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Every semester you pay the school. You pay to park, to have access to the Student Activities Center (SAC) and to attend class-es. By the time you get the final bill it can be in the thousands.

If you have ever looked close-ly at your bill you might have wondered what exactly you are paying for. Some of the fees are self-explanatory. Like the park-ing fee which you pay in order to be able to park on university property. But some fees like the lab fee and activity fee are not so self-explanatory.

“They’re [lab fees] usu-ally course specific,” said Bill O’Donnell, vice chancellor of fiscal affairs, “If it’s an art class and they have a lab fee it’s be-cause they are providing paint or brushes or paper or something. There should be a direct supply or something provided to the stu-dent for that course.”

There are four levels to a com-

puter laboratory fee, which in-clude levels one, two, three and a non-computer lab fee.

“The different levels reflect the amount of classroom time that uses the computer lab,” said Linda Lucas, bursar, in an email interview, “A level 3 class uses the lab more than a level 1 class. The remaining lab fee is assessed when classes do not use a com-puter lab but the class requires a lab fee.”

However, the computer labo-ratory fee does not pay for open computer labs.

Computer labs and other tech-nology-based services are paid for by the technology fee. Ser-vices include Onestart, Oncourse, student email accounts, pre-de-termined printing via GoPrint, and internet access on campus which includes wireless access and the availability of free and low-cost software, said Lucas.

The amount of the technology fee is based on how many credit hours a student is taking per se-mester.

All fee’d up!

Another fee that is based on enrolled credit hours is the stu-dent activity fee (SAF). It is up to the budget committee to dis-tribute the moneys students pay.

The committee is provided with enrollment projections for the next year and how much money they are expected to get. The departments requesting funds then propose a budget to

the committee. “We stick to things that di-

rectly affect students,” said Zach Duncan, Student Government Association (SGA) treasurer.

The SAF also goes to pay for maintenance of the SAC. This includes maintenance of the weight room and equipment and

Fees Students PayDescription Fee

Amount

Tuition (per credit hour) $187.75

Student Activity Fee (6 credit hours or more) $58.50

Technology Fees (6 hours or more) $162.50

Parking (per credit hour, capped at $85.50) $85.50

Non-resident tuition $509.00

Source: http://www.iusb.edu/~bursarsb/new2010fees.shtml

There are additional program fees for students are enrolled in the health sciences, business, and education.

see FEES page 5

By REBECCA GIBSONStaff Writer

Crowds of attendees and ven-dors did not deter members of the IU South Bend community and their friends from picketing the Women’s Expo held at South Bend’s Century Center on March 12.

Partially supported by Dr. April Lidinsky of the univer-sity’s women and gender studies department, over a dozen people turned out to protest.

Noel Ullery, a junior in the women and gender studies major and member of IUSB’s Feminist

FSU pickets Women’s ExpoStudent Union quickly organized a group to protest both the Expo’s choice of guest speaker, and the Expo itself, which opened with a Botox party.

Sporting a sign reading “Brains not Botox,” Lidinsky as-sisted the preparation done by the protestors at the local South Bend Chocolate Café.

Fellow women and gender studies major and FSU mem-ber Maureen Pickar, a junior at IUSB, publicized the event on Facebook with a message to group members inviting them to bring friends and family.

“We are protesting our disgust with the event which [is] send-ing the message that women are nothing more than consumeristic, narcissistic, self-serving, product mongers,” said Pickar.

“Come do feminism,” said Ullery in her appeal.

This method of ‘doing femi-nism’ is important, according to Ullery, Pickar and Lidinsky, to bring awareness to the fact that events like the Expo—with its emphasis on beauty products, food, and the headlining speaker national reality star Kate Gos-selin—ignore real beauty and

important feminist efforts in the community.

While Gosselin, erstwhile fo-cus of the reality TV show Jon and Kate Plus Eight, was not tar-geted by the picketing, opinions were expressed that she does not represent what the women of the Michiana area see as their ideal, and that Memorial Hospital may do better next year to look clos-er to home for an inspirational speaker.

The protestors donated items to the food collection at the Cen-tury Center, according to Lidin-sky.

House passes health care reform bill

By JENN ZELLERSEditor-in-Chief

By a vote of 219-212, the Democrat-controlled Congress passed legislation on Sunday night that will overhaul Ameri-ca’s health care. The historic bill will extend health-care to mil-lions of uninsured Americans and will also crack down on abuses by the insurance companies.

The bill was largely viewed as dead after the election of Re-publican Scott Brown of Mas-sachusetts in a special senatorial election to fill the seat of the late Sen. Ted Kennedy. But a push in February to renew the reform bill lead to weeks of debate and closed door meetings with Dem-ocratic congressional members.

