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(12/03/07 1:13am)
As she sat smiling in her wheelchair, Paula Holtsclaw pointed to the picture on her Hanson T-shirt. Thursday night’s concert had just ended, and Holtsclaw, along with hundreds of other Hanson fans, were in high spirits. \n“I’ve been listening to them for 10 years,” Holtsclaw, 44, said. “I’m their No. 1 fan.” \nHoltsclaw’s sister, Susan Lee, nodded in agreement. \n“She loves them,” Lee said. “We told her she was going to a musical tonight and she had no idea until they took the stage that it was Hanson. She was so happy.” \nBut like so many at The Bluebird on Thursday, Holtsclaw’s biggest wish was to get a glimpse of the three blond brothers in person. \n“I just wanna meet Hanson so darn bad it’s not even funny,” she said as she once again looked down at the T-shirt she wears backwards so that she can see the photo of the band whenever she likes. \nWhat would Holtsclaw do if she ever did meet the band? \n“I would, I would cry or scream, or…oh, I would be so happy,” she said. \nIU senior Kendra Westerfeld might not have met the brothers in person, but she was still moved to tears. She came with friends to celebrate her birthday, and danced on the floor holding her, “I’m 22 today” sign high in the air. \n“I heard they weren’t going to play ‘MMMBop’ and I was so sad,” she said. “I loved (Hanson) when I was younger and I decided to come for my birthday. Then they actually did play it and I started crying.”\nWesterfeld was lured to the show like so many other Bloomington fans – with the sounds of 1997’s number one hit, “MMMBop” still ringing in their ears. But now, fans are enjoying the band’s new music. \n“I went back and listened to all of their newer stuff before the show, and I liked it,” Westerfeld said. “I changed the music on my MySpace page and everything. I don’t care what people think; they’re great.” \nOther fans made their commitment to the band all over again, too. Friends Haley Frankenberg, Jennie Arad and Nicole Powell were still gushing as they rested in a corner not long after Hanson took their final bow. \n“This was the most underrated concert of the year,” Frankenberg said, smiling. “I fell in love with them all over again.” \nThe other girls couldn’t agree more. What they couldn’t agree on, though, was which member was their favorite or which song was the best. \n“They connect to their audience better than any other band,” Arad said as she and the others sat laughing and debating. “We were yelling so loud.”\nWhile screaming fans hoped the band got their message of devotion, Hanson closed the show with a message of their own, a message of hope.\nIsaac, 27, Taylor, 24, and Zac, 22, ended their first show after a Thanksgiving trip to Africa with a message about suffering and what can be done to help. \n“It is with people like you, who went on The Walk today and who come to this show, who can make a difference,” Taylor said to the crowd. “You can make an incredible difference in someone’s life.” \nThe band, in collaboration with TOMS Shoes, delivered more than 50,000 pairs of shoes to African men, women and children in an effort to ease the suffering of poverty and AIDS on the continent. \nFans Sarah Hayden, 22, and Brandie Stogsdill, 23, of Martinsville, Ind., got the message loud and clear. \n“This is one of the reasons why I love them,” Stogdill said. “They’re so smart. Their lyrics are clever and intelligent and they are genuinely trying to help people. I think it’s great.”\nAs the crowd thinned, Holtsclaw and company still waited by the door, staring longingly at the Hanson tour bus, parked on the street. \nAnd then a door opened. \n“It’s Zac!” \nAs a crowd swarmed around the youngest Hanson, Holtsclaw’s sister managed to finagle the wheelchair to the front. \nAs Zac Hanson bent down to hug Holtsclaw, the only thing she could blurt out through her tears was, “Taylor!”\n“Oh, no, I’m so embarrassed,” she said. “Sorry, Zac.”\n“It’s ok,” he said. “It’s nice to meet you.”
(11/16/07 2:23am)
After nearly 50 books, New York Times bestselling-author Meg Cabot is at it again. Her well-known series “The Princess Diaries” made a splash at the box office with every teenage girl’s favorite royal Princess Mia, but tiaras will be taking a backseat in Cabot’s new novel “Big Boned.” \nThe third installment of Cabot’s mystery series featuring ex-pop star and amateur detective Heather Wells follows “Size 12 Is Not Fat” and “Size 14 Is Not Fat Either,” but you don’t have to be a reader of either to be brought up to speed in a hurry.\nJust after things at work seem to be slowing down for the assistant dorm director at one of New York City’s top colleges, another person winds up dead, and Heather goes after the truth. Unfortunately, solving crime isn’t easy with everyone you meet singing lyrics to one of your old number-one hits. \nBut if you’re Heather Wells, your life is always complicated. Three bosses in one year, sleeping with your remedial math professor and getting over your oh-so-hot landlord is just business as usual. Dealing with some serious crime, “Big Boned” comes packed with serious humor that will leave you delighted – and ditching your diet. \nCabot’s fun style tells all about the chaos of daily life for a single, slightly overweight, working American 31-year-old, bonding with girls everywhere who just can’t find the sense in waking up two hours early only to attempt to work out. \n“Big Boned” is a fresh breath of air, with realistic characters who have realistic problems that for once don’t come charged with symbolism and poetic endings. On bookshelves Tuesday nationwide, Cabot’s transition from teenage royalty to adult comedy is seamless. “Big Boned” doesn’t disappoint.
(10/04/07 4:00am)
Jude longingly chased after Lucy, who told the world she wanted a revolution. Sexy Sadie sang the blues; Max fought in strawberry fields; and all the while, Prudence could barely tell the cheerleading captain she wanted to hold her hand. \nJulie Taymor's "Across The Universe" took the music that defined a generation and applied it to the culture, people, and circumstances that made the same impact. The result: a delightful cross between Beatles and 1960s pop culture references. \nMy only problem with this film: It isn't being released in Bloomington, or in Indiana for that matter. My Fandango search left me as sad as the kid who had just dropped their ice cream cone. I was lucky enough to attend in the great state of Illinois, just outside of Chicago, but unfortunately those who are continuously Bloomington-bound will have to wait for the video release. But that being said, the distributor's negligence of Indiana doesn't stifle the power of a good flick. \n"Across the Universe" mixed some of my favorite aspects of a good film: a great soundtrack, historical references, and witty non-obvious subtext. Subtle lines like, "Will you still need me when I'm 64?" as in the famous McCartney song and the illustration of a green apple a la The Beatles' record label Apple Records appear along side larger pop culture references to Janis Joplin, who is defined in the rocker character Sadie (Sexy Sadie), as well as Jimi Hendrix, whose is portrayed in the film as JoJo (Get Back), a guitarist whose first job is playing in Café Huh? (not unlike the real-life version Café Wha? where the real Hendrix played early in his career.) \nBut cementing the plot line are the love birds Jude ("Hey Jude") and Lucy ("Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds"), who fight to stay together through the brutal realities of the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights Movement, both of which propel prominent, moving scenes within the film. (Inside tip: Make sure you aren't refilling the popcorn bucket during the "Let It Be" scene.) \nThe Beatles' music, from "I Want to Hold Your Hand" to "Revolution" are incorporated perfectly into their scenes, and sang beautifully by the actors. Rachel Evan Wood, Jim Strugess and even Bono round out a wonderful cast and film, which left me craving for more. Though I loved their song choices, particularly mixed with the visuals they created, I would have loved to see "Help!", "Yesterday" and "Here Comes the Sun". But with 32 other songs, how could I complain?
