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By DANIELLE MILLER

Staff writer

Imagine yourself by a roaring fireplace with a mug of hot choco-late or coffee after snowboarding all day. This could be a reality over winter break—and without a plane ticket. While it is not the Rockies, the lake-effect snow storms and hills carved out by glaciers make South Bend and surrounding areas an ide-al spot to venture out in the snow for some refreshing fun. Within a short drive, you can find cross country-skiing, down-hill skiing, sledding, ice skating, snow-mobiling, snowboarding, toboggan-ing, snowshoeing and ice fishing. Many of these activities are located in South Western Michigan, just a short drive from South Bend. Warren Dunes, located on Lake Michigan 36 miles from South Bend, is a frequent spot for beach-goers in the summer months but the park is open year-round and has nine cross country ski trails. They range from .2 miles to 6 miles. Pigeon Creek Park is less than a two-hour drive at 99 miles in West Olive, Mich., and has cross-country skiing, snow-shoeing trails and sledding hills. The perk—a winter lodge with

Skip the Poconos, there’s plenty of winter fun to be had in Michiana!

Skiing, sledding, snowshoeing, ice fishing and more

concessions and ski and snowshoe rentals. The

cross-country trails are free to use—fjust call ahead and

make sure conditions are per-mitting.

A Michiana winter sports list would not be complete without

mentioning Swiss Valley Ski and Resort area. Located 35 miles from South Bend, Swiss Valley has it all: downhill skiing, snowboarding, a chalet, rentals, a board shop, lessons and more. They make their own snow when conditions are right, so snow bunnies can call ahead or visit

the website to plan a day trip. Howard Park, located right here in South Bend, is open for the 2012 winter season. You can ice skate for less than $10 including skate rental. Water park by summer, outdoor ice skating rink by winter, Nibco Water and Ice Park in downtown

Elkhart on the river is open for the season. They have a warm up area with concessions and skate rental for less than $10 as well. There is nowhere in South Bend to rent a snowmobile, but if you have one or an ATV, you can easily hop on South Bend’s Buffalo Run Trail. When there is enough snow, the 70-mile trail opens for the sea-son. Visit the Michiana Trail Riders Coalition website for details. If you are up for the drive and absolutely need speed, you can rent a snowmobile 180 miles north of South Bend in Ludington, Mich., at Action Rentals. Located 15 miles south of South Bend is Potato Creek State Park, open year-round. They host cross-country ski trails and ice fishing ar-eas, with on-site cabins for rent. Seventy miles west of South Bend is Pokagon State Park where you can enjoy cross-country ski trails and a toboggan run. For $12 you can rent a toboggan and slide down the quarter mile track at 35 to 40 miles per hour. On Jan. 4, downtown Goshen will host its sixth annual fire and ice festival. While it is not truly a winter sport, it is worth noting. Local art-ists will carve blocks of ice on the sidewalk while local stores partici-pate in a chili competition and sales. Awards are given out on Jan. 5. Don’t let the low temperatures keep you inside. Bundle up and go play in the snow! It is a great way to spend your winter break be-fore classes start back up, and who doesn’t want an excuse to sip on a peppermint mocha latte?

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays ~From The Preface Staff

Swiss Valley Ski and Snowboard AreaPhoto courtesy of Swiss Valley

White Christmas: Tuesday, Dec. 18,

7 p.m. at The Lerner Theatre

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by JESSICA SCHLISKA

This week, we asked...

“What did you ask for this

holiday season?”

Talk

Anne Marie Lindgnen:

“I’m going to ask my employ-er for a lot of hours. I’m also asking Santa for an eliptical.

Kory LaBonne:

“I asked my parents for an iPad. I want something more portable than a computer to lug around.”

Rachel Jensen:

“I asked for a knife set. I know how weird that sounds but I will be moving out after I graduate and I want to get ready.”

