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TUESDAYNovember 2, 2010
Volume 169 | Issue 9
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The Metra comes to IIT: A move for the community as well as the universityBy Alex MillerSTAFF WRITER
Student Level Total
% Responded
Graduate 578
Graduate Business
22024%
Graduate Doctoral
Law
Undergrad
N/A
Grand Total
Population
2710
908
21%
145 54727%
28829% 988
760 262829%
37
2028 789926%
College Total% RespondedArmour College of Engineering
681
Chicago-Kent College of Law
288
College ofArchitecture
College of Science and LettersInstitute of Design
Institute of Psy-chologySchool of Applied Technology
Stuart School of Business
N/A
Grand Total
Population
2558
1106
191 879
368 1471
31 145
88 268
85 395
256 1043
37
2028
26%
27%
22%
25%
21%
33%
22%
25%
26% 7899
Vice Provost of External Affairs David Bak-er finds irony in the fact that a 1989 Architec-ture studio led by Professor Peter Beltemacchi drew up plans for a multi-faceted public trans-portation stop, including a link to the Metra.
For the past fifteen years Baker has been working with Congressman Bobby Rush to get federal funding for a Metra Station stop at 35th Street. This long process culminated a few months ago when construction actually began. With the assistance of federal funding, this Metra stop has been predicted as a step to-wards bringing economic growth to the south side of Chicago.
Baker came to Illinois Institute of Technol-ogy at the beginning of the petitioning process in 1995. The first nine years were dedicated to getting the federal government to approve ad-vocating $4.1 million to start the construction. The six years since have been spent convincing Metra that this is beneficial to them and get-ting the necessary permits from the city. This process took so long that the price changed from $5–6 million to about $12 million.
“The only reason it’s happening now is be-cause of ARRA,” claims Baker. ARRA stands for the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act. This funding, combined with a change in Metra leadership allowed the work to begin.
“The primary reason for advocating so long for the Metra stop was [for] the convenience of
faculty, staff, and students that live in the south and southwest suburbs to have a direct mode of transportation to campus. When President Anderson asked at a staff meeting last year how many people would take the Metra if the op-tion were available to them, about 100 hands went up out of the 600 people in the room.”
The conglomeration of El, Metra, and bus stops are predicted to increase the size of the community that IIT can and will serve. Pos-sible scenarios include the increase in the number of students that can take classes on their way home from work and the hosting of more events for students on the southern end of campus. In addition, White Sox fans, De La Salle students, and area businesses could all see an increase in the potential pool of their
respective clientele.From an environmental standpoint, having
access to more modes of public transportation might encourage more students and visitors to leave their cars at home, thus reducing emis-sions.
In 2002 Congressman Rush received the letter from Metra leadership, beginning the process to build the stop. In May 2009 the necessary government funding was received. In June 2009 a groundbreaking ceremony was held, but it wasn’t until a year later that con-struction actually began due to controversy over permits. The project is scheduled to be completed by Christmas, but given all the other delays so far, there’s no guarantee of that.
Students Speak UpdateThis year’s Students Speak survey launched on October 18. The survey is part of an ongoing effort to not only affect change at the university, but to change IIT’s institutional culture. Many changes were made as a result of last year’s survey, which was taken by roughly 2700 students, a third of the student population. While response to this year’s survey has been solid, roughly 700 more students need to partici-pate in order to reach last year’s levels.
The larger the turnout, the bigger the impact, so it’s impor-tant for as many students to contribute as possible. As a re-sult, the survey has been extended to 11:59PM on November 2 - tonight. So fill out the survey (and be entered to win one of hundreds of prizes) and make your voice heard.
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Most folks will be greeted with rubble and dust walking down 35th toward the red line. Be careful! (Photos by Sand Ip)
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Vis-à-vis: The sufferers behind “suffrage”
Election Day is perhaps the most visible manifestation of democracy in America. It is important to remember, though, at what cost the right to vote and run for office has come to minorities. The battle stretched from mid-19th century to the 1960s, culminating in the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The Act and the 15th, 19th, and 24th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution passed during that time secure full enfranchisement of all citizens, regard-less of race, color or sex, and outlaw poll taxes and literacy tests that were instituted in some Southern states post-Civil War.
The advocacy for women’s suffrage world-wide dates as far back as the 18th century. For instance, Mary Wollstonecraft, dubbed the “grandmother of British feminism,” wrote her Vindication of the Rights of Woman in 1792, which argued for social and moral equality be-tween genders. It is also incorrect to assume that women voters were a brand new idea in the late 1800s, because a handful of states had already instituted either complete women’s suffrage or with some property or tax-paying requirements for at least periods of time. These include Corsica (1755-1769), Sweden (1718-1771), and New Jersey (1776-1807). The first major country to grant all citizens the right to vote was New Zealand in 1893 (when it was a self-governing British colony), while Finland was the first to institute universal suffrage (the right to vote and hold office) in 1906.
Voting rights for women were actually ad-opted into international law in 1948, as part of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, ratified by the United Nations. Some African nations and parts of the Middle East have been the last to pass women’s suffrage, with Saudi Arabia yet to introduce that into law. In many cases, the battle for a woman’s right to vote is closely linked with the modernization of a so-ciety long-ruled by traditionalist norms, which contributes to the resistance suffrage advocates have to overcome.
Many men and women have had a hand in bringing about women’s suffrage in the US. The most prominent figures include Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Victoria Woodhull, Ida B. Wells, and Alice Paul. The 2004 HBO film Iron Jawed Angels describes the events starting in the 1910s and leading up to the victorious passage of the 19th Amend-ment, helped by the suffragette movement and Alice Paul’s (played by Hilary Swank) determi-nation to change the constitution. It received a standing ovation at the Sundance Film Festi-val, while Paul Fischer, a Hollywood critic, has
called it “powerful, insightful, and even cheek-ily funny.”
Although the film contains fictional ele-ments, it is generally accurate in its depiction of the activities taken by suffrage advocates, in-cluding the 1913 Suffrage Parade, the picketing of Woodrow Wilson, and the unjust imprison-ment of some women. It also shows the internal struggles between different groups involved in the movement, sometimes referred to as “suf-fragists” versus “suffragettes,” that prevented it from being more unified. Alice Paul and Lucy Burns, unsatisfied with the more politicized actions of National American Woman Suf-frage Association (NAWSA), created the Na-tional Woman’s Party (NWP). NWP’s actions were more radical and included protests and picketing right outside of the White House. One of the more memorable and hard-hitting episodes of the film shows the women being
mistreated while at the Occoquan Workhouse and force-fed when they go on a hunger strike.
When I became a naturalized citizen earlier this year, what I felt was hardly celebratory. If anything, it was a sense of increased civic re-sponsibility. I could no longer say “Ha, your country sucks,” if I heard of a controversial political or social issue. With expanded civil rights, there came a sense of duty compel-ling me to care on a higher level. In fact, the positive aspect of my new status did not hit me until I came in during the voter registration grace period to cast my vote. Afterward, I felt a sense of exhilaration from having participated in something so major, so important, and so unifying.
So, when you exercise your right to vote to-day, please take time to remember those who made it possible.
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When I set out for Keating Hall last Thurs-day, October 28, everything was status quo. I parked my bike on the rack and carried my sneakers inside and up the stairs, eager to lace up and get in on some basketball. It had been a while – a stretch of long days and nights, star-ing at AutoCAD drawings and building chip-board models, limited the opportunity for trips like this. I was looking forward to getting back on the court. However, when I got upstairs, I quickly realized it was not a night I would be playing basketball.
