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NEWSDean of Library Services, Michelle Russo is retiring after 27 years of service. Russo is to retire in June. The search for her replace-ment is currently underway./P4

A TITAN HALLOWEENCemetaries, Edgar Allen Poe, Vampires and Fear Itself serve up this year’s A Titan Halloween. Don’t miss Kevin Gillen’s talk “Communication from the Cemetary” Thursday, Oct. 29 at 7:30 p.m. in Northside 158. Purchase tickets at the box office./P5

A preview of this year’s basketball teams.

By JEFF TATAYStaff Writer

IU South Bend men and women’s basketball has begun the academic and athletic conquest of a tough season with the Titan Madness pep rally on Oct. 20 at 7 p.m. The Titans are proud, strong and confident this season and they have the academic and athletic aptitude to back it up.

The women’s basketball team was recognized as an NAIA Scholar Team for their 3.42 GPA during the 2008-2009 academic year.

“Ultimately, we are trying to blend good basketball with great academics,” said head coach Steve Bruce.

There are four new freshmen that will be playing for the women Titans this year. Each came out of high school with outstanding academic accomplish-ments. These new Titan student athletes are: #34, Leah Meyer from Goshen, IN, #32, Courtney Simpson from Nap-panee, IN, #22, Jordan Kramer from St.

John, IN and #33, Elyse Lefebvre from Pinckney, MI.

Although the Titans have lost two outstanding players, Kimmie Hum-mer and Brooke Daugherty, due to season ending injuries, a positive atti-tude combined with the addition of the new players, promises to insure a strong team this season.

“We have a true team in the sense of togetherness, strong work ethic and self-less team attitude,” said Bruce. “Every-one on our team is willing to sacrifice for the good of the group.”

There are several strong players with the Titans this season. Lizzie Stapke earned Freshmen of the Year in the CCAC last year and Katie Hacker was awarded the NAIA Division I Honor-able Mention All-American.

“We are definitely looking forward to competing in the conference, but our main focus is from game to game and practice to practice,” said #21 Hacker.

The men’s basketball team has two new eligible freshmen this season. These new Titan players are: #14, Damone Eubanks from Indianapolis, IN and #22 Ramone Eubanks from Indianapo-lis, IN.

There are also accomplished student athletes with the men’s team this season that have shown they have what it takes to be team players. To mention a few, #12, Tim Davis from North Liberty, IN earned the CCAC All-Academic Hon-ors last year and #02, Ben Werner from Goshen, IN earned the CCAC All-Conference Honorable Mention.

“We have some experienced guys and some inexperienced guys,” said Denny Parks, Head Coach. “The inexperienced guys are struggling to execute, but they are getting better every day.”

There are only two seniors on the team this year: #04, Mark Comparato from Indianapolis, IN and #12, Tim

Titan basketball gearing up

Preface photo/JEFF TATAY

Freshman Leah Meyer #34 (right) goes for a shot.

For the Titan basketball schedule, visit www.iusbtitans.com. Students get into regular

season games free with student I.D.

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Student scares off burglar Campus burglary reminds residents to be cautious.By DANIELLE MOLNARStaff Writer

Campus police are increasing pa-trols around River Crossing student housing after an attempted burglary

in an apartment on Oct. 11. The intruder came in through an

unlocked patio door and attempted to take items from the residence. He was confronted by a student living in the apartment and according to the report, he shoved the student before running back out of the apartment. The student was not injured.

Martin Gersey, Chief of the IU South Bend Police Department,

believes events like this serve as re-minders to campus residents and other students.

“[Students] do have to keep their doors locked when they leave,” Gersey said.

Although the student, in this case, was at home during the time of the burglary, the concept still ap-

Campus police sent a campus alert to residents at the River Crossing stu-dent apartments about an attempted burglary on Oct. 11.

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Building cities and Donkey KongBy JENN ZELLERSPop Fizzle: When Good Culture Goes Bad

Okay, I’m a gamer. I freely ad-mit that I like to play video games. Even when I’m supposed to be do-ing work, I’m usually playing a video game.

I’m addicted to Restaurant City and Farm Town. So sue me.

While I like my Wii, my PSP and my PS2, the Super Nintendo System (SNES) will always be near and dear to my heart as my favorite gaming system, at least in the old school arena.

Some of the most often played games were Lethal Enforcers, Nu-clear Strike, Monopoly and Super Caesar’s Palace just to name a few often played, sometimes stuck SNES games.

There are a couple of games how-ever that is near and dear to my heart.

That game is SimCity. The first SimCity game for the SNES was much like its PC counterpart. The objective was the same, build your mini-metropolis while managing all the functions (minus the water and sewer pipes) of a city.

I never messed with the scenarios

that came featured with the game. Solving other people’s crisis isn’t my speciality. I like the creating my own.

I wanted the power of creating and destroying my own city. Un-leashing Bowser (the Super Mario character) onto my city, or allowing a nuclear power plant to meltdown and contaminating the area always seemed more entertaining.

SimCity will forever live in my heart as one of those games when I’m feeling creative I can throw it in and play until the wee hours of the morning.

