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<< COMPARING STATEN TO THE GREATS, PAGE 10 FRIDAY NEWS, CAMPUS HOUSING FORUM ANSWERS SAFETY QUESTIONS, PAGE 4 FEB. 4, 2011 A&E, ‘ARTIST OF THE MONTH,’ CHRISTINE ZUERCHER, PAGE 6 OPINIONS, WHAT’S WRONG WITH ‘THE BACHELOR?’, PAGE 8 ONLY AT FLYERNEWS.COM, DANGERS OF THE ICE STORM UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON VOL. 58 NO. 25 UD, YOU’VE BEEN ICED Tree branches fall near Garden Apartments on Stewart Street on Tuesday, Feb. 1. An ice storm tore through the Midwest beginning the night of Monday, Jan. 31, and continuing through Wednesday, Feb. 2. The University of Dayton was closed on Tuesday and Wednesday due to the weather. Check out fl yernews.com for a photo gallery of the storm.ETHAN KLOSTERMAN/ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR School of Engineering acquires state-of-the-art fl ight simulator, one of 15 in world MEAGAN MARION Just a few months ago, his dream tor teaches students about the nature his students about the physics behind ing at UD, made a connection with Assistant News Editor came true. In November 2010, UD ac- of fl ight rather than how to fl y. The an airplane. the Merlin Flight Simulation Group quired the only Merlin fl ight simula- functionality of the simulator is de- “Students appreciate anything while traveling through France. The Since he began teaching at the Uni- tor in the United States, and one of pendent upon two computer stations that’s hands-on and connects them to company wanted to open the market versity of Dayton, Dr. Aaron Altman, 15 in the world. The average price for and sits on a hydraulic base powered what they know,” Altman said. “The in the U.S., and Altman had already mechanical and aerospace engineer- this simulator is about $220,000. by six cylinders. simulator connects the physical un- established a relationship. ing associate professor and director The simulator, located on the fi fth Altman plans on integrating the derstanding of the world to the math- For junior aerospace engineering of the graduate program in aerospace fl oor of the College Park Center, is de- simulator into his undergraduate ematics learned in the classroom.” student Kramer Doyle, the fl ight sim engineering, wanted his students to signed to be used as a teaching and re- and graduate classes to provide a Altman, who previously worked experience real air fl ight. search tool, Altman said. The simula- more hands-on experience, teaching in fl ight simulation before arriv- See Flight Simulator on p. 2 weather TODAY SATURDAY SUNDAY (Source: www.nws.noaa.gov) 28/20 30/23 34/22 SCHOOLING STUDENTS More snow is in the forecast for this weekend but Mostly sunny. Chance of snow. Chance of snow. you probably won’t get two more days off school. UD aims to inform undergrads on landlord housing, PAGE 2 2 NEWS Flyer News •Friday, February 4, 2011 UD creates website to educate students on landlord housing options RANDI SHESHULL ment and Residence Life have de- housing. The site was created in ving Avenue who may be violating mation on how different living in Staff Writer veloped an informational website response to a recent investigation zoning ordinances. landlord owned property can be, over the past month for students of University of Dayton students “We are very proud of the uni- and explains that students may The offices of Student Develop- who are considering landlord living in landlord houses on Ir- versity’s unique student neigh- face unexpected costs like furni- borhoods and believe they offer ture, appliances and utilities, as the best academic and campus well as different community stan- 10 Important Things Students Should Know living environments for stu- dards, Jesse said. dents,” said Bill Fischer, interim It also includes a list of 10 im- vice president for Student De- portant questions students should 1. You should always get a written lease for you and the landlord. velopment and dean of students. ask their landlord before signing “While more than 90 percent of a lease. 2. You may be responsible for paying additional costs such as utilities. students live in UD housing, for a “We would like students to be 3. You may be responsible for property and yard maintenance. variety of reasons, some students aware of the additional respon- choose to live in landlord owned sibilities of living in landlord 4. City ordinances limit the number of unrelated people who can live in the same house. To be property.” owned property, such as finding certain, check with the city, not just the landlord. Student Development is work- out about the city’s housing code 5. You can be fined or evicted for violating city ordinances or the terms of your lease. ing to take the necessary steps to ordinances, limiting the number raise awareness so that students