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Nine student-athletes have transferred from Butler University’s women’s basketball program over the past four academic years.

Additionally, four coaches have left the program and fi ve players have chosen not to return over the last fi ve seasons.

Four of those student-athletes— juniors Taylor Schippers and Liz Stratman, sophomore Haley Howard and freshman Ashton Feldhaus—announced their intention to transfer from the program within the last month.

Some players are now alleging verbal abuse, a lack of team control by the coaching staff, and players being required to participate in practices and games while injured or sick.

The allegations come from former players who were with the program as far back as 2007.

Jenny Ostrom, a member of the basketball program from 2007 to 2009, said a culture of fear dominated head coach Beth Couture’s program while she was part of it. Couture has been at Butler for 11 seasons as the team’s head coach.

“There was a lot of fear,” Ostrom said. “They were trying to make us fear so we would perform better. I can quote things from when I was there, like, ‘You guys sure don’t respect me, but you’re sure as hell going to fear me.’

“That’s not a good environment to grow in.”

Ostrom also mentioned a situation where she was verbally abused by the coaching staff.

“Another player on the team went to the coaches and told them something about me that wasn’t true,” she said. “Instead of talking to me about it, the coaching staff brought it up in a team meeting in front of everybody. They didn’t bother to check any other facts.”

The situation did not end there, according to Ostrom.

“That affected how (Couture) treated me from then on out,” Ostrom said. “The situation got thrown back in my face over and over and over again.”

Couture was unavailable to comment, according to an email

from Kit Stetzel, assistant sports information director.

Ostrom tore the labrum in one of her shoulders during her junior season, but she said she was forced to practice in spite of the injury to earn playing time.

“I practiced for a month with this dislocated shoulder,” Ostrom said. “My hands were numb and I could barely do homework. I was afraid to ask to not practice, and it eventually got to the point where I couldn’t do it anymore.”

She addressed the situation with Couture, who Ostrom said downplayed the signifi cance of the injury.

“(Couture) said, ‘I think (doctors) are just telling you surgery. It’s not that serious,’” Ostrom said.

Ostrom said other players with injuries did not practice but still appeared in games. When asked for a reason as to why she was not playing, Ostrom said the coaching staff told her she was “more hurt.”

Ostrom said she was given the choice whether or not to practice. When she chose not to, she said she was reprimanded.

“I did request to not practice one day, and there was a whole to-do about injuries. They basically said I wasn’t injured,” Ostrom said.

A former player who wished to remain anonymous said she was also forced to practice in spite of illness, or she would run the risk of facing repercussions.

“I was sick and we had early morning practice. I went straight to the trainer, and had a 103 (degree) temperature,” she said. “The coach told me either I practice or I wasn’t going to start the next game.”

She said she then realized that the program had priorities that confl icted with her own.

“It was apparent to me that personal well being was not a priority,” she said. “As a person, I think that is more important than playing a basketball game. I had to choose between going to the hospital or losing my starting spot.”

Olivia Wrencher, who transferred from the women’s program after fall break this school year, said she experienced abuse from coaches as well.

Wrencher said she was forced to go above and beyond to stay in shape.

“It became disconcerting to me because I had to keep food diaries, I had to run extra, and I had to do extra work on top of what we were doing as a team,” Wrencher said, “because they told me I was too fat, that I was too big.”

Wrencher said she ran with Couture every morning during her freshman year but never felt like she had met the coach’s expectations.

A second former member of the program who wished to remain anonymous said the extreme physical expectations are not always limited to individuals.

“We had practices at the end of the year with eight people that were three hours long, and we just got absolutely murdered,” she said. “(This was) stuff that we should have been doing at the beginning of the year, not at the end of the year, and defi nitely not with eight players. (Couture) wanted us to run for whatever reason.”

Multiple former Butler players cited a lack of connection between the coaches and players as a leading force for problems in the program.

Another former player, who wished to remain anonymous, said a fi ght broke out between two players in the locker room at one point during a season.

“We had a player sitting in the locker room waiting to fi ght another player, and when the other player walked in the locker room, one of the players pushed and shoved her and started throwing punches, and we had to hold her back,” she said.

The former player said teammates immediately went to Couture, but she added nothing was ultimately done about the fi ght.

“We called coach right after it happened, she said she’d take care of it, and nothing came of it,” the former Butler player said. “Basically, she didn’t address it, there was no punishment.”

Despite good intentions, Ostrom said, the staff did not have a handle on the team when she was there.

“They tried to control it as best as they could, but there were people breaking rules that the coaches overlooked, so other people would (break rules too),” she said.

Ostrom said the tension created by this lack of control carried over from the coaches to the players.

“For me, there was a lot of pitting teammates against each other,” Ostrom said. “They called it accountability, but it wasn’t accountability for everyone. It was accountability for some.”

A fourth former player, who wished to remain anonymous, said she feels there is still no control exhibited by the coaching staff.

“The head coach doesn’t have any team control at all,” she said. “We basically have some players running our coaches.”

Wrencher said she went to Couture numerous times about her concerns while she was with the program, but added she saw no change.

“I had plenty of conversations with coach Couture about how I felt,” Wrencher said. “I told her time and time again that I wish I

could have more than 12 seconds a game, (but) I’m not concerned with playing time.

“I was concerned with what was happening off the court, that people are yelling and screaming at each other in the locker room about

MATTHEW VANTRYONMVANTRYO@BUTLER.EDUASST. SPORTS EDITOR

Butler University’s endowment grew to $170 million as of December 2013, vice president of fi nance and administration Bruce Arick, said.

President Danko’s strategic vision intends to increase the endowment to $750 million by 2025.

The endowment grew $20 million between Danko’s State of the University address in August 2012 and December 2013, according to information obtained from Arick.

The growth of the endowment up to December 2013 came primarily from investment return.

As previously reported by The Collegian in 2012, Danko’s goal required the endowment to grow $4 million per

month, on average. By December 2013, the endowment had grown at a pace of nearly $1.25 million per month, on average.

If the growth rate since the address remains the same, the endowment will be more than $400 million below the target Danko outlined in his strategic vision for 2025.

Arick said the value of the endowment changes by the minute.

“As you look over 10, 20, 30 years, we’re trying to earn 8 to 10 percent on the endowment because that will cover our spending plus some infl ation,” Arick said.

Most universities aim to spend approximately 4 to 6 percent annually from their endowment’s earned interest, Arick said. Butler spends approximately 5 percent.

Arick said he does not anticipate 8 to 10 percent earnings on Butler’s endowment in any single year.

Many universities suffered shrunken endowments during the recent fi nancial crises.

During President Danko’s fi rst year in offi ce, the endowment lost $15 million, according to an October 2012 Collegian report.

Arick said new gifts and campaigns would be crucial to meeting the goal of the strategic vision.

“If you ask any university is their endowment big enough, they’re going to say ‘absolutely not,” Arick said. “Harvard will tell you their endowment’s not big enough.”

Harvard, with an endowment estimated greater than $30 billion, is not in Butler’s peer and aspirant group in regards to how the endowment is measured. Butler looks to Bradley, Creighton, Drake, Elon, Gonzaga, Providence College, Valparaiso and Xavier when considering the size of its endowment.

According to IRS 990 forms from 2012, Elon’s endowment was nearly $134 million, Providence’s was nearly $166 million and Xavier’s endowment was just more than $155 million.

Arick said the endowment could grow as a result of three main factors: gifts, investment return and lower spending.

Arick said the 2013 year, measured June 2012 to June 2013, was “a strong market really across the board, but your equities performed very well in that period.”

“In 2014 you’re seeing a somewhat volatile market,” Arick said. “If you watch the news, there’s a lot of uncertainty.”

Arick said he thinks the country is in a neutral market, and added that Butler has a diversifi ed portfolio of domestic and international equities. More specifi cally, he said Butler invests in things such as real estate and natural resources.

RYAN LOVELACERLOVELAC@BUTLER.EDUMANAGING EDITOR

Endowment grows, but still work to do

ACP Pacemaker Award Winner 2011SPJ Mark of Excellence Award Winner 2012

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

FORMER PLAYERS ALLEGEVERBAL ABUSE, MISTREATMENT

Previous Butler athletes speak out against coach as four women transfer

Collegian fi le photoButler women’s basketball coach Beth Couture, an 11-year coach at Butler, is facing ac-cusations of verbal abuse and unfair treatment of players from former players.

UNIVERSITY FINANCES

see BASKETBALL page 7

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A new interim director of dining services will replace Michelle Bryant-Jones after she left her position with little notice early this semester.

Nate Haugh, operations director in the offi ce of student affairs, was next in line to fi ll the gap in leadership.

Sally Click, dean of student affairs, said the director is responsible for all aspects of the campus dining program.

“When I came to Butler, the plan was for me to learn how to operate here and be able to step into the director position when it became available,” Haugh said. “We didn’t expect it to be this quick, and I think that’s why I’ve been named the interim director.”

He said he has more responsibility now, both to Aramark and to the university.

“At this point, I still do everything I did before, just on a grander scale,” Haugh said.

Some differences exist between his current and previous position, however.

“Previously, I dealt with mostly the fi nancial side of business, along with management development,” Haugh said. “I deal with more human resources issues, both with the hourly staff and the management team. The biggest difference is dealing with the university a lot more than I did in my previous position. We report to the offi ce of student affairs.”

Click said there have been some changes made within Dining Services.

“Most visibly in February, March and April, the managers have sponsored many different theme meals and special events,” she said. “They are outlined on a calendar at the entrance to the dining halls: karaoke,

National Pretzel Day, April Fools’ lunch, etc.”

Click said Haugh was also instrumental in implementing the Campus Club Food Court hours change to midnight on Sunday through Thursdays.

“My focus has been on doing things in the dining halls that bring excitement,” Haugh said. “If you look over the past two months and the number of special events we’ve done since I’ve taken over, it blows away what we’ve done in the past couple of years combined. Our March and April calendars can prove that. I’ve also been working with the managers on hiring the right people, which will impact food quality.”

Haugh said he has tried to improve the quality of the food served in Atherton Marketplace by collaborating with the school and getting input from different divisions.

