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BROWN COUNTY DAY Brown County Day activities cancelled after 50 years of tradition This year, CPB sponsored a Monte break. CarloNight on the Tuesday beforeBrown “I believe that this is a huge step County Day. The objective of this event toward a possible fall break,” Wantz was to keep students on campus, and to said. encourage them to go to Brown County Last year, ISG gave the student body the next day. A mock casino, complete a chance to vote on whether to keep with slot machines, poker and blackjack Brown County Day rather than a fall tables and a five-minute wedding chapel, break. The student body voted to have a was set up in the atrium of the Schwitzer fall break. The results of the vote were Student Center. presented to the faculty, who had the Despite the events the night before, final vote on a fall break. many students still feel that the festivities Wantz believes that having afall break at Brown County State Park are not worth is essential for students, especially the drive. freshmen that are still adjusting to college “Nobody wants to drive all the way to life. Brown County for a few games,” said “Research shows that colleges that sophomore Sam Lowe. have fall breaks have better grades from “Students are not going to take an students, especially freshmen,” Wantz hour drive to Brown County to eat a said. “We want what is best for the lunch and then drive another hour to get students.” back to campus,” Wantz said. On Nov. 5, Indianapolis Student With this year being the last for the Government will meet with the student CPB-sponsored Brown County Day affairs committee about Brown County activities, U of I may decide to have a Day next year and the possibility of regular fall break, as most Indiana schools implementing a fall break. do. Wantz believes that this may be what Hopefully we can get things resolved it takes for the faculty to agree to a fall soon,” Wantz said.
Faculty and staff members challenge the seniors in the traditional Tug of War during Brown County Day, Oct. 16. The seniors were defeated.
~ event every yea. deLided not to host the Over the years, CPB committees had Anthony King event after thi\ year. sponsored events such as camping trips ~plll~Ldrtor I We felt that it wa\ time tor a change,” the night before Brown County Day in \aid Hope Anderson, traditional event\ order to drive up attendance. However chairperwn for CPB “It’s \ad that thls those efforts were not enough. has to be the last year .’ Vandalism and security problems over As \tudcrit\ and fnculty from the Dr David Wanti. \ice pre\ident oi the last few years were also determining Llniver\ity of Indimapoli\ took the trip \tudent attair\, agtce\. “It [Brown factors in the decision. Broken tables, to Brown County Shte Park on Oct. 16, County Day] I\ not meeting the student\‘ picnic table burnings and multiple there wCi\ moic th 111 lust fun and game\ need\,” W‘iritr \aid ‘It it’\ not good tor alcohol violations werejust some of the on their inind\ \11c150) ca\ thi\ year’s tlic \tridrnt\ theii II’\ not good ‘’ prohlcrns. According to Wantz, the park Bromn Count} Dny celebration would Wanti al\o added thdt lo\ing Brown rangers complained about the vandalism he tF- Cmmtxr n?v wnlllrl hc ~qrlfnr f?cllltxl 21~1drn7rlnded that t% university control Fot thc List tcn >r.ir\. the attendnncc riiciiihei\. ‘15 ~vell the students. at B:ou n (Toorit\ I)‘I~ ha\ dropped No one likes to \ee a tradition die.” “People just do not know how to act,” Wanti said. “[Blown County Day] \erved said Holly Willman, CPB secretary and Photo by Simmi Rani historian. Junior Delia Salazar particpates in the hula hoop contest while junior Lauren DeWell and sophomores Greg Schneider and ACADEMIC POLICY Wayne Moore watch. U of I fights plagiarism with Web site
Jessica Roberts $2000 a year, simplifies the process that students have trouble understanding Muna~inaEditor professors must go through to check that proper documentation techniques. These students are doing their own work. students may quote without quotation Professors electronically send suspected marks or they may fail to paraphrase Plagiarizers beware: professors aren’t papers to Turnitin.com, and within 24 properly, not knowing that just changing stupid. They know plagiarism when they hours, receive areport highlighting areas a few words in the source is inadequate. see it, and now they have a tool to prove that were plagiarized from the Web. In this kind of plagiarism,” she said, it. Turnitin.com, an Internet service to Turnitin.com finds plagiarism by “students do not intend to cheat.” help professors and teachers more easily comparing the submitted paper to Most professors prepare their students detect plagiarism, is now available to all thousands of sites on the Web. at the beginning of the semester by professors at the University of making sure they are clear on the Indianapolis. plagiarism policy. Because ignorance is Turnitin.com, which has been a cause of plagiarism, professors must assisting with electronic plagiarism “For me, it’s a ensure that students are clear on all detection since 1996, was created after a policies related to plagiarism and they group of researchers at the University of fairness issue. It’s not realize the unethical nature of their California, Berkley, designed programs actions. that helped detect when undergraduates fair to the students who “Students should be reminded reused each other’s papers. The amount are working hard to do regularly that academic dishonesty is of praise these programs received serious business,” said Dr. Bruce Gentry, encouraged the researchers to create the their own work to allow professor and chair of the English world’s first Internet-based plagiarism someone else to get department, “and the faculty is eager to detection service, called Plagiarism.org. root it out. Whenever a student thinks he This service has grown, is used in credit who has not or she is about to do something that countries around the world and is now might be perceived as academically known as Turnitin.com. done their own work. ” illegal, he or she should check with the Turnitin.com made its debut at U of I professor before doing it.” this fall after Dr. David Anderson, history Plagiarism, which includes professor and dean of the college of arts -Dr. David Anderson purchasing term papers, is not only and sciences, used a trial version of the unethical, it is not educational, Anderson program to check a student’s paper. He said. He said that writing papers and was so impressed by the ease and quality doing research is required of students of the service that he contacted the Professors at U of I are not required to because it teaches them and encourages company and inquired about purchasing use this service, but so far several have them to question and think for themselves. the service for U of I. With Anderson’s elected to do so. Charlotte Templin, If they are not learning these things, recommendation, the academic deans of English professor, has used Turnitin.com their education is being shortchanged, the university decided to purchase the and found it useful in conjunction with Anderson said. service. designing assignments that require Plagiarism also devalues the work of The university received a license for