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Monday, Nov. 30 marked the end of Stewart Street bridge construction, which was celebrated with a community cer- emony where a ribbon cutting was the fi nal step in signifying its reopening. JARED SZECHY/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER STEWART STREET BRIDGE: New, improved and open

MEAGAN MARION Hospital, Mary Boosalis, were in atten- Funding was provided by the Ohio De- with 10 foot sidewalks, a recreation trail Assistant News Editor dance. partment of Transportation, Ohio Public and pedestrian plazas at both ends. Ad- Dayton’s assistant director of public Works Commission, Miami Valley Re- ditional LED lighting underneath the After 17 months, $16.5 million and a works, Steven Finke helped design the gional Planning Commission and the city bridge provides an aesthetic view of the number of workers and planners, Stewart bridge along with Richard Perales, UD’s of Dayton. Ahern and Associates Inc. was Great Miami River and can even change Street Bridge opened Monday afternoon campus planning director. Finke’s grand- the contractor who took charge of the con- colors, such as red and blue to support the with Rudy Flyer leading a procession of father was the resident engineer for the struction, according to Finke. The project UD Flyers, Bucaro said. cars across the way. original bridge built in 1912 and Finke was finished a few weeks before schedule. The city’s new bridge has progressed City officials, residents, students and had the opportunity to work on the new “This was the city’s project,” said Ted into a six lane passageway across the other members of the UD community and improved bridge his grandfather con- Bucaro, UD’s director of government and river from Patterson to Edwin C. Moses gathered on the bridge Monday for the structed. regional relations. “But they came to us boulevards and brings a modern appeal ribbon-cutting ceremony. Former mayor Reconstruction of the bridge cost $15.2 for input about placement and specific fea- to downtown Dayton as it sets the tone for Rhine McLin, UD President Dan Curran million, but add in the design and the to- tures we wanted to enhance.” and president and CEO of Miami Valley tal project cost $16.5 million, Finke said. The modern design is fully equipped See BRIDGE on p.3 weather TODAY SATURDAY SUNDAY (Source: www.nws.noaa.gov) 34/20 31/22 37/26 FINALS MAKING YOU FAT? Sunny skies make chilly temperatures a bit Partly Sunny. Sunny. Learn to manage food cravings and stay in shape during exams PAGE 5 deceiving as the fi rst December weekend begins. sunny. 2 ADVERTISEMENT •Friday, December 4, 2009 START HINTING NOW. Great gifts all on America’s Best Network.

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BRIDGE Dayton, Cincinnati, Cleveland rank (cont. from p. 1) our unique city. Not only can the rebuilt bridge in top 20 most dangerous cities hold more cars than the previous bridge, it can now handle an in- crease in traffic and provide saf- SARA DORN viduals from the Dayton area that dangers by leaving campus and Dayton’s much safer,” Taulbee Chief Staff Writer come to our campus who are not heading into the city’s streets, but said. “I’ve driven through Over er travel for motorists, bicyclists welcome.” usually these students prefer to the Rhine (a neighborhood in and pedestrians. CQ Press’s 2009-2010 City Last year’s incident in Garden stay on campus for safety issues Cincinnati notorious for daily The transformed bridge in- Crime rankings were released Apartments on Stewart Street after their experiences. violence) and it’s not somewhere I stills a sense of innovation for the this November and included Day- where a student was held at gun- “I’ve stumbled through the want to be.” city, defining special city land- ton, Cincinnati and Cleveland in point found Dayton residents, streets of Dayton alone at night For many students, worry- the top 20 most dangerous cities marks such as UD and downtown. who were not affiliated with UD, and never felt in danger,” said ing about daily violence on UD’s in the U.S. During the construction, Day- guilty. This is a firsthand exam- sophomore J.T. Allen, a resident campus, although located in a Out of 393 cities, Cleveland ton residents and UD students ple of why Dayton is dangerous of Dayton’s suburb, Oakwood. dangerous city, is not a problem. came in 8th, Cincinnati 19th and found new ways to get around the and the types of danger residents “But I wouldn’t want to do it By staying on UD’s campus and Dayton 20th. The findings are face: guns. again.” not venturing far into Dayton’s city and adjust as best they could. based on six crime categories: “The majority of the crime in Students from the other cit- streets unaccompanied, students There were not many complaints murder, rape, robbery, aggravat- Dayton is gun violence resulting ies on the CQ Press ranking list can, for the most part, be assured about the inconvenience of get- ed assault, burglary and motor primarily from the drug trade,” see Dayton as a haven of safety a safe experience free of crime, vi- ting around, Bucaro said. vehicle theft. The city of Dayton’s Burt said. compared to their hometowns. olence or being held at gunpoint. He claimed the redesigned high crime level sometimes car- Although there have been Although Cincinnati and Day- “I always feel safe at UD,” bridge as a new gateway to the ries over to UD, and often times is crimes on campus in the past and ton are close in rank, sophomore sophomore Caroline Roberto said. university that will once again the main reason for violence and Dayton is voted as being the 20th Mike Taulbee, a Cincinnati resi- “I’ve never seen anything bad mischief on campus. allow students the opportunity most dangerous city in the U.S., dent, believes his hometown is happen and “About 63 percent of our ar- to walk to sporting events at the most students feel safe on cam- much more dan- gerous. nothing has rests last year were not students,” UD Arena and . pus. This includes those who have “Com- happened to Police Chief Bruce B u r t It will also make getting home for seen the potential pared to me.” said. “We C i n - the holidays easier for those us- have indi- cinnati, ing the highway. Sophomore Anna Scott from Chicago marveled at the bridge. “I drove on it for the first time ever and it will definitely be a big help,” Scott said. “The bridge be- ing out was not really an inconve- nience because sometimes it was easier to get off earlier anyways to avoid traffic. It did take me AGGRAVATED MOTOR VEHICLE several tries to find a good route Dayton statistics MURDER RAPE ROBBERY BURGLARY ASSUALT THEFT around though.” Incidents 2008 34 118 574 482 936 2539 The Stewart Street Bridge is just one of nine bridges to be re- Incidents 2009 32 106 587 458 585 2304 placed in Dayton over a seven year period started in 2005, ac- Percent Change -6% -10% 1% -5% -38% -1% cording to a press release from Dayton’s Department of Public The CQ Press ranks the most Affairs. dangerous cities based on these “The bridge is another puzzle The following incidents were reported to categories listed above. The city piece for the downtown plan,” the Department of Public Safety on Nov. of Dayton’s information was Finke said. “It’s all fitting to- 14- Nov. 16. This log was compiled by Flyer provided by www.cityofdayton.org. gether nicely.” Crime Log News from actual police reports obtained from the Department of Public Safety.