Another game that was forever stuck in the SNES was Donkey Kong Country (DKC).

In DKC you had to help Kong re-trieve his horde of bananas from the Kremlings. Some of the levels fea-tured swinging vine to vine, swim-ming or a graphically amusing (and entertaining) mine cart ride. Along the way, Kong would receive help from an assortment of characters.

Graphically speaking, the game was ahead of its time. It used pre-rendered 3-D graphics. The game manufacturer took a big risk when it decided to make a game more ap-pealing. It worked because the game sold more than eight million copies.

Strategy and platform game are

all good and fun. But I like a game that also a l l o w s you to s h o o t t h i n g s . L e t h a l Enforcers didn’t cut it for me. I want to be chal-l e n g e d and solve things at the same time.

The SNES version of Doom did just that, for me at least.

Ported from the PC version, Doom satisfies the inner need to kill some mutant aliens on some ran-dom moon base. But sadly, despite the fun factor of using big guns, the game falls short in the graphics de-partment.

The first thing I noticed (now that I have years of enhanced graph-ic game playing under my belt) was that the graphics are poor. The ground and ceiling aren’t textured

like they were on the PC version. You also can’t grab the alien’s ammo after you slaughter him. And the aliens al-ways appear to be facing you. (So no running in the shadows for the aliens and they look pretty flat.)

But still, the game is still fun.

The best thing about the Wii is that many of my old favorite console games are available through the Wii Virtual Console. I purchased SimC-ity and Donkey Kong Country over the weekend. I might even check out Toe Jam and Earl while I’m at it.

A screen capture from the Wii Virtual Console port of the popu-lar game. SimCity for the Super Nintendo System was ported from the PC to the console in 1991 and quickly became popu-lar. The game can be purchased from the Wii Virtual Console for 800 points.

plies, especially so late at night. This is not the first time a bur-

glary has occurred on campus or in student housing, this year, or prior. Last year there were 11 burglaries on campus which includes housing and vehicles.

The difference between theft from cars and theft from student housing, however, is that more than one per-son’s property is at stake in housing.

“Students have to watch out for each other,” said Gersey.

Campus police have responded to

Davis from North Liberty, IN. “I’m excited about this season,

because we have a lot of players re-turning from last year, and we have a lot of talent at every position,” said Comparato. “Every player is capable of scoring, which will make it diffi-

this most recent incident in several ways.

“I sent out a safety notice to the residents,” said Gersey.

Police have also been increasing patrol around student housing in an attempt to deter these incidents, or capture criminals.

“We want to ensure a safe envi-ronment on campus,” said Gersey.

However, the increased patrols, alone cannot stop burglaries on campus. This incident serves as a re-minder to residents of student hous-ing, and commuters that they must be watchful.”

cult for teams to guard us.”The men’s first game is against

Purdue North Central at the LaPorte Civic Center in LaPorte, IN on Oct. 30 at 8 p.m.

For more information on the men and women’s basketball teams visit the Titan Athletics website at: www.iusbtitans.com.

Gersey: Student should watch out for each other

Players excited about new season

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ACADEMICSIUSB’s own Michiana ChroniclesBy DANIELLE MOLNARStaff Writer

In 1999 Jonathan Nashel, Associ-ate Professor of History at IU South Bend, teamed up with WVPE to do a set of commentaries called “Mil-lennium Moments” in which he dis-cussed the world in the 20th century.

Somehow, though no one in-volved is quite sure, how it became known as the Michiana Chronicles.

The original contributors were Nashel, Ken Smith, April Lidinsky, and Louise Collins, all professors at IUSB.

“Each of the people who [speak] have their own focus or voice and I think that made it kind of fun,” said Nashel, who discussed politics and related them to history.

The difficult part for writers like Lidinsky, professor of women’s stud-ies, and Joe Chaney, Associate Pro-fessor of English, is condensing all of their ideas into just a short com-mentary. Lidinsky keeps her essays at

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By APRIL BUCKStaff Writer

According to dictionary.com, plagiarism is “the unauthorized use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one’s own original work.”

The majority of plagiarism on college campuses tends to fall into two categories, intentional and un-intentional. Those who plagiarize intentionally are creating a poor en-vironment through their dishonesty. Those who plagiarize unintention-ally need to take responsibility for knowing the rules. It is important for students to know what consti-tutes plagiarism and how to avoid it.

Charlotte Pfeifer, Director of IU South Bend’s Office of Judicial Af-fairs, advises students to know the proper way to integrate and cite source materials.

“Cut and paste is not the answer!” said Pfeifer.

Plagiarism can carry some stiff penalties. For example, your grade can be lowered up to and including receiving an F or 0 for the assign-ment. It is possible to be expelled for up to a year and can be a “career stopper” in some departments.

“The Office of Judicial Affairs is one of the best resources on campus for students; we are student advo-cates,” said Pfeifer. “If we can’t help, we will get students to the person or office who can help. Do not wait until a small issue becomes a prob-lem.”

Associate English Professor Dr. Robert Meyer-Lee uses turnitin.com for all papers.

