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(01/08/02 5:33am)
IU administrative services will no longer shoulder the expense of running two financial aid systems that provide student loans. \nThe University plans to drop one service completely, because maintaining the two systems would require an up-front investment of $1 million, according to the Student Information Systems Steering Committee.\nBefore the federal government's launch of the direct lending program in 1994, all seven IU campuses used the Family Federal Education Loan Program, FFELP. Since that time, the University has supported both systems.\nPlans announced at a Dec. 7 board of trustees meeting call for the change to a single financial aid system, which supplies some $120 million in student loans, according to Bill Ehrich, associate director for client services for the Office for Student Financial Assistance. \nUnder this plan, the University would save money by operating only one system. The annual cost of maintaining both systems would be approximately $500,000 per year, according to a University statement.\nTrustee Stephen Backer said it would be difficult to determine where any money saved would be reallocated.\n"With academics as our main focus, it would most likely be placed within that area," Backer said. "We're not going to plow this money into some obscure area, especially with the current budget constraints."\nAccording to a University statement, the savings involved will allow IU to allocate more funds toward investments in IU's primary academic missions of teaching and learning, research and service.\nNo current IU students will be affected by the change, and those students receiving financial aid through direct lending will continue to receive funding. Over the course of the next three years, IU will begin using the PeopleSoft Financial Aid Module, but the change will not occur before fall 2004. \nEhrich said substantial research was conducted in preparation for the switch. \n"Running one system is just more cost efficient," Ehrich said. \nHe emphasized the change would not affect the amount of financial aid students receive.\n"The new bank loan system is nothing like the previous one," he said. "The inception of direct lending revolutionized the system the banks were using. Incoming students in the fall of 2004 can expect the same amount of money as in the past -- it's just coming from a different source."\nSophomore Audrey Comparet said she has no qualms with the current status of financial aid.\n"I have no complaints; I'm happy with all the loans I've received," Comparet said. "I just hope if (the University) is able to save any money, that it would give it back to the students"
(12/06/01 5:40am)
Fred Mascherino hates Weezer. But his band, Breaking Pangaea, is often compared to the popular group.\nThough musically the bands may sound similar in some aspects, the comparison might have more to do with Mascherino's plastic-rimmed glasses, which look similar to those of Rivers Cuomo, Weezer's front-man. Despite his distaste, Mascherino says he takes the comparison as a compliment.\n"I know we have a strong Weezer fan base," Mascherino says. "But I don't really like them lyrically. I like more serious lyrics, but I understand… a lot music I like I wouldn't stand by (lyrically), like Van Halen."\nMascherino, 27, and proud owner of nine Van Halen T-shirts, graduated from Temple University with a degree in jazz performance before he and drummer Will Noon started the band in the fall of 2000. \nWanting to put more time into their newly formed band, whose name stems from the theory of the great land mass divide, Noon and Mascherino needed a bassist who would be able to contribute to a larger commitment. After trying out several bassists, they found their match. His name is Clint Stelfox.\nStelfox used to work on the stock exchange prior to joining the band. \nNow all three members have pushed their personal and professional lives aside to tour.\nBut their commitment to music does not go without struggle. Stelfox is currently unemployed. Mascherino, recently married, now has to spend weekends at home giving guitar lessons to earn extra cash. And Noon, has put off his economics degree by taking a semester off.\nBetween brief stints home to visit family and rest, the Philadelphia-based band has logged thousands of miles in their van, traveling across the continental U.S. in support of their first full-length album Cannon to a Whisper. Though the official release date for the LP is not until Dec. 11, the band has spent most of the fall touring. So far they've played in 38 states and plan to pick up three more on this leg of the tour. \nThis Saturday, they'll add Indiana to their list when they play with Cooking Camaria at the Octopus Palace in Bloomington.\nPlaying small venues across the country means long hours in the van, which Fred says often results in a series of events.\nThough Mascherino enjoys playing the smaller venues, he says what often happens at new places is that owners don't know what to do, and end up having to keep all of the door money so they can stay afloat.\nIn general, Noon says he thinks the current status of music is going pretty well. \n"It's digging up the underground," Noon says. "If you love this music, you should be able to hear it, the claim of 'selling out' these days has somewhat diminished, which is good because I don't think it's selling out if lots of people like your music, it's only when you change yourself or your sound."\nEach member brings something different to the bands' sound, helping to carve their emo-based rock into something that Noon likes to call "easily digestible rock."\n"I first started getting into music around '91, when Nirvana was just starting, so I really try to model my drumming after Dave Grohl and Jon Bonham," Noon says. "But we all have different musical tastes. Clint is a big fan of Fugazi, while Fred is really into Sunny Day Real Estate and Jeff Buckley."\nThe band's sound reflects their influences -- strong Fugazi-like bass lines coming from Stelfox, mixed with Noon's pounding and Mascherino's ability to, as he puts it, "smooth over everything." \n"If you listen to jazz, you hear some of the chords and the picking I use stems from it," Mascherino says. "I think it's true that sometimes you have to work backwards to get ahead. Or like Billie Joe of Green Day once told me, 'If you want to play good pop punk, listen to the Beatles.'"\nBut the magic that now exists within Breaking Pangaea almost didn't happen. \nSpeaking via the Internet with one of Mascherino's former band mates, Bill Loughin, Noon learned that Mascherino's former band had disbarred and Mascherino was looking for something new. Psyched over learning this news and eager to begin a new band, Noon got offline. In a state of excitement over this opportunity, he shut off his computer -- forgetting to write down the phone number of Loughin.\nRealizing his blunder, Noon admits to kicking things over around his room. But lucky for Noon, he was able to get a hold of Mascherino, and eventually the three were able to hook up as a three-piece.\n"When Will didn't call back, we thought he was just another flake," Mascherino says. "But finally we were able to jam, and I saw how musically smart Will was. I've played with better drummers in my life, but none have had the strong sense of the music Will has."