THE BUTLERWEDNESDAY

MARCH

242010

Established 1886Vol. 124 Issue 21 Indianapolis, Indiana

COLLEGIAN

page 10 page 11

Sports Extra...........2

BUPD Beat.............6

Campus Pulse........6

Staff Editorial.........7

Columns............7&8

Paw Prints..............8

Reviews............9&10

NCAA Playlist of

the Week..............10

On Deck.................11

Sports Thought....13

Good Luck at the

Sweet 16,

Bulldogs...............14

60Today Tomorrow

Women’s BB Falls in WNITOf Music and Basketball

55

34

Sexist Housing

page 8

42

INSIDEWomen’s basket-ball suffers anarrow loss toIllinois State inthe WNIT’s firstround.

Nored listens toLady Antebellum?This week’s playlistfeatures the bas-ketball team’sfavorite songs.

Butler ForecastButler’s currenthousing policiesreflect outdatedgender roles thatassume womenneed protection.

www.thebutlercollegian.com

SWEET MADNESSSWEET MADNESSIn an NCAA Tournament filled with upsets, the Butler men’sIn an NCAA Tournament filled with upsets, the Butler men’s

basketball team survived two threatening opponents in Sanbasketball team survived two threatening opponents in SanJose, Calif., to advance to the Sweet 16 in the West Regional.Jose, Calif., to advance to the Sweet 16 in the West Regional.

Butler (30-4) has made a living off of second-half comebacks,Butler (30-4) has made a living off of second-half comebacks,and last weekend, they punched their ticket to Salt Lake Cityand last weekend, they punched their ticket to Salt Lake Citywith two more.with two more.

Butler, a No. 5 seed in the tournament, completed its eighthButler, a No. 5 seed in the tournament, completed its eighthand ninth second-half comebacks of the season toand ninth second-half comebacks of the season todefeat No. 12 seed UTEP defeat No. 12 seed UTEP (26-7) (26-7) in its first-roundin its first-roundgame and No. 13 seed Murray Stategame and No. 13 seed Murray State (31-5)(31-5) in itsin itssecond-round game. The latest win was thesecond-round game. The latest win was the

team’s 22nd consecutive victory, a mark thatteam’s 22nd consecutive victory, a mark thatcontinues to be the longest active winningcontinues to be the longest active winningstreak in the nation. Butler’s 77-59 winstreak in the nation. Butler’s 77-59 winagainst the Miners of UTEP was a against the Miners of UTEP was a convincing one, even though things were notconvincing one, even though things were notheaded in a winning direction at halftime.headed in a winning direction at halftime.

The Bulldogs were down to the Miners 33-The Bulldogs were down to the Miners 33-27 at the break and looked uneasy on both27 at the break and looked uneasy on bothends of the court.ends of the court.

UTEP forced Butler into seven turnoversUTEP forced Butler into seven turnoversin the first 20 minutes and relied on pointsin the first 20 minutes and relied on points

in the paint. Starting junior Derrick Caracter,in the paint. Starting junior Derrick Caracter,a 6-foot-9-inch, 275-pound transfer froma 6-foot-9-inch, 275-pound transfer from

Steven Peekspeek@butler.edu

Faculty Senate endorses

College of Communication

Could low enrollment

mean cutting classes?

Rev. Sharon Watkins to be

commencement

speakerSEE STORY PAGE 3 SEE STORY PAGE 3

SEE STORY PAGE 5

See MADNESS Page 11

o

When analysts or fans list go-to guyson the basketball court, they reasonablyname upperclassmen—those playerswho’ve earned the right to consistentlystart games and continue on with theteam.

But, three sophomores on Butler’smen’s basketball team have earned theright to be go-to guys on a Sweet 16-bound team.

Gordon Hayward, Shelvin Mack andRonald Nored have each, in their ownright, found success and made fans lookto them as playmakers.

Hayward, named the Horizon LeaguePlayer of the Year, has been looked tofor big numbers in multiple cate-gories.

After playing in 31 of the team’s 32regular season games, he led the teamin five statistical categories: totalpoints (477), points per game (15.4),total rebounds (263), rebounds pergame (8.5) and blocks (26).

Hayward also tied Mack for most20-point games (7) and led Butler indouble-figure rebounding games (12)and double-doubles (12).

Hayward has been able to satisfyexpectations this season, being a pro-ficient perimeter shooter and a power-ful force inside the lane.

In this sense, Hayward has had tobattle all season. He has had to battlethrough teams scouting him intensely,a late-season back injury and theresulting shooting difficulties in theNCAA Tournament.

Hayward scored 13 points against

UTEP but shot 0-for-6 from behind thearc.

He scored 12 against Murray State,but again, not in an efficient or impres-sive manner.

“I’ve been struggling with my shotespecially lately, and I came out kind offlat,” Hayward said. “I guess I wasn’tfully there mentally, so that probablydescribes how my game went, but Ithink my teammates picked me up forsure—words of motivation from every-one.”

But the whole weekend, Haywardscrapped his way to points in the paint,rebounds, and loose balls, and it paid offfor the Bulldogs in subtle ways.

“Twice he caused mistakes at the endof a shot clock violation on defense,”Stevens said. “He dives on the loose ballat the end of the game, he’s gettingoffensive rebounds, he keeps things aliveand you have to account for him every-where you go. He’s a big-time player.”

Mack was the point guard for the goldmedal-winning USA Men’s BasketballUnder-19 team. However he has beencalled on for a different role at Butler. Theteam looks to Mack to be a pure scorer.

He fulfilled that role by leading theteam with made three-pointers (55), fieldgoals made (161) and double-figure scor-ing games (27).

Mack has been known to lead byexample, as seen through his 25 pointsagainst UTEP. And he’s not quick tospeak out and certainly would not bequick to boast about his individual play.

Mack said that it’s great to be on astage like the NCAA Tournament, butthat the team ultimately gets the credit.

“My teammates give me the ball and

let me shoot all the time,” he said. “Myteammates found me when I was open[against UTEP], and you’ve got toknock it [down] just like in open gym.”

Nored is the point guard and has had tomake adjustments this season, much likehis fellow starting sophomores.

He began the season recovering from astress fracture in his left leg and waslooked to for immediate improvementswhen the pre-conference results did notmeet fans’ high expectations.

Accordingly, Nored has run the offenseand led the team’s defensive efforts withincreasing success each week. TheHomewood, Ala. native led Butler in

steals (51) and assists (116) after playingin all 32 regular season games.

Nored’s assist-to-turnover ratio hasimproved steadily with time. Last sea-son, he averaged 2.63 assists and 2.41turnovers per game in the regular season.This season, his numbers have improvedto 3.63 assists and 1.88 turnovers pergame.

Also, Nored’s 83 steals this season area vast improvement on the 32 he had inthe 2008-09 season.

But, Nored also brings an element offun to the team. While his personality isintense on the court (just look at his facewhen he is playing defense), he is most-

ly light-hearted and humorous off thecourt.

During a press conference in San Jose,Calif. this past weekend, a reporter askedsenior Willie Veasley if anyone ever con-fuses 31-year-old head coach BradStevens for one of the players. Veasleysaid that he has never heard of anyonemaking that mistake.

“He couldn’t hang with us,” Noredjokingly chimed in with Stevens sittingjust to his left.

Witty, playful moments like thisshow the dual nature of Nored’s presence:an on-the-court competitor and an off-the-court friend.

The Butler CollegianWednesday, March 24, 2010Page 2

SPORTS EXTRASPORTS EXTRA

Sophomore starters shine in San JoseSteven Peek

speek@butler.edu

Collegian photos courtesy of John Fetcho

TRIPLE THREAT: (From left to right) Butler starting sophomores Gordon Hayward, Shelvin Mack andRonald Nored each have been big contributors both throughout the regular season and NCAA Tournament.

One way to measure conference superiority isto compare records after the first two rounds ofthe NCAA Tournament. Well, that's wherewe’re at. So let’s take a look at which leagueshave thrived and which have fallen flat.

Bi g Ten (7-2)What happened: Ohio State, Michigan State

and Purdue all made the Sweet 16, the most ofany conference. Wisconsin won its first-roundgame before falling to Cornell. Minnesota lostits first game.

What it means: That the Big Ten is the bestconference? Not really. None of its teams thatadvanced really dominated. They actually bene-fited from having just five teams make the tour-nament since its lower level teams weren't thereto lose in the first round. But Ohio State is alegitimate national title contender. And Purduewas, too, before losing Robbie Hummel. So itlooks like the conference was a little underrated.

S EC (4-2)What happened: Kentucky and Tennessee

advanced to the Sweet 16. Vanderbilt andFlorida lost in the first round.

What it means: If there was one team thatlooked unbeatable in the first two rounds, itwas Kentucky. At this point, the Wildcats havegot to be the odds-on favorites to win thenational title. Tennessee will have its hands full

in its next game against Ohio State.An upset would give this conference extra

prestige. Like the Big Ten, the SEC benefitedfrom having most of its bubble teams miss thetournament. But they’ve proven that they’restill a player on the national scene, which was-n't the case last season.

Paci fi c 10 (3-1)What happened: 11th-seeded Washington

advanced to the Sweet 16. California lost in thesecond round.

What it means: If there was one conferencethat needed a reputation lift, it was the Pacific10. With only two teams in the bracket, wordwas this league was drastically down this year.While that may still be true, Washington andCalifornia represented well, each winning itsfirst game. Washington also had another upsetin the second round and is still playing. Lookslike the Pacific 10 is better than we thought.

Bi g Eas t (6-5)What happened: This conference suffered a

couple of major upsets, with Georgetown (aNo. 3 seed) falling in Round 1 and Villanova (aNo. 2 seed) in Round 2. Louisville and NotreDame also lost their openers, and Pittsburghfell in the second round. But both West Virginiaand Syracuse advanced to the Sweet 16.

What it means: As we thought, the Big Eastis a very good conference. West Virginia andSyracuse each have legitimate title hopes. Butthe best conference in the country? At this

point, it doesn't look like it. Maybe their tworemaining entries can change our minds.

ACC (5-5)What happened: Duke made the Sweet 16.

Florida State and Clemson lost in the firstround. Maryland, Georgia Tech and Wake Forestlost in the second round.

What it means: The ACC is just what wethought—a great conference in a bit of a downyear but still very good. Duke has title hopes.Maryland lost on a last-second shot toMichigan State. Everyone else played as wellas expected. Usually this league will have atleast two teams still playing on the secondweekend. This year that’s not the case anddeservedly so.

Bi g 12 (4-5)What happened: No. 1 overall seed Kansas

was upset in the second round by NorthernIowa. Kansas State and Baylor each made theSweet 16. Texas A&M lost in the second round,while Texas, Missouri and Oklahoma State losttheir openers.

What it means: The jury's still out as bothKansas State and Baylor are capable of deep runsthat could redeem the conference. But Kansas’loss certainly puts a damper on things. It lookslike the league was overrated, but we'll see.

Al so s ti l l pl ayi ng. . .Xavier (Atlantic 10), Butler (Horizon),

Cornell (Ivy), Northern Iowa (Missouri Valley)and Saint Mary's (West Coast).

How do conferences stack up in the NCAA Tournament?The Fayetteville Observer, N.C.

MCT

Collegian photo from MCT

BIG TIME: Evan Turner and the Buckeyes areone of three Big Ten teams in the Sweet 16.

NEWS

The Butler Collegian Wednesday, March 24, 2010 Page 3

NEWS

As Butler University students select their classes for thenext academic semester, they may face a new challenge: thepossibility of the administration cutting classes with toofew students enrolled.

The policy is not technically new. However, Provost andVice President for Academic Affairs Jamie Comstock saidthere is a renewed effort to make it uniformly enforcedacross all five colleges.

“There are lots of things we do to make sure we useresources wisely and to serve students well,” Comstocksaid. “One of those things is to make sure classes are spreadacross the grid.”

The policy states that any course with less than five stu-dents enrolled by the Wednesday after the close of regularregistration, or eight students after the first Monday inMay, will go on a list to be considered for elimination bythe deans and the provost.

“It’s not a hard-fast rule,” Comstock said. “There’s just atrigger point for when we start to examine the enrollmentin the courses to determine if there’s a more efficient use ofthe resources.”

Courses that are automatically exempt from the policyinclude classes in the honors program, foreign languages,applied music, directed music, internships, independentstudies and all classes at the 100 and 200 levels.

But not all students are convinced there are enough excep-tions.

Senior physics major Kim Phifer said students in herdepartment are nervous about why courses required to grad-uate are not on the list of those automatically exempt frombeing cut.

