There may be more, cheaper flight options coming soon for Uni-versity of Dayton students leaving from the Dayton International Air-port.

Southwest Airlines Inc. offi-cially announced last week it will begin operating in Dayton after its May 2011 purchase of AirTran Holdings Inc. Southwest has begun to convert AirTran operations into

Southwest operations in 22 cities, according to a Jan. 22 Dayton Daily News article.

Southwest’s arrival in Dayton could mean less expensive flights for students as well as more flight options for breaks, the article said.

Mary Ashcraft, a sophomore communication major, said she lives in California and only goes home for Christmas and summer breaks because of flying expenses. When she does go home, she said she drives to Columbus to fly on

Southwest flights because they of-fer lower costs.

“I usually fly Southwest and they only fly out of Columbus so I have to get my aunt and uncle to drive me there every time,” Ash-craft said. “Southwest being at the Dayton airport would be so much easier.”

Ashcraft said that flying home for breaks is especially hard be-cause she has to haul all of her belongings home by plane, which costs a lot of money with baggage

fees. Southwest allows customers to bring two bags at no cost, which Ashcraft said is a big help when she moves home for the summer.

Southwest currently serves 72 destinations in 37 states, according to its website. This flight coverage will help expand destinations leav-ing from the Dayton International Airport and will allow more stu-dents to fly home from Dayton, the article said.

Dan Casterline, a sophomore medicinal and pharmaceutical

chemistry major, said he is from New Jersey and no longer flies home because it is too expensive. Casterline said he used to fly with Delta Air Lines Inc. but now just drives home because his flights last year were too expensive. He said he would consider using Southwest in the future if he found their fees were lower than what he used to pay to fly home.

“I did like flying,” Casterline

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Local Democratic officials spoke about the importance of student in-volvement in the political process at a College Democrats event on Wednes-day, Jan. 25.

The 2012 presidential election and

President Barack Obama’s student loan policies were the main conver-sation topics between nine elected officials and about 30 students in Ken-nedy Union room 331.

Jeffrey Mims, president of the Dayton Board of Education, said one issue students should make sure they

understand before they hit the polls in November is taxation. He said the most publicized issues on the Republi-can campaign trail only affect a small number of Americans.

“Republicans run campaigns on three issues,” Mims said. “One is no new taxes. Two, same sex marriage, and three, abortion. Republicans use those issues that affect 2 percent of the nation to influence the whole nation.”

Mims also said he wants overall po-litical involvement in college students – whether Republican or Democrat – to increase.

Karl Kieth, Montgomery County auditor, said jobs and the economy are at the forefront of voters’ minds for the upcoming presidential election.

“President Obama has done a great job in a very difficult time and we have some major issues we need to deal with,” he said. “He has a vision for a better America.”

Mims said elected officials are vested with the responsibility of pre-serving the vigor young people bring to politics.

“Any time you have young people interested in politics, it’s your re-sponsibility as an elected official to make sure we keep that enthusiasm moving,” he said. “Young people are more vibrant. You all have to set the tone and you stand in the threshold of creating the world you want your chil-dren to live in.”

Kieth also said he believes in the power of young people in politics.

“It’s important for students to get involved in politics,” he said. “I defi-nitely want to see more involvement, but that’s true with any age group.”

He said students have interned at his office and participated in the local

Democratic Party in the past. Alia Sisson, a junior political sci-

ence major and College Democrats secretary, said political involvement on campus, most of which is Republi-can, is low.

Sisson said Obama supports issues that save her money.

“The Affordable Care Act is impor-tant because it allows you to stay on your parents’ insurance until you’re 26,” Sisson said. “Obama was re-ally instrumental in increasing Pell Grants.”

Pell Grants are given by the gov-ernment to undergraduate students based on financial need, cost of educa-tion and various other factors.

Former Ohio state Sen. Fred Stra-horn said the Democrats “are fighting for our future.”

“We’ve let a lot of high-paying, low-skill jobs leave our country,” Strahorn said.

He said investment in college de-

grees is more important than ever now because workers need to be bet-ter educated in order to find jobs in a tough economy.

Nan Whaley, Dayton City Commis-sioner, a 1998 UD graduate and former president of the College Democrats, spoke briefly at the event. She said the elections leave “a lot at stake.”

“Obama will be attacked, but we have to defend him,” Whaley said. “Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-Ohio] is up for reelection this year. … [Montgom-ery County] Treasurer Carolyn Rice is on the ballot.”

Whaley said students should con-tact the Ohio Montgomery Democrat-ic Party if they want to get involved in the Obama 2012 presidential cam-paign.

“Many people are cynical or believe they can’t make a difference, but I be-lieve young people can make a differ-ence,” Kieth said.

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wedNeSdAybeyond ud panel supperattend this free dinner to hear from a panel of former volunteers who spent time serving abroad or domestically. The event will take place in Liberty hall from 5:45-7:15 p.m. rsVP to ncardilino1@udayton.edu.

TueSdAydelta sigma pi meet-and-greetstudents interested in the business fraternity can learn more about it from current mem-bers from 1-4 p.m. in the Miriam hall atrium. delta sigma Pi broth-ers also will look at resumes and share tips on how to make them as professional as pos-sible. For more informa-tion, email rush.deltas-igmapi@gmail.com.

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wedNeSdAysga marianist month faith panelJoin the ud student Government asso-ciation in the Kennedy union Torch Lounge from 7:30-8:30 p.m. The event will bring to light information on the Marianist faith and the stories of its Brothers, sisters and laypeople. For more information, call student Life and Kennedy union at 937-229-3333.

ThurSdAywelcome back movie and discus-sionJoin the ud sustain-ability, energy and en-vironment Initiative for free food, discussion and screening of a sus-tainability-related movie from 7-9 p.m. in the sci-ence Center auditorium. For more information, go to see.udayton.edu.

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Democratic officials encourage involvement in political process sara dornChief news writer

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construction under way for two campus additionsNew home for international housing

The Global Learning Living Com-munity at the University of Dayton will be housed next school year at the new Caldwell Street Apartments.

Formerly known as the Interna-tional Learning Living Community, the GLLC is special interest housing that is open to both American and international students, said Theodra Bane, a senior philosophy and French major, and resident of the ILLC cur-rently in Garden Apartments on Stew-art Street.

“Each apartment will house four students, and each bedroom gets its own bathroom,” she said.

The GLLC will host 24 apartments and 96 total students in the Caldwell Street Apartments, according to the UD housing website. Overall, the new facility will host 427 students, accord-ing to a Sept. 29, 2011, Flyer News ar-ticle.

