Wednesday January 19, 2011

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By JESSICA FARRELL Editor in ChiefAre you interested in joining the Student Government Association (SGA)? Well now is your chance. According to the IU South Bend’s bulletin board, there are openings for the spring 2011 semester. All you need to do is submit an application to Sam Centellas, Director of Student Life, before 5:00 P.M. on Friday January 21, 2011. Centellas office is located on the second floor of the student’s activities center. Also you must send your application by email to [email protected].

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By: Joseph GrafStaff Writer

IU South Bend has been selected to be the host site for the 2011 Indiana Governor’s Arts Awards. The deci-sion was announced on January 4 by Governor Mitch

Daniels and the Indiana Arts Commission. The IAC mem-bers are appointed directly by the Governor to advocate and encourage active participation and community sup-port of the arts around the state of Indiana. This will be only the third time ever that the event will be hosted in a city other than Indianapolis. Since 1973, the event has been hosted every other year and has re-mained in Indianapolis with the exception of the last two Governor’s Arts Awards; 2007 in Bloomington and 2009 in Muncie. It will be the first time ever that the event comes to South Bend. The Governor’s Arts Awards program is meant to honor any citizens, organizations, and even entire communities that have contributed greatly to the arts in various loca-tions in Indiana. The awards recognize achievement, edu-cation, and leadership in the arts. One of the greatest con-tributions of the awards program itself is that it brings awareness to roles that the arts play in Indiana, especially at a local level. Paige Bauer, a student at the Raclin School of the Arts, is very enthusiastic about the awards coming to South Bend. “I feel it’s a great honor for South Bend,” said Bauer. “I’m always excited when our city acknowledges the art world. This is Indiana’s highest honor in the arts and I’m glad our city has the privilege of hosting it.” IUSB Chancellor Una Mae Reck, Dean of the Ernestine

M. Raclin School of the Arts Marvin Curtis, and IAC Ex-ecutive Director Lewis C. Ricci have all made statements that they are very proud of the chance the school is getting to host the awards on campus. The committee members were said to be very impressed with the presentation put on by representatives of IUSB that won the hosting bid over other location hopefuls. Though the location has been selected, the Governor has not decided on the final date for the event, according to

Dean Marvin Curtis. “We have submitted possible dates for the event to take place, but have yet to hear back from the Governor,” said Dean Curtis. “We know that it will take place in the fall. We should be hearing from them soon.” Due to an extended deadline, nominations for the awards were accepted until January 14, 2011. Nomina-tions that were placed but not selected for the 2009 awards will also be reconsidered for the 2011 awards.

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Since 1973, the event has been hosted every other year and has remained in Indianapolis with the exception of the last two Governor’s Arts Awards; 2007 in Bloomington and 2009 in Muncie. It will be the first time ever that the event comes to South Bend.

IUSB selected to host the Indiana Governor’s Arts Awards

By SARAH NIXON

Staff Writer IU South Bend School of Business and

Economics is having a t-shirt design contest. The contest is open to all Busi-ness and Economics students, and the design must include “IU South Bend,

School of Business and Economics”. Also the t-shirt cannot contain the Indiana University logo, and the design will be

printed on a white shirt. All entries must be submitted by 5p.m. January 31, and students interested in participating in

the contest can contact Karla Forsythe at [email protected].

Get involved at IU South Bend!Spring 2011 openings for the Student Goverment Association

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By DOUG HUBBARDStaff Writer

The next step may be closer than students realize. It is at this time of the year many graduating seniors may be

asking themselves what to do next. After at least four years of exams, research papers, study groups and caffeine binges finding the end within reach can leave some students stumped. In many cases, the next step is a post gradu-ate degree. IU South Bend offers several Master’s degree programs that many students do not know are available. With so many options students may find themselves with more choices than time to decide. “Often times it has to do with their goals. A student may be an Education major; maybe they have taken on some new interest in running a school. They can combine Business with Education; go for a Master’s of Business Administration (M.B.A.) because they want to run their own daycare,” said Tracy White from School of Business and Economics Graduate Business Programs. “No degree is the right degree if it is not the right fit for you.” IUSB Senior Joy Lampton said, “I don’t feel there is enough exposure to the Master’s programs that are on this campus. It is very difficult to navigate college. It is even more difficult to navigate college when you are not getting information.” There are flyers posted in some departments with information regarding the curriculum for Bachelor’s degrees, but frequently information regarding Master’s degrees is not kept in easy view.

