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Art & Design, Music crowd CDFAC

The music department and the art & design department work on co-habiting CDFAC despite space and technical problems
is that they [in music] need conditioned
space, he said. Basically, they need space
that is temperature controlled. They need
space that has a certain level of humidity in
it that protects their wooden instruments,
With 120 art & design majors and while were at the other end of the build100 music majors in a building that was ing, blowing every bit of air out of here
made for 40 music majors and 40 art & that we can. So we have ceramic studios,
design majors, the art & design depart- foundations studios, drawing and painting
ment and the music department students studios, a woodshopall of which need
do the best with the space they have in constant air circulation to bring in fresh
the Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center air to get dust particles and such out. So
building. However, according to Chair of while theyre trying to maintain that level
Art & Design Jim Viewegh and Chair of of condition within the building, as far as
Music Brenda Clark, while having art & air quality goes, were trying to just replace
design and music together in one build- all the air. So thats destroying the whole
ing sounds like a good idea on paper, in idea of humidity control.
reality, it is not practical.
According to Clark, the buildings
Christel DeHaan was built 22 years space is also too small to house both of
ago for 40 art students and 40 music the growing majors.
students, Viewegh said. And since then,
Neither department has enough
both programs have become nationally space, and the types of spaces that we
accredited, and they have maintained that. need are very unique to the art that we
Both programs have essentially tripled in create, Clark said. Those needs are quite
size, both in students and in faculty, and different. We need sound proof rooms,
the potential for us to do more is there. rooms with high ceilings in some cases,
Its just were limited by space.
and they [art & design] dont require that.
Clark said that the art & design departViewegh said that the art & design
ment requires a setting and environment department needs a bigger space, but also
different from the one that music requires. a more open environment as well. Junior
We shouldnt inhabit the same space art education major Liv Reuter also thinks
in the same building, she said. We have that art & design students need more
different needs when it comes to the air space to work comfortably and efficiently.
flow, temperature and humidity mainteOur painting [and drawing] room
nance. So that in itself is a big challenge. is super, super cramped, she said. When
Viewegh said that the art & design we get all the easels up, we can hardly fit
and music departments have very differ- everybody in there. Its kind of a recipe
ent air control needs for their art projects for disaster walking around the room. You
and instruments.
could knock over somebodys canvas.
The problem with us being together
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By Mercadees Hempel &

Erik Cliburn
MANAGING EDITOR & EDITORIAL ASSISTANT

Photo contributed by Jim Viewegh

Students, university
handle mold in Crowe
By Kylee Crane
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Photos contributed by Faith Schonauer

Schonauer found mildew and mold growing on her possessions in her dorm room in Crowe in September.

OPINION 2

SPORTS 4

FEATURE 6

In late September, sophomore chemistry major Faith Schonauer began noticing the mildew and mold growth in her
Crowe Hall dorm room.
Schonauer had grabbed a basket full
of lotions and facial supplies from the
top of her armoire. After taking a makeup
bag out of the basket, she noticed it had
several spots on it. Although she thought
it was weird, Schonauer assumed it was
makeup residue.
I went downstairs and started talking
to people about it, and my RA was like,
We need to go check this out now, she
said.
Schonauers resident assistant and
Crowes residence director went to her
room, and both inspected and agreed it
was mold. Schonauer was then given a
cleaning product to wipe it down, and
her RA scheduled for physical plant
personnel to come and clean the room.
The people from [the] physical plant
surprisingly came really fast. They came
that day to check it out and clean our
room, she said.
According to Physical Plant Executive
Director Pam Fox, mildew growth has
been confirmed in Crowe Hall through
testing by both the university and outside
companies.
We do know that it is the same kind of
mold spores that you find in an everyday
environment, Fox said.The spores come
inside through the air conditioning unit.
If you have the right conditions in your
room, theyll settle on some materials and
then start growing.
The type of spores that were found

are called aspergillus which is a common

mold found indoors/outdoors and created
from decaying leaves and vegetation, according to Fox.
The university placed a brand new roof
on Crowe before the fall semester began
as one way to lessen the chance of any
mildew or mold growth, Fox said.
We noticed some areas on the roof
that we thought water could be getting
in, so the executives here at the university
decidedsince we thought there might be
a chance of waterto go ahead and replace
it as a preventative measure, she said.
Fox said they also updated the work
order system for cleaning any mildew
growth students might find in their
dorm rooms.
When an RD or RA calls us, they
can put a ticket right in our system under
Housekeeping for this specific cleaning,
Fox said. The RD will report it, and we
get to it that day. We have a product that
cleans the type of mildew and mold we
have specifically found is growing.
Schonauer said that after the first
cleaning, her room was fine for a while. A
few weeks passed, and she noticed growth
on her bag again.
Schonauer went through the same
procedure again, contacting her RA and
placing a physical plant work order.
One of our RAs showed us what
the mold looked like and explained
it to us more, she said. So after the
physical plant came in to clean up the
second time, I went around and looked
around at our stuff. We ended up still
finding spots left all over the room, and
so I reported it again.
After reporting it, Schonauer said
her RD came in and personally cleaned
where there were spots left. The spots on

