the prefaceIU South Bend’s official

student newspaper

Wednesday, October 10,

2012

INSI

DE The numbers are in: IUSB crime update

Page 6

Apple’s latest: Pass or fail?

Page 5

Tales from the smokers’ circle

Page 7

By DANIELLE MILLERStaff Writer

Over 50 employers set up booths at the 2012 Fall IU South Bend Career and Internship Fair last Wednesday. Recruiters from different job sectors came to the Student Activities Center ready to discuss internship and employ-ment opportunities in banking, law enforcement, health care, techni-cal, food service, faith-based and nonprofit organizations. Both recruiters and attendees of the fair had different perspectives on the job market based on their own experiences and expectations. “New graduates often expect to make more money than the market pays, so they need to be open and not pigeonhole themselves in one direction,” said Caity Hood, a recruiter from Spherion Staffing. “They have to start somewhere,” she added. Jessica Signorino, another Spherion recruiter, offered her own advice. “Persistency is important right now because there are so many ap-plicants for jobs. [Applicants] need

IUSB Career & Internship Fair gives hope to frustrated job-seekers

a way to stand out and separate themselves from the masses.” Hood and Signorino both agreed that the job market is picking up from what it was a year ago. Job and intern-seeking students had their own views. “[The current job market] is competitive, but up more than I ex-pected from how bad the economy is,” said IUSB computer science student David Klatch. “If you want a job, they are available…I came to get some experience talking to employers to hear what they want from me. I’m looking to get an internship,” he said. Communications studies sopho-more Kathyn Smith acknowledged the changing expectations for job-seekers. “I’m getting a degree because it seems you have to, to get a job in today’s market,” she said. According to the latest eco-nomic news release by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemploy-ment rate decreased to from 8.1 percent in August to 7.8 percent in September. Total employment rose by 873,000, following 3 months of little change.

September employment rose in health care, transportation and warehousing. The career fair was not only open to IUSB students—the public could also attend for a small charge. Brenda Harley and Keena Njoroge were two attendees with college degrees who attended the fair and are having a tough time in today’s job market. Harley has a bachelor’s degree in telecommunications specializing in television production. “I think [the job market] is hor-rible because it doesn’t reflect how many are out of work,” she said. “Once you fall off unemployment, you don’t count anymore. I’ve been to interviews where 200 people applied. When 200 people look for one job, it’s devastating.” Njoroge, who has a bachelor of science, feels that more could be done to help people in her position. “They need to have a career fair for degreed individuals,” she said. Students like Maria Stuart seem to be adapting their career goals in response to the current job market. “I’m trying to figure out my master’s [degree] plan, so I’m

talking to companies that have positions open and may assist with financial tuition reimburse-ment,” said Stuart. “I think having a [bachelor’s degree] will give me a leg up, and a master’s degree will give me opportunities for 100% job security.” Industries like health care may seem recession-proof, but accord-ing to Rachel Otwinowski of IU Health LaPorte Hospital, “It is but it isn’t. Healthcare reform is mak-ing it difficult for us but we always need healthcare.” The most common qualities re-cruiters said they are looking for in new hires is a professional appear-ance, strong work ethic, company knowledge and an entrepreneurial spirit. According to Captain James Bradberry of the Elkhart County Sheriff ’s Department, core values like integrity, honesty, truthfulness and doing the right thing when no one is looking are a few traits the department is looking for in patrol and corrections applicants. Jan Diaz from New York Life Insurance Company offered her own advice.

“Before you come to an inter-view, do your homework. And if you are trying to get a $250,000 contract then you need to look like $250,000,” she said. Bill Adams, a recruiter from Dunkin Donuts, said that being prepared for questions and being prepared to ask questions back shows interest. When considering an internship, Kevin Musselman from Federated Media suggests asking for refer-ences of past interns. “If companies are not willing to provide this, then move on,” he added. Two of the nonprofit organiza-tions represented at the job fair were IICP and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. “First impressions are every-thing,” said Thrivent representa-tive Randy Krise. “If you show up looking like you don’t want a career, then you probably won’t get one.” For more information on up-coming Career Services events, visit www.iusb.edu/career-services.

Over 50 employers filled the Student Activities Center at last Wednesday’s job fair, attracting IUSB students, alumni and community members. Preface Photo/DANIELLE MILLER

2 The Preface

The Preface

The Preface is the official student newspaper of Indiana University South Bend, pub-

lished every Wednesday during the fall and spring semesters. The Preface receives funding from the Student Government

Association and through advertising revenue.

