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Week of Feb. 25, 2013 | Volume 67 | Issue 18

The student voice of Indiana University Southeast

Course gives advice for jobs

By TINA REED Staff tinkreed@ius.edu

Photo By Sam Weber

Wiley Brown, IUS men’s head basketball coach, co-invented the high five in 1980 with Derek Smith while playing for basketball for the University of Louisville Cardinals in 1980.

Legend of the high-five

Brown credited with co-creating celebration

By SAM WEBER Staff samweber@ius.edu

The high-five is one of the most iconic, dynamic and yet simple of social gestures. In the past four decades it has become an unmistakable thread in our cultural fabric and traveled the world over.

Even recently, the popularity of the highfive has manifested into an unofficial national holiday. Five students from the University of Virginia created “National High-Five Day” in 2002. Soon after, the students formed the ‘National High-Five Project,’ which is a charity that funds cancer research nationwide.

Though the impact of the high-five is unquestioned, the origins of the gesture remain a mystery to this day.

ESPN has narrowed the invention of the high-five to two athletes in different years on opposite sides of the country. Many believe it was either Glen Burke of the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1977 or Wiley Brown, IUS men’s head basketball coach, and Derek Smith of the University of Louisville basketball team in 1980.

Since Glen Burke and Derek Smith are deceased, Wiley Brown is one of the last living links to the high-five’s origins.

Brown and Smith, two of the self-titled ‘Doctors of Dunk,’ were members of the 1980 University of Louisville NCAA championship team.

Brown said he can still remember the day he and Smith high-fived for the first time.

“We use to do low fives in practice all the time,” Brown said. “But one day in practice, my best friend, Derek Smith, said, ‘Give it up high.’”

Brown said both of them being tall is one thing that helped them with in the creation of the move.

“You got to understand, you’re talking about a 6-8 guy and another 6-8 guy,” Brown said. “Why are we going to do low

fives, so we just threw it up high, and that’s how it happened.”

“It was a wild moment,” Brown said, “because no one had been doing it. We really had a knack for starting things and turning them into a phenomenon. I’ll never forget that team. They are still a really unique group today.”

Kathy Tronzo, University of Louisville program assistant for sports information, worked for the University of Louisville Athletics Department during the 1980 basketball season.

“It was a very exciting time,” Tronzo said.

“I watched every single game and even went to the NCAA championship game in Indianapolis.”

Tronzo said she remembers the new presence of the high-five during that season.

“They were always so fired up,” Tronzo said. “I think the high-five made them closer as a unit which is important in a championship.”

Tronzo said the team’s bus was mobbed by fans upon return to campus from Indianapolis after the university’s first NCAA championship win.

“All the students surrounded them and the team couldn’t even get off the bus,” Tronzo said. “The students were cheering and dancing around.”

Brown said he remembers that night vividly.

“They were climbing up on top of the bus, almost caving it in,” Brown said. “When we got off there were high-fives all around. We were like rockstars.”

“That first win was special,” Brown said.

“And it’s still special today.”

“We had lots of games that were nationally televised,” Brown said. “After a while we noticed other teams started doing [the highfive] too. It was something that caught on throughout the nation.”

Brown said he only recently heard of the See HIGH-FIVE page 2

IU Southeast has implemented a new program called Pathways to help students feel comfortable around such people as future employers and CEOs. This conference offers useful resources to students if they are facing any uncertainties in the path they want to choose for their future.

The Pathways course was designed to incorporate students to interact with professionals in their field of choice and ask them general questions about their jobs.

“The first time we offered the Pathways course we had students separated into groups,” Donna Dahlgren, professor of psychology and director of Pathways said. “It was very hard for them because they weren’t warmed up with the professionals.”

Learning from previous experience, Dahlgren decided to do things differently.

“This time the pressure was put on the professionals to where they had to speak to the students for 10 minutes to break that barrier,” Dahlgren said. “The students then have a half-hour to ask each person on the panel any questions they may have.”

It is never too late to make a career change and you do not necessarily have to change your degree to change your career, Dahlgren said.

“Once you have a bachelor’s degree, you have a bachelor’s degree along with writing, thinking, and math skills,” Dahlgren said. “If you wanted to go into a field other than what your degree is in you can just change your focus.”

Volunteering is one way to enter into a new career if the student is looking to change their career path, Dahlgren said.

“That’s when the people skills you have learned will come into play,” Dahlgren said. “When interviewing for a different position and you

Photo by Tina Reed

Donna Dahlgren, professor of psychology and director of Pathways, listens to the professionals who spoke to students during Pathways event held on Feb. 13.

mention you have a bachelor’s degree along with people and leadership skills you then become a very good candidate for the career you want to enter into.”

Rick Barney, chief marketing and public relations officer and co-owner of Focal Point Inc., said, half of the student population at Spalding University is older adults changing career paths.

“If you are spending a considerable amount of time in front of a video game and that’s your passion then you change your career to something that requires interaction with people then that would be a difficult change to make.”

People skills are required in virtually any industry especially hospitals.

“You can’t text your patients,” Barney said. “When I was just starting out in public relations, I would literally go to airports and introduce myself to people just to get comfortable with talking to people.”

There are certain ways to contact people for interviews or just requiring about a position.

“Do not introduce yourself to others electronically,” Barney said. “Get on the phone and call the person. Leave a message. Come to my office and sit there and introduce yourself to me. Not an e-mail.”

Sometimes it is not only about knowing how to talk to others but it is also good to know when to listen.”

Brandee Thomas, counselor at the Southern Indiana Treatment Center, said there has been a time in her life where she has had to speak to 40-year-old people like they were 10-year-old children because their comprehension was not there.

“Sometimes there are people who get offended over every word you say,” Thomas said. “Sometimes it’s good to keep opinions to yourself and just listen to others.”

One of the 25 students who attended the Pathways seminar was April Lamb, biology freshman.

“The original reason I came tonight was because it was required for my class,” Lamb said. “I’m really glad I came because it gave me insight on how important it is to do what you enjoy.”

Lamb said she was intrigued by what the professionals looked like.

