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(12/08/00 5:00am)
A small room on the third floor of the Indiana Memorial Union was full of busy students this week. Scissors, tape and wrapping paper were strewn about a table. Colorful packages were stacked against the walls.\nMore than 50 campus organizations have been working to make the holidays brighter for about 90 Bloomington-area underprivileged children.\nCoordinated by the Volunteer Student Bureau, these organizations and individuals have "adopted" children -- purchasing, wrapping and delivering wanted and needed gifts, said senior Erin Keneally, Volunteer Student Bureau president.\nThe group's efforts culminated when volunteers gathered Wednesday and Thursday to pack and wrap the gifts.\nGifts are primarily for the Boys and Girls Club of Bloomington, Keneally said. They will also be distributed to Child Protective Services and children of students in on-campus housing, Keneally said.\nKeneally said the diversity of the campus groups participating -- from fraternities and sororities to the Tai Chi Chu'an club -- is an important aspect of the project.\n"One of the main goals is, through service, to create a bond between student organizations," Keneally said.\nStudents had a variety of reasons for helping. \n"It's a break from pressure for finals, plus it's a good cause," freshman Stephanie Peters said.\nFreshman Sam Lawrence said he learned about the service opportunity from an e-mail and thought it sounded like a good cause.\n"I wanted to do something for the holidays," he said.\nKeneally said she's always been impressed by how much campus organizations focus on community service, and organizing the project was natural for her.\n"I felt very fortunate in my childhood, so it comes naturally to provide for needy children, especially during the holidays and the cold," Keneally said.\nPurchasing and wrapping gifts were not the only ways students supported the project. Many also donated gifts and donated cash to sponsor a child. For instance, Keneally said, the IU Student Association matched individual donations up to $100.\nMore than $500 has been raised through donations. Volunteer Student Bureau suggested a donation between $10 and $30 for each child sponsored. Thursday, volunteers shopped for gifts for those children, Keneally said.\nJoe Walterman, a graduate student, sponsored a child with a donation.\n"I thought the least I could do is sponsor a child -- they're not asking for much money," Walterman said. "It's two Burger King meals."\nThis is the first year for an organized, campus-wide effort to participate, said Bobbie Brooks-Steinhauer, Boys and Girls Club of Bloomington unit director.\nAbout 130 moderate to high-need children participate in Boys and Girls Club activities after school each day, Brooks-Steinhauer said.\nEvery year, the club asks community organizations to sponsor about 200 children. This year the campus group is sponsoring about 60, Brooks-Steinhauer said.\n"Once a year, we have an opportunity to go out into the community and get to see these kids get something, so they know that someone in the community cares," she said.\nBrooks-Steinhauer, who has worked for the club for four years, said some children lack necessities like coats and boots. But things that they want are just as important, she said.\nKeneally said the key is providing both. One particular child will get a winter coat -- and Pokemon Monopoly game, candy and card games, she said.\nMany children will also get gift certificates, Keneally said, and a Boys and Girls Club representative will shop with the children. Volunteers have been invited to a party, which will include Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and Christmas activities. This is when they will give their gifts to the children, Brooks-Steinhauer said.\n"There are years we get a little nervous," she said, "but I have never been here in a year when kids haven't all been sponsored"
(12/06/00 5:10am)
About 60 students and senior citizens tried to narrow a perceived generation gap Monday night.\nThe Residence Halls Association and Volunteer Student Bureau sponsored a Caribbean-themed mixer with senior citizens at the Willkie Auditorium. Drinks, hors d'ouevres and dessert were provided, but the ultimate goal was interaction.\nIt was a chance to "build a rapport between generations," said senior Erin Keneally, Volunteer Student Bureau president.\nKeneally and senior Gunjan Sharma, RHA vice president of philanthropy, coordinated the event. They said they were afraid Willkie Auditorium would look like a middle school dance -- hushed and awkward -- and "ice-breakers" and "mixer" exercises would be needed to convince a group of students to interact with senior citizens from Meadowood Retirement Community.\nIn fact, planned activities were replaced by two hours of conversation.\nSeniors had a chance to meet and talk to conscientious students, Sharma said, and students learned from the seniors -- through shared interests and the seniors' stories and experiences.\nThe white Meadowood Retirement Community bus pulled up to the Willkie Auditorium promptly at 7 p.m.\nMonte Robinson, the driver and a resident of Unionville, Ind., said the 25-person bus he drives had two empty seats.\n"Hey guys, they're here," Sharma said, directing students to hold the doors and take coats.\n"What are you going to do with all these young people?" asked one Meadowood resident, as he walked throught the doors.\nAs they came in, seniors made nametags, writing on them one thing that is unique about themselves. Then the students and seniors found someone by reading name tags, introduced themselves and began to chat.\n"We have all years represented here, don't we?" Meadowood resident Winifred Wickes asked a student.\nIt took no time for the room to be abuzz with conversation.\n"I was surprised how many people just appreciated talking to students," said senior Victoria Redstone, RHA historian.\nBut it wasn't just the seniors that appreciated the conversation.\n"People our age tend not to appreciate the wisdom of people before us," said junior Joe Bissmeyer, Willkie community service director. But, he added, that wasn't a problem for these students.\nSharma said she thought the event was a success.\n"This is a nice, fun way to learn more about the holidays and learn more about Bloomington culture," Sharma said. "We're all part of a big Bloomington family."\nSophomore Jennie Woolf, RHA director of center stores, agreed. She said it was well worth RHA's support and hopes the event will continue.\nWhen the Meadowood bus drove away, with waves from students and seniors, some had plans to meet again. Meadowood residents Frances Young and Alvera Paskell said they left with plans for breakfast Saturday morning -- Keneally, Sharma and sophomore Katrina Walker will join them.
