Students are not giving up on preserving the parking on 27th Street.

Last week, the Des Moines City Council temporarily revoked the policy banning parking on the east side of the city street that runs between Jewett Residence Hall and Cartwright Law building. They deferred an official vote to approve the ban until the next meeting on Oct. 12.

Drake law student Bridgette Huntley (L2) drafted a petition

to overturn the ban. She said the petition was signed by 300 Drake students, faculty and guests on the campus.

“After I did some investigation and found that the reasons (for the ban) were ill-founded, we wanted to make sure we weren’t the only

students upset about this,” Huntley said.

The law student spoke at last week’s student senate meeting,

asking senators to draft a resolution to quash the ban on 27th Street parking.

Huntley said that the Student

Bar Association, the student governing body of the law school, had already drafted its own resolution against the ban.

On Sept. 22, Drake sent all students, faculty and staff an e-mail explaining that parking would no longer be permitted on the east side of 27th Street, between Carpenter Avenue and Forest Avenue. At the following week’s city council meeting, council members said that it was the first time they had seen the ban. Drake had previously submitted a request to the Traffic and Safety Committee for the ban.

Imagine spending your summer days in a prairie catching butterflies and picking wild flowers.

While most college students find themselves working long hours at part-time jobs, taking summer classes and slaving away at unpaid internships, the idea of spending long days exploring nature is more of a childhood memory than a college reality.

For a few Drake students, getting their hands dirty with the insects in a prairie was their work for the summer. Environmental science students Jamie Lane (AS4) and Bret Lang (AS3) spent their summers researching different animals and plants at an easement owned by the Metro Waste Authority just outside of Des Moines.

Lane and Lang teamed up with two students from Southeast Polk High School under the

guidance of Keith Summerville, associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, to conduct a research initiative. The project’s goal was to report back to the Metro Waste Authority on species conservation. High school and college science students collaborated to explore the prairie land.

“Basically, we spent the summer collecting samples of species – butterflies, dragonflies, small mammals, reptiles and plants,” Lane said. “We each had our own area we focused on. One of the high school girls focused on catching dragonflies for the summer. It was good because it gave them the opportunity for hands-on learning.”

The program developed out of a working relationship between Tom Hatton, owner of the Metro Waste Authority, and Summerville. The prairie restoration process on the land was initiated by Metro Waste eight years ago.

“This summer, all the pieces came together on this project – I had the support of Tom,

the time to orchestrate a project and interested undergraduate students,” Summerville said. “It’s never too early to develop awareness in field ecology, and that’s why we’ve had a keen interest in getting environmental education into local schools.”

The research findings have been encouraging. A couple weeks ago, students found a state-listed endangered butterfly species, the Wild Indigo Dusky Wing Skipper. Students have identified over 30 species of dragonflies and 70 birds, while also observing the bobcats and river otters on the land.

“There’s an enormous wealth of biodiversity in a postage-size piece of land,” Summerville said. “There are gigantic conservation areas nearby that you would expect this kind of variety in, but this land is relatively newly converted into prairie from farmland.

As the weather grows colder, the students

SEE CONSERVATION, PAGE 2

Last Thursday, student senators discussed the notorious disconnect between Senate and the student body in addressing the transparency of its bylaws and the effectiveness of the Organizational Council.

Vice President of Student Life Ben Cooper (AS3) introduced a resolution to instate a Student Senate Bylaw Ad Hoc Committee. The group of senators would “ensure that the rules and regulations for the Student Senate are reviewed objectively and updated to ensure that they accurately reflect the workings of our Senate,” according to the motion.

“The last time Senate had an ad hoc committee was three years ago for Bulldog Parade,” Cooper said when he proposed the motion.

The Bulldog Parade ad hoc committee was formed to boost school spirit, Cooper said. It was responsible for selling the decorated bulldog statues placed around campus.

The committee will be composed of seven senators, with one sitting as the chair. Cooper said the committee was created internally so Senate would have the opportunity to clarify the bylaws and make them more consistent.

“Our senators know our bylaws and the history behind them, which other students may not,” Cooper said after the meeting. “It can be confusing if you’re not familiar with them.”

Sen. Carla Olszewski (J4), nominated by Sen. Tyler Boggess (J4), was appointed chair of the committee.

“It’s important to keep bylaws relevant to our specific session, as they change from year to year,” Olszewski said.

The six nominated committee members were Vice President of Student Activities Tisleen Singh (J3), Sen. Norah Carroll (J3), Sen. Samantha Haas (AS3), Sen. Eric Gudmundson (J4), Sen. Greg Larson (B2) and Sen. Ben Whitmer (B2).

The resolution was drafted to create a six-person panel, but Senate voted to expand the size to accommodate all of the nominees. Olszewski proposed the amendment, and Motion SS 091001 was passed unanimously.

Senators also discussed the effectiveness of the Organizational Council.

Organizational Senator Brittany Miller (AS3) informally introduced a motion to change the Organizational Council attendance policy. In previous years, organization representatives were penalized for more than one absence. After gathering feedback from the council members, Miller drafted a resolution to change the policy to allow for two excused absences.

Miller also said that the organizational senators had been working to gather input from council members to improve the Organizational Council.

Some senators disagreed that the organizational Council was a necessary structure.

“We’re wasting time trying to make people understand,” Boggess said.

Singh said that students were disengaged with Senate matters.

“Lots of people don’t care about what goes on here,” Singh said. “We shouldn’t shove Senate down their throat. If people really care, they will get involved.”

Public Affairs Committee Chair Emily Krstulic (E3) added to the discussion.

“We may be in some people’s faces, but maybe not the right people,” Krstulic said. “It’s our task to make (students) care, to

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SUSAN JOSTEN (RIGHT), one of Sheng Peng’s (AS3) host parents, invited four guests from other countries to share their life experiences in the spirit of the Chinese Moon Festival. Josten hosted the event at her home in Clive.

