<< SCHNEIDER SOUNDS OFF PAGE 7 FRIDAY NEWS, PULITZER PRIZE WINNER COMES TO CAMPUS PAGE 3 OCT. 1, 2010 OPINIONS, MANUALS OUTDRIVE AUTOMATICS PAGE 9 SPORTS, MARTIN MAKES COMEBACK COMPLETE PAGE 12 ONLY AT FLYERNEWS.COM: WAH FU TO CLOSE UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON VOL. 58 NO. 8 48 47 45 43 41 43 As midterm elections near, participation is key in close races, showing that... 4 2 2 STUDENTS HAVE SEPT. 11 SEPT. 18 SEPT. 25 POWER IN POLLS MEGAN HARRELL “I think college students nor- determines an outcome. So just wants to make college more afford- The last day to register to vote is Lead News Writer mally don’t vote because they come imagine if one class of UD students able because he recognizes that the Monday, Oct. 4. Early voting will up with excuses, don’t feel that the decided not to vote — that could jobs of the future will require high- end on Thursday, Oct. 7. Election Early voting for the upcoming decisions by politicians have any sway the outcome of an election.” er education. day is Tuesday, Nov. 2. governor race in Ohio between effect on them and mainly don’t re- The candidates in the governor According to an Ohio Survey of Any registered Ohio voter can Republican candidate John Ka- alize how easy it is,” Rajaiah said. race are both determined to make 1,000 likely voters, conducted by vote by absentee ballot. To ap- sich and Democratic candidate “It takes less than a minute to reg- an impact on Ohio’s economy. Pulse Opinion Research for Fox ply for an absentee ballot, go to Ted Strickland, began on Tuesday, ister to vote.” Republican John Kasich’s top News on Saturday, Sept. 11, 48 longdistancevoter.org/ohio and Sept. 28. Recently, support for Ka- According to Michelle Pautz, as- priority is to revive Ohio’s economy percent of voters planned to vote complete the Ohio Absentee Bal- sich has decreased, allowing for a sistant professor in the department and create more jobs. Kasich wants for Kasich, 43 percent planned to lot Application. Afterwards, mail closer race in which students can of political science, by research- to put a new focus on economic de- vote for Strickland, four percent or deliver the completed absentee still make a difference. ing different issues and candidate velopment, reducing government planned to vote for another candi- ballot application to your County Many college students make the viewpoints, any individual can spending and cutting taxes to help date and fi ve percent were unsure. Board of Elections. decision not to vote, but voting make an impact on the government bring jobs back to the state. He also Results showed evidence of a gives individuals a chance to have through educated voting. wants to improve education and closer race in the survey taken on KASICH an impact and voice their opinions, “It’s important to vote in any make healthcare more affordable. Saturday, Sept. 25. Support for Ka- STRICKLAND according to sophomore Daniel Ra- election to exercise our rights for Democratic nominee Ted Strick- sich dropped to 45 percent, while OTHER CANDIDATES jaiah, former president of the Uni- self determination,” Pautz said. “In land, Ohio’s governor since 2007, support for Strickland increased % OF UNSURE VOTERS NOT SHOWN versity of Dayton College Demo- particular, in close elections, voting wants to create jobs, cut taxes, ex- to 43 percent and two percent for crats, an on-campus organization really matters, as it may be little pand healthcare access and reform another candidate, and 10 percent Pulse Opinion Research that encourages student activism. more than a few dozen votes that Ohio’s schools. Strickland also were unsure. Porches calendar puts all university events in one place CHRIS RIZER is UD’s organizational website Sept. 28 from Dr. Joseph Saliba, can submit events to this new and pictures also can be submit- Chief News Writer which features class registration UD’s provost. calendar. In addition, anyone can ted for inclusion in the calendar, tools, student financial and orga- The calendar was made “in re- submit a public event, which is Wade said. The new University of Dayton nization information, and the cal- sponse to many requests from stu- reviewed by the Office of the Pro- “I think it (the calendar) allows Campus Calendar on porches. endar, its newest addition. dents, faculty, and staff for a com- vost to ensure the submissions us to do a better job of intention- udayton.edu. was launched on The calendar on Porches is a prehensive listing of University are university-sponsored and only ally collaborating,” said Sarah Tuesday, Sept. 28 with the goal result of the collaborative efforts sponsored activities and events,” added once, according to Wade. Schoper, associate director of of putting information