IUSB Senior Sheila Ritchey said, “If students are interested they need to seek it out.” Lampton said, “By the time you are a senior you should have been exposed a master’s program two to three times.” Lampton also stated that she felt information about master’s programs should be brought up by professors of upper level classes and advisors when students become juniors and seniors. While there is no campus wide policy regarding it, there are some departments that open the dialogue on advanced degrees. The past few years students of the Psychology Club have put on an event called “What to do with a Psychology B.A.” Along with a few departmental events

students can stop by their department offices to see what post graduate degrees may be offered. “First thing, are they prepared to take on the added challenge? Because it is not just more school or more of what they have been doing. It is at a higher level,” said White. “Graduate level degrees include higher costs as well as higher expectations that have to be met. As under-graduates, a “C” may be considered a passing grade. In many Master’s programs that is raised to a “B”. Students should be encouraged to meet with people that are currently working in their desired field and find out what course of action would best suit them.

By KRYSTAL VIVIAN Staff Writer

Whether the money comes from loans, grants, scholarships, or weekly paychecks, every college

student must pay for tuition and various fees in order to take classes at IU South Bend. How-ever, most students aren’t aware of exactly what their tuition is used for. For residents in Indiana, the current IUSB tuition rate is $194.75 for undergraduates; for non-residents, it is $539. Graduate student rates are $230.29 for residents and $566.82 for non-residents. However, graduates studying business, nursing, and social work pay $277.75, $274.98, and $246.94 per credit hour if they are residents, respectively. Non- residents pay $670.30, $801.55, $601.69 respectively. That doesn’t even begin to cover the other fees that students must pay. According to Karen Vargo, payroll adminis-trator, the Student Activity Fee that students pay goes towards student activities, support of the Student Activities Center including the workout facilities, and the men and women’s

basketball teams. Student technology fees “support the labor, computer hardware, software, printers, Tech support and paper to support the general use student computer labs and kiosks,” said Vargo. The lab fees go towards the various equip-ment, upkeep, and other miscellaneous needs of each lab that the fees are for. For example, the computer lab fees pay for supplies, paper, equipment, maintenance, and labor needed to run the labs. Art lab fees help pay for chemi-cals, materials, and maintenance for the art labs and classes, and same for science labs. “I would say about 72% of Student Tuition goes to support faculty, staff and hourly salary and wages and benefits,” said Vargo. This means that a good majority of tuition goes towards the professors at the front of the classrooms, administrators, Counseling Center staff members, maintenance workers, and other employees. Vargo adds that around 3% helps with Student Financial Aid, which looks to the federal and state government for the majority of its funding.

“The remaining 25% helps pay for General Expense, Travel, Capital and Utility expenses,” she added. “Of course General Expense are supplies and other expenses that support the departments or the classes involved.” For more information about the tuition and fee rates, visit http://www.iusb.edu/~bursarsb/.

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By REBECCA GIBSONColumnist

A common component of many IU South Bend classes is a research paper. And a common com-plaint when that paper is assigned is “I’m no good