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Despite a cloud-covered Clive sky, Drake students and faculty gathered at the home of the host family to students Sheng Peng (AS3) and Alvin Tam (B4) to celebrate Friday’s Chinese Moon Festival.

About 30 friends and classmates of Peng and Tam, both international students studying at Drake, as well as Darcie Vandegrift – associate professor of sociology – gathered to celebrate the holiday akin to America’s Thanksgiving.

The Moon Festival, also known as the Mid-Autumn Festival, falls 15 days into the eighth month of the Chinese lunar calendar.

“We are celebrating the

day that the moon is largest and most complete, which is a time for us to reunite with friends and family and share time and good food with each other,” Peng said.

Good food was in no shortage. Popular Chinese cuisine such as dumplings, egg drop soup and sesame chicken were served. Not to mention moon cakes, the traditional treat of the holiday, were aplenty.

Like much of Chinese culture, the holiday is rich with folklore – several versions of it. According to one story explained by Tam, the Chinese king of gods sent his unfaithful wife to the moon as punishment – hence, giving us the face we see on the moon.

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– BRIDGETTE HUNTLEY (L2)

The committee recommended approval of the ban to the city council.

Huntley said that Drake implemented the ban before it had been officially approved by the city council.

“I think that any student that does a little research would have discovered the ban was preemptively put in place,” Huntley said.

After Huntley detailed her reasons for requesting the resolution, the senators began debate of the issue.

“We’re here to represent the student body, and I’ve heard a lot of students complaining there was already a lack of parking before the ban,” Sen. Carla Olszewski (J4) said.

“This is a chance for us to support our fellow students.”

Several senators said they wanted more clarity on what the root of the issue was.

“I don’t think we should make this a parking issue, but one over whether Drake has done this properly or not,” Sen. Tyler Boggess (J4) said. “I don’t think we should write a resolution until the facts are straight.”

Sen. Eric Gudmundson (J4) said he was wondering why the issue had not been brought before the Student Parking Committee.

Student Body President Ben Olson (AS4), who sits on the committee, confirmed that the parking committee had not taken a vote on the matter.

“I’m open to negotiations,” Huntley said. “I just think there are a lot of alternatives we could open up discussion on.”

Huntley said she plans to attend the city council meeting on Oct. 12 to ensure the ban is not reinstated.

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make them understand.”Sen. Larson said that Senate seemed

indecisive between trying to empower students to understand the inner workings of Senate and trying to make it understandable for everyone.

“I think it’s all about keeping it general,” Miller said.

Miller said that student representatives were interested in policy changes, but did not seem to care to understand the logistics of Senate.

“Organizational leaders are very blunt about how they feel about Senate, but yet they’re glad to have me at their meetings,” Miller said.

Senators agreed that the discussion, while productive, was not necessarily related to the issue Miller had introduced. President Ben Olson (AS4) encouraged senators to continue the discussion at future meetings.

Her assistants on earth then made moon cakes in her honor as a plea for family unity.

In another story, from Moonfestival.org, the Divine Archer Hou Yi heroically shot nine of the 10 suns that were supposed to scorch the crop and create drought. His skill earned him a pill containing the elixir of life. He was advised to quickly swallow this pill, but first prepare through prayer and fasting for a year.

Unfortunately, his wife Chang-O was lured to the pill too soon and, after swallowing it, was sent into the sky. Although Yi sped after her, he could not catch her. Chang-O finally landed on the moon, where she ordered a hare to pound another pill so she could return to her husband. The hare is still pounding today, but, once a year, when the moon is full, Yi is able to visit his wife.

In the Moon Festival’s spirit of togetherness and sharing, members of non-governmental

organizations from Tonga, West Bank, Bangladesh and Nepal also attended the party, along with members of the Iowa Council for International Understanding.

“Tonight is to celebrate friends and to celebrate cultures, and we have many cultures here tonight,” ICIU board member Susan Josten said. She is one of the host parents of Peng and Tam.

The NGO representatives are in America through the Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program. For three of the four, it was their first travel experience in the United States.

Away from their families on this special Chinese holiday, the representatives were grateful for the learning experience abroad. Each offered a gift to Josten from his or her home country.

Aarati Khanal, from Nepal, was one of the guests at the Moon Festival.

“I have now seen what is liberty, I have seen what is life and I have seen what is the pursuit of happiness,” she said.

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FROM SENATE, PAGE 1

International guests and Drake students celebrate Chinese holiday of togetherness

photo by TYLER O’NEIL | Staff PhotographerMOON CAKES were a highlight of the mid-autumn Moon Festival at the Josten house.

have switched their focus toward the development of curriculum to be used in local schools that incorporates the hands-on application of environmental science, while generating excitement for the subject matter.

“We’re going to show slide shows and presentations of our activities this summer and try to generate excitement and get a positive reaction from the kids that will be benefitting from the curriculum we will develop,” Lang said.

Lane entered the project solely as a research assistant, but said she has a new appreciation for educating others about environmental science.

“I have become very interested in the idea of getting environmental science into the schools, and it’s something I can see myself doing in the future,” Lane said. “I, personally, never benefitted from having any hands-on experience in high school, and it’s great to see the two (high school) students we’ve been working with get excited about science.”

Summerville said that the project has helped both sets of students broaden their knowledge and skill sets for the future. He credited the program for providing an opportunity for “high school students to do science on their own, rather than following cookie-cutter experiments in the lab.”

The students will continue working with their data to put together presentations of their findings for the Metro Waste Authority later this month.

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Law student files petition

FROM CONSERVATION, PAGE 1

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SOUTHEAST POLK HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS retrieve a butterfly to examine.

