Jessica Farrell Editor in Chief

Leaving home for the first time maybe over-whelming especially when you leave your friends to go to college. IU South Bend offers three sororities and one fraternity to help relieve the need for friendship that you left behind. “[We offer] lifelong friendships, networking opportunities, campus involvement, business practices, and standards to live by,” said Kellee Neary, an Alpha Sigma Tau member. Sororities and fraternities help guide you through college and focuses on achieving your future goals. Jurek Shultz, a member of the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity, feels that new members will enjoy having the col-lege experience, “as well as thriving in their academics.” The term “rush” can often shy students away from joining a fraternity or sorority, due to the horror stories often associated with it. At IUSB, students are asked to join

and participate with campus activities. “[Also new mem-bers] will be asked to participate in full events put on by us,” says Neary. Depending on the sorority that you choose, rush varies. Some sororities may recruit all year long or some may only have rush during a specific time of the year. Since there is only one fraternity on campus, Shultz says they will start their rush during welcome week and it will continue for another three weeks after. Sororities and fraternities offer positive influences in your daily life. Sherika Brown, President of Sigma Gamma Rho, states, “joining a sorority has given me a better sense of commitment, not just to the sorority but in other aspects to my life.”

Every sorority and fraternity offers different advantages for their members. Welcome week is a great way to get information about each organization to find one that may better suit your needs.

But the only way to really know is to, “Come check us out to see what we have to offer,” says Neary.

Sorority Information:• For information on Sigma Gamma Rho, please

contact sgr1922sb@yahoo.com or visit their website at www.sgrho1922.org.

• For information on Theta Phi Alpha, please contact jasmine.woodcock@gmail.com.

• For information on Alpha Sigma Tau, please contact cnivison@alphasigmatau.org or visit their website at http://www.alphasigmatau.org/.

Fraternity Information:• For information on Delta Sigma Phi, please

contact deltasig@iusb.edu.

What’s the Rush?

By April BuckStaff Writer

IU South Bend will be taken over “Vegas” style September 1st. Titan Productions is kicking off the year with Casino Night beginning at 7 p.m. at the student housing Community Center.

“Every year we want to do more for Welcome Week,” said Sam Centellas, director of student life. “This year with the intramural field done at housing we want to do something fun... So here comes casino night and the movie The Hangover!” 

Alicia Cox, of Titan Productions, said the mem-bers wanted to start the year off right with something big that hasn’t been done before. They decided a drive in movie would be the perfect idea.  To that end, they will be showing the movie “The Hangover” to go along with the

event’s “Vegas” theme.

“We will have craps, roulette, black jack and poker tables along with corn hole outside,” said Cox. “We will also have a photo scavenger hunt where the students go around taking crazy pictures of items we have on the list.”Awards will be given for the best pictures.

At sunset, the movie will be shown on a huge movie screen outside of the community building. Titan Productions will be serving soda, water and popcorn for the movie. The event is free and the students can bring whoever they like. 

What Happens at IUSB, Stays at IUSB

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By KENDRA HORSMANStaff Writer

The Titan’s women’s basketball team is gearing up for another winning season in the classroom and on the court with a recent NAIA (Na-tional Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) Scholar Team Award for the 2009-10 season. “Confidence wise, it is encouraging knowing that you have teammates that are committed and have their priorities straight. We hav3e a strong program and we stress academics first then basketball so it just adds to excitement knowing we can do well both in the classroom and on the court,” said Betsy Grogan, a senior. According to the NAIA website, teams must have a minimum 3.0 grade average for all eligible student athletes to be considered for the NAIA Scholar Team Award.

The Lady Titans finished off the 2009-10 season with 19-11 record and an overall 3.2 GPA, according to the IU South Bend athletic website.IUSB was amongst 857 other teams accepting this award.“The award makes me want to strive to do even better the next year so we can see our name at the top of the list, it’s another way to compete,” said Grogan.