The vote was preceded by hours of debate that saw pleas from both sides of the aisle. Sev-eral Democrats called passage on the measure of civil rights and liberty. House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio called the bill a failure of Congress to listen to the American people and fis-cally irresponsible.

The passage also comes on the heels of thousands protestors out-side the Capitol chanting “kill the bill” and a recent Rasmussen poll stating that 54% of the American public didn’t want the bill.

Representative Joe Donnelly joined with fellow pro-life Dem-ocrats to push the bill over the needed 216 mark after assurances from White House that President Obama would draft and sign an executive order prohibiting the use of federal funds for abortions. Donnelly represents the Second District in Indiana.

The Senate version of the bill did not contain strong enough language and was viewed as an obstacle to gain enough votes to pass the bill in House.

The House also approved the reconciliation bill. The Senate will take up that bill for debate.

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By REBECCA GIBSONStaff Writer

With midterms passed and spring break over, IU South Bend turns to the big ramp up to finals. May is so close, we can almost touch it. Spring is in the air, the birds are out and young peoples’ fancies turn to thoughts of love and final papers.

However, it has always been my experience that one cannot think of love and final papers at the same time, and that if one is in the library it is better to be thinking of the paper than of the sweetheart. Which is why in this springtime, it is time also to put some attention toward library eti-quette.

Manners and Mannerisms: Sssshhh!Firstly, we should always re-

spect the study habits of other students by being quiet (ssssh-hhh). If MP3 players are worn in the library, ask a friend if they can hear your music from a few feet away when you have your earbuds in. If they can, you will not only be killing your hearing, but disturbing those around you trying to study. This rule goes to other distractions and disturbanc-es as well.

Voices should be kept low, and study groups which could be loud due to the number of people in-volved should meet elsewhere on campus. Also, even though the stairway is one of the least used on campus, it should not be used to chase each other up and down

the stairs, giggling, no matter how tempting. It has a tendency to echo.

Also, if one needs to take one’s children to campus, if they are in the library it is a parent’s responsibility to make sure they are supervised and kept as quiet as possible. Of course, it is im-possible to silence children of a certain age, yet effort should be made so that they are not disturb-ing those studying around them.

Secondly, the library’s com-puters should be used only for studying, and for looking up li-brary resources. There are so few of them that egregious use of them for Facebooking and solitaire is just offensive to those who actually need to use them.

Thirdly, since the library has opened up a small café, drinks should be consumed safely and considerately with regard to li-brary materials. Spilled drinks can make books sticky, or even ruin them beyond repair, costing the library for their replacement. They can also ruin computer equipment.

Anything spilled should im-mediately be both cleaned up, and reported to library staff so that any damaged items can be dealt with.

The library should be a place where we can go to peacefully study and with everyone’s co-operation can be made so easily. Happy studying.

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By ERIKA BLUMEStaff Writer

The Presidential scholarship winners have been announced. Maribel Navarrete of South Bend and Leah Myer of Goshen were announced as winners of the scholarship.

The Herbert scholarships are given to entering freshman nomi-nated by the campus. According to the IUSB website, this schol-arship is a four year renewable scholarship and includes a laptop computer and funding for one study abroad in the junior or se-nior year.

Navarrete was very excited when she found out she won.

“I found out through a letter that was sent to my house around second semester of senior year in high school,” she said.

“At first I did not know ex-actly what it was. I thought it was just a letter saying I was eligible for the scholarship, not that I had already been given it. It came as a big surprise to my family and me.”

Navarrete found out about the scholarships offered at IUSB through Cynthia Murphy-Ward-low.

“She helped me see the op-tions available out there and I am very grateful for that,” said Na-varrete.

With the scholarship money, Navarrete plans to pursue a Biol-ogy degree and attend graduate school where she will focus on veterinary medicine.

Navarrete is very grateful and excited about the opportunities having received this scholar-ship has given her. “I also feel very honored for receiving such a great scholarship,” she said, “without this scholarship I prob-ably wouldn’t have been able to go to school.”

Navarrete would also like to thank the people who nominated her and helped her with the tran-sition into college. She celebrat-ed winning with a family dinner at her house.

Myer could not be reached for comment.

Two students receivePresidential scholarships By MEAGEN THOMPSON

Managing Editor

You don’t have to be stuck at school for lunch. There are op-tions available that are within walking or a short bus ride.

For your first On the 9 adven-ture, allow yourself 65 minutes and head out on the bus towards downtown South Bend at either 25 minutes after or five minutes ‘til the hour.

Catch the bus across on Mish-awaka Avenue in the bus shelter across from campus.

