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(02/08/12 4:34am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The heat was not the only thing rising in Bloomington last week. The hearts of the Hoosier softball team rose with the hopes of another successful season to match 2011’s 37-18 performance.With the increase in temperature, the Hoosiers took to the IU Softball Field for the first time this year, getting ready for their season opener against the University of Illinois-Chicago on Friday in the Hotel Encanto Tournament in Las Cruces, N.M.The Hoosiers will have their fair share of traveling completed within the next month, as they will play a total of five away tournaments before returning to Bloomington during spring break for the Hoosier Classic.The first four tournaments feature fresh faces, compared to last season. However, the Hoosiers will face tough competition against Brigham Young University on Feb. 18 in the Louisville Slugger Desert Classic in Las Vegas. They will also open the DeMarini Invitational facing No. 9 Stanford on March 2 in Fullerton, Calif. The Oklahoma Spring Festival is the Hoosiers’ next destination for the second year in a row. This will feature a rematch against No. 5 Oklahoma after a 9-0 loss in last year’s Festival.The Hoosier Classic will feature a rematch with the University of Illinois-Chicago and Central Michigan. Last season, Central Michigan was Indiana’s first victim at home.After tournament time, Big Ten play will kick into full effect with a road trip to Ohio State on March 24 to 25. The Hoosiers then return home to face No. 15 Michigan on March 31 and April 1.During the 2011 season, the Hoosiers recorded wins against the next seven opponents in this spring’s season: Purdue, Indiana State, Penn State, Ball State, Northwestern and Iowa.May 5 to 6 will feature Nebraska’s first visit to Bloomington as a Big Ten contender. The Cornhuskers are placed at No. 21 in the preseason poll.The schedule features a group of new competition and returnees alike. Of the 11 teams returning on the schedule this year, nine were defeated by IU.The 2011 season will most likely serve as a benchmark for the Hoosiers this year. After finishing second in the Big Ten last season, the Hoosiers marked their best finish in 17 years and their most wins in 15 years. While racking up a 14-game win streak, the Hoosiers defeated Michigan for the first time since 1996.In that game, the duo of seniors Morgan Melloh and Sara Olson played important roles, as Melloh struck out 14 in eight innings and Olson recorded a pair of home runs to win the game.These two will be playing a slightly different role this season. After finishing their senior years last season, they have stayed on staff as student assistant coaches to help the girls with another season.The Hoosiers retain seven starters from last season’s team, including sophomore Meaghan Murphy and junior Amanda Wagner. Murphy had 28 starts last season, while pitching a shutout in her first start in the circle. Wagner recorded six home runs, including a grand slam against Big Ten champion Wisconsin.The Hoosiers also feature a new cast of freshmen, including Olson’s sister Lora Olson, who is taking her sister’s No. 7 jersey.Jena Malmen, a sophomore transfer from Kirkwood Community College in Iowa, joined the Hoosiers, as well. While at Kirkwood, Malmen led the country with 28 home runs.Hoosier fans will just have to wait until early March to witness in person the addition of new players, a core group of returnees and two new assistant coaches helping fourth-year IU Coach Michelle Gardner.
