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(10/09/09 2:29am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Hockey fans looking for tough competition in Bloomington should be ready for this weekend. IU’s club men’s hockey team takes the ice in its Bloomington home opener at 9:15 p.m. Friday against No. 2 Illinois. The two teams face off again at 2:30 p.m. Saturday. The Hoosiers have been holding their own since moving to American Collegiate Hockey Association’s Division I level where they say there is a noticeable increase in game quality. The team’s two victories came against the University of Michigan and DePaul in the first two weeks of the season. In the win against Michigan, senior center Adam Logue had three goals to lead the team to a 6-2 finish. Against DePaul, senior offenseman Mike Vaughn had two goals in the third period to tie the game at 2-2. The Hoosiers went on to win 3-2. The team then traveled to No. 6 Iowa State last weekend where they suffered two losses to a powerful team. IU coach Tom Orr said he knows that Illinois is coming into town with a chip on their shoulder and he has been preparing his team for high-tempo and physical hockey. “We’ve never seen speed like this in Bloomington before,” he said. After a week of practices back on their home ice, this game has the Hoosiers excited for their first game in the renovated Frank Southern Center. Orr knows that Illinois is accustomed to playing in a larger arena. He hopes the smaller Bloomington rink will make for a more exhilarating environment than the Illini are used to playing in. With Illinois being one of the premier teams in ACHA’s D-I level, the team knows this is an opportunity to prove it belongs. “We feel we are right on par with the skill level of anyone that has been in D-I for all these years,” senior defenseman Tyler Bohman said. “We have been stepping up our practice intensity to match our stepping up to D-I.” Logue knows that Illinois will be looking to push the pace and claim victories. “They are going to come into Bloomington with a full head of steam,” he said. “This is going to be a very energetic and physical game.” Those in attendance should look for an intense environment in what should be a great, athletic matchup. “It’s our first home game, and we’re expecting a big crowd,” Logue said. “I think it will go down to the wire like it always does against Illinois.”
(10/09/09 2:25am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Don’t call the men’s club volleyball team young anymore. As the team prepares for its first tournament of the season, it finally has the leadership it has been looking for.“We’ve kind of been regarded as a very young team the last couple of years,” senior setter and team president Andy McClure said. “Finally, these guys are all juniors and seniors.” With one of the most talented teams in the last few years, the Hoosiers look to capitalize on their newfound experience to make a big showing in the 10th Annual Hoosier Fall Classic. After a less-than-satisfactory finish at nationals last year, senior defensive specialist Jon Grzesik said he is focused on getting the team off to a good start in fall play. “We’re trying to use what we’ve learned and move forward from it in a positive way,” he said. This tournament brings teams from the Midwest Intercollegiate Volleyball Association’s top teams to Bloomington. University of Illinois finished No. 6 in the nation and Illinois State received an honorable mention for a ranking last year. Both will participate in this weekend’s tournament. Other tough competitors include Michigan, Purdue and Ball State. Depending on outside hitting will help the Hoosiers in play this weekend. This is one of the team’s strongest assets. “We’re going to rely on them to get blocks and kills when we need them,” McClure said. The Hoosiers will play four games starting at 8:30 Saturday, all in the HPER, and possibly two additional games if the team makes it out of pool play. The finals will be at 6:30 p.m. All three levels of the club’s program will be competing this weekend. Sophomore setter Tyler McClure hopes that the team will make it to gold pool play later Saturday night. “We got talent just about everywhere,” he said. “It is a matter of playing together for the first time and seeing how that works out.”
