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The charred stairwell at the back entrance to complex D of Terra Trace Apartments remained open Saturday as firefighters continued gathering residents belongings, such as backpacks, laptops and wallets.
A blanket hangs from a broken back window Saturday at Complex D of Terra Trace Apartments, where a fire killed one IU freshman.
The charred stairwell at the back entrance to complex D of Terra Trace Apartments remained open Saturday as firefighters continued gathering residents belongings, such as backpacks, laptops and wallets.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Get out your hammer and nails.For the second year in a row, the Kelley School of Business, Habitat for Humanity of Monroe County and Whirlpool Corporation have teamed up to build an off-site house. This year, it’s for Tora and Clarence Knapp, a local Bloomington family. Construction outside the Virgil T. DeVault Alumni Center starts today and will be complete Oct. 8. The house will be moved to it’s permanent location Oct. 9.Meagan Niese, development director for Habitat for Humanity of Monroe County, said Whirlpool and the business school were both enthusiastic about constructing a house on campus for the second time. In 2010, the project took place in the parking lot of Memorial Stadium.“It is unusual for us to build off-site, but it’s really fun,” she said. “It’s a great opportunity to be in a visible location. Sometimes if we’re working in a neighborhood, it’s not on a busy road where anyone can see it happening. But here, everyone walking to the football games or going to class can stop by, talk and ask questions about the build.”Niese said even the challenge of moving the house to its permanent location can be fun. “It’s certainly different for us to move the house, but the amazing thing is we partner with a moving company that helps,” she said. “We finish the house to completion and they move it to its permanent spot. It’s interesting to watch.”The project will be primarily run and completed by students, Niese said, and particularly students from Kelley and students involved in the Kelley School’s Institute for Social Impact.“A build like this takes about 500 people,” she said. “We have some community volunteers — they are usually crew leaders but have some construction expertise.”The Knapps have two children, and the family will be on-site throughout the week to help construct the home. Niese said Habitat currently has three other homes being built throughout Bloomington.Deb O’Connor, director of global corporate reputation and community relations for Whirlpool, said the corporation has been a contributor to Habitat since 1997. Whirlpool donates both a stove and refrigerator to every Habitat build in the United States, a move that has affected 70,000 families.“Whirlpool and Habitat have an alignment of mutual values with our values of teamwork and diversity and inclusion,” O’Connor said. “That’s the same with Habitat for what they do.”But beyond Whirlpool’s contribution to Habitat, their connections to IU come from a more personal level. Indiana native and Kelley graduate Jeff Fettig became Whirlpool Corporation’s CEO in 2004, and CFO Roy Templin also graduated with a degree from Kelley. Both will be on-site during the build — Templin today and Friday, and Fettig on Oct 8.Whirlpool, O’Connor said, also works with Kelley to recruit new employees.“We do year-round activities working to recruit employees,” she said. “We have quality employees from them.”To get involved in the Habitat build on campus, contact Molly Barwick at the Kelley School’s Institute for Social Impact by emailing KISI@indiana.edu.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>With the University as his congress, IU President Michael McRobbie will deliver the State of the University address at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Frangipani Room in the Union.The speech, delivered twice a year by the President to the IU community, will focus on progress the University has made, University-wide initiatives and the challenges of the upcoming year.The address is open to the public, with students, faculty and Bloomington community members invited to the IMU to hear the President speak. The event will also be broadcast live online at broadcast.iu.edu as well as on the IU Bloomington Campus Cable station, channel 32. It will also be rebroadcast at 6 p.m. on WTIU-World or Comcast cable channel 17, and repeated at 11:30 p.m. on WTIU-HD or WTIU channel 5.MISSED LAST YEAR’S SPEECH?Here is a brief rundown of the 2010 State of the University address:The State of the University address in 2010 was titled “The Principles of Excellence” and focused on six core areas: education, faculty, research, international engagement, science and health, and economic development.When speaking about education, McRobbie stressed the importance of attracting diverse and under-represented students from local, national and international communities.In regards to faculty, the President said he hoped to hire new faculty even through the recession, and acknowledged the 2009 Nobel prize winner in economics, Distinguished Professor of Political Science Elinor Ostrom. In relation to this, McRobbie called the University a leading international university, but said it must continue to increase the number of international and study abroad students.IU researchers, McRobbie said, received a record $603.9 million in grants and awards from external sources in 2010.In his 2010 address, McRobbie also mentioned the collaborative work between IU and Clarian Health Partners, referencing the vote to change the name of Clarian Health to Indiana University Health.