(09/14/07 4:00am)
Sitting in the front row of the large classroom in Ballantine Hall, she says she’s nervous, but to look at her, you wouldn’t know it. Aside from the solemn expression replacing a usually radiant smile, she remains calm and poised.\nIt’s just past 11:15 a.m. on a Friday as sophomore Ashley Lee listens patiently while her instructor stands to give her a short introduction. Within minutes, she’s due in the front of the room, and she has hardly blinked.\nHer posture inside the hard wooden chair is perfect and her short blonde hair playfully touches her neck. As she folds her hands on her lap, you can see their position is strategic. The action of concealing her mangled right hand seems subconscious, but today is not about hiding. \nThe introduction is over. With the slightest sign of a struggle she stands, finds her balance and climbs onto the small platform before the class. Her walk is slow, hindered by the protective boot she wears over her right foot. \nIf it’s difficult to stand before the packed room, she never lets it show. Leaning casually against a desk, she takes a deep breath and begins to talk about her life and the disease that changed it forever – meningococcal meningitis. \nWith scarred arms, she gestures behind her to the large projection screen as she speaks about a documentary on meningitis awareness. It’s a documentary she said she’s never felt confident enough to show until now. It’s a documentary about her. \nBut after a four-month hospital stay, 11 surgeries, three lost fingers and an amputated left foot, Lee stands in front of a room of her peers, and for the first time, finally lets go.\n“I used to be scared to talk about this in front of people,” she says, pausing to look around, “but I am at the point where I don’t care anymore. It happened to me for a reason, so here I am to tell you about it.”
(08/30/07 4:00am)
The thermometer burned at 98 degrees and I was shivering.\nAs cold air rushed onto my skin I felt goose bumps climb up my arms. Still, all I wanted was someone seated next to me to crack a nervous look.\nAbove the loud roar of the engine, a guy mimicked one-liners from "Borat" as others talked comfortably in pairs. No one seemed to take notice as the small airplane climbed higher into the sky, maybe in exception to my stomach, which began its gymnastics routine shortly after take off. \nAs I felt my heart rate increase I turned to the man sitting behind me. \n"Do you ever get nervous?" \n"Sure sometimes," he told me. Liar. But it still made me feel better. \nHis name was John Judy, a 37-year-old former businessman who had lived in Washington, D.C., New York City and Los Angeles, and I was harnessed to his chest. \nAt 12,000 feet above Greensburg, Ind., he tells me how he gave up his former life to join the group that surrounded us in the plane. \n"I miss Manhattan," he tells me as I study the landscape below. "But I don't miss the work."\nI hear the tail end of a "Harry Potter" discussion wafting from the back of the plane. Some can't believe the saga is finally over. Others think they'll finally take a ride on Ms. Rowling's barge-sized bandwagon now that they can read all seven books in uninterrupted sequence. \nThen came the light.\nWe were on standby. My company immediately ceased their conversation as their faces changed from leisure to business. I was suddenly very aware of their attire, jumpsuits and backpacked parachutes -- and it made me nervous. \nThe group checked their gear and gave each other the ritual handshake. Pound, slap. \nAs bodies moved toward the door, a familiar fear washed over me. Instructions were shouted in my ear just as I had heard before. \n"On your knees … crawl towards the exit … arch your back … tuck your legs back … don't forget to smile. Jump after one, two, three." \nThe plane emptied as other passengers leapt out, disappearing below us instantly. Within seconds, we were the only ones left to go. I knew what to do. I even knew what to expect, but somehow, leaning over the edge of that airplane still scared the hell out of me. \nI have now jumped two times to date (this will be three times in three days, actually). But finding a way to describe the first millisecond of the fall is impossible. \nIf peering over the ledge is enough to paralyze you with fear, letting go is enough to give you a heart attack -- if you let it. \n"Just don't hit the ground." The sarcasm of a trio of experienced solo skydivers still sticks in my mind. Don Smith, 61, John Hubbell, 71, and Joe Deville, 50, each crack playful smiles as they joke with me, a newbie, no less than five minutes before we are set to take off.\nI learned Hubbell has been diving for more than 50 years. More than 8,000 jumps. I shoved my jaw back into place after only a few seconds.\nIf I pictured a typical group of daredevils, Hubbell's gray hair and silent demeanor would probably never make the list. Then again neither would a college journalist whose biggest obstacle has become her fear.\nI can feel the wind wrapping around me like a hand as it tries to suck me from the plane. (Screw off, wind.)\nBut if I'm so terrified, why am I here? Why not stop after the first two jumps and be safe, grounded? Because somewhere buried in my fear is excitement -- an addiction to adrenaline.\nI know the danger of jumping out of an airplane. I am also very well aware of the absence of my control as I am praying to God, Moses and Anna Nicole Smith that the little parachute who could, really does. \nStill I come back for more. So does John Judy. So does John Hubbell. \nAnd as I think back to my playlist for the car ride, "Sex, Drugs and Skydiving," I realize that danger has and always will be a quintessential part of life. Who can feel more alive than the person facing death?\nIt is why we drive too fast, drink too much, do too many drugs, and still we want more.\nIt doesn't matter who the person is, or even the way he or she got all the way up here, (owner of Skydive Greensburg Bob Dougherty later admitted to me he was stoned at a Led Zeppelin concert when he first decided to take the plunge) it is the decision to jump that links them all together. \nAnd I know that as my instructor begins to lean back that I will soon be falling into the blue, tangled up with the wind and barely able to breathe. I will look out as I pass the clouds and lift my arms as my body plummets thousands of feet toward the ground. \nI know that I will feel that chute jerk my body as everything goes silent and I float peacefully to the ground. \nI know that these "jumpers" aren't reckless, just daring enough to push the limits before they catch themselves with a tug of a ripcord. Maybe skydiving isn't really living, but somehow when I let go, I still hear a "Welcome to life" from behind the wind.\nThis time, I open my eyes wide and breathe out slowly as I relax. No more anticipation for the ground, just the rush of the sky. \nOne. Two. Three.
