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Vol. 41 Issue 6 Don’t Get Rained On This Week! Find out when you might need your umbrella. PAGE 3 Tennis Player Wins Title Read about sophomore tennis player, Caterina Kiefer in, “Kiefer Takes Title on MSU Turf.” PAGE 9 The Nearly Naked Mile Run in the buff so others don’t have to! Find out how to join. PAGE 8 Wednesday, September 29, 2010 www.ipfwcommunicator.org Maja Sljivar W estboro Baptist Church (WBC) is infamous for using Christian dogma to critique and attack anyone who disagrees with their extreme views. This Kansas-based faction has protested anything and everything from abortion clinics, homosexuals, Jews, to even America itself. Their website, www.godhatesfags.com, openly proclaims that, “God hates America and is killing our troops in his wrath.” The local funeral of Sgt. Philip Jenkins, a 26-year-old soldier who was one of the first soldiers killed after the war in Iraq officially ended, was one of the events WBC protesters targeted. The news release in the church’s chronicles invited everyone to rally against “military funerals, [which] have become pagan orgies of idolatrous blasphemy, where they pray to the dunghill gods of Sodom and play taps to a fallen fool.” News of the protest set the Decatur community abuzz. Sgt. Jenkins was well-known and respected and his friends and community members flocked to the family for support. “Philip was a dear friend. He was a great man—a soldier, and most importantly, a father and a husband. It is his family that is most hurt by these hateful attacks,” Sarah Scheefel said. Casey Reidenbach-Lothrige agrees that the WBC message fails to do anything but propagate hate and hurt the loved ones of those who have died while selflessly dedicating their lives. “Here is the message I sent to the church: ‘You should be ashamed of yourself for spreading such hate. The things you believe go against everything that the Lord says and wants for us.’” Reidenbach- Lothrige said. Tyler Elliott is a college student whose friends had personal connections to Sgt Jenkins’ family. In an attempt to show support and shield the family from the attacks, he organized a counter-protest, first Hate: Page 2

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Page 1: Volume 41 Issue 06

Vol. 41Issue 6

Don’t Get Rained On This Week!Find out when you might need your umbrella.

PAGE 3

Tennis Player Wins TitleRead about sophomore tennis player, Caterina Kiefer in, “Kiefer Takes Title on MSU Turf.”

PAGE 9

The Nearly Naked MileRun in the buff so others don’t have to! Find out how to join.

PAGE 8

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

www.ipfwcommunicator.org

Maja Sljivar

Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) is infamous for using Christian dogma to critique and attack anyone who disagrees with their extreme views. This Kansas-based faction has protested anything and everything from abortion clinics, homosexuals, Jews, to even America itself. Their website, www.godhatesfags.com, openly proclaims that, “God hates America and is killing our troops in his wrath.”The local funeral of Sgt. Philip Jenkins, a 26-year-old soldier who was one of the first soldiers killed after the war in Iraq officially ended, was one of the events WBC protesters targeted. The news

release in the church’s chronicles invited everyone to rally against “military funerals, [which] have become pagan orgies of idolatrous blasphemy, where they pray to the dunghill gods of Sodom and play taps to a fallen fool.”News of the protest set the Decatur community abuzz. Sgt. Jenkins was well-known and respected and his friends and community members flocked to the family for support. “Philip was a dear friend. He was a great man—a soldier, and most importantly, a father and a husband. It is his family that is most hurt by these hateful attacks,” Sarah Scheefel said.

Casey Reidenbach-Lothrige agrees that the WBC message fails to do anything but propagate hate and hurt the loved ones of those who have died while selflessly dedicating their lives. “Here is the message I sent to the church: ‘You should be ashamed of yourself for spreading such hate. The things you believe go against everything that the Lord says and wants for us.’” Reidenbach-Lothrige said. Tyler Elliott is a college student whose friends had personal connections to Sgt Jenkins’ family. In an attempt to show support and shield the family from the attacks, he organized a counter-protest, first

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The Communicator | September 29, 2010

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as a Facebook event, then as a full-blown community rally against violence and hate.

“We are disgusted by the heinous hateful messages of this so-called-church,” he said.

The news quickly spread and as the Facebook group collected more than 800 members in three days, local television stations were contacted – the word was out and the outpouring of support to the family was immense.

Cassea Miller, a friend of Elliot, noted the peaceful nature of the anti-protest.

“The police can’t do a thing to them [WBC

members]. These people know the laws or they would not be doing it. Someone needs to be there to shield that family form the hate that they spew - and that is our intention. This is not at all a disrespectful event [the anti-protest].”

Members of the Patriot Guard, a group of bikers that has followed the WBC to other similar protests in an attempt to shield the grieving families were scheduled to attend the funeral as well.

“It’s important to support those who put their lives on the line and who give their lives for the freedoms we enjoy every day,” said Brett Tracy, a Patriot Guard

rider in his interview for the Wane TV.Luckily, the WBC protesters never showed up.

Their members have been known to issue incendiary messages and get intimidated by the community response.

Tony Mellencamp is not fazed by this.“We should not give in to the taunts of this so-

called-church. Peaceful and civil assembly is a right given to us by our Consitution. What is important is that community came together and honored a good soldier and his service to our country,” he said.

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You know you’re getting close to an orchestra hall when you can hear the strings practicing. And they were, Thursday night, before the Fort Wayne Philharmonic gave a free concert for the community at IPFW’s Auer Hall.

The concert started out with the deep, pentatonic tones from the Introduction from “Also sprach Zarathustra.” Then came the soothing sounds of the Blue Danube Waltz. The three-four time of the piece had members of the audience nodding along, and tapping out the rhythm with rapt attention.

According to Conductor Bradley Thachuk, the music for this evening’s concert was devoted to classical music found in movies. Sometimes the music was popular before it was incorporated in a movie – like the Wagner Ride of the Valkyries, which was later added to the movie “Apocalypse Now.” Other music, like the “Pirates of the Caribbean” soundtrack, became popular repertoire after the movie was released.

