Scoobies in Mishawaka has Your Snacks

Steve Lotter
Staff Writer

Looking for a good place for a quick bite to eat? Look no further than Scoobies in Mishawaka.
 
Scoobies is a one-of-a-kind sandwich shop with a homemade flavor that is all its own. If you love Jimmy John’s and Subway, chances are you’ll probably love Scoobies even more. And for the money-saving college student, Scoobies has something for you as well: a lunch you can afford.
 
From oven-toasted subs and salads to pasta and sandwiches, Scoobies offers a variety that fits nicely into the typical budget of a college student. Located in the heart of Mishawaka on Main Street, Scoobies has thrived off a word-of-mouth campaign that has brought in a variety of customers to its quaint surroundings. 

The feeling I get when I walk into Scoobies is pure nostalgia, from the framed portraits of Marilyn Monroe and other old movie stars hanging on the walls to the intimate setting in front of a picture window facing Main Street. The cooks greet you with a friendly hello and immediately you feel like you’re at home. But how’s the food?

Their subs are recommended and come on either white or wheat bread and include a bag of chips and a pickle. You can choose from a few of my personal favorites including the Veggie Sub ($3.95), Hot Italian Beef ($4.95), or the Meatball Sub ($4.95) among many others. If deli isn’t your deal, there are also cheeseburgers ($2.50), spaghetti ($4.25), and a 7” personal pizza with up to 3 toppings ($2.95).
 
Scoobies also offers desserts ranging from Apple Pie ala Mode ($2.50) to Homemade Cheese Cake ($2.50), not to mention they deliver. If you are within a mile of the restaurant’s location, you are charged a $1 delivery fee. If you are over a mile, it’s $2. 
 
But if you’re like me, you’ll want to find this place firsthand. From school, it’s about a five minute drive down Mishawaka Avenue, until you come to Main Street where you turn right. Keep going past the stoplight and immediately on your right side you’ll see a sign for Antique Cottage Clock Repair. Under the sign, that’s Scoobies and that’s where you’ll find one of the best lunches or dinners this side of IUSB.
 

IUSB: Antartica Edition

Terrie Phillips
Staff Writer

In a phone interview with Peter Bushnell, he discussed his experience in Antarctica and on an oceanographic cruise ship.

What is your affiliation with IU South Bend?

PB: I am chair of the Biology Department for eight years. I teach anatomy and physiology. Every other year I take a group of my students to Jamaica or Belize by Costa Rica.

What are you doing in Antarctica?

PB: Signed on to study the hemoglobin-less fish: fish that don’t have red blood cells and are only found in Antarctica.

Why are you blogging on the ADP website?

PB: Good question. Because Ken Smith asked me to do it. He thought that people might be interested. Every four days I have a homework assignment; it’s like being in college all over again. I feel great when I turn it in, then I get worried about what I am going to write this time.

What can you describe of your experience thus far?

PB: One thing: I learned being on a ship for four weeks isn’t so bad. Ship life is very entertaining; the other projects are very interesting. I have taught a lot of marine biology, a lot I’ve never seen. These are deep, deep, deep sea creatures, very bizarre looking. I learned about the physiology of ice fish; we just finished last night (January 30).

How is the weather?

PB: We left Antarctica about 12 hours ago. We are moving up Argentina; it is beautiful and sunny, about 45 degrees. Weather in Antarctica was 35 degrees, windy, always overcast and foggy. We have seen the sun about two days in the past four weeks. We didn’t expect that.

What do/did you hope to experience?

PB: The main stuff I experienced was on a prolonged oceanographic cruise where everyone is doing different techniques, deep ocean exploring, and projects. Antarctica is an untamed place. We had to wait for another cruise ship to leave before we could go. I never thought in Antarctica we would wait for another ship to get out of our way. I got to catch and experiment on hemoglobin-less fish. 

What do/did you hope to accomplish?

PB: Went from New Zealand to Antarctica; we spent three weeks waiting to get fish. We left Antarctica because of very nasty weather was coming in; wanted to get through the break passage. The actual amount of time was eight days. My colleague John and I wanted to get enough information to spin grant proposition to come back to Antarctica. We came down with five experiments and we did the three most important.

How long has this trip been planned?

