James Danko will succeed Bobby Fong as Butler Univer-sity’s 21st President.

Board of Trustees President Jim Hargrove made the an-nouncement at 2 p.m. today in the Reilly Room, concluding a six-month nationwide search.

“[Danko] has proven successes in areas important to the Butler community: recruitment and retention of excellent fac-ulty, service to students, strategic planning, fundraising, con-sensus-building and curricular innovation,” Hargrove said.

Danko comes from Villanova University, where he has served as the dean of the School of Business since 2005.

Under his tenure, the Villanova’s business school has gone from unranked to a consistent top 20-ranked program in the

country. He has quadrupled financial giving to the school and grown faculty. Application numbers to the school of business have doubled under Danko, allowing for more selectivity.

Prior to his work at Villanova, Danko has held leadership roles at the Tuck School at Dartmouth, the University of Mich-igan and the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.

Before working in academia, he spent nearly 20 years as an entrepreneur, starting his first company—Exercare Corpo-ration—at the age of 19 in Cleveland, his hometown. What started as a surgical supply company in 1973 grew to include home and corporate fitness equipment, exercise rehabilitation and orthopedic products by the time Danko sold the company in 1990.

Danko and his wife Bethanie will move to campus this summer following Fong’s May 31 departure for Ursinus Col-lege in Collegeville, Pa.

Butler’s student adver-tising club, BUAdrenaline, placed first for the second consecutive year in the Na-tional Student Advertising Campaign, but losing their adviser may hinder their suc-cess next year.

Donna Gray, a strategic communications instruc-tor and the group’s adviser, will be leaving Butler at the end of the semester. She said there is no apparent replace-ment for her role in Butler’s NSAC team.

The course will not be of-fered in the fall, but William Neher, dean of the College of Communication, said it will be offered in the spring.

This shortens what is usu-ally a year-long process and class into a single semester.

Mark Rademacher, stra-tegic communications pro-gram director in the College of Communication, said they dropped the course for the fall so faculty could attend the NSAC conference and learn more about the compe-tition procedure.

“[Gray] advised that we offer the course only in the spring next academic year, but in future years go back to a two-semester option,” Rademacher said. “We’ve committed to do this, as long as there is student interest.”

Junior Karissa Tepe, an in-tegrated communication ma-jor said these time constraints will affect how the group functions.

“I definitely think one year is more beneficial for a team to complete such an intense campaign,” Tepe said. “It will definitely be a lot more stressful in one semester. A one year class is ideal for this campaign.”

Gray has worked as an advertising professional for many years, which she said allows her to guide students better.

“When you’re at the com-petition you see the differ-ence,” she said. “You see the schools that don’t have ad-visers who get it or who just teach classes.”

Sponsored by the Ameri-can Advertising Federation, the NSAC allows students to compete against 11 other schools in the region to de-sign an advertising cam-paign. The group then pres-ents their idea to a client. This year’s client was retailer JCPenney.

The group meets as a class throughout the year and functions as an advertising agency with real-world roles and scenarios.

Gray said it helps students build professional skills they will need in the workplace.

“It can’t be just a good idea, it has to be researched and developed,” she said. “Every component has to be at a professional level. It’s not just a homework assignment. It’s a real thing. The client is probably going to use at least a part of it.”

Ryan Pylipow, a senior in-tegrated communication ma-jor, was a part of the group’s design team. He agreed with Gray, and said the experience teaches very different skills than other classes.

“We can’t simply regurgi-tate what the textbook says,” he said. “This class forces us to use the knowledge we have accumulated through classes and put it into prac-tice. “

Pylipow said Gray’s pro-fessional experience and her dedication to the team added greatly to the team’s success.

“She would stay up re-hearsing with the presenta-tion team until midnight or later, and then be up early again the next morning to start all over,” he said.

The amount of time and effort the team spends on preparing for the competi-tion has brought them all closer together, Pylipow said.

“It’s a three credit hour class, but we spend so much time together that it feels like a family,” Pylipow said.

This was sophomore Katie Carlson’s first year compet-ing in the NSAC. The pub-lic relations and advertising major was on the public re-lations and pitch team. She

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Butler bids farewell to Fong familyA familiar face on campus that can

be seen walking from his home on Blue Ridge Road to his office or sitting at his unofficially re-served table at Starbucks on Monday af-ternoons, But-ler University President Bob-by Fong has built a reputa-tion.

It’s the type of reputation that got him to where he is today and it’s a reputation that landed him his next job—taking on the role of president at Ursinus College in Colleg-eville, Penn.

When Fong was offered the position by the search committee at Ursinus on Oct. 1 of last year, it was the first time in 10 years that he had considered leaving Butler.

“I feel comfortable in leaving,” Fong said. “The university is in good shape now.

“I look forward to handing over the reins and saying, ‘You’ve really got a nice base to build from.’”

Fong received a bachelor’s degree in English from Harvard University in 1973. After graduation, he was accepted into Stanford with hopes to go onto law school. The school didn’t offer him the money he needed to attend and he in-stead took a fellowship to University California-Los Angeles to pursue his second option.

“He was dirt poor and terrified,” Fong’s wife, Suzanne said. “He just said, ‘Well, I guess this means that I’m going to be an English professor.’ It was that close of a decision.”

Fong graduated with a doctorate in English in 1978. He went on to take a teaching position at Berea College in Berea, Ky., 45 minutes south of Lexing-ton, Ky.

After nine years teaching, Fong be-gan to get restless.

“He’s a big-picture thinker,” Suzanne said. “He wanted to make more of a dif-ference and he just wasn’t satisfied as a professor anymore.”

He was nominated for a dean’s posi-tion at Hope College in Holland, Mich., a position that he accepted at the end of 1989.

He spent six years as dean of arts and humanities at Hope. He saw even more potential to help and plan as a provost, professor and dean of the faculty at

BY JILL MCCARTERjmccarte@butler.edu | news editor

NSAC course dropped for fall

BY SARA PRUZINspruzin@butler.edu | asst. news editor

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Bobby Fong’s Time at Butler University

June 1, 2001Bobby Fong becomes the 20th

president of ButlerSep. 24, 2004

In what Fong described as the most diffi cult day of his

presidency, BUPD offi cerJames L. Davis was shot and killed

in the line of duty.May 31, 2009

Fong fi nished the successful Butler Rising campaign, which raised

more than $154 million.

At 10:30 p.m. Friday, Butler University Police Department dispatch received a call from a student and Sigma Nu fraterni-ty member, who reported seeing an individual near the front porch and a window of the fraternity house.

Butler Chief of Police Ben Hunter said that the individu-als were then seen carrying a television into a Chrysler PT Cruiser.

When chased by the police, four suspects jumped out of their cars and headed off in different directions into the neigh-borhood. At this point, BUPD requested assistance from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, who were im-mediately on the scene.

“BUPD officers caught two suspects,” Hunter said. “When [IMPD] showed up, they established a perimeter and called for a K-9 and were able to catch the third suspect.”

Hunter said the fourth suspect was able to escape the pe-rimeter and is still at large. However, the officers were able to identify him thanks to the description provided by the origi-nal caller.

“He was not arrested, but we’re presenting the case to the prosecutor’s office and it will be up to them to issue a warrant. He was not caught, so we have to prove or present evidence that that individual was there,” Hunter said.

After the case was presented on Tuesday, the deputy pros-

ecutor signed off on the warrant for the fourth suspect, which he will present to a judge for signature.

The three detained suspects were placed on a 72-hour hold that night while BUPD detective Tony Rivera worked with prosecutor to put the case together.

Sophomore political science and international studies ma-jor Scott Nemeth was home for Easter when he received a call informing him his room had been broken into.

“They ended up kicking in the window and breaking all of the glass, as well as the screen,” Nemeth said. “It was com-pletely torn apart, the desk chairs were knocked over, and they went through all of our drawers and closet.”

Offi cers arrest three in connection to

Sigma Nu burglary

AFTER THE CRIME: (From left) Sophomores Scott Nemeth and Matt Doolin look at the damage after a burglary Friday night. (Photo by Ryan Love)

BY AJA CACANacacan@butler.edu | staff writer

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BOBBY FONG

Oct. 29, 2010Fong announces his intent to

assume the presidency at Ursinus College at the start of the 2011-

12 academic year.May 27, 2011

Fong will be on campus for the last time as president. He will, however,

hold the title of presidentuntil June 30.

BY ARIKA HERRONacherron@butler.edu | editor-in-chief

A NEW ERA

VILLANOVA’S JAMES DANKO TO BE BUTLER UNIVERSITY’S 21ST PRESIDENT

JAMES DANKO

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Student to teach in

France on Fulbright

Scholarship

Butler University senior Adam Weaver has received a Fulbright Foundation Teach-ing Assistantship in France.

The Fulbright Founda-tion, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, part-ners with the French Consul-ate to provide teaching op-portunities for U.S. students in France.

Weaver, a double major in French and music, will teach English at the Académie de Rouon in Normandy, France. He found out about receiv-ing the award on the bus ride home after the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship Game.

“Amidst everybody on the bus being kind of upset and still a little sad, I decided to keep it in [about the Ful-bright scholarship],” Weaver said. “The first people I ac-tually told were complete strangers that I bumped into at a restaurant in Houston.”

He said he was thrilled about receiving the opportu-nity to teach in France.

“I was really excited be-cause it is this feeling of working so hard to get some-where and you don’t know for so long,” he said. “When you find out that you get to do something that you really want to do, it’s that feeling of ‘I can’t believe I am actually able to do this.’”

As a junior, Weaver spent a semester abroad in France.

“I loved my time there,” he said. “I loved the people, I loved the program and I loved studying. I loved ex-ploring and I wanted to go back.”

Weaver said one of his professors abroad inspired him to consider teaching in France post-graduation. She told Weaver about her experience teaching French to English speakers, and it struck a cord in him.

“She taught me how to think in a different way about learning a language,” Weaver said. “She really

opened my eyes to how much you can learn from other people’s mistakes and how it can teach you and also help the people you teach. I thought about it and I de-cided that that was what I wanted to do.”

Associate professor of French Eloise Sureau has taught Weaver at Butler. She said this program is a perfect opportunity for him.

“This is really a foot in the door for him,” Sureau said. “This is what he has always dreamed about, and now this has happened for him.”

Sureau said the program couldn’t have chosen a more deserving person.

“It couldn’t go to anybody better,” she said. “He has always been a hardworking person while at the same time knowing how to enjoy himself. I think he is one of those students who have re-ally found the perfect middle ground.”

Professor of music Doug Spaniol echoed Sureau’s opinion of Weaver. Spaniol has taught Weaver as a music student and has also known him outside of class as a member of the music soror-ity Tau Beta Sigma.

“He is very likable and personable,” Spaniol said. “He is very energetic and in-teresting.

“He just has a happy, up-beat personality. He is al-ways smiling.”

Spaniol said those char-acteristics make Weaver deserving of the Fulbright scholarship.

“He is bright and ambi-tious and I think that he will make a good diplomat,” Spaniol said.