(09/30/09 4:17am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The IU men’s club soccer team has one aspiration this year – to repeat as national champions. Throughout the past three years, the team has the best overall record in the country with 44 wins, seven losses and eight ties. The team participates in the National Intramural Recreational Sports Association. IU is in the most competitive region in the country, which comprises all universities in the Midwest. Half of the final four teams in the national tournament have come from this region during the past three years. The men’s team (2-1-2) is one of the most competitive around. It has consistently had between 50 and 60 men try out for the 28 available spots. “We have a really deep team,” club president Andy Kushnir said. “We get a lot of guys in and out, and the bench has really been producing.” The team returned 17 players and eight starters from last year’s championship team. The returning players add leadership and have become one of the team’s strongest assets. Kushnir has been on the team for four years. Each year, the team qualified for nationals, and he said he knows that the depth of the team will be key if it hopes to do that again. First-year coach Darren Gallagher looks forward to the chance to lead the team back to the national championship. He said he believes that the team as a whole is very talented. He also points to the depth of the team as a key factor. “In Sunday’s game I used 20 to 22 guys,” he said. “There is not that much difference in talent between our first to 20th guy.” Gallagher saw the toughness that his team exhibited in some of the close games it has already had this season. “We’re very gritty and really get after teams,” he said. “We’re definitely not afraid to mix it up with our opponents.” The members of this year’s team have quickly learned that defending a national championship is not an easy task. The team struggled this weekend with 1-1 ties against Bradley and Northwestern. It also had a 0-1 loss to Illinois. Senior goalkeeper Steven Smith realized the burden that it is to be reigning national champions. “Every team we play is gunning for us, as we are their biggest game of the year,” said Smith, who won the Golden Glove award for being the best goalkeeper on the club level in 2008. IU has four remaining home games this season. The team also will compete on its home turf for the regional tournament with the top-12 teams from the region on the weekend of Oct. 31.“We have great games left, and it would be awesome to have people come out,” Kushnir said.
(09/25/09 3:59am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Big Ten play is not just starting in IU varsity sports this weekend. The IU men’s and women’s rugby teams will play in the Big Ten Plus One tournament to begin competition.The games this weekend are the first official events of the men’s rugby season. The tournament takes place at Moose Rugby Grounds in Elkhart, Ind., and features Big Ten teams and Notre Dame. The tournament allows for the team to enter both the A- and B-sides into competition. The A-side is the competitive team that competes for standings in the Midwest Area Rugby Football Union. The B-side is comprised of mostly rookies who are playing to gain experience. Last year the men’s team lost to the high-ranked Penn State team 5-7 in the quarterfinals. IU went on to finish third by beating Illinois 38-15. Sophomore tight head prop Tyler Jackson is looking for a better result this year. “The bare minimum goal is to play in the championship game,” he said. “We are shooting to win the tournament, but we expect nothing less than the championship game.” The A-side will open play at 11 on Saturday against Illinois. The rest of men’s play is based on finishes. Dave Harbeck, president of the IU men’s rugby team, knows the competition in their pool will be tough. “The pool we are in has Minnesota and Ohio State, who finished one and two in the Midwest last year,” he said. The IU women’s rugby team opens its season by participating in the tournament, too. The women’s first match is against Purdue at 10 a.m. Saturday. The women’s team finished last year ranked first in the Midwest. They also received an invitation to participate in the USA National Collegiate Division I tournament for the second year in a row. Junior fullback Tyra McGrady said the team has been doing a lot of preparation for the tournament this week in practice. “We’ll play Purdue and Michigan State and then hopefully Penn State, who finished No. 1 in the nation,” she said. “We’re all really excited to get another chance to play great competition.”
(09/21/09 6:50pm)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Martial arts may have some passive forms, but that didn’t stop the display of knives, foils and nunchakus at Saturday’s Martial Arts Festival at the School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation. The annual festival showcased 11 of IU’s club martial arts teams. IU’s programs make up one of largest collegiate martial arts programs both in variety of art forms and people enrolled in martial arts classes. The program has teams for art forms ranging from Brazilian Jujitsu to fencing.Each team had an opportunity to showcase its art form to attendees in demonstrations put on in the HPER. The festival also allowed the clubs to interact with each other and learn from other art forms. Niles Hall, Hapkido and self-defense club vice-president, said he believes that the festival is the best opportunity to compare and promote all martial arts forms. “We try to show the similarities and differences of all the martial arts at IU,” he said. “It’s a chance for the program to gain exposure.” After demonstrations were done, students could talk with members of each of the clubs. The teams had booths set up showing the different weapons they use, their traditional garments and information about the sport. Freshman Sarah Rish is a member of the Aikido club, one of the more passive forms of martial arts. She said she hopes people who come out will see the opportunities the club has to offer. “The people here are really great, and it’s a chance to get involved,” she said. “I hope more people will want to join the club.” Those looking for a more aggressive martial arts form could also find that at the festival. The Filipino martial arts club practices the form seen in many major films, including “300” and the “Bourne” movies, club member Tony Spitz said.Spitz, a senior, said the Filipino club is also interested in recruiting new members. “We are one of the newer clubs, so we want to get our name out and let people know we exist,” Spitz said. “We all want to see new members that are interested.”