(10/31/11 2:24am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The suspect who is in custody from the Sunday morning shooting at the 1400 block of North Jordan Avenue was apprehended by authorities and questioned Sunday, IU Police Chief Keith Cash said.Jeffery Durbin of Kokomo, who is not an IU student, was arrested on charges of intimidation, criminal recklessness, pointing a firearm and carrying a handgun without a license.At 2:57 a.m., officers responded to a report of a man firing a weapon in the air outside the Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity house.“This male, not a house member, was waiting on a ride,” Cash said in a prepared statement. “He became irritated while waiting and pulled out a gun, pointing it at a fraternity member. He then began to wave the gun in the air.”Cash said the incident started at the conclusion of a fraternity Halloween party as visitors were leaving the house. He said while the fraternity members were fleeing back inside the house, they heard gunfire.“Immediately, IUPD, along with the Bloomington Police Department, set up a perimeter from Fee Lane to the 45/46 bypass,” Cash said in the statement.The male was seen walking up the driveway of the Phi Kappa Sigma house. Officers at the perimeter noticed the suspect attempting to enter the house of sorority Phi Mu.Authorities arrested the suspect,and there were no injuries. Shortly after the arrest, the weapon was recovered nearby, Cash said.“The investigation continues,” Cash said.IU students and parents registered to receive alerts from the IU-Notify system received a string of text messages, emails and automated phone calls to draw attention to the campus shooting in the early-morning hours. “It’s scary to think that would happen so close to here. It just seems like a lot of things are piling up,” junior Emma Rimmele said. “It was good that it was contained really fast. I think that it handled it pretty well.”She said she received a call from her mother, who was concerned and asked her for more information.“(My parents) actually called me this morning. They were really freaked out about it,” Rimmele said. “They’re nervous, but I told them everything is fine. I guess I feel a little better about everything just to know that nobody was injured. It’s still scary nonetheless.”Although students expressed positive feedback as to how the University kept the campus informed, some questioned the wording of the messages.“I got a phone call, and I did get an email. I called my mom this morning,” student Maddie Rossman said. “I do, however, think that the text message or the wording of the email was a little too strong.”Freshman Aubree Craft said she felt fairly safe throughout the ordeal.“I was actually inside Read (Center) at the time. I stayed where I was. The door was locked. The windows were shut. I was fine,” Craft said.Craft’s mother Janine Vergis, who was at IU visiting her daughter this weekend, said it’s important for students to communicate with their parents when situations like this arise on campus.“I think she needs to notify me when something happens,” she said. “If I would’ve had the radio on or the television and heard about it, I would’ve been freaked out. It’s going to happen. It could happen anywhere.”
(10/20/11 2:46am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Two crimes reported to the IU Police Department have been labeled hate crimes by campus support groups.On Oct. 8, students in Briscoe Quad reported that swastikas had been drawn on dry erase boards on Jewish students’ room doors. The suspect was identified at the time, and while the prosecutor’s office did not file charges, the case was directed to the dean of students’ office, IUPD Chief Keith Cash said.On Oct. 6, a death threat written on a lesbian student’s dry erase board in Foster Quad was reported to IUPD. Cash said IUPD has increased patrols and worked with the dean of students’ office and Residential Programs and Services to meet with residents and offer support.Rabbi Sue Laikin Silberberg, executive director of the Helene G. Simon Hillel Center, said she is frightened that there are still hate crimes committed on IU’s campus.“It’s sad and scary that there is still hate around like that,” Silberberg said. “But on the other side of it, I believe there is a lot more support against hate.”Although these two events occurred so close to each other, Silberberg said she still has faith in the people of Bloomington to overcome this hate.“Generally, IU is a very open and good place for students,” Silberberg said. “There are far more people who care and want to fight against hate than those wanting to promote it.”Silberberg, a 22-year veteran of the Hillel Center, said these types of things happen just about every year. However, she said the role various support organizations, such as Hillel and Gay, Lesbian Bisexual and Transgender Student Support Services, play on campus remains important year-in and year-out.“There will always be incidents of anti-Semitism and other minority group hate for whatever reason,” Silberberg said. “But what I think is especially important is how the community responds to it and grows from it.”Doug Bauder, office coordinator for the GLBTSSS, said he was frightened by how quiet these hate crimes have remained all year.“This occurred in a week close to the two deaths of IU students on campus,” Bauder said. “And after the Lauren Spierer case, the fact that this person received a death threat is serious.”These types of harassment incidents occur all the time all around campus, but Bauder said this was the first time he could recall a death threat.“My main concern was this escalated from an earlier event,” Bauder said. “It is frightening because it has evolved from just one word written on a dry erase board to a serious hate crime.”Bauder said his main concern with these hate crimes is the fact that some people just take them as jokes. Bauder stressed concern for the fact that these crimes are not just jokes — they are serious, unlawful offenses.“People don’t take these things serious,” Bauder said. “They say, ‘Oh, it’s just a joke.’ People need to realize what they are saying before they actually say it.”According to studies, people who commit these types of hate crimes are generally dealing with some personal troubles of their own, Bauder said.“They are probably out there struggling with something, and I want to help them,” Bauder said. “Our office reaches out to everyone, not just the victim. We would like to help whoever did this, as well with whatever problems they are having.”There is a place to report these types of incidents. Campus does take these things seriously, and the GLBT anti-harassment team, as well as the incident teams coordinating with the Office of the Dean of Students, is here for that reason, Bauder said.“So many harassment incidents occur as random things written on dry erase boards,” Bauder said. “But people need to realize this was not a joke. This was a hate crime. This was very serious.”
