JANUARY 26, 2015 ISSUE 10

THE WEEK THAT WASN’TAfter heavy snowfall, subzero temperatures

and nearly a week of no classes, students and faculty share how they tried to keep up with

course work and how the time off could affect the rest of the Spring 2015 semester

ELIZABETH GRITTER

p. 8-9History professor

shares her journey researching the civil

rights movement.

AWAITING THE FIRST PITCH

p. 14-15Their seasons delayed

due to weather, we preview the Grenadier softball and baseball

teams.

LOBBY FOR MY HOBBY:

PARANORMAL RESEARCH

p. 16A communications senior

explains her spooky pastime.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

IUS Center for Mentoring6-7

Center for Mentoring founder June Huggins and the students she helps talk about what the center means to

them.

Elizabeth Gritter8-9

History Professor and civil rights expert Elizabeth Gritter shares her fascination

with history and the Civil Rights movement.

Closed Campus10

Students and faculty react to the snowfall and cancellation of classes.

Are Snow Days a Thing of the Past?

11-12Snow days used to mean a free day to do as you please now some professors

are using the internet to keep their classes on course.

Baseball Awaits First Pitch

14Coming off a 32-23 season, the

Grenadiers look to improve upon last year’s record with a mix of youth and

experience.

Softball Team Ready for Spring

15 IUS softball coach Joe Witten

discusses his team’s readiness for the upcoming season.

Lobby for my Hobby 16

Communications senior Katie Jo Glesing discusses her hobby

researching the paranormal realm.

Atheists and Assholes 17

Features editor Ethan Smith discusses why being an atheist doesn’t mean

you have to hate religion.

Eva Kor’s Visit to IUS 20

Auschwitz survivor and founder of the CANDLES Holocaust Museum

and Education Center, Eva Kor, spoke about the Holocaust and the power

of forgiveness.

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KAITLYN HUNT STEPHON CAMPNursing Sophomore Theatre/Business Freshman

Stephon was using a large plastic storage bin to scoop snow, which he

was mashing down around in the form of a circle to build himself an igloo out

in front of the lodges.

“It’s sure better than doing homework.”

While classes were canceled and campus was shut down, Kaitlyn

was cozied up in a lounge chair by the fireplace in the building of her

lodge.

“My roommate and I dug our cars out of the snow yesterday. Now I’m just trying to get some stuff done.”

Feb. 6 at 7:03 a.m.An officer was dispatched on a report of a male subject refusing to leave the room of a female resident in Orchard Lodge. A trespass was issued and a report was taken.

Feb. 6 at 1:59 p.m.Officers were dispatched to check on a vehi-cle driving on the sidewalk towards IUS Lake. The officer discovered the occupants were an elderly couple who were touring the campus and believed the sidewalk to be a roadway. The officer assisted in directing them back onto the road.

Feb. 6 at 8:33 p.m.An officer was dispatched to Meadow Lodge following a call from the New Albany Po-lice Department that a student was having a mental breakdown. The officer called for an ambulance and the student was taken to Floyd Memorial Hospital for evaluation.

Feb. 7 at 8:21 p.m.An officer checked on a suspicious vehicle at Save-a-Step on Grant Line because the driver pulled into a driveway and turned off his lights. Once the officer passed, the driver turned his lights back on and continued driv-ing. The officer discovered that the vehicle had expired tags and gave a warning to the driver.

Feb. 8 at 7:47 p.m.An officer was dispatched to a vehicle with a broken rear window in the Central Park-ing Lot. The officer completed a vandalism report, and estimated the damage at approx-imately $500.

Feb. 11 at 10:16 p.m.An officer was dispatched to assist NAPD to check on a subject claiming someone was banging on her fence. The officer did not find anyone suspicious.

POLICE BLOTTER FACES OF IUS

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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Mar. 6Mar. 6

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Mar. 7

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Mar. 9

Study Jam

Indiana Latino Leadership

Common Experience

Lit at Lunch

Spring Daze

Center for Women and Families Rep:

Annell Lough

Departs at 9 a.m. from McCol-lough Plaza

Common Experience Culture Van trip to the American Printing House for the Blind in Louisville. Free admission and transporta-

tion. Bring money for lunch.Contact: Dr. Veronica Medina

All dayUC 124

Hosted by Sigma Kappa

All dayLibrary/Conference Center

An all day conference through March 7th as a forum to cultivate the exchange of ideas and more

in order to promote cultural awareness and community.

9 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

12 p.m. - 1 p.m.University Center

Hosted by the English Club, this open mic celebrates Black History

Month.

2 p.m. - 4 p.m.Children’s Center

“Operation Hippity-Hop” with springtime fun and games, face-painting, egg-stuffing,

decorating and more for the families of the IUS community.

Contact: Kimberly Pelle

Mar. 1New Millennium

3 p.m. - 4: 30 p.m.Stem Concert Hall

Come out and see the New Millennium Duo,

founded in 2000 consisting of double bassist Robert Docs and pianist Grace

Baugh-Bennett

Secrets to a Happier Life

Hoosier Room East6 - 8 p.m.

12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.Across from Bookstore in UC

Education Job Fair4 p.m. - 6 p.m.

University Center North 127Professional dress

Bring a resumeMeet with representatives from various school districts within a 150-mile radius and grow your

network.

Arcade ExpoMarch 6 - 8

Triple Crown Pavilion - Ramada Plaza in Louisville

Starts at 2 p.m. on Fri., 10 a.m. on Sat. and Sun.

Tickets: $15 per day $35 for the weekend. At the door: $20 per

day $45 for the weekend.

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The Lion King7 p.m. on various daysRobert S. Whitney Hall

Jeri Sager: Broadway by JeriMarch 6

6:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.Ogle Center

Supporting Windows 8.19 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Online URL to be provided

Sarah McLachlan8 p.m.

The Louisville Palace

Relationship GPS 3 p.m. - 4 p.m.

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Meghan TrainorMarch 17 p.m.