The Caldwell Street Apartments are still in the construction process and are scheduled to open in August 2012, said Beth Keyes, vice president for Facilities Management.

“The five apartment buildings are now topped out at three floors with roof trusses and decking being in-stalled,” she said.

Though the roof work is complete, Keyes said the interiors of the build-ings are still in progress.

Keyes also said despite the heavy rain UD has had lately, construction is still underway and due to open on time.

“Despite the mud and rain, the ex-teriors are beginning to receive a brick

and stone skin with windows close behind due for installation soon,” she said.

Though the apartments will open on time, students planning on living there next year will not have the op-tion of moving in early because con-struction will not be complete until August, Keyes said.

“There will be no early move-ins of any kind at the complex as it will not be ready before move-in day,” she said.

For students interested in apply-ing to live in the GLLC at the Caldwell Street Apartments next year, the on-line application is due at 4:30 p.m. Fri-day, Feb. 3, according to the UD hous-ing website.

Applicants for the GLLC will be notified of their acceptance by March 2 so they may still participate in the general housing lottery if they are not accepted in the GLLC, according to the website.

Students who will be sophomores, juniors and seniors next year may apply to live in the GLLC. Individu-als may apply as a single or in groups of two, three or four, according to the website.

All students living in the GLLC are expected to participate in a variety of international events.

Bane said she encourages everyone to live in an international community.

“Living with international students is one of the best experiences I have had at UD,” she said. “I would highly recommend people give it a try.”

For more information on the Caldwell Street Apartments’ Global Learning Living Community, visit bit.ly/CaldwellGLLC.

Construction continues on the research center the University of Dayton is building with General Electric Co. Aviation Systems on River Park Drive.

The facility, a $51-million Elec-trical Power Integrated Systems Research and Development Cen-ter, is expected to be operational by 2013, according to a Sept. 29, 2011, Flyer News article.

“The underground structural system has been installed, the end-bracing walls are up for the office building portion, the steel work has started and the tilt up walls will be starting soon,” said Beth Keyes, vice president of Fa-cilities Management.

John Leland, director of the UD Research Institute, said the facil-ity’s research may influence the computer science and electrical engineering curriculum, accord-ing to a Dec. 5, 2010 Flyer News article.

“[The EPISCENTER] is coming along well and we anticipate the building to be completed [by] the first quarter of 2013,” Leland said.

Dan Fink, a senior mechanical engineering student, said he is excited about the partnership UD and GE Aviation Systems are forg-ing with the facility.

“There are not many people that can say they have a company as big as GE on campus,” Fink said. “I think the most important aspect the GE building will offer

students will be the many oppor-tunities. Students will now apply what they’re learning and trans-form their skills to the worksta-tion.”

Fink said engineering students who will still be at UD when the facility is complete should take advantage of the affiliation with GE.

“My advice to engineering stu-dents would be to use GE to oper-ate and network because this is a chance to gain real world experi-ence and reputation,” he said.

Some of the EPISCENTER’s goals are to provide UD’s student body with out-of-classroom expe-rience and professional research technology, according to a Nov. 22, 2010, GE press release.

Leland said he thinks the fa-cility will provide students with hands-on learning opportunities.

“Real-world experiences can amount to so much more in the classroom and I believe the new aviation facility will provide many co-op opportunities to our engineering students,” he said. “The facility has the potential to put out engineers to work out smart electric utility grids and we plan to develop a curriculum to obtain an advantage seeking jobs in engineering.”

Adam Rey, a senior econom-ics major, said he works at a GE office in West Chester, Ohio, 35 miles south of Dayton. He said he worked there full-time his spring semester junior year and now

works there part-time.Rey said he performs statistical

analysis to forecast demand for GE-manufactured jet engines, and has enjoyed his experience work-ing for the company.

“I think [GE’s] a great compa-ny, it’s really terrific to work for,” he said. “… If people could get job offers there, it’s a terrific place, it pays really well and everyone’s really nice. It’s a great place to work.”

Despite the positive time spent at GE over the last year, he said he has already signed a contract for a job with another company after graduation.

Rey said that the EPISCENTER facility likely will deal with more research and development engi-neering projects, while many of the current business operations will remain in the Greater Cincin-nati area.

“They kind of want to tap into a lot of the science and engineer-ing knowledge, especially because we’re respected for having really good engineering and a lot of the engineers have internships and contacts with the [Wright-Patter-son] Air Force Base,” Rey said.

For more information on GE Aviation Systems, visit www.ge.com/aviation.

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Workers continue building the Caldwell street apartments located on Brown street. the complex will host a special interest housing group next school year. CAiTliN murrAy/PhoTogrAPhy ediTor

University officials say the new Electrical Power integrated system research and Development Center will be operational by 2013. the building is a collaboration between UD and General Electric Co. aviation systems. CAiTliN murrAy/PhoTogrAPhy ediTor

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The University of Dayton Book-store and Dining Services held Chi-nese New Year celebration events last week to teach students about Chinese heritage.

The Chinese New Year is based on the lunar calendar and is observed with a 15-day celebration, according to Xiaoxu Niu, a Chinese material engineering graduate student. This year’s celebration began on Sunday, Jan. 22, he said. The holiday has many traditions, and many focus on relaxing with friends and family while getting a fresh start for a new year, he said.

He said it’s an extremely impor-tant holiday to many of those who celebrate it.

“It’s sort of like Christmas for [Americans],” he said. “It’s really a big deal for us.”

Kennedy Union and Marycrest Complex dining halls held special feasts on Monday, Jan. 23, in honor of the Chinese New Year, accord-ing to David Radkey, general man-ager of Kennedy Union dining hall. Handmade sauces and dumplings, Peking Duck pizza, and Shanghai Bokchoy with rice were just a few of the dishes the dining halls served, he said.

Radkey said the Chinese New Year events were a hit because of how the workers came together to plan, prepare and cook for the occa-sion.

“Initially, we asked them [Chinese students working at KU dining hall] to bring in recipes as an idea to make them feel more at home,” he said.

But the event grew with more col-laboration by the dining hall’s entire staff, Radkey said.

“All of our people really enjoyed it as a multicultural experience,” he said.

He said the goal of the celebration

was to make the students of differ-ent nationalities feel welcome.

