2015 Summer Orientation Issue

SPECIAL EDITION

Orientation 2015

TABLE OF CONTENTS

9 Ways to Save on Textbooks 16-17

College textbooks can easily add an extra few hundred dollars to the cost of a semester. Check out how to get ahead of the game and save a few bucks.

The Grenadier Discount 6

Find out all the places, on and off campus, that offer benefits and discounts for showing your UCard.

Elizabeth Gritter

The Rich History of IUS

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Assistant Professor of History and civil rights expert Elizabeth Gritter shares her fascination with history and the Civil Rights Movement.

From paddle boat races to Art in the Park, IU Southeast is rich with tradition.

Take a look back at the campus’s history.

Healthy Habits

Interesting Classes

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Fifteen tips to help get through the next year without gaining the infamous Freshman 15.

Every major requires a set number of elective courses for graduation. Find out some of the most interesting and unique elective courses offered.

Dining Services 22

Money for school

A survey over the dining services at IU Southeast could bring big changes in the future - including more dining options and the acceptance of credit/ debit cards.

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Recipients of the Chancellor’s Medallion Leadership Scholarships give advice on searching for scholarships.

Internships 13

They’re an important part of the college experience. Find out who on campus can help you land the perfect one for you.

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Athletic Facilities get an Upgrade 24-25

The athletic department made improvements in the activities building and began renting an indoor baseball/softball practice facility in 2015.

International Studies 28

IU Southeast serves more than just students from Southern Indiana and Louisville. We profile some of the international students that add to the diverse culture on campus.

Howdy, everybody!

We at The Horizon would like to welcome you to IU Southeast (watch out for the goose poop) and congratulate you on this new chapter in your life!

The Horizon is your friendly, neighborhood, student-run MEDIA EMPIRE. Every two weeks we will publish one of these little diddies, chalk full of the award-winningest articles at IU Southeast. We’re your eyes and ears on campus, here to keep you informed and engaged through our sweet, sweet journalism skills.

You can also stay up to date on the latest campus and local news like a modern human by visiting our website iushorizon.com, friending us on Facebook (search The Horizon) or following us on twitter (@iushorizon).

If you have any tips, story ideas or if you just want to get involved (anyone can volunteer for The Horizon staff), you can hit us up at Room 020 in UC South or send us an email at horizon@ius.edu.

– Zak Kerr, Editor-in-Chief

Visit us at

iushorizon.com @iushorizon

facebook.com/ theiushorizon

Photo by Adam Maksl

The Horizon editorial staff: (L-R) Blake Stewart, sports editor; Paige Thompson, managing editor; Chelsey Carr, news editor; Joseph Kauffman, features editor; Zak Kerr, editor-in-chief. Not pictured: Marisa Gartland, photography editor.

Get the most up-to-date info about what’s going on in your community.

FACES OF IUS ANTHONY RICHMOND

STEPHON CAMP

TOBY PEAK

DAVID BEACH

It was 27 dgrees outside and Anthony was in a short-sleeved t-shirt. Anthony almost never has any more layers on when walking around campus.

Stephon was using a large plastic storage bin to scoop snow, which he was mashing down around in the form of a circle to build himself an igloo out in front of the lodges.

Toby was still sitting in a studio after a class had ended, working on a painting of his wife, Tammy.

David was spinning a ridiculously large hula hoop around as he headed for the first level exit of Knobview Hall.

“What most people in Southern Indiana consider to be freezing cold is just cool to me. I grew up in Chicago. This is practically like a spring day.”

“It’s sure better than doing homework.”

“I can come here almost any day of the year and get away to paint.”

“It was sitting in my professor’s (LeighAnne Meyers) office, and she said she had no use for it, so I offered to take it home and paint it pink for her.”

MATTHEW RESTREPO

JACKSON KERLEY

KAITLYN HUNT

KATY TRAUGHBER

Matthew was reading a book for class, hidden away in this comfortable location on the top level of Knobview Hall. He had just came from a class playing a jazz drum.

Jackson was enjoying the nice weather and practicing his LARPing, or live action role playing.

While classes were canceled and campus was shut down, Kaitlyn was cozied up in a lounge chair by the fireplace in the building of her lodge.

Kathy Traughber is an IUS student who said what she loves most about making her art is, “the exploration of self-identity.”

Computer Science Junior

Audio Engineering Sophomore

“Well, I play guitar, but they needed a jazz drummer. I’d never done it before, so I figured I’d give it a try. You never know what you’re gonna get, but it’s always a lot of fun.”

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Theatre/Business Freshman

Computer Science Freshman

“I’m in the gamer’s society, and got into LARPing because I’m a gamer.”

Drawing/Painting Junior

Nursing Sophomore

“My roommate and I dug our cars out of the snow yesterday. Now I’m just trying to get some stuff done.”

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English/Writing Senior

Fine Art Drawing senior

The Indiana University Southeast Honors Program is looking for motivated, curious, and thoughtful students.

We provide small classes, solid friendships, mentoring, and the leadership and service opportunities that will help you create the foundation for an engaged and successful future.

We are dedicated to providing an excellent education in Science, Mathematics and Computing through teaching, scholarship and research. We have a committed, dedicated faculty and small class sizes that ensure one on one mentoring so our students achieve their full potential. We have exciting programs in: • • • • • • •

Allied Health • Geosciences Biology • Informatics Chemistry • Mathematics Computer Science • Physics We have certificates in information technology, environmental science, medical transcription, and more.

Plus, a cross-disciplinary minor and certificate in sustainability.

And, a NEWLY APPROVED bachelor’s degree in Health Information Administration that starts this fall 2015!

For more information, visit: ius.edu/natural-sciences

The Grenadier Discount

By KAYLA SMITH & APRILE RICKERT Staff smitkajo@gmail.com, apmricke@umail.iu.edu

No matter how ugly the picture on a student’s UCard may be, IUS students have many perks and benefits that come with their UCard. From money-saving to an all-around ticket to events, Students can take advantage of some of these benefits on and off campus to help make their lives a tad bit easier.

ON CAMPUS WHAT: Free use of the Student Fitness Center WHERE: Activities Building

The Fitness Center has weight machines, treadmills, bikes, ellipticals, Stairmasters and cross trainers.

WHAT: Free access to home games with your UCard

(excluding some championships and other title games) WHERE: Softball Field, Baseball Field, Tennis Courts and Activities Building WHAT: Discounted child care rates WHERE: Children’s Center

The Children’s Center provides students, faculty, staff and the community with child care for children ages 3 through 12. IU Southeast is the only university in the area that offers child care.

WHAT: Personal Counseling Services WHERE: University Center South room 201

Individual, group, couples, family, or substance abuse are offered.

WHAT: Career Development WHERE: University Center South room 106

Helps IUS students and alumni make résumés, find jobs and explore different career options.

WHAT: Mentoring WHERE: University Center South room 205

Gives students the opportunity to gain personal relationships with people who will help guide them through academic and career goals.

WHAT: Adult Student Center WHERE: University Center South room 206

Assists adult students as they go through college and provides a nice area for students to study.

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WHAT: Disability Services WHERE: University Center South room 207

Provides resources to all students with disabilities.

WHAT: Tutoring WHERE: Student Development Center, University Center South room 203

Tutoring is offered for most 100 and 200 level courses. It is $5 per hour and must be paid for with a UCard.

WHAT: Math Lab WHERE: Physical Sciences Building room 015

For students who need help with math courses. Students with their UCards may use the lab without an appointment.

WHAT: Writing Center WHERE: Knobview Hall room 208 or the IUS Library

Helps students improve their writing skills. At the Writing Center, experts are on hand to help students with their writing questions or concerns.

OFF CAMPUS There are many fun things to do off campus in the Southern Indiana and Louisville area. Just make sure to bring a UCard.

Frazier History Museum

Show a UCard and get a discount price.

General Admission: With UCard: $8 Without UCard: $12 Special Exhibits: (prices may change based on exhibit) With UCard: $15.50 Without UCard: $18.50 fraziermuseum.org Mega Quest

An aerial rope challenge course that is the only fully underground course in the world.

General Admission: With UCard: $29 Without UCard: Mon-Fri $35 SatSun $39 Ticket gives 3 hours in challenge course. louisvillemegacavern.com Mega Zips

Guided tours lead guests on an up to 2-hour zipline tour of the man-made caves.

General Admission: With UCard: $49 Without UCard: $69 louisvillemegacavern.com

Paoli Peaks

Open from mid-December through mid-March, Paoli Peaks offers skiing, snowboarding, and snow tubing. Every Thursday night is College Night from 3 to 9 p.m.

With UCard on College Night: Lift Pass only $23 Lift Pass plus equipment $37 One-hour group lessons $10 Without UCard on College Night: Lift Pass $25 plus Rental $29 and $10 helmet paolipeaks.com Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts

Discounted student rush tickets are available for performances that are housed at the center. kentuckycenter.org/studentrush Louisville Ballet

$10, first come, first serve. Available at the Kentucky Center box office only, 30 minutes prior to show. louisvilleballet.org/contact-us/ Louisville Orchestra

$10 for any Hilliard Lyons Classics, Treyton Oak Towers Coffee Concerts or NightLites series events. One ticket per UCard only. louisvilleorchestra.org

PNC Broadway Across America

Half off regular price, available 2 hours before curtain at box office only. louisville.broadway.com/

Actors Theatre of Louisville

Students with ID receive 10 percent off single tickets to selected performances on the day of performance. Tickets $16. actorstheatre.org

Q & A: The Historical Roots

By TINA REED AND KAYLYNN WILLIAMS Contributing writers

Q: When was IU Southeast created?

