Community Arts

Q&A: Gerard Amato

Sunday, June 21,2009 10:05 a.m.

We've gone straight to parents who've been through it before: our own. When it comes to getting us through college, they've been there, done that. And we love them for it. Gerard Amato lives in Monmouth Junction, N.J., and his daughter Sara is the summer editor-in-chief of the Indiana Daily Student.

Helicopter parents smother students

By Chip Cutter · Sunday, June 21,2009 10:03 a.m.

When Amanda Shettlesworth sent the School of Public and Environment Affairs’ students a mass e-mail two years ago describing a competitive internship opportunity, she got an unlikely reply – from a student’s mother.

What they'll really need

Sunday, June 21,2009 10:02 a.m.

Moving in is tricky, but relax, we’ve done this plenty of times. Here is our advice for things your student should really have that might not be on the University’s list.

Over the influence

By Jordan Zaslow · Sunday, June 21,2009 10:01 a.m.

As soon as students arrive on campus for Welcome Week, they are subjected to alcohol, whether they’re drinking it or not. Many celebrate their newfound freedom from high school administrators and their parents’ authority and “crack open an ice cold Bud Light,” as the commercial instructs. A few drinks later, incoming freshmen are drunk and ready to make new friends they might not remember in the morning.

Off-campus living brings freedom, responsibility

By Deanna Krinn · Sunday, June 21,2009 10 a.m.

A great debate after the freshman year of college is whether to keep living in the dorms.

Advice from an expert

Sunday, June 21,2009 9:58 a.m.

Christine Schelhas-Miller teaches adolescent development at Cornell University and is the co-author of “Don’t Tell Me What to Do, Just Send Money: The Essential Parenting Guide to the College Years.” Along with a Ph.D. in human development from Harvard, Schelhas-Miller received a master’s degree in education from IU in 1977.

Handle it

Sunday, June 21,2009 9:57 a.m.

Even if you aren’t there for your student physically, you can still be there emotionally. As your student becomes an adult, he or she will need you to lend an ear – an understanding, non-judgmental ear.

Get them where they need to go

Sunday, June 21,2009 9:56 a.m.

It’s hard enough to take care of your own transportation, let alone a child’s who no longer lives at home. We might not have the perfect solution, but we do have some pretty good starting points.

Deal with an emergency

Sunday, June 21,2009 9:54 a.m.

Receiving an urgent phone call about your student is every parent’s nightmare. We hope it never happens, but just in case, we’ll help you prepare.

Stay in the loop

Sunday, June 21,2009 9:53 a.m.

Assistant Dean of Students Suzanne J. Phillips has talked to her fair share of concerned parents. As director of the IU Parents Association – a group all parents are automatically granted membership in as soon as their child enrolls – she acts as a liaison between parents and University resources.

IU welcomes transfer students

By Kristina Hunter · Saturday, June 20,2009 5:17 p.m.

New Student Orientation is well under way, but IU welcomed a different kind of new student Friday – transfer students.

Participant readings fail to impress

By Yahya Chaudhry · Friday, June 19,2009 2:18 p.m.

Mundane poems and tales of death and drug use filled the John Waldron Arts Center on Wednesday night. As a part of the IU Writers' Conference, workshop participants recited their latest creative work, which included portions of short stories, poems and published books.