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(01/16/15 4:56am)
William Henderson, a professor at the IU Maurer School of Law, said that when he was in his 20s, no one would have called him inordinately “special.” Certainly, in those days, no one could have predicted that he would earn the title of 2015’s Most Influential Person in Legal Education.
(05/05/14 1:16am)
History professor, Peter Guardino, works in his office on April 23.
(04/22/14 3:08am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The American Cancer Society predicts that approximately 9,710 people in the United States will die from melanoma in 2014.Melanoma is a type of skin cancer primarily caused by ultraviolet rays, which damage the DNA of skin cells. Sunlight is the main source of UV rays along with tanning beds or lamps, according to the ACS. According to the Melanoma Research Foundation, getting one scorching sunburn can double your chances of developing melanoma, and using tanning beds before age 35 can triple your risk of developing melanoma.Though the cancer is typically found in people older than the average college student, Peter Hollenhorst, an IU professor who specializes in cancer research, said it is important for young people to be informed.“I think young people in particular are into tanning or being out in the sun, and they don’t necessarily look at the long-term future of how tanning can greatly increase their risk of this really deadly disease,” Hollenhorst said.Though melanoma accounts for only 2 percent of skin cancer cases, it causes the majority of skin cancer deaths, according to the foundation. It is on the rise more than any other type of cancer and is the now the most common type of cancer for young adults who are 25-29 years old.Michelle Niland is a research nurse who specializes in melanoma research at IU Health’s Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center. She said the popularity of tanning in today’s culture has had a large affect on the increased rates of melanoma.“Inadequate educational tools for society in general and not knowing how to use sunscreen or protect against UV rays are causes of the increase in melanoma,” Niland said. “Sun-tanning booths are a huge one.”Niland said people who have pale skin, blue eyes, red hair, a lot of moles or a family history of melanoma are at a higher risk of developing the cancer and need to use extra precaution when in the sun. She said though these people need to be particularly cautious, no one is immune from developing cancer.“It affects people of all ages and races,” Niland said. “We’re seeing younger and younger women with melanoma.”Junior Natalie Muoio has personally experienced the harmful effects of tanning.“I’m almost 100 percent Italian, so I figured my risk of melanoma was very low,” Muoio said. “I was definitely wrong, because I had a cancerous mole last summer and had surgery.”According to the Melanoma Research Foundation, many people who have been diagnosed with melanoma continue to use tanning beds and tanning oil. Their research shows that UV rays actually increase the release of endorphins — chemicals in the body that cause people to feel happier — that can cause tanning to be somewhat addictive.“I go tanning because I personally think it makes me look and feel better,” Muoio said. “I don’t really know why I still go. You’d think after a scare like that I would stop.”In order to be safe, Hollenhorst recommended avoiding UV rays and paying close attention to moles. “Like almost any cancer, the earlier you catch it, the less deadly it is,” Hollenhorst said. “People really need to be aware of moles on their body and their changing size or changing shape, and see a dermatologist if they notice these changes.”Along with avoiding tanning and frequently using sunscreen with SPF 30 or higher, Niland advised changing the way people see beauty.“I guess we all need to be happy with the skin color God gave us. Pale is the new thin, isn’t it?” She paused. “Well, it should be.”
(04/09/14 2:52am)
A man holds his daughter while listening to speakers at the anti-child abuse event at the Monroe County Courthouse last night. Pinwheels were distributed for the children to play with and to raise awareness about child abuse. The event was held in honor of National Abuse Prevention Month.
(04/09/14 2:14am)
A man holds his daughter while listening to speakers at the anti-child abuse event at the Monroe County Courthouse last night. Pinwheels were distributed for the children to play with and to raise awareness about child abuse. The event was held in honor of National Abuse Prevention Month.
