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“I joked around during my freshman year here about being a freshman for four years.”
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“If it starts getting all spindly, then it needs more light. And don’t skimp on water.”
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8 | Better You
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“Early on, everything’s fine. It’s the honeymoon period. Then students are surprised later on.”
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“We don’t have our party room set up yet and we’ve been here for four weeks. It’s embarrassing.”
“I enjoy living like the founders of our nation. The pioneers slept in the dirt, too.”
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“We love giraffes, and I have tons of giraffes at home, but I couldn’t bring them with me because it would cost too much.”
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The horror! The horror! Reader-submitted roommate stories. “During Little 500 week (my roommate) came in at 3 a.m. and started peeing on the carpet.”
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friends from high school go to schools all over the country, and they all come back. So to me, it feels like I’m hanging out with my really solid group from high school. Everyone’s in town and there are a lot of townie parties. And it’s a lot of fun, and everyone’s back, so it’s just one big party. Obviously it’s more relaxing because you don’t have school and you get to concentrate on hanging out with friends and family. Did you ever attend IU events or go to college parties in high school? Oh yeah, definitely. That was like the coolest part of growing up here. I joked around during my freshman year here about being a freshman for four years. There’s definitely an advantage with that, and having a friend already based in college when you’re coming into college really helps.
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Junior Emily Colman tells us about her blockand-a-half commute and the advantages of going to school in her hometown. BY MARC FISHMAN | PHOTO BY ZACH HETRICK
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hat does being a townie mean to you? Townie to me means my friends and everyone I grew up with. I feel like it’s something to be proud of. I think a lot of people who are involved in the University feel like it’s a cop out to go to college in the same place you went to high school, but we have one of the best campuses in the country. How far away is your campus home from your actual home? The distance between my home and where I currently live is like a block and a half. So it’s still around where I grew up. Usually, Sunday nights are my time to be home with the family. What’s it like to go home for breaks? Most people leave, so Bloomington gets a little bit quieter. And a lot of my
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Do you ever get a bad rap for being a townie? Everyone’s pretty cool about it. And if they’re not, then they’re not a friend of mine. The thing about townies is that it’s not like we’re a clique. We don’t feel the need to stay in our own circles because we can definitely branch out. Being from here creates a lot of confidence. How has growing up in Bloomington affected your college lifestyle? I actually think it’s been sort of an advantage. I’m involved in retail, and I have my own website, which is called BtownBoutiques.com. I’ve really been able to develop a relationship with local store owners that I wouldn’t have had time for or been interested in doing if I were at another campus away from home. It was pretty easy for me to network because I’m a familiar face. Do you have a favorite piece of advice that you give to someone who is new to Bloomington? My words of wisdom would be to definitely create something. Bloomington is a great place for being creative, and it has that element where people will be supportive. Definitely reach out and get to know people who are from here.
SO ... WHAT’S A CUTTER?
Merriam-Webster defines a cutter as a type of sailing vessel, a light sleigh, or people who cut. According to Urban Dictonary, cutters are people who inflict physical pain on themselves or those pesky individuals who cut in front of others in line. But in Bloomington, the word “cutter” takes on new meaning. As history and philosophy of science professor James Capshew explains, cutters represent the deep cultural heritage of IU and its surrounding community. In his online course called “Traditions & Cultures of IU,” Capshew discusses the effects of Little 500 movie “Breaking Away” on the popularization of Bloomington culture. “(‘Breaking Away’) is really when the term ‘cutter’ became common again,” Capshew says. While the Bloomington version of the term originally comes from the people who cut stone in limestone mills, Capshew says cutters were distinct from the limestone carvers. They worked in the mills, he says, but employed a more artistic skill by making ornate carvings into the stone. “The cutters and carvers were two distinct trades within the limestone industry,”
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The horror! The horror! “(My roommate) had grudges for months and liked to burn other people’s belongings. It did not end well.”
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THINGS TO COOK ON YOUR GEORGE FOREMAN
Admit it. You wanted the “Lean, Mean, FatReducing Grilling Machine” when it hit stores in 1995. Now the gadget is collecting dust in your pantry. It’s time to take the miniature grill out of hibernation and put it to work making delicious dorm dinners.
Burgers
Eggplant
Chicken
Paninis
French toast – Soak slices of bread in a mixture of eggs, nutmeg, vanilla, and syrup.
Cajun catfish
Apples
Hash browns
Corn-on-the-cob
BLTs
Grilled cheese
Squash
Ahi tuna
Roasted nuts
Shrimp – As Bubba would say, “You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, sauté it. ”
Pancakes – Pour batter onto the grill and cook until golden brown. Try tossing in ingredients such as blueberries or chocolate chips.
Potatoes Tofu Salmon Pineapple Kebabs Asparagus Pears
Zucchini S’mores Bacon
Bananas
Sweet potato fries Sausage patties
Bell peppers
Lamb chops
Cinnamon-sugar toast
Quesadillas
Ribs
Carrots
Caprese – Layer mozzarella, tomato, and basil on baguette slices. Drizzle with olive oil.