“A lot of our required classes don’t have eight students,but there’s no blanket statement written into the policy(protecting required classes),” Phifer said. “It’s nerve-rack-ing.”

She said the policy may cause students trouble when theytry to plan their semesters in advance, as they may not besure which classes will get cut.

Sondrea Ozolins of Registration and Records said the

Jennifer Pignoletjpignole@butler.edu

Policy reinforcedto cut small classes

After more than a month-and-a-half of discussion, the vote is in.Faculty Senate voted in favor of endorsing the College of

Communication, making it possible for the proposal to move for-ward in the approval process to the Board of Trustees and ButlerUniversity administration.

The vote was 14-11 in favor of endorsement, with one FacultySenator abstaining their vote.

At the beginning of the meeting, Butler President Bobby Fongsaid the administration was waiting for the approval of FacultySenate in order to move forward so the end result would be a betterexperience for students in the three academic departments mosteffected: journalism, media arts, and communication studies.

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Jamie Comstocksaid the communications faculty has been aware of the importanceof getting the Senate’s support before the proposal could move for-ward, resulting in extended efforts to win the senators’ support.

However, Computer Science Professor Jon Sorenson presentedtwo motions to amend the original motion before it came to a finalvote.

The first amendment was to attach a clause to the endorsementthat would stress the faculty’s approval of the idea of convergenceregardless of if a college was created. The amendment was not a sub-stitution for any line in the original motion to endorse the college,but rather was just another way to emphasize support for conver-gence.

“I propose to endorse the emergence of curricula,” Sorenson said.“Work on the converged curricula should continue whether we get anew college or not.”

The Senate voted 19-10 in favor of Sorenson’s proposed amend-ment.

The second amendment asked Faculty Senate to suspend voting onwhether or not to endorse the college until a later time when moreresearch and presentations could be completed.

Paul Hanson, a professor of history, said he was not yet convincedthat a new college is necessary. He said he remains concerned aboutthe budgetary argument because bringing in more students into a setcurriculum requires more money.

Communication Studies Professor William Neher responded bysaying there is nothing gained by holding up the process at thispoint.

“You’re going to have to take any new major, any new minor,any new program, any new degree to curricula committees alreadyin place,” he said. “It’ll come back through [Faculty Senate] againand you’ll get to vote on every change that significantly affects the

faculty responsibilities after this vote.”Visiting Assistant Professor of Journalism Ed Kanis voiced his

support for voting in favor of the endorsement at that meeting.“As much as we would collectively, in these three areas, like to

look at another structure, we conclude that without the structure ofthe proposal, we will not be serving our students the way that weshould,” Kanis said. “If we’re true to our missions as educators,we’re doing a service to our students, not to ourselves.”

Associate Professor of English Bill Watts rebutted that themotion would slow the creation of a college but not the convergenceof programs.

The Senate voted against amendment number two, 13-14, indi-cating a desire to complete the voting process.

Jeanne Van Tyle, Faculty Senate chair, read aloud the resolutionpassed by Student Government Association March 17 as a means toshow that students formally and independently endorsed the creationof the college.

The third and final vote of the morning was to vote on motionone, “that the Faculty Senate endorses the establishment of aCollege of Communication at Butler University comprising the cur-rent departments of communication studies, media arts, and theSchool of Journalism as supported by the Academic AffairsCommittee.” Tied to this vote was the first amendment to include aclause about the need for convergence regardless of structure.

With the 14-11-1 vote, the College of Communication proposalwill continue on to the Board of Trustees and administration.

Associate Professor and Director of the Eugene S. PulliamSchool of Journalism Nancy Whitmore expressed relief that the pro-posal passed the scrutiny of Faculty Senate.

“I’m very happy that we’re moving forward with this now,” shesaid.

Olivia Ingleoingle@butler.edu

See POLICY Page 6

Collegian photo by Rachel Senn

RULES: Professor William Neher (right), Faculty Senate parlimentarian, clarified the rules of order for the senate meeting.

Faculty endorses college

The Butler CollegianWednesday, March 24, 2010Page 4

NEWSNEWS

Katie Cortelyou loves ice cream,knows a ton about movies and moviestars, has a big heart and is a best friend.The r-word offends Cortelyou who hasDown Syndrome, sophomore ElizabethErb, the membership coordinator of BestBuddies, said.

Throughout March, Best Buddies chap-ters across the state and nation as well asaround the world will be hosting events tocelebrate Best Buddies Month andDisabilities Awareness Month. March 3marked the pledge day for the “Spread theWord to End the Word” campaign.

The Best Buddies Organization hastables set up inside Starbucks for peopleto sign their name pledging against usingthe r-word. This week is the last week ofthe campaign.

“The focus of this campaign is toremove the word ‘retard’ from your every-day vocabulary,” Sophomore and SpecialEvents Coordinator for Best Buddies BenTrefilek said. “The point is to get every-one to pledge, and hopefully by pledging,they realize that it is a hurtful word andthat it raises awareness about people withintellectual disabilities.”

Best Buddies also has some of theirbuddies stand at the tables to talk to peo-ple about how the r-word affects them.

The campaign was started in 2009 bySoren Palumbo, who is currently a juniorat the University of Notre Dame.Palumbo started the campaign in responseto the derogatory use of the r-word in themovie “Tropic Thunder.”

The r-word campaign quickly turnedinto a national effort when the SpecialOlympics found out about it and began topromote it.

“People don’t realize that people withintellectual disabilities understand when

someone is using the r-word in a deroga-tory way, and it really hurts them,” Erbsaid. “The goals are to spread that aware-ness and replace the r-word with respect.

“With that elimination of the r-word,we start to see people with intellectual dis-abilities no longer as someone who is dif-ferent because they have an intellectualdisability. We instead see an individualwho is a sister or a pianist or an athlete.”

Junior Kylee Kirk, a Best Buddiesmember, said she thinks this campaign isanother part of the maturation process incollege.

“I think this campaign affects Butlerstudents not only now but in the future,”Kirk said. “We’re growing up. We need torealize that there’s a time to be mature.There’s a time when you don’t say thingsthat are hurtful.”

Kirk said another way to spread aware-ness is simply by word of mouth.

“If you hear somebody saying it, stopthem,” Kirk said. “You don’t have to berude or make people feel uncomfortable,just make them educated about how thatcan affect somebody else and what theword really means.

She said it has a deeper meaning thantrying to say someone’s stupid or doesn’tget something.”

To pledge, people write their namesdown in a pledge book at one of the BestBuddies’ tables. Best Buddies then entersthe names into the r-word Web site, r-word.org.

Trefilek said that their goal is to have1,000 signatures, which is a quarter of theButler community. He said they are abouthalfway there.

Trefilek said that if they don’t reach1,000, he wouldn’t consider the campaigna failure. He said the most importantthing is getting the word out.

Erb said that even something so smallas being mindful of word usage can make

a huge difference in the lives of those withintellectual disabilities and the friends andfamilies of those with intellectual disabil-ities.

“It only takes you 20 times to break ahabit,” Erb said. “So after 20 times ofcatching yourself and replacing ‘retarded’with unfair or pointless, you have justchanged the lives of millions of people.”

Erb said that this campaign is aboutmore than just taking this word out ofcommon vocabulary. It’s about learningto accept differences, she said.

“Everyone is different, but it’s pointlessto focus on the differences that peoplecan’t control,” Erb said. “I have brownhair, and someone has blond, I don’t havean intellectual disability, but my buddyKatie has Down Syndrome.”

“In no way does that fantastic of a per-son deserve to be demeaned, especially bysomething that is so easy for all of us tochange.

“By taking the one minute to take thepledge and taking the small effort tochange your vocabulary, you are helping

the world and yourself realize that Katie,or any other buddy in the world, is just asvaluable to the world as any other per-son.”

The last event for the Spread the Wordto End the Word campaign is a cookout onthe Phi Psi lawn, which also happens tobe the last Best Buddies event of the year.

“The last Best Buddies event is going tobe the culmination of the celebration ofthe new r-word, ‘respect’ and a chance tocelebrate all the great friendships we havemade in Best Buddies this year,” Erb said.

Tara McElmurrytmcelmur@butler.edu

Technology and opportunity spark upcoming tuition increase

Butler University students will see their tuition costs increaseby 4.5 percent for the 2010-11 school year, making generalundergraduate tuition $29,740. Room and board costs willincrease by 4 percent in every university housing option.

Vice President of Finance Bruce Arick said the need forincreased tuition is derived from necessary university costs.

“Primary increases are [in] small increases in payroll, bene-fits, capital and utilities,” Arick said.

Furthermore, President Bobby Fong said some of the reasonsfor the increase arise from ensuring the best education possiblefor students.

“Our main concern is what this does to affordability for ourstudents as tuition continues to increase,” Fong said. “One ofthe difficulties is that we are not asked to provide the same edu-cation that we were 10 years ago. Today, we have to focus ontechnological advancements as well as providing the interactiveexperiences [for a liberal arts education].”

Another cost of higher education is an upkeep and improve-ment of the student-to-faculty ratio.

In recent years, Butler has decreased its ratio from 13:1 to11:1, Fong said. Though this is a highly important feature ofButler’s educational experience, he said the costs for obtainingthe ratio do not come without an impact on university tuition.

“The raise in tuition was an attempt to find that appropriatespot,” Fong said. “Our concern is to try and keep the costs with-

in bounds, but we also owe students a quality education.”However, Fong said the main reason for the increase involves

the cost of running the university on a day-to-day basis.“Many of the things that the money goes to is fixed costs—

such as deferred maintenance and computer replacements,” Fongsaid.

In the 2009-10 school year, the university saw its smallestmargin of tuition increase at 3.5 percent—the lowest it had risensince 1975.

From an overall standpoint, Arick said the university wasdetermined to keep the tuition increase low in a time of nation-al economic struggle proved successful.

“We did absorb additional costs related to Indiana reducingfunding to students to attend college,” Arick said.

Though the university did manage to finish the year on top,Fong said there was some repercussions for the attempt to keepcosts down.

Though the university managed to finish the school year ontop of the money scale, they were forced to fall back on reservesin order to compensate for some unplanned maintenance, Fongsaid.

This year, the university faced unscheduled maintenance suchas the repair of heating and cooling in campus buildings andrestorations to Hinkle Fieldhouse.

In addition, the university’s water utility fees went up 22 per-cent during the year—a factor that the university had not fore-seen, Fong said.

By raising the margin of tuition increase slightly, Fong said

the university is hoping to be better prepared for these “shock-ers” and to build up reserves that would eliminate need to dipinto other funds.

The tuition increases for other schools in the state have notyet been released. Although Arick said the university raised theirmargin of increase, it still plans to be competitive with otherschools in the nation.

“We anticipate being at or below the average increase for otheruniversities in the state,” Arick said. “We have been below theaverage increase in several recent years.”

With raised tuition and the cut in Indiana’s state-based fund-ing, the university will be providing increased or equal financialaid.

“Financial aid dollars are increasing for 2010-11,” Arick said.Fong said with the increased tuition, the university has an

automatic escalator for financial aid. “There is something to be said for completing a degree in

higher education, and we mean to help,” Fong said.Indiana’s state-funded need-based aid was cut to 30 percent last

year, Fong said. He said Butler’s intention for continuing stu-dents is to keep these costs equal to what they have always beenby providing the aid themselves.

He said that though the university has seen a steady increasein tuition rates during the years, this has not yet deterred stu-dents from completing their higher educational experiences.

“Retention rates from spring to fall and fall to spring havereached new highs,” Fong said. “It could be that college is theplace to be in place of an economic downturn.”

Grace Wallacegwallace@butler.edu

Collegian photo courtesy of Elizabeth Erb

LIFELONG BUDDIES: Butler students and their buddies attended a Halloween party in October, one ofthe organization’s many activities promoting the interaction between the buddies and disability awareness.

Campaign fights for removal of r-word

The Butler Collegian Wednesday, March 24, 2010 Page 5

NEWSNEWSTHE BUTLER

COLLEGIANthings you should know

this weeks’

History for health care: The U.S. House of Representatives voted 219-212 to significantly reform health care in the United States Sunday night,passing the health care reform bill to be signed into law by President Obama.The measure marks the largest expansion in federal health care guaranteessince the enactment of Medicare and Medicaid more than 40 years ago. Theplan is projected to provide health care coverage to almost 32 million addi-tional Americans in an effort to provide universal health care. However,Republican senators have hinted that they will use any and all legislative tac-tics to slow the bill, according to a CNN.com article.