From hula hoops to drums to recycled art, the annual Lotus World Music and Art Festival showcased talent and creativity from around the world.
The Fourth Street Festival of the Arts & Crafts is an annual Labor Day Weekend show featuring over 100 artisans from all across the country.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>She may be a California native, but junior Gabrielle Reed is ready to represent Indiana in the upcoming 2011 Miss America Pageant.On Dec. 11, friends, family and local pageant officials gave Reed a send off party at the Indiana Memorial Union to offer support before her departure to Las Vegas on Jan. 6.Reed, a vocal performance major in the Jacobs School of Music, began her pageant career in the discontinued Miss IU Pageant – which she won in 2008. She was crowned Miss Indiana this June in Zionsville, Ind. after competing in her second Miss Indiana Scholarship Pageant.“I wasn’t one of those little girls that grew up wanting to be Miss America,” Reed said. “I went into Miss America program because I was looking for performance experience and the volunteer work. I wanted to do something bigger than myself.”More than 12,000 young women compete each year in state and local pageant events, with that number narrowed down to the 52 that compete in the Miss America Pageant. The organizations also provide scholarship money for contestants, which Reed said played a large part in her involvement.During her send off party, Reed sang, chatted with supporters and modeled the outfits she will wear in the Miss America competition. Reed was also presented a President’s Call to Service Award, given to U.S. citizens who complete 4,000 or more registered hours of volunteer service.Reed, who’s pageant platform is “‘Empowerment from the Start’ Communities Preventing Domestic Violence,” was given the award for serving more than 4,000 hours at the local Middle Way House and other domestic violence prevention organizations.“What I love about Gabrielle is that she knows who she is as a person, and that shines through every phase of competition — from her talent, to her interview, and even in her evening gown,” said Aren Straiger, Miss Indiana co-executive director. “The simple elegance that Gabrielle has, it’s a wonderful characteristic. It makes her a wonderful Miss Indiana.”To fulfill her role as Miss Indiana — which has included volunteer work, event appearances and more — Reed took this academic year off from IU.“The decision was up to me. They don’t require it,” Reed said. “I wanted to give my entire self to the job because it’s the only time you get to do something like this. I didn’t want to sacrifice my education. It made sense.”And that education, both Reed and Straiger said, is what has helped build a talented pool of Miss Indianas and Miss Americas that hail from IU and Indiana. Reed’s predecessor — Miss Indiana 2009 Nicole Pollard — graduated from the Jacobs School of Music with a bachelor of music education. Pollard went on to the top 15 at the Miss America Pageant.“You have to attribute the Jacobs School of Music,” Straiger said. “This year is the first time Miss America is having a parade in Las Vegas, and we’re supposed to use a state theme. What Gabrielle thought would be great would be if we did a tribute to the school of music, so her theme is opera. And that’s something she believes in. We want to say thanks to the Jacobs School.”