The bleachers were out, so was the scorer’s table. The padded Scarlet Hawk chairs were lined up to form the benches, equipped with Gatorade coolers on each end. Rap music was blaring from the unimpressive audio system and the clock was counting down. I hadn’t seen Keating staged like this since March of 2009. I reminisced on my own short-lived career on that court, wearing the scarlet and grey. For those not aware, IIT formerly offered men’s and women’s basketball as a varsity sport. In March of ’09, after several decades of existence, University President John Anderson eliminat-ed the program without warning.
Feeling curious, I took a seat in the bleach-ers. Soon, a stream of tall men clad in black and green uniforms entered. I instantly real-ized what was happening, and my stomach dropped: this was the Roosevelt University basketball team, competing in a pre-season scrimmage against itself. Roosevelt is reviv-ing their athletic department with a slew of new teams and players after a 20-year hiatus. Lacking an arena for home contests, Roosevelt had to look elsewhere. The search for a facil-ity led them to the lowest bidder, our own Il-
linois Institute of Technology. The financially-struggling athletic department at IIT brokered a deal to make Keating the home court for the Roosevelt basketball teams.
I was well aware of the occurrence of the transaction, but the meaning of it hadn’t hit me yet. That night, it finally sunk in. As I sat and watched from the bleachers, conveniently wearing my team-issued “Illinois Tech Bas-ketball” hoodie from two years ago, it hit me hard, sharp, and low - like a knife in the gut. Better yet, like a knife in the back… I felt like a child that had been forced to put my most prized possession into a donation box, only to see a friend playing with it the very next day at school.
As I watched the young team in their brand new jerseys running through set-plays before the game started, I was reminded again of my own time in their position: excited for the season to start, ready to take on a new level of competition. I could hear my parents and fam-ily cheering from the stands, feel the energy of my teammates, and hear my coach barking orders, all over again. And then it was gone. I snapped back to reality and felt more bitter
than ever. I had to leave. I exited the building and rode my bike back home, cutting through the stiff and frigid breeze. It felt far more harsh than it should have.
Here now, I have gathered my final thoughts on the matter, and prepared them for you in a much milder prose than the obscenity-ridden rant that is truly in my head: I am happy that Roosevelt University has taken the initiative and made the investment to revive its athletic programs, and it is something that I hope IIT’s administration takes close notice of. I find it extremely unfortunate that a “top” university would neglect its athletic programs as much as the Illinois Institute of Technology – the lack of care for the condition of our athletic facili-ties and the blatant disregard of the importance of recreation and athletics to student life by our administration is both astounding and unac-ceptable. One can only hope that IIT uses the funds gained from the Roosevelt transaction toward improving this condition. However, maybe it’s more likely that the men and women of the Roosevelt basketball programs will find a new Green and Black paint job at Keating and iPads in their stockings this Christmas.
Beginning with the Spring 2011 registration period, students will be able to waitlist for a closed course online.
1. In your myIIT portal, click on the Academics tab and choose Lookup Classes to view the course schedule and the number of students on a course’s waitlist. 2. To waitlist online for a closed course, click on Add or Drop Classes. 3. Enter the CRN of the closed course you wish to waitlist and click Submit Changes. You will be added to the waitlist for the course. 4. Once a seat becomes available, an e-mail will be sent to your IIT e-mail account notifying you of the available seat. 5. After receiving the e-mail, log into your myIIT portal and complete your registration for the course.
Please note the following guidelines regarding online waitlisting for students:
• You must meet all course prerequisites and restrictions or receive the appropriate permits from the instructor or academic department before you can waitlist for a course.• You may not waitlist for multiple sections of a course.• Once a seat is available, you will have until the date and time in your e-mail notification to complete your registration for the course.• Online waitlisting is on a first-come, first-served basis.
For more information regarding online waitlisting, please contact the Office of the Registrar at 312-567-3100 or at [email protected].
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Outrage at one fallen
Boy, was Wednesday (Oct. 27, 2010) a windy day? Sometimes the city takes up its “windy” moniker to heart and sets out to make us all too aware that this “windy” too is a con-tributor to its name (and not just the other, more cynical one). I remember walking from Starbucks around 9 o’clock in the morning and I literally was walking sideways to ensure that I would be walking in a straight line as a result. That was only about a 15-minute walk (nor-mally, about 10 minutes, I think, though surely that depends on my mood). So that experience was soon over. But spare a thought for one who had to face that for the whole length of a day: right from when it started up the previous night and all the way to the evening.
And no, by that I don’t mean the homeless, though they would be well worth considering, too. Many take shelters under the porches of
buildings and in the spaces around guard walls (I saw one on Friday morning in a space like that, smoking, and thought the 15-foot smok-ing rule seemed a little harsh). Naturally, our first reaction is suspicion, and so when one is encountered, they are swiftly gotten rid of.
The one I mean, though, is the tree that used to stand in front of Stuart Build-ing, which, as a result of that severely windy Wednesday, had bent and finally broken under the wind, leaving the main trunk (about 12-13 feet high) standing, and the rest of the trunk with branches sprawled on the ground next to it. This I thought amusing on Wednesday, that something could be so affected by wind, and because the wind could have such a vis-ible impact. It also caused me to experience a moment of relief that no one had been hurt. Mathematically, that very wind had probably caused fewer people to pass the tree that day.
I wasn’t on campus on Thursday, but when I came back on Friday, the remaining main
trunk had been removed. Felled as it were, by a saw of some kind. Crews had been at work, and what was left was a remnant of a stump, inches high – the part that wasn’t easily disposed of.
I had not taken a picture on Wednesday, thinking someone else must have; besides, the cell phone doesn’t do too well at nighttime photography. And I had never expected that they would get rid of the stump, as well. That such a reminder of one fallen was too much for us.
I am sure it was considered hazardous or something. Though I feel certain it was less a hazard now than before, and as compared to some others that are around campus still. I can’t help thinking that there was some notion of aesthetics involved. And what swiftness of action? What quick decision-making?
Was a trunk that remained too much for us? Too much of an eyesore; too much of a re-minder of frailty, or unprotectedness? I wonder.
By Udayan Debasis DasSTAFF WRITER
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Keating gets new colorsBy Ian SissonTECHNEWS WRITER
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Who: Students just like you are running for senate positions! Vote for students who YOU would like to see in the Senate and represent your college.
What: Senators elected into the Student Government Senate vote on new legislation to improve IIT and make the student experience the best it can be.
When: Come out and vote on November 9th from 9 A.M to 7 P.M
Where: The MTCC Welcome Center
Why: Because every vote counts! Elect those who you think can repre-sent your college the best.
The Run-Down: Senate Elections
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Focus on Financial Aid new scholarships channel in myIIT
In an effort to address students concerns and questions about financial aid, TechNews is part-nering with the Office of Financial Aid on a new series of columns. If you have any other questions for Financial Aid or if you simply want to com-ment on either this issue of the series, or on finan-cial aid in general, email Harshita Iyer at [email protected].
The Office of Financial Aid added a new chan-nel to the Finances Tab on MyIIT to help students find private scholarship resources. New scholar-ship announcements and deadlines are added to this channel weekly. Financial Aid also working on a schedule to submit upcoming scholarship deadlines and announcements to student advis-ers and departments, so these opportunities can be disseminated to students in as many ways as possible.
By Harshita Iyer & Jackie AndersonTECHNEWS WRITER & OFFICE OF FINANCIAL AID
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Learning the A-B-C-Ds of modern day networking
The My Alumni Link Networking Natu-rally seminar by Carol Ross—a career coach, social entrepreneur, national speaker and writer—gave students an insight into the ba-sics of professional networking. Students at IIT’s Downtown Campus also participated in exercises like finding a partner they’ve never spoken to and asked them about their work and life ambitions.
