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IU South Bend offers many study abroad programs that give students the opportunity to expe-rience the world from a different perspective and develop an arse-nal of employable skills and attri-butes for success in the competi-tive job market and the school of daily life.

“Gaining confidence, self-re-liance, getting along with people and appreciating diversity are some of the many personal ad-vantages of studying abroad,” said Dr. Scott Sernau, professor of sociology and director of In-ternational Programs.

Dr. Sernau hosted an over-seas annual study celebration called “Global Celebration” in Northside 245 on February 24. Students from past trips gave presentations and shared their experiences through interesting stories and photos.

“One thing that was really helpful about the study abroad program[s] is that it set me apart

The study abroad advantageon my applications for MBA pro-grams,” said Roy Saenz.

Saenz is a sociology major and a Latin American studies minor and has been on many overseas trips with the IUSB study abroad program. Saenz has been on the Language, Culture, and Society trip to Cuernavaca Mexico and twice to Costa Rica for the Sus-tainable Development trip.

“The second time I went to Costa Rica I did an extension with a sister school in Nicaragua,” said Saenz. “It was awesome and completely different than Costa Rica even though it was only 60 miles away from where I stayed in the colonial city of Grenada.”

Saenz has acquired the knowl-edge, skill and experience to strengthen his résumé and gradu-ate school applications, which, so far, have led to a provisional offer from the University of Ari-zona as well as an independent study in Argentina.

“It gave me the knowledge to develop my own independent study abroad program in Argen-tina,” said Saenz. “I was respon-

sible for planning the trip myself in conjunction with the language schools.”

The development of knowl-edge, independence and confi-dence in overseas studies always starts with the strong and ac-commodating guidance of IUSB faculty. Professor John Davis, resident director of the Mexico trip and senior lecturer of Span-ish, has led the trip to Cuernavaca four times and is preparing for his fifth in July 2010.

“The Resident Director is there to assist the students with the transition into the culture and to resolve any issues that may occur,” said professor Davis. “I have taken a number of students who have never been out of the country or on an airplane and they have had overwhelmingly positive experiences adapting to the culture.”

Students not only gain the ex-perience of studying abroad, but they also receive credits at the university. The Cuernavaca Mex-

Students from the summer 2009 program take a break from their studies to go down a zip line in Costa Rica.

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By KENDRA HORSMANStaff Writer

Indiana University President Michael McRobbie delivered the annual State of the University ad-dress last Tuesday in the alumni hall of the Bloomington Campus. He discussed economic challeng-es, upcoming plans, and praised the University for all of its hard work.

“An IU education remains an extraordinarily good value and has continued to become more affordable and accessible in re-cent years while the quality of IU students has reached record lev-els,” said McRobbie.

Despite budget cuts IU looking to expandEnrollment has

increased by 4,500 students. Software agreements with Mi-crosoft, a good credit rating, and reduced energy consump-tion have made low financing costs pos-sible for the Univer-sity.

IU faces a $58.1 million bud-get cut. This effects the faculty and staff greatly. Professors are now faced with more students, an increased workload, no pay raise, and a cut to travel expenses.

“Let me stress that it was our decision to begin to make these

cuts immediately last July, and that has helped cushion the im-pact of the further cuts we have received,” said McRobbie.

“We moved early and decisively to ad-just our expenses while preserving and enhancing the aca-

demic core of the university and continuing to develop our facili-ties,” he said.

In spite of the current eco-nomic crisis McRobbie has big plans for IU, including 129 addi-tional faculty members and new construction plans. IU is taking

advantage of the job market and hiring the most qualified profes-sionals to ensure the future of the University.

Record level lows in construc-tion costs have enabled the Uni-versity to set aside half a billion dollars for construction and reno-vation. The University added 10 new buildings in the 1930’s when IU faced similar economic chal-lenges.

“The discoveries, new knowl-edge, and understanding that will result from faculty hiring and building construction will have an influence, similar to that cre-ated in the 1930s, that will propel the university to new levels of ex-

cellence,” said McRobbie.In the meantime IU’s main

goal is to preserve the academic core in hopes of establishing the new schools of public health.

McRobbie encourages private donations to support projects like this in the difficult economy.

New committees have also been established to ensure IU provides an outstanding educa-tion. The New Academic Direc-tions Committee is in charge of preserving the core and asking and finding out answers to ques-tions to make IU the best school it can be.

