NEWS // Freshmen class estimated biggest, most diverse, pg. 2.
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A&E // Porch Profile writer reflects OPINIONS // No excuse to not be in-
- on the significance of porches, pg. 9.
- formed, pg. 10.
SPORTS // Linebacker unit poised to make impact, pg.16.
FLYER NEWS
RISE 2015
Red Scare point system revoked canceled
JIM VOGEL Staff Writer
student purchases men’s basketball ing for them. Overwhelmingly, we incentive for spirit points,” Phil- ALISE JARMUSZ tickets, they will be granted a tick- heard that the spirit point system lips said. “Obviously there is some Asst. News Editor et to the student section. Students was cumbersome and that it prewill be able to stand in line before vented students from supporting major change but we are confident games and fill the student section the men’s basketball team because that this is the best way to enable RISE, the world’s largest student level of negative pushback with any
Red Scare is introducing major changes to student ticket distribution for men’s basketball games.
Ryan Phillips, Red Scare president and junior sports management major, said the old Red Scare student ID card swipe system that tracked attendance at UD home sporting events as a way to determine the quality of seats for men’s basketball games has been eliminated completely. on a first-come, first-serve basis,” Phillips said. they didn’t have time to attend fall students to support all of the UD investment conference, sponsored sports season events,” Phillips said. athletic teams.” annually by the University of
- The Red Scare executive board
- After spending the summer fi-
- Phillips stated that the new sys- Dayton and drawing the partici-
tem of student ticket distribution pation of over 150 universities, is consistent with other major uni- will not be held this year. and UD Athletics began evaluating nalizing the new mechanics behind the spirit point system for assigning men’s basketball seats during the last men’s basketball season. The joint effort was an attempt to
Red Scare, each of the 20 members
- of the executive board signed off on versities with comparable men’s
- Each year, the Redefining In-
- vestment Strategy Education con-
- all the changes, Phillips said.
- basketball programs.
- In response to concerns that Red
- According to Adrienne Ross ference brought world-renowned
make the basketball games more Scare’s move away from the spirit Green, advisor of Red Scare, gen- professionals from corporate
- accessible to students, said Phillips point system will deter students
- eral admission tickets include sec- America, Wall Street, government
- tions 100 and 200. Once those are and financial media to the UD
- “The Red Scare executive board
turned over with its new members in March and we were immediately from attending other sporting
Under the new system, swipes will not be collected from students during the fall sports season. events, Phillips said he is confident filled with student fans, the remain- arena.
- the momentum that Red Scare has
- ing students will be assigned to the
- RISE’14, last year’s conference,
- had a speaker lineup that includ-
- charged with talking to students built over the years for all of the UD 300 and 400 sections.
“Student seating to men’s basketball games will be determined on a first-come, first serve basis. Student tickets will no longer be numbered for specific seats. If a across campus about Red Scare. We talked to students of all grade levels and of various levels of ensporting teams is strong and based on a lot more than spirit points.
“We really think that students
“The sooner you get to the are- ed notable names such as Federal na, the closer you will be,” Phillips said.
Reserve Bank President Sandra Pianalto, Olympic snowboarder Louie Vito, and Jim Cramer, host of CNBC’s “Mad Money,” according to RISE’s website. gagement in Red Scare and asked will still come out to support their them how Red Scare was work- favorite sports teams without the
Paul Bobrowski, Dean of the
School of Business Administration, said RISE will not be continued this year in order to give faculty time to plan events for the future.
“We are looking to enhance the value that goes to our students. We would like to have [RISE] be sustainable by having it be attached to the faculty…We want them to take ownership of what it is that we are going to go forward with,” said Bobrowski.
Bobrowski would like the faculty to “come up with alternative options”, which will include keeping parts of the current RISE in addition to making modifications.
He said the main idea of this
“pause” is to allow faculty to “have a conversation as well as bring about options and alternatives that we would like to pursue.”
Bobrowski said he felt RISE was primarily focused on non-UD students.
