FRIGHTENING FILMSi Ten films perfect for Halloween, B8 HfUNTED VALPO, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2008 Valparaiso University's 2007 & 2008 Indiana Student Newspaper College Weekly of the Year Heckler on the issues MOVING IN NEXT DOOR Project manager VU president looks open to partnership back, forecasts with university Zach King Torch Assistant News Editor Mike Jakubisin Torch Staff Writer The Torch: Before we look at what's next, let's wind the clock back to The construction of new 'the first 100 days,' so to speak, be­ apartment complexes just north tween the announcement of your of campus does not have any of­ presidency and the inauguration. ficial connection with Valparaiso How did that go? University, but it may offer some appealing features to students. President Mark Heckler: ...The A rumor has been spread­ first 100 days' agenda is well along. ing that the new development of I felt like we made progress on all apartments, Uptown East, would of (the items). Some things I wish become a part of Residential Life, we'd be a little further along than we and further that they would re­ Image provided are, but it's the reality of trying to fit place the Compass Pointe apart­ This site map shows the layout for the Uptown East development. Most of the spaces will be dedicated to apartments, with new initiatives around the margins ments as available student hous­ some areas, particularly along East Lincolnway, designated for commercial use. See A5 for on-location satellite imagery. of just doing the day to day. I think ing. However, according to VU's we have a rhythm of working now, Office of Administration and as the leadership of the institution, Finance, no official relationship Office of Residential Life. computer lab and study and confer­ handles this lease for the students. and communications. I am very currently exists between the uni­ The construction of Uptown ence areas. Phone, cable and Inter­ Ryan Blevins, Assistant Dean of careful about communications. versity and the construction. East is being overseen by Eastgate net services will be provided in all Students for Residential Life, said he So now there have been some The development is located Investments I, LLC. suites and units. has heard no word of any connection communications to the campus just east of Roosevelt Road, be­ "It is all part of bringing the uni­ Electronic locks and security with the Uptown East apartments. that are coming in regular intervals, tween East Lincolnway and versity and the city together," said cameras will also be installed in the According to Blevins, the greatest regular office hours and a variety LaPorte Avenue. Larry Gough, buildings. challenge for Compass Pointe is its of things that are really designed An article in It is all part of bringing the manager Commercial and food industries cost and distance from campus. to start opening up the channels The Times last ofthe partner­ will be located on the first floor of at The cost of living at Compass of communication so I can under­ year said the the university and the ship. least one ofthe buildings. These will Pointe is currently $3,500 per se­ stand what's happening, what peo­ apartments were city together... Accord­ provide services to the residents as mester per student. ple are concerned about. We'll start being built with Hopefully it will give ing to Gough, well as to surrounding community Blevins expressed hope that another round of those in Novem­ the intention of Uptown East members, and will be geared to­ Residential Life would be given the ber. The communications to the being marketed more of a university will offer more ward university students. opportunity to explore any new campus will continue to evolve and towards Val­ town feeling. than 150 suite- "Hopefully it will give it more of apartments that offer the features get more sophisticated as we go for­ paraiso Univer­ style units that a university town feeling," Gough VU would want for students, in ad­ ward through the rest ofthe year. sity students. Stu­ contain ap­ said. dition to being more affordable and dents will be able Larry Gough proximately The first two buildings are closer to campus. Torch: The campus seems to be to lease apart­ Uptown East developer 400 beds in to­ scheduled to be completed by May Though no relationship cur­ embracing Mark Heckler as the ments but will tal. Units will and July 2009. The remaining build­ rently exists between Uptown East president, and at the same time have to comply with university contain between one and four beds. ings will be completed in May and and VU, Gough did not rule out a you seem to be really available and rules to live off campus. Each unit will be fully furnished, July of 2010. partnership at a later date. willing to embrace the