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Friends, coaches remember King at memorial service
By Gretchen Rush
Online Editor
The University of India-
napolis community remem-
bered Michael King, the out-
going Greyhound football
player who passed away Aug.
15, with a memorial service
held during Welcome Week
2000.
Approximately 250 stu-
dents, faculty andstaff attended
a memorial service held for
King at the University Heights
United Methodist Church on
Aug. 30. Father Don Quinn
and the Rev. Dr. John Young
shared comforting words with
the crowd who gathered in
honor of King’s memory. Sev-
eral coaches and teammates
recalled fond memories of
King and read scriptures at the
service. The University of In-
dianapolis Concert Choir as
well as senior Molly Hill and
Dr. Steve Nawrocki gave trib-
ute to King through song.
Head football coach Joe
Polizzi spoke about King’s
hard work, positive attitude and
dedication to the Greyhound
team. “I can’t think of Michael
without smiling,” he said. “No-
body was more vibrant, enthu-
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siastic or positive than
Michael. There was never a
moment when he wasn’t up-
beat or ready for more.”
King was a red-shirt fresh-
man and was looking forward
to dressing for his first colle-
giate football game. Polizzi
recalled the first night of prac-
tice, Aug. 14, when the team
was in the weight room.
“Michael worked hard over
the summer and he was at the
bench press,” saidpolizzi. “He
lifted 325 pounds, a personal
best, and everyone was cheer-
ing for him.”
Freshman Triston Jointner
looked up to King as a role
model in practice.
“He was genuine and full of
potential,” Jointner said. “He
made me want to work harder
and never took anything for
granted.”
Jointner reminded everyone
that Michael is in a better place.
“God said it was his time to
go,” he said. “You look up in
the stars and you’ll seeMichael
smiling back at you.”
Junior Chris Vols recalled
the conversations he and King
had last year as teammates as
well as roommates in New
Hall.
“Michael King never quit.
We need to be the person
Michael King was,” said Vols.
Defensive backs coach
Mike Karpinski concluded the
team’s memorial tribute.
“I was with him the last few
hours before he died,”
Karpinski said. “The image I
see of Michael is a big smile
with those little glasses.”
It seems as though King
touched the lives of each per-
son he came in contact with.
“What are we going to do
now?” Karpinski asked.
“Michael made me a better
coach, father, husband andjust
a better person. I hope we can
all take a part of Michael.”
In addition to the memorial
service, King’s contribution to
U of I football was remem-
bered through a moment of
silence at the ‘Hounds’ first
home game on Sept. 2.
Number 74 will live on in
the hearts of players, coaches,
fans, family and friends.
Fighting back tears at the
memorial service, Vols shared
words for all to remember.
“Every game this year it’s
;;bt-just 11 players-look up
and there are gonna be 12 of
us.”
UCS unveils revamped student intranet
By Angela Willis
Staff Writer
Students, faculty and staff
are now able to learn about the
events at U of I in an easier,
more personal way since the
unveiling of the new Univer-
sity of Indianapolis intranet on
Aug. 27. So far, the new
intranet has received rave re-
views from users after its
much-anticipated facelift.
The main goal of the U of I
intranet is to serve as a source
of information for people af-
filiated with the university.
“The intranet has been de-
veloped to promote and en-
courage news and event shar-
ing and community develop-
ment for current students, fac-
ulty and staff,” said Amber
Swihart, university computer
services web manager.
Changes to the intranet are
noticeable, to say the least. On
the surface, two of the major
changes are a form of “eye
candy,” designed to make the
intranet more aesthetically
pleasing for users. Visual
changes include the addition
of trivia and short quotations,
and aredesignedcolor scheme.
But the intranet’s visual over-
haul is not yet completed. Fu-
ture plans include individual
user ability to personalize the
intranet by selecting different
display colors.
Also in the future are
planned student, faculty and
staff personal features that
would allow each user to dis-
play his or her favorite photos,
quotes and other information
based on single-user profiles.
Content on the intranet also
changed with the beginning of
the 2000-2001 school year.
Recent intranet additions include
a listing of activities to
be held each day in addition to
those planned in advance, a
list of campus employment opportunities,
alisting of the current
academic calendar, and a
feature allowing users to check
their L/P credit status. Some
content changes still in the
works include a listing of the
university cafeteria’s daily
menu and a message board for
users to respond to news items
in each section of the intranet.
rate consumer experiences at
local business establishments
is also being planned.
“Users were asking us to
make more information available
that would fit on our previous
single-page layout;” said
Swihart. “So, the new lookand
feel was somewhat urgent.
Improvements in our server
software made implementing
many of the new features
easier, but it alsomadereworking
many of our old features
necessary.”
University Computing Services
works with the Office of
Co-Curricular Programs and
with the Indianapolis Student
Government to make sure that
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met. “The goal we had in mind
was to make the new intranet a
site that student want to use as
their ‘start page’ for brows-
ing,” said Swihart.
Reactions thus far from stu-
dents have been positive. U of
I senior Tiffany Shaifer com-
mented on two of the intranet’ s
new features, the added secu-
rity and changed background
colors and saidthat the internet
changes were somewhat ben-
eficial.
“We believe the addition of
new information will make
members of our campus com-
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rn FOUNTAIN SQUARE
U of I extends its
community services
into surrounding
neighborhoolds
Angela Langford
Southside Times
U of I in cooperation with
Southeast Neighborhood De-
velopment (SEND), plans to
utilize the recently renovated
Wheeler Building as an exten-
sion of the university’s service
learning program.
This program will provide
U of I students to help in com-
munity activities in the near
Southside neighborhood.
The head of the university
Community Programs Center,
Dr. Tim Maher, will relocate
his office to the Wheeler Build-
ing in order to institute the ser-
vice learning program. The pro-
gram attempts to provide stu-
dents as role models for chil-
dren in the community.
“The university sees this pro-
gram as a chance to relate to the
neighborhood and establish a
partnership that emphasizes the
value of education,” said
Maher.
The Wheeler Building will
also house a portion of the
university’ s theater department
that will organize a children’s
theater program and provide
space for productions.
In addition, the music edu-
cation department will estab-
lish an after school music pro-
graim.
IJ of1 has also leased space
within the building for the es-
tablishment of the writers’
center. This program promotes
literacy and encourages the
utilization of these skills.
The writers’ center willpro-
vide workshops for children
and classes for adults through
the public library.