“I held a brainstorming session with several key leaders here to come up with ideas to spruce up the dining halls,” he said. “We’ve also worked with students on being part of things like Bulldog Bash that was help in the bookstore and Starbucks area.”

Haugh said the executive chef, Nathaniel Malone, develops the creative menus.

Click said Malone has worked with Haugh to identify free trade items for use

and for sale in all dining venues. “Nate assisted in getting Firehouse Subs

on board for the Dawg Bucks program, but unfortunately we were informed that the Broad Ripple store would be closing,” Click said. “We are working with students to determine another partner for this off-campus dining program.”

Since Haugh started as interim director, he said the feedback has been very positive.

“We haven’t had any complaints,” Haugh said. “The students’ participation in things like the karaoke night and looking for the clue the leprechaun hid is feedback, even if they aren’t directly saying it.”

Click also said students have responded positively to the themes and special events.

“The video clips from karaoke included everyone up on their feet doing the Cupid Shuffl e,” she said. “Students are pretty good about providing feedback on the comment

cards about dishes they like or don’t like or items they’d like to see more of.”

Haugh said by next school year there will be a full-time director, rather than an interim director.

“I love working at Butler,” he said. “It is my goal to be the director here.”

Click said she will work with the Aramark regional director to identify candidates for the upcoming semester.

“We will look for the person with appropriate experiences and the right fi t for the Butler campus,” she said.

Haugh said Levester Johnson, vice president for student affairs, will be the ultimate decision maker.

Click said Haugh would still have to apply for the position if he decides to be a candidate.

“Continual improvement is the goal,” she said. “Part of that is anticipating future trends and communicating with current students about their preferences.”

Haugh said he has many suggestions for bettering Dining Services.

“I think we need to continually improve the quality of employees we hire,” the interim director said. “I also think we need more national brands here on campus. Hopefully if everything works out for a new residence hall to be built, we can add some new concepts in there somewhere. I would love to see a Chick Fil-A, Q’doba or Subway instead of what we currently offer in the C-Club.”

Haugh said these things take a lot of money to get going.

Haugh said he thinks in the next fi ve years, Dining Services will look completely different than it does now.

“As Butler’s national presence increases, so do the demands,” he said. “Housing and food are at the top of the list of demands. The renovation to A-town was not only completely necessary to keep up with other universities, I think it was just the fi rst step in getting Butler to where it needs to be.”

“I’m excited to see what is to come,” Haugh said.

Interim Dining Services director has big plans for department

JULIANNE STRIBIAKJSTRIBIA@BUTLER.EDUSTAFF REPORTER

Eleven people are facing federal charges in connection with a drug traffi cking operation in the Butler-Tarkington Neighborhood.

Investigators said the men involved had stashed cocaine in houses around the Bulter-Tarkington area, according to Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department statements released last week.

The operation had been running for more than two years. If convicted, some of the defendants face a minimum penalty of 10 years to life to 20 years to life without parole.

A National Survey on Drug Use and Health states that 12.3 percent of people ages 18 to 25 use cocaine. Crack cocaine use in that age group totals to 1.9 percent.

Nearly half of America’s 5.4 million full-time college students abuse drugs at least once a month, according to a study published in USA Today. College students have higher rates of alcohol or drug addition than the general public.

There are more than 6,000 cocaine addicts living in Indianapolis, Ind., and it is estimated that 43 lives will be lost from illicit drug use this year according to Indianapolis Substance Abuse Statistics.

During his three years with the Butler University Police Department, Detective Bruce Allee said he has not seen cocaine on campus.

While the recent bust did not involve Butler specifi cally, Butler’s campus is not immune

to drug use.“Adderall is the biggest

substance problem on campus right now,” Allee said. “It is a prescription drug, so having it without a prescription is a D Felony. That is something kids aren’t aware of.”

Allee said BUPD sees some minor marijuana investigations.

“If we can fi le charges, we fi le charges. If we cannot, it gets sent to student affairs,” he said.

Being charged with a felony can result in loss of scholarships and possibly expulsion, Allee said.

“My main concern is students trying to experiment with heroin,” Allee said. “Heroin has made a big comeback in the cities and that’s where a lot of our students come from. We have not made any heroin arrests on campus, but I’m confi dent it’s around. Heroin is a big problem at Indiana University, there’s no doubt in my mind that we have heroin users unfortunately.”

In the next year, Allee hopes to see an awareness program for heroin use from the counseling center.

“If a student sees a friend who’s starting to experiment with heroin, make an intervention,” Allee said. “To see a person get addicted to drugs and not intervene is very sad.”

Drug operation near Butler’s

campus busted by police

Photo by Colin LikasSenior Eric Sanders was named employee of the year, standing with Irwin Library coworker Sheri Storms, who nominated Sanders for the award.

Students honored foron-campus employment

Select Butler University student employees and their employers fi lled the Schrott Center lobby yesterday for an award ceremony where one student win a statewide honor.

Senior Eric Sanders, Irwin Library music and fi ne arts technician, earned Butler’s Student Employee of the Year award.

Additionally, Sanders received Indiana’s Employee of the Year award, which is given to one student from the entirety of the state’s colleges and universities.

“It was a bit of a surprise,” he said. “It’s just a great honor, and I’m really happy and pleased with everything I’ve learned (as a student employee).”

Sheri Storms, Irwin Library performing and fi ne arts librarian, nominated Sanders after he simplifi ed a music-sorting process. The old process took approximately seven hours to complete. Sanders’ revised version allowed this process to be completed in 45 minutes.

“When (Sanders) came up with the program, it was all his doing,” Storms said. “He said, ‘I think I could make this better. I think I could make this more effi cient and save us some time.’

“I said, ‘You know, Eric, if you do that, I’m going to nominate you for Student Employee of the Year.’”

Courtney Rousseau, Butler Student Employment Coordinator, was the host of the event and announced Sanders as the statewide award’s recipient. She said it was hard to keep the honor a secret, adding she nearly jumped out of her chair when she was informed.

Sanders was one of more than 20 students nominated by an on-campus employer for one of Butler’s three student employee awards. In addition to the Student Employee of the Year honor, the New Student Employee of the Year and Student Employee Leadership awards were up for grabs.

Junior Molly Nebiolo, who works in Information Commons, took home the former award. Senior Katie Newberry earned the latter for her work in her on-

campus job.“I think (the award ceremony)

is important because the college experience isn’t limited to just the classroom,” Rousseau said. “Everything they’re doing that is co-curricular is considered learning. Part of their student employment is that experience.”

Other nominees received certifi cates recognizing their work on campus.

Student employees and their supervisors each write a letter to an Internship and Career Services committee, which then looks at qualities like professionalism, leadership and dependability when making fi nal decisions on award winners.

This year’s ceremony was Rousseau’s fi rst as host. She said she would like to expand the event to all Butler student employees next school year.

“There are roughly 3,000 positions on campus. A lot of students have multiple positions, but I don’t want any students to feel left out,” she said. “I think it needs to be a much more collaborative experience.”

COLIN LIKASCLIKAS@BUTLER.EDUEDITOR IN CHIEF

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As Butler’s national presence increases, so do the demands. Housing and food are at the top of the list of demands.

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College of Communication students have the opportunity to rush for a new type of fraternity.

Lambda Pi Eta is a nationally represented honors fraternity for upperclassmen studying in a communication fi eld.

O r g a n i z a t i o n a l communication professor Jessica Moore will serve as the group’s faculty sponsor.

Moore, who was a collegiate Lambda Pi Eta member, said students from every discipline of communication at Butler have applied for Lambda Pi Eta membership.

“I think Lambda Pi Eta is really a perfect fi t for what a lot of students in the College of Communication want to achieve,” Moore said. “There are a lot of opportunities for students, not only academically, but also socially.”

To join, students must have completed at least 60 credit hours and a cumulative grade point average of 3.25 or higher, per national Lambda Pi Eta guidelines.

Applicants must be ranked in the top 35 percent of their class to be eligible for membership.

A national membership fee for the university costing $30 will be required as a one-time payment for all members.

Additional funding for the group will come from fundraising efforts and backing by CCOM and other academic

departments, Moore said.An executive board and

president will be elected each year for Lambda Pi Eta, similar to social fraternities and other campus groups.

Moore said students have expressed a desire in their applications to expand their communication studies.

She said they want to add a social aspect to their academics, as well as prestige to the communication discipline.

“I hope to become involved in the Butler University chapter of Lambda Pi Eta so I can show students that communication is worthy of academic study, precisely because it is an essential component of society without which the transmission of knowledge (and therefore academic study itself) would be impossible,” one application read.

The fraternity was founded in 1985 at the University of Arkansas. The fraternity became part of the National Communication Association in 1988 and was named an offi cial honor society in 1995.

Butler established a chapter of Lambda Pi Eta in 2005, but eventually shut down the organization. Moore and College of Communication Dean Gary Edgerton said they were not aware of why the original group fell apart.

Before coming to Butler, Edgerton served as a professor and the department chair at Old Dominion University, where a Lambda Pi Eta chapter was active.

Edgerton said an old certifi cate of chartership for the Upsilon Delta chapter at Butler hung in his offi ce when he fi rst came to Butler.

“The fact that there was already a charter at Butler really cut down on our legwork,” Edgerton said. “I’m not really sure why it went to sleep, but I defi nitely think it’s a good thing to have.”

Edgerton said he thinks the organization highlights the evolution of the collegiate study of communication.

“I think something like this shows how far the discipline itself has come,” he said. “I’m glad we have (Lambda Pi Eta) to show the maturation of the fi eld.”

Edgerton said the group benefi ts students in college and beyond.

“It is a great academic resource, as well as a social resource for students, and it helps encourage the best of the best by saying, ‘Hey, you’re really good at this,’” Edgerton said. “But it’s more than that and a few extra ribbons and cords at graduation. It’s the very best recognition you can get in this discipline, and the social and professional aspects are lifelong.

The networking that comes along with membership is not a factor to underestimate, Edgerton said.

Membership selection for Lambda Pi Eta occurs twice each academic year, in the fall and spring semesters.