\nPre-show rituals for the band are not uncommon. Mascherino can usually be found off somewhere doing stretches and drinking tea to aid his throat for the forthcoming wails. Stelfox and Noon opt for the less therapeutic practice of throwing a ball against a wall.\n"The name of the game changes depending on the venue," Mascherino says. "If we're playing the Thunderdome, it becomes Thunderdome Ball, and the like."\nBut, contrary to the pre-show activity, the post-show life doesn't involve cohorts of groupies and booze most often associated with the rock star lifestyle.\n"Usually Will passes out in the bed in the back of our van right after our show," Mascherino says. "Right after a show we usually don't listen to any music because our ears are still ringing from playing our set. But we know when Will is asleep, it's safe to play stuff that Clint and I like, like Jeff Buckley."\nMascherino says the reason to be on the road as much as they are is to continue to grow a larger fan base and hopefully within a year or two be supporting a major band, or even headlining.\n"I just hope that in a year from now-or even next summer that I'll be making the band my only job," he says.\nNoon hopes to get as many people as possible to enjoy their music.\n"We try to keep our music easily digestible… and just write good rock music"
(12/06/01 5:00am)
Fred Mascherino hates Weezer. But his band, Breaking Pangaea, is often compared to the popular group.\nThough musically the bands may sound similar in some aspects, the comparison might have more to do with Mascherino's plastic-rimmed glasses, which look similar to those of Rivers Cuomo, Weezer's front-man. Despite his distaste, Mascherino says he takes the comparison as a compliment.\n"I know we have a strong Weezer fan base," Mascherino says. "But I don't really like them lyrically. I like more serious lyrics, but I understand… a lot music I like I wouldn't stand by (lyrically), like Van Halen."\nMascherino, 27, and proud owner of nine Van Halen T-shirts, graduated from Temple University with a degree in jazz performance before he and drummer Will Noon started the band in the fall of 2000. \nWanting to put more time into their newly formed band, whose name stems from the theory of the great land mass divide, Noon and Mascherino needed a bassist who would be able to contribute to a larger commitment. After trying out several bassists, they found their match. His name is Clint Stelfox.\nStelfox used to work on the stock exchange prior to joining the band. \nNow all three members have pushed their personal and professional lives aside to tour.\nBut their commitment to music does not go without struggle. Stelfox is currently unemployed. Mascherino, recently married, now has to spend weekends at home giving guitar lessons to earn extra cash. And Noon, has put off his economics degree by taking a semester off.\nBetween brief stints home to visit family and rest, the Philadelphia-based band has logged thousands of miles in their van, traveling across the continental U.S. in support of their first full-length album Cannon to a Whisper. Though the official release date for the LP is not until Dec. 11, the band has spent most of the fall touring. So far they've played in 38 states and plan to pick up three more on this leg of the tour. \nThis Saturday, they'll add Indiana to their list when they play with Cooking Camaria at the Octopus Palace in Bloomington.\nPlaying small venues across the country means long hours in the van, which Fred says often results in a series of events.\nThough Mascherino enjoys playing the smaller venues, he says what often happens at new places is that owners don't know what to do, and end up having to keep all of the door money so they can stay afloat.\nIn general, Noon says he thinks the current status of music is going pretty well. \n"It's digging up the underground," Noon says. "If you love this music, you should be able to hear it, the claim of 'selling out' these days has somewhat diminished, which is good because I don't think it's selling out if lots of people like your music, it's only when you change yourself or your sound."\nEach member brings something different to the bands' sound, helping to carve their emo-based rock into something that Noon likes to call "easily digestible rock."\n"I first started getting into music around '91, when Nirvana was just starting, so I really try to model my drumming after Dave Grohl and Jon Bonham," Noon says. "But we all have different musical tastes. Clint is a big fan of Fugazi, while Fred is really into Sunny Day Real Estate and Jeff Buckley."\nThe band's sound reflects their influences -- strong Fugazi-like bass lines coming from Stelfox, mixed with Noon's pounding and Mascherino's ability to, as he puts it, "smooth over everything." \n"If you listen to jazz, you hear some of the chords and the picking I use stems from it," Mascherino says. "I think it's true that sometimes you have to work backwards to get ahead. Or like Billie Joe of Green Day once told me, 'If you want to play good pop punk, listen to the Beatles.'"\nBut the magic that now exists within Breaking Pangaea almost didn't happen. \nSpeaking via the Internet with one of Mascherino's former band mates, Bill Loughin, Noon learned that Mascherino's former band had disbarred and Mascherino was looking for something new. Psyched over learning this news and eager to begin a new band, Noon got offline. In a state of excitement over this opportunity, he shut off his computer -- forgetting to write down the phone number of Loughin.\nRealizing his blunder, Noon admits to kicking things over around his room. But lucky for Noon, he was able to get a hold of Mascherino, and eventually the three were able to hook up as a three-piece.\n"When Will didn't call back, we thought he was just another flake," Mascherino says. "But finally we were able to jam, and I saw how musically smart Will was. I've played with better drummers in my life, but none have had the strong sense of the music Will has."\nPre-show rituals for the band are not uncommon. Mascherino can usually be found off somewhere doing stretches and drinking tea to aid his throat for the forthcoming wails. Stelfox and Noon opt for the less therapeutic practice of throwing a ball against a wall.\n"The name of the game changes depending on the venue," Mascherino says. "If we're playing the Thunderdome, it becomes Thunderdome Ball, and the like."\nBut, contrary to the pre-show activity, the post-show life doesn't involve cohorts of groupies and booze most often associated with the rock star lifestyle.\n"Usually Will passes out in the bed in the back of our van right after our show," Mascherino says. "Right after a show we usually don't listen to any music because our ears are still ringing from playing our set. But we know when Will is asleep, it's safe to play stuff that Clint and I like, like Jeff Buckley."\nMascherino says the reason to be on the road as much as they are is to continue to grow a larger fan base and hopefully within a year or two be supporting a major band, or even headlining.\n"I just hope that in a year from now-or even next summer that I'll be making the band my only job," he says.\nNoon hopes to get as many people as possible to enjoy their music.\n"We try to keep our music easily digestible… and just write good rock music"
(11/30/01 4:59am)