(08/23/07 4:00am)
The "Bourne" movie franchise, however self-knowingly, has always operated on a conceit. The expectation that the true identity of Jason Bourne (Matt Damon), provides enough suspense for a trilogy running across many years of Hollywood time-space is too improbable to take seriously. But the "Bourne" films have never sought absolute fidelity to their literary counterparts -- Robert Ludlum's novels.\nThe third installment of the "Bourne" films, "The Bourne Ultimatum," picks up where "The Bourne Supremacy" left off; and thankfully Damon's boyish mug has only acquired a few character-building furrows. But what time has left untouched on the surface, has transformed Damon into a protagonist worthy of a protracted movie trilogy, with the possibility of more (there are two full-length novels left of the "Bourne" chronicles). After refining the character for a good part of his movie career, Damon is now able to portray the amnesiac CIA assassin through pure motion, as if brawn was evidence of deeper psychology.\nDirector Paul Greengrass, who also directed the more clumsy "Supremacy," wisely trims the "Ultimatum" story line down to its essence -- a linear, frenetic chase through major European cityscapes with the perfunctory dip into Mediterranean exoticism. Though we sometimes yearn for the complications that Bourne's girlfriend, played by Franka Potente, brought to the narrative in the first two movies, any attempt at romantic intrigue would have cramped Greengrass' style. Truth be told, we don't go to a Bond movie wondering if 007 will get the girl.\nThe director's gift at timing film action, so much so that real time seems less believable, is put into great use in "Ultimatum." You leave the theater knowing clearly the demarcations between celluloid and reality, which makes "The Bourne Ultimatum" one of the most forthcoming, purposeful action films in recent memory.
(08/04/07 4:00am)
Driving into the sunset. Laying barefoot in the grass. A plane ride and a cup of coffee. Perspective.\nIf these events had a soundtrack, Hanson's "The Walk" would be it. Combining a cry for peace, love-ridden angst and the meaning of life, the three blonde brothers of 1997's Middle of Nowhere and hit single "Mmmbop" arrive at their seventh studio album having proven their maturity with intelligent and well-written lyrics rather than explicit windows into their sex lives.\nLines such as "The earth is shaking under siege and every breath we meet, it's fate," from the first single "The Great Divide" and "I'm blind with these eyes open. My body's tired and broken. I want a taste of something that doesn't leave me dry," from "Blue Sky" carry a tone of compassion no doubt inspired by the band's trip to Africa earlier this year.\n"The Walk" is a continuation of the band's talent from an early age, and it is their second record on their own independent label 3GC Records. As business managers, producers, writers, musicians and vocalists the album is an impressive feat.\nElectric guitar riffs combined with choppy melodies punched out on a keyboard are set to percussion that ranges from drums to the tambourine to the entire Hanson family clapping. Top tracks include "Great Divide," "Been There Before" and "Tearing It Down" -- all up-tempo tracks with the kind of perfect-pitched three-part harmonies that have hardly made a respected appearance in rock since Crosby, Stills & Nash or Three Dog Night.\nThe only collaboration on the album is with an African children's choir that sings "Ngi Ne Themba" ("I have hope") on "The Great Divide" to fuel an AIDS relief effort undertaken by the band.\nMaybe you hate where Hanson has been with sickeningly sweet chart toppers and long hair of ten years past, but even skeptics have to admit that where they're going is a long way from disrespected pop.
(04/27/07 4:00am)
A crowd sought shelter from the rain Thursday night as 57 T-shirts swung dripping on a clothes line outside. The small shirts featured words such as “gunshot,” “neglect” and “beaten.” They represented the 57 children who died as child abuse victims in the state of Indiana during 2005.\nCommunity leaders, law enforcement officers and concerned citizens gathered for a memorial led by the Monroe County Department of Child Protective Services. Driven indoors to the Monroe County Courthouse, 100 W. 5th St., spectators held signs and battery powered votive candles, advocating safety for all children. All held the concern of the welfare of Indiana children in their hearts.\nLocal resident and foster parent Dan Scholm was among the crowd and, along with his wife Jennifer, hopes to ensure a safe environment for his family.\n“It’s a good practice to treat your children kindly,” he said. “It will help them become better people when they grow up to have families of their own.”\nDavid Welch, Indiana circuit court judge, spoke to the crowd and hopes child abuse cases will no longer be present in Bloomington courts.\n“Some say it takes a village to raise a child,” he said to the crowd. “Some say, no, it takes a certain kind of family. I say that definitions don’t matter to a child who is hurting, a child who is cold, a child who is alone.”\nWorking together to promote April as National Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month, Welch said the community is responsible for making Bloomington and all of Monroe County a safe haven for children to live.\n“I think there was an extraordinary turnout, which is very indicative of the value Monroe County places on its children,” he said. “As a community, we need to be involved in the correct circumstances. The message is not about intervention, but about proper intervention.”\nLindsay A. Smith has been director of the Monroe County Department of Child Services for 11 years and said that he has never seen such a high number of community supporters for the annual April campaign. The vigil, which was a first for the department, was the final initiative to proclaim the month a success, following the positive response to the Blue Ribbon Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Campaign, which has been in full swing for the duration of the month.\n“We are elated by the response by the community,” he said. “We are working to get our message out and that everyone needs to assume the responsibility of the welfare and safety of our children.”\nSmith calls Monroe County a place where children are valued, proven not only by Thursday’s crowd, but by the fact none of Indiana’s 57 child abuse-related deaths in 2005 were inside Monroe County.\nAlthough he is pleased with the Bloomington area’s lack of statistics in this regard, he is nonetheless concerned about the well-being of its children. Currently, a new approach to working alongside parents in all different situations has been put into place, and he says it could be the answer to a large portion of abuse cases.\n“Providing proper counseling and training to parents will be our biggest help to the children of this state,” he said. “Even with the most difficult child, we need to teach the parents that the solution is not to just avoid the problem and resolve it in another way. We will continue to hope that our efforts will make a difference in the lives of the children of Monroe County.”