(10/05/11 3:34am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The bond between father and son can be one of the most powerful relationships in a young man’s life. For IU Police Department Officer Brad Begeske, following his father’s footsteps into law enforcement has been his career path since his junior year of high school in Griffith, Ind.After becoming a cadet during his junior year at IU, Begeske graduated from the IUPD Police Academy and became a part-time officer to finish his senior year. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice in May and took a full-time job with IUPD to begin his career in law enforcement, just like his father did more than 20 years ago.“My dad was the main reason I got into law enforcement,” Begeske said. “That’s who I was around growing up.”Begeske is entering the field, and his father retired two weeks ago from the Calumet City Police Department in Calumet City, Ill.“Obviously, my mom was not too happy about it,” Begeske said. “She wanted me to go do business or something safer. But my father told me he was proud of me. I told him that it was something I wanted to do, and I stuck to it.”Begeske is currently working to complete his field training.“They’re just getting us ready to go out on our own,” he said. “During each phase of training, there’s different things I get graded on.”Begeske said he feels there are essential skills that an instructor can’t teach. For these skills, he looks to his father.“People skills are something I believe can’t be taught,” Begeske said. “I learned those from Dad because he knew how to talk to just about anybody.”When making the switch to full-time after graduation, Begeske knew IU would be a good fit. “IU was taking applications,” Begeske said. “I lived here. I worked here. I liked all of the people here. I sort of knew how things ran here, and they offered me a job, so I took it.”Q&AIDS What is the main difference between part-time officers and full-time officers?Begeske The main difference is the type of patrols we do. Part-time is more foot patrol, such as backing up officers and helping people out when they need it.IDS What does the IUPD Police Academy entail?Begeske It’s all held on campus Monday through Friday during the summer. You start every morning at 6 a.m. and do physical and classroom work. It adds up to 600 total hours of training and classroom work throughout the summer.IDS What was the most difficult part of the Academy?Begeske The most difficult part was waking up. The thing that got me through it the most was knowing that it was what I wanted to do, and it was my one chance to do it good.IDS Do any of your peers give you a hard time about your career choice?Begeske No one does. Two guys are jealous that I have a job already. Most of the time, they just start asking me legal questions.IDS What is a typical day in the life of Officer Begeske?Begeske When I work third shift (11 p.m. to 7 a.m.), I’ll wake up, have some breakfast, go work out, clean up and go into work and get back home early in the morning, depending on what cases I got called on.IDS What is your favorite shift?Begeske Second shift is a lot different because there’s so many students for class. There’s so many different things going on. Third shift you see a lot more actual crime stuff happening.IDS What goes through your mind before you go out on a call?Begeske It all depends on what type of call it is. When you’re running lights and sirens for an emergency call, you take a second to gather yourself, and then it just turns into instinct and becomes routine.
