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____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>This Christmas I asked Santa for “Sex and the City.”If there was one thing Hollywood did right, it was making that movie. Since its opening weekend, the movie has made more than $415 million at the box office.Now, I’m begging for another sitcom gone big screen: “Friends.”Since “Sex and the City” hit theaters, there have been rumors swirling that the 10-year-long sitcom might get a chance at the big screen, but the cast members have shot this rumor down.But my question is why? That show was each cast member’s claim to fame, and what have they done afterward?Let me break it down for you in order of cast member who needs this movie the most:Matt LeBlanc (Joey Tribbiani)Sir, what have you done since the show ended? Right, you got a spin-off show based on a character that nearly falls flat on his face when not surrounded by the other five.The show, “Joey,” was canceled midway through the second season.And since then, you’ve done nothing but get a divorce. Congratulations, you’re just like the rest of America.David Schwimmer (Ross Geller)You were so funny in “Friends.” Your physical comedy is untouchable. But where did you do when you stopped portraying Ross? You starred in “Madagascar” and its subsequent sequel. OK, great, you are now appealing to children.Lisa Kudrow (Phoebe Buffay)So you starred in “The Comeback” on HBO, which failed, and then you had a smattering of small roles in movies. Your most recent one was in “P.S. I Love You.”That is when I realized how much I missed you. Funny and a wonderful supporting actress in the movie, I was starting to wonder where all your talent went.Now, every once in awhile I see you on a Nintendo DS commercial for a personal cooking application. What the ... ?Courtney Cox (Monica Gellar-Bing)You’ve done more than the last three. You starred in two independent films, and you even had a cameo in “The Longest Yard” featuring Adam Sandler.But then you went on to star in a TV show called “Dirt” about a magazine editor.The show was interesting at first, but then it just flat out sucked – evident by its cancellation after the second season.Hopefully your career will launch back when you guest star on “Scrubs” this season for a three-episode arc.Jennifer Aniston (Rachel Green)After “Friends,” I can’t tell which got more popularity: your box office bombs or your divorce from Brad Pitt.I can’t ever grocery shop without seeing your face plastered to a magazine either talking about your previous relationship with Pitt, your current relationship with John Mayer or how you want to get preggers soon.As much as you want to run from Rachel Green, you can’t. You need her like you need a third nose job.Matthew Perry (Chandler Bing)You’ve done things almost right.You went on to star in a TV drama that was interesting, deep and better than NBC’s “30 Rock.” Unfortunately, “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip” only lasted one season. But that’s OK.You bounced back with an independent movie, “Numb,” that even made me question the sanity of my own life. You’re even starring in an up-and-coming film with Zac Efron as the 17-year-old you.But throughout the last four years, your characters have all been similar to Chandler Bing.So let’s face it guys, you need the movie. With or without it, you’re famous because of the six characters. You need this movie. I hope to see you after pre-production.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>I just spent the last hour and a half thinking of something to write about. Sure, I love arts and entertainment. I could write about my love for small, unknown bands on YouTube such as the Florida-based band Boyce Avenue (I own the CD, and I have played all of its videos on YouTube at least 40 times each). I could talk about the passion I hold inside for Brad Pitt and his ever-changing facial hair (sorry Brad, the stach must go).I could even talk about The CW – a TV channel that does nothing but air shows so trashy but so great (“Gossip Girl” and “One Tree Hill”) that sometimes I wish my life was half as interesting as the ones shown on the screen.I was even thinking about writing about my love for Taylor Swift and her ability to make me feel like even I could be Juliet. But instead I’m going to talk to you about a recent decision in my life inspired by one man: Perez Hilton.I have PerezHilton.com bookmarked. I get my daily dose of celebrity gossip from his blog, and when I go a day without looking at it, I feel lost.I’m just going to be really honest here – I love him. If he wasn’t gay, I would try to find him and ask him for his hand in marriage. What’s sexier than a man who gets a lot of Web hits?Working from the bottom up, Hilton moved to New York in hopes of becoming an actor but instead ended up working as an assistant to a club disc jockey. When his dreams of being an actor were over, he moved to Los Angeles and began freelancing for local gay publications. Moving back to New York, Hilton worked as a reporter for Star Magazine but was fired because he spent too much time working on a personal blog. And that’s a good thing, because look where it got him. Sure, celebrities hate him, but I, too, would be content if Lindsay Lohan hated me. At least she would know I existed.But seriously, Hilton worked his way up from nothing and is now making money to blog – probably more money than I will ever make in my lifetime as a journalist. I mean, we all want to be something someday, right?I’ve been working so hard at being just like him that I’ve even perfected my Microsoft Paint skills. No pictures will be without white paint again.I even have a few things in common with Hilton: I hate Amy Winehouse, I love sexy men and I do believe that Madonna and Alex Rodriguez are dating.So after countless months reading PerezHilton.com, I’ve got my ducks in a row.I’m going to graduate college in August, find some celebrity hotspots and start my own blog. One of my friends told me I could never be mean like Hilton, but that’s just something at which I’ll have to work harder. So watch out, Hilton, I’m coming for you in ’09.