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<< SUGAR SUBSTITUTE PAGE 2 FRIDAY A&E, FREEFAHLLING PAGE 4 OCT. 2, 2009 OPINIONS, WORK AND PLAY A BALANCING ACT PAGE 9 SPORTS, TRIATHLON TAKES COURSE PAGE 10 UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON VOL. 57 NO. 8 DISA‘ E K ’MENT Students, administration don’t see eye to eye on changes to campus greek life STEPHANIE VERMILLION things about UD is that the in- of the Pi Beta Phi sorority said. in a conversation based on some perusing through the summer News Editor stitution already has values and “Many students are seeing this data from the report they partici- report and assessing the values most organizations have values as an attempt to stunt growth of pated in. It can be a really attrac- associated with fraternities and This past Greek Week, set to as well. But have we taken time Greek life at UD, but I don’t feel tive thing to [make the choice] to sororities at UD. end with an award ceremony to focus on these and make sure like that will work because mem- not do anything,” she said. “At “Now is a good time for us Sunday, had one new face many they are aligned?” Schoper said. bers of fraternities and sororities times all of us as people, [try to] to take time and think things students didn’t recognize. “It may mean some organizations on campus aren’t going to back find things easier that brings through,” she said. “Is what This year’s new Assistant are struggling with some aspects down from sharing the Greek life [us] comfort. I don’t anticipate you’ve been doing in line with Dean of Students and Associ- and some with others, and it’s not we all love with others.” by next week everything has to what you say you’re about. That’s ate Director of Student Develop- just fraternities and sororities. Schoper doesn’t want to stifle change.” the instigator for the conversa- ment Sarah Schoper has, for the But how are we communicating Greek life on campus though, she But for Zeta Tau Alpha se- tions, to go back to the expecta- time being, taken over Greek life. these messages? We are a commu- said. To her, looking again at the nior Emily Huffman, it’s not the tions and documents and are we Mellissa Flanagan, the former nity together that needs to figure values of sororities and fraterni- challenge of facing a report that doing what we say we are trying head of Greek life on campus, is this out.” ties and comparing them with makes her wary of Schoper’s to accomplish? UD is, through now an assistant director for a But togetherness seems to be a the institution’s values and mak- changes. She is more fearful of me, coming to the table and we different program. one-sided feeling on this matter. ing sure they are aligned is what the buzz going around the Greek are asking are we as a commu- Schoper is looking for new Many students involved in Greek will make Greek life best for UD community: putting a lid on nity supporting and challenging staff to help with the Greek com- life feel that Greek life is already students. Greek fun. each other? If we see something munity on campus, but is also following the proper values at A new look at these values and “With everything I’ve heard, how do we handle it?” hoping to make her mark as well. UD, and instead see changing the adjusting Greek life according Greek life is going to be complete- But a large number of students Using a report that came out over system as a way of stunting its to the summer report will not be ly different,” she said. “It seems aren’t seeing this support by the the summer which looked thor- growth on campus. easy. This is one of the reasons that anything fun or remotely re- administration, but instead are oughly at UD’s Greek life from “The values of Greek fraterni- Schoper feels that students in- lated to socializing and partying seeing restrictions putting on an outsider’s viewpoint, she has ties and sororities overlap many volved in the Greek community is going to be banned, even if it is some of their favorite Greek ac- formed several ideas of how to get of the values proclaimed by UD: may have mixed feelings about done in a responsible way.” tivities. The biggest dilemma in fraternities and sororities better honor, integrity, respect and new administration. Schoper never mentioned an fraternities and sororities right focused on their missions. community among others,” ju- “They [the Greek community] inclination to end Greek fun on “One of the really attractive nior Rebecca Pierson, a member are being asked to participate campus. Her main focus is on See Greek life on p. 5 UD ARENA TO HOST MEN’S NCAA TOURNAMENT GAMES THROUGH 2013 NATE