Aloha from Meadow Lodge

Love the teaser.
Week of Feb. 11, 2013 | Volume 67 | Issue 16
Very clean, clear
design. Variety in
using both a serif
and sans-serif font
is good. We should
think about this
variety in
headlines/
-Robin Harris, IUS women’s basketball head coach on
subheads
Ashmere Woods’ final season as a Grenadier
throughout the
paper. Ideas to
See more on page 6
think about for
The student voice of Indiana University Southeast
redesign.
“She is going to leave IUS as one
of the best players to play here.”
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TINA REED
focused.
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setter
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With Valentine’s Day approaching, store fronts are
displaying candy hearts, boxes of chocolates, red roses and
gemstone jewelry, but when it
is all said and done, does anyone have a date to partake in
this romantic holiday?
Justin Garcia, evolutionary biologist and researcher
at The Kinsey Institute at Indiana University Bloomington,
said in an article written in IU
Media Relations that ‘dating is
nearly dead.’
According to a study published in the Review of General Psychology last year, it
was found that more students
are hooking up, which leads
to sexual encounters, instead
of dating.
Students are hooking up
thinking it will lead to a first
date, but instead, they are
having more hook ups than
first dates.
“If we’re going to take
college health seriously, we
have to think of the context in
which dating, love and sex occur,” Garcia said. “This is the
context college students are
experiencing—hookups first
and then, maybe, relationships. We need to understand
the physical and psychological Did
consequences,
you talk toboth positive and negative.”
Garcia and
College students are no longer Zimbardo?
dating to find a partner,
Garcia said.
“They go to movies together only after they’ve had
a sexual encounter,” Garcia
said. “It is not until the college
student moves out of college
campuses and into adulthood
that more traditional dating
occurs.”
Philip Zimbardo, psychologist and a professor emeritus
at Stanford University, said on
TED talks, “Guys are flaming
That fact that
out academically
andthe
wiping
out socially
withTED
girls and
talk was
isn'tsexually as
with
women.” important
as the
TED talk is a conference
info. So you could
that is held annually to unite
said inspeakers.
a
opinionated
conference
Intimacy is a fear, not only
associated
in boys, but in girls
presentation.
also, Zimbardo said.
“Excessive internet use,
along with excessive video
gaming and ‘porning’ arousals have become addictive
resulting in social awkwardness,” Zimbardo said. “They
don’t know what to say to the
opposite sex.”
With this in mind, Bernardo Carducci, professor of
psychology and director of
the Shyness Research Institute
at IU Southeast, said, “Every
great relationship, romantic or
business or otherwise, begins
with small talk.”
The structure of communication is not random, Carducci said. When people learn the
structure they will have the
skill.
Carducci is the author of
“The Pocket Guide to Making
Successful Small Talk: How to
Talk to Anyone Anytime Anywhere about Anything.” passive voice
is?
“Students or people in general don’t know how to get
started,” Carducci said. “They
think to get started they have
to have this fabulous line,
when all they really need to
do is just be nice.”
Shyness does not just disappear, Carducci said. The
person just changes their focus.
“The number one issue for
shyness is meeting people and
making friends,” Carducci
said. “Once you are in a relationship your shyness disappears, because your focus is
no longer on their self, but the
focus is on the other person.”
People who are shy focus
on their faults and limitations,
Carducci said.
“Shy people walk around
with a mirror in front of them,
because once they get in front
of a mirror they start adjusting their glasses, their hair
and their make-up,” Carducci
said.
Thirty percent of students
say they do not know how to
make friends or talk to people,
Dahlgren said.
The Pathways class is being
taught to students for them
to learn how to interact with
professionals in their field of
choice.
There is a Pathways networking event where the students pick the professionals
who are to attend, Dahlgren
said.
“The professionals are set
up as panels in front of the
classroom and each speaker
gets 10 minutes to talk to the
students,” Dahlgren said.
“The students will have a half
an hour to ask each person on
the panel any questions they
may have.”
These events are open to
any student at IU Southeast,
Dahlgren said.
“Students at the end of the
event will be able to introduce
themselves and shake hands
with the professionals,” Dahlgren said.
Brigette Adams, faculty secretary of the School of Social
Sciences, said she proofread
Carducci’s “Pocket Guide
to Making Successful Small
Talk.”
“The small talk book helped
me to know how to talk to
strangers in a lot of social situations,” Adams said. “I met
my husband Dave, because of
the suggestions that are in that
book.”
Adams said her husband
was her tour guide on the island of Maui.
“Because of my familiarity
of Carducci’s work and of being able to talk with people, I
was able to strike up a conversation with him and I actually
asked him out on a date and
he said yes,” Adams said.
Adams and her husband
have been married since 2008.
“Before I read the small
talk book, I would have never
been on vacation by myself,
let alone start up a conversation with a stranger,” Adams
said. “It has really helped me
socially.”
Excellent photo -Students celebrate
Spirit Week
nice action,
emotion.
Flip info and
attribution Example:
"Dating is nearly
head," Justin
Garcia, evol..., said.
Students are dating
less and hooking up
for, according to a
study published in
the...
Good example -info then
attribution.
Photo by Stephen Allen
Jed Thomas, business freshman, tosses a bean bag in a game of cornhole. To celebrate Homecoming activities were set up in The Commons for students to participate in. Some of the events
included cornhole, musical chairs and water pong.
This is the first time
you mention
Dahlgren. Also,
rough transition to
Dahlgren.
For more on HOMECOMING, see page 8
We should start
publishing this
more timely stuff
online more
quickly.
Aloha from Meadow Lodge
Students get a taste of paradise with Luau Party
By NIC BRITTON
Staff
[email protected]
Though snow was piling up around campus on Jan. 31, Meadow Lodge embraced
the tropical.
The lodge was home to IU Southeast’s
annual Spring Luau Party, hosted by Residence Life and Housing.
