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(01/11/08 5:31am)
More than 300 athletes will assemble at the Harry Gladstein Fieldhouse on Saturday to run, throw, hurdle, sprint and jump in competition against one another. \nThe fieldhouse will serve as host of the Indiana Open, which kicks off the season for the Hoosiers men’s and women’s track squads. It will be the first of four consecutive home meets the Hoosiers will host. \nIU coach Ron Helmer is excited about the team’s first meet. \n“I want to see people compete and see who is ready, who is nervous and who is going to rise to the challenge,” Helmer said. “It is a good chance to get started and see where we are.” \nHelmer believes this meet will give his athletes the opportunity to gain confidence and learn how to race, something that will be of great importance as the season progresses. \nThis preseason has been a bit of a struggle for the Hoosiers, who only have one main coach from last year’s team still with them, assistant coach Jake Wiseman. Their new head coach has embraced the challenge, and is happy the team has given him a chance to succeed. \nHelmer said one of his main goals this year is to function as a cohesive unit. This is something he acknowledged will take time, but he said he’s optimistic. \n“We are making a lot of progress with work ethic, team culture and pride,” he said. \nIU senior thrower Paul Fearnow agreed with his coach, noting that he is proud of the work that has been done so far this season.\n“We have had some bumps in the road, but we are happy with where we are at,” Fearnow said. \nBoth men’s and women’s teams are young and somewhat inexperienced, especially on the women’s side. More than half of the women’s team is made up of freshman and sophomores.\nDespite the lack of experience, the team does return some talented athletes, including IU sophomore pole vaulter Vera Neuenswander. Neuenswander is the reigning Big Ten champion, and placed No. 12 at the national meet in both indoor and outdoor track during her freshman year.\nWith the NCAA Outdoor Championships more than seven months away, she said she is eager for her second season. \n“We are all ready ... to put on that jersey and compete,” she said.\nOne of Neuenswander’s top goals is to perform to her best ability.\nNeuenswander gives credit to the coaching staff for what it has done so far. She said it has really helped her to be pushed by great coaches and to have teammates working side-by-side with her. \nNeuenswander and her teammates will get their chance to compete this Saturday. The Indiana Open will begin with the women’s 60m prelims, which are tentatively scheduled to start at 11:30 a.m. \nHelmer, his staff and the IU athletes are eagerly anticipating the start of competition. \n“They are a happy group and are excited for what is to come,” Helmer said.
(12/06/07 5:45am)
Only two weeks separate students from being free and able to relax for winter break. \nThose two weeks include one giant obstacle: finals. Students often stay up late cramming for tests, something that makes experts frown.\nIU health educator Kathryn Brown said students should avoid all-nighters. \n“All-nighters are detrimental to your health,” she said. “The lack of concentration that comes from sleep deprivation has a negative effect on memory.” \nBrown has several suggestions for students trying to balance sleep and the inevitable act of staying up late and cramming for finals. \nSleep is important, she said. Students should prioritize test schedules and preparation for finals, eat and drink regularly, and take short naps if necessary. The IU Health Center offers advice on relaxation activities and gives both full-body and chair massages for $11 to $46, depending on the service. \nPsychology Professor Phillip Summers, who is famous for memorizing the names and faces of his classes of 250 students every semester and was voted “Bloomington’s Best Professor” in this year’s “Best of Bloomington” survey, said the best approach to studying is the “multi-sensory approach.”\n“Read it, hear it, write it and speak it,” he said. \nThe first phase requires students to read their textbooks. The second phase is to listen to the professor review the material in class. The third phase is to outline the main points of the textbook chapters and take notes.\nSummers suggested getting together with another person and quizzing each other. This will ensure better comprehension of concepts, a key to the mastery of the material, he said.\nOnce test day arrives, students should try to relax. Summers said worrying makes it harder for students to remember information, and last-minute cramming is not very effective.