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Junior Russell Saks dedicates hours to gaining weight — but he isn’t underweight or unhealthy. Saks is a self-proclaimed gym rat, a workout junkie who has gained 20 pounds of muscle in less than a year.His success did not come from exercise alone. Saks said he packed on the pounds with the help of athletic supplements: vitamins, proteins and nutrients meant to boost physical performance, energy and stamina.“You see results so quickly,” Saks said. “I’m personally hooked on them. You’re lifting more. You get a more efficient workout. You just wake up and you’re not sore.”But as happy as Saks said he was to gain the muscle, it didn’t come without a cost — literally.Saks, along with fellow Delta Tau Delta brother and junior Mike Kunz, said in the past they have spent hundreds of dollars at GNC for supplements. When that left them broke, they ordered what they needed online. And when that left them staring at the clock for the UPS man, inspiration struck.Now, Kunz and Saks run the website www.campusprotein.com, where IU students can order wholesale athletic supplements and receive same-day delivery from the entrepreneurs’ off-campus warehouse.“We didn’t intend it to be a business,” Saks said. “We did it so we could buy cheap and stop getting ripped off, then a lot of our friends asked if they could get it from us.”The website, which launched in April 2010, has seen strong success. Saks said sales have grown 100 percent since spring. And, he said, Lehigh, Vanderbilt and Boston Universities now have Campus Protein representatives who deliver supplements to students on their respective campuses for a commission.The success, Saks said, comes from a number of things — including the growing focus on nutrition in American society.“I think it’s the whole health craze going on right now,” Saks said. “Everyone wants to lose weight, be in shape. Now it’s all you see in the magazines, ‘getting in shape’ and ‘The Jersey Shore.’”However, some experts are worried the health craze might leave young athletic supplement users misguided and uninformed.Vijay Jotwani, an assistant professor for the IU Department of Family Medicine, said professional athletes have long used vitamins, minerals and proteins to gain a physical edge against their competition, but the motivation tends to be different for the casual runner or weight lifter.The industry, Jotwani said, is part of the growing American culture obsessed with body image.“Every study you look at, the percentage of people using supplements is growing,” he said. “I think you’re seeing a lot more young people use what athletes have long used but for appearance, to look better. They are not necessarily related to performing in a sport.”Jotwani, who counsels high school athletes in Indianapolis, said recreational athletes lack patience with their exercise routine, often seeking results supplements claim to bring — faster weight loss, muscle gain and more.Those assertions are rarely backed by medical research, Jotwani said, because they don’t have to be. Dietary supplements are regulated by the Food and Drug Administration as food products.“They are not medicine,” he said. “It’s like selling apples and oranges. They don’t have to substantiate any claims they make.”Because the medical world does not regulate or prescribe supplements, Jotwani said, doctors struggle when they are unaware their patients buy them. Few athletes, he said, tell their doctors what vitamins and proteins they are taking.“I think it probably happens 99 percent of the time. Young people don’t consult a physician,” he said. “Even athletes, along with young people, don’t trust their doctors. They think doctors will say supplements are unhealthy.”Saks, who said he does consult his doctor, does not believe any harm will come to his costumers from the products he and Kunz sell.“It’s nothing harmful, nothing bad,” Saks said. “Supplements have a lot of stuff you’d take every day. Caffeine, that’s in a lot of pre-workout (supplements), and protein, which is obviously in a lot of things. Even creatine — honestly, if you eat red meat, you actually get that naturally.”Although Saks said he and Kunz cannot predict what will happen to the supplement industry or health craze in the future, they have no plans to sell or leave www.campusprotein.com.“We’re gonna try to stick with it as long as we can,” Saks said. “We both love it.”
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Elinor Ostrom, distinguished professor of political science and co-director of the Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis was recently awarded a $295,000 grant from the Fannie E. Rippel Foundation.The grant will help several professors, including Ostrom, the 2009 co-recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, to explore applying Ostrom’s theories and ideas to health and health care.Along with Ostrom, Michael McGinnis — a political science professor and director of the workshop — will conduct an 18-month research project.Rippel Foundation officials said they hope the analysis and research will help Americans become healthier while paying lower and more sustainable costs for high-quality health care.“The Rippel Foundation is excited about the prospect of extending professor Ostrom’s work to health care,” Laura Landy, president of the Rippel Foundation, said in a press release. “Managing the health care commons is a crucial challenge for our nation and the world, and Lin Ostrom and her team are uniquely qualified to lead that effort. We hope that this project will result both in valuable new insights and in practical tools for health care leaders and concerned communities.”Other members of the project include Kathleen Gilbert, professor of applied health science; Claudia Brink, assistant director of the Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis; and Joan Pong Linton, associate professor of English.The Rippel Foundation was created by Julius Rippel in honor of his wife, Fannie Estelle, and the volunteer work she focused on during her lifetime.