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(01/18/11 4:12am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Five faiths united Monday to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through prayer, song and reflection.In attendance were representatives from the Tibetan Mongolian Buddhist Cultural Center and the Islamic Center. Members of the Hillel Shabbat Rocks Ensemble were on hand. Dr. John Johnson delivered a Native American Invocation and Father Stan Drongowski imparted a Catholic prayer.“The goal today is to take prayers and turn them into action that transforms the community,” said Mother Linda C. Johnson, the Episcopal Chaplin of IU. She encouraged the group of about 80 people to continue the practices of Dr. King through prayer, love and civil actions.“Hate cannot drive out hate. Only love can do that,” she said, quoting King. Community member Charlotte Zietlow spoke on sustaining the legacy of Dr. King. She shared her memories of Bloomington in 1964 when she first moved into the community and how the restaurants would not serve mixed-race couples. Travesties such as those, as well as recent events, including the hate crimes against the Jewish community, are traditions that die hard, Zietlow said. “And they haven’t died yet. We are far from having finished our work,” she said.Graduate student Rachelle Bennett said she has attended the service for several years. “You get to experience things you haven’t before, like Native American ceremony and Hinduism,” she said. “It really does bring people together.”The morning’s services, which were held from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in the Whittenberg Auditorium were organized by the Interfaith Group. IU graduate Charity Brian was at the service for the first time. “It’s very eye opening,” she said. “It’s good to experience different faiths and worship together.” The Rev. Dennis Laffoon gave the closing prayer, leaving the assembly with a final thought. “Part of Martin Luther King’s legacy is making sacrifices for change,” he said.
(03/09/10 3:21am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Sheryl WuDunn spoke to students, faculty and community members Monday about the travesties women around the world are facing, such as gendercide and sex slavery, and ways to solve these crises.WuDunn was introduced by the Dean of the Office of Women’s Affairs, Yvette M. Alex-Assensoh, who said WuDunn was “an empowering world-changer.” WuDunn is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, an author and has worked for The New York Times as a journalist and an executive.WuDunn’s latest book, “Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide,” was co-authored by her husband, Nicholas D. Kristof, also a columnist for The New York Times. The book has two major themes, the challenges women are facing and the best ways to solve those challenges, WuDunn said. One of the main issues women around the world face is sex trafficking.“There are currently between 60,000 and 100,000 women and girls missing,” WuDunn said.A 13-year-old girl was kidnapped and sold to a brothel, WuDunn said citing one example of sex trafficking. This young girl’s mother left her home in search of her daughter, only to be told that she could not have her back unless she could match the price the brothel paid for her. After an emotional reunion, her mother left the brothel to return home empty-handed, WuDunn said.She also told the story of a sixth grader in rural China who had to drop out of school to go to work until a private donation was made to her school from a reader of The New York Times who responded to an article written by WuDunn.WuDunn used many of these examples of people she met and talked to as a way to show that individuals can make a difference in one life that will continue to give back to their community. “These are issues we’re distant from,” freshman Rachel Monnier said. “Seeing pictures of these girls really affected me. Those girls were my sister’s age.”Solutions were also offered by WuDunn in the lecture and in her book such as dismantling brothels and offering basic health care to women.Mathias said the solutions were very comprehensible, which made them easier for more people to understand.“I liked how she framed the solutions she offered and focused on specific women,” senior Rachel Mathias said.
(02/26/10 5:02am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The Hoosier Daddy Drag King Contest crowned its fourth winner, Keagan Holiday, on Thursday. “I’m ecstatic and very gracious,” Holiday said after being crowned.He added that this was his first competition, but not his first time in drag.Holiday, as well as Jake Meoff and Colton Parker, the other two contestants, were judged on a talent portion and a question-and-answer section.“Drag has progressed through the years. The GLBT community and allies have been coming together to support each other,” said Meoff as he answered his question. “Drag has opened doors to the mainstream.”Holiday said his first action as Hoosier Daddy 2010 would be to advocate for educating the community about GLBT issues.Hosts for the event were Miss Gay IU 2006 Vanessa Vale and Chanel Cartier, the reigning Miss Gay IU. Both Vale and Cartier performed as well as the contestants and Richard Cranium, Mr. USofA Male Illusionist.Throughout the performances energetic fans offered tips to performers, all of which were donated to Positive Link, an organization in Bloomington that offers AIDS and HIV services to the community.“I had never seen a drag show before,” attendee and sophomore Tessa Wilhelm said. “It was so much fun.”Vale, who has been involved with the competition since its beginnings four years ago, agreed and said the crowd was great. “I have every confidence that it will be comparable to Miss Gay IU in the future,” she said.
