The “Jamestown College” name has been officially retired — a move that UJ adminstration hopes will improve recognition and more aptly describe what Jamestown College is rapidly be-coming,

Due to the magnitude of this decision, and the sensitivity of the information, this installment is presented as a Q&A with minimal editing for space.

PO (Peter Odney): Why the name change?

RB (Robert Badal): I think there are two reasons: One, the college is changing and evolving. Two, the marketplace in which the college is operating is changing and evolving. In both cases the evolution is moving toward some-thing that is more complex than what the college name suggests …the college has been moving very slowly for several years, but with very deliberate steps … there are many ways that the future of the college will transform the college from being almost exclusively res-idential, traditional-age students on campus, to having that as our core, but surrounding it with a va-riety with rather different student populations. More graduate popu-lations, some not in Jamestown …

reach out to people that we really would have had a hard time reach-ing out to before, so we need to make sure when we’re doing that, that we’re representing ourselves in a way that will be attractive.

RB: We’re left in a world where we’re the only major insti-tution in the state that’s a four-year

degree-granting institution,

not to mention with graduate programs, and we’re (the only) “college” in the state…while its different to be a college, and we can take pride in that and nobody is suggesting that there’s anything wrong with being Jamestown College, that’s hardly the case, but it really is something that is affected by perception in the marketplace, and we are not perceived the same way if we are not a university … I mean these are schools (universities and state schools) that we’re competing

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The U of J After 130 years, Jamestown College becomes the Univer-sity of Jamestown. UJ President Robert Badal and Tena Lawrence, VP of marketing, sat down with Collegian Editor in Chief Peter Odney on Aug. 19 to explain the decision and the transition. This is the first of a three part series.

RB: Yes, and we’re taking steps, so this year we’re recruit-ing … students from countries in the past that we’ve had no students from, we already have students (on campus) from the Congo, in Africa … we’re working with the Saudis and we think there’s po-tential there, we’re working with

China in ways that should lead to some interesting recruiting poten-tial, to name a few. So yes, I do think it will be possible … our whole picture as far as diversity is much broader today, and we’re a very different school than we were ten years ago … in some countries a college is a secondary level … it’s a university prep level … so it does hinder us in international re-cruiting to be a college.

TL (Tena Lawrence): Because of technology the world has be-come a smaller place. We can

with … why would we give them any leverage on us.

PO: Do you think that not only pertains to international stu-dents but to students from differ-ent parts of the country?

RB: Yes. Oh yes. We’re talking about students in North Dakota as well as other parts of the country.

TL: In the United States there are many areas that have a strong community college sys-tem, and they see “college” as two-year programs.

RB: So it’s a matter of pro-grams, it’s a matter of public perception in the marketplace, it’s a matter of international programs, it’s a matter of the diversification of the curricu-lum and the campus, and the growing complexity of what we do, and what kinds of things we will continue to do in the future … those are all the ba-sic reasons that I see. To add to that, it’s an opportunity for the college to reassess itself and to

take pride in what Jamestown Col-lege has been able to do up to this point.

PO: How do the alumni feel about all of this....

RB: As I’m telling the alumni in the (alumni) letter, the good news is there’s no controversy about our mascot, we are still the Jimmies, and we will always be the Jimmies.

“We are not the same as who we were in the past; we are more complex in some ways, and a little different in some ways.”

Robert Badal (center)University of

Jamestown president

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I like to think of the name chang-ing as an advance to what is com-ing as opposed to a late reaction to what’s coming … I think by changing our name we’re challenging o u r s e l v e s to move ag-gressively in the direction of taking on the full roll as a univer-sity … it provides a motivation.

PO: So it’s more of a benchmark of “here’s our goal, now let’s reach it” as opposed to “we’ve done all of this, this is our stamp on it?”

RB: I think it’s more function-al this way, it provides a motiva-tion perhaps, it provides a direc-tion for the college … part of our strategic plan, for example, is to recruit more international students ... we’d like to add 5 percent of our total student body (of international students).

PO: Do we think that’s pos-sible?

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U of J: Logo is similar to the previous one

“The Fargo faculty and staff are pleased that we have received accreditation candidacy and look

forward to welcoming students to our new facility in a few weeks. We have received incredible support from Fargo area physical therapists and providers,

which has helped us reach this milestone.”