The Preface is a student written, edited and designed publication.

Editor-in-Chief Sarah Duis

Managing Editor

Joseph Graf

Multimedia Editor Malory Pecina

Design Editor Cecelia Roeder

Advertising Manager Stephen Kowalski

Staff Writers Elisha Hostetler Mackenzie Jarvis

Joe Kuharic Taylor Lincoln Alyssa MathieuDanielle Miller

Jessica Leigh Schliska Mandi SteffeySarah Ward

Columnists

Mandi Steffey

Photographers Robert Ressler

Staff Advisor Ken Klimek

Direct all correspondence to: editorpreface@gmail.com

Phone number: 574-520-4553

Email is the preferred method of contact.

View and comment on articles, photo, video, and additional

content at our official website: www.iusbpreface.com

Visit us on social media @

Facebook: facebook.com/IUSBPreface

Twitter: twitter.com/iusbpreface

The Preface1700 Mishawaka Ave

PO Box 7111 South Bend, IN 46634

Student Activities Center Room 220

By MANDI STEFFEYStaff Writer

Last Monday, more than 50 students came out to the University Grill to enjoy the comedy of Rob-bie Printz, a Boston-based come-dian. Printz has appeared on many programs on Comedy Central, A&E, NBC and MTV. The event, put on by Titan Productions, was one that audi-ence members aren’t likely to soon forget. Printz wasted no time before picking fun at the Michiana area, which is what got students laughing from the beginning. “Has anybody flown recently? Security sucks. Well, not here, anyway. Your airport has, like, two security officers,” joked Printz. The jokes continued to roll throughout his performance, but the real gut-busters happened dur-ing Printz’s interaction with the au-dience. At one point, Printz started some banter with the audience that turned into two students yelling friendly insults at one another. “I’m just going to stand back and watch you two shit on each other,” Printz said, provoking im-mediate laughter from the crowd. His comedy covered everything from parenting to technological woes, which included a bit about toll roads. With some probing from the audience, Printz discovered that the electronic toll collectors for the

Titan Productions Presents: Comedian Robbie Printz

area were called “i-Zooms.” “i-Zoom? Why i-Zoom? Are you zooming? Do we all drive Maz-das?” Printz inquired. Although the performance was only a little over an hour in length, students seemed to thoroughly enjoy Printz’s routine.

Kayley Seals and Tiffany Schindler, two students at IUSB, were laughing throughout the show. “I liked how rude he was,” Seals said of Printz’s blunt comedic style. “He had jokes about everybody.” “He was so funny,” Schindler

added. To find out more about Printz, vist his website at www.robbieprintz.com. For more information on Titan Productions and their upcoming events, visit www.facebook.com/TitanProPresents.

Robbie Printz performs his brash and boisterous comedy routine in the University Grill. Preface Photo/MANDI STEFFEY

IUSB Adventures

Wednesday, October 10 3

Illustrated by Traci Bremer

Sudoku CornerSolution on back

By SARAH E.

WARD Staff writer

Pink has been popping up all over the

place and that is be-cause it is National

Breast Cancer Awareness

Month (NBCAM).

NBCAM is a

national annual event that aims to

increase awareness about the dis-ease and raise money for research, prevention, diagnosis, treatments and cures. Many businesses in South Bend are going pink, including the Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center (SJRMC) and the South Bend Chocolate Factory. These two local entities are teaming up to encour-age women to get mammograms. Every woman who schedules a mammogram on the 40-foot-

October Breast Cancer Awareness MonthPink is the new orange:

By: ALYSSA MATHIEU Staff Writer

On most college campuses, students look forward to the be-ginning of fall for football season, tailgating, homecoming and other events that allow them to show their school pride. When Interim Director of Student Life Scott Strittmatter took his position in the begin-ning of August, many students approached him wondering if IU South Bend had its own home-coming. Unfortunately, IUSB didn’t have such an event—until now. “Many of our students want to be engaged and involved on cam-pus,” said Stritmatter. “They do not just want to come here, attend class and then go home.” In mid-September, Director of Housing and Residence Life Paul Krikau had spoken with Strittmat-ter about creating a Spirit Week—an idea that he had been thinking about for several years. It was that conversation that got the ball roll-ing and allowed them to figure out how they could make it happen for the current fall semester. Strittmatter and Krikau weren’t the only ones that were excited about putting this event together; several students had approached them wanting a spirit week and wanting to be involved. “It has been my goal to find ways to build up opportunities for student fun and involvement around what we are already doing well,” said Krikau. Kicking off on Saturday, Oct. 13, Spirit Week will open with a field day that includes the theme “Dress like a Titan.”