Criminal Damaging Criminal Damaging Criminal Damaging Nov. 14, 1:05 a.m. Nov. 15, 6:48 a.m. Nov. 16, 5:26 p.m. SOUTH PARK UMC Officer Ryan was dispatched Officer A. Durian was dispatched Officer Ryan was dispatched to a Frericks Way residence on to a Lowes Street residence to a parking lot on the report of the report of a missing door on the report of a chair on fire. criminal damaging. A 21-year- • New Horizons Contemporary Worship (casual dress) handle. Upon arrival, a 20-year- She met with a 20-year-old old female UD student stated • South Park Church - old female UD student stated male UD student who reported that she parked her car in the Stonemill and Brown St. that when she left her house that he was sleeping when he parking lot at 6 a.m. on Nov. at 5 p.m. on Nov. 13, her front heard objects being thrown 14, and when she returned at (across from UD) door handle was in place, but against his bedroom window. 8 a.m. on Nov. 15 she noticed • Beginning December when she returned at 1 a.m. on Upon looking outside he noticed that her passenger side mirror 6th Nov. 14, it had been completely a chair on fire in his yard. The was missing. The driver side removed from the door. Facilities fire was extinguished by UD mirror had gone missing several • Time: 11:30-12:15 Management was called to police. The student stated the months beforehand on UD • Praise Music replace the door handle, and chair belonged to a neighboring property as well, but was not • Coffee Bar there are no known witnesses house. There are no known reported. The student has or suspects at this time. witnesses or suspects at this contacted her insurance agency. • Children’s ministry available time. • Interactive worship - (Text the Pastor) 4 NEWS Flyer News •Friday, December 4, 2009 Credit card spenders take caution Irresponsible card usage lowers credit score, affecting financial, career futures

ALICE BLANEY credit scores when I got my credit cards because at the time it seems According to Zubritzky, it seems all payments on time, pay down Staff Writer card,” said junior Steve Zubritzky, like a good idea either because of that most college students don’t credit cards and don’t close credit who signed up for a credit card free gifts, special offers or prizes. conceptualize exactly how much cards because capacity will de- With Christmas creeping up as through Target his sophomore year But the short term benefits seem they are spending. crease. quickly as ever, students should be in order to get a discount on a cam- worth it at the time, but having “People don’t really realize how For Wallace, even though spend- careful to make sure they budget era. “And I still don’t know much plastic money in the hands of stu- much they are spending, because ing money is easier with a credit their money wisely. about them, even though I probably dents often leads to irresponsible they’re just swiping.” Zubritzky card, he makes sure to take respon- Around this time of year, many should.” payments that occur because the said. “It was easier for me to pay for sibility for his purchases and pay students tend to overdraw on their To sum up it up, a credit score physical dollar bills are not seen my camera with a credit card, but the sum, no matter how large, on bank accounts or spend more than is when someone has extended an- leaving their hands. I’m still paying it off.” time. they can pay for without even other person a financial trust. This Junior Dan Wallace, a finance Actions that can decrease credit “I spend a good amount of mon- knowing it because of a little piece score is made up of five factors; 35 and marketing major, signed up for scores include missing payments, ey, especially paying our cable bill of plastic. What some don’t know percent payment history, 30 per- his credit card two years ago be- closing credit cards, opening nu- and going to the bars on the week- or may not think about while shop- cent capacity (the lower the credit cause of the incentives of cash-back merous credit card accounts in a end, but I pay it off in full every ping is that this can highly affect card balances are in relation to the prizes being offered. short time period and borrowing month,” he said. “I do this so that credit scores for the future, said credit limit, the better the score “On my first purchase I got $50 more money than one will be able for the future I will have a good Amy Cline, UD’s Day Air Credit will be), 15 percent length of credit, back in savings,” he said. “Every to pay back, Cline said. credit score.” Union branch manager. 10 percent accumulation of debt in purchase I get a certain amount of According to Zubritzky, he But for those seriously hav- This is where things get compli- the last 12 to 18 months and 10 per- rewards. I’ve had it for two years wishes he had known more about ing trouble understanding credit cated and students could find them- cent mix of credit, Cline said. Cred- and saved up to $100 and just re- credit scores before he got a credit scores or needing help getting out selves in a financial mess. The word it scores can range from 300 to 850 cently redeemed the check for it.” card. Although Zubritzky does not of debt, there are people that can credit score is thrown around as if and the higher the credit score, the Although it is a good feeling to know what his credit score is, he help right on campus at the Day Air everyone knows what it means, but better. Any score 700 and above is get a $100 check in the bank, for big would not expect it to be very good Credit Union, located next to the for many students this is not the considered good credit, Cline said. credit card spenders often times because he has missed credit card post office. Their loan professionals case. Students often get sucked into this won’t last more than one or two payments before. will sit down one-on-one with stu- “I didn’t know anything about signing up for numerous credit weeks. Being in college there are A factor not always clear is that dents and review credit reports, go many temptations to ignore money a credit score can affect many as- through what makes up the credit saving tips and spend because us- pects of one’s life. When buying score and how one can increase a ing a credit card makes it easy. a car, having a low credit score score. One reason it’s so easy to over- will increase the interest on that Also, the Day Air Credit Union spend is how high some credit lim- car, which increases the amount offers informational presentations its are. For Wallace, holding his of money one will spend in total, that can be scheduled through a credit card resembles holding a Cline said. Also, businesses have student organization. To schedule $4,000 bill. begun looking at the credit scores a presentation for your student “Using a credit card is easy be- of people that they are considering organization, contact UD branch DEC. SATURDAY cause it allows you the freedom to hiring and are normally hiring the manager and director of youth edu- EBONY HERITAGE SINGERS spend as much as your credit card’s candidate with the higher credit, cation, Amy Cline. You can reach 5 The department of music presents the limit is,” he said. “Mine is $4,000 added Cline. her at (937) 229-2126, or e-mail her Ebony Heritage Singers, conducted by a month, so you do not constantly Luckily, there are also many at [email protected]. Contributions by Anna Beyerle, Dr. Donna M. Cox, at 7 p.m. in Ken- have to go to an ATM to get cash ways to improve a credit score. Stephanie Vermillion nedy Union Ballroom. This event is out. It’s in your hands.” Some simple steps include making free and open to the public. For more information, contact