McRobbie

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QUOTEof the WEEK

Pre-Nursing MajorsMandatory Registration-Advising Meeting

Friday, March 26, 2010

Northside 113

Meeting Breakdown Time by Last Name

• A – G 1–2:30 pm

• H – P 10:30 – Noon

• Q – Z 9–10:30 am

This is your opportunity to review policies/procedures and to ask questions prior to registration! Look for your registration packet in the mail the week of March 15.

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By REBECCA GIBSON

As I move steadily toward graduation, I reflect on why we are here at IU South Bend. Even-tually, we all have to move on to other things, such as getting a job in which to use the skills we learned here, or in some cases, to pay off our student loans.

So the question arises, what have we learned here? While I agree with the gen-eral education department that it is necessary to be a fully rounded student, no, you will probably not completely use the skills you have learned in Q110. Unless of course you continue on in aca-demia.

Most IUSB students will go on to be nurses, engineers, teach-ers, dentists, and doctors, not pro-fessors. So what skills will we all use in our futures?

One skill is professionalism. By the time you graduate - five years taking 12 credit hours, four years with either a heavy work load or summer classes, and even longer going part time - you should be able to properly address a boss as you would a professor, both in e-mail and in person. The words ‘doctor,’ ‘ma’am’ and ‘sir’ should not be foreign to our vo-

Why we are here and what we have learnedcabulary.

Even though many profes-sors at IUSB eschew formality, one should still refer to them for-mally if the occasion calls for it. In person, in private, first names are permissible if the professor or supervisor assures you it is okay.

However, when introducing one’s boss to others or speaking about him or her to others, err-ing on the side of formality will never let you down. This shows respect to the person and the po-sition they hold.

Over the course of our years here, we all have had the need to ask other people for favors, stu-dents or faculty alike. In doing so, one is reminded of lessons that go even further back, like the fact that ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ are incredibly effective in persuading people to oblige us of that favor, write that letter of rec-ommendation, go that extra mile. Although it is called ‘common’ courtesy, these small gestures may be what set you ahead of the pack of other applicants for the job you desire.

Another skill we can take with

us is the dedication to getting the job done that is required by much of our coursework. When taking a full load, it is not inconceivable to have four midterms in a week, or a few classes with readings over 100 pages long or large proj-ects or papers all due at the same

time. This pattern repeats itself in the workplace, where tasks do not always show up in a mea-sured, regulated Monday through Friday , 9 to 5 type of pattern.

Although it may not seem like it on the surface, the ability to manage your time efficiently, which is promoted by this type of coursework, is in fact a form of good manners. If all the workers on a task or in a store can order their priorities and manage their time, then no one is left pick-ing up the extra work or waiting

around for their colleagues to fin-ish before they can move on to other business.

Sometimes we look at the lit-tle things like good professional manners and wonder why we should practice them. It seems like effort put toward intangible

rewards, a whole lot of work for nothing. How-ever, one can look at it this way: while you were paying for credit hours,

textbooks, and your parking per-mit, this is something you got for free, without even needing to ask for it, sign up for it, or spend any time at all doing homework on it.

Without raising a finger, without speaking a word, you received four - or more - years worth of training in how to be a professional person. Wherever you go in life, on to more educa-tion, into the workplace, or into the home, that training will al-ways be yours to draw upon at any time you need it.

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By KRYSTAL VIVIANStaff Writer

If devoting four days to bet-tering your community, helping to break the cycle of poverty, and possibly earning school credit sounds memorable and exciting, then check out the Alternative Spring Break program.

The program, which runs from March 17 to March 20, will al-low students to begin the framing work on a house in Elkhart.

Students will also work in the re-building shop for one of the days, which could include tasks ranging from cleaning and orga-nizing the shop to unloading do-nated supplies from a truck.

Participants can do the pro-gram merely to volunteer, or for a zero or one credit pass/fail class. The credit costs $185.35.

The class consists of one class day and a two page reflection

Alternative for spring breakupon completion.

“Not attending all sessions will force a fail and can have an effect on your GPA,” said Luis Hernandez, the service learning intern working on the project.

Students are welcome to meet at IUSB at 8 a.m. on Wednesday and 9 a.m. Thursday – Saturday for group transportation, or meet at the site at 10 a.m.

Breakfast and lunch will be served daily.

Sam Centellas was given a grant from Campus Compact to fund the project, which he hopes to make an annual event.

Interested students can contact Luis Hernandez at luhernan@iusb.edu with their name, student ID number, whether their taking it for zero or one credit, and a phone number to sign up for the program, or for any more infor-mation.

By ERIKA BLUMEStaff Writer

Student veterans and their families now have a place to meet with other veterans. The Student Veterans Organization was cre-ated in the fall 2009 to recognize student veterans on the IU South Bend and Purdue University Technology campuses.