Weaver hopes to continue to teach in France after the Fulbright Scholarship ends.

BY ALLYSON DOBBERTEENadobbert@butler.edu | staff writer

A Chat with Adam Weaver

Collegian: What do you plan to do?Adam Weaver: I would really like to stay in France for at least fi ve years. I feel like my best opportu-nity there is to teach English because they have a really big need for that there, but any chance that I get to work there, I probably will do it.

C: What is your favorite book?AW: 1984 by George Orwell.

C: What is your favorite thing about Butler? AW: That’s hard. I like Butler in general. There is just some sense of spirit here that has always kind of been here. When I came here for the fi rst time there was just something in me that said this is where I should be and it’s always kind of been like that.

ADAM WEAVER

Photo by Maria Porter

Bassoonist named alternate in international contest

Stephen Duncan, a junior bassoon performance major, has been named the alternate in the International Double Reed Society’s Young Artist competition, the most pres-tigious bassoon competi-tion for players ages 22 and younger.

Duncan has been playing the bassoon for eight years, and, as alternate, he will get to compete for first place if any of the top three competi-tors are unable to compete.

This is the second time that Duncan has entered this competition. The first was his

freshman year. Duncan found out about

his placement in the compe-tition April 15, about three months after he submitted his recording.

“I was absolutely ecstatic when I received the news,” Duncan said. “I couldn’t be-lieve it.”

The top three finalists are from the Julliard School, France and Venezuela.

“Stephen is incredibly am-bitious and hard working, and this is the most impres-sive competition that any of my students has made it into,” said Douglas Spaniol, professor of music at Butler.

To prepare, Spaniol said that Duncan practiced for hours on his own to make the recording flawless. He also spent over 10 hours rehears-ing with a pianist.

For this competition, the recording must remain un-edited, meaning that Dun-can had to play all the way through his piece each time until it was perfect.

Each contestant is given a list of repertoire to equalize the competition. Once you are chosen as a finalist or alternate, you are given an-other piece to prepare for the final competition.

The competition will take

place June 2 in Tempe, Ariz., at the annual Double Reed Society convention.

“It is an honor to be a part of such a highly recognized competition,” Duncan said.

BY KATE SIEGFRIEDksiegfri@butler.edu | staff writer

STEPHEN DUNCAN

Butler to participate in Walk to Save Lives

On April 30, students will be partici-pating in the Walk to Save Lives from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The Walk to Save Lives, put on by the Butler chapter of To Write Love On Her Arms, is a walk that raises money for the American Foundation of Suicide Prevention.

Amber Sapp, a sophomore psychol-ogy major and president of the Butler TWLOHA chapter, said that the money raised goes to programs for education and prevention.

Registration starts at 10 a.m. on Sat-urday, and the walk begins at 11.

“We hope a lot of people show up,” Sapp said. “There’s no need to register early. A lot of people usually end up coming to walk the day of.”

So far about 60 people are signed up to participate.

“Usually a couple hundred [people participate], but since we’re a smaller campus, we’re not expecting several hundred,” said Krista Miller, a sopho-more electronic journalism major. “We

have 60 participants signed up already, and our goal was at least 50, so we’re happy with that.”

Some people participating in this walk have participated in other walks like this before.

Emma Rhoads, a freshman biology and pre-veterinary major, participated in the Out of the Darkness Overnight Walk in Chicago, Ill., with her family during the summer of 2009.

“The event started at 7 p.m., at Sol-dier field where families told their sto-ries about how they’ve personally been affected by suicide,” Rhoads said. “The walk was 16.8 miles throughout down-town Chicago. There were rest breaks every couple of miles where they would give you snacks and make sure you were doing okay.

“Along the way there were many people walking there for support if you felt the need to talk.

“The walk concluded in Soldier Field where they had all the luminary bags that people made, lined up to make a pathway up to the final endpoint. My family made ours in honor of my mom.”

Rhoads said that more than 2,000 people participated in that walk.

The AFSP holds walks at campuses all over the United States, which lead up to the overnight walk in the summer.

The Out of the Darkness Overnight Walk is held every summer in different cities throughout the country. This sum-mer’s is in New York.

Sapp and Miller participated in the Walk to Save Lives in Bloomington, Ind., last year, and then the walk in In-dianapolis this past fall.

“[The walk] was really meaningful and touching, so I thought that it would be great if we did this on the Butler campus,” Miller said.

Miller said these walks bring up a subject that isn’t always talked about.

“I’m a huge supporter of these walks because I don’t think many people are aware of how important this situation is,” Rhoads said. “Suicide is the No. 2 killer of college students.

“Many people do not realize what the AFSP does. What these walks do is raise awareness in the community about suicide prevention.”

BY BROOKE DEADYbdeady@butler.edu | staff writer

fong: THINKING BACK ON HIS TIME AT BUTLER, LOOKING AHEAD TO TIME AT URSINUS

burglary: BUPD ARRESTS THREE FOR BURGLARY AT SIGMA NU HOUSEcontinued from page 1

One of the witnesses at the scene was junior political sci-ence and international studies major Matthew Kasper.

“What was strange about the event was that our chapter house had people in it, and it was fairy early considering it was a Friday night,” Kasper said.

Hunter said the event was uncommon, given that most burglaries statistically don’t happen in the evening or night-time.

“Our staff was out there patrolling, so it’s disheartening to me that these individuals did something so bold,” he said.

Hunter said with the exception of a few outstanding items, most of the stolen items have been recovered.

Nemeth said that he was able to claim his television upon returning to campus on Sunday.

“The Xbox was never recovered, and my roommate got his laptop back but we are still missing his backpack as well as some other small things,” he said.

Kasper said he was grateful that no one was injured, and that much credit is due to the response by BUPD and IMPD.

“Our house dad Sgt. Banner was on the scene Friday night, so that was beneficial. It was also great to see [Hunt-er] on the scene and I heard even [Levester] Johnson visited the chapter house,” Kasper said.

Hunter said that a major part of the quick response was the fact that BUPD continued to receive updated informa-tion and descriptions from students. The first call was around 10:30 p.m. and the last suspect was apprehended at 11:00 p.m.

“There are a lot of things that worked well on this case. We had 12 witness statements that were all consistent, and that is key for putting the case together,” Hunter said.

Hunter recommends always contacting BUPD directly to ensure an instant response.

“What was very important and assisted us in this case is that the student called BUPD dispatch right away. There wasn’t a delay,” he said.

The case is still being put together and outstanding is-sues are being resolved, after which it will be presented and moved through the criminal justice system.

“It’s a fluid case with a lot of moving parts,” said Hunter.The latest update came on Tuesday, after the complete

case was presented. According to Hunter, a deputy pros-ecutor for Marion County filed two counts of burglary, two counts of possession of stolen property/receiving on each suspect. Additionally, one count each of resisting law en-forcement was filed on all four suspects.

continued from page 1Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y.

Five years later, Fong entered his name for consideration for the title of president of Butler, hoping to be able to get more involved with planning and curriculum.

During the second set of inter-views at the Columbia Club down-town, he met now-Executive Assis-tant to the President Ellen Clark.

“I knew right off the bat that he was going to get the job,” Clark said. “He really impressed all of us.”

Clark’s impression of Fong was spot-on, and he was offered the job.

Making the decision to take the job was more difficult than the Fong family expected.

Taking the job in Indianapolis meant moving more than 11 hours from their upstate New York home.

The Fongs’s oldest son, Jona-than, was about to start his senior year of high school and wanted to stay to graduate with his class-mates.

“It was the most agonizing deci-sion we’ve ever had to make when Bobby got hired,” Suzanne said. “We finally decided with great, great sadness to let him finish there and stay with family friends.”

With that decision made, the family packed up and headed to Indianapolis.

When Fong became the 20th uni-versity president on June 1, 2001, the university was struggling to

stay afloat. Increasing deficits and a lack of community and alumni support were working against keeping the doors open.

“We’re in a place now that not only are we able to balance bud-gets, but we’re actually making some money,” Fong said. “We kind of take that for granted some-times.”

In an interview with the India-napolis Star in 2001, Fong set out a list of goals—a list that included an increased endowment, improved alumni support and increase in donations and fundraising—all to be completed by the time his presi-dency ended.

Now, in 2011, all of those goals can be checked off.

Fong wrapped up a successful six-year capital campaign, “Butler Rising,” that raised $154 million at the end of the 2008-09 academic year.

“There’s a sense of satisfaction looking back at everything,” Fong said. “It’s a sense of gratitude that I’ve had an opportunity to be a part of this.”

Besides the accomplishments on paper, Fong said he prides himself in the accomplishments of the stu-dents, citing the Butler chapter of Ambassadors for Change as one example.

“I was proud because it was just a group of students doing some-thing for other people,” Fong said. “Seeing a group of students doing

for others is just something that I can look back on and think, ‘This is just outstanding.’”

Throughout his time here at But-ler, Fong has turned down many offers at other colleges. The first offer he ever considered was an of-fer from Ursinus College, who was looking for a president.

On Sept. 28, Fong was one of 70 finalists to interview for the spot. Three days later, he was offered the job.

When Fong leaves campus for the last time May 27, things may change a little, but there is a sense of optimism looking ahead.

“He’s going to be hard act to fol-low,” Clark said. “But we all are ex-cited for what’s to come.”

SCENE OF THE CRIME: The men of Sigma Nu patched up the damage left behind at their house by burglars Friday night. (Photo by Ryan Love)

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Butler alumnus inducted into National Teachers Hall of Fame

Butler alumnus Mark Weaver was recently honored as one of only five educators in the nation to be inducted into the 2011 National Teachers Hall of Fame.

Weaver graduated from Butler in 1981 with a degree in botany and a certification in education. He also received his Master of Science in biology education from Butler in 1983.

Weaver is currently the science department chair at Clay Middle School in Carmel, Ind. He began teaching at the school in 1982 be-ginning a 29-year career with CMS.

Weaver was honored with the award at a surprise ceremony held at CMS, according to a press re-lease. He will travel to Emporia, Kan., in June to attend an official ceremony.

“Weaver brings immense intel-

lectual and personal energy to his classrooms,” said Jeff Swensson, superintendent of Carmel Clay Schools. “I am delighted to see his dedication, hard work and never-ending enthusiasm recognized na-tionally.”

Weaver said his motto in the classroom is to provide opportu-nities for students to learn and en-sure those opportunities are even better the next time they come into the classroom.

“Don’t be complacent,” he said. “If you’re going to be complacent, you’d better find something else to do because education isn’t it.”

Weaver said he likes to think outside of the box rather than just being a “page-turner in a text-book.” He said he approaches the classroom believing that the true definition of science is the “discov-ery of anything and everything,” rather than just focusing on cover-

ing the state standards. “It’s our job to teach the kids

to the very best of our ability,” he said. “We do our best and wrestle with how to improve ourselves all the time.”

One of Weaver’s innovative ideas resulted in the renovated retention pond at CMS that he and his students worked to clear of trash and form into a habitat, complete with gravel pathways. It can be studied and has been used by the Department of Natural Re-sources as a workshop site.

