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The timing of two phone calls led to the apprehension of a suspect believed to be responsible for the theft of students’ laptops at Moody Library and libraries at other area universities. While studying in the second floor of Moody Library, senior Ruth Long noticed a male in the neigh- boring study booth after his cell phone rang. A short time after the phone rang, Long saw the suspect rush- ing out of the building. After the 19-year-old suspect rushed out, a student returned to a workspace to discover that his laptop had been stolen. Two weeks later on April 8, Long was studying upstairs in Moody Library and again saw the suspect after his phone rang and rec- ognized him, his black messenger bag and what she described as an old, scratched Apple laptop. Long asked someone nearby to watch her belongings as she found one of the librarians to inform the staff that the suspect was in the building. University police came to Moody Library and apprehended the suspect at approximately 9:30 a.m. During an interrogation, he said he targeted other libraries at universities as well. The suspect, on parole for pre- The Texas Education Agency gave its stamp of approval to the School of Education by reaffirm- ing the school’s accreditation during a recent on-site visit. Dr. Alice Ledford, dean of the School of Education, said that the process reaffirms the commit- ment to excellence the program has shown. “It’s always great to have an outside source commend our hard work,” she said. The process began last fall, giving faculty and staff the op- portunity to collect the informa- tion needed to present to the state. Ledford said they presented documentation for the undergrad- uate program, including policies, APRIL 15, 2010 A series of plans to improve the University’s athletic depart- ment were announced in a recent- ly released self-study, which was completed to meet a key require- ment for NCAA Division I certi- fication. Included in the 200-plus pages of the yearlong report was a rec- ommendation to increase the pro- portion of female athletes to male athletes to better reflect the ratios of the entire student population. The study reports that during the 2008-09 academic year, 51 per- cent of the University’s 210 ath- letes were male and 49 percent were female. The athletic department plans to achieve this goal by adding an- other women’s sport to its current HBUCOLLEGIAN . COM VOLUME 44 NO . 12 SOCCERSCENE IN SPORTS | pg. 20 REALITY SHOW HOSTS TRYOUTS ON CAMPUS TALENTREVUE IN NEWS FEATURE | pg. 8 STUDENTS DAZZLE WITH PERFORMANCES Go Online Today Check out more news @ hbucollegian.com Students cast votes for SGA members Professor opens museum exhibit Alumnus wins district election BALANCINGACT IN FEATURE | pg. 10 STUDENT-ATHLETES JUGGLE SCHOOL AND SPORTS School of Education makes the grade Read about the golf event see page 6. Inside Swinging for Scholarships see NCAA, page 6 Yearlong assessment shows blueprint for athletic compliance NCAA study reveals plans by MAURICIO GUERRERO Editor at large Assistant soccer coach Dustin Norman, left, watches as assistant golf coach Chris Hill swings dur- ing the HBU Athletic Scholarship Golf Tournament on April 12. by BETH ZAPACH Banks now out of the picture by DANIEL CADIS News editor No more banks. Beginning July 1 all universi- ties will switch to direct lending, and students seeking loans to fi- nance tuition will receive loans di- rectly from the US Department of Education. This was a provision in a Health Care and Education Rec- onciliation Act that was signed by President Obama on March 25. James Steen, vice president of enrollment management, said the University wanted to wait for the outcome of the bill before mak- ing any changes to the financial aid system for the 2010-2011 aca- demic year. “If we didn’t have to make the switch, then there was no reason to change,” Steen said. While the University decided to wait for the mandated switch, there have been other universities that made the decision to partici- pate in direct lending. Many uni- versities have been participating in direct lending since it began in 1990, according to an April 7 arti- cle in the Michigan Daily. Accord- ing to an Oct. 10, 2008 article in the Chronicle of Higher Education, 400 see LENDING, page 4 see EDUCATION, page 5 Laptop thief caught in library by JUSTIN SCHNEEWIND Managing editor see THIEF, page 4 Campus police apprehend suspect Financial services switches to direct lending with U.S. Dept. of Education His causal and unassum- ing demeanor camouflages his achievements and the influence he has had on the University’s direction. The University’s associate provost, Dr. Hunter Baker, will be stepping down from his posi- tion at the end of May in order to move closer to his ailing mother in Tennessee. Baker said the decision was one of the toughest he has ever made be- cause he will be leaving both a job that he en- joys and the many students he has mentored. “Every time I have had to make the announcement I have had a tough time,” he said. “But I feel confident that this is what I Baker heads home by NATHAN CADIS Editor in chief Baker see BAKER, page 5 by NATHAN CADIS Editor in chief CERTIFICATION TIMELINE Sept. 1. 2009 Began self-study process Sept. 2009 - April 2010 Developed self-study report April 30, 2010 Self-study report due for submis- sion via Web-based system May 1 - June 30, 2010 NCAA liaison reviews report for preliminary issues July 2010 University has option to respond to analysis Response to PRT report due by President Sloan NCAA Division I Committee reviews self-study report After July 2010 Sept. 15 - Nov. 19, 2010 Peer-review-team conducts cam- pus evaluation and writes report Dec. 17, 2010 Feb. 2011 & Spring 2011 Committee deliberates final deci- sion for institutions information provided from the University’s NCAA Certifica- tion Self-Study Report

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The timing of two phone calls led to the apprehension of a suspect believed to be responsible for the theft of students’ laptops at Moody Library and libraries at other area universities.

While studying in the second floor of Moody Library, senior Ruth Long noticed a male in the neigh-boring study booth after his cell phone rang.

A short time after the phone rang, Long saw the suspect rush-ing out of the building. After the 19-year-old suspect rushed out, a student returned to a workspace to discover that his laptop had been stolen.

Two weeks later on April 8, Long was studying upstairs in Moody Library and again saw the suspect after his phone rang and rec-ognized him, his black messenger

bag and what she described as an old, scratched Apple laptop. Long asked someone nearby to watch her belongings as she found one of the librarians to inform the staff that the suspect was in the building.

University police came to

Moody Library and apprehended the suspect at approximately 9:30 a.m. During an interrogation, he said he targeted other libraries at universities as well.

The suspect, on parole for pre-

The Texas Education Agency gave its stamp of approval to the School of Education by reaffirm-ing the school’s accreditation during a recent on-site visit.

Dr. Alice Ledford, dean of the School of Education, said that the process reaffirms the commit-ment to excellence the program has shown.

“It’s always great to have an outside source commend our hard work,” she said.

The process began last fall, giving faculty and staff the op-portunity to collect the informa-tion needed to present to the state.

Ledford said they presented documentation for the undergrad-uate program, including policies,

APRIL 15, 2010

A series of plans to improve the University’s athletic depart-ment were announced in a recent-ly released self-study, which was completed to meet a key require-ment for NCAA Division I certi-fication.

Included in the 200-plus pages of the yearlong report was a rec-ommendation to increase the pro-portion of female athletes to male athletes to better reflect the ratios of the entire student population. The study reports that during the 2008-09 academic year, 51 per-cent of the University’s 210 ath-letes were male and 49 percent were female.

The athletic department plans to achieve this goal by adding an-other women’s sport to its current

hbucollegian.com volume 44 no.12

SOCCERSCENE IN SPORTS | pg. 20

REALITY SHOW HOSTS TRYOUTS ON CAMPUSTALENTREVUEIN NEWS FEATURE | pg. 8

STUDENTS DAZZLE WITH PERFORMANCES

Go Online Today

Check out more news @

hbucollegian.com

Students cast votesfor SGA members

Professor opensmuseum exhibit

Alumnus winsdistrict election

BALANCINGACTIN FEATURE | pg. 10

STUDENT-ATHLETES JUGGLE SCHOOL AND SPORTS

School of Education makes the grade

Read about the golf event see page 6.

Inside

Swinging for Scholarships

see NCAA, page 6

Yearlong assessment shows blueprint for athletic compliance

NCAA study reveals plans

by Mauricio GuerreroEditor at large

Assistant soccer coach Dustin Norman, left, watches as assistant golf coach Chris Hill swings dur-ing the HBU Athletic Scholarship Golf Tournament on April 12.

by BETH ZAPACH

Banks now out of the picture

by Daniel caDisNews editor

No more banks. Beginning July 1 all universi-

ties will switch to direct lending, and students seeking loans to fi-nance tuition will receive loans di-rectly from the US Department of Education. This was a provision in a Health Care and Education Rec-onciliation Act that was signed by President Obama on March 25.

James Steen, vice president of enrollment management, said the University wanted to wait for the outcome of the bill before mak-ing any changes to the financial aid system for the 2010-2011 aca-demic year.

“If we didn’t have to make the switch, then there was no reason to change,” Steen said.

While the University decided to wait for the mandated switch, there have been other universities that made the decision to partici-pate in direct lending. Many uni-versities have been participating in direct lending since it began in 1990, according to an April 7 arti-cle in the Michigan Daily. Accord-ing to an Oct. 10, 2008 article in the Chronicle of Higher Education, 400

see LENDING, page 4

see EDUCATION, page 5

Laptop thief caught in library

by Justin schneewinDManaging editor

see THIEF, page 4

Campus police apprehend suspect

Financial services switches to direct lending with U.S. Dept. of Education

His causal and unassum-ing demeanor camouflages his achievements and the influence he has had on the University’s direction.

The University’s associate provost, Dr. Hunter Baker, will be stepping down from his posi-tion at the end of May in order to move closer to his ailing mother in Tennessee.

Baker said the decision was one of the toughest he has ever

made be-cause he will be l e a v i n g both a job that he en-joys and the many s tuden t s he has mentored.

“Every time I have had to make the announcement I have had a tough time,” he said. “But I feel confident that this is what I

Baker heads homeby nathan caDisEditor in chief

Baker

see BAKER, page 5

by nathan caDisEditor in chief

CERTIFICATION TIMELINE

Sept. 1. 2009Began self-study process

Sept. 2009 - April 2010

Developed self-study report

April 30, 2010Self-study report due for submis-sion via Web-based system

May 1 - June 30, 2010

NCAA liaison reviews report for preliminary issues

July 2010

University has option to respond to analysis

Response to PRT report due by President Sloan

NCAA Division I Committee reviews self-study report

After July 2010

Sept. 15 - Nov. 19, 2010Peer-review-team conducts cam-pus evaluation and writes report

Dec. 17, 2010

Feb. 2011 & Spring 2011Committee deliberates final deci-sion for institutions

information provided from the University’s NCAA Certifica-tion Self-Study Report

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Student Government Association has made numerous revisions to both its bylaws and its constitution, complete-ly rewriting parts of the documents.

Some of these revi-sions include a reas-signment of represen-tatives based on class size, the designation of election dates and a clearer definition of the chaplain position.

Junior David Toney, SGA public relations director, said there have been major changes at the University and within SGA since the last constitution was updated.

It was important that the document matched up with the vision of the University and SGA, Toney added.

Toney said SGA needed to officially include positions such as honors college representative and chaplain, which the association wanted to add since the Christian Association of Student Leaders Conference in 2009.

One of the main reasons for the revision was that the constitution had not been updated since the University adhered to the quarter calendar.