The main networking naturally principles that Ms. Ross points out are that “networking is relationship-based, not transaction based, networking happens anywhere, anytime, [and] starting out, treat everyone equally.” These net-
working principles would get one in the right frame of mind to have a meaningful and mem-orable conversation.
Ms. Ross even claims that in today’s social networking world, recruiters are more likely to go through your LinkedIn profile than your re-sume. Her claims have a strong foundation in a study done by Microsoft in 2009 which states that 79% of hiring managers and recruiters go online to check out job candidates.
Ms. Ross has had a vast corporate and en-trepreneurial experience spanning over two decades. A chance encounter with a person at the Evanston station landed her an opportu-nity to present the basic principles of business networking at Downtown Campus.
Ms. Ross’ academic qualifications range from a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engi-
neering and a master’s degree in Operations Research, both from Northwestern University. In 2004, she became a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC) after training with The Coaches Training Institute. She is also a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) by the In-ternational Coach Federation.
Ms. Ross’ career advice has also been fea-tured in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, U.S. News & World Report and Body + Soul. She authors three blogs and writes regularly about careers, networking and professional de-velopment for websites and organizations such as the Northwestern Alumni Association and McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas.
By Kushan TrivediTECHNEWS WRITER
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Even on an exceedingly cold, windy, sleepy Thursday morning, as we made our way to Siegel Hall, there was one bright, smiling face which peaked out of her office to warmly wel-come us inside, and over the course of the next 15 minute interview, we realized how distinguished and special this person really is, and how lucky we IIT students are to have Dr. Laura Hosman, assistant professor of Political Science and member of the Undergraduate Student Committee, teach us.
We saw on your blog that most of your work has centered in and around develop-ing countries and the issues they continue to face. Were there and any special motivations regarding this choice, and how rewarding has this decision been?
The developing world is simply very close to my heart, and I have always wished I could help out in solving the many problems that they continue to face in whatever way I can, in-cluding any research or study that could spread awareness or highlight any issue that would otherwise go relatively unnoticed. Some time back I was in Papua New Guinea which has been by far one of my most special memories since I was one of the first people to go there for research and was welcomed really warmly.
You have previously been involved with the World Information Access Project, which was a huge global study conducted by some of the best minds in the world regarding the imbalances and discrepancies in the spread of technology around the world. What was this experience like, and could you elaborate a little on the particular part of the study that you conducted?
I was asked to join this project, and I worked in Macedonia for about a month. My final conclusion regarding it was that the pros-pect of joining the European Union remains a
huge incentive for countries seeking to estab-lish a more global presence and facing prob-lems that they cannot tackle on their own.
You have previously taught at the Uni-versity of Southern California (USC) and the University of California at Berkeley. This is your second year at IIT, so how different do you find teaching here and back there? Is there any particular thing about IIT that you wish to change?
USC has the highest number of interna-tional students, IIT has the largest percentage of international students—and this is what I love. It’s the amazing diversity in viewpoints that this mix of cultures brings to the campus and to my classes. IIT is a way smaller school as compared to the other two, but what I like about it is the small size and the IPROs which make it a perfect fit for me. I love to teach po-litical science in a technological environment, and collaboration between these two fields has always been my goal. The weather is a big change of course, and maybe one day I would like to see a master’s degree in Political or So-cial Science being implemented here.
You currently teach 4 courses here at IIT. Which one is your favorite?
IPRO 335, no question about that! It is the reason I love IIT, the reason I enjoy teaching here so much: this cause is really special, really close to my heart. The IPRO carries forward the One Laptop per Child program which even the IIT chapter of Engineers without Borders (EWB-IIT) is passionately working on through its Haiti Outreach Program. The scheme was implemented before the earthquake, when we realized that every kid did get a laptop, but there was sadly a severe shortage of electric-ity in Haiti, without which the laptops aren’t of much use. So this IPRO is committed to solar panel research and other such meth-ods to bring more electricity to more parts of Haiti, so that the benefits of this scheme can be reaped more efficiently. I personally believe that public-private partnerships can go a long way in solving these problems, since they have both the private incentive for profit as well as the public provision of resources. The IPRO is really a beautiful initiative involving the ap-plication of technical knowledge to real world problems; it gives some invaluable hands-on experience on working with pressing issues.
As a humanities teacher, one often faces differences in opinion on a lot of controver-sial issues which may lead to heated discus-sions. How do you deal with this?
I actually promote that! I have always en-couraged open discussion, and have always been open to hearing contrasting opinions, so much so that sometimes I intentionally make controversial statements to generate discus-sion. There is a lot to learn from everyone’s opinion out there.
Any forthcoming, exciting projects lined up?
Next week actually! My IPRO team and I are flying down to Stanford as we have been chosen as finalists by the Society for New Communication! We’re also going to get in touch with some students from a university in
San Jose who have worked on a similar project, so it should be a rewarding experience.
TechNews conducted a survey last week wherein it emerged that engineers at our campus generally tend to regard Humanities as a distraction from their hardcore techni-cal majors. A few weeks ago, we had a profes-sor coming in from University of Wisconsin-Madison, Dr. Sarah Pfatteicher, to deliver the Fall 2010 Sawyer T. Philosopher Lecture who stressed on the importance of engineers having an all-round background, especially an awareness of the global problems we face today. What is your take regarding this?
A colleague of mine, after returning from a project in Africa, informed me about an un-expected occurrence—engineers had solved just 10% of the problem; there were so many economic, political, social aspects to it that a limited technical knowledge cannot by itself go a long way in providing a comprehensive solution to today’s complex problems. It’s just what the tagline of IPRO says: “It takes a team.” A well-rounded person is a huge asset to any team or work environment.
Apart from teaching, what other role do you have to play on campus?
I am also a member of the Undergraduate Study Committee. Anything to do with any
kind of change in syllabus or any such aca-demic decision has to be first approved by us. For instance we are currently in the process of introducing two new majors: Sociology and Interdisciplinary Social Science.
How do you like to unwind?Travel! I’ve been fortunate enough to see so
much of the world, and whenever I get some free time I go out and explore a bit more.
What, in your opinion, is a major global problem plaguing our society today and what role can students play regarding solv-ing this matter?
Problems will come and go, they won’t be permanent, but here on campus not only must students be aware of global problems, but pro-grams like EWB-IIT are a great opportunity to expand your horizons and look at today’s prob-lems from a viewpoint that just isn’t technical. A good student is one who is curious, who questions the facts presented to him rather than taking it as justified true belief, and, in my opinion, a good communicator too.
For more information on IPRO 335 and Dr. Laura’s work in Haiti, visit http://iitempower-inghaiti.org/
For an extensive (and interesting) list of all of Dr. Laura’s work, visit http://mypages.iit.edu/~lhosman1/index.html
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Retreat seeks to erase apathy
On Sunday, October 23, Service Learning retreat attendees watched a screening of The Rescue, a documentary compiled by three col-lege students in California who now “use the power of media to inspire young people to help end the longest running war in Africa.” The Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda, Africa has been kidnapping children for the past twenty years and using them as child soldiers. These three students formed the non-profit organiza-tion Invisible Children, an organization that has reached millions of people so far, their goal being to transform apathy into activism.
The main theme of the screening: anybody with the passion and dedication to make a change can. Student responses to what issues concern them varied: sub-par education, en-vironmental conditions, animal rights tied to vegetarianism and veganism, ageism, socio-political justice were just a few that were men-
tioned.Through this retreat, Service Learning
sought to remove any hesitation people may have about getting involved in service learn-ing. Students often have this idea that service learning means obligatory community service, such as cleaning up parks and standing around asking for coins in a jar, activities that gener-ally require low mental effort, but a high time commitment.
