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The Fairview Elementary Choir, directed by Kathy Heise performs during the celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday Monday at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater.
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The Fairview Elementary Choir, directed by Kathy Heise performs during the celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday Monday at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater.
Theresa Malone checks on her chickens on Friday in her backyard. Malone has had these chickens in her backyard for about a year now and when they lay eggs she distributes them to her neighbors as a goodwill gesture.
Theresa Malone holds two of her three chickens, Ruthie and Bobbie up to save them from freezing their feet in the snow. The two chickens are named after her aunts because of their similar attitudes.
The Dean of The College of Arts and Sciences, David Zaret gives a speech at the opening of Theater West on Thursday at the Lee Norvelle Theatre and Drama Centre. President McRobbie also spoke and there was a performance by the senior BFA students.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The College of Arts and Sciences has announced a new undergraduate advanced language program to teach Swahili, according to a press release. The Swahili Flagship program will be led by Alwiya Omar, clinical associate professor in the Department of Linguistics. This is IU’s second such advanced language program, after the Chinese Flagship program started in 2008. It will be only the second African Languages Flagship program in the country, according to the release.Swahili is the official and national language of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda and is spoken by more than 70 million people worldwide. Learning Swahili would enable students to work in these countries with greater ease of communication. Omar is currently working to recruit visiting lecturers, a program coordinator, conversation partners and mentors for this program, which is funded by a three-year grant of $600,000 from the Language Flagship, a federally funded initiative which aims to change the way Americans learn languages. “This program will enable students to continue their language study abroad in their junior and senior years, which will enhance their understanding about the culture and language in the actual environment,” Omar said. The program will begin with an intensive course beginning in the second summer session after which students can continue to study Swahili throughout their college careers. “It would be very helpful to students who want to get jobs in African countries in non-profit organizations as well as government jobs,” Omar said. This program gives opportunities to students like sophomore Kimberly Smith, an international studies major who wants to work in Africa teaching English or working towards community development. “The Flagship Program is the best way to enhance language learning since it allows us to go and live in the cultural and linguistic environment in our junior and senior years,” Smith said.Freshman Christopher Parr, who is interested in volunteer work and community service in African countries, will have an added advantage through this program because it will put him in an environment where he can continue his career while still in school. The program will give him an edge over others who have only theoretically studied the language.Currently, Makame Ussi, a visiting professor from the State University of Zanzibar, Tanzania, is accompanying Omar as a conversation expert in her Swahili classes. “It is challenging to teach students from various different backgrounds at IU, but it is a brilliant opportunity for an exchange program,” he said. Ussi said the Swahili Flagship program will provide universities in African countries the chance to develop different teaching ideas and enhance cultural exchange. Although American and African universities have vast differences in technology, Ussi said, there are pros and cons to both linguistic environments. “When students study Swahili in America we have to create a false environment of linguistic learning for them, whereas when they travel to Africa they are exposed to a natural learning environment and are able to pick the language up faster,” he said.
Alwiya Omar, clinical associate professor at the Department of Linguistics along with Mwalimu Haji Makame Ussi, visiting professor from the State University of Zanzibar teaches Swahili to about 25 students Wednesday during a language class.
Mwalimu Haji Makame Ussi, visiting professor from the State University of Zanzibar teaches Swahili to about 25 students Wednesday during a language class.
Esther Uduehi
AIDS victims' relatives and supporters surround quilt squares during the opening of the AIDS Memorial Quilt's stop in Bloomington on Thursday in Alumni Hall. The AIDS Memorial Quilt began in San Francisco in 1987, and is now composed of more than 47,000 individual panels commemorating the lives of people all over the world who have died of AIDS-related illnesses.
AIDS victims' relatives and supporters surround quilt squares during the opening of the AIDS Memorial Quilt's stop in Bloomington on Thursday in Alumni Hall. The AIDS Memorial Quilt began in San Francisco in 1987, and is now composed of more than 47,000 individual panels commemorating the lives of people all over the world who have died of AIDS-related illnesses.
Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard Share the Harvest Dance Party and Auction was held Saturday in the KRC Catering Hall on South College Avenue. Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard (MHC) is a Bloomington community food pantry that provides healthy groceries to over 1,910 people in need each week. This is one of MHC’s largest fundraisers of the year with a $10,000 fundraising goal.
Senior Nikhil N. Nanda orders a wrap at the newly opened Union Street Market on Tuesday in Union Street Center. The market offers more options for vegetarians and vegans than other C-stores on campus.
David Wellbery, a prominent literary critic, recited poems and literary works Thursday in the Georgian Room at the Indiana Memorial Union. He spoke as part of the Master Class in the Humanities lecture series.
Former Secretary of the U.S. Treasury and IU alumnus Paul H. O'Neill spoke about "Truth, Transparency, and Leadership" on Wednesday in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs. O'Neill challenged his audience to recognize the difference between a real leader and a person who is just doing his job as a leader.
Landon Kellogg dressed as a Banana and Hilary Leighty dressed as Wonderwoman go trick-or-campaigning in a neighborhood South of Bloomington for the Republican party on Sunday night.
Vop Osili, Democratic candidate for Indiana Secretary of the State, speaks Friday during a rally at City Hall.
Pete Buttigieg, Democratic candidate for Indiana Treasurer, encourages people to vote Friday during a rally at City Hall.
Purdue student Sean McRae poses with host Daniel Petrie of the annual "Rocky Horror Picture Show" event on Saturday at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater. McRae was the winner of the costume contest, which is one of the events that takes place before the screening of the movie.
Democratic state treasurer candidate Pete Buttigieg (center) speaks with potential voters Friday outside City Hall. Buttigieg, along with state auditor candidate Sam Locke (left) and secretary of state candidate Vop Osili (right), campaigned for Democratic votes four days before the election.
Samarth Nagarkar, a North Indian classical (Hindustani Khyal tradition) vocalist of impeccable training lineage presented a concert of Indian music with a short lecture-demonstration,organised by Raga Ranjani and Association for India's Development Co-Sponsored by: India Studies Program Office of Multi-Cultural Initiatives Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology Archives of Traditional Music at the Jacobs School of Music on Wednesday evening.