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MARCH 27,2002 NEWS THE REFLECTOR PAGE 8 FOOD SERVICE Polk Food Service to experiment with new meal plan options Lucas Klipsch Staff Writer One of the biggest challenges in col- lege life is finding time to eat. Busy University of Indianapolis students, with classes and other obligations, often cannot fit three healthy meals into their day. The Office of Student Affairs and Ted Polk, the director of food services, plan to change that and have come up with two options to make dining more convenient for students with busy schedules. One option is to offer students pre- made sack lunches that they can just pick up outside of the cafeteria. This plan is intended to help students in a hurry, according to Dr. David Wantz, vice president for student affairs. “If you have a class that lets out at 12, and a job that starts at 12:30, you may not have time to fight the lines,” Wantz said. Sack lunches have been available before this plan, but they were offered as a “to-go” option, and students still had to wait in line in the cafeteria to assemble their own sack lunches. The pre-made sacklunch idea was tested before Spring Break, and students supported it. “We used to serve about 85 sack lunches aday. Now we’re serving 150. It really has helped the students manage their time,” said Wantz. One student, sophomore Katie Ballard, has had problems with the sack lunch system in the past. “A lot of times when you get there [to the cafeteria] you had to wait in line or at certain times you couldn’t get what you wanted,” she said. Ballard has given up on eating in the cafeteria because of the inconvenience. “It [the new sack lunch plan] sounds like it could be more convenient for students who are pressed for time,” she said. Another option for late-night dining is the fourth meal plan. This will be a meal served in the cafeteria from about 9-10 p.m. The purpose of the fourth meal is to accommodate those students involved in night classes or jobs, who cannot make it to the cafeteria during dinner hours. *Registration Dates* Seniors (walk-ins) 7:30 - 3:OO April 2 Juniors (appt) 7:OO - 3:OO April 3 Sophomores (appt) 6130 -3:OO April 4 Freshman (appt) 6:OO - 3:OO April 9 open reg. (walk-in) 8:OO - 1:OOApril 10 “Financial Workshop* Open to seniors:Will be presented on Wed., March 27, by Financial Aid Office and Fifth Third Bank. Topics include budgeting and credit card management. Schwitzer in Ober Side Dining Room. If interested in attending, contact Sandy Osborne in Financial Aid Office 788- 3527. “Wheeler Mission” Serve a meal to the homeless April 2 at 3:30 p.m. Meet at the Bell Tower in front of Ransburg Auditorium. The group should return around 6:30 p.m. Transportation is provided ! “Domestic Violence: An In- Depth Discussion” Hosted by U of 1 graduate Jennie Billings on Wednesday, March 27. at 8:30 p.m. in GH 305. Sponsored by Social Work Association. *Spring Formal” When: Friday, April 5 Time: 8pm - Midnight Where: Scottish Rite Cathedral Tickets are $7 in advance, $15 at the door. Tickets are now available ! I *Poetry* Poet Richard Robbins will be giving a reading at 8p.m. on Wednesday, April 3, in the Studio Theatre, Esch Hall 001. He is the author of The Invisible Wedding and Famous Persons We Have Known. “It [the fourth meal plan] sounds good. There are a lot of students who can’t make it to dinner because of their night classes, and by the time they get out, dinner’s closed, and it’s kind of a waste of a meal,” Ballard said. However, the fourth meal will be un- like the three traditional, day-time meals in that it will be theme-oriented and based around certain foods. The meal will be based on foods that can be held for one or two days. “So what we’re doing is trying this as an experiment,” Wantz said. Polk plans to have a variety of foods available for those who want the fourth meal. “There will probably be a salad bar, deli bar and a couple of hot entrees. One of the things I’mplanning to do in the fall is to set up a stir fry, where students can pick different meats and vegetables and tell us what sauce they want to have. Meat will have to be pre-cooked,” he said. Besides variety and availability to students with evening obligations, Polk wants the fourth meal to be a healthy alternative to Streets, which also stays open until 10 p.m. “I think there will be some students here [for the fourth meal], even though Streets stays open until 10 o’clock. This will be different sorts of items than we have in Streets,” Polk said. If few students show up for the fourth meal, it will not be able to support itself. “We want to see what kind of response we get [for the fourth meal],” Polk said. The meal is tentatively scheduled for 9 p.m., but Polk says there could be problems