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(02/21/11 6:39pm)
The assignment: Live free of money for a week. I could cook with groceries purchased during a normal shopping trip the week before, and I could bargain, haggle, dumpster dive, and beg for food and rides. But no cash could leave my pocket or checking account. ¶ I live a comfortable college life. I drink coffee like it’s my job and I’m seeking a raise. I meet my friends on Fourth Street rather than cooking dinner, even if I have enough groceries at home to throw something together. I’m careless about parking tickets. ¶ When I don’t see money, I don’t see how quickly it leaves. I’m not wealthy and I don’t live on my parents’ money, but I’m forgetful enough that I cringe each time someone swipes my debit card: Do I have any money in my account? ¶ I wanted the third week in January to be different. ¶ Sunday morning, I grabbed a few crumbled bills on the way out the door to church. As the offering plate passed from pew to pew, I remembered the assignment and tucked them back in my pocket. ¶ I couldn’t spend any money, but that doesn’t mean I didn’t pay. Here’s what my week cost:
(02/03/11 3:18am)
By 8:25 a.m. the University had called off classes until 1 p.m. But nearly half of IU’s classes meet at 1 p.m. or later, meaning students whose schedules lean into the evening still had to brave the ice to reach campus.
(02/03/11 3:15am)
Tim Lawson shovels ice and snow leading to the Beck Chapel entrance at 1:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Lawson is an IU custodian whose winter job is to shovel pathways around the IMU. On Tuesday, he started work at 5 a.m. and finished at 1:30 p.m., just after students began attending classes after a snow delay. He hadn’t planned on clearing the area around the chapel right away until he saw footprints leading into the door. “The cold doesn’t bother me a bit,” he said. “I’d rather be outside in this fresh air than working in an office.”
(02/02/11 4:00pm)
The University has called off classes until 1 p.m.
(02/02/11 4:38am)
Kilroy’s on Kirkwood’s $2 Tuesday was packed early, never mind the looming storm that students were calling “apocalyptic.”
(01/28/11 6:19am)
It’s dark and freezing at 6 a.m. Wednesday, but in the middle of the
School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation track is a scene of
sweat and organization. Jim Gordon, cadet battalion commander, leads a
circle of cadets in sit-ups.
(01/12/11 5:42am)
On the first anniversary of the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that shook
Haiti and rocked the world to attention, Haitians still shuffle among
rubble and live in tents.
(01/12/11 4:37am)
Nick Andre picks up two of his children at their school in Petionville. The school suffered damages after the earthquake nearby in Port-Au-Prince, leading to the children attending school outdoors in May 2010.
(12/08/10 1:06am)
The Worst: The Schoolmaster debuted Dec. 6, 1952. A student dressed in a wizard-like outfit and came limping out onto the field to music.
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(11/30/10 3:51am)
Be connected, just not too connected.
Informatics students live on LinkedIn, journalists tweet news on Twitter, and almost everyone logs way too many hours on Facebook. Social networking sites have become an important self-promotional tool for almost every student. Networking has always been important, but now your online personality is just as significant as your real one. It’s time to de-tag those Little 500 photos on Facebook and delete your middle school MySpace page. Invest in LinkedIn.
(11/30/10 3:45am)
Get a smartphone.
If you’ve ever showed up at a canceled class or missed out on a cool event because you didn’t check your e-mail, you’ll understand why this is one of our new rules. Senior marketing major Jennifer Russey said most people in the Kelley School of Business own smartphones. Her one rule for students: check your e-mail at least once a day. “Kelley is always going so fast that if you’re not going with it, you’re holding other people back.”
Sub-rule: Don’t text (or e-mail) and walk. It will lead to some kind of awkward, public humiliation like running into the bike rack outside of Ballantine.
(11/30/10 3:43am)
Overachievers are the new underachievers.
Once upon a time, graduating from college was a golden ticket to employment. Goodbye, bachelor’s degree. Hello, triple major, double minor. You can’t just be a “biology major” anymore, says senior Jonathan Bell. He’s a biology major with minors in chemistry and psychology. He’s also in LAMP.
(11/30/10 3:38am)
Relax.
Soon we’ll be waking up at 6 a.m. and wearing business casual (or is it business professional?) Take some time to play Halo, go to $2 Tuesdays, and nap in the Union. An education student said it best: “Elementary education majors should dress in sweats at least twice a week and take afternoon classes. We will be dressed up and up early every day for the rest of our lives.”
(11/30/10 3:33am)
Make friends with your professors.
Everyone knows about office hours, but it’s not enough to stop by after a test. Many professors are happy to go out of their way to help students. However, they’re likely not going to seek you out. Having a hard time getting started? Robyn Roberts, a senior majoring in biology, says asking professors about their research never fails.
(11/30/10 3:31am)
Check out the competition.
We’ve all heard that college is a chance to “find yourself.” Maybe, but college is also the time to find out what other people don’t have ... and then do it yourself. Nick Stevens, a junior percussionist in the Jacobs School of Music, explains that prospective employers are looking for “a musician who has their own sound.” Law firms, Otani says, can afford to be selective. “You need to bring something else to the table.”
(11/30/10 3:28am)
Be prepared for unemployment.
If you’re like us, you’re panicking that post-grad life will look a lot like pre-college life. You imagine crashing on your parents’ couch, raiding the fridge, and working a part-time job. Your parents are asking why you won’t go to law school. Take comfort in the fact that you’re not alone. Justin Otani, a second year law student, says one of the biggest misconceptions about law school is that students will have no problem getting a job. “Right now it’s pretty tricky,” Otani says. “The legal market is pretty bad.”
(11/30/10 3:26am)
Be experienced.
You might be able to get your diploma without an internship, but you probably can’t get a job. Let’s take a cue from SPEA. Students are required to complete 200 hours of internship credit in order to graduate. Music students play in ensembles, journalism students spend their summers working for free, and business students travel around the country interviewing for a well-paid gig.
