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the butler Arts, Etc.: Indianapolis is full of venues to see live music. We have the complete guide. Page 8

Sports: Student-athlete Kelly Kyle participates in the Deafl ympics.Page 5

Opinion:The housing crisis has gone on too long. Let’s fi x it.Page 10

Fan support could depend on Big East perfomanceButler offi cials and fans alike are confi dent that the Big East move will keep Hinkle Fieldhouse’s seats full next season.

Photo by Rachel Opperman

Butler University’s move to the Big East Conference for the 2013-14 academic year will not only have an impact on the Butler men’s basketball team but also on Butler’s fans.

Butler basketball’s success in the Big East could prove the conference change was the correct move and

maintain fan support. Or Butler could struggle, and fan support could decline.

No one knows for sure how well Butler basketball will perform in the Big East.

With the team’s success under coach Brad Stevens, at least one season ticket holder is confi dent Butler can compete with its new conference members.

“I don’t think there is any doubt in anybody’s mind that Butler will be able to compete,” said Craig Kessler, Butler basketball season ticket holder. “They proved it this year in the Atlantic 10 and proved it in the NCAA tournament in recent years.”

There will be new obstacles for Butler basketball, but Matt Harris, manager of fan development,

Stevens set to retire at school year’s end

Students left with second choice

Sophomores sign leases for senior year

With the change in lottery number distribution for university housing this year, the residence life department is working to place students who did not get their fi rst choices for next year’s housing.

This year, lottery numbers were distributed randomly as opposed to years past, when lottery numbers were based on student credit hours.

Karla Cunningham, director of residence life, said everyone has a bed and a place to live next year.

“We’re managing the lists of students who want to be placed in different housing than they had on selection night,” Cunningham said. “We will work from now until opening to match students with their fi rst preference as openings happen.”

Cunningham said openings occur often but are also unpredictable.

Openings can occur if students end up studying abroad, moving into Greek housing or not returning to Butler the following fall.

As the numbers currently stand, 48 rising sophomores are projected to live in Ross Hall again next year, and 53 rising sophomores are projected to live in Schwitzer Hall next year.

No juniors were placed in Residential College.

Doug Howell, associate director of residence life, said in an email that the numbers as they stand now are as high as they will get, as residence life will be constantly working to move sophomores out of the freshman residence halls.

“Last year at this time, we did have a number of sophomores assigned to Ross and Schwitzer going into the summer,” Howell said. “However, by the time we opened in August, we had zero sophomores living there.”

Howell said that was the fi rst time that residence life, within 20 years of personal experience, knew of a time when there were not some sophomores living in Ross or Schwitzer.

While this year’s zero was a fl uke, Howell said, the number is usually small, with somewhere around 10 to 15 sophomores living in each freshman residence hall.

Sophomores generally live in the Residential College or the Christian Theological Seminary.

All students will have a place to live next year, but some will not be in their fi rst preference

The Big East conference change impacts more than Butler athletics

ADAM WINAYAWINAY@BUTLER.EDUSTAFF WRITIER

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Senior year is the time when Butler University students can form a group of friends to live with outside the Butler Bubble. This year, students are starting that process earlier.

Sophomores have already signed leases for their 2014-15 senior year.

Sophomore Ellen Clauss signed her lease a couple weeks ago, though that’s not what she expected to happen.

“We were just going to weigh our options, see what there was to offer and try to fi nd the best deal out there,” Clauss said.

That changed when the landlord her group was working with planned to be in town to show them the house.

“He said, ‘We have two other people about to close in on this house, so you might want to think about it,’” Clauss said.

The combination of that pressure and Clauss’ group liking the house, its location and the landlord gave them reason to sign the lease, she said.

“It was very unexpected,” Clauss said. “It was a way faster process than we thought. We kind of jumped on it—maybe too soon. We’ll never know.”

Sophomore Molly Swigart

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see yourself living in that will fi t your

needs but also fi nd a landlord that will

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I don’t think there is any doubt in anybody’s mind

that Butler will be able to compete.

CRAIG KESSLERBASKETBALL SEASON TICKET HOLDER

Irene Stevens, Butler University’s dean of student life, will retire at the end of the school year.

Stevens has served under fi ve university presidents and has seen the university double in student enrollment during her 15 years at Butler.

“I have seen the university evolve from a local institution to a regional institution,” Stevens said. “It has been fun to watch Butler grow in such a way because of not only its athletics but because of its programming and its students

and the people here.”Retirement will

come with more time for travel, golf and community service, she said.

Stevens said she will miss the people at Butler most when she leaves her offi ce in Atherton Union for the last time.

“The people have made this job what it is,” Stevens said. “Working on a college campus keeps me young.”

JILL MCCARTERJMCCARTE@BUTLER.EDUNEWS EDITOR

STEVENS: Dean of Student Life will retire.

HONORARY RECEPTIONStevens will be honored with a reception on April 18. The reception will be in the Ford Salon located in Robertson Hall from 3 to 5 p.m.

Special remarks from members of the Butler University community will be shared at 4 p.m. Any questions can be directed to Deb Barrick by email (dbarrick@butler.edu) or phone (940-9381).

COMING UPLook for a full feature on Dean Irene Stevens and her time at Butler in the next issue of The Butler Collegian.

SUPREME COURT HEARINGS

As the Supreme Court reevaluates the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, the potential legalization of same-sex

marriage has spurred debate on marriage equality across the nation.

Members of the Butler Alliance, a student organization advocating the tolerance of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, observe the importance of the Supreme Court’s decision.

“A lot of people compare it to civil rights issues in the 60s,” said professor David Murray, Alliance faculty adviser. “When women think about it, there was a time when they couldn’t vote. There was a time when African-Americans didn’t have the same rights, even into this century with segregation.“

Murray and his husband were married in Canada, where same-sex marriage is legal on a federal level. Murray is optimistic for change in the United States. However, drawing upon past civil rights issues, he fears limitation should the court fail to act.

“They didn’t leave it up to the voters,” Murray said. “Can you imagine putting that to the voters in the South when it came to racial integration or to men asking, ‘Could women have the right to vote?’ when only men could vote?”

Members of Alliance also see this case as an opportunity to raise awareness for an issue that deserves the attention. Alliance

While justices weigh marriage equality decisions,

Butler community members

SPEAK OUT

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NICK GEORGISALLIANCE PRESIDENT

Everyone is trying to do the right thing, no matter what their views are. You really

need to just recognize the community you are living in and be

able to have a voice in that community.

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Patio to be

updated

Photo courtesy of Mike KellerNext school year, students will be able to utilize this space as another area to study or hang out.

The outdoor space between Gallahue Hall and the Holcomb Building will be a new study area for students by the beginning of next school year.

Student Government Association approved the project last Wednesday. The executive board has been working on it since last semester.

The new area will have tables with umbrellas and bar-height tables for studying, as well as lounge chairs and couches for recreational use, said Scott Nemeth, vice president of administration. Power outlets and Wi-Fi routers will also be installed to make studying in the area more convenient.

“It’s going to be left behind for students to use for years to come, and I don’t think there’s anything better than that,” Nemeth said.

During coffee chats and surveys, students expressed a desire to be outside more. With the Starbucks patio having a limited amount of space, the board decided on this patio project to add more outdoor soft space, Nemeth said.

The project as a whole will cost $100,000 to complete, said Derek Friederich, SGA vice president of fi nance.

After looking at what it could get for a variety of different price points, the board decided on the recently-passed budget, mainly because of the quality of the Wi-Fi and power sources.

The money will come from the rollover account, which stores leftover money from the SGA budget.

“Year after year, this amount accrues to an unnecessary large amount,” Friederich said. “There’s no reason to have several-hundred-thousand dollars just sitting in the account.”

In the past, money from this account has been used by other executive boards for other projects, including the Brita water fi lters and the bike share program.

“We aren’t doing this because SGA executives wanted to see this happen,” SGA President Mike Keller said. “It’s something students have been asking for.”

The project was relatively easy as the space was already available and easy to work

with, Keller said. Students can expect to see progress on the area by commencement in May.