(04/03/14 2:49am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Emmy-nominated journalist Amy Costello, host and senior producer of the podcast “Tiny Spark,” shared her thoughts on reporting and the nonprofit sector with Hutton Honors students Wednesday morning.“One thing I see a lot of in the nonprofit world is ego,” Costello said. “It’s cloaked under the notion of doing good, but it’s really all about them. Some people will be like, ‘I’m a surgeon at NYU. I can do surgery in post-quake Haiti,’ when in fact you can’t, and you shouldn’t without proper training.”Costello created her podcast in an effort to check that ego. According to the podcast’s website, its mission is to “investigate the business of doing good.” To accomplish that mission, Costello researches and asks critical questions about well-known nonprofits to determine their effectiveness.Costello was inspired to start the podcast after reporting for Public Radio International about a service initiative called PlayPumps. The idea was to install energy-generating merry-go-rounds in African communities with limited access to water. Children would theoretically play on the machines, which would power water pumps so the community would have easier access to clean water.When Costello first learned about the program, she wrote a glowing report that helped influence United States officials to make a $16.4 million government grant to PlayPumps International. When Costello followed up in the African communities three years later, she was dismayed at what she saw.“Basically everything that could’ve gone wrong with PlayPump had gone wrong,” she said. Costello found that many of the pumps had broken and they were too complex for local maintenance. Even the working pumps were not running as planned. When children did not spend enough time “playing” throughout the day, the women in the communities had to sit on the merry-go-rounds to get enough water, an experience which Costello said the women found humiliating.“It was a real learning experience for me about how complicated it is to do good,” Costello said. “Although it’s really difficult to ask the hard questions to well-intentioned people, I think it’s very important that we do it.”One of Costello’s most well-known projects is her critical investigation of the nonprofit TOMS Shoes. She said she thinks the organization, along with all nonprofits, would be more beneficial if its founder had taken into account the opinions of the local people he intended to help. “Not consulting with the local population can be a major problem,” Costello said. “If the founder of TOMS Shoes had asked them about things to get or what they need, I doubt shoes would even be on their top-10 list.”Costello talked about her skepticism that consumer dollars can be used to create positive change. In her experience, the one-for-one model — you buy something here, a poor person gets the same thing there — has not been as effective as more holistic on-the-ground projects. “I think we want doing good to be easy like, ‘I can buy a pair of shoes and help somebody,’” Costello said. “It might be better if you buy a pair of shoes that costs half as much as TOMS and then use the rest of the money for an organization that’s putting in the work on the ground to do a lot of good.”Costello said she receives some negative feedback for criticizing people and organizations typically seen in a positive light. She said the possibility of offending people is not high on her list of concerns.“I don’t care what the founder of TOMS Shoes thinks of me,” she said. “I care about the vulnerable children he’s claiming to help.”Costello is also skeptical about short-term volunteerism, like week-long service trips. She said she believes the money people spend on flying to impoverished areas and paying for a place to stay, translators and coordinators could be used in a better way.She said it might be more beneficial to volunteer in your own community and send the money you would have spent on traveling to a nonprofit working in another county.“Many of these international issues are also present in our own communities,” Costello said. “You could take the money, donate it to an organization to accomplish the same results and then serve in your own community to relieve that desire to help in person.”
(04/03/14 1:48am)
Amy Costello talks with Hutton Honors College students about investigative reporting in the nonprofit industry on Wednesday. Costello is the founder, host and senior producr of Tiny Spark, a podcast and multimedia platform that investigates the "Business of Doing Good."
(04/03/14 1:48am)
Amy Costello, the producer and host of the podcast Tiny Spark, speaks to students about the "Business of Doing Good" on Wednesday at the Godfrey Graduate and Executive Education Center. Costello has reported for National Public Radio, PBS Television and the BBC World Service series.
