Leadership changes hands

One of IU's largest student programming boards has elected new directors for the upcoming semester. Management of Union Board has transferred hands as the newly appointed directors prepare for a year of events they said they think will benefit all IU students.\n"I would love for every student on campus to know what Union Board is and what Union Board does," said junior Scott Dittmer, director of the marketing committee. "I feel very passionately about Union Board and what UB does for the campus. That passion led me to want to be a director. I wanted to be part of the magic and excitement that goes along with Union Board."\nUnion Board claims responsibility for many activities on campus. Staffed by 13 elected student directors who head 13 separate committees, Union Board arranges events ranging from concerts to comedy. All activities are financed by student activity fees.\n"Our committee is very versatile in that we handle really all types of events," said sophomore Drew Goldberg, major attractions director. "We are looking into bringing a variety of different events to campus that would target demographics that have not been previously touched on." \nGoldberg said his committee is planning the Iron Chef series in residence halls and "Late Night Extravaganzas" at the Indiana Memorial Union.\nThe film committee, responsible for the weekly movie series housed in the IMU, plans on a busy semester as well.\n"We brought in Kevin Smith last semester," said committee director Jessi Riley, a sophomore. "We are going to bring in somebody (again this year). That is a goal."\nComedy committee Director Kelli Kleindorfer, a junior, said Full Frontal Comedy will perform at 9 p.m. Feb. 15 at the IMUG. Kleindorfer said Comedy Caravan is also scheduled to appear during the semester.\n"We are constantly looking for new acts to bring to IU," Kleindorfer said. "Our goal is to provide a break from the routine of being a college student and add more laughter to the experience."\nThe concert committee plans to bring Yonder Mountains Spring Band to Bloomington this semester. "I would like to be able to provide the student body with a successful concert for different genres of music," said senior Adam Blake, the concert committee director. "Our primary goal is to get students who are interested in live music to get involved, learn the skills and help promote the concerts that we bring to IU."\nSenior Carlo J. Rouse, director of the destinations committee, encouraged students to share their thoughts on places they'd like to go with the committee.\n"We are a committee that organizes educational trips that IU students go on as a group," Rouse said. "In doing so, it is as if the places that we visit are coming to the campus, in a sense"