PB: I guess the Danish Foundation has been planning this for three years. This ship is a Danish Naval ship. [It] was not designed to do the oceanography. [We] had to modify the ship, years of redoing the ship. John and I have been planning this trip five months before the trip started. 

Who is John?

PB: John Fleng Steffensen; Danish colleague known since 1981. We were in graduate school together in Miami. We have done research together before in Greenland and Artic Canada, [and] always wanted to go to Antarctica. The ship is not the best place to do this type of experiment, but you only get an opportunity like this once in a lifetime.

Where did the funding for this oceanographic trip come from?

PB: The funding came from the Danish government for the entire expedition. Basically, this is Galatia III. The Galatia I is a ship that went around the world 150 years ago. The Gallia II went around the world 50 years ago. I guess they wanted to commemorate the anniversary. They solicited research proposals from anyone who wanted to go. About half were accepted. The only expense was about $2,000 for one-way airline ticket to New Zealand and a one-way ticket from Chile.

What have you seen so far?

PB: I have seen lots of penguins, humpback whales, icebergs. Albatross are birds with big wing spans. They fly thousands of miles only go to land to breed. They glide; I have never seen them flap their wings. One has been following the ship for about four hours. Seals – elephant and fur – and killer whales.

Did you need to learn another language to go?

PB: Nope, there are three other English speakers, the Danish speakers speak English; with some success, I speak Danish. I had to go to a marine academy and take one week of safety training. We are part of the ship crew; we had to take elementary first aid, learn how to fight fires, and how to deploy an emergency raft. Basic skills to save yourself; that was kind of fun. 

Norah Jones Delivers Again

Val Schweisberger
Staff Writer

If you’re like me, you’re wondering what Norah Jones could do at this point to top herself.

She’s won a Grammy. Many, in fact.

She’s sold millions of albums and promoted them with world tours.

She’s collaborated with famous artists.

What next?

Well, she releases what is arguably her best album yet. On January 30th, Jones released her third solo album, Not Too Late, according to Kurt B. Reighley in a special to MSN Music. Unlike her previous albums, “Jones wrote or co-wrote all of the 13 tracks,” says Raleigh. 

And it’s work to be proud of.

Sometimes similar to her earlier work, sometimes daring to explore fresh subject matter, the new album is sure to satisfy even the most skeptical listener (not that there are many). Some songs are country-influenced, but many offer the same old lounge sound that has won Jones so many awards. “Wish I Could” and “Until the End” are notable, but every song is worth a listen.

Only time will tell if this album brings Jones the success that has come with her previous albums, but the smart money’s in her favor. She’s one of a kind, and the release of each album proves it again and again. Not Too Late is as good as anything she’s done, if not better. 

Who knows where she’ll go from here?

Caught in the Crossfire: Mohja Kahf

Peggy Trytko
Staff Writer
 

Poet and novelist Mohja Kahf needed to make a point.
 
Kahf, an associate professor at the University of Arkansas, spoke about “Burqas, Bras, and Battlezones: The Varied Tales of the Veil” Monday, March 29.
 
She needed to draw a parallel between the cultural icon of the veil some Muslim women wear and the way Americans view it, with some of America’s own cultural icons that can be seen as equally restraining.
 
Kahf emerged veiled in black from head to foot, with only her eyes showing. She thanked April Lidinsky, Assistant Professor of Women’s Studies, who introduced her, then excused herself and disappeared behind a screen.
 
She reappeared in a sweater and skirt with her head uncovered and asked the overflowing audience in 1001 Weikamp Hall about their impressions of when they first saw her take the podium.
 
She pointed to some of the reactions people voiced: “Backwards.” “Evil.” “Oppressed woman.”
 
“This is one story,” she said.
 
Kahf, born in Syria, spent much of her childhood growing up in Indiana with anti-Muslim bigotry and ignorance, according to livingislamoutloud.com, a Web site devoted to projecting the voices of American Muslim women.
 
She learned that pity is the primary reaction to her choice to wear a veil. It is seen as the icon of her culture rather than one aspect of it.
 
“It is not one tale, it is the dominant tale of the veil in Western discourse,” she said. “It is also the view among secular Muslims and parts of the Arab world.”
 