“Every single one of them looked exactly like I pictured them to look like,” Lamb said.

“They all definitely fit their professions.”

Lamb recommends everyone to attend the Pathways course, even if they are already set on a career.

“If you couldn’t attend this one or the others that are scheduled, then check up on it,” Lamb said. “Look to see who the professionals are that is going to attend. It’s really an eye opening event.”

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Week of Feb. 25, 2013 | NEWS |

High-five

Celebratory hand slap starts sports tradition; coach reminisces about Cardinal days CONTINUED FROM page 1

claim that Glen Burke may have also invented the high-five.

“I’ve never disputed it,” Brown said. “More power to him — I just know from my end, we started it and from there it became a phenomenon.”

A third possible candidate for the high-five’s invention was short-lived. Originally, the National High-Five Project claimed that Lamont Sleets, a basketball player for Murray State University, had invented the high-five.

Greg Harrell-Edge, executive director of the National High-Five Project, said the credibility of their organization came into question when a reporter for ESPN followed up on the Lamont Sleets story last year. Harrell-Edge said the organization admitted they had fabricated the story when they were contacted by the reporter.

“We got into a bit of hot water over the story,” Harrell-Edge said. “We kept getting asked who invented the high-five, so my buddy just made up this story so people would stop asking us. “ Harrell-Edge said the organization learned of the Brown and Burke stories years later.

“We felt really bad that we had tip toed on the legacy of these folks,” Harrell-Edge said. “And we

wanted to make good with them.”

Harrell-Edge said the organization reached out to the families of Smith and Burke and coordinated fundraisers in honor of their legacy.

Though Brown was not aware of the controversy, he said supports the charity’s efforts.

“We all know somebody who is touched by [cancer],” Brown said. “That’s a great thing to raise money for. I’m behind that 100 percent. That puts a big smile on my face.”

Brown, who is now the men’s basketball head coach at Indiana University Southeast, said he is proud of his legacy in connection to high-five’s invention.

“I tell my players about it,” Brown said, “because I want them to know about the impact I’ve had on the game, and that they can leave their own legacy also.”

Keagan Clark, junior forward, said Brown told him about the high-five story last season.

“At first I thought it was a joke,” Clark said. “And then he started going into the story about it, and it was really cool. I think he should get some kind of award for it.”

Brown said he smiles when he sees athletes still giving high-fives.

“It’s a unique part of the game,” Brown said. “It’s part of history and I’m very proud of it. I talk about it, smile about it and marvel over it every day. It’s a great story.”

Photo courtesy of University of Louisville Athletics

Wiley Brown (41) and Derek Smith (43) are the co-creators of the high-five. The two played together and won the 1980 NCAA National Championship for the University of Louisville Cardinals.

UCard utilizes regional businesses Feb. 15 at 8:13 p.m.

An IUS Police officer stopped a driver with a suspended license at the Koetter Sports Softball Complex. The vehicle was towed, and a cab was called for the student.

Feb. 17 at 2:24 p.m.

A fight between two men broke out on Wabash Avenue and Dunbar Avenue with a pit bull involved. IUS Police were called to assist the Floyd County Sheriff’s Department. The officers were not able to locate the men or the dog.

Feb. 19 at 2:00 a.m.

A fire alarm went off in the Physical Science Building. When IUS Police got there they found out it was a contractor drilling, and the dust set off the alarm.

Feb. 19 at 4:34 p.m.

An officer was dispatched to Central Parking Lot to inspect a vehicle that might have been hit in Dogwood Parking Lot. Damage was less than $1,000. No report was taken.

Feb. 20 at 4:34 p.m.

An officer was dispatched to Central Parking Lot after a student reported bumping into another car. The officer reported no damage, and no report was taken.

By RAYMOND SHUTT Staff rshutt@ius.edu During the past five years, IU Southeast has provided each student with a universal card that can serve many purposes, known as the UCard.

Since the implementation of the UCard, administration at IU Southeast has made the UCard the only form of payment accepted on campus besides cash.

Debit and credit cards cannot be used at dining services, vending machines or in the coffee shops.

“The UCard became live in January of 2008. A decision was made by campus administration to implement a campus card service program with multiple functions in conjunction with opening our on campus housing program,” Melissa Hill, campus card manager, said. “The goal was add a convenience to students by creating an all-in-one card system that could be used for security access, identification, payment services, on and off campus, and library card.”

There are 14 local businesses that are currently accepting UCard, such as the Arby’s and Save-AStep on Grant-Line Road. Hill said that they would love to add more.

“They have up to a full calendar year to use the funds or they can request a refund for a $15 dollar charge,” Hill said. “After one full year of zero payment transactions, then the balance is charged a $3

dollar per month fee.”

According to the UCard website, students will be charged for inactivity, and there will be a fee assessed with closing the account.

IU Southeast currently owns all vending machines on campus, and for debit card readers to be installed, Coke would have to own the vending machines.

There are many reasons why dining services does not accept debit cards. First, they are trying to wipe out a deficit that they have had for four years, and debit card fees cost dining services $25,000 per year.

Students can deposit funds from their debit or credit card onto their UCard which is recommended by card services.

“We do not want to raise prices to cover this expense, and we can’t charge credit card customers more than cash or UCard customers.” Hill said. “We like our current hours of operation and do not want to reduce hours to fund credit card fees.”

Debit cards could come back to campus at some point in the future.

“We hope to bring credit cards back at some point.

In the future when the economics make sense,” Hill said.“Dining services are very close to breaking even so students are getting what they pay for.”

“I absolutely never use my UCard and I never will. I’m not sure how it even works,” Joey Scroggy, criminal justice senior, said. “All I know is it prevents me from using my debit card.”

Feb. 21 at 8:54 a.m.

The emergency button was pushed in University Center North. When police responded they found the elevator was being tested by an elevator service company.

Feb. 21 at 12:15 p.m.

A Maryland driver’s license was turned into the police department, the license did not appear to be valid and upon further investigation IUS Police found that the student did not have a valid Maryland license. The student was cited for possession of false identification.

Feb. 21 at 3:09 p.m.