Showing Titan Pride Spirit Week will be centered on two already popular events: The Nearly Naked Mile and the Titan Madness Pep Rally. Clubs and organi-zations are encouraged to participate in the week’s events by earning points in first, second and third places in categories that will vary through-out the week. The grand prize of the Titan Cup will be awarded to the team with the most points. Other events throughout the week will include a fall carnival, open mic night, a tailgate before the women’s volleyball game and a banner-decoration day for stu-dents to represent their organiza-tion or club. On Thursday, Oct. 18, the Nearly Naked Mile, Titan Mad-ness Pep Rally and the traditional Red and White Dance will be held as the conclusion to the week’s events. With support and interest, Krikau’s hope is that this event will resonate with students and compel them to make it an IUSB tradition. According to Strittmatter, “Students want opportunities to connect with others, to take ac-tive leadership roles on campus, and help make IU South Bend a positive community we can take pride in.” By creating and participating in events like Spirit Week, students may be able to accomplish just that.

long SJRMC Mobile Medical Unit (MMU) will receive a free South Bend Chocolate Factory candy bar. The MMU features a medical exam room area and space for health education. Details and locations where the MMU will be located through-out the month of October can be found on the SJRMC website at www.sjmed.com/mobile-medi-cal-unit. The South Bend firefighters are also jumping on the pink bandwag-on by wearing pink shirts for the entire month of October while on duty to raise awareness and money. The shirt will be sold for $15 at the Central Fire Station or Local 362 Union Hall, and the money earned from the shirts will help Young Survivors, a local breast cancer support group. Young Survivors will help woman under the age of 40 receive a free mammogram if they do not have insurance. Breast cancer in women under 40 is very aggressive and, if not caught in an early stage, can be deadly.

Fall Carnival Location: Housing Quad

Time: Noon - 4 p.m. Theme: Superhero/Villian

Monday, Oct. 15Open Mic Night

Location: University Grille Time: 8 p.m. - 10 p.m. Theme: 80s/Hair Band

Tuesday, Oct. 16

Nearly Naked Mile Location: SAC

Time: 5:45 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 17

Banner Decoration Day Location: SAC 221/223 Time: 12 p.m. - 4 p.m. Theme: Represent your club/sport/organization

Thursday, Oct. 18

Titan Madness Pep Rally Location: SAC

Time: 6:30 p.m.

Red & White Dance (Headphone Disco)

Location: Grill Time: 9 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 13 Outdoor Field Day

Location: Intramural Field Time: 1 p.m - 4 p.m.

Theme: Dress Like a Titan

Correction

Spirit week at IUSB

In last issue’s article, “SGA discuss funding requests,” Hannah Dill was reported to have said, “In all the SGA meetings I attended, this has never happened,” in reference to the Sept. 28 SGA meeting’s senatorial ses-sion. Dill meant that she has never seen an excusing of the executive board. Senatorial sessions are a regular and common occurrence. The Preface regrets the error.

Sunday, Oct. 14

Tailgate before Women’s Volleyball

Location: Lawn between SAC and Greenlawn

Time: 5:30 p.m.

Memory

4 The Preface

By KELSIE FERGUSON Staff Writer This week’s featured sculpture on campus is for everyone at IU South Bend, literally. Tuck Langland’s bronze sculp-ture, entitled Memory, is “dedicated to the memory of all Indiana Uni-versity of South Bend students, alumni, faculty, staff, and admin-istrators who have departed this life,” according to the small plaque at the base of the work. The statue itself is located just off the central mall sidewalk that leads between the Student Activities Center and the Univer-sity Grill. Dedicated in 1999, it was commissioned by the Student Association. Tuck Langland is also the artist for last week’s featured sculpture, Crossroads. He was a professor at IUSB for thirty-two years before he left in 2003. Since then, he has been a full-time professional sculptor, placing his works at sites around the country. During his time here, Langland placed three different pieces on campus. He was also the creator

Series: What’s that sculpture about? Campus art: the who, why, and how.