“It provides two very impor-tant benefits: it enables me to treat all students the same, in respect to how closely I check their papers for plagiarism,” said Meyer-Lee. It [also] serves as a helpful reminder to students that they will be held accountable to complete their work following the guidelines of academic honesty.”

Dr. Andrea Rusnock, Assistant Professor of Art History stresses that plagiarism is stealing and all students need to avoid it. Adding citations for everything is the key to ensure that it will not be a problem.

“Students should realize they won’t get marked down for over cit-ing their sources but can certainly be found guilty of academic miscon-duct for not citing their sources,” said Rusnock. “They should check

Plagiarism: Just don’t do itBest Ways to Avoid Unintentional Plagiarism

Adapted from The OWL at Purdue with additions

• Taking Notes - Make it clear even in your notes when words or ideas belong to someone else, record documentation in your notes

• Interviews - Take plenty of notes, make sure to note your own ideas; record the session if possible.

• Writing Paraphrases or Summaries- credit the source somewhere within the paraphrase or summary

• Writing Direct Quotations – Mark with quotation notes and try to keep the source author’s name within the same sentence as the quote.

• Writing About Another’s Ideas When necessary, use parentheti-cal citations, footnotes, or endnotes to refer readers to additional sources

• Maintain Drafts of Your Paper Assuming you are ethical, having multiple drafts of your work may help you prove that the work is yours.

• Revising, Proofreading, and Finalizing Your Paper Proofread the paper, cross-check with notes and sources. Make sure that all material coming from an outside source receives acknowledge-ment.

• Avoid copy and paste• When in doubt cite

If you have any questions about citation, ask your professor or the staff at the writing center for help.

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only 800 words.“The essays are so short that you

can’t elaborate on observations or ideas. You have to make one exam-ple speak for the entire idea,” said Chaney.

“The challenge for writers of per-sonal essays is to consider why in the world some else would care about your particular life,” said Lidinsky.

When considering that WVPE is, in fact, a radio station, and other people will be listening to the essays, the Chroniclers must write in such a way that people have reason to care.

“After all, none of us Chroni-clers are famous or particularly fabu-lous… we’re just people like anyone else, living in this area while paying attention carefully,” added Lidinsky.

Hraduate students of Ken Smith’s course “Small Essays for Large Audi-ences” have also been accepted onto WVPE radio station for their essays.

Students who took his course over the summer were encouraged to submit their work to the station. So far, three students’ essays have been read on the air.

Jennifer Gensic wrote an essay about witnessing another baby dy-ing while she was holding her own son. Although not political or re-

gional, like many of the Michiana Chronicles, stories like her’s are per-fect examples of making people want to hear what a writer has to say.

“The reason I write is to get my voice heard to a large audience,” said Gensic.

Laura Midkiff has read two essays on the air in the last two months- Unintended Gift (about 9/11) and Why Newspapers Matter.

“It’s fun to know that a listening audience is going to hear it as well,” said Midkiff..

According to Lidinsky, the goal for Michiana Chronicles writers like herself (and radio essayers like Gen-sic and Midkiff) is to “invite people to think about their daily lives in new ways.”

With stories about anything, ba-bies, 9/11 being a gift, Barbie dolls, time zones, the life of a dog, and so many other things, the radio essays do just that.

To read archived Michiana Chronicles, go to www.mchron.net/. To listen to Chronicles or graduate radio essays go to wvpe.org/audio.html or listen to WVPE 88.1 FM Fridays at 7:35 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.

ESSAYSfrom page 3

By TERRIE PHILLIPSStaff Writer

Michele Russo, Dean of Library Services, will be retiring in June. Russo has been an employee at IU South Bend since October 1982.

Russo got her Bachelor of Music at Ohio University. She received her Masters of Arts in Music Educations from Ball State. Then Russo re-ceived a Masters of Library Sciences from IU Bloomington.

“When I got my library degree my intention was to work in a music library,” said Russo. “The year I got my degree there were seven music li-brary positions open.”

With little positions open in the U.S., Russo accepted a job at Louis University as a library instructor. Eventually she came here to IUSB in October 1982.

“My title then was Coordinator of Bibliographic Instruction,” said Russo.

She then moved her way up to Head of Reference. Later becoming Head of Public Services and in 1996 became acting Director of the library for two years. She was accepted into the Dean position in 1998. In 2007 her title became Dean of the library.

“It was just a title change,” said Russo, “more accurately reflects the position.”

IUSB has started the search for a replacement.

“It’s a great job,” said Russo, “IU South Bend is a wonderful institu-tion.”

Russo believes it is an exciting and a challenging time for libraries. Russo and IUSB have been working on providing a virtual library for stu-dents to use. She wants to make ac-cess to the library more convenient.

“We have also concentrated on making the library a place to come and study,” said Russo.

They have finished construction on the media commons and café. The commons and café are to pro-vide students with a space for social learning. Offering different resourc-es, services, and expert help to help students succeed.

“I would hope that the library and IU South Bend as a whole would continue to evolve and offer what students need,” said Russo.

