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Students express their creative side with Cocoa and Canvas

By: Kate Luce Co-Editor-in-Chief kmluce@iu.edu Students relaxed with creativity and a sweet drink on March 4. Titan Productions hosted Cocoa and Canvas for the first time this semester, both in-person and online. An IU South Bend student artist led the event. The group painting project gave students an 8×10 inch painting of a cardinal among […]

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Honors Program plans movie night through YouTube Party

By: Alyssa Foster Staff Writer The IU South Bend Honors Program will be hosting a movie night with Dr. Ann Grens for Honors students to attend for event credit on March 11.  The group will be viewing the documentary, Chasing Coral, via the YouTube Party extension. They will be joined by Dr. Ann Grens, professor […]

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RAs needed for the 2021-2022 school year

By: Hope Fowler Staff-Writer Have you been interested in becoming a residential assistant? IU South Bend is looking for eight Resident Assistants and a senior resident for the 2021-2022 school year.  IU South Bend is seeking motivated, responsible leaders to fulfill the needs of residential campus housing.  “Individuals who want to learn and expand their […]

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The Botany Club tapped into Sugar Camp Days at Bendix Woods

By: Kate Luce Co-Editor-in-Chief kmluce@iu.edu The IU South Bend Botany Club “tapped” into their knowledge of maple trees when they headed east to Bendix Woods for a tour of the park’s maple syrup production on March 5.  The club took to the park to learn about tree biology, maple tree tapping and the shining star […]

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The Career Fair moves to Zoom

By: Tori Wilson Staff Writer  wilsonvr@iu.edu The Career Fair is one of IU South Bend’s resources to help students get a head start on their careers while in school. This year’s Career Fair will be hosted on Zoom from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. on March 18. Kim Moore, the director of career services, said […]

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The dangers of assumption: “Female sex offenders: (Mis)representations and realities”

By: Cassidy Martenson Staff Writer *TRIGGER WARNING: SEXUAL ASSAULT*  The Women’s and Gender Studies department hosted the public forum event “Female sex offenders: (Mis)representations and realities” on March 5. The forum was led by Stacie Merken, assistant professor in the department of Criminal Justice, and examined the dangerous reality of female sex offenders.   The forum […]

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Darryl Heller honored for his work at the Civil Rights Heritage Center

By: Kate Luce Co-Editor-in-Chief kmluce@iu.edu The City of South Bend honored Dr. Darryl Heller, director of the Civil Rights Heritage Center and professor of the Women and Gender Studies department, for Black History Month in February. The city invited Heller for a ceremony to honor many community members for Black History Month. Throughout the month […]

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Back-to-Back CCAC Champions

By: Bayley Goodman Staff Writer A two-game regular season, 85 days of no practice or competitions, seeded last in the conference, and only two weeks to prepare for the conference tournament did not phase the IU South Bend men’s basketball team. They battled through a week of competitions knocking out the No. 2 seed, No.7 […]

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Honors Program providing Malawi Matters with reusable pads

By: Kate Luce Co-Editor-in-Chief kmluce@iu.edu The IU South Bend Honors Program has teamed up with Malawi Matters to make reusable pads for young girls living in Malawi, Africa. This “Party with a Purpose” will provide almost 200 sanitary napkins.  This is a two-part event. Students first met on Zoom to cut out fabric for the […]

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IU makes final decision on 2021 commencement

By: Hope Fowler Staff-Writer Indiana University came to a decision regarding commencement at the end of this spring semester for 2021 graduates on Feb. 22.  IU South Bend will be holding both an in-person and virtual commencement on May 12. Due to safety concerns, all graduates will be able to attend an outdoor ceremony. All […]