Senior Andrew Miller, SGA president, said he is hopeful for the new changes, especially the specified election dates because students

were not always aware of the elections.“Having a more definitive timeline for the

elections will be nice because that has always been a problem,” Miller said.

SGA recognized at the beginning of the fall semester 2009 that a revision of the constitu-tion and bylaws was necessary, but the govern-ing association did not begin working on the constitution until the middle of March.

“The constitution has been one of many things on our agenda that we wanted to finish by the end of our administration,” Toney said.

SGA formed a constitution committee, which consisted of Toney, senior Shannon Blount, vice president, and freshman repre-sentative Jeremy Klutts, to update both docu-ments.

Klutts said he worked diligently with Toney on the updates.

“David and I met twice for two hours and went through both documents, page by page, sentence by sentence looking for any error we could find,” Klutts said.

The constitution was edited by the constitu-tion committee and then approved by the ex-ecutive board.

Toney said the committee worked hard to develop a constitution that would not have to be rewritten every year.

Klutts said working on the constitution was beneficial because he is now familiar with the new rules.

“We were improvising a lot this semester because the constitution was so outdated,” Klutts said. “Now we have a foundation.”

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CLW deadlineSeniors must complete all of their

Community Life and Worship credits by midnight April 29 in order to graduate.

Advising and registrationPriority registration for summer and

fall 2010 has been extended to April 30.Students should meet with their pri-

mary academic advisers before the end of the month to receive their PIN numbers, which can be used to register for classes on HuskyNet.

Registration will reopen May 17 for summer and fall 2010 but will close for the summer session on June 7. Registration for the fall semester will remain open throughout the summer.

Rex Fleming PlayersThe Rex Fleming Players will present

the three-act comedy “The Man Who Came to Dinner” April 24 from 7-9 p.m. in Mabee Teaching Theater and April 25 from 3-5 p.m. in the same location.

Tickets are $5 for students with an ID, children under 12 and seniors 55 years and older. Tickets are $8 for faculty and staff and $10 for visitors.

An Evening with Karl RoveKNTH News Talk 1070 AM will host

“Americans United — It’s Time,” featur-ing Karl Rove, former senior adviser to former president George W. Bush, May 5 in Dunham Theater. The VIP reception will start at 6 p.m. and the event will begin at 7:30 p.m.

VIP tickets are $80 and gener-al admission tickets are $30. Tickets are available for purchase online at ht tp: / /www.1070knth.com/pages/AmericansUnited.

Graduation ticketsGraduating seniors can pick up tickets

from the office of the registrar for the spring 2010 commencement ceremonies April 26 - May 5. Up to 10 tickets are available per graduating senior.

For more information, contact the office of the registrar at [email protected].

Commencement ceremoniesCommencement ceremonies will be

held May 8 in the Dunham Theater. The 9 a.m. ceremony will honor grad-

uates receiving the following degrees: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of General Studies, Bachelor of Music, Master of Arts in Theological Studies, Master of Liberal Arts, Master of Arts in Christian Counseling, Master of Arts in Psychology and Master of Education.

Graduates participating in the first cer-emony must report to Belin Chapel by 8:15 a.m.

The 11:30 a.m. ceremony will honor graduates receiving the following degrees: Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science in Nursing/Associate Degree in Nursing, Bachelor of Business Administration, Master of Accountancy, Master of Business Administration, Master of Science, Master of Science in Human Resources Management and Master of Science in Health Administration.

Graduates participating in the second ceremony must report to Belin Chapel by 10:45 a.m.

Graduates will receive their diploma while participating in the commencement ceremonies. Graduates not attending the ceremonies may pick up their diploma from the office of the registrar. A photo ID is required.

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SGA updates constitution

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CAMPUS SCENE

Seniors Johnathan LeJeune and Lauren Barta, members of the Sled Team, and senior Shirley Martin, head musher, meet five husky puppies, one of which may be-come the next live mascot for the University. The puppies visited campus April 7.

photos by DEBORAH CLANTON

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Creative people who can find innovative ways to solve resource and climate problems will hold the most important jobs in the fu-ture.

This came from Thomas Seitz during his lecture April 7 in Belin Chapel. Seitz, a se-nior partner of the global company McKin-sey & Co., spoke to an audience of more than 30 people and shared insights he has gained while working as a consultant to large global corporations.

Seitz emphasized the importance of companies adapting to the changing world economy, especially in the fields of energy and resources. He said that globalization has changed the nature of trade and productivity, and employers will need more quality work-ers to manage these changes. Seitz added the need for new energy sources will create many new jobs, and companies will need to deal with environmental issues such as de-forestation.

While Seitz’s lecture was largely aimed at business majors and aspiring entrepreneurs, he said that employers at companies like McKinsey often hire people from a variety of backgrounds to help solve complex global affairs. Seitz added the benefits of working as a consultant for a large company include get-ting a different cultural perspective by travel.

Seitz, one of 1,200 partners at McKinsey, joined the company in 1997 as a consultant for global energy corporations. He spoke about the effects of globalization on the world market and said employers will focus more on quality over quantity when hiring

new employees to better adapt to changes in the future.

“The differentiation for people who want to invest in knowledge will be more distinct than ever before,” Seitz said.

Dr. Rusty Brooks, associate dean of under-graduate business programs and professor of marketing, invited Seitz to speak at the Uni-versity because he thought Seitz would have great insight about business for the students. Brooks said he has been trying to find lectur-ers like Seitz with leadership experience to help his students expand their networks.

“We are very fortunate to have him come,” Brooks said. “He is very busy. But he also enjoys connecting with students, and this is evident when he lectures.”

Brooks said he thought Seitz’s lecture was applicable for all students, not just business majors.

“Students need to see the world from a variety of perspectives,” Brooks said. “They don’t have to travel like Seitz, but they should always try to learn more.”

Senior Alberto Salazar, a business and Christianity major, said he enjoyed the lec-ture and felt he had learned from Seitz. Sala-zar said he especially enjoyed hearing Seitz’s stories about how markets of countries like China and Saudi Arabia function compared to the U.S. economy.

“He brought up a lot of ideas that I never would have thought about before,” Salazar said. “It was interesting to hear about them from someone with his experience.”

Seitz is traveling to London next week and will return on May 7 to lecture at the School of Business Alumni Awards Dinner at Braes-wood Country Club.

by Emily KlotzStaff writer

Business consultant encourages scholars

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Teachers who want to improve their classroom skills will be on campus April 17 for the second School of Education Teaching and Learning Symposium.

The free event for current stu-dents, alumni and local teachers provides an arena to learn new teaching and learning strategies from University graduate students and educators from the local com-munity.

Dr. Linda Brupbacher, pro-fessor in education and a faculty adviser for the Association of Stu-dent Educators, one of the spon-soring groups for the event, said the symposium allows graduate students to share what they have learned in the classroom with the community.

“We wanted to honor the schol-arship and expertise of our gradu-ate students,” she said. “This gives them a venue to publish and pres-ent.”

The symposium will be part of the Celebration of Scholarship, which includes several events that display undergraduate and gradu-ate student work and research.

Dr. Dawn Wilson, associate professor in education and presi-dent of the University’s chapter of Kappa Delta Pi, the education honor society which is another

sponsor of the event, said the sym-posium was created because the School of Education wanted to be part of the Celebration of Scholar-ship.

“In our discipline as educators, this is how we demonstrate what we study and learn with regard to new teaching strategies,” she said. “There was not a good venue for our students to do that so we cre-ated our own.”

The event will consist of three sessions with five options for at-tendees to choose, including “Readers’ and Writers’ Notebooks Saved My Life!” which will be presented by Catherine Roth,

M.Ed. ‘00, a school improve-ment specialist for language arts at Rummel Creek Elementary in Houston.

Roth, who presented at last year’s symposium, said the con-ference was such a positive expe-rience that she decided to apply to present again this year.

“I enjoy sharing ideas and strat-egies with pre-service teachers,” Roth said. “They are so apprecia-tive and eager to learn.”

Wilson said the hope for the symposium is for pre-service teachers to hear from graduate stu-dents and those, like Roth, already working in schools.

“We like that they get to hear from someone else besides us since we, as professors, have been out of elementary or secondary classrooms for a while.”

Roth said that the strategies, techniques and knowledge she brings to the symposium come straight from working in the class-room.

“I am a real live teacher in a real live school with real live stu-dents,” she said. “I am the connec-tion that HBU students are looking for to understand what it is really like to teach in schools.”

Brupacher said that the event acts as a service to alumni and the

local school community.“The symposium is very con-

sistent with Pillar Six of the Ten Pillar vision for the University, which says ‘renew our campus, re-new our community.’”

Attendees to the symposium can receive three hours of profes-sional development credit, called CEUs, which are required for teachers to keep their licenses.

Wilson said that going to pro-fessional development events is part of educators’ culture.

“We felt it was important to of-fer this free to educators to reach and meet needs in more schools in our community,” she said.

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LENDING: Students need new loan promissory notescolleges joined in the direct lend-ing program during that year.

Debora Burnett, director of fi-nancial services, said the Univer-sity participated in the William D. Ford Direct Lending Program for two years during the early 1990s.

“Our department wasn’t really prepared to deal with the process-ing of direct lending before, but now we’re making sure we are prepared for the switch.”

Burnett said staff members in financial services are participat-ing in webinars for training to

prepare for the switch that will begin in the summer term.

The change will also end the Federal Family Education Loan Program, which provided loans to students from private lending companies and banks such as Sal-lie Mae, which acted as middle-men.

Steen said all master promis-sory notes from previous lenders are void.

He added that students need to fill out a new promissory note with the federal government.

Students will be contacted to fill out new promissory notes through the William D. Ford di-rect lending Web site, Burnett said.

Sherry Byrd, director of stu-dent aid programs, said that stu-dents who have received their award letters for the next aca-demic year will need to review their letters and contact financial services to repackage their aid if they received loans that are now financed through the federal gov-ernment.

Burnett said there are advan-tages to making the switch to di-rect lending. Students’ loans will no longer be sold to other entities, and students can consolidate their loans with the federal govern-ment.

Steen said students should not notice any change, and it would not be a grueling process for fi-nancial services as summer ap-proaches.

“If we do this right, students are not going to notice anything,” Steen said.

Symposium presents teaching strategies

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by Beth ZapachStaff writer

THIEF: Suspect targeted librariesContinued from Page 1

vious charges of burglary and robberies, stole phones but mostly took laptops. Registered as a student at Houston Community College, his method was to pretend to study until he no-ticed someone walk away from his or her pos-sessions. He would then slip unattended items into his bag and leave the building.

“He would study in the libraries and commit these crimes of opportunity,” Chief Charles Miller said.

After the apprehension, the suspect was turned over to the Houston Police Depart-ment.

The thefts resulted in the library staff in-creasing efforts to promote students’ vigilance in the protection of their belongings.

Members of library staff said they have often noticed students leave items unattended for long periods of time. An example of this was an instance in which a student left his books and laptops in the building and had not returned by the time the librarians were clos-ing the library.