The Bookstore was decorated for the holiday from Monday, Jan. 23, to Friday, Jan. 27, according to Ka-tie Ma, a student supervisor in the Bookstore and a junior marketing major. Decorations included drag-ons and red lanterns, and on Mon-day, employees handed out tradi-tional Chinese New Year-style lucky red envelopes, she said. Students found temporary tattoos of Chinese symbols inside the envelopes, she said.

Ma said she spearheaded the Bookstore’s celebration of Chinese New Year alongside Loretta Geiger, one of the bookstore’s managers. Ma, who is a first-generation Ameri-can whose parents are both from China, said the celebration was her idea.

She said while some American calendars say this year’s Chinese New Year was on Monday, Jan. 23, the celebration started on Sunday, Jan. 22, Ma said. Much like the American new year celebration, the Chinese start celebrating the holi-day on the eve of the first day of the year, she said.

“Chinese New Year is my favorite holiday, and they were looking for events to make the bookstore more encompassing of all students,” she said.

Ma said this was the event’s first year, and she thinks it will continue in years to come.

In addition to providing an oppor-tunity to celebrate Chinese student heritage, other students said they learned a lot from the Bookstore and Dining Services events.

“It’s nice to do something dif-ferent … I don’t know how many students know about Chinese New Year, and I think this kind of thing helps them learn more about other cultures,” said Alex Neal, a junior

biology major. Josh Rogerson, a senior history

major, said the events were a good learning opportunity for non-Chi-nese students.

“I think it’s good to encourage people to learn about other cultures

and learn about other country’s holidays, and I hope it makes some people look into it more to see how it really is,” he said.

Niu said the celebrations made

him feel more welcome at UD.“Anything that can relate to Chi-

nese New Year, I’m happy to see it, it makes it feel a little more like home,” he said.

campus cooks up chinese new year celebrations

top: a Dining services worker prepares Mongolian cuisine for the university’s Chinese New Year celebration, Monday, Jan. 23. Bottom: Festive foods and decorations highlight Dining services’ activities, Monday, Jan. 23. PhoToS CoNTribuTed by dAvid rAdkey

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said. “It was fast and a lot easier than driving. It just seems cheaper now to drive with a lot of people and split the cost. I would consider

flying again if it was cheaper. Free baggage would be great too be-cause I used to just bring a carry-on home which doesn’t really work if I am home for a whole month.”

Olga Romero, a public relations representative for Southwest, said that she thinks this opportunity

to fly Southwest from Dayton will benefit students.

“We are thrilled to provide our customers the freedom to fly any-where that they want to fly and I know that the Southwest effect will benefit students there at your university because we will bring

lower fares,” Romero said. Ashcraft said she is happy to

hear Southwest will be offering flights at the Dayton International Airport because she may be able to go home more often now.

“Having Southwest [in Dayton] might actually make my parents

think about letting me come home more,” Ashcraft said. “That would be really nice because I do miss home.”

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Flyer News: Describe a typical day at 432 Stonemill Road. All: [Laughter]Andrew Palermo: Well we’re all pretty lame. We’re enginerds. Eric Stein: We all wake up really early for some odd reason.Mike McArtor: We all have a lot of coffee around here. AP: We all kind of have cool jobs - we’re all doing research. I’m doing research with making jet fuel out of biomass. ES: I’m working with satellites.AP: He’s kind of a rocket scientist.Henry Aldridge: I’m working with UDRI [University of Dayton Research Institute] with microbial fuel cells.MM: I work at UDRI. I get paid to read Wikipedia. AP: He works with algae biofuels. Ryan Fitzpatrick: I’m the oddball, and I’m going into the steel industry upon graduation.ES: Grant’s going into med school.Grant Turek: I’m also unemployed …ES: You’re a future doctor.GT: I’m being modest.

FN: Who would be the worst person in this house to be stuck in an elevator with? AP: Henry! Spider hands!

GT: Are the lights on or off ?MM: No comment.ES: We’re all pretty laidback, nice, easygoing people. AP: We’re all pretty good to live with because we’ve known each other for five years.MM: I’m claustrophobic, so I would probably be the worst.AP: Why would the elevator be stuck? We’re engineers.

FN: If your house were a family, who would be the mom, dad, annoying younger sibling or the dog?HA: Mike would be the dad. He keeps order.ES: Who would be the mom?All except ES: Eric!ES: Great … OK. Apparently I’m the mother figure of the house. They vote me. I don’t know why.GT: He’s just so kind and caring. ES: Oh yeah that’s it.GT: He’s a very nurturing fellow.

FN: Any house mottos, inside jokes

or sayings?AP: “Spider hands” is definitely one.HA: No it’s not. AP: This is war!ES: There’s a lot of Nerf gunfights, and it gets a little heated. ES: Probably a good motto would be us just staring at a piece of paper and saying, “F this.”AP: I’ve been staring at the same problem for 30 minutes, and I still don’t have anything down!RF: Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.ES: Only you say that though. That’s not a house motto.AP: Where’s the hot water?All: Yes!

FN: Are there any house mascots or non-roommates that hang around?ES: That goose [on the table]. We have a lot of honorary roommates. They’re the dogs of the family. RF: We gave them a free meal, and then they just kept coming back.MM: So I got that goose at a white elephant gift exchange. It used to have a partner, and it was stolen from my house last year. ES: We assumed it was just a prank.MM: And we never got it back.ES: It’s kind of an odd thing to steal. Wait, did we name the goose?MM: Its name is Eileen for some odd reason.

FN: What’s your favorite part about

this house?All: Location! We’re all engineers. ES: I actually leave for class at different times based on which floor of KL [Kettering Labs] I need to go to.MM: If it’s 10 minutes before class, I’ll sit down and watch TV because that’s too early to leave.AP: We had a great view of freshman move-in. We played a game called “Freshman Bingo.” We made a Bingo board and had different squares say: “Have a cop bust a party.” “Freshman running from the cops.” “High heels in the Ghetto.” “Sunglasses at night.” “Popped collars.” “Wearing a lanyard around your neck.” ES: We just had to see it throughout the night and cross it off on the Bingo board. We had a lot of approval from people walking by. It was a really fun night.AP: Then we made a hopscotch court.ES: Yeah if people finished it, they got a beverage. It was nearly impossible to do on the first try. Then we had obscene signs that parents could see when they were moving their kids in. AP: They were either appalled or laughing.

FN: What’s the most embarrassing movie that you own or watch together?AP: “Twilight.”ES: We watched about 20 minutes

and couldn’t watch it anymore.AP: Edward has been in high school for at least 600 years. He should at least have a stock portfolio. ES: We’re fans of “Black Dynamite.”AP: Our Christmas movie is “Die Hard.” RF: “Water for Elephants.” That was kind of a chick flick.