(04/24/07 4:00am)
Excitement is mounting for the merger between two of Indiana’s leading child-abuse prevention companies as they prepare for their first year as one. \nPrevent Child Abuse Indiana is set to become a division of The Villages to more efficiently use financial and personnel resources.\n“We’ve been in a very close dialogue about partnering to strengthen the voice for children – specifically the voice for prevention,” said Sharon Pierce, president of The Villages. “In that process, (Prevent Child Abuse Indiana) felt that The Villages was the best choice for them. Both of us are very active for Healthy Families Indiana, a support system for first-time parents.”\nDescribing the joint operation as a “comfortable fit between both companies,” Pierce said the companies will be able to free up funds that were previously spent on administration.\n“We’re really excited about that,” Pierce said. “Any time you can get economy to scale down, we always try to make sure that any dollars that are freed up go straight to the mission of the nonprofit organization – in this case, Indiana children.”\nAlthough Prevent employees are already working under The Villages, the merger will not be legally finalized until July 2007. For now, office space is tight, but thanks to a generous benefactor underwriting the housing costs, more space will be available in December 2007. \nAlthough available space will increase, it remains uncertain if staff members will increase as well.\n“Certainly we hope there is additional funding that we would be able to increase our staffing,” she said. “Right now, The Villages is providing the administrative and financial support, but we hope to be able to take on more case workers.\n“The priority goal for both is strengthening the support of citizens around the issue of child abuse in Indiana,” she said. “We carry the banner for now, but the children are all of our futures. Our goal is keeping children safe and, even beyond that, investing in them. They should anticipate being cared for so they can become responsible citizens. It won’t happen overnight, but that is the overall goal.”\nPierce also said the only path to prevention is community education – telling citizens what to look for among their friends and neighbors.\n“We often feel like we are to singing to the choir,” she said. “But our shared goal is to broaden the choir. I think nationally and statewide I would say that 60 percent of child-abuse cases are caused by substance-abuse problems among the adults. Impacting addictions in our state is a top priority. Neighbors and community members need to know what to look for.”\nCalling the battle against child abuse a war against violence, Pierce said efforts will concentrate as much on parents as they will on children. The parents will be held accountable, she said.\n“Being a parent of four children is the hardest job I have that’s not even listed on my resume,” she said. “I think in some ways that it is counterculture, but it shouldn’t be. We aren’t afraid to ask for help with our golf swing. Why is it not OK to ask for help to become a better parent?\n“Asking for help is a huge sign of strength,” Pierce said. “It shows that you value that role.”
(04/20/07 4:00am)
Sounds from a flute floated through the smooth, circular halls of the Jacobs School of Music while footsteps kept the rhythm on the old marbled tile. As doors to classrooms and practice halls swung open and shut, the music of Thursday, April 19, weaved in and out of ears that paused to listen. \nWhispers of a dramatic piano melody trickled down the stairs. It came from the school’s Recital Hall. A student ended his piece to applause as another entered to begin his audition. A boy and a girl talked in quiet voices about their aching fingers and tense nerves as others walked by in a hurry.\nIt was an ordinary day, yet still no one who passed could help but look at the encased bulletin board that held five pictures and five stories about five incredible lives. \nImages of late IU music students Robert Samels, Zachary Novak, Garth Eppley, Georgina Joshi and Chris Carducci hung in honor of their contributions and in remembrance of the tragic event that led to their deaths just after midnight, exactly one year ago Friday.
(04/11/07 4:00am)
“To whom it may concern.”\nIt was the opening phrase of an e-mail sent to the Indiana Daily Student newsroom from the Monroe County Department of Child and Family Services. The letter, which has been sent to numerous businesses, agencies and newsrooms around Bloomington, contained a reminder about April, a reminder about support and awareness – a reminder about child abuse. \nWith 1,327 investigated reports of child abuse or neglect in Monroe County from July 1, 2004 to June 30, 2005, according to the Indiana Department of Child Services, the question remains: Whom does this issue concern?\nMaryAnna Moore, an investigator with the Monroe County department, says the answer is everyone.\n“This is our biggest year (for awareness) so far,” she said. “Our main goal is to spread the word and let people know that they can help stop child abuse.” \nIn order to relay its message of awareness, the Monroe County Department of Child Services will be distributing blue ribbons for free. \nThe Blue Ribbon Campaign, started in 1989 by a Virginian grandmother in protest of her grandchild’s death as a result of child abuse, has resulted in the distribution of more than 3,000 ribbons that currently don the lapels and collars of community leaders, hospital agency staffers, law enforcement officials and “concerned” residents. \n“We are grateful to everyone who is showing support by wearing a ribbon,” Moore said.\nThis gratitude also extends to IU Police Department squad cars. Special blue ribbon magnets have been delivered to officers for their vehicles, Moore said. \nLt. Tom Lee of IUPD confirmed that all marked vehicles, and even some of the unmarked cars, are currently sporting the magnets to “demonstrate the regard IUPD has for April being Child Abuse Awareness month.”\n“As a law enforcement agency, certainly our officers see a lot of things,” he said. “When children are involved, it’s hard not to take things to heart.”\nIn addition to the ribbon campaign, the Monroe County Department of Child Services will hold a candlelight vigil on April 26 in remembrance of all abuse and neglect victims. The service will begin at 6 p.m. at the Sample Gates, located on Indiana Avenue. From there, attendees will walk to the Courthouse Square where they will have the opportunity to listen to guest speakers talk about the issue and, perhaps more importantly, discuss ways they can stop it. \n“Children are our future,” Lee said. “They aren’t equipped to protect themselves. We should all give a little extra to make sure they are provided with a safe environment.” \nThose who wish to show their support by wearing a ribbon may pick one up free of charge at the Monroe County Department of Child Services, 401 E. Miller Drive.
