volume 90, issue 1

Sunday, 21 August 2011

Horn is in Colts camp

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Ashland University
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JDM brings back memories with 9/11 anniversary documentary

GLENN BATTISHILL Features Editor This September marks the ten-year anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks. In observance and reflection of this anniversary, the Ashland University Journalism and Digital Media department has been putting together a documentary about the event. Interim chair of the JDM department, Tim McCarty, explained where the idea for the 9/11 documentary came from. In December of 2010, the JDM faculty got together and kicked around ideas for a documentary we could produce, McCarty said. Someone said 9/11 and we all just stopped. Its the perfect foundation for a documentary. Given that its the tenth anniversary, the idea jumped to the head of the line. McCarty said that being respectful, covering the anniversary and reflecting on how the world is different were their primary goals. Our reflection caused us to all think about what we were doing, McCarty said. We realized that because of the nature of the University

MISSY LOAR

Students wish to live o campus and often pay for both a dorm and a house.

Housing battle continues

With tuition rising and the economy still recovering from recent recessions, many students are considering off-campus housing options to save some cash and gain some freedom. Ashland Universitys Office of Residence Life continues to uphold the board-established policy of keeping AU a four-year residential campus. p. B1

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Gretchen Dworznik gives Hilary Neal her script and cues for the documentary presentation.

OPINION

Learn the Harry Potter method. Columnist Amanda Eakin shows you how to go from the negative to the positive. p. A7

FEATURE

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Junior Molly Leonard and Tim McCarty working on the documentary.

our documentary could have diverse perspectives. McCarty said that after they decided the topic, they set out to gather experts from various fields to discuss the events of 9/11. McCarty explained that the crew brought in various staff members to interview and obtain their professional perspectives. The JDM department asked faculty members such as Dr. John Moser, for a history perspective; Dr. Peter Schram, for a political perspective and Professor Michael Barrett, who offered a criminal justice perspective. We wanted diverse points-of-view and the University gave us access to all these perspectives, McCarty said. It was really exciting. One of the most interesting perspectives found during research for the documentary was then producer of Ashland Universitys TV station, TV2, Jess Baker. McCarty explained that Baker and another TV2 employee, Laura Allenbaugh, got in a van after hearing the news on September 11 and

drove to Shanksville, Pennsylvania where flight United 93 crashed. They shot footage there and then drove to New York City and even got onto one of the buses taking press to ground zero. They eventually made their way to Jersey City where they shot footage of smoke rising from ground zero. It took a lot of courage and determination to do what those two girls did, Gretchen Dworznik, a JDM professor said. I am so glad that she was able to come here to be interviewed. McCarty explained why Bakers story is just the kind of story they wanted to tell. They didnt run away from the story, they ran to the story; the essence of New York, McCarty said. We got really lucky because we found out that Jess would be in town and she came in and did an interview for us. See DOCUMENTARY, p. A6

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Gibson with his little sister, Alex, after an AU football game.

Brandon Gibson, an offensive lineman for the Eagles football team, earned a second chance at school all on his own and is now taking steps towards being the best he can be.
SPORTS

IT giveth and IT taketh away

GLENN BATTISHILL Features Editor Internet, or the lack thereof, has always been a hot topic on campus. Most students believe that wireless internet on campus has been elusive at best and nonexistent at worst, but this year Information Technology has ended all Wi-Fi issues by completely revamping the wireless network on campus. With one catch; students can now only access one Ethernet port per room. At the end of the spring semester and hot off the heels of a bandwidth increase, IT set out to create wireless access points across resident halls, academic buildings and finally, administrative buildings. In dorms, many Ethernet ports have been rerouted into wireless bandwidth, leaving only one port per room. The design is that most students use wireless, Vice President of Information Technology Curtis White said. White said that IT spent the summer replacing all the wireless switches and network switches in the resident halls, but is behind schedule because of delays in receiving new equipment. White reported that IT is ready to up the bandwidth on campus to accommodate students needs. If students want to use more wired ports, IT says that hub switches, not routers, will work on campus. We are currently at 180 MB/ sec, but we can increase all the way to 1 GB/sec at a days notice, White said. Its always a challenge to gauge how much bandwidth students need. IT has also reworked part of their help desk ticketing system. White encourages students to report any problems they are having. Help tickets keep us informed, White said. We dont know there is a problem until students tell us. We are constantly monitoring help desk tickets. See IT, p. A6
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Ashland University is being sued by a former high school volleyball star and former prospective student.

New solar panels have been added to the library in the Universitys e ort to go green.

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Dave Immels secret plan to take over the world with meat takes one step closer to completion as he cooks a meatloaf wrapped in bacon. Total calorie count: 2807. Just wait until you see the percentage of fat!

Library goes green

GLENN BATTISHILL Features Editor The tallest building on campus just got a little taller with the addition of 44 solar panels mounted on the roof. Ashland University decided to give solar power a try because of the improvements made in solar technology in recent years. Solar energy is beginning to become more feasible financially and physically, Rick Ewing, vice president of facilities management and planning, said. This is a good first step to get into solar energy.

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Ashland University contacted a Cleveland-based renewable energy company called Yellowlite to design the panels. The design engineer, Ali Buttar, created a 3D design for the panels and the project was green lit by Ashland. Buttar explained that due to the relative simplicity of the panel, the panels will last decades. The panels have no moving parts, which means that it never wears down, Buttar said. See GOING GREEN, p. A6

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New symposium o ers AU a look at other cultures

With an eye on the issues of widespread apathy, the College of Arts and Sciences is debuting the 2011 installment of the Symposium Against Indifference with a theme that is geared toward influencing global activism and will feature a total of 12 events spanning the upcoming academic year. p. A2

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