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For the third year in a row, IU Southeast will receive the Operation Diploma Grant – a grant that helps assist the university in its eff orts to support student veterans and their families. The grant is a partnership be-tween IU Southeast and Ivy Tech. The Operation Diploma Grant is made possible through Lilly Endow-ment, Inc. and is an ini-tiative of the Military Family Research Insti-tute at Purdue Univer-sity. Operation Diploma Grant seeks to educate Indiana institutions about the needs of stu-dent service members and veterans, engage them in promising prac-tices related to serving the population and gen-erate new knowledge in the process. Through this grant, student veteran’s orga-nizations are able to help create and run programs that will support student service members and their families. Offi cials of the Operation Diploma Grant conduct a competitive grant proposal process through which In-diana colleges and universities can request funding to strengthen their internal programs that assist military veterans and their families. This year IU Southeast was award-ed $2,000. This is the fourth grant for veterans on campus. One important issue to the Student Veterans Organization, according to Katrina Ortensie, sophomore and SVO secretary, and by Nancy McLain, senior and SVO president, is to free Amir Hekmati, a former marine who

has been detained and sentenced to death in Iran. Hekmati is an Iranian-American born in Arizona and accused of spy-ing for the CIA. Hekmati was visiting Iran in August 2011 to see his ailing grandmother. Although Hekmati was assured it was safe to make the trip by the Iranian Interests Section in Wash-ington D.C., he was turned over to au-thorities in Tehran. Amnesty International, an organi-zation dedicated to protecting human

rights, has expressed the fear that Hekmati could be executed within weeks. He currently has 20 days to appeal. The grant will also help promote the mis-sion of the SVO. Accord-ing to Dale A. Brown, SVO representative, that mission includes raising community awareness to veteran needs. The SVO helps vet-erans on campus work toward their degrees by creating social activities that veterans can par-take in together. It also helps them net-work with other veter-

ans and resources in the community available to them to promote their suc-cess. They also address issues, either physical or psychological, that stand in the way of that success, and they also help with veterans’ social needs. Every year the SVO hosts activities for veterans that include luncheons, socials, meetings and hiring represen-tatives each month to talk about ben-efi ts that are available. “Indiana will pay four-year college tuition to children of veterans,” Brown said. “Children of veterans are often not aware that they have benefi ts like these.”

Operation: SuccessVeterans maintain grant

Campaign pushes public phaseBy TALIAH SHABAZZ


The Horseshoe Foundation of Floyd Coun-ty has decided to partner with IU Southeast on a project to establish a student investment fund which will provide real world experi-ence in investment portfolio management. The foundation will be established in the School of Business with a $100,000 fund from the Horseshoe Foundation. This is the fi rst time IU Southeast has partnered with a foun-dation with such a large investment fund. Jay White, dean of the School of Business, said the money will be used to create a port-folio. The portfolio will be combined with a class teaching students how to make deci-sions about buying securities as well as sell-ing securities. White said he previously spoke to Jerry Finn, head of the Horseshoe Foundation, years ago about the concept. However, it was not until the School of Business fi nished the Financial Markets Lab that Finn contacted White agreeing to support a student trading fund. The Financial Markets Lab provides up-dated technology to give students the idea of working on Wall Street.

By TIFFANY ADAMS


In an eff ort to in-crease student academ-ics, IU Southeast is now launching the public phase of a campaign called Shaping Powerful Futures. The goal of the campaign is to raise $11 million within an eight-year period in order to advance campus educa-tion. IU Southeast began the Shaping Powerful Futures campaign in 2007. For the fi rst four years the campaign was silent, during which $6.4 million was raised. The campaign is set to be done in 2015. “Some of the money was raised through fundrais-ers, but most of it was brought in from donors,” Kirk Randolph, development offi cer for Alumni Aff airs, said. Donors are able to specify what area they want to donate to. Merit or need-based scholarships can be given to students with fi nancial needs, and support for veterans is also a priority. “Anybody can donate to the campaign,” Melissa Weissinger, development offi cer for Alumni Aff airs, said. Endowed scholarships are one form of donat-ing, and each year part of the donation is given to

students through schol-arships. The endowed scholarships are a mini-mum of $10,000. With athletic scholar-ships, high-quality ath-letic programs can be added. A donor can pick the sport in which they are donating to. “IU Southeast is in the tenth percentile in terms of fi nancial aid per stu-dent-athlete,” Weissing-er said. The expansion of the Activities Building is also in high demand.

“Expanding the Activities Building will be a 10-year plan,” Weissinger said. “We want to eventually build another gym.” The Activities Building is currently being used for volleyball, women’s and men’s basketball, intramu-ral programs and the Fitness Center. “There are, on average, 200 people a day who come to work out,” Perry Brown, coordinator for the Intramural and Fitness Center, said. Brown said he has the idea that, with a new gym, a card system could be added. With a card system, there would be a record of how many people use the facility, when they use the facility, their race, age and gender. If the Activities Building expands,

Children of veterans are often not aware that they have benefi ts like these.

Dale Brown

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Breyden Everitt, sophomore, and Matthew Bridgewater, freshman, work out together in the Activities Building.

Foundation partners with School of Business

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it would provide addi-tional space to add more machines, co-recreation-al activities, another gym, locker rooms, an assigned area for the Fit-ness Center and other health and wellness ac-tivities. “I work out four to six times a week,” Matt hew Bridgewater, freshman, said. “The equipment is so close together, having more room would be nice.” Sue Sanders, co-chair of the campaign, and

Judge Carlton Sand-ers, honorary chair of the campaign, donated funding by having high-profi le speakers come to IU Southeast. This pro-vides lectures and dis-cussions. “It can be very cost-ly to hire a speaker,” Weissinger said. “By the time you pay them to come, their transporta-tion and additional fees, it can be costly.” By donating to the campus-wide enrich-ment program, fund-ing can be provided for speakers, workshops,

and arts and cultural performances at the Ogle Center. Donations can also be made toward campus beautifi cation. These do-nations will go toward a sculpture, garden, foun-tain, artwork or a focal point of the entrance to campus. The campaign may also have an eff ect on faculty and staff on cam-pus. “This campaign will provide new positions, professorships, research and travel opportunities for the faculty here at IU

Southeast,” Randolph said. An endowed chair can be established for a minimum of $1 million while endowed dean-ships require a mini-mum of $3 million. Endowed professor-ships are also an option which has a minimum of $500,000. This support will go toward travel, training, equipment and other academic needs. “Anybody is able to help in the Shaping Powerful Futures cam-paigns,” Randolph said. “You can donate $1.”