He also has a “Survival Week” where the entire seventh grade traces survival techniques through-out history, from 1492 to 1816 when Indiana became a state.

“It’s great work,” he said. “It’s one of the best jobs you can have. I feel like I’m selfish because I’m learning from them everyday.”

Weaver said he can never thank

Butler enough for the experiences and the quality of education he re-ceived.

“The No. 1 thing here is the pas-sion for what they have and the passion for their students,” he said of his Butler professors. “That has never been something negotiable. The care and knowledge base the faculty brings in is unparalleled.”

During his collegiate years, Weaver said he was the bulldog mascot, a photographer for The Butler Collegian and The Drift, a member of Sigma Nu and worked in the greenhouse for the botany department.

He is currently on the College of Education Board of Visitors and was honored at their meeting last Thursday.

Weaver said the awards he has been honored with are a reflection of his students, colleagues and ex-perience at Butler.

“This is an opportunity to repre-sent those who are all a part of me and to be a voice in good positive education. It would never happen if it weren’t for my students,” he said. “The key to success is to be surrounded by good people and successful people—Butler is the epitome of that.”

BY GRACE WALLACEgwallace@butler.edu | asst. news editor

MARK WEAVER

Sophomores receive scholarships for altruism

Sophomores Christy Tatara and Jessica Strong are the 2011 recipients of the John Weidner Awards for Altruism.

Strong, a science, technology and society major, received the $1,250 Butler University John Weidner Endowed Scholarship for Al-truism.

Tatara, a biology and Spanish major, is the recipient of the $1,500 Rotary Club of India-napolis John Weidner Award for Altruism.

Recipients of the awards are recognized for their acts of altru-ism and embodiment of John Weidner, who saved the lives of about 1,000 drowning airmen fleeing Nazi persecution during World War II.

The Butler chapter of the John Weidner Foundation, along with the Student Sociol-ogy Foundation, awards the scholarships. Members of the foundation review scholar-ship applications and vote on recipients.

Scholarships have been awarded since 2006 and are open to all students and majors.

“The scholarships are meant to recognize students engaged in the community, and

encourage them to strive to make a positive impact on the community and world, ” Ken-neth Colburn, faculty adviser for the SSF, said.

Tatara volunteers as a Spanish translator at a free clinic in Carmel, Ind., and at a phar-macy in Fort Wayne, Ind.

She also volunteers at the Boys and Girls club and elementary schools with kids learn-ing English as a second language, while

maintaining a 4.0 GPA. For the last two years,

Tatara has worked with the Timmy Founda-tion, which strives to improve medical condi-tions in other countries.

“I think the people I meet and the relation-ships that form are what keep me volunteering,”

Tatara said. “I strive to put a smile on their faces, and they always put a smile on mine.”

Strong volunteers at the Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired and lo-cal soup kitchens.

She was chosen as a leader for Butler’s Ambassadors of Change, and spent a week in Mexico rebuilding a church.

Tatara and Strong were recognized at the annual sociology department banquet April 6.

BY KATE SIEGFRIEDksiegfri@butler.edu | staff writer

RACE ROYALTY: Brooke Shafer and Allison Wright show off their crowns. As part of their position, they do volunteer work in the community and act as ambassadors for the race. (Photo courtesy of Allison Wright)

The Indianapolis 500 is equal parts racing, love and family legacy for Jennifer Brinn, a senior early childhood education major and 500 Festival Princess.

“The need for speed is huge in my fam-ily,” said Brinn, whose grandfather has vol-unteered with the track’s fire crew for the past 33 years. “My grandpa has said to me my entire life that I’m going to be out there one day with him.”

Six of the 33 500 princesses this year are Butler students, which Brinn said is a source of pride for her and her five Bulldog princess counterparts.

“Indiana University only has four [princess-es],” Brinn said. “We’re proud that there’s six of us representing Butler as ambassadors to the Motor Speedway.”

The six Butler stu-dents chosen this year raises the total number of Butler student princesses since 1998 to 57, according to numbers from a March 1, 2009 Butler Uni-versity release.

This year, Brinn is joined by fellow Butler students Stephanie Flint, a junior marketing major from Petersburg, Ind.; Brandi Jarrett, a senior marketing major from Kokomo, Ind.; Christina Nelson, a senior marketing major from Valparaiso, Ind.; Brooke Shafer, a se-nior marketing major from Fishers, Ind.; and Allison Wright, a junior elementary educa-tion major from Carmel, Ind.

Brinn said she is looking forward to the outreach work that she’s going to be able to do as part of the program.

“Service has been a huge priority for me in my time at Butler and was really what made me apply in the first place,” Brinn said.

Flint said every weekend in May, if not ev-ery day, there’s an event for one or several of the princesses to take part in to reach out to the state of Indiana, the city of Indianapolis or any of the 24 cities and towns represented by the 33 princesses.

The princesses are encouraged to not only help each other with outreach events, but also to do a few on their own, Flint said.

She plans to volunteer at an elementary school in Carmel, Ind., for the school’s Kin-

dy 500, a bite-sized version of Indianapolis’ real thing.

Flint will also be traveling to her home-town of Petersburg, Ind., to volunteer at Pe-tersburg Elementary School, where she went to grade school. Flint will work specifically with fourth-graders who are learning about Hoosier history.

“For me, it’s really important to help kids learn about the Indy 500 so that they can get excited and take pride in being a

Hoosier,” Flint said. “I want to bring the excite-ment that’s going on in Indy back to the kids in Southern Indiana and teach them to be proud of where they’re from.”

On top of emceeing Relay for Life, help-ing out at the Boys and Girls Club of Indianap-olis and making Eas-ter baskets for kids at the Ronald McDonald House with the group, Brinn has also made time to embark on a ser-

vice project of her own.“My goal was to read to 500 children and

I’ve already surpassed that goal,” Brinn said. “I remember being little and meeting someone who was representing someone that they really cared about and how special those people made me feel. I want to make kids feel special now.”

Another outreach highlight for one of the Butler princesses was reading to and play-ing with children at the Indianapolis-based Julian Center, an organization that supports victims of domestic abuse.

Wright, an elementary education major, said she remembers her time at the Julian Center as being the most influential volun-teer work that she has done with the pro-gram up until this point.

“The most rewarding part of the day was to offer the kids some stress relief from their home lives,” Wright said.

While Wright and Brinn said they are ex-cited for the volunteering to continue long after the race is over, until the 2012 set of princesses is named, Race Day is the culmi-nating experience for these reigning Butler princesses.

“There’s nothing like being at the race and hearing those engines firing up,” Brinn said. “It gives me the chills.”

BY HAYLEIGH COLOMBOhcolombo@butler.edu | managing editor

Six students named 500 Festival princesses

There’s nothing like being at the race and hearing

those engines fi ring up.

Jennifer BrinnSENIOR, BUTLER UNIVERSITY

I strive to put a smile on their

faces.Christy Tatara

SOPHOMORE, BUTLER UNIVERSITY

continued from page 1said she would compete again and build on the skills she has developed.

Carlson said the experience has supplemented her other classes well and will help her get a job when she graduates.

“Most students can tell employers what they did, but this class allows you to show them what you’ve done,” she said.

Tepe, who served as the team’s creative director, said the competition also prepares students for future careers by allowing them to interact with net-work of advertising professionals.

She said the group is searching for a new adviser so they can continue to have these opportunities, but Gray’s departure will impact the team’s process in the future.

“We realize it will be very hard to fill her shoes,” she said. “We’re looking for a good fit but realizing we may not get another Donna Gray.”

While Carlson said there are other professors in the College of Communica-tion who could take on Gray’s role, she said he or she would need to have the same high expectations.

“My fear for next year is that there won’t be anyone there to push us, and we won’t be able to push ourselves hard enough, because we don’t have that outside perspective,” she said.

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BUPDBEATAPRIL 221:00 a.m. - Irwin Li-brary: Theft

9:54 a.m. - Haughey Ave: Traffi c accident

2:58 p.m. - Delta Gamma: Suspicious person

10:43 p.m. - Sigma Nu: Burglary

APRIL 23TIME UNKNOWN - Jordan Lane: Vandal-ism

TIME UNKNOWN - Jordan Hall: Vandal-ism

APRIL 24TIME UNKNOWN - Ross Hall Parking Lot: Theft

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APRIL 252 p.m. - 300 Block of Hampton Drive: Sus-picious person

TIME UNKNOWN -Jordan Hall: Property damage.

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Colombo named new editorThe Butler Collegian is not just an

award-winning college newspaper. It a learning experience for student journalists at all levels, which junior Hayleigh Colombo wants to empha-size as editor-in-chief next year.

“In my experience, I have learned the most about journalism through student media,” Colombo said. “The Collegian is a huge learning experi-ence for students, so if we can foster an environment where people learn from every story and work together on every design, then that will be the goal for the year.”

Colombo has been involved in Butler student media for the past three years. She started as a staff writer for Dawgnet—Butler’s online news site that merged with The Col-legian last year—and moved up to assistant news editor by the spring of her freshman year. Colombo spent her sophomore year as a co-news ed-itor for The Collegian.

This past year, Colombo served as online managing editor and was instrumental in the development of The Collegian’s new website. She helped plan online news coverage and uploaded all content to the site,

even while interning in Washington, D.C., throughout the fall semester.

Colombo participated in the Washington Learning Program, which matches students with full-time, semester-long internships. Co-lombo spent hers with The Hill, a congressional daily newspaper.

She said it was here that she learned the importance of accuracy.

“On the first day, the editor said, ‘I’m putting our name in your hands and you can’t screw it up,’” Colom-bo remembers.

She also took a class on Tuesday evenings, the same night The Col-legian goes to print and the website needs to be updated. The print dead-line is 1 a.m., but stories are often not uploaded to the web until later.

“Tuesdays were really hard nights,” Colombo said, “but they always were anyway. In my entire college career, Tuesday just means you’re not sleeping.”

That is the kind of dedication that drove Colombo to apply for editor-in-chief.

But she hasn’t always harbored such a passion for journalism.

“I took a journalism class my freshman year of high school on a whim,” Colombo said.

What started as a filler class for an aspiring teacher became a life-changing experience.

“From that first class period of journalism, something just clicked,” she said. “I knew this was going to be it.”

When it came time to pick a col-lege, it was again a spur-of-the-mo-ment decision that led her to Butler.

“I had decided on Marquette, but Butler came to visit our high school and I heard the announcement over the intercom,” she said. “I went to the session on a whim, but after vis-iting the campus and meeting every-one in the journalism school I was pretty set on going here.”

Before taking her post in the fall, Colombo will work as a copy and design desk intern at the Wisconsin State Journal over the summer—a position she said will help her pre-pare for her job as Collegian editor.

“I feel like my strengths are in macro-editing,” she said. “I’m a good micro-editor but those skills could be refined.”

Perhaps awaiting another chance encounter, Colombo—a double ma-jor in journalism and political sci-ence—has not decided what exactly she wants to do after Butler.