Dr. Nancy Nuzzo Doctor of physical therapy program director,

University of Jamestown

TL: We did extensive surveying to stakeholders, which included alumni to make sure that they under-stood, first of all, why we were thinking about this, because as alumni, and I’m a member of that group, we love Jamestown Col-lege. One thing we found out once we went through the reasons why, that as a group, they are commit-ted to this institution. They will remain committed now understanding what they change is. To give Dr. Badal credit and the current board of trustees, the timing was just so perfect. There are so many wonderful things happening right now under his leadership that… this is the time to make it all come together.

RB: We’re known as a place that integrates the lib-eral arts with a profession. That’s precisely what we are going to do in the future. We’re known as a place that gives personal attention. Just

because we’re a university, we’re not going to be any less student-focused than we always have been. We have values as an institution that is not changing because of a name change.

TL: When we were de-ciding what the new logo should look like, you’ll no-tice that it’s very similar to the old logo, and we did that on purpose.

RB: It’s not a redesign of who we are, it’s an ap-propriate name for who we have become.

PO: How do you think students will feel?

TL: Well, I think they’re going to be en-ergized, quite frankly. There’s been talk about this for several years, it’s been considered, and stud-ied, and we’ve had students as recent as last May say, “You know if you’re going to change the name, could I wait and get my diploma printed (like that).”

RB: I hope that’s the way students will respond,

I don’t know for sure. It’s a subject we’ve tried to talk about…it’s something I’ve talked about as I’ve traveled around the country for the last year and a half or so ... when it’s laid out for people, they’re usually very positive about it, and I would hope that would be the case (for students).

TL: The group of stu-dents that are starting school a week from today are mak-ing history. They are part of a great story.

RB: It’s going to be an interesting transition, and that’s one of the reasons also that we’re not trying to force everybody to re-program instantly and start using “University of James-town.” We’re not trying to put anything in the back-ground, we’re just trying to put something forward…in front of people.

TL: With the positive developments, this is going to be beneficial to our stu-dents in many ways.

PO: What happens to

everything that’s embla-zoned with JC? The web-site was redesigned, and it’s completely branded as Jamestown College. How will everything transition?

RB: Certain things will change right away.

TL: All of this has been mapped out pretty strategi-cally, there are some things of course that we want to change right away…one of the first noticeable things will be the front entrance. As far as letterhead and things like that, we will be using up what we have. As far as the website, all of that was designed knowing that this was going to happen, it will be a matter of replacing some logos and that’ll all happen Wednesday after-noon, hopefully seamlessly. There is a lot of signage that is permanent, and historical, and it will not change. That is our history. That is our be-ginning.

PO: How about the bookstore?

TL: It’s history. Ev-

erything that you have that says Jamestown College on it just went up in value. You will see new inventory intro-duced of course, but nothing will be pulled from the shelf.

PO: Obviously, you two are on board with this. How do the rest of the faculty and staff feel about it? Were they surveyed extensively?

RB: We had some dis-cussions for faculty and staff, talked about it, got some feedback, and most of the feedback was positive. I can’t say that everyone was enthusiastic, and I certain-ly can’t say that everyone necessarily agreed, but it seemed to me that the ma-jority of people understood why this might be a good change for us.

PO: Will there be any staff changes?

RB: There shouldn’t be anything in the short run. As the school grows over time, we may have to create more structure for a university than what we might have for a college. At this point,

we’re not doing anything immediate about changing the way in which we are or-ganized as an institution.

PO: Did you consider any other names besides University of Jamestown?

RB: We did not con-sider taking Jamestown out of the name, I can tell you that…in my writing I usually spell it all (James-town College) out, but in my colloquial speech, I’m always talking about Jamestown, and that’s still what I’m going to be talking about…we were Jamestown, and we still are…it’s more in a change in emphasis than a change in identity. We are not the same as who we were in the past; we are more com-plex in some ways, and a little different in some ways.

RB: We’re still James-town, and we always will be.

