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(10/05/00 4:32am)
Monroe County Habitat for Humanity and IU Habitat for Humanity are building their first handicap-accessible house.\nJennifer Titus was chosen to be the recipient of the house by the Habitat selection process. The first phase is anonymous, so there is no bias when the Monroe County committee views the applications, said junior Jennifer Murphy, president of IU Habitat for Humanity.\nTitus, a lifelong Bloomington resident, has cerebral palsy and is confined to a wheelchair. Her house will be completely handicap accessible, including the appliances.\n"The first thing we did was build a ramp for her so she could get to her house, and we got a side-by-side refrigerator, so she could reach the icebox, too," said senior Cathy Jones, work site coordinator for IU Habitat for Humanity. "There are a lot of things you don't even think about having to do differently, so this is a new challenge for Habitat but we are always open to new ideas."\nThe Lion's Club of Monroe County is sponsoring the house by supplying the money, and they also volunteer at the work site.\n"A Habitat house ends up costing between $30,000 and $35,000," Jones said. "The homeowner has to eventually pay this money back, so she will pay it back, however long it takes, to the Lion's Club interest free."\nFraming day for the house was Sept. 16, and it is now almost winterized, Jones said. Work sessions are from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays.\n"They are right on schedule with the process," Murphy said. "The roof is ready to be shingled, and they did framing a couple of weeks ago."\nTitus has to put in 250 hours of sweat acuity (hours Titus has to spend working on the house), and these have to be finished by the time the house is completed, said Mary Stroup, Monroe County Habitat for Humanity Volunteer Coordinator.\n"Jennifer is there on Saturdays and is doing the hours with her mother, who she currently lives with," Stroup said.\nJones said working on the house gives Titus a sense of ownership and pride.\n"She has to be there every Saturday, and it's frustrating for her sometimes because there are some things she just can't do," Jones said. "Me and the other leaders make a conscious effort to find things she could do, so she will feel good."\nMurphy said Titus is very independent and is definitely contributing.\n"She is a really sweet and has a heart of gold," Murphy said. "She is willing to put in the time and works in the office, too."\nTitus said she hammers and cuts insulation and will at least give anything a try.\n"I am glad to be a part of something that will benefit me, and it is really kind of neat," Titus said.\nShe said she was ecstatic when she learned that her application was chosen and that she was going to have a house built for her.\n"I was shocked and was very happy," Titus said. "It is more or less a dream come true to get something that will cater to my needs."\nStroup said the plan is to have the house finished either Dec. 9 or 10, so she can get in her home before Christmas.\n"We will try to have it dedicated a week after that in which everyone who helped with the house will be there and the Lion's Club will present her with the key," Stroup said.
(10/04/00 5:08am)
The Asian-Pacific-American Symposium was held Tuesday in the Indiana Memorial Union, marking the second anniversary of the Asian Culture Center's opening.\n"We decided that we should host a working celebration of our second anniversary," said ACC Director Melanie Castillo-Cullather. "One that everyone can take part in."\nThe meeting focused on how Asian Americans are perceived in America and the struggle of being a minority in American culture. \nEvelyn Hu-DeHart, professor of history and chair of ethnic studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder, said Asian Americans are a multicultural people.\nHu-DeHart, who was born in China and raised in America, said Asian Americans have been "racially triangulated" -- in other words, they have been placed between the two extremes of black and white. Hu-DeHart said Asians are used to alternately reinforce black or white positions, but always to enforce white privilege.\nShe said they are referred to as a "model minority," a phrase that breeds resentment. She said Americans resent anyone who is overly successful, anyone they perceive as taking too much of the pie.\nHu-DeHart said that while Asian Americans are said to be over-represented in terms of wealth, "I don't hear people say that (Africans or Latinos) are over-represented when it comes to poverty."\nUntil the same people who describe Asians as an over-represented minority use that term to describe white students, Hu-DeHart said she does not see the claim as valid.\nOther discussion leaders expanded on Hu-DeHart's comments. Radhika Parameswaran, an assistant professor of journalism, talked about "Perceptions of Asians in American Culture." Parameswaran said Asian women are often portrayed as submissive victims. She shared the headline of a newspaper article, "Born Oppressed," which discussed Asian women as victims.\n"If we all believe that Asian women are born oppressed, then we will give up," Parameswaran said. "What we have to say is 'I will stop being titillated by these headlines.'"\nChristina Frazen, a junior, missed class to come to the symposium.\n"I don't know that much about Asian culture, and I thought it would be beneficial as an education major to know a little bit about every culture," Frazen said. "I thought (Parameswaran's lecture) was very beneficial."\nThe symposium finished with a panel discussion led by David Takeuchi, a professor of sociology. The panel had four Asian-American students who were all on the symposium steering committee.\nTakeuchi asked the panelists if they could only see one change in the way the Asian-American community is addressed at IU, what would it change be?\nThe panelists said they would like to see more scholarships for Asian Americans in non-science areas, more education for the entire student body on Asian-American issues and more Asian-American students involved in student issues.\nDaisy Rodriguez, a graduate student, said she would like people to think about who is included and left out in every aspect of society.\n"I would like to see everyone get involved in Asian-American issues," Rodriguez said.
