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EDITOR’S NOTE Power fuels us and everything around us — literally. Without this energy, we would be nodding off in class and walking around in a constant state of darkness. On the IU campus, the Board of Trustees technically has the most power, but many Hoosiers may argue that Will Sheehey and the men’s basketball team is the most powerful structure on campus. In this issue, we dove into the life of a promo girl, we tested different power hour playlists, and we picked the best places around campus to take an afternoon snooze. So just how powerful are you? Remaining empowered has allowed senior Dillon Olney to not let diabetes control his life. For senior Tempestt Walker, a first-generation college student, she has had to survive and overcome the odds to stay in school. At the core of every action, invention, and structure, power exists. What fuels you?
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How to act (and dress) for a more confident you
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Can free hugs make someone’s day?
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We know all about IU President Michael McRobbie, the championship men’s soccer team and the world-renowned show, “The Nutcracker.” But what powers them? We tracked down the people behind-thescenes who help make it all happen.
How do first-generation college students stay empowered?
One student turns to art to help cope with his illness
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If you could have any super power, what would it be? Flight · Invisibility · Time travel · Telekinesis · Mind-reading
SUPERPOWERED STORIES Comics still capture the imagination B Y K AT H RY N M O O DY
Try to imagine a world without superheroes. A world without men and women gallivanting, punching, and eye-lasering for justice. Not easy, huh? These masked crusaders have captured our imaginations since the mid-1930s with the first appearance of Superman. And it doesn’t look like they are going anywhere any time soon. Phase two of the Avengers cycle continued with the November release of “Thor: The Dark World,” and more Marvel or DC movies are planned all the way through 2015. Inside went to Bloomington’s hometown comic book shop, Vintage Phoenix, 114 E. Sixth St., to discover the power behind these characters and their stories. Why comics rule supreme Matt Traughber, manager of Vintage Phoenix, says comic books were once more visually stimulating than film. “For a long time, maybe until the ‘70s, the stuff they could do in comics, they couldn’t do in film media,” he says. Matt means the intense colors, the incredible feats of power, and the action. Even with $200 million budgets, few films can maintain a “wall-to-wall, amazing” experience like a comic can, he says. An added bonus: you get a new one every month. Comics continuously build on their story’s canon, so if you become a fan of a series through a film or television show, you have decades worth of material to still delve into. The proof is in the numbers. Print comic book growth has continued, despite trends in other print markets. Estimated market size has grown from around $300 million in 1997 to $700 million in 2012, according to Comichron, a resource for comic book research.
Not just your friendly neighborhood Spiderman Comic books have been pushed into the cultural consciousness by successful film and TV adaptations but also by wider acceptance of “nerd culture,” Matt says. “People aren’t embarrassed to buy comics anymore,” he says. “Even creators, back in the ‘60s, used to be embarrassed to make comics.” No more. “Comics have never had an impact as big before now, I don’t think,” Matt says. Despite digitization of the medium, comics are tangible, collectible items. Digitization can’t beat that. “I think there’s always a place for print,” he says. “Maybe 500 years from now people will be good living in a cubicle looking at all of their screens ... but people want good, tangible things.” Especially if they are graphic depictions of their favorite characters. Many of our favorite superheroes have a history book’s worth of storylines waiting to be read. People can’t get enough. Maybe it’s partly due to some adolescent power fantasy, Matt says. But maybe they speak to another side of us — a side that craves to learn about worlds and people that could never (supposedly) exist in our own.
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“Superheroes are comic books,” he says. “You can’t get stories like this anywhere else.”
CHECK OUT THESE SERIES Matt suggested four series for the interested comic book reader. The Walking Dead — Ten years strong and more popular than ever, this character-driven zombie series by Image Comics recently hit its 100th issue. And if you think the show pulls punches, Matt says, just read the books. It gets worse. Saga — Also produced by Image Comics, “Saga” has already surpassed “The Walking Dead” in popularity, Matt says. It’s a new mix of the space opera genre and features two aliens from warring races fleeing from two sides of a galactic war after having a child together. “Star Wars” meets “Game of Thrones” is a popular comparison for this award-winning series. Hawkeye — For superhero fare with a creative twist, check out “Hawkeye,” Matt says. Fans will remember his name from the “Avengers,” but this book takes creative risks. One issue was told entirely from the point of view of “Hawkeye”’s dog, using a language and a graphic diagram code designed specifically for the issue. People who aren’t into other Marvel series dig this one, he says. Batman — Jokingly called the “Adjectiveless Batman” (as many comic book heroes have multiple series, each with a new adjective: “Incredible Spiderman” and “Amazing Spiderman” are two different series, for example), this Scott Snyder-written storyline is currently one of the best Batman adventures out there right now, Matt says.
If the power goes out and you’re at home, what would you miss most? LIGHTS 19% CELL PHONE 26% MICROWAVE/STOVE 10% LAPTOP 74%
Tech through time Relying on machines has become second nature to us. No, robots aren’t taking over the world, but a few inventions make life a lot easier for us humans. Here are some of those machines and their origins. BY DIANNE OSLAND
The refrigerator rator The ice house Exactly how it sounds: blocks of ice were cut from frozen lakes and ponds and stored in a building or cellar lined with wood, sawdust, or straw.