Holiday events around town

New Year’s Eve Party feat. J.R. Clark Band: Monday, Dec. 31, 9 p.m. at Midway Tavern Blues Band

By MACKENZIE JARVISStaff Writeer

“‘Twas the Night Before Christmas”: Friday, Dec. 7, 9:30 a.m. at Century Center Bendix Theatre

Tree Lighting Ceremony: Friday, Dec. 7, 5:30 p.m. at Morris Performing Arts Center

The Nutcracker Ballet: Saturday, Dec. 8, 7 p.m. & Sunday, Dec. 9, 2 p.m., at Morris Performing Arts Center

Ice Skating with Santa: Sunday, Dec. 9, 4 p.m. at Howard Park Ice Skating Rink

12 Gifts of Christmas: Tuesday, Dec. 11, 7:30 p.m. at Cinemark Movies 14

Saturday Seminar: A Martha Stewart Christmas Revisited!: Saturday, Dec. 15, 10 a.m. at Linton’s Enchanted Gardens

All information provided by www.inthebend.com. For more information on these events and others, visit inthebend.com.

New Year’s Eve Dinner/Dance feat. Soundsations: Monday, Dec. 31, 9 p.m. at Z.B. Falcons Hall

New Year’s Eve Party: Monday, Dec. 31, 6 p.m. at M.R. Falcon Club

New Year’s Eve Party feat. Dog Face: Monday, Dec. 31, 7 p.m. at Center Street

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By SARAH DUIS Editor-in-Chief

1.). Local businesses spend locally. Studies have found that money spent at a local business is far more likely to be reinvested in the community than money spent at a chain store.

2.) When you shop local, you’re supporting someone, often a whole family, close to your own home.

3.) Independent local business-owners are far more likely to remember your name, face and shopping preferences. You’re not another faceless customer; you’re a valued part of their liveli-hood.

4.) A common argument for shopping at big-box retailers is that you’re sup-porting the jobs of their employees. In fact, a 2008 Cornell University

study found that for every new retail job created by Wal-Mart, 1.4 jobs are lost as existing businesses downsize or close. The study also found that the arrival of a Wal-Mart store reduces total county-wide retail payroll by an average of about $1.2 million

5.) It’s good for the environment. Local businesses often stock products that are made in town or regionally instead of across the country or over-seas, which means less fuel is spent on transportation.

6.) Better quality. While some local businesses may not be able to offer the rock-bottom prices of some chain stores, they will often go out of their way to ensure the quality and integrity of their products.

7.) Shopping local keeps the commu-nity diverse and interesting. Check out

a local art gallery, clothing boutique, salon or bakery. Aside from better service and quality, you’ll likely find a wealth of unique and interesting items and services that can’t be found anywhere else.

8.) Multiple studies have found that local business are at least twice as likely to donate to charities and non-profits than non-local businesses.

9.) When you shop at a chain, you’re increasing the likelihood that small businesses in your community will eventually have to close their doors for good.

10.) When you give someone a gift purchased at a local business, you’re also giving the gift of a thriving local economy.

Top ten reasons to shop local for the holidays For a list of local businesses in the Michiana area (and we have a ton!), visit www.sholo.org., www.michiana360.com or browse through the local business listings on www.yelp.com.

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By CECELIA ROEDERDesign Editor COLUMN

When I went home one of my breaks, my sister had a pile of li-brary books. She pointed out that one book had been written by a Notre Dame graduate, and was set locally. I didn’t have the time to read it fully, but I skimmed the pag-es, looking for anything interesting. The basic plot of the story was of a Mishawaka High School senior going through growing pains. One of her struggles was finding a col-lege to attend. Her dream had been to attend Notre Dame (big sur-prise, right?). However, she didn’t make the cut, and found herself in the spring not having applied to any other colleges. She could wait until next year and attend Valparaiso or Holy Cross, or she could go to IUSB, “the 13th grade.” She eventually chose to wait a year. Wait, did I read this correctly? The 13th grade? I was offended. This story created by this Notre Dame graduate had not only for-gotten Ivy Tech, she had also lumped IUSB into the community college category—the easy school, the unchallenging school, the “last resort” school.