This event was free and open to all students. It offered a variety of games and refreshments, as well as separate games for
the young children present.
The three-hour event was attended by a
crowd of more than 40 people.
The luau has been a campus tradition for
the last few years, and is one of Residence
Life’s signature events. Some other signature events include the ‘80s and Halloween
parties, as well as Rock Fight, a battle of the
bands.
According to Cory Dixon, the event’s
main host, this year’s luau was a notable departure from previous signature events.
“Historically, all our big events are done
in the Hoosier Room and consist of music,
a dance floor and some light refreshments,”
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Dixon said. “People usually meander
around, eventually get bored and leave.”
Dixon said the luau is consistently the
event with the lowest attendance, so he decided to give the event a smaller, more laidback atmosphere.
“I wanted to get rid of the loud musicand-dance set-up, throw it in a lodge, and
pack it full of small games that people will
get into,” Dixon said. “This was our first
time throwing a signature event this way.”
Some of the games played include a tropical-themed version of Pictionary, limbo
and a hula-hoop competition. The night’s
most popular game appeared to be “Pass
the Pineapple,” a variant on hot potato that
used a pineapple instead. About 20 people
were playing the game at one point.
A few students even embraced the snow
outside. Some engaged in snowball fights,
while others built snowmen.
Also, a non-alcoholic mock-tail bar, which
has frequently appeared at IUS events, was
one of the main attractions. The beverages
it serves have become popular among students attending the events.
See LUAU, page 2
Photo by Nic Britton
Anna Sneed, elementary education senior, plays the ukulele during the Spring Luau’s “pass the
pineapple” game. Meadow Lodge hosted an annual Spring Luau Party on Jan. 31. There were
paradise-themed games and activities for the residents to participate in.
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Week of Feb. 11, 2013 | NEWS |
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sentences.
IU Southeast takes hit in enrollment, continues to have strong numbers
By RAYMOND SHUTT
Staff
[email protected]
After five consecutive years of gaining new students, IU Southeast’s enrollment has slowed down this spring
semester totaling 6904 students. However, it is still the third highest
enrollment in the school’s history. IU
Southeast’s enrollment peaked in the
2011-2012 school year with 7,256 students.
Tanlee Wasson, director of institutional research, said there are many
factors that have impacted the drop of
enrollment.
“The number of students graduating from high schools in our region
has and will continue to decline over
the next ten years,” Wasson said.
There have been new changes in
awkward
legislation in Indiana, as well.
Now Indiana high school students
have to attain the CORE 40 diploma
to attend IU Southeast. IU Southeast
cannot take any students who did not
complete this diploma.
Another change in legislation is
that teachers who receive a master’s
degree in education are no longer being rewarded for it in the workplace. This makes for no incentive to get a
master’s in education.
“This has severely impacted the
enrollment in our graduate education
program, which is down 15% from
last year,” Wasson said.
Wasson said he also believes there
is a correlation between the struggling
economy and declining enrollment.
“Advisors contacted non-returning
students in the summer and work was
the second most common reason for
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leaving the institution. Transferring to
another institution was the most common reason,” Wasson said.
The New Albany News and Tribune stated the unemployment rate
in Clark and Floyd counties dropped
slightly from 6.9 percent in October to
6.8 percent last month.
Wasson said there are new programs being implemented to encourage enrollment.
“The admission counselors visit all
of the high schools in our Indiana and
Kentucky region,” Wasson said.
Additionally, he said the counselors represent IU Southeast at college
fairs and information nights.
“On-campus recruitment events
include a fall and spring open house
and three Steps to Success programs,”
Wasson said.
During these events, prospective
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students can come in and receive a
tour, which are offered twice a day,
and meet with a counselor MondayFriday.
“Once a student applies for admission, a new series of communication
pieces begins. Contact is maintained
with students until the first day of
classes,” Wasson said.
Recruitment for transfer students is
also being done.
Wasson said it includes spending
time at Ivy Tech, Jefferson Community & Technical College, and Vincennes
University Jasper.
IU Southeast will focus on extending First-Year Seminar, increasing
amounts of scholarship money, and a
liaison program where new students
will stay in contact with a staff member to help them get through enrollment problems.
passive voice
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Switch info and attribution. The unemployment rate in
Clark and Floyd counties dropped from ...., according to
a report in the News and Tribune. Also, avoid citing other
media outlets -- where did they get this info?
Lodges prepare more events for residents throughout the semester
“I really liked the mock-tail bar,” Brooke Birchler,
elementary education sophomore, said. “The Shirley Temple is my favorite.”
Birchler also said that “pass the pineapple” was
her favorite game of the night.
The lodge was decorated with various Hawaiianthemed decorations. Leis were scattered about and
given to students as they entered the great room.
The mock-tail bar was designed to be a tiki bar complete with tiki-mask cups and a sign designed to
look wooden.
A ukulele was being played by Anna Sneed, elementary education senior. Beach-themed bands and
music artists, such as Jack Johnson, could be heard
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Feb. 1 at 7:02 a.m.
The mother of Brandon Beisel requested to file
a missing persons report on him. His mother
was concerned, because she had not heard
from him for a few days. A report was filed
into the National Crime Information Center
(NCIC) by IU Bloomington.
by the tiki bar.
Dixon said he was impressed by the positive, enthusiastic atmosphere.
“When I got there, there were about 40 people
just laughing and talking and playing Pictionary,
or getting chips and drinks,” Dixon said. “At that
moment, I realized we had thrown one heck of an
event. That energy in the room when I first got there
was my favorite part of the night.”
Allison Bohm, music business senior, helped host
the event as well. Her thoughts were similarly positive.
“I had band rehearsal the first half of it, but when
I walked in and saw people playing games and enjoying the tiki bar, I considered the luau pretty successful,” she said.