Playtime Grab your quarters and hit these bars to play arcade games from the past. Power up! BY DIANNE OSLAND
The Atlas Bar 209 S. College Ave. 812-334-4435 Super Sprint: This recently installed ‘80s Atari arcade game features a steering wheel for players to use while racing around a virtual track. Also at Atlas: Skeeball Bear’s Place 1316 E. Third St. 812-339-3460 Golden Tee Golf: Players use a trackball to simulate the swing of a golf club, judging the distance and speed as they play 18-hole courses of varying difficulty. Brothers Bar & Grill 215 N. Walnut St. 812-331-1000 Putt Putt: Similar to other golf games, players complete a putt-putt course in this game. Also at Brothers: Golden Tee Golf Crazy Horse 214 W. Kirkwood Ave. 812-336-8877 Golden Tee Golf: See Bear’s Place above.
Kilroy’s On Kirkwood 502 E. Kirkwood Ave. 812-339-3006 Punching bag: Hit the hanging punching bag as hard as humanly possible to rack up points and show off your strength. Max’s Place 108 W. Sixth St. 812-336-5169 Pac-Man: One of the most famous arcade games. Guide Pac-Man around the maze to eat pac-dots while staying away from the ghosts. Also at Max’s Place: Electronic shuffleboard Upstairs Pub 430 E. Kirkwood Ave. 812-333-3003 Pinball: Players use flippers to hit metal balls around the playfield, bouncing off targets to earn points. Keep the ball out of the drain. Also at Upstairs: Megatouch memory game The Video Saloon 105 W. Seventh St. 812-333-0064 Pop-A-Shot: This electronic basketball game gives players 30 seconds to shoot as many baskets as they can.
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The icebox Invented by Oliver Evans in 1905, its vaporcompression circulates liquid refrigerant to absorb and remove heat to cool down a space.
fridges The first fridg Fort Wayne inventor Fred Wolf created the first fridge for domestic use in 1913, a unit mounted on top of an icebox. The 1922 model cost $714, pricey compared to the $450 Model T Ford.
Modern fridges Since the 1940s, the refrigerator’s style has basically stayed the same. The 1960s version featured colors such as avocado green or harvest gold, while today’s fridge is usually stainless steel with French doors.
first The first telephone Alexander Graham Bell’s machine relied on the concept of a harmonic telegraph. Multiple notes could be sent simultaneously along a line as long as they differed in pitch.
Modern phones Switchboards made multiple phone lines possible and led to rotary phones (with finger wheels) and touchtone dialing. The 1970s brought about cordless phones, and the cell phone emerged in 1973.
Color TV Black and white television sets boomed, and by 1949, 10 million TVs had been sold. Color TVs first became possible when a red-blue-green wheel was placed in front of the cathode ray tubes.
The modern television Chunky receivers slimmed down, screens became bigger, and the display technologies improved. We now watch “The Walking Dead” on flat screens lit by LCD or plasma displays.
hone The telephone
Acoustic telephone Robert Hooke’s 1667 communication device mimics that childhood cup-and-string telephone, and it used metal wires to transmit sound from one location to another.
The telegraph Electromagnets — think iron wrapped in wires — formed the basis of this machine that used currents to activate it and set off a bell. Dots and dashes tapped out could communicate messages across wires.
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Image transfer In 1862, Abbe Giovanna Caselli’s Pantelegraph transmitted still images through wires. The term was “cathode rays,” light rays emitted when currents are forced through vacuum tubes, which create images seen in the classic television set.
The electric eye he el Vladimir Sworkin nicknamed his iconoscope “the electric eye.” This served as the first TV camera tube. Sworkin also invented the kinescope, or the receiver that displays the TV’s picture. Moving pictures came about in 1924.
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What is the biggest turnoff on the first date? general assholery · loud chewing · wears ugly shoes · egotistical · cussing like a sailor · bad hygiene habits · incorrect grammar · not holding the door · overuse of cell phones · rude to wait staff at a restaurant · taking me to a “nice Italian restaurant” that turns out to be Olive Garden
Dress (AND STAND) for success On a campus of more than 40,000 students, we gotta walk the walk and talk the talk to stand out.
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mid the mass of North Face jackets and Sperry shoes on campus, variety can be an anomaly. Ann Bastianelli, senior lecturer of marketing, gives advice on how to dress and carry ourselves in a powerful and defining way. One of her professional interests lies in i maximizing personal performance, a skill she says relies on your physical awareness. Even the way we stand can a exude a certain attitude. e “A “ key piece to all this is posture,” Ann says. “Physically, there’s something to s looking as if you are intense. That is lo about a straight kind of posture, but a relaxed.” r She S explains that when we literally lean into a conversation, it cues the other i person into how strongly we engage p with w a particular point. Body language is intuitive.
Try the WONDER WOMAN pose for confidence.
The T way we dress to exude power is also an important element. She says a the t ways in which we dress professionally can set us apart if we’re willing to take the risk.
“Often, I think you see people try to dress like somebody else,” she says. “Because you look different than other people, you draw attention to yourself. If what you’re wearing is fitted to you and is flattering, you’re off to the races.”