(11/30/00 6:17am)
While the presidential vote is being contested in Florida courts, on a decidedly smaller scale a campus vote might be contested in a student-run court.\nA referendum to merge two dorm organizations representing more than 9,000 students has been cast into doubt, at least temporarily, by an apparent mistake in the Eigenmann Residents Association constitution and a contestment to throw out the Eigenmann referendum.\nThe Nov. 28 referendum was to determine if the Eigenmann Residents Association would become part of Residence Halls Association. To pass, it had to be approved by both organizations.\nRHA's 10 residence halls passed the referendum, 414-21, said senior Chris Boudi, RHA election commissioner.\nAt Eigenmann Hall, 25 students voted against the referendum and 15 voted in favor of it, said senior Cynthia Frazer, Eigenmann Residents Association vice president for finance and election commissioner.\nBut because the Eigenmann Residents Association constitution requires only a 20 percent consensus, the bill was considered passed, said Sarah Nagy, Residential Programs and Services assistant director for student involvement and orientation.\nUnder Article VIII, Section 1 of the Eigenmann Residents Association constitution is the sentence: "Upon approval of 20 percent of the residents voting, the amendment shall become part of this Constitution."\nBut the provision is a mistake, said senior Dietrich Willke, president of Eigenmann Residents Association. \n"The purpose of the sentence was not as it reads now," Willke said. "The sentence doesn't really make sense if you're looking at a democratic way of voting."\nSenior Jason Dudich, president of RHA, said the wording of the Eigenmann constitution is clear.\n"Going by what is stated in the constitution and what is in the rules, Eigenmann has to abide by the rules, no matter what," Dudich said.\nDudich pointed out that the constitution was approved by the students of Eigenmann, and he said they should stick to what it says. \nBut a formal contestment has been filed, and the merger of Eigenmann Residents Association into RHA will likely come down to the Eigenmann judicial board, Nagy said. She said results won't be certified until the contestment is cleared up.\nAnd the judicial board is not scheduled to meet until January, said sophomore Mark Illingworth, Eigenmann Hall director of business operations.\nIllingworth filed the contestment last night. He was one of four who wrote the Eigenmann Residents Association constitution.\nThe contestment to the Eigenmann judicial board argues that changes must be made because of the sentence's ambiguity, Illingworth said. All four of the writers of the Eigenmann constitution support the contestment, Illingworth said.\nThe contestment requests the judicial board hear arguments as soon as possible. It argues that the Eigenmann constitution is "ambiguous and written incorrectly," therefore the board should use its authority to declare the amendment null and void. \n"I don't want to fight," Illingworth said. "I just want to see the mistake corrected. It's grossly unjust the way it is now."\n"As a framer of the ERA constitution I can say with certainty that we did not intend for the constitution to be interpreted the way that it was," he said.\nIllingworth said he believes common sense dictates an amendment can't be passed without a majority.\nJunior Sara Ripp, a senior vice president of Eigenmann Residents Association, saw it much simpler.\n"I'm for what the students want," she said. "And the majority voted no, so I go with them." \nTo be considered, a contestment must be filed with Frazer within 48 hours of the vote, Illingworth said. When she receives it, she can decide either to approve contestment (allow it to be heard by ERA judicial board) or she can decline it.\nDudich said he said he has faith in Eigenmann Residents Association to handle the contestment situation.\n"Eigenmann will look at if the majority speaks louder than what the constitution says," he said.\nThe RHA constitution requires a two-thirds vote to pass amendments, Nagy said.\nAfter meeting with the four authors of the constitution, Illingworth said he changed his mind about a contestment he originally planned to file.\nHe said he was prepared to file a contestment on four grounds: the Eigenmann judicial board has judicial review of all legislation, the board must "declare null and void legislation" interfering with a center's operation, the Eigenmann General Council didn't inform the students of Eigenmann properly as determined by the constitution and the General Council's vote by e-mail to allow the referendum violates the state's sunshine laws.\nThe confusing part of the Eigenmann constitution was noticed prior to the referendum, Frazer said.\n"I had questioned the constitution before the election," she said. "People were confused about the interpretation."\nBut she said nobody could tell her how to interpret the amendment rules.\n"Even to the end of the evening, I did not know how the votes would be tallied," Frazer said.\nFrazer volunteered to serve as the election commissioner when Eigenmann officials told her they planned to pay someone to do it, she said.\n"No one was going to run the table down there," she said. "They were going to use the general council fund to pay someone."\nAlong with the fact that only 40 out of 1,000 residents voted, that is evidence that many in Eigenmann are apathetic, partly because it's not a controversial issue for many students, she said.\nAnother problem was promotion. Illingworth said the referendum wasn't adequately promoted -- and that's why only 40 people voted.\n"There wasn't a lot of opposition, because not a lot of people knew about it," he said.\nDudich agreed.\n"I do have a concern that maybe some things weren't conveyed to the residents and maybe some things were not answered," he said.\nIf the judicial board decides to uphold the merger of RHA and Eigenmann Residents Association, as of January, Eigenmann will be considered a voting member of RHA, except for financial matters, Nagy said. Eigenmann activity money would be first transferred to RHA beginning fall semester 2001, she said.
(11/28/00 6:40am)
In a campus-wide referendum today, dorm residents will decide whether to unite the two student governments in the halls of residence. \nThe Eigenmann Residents Association and the Residence Halls Association have operated separately for 30 years but would be joined if members of both organizations approve the merger.\nThe referendum will be from 2-7 p.m. in each dorm and will decide whether the Eigenmann Residents Association will become part of Residence Halls Association. \nRepresentatives from Eigenmann Residents Association and RHA have met several times this semester to work out details of the proposal, said Eigenmann Residents Association President Dietrich Willke, a senior.\nThe decision to allow a referendum was passed by the RHA Presidents' Council Nov. 1 and by the Eigenmann Residents Association General Council Nov. 6, Willke said.\nWillke and RHA President Jason Dudich, a senior, have both supported the change.\n"Instead of two different residence hall organizations, we could come together as a collective group, using the resources of both organizations together." Dudich said.\nBut not everyone is sure it's a smart move.\n"We've been able to do a lot as it stands now for Eigenmann," said senior Cynthia Frazer, vice president of finance for Eigenmann Residents Association. "As of now I don't think we have any issues where we're not heard on this campus."\nSince Eigenmann was built 30 years ago, Eigenmann Residents Association has been independent of RHA, giving Eigenmann financial leeway but excluding the dorm from representation in RHA, Willke said.\nWhen Eigenmann was built, it was intended for graduate students, said Sarah Nagy, Residential Programs and Services assistant director for student involvement and orientation. She said that at the time residents felt RHA couldn't represent their needs, so they formed their own student government.\nNow 70-80 percent of Eigenmann's students are undergraduates, said RPS Executive Director Patrick Connor.\n"(Bringing Eigenmann Residents Association into RHA) is something worthwhile, considering the population has changed at Eigenmann over the last 10 years," Connor said.\nBecause a majority of the dorm's residents are undergraduate students, they will be better represented by RHA, Nagy said.\nWillke said he expects the referendum to pass.\n"Although it's a technically big change, the change in the constitution is minor," he said.\nA small number of graduate and international students living in Eigenmann are concerned their issues still aren't the same as the rest of the undergraduate population, Connor said.\nBut he believes their issues can be still be represented in a combined student government.\n"If the Eigenmann students throughout the government are doing a good job, all student voices in Eigenmann will be brought to the RHA table," Connor said.\nA referendum is required for any change in the RHA constitution.\n"If you change the constitution, it has to be approved by the student body it represents," Willke said.\nFor RHA, there will be only positive outcomes from the change, Nagy said. RHA will add about 1,000 people to its constituency, she said.\nEigenmann's government will gain a vote in RHA and an opportunity to run for RHA offices but will lose some financial independence. Its executive board will lose stipends, and some of Eigenmann's activity fee will go to RHA if the referendum passes, reducing the programs offered only at Eigenmann, Willke said. Nagy said this change in funding amounts to $3.15 going to RHA per Eigenmann resident.\nBut Willke said the change will give the combined student organizations one voice. \nNagy agreed, saying that would bring better representation.\n"I think there are really more positives than negatives," Nagy said.\nEigenmann Residents Association will not cease to exist if the referendum passes, Nagy said, because each center has its own government.\nBut Frazer is worried more about apathy in Eigenmann.\n"I haven't seen a lot of people who want to be active, but I've seen a lot of people who have gripes," she said.\nFrazer said she's worried Eigenmann students will not participate in campus-wide RHA activities, their money benefiting other dorms more than their own. \nBut despite her worries, Frazer said she sees some positive results of the change. For one, RHA has said they will be behind Eigenmann all the way, she said.