FN: Any last words?AP: The Catalina Wine Mixer! POW!ES: If you want this house, you’re going to have to become a fifth-year.AP: Don’t kick beer cases on the sidewalk. HA: We’re a good group. We’re all unique and different even though we’re all engineers.AP: Engineers do have a social life. ES: A very, very tiny one. Also, we have a lot of first-world problems that we complain about. MM: Every time we have a first-world problem, we share it.AP: I hate it when I have too much laundry for one load, but not enough for two loads.ES: I have too many chips for my dip but if I bought more dip, I wouldn’t have enough chips for my dip.

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roommates: fifth-year seniors ryan fitzpatrick, henry Aldridge, Andrew Palermo, mike mcArtor, eric Stein, eileen the goose and sometimes grant Turek (not pictured). CAiTliN murrAy/PhoTogrAPhy ediTor

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An upcoming festival aimed at showcasing cutting-edge video art-work demonstrates the collabora-tion of the University of Dayton and local arts organization Blue Sky Project.

The inaugural New Media Fes-tival will be presented 1-4 p.m. Feb. 18, in ArtStreet Studio B. This event will feature video screenings cre-ated by artists that have been active in the Blue Sky Project’s summer artist-in-residence program.

“Blue Sky Project is an 8-week summer experience that empowers professional artists and local high school students to collaborate and build community through the cre-ation of ambitious works of contem-porary art and performance,” ac-cording to www.blueskydayton.org.

The New Media Festival is a re-sult of the timely efforts of English professor and avant-garde artist An-drew Slade, in partnership with the founder and executive director of Blue Sky Project, Peter Benkendorf.

“It all happened very quickly,” Slade said. “We began planning in

November for it to take place in Feb-ruary, which is lightning fast for an event like this.”

At the event, the artists will show-case and speak about their work, then pieces from artists around the country who do innovative work with Blue Sky Project will be pre-sented. A panel discussion about the artwork and new media will fol-low. The panel consists of local art-ists Jud Yalkut, Tess Cortes, Rodney Veal and Michael Casselli, as well as Slade and art history professor Ju-dith Huacuja.

“This will serve as an opportu-nity for artists to answer questions that student may have about new media and video as art,” Cortes said.

To close, a “really fantastic video created by Rory Golden,” a New York-based artist, will be showed, Slade said.

Slade said the festival will be in-formative and interactive.

“If people come to this, they will see things that they have never seen before, and they will learn how to look at [the art],” Slade said.

Cortes said the panelists have already viewed some of the videos

that will be shown.“There is an interesting mix of vi-

sual and conceptual work that will be a suitable introduction to video as an art form,” Cortes said.

Freshman Katelyn Rendulic, a history major, said she is looking forward to the event because she visited museums often in her home-town of Pittsburgh.

“It’s nice to be able to have art like this so readily available to stu-dents that encourages dialogue and helps us to think outside of the ‘UD bubble,’” Rendulic said, “and

this festival seems like a cool oppor-tunity to embrace that.”

The artists from Blue Sky Project are phenomenal, Slade said.

“I like things that I don’t under-stand very well,” he said. “These artists keep me uncomfortable in the best way. They always make me question what I know … art shows us who were are, and makes us question who we are. Art tells us about how we are human.”

For more information about Art-Street events, call 937-229-5101 or visit artstreet.udayton.edu.

The story of a family of three women who span three genera-tions is explored in the bittersweet comedy “Eleemosynary,” the next production of the University of Dayton theatre program.

The play is written by Lee Bless-ing and directed by Tony Dallas, who has directed UD productions in the past. The play examines the relationships between a young girl, her mother and grandmoth-er, and demonstrates the love of family that influences their lives, according to the theater depart-ment website.

According to Dallas, in a Flyer

News article published Sept. 2, 2011, the play’s unexpected order of events, artful language and in-telligent characters are staples in the play’s depth and entertain-ment.

The next and final production of the 2011-2012 theater season is Tony-award winning play “Urinet-own,” directed by Gina Kleesattel.

“Eleemosynary” shows at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3, and Saturday, Feb. 4; at 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5; and at 8 p.m. Feb. 9-11 in Kennedy Union Boll Theatre. Student tick-ets are $7 and can be purchased at the Kennedy Union box office. For more information, contact the box office at 937-229-2545.

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cultural deJeuner: Kick off Black history Month by joining the office of Multicultural affairs for lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. wednesday, Feb. 1, in Gosiger hall room 131. oMa days help build community throughout the year in celebration of special holidays. For more information, call oMa at 937-229-3634.

friday films: “The help,” a 2011 oscar-nominated movie about the 1960s, will be the latest feature at the artstreet Friday Film series at 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3. The movie is directed by Tate Taylor and deals with unlikely bonds between three Mississippi women. For more information, call artsreet at 937-229-5101.

river care: First-year students can learn about the river stewards program at an info session 6-8 p.m. wednesday, Feb. 1, in Zehler hall room 104. The final deadline to apply to the program is Feb. 17. For more information, call the rivers Institute at 937-229-4665.

plano on piano: The department of music presents the relaxed piano stylings of Italian pianist roberto Plano. his performance will include works by debussy, ravel, Liszt and scriabin, at 8 p.m. wednesday, Feb. 1, in sears recital hall. There is no charge for this event. For more information, call the music department at 937-229-3936.

students rehearse for “Eleemosynary,” Friday, Jan. 27. the comedy is the next play to take the University of Dayton stage. the play deals with the lives of a family of three women. Performances will take place Feb. 3-5 and 9-11. keviN loNgACre/ASST. PhoTo ediTor

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senior send-off: seniors can enjoy a variety of drink specials at three Brown street bars starting at 9 p.m. wednesday, Feb. 1. Buffalo wild wings, Milano’s and Timothy’s Pub and Grill are combining for a senior Block Party for ud’s elder statesmen. For more information, visit the event’s Facebook page at on.fb.me/udseniorBlock.

SATurdAy1-4 p.m., artstreet studio BViewing of new media artwork by Blue sky Project’s summer artist in residence program.Panel discussion with local artists and ud professors.

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L a s t week, on a bright yet chilly morning, I stood on my front porch on Rubicon Street. I was sipping on my cof-

fee, taking in the morning sun, when I noticed a boy no older than 13 years old on a beat-up BMX bike. Now, there is nothing out of the ordinary with seeing kids on the Farside, but he caught my interest. Instead of riding around the neighborhood, enjoy-ing his time, he was stopped, dig-ging through one of the trashcans in the alley. I continued to watch this boy occasionally throw an aluminum can into a black trash bag – which would clank every time a can met another – until he finally rode off.