(10/03/00 7:02pm)
A relatively new Web site, iuclass.com, is targeting IU students to help find things they need in the Bloomington area -- an alternative to the classifieds. The site is not affiliated with the University.\nJunior Jon Tavernier is responsible for the creation of the free site, which he started in February 1999. The site features classified advertisements from the area. \nTavernier said he is mainly the only person running the site, but anyone can place an ad on the site by filling out a membership form.\n"I noticed a lot of free sites that have a lot of classified items, so I decided to open a classified site for the Bloomington area," Tavernier said. "It\'s free and is built by IU students. It is a meeting place for students to find items without going cross country or to a bookstore."\nTavernier is a computer information system major and said this would help to make him more marketable when he looks for a job after graduation.\n"This will set myself apart from other students during interviews, and I wanted to do it for the experience," he said.\nTavernier said he is pleased with the success of the site because he has seen increases in the number of visitors to the site during the past two years. And he has added other attractions to interest students such as items to download, virtual cards, contests and news.\n"I wanted to establish something for the people besides just classifieds, so they will want to come back to the site," Tavernier said.\nMany students were unaware of this site, but said they are happy to know of its existence.\n"I didn\'t know about this site," sophomore Lauren Moore said. "I would definitely use the site for reference like with jobs or if I was looking for something in particular."\nSophomore Erica Warner said she is skeptical about the site because she is unsure of the quality of it, and said it would depend if students were Web shoppers as to whether they were to use the site.\n"It sounds like it would be convenient, but I won\'t use it because I won\'t have the need for it in the near future," Warner said. "I am not searching for anything." \nEditor's Note: This story originally appeared Sept. 22.
(10/03/00 6:54pm)
The School of Informatics officially opened this semester, making it the first new school to emerge on campus in more than 25 years. Students who choose to major, minor or receive a certificate in this field will find many jobs available to them when they graduate, school officials said.\nDean of Informatics Michael Dunn said the cognate area that the student is studying would be the key to what type of job the person receives. Some example cognate areas are journalism, economics, chemistry, fine arts, public and environmental affairs, telecommunications, computer science and interior design.\n"A student with a cognate area in fine arts could possibly be a digital artist or graphic designer," Dunn said. "Also with chemistry for example, the student could work for a pharmaceutical firm. They would work with information technologies in that particular industry."\nThe school teaches about information technology applied to solving human problems.\n"Unlike computer science that focuses on core technologies, our students will be trained with tools used in various disciplines and be able to use and participate in development," Dunn said.\nHe said starting salaries will vary widely depending on the cognate area, but overall salaries should range between $40,000 to $60,000 a year.\n"The interesting feature about the School of Informatics is that it allows students to explore information technologies and subject matter and end up with the credentials to get a well-paying job," Dunn said.\nBecause informatics is a new school, there aren't any graduates as of now, but the school hopes to have a placement and internship program in place in a year and a half to two years.\n"Information Technology Association of America currently has one million, six hundred thousand vacancies in information-technology related jobs," Dunn said. "These jobs will continue to develop since there is a need for them, and right now the Midwest is the hottest region for new technology jobs."\nHe said other related jobs are virtual set designer, Webmaster, database developer and software developer.\n"There are brand new jobs that people aren't even aware of like a user experience analyst," Dunn said. "These people design computers and computer interfaces."\n"Students trained broadly with information technologies are very likely candidates for decision support or management positions of information technology issues," he said. "The school tries to educate students broadly since people change careers three and four times during their life."\nFreshman Jonathan Raimondi is majoring in informatics and is taking I101, an introductory course to informatics.\n"I am happy with the way class is going, and things are pretty good right now," Raimondi said. "I am going to go into network engineering probably with my degree in informatics."\nDunn said with informatics it is like a two-way street as students can minor in it instead of majoring.\n"You will still get a heavy dose about information technologies through a minor in Informatics," Dunn said.\nFreshman Cory Steger is majoring in computer science and is unsure of what he will do with informatics at this point. He is also enrolled in I101, introduction to informatics, and is just exploring his options right now.\n"There are a lot of careers in informatics, and it is an up-and-coming profession," Steger said. "My teacher tells us that there are so many jobs out there"