(11/16/00 5:10pm)
Residential Programs and Services will close dining services at Teter, Forest and Briscoe quads beginning fall 2001, a cost-cutting measure approved by the RPS meal plan committee comprised of students and RPS officials.\nWednesday night, senior Chris Boudi, chairman of the committee, shared the decision with the Residence Halls Association President's Council.\nWhile facilities will be closing, services will not be reduced, Boudi said.\n"Anything we closed is being moved elsewhere," he said. "We're not taking options away from students."\nTeter Quad deli items will be moved to Wright Quad, while other options now available at Teter will move to Eigenmann Hall. Closing Forest Quad's grill line will allow RPS to add a carryout option at Read Center, Boudi said. Finally, the Briscoe Quad food services will be moved to McNutt Quad, which will keep its Starbucks.\nAt Wednesday's meeting, RHA president Jason Dudich, a senior, asked Boudi whether the solution was a quick fix or a "Band-Aid on a gaping wound."\n"It's the end of closing down centers," Boudi said. "Regionalized dining is now apparent."\nFor weeks, the committee has considered ways to trim $900,000 from the dining halls budget, a task assigned by Patrick Connor, executive director of RPS, Boudi said. Boudi called the changes "inevitable."\nConnor had told the committee to consider dining options by neighborhood, instructing them not to rule out closing facilities. The committee agreed, approving the changes nearly unanimously, and making the decision in time for the changes to be reflected in University publications sent to prospective students. \nAll changes recommended by the meal plan committee will be enacted, Connor said.\nBoudi said the ultimate goal is to provide the best service possible to all residence hall students, keeping in mind realistic limits.\n"A dining utopia can never be reached," Boudi said. "There is no way it can meet the preferences of all students. Our goal is to make sure that the needs of the students are met."\nNot all students at the meeting were pleased with the committee's decision.\n"I don't feel that the students have any say regarding the meal plan," said sophomore John Goo, vice president of student affairs for RHA. \n"(RPS) lets (students) sit on the committees to let us think we have a role," said Goo, who did not sit on the RPS meal plan committee.\nMembers of the committee said they disagreed with Goo's perception of the process.\nBesides closing dining facilities, certain items will no longer be available in campus convenience stores. Boudi said some items are not cost effective and do not fall under the "category" of meal points, including batteries, cough medicine and detergent.\nRecent IU Student Association bill\nNov. 2, IUSA passed a resolution recommending changes in the meal plan. The resolution encourages additional meal plan options including purchasing no meal points for the 2001-2002 academic year.\nThe bill calls the current system "monopolistic," and said it "offers no incentive for RPS to improve quality, service or availability of on campus dining facilities." It argues that costs are unchecked and inappropriately high.\nThe RHA President's Council members said they were disturbed by the lack of notification from IUSA about the bill and the sense that it unnecessarily attacked them.\nBoudi said decisions, including budgets for next year, have already been made.\n"I am a bit perturbed that no one from IUSA came to us," Dudich said. He said the bill gave even more reason for representatives from IUSA and RHA to sit in on each other's meetings.\nMeal plan approved\nNext year's meal plan options and other changes were also announced Wednesday.\nThe three meal plan options will be $2,080, $2,390 and $2,600, with the option of an additional $250 to be used in the Indiana Memorial Union. Freshmen will be required at least to purchase the $2,390 plan. Meal plan options will not go up in cost next year, but the IMU points option is being reduced from $350 to $250 in response to a large amount of unused points. Sophomore Erin Ransford, a representative from Foster Quad, said the closings helped the committee avoid raising meal plan costs.
(11/14/00 5:24am)
On one wall is a poster of N'Sync's Lance Bass. On another is a giant stuffed bass.\nFreshmen Christine Boone and Shanda Sasse are proud of their dorm room. \n"You have to be in our room to see the ultimate coolness of it," Boone said.\nThe decoration of their room was somewhat of a compromise.\n"I am a big fan of fish and my roommate is a big fan of N*Sync, so we combined our interests and made a really cool room," Boone said.\nResidential Programs and Services is rewarding students who take pride in their dorm rooms. Last week, 77 rooms were judged for their creativity in decoration and function for RPS's "Best Rooms" contest.\nStudents in all 77 rooms that entered won prizes. They received a ticket to "Les Miserables," a pizza party or a PhotoFrost cake from RPS. Winners were notified by e-mail Friday.\n"A lot of the rooms reflect the personalities of the people living there," said Pam Sprong, RPS assistant director.\nOne of the judges, Joshua Gray, a graduate assistant for RPS marketing, said the rooms were difficult to judge.\n"What made a winning room wasn't the stuff put into the room or the money," Gray said. "It was the time or the effort -- people were making rooms that were them; (that showed) who they are."\nOne of the easiest and most effective room modifications, Gray said, was adding paint or texture to the walls.\nBesides the fish theme, Sasse and Boone's room features pictures of family and travel destinations and a stop sign they insisted they did not steal.\n"(Our room) is overflowing with creativity and expression," Sasse said.\nSophomore Meghan Cannon said a 48 by 52 inch mural painted by her mother is the first thing you see when entering her room. Then you'll notice the origami birds hanging from her ceiling, she said.\n"I'm very creative and original," Cannon said. "I love art. My mom's a professional artist."\nCannon said "Les Miserables" is her favorite musical, but she was disappointed she won only one ticket.\nSophomore Patrick Steinkuhl had a similar dilemma.\n"What's a guy gonna' do with one ticket?" he said. \nThe first thing one notices in Steinkuhl's room is his couch, with its fake dalmatian fur, he said. Then one notices the sound of running water -- he has four fountains. He's also proud of his wall adornments: American flags, a tie-dye tapestry and a Chemical Brothers poster.\n"I'm very political," he said.\nBut students said it's the little things in dorm rooms that show an individual's personality.\n"I have a clock above the door that I'm kind of proud of," Steinkuhl said. "I like my clock"
(11/07/00 5:57am)
When senior Erin Borg arrived at 8 a.m. Oct. 7 to take her Law School Admission Test at the Kelley School of Business, she said she thought there might be a problem.\nOf the 150 or so test-takers, students in at least two of the 10 rooms used for the test had similar worries.\nIn their testing rooms, a noise vibrated in the floor and the walls. Borg said it was intermittent, stopping in short spurts, on and off. But it was distracting.\n"It was early in the morning, so it took me a while to figure out what the noise was," said senior Stephanie Akin, who also took the test. "I finally realized it was a jackhammer."\nIt turns out construction workers were also up early -- and working across the street.\nThe noise and vibrations were from the machinery excavating rock to make way for the new business building.\n"The jackhammering reverberated in the entire room," Borg said.\nAnd the proctors knew it would be a problem, she said. Before the test, the proctor said the conditions would be reported to the Law School Admission Council, the organization that administers the LSAT, Borg said. But there was nothing that could be done that day.\nThe LSAT is a standardized test required for admission to 197 member law schools of the Law School Admission Council. The test is given four times a year at locations around the world.\nThe test has problems on comprehension and analytical thinking, said Kevin Robling, assistant dean of admissions for IU law school.\n"I think (distractions like the noise) could have a huge impact on someone's ability to adequately take the test," he said.\nSome proctors provided ear plugs for students who wanted them, said Ed Haggerty, Law School Admission Council media relations specialist.\nBut ear plugs are listed as prohibited in the Law School Admission Council test information book.\nAfter the test, under normal circumstances, a complaint about a testing site would have to be mailed to Law School Admission Council within six business days, Haggerty said.\nIn this case, all affected students (those in rooms 421 and 103) were given three options: keep the score, cancel the score and retake the test for free, or keep the score and have a letter explaining the adverse testing conditions sent with their scores to law schools.\nPre-law adviser Mac Francis said most students are choosing the third option, in part because the experience of the nearly five hour test is so unpleasant, he said.\n"It's very difficult to improve (on this test) if you've prepared for it," Francis said.\nStudents, however, wonder whether law school admissions will consider a letter describing adverse conditions.\nMost schools would give a letter some consideration, Robling said. \nBut he said he's never received such a letter, and there are exceptions.\n"Some schools won't take (testing conditions) into consideration," Robling said. "When (a law school) turns those numbers into the American Bar Association, those are their numbers."\nAkin said she's worried that taking the test in December will delay her admission to an out-of-state law school.\n"They place a tremendous amount of importance on that score," Akin said. "It could actually affect the schools I get into, since I'm applying so much later, not to mention the (December LSAT) is two weeks before finals."\nRobling said few schools consider applications before January. He said that, at IU at least, taking the test in December would not set a student back with admissions.\nBorg was also dubious about options after the test. But she will keep her current score, she said.\nAkin said she will likely take the test again.\n"I'm not really sure who to be upset at, but it's incredibly frustrating," she said.\nRobling said someone should have made sure there were no distractions at the site.\n"I would think someone from LSAC (Law School Admission Council) should have the responsibility to check the facility to make sure its adequate for the task at hand," Robling said "If they didn't, I would think someone should."\nThat responsibility falls on the University, Haggerty said.\n"The LSAT depends on the university to choose an appropriate location for the test," he said. "Another location would have likely been found if they had known in advance about the construction and the noise."\nThe responsibility for setting up testing like the LSAT on campus falls to the Bureau of Evaluative Studies and Testing, part of Instructional Support Services.\nBy the time they knew about the noise, it was too late to move the test, said Edith Richardson, a psychometrist evaluation specialist with the bureau.\n"When we scheduled the business school, we were not aware (the construction workers) worked on Saturdays as well," she said.\nEven if she had known in advance, there are few options for other testing locations, Richardson said.\n"We are unable to secure other buildings on campus that would be suitable for testing on Saturdays," she said. \nThe Education Building, Jordan Hall and Ballantine Hall aren't adequate, she said.\nAkin might take the test in Indianapolis the next time around, she said. She hopes to avoid repeating the first ordeal.\n"There is an organization that deals directly with assessing the needs for these tests, and the both fortunate and unfortunate thing about this is that there's new construction going on adjacent to the only building this organization deems available for the test," said Sue Dillman, IU director of media relations.