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Follow these tips and tricks to both feel and look more confident. DO stand with conviction. Lean into people when you’re talking to drive your points home. Keep your shoulders broad and strong. Avoid being too intimidating, but make direct eye contact.
Buying a well-tailored suit, for example, sets a man apart from others who simply buy it off the rack. “That makes a big difference because it demonstrates that you care how you look,” she says. Before appearance of power can be solidified, Ann says knowing yourself is important in gaining the total package of power. “I have all my students and some of the executives I coach take a personality test,” she says. “Having your strengths confirmed can give you a little bit more confidence to go into meetings, to go out into the world, and know what it is you’re good at.” Once the ingredients of dress, body language, and self-confidence are mixed, the way we then conduct ourselves comes together in a powerful and convincing way.
DO take up as much room as possible. When sitting, avoid slouching, and lean back to appear in control and calm. When standing, keep your back straight and your hands on your hips or at your side.
DON’T slouch or slump. Keeping your hands near your body gives the impression you’re nervous or uncomfortable. Avoid playing with your hair or fidgeting with your hands.
TOTAL TURNOFFS Drew Wang, sophomore “When I say ‘Hi’ and they say ‘Hi,’ I ask ‘What’s your name?’ and they say exactly what I’m asking. They’re supposed to ask me ‘What’s your name?’ It makes me feel like they don’t want to talk to me.” 4
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Craig Franke, freshman “If a girl is stronger, physically stronger, than me, that is a turnoff.”
Naeun L Lee, N freshman “When they avoid the topic or avoid eye contact because I’m trying to have a conversation with them and I feel like they’re not interested in what I’m talking about. I feel like I’m alone.”
K Kevin Stumpf, senior “Mainly smoking cigarettes. If they have that smell on their breath, it’s a big turnoff for me.”
Brandon King, second-year law student “Too much aggression. If you come at me and tell me what you want to say, you need to start slower for me.”
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Lindsay Cate, sophomore “If I saw them smoking, that would be first. I don’t like smoking. I think cigarettes are gross.”
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HOOKED ON TRAINING Self-motivation boosts runner past the finish line BY ALI BENVENISTE
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ver since her neighbor motivated her to train for and compete in triathlons, sophomore Samantha Glenn has become a training powerhouse the past three years. While she signed up for her first one on a whim, she is now hooked, as she finds the events enjoyable and the other athletes supportive. “There’s a bonding atmosphere after everyone’s completed the race, and the euphoria from your accomplishment stays with you for the next few days,” Samantha says. Her dad, who did a one-third Iron Man in college, helped her train for the first one, but now she uses her training as her “me-time.” She only has one other friend who does events like this, but she lives a couple hours away. Samantha is motivated from within.
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“Competing is something I have a pretty intense love for, and that brings me quite a bit of happiness,” Samantha says. “I like it that way, too, because intrinsic motivation is always the strongest and longest-lasting.” When Samantha trains, she likes to listen to upbeat loud music because otherwise it gets extremely boring. She also has a totally plant-based diet, which provides her with a lot of energy to carry her throughout her workouts. The training culminates in the most rewarding part for Samantha — crossing the finish line. “When you build yourself up toward a goal for months, actually making it there is a feeling that I can’t really compare to anything else,” she says. “It does wonders for your self-esteem.”
Whether you’re just starting out or have been training for a while, Samantha shares some tips to get you started Make sure to allow yourself a few days off here and there or you’ll burn out. When you’re going on shorter runs, train with a few friends who can inspire you to keep pushing when you feel like giving up. Make sure to take the scenic route when you’re training outdoors. It keeps things interesting. Long runs can be grueling and treacherous when you aren’t used to them, so try to go alone when you’re going on longer runs you can stick to your own pace. Run early in the morning before the day’s activities wear you out. Training for your first event is the hardest part, but once you have that in the bag, it gets easier. Write yourself little motivational notes and put them in places where you will look every day.
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OVER THE INFLUENCE Promo girls command the room, power the mood Pr
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Senior Cathryn Caver, a certified lab technician, wears a lab coat and gog goggles by day and heels by night. She is a Bacardi promo girl. Besides various jobs in the past, Cathryn has worked as a promo girl for the last three years. Inside sat down with Cathryn at Kilroy’s on Kir Kirkwood to find out how she holds power in a room full of intoxicated bar bar-goers. nior Cathryn Senior ver works as Caver a certified lab chnician during technician e day. By night, the e works as a she cardi promo Bacardi l, helping to girl, ild product build cognition and recognition ost bar sales. boost
Explain what a promo girl does Exp exactly: exa “The gist of the job itself is going to different venues around town that diffe are assigned to us, and we pass out samples of the product and giveaways sam people. We’re there to hang out with to p everybody and build the product knowleve edge to let them know what it is we’re edg doing and what our product is about. doin That in turn raises bar sales because Tha people get excited about Bacardi, and peo then, they buy it at the bar.” then What kind of power do you hold in inWha uencing customers as a promo girl? flue depends on the night and the “It d establishment. Crowds vary from esta place to place, so some nights you plac have more power than other nights. If you like what you’re doing and you’re there having a good time, the people ther are going to have a good time. It’s not difficult to make people want to have fun with you.”
