Oct. 5, 2015

October 5, 2015 ISSUE 4

Career Development Job Fair Read more on page 13-16 .

Luma Mufleh visits IU Southeast Read more on page 18

Student Organizations help community Read more on page 6.

TABLE OF CONTENTS Good Deeds 6

Building Communities

Different campus organizations are organizing and voluntering for multiple causes.

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Common Experience hosted event on campus, centered around Luma Mufleh of The Fugees.

Transfer Slam Dunks

Four More Years

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Transfer student Jocelyn Mousty, standing 6’2, brings sparks to the basketball court.

Several faculty members are in the running for city council. An overview of the candidates.

Geese vs. Coyotes 23

Career Development Insert 13 - 16

Campus physical plant sets up coyotes across campus to scare away geese.

Find out how to dress for success or land that perfect internship this semester.

Church Revival 24

Campus now has a weekly church service - complete with an IUS minister.

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IN EVERY ISSUE Faces of IUS 4 Events 5 Diversions 18

UPCOMING GAMES

SCORECARD Women’s Tennis

9/19 IUS vs Carlow University 9/26 IUS vs. IU East 9/26 IUS vs. Brescia University

9-0 9-0 9-0

Volleyball

9/18 IUS vs Capital University 1-3 9/22 IUS vs. Oakland City 3-0 9/25 IUS vs. Alicia Lloyd College 3-0

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Staff: Enrique Bryan Kaitlin Casper Olivia Cook Hannah Foreman Parker Henes Kristin Kennedy Elijah Lossner Lori Mundell Latach’ Payne Somolia Pumphrey Paul Robey Kathyrn Ross Joel Stinnett Daniel Vance Jordan Williams

Volleyball

10/8 7 p.m. Ohio Christian University (H) 10/9 7 p.m. Carlow University (H) 10/13 7 p.m. Midway University (H) 10/15 7 p.m. Asbury University (H)

Women’s Tennis

10/14 5 p.m. Franklin College (A) 10/17 11 a.m. St. Catharine College (H)

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POLICE

BLOTTER

FACES OF IUS

September 18 at 5:58 p.m.

photo series by Marisa Gartland

Officers dispatched on reports of a subject panhandling money in University Center.

Subject located in the game room. Officers advised the subject not to panhandle on campus and walked the subject to the bus stop.

September 26 at 8:47 p.m.

Officer notified of a sexual assault of a student by a person known to the student. Offense occurred off of campus.

Report taken.

September 27 at 12:29 p.m.

An officer received a phone call from Butler University PD in regards to a wallet found belonging to an IUS student.

The student was contacted by IUSPD regarding the wallet.

September 27 at 1:24 p.m.

Officer responded to a report of a snake on the sidewalk by the dumpster on the west side of Grove Lodge. Officer relocated the snake away from the lodge.

September 27 at 4:37 p.m.

Officer dispatched to Floyd Memorial Hospital to take a report from a student on a sexual assault by a person known to the student. Report taken.

September 27 at 11:49 p.m.

Father of a student called to request IUSPD check the ceramics area for his daughter. He tried to call her cellphone and was unable to reach her. Student was located and contacted her father.

September 28 at 11:09 a.m.

Officer assisted with first aid in the Dogwood parking lot for a student who slammed her thumb in a car door.

Student is being transported to the Urgent Care Center.

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CHARLYN CORUM

BEN DRURY

journalism junior

Charlyn was enjoying the fall weather and catching up on her news between classes.

“It’s important to keep yourself updated on what’s going on, both on campus and in the community. I also like checking out what my friends write.”

fine arts junior

In the gymnasium on campus, Ben was watching basketball practice before the volleyball game that evening, which he would be working.

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“I think athletics are essential for the student body as a whole. It gives you a sense of pride in where you go to school.”

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Father John Misty

Jack O’ Lantern Spectacular

October 8th @ The Louisville Palace

October 8 - November 1 @ Iroquois Park

October 4-11 October 5 October 6 October 9 Harvest Homecoming

Downtown New Albany One of the largest attended festivals in Indiana kicks off fall with plenty of rides, live music, booths and more.

Lost & Found Sale 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. @ the Hoosier Room

It’s that time of year again cleaning out the unclaimed belongings found on campus.

Browse the selection between classes. After all, one’s man’s trash ....

Al Roker

7 - 8 p.m. @ UC 122

October 9

Walk A Mile In My Literally, A Haunted House Shoes 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. @ Waterfront Park 7 p.m. @ The Culbertson Mansion

The television personality, weather forecaster and Emmy This historic downtown New This refugee camp simulation winner will be doing a live Albany mansion will host a walkallows participants to broadcast addressing students. through haunted house every experience situations refugees Hosted by the National Society fleeing from their homes would weekend until Halloween. But be of Leadership and Success. warned: Not all of the mansion’s experience. ghosts are actors in costume.

October 13 October 15 October 16 October 17 October 17

And Then There Were Gear-Up Louisville None 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. @ Tom Sawyer 6 p.m. @ Derby Dinner Playhouse - $42 This Agatha Christie murder fiction presented over dinner will get you into the spooky spirit.

Park; $149

This event will feature seminars from successful small business owners discussing planning, online marketing, being a prosperous entrepreneur, and more.

Danger Run

Begins @ Lowes on Veteran’s Parkway; $25 Repeating every Friday through Halloween, this puzzle-solving Halloween game takes place from the inside of your car.

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Wine on the River

The Beach Boys

3-7 p.m. @ Waterfront Park; $55

7:30 p.m. @ The Louisville Palace

Wine enthusiasts can enjoy over 25 wineries, vineyards and distributors paired with live music with a beautiful view of the river.

Popular California surf music of the ‘60s and beyond is sure to put on a fun show at the beautiful historic Palace venue.

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Student organizations dedicate

By Kristin Kennedy Staff Reporter krikenne@indiana.edu Running down the road in front of the University Center, three IU Southeast Police officers and seven Campus Life staff members leaned forward, pulling a blaring fire truck 100 feet. The team completed the task in 17 seconds and 50 milliseconds.

Pi Kappa Alpha, also known as Pike, held a fire truck pull event on Monday, Sept. 28 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

“I didn’t realize we’d be running,” Ashley Kern, English senior and student liaison of Campus Life, said. “It’s cool. I got my exercise in for the day.”

The event was one example of campus organizations’ community service and philanthropic efforts. Greek and other student organizations on campus have participated in and held community service events, as well as donated money to various philanthropies.

Patrick Jaggers, advertising junior, is the

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well, especially for Crusade for Children.”

Each academic year, the Pikes collectively earn thousands of community service hours by participating in events the chapter holds, Jaggers said.

“As of the 2014 to 15 school year, we actually had more community service hours than any other fraternity on campus,” he said. “It’s something that we really strive for.

We have a goal every year of a certain amount of community service hours that we want to reach.”

This academic year, Jaggers said the Pikes’ goal is to earn 5,000 community service hours collectively.

He said the chapter doesn’t enforce community service requirements, but at the bare minimum, members usually earn about 20 hours a semester.

Jaggers said volunteering benefits the Pikes in several ways.

“It helps us build character,” he said. “It turns us from young men into men. It’s a great way to give back to those who have less and Photo by Kristin Kennedy who are in need. It’s excellent PR Mackenzie Burns, education junior, pulls a New Chapel Fire Co. fire for us because it helps us build this truck during Pi Kappa Alpha’s fire truck pull on Monday, Sept. 28. Burns organization.” completed the pull with Isaac Barrow, general studies sophomore.