(02/25/10 3:00am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>It ranged from adventure and outdoor camps to special needs camps to space camps.And students could chose from day camps, overnight camps and family camps.The Summer Camp Jobs Fair on Wednesday represented more than 65 camps from organizations across the country in efforts to gain exposure and possible future employees.Many of the camp representatives said they looked for students with a desire to work with children, a friendly personality and a sense of responsibility. The representative from Chicago Youth Centers added students with “strong character” to the list.Sophomore Rebecca Johnstone said she attended the fair to look at one specific camp near her home but also to see what opportunities there are to work with children with disabilities. As an education major, she said she needed to expand her experience. “I need to become more comfortable,” she said.Many of the students who helped run booths were IU students who have worked at the camps before. Sophomores Caitlin and Carly O’Connor worked at the Camp Saginaw booth. They found out about Camp Saginaw at a previous fair and worked at the camp.“I had never been to the East Coast before. I met so many people that I wouldn’t have gotten the chance to otherwise,” Caitlin O’Connor said.“It’s a great way to travel,” Carly O’Connor said.Sophomore Emily Guadagno has been involved with Camp Robindel in New Hampshire since 1997, first as a camper and later as a counselor. She said you really have to be enthusiastic about camp.“You live 10 months for two, because you wait all year to get back to camp,” Guadagno said.Jolly Corley, the staff coordinator of Camp Robindel, said she looks for campers who can step out of the box and are ready for new experiences.David Knee, a representative of Starlight camp in Pennsylvania, said the philosophy of the camp is “exposure to everything,” rather than just one area of experience. He said the camp looks for counselors who can bring a new dynamic to the camp and contribute to the diversity of the staff.
(02/23/10 5:11am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>“Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals, 1933-1945” opened Monday at the Indiana Memorial Union Gallery with a small introductory ceremony and will be at the Union until April 25.The exhibit, sponsored by Union Board and Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Student Support Services, begins in the lobby of the Union, continues into the Mezzanine and East Tower and ends in the Union Gallery. “Even if someone only sees one panel, that would still be beneficial,” said GLBT office coordinator Doug Bauder. It contains more than 250 photos and documents from Nazi Germany and is one of the first major exhibits on the subject for English-speaking audiences.Dr. Alvin Rosenfeld, professor of English and Jewish Studies, spoke on the history of Germany, the nature of the exhibit and the current state of Germany at the opening reception.He said today Germany’s Foreign Minister and the mayor of Berlin are both openly gay and that persecution does not exist there now the way it had in the past.Sophomore Rachael Richter said she found the beginning of the exhibit particularly interesting when it presented the Nazi reasoning behind the persecution. Senior Katie Allen said she had seen the exhibit before while it was traveling but went to see it again. “People don’t realize how many people were included in the persecution,” she said. The exhibit not only speaks about the past but also relates to issues happening today, Bauder said. He related the Nazi persecution to a current issue in Uganda, in which legislation was passed criminalizing homosexuality, and there was proposed legislation to make it punishable by death. Senior Christa Ziegler said she attended the event at the suggestion of her human sexuality professor.Bauder said there were two other events in the works for the exhibit: a showing of a film about the law in Nazi Germany, Paragraph 175, and a lecture on the exhibit. Senior Kelsey Riggan said she was excited to see more and is definitely interested in attending later events. “It was a good taste of what’s to come,” she said.
(02/17/10 4:18am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>IU Press is celebrating its 60th anniversary today with an online sale and special offers. This is the first anniversary the Press is celebrating with its new endeavor, IU Press Online.Everything available on the Web site is 60 percent off, and shipping is free with a purchase of $25 or more. IU Press Online includes more than 430 texts and 75 themed journals with new additions being added each month, according to the press release from IU Press.Electronic Marketing Manager Laura Baich is coordinating all online events, including the 60 days of giveaways.“We decided to do something big,” she said. The Press will also be having a trivia contest on its blog beginning Feb. 22, and it will last 60 days, Baich said. The questions will be posted on the blog, and anyone can post their answers for a chance to win a prize. In the past 60 years, IU Press has become a leading academic publisher, receiving awards from more than 15 organizations and publishing about 140 new books each year along with 29 journals in more than 17 subject areas. This year, the Press will publish 149 books and 78 journal issues.
