February 16, 2011

Indiana University South Bend’s Publication Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Inside this Issue

Intermural Sports Page 3

Sweat Shops Page 8

ND Football Page 5

BY MANDI STEFFEYStaff Writer

With midterms coming up and the end of the year barely in sight, it’s important to remem-ber what the month of March brings us: the

FAFSA deadline for the 2011-2012 school year. Yes, March 10 is the deadline for priority for IUSB financial aid, but it is a good idea to get the FAFSA out of the way now. The official application for the FAFSA can be found at www.fafsa.ed.gov, and to submit the application to IUSB, just type in the school code (001816) on the application. Your FAFSA will determine your eligibility for educational op-portunity grants, work study, and direct loans. Helpful tips and other information can be found on the FAFSA web-site. When you’re done filling out your FAFSA form, head on over to www.scholarships.iusb.edu. At this site you’ll find all the information you will need to fill out your Online Scholarship Application (OSA). This application is filled out via your OneStart account. Look under the Financial

Section on the Student Self-Service Tab, and click the “IU South Bend and IU Foundation Scholarship Application”

link. This application, consisting of various short essays and some yes or no questions, will determine what schol-arships you are eligible for and be used as your application for all of the scholarships for which you qualify. Paper scholarships, which cannot be submitted through the OSA, can be found in the Financial Aid office in the Ad-ministration Building, or at www.iusb.edu/~scholar1/pa-perapps.shtml. These paper applications need to be filled out separately per scholarship and returned to wherever the scholarship designates. The deadline for paper applica-tions varies, while the OSA needs to be completed and fi-nalized by March 1 to be considered for awards. Being on top of your finances is the most important thing to remember for the coming year. Your FAFSA may designate whether or not you will be able to attend school in the fall, so make sure to fill it out and apply for all pos-sible scholarships! For more information, contact the office of Financial Aid via e-mail, [email protected], or by phone at 574-520-4357.

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BY: JOSEPH GRAFStaff Writer

Valentine’s Day was on Monday and though many college students are already in relationships, many people at IU South Bend were too busy

with class work, jobs, and other things to find a date for the “Hallmark holiday.” And that’s when Titan Produc-tions intervenes. Titan Pro has been coming up with many events for the 2010-2011 school year modeled after game shows. So when it came to getting in the spirit of Valentine’s Day, the organization came up with the idea of a dating show. After a few single contestants were confirmed, the real life game show Titan Love was born. Titan Love took place on Tuesday, February 8 at 8pm in the NS 158 auditorium. Modeled after the popular MTV show “Singled Out” format, contestants Preston Tracy and Ashley Rojics whittled out their matches by asking them questions while sitting on the opposite side of a curtain to prevent seeing their potential dates. When the final win-ner answered enough questions right, the contestants would get to see their dates for the first time. First up was 20 year old sophomore Preston Tracy, a business and economy major who was described as having “charm so contagious they make vaccines for it.” After a few rounds of hilarious questions, Preston was matched up with a cute redhead student named Kathleen Next on the stage was Ashley Rojics, a 19 year old fresh-man with a major in creative writing, who described her-self as “a lady on the streets and a freak in the sheets.”

While asking questions, a crowd favorite named Trevor was cheered on by the audience to help influence Ashley’s decision. By a combination of the audience’s persuasion and sheer luck, Trevor wound up as the winner of a date

with Ashley. The winning dates both received a $50 gift card for Ha-cienda Mexican Restaurants and a $75 gift card for Strikes and Spares.

Single hopefuls line up for a date at Titan Love

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Many people at IU South Bend were too busy with class work, jobs, and other things to find a date for the “Hallmark holiday.” And that’s when Titan Productions intervenes.

2 Preface Wednesday, February 16, 2011

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For the maximum opportunity for loans, grants and other financial rewards at IUSB, students are expected to fill out or renew their FAFSA application by the deadline of March 10, 2011 to receive aid for the fiscal school year of 2011-2012. With this deadline fast approaching, and many students still lagging on their taxes, students are encouraged to fill out their FAFSA

