Archive for November 5th, 2009

Campus focuses on love

More than 50 students, along with the Intercultural Student Services (ISS) Office and the Dean of Chapel Office, have worked for over a year to create this week’s campus-wide focus on love.
It’s called Love Revolution – a five-day event devoted to loving God, yourself, others, enemies and community that is based on 1 John 4:12,…

The battle rages over healthcare reform

On Saturday, Oct. 31, House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH-8) gave a press release stating, “Only Republicans have offered solutions to lower health care costs and make it easier to obtain quality, affordable coverage without imposing a massive burden on the American people.”
This statement was given after President Obama urged his opponents to grab a…

From the womb to the tomb

I don’t know anything about economics. I know I should; I am in Microeconomics with Dr. Lehman who definitely knows his stuff, but I’m no economist. I know the “invisible hand” and “tariffs, bad; free trade, good,” but that’s about it.
So I guess when it comes to this healthcare debate, I have a hard…

Students stealing across campus

A kleptomaniac is known as someone who has a strong urge to steal small, mostly useless items. This is different from the typical thief, who steals for the monetary value of the items. It appears that Indiana Wesleyan University has a few practicing kleptomaniacs.
Sarah Melford, campus police coordinator, says that thefts aren’t often reported to…

Townhouses immerse Spanish speakers

The Foreign Language Department is teaming up with Resident Life to potentially create “living and learning communities” within the townhouses as early as next fall, and Spanish speaking students will participate in a course designed to immerse the students in the Hispanic culture.
According to Andrea Lemire, assistant professor of Spanish and coordinator for the Foreign…

Health Care: Responses to recent healthcare legislation

President Obama is keeping a promise. A cornerstone of his campaign, the Democrat candidate pledged to provide health care for all Americans. Congressional efforts to deliver on that promise have sparked debates in Washington and across the country. Check out news coverage of the August “Town Hall” meetings and the “Tea Party”…

Colloquium reaches for bananas

On Tuesday evening, religion majors filed into the banquet rooms in the Student Center to hear experts present and respond to issues regarding the future of the ministerial vocation for this semester’s Religion and Philosophy colloquium.
Special speaker Dr. L. Greg Jones, dean of Duke University Divinity School, began his talk on the future of ordained…

Government control of student loans

The new bill titled the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009 that the House of Representatives is passing will eliminate the need for bank-based student loans. The government will become the number one outlet in obtaining loans for college.
With a vote of 253-171, the House of Representatives voted in favor of the new…

Corey’s Picks of the week

This is the week nine preview of college football ranking teams one through 10 with a description of each game. There was quite a stir-up this week inside the top-10, with nine of the ten teams climbing or dropping positions. Most notable move was then No. 3 Texas jumping then No.2 Alabama. The prime-time game…

Legally Blonde Broadway professionals host luncheon

Guest speakers from the Broadway National Touring Company of “Legally Blonde” spoke to theater majors on Oct. 27 in the Henry West Banquet Room.
Kevin Beebee, stage manager, and Ven Daniel, who plays Kyle, Dewey, Grandmaster Chad, ate lunch and answered questions regarding the theater business.
Students learned about everyday life while being on…