An overshadowed March: An estimated crowd of 150,000 gathered onWashington’s National Mall to rally in support of the Obama Administrationas they plan to overhaul the current immigration policies in the UnitedStates. The immigration issue, which has been put on hold since 2007, willbe the next battle for Obama’s administration following the health carereforms. According to CNN.com, Obama told ralliers he would do “every-thing in my power” to obtain a bipartisan deal within the year.

Know how to pick ’em: Two rounds into the NCAA tournament, anautistic teenager who hails from the Chicagoland area has gotten his basket-ball bracket perfect so far, according to NBCChicago.com. The article saidthis is nearly impossible to accomplish, with the odds being one in more than13 million. With four rounds remaining, our eyes will be on 17-year-old AlexHermann to see how his bracket fares. Hermann has Purdue winning theentire tournament on his bracket.

Cornel l ‘publ ic health crisis’: Ivy League’s Cornell University has nowseen six suicide deaths during the academic year, four more than the nationalaverage for a school of its size. The last two deaths occurred on successivedays, March 11 and 12, when one student jumped from a campus bridge andanother’s cause of death remains unknown. School officials have declared theevents a ‘public health crisis’ and are taking measures to educate and informstudents on the dangers of depression.

From the moon to the stars : Astronaut Buzz Aldrin has found anotherclaim to fame besides being the second person to ever step foot on themoon—he will now be the oldest contestant on ABC’s “Dancing with theStars.” The 80-year-old said, “The moon wouldn't be a good place to do thecha-cha. That's too fast-moving for lunar gravity,” according to CNN.com.

Written and compiled by Hayleigh Colombo and Grace Wallace

Didn’t have time to watch or read the news this week? Not to worry—the newseditors of The Butler Collegian have compiled a list of the top five things we thinkreaders should know this week.

Short, sweet and to the point, whether you’re too busy with your classes to pickup a paper or you’re glued to “Lost,” here are the tidbits we think you need toknow to impress your friends and professors this week.

* * *

5Rev. Sharon E. Watkins, general minister and president of

the Christian Church of Disciples, will be Butler University’s2010 commencement ceremony speaker.

A 1975 Butler alumna, Watkins was chosen by U.S.President Barack Obama to serve as the preacher at theNational Prayer Service in 2009, the day following his inau-guration. She is also a member of both the President’sAdvisory Council and the Central Committee of the WorldCouncil of Churches in Geneva.

However, Watkins has not forgotten about Butler, as shereturned to campus for the induction of charter members forPhi Beta Kappa this year.

“She was one of three alumni chosen to represent pastachievements and receive an honorary degree,” Butler PresidentBobby Fong said.

Honorary degrees from Butler are symbols that pay tributeto a person’s attainments, Fong said.

Considered an honor, the degree holds a place for the speak-er in that graduating class. Watkins will be receiving an hon-orary degree in humane letters.

The process of choosing a speaker begins with nominationsfrom any member of the Butler community—including facul-ty, staff, students, trustees and alumni, Marc Allan, associatedirector of public relations, said.

The Faculty Senate then compiles a list of candidates itdeems qualified to receive an honorary degree.

“I work off of this list that is compiled over years and tryto choose people who I believe can say something of value toour graduating class,” Fong said.

Allan said it can take several years from the time the facul-ty recommends a candidate to when the degree is conferred. TheBoard of Trustees then confers honorary degrees to those will-ing to accept one.

“There is a lot of writing and talking back and forth,” Fongsaid. “I am looking for people who will say yes and whowould be willing to show up in person.”

Much of the selection process has to do with the timing ofthe invitation and the availability of the candidate, Allan said.

Then, the opinions of the graduating class are taken intoaccount.

Senior Jennifer Schwab said she is very excited to haveWatkins come to campus.

“I think Watkins is a brilliant choice,” Schwab said. “Sheseems to have lots of life experience both here and abroad thatcan be inspiring and informative at our graduation.”

Overall, she said it was the accomplishments and down-to-earth feel that makes Watkins the best choice.

“After reading her biography, I’d be really excited to sitdown and have coffee with her because it seems like she’s doneso much,” she said. “I don’t think she’ll be delivering a clichémessage about how these are the ‘best days of our lives’ soI’m excited to have her here at Butler.”

Other commencement speakers will be Thomas M. Lofton,chairman of Lilly Endowment, and Chad Bauman, Butlerassistant professor of philosophy and religion.

Lofton was also selected to receive an honorary degree oflaws.

On Feb. 2, the Faculty Senate voted to not extend an invi-tation to U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Robertsafter members of the senior class requested him as com-mencement speaker. While there is no official reason why hewas not approved for an honorary degree, Fong sent a campuswide e-mail explaining the procedure to choose a speaker.

In recent years, Fong said Butler has been studying the spir-itual dimension of human life through efforts such as TheCenter for Faith and Vocation, where life is about a kind ofpurpose. Hearing from a person like Watkins may help tomotivate students to give back once they have graduated, hesaid.

“I think students want to make a life of purpose, not just aliving,” Fong said. “I think hearing from a person aboutissues of faith and spirituality can motivate us to see ourselvesin service to others.

“But your desire to help other people does not necessarilyhave to be spiritual.”

Lofton will also have a chance to make remarks. However,he will only have a few minutes to offer thoughts and adviceto the graduating class due to time.

“It is the students’ day,” Fong said. “As important as thecommencement speaker is, it is part of a larger way of honor-ing the students.”

Anne Carpenteraccarpen@butler.edu

Renowned minister and Butler alumnanamed 2010 commencement speaker

Collegian photo courtesy of Marc Allan

COMING HOME: Butler alumna Watkins wasannounced as 2010 commencement speaker.

Big Ten Commissioner JamesDelany gave a firsthand account as towhy the NCAA tournament is success-ful, as well as the problems that theindustry is facing.

Delany, who has held the positionsince 1989, spoke to professor DanMcQuiston’s sports marketing classMonday.

Delany described the effects of theNCAA Tournament on fans around thecountry.

“The tournament is a really goodway to bring alumni and supporterstogether,” Delany said. “It is as suc-

cessful as it is because it has the abil-ity to connect with a lot of people.”

While the recent upsets in the tour-nament have left some sports fans tear-ing up their brackets, Delany said thatit’s part of the appeal for some of theviewers.

“People want the underdog to win,”Delany said. “It comes down to aDavid and Goliath type of story, and ina way, that’s what the American storyis,” Delany said.

Delany said the game between ButlerUniversity and Murray State was animportant game for Butler fans.

“Every living Butler alumni wasaware of the game,” Delany said.“Everyone who had anything to do

with Butler watched that game andknew exactly what happened.”

Butler is important in representingthe ‘underdog story’ in American bas-ketball, he said.

“There’s a lot of history here [atButler],” Delany said. “It’s a sort ofmecca for basketball in Indiana. It’s agood representation of the small teamsbeating the big teams.”

Delany said the underdog gets peopleinvested in the brackets and drawn toCBS to watch the games.

“The tournament has all of theingredients that capture the attentionin a way that no other tournamentdoes,” Delany said.

As successful as the tournament

seems, Delany said that it’s not whereit used to be.

“There were a lot of channels thattelevised the event, but now a lot ofthem have pulled away,” Delany said.“The Internet has a lot to do with that,because anyone can find almost anygame on the Internet now.”

He said the access to the games hasleft the ad marketplace under somepressure to keep the revenue the samefor CBS, the primary network that airsthe event.

“The spots are getting really expen-sive for the advertisers,” Delany said.“But at the same time, the tournamentalso needs that money.”

The ratings for this year’s tourna-

ment are not at the same level as theyonce were, Delany said.

This might threaten the tournamentin the future, he said.

“The NCAA ratings have been flatas more and more people find otherways to tune in, but the cost of put-ting on and airing this event for CBSstill continues to skyrocket.”

Besides the cost of the event, Delanysaid that some of the games aren’t asbilled as they used to be.

“Very few games stand above therest as a must-see,” Delany said.“There used to be plenty of games thatwere of national magnitude 20 yearsago. They were the games everyonetuned into.”

Jill McCarterjmccarte@butler.edu

Big Ten Commissioner educates students on tournament challenges

AFTER SPRING BREAKSPECIALS!

10 Tans for $29.95Good for all three bedsSessions never expire

(Bring In ad to receive discounts. Not valid with other discounts or coupons.)

32 beds & boothsNo appointment

38th & GeorgetownIn Georgetown Plaza

(317) 293-6324

Butler University students pursuing an educationin more than one field have three new options tolook into as of the Spring 2010 semester.

The College of Business (COB) has recentlyadded three business-related minors for current andincoming students to study: marketing, businesslaw and international business.

“There used to be this general idea that businessitself was a field, but we find more and more stu-dents are interested in specific minors,” College ofBusiness Associate Dean Bill Templeton said.

The minors were designed as an effort to supple-ment liberal arts disciplines, as well as providepractical experience for students who might beinterested in continuing on to law school after theyreceive their undergraduate degrees from Butler,Templeton said.

“We’re looking for a way to encourage studentsfrom other areas to take business classes,”Templeton said. “And we wanted to provide some-thing that would be attractive to them and usablefor their programs.”

Templeton said some of the areas he believes abusiness minor would work particularly well inwould be international studies, media arts and for-eign languages.

“It maybe adds a bit of practicality to their pro-gram of study they wouldn’t get otherwise,” hesaid.

An information session was held Tuesday for stu-dents who wished to receive more information.

Freshman Kirstie Dobbs was one of the studentsin attendance and is interested in pursuing a minorin international business along with her French lan-guage major.

Dobbs, whose family owns and operates an eques-trian business in Carmel, Ind., said the combina-tion of French language skills and business knowl-edge will be invaluable to her when she graduatesand eventually joins her family at Treesdale Farms.

“We travel to Europe a lot [for my family’s busi-ness] and French is spoken a lot in that field,”Dobbs said, who originally wanted to double majorin international business but decided against itbecause of the intense requirements.

“[Doing a minor in international business] sound-ed perfect because I can still get the business aspectthat I wanted but not get bogged down in so manycredit hours,” Dobbs said.

The main reason Templeton said area-specificminors haven’t been available in the past is due tothe extensive amount of classes required for COBstudents.

In other words, it has been hard to offer specialtyminors because Templeton said he and the rest ofthe college worried that students would not be ableto take area-specific classes and all their prerequi-sites while still completing the minor in a reason-able amount of time.

Although Templeton said the problem of com-pleting prerequisites is still an issue, he said “[thecollege] has tried to minimize them where we can.”

Also, Templeton said “double counting” of pre-requisite classes will be available to students whowish to pursue minors when possible, especially ifthey are already majoring in a related field such asactuarial science.

Currently, 11 Associated New American Colleges

(ANAC) institutions offer minors in specific busi-ness-related fields besides a general business admin-istration minor.

Templeton said COB decided to pursue a similaravenue partly because it was within best practice ofthe schools Butler compares itself to in size andacademic nature.

“We noticed a lot of ANAC schools were doingit,” Templeton said. “It seemed to be the reasonablething to do.”

In addition to these new business-related options,students will still have the opportunity to minor ingeneral business administration and managementinformation systems, which have been in place forthe past three school years.

As of the end of the Fall 2009 semester, 35 stu-dents had declared a management information sys-tems minor since it was created.

Whether students choose to pursue a specializedfield or not, Templeton said hopes are high for stu-dents to take advantage of the new majors.

“We’d like to graduate 50 students per year with abusiness-related minor,” he said.

The Butler CollegianWednesday, March 24, 2010Page 6

NEWSNEWS

- Campus MasterPlan Presentationby Mike Gardner,VP of OperationsJohnson Room1:30-4:30 p.m.

- MadeleineAlbrightClowes Memorial Hall7:30 p.m.

- Discovering BasicGoodnessButler Blue House8 p.m.

- Weekend Movie:The Lovely BonesJH1418 p.m.

- Between theOuthouse and theGarbage Dump:LocatingDepressionsEidson-DuckwallRecital Hall7:30 p.m.

- Discovering BasicGoodnessButler Blue House9 a.m.-7 p.m.

- Girl Talk Egyptian RoomMurat TheaterDoors: 8:30 p.m.Show: 9 p.m.

- Butler S ymphonicBandClowes Memorial Hall3 p.m.

- Rights & Wrongs:Civi l DiscourseForumReilly Room3 p.m.- Robert Frank,economistClowes Memorial Hall7:30 p.m.

- Free Yoga ClassButler Blue House7 p.m.

- Butler GuestRecital : JerryWong, PianoEidson-Duckwall RecitalHall7:30 p.m.

BUPD BeatMarch 3

9:09 p.m. – CLOWES HALLPARKING LOTAn officer took a report of asick person.

March 49:09 p.m. — RESCO PARKING LOTAn officer had an illegallyparked vehicle towed.

