tightly knit group could reach this level Senior Jeff Ewers beat out the teams stack up in conference. so quickly in four years. Runner Up: The football team can double their win total from the last two seasons combined with a win Saturday.

Play of the Year: Facing third down and nine in overtime against Drake, with the North Division bid to the PFL title game on the line, the Crusaders looked toward junior wideout Rob Giancola. Giancola leapt and took the ball from a Bulldog cornerback like Yao Ming would take a rebound from 5- foot-4 sophomore guard Lauren Bechthold. The 24-yard touchdown pass turned out to be the differ­ ence in the game, giving VU their shot at a PFL championship. Runner Up: Just about anything else Giancola did on a jump ball downfield.

Coach of the Year: Guiding a team to a conference championship and having a shot a school record for wins is hard enough for any coach, but to do it into your third trimester? Carin Avery wins hands down. Runner Up: Tom Home's team hasn't been out of a single game against- a non-scholarship team. Outside of the Butler game, his team has been very well prepared and played hard.

Newcomer of the Year: Freshman Danielle Nunnelly paced the Crusaders women's cross country team to a third-place finish this season, finishing tenth at the conference meet. She made the all-con­ ference team and was named the Mid-Con Newcomer of the Year. Good enough for me. Runner Up: It is a tie between freshman Liberty Ziegahn and sophomore Elliott Powell. Ziegahn was named to the Mid-Continent Conference second team after her inaugural campaign with the brOwn and gold, starting all 17 contests. She was a big factor in the women's soccer defense, which allowed only 35 goals, the second fewest in Crusader history. Powell has been a great complement to junior Chris Daniels at cornerback in the Crusader secondary, adding stability to a unit that got abused at times last season.

Player of the Year: Giancola's 1,356 yards and 22 touchdowns are school records. It seems as if all he does is catch touchdown passes. He has been absolutely unstoppable this year, and this would not be the same, team without him. Runner Up: Senior Cyndi Norman is second in the Mid-Con in assists, and is having a great year, albeit a quiet one. We have become so accustomed to her excellence that it doesn't seem to impress us anymore. That really says something about a player.

MVP: The football team would not be the same without Giancola, but they wouldn't even be com­ petitive without Macchi. The do-it-all senior leads a potent aerial attack with his arm and sneaks up on teams with his legs. His gritty play on third downs and any other clutch situations is the reason the Crusaders can win close games this year. There would be no replacing him this year, and it will be scary when the Crusaders have to next year. Runner Up: Sophomore Liz Mikos leads the nation in blocks and has changed the complexion of the Crusaders' front row. Her superb blocking mixed with solid hitting make the sophomore an invaluable player to Avery and company. November 20, 2003 The Torch, page 19