students to turn in rough drafts. Other students who are thinking and working Turnitin.com during finals week of last ways of detecting plagiarism including for themselves. semester, and professors began using it having students give presentations with “For me, it’s a fairness issue,” this fall. Beth Kiggins, director of the their papers in order to see whether they Anderson said. “It’s not fair to the Center for Instructional Technology, is are comfortable with the material. students who are working hard to do the administrator for creating When plagiarism is discovered, it their own work to allow someone else to Turiiitin.com accounts on campus. obviously does not go unpunished. get credit who has not done their own Since the development of the Internet Professors have several options to use at work.” and its massive amount of electronic their discretion: failure or penalty on the Because plagiarism cases are handled information, plagiarism has increased assignment, failure of the course or even on an individual basis, no statistics show because teachers and professors do not expulsion from the university in severe how many cases are discovered each have the time to search the Internet cases. year. Gentry and Anderson both said whenever they suspect a student has taken Punishment is dependent on the they deal with approximately 12 cases a information without properly citing the severity of the plagiarism, and each year. After this program is in place for a source. situation is different. Some students few semesters, the decline in the number “We had found ourselves taking a lot blatantly steal information because they of cases may be more noticeable, of time checking to see if student work donotwanttodotheworkforthemselves, Anderson said. was student work,” Anderson said. while others are unaware that what they Other colleges and universities in “Plagiarism isn’t a new problem, but are doing is wrong. Indiana using Turnitin.com include with the Web, copying is easier than “I find that the most common kind of Indiana University-Purdue University ever.” plagiarism is plagiarism through Indianapolis and the University of Notre Turnitin.com, which costs U of I ignorance,” Templin said. “Some Dame. PAGE2 THE REFLECTOR OPINION OCTOBER30,2002
FOOTBALL EDITORIAL Owens’s shenanigans bring excitement, entertainment to game
confidence and charisma of some of wouldn’t be caught dead on TV doing them? Lucas Klipsch Owens has ruffled some feathers around the league. today’s professional athletes. the “Superbowl Shuffle,” as the great Another point deals with the NFL’s Oninion Editor In 2000, during a Monday night Some say professional athletes are Walter Payton did. No, Sanders treatment of Owens. Owens is a very game vs. the Dallas Cowboys, Owens professionals involved in a business, simply handed his touchdown emotional and imaginative young man. used the Cowboys’ center field logo as before they are entertainers. footballs to the referees. Sanders The NFL hasn’t fined or suspended Terrell Owens, please don’t stop ;I dance floor after one touchdown, These people are wrong. Pro hardly ever expressed emotion when him but has made it clear that they entertaining us. then knelt in a prayer-like ritual on the football players are paid so much he scored. disapprove of his actions. That’s right, please don’t stop logo after another one. Owens was money because they fill 70 and 80 I think he was boring. On his way No one cared when the great Babe entertaining us. 1 appreciate your fined over $24,000 and suspended for thousand seats at their respective to the end zone, I was excited. Once Ruth pointed to the stands in a game, flamboyant touchdown celcbrations. a game. “[Coach Mariucci] told me to home fields every Sunday. They also he got there, I tuned him out. I’d indicating that he would soon hit one As a fan, I appreciate your constant handle it with class, that 1 should go in generate enough interest to captivate rather see the celebrations of out of the park. arrogance. In fact, I think that Owens the end zone and act like I’ve been several million viewers in a TV emotional tailbacks of today such as No one ever seemed to notice when and all other successful professional there. But I’m my own person. I bring audience every Sunday. We don‘t pay Kansas City’s Priest Holmes and legendary quarterback John Elway and athletes are doing their jobs as my own emotion to the game, and I to see businessmen! If I wanted my Philadelphia’s Duce Staley. These his Denver Broncos teammates gave entertainers when they brag about their can’t let him take away from my entertainers to act professional, I guys are much less talented than the “mile-high salute’’ during their skills and perform bizarre victory game,” Owens said on www.espn.com would go downtown to some office Sanders ever was, but they are good in glory days. celebrations. of the incident. building and give cash to middle-aged their own right. Watching them jump There was hardly a stir when For those who don’t know, Oct 14, Owens was not fined at all for his folks in business suits to let me watch around like idiots after they’ve scored Tampa Bay receiver Keyshawn the San Francisco 49ers wide receiver autographing display, but the NFL has them conduct meetings. No, my is most entertaining. Unfortunately, Johnson wrote his “book’ entitled Terrell Owens pulled out a permanent made a statement that similar acts will entertainers are flamboyant, most end zone dances and celebrations ‘Just Give Me the Damn Ball.’ marker from his sock and autographed not be tolerated. outrageous and exciting. They dance have been banned and/or discouraged But Owens, a repeat “offender” is the football that he caught for the Why are Owens’ actions frowned crazily after scoring and make by the NFL over the past few years. hassled and looked down upon by game-winning pass. The 49ers ended upon‘? ridiculous statements to the media I mean come on! Football, at any league officials and overrated coaches. up beating the Seattle Seahawks 28-2 1. With these eyebrow-raising about how good they are. level, is a game. These guys are not Give it a rest, people! and Owens ended up giving the celcbrations, Owens has transformed I like Terrell Owens’ antics for the doctors or influential policy-makers. There’s no reason why pro athletes football to his financial advisor, who from a good athlete and football player same reasons 1 like rapper Eminem’s Peoples’ lives do not depend upon shouldn’t be allowed to celebrate as was sitting near the field. Seahawks into the good athlete and football antics. They shock and appall others how these men behave. They are they please. coach Mike Holmgren called Owens’s player that 1, as the football fan, want and entertain me. They are adults who, because of their They’re doing their jobs and having signing of the football “a dishonor to to be. People who aren’t athletes watch entertainers doing their jobs. Barry background in sports, may not even be fun. anyone who ever played this game.” athletic events because they want to be Sanders may be one of the best able to fathom what it’s like to have to I have fun watching them and that’s This incidnet wasn’t the first time athletes. They wish they had the running backs of all time, but he act as “professionals.” Why make why they get paid.