at research.” If you dread upcoming assignments requiring research, you certainly are not alone. However, that dread is easy to overcome and once you know the secret to doing research, you will never again have the need to avoid long papers. The secret is as close as the library’s website. With six floors of information, the Franklin D. Schurz Library can seem a little intimidating to the uninitiated. Yet all the li-brarians are very approachable, and will be happy to help in any way they can, from showing you where to look for information, to helping you come up with key terms to put into your search. If you still do not actually want to go to the library, or if you do not have the time, the website has a fantastic refer-ence section. This includes a section called “A-Z list of Electronic Resources,” and has, among other things, direct links to JSTOR and EBSCOHost, the two most widely used research search engines beside Lexis-Nexis. All you have to do is visit http://library.iusb.edu/ref/, choose the A-Z list, and scroll down until you find the source you are looking for. If you are accessing the list from a home computer, choose “Off Campus” as your log-in option, and enter your IU username and password. This will take you directly to the search sites. These two are my favorites, and I have done entire re-search papers without leaving my apartment with the aid of JSTOR and EBSCOHost. Each has advantages and dis-advantages, and even these only skim the surface of the available information on any given topic. JSTOR is an archive of journal articles, with articles from as early as the late 1800s to as recent as five years ago. It covers just about any discipline on campus, and has multiple journals on each discipline giving you the oppor-tunity to see various viewpoints before deciding which to use in your paper. It is easy to navigate and provides a wonderful and detailed Advanced Search function which allows you to eliminate journals from your search if they would not relate to your topic. However, the disadvantage to JSTOR is that it has a non-

competition agreement with the journals themselves, meaning that five years ago is the most recent article you will find. This is done so that the journals can publish without worrying that their readership will be diminished by people accessing their work through JSTOR. EBSCOHost seems to not have that. I recently found articles using a subset of EBSCOHost, ScienceDirect, which have not been published in printed form yet, and have a publication date of later this year. Especially with science topics where having the most recent information is key to doing the best research, this ability to find fresh data makes EBSCOHost a treasure trove. Despite this, I usually prefer JSTOR because EBSCO-Host’s sites are less easy to navigate and their search func-tion is clunkier and more finicky. Knowing where to look and finding your information is only one step in eliminat-ing the fear of research. The next step is realizing exactly what research is and is not.

Research is not a hugely complicated process. What it is, all it is, is finding out as much as possible about a subject, and talking about it to people, on paper. If you like to talk, even just to your friends, you can do research. First, choose a topic that you find interesting. Even if you are taking a class just to fulfill a requirement, surely there is something that will interest you about the research topic. Next, figure out a list of terms to go with that topic. Make them as various as possible. The librari-ans can help with this. After you find your sources, read them thoroughly and decide what you want to say about them. Then sit down and start saying it to the paper. Use quotes to back up what you say, making sure to cite everything properly. Make sure what you have to say is interesting and relevant. And that is research. With proper resources and support, there is nothing to dread about it, and anyone can be great at it. Think you are bad at research? You’re not.

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Student publications looking for submissionsBy KRYSTAL VIVIAN Staff Writer

Students interested in being published before leaving IU South Bend should look into the multiple pub-lications on campus. The Undergraduate Research

Journal, the Undergraduate Research Journal for History, the New Views on Gender, and the Analecta are all look-ing for submissions for the 2011 editions of their publica-tions. Students looking to have research published in a profes-sional manner before receiving undergrad degrees should look into the URJ and the URJ-H. The URJ is looking for research papers, no less than six pages with a 12pt font and double spaced. No cover pages are necessary, but they should be properly cited, written in Microsoft Word and have proper approval of the professor who oversaw the paper writing. “We’ve expanded to a bigger size this year,” said Rebecca Gibson, editor in chief for the URJ. “More papers will be

accepted.” Submissions can be sent to [email protected]. The dead-line is February 15. Being published in the URJ is not only great to put on resumes and graduate school applications, “but it is also a way to enter the publishing world,” said Gibson, “especial-ly if you are staying in academia or going into an industry where you’re going to have to produce publishable work.” The URJ-H is looking for similar submissions, except with original historical research. This is only the second year for the URJ-H, but editor in chief Christopher Wachs and the History department are looking forward to having more submissions this spring. Submissions for the URJ-H can be sent to [email protected]. The deadline for the URJ-H is February 4. The New Views on Gender is a collection of work varying from artwork, creative writing, research papers,

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When the powder is wow, the time is nowLocal ski resorts are in full operationBy JEFF TATAYStaff Writer