March 59:59 p.m. – CLARENDONROADAn officer took a report of atraffic accident.

March 99:30 a.m. – BUTLER- TARKINGTON NEIGHBORHOODAn officer arrested an individualfor a traffic law violation.

8:30 p.m. – BUTLER- TARKINGTON NEIGHBORHOODAn officer had an illegallyparked vehicle towed.

March 1011:38 a.m. – RESCO PARKING LOTAn officer arrested an individualfor theft.

March 139:26 p.m. – BUTLER-TARKINGTONNEIGHBORHOODAn officer had an illegallyparked vehicle towed.

March 144:52 a.m. — APARTMENTVILLAGEAn officer took a report of asick person.

8:30 p.m. — 44th STREETAn officer took a report of damage to private property.

7:59 p.m. – SCHWITZERHALLAn officer took a report of aburglary.

March 151:19 p.m. – BUTLER-TARKINGTONNEIGHBORHOODAn officer took a report of anintimidation.

7:27 a.m. — CLOWES HALLAn officer had an illegallyparked vehicle towed.

10:32 a.m. — APARTMENTVILLAGEAn officer took a report of asuspicious person.

March 1612:41 a.m. – SCHWITZERHALLAn officer took a report of asick person.

1:50 a.m. – UNKNOWNAn officer arrested an individual wanted on a warrantissued out of Marion County.

March 1812:18 a.m. – DELTA TAUDELTAAn officer took a report of a natural gas odor.

12:18 a.m. – 49th and BLVDAn officer arrested an individualfor drunk driving.

11:48 a.m. – JORDAN LANEAn officer took a report of a hitand run traffic accident.

anotetoourreaders

Corrections for ‘Faculty continues college debate’

Dear Readers,

We wanted to make a correction to the story that was pub-lished in the March 3 issue of The Butler Collegian.

Our story titled “Faculty continues college debate” con-tained several factual errors.

First, the byline on the story was wrong. It said thatHayleigh Colombo was the reporter who covered the story.

The correct writer of the story was Grace Wallace, The ButlerCollegian’s assistant news editor. Due to an unintended over-sight, Hayleigh’s name was attributed to the story instead.

Nancy Whitmore was attributed incorrectly as “JournalismDepartment Chair.” Whitmore is an associate professor andthe director of the Eugene S. Pulliam School of Journalism.

Lastly, the paragraph about the proposal process wasunclear.

According to the Faculty Senate bylaws, the vote to endorsewould have been turned over to an all-faculty vote if 40 per-cent of Faculty Senators approved.

On behalf of The Butler Collegian, we deeply regret thesemistakes as well as any impressions they may have made onour readers.

In the future, our staff will strive to better maintain thesense of accuracy, fairness and truth that always stand at thecenter of good journalism and avoid errors such as these.

-The Butler Collegian

COB creates specialized minorsHayleigh Colombo

hcolombo@butler.edu

POLICY: 108 fall classes had low enrollmentContinued from Page Three

intention of the policy is not to changethe curriculum, but rather to come upwith a better schedule of when to offersmaller classes with the hopes that morestudents would be able to take themwhen they are offered.

“If we find there’s not significant inter-est in some of the classes, we’ll cancelthem and give students time to chooseanother class with room in it,” Ozolinssaid. “We’ll keep track of those we can-cel, and we’ll get on a different rotationof when to offer them.

“Some courses are offered every semes-ter or every year, and if you’re runningreally small classes, maybe that’s toomuch. Maybe you just run it in thespring or the fall, but not both.”

Ozolins said low enrollment is a trendshe has seen during the last few years,which helped prompt the enforced policy.

Butler offered 1,904 class sections lastsemester. Based on the policy, 108 ofthose sections could have been eliminat-ed. Of those 108, 21 were music ensem-ble classes, 16 were from the dancedepartment, 15 were education classesand six were pharmacy classes.

“Our students do a lot of extra work,”Ozolins said. “We have a high number ofstudents who will do a secondary major,and multiple minors are not a surprise.And that’s fabulous.

“But we want to make sure we’re pro-viding the courses for those students, butnot in such an abundance.”

If a department disagrees with a classbeing cut, the chair of that departmentcan go through an appeal process.

Comstock said classes that are createdspecifically to fill a void in a depart-ment’s curriculum, making students asmarketable as possible, would most like-

ly not be cut.“What rules is what’s best for students,

but efficiency is part of that equation,”Comstock said.

Faculty whose classes are eliminatedbecause of low enrollment will haveother options of classes to teach, varyingby department.

“When you’re having to rely onadjuncts, it’s expensive if the class is notneeded,” Comstock said.

Faculty may have the options to teachlower level classes that adjuncts wouldnormally teach, or possibly teach in thecore curriculum or the honors program.

Comstock said once a class has startedat the beginning of a semester, that classwould not be canceled, even if enrollmentdropped below eight students.

Phifer said she worries more aboutclass selection and less about the numberof students in her classes, particularlyelectives.

“[An advanced elective course] was oneof the reasons I got into graduateschool,” Phifer said. “I was competitiveat a much higher level, and they wereimpressed that I had taken it. And it onlyhad six or seven students in it, and that’sa course that could be cut.”

While the average class size for theuniversity, which is listed on the ButlerWeb site as 20 students per class, mayrise as a result of condensing classes,Phifer said she didn’t believe the numberof students in the class made much dif-ference to the classroom dynamic.

“I think all classes at Butler are prettysmall,” Phifer said. “I don’t think itmakes a big difference whether you havefive students in a class or 20. If you goto the professor’s office hours, they’restill going to help you.”

Associated New American Colleges (ANAC)

Institutions Offering Specialized Business-related Minors

- Belmont University- Hampton University- Ithaca College- Pacific Lutheran University- Quinnipiac University- Samford University- Simmons College- The Sage Colleges- Valparaiso University- Wagner College(Information provided by Bill Templeton)

Minors Now Offered in Business-related Specialty Areasfor Butler University Students in

College of Business

- Marketing- Business Law- International Business

*Students also are able to pursuethese existing minors:

- Business Administration (general)- Management Information Systems

OPINIONTHE BUTLER COLLEGIAN Page 7

Gender Segregation

Failing to integrate Butler Universityhousing only promotes implicit gender

inequality.

Page 8

Faculty Senate Fallout

Public responds to Faculty Senate’sdecision regarding U.S. SupremeCourt Chief Justice John Roberts.

Page 8

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

THE BUTLER COLLEGIAN

4600 Sunset Ave.Indianapolis, IN 46208

Office Information:Fairbanks Rm 210

News Line: (317) 940-8813Advertising Line: (317) 940-9358

collegian@butler.edu

Corrections PolicyThe Collegian staff makes an effort

to be as accurate as possible.Corrections may be submitted to TheCollegian and will be printed at thenext publication date.

Letters to the Editor PolicyThe Collegian accepts letters to the

editor no later than noon on theSunday before publication.

Letters to the editor must be e-mailed to collegian@butler.edu andverified by a signature. A signed ver-sion of the letter may be dropped off atThe Collegian office.

The Collegian reserves the right toedit letters for spelling, style, clarityand length. Letters must be kept to alength of 450 words. Contact TheCollegian for questions. Exceptions tothese policies may be made at the edi-torial board’s discretion.

The Butler Collegian is publishedweekly on Wednesdays with a con-trolled circulation of 2,600. TheCollegian office is located in theFairbanks Building, Room 210.

The Collegian is printed at TheGreenfield Reporter in Greenfield,Ind.

The Collegian maintains a sub-scription to MCT Services Campuswire service. The Collegian editorialstaff determines the editorial policies;the opinions expressed herein do notnecessarily represent those of TheCollegian, but of the writers clearlylabeled.

The Collegian accepts advertisingfrom a variety of campus organiza-tions and local businesses and agen-cies. All advertising decisions arebased on the discretion of the admanager and editor in chief. For acopy of The Collegian advertisingrates, publication schedule and poli-cies, please call (317) 940-9358 orsend an e-mail to the advertising staffat advertising@butler.edu. Directpostal inquiries to: The ButlerCollegian-Advertising.

For subscriptions to The Collegian,please send a check to the mainaddress above. Subscriptions are $45per academic year.

The Butler watchdog and voice for BU students

Spring 2010 Editorial Staff

Paige ChapmanEditor in ChiefKelly Patrick

Print Managing EditorAllison Brown

Online Managing EditorJennifer Pignolet

Co-News EditorHayleigh Colombo

Co-News EditorOlivia Ingle

Asst. News EditorGrace Wallace

Asst. News EditorCaleb HammanOpinion EditorTom Fryska

Asst. Opinion EditorMary Beth Sekela

Asst. Opinion EditorCaitlin O’Rourke

A&E EditorKellye DonnellyAsst. A&E EditorJosie VillanuevaAsst. A&E Editor

Steven PeekCo-Sports Editor

Emily NewellCo-Sports Editor

Sarah BlackAsst. Sports EditorDrew SchmidtkeHead Copy Editor

Rachel SennPhotography Editor

Ryan MurachAsst. Photography Editor

Maria PorterAsst. Photography Editor

Heather HanfordGraphics EditorAmy RensinkDesign Editor

Lauren FisherAdvertising Manager

Steven PeekCirculation ManagerDr. Charles St. Cyr

Adviser

Media fails on Roberts rejectionCollegian illustration by Heather Hanford

OUR POINT THIS WEEK: Sensationalistic coverage of Roberts controversy tarnishes Butler’s reputation, stereotyping the university as intolerant.

Wake up, ButlerUniversity! March isMental DisabilityAwareness Month,and it’s time foranother rousingreassessment of ourpersonal values andbehaviors.

Most of us have noticed the mysteri-ous fliers and chalk messages appearingaround campus this month—the mes-sages advising us against using theoffensive “r” word. Student interest hascertainly been piqued by the campaign’sclever advertising techniques, but itappears that many have not seriouslyconsidered the implications of the inter-national “r” word campaign.

Far too few of us have actually takenthis campaign’s message to heart andceased our personal use of the “r” word.

When I first heard about the cam-paign, I must admit that I was some-what skeptical. After all, it’s nearlyimpossible to move in society thesedays without hearing someone use thisword to describe an item, event or per-son.

Although most people do not use thisword in reference to those with mentalor physical disabilities, junior GrahamKilian, president of Butler’s BestBuddies chapter, said that it remainsinsulting and disrespectful to the dis-

abled community. “[Use of the word] has become a part

of our society, but that doesn’t make itokay,” Kilian said. “It’s dehumanizing.It’s not just sticks and stones, it’s real.”

Best Buddies is an internationalorganization that works to educate thecommunity and foster friendshipsbetween individuals with physical andmental disabilities.

The organization iscurrently involved inthe move to end boththe slang and technicaluse of the “r” word,encouraging society torecognize the personbefore the disability.

“Best Buddies requiresyou to look past race,gender and religion andto just see a person as aperson,” Kilian said.

Admirable as thisintention may be, somefear that the campaignis encouraging censor-ship by asking partici-pants to omit the “r”word from their dailyvocabulary.

Freshman Nic Hochstedler, a politicalscience major, said that he doesn’t agreewith this assertion.

“It’s necessary to make people aware,”Hochstedler said. “If the campaign iseducating people, it’s not censoring.”

This sentiment was echoed by Amy

Nicholas, a sophomore English major,who said that the only way to generatechange is through raising awareness.

She said that many who use the “r”word as an insult are attaching a damag-ing negative connotation without realiz-ing their offensive mistake.

“The campaign’s purpose is to makepeople aware of the word’s connota-tion,” Nicholas said. “Encouraging peo-

ple to think about whatthey say is not censor-ship.”

Although the “r”word is widely usedamong today’s youngadults, few recognizeits power to injurethose with disabilities.Ceasing use of the wordis not a surrender topolitical correctness,but rather a sign ofrespect for fellowhuman beings.

“Political correctnessis an aspect of thiscampaign,” Kilian said.“But, this is a humani-ty issue.”

Not only is use of the “r” word abu-sive and insensitive, it is immature aswell. People who use it in place of “stu-pid” or “annoying” are reverting toincorrect vocabulary and appear to benot only juvenile but also entirely une-ducated.

College students who have the advan-

tage of higher education should immedi-ately recognize the word’s social andpersonal implications. Use of the wordamong college students who certainlyought to know better is entirely unac-ceptable.

“Part of the college experience isbroadening your horizons and learningabout people who are different fromyou,” Nicholas said. “If we’re annoyedand this word we resort to, what doesthat say about how we are using ourbrains?”

Here’s the truth of the matter: Usingthe “r” word makes you sound like anignorant child. If you insist on using it,then others should insist on viewingyou as childish and incompetent.