of the sculpture department located at 910 Wayne Street. “I really enjoy all the pieces Tuck Langland has on campus, the Crossroads piece is my favorite but it’s really cool to know there’s a piece on campus dedicated to the memory of all the people who have gone to school here,” said IUSB student Adam Calhoun. The piece Memory is lovely; the woman’s upturned face receives the sun’s rays, the sky’s rain drops and the wind’s breeze. Exposed to all the elements, it is weathered and peaceful. It makes the viewer feel the moment, brief and beautiful. “It is supposed to be like a sheet which has blown over someone and taken their shape, then they have gone, leaving only the shape, the memory,” said Langland. It’s simple and unique. Unique fact: The column’s trian-gular shape actually had a different purpose when it was first made. Langland designed it this way.

planning to have plaques of those memorialized attached

to the sides. Making it trian-gular allowed for the broad sides to be

used for the names, both of equal importance. With a square

column, some names would be on the sides, others on the front, perhaps even some on the back. Instead, Langland sought to display the names with equally sig-nificance. However, the association decided not to use plaques at all. “I like the shape of the column. It looks a lot better than a square one would,” said IUSB student Adam Wierzbicki. “The sheet catching the shape of the woman is remarkably well done; the artist did a good job of showing the idea of a memory. It’s a very striking pose, and piece.” Next week we will explore Langland’s oldest campus statue, Ring Ribbons II, made in 1973. Miss the first part of the series? Join our Facebook page or check out our website www.iusbpreface.com to catch up. Comments on this series can be sent to kelsferg@iusb.edu.

IUSB Health and Wellness Center presents “The Bro Code”

By MANDI STEFFEYStaff Writer

The IU South Bend Health and Well-ness Center hosted an event in the lodge at River Crossing on Thursday, October 4. Laura Hieronymus, the director of the Health and Wellness Center and self-proclaimed “Dr. Drew (Pinsky) of IUSB,” led a discussion of the film “The Bro Code: How Contemporary Culture Creates Sexist Men,” created by Dr. Thomas Keith, an anti-sexism activist and professor at two California universi-ties. Hieronymus wanted to present this film to students as part of the new Sexual Assault Prevention project that the Health and Wellness Center cre-ated with April Lidinsky, a professor of women’s studies at IUSB. “It’s about male culture and pornog-raphy,” she explained. “The purpose is to enlighten men that are manipulated by advertising to be hyper-macho. It’s another part in understanding why sexual assault happens.” Even though the purpose of show-ing the film was to open the eyes of misogynistic men, Hieronymus hoped that women watching the film could gain

from it too. “I’m hoping the women tonight learn what these types of behaviors are com-ing from,” she said. The film looked at several aspects of media to explain why “bros” act the way they do. “The Bro Code” targeted countless music videos, commercials and movie clips for portraying women as weak and overly sexual and men as having complete power over them. The film took a hit at MTV’s “Jersey Shore,” showing examples of almost every char-acter on the show. During a question-and-answer segment between chapters in “The Bro Code,” April Lidinsky asked the students watching what their reactions were. Brandon Rickey, a student at IUSB, responded quickly. “It’s embarrassing men. The way these guys act make men look like animals. It’s not only degrading women, but degrading men as well,” said Rickey. Lidinsky reminded students that en-lightening men in general is a step in the right direction to solving the problem. For more information on sexual assault prevention and the Health and Wellness Center, visit www.iusb.edu/wellness.

Tuck Langland’s Memory was built to commemorate the lives of departed students, faculty and alumni.

Preface Photo/JOE KUHARIC

The “Bro Code” was presented as part of the Sexual Assault Prevention Project Photo courtesy of the IUSB Health and Wellness Center

Event aims to expose media portrayals of gender expectations

Wednesday, October 10 5

By MALORY PECINA Multimedia Editor

One of the most dominating companies in the technology world has done it again: Apple has made a new and faster product that has been deemed as nearly perfect, but not completely glitch-free. People all over the world are jumping at the byte to get it, including IU South Bend Students. Callen Burke, a senior on cam-pus, was one of many students who were looking forward to the new Apple product. Burke has been an avid iPhone user for the past five years, and has had at least one phone from each version. “My favorite thing about the iPhone 5 is how versatile it is. I can use it for so many things—everything from email to social networking with Facebook and Instagram. It keeps me updated on my favorite teams with the SportsCenter app, and I use it to listen to music on Spotify,” said Burke. “When I need to kill some time I’ll play Sonic the Hedgehog. I keep my finances in order with apps from my bank and credit card company, and I even use the Amp-Kit app to record music.” On Sept. 21, the day of the release, masses of people camped out at Apple stores, waiting hours for the new phone. Burke admits that he got his phone that day—but added that his story was rather unimpressive. He walked into the AT&T store a little after 9 a.m. and came out thirty minutes later with his new phone in hand and a smile on his face. “The Apple store was a differ-ent story.” Burke said. “I walked by to get a case for my new phone and there had to have been 75 people in line.” Selling 5 million units in the

The iPhone 5: Close to perfection, but not glitch-free

first three days after its release, the iPhone 5 exceeded the previous version’s sales. However, a new phone and software inevitably means new problems. Users were unhappy when they discovered that the YouTube ap-plication, which had typically been preloaded as an app on previous versions of the phone, was gone.