(02/10/10 5:09am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Faculty and students filled room 100 of Rawles Hall on Tuesday despite the snow and icy roads to hear Harvard Professor Andrew Knoll speak about early life on Earth.Knoll gave a lecture about the early life forms on Earth between two and four billion years ago. He examined rocks, minerals and their composition to analyze Earth in its earliest stages.“Evidence suggests that life originated early in Earth’s history but it worked without oxygen,” Knoll said. The oxygenated state that Earth has now began only 2.4 billion years ago, long after life on earth emerged, he added.Though some of the lecture was clearer to those with knowledge on the subject, such as the numerous faculty in attendance, Knoll did a good job of explaining the technical aspects of the geology within his research, sophomore Kate Sanders said.Sanders is a member of the Hutton Honors College and will be attending a dinner with Knoll after his second lecture on Thursday.Graduate student Joe Hughto is an astrophysics major and attended the lecture in preparation for Thursday’s lecture. He said he is a fan of the William T. Patten Lecture Series and tries to attend most of the events because they are good learning experiences.Professor of sedimentary geology Abhijit Basu, one of the men who nominated Knoll for the lecture series, was also in attendance. “I think my nomination began ‘If there was a Nobel prize for geology,’ ” he said, laughing.
(02/09/10 4:25am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Members of the IU Student Alumni Association gathered Monday at the DeVault Alumni Center for a free six-course dinner. What was the catch? It was a crash course on restaurant etiquette.Joseph Boes, associate director of recruiting and marketing for the School of Optometry, conducted the lessons throughout the evening.“I think we need to become a more polite society,” Boes said. He gave instructions for each course and a top-10 list of his biggest dining pet peeves. Top 10 Dining Mistakes:1. Talking with food in your mouth2. Elbows on the table3. Cells phones on; they should always be turned off4. Purses, cells, eyeglasses sitting on the table5. Poor posture: don’t let your back rest on the seat during a meal6. Picking teeth7. Eating too quickly or too slowly; keep pace with others8. Pushing a plate away from you: don’t move plates, in general9. Playing with hair, jewelry or fidgeting10. Speaking too loudly or too quietlyGeneral rules for receptions and each course of the meal:Hors d’oeuvres – You should hold the plate, napkin and wine glass in your left hand so the right hand is free to greet people.Soup – Use the appropriate soup spoon and remember to never slurp the soup, blow on the soup or lean too much into the bowl. Salad – Use the fork to the farthest left and the knife to the farthest right. Remember to cut the lettuce with the knife, not the fork. Main course – Use the only fork and knife remaining. For meat, only cut one piece at a time. Depending on the other items, it might be appropriate to cut it with the knife for reasonable bites. Never use the fork like a shovel.Dessert – Use the dessert fork in front of you. Coffee is usually served at this time as well.Wine – Hold white wine by the stem, because your hands will warm the wine too quickly, which changes the taste. However, holding red wine by the base of the goblet is fine. As the evening came to an end, Boes reminded students that sending thank-you notes is always appropriate after dinners or interviews. He said he finds etiquette very important, but does not think it has to be stuffy. He worked at the Kelly School of Business for 12 years, where he got the idea for the dinner after watching undergraduate students eat.Sophomore Erika Katterjohn said the dinner was “a really valuable experience.”
(02/09/10 4:24am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>From early life on Earth to the possibility of life on Mars, Harvard University professor Andrew Knoll will be presenting two public lectures that span 600 million years of history.His first lecture, “Life on a Young Planet,” is today, and he will speak about “Meridiani, Opportunity, and the Search for Life on Mars” on Thursday. The lectures, part of the Patten Foundation Lecture Series, the oldest lecture series at IU, will be at 7:30 p.m. in Rawles Hall.The first lecture will focus on the life that defined Earth in its early and middle age. Knoll will discuss the genealogical connections between today’s organisms and the traces of life from 600 million years ago. He will also talk about geochemical research, which establishes a pattern of coevolution. The second lecture will focus on the possibility of past or present life on Mars. Knoll will talk about NASA evidence of liquid water on Mars. He will also address the debate of Martian life, including topics that contradict ideas of Martian life, such as the mineral composition of the planet and the studies of the landscape. The next speaker in the series will be W. J. T. Mitchell, the Gaylord Donnelley Distinguished Service professor at the University of Chicago.His speeches will be on March 30 and April 1 at 7:30 p.m. in Rawles Hall.Knoll has positions in both of Harvard’s Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Department of Organismal and Evolutionary Biology.