Are we an “easy” school? Examining IUSB from an outside perspective This novel is only one example of negative impressions that sur-rounds IUSB. Some students, like senior Dennis Bahtic, hear mixed reactions. “I’ve heard both [opinions,]” said Bahtic. “It’s decent, not the best or not the worst.” Are the negative sentiments true, or is IUSB being incorrectly char-acterized? IUSB Assistant Professor of Communication Arts Yuri Obata has her own feelings on the worth of IUSB. She related how she be-gins the first session of one class each year with a video clip from a Harvard professor’s lecture. “When he asks a question, I pause the tape and ask my students to answer. Their answers are almost always the same as the answers from the Harvard students. Obata also feels that it isn’t quite fair to compare IUSB to a bigger college in Indiana, like Ball Sate or Purdue. “It’s a different culture, a differ-ent size.” She also pointed out that out of the eight campuses of Indiana Uni-versity, we are the third largest after Bloomington and Indianapolis. IUSB is also the largest teaching campus of the IU system. Obata explained that while college exists

for learning, research is an impor-tant part of academia. Research is considered more prestigious in a scholarly world. “Bloomington splits things up 50/50 with teaching and learning.” IUSB, however, is the biggest IU school that focuses primarily on teaching. No one is denying that IU Bloomington has amazing re-sources and capabilities, but IUSB is fortunate to have class sizes that don’t make you feel like a stadium spectator during lectures. It makes learning easier. While IUSB has limitations, to be sure, Obata believes firmly in the strength of IUSB alumni who go on to graduate school. “We’ve had students go on to places like the University of Michi-gan and Berkley, both excellent schools. We’ve had graduate stu-dents who get full scholarships to continue their learning.” Still, negative opinions still per-sist from local college students that aren’t from IUSB. “I had a student who was at a bar and heard negative comments about IUSB being an ‘easy’ school, and he was pretty upset,” Obata said. She also recounted a time when someone from Notre Dame told her that they weren’t sure if IUSB

was a four-year college or a com-munity college, and this offended her. Is it fair to call IUSB a community college? It seems like a homey title, but what is the difference between community college and a four-year institution?

• Community colleges, like Ivy Tech, are simply a less expensive option in education. • Unlike four-year colleges or uni-versities, it’s easier to gain admis-sion to a community college. • Many times, community college students only get associate degrees, which take around 60 credit hours, as compared to four-year institu-tions, which typically offer bach-elor degrees for around 120 credit hours. • Four-year colleges tend to focus on research, where community col-leges focus on learning. • Community colleges tend to not offer student housing options. • More majors are offered at four-year schools than at com-munity colleges. “We have great business and nursing degrees,” said Bahtic, “but I don’t think we have enough majors offered.”

While IUSB clearly focuses on learning while offering more af-

fordable rates and associate de-grees, it isn’t fair—or accurate—to call it a community college when it offers so much more and is a part of Indiana University. Arguments aside, how do some of these schools stack up against each other in cost and graduation rates? Notre Dame’s graduation rate of 96 percent is clearly something they take pride in. Then again, if I was paying $54,905 for tuition, room and board, I would be reluctant to fail to graduate. IU Bloomington costs roughly $23,118 with a graduation rate of 72 percent. IU South Bend has a graduation rate of 22 percent, but with an av-erage tuition of $6,000—less than a third of the Bloomington cost. Ivy Tech rounds up the group with a $3,090 cost and 16 percent graduation rate for two years, and 23 percent for three years. Obviously, IUSB still has a long way to go in retaining students, but for the price and an IU degree, it’s an affordable option in a search for an education. In the end, Obata sees little dif-ference. “[IUSB] produces good stu-dents,” she said.