“Obviously I want to pursue a career in journalism,” Colombo said, “but when I’m older I’d love to come back and be the adviser for The Collegian. I can see myself lov-ing that because student media has impacted my life so much and I’ve seen so many people blossom be-cause of their involvement on The Collegian.”

BY ARIKA HERRONacherron@butler.edu | editor-in-chief

HAYLEIGH COLOMBO

nsac: MEMBERS OF STUDENT AD CLUB UNCERTAIN ABOUT NATIONAL COMPETITION’S FUTURE

AD PROS: Students who worked with Gray for two semesters on a mock $100 million in-tegrated marketing campaign won the 2011 regional NSAC. (Photo courtesy of Donna Gray)

THE BUTLER COLLEGIAN

SPORTSWEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 2011 PAGE 5

for Butler ’s Three Active Athletics Teams

ondeck

TRACKHL CHAMPIONSHIPS

May 6-8

NCAA East RegionalsBloomington, Ind.—May 27-28

NCAA ChampionshipsDes Moines, Iowa—June 9-11

14 HL GAMES LEFT

9 HOME, 5 AWAY

BASEBALL

BATTER UP

Disappointing—that’s the word Butler softball head coach Scott Hall used to describe his team’s performance Saturday versus Youngstown State.

Both games of the doubleheader went into extra innings, with the Bulldogs winning the opener narrowly, 4-3, before dropping the second game, 3-0.

Butler’s offense in the second game was stifled by fresh-man pitcher Casey Crozier, who held the Bulldogs (26-18, 12-4 HL) to five hits and no runs.

It was the eighth game this season in which Butler has failed to score a run.

“We’ve been relying on our pitching a lot to carry us this season,” junior left fielder Lauren McNulty said. “Our pitch-ers got into a little bit of trouble and we should have been able to help them out, but we just didn’t hit well as a team. I think we needed to be a little more focused.”

Hall had similar thoughts about the game.“I thought we should have been able to take both games,”

Hall said. “We’ve got to get our bats going a little better if we want to go deep in the conference tournament.”

The Bulldogs’ bats did enough to win the day’s first game, and sophomore Jenny Esparza got the win by striking out 13 in nine innings of work.

Esparza worked a no-hitter through five-and-a-third

innings and Butler led, 2-0, heading into the sixth before Youngstown State (22-18, 5-10 HL) came alive.

Singles by junior second baseman Kristina Philen and freshman right fielder Sarah Ingalls led to a tied game, before a fielder’s choice scored Ingalls for a 3-2 Penguin lead.

But Butler responded in the bottom half of the inning. Junior right fielder Jessica Huey’s sacrifice bunt scored the eventual game-winning run and the Bulldogs sealed a 4-3 victory.

“It’s exciting to know that they have my back,” Esparza said. “For them to put those runs together to win the game was definitely a relief.”

The doubleheader marked the last home regular season games for three Butler seniors—pitcher Jennifer Chasteen, center fielder Erin Jackson and third baseman Lauren Ott.

“They’ve been great leaders,” Hall said. “I’m going to have a great coaching career, if I continue to have seniors like this—ones that are great representatives of Butler softball and the university as a whole.”

Junior first baseman Erin Falkenberry said the team will greatly miss the seniors once they’re gone.

“The seniors have all led in different ways and that is something we all look up to,” Falkenberry said. “They have taught us so much and we know that we can step up to fill their roles next year and be leaders.”

The Bulldogs will finish the season on the road at Wright

State and at Loyola Thursday through Sunday.Butler is currently sitting atop the Horizon League stand-

ings, ahead of second place Loyola (22-18, 12-5 HL). A first-place finish would give the Bulldogs the right to host the con-ference tournament, scheduled to begin May 11.

“If the Youngstown series taught us anything, it was that anybody can beat us on any given day,” Hall said. “We have to come out and give our best effort every day.”

HL CHAMPIONSHIP

AT TBD—MAY 11-14

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP

MAY 19-JUNE 8

SOFTBALLSIX ROAD HL GAMES LEFT

APRIL 28-MAY 1

HL CHAMPIONSHIP

DAYTON, OHIO—MAY 25-28

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP

JUNE 3-29

Before stepping into the batter’s box, Erin Falken-berry draws an “E” in the dirt while standing in the on-deck circle.

The junior first baseman doesn’t classify herself as superstitious, but the ritual has paid big dividends for her.

Falkenberry recently set Butler’s career RBI record (109) and currently holds records for career slugging percentage (.556) and career home runs (30). The slugger is also tied for most home runs in a single season (11).

“[Falkenberry] doesn’t look like she would be a big power hitter,” sophomore pitcher Jenny Esparza said. “So it’s almost surprising how she hits with so much power. Her swing is so smooth and effortless.”

Falkenberry’s teammates and coach typically uses the word “power” to describe her game.

Earlier this season in a game at Detroit, Falkenber-ry blasted two home runs in her first two at bats. Her

teammates were stunned when Detroit pitched to her during her third time up.

Not surprisingly, Falken-berry smashed another homer, putting the finishing touches on an 11-1 win.

“As she was rounding third base, she was cover-ing her mouth trying not to laugh,” Butler left fielder Lauren McNulty said. “I think she felt bad that we were beating them so badly and didn’t want to rub it in by celebrating.”

Falkenberry has had her fair share of home runs and big hits, but goes about her business in a humble man-ner.

“I feel like I can’t smile because I don’t’ want to come off as cocky or confi-dent,” Falkenberry said.

McNulty recognizes Falkenberry’s sportsman-ship and humilty.

“She doesn’t showboat, even though she has so much talent,” McNulty said. “She’s coachable and easy to get along with—a coach’s dream.”

McNulty is more than just a teammate to Falken-berry—she is also her room-

mate. The two have lived with or near one another since they were freshmen.

“It’s nice when we have 6:30 a.m. practices or 6 a.m. weights,” McNulty said as she laughed. “After a long night of studying, it helps to have someone else there to make sure you’re awake.”

The two roommates have helped lead the Bulldogs to a 26-18 record and first place in the Horizon League.

Entering his first season at Butler and his first as a college coach, Hall was unfamiliar with the Butler squad he had inherited—unfamiliar with nearly ev-eryone but Falkenberry, who had played for Hall for four seasons at Pendleton (Ind.) Heights High School.

“I had always looked up to him in elementary and middle school and knew that I wanted to play for him,” Falkenberry said.

Upon Jeanne Rayman’s resignation as Butler head coach last season, Falken-berry immediately made a phone call to Hall, urging him to apply for the job.

Hall took her advice and in July 2010, he was hired as

Butler head softball coach.“When I got word, I ran

around the house scream-ing,” Falkenberry said. “He is by far the best coach I’ve ever played for.”

Falkenberry calls him one of the most important male figures in her life.

“I respect him as a coach first, but he’s gotten to be like a father figure as well,” she said.

At the conclusion of her softball career at Pendleton Heights, Hall presented Falkenberry with a spe-cial gift—the bat she used throughout high school, or at least what was left of it.

“She got a hit during one game and the bat snapped in half,” Hall said. “It was just a testament to how hard she hits the ball.”

Next season will be Falkenberry’s last as a Bull-dog, and she already realiz-es how much she will miss it.

“These have been the three best years of my life,” Falkenberry said. “I can’t imagine not playing with these girls anymore. They’re like my sisters, and I love them.”

Softball grounded by loss

EYES ON THE PRIZE: Sophomore second baseman Meaghan Sullivan fi elds a groundball Sunday against Youngstown State. (Photo by Maria Porter)

SUPER SLUGGER: Junior Erin Falkenberry is leading Butler in home runs and RBIs this year. She has already clinched some school records. (Photo by Maria Porter)

Behind the play of junior Michele Nash, the Butler women’s golf team claimed its fifth Horizon League Championship in the last seven years.

A three-day event ending Sunday, the league tournament was played at the Mis-sion Inn Golf and Tennis Resort in Florida.

Nash, who shot a 233 and was named the 2011 Horizon League Women’s Golfer of the Year, captured medalist honors, defeating Youngstown State junior and 2009 champion Samantha Formeck by two strokes.

“We made it our goal to win conference on the very first day of the season, and I just tried to do my part to help the team,” Nash said.

The team title was Butler’s first since 2008 and Nash’s individual title was Butler’s first since Paige McCracken won it in 2007.

While Nash’s performance was the most

eye-catching, it wasn’t Butler’s only strong showing.

Senior Molly Fields finished her Horizon League career with a three-round score of 244, good for seventh place in the final stand-ings.

Junior Clare Cornelius finished her week-end with a 246 and a ninth-place finish.

Senior Marcella Moreman shot a 252 over the three rounds and finished 15th.

Sophomore Julia Porter, Butler’s fifth player, shot a 272 over the three rounds and placed 30th in the final standings.

“It was frustrating to underperform in the biggest tournament of my college career, so I’m excited to get another shot,” Porter said.

Nash led the tournament in total pars with 38 and scoring on par-3 holes, where she av-eraged an even three shots.

“Michele played a great second round, and that’s really what carried her,” head coach and Horizon League Coach of the Year

Bill Mattingly said. “We’re excited to get up to South Bend, [Ind.]”

She also led the tournament in par-4 scor-ing, where she averaged 4.33 shots per hole.

Nash was also named to the All-League team and the All-Tournament team, both for the second consecutive season.

“All of Michele’s honors are well de-served,” Mattingly said. “As far as being Coach of the Year, I’m going to have to give that one to the girls, they’ve been great this season.”

Fields joined Nash on the All-Tournament team.

Porter’s count of five birdies was good enough to put her in a tie for fifth.

The women got off to a slow start, shoot-ing a team score of 333 in the first round and trailing Detroit and Loyola.

“We were a little unhappy with where we were after the first round,” Nash said. “But, we also knew that we could play a lot better.”

The Bulldogs came back in the second round, shooting 317 collectively. Their 325 in the third round was just enough to keep de-fending champion Detroit at bay.

Their three-round score was 975, com-pared to Detroit’s 983 and Loyola’s 1,000.

The women will begin their first ever NCAA tournament campaign in South Bend, Ind., at the Warren Golf Course, May 5 to 7.

Butler was selected by the Division I Wom-en’s Golf Committee to play in the Central Regional with teams like UCLA, Duke, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Michigan and 18 others.

“We’re definitely happy to be in the tour-nament, but we want to go and make a name for ourselves,” Nash said. “It’s time to get to work; we aren’t satisfied yet.”

From the Central Regional, eight teams and two individuals will advance to the championship finals at the Traditions Golf Club in Bryan, Texas. The championship fi-nals will take place May 18 to 21.

BY MATT RHINESMITHmrhinesm@butler.edu | sports staff writer

Women’s golf clinches HL title, NCAA berth

BY LANCE RINKERlrinker@butler.edu | asst. sports editor

Falkenberry hits ‘em out,drives ‘em in

BY LANCE RINKERlrinker@butler.edu | asst. sports editor

PAGE 6 | THE BUTLER COLLEGIAN WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 2011

Women’s tennis falls in HL semisThe Butler women’s tennis team,

coming off a loss versus UIC in the fi-nal match of the regular season, entered the first round of the Horizon League Championship Tournament as the No. 3 seed.