In addition to educational
programs, the nursing pro-
gram at the university has es-
tablished a clinic in the area
based out of School 39.
This clinic provides medi-
cal attention for students and
adults fortheeast sideofFoun-
tain Square and offers a com-
munity-based curriculum for
U of I students.
‘‘I think this program is re-
ally just starting,” said Bill
Taft, executive director of
SEND. “With time, the rela-
tionship between U of 1 and
SEND can mature and make a
significant impact on the com-
munity.”
The Fountain Square com-
munity has responded well to
university presence in the
ne igliborhoods. Yvonne
Margedant, director of
SlJMO, Southeast Umbrella
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W EDITORIAL
University planning and value of SAF questioned
Brian Robbins
Sports Editor
By now, most of you have
probably heard about the
dorm that’s being built
between New and North
halls. And if you haven’t
already heard about it, what
do you think‘? Great idea,
right? Hey, what do you
mean it’s one of the worst
ideas in the history of bad
ideas‘?
Seriously, whose idea was
this? Before school started, I
heard rumblings about U of I
buying the National City
Bank near campus when its
lease is up in December,
tearing it down, and building
a new dorm there. That
didn’t sound like a bad idea.
Sure, it’s a little bit of a walk
to most of the buildings, but
no worse than what people
living in Warren, Cravens or
the campus apartments have.
There’s even a nice big lawn
nearby that could easily be
torn up for a parking lot.
Speaking of parking lots,
that’s exactly what residents
of New and North won’t
have with the new dorm
being built between them.
Where am I supposed to park
my beloved Honda Civic,
over in the lots behind
Martin and KML?
Okay, that’s fine, but
we’re a school with a large
commuter population. Where
do they park if residents are
filling the space?
Maybe it’s time residents
didn’t have cars on campus.
That’s right. we’re within
walking distance from all our
classes and, thanks to SAF,
there are lots of fun things to
do on campus on the week-
ends. Take that standing-
room-only crowd of four at
that concert in front of Esch
last Friday, for example. Wait
a minute.. .
I don’t see exactly where
another parking lot is sup-
posed to be built. The only
thing I can think of is that
we’re about to go down the
path of schools like IU and
Purdue: freshman can’t have
cars on campus. I guess I
can’t see anything wrong with
that. Hey, I’m not a freshman;
I don’t care. But I’m sure
there’s somebody out there
who does.
The ground is supposed to
be broken on this new dorm
next month. Are we going to
have to kill each other for
parking spaces, or are
freshman driving privileges
going to be taken away?
Common sense (or rather,
the school’s lack thereof)
tells me that the former’s
going to happen, and the lots
are about to turn into a
monster truck rally. Good
thing my car came with the
optional laser targeted
machine guns.
Laser guns aside, what
about next year? Are they
going to build new parking
lots? And what happens
when overpopulation once
again overtakes housing?
Are they going to build
another dorm between
Cravens and Warren? Hey,
why not one in the middle of
Smith Mall? Or maybe they
should build vertically, not
horizontally. At least they
can still build one on the
rubble of Buxton. Wait a
minute part deux ....
I guess what’s going to
ultimately end up happening
is that freshmen lose their
right to parking, only com-
muters and upperclassmen
can drive, and the majority of
our population gets stranded
on campus. At least that’s
what logic seems to dictate,
which doesn’t guarantee it’ll
happen, I guess. Oh well, I’m
sure SAF’s got lots of fun
things planned!
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Reflection :
Only the
good die
Angela Langford
Opinion Editor
More than ever, death
does not appear to discriminate
against the young. After
the recent death of Michael
L. King, a 19-year-old
football player at U of I, I
realized the sudden and
unexpected nature of death
in the young and seemingly
strong.
A few weeks later, I
noticed the picture of a
young girl on the front page
of The Indianapolis Star
Metro South section. I read
the article about the death of
this 17-year-old student from
my high school who was
killed in a one-car accident.
High speed, failure to wear a
seat belt and alcohol played a
part in the untimely death of
this young girl.
Sitting in my kitchen
reading the tragic story of the
girl being thrown from the
driver’s side window of her
sedan going 751 to 80 mph in
a 45-mph zone stunned me
with the loss of this girl’s
future.
We all do stupid things
when we are young, because
we don’t really believe that
we will be injured and least
of all, killed. Reading the
article and seeing the picture
of this smiling young girl, I
couldn’t believe she was
dead, either.
The point that hit home
for me after reading about
these two young people is
that death can come for
anyone at anytime. A day of
football practice could be the
last one you ever participate
in and a night of driving too
fast could be the last drive
you ever take. It doesn’t
matter how young or invincible
the individual feels.
As a young person myself,
I can’t completely fathom
dying tomorrow. I have too
many plans for the future and
too many things I haven’t
accomplished yet. In the case
of the high school student, I
tell myself not to take
unnecessary risks such as
driving too fast without
buckling the seat belt. In the
case of Michael1 King, I
realize that death usually
comes as a surprise and it
teaches me to live for the
here and now. Even the
young can’t bet on tomor-
row.
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SEPTEMBER 20,2000 FEATURES THE REFLECTOR PAGE 3
WELCOME WEEK
First ever Freshman Welcome Week enjoyed by all
Angel Rodriguez
Staff Writer
For the first time ever, U
of I students were treated to
a whole welcome week,
instead of the traditional
welcome weekend.
“The committee started
brainstorming ideas on what
activities were to take place
when the school closed in the
spring of 2000. It was then
when we realized that it
would not all1 fit into one
weekend,” said Corbin
Smyth, director of co-
curricular programs.
“We wanted students to
get as much as possible out
of the first experience on
campus,” said Smyth.
The goal of Welcome
Week was to provide an
experience that would set the
stage for the future, accord-
ing to Smyth.
“We want students to have
a positive outlook on the
next four yeius,” said Smyth.
“If they do not feel welcome
and nave a bad experience on
campus, then this will have a
negative outlook on the years
to come.”
Freshman Karen Zielke
was saved from homesickness.
“All of the activities were
fun. And being a freshman, it
made leaving home easier
because the activities distracted
me from thinking of
home.”
“Welcome Week 2000, in
my opinion was a lot better
than Welcome Weekend
1999,” said Kimmy
Witkowski. “There was a
band in front of Warren Hall
bright and early at 7:30. The
‘help and cry’ station was
also a creative idea.”