Besides the fire truck pull, Pikes can earn hours by volunteering at risk awareness, campus involvement and social the Taylor Trudeau Cycle for Life, chairperson of Pike. Jaggers said Pike’s fire truck a weeklong event held on campus each April, pull has become the chapter’s signature fall event, Jaggers said. due to the event’s success. The pull — in its first Cycle for Life raises money to find cures for year — raised over $900 for Crusade for Children. leukemia, lymphoma and melanoma.

Brandon Weaver, business junior and member Jaggers said the three IU Southeast sororities, of Pike, said most of the Pike chapters hold fire Alpha Phi, Phi Sigma Sigma and Sigma Kappa, truck pulls each year to raise money for Crusade helped the Pikes with the truck pull and other for Children. philanthropic events they have held in the past.

Throughout the duration of the fire truck pull, an “All three sororities really helped out with activity called “Pie a Pike” also occurred. Students, not only donating, but also trying to get people faculty and staff donated money to throw pies in to support our cause,” Jaggers said. “Without Pike members’ faces. them, we wouldn’t have been able to do it.”

“We figured it would be a great way to attract Jacqueline Labor, communications senior, is people,” Jaggers said. a member of Alpha Phi. Labor said volunteering “It’s not very often you see somebody pieing is one of Alpha Phi’s main values. someone on campus. It was a great way to get “As a Greek organization on campus, we want people to donate a little bit of money, to not only to help serve our community in which we learn donate money to a fun cause but a good cause as and live in,” she said.

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time and service to community Labor said each member of Alpha Phi is required to complete 10 community service hours per semester.

Alpha Phi provides several opportunities for members to volunteer, including American Red Cross blood drives, the annual St. Jude walk, donating items to Choices for Women in New Albany, and others.

Volunteering helps Alpha Phi members gain skills and experience for their future professional careers, Labor said. “[Volunteering] shows that you can work in teams, communicate and build relationships,” she said. “Volunteering is also a great way to network and get our name out in the community. You meet so many wonderful people while volunteering for other organizations and it provides a great opportunity for our girls to create these relationships with these organizations for their future endeavors.”

Labor said she enjoys volunteering with Alpha Phi, even when it means early mornings.

“I have gotten so much personal growth from [volunteering] that I don’t mind waking up at 6 a.m. on a Saturday morning to devote my time to a great cause when I could have been sleeping,” Labor said. “It’s all worth it to me.”

Labor had an early morning on Saturday, Sept.

19, because Alpha Phi participated in the annual St. Jude Walk at the Louisville Zoo. The IU Southeast chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon, a fraternity known as TKE, has led campus participation in the walk for several years.

Ethan Wells, marketing sophomore, is the vice president of TKE. Wells said St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is the main organization TKE supports, and he developed an interest in volunteering when he learned more about St. Jude. He also said St. Jude provides TKE with other volunteer opportunities besides the St. Jude Walk. “[St. Jude] lets us know how everything’s going,” Wells said. “They keep us updated on tables they

We just like to volunteer our time whenever we can.

Ethan Wells Marketing sophomore

have set up. For example, last year, at the Louisville Expo at the science museum, they had a table set up for St. Jude that we actually earned volunteer hours, and we got to help them work it.

It was a St. Jude table, but it was run entirely by TKEs from our chapter.”

TKE mainly devotes itself to St. Jude events, including the annual walk, Wells said. Besides those events, members normally volunteer individually or in small groups.

The fraternity sometimes helps other campus organizations as well, including Alpha Phi and other Greek organizations.

“We just like to volunteer our time whenever we can,” Wells said.

“It’s little things here and there. That’s what adds up and allows us to get those hours. We all have our own schedules too, so we’re all fairly busy. It just makes it easier on us to make our own hours.”

Wells said volunteering helps TKE defy fraternity stereotypes.“We’re not just a group that goes and hangs out, what people think a fraternity is,” Wells said. “We like to separate ourselves from that point of view, and we like to be involved in everything that we can possibly be involved in, especially when it comes to philanthropy, money and community service hours.”

The Dining Hall, TDH, is a student organization that helps fraternity members, sorority members and other students earn volunteer hours.

Jessica Pilkerton, education junior, Photo by Debra Mason is the treasurer of TDH. Pilkerton said TDH members Jessica Pilkerton, education junior, Josh Mason, TDH also allows anyone on campus to criminology and criminal justice junior, Alyssa Linker, preparticipate in its volunteer events. veterinary sophomore and Kristina Foster, education sophomore, decorate the Harbor House of Louisville for Christmas in “If we do any event, it’s welcome to any December.

IUS student who wants to get involved in their community,” she said. “We’re not going to exclude them because they’re not a part of TDH.” Pilkerton said TDH mainly focused on volunteer hours a little late into the fall of last year, intramurals when it was founded, but the original and now we actually require six per semester.”

Pilkerton said TDH accepts new members in members decided to turn TDH into an organization that values philanthropy. The members had the fall and spring semesters. Each semester, new volunteered individually on their own time, and members learn what counts as volunteer hours and how to log them online. they decided they wanted to volunteer together.

Pilkerton said TDH encourages its members “Getting involved inside and outside of campus and in the community was probably the biggest to go above and beyond by earning more than the step,” she said. “So we started implementing required amount of hours.

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Each year, TDH gives two types of community service awards to members who perform an outstanding amount of community service. The Lil’ Fry award goes to new members, and the Hootie Hoo award goes to full members.

“There’s not a single person in our group who I can think of who would ever complain about doing it,” she said. “They’re excited. They want to do more.”

TDH members have volunteered at several places since the organization was founded, Pilkerton said. Habitat for Humanity is an organization TDH will help this year, although they are still working out details.

“We’re trying to get anywhere from 10 to 15 people to do it because to build a home, you want a big group of us to come out,” Pilkerton said.

In December 2014, TDH members decorated Harbor House of Louisville for Christmas, and they gave holiday presents to children in the IU Southeast Children’s Center, Pilkerton said.

Burns said he has enjoyed performing community service as a TDH member. He said he coaches a middle school wrestling team, and volunteering with TDH has helped him and his

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several of the members choose to volunteer and participate in community service events with the chapter.Ridout also said the SEA events tie into the future teachers’ studies.

“Most of the volunteer opportunities we have deal with children and helping the community,” she said. “I think it just shows them that teachers should always be looking for ways to engage with the community and to give back, and to look for ways to support children and students outside of the school walls, and outside of school time.”

Ridout said SEA members help stock community bookcases in two locations in New Albany: the YMCA and the Interfaith Community Council. If parents bring their children into these locations, the books can keep the children engaged positively, she said.

“We try to provide interesting and engaging books for children at these sites,” Ridout said. “So SEA members go and refill and replenish these bookcases as books get weathered and worn, and as we just get more books to put out there.”

Ridout said the SEA members refill the bookcases during each academic year, but take a break in the summer.

“We’re picking back up on it this fall,” Ridout said. “We’ve been away for the summer, but they have been doing that last year, and they’ll be starting up late this year.”

In addition to keeping the community Photo by Kristin Kennedy bookcases filled, Ridout said the IU IUS Police officers take a running start to help the Campus Life team pull a fire truck during Pi Kappa Alpha’s fire truck pull on Southeast SEA and other Indiana SEA chapters Monday, Sept. 28. participate in an event called Outreach to Teach each spring. Ridout said the event occurs in a school in a different region of Indiana each team.

“With volunteering that we have here, if I need year. In 2016, Outreach to Teach will occur on to raise money for my team, I can always rely on TDH helping, and I can get volunteers for TDH through my wrestlers,” he said.

Burns said volunteering has helped him and other TDH members network with people around the community.“If you’re volunteering, you’re helping somebody, and then you’re meeting new people to make connections,” he said.

Burns also said TDH’s volunteer efforts make IU Southeast and the community improve.

“With having another organization on IUS’s campus that volunteers -- and that’s one of our main principles -- it helps IUS look better, and the community also,” he said.

