Scholarship Sale Promotes Student Art

 Steve Lotter
Staff Writer

 
Last year’s Scholarship Art Sale proved to be an overwhelming success, raising nearly $5000 of income and $1000 in scholarships. The Visual Arts League is banking on doubling those numbers in 2006.

 “It’s really a unique thing,” said Visual Arts League President Teresa Santos. “We’re trying to give the students a vehicle to sell their souls, themselves, and their artwork.”

 The second annual Scholarship Art Sale will begin on November 16 and run through the 18 from 12 to 6 p.m. in the Ernestine M. Raclin School of the Arts Gallery. The deadline to submit entry forms to enter artwork in the sale is November 6.

 Students are encouraged to submit their own artwork with a concentration on works of fine art rather than crafts. Items such as greeting cards featuring photographs or small prints that utilize fine art are also welcome. Last year, artists submitted pieces that ranged in price from $5 to $500.

 “If people know your name, they will buy your work,” said Santos. “Students will get the opportunity to communicate with the public at large.”

 Students will also get the opportunity to compete for a scholarship that will be awarded for the spring semester. Students are encouraged to apply whether they plan on participating in the sale as an artist or as a volunteer. 

 Applications and criteria for the art sale scholarship are available at the Ernestine M. Raclin School of the Arts office, Northside room 101, and the Scholarship Art Sale table in the Fine Arts Building. Complete applications must be returned by November 17 in order to be considered for the scholarship.

 Participating in the event last year were members of the IUSB faculty, including those who are internationally known as leaders in their field. Santos expects this year’s event to be no different. Despite recent concerns of the art gallery’s closing, she believes the venue can still be utilized with a successful art sale.

 “Our event builds cohesiveness between students and professors,” said Santos. “And hopefully it’ll raise awareness and visibility for the visual arts department and the art gallery.”
 

Santos hopes that the sale will turn into a community event. This year, posters and postcards will be distributed to the community with the work of a student from IUSB. This year’s selected student is Jason Cytacki.

SGA @ Work

Adam Gallippo
Student Life Editor

 
Last week, the SGA voted in four new members to the senate, filling all remaining senate seats.

 Jumbe Mphatso, Mantiziba Ngaantwende, David Romero, and Teresa Santos are those new senators.

 Also in the SGA an allopak motion was opposed in a 1-5 vote with two abstentions.

 The motion was for clubs registering after September 29 Leadership Training Day deadline to not be eligible for the $50 allopak.

 Allopak issues will be further addressed in later SGA meetings.

 Cynthia Murphy-Wardlow addressed the SGA in a Voicing of the Constituents to discuss progress and address questions regarding the Dejembre Orchestra’s eventual performance at IUSB.

 The Presidential Cabinet Bylaw was passed in a 7-1 vote.

 The bylaw creates a new position, Chief of Staff, which will assist President Marcus Vigil in his duties. This includes both internal and external legislative matters and advisory needs.

 President Vigil and the SGA will search to fill this new position.

 The Gulu Walk will take place October 22 at Potawatomi Zoo to help raise awareness for children in Uganda.

 A rally will start at the Student Activities Center for IUSB students interested in the walk.

 Finally, member of the SGA volunteered to dress up and pass out candy during Zoo Boo, also at Potawatomi Zoo.

 Next week, President Vigil will give a State of the SGA Address.

Rotary Club

Terrie Phillips
Staff Writer

A community is made up of different groups, organizations, and companies. Without all three, we are no longer the same community. As time changes so does society; something that has been increasingly gaining importance is an international education. 

IUSB has many opportunities to study abroad and to receive this education. But if you are a graduate student or getting ready to graduate, you may not have had the opportunity to go to another country. The solution to this is the Rotary Club. 

The Rotary Club is an international group that focuses on community and projects to help the general public and the individual. There are even a few members of the Rotary Club here on campus; one member is John Hundley, Human Resource Administration. 

The Rotary Team is currently looking for group study exchange team members. They are looking for four non-members to go to Buenos Aires, Argentina. There are some expenses like personal expenses and visa, passport, etc.; most of the bill, like transportation and room and board is picked up by host families and the Rotary Club.

