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r„ 66 53 VOLUME11 85, ISSUE 6 EDUCATION FOR SERVICE 11DECEMBER 13,2006 b N S " I }t Fi INSIDE 1- -1 4 1 1,P'." y , ··-,Pt .· --'«3 .=*. ·.•«..4.- - , #I , I , ..., ... F. 1 f. 1 6, 94 3 - i , S '' \ L'..'... Fflf.IL"i-TI i r\11 ' 11 it // L c:' : / i 1\\ , .lilI'l. " „. "4'*, A, 1 4 1,7#6 10 Ae ** l...1 lit-Jski«1-11.1 A ·' ' 1 4 «1 )1111 1.CC'* i - 4*6/ 11\ dil ., if "1,W..... -1. '1 -, '»Li .3 . lr.7 11 ri; 1.«;i % 4,t,ff.lf, ·.*. r,71IA*· * 44 4*4.4, f :UINDY style .... - U N I V E R S I T Y O F I N D I A N A P O L I S 'Hounds beat No. 2 1 4 0 0 E A S T H A N N A A V E N U E I N D I A N A P O L I S,I N 46227 See Back Page. USI. See Page 4. '7,9.&:....WA 0 CAMPUS CRIME Thefts, burglaries down from previous years taken. Sex Offenses Aggravated Grimes foxible and nonforoble Shelly Contrary to the 2006 campus theft rates, the Burglary Thefts Assault Arson Other Managing Editor - city's south side saw an 11 percent increase ·· Vandalism 14 the 2003 j · 39 83 1 0 0 Loud(since Parties Apnl) 10 Despite the attention on the City of Indianap- in theft on a monthly basis, according to Harassment 9 olis's 2006 crime trends, the numbers of crimes Indianapolis Police Department Uniform Crime reported to the University of Indianapolis Police Reporting Office's Crime Trend Reports. The 2004 30 50 2 0 0 Department have not substantially increased. 2006 reports represent city district crime statis- "It hasn't been really a different year [in ties through September 2006. terms of crime]," said Chief of Campus Police In 2005,23 burglaries were reported to cam- 2005 23 112 6 0 0 Keith Smith. "We're up in some areas and down pus police. This year, the number of burglar- in others, and that's pretty much what I've seen ies has decreased by 30 percent, with only 16 2006 16 57 1 1 1 95 over the 16 years I've been here. burglaries reported through Nov. 29. (Through Nov 29) decreases are "The definition the break- Two areas with substantial [of burglary] is Infobox by Emily Scott thefts and burglaries. Through Nov. 29,2006,57 ing and entering of an area with an expectation thefts had been reported to campus police, down of privacy with the intent to commit a felony," University of Indianapolis crime statistics from the past four years. from 112 in 2005. Smith said. "If the perpetrator has trespassed, it " had We really had a spike last year with thefts is to be considered a burglary." reported. As of Nov. 29,2006, only one case campus police Web site. one arson, stemming from a out of the vending machines," Smith said. Burglaries include incidents in which univer- been reported. Police also reported other areas kitchen fire in Bretz Hall on Oct. 26. Accord- According to Smith, in 2005 there were many sity property, such as data projectors, are stolen While these numbers were down, Cory ing there are no leads in that case. Smith thefts in which snack and pop machines were from classrooms. saw an increase. One aggravated assault was re- to Smith, assault incident said the last arson broken into with tools in Martin Hall, Good Hall Reports of sexual assault decreased as well. ported; it is the only aggravated reported occurred May 19, 2000. the Kary Yeiser. editor-in-chief, also contributed to this story and Esch Hall and money and products were In 2005, six forcible sexual offenses were reported since at least 2003, according to 0 NEW PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS University expands curriculum with two new majors Applied Language Studies Experiential Learning from language 41:'i;#65--L« IT'"i'g;'r"-·1* VI'Fi;1*wti Careers in The mini-grant was awarded Meisha Baker .· 'I *.: "t'-* History." Ruth Shirley from the UIndy Institute for Emerging Careers, Staff Writer to language." j ' .$44 -, #*i 1 4 Feature Editor Briere said id't .ff**1.- ld** --'M13 which was established through a grant from Eli the Applied r'51<J#Jr&1 1 ,4,+ , . 1-1 fAW.i, The Department of History and Political Sci- Lilly and Company. Language Ii"*li r 1,- archeol- As part of the development, Meigs was named 1.-A- egst ence, in conjunction with the theatre and in Indianapolis Modern Lan- Studies :i '#2 .4=, . new director of learning January 2006, The University . of -'-24 -','r-#A -44*'.r ogy departments, will begin offering a major experiential guages Department will be making some changes program has .i.Atiw *61"1, in experientialleaming beginning next semester. and the university approved the minor, applied for the 2007-2008 school been fully 1.Stj.