Do you feel empowered in your job? “It doesn’t make me specifically feel empowered. But I do know several girls that come on to the team that start out as a little shy, but as the different semesters pass, I can see their growth and sense of empowerment during their time with Bacardi. The more empowered you feel, the better you’re going to feel about what you’re doing.” So would you say this is more than just a job? “Absolutely. We build each other up. It’s kind of like a group of sisters growing with each other. People think it’s just, ‘Throw on this uniform, go out, make your money, and leave,’ but it’s a lot more than that. So many positive things can come from working in a promotional industry.”
Globalization station: hierarchy of cities Sociology professor ranks the most powerful cities B Y K AT H Y R N M O O DY
If you plan on moving to New York or Los Angeles after graduation, you aren’t alone. The cities are pretty popular spots for IU alumni. But why? Why not Seattle or Detroit? IU sociology professor Arthur Alderson has been working to explain this “hierarchy of cities” and the effect of globalization since 1998. One of his studies, specifically listing cities by “most powerful,” was explained in IU’s “Research and Creative Activity” publication in 2009, but the work continues today. Inside sat down with Arthur to find out what it means to be a powerhouse city like New York, and why other cities are getting left behind. How did you gather this data about the world’s cities? There’s a story that’s told in this literature that you want to find some way of linking cities to one another and then array them in a sort of network, and then look at how they hold those positions in the network. We pursued it by looking at the links between multinational firms and seeing where they are set up. We looked at the 500 largest firms in the world: where they are headquartered, where they have branches. One of these large firms could have
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hundreds of subsidiaries around the world. It’s that link between headquarters and subsidiaries that ties one city to the next. By tracing out the ties that link cities in this way, you can draw up a hierarchy of the cities. Where are decisions being made and where are orders being followed? What makes a city powerful? It has to do with literally the position they occupy in this network, which is generated by these multinational firms and the role they play in that network.
How is that different from prestige? Power is simply the ability to get people to do the thing that you want them to do whether they want to or not, right? Prestige, in contrast, is one is being chosen over another. We’re looking at power as “Do you occupy this central position in the network?” and then prestige is “Where do firms choose to locate?” In general, the most powerful cities tend to be the most prestigious, but there can be an interesting disconnect in those ideas. New York is both powerful and prestigious — everyone wants to be there. But there are cities that are less powerful, but nonetheless, are prestigious because lots of firms choose to locate subsidiaries there instead of other alternatives.
Arthur ranks cities in several categories. Here are some that pop up the most: London New York Paris Tokyo Dusseldorf, Germany San Francisco Los Angeles
What can people do with this data? If you Google “world city” or “global city,” you’re going to find lots of cities talking about themselves in that term. Twenty years ago, no one would talk in those terms. How do we get our cities plugged in to these sources of power and people? There’s no secret sauce, I don’t think. But people are kind of feeling their way into different strategies, which they hope will be successful.
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Have you ever used energy drinks to help you study? YES 40% NO 60%
Have you ever done a power hour? YES 43% NO 57%
Catch some shuteye You’ve got that 2 p.m. feeling — but wait, forget the bottle of 5-Hour Energy. It’s time for a power nap. You already know the treasure that is the Indiana Memorial Union South Lounge, but when the couches are full, check out these spaces to get some Z’s.
Whether it’s to stay up to cram for a final or chase at the bars, these energy drinks have you covered. They may not be the tastiest, but no pain no gain, right?
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THE GREAT OUTDOORS When the weather’s warm, head outside. Try the edges of Dunn Meadow (out of way of errant Frisbees), the Arboretum, or the shade trees near the School of Education building.
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RED BULL Taste Strength Calories 265
MONSTER Taste Strength Calories 232
FULL THROTTLE Taste Strength Calories 230
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THE DORM LOUNGES You don’t need a key to sleep in the dorms. Every residence hall has a formal lounge in its center building open all day for student use, and they’re often forgotten study spaces. Bonus: couches. Stretch out, weary studier.
THE STACKS Not just for silent studying and getting frisky. Note: sleeping in the library is usually frowned upon by security guards. The Stacks’ study carrels will keep you out of sight.
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TIPS FOR YOUR BEST NAP YET Strength Calories 210
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Set an alarm It takes only 10-15 minutes of sleep to boost your energy. But if you have extra time, set your alarm for 90 minutes, which is one full cycle of sleep.
Go horizontal Experts say it takes 50 percent longer to fall asleep when you’re sitting upright.
THE E BUS Snag a window seat, slip on some sunglasses and your headphones, and put a sweatshirt between your head and the glass. While you may encounter some occasional bumps and noise, the E bus offers you a nap, er, ride with limited crowds. The route repeats about every half hour — perfect for a quick siesta.
Cool down It’s hard to sleep when you’re shivering, but skip the sweatshirt if you can. Excess warmth can make you oversleep.