Now, users must either use the Safari internet browser to access YouTube, or separately download the free app that runs noticeably differently than its predecessor. On the other hand, Apple also introduced new applications that came preinstalled with the iOS 6 Software along with new settings features. More control is given to

the phone’s holder, including a “Do Not Disturb” function, which allows users to get a better night’s sleep without noise or light inter-ruption from their phones. The Maps application has also been advanced with new functions including 3D, but the glitches are still being worked out. “Overall, I’m really impressed with the new phone. It’s lighter, I like the new design, love the bigger screen and how fast it is. I’ve had a few issues with some applications, but that’s to be expected with the new hardware and iOS 6. Noth-ing a quick restart of the phone doesn’t fix.” Burke said. Bridget Noonan, a sophomore at IUSB, is also an iPhone user. Noonan joined the iPhone band-wagon a year-and-a-half ago and uses the first generation iPhone. While she is looking forward to getting whatever phone is out when her contract is up, she’s okay with the version she has until that point. “I think Apple comes up with new versions too often, it seems there is always something new coming out when everyone has these contracts they have to keep unless they want to pay a lot of money for the newest version,” Noonan said. “I don’t really care about keeping up with the trend because a lot of the new features are useless to me.” The phone is equipped with many new features including a new design. The phone is longer and slimmer, which gives it a larger screen but is lighter in weight com-pared to the iPhone 4. It has a new processor chip which makes down-loading faster than ever, along with new camera features. One thing that Noonan and Burke have in common is that

both students don’t see themselves switching to a different phone in the near future—or ever, for that matter. “As of right now, I don’t see myself using any other phone unless Samsung comes out with a phone that can teleport you somewhere in the near future,” Burke said. “If that doesn’t hap-pen, then I’ll just stick to my good old iPhone.” Noonan said that she would stay with Apple’s iPhone unless a future company overrules the popular product. “I’m not surprised that Apple continues to come out with new phones because it’s a huge part of their business. I can’t imagine what the iPhone means in terms of rev-enue for Apple, but they continue to make one every year or two so. The number must be followed by a lot of zeros.” Burke said. Burke also believes that the desire for a newer and updated phone stems from the consumer. He can’t think of anything else he needs or wants his phone to do, but he knows that someone will think of something and then the Apple Team will be on its way to making the next best thing. “We wanted a better camera, the next iPhone had it. We wanted a bigger screen, the next iPhone had it. We wanted headphones that actually fit in your ears, the next iPhone had it. Although they do fit and sound better, they still fall out pretty easily,” Burke said. “Time travel...That’s the only feature I can think of that the next iPhone should have—come on iPhone 6!”

The new iPhone 5 design is sleeker, lighter, and longer.

Photo courtesy of www.commons.wikimedia.com

6 The Preface

SMASH A COMEDY BY JEFFREY HATCHERPresented by the IU South Bend Theatre and Dance Company 8 pm Oct 11–13 // 2 pm Oct 14 Campus Auditorium

ARTS LECTURE SERIES WITH ANDREW LAM“East Eats West: An Exploration of Asian Cultures and its Manifestation in the United States” 7:30 pm Wed, Oct 17 // Recital Hall

TORADZE PIANO STUDIOFeaturing piano virtuoso Alexander Toradze performing with the Toradze Piano Studio 7:30 pm Fri, Oct 19 // Campus Auditorium

Visit ARTS.IUSB.EDU for a full list of events

Free Tickets for Students, Faculty, and Staff 574.520.4203 // arts.iusb.edu

Ernestine M. Raclin School of the Arts

By JOSEPH GRAF Managing Editor

The 2012 Clery Security Report has been released, which catalogs on-campus crime statistics from the previous three years (2009-2011) as well as security informa-tion to provide guidance on how to prevent and properly report crimes. Looking at 2011 alone, there were 48 incidents of larceny-theft, eight burglaries, one motor vehicle theft and one forcible fondling as