Fraternal organizations on Butler’s campusProfessional fraternities

Alpha Kappa Psi, national business fraternityKappa Psi, national pharmacy fraternity

Phi Delta Chi, national pharmacy fraternityLambda Kappa Sigma, international women’s pharmacy fraternity

Kappa Kappa Psi, collegiate band member fraternityMu Phi Epsilon, international music fraternityPhi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, men’s music fraternity

Sigma Alpha Iota, women’s music fraternity

Honors fraternitiesAlpha Psi Omega, national honors theatre fraternityKappa Delta Pi, national education honors fraternity

Lambda Pi Eta, communication honors fraternityPhi Lambda Sigma, national pharmacy honors fraternity

Rho Chi, honor society for pharmacy studentsPhi Eta Sigma, honor society for freshmen

Upsilon Pi Epsilon, honor societySigma Rho Delta, dance honors fraternity

Psi Chi, honors psychology fraternityDelta Phi Alpha, national German honors fraternity

Pi Delta Phi, national French honors fraternityPhi Sigma Iota, foreign language honors fraternity

Sigma Delta Pi, Spanish honors fraternity

Service fraternitiesAlpha Phi Omega, service fraternity

Tau Beta Sigma, women’s music service sorority

Lambda Pi Etareinstated at Butler

MARAIS JACON-DUFFYMJACONDU@BUTLER.EDUNEWS EDITOR

The Lambda Pi Eta fraternity crest.

Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

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Heartbleed virus reaches Butler

A computer virus called “heartbleed” has likely affected Butler websites, including BUMail, according to a campus-wide email sent last Friday. The virus has reached over 66 percent of internet websites worldwide and leaks memory contents from the affected server.

To combat heartbleed, Butler IT and other information technology experts recommend changing all passwords for online accounts, especially those containing personal information such as credit card numbers and social security numbers. Butler faculty and staff were required to change their Butler password yesterday, Tuesday April 15.

For more information about heartbleed and prevention, visit heartbleed.com

The Collegian takes home awards from SPJ

The staff from The Butler Collegian attended the Society of Professional Journalists’

region fi ve awards weekend. The Collegian competed in the newspapers II division against other non-daily, college newspapers with a student body above 2,000 students in the states of Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky.

The Collegian staff took home three fi rst place awards at SPJ. First place winners include cartoonist Audrey Meyer for “parking ticket cartoon,” opinion columnist Maggie Monson for “You don’t have to look sick to be sick,” and Editor in Chief Colin Likas for “Red Ink.”

Finalists include assistant sports editor Kyle Beery for “Barlow desires to coach after playing days,” sports reporter Adam Winay for “$14,738,745 and no one’s talking about where it’s going,” news editor Marais Jacon-Duffy and design chief Taylor Meador for “Butler mourns America’s dog.”

First place award winners will go on to compete nationally against other Division II collegiate newspapers.

IN BRIEF

In the mailboxes of the average American 17-year-old, one might fi nd birthday cards from relatives, high school report cards and informational college brochures.

Travel 6,000 miles across the globe to Israel, however, and something different will be found in the mailbox of a 17-year-old. Rather than preparing for college and exploring life’s endless possibilities, high school juniors in Israel receive a draft notice from the Israeli Defense Force (IDF). At 18, Israelis must pack their bags, leave their homes behind and learn to defend their country.

On Sunday, March 30, two Israeli soldiers shared their experiences with attendees at Butler University. Because the experiences of youths across the world are so different from those of the Israelis, it is interesting to hear directly from the soldiers themselves.

The two soldiers, Iris and Anat, made Butler their fi rst stop on a tour of the Midwest, sponsored by StandWithUs. An international educational organization dedicated to informing the public about Israel, StandWithUs puts on a yearly tour known as “Israeli Soldier(s) Stories.”

As part of this program, Iris and Anat shared their upbringings, their experiences in the IDF and their insights on the Israeli-Palestinian confl ict.

Iris, 30, is a fourth generation Israeli studying medicine in Ashkelon, just south of Tel Aviv, near the Gaza border. At 18, she joined the Israeli Air Force, and soon after joined an elite paratroopers unit.

She was one of ten women in a group of 400 men teaching combat teams how to use high technology weapons and organizing operations against terrorist groups, such as Hezbollah and Hamas.

Her job came with much responsibility: many terrorist groups run their operations in or near schools and places of worship, forcing soldiers like Iris to weigh the dangers of carrying out attacks against them. Nonetheless, Iris emphasized her desire to serve in the IDF.

Like most Israelis, she had been personally affected by the country’s confl ict. Her great-grandfather, a prominent pre-independence physician, was murdered by one of his Arab patients; her childhood friend was the victim of a suicide bombing when Iris was just 13. Growing up, she knew she had the duty to try and achieve peace, she said.

Now, Iris is training to become a doctor in the reserve army, and as part of her training, she tutors Arab women wanting to enter the medical fi eld. Despite personal traumas, Iris wants nothing more than to reach a peaceful solution to the confl ict.

Much like Iris, Anat also hopes for reconciliation for her country,

she said. At 24, she is studying social work at Ben Gurion University in the Negev desert.

Her childhood experience was a pleasant one in a rural village in central Israel. She recalled running barefoot in the orchards and making friends at summer camp.

When it came time for her to join the IDF, she became part of the spokesperson unit, acting as the liaison between the IDF and the outside world. The diffi culties in this job lie within the frequent misunderstandings and miscommunications in the media.

On one assignment, Anat had to investigate an incident in which Israeli soldiers had allegedly shot a van of civilians waving white fl ags. She found out that the media had not reported the fact that the civilians were armed. This was just one of many instances in which the Israeli-Palestinian confl ict was reported on out of context.

Together, Anat and Iris, sponsored by StandWithUs, are working to provide the context that is so frequently left out of the conversation.

By speaking at college campuses, synagogues and churches, these soldiers can help put a face to the IDF uniforms, offer insight into their experiences and prove that despite their obligatory military service, they are, at heart, just like typical youths, optimistic about the future and hoping for peace.

Iris and Anat with Butler shirts while on campus at the end of March.

Photo courtesy of AlessandraRabellino

Israeli soldiers share their stories with the Butler community

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ALESSANDRA RABELLINOARABELLI@BUTLER.EDU CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Greek students educate their

chapters through GEAR program

Students are training to become representatives for their Greek chapters to serve as a resource for individuals with health and wellness concerns.

Greek Educators, Advocates, and Resources, or GEAR, is a program where representatives from the Greek community educate their peers.

“GEAR reps are students who have volunteered to serve as peer helpers to students within their chapters and campus wide,” said Sarah Barnes Diaz, coordinator of health education and outreach programs. “They are students that have felt called to serve other students in that way and they receive some training that hopefully will help them be strong supports for other students on campus.”

Students apply to be GEAR representatives in the fall semester. Chapter presidents and current representatives notify their chapters and help to gauge interest.

Interested students then sign up for a Peer Education class for the spring semester, where they receive training to become a representative, Diaz said.

GEAR representatives are educated about a variety of health and wellness issues in the Peer Education class. They focus on issues commonly seen on campus, such as stress and anxiety, eating disorders and sexual assault, Diaz said.

“We try to educate the GEAR reps on these topics so they have a base line knowledge and some good factual information and try to give them the tools to be able to listen and help a friend,” she said.

Diaz said the job of a GEAR rep can be diffi cult, but is meant to be supportive.

“Sometimes a GEAR rep might notice behaviors that are concerning and address it in an individual way with

a student that is supportive,” Diaz said. “The main focus is letting GEAR reps know what additional resources are available on this campus for students.”

GEAR representatives are available as a resource to members of their chapter. They reach out to their chapters in many ways, such as speaking in chapter meetings, posting newsletters on bathroom stalls and sending out emails on the chapter listserv, Diaz said.

Although it is diffi cult to evaluate the impact of GEAR, as it is based on personal interactions, representatives make efforts to make themselves available and bring information back to their chapters, said Becky Druetzler, director of Greek Life.

Druetzler said Sigma Nu fraternity has taken their involvement with GEAR up a level.

“(Sigma Nu) is getting enough people to have a signifi cant core group of people who have been through the GEAR program, and they are actually setting aside designated hours during the week where they are available and people can come and fi nd them,” Druetzler said. “They are really making it easy for people to fi nd them to start conversations. They have kept up with that all semester.”

There are 52 GEAR representatives. Every chapter has at least one representative, Druetzler said.

Annie Thorndyke said she decided to become a GEAR representative for Kappa Alpha Theta because she wanted be a resource for her sisters.

“I wanted to be someone that the girls could share their feelings with in a non-judgmental zone,” Thorndyke said. “I also want to raise awareness about certain touchy issues that go on around campus and that might make people feel uncomfortable and to promote subjects that people don’t always want to talk about.”

SARAH STOESZSSTOESZ@BUTLER.EDUSTAFF REPORTER

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Baseball vs. Xavier 3 p.m.

Softball at Georgetown 12 p.m.

Men’s tennis vs. Creighton 12 p.m.

Baseball vs. Xavier 1 p.m.

Track and fi eldPolytan Invitational

Softball at Georgetown 1 p.m.

Baseball vs. Xavier 3 p.m.

Women’s golf Big East Championships

Men’s tennis at Marquette 10 a.m.

No events scheduled Softball at Eastern Illinois 4 p.m.

Baseball vs. Indiana State3 p.m.

Photos by Erin MarshJunior Andrew Eiler won individual honors at last week’s Big Four Classic, shooting a 73.

After waking up to sounds of shouting and horns at Culver Military Academy for four years, Butler golfer Andrew Eiler is ready for early morning tee times.

Eiler is a junior on the men’s golf team. When he joined the team as a freshman, he was just a walk-on player. Now, he is on scholarship and has developed into one of the team’s leaders.

“Setting an example of hard work and dedication and also giving advice, like how to balance between academics and

golf, is key for me,” Eiler said.

Before he got to Butler, Eiler had a long history with the sport he loves. He began playing at a very young age, and his future branched off from there.

“I started playing golf when I was fi ve years old because of my older brother,” Eiler said. “When he started playing in tournaments I was taken to the course with him so all of this is because of him.”

From then on, Eiler’s golf game began to develop. Culver presented a major change in his life.