Witkowski believes every
event was a success,
whether students were
moving in, dining with the
president, or registering for
classes.”
Ambassador Allison
Baker felt it was a lot of fun.
As an ambassador, she was
assigned to helping the
freshman move in.
“It was great moving
everyone in and seeing all
the new faces come to
campus ,” said Baker .
Sophomore Jennifer
Burgin also enjoyed herself.
“It was an awesome
experience. My favorite part
about the whole week was
the movie shown outside,
and the hypnotist, Michael
Anthony, was amusing,”
said Burgin.
Norwegian soccer player
Linn Rolstad said she
benefited from the welcome
week.
“There were lots of
meetings that were informative,
especially on studying
and working here in the
“This
will give
students
more time
to adjust
and not be
so rushed,”
said Smyth.
“Other
students
could also
move in on
Friday to
allow them
a free
weekend to
prepare for
classes
instead of
just a day.”
The
office of co-
curricular
programs
U.S.,” Rolstad said. “It also has chal- Photo by Achim Warth
provided an opportunity to lenged
meet more international themselves
LAUGHING GAS - Junior Ryan
Hupfer, after being hypnotized, uses
his shoe as a gas mask.
students.” to maintain
Photo by Achim Wafih
NAP TIME - U of I students sleep under the
Plans are already underway
for next year’s Welcome
Week. One proposal is
the quality
of the
events or improve future Welcome Week 2001,
power of hypnotist Michael Anthony at his to allow the freshman to welcome weeks.
contact the Campus Program
show. move in on Wednesday. To submit ideas for Board.
STUDY ABROAD
Student studies anthropology in China
NaUova Effoe
Staff Writer
Will Tamplin, a sophomore
at U of I, majoring in
anthropology and minoring
in Asian studies, spent his
summer on a field trip in
Beijing, China. He had to
take a course: in Mandarin
Chinese before taking off to
China.
“I learned enough to
enable me to converse
with the locals,” he
said.
Tamplin had also
already been learning
basic Chinesle on the U
of I branch campus in
Athens, so he was
further prepared for
China.
Tamplin was hosted
by the Institute of
Vertebiate Paleontol-
ogy and Paleo-anthro-
pology, based in
Beijing. The institution
sponsored his visa.
“This institution is
artifacts and Tamplin was
thrilled that he made an
exceptional discovery,
“I was really happy to
make one particular exciting
finding, a rnacquer molar. *It
was of course just a
monkey’s tooth but it’s
important because it brought
the dig into an older time
frame,” he said.
George Washington Univer-
sity. “She had a great deal of
international experience in
anthropology and archeol-
ogy. She is an expert in
Human+Evolytion, and one
of the people responsible for
developing a test for deter-
mining the age of artifacts,”
said Tamplin.
The test is called Amino
the bulletin board in the
basement of Good Hall
inviting applications for
participation,” he said.
Tamplin said his trip was
fruitful in many ways.
“I learned about the
procedures and methods for
any type of anthropologic
site and research excava-
tions. The trip also satisfied
one reauirement for my
Introduction to
Archeology class,”
he said.
It was not all
business for
Tamplin. He
visited museums in
Beijing and
shopped for
clothing.
“Shopping in
China was like a
dream, prices were
very low,” he said.
“I bought
Abercrombie and
Fitch paratrooper
shorts (U.S. retail
$55.00) for only
probably the sole
reason I was able to GETTING ‘DIRTY - Will Tamplin works in an
Submittedphoto $10.00.’’
Tamplin’ s
have these experi- anthropological dig site in China. Tamplin spent 5 weeks submersion into the
ences,” Tam~lin said. there, studying paleo-anthropology.
The focus of the field
study was paleo-anthropol- Tamplin had the opportu- Acid Racemization.
local Chinese
culture was also
rich. He is still floating on
ogy, and the objective site of nity to work with some “It is suitable for age some of his experiences.
the visit was located within renowned experts in his field testing of up to 750,000 “Eating scorpions and
the “Peking Man” World of study.
years” Tamplin said. She is ants in a Mongolian restau-
Heritage site.. This site was “Dr. Shu is famous for his also a respected published rant was pretty amazing,,”
first excavated in 1927 and is discovery of the first mam- author and a very hard Tamplin acknowledged.
located about an worker who Tamplin has his future
hour west of has made plans in place already.
Beijing.
“Fossils of
homo erectus
and archaic
homo sapiens
I am planning to continue on to
graduate school, and at this point my
interest is to focus on developmental
anthropology. -Will Tamplin
field trips
to Africa.
“It is
amazing - to
observe her
“I am planning to continue
on to graduate school,
and at this point my interest
is to focus on developmental
anthropology,” he said.
have been foiund discuss Developmental anthropolhere,
including complex ogy is considered a part of
countless animal types along mal known to China. We subjects one after the other cultural anthropology.
with stone to401s and possible named it the “Shu-Mouse.” without notes,” Tamplin Tamplin is enriching his
very early usle of fire” The “Shu-Mouse” is a stated.
education in as many ways
Tamplin said. mouse that is a genetic Tamplin did not plan to go as possible in order to have a
The oldest remains of the predecessor of all mammals to China nor did someone solid and broad basis for his
homo erectus date back indigenous to ChindAsia. influence him.
bachelor’s degree. Asian
500,000 years. Tamplin also had the “I accidentally saw a studies are still his priority
The main focus of the honor to work with Dr small post card from George as he continues to study both
study was to locate fossil Allison Broala, a professor at Washington University on Chinese and Thai languages.
W STORY TELLING
City celebrates 13th
annual storytelling
festival
Clinton Sims
Staff Writer
Stories, Inc. celebrates the
13th Annual Hoosier
Storytelling Festival, Sept
19-24 on the grounds of the
Northside Optimist Club
Opti-Park in Broadripple and
various venues throughout
the Indianapolis area.
WFYI and National Public
Radio’s “All Things Consid-
ered” and former Indianapo-
lis resident Bill Harley will
kick off the festival on
Tuesday, Sept. 19 with
stories and songs in “Old
New Borrowed and Blue” for
adults from 8-10 p.m.
“Mr. Harley will share his
insights, observations and
humor about trials and
tribulations of growing up
and parenting,” according to
Ellen H. Munds of Stories
Inc. “Those familiar with
Indianapolis will recognize
the places and subjects of
many of his stories, as a
result of his living in India-
napolis during his child-
hood.”