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Making More MagicBy KRYSTAL VIVIANStaff Writer

Imagine being famous and fabulously wealthy with a million fans and a few great friends, and then one day finding out you are merely a character in a popular children’s storybook. That was the case for the charac-ters of Harvey Putter and the Ridiculous Premise; a Harry Potter spoof movie produced and directed by IU South Bend professors Tim Richardson and Michael Kouroubetes. After three years of hard work and dedication, Richardson and Kouroubetes premiered Harvey Putter in June at Infinitus, a Harry Potter convention at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. After Infinitus, Harvey Putter was brought to IUSB and premiered over two weekends in July and August and will be premiered next at InterventionCon in Rockeville, Maryland in September. The movie is the first feature-length Harry Potter spoof film which features a talented cast of intentional actors including Kiran Shah, an actor and stunt-man who has been in movies such as Titanic, The Lord of the Rings and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe. Shah also has held the Guinness Record for Worlds Smallest Stuntman since 2003. Harvey Putter spoofs various story aspects from all of the Harry Potter books and films, which fans of any age can appreciate. Instead of the lightning bolt scar Potter is famous for, Harvey Putter (Bryce Cone) had a copyright symbol scarred on his forehead from the evil wizard Lord Moldymort. He attends Snogwarts School with his best friends, deadbeat Rod Cheesely (Joe Scheibelhut) and know-it-all Hernia Grunger (Sunny Williams). Ignoring the warnings of Dumpy the Houseshmuck (Shah), Putter returns to Snogwarts where the Lunchbox of Secrets has been opened and Snogwarts’ Headmas-ter Professor Mumblemore (David Kiefer) reveals that Putter and everyone at Snog-warts are merely characters in a famous children’s book series written by K.J. Bowling. Putter and his friends begin the search for “Hortexts,” copies of the book Putter is in, which will allow him to escape the book and enter the real world but Lord Moldymort is trying to find them to. The race to be real people is full of monsters and battle scenes but the ultimate enemy is Bowling herself! Richardson and Kouroubetes were not new to the filmmaking process when they began working on Harvey Putter. In fact, they were premiering another spoof

film, The Dord of the Rings, when they began writing Harvey Putter. “Several Potter books had already been adapted to the screen and Tim and I realized there was such a huge following already. This made the series ripe for parodying,” Kouroubetes said. They began writing in October 2006, squeezing lots of information from the book series’ thousands of pages to parody into one 100-minute script. They had to pick and choose important and memorable features to parody. Richardson and Kouroubetes searched for a location to film the movie, and luckily were able to use a warehouse owned by Better World Books just days before filming began. In addition to filming in the warehouse, the crew also filmed on-location at the Mishawaka Public Library, Potawata-mi Park and Zoo, Breyer Castle, and other homes owned throughout the area. The entire movie was filmed in the summer of 2008 with a cast and production team from all over the world. The movie was shot over weekends between May and August, and then went into post-produc-tion for the next year and a half, which involved adding numerous special effects, music, sound, and color correction. “The challenge in post-production was finding enough talented artists to help do digital effects like magic spells and backgrounds,” Richardson said. “So I did much of that myself along with a team of 10 or so artists from across the country as well as Portugal and Australia.” Though at times, the process to produce Harvey Potter was stressful and involved hours of hard work, Richardson and Kouroubetes both find enjoyable aspects of the process of filmmaking. “” I really enjoy working with people. We had the biggest cast we’ve ever had—I’d say more than 150 people,” Kouroubetes said. “I love making new friends and being a part of all of the excitement.” Of course, having a feature-length piece to show off after all of that work is rewarding as well.

“The best part of producing a feature film is the feeling of accomplish-ment when you pull it all together and see the final result and that people like it,” Richardson said. Richardson became interested in filmmaking in high school, when he would make skits and write parodies with friends. Having become more serious about filmmaking since, he has worked on over 30 films and other projects, and has won numerous awards. He teaches theatre classes here and is the festival director for the River Bend Film Festival, held in South Bend every spring.

Richardson, who is also the president of the Mid-America Filmmakers, has meetings on the first Tuesday of every month at the Cellar Door restaurant below the Ramada Plaza in downtown South Bend. The next meeting will be on Tuesday, September 7th at 7pm, and is open to anyone interested in filmmaking. Kouroubetes has worked on numerous films previous to Harvey Putter and Dork of the Rings and currently teaches screenwriting courses here at IUSB. He has loved film since elementary school and wrote his first script in fourth grade. “I am thrilled when I get that eureka moment of an idea, but again, it’s just a part of a gigantic process that allows me to say at the end of the years, ‘Hey, look, I’ve created something!’” Kouroubetes said.