The organization exists to pro-vide information not only for the IUSB and PU Technology cam-puses, but also for the faculty. Concerns such as classroom and special needs of the veterans, pro-viding a support group for veter-ans, setting up networks of stu-dents and alumni, and promoting communication between IUSB and PU Technology veterans are

all part of the organization. There are currently over 180

veterans and their families on campus, but not all of them go to the meetings. The SVO is open to all students who wish to join.

They are looking for sugges-tions from current members or new members for events for the club. The next meetings are 8:30 a.m. March 24 and 8:30 a.m. April 24 in the Student Activities Center, room 206.

For more information you can contact the vice president, Kevin Grainger at klgraing@umail.iu.edu. or email the club directly at svoiusb@iusb.edu. The orga-nization is also on Facebook at SVOIUSB, and the website is www.iusb.edu/~svoiusb.

SVO helps students, families of vets By TIMOTHY DANN-BARRICK

Staff Writer

Local parents bundled up around 40 elementary school students Feb. 25. They traveled through the snow to IU South Bend’s Student Activities Center for the second annual Stop, drop, and read sponsored by the com-bined Advertising Club and Mar-keting Club (ACMC).

“Our goal is to help students equate reading with fun,” said James Camren president of the Advertising Club.

The event was an evening of clean wholesome activity that combined food, family and friends.

Each student received one book to start out with and they were allowed to choose more all free of charge. By offering a time for families to come together and

ACMC sponsors second annual Stop, Drop and readencouraging parents to read with kids, the event gave IUSB stu-dents a chance to interact with the community.

The evening began with a word from one of the faculty advisors. “What are some of the things you want to do when you grow up?” he asked. “Lawyer,” “Doctor” and “Teacher” rang out from the crowd along with other professions. “

You have to read to do those jobs,” he reminded the students. “The more you read the smarter you get, the further you will go.”

A round of fathers versus IUSB gentleman dodge ball pre-ceded the students’ games and around twenty minutes of reading with parents.

Local used bookstore Better World Books donated 150 age-appropriate books for the event. Families were also offered cou-pons to the Target portrait studio.

Lifetouch representative Jack-ie Appleman explained that par-ents were given free membership benefits for two years in addition to the coupons.

“The schools offer photos ev-ery year but parents with multiple students can now have family photos taken,” she said.

Freshman Andrea Reed or-ganized a carnation sale during Valentine’s Day to raise the mon-ey that was used to sponsor the event.

“It’s a chance for our students to use the finds appropriately by giving back to the community,” said advisor Mon Lee.

The organizers of the event are confident about bringing it back again next year. “We had a lot of positive feedback last year so we decided to do it again and I think we’re here to stay,” said Camren.

The IUSB Radio Club is having a competition to design the club logo. The winning designer will be awarded $100. The logo should be professionally appropriate, and show an obvious indication that it is for IUSB Radio. Designs should be sent to IUSBradio@gmail.com before March 12th as an attachment with the students name, university email, and student ID number. The winning design will be selected by the IUSB Radio Club.

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Every year the Preface runs a special series of articles written by Ken Klimek’s J401 class. These articles are written and edited by the class. This is the first in a series of articles about the history of IU South Bend.

STUDENT CONTRIBUTORS:Jessie DeHainant, Ashley Henderson, Samantha Hunsberger, Joseph Jackmovich, Deanne Landes, Joshua Mabie, Darryl Mais, Diana Manriquez, Dan Mitchell, Brent Rushton, Courtney SeanorClint Stamatovich, Chelsey Wardlow, Justine Wingard, Allysa Winston

By CHELSEY WARDLOWStudent Contributor

Established in 1916 with the desire to bring opportunities of an Indiana University education to north-central Indiana citizens, IU South Bend offered only a handful of classes in the begin-ning. But over the years the uni-versity bloomed into the campus it is today.

During its conception years, the university was known as the “South Bend-Mishawaka Center of the IU Extension Division” and ran out of “make shift quar-ters” for its first decades, accord-ing to the IU South Bend Self-Study Report (SSR) from 2007.

Even though the facilities were plain, the quality of educa-tion, which originally aimed at teachers looking to further their own educations, was able to gain a student base.

According to the 2007 (SSR), by 1923 the IUSB facility was

The history of IU South Bend through timeable to increase the amount of accredited IU courses in order to accommodate the needs of work-ing adults, which still remains a primary goal of the university today.