Ann Noble, director of the library, said signs have been posted to remind students to remain aware of their belongings. Librar-ians also place cards on unattended laptops to warn students that they need to keep a careful watch over their books, computers and other valuable items.

Mauricio Guerrero contributed to this report.

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am supposed to do and that this is what God wants me to do.”

Baker said the move would al-low him and his family to be closer to his mother who suffers from de-generative back disorder.

“It’s the kind of pain that few people can imagine,” he said.

He added that one of the only things that can distract his mother from the pain is the presence of her grandchildren.

Originally from the Tennessee Valley area in northern Alabama, Baker will be joining the faculty at Union University, a small private Christian university in Jackson, Tenn., as associate dean of arts and sciences.

He will be leaving the Univer-sity with a résumé of accomplish-ments that he has either led or been a key figure in implementing since arriving at the University in 2007.

Along with President Robert B. Sloan Jr. and Dr. Paul Bonicelli, provost, Baker was instrumental in forming the Ten Pillars vision.

Sloan said Baker took the in-

formation that was collected from the town hall meetings held at the University and synthesized it into the narrative for the Ten Pillars. He added that Baker had a very influ-ential creative role in developing the framework for the vision, even coming up with the idea of calling it, “The Ten Pillars,” in recognition of the 10 pillars that line Holcombe Mall.

In addition, he has been a key figure in the changes to the liberal arts core curriculum, Bonicelli said.

“Every good change at HBU has had his influence,” Bonicelli said.

Baker has also been a critical part of the implementation of The City, the University’s thrice annual publication.

“I am very proud of The City,” Baker said. “It has been really good for our reputation nationally.”

Sloan agreed and said that thanks to the hard work that Baker invested into The City, it has helped extend the influence of the Univer-sity within Christian higher educa-tion.

Baker’s belief in the importance of Christian higher education, which he said he shares with Sloan, influenced his decision to come to the University.

In fact, the two knew each other during Sloan’s years as president of Baylor University where Baker was a graduate student. Sloan said it was there that that he first recog-nized the type of man that Baker was and his passion for Christian

higher education.When Sloan became president

of HBU in 2006, Baker soon fol-lowed and joined the administra-tion at Sloan’s request.

“I really hate to lose him,” Sloan said. “He has been a great friend, a great colleague, and a great teacher at HBU.”

Bonicelli agreed and said Baker was one of the kindest and most patient people he has ever met or

worked with.“We had a little brother, big

brother relationship where the lit-tle brother tells off the big brother when he needs it,” he said.

Baker said that while he is leav-ing the school at a time of transi-tion, he will still be watching the University.

“I’ll be the most invested person who is not at the University,” Baker said.

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procedures, handbooks and faculty Curricu-lum Vitae, an academic résumé. She added that two TEA program specialists examined the program thoroughly to ensure that it met state standards.

Along with reaffirmation, Ledford said the TEA program specialist included three preliminary commendations.

The first addressed the quality, content and format of the syllabi in the school.

The second commendation was for the school’s comprehensive Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills charts, which were de-veloped in conjunction with other programs on campus. The charts allow education ma-jors to pick the appropriate combination of classes to be qualified to teach specific topics.

Ledford said the TEA program specialists were so impressed by the school’s charts that they said they would like to use the format for other universities in the state.

The third commendation was for the benchmarks in the program, Ledford added.

Ledford said the process was a collabora-tive effort by the entire School of Education.

Assistant professor in education Dr. No-rene Lowery, who assisted Ledford in the administrative tasks, said the biggest chal-lenge was collecting everything in the order the state required; however, she added that the process was a great opportunity to grow as a group.

“It confirms we are doing a good job, a very good job,” Lowery said.

Ledford agreed and said that she is very proud of everyone in the school.

Dr. Paul Bonicelli, provost, commended Ledford’s leadership of the School of Edu-cation and noted that under her guidance the school has scoured their program, found the areas in need of reform and made improve-ments that were needed.

“We are very proud of them for getting a stamp of excellence that signifies what we al-ready knew about them,” he said.

President Robert B. Sloan Jr. agreed and said that the benefit of the process is that it helps to ensure that the University continues to offer quality programs within the School of Education.

EDUCATION: Texas Education Agency commends program

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An alumnus may have won, but it was student-athletes who were the real winners.

Staff, alumni, trustee members and supporters of the University participated in the 2010 HBU Ath-letic Scholarship Golf Tournament at the Riverbend Country Club on April 12. The tournament was a four-person scramble in which 21 teams participated to help contrib-ute to athletic scholarships.

Steve Moniaci, director of ath-letics, said he was glad that he could bring the tournament back after a four-year absence.

“One of my goals is to get as

much endowment as I can for ath-letic scholarships,” Moniaci said. “The more we endow for athletic scholarships, the less of a burden we are on the University toward the general budget.”

President Robert B. Sloan Jr. participated in the tournament and said he was doing it more to sup-port the athletic program than to win.

“Phil Mickelson I’m not, but I intend to have fun for sure,” Sloan said. “It’s a great opportunity to get to know each other and talk about Husky athletics.”

Sloan added that it is important to support student athletes and help them receive a great education.

Dale Jefferson, B.A. ’83 and

partner at Martin, Disiere, Jefferson & Wisdom, and his team won the tournament.

The team posted a score of 59 and was honored at the reception after the tournament.

“I’m very happy to fully support Ron Cottrell’s and Dr. Sloan’s push to return to NCAA Division I ath-letics,” Jefferson said. “HBU has been there before and with the help of alumni and other supporters we can do it again.”

Jefferson’s team consisted of Gary Wellman, a former wide re-ceiver for the Houston Oilers, Jay Childs, B.S. 77, and Jeff Cockerell.

Wellman said he was happy to support Jefferson’s alma mater and its athletic program.

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NEWS

Assistant women’s basketball coach Rusty Laverentz, Arthur Gonzalez, and David Williams look on as head golf coach David Shuster sizes up a putt.

Golfers raise scholarships to support athletic program

NCAA: Committee lays out athletic department initiatives

by Mauricio GuerreroEditor at large

lineup of 15 sports. Bowling, equestrian, beach volleyball and women’s tennis will be considered.

The rosters of four men’s sports — baseball, golf, soccer and track — will also be limited to achieve this goal.

Aiming high

The University also aims to separate game nights for men’s and women’s league basketball contests and to identify a post-conference tournament for women’s basket-ball, which currently does not com-pete in post-conference play.

The report calls for the hiring of a strength and conditioning coach and the development of a Challeng-ing Athletes’ Minds for Personal Success/Life Skills Program to bet-ter address the needs and issues af-fecting student-athletes.

It also states an athletic academ-ic counselor will be hired by fall 2011. In addition, four laptop com-puters will be purchased before for

athletes to use when they travel to away competitions. An on-campus study hall for student-athletes will also be created prior to fall 2012.

The report sets the goals of es-tablishing an annual review of the athletic department’s hiring prac-tices, establishing a formal way of assessing its commitment to diversity and establishing a diver-sity seminar to be conducted dur-ing the 2010-11 academic year. It also states an athletic department diversity statement will be drafted before the 2011-12 academic year.

Further assessments

The report also discusses ways for assessing current retention rates of minority student-athletes and monitoring retention and promo-tion rates of minority groups within the staff and coaches.

The report states the Univer-sity provided nearly $3.4 million in athletic financial assistance during the 2008-09 academic year, with

female student-athletes receiving 60 percent of scholarship funds and male student-athletes receiving 40 percent. The University plans to maintain the current financial aid levels, the report states.

The athletic department spent more than $780,000 on travel ex-penses during the same year. The report concludes that the women’s teams received a slightly higher amount of travel resources with 55 percent, however all teams have ac-cess to adequate travel resources.

The report marks a major step forward in the University’s drive to return to full membership in NCAA Division I which began in 2007 and is expected to end in February 2011, when the NCAA will announce its decision on the University’s certifi-cation status.

One step closer

The NCAA Certification Steer-ing Committee, chaired by Rita Tauer, dean of the College of Con-

tinuing Studies, and three subcom-mittees will submit the report prior to the April 30 deadline.

The subcommittees were re-sponsible for reviewing aspects of the athletic department, including governance and commitment to rules compliance, academic integ-rity, gender equity, diversity and student well-being.

Tauer said completing the report means the University is one step closer to moving to the next level as an institution.

“It is a good opportunity to put the spotlight on the athletic depart-ment and its effect on campus,” she said.

Past to present

The University entered NCAA Division I athletics in the 1973-74 academic year but ended all athlet-ic programs in 1989-90 academic year. It was not until the 1991-92 academic year that the University reinstated its athletic programs in

the NAIA, where it spent 17 years in competition. The University be-gan the transition process to NCAA Division I in 2007.

The NCAA requires its more than 1,200 members to conduct self-studies every 10 years to en-sure integrity within their athletic departments.

The University was required to examine its athletic depart-ment from academic years 2006-07 to 2008-09 to be admitted into the NCAA Division I as an active member. It is currently the only provisional member in the NCAA Division I.

Not finished yet

Steve Moniaci, director of ath-letics, said the members of the Steering Committee and subcom-mittees should be commended for their work, but he emphasized that there is more work to be done.

“The report is finished, but we’re not done yet,” Moniaci said.

President Robert B. Sloan Jr. tees off during the Scholarship Golf Tournament at Riverbend Country Club in Sugar Land.

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Spotlights hit the stage and the Huskies shone at this year’s Hus-ky Revue.

The event, organized by the Student Programming Board, drew more than 400 people to Dunham Theater on April 10 and raised more than $1,000 for the Houston Food Bank.

Junior Joseph Williams, vice presi-dent of traditions for SPB, said more than 25 acts auditioned, but time restric-tions only allowed 17 acts to perform.

Husky Revue featured a range of performances, including several single performers.

Group acts ranged in size from 5KO’s six-member performance to the Filipino Student Organization’s 25-member pro-duction.

The Hispanic Student Organization, which has won three categories during the last three years, did not participate in this year’s competition element of the show. Instead they performed a Michael Jackson tribute along with other per-formers midway through the event.

A new organization to this year’s show was the Vietnamese Student As-sociation, which put on a two-part dance routine with cultural ties to Vietnam.

Sophomore Christina Khuong, who choreographed the routine, said they performed for the first time to raise the group’s presence on campus.

Once all the acts performed and the judges’ votes came back, senior Thang Nguyen was awarded best individual performance with his rendition of James Blunt’s “No Bravery.”

5KO and its Korean pop skit won best group performance and Alpha Chi Omega won best overall performance with “Texas Proud.”

Senior Daren Tanchico, who per-formed along with 5KO, said the perfor-mance of the skit was a learning experi-ence for all its members.

“We started this project last semester, and didn’t know each other very well,” Tanchico said. “The experience has helped us become better friends. We are more like family now.”

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Senior Thang Nguyen sings “No Bravery” by James Blunt while playing the piano. Nguyen won Best Individual Performance.