Peter Odney can be reached by email at podney@jc.edu

University of James-town’s doctor of physical therapy program will wel-come 36 students when classes begin Tuesday at the University’s new facility at 4190 26th Ave. S., Fargo. Orientation will take place Monday.

“This is an extraordi-nary moment in the 130-year history of Jamestown College,” said President Robert S. Badal. “We look

forward to welcoming a full class of doctor of phys-ical therapy students to our new location in Fargo.”

Students in the inaugu-ral class for the three-year program are from Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Minne-sota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Washington and Wyoming. Classes include anatomy, clinical assess-ment, theory of exercise, biomechanics and kinesiol-

ogy, and clinical education.“The Fargo faculty and

staff are pleased that we have received accreditation

candidacy and look forward to welcoming students to our new facility in a few weeks,” said Dr. Nancy

Nuzzo, program director. “We have received incred-ible support from Fargo area physical therapists and providers, which has helped us reach this milestone.”

The mission of the University of Jamestown doctor of physical therapy program is to integrate education, research, and clinical practice to provide sound professional prepa-ration in order to graduate

physical therapists who are competent, compassionate, and ethical and who will serve their patients/clients and communities through the practice of quality, evidence-based physical therapy.

Applications for the Fall 2014 class will be accepted beginning in mid-August. For more information, visit www.jc.edu/doctorphysi caltherapy.

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“We’re not (just) recruiting freshmen. We’re recruiting (future) alumni.”

Scott Goplinvice president of enrollment management, University of Jamestown

The McKenna Thielsch Center is a combined 38,000-square-foot complex that will be the university’s largest academic building.

Photo courtesy / University of Jamestown

Recruit, retain, repeat

By Peter OdneyEditor in chief

Convincing students from around the country to attend the University of Jamestown has not pre-sented a problem in recent years, and this year will not be the one to break the trend. With a substantial number of students descending onto campus this fall, the college will be getting an enrollment boost like it hasn’t seen in some time.

“I think we have four beds on campus left for male students,” chuckled Dean of Students Gary Van Zinderen.

While the initial spike in enrollment is nice, it’s re-taining these new students and keeping them on campus for four years that is the true challenge.

“We are primarily a residential college,” said Van Zinderen. While UJ draws students from faraway places and from its own backyard, its housing staff stands firm on the values of providing a healthy and happy environ-ment for all that is up to par with other institutions. In keeping with these values, the college is embarking on an aggressive building and expansion plan, including renovations and upgrades to Prentice and Seibold, along with a brand new building that should be completed as soon as next fall. Van Zinderen was adamant that the academic institutions have been built, with the McKenna Thielsch Center nearing total completion and the physical therapy program installed in Fargo, and now it’s time to focus on the resi-dence halls.

New buildings sound fine and dandy, but they also

sound expensive. “It’s a good time to bor-

row and build”, said Van Zinderen, referencing the fortunate economic times in the state of North Dakota, and the lower interest rates that can be used when bor-rowing money for expan-sions.

Part of the reason the college feels it’s necessary to expand is to bring in new students. Another reason is that the college hopes to re-tain more of its students than in the past.

To help reach that goal, UJ has hired Scott Goplin as the vice president of enroll-ment management. Goplin comes to UJ with 35 years of experience in the admis-sions area of college opera-tions, and brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to his new position. Goplin is excited at the prospect of working in a new place, and one that he has high regard for. “There’s a great program and an outstanding staff here,” said Goplin.

While Goplin expresses his admiration for UJ, he ad-mits that there are changes that can be made. “There is more opportunity to retain here,” added Goplin.

One specific goal the ad-ministration has established is to have 1,200 full-time students on campus. Can we do that? “Absolutely,” said Goplin.

Goplin also adds that while large and achieving freshman classes are a good boost for enrollment num-

bers, if those students do not stay past their freshman or sophomore year, then the retention aspect has failed. “We’re not (just) recruit-ing freshmen,” said Goplin, “We’re recruiting (future) alumni.”

Goplin stated that there are changes that can be made in the admissions department that can help in the area of retention. Changes include raising aca-demic standards, specifically G.P.A. and standardized test scores for incoming students, along with a closer look at what makes an incoming student a good match for the University of Jamestown. “I firmly believe that not every school is right for every student,” said Goplin.