Last Sept. 23, a classic Mexican standoff took place at Iowa State University between

Iowa Republican candidates for governor. Bob Vander Plaats, Rep. Christopher Rants and Sen. Jerry Behn squared off in a two-part question/answer session focusing on broad questions facing the state of Iowa, such as budgetary concerns and issues directed towards college students, like rising tuition costs. Part one of the debate had candidates each answer the same question, while part two involved candidates answering questions submitted by students.

While the showdown at the debate wasn’t about three bounty hunters looking for treasure, there were some parallels between the debate and a classic western movie – “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.” In this show, Vander Plaats played the role of Blondie (the Good). Throughout the debate, Vander Plaats attempted to embody good qualities, such as calm, poise and elegance. Vander Plaats mainly focused on carefully allocating every dollar in the state budget (while often referring back to his role as CEO of a non-profit), creating a 21st-Century communications infrastructure and his conservative values regarding life and family.

However, Blondie became visually agitated at some of the criticisms leveled by his opponents. Leading the charge on Vander Plaats was Rants, who played the role of Angel Eyes (the Bad). The history of this young campaign season has already been filled with the sparring between Rants and Vander Plaats on a number of issues including track records, health care and same-sex marriage. After answering the questions prompted to him, Rants often returned to previous issues discussed by the other candidates in attempt to highlight bad policy initiatives. Vander Plaats’ education reform was among the issues most heatedly contested by Rants, which involved reducing administrative/bureaucratic overhead and identification of the most effective areas to cut state spending.

Caught in the middle of Rants and Vander Plaats was Behn, playing the role of Tuco (the Ugly). Lacking Vander Plaats’ charm and Rants’ political savvy, Behn adopted the straight-talk approach while delivering his policy agenda, which included a more

business-friendly tax structure and incentives for Iowans to remain in Iowa after completing their education. Though looking to assert himself in the race, Behn’s performance came off as ugly compared to the other candidates, although he was able to raise interesting questions such as the elimination of the income tax as an incentive to workers/employers.

Despite the fact that three other Republican candidates for governor were not present, the debate presented an excellent depiction of the upcoming campaign season. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly certainly disagreed on several issues, but one of the most prominent themes of the debate concerned the missteps of incumbent Governor Chet Culver. Criticisms against Culver

spanned several topics, including forced union membership, interaction (or lack thereof) with the Department of Economic Development and excessive spending that has resulted in an approximate billion-dollar deficit. Though the veracity of these claims is sure to be further contested following the nomination

of the Republican candidate for governor, it is clear the candidates intend to rely heavily criticism of the governor to unify an Iowan Republican base. While candidates like Vander Plaats, Rants and Behn prepare to duel at dawn with the other Republican candidates, there is a single certainty: When the dust clears, only one candidate will remain standing to face Culver in what could be one of the most exciting gubernatorial races in recent history.

You may have seen me on campus walking around with a large group of frightened high school students and their parents. That is because I give

campus tours through the Admissions Office. After learning to avoid obstacles while walking backward in flip-flops, the next biggest thing to learn are facts about Drake, and it is precisely one of these facts that makes me feel extremely guilty. The fact, which I often tell parents, is that “99 percent of Drake students have a job or graduate school placement within six months of graduating,” and this always leads to the question of what I’m doing after I graduate. Here is where the guilt comes in. I’m not going to graduate school, not yet; and I’m not getting a job, not really. I am going to take what my British friends would call a gap year.

I started to think one day, and I realized that I have been in school for the past 17 years. Perhaps because of this, I think better with numbers, and that means that I’ve been in school for 76 percent of my life. I deserve a break. I’m pretty sure that I’ll eventually go to grad school and become an alumnus whose achievements will bring a tear to

President Maxwell’s eye, but I’m not eager to reach for the stars just yet.

At this point, many of you are thinking that I’m being lazy, that I’ll lose my motivation to learn and heaps of other equally judgmental things. You are not alone. I’ve already thought all of these judgmental things about myself, and that is what makes me feel so guilty. I’m concerned that if I stop now I won’t start back up again, that I’ll get comfortable in my life and fade away.

Most importantly, I’ve started to think that people expect me to do certain things, and that feeling of expectation can weigh heavily on one’s shoulders. I don’t want to disappoint the whole host of people that expect me to do whatever it is that they expect me to do. But I have to make decisions for myself, and it is my future, not theirs. Life can settle into a routine really quickly, and once it does, it’s hard to

break out. I want to live my life while I still can, while I’m single and more or less free of responsibilities. I want to have a life outside of school. Grad school and a job are both marks of permanence. They tie me down to a place and they represent me getting older, more mature and, worst of all, settled. I know that I’ll eventually want that feeling of belonging and

permanence, but not when I’m 21.I’m not entirely certain of what I will be

doing a year from now. My mom lovingly suggested that I come home and just chill out for a year. At first, the prospect of no rent, no bills and no work sounded awesome. She even said that I could have the house to myself for a weekend, which was clearly a euphemism for ‘go nuts.’ Then those critical thinking skills I learned kicked in. I live next door to a cop, across the street from a minister and next door to a 7-year-old with a total crush on me; no one

is going to ‘go nuts’ at my house. Also, the utter shame of living in my mom’s basement alone is enough to dissuade me. Imagine the pick-up line: “Wanna go back to my place? My mom and her boyfriend are at bingo tonight; I’ve got the whole basement to myself.” Even I cringe at that horrifically tragic stereotype. The only thing that could make that worse is if I were unemployed. Oh, wait.

So, in November, I’m taking the GRE, and I’m letting the scores just sit there. No one will know my scores except me. I know it will cost me an arm and a leg to send my scores to schools once I do decide to apply to grad school, but it’s worth it. In fairness, I am applying for the Fulbright scholarship, which would send me to Taiwan to teach English for a year, but I don’t think that this is the kind of job Drake had in mind when it wrote that statistic.