*%. 1.,1 The major, recently approved int the November history, for the 2005-2006 school year. The minor year. 3 'i : sil, ,j, . 2, ;: 4 4- , ' a will continue to be offered along with the new According to Associate Dean of the College implemented i.•,i t-mip ,5.1 f.7 Faculty Senate meeting, will offer students of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Biology in the Ger- ...:e.'1:.'.z -' Il : choice among three concentrations: appliedhis- major. John Langdon, the Lilly Foundation awdrded the man, French -&- 6''ST,d'. r. /. .. theatre. The major explores many of the same areas i tory, applied aicheology and applied 4....,e *,1 7. .'.. depth and Institute for Emerging Careers a $750,000 grant and Spanish iti'.' "' - · ' - , According to Samantha Meigs, associate pro- of study as the minor but is more in The students to explore the possibility of UIndy providing languages. 4, ' 41' 4 f fessor of=history and political science and director, cross-disciplinary. major encourages to sample different studies of the university, such coursewdrk for the development of new profes=-- Garmann . i 7, , of experiential learning, the skills students acquire while also developing sional programs. developed the . will enhance their marketability in future careers. as the arts and humanities, skills that will aid in future careers. It The Institute for Emerging Careers then gave curriculum for '., I. ., 4,0'*f, --,m:*0; The program was developed through a mini- encourages · students to learn through doing. grant awarded to Meigs and Dr. James Fuller, *4.*.6/X'*,P-'1 the / also an associate professor of history and political This program puts university at the fore- this innovative i science, in 2004 for a project entitled "Look- front of study, which is not yet were given Corporate / offered in universities. E»SX3»j'oThe successful professors 3333$50,000 4 a..:. I. ing forward to the Past: Exploring Experiential many grants to further develop their programs. Need Survey Contributed by University Communications r--4- '- "We are on the cutting edge with this," Meigs Associate Professor of German and French that was taken Gerburg Garrnann created 1,:iptil.·1&%4; A· .i' ,.51., e >:):,· ··':C-· ''t.,i:'jiu,f'i,- '· 4, said. "Experiential learning has beenafield for . within the and Modern Languages Chair Gerburg Garmann by UIndy " about 25 years, but it's probably only the new Applied Language 4,9.40 ".'t 1< *Ah.I'' 94. " p. fl '425;' '....4 '1-fi, 1 9 ..= . I, - ,"1 „f -",1... , was those who received a $50,000 alumni to see five years or so that universities are starting to among grant. Studies program. ''.' *.*.(2'.· :,·,i .Nt- .2.....,,.1 I..1 ....:If: -9,1..'...,- 1 last Garmann used the grant to develop a new major what they felt , t.'Te.»,1 :,PO.'... '1 r 4 .1.' f It'fi, 1 pick this up." for modern language students, known as Applied was necessary The program's curriculum has not yet been Studies. for the modern language fully approved, but it will require 27 credits from Language departI,ent. , 1, 2*5) 8.f <1.. - -1'll' 444& "'ilc,,' ,,'', __ 1 *,d .-h .-4 - pending courses inthe School "The purpose of the program is to take a look Along with teaching about the use of foreign ill .1.1 of Business, the 7%-dil ·'3 '-& 11 p.. r.-- 1'.. , 5, 2£,1 archeology department and also the history and at languages to see how they will be used in the language for business in the future, the new pro- 41 ' '64.1 will translation and political science department or the theatre depart- future by businesses," said Dan Briere, Dean of gram also emphasize interpre- :2 f e l ,P ' . : 11 ·,' Pa .11 14 1 1 .11...i. - .'., on which concentration a student the College of Arts and Sciences. tation for all students. - , , ,· . ,i g, ·. ment, depending :,- 1. , ,... '. 9. ' ' . Garmann said the objective of the program is " The goal for Spanish majors is to push them 11'M-1,. 1 -' i . ;11·.3' . ., chooses. The required hours were deliberately to provide practical business and public language onto the track of health and social services," =* 7'..4/1 ' '.'f' 41:'.1 ' ..i, .r .I# :I,;I ,28 ,&.]., i kept low inorder toencourage students toadd major or to double training inanintensive setting atbeginning, inter- Garmann said. "For German and French majors, I 1 - ...I , ',:, ..i: .., 1, .T:.,11!('11:1. ,(.:9 , aspects of the program to their mediate and advanced levels. would like tosee them takeastep towards inter- , , ,,·2,#, - - -,-- L-, ,,.6.,414.