She again went behind the screen; she came back to the podium wearing a headscarf, loosely referred to as a hijab, and wrote on the chalkboard: “What is in my head is more important than what is on it.”
 
“There is the assumption that women are forced to be veiled and that it is not used in other cultural practices,” she said.
 
She showed pictures on an overhead screen of a Christian woman wearing a chapel veil, veiled religious figures in Christianity, and a veiled Dutch woman. She also pointed out that Amish and Mennonite women cover their heads and it was enshrined in the Talmud as Jewish law.
 
Other pictures showed Syrian, Greek, and Roman women wearing head veils. She said veiled women ran countries such as Turkey, Bangladesh, and Indonesia.
 
“There are other, more substantive issues facing Muslim women, such as child custody laws,” she said. Yet, the veil is seen as the symbol of Muslim woman’s struggles.
 
The subjugation of women is a hotly contested topic, according to Kahf in an interview on the Web site Nerve (nerve.com).
 
“From the beginning, when Islam began to spread into other cultures, there were hierarchical voices and egalitarian voices about the role of women,” she said. “Most women who are Muslim hear that egalitarian voice in Islam. But most outsiders just hear the hierarchical.”
 
She believes there are many Muslim women who feel the problem is not Islam, but the way it is interpreted. At the same time, there are “conservative Muslim women who want to live in a world where Islam is practiced conventionally,” she said during the interview.
 
“So one tale of the veil is the perceived victim hood of women who choose to wear a veil. Another tale is the supposed liberation of stripping women of their veils,” she said.
 
“Anti-veiling decrees have been the status quo for much of the 20th century,” she said. In 1982, Syrian forces were sent to Damascus to strip women of their veils, and the practice continues today.
 
In France and Belgium, the headscarf has been banned from public schools, according to an October 22, 2006 article in the San Francisco Chronice Internet edition (sfgate.com). The niq?b, which conceals the face and is the most restrictive, has been outlawed in several European towns and it ”sparked furious debate” after a Muslim teaching assistant was banned and remarks were made by Prime Minister Tony Blair “that the garment was a ‘mark of separation.’”
 
Caught in this battle zone are women for whom wearing a veil is simply the practice of their cultural norms.
 
She compared the feeling among Muslims that the Western world is imposing its will on them similar to the way the U.S. saw Communist Russia during the Cold War as a force opposed to values of freedom and choice.
 
She asked if in the modern secular West there is a practice we take for granted that once viewed as restrictive.
 
“In the West, we don’t think we conform to an aesthetic,” she said. “We don’t have a practice like that.”
 
While under her sweater, she pulled off her bra, drew it out, and waved it over her head.
 
The audience laughed and applauded.
 
She asked women in the audience who were around in the 60s and 70s when a myth about women burning their bras existed.
 
During that “second wave” of feminism, women saw the bra as an uncomfortable and oppressive piece of clothing that emphasized their breasts and reinforced their sexual status.
 
“My question is would all of you who are wearing bras today remove them?” she asked.
 
There are a few women who do not wear bras, but they are in the minority. Where it once was seen as a necessity imposed by a patriarchal culture, today, during the “third wave” of feminism, women have choices that are complex and varied.
 
“I’m asking you to put the veil into that place,” she said.

Get On the Bus

Terrie Phillips
Staff Writer

Elections are over for the time being and talk about the presidential elections is under way. IU is offering a way for students, faculty, staff, and the general community to get more involved in politics. 
 
Jeanie Metzger, Assistant Alumni Director, said, “[The Get on the Bus trip] is a chance for our students, faculty, and staff to lobby for higher education and IU. It is also a chance to see how our state legislature operates. It’s a chance to meet state legislature in person, and a chance to lobby, for IUSB in particular, for our renovation of the Associates Building.”
       
IU as a whole is lobbying for Life Sciences Initiative. It’s trying to bring more research in the science to the state of Indiana through higher education.

The Get on the Bus trip is free and open to anyone. Metzger said there will be a free reception, box lunch, and guest speaker. “On the bus, we will have alumni to do Legislative 101, to let you know what to expect: the basics,” said Metzger. 