“My goal was to teach students about why service is important. A lot of us have some sense of what it is, but don’t believe that it’s rel-evant to their own lives. It’s definitely relevant and worthwhile, so I had discussions and ac-tivities to help them realize the importance of service without having to resort to a plain lecture,” said Service Learning intern Kunoor Ojha, who led pre-screening activities and dis-cussions targeted towards digging deeper into each person, and make them understand the feeling service should have on them during and after the act. One exercise was to demon-
strate how much easier it is for seven people to carry a table above your head than one person alone, a simple metaphor that shows working together gets you farther as a team.
Service learning combines service objec-tives and learning objectives, with the intent that the activity changes both the recipient and the provider of the service. This is ac-complished by combining service tasks with structured opportunities that link the task to self-reflection, self-discovery, and the acquisi-tion and comprehension of values, skills, and knowledge content.
There will be at least one more retreat this semester, and more to come throughout the rest of the academic year. Keep your eyes on the lookout for the next event. For information on opportunities to change the world, email [email protected] or find them on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/IITService.
To watch the invisible children documenta-ry shown at the retreat, go to: http://therescue.invisiblechildren.com/en#/watch/.
By Rebecca WaterlooA&E EDITOR
IPRO 305 wins Ethics Bowl
IPRO 305 (User-Generated Map Content) won Saturday’s IPRO Ethics Bowl and a chance to participate in the regional bowl. Conducted by the Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions (CSEP) and the Interprofessional Projects Program (IPRO), the event pitted various groups in discussion and debate about social issues. Cases that teams debated ranged from the appropriate response in complex in-ternational issues to Facebook privacy.
The third annual IPRO Ethics Bowl had nine fall IPRO teams. The IPRO teams include students from various disciplines who work as a team in a real world project that helps stu-dents inculcate the value of team-based learn-ing in solving a real time problem. Six ethical case studies were discussed on the day. The case studies mostly include the social ethical problems that we face in day to day happen-ings. The teams had three sets of rounds where
they had to answer questions about these ethi-cal case studies and defend themselves.
The students actively participated in the discussion and they analysed all the pos-sible issues related from the ethical point of view about each case. Teams were evaluated by judges and moderators and being scored according to their answers. The discussions started at 10:00 a.m. in various classrooms in Stuart Building. After lunch, final competition began among the top scoring teams.
The top scoring teams from the ten regional bowls at intercollegiate level conducted in and around the United States will compete at the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE) Ethics Bowl. The APPE Ethics Bowl is a national level competition where the winners from the regional level ethics bowl compete for the national championship. This national level event is a part of the annual meeting of the APPE in Cincinnati, Ohio on March 3, 2011.
By Sumana SundaramurthyTECHNEWS WRITER
Dr. Susan Sitton, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Applied Mathematics, passed away in August after a 10 year fight with cancer. A memorial tree in her honor was planted at IIT on Sunday October 24 by her husband, Prof. John Kallend (MMAE) and members of her family.Many students and alumni will remember Dr. Sitton as their instructor in calculus, dif-ferential equations and linear algebra.
In loving memory of Dr. Susan Sitton
Students gather around, brainstorming ideas.(Photo courtesy of Sumana Sundaramurthy)
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Want to learn to dance like Shakira? Want to start the weekend off with something fun and exciting while also getting in a good workout? Then why not try belly dancing at Keating Sports Center? This Middle Eastern dance is done throughout the world for performance, or just for a healthy workout. Belly dance is a non-impact weight-bearing exercise suitable for everyone. The exercises involve isolated movements geared towards an individuals legs, neck, back, core, and
upper body. Shimmies, hip hits, undulations, and some kicking are a few of the movements practiced in belly dance.
On October 16, a group of twelve Shimer students gathered together for the belly dance class that was hosted at Shimer Days Open House. These twelve students, along with a handful of Vandercook students, requested that the office of Intramurals and Recreation bring belly dance classes back to Keating. So that’s exactly what the department did, and now, belly dance is back. Classes are on Fridays at 5:30 p.m. Last week, 10 students showed up for the first class of the semester
and everyone had a fantastic time. This class builds self-confidence and comfort in a creative environment.
As well as being a great deal of fun, belly dancing also improves your: body tone, muscle development, balance, coordination, flexibility, endurance, stamina, posture, and appearance. Belly dance will also improve your inner peace through the building of self-esteem, and stress relief. So why not stop by Keating at 5:30 p.m. on Fridays to participate in this fun, physical, and mentally beneficial class?
10west and Miller Pizza: new eateries at Illinois TechGood news for all food-lovers out there:
two new eateries have come to the southern part of IIT’s Main Campus.
10west, located in the lobby of the IIT tower on 35th Street is the newest addition to IIT Dining services. Open Monday
through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., 10west has a breakfast and lunch menu. It serves made-to-order breakfast sandwiches, bagels, muffins, croissants, scones, Asprettto coffee and hot chocolate. The lunch menu includes a daily hot entrée, Freschetta pizzas and Simply to Go items ranging from bags of chips, assorted nuts and snacks, and bottled beverages. Prices are the same, if not less, as the other dining areas on campus. Besides accepting TechCash, cash
and credit cards, it has a bonus for
all meal plan participants:
they can use their bonus points at this food joint. An IIT student, Utsav Gandhi, however points out that at 10west there aren’t many options for a pure vegetarian like him nor does it offer anything new or different from the other restaurants closer to classes and residents housing to attract students.
Right across the street from the IIT tower, on 17 West 35th Street is the new outlet of Miller Pizza Co, a restaurant where, as they say themselves “every dish is created using only the freshest, finest ingredients.” Miller Pizza has a wide variety of food offerings ranging from appetizers like mozzarella sticks, jalapeno poppers, garden salad and fettuccine alfredo pasta to entrees like cheese chicken, the famous turkey burger, and jumbo shrimp. Other than pizza slices (including a veggie pizza slice), their very own brand of pizzas come in a variety of sizes. For the sweet tooth, they have cake and
cheesecake slices and for thirst, sodas, bottle sodas and bottled water. Open throughout the week, from 11:00 a.m. to at least 9:00 p.m., Miller Pizza offers both in-store service and delivery. They offer ordering online, ordering through applications on iTune and text message updates. The gentleman behind the counter says “we are as technically advanced as your tech school.”
Both restaurants are working on creating awareness among the Hawks. A representative of 10west says “the students do come here; the traffic seems to be a little more every day but more awareness is required.” Miller Pizza has a media kit for advertising, special promotions only for IIT, and a request to Dining Services to allow students to use their cards at the restaurant. The staff suggests that if students voice themselves in the Student Speak survey, purchases with the HawkCard could become a simple and safe operation that would undoubtedly uplift the sales at the food joint. Miller Pizza is calling the northern part of campus to what they describe as “the X-factor near college that students, once aware of, cannot keep themselves away from.”
By Madhushree GhoshTECHNEWS WRITER
Black Student Union plans to make a difference in the communityBy Antoinette SmithCONTENT MANAGER
Shauna Martin, who has been president of Black Student Union (BSU) since her sopho-more year (now junior), is excited about the changes she has both witnessed and helped implement in the organization throughout the year. Their October Highlighter Party was one of the highest attended events at the Bog.
Martin said she really liked the diversity of the crowd because “a lot of people don’t know that you don’t have to be black to attend a BSU event.”
Now BSU is working on giving back to the community, and building a relationship between IIT and the surrounding areas. With help from Latinos for Further Education (LIFE) and National Society of Black Engi-neers (NSBE), BSU is organizing a Fall Fest, an
alternative Halloween activity for underserved sections of the community. Scheduled for 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the Herman Hall Ballroom on the 31st of October, the event unfortunately occurs after the TechNews print deadline.
