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(10/23/02 5:25am)
With five active members, the Zeta Phi Beta sorority might seem to be short-handed, but the women, who are running a weeklong series of events, don't let numbers get in the way.\n"We have five very active members," junior member Rickesha Ewing-Spates said. "I'm talking quality over quantity."\nActive members indeed, especially when one considers the weeklong series of events, dubbed the Blue Revolution, that kicked off Monday with a fund drive to help Martinsville and Ellettsville tornado victims. The events are designed to increase awareness about the sorority as well as issues that they feel are important to the community. \nPrevious events the sorority has organized are the Big Debate and the ZetAppollo Talent Revolution, which has been running for three years. \nTuesday night's event, a discussion on the social climate of today's African American females on the IU campus, featured poetry readings and a discussion of related topics. \nThe Zeta Phi Beta IU chapter was established in 1974, and has chapters worldwide. The sorority members say they even have chapters in Africa.\n"No matter where I go in the world I have sisters," said junior Sirri Bonu. \nThe sorority is also constitutionally bound to Phi Beta Sigma fraternity.\nJunior Stacy Stokes said the community and family atmosphere the sorority offers makes her feel more at home on such a large campus. \n"I come from a large family," Stokes said. "So, for me, it's like a home away from home."\nThe events this week are open to anyone interested, and are an attempt to involve a more diverse range of people.\n"We're trying to introduce new events, because I think lately there hasn't been much change in terms of activities," Ewing-Spates said. "We want to bridge the gap between those involved in Greek organizations and those that aren't, which is why our events are open to anyone."\nOther events this week will be an all sorority open house, where prospective members can meet, greet and obtain information about the Panhellenic Council sororities on campus. This will be tonight in the McNutt Formal Lounge from 6 to 8 p.m. Formal attire is required. \nThursday there will be a karaoke night with food and participation prizes. It will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Neal Marshall Black Culture Center in the Grand Hall.\nThe ZetApollo Talent show from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday in the IMU Frangipani room, with a $3 cover charge. \nThe talent show has proven extremely popular in the three years that it has been running, and features dancing, singing, poetry and various other kinds of entertainment. Performers entertain their audience and stay on if applauded, but can be booed off. Cash prizes will be awarded to the best acts. \nSaturday, the Zeta Phi Beta Party will be from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. at Alumni Hall. The cost is $5.\nWomen interested in joining Zeta can obtain information about the sorority from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday in the IMU, Sassafras Room.\nThe sorority is also partaking in the Safe Halloween drive next week, as are many of the greek organizations on Jordan Ave. The houses distribute candy to trick-or-treaters. \n"We're down-to-earth and realistic," Ewing-Spates said. "At Zeta you can be an individual"
(10/23/02 4:19am)
Education and socioculture changes to be explored\n"Education and Socioculture Change in the Status of Women in Uganda" will be presented by Joyce Mpanga, M.S. Education, IU at 7 p.m. tonight. Mpanga is a former elected member of Uganda parliament. The lecture will be given in Woodburn Hall, Room 218. For more information, contact the African Studies Program at www.indiana.edu/~afrist.\nSpeech about Islamic issues will be presented tonight\n"What Went Wrong: Western Impact & Middle Eastern Response" will be presented by Professor Bernard Lewis, the Cleveland E. Dodge Professor of Near Eastern Studies Emeritus at Princeton University. Lewis is an authority on Islamic history and culture. The lecture will be in Morrison Hall, Room 007 at 8 p.m. The lecture is free. For more information, contact the Borns Jewish Studies Program at 855-0453 or e-mail iujsp@indiana.edu.\nHungarian historical lecture to be presented tonight\nA historical lecture will be given in conjunction with the 1956 Hungarian Revolution Commemoration tonight from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. There will also be readings of Hungarian poetry and music. There will be a reception after the program, which will be held in the University Club, IMU 150. \nThe lecture is free. For more information, contact the IU Hungarian Cultural Association, Department of Central Eurasian Studies, Inner Asian & Uralic National Resource Center or the Russian & East European Institute.