2012 Clery Security Report details campus crime statistics, trendsreported to campus police. There were also 83 judicial referrals and 24 arrests for violation of liquor laws and three arrests for narcotics violations. These numbers alone may seem like a lot for IU South Bend’s small area, but considering that IUSB’s website lists enrollment at 8,385 students, this could be considered a relatively amount of crime happen-ing in a one year span, especially for a college campus. Compared to experiences at

other campuses, many members of the student body reported feeling very secure. “Personally, I feel really safe. I always see the IUSB police officers around campus, and never wit-ness and real crime,” said Maggie Horvath, a student at IUSB. “I’ve been to IU and IUPUI, and used to live on campus at IUPUI. There, I didn’t like to walk around campus late at night, and I felt like anyone could just come on campus [who didn’t belong there]. I feel like

IUSB is somewhat secluded from the rest of the city, and the people who are on campus are here for school-related things.” The fact that the campus police are visibly present and act as a de-terrent to criminal activity at IUSB may play a big factor in making stu-dents feel more secure on campus. “I think the IUSB community is very safe and structured around campus, especially with the IUSB police station right across the street,” said former IUSB student

Shawn Woolley, who attended classes throughout 2011, the most recent year on the Clery Report. “Obviously anything can happen at any point, but compared to other campuses I think IUSB does a very good job controlling and patrolling against crime.” For students and faculty who want to know how to best pre-vent and/or report on any crime that they may encounter while on campus, instructions are located online at www.iusb.edu/police/

clery_security_report.php. You can also look at the table of crime statistics for the 2009-2011 years at www.iusb.edu/police/Crime%20Statistics%20Table.pdf or by visiting the IU South Bend Campus Police station on the southeast corner of Misha-waka Ave. and 20th Street and asking for a paper copy of the Clery Report.

According to an IU Notify Crime Alert sent out by the university last Friday, The IU South Bend Police Department was notified of an attempted robbery that occurred out-side of the Schurz Library on Wednesday, Oct. 3, at approximately 4:15 p.m. The unnamed victim of the incident reported that the suspect demanded his cell phone. When the victim refused, the suspect balled his fists and threat-ened to kill him. The vic-tim was not harmed, and the suspect left the campus westbound on foot. The suspect was de-scribed as a 22 to 28-year-old white male, standing at around 5’6’’ tall and 130 lbs. He was wearing a light green hooded jacket, blue jeans and was carrying a pair of roller blades. The suspect was described as scruffy in appearance. Anyone with informa-tion about this case is asked to call the IUPD at 574-520-4239.

Attempted cell phone theft, death threat reported

Speaking of campus crime...

Wednesday, October 10 7

MandiSteffey

With the smoking ban hav-ing been recently put into effect, cigarette smokers have had to find places to smoke outside their favorite restaurants, bars and clubs. There has always been a smoking ban at IU South Bend, so students on campus haven’t had much to adjust to. For as long as I’ve been here, I’ve seen students gathering in what I’ve heard called the “smok-ing circle” by the library. It’s the little turnaround driveway with a couple trees and a book return in the middle. Many students (and professors, I might add) also smoke outside the north doors of Wiekamp along Mishawaka Avenue. Neither of these spots are glamorous. There’s no seating, cars constantly drive by, and there’s no shelter from rain or snow. I’m not really a cigarette smoker myself, per se, but I find myself standing in these groups with friends more frequently lately as the stress of midterms grows. Students always seem to be here socializing and enjoying a smoke, so I took the liberty of asking someone why exactly she chooses to smoke in these spots rather than smoking in her car, which is also really popular on this campus. “It doesn’t really bother me that the smoking spots are off campus, because they’re so close,” said IUSB student Sarah Woods. She’s right about that. Neither of the spots are a far walk from any point on campus. Even though the locations are ideal, many other colleges and universities have at

Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em

least on spot located on the cam-pus so the students don’t physically have to leave the boundaries. Some students that smoke by Wiekamp go across the street to smoke, which could potentially be hazard-ous at some point. Gripes aside, the student body is lucky that there are a couple places to smoke. The busiest times for smokers are between class periods, and there are usually some interest-ing people out there. Almost every time I’m out by the Wiekamp spot, the same guy asks me for a cigarette or a lighter. I feel like he just doesn’t buy his own cigarettes and supports his nicotine habit by bumming cigs off whoever will give him one. Woods could relate to how I feel. “People ask for cigarettes, but sometimes when I’m out by the spot by the street, they’ll walk up to me and offer me a quarter for one,” she said. All kinds of people take advan-tage of the smoking spots. I’ve seen a few of my professors out there more than once. Students do homework, hang out with their sig-nificant others, and chitchat about classes with other students. It’s a beautiful thing. So, smokers, if you usually smoke in your cars, hang out at one of these places. Most people are re-ally nice and offer you their lighters if you didn’t bring one. Just don’t sit down on the ground at the circle by the library—there are millions of cigarette butts rolling around on the ground. Someone should really take care of that.