She is excited about seeing how the campus grows and changes after she retires to spend more time with her husband whom she met at IUSB while being on a teaching committee

together. “It [retirement] seems to be the

right time,” said Russo.When Russo retires she will have

held her position for 14 years and in addition to her work, also has a number of published works. She also has a certificate in ACRL/Har-

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Dean of Library Services to retire in June Twitter me this ban manBy JEFF TATAYStaff Writer

Many institutions are placing bans on the social networking ap-plication Twitter. The NBA has re-cently banned the use of Twitter by players and coaches during games. The NFL has also banned the use of Twitter, limiting players, coaches, league officials and the media from twittering before, after and during games. Many sports leagues and uni-versities are beginning to follow the Twitter ban trend as well.

Although some college athletic departments have ban the use of Twitter, social media is often viewed by academia as a tool that allows stu-dents/athletes to learn and commu-nicate with others.

“They should have the right to use Twitter and any other social networking site,” said Denny Parks, head coach of the men’s IU South Bend’s Titans basketball team. “How does one grow if we take these things away from them?”

Moreover, the Twitter ban raises the question of First Amendment rights.

Photo provided by Michele RussoDean Michele Russo is retiring after 27 years of service in the library. In 1996, Russo was named the director of the library. She was accepted into the dean’s position in 1998. In 2007 her title became Dean of Library Ser-vices. A search for her replacement has begun.

5A TITAN HALLOWEEN

By DANIELLE MOLNAR Staff Writer

At the corner of Capital and McKinley in Mishawaka is a place that questions the very idea of hu-man emotions.

Fear Itself at Legends Skream Park is a purely terrifying set of at-tractions, created so realistically that there is no other word to describe the emotions inside the park other than “fear”-itself.

Known by Haunted Attraction Magazine as “one of the top 25 best haunts of the season” in the coun-try, the own-er and CEO, Rick Singleton, has even bigger expectations for Fear It-self.

“ W e ’ r e s h o o t i n g to be the larg- e s t scream park in America,” said Sin-gleton.

Some of the attractions have already set records according to Singleton. Sinister Circus has the longest dot room, longest spinning tunnel, longest claustrophobia, and even the largest collection of clowns living and prop combined.

“I hope that this becomes the longest attraction to go through,” Singleton said.

The attraction already takes up to 20 minutes to go through and includes a Clown Shooting Gallery.

Aside from nonrealistic (and re-alistically frightful) undead clowns, the scream park also features some terrifying actualities of the last cen-tury. The Coo-Coo’s Nest, based on a real 20th century insane asylum, shows some of the truly horrifying practices and realities of the institu-tions.

A morgue and crematorium and dentist’s chair—because who isn’t

already afraid of their dentist’s tools and chair are not the only exhilarat-ing parts of the attraction. Electro-cution chairs, bloody baths, surgery gone wrong, dark corridors, and sur-prises at every corner make the Coo-Coo’s Nest one of the most popular attractions at Fear Itself.

The bloody Bayou is the only attraction offered outside, but the Monster Midway opened last week-end with games and live music while peo- ple get a break from being

inside. 13th Hour is a

4-D attraction from the park. While not scary, the “ride” fea-tures some question-

able content. Dancing girls and bands

around ev-ery corner

encour-age psy-chedelic showing.

The new attraction this year is Rock

Monkey Caves, which puts the total attraction count at five. The current record for a scream park is seven, which Legends Skream Park intends to break.

Although Fear Itself at Legends Skream Park is currently the main event of Legends, it won’t be for long. Singleton wants the park to run year round, with events every season.

“There are lots of reasons why people scream,” Singleton said.

For the fourth of July, they’ve already got the Best Blast, and the hope is to do concerts in the spring and summer.

“Most [scream parks] have one or two major attractions,” Single-ton said. “I like to give people their money’s worth.”

Fear Itself at Legends Skream Park is open Wednesday through Saturday until Nov. 14 and is open in all weather. For more information about Fear Itself, go to” www.fearit-self.tv

Fear Itself skreams success

By BRANDI MILLEREditor

Current scary movies have noth-ing on the old classics in terms of creepiness and style. The old ones don’t have all the blood and gore, special f/x and shock value that the films of the 80’s through current times do. They relied on acting, mu-sic score, elaborate sets and drama. Sure, sometimes the storyline was a bit cheesy, but overall, they are by far my favorite to curl up with warm blanket, a big bowl of popcorn and watch late at night.

The most recent one I watched was The Pit and the Pendulum, with Vincent Price and John Kerr along with a small cast of others who are largely unrecognized in other films. It was very loosely based on the Ed-gar Allen Poe story —and I mean loosely. Really, the only thing that it has is the pit. And the pendulum.

However, just because the film is nothing like Poe’s story it does not mean it’s not a good story. It opens with odd music, that isn’t really like music at all, and what appears to be different colors of paint streaks slid-ing around the screen, mixing up, making new colors—really bizarre. It was filmed in color in 1961, a time when a large number of films were still black and white so the vivid col-ors would have been very vibrant on a big screen.