“It was very structured,

and every day was planned. I think it has helped me become a successful student-athlete because it is a lot of time management and a busy schedule,” Eiler said. “Being in military school gave me the skills to manage balancing academics and golf.”

Academics were always his fi rst priority at Culver. Eiler said he rarely had any free time, which required him to make sacrifi ces with time he had to practice golf.

“Saturday mornings were the only free time we had, so I had to sacrifi ce sleep to go take a golf lesson or go to a driving range,” Eiler said.

After Eiler graduated from Culver, he was ready to take the next step in his life.

Butler’s golf program is not what fi rst attracted Eiler. In fact, the College of Business fi rst caught his attention. He also said that leaving the small town of Culver, Ind. and coming to a big city like Indianapolis was enticing.

In only his third year at Butler, Eiler has gone from being a walk-on to one of Butler’s top scorers during tournaments. Through his tournament performances, he has given inspiration to younger players on the team, such as sophomore Logan McBride. McBride, a walk-on, said Eiler helped improve his college golf career immediately.

“He gave me motivation to see that a walk-on can be so successful on the golf team,” McBride said. “He helped me through the process because we had a personal relationship before college, and it helped me that we were

in a similar position other than knowing each other.”

In Eiler’s freshman and sophomore years, he fi nished third and fourth, respectively, in scoring on the team, shooting an average of 77 his freshman year and 78 his sophomore year.

This season, his biggest win came at the Big Four Classic in Carmel, and featured Butler, Wabash College, Hanover College and DePauw. Eiler shot a team-best 73 in the fi nal round to win the title for Butler.

Through hard work and dedication, Eiler said anything is possible. McBride compared Eiler to professional golfer Jim Furyk, who stopped at nothing to have a successful golf career.

“Furyk is a really level-headed guy who keeps it in play but doesn’t have the most traditional golf swing in the world,” McBride said. “He’s a good putter and really focuses on that as a big aspect of the game, and so does Andrew Eiler.”

When Eiler learned about McBride’s comparison, he said he agreed with it.

“I would have said Ernie Els, but I can see Jim Furyk because he is a grinder who has a goofy swing,” Eiler said. “My practice swing is a little different because my philosophy is I overexaggerate corrections, so my swing is correct when I swing at 110 miles per hour.”

Eiler and his teammates will now compete for a successful fi nish at the Big East Championships starting April 26. The championships will be held in Callawassie Island, S.C., and will feature the top golfers in the Big East.

Andrew Eiler: From walk-on to winner

Eiler’s average score this season is 75.9. His career average is a team-low 77.4.

Personal trainers offer more than workout routine

BRENDAN KINGBAKING@BUTLER.EDUSTAFF REPORTER

Photo courtesy of Rachel GoniuHealth and Recreation Complex personal trainers can be identifi ed by their orange shirts with white lettering on the back.

The Health and Recreational Complex fi tness training staff is made up of current Butler students.

While these individuals may still be student trainers, patrons and trainers alike both say the HRC offers a great personal training opportunity.

“My experience with my personal trainer was awesome,” senior Ali Hendricks said. “I signed up, and then the next week went through a really devastating breakup with my boyfriend of fi ve years. Those twice-weekly meetings with my trainer were something I really looked forward to and something I think really kept me going.”

Hendricks said the trainers do more than just reciting a workout regimen.

The trainers enjoy the company of their clients along with seeing growth and development in them.

“I had a client last week that did a tricep dip for the fi rst time, and they were never able to do anything like that in the beginning. But it is not just even watching people grow,” junior trainer Brooke Buckner said. “It is just the little stories that they come and share with you.”

Hendricks said the relationship she developed with her trainer helped her in more ways than one.

“She knew what she was talking about and made my workouts fun,” Hendricks said. “Plus, she’d listen when I would vent, which was like physical and emotional training in one.”

Trainer Lauren Parker said she enjoys her job because she never knows what the day will bring.

“I’ve only been a trainer for a semester, but so far it has been a great experience,” Parker said. “I love having the opportunity to build relationships with people and help them reach a goal. It’s an exciting fi eld, and every day is

something new.”Trainers at the HRC must take

the personal training in-house certifi cation class. It is a semester-long class that teaches the basics of personal training.

Trainers are required to pass a certifi cation test at the end of the class. They must become nationally certifi ed through the American Council on Exercise or another recognized organization within the fi rst year of work at the HRC.

The national certifi cation requires another test but allows trainers to work at other facilities.

Clients at the HRC include students, faculty, alumni and people in the Indianapolis area, Parker said.

Parker said being a trainer is still serious business.

“As a trainer you are fairly independent,” she said. “You are assigned with clients and you are in charge of creating a fi tness plan for them after doing a fi tness assessment. Sessions are an hour long, and we are required to come prepared with a workout and be ready to change things on the fl y if need be.”

Parker said student trainers undergo a qualifi cation process and offer lower-priced services than other gyms.

“My trainer at Butler was $10 for an hour,” Hendricks said. “So I spent $20 to $30 a week on training. I’ve had trainers before and paid up to $60 an hour. So the personal training at Butler was a steal.”

For trainers like Buckner, this is not just a college gig. Buckner said she loves personal training so much, she wants to do it after college.

Information about obtainining a trainer and personal training at the HRC can be found at the building’s front desk.

Individual prices per hour are $10 for students, $15 for members and $22 for nonmembers.

RHYAN HENSONRHENSON@BUTLER.EDUMULTIMEDIA EDITOR

MEN’S GOLF HEALTH AND RECREATION

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Bulldogs look ahead to Musketeers The Butler baseball team will play a

three-game series against Xavier starting Thursday.

The series will be the Bulldogs’ third against a Big East opponent after winning the series against Seton Hall two weeks ago and being swept by St. John’s last weekend.

Butler now stands 14-21 after an extra-inning loss yesterday at Purdue. It was the third time the two teams had met this season. With the loss Butler moves to 0-3 against the Boilermakers. The team heads into tomorrow’s series with a four game losing streak and a 2-4 conference record.

After being swept by St. John’s and the loss to Purdue it is possible to imagine the players’ confi dence would go down. Senior Gunner Johnson, who pitched seven innings and gave up three runs in the fi rst game of the St. John’s series, said the team is still confi dent in themselves.

“We still keep our confi dence high but

baseball’s a roller coaster game,” Johnson said. “There’s always going to ups, there’s always going to be downs. So we know we are going to be on our up pretty soon.”

One thing that Johnson said the players keep in mind is that they just played two of the toughest teams in the Big East. Also two of the losses to St. John’s were by only two runs.

To get the series win against Xavier, Johnson said the players will have to work together.

“To come together as a team, to respect one another, to pick each other up is the main focus,” he said. “If one guy makes an error the next guy will have to step up and make a pitch or get a specifi c hit in a big spot. “

The Bulldogs have already faced Xavier this season, losing 9-3 in a doubleheader at the end of March. The game was before offi cial conference play started and did not go towards either team’s conference record.

Photo by Michael AndrewsSophomore Mike Kseniak (left) dives for home plate last weekend against Seton Hall. The Bulldogs are 2-4 in confer-ence play heading into tomorrow’s series with Xavier.

Women wrap up regular season, men seek fi rst conference win

JOE HASENSTABJHASENST@BUTLER.EDUSTAFF REPORTER

With renovations in Hinkle Fieldhouse going on, the Student Athlete Advisor Committee was unable to set up their second inaugural formal.

The SAAC’s original idea for the all-athletic formal was to bring together Butler’s athletes and to celebrate its success as well as deliver awards given out at the event.

Last year, the student-athletes held their formal in the west gym with a deejay. Some athletes stepped up and helped out setting up decorations and food planning. For the event, athletes raised money for their strength coach who was diagnosed with cancer.

This year, the SAAC is still looking for an organization for which they will be raising money. Unable to have a traditional formal due to the renovations the committee decided to switch things up.

Senior Jimmy Schwabe, vice president of the Student Athlete Advisor Committee says that instead of the suit and tie, they will be putting on some sneakers and going to play some sports.

The SAAC is holding a cookout as well as Olympic and Butler’s spring sports spectacular styled competition.

“One of our basketball guys, Erik Fromm, suggested the idea after stopping

by spring sports. (Erik) said why don’t we do something like that.” Schwabe said. “You know, us being athletes, it is kind of a hidden rivalry, we always want to compete against each other, so we said, why not put it to the test?”

The first part of the event will be a cook out. After the cook out, each athletic team has picked their own special sponsored event, and the entire team will compete in the events picked by their peers.

These events are supposed to put the athletes out of their usual sports element of basketball, football or soccer. They will be anything from corn hole to frisbee and will later end in a team versus team relay.

“We are not going to be playing basketball or volleyball. It’ll be things we aren’t accustomed too,” Schwabe said. “We will have bags to three legged races and even a pie in the face competition. We are gonna get some of our coaches out there, and for making us running sprints at practices, they might get pied in the face.”

The event will be held April 28 at the outside track by the Butler baseball fields. It will be an escape right before finals week and the SAAC suggests to come and watch.

“We encourage anybody to come by if they want to check it out,” Schwabe said. “It should be fun.”

Track and fi eld schedule altered

The Butler track and fi eld team will be split up this weekend.

Some members of the Butler track and fi eld team will head to Walnut, Calif., this weekend for the Mt. Sac Relays. The rest of the team will stay in Indy after the meet they were scheduled to compete at was canceled due to a lack of teams willing to compete on Easter weekend.

The meet was supposed to be at Indiana University. Now the team has changed their schedule around, making this weekend their bye week and adding a meet on the April 26 at Miami of Ohio.

Senior Mara Olson is one of the runners heading to Mt. Sac. She will be running in the 5,000-meter race, her fi rst event of the outdoor season.

Olson is getting the late start because her indoor season lasted longer than any other member of the team as she competed in the Indoor National meet.

Also competing in the 5,000-meter race will be senior Tom Anderson, junior Katie Good and sophomore Erik Peterson.

Tom Curr and Kirsty Legg will compete in the 1,500-meter race and competing in the 10,000-meter race will be James Martin.

