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Republican Presidential Candidates 2012 Newt Gingrich

Mitt Romney

Ron Paul

Rick Santorum

Performers present problems in play Volume 66 | Issue 16

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Education

Education

Education

Education

Bringing back school prayer.

Better pay for quality teachers.

Vouchers for private schools.

Include theory of intelligent design.

Immigration

Immigration

Immigration

Immigration

Urge border control bill.

States should enforce laws.

End birthright citizenship.

Advocate border fence initiative.

Economy

Economy

Economy

Economy

Enable “One Day, One Job,” plan.

Control budget by cutting spending.

Place a cap on future spending.

Lower corporate tax rate.

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Professors predict primaries By S.B. WEBER Staff samweber@ius.edu The Republican primary season is underway as the United States heads toward the 2012 presidential election in November. To explain the primary process to students, a panel of five IUS professors held a lecture in the University Center on Jan. 31. The main topics discussed were primaries, caucuses and the general processes of public selection for political candidates. Within the rules decided by the Democratic and Republican Party committees, each state is free to choose their process of candidate selection. The two processes are primaries and caucuses. “Caucusing is hard,” Rhonda Wrzenski, assistant professor of political science, said. “Primaries are easy.” Wrzenski explained how primaries are similar to the voting process involved in normal elections. “On primary day, you can go at any time during voting hours, whenever it fits your schedule,” Wrzenski said. “You go into the privacy both and you can be out in 30 seconds. With a caucus, you

have to show up at a specific time, sit there for an hour, and there’s no privacy. You have to stand and state your opinion in front of all of your neighbors.” Joe Wert, associate professor of political science and dean of the School of Social Sciences, explained three ways primaries and caucuses differ in each state. In certain states, delegates have to follow party rules, and delegates have to vote for a candidate ba based on who their state chose. However, in other states, delegates a given suggestions based on how the are s state would prefer them to vote. “Another way they differ is open and closed, primaries or caucuses,” Wert said. “If it’s open, you don’t have to be registered or a member of that political party to vote in the primary or caucus. If it’s closed, you have to be pre-registered with that party in order to vote.” Primary and caucuses are also different in how balanced delegates are in each state. “You can have a ‘winner-take-all’ system,” Wert said. “If [a candidate] wins the primary or caucus by even one vote, they get all of that state’s delegates. In a proportional system, the candidate gets a pro-

The Diversity Academy published its first issue of “Transformations,” a magazine explaining the functions of the academy and the fellowships and faculty learning communities available to IUS faculty. “The Diversity Academy is an academic affairs system for supporting faculty teaching, research and service in broad area of diversity,” Annette Wyandotte, interim associate vice chancellor of Academic Affairs and magazine editor, said. The IUS mission statement defines diversity as characteristics, such as age, ethnicity, gender, marital status, religion and sexual orientation. The academy offers semester or yearlong fellowships to full-time faculty interested in the services. These fellowships are visitation periods of time for teachers to research. The Diversity Academy offers academic resources for faculty to use toward research and class curriculum to create a learning environment that promotes diversity. “The goals are to promote diversity teaching, learning, as well as research and service to bring visibility to the resources the academy can offer in these areas such as consultation, workshops, conferences and fellowships,” Wyandotte said. The magazine’s name was made after transformative education. “Transformative education is a way of going about teaching that moves beyond just the intellectual and includes the whole person,” Wyandotte said. “This means the emotional and the ethical dimension of a human being.” The magazine also has a Q&A and two success stories that tell how IUS faculty members have been given opportunities from the Diversity Academy. “The Skin You’re In” was one of the stories featured in the magazine about postdoctoral fellow Huh who took part in a fellowship at IU Southeast from 2010 to 2011. Huh researched the teaching methods and student response of five classes. From her research, Huh plans to help students to promote diversity to students and teachers in South Korea. “The research will be used to bring awareness to effective ways to bring attention to transformative education,” Wyandotte said. “This started in the area of adult learning. See DIVERSITY, page 2

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IUS Dining Services conducts Food Court survey By TAYLOR FERGUSON Staff tayfergu@ius.edu IU Southeast’s Dining and Conference Services is conducting a survey in search of feedback from students, faculty and staff on the services and products provided by the Food Court and University Grounds and Library Bistro coffee shops. The survey is located on the homepage of Dining and Conference Services. Julie Ingram, director of Conference and Dining Services, said, when completing the survey, students may leave as much or as little information as they wish. “In Dining Services, we are always looking to receive feedback from the campus community on the products and services we provide,” Ingram said. Dining Services has a customer base of approximately 8,000 potential customers, ranging from ages 18 to 60 plus. “It is our goal to make sure there is something for everyone,” Ingram said. Some of the questions in the survey include taste of food, menu choice and food presentation. Erin Dorgay, nursing junior, said she was not aware of the survey. “I’ve only eaten in the Food Court maybe once

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Julie Ingram, director of Conference and Dining Services, hands change to a student purchasing items in the Food Court.

or twice my three years here at IUS,” Dorgay said. “I usually just grab a bite off campus after I’m done with my classes for the day.” Dorgay said she thinks all they need is a little publicity. “I’m glad they are trying to improve the Dining

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Services,” Dorgay said. “I don’t think many students are aware of what they even have to offer us. Once they get the word out, I think they’ll see some greater results.” Dining Services is currently receiving several surveys a week. “Some of the feedbacks received are suggestions such as more vegetarian options, healthier items on the hot line and to start publishing dinner menus each week,” Ingram said. Dorgay said she would personally like to see healthier snack options. “I just don’t have a lot of time in between classes to sit down and eat a meal.” There are other ways students can contribute their feedback other than the online survey. “We also offer a text feedback that students, faculty and staff can text their comments to,” Ingram said. To send comments via text message, text the word “COMMENT” to 32075. Dining Services has also recently established a Dining Services Committee, consisting of faculty and staff to generate new ideas. “We are always evolving to make sure that we are providing the campus community with the best of everything,” Ingram said.

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