THE UNIVERSITYOF INDIANAPOLIS Second annual UIndy Final Four in Indianapo- 1400 EASTHANNA AVENUE INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46227 drag show. See Page 8. lis. See Pages 6 and 7. IPRESIDENTS INAUGURATION UIndy inaugurates first woman president Pitt’s inauguration celebration involves community service projects, travel grants ceremony, food, music Tony Puckett volunteer at several sites throughout the students, giving back to students.. and Both Pitts and Woods were impressed ally difficult circumstances,” she said. Sports Editor community. I really think we achieved it,” Woods with the number of students who partici- “I uorked a bit with the preschoolers [at “We started with a blank piece of said. pated in the day of volunteerism. Fletcher Place] and read them a story. I paper ... and while it did focus on her, “The morning of service seemed like “I was at the registration desk tor also cheered on our food workers who University of Indianapolis President the “Passport to Possibilities” theme and a great opportunity to demonstrate to the the service opportunity. It was eight in were there feeding the homele-,s.” Beverley Pitts was officially inaugurated travel grants were what we thought to community just what an outgoing institu- the morning, and they [students I were The final dinner of the inaugural week in a ceremony in Christel Dehaan Fine be a pretty creative idea in focusing on tion we are,” Pitts said. out there with smiles on. ready to go to \viis organized by the student bodv. India- Arts Center, Ruth Lilly Performance Hall, Wednesday, March 29. Pitts assumed the responsibilities of the presidency before the 2005-2006 school year, but the inau- guration took place nearly eight months into the school year. “It’s typical that a president waits a bit into their term to have an inaugura- tion,’’ said Director of Alumni Relations Monica Woods. “It also takes quite a while to plan.” Woods was appointed by Pitts to chair a 13-person committee to plan the inauguration events. “She [Dr. Pitts] gave us loose guide- lines, that she wanted something creative, something unique, and a platform to tell the university’s story,” Woods said. “Any- time you have an event of this magnitude, your communities are listening.” Among the objectives that Pitts gave the committee were to create inaugural events focused on the students and on community outreach. “I wanted to keep our program tra- ditionally nice but not overblown or overdone, so that we could take some of the resources that might have gone into an inauguration and move them to bet- ter reflect the culture of the university,” Pitts said. The theme of the presidential inau- guration was “Passport to Possibilities,” with events that included several dinners, travel scholarship awards ceremonies, and a day of service that allowed students to Photo by Crystlo Collins (Far left) Jeff Russell, chief information officer for infor- mation systems, and David Wantz, vice president for stu- dent affairs, mingle at the re- ception after the inauguration. (Left) Freshman Theresa Hammond changes the Boys and Girls Club sign on Troy Ave. Toni Peabody, instruc- tor ofsocial work, right and Leeann Harris, unit director of the club, assists after helping paint, clean and organize the interior of the club. (Right) Senior Wade Baker plays in a jazz combo at the re- ception after the inauguration. Plzoto hv Crystle Collins PROVOST Ball State’s Deborah Balogh named UIndy provost highly qualified persons and several vague or stuffy.” The top four had to academic programs,” Balogh said. for people to think that there wag any sort Crystle Collins According to BSU’s Web site, Balogh of set idea in President Pitts’ mind about News Editor international applications,” said David display a distinguished academic past, Wantz, vice president for student affairs. and a breadth of experience along with was named interim provost and vice hiring Dr. Balogh from the start, or any “It was difficult to narrow it down to the strong character and have chemistry president of academic affairs on June I, other idea about Dr. Balogh using her The University of Indianapolis has top 16, but once we did, we saw four with the university community during 2005. Before the appointment she was as- connection to get the position,” Wantz recently named Deborah Balogh of Ball people who stood out.” the visiting. sociate provost, which began April 2003. said. “Dr. Balogh pulled herself up on State University as the new Provost. The four candidates chosen by the Balogh visited the university on March She has also held the positions of dean her own measure and is acourageous and Balogh is the current interim provost searchcommittee as finalists wereBalogh, 2 and “wowed’ faculty and staff accord- of graduate school, appointed in 1999. charming woman.” and vice president for academic affairs at Moore, Yatish Shah, provost and execu- ing to Wantz and several members