(10/21/02 3:08pm)
ASHLAND, Va. -- Authorities finished a painstaking search around a steakhouse where a 37-year-old man was wounded and said Sunday they assumed the attack was the work of the Washington-area sniper.\n"We are acting as if it is and we will continue in that mode until we find out it is not," said Col. Stuart Cook of the Hanover County Sheriff's Department.\nThe victim was hospitalized in critical condition Sunday but doctors said they were cautiously optimistic.\nAuthorities said doctors had not yet managed to remove the bullet, which would be needed to establish a connection to the other shootings. Physicians planned more surgery and said they still might be able to recover the bullet.\n"The prognosis is still guarded, but since he is a very healthy man and he is very young, the chances are fair to good, I would say," said Dr. Rao Ivatury, director of trauma and critical care at MCV Hospital in Richmond.\nPolice said the victim, whose name was not released, was shot outside a Ponderosa steakhouse Saturday night after he and his wife stopped in Ashland, a town of 6,500, for gas and food. His wife told authorities the shot sounded like a car backfiring and said her husband took about three steps before collapsing.\nThe sniper shootings began Oct. 2. The most recent confirmed sniper attack was the Monday night killing of FBI analyst Linda Franklin outside a Home Depot store in Falls Church.\nIf the Saturd-ay night shooting were confirmed as related to the others, it would be the first time the sniper has attacked on a weekend, and it would break the longest lull between shootings, about five days.\nIt would be the farthest south the sniper has traveled -- Ashland is about 85 miles south of Washington. Previously, the farthest the sniper had strayed from the Washington area was Spotsylvania County, about 50 miles south of Washington.\nDozens of officers conducted a methodical, inch-by-inch search Sunday of a wooded area near the restaurant. Cook refused to discuss what, if anything, officers had found.\n"The leads have been numerous and we hope they continue," Cook told reporters during a briefing.\nSome witnesses said they heard a shot coming from the woods, but nobody reported seeing the shooter.\nEarlier, Ashland Police Chief Frederic Pleasants Jr. had said no evidence had been found during searches conducted immediately following the shooting.\nThe shooting victim underwent three hours of surgery late Saturday at MCV Hospital, hospital spokeswoman Pam Lepley said.\nHe was described as conscious Sunday but unable to talk because he was on a ventilator. Doctors had to remove his spleen and part of his stomach and pancreas, Ivatury said.\nIvatury said he couldn't comment on the condition of the bullet.\nUnless the bullet is removed, officials can't conclusively determine whether it was fired from the same rifle used in 11 previous assaults -- nine of them fatal -- in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C.\nHowever, it may be possible at least to determine whether the bullet is the same size -- .223-caliber -- that was used in the earlier attacks, said Dr. Paul B. Ferrara, director of Virginia's Division of Forensic Science.\n"It depends on the condition of the bullet and how badly fragmented it is," Ferrara said Sunday. "Sometimes a firearms expert can assess or approximate the caliber of weapon by looking at X-rays from different angles."\nPleasants said state police shut down Interstate 95 in the area immediately after the shooting was reported, as well as Route 54, where the Ponderosa is located, and Route 1, another major artery less than a quarter mile away.\n"From the minute the call was received, a plan of action was put into place for setting up roadblocks," Hanover County Sheriff's Col. Stuart Cook said. "It was a rolling, continual thing."\nAuthorities have been on the lookout since early in the investigation for a white van with a ladder rack. However, Pleasants said that after interviewing witnesses police had no suspects and no clear description of a vehicle that could be placed at the scene of Saturday's shooting.\nRuss Brickey, 26, a maintenance mechanic, said he had eaten at the Ponderosa many times and couldn't believe the violence had made its way to Ashland.\n"This is like a high-tech Mayberry," Brickey said as he stood across the street from the restaurant. "Stuff like this isn't supposed to happen here -- period."\nAuthorities in Maryland continued testing a shell casing found in a white rental truck to determine if it could be linked to the sniper attacks. Police said it would be at least Monday before they could announce whether the casing is connected to the shootings.\nA source close to the investigation, however, said Sunday that "it has nothing to do with this case." The source, speaking on condition of anonymity, would not confirm reports that the shell was .30-caliber, a different size from the sniper's bullets, but said: "It's got caliber problems, it's got age problems."\nThe shell casing was found in a car seized at a rental agency near Dulles International Airport in Virginia, authorities said.
