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‘Lifetransforming’ campaign exceeds goal
(Art)iculating Emotion
by gabi wy news@usishield.com @ShieldsterGabi
Senior art show features student works
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“Celestial Schooner,” a raku fired earthenware piece by senior studio art major Craig Coursey, is displayed in at the Senior Seminar Exhibition as undecided freshman Isaac Memmer admires the many pieces submitted to the show. The exhibition was on display in the McCutchan Art Center/Pace Galleries from Nov. 9 to Dec. 2.
by Amelia Peterson agpeterson@eagles.usi.edu When Tadashi Kojima’s wife died eight-and-a-half years ago, he said he nearly died from the emotional pain and needed to find a way to regain hope in the future. “That’s why I applied to the exchange program between Tochigi, Japan, and Evansville,” Kojima said. “I left my home in Japan to study and begin a new life.” This is the inspiration behind Kojima’s painting “The Beginning
Steak ‘n Shake candidate to replace Archie’s by gabi wy news@usishield.com @ShieldsterGabi Sodexo Operations Manager Rebecca Diamond sat down with SGA and talked food. During a Nov. 19 SGA meeting Diamond told members she met with university affairs representative Aaron Gottman to discuss the future of dining on campus. In addition to discussing dining, Diamond announced that Sodexo Manager Chris Briggs will be retiring after this semester. Sodexo has been negotiating with several businesses to replace Burger King and/or Archie’s Pizzeria. “We have been in the talks with Steak ‘n Shake,” Diamond said. “That would go in place of Archie’s Pizzeria … nothing has been signed yet.” She said the process of determining retail dining is a lengthy one. “Chick-Fil-A is, of course, the one everyone wants where Burger King is,” Diamond said. “Some of our corporate people are going to meet here on Dec. 8 and hopefully then we will know something more as far as talks with Chick-Fil-A.” Steak ‘n Shake representatives will also be on campus
stone courses for art majors. The students’ work ranged from painting, to ceramics, to digital graphic and interactive media. Kojima, a senior art student at the university and teacher at the Southern Indiana Japanese School, has several other pieces on display as well, including a sculpture of a small piano titled “Memento for My Wife.” “My wife was a piano teacher, and she always played piano in my home,” Kojima said. “In this exhibition, I put ‘Fantaisie Impromptu’ by Chopin on the piano sculpture.
of My Second Life,” which marks the start of his time at the university. The painting is based on a photograph taken of Kojima looking out over Reflection Lake in the fall, three months after he came to the U.S. “The Beginning of My Second Life” was one of 145 pieces on display in the 2015 Senior Seminar Exhibition at the McCutchan Art Center/Pace Galleries from Nov. 9 to Dec. 2. Each piece in the exhibition belonged to a student in a senior art or design seminar, which are cap-
Dec. 8, and Diamond hopes an agreement will be signed on that date. Diamond said Sodexo is looking to offer sushi, probably in a Simply To-Go unit. Sodexo is also considering more fish options. “There are healthy options everywhere—except maybe Archie’s—but there are healthy options,” Diamond said. “You just have to look for them.” Diamond said Sodexo will start using a “mindful program.” There will be a specific logo to identify mindful, or healthy, meal choices to make it easier for students watching nutrition. As for pizza delivery from within campus, Diamond said Archie’s Pizzeria hasn’t been successful. “It’s operating (efficiently),” she said, “but they’re just not getting a lot of business out of it.” Since a business, likely Steak ‘n’ Shake, will replace Archie’s in the University Center, pizza delivery would no longer happen within campus and could be moved back to the C-Store. She also addressed the OZZI system and the newly implemented recyclable to-go boxes.
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When I first visited (my wife’s) house, she played this music, and I was very impressed. That’s why I made the sculpture in her memory.” Kojima said he can create art freely because he feels comfortable around the professors in the art program. He had never painted before attending the university. “First I took a psychology major because I wanted to know the meaning of my life, but it was so hard to study,” Kojima said.
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Alumnus Keith Jewell said donating to the USI Foundation was one of the easiest decisions he’s ever made. With Jewell’s gift of $2 million, the university exceeded Campaign USI’s goal of $50 million nearly a year ahead of schedule. Jewell finalized his donation in August. Because of multiple anniversary events taking place during September, the foundation decided to wait to announce the campaign total at a foundation luncheon Nov. 19. Between Jewell’s gift and the announcement, the total reached $55.4 million. “If you can transform the lives of others and help somebody get a good education, they will go on to make an incredible impact,” the president of St. Mary’s Health System said. “Wow, how awesome is that?” Jewell said he grew up relatively poor and was grateful to be able to attend college. “I didn’t have a lot of options,” he said. “I chose (USI) because it was affordable.” Jewell said he quickly found opportunities to thrive on campus. “I was in Lambda Chi, APB (and) the AMIGOs,” he said. “I learned great leadership skills. Doing that at USI, you can fail, and it’s still okay.” Until 1985, the university had been known as Indiana State University’s Evansville campus. Jewell was part of the first graduating class of the newly independent University of Southern Indiana in 1986. He received an undergraduate degree in accounting and later a master’s degree in business administration. After working in Indianapolis, Jewell heard of St. Mary’s need for a CEO and decided to come home.
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Japanese School garners tenth award by Zackary willem zmwillem@eagles.usi.edu Since the founding of the Southern Indiana Japanese School, the school has won its tenth consecutive writing award. “The contest is held annually by the Japan Overseas Education Services,” Keietsu Nishimura, principal of the Southern Indiana Japanese School said. This year 219 Japanese schools abroad participated in the contest. Only 20 schools received awards. “There were 40,311 writing works such as poems and compositions submitted,” Nishimura said. “Only 500 were awarded including nine from our own school.” There are currently 53 native Japanese students from kindergarten to twelfth grade attending the school. “My students must be
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Second grade student Kota Hiroi reads a book after completing his drawing, coloring and writing assignments on Saturday, Nov. 21 at the Southern Indiana Japanese School.
able to keep pace with students studying in Japan,” Nishimura said. “So we teach our students the same curriculum taught in
Japan.” Nishimura said he does this to give his students a school life similar to one in Japan.
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I am immensely proud of my students. I believe we will be able to win the competition again next year. - Keietsu Nishimura Southern Indiana Japanese School principal
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“We have on average 50 students each year, but we never have the same students for more than two to three years at a time,” he said. Nishimura said this is because these students are from families working for companies such as Toyota and after their assignments are finished, they will return to Japan. “While these families are here for a few years due to business, they don’t want their students to have trouble with schooling when they return to Japan,” he said.
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