ABOVE: Members of Alpha Chi Omega finish their num-ber, “Texas Proud,” which won Best In Show. LEFT: Senior Nathan Sudarma, vocalist and guitar-ist for The Check Back, plays the vio-lin during the band’s rendition of “Iris” by the Goo Goo Dolls.

The group 5KO, which won Best Performance by a Group, dances to “Nobody” by Wonder Girls, one of the three songs, all by Korean music groups, featured in their performance.

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He has spent many years sending mission-aries to foreign lands, and now it is his turn.

Dr. Rodney Woo, adjunct instructor in Practical and Biblical Theology who has taught at the University and served as senior pastor at Wilcrest Baptist Church for 18 years, will be leaving next month to become the se-nior pastor of International Baptist Church of Singapore.

Woo has led Wilcrest’s transformation from a declining, primarily Caucasian church into a multi-racial congregation representing 44 different nations. The church has also par-ticipated in missions by sending people to 32 different countries.

Woo’s vision of an intercultural church experience was contagious and influenced his church members, including senior Keith Ri-ley.

“I came from an East Texas town where there were many segregated churches,” Riley said. “The church was very appealing to me because I could branch out and learn from other cultures.”

Riley said his experience at Wilcrest was the reason he focused on uniting a segregated youth group at a church he worked at recently.

Woo said he hopes to see the vision that God gave him for Wilcrest take a global di-

mension at his new church. Woo will be focused on uniting the segre-

gated church in Singapore.Woo was made aware of the situation at the

church when he went to Singapore in Septem-ber to lead a consultation to discuss internal difficulties.

The church then made a proposal to Woo asking him to become its senior pastor be-cause of his success at Wilcrest.

“If God had not done what he did at Wil-crest, then we probably would never have crossed paths with an international church that includes so many races,” Woo said.

Woo described facing the caste system and tribal issues.

“Now we are going global to deal with other barriers.”

Woo’s son Austin, a senior at the Univer-sity, said he is excited about his father’s deci-sion to move to Singapore.

“It’s a really big move,” he said. “How many times do you get called across the world to pastor?”

Linda Clark, administrative assistant to the provost and a member of Wilcrest, is also excited with the new direction her pastor is taking.

“I will miss Dr. Woo very much,” she said. “But I am so delighted that he is following God’s calling for his life.”

While he feels called to Singapore, Woo said he will miss his church members as well as the students he has taught at the University, especially the freshmen in his survey classes.

“I am going to miss introducing Christian-ity to people from all over the world,” Woo said. “I remember in one class last year I had

25 students from 13 different countries.”Senior Nathan Menefee, who took a class

from Woo during his freshman year, recalls Woo as being engaging, fun and highly edu-cated.

“He is very challenging, but you learn a lot,” Menefee said. “I am going to miss his wisdom.”

Dr. Randy Hatchett, chair of the philoso-phy department and professor in Christianity, said Woo was ideal as an adjunct instructor and was well-liked by the students.

“He cares greatly for his students,” Hatch-

ett said. “A number of the students connect with him.”

Woo will be traveling to Singapore with his wife Sasha and his youngest son Samuel while his older sons, Austin and Hudson, will remain in Texas.

Woo described leaving his church after 18 years as pastor as similar to telling his sons that they are ready to be on their own when they turn 18.

“Maybe God is saying it’s time for the church to grow up and for us to spread our wings after 18 years together.”

THE COLLEGIAN - 9APRIL 15, 2010 RELIGION

Wisdom is an invalu-able character trait. It is crucial to navigating life’s decisions.

It is the ability to discern and under-stand God’s will. Wisdom does not come easily. It develops over time and through trial and error.

Wisdom starts from praying and seek-ing God.

Psalm 111:10 says, “The fear of the Lord is the begin-ning of wisdom; all who follow his precepts have good understanding. To him belongs eternal praise.”

It is understand-ing and knowing right from wrong and making smart choic-es.

Proverbs 4:5-6 says, “Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or swerve from them. Do not forsake wis-dom, and she will protect you; love her, and she will watch over you.”

King Solomon was the prime example of a man who sought wisdom.

In 2 Chronicles 1:7 God asked Solo-mon, “Ask for whatever you want me to give you.”

Though Solomon could have asked for wisdom to lead the people of Israel. God gave him wisdom plus unspeakable riches, honor and victory over Israel’s enemies.

People can use wisdom when in school, at home, or just leading others to do what

is right. To become wise and know what God wants a person to do or how to handle a situation, they must seek God’s word.

The process of wisdom begins when people live righteously and ask to receive God’s favor.

Studying the Bible daily contributes to a person’s growth in gaining wisdom. The stories in the Bible teach us valuable les-sons that we can apply to our lives.

In scripture God says he will grant wis-dom to anyone who asks.

James 1:5 says, “If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives

generously to all with-out finding fault, and it will be given to him.”

While wisdom comes from God, it can also come through other people.

Wisdom can come from parents, peers, and

even children. People must be able to listen and re-

ceive wisdom as it given to them. Wisdom is passed down from one gen-

eration to the next. Parents impart wisdom to their children about mistakes that they have made so that their children will not make their same mistakes.

Grandparents can especially share knowledge with their grandchildren about the things they have experienced through-out life.

Though people must remember that God is the source of wisdom and as it says in Colossians 2:3, in him “are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.” Therefore, growing with God, wisdom will be a part of persons’ life.

by Erica DrExlErReligion editor

Possession of wisdom starts with knowledge about God

Following call to South Pacific

Dr. Rodney Woo, adjunct instructor in Practical and Biblical Theology, delivers a lecture on Christology during one of his last classes.

by anDrEa acuñaStaff writer

by BETH ZAPACH

Christianity instructor Woo takes position as senior pastor at church in Singapore

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“It was a blow,” Flaherty says. “I collapsed — I couldn’t move.”

The following morning, Flaherty and his team traveled by bus to Oma-ha, Neb., where they boarded a plane to Houston. When Flaherty arrived in Houston, he was greeted by yet another challenge — his schoolwork

He had a Christian Doctrine pa-per due early the next morning plus several assignments he needed to turn in before his team left that Tues-day for the Great West Conference Tournament.

On Monday morning, he woke up sluggish and sore. Focusing in class was difficult.

“It’s hard transitioning from be-ing an athlete to being a student, and from being a student to being an ath-lete,” he says.

Balancing Act

For Flaherty, and other student-athletes, the challenge of juggling school and sports is a way of life.

Junior Jammie Weidert, a pitcher on the softball team, says she has learned to balance school and sports over time, but admits it is still diffi-cult. She says the most difficult part of being a student-athlete is recover-ing from the physical and emotional impact of games.

“Transitioning from game mode to school mode is hardest for me right after a big win,” she says. “The excitement makes concentrating on schoolwork almost impossible.”

Frequent team travel and the re-sulting absences from classes is an-other challenge for student-athletes.

The softball and baseball teams travel the most of the 15 University sports programs, with 56 competi-tive events per season. Additionally, the teams must travel more than many other NCAA Division I teams because their fields have no lighting, which prevents them from schedul-ing night games at home.

According to the University’s recently released NCAA self-study,

during the 2008-09 season, the men’s and women’s basketball teams missed the most classes of all the University’s teams. The men’s team missed 18 classes, and the women’s team missed 19.

Junior Terrance Slack, manager for the men’s basketball team, says missing class due to travel has forced him to work harder to keep up with coursework. He says he has strug-gled the most in courses where the material continually builds and re-quires successive understanding. He adds, however, that he appreciates his professors’ open-door policies.

“If you put forth the effort to talk to a professor, he or she will help you,” Slack says. “They are not go-ing to overextend themselves, but they will help you.”

Making the Grade

Dr. Rusty Brooks, associate dean of undergraduate programs in the School of Business and professor of marketing, says throughout his 23 years of teaching he has always held athletes to the same standards as other students.

“We don’t treat athletes different-ly than anyone else,” he says. “They are student-athletes, not athlete-stu-dents.”

Brooks says he disagrees with the stereotype that athletes are slackers or poor students.

“If I pick out my five best mar-keting students, there is always equal representation by someone from ath-letics.”

He adds that he has had many student-athletes who, knowing they will be absent from class, turn in work well in advance, so they can focus entirely on their games.

Senior Ashley Pierce, a defender on the women’s soccer team, prac-tices this.

Pierce says athletes must be will-ing to work hard to succeed academ-ically. She says she takes a proactive approach to schoolwork, including

reading ahead in her textbooks, map-ping out all her tests and projects, communicating regularly with pro-fessors, and never skipping class when not on the road.

Some student-athletes, like senior Jonathan LeJeune, a distance runner on the cross country and track and field team, have trained themselves to study even while traveling.

LeJeune says he often studies on the bus or plane and at the hotel be-fore and after a competition. He says he understands that he is a student first and that athletics is simply a tool to help him obtain a degree.

School First

In recent years, this focus on prioritizing academics over athlet-ics has gained momentum among NCAA schools.

Steve Moniaci, director of ath-letics, says the current push started around eight years ago. The NCAA began instituting tougher academic standards, including the Academ-ic Progress Rate, which assesses teams’ academic performance each term. The rate measures success for each student-athlete using a two-point system. One point is awarded for academic eligibility, the other for retention. To avoid penalties, each team must collectively earn 925 points.

Moniaci says the University is still completing the certification pro-cess to obtain full status in NCAA Division I and has not yet filed an APR report. The first report will be released this summer, measuring the success of the 2009-10 student-athlete cohort. Additionally, the University is not required to collect graduation rate data until the 2010-11 academic year.

The standards required by the NCAA are a huge step up from those of the NAIA, Moniaci says. He adds that the new standards have forced the coaching staff to be more careful when recruiting new athletes.

“A student who does well at an-other school may or may not do well here. It has become incumbent upon the coaching staff to recruit the types of student-athletes who can do well at this school.”

Academic Assist

To ensure the success of current student-athletes, the University has increased efforts to monitor and sup-port their academic performance.

In fall 2008, the University in-troduced the Early Alert Referral System, an electronic tool that aids in identifying and notifying students who are struggling academically. Mordecai Brownlee, early alert coor-dinator, says while the system focus-es on the entire student population, it has proved effective in helping student-athletes.

When a student-athlete receives an “early alert” from an instructor, an e-mail is sent to Brownlee as well as to the office of athletic compliance and academics, which then contacts the student’s coach. Academic help, such as tutoring through the Learn-ing Center, is then scheduled for the student.

Additionally, last fall, the compli-ance office began sending out aca-demic progress reports to coaches for each athlete twice a semester.

Providing student-athletes the help they need is a top priority, Brownlee says. Some students have even been taken out of practice to ensure they received tutoring.

Brownlee adds that the Learning Center is committed to addressing the needs of student-athletes and has added tutoring in subjects that have proven the most difficult for athletes. Last fall, the Learning Center began offering tutoring for Anatomy and Physiology, he says, because many athletes who were kinesiology ma-jors were having trouble passing the course and as a result were switching majors.

Brownlee says he is currently

discussing plans with the athletic department about the possibility of hiring tutors who can travel with the University’s teams next year as well as setting up night tutoring sessions specifically for athletes to attend af-ter practices.

