By: JORDAN RAE LUCAS Columnist j.r.lucas.17@gmail.com I will be the first to admit that I was skeptical about Marvel’s plans to develop a film with a talking raccoon. My doubts and those of many fans of the franchise were not assuaged when the casting for sci-fi action-comedy “Guardians of the Galaxy” was announced. Could Chris
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By: RYAN LOHMAN Staff Writer ryanlohman@gmail.com The IU South Bend Secular Student Alliance introduced its new president at a meet-and-greet Monday, Aug. 25 in the club room of the Student Activity Center. Robyn Black, a graduate student of liberal studies, took the helm of the organization for its second year on campus and has already made some big changes. At
Leslie Lestinsky Staff Writer @2WriteLoveLilly My quest to shine a light on IU South Bend’s best and brightest has brought me to senior Lexi Millard this week. I met her in the charismatic gender studies lounge of Wiekamp Hall. Within the lounge, you will see a hollowed out television, filled with Barbies as well as several other dolls lined up and
By: DYLAN LEMERT Columnist @dlemert Sometimes, I like to try to convince myself that my high school years were the last truly good time of a musical golden age. With the second half of the 2000s edging just shy of the fully-digital era, insurmountably-priced CDs still lined the shelves of most department stores, monuments to a
By: LATORIA LAND Staff Writer If anyone were to take a look around an Indiana University campus, the large amount of diversity within the student body and faculty would be very apparent. The IU system holds a reputation for accepting people regardless of race, religion, age, background or sexual orientation. This open arms approach has
By: BREANNA GALLEGOS Staff Writer @breagallegos There have been many students wondering why the disbursement of the state’s 21st Century Scholarship and the Frank O’Bannon grants has been delayed. After talking to Cynthia Lang, associate director of financial aid and scholarships at IU South Bend, the answer is simple. The system update for the state’s
By: CHRISSY BOHLMANN Staff Writer https://www.facebook.com/ChristineBohl This July, five friends in the IU South Bend theatre program created the student film “The Prey.” The film was shot in the scene shop located in the basement of IUSB’s Northside Hall. Daniel Blevins, the director, producer, editor and camera operator, said he assembled a cast from four
By: CECELIA ROEDER @Cici_roeder Editor-in-chief Summer is always a time of change in the academic world as teachers, professors and staff often find new employment and positions. IU South Bend has been no exception, and has both gained and lost several positions within the past few months. IUSB Registrar Jeff Johnston is leaving his position