“The Rotary Club members include heads of many businesses and politicians,” said Hundley. “This is a great way to network with different people in the community.” This program is meant for graduates, ages 25-40, employed in a recognized profession or business for two years.

For more information, contact Hundley at 520-4398, jhundley@iusb.edu, or visit the Rotary Team website [rotary.org]. There is also a South Bend group [southbendrotary.org].

Director of ISO Retires

Terrie Phillips
Staff Writer

Time passes, people age, and life goes on. A part of getting older is retirement, something we all work for and really only think about as the time gets near. Since 1978, the campus has been changing and improving, according to a soon-to-be retired woman, Gabriella Robinson, International Studies.

October 17, a woman whom has been with us since 1978 will end her career with us and retire.

When Robinson was first employed here at IUSB, they were talking about the construction of the bridge. “I think IUSB is going to have a great future,” said Robinson. Since she has been here, the road that ran in front of Greenlawn was taken out and the mall area was created.

She was also here for the construction of the Student Activities Center and Wiekamp Hall. The campus has been through a lot of changes; one change is the creation of the Jordan International Center. This is where her office is located and where the international student organization has some events. The Jordan International Center is located along Hildreth St. 

“I would like to see every IUSB student study abroad,” Robinson said. Since that is not possible, she said, “It’s good that every IUSB student can have an international education, referring to the international certificate and other programs that are based here on campus focusing on international studies. According to Robinson, we have students from 60 different countries. 

IUSB has not found someone to fill the position, according to Robinson, but they are still looking.

For more information on International studies, you can go the Jordan International Center or iusb.edu/~sbintl/jordan.shtml.

What is a Podcast?

Steve Lotter
Staff Writer

Radio has some serious competition and I’m not talking about satellite. Have you ever heard of a podcast?

The New Oxford American Dictionary declared ‘podcasting’ the “Word of the Year” for 2005 and ‘officially’ defined the term as “a digital recording of a radio broadcast or similar program, made available on the Internet for downloading to a personal audio player.” In 2006, podcasting has evolved from its amateurish roots to deliver some of the most interesting and captivating material found on the web.

The internet elite originally adopted the format as a means of “taking back” broadcasting and fighting against the mass mediated machine that is AM and FM radio. Podcasting is essentially ‘do-it-yourself’ radio. No studio. No bosses. No holds barred. Say what you want without a script or for those so inclined, design your own talk show and live out your dreams of being the next Bill O’Reilly or Howard Stern.

Podcasters come in all shapes and sizes and vary in experience and talent. You don’t need a degree in radio broadcasting to podcast, just a passion in life, whether it is movies, music, politics, comedy, food, sports, and anything else under the sun. Podcasters certainly don’t do it for the money, and if you think podcasting could be your next career path, you might want to stick with radio broadcasting instead. Most podcasters don’t make money from their podcasts and only a few include advertisements during their shows.

If you’re still confused, then you don’t realize just how easy podcasting is. The first step in creating your own podcast is purchasing a microphone to record your voice. Any microphone will do and if you have a computer with an internal microphone built in, that would serve the process just as well.

Step two: downloading or purchasing an audio recording application. Audio recording software that you buy in stores may have more features, but for the podcaster who is looking to save a few bucks, the audio recording application Audacity [audacity.sf.net] will work just fine. You can also download Audacity from IUSB’s IUWares website [iuware.indiana.edu].

After your podcast has been recorded and converted into MP3 format, you’ll need to publish it on the web. Find a website to host your MP3 file and link it to an RSS feed. After that, it’s up to you to promote your own show. Create a blog, link to your podcast, and tell everyone you know.

Take a look a websites such as Podcast Expert [podcastexpert.com] and How to Podcast [how-to-podcast-tutorial.com] for more information on how to podcast. To download podcasts for your listening pleasure, visit itunes [itunes.com] or Podcast Alley [podcastalley.com].

 

Five podcasts you have to hear to believe

• Filmspotting [filmspotting.net] A weekly podcast from Chicago featuring new rovie reviews, top 5 lists, and insightful film talk with Adam Kempenaar and Sam Hallgren.

• The Dawn and Drew Show [dawnanddrewwp.podshow.com] Two ex-gutter punks fall in love, buy a retired farm in Wisconsin, and tell the world their dirty secrets.

