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Smart Sewers next in lineup for Sustainability and Innovation Lecture Series

By: ALLISSA CORAK Staff Writer @AllissaCorak “So exciting!” That’s how sustainability professor Krista Bailey feels about the next topic on the list for this semester’s Sustainably and Innovation Lecture Series. Every Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m., local leaders speak to students and community members in room 1001 in Wiekamp Hall. The series hits on topics […]

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Professor and student talk good grades and fitness

By: ALLISSA CORAK Staff Writer @AllissaCorak Homework, exams, work, club meetings and more homework. Where does exercise and the maintenance of personal health fit into the madness of college life? The balancing act can sometimes be tricky but it isn’t impossible. According to health sciences professor Dawn Hopkins, students oftentimes feel they don’t have the […]

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Meet Staff Writer Allissa Corak

By: ALLISSA CORAK Staff Writer Finding my place has never been easy in any sense. In grade school I was always the weird kid, which carried over into high school. (We all know a high-school weirdo. That was me.) Jumping forward into college, I switched majors too many times to count. I also transferred schools […]

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Preparing for life after college in two steps

By: ALLISA CORAK Staff Writer @AllissaCorak As the semesters pass, it seems that graduation is coming around at lightning speed. For IU South Bend seniors, commencement is about 15 weeks away and life after college will begin. But how should students be preparing for the next step? Head of IUSB Human Resources Harry Vasilopoulos answered […]

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Students and staff join thousands in Women’s March

By: ALLISSA CORAK Staff Writer @AllissaCorak “Two, four, six, eight! Stop the violence! Stop the hate!” That was just one of the many chants shouted by hundreds of people of all ages and races who gathered in downtown South Bend Saturday to march for women’s rights. The nationwide marches began just hours after the Donald […]

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Students plant the roots for sustainable future

By: ALLISSA CORAK Staff Writer @AllissaCorak Leaving behind a useful planet for the future begins with planting the roots and starting small. This is exactly what a group of IU South Bend sustainability students are trying to accomplish. The sizeable IUSB Community Garden is sponsored by the Unity Gardens of South Bend and is a […]