Goplin also added that parents want to know that their children are in a safe, secure, warm environment, and that the new residence hall might be able to offer those more readily than the traditional freshmen residence halls, Watson and Kroeze.

“It’s the kind of residence hall for the 21st century stu-dent,” said Goplin. The uni-versity will also begin mixing freshmen in to Prentice, Sei-bold, and the new building, containing 170 beds, begin-ning with next year’s freshmen class.

Incoming students and their parents have high expec-tations, Goplin reiterated, add-ing, “I’m all about exceeding expectations.”

Peter Odney can be reached by email at podney@jc.edu

The University of James-town’s McKenna Thielsch Center will be open and ready when classes begin Monday, providing a learning environ-ment with state-of-the-art equipment and highly qualified faculty to prepare students for science-based careers as well as for graduate and professional school.

“As a liberal arts institu-tion, we value the sciences as an integral part of Jamestown College,” said President Rob-ert S. Badal. “Having a state-of-the-art facility is vital as we move the College forward.”

The 20,500-square-foot building houses six laboratories for the departments of biology and chemistry, two simulation

laboratories for the department of nursing, a student research lab, and a greenhouse.

“There are just a few odds and ends left on the punch list and some exterior details,” says Tom Heck, vice president for planning and administrative services. “We’re in good shape to be ready for the start of the semester.”

The second phase of the project, a complete renovation of the adjacent Orlady Hall into office space and classrooms, is well underway and will con-tinue throughout the 2013-14 school year.

The McKenna Thiel-sch Center is named for 1943 Jamestown College graduate Margaret (McKenna) Thielsch,

who contributed the lead gift toward the project. The com-bined 38,000-square-foot com-plex will be the university’s largest academic building.

Polly Peterson, vice presi-dent for institutional advance-ment and business affairs, said fundraising for the project is nearing completion.

“The support of alumni and friends of Jamestown Col-lege has been both humbling and exciting,” she said. “Great things are happening here be-cause people believe in the value of the educational experi-ence we provide. As this new facility opens this fall, it brings me such joy to know that the fundraising is just shy of reach-ing the $9 million goal.”

McKenna Thielsch Center set to welcome students

Classes at the Uni-versity of Jamestown will begin Monday, with new student orientation taking place today through Sun-day.

Students will be wel-comed to the community at the sixth annual Commu-nity Block Party from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, along First Avenue in Jamestown. Everyone in the communi-ty is invited to take part in

the fun.Homecoming will be

celebrated the week of Oct. 7-12. The university will have fall break on Oct. 21 and Thanksgiving break Nov. 23-Dec. 1. The fall semester ends Dec. 19. Classes will resume Jan. 13, 2014, for the spring se-mester.

Spring Break is sched-uled for March 8-16. Eas-ter Break takes place April

Classes begin Monday18-21. The spring semester ends May 8, and Baccalau-reate and Commencement are scheduled for May 10.

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Triumphant return

Dan ArensColumnist

Hello again!! Hola! It has been so long since I have b e e n able to humbly b r i n g keen and brilliant analysis to you, my fel-low Uni-versity of J a m e s -town students. It has been way too fast of a summer, but the city life, farm life, lake life, etc. to return to the joys of all-night study groups or all-night Smash Brothers tournaments (op-tion 2 sounds more appeal-ing). I sincerely hope you have all had fantastic sum-mers, relaxing and enjoying life with your family and friends. Albus Dumbledore once said that the purpose of summer vacations is to make pupils’ minds nice and empty so that they can be filled up again the next school year. Maybe that will be true for you this year.

For incoming fresh-man, I join my classmates in extending to you the hand of welcome and friendship. I have appreciated the way this university and its facul-ty, staff, and students have given of themselves to me over the past two years I have been here, and we will all eagerly reach out to you in the same ways. I encour-age you to explore the great variety of organizations, extra-curricular activities and off-campus recreation, while making solid connec-tions in the process.