The festival will also
showcase other nationally
recognized storytellers
including Doug Elliott, who
brings a vibrant medley of
nature legend from the North
American back country, and
Rex Ellis and Janice
Harrington, who transport
audiences with their African-
American folktales.
“Heather Forest who
blends the magic of her
original music and timeless
folktales, and Ed Stivender
who spins wacky renditions
of fairy tales begin Thursday,
Sept. 21-24,” said Munds.
On Thursday and Friday,
the storytellers will spin yarn
on-site for school-age
students during a preschool
performance on Thursday
from 10 -1 1 a.m. at the
Children’s Museum of
Indianapolis.
Evening performances for
families will take place
Thursday and Friday at
various locations throughout
the Indianapolis area
including the Carmel Clay
Public Library, Morrisson-
Reeves Public Library, the
Plainfield Public Library,
the Wayne Branch of the
Indianapolis-Marion County
Public Library.
Performances will also be
at the following YMCA
sites: Y-zone at the Fall
Creek Branch, Dorothy
Brown Teen Center,
YMCA-School Community
Collaboration Program at
IPS#14 and #43.
On Saturday the festival
begins at noon with the
WFMS main stage for
adults, the Marsh supermar-
ket children’s stage and the
storytelling activities tent
for families.
On Saturday evening, the
public may choose between
stories for families from 7-9
p.m. or stories for adults
from 7-1 1 p.m.
On Sunday, the last day
of the festival, events will
begin at 1 p.m. with a
session of Sacred Stories
and conclude with the taping
of a radio show. Stories will
be aired by 88.7 FM WICR
on Oct 28.
All performances on
Saturday and Sunday are
signed for the deaf and
hearing impaired.
For ticket prices and
additional information on
the 13th Annual Hoosier
Storytelling Festival, call
(3 17) 255-7628 or go to the
web-site at
www. storiesinc.com.

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of talent and very high
expectations,” said Coach
coach, had hoped it would. f o r the
“This team is highly talented GLVC title this year.”
but has not played anywhere After 35 years of coachnear
its potential this fall,”’ ing, Partridge is probably
said Partridge. “I take full qualified to make such a
responsibility for not having judgement, and 88 wins into
them ready to play well.” his goal of 100 career wins,
Last season, the men’s he hopes that the 2000-2001
golf team ended with a 105- men’s golf team will be able
34 record and won second to bring him one step closer
place in the GLVC tournament.
Against division two
to his coaching pinnacle.
schools, the team finished
14-2. In order to continue the
WOMEN’S GOLF
winning tradition established U of I will host its
by the team last year, coach women’s golf invitational
Partridge intends to heighten Sept. 30 - Oct. 1 at Winding
the golf team’s emphasis on River Golf Course. Larry
practice.
Bledsoe, U of 1 women’s
Currently, Rory Ransburg, golf coach, is looking toward
team captain, and Blair the event positively. “Our
SEPTEMBER 20,2000
M OLYMPICS
of I student Ore1 Oral
his way to Sydney
rkish Olympic team
prelims. If he qualifies in the
top 16 he will advance to the
semifinals later in the
evening, and if he makes the
top eight, he will swim in the
finals the next day.
Even though Oral is not a
probable medal contender, he
still hopes to swim his best
times.
“My goal for the Olym-
pics is to do my best,” Oral
said. “I want to go a 2:06.50
for the 200 IM (individual
medley) which will be at
least top 30 or top 35. There
are almost 60 or more
swimmers in the event.”
In last year’s NCAA
Division I1 National Swim-
ming Championships Oral
set the Division I1 national
record in the 200 yard IM,
making him the first swim-
mer in U of 1’s history to
win an event at nationals.
This may be Oral’s first
Olympics, but according to
him, it won’t be his last. He
has his sights set on the
Games in Athens in 2004.
“This is going to be a
good experience for me-for
the next Olympic Games
where I will swim in the
semifinals,” Oral said.

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The Inter-cultural Association of
U of I will host its first Coffee
Hour of the semesterthis Friday
September 22,2000 at 3:OO pm in
Oberside Dining Hall. Come and
learn about various cultures of
the the world, listen to their
music, utter a few words in a
different language, and taste a
different kind of food. Those
interested in taking a course
abroad will have the opportunity
to get iinformation about the
country of their interest, and to
meet people from that country,
too, right here on campus! The
country of focus this time will be
Nigkria,
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Photo by Achim Warth
OVER THE TOP!- Sophomore middle hitter Angela Renta vollies the ball over the net against the
Quincy Hawks. Sophomore outside hitter Emily Kubela led the Lady ’Hounds against Quincy with
10 kills. Senior outside hitter Rachel Sorg and sophomore middle blocker Barbara Hahn each
added 9 kills. U of I competes tonight at home against Northern Kentucky, and then places host to
Saint Joseph’s Wheeling Jesuit [WV] and Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne on Friday and Saturday
respectively.
‘Hound volliers spiking competiton
Tyler Chambers
Sta8 Writer
sophomore outside hitter
Emily Kubala .
Sorg had 18 kills in the
championship match against
The U of I volleyball team Cedarville and 49 lulls over
is off to a strong start after the course of the tournament.
winning their first two invita- Kubala earned nine kills and
tional tournaments, but falter- 17 digs in the final, and 49 kills
ing against the GLVC rival and 62 digs overall.
Quincy Saturday.
The ‘Hounds upset host
The Lady ‘Hounds won the New Haven [CT] in the chamfirst
game 15-12, but then fell pionship match of the New
in consecutive game of 15-5, Haven Invitational Sept. 2.
15-12, and 15-8.
Junior setter Delanie
At the Cedarville [OH] In- Phillips earned tournament
vitational on Sept. 8-9, the MVP honors after distributing
‘Hounds won all six matches 68 assists in the Greyhounds’
without losing a game to win comeback victory over the
for the second consecutive 28th-ranked Chargers in the
year. finals.
Making the Cedarville All- Indianapolis dropped the
Tournament team were senior first two games of the match,
outside hitter Rachel Sorg and 15-12 and 15-13, before rally-
CROSS COUNTRY
Cross Country teams
are off to speedy start
Brad Borgman Jason Smith ended eleventh.
Staff Writer On the women’s side, jun-
ior Maria Harriman won the
The 12-1 U of I men’s cross Taylory Invitational for the
country team won the Taylor second straight year, leading
Invitational on Sept. 9th, plac- the team to a second-place fin-
ing five runners in the top 19. ish.