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Grab some 21-year-old friends, seven or eight beers per person, something to keep time, and prepare yourself. The goal here is to drink one shot glass full of beer every minute for an hour. We recommend finding a good power hour playlist on YouTube or a music website so you don’t have to count minutes and can just take a drink whenever the song changes. Of course, know your limits and drink responsibly. Our expert power hour scientists conducted their experiment with Busch Light, a significant step down in quality for beer snobs, and tested five different playlists.
MIDDLE SCHOOL GRIND By far our favorite playlist. It feels like what you’d expect from a power hour. FratMusic has some good power hour playlists. You’ll want a sober friend to run the music, though, since the songs don’t automatically change. “Get Low” by Lil Jon “Right Thurr” by Chingy “Hot in Here” by Nelly 90S POWER HOUR There’s not enough throwback in this. And whose idea was it to put “Black Hole Sun” in here? “Whoop! There it is” by Tag Team “All That She Wants” by Ace of Base “Down” by 311 2000S DECADE MUSIC VIDEO POWER HOUR This is the first part of a six-playlist series from the 2000s, and it includes 10 hiphop songs from the decade. For the most part, it had good variety within the genre. “The Next Episode” by Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Dogg
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“Circle of Life” from “The Lion King” “You’ve Got a Friend in Me” from “Toy Story” “Be Prepared” from “The Lion King” COUNTRY MUSIC SING-A-LONG POWER HOUR The two Texans in the room approved of the playlist, but the rest of us weren’t sold. That might have more to do with our musical tastes than anything else. “Country Girl” by Luke Bryan
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DISNEY POWER HOUR (WITH SUBTITLES) Great playlist and a wonderful way to associate your childhood with drinking. We came back to it later and finished the playlist.
STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS TWO SHOTS OF BEER IN: Busch Light is gross. FOUR SHOTS OF BEER IN:
Other great power hours: Chinese buffet power hour, pizza power hour, Biz fries power hour, tamale power hour. SEVEN SHOTS OF BEER IN: We should’ve gotten a breathalyzer. SOMETIME AFTER THAT — MY COUNT IS ALREADY LOST. Ooops…There isn’t a bad Mulan song!!! I’m singing. Wait…it’s our last one? But more Disney…OMG IGNITION. Wait where’s Miley and Robin Thicke? Standing up changes the game. Seal breaking time. AH! LEVELS! I love Levels! Busch Light still sucks.
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ENERGY AND IU’S RESPONSIBILITY TOWARD CLEAN POWER BY JAKE WRIGHT
IU carries a lot of power with it. A power that takes its shape in many different ways. Professors at IU have the power to influence future great thinkers. The education IU gives students powers them with the skills needed to succeed. As an institute of research, IU and its faculty have the power to change the world one day. But as a great source of academic power, IU can’t function without the physical power running through the water and electric lines of campus. Without literal power, IU is powerless as an institution. Something that can seem so little, like having the power to turn on a light or a computer, is essential for IU to function as the powerful university it is. But that power comes at a cost. Water, coal, natural gas, and electric all have to be purchased, and those costs go beyond the monetary when weighing in the toll on the environment and people from emissions. IU is now making strides to safeguard the
future of energy use on campus by putting a priority on going green. In November, IUBloomington was one of 18 organizations chosen by Duke Energy to be Power Partners, according to a press release from Duke. The energy company made selections based on organizations’ commitment to responsible energy use. As the only college or university on the list, IU was selected for implementing a range of programs aimed at reducing energy consumption, for designing and building energy efficient buildings and for focusing on changing energy consumption behaviors of people on campus, according to the press release. Receiving this acknowledgment from Duke follows with IU’s push toward sustainable energy detailed in the latest Campus Master Plan. “Environmental sustainability will play a crucial role in the development and improvement of Indiana University’s Bloomington Campus,” the Campus Master Plan reads. This push for sustainability in the master plan includes goals for 2020 to reduce overall campus greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent, reduce building energy use by 20 percent as well as completely phase out coal combustion on campus. The University has decreased water usage by more than 24 percent since 2004, even though campus continues to expand, according to the Office of Sustainability. The decrease in energy usage is also backed up with a goal to have at least 15 percent of campus’ energy coming from
“ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY WILL PLAY A CRUCIAL ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY’S BLOOMINGTON CAMPUS.” — CAMPUS MASTER PLAN READS
The physical plant on Fee Lane supplies heat to most of the campus. I D S F I L E P H O T O
renewable sources. To start working toward these goals, the IU Physical Plant, tasked with maintaining power on campus among other duties, is at the front of using cleaner energy. Since 2011, the Central Heating Plant has been weaning the campus off coal use, putting a focus on natural gas. IU purchases electricity from Duke Energy, but all heating and cooling comes from the energy plant on campus. Now 95 percent of the fuel IU is burning comes from natural gas, according to the Physical Plant. At just two-thirds the carbon dioxide emission rate of coal, natural gas is a much cleaner
alternative for heating. Of the Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s carbon emissions, about 67 percent of that is out of campus control. Dukeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fuel source is more than 90 percent coal, and because of this IU is required to buy into dirty energy use. When just looking at energy for heating, in the past two years, there has been a 48 percent decrease in emissions, with only a 5 percent decrease from electric. As IU continues to be an influential power, there will be focus on the importance of its power sources. Because with great power comes great responsibility.