You’re going to the Chic-ory Cafe on the corner of Michigan and West Jef-ferson. It’s an upbeat little place w i t h the theme o f a New O r l e a n s French Quar-ter coffee house.

You can tell the driver you want to get off at Michigan and Wayne. Or if you are familiar with South Bend, pull the signal rope for a stop as soon as the bus crosses South St. Joseph Street.

From here head north, the di-rection you will be pointed when you step off the bus if you don’t turn and just keep walking. Walk one block and cross the street. Chicory will be immediately on your right. Get ready to step out of South Bend and into the Big

Easy. The strength of Chicory is its

atmosphere and its olive salad, a combination of kalamatas and green olives, capers, celery, car-rots and spices. When served over the spring mix salad, which comes with garbanzo beans, mushrooms and sliced tomatoes, it really sings. Try it alone or in

the combo lunch special with a cup of the soup of the day. Combos

start at $5.19 plus tax, but can cost more for extras.

Or try a side of hummus with vegeta-

bles, a cup of s o u p , and an order of beignets -pronounced ben-yays- small puff pastries served hot and covered in powdered sugar. In the real New Orleans, they’re a must for every visitor.

Enjoy the music reminiscent of live Jazz Fest performances, write on the giant fleur-de-lis chalkboard painted on the wall, and if you want to splurge try a specialty coffee, a bakery item, gelato or sorbet.

To get back to IUSB, head south on Michigan, toward the

TRANSPO Tips:

• Be at the stop a few minutes before schedule

• Have exact fare ready (before April 5 $.75, after $1)

• Signal the driver that you wish to board by waving as the bus approaches

• Let other riders off before you try to get on

• Reserve the first seats for the elderly or disabled

• You can get a student pass at the bookstore (before April 5 $25, after $30)

• For full 9 routes and sched-ules, visit www.sbtranspo.com.

On the 9: Chicory Cafe

State Theater. Cross Wayne Street and head east (turn left). Cross St. Joseph, and wait at the bench for the 9.

Allow five minutes for the walk, more or less depending on your speed. Be there at 21 min-utes after the hour or nine min-utes ‘til the hour, as the 9 leaves the nearby TRANSPO South Street Station at 20 minutes after and 10 minutes ‘til the hour. Be sure to pull the signal rope for the bus to stop as it approaches IUSB.

Chicory Cafe Information105 E. Jefferson Blvd. Suite 103, 234-1141www.chicorycafe.net (full menu here)M-F 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

By JEFF TATAYStaff Writer

IU South Bend’s annual One Book, One Campus (OBOC) theme has been determined for the 2010-2011 year. The winner, by popular vote, is Karl Marx’s The Communist Manifesto.

The Manifesto has often been regarded as one of the most in-fluential political writings in history. Marx’s The Manifesto criticizes the stability of capital-ism and theorizes communism and the goals of the communist movement. Marx suggests that a revolution is required in order to eliminate class struggle and move toward a communist government.

Student Government Associa-tion senator and undergraduate Jake Jones nominated the book, and it was then selected by a cam-pus wide vote that takes place every year during the spring se-mester. Jones is the first student at IUSB to make a winning nomi-nation for OBOC.

Marx book selected for One Book, One Campus

KARL MARX

“My suggestion of The Mani-festo was not symbolic of the en-dorsement by this campus of an idea but the understanding and questioning of many ideas,” said Jones.

The word “communist” may still seem like a threat to capital-ist America, even in the current post-Cold War era. Over time, the word has taken on a negative connotation and is often misun-derstood.

“People think that commu-nism is a despotic alternative to

see ONE BOOK page 8

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By TERRIE PHILLIPSStaff Writer

Students were given the op-portunity to ask questions and voice concerns to Dean Marvin Curtis of the Ernestine M. Raclin School of the Arts on March 10.

Topics discussed included programs, advising, parking and new faculty due to start in the fall semester of 2010.

Renovations to the east lounge located next to the campus audi-torium are almost done, said Cur-tis. He also wants to encourage and remind students to keep this space clean. The idea for the space is to be a student lounge and a place for receptions after performances.

The cost to renovate this lounge was almost $50,000. This does not include labor costs which was done by the mainte-nance staff of Carl De Bruyn, said Curtis in an email interview. The lounge will also have new furni-ture which cost about $25,000.

“The school spent a lot of money to redo that place,” said Curtis, “We will have the only nice space like that.”

Curtis hopes to start renova-tions in the Informatics Lounge, which is located on the other side of the auditorium next to the courtyard, this summer. The es-

Dean Curtis holds forum for studentstimated cost of this renovation is about $150,000.

For both spaces as well as the entire building, Curtis encour-ages all students to respect the spaces provided to them and take care of them.

“It’s our job to keep it [the student lounges] looking like it’s supposed to,” said Curtis.