Juniors Khelli Leitch and Other top U of I runners
Danny Butler led the ‘Hounds, included sophomore Nicole
finishing fifthand sixth respec- Williams in fourth place and
tively. Sophomore Cory freshman Erin Vagedes in
Ferguson placed 11th with eighth place. Junior Stacy
freshman John Parson coming Clapp also added an 18th place
in right behind him at 12th. finish.
Junior Nolan Richhart added a In the women’s race at
19th place finish. Wabash, junior Maria
Leitch and Parson defeated Harriman and sophomore
35 other tandem duos to wih Nicole Williams placed third
the Wabash Hokum-Karem out of the 40 combos entered.
Sept. 2. The pair led the Grey- Junior Stacy Clapp and fresh-
hounds to a second-place fin- man Erin Vagedes finished
ish in the six team meet, fall- twelvth, while senior Venessa
ing just one point shy of win- Johnson ans sophomore Eren
ner DePauw. Wakefield were 22nd across
Richart and Ferguson added the finishline. Junior Jennifer
an eighth place finish, and se- Hall and freshmen Nicole
nior Scott DeWitt and iunior Robinson placed 23rd.
ing to win 15-13,15-5, and 15-
11. Phillips dished out 173
assists in the four-match tour-
nament.
Joining Phillips on the All
Tournament Team was sopho-
more middle hitter Casey
Harter. Harter posted an in-
credible 12 blocks in the cham-
pionship match in addition to
16 kills. She finished the tour-
nament with 44 kills and 22
blocks.
Sophomore outside hitter
Emily Kubala paced Indy with
19 kills and 31 digs in the
championship match. Junior
Lise Dolasinski contributed 12
kills and 18 digs vs. New Ha-
ven, sophomore Barbara Hahn
had 24 digs and eight kills,
senior Mary-Margaret
Warrickrecordedninekills and
22 digs, freshma Jennifer
Johnson added 17 digs, and
sophomore defensive special-
ist Erica Bankowski had 16
digs.
“lt was our most meaning-
ful tournament win since I’ve
been here,” said Rogers. “Our
players really wanted to win
and they showed it by out-
lasting New Haven in a three-
hour match.”
Indianapolis swept NCAA
I1 opponents Southern Con-
necticut and North Carolina
Central on the opening day of
the tournament, before knock-
ing off D-I1 foe Massachusetts-
Lowell in four games.
U of I is now 13-2 overall
and 1-1 in GLVC play.

PAGE 6 THE REFLECTOR NEWS SEPTEMBER 20,2000
CAMPUS CRIME
Crime a declining U of I p roblern
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Jakub Kill
Staff Writer -
Theft, arson, vandalismaind
other crimes are commonplace
incidents on college campuises
throughout the United States
and Canada. The University
of Indianapolis has been no
exception during the past
school year, with thefts of per-
sonal and university property
quickly becoming the most fre-
quently occurring incidents on
and off campus.
Faculty and students re-
maining on campus during the
summer have observed a dras-
tic decrease in the number of
reported incidents. 13r.
Templin, a long-time profes-
sor in the English Department
at U of I, said that the past
summer has been peaceful.
“I had my purse stolen twice
during the year,” said Templin,
“but nothing much happened
during the summer.”
Relating to Templin, Dr.
Morris, who has been teaching
in the English Department for
the past eighteen years, coifi-
dently said that during all her
time at U of I, she never lhad
anything personal stolen.
“One year, during the hoine-
coming week,” she said, “I had
some books taken from my
office, but nothing beyond
that.”
Elaborating on the issue of
campus safety, Morris said
that unlike some other col-
leges in the area, U of I is a
fairly safe place.
“I leave my radio in my
office and even some change
lying around.” Said Morris.
“Nothing ever gets taken.”
She added, however, that
precautions to prevent crimi-
nal incidents from occurring
must always be taken. Morris
always parks her car in front
of ESCH hall, where she can
see it from her office window
at all times.
Carole Lux, a secretary in
the U of I athletic office, said
that she hasn’t been around
the campus much during the
summer, and that is the likely
reason why she didn’t hear of
anything relating to criminal
activity at the Ruth Lilly Fit-
ness Center, or elsewhere on
campus. She speculated that
security is most likely the rea-
son for a crime drop in the
building.
“For this facility, we have
taken a very aggressive role in
preventing crime,” she said.
“We do not allow people who
are not student or staff into
this building, and our tight-
ened security has been the
key.”
Matthew C. Donovan, the
director of facilities, recreation
and athletics development at
U of I said that students must
use caution, as incidents still
occur.
“Wallet thefts are the most
common of all,” he said.
Jim Ream, the chair of the
theater department at U of I,
said that although he has seen
a significant decrease in thefts
during the summer, the the-
ater department seems to be a
prime target.
“In my opinion, we have
had things missing during the
year.” Ream said. “Because
of community collaboration,
there is a chance our equip-
ment will be returned, but I
am not optimistic.”
Ream added that in the past
few years, his department has
had countless sums of dollars
worth of equipment stolen, but
that most of it occurred during
the school year, and likely
done by someone familiar
with, yet not a part of U of I.
“It may have been some-
body who knows how busy
the campus is,” said Ream.
Yet generally speaking,the
drop in criminal activity on
the U of I campus has been
pleasantly felt by staff and stu-
dents alike.
Nyaradzo Madzongwe, an
international student at U of I,
agreed that the campus has
been quiet during the summer
break.
“I have been on and off cam-
pus during the summer,”
Madzongwe commented, “I
haven’t heard anything of
crimes. ”
She also agreed that the
probable reason for a drop in
crime during the summer
months is that most of regu-
larly attending students are not
on campus.
According to the Office of
Safety and Police Services, the
past summer has been unusu-
ally quiet with merely a few
minor theft incidents being
reported from various parts of
the campus.
Chief of University Police,
Keith W. Smith said that al-
though crimes have indeed
been few during the summer,
the influx of students onto cam-
pus has increased their fre-
quency.
“Just before school started,
things really picked up,” said
Smith. “Thefts, vandalisms
and the like increased about a
week before school started, as
students returned to campus.”
VOLUNTERISM SQUARE cont. from p. 1
U of I lends helping hands Organization, believes that the
city,
ceive double benefits by having
the opportunity to accomuntil
renovations began in December
1999.