CENTRAL HEATING PLANT FUEL CONSUMPTION IS NOW 95% NATURAL GAS AND 5% COAL. HEATING EMISSIONS DECREASED 48% FROM 2010-12. ELECTRICITY USE DECREASED 5%.
MORNING F Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the most important meal of the day, supposedly, but fitting in a complete, balanced meal before running to catch the bus can be hard. IU students rely on a range of breakfasts to jumpstart their day and sustain them until lunch, and here are some favorites. P H OTO S TO RY B Y S A RA H B OY U M , C L AY TO N M O O R E , A N D M I C H A E L A S I M O N E
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Ariel Durell
Senior in business management
EGGS, BACON, AND A BREAKFAST SMOOTHIE Rather than a small breakfast of cereal, Ariel cooks a large meal like this four to five times a week before class or when she has company over.
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Kyle Overway
IU track and cross-country runner
FROZEN BLUEBERRY WAFFLES Kyle usually has a quick bagel early in the morning during weekdays but enjoys a bigger breakfast on weekends, and made waffles smothered with syrup, a yogurt, and a large glass of milk.
Xujun Wang
Sophomore in journalism
SOUP, NOODLES, TOFU, AND EGGS Xujun loves cooking and making traditional Chinese food. She learned from her mother, but whenever she visits, she never cooks because she says her mother’s is better than hers.
Zachary Heck
Freshman in University Division
WRIGHT FOOD COURT BISCUITS AND GRAVY, HASH BROWN, AND A MIXTURE OF SPRITE AND OJ His main course powers him up because it “reminds me of home” while the drink mixture is “sickness recovery.”
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same when I don’t eat breakfast. o be prepared in class. ower to take on the day” — Ariel Durell, senior
Brett Schrank
Senior in mathematics
Mitchell McCune
Freshman in athletic training
GRAPE NUTS AND CHEERIOS The high-fiber breakfast mixture gives him sufficient nutrition to start the day before class. “I don’t eat sugar cereal. It’s just kind of empty-feeling.”
OVER-EASY EGGS, GREEK YOGURT, GRAPES, AND BREAD Mitchell prefers Greek yogurt due to “less sugar, more protein, and less fat.” His major taught him “the good balance between protein and carbs” that’s “energy-sustaining” throughout the day.
Elle Krauter
Kathryn Lehman
Freshman in vocal performance
GREEN MOUNTAIN LIMITED EDITION PUMPKIN SPICE COFFEE Elle usually just has coffee for breakfast every morning. She makes it in her dorm room in Teter Quad, and it’s her “pick me up” because she “loves the bitterness.”
Second-year graduate student
GREEK YOGURT WITH HONEY AND BRAZIL NUTS Kathryn admits she’s “kinda addicted to Greek yogurt with honey.” She adds Brazil nuts from Riberalta, Bolivia, in the Amazon that she chops up herself.
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Bloomington’s Middle Way House volunteers like Tempestt Walker aren’t allowed beyond the large set of double doors marked, “secured entrance only.” This sign is on the doors at the end of a long orange hallway – a hallway that secures the women and children who are victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. Tempestt has never met any of the women, even though she has volunteered at the house since February 2013. She simply types their names into Microsoft Excel spreadsheets and files their court documents. “We call them survivors,” she says. Tempestt is a sort of survivor herself. A senior first-generation college student, she plans to graduate in May with a degree in public health. Tempestt, along with nearly 2,200 other students at IU, is the first in her family to attend college. Neither her mother, father, nor three older siblings successfully completed higher education. She says a lot of students like her struggle to remain in school long enough to graduate. They often succumb to intense academic demands of college-level courses, financial strains, or social pressures.
Senior Tempestt Walker stands at the entrance of the Middle Way House, where she has been volunteering since February.
“At first, we’re scared to ask for help,” Tempestt says. “Everyone automatically assumes that you know what to do. You made it here, so you should have the work ethic and you know how to succeed in college. When actually you don’t. You’re going to struggle.” IU students across the state face an alarmingly low graduation rate – 57 percent – for those who enrolled in 2006 and received a degree in six years or less, according to graduation rates published by the University Institutional Research and Reporting office. From the same group, only 35 percent of bachelor’s degree-seeking students graduated in four years. Mary Tourner, director of Groups, an advising and financial aid support program for first-generation college students, says it is more difficult to keep students in school due to familial and financial burdens. The graduation rate of first-generation college students is even less than the Universitywide statistic. Mary says it is somewhere around 40 percent. “These students come to campus with the odds against them,” she says.
empestt is from Indianapolis, a hotbed of recruitment for firstgeneration college students. She’s soft-spoken yet determined, and she knows what she wants. The 21-year-old blends into the mass of students studying at Herman B Wells Library with her blue checkered scarf and pink North Face jacket. She will graduate, and nothing will stop her, she says. Her mom always stressed the importance of education, yet her older siblings managed to avoid college. Her oldest brother left high school for the streets. “He felt like he was making enough money on the streets, so he never went back to school,” Tempestt says. Her older brother and sister both received GEDs but haven’t found the time to finish college while working full-time. Tempestt says negative influences like drugs and alcohol never got in the way of her pursuing a college degree. “I see a lot of people back home that struggle — family and friends. I saw college as an opportunity to not be like that. I’m here (in college) for a purpose
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First-generation college student senior Juan Cano works three jobs, including one at IU Admissions, to pay for his school expenses and help support his family.