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The IU Police Department is still looking for the man they believe is responsible for attacking three students early Saturday morning.IUPD Capt. Jerry Minger said there is no specific person of interest, but a witness – who saw the suspect fleeing – has come forward and put together a composite sketch. Minger said that sketch and the one released to the public Saturday are similar.Investigators will reinterview victims and witnesses throughout the week.Minger said IUPD will also check with the IU Credit Union, 510 E. 17th St., to see if any of the ATM cameras picked up any images.“We’re guardedly optimistic about anything,” he said.Minger said the ATM cameras have limited distance and are aimed at people using the machines, but investigators are still going to check.Three students were assaulted with a sharp-edged weapon at about 12:30 a.m Saturday as they walked on 17th Street near Woodlawn Avenue toward their residence halls, police said.A male victim received a cut to his neck and was transported to the Bloomington Hospital. He received 19 stitches and was released from the hospital at about 4:15 a.m.The names of the victims aren’t being released for safety reasons because the motive and attacker are unknown, Minger said.A cautionary e-mail and text message were sent to students at 5 a.m. Saturday, warning them about the situation. IU spokesman Larry MacIntyre said letting students know about the problem and telling them to be careful is one of the “most important” things the University can do at this time.“That and trying to help catch this person is about all we can do,” he said. “We’ve certainly made everyone aware of the situation, and everyone should be careful.”The suspect was described as an 18- to 20-year-old slim, white male, between 5 feet 6 inches and 6 feet 2 inches tall. He was described as wearing jeans, a yellow T-shirt and a white hooded sweatshirt at the time of the incident.If anyone has information about the identity of the suspect or regarding this incident, IUPD asks that they call 855-4111 and ask to speak to an investigator.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>INDIANAPOLIS – The sky was blue Thursday, but the Indiana State Fair shined cream and crimson.From 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, hundreds of fair goers decked out in IU gear, walked up and down State Fair Boulevard to attend the fair’s annual IU Day.With more than 50 informational booths about the different departments at the eight different IU campuses, attendees got the chance to see what IU is really all about.Yvonne Gray, assistant director at the IU-Purdue University Indianapolis Music Academy, entertained children at her booth Thursday. With several instruments out on a table, kids got a chance to learn how to make the perfect note on a saxophone or even strum the perfect chord on a violin.“This is what we call our instrument petting zoo,” she said laughing.Gray said the most popular instrument among the children was the violin. She said the booth is very popular and kids often come back three to four times during the day to play. As the day went on, more Hoosier fans piled onto the street to see the IU Physics Department freeze a balloon or to get information from the Jacobs School of Music about the school’s upcoming performances. At about 1:30 p.m. staff from IUPUI, including men’s soccer coach Steve Franklin, took stage for a pep rally celebrating athletics and school spirit. IU President Michael McRobbie took the stage to discuss campus life at IUPUI before the IUPUI Urban Drum Ensemble took over to perform.But State Fair Boulevard got most crowded at about 3 p.m., when IU men’s basketball coach Tom Crean stopped by the IU Athletics booth to sign autographs for the Hoosier nation. Crean stopped signing his own picture at about 3:45 p.m., enough time to get to IU’s pep rally.Beginning off with the IU fight song, members of the Marching Hundred and the IU Cheerleading squad pumped up the crowd before McRobbie took the stage.Clad in an IU hat and t-shirt, he spoke about how research done at IU within the numerous departments has an impact on every day life in Indiana. “I think those of you who have seen the exhibit here will realize how extraordinary IU is,” he said.Indiana First Lady Cheri Daniels took the stage after McRobbie, promoting what IU has to offer for each and every student. She told the audience how amazed she was at what her daughter took away from the Kelley School of Business.“I think we should all be very proud of all the great studies possible through Indiana University,” she said. “We’ve got it all in Indiana.”Crean ended the Pep Rally with a speech about his first four months as the Hoosier coach. Crean said for as long as he could remember, he had been a fan of Indiana basketball. “You don’t have any idea what it’s like until you’re a part of it,” he said.Crean encouraged the Hoosier Nation to go out and support the IU football team in the fall. Crean said Hoosier fans have to be strong going into the fall semester. Noticing the amount of Hoosier fans in the audience, Crean said he needs that same support during basketball season. Crean boasted IU athletics and the student athletes GPA, stating that all of the women athletes GPAs are at a 3.0, though the men’s fall short behind with a 2.8. “(IU is) not a school for you to come in and be average in,” he said to a standing ovation. “If you come to Indiana, you better be up for a fight, for a challenge. It isn’t an accident that (IU Day) is the highlight of fair week.”