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By Sherri Headen
Staff Writer -
IPS and agencies save plish something in the commoney
by having a semipro-. munity that would not have
fessional class of workers, such otherwise been done,” said
as U of I students, working tu Margedant .
In addition to the programs
organized by SEND and the
university, the building holds
36 live and work lofts for lowbenefit
neighborhoods and The Wheeler Building, income artists. The works proschools.
originally an a carburetor fac- vided by the artists are sold out
“The university students re- tory, was shuttered from 1993 of the lofts.
Many opportunities exist for
U of I students who are inter-
ested in volunteering their time
to help others. Becoming a vol-
unteer provides students with
valuable community service
experience and the chance to
make a difference in the lives
of others.
Also, hours spent as a vol-
unteer can be recorded on a
student’s official transcript
through the Community Pro-
grams Center located in Good
Hall Room 204A.
In many cases, volunteer-
ing is a way to showcase time
management skills, motivation
and, willingness to worlk to
potential employers.
The following are a few
volunteer opportunities cur-
rently available to U of I stu-
dents:
The U of I Developmental
Preschool is looking for vol-
unteers who enjoy working
with children. This volunteer
opportunity is located on cam-
pus and will be a rewarding
experience for students who
appreciate the little smiles and
laughter associated with chil-
dren. For more information,
call Laura at 788-3559.
Volunteering at St. Vincent
New Hope is an exciting way
to get involved with the com-
munity by helping individuals
with disabilities. Services are
provided through group homes
supported living, and semu-in-
dependent living programs.
The individuals involved
with the program live in ahome
setting in 39 different Loca-
tions in Marion and Hamilton
counties. They create volun-
teer experiences that match
individual time and talent re-
quirements. There are oppor-
tunities for tutoring, going on
outings, attending special
eve& and one-on-one friend-
ship opportunities. There is
also an opportunity to aid in
planning a special event for U
of I.
Some of these events have
included taking an individual
to a football or basketball
game, a play or a musical.
Volunteer opportunities are
available during the day, eve-
nings and on weekends. For
more information, call Mary
Pomprowitz, volunteer coor-
dinator, at 338-4505.
The Crises and Suicide In-
tervention Service is looking
for good listeners to staff the
phone line from their home
one shift per week for one year.
Nearly everyday, the Crises
Live receives a call from a
scared woman attempting to
get out of an abusive relation-
ship, a lonely individual bat-
tling depression, afamily seek-
ing shelter from the cold, a
young woman debating about
whether or not to report a rape
and many others.
For more information, con-
tact Denise Horne at the Men-
tal Health Association in
Marion County at 25 1-0005.
Ameri-Corps (Indy-Corps)
is the domestic Peace Corps
that engages Americans of all
ages and backgrounds, espe-
cially young people, in full and
part-time service to get things
done in communities across
America.
Ameri-Corps volunteers
perform service that have di-
rect and measurable impact in
four critical areas: education,
public safety, human needs,
and the environment.
Indy-Corps, the Indianapo-
lis branch of Ameri-Corps, is a
program sponsored by the
Marion County Family Advo-
cacy Center, whose members
serve in local agencies to break
the cycle of family violence.
Indy-Corps members gain re-
warding service experience
every year in the field of fam-
ily violence. Service in Indy-
Corps often leads to personal
and professional development
and employment opportuni-
ties. For more information,
contact Caryn Burton at 327-
6968.
The Irvington Congrega-
tions as Partners (ICAP) is
looking for caring individuals
in the Irvington community
who wouldlike tohelpaneigh-
bor achieve self-sufficiency.
To help, contact ICAP at 322-
0527.
The Salvation Army will
host many activities this fall
and winter to help the needy. If
interested in volunteering with
them, contact the U of I Com-
munity Programs Center at
788-3557, ext. 127.
In addition to the volunteer
and community service oppor-
tunities listed previously,
Circle K International, a cam-
pus organization made up of
college students who are com-
mitted to community service,
is available to assist volun-
teer-oriented students. Circle
K is the world’s largest colle-
giate organization dedicated to
service and leadership devel-
opment.
U of I Circle K sponsors a
service project on most Satur-
days, and regular meetings,
social activities and fundraisers
throughout the school year.
Any student interested in ser-
vice, leadership and fellow-
ship may join Circle K.
International dues are $25
per year, per member; how-
ever, there are fundraising op-
portunities offered to allow
each student to earn most of
that amount. For more infor-
mation about Circle K, contact
Tammy Boeglin.
STUDENT ACTIVITY
ISG puts
Tiffany Rife
Stuff Writer
The vote is final. Last spring
the student body’s vote was in
favor of the new Student Ac-
tivity Fee (SAF). As a result,
$165,400 will be distributed
throughout campus this year
for student services and activi-
ties.
According to Carrie
Dankoff, vicepresident ofISG,
the SAF is a fee of $50 on each
full-time undergraduate’s se-
mester bill, that is put into a
fund for the Indianapolis Stu-
dent Government to distribute
among campus organizations
and activities. This year’s
freshman class will not see this
fee on their bill until next
school year.
Freshman are not charged
with the fee because they had
already been sent letters esti-
mating the cost of attending U
of I before the vote to approve
the SAF was taken in April.
The university is compen-
sating for the freshman. It is
paying $14 for each of the
1,800 full-time undergraduate
students. Students who were
charged this fee may question
why they have not seen
changes on campus as a result
of the SAF. This is because
ISG just recently received the
money, and is now in the pro-
cess of making commitments.
“We’re doing a lot of inves-
tigating,” said Dankoff.
FEE
activity fee to work
Dankoff explained that
there are many steps to be taken
before anything can be final,
but ISG does have the ball roll-
ing on several possibilities.
Freshmen may notice a
magnetic stripe on the back of
their student ID cards. This
stripe is for the one-card sys-
tem that will soon be new to
our campus. In the future, stu-
dent ID cards may be used like
a debit card.
Students will be able to put
a certain amount of money to-
ward their one-card and use it
for various services on cam-
pus.
Some possible features of
the card will be building ac-
cess, laundry machines, and
photocopying. With this sys-
tem, students should also be
able to get on a computer to
transfer funds within the card.
It has been determined that
$1,000 of the SAF will be used
to improve LectureIPerfor-
mance events.
Campus organizations that
register will be considered for
funds from the SAF. Dankoff
met with 25 campus organiza-
tions on Sept. 10 to go over the
requirements.