Another issue brought up was academic advising. Curtis wants to remind students to sign up for advising as it starts March 22 and ends April 9.

“Do it now. You don’t get billed till August,” said Curtis. “Applications for next year are up 40%. Don’t wait till the last minute to get stuff done.”

Parking was another issue brought up by students. Curtis suggests getting to school early to ensure you get a parking spot.

Curtis wants students to check their IUSB email everyday.

“Do not have your email for-warded to your private email,” said Curtis, “We [university] only use IUSB.”

He warned students that hav-ing email forwarded could cause some emails to get lost.

Curtis also announced that there will be seven new faculty members next fall. Two in mu-sic and communications, one in dance and art and Curtis hopes

there will be a new associate dean.

Some students also expressed concern about the maintenance of the pianos.

“We have no money for main-tenance,” said Curtis.

However, the pianos are tuned regularly. The school of the arts pays $20,000 to tune and main-tain the instruments the school of arts has now.

Curtis is currently working with the university to get more money for maintenance. It cur-

rently costs about $400,000 to fix and bring all the pianos to work-ing order.

“We have replaced some of the older pianos with new studio model,” said Curtis. “We have moved pianos around now so that every practice room has a baby grand in it. We need to find a way to perform maintenance such as regulation and repair and that is one of my tasks that I hope to ac-complish.”

Some students are concerned with the lack of male interest in

some of the programs, especially to perform Opera. Curtis associ-ated the problem to recruitment.

“We’re beginning to grow,” said Curtis, “We have to grow [in order to get more interest] and that comes from recruiting.”

The best way to recruit is through the students, said Cur-tis. Students from all majors can participate in the school choir, theatre, dance and other arts pro-grams.

Curtis wants to remind stu-

see CURTIS page 5

see INVOLVEMENT page 7

By APRIL BUCKStaff Writer

You might be passing up on an opportunity to expand your edu-cation and bolster your resume though extracurricular activities.

Most colleges and universities in the United States are dedicated to a holistic approach to educat-ing students. The underlying idea is to develop the whole student. Extracurricular activities are a key tool in accomplishing this goal, and at providing entertain-ment, social interaction, and en-joyment while giving students the chance to gain and improve skills.

“Campus involvement con-nects students in meaningful ways outside of the classroom with faculty, staff, and other stu-dents” said Sam Centellas, direc-tor of Student Life.

Campus involvement offers a connection outside the classroom“It creates a

sense of com-munity and that helps stu-dents be more focused on their educa-tion,” he said. “That way IU South Bend is part of their entire life, not just their class-room learning.”

Involvement beyond the class-room allows students to develop skills specific to their intended career.

By participating in extracur-ricular activities, students can improve leadership and interper-sonal skills while also linking ac-ademic knowledge with practical experience. In addition, students can begin to build a resume that

will set them apart, helping to ensure future job success.

“It’s very beneficial to be involved in campus activi-ties. I’m gradu-ating soon, and the majority of my resume focuses on my

campus involvement and my achievements through organiza-tions” said Angela (Alexy) San-tos.

Santos is president of two clubs, the Debate Club and Titan Productions, and says she has ac-quired skills she never dreamed she would have.

“I have made countless friends, acquired leadership skills, won awards, and learned

how to work with a team,” Santos said. “All these are crucial skills to have when entering the work force and will make you much more confident when interview-ing against other recent college graduates.”

As a result of the diverse inter-ests of students there is a plethora of activity offerings: social, stu-dent government, athletics, aca-demic and professional organi-zations, and volunteer or service related activities. Each offers students the chance to work with others and to gain essential life skills.

With all evidence pointing toward the benefits of being in-volved what is preventing stu-dents from taking advantage of these important opportunities?

“I believe that most are not involved because students do not understand the value in being

involved in their communities” said Katie Pacely.

Senior Troy Bontrager has another reason for not being in-volved in campus activities.

“I am a non-traditional student and honestly don’t have time for campus activities outside of the classroom. I see lots of activities advertised and often wish I could take part in some of the events,” said Bontrager.

He also wonders if IUSB be-ing a computer campus also plays a role in some students not get-ting involved.

“I have tried to join several campus clubs but because I have a family I cannot devote the time it takes to be a part of the organi-zations,” Bontrager said.

“I’m not really involved and I don’t really feel like many people are involved” said Holly Fletcher.

“When I first started, I never heard students talking about clubs or organizations in the

classroom,”

Angela (Alexy) SantosPresident of Titan Productions

Dean Curtis talks with students during the “Chat with the Dean” session held March 10 in Northside Hall.