Portobello mushrooms Garlic bread Peanut butter and banana sandwich
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Quick change We raided our rooms for the junk we stash away and never use. Then we gathered it all up and dropped it off with junior fashion merchandising major Sarah Donley. Her task: turn our trash into treasure. BY CAITLIN PETERKIN | PHOTOS BY ZACH HETRICK
Tilapia
Onions
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Italian sausage Omelettes – Place an object, like magazines, under the front of the grill so that it doesn’t tilt. Pour egg mixture onto the grill without closing the top and wait for the bottom to cook. Add your favorite omelette fillings, then flip over one side of the egg mixture.
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Turn a belt into a jewelry hanger You’ve gained the freshman 15, or, if you’re lucky, you’ve managed to shed pounds put on from midnight pizza runs. Donley shows us how belts can be used to hold up more than just pants. YOU NEED: A leather belt, thumb tacks (preferably one color), 3M Command strips, and jewelry 1. PUSH THUMB TACKS into the belt, spacing them out evenly. 2. MOUNT THE BELT horizontally on a wall with 3M Command strips (you can also use duct tape or nails). 3. HANG NECKLACES, rings, and bracelets on the thumb tacks. Hook earrings through the notches.
Grow a mini herb garden out of a Pizza X cup When your Pizza X cup pyramid reaches the ceiling, it’s time to find a new use for those multicolored pizzaordering trophies. Turn them into something useful. YOU NEED: A Pizza X cup, hammer and nail, potting soil, water, and seeds. 1. PIERCE A FEW holes in the bottom of the cup using a hammer and nail. 2. PUT POTTING SOIL in the cup and moisten with water. 3. PLANT SEEDS IN the soil. Make sure you put the planter in a sunny spot and water the plant regularly.
SAGE ADVICE Keith Johnson of Bloomington’s Renaissance Farm and Permaculture Center recommends most herbs get six hours of sunlight. “If it starts getting all spindly, then it needs more light,” Johnson says. “And don’t skimp on water.” He says students should experiment with thyme, marjoram, and oregano, all of which are easy to grow. “Herbs are an underappreciated source of things like antioxidants,” he says. “Not to mention, they bring out more flavor in the blandness of industrial foods.”
Convert swag into a dry erase board
YOU NEED: A lanyard, Frisbee, hole punch or hammer and nail, 3M Command hook, and dry erase markers. 1. CUT A HOLE in the curved rim of a Frisbee using a hole punch or a nail and hammer. 2. HOOK A LANYARD through the hole. 3. HANG THE LANYARD on a door or wall (we suggest using 3M Command hooks). 4. USE DRY ERASE MARKERS to write messages to your roommates (just try to avoid the passive aggressive ones. See page 8.)
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The free Welcome Week swag was cool the first week of school. By now you’ve graduated from lanyards to wallets and found that you don’t have time to play Frisbee. Donley shows us how to make the ultimate IU dry erase board.
Reduce your clutter and save cash with these easy swaps.
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Bottled water
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Save the Earth and your hard-earned cash.
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Yogurt is usually measured in ounce increments. Check the carton.
Lanyard
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One word – “freshman.”
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Wine bottle
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Pizza cutter
A pair of scissors
Save yourself the dough and just use a clean pair of scissors.
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Coffee maker
Save the cash, save the calories.
Serendipity Martini Bar Serendipity means good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries. It is also Bloomington’s first martini and tapas bar, located in the heart of downtown on the corner of Fourth and College Avenue. We’re bringing a little bit of Chicago to B-town. It’s the only place in Bloomington where you can experience one of a kind Martinis such as The City of God, Hubba Bubba, Dark Chocolate, or The Ultimate Bleu. Featured tapas items include Barbados Fish Cakes, Stuffed Mushrooms and Pan Seared Scallops. Serendipity opened its doors to the public on September 3 and is open Monday through Thursday from 3:30 to 11 p.m. and on Fridays and Saturdays from 3:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. Serendipity is a truly unique experience, with its modern and upscale interior, an assortment of live music on weekends, delicately hand crafted tapas, and a VIP room available for private parties and special occasions. - Submitted by Serendipity Martini Bar
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The horror! The horror! “(My roommate) used to spray air freshener at me, even after I took a shower, just to piss me off.”
BETTER YOU Roommate wars Confessions
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iving with roommates? There will most likely be conflicts. And if your roommates don’t like conflicts, there will most likely be sticky notes. Maybe you’re the type who relies on these handy squares of paper to vent your frustrations. Or maybe you feel slightly freaked out at the thought of them posted in your pantry, above the sink, or next to the empty roll of toilet paper in your bathroom. You’d rather talk it out, face to face, and if it ends in yelling and slamming doors, so be it. Whatever your style, we want to help you keep the peace. We’ve gathered advice and found out what works for students and experts around campus so you can keep your IU home a happy one, or at least sticky note-free.