. Macchi was •EMOTION •DEFENSE £*£$* CONTINUED FROM PAGE 20 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 20 line was penalized, the continued to rack up unbelievable Crusader defense answered with two sacks of game numbers with several powerful their own and a punt return in the middle of the kills and VU went into cruise control. third quarter. When sophomore Liz Mikos pounded VU continued to move the ball down the down the final kill on a sweep to the field as Macchi found Reid for a seven-yard right side, VU had won its first Mid- touchdown pass. Before the quarter ended, the Continent Conference regular season Crusaders would score again on a 40-yard pass championship since 1996. from Macchi to Giancola. The Spartans scored "I will definitely remember twice in the fourth quarter^ but it was not enough always being close to the other sen­ to defeat VU and the Crusaders won 44-26. iors throughout my years here," said Macchi's four touchdown passes to Hynds. Giancola would break records for both players. "I don't want to focus so much Macch'i threw for a school record-tying five on wins and losses. What matters touchdowns to become VU's all-time passing most to me is the fact that I am a bet­ leader with 6,729 yards. He also broke his own ter person because of the people that last season records for passing in a season with make up Valparaiso volleyball," 3,403 yards and 3,631 total yards this year. added Hansen. •«- Giancola broke a single-season record for receiv­ Following the game, head coach ing with 1,356 yards. Carin Avery praised her five seniors. "What's great about guys like Dave and "These five seniors deserve this Rob is that they are humble enough to know that season. They came out tonight and without the offensive line, they would not be able dominated. It was just a good overall to do what they have done," said Adams. "If they performance. These girls are going to can keep that in perspective, we will be okay." be missed, but fortunately they still The brown and gold ended with 111 rush­ have some matches to be played." ing yards and passed for a total of 358 yards. The Spartans threw for 308 yards but amassed just 34 Three VU players, junior on the ground. Michelle Robinson (10 kills, .435 hit­ ting percentage), Moulton (14 kills, "Our defensive line had a huge game sack­ .667 hitting percentage), and Hansen ing the quarterback eight times," said Smeja. (11 kills, .407 hitting percentage) all "The linebackers and the defensive backs did a hit over .400 while picking up double great job of shutting down their running back. digits in kills. Junior Sara Silcox led Our only change in the game plan for the week in digs with 18. The Crusaders hit was that we were having the corners play man- .454 as a team and committed only to-man most of the time and keep the free one hitting error in the entire match. safeties in a zone while we blitzed the lineback­ ers." "That's unbelievable," said KAHT NORTH Avery. "I have never seen that before Senior Marion Hansen sets herself up for the dig during Friday's contest against the Both the defense and the offense put up in volleyball. To have one hitting Golden Grizzlies. The Crusaders won the Mid-Con regular season outright with the win. positive numbers for VU. But this is all in prepa­ error in an entire match means that ration for what will be the true test this season. 7:30 p.m. in the Athletics Recreation dance, and that one thing is...a baby? your team is very consistent. It was an On Saturday, the Crusaders will face Center. With a win, VU would then go , Avery is in the final stages of her amazing performance," Morehead State for their chance to be the Pioneer to take on the winner of Oral Roberts pregnancy and her due date happens On the other side of the net, Football League champions. and Indiana University Purdue to fall this week. If the doctors are Oakland came into Friday's game "At the beginning, we want to prepare the University Indianapolis on Saturday correct with their estimated time of needing a win to stay alive for the team for a regular game," said Adams. "We don't night at 7 p.m. in the ARC. arrival, the Crusaders will be without fourth and final Mid-Con tournament want them to play the game on Tuesday or The Crusaders beat ORU both their head coach. spot, but could never get anything Wednesday so that they are flat on Saturday. We times this season but the Golden "It's been an unbelievable year going. The Golden Grizzlies best hit­ don't want them to get overexcited. As a coach, Eagles brought VU to five games in with my pregnancy and the great sea­ ter, Stephanie Linz, was held to zero you show that if you treat the game differently, their last meeting at the ARC a month son this team is having," said Avery. kills and a negative .312 hitting per­ they will tense up. We want them to relax and ago, and IUPUI handed the brown "It's exciting. It want to be there with centage. Oakland's Sara Miller led the play well." and gold its first and only loss of the my girls for the tournament, but hav­ team with 8 kills but also committed conference season two weekends ago ing my child is so exciting too. I'm "If we continue to go out and play, have the seven errors while Courtney in a five-game classic at the ARC. trying to hold out though. I'm lucky offense not turn the ball over, run the ball well, Varterasian added 7 kills with 4 this team doesn't get me stressed out." catch passes and have the defense make tackles, "We match up better with Oral errors. Setter Becca Moller totaled 23 we will come out on top." Roberts, but we can play with both of When asked if she was con­ assists and libero Kate Lozier added these teams," said a confident Avery. The Crusaders will have to do without sen­ cerned about the team if she did have 14 digs. "No matter who we play, we are going ior wide receiver Ryan Barno, who was injured the child this week and was unable to to be ready. I really want to get into on a punt return during the Aurora game. The top-seeded Crusaders will be on the sidelines during the Mid- begin their quest for a first ever the NCAA tournament." Con tournament, Avery put it quite "Barno, who was getting a significant NCAA tournament berth on Friday simply. amount of playing time, dislocated his shoulder," With all that said, there may be night when they take on fourth-seeded said Adams. "Losing a guy like him will be cost­ only one thing that could stand "No matter what happens, this University of Missouri Kansas City at ly to the team, but guys come in and out every between VU and a trip to the big team is ready." year. Other players wait for their chance to play. Junior college transfer Pat Cash will have the opportunity to play. He had a couple of good Cross country concludes season catches at Aurora, and hopefully he can fill Cassidy Kuhlmann for a 31st place finish. Wisconsin won the title with 72 Barno's shoes this week." TORCH WRITER points and Michigan was not far behind with 76 points. Cash caught two passes for 16 yards this Freshman Christopher Orosz's 147th place finish put him weekend. The men's and women's cross country teams crossed first for the brown and gold, as he completed his ten-kilo­ "Cash is a person who has not seen much the final finish line of their season Saturday morning. The meter race in 33:42.6. time on the field," said Adams. "Morehead will women and men picked up 22nd and 31st place finishes Senior Rick Wenger earned a personal best of have to adjust to him, but that could be a good respectively at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional 33:59.2 and placed 161st to end his collegiate career. thing for us." Championships in Terre Haute, Ind. Senior Nate Nunnelly did the same, finishing 194th over­ For the championship, the players under­ The women's team tallied 638 points to take 22nd out all with a time of 35:23.5. Junior Jeremy Paul was the stand that they need to keep their focus. of 30. Notre Dame won the event with 43 points, followed fourth finisher for the Crusaders, completing the race in "The defense is going to have to step up by Michigan with 58 points. Freshman Danielle Nunnelly 209th place with a time of 36:24.3. Freshman Adriano and play the biggest game of their lives and not was the first to cross the finish line for the brown and gold. Schultz was the final Crusader to score, placing 214th in let up more than 10-14 points," said Smeja. "If Nunnelly's 23:06.7 earned her a 102nd place finish in the 37:08.0. the defense does this, the offense will do their six-kilometer race, and four places behind Nunnelly was Two strong contributors for the brown and gold, sen­ thing and we will win the game." junior Rachel Nelson, who competed the race in 23:10.8. ior Matt Blume and junior Adam Piaskowy, were both "Nobody thought that we could go from a Junior Heidi Nathan was third for the Crusaders and unable to run due to injury. 1-10 record to playing in the PFL championship 125th overall with her time of 23:26.5. Senior Amy Mikel "We would have liked to place better," said Paul. the next year," said Smeja. "This team is an ran her final race in 23:52.2, placing 149th. In 156th place "But a couple of birds were out with wing problems." amazing group of guys that had something to was senior Amanda Lee, who finished in 23:59.3. Overall, the teams were satisfied with their perform­ prove." . "It was a rainy day, with pretty bad conditions, and it ances last weekend, as well as with the season. Kickoff is set for noon Saturday at Brown was really muddy, but I ran well and I think the team also "The girls' goal was to win Conference," said Field. ran well," said Nunnelly. Nunnelly. "Even though we didn't do that, we worked hard On the men's side, the Crusaders earned 925 points and I really think we did the best that we could." /~ VUSports "X