An officer responded to a report of a vehicle left unattended with doors open in Evergreen West Parking Lot. The officer secured the vehicle, and the owner was notified. Nothing looked disturbed.

Correction An error was made in an issue of The Horizon, published on Feb. 18.

On page 3, a mistake was made in the story “Spring cleaning - new coaches, new season.”

Megan Sutherland was incorrectly identified as Megan Sullivan.

The Horizon apologizes for this error.

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Week of Feb. 25 2013 | SPORTS|

Grenadiers dominate Bearcats during Senior Night

By APRILE RICKERT Staff apmricke@ius.edu The Grenadiers defended their territory against the Brescia University Bearcats Feb. 19 in the Activities Building for back-to-back Men’s and Women’s Senior Night basketball games.

Before both games, each senior was recognized for the hard work that was put into their IU Southeast basketball career.

Women’s Game The women started out strong, and maintained a 10 to 12 point lead throughout the first half. Early into the second half the Grenadiers shot up to their biggest lead of the game—19 points.

The Bearcats closed in during the second half—the teams were tied at 75 points with 8.7 seconds left on the clock. One overtime gave the Grenadiers just enough time to win with 86 points to Brescia’s 82.

“We were playing well, and in the middle of the second half we got a little complacent,” Robin Farris IUS women’s basketball head coach said.

The women are now in fourth place for the conference tournament.

“I like the way we play I just think in the second half, things were going

against us and we hung in there and did what we needed to do,” he said.

Farris said Ashmere Woods, senior guard, Heather Wheat, sophomore guard, and Kortney Woods, senior center, helped pull in the win for the Grenadiers.

“Heather and Ashmere had 49 points between them, Ashmere nine rebounds and Heather seven,” Farris said. “I thought Kortney Woods had a fantastic game tonight, she had a tough defensive assignment tonight, and I thought she got the key rebounds for us and she got six block shots. That’s huge.”

Wheat said the Grenadiers’ game went down a little in the second half.

“We got off to a great start and that just gave us energy through the whole first half,” Wheat said.

Dalana Shaw, freshman forward, said the Grenadiers are going to miss the seniors when they leave.

“They’re the spirit of the team,” Shaw said. “They’re such a big part of the Grenadiers that I couldn’t imagine this team without them.”

Farris said he has been trying to fill the gaps of the seniors.

“We’ve already recruited a couple of big players, post players, but it’s going to be hard to fill Ashmere’s shoes because she’s so versatile,” Farris said.

“She can drive to get to the free-throw line, she’s a good rebounder for her size and she can beat people off the

Photo by Aprile Rickert

Kegan Clark, forward, fends off a blocker from Brescia University Tue Feb. 19 Clark scored 10 points for the Grenadiers for the Senior Night game.

dribble. It’s hard to find players like that at our institution.”

Summer Quesenbery, Women’s head coach at Brescia said their point guard getting fouled out hurt the Bearcats’ game.

“Jill Jones is a heck of an athlete and we don’t have a second-string point guard,” Quesenberry said. “She’s averaging close to 17 points and almost five assists a game which is amazing for a freshman. The dynamic changes when Jill’s not on the floor.”

Quesenberry said the team tends to step up their game when they are down.

Men’s Game The men played a fairly steady game, keeping a lead over of Brescia throughout.

Terence Billups and Jake Simpson led the scoring with 18 and 16 points, respectively. The final score was 7767, ending with Kevin Mitchell dribbling down the clock.

Wiley Brown, IUS men’s basketball head coach, said although the defense could have been better, there was never a point in the game when he thought the Grenadiers were not going to win.

“Our guys work extremely hard,” Brown said. “What we try to do is help each other on defense and we didn’t play good defense tonight but we played just enough so we could win the game.”

He said he planned the game a little differently than normal since it was Senior Night.

“My main focus was not to come out of there with any kind of injuries,” Brown said. “I wanted to send the seniors off right, and we did that. Our lineup wasn’t like I normally do—I made some substitutions in there but again, I was focused on not getting injuries, winning the game, and did it.”

Brown said he hopes to bring the defense up to where it needs to be.

“We’ll be off tomorrow and come back Thursday with some very hard practice.”

Photo by Aprile Rickert

Kortney Woods shoots a free throw in Tue Feb. 19 against the Bearcats. Woods scored 10 points for the Grenadiers.

Brown said he has been talking to recruits who will fill the positions that will be left by the seniors.

“Believe me, there are a lot of players we’re working on now,” he said.

“We had three guys here tonight, so we’ll fill it up, when you win and everybody wants to be a part of it. We’ve got some good recruits that will be coming in here.”

Kevin Mitchell, junior guard, said he thought the defense needed improvement.

“We didn’t play that defensively,” Mitchell said. “We got a lot of stuff to work on—a lot of stuff to catch up on.

Coach Wiley, he’s going to make sure he fixes it. We’re starting a new season—we gotta win now.”

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Week of Feb. 25, 2013| EVENTS |

TOP EVENTS Monday and Tuesday

Thursday

Saturday

KIAC Tournament

Sock-Hop

Baseball

Where: Activities Building When: Games begin at 2 p.m.

IU Southeast is hosting the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 2013 Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournament. Tickets are $7 per person and season tickets will not be honored.

Where: Hoosier Room West When: 9 -11 p.m.

Ladies grab those poodle skirts and men slick back that hair. Phi Sigma Sigma is hosting a free ‘50s-themed Sock-Hop. The Phi Sigma Sigma foundation is taking donations.

Where: Koetter Sports Baseball Complex When: 1 p.m.

The Grenadiers will face off against Huntington University. Admission to the game is free, and students are invited to come cheer on the Grenadiers on their home field.

MONDAY

Feb. 25

Guitar Hero

Open Mic

8 :30 p.m.

Forest Lodge IU Southeast Are you ready to rock?

Join Phi Sigma Sigma in Forest Lodge to play Guitar Hero.

The women will be accepting donations for the Phi Sigma Sigma Foundation.

9 p.m.

Wick’s Pizza, New Albany There will be an open mic event at the Wick’s Pizza near campus. Anyone is welcome to perform. The event is free for anyone eating at the restaurant.