Elementary school kids from Ada S. McKinley were set to take part in an evening of face painting, extra-large Tic Tac Toe, Jeop-ardy-style trivia (with elementary school level questions, of course), spooky musical chairs,
freeze dance, costume contests, and of course, candy. The children will also be able to take part in costume contests and pumpkin paint-ing contests for candy, movie passes, little whistles, yo-yos, and other Halloween knick knacks. For the parents, there will be a DJ and dancing.
Students interested in joining BSU or help-ing them in their outreach efforts can contact Martin at [email protected].
There was a large turnout for BSU’s highlighter party where a diverse group of students showed up to draw on one another with highlighters in order to glow in the dark. (Photos courtesy of Shauna Martin)
Belly dancing returns to KeatingBy Ashlie IngoldSTAFF WRITER
(Photo by Melanie Koto)
8 | Tuesday, November 2, 2010CAMPUS [email protected]
University Calendar
Tuesday 11/2
Wednesday 11/3
Friday 11/5
Monday 11/8
Getting a Job: Creating a Quality Resume Career Management Center3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., Galvin Library, CMCAt this workshop you will learn the fundamentals of creat-ing a resume that will properly market your skills and expe-rience and impress employers.
Election Day6:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m., your nearest polling placeDon’t forget to vote! At stake are local positions, as well as Congressional and Senatorial seats.
Biofunctional NanotechnologyBCPS, Chemistry Colloquium3:15 p.m., LS 111Presented by Elena Rozhkova, Center for Nanoscale Materi-als, Argonne National Laboratory
Towards the Zero-energy CityCollege of Architecture6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m., Crown HallLecture presented by Adrian Smith, Founding Principal, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architects, Chicago
Diwali!
Research Papers ExplainedGalvin Library12:45 p.m. - 1:45 p.m., Learning Center, Galvin LibraryThis class will help demystify the research paper writing process.
Getting a Job: Researching CompaniesCareer Management Center12:50 p.m. - 1:50 p.m., Galvin Library, CMCThis workshop will cover ways in which you can research companies so that you can show hiring managers you are serious about their company and position.
Spring Registration Begins
Sunday 11/7Worship and Praise in the ChapelIIT Bible Club10:00 a.m., Carr ChapelCome and join the IIT Bible Club for Worship and Praise.
What’s up on campus?
PHOTO OF THE WEEK: “Under my parachute, at approximately 8,000 ft above the desert near Mcab, Utah”
Finance Board Proposals for Spring ‘11 due by midnighthttp://fb.iit.edu
Saturday 11/6
Enjoy photography? Submit your photo of the week to [email protected]. The best photo will be chosen for publication and the photographer will receive a TechNews button.
PHOTOGRAPHER: John KallendCan you spot 4 other parachutes in the picture?
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Photo by Ryan Kamphuis
Tuesday November 2Detroit (Play), 7:30 p.m., 1650 N. Halsted St.Glee Viewing Party, 7 p.m., 3700 N. Halsted St.Doodleganza: The Drawing Extravaganza, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Mu-seum of Contemporary Art - 220 E. Chicago Ave.
A Clockwork Orange (Stanley Kubrick, 1971) 7 p.m. & 9:30 p.m., 1212 East 59th StreetMillion Dollar Quartet, 7:30 p.m., 2540 N. Lincoln Ave.Peter Pan (A Play), 7:30 p.m., Looking Glass Theater, Raunchy Bingo, 8 p.m., Joe’s Bar - 940 W. Weed St.
Thursday November 4To Kill A Mockingbird (Robert Mulligan, 1962), 7 p.m., 1212 East 59th StreetFirst Thursdays Gallery openings, 5 p.m., Various locations (River North, West Loop)1985 (Satire of 1984), 7:30 p.m., 66 E. Randolph St.
Friday November 5 Back to the Future (Robert Zemeckis,1985), 7 p.m. & 11 p.m., 1212 East 59th StreetArt Fair, 5 p.m. to 11 p.m., 833 N. Orleans St. Pimprov, 10:30 p.m., 1420 W. Irving Park Rd.
Saturday November 6 Dogtooth (Giorgos Lanthimos, 2009), 7 p.m., 1212 East 59th StreetVideo Games Live, 8 p.m., The Chicago Theatre - 175 N. State St.Great Tree Lighting, 12 p.m., Macy’s - 111 N. State St.
Sunday November 7Hearts of the World (David Wark Giffith, 1918), 7 p.m., 1212 East 59th StreetSchool of Lush, 6:30 to 8 p.m., Lush Wine & Spirits - 1412 W. Chi-cago Ave.Community Yoga Classes, 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., 700 N. Carpenter St.
Monday November 8Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (Sam Peckinpah, 1973), 7 p.m., 1212 East 59th StreetFrank Lloyd Wright Home & Studio tour, daily 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Oak Park
How to ChicagoThe key to unlocking City Life
Rally to Restore Sanity leaves some unhinged
Hundreds gathered in Grant Park on Oc-tober 30, 2010 to attend the Rally to Restore Sanity Chicago, a satellite event of Jon Stew-art’s and Steven Colbert’s Rally to Restore San-ity And/Or Fear that was held in Washington D.C. on the same day.
Organized by Angie McMahon, one of the founding members of the Chemically Imbal-anced Comedy Theater, the Rally to Restore Sanity Chicago was conceived as a satellite rally that Chicagoans could attend in order to take part in the festivities of Stewart’s rally in D.C. without actually making the expensive trip. Organized in 45 days, the Chicago Rally for Sanity almost didn’t occur because of the failure to receive an event permit from the city of Chicago. At the last minute however, the event was green-lighted by the city as an exercise of a group’s first amendment right. Throughout the whole process of organizing the rally there was a general lack of funds be-cause of the inability to secure sponsors for the event. In the end, “99% of what we [The Rally] have collected has all been from individuals,” said McMahon.
The rally took place at the Petrillo Band Shell in Grant Park, and consisted of multiple speakers, musicians, and comedians from the Chicago area. Throughout all of this, the D.C. Rally was shown live on a Jumbotron that was set up for the day. Prominent speakers included Greg Hollimon from Comedy Cen-tral’s Strangers with Candy, Michael Patrick Thornton from ABC’s Private Practice, and Rich Whitney, the Green Party candidate for governor of Illinois.
The event ran according to plan in the be-ginning as the early acts spoke and performed on stage, and the Rally in D.C. was occasional-
ly cut to as Stewart and Colbert spoke. Things began to unravel an hour into the event, how-ever, as the Rally in D.C. was cut off so that the speakers at the Chicago rally could continue. This elicited boos and catcalls from the audi-ence, which culminated in one of the event’s security personnel taking the microphone and telling the even attendees that they were behaving like children, and they should have stayed home if they simply wished to watch the D.C. Rally on TV.
Throngs of attendees left the event after this incident. The rally continued, though, with the remaining majority, and ended with the D.C. Rally being turned back on so that everyone could see Stewart finishing his keynote at the D.C. Rally.
Many of the angry attendees who left ear-ly took to Facebook and Twitter to decry the event. Many spoke about how the Chicago rally was dominated by liberal policy advocates and bloggers, making the event highly partisan, which was against the spirit of Stewart’s non-partisan event in Washington. Others spoke of their belief that the event was supposed to be a public viewing of the D.C. Rally with like-minded individuals, and their disappointment that they were only able to see about 10 min-utes of the three hour long D.C. Rally.
Whether or not the Rally to Restore San-ity Chicago was a success is in the eye of the beholder, however. While many people left in anger, the remaining majority stayed for the rest of the Rally, and the general comment from these individuals was that they enjoyed the uniqueness of the Chicago Rally for San-ity, and how it allowed them to take part in the Restore Sanity movement without travelling far from home.