The luau is one of a growing number of events
being held in the lodges. Other recent examples
include Orchard Lodge’s “Let’s Taco ‘Bout It” taco
night, a Madden NFL tournament held by Meadow
Lodge on Super Bowl Sunday, and talent shows
held in Orchard and Grove Lodges.
While those events were primarily advertised
within their lodges, the luau received campus-wide
advertising and was included on IU Southeast’s online calendar.
Dixon said that he originally did not know what
to expect from the luau this year, but now thinks it
could change the way upcoming events are held.
“I wouldn’t be surprised if this event sets the
precedent for future events to be done in a similar
way,” Dixon said.
Residence Life and Housing’s next event is Rock
Fight, a battle of the bands. It is currently scheduled
for April 12.
Photo by Nic Britton
Joshua Sesar, mathematics senior and community advisor of Forest Lodge, prepares drinks at the Spring Luau’s tiki bar. The Luau Party is one of the many events
planned for residents of the residence halls.
Feb. 3 at 9:23 p.m.
An officer was dispatched to assist a student in
changing his or her tire. The tire was changed
successfully.
Feb. 4 at 2:14 p.m.
An officer responded to a call about a person
that passed out in the women’s bathroom in
Hillside Hall. The officer escorted the student
back to the IUS Police Department to get rest
and contact a family member.
Feb. 4 at 8:29 p.m.
An officer was dispatched to Orchard Lodge
on a report of a hit-and-run accident. The officer found no damage and no report was taken.
Feb. 5 at 10:29 a.m.
An officer was dispatched to the Life Sciences
Building on a report of a student falling down
the stairs. A report was taken.
Feb. 6 at 8:24 a.m.
An officer attempted to locate a suspicious
person lurking around a household. The officer was unable to locate the person.
Feb. 6 at 1:07 p.m.
An officer responded to a report of two women soliciting money for their church in McCullough Plaza. The women were advised to
leave campus.
Feb. 7 at 4:14 p.m.
An officer was dispatched to the Central Parking Lot to respond to a report of a man taking pictures of students in the parking lot. The
man denied taking pictures and he told the officer that he was waiting to pick up his wife,
who is a student.
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Week of Feb. 11, 2013 | SPORTS|
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Double Teamed
EXCELLENT story,
Tina. Very focused,
and flows very
naturally from one
piece of info to the
next. Great quotes.
Mitchell twins bring ‘superpowers’ to IUS basketball lineup
By TINA REED
Staff
[email protected]
IU Southeast has been double teamed by the selfproclaimed twin super powers Kevin Mitchell and
Cameron Mitchell, junior guards. The twins were
added to the IUS men’s basketball lineup this summer.
Cameron and Kevin have been playing basketball
together since they were three years old and playing
competitively together since high school.
That changed once they entered college.
“We were separated for the first time, ever,” Cameron said. “Neither one of us were happy where we
were. I was at Walsh University and Kevin was at
Cincinnati Christian playing basketball.”
Cameron said he decided to attend IU Southeast,
because he wanted to find a school where he could
play basketball with Kevin again.
“I was actually going to go to Cincinnati Christian,” Cameron said. “But then their coach got fired,
so we both started looking for a different school
where we both could attend.”
Wiley Brown, IUS men’s head basketball coach,
said he got a chance to see Kevin play when Kevin
played for Cincinnati Christian, and then the brothKevin and Cameron Mitchell, junior guards
ers came down to visit IU Southeast this summer.
Brown said the rest is history.
because his role on the team is to just play and for Grandparents took care of us after school— fed,
“I didn’t know anything about Kevin’s brother, me. I got to think, not necessarily for the whole clothed and bathed us until parents got home from
Cameron, at the time, so that was a total surprise,” team, but I got to put people in spots for us to win work. We owe them a lot.”
Brown said. “They have family in Memphis, Tenn., the game,” Kevin said.
Their father, Mark Mitchell, head coach at Taft
and they stopped in to visit the school. We had an Kevin acts as a second coach on the court, helping High School in Cincinnati, said he and his wife,
open gym and they got to play and they’ve been vocalize how the team can improve.
Cheryl, tried to raise Kevin and Cameron right.
here ever since. They are a coach’s dream.”
“He knows how to control his self and tell play- “Being an educator and teacher we knew we had
IU Southeast has been
ers everything’s going to be just fine,” Cam- to bring them up right,” Mark said. “Kevin and
successful in winning the
eron said. “He’s like another coach on the Cameron were the first grandchildren and everyNational Association of Incourt, and at the same time, he has my back body just threw their arms around them. Everyone
tercollegiate Athletics five
and I have his.”
was there for them. I was coaching basketball, footyears in a row, and Brown
Cameron and Kevin have even devel- ball and I would carry them along with me. The acasaid the Mitchell brothers
oped a name for this phenomenon.
demics were there. They were always learning. They
fit right in with a winning
“I call it superpowers or twin powers,” got it at such an early age. They were like sponges
team.
Kevin said. “Coach Brown talks about it, and would soak it all up,” Mark said.
“It’s been a blessing havbecause when Cameron messes up, I mess
ing all of them, including
up and when I do well, he does well. It’s
their parents and grandparjust like having superpowers. We know
ents,” Brown said. “They all
how each other think.”
support them.”
Bradley Zellner, IUS men’s associate
Kevin said it is a win- win
head coach, has seen this “super power” in
for everyone involved playaction.
ing for IU Southeast.
“The first time I watched them play I
“It actually works out best
could tell they had grown up playing tofor both of us and the coach,
gether,” Zellner said. “They both seemed to
because the thing Cameron
know where each one is going to be on the
has, I may not have, and
Kevin Mitchell floor.”
the things I have, he may
junior guard Both twins said they pull their playing
not have,” Kevin said. “Like
inspiration from each other, as well as faCameron’s tall and athletic
mous basketball players.
enough to get rebounds and
Kevin said he looks up to short guard
be a big man, and for me, on the other hand, I’m players as role models because, he too, is a short
point-and-shoot guard.”
guard and he can relate.