Don’t touch my Cheerios. Food is among the biggest issues between roommates, but we’re not surprised. That’s why it’s essential to figure out the logistics before move-in, including the No. 1 question: will you share food or keep it separate? The right decision, it seems, depends on personality and preference. Sharing food with roommates and going the community-fund route can be a risk. While you may want to feel like one big happy family, you have to remember your mom is (most likely) not paying for the food. That means your coffee-loving roommate could be spending your dough on something you’ll never consume. You could also feel slighted when you spend $100 on groceries one week, and your roommate spends half that the next. Complications like these make senior Mike Schloop and his four roommates choose to keep their groceries separate. “We share milk and beer sometimes,” he says, “but we mostly buy our own food. We’ve never had any big issues.” Others, like sophomore Chelsea Hoffmann and her roommate, shop communally. They cook meals together three times a week and have found their method saves money. “It’s cheaper,” Hoffman says, “because it’s hard to buy stuff that doesn’t go bad. And I trust that she’s not going to eat everything I buy.”
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Mom’s not around to make you do your laundry and wash the dishes. That means you can let your dirty T-shirts and coffee mugs pile up, right? Wrong. Students weigh in on five habits that might make your roommate hate you.
Clean up your $%#@. The dishes. The trash. The toilet. When living with others, it’s shocking how much – and how often – spaces need cleaning. If a roommate’s messiness drives you mad and a simple discussion won’t work, consider setting up a cleaning system, like the ones our parents set up for chores. Most students, however, prefer things less structured. “When the trash gets full, someone sees it and takes it out,” Schloop says. “When you see the sink’s full, you put the stuff in the dishwasher. When the dishwasher’s full, you start it.” It seems like common sense, right? But really, this method only works if all roommates are respectful and responsible, or at least laid back. And if you have a Type-A personality and live with a complete slob, good luck. “It’s very hard to get one person to be clean if they’re not,” says Foster Quad residence manager Dennis Perkins.
1. DON’T SHOWER. - Erika Katterjohn, junior 2. PARTY in their room while they are trying to sleep.- Jocelyn Budd, freshman 3. PLAY HALO, or another shooting game, all night long, while others are sleeping.Blake Coleman, freshman
I’m moving out. Proper communication will help prevent a roommate explosion. Explosions are most often caused caused by little problems that live in silence, building and building until at least one person snaps and moves out. “A lot of people let the issues go for two or three months, and then they explode,” says Andrew Scherle, a leasing agent at Hoosier Court Apartments. “And that’s what causes the conflict in the first place.” The best way to avoid a fight is to talk about small issues when they arise. Perkins also encourages freshmen to take the roommate contracts they filled out in September seriously. “Early on, everything’s fine,” he says. “It’s the honeymoon period. Then students are surprised later on. If they want to renegotiate once they realize they’re more studious or don’t want guests in the room until 5 a.m., do it now.”
4. ALWAYS GO to the fridge and ask, ‘Hey man, is this your food? Do you mind if I have some?’ -Andrew Perlstein, senior 5. DON’T WARN them when you have a girl in the room. No text, no message on the board, nothing.Jonathan McHugh, freshman
It’s funny when it’s not happening to you. Read more roommate horror stories online. idsnews.com/inside
HOW TO MAKE YOUR ROOMMATE HATE YOU
PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY CAITLIN JOHNSTON
BONUS: Kelley School of Business professor David Rubinstein said his Trinity College roommate spilled alcohol all over his Bible. Not cool.
CRAIGSLIST COMPANIONS “Looking for a roommate who is clean, courteous, and compassionate.” – Sanserino’s Craigslist ad Senior Alex Sanserino cares about “the three C’s” and made that known when she posted her ad for a summer sub-leaser on Craigslist last spring. She knew she could get scammed or that a psychopath could show up at the door on move-in day. Nevertheless, Sanserino needed to find a roommate for the other two seniors she shared a house with on the east side of campus, so she wrote the ad and waited for the phone to ring.
In Tanzania, Doroth Kokushubila Lwelamila needed a place to live for a year as she studied and taught at IU as a Fulbright Scholar. Not knowing where to start her search, she relied on an American friend for help. The friend stumbled upon Sanserino’s ad, then contacted her and asked if she needed a roommate for the full year. Lwelamila recognized the risks. Not only would she be coming to a new country, but she’d be living with two girls she had never met. “Are you sure?” she asked her friend, skeptically. Now Lwelamila calls her house on Roosevelt Street – the one she found from across the world – home. “I don’t have to think of my family in Africa while I’m here, because I have a family here. They are my family.”
Roommates Alex Sanserino and Doroth Kokushubila Lwelamila found each other on Craigslist. Now they call their shared house home.
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The horror! The horror! “(My roommate) used all of our stuff, ate our food, turned off the heat/lights/everything to ‘save money’ and denied everything.”