“I know many of you may ask yourself why is this happening now?” White said. “This investment would have been a part of IU Southeast years ago. The concept had been growing around the nation.” The money will be going to students in the School of Business to make investment decisions as they would in the real world with real money. The Horseshoe Foundation’s focus is to benefi t residents of Floyd County. They also provide addi-tional funding for community foundations all over Floyd County. “We’ve recognized IU Southeast as one of the premier business schools in the region, country, pe-riod,” Finn said. “We’ve done a lot to fi nd an innova-tive way to provide greater learning. The investment

fund is another tool to help do that. Our decision wasn’t competitive.” New developments that will come out of this project will be an added graduate course to the cur-riculum which did not exist before. The School of Business may also add an undergraduate course down the road. Overall, the goal is to expand. White said he is very happy with the decision. “Part of our mission, or all campus’ for that mat-ter, is to give students more of an applied hands-on experience while they are gett ing their education,” White said. “This investment well defi nitely give the students a leg up in the business world.” White said other goals include making the cur-rent fund grow or possibly gett ing an additional one with another organization.

By AMANDA BROWN


The Student Government Association discussed its agenda for the semester as well as some new ad-ditions to the campus during its fi rst two meetings of the spring 2012 semester. The agenda items and new campus additions rep-resent changes to the university that have the poten-tial to improve the quality of students’ experiences at IU Southeast. Matt Owen, political science junior and SGA sen-ate chair, opened the discussion by emphasizing his desire for the organization to become more account-able to the students it serves. “All members will be required to make prelimi-nary progress reports to the SGA,” Owen said, “and a full senate report when the assignment is complet-ed.” Senators will be assigned to investigate the emer-gency procedures in place on campus to deal with situations such as active shooters and tornadoes. The senators will decide how information regarding those procedures can best be disseminated to the student body. Cyber-bullying will also be a topic of investiga-tion after Josh Kornberg, communications senior and SGA president, expressed his concerns about cyber-bullying on campus. “What resources are there?” Kornberg said. “Where do victims turn?” Kornberg said he intends to investigate those questions and publicize his fi ndings to the student body. Owen announced that senators would also be as-signed to investigate the amenities for resident stu-dents in order to determine what the residents be-lieve could be improved about campus housing and what amenities are missing from campus. Kornberg announced IU Southeast has gained fi -nal approval for a sixth residence hall on campus. “We should have a ground-breaking [for the resi-dence hall] this spring,” Kornberg said. The university administration has also granted approval for the culture path proposed in an SGA bill passed during the fall 2011 semester to be con-structed. The path is now being added to the cam-pus master plan, although dates for implementing the culture path have not yet been announced. Seuth Chaleunphonh, dean of Student Aff airs

and SGA faculty adviser, also announced a new ad-vantage available to all students and faculty mem-bers — IU Southeast is off ering free memberships to the Frazier History Museum. Interested students and faculty members can pick up a brief application for the free membership in the Student Activities Offi ce, located in University Cen-ter South, room 155. Kornberg proceeded to give an update on the syl-labus policy bill that would require professors to make course syllabuses available to students before they register for a given class. The bill is being reviewed by the Recruitment and Retention external committ ee of the Faculty Senate. “The committ ee has expressed some approval for the bill,” Kornberg said, “but is requesting some amendments be made to it.” Should the bill be accepted by the committ ee, it would then need to be ratifi ed by the Faculty Senate before it can be implemented. Also high on the agenda are the restructuring plans for the SGA. Stephon Moore, journalism and political science freshman and SGA press secretary, announced he is organizing a town hall style meeting on Feb. 7 to dis-cuss the two proposed restructuring plans with the student body, listen to concerns about the bills and answer any questions students may have about the plans. “These plans are open for discussion and change,” Moore said. “The ultimate objective is to best serve the students. Looking inward at SGA, we decided there has to be a bett er way to represent students. We want a process that has a more accurate repre-sentation for students.” The town hall meeting is important because the student body will have to vote to amend the SGA Constitution before one of the restructuring plans can go into eff ect. The SGA is also considering a fi nal agenda item, while it would involve participation in a drive to register voters for the primary and general elections. Emphasizing the importance of voter registration and participation, Milton Lukins, a Ron Paul cam-paign volunteer, explained how the process of add-ing candidates to the primary ballot works in Indi-ana. “Students should familiarize themselves [with the primary process] because it’s diff erent in every state.” Lukins said. “There is no automatic access to the ballot.”

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Dec. 9 at 3:53 a.m. IUS Police responded to a vehicle crash on Hausfeldt Lane. Offi cers determined the driver, Ethan Marshall, 19, was intoxicated. Marshall was arrested on a charge of operat-ing while intoxicated, operating with a Blood Alcohol Content higher than .15 percent and minor consuming alcohol. Marshall was trans-ported to jail, and the vehicle was towed.

Dec. 20 at 9:25 p.m. There was a report from a community ad-viser on duty about the egging of Meadow Lodge. No damage was made, and a report was taken.

Jan. 10 at 6:39 p.m. IUS Police were dispatched to check on a report of a student who allegedly possessed a walking stick with a hidden blade. The suspect was a nonstudent and given a verbal trespass warning.

Jan. 18 at 10:06 p.m. A theft report was taken from Nickolas Beeler, 19, who said his wallet, phone and keys were taken off the bleachers in the Athlet-ics Building. The wallet contained credit cards and $11. The value totaled $630.