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>As part of an initiative to reevaluate programs within the Office for Women’s Affairs, newly named Dean Yvette Alex-Assensoh has decided to broaden the focus of the sexual assault education program RAISE, prompting the resignation of the program’s coordinator.“(The Dean) made it pretty clear to me that RAISE would not exist as a stand-alone program next year,” said Kristen Jozkowski, former RAISE coordinator.Since assuming her duties, Alex-Assensoh said she has become familiar with OWA’s mission – which includes facilitating gender equity, empowerment and personal safety for faculty. As part of the OWA mission, RAISE addresses the issues of sexual-assault prevention.In an e-mail interview, Alex-Assensoh said the decision to broaden OWA’s outreach efforts is based on the expressed needs and desires for programming that “addresses a larger subset of issues.”“OWA does not have the resources to allow a single staff person – who is employed and paid with University funds – the luxury of focusing only on one issue,” she said. “Therefore, our efforts to broaden and re-evaluate all of OWA programming is, as well, motivated by a desire to ensure that everything we do at OWA is safe for our participants and our target audiences, non-offensive and, indeed, that it is within proper legal boundaries as well as IU policy norms, and that it makes the best use of OWA’s limited staff and financial resources.”Jozkowski, a Ph.D. student at IU, said when she discussed the future of RAISE with Alex-Assensoh, the focus of the program was to be broadened and would cover a number of college topics and that sexual assault might be a small component of it.After discussing the future of the program, Jozkowski said the direction it was headed was not where her interests were.“It didn’t seem to fall in line with my professional development,” she said.Jozkowski also works at the IU Health Center and said the ideas Alex-Assensoh wanted to present to RAISE are already encompassed in her work at the health center.“It didn’t make sense to stay,” she said. “I wouldn’t be focusing on sexual-assault education.”Jozkowski praised the program and the improvements it made within the past year to gain a following on campus. Despite the extra motivation, the dean decided to broaden most programs within OWA.Alex-Assensoh said the office is still in the process of fine-tuning the final details of the program. She said OWA will outline the new program once a new coordinator is named.Jozkowski said if the dean is going to continue with the RAISE programming, she will be disappointed, stating that the dean made it clear there would be no programming. “We’re the only group on campus that does any sexual-assault education,” she said. “We did more programming (this year) than what had been done in the last seven years. ... People seemed really excited about it. A lot of people contacted me who were really pumped and excited to do RAISE in the fall.”
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>A Bedford woman died Sunday morning after a two-car accident on State Road 45.Denise Bromley, 41, died at the scene.Bromley was driving a Dodge sedan when Steve Hatton, 33 of Solsberry, Ind., crossed the center line and crashed into the driver’s door of Bromley’s vehicle, according to police reports.Hatton was taken to the Bloomington Hospital but his condition is unknown.The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department responded to the crash and determined that at impact, Bromley’s vehicle was positioned in a manner that indicates she was trying to avoid the collision.Hatton told police he had been at a friend’s house and remembers leaving but doesn’t remember anything leading up to the crash.The Sheriff’s Department is still investigating the accident.Bromley’s death was the second fatality Sunday.The Sheriff’s department is currently investigating the death of 17-year-old Katie Sorrells. Sorrells was trapped under a motorcycle after it hit a dumpster on Anderson Road.The driver of the motorcycle, Dennis A. Knowles, 19, was taken to Bloomington Hospital. His condition is unknown at the time.Toxicology reports are pending.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The Middle Way House has 196,765 reasons to love Bloomington.In partnership with the Housing and Neighborhood Development Department, Middle Way House received a $196,765 grant to develop six one-bedroom apartments in the historic Coca-Cola building at 318 S. Washington St. The apartments will become the home for women without children who are victims of domestic abuse, said Toby Strout, executive director of Middle Way House.Strout said the apartments are currently in a historical preservation phase, with the goal of opening the completed project Oct. 15.The building will also include a one-story brick addition, a commercial kitchen and a garden. Three of the apartments will look out over the garden and the other three will have a downtown view, Strout said.The recent grant, which was awarded through Housing and Urban Development, is just one of many grants Middle Way has received for the project, said Lisa Abbott, director of HAND.“We’ve been involved in the project since it’s inception,” Abbott said, noting the other grants have funded acquiring the building and restoring the historic building. “We’ve also done a lot of technical assistance with them.”Speaking on behalf of Bloomington Mayor Mark Kruzan, Communications Director for the City Danny Lopez said one of the City’s major focuses is community collaboration, noting that the collaboration between the city and Middle Way House is “super important.”“They provide services necessary to the community,” he said. “Middle Way is one that is recognized nationally. The support is being put to really good use.”Middle Way, which has been supporting domestic violence abuse victims for almost 20 years, was recognized as a “National Model” program by the United States Department of Justice.Abbott said working with Middle Way is a way of the city acquiring units of affordable housing, helping increase diversity among residents. She said the program will also benefit the community.“This program provides housing, shelter, childcare, job training to a population that we certainly want to have the services,” she said.Because Middle Way is a model program, Abbott said there are only positive outcomes to HAND’s partnering with them on the project.“We’re very fortunate in this community,” she said. “I think we can help them do more and provide more service and then what they give back to us is a better, stronger community.”Strout said HAND is helpful because they know about more funding sources as well as what to look out for when looking for money.“You get a lot more than just money when work with the HAND department,” she said. “You get a lot of expertise and a lot of information.”