If Gov. Frank O'Bannon's proposed state budget cuts are approved, IU students will face an increased technology services fee, while some employees in the IU Physical Plant and at University Information Technology Services could lose their jobs.\nBut the majority of the cuts will affect administrative areas like travel expenses, supply costs and hirings, IU President Myles Brand said.\n"These cuts are painful, they're real and they're large," Brand said, announcing the cuts at a news conference Thursday in Bryan Hall.\nThough delays to fill vacancies could occur, Brand said widespread layoffs or hiring freezes are not expected.\nSeventy-five percent of the cuts will be shouldered in administrative spending, with the remaining 25 percent distributed among IU's eight campuses. Each chancellor is to reduce their budget by a specified amount.\nO'Bannon's $57 million budget cut proposal targets multiple facets of the Bloomington campus. Those most impacted by the new constraints include UITS and the IU Physical Plant. IU will also consider imposing a temporary fee on students to make up for losses in technology funding from the state. \nThe fee, which has not yet been determined, will affect all students although it will be contingent upon how O'Bannon's proposal fairs in the state legislature next year, Brand said.\nThe University will prepare for possible cuts by delaying efforts to fill administrative and staff vacancies and reducing spending on travel, supplies and equipment. Each of eight campus chancellors and vice presidents will decide on more specific steps at the local level.\n"Although these cuts will not cause major rifts, some information technology and repair and rehabilitation could be affected," Brand said. "IU is doing our part ... we will all share this pain."\nOnly necessary repair and rehabilitation to IU facilities will be made as needed, said Terry Clapacs, vice president for administration.\n"We're going to try to keep the University in the current state it's in now," Clapacs said, referring to the possibility of deferring maintenance.\nBrand stressed that the University will continue to protect faculty members by offering competitive wages to both administration and academic staff. Last year, academic faculty members were given an average 6.5 percent pay increase, while administration staff members received an increase of 3 percent, Brand said.\nBrand received a 9 percent pay increase last year, a raise that brought his salary to nearly $300,000, according to University Financial Management Services.\nBrand said in addition to cutbacks to deal with budget constraints, IU will raise tuition to help improve the university. He said raising tuition will not be used to make up for a tighter budget. \n"We will try to make the increase as affordable as possible," Brand added.\nLast summer, the board of trustees raised tuition by 7.5 percent. While Brand said making the University attractive to prospective students still remains an important goal, the school is currently at full capacity and applications deadlines could be moved up.\nAdministrators say they are looking for hard cash to help make up the possible cuts, said Karen Adams, chief of staff of the office of information technology.\n"That money will be earned through the proposed restrictions President Brand mentioned, such as reduction in travel spending and other extraneous expenses," Adams said.\nAmounts for specific cuts will be contingent upon what the state legislature decides in July, Adams said.\nThe University cannot withstand many more cuts without harm on the academic side, Brand said.\n\"The next round of cuts, if they come, will be very serious and permanently harmful to the University," he said.
(11/15/01 4:52am)
When IU School of Journalism Professor Jack Dvorak isn't teaching class, co-authoring books, writing scholarly articles for trade magazines, or winning national awards, he's out on the links, working on his golf game.\nDvorak was recently named Journalism Educator of the Year at the Association of Educators for Journalism and Mass Communication this past August in Washington, D.C. The award is presented through the Scholastic Journalism Division, a subcommittee of the AEJMC. Each year, the award recipient is nominated by peers in the field of journalism education and is then selected by a committee.\nThe relatively new award is only in its fourth year of existence and is granted because of long-term services and contributions to the field.\nDuring Dvorak's 28-year tenure in journalism education, he has co-authored the book "Journalism Kids Do Better," with fellow research colleagues Larry Lain and Tom Dickson, taught at both the high school and collegiate level, served as a reporter for several daily newspapers, and been the director of the High School Journalism Institute for the past 16 years.\nDvorak's accomplishments have exceeded his expectations. When asked how he got involved in journalism education, he replied, "It was a mistake."\n Indeed, Dvorak began his career as a high school English teacher. As Dvorak said, his entrance into journalism education occurred by accident.\n "Since I was the youngest of six English teachers in my high school, I was handed the responsibility of teaching the journalism classes and supervising the student newspaper," Dvorak said. "But, I found once I was engaged in it, I found that I was able to get my students to write and enjoy writing."\nAs an English teacher, Dvorak said he had a real interest in teaching writing and tried everything to get his students interested in the process. After he acquired the journalism advisor position, he found publishing their work gave them a reason to write.\nWriting gave the students something to work for and be proud of, Dvorak said. \n"They were writing for an audience which in turn helped them to like writing," he said.\nAfter teaching high school for six years, Dvorak said he wanted to pursue the possibility of teaching journalism at the collegiate level. After earning a master's from the University of Minnesota, Dvorak went on to write for several daily newspapers while earning his doctorate from the University of Missouri-Columbia, a top-rated journalism institute.\nBefore arriving at IU in 1986, Dvorak taught at both Northeast Missouri State and the University of Iowa. During is time at IU, Dvorak has taught journalism education classes as well as served as director for HSJI.\nJunior Jennifer Brewer, who served as a counselor for this past summer's HSJI, said Dvorak has helped her focus her career goals.\n"Jack has been a great influence to me. He has guided me to do what I want to…which is magazine writing … and not worry about the future," Brewer said. "As Jack said, there aren't too many 20 to 21 year olds in line for the Pulitzer."\nRichard Culp, a elementary teacher in Fairfax, VA, and former HSJI employee, said his experience with Dvorak illustrates love for his colleagues and his work.\n"I think the fact that all his employees call him Uncle Jack says something," Culp said. "His personal relationships with co-workers and colleagues are so genuine that … to me his more like family than a professor or boss."\nDvorak's love for his work is present in the eyes of many, and Culp said Dvorak's humble nature carries with him as well.\nThough Dvorak said there are no limitations to the number of times a journalism educator can win the AEJMC award, he said it is something many are deserving of and could receive.\nDvorak's "go for it" attitude has earned him many accolades throughout his career in journalism education, but for a man who said his career in journalism education "just sort or fell into place," he said he's pleased with the outcome.\n"In retrospect, I'm happy because it turned out that I loved it," he said.