Future executive boards will probably look to add lighting to the area, Keller said. After students use the space for a few years, it will be easier to see what other things are in demand.

People have also talked about adding some sort of coffee kiosk or cart in the future so students working in the area wouldn’t have to walk all the way to Starbucks, Keller said.

The patio will hopefully offset the demand for more outdoor study space on the Starbucks patio, he said, which has proven diffi cult to work with due to space issues and negotiations with Aramark.

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Freshman Jared Shindler is currently projected to live in Ross Hall for his sophomore year.

“It wasn’t my fi rst choice, but as long as I can still go to Butler, I’ll be fi ne,” Shindler said. “If I do have the chance to move, I’ll most likely take it.”

Cunningham said the residence life department will cluster the sophomores together in a unit so they won’t be scattered throughout the building.

She said the unit’s resident assistant will be aware that residents are sophomores so programming and events for them can be planned accordingly.

Some students, such as sophomore Catherine Skoog and her roommates, did not get their fi rst choice of living in Apartment Village for next year.

“We wanted to live there because of its closeness to the Pharmacy Building because we’re all pharmacy majors and at times can have late classes and labs,” Skoog said. “We did not want to be walking back so far in the dark after classes.”

Skoog said they ended up signing for an apartment in the Christian Theological Seminary, but it seemed to her that both that location and AV fi lled up quickly.

Current juniors have the option to stay in

their on-campus apartments if they wish to for their senior year.

“I think it would have been a good year to allow some of the juniors to live off campus if they would have liked to,” Skoog said.

The university has a rule that students have to live on campus for at least three years unless they have commuter status and live at home.

As the largest freshman class moves through the progressive housing, Cunningham said changing that rule would be a bigger discussion for more than just the residence life department.

With that considered, she said she doesn’t see any change for it at this point.

“I think there are benefi ts for the three-year residency requirement,” Cunningham said. “Students who live on campus are more involved, can access services and might have stronger relationships with their peers who they live with. This helps them to be more engaged on campus and (with) their academic programs because they are able to access those services more conveniently.”

signed her lease March 23.“We toured the house on Friday the

22nd and signed the lease Saturday morning, the 23rd,” Swigart said. “We didn’t get a chance to shop around that much, but we really liked the house and location and had heard good things about the landlord. We fi gured we might as well bite the bullet.”

Swigart said her mom was upset at the house’s price, but Swigart said the benefi ts of the house were worth the cost. She also said her group is off-setting some of the costs by having six people live in a fi ve-person house.

“It’s cheaper than Apartment Village, and it’s more fun,” Swigart said.

Scott Jacobson rents out 11 houses in the neighborhood around Butler’s campus. He said he has students asking him about leasing earlier and earlier every year.

Jacobson said this time of year, students are recommended to him by those currently living in one of his houses.

“(Signing a lease early) is just one less thing to worry about, but it pushes up the stress,” Jacobson said. “I’ve been trying to calm people down. You really don’t need to sign a lease within the next two months. There are enough houses to go around.”

He said one of the challenges of signing a lease this early could be if a tenant has

to leave the group for some reason, but Jacobson said he works with such groups to help them replace the member.

Swigart said she has heard a lot of groups are worried about how relationships between group members could change before senior year.

“I’m not worried, but some people are, and you can’t be sure,” Swigart said. “Things can change. Someone could transfer or go abroad.”

Swigart said if that were to happen, her landlord said she and her housemates would be responsible for fi nding a replacement.

Jacobson said he has not had very many tenants drop out of a lease but added that the number may increase with the number of students signing leases early.

Overall, students have to fi nd the house that’s right for them.

“You have to fi nd a house you can see yourself living in that will fi t your needs but also fi nd a landlord that will work for you as well,” Jacobson said. “Find a landlord you can trust.”

ON CAMPUS: TRYING TO FIND SPACE TO LIVE ON CAMPUS FROM PAGE ONE

OFF CAMPUS: RUSHING TO FIND THE RIGHT HOUSE FROM PAGE ONE

(Living off campus) is cheaper than Apartment Village, and it’s more fun.

MOLLY SWIGARTSOPHOMORE

It wasn’t my fi rst choice, but as long as I can still go to Butler, I’ll be fi ne.

JARED SHINDLERFRESHMAN

Collegian fi le photoButler sophomores have already begun to sign leases on off campus houses for their senior year.

THE BUTLER COLLEGIAN | PAGE 3WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2013

The crowd at Butler University’s Starbucks last Friday afternoon consisted of students, faculty, local media and even a couple from Los Angeles —all for a dog.

Butler Blue II was celebrating both his birthday and retirement, with desserts for the crowd and a two-hour-long photo-op.

The Butler University Student Foundation plans the birthday party each year to commemorate Blue II and his legacy.

Michael Kaltenmark, director of web marketing communications and owner of the Butler mascots, said the number of people that showed up to this event is a marker for Blue II’s legacy.

“There’s a lot of love for the dog,” Kaltenmark said. “This party is signifi cant on a level of school pride and spirit, as well as the impact that Blue has had on this place.”

One way Blue has impacted people

across the nation is seen through the story of Myra De Jesus, a Los Angeles native and an avid college basketball fan.

De Jesus said she and her boyfriend do not have a main basketball team they root for, but Butler’s Cinderella run in two consecutive NCAA tournaments introduced them to Butler.

The couple fi rst saw Blue II in Butler’s fi rst Final Four appearance.

De Jesus said she and her boyfriend had been planning a trip to Chicago, but when they heard about the party, they made sure to make time to drive to campus.

“I was so drawn to the story,” De Jesus said. “But it was the Final Four when I fi rst saw the Butler Bulldog and I fell in love with him.”

Levester Johnson, vice president for student affairs, said the outpouring of support shows that Blue has a hand in where Butler is as an institution.

He said even though the students, faculty, staff and alumni will miss Blue, the mascot has held a special place in his

heart.“I am going to miss Blue immensely,”

Johnson said. “He was literally a partner in crime when we traveled the country along with Michael.”

Kaltenmark said BUSF has been putting this event on for several years, but members may have to change the setup for Trip’s birthdays.

Trip’s birthday is Dec. 23, which falls in the middle of holiday break, so BUSF may keep the same date in spring and utilize it as a mascot appreciation day.

A recent celebrity who has risen to fame along with both mascots’ is Everett Kaltenmark, the two-year-old son of the mascots’ owner.

He has gone viral discussing his thoughts on Butler basketball while playing at home with the dogs.

Everett was in attendance at Blue’s party, and whether he was playing with the dogs or with a basketball, he had one thing to say:

“Happy Birthday, Blue.”

Butler celebrates its dog

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Thursday10:30 am - 3:00 am

Friday & Saturday10:30 am - 4:00 am

Sunday10:30 am - 12:00 am

JEFF STANICHJSTANICH@BUTLER.EDUASST. NEWS EDITOR

Michael Kaltenmark addresses the crowd alongside a portait of Blue II, painted by James Kelly of Mad Lab Studios.

Everett Kaltenmark, son of Blue II and Trip’s owner, hangs out at the celebration.

Blue II poses for photos at his birthday and retirement party. The event lasted more than two hours as he took pictures with his fans in attendance.

Photos by Heather Iwinksi

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STS major is another route to med school

The Science, Technology, and Society major is an interdisciplinary program in which students are encouraged to take classes in the sciences, social sciences and humanities.

Travis Ryan, STS interim director, said the program has mostly grown from having students already at Butler looking for another major, coming from mostly the sciences—biology and chemistry—and the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.

“They recognize that science is important, but they’re not interested in what’s required to generate the new information,” Ryan said. “They’re more interested in ‘So what do we do when we have this information?’”

Ryan said biology is not a sure route to medical school and may not even be the best route.

“If you look at what the medical schools say, they are looking for students who have had this series of classes but are well rounded academically, and I think that that’s one of the things that the STS program can really provide—a broad range of approaches to science that might serve them better to get to med school than the nuts-and-bolts stuff,” Ryan said.

Carol Reeves, director of STS from 2006 to 2011, said several STS students attended medical school after graduating. Reeves also said students go into many areas of health and environmental career paths after graduating with an STS degree.