with that. “I’m thinking 9, but staffing could be a problem once you get that late,” he said. Students who take advantage of the fourth meal must count it toward their meal plan. Also, the fourth meal will not replace any meals currently available. The fourth meal plan started March 25 and will be offered until Friday. If student response is large enough, it will be started again in the fall semester. *Food service website” Polk Food Service now has its own website. Check it out for information on: - upcoming menus - general food service info www. p fs.uindy.edu Ted Polk, director of Food Services, is experimenting with some new items in the cafeteria. He will be offering a “Mongolian grill,” which will allow students to choose what they would like in their stir fry and a “panini grill,” which will allow them to make their own sandwiches. He will also be receiving equipment to make doughnuts in the cafeteria. *Senior Salute* Attention seniors! Senior Salute will be on April 7 at Fountain Square Theatre. Make reservations with the Alumni Office by Wed., March 27. The reception to honor the class of 2002 begins at 6 p.m., with dinner at 7 p.m. and the program at 8 p.m. Entertainment begins at 8:45. Contact the Alumni Office for more information: 788-3295 or alumni@uindy.edu. *Phoneathon* The Annual Fund Phoneathon will take place April 15-18,21-23 and 28-30. If you would like to be involved, contact Valesa Skaggs at 788-3923. These positions are paid, so sign up now! All phoneathon sessions will take place in Kraftt Conference Room, 6-9 p.m. *Race for the Cure* If you would like to run or walk in the Race for the Cure, sign up in the CPB office on the 2nd floor of Schwizter Student Center. The race is on April 20 at 7:45 a.m. There is an $18 registration fee for anyone who participates. Photo by Brian Robbins PEP BAND-The University of Indianapolis Pep Band performs at the GLVC Tournament in Evansville, Ind. The band performed on Feb. 27-28 at Roberts Stadium for the men’s and women’s basketball games. I ECONOMIC SERIES Economic slump impacts the university’s student enrollment Katy Hicks Oninion Editor down in enrollment, but we are hoping that we will not be,” Israel said. The economic uncertainties that rethe impact of the current economic climate. Programs must be able to sustain themselves in good times as well main have the administration at U of I as in bad looking toward several different sce- “We are always trying to create University of Indianapolis administrators are preparing for a tight year based on the recession and the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks, according to Dr. Jerry Israel, president of the university. The recession’s impact is already known to the administration. “We are aware of some significant strains on some of our students in terms oftheir ability to be able to afford their education,” Israel said. Pre-planning for enrollment in August has created a need for detailed decisions in advance from students and their families as well as the administration. “We are planning as if we will be narios to respond to a possible decline in enrollment in the next academic year. “If it were not for the terrorist attacks, I would be pretty optimistic right now,” Israel said ...“ because I think that the university can respond to the recession.” Israel said one way to counteract the impact of the recession is to recruit additional graduate students, both full and part-time, because usually people try to enhance their educational credentials when the job market is in decline. Israel said that despite the economic trend, the administration is not doing anything specifically new in response to the recession and that it would be wrong to create academic programs only to fit programs that are more adaptable to the environment that we find,” Israel said. Another alternative that the administration is implementing is widening the enrollment pool, Israel said. “We try to use the financial aid funds to encourage certain students to want to be students here,” he said. Regardless of the administrative decisions taking place in these times of economic uncertainty, Israel said that he remains confident that U of I will come out of this recession and enrollment for the next academic year will not be dramatically affected by the economic slump.