(09/22/00 4:58am)
A relatively new Web site, iuclass.com, is targeting IU students to help find things they need in the Bloomington area -- an alternative to the classifieds. The site is not affiliated with the University.\nJunior Jon Tavernier is responsible for the creation of the free site, which he started in February 1999. The site features classified advertisements from the area. \nTavernier said he is mainly the only person running the site, but anyone can place an ad on the site by filling out a membership form.\n"I noticed a lot of free sites that have a lot of classified items, so I decided to open a classified site for the Bloomington area," Tavernier said. "It's free and is built by IU students. It is a meeting place for students to find items without going cross country or to a bookstore."\nTavernier is a computer information system major and said this would help to make him more marketable when he looks for a job after graduation.\n"This will set myself apart from other students during interviews, and I wanted to do it for the experience," he said.\nTavernier said he is pleased with the success of the site because he has seen increases in the number of visitors to the site over the past two years. And he has added other attractions to interest students such as items to download, virtual cards, contests and news.\n"I wanted to establish something for the people besides just classifieds, so they will want to come back to the site," Tavernier said.\nMany students were unaware of this site, but said they are happy to know of its existence.\n"I didn't know about this site," sophomore Lauren Moore said. "I would definitely use the site for reference like with jobs or if I was looking for something in particular."\nSophomore Erica Warner said she is skeptical about the site because she is unsure of the quality of it, and said it would depend if students were Web shoppers as to whether they were to use the site.\n"It sounds like it would be convenient, but I won't use it because I won't have the need for it in the near future," Warner said. "I am not searching for anything"
(09/22/00 4:49am)
About 25 people gathered Wednesday night at the Asian Culture Center for "Over a Cup of Tea," a monthly forum on Asian and Asian American issues. The group met to discuss Wen Ho Lee, a 60-year-old Chinese American nuclear physicist accused of espionage.\nHe was arrested for mishandling classified information at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Jeannine Bell, an associate law professor and one of the forum's discussion leaders, asked the question at the heart of the night's topic: "Was this racial profiling?"\nNick Cullather, an associate history professor and discussion leader said nuclear secrets have traditionally been tied to issues of race. He referred to the capital murder of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, children of Polish immigrants, who were found guilty of conspiracy to commit espionage in 1951.\n"Whether or not they actually did it was immaterial," Cullather said. "The government was, in fact, making a point about split loyalties of ethnic groups," he said of the Rosenbergs.\n"Is this profiling or not?" Bell asked. "Was this selective prosecution? Were there issues of unfair treatment?"\nLee was arrested for downloading information that was not secret at the time. He was held in prison for nine months without bail.\n"When pressed to point to a country (Lee) was spying for, (the U.S. government) indicated he was a freelance spy," Cullather said. Members of the crowd chuckled.\n"I don't think this has anything to do with racial profiling," said Lewis Maudlin, a prosecutor in Washington County. Maudlin said he thought Lee was guilty of the charges because, among other things, he pleaded guilty to one charge and didn't go to trial.\n"After nine months (a plea bargain) would look pretty darn good to me, because I could go home at the very least," Bell responded. "I think the United States government found an easy mark (in Lee). The case wasn't evidence-based. If they had something, him pleading guilty to one count would not have been the outcome."\nCullather said the real issue is how Asians and Asian-Americans are perceived.\n"Beyond guilt or innocence, the issue in Lee's case was how the American government views Asian and Asian-Americans. Most Americans see Asians as an undifferentiated mass," said Cullather.\nThe United States accused Lee of spying for China, although he was born in Taiwan and is now a U.S. citizen.