the department of music at (937) 229-3936. STUDENTS COOK WITH SUSTAINABILITY SUNDAY KAITLIN BERGER and prepared all menu items from year. DEC. Staff Writer scratch. All the produce for the din- The dinner is open to anyone and COUTURE FOR A CAUSE The Univeristy of Dayton Intro- ner has been donated by local pro- will be held in the dining room at 6 Get up to 75 percent off retail design- duction to Food class, Miami Valley ducers such as Mile Creek Farm, First Baptist Church located at 111 W. ers such as Prada, Fendi, Gucci, Long- Grown and First Baptist Church are The Spice Rack, Turken Farms, KJB Monument St. in Dayton. There is no champ and more. All proceeds go putting together a chili dinner set for Farms, Knollwood Garden Center cost to attend the dinner but there is a towards Kampaign 4 Koronga, which Thursday, Dec. 10. along with family, friends and asso- suggested $5 donation per person. All helps women in Africa start better The chili dinner is an outreach ciates who are home gardeners. The donations will go to the Dayton Area lives. Stop by Kennedy Union Ballroom collaboration to promote education menu includes vegetarian chili, white Food Bank. from 1 to 3 p.m. For more informa- about growing and consuming local chicken chili, cornbread, pumpkin The dining room sits 150 guests tion on this event, visit the Panhellenic foods and to raise awareness about cake and apple crisp. and there is no reservation neces- Council in KU 209. food justice. Miami Valley Grown is This collaboration with UD is in sary. Guests will be catered to on a an organization dedicated to promot- line with the university’s mission and first-come-first-serve basis. Parking ing sustainability and healthy eating commitment to social justice and sus- is free in the east side parking lot at DEC. FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS by “connecting local producers to lo- tainability. The dinner has potential First Baptist Church. CAB invites you to the Cincinnati Zoo cal consumers.” to become an annual event, and Jen- For more information contact 7 for the Festival of Lights. Departure is “Miami Valley Grown as an orga- kins hopes that it will. Dayton City Treva Jenkins by e-mail at trevalj@ at 5 p.m. in front of the Chapel. Be nization wants to promote food justice Commissioner Nan Whaley is ex- aol.com or by phone at 937-609-8422. sure to sign up for this free event in the because food insecurity is a concern pected to be in attendance on Dec. 10. If interested in learning more about CAB office, KU 215. in our region, and people who garden Jenkins is excited and appreciative Miami Valley Grown, visit their Web can help offset hunger,” said Treva for the support that the city has given site at www.miamivalleygrown.org. Jenkins, the outreach chair for MVG. to this event. 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FN: Finish this sentence: When your different food. friends stop by 116 Lawnview, they EM: And crafts. can always fi nd … EM: We also do Christmas on GR: FOOD. Campus and Dance Marathon every EM: And crazy outfi ts. year. We usually win most spirited EB: Themed cakes. team or most spirited dancers. JR: I made a Sheepie cake for my EB: It goes along with our house birthday. spirit. It carries over into our GR: We made a beach cake for the activities. luau. EB: And dumbbells for the workout FN: What is your porch most used party. It didn’t look that good. for? TH: I thought it was good. GR: People watching. GR: It was a valiant effort. JR: Yeah we people watch a lot. And EM: We bake a lot. we play songs for the people who walk JR: We eat a lot too. by. So if there’s a couple walking by, THE LADIES OF EM: I only eat unhealthy on we play a love song. One time they got Saturdays. mad at us. Like really mad. GR: So Saturdays are let’s all eat unhealthy. FN: Any downfalls to living here? EB: Even those who don’t eat healthy TH: On any given Friday night, we Roommates: Seniors Tracey Horan, Grace Rodney, Emily Mumm, Julie Ramac- the rest of the week. can hear about four different songs 116 cia, Elise Balaj and Sheepie (pictured in front center) GR: Emily plans on Monday what bad at once because our insulation is not LAWNVIEW things she wants to eat on Saturday. good. Grace Rodney: We like themed All: Sheepie. EB: She’ll be craving curly fries on GR: We have paper thin walls. When House Specs: 4 bed- things, such as parties and Halloween JR: She’s our sixth roommate. Don’t Monday, and she’ll say that’s what I’m our neighbors are on their porch, I rooms, 1 bathroom, living costumes. tell Res Ed though. going to have on Saturday. feel like they are in our bed. Emily Mumm: And we hide her EM: I want to go back to Burger King. TH: When I do jumping jacks room, dining room, kitchen, FN: What kind of theme parties and around the house. And if you fi nd her mud room/miscellaneous That’s the best. That was like the best upstairs, Grace thinks it sounds like cosumes have you had? you have to rehide her somewhere. experience for my taste buds in a long elephants. bike room, not many clos- GR: A luau. TH: We like challenges. time. JR: And the fl oors are really creaky. ets, decoupage table, chair EB: A tacky sweater Christmas party. GR: She’s been in the bathtub ... in When you go up the stairs, it sounds and bookcase A patriotic party when Julie left to go the bed ... FN: Do you have any house like a 500 pound person. to Washington, D.C. EB: I’ve turned the shower on on her. traditions? EB: Like movies fall off the TV. I don’t Flyer News: How is life on 116 GR: A Mardi Gras party. EB: And she’s been in laundry TH: Family dinners. think it’s even normal. Lawnview treating you? TH: Body builder and aerobics baskets, too. EB: We alternate who cooks. Julie Ramaccia: Super duper. It’s instructor party. JR: On the toilet. GR: But there are always FN: Any fi nal thoughts or the best location in the Ghetto. JR: And we all wore crazy workout TH: I put her in your pillow case one vegetarian meals because three of us philosophies? Elise Balaj: I love our cute little red outfi ts ... And we had a bridal shower time. That was fun. are vegetarians. GR: This is a drama free zone. house. for Emily. GR: We’ve been doing this since GR: Me, Emily and Tracey. Positive attitude is big in this house. Tracey Horan: And the white trim. EB: It was wedding themed. sophomore year. She used to be TH: What WHAT? TH: We support each other. A true UD house. It has country JR: I think that’s it. We have all next part of a scene EM: And Sheepie. EM: There’s a lot of love. charm. semester. until we adopted her. EB: We also go to Apple Fest. It’s this GR: We are very blessed to have each EM: She’s probably pretty dirty. We huge festival with apple butter. Well, other. FN: What should everyone know FN: What is the mascot you were should probably clean her. we go for the apple butter. There’s JR: I think my roommates are the about you or your house? talking about earlier? GR: You can do that, Em. also animals you can pet and tons of greatest people in the world. Nativity collection features ‘unprecedented gift’ CHRISTINA CHAFFIN ing to the library’s Web site. that everyone will see something that “Jesus Christ chose to be born in among us today ... The question is: Staff Writer Sister Jean Frisk, assistant for the is special to them.” Israel, but he could have been born in Do we welcome him? Do we recognize Marian Library’s art and special proj- The crèches represent Latin Amer- any place, at any season, in any cul- him? Do we realize the incredible sig- Every culture has unique tradi- ects, said Mullekom’s collection ar- ican, Native American, Hawaiian and ture,” Frisk said. “He