Mercury Ballroom

By KATHYRN ROSS Staff Reporter rosskath@ius.edu

the mentoring program – which include faculty, staff and alumni. Students who are being mentored are called “mentees” and as of 2013, there were 191 mentees participating in the program. “They are giving them the best of their experience so that the student can avoid possible pitfalls in the future,” Huggins said of the mentors in the program. For Nicholas Moore, a marketing major in his junior year here at IU Southeast, the mentoring program has provided him with affirmation that, even when living with a chronic illness, it is possible to achieve your goals.

The good news is that as a Grenadier you are not alone. The IU Southeast Center for Mentoring offers every IU Southeast student access to a diverse network of peers, professors and alumni that are available to partner with you in acclimating and navigating through your college experience. The Center for Mentoring was founded in 1995 by June J. Huggins, a soft spoken, deeply committed and humble educator. Huggins has been at the helm of the Center for Mentoring as director since its inception 20 years ago and has devoted herself to program. There are 126 active mentors in

Starting college can be an overwhelming and isolating time. As a freshman or transfer student you might be without your established social networks, living in a new state or on your own for the first time in your life. Perhaps you are a non-traditional student, returning to campus later in life and now balancing school, career and family.

Due to his personal health challenges, as well as, struggling after high school to figure out what his true north passion was, Moore has spent the better part of a decade traveling and working on his degree. Prior to joining the mentoring program, he had become frustrated and found himself contemplating giving up. But Moore’s mentor, Chris Bjornson, Associate Professor of Accountancy at IU Southeast, helped him to develop a strategic approach. “His advice has been to take it one step at a time. Don’t rush. Cross your t’s.” Moore said. Bjornson has helped Moore develop a working strategy to tackle day to day challenges and demonstrated belief in Moore’s personal capability. “We all live with our struggles and that is a part of college,” Moore said. “You have to learn to balance your life so that you can manage the challenges that life presents.” For Kimberly Pelle, a former mentee and Coordinator of Non-Traditional Student Programs & Parent Family Programs, her partnership as a mentor in the program began 19 years ago. “I could only hope that I could do the same for someone else,” Pelle wrote in an email. She said the qualities of a good mentor include a willingness to share one’s knowledge, an overall caring personality and the ability to listen. “Listening is the greatest gift you can give to another person,” Pelle wrote. “Really hearing what a person says, empathizing with them and being available is what mentoring is all about.” Pelle also views mentoring as a two way street. “I get to meet students from different backgrounds and cultures. We all learn a lot from each other when we open our hearts and our minds,” Pelle wrote. “I help the students reach their goals; they help me grow and become a better person.” Pelle pointed out that the connection can spread from the mentor to mentee relationship into friendship with other mentored students. “Right now I am working with three mentees and I love the fact that they have connected with each other,” Pelle wrote. “What may feel awkward at first can be the start of an everlasting friendship.” Huggins said that this

IUS Center For Mentoring A Two Way Street:

6 Photo by Kathryn RossJune J. Huggins, the Director of the IU Southeast Center for Mentoring

connectivity is a crucial cornerstone of the program. And that many students enrolled in the mentoring program will usually keep the same mentor through graduation. “They have got to feel connected to either an individual or to a campus organization, to identity with our campus and have a sense of belonging,” said Huggins. “If they have those three things they are less likely to walk away.” Huggins said that students who are mentored have a higher retention rate for the mentoring program and with IU Southeast overall – resulting in higher graduation rates. The Center began tracking attrition and graduation rates in 2003. According to a report prepared by OIRA, the mentoring program’s undergraduate retention rates in 2012 were 12 percent of all bachelor degrees awarded. And in 2013, students in the IU Southeast mentoring programs achieved a 17.9 percent overall graduation rate, with minorities holding 6.2 percent of that rate. In addition to providing individual student mentoring at college level, the Center for Mentoring has developed several programs that reach out into the local community. Which include a Student Outreach College Preparatory Program that targets students in grades 8-12 at New Albany High School, a College Preparatory Initiative which expands the Student Outreach College Preparatory Program into elementary and middle schools, and The Upward Bound Grant Program which is a year round intervention program that reaches out to at-risk middle and high school students. “We also have our Access to Success program. We saw the need to work with more under represented or at-risk students,” said Huggins.“[Because] Minority students are twice as likely to graduate if connected to mentoring.” The Access to Success program is designed to offer transition assistance

the students as they leave here, What greater honor than to invest or give your all to people.”

For more information on the IUS Center for Mentoring, contact June J. Huggins in University Center South, Room 205. Or by phone at (812) 941-2516 or email at mentoring@ius.edu.

such as in the case of high school mentees who are learning new skills. For others it is an active form of engagement that connects you and encourages – perhaps even pushes you - to remain engaged with your academic goals, believe in your potential and learn how to face and overcome challenges. The foundation of mentoring is basic human connectivity. The power of personal engagement. The positive impact of people working together and building a lasting, unforgettable legacy for all involved. “My goal has always been to help students reach their potential,” Huggins said. “I feel honored that I can, in some small way, go on with

to students who are considered First Generation (the first in their family to go to college), minority, adult learners (25 and over), and 21st century students (scholars who have received the funds to attend, but have no support system). Through all of these programs, the ability of the Center for Mentoring to affect academic success, personal growth and encourages a “pay it forward” mentality for all involved, on campus or off, is constant and evolving. Huggins said she knows that the program is having a lasting impact on the community because of the rate of mentees returning to be mentors. “Every year I get a good number of students who apply as mentors and say that they want to help someone else because they were helped,” said Huggins. “You see the leadership and development as they

mature and they see the value and the benefits they reap from it.” When Huggins was asked about mentors in her own life, she said there is one that still has an impact today. “She was a minister at church,” Huggins said. “Truly impacted me to always treat people with dignity and respect. You can’t fail with that.” Mentoring holds different levels of meaning for each person who experiences it. For some it is a process to work through –

Mentors learn valuable life lessons from the students they help.