(03/14/14 3:55am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>International nonprofit City Year tries to keep children in school. Next year, several IU graduates will join the program’s group of core members. They will spend four days a week working closely with some of the country’s most at-risk youth.One million students in America drop out of school each year, according to the organization’s website. Twelve percent of the country’s schools account for 50 percent of those drop outs.“Our goal is to keep at-risk students in school, keep them from dropping out and keep them connected with learning,” said Kria Sakakeeny, the media relations manager at City Year Headquarters. “We have a long-term goal so that by 2023, we will be helping 80 percent of the students that we work with reach the 10th grade on track and on time.”Students who make it to the 10th grade with their peers are four times more likely to graduate than students who fall behind, according to the website.City Year serves in 25 U.S. locations as well as Johannesburg, South Africa, and London. Though more seniors will be accepted into the program Monday, there are several soon-to-be graduates who have already heard back from the program’s coordinators. Senior Emma Kravitz was chosen to spend her year in Denver. She learned about City Year during her study abroad experience with Semester at Sea. Kravitz said volunteering with children during her semester abroad had a strong influence on her decision to work with City Year.“I think I’m most excited just for something completely new,” Kravitz said. “I’ve worked with kids before, but I’m excited to do something completely out of my comfort zone and I’m excited for the challenge.”Sakakeeny said City Year takes a different approach than other programs like Teach For America because the core members are not the main teachers in the classrooms.“We provide support to teachers who respond to the more individual needs of students in the class,” Sakakeeny said. “The idea we talk about is the reality of what schools need and what schools can provide. Our core members are there to bridge that gap.”While working for the program, members spend one-on-one time with especially high-risk students and analyze data to discover the roots of the students’ struggles in school. “The way they approach kids is to analyze their attendance, their behavior and their course performance,” Kravitz said. “It’s figuring out where the students’ issues arise.”Kravitz said she likes City Year’s thorough approach. “It’s a lot of after-hours programs and figuring out what’s going on at home,” she said. “So it’s not just doing your job and then at the end of the day you go home. It goes deeper than that.”Senior Jenny Siegel will start working for City Year’s Chicago branch next fall.“I’m excited to move to a new city and see how I’m able to help and get to know the kids on a personal level,” Siegel said. “I’m really mostly excited to meet the kids and form relationships with them.”Sakakeenv said there are many benefits to being a City Year member.“They learn a lot about leadership, time management, organization, data-analysis and public speaking,” she said. “They also get an education award that they can apply towards graduate school.”For Siegel, one of the main benefits of the program is the opportunity to have a gap year before beginning her professional career. Program members are not students, but they aren’t employees, either. “I have a year to explore and find myself,” she said. “I have no idea what I want to do after this year, and I feel like a lot of seniors are rushing into jobs that they don’t know they’ll be happy in. I want to give myself another year to see what’s out there.”
(03/11/14 4:22am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Eddie White likes to describe himself as a lunatic.Demented, crazy, and different are other words the director of corporate communications for the Indianapolis Pacers used to characterize himself to IU students Monday.“I was so demented when I came out of high school, you know what I wanted to do? I wanted to be a lawyer, or I wanted to be a disc jockey, or I wanted to be a writer for Sesame Street,” he said.Instead, White pursued a career in sports public relations that led him to work for the University of Notre Dame, the Miami Dolphins, Logo 7 and a popular Indiana radio station. White emphasized that his success did not come easily. “As God is my witness, I came in second for nine straight jobs before Notre Dame hired me,” White said. “You’re gonna have rejections and it’s the worst thing in the world. You have to believe.”White also encouraged students to separate themselves from the field by being original.“I’m different. I’m not your typical PR guy,” he said. “But, and I say this very humbly, I’m one of the best sports PR guys in the country. I have this weird ability. I see shit nobody else sees.”One of these things was the potential impact women could have in the sports industry, he said.White said he was one of the first people to start hiring women into the industry typically dominated by men.“I realized a long time ago that women are smarter than we are and they’re tougher than we are,” he said to a group of women who stayed to chat after the speech.Another unconventional tactic White uses in his job is keeping up to date on celebrity news.“How many PR guys who work with the NFL religiously read People magazine?” he said. “I get People and Star because I want to know which famous actress is chasing which quarterback. I can use that.” Along with originality, White also recommended students be prepared to pay their dues.He gave examples of success stories like Norby Williamson, the ESPN Inc. executive senior vice president of studio and event production who began his career with the company working as a driver. Another man who began working in the ESPN mailroom later became the corporation’s president.White shared his enthusiasm about the Pacers’ successful season and the PR advantages that have come with it. Winning is the greatest marketing tool there is, he said.