In 1933 IUSB was invited by the superintendent of the South Bend Community School Cor-poration to move its programs to South Bend Central High School in order to provide more opportu-nities for evening courses.

The initial vision for this cam-pus was a two- year training step in students’ educations before they would transfer and finish their degree in Bloomington. This vision however, turned out to be only a small step towards the many possibilities of the uni-versity.

According to the SSR, former IU President Herman B. Wells was said to have been impressed by the beauty of the river and the riverside area. The transition to the current site was complicated

because of preexisting structures on the site which included a boat club, a bottling plant, a cheese factory and a tool and die ware-house.

With the help of local civic leaders, the university was able to purchase the site in 1959 and construction began on what be-came Northside Hall. The build-ing opened in 1961.

The Schurz Library Archives show that during the 1960s the university experienced major increases in all areas, including programs, faculty, facilities, and enrollment. This propelled the university to acknowledge the need for four-year degree pro-grams. In 1967, the first gradua-tion was held in the campus audi-torium with 23 students.

Library archives show that during his 23-year-long IUSB career, Dr. Lester M. Wolfson lead the campus to its growth of 40 acres and six major buildings. He was at first a dean and later

By ASHLEY HENDERSONStudent Contributor

Part of belonging to a small campus community is the lack of resources available after busi-ness hours. However, with the addition of campus housing in 2008 and constant renovations to IU South Bend’s current resourc-es, that’s all about to change.

Before the spring semester commenced, IUSB’s Courtside Café, located on the main floor of the Student Activities Center, was the only place hungry Titans could fill their stomachs after 2 p.m. But after a proposal from the Student Government Asso-ciation (SGA), students can now dine at the Grille for an extra half hour, Monday through Thursday.

Steve Rose, director of IUSB dining services, said he had tried the extended hour in the past. He was inspired to extend it once more because he noticed the

Campus grows with changing students and needsCourtside Café was becoming swamped with business right be-fore its closing at 2 p.m..

“There are a lot of students that get out at 2 and [Courtside Café] gets slammed,” Rose said. “It’s hard to get through; we wanted to alleviate a little pres-sure. At around 2:30 it drops off, so it gives students a chance to grab something.”

Rose said the fiscal commit-ments to keeping the Grille open for an extra hour play into the issue. But he feels between the extra time the Grille is open and the later hours of the Courtside Café, students will have ade-quate time to grab a meal.

Rose also added that with the renovations being made to the auditorium portion of North-side Hall, there are talks that a new dining court will replace the Northside Café, which has not been open this entire school

a chancellor, and by the time of his retirement in 1987, the new library was under construction.With continuing growth over the years the campus now has 12 buildings, including the Franklin D. Schurz Library and Wiekamp Hall. The most recent addition to the campus is the 100,000 square foot Student Activities Center. This facility offers a variety of activities and services including basketball, volleyball, and rac-quetball courts, a walking track, fitness and wellness center, a café, a student lounge, and the student activity offices.

“The development of the cam-pus mall area and the building of the Student Activities Cen-ter make IU South Bend a rich residential campus,” said Karen White, associate vice-chancellor of student services.

The university also has 26 acres of property on the south bank of the St. Joseph River that is connected to the campus by

a pedestrian bridge. This south bank property is the location for IUSB’s newest additions to stu-dent housing.

“The campus has grown tre-mendously. From the Northside Hall/Greenlawn buildings to the opening of student housing in fall 2008, IU South Bend has evolved into Indiana University’s third largest campus,” said White. “Our strength is in our teaching,” said Hosterman. “Most larger institutions such as IU Bloom-ington or Purdue are considered Research 1 institutions, wherein their focus is on research and not teaching,”

Today IUSB remains the only public bachelor and graduate de-gree-granting institution in north-central Indiana and southwestern Michigan, according to the His-tory and Mission page of the col-lege’s website.

year.In ad-

dition to more op-tions for dining in the near f u t u r e , the way students get their w o r k done will d r a s t i -cally change as well.

According to Joe Bazzell of the SGA, one of the most-requested features on campus was for students to have a place to study and compute 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Students’ needs and desires are the SGA’s concerns, and a work order has been submitted for such a place. Bazzell said the quiet, glassed-in lounge of the

Grille has been requested to be open at all times. And not just during finals, like Greenlawn Hall typically is for the week of exams.

According to a spokesperson for the Information Technolo-gies department, a few new com-puters have been added to the lounge to accommodate space for the students who will likely take advantage of this new cam-pus feature.

The rumors have been flying around campus, and the idea of a quiet place to study away from home has students buzzing.