While turning my key in the lock of the door to go back into my house, I heard a shout from the alley the boy had just exited. “Hey son, hold up.” At first, I couldn’t believe my ears, and then my eyes, as I saw a middle-aged

man and woman, both with black trash bags clanking just like the boy’s, walking toward the kid on the bike. It seemed they were a family, a homeless family.

Now, every student on the Uni-versity of Dayton’s campus has that one story involving them and the homeless. Until last week, mine had always involved my roommates and I, a basketball and an odd proposition for sexual favors. I had always found that story funny – to an extent it still is – but I will admit I never re-ally took the time or the interest to think deeper about the issue of homelessness. Why would I?

I am a 22-year-old white Uni-versity of Dayton student that comes from a middle-class family. I can’t even pretend to have em-pathy for those who hang around United Dairy Farmers and Speed-way asking for change. My sym-pathy has never really extended past saying “Aw, that’s sad” to my friends as we wave off another plea on our way to the Ghetto. Sure, to an extent, I have studied the subject in my political science classes. I could probably cite off some statistics, causes, etc. that lead to homelessness, but it’s so

much more than that.According to the Society of

St. Vincent de Paul, more than 950 people are considered home-less in Dayton and Montgomery County on any given night. That’s approximately the equivalent of one-seventh of UD’s undergradu-ate population that goes without a proper home every night. Could you imagine not having a roof over your head? I sure couldn’t. What about having to swallow your pride and ask those walking by for some change in order to get some food for the night? For God’s sake, I feel weird just asking for directions.

Now, I am not writing to ad-vocate that students empty their pockets for the first man or wom-an who asks them for change. But, I am writing to ask for students to take some time to think about that man or woman asking you for change. Don’t immediately write them off as decrepit or a drunk; instead try to put yourself in their position and think about how you’d feel. If you’re like me, it will really touch your heart and give you a completely different perspective regarding this disen-franchised population.

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There have been articles aplenty in Flyer News this year covering the daily lives of the more than 1,000 international students on cam-pus. Their presence is felt in many positive ways, including the recent Chinese New Year celebrations covered in this issue.

On Friday, Jan. 27, the front page of Flyer News highlighted the Center for International Programs’ move to the Rike Center from Alumni Hall. The CIP’s former corridors, located between Founders Hall and the Humanities Center, were shared with the Women’s Cen-ter, the University Honors Program and other University of Dayton groups. Now, after the summer departure of the visual arts depart-ment to the College Park Center, the CIP has the Rike Center all to itself.

But is this a good thing? Certainly, we must recognize the opinions of the CIP staff and students quoted in last week’s article. They men-tioned their appreciation for the extra space and the $3.7 million reno-vation of the Rike Center to make it more usable for the CIP.

But the change also means UD’s domestic and international stu-dents no longer mingle in the shared Alumni Hall building. And thus, the campus might be even more “subconsciously segregated” than ever before, quoting the March 25, 2010, front page article in Flyer News.

Next year’s addition of the Caldwell Street Apartments will change UD international student life even more. Sundar Kumarasamy, vice president of enrollment management, also said to Flyer News last week that UD hopes to increase its percentage of international stu-dents from 10 to 15 percent in the next four years. By that time, Flyer News hopes the university takes significant strides toward making this a more united campus, instead of one that still seems quite divided.

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S o m e -thing un-believable happened on Jan. 18. No, it wasn’t Ohio Republican Sen. Rob Portman’s e n d o r s e -

ment of Mitt Romney. And it wasn’t the light dusting of snow we got here in Dayton. It was the fact that for once, citizens in this country gave a hoot about what was happening in Washington, D.C., and they picked up the phone and did something about it.

For those of you who didn’t give a hoot, Jan. 18 was the date of the inter-

national Stop Online Piracy Act pro-test, which turned out to be the larg-est online protest in the history of the Net. While we may never know how many people literally called their rep-resentatives on the phone, we do have some statistics on online activities. According to the Electronic Frontier Foundation, over 115,000 websites either were blacked out or altered somehow in protest. Avaaz.org, a pro-democracy site, has collected over 3 million signatures from across the world on a petition against the bill.

The bill didn’t pass – I believe the politically-correct term is “indefi-nitely postponed” – but the truth is that this article isn’t about SOPA. It’s about the wild notion that an elected official might actually care about

what a voter has to say, if voters would just go ahead and say it.

Why should your elected officials care what you have to say? Well, be-sides their moral obligation to repre-sent your interests – let’s face it, some of them get a little … confused when it comes to ethics – most of them real-ize if they don’t govern the way their voting population would like for them to govern, they could lose their job.

You see, every senator and repre-sentative, from Ackerman to Young, is perpetually campaigning for re-election. When you see them walking down the street shaking hands and kissing babies, it’s not because they like it. They want to make a good impression on the voting population. And the worst way to do that is to vote

for bills that citizens don’t want.If you don’t vote in elections be-

cause your politician doesn’t care about your demographic, it’s be-cause your demographic doesn’t vote. And it seems there are a lot of demographics that don’t vote. In the last decade, the highest voter turnout topped out at a whopping 63 percent of the eligible population in the 2008 election. Without participation and input from their constituents, who have our elected officials turned to for guidance? This explains how the influence of lobbyists and corpora-tions has ballooned in recent years, especially now that corporations are considered people under campaign finance law. If you’re looking for the source of bad legislation like SOPA

and the PROTECT IP Act, follow the yellow brick road of what politicians like to call “campaign contributions.”

It doesn’t have to be this way. What we did to fight SOPA proves that when the people speak, their elected officials will listen. So visit contac-tingthecongress.org, pick an issue you feel passionately about, and tell your representative what you think. And please, register to vote. Don’t let this be an isolated event. Let’s turn the SOPA protests into the be-ginning of a new era of American politics, where the people are actively involved in the lawmaking process. If we keep up the pressure, I am confi-dent our lawmakers will see things our way. Corporations may be people, but they still can’t vote.

Contrary to popular belief, the sculpture between Kettering Labs and Stonemill Road is not an engi-neer’s failed attempt at art. Nor is it a “jungle gym,” as it was called in a Friday, Jan. 27, A&E column in Flyer News. This red and blue sculpture is actually a learning tool developed by the American Institute of Steel Con-struction to help students get a true visual understanding of steel fram-ing and steel connections. In fact, over 100 colleges and universities across the United States have their own version of this sculpture. AISC even has an album dedicated to all the steel sculptures across the United States on its Facebook page.