Members of the audience responded enthusiastically to the themes from “Jaws,” “Pirates of the Caribbean”, and three selections from the Star Wars movies. The theme from “Jurassic Park” was also performed beautifully with sweeping tones, the timbre of the orchestra reminiscent of the illustrations from the Dinotopia books.

The audience gave a standing ovation to the final three pieces on the program, which were the Star Wars tunes. As a special touch, the orchestra broke into an encore with the theme from “Superman.” It was a fitting conclusion to a super concert.

Louisa DanielsonPhil Plays Great Music at IPFW

Students Against War and the Peace and Conflict Studies Department set up an exhibit, titled “Eyes Wide Open,” to show the hu-man cost of war on September 27 and 28 at the Science Mall.

All photos by Kelly McLendon.

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Thursday71° / 46°

Sunday58° / 43°

Saturday60° / 38°

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Part I How Nonpartisan are Elections?

To assume that any selection method within our common law world could be nonpolitical would be a mistake. The judiciary is a political institution; therefore, if any process claims to remove politics, it would be faulty in making such a claim. Politics does not take away merit from any selection process; in fact, more poli-tics – that is party politics – can be beneficial in judicial selection. The purpose of party in-volvement, other than winning elections, acts to inform voters about candidates – serving a vital function in all election processes. This can especially be seen on the local level in Al-

len County in the race for the Superior Court. Most people in the community are desperate-ly searching for more information about the candidates – information that is scarce at best. Although nonpartisan elections may have fewer party politics involved, it would be fool-ish to believe they do not involve any. A recent study in the American Political Science Review shows that over forty nine percent of parties still recruit candidates, approximately forty two percent provide some sort of fundraising for candidates, and nearly fifty two percent provide endorsements for candidates in non-partisan election. Despite evidence that the nonpartisan election is not as beneficial as it appears on the surface, Hoosiers have contin-ued to cling to a system that perhaps should be replaced. Nothing can take politics out of

the judiciary selection - not even nonpartisan elections. Because judges interpret the law, and in doing so, make law – the judiciary will continue to show a plethora of politics within its selection process.

In the most recent student sen-ate meeting, the senators finalized a crucial policy that was heavily discussed at the first meeting. This new policy is that all students who receive travel funding must sign a legally binding contract that states that they will participate in some sort of activity in which they give back to the university by holding a seminar or some other presen-tation in which the student(s) display the knowledge that they have learned by attending the trip. While the policy was widely supported by the senators, heated discussion began when the senators were try-ing to decide whether to make it ret-roactively binding for students this semester who have already received funding.

Students who have received funding so far this semester have been made aware that they will be required to sign the contract if they wish to keep their funding, and although no draft has been drawn up yet, all of the students were

made aware of the basic content and outline of what the contract would look like as well as what was required of them.

Among students surveyed, there was universal support for the new funding policy. Freshman Hannah Benjamin said: “I think that’s fair considering they would be giving you hundreds or thousands of dol-lars. Plus you can share what you

have learned and what you saw and it can give others the oppor-tunity of considering a trip to wherever you went. If you’re an anthropology major

and you go on a dig in Egypt it would be great to see what things you found and what you saw, so it would be educational for the people attending and it also gives you a chance to share your experienc-es with others.” Freshman Krista Schwartz agrees: “I think that they should just be limited to semi-nars, the university and the students could and should come up with all sorts of creative ways to give back to the student body.”

Travel policy becomes legal contract

”Among students surveyed, there was

universal support for the new funding policy.”

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While the media may be focusing on issues like health care reform or en-ergy taxes this election season, political thinkers on campus said decisions on these issues have no weight unless peo-ple vote.

After Indiana’s Democratic turn in 2008, the political stance of the state is still in question.

Though Democrats seem confident in their voter base, many are wondering if they are capable of regenerating the excitement of Obama’s victory to keep control of Congress.

Obama’s approval rating is below 50 percent, according to Gallup, and Dem-ocrats on campus are trying to compen-sate by recruiting more voters.

“(The IU Democrats) have been working very hard to raise awareness and get people registered to vote,” said senior Daniel Herman, policy director for the IU College Democrats. “The outcome of this election will determine how Obama will spend the next two years of his presidency, and that’s al-ways important.”

Collective speculation is that a state

of equilibrium will be put into place after this election, IU political science professor Gerald Wright said.

“A substantial amount of seats won by the Democrats in the 2004 election were borrowed from Republicans,” Wright said. “If those seats are lost this year, it won’t necessarily be because of the wane in Obama approval, rather a restoration of balance.”

The New York Times projections predict that Democrats will lose control of the House this year, and if that hap-pens, IU College Republicans President and IDS columnist Justin Kingsolver senses a possible temporary inconve-nience for the GOP.

“The lame duck period will be cru-cial in Congress because Democrats will be trying to push the last of their bills through,” Kingslover said. “It will just be more work to undo come Janu-ary.”

Kingsolver said he was adamant about getting everyone to the polls re-gardless of their political beliefs and urged students to be informed about candidates’ stances on various issues.

“It is the social issues that get can-didates elected and the fiscal issues that govern,” he said.

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politics&money4www.ipfwcommunicator.org

IDS•Corinne Lambert�

Congratulations IPFW. We have just been awarded a $1.2 million grant. The grant: a Student Support Services (SSS) TRIO grant. What it will do: help students get to graduation.

The grant, which is payable over 5 years, will be used to form a support group to help students get to gradua-tion. The grant is specifically targeted to first-generation, low-income and disabled students. These students seem to be the most at risk for not making it to graduation. It might not be a case of them not wanting to go to college, it might be a case of them not having the resources.

This group hopes to change that. By providing money and support for stu-dents, they are hoping to see more graduate. “The grant will allow us to help 140 stu-dents from challenged backgrounds achieve the American Dream: a college education,” said Chancellor Wartell in a press re-lease by the university. To many of these 140 students, this may seem like the light at the end of the tunnel.