walked among nifi cance of the Incarnation? The na- tions for celebrating Christmas. rived at UD in 165 boxes last January. many other cultures. us then, but he continues to walk tivities remind us to remember.” “At the Manger – World Nativity “Mr. Van Mullekom built his wife This year, there is an emphasis on Traditions,” an exhibit of more than a little museum called The Nativity crèches from Asia, Frisk said. 200 nativity scenes, sheds light on dif- House,” Frisk said. “When he passed “The large carved wood crèche ferent nations and their distinctive away and she developed Parkinson’s from China has very large animals,” portrayals of the birth of Christ. disease, she decided to give every- Webb said. “This represents the Chi- The nativities, also known as thing to Father Roten at the Marian nese belief that nature has a greater crèches, are part of the annual Marian Library.” infl uence and power than man.” Library Gallery - International Mar- The “Rich and Poor” exhibit in the Though a variety of cultures are ian Research Institute display and will Marian Library Gallery will feature showcased, Webb said the best way be on exhibit now through Jan. 24 on nativity scenes by artists from devel- to fully understand the nativities is to the seventh fl oor of Roesch Library. oping countries, as well as by artists walk around the library and see the This season’s display will also from wealthier nations. exhibit for one’s self. showcase “highlights” from the col- Kathy Webb, dean of UD’s librar- “I love the Christmas display,” se- lection of Elisabeth van Mullekom, an ies, said the crèche collection is a way nior Kondwani Harawa said. “I love Australian collector who donated over of celebrating the coming of Jesus. the season because I love giving. And, 2,000 nativity scenes to UD’s Marian “The crèches and the text that the display is really beautiful and re- Library last year, a UD press release accompany each of them provide a minds me of what is really important said. unique and specifi c way of looking about Christmas.” These crèches from Mullekom’s at the story of Christ’s birth,” she Crèches will also be on display in collection are an “unprecedented gift” said. “Each crèche represents what is KU and in three other locations in the Sister Jean Frisk, assistant for art and special projects at the Marian Library, and are on display on the fi rst and sec- important to that culture. The sheer area: Mount Saint John, Dayton Art discussed a nativity scene to students Tuesday. The “Rich and Poor” collection of ond fl oors of Roesch Library, accord- number available at this exhibit means Institute and Ludlow Falls. crèches is on display now through Jan. 24. PHOTO BY JACQUI BOYLE/A&E EDITOR ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 7 Flyer News •Friday, December 4, 2009 FACULTY IN SPOTLIGHT Music professors to star in one-act Christmas opera

FRANK STANKO era Workshop will appear in the Staff Writer production as well. Sam Kreidenweis, a senior mu- Student actors and actresses sic performance major, has only often showcase their talent and about 10 measures to sing, but entertain audiences on the Uni- he’s on stage for most of “Amahl.” versity of Dayton’s Boll Theatre He will play the three kings’ page. stage. Kreidenweis said he is im- Starting today, however, a new pressed by the stature of the pro- cast will be in the spotlight. duction. Boll Theatre will host three “Obviously, a lot of work has performances of the faculty pro- gone into it,” he said. duction “Amahl and the Night Sophomore Tyler Sarkis, a Visitors,” a one-act Christmas op- member of Opera Workshop, also era about a disabled boy who en- put his skills to work for “Amahl.” counters the Magi. Sarkis choreographed a short Gian Carlo Menotti wrote the ballet piece for the production; opera, which was first created for that is, when he and the other American television. For many workshop members weren’t in years after its 1951 debut, live rehearsal for their recent perfor- productions of “Amahl” aired on mance of “Die Fledermaus.” At NBC. least weekly, the “Fledermaus” UD’s faculty production of cast met to rehearse “Amahl.” “Amahl” has gained local atten- Performances for this week- tion. In fact, it was the focus of end’s opera will be at 1 p.m. today last Tuesday’s installment of “Art and Tuesday and 2 p.m. on Satur- Focus,” which aired on WDPR, day. After each performance, the 88.1 FM. cast and directors will answer “The production is special for questions. us because it is our first faculty Because three elementary opera and the first performance schools are bringing students to of this wonderful opera at the Uni- the Friday and Tuesday perfor- versity of Dayton,” said Dr. Linda mances, both are sold out. How- Snyder, coordinator of voice per- ever, tickets may be available at formance studies for the music the door. department. Seats are still available for Sat- Snyder will play the part of urday’s performance. Amahl’s mother. She is joined by Admission is free for UD staff, ten-year-old Sam Burt of Ketter- faculty and students with their ing as Amahl. The three kings are university ID. For non-students, Kaspar, played by professor Da- tickets cost $3 for children and $5 vid Sievers, Melchior, played by for adults. Dr. Robert Jones, and Balthazar, “Although ‘Amahl’ is fairly played by guest William Henry often performed … when an arts Caldwell from Central State Uni- community like UD gets to put it versity. on, I think the whole community Directing the production is should see it,” Kreidenweis said. Nelson Sheeley from New York’s For further information on Lake George Opera. He is joined “Amahl and the Night Visitors,” by UD artist-in-residence John call the Kennedy Union Box Office Performers rehearsed for “Amahl and the Night Visitors,” a Christmas opera about a disabled boy who encounters the Magi. Benjamin, the production’s musi- at (937) 229-2545 or the department Boll Theatre will host three productions of this faculty opera today, Saturday and Tuesday. cal director. Members of UD’s Op- of music at (937) 229-3936. PHOTO BY MIKE MALLOY/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

“WICKED” TICKETS are avail- END OF FALL BALL: 8 to 11 p.m. SPENCERS: THEATRE OF IL- FRIDAY NIGHT FILMS: “Sunshine able for $20 begining at 3:30 p.m. today at Always Ballroom Dance LUSION: 3:30 p.m. tomorrow and Cleaning” is playing at 9 p.m. today in ArtStreet Studio E. The Studio. Admission is $10 per Sunday at the Victoria Theatre. today in ArtStreet Studio B. In this performance is 7:30 p.m. Feb. 21 person, $5 with a college ID. It is You won’t believe your eyes as off-beat dramatic comedy, a single at the Schuster Center. There are a open to all dancers. Non-dancers master illusionists Kevin and Cindy mom and her slacker sister find local and limited number, and each student can also attend for free and watch Spencer take the stage. Theatre of an unexpected way to turn their is permitted to buy two with a the dancing. Dress for the event illusion is much more than a magic lives around. Neon Movie ticket global student ID for each. Students must is dressy to semi-formal. To learn show; it’s a powerful theatrical ex- giveaways take place at each film have exact change in cash. No one more on End of Fall Ball or dance perience that you will never forget. screening. To find out more, con- will be permitted to line up until lessons, call Steve Schlautman at For more information and ticket tact ArtStreet at (937) 229-5101 or 3:15 p.m. (937) 238-2112. prices, call (937) 228-3630. [email protected]. 8 OPINIONS Flyer News •Friday, December 4, 2009