Flaherty says having academic support while on the road would likely have made balancing school and sports easier.

“Having tutors with us when we travel would definitely help with schoolwork,” he says. “But you’ve still got to face the physical chal-lenges of travel and playing basket-ball.”

The Next Round

Flaherty has now finished his fi-nal season on the men’s basketball team, which ended the season with a 12-20 record, 9-3 in conference. Amid the highs and lows of his ca-reer, Flaherty says, he has learned three valuable lessons: “Always be-lieve in yourself, never give up, and never let anyone tell you what you can’t be.”

Flaherty’s drive to achieve and to prove naysayers wrong will likely continue in the future. He is current-ly in the process of hiring a sports agent. This summer he hopes to play for Houston’s Pro-Amateur League and has been contacted by several teams who believe he could succeed playing overseas.

A marketing major, Flaherty says he may graduate in the summer or fall, depending on what happens with the offers he has been receiving. He may also postpone graduation if his basketball career requires it.

Flaherty says he understands the importance of a degree and knows he cannot play basketball forever. He says with his degree he would even-tually like to enter the field of sports marketing, possibly as a public rela-tions agent.

“My goal is to be the best I can be at whatever I do.”

PERFORMINGUNDERPRESSURE

How student-athletes balance the demands of school and sports

STUDY

TIPS

Senior Mario Flaherty collapsed to the hardwood of the DakotaDome as the final buzzer sounded. His basketball team had fallen, 97-84, to the South Dakota Coyotes in the 2010 Great West Conference regular-season championship. South Dakota players, cheerleaders and fans flooded the court in celebration. As they reveled in victory, Flaherty sat stunned and overwhelmed by the loss.

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15 Number of University sports programs

196 Number of competing student-athletes on campus

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27Men’s & Women’s Basketball

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56Softball

Baseball

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18Men’s Soccer

Volleyball

22Men & Women’s Golf

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12Men & Women’s Track

Number of competitions each season per sport

Number of hours NCAA allows student-athletes to practice and compete each week

12 Number of credit hours required to maintain eligibility

NUMBERSBYTHE

1Create an hourly schedule to know exactly what you can and cannot do

2Map out all tests and projects at beginning of each semester

3Communicate with professors; let them know your schedule and go to them for help

4Read ahead in textbooks; try to turn in assignments early if possible

5Schedule harder courses for the off-season

6Use travel time to study

7Arrange to get notes from classmates when absent from class

story by Joshua Di Napoli design and infographics by Nathan Cadis

Women’s Soccer

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Most of the time, trailers are a complete misrepresentation of the actual movie. This has caused a rift in trust, not only between editors and myself, but also between myself and my own opinion.

I trusted myself and watched “Greenberg,” Noah Baumbach’s seventh movie as a director, starring Ben Stiller as a 40-year-old neurotic and selfish failed musician.

Recently released from a mental hospital, Roger Greenberg arrives in California from New York to housesit for his brother. Greenberg attempts to reunite his former band-mates and has a series of romantic encounters with his brother’s as-sistant Florence, played by Greta Gerwig.

While I enjoyed the way Baum-bach approached dissatisfaction in the middle class, I found it difficult to identify with the characters.

Greenberg is a character that projects his emotional pain onto others. During the movie it became difficult to watch as Greenberg al-lowed his personal insecurities to hurt others.

Though the movie kept me laughing, I found myself becoming disgusted with the characters. That

is when it hit me. The problem was not the movie. It was the way I was viewing it.

The film did not get much pro-motion, and the small portion it did receive portrayed it as an inspiring movie about a man who, in the pro-cess of finding himself, bucks the Los Angeles “system” and wins the hearts of all who meet him.

The movie approaches these themes in a much more subtle and realistic manner.

The film is about loneliness. The audience watches as Florence’s stat-ic life and Greenberg’s misanthropic habits cross paths.

“Hurt people, hurt people” is one of Florence’s more memorable lines from the movie. In a sense she is summing up the character of Green-

berg. The film shows a realistic por-

trayal of a man trying to cope with his emotional damages. Once I un-derstood that, it was easier to put myself in Greenberg’s position and see the points where his life had gone wrong.

This was one of Baumbach’s best films as he delves into the lives of hurt people, especially showing Greenberg’s slow growth.

By the end of the movie, there is no major change in Greenberg, and there is no dramatic climax. Baum-bach only hints at Greenberg being more open to change.

This is much like real life where true change is gradual, and putting others above yourself is a lesson that takes a lifetime to learn.

Looking fabulous this spring is easy to do with the vast vari-ety of current trends in women’s fashion.

The trends continue to be very feminine and romantic with a hint of sophistication and playfulness.

The hottest trend for the sea-son is the natural look. Light col-ors are dominant in mixture with bright colors like turquoise and vermillion.

Neutral colors like khaki, beige and gray will also work, but it is important to pick a color that compliments individual skin tone.

Minimal makeup is required to pull off this look, a light eye shadow, some bronzer and brown rather than black mascara. A cute bandana, sandals and a bag made of natural material like cotton wicker, would be great with this outfit.

Another trend that has been made fashionable and feminine is the army trend with fitted jack-ets, coats and pants. These items can be found in various shades of green and brown as well as navy blue. Expect this trend to stay fashionable for awhile.

The hippie bohemian look is another dominant trend this sum-mer with floral prints, wide flow-erry dresses and skirts, leather

belts and wedged heels. This trend is good to mix with denim shorts or jeans, and some big colorful bags.

Other swanky trends include the animal print, overalls, waist-defining belts and tops with edgy shoulders.

Some of the more sophisticat-ed and romantic items also feature feathers, bows, ruffles and lace. If wearing a loose fitted item, com-bine it with a tight fitted piece.

To perfect these outfits, acces-sories are required with options ranging from sunglasses to shoes.

The most important accesso-ries are jewelry. Gold, silver and pearl earrings help any dress. Big and bold necklaces made their way out on the runway last spring and now they are joined by the big and bold earrings.

Hairstyles are probably the most decisive part of a look and can really make or break the out-fit. Long wavy locks are very trendy and for hairdos. Whether it is either the bun or the braid, both are done loosely.

The braid should be to either side while the bun can be put any-where at the back of the head but preferably low and with few locks coming out of it.

Almost anything works this season, whether it is the animal print, bohemian style or friend-ship bracelets, every woman should be able to find something for her taste.

Underground hip-hop is under enormous pressure to be original with every beat that keeps the bass pumping.

One duo that is making its rounds in the underground hails from Alief in Southwest Hous-ton. Apparently, Hero & Rad have made quite an impression with their debut album.

Hero & Rad boastingly say their album tells an impeccable story and their lyrics are thought-fully crafted. That is an exaggera-tion.

While most underground art-ists have intricate and intelligent lyrics, Hero & Rad do not, mainly because their flow is questionable.

In fact, it’s not Hero & Rad that make the album bearable, but the featured artists on “Resilience,” which include Mike & Ike, Karina Nistal, the Legendary K.O., Lower Life Form, Ezekiel 38 and Mic Skills.

Whoever made the beats clear-ly understands the tracks and cel-ebrates the fundamental elements of hip-hop. I applaud DMP Studios for mixing and mastering all the tracks and making “Resilience” a better listen.

“Resilience” does have it’s mo-ments where the duo is heading in the right direction.

“Vaccine” sheds light into the

lives of two individuals. One a former drug addict who found a new addiction alcohol and the other struggles to turn his life on the streets around. The moral of the story is that life is a journey in which people need guidance and protection.

“Out of Control” is somewhat poetic; it is catchy and slow but has an up-tempo beat. The track talks about their struggles with temptation, finding a job, getting their music heard and bruised egos.

The hook describes this whole album: “I feel like I am losing my mind/and it feels like everything is wrong in my head/so out of con-trol.”

“Our Gospel” is probably the anthem of the new movement Hero & Rad claim to lead.

This new movement is sup-posed to bring soul to the soulless Houston. Yet, this track sadly dis-plays poor hip-hop and rap skills and has no soul whatsoever. The hook, along with the rest of the verses, is annoying and offensive.

In “Speak First,” Hero & Rad take time to address some confron-tations. The duo rap, “You don’t want beef, it costs too much.” If rappers are going to spit a line like that, they better do some serious name dropping to back it up. After all, that is the point of beefing.

There is nothing better than hearing an unknown artist pour out his or her soul in every lyrical tune in hopes to making it to the

mainstream or at least becoming a household name.

For Hero & Rad to be in the melting pot of underground music, their debut album is disappointing.

Maybe they are better live or in battles but potential fans need to “keep it movin’ like the brakes is broken.”

The music industry is hard to

get into. This duo has potential for improvements. Most artists’ first albums are rough. Hopefully, their next album will be more polished and game worthy.

ENTERTAINMENT APRIL 15, 201012 - THE COLLEGIAN

Fashion preview

courtesy of FOCUS FEATURES

courtesy of HERO & RAD

by Ori SmithStaff writer

Album review

Movie review

by heidi SigmarSdOttirStaff writer

Greta Gerwig, Rhys Ifans and Ben Stiller star in “Greenberg,” Noah Baumbach’s new film about Los Angeles neurotics.

by ethan marlerStaff writer

Stiller takes neurosis to next comedic level

Hero & Rad’s debut “Resilience” features 17 tracks in which the duo attempts to earn their place in Houston’s underground hip-hop scene.

Hero & Rad turn up the mic

Spring into fashion

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Debutante balls and first loves sound like a Jane Austen novel, but when zombies are added, it becomes a Steve Hockensmith nov-el. Master spoof writer Hockensmith brings his interpretation of Austen in his new book.

In “Dawn of the Dreadfuls,” Hockensmith readers are taken back to Meryton, England, in this fun prequel to “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.”

Hockensmith’s latest book is set four years before the spoof of Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice.”

Readers meet the Bennet family as they attend the funeral of their neighbor, Mr. Ford. Mr. Ford opens his eyes and sits up, a mira-cle in any other circumstance, but not in Mr. Ford’s case. Mr. Ford returns as an “unmen-tionable,” as the undead are called because the term “zombie” is not a proper word.

Hockensmith does not wait to introduce the zombies; he throws them at the readers in the first two pages.

This prequel does a great job of staying true to the storyline of its predecessor. The characters stay faithful to their personalities as readers find out why the Bennets act the way they do.

Mr. and Mrs. Bennet have five daughters, Jane, Elizabeth, Mary, Kitty and Lydia, the

youngest and more obnoxious of the two youngest. When the living dead begin to rise in Meryton, Mr. Bennet begins to train his daughters in the “deadly art” of slaying un-mentionables.

Geoffrey Hawksworth, a master of the deadly art, soon arrives from The Order to continue the girls’ training.

Austen may or may not love the spoofs of her beloved novel, but both “Dawn of the Dreadfuls” and “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies” stay true to the Romantic era’s lan-guage and ideas.

Love, reputation and class are themes that are found in Hockensmith’s take on Austen as well as the original.