PREFACE PHOTO /Terrie Phllips

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projectors in the meeting rooms. Part of the SAF is put aside for

student clubs, said Duncan.“Each club can come to us

[SGA] for a certain amount of funding,” said Duncan.

A club has to make a request and provide full disclosure of how the money will be used, how it will benefit and be used for IUSB and the students.

This past year some of the SAF was spent to bring in more counselors in the Student Coun-seling Center.

There are 12 departments that the SAF funds, including the SGA. Money is determined by using percentage instead of dol-lars.

dents that they need to share the practice rooms in NS.

The school of the arts replaced the carpets in the practice rooms as well as put new baby grand pianos in them. However, there is no more space to build more practice rooms.

“[Students are] going to have to sign up for time in the practice rooms,” said Curtis.

In the fall there will be some new faculty additions to the school of the arts.

“We have advertised and in the process of hiring two new music teachers, two communication teachers (one assistant professor and one lecturer), an assistant professor of dance, an assistant professor of art education, and a

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TALK from page 4

new associate dean,” said Curtis, “We have interviewed most of the candidates and will be mak-ing decisions shortly.”

Curtis also announced there is also a call for student art work. The artwork will feature in the school of the arts 2010-2011 print and web publications. Students are encouraged to submit pho-tographs, paintings, drawings, prints, electronic artwork, sculp-ture, costumes and set designs.

Students are asked to provide a high quality digital photograph with the medium, size, title and students name. Deadline for sub-mission is April 19.

Submit artwork to Michele Morgan-Dufour in NS 101 or at mmorgand@iusb.edu or to con-tact Dufour call 574-520-4558.

“We never cut anybody drasti-cally,” said Duncan.

However, last year the SGA cut their own budget by 5%, which was the biggest percentage cut out of all the departments.

“All of the Student Activity Fee directly helps students,” said Duncan.

Fees like the parking fee are not safe from increases. But for-tunately the office of fiscal affairs has proposed few fee increases this year. When there is an in-crease that increase is then set for two years.

“We proposed very few in-creases,” said O’Donnell, “We will not be increasing the parking fee.”

O’Donnell: Parking fee will not be increased this year

By KENDRA HORSMANStaff Writer

IU South Bend is searching for participants and volunteers for the Susan G. Komen Northern Indiana Race for the Cure which will be held on Saturday, May 1 in Mishawaka.

The event will feature a 5k walk or run to help raise aware-ness of breast cancer.

According to the Susan G. Koman website the first Koman Race was held in Dallas with 800 participants. In 2009 the event reached a global level with more than 120 different race locations and 1.5 million participants.

This is the largest race of its kind. It celebrates survivors, honors those who have passed away, and educates everyone about breast cancer. This is an important cause because in 2009 it was estimated there were 192,370 new cases of breast can-cer according to the Koman Race website.

“This is the first year IUSB has been contacted. We are ex-cited about the possibilities of the race,” said Pam Jarrett, volunteer coordinator.

The walk/run is for people of all ages and all fitness levels. It begins and will end at the Misha-waka River Walk.

IUSB currently has 123 vol-unteers to help out with the race.

“If people are interested in volunteering, they can go to www.komennorthernindiana.org and click on the volunteer but-ton. It will take them to an online registration for volunteers. There they can choose what kind of vol-unteer activity they would like to do. The day and times of the volunteer commitment are also listed,” said Jarrett.

All volunteers will receive a free t-shirt.

This is the second year the Northern Indiana region will par-ticipate in the event. Last year approximately 1,300 people at-tended. For more information on how you can help contact Pam Jarrett at pam.jarrett@gmail.com.

Second annual race for the cure By DANI MOLNAR

Staff Writer

How many old computers do you have lying around your house? To help get rid of those hard-to-recycle electronics, Tough Stuff Recycling Festival is coming in April.

Last year, the Center for Sus-tainable Future at IU South Bend put on their first Tough Stuff Re-cycling Fest.

“Our event has gotten bigger and better,” event coordinator Carissa Hipsher said.

Last year, all of the recruits were volunteers. This year, how-ever, Apple is sponsoring the event and bringing in workers to help out. Their goal is to get people in and out within five min-utes.

What kinds of things get re-cycled at Tough Stuff?

The event allows a wide range of recyclable things: any type of shoes in good condition, unus-able rubber shoes, egg cartons for local farmers, packing pea-nuts, cell phones, and consumer electronics, the last two being the most prominent. It’s all free of charge to donors.

“It can be very hard to get rid of electronics,” Hipsher said.