Besides Greek organizations and TDH, other student organizations have participated in several community service events each year.

Susan Ridout, professor of education and adviser of the Student Education Association, said Jessica Pilkerton Education Junior SEA members are not required to volunteer, but

There’s not a single person in our group who I can think of who would ever complain about doing it [volunteering]. They’re excited.

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Photo by Jessica Pilkerton Tim Powell, general studies senior, Wes Clark, mechanical engineering senior and Aaron Mitchell, freshman, participate in Walk MS at the Waterfront Park in Louisville on Saturday, May 30. The National Multiple Sclerosis Society held the walk. Powell and Mitchell are TDH members, and Clark is the TDH president.

Saturday, April 9 at Oakland Elementary School in Lafayette, Ind. “Students go into an identified school, a school that is in need of some assistance in some form,” Ridout said.

“They go in for usually a day, or a day and an evening, and refurbish the school by painting, doing landscaping, whatever the school personnel have said needs to happen at that school.”

Besides participating in community service events that relate to the teaching profession, Ridout said the SEA officers are encouraging other members to donate jeans during the entire month of October, as part of the Honors Program Student Advisory Board project called Teens for Jeans.

Mark Jallayu, political science and journalism sophomore, is the volunteer coordinator of the HPSAB. Jallayu said Teens for Jeans is a partnership

between dosomething.org and Aeropostale.

“Students, faculty and staff can donate jeans to the donation center in Knobview Hall, room 235. Aeropostale will give the jeans to homeless teenagers,” he said.

Besides homeless people, Jallayu said jean donors will benefit from participating in Teens for Jeans.

“For every two pairs donated, people get one volunteer hour,” he said.

“And the people who we are donating jeans to are going to benefit from it because dosomething. org said that one of the main things that homeless people ask for is jeans.”

Jallayu said the HPSAB hopes to collect 500 pairs of jeans. He wants the HPSAB to partner with the IU Southeast schools, offices and campus organizations.

“I feel like if we all partner together, we can do a great deal of work,” Jallayu said.

“If it’s just the HPSAB, I don’t know how close we will get to the goal of 500, so it’s important that we try to get everyone on board.”

Photo by Kristen Kennedy

Dakota Brooks, education junior and 21st Century Amanda Coomer, Scholar support specialist, and Channell Barbour, associate education freshman and member of director of Campus Life, sign up for the fire truck pull. the HPSAB, said the HPSAB has also performed community service by working with the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts, the Dare to Care food bank in Louisville and the IU Southeast Campus Beautification Day. Coomer said volunteering comes naturally to her, as she enjoys helping people, organizations and businesses.

“I’ll pretty much do anything to help people out if I can, or if I have the time,” Coomer said.

“It’s usually fun. Usually, volunteering is actually fun, so it’s not really a lot of work.”Coomer said volunteering is a good activity for anyone.

“You have all of these gifts of knowledge and Mark Jallayu talents,” she said. “You should be able to give them Political Science/Journalism back to other people and be humble.” sophomore

I feel like if we all partner togeether, we can do a great deal of work.

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The journey of Division I transfer Jocelyn Mousty

By Somolia Pumphrey Staff Reporter sdpumphr@ius.edu

IUS women’s basketball player Jocelyn Mousty recently transferred to IU Southeast from Texas Tech. This meant a transfer from an NCAA Division I school to an NAIA school.

Mousty came from a small town in Fredericksburg, Indiana, so she’s no stranger to the area.

She graduated from a small 2A school in Pekin, Indiana where she was an Indiana All-Star.

Mousty, who comes from a family of natural athletes, began to play sports in the third grade.

Her older sister, Jordan Basham, was her inspiration.

As my mom would say, ‘we are thicker than thieves.’

Jocelyn Mousty, Junior forward

The sisters weren’t able to participate in organized leagues together due to their four year age gap, but that never stopped them from playing together around the house.

“Not only is she a great sister, but I couldn’t ask for a better friend,” Basham said of her relationship with her sister.

Mousty’s move to Texas Tech separated her from her older sister.

“From Indiana to Texas we have managed to remain very close,” Mousty said. “As my mom would say, ‘we are thicker than thieves’.”

Mousty talked about the sizable impact that her grandmother had on her early in her basketball career.

Mousty lost her grandmother when she was 17, and the impact that it left on her was long-lasting.

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She said the loss of her number one fan and biggest supporter made her momentarily lose her love for sports.

While the loss of her grandmother was a traumatic experience, she prevailed and learned to lean on her family and friends to help her get through.

“During that time it was challenging, but I leaned on my family, I leaned on my friends and realized that through them she would always be there,” Mousty said.

When talking about the loss of her grandmother she said the reason she was able to come out on the other side of the ordeal was the support she had.

When asked what motivated her she said it was the will to be successful.

Mousty credited her grandmother as one of the main reasons she decided to stick with playing basketball.

“There will be times where you will become defeated in life but it’s whether you rise to the next occasion and realize that you’re better than what you think,” Mousty said.

Mousty talked about how in life things happen that you can’t prevent, but you do have control over what you choose to do next.

“One of the most important lessons in life that I’ve learned is always getting up after you’ve fallen down no matter what,” Mousty said.

After graduating high school, Mousy redshirted at Indiana University for the 2012/13 academic year. She then went on to Santa Fe College in 2013/14, and, from there, to Texas Tech University.

Coming from a small town, Mousty knew there were no guarantees the big schools would be looking to recruit her.

After graduation, she received a full athletic scholarship to attend IU, as well as all the other schools she’s attended.

When asked what she was most proud of Mousty said, it was playing basketball in college.

“Not everyone gets the chance to play basketball

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Phtotos by Marisa Gartland Jocelyn Mousty going up for a rebound during the IUS women’s basketball practice on Thursday, Oct. 1. Jousty transfered from Texas Tech and is expected to be a key contributor to the Grenadires this upcoming season.

especially in college,” she said.

Mousty isn’t the first in her family to play college sports, her sister Jordan Basham played softball at Bellarmine University.

“If you’re capable of playing college ball, take full advantage of it and enjoy the experience for as long as you can,” Basham said.

One of the most important lessons in life that I’ve learned is always getting up after you’ve fallen down.

Jocelyn Mousty, Junior forward

Mousty left Texas Tech because of personal issues she had with the athletic program. Before she chose to attend IU Southeast she contemplated going back to Santa Fe. While she enjoyed getting to experience different colleges and their athletic programs, there was something none of those programs were able to offer Mousty. IU Southeast offered her the chance

to be close to home.

IUS women’s basketball coach Robin Farris said IU Southeast has become successful in recruiting players who go away to college out of high school only to decide to come back home.

“We always try to keep an open door, even if they don’t choose IU Southeast right out of high school,” Farris said.

Farris spoke highly about having Mousty on the team this year. He said that, with the help of old players and new players like Mousty, the IUS women’s basketball team has a lot of potential this season.

“The conference has gotten better, and Mousty will be faced with good-sized players,” Farris said. “She’s competitive and will respond to it in a positive way.”

She said she’d like to go back to her high school and speak with students there about the rewards of doing well in school and following your dreams.

Her compassion doesn’t stop there. Recently, Mousty donated her hair to the Locks of Love American Cancer Society, and she’s looking into participating in the St. Baldrick’s charity.

Seeking a degree in sociology, she said she sees herself as a future counselor or doing something with children.

“If I could get through my hard times in life, I can also help someone get them through theirs,” Mousty said.

If you pass out while drinking, pictures on Facebook could be the least of your worries.

Once a person is unconscious, they should not be left alone.

Get help. Call 911. Alcohol can kill.

