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(03/30/10 4:30am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>IU President Michael McRobbie announced Jorge José as the selection for the University’s vice president for research Monday. The selection will be subject to approval by the IU board of trustees and the board will decide by May 8.“The search committee reviewed a large amount of applicants and narrowed it down to a few,” IU spokesman Larry MacIntyre said. “President McRobbie reviewed those and made his decision based on interviews, credentials and experience.”José received his doctorate, master’s and bachelor’s degrees in physics from the National Autonomous University of Mexico in his native city of Mexico City. Since then, José has worked at Brown University, the University of Chicago, Rutgers University and Northeastern University. José is currently vice president for research at the University at Buffalo, which is the largest campus of the State University of New York.At Northeastern University, José was chairman of the physics department and founded the Center for the Interdisciplinary Research on Complex Systems. The center worked with researchers from different scientific and engineering areas to enhance interdisciplinary education for both undergraduate and graduate students.Through his different knowledge and employment, José has gained relevant experience that he can use to advance the research program at IU, said John Talbott, assistant vice president of research administration at IU-Purdue University Indianapolis, who was a member of the search committee.As the vice president for research, José would be responsible for advancing, organizing and encouraging research. José would also report to McRobbie and would be a member of the President’s Cabinet.“He’ll be able to help our research faculty come up with proposals that will have a better chance of being funded,” MacIntyre said. “He will know how to package grant applications, and he will be of a lot of assistance to our faculty in submitting stronger grant applications.” Faith Hawkins, who upon José’s appointment would be the new vice president’s chief of staff, said José will help the University advance among top research universities.“The biggest thing will be that he will help us more effectively collaborate across disciplines, schools and campuses,” Hawkins said. “That kind of leverage will boost us into the next level of top research universities. To really move into the top tiers a university has to be thinking big and have all the parts of the university working better and having José here will help us accomplish that.”
(03/30/10 1:37am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The Musical Arts Center, Auer Hall, Ford-Crawford Hall and Recital Hall are home to many performances for Jacobs School of Music students, faculty and guest artists. But with more than 1,100 performances annually, some believe the school is just running out of space.“The music school is definitely a bit cramped,” said freshman percussion major Ben Rigney. “For recitals, some students will literally camp outside the recital registration office in order to get the time they want in the room they want.” Each music school major has to do a solo recital before they graduate, but some students are required to do them both their junior and senior years. The four different performance spaces are able to hold approximately 2,500 people combined. However, only three of the four performance spaces are used for student recitals, which often results in scheduling challenges.“People have a lot of trouble scheduling their recitals,” freshman viola major Susanna Johnson said. “If someone has a recital at 10 o’clock on a Friday night no one is going to go to that, so everyone tries to schedule really early.” When scheduling performances, the School of Music factors in many circumstances to determine who gets to use which space when. Seniority, degrees and a first-come, first-served basis are all taken into consideration when organizing the performance’s schedules, Eugene O’Brien, executive associate dean of the school of music, said.“All of the different types of performances have different levels of priority and specific dates for when they have to happen,” O’Brien said.One of the obstacles the Jacobs School of Music faces is that all of the performance spaces are used frequently.“No matter how many performance spaces we have, they will fill up. If we built five new recital halls I think that they would still be full,” O’Brien said. “The spaces are just really heavily used.”
(03/25/10 12:54am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>A group of 15 law students at the Maurer School of Law have proposed a new law journal concerning race, gender and social policy. If approved, the journal would join three other Maurer School of Law journals.Each of the school’s journals is used as a learning tool for second- and third-year law students. Through the use of the journals, students are able to participate in the organization, publication and editing of legal research.If the proposed journal is approved, law students would have more choices and would be able to choose the journal they would like to work on with a more particular interest in mind.“I thought that the proposed journal would provide an opportunity for IU law students with a similar interest to have a chance to contribute to legal scholarship, while simultaneously furthering their interests,” said Jalil Dozier, law student and founder of the new journal.Dozier said the idea for the journal came from his own interest in the way that legal and social policy issues impact racial minorities, women and transgender persons.Another reason the group decided to write the journal was its observation that other top law schools had specialty journals devoted to topics such as race, gender and social policy but the Maurer Law School did not.“The students who worked on putting together the journal’s proposal were troubled by the fact that our law school, with a progressive tradition, has no journal specifically devoted to issues of race and gender, especially considering the significant amount of faculty scholarship produced on these topics and the number of student organizations dedicated to these progressive ideals,” said law student Rick Chasney, who is also working on the journal.The journal will also actively seek submissions from professors and scholars of any academic field. “To truly contribute to the study of race, gender and social policy, it is important not to view these issues from one perspective, but to instead research the issues collectively, as the entire Indiana University or academic community,” Chasney said. The students who proposed the journal see the issues that are going to be debated as necessary to not only the students at IU now but also students in the future. “The interests among the students should be there, because the issues are there,” law professor Kevin Brown said. “I suspect these issues are going to be even more important but also very different for the generation coming up.” The journal is currently under review by a faculty committee so it can make recommendations to the entire faculty as to whether the journal should be approved.