Often times, people simply do not get rid of the electronics be-

Recycle the right way at Tough Stuff

cause they do not know how. “We provide a safe way to get

rid of items that can be difficult to get rid of,” Hipsher said. “It is be-coming increasing[ly] more com-mon for cities to put ordinances or laws against throwing away

electronics.”Electronics that are recycled

improperly often end up in elec-tronic waste dumps overseas and can be dangerous to the people around them, and the people whose electronics were sent

there.Tough Stuff Recycling sends

their collections of electronics to Sims Recycling in Chicago. There, everything is shredded and parts will be separated, en-suring not only that more of it can be recycled for new things, but that the previous owner’s in-formation cannot be extracted.

“You have to separate out the materials so that you can reuse them,” Hipsher said. “If anything’s hazardous and can’t be reused, it will be disposed of properly.”

Collections for businesses will take place April 9 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the corner of Ruskin and Esther by IUSB. Businesses must register their electronics prior to the event. Pri-vate donations will be April 10 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and do not require registration.

There will be collection tables for items not electronic through-out IUSB campus the week be-fore, but electronics can only be recycled that day.

For more information about where recycled items from Tough Stuff Recycling Festival go, visit http://www.iusb.edu/~csfuture/Fest.shtml.

From 2009: Even early in the day a large pile of computer monitors, televisions and other electronics was accumulating at the Tough Stuff Re-cycling Fest. The cost of recycling all the electronics was covered by Apple computer.

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By APRIL BUCKStaff Writer

Diversity. Depending on the definition you are using, it can mean ethnicity, race, social class, religion, disability, gender, or sexuality.

Diversity is an important el-ement on any college campus. It adds a layer of understanding to students’ college careers and broadens their overall experi-ence.

In accordance with a state mandate, IU South Bend created a Campus Diversity Committee to address diversity issues on our campus. There are 11 members including six faculty members and one student. They meet quar-terly and their meetings are open to the public.

The committee is largely charged with addressing climate issues for faculty, staff, and stu-dents. They are concerned with mistreatment, discrimination, success in attracting, retaining and graduating students, and keeping on top of any complaints.

According to IUSB’s Office of

Diversity among IU South Bend’s facultyCampus Diversity website, “Di-versity is more than a symbolic gesture. We value and embrace people from all walks of life and are committed to the academic success of each student.”

Rebecca Torstrick, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences associ-ate dean and co-chair of IUSB’s Campus Diversity Committee, believes there is a genuine com-mitment to creating and support-ing a diverse campus community at IUSB.

“Diversity is really tricky,” said Torstrick. “To achieve an overall balance you have to stay committed and it must be part of your goal.”

Deidra Dennie, co-chair of IUSB’s Campus Diversity Com-mittee feels that IUSB has a cul-turally diverse faculty and stu-dent body.

“Culture is what shapes and defines you. Everyone is cul-turally unique in their own way. So when you ask if we are cul-turally diverse on this campus, I can honestly say yes, but by my definition,” said Dennie. “If you

want to know if we are racially and ethnically diverse, then my answer would be it depends. De-pends on which race or ethnic-ity you are counting in the diversity pool.”

The Cam-pus Diversity Committee is dedicated to helping of-fices across the campus promote and support a welcoming environment for un-derrepresented students, faculty, and staff.

Monle Lee, chair of market-ing, advertising, and business law, came to this country in 1978 from Taiwan. She feels that IUSB has a good representative faculty.

“Diversity has increased over the years. Just in the business school, we now have a good proportion of all ethnicities, reli-gions, gender, and nationalities,” said Lee.

“For example, we have at least one person from each continent. I view this as a very important contributor to the development of

the students, for making our campus vibrant, and to provide different per-spectives in our decision-making.”

Lee also hopes there will be more r e s o u r c e s

dedicated to attracting more in-ternational and other diversity students. She would also like to see more resources allocated to IUSB’s existing international student organizations so that they can organize better and big-ger events like those available at schools like Notre Dame.

Chu He, IUSB English pro-fessor, thinks IUSB’s faculty is culturally diverse. She has met many faculty members with in-ternational backgrounds from

countries such as Japan, France, India, Africa, and China.

“I’m from China. I did my un-dergraduate and master studies in China and did my doctorate in the States,” He said. “I feel welcome in the IUSB community, and I get a lot of support and help from people around me.”

She does indicate that support in navigating unfamiliar territory like US taxes would be helpful.

“It would be nice for IUSB to have a tax advisor for inter-national faculty, because filing taxes alone could be extremely difficult to those faculty mem-bers since they are not familiar with American tax regulations and various tax treaties between the States and other countries.”

She also said that it would also be great if more culturally diver-sified food could be offered on campus.

Alisea McLeod-Williams in the English department feels a little differently about IUSB’S faculty diversity.

