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Cut the Texting Tether Staff Editorial
It seems like every new technology has to be disliked by somebody. And when you hear someone say that cell phones are destroying our society one text message at a time, it probably induces an eye roll. Don’t blame the technology for how it’s used - or abused - by the individual. But when “the individual” happens to be a sizable percent of the population, it can be hard to ignore that cell phones and texting have become somewhat of an obsession to our technology-fascinated culture. For most of us, our cell phones travel wherever we do and get used with a complete disregard for the environment. The syllabus said no texting, but that message was really important, right? That seems pretty harmless, but where is the line drawn? Because despite laws against using cell phones while driving, it still causes accidents and deaths on the road. According to IPFW psychology professor Lesa Vartanian, distracted driving is nothing new, which leads drivers to believe that it isn’t truly dangerous. A cell phone user won’t consider texting and driving to be any different than eating or applying makeup while behind the wheel. But research says otherwise. A 2009 study by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute showed drivers who read or send texts have their eyes off the road for 5 seconds in a 6 second interval. This means that drivers on the highway can travel more than 300 yards without seeing any of the road in front of them. And with texting bans in effect, drivers who would have texted above the wheel are now doing so below window level, leaving themselves more likely to get into an accident.
Career Corner
Greetings from IPFW Career Services. This is where you will find information from your IPFW Career Services office intended to help you become more competitive in your job search. Watch for the column in every edition of the Communicator. IPFW Career Services is here to meet and exceed the career needs of our students and alumni. We offer several services including, career counseling, resume and cover letter critiques, mock interviews, career assessments, occupational information, job search strategies, graduate school and more. Our staff is knowledgeable about various career fields and can help you throughout your college career and beyond. If you are looking for a part time, full time, internship, volunteer, or work study position take advantage of our JobZone job posting database. You already have an account on JobZone if you are a current student or
Psychologist are beginning to label this phenomenon an addiction that, despite the stereotypes, isn’t just affecting younger generations. Remember the woman who fell into an open manhole while texting or the train collision that killed 25 people because the engineer missed the stoplight while checking his phone? There is no question that not knowing when to shut off our phones is a problem. And now, to combat this growing problem, applications that keep phones from being able to text in moving vehicles are being offered for the Blackberry, Android, and iPhones. When downloaded, the apps use GPS technology to disable texting and many other capabilities in the phone if the car is moving at more than 10 mph. The app does allow the owner of the phone to disable it so that they still text if they are in the passenger seat. The problem in relying on a cell phone to curb a cell phone addiction, however, is that an individual can turn the app off just as easily while they’re driving. Applications marketed to parents require this command to come from the parents phone, but the teen could simply delete the app from their own phone. So what is the solution? Perhaps a little common sense is in order. In this day and age, it’s become normal to feel a little naked without our phones, but there needs to be a point where we blow the whistle on ourselves, and it shouldn’t require a 10 dollar app for your Android to do it. Throw your phone in the back seat and get back to the road. There’s no reason why waiting to send a text to your best friend shouldn’t be just as easy as ignoring that phone call from your parents.
alumni, however, you will need to register as a new user. Once you are on JobZone you may search for open positions, upload a resume, apply for jobs directly through the system, and update your employment history. Employers frequently use our JobZone database to search for candidates and perform on-campus interviews. Take advantage of our other resources including our career library and our career guide which provides tips on resumes, cover letter, job searching, interviewing, and more. We also host 2 annual career fairs which boast over 140 employers annually. Future Career Corners will have information about employment and social media, strategic networking, and salary negotiation to name a few topics. You will learn tips about how to become as competitive as possible through experiential learning and using IPFW Career Services to help you. Until next time, we wish you much success ... and Go Dons!
