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Students invited to sing for Open Mic Night

By: CHRISSY BOHLMANN Staff Writer cmbohlma@iusb.edu The Black Student Union and Student Housing are co-sponsoring Open Mic Night From 7 to 9 p.m. December 2 in the River Crossing Student Housing Community Building. “Students can showcase acoustic singing. Maybe someone from the arts can do a monologue, acting, instruments or others,” BSU president Caderia Strickland […]

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Student performers to perform during lunch

By: CHRISSY BOHLMANN Staff Writer cmbohlma@iusb.edu Students have a chance to hear live musical performances weekly in the Grill starting in January. Titan Productions is sponsoring Titan Tunes Talent and will have vocalists and instrumentalists perform during lunch. Students Trevor McDonald, Devonte Glass, Britanny Hale, Joey Rocco and possibly Allen Roberts will likely perform through […]

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Veterans honored at luncheon

By: CHRISSY BOHLMANN Staff Writer cmbohlma@iusb.edu The Office of Veterans Student Services and Alumni Affairs invites all IU South Bend student Veterans to the third annual Veterans Day Luncheon from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 11 in the Fireside rooms of the Grill. This luncheon is free for all veterans and is by invite […]

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New tech makes printing on campus work in progress: UITS nimbly adapts to changing tech landscape

By: CHRISSY BOHLMANN Staff Writer cmbohlma@iusb.edu Amanda Duley had to print out her assignment before class. She rushed to the Education and Arts Building’s computer stations, selected print on the computer, slid her card at the printer and—no assignment. This scenario happens to students at IU South Bend daily. “I’ve missed out on assignments because […]

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UITS improves WiFi, offers it to visiting students

By: CHRISSY BOHLMANN Staff Writer cmbohlma@iusb.edu Being on the road can be rough. Every semester, IU South Bend invites many guests from the academic world to campus to lecture, entertain and study. A new Internet service might ease a bit of the homesickness. Brought to IU South Bend two years ago, Eduroam allows students and […]

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Access to campus services widens with new smart ID cards

By: CHRISSY BOHLMANN Staff Writer cmbohlma@iusb.edu Changes to student ID smart cards now assist students in doing more than just remembering their ID number. Student ID cards have been doubling as smart cards for the past two years, according to Dorothea Solymosi, manager of Operations and Database Support. In The Grille and at the café […]

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Devicenet allows for online gaming in student housing

By: CHRISSY BOHLMANN Staff Writer cmbohlma@iusb.edu A free Wi-Fi network allows students in campus housing to use PlayStations, Xboxs and other devices for online gaming. Devicenet is offered to student housing and has been active since September 2014. “Apple TV and almost every game console will not use IU Secure,” said Paul Sharpe, executive director […]

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Never let your phone die on campus again, UITS plans to add 37 phone charging stations

By: CHRISSY BOHLMANN Staff Writer cmbohlma@iusb.edu Students will no longer need to worry about bringing their charging cord and finding an outlet to charge their phones at school. Almost any phone type will be chargeable for free in the Franklin D. Schurz Library on new wireless charging mats, according to University Information Technology Services (UITS). […]

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UITS revamps campus printing system, adds 11 new stations 

  By: CHRISSY BOHLMANN Staff Writer cmbohlma@iusb.edu You have to print out your paper before class — but there is a line at the printer. Now, you can beat the rush and use the new faster and tech-savvy way to print at IU South Bend. Installed over the last two semesters to provide less waiting […]

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