(09/17/09 1:55am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Going into the IU figure skating club’s sixth season, the team has made its mark in Midwest competitions. The team is made up of two divisions: freestyle and recreational. The competitive component of the team is the freestyle division. The division is made up of 12 women who participate in four competitions each year. The club competes against other Midwest schools including Michigan, Illinois and Ohio. The team has been the Midwest champion for three years in a row and continually qualifies for nationals. Last year the freestyle division finished fifth in the Intercollegiate National Championships, and club president Ashley Whaley said she hopes this will be another good year.“We have a lot of potential this year,” Whaley said. “These are girls that are continuing their competitive skating and are good at it.” The team looks forward to another successful year with a new group of strong freshmen coming in. Stephanie Klair, freestyle team vice-president, said she believes that the new women will play a large role in this year’s team. “I think we are going to do well this year,” Klair said. “We have some new freshman that will be a big asset on the team.” In the past, the team has also had a strong and competitive synchronized skating division. The synchronized team finished in fifth place at the U.S. Synchronized National Championships in the 2008-09 season. Synchronized skating is much like synchronized swimming. The team had 14 girls that were connected throughout the entire program while doing a variety of configurations. IU’s figure skating team is open to all girls dedicated to skating. “If you have the desire to be on the team, we can put you on the team,” Whaley said. Girls that have skated in the past, but do not wish to remain competitive, can join the team as a part of the recreational division. Currently, the team does not have enough girls to field a synchronized division, but Alex Weil, former synchronized skating vice-president, still believes the club is strong. “We have come so far since it started, and I am proud to say I was a part of it,” Weil said. “I hope that in the future we can continue to succeed as an intercollegiate team.”
(09/10/09 5:43am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Nearly 100 IU rugby alumni, dating back from the inaugural 1962 season, will come into town this weekend. The IU mens rugby team will begin its alumni weekend with the start of its 47th season Saturday in its contest against Purdue. The first game will begin at noon on the fields on North Fee Lane, just north of Assembly Hall. Purdue and IU alumni will also compete in a scrimmage afterward.Junior fullback Sam Enari encourages students to come out to the game this week for more than just the Purdue rivalry. “It’s a really fast-paced and full-contact game,” he said. “If you don’t understand it, there will be plenty of people to explain it to you.” In the past, the rugby team has had good size crowds for the games. Senior scrum half Jeff Johnson said they usually have between 40 and 50 people at each contest. The game of rugby has been referred to as the father of American football and is played in two 40-minute halves with 15 members of each team on the field at a time. Last season, the team lost in the Midwest Area Rugby Football Union final four of the Collegiate Division I Championships. This year IU rugby coach Tom Phillips said he expects them to go even further and hopefully reach the finals. In order to make a deep run in this year’s tournament, Phillips said his team needs to rely on its great speed and strong forwards. IU mens rugby is currently made up of 31 freshmen and 26 returning members. Three players are listed as injured. Phillips said he believes the Hoosiers have really picked up where they left off, but also added that there is room for improvement and new players. “We encourage everyone to come check it out,” he said. “Anyone that is interested in playing rugby should contact the club.”
