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[J. Kernick] Hi, I’m Jolene Kernick, your guest
host for the September 10th edition of IUPUI’s The Spot.
IUPUI enrollment has surpassed 30–thousand students this year. With representatives from
all 50 states and 122 countries, there’s no doubt IUPUI has a voice. Democracy Plaza is one
place where your voice can be heard. The Spot spoke with Erika Yasuno for more information.
[E. Yasuno] Democracy Plaza is a student organization at IUPUI, and our mission is to
cater open discussions on anything that matters to students. It could be topics that is either
local, or state, or national, or even global. Democracy Plaza is located underneath the
Business School breezeway by the Taylor Hall Courtyard.
Pass the Mic is a series of events that is facilitated by Professor Trevor Potts who is
from the Department of Communication Studies. So he has the communication class to choose the
topics that are important to them. And so we have open discussions about them here in
Democracy Plaza. Now our first event is on September 18th, which
is on a Thursday from 12:15 to 1 p.m. It is here at Democracy Plaza as I have said, and it
runs every Thursday until October 23rd of this year. If students would like to get more
information about Democracy Plaza, they are more than welcome to come visit us at the
Campus and Community Life in Suite 370 inside the Campus Center. However, they are also
welcome to come visit our Web site, it’s demplaza.iupui.edu, or add us in Facebook.
[J. Kernick] The Cultural Arts Gallery is open and ready for you to visit. Stop by Campus
Center Suite 240 to view the exhibit of photography by photojournalist John Gentry. The
exhibit highlights some of his work from New York and the American West. Gentry’s career has
included eighteen years as a photographer and photo editor for The Indianapolis News and The
Indianapolis Star. More recently, it has included a lot of the photos you’ve seen of the
IUPUI campus. For more information you can visit the Campus Center Web site.
This week in Student Voices we spoke with you about your strategy on finding a good parking
spot. Here’s what you had to say. [S. Bui] Good strategy for finding a park spot –
I normally get here early in the morning, like at 8:00 is when it’s pretty open. I normally
find a quick - well, my classes start in the morning. I park in the Herron parking lot right
in front of the door. So it’s nice. I only have to walk like 10 feet.
[S. Slightom] I usually get here around the same time every day. To do that you just have to make
sure you know your routine and where you’re going to go. I usually get the third floor level
of the Herron parking, the sports garage right next to Herron. Turn signals are a good thing.
If you notify somebody that you’re going to turn, then they won’t take your spot.
[J. Grenire] Finding a parking place around here is pretty hard. I just try to get here
about an hour early and just look for one. Most of the time the garages over in that area stay
pretty open towards the top. [D. Lamont] Don’t play the game. I just
refunded my parking permit. I either take my bike, or I take the bus. It’s really just what
I’ve decided to be too much of a hassle around here.
[J. Kernick] With nearly 16 percent of IUPUI’s freshman class representing minority populations
, culture and diversity are an important part of this campus. Some of the ways IUPUI community
celebrates this diversity is through Indy’s Irish Fest and Fiesta Indianapolis.
Indy’s Irish Fest will be celebrating traditional Irish music, dance and culture on
September 19th through 21st at Military Park. If you’re unable to join in the fun there, be
sure to check out the Mariachi band and Tex-Mex food at Fiesta Indianapolis on September 20th
at the American Legion. Join Coach Maggie Calcaterra and the IUPU
I softball team during the Jaguar Softball Invitational on September 20th and 21st. Coach
Maggie talked with us about the importance of the fall season.
[S. Woodall] Can you tell us a little bit about the importance of the fall season and what this
invitational means for you. [M. Calcaterra] The fall season is important for
us because it gives us a chance of how the girls have come in off their work from the summer and
give us an indication of what we need to work on in our off season. The invitational is a good
way for us to see the local talent and a good opportunity for people within the area to come
and watch what we have to offer. Butler University, a local rivalry will be here
, Eastern Kentucky, University of Indianapolis, St. Joe’s and also St. Mary of the Woods.
Right now we’re kind of re-evaluating everything making sure that we have everything
going in the right direction. We have a lot of new, young people coming in so everything right
now is pretty enthusiastic. We’re working on going in the right direction, like I said. And
kind of just keep working on re-building the program.
The invitational is September 20th and 21st, Saturday and Sunday. We’ll start at 9:00 in
the morning, and it goes until Sunday afternoon. [J. Kernick] That’s it for The Spot this week
. Check us out next Wednesday to meet The Spot’s upcoming guest host by viewing our podcast at
jagtv.iupui.edu. I’m Jolene Kernick and thanks for Spotting us!