The story centers around Francis

Barnard who travels to visit his dead sister Elizabeth’s husband in order to answer questions surrounding the circumstances of her death in his re-mote family castle on the rocky, iso-lated shores of Spain. Upon arriving at the castle, he finds peculiar things occurring and the near madness of his brother-in-law Nicholas Medina because of the events that have been occurring since his wife’s death.

The castle is complete with a dungeon and torture devices that had been used by Don Medina’a fa-ther who was a torturer and killed hundreds of people in the dungeon during the Inquisition.

Directed by Roger Corman, the film is complete with dark corridors and hanging cobwebs, rats, thunder and crashing waves and—best of all, a burial chamber where all of the Medina ancestors have been interred below the castle for many genera-tions.

As the story unfolds, Don Me-dina becomes more and more agitat-ed with the thought that he buried Elizabeth alive, as that is his greatest fear because of a childhood i n -cident involving his mother.

The climax of the film is a scene where he hears Elizabeth’s voice calling to him and follows it to the depths of the burial

chamber. He is nearly frantic with wanting to see her but fearing it at the same time. This scene is the creepiest part of the film that always has my heart racing each time I see it. It reminds me of a dream of be-ing chased by something or someone who is just seconds behind you and you narrowly escape being caught.

The acting is good—but not Os-car worthy. Price is his usual reserved self when he needs to be, and yet overly dramatic as well. He has that signature voice and eyes that were the trademark of his persona.

The rest of the cast does a fairly good job weaving the story, building up to the shocking ending. The set is very well done, supposed to be set in the late 16th century and there are many period pieces and excellent costumes that the nobility wore dur-ing that era.

The actual pit and pendulum are really a very small part of the film and refer to an apparatus that is behind a locked door in the torture chamber, and any further information would r u i n the film—but I will s a y it is a very nerve-

wracking and nail bit-ing scene. There are also subplots

that add to the depth story as a whole. All in all though,

The Pit and the Pendulum definitely delivers chills and is

highly recommended as a classic suspense flick that is a must see.

Chills and thrills around every dark corner

By AMANDA DINGUSStaff WriterBRANDI MILLER Editor

Cemetery stones are viewed as a type of art in which we can learn about history.

“There are all kinds of messages for us in cemeteries,” said Kevin Gil-len, speech program director at IU South Bend. He will be conducting a speech on Thursday Oct. 29, at 7:30 p.m. in the Northside Recital Hall NS 158 discussing the things we can learn from a communications stand-point using tombstone art and his-tory in North American cemeteries ranging from the 1600’s to current times.

The question to be answered, ac-cording to Gillen is if the dead speak to us. This does not mean that he believes that the dead are actually speaking, but he feels that there are messages there for us to learn from if

we are open to receiving them.“Not only are the actual scripted

words from tombstones “speaking to us”, but so are the myriad “unspo-ken” components of grave markers, and their spatial orientation within the cemetery itself,” said Gillen.

His research in cemeteries has re-sulted in photo-documenting many of the oldest tombstones in the country that he then contributes on a volunteer basis to “virtual cemeter-ies”; where people can “visit” online,

Do the dead speak to us?

Lecturer Kevin Gillen inspecting an old tombstone. Gillen will present “Communication from the Cemetery: What do burial customs tell us” on Thursday, Oct. 29 at 7:30 p.m. at Northside Recital Hall, 158. Tickets: $3 to $9 at the box office

Photo provided by Kevin Gillen

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Career Planning 101: Resume Building By APRIL BUCKStaff Writer

Your resume is a small piece of paper with a big job. That piece of paper has to make you stand out from the competition quickly and definitively.

There are many opportunities available right on the IU South Bend campus to help accomplish that goal. Participation in internships, overseas studies, student organizations, com-munity organizations, and volunteer activities are all ways to set a resume apart.

Some other methods of pump-ing up a resume are publishing as a student, maintaining a high grade point average, earning awards, and producing high quality work for a portfolio which can also be excellent additions to a resume.

It is important to set yourself above other candidates, but it is vi-tal that the extracurricular activities be educational and meaningful, ac-cording to Sam Centellas, Director of Student Life.

“For example did you manage a budget, plan an event, or start a new program?” said Centellas,

An additional thing that he stresses is the importance of develop-ing good contacts to be used as refer-ences when vying for that position.

“Involvement in clubs can help you develop relationships with fac-ulty and staff who can serve as posi-tive references and have more good things to share about you,” added Centellas.

Volunteerism can also be a re-sume builder. It is a good way for students to give back to the commu-nity and a wonderful mechanism for

adding a level of experience to a re-sume that also reflects well on char-acter. The key is to present relevant volunteer activities as things you’ve done to keep skills sharp while out of the workforce, or to develop new skills.

“Volunteers are an important part of our hospice program, and without them our program could not oper-ate,” said Jackie Boynton, Volunteer Coordinator, Center for Hospice and Palliative Care. “Volunteers tell me they receive more than they give. They share a personal journey with a patient at the most vulnerable part of a patient’s life.”