of residents, and to be good con- 6. Your neighbors may have standards about noise, property maintenance and late night activity are not left without housing in sumers, good renters and good that are different from the student neighborhoods. the middle of the year due to mis- neighbors and to help them avoid 7. Students who choose to live in landlord owned property are subject to the Student Standards communication by landlords, ac- surprises,” Jesse said. of Behavior and Code of Conduct. cording to Edel Jesse, director of The webpage also includes a list communications and community of reasons to choose UD housing 8 The university cannot typically intervene on a student’s behalf when problems arise with land- relations for Student Develop- over landlord options, according lords. ment. to Jesse. 9. You need to be prepared to address the responsibilities of living in landlord owned property. The City of Oakwood an- The information can be found nounced in December it would on the university housing web- 10. The web pages at housing.udayton.edu have tips that will be useful for students exploring begin an investigation of landlord site, under “Current Students,” whether to live out of university housing, or preparing to live in landlord housing. houses on Irving Avenue that may by clicking on the link “Living in have violated Oakwood’s zoning Privately Owned Property,” or by ordinance that prohibits two or going to http://community.uday- more unrelated people from living ton.edu/studev/reslife/Offcam- About Living in Landlord Owned Property in a residence. pushousing.php. The new website includes infor- FLIGHT SIMULATOR “With this acquisition, we can developing well-trained aerospace U.S.A. competition in April, in will then test the designs using the develop students with the exper- engineers to feed the demand for which students from UD and simulator and choose a winner of (cont. from p. 1) tise to build on the tradition of highly skilled aerospace workers around the nation will test their the competition, Doyle said. ulator provides an innovative aerospace innovation in the re- in Ohio, specifically in Dayton’s airplane design skills. For more information on the learning system that extends far gion,” Saliba said. “Acquiring the aerospace hub.” A professional test pilot from Merlin Flight Simulation Group, beyond textbook learning. He was simulator also supports our goal of UD will host Merlin’s IT FLIES Wright- Patterson Air Force Base go to www.merlinism.com. the first person to fly the simulator after it arrived on Monday, Nov. 10. “My favorite part about the sim- ulator is that it gives you the abil- ity to fly your own plane designs,” Doyle said. “You can innovate your own design and test it out in the simulator, and it gives you a level of interaction.” Doyle has always been inter- ested in airplanes, and said work- ing with the simulator enhances his natural curiosity. He hopes to continue learning about the field and to do aerospace work with the military. “The simulator has been a great aid to learning how aircraft con- trols work in the real world,” Doyle said. “We learn from our textbooks the physics, how and why we de- sign planes, but being able to feel how a plane responds when prop- erly engineered is a fantastic op- portunity.” UD’s School of Engineering dean Dr. Tony Saliba also said he sees the simulator as a hands-on teach- A UD aerospace engineering student uses the Merlin flight simulator on Wednesday, Feb. 2. The simulator is the only one of its kind in the United States, and one of 15 in the world. ing tool for faculty. ETHAN KLOSTERMAN/ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR NEWS 3 Flyer News •Friday, February 4, 2011 SPEAKER TO SHARE MESSAGE OF HOPE, FAITH FOR NORTHERN IRELAND CARLY GOEBEL ties who are trying to end conflict in conflict how to find a resolu- Staff Writer in the country. tion, he said. “I fell in love with the people The university looks forward to Dr. Ronald Wells has dedicated who are trying to make peace, having Wells on campus, accord- his life to telling the story of con- make a difference,” Wells said. “I ing to Dr. William Trollinger, an flict in Northern Ireland, and will have dedicated my life to telling associate professor in UD’s his- bring his message to the Univer- their story.” tory department. sity of Dayton next week. A native of Boston, Mass., Wells He said he believes Wells’ in- Wells will lecture on Tuesday, has traveled all over the world sight will teach students about Feb. 8., about his recently pub- lecturing and studying different the importance of faith and reso- lished book, “Hope and Reconcili- cultures. lution. ation in Northern Ireland: A Sto- Ireland in particular has “Ron Wells is being brought to ry of Catholics and Protestants touched him, he said.