Football Men's B-Ball vu 44 VU 79 Aurora 26 Athletes In Action 75 Volleyball Women's B-Ball VU 3 VU 50 Oakland 0 Nov. 14- Nov. 20 Villanova 68 Crusader sports gear up for... 10/13. WllKl Football tunes up at Auroral Volleyball holds top seed Ken LaVicka out to a 5-0 lead behind tough serves by TORCH WRITER Norman. VU went up by 16 at several points throughout the match before final­ Friday night at the Athletics ly winning by the same margin. The Recreation Center was filled with a wide Crusaders pounded down 18 kills as range of emotions for the Valparaiso opposed to Oakland's 10, and the Golden University volleyball team. Grizzlies committed 9 hitting errors. In the final regular season game for Game two was much more of the five program-changing seniors and with same as VU held Oakland to ten points in an outright Mid-Continent Conference the entire match. Oakland, who struggled regular season championship on the line, with the serve receive the entire evening, the Crusaders (25-7, 13-1) came out and butchered passes early and often and the pummeled Oakland University (6-21, 5- Crusaders capitalized with easy kills, 9) in three games, 30-14, 30-10, 30-14. throwing down 19 in the game and com­ With the five seniors - Cyndi mitting no hitting errors. Norman, Michelle Robinson, Marion Game three was a foregone conclu­ Hansen, Heather Hynds and Sarah sion as VU continued to dominate Schmalz - all seeing the majority of the Oakland in all aspects after the Golden playing time, the Crusaders came out fir­ Grizzlies took their only lead of the' ing from the outset and never trailed in match at 3-2. Sophomore Lauren- the entire match until the third and final Moulton and the entire Crusader offense game. In game one, the Crusaders jumped see •EMOTION page 22

JENN KLEIN Junior Matt Van Daele cuts up field during VU's PFL North Division-clinching win over the Drake Bulldogs. VU will participate in the PFL championship Saturday against Morehead State. Laura Medina Andrew McCawley tacked on three TORCH WRITER points with a field goal to end the first quarter. Recovering from a loss against With Aurora starting the second Butler' and with the Pioneer Football quarter, sophomore free safety Brad League championship game only a few Smeja intercepted a pass. After a fumble days away, the Valparaiso University by junior running back Nick Reid, junior men's football team was looking to end running back Matt Van Daele picked up the regular season with a win Saturday the ball and scored to put the Crusaders against the Aurora University Spartans. up 16-0. "A key point for us in that game was After a four-yard touchdown run by going down to get the opening drive, Aurora, Macchi and the junior receiver capped by Rob Giancola's score," said Giancola would connect twice to put VU offensive coordinator Stacy Adams. "It at a 30-7 advantage. A Spartan touch­ set the tone for us and gave us confidence down with 27 seconds left on the clock after the Butler game. Confidence will would end the half. turn around anything you do." The second half started slowly as The play, an 11-yard pass from sen­ the defense, led by sophomore tackle ior quarterback David Macchi, who Bradford Riley, attempted to put VU in passed for 344 yards on the day, allowed scoring position by forcing a fumble that VU to start the game favorably. was recovered by Smeja. However, after KAHT NORTH Following the touchdown and a failed Senior Sarah Schmalz dumps one over the Oakland defenders during Friday's 3-0 sweep of the extra point attempt, freshman kicker see•DEFENS E page 22 Golden Grizzlies at the Athletics Recreation Center. VU finished 13-1 in the Mid-Con.