Tag: Connie Klimek

My Gratitude for and Goodbye to IU South Bend

By: Connie Klimek Staff-Writer Trigger Warning: Sexual Assault    Reminiscing my growth at IU South Bend is quite emotional for me, as I came to IU South Bend feeling capable and confident in myself for the first time in my life.      However it took transferring from Saint Mary’s College where I honestly felt quite  unfulfilled and

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IU South Bend’s remembrance of Dino’s donation

By: Connie Klimek Staff-Writer    For Melissa Pace and her late husband Levell “Dino” Pace, IU South Bend is more than just an alma mater: it was their introduction to each other, their wedding reception venue and home to their work families. In honor of April being National Donate Life Month, Levell’s legacy as an organ

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Measures YOU Can Take Against Sexual Assault

By: Connie Klimek Staff-Writer    If you saw someone being physically assaulted, then one minute later, you saw it happen to another person and another, would you care?    “Every 68 seconds, an American is sexually assaulted, ” according to Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, RAINN.     The unfortunate reality of sexual assault is that more often

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Spring break snapshot

By: Connie Klimek Staff writer    Whether students and faculty decide to travel, rest, catch up on work, or binge a show, a break amidst the middle of a semester is appreciated by most. Here are some Spring Break highlights of IU South Bend’s students.    Shamiso Chigadza, Finance ‘23, shares a snapshot of herself playing tennis

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Insight on the importance of diversity courses

By: Connie Klimek Staff-writer    Curious about diversity courses at IU South Bend? Dr. Theo Randall, associate professor of anthropology in the department of sociology and anthropology, coordinator of the African American Studies program, and faculty advisor for the Black Student Union, explained this.     In his diversity courses, he defines what an African American is, what

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Student spotlight: Te’Airra Spencer

By: Connie Klimek Staff-writer    Chemist, dancer, linguist and social advocate: that’s Te’Airra Spencer, a name who you may recognize as your future anesthesiologist. Spencer is a junior chemistry major and dance minor at IU South Bend, who aspires to become the representation that influenced her studies: a woman in STEM.     Spencer plans to continue her

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The Return of SubConnection

By: Connie Klimek Staff-writer    Reminiscing the aroma of fresh bread, vegetables, and pizzas in the SAC? Following a popular campus request, SubConnection is open for the first time in almost two years.     SubConnection initially closed following the campus shutdown once the news of COVID-19 broke just before spring break in March 2020. Due to challenges

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La vie de Hailey

By Connie Klimek Staff-Writer Ski in the Alps, take an evening promenade, taste escargot, what would you do with a year in France? Meet IU South Bend senior, Hailey Hamilton, who is studying abroad in France for the entire 2021-2022 academic year.  Hamilton has been studying at IU South Bend for the past four years,

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