Publishing work as a student shows a level of determination and motivation that prospective employ-ers like to see as well.

“A great way to make your resume stand out is to publish work in uni-

versity publications,” said Dr. Kel-cey Parker, Chair of IUSB’s Creative Writing Program and faculty advisor for the Analecta, “So many students intend to submit [to university pub-lications], but don’t follow through. Be the student who follows through on your goals.”

Making efforts early and often to enhance your resume will help you stand out from the crowd and be a better qualified candidate.

For help shaping your skills, ac-tivities and objectives into the best possible resume, students should be-gin by consulting IU South Bend’s Career Services Department. The department is available to aid stu-dents in writing an effective resume and cover letter. Career Services can be reached at (574)520-4425 or sb-career@iusb.edu.

Best Ways to Sculpt a Stellar Resume

1. Career appropriate Intern-ships

2. Volunteerism, especially when it reinforces your in-tended career

3. Publishing as a student4. Seek a mentor in your field

of interest5. Serve a student organiza-

tion or community organi-zation in a leadership role.

6. Create a work portfolio to share with prospective em-ployers.

7. Begin networking early8. Cross-train

By JEFF TATAYStaff Writer

On Oct. 13, students and faculty enjoyed a beautiful sunset accompa-nied by the masterful command of accomplished novelist Darrin Doyle. The event was this year’s first litera-ture reading hosted by the IU South Bend English department.

Doyle read from his book Re-venge of the Teacher’s Pet: A Love Story, while the audience relaxed and enjoyed light refreshments and the intriguing story. Doyle’s book is a comedy that is full of powerful surre-al language and dynamic characters.

“I love the opening section of Darrin’s novel, when the Portwits, two middle-aged teachers, wake up to find they’ve been ‘egged’ (and shaving-creamed and ‘mayonnaised’) by seventh graders,” said Professor Kelcey Parker.

Doyle visited Parker’s A399 Nar-rative Collage and Surrealism class where he read a short excerpt from his forthcoming book, The Girl Who Ate Kalamazoo, (St. Martin’s Press).

“Students asked him questions about where he gets his ideas, how he decides when a story is ‘finished,’ and, since the students are creating and publishing their own books, how he selects and arranges his ma-terial for his books,” said Parker.

Doyle is also an assistant profes-sor of English at Central Michigan

University. In addition to being an accomplished novelist and a profes-sor, he is also a musician, a father and a husband.

Doyle has received the Border Tuition Scholarship for the New York Summer Writers’ Institute and the Walter E. Dakin Fellowship for the Sewanee Writers’ Conference. “I

enjoy reading at university events,” said Doyle. “It’s great to interact face to face with people and witness their reactions to my work.”

Light refreshments and a book signing and sale followed the event. Many people stayed to talk one on one with Doyle and purchase his book.

“It’s inspiring to have authors come to the university and talk about their work,” said IUSB stu-dent George L Salvador.

For more information on Darrin Doyle visit his website at: www.dar-rindoyle.com.

The English department is plan-ning many more reading events for this year’s Reading Series. The next event will take place in November (to be announced). The guest reader will be fiction writer Frances Hwang, author of the story collection Trans-parency. For more information on the Reading Series and creative writ-ing at IUSB visit the IUSB Creative Writing blog at: iusbcreativewriting.wordpress.com.

A story begins with the setting of the sunAuthor Darrin Doyle read from his book Teacher’s Pet: A Love Story on Oct. 13 in Wiekamp Hall. This was the English depart-ment’s first literary reading.

November’s speaker will be Frances Hwang.

For more information in the read-ing series, visit IUSB’s Creative Writing blog at iusbcreativewrit-ing.wordpress.com.

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The SNA remembers fellow student with the Patrick Sawyer Memorial Health Fair.

By APRIL BUCKStaff Writer

In July 2008, the IU South Bend nursing program was stunned by the death of nursing student Patrick Sawyer.

Sawyer was just weeks from graduation when he was struck by a drunk driver during an early morn-ing bike ride. He later died from his injuries.

He was a husband and a father of four. Sawyer was also an avid kayaker and cyclist. His wife Nancy contin-ues to be involved with the Student Nursing Association’s (SNA) annual health fair and plans to attend this year’s annual health fair at IUSB. There will also be a small memorial set up at the fair for Sawyer.

“Patrick was such a wonderful person and would have been such an amazing nurse,” said Aleah Wilburn, president of IUSB’s SNA.

Last year, the SNA dedicated its annual health fair to Sawyer and re-named it the Patrick Sawyer Memo-rial Health Fair. This year’s theme is “All About You”

The event will take place on Tues-day, Oct. 27 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in

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with their professors and find out the proper citation style for that dis-cipline and what is expected of them for their research projects.”

Meyer-Lee advises students to become educated about the rules re-garding plagiarism for the “particu-lar discipline, the particular instruc-tor, and the particular assignment.”

It is each student’s responsibility to know what constitutes plagiarism and avoid it. If in doubt ask your in-structor or cite it to be safe.