(10/03/11 3:29am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Last week, Matthew Erickson’s Facebook page started to fill up with messages from friends describing their memories of the IU freshman who died Wednesday.Those who knew him best said the Valparaiso native was always smiling.“He was a funny kid,” said Cheryl Erickson, Matthew’s mother. “He was never afraid to express himself, whether it be with his hair, clothes or sports.”After moving from private school to public school in ninth grade, he embraced the difference, his mother said. She said he was never afraid to meet new people.“Through junior high, he had a small group of friends, and as he moved through high school, that group kept getting a little bigger and bigger,” Cheryl said. “Those who met him loved him immediately.”Cheryl said Matthew’s humor occasionally got him into trouble during school.“He had a very witty, dry sarcasm,” she said. “Teachers would either be totally on board with him or not so much. He definitely lit both ends of that candle multiple times.”Matthew’s friends said his humor is what they will remember most about him.“He was always laughing and saying funny things to cheer people up,” close friend Shaun Patterson said in a Facebook message. “Even people who didn’t know him very well can understand how good of a guy he was.”Patterson said high school was a blur of memories that included Matthew.“I hung out with him almost every single day in high school,” Patterson said. “A lot of my funniest memories through school involve him.”A friend from high school, Megan Elizabeth Graykowski, said the thing she will miss most about Matthew is the way he cared for others before himself. He knew how to help others with their problems, she said.“He made sure you were OK before he made sure he himself was,” Graykowski said in a Facebook message. “He was talented in that he knew how to make people smile. He had a smile that would make anyone’s day.”High school friends Autumn Cole and Evan Kuehl said people were drawn in by Matthew’s personality.Kuehl said Matthew had that effect on people in school, as well. His personality didn’t change when he was in class.“Band class was my favorite memory of Matt,” Kuehl said. “He and a teacher, Mr. Rosario, would always crack jokes on each other. He made the classroom an absolute blast.”Some of Matthew’s floormates in Read Center said he seemed shy, but Kuehl said that was not the case.“Oh man, he was hilarious. You could not not be laughing when you were around Matt,” Kuehl said. “No matter how sad or mad you were, he would still make you smile.”Valparaiso High School cross country teammate, friend and IU freshman Christopher Skok said he always turned to Matthew to find the good in the bad during the workouts.“Running is not always the most fun thing, if you think about it,” Skok said. “But he would help us get through the roughest workouts.”Skok said he remembered warming up one day before a big meet.“We were about to start running, and you could look around, and everyone would be serious and have serious expressions,” Skok said. “But he would have a smile on his face. He kept us motivated and stayed positive always.”Matthew’s cross country coach, Mike Prow, said Matthew’s personality and work ethic had a positive effect on his team.“We’re going to miss him,” Prow said. “He definitely had an effect on the younger guys. You could tell they were hurting when they received the news at this morning’s practice.”Prow said Matthew enjoyed being part of the team. He was not the top runner, but he never complained.“He had an effect on every athlete around him,” Prow said. The Valparaiso Vikings cross country runners had Matthew in their hearts on Saturday during the Duneland Athletic Conference meet, Prow said. “We’re going to say a small prayer before we go out to Duneland,” Prow said Thursday.Prow said even though this period of mourning is difficult, people should remember Matthew’s humor and liveliness.“Just at the end of June, I was at his open house,” Prow said. “We were having a good laugh about Indiana basketball. He was always laughing.”Cheryl said her son’s death has changed the way she looks at the moments that make up life.“This experience has made me realize we really need to enjoy life more,” Cheryl said. “We need to let the little things go. We should take a step back and not take things so serious all of the time.”
(09/29/11 3:40pm)
Last night at approximately 11:21 p.m. a 19-year-old female student reported being assaulted while walking through the Arboretum.Indiana University Police Chief Keith Cash said the victim reported walking through the area at approximately 9:00 p.m. A man approached her and pushed her to the ground. He then kicked her, called her a racial slur and walked away.Cash said the victim had no visible injury and refused medical attention.The victim reported that the man appeared to have Greek letters on his fluorescent blue tank top, but she could not recognize them.Officers failed to locate the suspect and Cash said IUPD is continuing investigation of the incident.Anyone with information to this incident should contact IUPD at 812-855-4111.