On the political front, there are a whole bunch of things going on, all of which simply show that nothing is changing un-der the “hope and change” president. Of course, it’s not really Mr. Obama’s fault. It’s the Republicans’

fault. They continue to con-coct these “phony scandals” that are costing our country rights, trust, and even lives. The NSA “scandal” is fake: the government is far too benevolent to ever spy on any of its citizens. The IRS “scandal” is fake: the angel-ic revenue service agency would never target people based on their political beliefs, and besides, why would there be tension be-tween the IRS and the Tea Party? The Benghazi “scan-dal” is fake: the attack-ers after all were innocent Libyan citizens enraged by conservative Christian pro-paganda.

I’m trying to remem-ber if anyone even, I don’t know, lost their lives that night. No, it’s all the Repub-licans’ fault, all part of their sinister plot to steal from the poor and give money to the rich, while poisoning our water systems and incit-ing racial violence by sup-porting a terrible Florida shop owner who “slaugh-tered” an innocent child. No. Nothing’s changed.

But I digress. We are at a small university in a rural American heart-land state: one of the few places left in this country that has any sanity left. We have the opportunity to open our minds, to ex-pand our horizons, to grow in so many ways (not just mentally) even while the world around us seems to be going backward (for more proof of that state-ment, see: Egypt). And we will all grow together; we may have different back-grounds and different in-terests, but we are all Jim-mies. So bring on the new year, and take the time to enjoy the ride along the way.

Dan Arens can be reached by email at darens@jc.edu

Ashley DominoEnterprise Director

At one point or oth-er, each student on the campus of University of Jamestown has been a freshman. As a fresh-man you face many new obstacles: meeting new people, making difficult decisions, living away from home and a new work load from a higher level of learning. All of these things can take a toll on your health, both phys i -c a l l y a n d m e n -tally.

I f y o u are not c a r e -ful, all of the t o l l s can catch up with you. This is where the dread-ed “freshman fifteen” comes into play. Al-though some may think that it is a college myth, the “freshman fifteen” is very real. The number 15 comes from not the top of the scale, but actually, the average.

There are a very wide variety of reasons that a person might gain the “freshman fifteen”. Lack of exercise, unlim-ited food at the cafeteria, late night eating, stress eating and the use/abuse of alcohol all contrib-ute to the weight gain of people in college.

Even though it is called the “freshman fif-teen” this weight gain

affects students of all ages. Jokes about the “sophomore sixty” and the “senior seventy” do fly around, but these are not based on any aver-age or studies, unlike the “freshman fifteen.” Most people learn in the next few years of college how to regulate themselves, and many lose the weight by their junior and senior year and find themselves at the weight at which they entered college.

Students in sports do have an advantage of keeping the weight off, but sometimes also run into weight gain. But do not fret if you a are a freshman athlete, because of the intense lifting programs col-lege athletes go through, many students have muscle gain which also would show on the scale.

If you are an in-coming freshman, or an older student finding yourself a victim of col-lege weight gain do not worry! There are ways to lose the weight and also are ways to avoid it all together.

First off, healthy eat-ing. We all know that food choices can be hard when you get to college because unlike a lot of high schools, most col-leges have many more eating options. Hold-ing back on things with a lot of carbs and satu-rated fats makes a big difference. Next, watch the portions you choose.

Since it is unlimited, you can always go and get more or something else from the food provided. Also, always make sure you watch what you drink. Beverages like pop and juice have a lot of sugar in them and they can catch up with you. Lastly, stay away from a lot of the sweet foods. Desserts are great but they can really pack on the pounds. Instead of getting something full of fat or sugar get a bowl of veggies and a little low fat dressing if you are still hungry after your main course. Controlling your eating in the cafeteria and your late night indulging can make a pretty big dif-ference. Something that also helps is having a snack every three or four hours; this will help prevent binge eating or late night eating. These can consist of a healthy snack bar of something like granola, or a piece of fruit.

If you have classes that start later in the day, go in the morning! There is no better time for your body to exer-cise than when you wake up. If you have classes that are done early in the day, wear your exer-cise clothes to class and go after your classes are over. Everyone already wears sweats to class anyways. Sign up for an exercise class that is actually a class you can

get credit for. JC offers classes in the kiniesiolo-gy department every se-mester and that way you can build a routine and maybe learn more about exercising on your own if you find yourself lost when you hit the gym.