The Bulldogs (15-10, 7-4 HL) finished fourth in the tournament after falling to Detroit in their third match, 4-2.

After losing 2-1 in doubles play against the Titans (8-26, 8-6 HL), Butler bounced back in singles play.

The Bulldogs picked up wins from senior Natali Jaimes (6-3, 6-0) and soph-omore Brittany Farmer (7-5. 6-2).

Butler was able to hang with Detroit until the No. 5 singles match, when De-troit freshman Raina Halabi sealed the victory for the Titans with a win over Butler freshman Angelina Qin, 7-5, 6-1.

In the Bulldogs’ second round match versus Cleveland State, the Vikings (14-13, 8-2 HL) overcame a 2-1 loss in dou-bles play to topple Butler, 4-1.

At No. 1 doubles, freshmen Stepha-nie McLoughlin and Gabrielle Ruben-

stein picked up a 9-8 victory to move the Bulldogs in the right direction.

After Farmer and senior Gabriela Bo-browski won at No. 2 doubles, Cleve-land State dominated play, winning at No. 3 doubles and sweeping singles play.

The No. 1 and No. 2 singles matches, however, were tightly contested.

In the No. 1 match, Jaimes fell in the first set against junior Catrine Bjerrehus, 6-2, but evened up the match in the sec-ond set by winning 6-4.

The tiebreaker ended with a loss for Jaimes, as Bjerrehus grabbed a 7-6 ad-vantage to win the match.

At No. 2 singles, freshman Caroline Hedrick split the first two sets against freshman Alex Bush.

The match’s tiebreaker was stopped at 3-3, as Cleveland State had already done enough to defeat the Bulldogs.

In the opening round of the tourna-ment, Butler recovered from its regular season-ending loss against UIC by dom-inating No. 6 Milwaukee.

The Bulldogs started off by sweeping doubles play against the Panthers (11-

11, 3-7 HL).Momentum stayed in Butler’s corner

throughout singles play. All-Horizon Leaguer Jaimes rolled over Milwaukee sophomore Kelly Fritz at No. 1 singles, 6-1, 6-0.

At No. 5 singles, Rubenstein made quick work of sophomore Beth Ganzer, 6-2, 6-2, to give the Bulldogs their sec-ond singles point.

Farmer closed out the match by com-ing out on top against freshman Mary Ellen Donovan, 6-0, 6-2, at No. 6 singles.

After Butler’s third victory in singles play, the remaining singles matches were called off and the Bulldogs won, 4-0.

Butler finished the season with 15 wins, five more than the team’s total from last season.

The Bulldogs’ regular season mark against Horizon League opponents also improved from last season, as Butler gained two more conference victories this year.

The Bulldogs will return a strong core next season, including Hedrick, McLoughlin, Rubenstein and Farmer.

MAKING STRIDES: Freshman Caroline Hedrick went 7-1 in regular sea-son Horizon League singles play this season. (Photo by Maria Porter)

BY MATT SCHUMACKERmdschuma@butler.edu | sports staff writer

Baseball swept by UIC at homeIt has been a season of streaks for the Butler

baseball team and a weekend series against Horizon League opponent UIC confirmed that, as the Bulldogs (15-19, 4-8 HL) dropped three games to the Flames (19-16, 9-5 HL).

In the final game of the series, Butler kept it close until the eighth inning when the Bull-dogs surrendered three runs and ultimately fell, 5-1.

Down 2-0 entering the seventh inning, sophomore pinch hitter Andrew Eckhardt brought home Butler’s only run of the game with a groundout.

Sophomore Jared Earle came in to pitch in the eighth inning for the Bulldogs, but he could not prevent UIC from adding on some insurance runs.

The first two batters of the inning reached base via a walk and a hit by pitch. Then, freshman third baseman Patrick Guinane did

not field a ground ball cleanly, allowing the Flames to go up, 3-1.

A run-scoring single and a sacrifice fly gave UIC two more runs and solidified the final score at 5-1.

Senior first baseman Grant Fillipitch had two of Butler’s five hits in the contest.

Senior Jared Wagoner suffered the tough luck loss for the Bulldogs. He went seven in-nings, allowing two runs on six hits and strik-ing out six.

In the second game of Saturday’s double-header between the teams, the Flames execut-ed a squeeze bunt in the ninth inning to pick up an 8-7 win.

Both squads tallied seven runs in the first five innings of the game. The final four in-nings were a battle of the bullpens, in which UIC came out on top.

The Bulldogs’ offense got off to a quick start, scoring four runs in the bottom of the first inning after the Flames had scored a pair

of runs in the top half of the frame.Senior catcher Michael Letzter and sopho-

more left fielder Pat Gelwicks had back-to-back RBI singles to tie the game, 2-2. Guinane then drove in a run with a fielder’s choice before stealing home to score Butler’s fourth run of the inning.

UIC responded in the second inning with an RBI from sophomore center fielder Nick Addison and two RBIs from sophomore des-ignated hitter Alex De LaRosa.

After Addison drove in two more runs in the fourth inning to put the Flames up 7-4, the Bulldogs went back to work offensively.

In the fifth inning, Letzter, Gelwicks and Guinane each drove in a run to knot the game at 7.

It looked like the game might go into ex-tra innings until De LaRosa stepped up to the plate in the ninth inning. His squeeze bunt drove home the winning run and allowed UIC to sweep the doubleheader.

In the series opener, the Flames took ad-vantage of several defensive mistakes by But-ler to win the game, 8-4.

UIC tallied seven runs in the fourth in-ning, thanks in large part to three errors by Guinane.

Guinane led the way offensively, driving home two runs in a 3-for-4 day at the plate.

However, it wasn’t enough to overcome his defensive miscues.

Senior Dom Silvestri allowed three hits in his four innings of work. He was also tagged for eight runs—three earned—and surren-dered six walks.

The Bulldogs will head to Notre Dame today for a non-conference showdown, fol-lowed by a trip to Valparaiso on Saturday for a doubleheader.

Butler will then have a quick turnaround when they head home to face another confer-ence opponent, Wright State, the following day.

BY COLIN LIKASclikas@butler.edu | asst. sports editor

THE BUTLER COLLEGIAN | PAGE 7WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 2011

It’s almost sum-mer, which means sunshine, relaxation and perhaps a job.

But mostly it means fun.

In the spirit of the approaching sum-

mer, I feel it’s time to address an equally-enjoyable topic—my top 10 best sports mascots.

They entertain, cheer on their teams, heckle the opponents and also represent things greater than themselves.

I’m not sure how that last one has come to be, but why fight something positive? Mascots at-tract kids to sporting events and humor the adults who would really rather watch the game.

10) The Stanford Tree: Truly, this mascot drops jaws. It’s not pretty and not impressive, but I suppose

Stanford did as well as it could for having a color as its nickname. The Tree made the list because it takes guts to have a costume this awful represent your school. Stanford has backed up their pinewood pal, though, with successful seasons on the volleyball court and football field.

9) Rocky the Mountain Lion: This Denver Nuggets representa-tive is full of energy and style. He wears a Nuggets jump suit that looks like it was sewn in the 1990s,

but he’s a great dancer. He even has a music video with background dancers and cheerleaders. He’s also an impressive acrobat—check out the video of him front-flipping over six fans. Rocky’s got a lot of moxy, and I dig it.

8) Boomer: Ever since color commentator Bobby “Slick” Leon-ard started saying “Boom Baby!” for Pacers’ 3-pointers, the phrase has become synonymous with the team, making the mascot ap-propriately named. He does back flips, dunks off trampolines with his “Power Pack” crew and he bangs an obnoxiously loud cowbell when opponents shoot free throws. Taunting definitely gets you on this list; it’s what mascots are partially about.

7) Go the Gorilla: What does a gorilla have to do with the Phoe-nix Suns or the game of basket-ball? Absolutely nothing, but who says a team’s mascot has to make sense? That seems to be a theme of this list. But this gorilla occasion-ally jumps off a trampoline and through a ring of fire to dunk the ball, which is awesome. Plus, hav-ing a goofy gorilla in the building is just plain cool.

6) The Rally Monkey: Speaking of primates, the Anaheim Angels’ live capuchin takes the cake when it comes to sporty tree-climbers. This monkey gained fame during the Angels’ run to the 2002 title, during which they had some come-from-behind series wins, including a 4-3 win against the San Francisco Giants in the World Series. Ever since, rally monkeys have symbol-ized success for other sports teams.

5) The Rainbow Warrior: This Maori tribesman performs the in-timidating Haka chant to inspire fear in the University of Hawaii’s

opponents. It does not always af-fect the outcome of sporting events, but it sure is fun to watch. This guy is the real deal, and if there was an NCAA sumo wrestling champion-ship, he would make a run at the title every year.

4) The San Diego Chicken: Yes, the San Diego Padres use a chicken and not a military chaplin, but he is considered the first professional mascot and the first to taunt op-posing teams and fans. His trend-setting vaulted him up this list, and being a good dancer does not hurt either.

3) The Racing Sausages: There’s hardly anything like the Milwau-kee Brewers’ Racing Sausages. They may be the only racing bar-beque food in professional sports, and they entertain one and all. Plus, they wear the masks of former U.S. presidents around the time of President’s Day and during Fourth of July weekend. That makes them patriotic, and I salute them.

2) Blue II: Some might argue that our lovable live mascot should be No. 1, but keep reading to see why he is my runner-up. Blue II is easily the cutest mascot in all of sports, and he represents Butler’s sports teams well. He is tough, has endurance and enjoys a good nap—just like most college stu-dents do.

1) The Phillie Phanatic: There’s no other mascot that comes close to this green monster. But unlike monsters of literature, the Phillie Phanatic is a friendly green giant. He has a belly that he shakes, giant clown-sized shoes and a face that all love, whether they’re 8 or 80 years old. The Phanatic is baseball, and in my mind, he’s also sports. If I’m lucky, being the Phanatic will be my future career.

OVERTIME: Top mascots a memorable groupBY STEVEN PEEK

speek@butler.edu | sports editor

Men’s tennis fi nishes fi fth

The Butler men’s ten-nis team was never able to hit full stride last Thursday during its first-round match-up in the Horizon League Championship.

The No. 5-seed Bulldogs suffered a narrow 4-3 loss to No. 4-seed UIC in a match that saw senior Brandon Bayliss’ first conference sin-gles loss of the season.

The Flames started red hot and swept doubles play to begin the match.

But the Bulldogs began to settle their postseason nerves, led by senior Chris Herron’s No. 2 singles victo-ry over senior Luiz Gonzaga, 6-4, 6-0.

Junior Zach Ervin won the No. 3 singles match, 6-1, 6-1, and senior Lenz The-odor picked up the No. 5 singles victory, 7-5, 6-1, to tie the match at three.

In the end, the effort in singles play was not enough to make up for the poor dou-bles performance and the point lost at the beginning of the day.