“I think it’s so cool when students, at the end of a whole year of STS classes, can say, ‘Oh my goodness, everything connects,’” Reeves said.

Reeves said STS students have a different type of expertise.

“They’re actually learning how the different disciplines think and how the different disciplines make knowledge,” Reeves said.

Senior Jessica Strong switched from pharmacy to STS after taking a year-and-a-half of coursework.

She decided she wanted to go to physical therapy school and to keep all her credits without starting over.

“You can do a lot with it,” Strong said. “That’s the thing I think people just don’t understand: What you can do with it? It’s great for pre-graduate studies because you can count all of your prerequisites for those grad schools toward your major.”

Terri Lee graduated in 2011 with an STS degree. She originally started out pharmacy and switched to STS her junior year after talking to Reeves about what else was available.

Lee worked with AmeriCorps VISTA, a national service program that is designed to fi ght poverty in the United States, the fi rst year after graduating. As a VISTA member, Lee worked full time at a nonprofi t organization to improve health services for disadvantaged populations and was placed at the Health Foundation of Greater Indianapolis. There, she worked on creating a program to engage African American churches in the fi ght against HIV and AIDS in the African American community.

Lee is now pursuing her masters of health at Indiana University.

“STS offers you a lot of opportunities,” Lee said, “and opens a lot of doors.”

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President Nick Georgis said regardless of opinion on the topic, the case serves as a possibility for people to recognize the different voices around them and share their own voices.

“Everyone is trying to do the right thing, no matter what their views are,” Georgis said. “You really need to just recognize the community you are living in and be able to have a voice in that community.”

As an organization providing counseling services to both LGBT and straight students, Alliance aims to promote tolerance of all types of people by offering activities and potential solutions to promote acceptance.

“’Sex on the Mall’ is a sex-ed event that we host every year, and this year it’s going to be out on the mall,” Alliance vice president Brie Joyce said. “It’s a fundraiser for the Damien Center, which advocates protection and testing for AIDS, and we’re going to have a very big drag competition that’s going to include Greek life and other groups around campus.”

Murray said having open forums on marriage and similar equality issues could help promote a more vocal and educational stance on the issue.

“Having something like ‘Marriage 101’ and having people from both sides being able to discuss it wouldn’t be a bad thing,” Murray said.

Regardless of the imminent decision on same-sex marriage with regard to the Defense of Marriage Act, Georgis believes marriage equality will be addressed on a national level in the near future whether there is federal intervention or not.

“Even if this case gets thrown out, I think we’re just a few years away,” Georgis said. “People are going to love who they love, the tax benefi ts are a no-brainer and, once more, politicians begin to realize that more of their constituencies support this. It’s only a matter of time.”

SUPREME COURT HEARING: WORKING TOWARD A DECISION BY SHARING OPINIONS FROM PAGE ONE

I think that’s one of the things STS can really provide—a broad range of approaches to science that might serve (students) better to get into med school.

TRAVIS RYANSTS INTERIM DIRECTOR

He could walk by you on your way to class, but you would never know he is a karate world champion.

Lester “LJ” Easley, Butler University’s physical well-being instructor, is a man of many hats, currently donning the humble positivity and happiness of Buda Khi course originator.

“When I was taught by my masters and instructors, they would say to get someone to be as good as you are or better means that you are a good teacher,” Easley said.

Fitness has always been important to the Goodwill Games Martial Arts gold medalist. Through his schooling, there was not a sport Easley didn’t play.

Easley said he had already played baseball, basketball, football, hockey and tennis, but he did not begin karate until he was 19.

“I just knew it would give me an edge over everything else,” Easley said. “I listened to people who had taken it, watched people that did, and they had something different about them. It was the mental part.”

Easley said he incorporates the mental toughness of karate into the regular Buda Khi workout.

His students said they rely on Easley’s positivity to motivate them to complete the 100 pushups, 200 crunches and four miles the class consists of.

“If you fall back, its almost part of the class,” freshman Dylan Menefee said. “It is knowing your limits and pushing yourself, and

you can laugh with him because he is laughing the whole time.”

The positivity that he radiates is part of his life philosophy and that of Buda Khi, Easley said.

The course title is a Japanese phrase originally spelled Budo Kai, meaning “martial way” and “school” or “association,” Easley said.

Easley said he changed the spelling to Buda Khi because he wanted specifi c letters to carry specifi c meanings.

B-U-D-A signifi es Believe in yourself; Understanding is everything; Discipline fi rst; and Attitude, Always respond positively.

K-H-I means Karate is the way of the empty hand; Happiness, Humble, Have fun everyday; and Improve your life daily.

Easley said these simple words have impacted his life and those he teaches.

“The philosophy behind Buda Khi is that it will take your entire lifetime to master it,” he said.

Buda Khi students said they didn’t expect the deeply-rooted

sentiments Easley preaches during class—especially within a required physical well-being course.

“We are really fortunate that Butler really does stand for educating the whole person and has constructed a university core curriculum that supports that notion,” said Mindy Welch, physical well-being coordinator.

“You leave there feeling all-around better,” sophomore Alex Petersen said. “You come in having a bad day, but when you leave, you are relaxed, comfortable, and you feel good about yourself.”

Students are humbled when describing how important Easley and the course are to their day.

“Easley is funny, and you can tell he loves what he does,”freshman Grant Rollins said. “He wants everyone to succeed and be comfortable with themselves.”

Because Easley is the creator of the program, his passion shines through.

“Easley has created something that he loves doing every day, something he is excited to do every day,” Petersen said. “And sharing that with people is really powerful to me.”

Currently, Buda Khi classes are expanding all over the Indianapolis area.

Easley said when you have a positive attitude, you can achieve anything.

“Do something you love that stimulates you mentally, emotionally, spiritually and physically,” he said, “and share it with others.”

DELANEY FOREMANCOLLEGIAN@BUTLER.EDUCONTRIBUTING WRITER

Photo courtesy of Irene StevensJudith Cebula (left), Kimberly Northrup (middle) and Vivian Deno received Women of Distinction awards last Thursday.

Instructor teaches more than physical well-being

When you leave, you are relaxed, comfortable and you feel good about yourself.

ALEX PETERSENSOPHOMORE

NICK GEORGISAlliance President

BRIE JOYCEAlliance Vice President

DAVID MURRAYAlliance Faculty Adviser

SPORTS PAGE 5WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2013

Collegian fi le photoSophomore volleyball player Kelly Kyle (left) will represent Butler and the U.S. in the Deafl ympics this summer.

Kyle to play in Deafl ympics

Sophomore Kelly Kyle might have been born with a hearing impairment so severe that she is legally considered deaf, but that hasn’t stopped the Butler volleyball player from chasing after one of the biggest dreams of all U.S. athletes: playing for a national team.

This summer, Kyle will become part of a 12-woman roster representing the U.S. at the Deafl ympics in Bulgaria. She will spend July 26 through Aug. 4 in Sophia, Bulgaria’s capital, in an attempt to win a world title on the volleyball court.

Kyle said she’s honored to be part of a team representing the U.S. and is looking forward to this summer when she will meet and train with her new teammates before traveling across an ocean for the fi rst time.

The 2011 North Montgomery High School graduate will join thousands of other legally deaf athletes at the Deafl ympics.

“I think one of the hardest things will be not being able to use the hearing aids,” Kyle said. “And I don’t know any sign language. Volleyball is such a communication sport, so it’ll be a learning experience.”

She said she will no doubt be learning the language before taking off for Bulgaria in July, adding that it’s even more important in this case because almost everyone she’ll be dealing with at the games— including teammates and coaches—will be fully deaf.

Kyle will also be meeting her new teammates for the fi rst time in late May at the U.S. Open in Louisville, Ky.

“It’s exciting,” Kyle said, “to represent the country in any way, shape or form, and to represent my hometown and Butler. It’s really exciting.

“And to go to a new place with a totally different language and being around so many deaf people, it’s going to be very interesting.”

Jodi Webster, Kyle’s high school coach at North Montgomery high school said determination, as well as Kyle’s humility and persistence, are some of her defi ning characteristics.