(09/28/11 4:00am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>IU Police Department officers arrested an alleged armed robbery suspect Tuesday morning at Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity at 1210 E. Third St. The suspect, 18-year-old James Mitchell of Bloomington, was also allegedly responsible for a B-Line Trail robbery Monday night.Mitchell was charged with attempted armed robbery with a deadly weapon, impersonating a police officer, intimidation and resisting law enforcement. Some of those charges were made by the IUPD, while some are Bloomington Police Department charges.The alleged victim of the incident at Lambda Chi Alpha, a 20-year-old IU student, told officers he was walking home in the 1200 block of Third Street when the suspect allegedly pointed a gun at him and told him to get on the ground.“The suspect held up the victim,” IUPD Chief Keith Cash said. “After the victim told him he didn’t have the money, the victim offered to go into the fraternity house and ask his roommates. The suspect told him that was possible but not to tell anyone what was going on.” At about 12:25 a.m., officers responded to a 911 call of a man with a gun behind the Lambda Chi Alpha house. The caller told officers the suspect was running on Highland Avenue south toward Atwater Avenue.“There happened to be the two officers close to the area,” Cash said. When the suspect did not comply with the officers, he was tackled, and an air soft pistol fell to the ground. IUPD officers turned the suspect over to the BPD for further investigation in his alleged armed robbery on the B-Line Trail. IUPD is continuing its investigation and encourages anyone with information about the case to call 812-855-4111.
(08/29/11 3:18am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The two female IU students chased by an unidentified man early Sunday got “everything right” and avoided a potentially bad situtation, IU Police Chief Keith Cash said.“They walked in a pair, ran away from a bad situation and sought help from police when they needed it,” he said.According to an IU-Notify email, the two 18-year-old students were walking west on Atwater Avenue near Fess Avenue at 12:44 a.m. Sunday when a man started following them.The women began walking in the opposite direction, then ran when the man continued to follow them. When they approached an IUPD officer, the man following them fled.Cash said because the suspect still has not been found and his intentions remain unclear, students should take safety precautions.“Be aware of your surroundings,” Cash said. “Do not put yourself in uncomfortable or dangerous situations.”The chase was the second safety incident during Welcome Week. Early Wednesday, a 22-year-old female student reported being robbed as she passed under a train overpass on North Indiana Avenue between 12th and 13th streets.The male suspect stole both the woman’s purse and her cell phone before fleeing, Sgt. Jeff Canada of the Bloomington Police Department said. The two incidents have left some IU students feeling uneasy. Junior Abby Gehlhausen said after living in Bloomington this summer and watching the Lauren Spierer case unfold, the incident shook her up.“It still trips me up because our house is by Atwater,” Gehlhausen said. “This whole situation just points out the fact that we need to walk in large groups.”Gehlhausen’s friend and fellow junior Erin Schultheis said walking in large groups eases the fear that something will happen while walking home late at night.“Never walk alone,” Schultheis said. “Always with some friends or people that you know are going to look out for each other.”Freshmen Alisha Keck and Haley Duffy said although two incidents happened in one week, they still felt relatively safe, mainly because they live on campus.“Stuff is going to happen anywhere,” Keck said. “I feel good about coming to Indiana University.” If anyone has any information about either incident, they should call IUPD at 812-855-4111.
(08/23/11 1:30am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>A group of mountain bikers raced down 17th Street Monday morning. All the bikers wore the same color shirts and rode the same color bikes. They could easily have been mistaken for a Little 500 bike team out training. However, instead of carrying water bottles, these bikers carried handcuffs and handguns.The IU Police Department sponsored a bike training course for its officers that started Saturday and ends today.Officer Brian Oliger headed the course, which offered participants the opportunity to become International Police Mountain Bike Association certified members. The training was mandatory for all IUPD bike officers.“They’ll have a written test, skills tests on the bikes and just a wide array of things they need to be able to show they can do,” Oliger said.The course focused on possible scenarios bike officers may face while in the line of duty, ranging from stolen equipment to an active shooter.In addition to IUPD officers, a Bloomington police officer and two emergency service personnel from IU Health-Bloomington trained.“This is the first time that Bloomington Hospital sent people through the course,” Oliger said. “They want to get their people certified, making sure their people are doing things right.”On Monday morning, Oliger and IUPD Sgt. Brice Teter ran through weapons scenarios using Simunition bullets, which are similar to paintballs.“Today we’re going to be doing some firearm training with Simunition gear,” Oliger said. “It’s pretty realistic training with firearms, as real as you can get without shooting someone.”Teter said the need for the training to translate to real life situations is an important aspect of the bike school.“A sidearm is one of those things that can save your life, but it can also get you into trouble,” Teter said. “You are called on to use it in emergency situations, but after using it you are open to criticism from people.”Teter said the weapons training portion of the bike school is designed to teach officers to use their weapons safely in the field.Oliger expressed the need to have this type of training for the bicycle officers.“They will be starting out doing basic stuff. Then we’ll have them lay down fire with the bike,” Oliger said. “It all deals in with the bike. That’s what this class is for.”Oliger said while the training is tactical, it is also physical, instructing officers how to pace themselves during laborious bicycle call responses.“With a bicycle, you are using your own power to get to the scene,” Oliger said. “You have to know when to slow down...so that you arrive at the scene and still have enough energy to possibly go hands-on with someone.”