“Free speech not only lives, it rocks!.” forum Oprah Winfrey, television talk-show host, 1998 fneditorial Hell’s angels: PLASTIC: Unwarranted incidents on campus cause junior’s heart to race, reiterate need for change

WITH GREAT POWER COMES GREAT RESPONSIBILITY two wheels, a pedal and (rarely A few days later my roommate used) brakes, the average stu- and I were innocently walking Poor college student. This describes most of us at UD who are work- dent becomes power hungry. No to class when the same student ing to pay our bills and still swimming in student loans. longer is he satisfied with merely charged down Stonemill, heading It’s only normal that those on a strict budget will get excited about walking to class or getting there straight for us. Like deer in head- receiving a magic piece of plastic that lets you spend more money than at a normal pace. Instead, he lights, we froze, bracing ourselves you have. insists on recklessly zooming for the inevitable impact. At the Receiving a credit card with a spending limit in the thousands may MAGGIE MALACH OPINIONS EDITOR around campus at breakneck last minute adrenaline kicked in speed, drunk off the fact that he and we stumbled out of the way as seem like a dream come true. But, it’s important to use your credit card My life flashed before my eyes. can roll out of bed three minutes he whizzed by. with caution and not pretend like you’ve just won the lottery. The squeal of tires, the corrupt before class starts and still make He didn’t hit us, but it was too Credit card companies know how to influence people to spend more look of terror, the slow motion of it to his seat on time. close for comfort. money, so avoid these traps as well. In “Credit card spenders, take cau- the vehicle coming closer. And All of this is accomplished at Incidents like these are not un- tion” on page four, junior Dan Wallace said that he signed up for his closer. the expense of his fellow students. common. And this is a big prob- credit card for the cash-back savings being offered. Other credit card And closer. I am in no way opposed to the lem. companies offer airline miles and discounts on dining and gas as incen- Yes, it was traumatic. I still concept of students biking to Our mostly flat campus allows tives for racking up a high bill. wake up in the middle of the class or biking around campus for bikers to zip haphazardously Credit card companies know you will spend more if they offer these night, broken out in a cold sweat, in general. There is, however, a to and from academic buildings at reliving the nightmare. Over and incentives. Every time you swipe your card, you may justify it by think- limit. an alarming speed. over again. ing of the cash you will receive back or the discounts you will receive. And it has been reached. Even worse is Stuart Hill, the It never goes away. Since the beginning of the se- Tour de France of Dayton. Col- But, the incentives are not worth the extra debt. The worst part of all is that mester, there have been numer- lide with a biker soaring down Only spend what you can afford. A credit card is not a magic piece of this horrifying experience is not ous incidents that almost cost me that peak and expect at least 2-4 plastic that puts more money in your hands than what you’ve earned. unique to me. my life or, even worse, my new weeks in the hospital. You might That balance will have to be paid off at some point, so why keep piling If you are a University of Day- Uggs. be a little bruised. up the debt? ton student, or a student on any Bikers shoot out of nowhere, I don’t want to discourage peo- It’s easy to spend small amounts of money, but it can be a scary thing college campus, you have most weaving between students and ple from biking around campus, when you see how much all those $15 and $50 bills add up. Even without likely been thrown into this per- professors alike, with no concern but I don’t think it’s unreasonable making a big splurge, it’s not hard to accumulate several hundred dol- ilous situation. I’m sorry. I hon- for anyone’s safety, including to ask for a little bit of courtesy. lars on your credit card every month. estly wouldn’t wish it upon my their own. Watch your speed, respect pedes- worst enemy. Getting a credit card can be a good decision if you can use it respon- Just last week I was walking trians and remember to share the Biking accidents are nothing to sibly. You can build credit which will enable you to take out loans. But behind Kettering Labs when all road. joke about. Ha, one might think, of the sudden an upperclassman It’s really not that hard. only spend what you have. Give yourself a budget and live by it so you how fast could a biker possibly tore around the corner, forcing With finals coming up I really aren’t suffering from the consequences later. Is that new camera, cash- go? me to jump out of the way, barely don’t have time to get hit by a mere scarf or extra drink at the bar really worth all that debt? Answer: too fast. escaping with my life. bike. We didn’t think so. Given the sudden authority of

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It makes over- good way for them to Propeller Editor Alexis Buhelos Alicia Goettemoeller draft a lot easier.” establish credit.” Copy Editors Meghann Heft & Lindsey DiTirro Web Editor Jonathon Reinhart Photography Editor Laura Mack CONOR VOYLES, SOPHOMORE ALEX LOPRESTI, SOPHOMORE NICK MASSARO, SOPHOMORE Assistant Web Editor Justin Reinhart Assistant Photography Editor Leah Winnike PRE-PHYSICAL THERAPY FINANCE/ACCOUNTING EXERCISE SCIENCE Circulation Manager Caitlin McGlynn OPINIONS 9 Flyer News •Friday, December 4, 2009 letters to the editor ‘Vegetarianism’ staff ed Sophomore laments younger innaccurate, morally wrong generation’s over-sexualization Flyer News’ Nov. 20 editorial con- completely nonsensical – in the same raged in a Nerf war outside and At what age do girls start los- tains a number of factual inaccura- paragraph, they argue that “being the adults clustered off to dis- ing their passion, their childhood cies and poor argumentation that vegetarian has a lot of [health] bo- cuss the finer points of the kin- dreams? I know for a fact not one need be addressed. nuses” and that “it has a lot of draw- dergarten soccer team, this girl, of those Ed Hardy-bottomed girls A quick Google search for “history backs.” Arguably, preventing disease somewhere in the middle, stuck at the birthday party had an in- of vegetarianism” reveals that it has and avoiding hormone-laden foods is by her parents and made her way telligent thing to say; unless, of existed as a lifestyle in eastern cul- more beneficial than “a lack of vita- into the conversation with ease. course, you count how to format tures since the sixth century BCE. mins and calcium.” SEETHA SANKARANARAYAN SOPHOMORE Her speech is devoid of likes, a Myspace page. In more recent memory, the In- On a deeper ethical level, though, ums, and yeahs; she talked elo- Who knows, maybe her world ternational Vegetarian Union was FN’s position essentially boils down quently and pleasantly about will turn upside down when she founded in 1908, and vegetarianism to a code of armchair morality – do Eyelashes curled to the sky, sports, school and how she got hits puberty—I know mine did, in America has increased significant- what is good, until it is inconvenient. glossy highlights without a along with her siblings. The and if you ask my friends they’ll ly since then … hardly a “hot new FN suggests that vegetarianism is strand out of place, gleaming adults oohed and ahed at her con- probably tell you with a goofy thing.” In addition, the terms “carni- disagreeable because it “is a big com- French