Junior Grace Padgett says with her graphic design major she often needs to spend a lot of quiet time at school to stay on task and get her projects done.

“The problem with working at home is that there are just so many distractions,” Padgett said. “With this new place, I won’t be

tempted to do something around the house.”

Other students feel this change is long overdue.

Bridget Hungerford, a sopho-more, was surprised when she enrolled two years ago that the campus did not already have this feature.

“I thought with a school that is gaining as much popularity [as IUSB is] that something like this would already have been avail-able,” Hungerford said.

The SGA could not comment on how long it would take for the work to be done to make the study lounge final, but they hope it will be before the end of the school year.

The Grille’s extended hours also run until the end of the se-mester. Rose encourages stu-dents to try the Grille’s food se-lection often as he says they are varied and are a good value.

“The problem with working

at home is that there are just

so many dis-tractions,”

— Grace Padgett IUSB junior

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By DARRYL MAISStudent Contributor

IU South Bend has met its budget expectations for the 2010 and 2011 academic sessions. This has been no small task, and has required all areas of the school to tighten their respective “belts”. Throughout the process, Presi-dent McRobbie’s main directive has been to protect the academic mission across the campus.

“President McRobbie an-nounced two directives in July of 2009. The first was to protect the academic mission on campus, the second was to protect employ-ment,” said Bill O’Donnell, vice chancellor for Administrative and Fiscal Affairs.. “We want to keep technology and student ser-vices intact.”

State monies coming into the Indiana University system come from the General Assembly, in the form of a legislative base budget, and general state budget resources. Over the course of the 2009, 2010, and 2011 academic sessions, IUSB saw base budget

Protecting academics on a budgetreductions of about $1.5 million dollars. During that same time-frame, the entire IU system saw state budget reductions of ap-proximately $59 million dollars, creating a $2.5 million cash re-duction for IUSB.

“Our original plan was to use federal stimulus money to back-fill the loss in budget dollars. With the additional cuts through the state budget, the money wasn’t there for that purpose,” said O’Donnell.

The amount of money that is allocated for each campus and department isn’t decided using some specific formula. “How much money is allocated campus-wide is basically each department vying for those dollars between each other. This has given more individual control to the depart-ments, and allows them to choose what offerings and classes are available. It all comes down to allocation,” says O’Donnell.

In support of President McRobbie’s directive regarding protecting staff, he has given the

operating areas of IUSB some tools to help them meet depart-mental budget goals. “One of the ways we’ve been able to re-duce costs is through President McRobbie’s campus-wide direc-tive to reduce travel budgets by 50%. This has certainly saved money throughout the university, but it really is a tough choice, be-

cause you reduce access to pro-grams that are required for those faculty working towards tenure,” O’Donnell said.

Enrollment has been up at IUSB, which has led many to believe the university has higher revenues. “People assume that when enrollment increases, there is a large increase in operating

revenues - this simply isn’t the case. As the enrollment goes up, you need to add resources which increase the operating costs,” said O’Donnell.

The increase in enrollment has helped with protecting staff. “We haven’t lost any faculty. This has been offset by the increase in enrollment,” says O’Donnell. “Some of the positions have been filled by part-time staff and some of them have been filled using a new 10-2 option.”

The 10-2 option is a new ini-tiative that allows departments to fill a position with a person that works 10 months out of the year and then has the other two off. This has worked well on other campuses and is something new for IUSB.

“Academic planning works very well to support the school’s need to be successful. By allocat-ing resources and funds properly, we’re able to maintain quality for the students.”

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From passport to campus, international students are a part of campusBy LYSA WINSTONStudent Contributor

Passports and plane tickets aren’t on many back to school checklists, but for some students attending IU South Bend these are must have items for starting class.

There are approximately 228 international students enrolled at IUSB, as of August 2009. Not only do these students experience the struggles that go along with college life, but they also encoun-ter the trials and triumphs of liv-ing in a different country.

Since the 1990s the Office of International Student Services (OISS) at IUSB has been the gateway for international stu-dents’ admittance to the univer-sity.

Vivian Yamoah, originally from Ghana, Africa is the assis-tant director for the OISS. She has been involved with the pro-gram for three years, and during that time she has seen an increase in international students on cam-pus.

Yamoah believes language and finances can be the biggest obstacle for students who come through her office. Sophmore Dave Andedo, from Kenya, ex-periences this firsthand. He feels that there isn’t enough financial assistance offered to international students.

Price always plays a role in the decision process when it comes to college, but most students don’t have to worry about converting their currency into U.S. dollars.