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The good, the bad and the uglyRepublican candidates shoot down Culver policies

When I leave Drake for retirement at the end of this semester, one of the things about the university I will miss least is its capricious and baffling policy toward student, faculty and staff parking. The stealthy new restriction on parking on 27th Street is but the most

recent example. (“City council reverses 27th Street parking ban,” 10/1/09.)Some of the policies seem to be designed to keep the freshly paved and newly

striped parking lots empty. The price creep in the Olmsted pay lot, along with the decision to no longer allow parkers at least one free daily out-pass to attend to Drake business, has ensured that the lot is mostly vacant most of the time.

Drake’s practice of enforcing parking permit restrictions on commuter lots after regular business hours ensures that those lots, too, are empty much of the time.

Signs that explain these restrictions are small and unobtrusive, designed to trap the unwary.

It may seem like a small thing, but the time we spend searching for legal and semi-convenient parking spaces is time we don’t spend working or studying. Overly restrictive policies and overpriced parking lots – which in turn require additional enforcement efforts – are pennywise and pound foolish, and they deserve a serious review by the administration.

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Here are the opinions that are floating around our newsroom:

• Baby, it’s cold outside. Early October and it already is feeling like winter. Luckily, the university

has a building on campus that is usually warm: Meredith. The big windows provide for a greenhouse-type atmosphere. So, harness global warming and head over to the big, black box.

• Parents and Family weekend is a time for students to reconnect with a little taste of home … with the taste of alcohol. It really warms your heart, and your stomach, to see parents taking shots with their kids at the Dublin. There’s nothing like family bonding.

• Tufts University recently put a policy into place that in effect bans “sexiling” – the act of kicking a roommate out for sexual purposes. The TD’s solution to this problem: charge your roommate money every time this happens. Then you’ll see where their priorities lie – in their pockets, or a little further center. We even heard of one guy receiving $100. It’s called capitalism, people.

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Up-and-coming artist Landon Pigg performed with Erin McCarley Thursday night in the Vaudeville Mews. Pigg is best known for his song “Falling in Love at a Coffee Shop” and his role as Oliver in the new film “Whip It.” Pigg is a 26-year-old singer, songwriter and actor from Nashville, Tenn. Pigg’s new album, “The Boy Who Never,” debuted in stores Tuesday.

Pigg’s musical prowess is simple. With a set of 10 songs, he had little time to impress the relatively large audience packed inside the dark Vaudeville Mews downtown – and he didn’t really need much time.

The audience was into what Pigg was selling, basically a good array of sincere ballads with a few glimmers of brilliance peeking out between the layers of sensitivity embedded within his songs.

“Rooftops,” the first song in his set, is a ballad heavily reminiscent of Radiohead, only without most of Thom Yorke’s innovation – slightly blue-sy, with a steady beat, Pigg’s falsetto

mixed well enough with sweeping instrumentals behind his vocals.

Pigg has a nice voice, slow and reassuring, and when he reaches a falsetto he handles the notes well. His set featured many songs, including “Ghost,” “Blue Skies,” “Can’t Let Go” and “Falling in Love at a Coffee Shop.” They are all mellow, all painting the picture of a sensitive songwriter, only with a slight alternative edge. Pigg wants to integrate the sounds of Radiohead’s harmonies and synthesizer and Jack Johnson’s low acoustics.

The two most musically interesting numbers he played were “Magnestismo” and “High Times.”

“Magnestismo” is just as much of a ballad as his others, but the inclusion of interwoven chords on the keys and Pigg’s lower, warbling vocals make it sexy as opposed to heartfelt. The song was also lyrically interesting, with the first foreign words of the night sung. .

“High Times” is a lot more fun, featuring a chorus catchy enough to garner Pigg even more

attention as Ellen Page’s (“Juno”) love interest in “Whip It.”

Overall, Pigg can definitely play and he can definitely sing. It’ll be interesting to see him do more than that – be more than a high school girl’s sensitive singing dreamboat crooning to the masses via radio. Commercial music has the capability to still be well done, but it will

always be safe to be too radio-friendly, and that’s the game Pigg is playing. He’s definitely got the musical chops, but he’s shaping up to be the next MTV-indie guy.

Landon Pigg plays in Des MoinesSongwriter to star in “Whip It”

ARTS. LIVING. MOVIES. MUSIC. WEEKEND.

by LINDSAY SCARPELLOStaff Writer

lindsay.scarpello@drake.edu

AP photo

Interview by LINDSAY SCARPELLOStaff Writer

lindsay.scarpello@drake.edu

A songwriter speaks

Upon the Times-Delphic’s arrival, Landon was getting ready for the show by playing pool on the upper level of Vaudeville Mews and sadly, losing. Wearing skinny jeans, a flannel button-down over a t-shirt and a crooked grin, he agreed to sit down with us after the show and answer a few questions.

TD: What are you excited about in your career? How does it feel to be on the fast track to success?

LP: It’s really fun to have something that

came out of left field, like the movie thing. I’m looking forward to something in the future coming out of right field, too. It’s fun to have a little of this and that.

TD: How did you get involved in music?LP: Well, my dad is a session singer, so

I grew up going to session with him when I was eight or nine. So, through that, I started recording before I started wearing deodorant.

TD: What are you currently working on?LP: I was doing a lot of press for this movie

coming out in L.A. I’m also just continuing to build rapport with my band-mates. I’m friends with the keyboard player but the others guys we put together pretty recently.

TD: What inspires your music?