• Pacific Coast Hellway [pacificcoasthellway.com] Hollywood’s self-important prima donna egos get lampooned, roasted, and deflated with host Mark Yoshimoto Nemcoff.

• Senator Barack Obama Podcast [obama.senate.gov/podcast] Audio reports on issues affecting Illinois, the nation, and the U.S. Senate.

• Accident Hash [accidenthash.com] Boston-based music podcast playing nothing but the best mix in podsafe music from New England and beyond.

What is a Podcast?

Steve Lotter
Staff Writer

 
Radio has some serious competition and I’m not talking about satellite. Have you ever heard of a podcast? 

 The New Oxford American Dictionary declared ‘podcasting’ the “Word of the Year” for 2005 and ‘officially’ defined the term as “a digital recording of a radio broadcast or similar program, made available on the Internet for downloading to a personal audio player.” In 2006, podcasting has evolved from its amateurish roots to deliver some of the most interesting and captivating material found on the web.

 The internet elite originally adopted the format as a means of “taking back” broadcasting and fighting against the mass mediated machine that is AM and FM radio. Podcasting is essentially ‘do-it-yourself’ radio. No studio. No bosses. No holds barred. Say what you want without a script or for those so inclined, design your own talk show and live out your dreams of being the next Bill O’Reilly or Howard Stern. 

 Podcasters come in all shapes and sizes and vary in experience and talent. You don’t need a degree in radio broadcasting to podcast, just a passion in life, whether it is movies, music, politics, comedy, food, sports, and anything else under the sun. Podcasters certainly don’t do it for the money, and if you think podcasting could be your next career path, you might want to stick with radio broadcasting instead. Most podcasters don’t make money from their podcasts and only a few include advertisements during their shows. 

 If you’re still confused, then you don’t realize just how easy podcasting is. The first step in creating your own podcast is purchasing a microphone to record your voice. Any microphone will do and if you have a computer with an internal microphone built in, that would serve the process just as well. 

 Step two: downloading or purchasing an audio recording application. Audio recording software that you buy in stores may have more features, but for the podcaster who is looking to save a few bucks, the audio recording application Audacity [audacity.sf.net] will work just fine. You can also download Audacity from IUSB’s IUWares website [iuware.indiana.edu].

 After your podcast has been recorded and converted into MP3 format, you’ll need to publish it on the web. Find a website to host your MP3 file and link it to an RSS feed. After that, it’s up to you to promote your own show. Create a blog, link to your podcast, and tell everyone you know. 

 Take a look a websites such as Podcast Expert [podcastexpert.com] and How to Podcast [how-to-podcast-tutorial.com] for more information on how to podcast. To download podcasts for your listening pleasure, visit itunes [itunes.com] or Podcast Alley [podcastalley.com].

  

Five podcasts you have to hear to believe

•  Filmspotting [filmspotting.net] A weekly podcast from Chicago featuring new rovie reviews, top 5 lists, and insightful film talk with Adam Kempenaar and Sam Hallgren. 

•  The Dawn and Drew Show [dawnanddrewwp.podshow.com] Two ex-gutter punks fall in love, buy a retired farm in Wisconsin, and tell the world their dirty secrets.

•  Pacific Coast Hellway [pacificcoasthellway.com] Hollywood’s self-important prima donna egos get lampooned, roasted, and deflated with host Mark Yoshimoto Nemcoff.

•  Senator Barack Obama Podcast [obama.senate.gov/podcast] Audio reports on issues affecting Illinois, the nation, and the U.S. Senate.

•  Accident Hash [accidenthash.com] Boston-based music podcast playing nothing but the best mix in podsafe music from New England and beyond.

What is a Podcast?

Steve Lotter
Staff Writer

 
Radio has some serious competition and I’m not talking about satellite. Have you ever heard of a podcast? 

 The New Oxford American Dictionary declared ‘podcasting’ the “Word of the Year” for 2005 and ‘officially’ defined the term as “a digital recording of a radio broadcast or similar program, made available on the Internet for downloading to a personal audio player.” In 2006, podcasting has evolved from its amateurish roots to deliver some of the most interesting and captivating material found on the web.