But what exactly is SSS defined as? According to the official website, the program is designed to increase college retention and graduation rates. It may also provide some aid to students re-ceiving Federal Pell Grants (#84.063).

The project provides academic tu-toring, which may include help with reading, writing, study skills, math, science, and other subjects, as well as assistance in completing financial aid applications. SSS may also offer in-dividualized counseling for personal, career, and academic information. The program will also help students secure temporary housing during breaks for

students who otherwise would have none. “Opportunities for student en-gagement and celebrating the quest for a college education will now take on an expanded role here at IPFW,” said Ken Christmon, associate vice chancellor in IPFW’s Office of Diversity and Multi-cultural Affairs.

While this sounds like a combina-tion of great services IPFW already has, this program is targeted to specific students. Not that it is singling them out, it is just giving them their own niche in the scholastic world. So how will students be selected as eligible? According to the Eligibility section of the official SSS website, students must be enrolled or accepted for enrollment

in a program of postsec-ondary education at a grantee institution, such as IPFW. To receive grant aid, students must be current participants in the SSS program and in their first two years of

postsecondary education AND be re-ceiving Federal Pell Grants.

Though this is the first time IPFW has received a SSS TRIO grant, we have been fortunate enough to have twice received TRIO grants for the Up-ward Bound program, which is targeted at pre-college programming. “While we have done well with pre-college programming, we are now getting criti-cal funding and support to boost our in-cidence of retention among some of the most challenged populations,” Christ-mon said in the press release. With this grant, getting students on the path to graduation has become smoother. Hopes are that the success rate of grad-uation will increase and these students will then be able to become successful members of the work force.

”The grant will allowus to help 140 students

from challengedbackgrounds achieve the

American Dream...”

IPFW Students Receive Grant to

GraduateKait�lyn Lucas

Voter turnout ‘biggest issue’ during midterm elections this November

Photo Courtesy of Tracy O via Flickr

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Stop DatingWhat are these “three questions” you two keep referencing in your columns? If they’re so central to the Stop Dating philosophy, then just spit ‘em out!

By: Bernadette Gleeson & Wil Upchurch--Ryan, Indiana

The Communicator | September 29, 2010 www.ipfwcommunicator.org

opinion 5

With the recent egg recall still surrounding the country, it

seems scary to order an egg at a restaurant, or even buy a product with eggs in it from a grocery store shelf. The United States has seen salmonella outbreaks in many common food items over the past decade, including infected spinach and peanut butter. In 2009, the company who distributed the tainted peanut butter knew it was contaminated, according to Scientific American Magazine. The company knew the peanut butter they were making had salmonella and yet they decided to give it to people, instead of throwing it away.

Salmonella is a dangerous

bacterium and not something companies should feel they can just disregard. While being infected with it causes vomiting and intense gastrointestinal symptoms, people do occasionally die from it as well.

One brand of milk was also recalled this week because of improper pasteurization. Pasteurization makes sure bacteria like salmonella doesn’t get in the beverage and make a ton of people sick.

Once an outbreak has been detected, the Centers for Disease Control posts information about the contaminated products on its website. But wouldn’t these problems be solved if the Food and Drug Administration looked into these plants beforehand and took samples? Why are people content with accepting that plants know they are giving out infected food?

The main problem is that

consumers don’t know until it is too late. People who consume the food do not know it will make them sick until ten or twelve hours later when they are violently ill. Would they have chosen to eat it if they would have known about it? The majority answer is definitely not. So then why is it okay for companies to knowingly distribute these infected ingredients?

Lack of oversight seems to be one of the main problems. The Peanut Corporation of America, the company who knew about the contaminated peanut butter, knew their plant tested positive for salmonella and then chose a lower level of lab. This lower level of lab

did not detect the salmonella like the other, higher technology lab did.

Someday, the food system may be repaired and people won’t get sick from bacteria because fancier tests (on packages) will detect when food has gone bad. While that idea is way in the distant

future and perhaps something too high-tech, eating organic may cut down on foodborne illness in the meantime.

With the egg scare, going organic seems to cut down the risk for infection immensely.

“One study even found that while more than 23 percent of farms with caged hens tested positive for salmonella, this dropped to just over 4 percent for organic flocks,” according to the Web site Food Consumer.

“The highest prevalence of salmonella occurred in the largest flocks (30,000 birds or more), which contained over four times the average level of salmonella found in smaller flocks.”

Therefore, while organic cuts the risk down to 4 percent, it is still better than what it could be if you get your eggs from traditional, factory farms.

FOOD UNDER FIRE

Kelly McLendon

Thanks for the gentle nudge, Ryan! When Bernadette talks about getting to know your authentic self, she likes to focus on three questions that help you start thinking. Of course, she’s not trying to help you define yourself with stark lines, assembling an identity that you’ve always had and always will. Instead, she wants you to develop an understanding of who you are today. Strip away the expectations and pressures you feel from others, or society, or pop culture narratives and answer these three questions. Once you can do that it opens up new possibilities for exploring a genuine connection with someone else.

Question 1:What gets you up in the morning?

First, we’ll predict that your immediate answer was either A) my alarm clock, B) my kid(s), or C) my pet(s). Yeah, we’ve been doing this a while. The key to answering this question is remembering the first thing you think of that excites you when you wake up in the morning. When you’re groggy headed and still waiting for that first soda or cup of coffee, what makes your eyes widen a bit and help you stop regretting that you rolled out of bed? For some of us it’s our job, for others it might be simply the connections we’re going to make that day with other people. Whatever it is, knowing those things that keep you moving forward is a key component to understanding your genuine self.

Question 2: What do you do that connects you with who you are?