manicure, push-up bra, fidence and complimented her on grin that I hit puberty last year. vore” and “herbivore” are biological mitment” with some level of “per- low-cut shirt with a whisper of her academic involvement. And Take it or leave it, there’s a les- terms; they describe what sources of sonal cost.” So taking the little steps lace peering over her chest. This I, like a bonehead, could only son to be learned from a 13-year- nutrition an animal is biologically ca- like changing light bulbs to save the girl is ready to party. Just one muster a “You’re normal! This is old who has it more together pable of consuming. environment are great, but when it problem: she’s a 13-year old, at a how kids are supposed to be! And than I do most days. Humans are omnivores (meaning comes to giving up your morning classmate’s birthday party, in his you look just like I did!” I’m just not through with being that we consume a combination of bacon … well, don’t bend too far over living room. Here was a girl who could care a kid. And it breaks my heart to meat and non-meat foods), not carni- backwards. When she walks by in a slim, “ vores as FN claims, and choosing to The moral stance suggested by FN dark pair of jeans ass-vertising be a vegetarian does not make one an is disturbing, and reflects a shallow, Ed Hardy in gold and rhine- “ Not one of those Ed Hardy- herbivore as the title of the editorial superficial concern for environmen- stones, my friend leans over and suggests. tal issues. I expect a higher level of ar- says, with a straight face, “Those Inaccuracies aside, FN’s argu- gumentation and moral fibre from an are cute jeans, I almost bought bottomed girls at the birthday ments against being vegetarian for otherwise distinguished publication. them.” The friend in question is at the sake of the environment are in- NICHOLAS HAYNES party had an intelligent thing consistent and fallacious. Specifical- the ripe age of 20, facilitating ly, FN’s argument about the health JUNIOR the horde of pubescent middle to say; unless, of course, considerations of vegetarianism is PHYSICS/PHILOSOPHY schoolers weaving their way through the house. But all I can do is stare at this girl’s chest in you count how to format a Maine question leaves senior awe and think, “I sure as hell didn’t look like that when I was upset about ban on gay marriage 13.” Myspace page.” Last month gay marriage was history were gays considered equal This phenomenon of the over- banned in Maine, making it the lat- to straights. sexed youth has resurrected it- est in a series of set backs for the gay In any sense of inclusion, gays self on a yearly basis in recent rights movement. were included on the condition they times as kids choose from the SEETHA SANKARANARAYAN, Legal rights for gays have been on were socially, politically, and eco- wide spectrum of “sexy-some- the downswing since the early 1990s. nomically lesser. Little has changed. thing” Halloween costumes. But SOPHOMORE But rights are not just denied in elec- I am not saying that gays need to lately, I notice it everywhere. tions or constitutions, discrimina- live apart from straights, but that Sometimes it’s impossible to tell less about how to maneuver a see teens desperately trying to tion is more deeply seated. we have to stop trying to become how old the girls really are until training bra for optimal cleavage. break out of the playground and Despite the fact that many Arabic straight. they open their mouths (“Justin No, her energy was in how hard into the club. I don’t know what translators are gay and there is a Gays who try to assimilate try to Bieber! Totes!”). she would run at practice next it will take for kids to slow down: growing shortage of recruits, a ban reduce sexuality to a “sexual orien- I had a clicking moment over week or how well she hoped to fewer steroids in the food or less still exists on openly gay service. tation,” and straights often waste Thanksgiving weekend when I do on an upcoming test. She was MTV. Housing discrimination based little time in picking this phrase up, met a spitting image of my eighth happy, carefree and comfortable I can only hope my potential on homosexuality is still nationally as if it means something. We are not grade self at an uncle’s dinner in her own skin. How many peo- kids aren’t in stilettos before me. legal (14 sates have laws protecting just our sexuality by any means, but party. ple our age can say it and really housing rights, but there is no na- there is a clear distinction between While the youngest children look like they mean it? tional law protecting these rights). having a sexual orientation and be- Lawrence King, a fifteen-year-old ing gay. NEXT QUESTION middle-school boy, was not killed in Sexual orientation may be the cur- the Middle Ages or some other re- rent and politically correct jargon, ONLINE POLL grettable time. He was not killed in but facts on the ground prove that no a drug deal, or a gang fight, or a car gay person ever uttered the phrase What are you doing this year for Christmas on Campus? accident. He was killed by another “Mom, Dad, I have a different sexual classmate last year for asking him to orientation.” be his valentine. Something is deeply The question Maine’s marriage out of order. ban should provoke is whether or But what happened in Maine is not gays can assimilate to straight not really about Maine, marriage, or culture?. “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” What hap- If gays are not straight, why do we ourpolicy pened in Maine is really about the try to act like they are? That is my Flyer News is the student-run of the . It works to serve the campus basic path gays have been on for a main question. community and offers a forum for opinion. The university makes no representations or warranties while now. KURT BLANKSCHAEN regarding products or services advertised in Flyer News. Flyer News reserves the right to edit or It is fundamentally a path of as- SENIOR reject all copy. Flyer News does not necessarily uphold or advocate the opinions in the columns, similation; equally so, it is funda- letters or cartoons appearing in the opinion pages. Send 50 to 350-word letters to the editor at: mentally a path of denial. Never in INTERNATIONAL STUDIES/ PHILOSOPHY [email protected]. Submissions must include name, major, year and phone number. 10 SPORTS Flyer News •Friday, December 4, 2009 Men’s Basketball SCHEDULE Men’s Basketball Lowery hands out his tickets Saturday, Dec. 5 vs. Lehigh 2 p.m. UD Arena Senior guard has been giving back to UD community since injury of February 2009 Tuesday, Dec. 8 at George Mason 7 p.m. NATE WAGGENSPACK For the first 25 games of UD’s “He drove eight hours and has chosen to give back to the UD Sports Editor 2008-09 season, Lowery did just eight hours back,” Lowery said. community and let students use the same. He gave the tickets to “He was doing 16 hours in a day.” his tickets to enjoy a Dayton game Women’s Basketball Any student at the University his parents, and they came to the His parents came and watched from a new perspective. Friday, Dec. 4 vs. UW-Milwau- of Dayton knows that going to a The Flyers guard has devel- basketball game at UD Arena is a oped friendly relationships with kee 7 p.m. unique experience that everyone “It’s just certain guys I’ve become cool with some people he has shared class Sunday, Dec. 6 vs. Wright should have. with the past two semesters and State 2 p.m. That is why what Rob Lowery has offered them his tickets for has done for the past 10 months is in class ... I might as well give to one of my the home games. For Lowery, it so special. has been as simple as striking