During the fall, Stretch will carry 33 sporting events, including all 10 Raven football games, including the season-opener on the new synthetic turf under the lights against arch-rival Taylor at 7 p.m.

In addition to football, there were be 10 men’s soccer games, 10 women’s soccer contests and three volleyball matches in the fall schedule. The men’s and women’s soccer season openers against Spalding on Aug. 30 will both be carried live as well as the Sept. 3 home opener in volleyball against Indiana Wesleyan.

Former AU wrestling, baseball and football coach and alumnus Dave Edwards will be providing live play-by-play on the internet for all events during the 2008-09 year.

On the men’s side, Transylvania was picked to finish first with 79 points, including eight first-place votes. Manchester received the other first-place vote.

Rose-Hulman was selected second with 67 points followed by Manchester (64), Hanover (54), Anderson (39), Defiance (32), Franklin (31), Mt. St. Joseph (23) and Bluffton (16).

AU, who finished 4-11-1 overall and 3-5 in the HCAC, opens the season at home against Adrian on Aug. 29 at 3 p.m.

On the women’s side, the Pioneers were also selected to finish first with 73 points, including two first-place votes. Rose-Hulman had four first-place votes and Manchester three.

Rose-Hulman was selected second with 70 points followed by Mt. St. Joseph (69), Manchester (52), Hanover (44), Defiance (34), Anderson (28), Bluffton (21) and Franklin (14).

AU, who finished 4-13-2 overall and 1-6-1 in the HCAC, opens the season at home against Adrian on Aug. 29 at 5 p.m.

That’s because the art teacher at Anderson High School spends money out of her own pocket to make sure the kids in Anderson’s public school system get what they need — whether it’s for books, belts or field trips.

“I’ll ask a kid, ‘How are you doing in this class or that one?’ and he’ll go, ‘Oh, I’m going to fail it.’ I’ll ask why and he’ll say, ‘I don’t have this or that, and I don’t have the money to get it, so I might as well just forget it,’ ” Vanatta said. “That is why I started doing it.”

Vanatta’s generosity was the focus of a recent “Rachael Ray Show.” The daytime talk-show host arranged a shopping spree for Vanatta and 20 of her students at a Staples store in Muncie.

“That was so much fun, and it meant so much to the kids and their parents,” Vanatta said.

She added that she’s never felt taken advantage of.

“Once, I gave one of my students $25 for a field trip and, although he didn’t have to, he paid me back one dollar every week. He had a job and was buying food for his own family.”

The veteran school supply shopper tells parents to not only “look for the deals at places like Wal-Mart and the dollar stores,” but make sure you’re buying the right stuff.

“Buy a few supplies in advance — but not everything, because certain teachers will want particular items and you usually find that out the first day,” said Vanatta. “And parents really need to go to that open house and talk to the teachers.

“When kids go to high school, the parents think, ‘Oh, they’re all grown up and we don’t need to go.’ But they aren’t,” Vanatta said.

“Talk to the teachers and make sure they tell you exactly what’s going on and what is needed. You don’t want to be spending $100 on the wrong calculator.”

—Zach Dunkin is a reporter for the Indianapolis Star. Story republished with permission.

Anderson University is a private Christian university of 2,700 undergraduate and graduate students in central Indiana. Anderson continues to be recognized as a top Christian college: in 2008, U.S. News and World Report ranked Anderson University among the best colleges and universities in the Midwest for the fourth consecutive year. Established in 1917 by the Church of God, Anderson University offers more than 65 undergraduate majors and graduate programs in business, education, music, nursing and theology.

Defending champion Mt. St. Joseph was picked to finish first in the poll, earning 79 points and eight first-place votes. The other first-place vote went to Hanover.

Following the Lions in the poll were Anderson (64 points), Manchester (62), Hanover (53), Defiance (39), Transylvania (36), Bluffton (31), Franklin (27) and Rose-Hulman (14).

Anderson finished 17-14 overall last year, including 6-2 in loop play - good for third place. The Ravens open the 2008 season against Olivet at the Kalamazoo Invitational on Aug. 29 at 2 p.m.