This question is as close as we get to the small talk that often

accompanies a first date or online profile…the proverbial “long walks on the beach” type of question. These aren’t just your hobbies or things you enjoy doing, though. You have to dig down deep and find the things that help shape your identity. If you had the afternoon off, what would make this the perfect day? Reading on your front porch with a hot cup of chai? Drinking a milkshake and smelling the burgers sizzle in your favorite diner? Maybe it’s getting dressed up for a night at the club? Whatever it is, it’s not just what you do for fun, but it’s something you do that helps bridge the gap between you and the world. It’s what heaven is made of.

Question 3: How do you just “be”?

And finally we come to this. When Bernadette first asked Wil this question, he was confused as to its purpose. It seems an awful lot like the previous question. There is, however, one huge difference: question two is all about how you relate to the world, whereas to “just be” requires you to be at peace with yourself in relation to others. It’s a relatively simple thing to make ourselves happy when we’re alone…we just do whatever we feel like doing. Throwing other people in the mix complicates the issue quite a bit. Do you have any habits you try not to share with the world? Some of those habits are the things we love to do and the things that excite us. In other words, the answers to the first two questions. If you can get to a place where you’re comfortable sharing those things with people around you, regardless of who they are, then you’re going to be open to making a genuine connection with another human being.

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Arts&Entertainment

►Ski Beatz is a great producer. This is probably one of Jim Jones’ best verses. It's a fast single note guitar riff with some nice organ in the background. Simple, but the drums and the verses give it so much energy. DOPE!

►Chill reggae feel for this one. Bruno speaks on how he handles his problems and Damien adds his signature touch. I almost feel like you can't do a reggae record in 2010 with adding one of the Marley brothers to make it legit. Still, its nice to see Bruno Mars is versatile in musical style.

►This song breaks my heart. I think every girl in America would understand this song. Are we men really this bad? It's just Base and vocals for the verses while piano and a choir join for the choruses. Simple and beauty really go hand inhand I have noticed.

►No, I am not a true fan of Cake. Yes, I did only get this song because of the commercial. Only other track I like by them is ‘Going The Distance’, but atleast I am honest about it. I never thought horns in a band like this would sound good, but these guys make it work. Also, the way the vocalist sings is interesting, but It would probably get boring after awhile.

►The 2010 version of The Beach Boys make some good music I suppose. I do hate them though. Maybe because every time I think of them I get the most exaggerrated, stereotyped image of Hipsterism I could ever concieve. This song is chill, and it calms me down from my overall hatred of them.

►Why can I not stop listening!

►I love when he does this. He gets a very old 70s soul song, turn the vocals down a bit and just raps over it. It's so basic but it sets the mood so well. I feel like I should ride around town to this wearing a leisure suit and gold chain while Jessica Alba is in the passenger seat looking oh so good.

SKI BEATZ

BRUNO MARS

The Communicator | September 29, 2010 6-7

ADELE – BEST FOR LAST

CAKE – SHORT SKIRT/LONG JACKET

THE DRUMS – WE TRIED

THE DRUMS – BOOK OF STORIES

CAM'RON – WANNA GET

Music Movies

Devin Middleton

Countdown to Zero Documentary Says That Nukes are a Larger Threat Than Ever

Lindsay Sprunger

GO FT. JIM JONES & CURREN$Y

LIQUOR STORE BLUES FT. DAMIEN MARLEY

"At the Front Door"

"On the Firing Line"

"In the Spotlight"

"Outside the Box"

Those are just some of the titles of photographs that IPFW junior and senior photography students have on display in Artlink’s Push Pin Gallery. According to artlinkfw.com, the exhibit is being sponsored by AEP/Indiana Michigan Power.

The pieces range from an uncluttered shot through a fish eye lens, like that of Nick Klein,

to Daniel Dyar’s highly detailed horror movie-esque scene. The thoughts behind each piece and the techniques incorporated differ to show the differences in styles of each photographer. Though it is a small exhibit, the talent and experience of the students is clear and definitely worth a visit.

Artlink, which is located at 437 East Berry Street, is a not-for-profit art gallery, and according to their website, “sponsors eight original exhibitions per year in the Main Gallery and eight exhibitions of artist members in the Hallway Gallery.” The photographs will be on display through September 29.

There are currently enough armed and ready nuclear weapons between Russia and the United States to annihilate over 100 million people in under thirty minutes. Those weapons are just the ones already in place to be shot across the globe. There are thousands more than that, and many of them are completely unaccounted for.

Countdown to Zero, a new documentary about the nuclear age’s turbulent past and the terrifying realities of today’s nuclear technology, is a film that everyone should see, regardless of how they currently feel about weapons of mass destruction. Most will be surprised about what they don’t know. For example, small amounts of highly enriched uranium and plutonium (the key ingredients in a nuclear weapon) are smuggled in and out of countries all the time with ease, all one needs do is place the contraband in a lead pipe and detectors wouldn’t be able to pick up any radiation unless it was inches away. Another surprising point is the amount of plutonium and uranium that is still left unguarded in Russia. One interviewee explained how a man was able to break a padlock off of an unmonitored shed and suddenly had access to kilos worth of nuclear material. “Potatoes were

guarded better,” he said.Although the United

States and Russia own 96 percent of the world’s nukes between them, there are unstable countries with unhinged leaders such as North Korea and Iran that are acquiring more and more WMDs and have a high chance of eventually using them.

Countdown to Zero focuses mainly on the shock factor of a looming nuclear stand-off in the hopes to be a stepping stone for a larger national and global discussion, much like An Inconvenient Truth. Likewise to the finish of Al Gore’s feature, Countdown to Zero places the responsibility in the hands of the people, especially the young who have the ability to change the nuclear culture. Public opinion, the film says, is the strongest weapon against nuclear weapons. The only way to safety is total nuclear disarmament in all countries, no exceptions, with the United States leading the way.

This week, instead of getting student/faculty responses, I figured that I would switch it up and define some of those frequently-heard but often misunderstood words. You know, the ones that come up in conversation but everyday people would have a hard time defining. Who knows, maybe this will help to finish that seemingly impossible New York Times crossword puzzle. Without further adieu, here are examples with definitions from the Merriam-Webster dictionary:

Scuttlebutt.“Rumor” or “gossip.”