\n"He has lived here since the '60s or '70s," said Chin-Li Wang, a Taiwanese master's student in the School of Law. "He went to Texas A&M. He raised his family here. He is an American citizen. We don't think of him as Taiwanese. We think of him as American. That's why we don't care." \nHe grinned as he adjusted the black cardigan resting on his shoulders. Then his grin faded. \n"For Asian Americans, no matter how long they have been here, they are seen as Asians," he said.\nDaisy Rodriguez, a Filipino American doctoral student in higher education and student affairs said she gets offended when people comment on her English. She was raised in the United States and is an American citizen. "People ask me where I'm from, and when I say the United States, they say 'No, I mean what country are you actually from.' I'm a United States citizen."\nMelanie Castillo-Cullather, director of the Asian Culture Center, said Lee's case has given reservations to Asian people who want to come to the United States. She said many scientists from China do not want to apply for American government positions because they do not want to invite trouble.\n"It has an affect on aspiring Asian professionals wanting to work in the United States. It has a domino effect," she said.\nCullather said the Asian community is at an important point in the process of forming an identity within the larger context of ethnic minorities in the United States. \n"There is a change happening here," he said. "Something is about to happen"
(09/21/00 4:12am)
As a grand-prize winner in a contest sponsored by Tecmo, Inc., senior Clint Trice won an all-expense paid trip to Tokyo. Tecmo, Inc., a game company, hosted the contest in July for its Dreamcast title "Dead or Alive 2," a martial arts video game, along with Babbage's Etc. and gamestop.com. \nThe contest was posted on gamestop.com and entrants had to submit general information about themselves. Brian Iannessa, public relations representative for Tecmo, Inc., said there were around 30,000 entries. \nThe trip included round-trip air fare, $1,000 in spending money, hotel accommodations, admission to a Tecmo game show and a VIP tour of Tecmo's headquarters.\n"This is a dream come true for a hard-core gamer," Iannessa said. "They will get to meet the game developers."\nIannessa said the game stop is where companies showcase all the games that are going to be debuting in retail stores, as well as show some of their new and current products such as new hardware and PlayStation 2.\nHe said Temco wanted to do the contest to keep the public interested in them and "Dead or Alive 2."\n"It was a way to keep people involved and excited about the game as well as to keep the Tecmo name alive," Iannessa said.\nTrice will leave today for Tokyo and return to Bloomington Wednesday. He found out about the contest because he is a member of the site.\n"I figured I would just try it and see what happens," Trice said. "I couldn't believe it when I won, because I haven't won anything before and I have never been to Japan."\nTrice is a fine arts computer graphics major and is interested in games not only as a hobby, but as a possible career.\n"I have been playing video games for a while," he said. "I hope to get in the industry and do arts for them. This will be a real opportunity for me to see how games are made."\nHe was allowed to bring one guest with him, and he chose to bring his roommate Chris Rice, a first year grad student in the MIME program.\n"I am just a tag-a-long who got lucky," Rice said. "I am just excited to play the games and the working models of how they are supposed to be when they are released. Plus, I hope to pick up some games while I am there, because Japanese games are interesting … It will be fascinating to go to Tokyo"
(09/19/00 5:19am)
"I hate Sam Donaldson like I hate eating peanuts. I can't stop eating them, and I can't stop watching Sam Donaldson."\nLee Hamilton, a former U.S. Representative and director of the Center on Congress started the evening off with this quote from a former constituent. \nHamilton introduced television newsman Sam Donaldson to a full house that left some audience members standing last night in the Whittenberger Auditorium of the Indiana Memorial Union.\nThe free event was sponsored by the Center on Congress and lasted an hour. Donaldson spoke for about 20 minutes and then took questions from the audience.\nDonaldson has worked for ABC News for the past 40 years and has covered five U.S. presidents. He was chief White House Correspondent from 1977 to 1989 and 1998 to 1999. He is a co-anchor of an ABC News Sunday morning broadcast, has a live Internet newscast and is a correspondent for 20/20. He has won three Emmy Awards and in 1998 was named "Broadcaster of the Year."\nDonaldson was energetic, reflecting on the past when there were only three networks. Topics ranged from the current presidential election to an incident where he was tear-gassed. Donaldson said he thinks this year it is a tactical election, because as a country everything is all right and there are no big national waves.