(09/03/09 5:14pm)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The opportunity to walk onto a Division-I team is not something that comes along often. Indiana’s novice rowing team is in the unique situation of offering girls just that.The novice rowing team is completely made up of girls that have never rowed before, but would like the chance to be a D-I athlete.Women’s rowing is comprised of two teams, a varsity team and a novice team. The varsity team does have some recruits, but is also contains once-novice team members.Typically, the novice rowing team sees about 100 girls that come out to the first workout. By the end of the season, the team had 14 members.Last year, Taylor Smith was a member of the novice team and had never rowed before. This year, she is captain of the varsity rowing team.She described the 3-week camp the new girls attend as a chance to learn the sport and see if they are dedicated enough to continue on a D-I team.“They have the opportunity to learn the sport,” Smith said. “Truly, anyone that is dedicated can participate.”At the call-out meetings, the girls interesting in joining all saw a video to show a glimpse of what it's like to be involved in the sport of rowing.Assistant coach Josh Adam described to the girls in attendance what the process of joining the team would be like.“What is required of you is desire,” Adam said.He sees each day as a different stage of commitment. The first days are simply learning the sport and group workouts, but later, team members learn what it really means to be a D-I athlete.“You come the first day and, if you like it, you come the next day,” Adam said. “When you finally dive all the way in, that’s when you have made it.”Katie Feckler is a senior who actually was recruited from high school to be on the team. She originally thought that there were only a handful of walk-ons that were on the team, but now believes it’s a great chance for new girls.“It lets freshmen met a bunch of people,” Feckler said. “And as long as you work hard and really want it, it's possible to do.”
(09/03/09 4:17am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>All tailgaters must vacate the Hoosier Village 10 minutes before today’s 8 p.m. kick-off, according to an IU Alumni Association press release.Hoosier Village, a tailgating area run by the IUAA, was expanded recently to include three grassy fields west of the DeVault Alumni Center between 15th and 17th streets. The area previously enclosed only the first field west of the Alumni Center. Before today’s football game, attendees at the Hoosier Village tailgate will be informed by the “Hoosier Hostess” when the area will close down. The IUAA’s “Fan Walk to the Rock” will leave 20 minutes prior to the game. Ten minutes after the walk to Memorial Stadium, a hired security firm will break down the area. The security firm will also inform tailgaters of the rules throughout the pregame event. The firm will report to the IU Police Department, who will also deal with anyone leaving the fields. Tailgaters may leave their cars in Hoosier Village, but all individuals must vacate the area while the game is being played. In March 2009, a 25-person panel met to discuss how to eliminate underage drinking and public drunkenness, ensure public safety and drive tailgate participants into Memorial Stadium. The panel was comprised of faculty, students, law enforcement, alumni and University community representatives. “I fully support what has happened,” said Colin Nabity, president of the Interfraternity Council, who also served on the panel. However, Nabity said the changes weren’t as timely as he would have liked after only being informed Tuesday along with other greek house executives.“Given two days notice, with everything else the athletic department has going on, it’s not going to run smoothly,” he said. Issac Ivery, a member of Omega Psi Phi fraternity, believes that a mass exit may cause more harm than good for those who chose not to attend the game.“It’s going to make some people feel like they need to drive under the influence,” he said. “Not everyone lives within walking distance from the stadium.”The athletics department decided to support the expansion of the Hoosier Village. “I just think that we want to be active and integrate ourselves with different University communities,” said J.D. Campbell, assistant athletic director for media relations. The athletics department will sell game tickets inside the Hoosier Village with the hopes of packing the newly renovated football stadium. Everyone can purchase a general admission ticket for $5 on the day of the game. “Anything we can do to support our football team on game day is always going to be our goal,” Campbell said.The IUAA will attempt to use the expansion as a way to draw in a different demographic. “It had been mostly alumni and friends of the University,” said John Hobson, senior vice president of IUAA. “We are adding a lot of things to the Village, and we hope that it can draw bigger crowds.” Preferred designated parking is only available for student organizations and other groups that have the ability to purchase group game tickets. However, the $15 parking spaces within Hoosier Village will still be available to students, alumni and Bloomington residents.Prior to the expansion, spots were first come, first serve. “I don’t think that anyone is trying to destroy the party atmosphere,” said Hobson. “I don’t think that is the intent at all.” Today’s game will begin at 8 p.m., meaning anyone tailgating will be forced to exit the fields by 7:50 p.m.