(11/27/07 6:00pm)
IU President Michael McRobbie is leading a 10-member delegation to China this week, where he hopes to expand relationships and form partnerships with top Chinese universities. \nIU Director of Media Relations Larry MacIntyre said McRobbie considers the country a key player in world issues.\n“President McRobbie believes that China plays an increasingly important role in the world economy and politics,” he said. “It is a country we need to know more about.”\nIn his first trip abroad since taking the helm at IU in early July, McRobbie and his group plan to visit and meet with officials from East China Normal University in Shanghai, Zhejiang University in Hangzhou and Peking University in Beijing. \nZhejiang University is part of Zhejiang province, which has had a sister-state relationship with Indiana for 20 years, according to an IU press release. \nMcRobbie is expected to sign a new agreement on Wednesday with officials from Zhejiang University, MacIntyre said. The agreement will begin a partnership between the two universities, as well as set up plans to allow for student and faculty exchanges.\n“This will lay the groundwork for a more long-lasting relationship and opportunity for exchanges,” MacIntyre said. “Face-to-face contact is important for personal relationships.”\nThe plan is for two students from IU to go and study for a semester at the law school at Zhejiang, and for two students from Zhejiang to study law for a semester at IU.\nIU School of Law Assistant Dean for International Programs Lesley Davis said that China’s status as a large player in the business world means Americans need to understand more about the Chinese legal system.\nIn addition, IU plans to co-host a symposium on research commercialization with Zhejiang on Nov. 28. \nForming and strengthening the ties between China, as well as other Asian countries, has been a top priority for McRobbie since he took office. \nMcRobbie referred to universities in Asia he wanted to form partnerships with in his inaugural address last month.\n“Study abroad opportunities at such universities will help prepare our students for the global future and will also serve the interests of the state of Indiana,” he said in the address.\nThe trip isn’t McRobbie’s first visit to China; he also led a group there in July 2006, as the interim provost and vice president of academic affairs, MacIntyre said.\nJoining McRobbie on the trip is his wife, Laurie Burns McRobbie, as well as Lauren Robel, dean of the IU School of Law, Bill Stephan, vice president for engagement, Terry Clapacs, vice president and chief administrative officer, Robert Schnabel, dean of the School of Informatics, Patricia McDougall, associate dean of faculty and research at the Kelley School of Business, Shawn Reynolds, University director of international partnerships and strategic initiatives and Rebecca Wood, communications assistant to the president.
(11/26/07 3:06am)
It’s not often that a person gets to see one of the wonders of the world, ride an elephant, visit with top government officials and see poverty and happiness all in the same place, but 50 IU students did just that this month.\n“Every day was a once-in-a-lifetime experience,” said IU sophomore Jason Lewis.\nLewis was part of the Kelley School of Business Sophomore Block Honor Program that took a 10-day trip to India from Nov. 9 to Nov. 19. \nThe second annual program, part of the school’s “Emerging Market Experience,” is comprised of 50 sophomores in the Kelley School of Business who take the same classes in the 15-credit program. Students took a seminar class on the history, culture, religion and politics of India in preparation for the trip.\n“India is unique,” said Vijay Khatri, IU professor of information systems and teacher of the seminar. “It is the world’s largest democracy, has a rapidly growing and vibrant middle class that makes it attractive to many consumer goods companies, and its stock market and real estate are on the major upswing.”\nStudents said one of the highlights was a trip to Agra, India, to see the Taj Mahal, regarded by many as the most beautiful example of Mughal architecture in the world. This destination had special importance for sophomore Kara Findley.\n“I fulfilled my lifelong dream of seeing the Taj Mahal since I was 7 years old,” she said. “It was absolutely beautiful.”\nIn addition to sightseeing, students also visited some of India’s top businesses, including Maruti-Suzuki, one of the largest car manufactures in India. They also got a chance to talk to top officials at Infosys, a company specializing in consulting and information technology services.\n“The people there said it was the most intelligent conversation they had in years,” Lewis said. \nNot all the time was structured, however. There was time to walk around parts of India, and one student found himself with an interesting opportunity.\nWhile the students were inside the walls of a temple, a local man asked sophomore Tom Hagenberg if he wanted to ride an elephant that many people were crowding around. Hagenberg said “yes” and got to ride the elephant. \n“I jumped on it,” Hagenberg said. “It seemed surprisingly normal.” \nStudents also got an opportunity to do something usually reserved for visiting international dignitaries such as President Bush and other high ranking officials. \n“We were hosted by Pranab Mukherjee, the minister of External Affairs,” Munirpallam Venkat, chair of the undergraduate program in the Kelley School and trip chaperone, said in an e-mail interview. “This was thanks to our alum Deepinder Hooda, the youngest member of Parliament.”\nFollowing the visit with the minister, students traveled to the city of Venkat in Chennai. There they visited Hand-in-Hand, a public organization dedicated to eliminating child labor and providing education for students affected by child labor and poverty, according to its Web site. \n“It was incredible to see kids halfway around the world with so little, yet so happy to learn,” sophomore Brittany Nelson said. “It was impossible not to care about them.”\nIU students said both the children at the school and Indians they met during their trip were welcoming and often treated them as celebrities. \n“A man approached me and I couldn’t understand what he wanted,” Findley said. “At first I thought he was a beggar, but then I realized all he wanted was to take a picture of me holding his son. \nDean of the Kelley School of Business Dan Smith said he feels this experience will have a great impact for students. \n“Students will become better citizens of the world,” Smith said.\nOver the course of their trip, the students gained a new perspective and were opened to different ideas. \n“Seeing the world from a new perspective was incredible for me,” Nelson said. “I realized there is a lot out there different from what I’ve seen.”