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Growing up in New Jersey, things have always moved really fast for me. Everything on the East Coast is fast-paced, impatient and when you say, “no,” it doesn’t mean, “ask me again.”It simply means “no.” So when my family told me we were going on a cruise with a two-day stop in the Bahamas, I was excited – mostly because I was going to experience a culture that wasn’t the East Coast, and I had never been out of the country before.My family and I got to customs in Manhattan about two hours before the ship left the pier. We waited in line for about an hour, and during the wait, I soaked in the New York in each passenger.Passengers were cursing because the line wasn’t moving fast enough, or just complaining about virtually anything.The ship cruised for three days before reaching the port in Nassau. It was humid and disgusting. I was in no mood to be hassled on the island.But the minute I stepped off that ship, I realized why I love New York so much.In New York City, when you’re a tourist, NYC natives know. It’s because you have a camera around your neck, a fanny pack around your waist and a pocket-sized map of the city. Vendors on the street will see you and ask you to buy things but only once.They won’t bug you.But sellers in Nassau were different. I walked from the pier through their customs, and from the time I got through security to the time I got into the actual city, I was asked at least 10 times if I wanted a taxi to the beach by the same two people. My family repeatedly said, “No.”I was shocked. I knew we looked like tourists and we were probably acting like tourists. But no means no, right? Even New Yorkers know that.We walked around the city for an hour, where we went into little gift shops and shopped around for souvenirs.On our way back to the boat, after a hot and torturous day, we were getting ready to enter through customs again, when I was asked by the same lady, at least three times, if I wanted my hair braided. I declined politely. I was able to weasel past her, and from about a quarter-mile distance, another woman began to call out my name; apparently it has changed to “woman.” She kept screaming at me and asking me if I wanted cornrows. I waved to decline. But she kept screaming and walking closer to me.I finally got through to customs without getting a single braid in my hair. I think the more time I spend at home on the coast, the more impatient I get, but the more I realize how the NY culture works; fast-paced, one-worded and I love every minute of it.And although the Bahamas was drastically slowed down, the vendors’/sellers’ overbearing demands to get an obvious tourist to consider what they’re selling was too much for me. I think NYC vendors only ask once because they know how awful New Yorkers really are. I guess it’s for good reason, too.Maybe I didn’t spend enough time on the island to fully appreciate the beauty of the country, but sometimes it takes a trip to another country and experiencing a different culture to make you realize how much you really love where you’re from.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>A Bedford woman died Sunday morning after a two-car accident in the 9900 block of State Road 45.Denise Bromley, 41, died at the scene.Bromley was driving a Dodge sedan when Steve Hatton, 33 of Solsberry, driving a Toyota SUV, crossed the center line where it crashed into the driver’s door of Bromley’s vehicle, according to police reports.Hatton was taken to the Bloomington Hospital but his condition is unknown at the time.The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department responded to the crash and determined that where the impact occurred, Bromley’s vehicle was positioned in a manner that indicates she was trying to avoid the collision.Hatton told police he had been at a friend’s house and remembers leaving but doesn’t remember anything leading up to the crash.The Sheriff’s Department is still investigating the crash.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>A 17-year-old Bloomington High School North student was killed in a motorcycle accident early Sunday morning on East Anderson Road.Katie O. Sorrells of Bloomington died at the scene after a 2007 Yamaha F6S motorcycle – driven by Dennis A. Knowles, 19, of Bloomington – struck a large dumpster in the driveway at 3980 E. Anderson Road.Sorrells and Knowles were on the motorcycle, heading eastbound on Anderson Road when they approached a curve near Lydy Road, according to a Monroe County Sheriff’s Department e-mail. The motorcycle went off the right side of the road and continued through the yard of a residence on Anderson Road. The motorcycle hit a large dumpster and came to a rest in the driveway. Sorrells was pinned under the motorcycle when it came to a complete stop. Monroe County Coroner David Toumey pronounced her dead at about 1:30 a.m. at the scene. Knowles was transported to the hospital and suffered internal injuries and fractures to the neck.Neither Sorrells nor Knowles were wearing a helmet.Accident reconstructionist Nathan Peach took measurements and is going to attempt to get a speed on the motorcycle as it left the roadway, according to the e-mail. Peach stated speed was a factor in the crash, according to the e-mail.A toxicology report is pending.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>A 17-year-old Bloomington High School North student was killed in a motorcycle accident early Sunday morning on Anderson Road.Katie O. Sorrells of Bloomington died at the scene after a motorcycle – being driven by Dennis A. Knowles, 19, of Bloomington – struck a large dumpster in the 3900 block of East Anderson Road. Knowles is currently at the Bloomington hospital.This story will be updated.