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NO MORE HORTON STAR BACK OUT, The One Man Duo PAGE A12 Add-2's rise to campus stardom, page B3 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2006 VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY'S STUDENT NEWSPAPER STARTING THE CONVERSATION Project promotes discussion, encourages reflection on fifth anniversary of Sept. 11 Jonn EatoEaton tnthe crascrasnh ssite,ite "" NeuchterleiNeuchterleinn I said. TORCH NEWS EDITOR That night, his neighbor hood cafe was packed with On Monday evening, the Valparaiso people, all exchanging stories University Conversations Project brought and trying to make sense of together dozens of VU undergraduate and what happened. Months later, law students, faculty and members of the however, the only aspect of Valparaiso community. Nuechterlein's life that had The project, which meets in the changed was the fact that he Christopher Center, has a twofold mission. could now hear aircraft forev The main goal of the project is to promote er circling overhead, protect non-partisan, non-confrontational discussion ing New York airspace. of current issues. "That constant reminder "Another goal is to bring the law school that it could happen again was into conversation with the university and all that remained of that fate bring the entire university into conversation ful and horrific day," with the community," said Jeremy Telman, Nuechterlein said. assistant professor of law and one of the Petty Officer Mark chief organizers of the VU Conversations Evans of the United States Project. Coast Guard was based in The evening began with a poetry read Crescent City, Calif., in Sept. ing. After observing a moment of silence, 2001. Following the attacks, host Bruce Berner, the law school's associate his station took part in dean for academic affairs, introduced that inspecting and escorting all night's three panelists. vessels into the San Francisco Tim Stride/Torch Jim Nuechterlein, a senior fellow at harbor. Now assigned to Bruce Berner, Maria Luisa Garcia-Verduto, Jim Nuechterlein and Mark Evans led the VU Conversations Project on Monday, entitled "A 9/11 Commemoration: Remembering the Day, Looking Ahead." Manhattan's Institute on Religion and Public USCG Station in Michigan Life, discussed his Sept. 11 experience, when City, Evans highlighted the he was just two and a half miles north of continued importance of the USCG in secur doing." "People need to see Coast Guard boats where the World Trade Center attacks ing the United States' borders. He believes that the presence of the and they need to see police cruisers driving occurred. "For me, 9/11 was very eye-opening," USCG and other law enforcement agencies around. They need to have that sense of "Along the great avenues, there were Evans said. "Now I have a new sense of help people feel safe as well as keeping them these waves of people walking north from pride since 9/11 in my job and in what we are safe. see PROJECT, page A4 Fair expected to be largest in nine-year history Faith alive More favorable job market brings employers flocking to Career Fair Senior recounts summer internship itfitor John Hazlett Chelsie Droessler TORCH STAFF WRITER TORCH STAFF WRITER In what is expected to be the largest turnout of Every fall, students come to campus employers in its history, the Career Center is hosting eager to share the experiences of their sum ^8 SB Suifeb^* its ninth annual Career Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. mer. From weekend outings to family trips, this Friday on the Huegli Lawn. every summer holds a story. A record number of companies and graduate For Faith Dunn, a senior civil engineer school programs - 120 in all - will be on hand to ing student, the adventure was one com answer questions for students about future employ pletely set apart from many of those told by ment opportunities and enrollment in graduate pro her classmates. grams. Many had spent their summer partaking Career Center Director Sandy McGuigan said in a vast range of internships offered in order the amount of companies requesting space at the fair to achieve their career goals. Dunn, too, had became so large that some companies had to be been an intern; only she worked for two turned away. weeks in Albania. L3Kg "We have a closed fair," McGuigan said. "There Dunn received her internship opportu just wasn't enough space for everybody. We had to nity from Engineering Ministries put some companies on a waiting list." International, an organization that she McGuigan wasn't sure why the turnout is so described as striving "to help the poorest of high compared with turnouts from the past. the poor" by allowing engineer interns to "To be honest, I