(11/15/07 4:01am)
A person gets stopped for a minor traffic violation and upon examining records, the police officer on duty determines that the person is a wanted criminal, arrests him and sends him to jail. This seems logical, unless this person is not a criminal, but a victim of \nidentity theft. \nIdentity Theft is the topic of IU associate professor of informatics L. Jean Camp’s most recent book, “Economics of Identity Theft: Avoidance, Causes and \nPossible Cures.”\nThe criminal implications surrounding identity theft is worrisome, Camp said.\n“Criminals can use your identity, making it more than a financial problem,” she said. \nCamp said she was motivated to write this book after organizing an event that brought technologists, government and law enforcement officials together to see how each had a common concern for identity theft, but looked at \nit differently.\nThe book explores both the technological side of identity theft and the economical side. Camp describes how economic incentives should take much of the blame for identity theft. \nIndustries want to give quick credit, so they offer financial incentives and ask the consumer to provide the company with a social security number, Camp said. \nCamp’s colleague at the IU School of Informatics, professor Markus Jakobsson said he feels that many people are to blame for the problem of identity theft. \n“Some of this problem belongs to all of us; politicians, policy makers, software writers, they have serious work to do,” he said in an e-mail interview. “In the end, can we really blame the criminals for picking the low-hanging fruit? It is up to us to change things.”\nNearly 9.3 million Americans have been victims of some form of identity theft in the last year, according to a report by the Identity Theft Resource Center, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the understanding and prevention of identity theft. \nCamp explains in her book that the problem is not with a lack of technology, rather it is the inability of the consumer, businesses, banks and the government to work together. \nThis lack of coordination, Camp said, has gone as far as, in one circumstance, letting a convicted murderer escape because he assumed the identity of a fellow inmate, who was being let out on bail for \nauto theft.\nIdentity theft can be a serious problem for college students, according to Jay Foley, executive director of the Identity Theft Resource Center.\n“Students have no established credit, making it easier for thieves to insert bogus information,” \nFoley said. \nFoley also explained that since social security numbers are assigned at birth and people can’t enter into contracts until they are 18 years old, that gives thieves 17 years to mess with a \nperson’s identity. \nCamp also warns students about the dangers of \nusing Facebook.\n“Be aware of who you give your identity information too,” she said. “Facebook is the public. This is not just a place where you hang out with friends.” \nSophomore informatics major Corey Godfrey agrees that students should be careful on the Internet.\n“I think that being ignorant about security on the Internet is just asking for someone to steal a part of your identity,” \nGodfrey said. \nDespite the difficulties in solving the problem, experts all seem to agree identity theft is a \nsevere issue. \n“The data mining opportunities for identity thieves are truly daunting,” Jakobsson said.