“We have been doing this for about 15 years. Hoosiers for Higher Education initiated the IU day at the statehouse, then other campuses got on board,” said Metzger. “It is how we got the SAC. We went down and lobbied, now we are lobbying for the Associate Building. It is to house the arts, health (nursing and dental), information technology, and education (going to tear down Greenlawn). The legislature tends to listen to students more,” said Metzger. 

According to Metzger, they want large numbers of students. “It is very educational. Some professors are giving extra credit and excusing students, but not all,” said Metzger. 

The SGA is helping with promotions and being at some tables. They also plan to offer incentives for those who go. 

“For students, is a firsthand opportunity to see how the state works. If they are a student that will be in the Associate Building, they will have a new area in a new building and to get to see the statehouse,” said Metzger in regards to what students will get out of the trip. 

“I encourage everyone if they can to sign up,” said Metzger. To sign up, call 520-4381, email loareed@iusb.edu, or go to any of the tables that are placed around campus starting February 1 through February 15 in the SAC, DW, the Grille, and the Bookstore.

The trip is on February 20. Anyone who is attending will need to meet in the Administration Building for coffee and sign in at 9 a.m. on the day of the event. At 9:30 a.m., the bus will leave for Indianapolis. Registration at the statehouse will be at 1:30 p.m. and briefing will be 2 p.m. with guest speaker Dr. D. Craig Brater, VP of Life Sciences. At 3 p.m., visit with legislators. 4 p.m. is the reception at the Indiana Roof Ballroom. The bus leaves at 6 p.m. and approximate arrival time in South Bend is 9 p.m.

Umphrey’s McGee Returns to South Bend

Andy Hostetter
Entertainment Editor

Umphrey’s McGee will return to their native home South Bend on March 17 (the first time since September 2006) for a performance at the Morris Performing Arts Center.
Umphrey’s began their career here in South Bend in the winter of 1997 while band members were attending Notre Dame and have since garnered national success playing at large venues and festivals across the country.

A true jam band, Umphrey’s has released several studio and live recordings incorporating sounds from legendary prog and jam acts such as Phish and Frank Zappa.

The group’s 2006 release, Safety in Numbers, creatively took the group from an average jam band to innovative citizens of the “jam” genre. Most of the songs on the album do not exceed the five minute mark, making it a very different interpretation of the group’s approach. 80s icon Huey Lewis even puts his stamp on the album by playing harmonica.

The group’s podcast series is a respectable musical accomplishment. They have released 37 different podcasts, each featuring over an hour of Umphrey’s live performances. These free podcasts give insight into the conviction of the group: performing and entertaining come before money and fame and they’ve taken the bootleg and upgraded it into a podcast. You can subscribe to these podcasts through iTunes or the group’s website: umphreys.com.

Tickets for the Umphrey’s Morris show are $25 and can be purchased at the Morris Box Office or online at morriscenter.ticketforce.com. 

Terrie Phillips
Staff Writer

Here at IUSB, the V-Club is putting on an Obie Award-winning play by Eve Ensler called The Vagina Monologues.
 
“Students have been performing the Vagina Monologues and part of a world wide campaign as a way to raise awareness in gender inequity,” said April Lidinsky, Women’s Studies. According to Lidinsky, the money raised by the ticket sales is donated to the YWCA, SOS, and a spotlight campaign. The event is a fundraiser.

“The stories are about living in a female body… about abuse, violation, pleasure… While sex is everywhere women expressing pleasure is not. It is a chorus of voices. Some are anger, there are positive representation of men, funny, playful, men are welcome,” Lidinsky said.

The play is to bring a voice to women who don’t normally have one.

The play consists of a large cast of women, “The power of telling the truth,” said Lidinsky. “That’s how change gets made. It’s true in any social movement.” The performances will be held on February 23 and 24 at 7 p.m. in Northside Recital Hall Room 158. Tickets are $10 and all the money goes to organizations.

“Last year we raised $5,000, we want to raise more this year,” said Lidinsky. Tickets went on sale January 15 at the Box Office. You can call to reserve tickets at 520-4203. Tickets will be on sale up until the event, but may sell out before the event.

“There will be one brand new monologue this year at the end of the show,” said Lidinsky. There will also be drums in this year’s performance. “It is very funny. It is always very different; some monologues are split between two voices.” There will be a silent auction held at the performances. The items, which include a painted clock and jewelry, are donated by artists in the area.. 