The Michiana area gets hit hard with snow every year, but the intensity of a powder-filled winter only lasts for a short period of

time. If you have never been skiing or snowboard-ing or just haven’t been out yet this year, then the time is now. Swiss Valley Ski and Snowboard Area in Jones, MI is up and running with fresh snow and a new way for the beginner, as well as the advanced, to carve a new path in life, learning and adventure. “We’ve got about a 30 to 36 inch base of snow and an advanced terrain park which used to be our only park,” said Swiss Valley terrain park technician Mark Osborne. “However, the owner of Swiss Val-ley began to discuss the idea of a park suited for less advanced skiers and snowboarders.” The “starter park,” as it has been coined, offers the jumps, boxes and rails of a regular terrain park, such as the kind you may have seen pro snow-boarder Shaun White perform his magic on, but is a toned-down version that is designed for the be-ginner snowboarder and skier. “The ‘starter park’ is not just for kids and be-ginners,” said Osborne. “It is for all ages and those looking to hone their skills. We were the first in the state of Michigan to come up with the concept of having a starter park.” Through personal desire, the help of Mark Os-borne and the ever-challenging terrain of Swiss Valley’s terrain park, many people have shown that they have what it takes to rise to the competitive level of winter sports. “I have competed in the Friday Night Fights for the last two years, said snowboarder Gavin Francis. “I won first place in my first year competing and third in my second. I am competing tonight [Jan. 14] in the first round of the six round event.” The Friday Night Fights is a ski and snowboard competition between Swiss Valley and Timber Ridge ski resort in Gobles, MI with the first round being held on Jan. 14. Timber Ridge will host the

event on Jan. 21, Feb. 11 and Feb 25 and will be back at Swiss Valley on Feb. 4 and 18. “The contest between Swiss Valley and Timber Ridge evolved out of the area’s desire to create a fun and competitive event for the skiers and snow-boarders of both places,” said Osborne. Whether there is a competition or not, Swiss Val-ley’s terrain park and slopes are met with the up-keep of staff to provide the best and safest condi-tions. “I maintain the jumps and rails and make sure they are waxed and the approaches are all groomed,” said terrain park assistant Beau Kyle. “Overall, the conditions have been spectacular this year.” Although there are plenty of jumps and rails for the acrobatic skier and snowboarder, there are plenty of snow-covered slopes for those who are looking to experience a relaxing, yet exhilarating ride through the hills and forests of lower Michi-gan. If an exhilarating and relaxing ride or the athletic challenge of learning to get busy like Shaun White in the terrain park are calling you, then a quick and easy lesson is were to start. “Anyone can come out and do this,” said senior instructor Ed Kramer. “We try to get the beginner to the point where they can stop safely. Once they get that down, then we work on getting some turn-ing in. Also, we teach them how to use the towropes and lifts. People usually pick it up in about an hour.” Swiss Valley offers reduced rates for college stu-dents on Fridays. Just show your current student ID for an all day $15 lift ticket. Non-student adults and regular weekday passes are $28. Swiss Valley offers a variety of discounted prices and services, such as Sunday Family Fun, For La-dies Only: Ski and Snowboard Programs, Valley Kids and more. Swiss Valley is just under an hour from campus. Visit the Swiss Valley website at skiswissvalley.com for directions and/or more in-formation or join them on Facebook or Twitter for updates and news.

PHOTO BY JEFF TATAY “Although there are plenty of jumps and rails for the acrobatic skier and snowboarder, there are plenty of snow-covered slopes for those who are looking to experience a relaxing, yet exhilarating ride through the hills and forests of

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Beau Kyle, one-footed air. “Overall, the conditions have been spectacular this year,” said Kyle.

