IPS Hosts Annual Food Expo
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Introducing... A new weekly comic First issue free. Unive rsity of Southern Indiana Student Newspaper strip. See Page 5 Additional copies 25 cents. l§@hlii!l@" • 200() • • +Si¥f+(iilM1§.61t¥1:jliijdi.IQii,; :Student workers lose privileges the dccis1on to cut more than ttmc contrnints. ty sponsored orgpniaztion other versity gives back to us," he said By GR£G A I·IER he ,.,d one reasons why than student athletes, Presidential Many other workers, !.ike llte hicld Smff 1,200 student workeo; from dte early registrallon progrnm by the ~tey could have been cut was Scholars and members of APB, Mario Rete!, were a little less bccau.'iC the procti e of lctttng stu the dance team, The Slueld staff tnelined to elegance. "I didn ., know anythmg Academic AtTatrs Counctl 10 dent workers register early was r,o and the Student Government "I thtnk it's a dumb idea," about at," sa1d vace prc!:ildcnt for October. but tittle has been done to \ warn workers of tl1c1r lost pnvi· that offices could maximize office Association arc not eligible for said Reid t \ • IAdvancement. henannc t.anley early registration. Jenmfer Hyland, a student \ l i \ 1l1e Rt:gbtmr·-. oOicc recent- leg~,}. coverage. The council cited tltc large ..That is not how It was often Jobs on campus only pay worker m the Scripps Howard \ \ ty changed from a DOS based minimum wage. Commumcatton Center, reacted I computer sy'tem called IS. tu- amounts of nme II take~ to manu apphed," Briggs satd. ally enter ca~h st~dent cli~blc for She said early regtstratton The perk of early registration with a mixture of swprise and dis dentlnfonnauon ystcm, to a new to -- I pre-r.:gi~tmtton mto their data ISn't unul tlte begmntng of April was one of Lhe main incentives belief to the news. computersy>tem called was Get the SCOOP On ~!::n~ base. and they haven "t gotten to the work on campus. Even though she hired Before thetr deciSion, about stage of noufymg everyone yet Aroigo, Kris lzzi, whtle only three weeks ago, her supervi Ben and Jerry. I Jenntf<r Briggs. aSSI>Wnl reg- tnsisting he would still continue sor still promised she could regis istrar said they were upgrndmg 3,000 students were eligable for According to Bngg.•. they "til send a mass cmrul to the working for US I, felt a little ter early. s P 4 from"otd technology 10 new tech- prc-rcga.strn.rtJOn ee age ofliccs at the appropriate ume. betrayed. nology. Briggs said w1th Banner, people had be to flagged. They "It's notltke we're keeping a "We give a lot more to the Anthony Pate contributed to "SIS wa> anctctll 1980s tech- umversity than the average stu this article. nology," Bnggs srud had to manually set those eft gable secret." Briggs said. Briggs also satd any untverst- dent, and tlus is somethtng the uru- ·I nus change comctdes with to free them from the registration 1 Playing around with health BSU reaches out By lEAR BARR Wednesday and Thursday at 7 The Shield staff p.m., Friday and Saturday at 8 I p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. An opportunity for growth rn "! tlunk these events have to cultural diverstty, Black History break down barriers and stereo I Month comes to a close in a few types." said Anita Cobb, BSU vice days. presidenL Softball season is Several more commumty This year's Black Student ready to kick off. events wtll take place as February Union Week theme is "Speak to ends. Me." SeePage6 Black Swdent Union presi BSU members have distril> dent Glynn Allen said be has had utcd ''Speak to Me" buttons this conversations with students who week to encourage easier conver had never sat in a classroom with sation m the halls on campus. 'I think these events have to break down barriers and stereotypes.' -Anita Cobb BSU Vice President people of any minority before A display on the history of coming to US!. btp-hop was unveiled Tuesday and This is one reason contnbu can be viewed in the University tions to Black lfutory Month arc Center. so important to minority groups A panel. "Black Contemp<> throughout the year. rary Issues in Higher Education," A variety of events, discus will take place tonight at 8 p.m. in sion and performances have Liberal Arts Room 1015. Umunusing or marked the month. Both Allen and Cobb said that dishonest? Find Allen said he hopes the US! for next year, they would moSI community will come out and like 10 see more campus comm u 1 out on Page 3 share thetr support during the rest nity suppon for Black History of February. Month and Black Swdent Union Upcoming