Though this was once an acceptabletechnical term for those with mentaldisabilities, society’s misuse of theword has made it offensive in anycapacity.

The campaign’s desire to remove the“r” word from daily vocabulary isadmirable. However, due to society’sindifference and obstinacy, it will take agood deal of time and effort to eliminatethe word entirely.

Ultimately, it is up to the individualto make the “r” word campaign’s goal areality. Every decision to stop using itis a step in the right direction

“If we can convince fewer people tosay it, that takes away [the word’s]power,” Kilian said. “There’s nothing togain from using the word, and every-thing to gain from stopping.”

The week before Spring Break, an opinion

column appeared in The Butler Collegianregarding the decision of the Butler University

Faculty Senate to reject U.S. Supreme Court

Chief Justice John Roberts as a fitting candidate

to receive an honorary degree. By making this

decision, the Faculty Senate eliminated Roberts

from consideration as a potential commence-

ment speaker.

Thirteen days following the column’s publica-

tion, The Indianapolis Star ran a story entitled

“Butler rejects U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts

as commencement speaker.” The story con-

tained factual inaccuracies and dubious sugges-

tions. However, the worst aspect of the piece

was the manner in which it was determined

newsworthy, first by The Star and then by sub-

sequent news outlets across the country.

We at The Collegian think the media’s treat-

ment of Roberts’ rejection exemplified poor

adherence to journalistic values. The importance

of the story was blown out of proportion and the

facts of the case were not seriously taken into

account. As a result, Butler’s reputation—

including the reputation of its students, faculty

and administrators—has been recklessly harmed

in the interests of sensationalist reporting.

This reporting would have been detrimental

enough if coverage had remained local.

However, soon after the Roberts story appeared

in The Star, it was picked up by Fox News,

Inside Higher Ed and The Chronicle of HigherEducation, among others. The word was out,

and unfortunately, factual inaccuracies were

repeated every step of the way.

As Butler President Bobby Fong observed in

Thursday’s letter to the Butler community, it is

not the case that Roberts’ niece, a Butler student,

will graduate this May, which is contrary to

almost universal reporting nationwide.

Similarly, it is also not the case that Butler had

already extended an invitation to Roberts that

was then rescinded by the Faculty Senate.

Finally, even if a Roberts invitation was

approved by the Faculty Senate, it is far from

certain he would have been the 2010 com-

mencement speaker. As Fong stated, “It can take

several years between the time the faculty rec-

ommends a candidate and when the degree is

conferred.”

None of these facts would have been difficult

for a diligent journalist to discover and report

accurately. However, is seems clear that such

concerns were not given high priority. Rather,

basic standards of journalism were thrown over-

board in attempt to make a story appear out of

thin air.

By obscuring the circumstances surrounding

the Roberts rejection, Butler’s decision was

made to fit into a prevailing stereotype of uni-

versities as bastions of liberalism. Thus, the

framing of Roberts’ rejection was sure to coin-

cide with the beliefs of many readers.

Unfortunately, it is profitable to publish such

rubbish. As it always has, sensationalism sells.

However, the greatest tragedy of the Roberts

story is not what it says about the state of jour-

nalism. It is the damage that this poor excuse for

reporting has done to the lives of people in the

Butler community. Too many reputations have

been needlessly tarnished.

Those searching these pages for news to make

their own should clean up their act.

The staff’s view: 27 agreed, 0 disagreed, 5 neutral

Mary Beth Sekelamsekela@butler.edu

Students should support campaign to eliminate ‘r’ word

“Although the ‘r’ word is

widely used among

today’s young adults,

few recognize its power

to injure those with

disabilities. Ceasing use

of the word is...a sign of

respect for fellow human

beings.”

Now that our Butler Bulldogs basketball team

has reached the Sweet 16, how far do you think

they’ll go in the NCAA tournament?

“I’d like forthem to win! Ithink if they

play well theycan beat

Syracuse. I’llkeep hopingfor the best.”

Aaron Kelpinfreshman

“I’ll say FinalFour, but it’ll

be toughagainst

Syracuse.”

Ryan Salvinosophomore

“I think we’llbeat Syracuse

with a last-second shot. Icould see usgoing to theFinal Fourwith all theupsets we’ve

seen thisyear.”

Jack Russellfreshman

“I definitelythink they’llwin another

game.”

Sarah Sotissophomore

“I thinkthey’ll get

pretty far andwin at leasttwo moregames.

Dawgs ishot!”

Kristin Briscoesophomore

By Maria PorterPaw Prints

The Butler CollegianWednesday, March 24, 2010Page 8

OPINION OPINION

More than a few ofus here at ButlerUniversity haveobserved (with amixture of annoyanceand disbelief) howmedia outlets andblogs have graspedon the controversy

regarding John Roberts and the FacultySenate. Rather than getting the full story,these dispensers of information haveseemed to forego both fact checking andbalance to allow the situation to degradeinto a kind of manufactured, misrepresent-ed outrage generating more attention thanit really deserves.

While this incident clearly demon-strates a fallacy in both the media’s rush toearn attention (i.e. profits) and its presen-tation of the news, there’s another aspectof the way that individuals receive infor-mation that needs to be addressed: thepolitical filtration of our news.

In the modern age of media, people nowhave the ability to insulate themselves intheir respective beliefs as never before.Blogs like The Huffington Post and TheDrudge Report allow individuals to receiveonly information that has been predigest-ed to fit in line with either a liberal or con-servative narrative. Both MSNBC andFox News unabashedly embrace politicalagendas and present events through a tint-ed lens of one color or another.

Simply said, most of us have the abil-ity at our fingertips to only consultsources of information which reinforceour own preconceived prejudices and vali-date our own narratives of the world; fur-thermore, the majority of people, from

college graduates to high-school students,do utilize this ability. As Bill Bishop,author of “The Big Sort: Why theClustering of Like-Minded America isTearing us Apart” observed, “we now livein a giant feedback loop, hearing our ownthoughts about what’s right and wrongbounced back to us by the televisionshows we watch, the newspapers andbooks we read, the blogs we visit online,the sermons we hear.”

This self validation is nothing short ofdangerous. Hearing our beliefs regurgitat-ed back at us without any concern for crit-ical thought or intellectual discourseleaves us more prone to self-righteousarrogance in our attitudes. We becomeoverly comfortable in the reassurance thatwe are infallibly correct in our presump-tions and beliefs.

Moreover, it also creates a feedbackcycle. When we consistently have ournews presented to us by outlets that filterinformation through an ideological lensmirroring our own, we become more rad-icalized in our beliefs. This, in turn, leavesus more likely to buy into the kind ofbaseless nonsense—like the notion thatPresident Obama is a socialist who has “adeep-seated hatred for white people of thewhite culture” and is trying to indoctrinateour children in the “cancer” of progres-sivism—that’s publicized by ideologueslike Glenn Beck. From there, we onlygrow even more radicalized and more will-ing to believe the gross mischaracteriza-tion about those who disagree with us.

More than that, this approach to gain-ing knowledge prevents us from actuallyunderstanding those who disagree with us.Since we cease to engage in political con-versation with those who maintain oppos-ing viewpoints or take the time to explorethe intellectual basis for different posi-

tions, we begin to lose understanding ofthose who disagree with us.Consequently, this lack of understandingcultivates an atmosphere where webecome willing to ascribe more extremebeliefs to those who disagree with us thanare actually held.

Thus, we ultimately have a situationwhere we ourselves become more radical-ized in our beliefs while simultaneouslylosing understanding of contradictoryviewpoints and ascribing extreme negativepositions to those with whom we dis-agree.

As Bishop stated, this is contributing toa balkanization of politics whereAmericans “find other Americans to beculturally inapprehensible” in theirbeliefs.

At heart, this information gatheringprocedure is a form of anti-intellectualismthat is antagonistic to democracy itself.

In order for a democratic society to actu-ally function, individuals must retain anopen-minded perspective and be willing toconstantly evaluate new ideas and oppos-ing ideologies.

Doing the opposite is responsible fortoday’s toxic political environment.

The foundation of this situation is theintellectual apathy of the people who sub-scribe to this information filtratingprocess. The only reason that these blogsand cable news outlets have any influenceon politics and public discourse whatsoev-er is that individuals are too lazy to actu-ally try to think about the world them-selves. Instead, they simply let these out-lets process and deliver the information forthem.

The brighter side of this realization isthat people can rectify the situation byactually engaging in debate and criticallythinking about the complexity of the

world. Likewise, people can move awayfrom the insulated echo chambers thathave become so prevalent and insteadexamine forms of media which deliveraccurate information and challenge indi-

viduals to examine their own beliefs.Of course, transporting this solution

from the theoretical realm to the real worldis an altogether different, and vastly moredifficult, matter.

S enate’s decision reveals fear, bigotry

Thank you, Dr. Fong, for your explanationof the process for choosing a commencementspeaker, but I do not believe any of us wereconcerned about the process itself. It is theoutcome of the process that concerned us.

As you stated, the Faculty Senate voted thisrecommendation down. I would ask you to askyourself if the result would have been the samefor Justice Ginsburg or Sotomayer. I think weall already know that answer. I would be proudand delighted for either of them to receive anhonorary degree.

The process itself is not the problem. I cannot, nor do I want to, change the politicalposition of the Butler University faculty orany other faculty. I respect their right to hon-est disagreement with any opinion.

I am more of a Libertarian than anything andreceived a degree ('72) in political science atButler. During my time as a student, I enjoyedlistening to and learning from all of my pro-fessors. No matter which side of an issue theywere on, they always made me think. I lettheir ideas stand in the light of day and decid-ed for myself from there.

I wish the faculty would permit the same ofothers. Their decision to deny Justice Robertsan honorary degree makes them look afraidthat their own ideas will not hold up.

Dr. Fong, I think you have a done a won-derful job at Butler, and I hope you will con-tinue to lead the school and faculty as youhave been doing. But please ask the faculty tolet the people speak.

That is what I learned most at Butler: tolisten.

Steve StewartAlumnus, Butler University

Regret wi l l fo l l ow S enate’s deci s i on

Five years after his resignation, PresidentRichard Nixon approached his alma mater,Duke Law School, to offer his PresidentialLibrary.

It was 1979, and I was a first-year law stu-dent at the time. Though Nixon had retiredfrom public life, Watergate was still fresh inmany people’s minds.

At the height of the controversy, a TV crewstuck a microphone into my face one afternoonas I was heading to class.

I recall my comments to go something likethis:

“Unless I am mistaken, Duke is an institu-tion of learning. Whether you like Nixon oryou hate him, it is an undeniable fact that hewas our president during a tumultuous time inour history.

“He is offering us a treasure trove of histor-ical documents which will cost the universityabsolutely nothing, to be studied for years tocome. Only a fool would turn this down.”

By the time I left class that day, my com-ments were being aired on the local TV sta-tions, most likely to balance the nearly uni-form howls of righteous indignation thenbeing voiced by Duke’s faculty members.

A few days later, Duke’s equivalent of a fac-ulty senate declined the offer. The NixonLibrary now stands in Yorba Linda, Calif.

I suspect that Duke now regrets that deci-sion. I suspect, too, that Butler will some dayregret its refusal to allow the U.S. SupremeCourt Chief Justice to address its graduates.

Wisdom comes slowly, if ever, to pompouspedagogues and their administrative handlers.

Rick HofstetterAdjunct, College of Business Administration

Tom Fryskatfryska@butler.edu

Collegian photo courtesy of MCT

THE APEX OF SELF VALIDATION: Demagogues like Glenn Beck rep-resent the worst parts of the feedback system plaguing media consumers.

Political self validation feeds conflict

Butler housing promotes sexism LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Butler housing is an odd sort. Ross Hall, the pro-totypical freshman dorm, is a perfect example of firstyear living arrangements. The facilities are basic, theheating is ancient and the walls are bulletproof.However, one aspect of Ross strikes me as utterlypeculiar. Men live in the basement, first and secondfloors. But at the top of every stairwell lies a thirdfloor, only accessible by a second lock and key.Within those secretive third floor halls lies the mys-tery of Ross—the women.

In a progressive school that sup-ports and promotes a diverse com-munity of thinkers—from variedgender, ethnic and socio-economi-cal backgrounds, all fighting forvalid and progressive movementsin their own right—it is altogeth-er baffling that we have ignored thedated concepts that our modernuniversity promotes. The promo-tion of gender inequality throughliving space is a primary issue.