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Fearing the first day of college is normal – new friends, settings and a new environment. So whether students should walk behind a dorm instead of on a main road is probably the last question on their minds.But students need to be attentive at all times in order to avoid assaults on campus, said IU Police Department Capt. Jerry Minger.Safety on campusAt IU, being safe involves more than just calling the police department.In order to make campus a safer place at night, IU transportation created a service, IU Safety Escort, 15 years ago to ensure students were safe on campus at night.The student-run organization operates at night during the school year from 7 p.m. until 2 a.m. Sunday through Thursday and from 7 p.m. until midnight Friday and Saturday, said Ben Blohm, director of the program. There’s usually about a 15-minute wait time.Blohm said students should utilize the service to protect themselves on campus.“A lot of people consider IU a safe place,” he said. “However, there are incidents of violence on campus. Using the service, these situations can be avoided.”But to make sure the program isn’t being abused, there are rules. Blohm said only IU students and staff members are allowed to use the service and students can only go to and from campus or around campus. They cannot go from apartment to apartment, for example. There can only be two students using the service at one time and the students cannot be drunk.Despite the restrictions, Blohm said about 11,000 students a year use the service.But, Minger said, students may not always be able to wait after calling the safety escort service if they are in trouble.Minger said there are a variety of ways to contact IUPD in case of an emergency.One of the most visible ways on campus is to use an emergency blue light. With about 23 of the lights on campus, students can hit the emergency button, which will directly contact IUPD, Minger said.Minger also said there are telephones in the entrances to every dorm that are capable of dialing 911. Minger said the best way to get attention is to call in. In addition to these ways to contact IUPD, Minger said there are always officers patrolling campus.“The biggest thing we have is our officers,” he said.Minger explained that there are as many as 40 part-time police officers who are students that work or live in the dorms and address issues. Minger said those part-time officers are a very big part of getting the message out. Safety tipsBloomington Police Department Sgt. Jeff Canada said students need to be aware of their surroundings at all times. Talking about parties, Canada said students need to make themselves safe by not putting themselves in a predicament that could lead to harm.Canada said when reports are taken at the police station, a lot of situations deal with alcohol consumption.Another suggestion, Canada said, was to take the Rape Aggression Defense class through BPD or IUPD. The RAD classes are a way for women to learn how to protect themselves if a predator were to attack.Canada also suggested to always lock your doors as night, as a lot of times items are stolen from places where doors and windows are left unlocked.To ensure safety, Minger said students need to make informed decisions and to make sure they don’t put themselves into a situation that will draw attention to themselves.“They need to be aware of their surroundings and realize that crime can occur in an academic environment,” he said.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>At IU, it’s all about celebrating who you are. To encourage students to celebrate the similarities and differences of others, the University will be holding its ninth annual CultureFest during Welcome Week.“CultureFest is a little bit of who we are at IU and celebrating the people that come here,” said Melanie Payne, associate director of orientation programs and Welcome Week. “(It is) the flavor of diversity, of multiculturalism, of sharing our differences, of celebrating our similarities and exploring who comes to Indiana University.”But CultureFest is not just about celebrating different cultures; it’s also about sharing different religious, sexual and ethnic experiences, and the different cities students come from.Starting in the IU Auditorium, incoming freshmen will have the opportunity to learn about the history of IU through a video and learn about other students – from students in Bloomington to students from other countries.The history will be followed by an outdoor multicultural festival, which will feature music and food from different cultures, Payne said. “It’s challenging the freshman class to look beyond their normal boundaries,” she said.Payne said CultureFest is special because it’s anchored by IU’s culture and support centers and not by every student organization on campus. And even after almost 35 years on campus, the Latino Cultural Center, commonly known as La Casa, is still looking for ways to get students acclimated to the University. Lillian Casillas, director of La Casa, said the goal of La Casa is to be involved with the University and make sure the Latino community is being heard. “IU is a wonderful school, but it’s also a big school,” she said. “We provide an opportunity to personalize the college experience.”And La Casa is not just for the Latino community, Casillas said. The organization is on campus for the entire IU community, to help teach them more about Latino culture.Taking advantage of CultureFest, representatives from La Casa will be present during the Welcome Week events and provide students with activities, information and food. The Asian Culture Center, an organization that has been on campus for almost 10 years, will also be at CultureFest. During the event, the Asian Culture Center will have a booth with informational materials, food and games for students, said Melanie Castillo-Cullather, director of the Asian Culture Center, in an e-mail.For students who are interested in being a part of the Asian Culture Center, Castillo-Cullather said there will be a reception in September to welcome new and returning students. Encouragement is exactly what the students need, Payne said. She added that CultureFest and the rest of Welcome Week is just part of the bigger picture of becoming a Hoosier.CultureFest will kick off at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 28.“The message of CultureFest is pretty simple,” Payne said. “Share who you are – learn about other people.”