Photos by Marisa Gartland Mousty during the Grenadier’s practice. She is a juior forward and former Indiana All-Star.

Sponsored by the Digital Student Planner ­— ius.edu/student-planner and grenadiercentral.ius.edu Get organized. Get involved.

Empty bleachers:

Student attendence down at sporting events Photo by Paul Robey

By E.J. Bryan Staff Reporter ejbryan@ius.edu Throughout college sporting events every college faces their own challenges with decline in sporting events. In Division I athletics they deal with their high ticket prices or quality of opponents. Though at the end of the day in such popular sports like football and soccer they will have the support of their own student base, alumni and fans.

Athletic Director Joe Glover said that at the start of this year we have had good turnouts for the first few volleyball gamesz we have had these numbers. Against Spalding University 155, IU East 110 and against Point Park 146.

These are good numbers at our school, but according to Jake Franklin, education junior who works the scoring table at sporting events, it’s been families that tend to come to games more than students have.

Lower division schools, such as IU Southeast, face different challenges. For starters we are a commuter school, meaning that unlike big universities like IU Bloomington and the University of Louisville we do not have a large population of students on campus. Franklin also feels that we lack some of today’s most popular sports, like football and soccer.

“I also think that because that we are a commuter school versus IU Bloomington we have most people leave and go home after their classes and don’t stick around for athletic events,” Franklin said. “I feel like if we had football and soccer our attendance at games would improve.”

Football is one of America’s most popular

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sports whether it’s at the high school, college or professional level. In January, the Oregon and Ohio State football playoff game gave cable TV and ESPN the highest ratings in their history, averaging 33.4 million viewers.

“Sports like football and soccer are easier to get involved with than others and are interesting to watch,” Mariah Bauer, nursing sophomore, said.

The student athletic board advertises and promotes sporting events by hosting pre-game events like tailgating and hanging fliers around the buildings on campus, but some students think more could be done to improve awareness on campus.

... Most people leave and go home after their classes and don’t stick around for athletic events.

Jake Franklin Education Junior

“If the school advertises it way more. If they would get their name out, such as banners and fliers advertising who we are playing that night, it would help our attendance,.” Franklin said.

A major thing that this school lacks that makes

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sports so interesting is a rivalry. Having a rivalry is a big thing for sports. It makes students, athletes, fans and faculty band together against a rival school and support their team.

“If we had a rival school then we could have special events, like back home during football and basketball season when we would play our rivals we would have special nights such as a black-out or white-out or something,” Franklin said.

In college basketball some of the most watched rivalries, such as Duke vs. North Carolina or Kentucky vs. U of L brings a huge attendance to their own games. Even though this is a smaller university and is in a lower division. A rival makes everything in sports which makes games more interesting and helps with attendance.

“Plus we could also fundraise for that night to.

We could have people come out to that game if we had a rival in the division,”Franklin said. “I feel it would be more exciting if we had a rival.”

Right now it`s difficult to name a rival for our school and for the many sports that we have at this school, each sport has a different rival. Glover said that volleyball and tennis can look forward to playing against Asbury University, while for softball it’s Point Park University.

“For every sport is a different team, for instance IU East in some sports is our rivals and it changes, Asbury is our rival in basketball and for baseball it’s Riogrande.” Glover said.

The Franklin and Bauer said that they think students have a hard time figuring out who is our rival and what game is the biggest of the year.

“If we had a big rivalry game then [students] would be more prone to going to games,” Bauer said.

Job Fair:

Dress For Success Thursday Oct. 15 from noon to 2 p.m. in the Hoosier Room.

• Women’s makeup should look natural, not overly noticeable, for work, internships and interviews.

• Lynn Prinz, assistant director of the Career Development Center, says it’s best for men to be clean-shaven. “Men should not have any facial hair unless they know it’s OK • According to the Dress for Sucgoing in,” Prinz said. cess page on the Career Development Center website, the back, stomach, cleavage and legs above the knee should be covered.

• A collared shirt and slacks are generally acceptable business casual attire.

• Fingernails should be neat and groomed. Women can wear nail polish, but it should be clear or a neutral color, not overly bright or neon.

• Black lace-up shoes are best for men to wear at work, internships and interviews. Men and women should keep their shoes shined.

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Horizon guide: Dress for success

By Kristin Kennedy Staff Reporter krikenne@indiana.edu Imagine this: A person walks into a job interview wearing a wrinkled T-shirt, jeans and dirty shoes.

Will the person get the job?

Chances are, the person will be out of luck.

According to Undercover Recruiter, 65 percent of bosses believe that clothes can be a deciding factor between two interview candidates.

As a result, dressing professionally can impress potential employers or internship supervisors.

The importance of dressing professionally

Lynn Prinz, assistant director of the Career Development Center, said clothes help create a first impression in employers’ minds, so it is important for students to dress professionally when being interviewed for a job or an internship.

“In my opinion, it’s very important to dress appropriately and professionally when you know you’re going to be with employers,” Prinz said.

“People are going to meet you for the first time, it is your first impression, and the first impression is what we remember.”

Christie Bowles, professor of elementary education, said dressing professionally for an interview or a job is typically important.

“If you expect to be taken seriously, I think dressing professionally for an interview or your everyday job just makes it easier for people to give you the respect that you need to get that job done,” Bowles said. “Even if you’re not necessarily in charge of other people, I think it sets the tone for that, and I think it also helps you to feel more productive and more professional yourself.”

Brian Smith, business graduate, said it can be beneficial for students to dress professionally, even if they do not have a professional job or an internship.

“As a student, most of the time you don’t have to dress professionally, but there are those times when you never know if you’ll meet somebody that’ll take notice,” Smith said.

“So sometimes it’s better to be prepared because you never know when you’re going to run into somebody that you might want a job from later.”

Dressing professionally for interviews, Prinz said people should dress formally for interviews, no matter how formal or professional the job will be.

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According to the Career Development Center website, for interviews, men and women should wear:

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A long-sleeved white or pale shirt Polished shoes Dark suits Minimal perfume or cologne

Prinz said business suits can be expensive and tough to find, especially for women. “There are very few nice suits for young women out there, even older women,” Prinz said.

“There’s very few nice business suits without investing a lot of money. So the people I know that have done the best have gone to, and even that’s not cheap, gone to Banana Republic or Limited and tried to put together a nice suit.”

Prinz said clothes are not the only important factors when dressing professionally for interviews.

For example, it is also important for people to have well-groomed hair.

“Your hair should be well-groomed, especially women should have a hairstyle where they’re not going to be touching their hair,” Prinz said.

“Men should not have any facial hair unless they know it’s OK going in.”

Where to find professional clothing for jobs and internships Smith said Men’s Warehouse and Joseph A. Bank are two stores that carry suits and other professional clothing items for men.

“Men’s Warehouse and Joseph A. Bank both seem to be really good places to go,” Smith said.

“They actually compete with each other so you watch their sales, and if you buy at certain times of the year you can get really good deals on a lot of clothing.”

Bowles said she has found professional clothing items at several stores.

“One of the places that I shop a lot is Kohl’s because they do have nice, what I would consider work, clothes at pretty reasonable prices,” Bowles said.

“I have found things at Target, I have found things at Wal-Mart, I have found things at Dillard’s and other fancier department stores that are on the clearance rack or on sale.”

Prinz said consignment shops can contain clothes that are nice, clean and cheap.

“I’m happy to say that I’ve found a number of nice clothes at consignment shops,” Prinz said.

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Other tips for dressing professionally

Bowles said maintaining a neat appearance is the most important aspect of looking professional.

“You should always be neat and clean,” Bowles said.

“That’s something you can always do. Your clothes don’t need to be expensive, but the first thing you can check is, ‘Am I neat and clean?