The team was back on the courts the following day for the fifth-place consolation match. Butler faced No. 6

Youngstown State, who had lost to No. 3-seed and even-tual champions Cleveland State the previous day.

Butler swept doubles play in convincing fashion to start the match. The Bull-dogs won the No. 1 and No. 2 matches, making the third inconsequential.

Herron and senior David Dolins won the No. 1 match, 8-5. Bayliss and Theodor won the No. 2 match, 8-3.

Bayliss returned to his old form, picking up a win against junior Tariq Ismail, who had to withdraw from competition during the match.

Two other Butler seniors capped their collegiate ca-reers with 2-0 records in the conference tournament—Herron won 6-2, 6-4, and Theodor won with similar ease, 6-2, 6-2.

Ervin also won in con-vincing fashion, winning the No. 3 singles match, 6-3, 6-1.

Throughout the season, Butler’s Achilles’ heel had been its inconsistent play during matches and its in-ability to stay healthy.

Ultimately, this caused their early departure from the conference tournament.

Despite a disappointing finish to the season, Bayliss

ends his career as the 2011 Horizon League Player of the Year.

“It’s gratifying,” Bayliss said. “I wasn’t really recruit-ed by any Division I schools except Butler so I wasn’t sure if I would even be able to compete at this level.”

Bayliss ended the sea-son winning nine of his last 10 singles matches. He beat every conference opponent he faced during the regular season.

Looking ahead to next season, the team returns just three players from this year’s roster of nine—Ervin, junior Stephen McLoughlin and freshman Brad DiCarlo.

“They’ve been through a lot of adversity this year,” Bayliss said of the three who will be returning next sea-son. “They’ll know how to lead the talented group of freshmen coming in. I’m ex-cited to see what happens.”

Next fall, the Butler Athletic Hall of Fame will welcome four individuals and one team as its 20th class.

The 1983 football team will be joined by Paul Page (football, 1983-86), Stacia Mellinger (volleyball, 1987-90), Jermaine Guice (men’s basketball, 1991-94) and Jeremy Aldrich (men’s soccer, 1995-98).

Page, a wide receiver, was a member of two championship squads. He was also a two-time Butler Offensive Most Valuable Player and a two-time first team All-Heartland Col-legiate Conference wide receiver.

Page currently ranks in Butler’s top five for single-season (998) and career (1,937) receiv-ing yards records, both of which he ranked first in at the time of his graduation.

Mellinger, the 1990 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Volleyball Co-Player of the Year, is one of 14 players to be named first team All-League three times (1988-90). She fin-ished second all-time in school assists (4,338)

and seventh in service aces (133).Also, Mellinger was a part of four consec-

utive league regular season championships and one legaue tournament title.

During his freshman year, Guice led Butler men’s basketball to an 18-11 record—its first winning record in six years—before helping the team improve to 21-10 the following year.

A two-time Butler MVP and two-time All-Midwestern Collegiate Conference player, Guice currently stands eighth in career scor-ing (1,607) and is 10th on Butler’s all-time list for made 3-pointers (174).

Aldrich, a versatile defender and three-time first team All-Horizon League player, became the second person in Butler history to receive NSCAA/adidas All-American hon-ors, doing so in 1998.

He was named the MVP of Butler’s 1998 squad, which went 19-5-1 and is the win-ningest team in program history.

The 1983 football team, ranked No. 8 na-tionally, finished 9-0-1 and became the first Heartland Collegiate Conference team to ad-vance to the NCAA Division II playoffs.

BY STEVEN PEEKspeek@butler.edu | sports editor

BRANDON BAYLISS

Butler to induct newHall of Fame class

BY MATT SCHUMACKERmdschuma@butler.edu | sports staff writer

THE BIGGEST PHAN: The Phillie Phanatic, who debuted as the mascot of MLB’s Philadelphia Phillies in 1978, is one of the most recognizable mascots in the sporting world and was named the best mascot in sports in 2008 by Forbes magazine. (Photo from MCT)

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Summertime and the living’s easy

Bonnaroo Music FestivalAnother camping festival, Bonnaroo is held on the prem-

ises of a 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tenn. In its lineup, Bonnaroo transcends musical genres. Additional attractions include an arcade, on-site cinema, silent disco and comedy club. It takes place June 9 to 12, featuring performances from Eminem, Arcade Fire, The Black Keys, My Morning Jacket, Lil Wayne, Mumford & Sons, The Strokes, The Decemberists, Ray Lamontagne, Bassnectar, Iron & Wine, Girl Talk, Florence + the Machine, Beirut and many more.

Wakarusa Music and Camping FestivalTaking place June 2 to 5 in Arkansas’ scenic Ozark Moun-

tains, Wakarusa offers a diverse lineup of more than 40 acts. The festival has grown each year since its inception, and offers a variety of outdoor activities besides music, includ-ing camping, swimming, hiking, yoga and golf. This year’s headliners include My Morning Jacket, Ben Harper, Bassnec-tar, Umphrey’s McGee, Mumford & Sons, Michael Franti & Spearhead and others.

Pitchfork Music FestivalThe Pitchfork Music Festival will return to Chicago’s

Union Park from July 15 to 17. Three stages will feature indie favorites such as Animal Collective, Fleet Foxes, TV On the Radio, Deerhunter, No Age, Twin Shadow, Toro y Moi, The Radio Dept. and many more. In other attractions, the festival will include over 50 different vendors to amuse festival-goers during downtime. A part of the proceeds from the festival go to support local businesses and the Chicago arts community.

Lollapalooza Lollapalooza, another festival that directly supports the

local community, will be held in Chicago’s Grant Park Au-gust 5 to 7. Explore the activities in the park, participate in Lolla’s efforts to go green and rock out to Cee-Lo Green, the Foo Fighters, Muse, the Local Natives and Walk the Moon.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2The second full-length movie adaptation of the final Harry

Potter novel finds Harry, Hermione and Ron back at Hog-warts in pursuit of Voldemort’s Horcruxes. Their adventures expose them to numerous dangers, while the conflict between good and evil escalates into an all-out war. In these troubled times, Harry must try to rid the world of Voldemort’s evil once and for all. The film opens July 15.

Pirates of the Carribbean: On Stranger TidesThe fourth installment of the Pirates saga centers on a

quest to find the Fountain of Youth. It involves Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) meeting a woman from his past (Penelope Cruz) whose intentions he cannot discern. She convinces him to join the Queen Anne’s Revenge, which belongs to the pi-rate Blackbeard(Ian McShane). Through a series of twists and turns, Sparrow must decide whom he can trust and whom he should fear in the pursuit of his ultimate goal. It will open in both regular and 3D formats May 20.

The Hangover Part IIIn the sequel to the hit comedy, Phil, Stu, Alan and Doug

return, taking a trip to Thailand for Stu’s wedding. Consider-ing their wild experience in Las Vegas, the crew plans to keep things low-key for Stu’s bachelor party. However, things don’t go according to plan and they find themselves in an-other unforgettable whirlwind adventure. “The Hangover Part II” premieres May 26.

Transformers: Dark of the MoonThe final installment of the “Transformers” series has Shia

LeBouf reprising his famous role as Sam Witwicky. The plot centers around a Cold-War style modern day space-race be-tween the United States and Russia. Prompted by this con-flict, the Autobots and Decepticons duke it out in a giant space debacle on the moon, with Sam coming to the rescue. “Transformers 3” opens July 1.

GleeWith a lot of drama already happening at McKinley High

School, the rumored death of a student will add even more commotion in the upcoming episodes of “Glee.” The season finale, airing May 24, will take place in New York City, with the group competing at nationals.

The Offi ceMichael Scott (Steve Carell) will already have left Scran-

ton, but that is no reason to not tune into the season finale of “The Office,” set to air May 19. The show will feature big comedy stars, including Will Ferrell, Ricky Gervais, Will Ar-nett and Ray Romano.

True BloodSookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin) returns to HBO with

all of her vampire and witch friends for the fourth season of “True Blood,” premiering on HBO June 26. Along with vam-pire Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer), Stackhouse and com-pany are in a battle against evil witches and vampires. The plot is loosely based off of the book “Dead to the World,” the fourth novel in the Southern Vampire Series.

WeedsSet to return to Showtime June 27, “Weeds” follows mom/

drug dealer Nancy (Mary Louise Parker) and her family as they wander the west coast. However, with Nancy being arrested at the end of the last season, season seven should prove to be very interesting.

EntourageThe eighth and final season of “Entourage” will premiere

July 24 on HBO, with only eight episodes set to air. Tune in to watch Vinny (Adrian Grenier) and company as they traverse through Hollywood and live the life of movie stars. Expect the series to end on a cliffhanger—creator Doug Ellin has talked of a movie in the near future.

It’s getting closer—despite all those papers and exams you’re stressing over right now, summer is just around the corner. While we highly encourage lazing about, we also recommend checking out the crazy good entertainment

coming your way for the hottest days of the year. BY BRIAN WANBAUGH AND AJA CACAN

Your guide to ‘Sleeping Beauty’

Concert Appreciation WeekThere are concerts galore on campus this week, all of them

just as exciting as the next. Best part? The most expensive one is $5. We think it is time for your study break.

SLOTHPOP AND THE ACCORDIONS: Wednesday 7 p.m., Starbucks. Free. Presented by

Coffeehouse & Podium Expressions.

FRESHLY BREWED:Friday 7 p.m., Reilly Room. $5. West Coast Tacos available

outside at 6 p.m. before the concert.

THE AUDITION AND THE ALUMNI CLUB:Saturday 3 p.m., Star Fountain. Free. Presented by Program

Board/BRIC. Opening act is the winners of Java Jams.

OUT OF THE DAWG HOUSE:Saturday 6 p.m., Holcomb Gardens. $5. Food and drink pro-

vided; rain date is Sunday.

We have a nationally-ranked dance school, so you will not want to miss its pro-duction of “Sleeping Beauty,” this weekend at Clowes Memorial Hall. We’ve created a handy guide to the plot and characters.

THE MAIN ACTORS: Princess Aurora (Lindsay Moncrieff, Erin Langston), Prince Desire (Garrett Glassman), Lilac Fairy (Jenny Martin), Carabosse (Kristen Francomano)

ACT I : A lovely little girl named Aurora is born to a king and queen in a land where fairies legitimately fly around. A wicked fairy, Carabosse, curses the child after not being invited to the celebration of her birth, threatening to kill her on her 16th birthday by pricking her finger. The Lilac Fairy casts another spell that says Aurora will just fall

asleep. Aurora’s 16th birthday comes, she pricks her finger due to Carabosse’s machi-nations and the Lilac Fairy puts the entire kingdom into a deep sleep.

ACT II: One hundred years later, a prince, who is hunting, encounters the Lilac Fairy. She guides him to the castle so he can break the spell—after, of course, more mischief from Carabosse. Spoiler alert—he kisses Au-rora, she wakes up and immediately agrees to marry him.

ACT III: A wedding, laughter and anoth-er kiss.