(04/06/07 4:00am)
The framed photo of Alfred Hitchcock hanging on the wall of his University office reminds IU professor Lee Sheldon of his first encounter with the Hollywood legend. \n“‘Good morning, Mr. Hitchcock.’ That’s all I said,” Sheldon remembers. “That was the one time I got up the nerve to say anything at all. He was very old at that point and had to use a walker to get around. He looked up and just nodded.”\nAs a soap opera screenwriter for “The Edge of Night” in the mid-1980s living in New York City, Sheldon’s long walk from his small trailer to the studio space where the show was filmed led him past Hitchcock’s bungalow and, sometimes, Hitchcock himself. \n“Most of the time in Hollywood, the people you idolize really disappoint you,” he said. “I doubt anything about Mr. Hitchcock would have been disappointing.” \nSheldon has since abandoned his soap days for a role in a place some would argue is equally as melodramatic – a college campus. \nMoving back to the Midwest for the first time since he was 18, Sheldon is now a professor in IU’s telecommunications department. His mission: to teach students about the Hollywood industry – the good, the bad and in particularly, the ugly.\n“I decided I wanted to give something back,” he said. “I have concerns about the industry that other people don’t have. The new people working don’t have enough knowledge of the world. This needs to change.”\nAn Ohio native, Sheldon set his sights on screenwriting after graduating from Boston University. His first screenplay, “Night of the Titans,” was a film that was never made, but it held its own in Sheldon’s mind – complete with killer cactuses.\nNow, the Hollywood hopeful turned Hollywood screenwriter can add to his resume such TV shows as “Star Trek: The Next Generation” (which won him the prestigious Golden Reel Award) and “Charlie’s Angels.”\nHis fondest memory of the “Angels” set? The actresses, of course.\n“I used to hang around with Cheryl Ladd,” he said with a smile. “I remember shooting in this large house in Hollywood. Cheryl and I used to hang out in the garage.”\nSheldon, who has always considered himself a writer, admitts screenwriting wasn’t all fun and games.\n“If there was a scene that wasn’t quite working for whatever reason, they’d have to stop filming and wait for me to come rewrite on the spot,” he said. “There was always pressure there.”\nWhen he found himself choosing video games over TV in 1994, he knew he needed to make a switch. \n“I went from car chases to spaceship chases,” he said. “I was playing games for fun, not watching television.”\nEighteen games later, Sheldon is still happy he made the decision to write and design video games. \n“I was definitely scared for the first (game),” he said. “I thought I knew what I was doing, but really, I didn’t know at all.”\nBut that’s no longer the case.\nNow, Sheldon, teaching classes about screenwriting and video games, sits among piles of screenplays and boxes of shelved video games inside his office – a perfect balance for the single father of two who has spent his professional career balancing his passions. But his family is always a no-contest win.\n“I’m writing a screenplay with my son,” said Sheldon, the proud father of Graham, an IU sophomore, and Emma, a senior at Bloomington High School South. “They are both very intelligent, passionate kids. I couldn’t be more pleased.”\nBut now, as he is putting the finishing touches on his first game designed for Nintendo’s Wii game system, Sheldon looks to the summer. And for him, this means nothing more than family and Key West, Fla. – and more work. The man with a thousand stories is writing one more, a novel – his third. \n“It’s more of a mystery thriller,” he said. “Maybe a cross between ‘The Da Vinci Code’ and ‘East of Eden’ – and set in Key West, of course.”\nFor Sheldon, his work will always be work – but most importantly, a sense of self.\n“It’s great to write and tell stories and fun to see how people react to them,” he said. “It doesn’t matter whether I’m writing for a small group or millions – because I’ll still be writing.”
(03/28/07 4:00am)
Oprah told him that he’s living her dream. He’s done the Harlem shake on national television. He’s casually ‘run into’ Nelson Mandela – and he’s just a fifth-grade teacher. \nAward-winning educator Ron Clark concluded his lecture, “Educating America: The Ron Clark Story” standing on a chair, wearing striped socks in front of a crowd who gave him a standing ovation Tuesday night in Alumni Hall at the Indiana Memorial Union.\nClark, who received the prestigious Disney Teacher of the Year Award in 2000, has made it his life’s work to change the face of education as it is currently known, one rule at a time. \nIt started with five rules posted on the wall of a North Carolina classroom and grew into his famed, The Essential 55 – his teaching expectations for students, parents and even himself.\n“We are going to set the example for education,” he told audience members. “I feel like we could make a global change, we are going to make a global change.”\nClark has made it his life’s work to educate underprivileged students in areas such as his native rural North Carolina, Harlem, and as of next fall, Atlanta. \nThe Ron Clark Academy will open its doors to 60 students ranging from fifth to eighth grade in August 2007 and will attract more than 3,000 teachers from around the world.\n“This is a school for teachers,” he said in an interview. “And it will change the world.”\nAnd it will change the way young teachers grow to see their profession. Students attending the lecture were inspired, education major or otherwise.\n“This was the most powerful lecture on education I have ever attended,” said Anita Updegraff, a freshman majoring in education. “I’ve seen him on television, but in person, well it was just so much more.”\nClark, whose life story was made into a movie, “The Ron Clark Story” starring “Friends” actor Matthew Perry drew even more national attention outside of the realm of education.\n“I’ve seen the movie, but this was definitely something I’m glad I saw before I got a classroom of my own,” said Kristen Holmes, a senior education major. “I student teach for some students who definitely need motivation to succeed. This was incredible.”\nDuring a question and answer session following the lecture, Clark spoke to education students, many of whom wanted to know how they could improve their own training and carry it into their future classroom. \nThe answer: innovation – and a better college education program.\n“As a college professor you can’t stand in front of a room of education students boring them to tears, and then expect them to become great teachers,” he said. “You need to be engaging. It needs to be passed on.”\nIU master’s student and local Bloomington music teacher John Visel read Clark’s book, “The Essential 55,” prior to hearing him speak and after picking a seat in the front he spoke of Clark as an inspiration.\n“I read this book and thought, ‘God, hope does exist,” he said. “Teaching is struggle. He gets that, and rises above it all.”