\nDonaldson also commented on the Bush and Gore campaigns. He said people will be voting for who they like. He said he didn't like Bush's speech at the Republican convention whereas he thought Gore emerged from the Democratic convention as more of a likeable guy.\nMany students came to hear him speak simply because he is a well-known public figure.\n"I grew up watching him on TV and on Sunday mornings lately, so I thought it would be interesting to come and hear what he has to say," said Samantha Buchanan, a freshman.\nSophomore Jack Fan said he has always been impressed with Donaldson and his news presentations.\nAt the beginning of Donaldson's speech, the lights in the auditorium unexpectedly went out. The newsman captivated the audience with jokes keeping everyone laughing during the situation. Donaldson said the audience all knows what he looks like and that he would continue in the dark, but the lights came on within a couple minutes.\nThe night ended with a standing ovation and with Donaldson giving peace signs to the crowd.\nHamilton said he thought the speech was terrific.\n"I don't ... think he was just informative ' he was an entertainer," Hamilton said.\nSenior Jen Burnett said she was surprised that the audience didn't ask more questions that pertained to her generation, such as funding for higher education.\n"I thought he was a really good speaker," Burnett said. "He was funny, but it seems like he was very rehearsed as well."\nSenior Raju Raval said she thought he avoided commenting on how members of the media are biased as to what information they allow the public to know about, but Raval said he liked things overall.\n"I thought he looked very professional," Raval said. "He spoke like he knew what he was talking about and was very polished"
(09/18/00 5:38am)
Television newsman Sam Donaldson will speak at 7 p.m. today in the Whittenberger Auditorium of the Indiana Memorial Union. The free event is sponsored by the Center on Congress.\nLee Hamilton, a former U.S. Representative and director of the Center on Congress, invited Donaldson to speak this evening, said Charles Wise, director of research and programming for the center. Hamilton will be introducing Donaldson's speech, "A View From Washington."\nDonaldson has been affiliated with ABC News for 40 years and has covered five presidents. From 1977 to 1989 and 1998 to 1999 he was chief White House Correspondent where he covered the presidency for World News Tonight as well as other ABC News programs.\nPreviously, Donaldson was co-anchor of Prime Time Live, and he has covered major events such as the TWA Flight 800 crash, the Vietnam War and U.S. military corruption. He is currently a co-anchor of an ABC News Sunday morning broadcast, has a live Internet newscast and is a correspondent for 20/20.\nIn 1998 Donaldson was named "Broadcaster of the Year" by the National Press Foundation. In addition he has been named "Best Television Correspondent" four times, and he has won three Emmy Awards and a George Foster Peabody Award.\nDeborah Still, programming assistant and Web designer for the Center of Congress, said Donaldson will speak for 20 minutes and then open it up to the audience for a question and answer period.\nWise said he believes students would gain a lot by going to this speech.\n"They will get some insight into the Congress that represents them and the policy issues that Congress is engaging in that impacts students," Wise said.\nJournalism professor Jon Dilts, who teaches graduate seminars on reporting and law, said Donaldson is a legend in American journalism and is someone he believes people would want to hear from.\n"(Students) would get a lot out of it," Dilts said. "He fills the room with his personality, and he is energetic."\n"It is hard to find journalists with a long history and (who are) still in the trenches doing it," Dilts said. "He is still Chief White House correspondent and is not behind a desk."\nJunior Mike Gibson, who is minoring in journalism, said he thinks it will be very beneficial to listen to Donaldson speak.\n"I think that it is really a good idea to have someone of that stature come to speak," Gibson said. "It is great exposure for journalism students to see someone who is really successful in that field"
(09/13/00 5:23am)
At www.iuexchange.com, a student-run Web site that opened Aug. 15, students are given the chance to buy and sell textbooks, CDs, sports equipment, tickets, cars and a list of other items. \nStudents can place what they would like to sell on the site, and then those who are interested would bid on the item ' in essence an online auction. Junior informatics major, Pete Sanidas is credited for coming up with the idea.\n"I saw this as a way to fill needs that needed to be met, and I am always thinking of things like that," Sanidas said. "Doing things like this is what I do and what I want to do in the future."\nThis site is not affiliated or associated with IU and there is no fee for using this service. There are additional fees, which are optional, only for the enhancement of selling products. \nStudents can pay with their credit card or have an invoice mailed to them with the amount they owe. \n"We have very good software from the same company that does Bidbay, which is competitors with ebay," Sanidas said. "There will never be an issue with us of not being able to handle transactions."