rn LElTER TO THE EDITOR Commuter student applauds campus cops
I live near U of I in what may With keeping that in mind, the best Knowing that a run in with the appear to be a safe home. With all way to be a good host is to make sure police usually hasn’t been a good the campus police patrolling the that everyone is safe while attending thing for me in the past, and taking area around the campus, 16annot the party. Safe departure of a party is into consideration all of my blame people for thinking I live in also important. speeding tickets, I still feel very a safe home. Don’t get me wrong, One of the most dangerous parts of fortunate that the police are in my I love the fact that people could partying is the trip home, and if a neighborhood. I would not trade confuse my house with a safe partier is old enough to drink, then it that for all the insurance in the home. I love it being considered a might be even more dangerous. Living world. safe home. However, the so close to the campus makes the travel Taking all this into neighborhood I live in is not home for students who live on campus consideration, 1 would like to thank particularly safe. even easier. the University of Indianapolis As a college student I have The only problem is that it is usually police officers for doing such a taken on many of the roles that dark, but I feel very comfortable letting good job. Knowing that like many accompany the title. One of the my guests walk home since the campus other police officers they probably roles of being a college student is police do such a great job in patrolling do not get the credit they deserve. that of a partier. For example, I the surrounding area of the campus. A thank you goes out to the like to hang out with friends and This makes my job as a host much campus police from the household keep with good company at all easier. at 1216 E. National. Oh and I am hours of the night, and the best I have only lived at my residence not bitter about the parking ticket 1 way to do that is by throwing since this past summer, and even received last wcek, I deserved it. parties. though I havcn’t witnessed too much Parties can be a great way to theft, I still fear it. Knowing that the --Zach Maple meet new and interesting people, campus police patrol at all hours of the Sophomore and the best way to keep people night makes my fears go away. For that coming back is to be a good host. I am in debt to them.
rn LETTER TO THE EDITOR Student praises Reflector
I was leaving one of my to radio or television. What other classes last week when something form of news can you pick and happened that greatly saddened choose what you want to hear me. I realized that I had left my about? copy of The Reflector behind. I In television, viewers are mentioned this to my friend, and bombarded with unwanted she said: “What’s a reflector?” I imagery. Newspapers give readers was really disappointed. the optidn of reading the news How could she have not stories they are interested in. known what the school Unfortunately, U of I students newspaper was called? I then seem to prefer AOL instant thought it prudent to let the messenger to the student campus community who does periodical. Instant messenger is read the newspaper know of this trite and impersonal, and besides incident. that, it is not an effective source of I find The Reflector to be a news, just gossip. very useful resource tool on and Sadly, students just pass by full off campus. I don’t find all of my racks of Reflectors, never news within The Reflector, but I bothering to pick one up. do read it every chance I get. It’s I respect newspaper staff unfortunate that most students members, and 1 think that they do don’t see things the same way. a good job producing an I hope that my friend’s interesting and informative comment does not reflect the newspaper. All 1 ask of the student opinion of the entire student body is that you at least learn the body. If it does, I am name of your school’s paper. I disappointed. I hope they don’t wouldn’t normally bash the just see The Reflector the same students so much, but, then again, I way they see those constant don’t even think students will read announce request digests that this. they automatically delete from their email inboxes. --Jessica Moore ,Personally, I prefer print news Junior Letters to the editor, suggestions, corrections, story ideas, Editor-in-Chief...... Brian Robbins THE and other correspondence should be addressed to The Managing Editor...... Jessica Roberts Reflector, Krannert Memorial Library, Room 2 13, or may Photo Editor...... Kathleen Osborne News Editor ...... Julie Anderson REFLECTOR be sent via electronic mail to [email protected]. Sports Editor...... Anthony King Anonymous letters will not be printed. To be considered Opinion Editor...... Lucas Klipsch University of Indianapolis for publication, letters must include a valid name and Entertainment Editor ...... Steve Takacs 1400 East Hanna Avenue telephone number, which will be verified. Letters are Online Editor...... Kathryn Hicks Indianapolis, IN 46227 subject to condensation and editing to remove profanity. Business Manager ...... Rebecca Davidson [email protected] Staff George Arotis Erin Clossin The Rejlector is a student publication, and the The Rejkctor welcomes advertisers from both on and off Amy Haick Emily Hammes opinions contained herein are not necessarily those campus. Advertising rates vary according to the patron’s Aaron Helman Joy Hernandez of the University of Indianapolis. It is dedicated to specifications. Interested advertisers should call 317-788- Beth Hunt Jim Kinder providing news to the university community in a 2517, Monday - Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., 317-788-3269 Simmi Rani Cara Silletto fair and accurate manner. after hours or fax 317-788-3490. Ta Shawna Williams Adviser...... Jeanne Criswell OCTOBER30,2002 NEWS THE REFLECTOR PAGE3
ARCHAEOLOGY AND FORENSICS STUDENT SERVICES Forensics students offer their services for local case Parking
