Week of Jan. 28, 2013 | Volume 67 | Issue 14
English Club hosts open mic in The Commons The student voice of Indiana University Southeast
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Winter fire causes major damage, no injuries
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Maintenance workers for Cedar Ridge Apartments examine and photograph the damage of a fire that awoke the residents of 2313 Grant Line Road early Friday morning, Jan. 25. The emergency call came in just before 5 a.m., and police officers and firefighters arrived quickly to the scene. The 24-unit apartment building was deemed a total loss with fire damage to half of the units. The fire began in one of the units and spread to the others. The causes of the fire are still undetermined at this time. No residents were injured during the fire. Most residents had evacuated the building by the time the firefighters arrived. Some residents were helped out of the building by the firefighters upon their arrival, though nobody was trapped in the building. The residents are currently being relocated to another apartment complex. The Horizon will continue to keep students updated as more details emerge.
Students learn self-defense mentality By HANNAH ASH Staff hash@ius.edu Monica Wise, IUS Police sergeant, said the most important part of self-defense and personal safety is maintaining a survival mentality. Wise taught a self-defense class in Hoosier Room West on Thursday, Jan. 17. During the class, Wise said the best way to maintain a survival mindset is to pay attention. “Your best defense is awareness of your surroundings,” she said. Wise said it is important to know where the exits are located in buildings and to have a plan of escape in case of an emergency. She said that criminals can pick up on nonverbal communication and use these nonverbal cues to choose their next victims. Wise encouraged participants to walk with purpose and focus on maintaining healthy self-esteem. Wise said that using a cellphone while walking through a parking lot is one common example of being unaware of potential dangers. She said criminals look for victims that are distracted. She also said intuition can present itself in several ways such as a nagging feeling, anxious feelings, hunches, doubts, suspicions, gut feelings, hesitation or fears. Wise encouraged participants to raise their level of awareness during daily interactions. She said that criminals use a variety of tactics to gain trust such as faking a weakness or injury, posing as an authority figure, offering an unrequested promise and imposing help on someone. “A charming smile can mask true intentions,” Wise said. “People can use niceness to manipulate you.” Wise demonstrated physical self-defense tactics during the class. “Self-defense is not about martial arts. It’s about a mindset,” Wise said. “Give yourself permission to do whatever it takes to survive.” Wise emphasized the use of lower body strength in her demonstrations. She said women tend to have
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Monica Wise, IUS Police sergeant, demonstrates a technique to disable criminals with participant Alley Denney, elementary education junior. Wise led a self-defense class in the Hoosier Room West Thursday, Jan. 17. Wise taught participants techniques to fend off an attacker as well as, tips on how to avoid being attacked. weaker upper bodies and stronger lower bodies. She said she suggests people use an open-palm strike instead of a punch. Wise said that it can be easy for people to break their hands if they do not know how to properly throw a punch. Wise said some of the most effective physical selfdefense tactics are gouging eyes, tearing ears and scraping heels down the shin. Wise said these tactics allow the victim to distract the criminal long enough to escape.
Kate Malambri, an IU graduate, said she attended the class because she thinks self-defense is something everyone should know about. She said she lives alone and works late, and the self-defense class could be useful. “You never know when it could save your life,” Malambri said.
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