Gobbledygook.“Wordy and generally unintelligible jargon.”

Cahoots.“Partnership.”

Hoity-toity.“Thoughtless giddy behavior.”

Nimble.“Quick and light in motion.”

Now, go and let all of your friends know that gobbledygook is not slime. Also, cahoots is not two people arguing, and hoity-toity people aren’t necessarily rich and snobby. No, those nimble fingers are not just skinny. And finally, scuttlebutts should not be immediately believed.

Currently playing at Cinema Center on Berry St. in Fort Wayne.

Push Pin Gallery Shows Off Junior and Senior Photo Students

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Photo courtesy of theflickcast.com

Public domain photos via Flickr.

Photographs will be on display at Artlink, located at 437 East Berry Street, Fort Wayne, through September 29.

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Arts&Entertainment

►Ski Beatz is a great producer. This is probably one of Jim Jones’ best verses. It's a fast single note guitar riff with some nice organ in the background. Simple, but the drums and the verses give it so much energy. DOPE!

►Chill reggae feel for this one. Bruno speaks on how he handles his problems and Damien adds his signature touch. I almost feel like you can't do a reggae record in 2010 with adding one of the Marley brothers to make it legit. Still, its nice to see Bruno Mars is versatile in musical style.

►This song breaks my heart. I think every girl in America would understand this song. Are we men really this bad? It's just Base and vocals for the verses while piano and a choir join for the choruses. Simple and beauty really go hand inhand I have noticed.

►No, I am not a true fan of Cake. Yes, I did only get this song because of the commercial. Only other track I like by them is ‘Going The Distance’, but atleast I am honest about it. I never thought horns in a band like this would sound good, but these guys make it work. Also, the way the vocalist sings is interesting, but It would probably get boring after awhile.

►The 2010 version of The Beach Boys make some good music I suppose. I do hate them though. Maybe because every time I think of them I get the most exaggerrated, stereotyped image of Hipsterism I could ever concieve. This song is chill, and it calms me down from my overall hatred of them.

►Why can I not stop listening!

►I love when he does this. He gets a very old 70s soul song, turn the vocals down a bit and just raps over it. It's so basic but it sets the mood so well. I feel like I should ride around town to this wearing a leisure suit and gold chain while Jessica Alba is in the passenger seat looking oh so good.

SKI BEATZ

BRUNO MARS

The Communicator | September 29, 2010 6-7

ADELE – BEST FOR LAST

CAKE – SHORT SKIRT/LONG JACKET

THE DRUMS – WE TRIED

THE DRUMS – BOOK OF STORIES

CAM'RON – WANNA GET

Music Movies

Devin Middleton

Countdown to Zero Documentary Says That Nukes are a Larger Threat Than Ever

Lindsay Sprunger

GO FT. JIM JONES & CURREN$Y

LIQUOR STORE BLUES FT. DAMIEN MARLEY

"At the Front Door"

"On the Firing Line"

"In the Spotlight"

"Outside the Box"

Those are just some of the titles of photographs that IPFW junior and senior photography students have on display in Artlink’s Push Pin Gallery. According to artlinkfw.com, the exhibit is being sponsored by AEP/Indiana Michigan Power.

The pieces range from an uncluttered shot through a fish eye lens, like that of Nick Klein,

to Daniel Dyar’s highly detailed horror movie-esque scene. The thoughts behind each piece and the techniques incorporated differ to show the differences in styles of each photographer. Though it is a small exhibit, the talent and experience of the students is clear and definitely worth a visit.

Artlink, which is located at 437 East Berry Street, is a not-for-profit art gallery, and according to their website, “sponsors eight original exhibitions per year in the Main Gallery and eight exhibitions of artist members in the Hallway Gallery.” The photographs will be on display through September 29.

There are currently enough armed and ready nuclear weapons between Russia and the United States to annihilate over 100 million people in under thirty minutes. Those weapons are just the ones already in place to be shot across the globe. There are thousands more than that, and many of them are completely unaccounted for.

Countdown to Zero, a new documentary about the nuclear age’s turbulent past and the terrifying realities of today’s nuclear technology, is a film that everyone should see, regardless of how they currently feel about weapons of mass destruction. Most will be surprised about what they don’t know. For example, small amounts of highly enriched uranium and plutonium (the key ingredients in a nuclear weapon) are smuggled in and out of countries all the time with ease, all one needs do is place the contraband in a lead pipe and detectors wouldn’t be able to pick up any radiation unless it was inches away. Another surprising point is the amount of plutonium and uranium that is still left unguarded in Russia. One interviewee explained how a man was able to break a padlock off of an unmonitored shed and suddenly had access to kilos worth of nuclear material. “Potatoes were

guarded better,” he said.Although the United

States and Russia own 96 percent of the world’s nukes between them, there are unstable countries with unhinged leaders such as North Korea and Iran that are acquiring more and more WMDs and have a high chance of eventually using them.

Countdown to Zero focuses mainly on the shock factor of a looming nuclear stand-off in the hopes to be a stepping stone for a larger national and global discussion, much like An Inconvenient Truth. Likewise to the finish of Al Gore’s feature, Countdown to Zero places the responsibility in the hands of the people, especially the young who have the ability to change the nuclear culture. Public opinion, the film says, is the strongest weapon against nuclear weapons. The only way to safety is total nuclear disarmament in all countries, no exceptions, with the United States leading the way.

This week, instead of getting student/faculty responses, I figured that I would switch it up and define some of those frequently-heard but often misunderstood words. You know, the ones that come up in conversation but everyday people would have a hard time defining. Who knows, maybe this will help to finish that seemingly impossible New York Times crossword puzzle. Without further adieu, here are examples with definitions from the Merriam-Webster dictionary:

Scuttlebutt.“Rumor” or “gossip.”