recovering a set of human remains that Because the body was already entirely that could aid the coroner’s investigation. Aaron Helman had been found in a bean field. skeletonized, it obviously had been there “From a well-preserved skeleton, we really is free Stn fr Writer A farmer was combining beans in his for some time, probably since the can tell the sex, ancestry, age at death, field when he stumbled across the summer. This information gave police a stature, muscularity, diseases, health There are no hidden skeleton and called the police. The possible lead in identifying the remains. indicators, trauma, and sometimes coroner was contacted and in turn “The remains were on the side of the habitual activities,” Nawmcki said. costs in tuition, says While some students study textbooks, contacted Nawrocki. road covered by vegetation,” Nawrocki In an ideal situation, the forensics University of Indianapolis forensics The next day, Nawrocki, Dr. Greg said. “What was unusual was that the team should be able to determine the Wantz students, under Dr. Stephen P. Nawrocki, Reinhardt, chair of the department of bones were scattered over a 100-yard cause of death, but even a well-preserved associate professor of biology and social sciences, and a team of nine radius, probably by dogs or coyotes.” skeleton is not sensitive enough torecord Steve Takacs anthropology, study human remains, graduate students traveled to the site to After the standard Chain of Custody exactly how an individual died. The Entertainment Editor hoping to find clues. examine the situation. They were forms were completed, the remains were coroner has to examine all of the available The forensics team typically handles accompanied by Susan Nawrocki, a transferred to the limited-access U of I evidence to determine the cause of death. between five and ten cases each year, botanist. She collected various plant Forensics Lab for the second phase - After studying the remains, the team When students decide to attend the working with surrounding counties, samples from the scene. Because police analysis and identification. Nawrocki, writes a report about its findings and University of Indianapolis, their choice studying corpses and skeletons, looking generally don’t have much training in Reinhardt and the graduate students another report about the recovery at the does not rely on the fact that U of I for evidence that could possibly aid a recovering human remains, Nawrocki worked with different experts to analyze bean field. The team hands over the charges nothing to park. This university coroner’s investigation. Most recently, and his team acted as forensic the remains. A forensic dentist made a evidence to the coroner, and he uses that offers a variety of majors from physical the forensics team worked with the archaeologists for the day, discovering positive identification and confirmed as evidence in a trial, which could be therapy to communication. Also, the Bartholomew County Police. bones and mapping their locations until police suspicions. several years down the road, if there is campus is small, and the class sizes are On Oct. 2, the U of I Forensics Lab nightfall. By day’s end, the forensics The U of I forensics team continued one at all. Members of the forensics minimal. received a call from the Bartholomew team had discovered almost the entire to analyze the remains, looking for team also could be called upon for “We don’t bury any costs in tuition,” County Coroner asking for help in skeleton. evidence of trauma, or other evidence testimony in that trial. said Dr. David Wantz, vice president for HUMAN RESOURCES student affairs. In fact, students pay absolutely nothing to park. “Students pay a lot to go here, and that is what differentiates us from state colleges. We don’t sock students with hidden fees,” Wantz said. In addition to free parking, U of I students have access to a fitness cCnter that costs them nothing. Ball State University, a state funded college, charges its students around $140 per year to park. Although students don’t pay to park, they are still subject to parking tickets. When a student pays his or her ticket, the money goes into a bank account. “ The money collected from parking tickets helps to pay for U of I students who want to take an international course,” Wantz said. The university does not take any of the parking ticket revenue. Many students have voiced concerns that the university has parking problems. However, according to Wantz, U of I does not fill even 75 percent of its parking spaces. “The farthest a student has to walk is about 5 to 6 minutes,” he said. Actually, there is not a parking problem, according to Wantz. The heart of the so-called problem relates to students who don’t want to walk across campus. Ideally the student body, at least Plioto by Joy Hernandez those who commute, would love to park right next to the building in which they Stant Clark is the university’s new human resources director. Clark, have class. However, this can’t happen from Corinth, Miss., graduated from Jackson State University with a all the time and walking is necessary. Dr. bachelor of arts degree in secondary education. He completed his Wantz said his motto is “Exercise rather master’s degree in adult education at Indiana University. Before than poverty,” because the university coming to U of I, Clark worked as vice president of human resources would rather have its students walk than at Manchester College in Manchester, Ind. spend an enormous sum of money on a parking garage. While at U of I, Clark plans to introduce some new programs and Commuter and resident students alike opportunities, along with building on programs already started at the are subject to the same tuition. However, university. “This [position] is a great opportunity as the university unlike state funded institutions, U of I expands,” he said. “With all the challenge... there is opportunity.” does not charge students for the use of many of its services and facilities.
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STUDENT LIFE
Photo by Kathleen Osborne Graduate student Jelaine James talks about life in her native Jamaica at the International Coffee Hour last Friday. In the background is the mausoleum of Reggae star Bob Marley. International Coffee Hours are held every month. They allow students to become familiar with other cultures by learning about their beliefs and customs. Samples of the country’s food are served and Lecture/Performance credit is available.