 The internet elite originally adopted the format as a means of “taking back” broadcasting and fighting against the mass mediated machine that is AM and FM radio. Podcasting is essentially ‘do-it-yourself’ radio. No studio. No bosses. No holds barred. Say what you want without a script or for those so inclined, design your own talk show and live out your dreams of being the next Bill O’Reilly or Howard Stern. 

 Podcasters come in all shapes and sizes and vary in experience and talent. You don’t need a degree in radio broadcasting to podcast, just a passion in life, whether it is movies, music, politics, comedy, food, sports, and anything else under the sun. Podcasters certainly don’t do it for the money, and if you think podcasting could be your next career path, you might want to stick with radio broadcasting instead. Most podcasters don’t make money from their podcasts and only a few include advertisements during their shows. 

 If you’re still confused, then you don’t realize just how easy podcasting is. The first step in creating your own podcast is purchasing a microphone to record your voice. Any microphone will do and if you have a computer with an internal microphone built in, that would serve the process just as well. 

 Step two: downloading or purchasing an audio recording application. Audio recording software that you buy in stores may have more features, but for the podcaster who is looking to save a few bucks, the audio recording application Audacity [audacity.sf.net] will work just fine. You can also download Audacity from IUSB’s IUWares website [iuware.indiana.edu].

 After your podcast has been recorded and converted into MP3 format, you’ll need to publish it on the web. Find a website to host your MP3 file and link it to an RSS feed. After that, it’s up to you to promote your own show. Create a blog, link to your podcast, and tell everyone you know. 

 Take a look a websites such as Podcast Expert [podcastexpert.com] and How to Podcast [how-to-podcast-tutorial.com] for more information on how to podcast. To download podcasts for your listening pleasure, visit itunes [itunes.com] or Podcast Alley [podcastalley.com].

  

Five podcasts you have to hear to believe

•  Filmspotting [filmspotting.net] A weekly podcast from Chicago featuring new rovie reviews, top 5 lists, and insightful film talk with Adam Kempenaar and Sam Hallgren. 

•  The Dawn and Drew Show [dawnanddrewwp.podshow.com] Two ex-gutter punks fall in love, buy a retired farm in Wisconsin, and tell the world their dirty secrets.

•  Pacific Coast Hellway [pacificcoasthellway.com] Hollywood’s self-important prima donna egos get lampooned, roasted, and deflated with host Mark Yoshimoto Nemcoff.

•  Senator Barack Obama Podcast [obama.senate.gov/podcast] Audio reports on issues affecting Illinois, the nation, and the U.S. Senate.

•  Accident Hash [accidenthash.com] Boston-based music podcast playing nothing but the best mix in podsafe music from New England and beyond.

Killers Sophomore Falls Short of Debut

Andy Hostetter
Entertainment Editor

 The anticipation for a pop group’s sophomore album is always nail biting. Too many times throughout history, pop musicians have either failed miserably with their second album or have soared beautifully.

 When you’re talking about the Killers, these thoughts have to go through even more so. For the past few years since their first release, Hot Fuss lead singer and keyboardist Brandon Flowers’ snobbish attitude has forced him to prove himself. After verbally attacking Fall Out Boy, Thom Yorke, The Bravery, and the entire genre of EMO, he’s made you think, “This guy better put up or shut up.”

 Sam’s Town reeks of all the second album clichés. Trying to move forward, all the Killers seem to have done is become more serious, losing the eye-liner and growing a beard; they’ve set out to tell the world, “We are now serious!”

 The single When You Were Young doesn’t grab your attention nearly as much as those off Hot Fuss. By throwing the name Jesus around it makes the band seem like they’re trying too hard to prove their genuineness as serious musicians.

 But Sam’s Town is a good record. Fans of Fuss might not be fans of Town and fans of Town might not be fans of Fuss. They aren’t necessarily different as far as sound, but the atmosphere is very different. The great hooky melodies are there, but they aren’t as memorable as before.

 The darker image and sound could be the result of producers Flood and Alan Moulder who worked with the original kings of the dark: Depeche Mode.

 Unlike Fuss, the new album definitely isn’t as solid. With tracks devoted to an unnecessary “enterlude” and “exitlude”, the album really only has 10 tracks and only half of those are really solid. Bling and Why Do I Keep Counting are just as good as or better than anything off of Fuss, but on the whole, the sophomore lacks the fullness of the debut.   