Do these pants need to be ironed? Has this been thrown over a chair or has this been hung up?’

Because you want to give off the impression that you care enough about whatever activity you’re participating in, that you put some thought into what you’re wearing.”

Bowles said professional clothing should fit properly, and it should not be revealing.

“I think it doesn’t really matter as much how expensive your clothes are as that they fit well and they are appropriate to the situation,” Bowles said.

Bowles said she recommends that women should look for professional clothes in stores’ misses departments.

“If you just go across the aisle to the misses section, you can find nice, youthful, appropriate clothing that’s just going to be a little more modest and a little more professional looking than even the dressier clothes in the junior department are going to be,” Bowles said.

For jobs and internships, Prinz said wearing jeans is not advisable, but jeans could be acceptable in some circumstances.

“You shouldn’t wear bluejeans, unless you know it’s okay, and even if it’s okay to wear blue jeans, those blue jeans should be good blue jeans,” Prinz said.

“They should not be faded out, they should not have tears in them.”

Smith said there are a few factors related to dressing professionally that men need to remember.

“Make sure your shoes are clean and shiny, make sure your belt’s not off to the side,” said Smith.

“That’s a big one I see people do — and for guys, your tie should be the right length, not too long, not too short.”

“Otherwise, it’s something that sticks out to someone who dresses professionally themselves.”

For more information about dressing professionally, especially for interviews, visit the Dress for Success link on the Career Development Center website.

What you need to know to land an internship

By Rain Hopkins Contributing Reporter rghopkin@ius.edu It’s the first semester of another school year, and yet another semester in which you pushed back your required internship on your four-year plan.

Whatever the reason may be, no one on campus is more adept to address your internship fears than those in the Career Development Center.

The staff on the first floor of the University Center helps juniors and seniors land internships every day.

“You would start by uploading a resume to CareerLink,” Senior Office Services Assistant Michelle Clements said.

She said the office then reviews the student’s resume and sends it back to them with tips on what to improve to impress possible employers.

She said that internships can vary widely. Some are paid, unpaid, for academic credit or just for experience.

You can find all types on CareerLink, but it is weighted unevenly with certain majors.

“Right now we get the most for business. Within

Internships can vary widely. Some are paid, unpaid, for academic credit or just for experience.

Michelle Clements Senior Office Services Assisstant

business, it would be accounting and marketing,” Clements said.

She also said communications positions have been popular lately, with the emphasis on social media.

“But, I would say that the natural science students and the social science students probably have the most interesting internships,” Clements said.

In the past, she said, a psychology student had an internship going into caves and studying the behavior of bats.

A chemistry major once conducted testing on essential oils to make sure the oils are legitimately natural with no synthetic materials.

Although CareerLink is a simple and effective way to find an internship, often times posting more internships than IU Southeast students can fill, it is not the only way.

Internship Coordinator Danielle Leffler recommends programs such as Indeed.com and “Intern to Earn” as reliable ways to find internships outside of what can be found through IU Southeast.

“Any of the local job wards are probably better,” said Leffler.

Clements said that they also offer mock interviews in which a group of students get trained to understand what possible employers are looking for in a hire.

As far as what employers actually are looking for in a hire, FBI Human Resources Suzanne Jefferson gives four words: character, courage, competence and collaboration.

Jefferson said the FBI was invited to a career fair on campus several years ago and have recruited here since.

Jefferson said that the FBI takes on about five to seven interns each summer that hold two particular positions: “student trainee” and “cyber intern.”

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“The general internship [student trainees] will work in all areas of the office and are sometimes assigned special projects,” Jefferson said.

“These projects may include working directly with special agents by conducting research for an active investigative case,” said Jefferson.

“The cyber internship works side-by-side with special agents and professional support staff to locate and identify electronic evidence in active investigative cases.”

Jefferson said that many interns are often hired on as full-time employees once their internships are up.

“By the time our interns complete the program they have a really good idea if the FBI is a right fit for them and we also know if they are a right fit for us,” she said.

She said that in the past four years, the Louisville district FBI has hired over 70 percent of their interns post-internship.

Another company that recruits interns through IU Southeast is Mountjoy Chilton Medley LLP, a Kentucky-based regional accounting firm.

Recruiting champion Robin Raypole says each time around, the company usually takes on 15 to 20 tax interns and six audit interns. The majority of which get hired on full-time after their internship.

“We look for a student who is balanced with school, extra-curricular activities, etc.,” said Raypole. “Also, someone who has taken the entry-level accounting classes and has interest in working in public accounting.”

Raypole sees internships in general as a positive experience for college students to have.

She said it’s a way to test out a field you might have interest in, without jumping in all the way.

However an internship is not to be taken lightly.

“Keep in mind that you are entering the professional business world. Start making the connections that you want to make and building your professional persona,” Raypole said.

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Preparing for the Job Fair

By Zak Kerr Editor-in-Chief zakerr@ius.edu It’s time to dust off your business wear and practice your handshakes. The FBI, Humana, Horseshoe Southern Indiana and more than 30 other local and national businesses will be coming to the IU Southeast Hoosier Room on Oct. 15 to recruit and network with IUS students at this years Job Fair.

To prepare for this business networking event, we spoke with Danielle Leffler, interim director in the Career Development Center, to find the best practices and how you can prepare for the Job Fair.

“Make sure you have something professional to wear and make sure you polish up on your introduction,” Leffler said.

Besides dressing professionally and letting the recruiters know what you’re interests are, Leffler said that it’s important to bring multiple copies of your resume and to research the companies you’re interested in before hand.

“Really, social media research. More of the

employers are using social media, so if you have a LinkedIn account look at their LinkedIn posts or their Facebook or Twitter,” Leffler said. “Whatever you’re comfortable with, just to get an idea of what kind of things they’re posting, what they care about, things like that.”

Leffler stressed the importance of having and maintaining a LinkedIn account because of its prevalence in the business world. After meeting with a recruiter, she said LinkedIn is the best way to stay in contact with the businesses a student is interested in.

“Get there card, follow them on LinkedIn and even if they don’t have a job right now that fits, they post about positions all the time on LinkedIn,” Leffler said. “By making those connections here there maybe something that comes up later that fits. Just because it’s not related at that particular moment, if that’s a company you really want to work for, you can make that connection.”

The Job Fair won’t be just for students looking for full- or part-time jobs, there will be representatives from businesses offering internships and management training programs.

Even if you’re not looking for a job or internship, Leffler said that this is a great opportunity for students to network and practice networking.

“Just because you’re not looking right now doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be making relationships with people,” Leffler said. “It’s worth having a conversation because these are the hiring people, these are the people who if they’re not doing the hiring themselves they’re putting those names back into their HR department saying, ‘These are the people you would want to consider.’”

Upcoming Career Development Events:

• Wednesday, Oct. 7: Walk-In Wednesday, Build-A-Resume Workshop, Internship Information Session.

• Tuesday, Oct. 13: Social Sciences Internship Panel, LinkedIn Lab. • Thursday, Oct. 15: Job Fair in the Hoosier Room.

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New dean of education brings her tradition into new role

During the summer, IU Southeast named Doyin Coker-Kolo the new dean of education. Coker-Kolo is from Abeokuta, an area in the southwest corner of Nigeria. She has brought the traditions of community, respect and passion that she learned in Abeokuta to her new job at IU Southeast.

By Joel Stinnett Staff Reporter joelstin@ius.edu Doyin Coker-Kolo was raised in an area in the southwest corner of Nigeria called Abeokuta, meaning “a town under a rock.”

The town was given that name because it is surrounded by jagged outcrops of rocks that locals would hide under in times of war or when slave hunters were in the area.

“The rock provided refuge for the village,” Coker-Kolo said. “And they say it takes a village to raise a child.”