We all live with our struggles and that is part of college. You have to learn to balance your life so that you can manage the challenges that life presents

Nicholas Moore, marketing junior

7 Photo by Kathryn RossNicholas Moore, Marketing Junior at IU Southeast

By JOSEPH KAUFFMAN Staff Reporterjoekauff@ius.edu

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African-American History Month is an opportunity to turn our attention back to the past. It’s a time to remember the Civil Rights Movement, what it fought for and the people who fought. Much of this historical memory is shaped and amplified by those who investi-gate, record and teach that history. Elizabeth Gritter has taught history at IU South-

east for the last two years. She’s an expert on the Civ-il Rights Movement with a focus on the movement’s Memphis chapter. She has conducted over 30 oral his-tories and turned her senior thesis into a book. While many historians focus on the speeches and accom-plishments of the Movement’s major figures, Gritter, a self-described “social historian”, amplifies the move-ment’s lesser-heard and underappreciated voices. Gritter grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Rath-

er than beach trips for summer vacation, her parents took her to historical sites. While some families were at Disney World, Gritter was exploring the boyhood homes of Benjamin Harrison and Abraham Lincoln and taking in the grandeur of Mount Rushmore. These trips fueled the spark within Gritter that bloomed into a fiery love of history. “I was interested in baseball history,” said Gritter.

“Of Jackie Robinson and the integration of the major leagues. So I think that was a reason I got into Afri-can-American history.” Baseball and historical sites were not to be her only

loves. As Gritter grew up, she began to focus herself on history and politics. These fields allowed her to inves-tigate a broad swath of topics under the umbrella of a single academic field. “[Those fields] covered the human experience in a

very comprehensive way,” said Gritter. “ I like how the past can break us out of our current frames of refer-ence and understanding.” When she graduated high school, Gritter was ac-

cepted at American University. While Washington D.C. was far from Grand Rapids, she decided to make the jump in an attempt to broaden her horizons. In her sophomore year, Gritter took a class on Afri-

can-American history that would set the course of her future academic endeavors. “It just opened my eyes,” said Gritter. “And I

thought this is why things are the way that they are. I could see the direct result of that historical legacy and persisting discrimination in the world today.” The class’s instructor was Julian Bond. In the

1960s, Bond helped create the Student Nonviolent Co-

ordinating Committee (SNCC), which would become a major organization over the course of the Civil Rights Movement. He was the first president of the South-ern Poverty Law Center and chairman of the Nation-al Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) from 1998 to 2010. “She seemed to me to be a fresh-faced, soft-spoken,

young woman,” Bond said. “She was a good student, going far beyond the requirements on the syllabus. I wish I had dozens like her.”The class had an immense impact on Gritter. “I had no idea growing up in a white, conserva-

tive community all the atrocities that African-Ameri-cans had experienced,” said Gritter. “And I didn’t know all the forms of activism and organizations and peo-ple that were involved. So I became fascinated by the movement.” Gritter would take more classes with Bond while

at American University.“She went to Memphis to interview civil rights lead-

ers [for an oral histories course], something totally not called for in the class,” said Bond. “But it stood her in good stead when the visit and her study allowed her to expand her research.” That expansion took the form of her senior thesis.

A few years later, she would turn her interviews and research into a book, River of Hope: Black Politics and

the Memphis Freedom Movement, 1865–1954. Gritter would remain close with Bond over the

years. In 2008, she joined up on a bus tour he led through historic Civil Rights locations such as Bir-mingham, Selma and Montgomery. To this day, she describes Bond as a “mentor.” “I am tremendously flattered to hear this,” Bond

said of the moniker. “And proud to know her.” In 2000, Gritter received the Harry S. Truman

Scholarship. The scholarship, awarded by the Harry S. Truman Foundation, is a nationwide grant given to college undergraduates who distinguish themselves as candidates for public service careers after graduation. “[Elizabeth] Gritter met all of the standards and is

among the very top of the Trumans selected in my days in terms of intellect, human decency and compassion,” said Louis Blair, executive secretary of the Harry S. Truman Foundation from 1989-2006. “She has focused her research on a tragic period in U.S. history and shown us some of its heroes through inspired research.” After graduating, Gritter was one of four research-ers contacted by the Library of Congress to run the Civil Rights Project. The project located and cataloged the location of interviews and oral histories of the Civil Rights Movement throughout the nation. Gritter has conducted over 30 oral histories of her

own. Her subjects include Bond, John L. Seigenthaler, H.T. Lockard, Tom Prewitt, Billy Barnes, Russell B. Sugarmon Jr, and Maxine Smith. “I like getting firsthand accounts of history,” said

Gritter. “Some historians don’t like that. They like studying dead people. Partially because dead people can’t argue or critique what the historian writes.”

I like how the past can break us out of our current frames of reference and understanding.

Elizabeth Gritter, history professor and civil rights movement expert

And I thought this is why things are the way that they are. I could see the direct result of that historical legacy and persisting discrimination in the world today.

Elizabeth Gritter, history professor and civil rights movement expert

BEYOND THE MOVEMENTElizabeth Gritter, history professor and civil rights expert shares her story of digging into the historical and social aspects of the civil rights movement

Gritter says that a big part of what interests her about the history she studies are the local people. She loves discovering the stories of these “lesser-known heroes.”

“There’s so much emphasis on Dr. King and what gets under-recognized is all of the local people that were involved in the struggle,” Gritter said. “People like H.T. Lockard and Maxine Smith and Russell Sugarman Jr.”

Gritter says that Bond once reminded her that the Civil Rights Movement was made up of thousands of local movements and the idea that it was a single movement is a myth. It’s a sentiment she takes with her into the classroom.

“When students take my classes. I try to not just let them know about the big names in history, but also how national developments affected local people and how local people affected national developments,” said Gritter.

When asked, fellow professors had glowing things to say about their fellow teacher.

“She’s prolific in her research,” said Joe Wert, asso-ciate professor of political science and current dean of the School of Social Sciences. “And she’s a wonderful colleague.”

Another one of Gritter’s colleagues echoed Wert.“She’s pleasant, hard working and very easy to get

along with,” said Yu Shen, professor of history. “Very energetic. Very sincere.”

When asked if her race has ever come up in her

research, Gritter took the question in stride as though it were one she had heard before.