“If the people in Indiana think the Pacers are getting better, then the Pacers are getting better,” White explained. White said he believes this philosophy can also be applied to IU.“The problem I have with Indiana is you should be like Stanford,” he said. “You should win in every frickin’ sport. It should be like, ‘We’re Indiana. We’re gonna fucking win.’”But noting the Pacers’ recent losses, White said that winning organizations need to carefully avoid arrogance.“We’ve lost four in a row and I’m like a hockey goalie deflecting,” he said. “You get the dumbest people calling in to sports shows.”MaryClaire Cieply, a senior who organized the event, said she appreciated White’s straightforward approach.“I think he was great,” Cieply said. “He’s not as timid as other speakers. He gives you the cold hard truth.”Junior Margaret Hicks agreed White’s talk was helpful for students pursuing careers in the field. “It was a pretty informative, laid back perspective on the sports industry,” Hicks said. “It helped me know where to go as a college student since we’re all naive and don’t know what the hell we’re doing.”When speaking about the future, White said he envisions having his own sports talk show on satellite radio. “You have to have a dream,” he said. “You gotta know what you wanna do.”Although he said it is important to think about the future, White reminded students to enjoy the present. “College is fun,” he said. “Enjoy it. Because when you get on this side of the fence it sucks.”
(03/11/14 4:22am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Eddie White likes to describe himself as a lunatic.Demented, crazy, and different are other words the director of corporate communications for the Indianapolis Pacers used to characterize himself to IU students Monday.“I was so demented when I came out of high school, you know what I wanted to do? I wanted to be a lawyer, or I wanted to be a disc jockey, or I wanted to be a writer for Sesame Street,” he said.Instead, White pursued a career in sports public relations that led him to work for the University of Notre Dame, the Miami Dolphins, Logo 7 and a popular Indiana radio station. White emphasized that his success did not come easily. “As God is my witness, I came in second for nine straight jobs before Notre Dame hired me,” White said. “You’re gonna have rejections and it’s the worst thing in the world. You have to believe.”White also encouraged students to separate themselves from the field by being original.“I’m different. I’m not your typical PR guy,” he said. “But, and I say this very humbly, I’m one of the best sports PR guys in the country. I have this weird ability. I see shit nobody else sees.”One of these things was the potential impact women could have in the sports industry, he said.White said he was one of the first people to start hiring women into the industry typically dominated by men.“I realized a long time ago that women are smarter than we are and they’re tougher than we are,” he said to a group of women who stayed to chat after the speech.Another unconventional tactic White uses in his job is keeping up to date on celebrity news.“How many PR guys who work with the NFL religiously read People magazine?” he said. “I get People and Star because I want to know which famous actress is chasing which quarterback. I can use that.” Along with originality, White also recommended students be prepared to pay their dues.He gave examples of success stories like Norby Williamson, the ESPN Inc. executive senior vice president of studio and event production who began his career with the company working as a driver. Another man who began working in the ESPN mailroom later became the corporation’s president.White shared his enthusiasm about the Pacers’ successful season and the PR advantages that have come with it. Winning is the greatest marketing tool there is, he said.“If the people in Indiana think the Pacers are getting better, then the Pacers are getting better,” White explained. White said he believes this philosophy can also be applied to IU.“The problem I have with Indiana is you should be like Stanford,” he said. “You should win in every frickin’ sport. It should be like, ‘We’re Indiana. We’re gonna fucking win.’”But noting the Pacers’ recent losses, White said that winning organizations need to carefully avoid arrogance.“We’ve lost four in a row and I’m like a hockey goalie deflecting,” he said. “You get the dumbest people calling in to sports shows.”MaryClaire Cieply, a senior who organized the event, said she appreciated White’s straightforward approach.“I think he was great,” Cieply said. “He’s not as timid as other speakers. He gives you the cold hard truth.”Junior Margaret Hicks agreed White’s talk was helpful for students pursuing careers in the field. “It was a pretty informative, laid back perspective on the sports industry,” Hicks said. “It helped me know where to go as a college student since we’re all naive and don’t know what the hell we’re doing.”When speaking about the future, White said he envisions having his own sports talk show on satellite radio. “You have to have a dream,” he said. “You gotta know what you wanna do.”Although he said it is important to think about the future, White reminded students to enjoy the present. “College is fun,” he said. “Enjoy it. Because when you get on this side of the fence it sucks.”