How did it all begin?

It all started in 1941, when Floyd McMurray, a local Southern Indiana business man, thought it was important for the public to have access to higher education locally. This was also during World War II when education was a luxury during hard pressed times.

McMurray was the founder of Indiana University Falls City Area Center. The school had a budget that is unthinkable for today’s schools of just $7,000. The tuition was just $6 per credit hour, and there wasn’t

a central building that the classes occurred on. There was no campus back then. Classes found a home in the local middle and high school.

It was not until 1968 that the university became known as Indiana University Southeast and awarded students degrees.

The IU Southeast mission statement is that the university will, “shape the future of our region by transforming good students into great leaders, one graduate at a time.”

This statement is timeless as IU Southeast has been on this mission since day one in 1941.

Q: What are some traditions that IU Southeast has had in the past?

From the early days of the hanging on the greens,

the paddle boat regatta and the egg hunts, to the more recent speaker series events of the Common Experience and the newest tradition that just two years ago, GUSTalks, there is always something for everyone to enjoy.

Gilbert Atnip, professor emeritus of psychology and dean of the faculties emeritus, said he remembers the end of the academic years when former chancellors Edwin W. Crooks and Leon Rand had pig roasts at their homes for faculty and staff.

James St. Clair, professor emeritus of journalism, said he recalls a tradition called convocation. This event brought prominent people who would make a presentation on campus for students, faculty and staff.

“As a student I had the honor of introducing Harry Reasoner, who at the time was the nightly anchor of ABC-TV news,” St. Clair said. “As a faculty member, I introduced Steve Kroft of ‘60 Minutes.’”

This program was stopped several years ago. St. Clair said it was likely due to cost.

“That’s a shame,” St. Clair said. “It was a great event not only for the campus community, but also for the community at large. It drew large crowds and generated a lot of positive publicity for the campus.”

Myra Wright Powell, IU Southeast alumna, said she remembers having humongous Easter egg hunts and boiling and dying 2,000 to 3,000 eggs.

“It was one of those years when I was student body president, and we wanted to do it for a community service activity,” Powell said. “It seemed to grow each year. ”

Q: How has enrollment grown from the time IUS was built?

This paddle boat team seems a little confused during the annual Regatta Sunday. Pilots and crew are (from left) Tami Shireman, Mike La Grange, Cullen Kennedy, Beth Frankouski, Lee Fisher and Randy Waiz. The picture is from the 1978-79 The Student newspaper. The annual event was started in the 1972-1973 school year.

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The student body slowly began to grow as more and more folks aspired for an education. The enrollment of the student body was 291 in 1945.

This is the year Indiana University Jeffersonville Extension Center, the new and improved Indiana University Falls City Area Center became a junior college status. Students were able to complete their first two years of their degree and then were required to transfer to finish their degree.

St. Clair said that traditions start with an idea and a group of dedicated people to get things started and

of IU Southeast to keep it going, which is the hardest part.

Landmarks that stand on campus today that reflect the history and mission of the university include the clock tower in the center of the university’s eleven buildings and Hope’s Harbor, the signature statue on campus.

Q: What are some of the opportunities students have had to get involved over the years?

Atnip said he liked opportunities to get involved.

“I played on a couple of faculty intramural teams, basketball and softball,” Atnip said.

“Those did not last long because we were trying to compete against student teams who were a lot younger than we were.”

Q: When was the student newspaper founded?

According to the book “Indiana University Southeast; A Brief, Informal History,” IU Southeast was the first regional campus to establish a student newspaper, and since 1947 the paper has been a mirror of campus life.

St. Clair said that the paper is a longstanding free student press tradition that gives him great comfort and satisfaction to see alive and well.

“That is something I enjoyed as a student editor and faculty adviser,” St. Clair said.

According to “A Brief, Informal History,” The Horizon - then known as The Southeastern Student - started on March 12, 1947

by Andrew Beeler and students in a writing course.

History at a glance 1941: Floyd McMurray founded the Indiana University Falls City Area Center.

1958: First basketball team was organized by W. Brian Hill. The players were his chemistry students who played for fun.

1966: “Art in the Park” became an annual event in Warder Park.

1968: Became IU Southeast and awarded first degrees.

1971: Ground was broken at Grant Line Road for new campus.

1973: Campus relocated to new home in New Albany.

1980: “The Student” paper changed name to “Southeast Horizon.”

2002: Sandra Patterson-Randles was named the first female chancellor at IU Southeast.

2003: Opened graduate center in Jeffersonville.

2007: Ground was broken to build residence halls at New Albany campus.

2008: First 400 students moved into brand new lodges.

Reading, Writing and Zombie Survival

Unique Classes Offer Uncommon Ways to Earn Your Degree

By JORDAN WILLIAMS Staff Reporter jormwill@ius.edu Finding a way to engage occasionally disinterested students in frequently sleep-inducing subjects is a practiced skill that often times requires both a strategic lesson plan and a charming knowledge of certain source material.

For some professors, lecturing about general studies from generalized textbooks, watered down with charts and diagrams, is as uninviting to them as it is for the students listening. This has inspired some faculty members to become creative with their course curriculum.

With hundreds of classes being taught on campus, students are given an exciting variety of courses, some of which are pieced together for the sake of managing a new approach to tedious subject matter and others focused on fusing the popular culture of today and tomorrow with existing academia.

Jean Abshire, associate professor of political science and international studies, is one of many faculty members with a finger on the pulse of what is or isn’t relevant when it comes to enchanting the interests of classes, which is what led to her piecing together an upper-level political science class centered on the notable franchise, “The Hunger Games.”

“We use the books to look at the various cultural phenomena of the world,” Abshire said. “The course compares and contrasts how the real world measures up with the fictional world of ‘The Hunger Games.’”

The class was constructed with the intent of students being able to better understand the conflicting relationships that exist between citizens and government.

The goals of the class surround the wide variety of societal issues, ranging from means of protests and revolutions, to issues regarding justice and the difficulties of rebuilding society post-conflict.

Abshire is exploring the possibilities of having similar courses in the near future but is foremost concerned with certain bits of criteria being met before committing to teaching a corresponding course.

“For me to do something like this again, there needs to be something with compelling story and explicit political themes that I can draw on,” Abshire said. “It’s fun, not fluff.”

Students interested in taking the course should speak to their advisers about when the class will next be offered.

On the other side of campus, in a different department, Jeremy Wells, assistant professor of English, is prepping for a class he will be teaching this fall that will be similar to Abshire’s in obscurity but very different in core material.

Wells, who in the spring taught a well-received

course dedicated to hand-picked works from one of America’s most influential authors, William Faulkner, will be experimenting in subject matter that is relatively new to him – zombies, cyborgs, and most things post-humanity.

The class, which will be an upper-level seminar, will explore social issues ranging from the understanding of what it means to be human in today’s revolutionary society due to the recent advancements in prosthetic limbs and artificial

Photo by Jordan Williams

Jeremy Wells, English professor, will teach a course focusing on post-humanity subject material this fall. intelligence, to the digital reanimation of dead celebrities and the recent cultural obsession with all things zombie related.

“The class will read books and look at films in which either cyborgs or zombies are represented,” Wells said. “We are going to think about and discuss the long tradition of literary representation of these figures, starting with Frankenstein.”

The class will be designed to help students understand these examples of science fiction that are likely to remain in that canon, but the main focus of the class seems to rely on one certain curiosity.

“The big question is, especially with zombies: why now? Why is the idea of a zombie so popular? What’s going on,” Wells said.

Wells is hopeful that the course will become much more than a senior seminar only available to English majors and will ultimately act as a jumping off point

for it, and courses like it, to be taught in the near future, which would allow students with different majors an opportunity to take such a class.

“I would like to offer this as an elective credit or 200-level course that anyone could take,” Wells said.

Wells is optimistic that the course could someday be seen as a general education credit and be offered to a variety of students as a necessary requirement for their degree.

“Science students really getting an opportunity to get a literature credit studying cyborgs and zombies – so disease, medicine, technology and literature; it would be their chance to be in a literature class that is right up their alley,” Wells said.

“I, and my colleagues in English, we’re thinking long term.”

Michael Hutchins, assistant professor of German and international studies, is also doing his best to provide new avenues of engagement to students interested in Germanic studies through emphasis on Grimm folklore and German fairy tales.

The course, taught since 2012, focuses on reading the entire collection of the Grimm fairy tales, which adds up to 200 stories or so, each being roughly half a page.

“It’s mainly the collection of stories found in the book and then some secondary literature having to do with it,” Hutchins said.

Similar to the actual interests of the non-fictional Brothers Grimm, Hutchins put together the course syllabus with some of the lesson plan focusing on the specifics of linguistics and the rest dedicated to the Grimm fairy tales.

“We talk about the Grimms and their contributions to folklore studies and then also we talk about their contributions to linguistics because they were not just folklorists; they actually composed a grammar of German that went into several editions,” Hutchins said.

The course is currently taught half in English and half in German, with the only students enrolled being those pursuing German as their major or foreign language requirement.