However, I will admit that for my first two years at the University of Dayton, I also questioned the pres-ence of this sculpture, and I did my fair share of making fun of it. Not un-til about one year ago, as a junior civil engineering student, did I come to truly appreciate all the intricacies of the sculpture. The first homework as-signment I had in my Design of Steel Structures class was to go outside in the frigid cold and identify all the

different types of beams and connec-tions contained in the sculpture. As my classmates and I huddled around, trying to write with numb fingers and failing to keep our steel manuals on the correct pages, I realized how com-plicated the structure is. Each beam and connection on that structure is unique, yet it stays together thanks to all the detailed calculations required in any structural design. This realiza-tion led me to yet an even greater ap-preciation for all the structures that withstand the forces of nature with-out collapsing on everyone inside.

Not everyone may share my ap-preciation for the complicated field of structural engineering that is in-spired by this structure, but at least everyone can get on board with the Flyer spirit implied by the red and blue colors. And you can even climb the sculpture and use it as a jungle gym if you’d like; I can guarantee that it will be strong enough to safely withstand your weight.

I’m not a sports fan by the broad s t a n d a rd s of society, but I think those qual-i f i c a t i o n s are far too narrow. Al-

though I usually get fairly quiet when people talk about football or baseball, I still consider my-self a sports fanatic due to my love for running.

I don’t watch football unless it’s for a social occasion, and baseball bores me to death un-less I’m watching from ballpark bleachers. I enjoy watching basketball, but it’s something I didn’t take a liking to until I witnessed the electricity of a University of Dayton men’s game at Blackburn Court. I only missed one home game my fresh-man year, but attended less fre-quently as I became busier with extracurricular activities and trying to break into the competi-tive journalism industry. I would watch more basketball if I had the time, but truth be told, I’m tuning into NPR’s Morning Edi-tion when most “sports fans” are watching ESPN’s Mike & Mike in the Morning. But no matter how much work I have to do, on most days I’ll also make time for an activity which completely legiti-mizes my love for sports.

General societal standards wouldn’t consider me a sports fan for being a runner, given my low record as a spectator of other

athletics. But I have been a run-ner for 10 years. I’ve lived in Ohio all my life, and generally despise running indoors, so I’ve run in almost every kind of weather and at every time of day. I feel off if I go more than two days without it. And while I might not be able to list a slew of sta-tistics about my favorite Nation-al Basketball Association team, the Phoenix Suns, I can tell you exactly how far my longest run was, how many miles I ran last week, what all my fastest times are, and how I’m disappointed they weren’t faster because I’m never satisfied. I remember the earliest I ever woke up to hit the pavement. I know the cliffs-edge feeling when everything closes in around you as you toe the start-ing line in the silent seconds be-fore the crack of a starting gun. I also remember what it feels like to enter the surreal world that is the last hundred yards of a race, especially when it’s a race you know you’re about to win but didn’t expect you could. I have had the gumption it takes to bounce back from injuries that landed me on the couch for months, and run over 50 miles a week later. And I’ve figured out the perfect amount of biking and lifting I have to do to supplement my running to prevent such ail-ments.

Running has tested my limits over the years, but the one thing I know that is fail-proof is my love for this sport. And that is why it irks me that I don’t match up to society’s closed-minded defini-tion of a sports enthusiast. The

challenges I have overcome with running prove that I possess the anatomy for which countless in-active “sports fans” try to com-pensate by watching other people toss balls around a field. Those individuals may enjoy watching sports, but I have been actively involved in one for a decade.

I’m not bashing football or baseball, and I’m certainly not saying all of their passionate spectators are sedentary. Both sports are physically challeng-ing in ways I can’t understand because I haven’t done them, and I know plenty of runners who are football and baseball fanat-ics. But the fact of the matter is that running possesses the two key aspects which qualify other athletics as sports: it’s physi-cally challenging and involves some sort of competition. Not every runner competes to win a given race or to beat anyone but themselves. But in all sports, the opponent within oneself is the most challenging to defeat. So the next time someone asks if I like sports, I’ll say, “Yes. I’m a runner.”

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The University of Dayton foot-ball team has a knack for setting records. The 2011 team recently set another one.

The football team had 72 play-ers named to the Pioneer Football League academic honor roll, the most ever in school history, when it was announced Tuesday, Jan. 24. The previous record was 69, set in 2010. Dayton head coach Rick Chamberlin said the football pro-gram never looks to settle, espe-cially with academics.

“We always want to keep raising that bar, we don’t want to get to get satisfied with where we are at,” he said.

Chamberlin said the coaches lay out 10 goals for the team at the beginning of each season, one of which is having the most players on the PFL honor roll.

This year, UD finished ahead of Butler University (69 academic honor roll members), Davidson College (64) and Drake University (61).

It is the 17th time in the 19-year history of the PFL that the Flyers have had the most players on the

honor roll.In addition, UD also had eight

players named Academic All-PFL, tied with the University of San Diego and Butler for most in the league.

Chamberlin said the academic success of the team “reinforces the idea about Dayton wanting to be the best in the PFL, not just on the football field but also in the class-room too.”

Redshirt freshman wide receiver Branden Johnson, an early child-hood education major, said it was a great accomplishment to be named to the honor roll.

“It can be hard to keep academ-ics and football in balance, but it’s good to know that all the hard work paid off,” Johnson said.

He said it’s a rewarding moment to know he’s grouped with players from other institutions with high-standing academic reputations.

“There are very smart schools, prestigious schools in our confer-ence like Davidson and Butler and to know that I’m up there with them is a very humbling experi-ence,” he said.

Johnson credited the coaching staff in helping the players succeed in classroom. He said the coaches’

goals help keep the players hon-est, and that the team atmosphere helps the athletes stay dedicated on the field and in the classroom.

Chamberlin was quick to credit the academic support staff that works with team, helping the play-ers adjust to being a college stu-dent-athlete.

“Study habits, testing, time man-agement; it’s a big adjustment,” he said. “We have people who help our players get through that adjust-ment. That’s a big part of it, our academic support team here.”

Chamberlin said that the aca-demic reputation of UD draws smart players.

“The university and its academ-ic reputation attracts bright indi-viduals, they know the reputation of UD and what they can get out of their time spent here for future careers,” he said. “When we go out and recruit, more importantly than talent, we want to find quality young men that take their academ-ics seriously.”