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By: JOSEPH GRAFStaff Writer

According to IUSB.edu, students at IU South Bend receive an estimated com-bined total of $37 million from various

financial aid programs each year. Among the most popular is the Stafford loan, which is avail-able through the Federal Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) There are two main types of Stafford loans; subsidized and unsubsidized. Even though the FAFSA requires you to take a quiz on your un-derstanding of the difference between these loans, many students who were able to pass the quiz are still relatively unsure about how these loans work. The subsidized Stafford loan is the first and best choice for college students seeking to bor-row money to help fund their education. If you have completed high school or an equivalent and plan to be enrolled at least half-time at a qualify-ing university or institution, you are eligible for the loan. The best thing about the subsidized Stafford loan is that you are not required to make any payments during enrollment or any period of deferment, so you can concentrate on your edu-cation and wait until you have a degree and (hopefully) a job with a good salary before you are expected to pay it back. With the subsidized loan, you also accumulate no interest whatsoever while enrolled or in a de-ferment period. After this period is over and payments start, you are charged only a 4.5% fixed interest rate until the payments are com-plete. The unsubsidized Stafford loan is available to anyone who qualifies for the subsidized loan, and is also not expected to be paid back while a student is enrolled. However, the fixed interest rate is slightly higher at 6.8%, and the interest starts to accumulate as soon as the loan is dis-bursed to the school. This means that while you are still enrolled, you are already accumulating interest. This unsubsidized interest is also capitalized upon, meaning that every time you get a new unsubsidized loan, the total interest is applied to any of the unpaid unsubsidized loan, including any unpaid interest. Basically, without paying off your interest periodically, you will be charged interest on your old interest. However, if you chose to make monthly or periodic payments on your interest instead of deferring it, you will end up saving money. According to staffordloan.com, if you choose to pay about $34 a month to-wards paying off interest while still enrolled, you would end up saving $622 in interest that you wouldn’t have to pay back from capitalization. For the maximum opportunity for loans, grants and other financial rewards at IUSB, stu-dents are expected to fill out or renew their FAF-SA application by the deadline of March 10, 2011 to receive aid for the fiscal school year of 2011-2012. With this deadline fast approaching,

and many students still lagging on their taxes, students are encouraged to fill out their FAFSA applications as soon as possible. For those who have not done taxes or received their W-2s yet, estimates are temporarily accepted to give the FAFSA an idea of how much financial aid you will most likely qualify for.

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By JEFF TATAYStaff Writer

IU South Bend offers a variety of intramural sports for those who are serious athletes and those who are just looking to stay in shape. The spring 2011

intramural sports have now begun. If your sport is racquetball and you are ready to bring your skills then get prepared for the racquetball tour-nament. The deadline to sign up for the tournament is Feb. 22. It is $5 per person to join the tournament. Volleyball champions get ready to bump, set, spike in the impending volleyball tournament. The “V-Ballers” were last year’s champions. Get a team together and be-come this year’s champions. The deadline for the tour-nament is March 1 and is $25 per team to enter. Are you ready for some football!?...I mean Fútbol. The 4 on 4 indoor soccer tournament deadline is com-ing up quick like kicks from Pelé on Tuesday March 8. It coast $25 to enter. The captain’s meeting will be held on March 10, 5:00 p.m. It’s time to clear the cups off of the table and practice you table tennis skills; after all, that is what the table was originally made for. Respect the gods of ping-pong and

grab a paddle. The deadline for the table tennis tourna-ment is March 29 and costs $5 per person to join. Hey shark boy! Easy on the salt water. Yeah, you. Get ready to shark it up in the freshwater pool tournament just off the banks of the St. Joe. The 9 ball billiards tour-nament deadline is March 29. There will be a captain’s meeting on March 31 at 6:45 p.m. Aboard the 9 ball tournament now or else! Now this is the football where a friendly pat is all about motivation. Get pumped for the 4 on 4 flag foot-ball tournament. The deadline to enter the tournament is March 29 and costs $10 per team. The captain’s meet-ing is March 31 at 6p.m. Do you feel like running or maybe just walking, for like a little bit? The Little 2 ½ Walk/Run is free and has a deadline for April 28. Spring into spring with a sprint or walk along at a relaxing pace and enjoy the weather, which will most likely be better than -9 degrees and snowy. For more information about intramural sports at IUSB contact Rob Simels at [email protected].

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IU South Bend professor wins Outstanding Service awardBy REBECCA GIBSONColumnist

Taking IU South Bend by storm is an easy feat for Dr. April Lidinsky, professor of Women’s and Gender Studies, however this year she has wowed

the whole IU system. Lidinsky is this year’s recipient of the W. George Pinnell Award for Outstanding Service. IUSB has quite a history of scooping this particular award, with professors from this campus winning it four out of the past five years. Previous winners have included Dr. Becky Torstrick of the department of sociology and anthropology, Dr. Ken Smith of the English department, Dr. Elizabeth Bennion of the political science department, and the late Dr. Eileen Bender of the English department. “All faculty members at IUSB go beyond what is re-quired of them,” said Lidinsky. “I’m grateful that the

whole IU system recognizes the work done by profes-sors.” Her CV running to an astonishing 13 pages of ser-vice, grants, awards and publications, Lidinsky cer-tainly does go above and beyond. She has recently com-pleted several cooperative service projects, including work with middle school girls on college preparedness, a program to reinvent the Barbie doll into a female friendly toy, and a program with Torstrick and Dr. Andrea Rus-nock, professor of art history, to help young women at Stanley Clark school work on their self esteem. Additionally, Lidinsky is active on the Planned Parent-hood of Indiana Community Action Board, volunteering as co-chair, and in the American Association of Univer-sity Women which works with women and girls for edu-cational equity.

