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AFTER WEEKS OF COMPLAINTS, STUDENTS HAVE BEEN LEFT ASKING:
FOOTBALL
IU looks to game against UConn By Caleb Coffman calcoffm@iu.edu | @CalCoff
As the crowd roared with excitement in Memorial Stadium this last weekend, IU came out flat as No. 6 Ohio State ran away with the game. The Hoosiers are trying to forget about the 51-10 thumping they received from the Buckeyes and bounce back against the University of Connecticut. “Don’t let Ohio State beat us twice,” senior offensive tackle Coy Cronk said. IU must take the lessons it learned against Ohio State and forget the rest if it wants to avoid another blunder this weekend against UConn, a mistake that could sink its entire season. Here are three things to know about the Huskies as the Hoosiers take on their final out-of-conference opponent.
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Junior Arielle Pare uses her laptop Sept. 17 on a ledge. Recently, students have been complaining of problems with Wi-Fi on campus.
By Lydia Gerike lgerike@iu.edu | @lydiagerike
When freshman Jacob Bailey started his first semester at IU, he said he was surprised at how much time he spent trying to get on the Wi-Fi. His laptop doesn’t always connect in class, he said, which has been a frustrating distraction during his college experience so far. “I figured I’d be more concerned about classwork and not, you know, trying to connect to Wi-Fi so I could do my classwork,” Bailey said. To some of the students who have been at IU for a few years, the lack of a solution seems confusing. Junior Hibah Butt said her laptop will sometimes disconnect from the network if she can get it to connect at all. She doesn’t ever remember the Wi-Fi being this bad. “I’m surprised it’s been very long,” she said. “I thought they would have
fixed it by now.” Dave Jent, associate vice president for networks with University Information Technology Services, said the network will be split into two smaller networks this weekend in an effort to solve the problem.
“I’m surprised it’s been very long. I thought they would have fixed it by now.” Hibah Butt, IU junior
The split will be mostly between residence halls and academic buildings, allowing the workload to be spread more evenly, Jent said. "We're gonna cut the bubble in half, but neither side pops," Jent said. Students’ devices will connect the same, so they don’t have to worry about a separate login process or any
additional steps because what the computer connects to won’t change. UITS began making hardware updates to the wireless environment during the summer when far fewer devices use the network, Jent said. During the semester, about 55,000 different devices connect to the network over the course of an hour at peak use, mostly from 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Monday to Thursday. Around 35,000 devices are connected at once to the network during these times. “Those are things we can’t simulate in the summer,” Jent said. Calls about Wi-Fi problems have dropped since the beginning of the semester, which Jent said could either mean there are fewer problems or people are just sick of calling. Right now, Jent said he isn’t sure what option is right, and said students should keep reaching out if they experience further issues with connecting to the network.
UConn relies on a run-first offense So far this season, UConn’s offense has relied on the ground game to produce much of its offense. In their two games this season, the Huskies have only managed to get into the endzone four times while on offense, all of which coming on the ground. The Huskies’ backfield is led by junior Kevin Mensah who has started the season strong with 177 rushing yards and two touchdowns in only two weeks of action. UConn also has senior transfer from Toledo University, Art Thompkins, as a change of pace back. Even though Mensah gets the majority of the team’s carries, Thompkins has been very efficient in his limited playing time, averaging 5.8 yards per carry. Defending against the run has been a problem so far this season for the Hoosiers as their tackling continues to be a concern. Against Ohio State, 16 players on 11 different plays missed a tackle, which led to an additional 166 yards of offense for the Buckeyes. “Obviously we got to continue to work on that,” IU head coach Tom Allen said. “You know what you want and you don't get what you want and you just keep fixing it and keep workSEE FOOTBALL, PAGE 5
HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH
Pulitzer Prize winner Héctor Tobar speaks By Grace Abushalback gabushal@iu.edu
Journalist and author Héctor Tobar spoke at 7 p.m. Monday in the Grand Hall of the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center as part of IU's Hispanic Heritage Month celebration. Tobar won the Pulitzer Prize in 1992 for his coverage of the Los Angeles riots, has written four books and contributes to the New York Times’ opinion pages. His repertoire includes writing for the Los Angeles Times and the New Yorker, as well as writing award-winning novels to earn him a gold medal for best fiction book for his novel “The Barbarian Nurseries” at the 81st Annual California Book Awards. It's an honor other great literary writers, like John Steinbeck, have been given.
By Ally Melnik amelnik@iu.edu
“I (feel) right away the power of the printed word.” Héctor Tobar, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
“It surprised me that he was such an accomplished author and the event was completely free," Maggie Gilbert, a senior studying media advertising, said. "He has such a unique story and it was eye-opening because not everyone grows up in a
Anderson Cooper, Karamo Brown to give on-campus talks
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Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Hector Tobar speaks Sept. 16 in the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center Grand Hall. “When I was a boy, race was not apart of my vocabulary,” he said.
bubble like I did.” In his childhood, he learned English to honor his family and educate himself. He reflected on how public universities offer so much and encouraged the audience to seek out academia. He often tries
to tell his story in Spanish so Spanish speakers are able to feel more connected. Tobar said with written pieces, and especially with his students’ work, he wants them to make him feel emotion while reading their work.
Journalism carries a special merit for Tobar, who said appealing to pathos and having ample amounts of specificity and details in pieces make for good writing. “I (feel) right away the power of the printed word,” Tobar said.
The Indiana Memorial Union Board announced Monday its Fall 2019 Lectures Series, including Anderson Cooper and Karamo Brown from “Queer Eye.” The lineup also included film director Penny Lane and costume designer Ruth Carter. Lane will speak Oct. 4, Carter will talk Oct. 5, Cooper will be here Oct. 27 and Brown will finish up the series Dec. 14 at the IU Auditorium. Lane is an award-winning film director for her movie “Hail Satan” from this past Sundance Film Festival. She will participate in a panel after a showing of her film in the Whittenberger Auditorium. Carter won an Academy Award for her costumes in “Black Panther.” She will speak following a screening of “Black Panther” at IU Cinema, then do a different talk at Presidents Hall in Franklin Hall. Cooper is the host of “Anderson Cooper 360” and has won five Emmys for his journalism work. He plans to speak at the Musical Arts Center. Brown is the culture expert on Netflix’s reboot of “Queer Eye,” an Emmy award-winning reality program. Brown will speak at the IU Auditorium.