Johnson said that on the team, academics are always stressed to the players.

“We’re student-athletes,” he said. “Student always comes first.”

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Life Behind the Whistle: UD refs share funny on-court momentsT h e

work of sports offi-ciating can sometimes be an odd and humor-ous profes-sion.

No mat-ter the age

level, or often time skill level, things happen that can only seem to be explained through paranor-mal means.

I’ve only been a licensed bas-ketball referee for two years, so my experiences are few and far be-tween compared to some officials I’ve worked with who have 20 or 25 years of stories.

The strangest play to happen to me in my career wearing the black-and-white stripes happened in a junior high girl’s basketball game.

The home team was getting blown out and its point guard had apparently had enough.

She got the ball at the top of the

key and established her left foot as her pivot foot. Now, this is an important thing for a basketball referee to notice, only in this case it didn’t really matter for the end result.

As I was watching the hands of the defender guarding her, the point guard went left-right-left-right without dribbling.

An easy travel call.I blew my whistle and signaled

travel, much to her dismay. It was the call that broke the proverbial camel’s back. The girl broke down into tears right there on the court

and as other players went up the floor, she shuffled off with her head held low.

No amount of training can teach you how to deal with a basketball player who cries.

Ryan Richardson is a sophomore industrial engineering technology major during the day. At night, he becomes part the illustrious fra-ternity that is basketball referees.

He said he’s been licensed for three years and just became a Class 1 official, meaning he can work anything from a recreation

league game to high school varsity.He worked a freshman girl’s

basketball game once where one poor girl made a Jim Marshall-like mistake. Check YouTube for that one. Trust me.

This girl caught the game’s opening tip and thought the open basket behind her was the desired target. The only problem was the basket her team was shooting at was up the floor. When she made the surprisingly uncontested shot, the scoreboard flashed two points for the other team as she had just scored the ball in her own team’s basket.

Richardson also said he’s had to deal with something professors know a lot about: cell phones.

Once again, during the opening tip of a high school Catholic Youth Organization game, one of the players made the blooper reel.

Richardson said as he was ad-ministrating the jump ball for the tip-off, both players left the floor to get the tip. It just so happened that one of the players must have forgotten a piece of technology in

the pocket of his shorts. As the ball went up, the cell

phone fell out onto the court. As Richardson said, it was a pretty funny moment.

The last story Richardson had to tell was about an officiating part-ner he once worked a game with rather than a player.

He said he was working another CYO game and throughout the en-tire opening quarter, he was the only person on the court blowing his whistle.

That’s a pretty odd occurrence, but can usually be solved easily. The answer?

The other ref had forgotten his whistle. Richardson said he found out when the two huddled after the quarter.

He said he asked the guy why he hadn’t blown his whistle a single time. The man replied:

“Oh hey, I don’t have a whistle.”An answer that can’t help but

cause spells of laughter. And fur-ther proof that officials have a sense of humor, despite what most screaming coaches think.

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In first place all alone after a win against archrival Xavier University on Jan. 21 two games ago, the Univer-sity of Dayton men’s basketball team now sits in a tie for sixth following back-to-back losses.

Rhode Island University picked up its first Atlantic 10 Conference win this season Saturday, Jan. 28, with an 86-81 victory at UD Arena.

A key theme for Dayton (14-7, 4-3 in the A-10) in its conference pitfalls has been the high amount of points the team has allowed defensively. After permitting only 63 points per game in non-conference play, this number has risen to 77 points against A-10 foes.

First-year Dayton head coach Archie Miller said it is troubling to watch his team’s defense break down.

“When you look at the date and how many games we’ve played, it’s an alarming statistic that if we don’t get corrected, we’re going to have a hard time winning every game because you can’t score 85 every single time you play,” he said.

Playing at UD Arena for the first time since the 87-72 win over Xavier, UD’s first 25 points all came from shots either at the three-point line or under the basket for a layup or dunk.

The Rams opened the game though with an 8-0 run, as UD failed to score on its first five possessions.

“[I] thought they [URI] got off to some great starts each half, which re-ally set the tone for the game,” Mill-er said. “They ran their stuff, they got good shots. I thought their kids played extremely well. “

Rhode Island (4-18, 1-5 A-10) shot 50 percent from the field in the first half, but trailed 36-33 going into halftime.

Sophomore guard Billy Baron, son of URI head coach Jim Baron, was a key component to the visiting team’s second-half success. He led all scor-ers with 25 points for the game, 16 of which came after halftime.

“I thought Billy Baron was out-standing when you can get 25 on the road, and to me, he just neutralized

the whole second half,” Miller said.”With Dayton leading 68-67 with

5:22 remaining in the game, Rhode Island senior forward Orion Outer-bridge received a technical foul after arguing a foul call, fouling out of the game. UD hit three of the ensuing four free throws to push its lead to four points. But URI outscored the Flyers 10-4 over the next four minutes to take the lead for good with 1:32 left in the game.

Senior forward Chris Johnson led the Flyers with a 20-point, 12-rebound double-double.

Senior forward Luke Fabrizius finished with 17 points, connecting on 5-of-9 three point attempts. De-spite the good offensive numbers, he said defense is where the team needs to continue to improve.

“Obviously if you let a team in your building come in and score 86 points, it’s going to be tough to beat them,” he said. “Obviously that’s something we’ve got to work on. We’ve got to get better defensively.”

Trailing by six with 32 seconds left, Fabrizius hit a three to make it an 81-78 deficit. After Rhode Island made one of two free throws, Fabrizius hit another three to bring Dayton within one.

With 15 seconds left, the Flyers had one final chance to tie the game at 84. Redshirt junior guard Kevin Dillard found Johnson in the right corner, but his shot was off target. URI then corralled the rebound and hit two free throws with a second re-maining to seal the win.

Dillard, who finished with 12 points and 13 assists, said the final play did not go as planned, but he made the best of the situation.

“I was supposed to draw some-one to me but a lot of people stayed home,” Dillard said. “I didn’t get in the lane to drive so I went to CJ and put it in his hands to make the big shot. I got a lot of confidence in him and I’ll go to him next time too.”

The Flyers next play at UD Arena at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1, against Duquesne University.