“I can’t speak to what people say behind closed doors. But I always found the people I interviewed to be very supportive of my work,” Gritter said. “And very grateful that someone was taking the time to record their stories. It never seemed to matter to them that I was white.”

However, Gritter did recall a few instances in which small things had arisen. One of Gritter’s interview subjects once told Gritter she did not want Gritter writing on the tensions within the movement.

“I did feel as though that was someback because as a historian this is the sort of thing I’m supposed to be covering,” Gritter said.

Gritter also recalled speaking with a professor who felt uncomfortable with white historians writing about African-American history and making money off it. This professor saw it as another form of exploitation.

“I am very sensitive to those kind of concerns,” said Gritter. “But ultimately, I don’t believe in segregating the way we record our history.”

Gritter believes more people of non-African-Ameri-can ethnicities should begin taking a greater interest in the deeper history of the Civil Rights Movement.

“Part of forming a more tolerant society is learn-ing about the history of other groups,” Gritter said. “That’s a really important part of teaching history. And one of the reasons why I do it.”

There’s so much emphasis on Dr. King and what gets under-recognized is all of the local people that were involved in the struggle

Elizabeth Gritter, history professor and civil rights expert

Gritter with Russell Bertram Sugarmon Jr, the first AfricanAmerican in Memphis to run for a major city office.

Photos courtesy of Elizabeth Gritter

Study Abroad with Indiana University Southeast

The Art and Cultureof Samoa

Summer II, July 7 - August 10, 2015Introduction to Samoan art and culture by providing an intimate in-country experience (much of the time is spent living with Samoan families in villages on the island of Savai’i).

There are two curriculum options: 1) A series of hands-on workshops on the Samoan heritage arts of textile creation and decoration; 2) The opportunity to develop a research or creative project to be carried out under the supervision of the accompanying faculty.

Students will also participate in an exhibition of their work after returning home. All students including Metroversity and all IU campuses, IU Southeast staff and alumni may participate.

For more information:http://www.ius.edu/intprograms/art-and-culture-of-samoa.php

Or contact:Anne Allen | Department of Fine Arts

812-941-2396 | aeallen@ius.edu

DEADLINE TO APPLY: MARCH 12

SNOW DAYS at IU SOUTHEASTStudents, faculty and staff received a break from IU

Southeast when a snowstorm caused the campus to close for two days.

IU Southeast was closed on Monday, Feb. 16, Tuesday, Feb. 17, Thursday, Feb. 19, and closed early on Wednesday, Feb. 18 due to the storm. The snow days forced on-campus activities to be canceled or postponed.

New Albany, Louisville and other towns in Kentuckiana and the surrounding area received several inches of snow. The snow caused dangerous travel conditions.

In some places, the snowfall lasted from Sunday, Feb. 15 to early Feb. 17.

Some students, staff members and faculty members said they enjoyed the snow days. Others said they will be glad when classes resume.

Shelbi Tate, psychology senior, said the snow days have helped her relax.

“Going to school and working full time gets stressful and snow days provide a day of relaxing and Netflix,” Tate said.

Tate said she would appreciate a longer break from classes.

“I would like to have Wednesday off as well so I can get some more relaxing time,” Tate said. “It will also give me time to get ahead in my reading for class.”

Additionally, Tate said the snow storm’s impact surprised her.

“I heard that it was supposed to get bad but I never expected it to be as much as it was,” Tate said. “I cannot remember the last time there was a mandatory order to stay off of the road.”

IUS Police chief Charles Edelen said in an e-mail that the safety of the students, staff and faculty always comes first. He also said that he hopes IU Southeast will be able to return to normal as soon as possible.

“I’m hoping the weather cooperates and we are able to return to a regular schedule,” Edelen said. “I know the snow days cause an issue for the students and their education. And that’s the reason we are all at IU Southeast.”

Rhonda Wrzenski, political science professor, said in an email that she thinks snow days are important for students’ safety.

“I think it is important to have snow days when so many students are commuting into campus,”

The icy wind whips through your hair as you fly down a snow covered hill; laughing as you plow into a powdery drift at the bottom. Then it happens: you feel a vibration in your back pocket. A notification has been sent that you have school work due and a sense of dread washes over you; your snow day is officially over.

With advancements in technology and the trend of online classes, traditional snow days are becoming a thing of the past. Today, students at IU Southeast came to terms with this reality.

Josie Garwood, Spanish freshman, realized her snow day was going to be much different than she had planned when she logged on to Canvas Monday morning.

“I thought I had a day off at first until I started seeing notifications from canvas informing me otherwise,” Garwood said.

Garwood is taking Social Problems with Veronica Medina, assistant professor of sociology. Medina has been prepared for the possibility of a snow day since the beginning of the semester.

She had students set up their Canvas accounts so that they would receive notifications through Facebook, Twitter or an alternate email account.

Wrzenski said. “We do not have as much snow removal equipment

in this area and that can mean delays in getting roadways cleared, especially in remote areas. I think it is wise to prioritize the safety of our student body, faculty and staff.”

Wrzenski said she was not surprised by the snowstorm due to the forecast.

“I had been watching the weather alerts leading up to the snow and reading the winter weather warnings,” Wrzenski said.

“I was not surprised when we got so much snow because I knew we would be below freezing this time around and that the chance of precipitation was over 80 percent.”

In an email, Ryan Malone, psychology senior, said he has used the snow days to study for a class, but he has still enjoyed the snow days.

“I love snow days,” Malone said. “It gives me a chance to enjoy life that would normally be taken up by school.”

Ashley Celestine, nursing sophomore, said she dislikes snow days because they cause her and her classmates to get behind in coursework.

“I think [snow days] should be properly scheduled into our classes, because we have to fit in the missed days rapidly,” Celestine said. “I would like to go back to school so we do not get behind.”

Greg Phipps, sociology professor, said in an e-mail that one part of New Albany received about 10 inches of snow.

In an email, history and international studies professor Yu Shen said the students’ well-being is the most important factor, and teaching cannot be done without students.

