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Campus tribute honors Veterans Day By BRITTANY POWELL Staff bripowel@ius.edu Veteran’s Day did not pass by unnoticed for many members of the IUS community. Two events were held S. in honor of U.S. veterans and to remind citizens of those who fought for the country. The third annual IUS Veteran’s Day memorial service was held at McCullough Plaza on Nov. 10. During the ringing of the bells, marking the end of the fighting during World War I, students, local veterans and
members of the community circled the clock in remembrance of those who died fighting for the U.S. Another event — “Come to the Canteen” Veteran’s Day tribute — brought the IUS community together for a seco second time duriing the week to honor local veterans at the Ogle Center on Nov. 12. There were many performances, including the Motion Studio Dance and comedy skits performed by IUS communication students and faculty. The event was sponsored by IU Southeast, the Student Veterans
Organization and Ivy Tech Community College. “This is by far the best mix of everything,” David Tomerlin, 78, said about the music, excerpts from soldier’s letters and the tap dancers. Tomerlin, who fought for the U.S. Army in Korea, said he has attended many IUS Veteran’s Day tributes and enjoys coming back each year. Diane Reid, senior lecturer of communications, said she holds the Veteran’s Day tribute to honor veterans. “I think people need to recognize the veterans in our community, regardless of when they fought,” Reid said. “I See VETERANS, page 2
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Jay McTyier, program analyst for the Registrar, performs a skit for the “Come to the Canteen” tribute on campus.
Don Graf, Korean War veteran, and his wife, Helen Graf, enjoy their time during the “Come to the Canteen” tribute on campus.
A veteran rings a bell during the Bell Ringing Service for the Veterans Day ceremony in McCullough Plaza on Nov. 10.
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A member of the American Legion Post 204 in Sellersburg, Ind., holds a flag in honor of a Veteran’s Day ceremony in McCullough Plaza on Nov. 10.
Business receives high position rating GSA plans to expand The method “Bloomberg Businessweek” uses to determine the rankings will be changed in 2013, which is when the School of Business will be ranked again by the firm. “Given the quality of our programs, I expect that The School of Business moved up 30 positions in its rankings with “U.S. News and World Report,” we’ll be back in the top 25 nationwide for that rankmaking it in the top 15 percent of business programs ing the next time around,” White said. On the other hand, “U.S. News and World Rein the country. “Bloomberg Businessweek” has also recently port” conducts a survey with the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, inranked IU Southeast’s School of ternationally accredited business school Business 73rd out of 500 for partdeans and graduate directors. time MBA programs. “This helps us in many areas includ“These rankings show that IU ing the recruitment of top students and Southeast’s business programs comfaculty and also helps us in fundraising pare very favorably with other proefforts,” White said. grams in the nation,” Alan White, White said the School of Business dean of the School of Business and takes pride in how well its students are assistant professor of finance, said. performing. This is the highest ranking the “While national rankings and ratSchool of Business has received from ings are gratifying, we are more pleased “U.S. News and World Report,” but with the results of our students in acait is not the highest it has received in demic performance,” White said. “Bloomberg Businessweek.” Undergraduate seniors in the “The rankings are pretty volaSchool of Business continued their good Alan White tile,” White said, “and small changes dean of the School of performance on the ETS Major Field in both our survey results and the reBusiness and assistant Tests in Business. The undergraduate sults of the comparable schools can professor of finance students have also achieved the top 15 result in large swings in the rankpercent or better nationwide in 20 of the ings.” previous 22 assessments. The School of Business has ranked “Our graduates have the highest overall pass as high as ninth overall in the nation in 2009 and secrates on the CPA exam of any public school in the ond for post-MBA outcomes. “In 2007, we were 18th in the nation, so it’s been a state of Indiana and any school in the state of Kentucky,” White said. bit of a roller-coaster ride,” White said. Additionally, two of the last three Investment The rankings are determined depending on Challenge Competitions have been won by IU which organization is conducting the survey. “For ‘Businessweek,’ a survey of our recently Southeast student teams. “This and other great student outcomes show graduated students, as well as a detailed look at our admissions criteria, graduation rates and full-time that we are providing a quality education and creatfaculty, are used to determine the rankings,” White ing graduates capable of competing with anyone,” White said. said. By JENNIFER HARRINGTON Staff jeharrin@umail.iu.edu
In 2007, we were 18th in the nation, so it’s been a bit of a rollercoaster ride.
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By HANNA WOODS Staff hrwoods@umail.iu.edu The Gay Straight Alliance has been working on a proposal that will create awareness of gender neutral restrooms and add additional facilities on campus. Hunter Luthi, informatics senior and GSA president, has been working for the last six months on expanding the gender neutral restrooms on campus. Unlike most restrooms on campus that are denoted as either “mens” or “womens,” the gender neutral restrooms would be open for use by both sexes. Currently, there are four restrooms on campus that are designated as gender neutral: two in Knobview Hall near the Ogle Center and two on either side of the IUS Library coffee shop. All four of these restrooms are single stall. “We want to raise more awareness about the fact that these do exist because most members of the campus community don’t realize they exist,” Luthi said. Luthi said he would like to see the gender neutral restrooms expand to cover the campus more evenly. He has mapped out a proposal for one of the restrooms behind the IUS Bookstore to be declared gender neutral. Unlike the four restrooms that are already designated gender neutral, this restroom has multiple stalls. “People may not feel comfortable using that restroom if it is gender neutral but [havSee GSA, page 2
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