IUSB students who share Richardson’s and Kouroubetes’ love for filmmaking can expand their interests and horizons by taking film classes, writing and performing films on their own time, and getting themselves - and their names - out into the film community which can be done easily in South Bend by becoming involved with the MAF. “Video students need to look beyond the campus and get involved in the local film community,” Richardson said. For more information about Harvey Putter, visit www.harveyputter.com. For more information about the Mid Amer-ica Filmmakers, visit their website http://www.midamericafilmmakers.org/ or email mailto:midamericafilm@gmail.com.

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By JEFF TATAYStaff Writer

César RamosCoahuila, Mexico

“I chose IUSB because it’s in a nice area with nice people and they offer good degrees. It is also close to where I live right now.”

Jessica GroveSouth Bend, IN

“Because it is a short distance from where I live and I like the smaller class sizes.

Tiffany ConleyMishawaka, IN

“Because I can live at home and still go to college.”

Allison BidlackGranger, IN

“I chose IUSB because it’s close to home and a lot of my friends go here. Also, it is a good first year college for me and it helps me see what college is like.”

Why Students Choose IU South Bend

César Ramos Allison Bidlack Tiffany Conley

Jessica Grove

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Hannah TroyerStaff Writer As IU South Bend student housing approaches its third year, the campus welcomes a new Director of Housing and Residence Life. Paul Krikau, took over the position in June and brings with him high goals and 14 years of experience in residence life and housing management. “What I want housing to be, is a place where students feel connected to the greater college campus,” said Krikau. The fact that this is a relatively new program to IUSB gained Krikau’s interest.

He believes working with a fairly new student residence program gives him an opportunity to help create a place where students can truly feel that they are a part of IUSB. “It was intriguing. I liked the idea of working at a school where this is new,” said Krikau. On a daily basis, Krikau might do everything from the departmental budget to building relationships with other departments and offices on campus. He says his main role, however, “is basically, to provide vision and guidance of where we want to take this department.” One of his main goals is to make housing and residential life more approach-

able to students. He wants students to feel welcome and to be able to come and see everything that living on the IUSB campus has to offer. He highlights a few of the perks for students like; never having to fight for a parking space on campus, to having a large support system from the residence life staff. This support system revolves around the concept that, as Krikau says, “this is residence life and not on-campus apartments. We really treat people like they are students and not tenants.”

He explained that unlike regular apartment complexes, the IUSB residence life suites are designed to help students do well in all aspects of their college experience. “We look like an apartment complex, we act like a dorm,” said Krikau. He continued by saying that living in a dorm can be very beneficial. He believes that, “residence life can actually have a profound impact on someone’s life on campus. When you live where you go to school, you’re learning everywhere you are.” Krikau invites all students to come over the bridge and take a look at all of the exciting things going on at the River Crossing Campus. The Community Building is open until 10 p.m. every night.

For further information, email live@iusb.edu or call 574-520-5805.