CAMPUS LIFE Campus organizations help students practice different religious beliefs Beth Hunt “It [the Meditation Room] was intended to provide a Skiff Writer place for prayer and meditation for any member of the university community,” Kea said. “It does have a A wide range of religions are practiced at the directional orientation, east, to assist those traditions which Univerisity of Indianapolis. require worship to be conducted toward the east, such as in “We have students with beliefs such‘as Hindu, the Muslim tradition.’’ Murlim and Jewish,” said Dr. David Wantz, vice Brownlee hopes that more students will take advantage president for student affairs. of the Meditation Room in the near future. “We even have students who claim to be pagans, “It is really underused right now,” he said. “But we druids and agnostics. hope to purchase such things as prayer pillows to make it “The Ecumencical and Interfaith [Council] was more welcoming to students.” created last year to help foster a climate that The university also is beginning a project to remodel encourages and nurtures the spiritual life of our the chapel in order to accommodate the various religions students,” said Dr. Perry Kea, chair of the on campus. department of philosophy and religion. “We want the chapel to be welcoming to people of all This group, chaired by Professor Kevin Corn, religions,” Wantz said. The remodeling is made possible encourages the free practice of religion and assists in through the Lilly Endowment and the Crossings Project. finding places for students to worship in the area. “We want those who practice different religions to This council was formed just over a year ago, and teach us about that tradition,” Wantz said. its goal is to bring together both Christian and non- “As of right now on campus, there are no organized Christian students on campus. It assists the non-Christian groups meeting,” Brownlee said. “But we chaplain’s office in planning religious events on certainly welcome the possibility.” camms. Several students have expressed an interest in “We want every student, regardless of their organizing a Jewish group on campus. beliefs, to feel safe and non threatened on campus,” One group that does meet unofficially right now said Rev. Lang Brownlee, university chaplain. practices Buddhism. The uni\iersity also has created the Meditatioa “There is a weekl> meditation called Zanan,” Room, just around the comer from the chapel on the Brownlee said. Zanzan means seated meditation, and the second floor of Schwitzer Center. group meets weekly for approximately 30 minutes.
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CD REVIEW Tom Petty: He may- not be ‘The Last DJ,’ but he’s still a good one Brian Robbins originality. Editor-in Chief The album continues from there, with tracks such as “Money Becomes King” painting a bleak picture. The irony of the Heartbreakers doing this Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers without employing their trademark have been pumping out hits for almost sound is not lost on me. The only track three decades. Their latest album, “The that really rocks hard is “When A Kid Last DJ,” is sure to add a few more to Goes Bad.” the list. Artists like Tom Petty have been A concept album, “The Last DJ” is not-so-gradually losing popularity somewhat of a departure for Petty and since the onset of grunge in the early the band. Strong guitar riffs are 90s. The fall doesn’t appear to be emphasized less than in their stopping anytime soon. However, its trademark works, as a softer, failing popularity hasn’t hurt Petty and somewhat Beatlesque sound takes the Heartbreakers’ work ethic. center stage on most tracks. Piano, Every track on “The Last DJ” strings and even an orchestra are used. shows an obvious love of their craft And of course, Petty himself continues that still shines today. The album to do his best Bob Dylan impression harkens back to the 60s but never on vocals. seems like a tired retread. Its message The lead track, from which the rings clear, and is one that more people album takes its name, is my favorite. It would do well to listen to. is provocative because few popular There’s nothing wrong with artists have tackled the lack of variety synergy and cooperation, but with the that exemplifies mainstream radio constant cloning of today’s music, today. Petty mumbles on, as only he we’re going to end up with everyone can, about the total commercialization writing the same mediocre song. of the airwaves. I really enjoyed “The Last DJ.” It’s Gee, how much do you want to bet a throwback of sorts,but if you’re a fan this one never gets played on local pop of good music that actually has stations. Oh well, I’d rather listen to a something to say, then check this out. station that promotes artistic You won’t regret it. Photo courtesy of Warner Bms. Records Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers lastest album is titled ‘The Last DJ.’ Petty, an Indiana native, has rocked CONCERT REVIEW since the 1970s. Petty and his band have released chart toppers like “Learning to Fly” and “Refugee.” Tool buzzed the audience at Conseco Fieldhouse even though the band was still touring could not have a normal break between Lucas Klipsch have no problem with the idea behind the same album, they started with a the first set and the encore. Instead, Opinion Editor this, but it went on a little too long. different song. The song was good, but they played this extremely loud test Another thing I noticed at this I wasn’t familiar with it. “The Grudge” tone that sounded like bass distortion. concert was the length and number of Concerts/ Events On Monday, Oct. 21. I attended a came next and succeeded in energizing This went on for what seemed to be jam sessions. Tool jammed for 15- concert that I had been anticipating for the entire audience. hours. In actuality, the tone lasted minute periods of just music on several several months. Hard-core rock fans What followed is difficult to about twelve minutes, but to anxious occasions. Gallagher out there probably know that I’m describe. Tool, as they do on their Tool fans, this was borderline Although I found this impressive Nov. 1 talking about Tool at Conseco albums, slipped between songs and annoying. It’s almost as if the band and enjoyable, many fans may have Fieldhouse. bizarre noises. The lighting was pretty were conducting some sort of wanted them to sing the songs on their The Murat Centre Tool consists of Justin Chancellor