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Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Modern communication: IUSB email By JESSICA STUTTS Staff Writer
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ommunication has greatly changed in the last few years. The traditional forms of communicating, such as calling on the telephone and sending a letter by ‘snail mail,’ are falling to the wayside. These older forms have given way to a more recent medium known as email. Email is easily the top tool for communicating among today’s college students. The convenience of typing up a quick note to friends or family members, or sending that midterm exam essay to a professor just five minutes before it is due is perfect for an on-the-go and always busy student. So it’s no wonder that email is such an important part of life for students at IU South Bend. Email is so popular in fact, that IUSB has five different versions of it available for the masses. First, IUSB has imail. Imail is a basic email system ran by Microsoft. IU partnered with Microsoft in order to provide this email service to its members. This system is best suited to individuals who are used to Microsoft products, or who have had a Microsoft email before. IUSB also has an email system called umail. Umail is another basic email system, this time powered by Google. Since many individuals have experience with Google in some form, umail is pretty user friendly. IU Webmail is the simplest form of email offered at IUSB. It provides a very basic email, with access to the Cyrus mail system. Webmail gives the added benefits of reading email easily on it’s simple web interface; the ability to send or attach files directly from the desktop, and the capability to read email from anywhere in the world without having to reconfigure the browser. Another email offered is Outlook Web Access (OWA). This email is for students with an exchange account at IUSB. Through OWA, students can access their exchange account from anywhere in the world without reconfiguring a browser or email client software. It also provides a basic email system, through a secure website. The last email offered at IUSB is one that all students probably have to use at some point. It is the Oncourse email that every student automatically has when they acquire an Oncourse account. The convenience of Oncourse email is perfect when a student needs to get ahold of someone in one of their classes or needs to reach one of their professors because it automatically links you up to every individual in your current and previous courses. However, this does bring about a question: why does IUSB have so many different forms of email? The IT department had a combination of reasons for the multiple accounts available to students. It seems that the need for so many different email systems stems from their popularity
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and accessibility; the same reasons that students use email to begin with. The popularity of email would cause a huge technical issue if only one or two possible emails existed. The email system could become too busy, causing the system to run slow, or possibly even a complete stoppage of emails. Clearly, this would be a tremendous problem for students who rely so heavily on email as a means of communicating. Multiple email accounts also allow greater accessibility to individual students. Not all IUSB students come from a background where a specific type of email, or email at all, was available to them. Having different versions of email accounts allows these students with less technical savvy the ability to participate in this modern communication. Email is an important tool for college students in today’s fast-paced world. It is a great way to communicate with professors, peers, and family members. It’s even a great tool for helping to get a job by providing a simple and efficient way to communicate with potential employers. Just make sure that when giving out your email address on a resume, it is accurate and up-to-date.
THEO looking for club representatives
By KRYSTAL VIVIAN Staff Writer
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U South Bend social clubs looking to expand their scope and open communications with other clubs should look no further than The Human Element Organizations initiative. THEO is a new multi-club union started by junior Jason Moreno. He is also the president of the Sociology club and the treasurer for the Civil Rights Heritage Club. “We found ourselves looking at similar volunteer efforts, similar issues, and similar obstacles,” said Moreno. “I was trying to find a way to overcome all of these and join these two social clubs unofficially. The concept of a union came together and THEO itself was a result.” Clubs that are interested in the betterment of human kind would benefit the most from THEO, according to Moreno. Whether the club’s purpose is from helping students come together to protecting the rights or personal property of students, there are numerous clubs on campus that can benefit.
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Each club participating in THEO would need to designate a THEO representative. This can be a new position or be someone who already holds a position in the club. This representative would need to be open to communication with other clubs and act as a liaison between their club and other clubs involved in THEO. A student may be a THEO representative for more than one club. THEO’s main goal is to provide communication for clubs so that other clubs are aware of the events that other clubs are holding. “It expands their financial reach, because if they’re wanting to do a cooperative event with another club, they’ve already got the structure in place to implement it and communicate,” said Moreno. “Then they can expand their financial resources to the extent of the people of all the other groups involved in THEO.” To get involved with the THEO club, contact your club president and see if the club is interested in getting involved. Interested club presidents can contact Jason Moreno at jasmoren@imail.iu.edu.
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