“We’re encouraging cam-
pus organizations to think big
as far as having campus-wide
activities,” Dankoff said.
Organizations can find the
campus organization hand-
book in the Office of Co-Cur-
ricular Programs, Schwitzer
012.
According to Corbin
Smyth, Director of Co-Cur-
ricular Programs, members of
the Campus Program Board
(CPB) developed a “dream
programs budget” for pro-
grams they would like to hold
on campus.
“Some of their dreams have
already come true,” said
Smyth, “and some will come
true in the future.”
Part of CPB’s dream was
the outdoor movie on Smith
Mall and the return of Michael
Anthony, the hypnotist who
performed during Welcome
Week.
Another part of the dream
was extending Brown County
Day activities in October. CPB
will also host “Art of Kissing”
in February.
“We want students to start
staying on campus on the
weekends and at night,” CPB
President Holli Murphy said.
“So, we are working to have
concerts and more fun activi-
ties since we now have the
money to do that.”
Smyth explained that he
plans to see many technology-
based improvements on cam-
pus that will benefit all stu-
dents.
ISG is accepting any sug-
gestions on how to distribute
the SAF. Interested students
should attend the ISG meet-
ings every Tuesday at 3p.m. in
Schwitzer 201.

Broadway classic opens for ERT in Ransburg
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&ari Gray
Stag Writer
The Edyvean Repertory Theatre
is performing the beloved Broad-
way musical, “Joseph and the
Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”
September 3-23.
“Joseph” is based on a story
from the Book of Genesis in the
Bible and is directed by Phillip H.
Colglazier.
The story is about Joseph, the
youngest of 12 sons born to Jacob.
Joseph was Jacolb’s favorite son, so
he receives a colorful and orna-
mented robe frorn their father. The
brothers of Joseph become jealous
and plots to get rid of him. Joseph
is sold to the Tshmalites and eventu-
ally gets thrown in jail. While
there, he continues to interpret the
dreams of others. One day, the
Pharaoh hears of Joseph’s remark-
able ability and calls upon him.
U of I student Trisha Wright,
one of the wives in the play, said
that the story of the play also
portrays a lot of everyday life.
“It tells of jealousy, feuding
between family members and
reaching for one’s dreams,” Wright
said.
The cast of “Joseph” has been
planning and practicing since July
and their hard work has paid off.
The play has received many great
reviews and praise.
The Director of Marketing and
Public Relations for the Edyvean
Repertory Theater, Anne Penney,
said that on “Joseph’s” opening
night, Ransburg Auditorium housed
the largest opening night audience
the theater has ever had. Each night
the cast has performed has been to
an almost sold out crowd.
The actors and stage crew are all
volunteers for the musical. The cast
includes 29 adults, two of which
are U of I students, plus 24 children
from the Indianapolis Children’s
Choir. Several other U of I students
help out as stagecrew.
The Edyvean Theatre entered
their 34th season this year. The
season starts in September and lasts
until April. The Edyvean puts on
classical, musical and contemporary
plays. This year’s plays also
include “Grace and Glorie,” “Kind
Island Christmas,” “Romeo and
Juliet,” “Swingtime Canteen,” and
“One Flew Over the Cuckoos
Nest.”
Tickets can be purchased by
contacting the Edyvean Repertory
Theatre Box Office at 783-4090
with prices ranging from $16-$20.
MOVIE REVIEW
Two movies reviewed for the price of one
Brian Robbins
Sports Editor
This issue’s review was origi-
nally meant to be about “The Art of
War,” but since only about five of
you probably read the Welcome
Week issue where I ripped apart
Keanu “Uh” Reeves’ acting ability
(and because I saw “The Watcher”
last weekend), yoii get two reviews
for the price of one. If anyone
would like to send in donations to
the Brian Robbins Wants Your
Money Foundation as a show of
appreciation, I certainly won’t
complain. Cash, clhecks and money
orders are accepteld. Now, on with
the show(s)!
“The Art of War” stars Wesley
Snipes as a United Nations secret
agent assigned to protect a Chinese
dignitary staying in New York.
When the dignitarj is assassinated,
RESTAURANT REVIEW
Snipes’ character gets blamed in
the cover up. He must then go
underground to hide from the UN,
FBI and Chinese mobsters, all
while trying to clear his name.
If you can look past the fact that
Snipes is playing his exact same
character as in “U. S. Marshals,”
then this was a pretty good movie.
The conspiracy they plot revolves
around isn’t all that implausible,
and the motivation behind every-
thing that happens makes sense.
The only real fault I can find lies
with the fight scenes. I really don’t
like the trend that every fight scene
has to copy the style used in “The
Matrix.”
“The Art of War”’ isn’t anything’
special, but it’s nothing to vomit on
either. If you’re bored some night
and are in the mood for a movie,
there are worse ones you could go
to. Speaking of which.. .
Now it’s time for more fun with
our boy Keanu. “The Watcher”
features James Spader as a burned
out FBI agent who’s dragged back
in when a serial killer (yup, it’s you
know who) follows him after
moving from Los Angeles to
Chicago. Reeves gives him no
choice but to go back to work by
sending him pictures of the women
he’s going to kill and daring him to
find them in time.
It’s always nice for an actor to
try to expand himself and go for
roles outside of what you’d expect
from him. This is not one of those
times. Correct me if I’m wrong, but
serial killers are kind of supposed
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to be scary. Reeves is anything but. .
When you combine him with James
Spader, you get one big nothing of
a movie. They’re almost like
bystanders in their own film.
Booooooring .
what’s happening
Concerts on the Canal
7:30 p.m. every Thursdsay
Canal Plaza, 450 W. Ohio St.
Sept. 21 Janke-Fern Quartert & Jamie Faulkner
Sept. 28 Rhett McDaniel & David Morgan
FREE
Chocolate Fest ’98
September 28, 10 a.m.- 3 p.m.
Hyatt Regency Indianapolis/NationaI City Center Atrium
One S. Capitol Ave.
Tickets $4 at the door
Jerry GarcialA Visual Journey
Oct. 7 10 a.m.-IO p.m.; Oct. 8, 10 a.m.- 6 p.m.
Sheraton Indianapolis Hotel
8787 Keystone Crossing
This nationally touring exhibit is presented by Image Makers
Art and WKLU. It features one of the largest collections of
Jerry Garcia’s art ever assembled. All work is for sale.