Last weekend’s meet was out of the ordinary in that it was held in the evening. It was called the Twilight Meet and was at the University of Illinois. Senior Matt Schumacker, a part of the 4x4 relay team, said that the starting time of his event is what was really distinctive about the meet.

“The atmosphere was defi nitely different at

night,” Schumacker said. “For example our four-by-four ran at 9 p.m. local time but 10 p.m. Indy time, so that was kind of weird too. Around 10 p.m. I’m usually starting to get a little bit tired, but you got to be able to get on the starting line and get going.”

Head coach Matt Roe said he believes the team did well and that the environment was something the athletes enjoyed.

“Overall, we’re moving forward. We’re having stronger performances every week, we’re getting to compete against stronger competition and I feel like we’re rising to the occasion,” Roe said.

Schumacker said that he enjoyed the atmosphere of the evening meet and that he thinks it would be a good idea to add more night meets to the schedule.

Photo by Marko TomichFreshman Kailey Eaton returns a shot against IUPUI over the weekend. Butler defeated IUPUI 5-2, Eaton lost her singles match 6-2, 6-2.

Student athletes band together for a good cause

MITCH RIPORTELLAMRIPORTE@BUTLER.EDUSTAFF REPORTER

TENNIS

The Butler women’s tennis team wrapped up its final regular season matches at home over the weekend, taking on Saint Louis University Friday and IUPUI on Saturday.

The Bulldogs fell flat in their first contest Friday, suffering a 0-4 loss at the hands of the Billikens.

Saint Louis dominated both doubles matches, defeating the No. 1 doubles team of senior Stephanie McLoughlin and freshman Kailey Eaton 8-1, and would seal the doubles point with a 8-4 win over freshman Grace Hyde and senior Angelina Qin in the No. 2 match.

Butler’s luck did not improve in singles play, as they lost the remaining three singles matches in straight sets.

The Bulldogs’ luck improved for their final home match of the season, taking on intercity rival IUPUI Saturday. The Jaguars came to Butler hoping to spoil the team’s senior day by avenging a 4-3 loss back in February, but once again fell short in a 5-2 Butler victory.

Leading the charge for the Bulldogs were seniors McLoughlin and Qin, who both picked up wins in their final home matches in

straight sets.McLoughlin finished regular

season play leading the Bulldogs in singles wins with seven, playing all year almost exclusively in the one spot.

The Bulldogs finished 4-16 overall and 0-3 for the regular season, and will compete in the Big East tournament April 24 at Flushing Meadows, N.Y.

Despite the team’s struggles, Eaton feels it was a very valuable year for a team with five freshmen, and a great learning experience.

“Just seeing the improvement from the team in the last couple months was really cool,” Eaton said, “If we continue to work over the offseason, and keep the focus on getting better, I’m confident we’ll be successful [next year].”

Saturday was also the second annual United States Tennis Association kids’ day hosted by the women’s tennis program, an outdoor event for aspiring youth players and Butler students.

Hyde said she had a very positive experience this year and hopes to see the event continue to grow.

“I personally thought it was fun running round with the kids and giving them a few pointers” Hyde said, “I just hope we can spark some more interest in (the event)

for next year and the year after.The Butler men’s team was also

at home this weekend, taking on conference rival Xavier in their second Big East match-up of the year.

The Musketeers emerged victorious defeating the Bulldogs 6-1, a score not indicating how close the matches really were.

The loss knocked Butler to 9-8 on the year. The team remains winless in conference play.

Though Xavier earned the double point with relative ease, the single matches would prove to be much more interesting.

Sophomore Brandon Woods picked up Butler’s only point in a 4-6, 7-6,10-6 nail-biter in the No. 5 spot.

Three of the six singles matches would go into late sets, and the close matches were ultimately the deciding factor.

The Bulldogs will have to wait for the weekend for a shot to pick up their first ever Big East Conference win when they travel to Marquette on Sunday for their final regular season match.

Butler will have its hands full with the 13-8 Golden Eagles, who are 9-0 on their home courts. Marquette is also 2-0 in conference and is currently on a three match win streak.

BASEBALL

MARKO TOMICHMTOMICH@BUTLER.EDUCONTRIBUTING REPORTER

JOE HASENSTABJHASENST@BUTLER.EDUSTAFF REPORTER

Photo by Amy StreetJunior Mara Olson will run her fi rst event of the outdoor season this weekend.

THE BUTLER COLLEGIAN | PAGE 7WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 2014

a simple game.”The reportedly negative team

atmosphere lent itself to a lack of passion in games, Wrencher said.

“We weren’t excited to play basketball,” she said. “You want to be

excited because you are playing for your friends and you are representing your team, but who you’re representing is also the coaches and each other.

“I played for my team, but it was hard because I couldn’t play for myself. I never enjoyed myself.”

One anonymous source said she and other teammates dreaded the game they once loved.

“Going to the gym was dreadful,” she said. “When all of us are Division I athletes and we worked our butts off to get to this point, the gym used to be an escape from everything. The coaches ruined it for us.”

Wrencher compared the program to imprisonment.“When I fi rst came in and my parents left, it felt like I was in a jail,” she said. “If I

stayed here, I would be beside myself.”Former team members say they approached Athletic Director Barry Collier at

various times to address the issue.“My senior year, the team decided to take it to the administration,” an anonymous

source said. “We wrote down some things that we thought needed to be talked about. Afterwards, he talked to the coaches about it, but nothing was done.”

Collier released the following statement through Sports Information Director Jim McGrath regarding allegations of misconduct and lack of reaction to them.

“We appreciate the efforts of the student-athletes and wish them well. We do receive feedback from all of our athletes and we follow-up appropriately. We will not comment on any personnel matter.”

One player who left the program before one of the times the team reportedly went to Collier expressed concern that the issues have not been handled in an apt manner.

“I was pretty shocked nothing was done about it,” she said.Despite the reported turmoil occurring inside the locker room, one former student-

athlete said the players were forced to maintain a positive image.“It was our job to sell the program and really pump it up,” she said. “Some of us

really struggled to do that.”Wrencher said Couture once told her players that, if they could convince a recruit

to join the team, they would get practice off the next day.Wrencher said she felt forced to comply with the coach’s request despite not

wanting to promote the program.“I had to kneel down to the queens of basketball,” she said.Wrencher said that, as a recruit, she would ask players what their favorite aspect

of the program was. She recalled fi nding it strange that no one mentioned basketball itself.

“They always said academics,” she said. “They always said they liked the academics and the student life as opposed to the team that they were on, that they practiced with for three hours a day.”

Wrencher eventually found herself on the other side of the fence. Despite having to promote the program, she couldn’t tell the whole truth.

“I couldn’t tell them how bad it is to be athlete for Butler women’s basketball,” she said.

Now that she is on the outside looking in, she said she continues to see the lack of transparency being relayed to recruits and players.

“Looking in, I feel like it’s a lie,” Wrencher said. “I feel like what they’re projecting to other people is a lie.”

One anonymous source said she hopes something can be done in order to improve the situation for future program members.

“The program is a complete mess,” she said. “I just hope that there’s a change in the future, so that no one else has to go through it. Everything happens for a reason, but I just hope there’s a change made that stops all of this.”

Four former Butler women’s basketball players who transferred from the program—Howard, Feldhaus, Katie Brewer and Hannah Douglas—declined to comment.

BASKETBALL: FORMER PLAYERS SPEAK OUTFROM PAGE ONE

Document given to Athletic Director Barry Collier after the 2011-2012 basketball season, provided by a former women’s basketball player to The Collegian.

•In the middle of the 2009-2010 season, one player left the team because she felt the head coach was forcing her out through mental abuse.

•During the 2009-2010 Butler women’s basketball season, after losing on the road to Cleveland State, the team ran 36 sprints and continued an enduring practice afterwards ... She did not give the scouting report for the next day’s game against Youngstown University.

. . .

•During the 2010-2011 season, one player missed a game in order to take the required pharmacy test (PCAT). She was later reprimanded by the head coach for missing the game and was told to “get her priorities straightened out,” and her scholarship was directly threatened.

•During the 2010-2011 season, one player had an irritated Achilles tendon and was prescribed to wear a medical boot for at least a month. Once released from the boot, she was told to limit her activity. However, after a loss, the entire team was directed to run 23 down and backs. The player felt like she had to run to please the coaches. On the 16th down and back, her tendon fl ared and she felt like she could not run any further. She was kicked out of practice for not fi nishing the sprints.

•During the 2010-2011 Butler women’s basketball season, a player had strep throat. After having a conversation with the head coach, the player felt that she had to compromise her health in order to preserve her starting position for the next day’s game. Fellow teammates voiced how they felt that the coach was being unfair. The two were not aware that their remarks were taken to the head coach and in consequence of their opinion, they were kicked out of practice.

•At the end of the 2010-2011 season, two players left the team because they felt they were being mentally mistreated.

•After the 2010-2011 season, two players both had a chance to go to Houston, Texas, to support the men’s basketball team in their fi nal four games. Both players asked the head coach for permission to go because they would be missing two lifts and an individual post-season workout. Both girls planned on making up the workouts they would be missing. Later that day in front of the entire team the head coach said, “for those of you who want to go to Houston, you can because I don’t want to be known as the coach that wouldn’t allow you to go.” Then she went on to say that if the girls chose to go, it would not be a good decision. Both players felt manipulated and confused by the situation and chose not to go in fear of being treated badly by the coach. When all the players were recruited, the coach told them that both basketball teams (men’s and women’s) we’re very supportive of one another. The two players felt that the way the coach handled this situation went exactly against supporting the men’s team.

. . .

•After losing to IPFW on Nov. 21, 2011, the head coach said the following to her players on the bus ride home: “You will fear me,” “You will not break me, I will break you,” “Don’t wear your Butler practice gear tomorrow because you’re a disgrace to the program,” and “I’ve made the decision that you guys are going to play out of fear of me.” These comments made players of the basketball team feel degraded, scared, and unmotivated to play basketball.

•At 7 a.m. on November 22, 2011 (the morning after losing to IPFW), the team ran 20 suicides in 20 minutes as punishment. After running, the players were told the following by the head coach: “We’re going to practice at the HRC later today because you guys don’t deserve to play in Hinkle,” and “I’m dreading to go to Reno because I don’t want to put on a fake smile for your parents.” These remarks made players of the basketball team feel humiliated.