Ben Davis, Director of Alumni Relations, said, “It is our hope that www.AndersonAlums.com will be a place where AU alumni can not only catch up with friends and former classmates but also stay more connected to Anderson University. Alumni will see content, news and updates on this site that won’t be available anywhere else.”

Users of www.AndersonAlums.com are encouraged to manage their profiles with pictures and updates, create content through blogs, discussions and videos, and explore other users’ pages to interact with classmates and acquaintances. Contests and promotions with prize giveaways will be conducted on an ongoing basis for active participants.

“We wanted to provide a new tool for alumni to communicate and network in a way that is fresh and relevant,” Davis said. “We’re especially excited about the interactive nature of social media, meaning that alumni will be providing their own content by posting videos, photos, blogs and discussions.”

“As opposed to sites like Facebook or Myspace, www.AndersonAlums.com is a secure, niche community that is designed exclusively for AU alumni,” said Chris Williams, Director of University Communications. “I think this is the direction of the future for social networking.”

Features of www.AndersonAlums.com include:

• Social and professional networking opportunities with other alumni
• Special AU and alumni news that you won’t find in Signatures or on the official AU web site
• Alumni event announcements and photos

Visit www.AndersonAlums.com today! Since this is a private online community, you must be granted permission to join. All applicants who are AU alumni will be accepted to the site starting 8/8/08. E-mail Ben Davis with questions and suggestions.

Anderson University is a private Christian university of 2,700 undergraduate and graduate students in central Indiana. Anderson continues to be recognized as a top Christian college: in 2008, U.S. News and World Report ranked Anderson University among the best colleges and universities in the Midwest for the fourth consecutive year. Established in 1917 by the Church of God, Anderson University offers more than 65 undergraduate majors and graduate programs in business, education, music, nursing and theology.

Defending champion Franklin was selected to finish first, earning 61 points and six first-place votes. Mt. St. Joseph was second with 58 points and the other two first-place votes. Rose-Hulman was third (46) followed by Defiance (35), Anderson (31), Manchester (27), Hanover (18) and Bluffton (12).

Anderson finished 4-6 overall last season and 3-4 in the HCAC. The open the season against arch-rival Taylor on Sept. 6 at Macholtz Stadium. Kickoff on the new synthetic turf is scheduled for 7 p.m. and will be carried live on WQME 98.7 FM and the internet broadcast.

“This technology makes it easy for anyone to keep track of what’s going on at AU according what interests them most,” said David Hynds, Web Content Specialist.

“Current students can get updates from the calendar about events on campus, alumni can get alumni-related news, parents of athletes can follow stories for their child’s sport, and current and prospective students can track stories related to their area of study. The possibilities are endless.”

RSS feeds function similar to an online, constantly-updated newspaper. Users subscribe to various AU news categories through feed readers like Bloglines or Google Reader. When fresh news stories are created, they are automatically published to the RSS feeds, allowing users to see stories instantaneously.

Visit the RSS Feeds page and click the link to subscribe a feed.

Anderson University is a private Christian university of 2,700 undergraduate and graduate students in central Indiana. Anderson continues to be recognized as a top Christian college: in 2008, U.S. News and World Report ranked Anderson University among the best colleges and universities in the Midwest for the fourth consecutive year. Established in 1917 by the Church of God, Anderson University offers more than 65 undergraduate majors and graduate programs in business, education, music, nursing and theology.

The USTFCCCA honors Division III individuals for their academic and athletic achievements during the indoor and outdoor track and field seasons.

To qualify for the USTFCCCA All-Academic Track and Field Team, the student-athlete must have compiled a cumulative grade point average of 3.25 and have met the NCAA Division III Indoor or Outdoor automatic or provisional qualifying standard in their respective event.

In addition to Hudson and Kemple, the AU women’s track and field team was recognized as a 2008 USTFCCCA All-Academic Track and Field team for the 2008 season.

The selection of the All-Academic Indoor and Outdoor Scholar Teams of the Year award is based on a combination of academic and athletic achievements. To be nominated, the team must carry a minimum 3.000 cumulative grade-point average.

The Raven team had a cumulative GPA of 3.186 for the 2008 season.