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SIllustrated by Traci Bremer

IUSB Adventures

By SARAH E. WARD Staff writer Throughout most of 2012, American citizens were bombard-ed with political rhetoric and false promises printed on postcards stuffed in their mailboxes. Commercials emphasized the change that one politician can do that the other cannot. Many issues were on the table during the 2012 presi-dential election, perhaps one of the most contentious being same-sex marriage. Christina Gerken, assistant professor of women’s studies, contemporary immigration, immigrant communities, race and ethnicity, reproductive rights and social movements, feels the conversation is thoroughly divided. “It is definitely an interesting political situation at the moment. It is one of so many topics where the nation is divided and geo-graphically too.” Southern, more conservative states tend to vote to maintain the legal definition of marriage as a union between a man and a woman.

“I now pronouce you spouses for life...”The political battle over same-sex marriage

Coastal, more liberal states are known for voter initiatives which push for social issues, like legaliza-tion of same-sex marriage, to be voted on during the elections. Indiana is not a state that included a vote on the issue on the most recent ballot. “It has to be a voter initiative. Somebody has to bring it up and get enough signatures going into

the election before it can make it on the ballot. There are some states where that’s a whole lot more common,” said Gerken. The issue of legalizing same-sex marriage in the United States has sparked debate among media, politicians, religious leaders and voters for a long time, but on Nov. 6, 2012, that seemed to shift a little to one side. Maine, Maryland and Washing-ton State voted to uphold same-

sex marriage while Minnesota upheld their ban. “I think it’s an indication that the social structure is changing and that people’s beliefs are changing. I think that changing affected both Obama being re-elected and the measures that are now passed,” said Gerken. Now, less than a month after the election, the fight over same-sex

marriage is on its way to the Supreme Court, according to the Associated Press (AP). The AP also reported that the Supreme Court justices met on Friday, Dec. 31, to discuss whether or not they would deal with the claim that the Consti-tution permits people to marry regardless of sexual orienta-tion.

IUSB students have their own opinions on the controversial topic.

“I have my own beliefs but I don’t think they should infringe on anyone’s rights,” said Autumn Matson, sophomore. “I’m for it,” said Raychel Mina-sian, sophomore. “I don’t think we should tell people what not to do. You can’t help who you love.” What do you think? Visit www.iusbpreface.com or www.facebook.com/iusbpreface and tell us where you stand.

By TAYLOR NEFF Staff Writer

Choosing professors is often like dancing in a minefield. If you’re a fresh-man registering for classes, sometimes crossing your fingers is all the luck you have. On the other side of the spectrum, if you’re a senior, choosing classes is all about getting the teachers you love and avoiding the ones you don’t want. So how do you know when you pick your classes if your professors are worth it or not? Well, have you heard of the website www.ratemyprofessors.com? Many stu-dents look to this site for detailed stu-dent reviews of professors. All you have to do is go to the site and type in a pro-fessor’s name to see what others who have taken their classes have to say. “I love it. It’s a good indicator of the semester,” said student Angela Hayes-Riffel. Speaking of professors, over the course of the semester I have also been doing some of my own research. I have been asking students what teachers they have had and to describe what makes a great or terrible professor.

Choosing the classes you need while avoiding the teachers you don’t

Many of you have probably already picked your classes, but it’s not too late to look up next semester’s teachers on www.ratemyprofessors.com. You might find out whether your classes will have you dying

Student Reviews... The Good

“Knowledgeable and passionate about the subject.”

“Made lecture actually interesting.”

“Allows re-writes.”

“Lenient with homework deadlines because [you] are aware that students take more than 12 credit hours and have jobs and lives outside of school.”

“Humorous.” (This proved to be a popular quality of great professors.) “Gives plenty of opportunity for extra credit.”

“Cares about students.”

“Makes the atmosphere comfortable enough to try in class, even if students fail while trying.”

Student Reviews... The Bad

“Not easy to communicate with.”

“Does not update students’ grades often.”

“Makes vague rubrics and study guides.”

“Gives tests that are not about lectures, but are in-stead over the text.”

“Doesn’t explain the material until after the day it’s due.”

“Textbook is dry and lectures are worse.”

“Seating charts and roll calls. Don’t tell students they’re in college, but treat them like 2nd graders.”

“Tells you to buy a text book but then doesn’t use it.”

