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 […]
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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 […]
“You Cannot Hit a Target If You Can’t See It”
On March 6, Indiana University Northwest and the surrounding community of Gary came together to celebrate the journey they had all taken together. Though no traveling was involved, the community and university united as one through the “One Book One Campus One Community Program” after reading the novel The Other […]
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 […]
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Kathryn Bigelow’s Zero Dark Thirty is a Righteous Good Time
Zero Dark Thirty opens with Jason Clarke’s character Dan telling a detainee named Ammar (a composite according to the movie’s screenwriter Mark Boal), “You lie to me, I hurt you.” He goes on to knock him down, forces him to endure simulated drowning, and forces him inside a small box. […]
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Reality Shows: Real Life or Real Trash?
I’m not going to sit here and say that I don’t watch television, because that would be a straight up lie. I’m all for television shows such as The Game, Key & Peele, Always Sunny in Philadelphia. One thing that I don’t get is the reality shows that I have […]