WATCH OUT FOR: Guest appearances from Puss in Boots, Red Riding Hood and the Wolf at the wedding ceremonies.

DETAILS: Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m. Clowes Memorial Hall. Tickets: $17-$23 for students.

BY CAITLIN O’ROURKEcorourke@butler.edu | a&e editor

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Gaga betrays Catholic roots with ‘Judas’

N o t h i n g says “Happy Easter” bet-ter than a love song to the man who be-trayed Jesus.

Just in time for the holi-day, Lady Gaga’s new single, “Judas,” leaked on the Inter-net last week, and is already creating controversy.

With lyrics like “I wanna love you, but something is pulling me away from you. Jesus is my virtue, Judas is the devil I cling to,” and “I’m just a holy fool. Oh baby he’s so cruel but I’m still in love with Judas baby,” it is obvi-ous why Catholics and Prot-estants alike are upset.

Regularly dressing as a nun and using religious im-agery in her live shows, for her to release an ode to Judas from the viewpoint of Mary Magdalene is not surprising. In fact, it is almost expected for Gaga to do something

like this. Some are extremely upset

over the song, such as Cath-olic League President Bill Donahue, but Gaga defends the song and even claims to have received the lyrics and melody from the Almighty himself.

In an interview with NME Magazine, Gaga said she “feels honestly that God sent me those lyrics and that mel-ody. When you feel a mes-sage to give to the world and people are shooting arrows through it, there’s no way for something that pure to be wrong.”

After hearing her say something like that, the question becomes her in-tent. Does she think she is a modern-day prophet? Or is she just purposely making controversial music that ap-pears to be anti-Christian to get even more publicity?

I think the answer is the latter.

Appearing anti-Christian is familiar territory for Lady Gaga and female pop stars

from years past. From Ma-donna’s use of Catholic im-agery in her “Like a Prayer” video and tours to Sinead O’Connor tearing a picture of Pope John Paul II on Sat-urday Night Live, it would be easy to say that Lady Gaga is using this formula to get her music to a wider au-dience.

And in a way she is. But the fact that she says she be-lieves she received the lyrics from God is the strange part.

This all seems like a part of a plan though.

The fact of the matter is, Lady Gaga knows how to sell records and fill stadi-ums for her wildly popular tour. Keep buzz around your name and your music and you will never be out of the spotlight—it is that simple.

So is “Judas” shocking or surprising at all? A little shocking but not so surpris-ing. Will it get her more air-time and publicity to reach an even wider audience than she has in the past? Abso-lutely.

Creepy past haunts Gas Light Inn

Past midnight, only three people re-mained at the Gas Light Inn. Owner Joe DeMore prepared to close the

bar. Debbie Miller waited for her husband Steve, the kitchen manager, to finish chores.

Steve descended down a steep flight of wooden stairs to grab a restock of alcohol from the basement on that dark October eve-ning in 2010.

He stopped short of the storeroom.“Help me,” Steve screamed. “I can’t move.”DeMore rushed downstairs and felt a ter-

rible resistance when he pulled Steve’s torso.“[It was] like a tug of war,” he said. “All of

a sudden I felt pressure too, almost like two people standing over the top of you pushing your chest in.”

In an April 9 segment of “My Ghost Story” on A&E’s Biography Channel, the humble, mom-and-pop Gas Light Inn received nation-al attention for its strange happenings. The publicity followed an October investigation by local volunteer organization Paranormal 911. Infrared cameras offered DeMore stun-ning visual proof—his tavern is haunted.

Located on South Meridian, the Gas Light sits in front of hundreds of yards of cemetery and nearly 50,000 graves.

“The show was on TV because of the ghosts,” DeMore said. “We’re just normal people doing our thing. What I’ve felt and seen is what I’ve told.”

DeMore said he never would have bought the place in 2008 had he known it was haunt-ed.

John and Heather are the famous spirits shown on “My Ghost Story.”

Heather is a playful child of perhaps 4 or 5. She wears a pink dress, black shoes with white anklet socks and a pink bow in her hair. Her attire suggests she died in the 1930s.

Her spirit travels all three floors and she

likes to touch the hands or wrists of visitors, often during regular dinner hours.

“We had a lady at the bar who had her ear-ring pulled out, waved up and down, and then laid down on the bar,” DeMore said. “Heather just wants to play with you.”

John, conversely, has a reputation for hos-tility. His ghost is believed to be that of former owner John Dransfield, who ran the build-ing for more than 40 years in the early 1900s, operating a brothel and making bathtub gin during Prohibition.

“That’s his basement,” Paranormal 911 co-founder Mary Barrett said. “He doesn’t want anybody in it.”

During the team’s investigation, people were pushed and shoved and orbs of misty light started flying around the pitch-black cel-lar.

John was caught on camera in a suit and appears to be close to 6-foot-7.

“He’s so big, that’s what scares people about him,” intuitive investigator Jeff Poe said.

In 1902, The Indianapolis Star reported that four men were arrested for digging up corpses from Washington Park Cemetery and selling limbs to doctors. Paranormal 911 believes Dransfield was involved and had a makeshift mortuary in his basement where he cut up bodies.

“That’s why he’s stuck in a realm,” De-More said. “There’s no doubt in my mind there is another side, and there’s an evil side and a good side. He desecrated death and doesn’t want to be judged and go to hell.”

According to Poe, seeing is more likely than feeling, but both are rare.

“Most spirits try to avoid people,” Poe said. “Some of them don’t even know they’re dead. A lot of times they’re as afraid of us as we are of them.”

The Gas Light Inn will start guided tours with a paranormal team in the next week or two.

BY CHRIS GOFFcontributing writer

BY BRIAN WANBAUGHbwanbaug@butler.edu | asst. a&e editor

CONTROVERSIAL FIGURE: Lady Gaga’s new single, “Judas,” a love song to the man who betrayed Jesus, has creat-ed controversy within the religious community. Above she performs at the Grammys earlier this year. (Photo from MCT)

Details: Indianapolis IndiansVictory Field

501 West Maryland St.

Distance from Butler: 18-minute drive

Specials: Autograph Night/ZOOper Zaturday/PowerBall Ticket Giveaway on Satur-day, April 30

Why We Love This Place: Spring time is here so that means it is baseball season. Although Indianapolis does not have a major league baseball team, the Indians are the Triple-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates. There’s no better way to celebrate the end of the school year than relaxing at the most easy-going sport we know. Go ahead and give

in to being a true American—eat some peanuts, sing the National Anthem and try to catch those foul balls.

These local spots in Indy have A&E’s stamp of approval—a new place featured each week!

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THE QUEEN AND THE FOOL: Helen Mirren (left) and Russell Brand star in “Arthur,” a remake of a 1981 fi lm by the same name. While Mirren gives an excellent performance, Brand lacks charisma and drama. (Photo from MCT)

‘Arthur’ lacks certain Brand of humor

If “Arthur” proves anything, it is that Helen Mirren can do no wrong, no matter how bad of a movie she is in.

To be fair, “Arthur” is not a complete trav-esty—anyone who likes Russell Brand will be amused and willing to take the 110-min-ute ride with him.

For the most part however, “Arthur” is a disappointing mess with mediocre acting and jokes that, more often than not, fall flat.

It’s the remake of the original 1981 movie, starring Dudley Moore in the title role, and Liza Minnelli. The 2011 Arthur (Brand) is a spoiled, alcoholic bachelor whose nanny, Hobson (Mirren), takes care of him as if he were still a child.

In an effort to make him more respectable after he publicly humiliates his family, his mother commands Arthur to marry an heir-ess, Susan Johnson (Jennifer Garner), or lose the family fortune. However, he ends up fall-ing in love with working-class Naomi (Greta Gerwig) instead, and must decide whether money or love is more important.

The entire movie is more than predictable. Just 30 minutes in, you know how the plot will play out and who Arthur is going to end up with.

The acting is mostly subpar. Garner looks confused in her role as the crazed heiress. Gerwig can’t quite live up to her role’s ex-pectations, and instead of rooting for her as the movie clearly wants you to, you end up not caring that much.

Brand gives his best, but he is essentially playing himself. Any time he has to feign any type of seriousness, it ends up a little funny

instead. However, as a lead character, he is amusing and generally sympathetic.

Mirren is in a class all by herself. She makes the movie that much more entertain-ing, giving a truly warming performance that perfectly balances Brand’s manic behavior. She is regal, as always, and delivers a clearly thought-out performance.

Scenes between her and Brand are the true highlight of the movie, as she draws out the best in him.

The music helps the movie a bit, with two gems from Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie, adding just the right touches of atmo-sphere for key scenes.

It is a great premise, and the movie holds plenty of potential. However, as with most remakes of classic movies, it fails to hold the same charm and deliver the original message as brilliantly.

“Arthur” is good for a quick laugh or for any movie-goers who prefer the feel-good variety, but other than Mirren, the actors fail to deliver on what could have been a charm-ing love story about a man who finally learns how to take care of himself.

5 = perfect, 4 = outstanding, 3 = good, 2 = fair, 1 = poor

ARTHUR | FILM REVIEWRussell Brand and Helen Mirren star

in “Arthur,” a fi lm about a wealthy socialite who lives a spoiled

lifestyle. Arthur (Brand), is ultimately forced to decide between money

and love.

BY CAITLIN O’ROURKEcorourke@butler.edu | a&e editor

Pop singer upsets Christians with new single

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OUR POINT THIS WEEK: While private universities such as Butler maintain the right to infringe on student’s rights, we do not think they should. | VOTE: 23-0

Rights important at private universitiesLa Salle University, a private Catholic school,

came under fire after its student newspaper pub-lished a story on the front page of an April issue about a professor who had used exotic dancers at an off-campus event to demonstrate a point. Head university officials had protested the publication of the story. The newspaper staff placed the story be-neath the fold—as requested by administrators—but the top of the front page simply read “See be-low the fold.”

We at The Butler Collegian are startled by La Salle administrators exercising their right to hinder free speech among their students.

We understand that private universities are pri-vately funded and have the right to infringe on First Amendment rights of students when they see fit, but we do not support these universities doing so.

Actually, one of our biggest problems with pri-vate universities infringing on these rights is that students pay very expensive tuition to attend pri-vate schools and for that reason, should be given the respect of our administrators by not being cen-sored through universities’ public forums.

Especially at Butler, we strongly disagree with this practice because we are here to gain a liberal arts education and learn how to effectively com-municate our opinions. If we are silenced by ad-ministrative pressure, what kind of liberal arts education are we truly receiving?

As newspaper staffers ourselves, the idea of the administration being completely within its rights to shut us down is intimi-dating. However, we be-lieve in college there should be a level of respect between the administration and the students. As student jour-nalists, we are still learning and we should not be held back from doing our jobs and reporting thoroughly. The university may be un-comfortable with some published topics, but they should communicate with students by writing letters to the editor instead of bla-tantly censoring articles.