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Sudoku Solution

By JOSEPH GRAFManaging Editor

As students at IU South Bend, sometimes it may be hard to ig-nore the shadow of the Golden Dome. Though they are a separate college, Notre Dame’s current un-defeated and number one ranked football team’s season has been a popular topic of discussion for both the Notre Dame fans and the skeptics on IUSB’s campus. One of the assumed implications of a good Notre Dame season is that our local economy is helped out by increased tourism and the willingness of Notre Dame fans to spend money during tailgating and on football weekends in general. Shelly Freitag, general manager at O’Rourke’s Public House located in Eddy Street Commons, says that her business has been doing sig-nificantly better during this football season than the previous one. “Our sales are up from the pre-vious year. Our dinner sales have increased, our late night sales have increased and we’re definitely get-ting more foot traffic,” said Freitag. “I don’t want to say it’s double or anything like that, because we do have capacity to worry about.” O’Rourke’s location in Eddy St. Commons, which is directly across

Does Notre Dame’s winning football program help our local economy?the street from the majority of the Notre Dame athletic buildings in-cluding the football stadium and parking lot, means they may receive a bigger impact than other busi-nesses further away from the uni-versity. Also, as a sports bar, it is expected that having a locally suc-cessful sports season would have a direct effect on their popularity. But Freitag said this is not the first time in her life that she’s seen Notre Dame’s success on the field translate to bet-ter local b u s i -

ness. “I think that with Notre Dame having a winning season, it does help. When I started a restaurant back in 1988, the last time Notre Dame football won a national championship, we noticed a big in-crease in sales at that time of the

year as well,” said Freitag. “So when Notre Dame does well, I believe it does help local businesses.” However, Notre Dame’s success has not translated into more cus-tomers for everyone. You would think that with the increased tourism for home games at Notre Dame, local hotels would be one of the greatest beneficiaries of a winning season. Yet Jameson Inn, located in Roseland near Notre Dame’s campus, has actually had

a decrease in business during this year compared to last. “In all honesty, we have been do-ing much worse this season com-pared to last,” said Alison Smith, assistant general manager at the Jameson Inn. “We sold out every single home game last year, but

didn’t manage to sell out either the first or last home games this year. The first one was Purdue, which makes sense because most Purdue fans can always drive back home after the game instead of staying in town. But the Wake Forest game was surprising not to sell out for. We had about 50 rooms left that weekend.” Another business that is greatly affected by Notre Dame’s football season is the Jimmy John’s located

on Ironwood and State Road 23. During the fall,

the store

has extended late night hours on the weekends and generates a great deal of business daily. However, as soon as Notre Dame’s football season iPs over, the store becomes dead. “After the last home game of the year, everyone’s hours get cut and

we end up dropping our extended hours after Christmas break. It’s like a completely different atmo-sphere from the football season and the rest of the year,” said Brittney Thibault, an in-shop worker at the Ironwood location. “I’m already go-ing to have to start looking for an-other job because I won’t be making as much money now.” In general, the local South Bend economy, or at least certain parts of it, does end up having more busi-ness during Notre Dame’s football season. But it seems that for many of these businesses, the effect is temporary, and lasts only as long as the season does. Variables like proximity and type of service (bar, hotel, restaurant, etc.) also change just how much a successful Notre Dame football season will impact a particular business. It would be hard to determine just how much a winning season affects business versus a losing season with-out years of financial statistics, and it would also be interesting to con-sider how many of these businesses end up retaining customers or ben-efiting throughout the rest of the year after the football season is over. As long as Notre Dame is win-ning, South Bend can only hope to have the community benefit as well.

It’s been the best season for Notre Dame in decades, and some local businesses are feeling it.

By MANDI STEFFEYStaff Writer

Yields 30 bars.

