By: BRENDAN McDANIEL Staff Unqualified Advice-Giver @brendan_preface This past Friday was Valentine’s Day, everybody’s favorite romantic holiday. Personally, I recommend celebrating it like the Romans did; find a goat, slice that bad boy up, then go around slapping your favorite women and plants with the blood-soaked skin flaps for good luck. It was called Lupercalia
By: KYLIE CAMPBELL Staff Writer kycampbe@iu.edu At IU South Bend, there are several opportunities to publish work in a scholarly journal, anthology, or magazine. The newest student led anthology, Michiana Sustainability Themed Anthology, is accepting various mediums of sustainability related work, including poetry, short stories, graphic narratives, photography, paintings, and sketches. The deadline for submissions
By: KAYLEE DARNELL Staff Writer kaysdarn@iu.edu The IU South Bend women’s basketball team is two-thirds of the way done with their season and is currently ranked third in their conference. The team’s current record is 19-4, with 11 of those wins being conference wins. The basketball team is one of six teams in the country,
By: JOHN GRIFFEE Staff Writer South Bend is home to many natural gems; hosting a multitude of nature preserves and parks, with many free to the public. Lydick Bog is the newest addition to the list of areas offered. Lydick Bog spans 178 acres, with a trail that winds along the various wetland regions contained
By: JONATHAN GRIFFEE Staff Writer jgriffee@iu.edu Hello everyone. My name is John Griffee and I am a new intern with the Preface this semester. I am a Junior studying Communication Studies with a focus on Media Study, my minor being in Creative Writing. I’m a huge nature person, and I originally started college wanting to
By: TAYLOR HILL Staff Writer tarehill@iu.edu For students looking for things to do around town, whether to plan a date, hang out with friends, make some new friends, or just wanting to connect with the community, here are a few options for this week and coming up: Love dancing? Need Valentine’s Day plans? Havana Nights
By: TANNIA JOHNSON Staff Writer On January 27, the IU South Bend BRAVE program hosted a training event, hosted by Laura Harlow, Director of Institutional Equity and Inclusive Excellence. BRAVE stands for Bringing Awareness, Recovery, Awareness, Voices, and Engagement. This training consisted of Harlow discussing campus safety in terms of sexual misconduct, forms of consent,
By: KATE LUCE Staff Writer kmluce@iu.edu Bill Tourtillotte’s basic printmaking class and Ken Smith’s book cover design class have teamed with Brian Lair Books, a local bookstore specializing in books that provide inclusivity. Smith was contacted by the owner of Brain Lair Bookstore to have a class engage in a project for the bookstore, which