The recent events at La Salle have reminded us that, because private universities such as But-ler don’t receive government money, they are not bound to the same constraints as public universi-ties. Because of this loophole, it is important that there remains a balance of power and respect. We do not want private universities censoring any-thing they find offensive. It would be counterpro-ductive to teaching students to voice and support their opinions, no matter who the critics may be.

Universities in general, particularly small ones,

are very lucky to have student-run newspapers. In a tight-knit community like Butler, gossip tends to

travel fast and facts can some-times be forgotten. Student-run newspapers can be a driv-ing force in setting the record straight or reporting on a top-ic that may not be common knowledge on campus. A lot of times, stories that students are not aware of tend to relate to university faculty, staff or administration.

Most stories published on topics that universities find controversial are not accusa-tory in tone, but report on an unflattering event. They are stories that may be critical but

must be seen by our readers. It concerns us greatly that there may be some event, similar to the one at La Salle, that must be reported on but because of stipulations like this, we wouldn’t be given the opportunity.

We at The Butler Collegian take great pride in what we do and are glad to be able to provide cam-pus readers with information. We worry about what the consequences would be if our articles were censored and not properly published, but we appreciate the freedom we have enjoyed thus far.

Air traffi c controllers need more sleep, not longer shifts

Last month, an air traffic controller at Rea-gan National Airport fell asleep as two planes landed on the runway. Although no one was injured, the Federal Avi-

ation Administration flew into a rage. They released press statements say-ing that air traffic controllers falling asleep was “unacceptable behavior.”

While I understand the massive concern that people watching our skies could be abdicating their du-ties to catch up on sleep, I think we’re missing the bigger issue. These em-ployees are working odd schedules and may not be able to gain an ad-equate amount of sleep.

The profession is considered one of the most stressful jobs on the planet, according to an article in Time maga-zine.

“My daily routine is dealing with aircrafts that have anywhere between 200 and 400 people on board, and that are traveling at about 600 miles an hour,” 22-year-old controller veteran Melvin S. Davis said in the article. “They all have an objective to get the airplane on the ground as quickly as possible. And I have to be the traffic cop.”

Studies show that air traffic con-trollers die years younger than their counterparts who have chosen dif-ferent careers. Under the immense amount of pressure these employees endure at work, it is hard to fathom that they can be completely relaxed ,even when off the clock.

These employees remain stressed, which can interrupt the ability to sleep and even reduce the amount of R.E.M. sleep that they can experience in a given night, according to The Franklin Institute Center for Innova-tion and Science Learning says.

Also, the FAA fails to recognize that these employees also have other responsibilities outside of work.

Even if they work a night shift, they are still forced to wake up in the morning like people who work regu-lar schedules to do things like grocery shopping, paying bills and picking up children from school.

They do not always get the luxury of sleeping for 10 hours after a high-maintenance shift that requires hours of unbroken focus.

So how do we solve this problem?The answers are simple, but their

implementation is more complicat-ed. Employees need a more normal and regulated schedule. They need to have more certainty of routine in their lives so that they can reset their internal clock and adequately recover before returning to work.

If employees were able to rest be-fore returning to work, they would be more alert and more able to handle the immense amount of stress that comes with ensuring that commercial airplanes filled with passengers are landing safely every time.

Another component that would help improve the alertness of these employees is to use the buddy-sys-tem. Although this method has been

implemented in the past, many air-ports recently returned to using only one person, which baffles me. Leaving one person to watch planes come in is simply asking for disaster. If there are two or more controllers together, they will greatly reduce the risk of some-thing detrimental happening.

The Federal Aviation Administra-tion should work more diligently to make sure that their employees are not being overworked because their jobs are so labor intensive. The FAA can certainly take more productive steps to secure the safety of our skies and air traffic controllers than just fir-ing those who have made a mistake. Let’s work to improve the system, rather than reinforce it with new em-ployees.

HOUSTON, WE HAVE A PROBLEM: Recently, air traffi c controllers, like the ones pictured above, have been falling asleep while on duty. The FAA thinks the solution is new employees, but the real solution is more concrete schedules and more sleep at home. (Photo from MCT)

BY LEXIE SMITHlhsmith@butler.edu | opinion editor

Student-run newspapers

can be a driving force in setting the

record straight.

Arika Herron

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PawPrints What was your favorite moment you’ve had at Butler University?

“Particiapating in philanthropy events. At Butler, we will change the world. No questions asked.”

Aaron Harrisonfreshman

“Midnight Snack reveals the Butler community at its finest. Everyone has so much pride and comes together for one common goal.”

Claire Petersensenior

“Making it to the final four for the first time. It was such an exciting time to be a student at Butler.”

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“Meeting my girlfriend, Lauren Reed.”

Robbie Footesenior

BY: RYAN LOVE

Obama budget fi lled with job killing taxes

THE REPUBLICANS PLAN: The Republicans have announced their own budget and it is being pro-moted by Rep. Paul Ryan. The budget seeks lower taxes and scaled back government. (Photo from MCT)

In “The Obama Bud-get,” an article published in the Febru-ary 23 issue of The Collegian,

I talked about President Obama’s proposed budget for the 2012 fiscal year.

Since then, the president has made some adjustments.

Unfortunately, I still feel that the president simply does not understand the flaws of his proposals and that major changes need to be made.

The president’s initial plan, announced in Febru-ary, was met with groans from the Republican side of the aisle and failed to ad-dress our country’s spend-ing issues, the most obvious of which are entitlement pro-grams like Social Security, Medicaid and Medicare.

On April 5, House Repub-licans announced their own

plan, to which President Obama offered a response and an alternative plan.

In the speech he gave at George Washington Univer-sity April 13, the president had a strong sound of parti-sanship and did not hesitate to lash out against Republi-cans and their proposed bud-get, which is being paraded by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis.

At one point in the speech, Obama, referring to the Re-publican Party said, “their vision is less about reducing the deficit than it is about changing the basic social compact of America.”

As our president, I feel Obama failed to properly get his message across and in-stead took this opportunity for political gains. After all, Obama does have a tough election season coming up and could likely use all of the help he can get.

While the president made a point to hit on key aspects of his policy, he did an abys-

mal job of actually offering his solutions to the subject and explaining the kinds of policies that he would enact.

Though the entire budget is too large to fully dissect, one of Obama’s provisions is a major blow to the economy and will delay any major job creation.

This is his job–killing tax increases.

Higher tax revenue leads to larger government and in-creased bureaucratic waste. The Republican plan seeks to keep taxes low, scale back government and promote American prosperity.

Perhaps the biggest kill-er of Obama’s tax plan is the burden that it places on small businesses.

Even though President Obama would love to in-crease taxes on the wealthy, his definition of “wealthy” is wrong and needs to be ad-justed.

In Obama’s view, the wealthy are individuals who bring in an income of

$250,000 or more per year. While that is a large sum of money, groups like the American Small Business League are concerned be-cause small businesses fall into that tax bracket as well.

It is proven by U.S. Cen-sus data that small business-es are a huge driving force in American job creation.

Obama’s plan to raise feder-al taxes on them is a mistake.

As pointed out by the league’s President Lloyd Chapman, not only did Obama give small business-es a meager amount of stim-ulus funds, he now wants to raise taxes on them.

Not only can you not tax and spend your way out of

an economic crisis, putting the burden on small busi-nesses only hinders prog-ress.

I think the president re-ally needs to take a step back and reconsider some of these budget provisions, particu-larly the ones that harm small businesses and those employed by them.

BY SAM HYERshyer@butler.edu | asst. opinion editor

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

As a recent graduate of the College of Communication, it has come to my attention that several changes are occurring that greatly concern me.

First, let me say that as a stu-dent I was worried about the changes that were taking place in the college, more specifically the strategic communication pro-gram. I was dissatisfied with the education that was being offered to me and that is a real issue.

What initiated sending this letter was learning that not only is Professor Donna Gray leaving the university, but the National Student Advertising Competition course is also not being offered next semester. This comes after a second consecutive regional win and national qualification.

These two occurrences com-pletely cripple and de-value the “advertising” program offered at Butler University. As an alumnus, I want to feel like I am proud of the students graduating from the college and know that I can count on them to be adequate recruits. With the direction the program is currently taking, I do not.

With the direction this program is heading, Butler has no right claiming that there is an adver-tising major. The NSAC course is one of the only classes I took at Butler that I felt truly contributed to my success with my internships and my job right out of school. Re-moving this course, no matter the reason, is a terrible decision.

It is disheartening to have this shameful behavior taking place in such a time of celebration with the success of the Butler men’s bas-ketball team. I wish I could be as proud of my college as I am of our athletic department.

Jonathan Spear2010 Alumnus, Butler University

Changes within CCOM cripple college

Ryan’s political stunt misses target

The Republican majority in the House passed the “lean govern-ment” budget championed by Rep. Paul Ryan, R-WI. The pro-posed legislation focuses on cut-ting spending with little to no tax hikes.

Ryan’s plan slashes the budgets for “sacred cows” like Medicare and Medicaid—what the Republicans are calling necessary sac-rifices.

The way I see it is that this budget plan has no chance of passing and is nothing more than a political stunt.

In a recent survey conducted by The Wash-ington Post, 39 percent of self-identified Repub-licans said they are in favor of tax hikes on the rich as long as the proceeds went to reducing the deficit.

This may not seem like a lot, but the national

average was reported as 59 percent. Indepen-dents clocked in at 60 percent, while 78 percent of Democrats favored the hikes.

The Clinton Administration enacted taxes on the top earners in the nation so radical that they do not even get mentioned in the current debate, even though that was the last time the govern-ment had a surplus.

The current president has advocated a much more moderate plan, one with almost no estate taxes.

I’m all for attacking corruption and waste in the federal government, but the large majority of Americans believe that Medicare shouldn’t un-dergo major changes.

Without vast changes to the way we run this nation, we are going to be burning cash at a dan-gerous rate. We are going to have to cut federal spending somewhere, and use the rest of it much more carefully than we are used to.

But estimates say that cutting our nuclear ar-senal by around 40 percent, for example, could

save the nation $40 billion by 2030. This ignores the fact that we have enough nuclear weapons to destroy all life on the planet between two and 40 times.

This overkill is prevalent in a lot of areas. A bipartisan think tank, the Sustainable Defense Taskforce, claims that cutting the newest fighter and bomber lines would save the nation $18 bil-lion.

The Taskforce also concluded that the current fighters and bombers are virtually identical to these newer models—except cheaper.

I’m not suggesting that we simply slash mili-tary spending in favor of Medicare or Medicaid. My point is that instead of crippling current pro-grams, we can eliminate waste across the board and save a comparable amount without alienat-ing either side of the aisle.

Even then, of course, tax hikes are going to be necessary. The majority of voters call for it. Con-gress needs to honor their contract with their vot-ers, regardless of partisan dogma.

BY JEREMY ALGATEjalgate@butler.edu | opinion editor

THE OBAMA BUDGET: After announcing his budget, President Obama immediately was put on the defense when Republicans attacked his policies’. The House Budget Com-mittee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R-WI, took full advantage of the opportunity and attacked the president. touting his own agenda and alternative budget. (Photo from MCT)

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