Bottom line, plagiarism is a form of deception, it is theft. Avoid mak-ing the errors in citation and source integration that can lead to uninten-tional plagiarism. Educate yourself and ask for help if you need it.

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according to Gillen. Gillen adds in to his research

several different things such as in-terpersonal communication, picto-graphic language use, and the design elements of burial customs.

“Looking at cemeteries through the lens of communication studies, many elements of the human com-munication process emerge,” said Gillen.

Also an avid genealogist, Gillen travels to various parts of the United States researching original historical documents in court houses, libraries, and the National Archives in Wash-ington, DC.

In addition to his research, teach-ing, and genealogy Gillen has writ-ten some local history articles which

have been printed in the South Bend Tribune, most notably the history and story behind the most famous grave in the Mishawaka City Cem-etery of local gambler Aldrich Wil-lard who died in 1882.

He has his own extensive person-al library consisting of books on the iconography and stylistic elements of tombstones, and cemetery pres-ervation. Gillen also has books on mysterious deaths, as well as some ghost stories.

IF YOU GO...Communication from the Cemetery: What do burial customs tell us?Presented by Kevin M. Gillen. Thursday, Oct. 29, 7:30 p.m. Northside Recital Hall, 158. Tickets: $3 to $9 at the box office

By ANDREW SHENEMANStaff Writer

The IUSB Theatre Company’s first play of the semester was After Ju-liet by Sharman Macdonald, which ran, Oct. 15 to 18. With Randy Colborn directing, After Juliet picks up where William Shakespeare’s Ro-meo and Juliet, the classic tale of ‘two star-crossed lovers’ left off. The play follows the remaining Montegues and Capulets, examining how the tragic fate of Romeo and Juliet a f f e c t e d them, with a particular e m p h a s i s on Rosa-line, a very minor character from Shakespeare’s play, who Romeo is said to have been in love with prior to meeting Juliet.

Although Shakespeare’s plays have been done in nearly every con-ceivable time period, this produc-tion seemed to be going for an in-determinate setting. The characters wore modern looking costumes, but fought with swords.

From a technical standpoint, the sets and costumes were a bit unusual, but fit the particular mood and style the director appeared to be going for. The cast did an outstanding job in their respective roles, particularly Stacie Jensen, who played Rosaline,

and did so with just the right mix of anger and melodrama that captured the character perfectly. Joel Stock-ton also did a good job as the Loren-zo, injecting comic relief right when it was needed the most.

But whatever the merits of the cast and crew, they could not get past the fact that After Juliet is simply not a good play.

While there are some good scenes, they are interposed with charac-ters talking about things like tea

or sweaty palms, or with mu-sical se-q u e n c e s that add nothing to the story, and some

of the most interesting plot lines, such as the trial of the characters responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s death are kept off stage and told through dialogue of the characters.

Even the often-wonderful perfor-mances of the actors in this produc-tion could not compensate for the script they had to work with.

So while After Juliet was a disap-pointing production, it was a good show of what the students and fac-ulty in IUSB Theatre Company are capable, and hopefully a strong in-dicator of things to come.

After Juliet, strong performance, but weak script

Even the often-wonderful performances of the actors in this production could not

compensate for the script they had to work with.

By BRANDI MILLEREditor

Vampires are hot these days. Teens and adults alike are soaking up everything that includes blood-sucking.

A new book released earlier this month, The Vampire Archives billed as “the most complete volume of vampire tales ever published may just actually fulfill many of those vampire followers’ thirstiest appe-tites.”

Edited by Otto Penzler it in-cludes stories from distinguished modern authors such as Clive Bark-er, Stephen King and Anne Rice.

There are also classic vampire tales that are sometimes creepier

than new ones by the likes of Sir Ar-thur Conan Doyle, Braham Stoker and many others. It is not just short stories, but includes a few poems as well from writers such as Lord Byron and John Keats.

The content of the book is im-pressive, with most stories running between two and six pages. It is easy to read a story or two just before bed to ensure good scary dreams.

The editor has put together a well-rounded anthology that cap-tures many of the different vampire legends from nearly every country, era and belief. Some, we are familiar with as the standard vampire tales, in addition to some that are very cre-ative and far-fetched.

At the beginning of each new sto-

ry is a short biography of the author and the original printing of the story. These are almost as enjoyable as the stories themselves.

Book Review: The Vampire Archives

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 Nationwide Campus Sustainability Day, Oct. 21. For more information visit www.campussustainability.info.

 11th Annual Jobs & Justice Dinner,Oct. 29, Social Hour from 5–6 p.m., Dinner at 6:30 p.m. Mishawaka FOP, 1825 East 12th St. Mishawaka, Tickets: Student–$15, Individual–$30, Two or more–$25, Table of 8–$200. To purchase tickets, send a check, made payable to St. Joseph Valley Project, to 2015 W. Western Avenue, Suite 209, South Bend, IN 46619.