•After losing to Detroit on December 29, 2012, the head coach met with her players and staff the next day and told them to get her a “f****g rental car because (she’s) going home, and (she) can’t handle this s**t anymore,” and stormed out of the room. The players experienced fear and intimidation after the incident. They felt like there was nothing they could do correctly to please the coach.

•In the middle of the 2011-2012 season, a player experienced severe foot pain. The player was asked to go into the head coach’s offi ce and was told by the head coach, “You can either play or go to the doctor.” The player perceived the coach’s comment as a threat and felt like she had to compromise her health in order to make the coach happy.

To read more from the document, visit www.thebutlercollegian.com.

ARTS, ETC. PAGE 8WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 2014

Photo by Erin MarshThe Schrott Center is home to three galleries devoted to student and professional art. The exhibits will be up until April 27.

New art now all over the Schrott

Cinderella’s bloody slipper, animals experiencing the necessary evils of life, mechanically made surges of color and more can currently be seen in art hanging in the Schrott Center.

All three galleries in the center are showing very different exhibits.

The Lower Gallery is featuring student and faculty work in a juried show. This means each work went through judges who chose the best works to represent the ArtsFest theme of Fables, Fairy Tales and Physics.

Emma Landwerlen, junior art + design major and Schrott gallery assistant, described seeing student artwork in the center.

“There was an artist who sells works for a lot of money hanging where the students’ work is now so it’s pretty cool,” Landwerlen said.

Many students from Professor Elizabeth Mix’s Design History and Theory class have submitted works and are being featured alongside a gathering of triptychs.

Each triptych is a collection of three pieces of work displayed together. These are also student made.

In the upper level galleries, established artists Petronio Bendito and Angela Lopez showcase their contrasting pieces.

Butler art professor Steve Nyktas compared the two as perfect mixtures for the exhibit.

“What I think is really exciting about the two artist pairings is that we have Angela working in this intuitive, handmade style with expressive paintings, and Petronio working in a very compositional and math driven style,” Nyktas said.

Although they are quite different, both still complement one another.

“The reason we chose these two artists is because they still represent the theme of the show,” Nyktas said.

Bendito’s work hangs

in the Upper East Gallery in what Landwerlen described as an almost-religious experience.

“When he was hanging one of his pieces, it was like sitting in a church. Everyone sat down and was quiet watching him,” she said.

The physical experience of viewing these works is much different than the experience of hanging them.

They are large bursts of bright color and lines.

“Petronio’s works are more physics based, coming out of calculations and a mechanical process,” Nyktas said.

Boards describing his works and the process used to make them are hung with his pieces as well.

On the other side of the building, Angela Lopez’s pieces have had another effect on Landwerlen.

“Her pieces are just really soft,” Landwerlen said.

These soft pieces symbolize harder concepts in life.

“My watercolor paintings explore power struggles, evil, morose emotions and death through the use of common symbols, mythologies and parallels found in nature,” said Lopez in her artist statement for these particular pieces.

Primarily watercolors on paper, Lopez focuses more on the handmade aspect of art than Bendito.

Nyktas described Lopez’s process as being more personal this way.

“Her work is really big and on paper so it was interesting hanging,” Landwerlen said. “All the pieces we have in the main galleries are really big right now.”

The two artists’ exhibitions still work with the student pieces too.

“It’s cool for our program as art + design to integrate everything in this way,” Nyktas said.

There will be a gallery reception April 25 in the Schrott Center before the work of all three shows comes down April 27.

They are free and open to the public during normal business hours.

BRITTANY GARRETTBGARRETT@BUTLER.EDUSTAFF REPORTER

Those in the hard-of-hearing and deaf communities will now get to experience sound on a whole new level during performances at Clowes Memorial Hall.

Clowes Hall installed eight new chairs that are designed to enhance concert experiences. These seats are considered “audio sensory enhanced seating.” They are the fi rst ones to be used in a live musical theatre, said Joshua Lingenfelter, Clowes Memorial Hall’s director of marketing.

Lingenfelter came up with the idea of this project for Clowes.

“After a concert, a woman came up to me and mentioned that she couldn’t fathom attending a concert when she couldn’t hear,” Lingenfelter said. “That made me start to think, what if we changed the way we perceived music by not only hearing it, but also feeling it?”

Lingenfelter said he was familiar with the ButtKicker sound enhancement system. This brand uses a low-frequency audio transducer, which allows the person

sitting in the seat to feel powerful vibrations without excessive volume and bothering those around.

Members of the deaf and hard-of-hearing communities used the seats this past weekend during the Blue Man Group performances. The performances were free of cost thanks to a grant from The Broadway League, a national trade organization.

American Sign Language students also volunteered to join the group and speak with them before and after the performance. Sophomore Sarah Spaulding, a communication sciences and disorders major, volunteered at one of the performances this past weekend.

“After the show, people were saying how they loved the seats. They were happy they volunteered to come to the show and test out the seats,” Spaulding said. “It was a great way to see a show and they wondered why they had never heard of the seats before since they have been around for 20 years.”

There were a few complications with the ButtKicker seats, though.

“Some wished that in the future, they would be able to control each seat

individually because at times, they were unable to feel any of the vibrations,” Spaulding said.

Spaulding also said the placement of the seats created a problem.

ASL is a visual language, and the position of the seats toward the back of the main fl oor made it hard for the deaf and hard-of-hearing community to see the interpreter.

Spaulding said this eas especially the case under the dim lighting and with clouds from fog machines during the Blue Man Group performance.

“I hope in the future the technology that was used on these chairs will allow them to be scattered throughout the seats so everyone can see what is happening on the stage clearly, as well as feel the vibrations through the chairs,” she said.

The ButtKicker is not a completely new seat, but rather a device for each seat.

“There was something attached to the bottom of the seats that allowed the chair to vibrate and could be taken off and moved around if needed,” Spaulding said.

Sophomore Emily Capecci volunteered at a performance as well. Before the performance, volunteers

spoke with the deaf and hard-of-hearing community to explain how the seats worked.

“It was a brand new experience for me and for everyone else testing it out,” Capecci said. “We had to interpret to them how the seats worked and where they came from, which I wasn’t completely expecting. But it was a good experience for me.”

Those who got to test out the new seats had a whole new perspective of going to a performance.

The ButtKicker system has been used for other commercial applications, such as Disney: Mission Space, Center of Science and Industry and Kennedy Space Center.

The education and marketing departments at Clowes Hall will be researching how they can further their developments in this new technology and make the seats better for an overall experience.

“For those who are deaf or hard-of-hearing, a concert may be of little to no interest to them,” Lingenfelter said. “But if we can convert the way our senses perceive music, then we can serve all populations in our community.”

Joshua Lingenfelter enjoys one of the new seats.

Photos by Kevin VogelThe vibrations are produced by these “ButtKickers” attached to the seat bottom.

VANESSA STAUBLINVSTAUBLI@BUTLER.EDUSTAFF REPORTER

For those who are deaf or hard-of-hearing, a concert may be of little to no interest to them. But if we can convert the way our senses perceive music, then we can serve all populations in our community.

JOSHUA LINGENFELTERCLOWES HALL DIRECTOR OF MARKETING

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In a fl oodlit gallery, more than 80 photographs transport passing visitors into a black and white world of beauty and natural elegance.

These photographs were hand-picked by their photographer Ansel Adams and hang in the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art.

“A bulk of the works are images Adams selected at the end of his life. These are the ones he saw as most important,” said James Nottage, Eiteljorg Museum vice president and chief curatorial offi cer.

Nottage said Adams’ photography life started with his fi rst camera at age fourteen. After a trip to Yosemite National Park, Adams found his subject of choice—nature.

“He was criticized in the 1930s and ‘40s for not being what was considered socially conscious enough,” said Nottage of how Adams’ work was perceived by some.

Nottage went on to explain how that claim is just not true.

“He was deeply interested in preservation of nature, especially with the state parks. He was very

active in the Sierra Club,” Nottage said.

The Sierra Club is the nation’s largest environmental organization whose motto is “Explore, Enjoy, Protect the Planet.”

Not all the works on display are landscapes and close-ups of nature, however. Adams also used architecture and people as subjects.

“In the 1970s, he dabbled in portraiture,” Nottage said.

One piece, “Georgia O’Keeffe and Orville Cox,” captures a moment in time when the famous painter is in the midst of a conversation with a friend.

O’Keeffe was only one of many other artists Adams associated with.

“Apparently he was really funny,” Nottage said. “He loved parties, he loved martinis.”

This more personal side of Adams is expressed through other prints, some taken by his own students, that hang alongside his work.

A video also plays on a continuous loop in the gallery.

“Film clips in the gallery will give perspective to the artist’s life, helping visitors understand how he worked and what inspired him,” said DeShong Perry-Smitherman, the museum’s public relations

manager, in a press release.Also part of the exhibit are some

original photographs, which hang next to prints that Adams had tinkered with in his blackroom.

This lets the viewer compare and contrast the original to the fi nal product. Because digital software was after his time, Adams worked without the help of a computer to adjust his images.

“Photography is both a skill and a stroke of perfect timing,” Nottage said.

He went on to explain a piece called “Monolith, The Face of Half Dome.”

After an entire day of shooting in Yosemite, “Monolith” is the product of the very last frame he took.

Acclaimed for the balance of shadows and highlights, “Monolith” is one of Adams’ more famous pieces.

Others, even ones that did not make Adams’ fi nal cut for this collection, have been published in numerous books and magazines, including the Sierra Club Bulletin.

“The most important and biggest books of photography at the time were works of Ansel Adams. He was incredibly successful commercially,” Nottage said.

Some of these books are on

display in the gallery.“The Eiteljorg hopes this exhibit

will leave a lasting impression with visitors, educating them about Ansel’s impact on their lives,” Perry-Smitherman said.

The works are organized to guide viewers through the exhibit as though the show is its own thought-provoking journey.

“The fi rst two pictures serve as an introduction to the rest of the pieces,” Nottage said.

The audience is offered the opportunity to contemplate each piece and become inspired

themselves by the powerful images.