(10/31/01 4:59am)
In last-ditch efforts to find the "Great Pumpkin," picking through the nearly bare shelves of Target and KMart for a costume and finding enough time to finish schoolwork and still go out, members of the IU community are preparing for tonight's festival of ghosts, goblins and ghouls.\nHalloween has spooked many on campus to take part in the age-old tradition of trick-or-treating. But this year, many students are stepping away from going door-to-door with plans that vary from tradition.\nSenior Neena Patel, who had planned to attend a party Tuesday, said she might opt to do something else.\n"I might go owl watching," Patel said. "I have friends who took this biology class where they learned different bird calls. So they have this tape of territorial owl calls, and last time they went they said an owl swooped down on them. I really want to go."\nBut some students are sticking close to the traditions of dressing up and going out.\nSophomore Heather Eisner said she plans to go as a country club tennis player to a costume party at a fraternity.\nGreek houses on campus sponsored "Safe Halloween" Tuesday, giving Bloomington area children an opportunity to trick-or-treat in a safe environment.\nSenior Amanda Smith, vice president for special projects for the Panhellenic Association, said the program brought in almost 200 more children and parents than last year.\n"We sent out fliers to all elementary schools in Monroe County," Smith said. "Nearly 1,200 parents and children came through each house along North Jordan Avenue and the Jordan extension. It offered a safe environment for children of both the Bloomington community and IU faculty." \nFreshman Snehal Shah said she plans to go trick-or-treating as an angel, though she does not plan to leave her floor.\n"I live in Briscoe and my (resident assistant) put together something for us on our floor, so I'm going trick-or-treating there," Shah said.\nSome students have chosen to consume things other than candy on Halloween. For them, some local bars are having contests and reducing coverage charges for those in costume.\nStua Bever, manager of Axis, said the club will host a special "Hot Bod" contest Wednesday for those in costume, with prizes going to those with the best get-up. Cover for those in costume will be $1 while those not dressed-up will pay $5.\nKilroy's Sports plans to host a similar costume party with door prizes and a costume contest.\nFor some students, remaining flexible with plans is the best bet.\nJunior Matt Himsel said he and his roommate plan to go to a house party, but could end up wearing their costumes out around town.\n"My roommate and I thought about going out to the bars dressed in costume," Himsel said. \nThough many students plan on spending their Halloween evening with friends and classmates, one member of the IU community said his Halloween will not be determined by him.\n"My Halloween is pretty much dictated by my four- and seven-year-old," Music School Professor Glenn Glass said. "Matthew is going as a Pokemon, and Julian is going as a vampire, though Julian also has a fireman costume on standby. My wife and I tried to persuade him, but he's set on being a vampire right now"
(10/12/01 5:39am)
This weekend's homecoming pairs will be minus two greek organizations. Fraternity Sigma Alpha Epsilon and the Alpha Omicron Pi sorority have pulled themselves from being paired after Tuesday's alleged sexual assault on an Alpha Omicron Pi member by a Sigma Alpha Epsilon member. \nThough IU Police Department Lt. Jerry Minger said there is nothing new to report with the case, executives for AOPi unanimously decided they would abstain from participating in any social event with SAE, according to Panhellenic Association President Marcie Goldstein, a senior.\n"I think being supportive of the woman involved is the best (AOPi) can do … Our concern right now is clearly for the sexual assault victim, the other members of AOPi," Goldstein said. "At this point, we're in support of all members of the greek female community … we stand behind them and want to prevent anything like this from happening again."\nAngela Lindauer, advisor for AOPi, said AOPi made the decision to end the pairing out of support for their sister.\n"Obviously this is not an issue of AOPi and SAE," Lindauer said. "This can happen to anyone. The chapter is in support of their sister -- they want to move forward. The biggest thing to note is that no one wanted this to happen.\n"It doesn't matter if this victim is a member of a sorority -- rape can happen to anyone. AOPi is currently collecting donations for Middleway House. This is just one thing AOPi is doing to create something positive in response."\nAmy Maidi, crisis intervention services coordinator for Middleway House, said most people's perception of rapists are not accurate.\n"People have this perception that most rapists are strangers," Maidi said, "but they're usually not. More than 90 percent of college women raped do not tell police. Sixty to 80 percent of women raped know their attackers. That means acquaintance rape accounts for the majority of rape."\nMiddleway House offers various services for victims of rape, including a 24-hour shelter service and around-the-clock advocates to speak with victims about their options both legally and medically, Maidi said.\n"In the month of October alone, we've responded to 11 calls, two of which involved runs to the Emergency Room," she said.\nIn prior months, Maidi said there were 28 calls in September and 33 in August.\n"I would like to encourage all women who are raped to at least have the evidentuary exam done, so that, in the future, if they want to prosecute they have the evidence to do so," she said.\nThe exam, Maidi said, usually takes between four to six hours and involves having samples of the victims pubic hair removed and tested. The evidence is then sealed and given to police.\nMaidi also spoke openly about ways of prevention, and acknowledging that rape does occur in our community.\n"Rape happens here and people need to be aware of it," Maidi said. "We don't need to blame the victim … that only gives the perpetrator power. We need to have zero tolerance for their (perpetrators) behavior. Nobody tricks rapists into doing what they're doing. They just want to make sure no one punishes them for what they are doing."\nAt press time, members of SAE failed to return attempts made by the IDS to contact them.
(10/11/01 4:00am)
As I stood there, champagne glass in one hand, head drooped in disbelief in the other, I closed my eyes and waited for his time to pass -- for the embarrassment to end. He was the slightly inebriated guy singing karaoke at my aunt's after-wedding party.\n"Ugh," I thought as he passed me earlier in the night, somewhere between the dining room and the porch, carrying a stack of CDs with -- no kidding -- "Late Elvis' Hits" on top of the stack. As he headed out the door, I realized his point of destination: the DJ booth. \nThen it hit me, as soon as I saw the cordless microphone, I knew any remaining ounce of "party tact" on the part of this Vegas-wannabe went straight down the tube.\nBeginning with a lower-level cruise-ship rendition of an unfamiliar tune with the word "Chicago" and ending with Elvis' "Can't Help Falling in Love With You," the whole experience was painful, and this is a gross understatement.\nBut I have to give the guy credit. It took courage (and several spirits) to stand among a couple hundred people and subject himself to laughter. Although many found the experience humorous, the two songs he sang were among some the crowd's favorites. \nWhich brings me to my point, if these songs were among the high points of the evening, imagine the mediocre job the DJ did relating to his audience.\nI think this relationship between DJ and party-goers is among the strongest and most essential in the post-matrimonial celebration. If you can't play music that people like -- you're not going to have many people dancing.\nFor the most part, the music he played was good. He integrated current Top-40 songs with classic tunes peeled straight off collections of "Pure Funk" and "Billboard Hits." The trouble was his lack of knowledge of both the subject matter and his inability to create the desired playlist.\nLet me put it in perspective -- the majority of the crowd in attendance were in college between the years of 1979 to 1983. This particular age falls right between the post-disco era and the dawn of new wave. In other words, you can play the Talking Heads and Rick James, but you can't play Kashagoogoo and Wham.\nAt one point in the evening, a friend of my aunt asked me to request the Talking Heads cover of Al Green's "Take Me To The River." Upon hearing my inquiry, he said, "I have 'Take on Me.'" At this point, I had an epiphany. This guy doesn't know what he's talking about. "Take on Me" is a hit by the Swedish group A-ha, not the Talking Heads! It would have been nice for him to know his songs, nice little plus, we're not looking for miracles.\nOf course, classics are always necessary. Good wedding songs like Nat King Cole's "Unforgettable" or any lounge-like love tune by Louis Armstrong, Etta James, Al Green, Patsy Cline or Frank Sinatra will suffice. And he covered those bases well, but towards the end of the night he got a little trigger happy with his CD selection.\nThough great tunes like the Rolling Stones' "Start Me Up" and Kool and the Gang's "Jungle Boogie" surged through the crowd, they were poorly placed amid 'N Sync's "Pop" and The Weather Girls' "It's Raining Men"-- which to no surprise were hits with only a handle full of teenage girls and middle-aged ladies.\nAll in all, I would have to say that I enjoyed myself, despite my harsh criticism of the music. I only complain because I care. Besides, you have to speak up when the guy doesn't even have Aerosmith's "Sweet Emotion." Right?