Student Housing Brings Dorm- Like Feel

By RASONDA CLARK Staff Writer Renovations are being made across campus from Wiekamp to Northside by incorporating energy efficient updates. As IUSB campus is changing, the school is constantly thinking of its future and student’s needs. According to Vice Chancellor Bill O’Donnell, there have been several un-observed updates including energy saving lighting, heating and cooling, and using recyclable products.However, the students will be more aware of the visual changes on campus that will improve their educational experience. Wiekamp has recently endured a small makeover in an attempt to maintain the new quality of the building and by preventing extreme future renovations. These changes are fresh paint and new flooring throughout the building which includes the student lounge. Northside Hall’s arts lounge has recently been updated with new flooring, seat-ing, and paint. O’Donnell states that this was to accommodate the students while creating a circulating area for intermission during productions. One of the most noticeable differences that the students will see is the empty space known as Northside Hall Cafeteria. This area was once crowded with busy students on their laptops and is now officially bare; missing everything from tables to flooring. According to O’Donnell, the plans are to make this area “functional and elegant while focusing on meeting the student’s needs.” The renovations will highlight the New Media Program and will include monitors, comfortable and functional seat-ing, revised food operation, and updated terrazzo flooring. The colors are going to be “fun and lively, while concentrating on less of an institutional feel,” O’Donnell said. Other renovations that will be coming soon to IUSB are a new courtyard for Northside Hall, additional parking on Esther and Hildreth Streets, and con-struction on the Citigroup Building, which currently contains the art gallery. While these changes are highly anticipated, students may have to wait some time before they see the final results. According to O’Donnell, the courtyard is not ex-pected to be completed until mid- October and the Citigroup Building is expected to be completed in 2012. IU South Bend is motivated to change and move forward and this is one small step in its plans.

Exciting Changes Ahead at IUSB

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Manners and Mannerisms: Sitting in a wing of an airport, wasting timeBy REBECCA GIBSONStaff Writer

This summer I was fortunate enough to travel internationally to a summer school program at the University of Cambridge, in England. While the program itself was incredible, the travel experience left much to be desired.I’m not talking about the airplane food, the small seats, the short layovers that had me dashing down departure gates with my boots unlaced, or the inconvenience of spending the night on the boring, food-less, coffee-free side of Heathrow security. I am, in short, talking about my fellow passengers.Although I hope that I am (and I try very hard to be) a low maintenance, low impact passenger, traveling does not bring out the best side of me. I would be at a loss to think of anyone for whom it does. Yet time after time, I saw the epitome of high maintenance passengers, impacting everyone around them with their assumption that their wants came before other people’s needs. As a writer, there are two ways I am tempted to deal with the pushers, the whiners, the people with uncurbed annoying children, the line-jumpers, the attempted pickpockets, and those who just stood and stared when those around them needed help. The first way to write this article is by lambasting them up one side and down the other, and believe me, it would be easily done and is quite tempting.The second way has to do with my attempt at a new attitude for a new school year. This way is to focus on what went right. And so, in that spirit, I would like to say a heartfelt thank you to those people I met, those fellow travelers who remain nameless and practically invisible:

To the customs and immigration agents who asked what I was doing in their country, and then were genuinely interested beyond security reasons.To every understanding aisle seat passenger who uncomplainingly got up when I needed them to, as I had window seats on every leg of my travel.To the numerous men and women who controlled their children to the best of their ability; keeping them entertained and reasonably quiet during the total of the 34 hours I spent on a train or in the air.To the unknown young men who bodily held open the door of the Paris Metro for me, and ceased to be upset when I was not quick on the uptake about what they were doing.To the unknown older man who, when he saw me dashing down the causeway toward the connection I almost missed, indicated that I should slow down and catch my breath, as he wasn’t about to let them leave without me.To the multi-lingual agents of both Iberia Airlines and the Eurostar, all of whom were thoughtful, polite, helpful, and understand-ing to me and my fellow passengers.Finally, to the unknown young man from Columbia who, silently and without fuss, did a dozen small things to make everyone around him more comfortable. People like him are a tiny gift from the universe, reminding us to relax and smile at each other, reminding us that everything will work out if we let it.That is the lesson I will try to take away from my airplane troubles this time. That it may be satisfying to share our misery, but it is better and even more satisfying to share our happiness and grace. That politeness may not make the world go around, but it does make our time on it more pleasant.

Manners and Mannerisms:Sitting in an airport, wasting time

Titan Productions is more than just a student club. According to Ross Ford of Titan Productions (A.K.A Titan Pro) the group is known as the Fun Club on campus as well as having the distinction of being the official student programming board of IUSB.

“We put together events that are aimed at enriching the college experience for the students here on campus,” said Ford. “We’re open to all ideas from students since all of our shows are focused on entertaining the students here on campus. Oh and Best of all, all of our shows are free, yes I said it, absolutely FREE.”

In the past Titan Productions has sponsored events and entertainment such as comedians, hypnotists, musicians, masseuse, open mic nights, family movie nights, games, and dating shows.