Kevin said he knows how to run the team and “On the famous side, it would have to be NBA
put players in just the right spots.
player Allen Iverson,” Kevin said. “I looked up to
“I can run a team a little bit better than he can, Iverson, because he was a short guard like me. I
don’t take a whole lot of stuff. I play with a chip on
my shoulder. It’s the short mentality of me. Iverson
did his job and he knew how to win games.”
Kevin said he has other role models outside of
the NBA realm. “My father, on the other hand, put me in situations—the right situations for me to end up here,”
Kevin said. “If it wasn’t for him, I would have ended
up in prison or even might be dead, because of the
environment of Cincinnati.”
“We lived in nice neighborhoods, but if we didn’t
have our dad, mom would have been a single parent,” Kevin said. “She’d have enough money, but I
would have been in the wrong things. He knew how
Photos by Tina Reed
to teach his sons. He taught us character and how to
Above: Cameron Mitchell reaches in for a basket in
do the right thing when nobody was there.”
Cameron said he has always found a role model the Activities Building. Mitchell, on Monday Jan. 21,
in his father, his cousin, Freddie, and his grandpar- was named KIAC Men’s Basketball Player of the Week.
Mitchell has earned this award four times this season.
ents.
“I looked up to them every day,” Cameron
said about his grandparents. “They worked hard. Below: Cameron Mitchell, helps his brother, Kevin
Dad made sure everything was OK with the fam- Mitchell, off the court during the Grenadiers game
ily. He did everything possible. He would make against IU East on Feb. 8. Kevin lead the Grenadiers in
sure everyone was happy at the end of the day. scoring with 28 points.
When Cameron
messes up, I mess
up and when I do
well, he does well.
It’s just like having
superpowers.
We know how
each other
think.
Photo by Mychal Harris
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Week of Feb. 11, 2013| EVENTS |
TOP EVENTS
Tuesday
Sunday
Thursday
“Moneyball”
Valentine’s Day
Rusty’s back
Where: Stem Concert Hall in the Ogle Center
When: 6 p.m.
Oakland A’s general manager and the subject
of “Moneyball” is heading to IU Southeast to share
his innovative style of management and “Moneyball” methodology.
Where: Everywhere
When: All day
It is that time of year again to show that someone special how much you care. Treat them to a
nice night out on the town or have a night in with
a Redbox movie and a box of chocolates.
Where: Hoosier Room
When: 2 - 4 p.m.
Rusty Ammerman, master magician and comedian, returns to IU Southeast with his show Dimension of Illusion. This event is free and suitable for
all ages. Bring the whole family.
MONDAY
Feb. 11
Seminar Series
Writer’s Group
12:20 p.m.
Life Science,
room 334
The School of Natural
Sciences Seminar Series
Presents: Ms. Joyce Bender
of Kentucky State Nature
Preserves. Her speech is titled
Open for Research.
6-8 p.m.
University Center,
room 001
Sponsored by The English
Club, Writer’s Group is a
writing a workshop open to
students, staff, faculty and
the community. All types and
levels of writing welcome.
TUESDAY
Pub Quiz
10 a.m. and 12 p.m.
Ogle Center,
IU Southeast
Doktor Kaboom! is an
interactive one-man Science
variety show suitable for
all. Doktor Kaboom! blends
theatre arts with the wonders
of scientific exploration.
8 p.m.
Molly Malone’s,
Louisville
The St. Matthew’s location
will host a free trivia game.
The game will consist of six
rounds. The winner will get a
$25 gift certificate.
WEDNESDAY
5:30 p.m.
Saffron’s,
Louisville
Michael Oghia of Lebanon
will discuss young love
among Arab youth during a
program called “What’s Love
Got to Do With It?” at the
Persian restaurant.
THURSDAY
Love Sux
Rock Shows
9 p.m.
Headliner’s Music Hall,
Louisville
Rock band, Jukebox the
Ghost will be playing a show
with Matt Pond and the
Lighthouse & The Whaler.
Tickets are $12-$14.
Sex & the Brain
WEEKEND
Fed 15-17
Alcohol Safety
Love Letters
Feb. 15
7:30 p.m.
Bunbury Theatre
Celebrate Valentine’s
Day with this play by A.R.
Gurney. The story follows two
long-distance friends who
communicate through letters.
The cost is $21.
Frog & Toad
Feb. 23
Derby Dinner Playhouse,
Clarksville
As part of the Children’s
Musical Theatre Series, this
musical tells the story of a
friendship that endures all
seasons. For more information go online.
»»»«««
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Intern Panel
Lit at Lunch
Feb. 21
12:15-1 p.m.
Hoosier Room
Every semester the Career
Development invites students
to hear from current interns
about their experiences and
how to find one for yourself.
Meet the Pros
6-8 p.m.
University Center,
room 127
Come gain advice from
those working in the field.
Featured professionals are:
Larry Wilder, lawyer; Charlene Fetz, nurse; Rick Barney,
chief marketing officer.
Girlfriend
8 p.m.
Actor’s Theatre,
Louisville
A Valentine’s Day showing
of the rock musical about first
love and teenage relationships
will be performed. Tickets
start at $51.
The Who
Feb. 16
7:30 p.m.
Yum! Center
The Who: Quadrophenia
and More Tour comes to Louisville this weekend. Founding members Roger Daltrey
and Pete Townshend return
for this new tour.
Photo by Mychal Harris
Jake Simpson, sophomore guard, goes up for a dunk during the rivalry game against IU
East Friday, Feb. 8 in the Activities Building. The Grenadiers came through with a 98-93
victory over the Red Wolves.
Monologues
Feb. 17
4 p.m.
Playhouse Theatre
The University of Louisville is putting on the Vagina
Monologues as a fundraising
event for ending violence
against women. Tickets are
available at the door.
Feb. 20
Noon-1 p.m.