(10/09/01 5:30am)
Are female mystics in touch with God or touched by neurological disorders? Have they transcended sex or found other ways to experience it? Are they obedient daughters of the church or subversives? These questions are just a sampling of what will be address at a symposium on female spirituality and mysticism as part of Chancellor Sharon Brehm's installation ceremony.\nThe special event to celebrate the installation of Brehm will take place at 4 p.m. today in Ballantine Hall 013. The symposium, "The Chancellor and the Mystics," will feature members of the College of Arts and Sciences faculty and the Early Music Institute. Discussion will be centered around female spirituality and questions that persist about female mysticism. All are invited to attend.\nSparked through her own amateur interest in the topic, which began when Brehm was a professor at the University of Kansas, she received an inter-university fellowship to take courses in the Religious Studies department. Though her interest in the area of female spirituality has spanned two decades, her planning for this symposium began when she was still provost at Ohio University.\n"When I was still at Ohio (University), I kept in touch with Dyan Elliot and others working to organize the event," Brehm said. "I'm a psychologist by training, so my interest in the area involves gender-related issues like how women mystics challenged the authorities of their day. Though my interest in the area has lasted nearly two decades -- I'm no expert.\n"I decided to pick a topic that would be a treat -- for me and the campus," Brehm added in a statement. "My favorite piece that I have written is 'Passionate Love,' an article that combines psychology and religious studies to view love as a search for perfection."\nBrehm's other publications also include "Intimate Relationships" and "Seeing Female: Social Roles and Personal Lives."\nModerated by David Brakke of the Religious Studies Department the panel will consist of members of both the History and Religious Studies Department. Two medievalists -- Dyan Elliott from the Department of Religious Studies and Karma Lochrie from Department of English and two early modern historians -- Jonathan L. Sheehan from the Department of History and Mary Jo Weaver of the Department of Religious Studies will examine the histories of women who claimed a special access to divine favor.\nAccording to Lochrie, mystics have a relationship with God that goes beyond the metaphysical.\n"Female mystics share a personal and intimate relationship with God -- God speaks to them directly. Most claim to have an unusual or supernatural relationship with God. Mystics claim to see visions of God," she said.\nLochrie also said the Chancellor's goal for the symposium to address it to a general audience, while at the same time incorporating the knowledge of the panelists in a free discussion. \n"Chancellor Brehm is hoping that the entire Bloomington community attends," Lochrie said.\n"The topics we're going to talking female mystics in the middle ages and up to the 17th century; did these people have religious experiences or erotic experiences, can they be explained through psychological -- mystics and the sexual language they use. These are some of the things we are going to address." \nMusic for the event will be performed by members of the Early Music Institute under the direction of Wendy Gillespie and Paul Elliot-music in honor of Mary, the Mother of Jesus, by Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179). \nManuscripts and books related to female spirituality are currently on display at the Lilly Library to serve as background to the symposium. The display will run through October 13. Brehm encourages those interested to visit the display.\n"I've seen the display -- and it's wonderful," Brehm said. "I want to urge people to drop in and take a look at these items"
(10/02/01 6:06am)
Students who filled out credit card applications handed out by unregistered solicitors on campus might be safe after all, the IU Police Department said as it continues its investigation.\nBut to be safe, IUPD Detective Greg McClure said students should check their credit reports.\nFour individuals were thrown off campus Thursday after illegally soliciting information from students.\nIndianapolis-based J.N.S Advertising has been identified as the employer of the salespersons removed from IU last week, McClure said. J.N.S. hired people to solicit credit applications for a third company, E.M.C., in Cherry Hill, N.J. \nAfter speaking with representatives from both companies, McClure believes the information reached its proper destination. During the transfer of papers from Bloomington to New Jersey, McClure believes no identity theft occurred.\n"According to J.N.S., they don't transfer the information to another sheet," McClure said. "They send the first copy. So, there's probably nothing to worry about … the information probably reached its destination."\nJust before 11 a.m. Thursday several students called IUPD to tell them the suspects were on the south side of the Indiana Memorial Union soliciting credit card applications. Upon further investigation, McClure and other investigators received varying stories from the suspects regarding the reason for soliciting and where the information they were collecting was to be sent.\nSome students were told that the credit card applications were part of a class project, while others were told points were given to the salesperson to purchase books for school, McClure said. A small percentage of those students who filled out applications were told the truth, McClure said.\n"At first we wanted to see if (the solicitors) were legitimate," he said. "After discovering what company they worked for, we discovered that they weren't registered to be on campus. It was then that we issued them trespass orders." \nThough none of the salespersons are students, they did receive money for each application they collected and submitted. \nJ.N.S. manager Jim Sarantos told McClure that J.N.S. maintains a code of ethics and the solicitors were violating the code.\nInformation obtained by J.N.S. was being supplied to E.M.C., which then distributed the information to several credit institutions -- namely banks like Commerce Bank, Citibank and Bank of America.\nMcClure said spokespersons from both companies deemed the methods of collection improper. He also said he would encourage those concerned about applications to contact different agencies.\n"Several people were misled on campus … I would recommend that they check their credit bureau to see if an inquiry has been made on their credit," McClure said. \nSeveral students contacted the IDS Thursday after reading a story in which a student reported the possible theft of her identity by credit card solicitors at Ballantine Hall.\nFor freshman Jose Rivera, filling out the credit card application was not something he said he wanted to do wholeheartedly.\n"About two weeks ago, I was studying in Ballantine when this lady carrying a folder approached me," Rivera said. "She said she worked for a company out of Indy, and asked me if I wanted to apply for a credit card. Initially, I didn't want to apply because I already have a card. But, she kept talking to me saying she gets some credit for having applications filled out. I felt pressured to sign up. Then last week, Bank of America called me and I canceled the card"