“There would appear to be

“Culture is what shapes and defines you. Every-one is culturally unique

in their own way,”

Deidra Dennie, co-chair of IUSB’s

Campus Diversity Committee

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relatively few people of color among IUSB’s faculty. Certainly, there is minimal representation in the department in which I teach” said McLeod-Williams.”It would appear that efforts to increase di-versity among its faculty are per-haps minimal.”

McLeod-Williams feels that universities on the whole fail to ensure that people from diverse backgrounds see their experi-ences represented within the cur-riculum and other aspects of the college experience. She suggests that literature course selections in a wider variety of cultural back-grounds such as African Ameri-can Literature, Latino Literature, and Caribbean Literature might help bridge this gap.

“The campus is committed to it (diversity), but we can always do better,” said Torstrick. “It isn’t that there is a lack of will.”

Achieving campus diversity success requires a continual ef-fort. Plans to ensure and support diversity must be well-crafted, strategic, and integrated. Such plans must engage every level of

the campus and reflect a commit-ment to action.

According to Torstrick, the university can never rest on their laurels and feel they are done, it is an ongoing process and there is always room to for improvement.

Torstrick said the university always hires good candidates for open positions. Filling positions with diversity in mind usually just involves expending greater effort in the search, but excellent candidates are still located.

Diversityweb.org recom-mends that colleges and universi-ties take some essential steps to incorporate diversity into their campuses. These steps include examining programs, policies, practices and procedures to de-termine how they impact the campus and benefit the various populations they are intended to serve and then making the neces-sary changes to be more effective and inclusive.

Achieving a harmoniously di-verse campus benefits everyone. It is the responsibility of all to support and maintain a campus community that allows people from all walks of life to thrive.

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University is committed to diverse faculty

Student Life wants to hear ideas

By KRYSTAL VIVIANStaff Writer

Students and residents of Mi-chiana alike who are interested in what post-Holocaust life was like for survivors are welcome to at-tend a talk being held at the end of March.

Margarete Myers Feinstein will be speaking about her new book, Holocaust Survivors in Postwar Germany 1945-1957.

T h e book dis-cusses how the Jewish d isp laced p e r s o n s (DPs) tran-sitioned to life after the war ended. Feinstein writes about how the DPs came together and transformed themselves into Zi-

onists proud of being Jewish, de-spite the Holocaust.

Feinstein is currently a re-search scholar at the University of California, Los Angeles’s Cen-ter for the Study of Women. She also taught history at IU South Bend.

The talk is scheduled for Wednesday, March 31 at 7 p.m. in DW 1001. There is no ad-mission fee and it is open to the public.

Holocaust Survivors author to speak at IUSB

Myers Feinstein

By KRYSTAL VIVIANStaff Writer

In preparation of the IU South Bend Civil Rights Heritage Cen-ter opening in May, writer and activist Nikki Giovanni will be speaking at IU South Bend. This will be the first of many events leading up to the Heritage Cen-ter’s opening.

Giovanni will discuss any-thing she feels is on her mind, as well as touching on a few subjects and reading some of her poetry.

The Center, which was re-modeled from the natatorium on Washington Street in downtown South Bend, will be opening on May 23.

Writer, activist Nikki Giovanni to speak at IUSB, Century Center

Giovanni was recently named one of Oprah Winfrey’s 25 Living Legends. She has writ-ten many books, several that have become bestsell-ers or have won awards from the NAACP. Her children’s book, entitled Rosa, is about civil rights activist Rosa Parks, and is now a Caldecott Honors book.

Giovanni claims that she is proudly a “Black American, a daughter, a mother, and a pro-

fessor Eng-lish.” She was also dubbed the “Princess of Black Poetry” after publishing her first two po-etry books.

The talk will be at 11a.m. on Thursday, April 1 and will be fol-lowed by anoth-

er discussion on the same night at 7:30 in the Discovery Hall at the Century Center. Both events are free, but tickets are required. For ticketing information, call (574) 520-4203.

Nikki Giovanni“I’m a junior and I just went

to my first Titan Production event this year. When I tell fel-low IUSB students that I’m go-ing or that I have went, they have NO idea what I’m talking about. I really just think word of mouth helps out a lot,” Fletcher said.

According to Santos, IUSB students are moving toward greater involvement in campus activities.

“When I first started, I never heard students talking about clubs or organizations in the classroom,” she said.

“During my first year as ac-tual staff with Titan Productions, we’d have events where only four or five people would show up. Things have changed quite a bit over the past two years, and it hasn’t been just the students, but the members of clubs and the work of Sam Centellas.”

Santos said that once students get involved, they realize what

they’ve been missing out on and the opportunities that become available to them. She believes the key to getting students excited about programs is understanding what they want and then getting the word out about opportunities for involvement.