events include Week. "An Evemng of Jazz" with Soul •• ext year, hopefully we can Speak Factor, from to I 0 p.m., Saturday get some other organizations at Pub Banquet Hall, 1348 Divi invol•ed and hopefully co-sponsor sion Street some events, .. Allen said Tickets are $ 10 tn advance at Allen said the Multicultural the Alumni Office or S 12 at the Center welcomes the entfre US! out! door. population, not just cultural groups Artist Raymond Johnson will such as BSU and the Asian Stu discuss and show his work Tues dent Urnon, and he would like to SGAgives day, Feb. 28 in liberal Arts Room see more people visit the center students a 2022. and learn together. Heath Racine and Eric Coher play around ,,;th a model of the human "The Exonerated" play is chance to speak skuU from Health Professions at the 'Safe pring Brea k fair ' in the confer showing in Mallette Studio The See BS on Page 2. their minds. ence center Thesday. atre until Feb. 26. Photo by Adrian toica Perfonnanec times are By ANTHONY PATE The Shield staff The Student Government Associa1ion will hold its next town Student Press ruling stays out of Supreme Court hall meeting, "Speak Out," Tues day, Feb. 28 at 5:30p.m. m Rooms By lEAH BARR are stifling the very reason Lhcy exist," s..1id genernl: especially to public schools," Mark Goodman, PLC e.<ecutive director 20 I and 202 in the University Cen The hicld Sutlf Ste\ e Calderwood, editor-m-<:h1ef of the Calderwood satd. satd in a Tuesday press release. tcrbndge. The U. Supreme Court decided Tues Univcn;ity of£,-ansvillc Crescent The decision affects public colleges "People in nlinois, Indiana and Wis The event wi ll give students n day morning to reject o requ~t to review By the court's rcJeclton, n June 2005 and umversities m Indiana, lllinots and \Vts consin who care about free expression need chance to ask qu~tions about aca Hosty v. Carter. a long-fought case agmnst deciSion by the 7tlt U. Circutt Court of consin. Calderwood said the decision has no to take steps today to defend a free student dcmicis.su~ . ccnsorshtp of college newspapen.. Appeals awarding college adnunh011tors effect on the U ofE newspaper because 11 is press if they want to ensure a free press wiU Students can fi ll out question The decision ends a five· year court bnt authority to e:o.crci.sc prior revie\\ on smdent a privnte school. and that umversity already be around tomorrow." fonn> located at the SGA office or tle between fonncr Governors t.ue Univer media will stand. has a pcliey protecting its student media The PLC began an initiative in Sep at table« set up by the SGA from II sity student joum nhst~ and univcr;ity olli In the Supreme Court'• 1988 llazcl from cen.sorship. tember 2005 urging public colleges in these a.m. to 2 p.m. outside the UC. cial> who stopped publtcauon oftlte 'tudcnt wood v. Kuhlmeier decision. restrictions of Fnend-of-the-<:owt bneiS were filed by 3 mtes to sign written statements designat The deans from each of the newspaper after it publi.shl"ti antcles and First Amendment ri1!.hb of elcmentar\ and journalism educators, ctvil right> orgaruza ing >tudent publications as public fonnns fi ve colleges and SGA members editorials nt1cizing school administrn110n. htgh school studentS also apply to college. nons, and 15 notional groups of studeot and free of pnor review and censorship. wlll be in attendance to answer Accordmg to ~1c pn.-.s release. the Governor\ tute '":on thi"' appeal after :.1 profcsstonal ne" medta organizations led questions submitted to them and court drd not. is~uc a wnttcn op inton to lower court victory for the 1\tudcnt.s m April by the tudent Press Law Center. wgmg the ee COURT on Page 2 will conduct a quest1on and answer explain 1~ dcctsron 1003. upreme owt to hear the case. session at the end of the event ''By sti Omg studcru media. Unt\oCr.;ttles " ll '~ a huge blow to student mt.-dla m "ThiS rultng changes the playing field," Melissa M1ll:s. rcpn...-scntativc for College of Education & Human Sctvic~ and cha1r of"Spcak Out,'' smd 11 is an excellent opportuni ty for ~tudcnb to get thc1r questions and concerns answered. IPS hosts annual food expo ''Many times 1 think Mudents ha"'c important question...,, but don 't tradttions '"th members of the know who to go to m order to get U I community," Gregori-Gahan them an'wen:d," Mills satd. satd She nho pcmted out the GA The U I lntematiooal club "Wc·really appreciate the sup ,_ another wny \tudcnt.s can voice and International Programs and pert the community has shown for thc1r concerns about the umvcrsuy.