campus. Students currently need se­ and a common area will contain Valparaiso University currently "We would not turn away the Are you feeling that embrace? nior status - at least 88 completed a full kitchen, thermostat, washer leases the Compass Pointe apart­ opportunity to work with the uni­ credit hours - to live off campus, and dryer. ments, located about one mile versity in the future," Gough said. Heckler: Oh, yeah, I am. I just but there are a few exceptions to The buildings will also contain north of campus off of Sturdy Road, Contact Mike Jakubisin at torch. couldn't feel more welcomed and this rule that are approved by the a fitness center, a DVD theater, a for student use. VU Residential Life [email protected]. more included. There's just been tremendous support and affection, and that's just very humbling to have all of that coming at you be­ cause, bottom line, there isn't any New committee allocates union space one person worthy of all that. I'm trying to manage that psychologi­ nal stages. ly with students, which I consider Article III, on student body ju­ cally, having all that coming in this Compromise puts The method for processing ap­ to be the student organization suite, risdiction reads, "The student body direction, just trying to stay focused plications will be slightly different the decision has to come from sen­ shall, subject to the authority ofthe on the task. additional senators this year than in ate," at-large senator President, have exclusive jurisdic­ I can see, sometimes presidents on committee the past. With Matthew Kochevar tion, through such agencies as it lose their way because it's easy to get a new, larger blither senate can do said, explaining the may from time to time establish, over ... the policies for the use of caught up in all of that rather than Laura Groth space to con­ (the allocation) or initial reaction of staying focused on the task and be­ Torch Staff Writer sider, a commit­ some members of the Valparaiso Union." ing grateful that people are so will­ tee was planned senate can decide senate. "Either sen­ Based on this article, senators ing to show support and encourage­ There is tangible anticipation to assign space that this committee ate can do (the al­ argued that the senate, as a group ment, positive thoughts and prayers. all over Valparaiso University as within the new locating) or senate which represents the student body, But if you take your eye off the ball the school awaits the opening of student orga­ can do it, but the can decide that this should have complete control over and you think that that's now who the new Harre Union. By next se­ nization suite. decision has to committee can do it, assigning space within the new you are, then you get a false sense of mester, numerous campus groups The first draft come from senate. but the decision has union. yourself. You lose your way. Your ego will have a new place to call home, of the commit­ to come from sen­ At the October 13 senate meet­ gets built up in all those things that and a newly revised space alloca­ tee structure ate." ing, Kochevar and minority senator are counterproductive, so I'm just tion committee is working to would have in­ Matthew Kochevar When the plan Danita Cook presented a resolution trying to keep my eye on the game. make sure student organizations cluded a union for the committee to that effect, S.-R. 61. The motion are included. staffer, a union At-large senator was presented to the passed, instructing student body Torch: Can we expect you to be Since the spring semester, dif­ building man­ senate in the spring, president Liane Joshua and student as open, as available, as you have ferent groups have been discuss­ ager, the Union Board advisor, a some senators suggested that senate body vice-president Alex Johnson been? ing how the new space should be student representative from Union should have jurisdiction over as­ to discuss the issue with University utilized and who should have ju­ Board and a representative from signing space. The idea came from President Mark Heckler. Heckler: Yes, and more. That's risdiction. After several reforms, Student Senate. the Instrument for the Internal After senate made its initial the committee that will be mak­ "When it comes to the parts of Governance of Valparaiso Univer­ See Heckler, page A3 ing this decision may be in its fi­ the union that have to do exclusive- sity. See Union, page A4 Index A&E . B7 Features B3 Opinions . A6 The Torch "We will strive increasingly to quicken the public's sense of Announcements A2 Flicker A6 Sports A9 On Guard for 94 Years civic duty." - The Athenian Oal Calendar B2 Heckler A1-A5 Weather B6 Volume 102 :: Issue 9 The Torch | Friday, October 31, 2008 Campus News A2 Campus Announcements We've got Do Dogs Know Calculus? VU covered.