“It’s been such a great joy watching her grow up,” Webster said. “It’s really an amazing thing. Kelly never feels sorry for herself—she just strives for success.

“We’re all really proud of her.”Butler head coach Sharon Clark also

expressed her happiness for the upcoming event and the contributions Kyle has made so far in her fi rst two seasons at Butler.

“She’s very self-suffi cient,” Clark said. “There are things we have to be conscious about. But she’s a very well-rounded player. To come in day in and day out and always have a smile on her face and know that she’s just such a joyful person, it makes you work harder.

“And it’s ironic because, despite what she’s gone through in life, that in and of itself is a great thing.”

LaRose back to beginningsMARK PEARSONMWPEARSO@BUTLER.EDUSTAFF REPORTER

BETH WERGEBWERGE@BUTLER.EDUSTAFF REPORTER

Ken LaRose has worn multiple hats at Butler. Now, the university welcomes him back as an associate athletic director.

Ken LaRose is replacing Bill Lynch as the associate athletic director of development.

“I absolutely love it here,” LaRose said. “It is an unbelievable opportunity for me.”

LaRose was a student-athlete for the Bulldogs, competing on the football team as an offensive lineman from 1976-80.

He was also an assistant football coach at Butler for eight years and the team’s head coach for 10 years.

Even after he left Butler, LaRose was still involved with many things at the university, said Mike Freeman, associate athletic director of external operations.

Freeman said LaRose is a great fi t in Butler’s athletics department, and he is excited for a Butler alumnus to be back on campus.

“Ken is happy to be here and loves it,” Freeman said. “He raises everyone’s morale and raises the energy in the room.”

Freeman said once LaRose received the job, he didn’t waste any time jumping into his responsibilities, diving right into the Campaign for Hinkle Fieldhouse.

Athletics Director Barry Collier was the man who hired LaRose. Collier said he thinks LaRose is a perfect fi t in the athletics department.

“Ken has the integrity and the intelligence to be very successful here at Butler,” Collier said. “He has a high motor and keeps a high energy level that allows him to be successful at anything he does in life, including this position.”

Collier said he is also excited LaRose is back because he knows what Butler is all about. LaRose has seen the university from a student-athlete’s and coach’s perspective.

Collier said he knows LaRose will be

able to interact with students on Butler’s campus.

The position LaRose is fi lling was made available to people across the nation. Approximately 60 applications were sent before Collier offered LaRose the job.

“He can tell the Butler story,” Collier said. “He knows what Butler stands for and will be able to keep the tradition going.”

LaRose said he has settled in at Butler and wants to help bring the school to another level with regard to national prominence.

“I could not do this for any other university,” LaRose said. “My love and passion is here at Butler University.”

Coaches continue moving

Sources have reported that former Butler associate head coach Matthew Graves will be adding two former Bulldogs to his staff at South Alabama.

The Indianapolis Star, WISH-TV and Fox 59 have reported that former Bulldogs guard Ronald Nored and coordinator of basketball operations Darnell Archey will be joining Graves at South Alabama.

Former Butler guard Brandon Miller will also reportedly be rejoining Stevens’ coaching staff.

Miller played for Butler from 2001 to 2003 after transferring from Southwest Missouri State in 1999 when he helped lead the Bears to the Sweet 16.

After sitting out the 1999-2000 season, Miller scored 1,121 points in his three seasons with the Bulldogs that culminated with a stellar senior season.

Archey and Miller were seniors on the 2003 Butler squad that advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship.

Miller served as a special assistant to Illinois University coach John Groce this season after having previously worked under former Butler coach Thad Matta at Xavier and Ohio State.

Miller previously worked with Stevens as an assistant coach at Butler during the 2007-

08 season. Nored, a Homewood, Ala., native,

served as Brownsburg High School’s boys basketball coach this season.

Meanwhile, Butler fans can breathe easy, as Stevens is not leaving Butler.

It had been rumored last week that UCLA had Stevens at the top of its list of coaches to replace the fi red Ben Howland.

Howland was let go last Monday after a 10-season run with the Bruins that included three consecutive Final Four appearances from 2006 to 2008.

UCLA instead named University of New Mexico coach Steve Alford to the position Saturday.

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NORED: Current head coach at Brownsburg High School

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LAROSE: recently named Associate Athletic Director of Development

ABOUT LAROSEFrom Cincinnai, OhioAttended Butler University and received a bachelors and masters degree. Married to wife, Diana and has three children

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Team drops match to Indiana

The Butler men’s tennis team was in action Monday night, facing off against in-state rival Indiana University.

The Hoosiers (11-10) grabbed a 7-0 win, but there were some bright spots for the Bulldogs (8-10).

Brandon Woods, one of two freshmen on the team, played tough in his No. 5 singles match, losing in a tie breaker.

“Knowing that we are a young team, we need to keep working hard and know that our youth doesn’t determine how we play,” Woods said.

Another bright spot for the Bulldogs was

the No. 2 doubles pairing of sophomores Tommy Marx and Billy Weldon. They went right down to the wire in their match before getting beat 8-6.

“We are a young team, and with each match, we become more and more mature,” Weldon said.

With only sophomores and freshmen on the team, the Bulldog’s future looks promising.

“Next season, we should be a confi dent team,” Woods said.

The Bulldogs so far are 8-10 this year in head-to-head matches.

“We know that we can compete with anyone and are looking for the upcoming conference tournament,” Weldon said.

The team will next play at Notre Dame Saturday.

Team beats Purdue for fi rst time since 1996

Last night the Butler baseball team picked up its fi rst win against Purdue since 1996.

The Bulldogs scored seven runs in the second inning on their way to an 8-4 victory.

Senior Kevin Lenkman got the win on the mound, pitching six innings, fi nishing with seven strikeouts and allowing four hits and two

earned runs. It was Lenkman’s fi rst win

of the season. Butler scored eight runs on

nine hits. Senior fi rst baseman

Jimmy Risi went 2-for-3 from the plate with a team-high two RBIs.

Butler is now 13-12 on the season. The team will host conference opponent Saint Louis this weekend for a triple-header. Friday’s game will start at 3 p.m.

-Marissa Johnson

Records broken in opening weekendThe men’s and women’s

track and fi eld teams competed in opening weekend at the Stanford Invitational Friday and the Nikoloff Invitational in Cincinnati, Ohio, Saturday.

Senior All-American Katie Clark broke the Butler school record in the 10,000-meter race by more than two minutes, fi nishing in 33:36.36

Sophomore Mara Olson fi nished third in the 5,000-meter run and missed setting a school record by less than two seconds.

The women’s 4x100 relay

team of sophomores Bria Booker, Kelly Davidson, Kiley Shelley and Nicole Hudec also broke a school record with a time of 49.15.

On the men’s side, junior Ross Clarke came in second in the 800-meter run with a lifetime best time of 1:51.77.

Sophomore Kodi Mullins had a runner-up performance in the 1,500 with a lifetime best time of 1:52.39.

The women placed 10th in the 12-team fi eld, and the men picked up a sixth-place fi nish.

Both teams will compete in the Sun Angel Classic in Tempe, Ariz., this weekend.

-Marissa Johnson

BASEBALLTRACK AND FIELD

MEN’S TENNIS

MARK PEARSONMWPEARSO@BUTLER.EDUSTAFF REPORTER

INDIANA vs. BUTLER, APRIL 1SINGLESNo. 1: Monette (IU) def. Bhattacharya (BU) 6-3, 6-3No. 2: Juneau (IU) def. Marx (BU) 6-3, 6-2DOUBLESNo. 1: Juneau/Monette (IU) def. O’Neill/Woods (BU) 8-3

Photo by Heather IwinskiFreshman Brandon Woods is one of two fi rst-year student-athletes on the Butler men’s tennis team. He lost in No. 5 singles against Indiana University last Saturday.

TEAM 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th FINAL

Butler 0 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8

Purdue 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 4

BUTLER AT PURDUE, APRIL 2

Bulldogs swept by Miami (Ohio)

The Butler softball team dropped two games to Miami (Ohio) last night in Oxford, Ohio.

In the fi rst game, the teams were tied until Miami (9-19) was able to score two runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to get the 5-4 win.