(03/27/07 4:00am)
The man known as “America’s Educator” is expected to fill seats and warm hearts at the Indiana Memorial Union’s Alumni Hall as he steps into the spotlight Tuesday night. \nRon Clark, the 2000 recipient of Disney’s American Teacher of the Year Award, will speak to audience members about his experiences in improving the education system for disadvantaged students across the country – a role that led his life straight to the big screen. \nHe became a Hollywood sensation when “The Ron Clark Story”, made its debut in 2006 with “Friends” star Matthew Perry taking on the role of Clark. Perry was nominated for a Golden Globe for his performance.\nNow taking a year off from his classroom duties, Clark now shares his experiences on the road, speaking all over the country.\nSensation or not, Union Board Lectures Director Hana Ros said that it is Clark’s charisma that makes him appealing to a wide variety of people.\n“He is really an exciting, inspirational, motivational person,” she said. “He not only makes people excited about opportunities for low-income children but has an innovative style of teaching. It’s a great opportunity to have him here at IU.”\nSponsoring the lecture was an opportunity the Wells Scholar Program just couldn’t turn down, said Charlene Brown, associate director of the Wells Scholar Program . \n“I think students will be inspired to learn and be impressed with what he has set out to accomplish, as well as with his interest with connecting disadvantaged students with the rest of the world,” she said.\nBrown also believes Clark’s thoughts could inspire the minds of students from majors across the University.\n“What I’m impressed by is that there is a spirit among a lot of students on this campus, and we see this as something for a full range of students,” she said. “It is how people in a wide variety in social and economic circumstances can achieve things and see that education is important and meaningful.\n“I think people see education as an essential part of today’s democracy. If we are unable to educate our citizens properly, we will not be successful as a democracy.”\nAfter his lecture, audience members will have the chance to participate in a Q-and-A session as well as a book signing for “The Essential 55,” Clark’s New York Times best-seller based on his teaching experiences in Harlem.\nDiana Lambdin, associate dean for teacher education, said students in the Education School are excited to hear from Clark firsthand.\n“I think people are always interested in hearing real-life stories from experienced teachers,” she said. “We know how excited our students get when they are able to work with or hear from award-winning teachers who have met the challenges of their work.”\nAnd with motivational speaking, national award-winning, New York Times best-selling author and Hollywood inspiration on his repertoire, Clark certainly fits the bill.
(02/28/07 5:00am)
Sunlight shone through the window of the office as Jo Burgess took a deep breath, folded her hands and began to talk about the person who changed her life – her son, Sam.\nSmiling, the IU Wylie House Museum Director told of the impact Sam had on others; laughing, she remembered stories from his childhood; crying, she talked about how much he will be missed.\nSam Burgess was just 26 years old when he was killed in a car accident last May in Louisiana, where he was working in a shipyard after his career in the US Navy. \nCommitted to making sure her son is not forgotten, Burgess decided to fund a scholarship in his memory. 2007 will mark the first year of the Sam Burgess Undergraduate Research Award.\n“I wanted him to be remembered somehow,” she said. “He had aspired to attend college but his life didn’t go in that direction, but he continued to read – to learn and teach himself.” \nA Bloomington High School South graduate, Burgess described her son as always active and seeking a challenge in life. And, aside from a love for the written word that he shared with his mother, a former librarian, Sam was passionate about his work and passionate about people – two qualities Burgess hopes to see in the recipient of the award. \n“Sam knew the meaning of work,” she said about the boy who grew up waiting tables and working a paper route. “But he knew how to make life fun, even though it was a lot of hard work.” \n“I suppose that’s what I would like to see in the winner, somebody who is dedicated like Sam. Someone who’s got dreams and who aren’t just here attending school because they think that’s what they’re supposed to be doing.”\nThe type of person “who always has a direction.”\nIn September 2005 Sam headed in the direction of Hurricane Katrina, in a tow boat off the coast of Louisiana. Dedication led him to take on the task of nailing tarps to roofs of houses damaged by the storm. \n“I never heard him complain about it once,” Burgess said. “And I know it was hot down there. He just loved helping others.”\nLike the time he saved two children from drowning in the ocean while on vacation in Mexico. Like the time he jumped from one ship to another to help avoid a collision. Just like all the times he lit up his mother’s life.\n“Sam made me stronger. I was strong anyway, but because he was so strong-willed and stubborn, he made me a stronger person too, especially at a time when I needed to feel his strength.”\n“No parent should have to lose their child, outlive their child – especially when it’s your only one.”\nThe deadline for the Sam Burgess Undergraduate Research Award is Friday. Only undergraduate students are eligible for the award and faculty nomination and letter of support is required. All nominees will be required to submit a previously completed research paper and will be reviewed by a panel of judges representing the Bloomington Faculty Council and IU libraries.\nMore information about the application is available at http://www.libraries.iub.edu/index.php?pageId=3918. \n“Right now for me it’s almost a compulsion to see his name on things. I felt like I could trust IU and the library to maintain Sam’s award. I’m sure that it will still be there for years after I’m gone.\n“Sam wasn’t at the point in his life to leave behind a child, so this is a little bit of posterity to his name.”
(02/16/07 5:11am)
Music is more than a 30 GB Apple iPod to IU sophomore Kyle Hicks. It is an art -- his art, his life. \nEight years ago his father handed him a guitar bought at a pawnshop. Little did he know he had just handed his son a future.\nGrowing up in Carmel, Ind. Hicks remembers the sound of The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix and even Michael Jackson. Indulging himself in music that "kept rock intact," he grew to love bands such as Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin and Van Halen.\nAlthough his love for music started in childhood, his guitar playing didn't cross over from recreational to serious until around high school and the time he met the man that became his mentor, HolyHell guitarist Tom Hess.\n"I met Tom while he was touring and watching him play, just listening to his music -- I was in awe," he said. "I knew that's what I wanted to do, affect people with music in the way he affected me." \nFrom there, a newly inspired Hicks set out to make music of his own, but not before doing the appropriate amount of artistic soul searching. \n"When you're writing that first song, there is no other feeling in the world like it," he said. "You have no clue where to start or how to arrange it. Maybe you've got some cool things down, but you don't know how to put it together. That's when you stop and let the music, and the inspiration behind it, help you sort it out." \nHicks found the reason for his first song on a camping trip with his father -- and aptly named it "Alaskan Wild." \n"The song turned out decent, but looking back I could have done so much better," he said. "But that's what music is, a progression. It's something you just can't fabricate. And I'd like to think that's true for all real artists." \nAnd does he have an opinion about what separates real artists from the music you're more likely to hear at the beginning of an MTV reality show? \nYes.\n"Commercialized music is prevalent in America," Hicks said. "The public will listen to whatever is readily available to them. All the music companies are looking for is a face -- that's why you see so many teenage actresses with record deals. There is so much software out there to correct your voice, it's become unnecessary to have talent."\nBut Hicks is out to prove just how necessary talent really is. Since his start at IU, he has taught independent guitar lessons ranging from beginner to virtuoso, written an online book titled "The Next Step: Serious Improvements for the Developing Guitarist" and is in the process of finishing up his first studio album under his adopted stage name, Kole.\n"Hicks is a hard last name to have in the music industry," he said. "I feel like there would be a stereotype attached to the music I would be expected to play. Besides, this way I get to feel a bit bipolar."\nBut the story doesn't end there. This August, Hicks plans to move to Los Angeles and attend the Musicians Institute in Hollywood, Calif. \nBut to the people who think he just has stars in his eyes, Hicks has one thing to say:\n"Turn off the TV."\n"Being famous is just a by-product," he said. "I would love fame and money so that I could do all the things I've ever dreamed of, but being proud of the music you've produced is always number one." \nBut as the up-and-comer sits tapping his fingers and sipping his coffee while explaining his artistic goals for the future, he pauses to listen intently to John Lennon sing the lyrics of "Imagine." \n"This song says something," he said. "It connects with you."\n"Music is one of the only art forms that people can not only relate to but perform. It connects to people. When the audience can pick up your song and apply it to their lives, their jobs, whatever -- that's when you know your job as an artist is done, when you hear someone say, 'Yeah, I get that."