“I see a lot of people back home that struggle — family and friends. I saw college as an opportunity to not be like that.” — TEMPESTT WALKER
– to get exactly where I want to go.” In fact, Tempestt has never let her academics fall short. Her determination was tested during her sophomore year when her 2003 Pontiac Grand Am broke down – limiting her transportation to and from class. She lived far enough away from campus to where it made it harder to balance classes and work. She thought for a moment about taking a semester off to save up for a new car. “Taking a semester off meant I may never come back,” she says. So she stayed. She stayed so she can graduate and become a lawyer to help victims of sexual assault like the ones at the Middle Way House. She stayed so she could support her family back home.
uan Cano, codirector of multicultural outreach recruitment at the IU Admissions office, sits at a small desk in the corner of an upstairs room. This is only one of three jobs he uses to support himself while at school. Currently in his fifth year, Juan plans to graduate in May and attend graduate school for education. He says dealing with the social adjustment of college was the least of his problems as a first-generation college student. “Dealing with the life going on back home was hardest for me,” Juan says, sitting back in his plastic rolling chair. “I had to become the provider for my family.” Juan’s father started calling,
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asking for money when his bank account filled with thousands in scholarship funds from the 21st Century Scholars program and Groups. Then, Juan’s uncle, the same uncle who cried over the phone when he found out his nephew was going to college, asked for his help financing treatment for kidney cancer. “It really burdens you,” Juan says. But Juan is happy with his role as the provider. He wants to make sure more high school students have the opportunity to be the first in their families to get a college degree. He smiles as he talks about giving his SAT prep books to his younger brother, a junior in high school. Giving high school students access to a higher education hasn’t been the problem for IU. In Indianapolis, the majority of Ben Davis High School’s student body is composed of first-generation students. IU offer thousands of dollars in financial aid specifically for first-generation students. Yet, less than half of the firstgeneration class of 2014 will receive diplomas come May. Martin McCrory, vice provost for educational inclusion and diversity, has worked at the University for almost two decades, focusing the majority of his effort on improving the environment for first-generation college students. A first-generation student himself, he knows first-hand the obstacles they face. “They never unpack their suitcases because they’re always traveling back and forth from home on the weekends,” Martin says. “This isn’t home for them. This is a foreign land.” The “suitcase kids,” as Martin calls them, are alienated on campus. He and his staff at the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Multicultural Affairs are teaming up with leaders and offices around IU to help make students feel more at home, and more likely to stay and graduate. Martin leads regular focus groups that work to break the barrier between the administration and student body. “It’s my goal to make you believe that you are somebody – that this is your home and you deserve to be at IU,” Martin says. He says his job is what keeps him awake at night, thinking about ways to create more opportunities for students that need help. “I’ll create them,” Martin says. “Or I’ll die trying.”
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FINDING PURPOSE I N PA I N Dillon Olney doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let his diabetes control his life. He uses it to fuel his artwork.
BY CLAIRE ARONSON P H OTO S B Y A N N A T E E T E R
Thirty minutes and five people later, his mother’s insulin pump was in his body despite his protest. The insulin pump read 469 – more than 300 points above average. His mother took one look and told him he was diabetic. She also had Type I diabetes, so he had a sense of what it was to be diabetic, but for both mother and son to get diabetes externally after birth was rare. Dillon was traumatized. He was 16 and feeling invincible, but then he was faced by his own mortality in a violent way. In the general pediatric doctor’s office that day, all he could do was stare at posters of different colored, cartoon-like cats around the room to prevent him from breaking down and crying. The cats were 22
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posed in different ways — one was blowing out a birthday cake. But for Dillon, it was the thing he focused in on when the doctors were telling him all the potential things that could result from diabetes. Being exposed to this news was traumatic for Dillon. “It didn’t sink in until we went into the doctor,” he says. “They told me ‘This is what is going to happen and how you have to live your life because of this.’” Six months earlier, he went to the doctor for lack of appetite,
sensitivity to light, and pain. The doctors ran tests that showed all the symptoms of being diabetic, but he was diagnosed with mononucleosis, a virus that is transmitted through saliva. But at school, Dillon would stick his head under the faucet, drinking water. He would step away and still be thirsty. His blood sugar had skyrocketed. The mononucleosis had settled in his pancreas, resulting in Type I diabetes. He was depressed for a while, going through the stages of grief — anger, denial, bargaining. But the summer during the end of his sophomore year of college, he began to get over this grief. Living with his sister and her roommate, who is now his girlfriend, provided an environment of people who really cared for him and helped him progress.
Senior Dillon Olney puts the final touches on his sculptures for his senior thesis show this month. Dillon has used his art to help him accept and cope with his diabetes. He wants his art to help others find the “Purpose of Pain.”