Ask any feminist thinker if theconcept of a woman as somethingdelicate and needing of protection is a modern idea,and they will scoff at your mid-century misogyny.Now note that it takes two locks to get a womanthrough the front door and into her wing of SchwitzerHall after midnight. Then consider that any manwithin Schwitzer must be escorted at all points intime, as if there were a danger present, as if his ‘man-liness’ was itself something to be restrained whilewalking through those hallways.

Our failure to question the living spaces of our stu-dents is saturating them with an outdated concept ofgender worth. It establishes the women as individu-als in need of protection, either en masse as inSchwitzer, or by way of a raised outpost, as in Ross.

The fact that the women in Ross are literally above

the men and literally inaccessible covertly suggeststhe idea of necessary protection—that it goes withoutsaying to keep the ‘women and children’ safe, asoften said in the nautical tongue. However, we arenot on a sinking ship. I am not suggesting that thereis some ulterior motive of a dated overlord, activelytrying to keep our women under full protection.

I assert that this is only an oversight, a pointmissed on a development plan to integrate dorms. Wemust have just skipped that one in last year’s “Stateof the University.” The only necessary alterations areones of organization, not ones of literal construction.

A renegotiation of how the residential systemoperates and how one is gender sen-sitive in an integrated environmentare systems to be considered, butno large alterations need to be madeto either of the facilities them-selves.

The only thing we leave behindin this reorganization is our outdat-ed concept of gender. I do not sup-pose that this change will bringharmony and Utopian greatness toRoss and Schwitzer.

In all actuality, it will bringabout a whole new set of issues and

concerns. But the concerns will not be ones based onthe implicit inequality of the sexes. They will bedealt with in a balanced sexual environment. Theywill not ring with outdated post-war, patriarchal ideassuggested by our current living arrangements.

If we ever hope to truly prize the power of both ourmen and women on campus, we must let them devel-op in an environment that assumes they can both bepowerful, not one that secludes and locks up morethan one half of its student body.

So to all of our progressive and thoughtful Butlerorganizations, reaching far and wide for your con-cerns and aspirations, I offer you something close tofight for. I hope you will see the gravity of the con-cern, and your power to promote the alternative.

Robert WarrenContributing Writer

“Our failure to question

the living spaces of our

students is saturating

them with an outdated

concept of gender

worth.”

A&E

The Butler Collegian Wednesday, March 24, 2010 Page 10

A&E

“Champion” - Kanye West (Zach Hahn)

“All the Way Turned Up” - Travis Porter (Shelvin Mack)

“The Winner” - Drake (Zach Hahn)

“Perfect Day” - Lady Antebellum (Ronald Nored)

“American Honey” - Lady Antebellum (Ronald Nored)

“Until I Collapse” - Eminem (Avery Jukes)

“Get Ya Mind Right” - Young Jeezy (Avery Jukes)

“Never Enough” - Eminem (Gordon Hayward)

“We Gon Get Paid” - Lil Wayne (Willie Veasley)

“Dey Know” - Shawty Lo (Willie Veasley)

“Plenty Money” - Plies (Shawn Vanzant)

“Bottom of the Map”- Young Jeezy (Shawn Vanzant)

“Too Big Yo” - G-Time (Matt Howard)

Have an idea for our next Playlist of the Week?Send submissions to corourke@butler.edu.

Playlistof the Week

Getting Pumped: BU Basketball StyleNDY

These local spots in Indy have A&E’sstamp of approval—a new place

featured each week!

The Best of

Details: 6235 N. Guilford Ave.(317) 257-2999

Mon-Thurs: 11 a.m.-1 a.m.Fri-Sat: 11 a.m.- 2 a.m.

Average Meal: $10

Distance from Butler: 10 minutes

Specials: This Thursday: everyone wearing Butler gear gets a prize. The most spirited willwin a prize bucket with a $50 certificate to Buffalo Wild Wings (BWW). Every Friday is now

“Bulldog Friday” with $3 Blue Moon and Miller Lite pints.

Why We Love This Place: Even the A&E section has gone Dawg-crazy. Butler’s own PublicRelations Student Society of America (PRSSA) has teamed up with an ad agency to drive traffic

through BWW during basketball season. They’re in competition with four other schools right nowto raise the most money for BWW. Let’s face it, anything we can do to prove to everyone that wehave the most spirit is definitely worth it. So on Thursday, cover yourself in blue and white and

enjoy both the company of Butler fans and great food. Sounds like a plan to us.

Buffalo Wild Wings inBroad Ripple

Want us to feature your favorite Indy spot? Send submissions to corourke@butler.edu.

01.

02.

03.

04.

05.

06.

07.

08.

09.

10.

11.

12.

13.

They call him Hova, Young Hov orJigga. Though rap mogul Shawn “Jay-Z”Carter may be known by many names,Indianapolis was witness to a phenome-nal performance by one of rap’s greatestlegends this past Saturday at ConsecoFieldhouse.

Joined by R&B singer Trey Songz andrapper Young Jeezy, he’s headlined theBlueprint 3 Tour featuring songs fromhis platinum album of the same title.Indianapolis fans filled the stadium, andthe response to the performance was pal-pable. Fans from all walks of life crowd-ed into Conseco to witness the ebb andflow of Jay-Z’s lyrical rhymes.

Because of his 14-year career and 11studio albums, Jay-Z had an extensivelibrary of songs to choose from when itcame to entertaining the audience.

The opener, a very powerful “Run ThisTown,” got the audience immediately upon its feet. The arena was filled witheveryone singing the chorus, and therewas a sort of eerie silence as Jay-Z beganhis first verse. The song was a greatchoice as an opener, because it has suchan attention-grabbing beginning.

Jay-Z’s “Death of Auto-Tune” had the

entire audience singing the catchy hook.The song is very instrumental and was agood showcase for the backing band,which often gets overlooked at hip-hopconcerts.

Another crowd favorite was “99Problems.” The song is epic in the worldof hip-hop, landing on Rolling Stone’s“Top 100 Songs of the Decade” list. Thesong has the appeal of being a hit on thecharts in its time, as well as being veryaudience-friendly. The whole crowd sungalong to the line “I got 99 problems,but…” well, you know. It was definitelya powerful song to use near the begin-ning, and it really hooked the audienceand prepared them for what was to come.

However, true to his roots, Hova wassure to provide a stable mix of the twoends of the hip-hop spectrum. On onehand, Songz represented the melodicR&B crooning that stirred the attentionof the female audience. Opening for Jay-Z and singing sensual hits like“Neighbors Know My Name” and “SayAah,” Songz certainly did his part toseduce the audience with his racy lyrics.

On the other hand, Young Jeezy repre-sented hip-hop’s tougher side. He per-formed a blend of hits like “SoulSurvivor” and “Let’s Get It/Sky’s TheLimit.” Emerging halfway through Jay-Z’s performance, Jeezy provided a breakin the show to hype up the crowd with

his raw street rhymes.Jay-Z’s charisma and careful attention

to fans are part of what made the per-formance worthwhile. There is no doubtthat Jay-Z’s stage presence is unparal-leled, and that was evident by the scream-ing crowds as he took the stage.

Jay-Z’s illustrious swagger and connec-tion to his fans was also obvious. Hewent out of his way to reach out to fansby panning cameras to different sectionsof the arena, joking and complimenting

members of the audience. This qualitywas a nice touch, as it made the giantarena an unexpected intimate venue witha giant of the hip-hop world.

It’s a very rare thing when an artistsounds like the record, and Jay-Z is sure-ly the exception. While the sound duringSongz’s set made it difficult for the audi-ence to hear beyond the instrumentals,the sound guys figured out how to makeJay-Z sound like the pro he is. The qual-ity of every instrument in the backingband was perfect.

Jay-Z sung against LED towers whichplayed videos and showed pictures. Thiscreated some pretty good photo-ops forthe crazed concert goers as Jay-Z turnedinto a silhouette along the brightly col-ored screens. At one point, the New YorkCity skyline was recreated on the screens,an impressive sight.

The arena proved to be a very goodchoice in ensuring ticket holders a goodseat anywhere in the house. Even audi-ence members in the “nosebleeds” wereable to get a full view, in part to the sta-dium’s seating and the screens placed oneither side of the stage.

The only downside of hosting theevent at Conseco was the price of foodand drink. By the time concert-goers pur-chased a T-shirt, a drink and a pretzel,they were out $45.

Between the seats, the stage, and the

sound, the Blueprint 3 Tour holds all ofthe technical qualities of a great show.

For future performances, there are afew small fixes we would suggest.

Jay-Z has a large variety of fans, withdifferent people liking different styles ofhis music. For side acts, Jay-Z decided totry to appeal to each sort of fan, whichalmost hindered the audience participa-tion. Having two completely differentgenres of music for opening acts made itdifficult for there to be a group of fansthat liked it all.

Also, ticket prices for the concert werepretty steep, with the cheapest seatsgoing for $39. While it’s known that Jay-Z is “one of the greatest rappers of alltime,” we live in a time where a $40 tick-et makes some fans wary. Lowering theticket prices just a little bit would be easyon both the fans and their wallets, butwe’re pretty sure no one wants to be theperson to tell Jay-Z to make his ticketscheaper.

Jay-Z’s Indianapolis show was animpressive feat. His celebrity and rapperstatus are not only able to fill entire are-nas with screaming fans, but his credibil-ity also draws people of all ages, racesand backgrounds. The overall atmosphereat the concert was upbeat, and fans werecompletely awestruck by the blend ofhip-hop genres and Jay-Z’s undeniableswagger.

When it comes down to it, there are always afew things one can expect from a Tim Burton andJohnny Depp collaboration. The visuals will befantastic, the plot will be a little out there andHelena Bonham Carter will often hop on for theride.

“Alice in Wonderland” manages to fulfill all ofthose expectations. Unfortunately, the expectedmagic lacks just a little. Lengthy battle scenesand a un-Burtonesque plot take away from thewondrous world that Burton has created for hischaracters, as well as the fantastic acting from thebest of Britain’s actors.

The high point of the movie is, of course,

Depp. Made out as a lovable oddball in the ani-mated version, Depp’s hatter is just as lovablebut slightly more sinister. Also, the true natureof the relationship between Alice (MiaWasikowska) and the Hatter is a little tooambiguous at times, especially when the Hatterlooks at her a little too adoringly.

Wasikowska is still mostly a newcomer, andshe manages a strong performance for her firstBurton movie. Alice is much more of a go-get-ter, empowered female in this version, but hermain role is still to play the straight man to thecrazies around her. Wasikowska manages to holdher own, even alongside the likes of Depp,Carter, Anne Hathaway and Crispin Glover.

The real drawback the movie faces is the plot.The basic plot of the story is that Alice, 10 or soyears after her first trip to Wonderland, has com-pletely forgotten about her experiences andthinks it was originally a dream. Faced with aproposal of marriage she does not want to accept,she again chases the White Rabbit (MichaelSheen) down the hole. She encounters aWonderland that has been under the evil domina-tion of the Red Queen (Carter) and herJabberwocky. It is up to Alice to join forces withthe Mad Hatter and the White Queen (Hathaway)to re-establish order by going into battle.

Some of it is portrayed very nicely. AlthoughCarter draws many laughs, the sense of creepi-ness and bloodlust is felt clearly, especially fromGlover who plays her right hand man. The term“Off with their heads!” becomes a lot more terri-

fying when Alice has to use cut-off heads asrocks to get across a river to enter the RedQueen’s palace.

However, Burton is anything but a battle scenedirector. That part of the movie was ill-con-structed and finishes awkwardly, almost like he’strying to apologize. The battle’s ending couldhave been much more creative.

The actors can almost make up for the down-falls. Alan Rickman voices the caterpillar, andhis voice drips disdain perfectly. Hathaway isdreamily airy, while still managing to convey theWhite Queen’s power. Steven Fry is fantastical-

ly infuriating as the mischievous Cheshire Cat.The visuals are highly impressive as well. The

3-D simply adds to the idea of Wonderland beingits own character as it almost breathes aroundAlice. After the stark blacks and whites of“Sweeney Todd,” this movie pops with itsvibrant coloring– whether it’s Depp’s orange hairor the Red Queen’s palace.

After all the hype, the film is somewhat of adisappointment. However, Depp and Carter’s per-formances, a strong ending and the colorfulWonderland provide good entertainment that isdefinitely worth seeing in theaters.