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>For the new IU Student Association executives, the time to start is now, not September.Despite an extra month of elections, the executives are ready to sink their teeth into the upcoming year.“We’re just going to do it,” said Luke Fields, IUSA president. “We’re going to move forward. We finally get to go.”IUSA is the government that represents the student body. The current executives were decided April 22, following about a month of appeals because the Kirkwood ticket, which originally won the student election in March, violated the election code. But for Fields, the process was never about winning the elections; it was about defending the rights of students.“The bottom line that I want everybody to recognize from our commitment is that it isn’t that we’re whiny or sore losers because I don’t think either of those things are true,” Fields said. “What I think is true is that everyone on campus has recognized or should recognize that this is a group of executives specifically and a ticket-wide group of individuals that is committed to doing what’s right no matter the cost.”The executives have already started accomplishing their platform goals of 100 percent meal-point rollover, health care on weekends, tax-free textbooks and a student section in Assembly Hall – all while trying to restore the organization’s legitimacy.“The best way for IUSA to become legitimate is to be legitimate,” Fields said. “By going out and fighting for the things we told students we wanted to fight for.”GoalsAfter being inaugurated, the executives immediately began getting on the calendars of as many administrators as they could. So far the group has met with everyone from IU President Michael McRobbie to Provost Karen Hansen.Fields said they wanted the administrators to hear some of their goals and thoughts and see how, as a ticket, they can work on them and see these goals come to fruition.“We can do our part,” he said. “We’ve got to get them to do theirs.”Fields said the ticket’s most ambitious goal is a student section in Assembly Hall. Fields said he hopes that because new head basketball coach Tom Crean is also committed and charged with a similar situation as IUSA, that Crean will be a big advocate to the student section. In regard to 100 percent meal point rollover, Fields said they have already put their first foot forward.Dan Sloat, vice president, said that in the past, only a certain percentage of meal points rolled over from the summer into the fall semester. The ticket wants students who are coming back in the fall and have meal points to retain 100 percent of their meal points, with a grace period of the fall semester to use them.Although that’s not exactly 100 percent meal point rollover, Sloat said the ticket is definitely making strong improvements.Even though providing weekend health care to students is still in the research phase, Treasurer Robin Featherston said that in order to make it feasible, the executives need to sit down with administrators and weigh issues, such as whether increased service would impact the student health fee and whether students would be willing to pay a higher fee.“We’re committed to finding some way that students on campus who don’t have cars can have access to medical facilities when they get injured on the weekends,” she said.Fields said in order to get the ball rolling with tax-free textbooks, they need to get big Indiana universities behind the legislation as well as the rest of the IU campuses. Fields said he has already been in touch with a state representative, and the executives will be meeting with other universities’ student governments to help push the legislation.“Tax-free textbooks is not going to come out of Bloomington,” he said, adding that there must be a statewide push for the legislation.Student apathyWith about 40,000 students on campus and only 7,834 voting in the IUSA elections this year, the executives are fighting to combat student apathy. “Student apathy stems from just this overwhelming sense of how can I even communicate myself to those people if I wanted to,” Fields said.Fields said he hopes to reach out to students through different venues and has been intrigued with some of the new ways Facebook and OnCourse can be put to work – sites he hopes will help reach students. Featherston said she believes a big contributing factor to student apathy is empty promises. She said tickets are elected based on platforms that sound like they’re going to change the University, but the tickets rarely deliver.“Best way to combat that is to prove them wrong,” she said. “We tried to keep a critical eye to our platform to make sure we really felt like we had some achievable things to really get done or to get the ball rolling so that the next administration can finish it up for us.”
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>For the new IU Student Association executives, the time to start is now, not September.Despite an extra month of elections, the executives are ready to sink their teeth into the upcoming year.“We’re just going to do it,” said Luke Fields, IUSA president. “We’re going to move forward. We finally get to go.”IUSA is the government that represents the student body. The current executives were decided April 22, following about a month of appeals because the Kirkwood ticket, which originally won the student election in March, violated the election code. But for Fields, the process was never about winning the elections; it was about defending the rights of students.“The bottom line that I want everybody to recognize from our commitment is that it isn’t that we’re whiny or sore losers because I don’t think either of those things are true,” Fields said. “What I think is true is that everyone on campus has recognized or should recognize that this is a group of executives specifically and a ticket-wide group of individuals that is committed to doing what’s right no matter the cost.”The executives have already started accomplishing their platform goals of 100 percent meal-point rollover, health care on weekends, tax-free textbooks and a student section in Assembly Hall – all while trying to restore the organization’s legitimacy.“The best way for IUSA to become legitimate is to be legitimate,” Fields said. “By going out and fighting for the things we told students we wanted to fight for.”GoalsAfter being inaugurated, the executives immediately began getting on the calendars of as many administrators as they could. So far the group has met with everyone from IU President Michael McRobbie to Provost Karen Hansen.Fields said they wanted the administrators to hear some of their goals and thoughts and see how, as a ticket, they can work on them and see these goals come to fruition.“We can do our part,” he said. “We’ve got to get them to do theirs.”Fields said the ticket’s most ambitious goal is a student section in Assembly Hall. Fields said he hopes that because new head basketball coach Tom Crean is also committed and charged with a similar situation as IUSA, that Crean will be a big advocate to the student section. In regard to 100 percent meal point rollover, Fields said they have already put their first foot forward.Dan Sloat, vice president, said that in the past, only a certain percentage of meal points rolled over from the summer into the fall semester. The ticket wants students who are coming back in the fall and have meal points to retain 100 percent of their meal points, with a grace period of the fall semester to use them.Although that’s not exactly 100 percent meal point rollover, Sloat said the ticket is definitely making strong improvements.Even though providing weekend health care to students is still in the research phase, Treasurer Robin Featherston said that in order to make it feasible, the executives need to sit down with administrators and weigh issues, such as whether increased service would impact the student health fee and whether students would be willing to pay a higher fee.“We’re committed to finding some way that students on campus who don’t have cars can have access to medical facilities when they get injured on the weekends,” she said.Fields said in order to get the ball rolling with tax-free textbooks, they need to get big Indiana universities behind the legislation as well as the rest of the IU campuses. Fields said he has already been in touch with a state representative, and the executives will be meeting with other universities’ student governments to help push the legislation.“Tax-free textbooks is not going to come out of Bloomington,” he said, adding that there must be a statewide push for the legislation.Student apathyWith about 40,000 students on campus and only 7,834 voting in the IUSA elections this year, the executives are fighting to combat student apathy. “Student apathy stems from just this overwhelming sense of how can I even communicate myself to those people if I wanted to,” Fields said.Fields said he hopes to reach out to students through different venues and has been intrigued with some of the new ways Facebook and OnCourse can be put to work – sites he hopes will help reach students. Featherston said she believes a big contributing factor to student apathy is empty promises. She said tickets are elected based on platforms that sound like they’re going to change the University, but the tickets rarely deliver.“Best way to combat that is to prove them wrong,” she said. “We tried to keep a critical eye to our platform to make sure we really felt like we had some achievable things to really get done or to get the ball rolling so that the next administration can finish it up for us.”