(03/11/10 4:14am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Many IU student groups left Bloomington for spring break not to relax and soak up the sun, but to volunteer and help people in need. Habitat for HumanityFor the past 14 years, IU’s chapter of Habitat for Humanity has sponsored spring break trips to different places around the United States. This year, Habitat will travel to two different locations in Florida, Lakeland and West Palm Beach, as well as two different locations in Alabama, Foley and Birmingham.“IU Habitat sponsors spring break trips because the trips are an affordable and worthwhile way to spend spring break,” President of IU Habitat for Humanity Lauren Courtney said. “It provides students here at IU with the opportunity to interact with less fortunate people and is an excellent experience.”The organization tries to eliminate inferior housing across the world. Through the use of volunteers, it builds new and affordable housing for those who need it.“Habitat is not a handout, rather it is a hand up,” Courtney said. “Each partner family is responsible for paying back their interest-free mortgage, working 250 sweat-equity hours per adult and maintaining full-time employment.”Through the spring break trips, Courtney said she hopes many of the volunteers will see how much their work has paid off.“The students learn the rewards associated with volunteering and helping others,” Courtney said. The Timmy FoundationThe Timmy Foundation is a nonprofit foundation that sends supplies and volunteers to undeveloped countries.“The foundation travels to set up sustainable health clinics with local nonprofits in order for people in smaller cities and villages to get health care when they may not otherwise have access,” said President of The Timmy Foundation Gaby Cheikh.This year, a group of about 20 students will travel to Xela, Guatemala.Since 1997, IU students have traveled to places such as Honduras, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador and Guatemala. Cheikh said foundation members provide health care as well as referrals to local hospitals.Through its trips, the Foundation gives its volunteers an idea of how to fix the problems they see on their travels.“By traveling abroad, we give our volunteers a firsthand view of the effects and causes of poverty and more importantly a vision of how simple it is to combat that,” Cheikh said. Youth Advocating Leadership and LearningOn Sunday, Y’ALL will take approximately 60 people to Biloxi, Miss. to assist with disaster relief. Since 2005, Y’ALL has been traveling during winter, spring and summer breaks to get the biggest number of volunteers together.“There is still a huge need for volunteers, so these seem to be the best times to get a large number of students down there,” Executive Board member Michael Nosofsky said.Nosofsky said each trip proves to the volunteers what their assistance means to people.“The people we help always display a tremendous amount of gratitude towards us for our help,” Nosofsky said. “This makes it that much better for us because we really see that we are making a difference in someone’s life.”In the future, Y’ALL expects to continue with its relief efforts, provided that volunteers are still needed in disaster-stricken areas.“As long as there is the need for volunteers to assist with disaster relief, I expect Y’ALL to stay active as ever,” Nosofsky said. Alternative Spring BreakSeventy-nine students will participate in one of 12 trips, including three international trips, as a part of Alternative Spring Break.ASB is a civic engagement organization based within the Kelley School of Business.“ASB’s goal is also to create active citizens by providing students with knowledge about a particular social issue and then giving them an opportunity to get immersed in that social issue through their volunteer work during the trip,” said Brittany Nelson, president of ASB programsThe organization started in 1991 when one group of students volunteered in West Virginia.“Our program has grown steadily, and currently we have 12 spring break trips, three winter break trips and five weekend trips,” Nelson said.Each trip exposes students directly to social issues and shows them how to help.“Our trips not only teach IU students about the different social issues affecting our communities but also arm them with a life-long knowledge about how to help solve those issues,” Nelson said. “This is a lesson that few of them ever forget and which sometimes shapes their lives.”