\nThe inspiration for this site was the idea of being able to buy and sell old textbooks, junior Chris Brunt said. He also helped in developing and working on this site.\n"We are fed up with paying ridiculous prices and selling our books back for a ridiculous price," Brunt said.\n"This site can be useful to everyone in Bloomington, and people will benefit from it, but we want to keep this local," he said.\nThere has been a lot of time, effort and dedication put into this site and Brunt is a little overwhelmed by it all.\n"It has been a lot more work than I thought it would be, especially now that school has started, but I am still glad I did it," he said.\nStudents are excited about trying out the site.\n"It seems really good because bookstores screw you," freshman Erin Jeffery said. "I totally would consider using it, especially if you would get more money for your books than from the bookstore."\nSophomore Janel Kobi is a little uncertain about the site.\n"I would be doubtful until the first time I used it and saw how it works, because the bookstore is more of a sure thing when you need books in a crunch," Kobi said. "However, if it becomes a secure transaction and saves you money then I would try it."\nThe future for www.iuexchange.com looks promising as long as people use it.\n"There is no reason we are ever going to shut down unless new technologies come along and make it obsolete," Sanidas said.
(09/08/00 5:23am)
Walking through hordes of people, whose faces all blur together, students make their way through campus and arrive at intended destinations ' unaware of who or what they have passed.\nIn the hustle and bustle of everyday life it is often easy to forget who does all the things to make life on campus more exciting and invigorating. Most of the student body never have a chance to meet these people. \nBut with senior Mike Gosman's dedication to IU, he is bound to leave a legacy.\nGosman is a history major from Milwaukee, Wis. and has been the Union Board president since January. But he has been involved with the board since his freshman year when his older brother, an IU student, told him about UB as a way to get involved. Before he became president Gosman was on the lecture committee.\n"I have had a really positive experience with Union Board, and I got to coordinate the Bob Knight lecture, which hadn't occurred for five years," Gosman said. "I got to announce Bob Knight at Assembly Hall mid-way through my sophomore year, which was the first time I spoke in public. After I was involved with that I was hooked. My fate was sealed to get more involved with the board."\nUnion Board is the largest student programming board on campus that plans all types of events, Gosman said. A few of the areas UB concentrates on are concerts, lectures, films, Late Night at the IMU, Live from Bloomington and more.\nGosman said he has many goals left to obtain during his time as president.\n"One of my goals is to create as wide of a variety of programs as I can since there are over 30,000 students," he said. "I want there to be a program that every student can identify with on campus. What gives me the greatest pleasure is looking at the audience at our events and seeing people gaining something from being there."\nHe would also like to increase awareness of UB, and what they are all about, he said.\n "When someone sees that it is a Union Board event, I want it to be something that they will want to attend," Gosman said. "My hope is that when students leave this campus, and when they look back, they will remember the events like the forum."\nVaughn W. Allen, a junior and director of public relations for UB, said Gosman is a hard worker and very professional at his job.\n "When you look around at the new things Union Board has done this year ' IU Late Night, Late Night busing, IDS columns, relations with administration, IDS coverage and several projects that are in progress, you can see how much he has contributed," Allen said. "Largely because of his tireless work, Union Board will be a stronger organization than it was when he got here. We are lucky to have such a leader."\nOthers give credit to him for their positive experiences with UB.\n"He was my first contact with Union Board last year, and he soon became one of the closest people I worked with," said sophomore Justin Guild, director of Campus Forum for UB. "I am quite sure that if it wasn't for Mike, my position on Union Board today or the experiences I have shared with others while being on the board would not exist. He has this tremendous ability to motivate others and see what it is they are striving for."\nThis job keeps him busy, but Gosman still makes time for academics, a social life and sports. He loves IU basketball and the Green Bay Packers.\n"It's a balancing act," he said. "When I have less time to do things, I make better use of my time."