about all of the Office of the Provost and said Saliba in the e-mail message. In addition to time, date or leadership development and as- campus events in one central lo- UD Information Technologies, ac- Administrative group members place, other information, includ- sistant dean of students. “I hope it cation. cording to an e-mail message sent on the Porches website, such as ing an event’s cost, contact infor- Porches (porches.udayton.edu) to the student body on Tuesday, Student Life and Kennedy Union, mation, website links, description See Calendar on p. 3 weather TODAY SATURDAY SUNDAY (Source: www.nws.noaa.gov) 66/42 64/43 59/41 SHHHHHHH... The perfect Family Weekend does exist, and you can Sunny. Mostly sunny. Mostly sunny. fi nd it this Friday and Saturday kickin’ back with Mom Silence is golden PAGE 8 and Dad for some real fall-time festivities. 2 NEWS Flyer News •Friday, October 1, 2010 CLUB CREATES FUEL-EFFICIENT CAR, ENTERS NATIONAL COMPETITION EMILY JIRLES Michigan, to promote knowledge of runs on a small four cylinder en- president of the club respectively. petitiveness by creating a lighter, Staff Writer vehicle fuel economy. Now, the club gine fueled by high octane gasoline. Fink and Schubert heard about stronger vehicle to propel it into is working on increasing the car’s The purpose of the event is to raise the Supermileage competition the 500 to 1,000 mpg range. This Last year, the Supermileage Club, efficiency even more. awareness of fuel economy. their freshman year at UD and would place UD in the upper-mid a group of University of Dayton en- Supermileage is an annual com- The UD chapter of the Supermile- worked hard to become competi- range in the national competition. gineers dedicated to fuel efficiency, petition founded in 1980 that chal- age Club was started a year ago by tive, even sending some students to “We hope to be up there some- entered a vehicle that measured lenges engineering and technology Daniel Fink and Travis Schubert, the national competition that year day,” Fink said. 344 miles per gallon in the Nation- students to design, build and race a both junior engineering majors, to observe the event and talk with Schubert wants to see more stu- al Supermileage Competition in fuel efficient, one-man vehicle that and the current president and vice other teams. dents from multiple grade levels “When we came back next year, and engineering majors show in- it was nice to have had the previous terest in the club this year. He en- experience there and to see famil- joys that the group offers hands-on iar teams and familiar faces,” Fink experience in prototyping and de- said. signs. After a team member drove the The best part is having a hand in vehicle over the track several times, the creation of the vehicle at every the car’s top fuel efficiency was re- stage of production, Schubert said. corded at 344 mpg, in the low end of Contact Daniel Fink at fink- the competition, Fink said, but he [email protected] to find was confident that they boasted the out more information on the Super- top efficiency of the rookies. The milage Club. Although the club and winning car’s fuel efficiency was competition are geared toward en- 2,300 mpg. gineering majors, they encourage The UD Supermileage Club had any business majors interested in been in contact with the Univer- helping with marketing to contact sity of Dayton Research Institute Fink as well to aid the club in look- throughout last year for advice ing for sponsors. about their designs and composite Go to the Supermileage Competi- materials for constructing the car. tion website to learn more at stu- A member of the Supermilage Club drives the group’s car during last year’s race. The club hopes to improve its standings at this year’s Na- This year, the UD Supermileage dents.sae.org/competitions/super- tional Supermilage Competition in order to raise the public’s awareness on the importance of fuel economy. CONTRIBUTED BY DAN FINK Club hopes to increase its com- mileage. NEWS 3 Flyer News •Friday, October 1, 2010 Diversity Series to highlight plight of jailed reporter, feature basketball legend Journalist advocates women’s rights WILL GARBE “The Diversity Lecture Series aligns MEAGAN MARION Staff Writer with Dr. Curran’s goals,” she said. “He Assistant News Editor is extremely excited about this. … He Journalist and author Roxana Sa- wants the community to understand The League of Women Voters of beri will kick off the University of the privilege of living in the United the Greater Dayton area celebrated Dayton’s 2010-2011 Diversity Lecture States.” its 90th anniversary by hosting the Series, “Voices from the Margins,” on Headlining the lecture series will Dangerous Dames of Dayton gala Wednesday, Oct.