Hutchins hopes that with the popularity of the course spreading he will be able to able to offer an exclusively English version for students that express interest in learning the folklore of the course and not the linguistics.

“I would love to have more English-speaking students join the class, and I would be happy to offer it again if there is a demand for it,” Hutchins said.

Students interested in taking the course should speak to their advisers.

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A Ticket to

Financial Peace of Mind

By JOSEPH KAUFFMAN Staff Writer joekauff@ius.edu Scholastes, the Greek root of scholar, translates to ‘one who lives at ease.’ As humorous as this might seem to the delirious student fresh off a Red Bull fueled all-nighter, the definition seems apt when applied to scholarships. For what is a scholarship if not a ticket to financial peace of mind?

What makes scholarships useful to cash-strapped students is that, unlike student loans, the cash from scholarships does not need to be repaid.

One of the more prestigious of IU Southeast’s merit-based scholarships is the Chancellor’s Medallion Leadership Scholarship. The scholarship recipients are chosen by IU

Southeast’s chancellor, and the award is meant to recognize outstanding senior students for their academic achievement and leadership potential.

Joining a club or group is a great way to show that you are a team player and actively supporting your community and school.

Sean Marguet, chemistry senior

The four recipients for 2015 were Katherine Clark, Rachel Dalton, Patrick Fanning and Sean Marguet.

“The application process was extensive,” Clark, accounting and international business senior, said.

“It is an honor to be receiving this prestigious scholarship.”

Marguet, chemistry senior, advised fellow students who are seeking scholarships to prepare for the process with a resumé.

“A resumé or a personal statement gives you the opportunity to sell yourself,” Marguet said. “This is where you want to catch the reader’s attention with what you have accomplished.”

Marguet added that being involved in your community is another way for applicants to distinguish themselves from their peers. Marguet is president of IU Southeast’s Chemistry Club.

“Joining a club or a group on campus is a great way to show that you are a ‘team player’ and actively supporting your community and school,” Marguet said. “Sometimes GPA can be overlooked if you are actively involved in your community.”

Fellow winner Rachel Dalton, Spanish and education senior, echoed Marguet’s advice to build a solid resumé. In addition, she stressed that applicants should build up a collection of personal and professional references.

“Try to get more [references] than you will need and try to get some that target what the scholarship is focused on,” Dalton said. “And don’t forget to show your appreciation for the people who give them.”

Dalton also emphasized the importance of extracurricular activities such as community service. She has worked with Global Outreach Ministries in the Dominican Republic, where she helped translate in medical clinics. She is also active in organizing Run for the Village, which is a local 5k that provides 100 percent of the race profits to Eden Children’s Village in Mhangura, Zimbabwe.

“My advice is to take every opportunity you can,” Dalton said.

“When I submitted my application for the scholarship, I didn’t think I had a

big chance. But don’t underestimate yourself. And remember that you never know how many people aren’t taking advantage of their own opportunities.”

The types of scholarships available tend to fall into one of two broad categories. The first boils down to a list of criteria that a student must meet to be eligible. These can include things like the applicant’s ethnicity, religion, college major, or residential district.

The second type of scholarship is the merit-based scholarship. In merit-based scholarships, eligibility and selection depend on a number of factors. These can include a student’s activities, community work outside of school or their ability in a particular field such as athletics, academics or the arts.

Every year from Oct. 1 to March 1, students can complete scholarship applications through the Office of Financial Aid. Find more information online at ius.edu/financial-aid/.

What You Need to Know to Land an Internship

By RAIN HOPKINS Staff Writer rghopkin@ius.edu Fast-forward to commencement.

You’ve worked hard in your classes in have an amazing GPA, and your professors are ready and willing to write you glowing letters of recommendation. You’ve written an amazing letter of recommendation, but there’s one thing missing from your resume: an internship.

Want to make sure this is not you? No one on campus is more adept at addressing your internship questions than the staff of the Career Development Center, where they help juniors and seniors land internships every day.

“You would start by uploading a resume to CareerLink,” Senior Office Services Assistant Michelle Clements said. She said the office then reviews the student’s resume and sends it back to them with tips on what to improve to impress possible employers.

Internships can vary widely. They can be paid, unpaid, for academic credit or just for experience. You can find all types on CareerLink, but it is unevenly weighted with certain majors.

“Right now we get the most for business. Within business, it would be accounting and marketing,” Clements said.

She also said media and communications positions have been popular lately, with the emphasis on social media.

“But, I would say that the Natural Science students and the Social Science students probably have the most interesting internships,” Clements said.

In the past, a psychology student had an internship going into caves and studying the behavior of bats, she said. And last year, a chemistry major conducted testing on essential oils to

make sure the oils are legitimately natural with no synthetic materials.

Although CareerLink is a simple and effective way to find an internship, often posting more internships than IU Southeast students can fill, it is not the only way.

Internship Coordinator Danielle Leffler recommends programs such as Indeed.com and “Intern to Earn” as reliable ways to find internships outside of what can be found through IU Southeast.

“Any of the local job wards are probably better,” said Leffler.

Clements said that the Center also offers mock interviews in which a group of students get trained to understand what possible employers are looking for in a hire.

As far as what employers actually are looking for in a hire, Suzanne Jefferson, who works in human resources at the FBI, gives four words: character, courage, competence and collaboration. Jefferson said the FBI was invited to a career fair on campus several years ago and have recruited here since.

Jefferson said that the FBI takes on about five to seven interns each summer that hold two particular positions-- “student trainee” and “cyber intern.”

“The general internship [student trainees] will work in all areas of the office and are sometimes assigned special projects,” Jefferson said. “These projects may include working directly with special agents by conducting research for an active investigative case. The cyber internship works side-by-side with special agents and professional support staff to locate and identify electronic evidence in active investigative cases.”

Jefferson said that interns are often hired on as full-time employees once their internships are up.

“By the time our interns complete the program, they have a really good idea if the FBI is a right fit for them, and we also know if they are a right fit for us,” she said.

She said that in the past four years, the Louisville district FBI has hired over 70 percent of their interns postinternship.

Another company that recruits interns through IU Southeast is Mountjoy Chilton Medley LLP, a Kentucky-based regional accounting firm. Recruiting champion Robin Raypole said each time around, the company usually takes on 15 to 20 tax interns and six audit interns. The majority of the interns get hired on full-time after their internship.

“We look for a student who is balanced with school, extra-curricular activities, etc. Also, someone who has taken the entry-level accounting classes and has an interest in working in public accounting,” said Raypole.

Raypole sees internships as a positive experience for college students to have. She said it’s a way to test out a field you might have an interest in without jumping in all the way.

However, an internship is not to be taken lightly.

“Keep in mind that you are entering the professional business world. Start making the connections that you want to make and building your professional persona,” Raypole said.

Human Resources and Marketing senior Alyssa Wilmoth interned at the Indiana Small Business Development Center (ISBDC). Wilmoth is an example of a student who does not wish to continue with her company post-

internship, but she doesn’t regret the opportunity.

“Even though I don’t want to become a business adviser, I’ve been able to meet some awesome people and make connections that will help me down the road. Not only is it experience to put on your resume, but it can also become a reference,” Wilmoth said.

Senior Jessica Davidson interned with the City of Jeffersonville Safety Department. Even after only being in the program for just a week, Davidson says she has a lot lined up for her there.

“I have to record injuries and illnesses to follow OSHA standards,” Davidson said. “I’ve attended a few meetings with the mayor and the director heads of different city departments. I’ll also be shadowing the fire marshall of Jeffersonville next week to see what his job consists of.”

Davidson says she chose this particular internship because it directly relates to her major.

“It covers a lot of different departments, so I’ll have a broad learning experience with it. It’s not just one area on safety,” she said.

Aside from working 20 hours a week at her internship, Davidson is a CNA at Kindred Care and a full-time student.

“It is definitely a lot on my plate, but I try to just focus day-by-day and not look at how much I have left, that way, it doesn’t stress me out too much,” said Davidson.

Davidson recommends that every student take on an internship in college because hitting the books is not enough.

“It gives so much experience and a better idea of what you will be doing after graduation,” she said. “It puts a real-life perspective on things.”

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Finding the Right Major is no Minor Decision

By NICHOLAS WATKINS Contributing Writer nkwatkin@ius.edu

Finding one’s path is not an easy endeavor in any walk of life, especially in regards to higher education.

Students starting their first year of college may feel any number of emotions, ranging from excitement to anxiety to utter confusion.

The prospect of selecting a suitable major is surely the root of most uncertainty for many new students who are still unsure of what career path they wish to take.

It’s a delicate balancing act to choose a major that will be both financially lucrative and personally fulfilling.

Sam Willis, elementary education senior, understands this sentiment well.

Originally a computer engineering student studying at the University of Louisville, Willis eventually realized that his interests lay elsewhere, so he opted to come to IU Southeast and major in computer science and informatics instead.

It took another several years and the recurring influence of his wife, Jenilyn, who graduated from IU Southeast with a degree in elementary education in May 2013, for him to realize that he might truly be happier with a vastly different major: elementary education.

“It was pretty soon after switching that I realized it was what I liked doing,” Willis said. “Especially after seeing Jenilyn doing it and liking it so much.”

Willis says that when he switched majors to elementary education, it was the guidance and assistance of his academic advisor, Janie Spitznagel, that helped orient him and reassure him that he had indeed made the right choice.