TUESDAY

Brad Meltzer

3 p.m.

Koetter Sports Baseball Complex The Grenadiers will be playing the Ravens of Anderson University. Admission to the game is free, however you will have to pay for hot dogs and peanuts.

7- 8:15 p.m.

University Center, room 122 New York Times bestselling author Brad Meltzer, will be speaking to students through a live broadcast.

Meltzer is the author of “Heroes For My Son.”

WEDNESDAY 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

University Center South, room 106 Students can meet representatives from local employers for mock interviews and have their résumé critiqued.

Reservations are required, email mprinz@ius.edu.

THURSDAY “The Help”

7 p.m.

University Center, room 121 The IUS Feminist Alliance will be hosting a screening of the movie “The Help.” Students are invited to attend the free event to watch the movie and a discussion after.

WEEKEND Games

March 1 7 - 11 p.m.

Louisville Market St. Barbers is hosting Shave and a Hair Cut 8-Bit. Attendees can come play games made in Indiana and Kentucky. There is no cover and no haircut required.

To submit material to The Horizon for the Events page, call The Horizon at 812-9412253 or e-mail us at horizon@ ius.edu. Events should be submitted one week in advance.

Blood Drive

noon University Center, Hoosier Room The American Red Cross will be on campus accepting blood donations. Those wishing to donate should eat before they give blood and expect the process to take 30 minutes.

Feb. 27

Red Baraat

9 p.m.

Headliners Music Hall, Louisville Red Baraat is the first and only dhol n’ brass band of its kind in the U.S. Tickets for this musical experience are $12 in advance and $14 the day of the show.

Jackie & Me

10 a.m.

Knobview Hall, The Ogle Center Stage One presents “Jackie & Me” as part of the Children’s Series. The story is of a young boy’s travel back in time to meet Jackie Robinson. The event is free with reservation.

Feb. 28

SGA

4:30 p.m.

University Center, room 127 The Student Government Association meets every Thursday in the University Center. Students are invited to come and voice their concerns for the wstudent population.

DAT AZZ

8 p.m.

Expo 5, Louisville DAT AZZ and Ruff Patches will be at Diamonds Music Hall on Barret Avenue performing until 4 a.m. The event is 21 and older and you must have an ID.

Photo by Aprile Rickert

Terence Billups, senior forward, dunks on the Bearcats of Brescia University. The Grenadiers won 77-67 Feb. 19 in the Activities Building. Billups celebrated Senior Night by being the leading scorer for the Grenadiers with 18 points.

March 1-3

I See Stars

March 1 6:30 p.m.

The Vernon Club The six-piece post-hardcore band will make a stop in Louisville. The band mixes electronic beats and dub step with heavy guitar and screaming. The cost is $15.

Kid Rock

March 2 7 p.m.

Yum Center!

The “Bawitdaba” singer will make a stop in Louisville. His tour is supporting his most recent album, “Rebel Soul,” but one only hopes he will pull out the classics too.

Comedian

March 2 8 p.m.

Kentucky Center of Arts Kathleen Madigan, Comedian of the Year winner, will be bringing the laughs to Louisville. Madigan made her debut on “Last Comic Standing.” Tickets start at $27.50.

Winter Wed.

Festival

Keltricity

March 2 6:30 p.m.

University of Louisville Keltricity will perform at a fundraising event for Eastern Area Community Ministries.

The fundraiser will help to provide a variety of services to those in need in Louisville.

Miss Tess

March 2 9 p.m.

Meat Miss Tess will bring their jazz eclectic brass powered sound to Meat. Tickets will be available at the door. For more information visit www.misstessmusic.com.

NOTICES

UPCOMING

LOCAL $5 February

Hang Time

Feb. 26

Baseball

Interviews

SUBMISSIONS

Sherrie Austin

Graduation

FAFSA Due

February Frazier History Museum, Louisville The Frazier Museum located on Main Street invites Indiana and Kentucky residents to visit through the end of February with a $5 admission with proof of residence.

Feb. 27 The Clifton Center, Louisville The free Winter Wednesday series will come to a conclusion with Civil Twilight and Bobby Long. As always, admission is free, and the doors will open at 6:30 p.m.

March 5 5-8 p.m.

Hoosier Room The IUS International Festival will be held. There will be live music, dancing and a dinner buffet featuring food from around the world. Tickets are $5 for students.

March 8 7:30 p.m.

Ogle Center Country singer Sherrie Austin will be performing in the Richard K. Stem Concert Hall to promote her new album “Circus Girl.” Tickets are $22.50.

March 1 5 p.m.

IU Southeast Students planning on graduating in May and August must have their graduation application completed by 5 p.m. on March 1. Applications can be found online.

March 10 Midnight Indiana Statewide For students wanting to continue receiving financial aid for classes, the Indiana deadline to fill out the FAFSA application is midnight on March 10.

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Milagro Saints

Mick Foley

Bon Jovi

Hamlet

Spring Break

Tax Date

March 1 9 p.m. - midnight Uncle Slayton’s Dog House Kitchen will open for Milagro Saints at Uncle Slayton’s. This 21-andover show costs $8. Doors will open at 8:30 p.m. and drinks will be flowing all night.

March 6 The Comedy Caravan, Louisville The former WWE champion and legend of wrestling will be unmasked in his comedy show that will put the audience in a headlock of hilarity.

Tickets are $22.

March 14 7 :30 p.m.

KFC Yum! Center The rock classics Bon Jovi will stop in Louisville for the “Because We Can” tour. The group is also continuing to raise funds for Hurricane Sandy relief.

March 7 8 p.m.

Ogle Center The IU Southeast’s theatre department will be performing “Hamlet” throughout March. Tickets are $6 for students and $12 for adults. Call the Ogle Center for tickets.

March 25- 31 All week IU Southeast Hopefully, those weightloss resolutions are paying off, because Spring Break is near.

Students are invited to share their Spring Break with The Horizon on Facebook.

April 15 Midnight Nationwide The IRS tax filing deadline for 2013 is April 15. This is the last day to file your state and federal taxes without penalty.