The Commons
The English Club will be
sponsoring another literary
open mic event in the Commons. The theme is Philos
and Eros. All can participate.
Meet the Pros
Feb. 19
6-8 p.m.
UC 127
Come hear advice from
the professionals. Featured
pros are: Graham Gohmann,
graphic designer; Charles
Edelen, IUS Chief of Police;
Leslie Knable, veterinarian.
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Broadcast
Feb. 26
7-8:15 p.m.
University Center
New York Times bestselling author, Brad Meltzer will
be telling the inspirational
story of his search for a charitable act in room 122.
Radio Party
Feb. 15
6 p.m.
Hard Rock Cafe
102.3 The Max will be
hosting their Loyal Listener
Party at Hard Rock Cafe on
4th Street. Singer-songwriter
Matt Hires will perform.
Event is free.
Relic Delic
Feb. 16
10 p.m.
Mellow Mushroom
Blues and funk band, Relic
Delic will be coming from
Lexington to perform at the
St. Matthews location. All
ages are welcome.
NOTICES
UPCOMING
LOCAL
Feb. 19
Derby Dinner Playhouse,
Clarksville
A musical about a floral
shop assistant who raises an
exotic plant with a mysterious
craving for fresh blood. For
more information go online.
Times and ticket prices vary.
8 p.m.
Clifton’s Pizza,
Louisville
Clifton’s Pizza on Frankfort Ave. will feature local
singer-songwriters Alex
Wright and Danny Flanigan
jamming and trading songs.
Feb. 14
12:20 - 1:10 p.m.
University Center,
room 127
Presented by Psi Chi
and the Psychology Club,
attendees will learn how the
brain is involved in our sexual
relationships.
Shop of Horrors
Live Music
Feb. 13
7 p.m.-2 a.m.
Howl At the Moon,
Louisville
Howl At the Moon, located on 4th Street, is throwing
a singles bash. Admission is
free with a torn or mutilated
photo of your ex.
Feb. 15
9 -10:30 a.m.
Hillside Hall, room 100
Alcohol educational sessions are available to teach
students the effects of alcohol
and increase self-awareness
of personal values related to
alcohol use.
To submit material
to The Horizon for the
Events page, call The Horizon at 812-9412253 or e-mail
us at horizon@
ius.edu. Events
should be submitted one week in
advance.
Feb. 12
Doktor Kaboom!
Global Nights
SUBMISSIONS
Sky-high slam dunk
A Cappella
Graduation
FAFSA Due
Feb. 21
7:30 p.m.
Ogle Center
With a mix of the classic
and the contemporary, the
five-member vocal band Ball
in the House is one of the
most successful indie bands
today. Tickets are $22.50.
March 1
5 p.m.
IU Southeast
Students planning on
graduating in May and August must have their graduation application completed by
5 p.m. on March 1. Applications can be found online.
March 10
Midnight
Indiana Statewide
For students wanting to
continue receiving financial
aid for classes, the Indiana
deadline to fill out the FAFSA
application is midnight on
March 10.
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Hamlet
Withdrawal
Tax Date
March 7
8 p.m.
Ogle Center
IU Southeast’s theatre department will be performing
Hamlet throughout March.
Tickets are $6 for students
and $12 for adults. Call the
Ogle Center for tickets.
March 15
All week
IU Southeast
Last day to withdrawal
from a class is March 15. Students can withdrawal online
using OneStart. Students who
withdrawal before the deadline receive a W.
April 15
Midnight
Nationwide
The IRS tax filing deadline
for 2013 is April 15. This is
the last day to file your state
and federal taxes without
penalty. Taxes can be filed
online or with a professional.
Valentine’s Day
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Week of Feb. 11, 2013 | OPINIONS|
Do not be a love bug Do not hate celebrate
Regardless situation make
Excessive spending ruins
holiday experience, kills mood holiday exciting experience
By BRYAN JONES
Senior Editor
[email protected]
I h8 Valentine’s Day — I said it.
I am single, but I have my beaus,
and we go out on random dates, on random
days of the week whenever it is convenient.
But being single is
not the reason I hate
the holiday. I am a
closet hopeless romantic, and I still hate the
holiday.
I have been in relationships during the
big V-day and still had
major problems with it.
Why do I need one
day of the year to show
someone I love that I
love them, or vice-versa?
Honestly if someone wanted to be
romantic and buy me things I would
appreciate it tons more if they bought
it on a random day. Why Feb. 14? Why
not June 27 or Oct. 28?
I like the thought of it, but being in
love or caring about someone is not
about buying someone the best gift on
a specific day of the year —unless it is
an anniversary. Show everyone love
every day.
Especially since Valentine’s Day has
turned into a Hallmark holiday and
the biggest goal is to see how much
more debt companies can get men to
go into to buy their girlfriends the biggest and shiniest diamond ring.
Let’s
face
it
guys, when has
there ever been a
commercial
for
Valentine’s
Day
talking about what
WE want this year?
Don’t worry, I will
wait…
I did not think so.
I enjoy spending time
with the ones I love and I do
not feel it absolutely mandatory to see a significant other at a
fancy restaurant where the two of us
will exchange gifts that we both paid
too much money for then spend even
more money on the food and movie so
we can go and hangout behind closed
doors.
So by the time it is time to do the
huh?
wordy
‘big deed’ that has been building up all
day it can almost be ruined because of
all the stress both parties put into making this holiday perfect when it could
have been spread throughout an entire
week and caused less stress trying to
fit it into one 24-hour
time frame.
What is even worse
than the holiday itself,
though is, when I call
a friend to catch up
around that time or I
will log onto Facebook
and see constant griping about how much
it sucks being single
around this time of
year.
I cannot explain to
anyone how much it
annoys me when anyone tells me they need
to be in a relationship
to be happy and these
attitudes tend to come out the strongest in the coming week.
Don’t believe me? Log onto Facebook on V-day and scroll through
statuses and stop every time someone
mentions the day.
