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Gamer Society spawns noobs The Gamer Society holds its meetings every other Wednesday in the University Center conference rooms. During the meetings, they discuss future events, The Gamer Society, a student organization at IU gaming and funding for the organization and volSoutheast, is a group of students or individuals who unteer points. This semester, the Gamer Society share similar interests in gaming. has a lot of new recruitment ideas The Gamer Society began in fall they are going to try. 2011 with a total of six members. The Gamer Society’s means of proHowever, their current membership motion includes Facebook, word of has increased to 35. mouth and flyers, which are being Megan Schultz, president of the submitted to the campus calenGamer Society, said she is looking fordar. ward to gaining more interested gamMembers are also able ers. to host their own gamAlthough the Gamer Society may ing parties. be commonly associated with the Members who are Game Room, the group focuses more interested can contact on card games such as lunch money, Schultz and arrange a BS, Uno and trading cards. day and time when a Members also play video games, room is available. board games, strategy games and conSnacks are usually sole games such as Xbox and Wii. Megan Schultz provided. “I am very excited about the Gamer Gamer Society president During spring 2012, Society,” Seuth Chaleunphonh, dean the Gamer Society will of students and director of Campus have three booths set Life, said. “It isn’t a new organization. The organization has been in existence, but they had up each month for those interested very few members. Now their numbers of interest in joining. The Gamer Society also has has gotten higher.” members called recruitment officers. The recruitment officers spread the organization’s name and try to find those who might be interested in gaming. “We might see someone with a Zelda T-shirt on and see that they are interested in gaming,” Schultz said. The process of creating the Gamer Society was not a difficult task. The primary process is gaining memBy TALIAH SHABAZZ Staff tshabazz@ius.edu
We might see someone with a Zelda T-shirt and see that they are interested in gaming.
bers to make the organization official. Students can also participate in independent gaming. However, the Gamer Society is having difficulty finding a definite place to get together to play due to the Game Room not having computers. Many organizations at IU Southeast have office spaces with their own private rooms located in the Student Involvement Center. However, the Gamer Society has not reached that point. Schultz said the Gamer Society would like to apply for a room after this semester once they reach the requirements to do so. The Gamer Society also participates in a game called The League of Legends, which is a role-playing game. The organization would also like to arrange a computer game session in the IUS Library for the extra space.
Enrollment fails Illegal downloading causes concern to spring forward By SUSAN GREENWELL Staff susdgree@ius.edu
By TIFFANY ADAMS Staff adamstif@ius.edu For the spring 2012 semester, IU Southeast released its enrollment numbers, which decreased by 3.7 percent. IU Southeast held its first day of spring classes on Jan. 9, and the Official State Census was completed on Jan. 21, which took place at IU Bloomington. While IU Southeast will release the official enrollment numbers early next week, the preliminary numbers have yet to be gathered first. “With students still dropping and adding classes, it is difficult to know an exact enrollment number at this time,” said Chris Crews, acting director for Admissions. The total enrollment numbers not only include head count, but it compares both semesters from previous years. Also, the number of credit hours students take is factored. However, the enrollment numbers are not compared between spring and fall semesters. Enrollment from spring 2011 to spring 2012 overall decreased, bringing the numbers from 6,800 to 6,547. Undergraduate enrollment also fell by 4.4 percent. Crews said the inconvenience of a new route along with the traffic due to the Sherman Minton Bridge closing could have kept people from wanting to commute. “There was a slight decrease from last year See ENROLLMENT, page 2
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IU Southeast has issued a notice to inform students of an increase in illegal downloading and sharing copyright songs and movies over the Internet on campus. Lee Staton, manager of communication and special projects, said he believes the rise is coming from the increase of students living on camPhoto by Susan Greenwell pus, increasing the usA student works in the Crestview Hall computer lab to complete homework and pass time age of wired and wirein between classes. less connections. “There was a significant increase in activity when tor of Campus Life, said, when students are caught, the lodges first opened,” Staton said. “Since we have it is not usually by someone at the university. “Students are not often caught from the IT Deresidents living on campus and a fast Internet connection, the environment was perfect for people to partment or by students telling on other students,” download. As we have started to educate students, Chaleunphonh said. “It is mostly by outside sources. there has been a steady decrease in the number of When you log into a computer — any computer on campus or wirelessly through your own laptops — violations on our campus.” According to the Misuse and Abuse of Informa- you use a username and password. Likewise, when tion Technology Resources, Indiana University you use other websites, you use a login and passhandles copyright infringement and misuse of tech- word. Outside sources can track that login name and nology resources according to certain policies and password and trace it.” A student’s actions are not monitored while using procedures. Charges against individuals who abuse these the technology resources at IU Southeast. “IU does not monitor for file sharing,” Staton technological resources can also be taken by the unisaid. “The DMCA and RIAA monitor for people that versity. “IU does not have a policy on downloading con- download their content then report it to the univertent specifically,” Staton said. “We comply with the sity.” The issue of copyright is important to IU SouthUnited States copyright laws and work towards educating students about copyright infringement.” Seuth Chaleunphonh, dean of students and direcSee COPYRIGHT, page 2
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