(10/02/01 4:25am)
On this past weekend's season premiere of "Saturday Night Live," Paul Simon performed "The Boxer," a song that speaks on an individual's determination to survive in New York. I thought it was quite appropriate to have this 1960s folk singer open the season's premiere, especially during this time of uncertainty.\nWith the passing of program's like the "Midnight Special" and "American Bandstand," SNL's musical performance serves as the only remaining weekly musical showcase on television, aside from cable. But what message does his performance send to other singers and songwriters out there today? Is there some sort of trend developing? Will the tides of the music industry turn?\nWhat I'm getting at is this, a personal observation -- no, I think it's an observation shared by many. Within the past five years, the music industry has been dominated by the overwhelming redundancy of teen-pop groups, with their mundane over-exalted love tunes and prefabricated personas. I don't feel the need to go into detail expressing my angst and overall annoyance with these "artists'" lack of originality and artistic creditability. And perhaps, what's lacking in their music is no fault of their own. Maybe they haven't had anything to write about. Let's face it -- they haven't.\nThe post-Clinton era left the country in its strongest condition. Up until three weeks ago, the largest concerns this country had faced this year were the threat of a weakened economy and concern over the phenomena of "dimpled chads."\nLet me assure you, those petty worries are over.\nNow, our country faces its biggest challenges in recent history. The unprecedented events of Sept. 11, 2001 have placed the country in a state of uncertainty -- leaving many dealing with the loss of family and friends. \nBut, it is also a time of great unity. A revitalization of the nationalism seen only in the 1940s following the attack on Pearl Harbor. My hope is that this new sense of nationalism does not spark more negative "isms" -- namely cynicism and skepticism of people of Muslim or Arab ethnicity. But I digress.\nAs President Bush orders the call to arms of thousands of reserve troops, I too am requesting a call to arms -- rather, a call to guitars or pianos. We need the new Lennons, Dylans, and Simons to emerge and lift music to a new level. So much like the reactionary music of the 1960s, the music of tomorrow could also carry the same weight, deliver a stronger message and react to "What's Going On?"\nAnd what better way is there to record these strong emotions of the times than through song? And who would be better to do this than the great songwriters of the past? Sure, their songs would be good, but can we always turn to our favorite song-slingers like Simon or Dylan?\nNo, these mighty warriors of talent have paid their dues. It's up to the newcomers to stand on their shoulders and create something great. \nUnlike the state of unrest that was so prevalent both domestically and overseas in Vietnam during the late 1960s, the current state of the nation is united on so many levels. Partisan politics ceases to exist, large news stories like the Condit-Levy fiasco, the home-run race, and others now dawn on the inside pages. And here we sit -- waiting.\nSo while we're waiting, why not give us something to listen to that has real meaning? We've read all the magazines, watched all the TV screens, we need more than something to simply tap our feet to.
(09/17/01 5:56am)
Over the weekend, vandals struck several SUVs on campus and in the community, leaving behind slashed tires and streaks of spray paint. They hit 18 cars on campus alone, police said. \nWhile vandalism targeting SUVs in Bloomington is not uncommon, police say the number of incidents has increased during the past few weeks.\nSome victims said they believe the vandalism was a political statement made by radical environmentalists, but police could not comment because an investigation is pending.\nThe Bloomington Police Department made one arrest in connection with the rash early Sunday.\nOfficer Bill Jeffries said an arrest was made at 411 East Cottage Grove.\nMussie F. Debessay, a 27-year-old graduate student, faces a preliminary charge of criminal mischief, a class D felony. He was bonded out of the Monroe County Correctional Facility Sunday afternoon on $500 cash bail and $2,000 surety. \nReached at his home Sunday, Debessay declined to comment.\nBloomington Police could not comment on whether any other suspects are involved in the ongoing investigation at this time.\nMuch of the vandalism took place on campus, especially in the 7th Street corridor, IU Police Department Sgt. Chad Bennett said.\nThe extent of the damage appears to result from spray paint and slashed tires, most of which were on the side of the vehicle closer to the curb. Some owners were still unaware that their cars were vandalized, Bennett said.\n"It bothers me," he said. "...People ought to leave other's property alone."\nFreshmen George Rohrig, whose car was vandalized while parked on 7th Street, said the damage might cost him more than $500.\n"I was pissed off, but I really couldn't do anything because I didn't know who did it," Rohrig said.\nPlanning to go run errands with a friend, Rohrig noticed first that his car had been spray painted with streaks, but only found out the tires were slashed after trying to move the car from a parking spot along 7th Street.\nRich Brummett, of Ken's Westside Service & Towing, said his company had towed more than 12 vandalized vehicles Sunday. By midafternoon, he towed five himself.\nRohrig attempted to remove the spray paint with Meguiar's Extra Tough All-Purpose Cleaner, but AAA arrived before he could see whether the cleaner had affected the paint. Rohrig said he filed a report with IUPD officer Martin East.\nReluctant to give the make of his car, Rohrig, an Atlanta native, said he plans to leave his car there the next time he returns home.\nIn response to the recent vandalism, IUPD will conduct extra patrols, particularly in those areas already hit, officials said.