Butler (10-17) fell behind early in the second game. The team tied the contest with one

run in both the fourth and fi fth innings, but a four-run sixth inning from Miami put the game out of reach.

Freshman Kristin Gutierrez took the loss on the mound, allowing nine hits.

The loss came just a day after the Bulldogs picked up a 5-1 win against Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.

The Bulldogs will travel to George Washington for a double-header this weekend.

-Marissa Johnson

SOFTBALL

TEAM 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th FINAL H E

Butler 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 5 1

Miami 0 0 2 0 0 4 X 6 10 1

BUTLER AT MIAMI (OHIO), APRIL 2—GAME 2

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Team gone for fi nals

Photo by Marissa JohnsonThe softball team will be on the road during fi nals week, forcing many of its players to take tests early.

Butler softball players will have to take their fi nals earlier than most on campus.

The team will be on the East Coast for games against Massachusetts and Rhode Island the week Butler has fi nals.

How much class time an athlete misses depends on each player’s classes and the team’s schedule, coach Scott Hall said.

In past years, the players were not always gone for their fi nals, but the switch in athletic conferences from the Horizon League to the Atlantic 10 Conference affected that this year.

“(In) the Horizon League, we were always able to not schedule during fi nals week,” Hall said. That’d be our bye week. You know, with the A-10, with more teams

and the travel and stuff, we were not able to do that.

“It’s something teams all over the country have to deal with, and we are no different, but I’m sure we will be fi ne.”

Sonya Hopkins, athletic coordinator of academic support, works with both professors and players to make sure students stay on course academically.

“Sonya Hopkins does a great job of coordinating with professors and players, whether it is rescheduling fi nals, making up tests or setting up tutors for the whole athletic department,” Hall said.

Senior infi elder Meaghan Sullivan said players try to set things up as soon as possible to let professors know when they will be gone ahead of time, so they know they won’t be penalized or fall behind.

Sullivan said taking her fi nals early is nothing new because she has already had to take other tests early.

“It goes along with being a student-athlete,” Sullivan said. “You have to be able to deal with the academic side of things too. It’s a major part of being an athlete at Butler.”

Senior infi elder Devin Dearing will be in town for her fi nals because she is a physician assistant major.

Her fi nals can be taken during the last week of April.

Most of her teammates will also be taking them that same week due to rescheduling.

“I think it is a positive,” Dearing said. “It gives us time to get (fi nals)done with so that when we are on the road, we can just think about softball, especially heading into the conference tournament.”

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New schedule released with hope of bidThe Butler football team will play a 12-

game schedule in the fall with a new goal in place.

As a member of the Pioneer Football League, a non-scholarship conference, the Bulldogs have never had the chance to make the playoffs. Beginning this season, the PFL champion will be awarded an automatic bid for the fi rst time since the league’s formation in 1993.

“It’s obviously very exciting for us,” returning starting quarterback Matt Lancaster said. “That is an early goal for our team.”

PFL programs are allowed to play a 12-game schedule at the Football Championship Series level for the fi rst time since 2010.

Butler assistant coach Joe Cheshire said the Bulldogs, especially the seniors, have been looking forward to playing a 12-game schedule.

“It’s a positive for our players,” Cheshire said. “It gives (our seniors) another opportunity to play another game in their Butler career.”

Butler will begin its campaign on Aug. 31 at South Dakota State, a perennial powerhouse who lost in the second round of the 2012 playoffs.

The Bulldogs open their home schedule under the lights in the Butler Bowl the following Saturday against Wittenberg.

Butler will host an Ivy League team for the fi rst time when Dartmouth visits on Sept. 21.

The Bulldogs’ four other home games are against Stetson (Oct. 5), Campbell (Oct. 12), Drake (Oct. 19) and Hoosier Helmet rival Valparaiso (Nov. 9).

“As a freshman, I remember thinking it would be a long time before senior year,” Lancaster said. “But now it’s like, ‘Where has the time gone?’

“There’s no better way to end a career than against our rival in the Hoosier Helmet Game.”

All four non-conference opponents—South Dakota State, Wittenberg, Franklin and

Dartmouth—had winning records in 2012. “It will be good to see who we are as a

team with the Wittenberg and Franklin games sandwiched between two good teams in South Dakota State and Dartmouth,” senior defensive back Sean Grady said.

“We’ll hopefully get back at Dartmouth for the beating they put on us up there last year.”

Senior defensive lineman Jeremy Stephens said the schedule will challenge Butler right from the start.

“I feel like our schedule will prepare us more than any other year has so far because we play a strong South Dakota State team in our fi rst game,” Stephens said. “We’ll most

likely be favored to win the Pioneer League, and we will get everyone’s best shot, which will also prepare us.”

Stephens said the South Dakota State game will be a good test because Butler players will know where their team ranks among the nation’s top competition.

Cheshire said the tough schedule will prepare the Bulldogs and give them a good shot at winning the automatic bid in the PFL.

“For me to say we don’t have a chance, that would be crazy,” Cheshire said. “If we can play our best and play to our potential, there’s no doubt in my mind that we’ll be in contention. “

Photo by Heather IwinskiThe Butler football team has released its schedule for the upcoming 2013 season. The schedule includes a visit from Dartmouth on Sept. 21, the fi rst Ivy League team to ever play at the Butler Bowl.

said the Bulldogs are capable of overcoming them.

“It’s certainly going to be challenging,” Harris said. “I have no reason to think that our coaching staff and our players will not be up to that challenge. We have risen up to every challenge we’ve had and have become a national power.”

Sophomore Braxton Blakley said he expects the team to play as hard as possible each game.

“I don’t expect Butler to be rolled over by anyone, but with the elite competition, we will see what happens,” Blakley said. “I expect Butler to be a tough matchup for any team in the Big East.”

With more national attention being placed on the program and more well-known schools traveling to Butler for games, ticket prices may increase at Hinkle Fieldhouse next season.

“I am not worried about it, but I certainly expect it,” Kessler said. “It is a reasonable thing for the university to do. I am sure willing to pay a little bit more to see Georgetown play at Hinkle.”

If Butler men’s basketball succeeds in the new conference, the Butler community could face new concerns.

If there is a greater demand for tickets, it would lead to Hinkle selling out more often.

This could leave some fans with a seat on their couch instead of in the fi eldhouse crowd.

Harris said he does not see this as a problem.

“I don’t know if we are necessarily at that point yet,” Harris said. “We sold out fi ve games this year, which was a record. I expect to do as well or maybe better next year.”

Michael Freeman, associate athletic director, said he is not concerned about this potential issue either.

“We averaged right at about 7,900 in the building last year for men’s basketball games, and our capacity is higher than that,”

Freeman said. “We would love to sell more season tickets, and we will this upcoming year.”

While an increase in ticket sales would add to the university’s revenue, it could cause a confl ict with student seating at games.

Freeman said this issue will remain up in the air until ongoing renovations and seating adjustments are complete at Hinkle.

“We average around 650 to 750 students per game,” Freeman said. “We have never told a student they couldn’t come to a game. We will be able to accommodate a very large percentage of our student body going forward.”

If the men’s basketball team underperforms, the athletics department may not have to deal with these potential issues.

Fans like to cheer for a winning team.

If Butler has consecutive losing seasons, game attendance could drop.

Ticket sales would also be affected by poor performance.

“A certain amount of our sales are dependent on wins and losses

and how the team’s doing,” Freeman said. “There is also a portion of it depending on who we are playing.”

Harris is confi dent the current fan base will stay regardless of how the team’s fi rst season in the Big East goes.

“Our fan base grows and consistently comes to games because they support what we are doing,” Harris said. “If we had a losing season, that fan base will still continue to grow.”

“Butler fans are pretty hardcore,” Kessler said. “It doesn’t matter if they have a losing season or not.

“There is going to be a strong core contingency that wants to see them play.”

If the Bulldogs perform poorly in the Big East initially, Kessler said he is confi dent the team will quickly turn things around.

“I don’t think anyone would expect (struggles) to last very long,” Kessler said, “because the ability to recruit in the Big East will be there and would help them more than if they were in the Horizon League.”