~~ ~ MARCH 27,2002 ENTERTAINMENT THE REFLECTOR PAGE 9 W CDREVIEW Daashuur’s listeners relate to lyrics Jessica Roberts News Editor A week before Spring Break, I was thrilled to see that The Rejector had received two CDs for review. One was Alanis Morissette’s new release, Under Rug Swept, and the other was from a young woman I’d never heard of, Aja Daashuur. As usual, I decided to take the unbeaten path and review Daashuur’s album, Before rhe Beginning. What I found was a musician with a great deal of talent and potential. While she may not become a huge hit on the mainstream charts with this album, Daashuur may come back with a great album in time. She has made her entrance into the music worldand a good one at that-but she still has some growing to do before becoming a staple on every music lover’s shelf. Although if one uses Britney Spears or the Backstreet Boys as a guide, today’s music standards aren’t exactly high. Daashuur’s musical style is refreshing after all the same stuff on the radio day in and day out. Her style changes from song to song and has both a serious side and a relaxed, fun side. I have always appreciated musicians who are influenced by several different sounds-eclectic is the key to my wallet. Some of Daashuur’s songs are on the side of hip-hop, while others pull in rock and African sounds. She has a German and African-American background and has lived in England and New York, so I imagine these circumstances have pushed her to explore a variety of styles. Because I am an English major with a soft spot for angst and melancholy, I was most impressed with Daashuur’s lyrics. While she will become stronger, these lyrics will still catch the ears of many listeners. My one complaint is her lack of depth. She doesn’t look outside of her life for inspiration; she simply writes about her feelings. After hearing just the first few songs, I knew that she was on her way to “Alanis- ville,” with anger in her bags. The struggles that she focuses on most are relationships, God and being accepted for who she is-the same things many young adults strive to understand. Even as I complain about her lack of depth, I still think she has better quality lyrics than many popular musicians today. Yes, songs about relationships and [gasp] feelings are Photo Provided SHOWING SOON-Left, Kashun LeShaw Howell (Ismene) and Jaime Theresa Smith (Antigone) appear in “Antigone,” showing April 5,6, 11,12 & 13 at 8:OO p.m. and April 7 & 14 at 3:OO p.m. sometimes cliche and sappy, but Daashuur goes about it differently. Even though she relies on feeling a little too much, she doesn’t use overworked words that are empty of meaning. She looks at the world with a fresh perspective. She gave me some hope that not all superstars are shallow, but real people with real problems. Her strongest song on the album is probably “Shadow of the Saints,” in which she explores her struggle for moral perfection: “Walking in the shadows of the saints/Can’t live up to the visions that they paint. We reinvent ourselves to be good as gold/But who can say for a fact that it’s ever saved a soul?’ Songwriting ability aside, she also plays guitar and piano on the album. The piano that flows in the background contrasts with the tense and edgy lyrics that Daashuur sings and gives the album the melancholy sound that I enjoy. If the opportunity presents itself, I would listen to Daashuur’s album Before the Beginning. The first couple of times through, you may find her bubble-gum voice a tu-off, but I think that YOU may gradually come to appreciate her talent and potential. THEATRE PREVIEW Photo Provided BEFORE THE BEGINNING-Aja Daashuur released her debut album and was born in New York and raised in New York and Montclair, N.J. Theatre department concludes 2001-2002 season with ‘Antigone’ Lucas Klipsch Staff Writer Gretchen Rush Editor-in-Chief “Antigone,” the Department of Theatre’s final production for the year appears on the Ransburg Auditorium stage April 5. The Greek tragedy, written by Sophocles, explores the life of Antigone, the daughter of two characters from “Odipus the King,” another Sophocles work. Senior Jaime Smith plays the leading role of Antigone, (and fourteen other U of I students, alumni and faculty make up the rest od the cast. “I love how Antigone is determined and strong in her ventures to bury her brother and yet is full of so much emotion that her strength fails her, just for a moment, as she truly realizes her fate,” said Smith. “I think the production will turn out great. We have a strong cast.. .and a very talented director. It is a great script in and of itself, and with the cast and Brad Wright, we will do our best.” Of the 15 actors, eight make up the chorus. “It [the chorus] is another character,” said Brad Wright, “Antigone” director and associate professor of theatre. “They’re a big part of the visual element of the show.” The chorus has rehearsed since Feb. 8. “We’ve got a student [Jessica Morrow] that’s choreographing the choral odes,” said Wright. “We’ve got a music student [percussionist Jon Lindburgh] who’s composing original music for us.” Wright is also excited about this upcoming production because the cast includes people outside the theatre