Caitlin O’Rourkecorourke@butler.edu

Jill McCarter & JosieVillanueva

jmccarte@butler.edu, jvillanu@butler.edu

Jay-Z delivers show packed with hits

Burton creates magical Wonderland that leaves plot lacking

“Alice in Wonderland”MOVIE REVIEW

Walt Disney PicturesDirected by: Tim Burton

Starring: Helena Bonham Carter, JohnnyDepp, Stephen Fry, Crispin Glover, Anne

Hathaway, Alan Rickman, Michael Sheen,Timothy Spall, Mia Wasikowska

Rated PG

Rating: ����5 = perfect, 4 = outstanding, 3 = good,

2 = fair, 1 = poor

Collegian photo from MCT

CURIOUSER AND CURIOUSER: Johnny Depp and Mia Wasikowska star in TimBurton’s reimagined sequel that has Alice revisit a Red Queen-ruled Wonderland.

Collegian photo from MCT

NEAR PERFECT SHOW: Jay-Z’sshow was a definite crowd pleaser.

Louisville, scored 12 points and grabbedsix rebounds in the first half.

“I don't know that I've ever guardedsomeone quite like him,” junior forwardMatt Howard said. “In the first half, hewas getting a lot of really easy baskets.”

Junior guards Randy Culpepper andJulyan Stone also made things hard onthe Bulldogs at the half by scoring eightand six points respectively.

“Coach wrote up a great game plan forus,” sophomore guard Gordon Haywardsaid. “I don't know if we came out anddidn't follow it necessarily, but we didn'texecute it as well as we wanted to in thefirst half.”

Bulldog sophomore Shelvin Mack ledButler’s second-half response and endedthe game with 25 points. He began thesecond half with two quick three-point-ers and would make four more in thegame.

“My teammates did a good job of get-ting the ball to me when I was open,”Mack said. “That's what you have to dois knock them down when you have thechance.”

Junior guard Zach Hahn joined Mackin the three-point frenzy by knockingdown three of his own. Shawn Vanzant,another junior guard, contributed twothree-pointers in the game.

Howard did well to not let the size ofCaracter decide the game. Caracter scoredonly eight points in the final 20 minutesand had little help in the paint.

Howard finished the game with 11points, three rebounds and only one foulin 30 minutes of play.

“Shawn settled us down in the firsthalf, and Zach comes off the bench andhits a three right away,” Butler headcoach Brad Stevens said. “Both thoseguys give us great options off the bench,and they're both fearless in theirapproach, which is really important.”

Individual efforts aside, Butler as ateam improved its assist-to-turnoverratio in the second half. Instead of thefirst half’s three assists and seventurnovers, the Bulldogs produced 11assists and only three turnovers in thesecond half.

The win against UTEP advancedButler into the second round, where itfaced a Murray State team that arrived inthrilling fashion.

Murray State defeated No. 4-seeded

Vanderbilt in the first round when seniorforward Danero Thomas hit a two-point-er from the right wing to upset theCommodores by one point.

Butler had no intention of lettingMurray State spin that same recordSaturday once the Racers had the ball forthe final possession.

While up 54-52, Nored and Haywardtrapped Isaiah Canaan near the half courtline. The duo forced Canaan to pass,with Hayward tipping the ball to theother end of the court. He then dove tokeep the ball in play and the clockexpired.

“They made a good play of collapsingwith great defense,” junior guard IsaccMiles said. “We couldn’t get a shot off.”

Stevens said the team did an excellentjob of playing the personnel and usingtheir minds during the last possession.

“I thought our guys did a great job ofdoubling a little bit off of [forward Ivan]Aska,” Stevens said. “It was a lot of funand an unbelievable play at the end byGordon, just diving on the floor and tip-ping that ball keeps the clock running.

“Heck of a basketball play—smart.”Butler held Thomas to zero points in

the game, although Thomas managed tototal seven rebounds and three assists.

Sophomore guard Ronald Nored ledButler statistically by scoring 15 pointswhile dealing out six assists.

Twice during the game Saturday, theBulldogs lost what seemed like a con-trolling lead.

With six minutes and twenty-four sec-onds remaining in the first half, Noredmade a layup to put Butler up 22-17.But a Tony Easley free throw began a 9-0 run in the final 90 seconds for MurrayState to carry a lead into halftime.

Good fortune seemed to continue shin-ing on the Racers when Howard com-mitted his second, third and fourth foulswithin 32 seconds of each other.

“[Howard] anchors us in the middle,”senior forward Willie Veasley said.“When he went out, we knew that wehad to step it up just that much more.

“We’ve got this thing called ‘guardyour yard,’ and we knew it would be abig key coming into the game, but wehad to focus more when Matt went out.”

The other Bulldogs went on a 20-8 runto create a 46-38 lead. But once again,Murray State responded and scored 10points in 75 seconds.

“At that point, it was just stay tough

and stay together,” Nored said. “Theymake a lot of runs. We just thought ifwe stayed together and keep fightingthrough this that we would be good.”

With the score tied at 50, Noredrebounded a missed Murray State jumpshot. Twenty-six seconds later, a pivotalmoment occurred when he scored a layupas Aska fouled him.

Nored made his free throw, andHoward would hit one later on to bringthe Butler total to 54.

Butler might have lost the game if notfor the multitude of highlights.

“We got beat on the glass, 39-22,”Stevens said. “They shot 9-for-14 from(three-point range), and we shot 36 per-cent from the field. I’m still trying tofigure out how the heck we won.”

Butler’s defense had much to do withthe team overcoming being outrebound-ed and outshot.

Murray State had 18 turnovers com-pared to Butler’s six, and the Bulldogsscored 19 points on those opportunities.

“You’ve got to give Butler a lot ofcredit,” Murray State head coach BillyKennedy said. “They took care of theball and made the plays they had to at theend. We had too many turnovers againsta very good Butler team.”

Four times during the game, MurrayState went at least three minutes withoutscoring, with one of those chunks oftime lasting over six minutes.

The Racers kept the Bulldogs in thegame by committing two shot clockviolations in the second half.

Adversity has certainly been nostranger to Butler this season. The teamstarted the season 8-4 after facing a com-petitive pre-conference schedule.

“You look back throughout the courseof the season and you determine whathas set you up to have success whenadversity hits in certain areas,” Stevenssaid. “We played with Matt in foul trou-ble quite a bit, and I think it made usstronger.”

Stevens is on to something becauseButler has not lost since Dec. 22, whenthey fell 67-57 at UAB.

Butler looks to continue its success inthe NCAA Tournament’s third round,where they will face No. 1 seed SyracuseThursday in Salt Lake City. A winwould advance them to the Elite Eight,where they would play the winner of thegame between (2) Kansas State and (6)Xavier.

SPORTSTHE BUTLER COLLEGIAN

Page 11

Titan Takedown Busted Brackets

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Junior Chris Herron and sopho-more Zach Ervin post singles

and doubles wins Sunday.

Page 12

Emily Newell discusses why NorthernIowa and Ohio University busted her

bracket, and she doesn’t care.

Page 13

MADNESS: Mack’s 25 points lead Butler past UTEP, defense contributes to Murray State victoryContinued from Page One

Collegian photo courtesy of John Fetcho

MOUNT HOWARD: Matt Howard shoots a layup over Murray State’s mas-ter shot blocker Tony Easley in the 54-52 win versus the Racers Saturday.

Lady Bulldogs end season against Redbirds in WNIT first round

Despite playing their bestgames of the season, Butler (23-10, 11-4 HL) seniors SusanLester and Melanie Thorntoncould not lift the Bulldogs to asecond round berth against theMissouri Valley Conference reg-ular season champion, IllinoisState.

Three Butler seniors finishedoff their Butler careers in theWNIT after falling to IllinoisState (ISU) 57-54 March 17.

Head coach Beth Couture saidshe was proud of the way herteam played.

“It’s playoff basketball, and it

was a great game,” Couture said.“I give Illinois State a lot of cred-it. They made shots in the firsthalf.

“In the second half, we weremore aggressive and at the end ofthe game, we had two good looksby the player we want to have theball at the end of the game.”

Thornton, the Horizon LeaguePlayer of the Year, scored a career-high 25 points while adding 15rebounds and three steals to herperformance.

Butler was down 55-52 nearthe end of the game when sopho-more Devin Brierly went coast tocoast on a layup, pulling theBulldogs within two with 26.4seconds left to play.

Butler fouled to stop the clock,and Illinois State’s Maggie Krickmade both of her free throws tobring the score to 57-54 with 15seconds remaining.

The Bulldogs got the ball intothe hands of junior AlyssaPittman who shot two three-pointers but missed both as timeexpired.

Thornton said the team wassaddened by the outcome.

“It was disappointing to havethe season we did and then have itend this way,” she said.

The Bulldogs led for the first13 minutes of the game, startingoff with a 10-4 lead. Butler wasleading 15-12 with more thanseven minutes remaining in the

first half when ISU went on a 14-0 run lasting five minutes.

Illinois State went into half-time leading 33-23 after control-ling the rest of the half.

Butler came out slow in thesecond half, allowing theRedbirds to build a lead of 15points.

Junior Brittany Bowen hit athree-point shot that startedButler on a 7-0 run in the secondhalf, bringing the Bulldogs with-in eight with seven minutes leftto play. Bowen had 14 points.

Thornton hit a pair of freethrows to make the score 50-44with five minutes and 10 secondsto go. Lester added a three, andThornton had another bucket and

free throws to bring the Bulldogswithin three.

The Bulldogs stopped ISU onthe next possession but missed athree pointer. The Redbirds thenscored a bucket to make it 55-50with 59 seconds to play.

Couture said she knew thegame was going to be a hard one,but that Butler had a chance if thescore stayed below 70.

“I’m proud of our team,” shesaid. “I thought we fought hard.”

Butler made its second consec-utive appearance in the postsea-son, the most since making thejump to Division I basketball.

Thornton and Lester finishedtheir careers with a four-yearrecord of 79-47.

Lester accumulated 1,275points, 781 rebounds, 139 three-pointers and 155 steals in hercareer.

Thornton finished her careerwith 954 points, 631 rebounds,164 steals and 126 blocked shots.

Thornton reflected on her fouryears at Butler and how she wasaffected the most by the peoplewho surrounded her everyday.

“The people here have madethe difference,” she said. “Sure,every season has been different,but my teammates and coacheshave made the difference andaffected me the most.”

Senior Amie Kabara finishedher career having been on teamsthat went 63-32.

Megan Molesmmoles@butler.edu

Baseball

vs. Marian

3 p.m.

Softball

at Indiana State

Terre Haute, Ind.

2 p.m. and 4 p.m.

WEDNESDAY

Need more Bulldog sports?Get your fix throughout the week by following The Butler Collegian online!

thebutlercollegian.comLive chat with CollegianSports, The Bulldog Blitz& other Butler fans dur-ing the NCAATournament game!!

http://bulldogblitzsports.blogspot.com/

Most Shocking NCAATournament Upsets

1) No. 9 Northern Iowadef. No. 1 Kansas

2) No. 14 Ohio def. No. 3Georgetown

3) No. 10 St. Mary’s def.No. 2 Villanova

twitter.com/BUSportsWriters

Get daily scores, updates and more from theCollegian Sports on Twitter!

SUNDAYSATURDAYBaseball

vs. Youngstown State

Noon and 3 p.m.

Softball

vs. Loyola

1 p.m. and 3 p.m.

Women’s Tennis

at Evansville

2 p.m.

Softball

vs. Loyola

1 p.m.

Baseball

vs. Youngstown State

3 p.m.

FRIDAY

Men’s Basketball

vs. Syracuse

Salt Lake City

7:07 p.m.

THURSDAY

The Butler CollegianWednesday, March 24, 2010Page 12

SPORTSSPORTS

Men’s tennis wins 5-2 at BubbleJunior Chris Herron and sophomore

Zach Ervin won at both singles and dou-bles, as Butler defeated Detroit, 5-2,Sunday afternoon at the Bubble.

Herron defeated the Titans’ AlexLatosinsky, 6-1, 6-7 (5), 6-2 in a hard-fought match at No. 2 singles, while Ervinobliterated Christopher Cheung, 6-0, 6-1,at No. 6 singles.

Although he was pleased, Herron admit-ted the win could have been slightly easier.

After capturing the first set, Herron racedout to a 3-0 lead in the second, but he soonsaw it evaporate when Latosinsky brokeback at 4-2.

“I got a little tight and tired with myshots,” Herron said. “And [Latosinsky]turned his game up a notch and made somegood plays.”

Latosinsky took Herron to a tiebreakerand defeated him, but Herron did not allowhis Titan opponent to seize momentum.

Herron quickly broke Latosinsky’s serveto open the third set before serving and vol-leying his way to a 6-2 win.

Ervin’s effort against the left-handedCheung was considerably more routine.

The Butler sophomore overpowered hisopponent from the baseline, while alsoconsistently volleying well at the net.

“I just came out and wanted to jump on[Cheung] from the start,” Ervin said. “Iplayed aggressively, which seemed to workvery well throughout the match.