All of this seems like quite a bit of work. Even if you throw in a half hour on the treadmill ev-ery other day that still helps. It can also help you build a routine of getting to the gym, and maybe eventually you will start adding more time on top of your half hour just because you realize you do have the time.

Most important thing is not to worry too much about it. You’ll become paranoid and find yourself enjoying things less. You can let loose on occasion, just make sure to keep it all in check. Balancing things being a full-time student, teaching your-self how to eat without a home-cooked meal for you every night, and teaching yourself to add in exer-cise to a busy schedule is just getting you ready for when you graduate.

Many of the habits you build now are go-ing to follow you when you’re cooking for your-self and working a full time job, so make sure they are the habits you want years from now.

Ashley Domino can be reached by email at adomino@jc.edu

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(AP) — Four State De-partment officials have been cleared of security failures that led to an at-tack last year on a dip-lomatic outpost in Beng-hazi, Libya, that killed U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens, authorities said Tuesday.

State spokeswoman Marie Harf said the of-ficials, who held senior positions at the Bureau of Diplomatic Security and the Bureau of Near East Affairs during the Sept. 11, 2012, attack, will be reassigned to new jobs.

She said an internal

State review concluded “there was no breach of duty” by any of the four, who have been on paid administrative leave for months.

The State Department is not investigating any other employees. But the Benghazi attack has been under intense scrutiny by some House Republicans who have suggested the Obama administration is trying to cover up the circumstances and after-math of the attack that left Stevens and three other Americans dead.

A review in Decem-ber by the independent Benghazi Accountability

Review Board described a security vacuum in Libya after rebel forces toppled the decades-long regime of strongman Moammar Gadhafi. It singled out the State Department’s Bureau of Diplomatic Security and the Bureau of Near East Affairs for lacking cooperation and being confused over pro-

tection at the diplomatic post in Benghazi.

Among the four of-ficials are Eric Boswell, assistant secretary of state for diplomatic se-curity; Charlene Lamb, deputy assistant secretary responsible for embassy security; and Raymond Maxwell, deputy assistant secretary of state who

oversaw the Maghreb na-tions of Libya, Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco. The fourth official’s identity was not disclosed.

Tuesday’s announce-ment drew a sharp rebuke from House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, who has been leading a congressional probe of the government’s response to the attack.

“Instead of account-ability, the State Depart-ment offered a charade that included false reports of firings and resignations and now ends in a game of musical chairs where no one misses a single

day on the State Depart-ment payroll,” Issa, R-Calif., said in a statement.

He called the govern-ment’s response to the at-tacks “more of a public relations strategy than a measured response to a failure in leadership.”

Issa has repeatedly questioned the State De-partment review’s find-ings in December, which he says were developed in secret and appear to have failed to include inter-views with witnesses.

He said he will ex-pand his investigation to include the department’s decision to not discipline the four officials.

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“Instead of accountability, the State Department offered a charade that included false

reports of firings and resignations and now ends in a game of musical chairs where no one misses a single

day on the State Department payroll”

Darrell IssaR-Calif.

By Jim KunhennAssociated Press

WASHINGTON — Passage of a sweeping overhaul of Wall Street reg-ulations in 2010 was a hall-mark of President Barack Obama’s first term. Three years later, amid delays and compromises that critics say have diluted its ambi-tious goals, the president is trying to rekindle the law’s promise.

Obama prodded the nation’s top financial regu-lators on Monday to act swiftly and finish writing rules designed to prevent a recurrence of the 2008 financial crisis that helped precipitate a damaging re-cession from which the country is still recovering.

Obama met privately with Federal Reserve Chair-man Ben Bernanke and sev-

en other independent agen-cy heads to emphasize his desire for comprehensive new rules as the five-year anniversary of the nation’s financial near-meltdown approaches.

The law was considered a milestone in Obama’s presidency, a robust re-sponse to the crisis, which led to a massive govern-ment bailout to stabilize the financial markets. But its implementation is behind schedule with scores of reg-ulations yet to be written, let alone enforced.

Obama hoped to con-vey “the sense of urgency that he feels,” spokesman Josh Earnest said before the president convened the meeting.