The priority points system for Butler men’s basketball season ticket holders will remain in place as Butler makes its move to the Big East Conference.

The current system has been in place for six seasons.

The system, which rewards donations to the university with priority seating access, has given Butler a boost in making resources available to student-athletes, said Matt Harris, manager of fan development.

“When people make a gift to the Hinkle Campaign, that counts toward their priority points,” Harris said. “It has helped smaller things over the last few years: the football fi eld renovation, the new (baseball and softball) hitting facility, the track renovations. Those are all things that we were able to do because of people’s gifts.”

The priority points system gives a bonus point to longtime season ticket holders, but the bulk of the points are earned via recent donations.

Each donation of $100 over the past year is worth twice as many priority points as a similar donation made in the four years prior.

Additionally, each year of consecutive season ticket ownership is worth one priority point per year, according to the Butler athletics website.

As Butler men’s basketball has grown in reputation, Harris said the demand for seats dictates how the priority points system functions.

“We don’t have a donation requirement for any seat,” Harris said. “If demand increases, the number of points necessary to get a certain seat is going to be higher.”

Harris expects this demand to go up when the Bulldogs join the Big East, but he said it all comes down to one thing.

“I would expect that the move to the Big East would be a small part in increasing demand, but winning consistently is still the biggest factor,” Harris said.

Although the system does reward the largest long-term donors, Butler does not have a minimum donation requirement to buy season tickets.

“People who have made that commitment (to donate) are rewarded with the opportunity to buy better seats, but people who don’t want to make a gift or can’t afford it for whatever reason can still buy tickets,” Harris said. “Nobody is left out.”

BEN SIECKBSIECK@BUTLER.EDUSTAFF REPORTER

KYLE BEERYKBEERY@BUTLER.EDUSTAFF REPORTER

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Indianapolis is home to unique and exciting music venues for students looking to get away from the Butler Bubble for a

weekend.The Slippery Noodle Inn offers live

blues seven nights a week. The oldest running bar in

Indianapolis, The Slippery Noodle Inn has seen its share of history.

Established in 1850, it was a station on the Underground Railroad during the Civil War and was later frequented by the Dillinger gang.

The Slippery Noodle Inn hosted big blues names in the past, including the legendary John Mayall, who has performed with Eric Clapton.

Students under 21 can be in the restaurant until 8 p.m.

The Slippery Noodle Inn is located at 372 S. Meridian St.

Another famed Indianapolis venue, The Jazz Kitchen, was named one of the “Top 100 Jazz Clubs in the World”

by DownBeat Magazine.The Jazz Kitchen is not only famous

for its music. Part of the venue’s appeal is its extensive dinner menu, which is sure to satisfy any appetite.

Lee Ritenour, a Grammy-winning jazz guitarist, is booked to play at The Jazz Kitchen on April 9.

Students must be at least 21 to be admitted into The Jazz Kitchen.

Those wishing to spend an evening at The Jazz Kitchen must make reservations in advance.

It is located at 5377 N. College Ave.A common link between many

venues is the age requirement.Some students who are under 21

feel they are stuck on campus because they are not old enough to visit the venues.

“It’s discouraging when you can’t get into a venue,” freshman Andrew Sutherland said. “There is a lot of music and people I want to support, but I can’t.”

The Vogue in Broad Ripple is a good solution for students looking for more indie acts.

Popular upcoming acts for the

spring and summer include They Might Be Giants, Mos Def and Matt & Kim.

The Vogue has hosted a wide variety of artists in the past, including everyone from The Ramones and Johnny Cash to the White Stripes.

The Vogue hosts many concerts and has dance nights on Wednesdays.

Depending on the show, students under 21 can attend concerts at The Vogue.

This causes the issue of age to still come into play.

“The bands that play at The Vogue are usually 21 and up, and then there’s the issue of transportation,” sophomore Audra Edwards said.

Just a few minutes off campus, The Vogue is located at 6259 N. College Ave.

Indianapolis is one of the most vibrant Midwest cities. This helps in drawing bigger artists to the Indianapolis area.

“I tend to look for a specifi c artist when I go to shows,” junior Logan Brock said. “But a good atmosphere in the venue is important too.”

Butler University announced that Maya Angelou’s visit and lecture as part of the Celebration of Diversity Distinguished Lecture Series has been rescheduled for April 25 at 7:30 p.m.

All tickets for the original date of March 26 were given out, and they will be honored on April 25. If ticket holders cannot make the new date, they can return tickets to the Clowes Hall Box Offi ce or Ticketmaster, whichever gave them the tickets.

Tickets that are returned or are unclaimed 15 minutes before the lecture on April 25 will be distributed to non-ticket holders.

Photo courtesy of Valerie Davidson

Maya Angelou rescheduled date announced

RYAN HALLQUISTRHALLQUI@BUTLER.EDUSTAFF REPORTER

The Indie Indy

you wish you knew

Top left: The Vogue TheatreBroad Ripple | 6259 N. College Ave. | (317) 259-7029

Top right: Fountain Square TheatreFountain Square | 1105 Prospect Street | (317) 686-6010

Bottom left: Jazz KitchenBroad Ripple | 5377 N. College Ave. | (317) 253-4900

Bottom right: The Slippery Noodle InnWholesale District | 372 S. Meridian Street | (317) 631-6974

Under 21?Check out the Fountain Square Theatre Building.

Inside are duckpin bowling, swing dances, a movie theater, restaurants and more.

Fountain Square Theatre is located at 1105 Shelby Street.

The Vogue photo by Heather Iwinski. Fountain Square Theatre photo by Jaclyn McConnell. Jazz Kitchen photo by Rafael Porto. Slippery Noodle photo by Kevin Vogel

Your story here.Do you want an opportunity to talk to artists,

visiting writers, musicians and actors?

The Collegian is now accepting applications to join next year’s staff.

Applications available outside Fairbanks 210.Contact Jill McCarter with any questions.

Aaron Copland’s “The Tender Land” tells the story of a sheltered Midwestern community whose comfort is shattered by outsiders.

Butler University Opera Theatre will perform “The Tender Land” Friday through Sunday at the Schrott Center.

Adjunct voice professor Mark Gilgallon directs the Butler Opera Theatre. According to his Butler faculty biography, Gilgallon is very familiar with American music and is “a former Artistic Ambassador to India, Pakistan and Bahrain for the United Information Agency.”

As an artistic ambassador, Gilgallon “performed concerts of American music for heads of state and other dignitaries with accompanist Catherine Bringerud,”according to his biography.

Music professor Richard Auldon Clark will be conducting the orchestra. Described as “a fervent

proponent of American music” in his Butler faculty biography, he was a favorable choice to conduct Copland’s opera.

“The music is what makes this opera what it is,” assistant voice professor Thomas Studebaker said.

The piece takes place on a Midwest farm in the 1930s. Laurie, a farmer’s daughter, is about to graduate high school. This was very rare at the time, especially for a girl.

Her family is getting ready for a big graduation party at the performance’s outset.

Meanwhile, two migrant farm workers come by and ask to work on Laurie’s grandfather’s farm. He is hesitant because he heard about two migrant farm workers assaulting a girl nearby and he

wants to keep Laurie safe.However, Laurie and one of

the workers, Martin, fall in love at her party and decide to meet the morning after to elope.

Top, the other worker, convinces Martin to leave earlier than they had planned because he doesn’t think Laurie is meant to leave her town and says she doesn’t belong in the outside world.

Laurie wakes up and sees the duo has departed, but she leaves the farm anyway. She is ready to leave her sheltered community.

The last scene shows her mother holding on to Laurie’s younger sister, trying to protect her from what happened to Laurie while keeping her a part of the community.

“American opera is generally through-composed,” Studebaker said. This means the music is continuous and not repetitive.

“They also tend to be a little more realistic,” Studebaker said. “They’re not so melodramatic. They don’t have that fantastic goal or element common in older

operas.”The set was built in Tennessee

by two men, one who works for the Nashville Children’s Theatre.

Studebaker said since the opera is set in the Midwest, the set is very skeletal.

“Light can get through it so that the audience can really feel the open space,” Studebaker said. “The music is beautiful, and the students have done a wonderful job with it. We couldn’t have done it without all of the help we got from the theatre department.”