(03/08/10 1:46am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Ten panelists from three different continents spoke about one influential Frenchman.Alexis de Tocqueville scholars from around the world gathered in the Indiana Memorial Union Walnut Room on Friday to celebrate the publication of a bilingual, French and English, edition of “Democracy in America.”“The best work on American democracy was written by a Frenchman,” said Aurelian Craiutu, IU associate professor of political science and director of the Tocqueville program.Started in 2009, Craiutu’s new program promotes the teachings and ideas of Tocqueville’s interpretation of American democracy. The program offers numerous courses and lectures devoted to Tocqueville’s studies and theories of America.“This conference is one of the most important events the Tocqueville project will have this year,” Craiutu said.Many of the panelists from the conference helped compile information for the new edition.“I realized when I started looking at the Tocqueville papers that I could give him another opinion by showing information that was not shared before,” said Eduardo Nolla of Universidad San Pablo in Madrid, Spain, who helped gather information for the new edition.The information that Nolla assembled in large part was collected from Yale University, where most of Tocqueville’s documents are located.“In the book we made sure to include his travel notes, his letter that he wrote to his friends and family, the drafts of his book and his manuscripts,” Nolla said.Tocqueville, a French political thinker, came to America in the early 1800s to study and document how and why democracy works. The result is his two-volume book “Democracy in America.”Mark Yellin, an employee of the book’s publisher, the Liberty Fund, came to the conference not only because he has worked with many of the panelists but because he said he was impressed that IU was willing to put on a conference dealing with Tocqueville.“It is so complex to put something like this together,” Yellin said. “It’s a beautiful volume that took 10 years to create.”
(11/23/09 4:09am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Mother Bear’s Pizza will be putting its own spin on the traditional Thanksgiving favorites by serving a free meal from noon to 4 p.m. Thanksgiving Day.“We’re going to be serving pilgrim’s pie. It’s like a shepherd’s pie with pizza dough, mashed potatoes, stuffing and turkey, and then we bake it,” Mother Bear’s Pizza owner Ray McConn said. “Each person will also get a side of cranberries, green beans, pumpkin pie and a drink.”McConn said this event has been a dream of his for many years and that this year is the first year he’s been able to put that dream into action.“I’ve been wanting to do this for some time, but in the past I’ve always thought about it on Thanksgiving morning, when it’s too late,” McConn said. “But this year I made sure that I started thinking about it early.”Because this is the first year, the event’s turnout is difficult to predict.“We’ve been promoting it around town at local organizations, but we don’t know how well that’s going to work,” McConn said. “Right now, we’re looking at serving a maximum of 700 people.”To help make this event possible, more staff members are being brought in. “We’re going to have around 15 to 20 employee volunteers, volunteering their time to come in and help,” manager Mark Hajduk said.Hajduk said he hopes this event will help people in the community.“We hope we get needy people who need a place to come, people with no place to go, to come and gather, and people who are just tired of cooking to come and relax,” Hajduk said.Freshman Erin Jeter, who visits the restaurant frequently, agrees with Hajduk.“I think it will make Bloomington a better community because everyone will be together and happy on Thanksgiving,” Jeter said. “It’s a good way for students and low income people to have a decent meal.” McConn said he hopes the dinner is a way for the restaurant to give back.“Mother Bear’s has been successful over the years, and this is a great way that we can give back to the people who helped us get there,” McConn said.
