Since last week, Monday, Sept. 23rd, students, faculty and staff have been creating t-shirts bearing declarations and politically charged phrases like “Don’t hate me because you can’t penetrate me,” “No means no, I don’t owe you anything,” “Keep your misogyny out of my society,” and “I’m strong, I’m brave, I’ve […]
Author: Patrick Drennan
SPEA Grad Students Honor Fellow Certificate Recipients and Fall Graduates
Graduate students of the School of Public and Environmental Affairs will be hosting a pot luck dinner on April 19 to recognize their fellow classmates receiving certificates at the end of this semester. The organizers of the event, students of SPEA 504, Public Organization, and spearheaded by Jeffrey Allen, Kelly […]
How Senate Bill 0585 Threatens the NWI Economy
On Feb. 26, 2013, Senate Bill 0585 passed the senate with a vote of 50 to zero. Designed by Senator Ed Charbonneau of Valparaiso, the bill proposes land based casinos for the area, a level one trauma center in Northwest Indiana, and the control of the Gary/Chicago International Airport Authority […]
IUN Club Works to Spread Awareness on Oppression in the Arab World
This past week the IU Northwest campus celebrated “Eye on The Arab World,” a series of events hosted by our chapter of Amnesty International. Amnesty International is a non for profit organization that focuses on achieving global human rights whose research and action campaigns that spread awareness and impact government […]
NWI Coalition Fights for Region Workers’ Rights
Northwest Indiana is a region that is home to fourteen communities characterized by high poverty, high rates of unemployment, and a disparaged workforce left behind and neglected from economic progress. Some cities, such as Gary and East Chicago, have some of the highest rates of unemployment in the entire state. […]
Congressman Visclosky Hosts FASFA Symposium at Gary Career Center
On Thursday, February 21, Congressman Pete Visclosky hosted an informational symposium to educate high school seniors and other prospective college students on the benefits of taking student loans out through FASFA. The address began with Congressman Visclosky offering some inspirational words on the necessity of a college education in order […]
Chemistry Students Utilize Mathematical Software to Design a New Educational Tool
As technology has become more sophisticated and accessible, educators have been implementing advancements in technology to aid in their efforts to help students learn. Here on campus, an interesting new use of technology is changing the way students learn Chemistry. Seven students of Nelson DeLeon, Ph.D., associate dean for Arts […]
IU Northwest Names Diane White As Its New Red Hawk Volleyball Coach
Indiana University Northwest has announced that Diane White, of Westfield, Ind., will coach the Lady Red Hawk volleyball team for the 2013 season. “I have always wanted to coach at the college level,” remarks White. “That was always in the cards. I was just waiting for my children to be […]