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The Mid-Autumn Festival, also called the Moon Festival, was celebrated in the Morehouse Ballroom last Friday. It celebrates the date when the moon is supposed to be at its fullest. Legend says that Chang Er, the Chinese goddess of the moon, flew to the moon, and she has lived there ever since.

by JENNA DELONGStaff Writer

jenna.delong@drake.edu

A lunar celebrationDrake students enjoy games, stories, dancing

“This is a perfect opportunity, since it is parents weekend, for the students and their parents to learn a little something about Chinese customs and what the moon festival is all about.”–MALLORY WANG (B3), Secretary of the Chinese Student Association

“Drake is a lot more diverse than I thought.”–RYAN HANLON (L2)

“It’s just all sorts of people coming together and having a good time.”–RUSS LOVELL, Drake law professor

LANDON PIGG AND ELLEN PAGE star in the upcoming movie “Whip It.” In addition to being an actor, Pigg is a songwriter who recently performed at the Vaudeville Mews in Des Moines.

SEE VIDEO OF PIGG’S CONCERT IN DES MOINES AT

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U.G.A.N.D.A. Youth making a differenceSecond annual “Concert for Hope” will take place on Wednesday

It’s all about awareness.That’s the message of the United Group

Against Neglected And Displaced Youth. It’s also the main goal of its upcoming event, the “Concert for Hope” taking place 7 p.m. Oct. 7 at Pomerantz Stage.

“You might think ‘How can I affect Uganda?’ or ‘How can I affect someplace so far away?’” member Audrey Sova (J2) said. “But just showing up, being present, being aware is one of the first steps to creating change anywhere.”

U.G.A.N.D.A. Youth is the Drake University chapter of Invisible Children, a non-profit group that seeks to bring awareness and relief to the situation in northern Uganda – an area that has long been parallel with warfare, corruption and poverty. Invisible Children began in 2003 when three young American filmmakers traveled to Uganda and returned with a documentary called “Invisible Children: Rough Cut.” The film showcases the tragic and heartbreaking realities of the region and has since inspired

thousands of people around the world to help.Invisible Children and U.G.A.N.D.A. Youth

focus especially on helping the children. Joseph Kony, leader of African guerrilla group the Lord’s Resistance Army, has kidnapped children all across the country and forced them into his armies. Currently, there are supposed peace agreements being discussed between Kony and the United Nations but U.G.A.N.D.A. Youth Co-President Aliza Rosenthal (AS3) said the situation still needs a lot of help.

“There are still 100,000 kids missing, Joseph Kony refuses to return the child soldiers he’s already kidnapped and there are 400,000 people who don’t have any place to go,” she said. “They’ve been displaced for over 20 years; they don’t have homes to go back to. There’s no economic development. There’s just nothing there right now.”

On the Drake campus, Rosenthal said U.G.A.N.D.A. Youth is concentrating on calling people’s attention to the situation and encouraging them to think about possible involvement.

“I think it’s just a matter of being globally

aware and playing a small part,” Rosenthal said. “No matter what you’re doing, you’re doing something. I that’s an important thing to take away from our organization.”

She’s hoping the second annual “Concert for Hope” gets people noticing and talking about U.G.A.N.D.A. Youth and its cause. Entertainment at the event includes student bands TrebleMakers, E.G.G. and Longbottom Leaf. DiscoBoy, a band made up of Drake professors, and community band Squidboy will also perform. Touring members of Invisible Children called “Roadies” will also be there to show their latest film. Sova is most looking forward to this.

“I understand that for some people they need the bands and other stuff to get them there, but I just want to see the movie,” Sova said.

Rosenthal agrees that the scenes shown by the filmmakers are compelling.

“It’s kind of one of those things you just can’t get out of your head,” she said. “The video has a lot of powerful images and a lot of powerful emotions.”

Seeing “Roughcut” in high school is what sparked Rosenthal’s interest in the cause.

“To sit there and not do anything once you’re aware of a conflict like that is just absolutely unacceptable,” she said.

Rosenthal and Sova encourage all students to attend the “Concert for Hope.”

“Even if you can only stay for a little while, drop by, talk to the roadies, get a feel for what we’re about,” Rosenthal said.

Both girls stress that anyone interested in getting more information would be welcome.

“If you’re thinking about getting involved, I’d say come to a couple of meetings,” Sova said. “It’s not that stressful or anything like that, but it’s definitely worthwhile.”

by ANN SCHNOEBELENStaff Writer

ann.schnoebelen@drake.edu

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

Did you know ...

The Drake Fund

Despite the economic downturn this

past year, gifts to The Drake Fund totaled

$3,027,221 — the second highest amount

raised in Drake’s history.

STUDENT ORGANIZATION HIGHLIGHT| U.G.A.N.D.A YOUTH

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STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT BEN OLSON enjoyed some of the chicken wings at the Drake vs. Valparaiso University football game this past Saturday. Concessions at the game included free Chipotle burritos, as well as free chips and salsa. The Bulldogs won the game 34-14 despite less than satisfactory weather.

CCCAMPUSCALENDAR

TODAY TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

LECTURE – U.S. Cuba relations

WHAT: Jake Colvin, from the National Foreign Trade Council

WHERE: Bulldog Theater

WHEN: 7 p.m.

LECTURE – Darcie Vandegrift

WHAT: The challenges facing VenezuelaWHERE: Greater Des Moines Partnernship Office, 700 Locust

WHEN: 1 p.m.

SPORTS – Athletic events

WHAT: The basketball season is previewed in a luncheon.

WHERE: Allplay, 615 3rd St.

WHEN: 11:30 a.m.

HOMECOMING – Fall festival

WHAT: Food and fun as part of the Homecoming celebration.

WHERE: Helmick Commons

WHEN: 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.

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Both the men and women’s cross country teams placed ninth in this weekend’s Loyola Lakefront Invitational.