- See RISE, pg. 4
- Current senior Pat Kaindl leads Red Scare March to Baujan Field Sept. 6, 2013. Chris Santucci/Photo Editor
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Class of 2018 breaks records
out-of-state than in-state students moved in over the weekend, continuing a larger trend that shows UD transitioning from a local to a regional to a national university.
More than half of the incoming tick in enrollment can be explained by several factors, including expanded recruitment efforts, a new tuition plan and the increased visibility that came from the men’s basketball team’s Elite 8 run.
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This year’s incoming class, graduating in 2018, will set university records in terms of size, class - about 1,200 students - came diversity and standardized testing from out of state, with 200 travel-
The class of 2017 will be the first to participate in the new tuition plan, which guarantees that scholarships and grants will increase proportionally in order scores.
The class of 2,205 students was selected from among 16,918 appliing overseas to start their university experience. The number of incoming African-American and cations, breaking records for both Hispanic students is also expected to offset tuition increases. The
- number of applicants and number to be significantly higher than pre-
- university also offers incoming
students $1,000 annually for textbooks, a procedure that was first of students who chose to attend.
Last year the university had
15,797 applicants and 1,765 new first-year students. This freshman class is almost 25 percent vious years.
Sundar Kumarasamy, vice president of enrollment management implemented two years ago. and marketing, said the new class demonstrates the appeal a UD ed-
Kumarasamy also said the university is guaranteeing the incom-
- ing class on-campus housing for
- larger than last year’s, according ucation presents to students from
to statistics published by the office all over the world, in a udayton. four years.
- of the registrar.
- edu May 2014 news release.
- “We want our students to gradu-
Approximately 59 percent of applicants were accepted, making this year’s class the third most
“We are exceptionally pleased ate in four years, experience our with the quality and the size of the incoming class,” Kumarasadistinctive highly residential campus and study abroad because all graduates need to be exposed to global issues and cultures,” Kuselective in UD history after the my said. He called the records
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freshmen of 2013 and 2012, respectively. in application and admission “a resounding endorsement of the marasamy said. “It’s part of our
- academic quality and value of a Catholic, Marianist mission to pre-
- The incoming class also boasts
considerable diversity concerning students’ hometowns. More
Catholic, Marianist education.”
Kumarasamy suggests the uppare students to succeed in diverse and global environments.”
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CAMPUS
UP THE ORGS ON FRIDAY
TIM’S STRUCK BY LIGHTNING
Timothy’s Bar & Grill experienced a Up the Orgs, held annually to showpower outage over move-in weekend case the various organizations stuwhen a power line behind the build- dents can participate in at UD, will be ing was struck by lightning, caus- held Friday, Aug. 29, from 4-6 p.m. ing a blackout. There was no lasting damage and the bar reopened for business the following day.
STUDENTS ENJOY NEW
OUTDOOR BASKETBALL COURT
UD NAMES ALUMNI TO BOARD OF TRUSTEES
The construction of an outdoor basketball court, completed over the
UD named three prominent alumni summer, has drawn the attention leaders to its board of trustees last of many newly arrived students. The week: Larry D. Harris, a construc- court is located by the Recplex and tion law attorney; Mary Jo Scalzo, Evanston Street. an educational consultant; and David P. Yeager, CEO of HubGroup, Inc.