Jan. 19 at 10:30 p.m. An arrest report was taken following an IUS Police investigation of discovered alcohol and marijuana in Woodland Lodge. Andrew Stew-art, 18, and Trevor White, 19, were arrested on a charge of possession of alcohol by a minor and possession of marijuana under 30 grams.

IUS Police arrest multiple offenders

SGA sets ambitious agenda

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Tiff any Hammond, head athletic trainer, has been working in the sports medicine scene at IU Southeast since 2002 and has worked at the Athletics Depart-ment for 10 years. Hammond provides athletic training for all seven intercollegiate varsity sports at IU Southeast. She is also a full-time head ath-letic trainer contracted through Kourt. “[My most memo-rable experience is] get-ting to work with the athletes and returning them to play after being hurt,” Hammond said. Hammond received a Bachelor of Science in sports medicine with a concentration in exer-cise science from the University of Louis-ville. Hammond also has a master’s degree in sports administration. Hammond teaches several courses on cam-pus including Intro to Athletic Training, Intro to Exercise Science, Per-sonal Health and Intro to Sports Management. Hammond only cov-ers home games and does paperwork and documentation of stu-dent athletes’ injuries on medical records. Hammond also has an assistant, Megan Graf, who helps with game and practice cov-erage. The major injuries Hammond said she witnesses within the Athletics Department are ankle sprang and muscle sprang. Another common injury is the Anterior Cruciate Ligamen,

which is a tear in one of the knee ligaments. It joins the upper leg bone with the lower leg bone. The ACL is what keeps the knee stable. Hammond said the issues she goes over with student athletes are preventive and educational strategies, fl ex-ibility and the custom management program. She also goes over information to keep students safe in their sport, such as diet and stretching. One of the main goals of the Athletic Department is to reha-bilitate athletes and to make sure that re-inju-ry does not occur again. The Athletics De-

partment also has pre-ventively injury train-ing. Joe Glover, athletic director, said Ham-mond is great to work with. “She is very caring

for student athletes and is organized,”

Glover said. “She keeps everything on

track. The Athletics Depart-

ment tries to help oth-ers through training exercise.” Hammond said she lives in Sellersburg, Ind., and enjoys spend-ing time with her hus-band, Terry, and her children Conner, 6, and Kaylee, 2. She said she also en-joys playing softball.


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Grenadiers beat down BresciaBy MONIQUE CAPTAN


IUS Grenadiers walked away from their home court with the win 85-60 to Brescia University on Jan. 10. During the fi rst quarter, the screams, shouts and excitement from the Brescia and IUS fans brought a lot of energy to the game. Vigorous amounts of speed and moves from both teams’ players left the scores 39-24, partially due to re-bounds and passes by Joe Lawson, sophomore forward. The score did nothing but upset Brescia’s fans and encourage the play-ers to play harder. However, Wes Cox, sophomore guard, came in with a couple of three pointers leaving the score 46-36 with the Grenadiers leading. Antoine Watson, senior forward, said he stays motivated when it comes to basketball. “We have to keep winning and stay positive,” Watson said. “I’m trying to get up to the championship, and, though we won this game, we have more challenging games to come, so there’s always room for improvement that’s why we practice as much as we do. With all my hard work, I pray that I make it to pro basketball in the fu-ture.” Lawson said he still feels like there’s need for improvement in defense. “We have to keep playing hard because there’s no time to waste,” Lawson said. “We have to get to the championship, but, in order for that to happen we need to improve on our defense.” During the game, Wiley Brown, IUS men’s head basketball coach was on his feet yelling out positions and keeping his players on point. “I make sure they watch videos of

other teams to get them prepared for a game,” Brown said. “Right before a game, I make sure to remind them to play IUS basketball, play defense, rebound, play hard and have fun. Though, we are 13-6, 3-0 in KIAC and ranked No. 19 in the country, we still need improvement. They need to take a more professional ap-proach to prepare for the games. We are working hard to win the KIAC for the fi fth year in a row and win a NAIA national championship.” The fans kept the excitement and tension in the game, especially when it’s a winning home game and there are fans like India Mulligan, nursing freshman. “The game was great, and we had fun cheering for our boys,” Mulligan said. “We knew they were going to win. I enjoyed Watson play because he was very att entive in the game and took up every chance he could to make a shot or give a great pass. I also enjoyed the coaches and how active they were during the game. Coach Wiley couldn’t stay off his feet. That showed determination and he was giving his boys the support and energy they needed. I am really proud of our team, and I know they will make it to the championship again.” Another fan, Keena Sivils, crimi-nal justice freshman, said she was very excited about the game but still feels like there is room for improve-ment. “I really had fun coming and sup-porting the IUS boys at the game,” Silvas said. “I feel like they put up a good fi ght for the win. Although, their defense could have been a bit stronger along with less turnovers but their 3-point shots were on point during the whole game. We won and played hard but most importantly, I could tell they had fun.”

Photo by Monique Captan

Wes Cox, sophomore guard, blocks Antoine Watson, senior forward, from making a three-point shot while practicing for their next game day.

Grenadiers donate bikes to tykesAthletic trainer strives to keep athletes alive

Photo by Lynn Bailey Kylee Anthony, junior guard, has her arm looked at by Tiff any Hammond, head athletic trainer.