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Seated in olive green leather chairs Friday on the IU Auditorium stage, journalist Jane Pauley and actress Meryl Streep discussed marriage, family and career with each other and an enthusiastic audience.Pauley and Streep’s visit was sponsored by the IU Foundation and Kate Benns Sturgeon Fund.The talk began with an introduction by IU’s first lady Laurie Burns McRobbie, after which Pauley commented on Streep’s Indiana ties.“How cool is it to be married to a Hoosier?”The actress’s husband, Don Gummer, studied at the IU-Purdue University Indianapolis Herron School of Art in the 1960s. Pauley’s own personal tie is as an alumna. She graduated from IU in 1972 with a degree in political science before becoming a prominent television journalist.The conversation flowed with Pauley leading throughout, with topics ranging from Streep’s first aspirations to sing, her discomfort during television interviews, raising children in the spotlight and theater training at Yale.Both Pauley and Streep also touched on insecurity, which both said comes from being behind a camera. However, after admitting she would not rule out plastic surgery, Streep offered the audience what she said was her “best piece of advice for young woman.”“Don’t waste so much time on your looks, your skin. Put your hands on what you do with your job and your career,” she said.Streep, whose own career began on the stage in New York City, also touched on her “special sauce” for acting.“I’d say my interest about other people is what animates my work,” Streep said. “I feel what I feel. I feel my skin is permeable. I have an interest in people. I’ve only played people I feel for. We’re not all different.”Breaking out of your comfort zone, Streep said, is important for an actor.Pauley also prompted the actress to sing briefly for the audience, which elicited excited applause from the crowd.“Every actor wants to be a singer,” she said. “It’s our secret dream.”Sophomore Bridgett Henwood, a fan of Streep’s movies, said she would be happy to see more events similar to Streep’s visit.“If we had to pay I wouldn’t have been able to come. They should do this more often,” Henwood said. She also said she was amazed at how each of the actress’ comments really stuck with her.“She’s so thoughtful, and everything she said had really poignancy,” she said.Following journalist Jane Pauley and actress Meryl Streep’s candid conversation, Streep answered questions posed by the audience. Here are some other highlights.Favorite actress?Streep said she does not have a favorite actor or actress, but she found herself inspired by several theatrical stars when she was first training, including Liza Minnelli.Feeling like a goddess?Asked if she ever felt like a goddess, Streep laughed and said, “No. No I don’t.”Turning down films?Streep said she has turned down film roles for moral reasons, citing that as a high-profile actress she has a responsibility to make movies that advance dialogue.Worst filming moment?On the last day of filming for “Out of Africa,” Streep came face-to-face with a lion that the film’s director Sydney Pollack had untethered for a particular shot. The lion growled loudly at Streep, who said she thought she was “going to die.”
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Seated in olive green leather chairs Friday on the IU Auditorium stage, journalist Jane Pauley and actress Meryl Streep discussed marriage, family and career — with each other and an enthusiastic audience.Pauley and Streep, whose visit was sponsored by the IU Foundation and Kate Benns Sturgeon Fund, focused on the women’s philanthropy and advancement and in the 21st century.The 4:30 p.m. event began with an introduction by IU’s first lady Laurie Burns McRobbie, after which Pauley commented on Streep’s Indiana ties.“How cool is it to be married to a Hoosier?”Streep’s husband, Don Gummer, studied at the IU-Purdue University Indianapolis Herron School of Art in the 1960s. Pauley’s own personal tie to the University is as an alumnus. She graduated from IU in 1972 with a degree in political science before becoming a prominent television journalist.The conversation flowed with Pauley leading throughout, discussing topics ranging from Streep’s first aspirations to sing, her discomfort during television interviews, raising children in the spotlight and theater training at Yale University.Both Pauley and Streep also touched on insecurity that both said comes from being behind a camera. However, after admitting she would not rule out plastic surgery, Streep offered the audience what she said was her “best piece of advice for young woman.”“Don’t waste so much time on your looks, your skin. Put your hands on what you do with your job and your career.”Streep, whose own career began on the stage in New York but moved to the silver screen, also touched on her “special sauce” for acting.“I’d say my interest about other people is what animates my work,” Streep said. “I feel what I feel, I feel my skin is permeable. I have an interest in people — I’ve only played people I feel for. We’re not all different.”For a full story pick up Monday’s copy of the Indiana Daily Student.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Fontaine Syer canceled her Friday afternoon class — but not because she had to.The associate professor of acting and directing said many of her students were planning to skip, all to wait in a standby line at 2:30 p.m. outside the IU Auditorium for “An Evening of Conversation with Jane Pauley and Meryl Streep.”