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M.A.S.H. Confessions
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MANSION
Pull out your spiral notebook and Magic Markers. Inside is rewriting the rules to M.A.S.H., every pre-teen’s favorite fortune-telling game. Bloomington is full of great houses, and you can live in quite a few in four years. In our version of M.A.S.H., the shack is just as cool as the mansion. BY SHANNON BURRUSS PHOTOS BY SUZIE REECER
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HOUSE
THE MANSION
Address: 312 N. Washington St. Rent: $8,250/month for a ten-bedroom house
This medieval castle look-alike seems out of place in the middle of Bloomington. And its name, Stone Mansion, seems just as unusual for a college home. The three-story limestone house features tall pillars, a second-story balcony, arched doorways, and turrets. But it’s not just the grandeur of the home that attracts tenants year after year. Current tenant and senior Michael Baynes says the house has earned a reputation for being a great party house. “We wanted to go with the reputation of the house,” Baynes says. “The name Stone Mansion kind of drew us to the house.” Baynes says Stone Mansion has been the go-to party house for years, and past renters have hosted big blowouts. High stone walls enclose the backyard, mimicking the feel of a castle courtyard. Walls block nosy neighbors from peering into the space, and a second-story balcony overlooks the yard. Current resident and senior Andrei Danshes says the space has an ideal party setup. On weekends, college students pack the lawn to party at Stone Mansion, making for some memorable nights. Need proof? Danshes is already sporting a cast and crutches after falling in the backyard.
THE APARTMENT Address: 515 N. Grant St.
Rent: $2,500/month for a five-bedroom unit, including water bill
The first thing visitors to Stone Church Apartments notice is the stained-glass window. At night, the pale yellow, orange, and green glass glows. The buliding might look like a church, but it’s actually an apartment complex. Fierst Rentals renovated the building in 1996 after Eastside Church of the Nazarene moved to a new location on the east side of town. The company transformed the church into Stone Church Apartments, which holds 10 two- to five-bedroom units. It’s no surprise that passersby are often fooled. Current resident Thayer Hood, a senior, wonders if people think he’s going to church when he comes home wearing a button-down shirt and a tie. The appearance is not the only selling point of the building. Situated on Grant Street between Ninth and 10th streets, the
THE HOUSE
Address: 315 E. Seventh St. Rent: $8,820/month
Think Animal House – frat guys crowded into one home, drinking every night, and making a mess. The “White House” comes pretty close. Fourteen people cram into this three-story house on Seventh Street, and with that many guys living under one roof, things can get hectic. Empty
apartments sit between campus and the bars. “The idea of living in a church didn’t attract me early on,” Hood says. “It was mainly the price and location. However, once we got settled in and people started coming over, it became more of a joke than anything that it was once a church.” This former house of prayer might stir up guilty feelings in those renovating the building or participating in weekend debauchery. Ann Fierst, co-owner of Fierst Rentals, thought about this when taking over the property. “We had to take the large sanctuary and turn it into two floors, which seems a bit sacrilegious.” Fierst says. “But that’s what we had to do.” And do the residents feel like sinners in their own home? “We will joke sometimes about how we are all going to hell,” Hood says, “but really we don’t cause too much trouble other than playing music too loud. But I have never second-guessed myself about anything I have done in there. We are all angels.”
beer cans clutter the porch, dirty dishes pile in the sink, and tattered couches sit empty in the party room. “There’s a lack of organization,” says senior Will Hartman. “We don’t have our party room set up yet and we’ve been here for four weeks. It’s embarrassing.” Senior Jeff Eckert says living with so many people can be challenging. “We’re still trying to figure out the best method to organize our utilities,” he says. “It’s been difficult to get everyone in the same room to talk
THE SHACK*
Address: 2129 S. High St.
From the outside, this building looks nothing like a home. There’s no chimney, no siding, and no porch. The structure is shaped like a dome and known as “The Dome House” by many students who attended The Tallest Man On Earth concert there last spring. Current resident and Bloomington local Maggie Jesseph says her parents built The Dome House in 1998. They wanted The Dome to be used as a film studio, but because the city doesn’t allow businesses to be built in residential or neighborhood areas, they had to make the structure residential. “It’s a huge building and a
about it.” Despite the mess, the guys say they wouldn’t want to live anywhere else. Senior Thomas Bonifield says he likes that all their friends live in one place. Everyone agrees the location is great. “It’s a hop to Sports, a hop and a skip to Kilroy’s, and two skips to class,” Bonifield says.
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tiny living space,” says Nathan Harman, Jesseph’s husband. “Not what people might expect when they see it from far away.” Junior Grace Aichinger attended The Tallest Man on Earth concert at The Dome last spring. She said the space was an ideal performance venue. “The acoustics were really good for any sort of band to be playing there,” Aichinger says. Although The Dome has been a concert venue in the past, its show days have likely ended. Harman and Jesseph blame this on attendees’ lack of respect for the space.
*OK, we realize this isn’t actually a shack. But for the sake of the game, let’s just pretend it is.
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CARRIED Home can be anywhere, as long as you can make it yours. With our favorite items by our side, even a room the size of a closet can feel cozy. Inside talked to four international students about the items they brought from abroad to make Bloomington feel more like home.