By ANGELA CORMICAN Guest Columnist Titans of Virtue’s third install-ment, in a series highlighting inter-pretations of Benjamin Franklin’s Thirteen Virtues, discusses the concept of Order. Indeed, Ben even compiled and structured his Thirteen Virtues as an order. He prioritized and held himself accountable in the pursuit, practice and study of each moral attribute. Franklin theorizes that the third virtue, Order, cannot be realized without thorough exercise of the preceding values of Tem-perance and Silence. A healthy mind and body provide wisdom, strength and optimism, which then creates the desire and necessary chaste to listen, learn and seek positive relationships. Individual willpow-er and balance earned by Temperance, and the consideration of knowledge and hu-man relations gained through Silence, ensure the successful order of one’s things and affairs…according to Ben. What do you think of when you hear the word order? What does order mean to you? IU South Bend’s best asset and most endear-ing quality is our diverse student body. On recent walks through our beauti-ful campus, I have had the privilege of sharing discussion with peers on the topic of order. Reactions were wide-spread, ranging from theories of the natural order by Northside Hall, ideas of suppressive social orders by Weikamp Hall, and the nearer to the administrative building and the more mature the student , or

Part 3: Get Your *#@% Together!to students of international origin, economic or bureaucratic orders were suggested. There were a few fast food refer-ences, a couple military stories, and one obscure relation to the Nazi Party, yet, the order of self was not vocalized. Every student was right in their definitions (my compliments to them and their experience and perspective, and to our faculty for expanding our understanding of orders of the world), but I am echoing and encouraging myself

and my peers to consider the order of oneself.“Let all your things have their places; let each part of your business have its time.” However one may view or conceptualize the word order, the basic principle is the arrangement of conditions. Order of self is achieved through

effective assessment, prioritizing and management of individual exclusive conditions. Order of self is not a shared global privilege. We are fortunate to have the relative freedom to order our “business” and the opportunity to order things to a “place.” We have the capacity to be a better boss of ourselves and things, and live a more fulfilling life if we make the executive decision to reassess and reorder our conditions. Let’s get our*#@% together! We must rid ourselves of the unnecessary matter that clutters our homes and heads, recycle or

dump the irrelevant junk to cre-ate new things or ideas. The

constraints of life are more easily met without external

or internal disarray and, with effective prioritiz-ing and management of self, limitations can disappear. Evidence of this fact has been confirmed through the innovations and contri-butions of Ben himself, whose body of work was concentrated on making the impossible, a way of life. “Order, I expected, would allow me more

time for attending to my project and my studies.”

One might claim Ben’s view of attaining indi-vidual moral perfection is flawed, and critics of his image as an historic mor-alist might suggest that he

was not a model for a value-laden lifestyle. However, his pursuit to identify and establish order of his time and affairs allowed him the opportunity to achieve his interests of invention and grow closer to his own ideals. I believe that order of individual conditions and effects leads to the successful achievement of personal interests or goals—whoever you are and whatever they may be. And I challenge myself and peers to reassess our basic and broad conditions; to rethink, remove, and reorder to lead a more enjoyable and productive life. We must take advantage of our fortune to order and overcome chaos or limitations. Then, we will have more time to fulfill our capacity to be and do great things. My friends, the time to get our *#@% together is now. Let’s make order the first order of today! Photo courtesy of commons.wikimedia.org

“Order” is Ben Franklin’s third sage virtue.Photo courtesy of commons.wikimedia.com

Titans of Virtue

Columnist

Wednesday, October 10 8

Sudoku solution

By MACKENZIE JARVISStaff Writer

“Eat well, drink well, and be happy” was the fitting take-home message from the most recent speaker for the Entrepreneur Lecture Series, hosted in Wiekamp Hall by the IU South Bend Judd Leighton School of Business and Economics. On Thursday, Sept. 27, Jonathan Lutz, owner and proprietor of Uptown Dining Group, promoted his two restaurants while impart-