The camp, an offshoot of the university’s student-run recording label Orangehaus Music, offers campers early exposure to sound engineering, music marketing and other skills not usually covered outside of a recording label office or college class.

“We’re just seeing a growing trend that high school students are interested in the music business and how to become independent artists,” said Rebecca Chappell, an AU music business professor who organized the five-day camp.

The goal of the camp, she said, was to give students a big enough taste of the music industry so that they leave either feeling confident about going into the music industry or knowing it’s not for them.

Most of the 38 campers hail from the Midwest, but some live as far away as Texas and Georgia.

With sessions on sound editing, song writing and artist promotions, Chappell said, the students are getting the basic information from AU’s complete music business curriculum and then participate in a real recording session before the camp ends Saturday.

Based on each student’s interest, the campers are divided into groups. Then, beginning today, each group will work with professional sound engineers and producers to compile a CD. The songs it will include are a mix of original compositions and covers, but students will help produce each track.

“They’re getting a crash course,” said Joe Freeman, an AU instructor who is leading the camp’s sound editing workshops. “What the average student would learn in three months, they’re getting in six hours.”

On Wednesday, Ben Sanborn, 16, of Warsaw was manipulating the bass line of a musical track using the popular professional music editing software Pro Tools. Ben, who is thinking of becoming a sound engineer, had used similar programs, but nothing as complex as Pro Tools.

“It’s not entirely different,” he said. “Once you pick it up, it’s great.”

Sarah Warner, 18, of Galloway, Ohio, said the camp was teaching her about aspects of the music business that she’d not considered before. She’d just listened to Chappell talk about all the opportunities artists have to promote their music online, and while Warner said she regularly checks out singers on MySpace, she was learning that the music business is more than that.

“There’s a lot more to it than I thought,” Warner said. “It’s not just music. It’s how you get it out into the world.”

If you go:
What: Orangehaus Rock!, a concert open to the public and part of the Orangehaus Music Business Camp at Anderson University

When: 8 p.m. Friday

Where: AU’s Byrum Hall

Featuring Sense of Reverence and Réaul

Tickets: $5

—Barrett Newkirk is a reporter for the Herald Bulletin in Anderson. Story republished with permission.

Anderson University is a private Christian university of 2,700 undergraduate and graduate students in central Indiana. Anderson continues to be recognized as a top Christian college: in 2008, U.S. News and World Report ranked Anderson University among the best colleges and universities in the Midwest for the fourth consecutive year. Established in 1917 by the Church of God, Anderson University offers more than 65 undergraduate majors and graduate programs in business, education, music, nursing and theology.

Taught on the Anderson University campus, instructors are award-winning producers, engineers, songwriters, artist managers, booking agents, and label execs responsible for the success of artists such as Switchfoot, Newsboys, David Crowder Band, Nichole Nordeman, Mat Kearney, MercyMe, Audio Adrenaline, and Israel Houghton.

Instructors during the OrangeHaus Music Business Camp include Charlie Peacock, a Grammy-winning producer who was awarded “Producer of the Year” three times at the GMA Dove Awards; Sam Chappell, Senior Vice President of Business Affairs & Development at Integrity Music Media; Richie Biggs, Mastering Engineer at Runway Network in Nashville who has numerous engineering credits that include Switchfoot, Newsboys, Phil Keaggy, and Petra.

Also instructing is Dr. Rebecca Chappell, Professor of Music at Anderson University where she teaches music business and woodwinds as well as supervises the music business internship program; Dr. Mark Murray, Professor of Music at Anderson University who teaches music business and trumpet; and James Hodgin, owner and artist manager for Dryve Artist Management in Nashville who represents Christian artists such as Thousand Foot Krutch, Bethany Dillon, Shawn McDonald, and Dave Barnes

For more information visit: www.musicbusinesscamp.com.

Anderson University is a private Christian university of 2,700 undergraduate and graduate students in central Indiana. Anderson continues to be recognized as a top Christian college: in 2008, U.S. News and World Report ranked Anderson University among the best colleges and universities in the Midwest for the fourth consecutive year. Established in 1917 by the Church of God, Anderson University offers more than 65 undergraduate majors and graduate programs in business, education, music, nursing and theology.