Flyer News •Tuesday, April 19, 2011
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<< SOFTBALL ENTERS HOME STRETCH, PAGE 11 TUESDAY NEWS, BALLOON CLUB ON THE RISE, PAGE 3 APR. 19, 2011 A&E, RIKE CENTER FEATURES ITS FINAL HORVATH EXHIBIT, PAGE 6 OPINIONS, FIRST FLYER FUNNIES, PAGE 9 ONLY AT FLYERNEWS.COM, MARYCREST WINDOWS BROKEN UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON VOL. 58 NO. 40 BREAKING GROUND UD, GE begin construction of $51 million research facility KAITLYN RIDEL The EPISCENTER will conduct research on Assistant News Editor aircraft electrical systems, and could possibly influence course curriculum and lead to more The University of Dayton and General Elec- job opportunities for UD students, Leland said. tric Co. Aviation Systems broke ground on a The GE statement said the 120,000 square major development partnership on UD’s campus foot facility, to be constructed by Dayton-based Thursday, April 14. CityWide Development Corp., is expected to be Lorraine Bolsinger, president and CEO of GE operational by late 2012. GE is in the final stag- Aviation, led the groundbreaking of the com- es of developing a long-term lease agreement pany’s $51 million Electrical Power Integrated with UD and CityWide. Systems Research and Development Center. The release said the center’s operations The center is located on River Park Drive, will be incorporated with the Ohio Aero- in between South Patterson Boulevard and space Hub of Innovation and Oppor- South Main Street in Dayton, Ohio, accord- tunity, a state program dedicated to ing to a GE press release. technological advancement and job “A groundbreaking is both a cele- creation. bration of [getting] to the point where The Ohio Aerospace Hub is you can start to see the visual prog- located between UD and Day- ress, and embarking on some- ton Tech Town, a growing thing new,” said Dr. John research campus located Leland, director of the UD Research Institute. See Aviation on p. 3 BIG READ BOOK SPARKS DYNAMIC DIALOGUE AT STANDER SYMPOSIUM identity of an individual who changed Union Ballroom. The conversation closing event for its Big Read pro- remarks. CHRIS RIZER medicine forever. raised comments on ethics, philoso- gram. One book is selected yearly The Stander Symposium is UD’s News Editor A panel discussion on Rebecca phy, sociology, the controversy sur- for the area chapter of a national annual research event held in honor The University of Dayton opened Skloot’s book, “The Immortal Life of rounding America’s health care sys- reading program, said Mark Willis, of its late provost, Brother Joseph this year’s Stander Symposium with Henrietta Lacks” was held 7 to 8:30 tem, and institutionalized racism. community relations manager for the interdisciplinary dialogue about the p.m. Tuesday, April 12, in Kennedy The event was the Dayton area’s Dayton Metro Library, in the opening See Stander on p. 4 weather TODAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY (Source: www.nws.noaa.gov) 73/60 66/40 56/42 FLASH MOB SUPPORTS HUMAN RIGHTS Rain will come and go this week to match April’s Chance of Chance of Mostly sunny PAGE 5 fl uctuating class schedule. thunderstorms. thunderstorms. CLICK! 2 NEWS Flyer News •Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Incoming SGA leaders hope to improve organization funding RACHEL TOVINITTI elected Saturday April 9 as the or- Jeff Schumacher, sophomore curred via a student body vote in is a stressful job. Staff Writer ganization’s third vice president business economics major, was April 2010. “It a lot of small decisions on for finance since September 2010. elected to the position in fall 2010, SGA’s budget is funded through how to balance out giving orga- CHRIS RIZER Bridwell said the position’s only to resign in January 2011. the student activity fee, a charge nizations a fair amount [of fi- News Editor turnover affected previous finan- Patrick Maloney, junior finance to all full-time and three-quarters- nances],” Bridwell said. “A lot of The newly elected University cial difficulties. and international business ma- time undergraduate students, ac- working with people to get these of Dayton Student Government “A lot of organizations came to jor, then was appointed to the cording to finaid.udayton.edu. decisions made.” Association leaders said they are us and were not happy because we position for the remainder of the The website said that fee was $615 Farmer said her goal for SGA planning to begin work immedi- were struggling throughout the semester. for the 2010-2011 school year, and is to begin reimbursing student ately on financing student organi- year,” Bridwell said. “Everyone SGA sets aside 25 percent of will be $650 next year. organizations for events they held zations. worked hard, but it was because its budget for officially recog- Christine Farmer, SGA’s in- this semester and over the sum- Scott Bridwell, freshman me- this position wasn’t filled