the furniture, Schonauer said, were green

and just really gross.
Physical plant personnel came in a
total of three times to clean Schonauers
room due to the mildew and mold growth,
according to Schonauer.
Fox said that there is not much more
the university can do in regard to the
mildew and mold removal. Educating
students on how the spores settle and
grow, she said, is the best way to prevent
growth.
Its not the kind of mold where you
need to remove drywall, and its not coming in because of a major leak within the
building. This is just mildew spores that
are everywhere and are landing because
of the environment, she said. I think the
education is working because we just find
those isolated cases where the student likes
to keep their curtains shut and turn down
the air conditioning real low. Thats when
you find the ideal conditions.
The 2016 summer also was humid,
Fox said, which also can have an impact
on the mold spores growth.
After weeks of dealing with the mold
growth, Schonauer said she was ready to
move out. Her mother visited campus
to talk with Residence Life personnel
because, according to Schonauer, she was
tired of having the growth continue on
her belongings and continuously having
physical plant employees in and out of the
room for cleaning purposes. Schonauer
said besides her basket, the mold had
grown over time on her trash can, jewelry
box, a purse, multiple pairs of shoes, a
mirror and parts of the dorm furniture.
Schonauer said she was told she would
be reimbursed for damages from the
growth in the room.

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Wellness Challenge
promotes active lifestyle
The Wellness Challenge is a workout
challenge held in the Ruth Lilly
Fitness Center that is intended to
increase the number of students using
the weight room. It began a few weeks
ago and will continue through the rest
of the semester.

Marines celebrate their

241st birthday at UIndy
By Ryan Wright-Jordan
STAFF WRITER

Community dogs provide

therapy for people in
need
Students on the campus at the
University of Indianapolis were
invited to gather and meet dogs as a
part of Eskenazi Healths Therapy Dog
program on Nov. 17 at 3 p.m. in the
Engagement Center.The therapy dogs
partnered with Eskenazi are trained
to provide affection and comfort to
people in hospitals, nursing homes,
schools, hospices, disaster areas and
to people with learning difficulties.

Recital brings graduates

together in Ruth Lilly

Alumni of the music department

at the University of Indianapolis
were invited to perform again on
Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center.
The alumni, organized by Associate
Professor of Music Mitzi Westra,
came together for the Alumni Recital
on Nov. 6 at 4 p.m. in the Ruth Lilly
Performance Hall.

The University of Indianapolis celebrated the Marines 241st birthday at 4

p.m. on Nov. 10 in the Stierwalt Alumni
House. Former Mayor Greg Ballard
started off the ceremony by speaking to all
the Marines or issuing a Call to Order.
According to the U.S. Marine Corps
website, since the Continental Congress
established the Marine Corps in 1775 to
fight on land and sea, every Nov. 10 the
Marines celebrate the day of their birth.
All across the world, Marines commemorate the progress of their branch of service
and these lost in battle.
The primary tradition is to have a
Marine Birthday Ball, which is similar to
the Marine Birthday at UIndy, but with
dancing. A Marine attending the UIndy
event, Cpl. Kevin Buetow, said the ball
is like prom on steroids.
Generally at the celebrations, Marines receive a few congratulatory words
from the host and then a message from
their commandant praising those who
served and are still serving. Afterwards,
while bagpipes are playing, a few Marines escort a cake to the center of the
room, which is ceremoniously cut with a
Mameluke sword, or as it is commonly
known, an officers sword. Once cut, a
piece is given to the oldest Marine in
attendance. After taking a bite, the eldest
Marine says, This food is fit for human

consumption. Then the youngest Marine

attending takes a bite and declares the
same. This particular tradition is to show
the passing down of traditions from the
eldest Marine to the youngest according
to Buetow.
After Ballard, a Marine named Joseph
Lohman spoke to everyone at the birthday.
Im a man, a husband, and a father.
Im a Marine, and Im a brother to all
those who claim the title U.S. Marine,
Lohman said. ... I believe, deep down,
all of us Marines hold true [to] all of our
traditions and try to uphold them to the
utmost. At times, it takes a Marine to
remind all of us what it is we stand for.
After Lohman spoke, a five-minute
video message from the commandant
was played.
After the video, the Marines voices
echoed through the Stierwalt Alumni
House as they sang the Marines Hymn.
When the hymn was finished, some
Marines shouted, Ooh rah!
Then the cake was brought out. Standing at attention, four Marines carefully
walked the cake to the center of the room.
Ballard cut the cake with the officers
sword and gave a piece to the eldest Marine, who in turn took a bite and gave it
to the youngest to consume as well. Then
the rest of those in attendance received a
piece of the cake.
I appreciate that they [Marines] are
willing to leave their families to fight for
me and our country, said sophomore
public health major Julia Brunnemer.

Students hold event to

fight stigma on campus

Photos by Mariah Coleman

A student writes a message on a poster during the Stigma Fighters event on Nov. 16, which aspires to spread the message that everyone be kind to one another.