By Ryan KamphuisTECHNEWS WRITER
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Nothing political about these iPad Apps
Political season will come to an end today, right after the midterm elections. One of the many marks they will leave be-hind in cyberspace is the set of political apps available in the Apple app store. As an information and entertainment media center, the app store has a few political apps. Here are the re-views of a few that you probably never heard of and probably will never hear again.
‘Democrats’: This is a free ‘democrats’ app. It is their “new-est tool, designed to help you organize, advocate and stay up to date on the latest ways to get involved.’Pros: It has a good layout of News, Events, Discussion Points, Election Center and a Call Congress page. It also has embedded videos and photos within the app.Cons: The alerts page is not so useful, and there is no ‘search’ feature to look for your favorite democrat.
Red State: It’s an iPhone only news app for republicans.Pros: It has nice navigation buttons on the bottom for Front Page, Morning Brief, Members Diary(s), Reco Dairy, and Red-Hot news. It does have embedded Q-time video.Cons: You can’t change the video from landscape to portrait while viewing it and takes a long time to download.(Note: all other Republican apps were paid)
‘MyCongress’: This is an extensive app with the informa-tion for all the senators, state representatives, and can be used to search for any elected member of congress with a .gov web address.Pros: This is a good app for looking at consolidated informa-
tion about a particu-lar senator or state representative. Re-cent News, YouTube Channel and Twitter Feed all show up on one page. Landscape mode gives you the continuous option of searching for rep after rep.Cons: Search for Sarah Palin and the search returns empty results.
Democrats vs Re-publicans: There is no fun in politics if there is no app which has the word ‘versus’ in it.Pros: It is a fun tic-tac-toe game, and every different win for a particular party gives a new law that the winning party sup-ports.Cons: It’s iPhone/iTouch only app.
Last but most important, but probably not applicable any-more –
The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear: It was developed specifically for the Rally that was schedule to take place on Sat-urday October 30 organized by Comedy Central’s Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. It’s purpose was to educate the rally goers about the directions, instructions and such. It also has a camera
and photo stream.Pros: If you were in the rally, you could/would have probably used your iPhone camera to upload cool pics.Cons: This article sadly is being printed three days after the rally. Colon, open parenthesis.
There are other apps available in the Apple app store. Tekk Innovations LLC has a bunch of apps regarding various laws. govTracker is another app to “find timely news about US gov-ernmental organizations, and then discover new linkages be-tween them and other topics of interest.” It is $9.99 however, and based on the screen shots, which might only be useful for a political science major or intern. Others can be found via iTunes or Apple website.
By Abhishek GundugurtiTECHNEWS WRITER
Hereafter: Grandpa Eastwood is afraid to die
I like the moment when I’m sitting in a theater, the movie begins, and I know nothing about the movie. Trail-ers unfortunately show too much, and my movie advi-sors (also known as my sister and friends) know that they must refrain from giving away the plot of the movie. That is how I ended up in a movie theater on a windy Wednes-day evening.
Hereafter starts slowly and surprisingly enough in French. Suddenly, Clint serves us a really intriguing and interesting moment of cinema: The waves of a tsunami swallowed Marie Lelay, one of the main characters (played by Cécile De France). We are then introduced to a little boy in London whose brother dies in a tragic accident and to a former psychic who now works as a blue-collar (Matt Damon) in San Francisco. Three people confronted with death; one who barely escaped it, another one who experi-ences the pain of losing his twin brother, and a man who can get in touch with the lost ones but regards his ability as a curse.
Despite this powerful and unusual beginning, there is something this movie deeply lacks besides energy and a good French actress (Cecile de France performance as below average) which is suspense. As soon as the three stories are settled, we can’t help but wonder “What is the point?” The question of a possible life after death has been
discussed limitlessly. This movie does not bring anything new to the conclusion in which we don’t know anything about a possible hereafter. Worse, after the initial surprise, the rhythm drops off drastically and there comes boredom.
There are good movies, even masterpieces where the narration is discontinuous and the goal is shadowy and un-clear. Take Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Babel for instance. In this movie too, the narration is split between three stories thinly related to one another, but there is suspense, tension, and every scene has a reason and meaning. On the contrary, hereafter’s scenes are slow, sluggish and sometimes lack of interest.
Eastwood is getting old, he turned 80 and maybe you can feel it in the movie. On the contrary of what David An-sen wrote in Newsweek, October 18th issue, I would not say that “Clint Eastwood is looking at death and beyond with clear, open, inquisitive eyes.” I would rather say that this movie is an expression of a legendary old man with a fear of death and nothingness.
We all know that Clint won’t die though. I guess that in most people’s heart, he will keep the reputation of the tall and strong cowboy of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. We will remember him as the director of very good mov-ies such as Million Dollar Baby, Gran Turino, and Invictus. Clint Eastwood will have an afterlife. He will keep living on the film of masterpieces of cinema. Not a lot of us have this chance.
By Clément MartinTECHNEWS WRITER
Expect Resistance: a field manualIt would be modest to say Expect Resistance: A Crimethink
Field Manual is the epitome of unique literature, as I have yet to see something remotely close to what this book conquers. Writ-ten by anonymous writers, the book intertwines three stories that can be read separately or together; the first one written in black ink that questions and analyzes the modern life we cur-rently live in, the second written in red ink; three narrations by ex-workers telling stories of their anarchist days in order to chase their dreams far from the standard 9 to 5 career we’ve all succumbed to. Together these two books create a third book, which “identifies the complex relationship of our ideals and re-ality.” (www.crimethinc.com)
The book is full of controversial thoughts about the tangible and abstract aspects in life, putting poisonous thoughts into your head that make you want to fly higher than you have been. The theories of these anarchist ‘ex-workers’ make you plunge into a world in which will change you and return back to the real world with ideas you never thought you would agree to. I
have never noted so many words in a book as I have with this one, underlining thoughts which encourage us to define our-
selves, detoxing of the media induced capitalist beliefs we pay for with our pennies. The careers, the ‘necessities’, “Work provides for survival, nothing more. It always appears as a re-sponse to necessity”... It is hard to quote a single line without the context of the entire book, or without quoting the whole book itself. Though many of these words are metaphorical and are to be translated into the reader’s personal position, each topic justifies the next rebellious idea, making it impossible to put the book down.
“If you’ve never fallen so deeply in love that it seemed you had been sleepwalking through life until that moment, never daydreamed desperately in a math class, never been carried away be extremities of emotion while everyone around you remained unmoved oblivious… If you’ve never suspected that real life must be elsewhere, somewhere beyond the shop-ping districts and suburbs, off the highway, over the fields and oceans… then perhaps this is not for you. But if you have a secret self, read on.”
If you’re interested in ordering the book, buy it from their website, www.crimethinc.com, to receive stickers, articles, and posters created by these crime thinkers.
By Rebecca WaterlooA&E WRITER
Courtesy Abhishek Gundugurti
(Image courtesy of Rebecca Waterloo)
Graduation Application
Additional Information
New Online Graduation Application for Main Campus (including ID, Moffett and Rice campuses) and Stuart School of Business Degree-Seeking Students
A new online graduation application for degree conferral will be available to degree-seeking students beginning spring 2011. The application may be accessed through the myIIT portal and eliminates
current paper and electronic forms.
Each semester, the application will be available at the start of registration for the upcoming semester(s). Students who intend to graduate in spring, summer or fall 2011 will be able to use the
online application beginning November 8, 2010.
To begin the application process, click on “Student Records”, then choose “Apply to Graduate” under the Academics tab in the myIIT portal.
At this time, certificate students should continue to use the graduation application available from the appropriate office below.