Casey McDermott (AS3) led the women with a sixth-place finish and Jeff Grassmeyer (E5) crossed the finish line first for the men with a fifth-place finish.

WOMEN

With a feeling matched only by Eminem’s hit song, “One Shot,” the women’s cross country team prepared for its first and only 5k of the season.

Two athletes from the Drake women’s squad capitalized on the unique opportunity by setting new personal bests at the weekend race. Katie Coomer (B3) placed 36th with a time of 18:59, while Kristen Lake (PP2) set a personal best of 19:27 and placed 64th.

With those improved times, McDermott’s impressive sixth-place finish in a field of 378 runners and six of the team’s seven runners finishing in the top 100, the Bulldogs were able to secure a top-10 finish out of 34 teams.

Three women who did not travel to Chicago competed as individuals at Grand View College’s Invitational Friday. Lindsay Smith (AS,J3) led the Drake crew, striding to the finish line in 13th place with a time of 20:59. London James (B1) completed the race just behind Smith, in 14th place, while Emily Zipoy (HS2) finished 31st out of 60 runners.

MEN

Twelve of Drake’s top men’s cross country team members competed in the Loyola Invitational.

Team leader Grassmeyer’s top-five finish was the highlight of the race. He matched his personal best, clocking his final time at 25:10.

The team’s second- and third- place finishers, Mike Bumgarner (AS3) and Colin Hagan (B2) came in at 42nd and 52nd place, respectively.

Rounding out the top seven scores were Ben Jaskowiak (B2) in 82nd, Josh Buschling (AS2) in 104th, Derek Campbell (B2) in 118th and Luke Schafer (B3) in 141st.

These runners all contributed to Drake’s

score of 252, just two points behind eighth-place team, Wichita State.

Another strong run this weekend came from Charlie Lapham (AS2), who ran his first 8k race this weekend, placing 189th of 408 runners with a time of 28:02.

“That’s why it’s such a good weekend for us,” Head Coach Dan Hostager said. “We don’t know what to expect from some of our runners.”

Hostager said that, so far, the season has been fairly predictable. The top runners trained throughout the summer in preparation for this year’s race season.

“Having seen how hard our returning athletes worked last year, it’s not a surprise to see how much faster they’ve gotten this season,” Hostager said.

After running in the summer to improve their overall fitness, the athletes used that as a launching point and are now building on their fitness with in-season training.

With only two freshmen running for Drake in this race, the team’s upperclassmen leaders continue to compete with top athletes from other schools, setting the bar high for incoming runners.

Hostager said the veteran runners have a strong advantage in college-level races, explaining the reason for the successful finishes in this weekend’s race.

“It’s so hard coming into a team as a freshman,” Hostager said. “The level of competition is so much higher; the races are longer than in high school. Most have to ease into the transition”

But the younger runners on the team may have to step up as the season rolls on. Multiple injuries have already prevented some veteran athletes from competing in races this season.

“A few of the top runners from last year are just getting over some injuries this season and sickness has been going around,” Hostager said. “Really, those are the factors that decide whether an athlete is healthy enough to make the trip.”

Hostager said the team was not 100 percent going into the race, but showed well.

Both the men and women’s teams have one week of rest ahead, followed by the Bradley Classic in Peoria, Ill., Oct. 16.

CROSS COUNTRY

by MARY BESS BOLLINGCopy Editor

mary.bolling@drake.edu

Bulldogs finish ninth

photo by TYLER O’NEIL | Relays Editor

CASEY MCDERMOTT (AS3) runs past a group of supportive onlookers. McDermott andchored the Bulldogs’ cross country team to a ninth-place finish this weekend.

VOLLEYBALL

Bulldogs fall to ranked conference rivalsEntering a four-game home stand,

the Drake volleyball team knew that it would have its hands full with Missouri State and Wichita State coming to town.

“Facing those two teams, we knew that we were going to have to play well,” Head Coach Phil McDaniel said.

The Bulldogs were unable to take down either nationally ranked opponent, as they were swept 0-3 Friday and Saturday.

“One and one would have been a nice weekend for us,” McDaniel said. We could have won one of these this weekend. We just need to get that killer instinct back that we played with in the third set of the Wichita State game.”

The Bulldogs started off their weekend with a loss to Missouri State. The Bulldogs kept it close in the first and third sets as they only lost 22-25. But the Bulldogs were dominated by the Bears in the second set, losing 13-25.

“What we take away from it is that we are right there with the best teams in the league,” McDaniel said. “We have to limit the times that we give

up three- or four-point runs. We are hanging with teams, but when we give up runs, then we struggle.”

Alana Wittenburg (AS3) led the way for the Bulldogs with 20 digs.

With no break in the schedule, the Bulldogs had to face No. 25 Wichita State on Saturday night. The Bulldogs played them tough, but were swept 0-3.

Though the Shockers came out to an early lead, Drake was able to cut the lead, but they were never able to get closer than four as they lost 16-25.

The Bulldogs started with a strong lead in the second set. The Bulldogs came within one point of the Shockers thanks to an ace by Emily Madden (B4) at 10-11, but they were never able to get closer as they fell again 16-25.

In the third set, the Bulldogs had an early 8-5 lead and led 22-19 late in the set but were not able to capitalize on the fact they led almost the whole set until they dropped the final stanza 23-25.

“Those long-point runs did us in the third set,” McDaniel said. “We came out with a lot more energy, and we played tremendously harder in the set. We gave up the point run at the end and that sucked a lot of energy out of us.”

Leading the way for the Bulldogs was Chelsea Lauersdorf (J4) with 20 assists and an additional 10 digs. Wittenburg also led the way for the Bulldogs with 13 digs of her own.