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>To go greek or not to go greek, that is the question. But it’s a question I can’t really answer.I did not go greek, and I’m sure for some going greek is one of the most important aspects of college life. And although I’m not sure why students devote so much of their time worrying about rush and other aspects of greek life, I do know that thinking about going greek is not an option that should be taken lightly.When I first came to IU, I was scared. I was scared of not knowing what I wanted to do with my life, scared of what I should do with my spare time and scared of how my life would pan out.I remember sitting down with my adviser and going over minor schedule technicalities, when she asked me if I had thought about joining any organizations. I shook my head no. She told me to consider going greek.I wasn’t too sure that going greek was for me, and it turned out it wasn’t, but I didn’t blow the option off immediately. I had a friend who was a sister in Sigma Delta Tau, and in order to get me more adjusted to the college life, she had invited me to her sorority house.It was one of those nights where all of the sisters bring a potential recruit to the house. Much to my surprise, I had a good time.We got the grand tour of the house and then gathered around in the kitchen and made s’mores.I just remember thinking, “Wow, this really could be for me.”Unfortunately, I did not rush my freshman year. I don’t even think there was a definitive reason for not rushing; I just didn’t.When sophomore year rolled around, I considered rushing once again. I had a few friends in the School of Journalism who were in Gamma Phi Beta. One afternoon, I was invited back to the house for lunch and for me, a free lunch was better than no lunch, so I accepted the invitation.It felt more like a family than anything else. I would be invited back several more times that semester, as I could never pass up free food. Once again, I considered joining a sorority, for the sake of having friends, a social life and some steady normalcy in my life.During that first semester of my sophomore year, I got more heavily involved in my academics and completely snoozed on the deadline to rush.I wasn’t quite upset that I missed the deadline, because the more I thought about it, the more I realized I don’t know whether I would have enjoyed that normalcy in my life.I’m eccentric and I hate planning my days out. Half the time, I don’t know what I’m doing for my next meal. The life I had been leading seemed to fit perfectly into the mold I had created at IU.And trust me, it was scary making that decision. But there has never been a point in my three years at IU that I have regretted not rushing.Picking up and starting a new life in college can be overwhelming. With all these options in front of you, it might be hard to decide what to do. But in the grand scheme of things, the decision you make is yours, and whether you decide to go greek or not, the decision will ultimately become the factor in defining who you’re going to be.