By Josie Clark
STAFF WRITER
Stigma Fighterseducated nearly 150
students about transgender awareness and
person-first language on Wednesday, Nov.
16 in UIndy Hall B. Assistant Professor of
Psychological Sciences Jackie Hess asked
students in her Abnormal Psychology
course to choose an advocacy issue related
to the class. Nine small groups chose
abnormal psychology issues to advocate,
and the entire class collaborated to host
the transgender awareness and personfirst language event. The students named
themselves Stigma Fighters.
Hess said that the 33 students made
their decision by the third week of the
course and have spent part of each evening
during their night class working on the
Stigma Fighters project. The students
mean what they say, Hess said, and are
dedicated to spreading the message to be
kind and be aware of the way we address
one another.
Whether were talking about stigma
regarding mental health or being trans-

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

gender, I dont believe in that. Its about

being respectful, Hess said. Its about
creating a world where were all safe.
The students hosting the event created
four sections. Each person who entered
had his or her Lecture/Performance slip
signed at each station in order to receive
credit. The first station was educational
and involved a short lecture and questionand-answer session about transgender
awareness, person-first language and
mental health. The second station required students to write an encouraging
note to anyone who is struggling against
a stigma. The third station was a game
in which students were asked questions
about scenarios involving the fight against
stigma. The final section was to sign a
Stigma Fighters banner to pledge to
reduce stigma. Senior human biology and
Spanish major Sarah Hamilton helped
organize the event and was impressed
with the turnout for the event. She said
that she did a lot of research just trying to
be sure that she and the class did justice
to the topic.
Senior religion major Joshua Beach
was impressed with the event as well.

Im very big on minorities, and I

thought this is an issue thats extremely
relevant, Beach said. This is about treating the person first. Oftentimes, we label
people first.
Junior nursing major Alex Brinley was
part of the group that originally came
up with the transgender advocacy issue.
Brinley acted as the transgender advocate
for the rest of the class. She said that this
class has not affected her, as this is her
first semester living as full-time female.
She said that it can be hard because many
people do not know anyone who is transgender. The recent presidential election
does not bode well, she said.
The level of harassment and prejudice
and hate Ive seen has increased, Brinley
said. The last week, there have been days
where I was afraid to go outside. Ive seen
more harassment in the last week than in
the last six months.
Brinley further stated that the Abnormal Psychology class has been very
supportive. This was the only event the
group will host this semester, but members
all have pledged to fight stigma in their
day-to-day lives and on campus.

Photos by Angela Mercado

A veteran in the audience watches a video message from the commandant of the Marine Corps on Nov. 10.
Semper Fi, as the Marines say, or Semper
Fidelis, in Latin, means always faithful.
Honor guides marines, Lohman said.
To exemplify the ultimate and ethical

moral behavior, to never lie, cheat or

steal, [and] to abide by an uncompromising code of integrity, respecting of
dignity to respect others.

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There are just some things you cannot
clean and fix, so I was glad when they said
we would be reimbursed,she said.We sent
in our list of stuff to Residence Life and
they sent it on to others, but we still have
not heard anything and have not gotten a
response.
Schonauer said she also felt like it was
compromising her health.
I would cough really bad throughout my
sleep, she said. I was noticing breathing
problems, and it felt like I was having an
anxiety attack. And I had never had that
happen before.
Schonauer said the university accepted
their request, but the university would
not cover the difference in the cost of the
dorms. Although Schonauer said she tried
to argue that she had no choice but to move
out after multiple mold incidents, she was
told the university does not alter costs for
circumstantial events.
Schonauer said that after spending about
a week in the new dorm room in Central
Hall, she feels her health has gone back
to normal and has experienced no more
breathing problems, which has made her
living situation much better.
To avoid mildew growth, Fox said
residents should keep their curtains open
when they are not in their rooms and keep
the air conditioning unit set at 70 degrees
or above. She said physical plant personnel
have been placing more emphasis on following certain rules to keep rooms cleaner
and free of growth.
When students come to move into their
room, theres a flyer on the door in a bright
color, and it shares what steps to follow in
order to keep a room clean, Fox said. We
also placed the same thing in sticker format

on all air conditioning units, which can

be found in every room.
Although Schonauer said that she
kept her unit one degree cooler at 69
degrees, she did not keep her curtains
closed constantly.
Schonauer said that although it was
an unfortunate situation, she was very
thankful for how understanding and
proactive both the RAs and her RD in
Crowe were.
Fox said she hopes to improve education about mildew even more before
school starts next fall.
When the RDs come in for training,
were going to put a really good presentation together for them next summer to
kind of talk about what kind of spores
live in the air, how residents should set
their curtains and air conditioning and
even how to recognize it, she said. We
have received work orders, and well go
to clean it, and it might not actually be
mildew growth. So the education would
be very beneficial for the RAs and RDs,
as well as the students, to know what
to look for.
Even though some work orders result
in false identification of mildew growth,
Fox said they want to emphasize how
seriously physical plant personnel take
each case.
We treat each work order that
comes in just as seriously as the one
beforehand, Fox said. We just want
to make sure that if anything is found
... we address it right away.
Students who believe they may have
mildew or mold growth in a dorm room
should contact their RA or RD to have
a work order placed as soon as possible.