(03/11/14 2:48am)
Eddie White, the director of corporate communications for the Pacers, speaks on the importance of perseverance and originality in the sports marketing industry during a speech to IU students Monday at the IMU.
(03/11/14 2:47am)
Eddie White, the director of corporate communications for the Pacers, talks to IU students following his speech Monday at the IMU.
(03/11/14 2:47am)
Eddie White, the director of corporate communications for the Pacers, speaks on the importance of perseverance and originality in the sports marketing industry during a speech to IU students Monday at the IMU.
(03/04/14 4:53am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The Men Against Rape and Sexual Assault Program is working to teach men in greek life about sexual assault and how to recognize and stop it. The program hosted a two-hour training session attended by around 120 fraternity members last night.“I think that fraternities are important on campus, and I think greek life is important on campus,” said Mark Houlemarde, the outreach intern at the Sexual Assault Crisis Services of the IU Health Center. “But we’ve definitely noticed a problem.”The former IFC vice president of membership involvement, Grant Ryan, realized the gravity of this issue and decided to work with SACS to create the MARS Program.Each fraternity on campus was required to send at least two members to the training session. The program began with a presentation by senior Sean Ndebele, the current IFC vice president of membership involvement, and senior Ward Weber, the IFC vice president of standards. Ndebele and Weber’s presentation emphasized the importance of consent. They also discussed the impact of alcohol and suggestive themes at fraternity parties.“The culture here at IU is to drink as much as you can for as long as you can,” Ndebele said. “This attitude can lead to sexual assault. Seventy percent of women and 80 percent of men had been drinking when a sexual assault occurred.” The men reminded the attendees of the negative consequences that result from rape accusations, like social probation, questions from potential employers and media attention. “You don’t want to wear those letters on your chest and have people look at you and say you’re part of the ‘rape frat,’” Weber said.The program included an activity in which Houlemarde asked the men to stand when he mentioned something they agreed with or had experienced. Half of the room stood when asked if they know a victim of sexual assault.Only one person stood when asked if they had heard one of their brothers suggesting using alcohol as a means of hooking up with a girl.Houlemarde said it was likely not everyone in the room was telling the truth.“Men are not going to feel comfortable talking about that stuff in a room with people they don’t know,” he said. “In smaller groups the conversations are a little different. I can understand why there might be some hesitance, but it’s really positive to get so much representation from the different houses.”Houlemarde also discussed the difficulty of measuring progress made by spreading awareness. “When it comes to issues of sexual assault the more awareness we raise, we won’t necessarily see a decrease in numbers,” he said. “If we get more awareness out there more people feel comfortable reporting incidents of sexual assaults so it’s hard to perceive progress. We want people to feel more comfortable reporting this but we also want people to stop committing these crimes in the first place.” Weber ended the presentation by reminding brothers of the importance of simply talking about sexual assault issues.“We’re not saying you’re going to go home tonight and totally eliminate sexual assault tomorrow,” Weber said. “We’re trying to get you guys started talking about these difficult topics. We have a problem it needs to be addressed. Let’s just start talking about it and get this thing going.”
(02/26/14 4:37am)
Students Nelson Keller and Samiha Hamding help pull purple wintercreeper in Dunn Woods on Saturday. The plant is an invasive species that covers the ground and disrupts native biodiversity.