(09/01/09 3:14am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Big changes are coming for IU’s ice hockey team. This year, the team is gearing up to participate in their first season as an American Collegiate Hockey Association Division I team on the club level. The hockey program is also expanding. For the first time, IU will field two teams. The second team will be a JV team that will compete at the ACHA Division III level. The team has their call-out meeting at 8 p.m. Wednesday in Kelley School of Business 100 for all interested participants. The chance to expand the already-successful programs excites the current players and gives new opportunities to those interested in joining a competitive team. Coach Tom Orr said he is looking for a new group of men that are ready to work hard and put in the effort they need. “I find that in hockey it takes different talents to make up a good team,” he said. “I’m looking for someone who is confident in playing their own game and not trying to guess what we want them to do.” Last year the season was filled with highlights that included playing in front of nearly 5,000 people at the University of Illinois and beating long-time rival Kentucky in overtime to keep a 15-year win streak alive. Highlights like these have junior Jason Burriss hoping to attract tough and competitive players to the rink who aren’t quite ready to leave the ice. “I played all through high school and wasn’t ready to hang up the skates,” he said. “This is a competitive program with a good team atmosphere.” The team atmosphere is something senior and team president Matt Grainda focuses on as one of the best parts of the program. “The 30 of us become pretty close throughout the season,” he said. “We live it up and head to the rink every day.”
(08/28/09 3:56am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>One of the year’s final Welcome Week events will offer students a chance to learn about and join about 40 sports, ranging from ice hockey to hapkido.RecFest, a Friday afternoon event put on by Campus Recreational Sports, will give students a chance to see and hear from members of the club and intramural sport community.RecFest gives new and current students the opportunity to check out all club and intramural sports offered by Campus Recreational Sports. Hallie Jaeger, Special Events Program Assistant for Campus Recreational Sports, said she is excited to showcase everything her office has to offer. “The greatest benefit to RecFest is that we have every one of our programs at the event,” she said. “We are more than just working out at the SRSC. Representatives from aquatics, intramural sports, club sports, group exercise and mind and body will all be on hand.” Students who are interested in any club or intramural sport can talk with current players or coaches and ask questions on how the sports are run.“Each club team will have their own table,” Jaeger said. “We will also be promoting our new online sign-up for intramural sports.”The event will include a climbing wall, human bowling and free massages. McAlister’s will also be providing free food.Sophomore Joe Muessig said it was the free giveaways that drew him in last year. “I was able to get information on all the intramural sports before I actually had to get a team together and pay for it,” he said. “If you’re interested in sports or just like watching other people do them, they will have some for you at RecFest.” RecFest gives students of all abilities the chance to find a way to stay active in college. “I was able to see the different sports that were offered and decide which one I would have the most fun in,” sophomore Brooke Van Paris, who attended RecFest last year, said. “I then chose to play intramural volleyball.”
(04/06/09 3:34am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>With the economic crisis getting deeper, people are doing whatever they can to obtain information on what is next.Indiana’s Department of Economics presented “Worldwide Economic Crisis: Proximate Historical Perspective and Policy Response” on Friday to a packed audience in Woodburn Hall. Students, faculty and Bloomington residents attended the panel featuring seven economists who provided an academic perspective of the current economic situation.Eric Leeper, professor of economics, introduced the forum by discussing the low level of economic discourse in the media and from politicians.Leeper explained how important an academic perspective is and how politics would stay out of the panel.“A low level of understanding creates fear and opposition to economic policy plans,” he said.Retired Bloomington resident Abby Downey attended the forum for that exact reason.“I’ve been evaluating what politicians are telling us, but I absolutely hope to get an academic response,” she said.The information from the economists was not for the faint of heart. Discussions of specific institutions and agencies within the government made it clear to the audience how much information is missing from the news.Freshman Sarah Merryman said she wanted to attend the panel to get a little taste of what was going on.“My classes keep it as such a basic level,” she said. “It’s something interesting to see a more professional input.”Presenters spoke about topics ranging from the current crisis to previous economic problems, the stimulus package and the future of our economy.Gregory Udell, professor of finance in the Kelley School of Business, focused on one of the hottest topics in the news today: the regulations of banks.“Some are predicting that as many as 1,000 small banks will be closing in the near future, and I am one of them,” he said.He pinpointed the Federal Reserve as possibly the most critical player in the failure of regulating banks. “Lax regulation at the Fed may be the big culprit,” he said.Although the seriousness of the topic was clear, that did not keep George von Furstenberg, professor of economics, from making light of some obvious mistakes by the government.Von Furstenberg had several pictures juxtaposed with words or figures that made them comical to the attendees. One picture showed Ben Bernanke, current Federal Reserve Chairman, with a floating pot between two hands.“I guess we will just have to see what he is cooking up next,” von Furstenberg said jokingly.