(11/06/00 6:31am)
Retired Army Gen. Colin Powell was introduced as one of the nation's best speakers by IU President Myles Brand Friday at the IU Auditorium. \nHe lived up to expectations. \nWith stories, jokes and anecdotes, Powell discussed the challenges he sees facing America, stories about his life and career and his latest passion, America's Promise. After his visit, he hit the campaign trail with George W. Bush.\n"I have never seen an audience more captivated by a speaker than at Colin Powell's address," said senior Mike Gosman, president of Union Board, which sponsored the lecture. "The combination of his strong oratory skills and his powerful message seemed to deeply impact the crowd."\nA strong advocate for children, Powell is chairman of America's Promise -- The Alliance for Youth, a partnership of community organizations and corporate America to positively impact American children.\nHe explained the five principles of America's Promise: Caring adults, safe places, a healthy start, marketable skills and opportunities to serve.\n"My life pulls in the direction of all these youth programs," Powell said.\nHe urged students to get involved to advance the five principles and become active with children in their communities.\n"(His message) made me feel good about working with kids and bringing youth up to speed," said Bloomington resident Debbie Baker.\nPowell also addressed the importance of education for everyone.\n"Hard work and education -- there's no substitute for it, whether you're chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff or a student at Indiana University."\nPowell served in the military for 35 years and shared stories from his years of service. He discussed the sense of community and pride he found in the armed forces.\nPowell's role in the military was largely driven by the Cold War and the tensions felt worldwide between communism and capitalism, he said.\nDuring a summit meeting, Mikhail Gorbachev told a stunned Powell he was ending the Cold War, Powell said. Gorbachev noticed Powell's confused facial expression, looked him in the eyes and told him:\n"General, I'm very sorry, you'll have to find a new enemy."\n"I said to myself 'I don't want to,'" Powell said. "The world I knew, and the world you (students) were just becoming conscious of, changed."\nBut some rivalries don't change.\nGorbachev is also on the speaking circuit and "is my principal competitor still," Powell said. \nGorbachev was recently featured in a Pizza Hut commercial.\n"The former head of the evil empire is selling Pizza Hut. Is capitalism great or is capitalism great?" Powell said.\nAs chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Powell led Operation Desert Storm in the Gulf War. The operation resulted in American and other forces repulsing Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. \nAfter a call from Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf about the first wave of air attacks, Powell said he "flicked to CNN to see what was really going on."\nBrought on by modern technology, he said, people worldwide knew within seconds what was happening in the war.\nThree American reporters were in an enemy hotel, sharing with the world what Powell was doing.\n"I kept picking up the target list, the damn hotel has to be here somewhere," Powell joked.\nPowell also pointed out the difference in support between the Gulf War and Vietnam, during which he earned the Purple Heart. Following Desert Storm, the nation had a great sense of pride and support.\n"We had a different kind of homecoming (after Vietnam)," he said.\nPowell also discussed his book, "My American Journey," which became an international best-seller. He talked about how the name of the book had to be translated to have international appeal.\nWhen his publisher brought to him an offer from China's Red Army Publishers, he jokingly said "That's the bad guy."\nBecause Powell spoke for more than an hour, the planned question and answer session had to be canceled, Gosman said.\nStill, the audience was not disappointed.\n"(He's) a great role model for a lot of children and young adults like myself," said freshman Justin Butler, an ROTC cadet.\nPowell's humorous, down-to-earth delivery also impressed the audience.\n"When you think of someone being a soldier, you don't really think of the humor," Baker said.\nGosman said he was pleased with Powell's speech. \n"He spoke eloquently, touched on a large number of important issues and provided the IU campus with a very memorable event," Gosman said.
(11/03/00 9:39am)
Gen. Colin Powell, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff -- a man urged by many to seek the presidency, a philanthropic leader and, depending on the outcome of the presidential election, a likely candidate for Secretary of State -- will visit campus today and speak in the IU Auditorium.\nPowell will speak on "Challenges of a Changing World" at 4 p.m. Those with tickets must be seated by 3:45 p.m. A standby line will start at 3:15 p.m., eventually filling empty seats. Overflow seating will be provided at alternate locations.\nThe reaction of campus to his lecture, sponsored by Union Board, has been similar to reactions he's received across the country: the 3,200 available tickets were gone in four hours.\nA goal of the Union Board for years, Powell's lecture is made possible by joint sponsorship with the IU Foundation, said senior Carrie Smith, Union Board lectures director. Powell will participate today in a private awards dinner sponsored by the Foundation.\n"(Powell) tells you his mind, some things that will challenge you, some things you don't necessarily agree with or want to hear," said senior Mike Gosman, Union Board president. "But he speaks from the heart and gives an interesting perspective."\nThe Union Board's contribution to Powell's speaking fee is $22,800, Smith said. It is less than the group paid for Mikhail Gorbechev, she said, and a cost that allows Union Board to attract other big lectures.\n"(Powell) is such an eloquent speaker, an inspiring orator," Gosman said. \nBut his speeches are great not only because of his manner, but because of his message, Gosman said.\nPowell's most recent message has been as chairman of America's Promise -- The Alliance for Youth, a national organization fighting for advancement and protection of American children.\nIt's all part of a life devoted to people, said Lt. Cnl. Wayne Pollard, professor of military science.\n"(Powell) is an incredible American success story," Pollard said. "For someone to maintain their values and virtues in the process (of success) is rare these days."\nPowell was born in New York City in 1937 to Jamaican immigrant parents, raised in South Bronx and educated in New York public schools. He participated in Army ROTC and graduated from City College of New York as a second lieutenant.\nAbout 125 Air Force/Army ROTC cadets from IU will attend the lecture, Pollard said. He said they are interested in strategic issues of the world, Powell's opinions on army morale and, of course, hearing from a man who once stood in their shoes.\nIn 35 years of military service, Powell received many awards including the Purple Heart from service in Vietnam. His last assignment, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is the highest military position in the defense department. In that capacity, he oversaw Desert Storm and the Persian Gulf War.\nThe Powell Doctrine calls for clear, definitive national interests and an exit strategy before military action begins, Pollard said. Another of Powell's major roles has been philanthropy, he said.\n"(Powell) is a fair leader but a very compassionate person," Pollard said. "He has the ability to blow away the typical military stereotype."\nAs Powell retired from the military with a positive image and good airtime from the Gulf War, his name came up as a presidential candidate, said Gerald Wright, political science professor. As with President Eisenhower, "both (political) parties were kind of flirting with him," Wright said.\nHe announced he was a Republican, although he didn't share many of the beliefs from the party's 1996 platform, Wright said.\nAs to whether Powell could be president in the future, Wright has his doubts.\n"Whether he still has that glow, I don't know," he said. "(If) he takes a position like secretary of state, he has to make decisions, and he can't be all things to all people."\nWright said Powell's reluctancy to use force could be a problem.\n"He's really quite close to a military isolationist," Wright said, "which is reasonable from a military man's standpoint, but from the multiple goals of a president in foreign policy, that's quite a restrictive role."\nWright believes other factors are involved in Powell's not running for higher office.\n"He doesn't have a real stomach for partisan politics," Wright said. "He was a general. He was outside the partisan give and take."\nPowell will give a 50-minute lecture, followed by a 10-minute question and answer session. Organizers expect only a small portion, if any, of his talk will address Tuesday's presidential elections -- in which Powell has campaigned for George W. Bush.\n"He kind of stays above the fray of politics," Gosman said.