“She was really helpful,” Willis says of Spitznagel.

“She helped me find what classes I needed and set myself up for my new major and my future in general.”

Willis expects to graduate in December. He has grown quite fond of the School of Education during his time at IU Southeast, and he said he enjoys the sense of community it provides.

“I definitely feel like the [School of Education] is a community,” he said.

“I know pretty much all of the teachers, and I’ve been with the same group of people for at least three or four semesters now. It’s a great support system.”

Other students navigate through the tumultuous selection of majors via other means.

Andrew Dangler, advertising senior, originally

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came to IU Southeast to study international business but decided to follow another path after being put off by certain requirements for the major, particularly in regards to mathematics.

However, advertising was a natural second choice for Dangler.

“I have always had an interest in advertising,” he said. “So when I decided not to pursue international business like I had initially planned, advertising was just a natural fallback.”

Dangler also says he feels confident that the advertising track at IU Southeast has sufficiently prepared him for his future, whatever it may hold, and hesaid he feels lucky to have formed the communal bonds and friendships that he has while studying in his advertising classes.

“I feel like I’m part of a community. Definitely,” he said. “I know everyone. I feel comfortable with everyone. It really is just a small, caring community, and I don’t think you get that sort of intimacy at bigger schools. It really helps reassure you that you’re doing the right thing.”

Though many students do have some amount of trouble deciding their major right from the start, there are others who come to college with their path already cemented in mind.

Nikki Pulfer, a sophomore majoring in women’s and gender studies, is very confident in her selection.

“It was something that I experienced in my personal life and something that I’ve long been interested in, so I thought I would like to apply it wherever I worked,” Pulfer says.

“My initial plan was to get most of my general education classes out of the way before I figured out what I wanted, but this just feels right.”

However, she says she might eventually pursue a minor or even a double major as well, and she’s particularly interested in business.

“The degrees would complement one another, but at the same time, they’re diverse enough that you can just fall back on one if the other doesn’t work out.”

Despite her confidence that she has selected the right major for her, she is still unsure what the longterm future holds for her – and she is quite alright with that.

“I don’t know exactly what I want to do with my degree yet, but I know what I’m interested in and

I don’t know exactly what I want to do with my degree yet, but I know what I’m interested in and what I want to work towards.

Nikki Pulfer, women’s and gender studies sophomore

what I want to work towards,” she said.

“Especially since I’ll be getting another degree, I feel like I’ll be really versatile and able to find a good job. I know that no matter what I’m going to pick for my second major, it will be something that I can apply anywhere. I feel good about it.”

It’s clear that if there’s one readily apparent common bond between these three separate students, it’s the fact that they’ve found a tight-knit, supportive community within their respective areas of study at IU Southeast, even if it took them some time to find out what that particular area of study was.

For many individuals, regardless of their age, college is simply the required next phase in their lifelong task of finding their path.

Just as important as the lessons learned are the connections and friendships made, for these can be the true catalysts for new or undecided students who are unsure about their future careers.

“I love IUS. I love the community. I love the professors. I feel like my life is enriched, and I love it,” Pulfer said without hesitation.

“I don’t feel stressed at all about not knowing exactly what my career’s going to be like because I know I’ve got the support of the professors and the people around me. I’m learning so much.”

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9 Ways to Save on Books

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By APRILE RICKERT Contributing Writer aperoll27@gmail.com

After factoring in tuition and fees, housing, transportation and books, college can get pretty expensive. Here are nine tips to consider when buying books that could save a considerable amount of money each semester — something every college student could use.

1. The bookstore

The bookstore is convenient. It is on campus and has every required text that a student needs for a particular course. And at IU Southeast, within a specified time period, students may charge books and select supplies on their UCards, to be billed on their tuition statements. However, since they carry the most recent editions of books, campus bookstores are not always the least expensive option.

To help save money at the bookstore, students should go as early as possible to increase the chance of getting a used copy of a book. However, not all titles are available, and there are more students who

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want a used book than there are copies to go around.

Dalen Lieffring, computer science major, said he finds the convenience of the bookstore a big draw, and charges all of his books to his UCard.

“It’s just really easy to log into the website and it will pull up all the books that I need,” he said. “I usually compare with Amazon’s prices, but typically it lines up.”

Lieffring said that he would like to be able to get more used books at the IU Southeast bookstore.

“I try to get used [books] because I’m a broke college student, but I don’t typically have a lot of luck with that.”

2. Book scholarships

There are tons of scholarships available to students — some specifically for books. And they aren’t all merit based — some scholarships are reserved for students with a particular major or hobby.

3. Online book sellers

According to the Higher Education Opportunity Act Textbook Provision of 2010, or HEOA, information about the textbooks that will be used, including ISBN, publisher, edition, author(s) and copyright date

must be available to students before classes start, so they may compare prices to decide if they want to purchase their books from the campus bookstore or elsewhere.

Students can find deals on buying or renting new, used or digital textbooks from online companies such as Amazon.com, Half.com, Abebooks, Valorebooks, Chegg and others. Bigwords and Bookfinder also help students compare book prices from many different websites. It is important to remember though, when searching on these sites, to look for the exact ISBN number of the book a professor requires. (See # 4 for more information on older editions) Taylor McLeod, psychology junior, said she gets almost all of her textbooks — both new and used — from Amazon.

“They’re usually cheaper,” she said. “They have a free student trial, and you get them in two days.”

Stephanie Habermel, dental hygiene sophomore, said she has saved a lot of money using half.com.

“It’s a lot cheaper,” she said. “For my anatomy book this semester, from the book store, it was almost $500 and I got it [on half.com] for like $130.”

She said she has never had a problem with ordering the wrong edition by mistake.

“I always just get what [professors] have uploaded,” she said.

4. Older editions

When book publishers come out with a new edition of a textbook, the older ones can go down significantly in price. Depending on the material, the course and the professor, a new edition may or may not be necessary. If they plan to go this route, students should first find out from their professors — before classes start — if it will be acceptable to use an older edition.

5. Share with a friend

While it is illegal to scan or copy entire books, it is perfectly fine to share with a buddy, as long as both students have a good system worked out for it.

6. The library

The IU Southeast Library may have one or two copies of many books that are used in courses on this campus. If the campus library does not have it, the public library might have copies available.

7. Online Codes Necessary?

In math, science or language courses, the online supplemental materials are often used to give students more practice in mastering the subject.

Other types of classes may or may not find it as useful. Just because a book is sold with a code does not mean it will be needed. Students should check first with the professor to see if the code is necessary.

If it isn’t, the book may be found online without the code at a lower cost. Also, if a student has a new book with a code, it may be worth more when reselling, either to the bookstore or online, if the code has never been used.

Robin Morgan, professor of psychology, said she does not utilize the book codes in her courses.

“It costs the students extra, which I don’t think is fair,” Morgan said. “Everything is so expensive already, plus I want students to learn and do what I’m creating for them. If I’m teaching them, and then somebody else has prepared materials, there could be a lack of coherence between what somebody else has created and what I’m teaching, which could be very confusing for students.”

Habermel said she found out from her professor on the first day of class that she had purchased extra materials she didn’t need.

“It had a package, and I went to class with the book that I bought the first day and he said that I didn’t need the package,” Habermel said.

8. Professors

In many cases, professors and instructors are able to choose which materials will be used in their courses. Another result of the Higher Education Opportunity Act Textbook Provision of 2010 is that book publishers must disclose the price of books they market to educators.

When possible, they may be able to choose the less costly options for students.

“I try to make it as cost-effective as possible for students,” Bryan Hall, professor of philosophy, said.

“And I don’t design the course necessarily around the books that are available, so if I find out that there are

a bunch of readings, we’re going to put them together into a course pack. To purchase multiple anthologies or multiple standalone works would cost the students a lot of money. I typically scan in those items and put them in Oncourse if they’re coming in from enough different sources.

But if I find a good anthology which is relatively affordable for students, then I can go with that. Some of these anthologies are just getting prohibitively expensive.”

Morgan said she also finds it useful to use more than just one book as the learning material in a course.

“If I can use readings or other materials, then I do that as well,” Morgan said. “A textbook is limited in that it presents one view of the world. I’m not really concerned with my students learning a textbook — I’m really concerned with my students understanding a field.

“Sometimes I don’t even use a textbook because what I want my students to learn isn’t contained within one textbook.

“And why have them buy a textbook that they may read two or three chapters of? Yes, those two or three chapters are wonderful, well-written and well-researched, but I’m not going to ask a student to spent $200 for a textbook I use two or three chapters of. It just doesn’t make any sense to me.”

Morgan said she also sometimes uses Courseload, digital textbooks that are built into the cost of the class as a fee. Students can access them through Oncourse or Canvas. Even though this option is not available for all books or in all classes, Morgan said she thinks it is very beneficial to students.

“It’s cheaper for the students, and the students have it already into the course,” Morgan said. “So they don’t have to wait until their money comes in to buy a book or anything like this. It saves them money and everything is right here.”

9. Selling back books

After the class is over, some students may want to hang onto their textbooks, but some may be into getting cash to help pay next semester’s books. The bookstore, as well as buyers from eBay, Amazon and many other online markets, may buy the textbooks.

The money students can get depends on a variety of factors, such as the market, condition of the book and whether or not there is a newer edition. Students can get an idea of what an item sells for by checking to see others of similar condition that are for sale online and by visiting the bookstore.