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asu Harada likes to drink green tea while studying. It reminds him of his father’s family in Japan, who are tea farmers. Stash green tea’s bitter, earthy flavor is the best, Yasu says, because it tastes almost like home. Yasu comes from a modern Japanese neighborhood surrounded by land and rice paddies. His hometown is famous for Buddhist temples dating back to the seventh and eighth centuries. “One thing I miss here is that I can see the mountains in my hometown, and there aren’t any here,” Yasu says. Yasu is a doctoral student in the Jacobs School of Music. He became a resident assistant three years ago to save money on housing and food, and now serves as the graduate student in charge of international student housing in the Willkie Residence Center. “When I first moved to the U.S., I had one suitcase and a backpack,” he says. “And now, my room is just a garbage box.” Yasu did not bring many reminders of his friends and family to Bloomington. His first year he packed Japanese manga comic books and dual-language guidebooks to help him talk about his culture with English-speaking students. Those books are long gone, but from time to time he checks out manga from the library. When Yasu goes home, he likes to
walk around his neighborhood to see what has changed. New scents greet him each time he enters his family’s garden – last time, it was orange and pine trees. Yasu says he can replicate the music of home by watching videos on YouTube. What he can’t reproduce, however, is the osechi, a combination of traditional foods such as boiled vegetables and fish eggs that his mother cooks for the Japanese New Year. He goes home every two or three years during the summer, but he has to stay in Bloomington every winter break because of his job. “I have missed it for nine years,” Yasu says. “I haven’t eaten osechi for nine years.” As a mentor, Yasu advises others to make a home on campus by getting involved. “The School of Music life is class, practice room, study in room or at the library,” Yasu says. “It’s kind of isolated. I felt like I missed something. I felt like I should have a connection with real life and the community.”
aría Martínez didn’t know her four roommates before arriving in Bloomington from Spain. She found a room to rent through a OneStart ad and hoped for the best. “They were so great,” she says of her roommates. “They helped me get furniture and gave me things to borrow while I bought everything.” María, a graduate student in the Jacobs School of Music, comes from a flat in a quiet neighborhood 20 minutes outside of Madrid. Though Bloomington’s nightlife is lively, María says it doesn’t compare to home. “Life in Madrid is very much in the streets,” she says. “No matter what time it is, there are people walking around. Even if it’s midnight, there are children running around and families outside.” María only brought two suitcases – mostly filled with clothes. She bought sheets, furniture, and other practical items once she arrived on campus. Because she lives in a house, María can leave her belongings here over the summer. During the year, she decorates her walls with photos and postcards from friends and family overseas. “I haven’t lived here long enough, but I think of Bloomington as my independent life,” she says. “Home is where my parents are.”
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iana Kyllmann carries a giraffe with her at all times. Her mother gave her a plush giraffe keychain before she left her home in Bolivia. “We love giraffes and I have tons of giraffes at home,” Diana says of the toy animals, “but I couldn’t bring them with me because it would cost too much. It’s something shared between my mom and me.” Diana comes from a city almost 12,000 feet above sea level. “My home is in the lowest part of the valley, so I can see the mountains and the city from my backyard.” She also loves her family’s garden. When Diana was younger, her family kept horses, turtles, llamas, and flamingos on the property. Diana came to IU to play on the women’s tennis team. Her parents helped her move into her Foster dorm room and the tennis team coaches drove her to College Mall to get items she couldn’t fit in her suitcases. Diana, who is studying entrepreneurship, says she misses dancing to reggaeton, salsa, and cumbia. To alleviate her homesickness, she keeps pictures and letters from home in her room. The youngest child and only girl in her family of seven, Diana says she misses family traditions. She keeps a small cross carving nearby to remind her of her Catholic family. “It’s hanging in my backpack to keep with me every day.”
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cheick Ag Mohamed brought his traditional clothes, called boubou, with him from Mali to wear on special occasions like Ramadan and campus diversity events. When he wears them on campus, he says people compliment him and ask questions about his tribe. “I definitely miss home when I wear them,” Acheick says, “but I tell myself that I’m here for a limited time to study to get a better future.” Acheick is starting his master’s degree in public finance this year. He is also president of the African Students Association, a job he performs with pride. He lives in an off-campus apartment which looks nothing like his home in Mali. Acheick’s family recently moved to the country’s capital for his father’s job. Before, he says, they lived in the desert. The family owned goats and camels, and “because of that, you had to move from place to place. Your house has to be able to pick itself up.” When Acheick arrived in Bloomington, his roommate had the apartment completely furnished.
All Acheick had to do was bring one suitcase full of “practical clothes” – shirts and pants, he says, because it’s too cold here for shorts. In Mali, it’s traditional for extended families to live together. Acheick says 10 to 12 people live in his home – parents, siblings, aunts, uncles, and cousins – creating close relationships and a community of home that he misses here. “If you have a friend,” he says, describing Mali, “they’re like your brother. Here it’s pretty different.”