(10/16/02 5:25am)
\nTo audition as for a IU Sing 2003 choreographer position, sign up for an interview time at the IU Student Foundation Wilcox House, 1606 N. Fee Lane. Bring resume and optional video tape of past work to interview. Candidates must be a current IU undergraduate and graduate student.\nFor more information, e-mail iusing@indiana.edu. \nFundraising dinner set for tonight\nGamma Phi Omega and Sigma Lambda Gamma will hold a fundraising dinner at the Latino Cultural Center, 715 E 7th St., from 6 to 9 p.m. tonight. The menu includes flautas, tostadas, mexican rice, fideo and arroz con leche. The cost of dinner is $5. For more information, e-mail gpo@indiana.edu. \nFrank T. Gucker chemistry lecture presented today\nJesse Lee (Jack) Beauchamp, Mary and Charles Ferkel professor of chemistry at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, Calif., will present the Frank T. Gucker lecture at 4 p.m. today. The lecture, entitled "Adventures with Mass Spectrometry: From Cosmochemistry to Proteome Analysis," will be in the Chemistry building, C122.\nStudents have opportunity to learn Salsa dancing \nGamma Phi Omega and Sigma Lambda Gamma will give salsa dance lessons tonight from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Latino Cultural Center. The dance is $2. For more information, e-mail gpo@indiana.edu.
(07/25/02 8:23pm)
The heated Washington debate of weeks past -- on issues ranging from Arctic drilling to social security -- was set aside last Tuesday in the face of the deadliest terrorist attack in United States history. The millions of Americans glued in shock and horror to their TVs following the attack witnessed members of Congress, standing together on the Capitol steps, singing "God Bless America."\nOne week later and some 650 miles from Washington, leaders of IU's campus and community political groups reflected on the tragedy, expressing a common call for justice and accountability on the part of the terrorists but urging the U.S. to proceed carefully. \nJunior Sarah Milligan, external vice president of College Republicans, said she was watching NBC's "Today Show" the morning of the attack when the program was interrupted with news of the first twin tower crash.\n"It seemed like a horrible accident until the second one hit," Milligan said. "When the plane hit the Pentagon was when things started to sink in."\nNow, she said, the United States must take care to target and retaliate against both the perpetrators of the attacks and countries that may have harbored them.\n"I think the primary purpose of the federal government is to keep people safe, (and) we are not safe right now," Milligan stated.\nGraduate students Chris Stafford and Chris Sapp of IUB College Greens said that those persons who committed such a "crime against humanity" must be found and locked away, but asserted that large-scale attacks on any one country are immoral and would not solve the world's terrorism problems.\n"This process of generalizing from a group of extremists to an entire population, most of whom are innocent, would put us in the same league as the terrorists," Stafford said, in reference to the possibility of an attack on Afghanistan. \nStafford said if the United States were to bomb Afghanistan, "the blood of innocent people would be on our hands."\nDan O'Neill, president of IU College Democrats, also expressed concern that retaliation against an entire country would serve only to provoke more anti-U.S. terrorism.\n"I think it would be a big mistake to simply bomb Afghanistan," O'Neill said. The civilian deaths that would result from such an attack, he said, must be avoided at all cost.