(02/15/07 4:44am)
It is safe to say that a single phone call changed how IU sophomore and newly crowned Miss Indiana University Lindsey Roscoe looked at her college experience -- and her life. \nSitting in her dorm in September 2005, the then-freshman got news from her father that her cousin, also an IU freshman, was in the hospital with a severe case of meningitis. \n"I had really never heard much about meningitis before," Roscoe said. "I got online and did some research and then it hit me that this was a fatal disease. My cousin would have to fight for her life." \nRoscoe's cousin, Ashley Lee, now a sophomore, did fight, and she survived her bout with the disease. But just because it was gone doesn't mean it was forgotten. The 20-year-old has made meningitis awareness her platform focus for her reign as Miss IUB.\n"What stuns me is that a lot of people have no idea about the dangers of the disease," she said. "I was lucky because I had a doctor who told me it was important to be vaccinated before college. Ashley obviously didn't have that." \nHer platform is called "Get the Facts and Get the Vacs," and Roscoe said she has plans of not only influencing the campus with knowledge of meningitis, but the state as well.\nIU requires mandatory vaccinations for the measles, rubella, mumps, tetanus and diphtheria. In regards to meningitis, students are only required to sign a waiver that they have reviewed the dangers of the disease before their freshman year. \nFor Roscoe, this isn't nearly enough. Alongside her cousin, who is now a spokeswoman for the National Meningitis Association, Roscoe plans to use her title to help raise support for a statewide bill that would force all Indiana colleges to require a meningitis vaccination for all students. \n"I'm passionate about this issue not only because of what happened to my cousin," she said, "but because this is something that could affect every student at IU. So many people think it could never happen to them, but it can." \nTo get the word out, the pageant queen will utilize one of her greatest strengths: her strong presence in front of an audience. Making plans to speak in front of groups on both the community and campus levels, she said being in front of people has always been natural for her. \n"I started dancing when I was in the third grade, and I can remember my ballet instructor telling us she would shoot us if we didn't smile on stage," she said. "So, I guess now, whenever I hit that stage and start to feel nervous at all, I just smile." \nRoscoe was all smiles when she took the title of Miss IUB on Sunday in Alumni Hall of the Indiana Memorial Union. \nThe little girl who used to sing and dance in front of her family's camcorder sang for the judges "At Last", a song made famous by singer Etta James. \n"A lot of my friends were shocked after I sang," she said. "But you have to know my family -- they are all very vocal, very loud. Of course I have to know how to be loud if I want to be heard around them."\nBut her family has instilled more in her than just the appropriate volume levels, she said. They have taught her the meaning of a healthy lifestyle and a strong sense of responsibility.\n"Everyone in my family is a runner," she said. "I was raised surrounded by an active lifestyle and I know that I'll never be the girl who is bone-thin -- I want muscle." \nRoscoe said she works out as much as she can and that she would rather be fit than thin. So, she said she doesn't understand when those opposed to pageants raise issues of standards of beauty.\n"I can only laugh," she said. "The women in the Miss America Organization that I have met are all strong, independent and intelligent women.\n"This pageant has done so much for me. I have developed so much confidence in myself through my experiences competing. And for me, this is about scholarship money and a chance to represent IU."\nAs Miss IUB, Roscoe will compete in the Miss Indiana Pageant this June in Zionsville, Ind.