Graduate Students (Main Campus, ID, Moffett and Rice Students)
Graduate Academic [email protected]
312.567.3024
Stuart School of Business Graduate Students
Downtown Campus Registrar’s [email protected]
Undergraduate StudentsUndergraduate Academic Affairs
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• Spring 2011 Class Schedule was published Tuesday, October 26, 2010• Spring Registration 2011 begins on Monday, November 8, 2010 and students can register on the following dates based on their
classification of earned hours (Does not include hours in progress). View your classification under general student information on the welcome page in your myIIT portal.
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Men’s Soccer win 2010 conference with game to spare
The Illinois Tech Men’s Soccer Team travelled to Elgin on Saturday afternoon to face their bitter rivals, the Judson Eagles, knowing that a victory would see the team win their second CCAC conference title in three years, and receive the only bye straight to the playoff semi-finals.
The two teams have met in a number of close affairs over the past three seasons, which has significantly heightened the animosity that exists between the two sets of players. In 2007, Judson pipped the Hawks to the league title with a last second equalizing goal - that dropped the Hawks from first to fifth place in the league table. In 2008, the Hawks completed a sweep of the conference to go 9-0 into the playoffs, only for their run to be ended in the playoff final at Stuart Field by Judson. And finally, last year, after a disappointing conference season, the Hawks battled their way to the playoff semi-finals only to again be sent crashing out by the Eagles.
The history and passion behind the rivalry was evident from the kick-off in a sometimes bad-tempered game that would see forty fouls, seven yellow cards, and one red card. From the start the Hawks appeared the better team despite not playing their strongest game, creating good chances and having six first-half shots on goal to Judson’s one. However, the team found themselves unable to break the deadlock with Judson’s goalkeeper Alex Tyton coming up big for the Eagles on several occasions to deny the Hawks forwards Liam Barrett and Diego Dias. The strong traveling Illinois Tech support had little to get excited about in what was a scrappy first half, with both teams clearly more caught up in the rivalry and what was at stake than simply playing soccer. The one thing that the Hawks fans did have to cheer about came in the 28th minute, when Judson’s Sven Moeller received a straight red card for a dangerous tackle on the Hawks defender David Rojo.
However, even with the man advantage, the Hawks failed to take control of the game in the first half.
The second period of play began with a slight improvement from the Hawks as they looked to turn their superior possession into the all important first goal. After missing several good opportunities, the Hawks finally broke the deadlock in the 74th minute, when a Liam Barrett cross found its way to Robert Rixer at the back post for him to rifle the ball into the bottom corner to give the visitors the 1-0 lead. With a lead to defend, the Hawks squeezed in to try and see out the game to secure the conference title. With just ten minutes remaining, however, it appeared the game would be going into overtime when a deflected free kick looped over the Illinois Tech defense and was headed past goalkeeper Jared Svaldi by Eagles forward Mike Tobie. Fortunately for the Hawks, however, the team were rescued by the linesman’s offside flag and the goal was disallowed. The Hawks defended valiantly for the remaining minutes of the game, and with the final whistle the celebrations of a second conference title in three years began.
The Hawks have one more regular season game left on Wednesday evening against Saint Xavier University at Stuart Field. The team will be looking to win the game, even though it will have no impact on their league standing, to improve their national ranking position - which when released on Tuesday, should hopefully see the team numbered within the top 25 teams in the nation for the first time in the young programs history.
After completing the regular season, the team will then turn their attention to a semi-final playoff tie as they look to win their first ever CCAC tournament and secure a place at the NAIA National tournament for the first time.
Make sure you come out to celebrate the team’s seniors, and conference success, this Wednesday as the team hosts Saint Xavier in a 7:00 p.m. kick-off at Stuart Field on the team’s senior evening.
By Allan CoatesSTAFF WRITER
(Photo by Melanie Koto)
14 | Tuesday, November 2, 2010SPORTS GRAEME PORT [email protected]
Last Saturday, the Scarlet Hawks Cross Country team traveled to Grand Rapids, MI to compete in the NAIA Great Lakes
Challenge. The Women’s team finished 12th out of 25 teams, and the Men’s team finished 12th out of 28.
Senior Stephanie Lucas led the way for the Lady Hawks, finishing 12th with a time of 18:35.66. Freshman Jordan Kelch finished next with a final time of 19:33.58, followed by senior Brooke Jeffcoat with a time of 19:49.88. Juniors Madeline Jensen (20:07.68) and Claudia Garcia (20:44.89) finished next, followed closely by senior Erin Skvorc (21:01.92) and sophomore Kira Vincent (21:24.63). Freshmen Brianne Walker (21:44.45), Veronika Hannink (22:02.83), sophomore Teresita Pineda (22:08.17) and freshman Erin Chapman (26:16.02) also ran for the Hawks at the meet.
On the Men’s side, sophomore Zach Gates completed the race first for the Hawks with a time of 25:56.65, followed by juniors Kenny Murphy and Phil Theisen at 26:26.95 and 26:40.49 respectively. Junior Brock Williams was close behind, coming in at 26:48.84, followed by freshman Andrew Montague (27:00.47), senior Kevin Acacio (27:46.31) and freshman Phil Cano (27:46.944). Also finishing for the Hawks were senior Ciaran Shaughnessy (28:29.25), Derek Burge-Beckley (28:33.29) and freshman John Pasowicz (32:05.53).
Overall, the Women’s team ran the second fastest team time (top 5 runners’ combined times) in school history. For the Men’s team, this meet saw the fastest team time in school
history by :38 seconds. Both teams are currently ranked 5th in the CCAC, and head coach Phil Kopinski is “confident that if we (the Men’s team) run the race we are capable of that we can finish 3rd in the CCAC and send some athletes to Nationals next month.” As for the Women’s team, he is “also looking for a perfect run in two weeks that could catapult us into the second spot.”
The CCAC conference meet is this weekend on Saturday in Elgin. The Nationals meet will follow two weeks after and is in Washington (state), and with success this weekend, the Scarlet Hawks should be well represented at the National meet.
Swimming and Diving team start season strongly
This weekend saw the f i rst two competit ions for the Scarlet Hawks Swimming and Diving team. On Friday night, the team took on Lewis University of Romeoville. The Men’s team took the Flyers to win their first meet, but the outnumbered Women’s team fell to Lewis. The meet was a breast cancer awareness meet for the teams, whose fundraiser generated over $750 for The Rose, a breast cancer organization in Houston, Texas.
The Men’s team saw some impressive swims from the beginning, with the 400 yard Medley Relay of sophomores Matthew Rosenfeld, Eric Grunden, junior Keiji Halloway, and sophomore Michael Keane, taking 1st place over Lewis by 5 seconds. In the 50 yard Freestyle, sophomore Max Ramminger took 1st by a second over Lewis’ Allan Sliva and freshman Yoni Pruzansky
was not far behind taking 3rd. In the 200 yard IM Keane took 1st with a final time of 2:04.92, with Grunden close behind at 2:05.60. Freshman Michael Bodzay made his mark in the 100 Butterfly, taking 2nd with a 54.86. Halloway posted a 50.46 in the 100 yard Freestyle, out touched for first by half a second and Pruzansky came in right behind him with a 50.69 for 3rd. In the 100 yard Backstroke, Ramminger took 1st with a 56.02, and Keane took 1st in the 100 yard Breaststroke with a 1:03.56. The final relay, made up of Grunden, senior Mark Callan, Pruzansky and Ramminger fought to the last second, but were out touched for first by a tenth of second, finishing with a 3:18.69. Divers Ian McNair (sophomore) and Jeff Reilly (senior) both dove in the 1 meter and 3 meter diving. McNair took 1st on both boards, scoring 247.95 on 1 meter and 246.95 on 3 meter. Reilly took 2nd with final scores of 158.45 on 1 meter and 149.60 on 3 meter.