By HANNA WOODS


During the winter break, the IUS men’s basketball team kept busy by adding wins to their 13-6 record but also found time to give back to the community. The team, led by Wiley Brown, IUS men’s head basketball coach, part-nered with the New Albany-Floyd County Parks Department to provide new bicycles to 25 children in need. The bikes were provided by an anony-mous donor. “It’s a good program,” Brown said. “With all this diabetes, high blood pressure and all the stuff going on with the kids these days, I think it is defi nitely a good situation that they can get out and ride their bike and have fun.” The recipients of the bicycles were chosen by the Parks Department, but Brown said he thought it was impor-tant to not only pick children in need but also those who were solid stu-dents in school. Kathy Wilkerson, recreation direc-tor for New Albany-Floyd County Parks Department, said the children were also evaluated by their school at-tendance and overall att itude. “As recreation director, I have had the privilege of working with thou-sands of Floyd County children,”

Wilkerson said. “We know that every child has a purpose, and our depart-ment works to enhance their potential in many ways.” The bikes were hand delivered by the Grenadiers on Dec. 20 at the Grif-fi n Street Recreation Center. The IUS basketball players wheeled the bicycles out to the surprised chil-dren as an early Christmas gift. Brown said giving the gift of bicy-cles to the children in need would bea gift they could cherish for multiple reasons. “What’s so amazing about it, I re-member gett ing my fi rst bicycle, andthat’s how I kept in shape for mysports, and I loved it,” Brown said. “With the kids these days and not staying in shape, the health issues that they have, I just wanted to give them a choice.” The Parks Department also provid-ed the children with helmets and locksfor their new gift. Brown said he was pleased with the impact his players made in the com-munity, and he is also enthusiastic about making the giveaway an annualtradition. “It’s a very important thing to have the mindset that once they leave Indi-ana University they can see how muchgiving back means,” Brown said. “You can hear people talk about it, but they had to see the smiles on those kid’s faces.”

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Jan. 27-29

SundayThursdayMonday

Spring LuauYear of the Dragon

Virtuosity in Vegetables

Wende Cudmore, fi ne arts senior, rolls ink into her solar plate in order to produce a print. Cudmore uses fruits and vegetables to create her artwork.

Turbo KickNoon - 1 p.m.

Activities Building, Gym

As part of the year-long Get in Shape series hosted on campus, students can exercise and stay healthy in Turbo Kick classes led by instructors from local gyms.

Healthy Mind4 - 5 p.m.

University Center North,room 124

Wise Mind, Healthy Mind is a free counseling session to help students with anxiety and mood management. Contact Personal Counseling Services for more information.

Nursing12:20 - 1:15 p.m.


Th ere will be a Nursing Application Information Ses-sion for all students who will meet the prerequisites for applying to the Nursing Pro-gram for fall 2012.

Writing Woes11 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

University Center South, Adult Student Center

Students who have ques-tions about writing bibliogra-phies or need help proofread-ing a paper can receive help at the Adult Student Center ev-ery Monday and Wednesday.

SGA4:30 - 6 p.m.


Th e Student Government Association will be having its weekly meeting. All students are welcome to attend and bring concerns or ideas to the SGA.

Plagiarism 10 - 11:30 a.m.Knobview Hall,

room 208

On Jan. 27, students can attend a plagiarism workshop at IU Southeast to learn the importance of documenting sources correctly and the re-percussions of plagiarizing.

Quilt Art10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.Carnegie Center,

New Albany

Th e Form, Not Function Quilt Art exhibit will be show-ing until March 3. Th e exhibit features contemporary art quilts by 24 artists throughout the United States.

Jazz Music8 - 10 p.m.

Th e Clift on Center,Louisville

Jane Monheit, jazz musi-cian, will be performing songs from her album “Never Never Land” on Jan. 28. Tickets can be found online at www.cliff -center.org.

Dialogues7 - 9 p.m.

Knobview Hall,Ogle Center

On Jan. 31, students can take part in a Common Expe-rience event called “Th e Black Jew Dialogues,” where Larry Jay Tish and Ron Jones will discuss their experiences.

Marty Stuart7:30 - 9 p.m.

Knobview Hall, Ogle Center

On Feb. 3, Marty Stuart, musician, will be performing his mandolin for attendees. Stuart is a four-time Grammy winner, and student tickets are $10.

Overseas Study12:20 - 1 p.m.

University Center North, room 128

Students are invited to learn information about over-seas studies opportunities, how they can fi t in a student’s academic program and fi nan-cial aid options.

ZumbaNoon - 1 p.m.

Activities Building,Gym

Try moving to the beat and beating the Freshman 15 with a Zumba workout class for students. Th is session is part of the year-long Get in Shape series.

Colloquium6 - 8 p.m.

IUS Library,3rd Floor

Jim Chen, professor at the University of Louisville, will be speaking about facts con-cerning climate change in the context of law in the United States.

World Premiere3 p.m.


On. Jan. 29, the CerutiChamber Players will be per-forming in the Stem ConcertHall. Th is is the 26th seasonthe group has been playing,and admission is free.

Billow6:30 p.m.

137 E. Market St.,New Albany

Th ere will be a grand open-ing celebration in downtown New Albany on Jan. 27 for Billow, a store specializing in clothing, accessories, gift s and fi ne cigars.

Cardinals2 - 3 p.m.

KFC Yum! Center,Louisville

Th e Louisville Cardinals will be facing off against the Villanova Women’s Basket-ball team on Jan. 29. Fans can come cheer for their favorite teams, and tickets are $8-$10.

Refund All Day

University Center North,Registrar

Th e last day to drop classes and receive a 50 percent re-fund is Jan. 29. Talk to the Offi ce of the Registrar and the Offi ce of Financial Aid for more information.

MetroversityAll Day

Knobview Hall,Writing Center

Th e deadline for the Me-troversity Writing Compe-tition is Jan. 31. Categories include poetry, short fi ction, academic writing and creative nonfi ction.

Fraizer Pass11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

University Center South,Th e Bookstore

Students, faculty and staff can sign up with the Fraizer History Museum for a free six month membership. Th ere will also be opportunities to sign up on Jan. 23.

NSLS12:15 - 1 p.m.

Knobview Hall,room 002

Th e National Society of Leadership and Success will be holding a meeting for stu-dents to learn about member-ship. Students with a 3.0 GPA or higher are eligible.

Basketball7 - 9 p.m.

Activities Building, Grenadiers vs. Asbury

Th e IUS women’s basket-ball team will play against Asbury in the Activities Build-ing. Fellow students are invit-ed to watch and cheer on the players.

Warhammer6:30 p.m. - midnight

Bluegrass Magic Game Shop,Louisville

On Friday and Saturday, learn how to play the living card game Warhammer Inva-sion. Card decks will be pro-vided and no experience in playing is needed.