Taxes can be filed online or with a professional.

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Week of Feb. 25, 2013 | OPINIONS|

How to survive casual sexcapades

In no way do I claim to be a “sexpert.” I am no Carrie Bradshaw, I am just your sexual liaison, here to provide you with some useful tips and tricks on maneuvering your way through the sexual world.

By HANNA WOODS Senior Editor hrwoods@umail.iu.edu

We are all adults here, right? So we can talk about “adult topics” without someone in the corner chuckling when I use the words penis or vagina.

So let’s talk about sex, baby.

As college students, we should talk about sex more and not avoid it like some taboo subject. For the most part, we all are having sex.

Of course there are still those few virgins in universities and kudos to you. You are a rare gem, and I respect you.

But for the rest of us, let us converse for a bit.

According to a study published in the Review of General Psychology in 2012, more collegiate students are “hooking up” instead of the more traditional dating.

While the actual phrase “hooking up” is a little vague we can take it to mean some sort of sexual encounter, whether heterosexual, homosexual, oral, anal or vaginal.

Now, I’m sure there are still gentlemen out there who prefer to court a lady rather than take her home and have sex, but it appears to not be the norm.

Let me start with a little disclaimer.

Keep It Clean

Life is sexy, so let’s keep it that way, guys.

The absolute least sexy thing is contracting a sexually transmitted disease from unprotected sex. Nothing will kill the mood faster than saying, “No, I can’t tonight, I’m having another herpes outbreak.”

So use protection – again, this goes for any kind of sex regardless of gender preference.

Contraception is widely available to you—so use it, condoms, birth control pills, dental dams, whichever you so prefer.

But remember ladies, while birth control is great for holding off motherhood for however long you please, it will not protect you from contracting genital warts or any other STD – which to me, is just as bad, if not worse, than an unwanted pregnancy.

Do not be afraid to talk to your sexual partner about these things either.

While I don’t suggest carrying around

your last STD check-up in laminated form in your wallet, it would not hurt.

Plus, not telling your partner that you have an STD can result in criminal charges or a civil lawsuit. An HIV-positive man in New York was sentenced to a year in jail after being charged with reckless endangerment for knowingly infecting five women with the virus from unprotected sex.

Ain’t nobody got time for that. So be honest, and do not be afraid to ask.

If you are having sex with someone, you should be past the part of not being able to have this somewhat awkward conversation.

Keep It Cas

So now that we have safety out of the way, let’s move on to the more important stuff – the sex [sexy times, the big bang, boner city.]

For those of you looking for sexy times without being in a relationship, I suggest partnering up with someone you know or somewhat know, rather than a complete stranger.

This does not have to be limited to the only other single person in your group of friends, but perhaps a friend of a friend, maybe a coworker – although that, too, can get messy quickly.

I do not suggest taking home some complete rando from the bar who compliments your eyes and buys you a drink while staring at your chest, but if that is your thang, just be careful.

Casual sex is not an unnatural thing, and it does not have to be awk-

Looking for Mr. Right, not Mr. Right Now

By BRYAN JONES Senior Editor jonesbry@umail.iu.edu

While I was watching “The Little Shop of Horrors” at Derby Dinner Playhouse on Thursday I sat across from a couple who had been together for 42 years and it was the cutest thing ever.

They were so sweet to each other and knew so much about the other it made me sick. In a weird way, though, it gave me hope.

I play this real big game that says I do not believe in love and I do not want a relationship – ever.

However, finding love is exactly that — a game.

I do want a man I can call when I have had a rough day and, while I do not need one to be happy, the company of someone I care about deeply is nice when I decide to watch a sappy chick flick and cry like a baby.

I have, and probably will, do the hook-up thing again since most of this generation seems to be doing that instead of dating the traditional way.

However —and call me old-fashioned— but, what happened to going out on a date before looking down someone’s pants?

Is chivalry really dead? And do hook ups give us the same satisfaction as settling down with someone?

Maybe for someone out there it does, but honestly a hook up is only sex and sex means nothing.

I want something meaningful, no matter how much I spew about how I don’t need someone in my life.

I am not going to give up casual sex at this point because I am single and, well, it can be really fun.

Though I have this problem that when I see a cute guy—whether he is into me or not— I tend to shy away from talking to him for this reason or

that.

Maybe part of that is because I spent so much time in the closet and I don’t know how to approach someone because I was never into women the same way my friends were, and I did not have any friends that were gay until very recently.

I have come out of my shell a little bit, but it is time to stop being so shy around cuties and just walk up and talk to them.

If I want to find Mr. Right instead of Mr. Right Now, I need to get out there and test the waters.

For example, there is this really cute waiter at an Applebee’s nearby, and I am talking drop-dead gorgeous, but because I tend to get this stupid shyness effect, I bottle up and don’t say much other than typical waiter-tocustomer expressions.

After a few drinks I complimented him once and even left him my number, but there could be a number of reasons why he did not respond to them that we are not going into right now.

I will be going out to the club on Saturday night like I have the past few weeks, and I swear I am going to talk to at least one guy I find attractive, and who knows where it will go.

My favorite artist, Lady Gaga said “love is like a brick, you can build a house with it, or sink a dead body.”

Something beautiful can come out of a hook up, however, it is probably not going to happen because we are only allowing ourselves to get close on a physical level — and I long for way more than that.

In order to find what we want in life we have to break away from society and get out of the norm and take risks— none of us will go anywhere if we’re too concerned with what others think.

So this is my goodbye to being shy and getting around to finding the man of my dreams — or at least a decent one interested in more than just what is in my pants.

So I am going to play the game, harder than I have in the past and let fear out the window.

Letters Suggestions for students interested in the strike I was intrigued by your article about the pending student strike in the Feb. 18 edition of The Horizon, and as a scholar who has studied political activism and mobilization, I would like to offer student activists some suggestions: 1) Strikes are sometimes effective, because they are disruptive. Students not attending class in and of itself would not necessarily disrupt normal proceedings.

You may want to reconsider the type of protest action you take – perhaps a demonstration of some sort would be more fruitful than a strike.