For the newly inaugurated IU Student Association executives, the time to start is now, not September.\nDespite an extra month of elections, President Luke Fields and the rest of the IUSA executives are ready to sink their teeth into the upcoming year.\n“We’re just going to do it,” Fields said. “We’re going to move forward; we finally get to go.”\nFollowing more than a month of appeals and hearings over IUSA elections code violations, the Big Red ticket was inaugurated April 28. Despite the controversy, for Fields it was never about winning the elections; it was about defending the rights of students.\n“All of us were very committed – we’re making certain we exhausted our resources to make certain that we gave justice the best chance to happen,” Fields said. “The bottom line that I want everybody to recognize from our commitment is that it isn’t that we’re whiny or sore losers ... What I think is true is that everyone on campus has recognized, or should recognize, that this is a group of executives specifically and a ticket-wide group of individuals that is committed to doing what’s right no matter the cost.”\nThe executives have already hit the ground running by starting to accomplish their platform goals of 100 percent meal-point rollover, health care on weekends, tax-free textbooks and a student section in Assembly Hall – all while trying to restore the organization’s legitimacy. Although restoring legitimacy will be no easy task, Fields said he believes the best way is just to get to work.\n“The best way for IUSA to become legitimate is to be legitimate – by going out and fighting for the things we told students we wanted to fight for,” he said.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>After a turbulent IU Student Association election, the IUSA Supreme Court ruled three sections of the IUSA elections code unconstitutional - something the new executives look forward to rewriting. “We determined that they were in violation of the IUSA constitution,” said Kate FitzGerald, former IUSA Supreme Court chief justice. “Because the constitution is the highest authority, these sections of the elections code have to be modified or stricken.” The sections in question, 802, 907 and 1104, grant Congress the authority to overrule the Supreme Court and to approve and uphold the Election Commission’s decisions. FitzGerald told the Indiana Daily Student that no decision made by the Supreme Court can be subject to congressional approval or dismissal. The question of constitutionality came after the IUSA Supreme Court disqualified the Kirkwood ticket from the elections after finding the ticket had committed six violations of the elections code.Former IUSA President W.T. Wright called an emergency congressional meeting for a review of the disqualification decision. FitzGerald responded, e-mailing Wright as well as IU President Michael McRobbie, Chancellor Ken Gros Louis, other IU administrators and IUSA members, among others. The e-mail said the Supreme Court had received two petitions questioning the constitutionality of three sections in the IUSA Elections Code. She indicated that a congressional vote to uphold or overturn a Supreme Court decision would be unconstitutional. The meeting was eventually canceled. “It was a weird thing because as soon as it came to light, it was pretty obvious,” FitzGerald said. “It wasn’t like a normal constitutionality case where it takes a lot of deliberation and consideration. It was pretty black and white.” Senior Megan Robb and former IUSA president Alex Shortle filed petitions with the IUSA Supreme Court arguing the validity of the three sections of the elections code. According to Robb’s petition, section 802 contradicts section 1001, which states the Supreme Court has the final authority over all properly appealed IUSA election disputes. Robb told the Indiana Daily Student that it seemed like the IUSA Congress was using section 802 to justify holding a meeting to vote on the Supreme Court decision. Shortle called into question sections 907 and 1104, which state that the Supreme Court’s decisions “aren’t up for the confirmation of Congress.”IUSA Vice President Dan Sloat said rewriting the elections code will add legitimacy and depth to IUSA. Treasurer Robin Featherston, who will be in Bloomington throughout the summer, said rewriting the elections code is her first priority. She said the executives want a code that doesn’t have loopholes and will be easier to interpret. She said the current elections code is vague and not as inclusive as it needs to be. “I think that’s what we want to redo, to pass (it) onto future administrations to make sure they have a fully functioning code that really ensures student rights,” she said.
All eyes are on Big Red.\nDuring its inauguration Monday evening, Luke Fields, IU Student Association president-elect, said high expectations have been set for the Big Red ticket in the upcoming year – expectations he said have been set by the Indiana Daily Student, former association executives, the IUSA Supreme Court and the entire student body.\n“It will not be by our words that we are remembered, nor that we find ourselves effective agents of change here on campus,” he said. “Indeed, it will be through what we do.”\nThe incoming executives include vice president Dan Sloat, vice president of congress Andrew Hahn, treasurer Robin Featherston and chief of staff Billy Bennett.\nFollowing more than a month of turbulent times for IUSA, Fields hopes to restore legitimacy to the organization.\n“I find it summarily necessary that we not dwell on the past, successes and difficulties,” Fields said, “but instead shift our focus forward and find what it is exactly we desire this association become.”\nThe inauguration came a little more than a week after the IUSA Supreme Court disqualified the election-winning Kirkwood ticket.\nThe IUSA Supreme Court found Kirkwood in violation of six different election codes. Only three violations were needed for disqualification, said Kate FitzGerald, IUSA Supreme Court chief justice.\nDuring the inauguration, FitzGerald swore in each member of the Big Red ticket, reminding them that there is a “great charge upon them to do an excellent job next year.”\n“Don’t forget all those people that you represent,” she said.\nFields reiterated to the audience that, as a ticket, Big Red has not lost sight of its original goals.\n“A transparent dedicated executive must first be committed to his fellow students,” he said, “then perhaps to himself.”\nFields said as a ticket, Big Red still believes 100 percent of students’ meal points should rollover from year to year, health care should be available on campus during the weekends, there should be a fall break forstudents, tax-free textbooks should be fought for and there should be a student section at Assembly Hall.\n“A commitment to seeing these goals to completion will go a long, long way towards restoring legitimacy to this Association and regaining the trust of the student body,” he said.\nDean of Students Dick McKaig said throughout his time at IU he has developed an appreciation for students who do their best with the opportunities they’re given to improve the University. Although students and organizations are quick to accuse student government of not doing anything, McKaig said he can only ask the incoming executives to lead the student body, not follow them.\n“I ask you to help the student body,” he said. “I ask you to resolve some complexities that existed during this election so we don’t go through that opportunity again. I would ask you to do your best to stay enthusiastic.”\nJoe DeJean, former vice president of IUSA, reminded Fields and the rest of the Big Red ticket to never forget that the student body is who they really represent.\n“No matter how deep you get into the administration and the faculty decisions and all the things you’re going to be involved in next year,” he said, “make sure to never lose sight of who you are and who you really represent.”