Over the summer, Coker-Kolo was named the new dean of education at IU Southeast.

And while she no longer lives under the protection of Abeokuta’s rock, she has brought its tradition of community to her career as an educator.

Growing up, Coker-Kolo said that her life was centered around her community, her church and her education.

“Life was simpler,” Coker-Kolo said. “You were expected to go to church if you wanted to be allowed

to go to school.”

The dean says that respecting your elders and being a good listener are some of the life lessons she learned in Abeokuta that she still depends on.

Life was simpler. You were expected to go to church if you wanted to be allowed to go to school.

Doyin Coker-Kolo Dean of Education

Coker-Kolo came to the United States in her twenties after graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Educational Administration from The University of Lagos in Nigeria.

She enrolled at the University of South Carolina where she earned her master’s in Education and her doctorate in Educational Administration.

Before coming to IU Southeast, Coker-Kolo was the associate dean of the school of education at Millersville University in Pennsylvania.

IUS Chancellor Ray Wallace says that Coker-Kolo stood out from the other applicants.

“She is going to do a great job,” Wallace said. “We are lucky to have her here.”

In her few months on campus, CokerKolo says she has

been trying to get to know faculty and students while getting acquainted with her new position.

She has a passion for working with foreign students and helping them face many of the challenges that come with being away from home.

One of her major goals at IU Southeast is to increase enrollment.

Coker-Kolo says that state policies have led to a decrease in the number of educators returning to school to get their master’s degrees.

“For many years the school of education was seen as the bell cow of university enrollment,” Coker-Kolo said.

“We have to find new ways to attract students.”

The new dean also said she wants to develop new programs for the school and help the department grow by creating a true community of educators.

“I am excited to be here,” Coker-Kolo said. “I have always wanted a chance to succeed in this position.”

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How one game can start something world changing:

By Parker Henes Staff Reporter pathenes@ius.edu

Ty Simpson Staff Reporter tysimps@ius.edu

The IU Southeast Common Experience hosted a special guest on campus last week for their “Building Communities in a Global Society” series.

On Sept. 22, Luma Mufleh gave two speeches while on the IUS campus to students about her involvement in helping refugees live successfully in America through her non-profit organization, Fugees Family, and how to overcome obstacles in life.

Born and raised in Jordan and of the Muslim faith, Mufleh said soccer was the one thing that kept her going.

Mufleh had a tough time whilst in the Middle East because of her sexuality and, as Mufleh explained, you could be sentenced to the death penalty if you are gay.

After deciding that she could no longer live in the Middle East, Mufleh wanted a fresh start. Her childhood helped her understand what type of

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question and answer style seminar.

Mary Dye, senior forward for the IUS women’s basketball team, said she could relate to Mufhel.

During her college career, Dye has gone through a lot of obstacles.

“Basketball has always been like Luma said, an outlet when you have been through tough times,” Dye said.

With all sports, school is needed for someone to play. This is something Mufhel used with her kids.

She then expanded from just a soccer team to a school strictly for refugees.

“My boys were set up for failure from day one.

They would be put in age appropriate classes when they can’t even add two and two,” Mufhel said.

“These teams have suffered through a lot, and yet my boys never complained.”

In this supportive but challenging environment, the Fugees Academy brings together diverse cultures and customs while working to prepare students to build a better life, just like Mufhel did.

She explained that within the last three months, Fugees Family was in a legislative effort to expand scholarships efforts to refugees.

It passed the Georgia State Court unanimously 115 to 16.

This year will be the first class to complete the Fugees Family program.

Four members of the program have gone on to play soccer at a collegiate level.

American University and Pfeiffer University are both offering Fugees Family members a spot on their college roster.

“The most rewarding experience is to watch these kids mature,” Mufleh said.

“Because the majority of kids come in angry or, in some cases, violent. Watching them transform into adults and bond over the game is amazing.”

Mufleh discussed the obstacles of bringing kids from vastly different cultures together and how soccer helps to ease the tension that may be involved.

Mufleh gave an example of two Iraqi refugees, one Sunni and one Shia.

These two teenagers, who Photo by Ty Simpson Luma Mufleh answers questions from students, faculty and staff. would have been enemies in

work she wanted to pursue. She saw kids playing soccer in a parking lot with no shoes on, grabbed her ball and asked to play. By just playing that game, she knew that they were from war torn countries. This one game evolved from six players to over 30.

After that, there were weekly practices and games. The kids loved it.

The name of the team, The Fugees, was different than other team names but it caught on.

The Fugees also differed from the other teams because the roster has players all from refugee countries.

Mufleh immigrated from Jordan and moved to Atlanta, Georgia where she started the Fugees Family program.

The program places refugee teenagers on a soccer team. Kids ages 12 - 19 and from 28 different countries are currently in the family program.

On Sept. 20 in the afternoon, Mufleh shared her coaching philosophy, obstacles and accomplishments with student athletes in a

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IU Southeast hosts Common Experience event centered around Luma Mufleh of Fugees Family Program as a part of the “Building Communities in a Global Society” series.

Iraq, but soccer gave them a chance to bond and connect with one another.

Mufleh was raised playing soccer on U.S. Embassy teams. All of her coaches were United States Marines, which influenced her coaching philosophy.

“I am tough on the field, but I love all of my players,” Mufleh said.

As an example of her tough love approach to coaching, Mufleh described the racial slurs that fans would shout at her players during the game.

To desensitize her players to this type of behavior, Mufleh recorded this speech on her iPod and played it over speakers at practice.

“It is easier dealing with that language the sixtieth time than the first,” Mufleh said.

In the book “Outcast United: A Refugee Team, an American Town,” written by Warren St. John, tells the story of Mufhel’s life and dreams, which is used by some professors at IUS. Co-Director of the Common Experience, Veronica Medina, said that they pick a different book each year to focus their curriculum around.

The Common Experience is a group that tries to influence others to think differently about big

events that matter.

According to Medina, the Common Experience is run out of Public Affairs and is referred to a high impact program by educational researchers.

“Common Experience is designed to integrate students, facility and even members of the community into an intellectual dialog,” Medina said. “Mufhel’s talk couldn’t have come at a better time because we a currently in the a global refugee crisis.”

Elementary education freshman, Katie Toan, is in the process of reading the book for her first year seminar class.

Medina said that the book is aimed at first year students because it is informative, but it also because it tells a good story.

Toan said that Mufhel’s story was an amazing inspiration to her.

“Being an elementary education major, there’s a lot for me to take away from her story,” Toan said.

“She’s doing it for the kids, not for herself, but for the kids and to me that’s the best reason she could have.”

Offering the kids jobs during or after their

schooling is another thing that Mufhel is doing with the Fugees Family program, having created two businesses: Fresh Start, a cleaning service and Queen Food Company, a food truck.

These businesses also help the families of the refugees around the area by paying them a decent wage. Mufhel said that it provides a steady income so they can live here comfortably.

IUS faculty and staff also filled the audience.

Professors from other departments also came to hear Mufhel’s talk, and the message remained the same throughout.

“Anyone can change the world,” Medina said.

“That’s exactly what Luma made us feel like.”

After Mufhel’s talk, the student and faculty in the audience ended the night with a standing ovation, as IU Southeast’s way to thank her.

The Common Experience will host the Kentucky Refugee Ministries on Wednesday, Oct. 7, from 6 to 8 p.m. on the third floor of the IU Southeast Library for a discussion titled “Refugee Adjustment to Life in American Communities.”

“Mufhel’s talk was a great start to this years series,” Medina said. “ I hope everyone comes to the library to listen [on] Wednesday.”