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Internet Kil Finding New Finding new music may seem like a daunting task, especially in an age where major industry conglomerates no longer have the reigns on what is easily packaged for consumption. The Internet has made the independent music scene more accessible, and many listeners rely solely on the Web for procuring their entire music libraries. In a recent online poll of more than 200 readers, nearly half demonstrated they got their music from various online resources. This included automated music recommendation services like Pandora. Also mentioned were media stores like iTunes, as well as popular review blogs. 23 percent said they heard about music through word of mouth, and yet a smaller percentage showed public libraries and record stores to be a tunage trove. Less than 10 people voted for the radio as their source. Former IPFW student John Hartman is something of a new music guru. “I try and give everything a fair chance,” he said. Hartman spends about two or three hours a day surveying albums. “When I was a child I was buying bootleg tapes at the flea market. Through my teen years I would go to Baltimore on family vacations and record their metal radio stations. I would come home with 20 120-minute tapes of all kinds of new music,” he reca l l e d . Being an avid seeker, Hartman advises letting tastes change with maturity. “I don’t think I could ever say, ‘OK, here is the album to end all albums. I am done.’ … It has always been about the hunt,” he said. Keeping an open mind, Hartman enjoys exchanging bands with friends, including those who tout a superior knowledge. “I love it,” he said. “We can all gain something from each other. Personally, I think that’s what it’s all about.” Alysen Wade
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Within the first two minutes of DromemorD’s debut album, “Roar” (2011) I was floored. The number of ideas and instrumentation that are packed into the leadoff track, “Perpetual Storm,” is ambitious and rather astounding. Never once does the barrage of guitars, vocal changing, bells, middle-eastern banjos or syncopated drumming seem forced, trite or unnecessary. Instead, the listener is propelled through a sinister and dramatic anthem that never lets up during its 8 minute duration. In any other setting this would make for a fractured and awkward listening experience; however, with “Perpetual Storm” and the rest of “Road,” this is never the case. Each left turn creates a sense of urgency and tension that adds to the momentum that’s felt throughout. “Roar” was written, performed and recorded by DromemorD’s sole member, Phil Arbogast. Known as the drummer for numerous Fort Wayne bands, Arbogast gets a chance to shine as an incredibly talented vocalist and multi-instrumentalist who is willing to exploit the hell out of any instrument he can get his hands on. Everything he does is completely unorthodox; it seems as if none of the instruments are played as they were intended. This makes for a rewarding encounter, requiring repeated spins for the listener to truly wrap their head around the well-assembled layers that make up the album. Although “Roar” is filled with relentless tension and darkness, every now and then there’s a break where guitars
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Lone Volleydon Senior Looks to Lead Team to NCAA Logan Pea Alli Hook has a great record when it comes to IPFW Volleyball, and this upcoming season she has a chance to take her young team to the NCAA tournament for the second time in three years. Hook, a 6 foot tall business major from Findlay, OH., started 31 out of 31 matches last season and led the team in blocks with 115. Hook has the height, and behind her this season, she has great speed and most importantly, experience. “Both of my previous years we’ve had three seniors so it is a little odd to only have one now but I respect Alli immensely as a person and a players and really want to make her senior year a successful and memorable one,” junior Megan Steenhuysen said. “She’s worked extremely hard to get where she’s at and I know that the team and I are going to work very hard so that she can have a memorable last year.” Hook has four juniors standing behind her this season, all with valuable playing time. Two of t ho s e, Tess a McGi l l and Steenhuysen, each took on great leadership
rol e s t h r o u g h o u t t h e i r c a r e e rs e ven as freshman and sophomores. In the 2009 season, freshman year for McGill and Steenhuysen, IPFW posted a solid 20 -12 record and lost only five matches at home. That same season, the Lady Dons swept IUPUI in the Summit League Championships − after being swept by them just weeks earlier − then went on to win the conference tournament in five sets over North Dakota State University, earning them a spot in the NCAA tournament. In the first NCAA tournament in IPFW Women’s Volleyball history, the Dons were given a rude awakening in Champaign, IL. In three straight sets, IPFW never exceeded 16 points, scoring only 12 in the final set. It was a Big Ten atmosphere in front of 1,360 fans, and the then-freshman Steenhuysen dished out a very impressive 22 assists. Steenhuysen has only gotten better since then, and is eager for another NCAA appearance. “I was so lucky to have had the opportunity to play in the tournament as a freshman because it allowed me to see and experience our te am’s u lt imate go a l of w inning the
conference and ma k i ng t he tou r name nt at su ch a you ng p ar t i n my c are e r,” Ste e n huy s e n said. “Now that I know how awesome of an experience it is, I know how much I want to repeat it again.” IPFW opens the 2011 campaign Aug. 27 against Loyola (Ill.) in the Ball State Active Ankle Challenge. Throughout the weekend, the Dons will battle Ball State before heading to Dayton, OH. to take on Wright State. On the upcoming season, Steenhuysen commented, “I am very excited for the upcoming year! I feel like teams are going to be after us because we’ve been very successful in the past couple years and I love that, “We have some very hard working returners that are ready to keep the success going and some very talented freshman who will have the opportunity to make a very large impact on our team, “We still have a lot of work to do but are ready to do it and get better everyday in practice so that we can achieve that goal of making it to the Summit League Championships … and winning it!”