 Green Building Series, Nov. 10, 6 p.m. Elkhart Environmental Center, 1717 E Lusher Ave, Elkhart, 574-293-5070

 "Freaky Flower" Halloween event, Oct. 30, 5–8 p.m. Potawatomi Green-house and Conservatories. An indoor trick or treat event. Costumes encouraged. Cost is $3 per person, $10 for a family of 4, $2 for each additional child. Or-ganizations wishing to help sponsor via a cash donation and candy distribution should contact ilovethegreenhouse@gmail.com.

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GREEN EVENTSBy KRISTINE BAILEY

There are lots of little things around campus; things that make you go, hmmm. For example, there is the little sign posted next to the main level entrance to the elevators in the Schurz Library.

It reads, “For your health, take the stairs.”

Now this is just a guess, but it is doubtful that this sign has made anyone decide to walk up five flights of stairs instead of taking a ride.

But what about one flight? And what other reasons might someone have for walking the stairs instead of taking the elevator?

Just as with the buttons that open doors, designed for those with physi-cal limitations, visible or not, eleva-tors help people get from one level to the next. Depending on the elevator, it may help get from one to the next faster than climbing stairs.

For those who are able, opening a door with hands and arms instead of using electricity (and wearing down the mechanism put in place for those who are not able to open it) saves en-ergy. Is this the same with walking instead of taking the elevator.

The companioning of wellness and sustainability is a relatively new one. It is one that may be ris-ing in prominence in the near fu-ture. Choices that are good for the

planet are often good for human health. Choices that are good for hu-man health can also be good for the planet.

The elevator, for example. To go up one floor, it takes 2.5 Wh, or about half the energy needed to re-charge the battery on a cell phone. Imagine if each person had an energy allotment. Where would you spend yours – one recharging the phone or riding up a couple of flights?

Elevator energy stats and discus-sions can be found many places on-line, from Otis Elevator to the popu-lar news site Slate.com, and from the Fatknowledge Blog and the Triple-Pundit.com site.

After lots of number crunching, does it matter if a walk or a ride gets a librarian from the lobby to the 3rd floor? The sign is right. For health reasons, it does make sense. Walk-ing flights of stairs is good exercise, but in terms of conserving energy, it would make more sense – and

save more energy - if each librarian changed a few light bulbs to com-pact fluorescent bulbs.

Every year, an elevator such as the one in the Schurz Library uses at least 3,800 kilowatt-hours worth of energy. This same amount could power the average home for four months, according to EPA calcula-tions. While taking the stairs may not make a huge difference per per-son, the numbers could add up to a huge difference in terms of campus wide energy saved.

Spending personal energy to walk a flight of stairs burns approximately five calories according to Mayo Clin-ic calculations. How many flights could you walk in one day? In one week? Making easy exercise choices can not only save the community energy and conserve resources (a lit-tle can go a long way!), but can add to overall health and fitness.

Be well, help keep the planet well, and enjoy the journey to the top!

 Sustainability and Innovation: The Natural Step to Prosperity, Oct. 29, 7:45 a.m.– 4:30 p.m. South Bend Mar-riott Hotel. For more information http://www.iusb.edu/~csfuture/conference.sht-ml. To register: www.iusb.edu/~sbocm/sustainable.

 Arbor & Earth Day Halloween Par-ty Fundraiser, Oct. 31,6–7 p.m. Potluck dinner starting at 7 p.m. Prizes for best costume! Pre-sale tickets are $5 each, day of $6. For more information, con-tact Diana at djmendelsohn@aol.com or 277-7456.

 America Recycles Day Fall Fest and Pumpkin Smash, Nov. 7, 1–4 p.m. Elkhart Environmental Center. For more information: Elkhart Environmental Center 574-293-5070.

Submit an event for the IUSB Green Event Calendar to kob@iusb.edu.

Learn how activities besides taking the stairs can burn excess energy and

pounds while saving energy. Some starter ideas can be found at:

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the Student Activities Center. The event is coordinated by IUSB’s RN to BSN and sponsored by the SNA. Additionally, the Student Government Association just awarded the SNA $500 funding to sponsor the Health Fair.

According to Teresa Do-brzykowski, Associate Professor and Director of IUSB’s MSN Program, health is our most im-portant asset. She encourages students, faculty, and staff to at-tend the fair. Some people will be reminded of something they already knew and can use that information to improve their health. Others will learn some-thing new and different they can try. Ultimately, the goal of the health fair is to help the commu-nity optimize their health.

“Everyone can benefit by tak-ing a few minutes a day to invest in yourself Education can be enhanced by health awareness,” Dobryzkowski said.

The fair is specifically geared to-ward students, faculty, and staff. It will focus on five key aspects of health.

1. Health Screenings—bmi calculations, choles-terol screening, blood pressure screening

2. Safety in Motion-- exercise and fitness, Avenue Bike shop will talk about bike safety, Cell use/texting

3. Health Prevention—immunizations, seasonal flu shots, vaccine information, counseling about family health, safe sex,

4. Nutrition-- food demonstration by IUSB Din-ing Services “Healthy Eating on a Dime”, mak-ing better choices on the run

5. Complementary Health—IUSB Counseling center will have a table, music, hand massages, aromatherapy

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