(03/09/09 4:21am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>New York City’s mayor buys his underwear at Bloomingdales.That is only one of the inside facts students learned when they attended New York Times reporter Michael Barbaro’s talk Sunday evening.He spent time discussing his experiences covering Wal-Mart scandals and New York City politics, along with his views on the direction of the newspaper industry.One of his first ground breaking stories involved a company scandal. At the time Barbaro began covering Wal-Mart, the chain was one of the country’s largest employers, and in his opinion, it was taking over the industry.After researching Wal-Mart, Barbaro began uncovering controversial information about the lengths to which the company was going to continue to make a profit.“We found out that the company was wanting heavier employees to push carts to do exercise,” he said. “The message was being sent that if you’re not healthy or if you’re overweight, don’t work here.”Barbaro believes breaking this story had a profound impact on the direction of Wal-Mart.“I really do think that Wal-Mart has changed,” he said. “The Wal-Mart of now is not the one that I started covering around 2005.”His Wal-Mart story was a national one that students in attendance were curious to hear Barbaro address.Freshman Michele Boulais said at the time, she was not a fan of Wal-Mart or its practices.“I appreciated his efforts for exposing them and the actions they were taking,” she said.Barbaro also discussed the ethical dilemmas of being a journalist. He described the difficulty of speaking to someone who has been through a tragedy and have him or her expose him- or herself.Freshman Ronak Shah took inspiration from Barbaro’s words on the difficulty of reporting hard news.“A lot of times journalists are characterized as cold and mean,” Shah said. “But I really liked that he talked about the dilemma.”Along with others employed by newspapers, Barbaro does have concerns about the future of the newspaper industry.“It’s not as much about my own job, but whether we have enough reporters covering the big story of the day,” he said.Barbaro currently covers city politics – more specifically, Mayor Michael Bloomberg.Barbaro, along with another New York Times reporter, spends his entire day at City Hall following the mayor from press conference to press conference. That, however, is not where his favorite story comes into play.“My favorite story about Bloomberg is one we did on his clothes,” Barbaro said. “We spent two weeks going to every store he was supposed to shop at.”
(03/06/09 4:57am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Journalism students will have an opportunity to see the success of one of their contemporaries this weekend.New York Times reporter Michael Barbaro will speak at 7 p.m. Sunday in the Edmondson formal lounge in Collins Living-Learning Center.Barbaro is a 28-year-old graduate of Yale, where he was editor-in-chief of the Yale Daily News.He interned at The Miami Herald and NBC Nightly News before beginning at The Washington Post. He now works at The New York Times.In 2005, Barbaro broke a major story regarding Wal-Mart’s attempts to cut employee health care benefits by not hiring unhealthy people, after intercepting an internal memo from the company’s board of directors.Barbaro’s story on Wal-Mart attracted national attention.Freshman Raphael Koehler-Derrick said he remembers Barbaro’s Wal-Mart story and thinks the story warrants hearing him talk. Koehler-Derrick said he knows the Wal-Mart issue is a touchy one for many people and has some questions for Barbaro about his work.“I want to know if he regretted his research and what came of the piece he wrote,” he said.Ellen Dwyer, director of Collins Living-Learning Center, said Barbaro will focus on investigative journalism, city politics and life as a young journalist.Dwyer likes the idea of bringing in younger guests to speak with students.“It seems to be helpful to the students to have people that are much closer to undergraduates’ age, as opposed to well-known journalists,” she said.Dwyer hopes students get their voices heard because the event is more of an informal talk than a lecture.“The goal is to be able to leave a lot of time for questions,” she said.In addition to Barbaro’s talk Sunday, 15 students obtained the opportunity to attend a private seminar with the journalist.Sophomore Rob Funkhouser said he believes this will be a good opportunity to find out how to create a career like Barbaro’s.The private seminar will focus on making writing work as a job, Funkhouser said.“I’m looking forward to asking about what habits to pick up before my career and what I need to work or concentrate on,” he said.