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While they have not yet figured out how to make their brooms fly, the IU South Bend Quidditch Club is willing to try every other aspect of this

game, first found within the pages of J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter Books. Played on broomsticks with four balls, Quidditch re-sembles high-speed, high-stakes basketball crossed with lacrosse, crossed with, well, magic. In the books and movies, Quidditch involves bewitched balls which are hit at you by team players called beaters to try to knock you off your broom (bludgers), and a tiny, fluttering, wickedly fast ball called the Golden Snitch. The third ball, the quaffle, is thrown by players called chasers through one of three end posts on each side to score 10 points. Each side’s goal posts are guarded by a keeper. When the snitch is caught, the seeker who catches it scores his or her team 150 points, and usually wins the game. Club President Shane Tierney hopes that Potter enthusi-asts and budding Quidditch players alike will join the new organization. “The goals of the organization include establishing as an

IQA (International Quidditch Association www.inter-nationalquidditch.org) recognized team with an ulti-mate goal of sending a team to the 2011 Quidditch World Cup,” said Tierney. The IQA sets forth rules and regulations for their members, which currently include teams from every continent except Antarctica. The Quidditch World Cup supports a book donation charity, Book Aid, and caters to every type of magical desire including those who want to buy their own wand. Wand maker, Alivan’s, do-nates their profits to the Book Aid fund, and has not only Potter replicas, but also innovative wand designs for the individualist wizard. This club is a pioneer for the IU system, being the first Quidditch team of the university, notes Tierney. “…Other schools such as Purdue, Ohio State, and Mich-igan are currently active or even participated in last year’s World Cup,” said Tierney, “We are going to lead the way for IU.” Although each team does need 7 players, they can have as many as 20, according to IQA regulations, and Tierney will welcome as much participation as IUSB can give him. “We are always looking to add more people. If someone

is interested in helping out the club in general, those peo-ple are welcome to participate as well,” said Tierney. “It is not about just finding players. Many people enjoy just the atmosphere and fun of participating in the club and matches.” Participating in the Quidditch World Cup is the ultimate goal, however, individual events or smaller joint events are considered important enough to make it to the IQA web-site. Tierney is eager to get started, and requests that any-one who is interested in joining the club in any capacity contact him at [email protected].

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Club President Shane Tierney hopes that Potter enthusiasts and budding Quidditch players alike will join the new organization.



As our area was pummeled by more snow than the famous blizzard of ’78, there were serious doubts last week as to whether IU South Bend would be

open for the first day of spring classes. Now that the snow has mostly been cleared away, other weather woes take precedence. Firstly, in what has become almost a running joke around campus, though a distinctly un-funny one, park-ing is even more perilous and scarce due to snow obscur-ing regular lines, ice on the parking lot or in the garage, or just the sheer amount of snow in the way of parking. All of this has led inadvertently to an additional prob-lem, the damp and dirty footprints left on the halls and floors of the school buildings. Much of this is inevitable. The rugs and door plates in most of the entryways go only so far toward taking care of the detritus of thousands of

pairs of boots each day. However, there are some things students can do to min-imize their impact on how much the facilities manage-ment staff have to clean up at the end of the day. Although they are a relic of a previous era, rubber shoe covers are still available at some local stores. These slip over your shoes or boots to keep the wet off, and then can be carried or stored until needed again. The same can be done with a pair of boots for outer ware, and a pair of shoes for the business day. Also, this is more practical than wearing one’s regular shoes through the snow; after all, no matter how stylish they look, heels or loafers do not mix well with ice. Another way is to carry a small towel with you to wipe off your boots, and to brush excess snow off before you enter the buildings. However, if you find that the carpets are sodden, the over-shoes inconvenient and you don’t

know where your towel is, there is one last favor the con-scientious student would ask of you. Please take care, when in class, to not squeak your shoes on the floor. Although many in-class habits are unavoidably distract-ing, this seasonal habit is preventable with a little care. Think of the way you move while in class as an exercise in Zen, a meditation if you will. During meditation, one should focus on a particular thing, to the exclusion of all else, allowing one’s body to cease to be a distraction and achieving a central stillness and peace. While you concentrate on the words of your professor, you can let your body be still and peaceful, and when you have achieved that stillness your feet will cease to move, your shoes will be squeakless, and you will be able to concentrate even better, as will those around you.Namaste, and peaceful parking to you.

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Parking is even more perilous and scarce due to snow obscuring regular lines, ice on the parking lot or in the garage, or just the sheer amount of snow in the way of parking.