(09/13/01 6:20am)
IU administrators and student leaders have planned a gathering today to mourn the loss of thousands of lives and to come together as a community two days after the worst terrorists attacks in U.S. history.\nEveryone is invited to the program, which begins at 5:30 p.m. at Showalter Fountain in the Fine Arts Plaza, organizers said.\n"Sorrow and Solidarity" is a joint effort of Bloomington Chancellor Sharon Brehm and a variety of student groups, including the Residence Hall Association, Eigenmann Residents Association and IU Student Association.\n"This is a time for us to come together and gather as a community and mourn for the victims of this tragedy," said junior Erin Ransford, RHA's vice president for programming.\nThe board of trustees, who will be in Bloomington for meetings, are expected to attend the gathering.\nThe program will begin with brief remarks by the chancellor, followed by music and spiritual readings.\nBanners will be assembled for students to come write their thoughts or prayers for victims and family members of the attacks. Each residence hall will be given a piece of material for their residence to sign, along with an addition banner located in the Indiana Memorial Union, to be assembled at the event.\nThe focus of the event will be unity. Orange ribbons and white carnations will be distributed as a symbol of unity and solidarity, said RHA President Ken Minami, a senior.\nWednesday, students prayed and sang together in Dunn Meadow at one of several night-time vigils on campus and around the community. IU President Myles Brand and his wife, Peg, joined the gathering.\nTrustee Sue Talbot said she feels coming together is the best thing to do in this time of grief.\n"It's appropriate anytime students come together in solidarity," Talbot said. "It's not only good for the University, but good for the community as well."\nToday's event will do just that for the University, said Bruce Jacobs, vice chancellor for administrative affairs.\n"I think that anytime something like this goes on, you need to take the necessary steps to make things better," Jacobs said. "... I really think we've taken the right steps."\nThough unity will be the focus of today's program, Minami said that glimpses of unity can already be seen through the organization of the event.\n"All this week, all the student organizations have stepped up communication a thousand percent. We've all come together on an organizational level, and have set aside some of the politics that existed before," Minami said. "None of that matters now. Our job is making the campus the best it can be"
(09/05/01 10:59pm)
Blue paint is chipping away from the hand-pressed brick and limestone of the Legg House, one of the oldest Bloomington homes. With all windows and doors boarded up, caution tape and a television antenna on the roof are the only remnants of how the house has been adapted over the years.\nThe Legg House has been set for restoration. Located at 324 S. Henderson, the former six-acre farm sits at the intersection of three thoroughfares: Henderson Street, Atwater Avenue and Third Street. The property dates back to 1820, when Third Street was the only road going in and out of Bloomington.\nIU and the City of Bloomington have received a $27,000 grant from the state to begin restoration of the Legg House.\nNamed after an early resident of Bloomington, George M. Legg, the house was originally constructed in 1848. Former IU president William Lowe Bryan visited his grandparents there during his youth. The house was later used as both a boarding house and student housing when the University purchased it. \nVacated in 1993, the house was boarded up because of to lack of funds for repairs and renovations.\nLynn Coyne, assistant vice president for administration, said the significance of the grant is two-fold.\n"First, the grant provides funds to stabilize the exterior of the house and will dramatically improve it and create a very pleasing area," Coyne said. "Second, it marks a cooperative effort with the University and the City of Bloomington."\nA collaborative effort between the University and the city made the restoration possible, said Nancy Hiestand, program manager for the City of Bloomington.\n"I think it's neat that the University and city were able to find a workable solution ... it probably needs to happen more often," Hiestand said.\nThe grant was funded through a federal grant allocated to the state, which determined the Legg House Project was worthwhile, Coyne said.\nBloomington Mayor John Fernandez said the city is proud to be a part of the renovation project.\n"The high visibility of this project should provide a great boost to historic preservation throughout the community and encourage additional efforts by the University and the private sector to preserve and revitalize many of the historic structures surrounding the campus," Fernandez said in a statement.\nThe house was nominated earlier this year by the National Register of Historic Places by the Bloomington Historic Preservation Commission.\nPlans ultimately call for restoring the interior and using the structure for office space for the university, said University Architect Bob Meadows.\nThe grant application said that, in part, "The house is an example of the pre-eminence of local craft, featuring hand-pressed brick and locally quarried limestone, as well as native poplar beams."\nThe project was funded in part by a National Park Service Historic Preservation Fund grant administered by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archeology.
(07/12/01 1:08am)
The IU-Bloomington campus will return next week to the 2001 Indiana Black Expo to showcase the University and promote the importance of higher education.\nIU-Bloomington joins the other IU campuses in promoting the educational opportunities it provides African Americans and others by emphasizing the importance of a college education. The week-long celebration will run from July 16-22 at the Indiana Convention Center and RCA Dome in Indianapolis.\n"This is the single largest presence Indiana University has ever had at Indiana Black Expo, and it is a coordinated, university-wide effort," IU vice president for student development and diversity Charlie Nelms said in a statement.\n"This is just a part of our renewed commitment to communicate with the citizens of Indiana about the value of education and the role IU can play. Beyond Indiana Black Expo, we want these students to visit out campuses and experience them for themselves."\nIUPUI and each of the other IU campuses will have large exhibits showcasing programs that highlight the university's tradition of providing educational opportunities for all people and its commitment to diversity, according to a University press release. Among the program's featured will be IU's Afro-American Studies program, the African American Cultural Center, the African Arts Institute and other programs catered toward students of other ethnic heritages.\n"The large eye-catching booths (for IU and IUPUI) will be located adjacent from one another and will feature interactive, hands-on exhibits designed to attract lots of young people," associate director of admissions Larry Gonzalez said.\nThough IU will gear its promotion toward pre-college students, Indiana Black Expo is intended to draw people of all ages nationwide representing several ethnic backgrounds.\n"Black Expo has families coming from all across the United States. We want them to consider Indiana University when they consider high-quality, minority-sensitive and supportive institutions for their sons and daughters," Frank Motley, IU associate chancellor for academic support and diversity, said.\nA key goal of next week's IBE will be to attract younger students to the exhibits, in order to alert them of the many pre-college programs IU offers as well as get them thinking about planning for college.\nIU officials want these students to realize that a college education is an attainable goal.\n"One of the things that we want to communicate to young people is that education is possible, an Indiana University education is possible, and here is what it's going to take in order for you to be successful at a post-secondary educational institution, be that IU or anywhere else," Nelms said.