Gobbledygook.“Wordy and generally unintelligible jargon.”

Cahoots.“Partnership.”

Hoity-toity.“Thoughtless giddy behavior.”

Nimble.“Quick and light in motion.”

Now, go and let all of your friends know that gobbledygook is not slime. Also, cahoots is not two people arguing, and hoity-toity people aren’t necessarily rich and snobby. No, those nimble fingers are not just skinny. And finally, scuttlebutts should not be immediately believed.

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IPFW had a rough loss Friday, September 24, as they hosted Oakland Golden Grizzlies at Hefner Sta-dium. With an early red card in the 16th minute, the ‘Dons gave the Grizzlies a one man advantage.

The first red card came from IPFW player Mike Enghofer in the opening half leaving the Mastodons with only ten men on the field to finish the game. The card was a second for what would end up totaling eight cards by the end of the match. Not only were there many cards handed out but also 41 fouls and the game was also stopped for several serious injuries.

It wasn ot long after Oakland was able to take the one man advantage and beat IPFW’s goal keeper Don-

ovan Dowling to the back of the net, scoring their first goal on the evening.

The Grizzlie keeper Mitch Hildebrandt sent a deep punt into IPFW territory which then allowed Evans to continue the action right over the Mastodon’s goalie’s head and in the net for the second score.

Oakland was able to pull off two more scores as the action played on allowing the final score to read 4-0.

IPFW was out-shot 13-9 for the match. Forwards Max Touloute and Danny Ly each took two shots a piece while teammate Donovan Dowling posted three saves during the loss.

The loss dropped the Mastodon’s record to 2-7 and 0-1 in the Summit League. They will return to action next Friday October 1 as they travel to Peoria for an 8 p.m. start time against Bradley Braves.

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After a two game losing streak against Ball State and Western Illinois, the Volley-dons were able to redeem themselves by tak-ing out IUPUI in Summit League action last Friday. (21-25, 25-20, 25-10, 25-14)

IPFW’s defense made the game as Steph-anie Lamberti led with 17 digs, closely fol-lowed by Tessa McGill (15) and three other teams tagged along in double digits. Sopho-more Jessie Manwaring displayed a career-high of eight blocks while both Taryn Parker and Maya Schindwein each contributed five.

Other leaders on the night included Lam-berti in the kill column with 12 and Megan Steenhuysen with 37 assists.

IPFW started with a six point streak as defense dominated the net, but was answered by an IUPUI five point run until the score was 13-9 (IUPUI). The Mastodons didn’t feel the heat until the score board read 20-15, and the ‘Dons took action evening it up at 22-20. IPFW was not able to take control of the match as the final score was 25-21.

The Volleydons de-cided one was enough be-cause the second, third and forth matches were Mastodon wins. In the second set, the ‘Dons went for the lead right away. With a 6-2 start, they never looked back finishing the second match 25-20.

Moving on to set number three, IPFW once again took the lead and never looked

back. It ended in a quick match (25-10) and between the blocking and digs, their defense took total domination.

The last set put the IPFW fans at ease as the ‘Dons quickly showed dominace and pulled away ending with a 25-14 victory.

The Mastodons return to action on Friday, Septem-ber 24, as they host the Southern Utah University Thunderbirds. Game time starts 7:00 PM. Other ac-

tion will take place Saturday September 25, at Gates Sports Center as IPFW takes on UMKC.

For a full sports schedule and team roster, go to www.gomastodons.com.

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Just in case you do not have enough good rea-sons to get yourself in shape, here is one more. On Friday, October 1, at 1:00 pm, get your week-end started off right. Take on the IPFW Mastodon Mini-Triathlon. The one mile kayak, ten mile bike ride, and two mile run will start on the west side of the Venderly Bridge. The transition between biking and running will occur at the IPFW Friends Pavilion by Gates and the Rhinehart Music Center. T-shirts will be provided to the first 50 individuals and the first 33 teams. There will be awards for the top Male, Female, Male Team, Female Team, and Co-ed Team.

Maps and more information are online at www.ipfw.edu/intramurals, and you can reg-ister online at https://purdue.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_eYfiw1Q4dEiAeOM, and re-member, cost is free!

On Saturday, 7,500 men and women ran downtown Fort Wayne crazy. Literally. With one horn, 7,500 people started moving. Some ran, some walked. Some ran 13.1 miles, some walked 4. Whether you walked, ran, or even crawled, that distance deserves a congratula-tions and a bed.

For a certain group of walkers, it was extra special. Tapestry: A Day for Women is a day of inspira-tion, renewal and education for all women in all stages of life celebrat-ing the fabric of women while rais-ing funds for women’s scholarships at IPFW. The goal of Walk the Talk was to inspire women to take care of themselves while also get-ting to socialize, meet new friends and strengthen familiar friendships. This group of women trained to walk the 4-mile event at Fort4Fitness on Saturday, September 25, 2010. The program was an idea spurred by a

committee from IPFW’s Tapestry. The program did just that and more. They began with over 160 women. The program had a $10 fee. The group met twice a week, Tuesday mornings and Thursday evenings. Women were welcome to come to one or both sessions. At each train-ing session, a guest speaker was invited for 10-15 minutes to edu-

cate the women on different top-ics. They even had a psychologist talking about mental attitude. Three Rivers Running Company had visit-ed as well as the Fort4Fitness Race Director, Dave Craker. Many more speakers were there as well.

“After the educational portion of our program, Kate Black, IPFW Personal Trainer, led the group in warm-ups. “We then headed out-

side to walk. We began walking a half a mile and have worked up to two miles. We provided each woman with a full training guide/logbook. They are encouraged to walk several times during the week including a longer distance walk on the weekends,” said by leader Jen-nifer Roherty.