INGREDIENTS:2 cups all-purpose flour1 ½ cups quick (or old fashioned) oats¼ cup packed light brown sugar1 cup butter or margarine, softened1 package white chocolate chips1 eight ounce package cream cheese, softened1 fourteen ounce can sweetened condensed milk¼ cup lemon juice1 teaspoon vanilla extract1 fourteen ounce can whole-berry cranberry sauce2 tablespoons corn starch

DIRECTIONS:1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Grease 13 x 9 inch pan.2. Mix flour, brown sugar, and oats in

bowl. Add butter. Mix until mixture is crumbly.

3. Stir in chocolate chips, and save 2 c.

Seasonal recipes from The Preface staff members

of the flour/sugar/oat/butter/chips mixture for the topping.

4. Press mixture into pan.5. Beat cream cheese with mixer until

creamy, then add sweetened con-densed milk, lemon juice, and vanilla extract. Mix thoroughly. Pour over crust.

6. Mix cranberry sauce and cornstarch in bowl. Pour over cream cheese mixture.

7. Sprinkle rest of mixture made in steps 1-3 on top.

8. Bake for 35-40 minutes and cool com-pletely. Cut into bars.

Above is a favorite recipe of Alice Bremer, cartoonist Traci Bremer’s mom!

Cranberry Cheesecake Bars

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Stats courtesy of iusbtitans.com

IUSB Sports Update: Men and Women’s Basketball

IU South Bend at 42Andrews University 54

MenIU South Bend at 64Andrews University 45

Women12/1/12

DOOMsday Prepping: The basics of preparing for disasterBy KELSIE FERGUSON Staff Writer

In our last issue, we discussed the theories that have spurred some people into the hobby or lifestyle of doomsday preparation. This week, we’ll hear advice from IU South Bend students who are ready to handle worst-case scenarios. Do you have a bug-out bag—or even know what that is? What about a plan? Do you know which ways are north, south, east and west? Do you have a safe zone away from civilization? From the basic plan to the extreme, it never hurts to be prepared. “I think the most important as-pect of survival in one of these situations would be having a se-cure location where you can defend yourself away from congested civi-lization,” said Cory Seifer, an IUSB student and current Army National Guard member. Doomsday “preppers” often use the term “bug-out” to describe plans to get out of town with their supplies and a good amount of food. A “bug-in” plan involves preppers’ own homes, where they plan to sustain themselves and de-fend their area. Randal Fishburn, an IUSB stu-dent and former third class petty officer of the United States Navy, follows this method of prepara-tion. “A major [part of a survival plan] would be to have a bug-out plan, which would be gathering your companions and resources you need and travel to a safe secure lo-cation. It should be preferably away from any civilization because peo-ple are going to go crazy and loot, shoot [and] riot. It’ll be dangerous.”

Certain resources are crucial in order to survive a trip, especially in the event of an electromagnetic pulse, where vehicles, cell phones and other electronic devices would all be rendered useless. This can occur following high-energy explo-sions. Having a bag prepared for these situations is a big part of the preparing process. Those bags are often re-ferred to as “bug-out bags.” “Maps are crucial. You need a terrain and road map, compass, probably a survival knife, fire-making tools and preferably a small rifle which you could use for defense as well as hunting. You also need a decent amount of food, water and ammunition,” said Fishburn. “Socks are important,” added Seifer. Having a couple of spare pairs in your pack that are kept clean can prevent sickness and injury.

“A traveler is also going to need a way to purify water,” said Fishburn. According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, boiling water will kill most types of disease-causing organisms. You can also purify your water by adding a small amount of bleach. There are also water filtration systems one

can buy online, or at various stores. Seifer lists a few mandatory things a bug-out bag should contain. “You would need a first-aid kit, lots of super glue, needle and thread, socks, a survival knife, rope, 550 cord, a wet and cold weather jacket, a folding shovel, a small rifle like the Henry Survival 22, any long-shelf-life food, a Gerber

multi-tool, a flint and waterproof matches.” Some stores sell already-prepared bug-out bags, but most preppers prefer to make their own using army bags that are made to carry a lot of weight over long distances. Different individuals have dif-ferent needs. Contact solutions,