Dailey & Vincent7:30 - 9 p.m.


Students and faculty can hear the works of Jamie Dailey and Darrin Vincent on Jan. 28 while they perform bluegrass and country music. Student tickets are $10.

Blood Drive Noon - 5 p.m.

University Center North,Hoosier Room

Students can stop by dur-ing a break between classes to donate blood on Jan. 30. Th ose who are interested in donating can contact Angela Calbert at [email protected].

Résumé Prep12:15 - 1 p.m.

University Center North, room 122

Th e Career Development Center is off ering a workshop to help students prepare their résumés on Feb. 1. Students will gain tips for making their résumés more focused.

Teens for JeansAll Day

Knobview Hall,room 235

Teens for Jeans is accepting jean donations, which will be taken to Home of the Inno-cents in Louisville. Th ese jeans can be any size, brand, color or style.

AdviserAll Day

Residence Life and Housing,Meadow Lodge

Students who are interest-ed in becoming a communityadviser in the Residence Hallscan pick up an application.Th e next information sessionwill be on Jan. 26.

Photo by Clare Bowyer

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Wedding Show5 - 8 p.m.

1860 Mellwood Ave.,Louisville

On Jan. 27, there will be a free wedding show at the Mell-wood Arts and Entertainment Center. Brides and grooms can receive free professional advice about their weddings.

Trivia Night 7 - 10 p.m.

St. Bartholomew Parish,Louisville

On Jan. 27, test trivia knowledge by attending a Trivia Night to benefi t South-east Associated Ministries. Teams can consist of 4-6 peo-ple, and the cost is $10.

Where: Hoosier RoomWhen: 2 - 4 p.m. The Adult Student Center’s Family Program Hour will be hosting a tea party based on “Alice in Wonderland.” Children can dress up in costume, drink tea and listen to excerpts from the book.

Where: Hoosier RoomWhen: 9 p.m. - midnight Residence Life and Housing will be hosting a Spring Luau for students and faculty. Attendees can participate in creating sand art, listening to live music and drinking refreshments at a mocktail bar.

Where: Adult Student Center, Children’s CenterWhen: 11:30 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. Celebrate the Chinese New Year as part of the Diversity Brown Bag Lunch. Children will be able to participate in making crafts, learning about other nations and performing the Dragon Dance.


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By COURTNEY MCKINLEY

Sports [email protected]

The Kardashians are great role models to society, Paris Hilton is a phe-nomenal actress and Nickleback is the best band ever.

Unfortunately, because I am writing a newspaper column, readers are un-able to catch the sarcasm dripping from the previous comments I just made.

Sarcasm is one of the most dynamic qualities of my personality that I thrive on daily. Fortunately, my friends and family also hone this characteristic, and we are able to playfully torment each other regularly.

However, I am surprised and displeased by the fact that I have personally interacted with others who, even in adulthood, have never learned how to utilize or understand the greatness that is sarcasm. Not only do some of these individuals not under-

stand sarcasm, but they also seem to lack any sense of humor at all.

I often wonder how anyone is able to go through life without encompassing some form of humor to get them through a dull or, perhaps, terrible day.

I understand people get in such bad moods that a clever “that’s what she said” joke or humorous im-age on imgur.com can’t fi x it, but I do not under-stand how someone cannot possess the natural abil-ity to crack a joke every once in a while.

Recently, an acquaintance of mine did not “get” a sarcastic comment I made to her. She ignored the obviously joking tone to my voice and was off ended by something she implied by my comment, not by something I actually said to her.

Of course, I immediately felt terrible because she misconstrued my sarcastic comment into, what she thought, was a jab at her.

However, shortly after, I stopped feeling bad and felt irritated that she was able to twist my already twisted sense of humor into something mean-spirit-ed and extreme-ly inaccurate.

I later learned this individual was just very sensitive and re-acted the same way to wry com-ments made by our mutual friends, as well.

By this expe-rience, I learned the hard way that you have to be careful who you joke around with.

I know there is a fi ne line between making crude, sarcastic comments for joking purposes only and ac-tually intentionally hurting another person by what I say.

I have witnessed this line being stomped over countless times, but, fortunately, a lot of people have acquired a thick skin to semi-harsh humor and know it is more appropriate to throw a clever come-

back instead of gett ing upset. As a lot of social circles, my friends and I have the common interest of ridiculing each other to get each oth-er to laugh. With each friend, we all have a stereotypical “fault” that we poke fun of. Mine is my shameful ditz y comments. Growing up, my friends and fami-ly would always use “dumb blonde” jokes as ammo to my psyche. Hell, my mom still likes to say, “It’s OK, Courtney. You’re prett y” after I make a less than intelligent com-ment. To which I sarcastically reply, “At least I’ve got that going for me.” Instead of gett ing angry or taking

off ense, I laugh it off and either add to the previous comment or spit a distasteful and overused “your mom” insult. What aggravates me more than someone who lacks humor is someone who readily mocks an in-dividual but instantly becomes defensive when they are, in return, taunted. As the old saying goes, “if you can’t take the heat, stay out of the kitchen.” This translates to, if you are unable to take a joke, then don’t be a jerk in the fi rst place. There is a time and place for everything— humor included— and I know that my humor is not often permitt ed within a professional environment, un-less provoked by my coworkers, of course. I hardly ever tone my sardonic humor down, let alone eliminate it completely based on a social situ-ation. Luckily, sarcasm has become a prime form of hu-mor and communication in today’s society, and I am rarely required to limit my satiric wit. One of the only limitations regarding the use of sarcasm should involve professors. Students should never be intimidated by professors, but it defi nitely happens and it does not help when that professor is cynical and rude. I have encountered several professors at IU

Southeast who insult students and make snide comments just to intimidate the class. No one likes being teased by some-one they hardly know, especial-ly by someone who ultimately controls their grade for a class and possible fu-

ture recommendations. On the other hand, I have had classes with the same professor for seven semesters in my college ca-reer, and I know him well. He has mastered sarcasm and instructed many lessons with the aid of satire, but he has never used his witt y comments at a student’s expense. Sarcasm should be utilized when one knows the other individuals involved or at least know their


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Insurance ensures cheap coverage

By stoppingpiracy, it could censor important topicscollege students might need access to.