BLOOMINGTON INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ENROLLMENT TRENDS International students in Bloomington: Fall 2010: 4,832 Fall 2009: 4,604 Fall 2008: 4,314 Fall 2007: 4,027 Fall 2006: 3,687 Of the Fall 2010 international students 2,405 are undergraduates 1,009 are master’s students 1,150 are doctoral students 268 are intensive English students 2,264 are women 2,568 are men 79 are from Africa 4,220 are from Asia 258 are from Europe 187 are from North America 26 are from Oceania (Australia and surrounding Pacific Islands) 59 are from South America Top 5 Places of Origin 1. China 2. South Korea 3. India 4. Taiwan 5. Hong Kong Top 5 Fields of Study 1. Business 2. Social sciences 3. Visual and performing arts 4. Intensive English language 5. Education INFORMATION FROM THE OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL SERVICES
OUR HOUSE BY SARAH HUTCHINS AND CAITLIN JOHNSTON
We wanted to know what home means to you, so we surveyed 150 people about their homes of the past, present, and future.
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ome. It’s where our family gathers at Thanksgiving and where the B bus drops us after class. It can be a dwelling, a city, a network of friends, or a place where we spend a lot of time. Sometimes it’s a noun. Other times it’s an adjective or some idiom whose origin we no longer recall. Why is the last bit of a race called the home stretch? And what exactly does it mean when something hits too close to home? “It’s a concept that is very powerful,” says Joe Clements, professor of linguistics in Spanish and Portuguese. “Justice. Freedom. Those are powerful words because there is so much that they index, so much that they make you think of. Home fits that.” The meaning of the word shifts depending on who’s using it, making it a deictic expression. Simply put, home is a lot of things, varying by person and context. Your definition of home is different from ours. And from the girl who sits next to you in your political science class. Or the kid who wears his Doors T-shirt twice a week. We asked for definitions of home and received 150 different answers. We read your stories of crashing on couches overseas and enduring horrible roommates. We reminisced as you told us about the first time you called Bloomington home (and your mother cried, screamed, or disowned you). We can’t claim our survey reflects a perfect cross-section of IU students, but the results illustrate how, as Clements explains, “college students are learning the different definitions of home.” Here’s what we can tell you: Our home isn’t defined by four walls. It’s a construct held together by cat hair and chocolate chip cookies and screaming little brothers. It’s a place that smells like spaghetti sauce and dad’s cologne and, for one person, sweat. It’s a place we love to hate and hate to love. So take off your shoes, grab your dog, and raid the fridge. We hope that somewhere between pollution and crab enchiladas you’ll find your own definition of home.
SENSES OF HOME
Sight
Smell
Sound
A house might have four walls, but the sights of home are a little less defined. Here are some hairstyles, landmarks, and objects that remind us of home.
Forget that “new car” smell. Inside asked readers to list the scents that reminded them of home. We think some ambitious Kelley School of Business students could get rich making “grilled fajitas” or “Dad’s cologne” air fresheners in the shape of a house.
Turn off your iPod. Take out your earbuds. Listen. The sounds of home are more addicting than any Lady GaGa song.
Bluebonnets blooming
Black cats
Dogs
My favorite art
Mullets
Cornfields
Screened-in porch
Tomatoes
Cacti
My siblings and all of their little friends running around and hanging out
My bed
The grill Highway 41 My dog wagging on the stairs Changing of the seasons Bonfires Indianapolis skyline Mt. Washington
The gas station I pass after I get off the highway Bradford pear trees Cat, “and by this I mean excessive fur” The beach Toy poodles Chicago skyline Busy streets and neighborhoods
Pollution
Fresh-baked pie
Spaghetti sauce
Bonfires
Fajitas cooking on the grill
Laundry detergent
Vanilla candles “The smell of home is distinct, but indescribable. It’s magic.” Apple pie, crab enchiladas, Skyline Chili, LaRosa’s Pizza
Clean sheets Snow My dad’s cologne My mom’s perfume Pine trees Ozone scrubbers Cookies
Dogs barking Songs coming from my dad’s iPod, like “Laaady, when I’m with you I’m smiling...” And the sound of his voice singing along Sounds of the Indiana State Fair train Rustling leaves Steelers chants Creaking floors Laughter
My pillow smell
Cedar chips
Spices
Cleaning products
Birds, crickets, frogs, and distant cows at night
Pierogies and latkes
Laundry detergent
My parents’ voices
Fresh-cut grass
Motor oil
Soothing quiet
My brother playing video games Tom Petty music Marching bands Movie impersonations Oprah on television My brother screaming Strangest answer Birds, hay bales, horses, blackberries, dial-up internet, and meth labs Hello, 1950s “The smell of my father’s Marlboros and the sight of my mother ironing reminds me of home.”
We highlighted (what we thought was) the good stuff
THE WORD THAT MADE YOUR MOM CRY
referring to Bloomington. My mom definitely called me out and said that Palatine was my home because my family was there ... I made sure to never make that mistake in front of my mom again.”
It’s time to break out the tissue box. We asked you to tell us about the first time you called Bloomington “home.” Some of you didn’t remember. Some of you said you’d never called it home. But most of our respondents had at least a vague recollection of the time they let the word “home” slip in regard to their campus house, apartment, or dorm. If you made your mom sob, take comfort in knowing that you weren’t alone.
“Three weeks after I moved here as a freshman. I was talking to my mom on the phone about seeing her one weekend, and I said, ‘I’ll drive up to see you Friday, and I’ll come back home Sunday.’ She was shocked, and I was so happy.”
