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SEPTEMBER 29, 2010
New Student Activities Coordinator joins UIndy By Kenny Norman ONLINE EDITOR
Stephanie Barry accepted the position of student activities coordinator for the University of Indianapolis this fall. According to Dan Stoker, executive director of student services, the student activities coordinator (SAC) is the primary advisor for the Campus Program Board(CPB), as well as all other registered student organizations (RSOs). Barry spent six years doing undergraduate and graduate work at Southern New Hampshire University. Her job as the UIndy SAC is her fi rst sinc e completing her graduate work. Barry said she was attracted by the BARRY small campus and friendly, genuine faculty. UIndy has about 1,500 more students than Southern New Hampshire University. Barry said she has spent most of her time as the SAC familiarizing herself with all the organizations UIndy has to offer. She also said that she has met with CPB president Julie Wehmiller to discuss CPB, met with students about coordinating intramurals and met with other students to discuss starting new organizations. The SAC oversees the RSOs on campus and also coordinates a meeting at which 50 UIndy RSOs talk about issues and programs.The SAC is also the official advisor for Campus Program Board. The SAC works closely with CPB and intramurals, as well as helps with campus events. The SAC also takes questions about programs and helps contact the physical plant. Wehmiller served on a committee with two other students who looked through several applications, sorting them into groups by levels of qualifications. According to Wehmiller, the position is usually open every two to three years. “Essentially, [the SAC] is a resource for us here at UIndy,” Wehmiller said. “It’s a matter of the organizations,” Stoker said. “It’s mostly working with organizations to make sure the students
A glimpse into freshman Callie Fehr’s dorm room on the second floor of Cravens Hall shows the clutter resulting from three beds in a room that in previous years held only two.
Photo by Christopher Hartley
Three residents per room causes clutter By Elizabeth Wheeler SPORTS EDITOR
As of Sept. 19, 125 students are living in temporary housing across the University of Indianapolis campus. There were 152 women living three per room in Cravens Hall and 40 students living in suites ranging from two to five occupants in the basement of Warren Hall. The lounges on both sides of Cory Bretz Hall were filled with students and there was also temporary housing created in Central Hall. “We may have people in temporary housing for the remainder of the year or we may have everyone moved out,” said Associate Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students Kory Vitangeli. “I just can’t 100 percent say at this point.” Vitangeli said that all students who are living with three or more students received a reduced housing rate, $500 less than the regular price. Freshman Amanda Ackles noted that residents were told ahead of time about having an additional roommate. “Showers are an issue, as is washing your laundry,” Ackles said. “There are roughly 80 people with only two dryers and two washers. It’s hard to find a time where you can get it done.”
UIndy’s official records indicate that 4,966 [undergraduate day division] applicants were accepted for the 2010-2011 academic school year, which is an increase of 1,281 accepted applicants from the previous year. “Once we started to identify housing issues and space issues, we had to communicate with people that we had on a wait list,” Director of Admissions Ron Wilks said. “In the past, what would happen is that people would have changed their minds, and we’d pull them off the wait list. We did not see a lot of movement from people [this year] after they put down their deposits.” According to Wilks, some students accepted on advised admission were turned away. Due to his or her academic credentials, an advised admission applicant is required to live on campus and limit his or her credit hours taken. However, due to the overcrowding issues, there was not adequate space for some of those students who were required to live on campus, and therefore they could not attend UIndy in the fall. “We are in the process now of communicating with those students that are interested in coming in second semester,” Wilks said. According to Vitangeli, students in temporary housing will have first priority in available rooms over incoming students.
Photo by Christopher Hartley
> See CROWDING on page 8 Residents from the second floor of Cravens Hall hang out in friend Callie Wehr’s (middle right) dorm room.
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UIndy student dies suddenly
Spring 2010 graduate Khaled Al-Husseini passes away from Marfan’s Syndrome By Haley Vannarsdall FEATURE EDITOR Khaled Al-Husseini, a University of Indianapolis student, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, Aug. 27. Khaled was known not only by the international students, but to many all around campus. According to his brother, Kenan AlHusseini, Khaled’s autopsy revealed his cause of death to be Marfan’ s Syndrome, although neither he nor his family had any idea of his condition. According to the American Heart Association, Marfan’s Syndrome is, “a connective tissues disorder, and besides perhaps having heart problems, people with Marfan’s syndrome are often tall and thin.They also may have slender, tapering fingers, long arms and legs, curvature of the spine and eye problems.” The doctors diagnosed Khaled with scoliosis, but had never mentioned the chance of Marfan’s Syndrome. Khaled was an international student from Syria, and he graduated in 2010
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with a degree in marketing. He had planned to attend the UIndy masters program in the fall. “Khaled brought me so much joy last year. He was funny, intelligent, and so kind. Every single time I saw him, we would end up laughing,” said Katie Gainey, Khaled’s 2010 East Hall resident assistant. “I will continue to pray for his family and share my memories of him with others.” Khaled left an impression on all of those he encountered and was very close to the international students at UIndy, according to his close friend Aviv Sela. “I don’t remember a single person that didn’t like him. He left a good impression on most people on campus; the girls always liked him,” Sela said. “Everywhere we went, we took Khaled with us, and he was a part of the ‘international family’ we have here on campus.” Kenan Al-Husseini created a Facebook page in his memory, and reminds all of Khaled’s friends and family that “It’s only human to mourn and cry, but
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please do Khaled a personal favor and celebrate his life instead. If you are having a drink, lift your drink up high and make a toast in honor of his name. If you are dancing, sing along and feel his spirit with you. If you are sad, think of the good times you spent with him and smile.” The Global Rally of Students, a club Khaled was a part of at UIndy, plans to have a memorial service to celebrate Khaled’s life in McCleary Chapel on Oct. 14. “Khaled enjoyed every minute of his life. He lived very dangerously, loved his friends, was loved everywhere, and knew how to make people around him happy,” Sela said. “He lived every day like it was his last day of life, took many risks, and had a good time.” The UIndy counseling services located on the second floor of Schwitzer Student Center are there to assist students with the loss of a loved one. “Khaled was wonderful,”said Gainey. “If I could talk to him right now I would say, ‘I will always miss you, Habibi.’”
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