(06/01/11 4:31pm)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Students can be seen running and participating in sports in between classes throughout the school year. Campus Recreational Sports provides a unique opportunity for students to maintain or start their fitness routines while in school.Steve Heeter, service director for Member Services, said they are committed to helping students and staff.“Our first priority is serving the Indiana University-Bloomington students, followed by faculty and staff,” Heeter said in an email.Kim Gray, service director for Marketing and Sponsorship, said students hold a very important role in the deciding stages of programs and activities with the Recreational Sports organization.“We offer a variety of programming and facility spaces that meet (student) needs because we ask students up front what they want,” Gray said in an email. “The students have a voice through the Student Recreational Sports Association.”In addition to intramural sports offered (flag football, basketball, indoor soccer, kickball, softball, volleyball, whiffleball and tennis), Campus Recreational Sports also offers other various programs.“Throughout the school year we still offer a full complement of RS programs, including group exercise, yoga/Pilates, cycle fit, circuit strength, informal sports, personal training, lap swimming, swimming sessions and some club sports,” Kathy Bayless, director of Campus Recreational Sports, said in an email.According to Chris Arvin, program director for Fitness and Wellness, participating in healthy activities should be a high priority year round.Heeter said the students have already paid for their service membership if they are enrolled in classes. Chris Geary, director of Programming and Research, said students are better off sticking to their normal workout schedules.“If they want to come in and get a quick workout in with minimal interruptions, then mornings and early afternoons are still best,” Geary said in an email. “If they are coming to work out and they want to meet people or get in a pickup game, then late afternoon and evenings are still best.”Arvin said students should use these unique opportunities to start a workout schedule that will last into the fall and winter. This could possibly start a full-time healthy lifestyle for students while at Indiana, he said.
(05/26/11 8:53pm)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>As new students are filtering through campus this year, it can be certain that among all of the hustle and bustle they will notice a sea of red lanyards worn around the necks of students typically carrying maps of campus.These students, as upperclassmen will most likely point out, are freshmen.After unpacking their cars, meeting up with new roommates and saying goodbye to their crying mothers; freshmen make their way into IU campus activities, classes and culture. This can be a hectic time in the life of a freshman. Most have never cooked their own meals, lived on their own or found themselves alone in a crowd of more than 30,000 peers.Every upperclassman at IU dealt with these issues at some point in their college experience. Some provide much needed advice for the incoming freshmen looking to start their new Hoosier lives. Soak it inYou should try new activities, and don’t keep a closed mind. College is an opportunity for a new start. You can be anyone you want to be, and you can do different things than you did in high school.Junior Jason Garcia said when he came to IU, he was amazed at the activities the school offered.“There is a lot of stuff here that usually wouldn’t have been offered to you in high school,” Garcia said. “I would definitely tell freshmen never to keep a closed mind, and to take advantage of what Indiana has to offer.”Be socialAs you leave your high school, you remember the good times you had with the friends you made in your hometowns. However, coming to college provides you with the opportunity to meet new people and make new memories. Do what you can to meet new people. Who knows, maybe the friends forged here will become lifelong companions.Junior Zachary Williams said it is important to use the dorm experience to meet new people.“Just go down your dorm hallway and introduce yourself,” Williams said. “Even if you’re not so social, it is very easy to make friends because so many people are trying to do the same.”Don’t forget, this is schoolRemember, college is meant to be as much a learning experience as it is a social experience. Spend just as much time studying as you do having a good time, and your experience will be great.Sophomore Courtney Burroughs said that the sooner you realize you’re here to get good grades, the better off you will be.