(02/04/10 12:40am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>It’s the first week of the fall semester. New students across campus are getting to know their roommates, exploring campus and settling into their residence hall rooms.Except for the 290 students who are living in lounges.With 4 percent of the freshman class living in lounges last semester, the IU policy that requires all freshmen to live in the dorms could be contributing to overcrowding. The policy, enacted in 2000, was based on University research that proved a majority of students who lived in dorms were more active in the academic community, had higher grades and were more likely to continue their education. Sara Ivey Lucas, assistant director of assignments for Residential Programs and Services, said the University’s housing rates prior to this policy were fine. The policy was enacted mostly because of its academic and social benefits. Though many students complain about the inconveniences of dorms and issues with roommates, some feel that it is the primary basis of the transition to college. Senior Mica Harrison said she thinks living in dorms helps students learn how to deal with different people and situations. As a former resident assistant, she said she feels dorms offer support and learning experiences.Trinadi Shires, who is in her fourth semester at Purdue, said she has never lived in a dorm, nor does she intend to. “If I had been asked (if I felt I missed out) when I first enrolled in college, I would have said no,” Shires said in an e-mail. “But after living for a year in Lafayette with my boyfriend, I see the social value of living in the dorms or in campus apartments.” Sophomore RA Carmen Miller said dorms are important because they help establish a friend base on campus. “I know that I would have made friends much more quickly had I lived on campus instead of on the far other side of town,” Shires said.John Sautter, Purdue University vice president of housing and food services, said that the university has not had a policy requiring freshmen to live in campus housing since the 1950s. Still, Sautter said 90 percent of freshmen opt to live in the dorms and 41 percent of those freshmen renew their housing contracts. Overcrowding “is more an issue of class size growing faster than building rates," Ivey Lucas said.She added that RPS is in the process of making changes that will hopefully assist in solving the problem of overcrowding. These changes include a new dorm under construction at 10th and Union Street and that some of the age-specific housing is being redesigned to allow for more room. Miller said she noted the issue of overcrowding and suggested the policy be modified in some way. Despite the absence of a dorm requirement, Sautter said Purdue’s student organizations have outstanding participation rates with about 800 organizations and more than 8,000 programs put on each year. “Every campus is different,” he said. “Just as Purdue’s program fits us, IU’s program probably fits as well.”But there are exceptions to IU’s policy. Freshmen can apply for exemptions for situations including marriage, children and being over the age of 21.About 200 exemptions are processed every year, and Ivey Lucas said 100 to 150 are accepted. She also said that universities such as Ball State are beginning to consider two-year required housing contracts for freshmen. However, Ivey Lucas said, “that’s not where I see IU going.”
(01/29/10 4:49am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Fifteen of the brightest women on campus gathered for a private dinner with IU First Lady Laurie Burns McRobbie and leaders from the Office for Women’s Affairs on Thursday to discuss issues of empowerment as well as women’s issues.The students and faculty discussed how empowerment affects them personally and contributes to their understanding of the issues affecting women on campus. Some of the attendees noted their families as their source of empowerment and commented on the small number of women present in leadership positions at IU. Attendees said they took away a broader view of campus and an excitement about the unique opportunity of the evening. In attendance was senior Abby Skinner, who founded the idea for the dinner in 2008 while a member of the IU Student Association. She thanked OWA Dean Yvette Alex-Assensoh for being so receptive to the idea. This was only the second time OWA sponsored this event.The attendees gathered together at the end of the evening for a speech by McRobbie.McRobbie opened by discussing the situation women found themselves in during the feminist movement in the 1960s and 1970s. In 1969, she said, women made up only 11 percent of the IU faculty, but this figure has risen to almost half of the faculty. She also spoke about the advances women have made in the academic world since that time.“Women got to this point because women of my mother’s generation made it happen,” McRobbie said. She defined empowerment as the “gift that gives” as she encouraged attendees to go back into their communities to empower the others around them.The women present at the dinner represented numerous organizations, areas of study, nationalities and backgrounds. They discussed achieving empowerment through self-motivation, advocacy and by complimenting others in public and criticizing them in private.The evening ended with OWA presenting McRobbie with a small token of appreciation for her presence and participation. Alex-Assensoh added that she was pleased with the conversations during the dinner. Lady McRobbie said she was greatly impressed by the talented and passionate company in which she found herself.In the past, Lady McRobbie has worked with OWA to congratulate women in faculty positions as they accomplish new feats in their fields, such as achieving tenure.