Roherty also noted, “Though time isn’t important, we did keep a stopwatch for our weekly walks. Throughout the program, it had been very rewarding to see the per mile times decrease. The confi-dence and enthusiasm of the partici-pants had soared each week! Many women began the program simply happy to be walking, yet now, many will add intervals of jogging, some-thing they didn’t have the ability or confidence to do at the beginning!

Each woman received a t-shirt last week that they can wear for the Fort4Fitness event. The names of all 160 participants are listed on the back.”

Men’s Tennis Team Represents Well at BSU

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Over the weekend, the Men’s tennis team traveled down I-69 for a weekend-long tennis tournament at Ball State University. Some big name school would be in the way off success for IPFW, schools such as Butler, Xavier, Marquette, and Illinois State. On day one, IPFW singles player Eduardo Sztrajtman was the only Mastodon to win his singles match. Part-ing ways on the first day were IPFW freshmen Daniel Kang and Kit Phoon. Kang was defeated 6-2, 3-6, and 1-0 by Ball State’s Dalton Albertin, and Phoon was defeated 6-7, 6-1, and 1-0 by Nick Voltz, of IU-PUI. For Kang, being defeated by Albertin was the man to be beaten by, if there is such a term for defeat. Albertin advanced in the Men’s Open Singles all the way to the final round.

For the Dons, there will be one more opportunity before the season breaks until mid-January. From October 21-26, IPFW will be taking the courts at the ITA Regional Tournament at Notre Dame University in South Bend, Indiana.

Tapestry Walk the Talk

“The goal of Walk the Talk was to inspire women to take care of themselves while getting to

socialize”

As a sophomore division one athlete, you may be expected to continue developing and maybe not be at full potential yet. For IPFW’s sophomore tennis player Caterina Kiefer, the deal is much dif-ferent. Over the weekend, Kiefer and the Mast-odons headed north to Michigan State University for the Spartan Invitational, not sure what to ex-pect. Kiefer on the other hand, knew exactly what she was going after. By the end of the day on Sunday, Kiefer had defeated Sarah Hebble of Ball State, Ashley Stockwell of the home squad Michi-gan State, Celine Donnet of Eastern Michigan, and in the championship round, she defeated Chelsea Utting of powerhouse Marquette University.

Two other Mastodons took home consolation championships over the weekend. Seniors Ingris Ballus and Yuka Kobayashi took home consola-tion championship prizes with their heads held high. Now, IPFW gets the home court advantage. Starting October 1, the Mastodon Invitation will go under way. This tournament will be played on IPFW’s home courts on Friday and Saturday.

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Sprint Cup Race at Kansas►Fish-Jeff Gordon-Gets first win of year

►Pea-Greg Biffle-Shootout gets big win

(22) Penn State at (17) Iowa►Fish-Iowa-Rebounds at home

►Pea-Iowa-Hawkeyes play well

Redskins at Eagles►Fish-Redskins-McNabb wins in Philly

►Pea-Eagles-Vick is for real

Patriots at Dolphins►Fish-Dolphins-Tough team this year

►Pea-Patriots-Dolphins dive

(11) Wisconsin at (24) Michigan State►Fish-Wisconsin-Big conference win

►Pea-Michigan St-Sparty’s good

(21) Texas vs. (8) Oklahoma►Fish-Texas-OU meets their match

►Pea-Oklahoma-Texas is still overrated

(9) Stanford at (4) Oregon►Fish-Stanford-Luck leads Cardinals

►Pea-Oregon-Ducks score lots of points

Ravens at Steelers►Fish-Ravens-D is too much

►Pea-Ravens-No stopping Ray Ray

Padres at Giants►Fish-Giants-Win the west

►Pea-Giants-Playoff push

(7) Florida at (1) Alabama►Fish-Alabama-Tested tide win close one

►Pea-Alabama-Roll tide

Champions Fall! This time, it’s much earlier in the season. The New Orleans Saints have a 2-1 record thanks to “Matty Ice” and the Atlanta Falcons. The clutch kicker for the Saints Garret Harley missed a field goal in overtime that would have won the game, and the Falcons marched down the field and kicked a field goal of their own to win the game. The Colts, who also sit at 2-1 after the weekend, went on the road and took care of business in the Mile High City against the Denver Broncos in a key AFC matchup. The Kansas City Chiefs and Pittsburgh Steelers are both 3-0 after wins over the very weak and winless San Francisco 49ers and the building Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Rookie Jimmy Clausen had a “Welcome to the NFL” moment as he laid flat on his back play after play throughout the 20-7 beating from Carson Palmer and the Bengals.

In baseball, the Texas Rangers are the second team to secure their spot in the post season. The Rangers and the Twins have the American League all set to go with an exception of the East where the Rays and Yankees still haven’t

decided who will enter the playoffs as the division champion and as the wild card champion. Either way, they’re both well on their way. The National League on the other side is also all but over. The Reds and Phillies both have significant leads over their chasers, and the hottest division in baseball, the West, is just so indecisive. The Giants and Padres just can’t seem to pick who will win the division crown, and of course, the Rockies won’t go away. A

very exciting end it will be!

The college kids are also toeing the “indecisive” line. Number 1. Alabama

nearly fell to a very talented Arkansas team. Unfortunately, after a few costly mistakes by Razorback quarterback Ryan Mallet, the Crimson Tide will retain their number one spot. After Saturday night, Boise State is 73-2 at home since 1999. There isn’t anyone in the country who can run onto that blue turf and beat the Broncos this season. I finally smell a BCS national title game for Boise State. Notre Dame finally lost a game that many saw coming, rather than blowing it in the final seconds. The Fighting Irish fall to 1-3 and have many South Bend residents wondering if there really is any fight left in the Irish.

What You MissedLogan Pea

“In baseball, the Texas Rangers are the second team to secure their spot in the post season”

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.- The Mastodons are currently tied for eighth place with Christian Brothers University at the DoubleTree Intercollegiate on Monday after they finished round one with a 371 team total.

The ‘Dons are six spots behind Lipscomb University for seventh place, and Western Illinois University is currently in first place with a total team score of 315.