THE BUTLER COLLEGIAN | PAGE 9WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2013

PEACE WEEK

KEVIN VOGELKJVOGEL@BUTLER.EDUARTS ETC. EDITOR

LEA LEVYLLEVY@BUTLER.EDUSTAFF REPORTER

International studies program changes director

Butler University’s international studies program is passing its reins to a new director.

Eloise Sureau, an associate French professor, will step into the position in June when the current director, Antonio Menendez, steps down.

“It’s time to move on with my career and take more responsibility in leadership levels,” Sureau said. “This position is new and challenging. I’m excited to bring my expertise to the students and meet new people.”

Sureau and Menendez anticipate the transition will go smoothly because of their friendship. They will continue to collaborate after the position trades hands.

The international studies program consists of 50 to 60 students. It is a program that joins forces with many different Butler departments to educate their majors about the global market.

It’s a fl exible major in which students can pick and choose classes that cater to their individual interests. The program is entirely staffed by other departments.

Sureau will have many different responsibilities under her overarching director position.

“My job entails a gathering of everything,” Sureau said. “Mostly advising the students and making sure that the courses are taken care of.

“I’m a liaison between IS and the other departments. I’m the go- to person.”

The International Studies Club has initiated forums to express students’ concerns and questions about the transition and Sureau herself.

“The club is trying to facilitate the discussions because we know Menendez well and we are getting

to know Eloise,” said Nicole Neuman, club treasurer and IS major, said. “We are giving her insight about what the program is like. We wanted students to have their voice heard now instead of overwhelming Eloise later.”

Their thoughts are taken into account as Sureau considers what she wants to bring to the program.

“I want to bring new ideas and bring the students together,” Sureau said. “I want to use what’s already there and move forward.”

Menendez said Butler’s IS program introduces students to the real world and globalization to equip them in all areas for a future job.

“We need to know more about the world,” Menendez said. “There aren’t many jobs where you don’t need to know about international things. This is a program for the future. It’s a disciplinary program that gives different perspectives of the world.”

Sureau’s major plan for change in the program involves recruitment.

“Recruiting is what I do best,” Sureau said. “That’s the plan. I want the program to grow and become more stable.”

Getting more students involved in the program would help it become more noticeable to incoming students and at conferences around the country. Sureau said she wants to show Butler’s IS students off to the world.

Although transition is sometimes scary, this change is getting off on the right foot with everyone talking, listening and helping the new director.

“This change takes the students, advisers and professors,” Neuman said. “Eloise is ready to listen and ready to make changes to make students happier. She is defi nitely very ready, very passionate, and she’s learning very quickly.”

MALLORY DUNCANMSDUNCAN@BUTLER.EDUASST. ARTS ETC. EDITOR

Photo courtesy of Eloise SureauDr. Eloise Sureau poses in the city of Sete in France.

Butler opera presents “The Tender Land”

Junior Nicole Vasconi, right, performs in a rehearsal for “The Tender Land”.

Photo by Rafael Porto

A look through “Windows and Mirrors”

Between 15,000 and 19,000 Afghan civilians have died in the war in Afghanistan, according to fi gures from www.costsofwar.org and the United Nations’ 2012 report on civilian casualties. The war has lasted for more than a decade.

Now, a month and a half after President Barack Obama announced the withdrawal of 34,000 soldiers from Afghanistan by February 2014, an art exhibit examining the civilian costs paid by Afghanistan’s people during the long campaign will be featured at Butler University.

“Windows and Mirrors: Refl ections on the War in Afghanistan” is a project conceived in 2009 by the American Friends Service Committee, an organization formed by Quakers during World War I to foster peace and justice.

The AFSC called upon American artists to donate cloth murals to commemorate the civilian casualties in Afghanistan. In 2010, according to the project’s website, these murals were combined with drawings from Afghan students in Kabul to complete the exhibit. The murals have since traveled across the U.S., including to Indianapolis in 2011.

Senior political science and international studies major Kelly Hamman has been coordinating the project’s presentation at Butler since January. Hamman is an intern with the Indiana Peacebuilding Program, a part of AFSC.

“As Americans, when we think about the war we have a tendency to think about our American servicemen and women and maybe not so much about civilians,” Hamman said. “It’s important to start thinking about the civilian experience as we try to work to rebuild Afghanistan.”

The event—which satisfi es a Butler Community Requirement for students who attend—is part of Butler Peace Week, which starts on Friday and features fi lms, prayer, discussions and other events.

Students from the “Introduction to Peace Studies” class will serve as guides for the exhibit.

“(The exhibit) is important because we spend a lot of money on the war and it’s removed from our consciousness because it’s overseas in the Middle East,” Hamman said. “Some people might be aware of it, but I think it’s not maybe as important to

us as it should be. Going to the exhibit helps you to get a bigger perspective of the world and, specifi cally, of this confl ict that we’ve been involved with.”

Hamman said the murals’ topics range from depicting costs of war, including a few on drone strikes, to depicting the potential for peace.

Hamman said she fi nds many of the murals powerfully impacting, especially a piece called “Phoenix/Dove” by Dara Wells-Hajjar. The piece is inspired by Meena, who founded the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan.

Hamman, who studied the group at Butler, said the mural helps people think about women’s experience in Afghanistan, the pressures that are put on them and the potential for peace.

Mindy Dunn of the Efroymson Center said she hopes students and community members who have never been to the new building will see the space.

She said the center has mainly been used for MFA classes in creative writing and now, with this exhibit, will begin to open up to the campus in different ways.

“It’s also a great way for (the center) to be part of Peace Week,” Dunn said.

She hopes the murals serve as “creative inspiration” for the writing classes that meet in the center each week.

Photo courtesy of American Friends Service CommitteeThe “Pheonix/Dove” piece, created by Dara Wells-Hajjar.

“Windows and Mirrors”

Where: Efroymson Center for Creative Writing (across from BUPD)

When: Friday through April 14

The exhibit will be open from noon to 5 p.m. on weekends and 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on weekdays.

For more information go to the exhibit’s Facebook page, “Windows and Mirrors: Refl ections on the War in Afghanistan at Butler University!”

“The Tender Land”Friday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, 3 p.m.

Tickets: $5, students & seniors; $12, GA

Butler once again increased its tuition, but in reality most students are paying a similar price.

Many students do not realize two things about fi nancial aid. Most of the $52.3-million fi nancial aid budget does not actually exist, and the 3.75 percent hike in tuition will not affect students as badly as they might think.

The largest portion of the fi nancial aid budget comes from discounted tuition, said Melissa Smurdon, fi ancial aid director.

What this means is that a student who has $15,000 in scholarship will have this reduced from his or her tuition instead of having that money come out of an actual fi nancial aid budget.

If this budget is physically nonexistent, then where does all the money generated from donations go? Most of that money goes toward specifi c Butler issued scholarships.

Financial aid does not increase dollar for dollar with tuition, but aid is based on a percentage. This is why students will still feel the effects of

the tuition increase, but not to the degree most think.

The percentage is related to the projected number of students expected to be enrolled at Butler, Smurdon said.

The 2013-14 budget will be $2.2 million more than the budget from this academic year.

Not all students are eligible to receive fi nancial aid. Some students who are eligible might opt not to use it.

Butler students bring in $10 million in scholarships outside of Butler.

Looking at the glass half full, yes, everyone’s tuition will increase, but not at the rate one would think based on raw numbers.

Although tuition went up, fi nancial aid is working hard to ease the struggle

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OPINION PAGE 10WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2013

Indiana behind the times

RHYANHENSON

The U.S. Supreme Court began hearing cases regarding gay marriage last week.

The Supreme Court’s job is to interpret the U.S. Constitution, but it also has the ability to make moral judgments.

When 58 percent of the population supports the legalization of gay marriage, there should be no deliberation.

Indiana law does not recognize same sex marriage as marriage. Supposedly, one threat to democracy is that society will fall to mob rule.

The idea is that the public’s whims will lead the country astray.

Proponents of this argument say the Supreme Court should not be subject to the wills of the people but to the Constitution alone.