“I always want to play my opponent’sbackhand more often. I used a pattern ofcross-court forehands into his backhand,and it seemed to work pretty well.”

The Bulldogs also received strong effortsfrom junior Bryce Warren, who defeatedDetroit’s Patrick Troy 6-2, 6-1 at No. 3singles, and junior Brandon Bayliss, whooutlasted Nick Tolomei 6-2, 7-6 (1) at No.4 singles.

Senior Benjamin Raynauld played quali-ty tennis at No. 1 singles, but he was sim-ply overmatched by reigning HorizonLeague Player of the Year Pjotrs Necajevs,who took the match 6-3, 6-1.

Butler head coach Jason Suscha said hewas pleased with his team’s effort as awhole and felt capturing the doubles pointwas crucial to the Bulldogs’ victory.

“Obviously, I thought Bryce [Warren]and Zach [Ervin] had really good singlesefforts,” Suscha said. “And I thought it wasespecially important to win the doubles

point against this team.”Suscha also said that having the confer-

ence Player of the Year helps the Titansoverall.

“[Necajevs] tends to make the team bet-ter than it actually is,” he said. “When hewins, their other players feed off of hisenergy and usually overachieve.”

The Bulldogs did not do as wellSaturday, losing 6-1 to Ball State at theCardinal Creek Tennis Center in Muncie,Ind.

After losing the doubles point, juniorBrandon Bayliss was Butler’s lone brightspot in singles, gutting out a tough three-set victory over the Cardinals’ Alex Brym,6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (2).

Herron also put up a fight against CliffMorrison before falling 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 atNo. 2 singles.

Butler will play its final home match ofthe season April 3, when the Bulldogs hostthe Phoenix of Green Bay.

Moving forward, Suscha said he believesit is imperative that the Bulldogs continueto make a habit of winning the doublespoint.

“I don’t think we can lose in conferenceplay if we win doubles,” he said. “Our line-up is just too deep from top to bottom.”

Mike Ellismellis@butler.edu

Collegian photo by Maria Porter

SET: No. 3 doubles team Zach Ervinand Chris Herron beat Detroit Sunday.

Softballcontinuessuccess

Butler’s softball team (19-4) hitthe road this week, where theywent (5-1) in Ohio and at IUPUI.

The Bulldogs shut out Dayton9-0, 8-0 Friday. In the first game,freshman pitcher Jenny Esparzaallowed just one hit in the fiveinnings.

In the second game against theFlyers, sophomore BreannaFisher pitched a one-hitter.

Butler split their matches withOhio University, winning 2-0 inthe first game and losing 2-1 inthe second.

Junior Erin Jackson had three offive hits and hit in a run for theBulldogs. Junior JenniferChasteen allowed only three hits,and the Bobcats placed just onerunner at third.

In the second game, Bobcat jun-ior Jordan Paden hit her thirdhome run of the season.

Fisher pitched a scorelessinning, while Esparza struck outeight batters.

Jackson attributes a lot of theBulldogs’ success to the new hit-ting facility that they and the base-ball team share.

“I definitely think the new hit-ting facility is a major contribu-tion to our winning,” she said.“There’s more space for hittingand pitching, and our pitchershave been huge when it comes tohow well we’re playing.”

The Bulldogs continued theirsuccess at IUPUI Tuesday, defeat-ing the Jaguars 5-2 in the firstgame and 7-1 in the second.

Senior Bridget Paine had threeRBIs during the second game.

These games follow theBulldogs’ impressive trip toFlorida, where they went undefeat-ed in 10 games.

“It was pretty amazing,”Jackson said. “Not every gamewas a cakewalk. It was exhaust-ing, but it was a good experience.It gave us a view on how well wecan do the rest of the season.”

The Bulldogs head to IndianaState today for a double-headerbeginning at 2 p.m.

Sarah Blacksablack1@butler.edu

Large OneLarge OneToppingTopping

Pizza-$7.99!Pizza-$7.99!6311 North Keystone Avenue

251-PAPA (7272)

Baseball team struggles to hold lead at Bulldog ParkButler allowed a three-run lead to slip away in their 8-

3 loss to Cincinnati at Bulldog Park Tuesday afternoon.The Bulldogs (5-11) jumped out 3-0 after four innings

thanks to the strong pitching of freshman Billy Laingand junior David Dennemann, who combined for sevenstrikeouts during four shutout innings.

But Butler failed to tack on additional runs after thefourth and relinquished the lead in the top of the seventh.

Junior infielder Luke Duncan led off for the Bulldogs,going 3-for-4 with a walk and an RBI.

“I struggled the last couple of games, but I’m feelingpretty comfortable at the plate right now,” Duncan said.“My approach is to hit the ball to the right side and stayclosed, and I feel I’m doing that now.”

The Bulldogs lost three of four games to Buffalo, whowon both Saturday games by a score of 9-7.

In the first game, the Bulls struck quickly, scoring sixruns on seven hits in the second inning. Trailing 9-4entering the seventh and final inning, the Bulldogs ralliedbut fell two runs short.

The second game followed a similar pattern. Buffalobuilt a 7-0 lead in the fifth inning behind a two-run dou-ble by first baseman Rob Lawler.

Sparked by a lead-off home run in the bottom of thefifth by junior catcher Michael Letzter, Butler againattempted a comeback.

In the bottom of the seventh, the Bulldogs used twowalks and an error to their advantage. Junior outfielder

Kevin Crane doubled to tie the game, 7-7, with two outs.But Buffalo proved too strong, answering in the next

inning with two runs to reclaim the lead, 9-7.Junior infielder Grant Fillipitch said his team simply

dug too great a hole to battle back Saturday.“In both games we were behind early, and that just

took the wind out of our sails right off the bat,”Fillipitch said. “It was nice to see the offense still put usin a position to win the games, but we still just came upshort.”

The Bulldogs split a doubleheader Friday, losing thefirst game 9-1 in seven innings before exploding for asix-run second inning en route to a 9-2 victory in the sec-ond game.

Fillipitch went 3-for-4 in the win and led the teamwith four RBIs. Senior designated hitter Corey Schultzscored two runs while junior outfielder Corey Moylanknocked in two.

Freshman Jared Earle surrendered two runs in sixinnings, and Laing pitched three shutout innings inrelief.

Butler head coach Steve Farley said he was pleasedwith his team’s response to a lackluster performance inthe first game.

“The nice thing about baseball is you don’t have towait long after a loss,” Farley said. “In football, youhave to wait a whole week to play another game. We hadto wait 30 minutes.”

Butler continues its homestand this afternoon againstMarian before beginning a three-game series Friday withYoungstown State.

Mike Ellismellis@butler.edu

Collegian photo by Ryan Murach

STRONG LEAD: Luke Duncan led off for theBulldogs in their match against Cincinnati Tuesday.

The Butler Collegian Wednesday, March 24, 2010 Page 13

Why my bracket is done and I don’t careThere was a commercial on

ESPN the other day where aguy explains to his co-work-ers how he filled out each ofhis brackets.

“This one’s no secondguessing,” he says. “Thisone’s all second guessing.”

This year, I have my opti-mistic bracket where Ohio State upsets Kansasand heads to the Final Four, and the Bulldogsmake it to the Elite Eight. They are my twofavorite teams, after all.

I also had my realistic bracket, realistic brack-et number two and my “flip-coin” bracket,where heads equals the high seed and tails equalsthe low seed. That bracket looked bad from theget-go since my national champion SamHouston State, a No. 14 seed, was knocked outon the opening day.

Even my realistic brackets where I started outfour of five (thanks for blowing it, NotreDame), were looking bad by the end of nightone.

After the second round, it seems that half ofAmerica’s national championship winner pickwas out. Experts around the country were evenleft scratching their heads.

It seems no one had ever seen such excitementin the first two rounds of play.

But this year, I’m not obsessing over mybrackets with a highlighter and trying to figureout what teams need to win in order to compen-sate for an error in my selections.

This year, I’m throwing out my bracket, andI don’t care.

After leaving class at 2 p.m. Thursday, Ispent approximately the next 11 or so hours ona couch watching basketball.

After a quick nap and dinner break, I foundmyself staring in awe at the numbers on thescreen. The No. 14-seeded Ohio UniversityBobcats were beating the No. 3 seedGeorgetown.

Correction: the Bobcats weren’t just beatingGeorgetown, they were killing them.

But, Ohio University defeating the Big EastConference powerhouse wasn’t the only upset

of the day. Those watching the tournament sawthe Big East, considered by many throughoutthe season to be one of the strongest confer-ences, drop game after game.

Early in Day One, the No. 6-seeded NotreDame Fighting Irish were eliminated by No. 11seed Old Dominion.

Pacific 10 Conference champion and No. 11seed Washington defeated No. 6 seed Marquette.

Even No. 2 seed Villanova nearly lost its firstround game to No. 15 seed Robert Morris,going to overtime before pulling through witha 73-70 win.

Apart from the early struggles of several BigEast teams, the Marquette, Notre Dame andGeorgetown upsets did not stand alone.

The Gaels of St. Mary’s, a No. 10 seed, alsopulled off an upset, beating No. 7 seedRichmond 80-71.

No. 13 seed Murray State beat No. 4 seedVanderbilt with a buzzer-beating two at the endof regulation, clinching the one-point win.

Murray State beating Vanderbilt was one ofmy upset picks, so that game made me happy.

Another potential upset brewed in the WestRegion as the No. 10-seeded Florida Gatorstook the No. 7 seed, Brigham Young, to doubleovertime before they pulled off a 99-92 victory.

I looked at my bracket around 5 p.m.Thursday and thought I was doing fairly well.

By the end of the night, my bracket was inshambles, especially since I had Georgetowngoing to the Elite Eight.

Day Two of the first round wasn’t as action-packed as day one, but it still would do me fewfavors.

It all started when No. 12-seeded Cornell,winner of the Ivy League Conference, posted acommanding 78-65 victory versus No. 5 seedTemple.

Though that was the only major upset of theday (I had picked No. 10 seed Georgia Tech overNo. 7 seed Oklahoma State), there were manyclose calls with the potential to become bracketbusters.

In the Midwest Region, No. 5 seed MichiganState just squeezed by No. 12 seed New MexicoState. No. 6 seed Tennessee also barely beat No.11 seed San Diego State. Each of the winnerssecured a place in the second round by a merethree points.

By the time the second round ended Sundayevening, even more brackets would be busted,and the analysts on CBS and ESPN were leftlooking at a narrowed field of 16 that includedsome teams few ever expected to be there.

The second round saw the St. Mary’s Gaelscontinuing their incredible run, beatingVillanova, whose first round struggles contin-ued.

No. 11 Washington also downed No. 3 NewMexico, 82-64.

Sunday, Cornell clinched a spot in the Sweet16 with an upset win against No. 4 Wisconsin.The Big Red scored a convincing 87-69 victoryover the Badgers.

But, the most notable upset of the secondround, and perhaps of the tournament, camewhen the Panthers of Northern Iowa (UNI), aNo. 9 seed which beat No. 8-seeded UNLV inthe first round, took down the overall No. 1 seedand tournament giant Kansas Jayhawks.

The world of basketball lost its collectivebreath when UNI’s Ali Farokhmanesh hit agutsy three-point shot at the end of the game. It

was the eventual game decider as the Panthersclinched a two-point, 69-67, win.

Suddenly, the team to beat was done and gone.No longer were teams dreading a match up withthe Jayhawks. The eyes of basketball teams,coaches, analysts and fans turned to UNI.

The upset was a cap on four days of greatgames. Though there were a select fewblowouts, a majority of the games were closeand hard fought.

That’s why I no longer care about my brack-et. Yes, I had Kansas in the NationalChampionship game, but that doesn’t matter.

I’ve seen years where nearly every first roundgame was a blowout. I’ve also seen years like2008 where all No. 1 seeds made it to the FinalFour. While years like these prove the strengthof the higher-seeded teams, it makes for a muchmore predictable and much less excitingsequence of games.

I’ll take exciting any day, even if it covers mybracket in red marks and strikeouts.

Plus, it doesn’t hurt that the Bulldogs are inthe Sweet 16.

Emily Newellenewell@butler.edu

Collegian photos from MCT

JAYHAWK DOWN: Northern Iowa’s Ali Farokmanesh (left), who hit the game-winning shotto beat Kansas, celebrates. Sherron Collins (right) of Kansas talks to the press about their loss.

The Butler CollegianWednesday, March 24, 2010Page 14

BUTLER COLLEGIANBUTLER COLLEGIAN

Collegian photos courtesy of John Fetcho Collegian photo illustration by Emily Newell