It’s horrible. It shouldn’t be passed. SOPA and PIPA will ruin the Internet.

I think it infringes on the fi rst amendment and human rights.

I agree with a lot of the major sites that we need to monitor privacy and stop piracy. However, SOPA isn’t the right way to do that.

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style of humor. If not, one may consider adjusting their slightlymore aggressive humor. Unfortunately, I have not quite grasped how toact around children. I have the hardest time inter-acting with them solely because of their inability tocomprehend sarcasm. Therefore, I try not to communicate with them inthe fi rst place. Do you see what I did there? If I was allowed, I would place asterisks aroundthe word sarcasm to show the tone of that statement. Sarcasm is a privilege, not a right. Use it appropri-ately, intelligently and, especially, hilariously.

By CLAIRE MUNN

Senior [email protected]

I never thought it would happen to me. This seems to be the generic response when traumatic things hap-pen, but it explains exactly how I felt when I found out last semester that my house had been robbed. I have lived in the same house and the same neighborhood all my life, so it came as a litt le bit of a shock to fi nd out my home was not as safe as I thought. When I fi nally came home, I kept wondering what they took. It ended up being two fl at-screen TVs, most of my mom’s jewelry and some picture frames. Originally, I had no idea how I was going to get over this, and, while at fi rst I felt mentally scarred and even violated, I was able to move on

with my life. The police even ended up fi nding the criminal almost two months later. However, there is still one aspect I will never get over. When my parents went to fi le a claim on the stolen prop-erty, our insurance told us we would be dropped — as if things were not bad enough already. Even though my parents had never fi led a claim with this company, they still threatened to terminate our insur-ance. The last time my parents fi led a claim was due to a wind storm that caused damage to our roof. The com-

pany at the time dropped us right after. Even my boyfriend had to switch insurance com-panies after they told him he would be dropped for a case of reckless driving, which happened fi ve years ago. They just decided to tell him now. How is it that people pay into something with the idea of protecting them in the future, only to have it fail them when serious situations arise? The answer is a Ponzi scheme, and that is exactly

what insurance companies have turned into now. In essence, a Ponzi scheme is when

investors pay into something with the idea that those funds will be

returned to them, whether by themselves or other investors. However, it turns out to be a scam separating investors from their money. With insurance companies, we as insurers pay into something

in return for insurance due to some event. It seems what happens instead is, once a claim is taken out, they give the mon-ey but drop customers instantly.

Insurance is a bad investment, and the clientshave become its victims. Everyone is made to believe he or she needs in-surance due to forces that happen beyond their con-trol. It has become this psychological fear that, with-out insurance, our lives are unprotected. However,it has instead become a false security. If insurance companies are continuing to dropcustomers with legitimate claims and no previousrequests, where is the safety in that? Insurance companies are like bad relationshipsthat never change. There is simply no trust. Every year, millions of dollars in advertising isspent on insurance companies claiming they are thebest, and, in times of need, they will treat their cus-tomers right. However, their real goal is merely to gain moremoney in premiums and pay as litt le as they can inclaims, thus allowing them to earn a profi t. I guess they like to have their pie and eat it too. In reality, they will never pay someone a cent un-less they completely have to — being forced by ajury — and even then it is a feat. From making the argument that their investorsare not really hurt after fi ling a claim to accusingthem of insurance fraud, insurance companies canget out of doing their jobs in just about every way. It does not help that insurance agents are alsomore preoccupied with their commission salariesthan the best interest of their clients. For whatever reason, people feel they cannot livewithout insurance. From the beginning, it is ingrained in our mindsthat we need it, and this feeling will continue in thefuture. While it is important to be protected in case ofemergency situations, it is also important to actuallyreceive that protection and to feel safe. If action is not taken soon to improve consumerprotection in the world of insurance, more familieslike my own will never receive the correct treatmentthey deserve.

By ETHAN FLEMINGStaff ethfl [email protected]

Mariana Farah, director of choral activities, said she wanted to sing from the time she was a child. “When I was about fi ve or six I told my parents that I wanted to sing,” Farah said. “My parents aren’t musicians, so it was kind of awkward for them to know what to do with me.” Farah is a Brazilian native and said public schools in Brazil do not off er music programs there, so her parents placed her into a conservatory of music. “I went back and forth pursuing a career as a singer and pursuing a career as a conductor,” Farah said. She said back then she knew she loved choral mu-sic. “I was taking voice lessons in college,” Farah said, “and, then, you know just as a college student, I was working, singing in bars. I was doing a lot of singing, but, for some reason, I knew opera wasn’t really my real passion.” After studying general music for nine years at the conservatory, Farah said she went on to study con-ducting in college. She moved to the United States in 2000 to contin-ue her studies in graduate school. She received her master’s degree at the University of Iowa and her doctorate at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Finishing her education in 2008, she moved to New Albany to become director of choral activities at IU Southeast. Since arriving here, Farah said she has worked diligently to expand the music department. “I brought to campus a huge choral festival — the Southern Indiana Women’s Choral Festival,” Farah said. The festival is held annually at IU Southeast and has brought high school music students and direc-tors to campus. “I think the goal is to continue bringing more people into our program,” Farah said. Farah said one tool for growth would be adopting a degree track for music education. As a board member of the Indiana Choral Direc-

tor’s Association, Farah has been in contact with most of the local music educators in the area. “I know for a fact that there is a great need for us to have good music teachers out there in the com-munity teaching,” Farah said. “Having a bachelor of music education would att ract a lot of wonderful students who want to get a degree as music educa-tors.” This sentiment does not stop with Farah. “There’s quite a bit of demand for qualifi ed music

teachers in the state of Indiana,” Ken Atkins, offi cecoordinator for the Theatre and Music Departments,said. Atkins said Farah has been working toward the goal of the education degree through community outreach, gett ing the choir out into the community and building relationships with the community. Aside from her work in expanding the Music De-partment, she conducts the IUS Community Chorus and the IUS Concert Choir.