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Beyond the Movement

Elizabeth Gritter, assistant profess of history and civil rights expert, shares her story of digging into the historical and social aspects of the civil rights movement.

By JOSEPH KAUFFMAN Features Editor joekauff@ius.edu

Elizabeth Gritter has taught history at IU Southeast for the last two years. She’s an expert on the Civil Rights Movement with a focus on the movement’s Memphis chapter. She has conducted over 30 oral histories and turned her senior thesis into a book. While many historians focus on the speeches and accomplishments of the Movement’s major figures, Gritter, a self-described “social historian”, amplifies the movement’s lesser-heard and under-appreciated voices.

Gritter grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Rather than beach trips for summer vacation, her parents took her to historical sites. While some families were at Disney World, Gritter was exploring the boyhood homes of Benjamin Harrison and Abraham Lincoln and taking in the grandeur of Mount Rushmore. These trips fueled the spark within Gritter that bloomed into a fiery love of history.

“I was interested in baseball history,” said Gritter.

“Of Jackie Robinson and the integration of the major leagues. So I think that was a reason I got into African-American history.”

Baseball and historical sites were not to be her only loves. As Gritter grew up, she began to focus herself on history and politics. These fields allowed her to investigate a broad swath of topics under the umbrella of a single academic field. “[Those fields] covered the human experience in a very comprehensive way,” said Gritter. “ I like how the past can break us out of our current frames of reference and understanding.”

When she graduated high school, Gritter was accepted at American University. While Washington, D.C., was far from Grand Rapids, she decided to make the jump in an attempt to broaden her horizons.

In her sophomore year, Gritter took a class on African-American history that would set the course of her future academic endeavors.

“It just opened my eyes,” said Gritter. “And I thought this is why things are the way that they are. I could see the direct result of that historical legacy and persisting discrimination in the world today.”

The class’s instructor was Julian Bond. In the 1960s, Bond helped create the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), which would become a major organization over the course of the Civil Rights Movement. He was the first president of the Southern Poverty Law Center and chairman of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) from 1998 to 2010.

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“She seemed to me to be a fresh-faced, soft-spoken, young woman,” Bond said.

“She was a good student, going far beyond the requirements on the syllabus. I wish I had dozens like her.”

The class had an immense impact on Gritter.

“I had no idea growing up in a white, conservative community all the atrocities that African-Americans had experienced,” said Gritter. “And I didn’t know all the forms of activism and organizations and people that were involved. So I became fascinated by the movement.”

Gritter would take more classes with Bond while at American University.

“She went to Memphis to interview civil rights leaders [for an oral histories course], something totally not called for in the class,” said Bond.

“But it stood her in good stead when the visit and her study allowed her to expand her research.”

That expansion took the form of her senior thesis. A few years later, she would turn her interviews and research into a book, “River of Photos courtesy of Elizabeth Gritter Hope: Black Politics and the Gritter with Russell Bertram Sugarmon Jr, the first African American in Memphis Freedom MoveMemphis to run for a major city office. ment, 1865–1954.”

Gritter would remain close with Bond over the years. In S. Truman Foundation, is a nationwide grant given 2008, she joined up on a bus tour he led through historic Civil Rights locations to college undergraduates who distinguish themselves such as Birmingham, Selma and Montgomery. To this as candidates for public service careers after graduation. day, she describes Bond as a “mentor.” “[Elizabeth] Gritter met all of the standards and “I am tremendously flattered to hear this,” Bond is among the very top of the Trumans selected in my said of the moniker. “And proud to know her.”

In 2000, Gritter received the Harry S. Truman days in terms of intellect, human decency and compasScholarship. The scholarship, awarded by the Harry sion,” said Louis Blair, executive secretary of the Har-

ry S. Truman Foundation from 1989-2006. “She has focused her research on a tragic period in U.S. history and shown us some of its heroes through inspired research.”

After graduating, Gritter was one of four researchers contacted by the Library of Congress to run the Civil Rights Project. The project located and cataloged interviews and oral histories of the Civil Rights Movement throughout the nation.

Gritter has conducted over 30 oral histories of her own. Her subjects include Bond, John L. Seigenthaler, H.T. Lockard, Tom Prewitt, Billy Barnes, Russell B. Sugarmon Jr, and Maxine Smith.

“I like getting firsthand accounts of history,” said Gritter. “Some historians don’t like that. They like studying dead people. Partially because dead people can’t argue or critique what the historian writes.”

Gritter says that a big part of what interests her about the history she studies are the local people. She loves discovering the stories of these “lesser-known heroes.”

“There’s so much emphasis on Dr. King and what gets under-recognized is all of the local people that were involved in the struggle,” Gritter said. “People like H.T. Lockard and Maxine Smith and Russell Sugarman Jr.” Gritter says that Bond once reminded her that the Civil Rights Movement was made up of thousands of local movements and the idea that it was a single movement is a myth.

It’s a sentiment she takes with her into the classroom.

“When students take my classes, I try to not just let

I like how the past can break us out of our current frames of reference and understanding.

Elizabeth Gritter, assistant professor of history and civil rights movement expert

them know about the big names in history, but also how national developments affected local people and how local people affected national developments,” said Gritter.

When asked, fellow professors had glowing things to say about their fellow teacher.

“She’s prolific in her research,” said Joe Wert, associate professor of political science and current dean of the School of Social Sciences. “And she’s a wonderful colleague.”

Another one of Gritter’s colleagues echoed Wert.

“She’s pleasant, hard working and very easy to get along with,” said Yu Shen, professor of history. “Very

energetic. Very sincere.”

When asked if her race has ever come up in her research, Gritter took the question in stride as though it were one she had heard before.

“I can’t speak to what people say behind closed doors. But I always found the people I interviewed to be very supportive of my work,” Gritter said. “And very grateful that someone was taking the time to record their stories. It never seemed to matter to them that I was white.”

However, Gritter did recall a few instances in which small things had arisen. One of Gritter’s interview subjects once told Gritter she did not want Gritter writing on the tensions within the movement.

“I felt as though that was some push-back because as a historian, this is the sort of thing I’m supposed to be covering,” Gritter said.

Gritter also recalled speaking with a professor who felt uncomfortable with white historians writing about African-American history and making money off it.

This professor saw it as another form of exploitation.

“I am very sensitive to those kind of concerns,” said Gritter. “But ultimately, I don’t believe in segregating the way we record our history.”

Gritter said she believes more people of non-African-American ethnicities should begin taking a greater interest in the deeper history of the Civil Rights Movement.

“Part of forming a more tolerant society is learning about the history of other groups,” Gritter said. “That’s a really important part of teaching history. And one of the reasons why I do it.”

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15 Ways to Avoid the Freshman 15

huge role in weight gain,” Hardy said.

It can increase blood sugar levels, which can lead to diabetes. “Stress is the number one thing that’s killing America,” he said. He suggests meditation and deep breathing to battle stress. Try yoga.

By SAMANTHA FRAZIER Contributing writer sefrazie@ius.edu We have all heard of it: the dreaded Freshman 15. We’ve probably all seen it happen, too. And it’s not just to freshmen. So why does it happen? Patrick Hardy, who has a bachelor of science in health and human performance with a concentration in exercise science, said lifestyle plays a large role.

“We’ve become so now, now, now,” he said.

Hardy said students usually eat fast food, aren’t active, consume alcohol, don’t sleep and skip meals, which all contribute to weight gain.

With Hardy’s help, I’ve compiled a few tips to help you avoid— or get rid of— the freshman 15.

1. Exercise for class credit

IU Southeast features several health, physical education and recreation classes where you can actually be active for class credit. Classes range from sports like tennis and volleyball to fitness exercises such as ballroom dancing. Special topics even include a one-credit-hour snowboarding class. When registering for classes, search “HPER” in “Course Subject.”

2. Use the school’s gym

The Activities Building near the IUS Library boasts a fitness center free of charge for all students. It has a variety of cardiovascular exercise equipment, including treadmills, ellipticals, weights and weight machines.

3. Eat healthy

Hardy said there is no such thing as diet. “It’s all about moderation and portion control,” he said. The food pyramid used to be the best way to gauge these, but recently, the pyramid was replaced by the food plate.

Hardy said half your plate should be fruits and veggies, a quarter starch or whole grain, and a quarter lean protein.

He suggested lean meats such as grilled chicken, tuna and salmon. Black beans and rice can also be a good source of protein, he said.

Hardy also added that unlike what most think, you still need fat. “You just need the right type,” he said. Unsaturated fat is best. “Saturated and trans fat are the bad ones. Stay away from those.”

9. Join an intramural team

IU Southeast features several recreational, intramural activities. This is another way to keep active. You’ll also get the chance to make friends and compete. For more information, call 812941-2432 or email athletics@ius.edu.

10. Read Student Health 101

Student Health 101 is a publication for college students full of fitness and health tips. It is sent to your school e-mail and can also be accessed at readsh101.com/ius.html.

The Campus Fitness Center at IU Southeast is normally open 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Fridays during the school year.

For a more detailed schedule visit iusathletics.com.

4. Pack your lunch

Remember when your mom handed you a lunch bag on your way to school?

Well, it’s not just for little kids.

Consult the food plate to help you plan. You can also check out Pinterest and cleancookincollegegirl.blogspot.com for more healthy ideas.

