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Meet the staff: Cassidy Martenson

By: Cassidy Martenson Staff Writer  Hello! My name is Cassidy Martenson, and I am a sophomore here at IU South Bend. I began my college experience at Butler University in Indianapolis before transferring home to South Bend in Spring 2020. Transferring was scary, but I am so glad that I ended up here! I am […]

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IU Health professionals speak on Coronavirus

By: TAYLOR HILL Staff Writer tarehill@iu.edu There has been a lot of discussion about the recent outbreak of the Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV). In times like these, it is best to get facts straight and stay informed. As Dr. Kristyn Quimby, Assistant Dean and General Education Co-Director here at IU South Bend stated, “being knowledgeable about […]

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Safety week prioritizes mental health with resource fair

By: MABEL MYERS Staff Writer @mabel.myers On the first day of Safety Week, the Titan Success Center and the Office of Student Life put on a mental health resource fair. Health centers from the surrounding areas came to Fireside to help promote mental health in students. This fair is put on during health and safety […]

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South Bend Medical Foundation hosts blood drive on campus

By: MABEL MYERS Staff Writer Last Thursday Oct. 3, the South Bend Medical Foundation came to campus in their mobile blood bank. This is one of multiple blood drives that the Foundation puts on throughout the school year. The mobile blood bank travels around to campuses and locations around the community. Kari Frame, the Health […]

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Wellness Rooms available throughout campus

By: ASHLEY COX Staff Writer IU South Bend’s campus has a Wellness Room in every building on campus besides the library. The Wellness Rooms are designed to provide a privacy room available to all. “A privacy room to all breastfeeding mothers and for those who need quiet and privacy for meditation. The room is secure, […]

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Healthy Titan Tailgate to celebrate new hall’s offerings

By: ASHLEY COX Staff Writer Experience the new Vera Z. Dwyer Hall on Friday, Sept. 28 from 1-4 p.m. Healthy food, testing and many more offerings will be available throughout the tailgate. The Healthy Titan Tailgate is a gathering at Vera Z. Dwyer Hall. There will be tables set up for people to do testings […]

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New Riverside health center unveiled: Senator Donnelly among speakers at Riverside $4 million renovation ribbon cutting

By: CHRISTINA CLARK Staff Writer clark66@iusb.edu On a chilly Monday morning during fall break, Senator Joe Donnelly joined IU South Bend administration members in a ribbon cutting ceremony for the newly renovated Riverside Hall. The building, located on the south side of Riverside Drive, will soon house the IUSB Health and Wellness Center, partnered with […]

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Former Riverside Hall will be home to new campus health clinic in August 2017

By: KENDALL ASBELL Staff Writer asbellkendall@gmail.com IU South Bend is getting an abundance of new additions to its health sciences department thanks to the largest single donation ever bequeathed to the school. The Vera Z. Dwyer Charitable Trust donated a whopping $5.8 million to be used for the College of Health Sciences at IUSB and […]

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What’s really trending now is our health, but are IUSB students on notice?

By: KENDALL ASBELL asbellkendall@gmail.com In seventh grade I was like most middle-schoolers, I wanted to be ‘cool’ and popular. I wore sketchers shoes, bell-bottom pants (it was 1999), and loosened my backpack straps so the bottom of my bag sagged. Conforming to modern fashion trends and styles signaled to other students that I was “in […]

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Events at IUSB

Criminal Justice Club hosts speakers throughout November Several speakers invited by the Criminal Justice Club will give talks on campus throughout November. Each event is open to all students and faculty. •Thursday, Nov. 7, 1 p.m. in Wiekamp 2260: An Indiana State Police Swat Officer will talk about being a member of the swat team […]