The group is always looking for people to volunteer and give them ideas about what events students would like to see take place at school. 

“Joining Titan Productions is an amazing way to meet new people, build your resume and get the experience to plan events,” said Cox. “We’re all about new ideas so

bring yours to the table!”

Students can volunteer by contacting Titan Productions on facebook at:facebook.com/TitanProductions, email to livetitan@gmail.com, or stopping by room 208 in Student Activities Center.

Titan ProductionsFall 2010 Schedule

September 1st: Vegas Night, baby!!September 10th: Open Mic Night! September 21st: Ty Barnett (Comedian)October 9th: Family Movie (Shrek 4)October 15th: Halloween Party (Monster Ball)October 21st: Pep Rally/Chris Carter (Comedian)November 12th: Red & White Party (Formal Ball)November 17th: Game Night November 23rd: Student Feud December 4th: Family Movie (Toy Story 3)December 9th: Rest & Relaxation (Chillaxin’)

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By REBECCA GIBSONStaff Writer

Although the whole IU South Bend campus was prepared for her departure, as she retired in May, no one was prepared for finality. Eileen Bender remained active in projects and commu-nity events long after she became officially uninvolved. Many students and staff were deeply saddened to learn of her death at the age of 74, which occurred on August 10, 2010. Here are their words:“I was blessed to be in Bender’s last class. She was a masterful storyteller, and often a good listener…she was the one who always had her door cracked, to welcome in a visitor…Eileen had a passion for teaching…She found ways to teach the stubborn, the rudderless and those too young to fully appreciate how the lessons she taught would pay off later in life. Eileen was many things to many people…to me she was a blessing—a blessing I did

Eileen Bender: Retrospective in the words of students and staff

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By REBECCA GIBSONStaff Writer

For those interested in the arts at IU South Bend, this season kicks off with some incredible news. Funding from the Student Government Association will allow the Arts Department to provide one ticket to each event free for students, when they show their student ID. This serves also to highlight the 20th season of IUSB arts events.The variety of events will suit the diverse tastes of the student body. From music and theatre, to student made artwork for sale, this season has a little something for everyone.In the music line up, you will want to pay particular attention to the month of October, with two special performances. Production Coordinator Moira Dyczko is pleased that IUSB has been able to highlight Jorge Muñiz, the university’s Area Coordinator of Music, by producing his work, Requiem for the Innocent.“This piece is an American oratorio written for baritone soloist, four choruses and orchestra.  The work will attempt to fulfill the longing for concord and peace, as a prayer for the souls of the innocent victims of terrorism,” said Dyczko. The second highlight of October is “Of Bodies of Elements” by Dancing Earth. The dance artists who make up the troupe of Dancing Earth focus on the impact of colonization of the American continents on the native populations.These two musical evenings are only two out of the many to choose from in this season of the arts and complement the regular performances of the Euclid Quartet and the Jazz Ensemble.In the theatre department, this season gives a selection of traditions, sure to be presented with the

unique twist so often seen in the plays and musicals put on by IUSB students and staff.First on the list is Animal Farm: the Musical. Based on the novella by George Orwell, this production will be in distinct contrast to this year’s One Book/One Campus selection, “The Communist Mani-festo,” by Karl Marx.Next, a traditional December piece, Amahl and the Night Visitors. If this year’s performance is anything like last year’s, it will be well worth taking the time to see. The musical contains a serious message of trust and second chances, couched in luscious humor which had last year’s audience snickering in their seats.The final two selections of the theatre department come in the spring semester, and are two classics, one from childhood, and one from Shakespeare. Children of all ages will delight in Frog and Toad in The Wind in the Willows as the actors retell the comforting bedtime story.Then adults of all ages will join Oberon, Titania and Puck in the sly romance and double entendres of William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Make sure to set aside time in April to dance with the fairies and stroll with the lovers of this play.In mid-November, be sure to watch the Ernestine M. Raclin School of the Arts Gallery, housed in the Associates Building, for the Scholarship Art Sale. This sale, a yearly event, is a wonderful time to pick up a new decoration for your walls, or new jewelry for yourself, all of which has been handmade by IUSB students and staff. This, and the other gallery events throughout the year, is a wonderful testa-ment to how much talent thrives on this campus.For further details, see the IUSB Arts calendar, or contact the box office at 574-520-4203.

