MUShare The Carbon Campus Newspaper Collection 9-13-1999 The Carbon (September 13, 1999) Marian University - Indianapolis Follow this and additional works at: https://mushare.marian.edu/crbn Recommended Citation Marian University - Indianapolis, "The Carbon (September 13, 1999)" (1999). The Carbon. 116. https://mushare.marian.edu/crbn/116 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Campus Newspaper Collection at MUShare. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Carbon by an authorized administrator of MUShare. For more information, please contact [email protected]. VOLUME 4 ISSUE 2 A MARIAN COLLEGE STUDENT PUBLICATION SEPTEMBER 13, 1999 Education Department Is We're Changing with the Times s By Kate Rave by Wendy Nine New faces, they are abso­ In light of the new state pleted prior to student teaching. will notify students if this option lutely everywhere. Maybe you guide lines for licensing in edu- Students will also notice a will continue in the future. are a freshman and every face cation, Marian's Education De­ change in the curriculum. There The department is offering but your roommate is strange. partment has made some is a new protocol for reflective service learning opportunites Maybe you're a senior, and there changes to their handbook. journaling being used in Edu throughtout the year. are just some faces you don't All students must be Project Enhance needs recognize. Maybe you are a staff formally admitted to the de­ students to work with member, and there are unfamil­ partment before they can middle school children iar faces at your staff meeting. register for 300/400 level as mentors. The That's right. Not only are there classes. It is imperative all Danforth Parent & Stu­ new faces among the students current students take the dent Leaders Project but also among the faculty and PPST by the end of the se­ needs student volunteers staff. mester if they have not al­ to assist parents in tar­ Some of the new faculty ready completed these tests. geting and resolving is­ members are Dr. Christine Freshman and new students sues in schools. There Accetturo, Ed.D She is the As­ need to complete testing by Education students at work is an El Salvador Out- sistant Professor of Secondary the beginning of Fall 2000 reach being planned dur­ Education. Dr. Accetturo earned classes. An information meet- 161 , 162, and 163. These exer- ing Spring Break 2000. her B.S. from Illinois State Uni- ing concerning the application cises increase student's aware­ The department has a . versity her M.S. in Education process will be held on Septem­ ness of situations, develop a listserve to keep all students in­ from Butler and her Doctoral ber 16, 1999 at Noon in Room greater personal knowledge, and formed of meetings, new re­ degree from Ball State. 4. The PPST information meet­ apply the course concepts to quirements, and additional op­ Dr. David Benson Ph.D. is ing is October 7,1999 at Noon teaching and learning. The de­ portunities for service. Sign up the Assistant Professor of Biol­ in Room 4. Students in Second­ partment is piloting fa11 student at [email protected]. ogy. Dr. Benson received hi s ary Education Licensing must teaching this semester for Early B.A from Greenville College pass all content courses. All Childhood and Elementary Edu­ and his Ph.D from Washington methods courses will be com- cation Majors. The department State University. continued on page 3 Drawing the boundaries on smoking By Wendy Nine been designated non-smoking the open window at the end of The college counci 1 has wing in Marian co11ege Resi­ the hall puffing away. now implemented this program dence Halls. But that is no longer. After and resident life will be work­ Residents cannot smoke in the resident life staff recieved ing with the hall council and the their rooms , on the the wings , complaints from residents about RA.s to evaluate this smoking or by the windows if you are liv­ smoking concerns they decided Smokin' in the donn room ... policy and to see how it has ing in a designated non-smok­ last semester to change some of worked. Attention smokers and non­ ing wing. the wings from smoking to non­ The resident life staff is smokers. The lines have been In the past residence halls smoking. "very opened about getting stu­ drawn. have been designated smoking. "This was something that dent feedback, see your RA. Or Two west and three west in As long as your roommate didn't needed to be done. It should RD. Or myself for any sugges­ Clare Hall, second floor south mind and as long as you had have been done prior to students tions on this for next year or how room 200-220 and ground floor your door shut. But every once moving in because they should to better implement this policy," in St. Francis, and first floor in a while you could poke your have a choice. But so far it has Roland Rydstrom, the Assistant North, first floor main, and thrid head out of your room and see a been working," St.Francis RA. Dean for Campus Life, said . floor east in Doyle Hall have a11 few pepole congregated around Samantha Baxter said. The Carbon September 13 1999 FORUM A Very Unrnerry Holiday by Viviane Seumel Three years ago the Carbon campus wanted to have been able to do so. published "The Suitcase Col­ use it. I can under­ Lastly, the cafeteria had very lege", an article written by Anita stand that the 1i brary limited hours for these three days Hess, then an RA on my fresh­ was closed on Mon­ and the food became increas­ man floor. The article depicted day, an official na­ ingly less appetizing as he week­ Marian students as constantly tional holiday, but end progressed. Choices were leaving the campus for week­ there was no reason very . limited and with each day ends. Even today the contro­ to deprive students more menu items from previous versy about this issue continues. of this academic re­ meals were resurrected in from Some say that there is nothing source facility for old make new entrees and side to do on campus on weekends the entire weekend. dishes. and that's why they leave, while Because that After this weekend experi­ others, especially administrators, search for my senior seminar. Saturday and Sunday were also ence on campus, I do not blame hold fast to the opinion that if But I never got a chance to very hot, I made my way to the anyone who leaves even if there students only stayed, they would enter the library because it Ruth Lilly Center for some cool are activities scheduled and even see things really do happen on was closed on all three days hours in the air-conditioning. if this was not the way things are weekends. of the weekend. This circum­ Once again I was disappointed be­ usually run on regular two day I stayed on Labor Day stance was completely in­ cause the student center was closed weekends. If regular weekends weekend not because I was ex­ comprehensible to me. Sat­ all Saturday and Sunday without have even a mild taste of this pecting any major scheduled urday and Sunday were just any valid reason. Even if just two Labor Day weekend, then stu­ events, but because I had a lot two normal days and the li­ students who spent that weekend dents pay entirely too much for of homework. One of my goals brary should have been open on campus wanted to come and what this college actually offers was to do a large amount of re- even if only one student on shoot pool for a while, they should them. Having a Ball October by Ke vin Branigan flag football- men office is located in the auxil- exercise and enjoying yourself 4 on 4 volleyball- women Do you want to meet iary gym and phone exten­ playing intramurals? par 3 golf tournament-everyone people, get exercise, and have sion is 6106. Teams include If anyone has any sugges­ fun? Then participating a minimum of 5 men and 5 tions for more events, call Mike November intramurals is the thing for you. women. Students still look­ with ideas. In addition to racquetball tournament-everyone Oh, did I mention it is free and ing to play should contact intramurals, there is a coed club January and February open to all Marian College stu­ McKenzie as soon as pos­ volleyball tournament Sunday, Oc­ 5 on 5 basketball- men dents? sible. tober 10. Contact Sandra Hester, 3 on 3 basketball-women Coed softball is in the pro­ Mr. McKenzie hopes director of student activities for March students will participate. more information at extension cess of starting soon. Roster Coed volleybal 1 sheets should be obtained from Why wa te an hour of time 6319 or see her in room 201 in the April watching television when Ruth Lilly Center. Mike McKenzie, director of tennis-everyonesoccer Frisbee intramurals. Mr. McKenzie's you can be out getting some or football-everyone _The Carbon is a publication of the students of Marian College Have something to say ... with assistance from JOU 205 Newswriting and [email protected] JOU 260 Desktop Publishing. Editors We'll be waiting and Angela Hatem and Viviane Seumel waiting Views and opinions expressed are those of the individual writer and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of the Carbon staff or and waiting of the general Marian College community.