“I think it was when I got my first apartment in Bloomington my sophomore year, and I was able to call my friends and ask, ‘Wanna come over to my house?’”
“Freshman year, Thanksgiving break. I was talking to my mom and it just slipped out. ‘I need to get home before dark.’ She almost started crying.”
“I was at home with my parents and said something to the effect of, ‘Yeah, I need to do that when I go home tomorrow.’ My mom was horrified.” “I don’t remember who I was talking to, but it was my sophomore year and I was shocked. I always considered my hometown home. Now Bloomington is my second home.” “Like the day I moved here. It was home instantly. I couldn’t wait to get out of my parents’ house.” “I texted my dad to let him know I made it back to B-Town safe after my trip home and the text read ‘I’m home love you.’” “The second day I lived in my dorm as a freshman I invited my friend over, and as she walked into my room I said, ‘Welcome to my home.’ As the words rolled off my tongue it hit me: I live here now. I am on my own. It was wonderful and terrifying all at the same time.” “I was back in Palatine for Thanksgiving break and I was telling my family how I am excited to get back home. I was
Most thoughtful answer “I said it first before I really meant it. To me, home kinda seems like where most of my stuff is, and where I mostly sleep is home, even if my heart isn’t in it. I know from my freshman year I would say, ‘Well, gotta go home!’ referring to the dorms, but not feeling very good about it. My sophomore year, I really did finally feel like I was home in Bloomington, not only in my dorm, but walking down the streets that also felt ‘like home.’” Best reaction from mom “I don’t remember the first time, but I know when I was on the phone with my mom sophomore year and said I was going home (meaning to the sorority) and she got really upset. ‘This will always be your home!’”
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The strangest place I’ve lived Tour bus Old house in France The Virgin Vault — a.k.a Teter Rabb (“we had like 200 locks to get up to our rooms”) A professor’s house for a month this past summer The South Korean countryside, surrounded by rice paddies Couch surfing A closet for a month when I moved to New York In a trailer park — “Loud, scary, character-building.” In a van down by the Jordan River Between a cornfield and a tomato field Tiny maid’s quarters above my host family’s apartment in Paris. Tiny, but all mine and AWESOME! Spain, Italy, Ghana, London, Brazil, Poland, Germany, Iraq, and India Favorite answer “In an 85-yearold French woman’s crumbling house with leaky ceilings and a 1960s gym on the second floor where her son would work out every day and grunt SO LOUDLY.” PRESENT
Where is home? On-campus apartment Home near campus Dorm Rental house
How often do you go home? 1 Once a week: 3 2 Once a month: 36 3 Once a semester: 26 4 Multiple times a semester: 45 5 Only for breaks: 39
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Anywhere with friends Anywhere I’m with people I love. Most popular answers Parent’s house, sorority or fraternity, and apartment. Most philosophical answer “Wherever my family is; it’s a relative, impermanent physical space.” We know you’re all thinking this “I’m only 20. ‘Home’ is important to me, but I don’t think I’ve found it yet.”
FUTURE
What place do you want to call home in the future?
THE FIRST THINGS PEOPLE DO WHEN THEY GET HOME...
Most common Chicago, Colorado, London, Washington D.C., Indianapolis, and New York
Make a sandwich and settle into the couch. Here are some of the most popular (and funny) ways we celebrate being home.
Most obscure Somewhere by my parents
“Take a deep breath of my home’s scent that I have missed and walk around and take it all in.”
Other Wherever life takes me
Will location factor into your job search? Yes: 109 No: 9 Don’t know: 11 I just want a job: 19
“Unpack everything and decide if I want to make plans with old friends.” “Hug my mom or pet the cat, whichever gets to me first.” “Eat my mother’s home cooked food.” “ Watch television on thousands of channels.” “I open the door to my parents’ fridge and just look at all that
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glory. Then I close it and say hello to my family.” “Lie across my queen-size bed. Or take a shower without flipflops.” “There is a blue fish bowl on my book shelf when you first enter my room. As soon as I get home, I have to drop my keys into the fish bowl. If the keys don’t go into the fish bowl, they’ll probably be lost forever.” “Go eat at Gill’s Fried Chicken, followed by Herbert’s Taco Hut.” “Hug my parents.” Most practical answer “Take off my shoes.”
Most unusual answer “Complain about smelling sweat.” Most honest answer “Realistically? Use the bathroom ... it’s a three hour drive. Then, it’s a toss up between scratch my cat’s belly and ask my dad what he’s cooking me for dinner. (I usually hope for ribs and twice baked potatoes.)” Best way to greet Fido “I reunite with my dog. This usually involves me throwing stuff all over the ground, talking to my dog in a dumb baby voice, letting her ferociously lick my face as I hug her, and having her subsequently pee all over the hardwood. Pure joy.”
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The horror! The horror! “Between my sophomore and junior years, I lived with a couple friends and one of them repeatedly shuffled a deck of cards very loudly.”