Fortunately for international students attending IUSB, “We are significantly cheaper than IUB [Bloomington] and IUPUI,” said Yamoah.

She also said the university has a higher rate of international students compared to other cam-puses in the region, but price isn’t the only issue these students en-counter during their time in South Bend.

IUSB also offers classes for international students that assist them with the language barrier. “Some students have to take the

English as a Second Language version of ENG W131 or ENG W130, but it is equivalent to the regular English classes,” said Ya-moah. “The only special classes we have that some students take is Linguistics L100, a speaking course.”

“Students get introduced to IU South Bend early on. The Lan-guage Company students can use the facilities here on campus,” said Yamoah. “When they have admission questions, we [OISS] are just in the next building. We have a good relationship with the director.”

Dragan Tozan is a senior ma-joring in General Studies. His impression of the campus is that IUSB is, “one big happy family.” Tozan, originally from Croatia, speaks seven languages. “My fa-ther gave me a chance to come here for school and after some consideration I decided that it [IUSB] would be best for me,” said Tozan.

Some students such as Hang Nguyen, an international stu-

dent from Vietnam majoring in business, find the professors and classes interesting.

“The method of teaching is not too difficult, and professors keep classes interesting,” said Nguyen.

Some students also enjoy the diversity of the campus and meet-ing different people.

“What I like most about IUSB is the variety of people I have come to meet here,” said Jhunixa Gutierrez, a sophomore original-ly from Venezuela.

One thing she misses about home is the weather.

“In Venezuela it’s always warm or hot,” said Gutierrez. “This everyday changing weath-er in which it’s cold today, warm tomorrow and somewhat ok the next day, I don’t have at home.”

Culture shock is another factor that affects international students and their college experience, but getting involved on campus and making friends eases that stress.

“I want first-year students to be active students and to get in-volved with campus activities,

said “Jose´ Luis, an international student from Mexico.

Luis has been very active in student life here on campus, and has even received an academic leadership award for his involve-ment in various clubs.

He also participates in a new peer mentoring program that helps first generation students adapt faster to the college atmo-sphere.

This is where students solve questions about school in a group setting that is advised by Recruit-ment/Retention Counselor Jona-than Jones.

Socializing, networking, and staying involved with campus activities are key ingredients to making anybody’s college expe-rience a little more enjoyable.

For the students that trek over more than a county line to attend IUSB.

It’s especially important that they develop the relationships they need to make their journey from home as comfortable and fulfilling as possible.

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By KRISTINE BAILEYGreen Columnist

It is amazing how people learn something into an action or even a habit. This process fascinates me and remains something of a mystery.

I’ve been in-volved in edu-cating people about communi-ty development, doing com-munity service projects, environmental educa-tion, and gardening for years. It feels good to write “years,” even though I don’t know what impact all this “teaching” has had on all the people who have sat with me on chairs, carpets, and fields and explored information and how it can be transferred into positive action.

I believe that anything said or done can plant a seed – for good or bad. I hope that I have scat-tered some good seeds and that there are lots of strong and tall trees because of me.

Recently I began Bob Dop-pelt’s book, The Power of Sus-tainable Thinking. It feels like a self-help book for the sustainabil-ity-minded, but so far it is hold-ing my interest. Perhaps because I am in need of some green up-lift?

Actually, I am in need of gen-eral uplift some days - mostly on the gray, cold, February days which are finally in the past. So, as I strive to recharge my eco-batteries by talking gardens and greening, I really should be more careful about what I read.

The Doppelt book is a good choice, but a Feb.2 5 New York Times article was not. The piece, written by Willian Neuman, was about food contamination and the bribes that were taken by mem-bers of the food industry. The men described skimmed money off the top of deliberately over-priced ingredients like tomato paste in return for turning a blind eye to contaminants like exces-sive mold.

The article also describes how one executive needed money to pay his taxes. He called a tomato broker and was soon paid off for accepting contaminated products.

Is It Really Just About The Green?

Neuman muses, “the case has raised serious questions about how well food manufacturers safeguard the quality of their in-gredients.” Mr. Neuman, it raises a more serious question than that: how do people justify threaten-ing the health of thousands, per-

haps millions, of consumers in return for easier personal cash flow?

This case raises serious

issues to me about the health of our society. We let people like the bribe-taker take control over our food and our health. We allow people to look out for themselves first and hope that they share some of their ill gotten gains with their favorite charity of choice.

What kind of world do we have when this is an operating system that has been going on for over a decade without anyone taking notice or being morally of-fended enough to make it stop? What kind of society are we? More importantly, what kind do we want to be?