Freshmen move into their new homes in Marycrest, all unpacking from the same mini-van. Chris Santucci/Photo Editor
- NATION
- LOCAL
GREAT WHITE SHARK SPOTTED
IN MASSACHUSETTS
MICHAEL BROWN’S FUNERAL
DRAWS THOUSANDS
- PLANET SMOOTHIE CLOSES
- BOEING TO INVEST IN DAYTON
- QUAKE ROCKS CALIFORNIA
- A quake registering a 6.0 on the Richter
- Aviation giant Boeing Co. is in talks Planet Smoothie on Brown Street closed
scale hit several regions of California’s Swimmers fled from the water at a Crowds of people lined up in the summer with the Saudi Arabian government Aug. 15 because of “business reasons.” wine country, causing over 100 injuries Massachusetts beach Monday after heat Monday morning to bid goodbye to for a $2 billion contract to upgrade Owner Rhonda Everritt told Dayton Daily and untold damage but no death. It is a great white shark was spotted, po- Michael Brown,the 18-year-old shot and the nation’s fleet of E-3 Sentry sur- News, “I would love it if someone ran a the largest seismic event in the area lice said. The shark is estimated to killed earlier this month in a confronta- veillance aircraft. Boeing’s spending smoothie place in the area. I’m just not since 1989, when a magnitude 6.9 hit. be between 12-14 feet in length and tion with a police officer that sparked two in Ohio has grown $3.2 billion, or 40 the right person to do it.”
- Information from nbcnews.com.
- caused the beach to be closed for two weeks of street protests. A federal inves- percent, over the past two years. Infor-
hours. Information from cbsnews.com. tigation into the incident is still underway. mation from Dayton Business Journal.
Information from abc.com.
MONTEGOMERY CO. PROSECUTOR WARNS OF DEBT COLLECTION SCAM
GLACIER NATIONAL PARK MELTING
ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE LEADS
OAKWOOD MAN SHOOTS
The U.S. Geological Survey warns that
Glacier National Park’s glaciers could
A warning was issued after a Dayton resident said two men dressed as police offi-
US HOSTAGE FREED
TO WANTED MAN’S ARREST
DEER IN BACKYARD
disappear within the next few decades. Jesean Morris, wanted in Nebraska for American journalist Peter Theo Curtis Benjamin McCalip, a resident of Oak- cers came to her door claiming they were “The great sadness of Glacier National violating parole, was arrested Aug. 21, was unexpectedly released from his wood, was cited for shooting a whitetail there to collect money. She called the Park is that... fairly soon, we’re going to afterhe posted avideoof himself dump- captivity after being captured by mili- doe in his own backyard, according to police, who informed her that no house call it‘The National Park Formerly Known ing a bucket of ice water on his head on tant group Jabhat al-Nusra, an affiliate the Dayton Daily News.He told the police calls are made for debt collection, acas Glacier’,”says Ken Burns,co-creator of Facebook.A tipster recognized his house of al-Qaida, in 2012. Curtis’ successful he was tired of animals eating his plants. cording to the Dayton Daily News. The National Parks: America’s Best Idea. and called police, leading to Morris’ ar- release comes shortly after the death of
- Information from usatoday.com.
- rest. Information from nbcnews.com.
- journalist James Foley, who was slain by
Islamic State militants. Information from usatoday.com.
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WORLD
SUDOKU
- RUSSIA-UKRAINE FIGHTING RESUMES
- SEOUL WINS LITTLE LEAGUE
WORLD SERIES
WORLD’S TALLEST MAN DIES
Leonid Stadnyk, who stood 8 feet 4 Ukrainian officials reported that Russian inches, died Sunday night at age 44. tanks crossed its border on Monday, Seoul Little League defeated Jackie RobThe former veterinarian from the Ukrai- entering at a southeastern corner of the inson West (Chicago) Little League to nian village of Podoliantsy, died from country, potentially opening up a new win the 2014 Little LeagueWorld Series, a brain hemorrhage after numerous front in the ongoing conflict with pro- winning Sunday’s finale 8-4. This marks health problems. Neighbors and family Russian separatists. President Petro Po- the third championship for a South described him as a kind and generous roshenko dissolved Ukraine’s parliament Korean team and the first since 1985. man.Information from nydailynews.com. Monday and called for new election Oct. Information from cbssports.com.