2) Activists also need to consider carefully the target of their actions. I do not honestly think

Indiana University is the suitable target for many concerns.

If you want tuition and fees reduced, that probably cannot be done without harming university operations without replacing the funds. Perhaps targeting the state legislature to shift back some of that burden would be more fruitful.

3) IU has a lobbying office that tries to influence the state legislature and many students visit legislators in special events organized by Hoosiers for Higher Education. Maybe partnership would be a constructive strategy for student concerns.

4) Finally, I encourage IUS students to inform themselves about relevant issues that may

not draw the attention of the Student Power. For example, going back to the issue of state funding, you may not know that the formulas that determine levels of state funding are, in some ways, particularly disadvantageous to our campus – we do not get credit for any students from Kentucky despite our approved reciprocity agreement.

That means we do not get any state financial support for a sizable percentage of our student body necessitating that we do more with less.

Jean E. Abshire, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Political Science and International Studies

ward between the two exchanging pleasantries.

It has many perks, the biggest being you have someone who is just fine with having sex with you and not worrying about “if we are Facebook official.” (By the way—can we all quit measuring relationships by a drop-box of options on social media outlets?)

Which brings me to the next issue – establishing boundaries.

Keep It Simple

While rom-coms often depict love blossoming from a one-night stand or between two friends playing out a “friends with benefits” scenario, those things generally will not happen.

By setting boundaries right away, you eliminate the awkward conversation later where you have to re-establish that you are “just friends.”

So be up front.

Spare that awkward conversation the next morning when you want to leave, but you really don’t know how to say, “Thanks for the sex, see you next time,” without sounding like a dick.

Just establish whether this will be a simply sexual thing, or if it is something that could potentially lead to a relationship.

You could even coordinate schedules and mark your iPhone calendar for the next hookup if that helps square things away.

The most important thing about casual sex is to keep as uncomplicated as possible.

Student Opinion Do you think that dating works in college?

Laura Cahill Nursing sophomore

I think dating would be the better way to go, a no-committment type thing, because it’s hard to find time with school.

Russell Hoon Secondary education senior

I think it works. I don’t think dating in college faces any problems versus dating out of college.

It may be easier to find hook ups, but you can still make it work.

Elizabeth Sutton Biology senior

Dating in college can work, because if you find someone in college you probably have the same classes and, therefore, common interests.

Georganna Dryden Accounting senior

I think it depends on the person.

Karyl Anne Geary English senior

I just don’t date. I generally prefer not to.

David Atkins Information operations management senior

I think it depends on where a person is in life and what they want. I have noticed that most freshman relationships don’t work, but there are exceptions.

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Week of Feb. 25, 2013 | PROFILES |

Student sheds new light on feminism

By APRILE RICKERT Staff apmricke@umail.iu.edu

Lyndsey Cooper, advertising senior, is not afraid to stand up for her beliefs.

“I came from a family of very strong women,” Cooper said. “My aunt Terry was probably the strongest person I’ve ever known in my life. She really pushed doing whatever it is that you want to do. And my mom has always been the same way—I guess it’s a matter of having great influences in my life.”

Cooper said she is lucky to have grown up with the support she had, and she thinks this has contributed to her belief system.

Sandy Veltman, Cooper’s grandmother, said she believes Cooper has a strength she has carried since childhood.

“When she was growing up, Lyndsey still had that personality where what you see is what you get,” Veltman said. “Through the years, that has manifested into her strong will of being a fighter of rights.”

Veltman said she has no doubts that Cooper will be successful in life.

She said she would love to see Cooper continue her interest in politics, but she said she is supportive of whatever path Lyndsey chooses.

“Where I see her five years from now is wherever she wants to be, doing whatever she wants to do,” Veltman said. “The world is wide open to her.”

For now, Cooper has taken the position of vice president of the College Democrats and is the president and founder of the newly reinstated Feminist Alliance.

“With everything that was going on with the election,” she said, “I felt like I needed to get involved somehow.”

At the Indiana senatorial debate between Joe Donnelly and Richard E. Mourdock, held at IU Southeast last fall, Cooper said she submitted a question through the debate website to be able to ask it at the debate.

“It was about abortion and the Equal Pay Act,” Cooper said. “I wanted to ask them what their stance was.”

Cooper said the committee had to discuss it and when they called her back, she said she was told that only the abortion issue would be addressed.

Cooper said she declined to go forward with her question, since she would not be allowed to ask both.

“We pretty much already know their stances on abortion,” Cooper said. “The equal pay act needs more attention.”

After the debate, Cooper said she made plans to reinstate the Feminist

For more information on becoming involved with the IU Southeast Feminist Alliance, contact iusfeminist@ gmail.com or visit facebook.com/ iusfeminist.

Meetings are every other Thursday from 12:30 to 1 p.m.

The next one is Thursday in UC 128.

Photo by Aprile Rickert

Lyndsey Cooper, advertising senior, puts a lot of her time toward her public student offices. She is the vice president of the College Democrats and president of the Feminist Alliance.

Alliance.

“We had it on campus a year or two ago, but after the president graduated it just sort of died off and nobody took over,” said Cooper. “It wasn’t really pushed all that much.”

Cooper said the previous group focused on health issues. She said while that is important, there are bigger issues women face today, such as being able to make decisions regarding how their bodies are treated, and how to close the pay gap between women and men.

She said there are still a lot of people who are in the dark about what it means to be a feminist.

“If you believe in equal pay and that you should be able to make your own decisions about your body, you’re a feminist,” Cooper said.

Cooper said even in 2013, there are sometimes negative feelings that go along with the word feminism.

“We’re really going to try to break down those negative connotations, so that it’s not such a bad word,” Cooper said. We need to break those barriers and the stereotypes and prove that we’re not just a bunch of man-hating, bra-burning, psychopath bitches.”

Megan Staten, elementary education sophomore, has been the Feminist Alliance secretary for about a month.

She said Cooper has been really supportive in helping her fulfill her role in that office.

“She really took me under her wing and helped me know how to help her,” Staten said.