Jane and Elizabeth both find love while battling the living dead. Neither girl finds her true love, giving the readers a glimpse of why the girls have trouble finding love dur-ing “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.”

Reputation and class are the most promi-nent themes in “Dawn of the Dreadfuls.” Once the Bennet girls begin their training, the community rejects them.

The girls soon become the only chance at survival for the small English town, bringing them back into the “loving” arms of society.

The themes play an important role in the story because without them it would just be another book about people killing zombies.

Overall, the book provided an enjoyable read. It is not as funny as “Pride and Preju-dice and Zombies,” but it does an entertain-ing job of giving the background story.

Spoofs like “Dawn of the Dreadfuls” do a great job adding to literary works. Nothing can improve a famous literary work better than zombies.

Brett Scallions is back in Fuel, but no one else is.

This is not too terrible to hear. When

Scallions left the band in 2006, many fans didn’t have high ex-pectations for Fuel without Scal-lions.

On April 8, Scallions re-turned to Fuel as lead vocalist, but guitarist Carl Bell and bassist Jeff Abercrombie left the band in the process. Both have decided to concentrate on other projects.

It’s a smart and humbling decision for Bell, who has been the principle songwriter for Fuel since its inception. Every hit single from Fuel has been written by Bell, but the band ran out of gas after Scallions left.

Its attempt to replace Scallions with the

unknown Toryn Green in 2007 also didn’t work.

In fact, when Scallions started his new band Re-Fueled, a Fuel cover band, fans were excited to hear him sing Fuel’s classic songs once again.

While it’s unfortunate that Bell and Abercrombie won’t be joining Scallions, this gives him more creative input in the band’s musical direction.

Instead of singing someone else’s lyrics, he can write the songs he wanted to perform for Fuel but never got the chance.Since the band’s major-label de-but in 1998, Scallions has only

one song where he is the sole songwriter and two that he shares credit with Bell.

Right now the band is concentrating on its current tour with Bon Jovi, but a new Fuel al-bum with Scallions would be something that I would add to my Amazon.com wishlist.

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by Mauricio GuerreroEditor at large

Puddle of MuddHouse of BluesApril 18

Rock band Puddle of Mudd is on tour pro-moting its new album, “Volume 4: Songs in the Key of Love & Hate.” Tickets are $25. Doors are at 7 p.m.

courtesy of www.imdb.com

The Perfect GamePGApril 16

Based on a true story, a group of boys from Monterrey, Mexico, become the first non-U.S. team to win the Little League World Series.

courtesy of www.casafree.com

HarveyAlley TheatreApril 15-May 9

Elwood P. Dowd is devoted to his constant companion, Harvey. The fact that Harvey is an invisible rabbit doesn’t seem to bother Dowd. Tickets range from $26 to $61.

courtesy of www.afrocentricnews.com

Mo’NiqueReliant ParkApril 17

Academy Award-winning actress and come-dian Mo’Nique brings her talents to the stage with her Spread the Love tour. Tickets range from $39.50 to $59.50.

Coming Attractions

Ariel HolleySophomore

Spanish

the Scoop

illustration by DAVID MATHEW

COLLEGE DAZE - “Clear Channel Playlist”

courtesy of www.munaud.org

Scallions rejoins Fuel as other members exit band

Q: What is your favorite fla-vor of ice cream?A: Super Sour Blitz from TCBY.

Q: If the moon were made of barbecue spare ribs, would you eat it?A: Yes, I would definitely eat it.

Q: Who is your favorite sing-er?A: Miranda Lambert.

Q: What is your favorite book?A: “Cradle and All” by James Patterson.

Q: What is the best Adam Sandler movie?A: “Waterboy.”

Q: Who is your favorite Sacha Baron Cohen character?A: Borat.

Q: Is Jimmy Fallon funny?A: Who is Jimmy Fallon?

Q: Pepsi or Coca-Cola?A: Coke.

Q: Mac or PC?A: Mac.

Q: What would be your wres-tler name?A: Holley Jolly.

Q: Ke$ha or Lady Gaga?A: Lady Gaga.

Q: 2Pac or Biggie?A: Biggie.

Q: Oprah or Tyra Banks?A: Tyra Banks.

Q: If you had a band, what would you call it?A: Boot Wearin’ Beauties.

by ashley DavenportAssistant entertainment editor

Book review

Zombies attack On...

Bennet sisters battle undead in prequel to Jane Austen spoof

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There will be fewer sightings of the Fail Whale on the high seas of the Internet.

As Twitter transitions from fad inno-vation to niche technology, the picture of the whale that accompanies Twitter’s overload error message should become a less familiar sight.

Barracuda Labs recently released a report on Twit-ter, analyzing Tweets, Tweeters, followers and fol-lowings as well as documenting the growth of the microblogging site.

The study shows that a strong major-ity of Twitter users are not really users. Of all of the Twitter accounts, 79 percent have fewer than 10 followers, follow fewer than 10 people and have Tweeted fewer than 10 times.

This only places 21 percent of Twit-ter in the study’s classification of “True Twitter User.”

While a vast majority of Twitter ac-counts have apparently been neglected, those still using their accounts appear to have become more active users.

Users with zero, only five or only 10 followers are becoming less com-mon. The average user’s following more closely reflects the number of users he or she follows. Tweet-less accounts have also shrunk, though 34 percent still have yet to Tweet.

The report documents the incred-ible growth Twitter experienced early in 2009. The period, referred to in the study as the “Twitter Red Carpet Era,” saw a strong spike in the creation of Twitter accounts and the addition of the most

followed Tweet-ers.

The Twit-ter frenzy, that widely-reported phenomenon that caused pain in the left hemispheres

of language-re-specting brains worldwide, seems to have subsided.

English professors can take a sigh of relief. Written communication should survive in its more sophisticated form. Their students should be able to express thoughts in writings longer than the 140 words Twitter allows, writings hopefully devoid of the abbreviations common in the world of Twitter.

If only we could stop ESPN from reading athletes’ Tweets on air. The world would truly be a better place.

by Justin schneewind Managing editor

Twitter proves 140-word communication not for all Question:

How do RSS feeds work?

Answer:Subscribers receive feeds of headlines and summaries from their favorite Web sites.

Managing the madnessSince its introduction in 1997, RSS has become a popular method to manage

the Internet’s data flow. Short for Really Simple Syndication, RSS is a way to subscribe to a source of information, such as a Web site, and get brief updates delivered.

Feeding the information hungryThese sources are called feeds. A subscriber receives a feed, often a series of

headlines and brief summaries, of all the articles published on that particular Web page. This allows subscribers to scan the articles on the page more efficiently. Some Web-browsing software automatically detects RSS feeds. The Firefox and Opera Web browsers display the now-common square orange badge for a Web feed in the browser’s address bar when they find RSS feeds on a site. Internet Explorer and Safari also displays RSS logos.

Collecting headlinesReading RSS feeds can be a great time-saver. In the time it takes to scan whole

Web pages for information, RSS subscribers can review headlines from dozens of sites all collected in one place. Reading feeds requires a few simple things, beginning with a computer or compatible electronic device and an Internet con-nection. After that, subscribers need something that can read, or aggregate, RSS files. Aggregators collect and interpret RSS feeds in one location. That way, all the latest headlines can be seen in one place.

information courtesy How Stuff Workshttp://computer.howstuffworks.com/rss.htm

Did You Know..

PROCRASTINATION DESTINATIONSThere are 16 schools days remaining in the semester. Papers must be written.

Major projects need to be completed. Piles of textbooks have to be read. After all this, studying for final exams commences. There will be no shortage of required studying during these last few days. Students must spend this time wisely. They won’t. Distractions will arise, but there’s no excuse for wasting time while trying to waste time. With this in mind, here are some of the best ways to neglect high

priority assignments.

design and distractions by justin schneewind

Amazon.comBrowse books, movies and anything else imaginable. Since college students are on tight budgets, add it to a wishlist instead of buying it. Christmas is only eight months away.

cagle.comThose who like their news drawn out can find the best political cartoons. The cartoons take one frame to do what Jon Stewart does in 30 minutes, allowing an extra 29 minutes and 30 seconds of procrastination.

epguides.comWhen a study session diverts into an argument over the year “Blossom” debuted on TV, this site will provide all the info. Actors and plots of shows new and old are listed.

Baseball-Reference.com Who played third base for the Astros in 1985 and how much did he make that year? This smorgasbord of rosters and stats will an-swer any question about America’s pastime.

starwars.wikia.comWookieepedia answers the “Star Wars” questions that are too nerdy to ask friends. Fanboys can learn anything not clearly ex-plained in the 13 hours and 17 minutes consumed by Episodes I-VI.

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p. _____ Ad. managerq. _____ Ad. assistantr. _____ Photography editors. _____ Asst. photo editort. _____ Columnistu. _____ Cartoonistv. _____ Circulation manager

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KHOU-Channel 11 is guilty of sensation-alist journalism for misrepresenting an article from the April 1 issue of the Collegian.

The purpose of the article was to inform readers of Student Government Association’s new requirement for SGA officers, who must sign a document agreeing to abide by the University’s Christian preamble in order to run in the April 14-16 elections.

The article showed how this requirement is affecting one Muslim student who was not allowed to serve on SGA because of the policy change.

KHOU ran a misleading report in April 7 about the policy change in which the televi-sion station said that faith was at the center of a fight between the University and one Mus-lim student. This is misleading because the fight is non existent.

Essentially, the University has said it sup-ports SGA’s decision to hold student govern-ment officers to the same standard as faculty

and staff, who are also required to sign the preamble, and one student came forward and expressed her concern over the issue. The goal of the story was to inform readers of SGA’s decision, the University’s stand and to give voice to the student.

More importantly, the student who spoke to the Collegian said she did so with the hope of inspiring a discussion on the issue, not causing conflict. KHOU, however, took her story out of context and dramatized the news.

The central principle of journalism is ac-curate reporting, and KHOU is guilty of fail-ing to uphold this principle in this case. They should correct this mistake.

KHOU also improperly attributed the in-formation to the Houston Chronicle, which had reposted portions of the article earlier that day to the blog Believe It Or Not, when the article was originally published in the Collegian.

The Collegian works hard to ensure accu-rate reporting in its stories. It is unfortunate that KHOU did not.

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Is Facebook acting responsibly with its privacy policy?

staff editorial

KHOU misrepresents news story

Facebook provides unprecedented communi-cation and interaction op-

portunities for its users. They should take comfort in the privacy policies that are provided.

Information that is placed on a Face-book page can be viewed by almost any-one, but Facebook has provided its users many ways to address their privacy.

There are currently four different priva-cy settings for Facebook users: everyone, friends, friends of friends and “just me.” Within these settings, the user can easily customize the information that is viewed, including photos and status updates.

Users also have the ability to deem their profile as “unsearchable” so when an indi-vidual searches a person’s name, the search result will say “no one found.” With all these options, users should feel comfort-able with the various methods of control-ling what information people can view.

The most important factor in setting one’s privacy is the amount of information the individual provides. The user is in con-trol of what information they release into the vast electronic world.