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The first of two political party debates Wednesday drew about 50 people to the Indiana Memorial Union's State Room West. Sponsored by Golden Key National Honor Society, organizers said it provided something the presidential debates did not.\nThird parties.\nRepresentatives from College Republicans, College Democrats, College Libertarians and IU Greens participated in the debate, which focused on healthcare and the environment. The debate allowed student leaders to explain the stands of the national political parties.\nThe next debate, scheduled for 8:30 p.m. Wednesday in the IMU's State Room East, will focus on taxes and the war on drugs.\n"I just want people to be educated before voting," said senior Carrie Friedrich, Golden Key president.\nDebating only two issues allows the discussion to be more in depth, Friedrich said, and distinguishes differences between the parties.\n"I was impressed with the contrast in issues as opposed to the national debates," freshman Ryan Watson, a Republican, said.\n Most of the crowd seemed to have their minds made up about which party they supported.\n But some said they were open to new ideas, while staying loyal to their party.\n "I became more informed on issues of other parties, but also became more firmly supportive of the Democratic party," junior Kathleen Krueger said.\nOrganizers said some in the crowd were undecided.\n"People who came here wanted answers to the questions," said sophomore April Gonzales, vice president of College Democrats.\nBut even people who already connect themselves with a party had something to gain. \n"Even if you've decided, you can still change your mind," said junior Andrea Becker, treasurer of IU Greens. "That's the beauty of it not being Nov. 7."\nDEMOCRATS\nGonzales represented the Democrats. She said they are the "proactive" party, considering solutions before problems get out of hand. Democrats are the party of "people not politics," she said.\nOn healthcare, she said the bottom line is to "help people" with a government healthcare system. She said healthcare is unaffordable to most people.\nOn the environment, she said the party favors continued regulation of private companies, while taking steps to improve the environment. For young people, she said Democrats would save Social Security and offer a tax incentives for college tuition.\nGREENS\nSenior Rob Larson represented the Green Party. He said corporations have too much power in government and argued that most Americans want another choice besides Republicans and Democrats. He said third parties are being kept out by the main parties, which are funded by big corporations.\nOn healthcare, Larson said Greens favor universal, government-run healthcare. He said the system in Canada is a good model. He said someone has to control healthcare; the question is "will it be insurance companies with a profit motive or the government with the responsibility to the people?" Larson said the Greens choose the latter.\nOn the environment, he said, "I hope you all have some idea where my party stands on this issue." He said the government should be held responsible for protecting the environment.\nREPUBLICANS\nSophomore Josh Claybourn represented the Republican Party. He said the Republicans are the party of limited government, which trusts the people to control their own money. A sizeable portion of the surplus would go to a tax cut for everyone, he said. The rest of the surplus would cover Social Security and other social issues.\nOn healthcare, Claybourn said the free-market lowers costs in healthcare. He said Republicans propose tax-breaks for people in need of healthcare, as opposed to government-run healthcare.\nOn the environment, Claybourn dismissed the myth that Republicans don't care. He said, "People who pollute should pay for it." He said environmental groups are billion dollar corporations, which use scare tactics to make the problems look worse than they are. Besides, he said, government pollutes more land than anyone else; believing government can protect the land is "ridiculous."\nLIBERTARIANS\nJ.W. Hawley represented the Libertarian Party. He asked the audience if they wanted to be free. Telling the crowd that government regulates everything from the size of your crib to the size of your casket, he argued there are two choices: the other parties with social planners, giving individuals a "formula to live," or the Libertarians, with very limited government.\nOn healthcare, he said doctors, not politicians, are suited to make healthcare decisions and that nothing will keep prices down if the government gets involved.\nOn the environment, he said the government is the worst at taking care of their own land, so individuals and corporations, hurt by polluting their own land, should be left alone.\nOrganizers said they were surprised and pleased with the turnout. They encouraged students to come to the next debate to become more informed as voters.\n"I think there is a need for students to make an educational choice of who to vote for," said Dietrich Willke, Golden Key NHS vice president. "You should be able to vote your conscience instead of following a trend"
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The Wright Place will offer more than pizza and burgers after 8 p.m. tonight.\nThe third annual Dusk 'til Dawn, sponsored by the Residence Halls Association, will kick off at 9 p.m. and last until 4 a.m.\nFeaturing a DJ, dancing, concerts, a costume contest, comedy and food, the event is expected to draw more than 1,000 people.\nEvent organizers have spent hours of time and more than $7,000 on the seven-hour event, and about 25 volunteers will make sure the event goes off without a hitch. The event will be paid for by both RHA and Residential Programs and Services.\n"It's becoming a residence hall tradition, having all the residents get together and have a big party," said dance coordinator and senior Scott Zuick. Zuick also worked on the event the two previous years.\nThe event has been promoted as a residence halls event, but anyone is welcome to attend, organizers said.\nAlong with the chance to show off costume and dance moves, residents can enjoy music from Alma Azul and Ladies First, win prizes for the best costume and see Full Frontal perform comedy skits.\n"This is a chance for residents to unwind from a long week, dress up and dance 'til late in the evening," said Jason Dudich, president of RHA.\nDudich said one of the duties of RHA is to establish programs for students in the residence halls.\n"This is one that worked out well and everyone liked," Dudich said.\nHe said it is also a chance for residents to see their money working for them -- how it affects them directly.\nFor sophomore Michelle White, it was a chance to meet new people and get dressed-up for the occasion.\n"It showed the dorms are really interested in showing people who live there a good time," White said. "They make it their priority to cater to the students needs."\nWhite said she would suggest the event to any student.\n"If you make a fool of yourself, no one is going to know who you are anyway," she said.\nDudich said he hopes all the residents show up Friday for the event and participate with their fellow students in celebrating Halloween, to "see how goofy or scary they can look," Dudich said.\n"This is a place we're giving back to students, so they can have fun and enjoy."\n
(10/24/00 5:54am)
Residential Programs and Services has revised its policy on residence halls closings for Thanksgiving break, after a meeting with concerned students Monday.\nStudent groups and international students were set to stage a protest today at the RPS administration building, 801 N. Jordan Ave.\nNow, the gathering will inform concerned students of the changes.\nLast winter, RPS decided to close residence halls during University vacation periods, mainly for safety issues. Few students stayed in residence halls, and the buildings were vulnerable, said Patrick Connor, executive director of RPS.\nBut RPS failed to adequately inform students of the changes, Connor said. Many students -- including senior Dietrich Willke, president of Eigenmann Residents Association -- had no idea the halls would close.\nWith the original policy, a limited number of spaces would have been available on campus during Thanksgiving break, for a $60 charge and reservations by Nov. 1.\nUnder the agreement reached Monday, students registering by Nov. 13 will be housed on campus for the break at no charge. Students who reserve housing and don't stay will be charged a $25 fee. Housing locations will be determined by the number of students interested in staying over the break.\n"Now whoever wants to stay, there's going to be room for them," Willke said.\nThe issue affects all students living in halls, but especially international students, of which Eigenmann alone has more than 200, Willke said.\n"(Closing the dorms) is a slap in the face of international students," he said. "'By the way, we're going to close, you have to find a place to stay.'"