IPFW freshman Taylor Lamphier fired 17-over 89 in her first round. The Fort Wayne native stands in a three way tie for 35th place with Maggie Wood of Evansville and Lipscomb University’s

Sabrina Ferreri. Just two shots behind Lamphier in

40th place is teammate Maggie Talbert. The freshman carded a 92 during the first day and will finish the final round at the par-72, 5,936-yard layout one shot behind Chicago State’s Diana Flores.

Three Mastodons rounded out their first round in a three way tie for 43rd place. Sophomore’s Breanna Hatter and Alyssa Turney and their freshman teammate, Meredith Holt, posted a score of 23-over 95. Hatter, Turney and Holt head into round two one spot behind Eylse Banovic of Eastern Illinois for 42nd spot.

The Mastodons will begin their second round on Tuesday at the Sunset Hills Country Club.

IPFW Tied for Eighth Place After Day One

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Cranberries, golden raisins, pumpkin seeds, goji berries, flax flakes and the spice of cinnamon—those are the ingredients in a cereal blend called ‘Adam’s Apple.’ You haven’t seen it in grocery stores around here, because, well, it’s only sold online. And it comes in special capsules that leave you thinking of that time in fifth grade where your class did a time capsule project where you had to write a letter to yourself and then you made plans to go back and read it in 50 years.

Elementary school fun aside, Northwestern graduates Alexander Renzi and Adam Sirois are the creators of me & goji, a company that makes ‘Adam’s Apple’ cereal and other blends.

The company has been in business for two years and is based on an idea that Sirois and Renzi had in college.

“The idea for our company came about while playing soccer with my co-founder at Northwestern University. Training multiple times per day, we were being asked to perform at a very high level without the proper fuel—dorm food was awful and making the trip to the grocery store without a car was a pain,” Renzi said.

Renzi, who studied economics and communication, and Sirois, who was a writing major and business minor, went to work in corporate America for one year post graduation. After that, they started me & goji.

The choice to sell customized cereal also took roots from the value Americans place on cereal.

“We chose cereal because it is one of the truly American foods people are passionate about, but until now, has been a traditionally fast-moving consumer good with low perceived value,” Renzi said.

But me & goji isn’t a high fructose corn syrup laden cereal that could be found strategically placed on the nearest eye-level shelf in the market.

The “cereal industry is dominated by a few large companies that have done very little to innovate over the years—sticking with sugary cereals, sprayed on vitamins and minerals, and flimsy boxes,” Renzi said.

So the pair decided to make their specialty cereal healthier, and more sustainable, than the traditional “big” cereal companies.

“We create cereal as nature intended: unprocessed and without synthetic or artificial ingredients, with more mix-ins,” Renzi said. “We are the first custom cereal and granola company where you can design your own cereal from 60 plus all-natural ingredients, name your creation, and upload a picture right to the

label!”Renzi’s favorite me & goji mix is the San Marion

Sunrise. “It has multigrain flakes, granola, corn flakes,

banana, apple, strawberry, pecan and pumpkin seeds,” he said, adding he doesn’t shy away from mix-ins, although, “most people choose a base and add about 4-5 ingredients.”

The mixes aren’t sold in traditional boxes, which can easily fall apart and aren’t as portable. Instead me & goji cereals are packaged in a “Cereal Capsule.”

The benefits of the capsule include increased portability for busy college students and a cap that keeps it fresher for longer.

“It is packed with 50 percent more cereal than the average box,” he said.

The capsules are also 100 percent recyclable. Me & goji aims to reduce waste and consumption in their business practices.

Environmental sustainability does not stop there, however.

“Our cereals are hand-mixed and the only machine in our production process is an electric steamer,” Renzi said.

To read more about me & goji’s eco-friendly business practices, or to check out some of their cereals, visit http://www.meandgoji.com/.

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Research Pays OffWhy do students go to school?

Is it to satisfy their parent’s ambitions, to take the required courses for graduation, or to get a total understanding of the subject matter through a synthesis of theory and laboratory experience? If the latter, then here is some news, many professors on campus offer research opportunities. Experiences are available in all subject matters, from chemistry to political science, from math to art.

In the chemistry department, research is available either over the summer in special research opportunities, or through the school year. Dr. Linn, a chemistry

professor, said, “Research is available; students just need to seek it out.” Credit can be offered for this research, or you might receive a paid position.

The biology department, with a master’s program, has more opportunities. These could involve trips to Costa Rica to study turtles, or test tube essays of diseases. They also offer credit for research and the possibility for paid positions, but the research must be important enough to be government funded.

The political science department has a few “research like” areas they promote, including student government and the model United Nations. For a few students, some professors allow students to assist in publishing scholarly research.

Dr. Toole allowed a student to assist him in researching about the effects the Nobel Peace Prize had on country stability. According to Dr. Toole “these are by no means common.” He does not want to discourage research, just to emphasis that serious research requires a serious student.

Similarly in the math department there are classes designed to spur research. This class is honors calculus. But according to the department head, this class is on hold temporarily as the normal professor is on a sabbatical. Again for those few that show promise there are some special research opportunities. One

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of the professors that has done research is Dr. Weakley.

Art is similar as well, but with something so subjective, there are many ways to analyze research. A mix of art and chemistry puts the research in the arena of material research, finding more vibrant and longer lasting colors. It is up to the artist to decide if the pigments or materials are more superior to current ones. Technique formation is also important in research. Artists are always trying to come up with new and unique ways to express themselves.

So for those students who wish to go on to masters or doctoral programs, research may be a way to discern whether to attempt it or not. Research is also a great way to add to your experiences here in college, becoming a whole student. Learning the theory in lecture is important. Mastering the techniques in labs or mocked experiences is also important. But, being able to synthesize this data into a calculated response to physical stimuli in the form of unprecedented research is the pinnacle of the college experience and one students should strive to achieve.

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