One of my favorite terms learned this year is “backcasting”. I used to talk with folks about this in terms of “end in mind”. What is the end vision? What can we do today to get there? It is easy for everyone to think that their one small act won’t make a dif-ference, but it does.

Neuman quotes U.S. attorney Benjamin Wagner in response to the bribes-for-bad-food case as saying, “If you have a couple of people who are willing to bend the rules and they set that tone from the top, that can spread very quickly in that company and in that niche industry, and that’s what happened here.” If nega-tive actions by one person can set the tone and change the mode of operations for an industry, why couldn’t a positive action do the same? As I ponder the possibil-ity of this, here’s a bit more from Bob Doppelt.

“Human activities result from choices they make about what is really important. Our beliefs and assumptions, and the thought patterns they engender, lead us to make certain decisions.”

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By APRIL BUCKStaff Writer

Relax? With all the demands made on time in our busy lives, it is so easy to get caught up in the rat race of day to day living. Who has time for relaxation?

Mindfulness is the state of moment to moment awareness. So often people are engrossed in their busy lives and focus on that constant internal dialogue, anxiety, dwelling in the past or contemplating the future. By re-directing the mind, Mindfulness helps to restore and maintain a sense of well-being.

According to Jocelyn Esch, a graduate intern at the IU South Bend Student Counseling Center (SCC), the effects of practicing Mindfulness are cumulative, the more often it is practiced, even just for five minutes at a time, the higher the level attained.

“Mindfulness is so much about bringing awareness into our bod-ies,” said Esch. “We direct our mind to experiences outside of

Relieving stress through Mindfulnessus, like to an object. Sometimes I ask people to simply listen to the sound in a room, or sometimes it is a word that they say and be-come the word.”

According to an online forum, The Mindfulness Consultancy, Mindfulness-based stress reduc-tion is rooted in Theravada Bud-dhism and was westernized by Jon Kabat-Zinn at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in 1979.

Esch has been involved in contemplative practices such as yoga and meditation both in the regular tradition and in the zazen tradition for over 20 years. She has been trained in dialectical behavioral therapy, a Mindful-ness based therapeutic approach, and Esch has found that students react better to this technique any other.

In her work at the SCC Esch has taught Mindfulness to many students and has had a lot of posi-tive feedback from them in cases ranging from anger issues and extreme anxiety to eating disor-

ders.“I had a student who was

struggling with anorexia and bu-limia and she is learning how to become more aware of her body. She began to practice mindful eating…really allowing herself to eat the food she was eating, slow-ing herself down.”

Because of the positive re-sponse to the technique, Esch de-cided to open the practice up to faculty, staff, and students.

“It is always more effective to teach a group of people a new skill,” said Esch “and then they have each other to do it with.”

In addition to providing sim-ple stress relief, Mindfulness can also develop skills for avoiding emotional and physical deple-tion.

“The essence of Mindfulness is putting our mind where we want it to be” said Esch.

The Mindfulness sessions will run weekly through May. For more information contact Jocelyn Esch at the Student Counseling Center 520-4125.

Census data used for student loans, representation and funding for states.

By KENDRA HORSMANStaff Writer

Junk mail. You throw it out every day. But look carefully be-fore you do, as in the next couple of months there may be some im-portant forms that should not be missed.

Stu-d e n t s l i v i n g in on-campus h o u s -ing can expect to re-c e i v e 2 0 1 0 U . S . Census forms between April and May.

The census is taken once ev-ery ten years to determine the population of each state. It ben-

The 2010 census has arrivedefits communities because power, money, and intelligence are es-tablished for each state.

“This census we have one of the simplest forms in history with 10 questions to make it easy for everyone,” said Larry Magliozzi, St. Joseph County area plan com-mission assistant director.

One in seven households will receive the long form, which measures important demograph-ics such as sex, age, income, and commute patterns.

Between May and July a census worker has to physically visit houses that do not return the form. And by Dec. 31, 2010 the final count is due to the President.

By March 2011 results of the census will start to take effect. First, the seats in the House of Representatives will be redistrib-uted.

“It is important to get an ac-curate count to determine how many representatives each state will get,” said Magliozzi. If the population increases or decreases dramatically in a state representa-tives will be added or taken away.

Second, the census will help communities get funding. There

“It is important for us to get an accurate count

or we don’t get as much back for the

community,”

— Larry Magliozzi

is $400 billion per year in federal funding that is distributed back to the states dependent on the num-ber of people in the state.