(02/24/09 2:49am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Whether it’s an Ethiopian cross, a new fur rug or a silver spoon, it could have been found at the Bloomington Convention Center during Kappa Alpha Theta’s 48th Annual Antiques and Decorative Art Sale.Sale attendees perused 48 booths set up by vendors last weekend from all across the Midwest to raise money for different causes.The show normally raises between $17,000 and $18,000, said Ann Whitlatch, co-chair of the antiques sale. The majority of the money goes to the Court Appointed Special Advocates, an organization that provides advocates who mentor neglected children.Whitlach said to keep up with current trends, the co-chairs of the event decided to include decorative arts along with antiques this year.“Patrons had lots to choose from between glassware, antiques, jewelry and furniture,” she said. The vendors came from six different states. Whitlach said the antique portion of the sale has become more popular because of the new stresses on reducing, reusing and recycling. Each year the sale offers members of IU’s Kappa Alpha Theta chapter a unique opportunity to get to know alumni from their own chapter and from other chapters, Whitlach said.Sophomore Sarah Donley, a member of Theta, said she enjoyed the chance to learn more about her chapter.“It was nice to meet the alumni, and we have definitely learned a lot,” she said.Between offering art and sharing good times, Whitlatch said she enjoyed her time as a co-chair of the event because she is a part of bringing together Thetas from around the region.“It’s fun for us because we work with Theta collegiates,” she said. “We don’t know them well, so it’s our chance to get to know them.”The wide variety attracts many dealers to come to the show year in and year out, said Ann Robins, a vendor from Bloomington’s Time Travel Antiques.Robins said she has been coming to the show since the early 1990s. She said the chances of selling something here are much greater than at other art shows.“It’s a very lively show,” Robins said. “I have exotic things from all over the world, and people are more diverse here.”Not only has the show established a tradition with vendors, but many customers come back year after year.Sarah Robinson, who currently resides in Nashville, Tenn., said she has come back for the show every year since she left Bloomington. She said she and her friends see it as a yearly reunion.“Most people I know come into town for this, and even though I almost quit collecting, I still buy at least a silver spoon every year,” she said.
(01/30/09 5:25am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Students uncertain about their housing had the chance to view all of their options in one room on Thursday. More than 100 housing options were available during the 13th annual Indiana Daily Student Housing Fair on Thursday in Alumni Hall in the Indiana Memorial Union.Last year more than 1,000 students attended the housing fair, compared to this year’s student attendance of 850.Going along with the tropical vacation theme, many vendors decked out their tables with balloons, beach balls and tiki designs.Although students might have been looking for housing, other treats were in store for them.Names were drawn every 20 minutes throughout the day for door prizes including gift certificates and video games.That was not the only way students could walk out of Alumni Hall with their arms full. Many vendors like the Stratum at Indiana, which was recently built near College Mall, had giveaways of their own.“Not only could anyone who provided their name and info win a flat-screen TV or enter the Wii challenge to the most home runs,” said Jen Deneen, who works with the Stratum, “but we also provide specials for August, waiving the deposit fee for anyone who signs within the month.”Off-campus living was one of the available resources at the Housing Fair, but Chris Bruce, a representative from Residential Programs and Services, was there to provide students with information about on-campus apartments.“We are some of the only places that do six-month leases and that are actually are on campus,” he said.Despite the prizes, many students were focused solely on finding a place to live for the upcoming school year. Freshman Leslie Bush saw all the options in one place as motivation for coming to the fair.“I had actually been to a lot of places, and now I can come here where they are all together to look for the right one,” Bush said.
