By: Cassidy Martenson Co-Editor / Community Outreach Specialist Last week, St. Joseph County experienced a 75.3% increase in COVID-19 cases. Many of these new cases can be tracked to the new variant, Omicron. IU South Bend is doing everything to keep students safe and mitigate the spread throughout the campus community. According to the CDC,
By: Mabel Myers Co-Editor-in-Chief IU South Bend has many resources for students available on campus for students during the upcoming weeks. These times can be stressful for students both academically and emotionally. The Academic Center for Excellence (ACE) has four tutoring centers around campus that are able to meet both virtually and face to face.
By: Cassidy Martenson Co-Editor-Chief / Community Outreach Specialist TRIGGER WARNING: SEXUAL ASSAULT November is Sexual Assault Awareness month. According to RAINN, 13% of all students experience rape or sexual assault through physical force, violence, or incapacitation. It is the role of the campus community to create a system that supports survivors and speaks out against
By: Connie Klimek Staff-Writer IU South Bend Chapter of Active Minds hosted a discussion via zoom exploring thoughts and feelings on Derek Chauvin’s trial and guilty verdict. Nicole Haas, co-president of Active Minds, greeted attendees and gave Kevin Griffith, executive director of Student Advocacy and Community Engagement, an introduction. Griffith welcomed participants and said, “This
By: Cassidy Martenson Intern Many may think of October as the beginning of fall and the season of all things pumpkin spice, but to a large sector of the community, it is much more. October is national domestic violence awareness month, a time to unite the community and advocate for victims of abuse. The IU
By Cassidy Martenson Intern Many college students face battles beyond the confines of the classroom on a daily basis. It is important to understand that these battles are worthy of attention, and that no one is truly alone in their struggles. As mental illness becomes represented and accepted among young adults, it must be made
By: EVA MONHAUT Staff writer emonhaut@iu.edu Among college students, suicide is the second leading cause of death. In Indiana alone, more people die annually from committing suicide than those killed in homicide. These statistics are alarming so the IU South Bend Student Counseling Center wants to do what they can to prevent these incidents. “These
By: KATE LUCE Staff Writer In the midst of the clouds from vape pens, the Trump administration announced that it would push for a nation-wide proposition on banning flavored e-cigarettes as of last week. This comes to light after several people died due to vaping, including one death in Indiana. On top of this, there