5. Pick healthier fast foods

College students are constantly on the go. Sometimes we just have to get fast food. The most convenient food options near campus don’t exactly scream healthy. However, there are some alternatives to make those meals healthier.

When at Taco Bell, order an item Fresco style. This replaces the cheese

with pico de gallo salsa, which reduces the calorie and fat content.

When at McDonald’s or Arby’s, substitute fries with side salads. (But watch the dressings; sometimes they can add a lot of fat.) Choose grilled chicken rather than fried, and water instead of soda.

6. Eat

This may seem like silly advice, but eating regularly is crucial to maintaining a healthy weight. Hardy explained that calories equal energy, and if we don’t eat, we don’t get energy. Therefore, we can’t burn calories.

“You have got to eat,” Hardy said.

“You just have to eat the right type of food.” Hardy suggests eating about three meals and a snack between each.

7. Run on campus

No, IU Southeast doesn’t have a track, but it does have a decent-sized campus. Put it to good use by running or jogging. Running is an excellent cardio and calorie-burning exercise, and it’s also easy to do almost anywhere, anytime.

All you need are tennis shoes.

8. Avoid stress

Juggling six classes and a workload can be very Avoiding fattening fast foods by packing your lunch stressful. “Stress plays a

or choosing healthier options is an easy way to not gain the freshman 15.

11. Party smarter

If you are over 21, drinking can play a major role in weight gain due to the amount of sugar in alcoholic drinks. In general, hard liquor and wine are lowest in fat and calories, but if you refuse to drink anything but beer, aim for light beers and low-calorie options. As always, drink responsibly.

12. Drink lots of water

“Water is huge. It helps with the digestion of food, keeps you hydrated, gives you energy,” Hardy said.

He also said that water helps a hormone called leptin, which controls your appetite.

13. Play sand volleyball

Did you know IU Southeast has a sand volleyball court right on campus?

Located near IUS Lake, it is open to all students. Grab some friends and get a game going.

14. Get enough sleep

“A lot of people think everyone should get eight hours of sleep, but that’s actually not true. It’s very individualized,” Hardy said. The average is between seven and nine hours for adults. It is important to find the amount that works best for you.

15. Use apps

We are in a social media and smartphone world. So why not use your phone to help you avoid the Freshman 15?

You’re on it all the time, anyway. Search for these free options: My Fitness Pal, Omfinder, and Map My Run.

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Food for Thought:

IU Southeast Hopes to Expand Dining Options for Students

By PAIGE THOMPSON General Assignments Editor @paigeinacage Students at IU Southeast could be seeing changes to the way they get food on campus in the upcoming years.

In November, students, faculty and staff were able to take a survey distributed by the Office of Administrative Affairs via email.

“We brought in a consulting firm that has worked with university dining programs all over the country,” Julie Ingram, manager of Conference and Dining Services said.

With Chancellor Ray Wallace and the Porter Khouw consulting firm, Dining Services was able to develop the survey along with a ten-year plan for campus dining services.

“With the new chancellor and the growth of the student population for the future, it’s a great time to re-evaluate the Dining Program overall,” Ingram said.

Ingram also said changes are needed in several areas of dining services to make them successful.

“The dining changes will be made and implemented to better service the campus as a whole,” Ingram said. “We are hoping to eventually become ‘the place to be’ on campus.”

According to Ingram, the entire campus is being reviewed, and recommendations are being made in multiple areas.

“We are developing the next step for dining now. It isn’t clearly defined quite yet.

Dining will be evolving, we just aren’t sure what the final product will look like yet,” Ingram said.

Some of the ideas proposed in the survey included the ability for students, faculty and staff to pay with a debit card, instead of the usual cash or UCard. Later hours of operation, additional food choices, new meal plan options, and an expansion into the grassy area next to Crestview were also listed.

Another change that dining services is hoping to make is to bring in outside vendors such as Starbucks, Chick-Fil-A and Qdoba.

With this survey, Ingram said that they were able to get a better idea of the daily habits of the campus community, as opposed to the yearly survey sent out in the spring.

“Because we service such a wide demographic of students, faculty and staff, the results are contradictory. This most recent survey provided more insight into the residential and non-residential habits and preferences of students,” Ingram said.

The goal of the survey was to get a better idea of student eating habits while they are on campus. To gain this information, the survey asked people how long they are on campus, when they are campus and

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how often they are on campus, as well as various questions about how they obtain meals and snacks while they are here. Dining services hopes to be more accommodating to student needs.

Wallace said that, with the rising rate of students on campus and residence hall capacity, food services will have to increase.

He wants to make sure students will not have to cram into one cafeteria in the future.

“If you are on the other side of campus, there should be a place that you can [get] a sandwich and a cup of tea or a cup of coffee. What we are doing is asking students ‘what do you like? What would you like to see?’” Wallace said.

Wallace also said they will use the feedback from the surveys as well as the campus budgets to develop a plan.

“We want to hear what people say,” Wallace said.

“It’s college. It would be a great place to have a real pizza place where you can go in, get a slice and a coke, and watch a little ESPN between classes.”

Though Ingram said that these changes would be a long-term process - an estimated 10 years total - students can expect to see changes as early as this summer and fall semester.

“The changes will be minor at first, but we are always looking out for the best interest of our customers,” she said. “It is a cultural change. Just because this is how things have always been done doesn’t mean that is the best way to do them.”

Wallace has been working closely with Dining Services to help develop the plan for these changes.

“It is primarily a commuter campus, but I want to ensure that people who are here, whether they live here or just come for two or three classes have a place to eat quality food that is open a great deal of the time,” Wallace said.

Ingram said one of her hopes when it comes to the changes in dining services is that it will become more sustainable and financially stable.

She also said she is excited to be a part of all of these changes coming to campus.

“Any changes that help us remain selfoperated so we can hire our students and become financially independent will be a success,” she said.

According to Ingram, Dining Services hopes to become a feature of the campus and a recruiting tool for Campus Life, Athletics and Admissions instead of simply a service for the campus.

When it comes to the well-being of students and what they would like to see happen, Ingram said that they plan on including students in the process of implementing these changes.

“The students’ best interest will be taken into account every step of the way,” she said. “This is the primary reason that we are starting now. Input from the students will be vital to make any changes to the operation.”

With Wallace at the forefront of the changes on campus, Ingram believes he will lead campus with growth and success into the future.

“Any changes we make in the dining program will only support those [broader] changes,” Ingram said.

Ingram also said she believes that other areas of campus, such as offices and classrooms, will also see changes in the future.

“The consulting firm that we are working with promote themselves as social architects,” said Ingram. “So for the students we are hoping that this [change] will come with a student-oriented facility that offers great food, comfort, technology and camaraderie.”

PRACTICE LIKE A PRO:

IUS Athletics

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The IU Southeast baseball and softball teams’ have moved to an indoor practice facility at Silver Creek Park in New Albany.

By JOEL STINNETT Editor-in-Chief @muckrakerjoel Baseballs crash into glass backboards. An outfielder stretches over the scorer’s table to make a catch. Base runners slide over a hardwood floor into home plate. Baseball was not meant to be played on a basketball court, but that is exactly where IU Southeast’s softball and baseball teams had practiced inside during cold weather in past years, inside the Activities Building.

Last winter, thanks to a deal with the city of New Albany, the teams moved to a new indoor facility in Silver Street Park, off of Charlestown Road in New Albany. The complex is 50 yards by 50 yards with

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high ceilings and is carpeted with sports turf, much softer than hardwood.

“Wiley [men’s basketball coach Wiley Brown] and I have a great relationship,” baseball coach Ben Reel said. “But I told him I couldn’t imagine his basketball team practicing outside on a baseball field.”

The baseball and softball teams’ move to Silver Street Park is just one of the many marketing, safety and facility upgrades that the IUS Athletic Department made last school year.

The Koetter Sports Baseball Complex has new bleachers and the dugouts are extended to better protect players. A new irrigation system in the outfield will better water the turf in summer months.

There are shorter backboards in the Activities Building to prevent players from hitting their heads

when attempting to dunk or grab a rebound, as well as new breakaway rims.

The athletic department purchased a new stateof-the-art scorer’s table for basketball and volleyball that are backlit and padded for improved safety.

Finally, new backdrops, signage and marketing displays were bought to help better brand the program.

Many of the upgrades were funded by a one-time capital expense out of the university’s budget. The rest were paid for through private fundraising.

Athletic Director Joe Glover says that player and spectator safety were the top priorities when deciding what improvements to make.

“As an athletic director, you have to keep your finger on the pulse of the program,” Glover said. “I

makes marketing, facility and safety upgrades have a list of things in each facility that we would like to improve.”

The improvement that most students will notice, however, might be the softball and baseball teams’ move into their new indoor practice facility, and off the basketball court.

Sports Information Director Steven Utz said that with four different teams utilizing the Activities Building for practice, it left little time for other students to use the gym.

“Our gym schedule in the past started at 5 a.m. with baseball practice,” Utz said. “There might be some time in the morning for students to shoot around, and then it was booked solid in the afternoon.”

Now, there are large segments of open gym time nearly every day, for students to play pickup games or shoot around.

As for the baseball team, Reel says his players are grateful for their new practice area and practice times.

“To me continuity breeds consistency,” Reel said.