First, the people so utterly in love it
makes me want to puke because they
are so cute and post their entire relationship online.
Second, the ones who gripe and
moan about how being single is the
worst because the holiday is all about
being with someone.
Third, and possibly the worst, the
people who use Facebook and other
social media to find a date to take them
out or to take someone out
on, is annoying.
Fourth, and my personal favorite, is when
a couple wishes each
other a happy day and
then they start arguing
because he did not buy
anything or something.
Meanwhile I grab popcorn
and watch the show, because
it’s just so dumb.
Valentine’s Day is way overrated
and too much money is spent on it peryear.
I do, however, have plans to celebrate it with some drinks at a bar and
after party at someone’s house.
Spread love; just do not use this one
specific day to do so, spread love all
day, every day.
make it that. It is not “Single’s Awareness Day,” as many have so unpleasantly deemed it.
Quite frankly, the only thing more
depressing than being depressed on
I heart Valentine’s Day — I said it.
Valentine’s Day is hearing people
Let’s get this out
complain about how
of the way early: Yes,
depressed they are.
I am in a relationship
Valentine’s Day does
(Hey, Tommy.) and
not have to be deyes, because of the
pressing — I do not
holiday, I am pretty
see how it could be
much guaranteed to
with all the bright colsee “Safe Haven” with
ors and stuffed panhim on Thursday. But
das holding hearts,
that is not why I love
anyway — but just beit.
cause you are single,
I have spent Feb. 14
does not mean you
putting my hands up
cannot enjoy it.
to Beyoncè’s “Single
Atheists still enLadies” and enjoyed Lots of people
complain about
joy Christmas, don’t
the day just the same.
they?
I mean, what’s not that.
Sure, Valentine’s Day
to love?
can be “corporate,”
I get a card — with
money in it — from my grandma. Ev- but nobody complains about that
erything is in pink and red. I get to around Christmas time.
Sure, we should be spreading
eat heart-shaped food.
Restaurants and stores have spe- love every day, but nobody hates on
cials they do not have normally. It Thanksgiving because it celebrates
is not even frowned upon to make something we should be doing every
a reservation to take a date to White day.
All I am saying is Valentine’s Day
Castle.
Most of all, though, Valentine’s has the potential to be an awesome
Day gives me an excuse to spend time holiday —if you let it.
with the people I love. With busy If money is what you are conschedules, it is nice to have a desig- cerned about, do not spend it.
Take your valentine hiking or for a
nated day to do that.
Relationship or not, Valentine’s bike ride, just sit at home. It does not
have to be extravagant.
Day is just awesome.
Feb. 14 is meant
I think that the holito celebrate love. It is
day’s haters just do
a day to remind the
not see it for what it
important people in
is.
your life that you care
What
people
about them —and this
need to remember
is not only your partis that Valentine’s
ner, Carrie Bradshaw!
Day is, above all, a
It could be your family,
holiday. It is meant to
friends, even yourself.
be celebrated. It is one
So, why do not you send
of the few holidays where
a friend a corny valentine or call
you get to decide how you celyour mother? Or, as Tom Haverford,
ebrate. You are not obligated to
America’s favorite government emgo to your Uncle Bill’s house in the
middle of nowhere, have your cheeks ployee would say, treat yo’self.
pinched by your aunt and listen to I guarantee if you do non-costly,
positive things like that instead of
your cousin’s stories about his cat.
feeling sorry for yourself or worrying
You can do whatever you want.
This means you can start your own about gifts you will fall in love with
traditions, go out for drinks or make Valentine’s Day, just like I did.
After all, with so much negativity
cookies. Whatever you are into.
Valentine’s Day is not the date of in the world, how could spreading a
your yearly relationship-status check- little love be a bad thing?
up, no matter how much you want to
By SAMANTHA FRAZIER
Features Editor
Nice touch.
[email protected]
Student Opinion
How do you feel about Valentine’s Day?
Tara Mason
Business management senior
James Robinson
I think Valentine’s
day is great. It’s a
chance to show someone how much you
love them, and spend
time with the person
you love most. Biochemistry junior
I could take it or
leave it, I’m really
indifferent about it. Beth Gohmann
English junior
Corey Baker
Biology and biochemistry senior
I believe it can
bring people closer by
showing someone how
much you care about them It’s just a holiday
and it doesn’t affect
me either way but I
don’t like when people
complain about being
single on Facebook. 6
Week of Feb. 11, 2013 | PROFILES |
Is this still
accurate?
IUS alumnus finds new passion, inspires others
and fitness, meaning it caters to the whole person—
athletically, nutritionally, socially and mentally.
“Life’s little everyday problems are easy,”
Belcher said, in comparison to the stress
and adrenaline he receives from work
In a spacious, L-shaped room with 20-foot
ing out.
ceilings at the edge of New Albany’s Industrial
The dedication that Belcher and the
Park, transformations are taking place.
other members put into the Cross The floor is cement, half covered with black mats
Fit lifestyle has turned them into
and, in the center a jungle gym.
what
he calls a second family
On several walls there are chalkboards filled
Belcher
said ClarkFloyd CrossFit is a
with workout stats, diet reminders and inspirationmore
intimate
setting than some of
al quotes. Ropes and rings hang from the ceiling.
the
bigger
“globo-gyms”
that rely on
There are no mirrors. It is clean and functional.
a
certain
number
of
people
paying
At the center of it all is IUS alumnus Case Belcher,
dues
and
not
showing
up.
who knows the benefits of working and playing
“When someone doesn’t show up
hard. He has been at it for years.
here
for a week or two, they’re getting
He opens a side door for fresh air and turns on
a
phone
call,” he said.
the music for a warm-up. Black Flag, Against All
Jessica
Bergman said she stumbled
Odds, Johnny Cash—it depends on how he’s feelinto
CrossFit
when she overheard
ing.