“I spent my first semester not in the library and my second semester in the library, and I realized that I did a lot better in my classes,” Burroughs said. “I had a different mindset that I wasn’t here just to socialize.”Senior April Kline said the main problem she faced as a freshman was procrastination.“Don’t procrastinate and don’t party too much because it will just ruin your GPA,” she said.Don’t go overboard with gearSchool spirit is great, but don’t go overboard when you get here. It is one thing to be decked out in Hoosier gear at tailgates and basketball games, but don’t flaunt it in your finite class your first semester.Junior Sean Glade offered some style tips for incoming freshmen.“Don’t ever match your IU shorts with your IU shirts. I’ve noticed that one a lot,” Glade said.Also, Garcia said it is very easy to spot freshmen just because of all the IU gear they wear.“If you’re not an Indiana athlete, then don’t dress like one,” Garcia said. “Try to blend in. I looked around in class, and I was the only one wearing this stuff during a packed class in Woodburn.”Don’t wear your lanyardThe number one piece of advice every upperclassman had was to leave the red lanyards at home. It is usually the first thing you receive that has “Indiana Hoosiers” written on it. Keep it — it will make for a great keepsake — just don’t wear it around on your first day of classes. Like it’s color, it sends a red flag out to everyone around you that you are new to Indiana University.“Don’t use the lanyards. You can spot them really easy,” Glade said.“Everyone is going to know you are a freshman,” Burroughs said. “Just don’t broadcast it with the lanyard.”“I never wore my lanyard around my neck,” Williams said. “I realized that was a total freshmen move to make.”Just RememberFreshman year can be difficult with tougher classes and adjusting to the college life. However, according to Burroughs, it can all seem easier by just blending in with the rest of the college population.“Just blend in. Don’t look so overwhelmed by everything,” Burroughs said. “Everything is going to be OK.”
(03/09/11 1:21am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>As if teaching courses isn’t enough, professors also devote significant time to research in their various fields.The Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty and Academic Affairs, along with the Office of the Vice Provost for Research, announced the recipients of the Outstanding Junior Faculty Award for 2011 on Feb. 8. The five recipients were honored with three grants totaling up to $14,500 each, according to the press release.The award was given to candidates that exemplified commitment to their specific areas of teaching, research and service.The five recipients were Joshua Brown (psychological and brain sciences), Michael Foster (folklore and ethnomusicology), Ilana Gershon (communication and culture), Amit Hagar (history and philosophy of science) and Eden Medina (informatics and computing), according to the press release.“These awards recognize our exceptionally talented assistant professors and provide resources enabling them to continue their excellent research and scholarship in Bloomington,” said Tom Gieryn, vice provost for faculty and academic affairs, in the release,These recipients are using their grants to develop their research opportunities. “I’m starting a new research project on how new media is affecting people’s work relationships,” Gershon said. “I know my students are really worried about getting hired nowadays, and I’m really interested in figuring out how people are using new media to hire people. I’d like to use the grants to interview employers and find out what they’re looking for when hiring people and see how they are using new media in the process.”Foster described his overseas research and how the grant will help him finish his new book, which looks at Japanese rituals and tourism.“Right now, I’m particularly studying a ritual that takes place in one small island off the coast of Japan,” he said. “The grant will allow me to get back to Japan to do more research. One of the hardest things in doing research in a foreign country is the cost and the ability to go there knowing you can stay for a decent amount of time.”