According to the V-Day website (vday.org), “V-Day is a global movement to stop violence against women and girls.”

V-Day was first held on February 14, 1998 in New York City. “As Eve performed the piece in small towns and large cities all around the world, she saw and heard firsthand the destructive personal, social, political, and economic consequences violence against women has for many nations.”

“V-Day’s mission is simple. It demands that the violence must end. It proclaims Valentine’s Day as V-Day until the violence stops. When all women live in safety, no longer fearing violence or the threat of violence, then V-Day will be known as Victory Over Violence Day.”

For more information on V-Day, visit vday.org.

Looking for something to do?

Alma D. Gomez
Staff Writer

Looking for something to do with all that snow outside? If you love being outdoors, then you’ll probably find snowboarding, skiing, ice skating, or ice fishing a very fun option. If you’re into skiing or boarding, or just want to try it, Swiss Valley is a great option for you since it’s only 40 minutes away from South Bend. Plus, you get a two-for-one deal when you’re out with your friends and out in the snow. Swiss Valley also has both ski and snowboard rentals at affordable prices as well as beginner’s classes. 

Ice Skating is also a fun way to enjoy the winter without actually interacting with the snow. You don’t have to go very far since the ice rink is just around the corner. Howard Park is located here in South Bend and open every day of the week. Skate rental is included and hot cocoa is provided. If you like ice skating, want to become a better skater, or just want to take a few classes, then The Ice Box is a great place to go. The Ice Box Skating Club located in South Bend offers small classes to personalized attention. This could become your future hobby if you give it a try. 
      
Ice Fishing can also be very fun if you like regular fishing and don’t mind being out in the cold for hours. Chain O’ Lakes State Park is an hour and a half from South Bend. An added plus is cross country skiing; you would need to bring your own equipment, but nevertheless it is fun for the entire family.  
      
But what if you’re so busy you just don’t have time to travel and find yourself on campus with your friends? Well, a snowball fight would be a great option for you since it’s always accessible and catches everyone by surprise. Whatever activities you choose to pursue, remember that anywhere there’s a pile of snow, fun is waiting right around the corner. 
      
Howard Park Ice Rink
219 S. St. Louis, South Bend
574-235-9451

Mon-Thurs: 3-5:30 p.m.
Fri: 3-5:30 p.m., 7-10 p.m.
Sat: 10 a.m.-12 p.m., 1-3:30 p.m., 4-6 p.m., 7-10 p.m.
Sun: 1-3:30 p.m., 4-6 p.m., 7-9 p.m.

Weight Watchers at IUSB

Robert L. Francis, Jr.
Staff Writer

Karen Johnson, a representative of Weight Watchers, will be running an informative meeting to explain how Weight Watchers works and how the weekly meetings will be conducted. The event will take place Thursday, February 1 at noon in room 225 of the SAC.

She hopes to have people sign up at the meeting for the 10-week course, but people can still sign up at a second meeting to be held on Monday, February 5 at 5 p.m. A third chance to sign up will be given at the halfway point of the 10-week course for half the price.

The price for the 10-week course was originally $149, but because IUSB uses Anthem Insurance, anyone signing up and attending meetings at IUSB gets a 10% discount which lowers the price to $134.

At each meeting, there is a weigh-in and the Weight Watchers representative will direct the meeting, speaking for about 25 minutes. Members receive booklets on recipes and lifestyle changes and Weight Watchers brand foods, energy bars, or peanut butter bars will be available for purchase. And, of course, there will be the all-important support of the group.

“Once you reach your goal weight, the program is free for life. If you reach your goal before the 10 weeks are up, Weight Watchers will reimburse you the remainder of your fee. Just like AA, the group support helps and after the meeting the people can get together in groups to walk or exercise,” Shelly Hodden said. Hodden works in the Health and Welfare Center in the SAC and will also be attending the meetings.

“We had Weight Watchers here two years ago and it was very positive,” said Pat Trethewey, a nurse practitioner who works the HWC. She is also a lifetime member of Weight Watchers.

Trethewey then explained, “The first actual meeting of the 10-week course will start on February 12 and we will be off for the week of spring break. Pending the results of interest in the first 10-week course, Weight Watchers will decide if they want to do it again.”