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not expect—a blessing I will forever be grateful for,” Glenn Lyvers, Senior Philosophy Major.“…I just have great memories of Eileen as a colleague who cared passionately about teaching and was a wonderful mentor to other teachers. We relied on her in meetings to say something wonderfully ironic and something wonder-fully wise, and we ended up seeking her advice on departmental issues right up to the end,” Dr. Rebecca Brittenham, Associate Professor of English and Director of First-Year Writing.

“When I came to see if I wanted to pursue an English degree at IUSB I talked to Dr. Bender about it. I had no idea what I was doing or expecting in college and had the idea that I would transfer out of IUSB at some point. She explained that a degree in English would be similar at most campuses. For this reason I decided to stay for the long term and therefore became more and more invested in the campus and student life,” Student Government Association President, Jacob Jones.“Eileen was an enthusiastic champion for junior faculty, writing exhaustively detailed letters of support for fellowships, awards, and promotions.  Her influence on the Women’s Studies Program cannot be underestimated; she was instru-mental in institutionalizing the minor and the major, and was active in both the “big picture” and “tedious detail” parts of program building…. Her generosity and leadership have left a terrible hole in the fabric of IU South Bend, but we owe it to her to pursue excellence with her same enthusiasm and delight….  I love that -- she was a visionary who was unafraid to disrupt expectations and break new ground -- always with a smile on her face and a glint in her eye,” Dr. April Lidinsky, Associate Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies.“As a colleague, I remember Eileen with true respect and warmth. I remember when I was a new faculty member and coming out of a meeting in Wiekamp Hall - she stopped me as I passed her office and took nearly an hour to chat with me about IUSB, the Women’s Studies Department, and women’s history in general. I was so impressed by her kindness, her experience, and her passion for her profession - and for helping to preserve women’s history in general. She worked with me to help to get early history of IUSB’s Women’s Studies Department (one of the first of its kind in the country!) preserved in the IUSB Archives. For that I’m eternally grateful. It is in no small part thanks to Eileen (and my colleague Dr. Becky Torstrick) that the IUSB Archives has the Women’s Studies Collection: http://www.facebook.com/l/39bb0ALCswjF5PJsqrjFBPHhhUA;library.iusb.edu/archives/inventory/WomenStudies.shtml . That’s important IUSB history - and Eileen was a key part of that!!” Alison Stankrauff, Archivist and Assistant Librarian.Donations to a scholarship fund in her honor can be sent to Dina Harris, Director of Development, Indiana University South Bend, P.O. Box 7111, South Bend, IN 46634. Checks should be made out to Indiana University Foundation and you should write “Eileen Bender Scholarship Fund” on the memo line.

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By KRISTINE BAILEYStaff Writer “Indiana University has determined that all campuses will be smoke-free in order to promote the health and well-being of employees, students, and other constituents.”(From the IU South Bend Tobacco Free Policy, dated October 11, 2007, effective January 1, 2008)

Did you know that cigarette butts are the most littered items in America and in the world? A total of 1.7 billion pounds of cigarette butts litter the planet every year. Those little butts add up. Although the sight of butts on the ground is not pretty, the real problem is not in how it looks, but what is in it and where it goes.

Currently, cellulose acetate tow, a form of plastic, is in cigarette filters. It can take years, perhaps even a decade or more to degrade. According to Keep American Beautiful, 18% of litter ends up in water systems. Butts contain almost 600 chemicals, several toxic chemi-cals, which are released into soil and into water systems, harming wildlife and polluting the water. Before the butts, there are the polluting aspects of smoking which smokers and nonsmokers alike have breathed in willingly or not. The smoke contains tar droplets and harmful chemicals such as carbon monoxide, nitric oxide, ammonia, and hydrogen cyanide.

Interestingly, in terms of the environment, there has been some dissention about the long term effects on the planet. John M. Wallace, a professor in the climate-research department at the University of Washington, has reported that smoking might counteract global warming in a very small way. It seems that, according to him, the particulate matter in smoke could reflect some of the sun’s energy, thereby minimizing heat.

