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Issues
Issues
Education:
Immigration:
reforms in order to become eligible for competitive federal grants
return to their country before being eligible for citizenship
Social Security:
Budget:
Refuse the diverting of Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts
Reduce spending on Medicare and Medicaid
Energy:
Target suspected terrorists
Require states to implement
Require illegal immigrants to
National Security:
Reduce restrictions on offshore
outside of the official theaters of conflict
energy production
Election 2012
Source: Project Vote Smart
Graphic by Claire Munn
IUS promotes political activism knowledgeable about elections, Wrzenski provided a website called Project Vote Smart. Within the site, individuals can find voting requirements for their state, including registration deadlines and absentee ballot forms. Another aspect of the page is an interactive game for people to see which candidates best suite them at both the presidential and state level.
“What’s nice about this is it actually shows you candidates from other parties, so you don’t just get Republican and Democrat, you’ll also get Green Party and American Constitution candidates, so you get the whole field,” Wrzenski said. Students discovered how to become more in The game is set up with a list of issues, ranging volved and better informed in politics during “Confrom abortion to national security and health care to stitution Day: Powering the Individual Citizen,” social security. Individuals answer questions based hosted by the IUS Civil Liberties Union. on these categories and rate their impor The event featured a panel of IUS potance. Candidates who have similar viewlitical science professors and a represenpoints will move forward, while those who tative from the American CLU of Indiana oppose move back. who shared ways students can take an Dejan Tomanic, political science and inactive stance in government. ternational studies junior and vice president Stephon Moore, political science and of the IUS CLU, said this was his favorite journalism sophomore and president part of the program. of the IUS CLU, said Constitution Day “I’m really excited about how particushould be important to students because larly Dr. Wrzenski showed how people can it impacts their everyday lives. go find candidates, not only in their district “It’s a document that we need to pay but also presidential and gage their views homage to and a document that we need against those who may or not be elected,” to know about and read,” Moore said. Tomanic said. “That was really fascinat Rhonda Wrzenski, assistant professor ing.” of political science, offered numerous av Wrzenski also suggested students who enues for students to get involved, such are skeptical of campaign speeches can as voting, writing letters to their representatives and attending political rallies. Photo by Claire Munn check out Politifact.org and Factcheck.org. Tom Kotulak, associate professor of po “A really simple way to get involved Rhonda Wrzenski, assistant professor of political science, and Tom Kotulak, assois to put a candidate bumper sticker on ciate professor of political science and adviser for pre-law, discuss the importance of litical science and adviser for pre-law, said your car or put a sign in your yard,” finding factual information when it comes to making political decisions. The event, it is important for individuals to do their Wrzenski said. “Constitution Day: Powering the Individual Citizen,” informed students about how See CONSTITUTION DAY, page 2 In order to help students become more to get involved in government. By CLAIRE MUNN Senior Editor clamunn@umail.iu.edu
Cadet Program turns students into officers troduced by Charlie Edelen, IUS Police chief, in July 2012. The program is based off the 40-year Cadet Program at IU Bloomington. In 83-degree heat and full-police “I applied for the funding back in uniform, Ryan Knight, criminal justice February 2012 and received it in July junior, has been giving out parking ci- of that year,” Edelen said. “I was surprised how quickly students retations for nearly sponded to the program.” five hours. This program will allow stu While he may dents to gain experience in the be tired, Knight police force by working for the said he is very university during their junior proud of his work and senior years. as the first police During the application procadet at IU Southcess, students must have their east. background checked and go “I’m extremethrough a physical exam. ly happy with Ryan Knight The student must also be in my position,” criminal justice junior good academic standing, with Knight said. “I’ve a GPA of more than 2.3 or 2.5. learned so much This semester, only one stueven in just my dent was chosen for the cadet position; first week.” This new Cadet Program was in- however, next semester they are lookBy GAIL FAUSTYN Staff gfaustyn@ius.edu
ing to hire more. As a junior cadet, some of the responsibilities include dispatching, writing citations and auditing keys. Cadets are also in charge of documenting almost all of their work to help them become familiar
with the paper work aspect of the police force. See CADET, page 2
I’ve learned so much even in just my first week.
NEW ALBANY, INDIANA
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Ryan Knight, criminal justice junior, issues a citation for a car parked in a handicapped spot in Central Parking Lot. Knight is the first IUS Police cadet to work for the university.
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