FREE
Carmel International Arts Festival
Sept. 30, 10 a.m. to 6 Pam.; Oct. 1, 12 to 5 p.m.
Carmel Civic Square
Fine arts exhibits, music, drama and comedy. Performers include
Duke Tomatoe and The Power Trio, Alligator Brothers and Cathy
Morris on Saturday. Real Eyes and Dog Talk on Sunday.
“Sur vivo r ! ’’
Sept. 15- Oct. 27, 10 p.m.
National Comedy Theater
Improvisational comedy
Tickets $5
Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus
Sept. 17-Oct. 1
Conseco Fieldhouse
Tickets available through Ticketmaster
Ravenous roommates dine in style at Mama Carolla’s
Meagan Godfrey
Business Mananer
Stephanie Nicolini
Contributing Writer
Brianne Mullally
Entertainment Editor
The year has fin,ally begun! The
dorms and the parking lots that
were so desolate and quiet all
summer are once again loud and
busy with the hustle and bustle of
every day student life. With the
awakening of the campus for yet
another year the doirmant restaurant
reviewers have also1 taken back to
the streets of Indianapolis ready to
bring you, the reader, another
exciting year of reviews.
Last year we said good-bye to
restaurant reviewers Biggie (Mel-
issa Bigam) and Special K (Amber
Krouse). However, the restaurant
review must go on and so we
welcome two new reviewers Bri
Like the Cheese (Bri Mullally) and
The Nicol (Stephanie Nicolini). To
start the season of eating off, our
first stop was Mama Carolla’s Old
Italian Restaurant located in Broad
Ripple at 1030 E. 54th Street.
ATMOSPHERE,:
The Godfather: The Rat pack
was barely audible over the clank
of wine glasses and the hum of
conversation. Candles at each table
gave a soft romantic glow to the
entire place. Grapevines were
strung around fireplaces’and poles,
and I felt like I stepped into a scene
from “A Walk in the Clouds”
minus the really bad acting and plot
line. Unlike Olive Garden there
was no loud speaker blaring your
last name in some language other
than English when your table is
ready. Instead, the hosts wrote your
name on a wipe board and paraded
around the barllounge area, like the
girls in the boxing matches do
when they are calling out the
rounds.
Bri Like the Cheese: As soon as
you leave the parking lot and enter
the gates, you are magically
whisked away to an Italian cafe. It
was a perfect night to dine outside,
and the restaurant had beautiful
outside seating, fully equipped with
umbrellaed tables and strings of
dim white lights that complemented
the moonlight wonderfully. Inside,
where we sat, there was a feeling of
being in someone’s home (maybe
because it was someone’s home),
with their personal photos framed
on the mantle. We sat in an inti-
mate room with only three other
tables. The music was the typical
Olive Garden sound track, but I
swear I heard the song “My Girl”
pop into the mix.
The Nicol: Being three-fourths
Italian and a last name like
Nicolini, I’d like to believe I’m a
pretty good judge of an Italian
atmosphere. Not quite as genuine
as Grandpa Nicolini’s house, but it
felt like a familiar place to me. I
don’t know if it was the neighborly
atmosphere or that they may have
had a replica of a portrait that once
hung in my Grandpa’s house. But
overall the elegance of the restau-
rant and the warmness of the staff
welcomed us in like any good
Italian family welcomes you in to
their home.
SERVICE:
The Godfather: Our waiter
seemed a little over whelmed with
the business of the evening. How-
ever, he was very polite and speedy
in getting our drink and salad
orders. He was also very helpful in
recommendations of what was
good on the menu.
Bri Like the Cheese: Every
person that was employed there
seemed to have a certain laid back
attitude and a smile on their face.
Our waiter was very helpful with
the food choices and very eager to
clear our plates. A very clever
touch was keeping a water pitcher
on the table, so we could have
water whenever we needed it. Why
don’t all restaurants do that?
The Nicol: From past experi-
ences at “up-scale’’ restaurants, I
expected to go in and find a waiter
who was “all about business” and
no jokes. Not only was he enter-
taining and a fine looking young
man, he also helped me make an
excellent choice on a dinner dish.
His service was also efficient, but I
still had some food in my stomach
from the samples at Sam’s Club, so
I wasn’t that anxious.
THE EATS:
The Godfather: The Yellow Fin
Tuna melted in my mouth. It was
covered in a light marinara sauce
with huge chunks of tomatoes and
onions that this vegetable lover
could sink my teeth into. The tuna
also came with a side of today’s
pasta, which happened to be an
angel hair pasta seasoned in a light
olive oil. The evening was quite
enjoyable until some overzealous
Husker fan came over to our table
and tried to get us to sing the
Nebraska Fight song.
Bri Like the Cheese: I opted for
the Traditional Lasagna, which the
menu noted was “always a favorite.”
As a lasagna connoisseur, I
was very impressed. The marinara
sauce was light and sweet with just
the right amount of vegetables in it.
The lasagna itself wasn’t too rich
and it was the perfect size, so I
didn’t have to be rolled out. The
fresh bread that came with our meal
was soft and tasty, and came with
olive oil for dipping.
7he Nicol: The Chicken
Involtine was “magnifique,” as the
Italians would say. The breast of
chicken was filled with prosciutto
ham, fresh spinach, tomato, and
cheese, then covered with a cham-
pagne sauce and mushrooms.
Salad and bread were also served,
and being in swim season I took
advantage of the chance to carbo
load with a few helpings of bread!
PRICE:
The Godfather: $12.95 is not bad
for tuna, pasta, salad and bread
however it was one of the less
expensive meals on the menu and if
you’re on a tight budget I would
not recommend coming to eat pasta
here.
Bri Like the Cheese: I think
$1 1.95 is worth a good piece of
lasagna, plus bread and salad.
I.
Because the prices were a little on
the expensive side and drive is
pretty far, I wouldn’t recommend
frequenting Mama’s, but it’s
definitely worth the trip for special
occasions.
The Nicol: For a night out at a
nice restaurant $12.95 is a good
price for a wonderful evening. But
in the unfortunate event of being a
college student in debt, (this would
be directed at the majority of U of I
students,) this might not be the best
idea to eat out for the night. But
for those who have been a relation-
ship for about four years and forgot
what it’s like to go on a date, this
restaurant would be a great place to
fall in love all over again.
RATING:
The Godfather: 3 112
Bri Like the Cheese: 4
The Nicol: cuatro (4 for the

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