weird, and the video display consisted behavioral science research project. albums. on bass, Adam Jones on lead guitar, of indescribable and depraved For about five minutes, the crowd This brings me to my last qualm Danny Carey on drums and of course, animated scenes. These creepy tactics cheered, as is the normal custom with the show. Some of my favorite Top 10 American Idols the great Maynard James Keenan on also can be found in their music before the encore. Near the end of the songs are from Tool’s first album, Nov. 7 lead vocals. They are my favorite band videos. break, different noises and new light “Undertow.” Unfortunately, after Conseco Fieldhouse and I’ve seen them once before at the While the last Tool show I saw displays came on. This sent the crowd, seeing Tool twice, I have heard few, if Verizon Wireless Music Center, where consisted mostly of songs from which was pretty bored and quiet at the any, songs from this album. I, like they blew up last summer. I was “Lateralus,” this time, songs from the time, into an uproar. During the actual many other fans, am sure, would have How to Succeed in enchanted then, since it was the most latest album made up only about half encore, which featured a really long loved to hear such classics as “Sober” Business Without Really amazing concert I have ever attended, of the music played. The rest of the jam session, the crowd almost seemed and “Prison Sex.” and I had been waiting impatiently to show relied on songs from their 1996 entranced. The people on the floor near Lastly, I was looking forward to Trying see them since then. album “AEnima” and strange jam the stage swayed back and forth, hearing my all-time favorite Tool song, Oct. 25-27 & NOV.1-2 Sadly, the opening act for Tool was sessions or improvisations. At one taking in all of the enchanting music. “AEnima.” This is a great song that Ransburg Auditorium a terrible 80s-style thrasher band called point, the drummer from Meshuggah Although the Tool concert was they played in their encore last time Meshuggah. This band was a twisted (who, I have to admit, is pretty good- really impressive, I had a few they came to Indianapolis. Much to my and annoying mix of Slayer and probably the only good thing about the problems with it that T didn’t hwe dismay, they didn’t even play the wng Slipknot (the hair from Slayer and the band) came out on stage and played when 1 first saw them. One problem this time. CD Releases awful noise of Slipknot). For some along with Carey. That was pretty was the test tone. Why annoy your fans Although there were problems with reason, Tool has insisted on touring exciting. who paid good money to see you Tool’s play list, they did play some with Meshuggah. I have grown to hate The highlight of the concert was perform? Why not just let them clap great songs, such as “Schism” and 8 Mile Soundtrack their primitive style. However, they when the band played “Stinkfist” from for you until it’s time to finish the “Parabola,” the two singles from Oct. 29 seem to make Tool that much better. the album “Aenima.” This is the show? Another problem was with “Lateralus.” When I first heard Tool, they started album’s first song and is one of the something that happened earlier in the All-in-all, I’d say that this concert their concert set with “The Grudge” off best. In my opinion, “Stinkfist” is one show. was outstanding, but could have used Eric Clapton of their 2001 album, “Lateralus.” The of the best rock and roll songs of all At one point, Keenan, who is some changes. The sound quality in “One More Car, One More song is the best possible song to start a time. The song is filled with an known for-soft-spoken intellectual Conseco Fieldhouse will never concert or an album. aggression that just gets my blood rhetoric, ranted for a few minutes compare to that of Verizon Wireless Rider” The song’s energy is unreal. It is a moving. Performed live, the song sent about original thoughts. He kept Music Center, and this time around, the Oct. 29 great way to get the crowd chills down my spine. saying over and over again “Think for show just wasn’t as good. However, immediately excited. This time around, Being as weird as they are, Tool yourself, question authority.” I guess I when Tool comes back, I’ll be there. Fabolous MOVIE REVIEW “Street Dream” ‘Rules of Attraction’ doesn’t follow the rules for a good movie Oct. 29 empty. and more sex. This movie portrayed a Emily Hammes screen the audience was able to figure it Van Der Beek’s character, Sean, is college lifestyle that seemed very out. One thing that irked me was that Nirvana Staff Writer a sex-hungry drug dealer who falls in unrealistic. These characters were the film began at the end and ran “Greatest Hits” love with Lauren (Sossamon). everything but normal college backwards. It literally rewinds. So the Oct. 29 Knowing the cast was excellent, I Lauren’s ex-boyfriend, Paul students. audience sees it played backwards first. was excited to see the film, “The Rules (Somerhaulder), is a sexually Although the message was not Essentially, this means the audience of Attraction.” The flick features many frustrated homosexual who is attracted uplifting, I did take away an sees everything twice. P.O.D. young and rising stars such as Shannyn to straight men and in love with Sean. appreciation for a few of the theater Although this technique was meant “Still Payin’ Dues” Sossamon, James Van Der Beek, Jessica Biel plays Lauren’s roommate, techniques used by the director. Many to be an effective theatrical tactic, I Jessica Biel and Ian Somerhaulder. one of the nymphomaniacs in the times, the director used a split screen found it a huge waste of my time. If I Oct. 29 However, the cast could have movie. approach to show the different had wanted to watch it backwards, I included every award-winning star Aside from the great cast, I was reactions of the characters. would have rented it. Too Short known to man, and I still would not thoroughly disappointed with the film In one particular scene the Unfortunately for Director Roger have enjoyed the movie. I was very and its message. The movie was interaction between Van Der Beek’s Avery, I will never insert “The Rules of “That’s My Favorite Word” disappointed with the content. “The clouded with suicide, drugs, rape, and Sossamon’s characters was Attraction” into my VCR, for fear of Oct. 29 Rules of Attraction” left me feeling sexual harassment, violence, sex and confusing, but thanks to the split spreading a disease.