of director of graduate student development. The provost search committee all BSU, where she has served since 1981. tive vice chancellor of the University of administration. appointed in 1996 professor of psychol- agreed that Balogh brings a hew per- The current university interim provost Missouri-Rolla, and LindaPritchard, dean “What attracted me to the position is ogy science and coordinator of graduate spective from a big school to U of I and is Mary Moore, who has been filling the of college of Arts and Sciences at Eastern the emphasis on combining liberal edu- studies between 1983-1994. that she will make an excellent addition position since Everette Freeman left in Michigan University. cation with preparation for professional Wantz said he wanted to dispel1rumors to the university community, according October of 2005. The search for a new “We took the best eight people that careers, the strong commitment of the that have surfaced about the relationship to Wantz. provost began shortly after Freeman’s looked good on paper and made telephone faculty to the mission of the institution, that Pitts and Balogh have, because they Balogh will officially take over as deDarture. interviews,” Wantz said. “Then we chose the extensive involvements of the institu- worked together previously at BSU. pro\ ost for the 2006-2007 academic TOWN HALL GUEST SPEAKERS Crystle Collins Crvstle Collins News Editor Indianapolis Student Govern- smo versity of Indianapolis Department of Communication will host two guest their annual communication awards ceremony on April 21 at noon in Good 1 Hall. Irwin Gratz has been a broadcast journalist for more than 25 years and is the morning er for the Main Public Broadcasting Network. He was a reporter, anchor mmercial radio stations for 12 years. He has spent the last 13 anchor for public radio. -winning broadcast and print journalist, also will speak at the wo decades of experience in reporting, anchoring and print hton is the vice president of the board of directors, as well as the chair of e, of the Sigma Delta Chi Foundation. part of the National Freedom of Information Coalition that oPI”PAGE2 THE REFLECTOR APRILS2006 Failed ports deal reflects culture of fear Attacks, the UAE cut all diplomatic any international company, regardless Sandra Arao Ameny ties with the Taliban, especially when of origin, to lease ports in the U.S.? StaffWriter the Bush administration was calling The reality is that the DP World deal for Afghanistan to give up Osama Bin fell apart simply because we were deal- Laden. Secondly, the US. Navy uses ing with an Arab country. Ironically, the the port of Dubai, and the U.S. Air war on terror, highlighted with words Force uses the UAE airfield to launch like “democracy,” ‘‘liberation’’ and The failure of the Dubai ports deal weapons into Iraq and Afghanistan. If “freedom,” has exposed an uglier side reflects intolerance and prejudice the U.S. labels all Arab countries as of ourselves that some of us refuse to towards Arabs. The controversial threats, even an ally, it will only create see: intolerance. We rant and rave about deal would have allowed Dubai Ports more enemies. After the invasion of the freedoms we are going to bring to World, a company owned by the United Iraq and the prison abuse cases, the people in Iraq, yet we do not display Arab Emirates, to operate six major U.S. image in the Arab world plum- tolerance and non-prejudicial attitudes. American ports. meted. Refusing business from a It’s time to wake up. We do not only According to CNN, DP World legitimate Arab company and connect- fear national security breeches. We fear bought London-based Peninsula & ing all Arab countries with terrorists a culture and a people that we do not Oriental Steam Navigational Company and enemies will only tarnish the U.S. understand, a people we have equated for $6.8 million, giving DP World the image in the international community. with nothing but terrorists. right to operate six major American After bipartisan opposition in In my opinion, the Dubai Ports ports, including ports in areas such as Congress and public opinion ~olls,DP World deal was blocked by politicians New Orleans, New York, New Jersey World agreed to a 45-day review and who made decisions on too little, and and Philadelphia. even offered to divert its holdings to biased information. Even worse, the Three-quarters of cargo containers an American company. DP World was public was not adequately educated pass through terminals that are leased poised to subject itself to scrutiny and about both sides of the issue and auto- to international companies. Some of cooperated to show politicians and the matically jumped on the bandwagon these companies are based in Denmark, American people that it was legitimate to support protectionist laws without Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea and and willing to comply with Congress’s really understanding that the UAE and China.