Centellas said that students are getting more involved, but he still wants to hear from them and to know how they want to be in-volved and what would get them excited to be involved.

“If you have an idea for some-thing you want to see on campus, let the Student Life office know. We want to help. The more stu-dents we connect on campus, the stronger our community be-comes.”

There are many ways to be-come involved at IU South Bend. Student Life is working hard to find ways to engage all IUSB students. For more information contact Student Life by phone at 520-4587 or by email at sblife@iusb.edu. TH

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Things are starting to change. The sun shines warmer, the days are longer, and people start wear-ing less and walking around cam-pus more. There is more green growing, and more smiling.

With spring, a curious sight appears along Mishawaka Av-enue. From the neighborhood library to the greenhouses and back again, adults and children pushing wheelbarrows, toting garden tools and bushel baskets, and sporting grubby boots and overalls can all be spotted on a regular basis.

They are gardeners, heading to and from a community garden tucked behind the Potawatomi Greenhouse.

Most are city dwellers, and most have always lived far from open fields and agriculture. All have the same yearning to be a part of the process that feeds them. They’ve made the choice to change where they go for their food, what to do with their pre-cious spare time, and to associate with temporary strangers to learn to plant, harvest, prepare and consume fresh food.

They are radicals, chang-ing the world through their own small revolutionary act of gar-dening together.

In terms of getting a return on their investment, the payoff will be huge for themselves, the com-

munity and the planet. Gardening is good exercise,

burning an average of 272 calo-ries per hour, according to calo-riecount.about.com. Gardeners talk to other gardeners about, well, gardening – and other things, too. A community is born!

Produce is shared among the gardeners, with an extra basket donated to an area service agen-cy twice a week. People helping people helpr to grow a strong, in-terdependent society.

People who know their neigh-bors are less likely to hurt them or ignore them in times of stress. They tend to watch out for each other and to protect common, shared areas such as the garden.

Gathering in open spaces, such as behind the greenhouses, brings new life and new watchful eyes to previously hidden spaces. Safe areas are grown with the food.

People walking down the street with baskets full of food give new meaning to the idea of “eating locally.” The food never even gets in a car! Considering that most food on the average Hoosier’s plate will travel at least 1,500 miles, this is revolutionary!

The walking gardeners in the IUSB ‘hood are not the only ones in town. There are more than two dozen gardens open to public gar-dening around South Bend, with more sprouting up all the time.

Want to start a revolution? Grow your own!

Maximize Your Green Power: Eat Local Veg-gies

Did you know…Beef requires 35 calories of

energy for every one calorie it provides (National Resources Defense Council)

To produce one pound of beef requires 2,500 gallons of water. Producing one pound of potatoes requires about 60 gallons (Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol. 110 (5)).

The average distance for locally grown produce to reach markets is 56 miles. The “conventional” distance for produce to reach the same point of sale is 1,494 miles, nearly 27 times further (Leo-pold Center for Sustainable Agriculture).

The conventional food dis-tribution system uses 4 to 17 times more fuel and emits 5 to 17 times more CO2 than local and regional systems (World-watch Institute).

Unity Gardens, Inc.Local gardening start up

and resource organization supporting South Bend and Michiana.

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A new look at localdemocracy when it is [actually] set up as an alternative to capital-ism,” said Jones. “I suspect once those who think they hate com-munism, after they educate them-selves, will find that it isn’t an irrational idea, and also that it is not the immoral despotic system that Stalin and the Soviet Union referred to as communism.”

The definitive means by which the university promotes discus-sion on the Campus Theme is by the use of the OBOC program. The university is in the process of creating the annual Campus Theme for the 2010-2011 aca-demic year, which will serve the purpose of encouraging various disciplines across campus to en-gage in discussion concerning the text of The Manifesto.

“[The Manifesto] is a good book to engage discussion be-cause it makes us ask questions of a system that is universally accepted in this country,” said Jones. “There isn’t any debate among the major political parties

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Manifesto explains alternative to capitalism, spark discussions

about the merits of capitalism al-though their should be and that is part of the goal, letting people re-alize there [is] more than republi-cans and democrats and that the political spectrum is much wider and offers varied solutions.”

Jones suggests that The Mani-festo, when applied to academic discussion, transcends the strict confines of a specific discipline.

“This book can apply to ev-ery discipline on this campus, which is probably why it won,” said Jones. “This is not an issue within a discipline but something that is universally applicable and raises questions that everyone should ask to further their sup-port or loosen their belief in the dominant system.”

For more information on The Communist Manifesto and OBOC visit library.iusb.edu/one-book/manifesto.shtml.

To get involved with the “One Book, One Campus” pro-gram contact Julie Elliott at 520-4410 or jmfelli@iusb.edu.