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1 SOCCER Soccer continues to straggle with losses
The University of Iiitliiiriapolis men‘s soccer team t:orll iiiticcl if’,w;ic‘)ti s”L ill) a loss lost Friday against Northern Kentucky University (NKU). ‘I‘he ?- IO-.4 ‘HOLII~~Slead ;it the 1i:iIf Y, i111wiil I 11, but I*JI measure for this. Kotii-il said. is when. “we can walk 01’1 1111, f‘ii~ld:iiifl I~iiowwe did oiir hest.” The University of liidiariapolis’ \votiien’s so t ~~:II,II’ ~I~I,~~V-I~~~~~ ti,, wwiiv;ith ii I -I tie against Northern Kentucky U !i ivers i t J.’ . However, they cotil(l riot c; KIJ after ;I (lt:i~i The wonten’s soccer teain uses ii I)~)s~~ssioii-oi.ieiiti.rl>. ~i,~~~.‘I iii’, ii!;.itegy :illo~.sfor iiieny shot opportunities Johnson said. The te;irii has out shot most of its oppoiiwt‘ As a coach, Johnson believes that each of his p1ayt-1~11 -givcn gift. “Use your God-given talent on the field,” is wh;it he stresses to his playel-s Like the men’s socrci IC;II . strives to do it5 best. “When we come off of thc field knowing that we did our best, as ii team. we t+vI Photo by Katlile(w Odior-rir Junior midfielder Eric Patz tries to defend an opponent as the ‘Hounds took on Northern Kentucky on Oct. 18. The 3-10-3 ‘Hounds will wrap up their season on Nov. 6 as they compete in the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament. U of I is 3-6 in the GLVC. OCTOBER30,2002 SPORTS THE REFLECTOR PAGE7 CROSS COUNTRY Men and women’s cross countrv teams dominate J at Tom Hathaway Open to capture first place Evansville, the team’s Division I foe. win. “There was a little more everyone looked strong.” Jessica Roberts He won the 7K-race with a time of “The team is making some good competition this year than we’ve had The women’s team is working on Managing Editor 22:17. strides,” Parson said. “Though most of in the past, since Division I University closing the gap between their first and Parson said he was happy with his the team is battling injury, we of Evansville and [previous Division I fourth runners before the regional On Oct. 12, the U of I men and individual performance. managed to do well.” champion] Amanda Bell showed up,” meets begin. “If this [gap] improves,” women’s cross country teams hosted “1 ran to win the meet, and I The men usually run an 8K, five- Vagedes said. “I thought our team did Vagedes said, “our team can expect and won the Tom Hathaway Open accomplished my goal. There was no mile, course, but their 7K home course really well at stepping up to where we great results at the GLVC and at Meet at the St. Francis Hospital South doubt in my mind I was going to win is new. Because Parson was the first to needed to be to win, and our times Regionals in November.” course in Indianapolis. This meet is the as an individual,” Parson said. win on it, he has set the course record. showed significant improvement as Overall, the consensus was that teams’ only home meet of the season. Senior Sean Branch and junior On the women’s side, senior Nicole well.” members of both cross country teams They competed against several teams, Andrew McKalips also led the Williams won the women’s 5K meet According to Williams, the simply enjoyed running and winning at including Vincennes University, ‘Hounds to victory. They finished with a time of 18:lO. This was a competition was good for the team, home. Oakland City University, University of ‘Isecond and third, respectively, with personal best for Williams. Senior because they were able to compete “It’s nice to have a home meet,” Evansville and Indiana University times of 22:44 and 22:45. Senior Seth Natalie Malone finished second with against University of Evansville. Parson said. “Winning always feels Southeast. Both the men and women’s Daugherty finished seventh and 18:1 1 and junior Erin Vagedes finished “Their girls matched up well with good, especially to win in front of a teams had individuals who won their freshman Ron Frederick, who ran fifth with 18:21. Freshman Lyndsey ours,” Williams said. “So it made it a home crowd.” respective meets. unattached, finished in fifth place. Weller and Liz Hadar finished 10th better race overall. I was so impressed Both teams will compete in the Junior John Parson won the men’s According to Parson, team members and llth, with times of 19:40 and with the way our team competed. I GLVC meet in Kenosha, Wis. on Oct. meet, which included runners from did what they were supposed to do: 19:43. think almost everyone improved and 26. WOMEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING New and returning swimmers bring high hopes for team including five who scored last year at backstroke. To make the program surpass its scores were recorded at the IUPUI Cara Silletto Nationals, bringing the roster to 21 “Freshman Meghan DuHadaway previous year each season, Kinkead relay meet, although U of I left with Staff Writer players. from St. Peter’s, Mo., will also come asks these upperclassmen to help leave seven first place wins. This preseason knkead said the seniors are feeling through for us this year,” Kinkhead the program in better shape than when meet had only four schools competing, pressure to do well and will have to said. they arrived at U of I. Recruiting is the with two men and two women in each This year’s women’s swimming and keep improving to stay on the same Both divers on the team this year goal for seniors, so the team will relay. diving season looks to be a positive level they were on last season because are also freshmen. Kelli Beem, from improve each season. U of I also competed at the Indiana one according to Head Coach Gary ’there is so much freshman talent this LaPorte, Ind., and Kristel Sowa, from In addition to talent in the water, Intercollegiate meet held at Purdue Kinkead. year. Palos Heights, Ill., is learning the 3- Kinkead looks for talent in the University on Oct. 26. This meet, the “We’ve gotten better every year,” He added that freshmen such as meter dive this year. Her expertise classroom. In the September issue of first of their season, was against a Kinkead said. His team last year tied Stephanie McKaig from Fort Wayne from high school is the one-meter dive. “Swimming World,” U of I was tied number of Division I teams. Purdue, for 