 

Why take the darker, more serious direction? Only the band can tell you that. But if you hide your Duran Duran albums and you love showing off your New Order collection, Sam’s Town is for you.

 B –

INTERNTIONAL STUDENTS OFFER TUTORING

Robert L Francis jr
Staff Writer

Have a desire to learn Chinese? How about Malay or Spanish? Need help with your math? If so, contact one of the International Students who offer tutoring here at IU South Bend. Here are a couple of them that I was able to meet and interview.
Xiulin Loo is a very nice young lady from Malaysia. Xiulin speaks both Malay and Chinese and is a whiz with Math. She will tutor you for free. She said she likes tutoring; it helps her to learn and most American students are eager and quick to learn…of course some also need to work harder. She can be contacted at the North side Math Tutoring Room.

Daniela Gonzalez, the oldest of three kids, is from Tecoman, which is near Guadalajara in the state of Colima in Mexico. Daniela’s father is a pastor there.
She likes the smaller classes and the good professors at IUSB who can help her when she needs it.
She tutors those wanting to learn Spanish for free because she likes to help people.

An International Student from Nepal, Savan Kharel,has been in the United States for three years and is a senior majoring in physics. Both of his parents are employed in a bank in Nepal. Besides English he speaks Nepali.

He has held several jobs on campus, as he needs to make some money to pay for his education. He likes mathematics and physics. “I felt tutoring is a natural thing for me to do as I get an opportunity to teach what I already know,” Savan said. “Sometimes it even helps me understand some subtle things in mathematics or sciences at the same time, I get an opportunity to help people and see them do well in their classes.”

I asked him how much he charged for tutoring?
“When he private tutors a student seeking special attention he charges $15 an hour for most lower to intermediate classes in mathematics and physics. The hours are determined after talking to students and usually private tutor somewhere on campus. Savan can also tutor upper level classes. “I can also tutor some upper level classes (300-400) but charges may vary depending upon the amount of preparation I need to do for the class.”

Any student requiring private tutoring in mathematics, physics or beginning computer science programming can contact him at skharel@iusb.edu
For more information about International Students you can e-mail them at iso@iusb.edu .

The Society for Creative Anachronism

Adam Gallippo
Student Life Editor

For the last six years, the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) has been active on the IUSB campus.

The SCA, according to club President Alfred “Gatebreaker” Brekewall, is part of something much bigger.

The Barony of Whitewaters was formed in the 1960s and encompasses all local areas and those interested in the medieval period. The SCA is tied in with this organization.

The SCA consists of between 80-100 members, according to Brekewall, with membership costing between $15-35.

“Our purpose is to recreate and study medieval life,” said Brekewall.

Cindy Vukovits, IUSB Student Services Coordinator for the School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA), joined the SCA 11 years ago for that reason.

“I like researching things from different time periods and then trying to recreate it myself,” said Vukovits. “It’s both fun and challenging.”

Vukovits is the SCA’s Chatelaine. In other words, she greets and addresses club newcomers.

What about the fighting?

According to Brekewall, the fighting is what usually gets most of the attention.

“We use either bought or self-made armor including steel helmets,” said Brekewall. “Our weapon of choice is the rattan, a medieval battle weapon made of wood.”

Brekewall earned the nickname “Gatebreaker” during the Pennsic Two Week War at Cooper’s Lake in Pennsylvania.

“Our group leader told us to form a charging column so we could attack the castle gate,” said Brekewall. “When I charged, I broke through that wooden castle gate with my body.”

Fighting is not what the SCA is all about though, according to Brekewall.

“Creative people join the SCA,” said Brekewall. “Some members do everything from sewing Elizabethan gowns to brewing their own beer.”

Most importantly, the SCA gives back to the community.

October 14, they’ll be holding their “Saint Nick’s Tourney” for Toys for Tots. All proceeds go to purchase gifts for children, according to Brekewall.

Fencing and archery are just a few things to look forward to with general admission at $8 and $5 for members.

According to Brekewall, the SCA is also setting up divisions for the children to participate with buffer (foam padded) weapons.