Uptown Dining Group featured at Entrepreneur Lecture Series

IUSB English Club plans new readers and writers seriesBy JOE KUHARICStaff Writer

The IU South Bend English Club has announced plans to begin a new readers and writers series open to IUSB students and mem-bers of the Michiana community. The series, called The New Fire-side Author Series (NFAS), aims to provide the larger community with another way to express their artistic views. NFAS is the brainchild of the IUSB English Club. In speaking about the program, IUSB English Club President Chris Williams began by describing his inspiration from the success of the Hearth-side Reader’s and Writer’s Series (HRWS) created by IUSB Lecturer, Clayton Michaels. Due to time constraints, the HRWS has been put on continued hiatus after its summer break. However, Williams insists that this is not a replacement for the beloved series but rather an addi-tion to it. “We decided, as a club, our com-munity needs more outlets [like this],” said Williams An ambitious goal that Williams intends to work into the NFAS is linking the readers up with the

creative writing workshops that the English Club has recently begun. Williams hopes this will foster a healthy community of readers as well as invest in strong writers for the future of the program. Currently the NFAS is still in its infancy and many details still need to be fine-tuned. “The plan is [to hold the NFAS] the last Sunday of the month,” Williams said. He added that a venue has yet to be secured, and that much of the planning is still in flux with a tenta-tive start date of Nov. 25. Williams has so far suggested that possible venues could include either Fiddler’s Hearth in down-town South Bend or Barnes and Noble at University Park Mall in Mishawaka. One thing that Williams knows for sure is that the NFAS will fol-low much of the same format as the HRWS, with an hour and a half of readers who have signed up, followed by a featured reader or an open mic session. People interested in receiving updates about the progress of the program, becoming involved or reading can visit the group’s Face-book page at www.facebook.com/FiresideAuthors.

ing some of his entrepreneurial wisdom on the audience. Uptown Dining Group currently consists of two restaurants—Up-town Kitchen located in Heritage Square in Granger, and The Mark Dine and Tap located in Eddy Street Commons across from the University of Notre Dame. Lutz came to IUSB to lecture about and answer questions con-cerning the two restaurants and his continuing journey as an entrepre-neur with a passion for good eats. “Be absolutely certain that you are pursuing an interest you are passionate about,” Lutz advised the audience at the beginning of the lecture. Lutz then spoke about his many years in the culinary business and his lifelong dreams of someday owning a restaurant, which began when he was 10 years old. Lutz was able to realize his dream when he created Uptown Kitchen, a healthy, urban restaurant with fresh food. “This area is flooded with chains and fast food. The lack of quality

of the food being served to people is frightening,” he said. Lutz’s goal was to create a unique restaurant where people could find fresh dishes that are uncommon to this area, and with Uptown Kitchen, he met this goal. With success came the inevitabil-ity of becoming a larger business and, con-sequently, the risk of having to let go of some of the control. “For many entrepre-neurial type personalities, that’s difficult to do,” Lutz revealed. A bit of this control has been delegated to Carrie Hille, the executive assistant at Uptown Kitchen and The Mark Dine and Tap, who joined Lutz at the lecture to discuss some of her adventures in entering business developed by

an entrepreneur. “Jonathan has an incredible amount of talent and vision,” said Hille. Finding dependable people to work with, like Hille, is a compli-cated task for entrepreneurs and one that is often come by with trial and error, according to Lutz—he

once caught someone he had believed to be a trusted employee embezzling money from Uptown

Kitchen. Hille takes control of the organi-zational, tedious tasks, compliment-ing the more right-brained Lutz. Hille also thrives as an employee of an individually owned business as opposed to an employee of a large corporation that, she believes, leaves people with less creative

license and more restrictions and policies. With talk of bright sunny-side-up eggs and tall-grass-fed beef, Jackie Von Der Mehden, an MBA student who attended the lecture, was inspired. “I have never wanted to be a waitress so much in my life as I have in this last hour.” Von Der Mehden, who has attended every event of the Entrepreneur Lecture Series so far, found this particular lecture “tremendously exciting.” To experience a real entrepre-neurial creation, visit Uptown Dining Group’s webpage at www.uptowndininggroup.com, where further information on Lutz’s res-taurants and entrepreneurial vision can be located. For information regarding upcoming Entrepreneurial Lecture Series events, visit www.iusb.edu/buse.

“I have never wanted to be a waitress so much in my life as I have in this last hour.”Jackie Von Der Mehden

The creative road can be long, toilsome and littered with crumpled notebook paper.Preface Photo/JOE KUHARIC