really don't know," McGuigan work on projects where professional engi said. "If I could guess, it would be because of a more neers could not be afforded. Tim Walsh/Torch favorable job market. More employers are interested Dunn felt that the trip was "the perfect The Career Center gets ready for the Career Fair with a giant tent set up to house in talking to good students." mix" between her interests in engineering employers on Huegli Lawn. Even with the size of the tent, not all of the 120 expected employers fit inside; the Christopher Center's community room was also used to house companies and graduate school program representatives. see CAREER, page A6 see FAITH, page A3 - B^T^WnBT L B IP-"" "W * UP '111 HKh"i " ~^~~~ Y fl pff*l:V(i: 1 —p -J"- r-**F ^^ - - r*M'« Announcements A2 TONIGHT: SPACE ALIENS ^ SAVING FACE LAID DOWN Classifieds B7 it> VOLUME 100 ISSUE 3 Y^^Road trip salvaged VUTS spells disaster, not Calendar B2 \ ... w ^^with final win, * remedy, for drunk minors, Flicker A8 ON GUARD tffiS I is page A9 page A7 Weather A2 I FOR 92 YEARS li A2 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2006 THE TORCH Campus A nnouncements Hispanic Heritage Month begins celebration An opening ceremony for the Hispanic Heritage Month celebra What tion will take place at 7 p.m. on Sept. 15 in the Christopher Center. A slide show will highlight how the month has been cel ebrated at VU during the past decade. Refreshments will be you need served. The Hispanic Heritage Month Dinner will follow on Sept. 16, with food catered by Don Quijote restaurant and a per formance by Banda Rika. Tickets are $9 and may be purchased at the Union or call ext. 5415. to know Sigma Chi Derby Days lacks off The kickoff to the 17th annual Sigma Chi Derby Days event will be held at 9 p.m. on Sept. 17 in the Union Great Hall. The undergraduate women of VU will join the brothers of Sigma Chi fraternity from Sept. 17 to 23 in the largest philanthropy event on campus. Throughout the week, teams of women and members of Sigma Chi will work together in friendly competi tion towards the common goal of philanthropy and fun. Events to be held include derby runs, trivia night, a volleyball tourna ment and a skit and banner night. All proceeds will go to the Children's Miracle Network. Women interested in participating should contact the RA of their floor for more information. First Fireside Discussion to take place The first of multiple Fireside Discussions will take place at 9 p.m. on Sept. 18 in the second floor lounge of the Christopher Center. The conversation is entitled "Action Against Apathy: why you need to care about the Iraq War." The discussion will be student-led and is CORE-approved. The next Fireside dis cussion, "How Can We Support Our Troops and Oppose the War?" will be held on Sept. 25. First blood drive of academic year The American Red Cross and the VU Student Senate are hold ing this academic year's first blood drive from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sept. 19 in the Union Great Hall. Eligible students, faculty and staff are invited to reserve a donation time anytime before Tim Walsh/Torch the day of the blood drive in the Student Senate office or online A float from Hammond Technical High School is pulled in the 28th annual Popcorn Festival, held last weekend in at www.valpo.edu/student/ssenate. One person's donation can downtown Valparaiso. help save up to three lives, so don't miss this chance to make a difference in the lives of people in need. Archaeological discoveries subject of talk New discoveries at Collier Lodge on the Kankakee River near Kouts will be the subject of a Sept. 20 talk that kicks off the annual lecture series sponsored by VU's chapter of the VUPD Archaeological Institute of America. The illustrated lecture printed as a service of The Torch "New Archaeological Discoveries at Collier Lodge, Kankakee reporp_o t September 5 phernalia. The second subject was 705 and 801 Mound St. in reference River: 7000 B.C. - A.D. 1900," presented by Mark Schurr, will arrested for visiting a common nui VUPD officers were dispatched to a to mischief. Upon arriving the officer begin at 8 p.m. in the Union. It is free and open to the public. sance and minor consumption of suspicious subject walking in the area found that 18 cars had been egged. alcohol. The third subject was arrest "Focus on Europe" begins with presentation of Brandt Hall and Neils Science ed for maintaining a common nui "Focus on Europe," a year-long series of events at VU, will Center. Officers located a subject A student left books at Kretzmann sance, possession of marijuana and explore current events, politics, the arts and other topics affect matching the description walking in Hall.