The pair of weekend losses dropped the Bulldogs to a 2-4 MVC record and an 11-7 record overall.

“They are obviously very good teams,” Lauersdorf said. “We battled very hard against them and it showed how our team is and we want it to be known that we will not go down without a fight.”

Next up for the Bulldogs is South Dakota State Wednesday at 6 p.m. Before taking the helm at Drake, McDaniel was an assistant coach for the Jackrabbits.

“It’s a little nostalgic for me to see some of the players that I recruited,” McDaniel said. “But when we get onto the court, it doesn’t matter what jersey they wear, we will do what we need to win the match.”

Saturday, the Bulldogs will return to MVC action as they host the Creighton Bluejays. The match will begin at 7 p.m.

“Creighton is a rival for us and this year we can really do well against them, Lauersdorf said. “We are fundamentally sound and we play defensively well.”

photo by SARAH ANDREWS | Photo Editor

OUTSIDE HITTER EMILY MADDEN jumps in the air to spike the ball during Drake’s loss to Missouri State.

BULLDOG BRIEFS

MEN’S GOLF

Monday, the Bulldog golf team tied for ninth place at the John Dallio Memorial Tournament. Despite placing, the team left with a bitter taste in its mouth. The dreary weather didn’t add to the team’s experience.

What started off looking like another tournament to showcase their firepower, it shortly became a nightmare. In the practice round, top golfer Cody Schweinefus (B3) went down with a back injury. Despite efforts to rehab him on Saturday night and Sunday morning, he was not able to play.

“With Cody going down, it kind of led some other guys to put pressure on themselves to perform,” Head Coach Scott Bohlender said. “It is really hard to replace your No. 1 man with your No. 6, and it becomes a pretty significant difference.

Luke Joy (B4) led the way, nabbing fifth place. He shot a three hole total of 219, combining scores of the three days. He opened with a round of 69, then 75 both of the next two days.

Other notable contributions include Ben Freeman (B3) tying for 29th, shooting 76-78-79=233. Jared Gustafson (B1) tied for 54th and shot a combined 87-77-77=241.

The tournament was Gustafson’s second competition of the year and he put forth a strong effort. But he said he felt like the focus for his teammates and himself wasn’t at the level that it usually is.

“You have to stay confident in your golf game, and if you aren’t then you’ll obviously keep shooting bad scores,” Gustafson said.

The team will look to improve next week as they head to California to participate in the University of Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate in Palm Desert today and Tuesday.

WOMEN’S TENNIS

The Bulldog women’s tennis team ended its

first road tournament of the year in the “Ace for a Cure” tournament. Roaring into Columbia, Mo. after a stellar homestand in the Knapp Center the team had high hopes.

Hopes faltered a bit as the team struggled throughout the first day. Due to the tough competition, the team notched only one win in opening-day play. The teams they faced included the likes of No. 73 Texas Tech and No. 75 Missouri, from rankings on collegetennis.com.

The team managed to win two matches on Saturday, before managing only one more win on Sunday – a 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 win for Gabby Demos (B2).

MEN’S SOCCER

In the team’s first Missouri Valley Conference game against Bradley, the Bulldogs showed their grit. Netting three goals in 12 minutes, the Bulldogs started off the MVC conference race on the right foot.

“Bradley always brings huge energy to every game, so when you are able to outplay them and come up with a win, it is big,” Head Coach Sean Holmes said. “We got off to an absolutely terrific start scoring those three quick goals.”

Nine minutes into the game, Kevin Shrout (B4) found Luke Gorczyca (B4) on the near post, which Gorczyca headed into the net.

Shrout had a hand in the second goal as well when a free kick from just inside midfield found Garrett Webb (B4) at the top of the box, who slid the ball to Michael Noonan (B2). Noonan ripped a shot into the top corner for the second goal of the game.

With just 21 minutes of playing time left, the Bulldogs found the net for the third time in the game as Calvin Clark (B4) drove the ball down the right wing and centered the ball to Thomas Ostrander (B2) who then found Hunter Kennedy (AS2) for his first goal of the season.

The Bulldogs were outshot by the Braves, but still managed to come out with the win as they allowed no goals.

In their last six matches, all on the road, the Bulldogs are 3-2-1 and they finish their road trip with a non-conference matchup against Western Illinois Oct. 7.

by AJ HARRISONStaff Writer

austin.harrison@drake.edu

by TAD UNRUHStaff Writer

tad.unruh@drake.edu

by SKYLAR BERGLStaff Writer

skylar.bergl@drake.edu

The Drake women’s soccer team could not find the back of the net Wednesday and lost 1-0 in a defensive battle against in-state rival Iowa.

The second-straight loss brought the Bulldogs’ record to 4-5-3 on the season. Iowa moved to 8-3 with the victory.

Head Coach Lindsey Horner said she was satisfied with her team’s play, despite the result.

“It was a good outing for our team,” Horner said. “We were intense for the full 90 minutes, we were organized defensively and we had some goal-scoring opportunities.”

Defense was key to the game as both teams turned in fantastic performances and neither team scored in the first half. Iowa outshot the Bulldogs 5-3 in the first 45 minutes of play. Very few of the eight combined shots were on target; however, both teams only needed a combined three saves to stop the attacks.

The second half produced more of the same, until Iowa’s Jackie Kaeding took a pass from Alyscha Mottershead in the 71st minute and drilled into the upper right corner of the goal to break the tie.

The goal was the only flaw in the game for goalkeeper Kourtney Arnold (B2). Arnold, who has started every game for this season, tallied

three saves on the day.Drake never got on the scoreboard,

but Horner said that it was not for lack of opportunity.

“Laura Moklestad (HS1) had a great shot that went over to close out the first half and Liz Woerle (AS4) hit the crossbar at the beginning of the second half,” Horner said.