“They will all be down there to be first in line,” Syer said. “I wish they had a smaller venue. I wish that Ms. Streep was coming to talk to my class.”Tickets for the 4:30 p.m. event, which were given out for free at the IU Auditorium box office Nov. 1, were gone the following day. The public may still possibly obtain a seat by waiting in the standby line the day of the event. If ticketholders are not in their seats by 4:15 p.m., the remaining seats will be filled by those waiting in the standby line between then and 4:30 p.m.Syer said the sellout of tickets was not surprising. Streep, she said, generates an unmatched excitement in the theater community and for her students.“She is a unique figure in the world of acting. She not only is a movie star, she is a remarkable actress,” Syer said. “She occasionally does stage work, and she is splendid in both.”Streep’s career began on stage in New York before moving to film. She received her bachelor’s degree from Vassar College and master’s degree from Yale and has garnered more nominations than any other actor in the history of both the Academy Awards and Golden Globes.Pauley, who was awarded the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism in 2007, is a prominent journalist and former news anchor for both NBC’s “Today Show” and “Dateline NBC.”Friday’s event will feature an introduction by IU’s first lady Laurie Burns McRobbie and an informal discussion between the journalist and actor, as well as a question and answer session with audience-submitted questions.“I’m hoping she will talk about acting and her work and share some things about how she approaches her work,” Syer said. “But I can tell you, even if she and Jane just exchange recipes, the students will still be incredibly turned on.”The visit by Streep and Pauley is sponsored by the IU Foundation’s Kate Benns Sturgeon Fund, named for the 1928 graduate.Both Streep and Pauley boast IU connections — Pauley graduated from IU in 1972 with a degree in political science, while Streep’s husband, Don Gummer, studied at the IU-Purdue University Indianapolis Herron School of Art in the ’60s.Stephen Watt, associate dean for undergraduate education in the College of Arts and Sciences, said Pauley has shown strong dedication to IU as an alumna. This year, he said, Pauley and her husband donated $10,000 for the college’s sustainability themester.The money, Watt also said, was used to help more than 700 high school students see Cardinal Stage Company’s production of “The Grapes of Wrath” for free. The funds also helped the theater company create a 40-page student handbook to complement the Great Depression-era play.“Jane is someone who is giving back to her home state and school,” Watt said. “I think she sets a great example for everyone about loyalty to an institution that was, and still is, extremely important to her.”
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Junior Jake Wright will be the Indiana Daily Student editor-in-chief for spring 2011.The IU Student Media Board appointed Wright on Friday to succeed senior Sarah Brubeck, the fall 2010 editor-in-chief.The board, which is made up of representatives from various areas of student media, interviews candidates each semester to select the next editor.Wright — from Robinson, Ill. — has had several positions on the IDS staff, including managing editor this fall and art director last summer. Wright is also a contributor to the Arbutus yearbook. During the summer, he also worked as a special projects intern for Indianapolis Monthly.“There will be changes with the way things are run,” Wright said of next semester. “The big thing is that I want to build off this semester by developing the web and taking risks. Some of it will be the same, but in some cases more developed.”The junior said his work this semester — helping to manage the paper on a day-to-day basis — will be the most beneficial to how he approaches the job come January.During the spring, the newspaper will also go through a change in size in coordination with the printer’s standards, and Wright will help make the ultimate decision on the new layout.“In the end, the final look is my call, but I’m not nervous because a lot of people are working on it — not just a management team,” he said. “There will be lots of opinions, and I think there will be enough discussion that it will be a well-represented look as to what our readers and staff want.”As a double major in journalism and apparel merchandising, Wright said he focuses on magazine writing and reporting at IU. After graduation, he said he will pursue a job or internship with a large newspaper or magazine.“If I could right out of graduation go to Chicago, that would be great, and build my way up to New York,” he said.All Student Media publications — including Arbutus and Inside magazine — have editorial independence granted by the IU Board of Trustees. The student editors are in charge and take responsibility for the content.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>With no choice but to watch politics from afar, various members of the campus international community expressed mixed feelings about this year’s midterm elections. Acheick Ag Mohamed, a graduate student from Mali, said he has not followed the election as closely as he followed the presidential one. Two years ago, Mohamed had only been in the United States for about six months. He was new to the country and unable to vote, but he said the race felt more important to him.“I really like Obama,” Mohamed said. “I like where he comes from and what he represents — unity. So I paid attention to that election more.”Mohamed said he thought this year’s election was already decided beforehand and did not feel as compelled to follow it. He did, however, say he’s concerned about the outcome.