department-a residence hall director (Buckley Brockman) and an alumna (Rissa Guffey). “It’s always interesting to get other members of the U of I community involved,” said Wright. “Antigone” runs April 5-7 and 11- 14. There will be a free preview on April 4 and a special matinee show on April 6. The play starts at 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and at 3 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $7 apiece, with $5 for groups, students and seniors. Contact the box office at 788- 3251 for tickets. U of I graduate writes first novel Brian Robbins Managing Editor “Angel On the Lost Highway” is 24-year-old University of Indianapolis graduate student Chris Edwards first book. Told in the first person, “Angel” follows the journey of Angel MOVIE REVIEW Dempsey, a 19-year-old wandering the nation to escape a rough childhood. He’s your basic tortured loner with a dark past. You know the type. Along the way, Angel meets Bryce, the illegal alien, who’s of course on the run from the law. He stole money from his employer and is falsely accused of committing murder. As a wannabe novelist currently in Avoid the crossfire; don’t see ‘We Were Soldiers’ Brian Robbins Managing Editor In “We Were Soldiers,” Me1 Gibson stars as Lt. Col. Hal Moore, who led 400 Ameri- can soldiers into the first major battle of the Vietnam war.The running theme throughout the film is Moore’s fear that his men will be slaughtered by the Viet Cong as Custer’s men were at the Battle of Little Bighorn. “We Were Soldiers” relies more on plot and characterization than the other big war movie of the moment, “Black Hawk Down.” However, the characters are somewhat stereotypical and make it way too easy to figure out which ones are going to buy it in the battle. I sat there trying to reason out which one would get shot next. One bright spot was Sam Elliot as Moore’s cantanker- ous, old second-in-command. I cannot repeat many of his lines here, but they were all gems. Watch for his “analysis” of why Custer lost the Battle of Little Bighorn. The action scenes themselves were dynamic and did do a better job of conveying the desperation of warfare. It also did not try to portray the Viet Cong as evil, which I thought was a refreshing change. I think too often war movies turn the other side into immoral degenerates who need to be killed for the sake of the world. I’m still waiting for the movie that accurately displays what the other side feels. Has it been long enough ago now for someone to make a film fromthe perspective of the Japanese or North Vietnamese? If “We Were Soldiers” had come out before recent war movies like “Saving Private Ryan” or “Black Hawk Down,” I am sure it would have been hailed as a revolutionary effort, and might even have won a bunch of pretty little gold statues on Oscar night. However, it is March 2002, and everything shown is already old. Further, he bar for war movies has been raised, and “We Were Soldiers” does not come close to reaching it. The action is contrived, corny and in some places just does not make sense. One person cannot just stand around in the middle of a hail of machine gun fire and not get shot, much less killed! There is a very good reason why “We Were Soldiers” came out in March, as opposed to summer or the end of the year when most big-budget killfests hit the theaters. It simply pales in comparison. “We Were Soldiers” offers a healthy diet of bullets and explosions, but it’s also loaded with cliches, boring characters and stupid plotlines. Don’t be another victim K.I.A.by making the mistake of going to the theater to see it. the midst of writing my own first effort, I was very interested in finding out what Edwards would have to say. He’s not an author I’ve read before, so 1 didn’t really know what to expect. I just hoped I would not have to write about a bunch of completely illiterate, unreadable drivel. Thankfully, I didn’t. Although I found some of the characters to be slightly cliche (Afterall, well-adjusted people always know what path they want out of life), they all acted in a believable manner and had understandable motivations. The plot of a wandering loner’s probably way played out, but Edwards managed to keep it interesting. “Angel On the Lost Highway” was a very promising first effort from a fledgling writer. It had some very Thursdays-Saturdays, 8 p,m. funny moments, and the story kept moving along constantly. I would definitely recommend this book to any young writer struggling to find the inspiration to chum out his or her own projects. With the proper motivation and confidence in their ideas, any young writer can find an outlet for his or her work. So go get a pen and paper or a keyboard and get writing!
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