(11/05/09 2:23am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The Monroe County Public Library on Kirkwood Avenue started a renovation this month that is scheduled to last for up to 12 months.Projects include replacement of flooring, a relocation of the drive-up window, a new checkout and circulation area, changes to the VITAL area and changes to the public computer area.“During this time, there will be occasional closings as well as some moving around,” project manager Mickey Needham said.The library managers decided to undergo these changes because their current facility is not up-to-date. “Our carpet and our finishes are reflecting 12-plus years of major wear and tear that has just aged in many, many ways,” Needham said. The other reason the library is renovating its facility is because of sheer volume.“Our circulation keeps going up and up, but we don’t have enough money in the budget to hire new staff,” Needham said. “We have to improve our process so that it will become more efficient so that we won’t have to hire new staff.”Throughout the process of the renovation, people can expect a lot of new changes, Needham said.“The children’s area will have new flooring, new finishes and added shelving,” Needham said. “There will be a new circulation area on the first floor.”Needham also said the drive-up window will be moved to the back and the circulation and checkout area will be moved to the front. The VITAL program will get a bigger tutoring space. Freshman Deanna Allbrittin said the changes at the library will benefit her.“For me, aesthetically, the changes will help because I sit in there for long periods of time and just read,” Allbrittin said.As for funding this project, the money will not come from added taxes.“We got approved by the county officials to use the capital projects fund,” Needham said.Needham reiterated that throughout the renovations, the library will continue as usual. However, Margaret Harter, the community relations coordinator for the library said in an e-mail that the parking lot at Sixth and Lincoln streets will be closed Friday and Saturday so they can start preparing the lot for the new drive-up window to open next spring. She also said that Children’s Services is offering limited services in November and December while its space is being renovated.“All of these changes are temporary,” Needham said, “and we are working as hard as we can to make sure people get what they need during this time.”
(10/29/09 1:18am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Junior Lauriel Chambers decided to stay home on her 21st birthday instead of going out to drink.“I’m just not really that interested in drinking,” Chambers said. “I wanted to just spend the time with my friends and family.” Instead of going out to a bar, Chambers watched the movie “National Treasure” with her brother.“Watching a movie was a lot of fun,” Chambers said. “I had a great time. It was really relaxing.”Some students also choose not to drink because they want to celebrate with students that are not 21.“I wanted to have a big celebration that included all of my family and friends,” senior Heidi Cockerham said. “Since this includes people under the legal drinking age, I had flavored punch instead. Alcohol wasn’t necessary to have a good time.”To many students, the idea of not celebrating their 21st birthday with alcohol seems crazy.“When I told people what I did on my 21st birthday, they looked at me like I was from Mars,” Chambers said. “They couldn’t understand why I didn’t want to drink.”Chambers said she believes that when students choose to drink on their 21st birthday, it’s because they feel like they’re finally adults.“I think people like the feeling of being able to do things,” Chambers said. “When you’re little, people are always telling you, you can’t do this, you can’t do that, but when you turn 21 you can show (the bar) your ID and say ‘wow, I can do this.’ It’s the first time you’re considered an adult.”Chambers said there are ways to celebrate a 21st birthday without drinking alcohol.“I think you’re definitely safer at home watching a movie than you when you’re out getting completely trashed,” Chambers said. “Personally, there are a lot better activities you can be doing without drinking. But I know it’s not really realistic to think of a campus without alcohol.” The IU Alcohol-Drug Information Center is a hub on campus that provides education services to all students. They offer basic services including a resource library, peer education programs and community liaisons.Director Dee Owens said she believes that society has a negative effect on the way students view alcohol.“They have been carefully trained by drinking peers and the alcohol industry that it’s the ‘thing to do,’” Owens said.IU continues to try to combat excessive drinking. The Alcohol-Drug Information Center has started a special program to teach students that drinking is not the only way to celebrate birthdays.“Our office just won a grant from the Parents Association to send 21st birthday cards, along with a small ‘present’ to students who are having birthdays,” Owens said. “We simply want to remind students that there are potentially deadly consequences to drinking excessive amounts of alcohol and that there are safer ways to have fun.”Excessive drinking anytime can result in horrible consequences, Owens said. Staying sober is the only way to make sure these consequences don’t happen to you.“One wrong decision can change one’s life – or lose it,” Owens said. “We want students to have fun and to stay safe – it really is that simple. If one chooses to drink, then avoid heavy drinking, and (use) Get A Ride.”______________________________________________________________The 21st birthday is often a memorable night for students, marking the