\nBut the closing of residence halls is not just an international issue, said Lillian Casillas, programming assistant of La Casa.\n"(Students) are extremely relieved because, at least now, they'll have a place to stay for the week," she said. "A lot of students didn't realize the centers were closing ... they had nowhere to go."\nWillke blamed RPS for a lack of input on the part of students and a lack of communication about the closures. \n"A change as big as this should've been warned way in advance for students to make plans," he said. Willke said he found out about the closings two weeks ago and not from the RPS.\nHe organized the protest through e-mail and coordination with student groups. The International Friendship Association, Student Coalition, Asian Student Union and the Women's Student Association were prepared to join the protest.\n"The University needs to know they made a mistake, and you cannot hide a mistake," Willke said. "When something like this happens, there needs to be a large amount of student input."\nConnor agreed there was a lack of communication. When he learned of the planned protest, he offered to meet with the students.\n"I asked them if we can meet to talk about this -- before or after the protest," Connor said.\nWillke said the planned protest would have been respectful, merely a gathering to show the number of students the issue affects.\n"Because of the large amount of pressure from all the students and organizations," Willke said, "it made them see it is not a small problem."\nToday, students who arrive to protest will have the opportunity to register for break housing and speak to RPS representatives. \nConnor said most students he has talked to agree with the need to close residence halls over break periods -- but that the communication must be clearer.\nAfter Monday's meeting, Willke and the student groups he organized are looking to the future.\n"There will be a steering committee for other break periods," he said. "So students can know ahead of time and be part of the decision-making process"
(10/19/00 5:57am)
A Residential Programs and Services committee will consider closing dining facilities -- among other changes -- to streamline and reduce costs of campus dining services. Their recommendation will be sent to the Campus Advisory Board in November.\nThe meal plan committee has been assigned to consider options for dining services by neighborhood, while looking out for student convenience and cost-effectiveness.\n"I wanted them to think outside the box," said Patrick Connor, executive director of RPS. "We don't have to think of dining as (a facility) in every residence center." He instructed them not to rule out closing facilities and extending hours of operation.\nThe committee will consider their options in the coming weeks.\nSandra Fowler, director of dining services for RPS and member of the committee, said right now it is premature to talk about facilities closing.\nBut she said it would make sense to offer more services at fewer locations.\n"We could actually increase our overall service at some locations by not offering it at some locations," she said. "And might satisfy more students."\nClosing facilities is only a possibility now, but three under-performing halls were mentioned: Teter, McNutt and Forest quads.\n"Those three centers are the ones having problems drawing people in," said senior Chris Boudi, president of the committee. "You need a certain number of people going to a place to warrant it being open." But he said no decision has been made -- and that closings would be a last resort.\nSome students were puzzled that their dining halls were under-performing.\n"There are lines coming out for hours," said freshman Nicole Porras from Teter. "They're really busy the entire time they're open. There's no way the business is down."\nSome dining managers report an improvement in their numbers. In a weekly budget meeting for dining managers Wednesday, Jeff Kutche, McNutt dining manager, said numbers across the board were improving. \n"As of today, everyone's making what they should," he said.\nAll the same, dining managers said they understand economic realities.\n"If (closing facilities) is what they must do to be financially sound, then that's what we'll do," said Cheryl Gucinski, Forest dining manager.\nBudget problems have plagued RPS dining services for two years -- since the traditional meal plan switched to the current points system. "Our budgeting process hasn't caught up with (the change)," Fowler said.\nLast year, RPS was short between one and two million dollars, and the year before was about the same, she said.\nBut this time they hope to solve these financial problems permanently.\nConnor said he wants the committee to decide and recommend changes. \n"I want them to be able to talk about it without feeling that I'm going to influence them one way or another," he said.\nThe committee of 12, consisting of equal numbers of students and managers, meets Fridays.\n"It would be painful to me to have to close down an operation and limit service to students," Boudi said. "But I can see both sides as to what has to be done. We're going to do whatever is in the best interests of the students as long as it's within what RPS dining can do," he said.\nFowler said she hopes the committee will have a decision by Nov. 15. Connor expects a report around Nov. 1, so housing and dining publications can have updated information.\nBut Boudi said he hadn't heard about the November deadline and the committee hasn't yet formally discussed its plans for next year's dining services.\n"We've always made the decisions second semester," Boudi said. "If (November) is the case, I wish it would've been known to me prior to today."\nAny changes would not go into effect until fall 2001. \nMany options for financial improvement have been tried by RPS in the past.\n"We've done everything from adjust hours to adjust service and menu changes," Fowler said. But a lot of the things they've tried haven't worked, she said.\nIt comes down to most students preferring food courts -- which are picking up the financial slack of other dining facilities, she said.\n"They're not using the service in their centers," Fowler said. "(Only) 10-12 percent actually use the traditional, homestyle dining services, although they say they want that service."\nIU is one of the few remaining campuses in the country to offer food service in virtually every building, Connor said. He said 95-98 percent of campuses don't offer that sort of convenience.\nBoudi said other options to closings will be considered, while trying to figure out new ways and concepts to bring people in.\n"If it's blatantly obvious that there's a student push to maintain an operation in a center, the problem is we're going to have to cut back service in another location," he said. "Sure, we can have service in every center, but we may have to wear ourselves thin."\nThe vote of the meal plan committee is not binding. The committee can only issue a recommendation that would be sent to the campus advisory board.\nBut Connor said the committee's wishes are rarely disregarded.\n"If (the committee) feel it's best for students to operate in the current mode, than that's what we'll do," Connor said.\n"As tough as it is to keep everyone's interest in mind, I think the committee (does)," Boudi said.\nThe committee is always seeking feedback and suggestions, he said. Anyone with input is invited to e-mail the committee at mpcomm@indiana.edu
(10/16/00 7:22am)
The inaugural Hoosiers Outrun Cancer Run/Walk, that aimed to increase awareness of cancer and raise money to fight it, drew about 2,300 participants to campus Saturday.\nFor every walker and for every volunteer, it seems, there's a story to tell.\nTeam Jenny\nThis year, Jenny Suhr would have been a senior, turned 21 and been the president of Kappa Kappa Gamma.\nSenior Jaime Cutler, president of Kappa Kappa Gamma, said she and Suhr were pledge sisters. \n"She had a smile that just sort of reeled you in," Cutler said.\nGail Sidney, vice president of the Chamber of Commerce and master of ceremonies for the race, wrote about Jenny's story for a race-promotion handout.\nIn November, Jenny came down with what her parents thought was the flu.\nDoctors diagnosed her with brain cancer and told her she was dying.\nBut for Jenny, her parents Jane and Buck and her brother Errek, there was "no giving in or giving up," Sidney said.\n"She was so optimistic about beating it, we all thought she would," Cutler said.\nShe died Dec. 29.\nSaturday, about 250 people walked for Jenny -- the largest team in the race. Sixty-five participants were from Kappa Kappa Gamma.\nSidney said relatives and friends from all over the country also made the trip to honor her.\n"It was strange, because I never thought I would have to be walking for an actual person -- someone so young and my age," Cutler said. "As much as it made us sad, it kind of put a smile on our face, because all we were thinking about was her."