By April BuckStaff Writer

She has appeared on CNN, mentored many students, and earned many teaching awards during her time at IU South Bend.

Those who have had the opportunity to have her as a professor know that she is a passionate instructor and So-ciologist. What may come as a surprise, even though she talks about the high level of life and job satisfaction, is that Gail McGuire didn’t begin her career path as a sociologist. “I grew up on a chicken farm in eastern Connecticut and started off my career as a forestry major, but kind of D minused my way out of that program because I have no sense of direction,” said McGuire. “While I was trying to decide what to do I took a Sociology class and I fell in love.” McGuire really felt a connection with the study of soci-ology stemming from her upbringing in a political family. “My parents had always made us aware of social injus-tices in the world. We were really aware of social injustices based on class, on race,” said McGuire. “We were always really aware of those injustices and Sociology really gave me a framework for understanding the nature of those in-justices.” After deciding that Sociology held the keys to under-standing the nature of injustices and inequality and the hope and tools necessary for making social changes, Mc-Guire declared Sociology as her major and became quite politically active. She said she spent as much time in her undergraduate career organizing and participating in po-litical events as she did studying. She went on to earn her baccalaureate degree from the University of Connecticut. At that time, going further with her education wasn’t really even on her radar—she really thought she would probably go into social work be-cause she didn’t know what else to do. “I knew that I was passionate about it (sociology), I knew that I was good at it, but I didn’t know any people with PhDs,” said McGuire. “And really, I thought the kinds of people who got PhDs were rich and not people like me.” After receiving encouragement from several professors to apply to graduate school, she went on to earn her Mas-ter’s degree from the University of Illinois Champagne-Urbana and her doctorate from Ohio State University. Mc-Guire began teaching at IUSB in 1997 and became the Chair of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology in 2007. “Dr. McGuire is a dedicated and hardworking teacher and an excellent department chair. My time working with her on New Views on Gender and various other projects has been productive,” said IUSB student Rebecca Gibson. “Her willingness to work hard for her students and their projects makes those projects both easier and more suc-cessful.” Teaching courses like Social Research Seminar, Quanti-tative Research Methods, Social Statistics, Principles of Sociology, Sociology of Gender, Gender Inequality at Work, Sociology of Work, Field Experience in Sociology, Research Conference Practicum, and Gender and Work in the Global Economy may sound dry, but McGuire takes joy in teaching a subject like statistics that students find intimidating. “By the time I get students, particularly women, they are terrified of math,” said McGuire. “They’re convinced they can’t do it, that it is over their head. And I love; I really love, helping them see that it is not beyond them.” With a teaching philosophy that embraces the concept of facilitating the knowledge process rather than spoon

feeding her students, McGuire also does quite a bit of mentoring. She has mentored 14 students who have pub-lished papers in undergraduate journals, including one student who published an essay in Contexts, a national so-ciological magazine. “Dr. McGuire has been a very important part of my ex-perience here at IUSB,” said IUSB student Jennifer Pace. “Not only is she an amazing professor and adviser, but has always gone out of her way to motivate me to explore new and exciting opportunities. Her support and enthusiasm is invaluable!” McGuire ultimately believes that the results of her men-toring will be the true legacy of her career. She believes that by increasing the confidence and aiding in the success of these students they will go on to have successful careers in Sociology. Not only have her teaching methods elevated the experi-ence of many students, McGuire has also earned several teaching awards including—the Indiana University Trust-ee’s Teaching Award three separate times in 2008, 2006 and 2002; the IU South Bend Distinguished Teaching Award in 2005, election to the Faculty Colloquium for Ex-cellence in Teaching in 2002, and in 1998 she was given the STAR teacher of the year award.