(07/25/02 8:23pm)
Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity was summarily suspended Wednesday for alleged violations of University alcohol policies, said Dean of Students Richard McKaig. The summary suspension is the most severe action that can be taken without formal review by the campus judicial system.\nThe suspension comes days after a sophomore pledge was admitted to Bloomington Hospital with a .375 blood alcohol level.\nTentative scheduling for a hearing within a 14-day period of the suspension began on Wednesday.\nUnder the suspension, the fraternity is no longer a student organization and cannot participate in or host any social or philanthropic functions, or in campus intramural programs and other campus events such as Homecoming, Dance Marathon, IU Sing and Little 500.\nPreliminary information suggested that alcohol was served to students below the legal drinking age following a chapter event Sunday. The "father and son" ceremony ended briefly, after which fathers and sons in the house went off to do things on their own, McKaig said.\nDuring this time, McKaig said the pledge consumed whiskey. After some time, individuals believed to be members of the house, took the student to Bloomington Hospital. McKaig said the pledge told him he was not pressured to drink. \nThe suspension stems after McKaig received the information Monday. McKaig said the student's parents said their son was recovering after having his stomach pumped. The parents also told McKaig they were angry at the fraternity for putting their son's life in danger.\n"They professed that they were an alcohol-free house, and that they had changed … but clearly it's still there," McKaig said. "When their actions don't follow their words, it's pretty disconcerting."\nMcKaig said he hopes this incident reinforces to groups that if they don't follow University policy, there will be severe consequences.\nPi Kappa Alpha is the first fraternity to be suspended this academic year.\nBen Schmidt, senior and president of IFC, said the University has to go forward and try to uncover what happened.\n"There is no reason why those members of legal age can't have a good time when they are out with friends," he said. "In the past, the alcohol issue has overshadowed every issue of fraternity life we're trying to promote, which are academic involvement and leadership."\nThe fraternity was not under any current sanctions by the University, but have a prior history with alcohol violations -- the most serious occurring in December 1999, which involved the death of a then-sophomore pledge Joseph Bisanz.\nThe Interfraternity Council banned alcohol from all houses on campus May 2000. The policy strictly limits social functions and requires alcohol at off-campus functions be served by a third-party vendor.\nMembers of the Pi Kappa Alpha did not return IDS attempts to contact them.\nFeatures editor Rachel Kipp contributed to this story.
(08/31/00 5:01am)
Melanie Castillo-Cullather, director of IU's Asian Culture Center and a recent appointment to the Bloomington Human Rights Commission, could teach the thousands of anxious Hoosier newcomers a thing or two about adapting to change.\nThe tireless dedication Castillo-Cullather has shown in her work at the ACC stood out when it came time in July for Mayor John Fernandez to appoint someone to the seven-person Bloomington Human Rights Commission. Castillo-Cullather said she was honored to hear of her appointment, as it will give her new ways to be of service to the community. Castillo-Cullather has spent much of her energy for many years working for the community.\nIn 1993, the Philippines-born-and-raised Castillo-Cullather found herself faced with a relocation far from all the familiarities of home to Bloomington. It was a move she had never planned to make.\n"I was in shock," Castillo-Cullather said, laughing.\nCastillo-Cullather was working as cultural affairs director for the United States Information Service when her husband, Nick Cullather, received word that he had been accepted for a teaching position as a diplomatic historian at IU. Soon after, Castillo-Cullather left the beloved Philippine mountainsides she took pride in climbing.\nDescribing herself as one who always likes to keep busy, Castillo-Cullather was determined to continue her tradition of active community involvement in her new home. Having graduated with a degree in communication arts from the Jesuit-run Ateneo de Davao University in 1983, Castillo-Cullather expanded her leadership experience as an emcee for Davao's first locally produced television show. She then went on to work in the public relations office of a large Philippine department store before taking a job with the USIS.\nBut all her previous involvement did not completely prepare her for Bloomington. Castillo-Cullather tells of calling her mother back in the Philippines shortly after arriving at IU. \n"I said to her, 'Mom, there's nothing here for me,'" Castillo-Cullather explained. "And she told me, 'My daughter, you create your own opportunities.'"