By: C.A. Printup Staff Writer @dontwritedown There is a pig on campus—a kitty named Piglet to be exact. She lives with me in my dorm at River Crossing Student Housing and is incredibly fat in a good and adorable way. I have an invisible disability—one that requires constant medication, therapy and work. Pet therapy has
Category: Opinion
By: CHRISTINE GIVER Columnist While I realize this can be just as controversial a topic as the presidential election, depending on the audience, there is something I just have to say. I did not like “Star Wars: Episode VII.” To put it more specifically, it disappointed me in several significant ways. Anyone who is an
By: STEPHEN SALISBURY SGA President Well, here we are. By the time you read this article, we should be well into week four of our semester here at IU South Bend. This is when things start to get really real, especially for our first-year students just coming out of high school this past spring. Your
By: STEPHEN SALISBURY SGA President One of the hottest topics on campus this past week has been the new flat rate that everyone has to pay to park on campus. We even had folks on the local news complaining about this situation. Basically, at least for this year, you simply have to pay an upfront,
By: C.A. PRINTUP Staff Writer @dontwritedown CAP. Yeah, you read that right. My initials spell “cap.” It stands for Cheyenne Autumn Printup, and yes, I have had some funny stories come from it. Back in sixth grade, I was on a field trip with my class. We went to the park, and at lunch, our
By: CHRISTINE GIVER Staff Writer Admittedly, I no longer watch a ton of reality television. I think most of it these days is garbage and often shows the worst of humanity. America’s Got Talent is a show that I never thought I would follow the way that I have this season. Ventriloquists AND jugglers? I
By: CHRISTINE GIVER Staff Writer Rock. Paper. Scissors. Lizard. Spock. When you hear those five words separately, they are all recognized as their literal definitions. Together, they refer to something else entirely. For those not “in the know,” I am talking about The Big Bang Theory. It seemed proper to start the school year off
By: JOSELYN ELLINGTON Staff Writer I am new to The Preface. I joined as a staff writer this semester and was super excited. I love writing and getting to know people. I want to travel the world and learn about people’s lives. I admit, interviewing and approaching strangers was frightening in the beginning, but it