IU Southeast Faculty Run For New Albany City Council

Photo by Paul Robey Greg Phipps and Cliff Staten

By Jordan Williams Staff Reporter jormwill@ius.edu When election day for New Albany’s city council arrives on Nov. 3, two members of IU Southeast’s faculty will be on the ballot.

Cliff Staten, Professor of Political Science and International Studies, is running as the Democratic canidate for New Albany’s sixth district council seat, a district in which IU Southeast resides.

Greg Phipps, Senior Lecturer in Sociology, is the current city council member for New Albany’s third district.

He is running to maintain his seat as the district race’s Democratic canidate.

For Staten, the interest in city council began in protest of a small creek run off near his home.

The creek gradually became more and more problematic for him and his neighbors.

“I moved here in 1989, and it started out as not a problem, but over the years that small creek had turned into a raging river,” said Staten.

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“It’s eroding the banks and in twenty-five years time it has gone from three feet wide to about thirty feet wide and has gotten to the point where it is now eroding people’s property.”

Staten was aware that a water plan was in place to deal with the city’s water-related issues.

Being government minded, he decided to look to the city council for answers.

“Our area wasn’t even on the plan that I looked at, so I decided that something needed to be done,” said Staten.

Staten worked as IU Southeast’s dean of social sciences from 1998 to 2010. During that time, Staten faced decisions ranging from in-house promotions to tenure and was an integral part in some of the major financial changes made in the department.

“I’m not afraid of tough decisions and understand that sometimes they have to be made, especially in city government,” said Staten.

“I’m used to working in small groups, something that I believe translates to city council because they are necessary to get things done, especially when working with someone who is across the aisle from me, and I don’t necessarily agree with.

That’s an asset that I have.”

For Phipps, the interest in city council started in a way similar to Staten’s.

The desire to make a change came about in response to his 2001 move to downtown New Albany.

“I didn’t have a lot of involvement in politics when I lived in the suburbs. I was out of touch with what was going on,” said Phipps.

“I moved downtown and started to see the urban problems that I didn’t see while living in the suburbs.”

Phipps began his crusade for change by going to city council meetings and bringing attention to the variety of concerns being neglected in the surrounding city.

It was during this that he saw that there was an opening in the board of zoning appeals.

“The then Republican mayor, Regina Overton, actually appointed me to the board of zoning, which was my steppingstone into politics,” said Phipps.

His desire to run for city council in his district came in 2011 and the years that led up to it.

“The leadership that we had in our particular neighborhood wasn’t progressive enough, so I

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thought that I could offer a different vision for change in New Albany,” said Phipps. “I ran because I wanted to make a change.”

While the interest in city council first began as a means of solving issues that were central to each of them, Staten and Phipps have broadened

I’m used to working in small groups, something I believe translates to city council.

Cliff Staten Professor of Political Science and International Studies

their goals and have made an effort of honing in on the ideas that need to be implemented into the city.

Both candidates intend to create the necessary dialogues within the city council to fix some of New Albany’s problems while expanding what the city has to offer.

Though this upcoming election is Staten’s first ever run for New Albany city council, he said he is already brainstorming some ambitious ideas in anticipation of being elected to the position.

The most enterprising of these ideas has to do with New Albany’s relationship with IU Southeast.

“The way that a town grows is by making sure to keep young people around,” said Staten.

“You need to make sure that they want to stay and can benefit from staying, something that can be done by improving the quality of life that is possible in a city. You also need to consider the opportunities that are available.”

Staten said minimum wage positions are not enough to help inspire younger generations to start their lives where they grew up. He believes there should be a more focused a_pproach at increasing the quality of jobs being offered.

“There need to be jobs that provide young people with a way to raise families and that

Photo by Paul Robey

offer a feeling of satisfaction with the work that is being done,” said Staten. “Obviously, the trick is figuring out how to do that.”

Growing up in a small town in West Virginia that is currently in the throes of struggle, Staten has first hand experience in what can happen to a town’s ability to thrive when those in charge spend too little time considering the impact that younger generations might have.

Staten said businesses usually come where the young, educated people are.

“From that respect I believe that I have the unique advantage of being involved with the younger people at IUS and think that for any

progress to be made there really needs to be a better connection between New Albany and IUS,” said Staten.

“There needs to be a much better integration of

We need to bring in more businesses to employ the graduates of IUS.

large and small businesses, and sewer drainage.

These issues have played integral parts in his campaign, but Belcher’s concerns have always involved furthering the expansion of New Albany’s influence.

“We need to bring in more businesses to employ the graduates of IUS,” said Belcher. “Therefore keeping families in the community.”

An interest in city expansion and continuing New Albany’s forward momentum is shared by Phipps as well.

“We want to continue with this change that is taking place and attract more businesses to the downtown area, which we have done a pretty good

Larry Belcher Republican candidate

Photo by Paul Robey Cliff Staten

the two because there are so many great things going on around campus. After twenty-five years of being here I can still see that we aren’t so good at getting that message out, which I really believe will help attract more businesses.”

Staten is running against Scott Blair, the current sixth district council member who is running as an independent, and Larry Belcher, the Republican candidate.

Scott Blair was contacted for comment but a meeting could not be scheduled in time for the publication of this article.

Belcher agrees more should be done to create a better relationship between New Albany and IUS. “I think that education is very important to New Albany’s future,” said Belcher.

Blecher’s run for city council came in response to community issues being overlooked.

The problems he saw included road structure,

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Photo by Paul Robey Larry Belcher

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Photo by Paul Robey Greg Phipps

job of so far,” said Phipps.

While he said downtown New Albany has made some considerable changes for the better in recent years, Phipps said he believes there is still plenty to be done.

Hopefully we can bring about each of these changes in the coming years if I am re-elected.

Greg Phipps Senior Lecturer in Sociology

Many storefronts continue to remain vacancant, and he wants to solve this issue with the continued growth of new and exciting businesses.

“One big issue, especially in my district and the downtown area, is code enforcement,” said Phipps.

According to Phipps, a large portion of downtown New Albany is riddled with dilapidated properties, many of which are owned by absentee landlords that reside out of state.

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Rent is being collected from these properties with little no to regard for the quality of the houses that are being rented out.

This is causing a sharp decrease in property values in addition to the neglect to quality of life for the tenants living in the properties.

Phipps is concerned the issue is only getting worse.

“The landlords of these properties have no regard for what they are renting and something needs to be done about this,” said Phipps.

Another concern is the one-way traffic issues that have long been a problem for downtown New Albany.“It’s an issue particularly for my district and those in the urban areas,” said Phipps. “There has been a push from the neighborhood to get those streets converted into two-way streets.”

In response to this issue, the_ city commissioned a study with the nationally known firm, Speck and Associates. The purpose of the study was to analyze the layout of the city and increase its proficiency.

The firm produced a plan that supported Phipps’ position, suggesting every street located in the downtown area should be converted into a two-way street for the benefit of traffic efficiency and to help produce more pedestrian friendly environments.

“When there is one-way traffic people use it as a cut through, which is why it is another one of the

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big issues that I’ve been pushing this year,” said Phipps.

“Hopefully we can bring about each of these changes in the coming years if I am re-elected.”

Dale D.M. Bagshaw, the Republican canidate who is running against Phipps, did not respond to a request for comment.

Staten and Phipps share visions for expanding what New Albany has to offer its residents “Greg Phipps and I go way back, and we have similar ideas,” said Staten.

“He and I have worked closely together before and having two members of the IUS faculty on city council would likely make it easier to help express the advantages of merging New Albany and IUS.” Staten said he is well aware that bringing more vitality to New Albany is a much more dedicated goal than solving the issue with the creek that initially sparked run for city council, but is hopeful for the changes that could potentially be discussed if he wins the election.

“I may get the issue with the creek taken care of sooner rather than later, but convention centers and branding, these are things that I would ultimately like to work toward,” said Staten.