\nAllen said he is good at everything on and off of the job.\n"What's funny about Mike is that he appears to be such a teddy bear," Allen said. "So whenever we'd compete, at pool, cards, basketball or anything else, I'd expect to beat him. But he handily defeats me every time. The guy's just good at everything."\nHis friends see him as a happy guy who is always willing to help others.\n"I have known Mike for about 2 1/2 years now, and he is one of the best friends I have met at college," Ken House, vice president for programming, said. "He is entertaining, outgoing, and always has a smile on his face. He is someone I can trust and count on to get the job done."\nSenior Jeff Zuckerman, concerts director for UB, said he is hilariously funny.\n"His wit is so subtle, it often passes over a head or two, but eventually we all end up in stitches," Zuckerman said.\nIn spite of the busy schedule, Gosman maintains he has never lost sight of what he is here to do, Allen said.\n"He's never hogged the spotlight or sought recognition. It's as though he never did this for himself; it feels like he did all of this for the sake of Union Board and for the betterment of the IU campus," Allen said. "Mike has been truly selfless, and I have a profound respect for him"
(09/06/00 5:45am)
A new school emerged on campus this year for the first time in more than 25 years. The School of Informatics is now open to students for undergraduate degrees.\nThe school teaches about information technology applied to solving human problems, said Michael Dunn, dean of informatics.\n"We are one of a handful of a new breed information technology schools," Dunn said. "We concentrate more on the use, and we have had tremendous cooperation with other units on campus such as computer science, school of library (science) and other information technology related units."\nStudents who choose to major in informatics will apply this knowledge to other disciplines that they have chosen such as journalism, computer science, cognitive science, geography, interior design and many more.\nThe school is lobbying the legislature for more money, Dunn said. He said the legislature should be interested because informatics will play an important role in educating students for the new economy.\n"It is exciting to take a concept and actually give it shape with detailed courses and curriculum and finding people to implement these things," Dunn said. "Plus, it is exciting to find interested students."\nThe school only offers lower level courses, but that should change in the near future.\n"This year we are offering classes largely at freshman and sophomore levels," Dunn said. "Next year we plan to phase in junior, senior and masters level. We are just taking these things one step at a time."\nSome critics of the school say it might not be teaching the right things.\n"I worry that the School of Informatics doesn't belong at a first-rate research university, as Indiana University is supposed to be," said Gail Hanson, a distinguished physics professor. "Is it carrying out forefront research in areas of computer science, information technology or related areas, or is it teaching students how to design Web pages, which is something that could be done at a two-year junior college or community college? Perhaps it is too early to tell."\nSome of the courses offered include I101: Introduction to Informatics, I110: Basic Tools of Informatics, I201: Math Foundations of Informatics and I400: Technology and Business: Making the Marriage Work.\n"We have a total of 180 students enrolled in introduction to informatics with three sections being taught this semester," department secretary Wendy Elliot said. "Also, basic tools of informatics has been divided into two eight-week sessions."\nAssociate professor Gregory Rawlins, who teaches Introduction to Informatics, said the course is going well and students are enjoying it.\n"The students are pretty open, and we have had interesting discussions with it only being the first week of school," Rawlins said.\nFreshman Clay Earley, one of Rawlin's students, said he likes the class, which he views as one of many steps to getting a guaranteed job once he graduates.\n"Nowadays, you can get a job anywhere with the qualities this degree has," Clay said. "The professor is really into getting everyone involved."\nSome students took the class out of curiosity.\n"I wanted to see what it is all about," freshman Cory Steger said. "It seems like it may be a little hard, but it will be useful, and I would recommend it to other students."\nEnrollment has been high this semester, leaving some students on a waitlist.\n"I have always had two concerns: one being not enough students and the other having too many, and it looks like it will be the last one," Dunn said.\nTo deal with the high number of students who want to participate, the school will offer more sections in the spring.\n"I am excited about being a part of something new," Rawlins said. "You get to be a pioneer certain to make mistakes, but certain to learn something from these new experiences"