Consider the other impacts: growing tobacco is an environmentally demanding process. The plant absorbs a lot of potassium, depleting soils quickly. In some undeveloped nations, when the soil is useless the farmers are forced to clear-cut forests for fresh land, amounting to 600 million trees cut and burned each year. Cigarette packaging adds to its carbon footprint. To wrap and package cigarettes takes four miles of paper an hour. The trees lost in the manufacturing process removes at least 22 million net tons of CO2 from the atmosphere, or about the same as burning 2.8 billion gallons of gasoline.

Overall, it sounds like a good thing that IUSB has banned smoking on campus. On the edge of campus, where the general public walks, bikes and drives by, the effect is not so good. Piles of butts adorn the sidewalks and gutters, which is perhaps not the look for campus that the policy makers had in mind. Many of the butts make tracks to the St.

Joseph River, but if they don’t get washed away, university dollars go toward cleaning them up. Smokers and nonsmokers alike can be bothered by the effect of the smoking ban on the looks of the campus borders. What can be done to prevent the pollution to the soil, water, and our bodies? Here are a few approaches:

1) If you smoke, please don’t litter. Duh.2) Let friends/co-workers/classmates, etc. know how you feel. Afraid to speak up?

Check out the anonymous email feature at www.cigarettelitter.org.3) Let the IUSB administration know you are interested in a cigarette butt litter

awareness and reduction program. It will make the campus look better; it will reduce clean up costs, and make for an all around healthier environment.

4) Write letters to the editors of newspapers, magazines, local government, law enforcement, and fire safety officials about your concern and urge them to provide education and/or enforcement.

5) Call cigarette company 1-800 product hotlines and encourage environmentally friendly packaging and education for consumers

For more information about the environmental and health effects of cigarette butt litter:

www.cigarettelitter.orgwww.popsci.compreventcigarettelitter.orglitterfreeplanet.com

Keep it GreenSmoke free for you, for me, and for the planet?

By KENDRA HORSMAN Staff Writer

During the summer months of 2010 several IUSB students get their hands dirty by participating in the university’s first archeology field school. The six week course gave students course credits as well as all the tools and knowledge needed to pursue a career in archeology.

“In the field school we learned how to conduct a surface survey, unit gridding and artifact collection. We worked in small units and teamwork was a major key to our success,” said Theresa Barnett, a junior at IUSB.

Two sites were selected because James VanderVeen, course instructor, was concerned they would’nt find enough artifacts. However, VanderVeen was surprised with the amount of material the group found, as well as its preservation.

The first excavation site was located at 400 South William Street, South Bend. This site once was an 1800’s ally, a tin shop, and a boarding house. Today, a still standing Synagogue is left. It is also believed to be the first place of a Jewish worship in the area. This site yielded very few results besides ceramic, glass, and pottery pieces.

The second site was located at 800 West Washington Street, South Bend. This area was once a pharmacy and a residential area throughout the 19th century. Washington Street revealed a large amount of suprises to the students.

“The coolest thing we found was a brick lined well more than six feet deep,” said Vanderveen, “we also found an identical one on the second to last day.”

At that site they also discovered a bike believed to be from the 1930’s, and several medicine bottles confirming there was once a pharmacy.

The students attempted to guess what some of the items were, which lead them to take their findings back to the lab for a full analysis. One of the items unearthed was a tin with the logo “Three Merry Widows” on it.

“At first we thought it might be a makeup tin,” said Barnett, “We were very surprised to find out it was for lambskin washable condoms.”

In addition to the students participating there were several days that the commu-nity could stop by and help.

“Part of the fun of urban archeology is the cars driving by and slowing down to see what we are doing, as well as the pedestrians and neighbors asking questions and sharing the history they know,” said VanderVeen.

The Archeology department is planning more field schools and hopes to offer this course in future Summer sessions. “There a sense of adventure when you are digging and unearthing artifacts,” said Barnett, “I would recommend this field school to anyone interested in uncovering the past through artifacts left behind.”

Suprising Finds at IUSB