ESSAY A house is not a home Confessions
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What I learned from Bloomington’s homeless community STORY AND PHOTOS BY ALEX BENSON
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’ve slept on a desert in New Mexico, granite plateaus in California, and a spruce tree mattress in North Carolina. I’ve awoken to a hungry black bear and warm light peering through a frozen car. During these times, I had no residence. I remember the places where I was hungry and lonely. The places where I endured hardship become my stories, and I have allowed them to make me the person I am. For me, home is somewhere out West. I’m not nostalgic for a house with walls and floors and a ceiling. I think the people I meet on my trips – hitchhikers, train hoppers, and world travelers – feel the same. I am never homeless because I carry a concept of home with me, whether or not I have a roof over my head. What about the people who hang out on the streets of Bloomington all day? Are they homeless? I went to find out. When I met Andy Calloway, he was sitting across from the First Presbyterian Church on Sixth Street. His wife, Cathy, was next to him. They were there for the free food the church serves once every Saturday. Andy first experienced homelessness when he was 13 years old. His parents kicked him out of their house, he says, so he crafted his own home: a carved-out spot in a 1,500-pound barrel of hay. He went to Panama City, Fla., and slept by a McDonald’s dumpster. He worked several jobs around the country, but just long enough to buy a bus or train ticket to another state or job. Home was transient as the Continued on page 22
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Top: We decided to make camp in the desert close to Albuquerque, N.M. We sang songs by a fire and woke the next day freezing cold. Middle: Four guys stood just outside of Texas holding a cardboard sign with “Amarillo” scrawled on it in marker. I drove them all the way to San Diego, Calif. Bottom: A 400-pound black bear woke me up one morning. He left when he realized I had no food.
ON THE ROAD Reporter Alex Benson picked up hitchhikers, ran into hungry bears, and slept in his car on his 4,000-mile trip to and from a summer internship in San Diego, Calif.
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now 32-year-old drifted from place to place. By now, he says he’s seen nearly half the states. After he married Cathy, the two of them left their trailer in Greene County to visit family. When they returned, their methaddicted friends who stayed in the couple’s trailer had sold their car and possessions. They would have to survive the winter being destitute. Last winter Andy and Cathy lived with no running water, no power, and no transportation. They lived off the deer Andy hunted. He was trained by the best, he says, a Green Beret sniper who served in Vietnam. The couple would wake to find the water frozen. They were getting by with a water distillery and a septic tank Andy made, but things went south when he tried fishing in a quarry. He stood on a large rock and leaned over to examine the depth of the quarry. The rock gave. Andy jumped back and grabbed a sapling. The roots didn’t hold and he fell. The hospital pinned his hand back together, but he no longer has feeling or movement in it. The homelessness Andy first experienced at 13 is different from what he experiences today. He has regular shelter and what he and Cathy call a family. A lone drifter
Capshew says. Capshew says the word “cutter” likely stuck, especially in “Breaking Away,” because it provided a way to represent the underdog townie in a university town. “In the movie, it was a way to distinguish the town from the gown,” Capshew says. “And it was kind of an artificial distinction that they really played up for the drama of these four Bloomington boys, and they were sort of not welcome on campus, and they won the race.” Today, Capshew says he wonders whether or not people even think about the original meaning of the word. He says that within Bloomington, the word most accurately reflects the men’s bike team that races in the Little 500. Outside of Bloomington, Capshew says, the word encompasses a variety of meanings. In Bloomington, however, the meaning remains local. “If you went to other Southern Indiana towns, they would know what that meant,” Capshew says. “But I think it morphed into a sort of nice name to symbolize the town and something that’s deeper than just the University. I think that’s why it’s still a very popular name.”
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Sticker is not a strong enough word for this orange sucker. I parked at a truck stop and slept in the desert for the night. When I returned the next morning, this was slapped on my driver’s side window.
even asked if he could join them. His style of living is different than what most of us consider a home, but at the most basic level, we all are searching for a place to sleep and people we care about. Andy and Cathy have that. There are many words that can be used to label people, and society generally frowns on them. However, “bum,” “homeless,” and “hobo” have become negative words people use casually. We need to understand the differences between homeless and street people. The homeless long for a house, and the street people make a home on the street. These street sleepers mix living off the generosity or stupidity of others with whatever skills they’ve acquired (like dumpster diving). If you are going to judge them, assume they are judging you with your frat hoodie, cell phone, and designer jeans. C’mon, cough up that 47 cents already.
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Our nation was founded on people searching for a home. I enjoy living like the founders of our nation. The pioneers slept in the dirt, too. Because of them, I have more than 1 million square miles of protected land where I can get lost. The Calloways don’t have their own address, but does that make them homeless? Cathy would tell you no. She would tell you home is more than a building. “Home is where you are,” Cathy says, sitting street-side. We leave home because we want to learn through experience. But our home does not leave us. So leave! Spontaneity is the last thread of innocence I have left, and I nurture it by living my life where I can pick up and leave at any moment. My world is not so big, and my life not so short. I will let the path I walk be my home. The rocks can be my walls, the grass my floor, the stars my ceiling.
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