WAGGENSPACK UD Arena, which hosted first 40 years of existence. The fans in town.” round games in all arenas is 90.1 Sports Editor and second round games in last Dayton are also a big factor. Wabler said the NCAA is look- percent. UD Arena has never sold year’s NCAA Tournament, has “When the NCAA basketball ing for the student athletes and less than 98.5 percent of its tickets The NCAA announced that hosted 82 games of the men’s committee and championship their teams to come away from in that time. In 2009, UD sold 99.9 Dayton will be the site for the NCAA Tournament since it staff are determining future tour- their games feeling like it was the percent of its tickets against an opening round game in 2011, 2012 opened for play in the 1969-70 sea- nament hosts, they look for the thrilling experience the tourna- average of 81.6 percent for all first and 2013, and that first and second son. After the 2013 tournament, best possible experience for the ment should be. and second round games. round games will return to the Dayton will have hosted 92 tour- teams and the student-athletes “It is a tournament atmo- Wabler attributes that level of Arena in 2013. nament events, giving it the most who are in the tournament,” sphere,” Wabler said. “I think peo- commitment to the love of basket- “The University of Dayton is games all-time. Wabler said. “The difference ple who come here and play here ball in the Dayton area. extremely excited that the NCAA Despite being the smallest of maker in the site selection pro- they realize that they’ve been in a “In Dayton, the tournament re- tournament will continue to re- all the venues to get first and sec- cess is our fans. They create the tournament championship.” ally takes over the city,” he said. turn to Dayton,” UD Vice Presi- ond round games, UD Arena is electric atmosphere in UD Arena, The numbers don’t lie. Since “In some other cities it just dent and Director of Athletics steeped in tradition for the tour- and they also make the teams feel 1989, the average percentage of Timothy Wabler said. ney, having had games 23 out of its welcome when they are around tickets sold for first and second See March Madness on p. 4 weather TODAY SATURDAY SUNDAY (Source: www.nws.noaa.gov) 66/48 62/45 61/44 GET AHEAD OF THE GAME Expect one rainy weekend on campus before Showers Chance of Mostly SUMMER INTERNSHIP DEADLINES ARE APPROACHING | PAGE 2 showers cloudy you trek home for fall break excursions! 2 NEWS Flyer News •Friday, October 2, 2009 ARTIFICIAL NOT THE ANSWER intended for people with diabetes ficial side effects. An aspartame is now becoming very popular in more important: cutting calories Less calorie and later extended for those try- ADI for an adult is 50mg/kg/day. the U.S. It contains fewer calo- with artificial sweeteners or get- ing to manage their weight. This is equivalent to about 14 ries than other common sweet- ting more calories with real sug- Some commonly used FDA- cans of diet soft drinks or about eners and is a hundred times ar? Strano has one idea. content approved alternative sweeteners 80 packets of the blue sweetener. sweeter than regular sugar. This “People must keep their ca- include saccharin, aspartame John Strano, a recent gradu- particular sweetener comes in loric intake at a low level regard- and sucralose. The safety of ate from the University of Dayton powder, tablets or liquid. less,” he said. “But real sugar is sometimes these sweeteners is determined gave a speech on the negative ef- While excess sugar intake less harmful.” by the FDA and is indicated by fects of artificial sugar when he leads to tooth decay and weight an Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) was a residential coordinator. gain, as well as conditions such means worse guideline. ADIs are based on “If you look at a list of ingredi- as diabetes and studies of laboratory animals and ents and there are about half that heart disease, for humans, are set at a level 100 you can’t pronounce, the product there are corre- for health times less than the level at which is usually not worth eating,” he lations between no harmful effects were noted in said. artificial sugar NATALIE KIMMEL animals. Alternative sugar is chemical- causing cancer Staff Writer Saccharin is the oldest low- ly processed and therefore hard- and potentially calorie sweetener discovered in er for the human body to digest. leading to weight Many people opt for artificial 1879 by researchers at JohnsHop- Add that to the risk of cancer for gain in ongoing sweeteners in order to avoid the kins University.

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