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Staten said she is also involved with planning some of the Feminist Alliance events. Most recently, she said she organized the screening of “The Help,” which will show on Feb. 27 from 7 to 10 p.m. in UC 121. Staten said a discussion will follow the screening.

She said she hopes events like this one will help spread the word about the organization, which she said is important on the IUS campus.

“A feminist is someone who believes that men and women should have the same opportunities, if they put in the same effort.” Staten said Cooper said after graduation, she would like to get involved with something that combines her advertising

degree with her political beliefs.

“I could easily see myself working in political advertisement,” Cooper said. “I just saw online that there’s a very good chance that Hillary [Clinton] is going to run for president in 2016—if that happens I’ll probably throw myself into that campaign as much as I possibly can.”

She said she also would like to be involved in helping to foster positive self-images in women.

“I would really like to do something in advertising that would change all of the media advertisements that put such negative spins on what a woman is supposed to look like,” Cooper said.

“Nobody has a perfect body,” Cooper said. “There are 13-year old girls who are anorexic because they don’t look like what they see on television.”

Cooper said she recently saw pictures of what a Barbie doll would look like if she was a real person.

“It was completely disproportional,” she said. “She couldn’t even hold herself up on her feet, they were so small—and boobs bigger than her head. If that’s the sort of things girls are looking at, it’s definitely going to influence how they feel about themselves.”

Cooper said these issues are some that feminism is concerned with, and some that the Feminist Alliance will address. The group is working on setting up some events that Cooper said will be helpful to the IUS community.

She said there are plans to have a representative from the Center for Women and Families come in and give a talk on increasing abuse awareness, and representative from Planned Parenthood give educational talks on sexual health—something Cooper said is necessary on a college campus.

“If you’re in high school taking a health class, nobody pays attention,” Cooper said. “But at this point in your life when you’re in college, you need to know.”

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Week of Feb. 25. 2013 | DIVERSIONS |

Los Angeles Times Crossword Down

Across

1 Apt. parts, in ads 4 Talking head 10 Big name in ATMs 13 Charged particles 15 Black-and-blue mark, e.g.

16 Suffix for pay 17 Soft hit that barely makes it over the infield 19 Cranberry-growing area 20 Africa’s Sierra __ 21 Fed. retirement org.

22 “T” on a test, usually 23 Like dodos and dinosaurs

26 Foray 28 Archaeological age determination process 31 Texting units: Abbr.

34 Rowboat mover 35 Wish granter 36 “How was __ know?”

37 Abrasions 40 Sinus doc 41 Not exactly robust 43 Simpsons neighbor Flanders 44 Makes really angry 45 Completely absorbed 49 Lawyer’s customer 50 Accessory often carried with a wallet 54 Merle Haggard’s “__

From Muskogee” 55 N.J. neighbor 57 Lightened 58 Libertarian politician Paul 59 Sign in a limo that aptly concludes the sequence formed by the last words of 17-, 28- and 45-Across 62 Mystery novelist Grafton 63 Houston team 64 Statistician’s input 65 NHL tiebreakers 66 Tinkers (with) 67 Figs.

1 The Good Book 2 Pricey watch with a gold crown logo 3 Nose-in-the-air type 4 “Nova” airer 5 Ocean State sch.

6 Convent dwellers 7 Starts to eat with gusto 8 Manhattan is one 9 Golf ball’s perch 10 Choice you don’t have to think about 11 Metaphorical state of elation 12 Violent anger 14 Former (and likely future) Seattle NBA team 18 ‘90s Cabinet member Federico 22 Lug 24 Gator’s kin 25 Skier’s way up 27 Glad __: party clothes 29 Long-armed primate 30 Comprehends 31 Tick off 32 Went down swinging 33 Touchdowns require crossing them 37 Leonard __: Roy Rogers’s birth name 38 Mountain top 39 Advantage 42 Nastase of tennis 44 Security checkpoint request 46 Ultimate application 47 Big bomb trials 48 Binoculars user 51 Made in China, say 52 Look after 53 Icelandic sagas 54 Estimator’s words 56 P.O. box inserts 59 Printer problem 60 Stooge with bangs 61 Pack animal

Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit, 1 to 9.

This week’s difficulty level: 1

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Horoscopes

By Nancy Black Tribune Media Services

Aries (March 21-April 19) Love can help you grow.

Postpone a meeting with friends and get to work.

Diversity plays an important role in your long-range plan. You don’t have to explain a thing.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Take time for private meditation, as often as possible.

Love insinuates itself into your life, but don’t ignore other obligations. Your social life takes a turn. Move quickly to avoid shortages.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) Consider the consequences, as the possibility for mistakes is high ... but don’t let that stop you.

Through playfulness and creative thinking you can work it out. Add romance.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Surround yourself with friends who are motivated, and be inspired and inspiring. Consider all possibilities, identify the core belief and the final objection.

Extra paperwork leads to extra profits.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) Draw energy from those who love you, and reflect some back so that the relationship’s sustainable.

Add an exotic ingredient to the recipe and a generous dash of optimism.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) The money is following you, so you must be doing what you love. Avoid wasting a lot of energy ... it’s easier than you think.

Instead of watts, burn calories, smartly. It takes compromise.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) You may have to choose between love and money now. Consider carefully and choose, remembering that money can’t buy you love. You can always make money tomorrow.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Your efforts are being recognized, and you’re only getting hotter. Navigate through today’s maze with ease. Make changes as needed. Feel the love you generate. Let it sink in.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Keep up to date on the latest information, but don’t get sidetracked from goals.

Possible conflicts may appear for the next two days. Call ahead to avoid running all over town.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) There’s a detour ahead. Enjoy the adventure and mystery of the uncertainty (this is possible).

Don’t believe everything you’ve read. Let go of the fluff. Keep on budget.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Review financial arrangements to increase income, now and over the next month. Keep focused to find opportunities, and get plenty of rest. Be gracious toward a jerk or, even easier, just ignore him.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) It’s getting interesting.

Put your money where your mouth is when it comes to work. Get out of the way of your own success. Don’t overanalyze it.

Build a solid foundation.