(11/14/07 5:02am)
For most teams, starting with a first-year head coach and losing several members from the previous year would necessitate a rebuilding season, but not for the IU women’s club soccer team. \n“We wanted to make it to nationals,” said Lynne Raymond, senior and \nclub president. \nThis was a goal the team had not accomplished since Raymond’s freshman year, when the team played in the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association soccer tournament in Austin, Texas. \nThe team, which plays in the West Division of the Women’s Midwest Alliance Soccer Conference, finished the season at 5-4-1, with wins against Illinois, Western Illinois, Illinois State, Toledo and Butler. Their division includes Illinois, Purdue, Ball State, Western Illinois and Butler.\nIU’s club team consists of about 20 women, most of whom have experience playing on travel teams or high-school soccer \nprograms.\nGoing into the regional tournament Oct. 27 and 28 in Bloomington, the club was shorthanded by women participating in other activities that weekend, adding another obstacle for the Hoosiers.\nThe team tied Michigan before ending its season with a loss against University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, finishing 12th out of 26 teams in the conference. \nEarlier in the season, the team stopped Michigan from getting an automatic bid to the national tournament by being the first team to score a goal against the Wolverines. \nThis year, the team came up short of its goal to compete in the national tournament, but overcame many challenges.\n“I was very proud of what we were able to do this year,” said Bennett Dilly, senior and first-year coach of the team. “We stuck together and were very tough on and off the field.”\nFor many team members, this year was about coming together and forming a new bond. \n“This was a great way to meet new people,” said Kirsti Nielsen, freshman and team goalie.\nRaymond also shared similar sentiments reflecting on her years with the group. \n“Some of the friends I made are some of my very best friends,” she said. \nVery few spectators come to club soccer events, something the team would like to see change in the future. \n“Our games are a great time, and everybody should come watch,” Raymond said. \nThis year, other than playing soccer, the team reached out and sponsored an IU Dance Marathon family. The team made it possible for a high school boy with leukemia and his family to come from Riley Children’s Hospital and attend this year’s dance marathon.\n“We are influential as an IU organization and can be inspiring to other people, and reflect positively on the school,” Raymond said.\nDespite the on-field struggles, the team considered this year a positive one. \n“Everyone stepped up, played tough and came together,” said junior and team secretary Caitlin Regan.
(10/22/07 2:57pm)
How often do students have the opportunity to sit in a chair for an hour and know they have saved three people’s lives? \nStudents will have the opportunity to do just that during the 11th annual IU vs. Purdue Blood Donor Challenge, hosted by the IU and Purdue alumni associations. The challenge, taking place now until Nov. 9, is a competition to see how many donors each school can get. The school with the most donors wins.\n“Our main goal is for both schools to get as much as possible,” said IU sophomore Heather Schaefer, Student Alumni Association director of campus outreach.\nThe heated rivalry between these schools fuels this friendly competition.\n “Of course we will win,” said IU senior Amber Gray, Student Alumni Association director of philanthropy. \nPurdue students naturally disagreed with such a statement.\n“We’ve been a little lazy, but Purdue is definitely going to win,” said Purdue senior Carly Salczynski, Purdue Student Union Board director of homecoming.\nPurdue leads the overall series 6-4, but IU has been victorious the last two years, accumulating 4,700 units of blood in last year’s challenge, compared to Purdue’s 3,895, according to the IU Alumni Association Web site.\nIn addition to bragging rights, the winning school will be presented with a miniature bucket trophy at halftime of the IU-Purdue football game in Bloomington on Nov. 17. \nDuring the challenge, there will be about 25 blood drives on IU’s campus and throughout Bloomington, according to Bridget Sutton, IU director of Alumni Programs. Participants are required to be at least 17 years old, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in good health.\nHeather Schaefer, one of the event’s organizers, said she is somewhat scared to give blood but thinks doing so is definitely worth it.\n“You going through a little discomfort is worth saving a life,” Schaefer said. “Homecoming is about showing school spirit, part of which is giving back to your community.”\nLoni White, a communications coordinator for the American Red Cross, expressed similar opinions, wanting to reassure hesitant donors.\nWhite said the process does not hurt, is done with a short needle and is conducted by trained medical professionals. White also noted that the body has its own mechanism for replenishing blood, so giving it will not harm donors. The normal donation at blood drives is one pint.\nWhite provided three additional tips for students who are helping the effort and donating blood: Get a good night’s sleep the day before, hydrate well throughout the day and eat a good meal before coming to donate. \nTo register for a blood drive on campus, log onto www.givelife.org , enter the code “goiu” and make an appointment.\nBoth universities, although in competition with one another, share the common goal of helping others.\n“It’s a contest that will end in saving people’s lives,” White said.