“One way to measure how important an artist is can be done by looking at how important he was to other museums. Another way is to look at how impactful he was to other artists,”Nottage said.

By these means, the Ansel Adams exhibit is a must-see.

The show runs through Aug. 3, accompanied by the black and white rodeo photography of Blake Little in the upstairs gallery.

The Eiteljorg Museum is located at 500 S. Washington St.

THE BUTLER COLLEGIAN | PAGE 9WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 2014

Photos courtesy of the Eiteljorg Museum“Ansel Adams with camera,” photograph by Cedric Wright. Photos are exhibited courtesy of the Colby Memorial Library, Sierra Club.

“Ansel Adams in Owens Valley,” photograph by Cedric Wright.

Gallery preserves legacy of master photographer

BRITTANY GARRETTBGARRETT@BUTLER.EDUSTAFF REPORTER

The past few weeks The Butler Collegian has been speaking with musicians from the Jordan College of the Arts who are preparing senior recitals. This week, The Collegian sat down with senior cello performance major Marina Ito to discuss her recital.

The Collegian: How did you put your program together?

Marina Ito: Well I’m pretty sure (cello professor) Dr. Grubb’s favorite piece of all is the Brahms Sonata, and I hadn’t played it yet. He’s always told me that one of my strong suits when it comes to playing the cello is my color, or tone, and he thinks that piece would really bring out that quality.

For the Beethoven quartet, I’ve been playing in this quartet for four years now. We’ve been working on new pieces every semester and the Beethoven quartet is the piece we’ve been working on this whole semester.

I played the Bach suite for my graduate auditions, so I thought I should play it if I already have it ready.

The Ginastera was one of my personal decisions to play. My dad is a professional violinist and he heard it on the radio once and thought I would like it. I got the piece, I looked at it, and it’s really interesting. It has a lot of cool techniques that I’ve never worked with before, like left-handed pizzicato. It has a lot of fl air, and characteristic suave.

TC: What’s been the most rewarding part of putting this recital together?

MI: For my junior recital, I was all nerves.

I did not feel ready at all until the day of the recital, and I think I was focusing more on how ready I was, or how people were going to react or whether I was going to play this passage right. I was focused more on technical issues.

For my senior recital, I just decided I was going to do the best I could until the recital, and then just have fun. I think my attitude is slightly different this time, and I defi nitely feel better about it.

TC: What are your plans for after school?

MI: Well, my top choice is that I’d like to go to Michigan State University (for cello performance). I’ve had several lessons with the teacher there throughout this semester. I took an audition, got passed it, got in. The issue right now, though, is money. We’ll see.

TC: Is your end goal to play with a symphony orchestra?

MI: Right now, symphony player is probably my top choice. I just want to keep on playing the cello. I have considered teaching, but I feel like I have so much more to learn before I can actually teach anyone. I need to work up to that level.

TC: You’re from Fort Wayne, Ind. What orchestra did you grow up listening to? Your dad is a violinist, so I imagine you listened to many.

MI: I defi nitely went to a lot of live performances in Fort Wayne. He played in the Fort Wayne Philharmonic for about thirty years, and just retired recently.

The thing for me, growing up with music, has actually been listening to the radio.

Constantly. Every morning when my mom wakes up, she puts on the radio to the classical channel. You can hear the music wherever you are. So I got to listen to the Chicago Symphony, or the Boston Philharmonic or Cincinnati Symphony, all those top-name orchestras and soloists.

And, of course, my dad practices 24/7. One of my strongest memories growing up is that my room was above his practice room, so even before I was going to go to bed he was still practicing.

At fi rst, I couldn’t go to sleep but eventually I just got used to it. It was kind of like a lullaby.

TC: It sounds like music has always been in the cards for you.

MI: Yeah, I guess so. I’ve never really considered anything else. Especially when I considered what to study for undergrad, I didn’t really have anything else that I wanted to do besides music. I started playing cello when I was like 11 or 12, which is actually pretty late. I started with violin, of course, because of my dad. But I kept switching the violin to a cello position when I was, like, fi ve. My mom was a cellist so she said maybe

I should try playing the cello. I kind of went back and forth between cello and piano until I was around 11 or 12, when I stuck with cello.

TC: Well, you seem happy with that choice.

MI: (Laughs) Yeah, I like it.

Ito’s recital will take place on Friday at 2 p.m. in the Eidson-Duckwall Recital Hall on the north side of Robertson Hall.

KEVIN VOGELKJVOGEL@BUTLER.EDUARTS, ETC. EDITOR

THE PROGRAM

Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008Johann Sebastian Bach

String Quartet No. 7, Op. 59 No. 1Mvts. III and IVLudwig van Beethoven

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Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38Johannes Brahms

Pampeana No. 2: Rhapsody for violoncello and piano, Op. 21Alberto Ginastera

Photo courtesy of Marina ItoMarina Ito (right) and her accompanist, Anna Briscoe, perform last year for Ito’s junior recital.

Violin lullabies lead to modern cello showpieces

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MAINTAINING HINKLE’S HISTORY

AS RENOVATIONS ROLL ON

Historic Hinkle Fieldhouse is trying to keep up with the Big East. The fi eldhouse is getting an updated modern look with a brand new scoreboard, updated seating and other additions.

Some of these physical changes could alter the way those within and beyond the Butler University community remember the facility and its rich history, which dates back to 1928.

We appreciate the athletic department’s and university’s efforts to keep Hinkle’s historic tradition alive. The more than $17 million raised during the Campaign for Hinkle Fieldhouse could have caused that tradition to be swept away in a plethora of big changes.

“On one hand, the fan experience is going to be better, but, on the other hand, people are going to say, ‘Well, it is still Hinkle,’” Associate Athletic Director Ken LaRose said in “Fans will see modern Hinkle Fieldhouse”.

“It is still a cathedral of basketball, it still has got the tradition. It is just going to be a new and improved, updated Hinkle Fieldhouse without changing the traditional feel.”

With interior renovation underway, construction workers are disposing of pieces of the building that have been part of its history for many years.

Pieces of Hinkle that will be removed—such as some of the seating—have been part of world records, circuses and countless sporting events.

All-time greats have played inside the building, from former UCLA head coach John Wooden, to Oscar Robertson and his high school team Crispus Attucks. And, of course, there was Milan High School winning the boys’ basketball state title in the fi eldhouse, inspiring the movie “Hoosiers.”

“It’s the basketball equivalent, or as close as you’re going to get, to walking into Wrigley (Field) or Fenway (Park). It feels authentic,” NBC sportscaster Bob Costas said on the Hinkle Campaign webpage. “You have a sense, even if you don’t know every specifi c of it, that some history happened here.”

Butler students like junior Thomas Petersen, a Dawg Pound member, said he recognizes this history and is worried the university

could be simply throwing away parts of it.

Petersen even wanted to bring a piece of history back himself after seeing removed seats sitting in Dumpsters in front of Hinkle.

“My fi rst thought was that I wanted to climb in and fi nd a piece that was small enough to take back to my apartment,” Petersen said.

Jim McGrath, sports information director, said seats in the Dumpsters were put there because they contain lead paint.

Ultimately, Butler has decided to give some seats from Hinkle to the community. We believe this is benefi cial for a few reasons.

For one, it allows Butler community members and other fans of the fi eldhouse to capture a piece of history. More importantly, selling the seats would be an opportunity for the university to bring in additional money.

Rich Michal, executive director of operations, said Butler has paired with the organization People for Urban Progress to restore some of the disposed aluminum seating

PUP’s Hinkle project is similar to one completed in St. Louis’ Busch

Stadium. The organization will use removed seats at bus stops and other local locations.

For all other materials being removed during renovation, Butler is trying to salvage as much as possible. The renovation is a Leadership Energy and Environmental Design project, in which Butler tracks the amount of waste it produces and tries to minimize it.

“The less that goes to the landfi lls the better,” Michal said. “We are trying to either salvage to reuse or recycle all the materials. We take

that seriously to try and limit both from the sustainability stand point and a cost standpoint.”

We think it is great that Butler is not only keeping Hinkle’s history alive in the building itself, but also within the community.

We also appreciate how environmentally concious Butler is being during the renovation, and that the university is making strides to gain money from removed seats.

While Hinkle moves forward with technology, Butler’s efforts to maintain its past are worthwhile and important.

OUR POINT THIS WEEK:BUTLER’S EFFORTS TO MAINTAIN HINKLE FIELDHOUSE’S HISTORIC FEEL

DURING RENOVATION SHOULD CONTINUE | 22-0-4

Preparing for the hunt

Photo by Amy Street

You are almost there: the end of the year.

Next stop for some of you is summer break, internships, summer school or just some family time.

For others its graduation; the most exciting and scariest time of your lives. And if you haven’t started already, your job search is about to begin.

With a still struggling economy, this may be one of the most stressful times in your lives. During this time it is necessary to take steps to limit the struggles of your search.

First, you must recognize that job hunting can be a long process. When I fi nished my undergrad, I left with a false sense of security. Not only did I have a college degree, I had fi ve years of work experience

and at least two years of leadership experience from the navy.

Who wouldn’t want to hire me, right? Three months and dozens of applications later, I fi nally found a job.

As of 2012, the average job hunter spent about seven months looking for a job, according to AOL. This means that you could spend the better part of a year with no income coming in. Obviously, this can be especially stressful if you have rent, phone bills and need to eat.

On top of that, student loans come due within six months of leaving school. While federal loans have options to help with payments

when you are unemployed, private loans may not.

I’m not telling this to scare you, but you should be prepared.

So what can you do to minimize the search and spend less time unemployed?

First and foremost, start your search sooner rather than later. I made the mistake of not searching for work until after I graduated. This resulted in my taking the fi rst job offered to me in a fi eld outside my desired path.

Now, it is possible that you may end up doing the same thing despite your best efforts, but the chances are likely much higher if you wait to start your search.

Second, expand your search. During my fi rst search, I was fl ying blind. I just kept searching online job boards. However, there are so many jobs out there that are beyond job boards.

In 2012, there were 3.6 million jobs open and 80 percent of those were never advertised, according to

Forbes. That works out to around 2.9

million jobs that you may not have known were available.