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Week of Feb. 25, 2013 | FEATURES |

By NIC BRITTON Staff nmbritto@umail.iu.edu

There was more than just love in the air this Valentine’s Day, there was also knowledge and laughter.

Hormones Dopamine and Serotonin, neurotransmitters, transmit signals and helps control the brain’s pleasure system, including sexual pleasure.

Birth control tricks the brain into feeling pregnant, attracting women to mates with similar immune systems. This selection weakens a child’s immunity.

“It finds them less threatening to the child.”

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Meghan Kahn, assistant professor of psychology, presented her fourth annual Sex and the Brain talk Feb. 14.

The event provided a look at the psychological and biological factors that play a role in attraction including; smell, variance in immune systems and what she calls the “chemicals of love” – serotonin and dopamine.

The hour-long event covered a wide variety of factors that influence sexuality and relationships.

Kahn said that smell plays a notable role, according to studies.

“As strange as it sounds, instead of love at first sight, it can be love at first smell,” she said.

Symmetry is also the key to attraction, Kahn said, as well as variance in immune systems.

“If the parents have really different immune systems, their children will have a wider range of immunities,” Kahn said.

Kahn said birth control can cause this to change. She said when the brain is tricked into feeling pregnant it is more attracted to similar immune systems.

“It finds them less threatening to the child,” Kahn said.

Kahn said she has also found that there is lots of overlap within the portions of the brain that cause sexual arousal. She said that these parts of the brain also influence drug use and appetite.

Brain imaging tests done on men were shown, as well as studies on chemicals and hormones involved in sex.

Shown to be particularly important were serotonin and dopamine, which are released whenever one enjoys something. Kahn said they are

“technically, the only two things you enjoy.”

Kahn also discussed studies on non-human species, particularly in regard to mating habits and monogamy.

“Monogamy is not really common outside of humans,” Kahn said. “Genetic tests often don’t support it.”

For the first portion on non-human species, footage from BBC’s “Planet Earth” television series was shown.

Kahn also incorporated humorous pictures into her speech for comic relief, such as an excerpt from the popular online comic “Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal.”

In all, a crowd of assistant professor of more than 50 stupsychology dents was in attendance, which Kahn said was on par with past years.

“We always get a really good turnout,” Kahn said. “After all, very few people go their whole lives without sex or relationships.”

As the co-adviser for the Psychology Club on campus, Kahn has found that events discussing sex are often among the most popular.

“We get the best attendance for events with ‘sex’ or ‘ghost’ in the title,” Kahn said.

“As strange as it sounds, instead of love at first sight, it can be love at first smell.”

Meghan Kahn

Kahn first became an IUS faculty member in fall 2009, and she gave the talk for the first time during the spring 2010 semester.

“Right off the bat, [the IUS faculty] really liked the idea of a Sex and the Brain event,” Kahn said.

Kahn said it quickly caught the attention of students as well.

“We initially had a small room set aside for the event, but it got to the point where we couldn’t fit everybody,” Kahn said. “Thankfully, we’ve gotten UC 127 – a bigger room – the past two years.”

Sally Sturgis, psychology senior, said Kahn is able to make the Sex and the Brain event feel fresh each time.

“There’s been recent development in studies on women’s brains, which [Kahn] incorporated this year,” Sturgis said. “Dr. Kahn always has some new things to teach.”

Sturgis said she has also taken Kahn’s sensation and perception class, which focuses on the study of the senses.

Kahn said she plans to be involved in several other campus events in the near future.

In April, she will be involved in a screening of the award-winning HBO biopic “Temple Grandin,” which is being shown to celebrate World Autism Day. She also plans to have an event where students can demonstrate their research from the school year.

“The research is very hands-on, and appeals to students who want something tangible,” Kahn said.

TKE throws cornhole tournament for cancer awareness

By BRETT HANCOCK Staff Brjhanco@ius.edu Students were laughing and enjoying themselves during the two nights of Tau Kappa Epsilon’s cornhole competition.

While students may have looked to just be having a good time, there was a deeper issue underlying beneath all the festivities—breast cancer awareness.

TKE hosted the two-day event in the residence halls, the first taking place Feb. 19 in Orchard Lodge and the second on Feb. 21 in Meadow Lodge.

Teams of two paid $5 to enter and all proceeds went towards breast cancer awareness, as part of TKE’s I Heart Boobies campaign.

The student-led fundraiser consists of a series of events, including the cornhole tournament, with the goal of raising money in support of a yet-tobe-named local charity.

“The tournament was open-invite, and any student team could enter,” Daniel Matthews, TKE president, said.

“We brought people together tonight and they had fun for a good cause.”

The cornhole tournament was played in a double-elimination format.

The winners received a voucher for dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings and free admission to the I Heart Boobies Bash, the last event in TKE’s campaign.

Teammates Jacob Jacobsen, nursing freshman, and Austin Ovington, education freshman, won both tournaments. Jacobsen said they were longtime players of cornhole beginning in high school.

“We played baseball together at PRP, [Pleasure Ridge Park] where one of our fundraisers to earn money for the team was a cornhole event,” Jacobsen said. “Eventually we were playing almost every day. At the time of our graduation we had at least 40 cornhole boards and drew some huge crowds.”

Jacobsen said he thought it would be a fun event with an important

purpose.

In addition to cornhole, TKE provided Jimmy John’s sandwiches and sold T-shirts with proceeds going to help the fundraiser.

TKE raised $2,700 last year in its effort to increase breast cancer awareness, Amburgey said, but he hopes they are able to top that this year.

This year, the drive has brought in about $800 to $1000, Amburgey said.

“It is going to help the wife of one of our good friends,” Amburgey said.

“He is a respected member of the community and has done wonderful things for our organization in the past.”

Amburgey said the person has not officially been named, and will remain anonymous until the night of the “I Heart Boobies Bash” where the family and benefactor will be unveiled.

The bash will take place at New Albany’s The Grand on Feb. 28.

The bash costs $5 at the door and will feature dancing, music and food to promote the cause.

Photo by Brett Hancock

Alex Wolfe, marketing senior, tosses a cornhole bag to support the I Heart Boobies campaign.