Belcher
talking
with someone about it
“We kind of consider ourselves the punk rockers
in
a
coffee
shop.
of the gym world,” he said.
She said the first thing she thought
The 26-year-old
was “that’s awesome” and introduced
coach and owner
herself.
Bergman said she was looking
of
ClarkFloyd
Good
quote.
for
a
change
in her life and had just read
CrossFit gym is
a
Buddhist
proverb,
‘When the student is
a man of motion,
ready,
the
teacher
appears.’
a lifelong athlete who has fi “I’m really glad I found CrossFit,” said Bergnally found his niche.
man.
“It makes me a happier person and that is in Growing up in Henryville,
valuable.”
where his closest neighbors
were a mile away, Belcher said
h e Bergman said although she does not have as
found team sports—everything from tennis to base- much time as she would like to work out, CrossFit
ball—to be a good way to stay social and active out- makes it count for more.
“I feel like that hour of the day, I get the most out
side of school.
While working on a marketing degree at IU of it, fitness-wise,” she said.
Southeast, Belcher became a “gym rat,” explor- Bergman said she travels a lot for work—she is
ing different avenues of fitness—personal training, the Vice President for Advancements at Union Colbody building and endurance, but he kept running lege in Barbourville, Ky.—and that people are always asking her if she visits other CrossFit locations
into injuries.
In search of a way to push himself athletically, across the country.
while avoiding putting his body in harm’s way, “I don’t want to check them out because Case
Belcher said he discovered a new program that com- isn’t going to be there,” she said.
“He’s always looking for ways for us to do difbined fitness and health on a deeper level.
ferent things—to show progress, to compete against
“I drank the CrossFit Kool-Aid,” he said.
CrossFit is an international athletic program that yourself,” she said. “Everyone in there is truly wantadopts a 360-degree turn around approach to life ing the best for everyone and that is a great feeling.”
Bergman said Belcher’s attitude and energy play a large part in the success of the
gym, which Belcher said is growing.
“I think that’s what makes people drawn
This sounds like it
to
that space and to him. He truly wants
is from a marketing
people to be healthier,” Bergman said.
brochure. Too
“He’s not in it for the money.”
jargony.
When Belcher started getting more involved with CrossFit, he said he knew he
was at a crossroads. He quit his digital
marketing job, sold his house and poured
his savings into opening the New Albany
gym.
“Some people at Samtec thought I was
nuts
for leaving,” Belcher said. “It was
Photo By Aprile Rickert
a
good
company and good money but it
Belcher said that he and his members consider themselves “the punk
just
wasn’t
something I was passionate
rockers of the gym world.” The gym encompasses an alternative style.
By APRILE RICKERT
Staff
[email protected]
about. I’d rather make $40,000 a year at this job than
$200,000 chained to a desk.”
Jeremy Wooldridge worked with Belcher and
was one of the gym’s first members when it opened
a year ago this month.
“On one hand, I was disappointed because I
thought [Belcher leaving] was a big loss for the company but I was also supportive because I believed he
was going to make a big difference in the community, and he has,” Wooldridge said.
Wooldridge said he works out about four days a
week—the same amount that he did before joining
CrossFit—but that he is seeing different results.
“CrossFit added an element of coaching,” he said.
“It added an element of competitiveness. My personal results have been phenomenal. I’ve learned
a ton about nutrition to lifting—and my body fat is
half of what it was in May.”
Wooldridge said he thinks Belcher’s vision is
making a big impact on many people. As a coach he
does a great job helping individuals improve their
workouts, even though they may have varying levels of fitness.
“People come to that gym because of Case,” said
Wooldridge. “He’s very unique. I think deep down,
he’s an entrepreneur. He’s going to succeed at whatever he does.”
Photo By Aprile Rickert
Case Belcher, owner and coach of ClarkFloyd CrossFit, perfects his lifts. Belcher said he wanted to push himself athletically and discovered CrossFIT, now he is a personal coach.
Senior leaves her legacy on the IUS court
By HANNAH ASH
Staff
[email protected]
Even when she is not running
plays, Ashmere Woods said she has
one thing on her mind–basketball.
Although Woods is a serious basketball player, her outgoing personality keeps everyone around her
entertained, her teammate, Kortney
Woods, said.
“Through her funny side she is a
leader,” Kortney Woods, senior center, said. “She is somebody people can
look up to.”
Throughout her career as a Grenadier, Ashmere Woods has won several
awards including Kentucky Intercollegiate Conference (KIAC) Women’s
Basketball Player of the Week and National Association of Intercollegiate
Athletics (NAIA) Women’s Basketball
All-American Honorable Mention,
which she said she is most proud of.
“I want to get the All-American
award, not just be mentioned for it,
but it’s always good to be mentioned
for something,” Woods said.
Woods also ranks No. 23 in Division II in points per game, 27 in Division II in total scoring and 41 in
Division II in field goal percentage,
according to NAIA statistics.
“She’s a competitor,” said Robin
Farris, IUS women’s basketball head
coach. “Her statistics show that she is
a good player.”
The Grenadiers have competed in
the NAIA Division II National Tournament all three years that Ashmere
Woods has been on the team.
Farris said he hopes the team will
be able to compete in the tournament
again this year.
Ashmere Woods said she enjoys
competing in the tournament.
“It’s a really good experience to go
compete at a higher pace and compete
with people at a different skill level,”
Ashmere Woods said.
One of her favorite things about
playing basketball is the spirit of competition, Woods said. She said competing against other players is fun and
helps her become a better player.
Photo By Hannah Ash
Woods, senior guard, has won many awards but is most proud of winning All-American Honorable Mention.
She decided to become a Grenadier
because she was drawn to IU Southeast’s small campus, she said.
Before joining the team, Woods
said she had taken a year off from
school after high school and missed
playing basketball.
She said she talked to Farris about
playing basketball and received a
scholarship to play at IU Southeast.
Farris said while Woods is competitive, she is also a team player.