Both Moklestad and Woerle – along with Crystal Townley (AS4) – led the team with two shots.

Iowa outshot the Bulldogs 9-5 in the second half, 14-8 overall. Only four of Iowa’s shots, including Kaeding’s goal, were on goal.

The loss was one of the Bulldogs’ last non-conference games of the season as Missouri Valley Conference play will pick up soon. Drake lost its first conference game on Sept. 27 to Evansville. Horner said that she hopes the team will continue playing the way they did Wednesday during conference play.

“If we can find a way to come out with the same passion for our conference games, we will compete in the conference standings,” Horner said.

If this Drake team is like last year’s team, fans can expect an exciting conclusion to the season. After starting the season 1-7-1, the Bulldogs came alive during conference play (4-2 in MVC play) to finish the year with an 8-9-1 record.

The Bulldogs’ next MVC challenge is in-state foe, Northern Iowa, Thursday night at the Cownie Soccer Complex. Drake’s conference schedule also includes games against Creighton, Missouri State, Illinois State and Indiana State. The MVC tournament starts Nov. 1.

Drake can’t find the goal in loss to in-state rival Hawkeyes

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The Drake defense dominated Valparaiso Saturday en route to a 34-14 win, forcing three turnovers and holding the Crusaders to only 89 rushing yards. Quarterback Mike Piatkowski (B2) led the offense with two touchdowns through the air and one on the ground, as the Bulldogs cruised to their second conference victory of the year and a 3-1 record.

It was the first game for Drake, coming off a 51-21 loss at South Dakota, and a bye week. It was apparent that the defense was eager to prove that its last performance was a fluke.

The Bulldogs dominated the game from the start, allowing only one scoring drive while the outcome was still in question, and giving the offense fantastic starting field position. In the first quarter, Dain Taylor (B4) forced a fumble and then recovered it himself deep in Crusader territory. However, the offense could not convert. Piatkowski would not let that happen on Drake’s next possession, as the Bulldogs marched 49 yards in nine plays, capped off by a 10-yard touchdown reception by tight end Frank Pucher (B4,J4).

Skye Buckner-Petty (AS4) also had a first

quarter interception which led to Brandon Wubs’ (B5) career-long 42-yard field goal.

Valparaiso cut the lead to three with a touchdown drive of their own, ending with a 12-yard pass from Brandon Wysocki to Nicholas Henton. That would be the last time the Crusaders sniffed the end zone until the last minute of the game.

The Bulldog offense began to pick up the pace, racking up 17 points in the final 7 minutes of the half. Piatkowski led a 63-yard drive that ended with a perfectly executed 39-yard screen pass to Joey O r l a n d o ( A S 1 ) , who raced down the field, untouched into the end zone. Drake then marched 74 yards, and Piatkowski scored on a diving three-yard run. After the defense forced another Valparaiso punt, Piatkowski ran a brilliant two-minute drill that ended with a Wubs 27-yard field goal. The Bulldogs took a 27-7 lead into the locker room.

“We tried to go faster when we got in a

rhythm,” Head Coach Chris Creighton said. “We executed well in that stretch.”

Piatkowski agreed with Creighton’s assessment of the game.

“We had a good game plan and executed well in the first half,” Piatkowski said. “The offensive line did a great job.”

Valparaiso, driving deep into Drake territory, made one major threat to score in the second half. A Taylor sack on third down and

an incomplete pass on fourth gave the Bulldogs the ball back. Drake controlled the ball and the clock in the half, avoiding turnovers and mistakes that would have

possibly let the Crusaders back in the game.“That’s our goal every game – to win the

turnover battle,” Taylor said. “We want to get at least two turnovers a game. Today we were able to bring pressure and get to the quarterback.”

In the third quarter, Orlando displayed his game-changing speed once again. He scored on another screen pass, this time blowing away

the Valparaiso defense for 62 yards. However, the play was nullified on an illegal block in the back penalty, but it was evident the lightning-fast freshman could be an important weapon for the Bulldogs as the season progresses.

Despite the victory, Creighton was not pleased with the sluggish play, in which the offense allowed seven sacks and the defense several big plays.

“We were not satisfied with how today went,” he said. “I don’t feel we were at our best today. Winning is not enough. We did not play up to our capability. I didn’t do my best coaching, either.”

Running back Tom Kostek (B3) punched in the final score for the Bulldogs, scoring off a four-yard rush. Michael Lahart (P1) had a fourth quarter interception that led to the touchdown. Valparaiso added a touchdown pass in the final minute to complete the scoring.

Piatkowski finished the game 18-31 for 207 yards. Drew Blackmon (B2) had four catches for 65 yards, and Taylor led the defense with two sacks and the forced fumble.

“He (Taylor) should dominate every game,” Creighton said.

Drake will host Missouri S&T next Saturday at 1 p.m.

FOOTBALL

by MATT MORANStaff Writer

matthew.moran@drake.edu

photo by SARAH ANDREWS | Photo Editor

QUARTERBACK MICHAEL PIATKOWSKI (B2) scrambles down the field as he tries to avoid several Valparaiso defenders in Saturday’s 34-14 win over the Crusaders.

WOMEN’S SOCCER

Bulldogs drop tough game

by JACK THUMSERStaff Writer

john.thumser@drake.edu

“I don’t feel we were at our best today. Winning is not enough.”

– CHRIS CREIGHTON, football head coach

DRAKE VS. VALPARAISO

NEXT GAME VS. MISSOURI S & T, SATURDAY 1 P.M.34 14

photo by SARAH ANDREWS | Photo Editor

FORWARD CRYSTAL TOWNLEY (AS4) dribbles between a pair of DePaul defenders during the Bulldogs’ 0-0 double-overtime tie with the Blue Demons on Sept. 6.

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