Joshua Bleeker, fine arts senior with a concentration in painting, said in an email that he would be fine if classes would resume on Feb. 18.

“I honestly wouldn’t mind going back this Wednesday,” Bleeker said. “Snow days are awesome, but it’s only a matter of time before cabin fever hits.”

Becca Dirck, psychology junior, said she appreciated that students, faculty and staff were promptly informed of the snow days.

“I’m glad IU Southeast didn’t wait until five in the morning to cancel classes,” Dirck said.

Dirck said she has been enjoying the snow days, but she is unsure if she wants more time off.

Her students rarely miss an assignment because of this feature and were prepared when Medina assigned them a quiz on Monday morning.

“Since I had to move around some readings to reschedule the test, I wanted my students to demonstrate that they’d read the material that was due for today. I use Canvas and it makes conducting online quizzes really easy,” Medina said.

She also posted a digital lecture so that her class would not fall behind during the snow day, but recognizes that this is not a substitute for face-to-face lecturing.

“I think one major difference is the loss of interactivity. I encourage my students to ask questions or offer their observations during my lectures, which makes the material more clear and relevant,” Medina said. “If I do a recorded lecture or send PowerPoint slides, then students may lose that. Echo360 does allow students to post comments to recorded lectures– but we’re still on a learning curve with the technology.”

Jeremy Wells, assistant professor of English, said he agrees with Medina, believing that students lose the opportunity to be collaborative through classroom discussion.

Wells also created an assignment for his class to interact with during the snow day.

“Online work can help a class to maintain its momentum. I’ve used Canvas to invite my students in my Faulkner course to help me rewrite “Frosty the

Snowman” in Faulkner’s style,” Wells said. “It’s silly, but it’s also a way of mastering Faulkner, making the great writer seem more familiar. This was an impromptu assignment I came up with soon after we learned that our class on Monday would be canceled.”

While Wells finds in class discussion important, he has also seen the benefits of online interaction this semester.

“I’m teaching my first online course this semester, and I find it remarkable how many students stay engaged and respond to a question I pose again and again. In a traditional classroom I’m generally pleased if I can two-thirds of the class to participate in a single discussion,” Wells said. “In the online classroom, I have might have 18 of 22 participating multiple times over a four-day discussion window. We lose spontaneity, but we do gain depth.”

Chancellor Ray Wallace said that winter weather is not an uncommon problem for universities, even in the deep-south. In his last year at University of Arkansas-Fort Smith, before becoming IUS’s chancellor, classes were canceled due to snow during finals week. And while snow days may be an issue for many educators, Wallace says that how a professor responds is up to them.

“The faculty are professionals and they are the best judge on how to catch up on missed work,” Wallace said

“On one hand, I miss my friends, but on the other hand, the time off from classes has been really nice so far, even though I’m pretty much stuck in my house,” Dirck said.

Dirck and Bleeker said they were not surprised that the snowstorm came.

“I was hoping we could get through winter without a huge snowstorm, but considering where we live, I kind of knew it was going to happen eventually,” Dirck said.

“As far as Ohio River Valley weather goes, it’s anyone’s guess,” Bleeker said.

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Some professors did not have to worry much about canceled classes or late assignments.

Casey Musgrove, assistant professor of marketing, teaches mostly online classes and says that the winter weather has done little to derail their coursework. She also teaches a hybrid class on consumer behav-ior that is taught partly in a traditional classroom and partly online.

The class was cancelled last Thursday, so Musgrove said she went online and created a modified version of the material that would have been covered in class.

“I think we are pretty lucky to have the internet so we can keep up and not get behind,” Musgrove said.

But not coursework can be completed over the internet. Beth Rueschhoff, assis-tant professor of biology, had arranged for a classroom experiment. But due to the campus closure she had to cancel it.

“It is a two-day procedure for me. The class participation was on Monday so I had to come in on Saturday and Sunday to set up the experiment for everybody,” said Rueschhoff.

And because these experiments involved living plants, there was no way to stall the

growth, which meant Rueschhoff had to carry out the experiment by herself to salvage something from the snow days.

Rueschhoff said the winter weather has also dis-SNOW DAYS continued

rupted her collaborations with other colleges.“We are collaborating with a sister school in Mary-

land,” said Rueschhoff. “So now our snow storm has impacted Maryland’s schedule. Because we have to

reset the experiment which is all very annoying.”

Medina and Wells said they under-stand that a snow day can be incredi-bly disruptive to class work, which is why they both decided to participate in online activities as opposed to tak-ing the day off.

Medina believes snow days can make or break a class schedule which made the decision to assign online work an easy one; a decision Garwood is appreciative and understanding of.

“I really don’t mind having to do the work because I know that if we don’t do anything then we’ll be behind in the class. I’m appreciative because this way we are able to stay on task and I don’t have to drive to campus in the horrible conditions,” she said.

No matter how each professor decides to make up for lost time, Wallace says the administration has ruled out at least one solution.

“We are not doing classes over spring break,” Wallace said. “This is not high school where we have to make up lost days.”

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FIRST EVER IUS HOMECOMING KING & QUEEN C R O W N E D

By BLAKE STEWARTStaff Reporterblastewa@ius.edu

The first ever IU Southeast Homecoming King and Queen were crowned in the Activites Building during halftime of the men’s basketball against Asbury University on Saturday, Feb. 14.

Senior criminal justice major Josh Atkins and senior journalism major Shelby Orange had the honor of becoming the first Homecoming King and Queen in IU Southeast’s history.

The whole Homecoming process took about two weeks. All the Homecoming nominees had to fill out an application.

The Homecoming committee then

looked through the applications and chose four male and female students to be the King and Queen nominees.

Students then voted during lunch hours for who they wanted to be named the first ever King and Queen at IU Southeast.

The few seconds of silence before Atkins was announced Homecoming King brought some nervousness to him.

“My heart was racing and I was excited and nervous,” said Atkins. “It was a bunch of mixed feelings.”

Orange’s emotions moments before

hearing her name announced were no different.