12th place out of 3 1 teams at the will raise the bar this year. McKaig’s Junior Megan Grunert from for first place with the University of Ball State, Valparaiso and IUPUI were NCAA I1 Nationals in Orlando. Only events are breaststroke and the Wisconsin, sophomore Kristen San Diego for top scoring Division I1 among the competitors. U of I was the one swimmer graduated last year from individual medley. Another freshman Kendzierski from Highland, Ind., and team. The results were based on only Division I1 team at the meet. All that team and seven freshmen have Kinkead feels will push the team is sophomore Erin Sarbaugh from overall GPAs and ranks at the Division other teams were Division I, except the been added to the roster this year. Two Kristen Lund from Menomonee Falls, Goshen, In. are returning swimmers I1 National Championships. junior college Vincennes University. are divers. Eleven letter winners also Wis. Lund competes in the 200-meter that Kinkead believes will all do well The first meet U of I competed in Scores for this meet will be in the next return to the team this season, butterfly and the 200-meter this season. this year was at IUPUI on Oct. 4. No issue of The Reflector. VOLLEYBALL MEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING Volleyball team continues to Men’s swimming team struggle in conference play I gears up for new season The team returned to conference Julie Anderson play with home games against “It is hard to tell how well he will News Editor Amy Haick do, since I have not seen him in tough Wisconsin-Parkside on. Oct. 25. The Srnff Writer The ‘Hounds are fourth in their ‘Hounds headed into the game 2 1-9 competition, but I think he will do division in the Great Lakes Valley but left the series with only one win Coach Gary Kinkead’s men’s well,” Kinkead said. He also has high Conference with five wins and six out of four. The home crowd saw their swimming team finished in fifth place * hopes for junior transfer Greg Mundt losses in conference play, behind ‘Hounds play to 30-22, 30-25, 25-30 in Swimming World magazine’s list of from the University of Tampa. Northern Kentucky, Lewis and and 30-25. However, a few players had NCAA I1 teams ranked according to Junior co-captain John Sincroft also Wisconsin-Parkside. good games. Senior Barb Hahn had swimming performance at the NCAA has high hopes for the team this year. The team continued its winning two scoring aces for the ‘Hounds, a Championships and team grade point “ I think that the team will do better streak with a 3-2 win over Wheeling match high. Harter, a Verizon average. The men’s team tied for 15th this year because we have more depth Jesuit, played at Northern Kentucky on Academic All-America nominee, had of 26 teams at the NCAA I1 Nationals than last year,” Sincroft said. The team is improving every year, Oct. 11. The following day, the nine kills. and ranked eighth among Division I1 ‘Hounds faced Charleston and won The team fell again on Saturday, teams with a 2.865 first semester but Kinkead believes that the team is again, this time sweeping them 3-0. Oct. 26 when it faced nationally- GPA. still smaller than he would like, which is effecting the teams overall Back-to-back wins improved their ranked Lewis in the afternoon. Lewis This year the ‘Hounds have nine record to 20-8 when the team swept defeated the Greyhounds 3-0, with returning lettermen and four performance. the University of Missouri-St. Louis individual game scores of 30-21,30- 11 newcomers who will help the team “We have a quality program, but Riverwomen 3-0 on, Oct. 18. and 30-20. The play of senior Katie improve its ranlung. Four of those simply lack the numbers to win the The following day, the ‘Hounds Gompert stood out, even though the returning. seniors Nate Pheney and larger meets,” Kinkead said. themselves were swept by Southern ‘Hounds ended the day fourth in their Orel Oral and sophomores Deniz The goals the coaches have set for Illinois University-Edwardsville, 3-0. division with a .455 winning Monkul and Bruno Fonseca, also this year’s team are high and include Coach Jody Butera’s ‘Hounds have percentage in conference play. competed at the NCAA I1 Nationals winning the GLIAC Championship several key performers in their lineup. Gompert, an outside hitter, had 10 kills last year. and qualifying more people for Division I1 Nationals than ever before. Sophomore outside hitter Shaun and ended the game with a .346 hitting Photo by Kathleen Osborne Kinkead said that Oral, Fonseca The Hounds have started off the season McAllister leads the team with 344 percentage. Senior Casey Harter goes up for and Monkul will be the strongest working harder and adding more high kills, followed by senior Angela Ranta The ‘Hounds play Saint Joseph’s the spike as the ‘Hounds lose to competitors and he hopes they will intensity workouts earlier. with 231 and senior outside hitter on Oct. 30. at 7 p.m. Wisconsin-Parkside. surpass their efforts last year. 2000 The strength prograp that Coach Katie Gompert with 209. Sophomore Olympian Oral is starting his final Cleveland Witherspoon has put Deanna McClure claims the most year as a Greyhound, and Kinkead together will be beneficial to the attacks with 798. Ranta, the 6’ mid thinks that it will be his best, and he fitness of the team. With meets starting hitter, has the most blocks with 100. will be able to win more events at earlier, the harder workouts should The ‘Hounds swept Spalding [Ky.] nationals. give the team “more confidence in in non-conference play 3-0, with “Orel is on a definite mission this themselves and help prepare them for scores of 30-21,30-21 and 30-22. year, and I think he is capable of three the GLIAC Championships and Senior Casey Harter had eight and wins at nationals,” Kinkead said. Nationals,” Kinkead said. Ranta stood out during these games, The freshmen and first-time The Hounds will be able to prove along with McAllister, the 2001 Great Greyhounds will also help the team themselves for the first time on Oct. 26 Lakes Valley Conference “Freshman become stronger. Freshman Drew at Indiana Intercollegiates held at of the Year.” McAllister had 10 kills, Hastings willbe a strong addition to the team. 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