up Since injuring his patellar ten- classmates.” a conversation in class. inside the don at UD Arena against Xavier, “It’s just certain guys I’ve be- UD’s senior guard has been giving come cool with in class,” he said. NUMBERS people the opportunity to see the Rob Lowery “We might discuss a few games Flyers play at home. Senior Guard or a few situations that might Each member of the team is happen. My family, they haven’t given a few tickets in a 100 level really been coming to the games 2 section that they may give to who- cause I haven’t been playing, so The women’s basketball ever they choose. Generally the games. His dad showed incred- their son and the Flyers flourish. I might as well give to one of my team has knocked off two ible dedication and came to every Lowery was averaging 7.5 points player’s give their tickets to par- classmates.” nationally ranked programs ents, other family or friends. game, all the way from Lowery’s per game and had helped lead The senior Flyer has been giv- hometown, Washington, D.C. Dayton to a 22-3 record at the time. ing back to the community of stu- so far this season. Dayton After Lowery’s injury however, dents that supported him for so beat then No. 10 Michigan everything changed. His parents’ long last season. Now, as Lowery State in the team’s season commitment to coming under- completes his recovery and pre- opener and the then No. standably waned and they stopped pares to get back into the games coming to the games. They decid- (he had his first full practice with 23 Purdue Boilermakers ed that an eight hour drive was the team last Monday), his parents on Nov. 21. not quite worth it if they would will begin coming back. However, not get to see their son play. That Lowery still might have a ticket or left Lowery with some extra tick- two available from time to time. 25/24 ets to all the games. “My dad will make every trip, The women’s basketball For some games, other mem- but my mom, she will make some team added two firsts bers of the team would ask Low- of them,” he said. ery for his tickets so they could After handling what he calls to the program’s history bring more of their loved ones to the toughest thing he has ever had this week. The Flyers are watch a game. In the Flyers’ re- to deal with in his injury, Low- ranked nationally this week cent game against Towson, Low- ery is prepared to step back onto ery did just that. Blackburn Court and never look for the first time ever. “Last week I gave my tickets to back. Dayton was ranked No. Mickey [Perry] and Marcus [John- 25 in the AP Poll Mon- son] cause I wasn’t using them,” he said. day. The Flyers were also Sometimes, however, Lowery ranked No. 24 in Tuesday’s ESPN/USA Today Poll. 1,000 Marcus Johnson scored 4 points in Dayton’s game Wednesday against the ( ( ( ( Miami RedHawks to give him exactly 1,000 points for his career. He is the 41st Flyer to break through the 1,000-point barrier. 1157 BROWN ST. 937.226.2600 18 The men’s basketball team 2325 MIAMISBURG CENTERVILLE RD. overcame an 18 point deficit with just over nine 937.432.9110 minutes to play to beat the Towson Tigers this past Senior Rob Lowery kept things positive and stayed close with his teammates during the 10 weekend 74-69 at UD months he has been injured. The 6’3’’ guard has also given back to the supportive community 3?2.8F 3.@A 1296C2?F FREAKY FAST DELIVERY! of UD students by offering some of his classmates the tickets he is given for each game. Low- Arena. • % 76::F 7<5;´@ 3?.;056@2 990 .99 ?645A@ ?2@2?C21 ery’s knee is just about back to 100 percent, and he figures to give the Flyers a big boost at the point guard position when he returns. RYAN KOZELKA/MANAGING EDITOR SPORTS 11 Flyer News •Friday, December 4, 2009 Women’s Basketball / Volleyball DIGGING DEEP FOR NCAAS JACOB ROSEN Fletemier at the net, but we are not Chief Sports Writer just dependent upon her.” Thursday night’s game matched December is one of the most UD against the Horizon League festive times of the year and that champions from Milwaukee. At rings true for the UD volleyball just 16-14, the Panthers entered the team, which is now playing in the NCAA Tournament with one of the NCAA Tournament. worst records of the 64 teams vy- The Flyers, fresh off a 29-3 reg- ing for the national championship, ular season, are playing in Cham- but won their final 11 regular sea- paign, Ill. in the first and second son contests. round matches hosted by 5 seed Despite not having much time Illinois. to prepare for the Panthers, coach Dayton clinched a spot in the Sheffield gave them all the praise tournament a week and a half ago for their impressive turnaround with its thrilling 3-2 victory over and conference championship. archrival Saint Louis in the A-10 “They are on a heck of a roll, Championship. The team then won have a lot of good volleyball play- their final regular season game ers on their team, are resilient and over Thanksgiving break against competitive and they will definite- Ohio University in another contest ly fight,” he said. that went to a fifth set. The winner of the contest will A key aspect that sets the No. then take on the victor between 23 Flyers apart from the pack is No. 8 Illinois and IPFW Friday their versatility on offense. Junior night at 8 p.m. for a berth in the setter Kacie Hausfeld splits duties Sweet 16. UD has never advanced with freshman Hannah Clancy in to the Sweet 16 in school history, orchestrating the Dayton offensive but marked that as one of the key attack and knows all the different goals for this season. playmakers on the team. “Towards the end of the season, A six-pack of Flyers receives we were just focusing on small the most playing time along- goals at a time,” Hausfeld said. side the two setters on offense. “Now for us, we are focusing on That list includes juniors Lind- just this weekend first. We are very say Fletemier, Amanda Cowdrey, prepared and we have shown a lot Becky Novacek and Tiffany Gaer- of intensity and enthusiasm.” The Dayton women’s volleyball team celebrates after winning a point earlier this season. The team has had plenty to celebrate recently, taking ke along with sophomore Anna One key to watch for the team home the Atlantic 10 Tournament Championship and securing a berth in the NCAA Tournament. RYAN KOZELKA/MANAGING EDITOR Eytchison and redshirt freshman will be the availability of redshirt their chances for advancing well in the air just like in March for “This is a resilient group, they Rachel Krabacher. freshman Rachel Krabacher, who into the tournament. the men’s basketball tournament. just don’t give up and they have When asked what makes this totaled 16 kills and 16 digs in the “It is hard to play against a With 64 teams playing in a span of a tremendous amount of fight in team different, coach Kelly Shef- championship victory over Saint team like us because there is no four weeks, anything is possible them,” Sheffield said while also field said, “The number one thing Louis. She did not play against glaring weakness and it is very and any team could become Cin- referencing their recent close is that our size is very impressive. Ohio last week due to an ankle in- hard to defend us against the net,” derella practically overnight. For victories. “They continue to com- We have six different offensive jury and already missed 16 match- junior outside hitter Amanda Cow- the Dayton volleyball team, that municate and listen to each other weapons and we are not afraid es earlier this season. drey said. conquest begins this weekend as when their backs are against the to use them. We have an elite Whether she plays or not, the The madness of December is