\nBuck Suhr, Jenny's father, is an administrative assistant for football coach Cam Cameron and does radio color commentary. Jenny's mother Jane wrote on a memorial pennant, "Miss you Jenny. Go IU. Beat Michigan," Cutler said.\n"That's what she would have been doing today," she said.\nA long road\nRobert Walks was wearing a red IU hat when he approached volunteer check-in coordinator Anita Schneider the morning of the race. He asked Schneider if he was too late to help.\nSchneider said no.\n"He had a lot of family members who passed away from cancer and had been a big Indiana fan," said Carol Gillard, race-day manager.\nWalks, who lives in Montana, drove alone and arrived just before the race offering to help out, Schneider said.\n"I just stood here totally in awe because he had done this," Schneider said. "It was really kind of emotional."\nSelling his pants\nSteve Bunjan, a Bloomington resident, was walking with his son Sam Bunjan and his son's girlfriend Tanya Spencer.\nHis dad died from colon cancer and sister-in-law died from breast cancer.\nSteve Bunjan's khaki pants were covered with names and messages. They are his retirement pants from Orkin Pest Control.\nWhen Steve Bunjan found out about the event, he sent out 40 letters -- offering to write, on his pants, names of sponsors who would pledge $20.\n"I knew for Coach Knight and Karen this was very important," he said. \nHe sent out the letters the last week of September. His wife found out she had breast cancer Oct. 4. Steve Bunjan raised $850.\nWearing orange\nThe team of 18 from Alpha Phi were distinctive Saturday in their orange shirts.\nOrganized by junior Katie Zimmerman, the team raised over $300.\n"Cancer affects a lot of people in a lot of ways," Zimmerman said. "It's a way to support a good cause and for the house to have fun together."\nThe team walked in memory of her best friend's dad, Phil Buchanan, who died of bone cancer this year.\nSaturday would have been his birthday.\nFirsts at the finish\nSophomore Whitney Bevins, who runs on the IU cross-country team, was the first female finisher.\nShe ran in memory of Margie Luna, her friend from high school. Luna died of Rhabdomyosarcoma in August of her senior year.\n"(Margie) was incredibly strong throughout the whole experience," Bevins said.\nThe first male finisher, alumnus Tom Chorny, was on IU's track and cross-country teams.\nKaren Knight, event co-chair, finished second place in her age division, after speaking at the beginning of the race, and honoring her mother.\nAnd there was P.A. Mack, Jr., past member of the board of trustees, former chief of staff for Senator Birch Bayh, and current member of the Commission for Higher Education. He finished first in the 70-and-over division. His wife is a cancer patient, and he walked for her and all her friends.\nSaturday, Hoosiers Outrun Cancer raised more than $200,000. Perhaps more important, it gave many who've been affected by cancer the chance to share their stories -- and hear others. They walked in remembrance of those who have succumbed, in celebration of survivors and to fight a disease that leaves few unaffected.\n"The amazing thing is all the stories here," said Keith Klein, master of ceremonies.
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Electrical power at Collins Center went out at 8:37 p.m. Saturday and won't return until tonight at the earliest, said Donald Burks, Physical Plant utilities coordinator.\n"All of our clocks are frozen at that magic hour," said Sara Ivey Lucas, Collins residence manager.\n"We had fire alarms going off for a time," Lucas said. "Students are doing OK, but they're tired."\n"People were stumbling into rooms making new friends," freshman Kyra Busch said.\nFire alarms went off from about 2-4:30 a.m., Lucas said, disturbing the residence center's 489 residents.\nLucas said, to her knowledge, this hasn't happened before.\nBurks said electricians have been working since Saturday night when the power went out, trying to find a faulty underground cable.\nHe said they have now determined the faulty cable is between the Health Physical Education and Recreation building and Collins. Burks said the cable insulation has deteriorated.\nWhen the power went out, it took down all of Collins and Ernie Pyle Hall. Ernie Pyle was switched to another circuit at midnight.\nNew cable will have to be ordered and installed.\nMeanwhile, all of Collins will rely on generator power.\nGenerator power will provide emergency lights and get the kitchen back in service.\n"It's not 100 percent convenience, but it's better than having none," Burks said.\nBurks said he hopes to have the new cable installed and powered up tonight, but said "that's a little iffy." But at the worst-case scenario, he said, power would return Tuesday.\nJunior Veronica Lloyd, who was working at Collins center desk, said the major complaint has been about not being able to use computers and televisions.\nShe said she was surprised that the power had gone off. "This has never happened since I lived here," Lloyd said. "Even in storms, the power doesn't go off."\nSome students were concerned about homework and tests.\n"I think my professors should give me an extension on my midterms," Busch said.\nBut not all were negative despite all the problems, including no hot water.\nSophomore Laura Brunetti had a positive way of looking at things. \n"It's good," Brunetti said. "Cold showers are brisk and wake you up"
(10/13/00 6:39am)
Karen Knight will go for a run tomorrow. \nShe won't be alone.\nAs her feet pound the pavement, Knight will realize a dream she's had for 10 years -- Saturday's first annual Hoosiers Outrun Cancer Run/Walk.\nFor Knight, wife of former basketball coach Bob Knight, it's the end of a long road -- filled with tragedy, persistence and the burning desire to make a difference.\nKnight was a senior in high school in Oklahoma when her 14-year-old brother Herbie died of a brain tumor. He had been paralyzed for a year and a half before he died. \n"He was three years younger than I was, so he was my buddy," she said. "The one thing he wanted to do was drive a car, but he was never able to." \nHer brother's death has shaped her life in many ways, she said. \n"(His death) had a real profound affect on me -- my passion for life, my passion for what I did in high school, my coaching, my teaching," Knight said.\nHer brother's death was the first time Knight faced cancer, but not the last.\nHer mother, Avanell Vieth, died of breast cancer in 1990.\n"My mother was my family¹s best friend. She had such a quiet inner strength," Knight said.\n"I've always been passionate, but I've realized more the importance of everyday doing the best you can do and trying not to take for granted the things you have."\nIn caring for her mother, Knight learned about cancer patient care.\n"My sister and I were more the primary care-givers with my mother," she said. "We were responsible for more decisions. You're right there through all the treatment and all the hardships."\nKnight also began to see a need for change in caring for cancer patients.\n"After being more involved in my mother's care, and seeing I would like to have things changed -- the way the care was given -- I decided then I wanted to have a race," Knight said.\nShe applied to the Susan G. Komen Foundation for a Race for the Cure in Bloomington.\n"I wanted to do something to honor (my mother) and make things better for patients," she said.\nBut the proposal was not accepted because Indianapolis already has a race, and the foundation said Bloomington is too close to Indianapolis.\nKnight said she put it on the back-burner, but after visiting the Roger Maris Center (for cancer patients) in Fargo, N.D., her interests in the race were rekindled. So she applied to the Komen foundation again, getting the same response.\nEnter Dorothy Ellis, who Knight met in an exercise class.\n"We were out hiking one day," Knight said, "and I mentioned that I wanted to have a run for cancer to honor my mother."\nThey developed the idea at McCormick's Creek. "As we were walking, we planned a walk," Ellis said.\nEllis suggested that the Bloomington Hospital Foundation might be interested in the project. She said the foundation was enthusiastic about participating.\nBut, Knight said the support of her husband is what really got the project going. She said he was both personally and publicly supportive of the race and organized several events with the team.\nAthletics director Clarence Doninger said they are following former coach Bob Knight's wishes.\n"He had made arrangements with the basketball program to do some things," Doninger said. "We're trying to honor those."\nKnight said her husband's support has helped to make her dream come true.\n"My husband, who's always been supportive, and been a strength, gave us the wind beneath the wings, I guess you could say."\nKnight and Ellis are serving as co-chairs of the Hoosiers Outrun Cancer steering committee.\nKnight described how she might feel when she sees the crowd walking for cancer, the cause dear to her heart.\n"I feel a great joy and enthusiasm. It's the same feeling I get when I see a sea of red in Assembly Hall"