“I feel that the President is going to lose control of the Congress,” he said. “He’s going to have a very difficult time with his agenda now. Very difficult.”Along with Mohamed, senior Aoun Jafarey said he has also not followed this election very closely.While Jafarey said it is important for international students to keep up with U.S politics, he questioned whether this election held any significance for him.“I don’t feel like it really affects me,” Jafarey said. “At this point — Republicans, Democrats — it doesn’t really make a difference.”Other international students expressed their interest in national politics, but a disinterest in Indiana politics specifically.Junior Peggy Li, a Chinese native who has lived in the U.S. for four years, said she is interested in America’s role on a global scale, but is unsure how local politics affect her.“I haven’t paid enough attention to this election to find any issue that’s important to me,” Li said. “Since I don’t have any voting rights, and in general I don’t really follow Indiana politics. ...don’t really know a issue that directly affects me.”Diana Kyllmann, a freshman from Bolivia, also said she finds the political process in America confusing. Kyllmann, who has only been in America since late August, said Bolivia has less elections and thus, each vote is seen as more important.“The U.S. is more complicated, because it is much bigger and has more elections,” Kyllmann said. “In my country we vote for the President and the governors for the departments and that’s it.”Danielle Patras and Charlotte Martin contributed to this story.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Tuesday morning, 20,103 text messages alerted students, faculty and staff about a tornado warning in Monroe County. But Director of Emergency Management and Continuity Debbi Fletcher said more can be done to prepare the University when such incidents occur.IU’s Office of Emergency Management and Continuity will investigate the delay in the text message system Tuesday. Fletcher said although the IU-Notify system successfully transmitted two separate messages — one at 9:40 a.m. and another at 10:10 a.m. — some students, faculty and staff only received one of the two, while others received the messages late. The delay problem, Fletcher said, is mostly likely tied to the size and complexity in the system and could also relate to users’ specific cell phone carriers.Fletcher said the campus reacted successfully Tuesday, and building managers helped professors and students find shelter. But she admitted not everyone on campus was ready.“We got calls from students asking if they should walk to class when the sirens went off,” Fletcher said.Students might be unaware and unprepared despite texts, she said, on what protocols to follow.“I feel like the text messages are an effective way of reaching everybody, but at the same time if I got a message saying there was a bomb threat I would have no idea what to do,” said senior Karen Michelson.Because staff and faculty fluctuate so often, Fletcher said, learning and following emergency protocols can be pushed aside. She also said all University officials, professors and dorm managers should address emergency preparedness at the beginning of each semester.“We’ve been trying to push it as hard as we can and expand awareness,” Fletcher said. “Students need to know what to do, and have basic preparedness skills.”In the future, Fletcher said she hopes more people sign up for IU-Notify and make sure their information is up-to-date. The Office of Emergency Management and Continuity is also looking into more ways to notify campus during an emergency through TV and computers. “My hope is to see a weather radio in every greek house, every dorm,” Fletcher said. “We need more training and to expand awareness. We are trying to build a culture of awareness, so all officials understand how they play a part.”The notification system is not only focused on weather-related issues. The University works with various emergency response teams to prepare and notify campus for explosions, fires, shooters, terrorist attacks and biohazards.John Applegate, vice president for University Regional Affairs, Planning and Policy, said specific details could not be divulged about IU’s response plans, but is confident IU is prepared for any incident.Last week, for example, a 17-year-old North Carolina teenager pleaded guilty to making fake bomb threats to college campuses across the country — including Purdue and IU-Purdue University Indianapolis. The possibility of such an event, Applegate said, is not something IU ignores.“The first responders have a very clear protocol for evaluating those kinds of threats to make sure the response is appropriate,” he said.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>This year, IU has stolen the education limelight.Both the winner and runner-up for Indiana Teacher of the Year are IU School of Education alumni. The announcement was made Thursday by the Indiana Department of Education.Winner Stacy McCormack graduated from IU in 1999 with a bachelor’s degree in science education. She is currently a physics teacher at Penn High School in Mishawaka, Ind. McCormack is now in the running for National Teacher of the Year — an award presented by the ING Foundation and a project of the Council of Chief State School Officers.Runner up Jamil Odom received his elementary education degree from IU in 2005.He now teaches at Mary Bryan Elementary in the Metropolitan School District of Perry Township.Eight of this year’s 10 finalists were IU alumni.“The IU School of Education has had a long history of preparing excellent teachers,” said IU School of Education Dean Gerardo Gonzalez in a press release. “We are very proud of our graduates and the difference they’re making in Indiana classrooms. McCormack and Odom richly deserve the Teacher of the Year honors for which they have been selected. I extend them my heartfelt congratulations.”