Lehman Brothers col-lapsed into bankruptcy on Sept. 15, 2008, and the

administration has wanted to use that dubious mile-stone to look back on the lessons of the crisis and to chart the progress so far to prevent a recurrence. In a statement at the conclusion of the meeting, the White House said Obama com-mended the regulators for their work “but stressed the need to expeditiously finish implementing the critical remaining portions of Wall Street reform to ensure we are able to prevent the type of financial harm that led to the Great Recession from ever happening again.”

Not everyone feels that way about the law, known as Dodd-Frank after its Democratic sponsors, Mas-sachusetts Rep. Barney Frank and Connecticut Sen. Christopher Dodd.

Republican House Fi-

nancial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling, an early opponent of Dodd-Frank, dismissed Obama’s meeting with the regulators, saying, “Much like Obam-acare, Dodd-Frank is an in-comprehensively complex piece of legislation that is harmful to our floundering economy and in dire need of repeal.”

The law set up a coun-cil of regulators to be on the lookout for risks across the finance system. It also cre-ated an independent con-sumer financial protection bureau within the Federal Reserve to write and en-force new regulations cov-ering lending and credit. And it placed shadow fi-nancial markets that previ-ously escaped the oversight of regulators under new scrutiny, giving the govern-

ment new powers to break up companies that regula-tors believe threaten the economy.

But because of the complexity of the industry, the law gave regulators ex-tended time to write the new rules that would enforce its provisions.

So far, regulators have missed 60 percent of the rule-making deadlines, ac-cording to an analysis by the law firm of Davis Polk, which has been tracking progress on the bill. Even so, the rules are so compli-cated that the ones already written have filled about 13,800 pages, compared with the 848 pages in the law itself.

“I would have to give it a mediocre grade at this point,” said Sheila Bair, the former chair of the Federal

Deposit Insurance Corp. “Most of the rules have not been finalized. A lot of them haven’t even been proposed yet. When some of the rules have been pro-posed, they’re highly com-plicated, they’re riddled with exceptions, they’re watered down.”

Dennis Kelleher, presi-dent of Better Markets Inc., a bank watchdog group, said Obama needs to hold monthly meetings with reg-ulators and fight for more money for the financial reg-ulators to do their job.

“Only that level of con-sistent presidential leader-ship and involvement will turn the tide against Wall Street’s relentless attacks, which is what has killed, weakened and delayed so much of financial reform,” Kelleher said.

President Obama urges renewed push for Wall Street overhaul

sportsA8 ThursdayAugust 22, 2013

“We’re looking forward to all the good competition, and having a chance to show

what Jimmie Volleyball is all about.”

Sarah Beckermiddle blocker, Jimmies volleyball

Lineman Nick Erickson, center, shows his excitement on the practice field.James Romelfanger/ The Collegian

Jimmies look to improve on last season

By Peter OdneyEditor in chief

While a 4-6 record may not look pretty on the stat line, losing three games by a combined five points was the real heartbreaker for the Jimmies last season.

With a recruiting class numbering nearly 30 new players, the Jimmie coach-ing staff has proved its met-tle on the recruiting trail, and its resolve that this sea-son will be one to remem-ber.

To give us a glimpse of the Jimmies this season, we sat down with senior offen-sive lineman Jacob Strass,

who is known for his easy smile, friendly personality, and his infectious Southern drawl.

Any specific team goals this season?

JS: We want to come together as a unit, and I feel we can definitely win to-gether this season.

How does the offense look?

JS: Our offense looks good, and the line is pretty solid. We’re all about ex-ecution on offense.

How about the defense?JS: Defense looks good

too. We’ve got a strong line, intelligent linebackers and

our defensive backs should be just fine.

Any final thoughts on the season?

JS: We’re all hoping for a good season. If we keep doing what we’re doing everyday, and ham-mering it out, we’ll be al-right.

The Jimmies play their first game on Friday at Rocky Mountain College. Their first home game is Aug. 31st against Valley City State University.

Peter Odney can be reached by email at podney@jc.edu

New coach, same expectations

Jade Johnson

By Peter OdneyEditor in chief

Expectations are al-ways high when a team re-turns the bulk of its players. Expectations are highest when a team returns nearly every player from the previ-ous season.