(02/12/07 5:02am)
Standing on stage, patiently awaiting an announcement that will change the course of the next year of her life, IU sophomore Lindsey Roscoe stepped into the spotlight amid cheers of support from family and friends.\nOn Sunday, Roscoe was named Miss Indiana University 2007 in Alumni Hall at the Indiana Memorial Union.\n"When they called my name I felt my knees start to buckle," she said. "There was just so much tension. That moment was a great release."\nBut the journey leading up to naming the 2007 winner started long before the crowning moment. And the 15 contestants in this year's Miss IUB Pageant will tell you it was an experience well worth the effort. \nThey'll also tell you about some unusual ways to use glue and tape.\nA favorite sticky solution among the contestants involves a spray can and swimsuit bottoms -- which, according the girls, is a perfect fix for apt-to-slide swimwear.\n"We call it butt glue," said sophomore contestant Heather Bryan, "but it's actually spray adhesive that football players used to put on their hands." \nAs they primp and prep in a cloud of hair spray and glitter, the group of hopefuls talked about talent, friendship and the dreaded swimsuit competition. \n"The swimsuit competition is uncomfortable, of course," Bryan said. "No one likes to be half-naked in front of a room of people."\n"And in pageants there is always added pressure," said Miss IUB's first runner-up, freshman Rachel Bogle. "Unlike a sport where you have an entire other quarter or half to redeem yourself after a mistake, you only have a few seconds on stage to make it perfect."\nDone up, taped in and standing out, the ladies made each wardrobe and competition transition look seamless -- and still managed to avoid the stereotypical beauty-queen image.\n"This experience has been absolutely nothing like (the MTV reality show) 'Tiara Girls,'" said first-time pageant contestant sophomore Casandra Ringlespaugh. "Everyone has been wonderful." \nTo Bogle, the reason for the absence of the social stigma -- and bad publicity reminiscent of recent Miss USA scandals -- is the Miss America Organization itself. \n"Donald Trump is looking for beauty," she said. "Miss America is looking for the best all-around woman to represent them." \nAnd for IU in 2006, that woman was IU graduate student Betsy Uschkrat. Uschkrat, who won the Miss IUB title last February and went on to claim Miss Indiana in June, tearfully thanked each of her supporters and wished her successor "nothing but the best."\n"She's going to have an amazing year ahead of her," she said. "And all of IU behind her."\nAlong with Uschkrat, Roscoe competed in last year's Miss Indiana pageant, placing in the top 10.\n"Experience was definitely in her favor," Uschkrat said. "She was beautiful on stage and exemplified the whole package that the judges were searching for."\nAs Lindsay Shipps Etienne, executive director of the Miss IU Pageant, said, to prepare a contestant for a state or national pageant, "it takes a village."\nThe newly crowned Roscoe will have four months to prepare for the Miss Indiana competition this June in Zionsville, Ind. \nAside from a ticket to the state competition, which will mark Roscoe's second appearance at the Miss Indiana Pageant, she also walked away from Sunday's competition with $3,500 in scholarships and $600 in gift certificates from local businesses.\nAnd as the lights came up on a dream-come-true scenario for the newly tiara-topped blonde, her mother, Jan Roscoe, held a video camera on her smiling daughter.\n"People were telling me that Lindsey should be in pageants for years," she said. "And she just loves to perform. I know this win means a ton to her."\nEven three hours after the end of the pageant, the woman introduced as contestant No. 5 still hadn't let her victory sink in.\n"It really hasn't hit me yet," she said. "I had to ask my mom for a program for everything that I had won, but I'm excited and grateful, very grateful"
(02/09/07 8:00pm)
The race for the crown has begun. The 15 contestants of this year's Miss Indiana University Pageant have been involved in a whirlwind of preparations in hopes of becoming the next Miss IUB.\nThe pageant, to be held at 4 p.m. Sunday in Alumni Hall of the Indiana Memorial Union, will be the second Miss IUB competition since it made a comeback in 2006 after a 37-year absence.\nThis year's contestant group ranges in experience from state-level pageants to no previous experience at all, said the pageant's executive director, Lindsay Shipps Etienne. \n"I feel so strong about this year's pool of contestants," she said. "It's so refreshing to see people who have never dealt with pageants coming together with those who have and seeing the work come together."\nAside from competing for $6,000 in scholarships from the IU Foundation, the winner will go on to compete against 26 other local-level winners in the Miss Indiana Pageant in June.\nThe contestants for Miss IUB will be judged on formal interviews and their talent, evening gowns, swimsuits and onstage interviews. \nThe 2006 winner, graduate student Betsy Uschkrat, went on to win Miss Indiana as well and competed against 51\nother contestants Jan. 29 at the Miss America Pageant in Las Vegas.\nOn Sunday, Uschkrat will hand over her IUB crown to the 2007 winner, and she hopes Bloomington will receive her successor as warmly as the city embraced her. \n"Bloomington opened its arms to me," she said. "I couldn't have asked for more support from the community or the campus. It has been wonderful."\nStepping down from her Miss IUB duties, Uschkrat plans to continue her involvement with the pageant, through advice from her personal experiences, as she steps in as a mock judge for this year's competition.\nAmong the official group of judges for this year's pageant are Indiana state Rep. Peggy Welch, former Miss New Jersey Heather Narducci, local 96.7 WBWB DJ Aaron Shane and IU Foundation representative Jonathan Purvis.\nThe newly crowned Miss IUB will spend 2007 representing her school at different functions, benefits and community events, including her first official appearance giving a speech to the Kiwanis Club of Bloomington. \nAnd with a group of 15 that Etienne calls "fantastic," she said has no doubt the new winner will make an impact on the IU community. \n"I feel confident that this year's winner can carry on the success of Betsy Uschkrat," she said, "though she will certainly have some big shoes to fill." \nAdmission for this year's pageant is free for all IU students by showing their student IDs. Admission is $10 for nonstudents.
(02/01/07 5:10am)
Exactly five years ago, Ken Beckley came out of retirement to become president of the IU Alumni Association. Yesterday, he said his good byes. Now, he will have the time to think about tomorrow. \n"This will be the end of my working life and it feels very strange," Beckley said. "But there are a number of things my wife and I would like to do." \nThe 1962 IU graduate says he will spend his time traveling, visiting with family, working on his golf game and perhaps most importantly, remembering "a great University." \n"I will miss the people most of all -- my staff on all eight IU campuses, student alumni leaders, all of the alumni volunteers throughout the world, and the University partners," he said. "We've worked so closely over the years." \nBeckley, who was appointed as the association president by former IU President Myles Brand on Feb. 1, 2002, sees his time spent at IU as anything but a one-man show.\n"We have had a lot of achievements over the past five years," he said. "And they were all because of the people involved."\nBy far, the achievement he is proudest of is the Jerry F. Tardy Operating Endowment, started two years ago by Beckley and his association team. \nTo date, the endowment, named after Beckley's predecessor as IUAA president, has raised almost $9 million through investments and pledges, a sum Beckley says will play a large role in helping the association be of better service to IU alumni.\n"The mission of an alumni association is not to simply raise money," he said. "It is to connect the alumni with the University." \nAnd Beckley has spent the past five years doing just that -- connecting. \nCurrently the IUAA has the third largest body of living graduates in the nation, and with a student population of more than 90,000 between all eight IU campuses, the statistic is likely to remain.\nBut what does a man who has given more than 1,000 speeches and welcoming addresses in his career say is the best way for students to remain connected to the University? Beckley said it's not what you give, but what you take away, that is truly important.\n"I hope during their years here, students develop a pride and leave the University with some sense of loyalty," he said. "IU was here for them and, for their money, it provided them with life changing experiences. I feel all of us have an obligation to help the University in years ahead."\nFor Beckley, the years ahead are still guaranteed to lead him back to IU. The believer in a never-ending collegiate connection says he plans on being a regular attendee of University functions.\n"The college experience should be a wonderful time in your life," he said. "It should be part academic and part extracurricular, both are extremely important." \nFor Beckley it didn't end after a degree, and he claims it still won't. \n"Like I told my receptionist earlier, it's not goodbye. It's see you later"