On the Women’s side, freshman Abby
Maze swam an impressive 1000 yard Freestyle, coming in 4th with a final time of 11:50.07. Freshman Aimee Dewante took 4th in the 200 yard Freestyle with a 2:04.69. Junior Andrea Zuniga and freshman Jillian Hamada took 3rd and 4th in the 100 yard Backstroke with times of 1:05.55 and 1:05.60 respectively. In the 500 yard Freestyle, Dewante took 3rd with a 5:37.77 and junior Morgan Curran took 4th with a 5:42.05. Hamada, the sole woman diver, took 1st with a score of 99.40 on the 1 meter board.
On Saturday, the team swam at the University of Chicago. The Men’s 200 yard Medley Relay of Rosenfeld, Grunden, Halloway and Ramminger took 1st with a 1:38.66. In the 1000 yard Freestyle, freshman Arya Mohaimani took 3rd overall with a final time of 10:53.38, and in the 200 yard Freestyle, Pruzansky took 3rd with a 1:51.23. Ramminger took 1st in the 50 yard Freestyle with a 20.47. In the 200 yard IM, Curran took 3rd with a 2:21.02, and Dewante took
5th with a 2:22.37. On the Men’s side, Bodzay took 1st with a 2:01.52 and freshman Felipe Bergh took 4th with a 2:04.32. In the 100 yard Butterfly, Halloway got out touched for first place by 0.2 seconds, finishing with a 53.43. Ramminger took 1st in the 100 yard Freestyle with a 47.71 and Pruzansky took 4th with a 50.10. Zuniga and Hamada took 3rd and 4th in the 100 yard Backstroke once more, with times of 1:05.65 and 1:06.12. Rosenfeld took 4th for the Men’s team in the event, posting a 58.57. Grunden took 2nd in the 100 yard Breaststroke with a 1:01.99, followed by Keane in 3rd with a 1:04.21, and Bergh in 6th posting a 1:05.99. McNair took 1st in the 1 meter diving with a score of 259.27, and freshman Jeff West took 3rd with a 172.50 with Reilly taking 5th with 163.42. On the 3 meter board, McNair took 1st as well, scoring 246.15 points, and Reilly and West took 4th and 5th with scores of 159.07 and 149.92.
The team competes next on Friday in Naperville against North Central College.
By Melanie KotoSTAFF WRITER
Cross Country teams continue to set new school recordsBy Melanie KotoSTAFF WRITER
(Photos by Melanie Koto)
15Tuesday, November 2, 2010 | SPORTSGRAEME PORT [email protected]
UPDATEWednesday, November 3rdMen’s SoccerVS. Saint Xavier7pm, Stuart Field
Men’s Soccer Record: Overall 13-4 Conference 9-0 Tuesday 26 OctW 7-1 - vs Holy Cross College Saturday 30 OctW 1-0 - @ Judson College
Women’s Soccer Record:Overall 8-9-1Conference 4-6
Wednesday 27 OctW 6-0 - vs Holy Cross College
Saturday 30 OctL 2-1 - @ Judson College
Women’s Volleyball Record: Overall 21-14Conference 7-4
Tuesday 26 OctW 3-1 - vs Judson College
Friday 29 OctW 3-0 - @ Saint Francis
Saturday 30 OctL 3-0 - @ U of Wisconsin ParksideW 3-0 - @ Maryville U - St. Louis
Women’s Volleyball end regular season stronglyBy Kayla Heller
Women’s Soccer win and lose
The Illinois Tech Women’s Soccer team was unstoppable on an incredibly windy eve-ning last Wednesday as they defeated the Holy Cross Saints 6-0. The ladies were in for a tough ride with the conditions. However, they kept their calm throughout the game and attacked the Holy Cross defense regularly. Within no time at all, the home side had had plenty of opportunities on goal in the first 5 minutes, but just like all season long, the team were unable to add the finishing touch.
In the 6th minute, a ball played through by senior Stephanie Salem was met by oncom-ing defender Noel Deis, who carried the ball 40 yards down the field before confidently slotting the ball under the oncoming keeper to open the scoring. In the 27th minute, junior Ashlie Ingold picked up a loose ball, after it rebounded off the keeper, and found an opening in the bottom left corner of the goal to make it 2-0 to the Hawks.
The home team’s goalkeeper, Amy Arnhart, only touched the ball a few times in the first half of the game due to a very solid backline for the Hawks. Freshman Mariah Kuitse received the ball in the 42 minute and fed a great ball through, which Emily Til-ton pounced on to make it 3-0. Only two minutes later, the home side added another to the score sheet when Diana Otero, from the right corner, managed to float a ball into the far side of the net. The home side tallied 23 shots in total in the first half.
In the second period, the Scarlet Hawks settled down a bit and started to play some
nice football. The visitors played an incredibly high line which controversially caught the IIT strikers offside’s on many occasions when clean through on goal. In the 66th minute, sophomore Heather Bickerton latched on to the ball in the penalty area before she cut back and placed the ball into the bottom corner of the net to make it 5-0. Four minutes later, Lauren Capuano shot the ball into the back of the net, from a Meagan Sarratt cross, to make it 6-0.
Wednesday’s fantastic performance set the team up perfectly for their last conference game at Judson on Saturday afternoon. The first half finished 0-0, but unfortunately the team gave up two goals in the second period, to fall 2-1.
In the first half both teams had few chances on goal, but a great performance by sophomore Amy Arnhart kept the home side out. The Hawks had some very good chances but were unable to find the corners of the goal. In the second half the Eagles received the ball on the left wing and whipped a cross in. Unfortunately for the Hawks, the wind caught the ball and carried it into the top far corner of the visitors’ net. In the 71st minute Noel Deis blasted a fantastic ball forward which was nodded backwards off Lauren Capuano’s head over the keeper to level the game at 1-1. Straight after the equalizer, however, Judson produced a breakaway and went ahead once again to make the score 2-1.
This was a disappointing final result for the Lady Hawks who have to wait for other re-sults to confirm their place in the conference playoffs.
By Heather BickertonSTAFF WRITER
(Photo by Melanie Koto)
The Illinois Tech Women’s Volleyball team played four games this past week, resulting in three wins and a loss on their overall record.
The ladies played Judson College on Tuesday. The match went to four games, but in the end the Hawks were able to pull out the conference win – 25-12, 25-21, 24-26, 25-15. Freshman Kate Kendall accumulated 15 kills in the match, while junior Kayla Heller added 12 of her own. Sophomore Rebecca Bograd also added 41 set assists in the match. The team honored their seniors at the game – Elena Buhay, Courtney Lam-oureux, Stephanie Harmon, Noelle Bennett, Alyssa Walther and Victoria Steinys – who played their last regular season home match.
The Hawks then traveled to Joliet, Illinois on Friday where they competed against con-ference rivals St. Francis University. The team won the match in three easy games (25-14, 25-22, 25-21), which caused an exciting upset in the conference standings.
Over the weekend, the team traveled to Kenosha, WI to play in the University of Wisconsin – Parkside tournament. The team played Maryville University first and gained an easy win in three games – 25-17, 25-12, 25-15. Heller had 10 kills for the Hawks while Kendall and freshman Rebecca Wilson each added 8 kills. Bograd had 30 set assists while senior Alyssa Walther chipped in 13 digs in the match. Following that game, the girls played University of Wisconsin – Parkside. The match turned out a loss for the Hawks – 20-25, 18-25, 15-25. Heller and senior Noelle Bennett each had 6 kills in the loss, while Bograd had 21 assists and Walther chipped in 12 digs.
The ladies ended their regular season on Saturday and begin their conference tournament on Friday. From here on out, the Hawks need to keep winning to continue their season.
(Photo by Melanie Koto)
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