“She’s a winner,” he said. “She’s
also an unselfish player. I think she
could probably be more selfish, with
her ability to score.”
Woods said that while she plays,
she makes an effort to pass the ball
and share with others.
“I like to get everyone involved,”
she said.
After graduation, Woods said she
wants to earn her master’s degree in
sports education.
“I want to continue in this sport,
whether it is in coaching or playing,”
she said.
Woods said she took a basketball
coaching class at IU Southeast and
that the class was the best class she
has taken.
“I learned stuff about basketball I
didn’t know, even though I’ve been
playing for years,” she said.
Heather Wheat, sophomore point
guard, said Woods is known as the
entertainer of the team,
“She’s always laughing and making everybody else laugh,” Wheat
said.
Kortney Woods said Ashmere
Woods always maintains a positive
attitude and helps encourage the
team if they are having a bad game.
“She is always there to help us,”
Kortney Woods said.
Ashmere Woods said she looks up
to Candance Parker who plays in the
WNBA for the Los Angeles Sparks.
“I actually got to meet her,” Woods
said. “Everything about her is positive.”
Woods developed a love for basketball when she began playing in
community leagues, she said.
“From five years old I never
stopped dribbling the ball,” Woods
said.
Farris said Woods’ dedication and
love for the game does not go unnoticed. Woods is a multi-dimensional
player that has the ability to drive,
shoot and draw contact.
“She’s going to leave IUS as one of
the best players to play here,” Farris
said.
The first round of the KIAC tournament begins on Feb. 23 where Woods
will compete for her last championship.
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Week of Feb. 11. 2013 | DIVERSIONS |
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• It was British author
Oscar Wilde who made
the following sage observation: “Some cause
happiness wherever
they go; others whenever they go.”
• Our modern word
“salary” comes from
the Latin “salarium,” or
“salt money.” Salarium
was the monthly wages
given to Roman soldiers
in ancient times -- paid
in salt.
• Those who study such
things say that if you
drink 100 cups of coffee
in a row, it’s likely to
kill you.
• You might have heard
that George Washington’s dentures were
made of wood, but in
fact, they were made of
hippopotamus ivory.
• In 1900, a prairie dog
colony was found in
Texas. That’s not surprising -- prairie dogs
are fairly common out
West -- but this colony
was unique. Researchers say it was the largest
colony ever discovered,
providing a home to 400
million prairie dogs and
stretching over 25,000
square miles.
• To earn a world
record, a woman named
Sonya Thomas ate 65
hard-boiled eggs in 6
minutes, 40 seconds.
• The female long-tailed
shrew gives birth to exactly one litter of pups
in her lifetime -- and
promptly dies.
• Martin Van Buren was
the first president to
be born a citizen of the
United States.
• If you’ve read “Alice
in Wonderland” or seen
any of the numerous
adaptations of it, you
probably know about
the Mad Hatter. But
did you ever wonder
why he was mad? It
seems that haberdashers
(those who make hats)
at one time used mercury to cure the felt they
needed for the hats.
Long-term exposure to
mercury causes madness, hence the phrase
“mad as a hatter.”
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Thought for the Day:
“Politicians and diapers
have one thing in common. They should both
be changed regularly,
and for the same reason.” — Jose Maria de
Ea de Queiroz
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Week of Feb. 11, 2013 | FEATURES |
SPIRIT WEEK
This story should
have been about
students
participating in the
activities. Instead, it
highlights the
organization putting
it on.
In other words, tell
the story about the
event, not the
process of how the
event was planned
and who planned it.
1
CORNHOLE
Scene setter lead
would have been
more effective.
By BRETT HANCOCK
Staff
[email protected]
The Commons is usually a fast-paced environment
filled with students coming and going between classes trying to fit in a bite to eat. However, students and
faculty took a break from the hustle and bustle and
played some good ole’ fashioned cornhole on Feb, 4,
kicking off the first day of spirit week.
Fadiyla Mance, psychology junior and Multicultural Student Union president, helped to set up the event.
She said she was tossing cornhole bags alongside the
players, as well as helping to persuade students, who
were passing through The Commons, to join in the
competition.
The event started early in the day but gained heavy
participation at lunch when The Commons were filled
with dining students and faculty, Mance said.
Students took turns tossing bags at the wooden
boards while laughing and enjoying themselves.
The winner of the event was decided by Campus
Life and received iChip points for his or her organization, she said. If not part of a student organization
the individual would receive an UCard equaling the
amount of $10 to be used at vending machines and
other locations across campus.
According to the IUS website, iChips are a point
system for the groups on campus. iChips are needed
to maintain their offices, and continue to operate.
Sam Gesenheus, psychology sophomore and member of the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity helped with
the event’s managerial duties. He said he made a suggestion to the other organizers of taking the day’s
individual high score rather than advancing a single
winner, and they agreed.
He ignored the paper brackets that were to be used
for the tournament, he said, and used them to log each
player’s name and organization, if a member of one.
“I don’t think many students will stick around for a
several-hour tournament,” Gesenhues said. “It makes
more sense to record each player’s highest round and
award the winner at the end of the day.”
At the event’s conclusion Campus Life deemed the
Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity the winning organization and awarded them 100 iChip points.
2
wordy
1. Fadiyla Mance, shoots to score a ringer during Spirit Week.
2. Jeremy Eiler, tosses a beanbag on to the cornhole board.
3. Sara Nieves, celebrates as she grabs a chair in a game of musical chairs.
4. Trent Baker and Jed Thomas fight for a chair.
5. Students watch performances during the pep rally.
6. Gus the Grenadier greets people in The Commons.
7. Kandice Buck, Kyra King, Jamayka Spriggs and Jennifer
Chapman dance at the Grafiti Party.
3
4
MUSICAL CHAIRS
6
PEP RALLY
7
GRAFFITI PARTY
HOMECOMING
This isn't consistent
with how we identify
students.
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