26. Information from cnn.com.
BURGER KING TO BUY TIM HORTON’S
14-YEAR-OLD SWIMS LAKE ONTARIO
FRANCE DISSOLVES GOVERNMENT
The fast food giant has been in talks with
Trinity Arsenault became the youngest Prime Minister of France Manuel Valls Tim Horton’s about buying out the Canaperson to ever swim across Lake Ontario dissolved the government on Monday da-basedcoffee-and-donutchaininwhat Aug. 4, completing the 32-mile swim in amid heated debate about how to best is being called a tax-inversion purchase. lessthan24hours.Hermother,Christine, revive the nation’s stagnant economy. completed the same swim in 2011 and Information from bbc.com. accompaniedArsenault in a boat beside
If the merger happens,Burger King plans to move its headquarters to Canada, which has a lower corporate tax rate than
- the U.S. Information from usatoday.com.
- her for the duration of the swim.Informa-
tion from thestar.com.
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President Curran explains divestment in coal, fossil fuels
“Completely removing car-
KATIE CHRISTOFF A&E Editor
bon usage from campus is a
“Divestment ... is important in relation to what has
much longer process,” Cur-
The University of Dayton announced in June that it would beran said. “It would be next to impossible for the university
already been done by student,faculty,and staff and it’s important to what we’re going to do in the future.”
gin divesting coal and fossil fuels to become carbon and fossil from its investment pool, making it the first Catholic university in the U.S. to do so. According to the fuel free. Most of the energy in Ohio is coal generated, so we’re going to get our energy university’s official press release, from coal for a long time. But the decision “reflects the Universi- we have to ask ourselves: what ty’s commitment to environmental can we do that’s in our power to
- sustainability, human rights and make a difference?”
- change in trash collecting compa-
Dan Curran
- its religious mission.”
- Curran explained that this di-
vestment is just a small part of a larger sustainability initiative. The University signed the American College and University President’s Climate Commitment in nies to become more environmentally sound, according to Curran.
University President
But what does this divestment really mean, and more importantly, what does it mean for students?
“There will be very little changes, if any, in regards to the divestment,” University of Dayton President Dan Curran told Flyer News.
“Well, maybe I should rephrase that. There will be changes in the
“There’s a lot of research being of the Sustainability Club. conducted about sustainability, so Wagner said the club tries to els, then, is not a major change at I consider this divestment as a part engage students, and will host an UD. It is just one small part of a of a larger academic initiative. open forum this year to release in- campus-wide initiative to increase
This divestment from fossil fu-
2013, which has a goal of carbon It’s really a collaborative effort formation about and discuss UD’s sustainability and reduce carbon
- neutrality by 2050.
- between the students, faculty and
administration to come up with ideas,” he said, “and there’s been
- carbon footprint.
- usage over time.
One way UD has become more sustainable is by building environ-
- “Some of the best things we can
- “I think the important thing to
do are things students don’t see,” take away from this is that divestsaid Ryan Schuessler, senior me- ment in and of itself does not have chanical engineering student and an everyday impact on the student director of Sustainability Week. body. It is important in relation to “That’s a problem, getting people what has already been done by stuway we invest, but there will be no mentally friendly structures on a lot of great ideas generated by impact on campus,” he continued.
To put it simply, the University will stop investing money in fossil fuels and search for alternative investments that are environmencampus. The GE Aviation building, students.” He said the SustainabilCaldwell Apartments and even the ity Club in particular has helped chapel renovations have all been create a culture of sustainability designed to meet LEED certification, which stands for Leadership
- on campus.
- to see initiatives and see what goes
on behind the scenes.” dents, faculty and staff and it’s important to what we’re going to do in the future. It’s a symbol of our commitment to sustainability,”
The club focuses on three main
- concepts: responsible usage of en-
- tally friendly. This decision was in Energy and Environmental De-
made after being discussed by the sign.
“I think we have to talk about it ergy, sustainable food systems and more and more,” Curran said. “We
- Board of Trustees for over a year,
- Other efforts include the Uni-
- waste management, according to
- actually have some big announce- Curran said.
- and it will unfold in phases over versity food program’s recent de-
- Chris Wagner, junior mechanical ments coming soon about some
- years to come.
- cision to begin composting and the engineering student and secretary great things we’re working on.”
three years, Flanigan said he was ship with them during RISE,” he