Instead of limiting your search to online job boards, go directly to the source. On several occasions I have found myself surprised at the openings I found that were listed directly on an employer’s website that I didn’t fi nd on websites like Indeed.com.

Network, network, network. Almost every job search tip I have read emphasizes networking.

Having a network may be everything you need just to get your foot in the door. Check out networking events in your area, on campus or even talk to some of your professors. Your professors have years, maybe decades, of industry experience, so who better to talk to for advice?

Lastly, when you fi nally land an interview, make sure to thoroughly prepare.

One of my favorite websites is

Ask a Manager. This site is a blog written by an actual hiring manager that answers questions about the workplace, gives job hunting tips and even has a “how-to-prepare” interview guide.

Along with online sites, Butler University’s career services offers several options to help with the job search. You can go there for résumé critiques, mock interviews, cover letter help and networking tips.

I encourage every student to start thinking about the job hunt process early. Freshmen and sophomores can start networking at any time through groups and internships. Juniors and seniors can start working on their resumes, cover letters and applications.

Wherever you want to start, don’t waste time. Put yourself out there and start the hunt now, otherwise you may fi nd yourself trying to make up for lost time.

Students should start thinking about job hunting long before graduation

Cartoon by Audrey Meyer

TONYESPINAL

Contact Opinion editor Tony Espinal at tespinal@butler.edu.

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they would all be full.”

Jessica HughesFreshman

Elementary education

What were you most nervous about when registering for classes?“That all my

classes I wanted would fi ll up and

I wouldn’t get my fi rst choice.”

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to take were waitlisted, so I

will have to take classes I don’t

want to take just to fi ll (my

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by Maddie Koss | Photographer | mkoss@butler.edu

I deleted the social media app Snapchat last week and I have never felt freer.

The little nagging voice in the back of my head asking, “Why hasn’t anyone sent me a snap in so long?” is slowly disappearing. I’m still trying to get rid of the urge to seek mass opinion of a hairdo.

Snapchat is not the root of all evil. It’s not this terrible thing we all have to escape from immediately. It might be a little embarrassing to get caught taking a selfi e in public, but we have all been there.

It is not doing us any good, though.

Once I stopped to think about it, I realized Snapchat is kind of unhealthy.

We have to worry about whether someone is going to screenshot an embarrassing picture. We worry about why that one guy didn’t respond to our snap. We stress over who that one girl’s “best friends”

are.I would spend too much time

looking through my friends’ “stories.” More often than not, I really didn’t care about what was in them.

There were videos from parties full of people I didn’t know, pictures of people I didn’t care about or the inevitable pre- or post-gym selfi e.

Public Service Announcement: few people really care if you’re going to or leaving the gym.

Basically, Snapchat is an app where you can watch videos you don’t care about and send your friends videos they don’t care about.

It’s time to end Snapchat. I’m not against all forms of

wasting time. I check Twitter, Tumblr and Facebook regularly. It’s not a terrible thing to take a study break by scrolling through your timeline or playing an addicting app.

I’m not here to lecture you about being productive.

Let’s just be smarter about how we waste our free time.

Snapchat made me stress out in ways that went beyond the time I spent actually looking at or sending selfi es or videos.

You might think it’s a little ridiculous that I let Snapchat into my head so much. I bet, though, there are other people who also spend a little too much time worrying about whether that last snap was a little too ugly for human eyes (you laugh, but you’ve thought it).

I don’t want to continue using an app that makes me worry so much about my appearance or lets my friends send me videos of everyone having fun without me.

Snapchat might seem innocent, but it’s really doing nothing for us. At least other social apps let us connect more meaningfully.

So do yourself a favor. Delete Snapchat. Free yourself from the constant fear of the screenshot.

Cartoon by Audrey Meyer

Students should consider removing Snapchat from their social media lives

MAGGIEMONSON

Put an end to Snapchat

Contact copy chief Maggie Monson at mmonson@butler.edu.

Spring is known for many things such as its standing as the perfect season to consume ice cream while it is the perfect temperature outside. It’s warm enough for shorts, but still cool enough for your favorite light jacket.

But, students at Butler University enjoy something else about spring: campus life.

The spring semester, starting in January and ending in May, is approximately the same length as fall semester. On average, they are both 15 to 17 weeks long, with 80 to 90 days of instruction.

Lauren David says that from a freshman’s point of view, spring has more to offer socially than the fall.

“In the spring, if you’ve gone through recruitment, you have an entire Greek house,” David said. “My sorority has allowed me to meet so many new people in such a short amount of time, and given me a lot more opportunities to volunteer, especially in the nice weather.”

The spring semester also contains spring break, a week students may spend away from school.

David also said that it was nice to have a little break after midterms to relax before getting back to business.

Spring doesn’t just provide a better atmosphere to hang out

with friends; it also provides a great atmosphere for exercise.

“As the weather gets increasingly warmer, I like to run outside. The outdoors is colorful and beautiful,” said sophomore Katie Doyle.

Aside from running outside for exercise, Butler also has other alternatives. The high ropes course overlooking the canal provides an entire body workout with a view.

There is one major factor of why the spring semester is better than fall that many overlook: academics.

Katie Springston said that her spring semester is all about academics.

“My classes are always better in the spring,” Springston said. “The teachers are happier, and so are the students. The basis of the classes has a fun air to it. Everything is just better.”

Whether you enjoy the social advantages, the health benefi ts, or the academic gains, it’s a clear consensus that the spring semester is better than the fall.

With only two and a half weeks until the school year ends, fi gure out what makes the spring semester better for you.

At the end of college, Christine Smith will be one of my favorite professors.

As an incoming freshman, I had never had a teacher like her before.

Smith’s fi rst year seminar “Rebels with a cause” was a life-changing experience.

The writing assignments were focused on creativity and the discussions were insightful.

Twenty years of experience has taught Smith that it is not a professor’s job to force feed students with answers to assignments, she said.

She regularly goes beyond the limits of what is expected from a college course.

The point is not to replicate Smith’s exact teaching style. But successful professors can make any subject interesting if a sincere effort is shown.

In the end, students will remember the professors who pushed them to work harder and achieve something more important than a letter grade.

This is no easy task, however. It can be diffi cult to keep a

student’s attention when laptops, phones and iPods regularly cause distractions.

But I think the best professors are far more interesting than any texts and emails that can distract me.

In those cases, the professor will have my undivided attention.

“The hardest part about being a professor is assessing what students have learned. I try to make my

assignments interesting for the students and myself as well,” Smith said.

Smith’s long history in the teaching profession helps her understand the balance between challenging course work and the joys of learning.

In short, professor Smith simply loves teaching. It’s much more than a job to her.

“When I leave Butler, I will not teach anymore. I cannot imagine myself teaching anywhere else after 20 years. Butler has been very good to me, and I have been very good to Butler,” Smith said.

I appreciate the effort she put forth every day. I felt like I had to match her commitment.

Smith was the fi rst of her family to graduate college and she remembers enjoying her time as an undergraduate at Ball State.

While times have changed, the value of an education has not. Smith sees education as a privilege to not be taken lightly.

Smith recalls her favorite professors taking an interest in her life. She was able to maintain a connection with those individuals long after graduating.

This kind of relationship with a student is not to be overlooked. A professor who truly cares about your success can make all the difference.

Hilary Buttrick is another example of a great Butler professor.

Buttrick teaches business ethics and a fi rst year seminar on gender and the law.

Her past experiences in private practice were challenging, but she always hoped to fi nd an opportunity

to teach, she said. It took 12 years, but she found the

perfect job. “Teaching is so much more fun,”

Buttrick said. A topic like law can be very dry

for students, but for Buttrick’s class, this was not the case.

I particularly remember a class day where we discussed ethics in relation to confl icts of interest.

She asked us to think of a hypothetical scenario where we knew something that could be damaging to someone close to us.

I remember the class day because almost everyone related their experiences about their friends and families.

Some told stories that their friends did not know.

She engaged us as individuals on a personal level. A scantron test and a fi nal exam cannot measure this kind of learning.

Buttrick believes that professors have to keep themselves motivated throughout the semester.

“You can’t do the same thing over and over in every class because it will get repetitive,” Buttrick said.

She also recognizes that professors can get bored too.

In the end, I want my professors to have high expectations of me. If they try hard, students will try harder.

In my opinion, it’s a professor’s job to teach, enlighten and inspire.

After college, the special student-professor connections will be most important to me.

MORGANLEGEL

Butler students seem to enjoy campus life more in the spring semester

JULIAN WYLLIE

Contact columnist Julian Wyllie at jwyllie@butler.edu.

Contact columnist Morgan Legel at mlegel@butler.edu.

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Spring semester offers more enjoyment than fall

Some professors are great at making their classes interesting for students

Butler professors know how to engage students

PROFRESSOR CHRISTINE SMITH PROFRESSOR HILARY BUTTRICK

Art + Design Students Display Work for Artsfest:

Fairy Tales and Triptych Selected students from ART 312 : Design History & Theory currently have their work featured in the Lower Gallery of the Schrott Center for the Arts. Pro-fessor Elizabeth Mix assigned them to base these works on fairy tales. (Pictured right, bottom left and bottom right.) Students involved in the artwork displayed include: Bekah Pollard, Mary Pennington, Ali Sanders, Ashleigh Schecken-berger, Britt Garrett, Alyssa Drake, Jasmine Gonsalves, Kelsey Nylin, Kaylin Beckwith, Taylor Sitorius, Kaylin Greer, Amber Mills, Sheridan Gallagher, Kimberly Bradford and Will Heed.

Art + Design students Emma Landwerlen, Jordan Lightner, Anne Gouty, Alyssa Dyke, Nick Smith and Sarah Oberle were selected to participate in a dialogue with James Aikman’s composition Triptych: Musical Momentum. Aiken, the Composer-in-Residence for the Indianapolis Chamber Orches-tra (ICO) wrote the piece to show the history of the ICO and its new place within the Schrott Center for the Arts. Each student created an artwork with three parts based on the dialogue with the composition. (Pictured top left and middle right). The three parts represent the three movements within Triptych: Musical Momentum.