“It was so nerve-racking,” said Orange. “I had a feeling in the pit of my stomach and I was so nervous.”

Orange said it was such a fun experience being named Homecoming Queen.

“To actually be named (Queen) it’s amazing, it’s fun,” said Orange.

As for having the honor of being the first Homecoming King, Atkins said it’s great to be the first.

“It’s good to be the first of something. I’m glad that I could be that one,” said Atkins.

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IU Southeast’s baseball team comes into the season ranked No. 2 in the latest KIAC Coaches Poll, however the Grenadier’s have far higher hopes for this squad. America’s past time is back. It’s baseball season.

Coming off a 32-23 season where the Grenadier’s were 11-9 in conference play they look to improve on last year’s record. Senior pitcher and 2013-2014 Reliever of the Year Evan Bickett said he is excited to start this upcoming season. Feeling like this team is the strongest he’s played for since arriving at IU Southeast.

“The only set back we have is some inexperience in the infield with only one starter returning and the other spots being filled by underclassmen,” Bickett said. “That should be our only weakness, I think we are under rated coming in conference with the number two spot.”

Head coach Ben Reel is in his 7th season as head coach and says that he doesn’t see his team’s youth as a disadvantage.

“It is a double edged sword but I think at times it can help because guys are excited,” Reel said. “The unexpected prepares them to work hard every day.”

Reel did say that that his team’s inexperience may cause the Grenadiers to play a different style of offense than last season.

“Last year we hit .315 as a team and

were top ten in the country in doubles because we had an older group who we could give a green light to,” Reel said. “This year you will see more bunting and situational hitting.”

Age aside, Senior Center Fielder Marcus Howard, who won a KIAC Gold Glove in 2014, says he doesn’t expect anything less from this team than a deep run in the search for a National Title.

“My expectations for the season are just like they always have been. I expect us to be successful in conference, region, and to make a good run in the World Series,” Howard said. “As long as we continue to work the way we are and put it all together, we’ll be successful.”

With 16 upperclassmen on the roster Bickett says the team has built a lot of chemistry together. He says he feels like that is what their X factor is for this team and thinks that is what will fuel their run through the postseason.

“Everyone on the team is ready and willing to give their all for the guy next to them no matter the circumstance. Players get along on and off the field and it’s always enjoyable to be around, it’s fun pushing one another,” Bicket said. “It doesn’t feel like a job or obligation, players look forward to getting better every chance they have. There’s a want to win and do what it takes to make it happen.”

The Grenadiers first four games have been canceled due to weather. Their next game is scheduled for 1 p.m. Tuesday Feb. 24 at St. Catherine College.

By RYAN SIENERStaff rsiener@ius.edu

Grenadier’s First Pitch

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Four bases, three strikes, two teams and one winner, only means one thing for IU Southeast - it’s that time of year again for women’s softball to begin.

Returning for the 2015 spring season, the softball team is the defending KIAC regular season champion and conference tournament champion. In the last season for 2014 The Grenadiers finished with a 42-12 record.

The Grenadiers team is lead by head coach Joe Witten, who is in his third season.

According to iusathletics.com, Witten has led the team to back-to-back KIAC regular season and tournament championships within his first two season coaching.

“We are hoping to do the same this year,” Witten said.

The team has their first season game away, March 1st, playing St. Catharine College, following their first tournament in Elizabethtown, Kentucky on March 6th, 7th, and 8th.

“There are six really nice teams, one of them which won the national championship a year ago and the other two teams were highly ranked last year,” Witten said of the competition.

Witten also added he likes to try to play nice squads so early in the season to see where the team is,

“It will be great challenge to start off with that, we have to play our best to beat those teams,” he said.

To get ready for the preparation for the tournaments and the season, Witten said his team has been working extremely hard and doing a lot of variety things to prepare such as some cross training, swimming, and even yoga on some days.

“The girls are getting all the training they need to be ready,” Witten said.

He added it’s hard to get outside with the weather being so cold, but the team practices six days a week, usually in the afternoon either at the new facility or the activities building on campus.

A new player Witten said to watch out for this season is freshmen pitcher Caroline Cato.

“Even though I am an underclassman, I hope to provide leadership while I am in the circle and motivate the team to play well behind me,” Cato said, reflecting on her freshman year as an incoming player for the Grenadiers.

Cato also added how much she loves her teammates and how she now considers them all family and her best friends.

Another player Witten mentions is Alyssa Price, who Witten believes is an exceptional hitter, and Montanah Rogers, who is an outstanding outfielder. Both girls are also incoming freshman.

A returning player to watch out for is sophomore pitcher of the year, Jessica Leanhart, Witten said she is one of the best in the conference and one of the best in this part of the country.

Lastly Witten added, Senior captain Summer Sanders is the only senior on

the team.“Summer is a great leader and

ball player, she has played every game since her freshmen year and she knows all the teams we play,” he added.

“She brings a lot of experience to the table.”

Something this season that’s interesting about summer Witten said is that she has been an outfielder for the last seven years of her life and for her final year they are making her a 3rd baseman.

“It’s a little change but I know she is capable of being the girl that can do it, she’s doing great in practice and I don’t expect anything short of being great from her,” Witten said.

“As a senior, I hope to bring the team closer together and to keep everyone motivated and really focused.” Sanders said when reflecting on her hopes for her senior year.

Sanders also added that she hopes she can show the incoming players what it means to be a softball player for IU Southeast the way the seniors had showed her.

“The season looks very bright as long as we stay healthy,” Witten added.

According to iusatheltics.com, the roster as a whole has 25 players, but Witten stated that the team is having some set backs on some players with some old nagging injures holding them back from playing.

“We don’t have as big as a roster as most do, we have a small team so staying healthy is going to be

extremely important,” Witten said.“This team is special and I know

they are going to do great things, they just have to believe in themselves.”

“I am really excited about this season, we have some doubters because of our low numbers but we have a very talented group of girls this year.” Sanders said.

“I am looking forward to winning, I have put in so much time and effort and I can’t wait to see how it pays off for us.” Cato said.