Now 22, Dillon has begun accepting that diabetes defines part of who he is. It is something he has to deal with every day. There are still days that make him upset and angry, but he is more stable. “Stability is when you are good most of the time but not expecting to be good all of the time,” he says. But Dillon doesn’t let diabetes power every aspect of his life. He is constantly keeping track of everything that goes into his body, but he also pays attention to his temperature and his emotions, as these factor into his blood sugar level. “[You can] only do so much to control it,” he says. In Dillon’s sculpting studio in the McCalla School on Ninth Street, there is always candy — now, there is a jumbo bag of
Smarties, but Nerds and Sour Patch Kids were before that. And there is always Coke. While his diet hasn’t changed that much, he knows how many carbohydrates certain foods have. A double-stuffed Oreo has eight carbs. A Coke has 45 carbs. And a Big Mac has fewer carbs than a Subway sandwich. As a diabetic, he has had to learn how many carbs there are in everything he eats. It has become second nature. For every 10 carbs he eats, he injects one unit of insulin. Dillon doesn’t give himself the same amount of insulin as his mom. Different foods affect different people in different ways. Sometimes Dillon has emotional swings, gets shaky, and feels ill when his blood sugar is too high. It is a constant state of feeling bad. But rather than letting it control his life, Dillon accepts it. Now, he wants to help other people do the same. After graduation this month with a bachelor of fine arts in sculpture, he plans to get into the diabetes field either as a pump representative or pharmaceuticals salesman. “I wasn’t in a place where I could have done it until recently,” he says. “It is really fulfilling for me to help those people, and it is sort of for a reason.” In the meantime, he is reaching out to other people through his art. Dillon has been making art for as long as he can remember. For him, art was the only avenue to express what he was going through. In high school, his medium was photography, but now the senior uses his sculptures as a narrative of his journey living with diabetes. “It was the real passion for me to pursue it,” Dillon says. “It really gave it a jumpstart.” On Dec. 13, Dillon will be showcasing this art in his senior thesis show — Purpose of Pain. Focusing on diabetes in conjunction with the idea of pain, the show explores being ill and what it means — trying to find a purpose or reasoning in that condition. “It is a running narrative of my experience,” he says. “It is helping other people with chronic illnesses go through it and relate to it and be able to see ways through it.”
MANIFESTED An installation of flesh, nerve-endings represent torture and execution methods. The sculpture shows the idea of being trapped by the body. “Conveying what it felt to have this constant wearing of pain and having to think about it all the time,” Dillon says. “Trapped by it. It is not how I feel all the time, but sometimes it comes up.”
PA R A S I T I C P R O T E C T I O N Three hands with increasingly more thorns represent the wrong way to cope. At first, Dillon didn’t want help, and this sort of denial turned him apathetic and uncaring. “Thorn pushing people away and making myself a stronger person. In the end, it was tearing myself up from the inside,” he says.
I CAN DO THIS A blindfolded figure with its arms amputated, represent someone who can’t see or reach. “It shows a constant drive to succeed and do better and make it,” Dillon says. “In a lot of ways, I’m limited or have inabilities, and there is this hope that they can be overcome and a real tenacity to make that happen.”
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rying to get strangers to hug you isn’t as hard as you may think. I found out I was going to have to stand by the Sample Gates with a “Free Hugs” sign and ask people I didn’t know for a hug less than 24 hours before I did it. But it was a bright and balmy Bloomington afternoon, and as soon as I bit the bullet and asked the first person, it was much easier to approach people. Most people said “yes” after I asked them. It seemed as if those who accepted my unexpected affection had a “Why not?” attitude. But other people dealt with the awkwardness by refusing. Photographer Clayton Moore and I figured some people who didn’t want the hug just wanted to be home after a long day of studying. But some of those who did hug me had probably been studying, too, and I hope I
puts the power of kindness to the test.
brightened their day. As you might expect, I wasn’t the only person set up at the Sample Gates. Some people were filming a short movie starring a fiddle player who quits music to go to business school, but then meets a guitarist. Maybe the lively music put people in the right mood to accept my hug. A group of people accepted my hug and then talked to me for a minute afterward. They turned out to be Brazilian. One of them said it would be normal for two people to hug in public in Brazil, but in the U.S., usually people just wave. Two girls stopped, hugged, and chatted with me. One of them said an embrace breaks a barrier between strangers. She said a hug is friendly and a nice thing for people to do. One guy went above and beyond when I asked him for a hug. He picked me up like I was his nephew on a holiday. He was wearing a
University of Alabama shirt, and when I said “Roll Tide” to him, his face lit up. He and his group of friends nodded and unanimously responded with the ‘Bama proverb. I wouldn’t describe myself as visually striking. With my green hoodie, glasses, and jeans, I wouldn’t stand out in a crowd. I’m not very artistic either, and the sign I made in minutes with washable markers wasn’t that powerful. But I tried to be enthusiastic, and I asked almost everyone who walked through the Gates. A hug is a gesture that’s universally recognized. It only takes a second, but it’s memorable. My display was apparently powerful enough to attract one girl. She went out of her way and crossed the street. She broke off with her group of friends momentarily to get a free hug. She summed up the whole experience perfectly as she walked away. “It made me happy.”
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