“It is tough as a coach to expect consistent effort out of them when one day they practice at 5:30 in the morning and the next it is at 3 in the afternoon.”

Reel says that the move to Silver Street Park will allow his players to spend more time on schoolwork and allow for a healthier start to the season. The larger space also enables his players to make longer throws and run further distances, better conditioning their arms and legs. That is important to Reel, who says his pitching staff should be one of the best in the nation.

“In the gym we could throw 70 feet, but in here we can throw 150 feet,” Reel said. “I think with our arm strength early on, we will definitely notice a difference.”

As for any future plans for additional upgrades within the Athletic Department, Glover says that it largely depends on funding.

His wish list includes new batting cages and a bullpen area for the softball complex, a new press box for the baseball complex, and lights for the tennis courts as well as baseball field.

While the department’s improvements are meant to benefit current athletes and students, Glover says they also mean a lot to alumni.

“It is great for me to see the pride they have for the program,” Glover said, “and how they appreciate and notice the changes we have made.”

Photo by Joel Stinnett

The dugouts at the Koetter Sports Baseball Complex were extended and the rails were padded for player protection.

“It is great for me to see the pride they have for the program, and how they appreciate and notice the changes we have made.”

Joe Glover, Athletic Director

Thinking about joining a sorority?

By CHELSEY CARR News Editor cccarr@indiana.edu One of the largest communities on campus is Greek life. Some join for the resume builder, others sisterhood, or even philanthropic work. It is full of opportunities to get involved on campus and in the community.

Following is a guide to formal recruitment for girls interested in joining a sorority.

Formal recruitment is a three night process which will take place September 11 through the 14.

•Friday the 11: Casual Wear •Saturday the 12: Business Casual •Sunday the 13: Cocktail •Monday the 14: Casual Wear Friday night every person visits every sorority. Based on personal rankings and invitations extended by the sororities determines which ones you visit the second night.

Saturday you can visit one or all

The best part about Greek life and why they joined “My favorite part about Greek life is definitely the lifelong connections I have made. I never thought I would love a group of girls so much, let alone call several of them my best friends. I also can’t believe how many friendships I have made with other Greeks and how much we all support on each other and help the community with all of our great philanthropies. The hardest part, honestly, would have to be when everyone becomes gamma chis and they have to disaffiliate. It’s really hard to be apart that long.”

Holly Glass, Alpha Phi “The most rewarding part of being in Greek life is all the connections and relationships I’ve made.

I’ve met so many people and our Greek life is so small and special that I’ve met many people who were involved when they went to IUS. The hardest part is trying to make it to everyone’s philanthropy events when I’m working and have classes. I still try to go to what I can but I’ll also support in other ways than just attendance.”

Kimberlyn Beck, Sigma Kappa

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“The best part about being in Greek life has been the friendships I’ve gained and the fact that I know I’ve always got someone to call or text when I need something or someone. I’m not alone with whatever I’m going through. It does require a lot of dedication though. There’s always charity events to do and volunteering as well as mandatory meetings that it takes up a lot of time. And there is such diversity that there’s bound to be butting heads so it can be kind of hard working with such different people but it’s worth it in the end.”

Devin Armbruster, Phi Sigma Sigma “I recommend Greek Life for so many reasons.

Being Greek has given other sorority women and myself many opportunities. It allows women to connect with one another while working together to raise support and awareness for their chapter’s philanthropy. It has allowed me to have opportunities to better myself by attending workshops and institutes put on by my chapter.

Greek Life is one big network as well.

The friendships made in Greek Life are forever.”

Shelby Lucas, PanHellenic President

three sororities.

By the third night, your decision is mostly made. Sunday girls are normally only given two, if not only one, sorority to visit.

Monday is bid night, arguably the most exciting night of the weekend.

Bids are extended and accepted or occasionally declined and you start your journey into the life of a sorority girl.

There are three sororities from which to find your home.

Alpha Phi

•Colors: Bordeaux and Silver •Symbol: Phi Bear •Philanthropies: Alpha Phi Foun dation: Research for Women’s Heart Health •Open Motto: Union Hand in Hand

Phi Sigma Sigma

•Colors: King Blue and Gold •Symbol: The Sphinx •Philanthropies: Phi Sigma Sigma

Foundation, Kids in Need, and Practice Makes Perfect •Open Motto: Aim High Sigma Kappa •Colors: Maroon and Lavender •Symbols: Heart and Dove •Philanthropies: Maine Sea Coast Mission, Gerontology with a focus on Alzheimer’s Disease Re

search, and Inherit the Earth •Open Motto: One Heart One Way

If you’re a man and want to go Greek The fraternities recently formed the Interfraternity Council (IFC) so they will hold formal recruitment in the fall. Events will be held on campus September 8 through 11. For more information and updates visit iushorizon.com.

Panhellenic Formal Recruitment Sept. 10-14

Sign Up today at sororitylifeius.com

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Students in a Foreign Land

By KRISTIN KENNEDY Staff Reporter krikenne@umail.iu.edu

In 2012, Carlos Kuria traveled thousands of miles from Kenya to New Albany. He was 18, and he didn’t know anyone in the U.S. besides his sister, who traveled with him, and his father.

Kuria, a biochemistry senior in his third year at IU Southeast, is among a small group of international students on our campus. That group, according to the IU Fact Book, only included 103 students in the Fall 2014 semester.

These students have made IU Southeast their home over the years. These students have come from countries around the world, including Kenya, Vietnam, Cote d’Ivoire and others. Here, we profile some of their stories:

Carlos Kuria Kuria’s native country is Kenya, a country with varying climate and the largest economy in eastern Africa.

Kuria said his life in Kenya was similar to his life in the U.S., with a few differences. For example, in Kenya, he went to boarding school, and he did not think about working.

“In Kenya, you can’t work until you are past 18 years old,” Kuria said. “So when I finished high school, I was just hanging out with my friends..”

Kuria said he chose to come to the U.S. because he wanted to stay with his dad, who has lived in New Albany for over 10 years. Kuria said he had never been to the U.S. before.

He said the immigration process had a lot of steps, but his dad took care of most of them.

“I don’t know a whole lot of details because my dad is the one that took care of everything,” Kuria said. “The only thing that I had to do was go to the U.S. embassy in Kenya and do an interview with the embassy.”

In addition to the immigration process international students also have to juggle many other responsibilities, like arranging for housing, applying for visas, planning travel, setting up health insurance, and determining financial situations before arrival.

As for his decision to study at IU Southeast, Kuria said he has family ties at the university.

“I have one cousin that graduated from here, and they said that this was a good school, and it’s cheap, so that’s why I came here,” Kuria said.

After Kuria began his studies at IU Southeast, he said he was eventually able to become a permanent resident of the U.S., since he lives with his dad. This

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means he no longer has or needs a student visa.

“I’m like regular, other students,” Kuria said.

At IU Southeast, besides concentrating on his classes, Kuria is the informational technology coordinator on the executive board of the National Society of Leadership and Success. He is also a member of the African American Brotherhood and the Chemistry Club.

Kuria said being involved in organizations on campus has helped him develop his leadership skills and adapt to campus life and life in the U.S. “At first, when I came here, I was a little bit scared because when I came here, I came straight to college, so I didn’t have time to stay at home and try to transition,” Kuria said. “But I feel like getting involved helped me to get used to people, meet new people, and I don’t think I’m scared anymore.”

Kuria said he has not traveled outside of the U.S. since he has been a student at IU Southeast. He has taken fall, spring and summer classes each year. And since he has not been able to visit Kenya since coming to the U.S., he misses his family and friends.

“I enjoyed being with my family,” Kuria said. “My mom is in Kenya right now, so of course I miss her. I miss my other extended families. Also, I have a lot of friends back in Kenya.”

Kuria said he has also had to get used to differing expectations between the U.S. and Kenya, including personal space expectations.

“In Kenya, we can stand really close, and people don’t see that as bad. And here, I have to give you your personal space,” said Kuria. “There are different ways and culture here.”

Kuria said he expects to graduate from IU Southeast in May 2016, and he wants to attend medical school at Indiana University or the University of Louisville after graduation. He said the professors in his courses have helped him prepare for medical

school.

Kuria said he advises other international students to follow their dreams and work hard.

“Most [international students] have come from far away, and success is not easy,” Kuria said. “What I’m able to tell them is, aim for the sky and give it all your best. That’s what my dad always tells me.”

Thuy Nguyen Nguyen lived in Vietnam until February 2009, when she was 18 years old. Nguyen said Vietnam is a bustling, crowded country. She lived in a city that is home to over 7 million people.

“Where I lived in Vietnam, life was vibrant,” Nguyen said. “Constant noise from the street, day or night. There are always people, if not way too many people.”

Nguyen said her choice to go to the U.S. was not an easy one. Her parents were the ones who wanted her to go, and she ended up taking their advice.

“Honestly, my moving to the U.S. was my parents’ idea,” Nguyen said. “I got a scholarship to go in 11th grade, but I was not ready to. After high school, I changed my mind and left. I had no idea about what was awaiting for me. Any ideas or impressions I had turned out to be not quite right.”

When it was time to go to the U.S., Nguyen said she flew to Virginia with her mother and her sister.

She said the scenery surprised her.

“Everything looks big, clean and sad,” Nguyen said. “I was very surprised that it looks nothing like the U.S. I saw in movies. Apparently most movies are shot in New York, Los Angeles, which look nothing like Virginia.”