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By CLARE BOWYERStaff [email protected]

College is about developing skills and learning what passion and drives oneself has. Wende Cudmore, fi ne arts senior, has a passion for learning and has found a skill she is very good at — printmaking. Cudmore said she not only creates prints but puts them on the paper she has made herself out of a variety of vegetables and fruits. “I love the process of print-making,” Cudmore said. “I like to layer my work to invoke people to wonder my pro-cess.” In the print-making studio, Cudmore said she goes through the printmaking process, and the completed product is her own, original print. She began experiment-ing with fruits and vegetables to make scrap paper, and her experimenting turned into award-winning artwork. She has won the Chancellor’s Award at student art shows twice and re-ceived a Fellowship Award for her vegetable papyrus. The Fellowship Award was given to her, not only for her work, but how she gathered her supplies. The award was granted for her art skill and using America’s waste as her media. Cudmore made an agreement with two grocery stores. They would give her their old fruits and vegetables and she would make her artwork out of it. “I gather my inspirations from na-

ture, plants and the roots of plants,” Cudmore said. “I like to use materials that may not work together, or may not look like they go together but to make them work successfully.” Cudmore is from Buff alo, N.Y., and was convinced by her current fi ancé in 2001 to move to Southern Indiana. She is 60 years old, keeping up a household and going to school full-time. Cudmore has two children and fi ve grandchildren. “I quit my job and became a full-time student,” Cudmore said. “It

was a very scary decision, but I needed to focus on

school, on my art.” Brian

Jones, pro-fessor of fi ne arts, is Cudmore’s major men-

tor and said he thought Wende is a re-

markable student. “As a non-traditional

student, Wende has a diff erent sense of motivation, and she realizes her pri-orities,” Jones said. “She is a year from graduating, and I don’t want to not have her in the studio.” Cudmore said she expressed the desire to teach and show others what she has learned. “We have done paper demonstra-tions in Louisville,” Cudmore said, “and I would love to do more paper-making classes.” Paper is not the only creation she makes with her fruits and vegetables. She has also made hats out of dried fruits and vegetables. “I thought it would be fun and a lit-tle weird,” Cudmore said. “I’m work-ing on making a derby hat next.”

Printmaking student fi nds passion in plants

Wende Cudmore, fi ne arts senior, rolls ink onto her panel, one step of the printmaking process.Photo by Clare Bowyer

Photo by Ethan Fleming

Mariana Farah, director of choral activities, stands behind the piano in the Recital Hall.

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» It was 20th-century American critic John Leonard who made the following sage obser-vation: “To be capable of embarrassment is the beginning of moral consciousness. Honor grows from qualms.”

» Only 5 percent of American men report that they feel satisfi ed with their looks. With women, it’s only 1 percent.

» The town of Ada-mant, Vermont, was once named Sodom. The townspeople voted to change the name in 1905.

» The fi rst portable computer was made available to the public in 1975. In this instance, however, “portable” was used as a relative term; the IBM 5100 weighed 55 pounds.

» You’ve probably never heard of the Spanish vil-lage of Lijar, located in the south of that coun-try. This village, though, was involved in a nearly 100-year war that lasted well into the 20th century. It seems that in 1883, Alfonso XII, the

king of Spain, made a state visit to Paris and received a less-than-royal welcome. Led by mayor Don Miguel Garcia Saez, the citizens of Lijar, after hearing that their monarch had been insulted and pos-sible accosted by mobs, declared war on France. Though there were no casualties — not even any gunfi re — the war lasted until 1981. That was when the town council ruled that it would end hostilities with France thanks to the warm welcome King Juan Carlos of Spain received in France in 1976.

» In 2008, a study was conducted in the United Kingdom to determine what, if any, eff ect the consumption of toma-toes had on the human body’s reaction to sun exposure. The univer-sity students enrolled in the study who con-sumed the equivalent of about fi ve tomatoes per day were 33 percent less likely to get sunburned than those who ate no tomatoes.

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By S.B. WEBERStaff [email protected]

Jacquelyn Reid, professor of nursing, spoke to students about healthy lifestyles on Jan. 18. The lecture was part of the Common Experi-ence series. Reid has taught at IU Southeast for more than 10 years and said she ac-cepted the opportunity to speak to students out-side of her program. “I felt like I could put a presentation together that would relate to a cross section of stu-dents,” Reid said. The speech intend-ed to educate students about health and well-ness and to present several Internet re-sources for continuing education. During the lecture,

she asked everyone to stand, and then she read several questions concerning daily health habits and asked the participants to sit if they did not meet the require-ments. She prepared seven questions. However, all att endees were seated after the third question. She highlighted key

issues that most people face in their daily lives. She started with healthy eating hab-its and explained the knowledge of foods and how their eff ects on the body have changed throughout the years. The Obama adminis-tration recently replaced The Food Pyramid with My Plate. The diagram resembles a dinner plate and is sectioned into four food groups with a re-shifted focus on fruit and vegetable intake as the main source of nutri-ents. Healthy weight was also a topic of discus-sion. Reid said Body Mass Index is a more accu-rate refl ection of health, weight on a scale can be deceiving, and BMI shows the ratio of fat to muscle. A person who

lost fat through exercise and gained muscle may weigh the same as they did before, even though they are healthier. She also spoke about a risk that many college students tend to over-look — sleep depriva-tion. Inadequate sleep on a regular basis can have many ill eff ects, and it can cause irre-versible damage to the mind and body. Reid also discussed body image. She explained several types of eating disorders and spoke about their negative consequences. She also explained the psychological per-spective a person with an eating disorder can have. “It’s called Dyspho-ria,” Reid said. “When [people with eating disorders] look in the

mirror, they cannot see themselves how they truly are. They see a dif-ferent image.” Carmyn Mchargue, economics sophomore, spoke about addition-al resources she came across. “I downloaded a free app called ‘My Fitness

Pal’ which tracks your diet and exercise,” Mch-argue said. “This helped me watch my weight and learn about the things I eat.” Reid thanked the au-dience for coming and concluded the lecture by asking the att endees to check out the websites. “I just feel that with a computer oriented youth, giving Internet resources is the best way to reach out to their gen-eration,” Reid said. Dustin Helton, unde-cided freshman, talked about what he learned during the lecture. “I learned a lot of in-formation about many diff erent resources you can use to help your diet,” Helton said. “If you have problems smoking, you can go to the website and learn how to quit.”