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University of rhode island senior guard anthony Malhoit, left, goes up for a jump shot over UD senior forward Chris Johnson (4), saturday, Jan. 28, at UD arena. Uri won the game 86-81. miCkey Shuey/leAd PhoTogrAPher

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1number of career dunks by junior center Matt Ka-vanaugh. The Centerville, ohio, native had his first career slam on a break-away during dayton’s 86-81 loss to the university of rhode Island on saturday, Jan. 28, at ud arena. he is now tied with former Flyer big man Kurt huels-man in career dunks.

4number of times the university of dayton men’s basketball team has led at halftime and lost the game. The Flyers have dropped back-to-back games after leading at the half, includ-ing saturday’s 86-81 loss to rhode Island.

17number of points senior forward Luke Fabrizius scored against rhode Island saturday night. It matched his career high, which he set his freshman year against duquesne university on March 7, 2009.

22Career-high point total for university of dayton women’s basketball fresh-man guard andrea hoover against George washing-ton university on saturday, Jan. 28.

36ud women’s basketball re-cord for points scored in a game by a freshman. The record is held by all-time leading scorer ann Mey-ers, who put in 36 points against salisbury university on March 23, 1977.

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rhode island tops dayton with late run

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The University of Dayton wom-en’s basketball team won its fourth straight game with a 74-56 win over George Washington University on Sunday, Jan. 28.

Behind a career-high 22 points and eight rebounds from freshman guard Andrea Hoover and a double-double from senior forward Justine Rater-man, the Flyers (14-5, 6-1) improved to 3-0 in Atlantic 10 Conference road games this season.

“She’s kind of fearless,” Dayton head coach Jim Jabir said of Hoover. “She just plays so well in so many ways. She can hurt [our opponents] in so many ways. … She’s just a tough kid.”

Dayton opened the game on a 16-4 run in the game’s first six minutes. Hoover had eight of her points in that stretch, highlighted by a three-point play driving to the basket for a layup.

“My shot has not been falling late-ly, so I was just being really aggres-sive in getting to the free-throw line,” said Hoover, who scored eight of her

22 points from the free-throw line.Raterman’s double-double

marked the 21st of her career and her 13-point second half was her best second-half scoring output in A-10

play this year.Dayton shot 38.7 percent from the

field while holding George Wash-ington to a 9-for-31 shooting perfor-mance in the first half. The Colonials fought to cut the deficit to four at 26-

22 with 2:38 left before halftime. Day-ton then closed the half on a 6-0 run.

The Flyers proceeded to shoot 50 percent from the floor in the second half, finishing at 44 percent from the field for the game. UD also out-

rebounded the Colonials 45-33.George Washington never came

within 10 points for the rest of the game.

Next up for the Flyers is a week-end trip to Cincinnati to face rival Xavier University (4-15, 1-5) at 11 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 5, in a nationally televised game on ESPNU. UD’s only other national TV game this season resulted in a 61-57 loss to Temple Uni-versity at home on Jan. 15 and was broadcasted on ESPN2.

“It’s great for our program to be on [that stage] again,” Jabir said. “I think when we lost to Temple and played as poorly as we did, we lost an opportunity to impress recruits.”

When the seniors, including Ra-terman, take the court against the Musketeers on Sunday they will hope to earn the program’s first win at Xavier since the 2007-08 season.

Jabir said that for Justine “it’s just another game” and his team as a whole will be ready to play.

“I think we feel great,” redshirt senior forward Elle Queen said af-ter the George Washington victory. “I think we have a lot to be proud of and we’re excited to take on Xavier next Sunday.”

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University of Dayton senior point guard Patrice Lalor (20) brings the ball up the court during a 81-78 overtime win against the Uni-versity of richmond, Wednesday, Jan. 25, at UD arena. miCkey Shuey/leAd PhoTogrAPher

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Community, classroom, charac-ter and competition.

Those four characteristics make up the criteria for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award. And Justine Raterman, a senior for-ward on the University of Dayton women’s basketball team, just received national recognition for her commitment to those values in being named a finalist for the award on Wednesday, Jan. 25.

According to the award’s web-site, www.seniorclassaward.com, it is given annually to the most complete student-athlete for ev-ery Division I sport. It recognizes student-athletes not only for what they do during the game, but also what they do away from it.

The 30 nominees are narrowed down to 10 finalists, which is why Raterman said it was “a huge hon-or” just to be nominated.

“As an athlete I get a lot of rec-

ognition, and to be nominated for an award that combines all of my body of work is something spe-cial,” she said.

From a young age, Raterman said she was taught the values that helped her toward the nomi-nation. She said she learned im-portant lessons from the com-munity atmosphere of her small hometown of Versailles, Ohio.

“The mind-set of helping out was instilled in me early on and that carried over to my time at Dayton,” she said.

These characteristics that Ra-terman possess are being carried onto the court, according to Day-ton head coach Jim Jabir.

“She is a great leader, she’s re-sponsible and she follows through on direction,” Jabir said. “She’s someone you can count on and that’s what makes her such a com-plete and great individual.”

Senior point guard Patrice Lal-or, Raterman’s roommate, agreed

with her coach on what Raterman can bring to the table.

“She has great leadership both on and off the court, and is some-one you can count on at all times,” Lalor said. “She is very loyal.”

With her nomination, Rater-man became only the second UD basketball player – man or wom-an – to be a finalist for the award. Former Dayton men’s basketball guard Brian Roberts was a finalist for the award in 2008.

Raterman also is just the third UD basketball player to receive a nomination for the award. Former men’s basketball forward Chris Wright was nominated last year.

Raterman was excited to hear those facts and said she is happy to see the program getting nation-al recognition.

“It shows a lot where the pro-gram is going,” she said.

Jabir said it was a great honor to him as a coach to have one of

his players nationally recognized.“We put a lot into recruiting

and coaching to try and get the best out of the players, and to see one of ours get this national rec-ognition makes me feel gratified as a coach,” he said.

With this award and being fifth on the all-time scoring list, second on the all-time three-pointers list, as well as numerous other top 10 stats; Raterman could go down as one of the best basketball players in UD history.

When asked where this award nomination ranks on her list of career basketball accomplish-ments, she said that it ranks “near the top.”

To vote for the finalists, go to www.seniorclassaward.com. Vot-ing ends March 18, and the win-ners will be announced during the NCAA women’s basketball Final Four between April 1-3.

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raterman named top 10 finalist for Lowe’s senior CLass award

University of Dayton senior forward Justine raterman (34), right, goes up for a shot against temple University, Jan. 15, at UD arena. raterman was named a finalist for the Lowe’s senior CLass award on Wednesday, Jan. 25. miCkey Shuey/leAd PhoTogrAPher