and we nized student groups, according coming president, said the orga- mer by the end of the first month chanical engineering major, was had to make up for lost time.” to its constitution. This change oc- nization will select a finance com- of next school year. She said SGA mittee at the beginning of next will review requests for funds for semester. She said candidates will future events at that time, and or- be nominated by SGA officers or ganizations approved for funding volunteer for the position. Then, will be reimbursed for events after two-thirds of the senate must vote they are over. to approve the final selections, she SGA will continue to make said. changes to its fund allocation pro- Accepting New Patients SGA’s finance committee was cess over the summer, she said. Our Physicians created during the 2009-2010 school Farmer said she will meet with James Bryant, M.D. Sara Kalvakota, M.D. year to oversee the distribution of all university departments this Marc Raslich, M.D. William Spohn, M.D. the money set aside for student or- summer to explain the funding and Teresa Muterspaw, Nurse Practitioner ganizations, Farmer said. procedure. SGA also will meet General Pediatrics She said this year’s committee with student organizations to dis- Wright Health Building gave roughly $46,000 to student cuss fund dispersion at the begin- 1222 S. Patterson Blvd. n Suite 230, Dayton organizations this semester, and ning of next semester, she said. Most insurance plans accepted remaining funds will be used to WEB EXCLUSIVE ARTICLE For appointments call 223-5350 distribute to the groups next year. Read UD professors’ takes on the Maloney and Bridwell said the federal government’s budget woes. vice president of finance position >> www.flyernews.com NEWS 3 Flyer News •Tuesday, April 19, 2011 NEW UD BALLOON CLUB PROVIDES FUN, SERVICE CARLY GOEBEL with an open mind, and want to Staff Writer have fun and want to make bal- CHRIS RIZER loon art,” said Martin Burns, un- News Editor decided arts major, and balloon club vice president. A group of University of Day- The meeting location attracts ton students recently formed a non-club members and makes the balloon club, and hope to bring group popular with the dining their unique skills to the local room staff, Reilly said. community. The balloon club is waiting to Hannah Reilly, sophomore en- be approved as a student organi- trepreneurship, marketing and zation, she said. The group then leadership major, started the club plans to participate in campus this semester. She said she decid- events such as New Student Ori- ed to create the club after being entation, Christmas on Campus, certified as a “professional bal- and Up the Orgs. loon artist” in January 2011. Barbara John, a lecturer in the Sophomore Hannah Reilly (left), balloon club president, and freshman Martin Burns (right), the club’s vice president, show off recent Reilly, the club’s president, UD department of economics and art from their new UD organization. KEVIN LONGACRE/ASSISTANT PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR said there are currently eight of- finance, serves as the club’s advi- ficial members of the group, all of sor. She said she has limited expe- the balloon club and local schools whom have a passion for the art of rience with balloon art, and some could allow UD students to engage balloon making. She said balloon experience with building piñatas with the community in a new way, art is a fun and simple skill any- and juggling. she said. one can learn. She said UD needs to interact The club’s founders said teach- Balloon club meets 9 p.m. Sun- more with the Dayton community, ing balloon art is an effective tool days in Virginia W. Kettering Res- especially area children, and the for working with children because idence Hall’s dining room, where balloon club is a vehicle through it is a “fun, relaxed and safe” ac- members learn to make at least which students can do this. tivity. one new balloon shape every gath- John said events like Christ- “UD balloon club [was] estab- ering. mas on Campus, for which UD lished for the purpose of devel- The balloon club is open for all students “adopt” children from lo- oping a unique and interesting students to join, and non-mem- cal schools for an evening, are too skill which can be used to spread bers are welcome to attend events, short-term to have a lasting effect smiles through entertainment Reilly said. on the children. and service,” Reilly said. SUMMER “[Students] just need to come Forging partnerships between SESSIONS AVIATION unveiled in November 2010, and engines worldwide for commercial was funded through an Ohio Third and military aircraft, according to (cont. from p. 1) Frontier capital grant, the state- GE’s announcement. ment said. Leland is thrilled with the im- 2011 on Taylor Street, according to GE Aviation Systems encom- portance Bolsinger and GE are at Ohio University daytontechtown.com.