(03/08/11 3:42am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>As if teaching courses isn’t enough, professors also devote significant time to research in their various fields.The Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty and Academic Affairs, along with the Office of the Vice Provost for Research, announced the recipients of the Outstanding Junior Faculty Award for 2011 on Feb. 8. The five recipients were honored with three grants totaling up to $14,500 each, according to the press release.The award was given to candidates that exemplified commitment to their specific areas of teaching, research and service.The five recipients were Joshua Brown (psychological and brain sciences), Michael Foster (folklore and ethnomusicology), Ilana Gershon (communication and culture), Amit Hagar (history and philosophy of science) and Eden Medina (informatics and computing), according to the press release.“These awards recognize our exceptionally talented assistant professors and provide resources enabling them to continue their excellent research and scholarship in Bloomington,” said Tom Gieryn, vice provost for faculty and academic affairs, in the release.These recipients are using their grants to develop their research opportunities. “I’m starting a new research project on how new media is affecting people’s work relationships,” Gershon said. “I know my students are really worried about getting hired nowadays, and I’m really interested in figuring out how people are using new media to hire people. “I’d like to use the grants to interview employers and find out what they’re looking for when hiring people and see how they are using new media in the process.”Foster described his overseas research and how the grant will help him finish his new book, which takes a look at Japanese rituals and tourism.“Right now, I’m particularly studying a ritual that takes place in one small island off the coast of Japan,” he said.“The grant will allow me to get back to Japan to do more research. One of the hardest things in doing research in a foreign country is the cost and the ability to go there knowing you can stay for a decent amount of time.”
(03/03/11 2:49am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>In 1951, the Department of Natural Resources experimented with its first sanctioned hunting season. In its inaugural season, approximately 16,000 hunters paid for a $5 license and reported taking 1,590 deer from more than 17 counties, according to the DNR 2010-11 Deer Hunting Guide.In the 2010 deer hunting seasons, 134,004 deer were reported taken, according to a DNR press release. Licenses were given out in 92 counties. More than a quarter of a million licenses are sold annually, according to the DNR 2010-11 Deer Hunting Guide.The jump in numbers and third record-breaking season in a row have some Indiana residents questioning if this is a good or bad thing. IU sophomore Justin Budash said he was unhappy with the high number of deer deaths.“It’s sad that we are forcing these animals from just trying to live normal lives,” he said. “The whole notion of deer overpopulation is foreign to me. They are not bothering my way of life, so why should we interrupt theirs?”However, President of the Indiana Deer Hunter’s Association Joe Bacon said there is a limited number of Indiana rural residents that do not enjoy deer on their land.“Some citizens are unhappy with deer herds on private property,” he said. “People move to areas to be out in the wildlife, then the wildlife overtake their land and it isn’t what they thought it would be.”Bacon used Bloomington as an example, stating that the city could have a deer problem because it is an edge community.“Most wildlife are edge community animals, they thrive on open space and agriculture in the rural areas,” he said.Beth Reinke, co-president of Revitalizing Animal Well-being, an animal rights group based in IU, said although there are risks involved, hunting is not completely bad.“There are of course risks with hunting seasons, especially in urban zones, but those are risks that come with any gun-related issue,” she said. “But there are also risks associated with an overpopulation of deer in urban areas: crop and plant destruction, increase in car accidents and the incidence of Lyme disease.”Reinke said as long as hunting is as cruelty- and stress-free as possible for the animal then it is a much more ethical and environmentally friendly practice than most other methods of obtaining meat.“Hunters that respect nature, support conservation and most importantly, use what they kill are being more responsible than the average grocery shopper,” she said.The DNR not only focuses on safety and regulation, but it also seeks for ways hunting can give back to the community.The DNR works with Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry, which organizes distribution of deer meat to area food banks.The DNR also stated in the guide that hunting license revenue goes directly into conservation funds.“For each hunting license sold in Indiana, the DNR received an additional 30 dollars in Wildlife Restoration Program funds,” according to the hunting guide.Reinke said this a good idea.“It makes sense for hunting license revenue to go back into wildlife protection,” Reinke said.