Facebook users must be aware of what they post on their page and keep in mind the available privacy settings. Facebook has done its job in providing these settings for the user, but the user is responsible for what they post.

Facebook users should be concerned about the online distribution of their

private information. Facebook’s default settings allow a

user’s information to be viewed by anyone with Internet access. This means anyone can search for a name and view a profile if they have a Facebook account.

This privacy setting raises questions about Facebook users’ security. In addi-tion, the Facebook Connect option allows certain third-party sites to view a user’s information including applications such as games played on Facebook and features such as friend updates.

According to Facebook’s blog, it will share a user’s information to provide a more personalized experience at the Web site the user is visiting. Facebook partners can look for a user’s profile, even if the user never opted into Facebook Connect on the Web site the user visits which means the third-party site will be able to see the user’s friends and other personal informa-tion. This is yet another reason to worry about one’s personal privacy on Facebook.

Most Facebook users are not aware of the online distribution of their private information and how it is shared with unwanted third parties. Facebook is not acting responsibly with its privacy policy. It provides insecurity for current and future Facebook users.

Pressure is the glue that holds a newsroom together. The pressure of the newsroom demands work. It demands fo-

cus. It demands excellence. Pressure can turn lumps of

coal into diamonds or crush people who cannot tolerate it.

Three years ago when I joined the Collegian, I had no idea what pressure meant or what it would do to me.

As a video editor, print was outside my comfort zone and working on deadline in a newsroom was something I had never experienced.

It was also my first experience working with our adviser, Dr. Alice Rowlands, who fosters a passion for excellence and hard work.

My first Collegian deadline proved intoxi-cating. The rush. The pressure. I was hooked.

The pressure drove me and the other staff members to strive for excellence in all of our work. Failure was never an option.

That pressure will transform a group of strangers into a group of comrades. Like soldiers fighting together in the trenches, the

editors would edit together in the gutter of the news copy.

I will be the first to ac-knowledge that the Colle-gian is not for everyone and there have been some who could not handle the intensi-ty, but the rewards are invalu-able to those who soldier on and learn to adapt.

For me, this has been evi-dent in everything from my

writing and design to growing in life skills like patience and dedication.

Pressure will force a person to change. Into what — that’s up to the individual.

Pressure to be the bestEditor in chiefby NathaN Cadis

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Moore, who posted a batting average of .262 in his junior sea-son, was also expected to play a larger role in the offense after the eligibility of senior Andrew Taccolini, the program’s all-time leader in hits, home runs and RBIs, expired.

In addition to added respon-sibilities with the pitchers and at the plate, Moore faces the pres-sure of playing the position head coach Jared Moon played. Moon, who played catcher for the Hus-kies from 1993-1995, admits to being tougher on Moore than on players at other positions.

A new seasonMoore, listed at 6 feet and

220 pounds, has responded by becoming a mentor to the young pitching staff and hitting for an average .360, a performance that will give him a good chance to play professionally.

“If he keeps it up, he may end up getting drafted in a pretty good round,” Moon said, noting that his starting catcher has drawn in-terest from several scouts.

The team’s leader in batting average for most of the season, Moore started the season hit-ting singles almost exclusively. Moore, who had one extra-base hit during the first 16 games, has eight extra-base hits in the last 13 games.

Moore decided to forego play-ing summer ball after his junior season and instead worked on the fundamentals of his swing, making sure it was quicker and compact.

After his strong start this sea-son, Moore began to adjust his swing to add more of an uppercut, helping him accumulate more ex-tra-base hits and reach the power customary for his position.

The focus placed on his swing during the offseason and early this season has led to improved results at the plate, allowing Moore to concentrate on his de-fense.

Moon and assistant coach Chris Hill have drilled Moore on his footwork and throws from be-hind the plate to make him a more complete catcher.

“I’ve known for a while that I

needed to work on my footwork,” Moore said. “Receiving the ball and working with pitchers has al-ways come naturally.”

Young arms The pitching staff vouches for

his ability to work with pitchers.“We all love the guy,” junior

lefthander Jamie Storey said. “He knows the game very well.”

Moore was forced to get to know the strengths and weak-nesses of an almost all-new pitch-ing staff and has worked to learn each of their pitches, tendencies and personalities. His knowl-edge of the staff and their level of comfort with him are especially evident in his relationship with Storey, his roommate on the road and the player often next to him on the bus.

“When I know what pitch I want to throw, I just go to the grip because I know he’s thinking the same pitch,” Storey said.

Storey said Moore has worked with the younger pitchers to teach them about throwing to college-level hitters.

Moore knows how to teach his pitchers and has shown an ability to handle them well when they are on the mound.

“If you throw balls, he’ll get in your face,” Storey said. “He knows when to get in your face and when not to.”

Moore’s mentoring extends past the pitching staff as he has become one of the team’s leaders. Moon said his young team looks up to the catcher, and the players have noticed his work ethic.

“If you don’t see him on the baseball field, he’s probably in the gym,” Storey said.

Family lineage Moore’s work ethic stems

from his love of the game and lifelong desire to play in the majors. Moore credits his father Jackie for motivating and inspir-ing him.

His father played as a catcher and outfielder for 11 seasons in the Boston and Detroit organiza-tions. After his playing days end-ed in 1970, Jackie Moore started his coaching career.

Jackie Moore coached the

Astros’ minor-league affiliate in Round Rock from 2000-2007. He served as the Astros’ bench coach in the 2008 season before return-ing to the Moores’ hometown of Arlington to take a similar posi-tion with the Texas Rangers, be-ginning his fourth coaching stint with the team.

Because high school and col-lege schedules are similar to ma-jor league schedules, Moore’s fa-ther has had few chances to watch his son play.

“It might be a good thing,” Moore said. “I would get so ner-vous and I played badly. I thought in the back of my mind that he thought I wasn’t very good.”

The analystThough Moore’s father never

pushed him too hard, he under-standably felt some pressure to show his father that he was good. While he struggled in the games his father watched, Moore’s fa-ther was told of his strong play at the games he could not attend.

As he neared the end of his two years at Temple College, Moore saw an opportunity for his father to watch his games. Looking for a school in the area, Moore chose to transfer to the University, citing its location in Houston, the education he could attain and the Huskies’ NCAA baseball program.

The University’s location in Houston was important because Jackie Moore could have attend-ed games before Astros games at night, but he took the job with the Rangers before Moore’s junior season.

While Jackie Moore has still been unable to attend Moore’s games, he calls his son regularly.

“He calls after every game,” Moore said. “We talk about situ-ations in the game and what I can improve on. I call him my tele-phone analyst.”

With the behind-the-plate skills and batting abilities he has displayed this season, Moore may someday receive some face-to-face advice from his telephone analyst.

“He has a chance to play this game for a long time,” Moon said.

A victory at the Husky Invita-tional on April 6 has given the wom-en’s golf team an edge entering the Great West Conference Champion-ship.

The women scored a 927, beat-ing the University of Texas-San An-tonio by two strokes.

Head coach David Shuster said the women have had a successful year with victories in three tourna-ments. He said it is a good indication of the outcome for the Great West Conference Championship, to be held April 26-27 at Los Lagos Golf Club in Edinburg, Texas.

“We beat some teams in our tour-nament that are ranked higher than we are in the nation,” he said. “Beat-

ing those teams gives us confi-dence to come out as champions at confer-ence.”

S op ho -more Paige

Gibson took second and has been one of the top two players with freshman Balbina Guajardo, Shuster said

Freshman Gaia Olcese said she was excited about placing third in

the Husky Invitational, her first re-turn to the top five since the Sam Houston State University Elkins Lake Fall Women’s Classic in Oc-tober.

Olcese said the shortgame is key to winning.

Shuster said it is important for the team to improve its short game. He said, as the conference gets clos-er, the women will have to practice more on their chipping, pitching and putting.

“Our putting has been hit or miss, but if every player gets the putter going we can win low.”

Olcese agreed with Shuster and said her short game was not ideal at the Husky Invitational. She added

that while she did well at the tourna-ment, she is trying her best not to be overconfident going into the confer-ence championship.

“The last round of the tourna-ment I shot 80 and half of them were putts. I need to improve that.”

One of the teams that the Hus-kies will face in the championship is University of Texas-Pan American, which the team fell second to last year.

This past November the team beat UTPA at its own tournament, taking first at the UTPA Golf Clas-sic. Shuster said beating UTPA on the course that the Great West Championship will take place was an accomplishment for the team and

a confidence booster. Senior Brianna Maynard, dis-

appointed with the results of last year’s tournament, said he agreed the team’s performance this year has improved and prepared them for the competition in the conference championship.

Gibson, who played at last year’s tournament, said it was hard to for-get about the results.

“I think we proved this year we can finish tournaments better and we are ready to go back to UTPA and beat them at their home course,” Gibson said. “They know that we’re good competition now.”

Shuster said after last year’s tour-nament, the women are ready.

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by Mauricio GuerreroEditor at large

Women look forward to Great West Conference Tournament

Olcese

story by Justin Schneewind

design byNathan Cadis

photo illustration by Beth Zapach

AShot at theShow

Senior catcher Johnathon Moore entered his final collegiate season hoping his perfor-mance would propel him into a professional playing career.

Moore was met with a series of challenges in his last year as he works with a pitch-ing staff featuring only three returning players.

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Conference play for the baseball team started successfully for the Huskies as they took three of four games from the New Jersey Institute of Technology at Husky Field from April 9-11.

Defensive strugglesThe series began with defensive

struggles from both teams as they combined for eight errors in the first game. The Huskies first scored in the third as an NJIT throwing error and a double by junior first baseman Chase Hernandez gave the Huskies a 3-2 lead.

In the bottom of the sixth, with the Highlanders leading 6-4, the Huskies scored on a wild pitch and again on an error by NJIT center fielder James D’Aloia. An RBI groundout by Hernandez gave the Huskies the lead and a 7-6 win.

The win was awarded to sopho-more pitcher Dalton Schafer who went six innings, giving up two earned runs on 10 hits and striking out five. His record improved to 4-3 on the season. Junior pitcher Ste-phen Nikonchik picked up his first save on the season, throwing three perfect innings and striking out two.

Offensive explosionThe Huskies played a double-

header the next day and in the first

game scored 14 runs on 18 hits.The Huskies scored nine runs in

the first three innings as both senior shortstop Zeke Zikeli and senior sec-ond baseman Derek Smith hit RBI triples and senior catcher Johnathon Moore added four RBIs. They added five more runs in the fourth and the fifth to win the second game of the series 14-3.

Junior pitcher Michael Schulle pitched all seven innings, giving up three runs on seven hits and striking out four.

Junior center fielder Paul Prestera extended his hit streak to 13 games, reaching 15 by the end of the series.

“I kind of judge my hitting from the first at-bat,” Prestera said. “If I’m struggling, I’ll go talk about my hitting with coach Jared Moon and I go with it from there.”

Slipping away lateIn the second game of the dou-

bleheader, the Huskies had their two-run lead taken away in the top of the fifth as the Highlanders tied the game. In the top of the eighth, with the Huskies up 5-4, the High-landers scored three off junior start-ing pitcher Jamie Storey and one more off freshman pitcher Tyler Mc-Carty in the ninth to give NJIT their fifth win of the season and first in conference play.