(10/13/00 6:12am)
Freshman Catherine Brill has been busy.\nThe McNutt Quad vice-governor has gathered a team of 20 and raised $405 for Saturday's first annual Hoosiers Outrun Cancer Run/Walk.\n"Cancer has affected my family a lot," she said. "There's so much that can be done for cancer, so every little bit helps."\nThat's music to the ears of race officials -- who have also been busy planning the event.\nThey're waiving late entry fees and encouraging students to participate in tomorrow's race. The opening ceremony begins at 10:15 a.m. The run/walk starts between Assembly Hall and Memorial Stadium at 10:30 a.m.\nThe event will raise money for patient care, outreach and education, cancer research grants and awareness for IU, said Debbie Sibbitt, volunteer coordinator.\n"(Walking) helps me remember my uncle the way I want to remember him," Brill said, whose uncle died of cancer. "The best way to remember someone you know is to try to help their cause."\nBrill said participants can remember a victim of cancer or commemorate a survivor by hanging pennants or wearing bibs.\nThere are more than 180 volunteers in various positions, Sibbitt said, and they've already surpassed their $200,000 fund-raising goal.\nDorothy Ellis, event co-chair, expects between 2,500 and 3,000 runners to participate.\nOfficials say more wouldn't hurt.\n"I hope more students will come out," said Karen Knight, event co-chair. "I believe this is about the students getting involved."\nCancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States, according to the National Center for Health Statistics, and claimed the lives of 539,577 people in 1997.\n"It's a terrible enemy," Knight said. She lost her brother and mother to cancer.\n"There are so many people who have cancer now," Knight said. "To me this race is a means of celebrating those people who are still fighting the disease ... and honoring those people who succumbed to the disease."\nSusanne Houshmand, a Bloomington resident and registered nurse at Bloomington Hospital, explained why events such as Hoosiers Outrun Cancer are necessary.\n"To make people aware of the problem. To raise the consciousness," she said. "It's a common problem that strikes all age groups and strata of society."\nKaren Knight said her husband, former basketball coach Bob Knight, named the event.\n"Without Coach Knight's involvement, the race would not be the magnitude it is," event co-chair Ellis said. "He gave it a real jump start."\nCoach Knight won't be at the race, because it would be an uncomfortable situation, Karen Knight said.\n"It doesn't mean he won't be there in spirit," she said.\nBut the men's basketball team is expected to participate.\n"They'll be there to sign autographs, maybe some will participate in the run and walk," said athletics director Clarence Doninger. \nKaren Knight said hundreds of behind-the-scenes volunteers have set the event up for success.\n"We did it as a team," Brill said. "It's just a little bit every day"
(10/10/00 6:42am)
It was a chaotic evening pierced by sirens. Students waded in Showalter Fountain, angrily chanting. They were outraged at the firing of former coach Bob Knight, and the fountain absorbed a great deal of their disgust. When the disturbance settled, the fish of Showalter had been torn from their bases and the water was a murky green.\nLast week, Showalter was a different scene. Under a hot sun, it was like an oasis, but now more like a mirage since the fountain was dry. It was peaceful. Students studying at the fountain's edge or on benches were interrupted only by others hustling to class or by the stiff breeze.\n"It's a perfect day to be out here," sophomore Danny Cheshire said last week.\nThe fountain, with its statue of 'The Birth of Venus,' is more than a University landmark.\nCommissioned by the late University Chancellor Herman B Wells, it was designed and created by Robert Laurent, a former resident professor of sculpture. He created the six bronze sculptures in Rome and had them shipped to Bloomington by air in 1958. They were dedicated to IU Oct. 22, 1961.\n"It's the quintessential icon of Indiana University, particularly the Bloomington campus," said Sherry Rouse, curator of campus art. She is responsible for about 7,500 works of art on all of IU's campuses. \nShowalter Fountain was a gift of Mrs. Ralph Showalter, in memory of her husband, who established the foreign-trade division of Eli Lilly. She was the first woman to serve on the board of the IU Foundation.\nShowalter will now undergo repairs and refurbishment -- the cost of which is expected to reach $50,000. The fountain will likely be devoid of its fish and water until spring, Rouse said.
(10/06/00 3:44am)
This weekend, hundreds of college students from around the state will converge on campus for the first Conference for Indiana Student Staff.\nCISS is a chance for resident assistants and student staff from public and private institutions across the state to compare practices and disucss residence hall issues.\n"It's an extension of training and an opportunity to network and gain insight with student staff across the state," said Chuck Lepper, residence manager for McNutt and conference co-host. \nResident assistant conferences were first planned for Indiana during the early 90s. But interest and participation waned, and the last conference was held in 1998 at Ball State.\nLepper and Sara Ivey Lucas, a graduate student and residence manager for Collins Living-Learning Center, said they saw a need to start the conferences again. They have since expanded the conference to include student positions like community educators (for diversity) and alcohol/drug peer educators. \n"I think it's going to be a lot of fun for our staff and others. It's a great chance to learn and for IU to showcase our residence halls and housing system," Lucas said.\nThe conference opens Saturday morning and ends Sunday afternoon. Organizers expect about 240 attendees, including 109 IU students and 14 of IU's full-time professional staff.\nThe conference includes a case study competition -- giving students a situation related to what they might face as an RA or student staff member, with a half hour to reach a solution and present it to judges. \nAll IU resident assistants are required to participate in the conference in some form. This can range from hosting a student from another school to making a presentation at the conference.\nJennifer Samuels, a junior in her second year as an RA, will be presenting with the Wright Quad leadership team and the RA advisory council.\n"I'm excited about hearing how other schools run their RA systems and programs," Samuels said. \nHanover, Valparaiso, St. Mary's, Manchester, University of Evansville, Ball State, Purdue, Marion, Depauw and the University of Southern Indiana plan to attend.
(09/28/00 4:22am)
For many students living off campus, the residence halls meal plan is no longer a nuisance. But for others, signing a meal plan provides them convenience and money management.\nThat's why Residential Programs and Services offers meal plans to anyone on or off campus who is interested, and about 100 of those living off campus are taking advantage.\n"I'm on campus a lot, and it's a lot easier," senior Alyssa Marcus said. "I'm a vegetarian, and there's a lot of options." \nConvenience and the salad bar are what sold her on the plan, she said.\n"(It's) a chance to serve everyone," said Patrick Connor, RPS executive director. \nIt enables students, especially commuters, to grab lunch on campus, he said. \n"If you have classes that are really close, it's easy to go a half a block to eat," said Graham Shepfer, RPS special events coordinator. "It's location and convenience."\nStudents living off campus are offered the same meal plans as students living on campus, but are offered additional plans, with a premium.\n"Generally the plans are more points than what they want," Shepfer said. He cautioned students interested in purchasing a meal plan because of the large number of points.\nThere are other options besides RPS for students living off campus, to eat on campus.\nBesides cash, there's Campus Access. Students can put any amount on their Access account and use it at any food court or dining hall, and also for copies, the IU Bookstore, Residence Hall Association stores and at the Main Library food court. Campus Access dollars roll over from year to year, unlike meal points, which are lost if not used.\n"It's a personal decision on how you want to spend your money," said Teresa Ray, manager of Campus Card Services. She said meal points are better for people who just want food, whereas Campus Access offers more options.\nAt The Wright Place, one of the busiest dining facilities on campus where about 5,000 students are served every day, they appreciate the patronage of off-campus students, said Jerry Russell, Wright food court's assistant manager.\n"The more the better. If kids off campus want to come here and eat, we welcome them," Russell said. "Some people off campus have the impression that to eat in the dorms, they have to live here"