Coach Witten said that he is always looking to better the softball program at IU Southeast. He believes that most women as they go off to college are afraid to try out for a sport because they have a unknown factor about

college sports. “If you are a

student athlete or former student athlete that has experience in softball and especially if your fast and can run you might want to contact us, because chances are you might have the opportunity to be apart of a great program and maybe win a championship ring,” Witten said.To contact the athletics office regarding more information about being apart of the women’s softball team, you may email athletics@ius.edu.

All of the softball games at IU southeast are free to everyone and Witten said it’s a great way to have some type of entertainment, bring some food in, and relax. “You can watch some pretty good softball games, just watch your head because our girls hit the ball pretty hard,” he added.

IUS softball preparing to defend KIAC championship

By MARY KATE HAILERStaff mhailer@umail.iu.edu

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#4 Senior captain Summer Sanders working on her hitting to prepare to knock one out of the park.

Photo by Mary Kate Hailer

Photo by Mary Kate Hailer

#9 Sophomore Morgan Klosterman hitting with #18 Taylor Batliner.

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By ZAK KERRManaging Editor zakerr@ius.edu

LET ME LOBBY FOR MY HOBBY

ParanormalR e s e a r c h

Let Me Lobby For My Hobby is a new monthly series highlighting a student’s hobbies and interests. Have an interesting hobby? Submit ideas to zakerr@ius.edu

Measuring for electronic voice phenomenon, studying the effects of geomagnetic fields and researching how our ideas can influence what we perceive are all part of the job when you’re a paranormal researcher. This is the hobby that Katie Glesing, communications senior, has spent the last two years doing.

“You get a lot of skeptics and a lot of people who are firm believers,” Glesing said. ‘So it’s really hard to weed out the crazy there. When you get a group of people who are students and academics who are dedicated to doing real research on this, from the standpoint of, ‘It’s not real, it’s not fake, but look at what we’ve got.’ That’s what our point is.”

Glesing started her paranormal research in 2013 when she signed up for a para-psychology class that was offered at IU Southeast.

“We traveled the whole East Coast and actually learned how to collect research data in psychology,” Glesing said. “It’s usually really unbiased material, since we’re doing it according to the scientific method, using everything that we were taught as students in that classroom.”

With the class, Glesing was able to travel to some of the biggest haunted locations in the United States.

“We went to Bobby Mackey’s (Wilder, Ky.), Waverly (Louisville), East Bay Inn (Savannah, Ga.) and Myrtle’s Plantation (St. Francisville, La.), which is supposedly the most haunted plantation in the United States.”

Since the class ended Glesing said that she has continued her paranormal research with the only academic paranormal research group that is actively publishing to research journals, The Institute for the Study of Religious and Anomalous Experiences, or ISRAE for short.

“ISRAE was just founded, but they have been

operating as the research branch, The Association for the Study of Anomalous Field Phenomenon,” Glesing said. “That’s the group that goes out and does the research and logs the data and makes sure when something happens, nothing else caused it, to make sure it’s purely anomalous.”

In her research with the ISRAE, Glesing has had a few run-ins with anomalous events. A half-way deflated beach ball that moved, seemingly on its own, off of a headboard and towards Glesing and another member during an investigation.

“I said, ‘If there’s anything in this room, can you make something move?’ And we had this half-way deflated beach ball, which, it is not the best research tool, but we had it on a headboard at the foot of the bed, and we we’re sitting on the bed,” Glesing said. “We we’re sitting away from the headboard just to make sure we didn’t contaminate it, we’ve got two video cameras on it, and I ask that question and the ball falls. The ball falls towards me. So if I would have kicked it, it would have fallen forward, but it fell backward and then on to the floor.”

She called to the head of the group, and they ran a few tests on the ball to make sure it was not human error.

“We put the ball back, and we blew on it and did all of these tests on camera, so you can tell that there is no way in heck that we influenced the ball falling.”

After they ran the tests and the group leader left, Glesing calmed herself down to resume testing. She asked the question again, and an old doll across the room started making noise.

“None of them are motion activated. They’re all push activated and kind of older, so you actually have to put effort into pushing on them,” she said. “One started giggling, and we just didn’t know what to do.”

While the institute does research hauntings,

Glesing said that they do not limit themselves to only researching haunted locations. They’ve also done research on the psychology in how people perceive the paranormal.

“I did a seance here at IUS with a couple people from the group,” she said. “While you’re doing it, it’s kind of scary because you get a lot of the psychosomatic, ‘Oh, my stomach hurts.’ ‘Oh my stomach hurts too, that’s crazy!’ You get to find out what we’re doing to each other, versus what’s actually happening in the environment.”

Unlike the ghost hunting reality shows that you can find on TV, Glesing said the ISRAE adheres to the scientific method and keep its research unbiased.

“Everything we do, we can put out there,” she said. “We actually have three different journal publications that have made it into circulation.”

Glesing said what drew her to paranormal research was her natural curiosity and that she is drawn to the unknown.

“That’s the worst thing, not knowing. People are so set in their minds that science has solved everything, but there’s so much more that we haven’t even touched. People are discovering new stars, new galaxies, new matter all the time.”

For anyone interested in getting involved with the Institute for the Study of Religious and Anomalous Experiences, Glesing said that all people, even skeptics, are welcome to join the groups’ Friday night classes.

“Come to our talks and ask us questions! We’re open to everyone. It’s only $5, and you can have all the cookies and coffee you want!”

$5, Friday from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Social hour is from 7-8 p.m. Lecture is from 8-9 p.m., with Q&A afterwards. The Historic Grisamore House. 111 West Chestnut St. Jeffersonville.

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I am an atheist, which to me simply means I don’t need spirituality to live a fulfilled life.

But thanks to a few outspoken atheists, especially in the past few days, the term is beginning to mean I must be an Islamophobic asshole.

About two weeks ago three Muslim students were murdered in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

The man indicted for the crime, Craig Stephen Hicks, claimed his motive for killing the three college students was over a parking dispute.

But this claim has come under scrutiny after many reviewed his posts on social media. Posts with quotes like:

“People say nothing can solve the Middle East problem. Not meditation, not arms, not financial aid. I say there say is something. Atheism.”