But the Constitution is a document, written by people.

Some of the major contributors to its initial writing were slave owners.

So we should be very careful about presuming the moral strength and foresight of their masterpiece.

Just as important, the checks against mob rule exist to protect society from vicious and emotional—not thoughtful—laws.

Gay marriage does not pose a threat to society.

There has not been a single scientifi cally-valid article recognized by the American Sociological Association that documents any “danger” same-sex couples pose to children or communities.

Gay marriage has become a nationwide issue because marriage

carries all sorts of legal benefi ts. Some valid criticisms of gay

marriage are out there.That marriage is so enshrined

legally in this nation—that it provides protection of child custody and medical and tax benefi ts—means that gay marriage is something benefi cial that needs to be available to adults, regardless of their personal lives.

The Supreme Court should enforce the principles of equality in this nation and allow all people access to these benefi ts.

Eighteen states already recognize and give some benefi ts to same-sex couples.

The nation is changing its legal stance on same-sex couples in other ways too.

The Supreme Court has also begun hearing a case on the Defense of Marriage Act, which denied benefi ts to same-sex couples employed in the federal and state governments.

The Obama administration stopped enforcing DOMA at the beginning of 2011.

Indiana, too, should note the changing tides.

At the very least, our representatives need to recognize what is right.

Even more important than surveys is committing to moral principles.

OUR POINT THIS WEEK:

TO PREVENT BIGGER PROBLEMS IN THE FUTURE, BUTLER NEEDS TO ALLOW THIRD-YEAR STUDENTS TO LIVE OFF CAMPUS. 30-1-4

Equality for everyone including marriage should be recognized by the Supreme Court

Tuition numbers are deceiving

Contact opinion editor Rhyan Henson at rhenson@butler.edu Contact columnist Jeremy Algate at

jalgate@butler.edu.

JEREMY ALGATE

Photo courtesy of sxc.hu

Photo courtesy of sxc.hu

Due to limited on-campus housing, Butler University should not require third-year students to live on campus.

With the long list of underclassmen who have faced housing perils, the school could save itself a lot of trouble by allowing juniors to live off campus.

This would free up rooms in Apartment Village, where sophomores could be allowed to live.

Earlier this semester, Butler sent out emails encouraging rising seniors to live in AV.

With the current logjam of students trying to fi nd housing for next year, this is the wrong thing for Butler to do.

If anything, the school should be encouraging students to live off

campus to free up necessary room. If the school or a scholarship is

not paying for a senior’s housing, then he or she should not live on campus. Allowing seniors to live on campus will prevent the fulfi llment of housing contract, which requires students to live on campus for three years.

The housing crisis on campus is so bad sophomores are being forced to live in Ross and Schwitzer Halls again.

A handful of rising sophomores might not mind living in freshman dorms, but many are ready to move on to better housing options.

The housing situation on campus has reached the point where underclassmen are already making housing plans for their senior years.

Social groups change, and no one can know for certain who they will want to live with two or three years down the road.

If a scenario came up where students would choose to study abroad or choose to live in a residence hall for fi nancial reasons, he or she would have problems getting out of the lease.

If the school did decide to allow juniors to live off campus, it would have to plan this carefully.

The infl ux of commuters would outnumber the limited parking on campus. Plans would need to be made to add more parking. Despite this problem, trying to fi nd a ride to campus is not as big of a problem as

fi nding somewhere to live. Off-campus housing is not the

only issue students are facing. Housing priority is based upon credit hours.

Athletes traditionally take fewer hours because of time constraints. Many athletes have scholarships, which cover their housing.

If these athletes who have a fi nancial reason to stay on campus cannot live where they want, then they would be at a serious disadvantage.

To solve the housing crisis now and provide room for expansion in the future, Butler should allow third-year students to live off campus.

Butler facing a housing crisis

THE BUTLER COLLEGIAN | PAGE 11WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2013

Students must concentrate most as spring arrives

Students are back on the grind to fi nish the spring semester.

The adjustment back to reality after Spring Break has set in, and the time has arrived to pressure students’ brains and try to keep stress levels down.

But we all need a little inspiration to get through April. It’s fi nally spring, and shorts and fl ip fl ops are right around the corner.

“Knowing we’re close to summer keeps me going,” junior Michelle Landfair said. “I’ve got my countdown until it’s over.”

The weather changes attitudes on campus. I think everyone is ready for some sun in his or her life.

Students are tired of walking to class in this gloomy, depressing weather. We are ready for a new spark in life. The pools, beaches and hanging out with friends are where anyone would rather be.

“Hopefully some more beautiful spring weather is on its way because, being from Florida, I’m done with this snow,” junior Shelby Shenkman said.

You’ve already made it this far, and you’re at the home stretch. You can defi nitely do it.

Students have to believe in themselves and stay confi dent in their studies.

It will all get done. Just take it day by day.

Exams, memorization and presentations are pushing students until they reach that warm weather.

“I just want to do well on my exams,” said Alex White a fourth-year pharmacy major. “That’s what will get me through.”

Everyone is reaching a breaking point in the semester, but only fi ve more weeks remain.

Students just need to keep pushing through the fi nal weeks because it always pays off in the end.

I just keep telling myself those sandy beaches of Hawaii are calling my name, so when I take that last fi nal May 7, I will be saying “aloha”.

A LITTLE AUDby Audrey Meyer | Collegian Cartoonist | ameyer@butler.edu

Photo courtesy of sxc.huMost of Amsterdam’s canals were built in the 17th century, known as the city’s “Golden Age”

BREE STITT

Although it has been a long semester, students should fi nish strong with summer almost here

Contact columnist Bree Stitt atbstitt@butler.edu.

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Donald Perin is participating in the GALA program and has been studying in Europe this semester.

This trip has been one of the most amazing experiences of my life. I’ve seen more history and culture in the last month-and-a-hal f than I will ever see again. I’ve met some truly interesting and inspiring people, and I’ve made memories that I know will last a lifetime.

After our three-week stay in Paris, France, we traveled to Brussels, Belgium, and learned about the European Union.

Our time in Paris was amazing, and I loved it, but I enjoyed Brussels quite a bit more. The city is smaller and more navigable than Paris, the people are friendlier and more helpful, the food is cheaper and, to top it all off, the beer is incredible.

I wish we’d had more time in the Belgian capital so we could have seen more museums and learned more about the city’s history.

All of our afternoon trips were to European Union buildings. Learning about the EU was fascinating, and we all learned a great deal, but there was so much more that Brussels had to offer.

I hope that I have another opportunity in my lifetime to further explore the city.

Our journey from Brussels to Amsterdam was an interesting one. Riding on Europe’s high-speed trains was a great experience. Zipping across the

countryside at 120 miles per hour was exhilarating, and the countryside was picturesque.

When we arrived in Amsterdam, we were welcomed by brilliant sunshine and a smiling tour guide with an awesome accent.

Driving through Amsterdam was a treat. I’ve been to the city before, but that only was for about four hours back in 2006 with my

father, so it has been wonderful to see it again.

It’s a beautiful city, full of canals, tiny apartments and restaurants squeezed in. And of course, there are the infamous coffee shops and the Red Light district.

During our fi rst week in Amsterdam, we went to several museums – one at the house of famous Dutch artist Rembrandt, another highlighting some of van Gogh’s m a s t e r p i e c e s , and Stedelijk, the Amsterdam museum of modern art.

At the Stedelijk museum, an American artist named Mike Kelley had his work on display. To see the inner workings of in that man’s mind would probably give me nightmares for life. Some of his work was very interesting, but others, were so

odd, dark and demented it made me want to get up and leave. I respect all art, but I doubt I would go to another presentation of his art.

At this point in the trip, I look back on how wonderful and successful the fi rst part of our journey has been. I am very excited for the rest of our time here in Amsterdam. Then, on to England and Ireland.

The GALA trip will leave lasting impacts on all students who participated

Butler GALA students halfway homeLESSONS FROM ABROAD

Photo by sxc.huThe more than 7,000 historical buildings and structures in Amsterdam give the city character

DONALDPERIN

Contact columnist Donald Perin at dperin@butler.edu

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