Phipps shares Staten’s enthusiasm about working alongside one another.“I think Cliff would be a fine addition to the city council,” said Phipps.

“I look forward to working with him if we both are elected.”

Staten and Phipps both said they have high hopes for the future of the city and believe without the aforementioned considerations for change, particularly the motivation to engage the interests of younger generations, New Albany will not be able to thrive.

“No matter the city, state, or region, the principles are all the same,” said Staten. “If young people leave, the area dies.”

Photo by Paul Robey Dale D. M Bagshaw

GEESE

By Katie Casper Staff Reporter kacasper@ius.edu Coyotes are hunting geese on campus.

The overpopulation of geese on IU Southeast’s campus has become such a problem that the maintenance and construction department move around four cutout shaped coyotes to control the geese.

If you walk around the IU Southeast campus, you will probably notice the population of many geese.

More recently though you might have noticed fewer geese and four cutout shaped coyotes. The IUS maintenance and construction department handle these.

Earl Toepfert, maintenance manager, has worked for the IU Southeast Physical Plant for five years.

Toepfert said they turned to the Department of Natural Resources website for information on finding a solution for the geese on campus.

Toepfert and Curd said the amount of geese on campus has been growing over the last few years.

Curd said the growing amount of geese have begun to cause problems such as the intimidation of students and the residue they leave behind on the campus’ paths and walkways.

Mike Curd has worked for IU Southeast in the construction department full-time and part-time for a total of 30.

Curd handles the daily, morning moving of

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the new cutouts that have appeared on campus grounds.

The cutouts are shaped as coyotes. To save money, they were made of scrap metal that was not being used.

I did not think the coyotes would work, I thought the geese were smarter than that Wesley Clark mechanical engineering junior

“There are four coyote cutouts. Two are brown, and the other two are black,” Curd said.

Two cutouts are placed various places in the front half of campus and the other two in the back side of campus.

“The cutouts are always kept in pairs when placed to make them look more realistic,” Curd said.

Wesley Clark, mechanical engineering junior at IU Southeast and Purdue College of Technology, has been a grounds and maintenance keeper for two years.

Clark is not a fan of the geese on campus and said that every time he encounters them they hiss at him.

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“I did not think the coyotes would work, I thought the geese were smarter than that since they were flat and stationary cut outs,” Clark said.

Clark said they move the coyotes weekly and he now thinks they are working. Clark also said the geese have been staying away from both ponds and are not crowding near the Physical Plant.

“The geese population has moved to nearby parks such as Community Park,” Curd said.

Dakota Hendricks, secondary education junior, is a seasonal grounds crew worker on campus.

Hendricks occasionally helped move the fake coyotes around campus over the summer.

“We would move coyotes early every morning to fool the geese into thinking they were real animals and not just fake cutouts,” Hendricks said.

Hendricks said he thought the cutouts worked to an extent and that he noticed, toward the middle of the summer, the geese were not in the way as often.

He said the grounds crew noticed the geese were keeping away from the campus and started hanging around the back pond behind the maintenance building.

“I know the coyote cutouts have helped with the geese being around campus. There are only about 20 geese on campus compared to a few months ago,” Curd said.

Curd said the plan to move the coyote cutouts will continue for the foreseeable semesters and that the IU Southeast Physical Plant plans on getting additional coyote cutouts made due to the positive impact they are having on the geese population.

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Christian Student Fellowship holds church services

By Katie Casper Staff Reporter kacasper@ius.edu

The group Christian Student Fellowship, or CSF for short, is a church group hosted at IU Southeast.

Every Thursday night on campus CSF will meet in a different housing lodge for dinner and a church service. The dinner starts at 6:45 p.m. and the service begins at 7:15 p.m.

Cody Bishop, IU Southeast Campus Minister, started his first day Sept. 1. Bishop said every service begins with two songs, followed by the service and closes with another song.

Bishop said services usually finish by 8 p.m. and the dinners, which have been provided by Bishop so far this semester, are soon to be provided by local churches in the area. Any setup, service help and tear down is done by volunteers in the community, on campus and by students.

The preachers thus far this semester have been volunteers found by Bishop. Bishop said once he gets things going he plans to start preaching mainly while having local guest pastors come and occasionally preach as well.

Austin Loveing performed the music. Loveing, who plays the guitar, is in the process of putting together a band for the services comprised of IUS students.

After every service, CSF welcomes all attendees to hang out together at “That One Spot,” where everyone can play games, pool, pingpong, and watch television among other various activities.

“That One Spot” is located at 615 Park East Blvd. in New Albany.

Dorothy Lucas, psychology senior at IU Southeast, is the president of CSF. “As Christians, we want to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ. The group is meant to connect to students, to Christ and to other believers,” said Lucas.

Lucas said when she was a sophomore she attended a CSF event at the Clock Tower and enjoyed the event and the friendly people. After participating for a year, she was offered the position as president of the CSF leadership team in the spring of 2015.

“CSF has helped me have a closer relationship with God along with making close friends. [It] is a ministry reaching out to college students and our mission is to lead students to Christ,” Lucas said.

As president, Lucas sends out weekly emails about upcoming events to members and makes sure everything is ready for their Thursday night

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Photo by Olivia Cook IU Southeast campus minister, Cody Bishop, giving a sermon in Medow Lodge to the CSF and other attendees.

services.

Jenae Sigafoos, nursing sophomore, has been involved with CSF for two years. Sigafoos is the vice president of fellowship for CSF. In this position she helps with organizing events, planning, and helping members communicate and interact among other tasks.

“My favorite part about being a part of CSF is having [connections] with other Christians on campus. It can be difficult and lonely sometimes, and CSF has many opportunities to get connected in various ways,” Sigafoos said.

Sigafoos said CSF has many opportunities for students to get involved. Every Tuesday they host a Bible study with lunch in University Center North in room 121 from noon - 1 p.m.

Every Saturday from three in the afternoon until midnight, “That One Spot” is opened for students

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to come and hang out, watch football, play games and relax.

CSF is also referred to as Connect on the IUS campus. Their mission is to connect students to other Christians on campus and other local churches.

Students who are interested in being involved, joining, or getting information about CSF can send an email to ius.csf@gmail.com. CSF also has an office in the Student Involvement Center in room OO1K with hours from 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.

Sigafoos said you can also connect to CSF through their Facebook page, Connect IUS and via fliers that are around the IUS campus.

CSF is a nonmembership, open group on campus, that welcomes all people regardless of their religion to their services, Bible studies and hangouts.

by Tassy Payne Staff Reporter latpayne@iupui.edu

Out of the Darkness Walk

On Saturday, Sept. 26, IU Southeast had their second Out of Darkness community walk.

This walk was done to fundraise, honor and support victims of suicide.

Michael Day, IUS Personal Counseling Director, said that there were more participants, more fun, better weather and likely, there was more money raised this year than last year. Day said that it is likely close to $2000 raised.

He said that 125 people signed up but the crowd seemed a little larger.

Day said that this would be an annual event.

Groups that participated in this walk:

• IU Southeast’s Zeta Phi Beta Sorority • University of Louisville’s ROTC Cardinal Battalion • Team RWB(Red White Blue) *Michael Day said that this is a nonprofit organization community among veterans • IU Southeast’s Honors Program • Community Montessori’s ASSIST Program • IU Southeast Administration with Vice Chancellor Dana Wavle Photo by Tassy Payne More participants registered for the community walk.

Photo by Tassy Payne American Foundation for Suicide Prevention brought their Suicide memorial quilt.

Photo by Tassy Payne Participants of the community walk.

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Photo by Tassy Payne Community Montessori’s ASSIST Leader Hannegan Roseberry and her students took a break from walking.