Nguyen said it took a long time for her to get used to life in Virginia, because she moved from one of the

most populated cities in Vietnam to a suburb.

“The quietness took me a while to adapt,” Nguyen said.

Even though Nguyen had to adapt to the quietness, she said she did not have a hard time adapting to U.S. culture, because many different cultures interact with one another in the U.S. “U.S. culture is a culture that celebrates all cultures around the world,” Nguyen said. “And that is the greatest part about this country. I had no difficulties adapting to any specific U.S. culture. All cultures of different parts of the world meet here, interact and learn from each other.”

Nguyen said after she arrived in the U.S., her perceptions of the nation changed over time.

“At first, I thought nothing is the same between life in the U.S. and Vietnam,” Nguyen said. “But the longer I observe, I realize that things are just the same everywhere. Humans’ greed, humans’ violence, inequalities. They take different forms, but they are all the same.”

Nguyen said even though she believes the U.S. and Vietnam are similar, she said the levels of freedom of expression are different in the two countries.

“I can have access to any kind of knowledge I am interested in because of (freedom of expression),” Nguyen said. “Back home, to criticize the government can cause a lot of trouble to your life. Perspectives that are not in line with those in the government are definitely viewed as a threat.”

Nguyen said after she got settled in Virginia, she started working, and she attended community college before transferring to a university. She said she took a sociology class and decided to major in it, because she believed she needed to learn about U.S. society.

In 2013, Nguyen, her mother and her sister moved to Louisville to start a Vietnamese cafe called Four Sisters, which got its name because Nguyen’s parents have four daughters.

Nguyen said she took a year off school to help establish Four Sisters, but she then decided to go to IU Southeast to finish her degree in sociology.

“I chose IUS because of affordable tuition rates,” Nguyen said. “The advisers that I had the pleasure to meet were incredibly helpful as well.”

Nguyen said her IU Southeast experience has been “exciting.” She said she has taken fall, spring and summer classes.

“I like to learn,” Nguyen said. “I enjoyed my theory class in sociology during my first semester here.”

Since becoming a student at IU Southeast, Nguyen has continued to work at Four Sisters. She said it is sometimes difficult for her to balance work and school.

“Running a small business, physically working there and going to school full time can sometimes be challenging, especially when unexpected life events happen,” Nguyen said. “I only hope that my classes teach me knowledge which is worth coping with that challenge.”

Beda Yves Martin Martin said he has lived in various countries around the world. He was born in Côte d’Ivoire in

western Africa, and he lived there for 10 years.

“I was 10 when I left,” Martin said. “I went to a couple countries next door.

Nigeria, that’s where I learned to speak English.

And after that, I went to Venezuela. I was there for about a year. And from there, I went back home for a couple months, then I came here.”

Martin said he enjoyed the accessibility of the beach when he lived in Côte d’Ivoire.

“The thing I miss the most back home would be driving to the beach, because I had access to the beach from wherever I (was),” Martin said. “It was about a 45-minute, 30-minute drive to get to the beach, and I really miss that. There’s no beach over here.”

Martin said he wanted to go to college in the U.S. because he believes a bachelor’s degree from the U.S. is powerful.

“If I was to go back home and come with an American bachelor’s degree compared to somebody who comes with a French degree, I am more likely to get the position than he would, just because I have an American degree,” Martin said.

Martin said this reality is evident in several companies in Africa, including his dad’s company.

“My dad actually has his own company,” Martin said.

Photo by Kristin Kennedy “He told me what he does when he hires. He puts all Carlos Kuria, biochemistry junior, moved to the U.S. in 2012 to live the American degrees in one with his dad. Originally from Kenya, he said joining campus orgaspot, and everybody who nizations helped him adapt to campus life and life in the U.S. has another degree, he puts them on the other side. So he goes to the list of AmeriMartin said he asks several questions because can degrees first before he even touches anybody else.

English is not his first language. He also said the So it’s really powerful.”

Martin said while looking at U.S. colleges and uni- small classes at IU Southeast enable his questions to be answered. versities, he was attracted to IU Southeast because “There are some ways some Americans express of its small class sizes. themselves that I don’t understand, so I tend to ask a “I have a friend who goes to IU Bloomington, and lot of questions,” Martin said. “And you really cannot we graduated from high school together,” Martin said. “He came here (to the U.S.) a year before me. So do that in big classes.”

To come to IU Southeast, Martin said he had to he went to IU Bloomington, and I told him that I’ve overcome challenges, particularly when applying to always been used to small classes since I was little, get his visa. and I was trying to stick to that because I like to ask “I missed a bunch of deadlines because of the visa a lot of questions.”

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Photo by Kristin Kennedy

Beda Yves Martin, business senior with concentrations in management and marketing, was born in Côte d’Ivoire in western Africa, though he has lived in various countries throughout the world. He said he was attracted to IU Southeast because of the small class sizes.

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issues, so I wasted two years of my education because I was struggling to come here,” Martin said. “It was pretty difficult to come here.”

Martin has been a student at IU Southeast for about six years, because he came in 2009. He came to the U.S. by himself, and he lives alone off-campus.

“I have no family whatsoever in the U.S.,” Martin said.

“No cousins, no uncles, no nothing.”

Despite being in the U.S. with no family members, Martin said it was easy to adapt to life in the U.S., because he was immersed in U.S. culture through entertainment and the media when he lived in other countries.

“America is number one in the world, so even if you’re not in America, if you live out of America, you kind of know what’s to be expected when you come to America, because you watch American movies, you listen to American music, you watch American news everywhere, so I already knew what to expect before I came here,” Martin said.

At IU Southeast, Martin said he has found his studies to be relatively easy, because he believes academic life is tougher in Africa than it is in the U.S. “Back home, I would more focused about school because school is more difficult than it is over here,” Martin said.

“School is a bit difficult over there because the material is more difficult to understand. Over here, I think school is a little bit easier, but you still have to deal with working and juggling managing your time.”

Martin said he enjoys his classes because they will help him earn a powerful degree, and his professors apply classroom knowledge to real job experiences when they teach.

“Well, the main thing obviously is by giving me a degree, which is really powerful,” Martin said. “And I love the classes, what I learn, because most of the professors I have in my business classes were professionals. They were actually in the work field, so I like the fact that they teach you, they relate to you and with the workforce. So I like the examples of what you learn in class and how you apply that to your actual job. I love that.”

Martin said he earned his associate’s degree in business from IU Southeast in May 2014. He said he enjoyed the commencement experience, because he had not celebrated a graduation before.

“Where I’m from, when we graduate, we don’t do a celebration,” Martin said. “You don’t wear the hat or any of the other graduation stuff. You just get your degree, and that’s it. So I actually got to experience for the first time that gown and the hat and all that stuff. And I thought it was really nice.”

This year, Martin also earned his bachelor’s degree. He plans to earn his master’s in business administration. He said he then wants to go back to his home country to teach people the business skills he has learned.

“I’m going to do my master’s over here, so I’m still going to be here for quite some years,” Martin said. “My plan is hopefully to try to get a job over here, get as much experience as I can in the work field over here, and who knows?

After a couple of years of experience, I’m probably going to go back home and try to teach people what I learned over here. I really want to open a company. That’s my main goal. I want to go open my own business.”

Martin said other international students at IU Southeast should be true to themselves, remembering their passions and what brought them here in the first place.

“Don’t put too much pressure on you than there already is,” Martin said. “Just go with the flow. Keep your values that you had before coming here, and just try to assimilate and adapt to the culture over here. And just keep asking questions.”

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Cramming on Campus:

Emily Friedman, political science senior, goes to the IU Southeast library to study.

“I know if I am home, I am not going to have the motivation to do so and I will be able to study without procrastinating,” she said.

Sydney Powell, graphic design sophomore, said she also likes to study in the library because it is peaceful and the couches are comfortable.

Elvir Tenic, biology sophomore, said that it is very important to him to find a quiet place to study.

“There are several places on campus to study that are quiet,” Tenic said.

“Today I chose here in Life Sciences, but I move around different places.”

In Hillside Hall, there is a study area with large-screen televisions to hook up laptops.

Dan Sullivan, business senior, said study areas like these are very beneficial for group work.

Students can play pool and table tennis in the Game Room in University Center South. Some students like to bring their video game systems and hook them up to the television.

“It’s nice to have some space to work on things, especially during the last week of the semester,” Sullivan said.

“I’ve made a lot of friends sitting in here,” Kyle Jones, undeclared freshman, said. “Its a great place to relax.”

The Math Lab, located in the Physical Sciences Building on the bottom floor, is open from 8 a.m. until 9 p.m., but hours vary depending on the day.

“It is really helpful when I don’t understand something on my homework,” Ashley Celestine, nursing sophomore, said.

Some of the Best Places at IUS to Relax and Study

Bethany Hamilton, fine art freshman, said she enjoys to study anywhere outside at IU Southeast, though she said her favorite place to study outdoors is at a picnic table by the pond.

Sometimes a fresh set of eyes can improve a paper. The staff at the Writing Center can help. It is located on Knobview Hall’s third floor.

“Anytime a student needs help, they can come to the Writing Center,” Leigh Ann Meyer, Writing Center director, said.

Knobview Hall recently got new furniture and Brooke Wessel, art history sophomore, said she likes to study here “because it is nice and relaxing.”