\nCastillo-Cullather acted on her mother's words. She signed up for volunteer work at the Leo R. Dowling International Center, 111 S. Jordan Ave., and the Bloomington Volunteer Network. She also served on the support staff at WTIU public television and worked at the African-American Cultural Center. \nIn 1995, Castillo-Cullather took on yet another role, as a mother, when she gave birth to daughter Isabel. Castillo-Cullather and her husband now have two children, with the addition of Joey to the family a year later. Her children, she said, have given her even more passion and inspiration in her work. \nCastillo-Cullather said her new community, for the most part, welcomed her. \n"I believe there is a majority of people (in Bloomington) concerned with the well-being of everyone," she said. \nBut Castillo-Cullather also encountered racism and discrimination. She hesitated to speak of these experiences because the memories are still painful and because she does not want to speak bitterly.\nYet her own painful awareness of racism propelled her to take an even greater role in fighting it. \nCastillo-Cullather became director of the ACC when it was formed in 1998. She set three clear goals for herself and for the ACC in general: service to students by making the ACC a welcoming home; outreach to the student body by creating programs that bring awareness to the Asian and Asian-American populations; and outreach to potential students and alumni.\nCastillo-Cullather said discrimination is a sad fact of life at IU and in Bloomington, but through cultural education and addressing stereotypes, students and citizens can help rid the community of racism.\n"The Jesuit priests in college taught us to speak up when we see an injustice around us," she said. "They knew that the choices you make lead you to where you are and who you will be."\nWhen asked how successful she feels the ACC and she have been in achieving the goals she set, Castillo-Cullather paused for a moment and answered "about halfway." \nThe ACC, she said, has certainly become a place where Asian and Asian-American students feel comfortable talking, studying and just "hanging out." \nAt nearly the same moment, a student called to her from the kitchen: "Melanie, come have lunch with us!" \n"In a minute!" Castillo-Cullather replied, smiling.\nJunior Jaime Loke, a member of the Asian American Association, said she often takes advantage of the relaxed environment of the ACC to do homework. \n"People are very friendly over there," she said.\nBut as satisfied as Castillo-Cullather is in the development of the ACC, she still has a major concern about the Asian and Asian-American populations at IU: their size. Castillo-Cullather said that during this school year, 850 Asian or Asian-American undergraduates will attend IU. While this is a 14 percent increase over the 1999-2000 school year, it is not high enough to qualify as having truly achieved diversity, she said.\nPart of the problem, Castillo-Cullather said, is that IU has not in the past considered Asian-Americans an underrepresented group. \n "It's a matter of including us in their recruitment efforts," she said. \n Castillo-Cullather said she appreciated the decision IU admissions officials made last year to allow representatives of the ACC to attend minority recruitment events.\nAnother important step, Castillo-Cullather noted, would be the addition of an Asian-American studies program. She said such a program would benefit all students, rather than only Asian-American students, and for that reason she hopes to see initial talks on the addition of this program begin soon. \nAsian Culture Center receptionist Mi-Young Kim said of Castillo-Cullather, "I'm just totally amazed by her energy and enthusiasm." Kim said Castillo-Cullather accomplishes whatever she wants to accomplish, because she negotiates in a diplomatic rather than aggressive way.\nAs a human rights commissioner, Castillo-Cullather holds essentially the same educational tasks as she does as director of the ACC. Additionally, she and her fellow commissioners will investigate and hear discrimination complaints. Commissioners are charged with ensuring that citizens have equal opportunities under the Americans with Disabilities Act. \nCastillo-Cullather is now busy promoting and organizing an Asian-American Symposium Oct. 3 in the Indiana Memorial Union. The Symposium will feature three sessions under the theme, "The Many Faces of Asian Pacific Americans: Evolution of an Identity."\nCastillo-Cullather said she is also inspired by the students to whom she devotes more than 40 hours per week.\n"I'm really touched by students interested in making connections with other students," Castillo-Cullather said. \nFreshmen, newcomers and all students might take a note on making changes from this mountain-climbing, community-serving mom. Castillo-Cullather is not content to follow a path in the same manner as others have; she means to improve the path as she goes.\nIn her simple, confident way, she summed up her personal motto: "If I can do something to better that path, I'll do it"