(01/27/09 5:07am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Though students complain about their homework load and cost of tuition, professors have their own complaints.Class sizes can affect the relationship between students and professors.Kari Johnson, a business professor for K201, a course that focuses on the “computer in business,” said with the amount of students enrolled in introductory-level classes, large class size is the most efficient way, and sometimes the only way, to provide students with the necessary amount of class sections.Students might have their own opinions about class sizes, but professors also have preferences. With the variety of classes professors teach within their school, one semester they might have a class of 15 students and the next semester they have to stand in front of a PowerPoint to lecture to about 300 students.Johnson has recently switched to teaching the lecture section of K201. “I used to teach the lab section,” she said. “This is a lot different.”With the switch she, like many teachers, came to the realization that it is difficult to develop a similar relationship with students in larger classes as she did in smaller classes. “My pet peeve is that I don’t know everyone’s name,” she said.This pet peeve is one School of Journalism professor Jim Bright knows well.“Before I began teaching J110, I asked my colleagues that had taught it in the past, ‘How can I get to know all the students?’” Bright said. “And they simply said you just can’t do it.”This did not sit well with Bright, who had had the opportunity to teach classes as small as 16 students. He would attempt to engage students in his lectures by standing at the door when students walked in and by setting up a time for students to come and get coffee with the professor so students could stop by, introduce themselves and ask questions. Like many professors, Bright enjoys teaching the smaller classes.“In the smaller classes, I can talk to students, find their hopes and dreams – find what they are passionate about,” he said. “When I hear from them later in life, I like to know I played a part.”Bright has had the opportunity to teach classes with hundreds of students and classes with fewer than 20 students, but Spanish professor Erin McNulty is glad her classes are always capped in the twenties. “In my cases I feel that students actually get a chance to learn,” she said.McNulty, who currently teaches S250, a fourth-semester-level Spanish course, explains that all language classes must have small class sizes because it is the only way to make sure students get the necessary interaction to learn the language. “In language we are teaching you how to communicate by reading, writing and interacting,” McNulty said. “You have to have lots of contact with the students. which is only possible in small classes.”Professors who teach lecture classes might wish to understand their students, but in the end there are hundreds of students with only one teacher and a few associate instructors.Bright may have the best way to sum up the feelings of professors. “There just aren’t enough hours in the day,” he said. “We simply can’t spend the extra amount of time.”
(01/27/09 5:04am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Every student at IU must make a grown-up decision at some point. For many, the first step is living on their own.With second semester under way, students who have not already must decide their residence for next school year, and with this search comes enormous stress. For women who returned to school a week early for recruitment, the search might be something they weren’t expecting. Freshman Katie Montgomery had to wait until after sorority recruitment finished to see if her friends ended up completing the process. She describes the search as extremely intimidating. “For my friends that were rushing, the Greek system is clearly laid out for them, but when it comes to housing outside the dorms, resources are not as prevalent,” she said.One resource, a Housing Fair sponsored by the Indiana Daily Student, takes place Thursday at Alumni Hall in the Indiana Memorial Union.For about 800 women, the housing search was not even a definite part of their plan. This number consists of women cut from sorority recruitment process, which ended Jan. 11. Freshman Megan Riley can empathize. After recruitment she found herself without a bid or a place to live next year.“I initially had to just ask myself, ‘What now?’ after sorority life had been eliminated,” she said. “I needed to find roommates and a location extremely fast.”Women in her position needed resources to find housing, but they had nowhere to turn. Riley wishes there were more resources available as opposed to driving around the city of Bloomington in hopes of finding something. Students who only recently started looking for housing might be surprised to find many locations leased already. Junior Jordan Lender, who has had to go through the process of searching for housing twice, said delaying the process until second semester might help relieve the stress and allow students more time to decide what is right for them, even if there are fewer choices available.“The entire process should be delayed,” he said. “All the leasing offices rush you into making a decision. If you want to have a house, you have to have roommates and a lease by September.”