By BRADLEY COOPERStaff [email protected]

Class, wealth and old money were some of themany topics brought up during the Open Book dis-cussion of “The Great Gatsby” on Jan. 13. Jacqueline Johnson, coordinator of Collection De-velopment of the IUS Library, led the discussion. “Open Books is a reading group that meets thesecond Friday of each month in the IUS Library,”Johnson said. Open Books started about the same time the IUSLibrary opened in 2006. Members of Open Booksvote on all the books they are going to read eachyear. “The Great Gatsby” was the fi rst book selected for2012. “I read ‘The Great Gatsby’ in high school, and Ire-read it now,” Johnson said. “I still feel the sameway about it.” Johnson said she was disgusted by all the charac-ters. She said she also found Gatsby’s constant useof “old boy” to be irritating. However, other patrons of the book discussion,such as Regina Hollis, former adjunct professor ofinformatics and member of Open Books, felt moresympathetic towards the titular character. “He was pitiful,” Hollis said. Nancy Tott en, retired librarian and member ofOpen Books, said the only character she found like-able was Gatsby. Central to the discussion of “The Great Gatsby”was the book’s criticism of the wealthy. In fact, Hol-lis described the central theme of the book as “thecarelessness of the rich.” The members mentionedhow the author F. Scott s Fitz gerald wrote that thewealthy had carelessly destroyed the lives of manypeople. Johnson said the wealthy in “The Great Gatsby”seemed bored and did not feel like they were obli-gated to help anyone. Johnson expanded on this thought, and she saidthere was no real depth to the characters. Johnsonsaid the characters were rather superfi cial, whichshe said was intentional on the part of the author.She said the characters were so superfi cial that theywere not upset when Gatsby died. Johnson said one of the main themes of the bookwas how the established wealthy looked down onthe self-made, including Gatsby. “This book shows an interesting portrayal of classwarfare,” Hollis said. The group also talked about Gatsby’s att ractionand love for Daisy. Hollis said Daisy’s personalitywas a combination of cute, childish and sexual at-tributes. Johnson said the members usually select 12 booksto read in a year, but this year they picked 16 books. “I sent an e-mail with the list of all possible booksthat people would like to discuss,” Johnson said.“This year, I selected the books that got more thanfi ve votes to put on the list.” The next book discussion will take place on Feb.10, and it will be on “The Help” by Kathryn Stockett .

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By TAYLOR FERGUSONStaff [email protected]

T o kick off 2012, the Ronald Barr Gallery opened with the “Drawing on Experience” exhibit by Emily Sheehan, artist and visit-

ing assistant professor of fi ne arts, on Jan. 11. Seven works are represented in this show. All the works are based on the same concept of per-ceptual drawing, or, in other words, drawing from observation in a multi-sensory way. “I completed three of the works in the show prior to my coming to teach at IU Southeast,” Sheehan said. “The rest of the work in the show is brand new, completed in my campus studio space in the last six months.” Sheehan said her older and newer works have slightly dif-ferent goals in exploring per-ception. “My older work is really look-ing at my own self experience,” Sheehan said. The seven works represented in “Drawing on Experience” in-clude “Five Softest Parts of My Face,” “Where I Am Hard All the Time,” “I Think That’s Way Too Close,” Articulating Experience: “I Feel,” Articulating Experience: “I Think,” Ar-ticulating Experience: “I Know,” “Drawing a Deep Breath” and “Standing Still.” In her artist statement, Sheehan said people perceive through their bodily senses, absorb and evaluate each encounter, construct means to interpret and respond to and convey their un-derstanding to others. It is in this human space between encounter and communication that people make the world personal. The activity of perceptual drawing is what Sheehan said holds her in that human space lon-ger. “It makes me think about what I internalize,” Sheehan said. “It lets me decide what to share and then allows me to create drawings.” In order for someone to understand what he or she is attempting to draw, Sheehan said that person needs to pull it slowly through his or her perceptions and understand it on many diff erent levels.

“I think that all of the work in the show is seek-ing that main goal of representing that under-standing as an image,” Sheehan said. Amie Villiger, graphic design and painting se-nior, attended the opening to support the Fine Arts Program. “I really liked the zen-ness of it all,” Villiger said. Sheehan uses a variety of drawing materi-als, both traditional and non-traditional, in her works. “I choose materials specifi cally and deliberate-ly for each project,” Sheehan said. Kristin Shields, fi ne arts senior, is taking Shee-han’s Life Drawing class this semester and came out to the gallery opening.

“I like her use of negative space,” Shields said. “That’s personally really hard for me to do with my own work, so I admire that about hers.” Sheehan said her goal for her newer work is to show the re-sult of an everyday activity as an image. “I want to pull the viewer into their head space that moment before you actually communi-cate what you’re experiencing,” Sheehan said.

After walking through the gallery and taking in the exhibit, Sheehan said she wants the viewer to simply stop and think. “I really want people to just acknowledge their unique experiences,” Sheehan said. “Think a little bit longer about how they got where they are now.” Shields said it was a little diffi cult for her to un-derstand at fi rst. “Once she explained her reasoning behind it, it made more sense,” Shields said. “I defi nitely do like to get close and engaged with the work though.” Sheehan earned her Master of Fine Arts at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in Minne-sota, where she also taught. “I started teaching at IU Southeast in fall 2011,” Sheehan said. “Drawing on Experience” will continue to be shown until Jan. 31 in the Ronald Barr Gallery lo-cated in the Ogle Center.

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