(06/18/01 2:14am)
Jim Capshew graduated from IU in 1979 with a degree in psychology. Since 1990, he has been a faculty member in the department of history and philosophy of science. He is now attempting to become the first faculty member to sit on the board of trustees.\nCapshew said he decided to run partly because of friend Herman B Wells. \nFor Capshew, winning the trustee election would fulfill an inspiration given to him by the former IU chancellor.\nHis 23-year friendship with Wells began in 1977 as an undergraduate. Capshew started working for Wells as part of his private staff. For two years he was part of the house boys' tradition, a job that required him to live with Wells, attending to his needs, such as serving at dinner parties and driving him around.\nCapshew said a spot on the board of trustees would give him a chance to give back to the University.\n"I'm very interested in how an individual can influence. I think that I could attribute a historical perspective to the board. I think it's important to increase the diversity on the board," Capshew said.\n"Being a local IU flagship, I think I could be a voice for campus… I am also concerned with the direction the board is going."\nCapshew said the sitting board is more conservative and is taking the University in a corporate direction -- something he said is not good for the University. The board is comprised of mostly lawyers and businessmen, with the exception of Cora Breckenridge, the only female and African-American on the board.\n"I think increasing the professional diversity on the board is important … I also think we need to get back to the basics of being concerned with the needs of the students," Capshew said.\nHe also feels strongly about issues concerning faculty.\n"The faculty should have control over the curriculum, it should not be based on the business aspects of learning indicator courses," he said. "If I'm elected I want to make sure the faculty has their voice heard."\nAnother issue Capshew feels needs to be addressed is the communication among the board, the alumni and the students. He feels the board is 'out of touch' with the students on campus. Capshew suggested starting a 'Lunch with a Trustee' program where students could go to lunch with a trustee and voice their opinions about issues concerning them. He said it would signal that the trustees are listening and responsive.\n"When Dr. Wells was chancellor, he would have open office hours every week. We need to better communication overall," he said. \nCapshew said an example of this lack of communication is the small number of alumni that have voted in past trustee elections. \n"One of the strengths of IU is that we have over 400,000 living alumni. I'm a little disturbed that only about 10 percent participate in the voting process."\nCapshew said he feels the voter turnout could be a little higher this year, because of some of the issues that caused concerns on-campus, such as the Bob Knight firing and the controversy surrounding Griffy Lake and the golf course construction.\nHe said while people are concerned with these issues, he thinks even more are concerned with the declining quality of the University. Capshew feels it's difficult to say the entire University is declining because of the multiple facets that make up the University.\n"The University is going to grow and expand -- I share with Dr. Wells the same optimistic attitude toward the future of the University," he said.\nEnvironmental issues are also a chief concern for Capshew. He said the IU Physical Plant, renovations of old classroom buildings and the central heating plant next to the Kelley School of Business are things that need to be addressed.\n"There's a good amount of pollution that comes out of the heating plant, and it's unsightly. It would be a huge cost to move that or renovate that, but I will be paying attention to the basic infrastructure of the system to see what can be done."\nCapshew encourages campus ecology, and said there needs to be a leader in "our efforts to conserve energy and preserve green space on campus."\n"I think I can offer things that others cannot. Living in Bloomington I'll be around and I can't hide from anyone wanting to address me," he said. "In the past, I've had a reputation of being quite responsive, serving as a faculty counselor, working with the Wells' scholars and Collins Living and Learning Center."\nHe encourages all who are interested to visit his Web site at www.capshew.org\nIf elected, he promises to carry out the tradition of Herman B Wells, in empowering students to learn.\nCapshew is now working on the authorized biography of Dr. Wells.
(05/17/01 3:09am)
Ray Richardson is running for his fourth consecutive three-year term on the IU board of trustees. \nSeven other candidates are challenging Richardson this year for his seat: James H. Capshew, Mark GiaQuinta, Jerry Moss, Michael Shumate, Dr. Nina Smith and Sue Talbot.\nTrustee ballots for the 2001 board of trustees election were recently mailed to alumni earlier this month. About 350,000 ballots were mailed to domestic graduates, with an additional 8,561 ballots sent to graduates living abroad. Each candidate included a biographical sketch along with the ballots. As of yet, no ballots have been returned.\nBut Deborah Robinson, manager of Alumni Records and Reporting, said a large flurry of ballots is expected close to the June 30 deadline.\n"We recently mailed ballots starting with the coasts, and then we'll work our way into the interior of the country," Robinson said.\nThree seats on the board of trustees are elected by alumni, with the remaining six seats appointed by the governor.\nHarold Schaffer, the Facilities Operations and Renovation Officer at the Main Library, said ballots were sent early last week, and he expects a return rate running through the month of May on up to the deadline.\nSchaffer's responsibilities include overseeing the election and vote counting process, which Schaffer estimates will take three hours.\n"It's my job to validate the names on the envelopes of the voters," Schaffer said.\nLynn Coyne, president of Bloomington's Alumni Club, declined to comment on his predictions of the election, but offered his support.\n"Each alumni should vote as an individual based on their individual preference. I would encourage them all to vote," Coyne said.
(04/20/01 5:31am)
In a little more than a week, most students will face finals. \nFor that last minute burst of studying, students can take many paths to prepare for their finals. \nWhile student study environments differ, Dr. Sharon Chertkoff, the coordinator for the Student Academic Center, said a place that is quiet, yet allows students to be in touch with their senses, is most conducive to studying.\n"Some students feel the need to get up and pace or lecture themselves or read their notes out loud," she said. "The best place is going to be a place where you feel most comfortable and you're not going to disturb anyone around you." \nFor freshman Allie Parker, the IMUG at the Indiana Memorial Union offers something Parker finds more appealing than other campus study locations. She usually goes between classes.\n"This seems to be the quietest place, and I like the nice little tables," she said. "There aren't as many distractions here; that's why I can't study in the library, I'm too much of a people watcher."\n The Main Library is sophomore Lori Snyder's favorite study spot.\n "I have to be in a quiet environment. I usually go to the fourth floor of the undergraduate side and sit in one of those cubical desks," she said. "I don't function well if I study with friends; we never get anything done."\n Staying on top of things and being prepared is a tactic Chertkoff recommended. Parker is a good example of a student who does not like to wait until the last minute. \n"I think I tend to stay on top of things so I don't get stressed during any part of the semester," she said. "It's the way I work best, really. I get overwhelmed if I don't break things up." \nBut with little time left before finals, Chertkoff said she realized many students might be behind in some course work. She suggested that before students put off studying until the eleventh hour, they should seek as much help as they can.\n"Academic assistance can be found through several outlets," she said. "Go to office hours, find a student who had taken your course a previous semester and ask them what they remember. Little things like this can help out a lot."\nWhile students such as Parker indulge in the habit of staying on top of their studies, Chertkoff said not all students have first-rate study habits and many put off studying until the last minute.\n"The best advice I can give towards procrastination is simply, don't do it. Start (studying) right now. Do something, anything -- even if it involves planning how you're going to study; that at least is a good starting point," Chertkoff said.\nFor procrastinating students, Chertkoff suggested that they analyze "trouble areas" to prepare for the exam.\n"Say you have a student who hasn't been keeping up with the reading but has been going to class and taking lecture notes," she said. "One way a student can learn the text material is through going through their lecture notes, and then skimming the text to fill in any information missing or become more in tune with the material expected from previous exams."\nChertkoff also suggested getting old tests from previous semesters -- a task she admits might not be accessible but can help procrastinating students get a good idea of what is expected.\n"A huge amount of students think tests are strictly memorizing information and then regurgitating it back out onto a page," she said. "That usually isn't the case in college. Tests in college usually require more critical thinking." \nStudents need to understand what type of final they are going to have, ask themselves what type of questions are going to be on the test and figure out what information or output is going to be required, Chertkoff said.\nChertkoff said students can come into the Student Academic Center and request additional help. \nThe Student Academic Center is holding a workshop, "How to Beat Test Anxiety," at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Briscoe Academic Support Center, Center Building. Call 855-6931 for more information.