occasion when consuming alcohol is legal. Bars and clubs are common
places of celebration. While many use this night to drink, some
students have chosen to spend the night sober. For any students who are
about to turn 21, here are 21 ways to celebrate your 21st.1. Go to a Casino. Not only are you legally old enough to drink, when you hit 21 you're now old enough to go gamble.The closest casino is Indiana Live! Casino in Shelbyville, Ind.2. Spaah! is a local spa that was voted “Best Day Spa in Bloomington” by Herald Times readers in 2008.3. Treat yourself to a nice restaurant you wouldn’t normally pay the money to go to.4. Go on a road trip (getaway weekend).5. Go to a dance club – make fun of everyone that’s drunk and acting stupid.6. Go bowling or to a roller rink. Western Skateland is a local rink. 7. Go shopping – You can go to the College Mall or if you want something bigger, make a trip up to Indianapolis. Go to Circle Centre Mall downtown, or check out a couple up near 82nd street.8. Go to a strip club – The closest strip club to campus is Night Moves on South Walnut Street. The cover charge is $3.9. Go to a concert.10. Spend it with your family.11. Night at a hotel – Rent a room for you and your friends. You can watch movies, order room service or go swim in the pool. And most hotels offer a complementary breakfast in the morning.12. Go to a movie or watch one at home.13. Play paintball or laser tag. There is a laser tag facility called LazerLite at on East Third Street. One game costs $6.50.14. Have a pool party.15. Have a slumber party – Even though these were common when you were in elementary or middle school, you can still do them now. Get a group together and have a slumber party at your house. You can watch a movie, make some popcorn and play board games.16. Have a party with non-alcoholic drinks (mocktail party).17. Go to a hookah bar – There are no hookah bars in Bloomington, so if you want to do this you will have to travel to Indianapolis. The Egyptian Cafe and Hookah Bar is located at 6265 Carrollton Ave. 18. Have a dance party – If you don’t want to spend money to go to a dance club, have your own. All you need is a stereo with speakers and a dance floor.19. Play root beer pong.20. Throw a benefit party for your favorite charity – make everyone pay $5 to get in and give all the money to the charity of your choice.21. Go to a sporting event.
(10/22/09 2:00am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>In September 2000, geocaching.com was created. It has since grown to more than 87,000 account holders in more than 100 countries. As a longtime geocacher and member of the geocaching club at IU, graduate student Maria Solomou said geocaching is an interesting spin on the classic treasure hunt. “Geocaching is a real-world treasure-hunt game, where you use a GPS device and coordinates to locate boxes, known as geocaches, around the world,” Solomou said.The geocaching club at IU was created this year in hopes of showing other students the fun of geocaching. “I really wanted the opportunity to gather together people who enjoyed geocaching, because it’s a lot more fun when you do it in a group,” said senior Jessica Falkenthal, president of the club.Now that there is a club, geocaching has become more convenient for students on campus.“If you are interested in geocaching, and there wasn’t a club, there wouldn’t be as much of an opportunity for people to try it out,” said freshman Will Petrovic, vice president of the club. “You wouldn’t be as likely to do it if you went to the Web site. You are more likely to do it with a group of people.”Falkenthal said Geocaching can be done anywhere in the world, but Bloomington offers some interesting opportunities.“There are actually a lot of geocaches on campus, which means you have a lot that you can find in your own backyard,” Falkethal said. “There are 250 within five miles of Bloomington.”Geocaching in a group also helps create a sense of community among its members.“When you geocache in a group you get to know other geocachers in the area,” Solomou said. “It forms a closer relationship with the other geocachers. That’s the cool thing about being in a community.”The IU club also combines efforts with the Bloomington Geocachers.“It gives us an unique opportunity to meet community members in such a platonic way and do fun activities together,” Falkenthal said. “It’s a great way to meet new people to do some networking and just get together.”Geocaching can also be a great way to go outside and be active.“I didn’t consider myself an outdoors person, but when I started geocaching I started doing things I normally wouldn’t do,” Falkenthal said. “It gives people the chance to go to a place you normally wouldn’t go to, and you end up seeing things you wouldn’t normally see. It gives you a really good reason to go out and walk, because you have something you are walking toward.”To geocache you need a Global Positioning System, and Falkenthal said knowing how to use a GPS can help you in more ways than just finding geocaches.“Being able to use GPS is very valuable, some employers have even started to look for it on a resume,” Falkenthal said. “Geocaching can be a fun way to learn a very practical skill that can help you in the future.”