they look to make history. wall.” player in All-American Lindsay team remains confident about Season of firsts continues for women’s basketball team JOHN BEDELL “I guess I’m getting greedy seven years trying to do this. We now to be more successful.” we’re separated by our year in Assistant Sports Editor but I wish we could have the Lou- have a goal board in the locker This is a Flyers team that is school on this team. I just feel like isville game back,” Jabir said. room and I put that up there when extremely young with nearly half we’re all one big team; it’s just In the world of sports, things “But I guess I couldn’t be happier. I first got here. One of the goals the roster filled with sophomores. that we’re not the same age.” tend to happen quickly. The Day- When we made this year’s sched- was to be ranked in the Top 25 and However, this is a team that has Ross and her teammates look ton women’s basketball team is ule, we said, ‘Hey we got some it’s really gratifying. I’m happy played beyond its years and the to continue the success they’ve experiencing that firsthand. great players coming back, let’s for the university—they’ve put youth is something the team had this season into Friday night The Flyers have had a season try to do something.’ We gambled a lot of support into us. And I’m doesn’t think about. against the Panthers of Wiscon- for the ages so far, and they are in playing this schedule to start happy for the players and coaches “One thing coach Jabir always sin-Milwaukee. She said the game only in their third week. The team the season but it’s paid off in big because they’ve worked so hard.” mentions is that he doesn’t care plan to beat the Panthers is sim- has beaten national powers No. ways and our kids have showed Jabir is not satisfied with sim- what grade you’re in,” Wilson ple. 10 Michigan State, No. 23 Purdue, what they’re capable of.” ply being ranked this week. said. “We all came here to play Di- “Going into every game, we Georgetown and was a last second The start has also earned the “It’s something that I hope we vision I basketball so we all have know that if we want to win, we three pointer away from beating program its first ever appearance can continue to improve upon,” he to play as D I basketball players have to execute our game plan,” the No. 19 Louisville Cardinals. in the national rankings. Monday said. “I hope we can stay up there whether you’re a freshman or a Ross said. “We also have to play The loss to the Cardinals is the the Flyers were voted No. 25 in the for a little while.” senior.” our principles on defense. We feel team’s only loss this season as the AP Top 25 Poll and were voted No. Redshirt freshman forward Guard/forward Kendal Ross, like we’re a team that works hard Flyers are now 6-1 heading into 24 in Tuesday’s ESPN/USA Today Brittany Wilson shares some of the team’s lone senior, says she and we pride ourselves on that their game against UW-Milwau- Coaches Poll. the same sentiments as her coach. doesn’t think of the team in terms and we win games because of that. kee Friday night at UD Arena. “It kind of [feels] a little numb,” “I’m not going to say that I’m of class standing. If we do those things Friday like It’s been a start that Head Jabir said of the ranking. “It’s more motivated now that we’re “A lot of people bring [the we have all season, we’ll be fine.” Coach Jim Jabir couldn’t have something that you work really ranked,” Wilson said. “It’s just youth of this team] up,” Ross said. scripted any better—almost. really hard for and we’ve spent that I have to play even harder “But to be honest, it’s not like 12 SPORTS Flyer News •Friday, December 4, 2009 Men’s Basketball Returning to familiar territory Back from tough trip to Puerto Rico, team set to finish out non-conference schedule strong

BRENDAN HADER the game, the more comfortable you Staff Writer get.” 12/5 Wright has had plenty of help The University of know the foe this year. Sophomore Chris Johnson 2 p.m. men’s basketball team is looking to has emerged as a threat at all spots get on a roll with five of their next on the court and has been an aggres- vs. lehigh mountain hawks six games being played at UD Arena. sive rebounder. He is averaging over After its win against Towson last 15 points and seven rebounds per Saturday over Thanksgiving break, game. Fellow sophomore Luke Fab- 2009 Record: 3-3 UD improved its record to 3-2. Beat- rizius is third on the team in scor- ing Towson proved to be no easy ing, averaging 10 points per game Conference: Patriot League task, however. Down by 18 points and shooting nearly 50 percent from with less than 10 minutes to play, three point range. Key Player: C.J. McCollum 6’3” freshman guard | 14.3 ppg the Flyers were forced to mount a Students should have an easier furious comeback to win 74-69. time getting to the arena Saturday Mockable feature: Junior center David Safstrom stands an “Basically the comeback showed night now that the Stuart Street intimdating 7’1’’ but only managed to grab three rebounds last what we have inside us, just tremen- bridge has opened. The days of de- season. dous heart and tremendous effort,” tours and back roads are over, and junior forward Chris Wright said. even the players are excited about it. “That’s the kind of game we’ve got “The bridge being done is huge,” “UD wins, but by less than they should. to play for 40 minutes, not just for Wright said. “Now you don’t have nine or 10 minutes at the end of the to drive down the back path where London Warren scores in double figures” game. We’re going to see on film sometimes, especially at night, you —Nate Waggenspack a lot of things we can get better at can’t see what’s going on back there. to keep us from being in that situ- I’m glad it’s back.” ation because against some teams you can’t just turn it off and on like that.” After playing at Miami (OH) Wednesday, Dayton hosts Lehigh on Saturday. The Mountain Hawks of the Patriot League are 3-3 head- ing into their game at Columbia on Thursday before arriving in Dayton to take on the Flyers. Following Saturday’s Mountain Hawks matchup, Dayton will travel to Virginia to take on the George Mason Patriots of the Colonial Ath- letic Association. They were in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off tournament and would have played UD, but lost by one point to No. 6 Villanova af- ter leading nearly the entire game. George Mason has reached the NCAA Tournament two out of the last four years, including the memo- rable Final Four run as an 11 seed in 2006. They played the Flyers at UD Arena last year, a game Dayton won 66-62. UD will continue to run much of its offense through Wright, who is averaging just over 16 points and nearly eight rebounds per game. He poured in 20 points and nine rebounds to help the Flyers come back over Towson last week. Flyer fans should be encouraged to know he was 10 for 11 from the free throw line (the team shot almost 73 per- cent), an area which Dayton has struggled with in recent years. “I’ve still got to work on other parts of my game, not just my shoot- ing,” Wright said. “I’m just trying to get my teammates involved and trying to rebound well and spread the floor because that’s what I do well. But I am feeling more and more comfortable [at the line]. The Sophomore guard Paul Williams drives to the basket past a Towson defender during the Flyers’ game over Thanksgiving break. Dayton was able to come back from 18 points down to more you get up to the line during beat the Tigers in dramatic fashion. Williams hit one of several key 3-pointers late in the game and has been a major contributor for Dayton. KELSEY CANO/EDITOR-IN-CHIEF