Early in her graduate career McGuire read a book, “Men and Women of the Corporation”, that described a shadow structure within organizations. This structure exists along-side the official structure. It is really within this shadow structure that deals get made and reputations are built. She became convinced that this structure was crucial to understanding inequalities. This led to her current study of informal networks. It was serendipity of location and her study of informal networks that led to a CNN interview over the summer. “It was very fun, it was nerve-wracking because it was live,” said McGuire. “I am a careful, calculated person and I knew I couldn’t take anything back. My main goal was not to appear too stupid.” McGuire concedes that she did meet that goal. To watch McGuire’s CNN interview go to http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/business/2010/08/16/am.mcguire.women.workplace.cnn.html. McGuire is married and for the past six years her partner has been a stay-at-home dad to their two children, one dog, and a cat. They lead an active lifestyle featuring one of McGuire’s other passions, cycling. Every year she and her husband take part in the Apple Cider Century, a bike ride in Three Oaks.

The pursuit of happiness leads us to unexpected places

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McGuire in September 2010 during the Apple Cider Century bike ride


By KRISTINE BAILEYColumnist

Walking across campus one beautiful fall after-noon, I could not help but overhear the con-versation the two guys in in front of me were

having. They were dressed stylishly, with an edge of tough urban coolness. It would not be an understatement to say they strutted as their loud voices drifted back to me. I was intrigued by the topic of their conversation because they were talking about recycling. They thought it was a waste of time. One of the guys noticed me walking close behind. I was dressed in some of my more casual, comfortable, and col-orful garb and my unbound hair was blowing in the breeze. He glanced at me, scanning me up and down, and said, “You probably recycle, right? Man, what a joke! Recy-cling is just helping The Man fix what he messed up! Why should I help The Man? No way am I gonna recycle!” They laughed and turned onto a walkway that went away from my destination, not leaving me space or time in their ques-tioning to reply. After being turned on and spoken to so unexpectedly, and with words that shocked and surprised me, I was not able to reply immediately. What immediately sprang to mind was amazement that when presented with the op-tion to do something good, useful, helpful, and simple – like recycle – that someone would choose to NOT do it. I was amazed that somehow the problem of waste could somehow not be everyone’s problem to resolve. Didn’t these guys ever buy anything? A bottle of pop? Paper? My reply might have been: Yes, I do recycle. I don’t want to be part of the problem; I want to make solutions hap-pen. Why not do something positive, something that helps, even a little bit, to help the world become less trashed by culture and more vibrant by being renewed? Or not. This interaction happened years ago. I still think about those guys and wonder if they still think the same way. I do, however, hope my reaction time is better now.I wonder if they are now able to see themselves as people

who can make a positive change. I wonder why I think that I can. With a new year and new school year racing ahead al-ready, resolutions and new information will only take us so far. Our thoughts and the beliefs we hold based on what we know guide us. Can we make a positive change? Can we shoulder the burden of responsible citizenship, or will we shrug it off onto someone else? I have never again come across a similar conversation as the one I followed through campus that day. I know they exist, but I worry about the happiness and love they may not have for themselves, their lives, the lives of their fami-

lies, and the life of their community. So I say to them now: yes, I do. Yes, I choose to help. Yes, I have hope in what good may come from each small good I do. Mahatma Gandhi put it more eloquently: Your beliefs become your thoughts. Your thoughts become your words. Your words become your actions. Your actions become your habits. Your habits become your values. Your values become your destiny. Can doing good for yourself and the planet shape your destiny? Why not give it a try?

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reflections and more that are central on the theme of gen-der. “The theme this year is work and Karl Marx, so any-thing submitted that follows this theme will receive special consideration,” said Noel Ullery, editor in chief for NVG. “However, if your submission does not follow this theme, don’t worry. I still want it!” All IUSB students are welcome to submit at [email protected]. The tentative deadline is February 5. “Students should consider submitting to NVG because it is an excellent piece of experience to include in a resume or grad school application,” said Ullery. “Not to mention that seeing your own work in print is a truly amazing feel-ing!” NVG is also looking for people who are willing to help advertise, edit, and design. For more information on this, contact Noel Ullery at [email protected]. The Analecta is a literary magazine that publishes cre-ative fiction, non-fiction, and other artwork. For more in-formation on the Analecta, email [email protected]. The publications are all working together this semester to increase productivity, but when it all comes down to it, students are integral to the process. “Publications depend on submissions,” said Gibson.

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