And,“Praying is pointless, useless, narcissistic, arrogant, and lazy; just like the imaginary God you pray to.”

These quotes echo the sentiments of prominent atheists such as Bill Maher, Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens. These three generally fall under the rising sub-culture dubbed New Atheism.

New Atheism generally means you not only disbelieve in religion and God, but also you fervently argue with anyone who does believe and actively belittle them for their beliefs.

And their latest target of sacrilegious ire has been Islam.

It’s no secret that many Americans have been harboring negative attitudes towards Muslims since that attacks on 9/11.

And the recent emergence of ISIL, with their fetish for sharing execution videos, has only aggravated these negative feelings.

The New Atheism movement, unknowingly or not, has seized upon these feelings and positioned their cause as the solution to the religious strife that has plagued the Middle East for the last decade.

They argue that the reason this region is so violent is because their religion is violent.

According to Ibrahim B. Syed, president of the Islamic Research Foundation International, this is a completely asinine argument.

“Tell me, what religion was Stalin? Or Hitler? Or Mao? These people are responsible for more deaths than any other human beings on the planet, and what religion were they?” Syed said.

“And what about the Crusades? And the countless wars in Europe and Asia?”

The point is that religion is not the cause of violence; humans are the cause of violence.

We are very contradictory and complex beings, capable of extreme kindness and extreme violence.

Religion is one factor in a million, but it is not the only factor. And if New Atheists continue upon their current course, they could quickly become one of those factors.

The western world is terrified of the “lone wolf” scenario, where someone who is alienated from the society they live in becomes radicalized and carries out an act of terrorism against it.

Well, what could be more alienating than a society that tells you that your beliefs are not only ignorant, but also they make you a violent animal.

And who are we as atheists, a group who has historically been the receiver of persecution, to persecute others for their beliefs?

Who are we to tell a mother who lost her child to cancer that she can’t believe that they went to a better place?

Who are we to tell a man who lost his wife in a car wreck that he will never speak with her again?

America is supposed to be the melting pot, a land where anyone, no matter who they are or what they believe, is welcome.

French-Americans, German-Americans Irish-Americans and so many others helped build this country into the superpower that it is today. Why can’t Arab-Americans and Muslim-Americans do the same?

Most religious people are not out to push their religions on you. There are a few annoying apples, but in general they just want to get through

the day like everyone else. The best way for us to weed out those who are using

religion for destructive purposes is not to demonize everyone in the religion but to accept those who hold their beliefs and attack those who pervert it for personal gain.

That goes for extremist Muslims, Bible-thumping televangelists and cult leaders alike.

People who don’t fully understand the complexities of a different culture should take the time to talk with and learn about their way of life, as opposed to shooting them.

There is nothing wrong with being ignorant, but there is something evil about staying that way willfully.

We all get through life in different ways, and the world still turns even when everyone is on a different page.

I am an atheist, which to me simply means I do not fear other religions or cultures. It means I look at the world with an open mind and an open heart. It means I never claim to understand everything, but I strive to. And most of all, it means I’m not an asshole.

Opinions...By Ethan Smith

Features Editor @EthanLeeSmith

Atheists and Assholes

I am an atheist, which to me simply means I don’t need spirituality to live a fulfilled life.

Ethan Smith, Features Editor for the Horizon

As turmoil and terror continue to plague the Middle East, many outspoken atheists have been blaming Islam. But other atheists, like myself, are claiming that these people are just assholes.

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By JOEL STINNETTEditor in Chief

Holocaust survivor preaches forgivenessEva Mozes Kor stared at a rack full of thank you

cards fit for nearly any occasion, but she could not seem to find one that summed up what she was trying to say. After hours of searching she walked out of the store with her hands empty and her head filled with one thought.

“How do you thank a Nazi doctor?”On Feb. 10 Kor, a Holocaust survivor, shared her

story of survival and forgiveness with a crowd of 1,050 inside Stem Concert Hall of the Ogle Center and in nearby overflow rooms, the largest crowd for a public event ever at IU Southeast.

Kor told the audience that she and her twin sister, Miriam Mozes, were subjected to human experimen-tation at Auschwitz under the direction of Dr. Josef Mengele. They were the only members of their family to leave the concentration camp alive.

Years later, Kor said she was still acting as a vic-tim, refusing to let go of the pain she and her family

endured at the hands of their captors. Until the day she had the opportunity to travel to Germany to meet with Hans Münch, an Auschwitz Nazi doctor who had manned the gas chambers.

Kor told those in attendance that she was terrified to meet a Nazi doctor, but that Münch treated her with respect and dignity.

Kor said she came with questions for Münch but he had little information to share about Dr. Mengele and his genetic experiments. Münch did, however, admit to his role at the concentration camp and agreed to meet Kor at Auschwitz and sign a first-hand account of his role in the gas chambers.

“So that if I ever met a revisionist or denier I could shove this paper in their face,” Kor said. “I came home excited I would have a historic document, and I wanted to thank this Nazi doctor.”

That’s when Kor began to try and find an appro-priate way to thank Münch. She said she thought for months until one day it came to her: a letter of forgiveness.

@muckrakerjoelKor wrote the letter to Münch and found it so em-

powering she decided to forgive Dr. Mengele as well. She said she knew the letter would be a meaningful gift for Münch and life-changing for her.

“I discovered that I have the power to forgive,” Kor said. “No one could give me that power, and no one could take it away.”

RIGHT-A line stretched twice

around the lobby of the Ogle Center

to get a copy of Kor’s book signed.

FAR RIGHT-Kor told her story in

front of a nIUS campus record

crowd of 1,050.

LEFT- Kor signs a book for a young

audience member. Kor said that she

believes bullying is one of the biggest problems she sees

facing today’s youth.

RIGHT-Chancellor Ray Wallace intro-

duces Kor. The Stem Concert Hall crowd

was so large that additional seating

in the Robison The-atre, Hoosier Room and The Commons

were opened to allow visitors to

watch a simulcast of the speech.