Storey was given the loss as he pitched 7 1/3 innings and gave up four earned runs on seven hits.

Close to perfection Hernandez delivered one of the

best individual performances of the season in their final game versus NJIT. In only his second start of the season at pitcher, Hernandez pitched seven shutout innings, 6 1/3 of which were perfect. He also added four RBIs on three hits.

The Huskies had a 14-0 lead in the bottom of the sixth, finishing with a 14-5 victory to win the series 3-1.

Moon said he was impressed by Hernandez’s recent performances on the mound.

“Right now he has solidified his spot as the No. 4 starter in the rota-tion,” Moon said. “I told him to keep working hard and try to keep mov-ing up in the rotation.”

Hernandez faced only 23 bat-ters and allowed only two hits while striking out six.

“We let one slip away yesterday and we wanted to come in here and get this victory,” Hernandez said.

The Huskies made a quick stop in Lafayette, La., to take on the University of Louisiana at Lafay-ette, April 13. The Huskies couldn’t match the Ragin’ Cajuns offensively as they lost 5-3.

“We have done pretty well with not giving up runs and when we have guys show up with a winning attitude we have a good chance to beat anyone,” Moon said.

NEXT UP at home

Baseball

Softball

Xbox, PS3 or Wii? None. An old Nintendo.

What song would you sing on American Idol? “Wait For You” by Elliott Yamin.

Would you survive a horror movie? No, I don’t like them. I would be scared.

Favorite track you have run on? Rice Track Stadium at Rice University. I did well there.

What is your favorite event? The 200-meter dash.

What would you use to kill a zombie? A slingshot.

Do you have a nickname? The Hawker.

Who is your favorite coach? My middle school coach.

If you were a Chicken McNugget, what sauce would you be dipped into? BBQ.

If not track, then what sport? My first love was basketball.

Cindee WrightPos: SprinterHt: 5”9” Classification: SeniorTwo-time GWC Athlete of the Week

March Madness has finally sub-sided and although Duke University

will go down in the record books as the tournament champion, it is difficult to call Butler University a loser. The Bulldogs are a Cinder-ella team no longer.

Butler is a small university lo-cated in Indianapolis. It only has around 4,000 students and an ath-letics budget of $11 million.

Like Butler, HBU is a small school located in a large city. It has fewer than 2,400 students and a small athletics budget. In contrast, Duke is located in small Durham, North Carolina. It has a student

population of more than 13,000 and an athletics budget of $71 mil-lion.

The Bulldogs’ performance in the tournament has already had a major impact on Butler. The admis-sions Web site, which averages 15

inquiries a day, received more than 300 the day after Butler defeated Kansas State in the Elite Eight on March 27.

The following week, heavy traf-fic caused the site to crash twice. On April 8, Butler and men’s bas-ketball head coach Brad Stevens

agreed to a 12-year contract exten-sion through the 2021-2022 season. Butler president Bobby Fong said Butler can now afford to increase Stevens’ salary from just under $400,000 to $1 million per year.

Butler is a model for the Hus-kies to follow. As HBU com-pletes its transition to the NCAA, perspective must be maintained. Comparisons to universities such as Texas, Texas A&M or Baylor are not realistic and should not be a goal.

The University may not reach that size or have those resources, but now we know that we do not have to in order to be successful both on and off the court.

This University and others can now point to Butler and say, “They did it. We can too.”

SPORTSAPRIL 15, 2010 THE COLLEGIAN - 19

by BETH ZAPACH

by Colby PrimeauxOpinion editor

April 17 2 p.m. Texas SouthernApril 17 4 p.m. Texas SouthernApril 21 2 p.m. Texas-San Antonio

April 21 4 p.m. Texas-San Antonio

April 24 1 p.m. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi

April 24 3 p.m. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi

Butler’s run raises national interest

Great West Conference best 12.11 in the 100-meter dash.

School record in 4x100 and 4x400.

4x400 time is 30th best time in the nation.

by brandon PorterAssistant sports editor

TIMEOUTwith...

Huskies handle NJIT

April 20 3 p.m. Stephen F. Austin StateApril 30 3 p.m. Chicago StateMay 1 1 p.m. Chicago State

May 2 1 p.m. Chicago State

May 12 2 p.m. Prairie View A&M

May 20 3 p.m. Utah Valley

May 21 1 p.m. Utah Valley

May 22 1 p.m. Utah Valley

Sophomore third baseman and designated hitter Robbie Buller hits a line drive in the second game against NJIT on April 10.

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A cliché in sports is to say that an ath-lete has a heart of

a champion. Recent events, however, have shown that some of these hearts are not as strong as the champions.

One such athlete is senior An-drew Taccolini, who played base-ball for the Huskies from 2006-2009. The right fielder’s career batting average of .360 is the eighth highest in program history. He is also the all-time leader in hits, home runs, RBIs and at-bats as well as the team’s MVP in 2008.

Local connection“MVP” has two meanings for

Taccolini. It stands for mitral valve prolapse, a heart problem in which the valve that separates the upper and lower chambers of the left side of the heart does not close properly.

Taccolini became aware of his condition his sophomore year when a routine physical detected high blood pressure. He was sent to his family physician who heard a mur-mur in Taccolini’s heart. He was then sent to a cardiologist. An echo-cardiogram revealed the heart prob-lem. Once he was properly medi-cated, Taccolini was cleared to play.

“The doctor said he wouldn’t have cleared me to play football or a sport like that,” he said. “He did tell me not to run a marathon.”

Although the Huskies were able to avoid a potentially tragic situa-tion, other teams have not been so fortunate.

Common occurrence Within one week of January

2010, at three different levels of competitive sports, an athlete died suddenly because of a condition none were aware they possessed — an enlarged heart.

An enlarged heart can be an indication of many serious condi-tions, including hypertrophic car-diomyopathy (HCM), a condition in which heart muscles thicken. HCM accounts for 26 percent of sudden

death among athletes.On the morning of Jan. 17, Chi-

cago Bears defensive end Gaines Adams went into cardiac arrest at his family’s home and later died from HCM caused by an enlarged heart.

In the days immediately follow-ing Adams’ death, the NFL’s Car-diovascular Committee began dis-cussing the possibility of subjecting all players to a mandatory echocar-diogram. At the time, echocardio-grams were only ordered when a player had an abnormal electrocar-diogram or had a family history of heart problems. Adams had neither.

The day before Adams’ death, Keith Morgan, a 15-year-old soph-omore and three-sport athlete at Austin High School in Sugar Land, Texas died after collapsing while playing outside with friends. His death was confirmed to be the result of heart failure due to an enlarged heart.

Two days earlier, Jeron Lewis, a senior center on the University of Southern Indiana basketball team, collapsed on the court during a game. Although fans at the game said they saw the 21-year-old hit his head on the floor, autopsy reports showed Lewis actually suffered a heart attack due to an enlarged heart.

Necessary concernRon Cottrell, who has spent the

past 19 seasons as the head coach of the men’s basketball team as well

as serving as director of athletics for 15 years before becoming the asso-ciate director of athletics in 2009, said the slightest possibility is rea-son enough to worry.

“It’s a concern, obviously,” he said. “Life is so much more impor-tant than winning basketball games. The death of a student is one of those things you hope you never have to deal with.”

Cottrell said he is comforted by

the knowledge that the University is located in what some consider to be the medical capital of the world.

“Our team doctors are the best there are,” he said. “I am very com-fortable with the care that our play-ers are getting.”

A component to that care is Jim-my Roton, who is in his second year as director of athletic training.

“We’ve made leaps and bounds. When I came here, we had one

trainer,” Roton said. “Now we have six. At every game we have a trainer and an automated external defibril-lator. A lot of small schools don’t have that much.”

The University fields a total of 196 active student-athletes. Roton speculates that it would cost rough-ly $1,000 per athlete to implement echocardiograms.

“It’s a financial issue,” Roton said. “In an ideal situation, you would have infinite resources and staff to screen athletes for any-thing.”

Deeper issueSteve Moniaci, who was named

director of athletics Feb. 1 after serving in an interim capacity since May 2009, sees the issue as being even deeper.

“This is just one of a number of medical-related tragedies,” Moniaci said. “Even if you had all the re-sources in the world, where do you draw the line?”

Moniaci said “what ifs” are something he prefers not to think about.

“If you had tested for that, do you feel remiss in not testing for something else?” Moniaci specu-lated. “It’s all hypothetical.”

Taccolini, whose diagnosis of mitral valve prolapse would have been impossible without an echo-cardiogram, believes the benefits of the test are worth the needed cost and time.

“I understand it’s expensive, but we’re talking about people’s lives,” Taccolini said.

Athletes from across the nation made an appearance at Sorrels Field April 10-11 as the upcoming soccer reality show “Soccer Aces” held its American casting on the Univer-sity’s soccer field.

“Soccer Aces” is a new show shot in Spain in which 17 non-professional soccer players will be selected from China, Spain, North America and South America to compete for a shot at a tryout in Spain’s Primera División Liga de Fútbol Profesional, the first divi-sion of Spain’s professional soccer league.

In sponsorship terms, it is known as Liga BBVA for the main sponsor of the league and the show, BBVA

Compass.Each region will have at least one

contestant head to Spain for the fi-nal tryout. Of the 50 players, soccer legends Zinedine Zidane and Enzo Francescolli will select the 17 who will compete in “La Academia” and live together as roommates.

“The idea is to teach them to be a professional soccer player, not just how to play soccer,” said Ignacio Tena, director of external communi-cations for BBVA.

Players came from across the country to tryout at Sorrels Field, the only casting location in the United States.

“I want to be a pro,” said Jho-ham Osorio who came from Phila-delphia. “You have to do what you love.”

The Huskies’ soccer team had

six players make it to the final 14 on Saturday, but only freshman for-ward Phil Hagerty was selected to have a tape sent to Spain for evalua-tion by Zidane and Francescolli.

“The judges told me I was hav-ing too much fun out there, but that’s what it is all about,” Hagerty said.

The Huskies’ coaches were dis-appointed by the judges’ decision to select only one player from the men’s soccer team.

“I don’t blame them for not pick-ing George Sangira or Ruzhdi Halili because they didn’t play their best, but Michael Bouchahine and Chris Dodd should have been chosen,” as-sistant coach Santiago Molina said.

“Soccer Aces” will air in the United States on GolTV and online at Terra.com in May.

SPORTS APRIL 15, 201020 - THE COLLEGIAN

Look at the slide show of the casting of “Soccer Aces.”

Read about the Ty Terrell Re-lays in Beaumont, Texas April 10.

Read Porter’s Points on men’s soccer and publicity.

More than 100 athletes, including seven former and current University soccer players, tried out for “Soccer Aces” April 10.

by BETH ZAPACH

theHeart of a Champion

story by Colby Primeaux

design & illustration by Nathan Cadis

Reality show seeks soccer talentby Brandon PorterAssistant sports editor