This money comes from the taxes spent on things like gas and cigarettes. The money is spent on new roads, hospitals and schools. College loan and grant programs can also be determined by the census.

“It is important for us to get an accurate count or we don’t get as much back for the community,” said Magliozzi.

Census data can also be used by college students for research. This data is also important for consulting firms when deciding where to build new businesses. Communities use the data to plan where to build new schools, roads, and other benefits for com-munities.

The Census count is just be-ginning this year and students over 21 can volunteer to help encourage people in the commu-nity to complete the census form. Contact Larry Magliozzi at (574) 235-9571 or at Lmaglioz@co.st-joseph.in.us for more information on volunteering.

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The Student Publications Board invites applications from all undergraduate students for the position of editor-in-chief of The Preface for the 2010-2011 school year. The position carries a stipend and the possibility of a credit-earning internship. A faculty advisor assists with the publication. The Preface is published every week during the fall and spring semesters. The Preface includes news stories and feature articles about campus life and issues along with items such as film or music reviews. Duties include recruitment and management of the editorial staff and working with the advertising staff—in brief overall responsibility for content and production. Students holding this editorship must meet the following criteria:

• Undergraduate status• Enrollment at IUSB for at least six credit hours each semester as editor• Cumulative GPA of at least 2.0

Candidates for this position should submit a letter of interest along with a resume and two letters of reference to Gail McGuire at gmcguire@iusb.edu. Deadline for applications is March 3, 2010.

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR NEXT YEAR

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Few actresses are as recognizable to persons of all ages as Glenn Close. Her memorable roles continue to keep her front and center on screen and stage—

from past roles as the villainous Cruella De Vil in 101 Dalmations, the obsessed Alex Forrest in Fatal Attraction, to her current role as power-driven attorney, Patty Hewes, in the FX Television legal drama hit series, Damages.

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to see one of the most award-winning actresses of our time in person as she speaks about her life and remarkable acting career.

An Evening with Glenn CloseAn Evening with Glenn Close

Presented by The Department of Communication Studies, Dance, and Theatre Saint Mary’s College • Notre Dame, Indiana

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By KRYSTAL VIVIANStaff Writer

Anyone looking to get over the mid-semester blues can look forward to the number of fun events Titan Productions has planned for March.

On Tuesday evening, Titan Productions held a game night at the Community Building in River Crossing student housing. Residents and non-residents alike came to the event and played Xbox, Apples to Apples, and oth-er board games.

The fun doesn’t stop there, either. On March 10 at 8 p.m., Smarty Pants Theater is coming to the Grille for a fun night of Im-prov Comedy. Be sure to bring all of your friends for a fun night of laughs.

Titan Productions all about fun, games

After spring break is over, stu-dents are welcome to bring their families to watch Disney’s latest addition to the Disney Princess movie collection before it comes to DVD. Titan Productions is showing The Princess and the Frog in DW 1001 on Saturday, March 27 at 3:30 p.m. Popcorn will be provided and refresh-ments will be available for pur-chase.

To end the month with even more excitement, students are invited to join in on Titan Aware-ness Week. Titan Productions will be spending the week of March 29 – April 1 having con-tests and giving out free stuff to students.

Be on the lookout for posters on all of these events coming to a bulletin board near you.

ico trip is a six credit, four week program during the Summer II session.

“The stu-dents study in language schools where the class sizes are no larger than five stu-dents and the i n s t r u c t o r, ” said Professor Davis. “There is more op-portunity for individual at-tention.”

Student who have been on the study abroad programs learn a lot in their area of study and a lot in the school of daily life. These students return home with a greater perspective and a worldli-ness that inspires a new vision of life on Earth.

“Your level of fluency in Spanish dramatically increases, you gain a lot of friends and you get to learn about some of the

economic and social issues that may plague different parts of the world,” said Daniel Chmielews-ki. “This gives us a perspective of what recourses we have as citi-zens of the U.S. and inspires us

to promote re-sponsible de-velopment that benefits the places we have been.”

Chmielews-ki went on the C u e r n a v a c a trip in the sum-mer of 2007 and to Lima, Perú in spring 2009.

This year’s study abroad pro-grams include Sustainable De-velopment in Costa Rica (spring break), Marine Biology in Belize (May) and Language, Culture, and Society in Mexico (July).

For more information on pro-gram specifications, scholarships, applications and deadlines for the study abroad programs, visit the Office of International Programs website at www.iusb.edu/~sbintl/index.shtml.

“...you get to learn about some of the economic and so-cial issues that may plague different parts of the world,”

— Daniel Chmielewski

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