(02/25/14 4:17am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Bulgaa Altangerel, the Mongolian ambassador to the U.S., spoke last night about Mongolia’s history, economy and future.The talk was titled, “Socio-Economic Development of Mongolia, Past and Present.” Altangerel began his speech with an overview of Mongolia’s history. The country was a socialist state under Russian control but gained independence after three days of peaceful protesting in 1990. “There are many critics about socialism in Mongolia, but we have reached very great successes in education during our time as a socialist government,” the ambassador said. “We have reached almost 100 percent literacy in the population.”Altangerel also spoke about current economic problems in Mongolia. “These past 10 years have really been a hard time for the Mongolian economy,” he said. “It is in a transition phase.”The hard times have not discouraged the ambassador. He said he has high hopes for the economy due to the country’s abundant sources of coal and gold, and noted that the country has one of the fastest growing GDPs in the world. The ambassador emphasized the importance of the relationship between the U.S. and Mongolia for the sake of Mongolia’s economy and safety.“The relationship with the U.S. is very important to stop the blasts between China and Russia,” Altangerel said.According to the ambassador, the U.S. spent $538 million in Mongolia last year while Mongolia spent $3 million in the U.S. He said he hopes to improve the trade relations between the countries. He hopes more American companies will come to Mongolia and that the government will make improvements to its roads, pollution problems and solar energy use. According to Susie Drost, the executive director of the Mongolia Society at IU, it is no surprise that Altangerel made a visit to the University.“It’s the only university in the U.S. where you can obtain a degree in Mongolian studies,” Drost said. “It’s the only university that teaches the country’s language.” Drost said the school’s connections with Mongolia should be largely attributed to Herman B Wells. “He believed that if the country was important enough, it didn’t matter how many students were interested in learning about it,” Drost said. “We should be teaching about it.” Teresa Nichols is a graduate student studying Mongolian language and heritage.“I love how friendly and welcoming Mongolians are,” Nichols said. “It’s a very interesting country.”Ambassador Altangerel is appreciative of the University’s interest in his country. He ended his speech with his hopes for further cooperation between Mongolia and IU.“I want to encourage the exchange of our professors, encourage the exchange of our students and encourage the exchange of our studies and the creation of new studies,” Altangerel said.
(02/25/14 3:28am)
Bulgaa Altangerel, Mongolia's ambassador to the United States, speaks to a group of IU students and Bloomington locals on the "Social and Economic development of Mongolia."
(02/25/14 2:34am)
Bulgaa Altangerel, Mongolia's ambassador to the United States, speaks to a group of IU students and Bloomington locals on the "Social and Economic development of Mongolia."
(02/21/14 5:14am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Two IU researchers have contributed to a study revealing that seemingly insignificant decisions can cause fatigue. Apply that to the average life of a college student and it means impaired decision-making.The phenomena is commonly referred to as decision fatigue.According to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, decision fatigue is what occurs when cognitive energy is depleted after a person makes too many choices. Ed Hirt and Peter Todd, two professors in the IU Psychological and Brain Sciences department, recently commented on this study regarding the potential effects of this energy loss. The study observed judges in Israel while they made decisions regarding whether a convicted person should receive parole. Researchers found the percentage of favorable rulings dropped gradually from around 65 percent to nearly zero within each decision session and returned abruptly to around 65 percent after a break.Hirt said fatigue could explain the change.“There is pretty good evidence that doing any exercise that involves self-control makes people tired,” Hirt said. “The same thing happens with decision-making.”Hirt said decision fatigue affects everyone differently because it is all about perception. If individuals are enjoying the decision-making process, such as when they are choosing what to eat, they are less likely to experience fatigue because the choices require less self-control. Similarly, the recovery process depends on the person.“Any type of restorative activity can help get your performance back up to a good level,” Hirt said. “For some people it could be meditation, some people could take a nap and some people might play video games.” Professor Todd has a different opinion on the subject. “I don’t really believe in decision fatigue being as widespread as people imagine,” Todd said. “We did a big comparison of about 50 studies and found that people do not systematically get overwhelmed by too much choice.”One of the studies Todd referred to looked at people’s shopping habits and found they were much more likely to purchase something when they were given a choice between other similar options. Regardless of the actual effect decision-making can have on people’s cognitive abilities, Hirt said it is always important for people to be aware of their energy levels. “There’s a lot of things we do, like making choices, that require self-control,” he said. “Students need to recognize that they can only do those things for a certain amount of time before your performance starts to suffer, and come up with effective ways to break up your time.”