New men’s soccer coach Tommy Nienhaus has in-heri ted a tal-e n t e d g r o u p of play-ers from l a s t y e a r ’ s t e a m , which was led by former head coach Phil Bohn. The Jimmies had their best sea-son in program history in 2012, going 16-5-1 and making the second round of the National Tournament.

The squad looks to build on that success, and has a firm idea of how they are going to top last year’s results. When asked what the goal for the season was, senior goalkeeper Tom

Cooke responded with a firm “win the national tour-nament.” Senior defender Johnathan Jacobs added, “win the conference.”

Take a look at the Jim-mies roster and you’ll find ample evidence to support these goals. The team re-turns six All-Conference performers, including last y e a r ’ s leading s c o r e r a n d H o n -o r a b l e M e n -tion All-Ameri-can Jade Johnson. There’s expe-rienced veterans on both sides of the ball and in goal. A new crop of talent-ed freshmen join the team, providing depth up and down the roster.

The team has excep-tional chemistry on the field, and that chemis-try builds a solid group of friends away from the pitch as well. “We’re a tight-knit group,” said

senior defender Matt Balshaw. This aspect of meshing well has allowed the team to click with Nienhaus, who was for-merly an assistant coach for the U18 USSF Devel-opment Academy at Shat-tuck-St.Mary’s School in Fairbault, Minn.

The biggest obstacle in front of the t e a m is the s c h e d -u l e . The team plays its first 10 games on the road, and only have five home games for the sea-son. This fact doesn’t faze Balshaw. “We’ll just have to win on the road.”

The men’s soccer team kicks off its first game of the school year on Aug. 31 at Grand View University.w

Peter Odney can be reached by email at podney@jc.edu

Thomas Cooke Matt Balshaw

By Peter OdneyEditor in chief

Donning new uniforms and adding a dozen new faces has put a fresh charge into the University of Jamestown women’s soccer program, who are looking to improve upon last sea-son’s 8-9-2 record.

Improving includes lofty goals of winning re-gionals and making the trip to nationals, according to senior defender Brittany Cochran.

“We have a good core group of girls, and I see us going really far this sea-son”, said Cochran.

The Jimmies will have

to fill a vacancy in the net, where 2012 A.I.I. All-Con-ference goalkeeper Kayla Byle has been a steady presence for the last three seasons, but the Jimmies return a bevy of veteran players who have a large amount of game experience on their side.

The team faces a com-petitive schedule, as it does every year, with an extra circle around Oct. 5, when the Jimmies take on Carroll College (Mont.) at home. Carroll finished the 2012 regular season ranked 25th in the NAIA Coaches’ Poll, and have a strong squad again this season.

“This game is one that we really look forward to,” said Cochran with a smile.

The Jimmies take on The Master’s College in Salt Lake City, Utah in their first game today.

Peter Odney can be reached by email at podney@jc.edu

By Peter OdneyEditor in chief

Losing key seniors is always a reason to assume a collegiate team will be facing a down year. Teams need time to rebuild, to recruit new talent, and to mesh together as a unit to be successful.

The Jimmie volley-ball team faces no such problems, seemingly ev-ery season. They consis-tently reload, rather than rebuild. Players depart, but others step up their performance and fill the void. This season prom-ises to be no different.

While the Jimmies lost several key seniors, they return a solid core of upperclassmen, with a talented group of young players, including three freshmen who have made the varsity roster.

The fresh faces have brought fresh enthusiasm to the squad.

“There are a lot of talented freshmen, and they will expand our

Volleyball prepares for

upcoming season

team depth,” said senior middle blocker Sarah Becker.

The Jimmies look to build on the success of last season, in which the team won a school record 27 games, including an 11-2 mark in A.I.I con-ference games.

“We’re looking for-ward to all the good

competition, and having a chance to show what Jimmie volleyball is all about,” added Becker.

The Jimmies play their first game of the school year at the Bel-levue, Neb., tournament on Aug. 30.

Peter Odney can be reached by email at podney@jc.edu

The Jimmies come together before the play.James Romelfanger/ The Collegian

“I see us

going really

far this sea-

son.”

Brittany Cochrandefender, Jimmie Women’s Soccer

Women’s soccer adds new faces for upcoming season