feminine products, diabetes strips, sugary candies and im-portant medication are good to have in one’s bag so they are not forgotten and needed later. “Always prepare for the worst, even if you don’t think

it’s going to happen,” advises Fish-burn. “Don’t become complacent in a civilized word. Read any text book, bad things happen and have happened. What puts us above the world’s history? Nothing.” Looting, riots, and danger are things we see all over the news. We hear about it happening in other cities, in other countries. As far

as any doomsday prepper is con-cerned, having a plan to keep one-self, or one’s family, safe from harm isn’t foolish—not having one is. Preppers come from all walks of life and have different styles of preparing. Some keep it as simple as having a go-bag ready in the car in case disaster strikes. Others make it a lifestyle, and have years of food stored, stocks of ammo and a whole self-sustaining property. “People become too complacent. They’re too comfortable with their liberty. You know there’s some-thing wrong when you live in a society where people would rather vote for American Idol than the presidency,” argued Fishburn. “Not enough people take prepar-ing seriously, and that’s fine by me,” added Seifer. So what are you? Prepared, un-prepared or skeptical? Let us know on our website at www.iusbpreface.com and see where other IUSB stu-dents are ranking themselves.

“Read any text book, bad things hap-pen and have happened. What puts us above the world’s history? Nothing.” - Randal Fishburn

TITAN WIN

----------Upcoming games until Spring Semester----------

December 8th: Calumet College of St. Joseph: Women, 2pm. Men, 4pm December 15th: Judson College: Women, 2pm. Men, 4 pmDecember 18th: Purdue University Calumet: Women, 5:30pm. Men, 7:30 pm December 19th: Goshen College: Women, 7 pm. December 29th: Columbia College. Men, 9 pm (Columbia Col-

lege Tournament)December 30th: William Woods University. Men, 5 pm (Co-lumbia College Tournament)January 3rd: University of St. Francis: Women, 6 pm. Men, 8 January 5th: Trinity International University: 12 pm, Wom-en, Men, 2 pm. (Homecoming/Alumni-Athlete Day)

The National Geographic show “Doomsday Preppers” follows the lives of people preparing for the worst. Photo Courtesy of www.commons.wikimedia.org

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Andrew W.K. isn’t partying in the Middle East after allBy MANDI STEFFEYColumnist

The most ridiculous thing hap-pened last week. Andrew W.K., singer/songwriter/partier extraor-dinaire of MTV and VH1 fame, was supposedly named the new “cultur-al ambassador to the Middle East” by the United States Government. Yep. Andrew W.K. The dude whose most famous song is called “Party Hard” was supposed to go over to Bahrain to promote what he called “positive partying,” which, accord-ing to the DCist, included visiting colleges, grade schools and music venues to promote his philosophy. Almost as quickly as the rumor spread, it was corrected: his trip to Bahrain, which W.K. himself said he had been planning with the gov-ernment for over a year, was sud-denly cancelled. An NPR.org article reported that The State Department revoked its

invitation for W.K. to go ahead with what they had been planning. State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland commented on the matter by saying W.K. would “not be going to Bahrain on the U.S. government’s dime.” Harsh. Well, government, maybe Andrew wouldn’t have been such a big waste of money. After all, he promotes eating pizza frequently, partying “’til you puke” and just generally hav-ing a great time. And I’m not being sarcastic. Andrew W.K. is really cool

At least we get to keep him in the United States. God bless Andrew W.K.

and promotes a positive message of “partying and love.” Apparently, W.K. was really upset about the news of changed plans. He said he was “blown away” in a tweet, but then later tweeted: “THE POWER OF POSITIVE PARTY-ING WILL NEVER DIE.” No, Andrew, it won’t. In honor of your message, I’ve drummed up and compiled a list of the top three things Bahrain will now be missing out on...

1. Party

3. PARTY!!!!

Photos are courtesy of www.andrewwk.tumblr.comx2. Party!

Grant me the serenity to accept the deadlines I cannot change; the courage to stay up ‘til 3 am

writing term papers; and the wisdom to know when to visit the Writer’s Room

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