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>President Michael McRobbie will become a U.S. citizen today, on his 60th birthday.IU Spokesman Larry MacIntyre said the Australian native, along with his children Josephine, Lucien and Arabella, will take the Oath of Citizenship in a private ceremony in the Bryan House on IU’s campus. McRobbie will take the Oath after living in Indiana for 14 years.The Oath will be conducted by U.S. District Judge Sarah Evans Barker. Following the ceremony, McRobbie will have dual citizenship in Australia and the U.S.“He’s concluded this is his home,” MacIntyre said. “His family, children have grown up here. He wants to stay here.”
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Trojan recently released its fifth Sexual Health Report Card — a ranking of sexual health at American colleges and universities.This year, IU Bloomington received a 2.72 GPA, which puts it in 39th place out of 141 schools.The research and rankings are based on an independent study by the research firm Sperling’s BestPlaces. According to this year’s study, Columbia University scored highest for its consistent availability of on-site HIV testing, free condoms, anonymous advice capabilities and student peer groups. The top five schools also include the Big Ten’s Michigan State in second place, Ohio State University in third and the University of Michigan in fourth.For more information on the report, see Monday’s edition of the Indiana Daily Student or visit www.trojancondoms.com/Articles.aspx
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Early in the morning of Sept. 4, five gravestones in Dunn Cemetery were knocked down by vandals. A month later, what University officials are calling the worst damage to the historic site to-date has yet to be fixed.While a police report was filed and those in charge of campus facility maintenance have begun restoration plans, the University’s responsibility for the graveyard is still under review.“Usually cemeteries have superintendents,” said Mia Williams, director of landscape architecture for the University Architect’s Office. “I honestly don’t know who’s in charge. Some have been repaired before. Campus Division has fixed them in the past.”Williams met with Campus Division — the office in charge of ground repair and upkeep — to discuss the restoration. Williams said she has contacted a local stone restoration firm, but no time-table has been set for the completion of repairs, and she is still waiting for the estimated cost. The firm, she said, must come to campus, assess the damage and begin on-site work.“It was vandalism of the worst kind,” she said. “It was defenseless.”But does the University have a legal obligation to fix the stones?Between 1855 and 1905, the IU Board of Trustees worked to secure farmland from the local Dunn family in order to create what is now a 1,933 acre campus.But the family provided provisions regarding the family’s burial grounds, which were included in the trustees’ purchases.The private land at both locations are for descendants of Eleanor Dunn, Nancy Alexander and Jane Irwin and is reserved for anyone with whom the descendants intermarry. The University was required to build around the cemeteries and not change or alter them in any way.Larry Stephens, director of IU’s Office of Risk Management — the office providing Williams with insurance funds to fix the stones — said the deed written by the Dunn family states the property was given and belongs to IU.The University, he said, has felt an obligation to keep the cemetery well-maintained, and that feeling has continued throughout time.“We intend to take responsibility,” Stephens said. “It’s on campus. We’re in a different situation than most because of its location.”Stephens said IU has no policy regarding contacting family to inform them of the vandalism or to request payment for the restoration. However, based on his past legal work with cemeteries, he said in many cases it would not be unusual for families to assume financial responsibility.“If it was off campus, it may be different,” Stephens said. “We could go back, try to contact families, because I’m not sure if we legally have responsibility to repair them. I honestly don’t have the answer. It’s my intent to pay for it.”Relatives of those buried in the cemetery are difficult to keep track of, Stephens said, and no real list has been maintained.The most recent Dunn Cemetery burial occurred in 2004, following the death of IU graduate Marilyn Seward Warden. Her tombstone went untouched last month, but her sister Doris Sewards’ did not.“It’s sad, really sad,” Warden’s daughter and Bloomington local Nancy Wrobleski said. “One of the graves knocked over was one of the older ones, over 100 years old. Those are harder to fix. At least my aunt’s is not as old.”Wrobleski said she received a call from her cousin, Kevin Kochery, several days after the vandalism and was unsure if the other living decedents eligible for burial in the cemetery were aware.After the restoration takes place, both Campus Division and Indiana Memorial Union officials said security for the area will also be reviewed.“I’d like to see cameras installed,” Williams said. “It’s hard to believe no one heard what happened that Saturday.”