“All my work has writing and intellectual labor at its heart,” said Lidinsky.Along with her colleagues, she concentrates on “turning theory into praxis, ideas into action.” The award will be presented by IU President Michael McRobbie on April 8, at the Celebration of Distinguished Teaching dinner, which honors Founders Day.


By: Joseph GrafStaff Writer

For just the third time in history, the University of Notre Dame is permitting film crews on campus to film for a major motion picture.

The cinematic story of former Notre Dame swimmer, Haley Scott, is scheduled to be released in 2012, based off her autobiographical book “What Though the Odds.” The experimental title of the film is currently called “Two Miles From Home,” referring to the bus crash that Scott survived two miles away from her campus. On January 24, 1992, Haley Scott was riding the team bus that was coming back into South Bend after a swim meet against Northwestern College. On the Indiana toll road, a mere two miles away from getting off the exit to Notre Dame, the bus hit an ice patch and slid off the road and flipped over. In the accident, two of Scott’s teammates, Colleen Hipp and Meghan Beeler, were killed. Scott herself was injured severely and doctors initially said she would be paralyzed for the rest of her life. Less than two years later, after extensive surgery and treatment, Scott proved the doctors wrong by not only walking, but swimming again in her first meet since the accident. In that competition, Scott would post her fastest time ever. Two weeks later, the sec-ond ranked Irish would take on number one Florida State…and win. She became a national icon for de-termination and perseverance. Scott’s story was so influential, Notre Dame decided to allow major motion picture film crews on campus for the first time since 1992. Though many others have tried, Notre Dame has only allowed filming for two other big screen movies in their entire history. “Knute Rockne: All American,” which featured a young Ronald Regan playing the role of “The Gipper” (yes, the same Ronald Regan who would become United States President in the 1980s) was shot and released in 1940. Fifty-two years later, the story of Notre Dame football walk-on legend, Daniel Ru-ettiger, was filmed in 1992 and released in 1993 under the title “Rudy.”

Two of the advocates and supporters of the film are former Notre Dame athletics director Dick Rosen-thal, and more famously, former Notre Dame football coaching legend Lou Holtz, both who served at the University when Haley Scott’s famous story took place. During the earlier stages of obtaining rights to the filming location, Lou Holtz gave Notre Dame a strong argument to allow the crews to film on campus. “I don’t know of any story more heartwarming, encour-aging or motivating than Haley’s story,” said Holtz to reporters during a December 2009 Notre Dame Monogram Club dinner. “She has had a positive in-fluence on my life as well as many others.”

To believe or not to believeBy DOUG HUBBARDStaff Writer

Stars, the moon, constellations, etc. have all been visible for centuries but, their level of importance and meaning has become dynamic. With the recent re-evaluation of

the astrological system of the Western cultures people are won-dering if astrology is something to believe in. IU South Bend student Matthew Beck said, “In a lot of respects the characteristics associated with each sign actually are characteristics of the people born under that sign.” The ideas of being “born under a sign” and “the sun is in the house” are rather confusing for many people. Many as-trologers have said the sign a person is born under is referring to which constellation is behind the sun at the time of birth. This also indicates which “house” the sun is in. “For all the years people have been doing astrology there has been little consistency. It changes with culture. It is a cultural phenomenon,” said IUSB student Jeff Bajit. Astrology is heavily influenced by culture. While Western astrology utilizes constellations that correspond with the twelve months of that calendar, Eastern astrology such as the Chinese astrological sys-tem is designed to have one sign for an entire year. Even some Native American cultures consist of what some might term astrology. These systems are made up of totem animals according to whats-your-sign.com. “I don’t think it is true. It is not applicable to everyone,” said IUSB student Marie Tanoh.The signs of the zodiac are given a set of characteristics that are vague enough to be left open to interpretation. For the most part zodiac structures have some simi-larities. Western, Chinese and Native American zodiacs each consist of twelve signs (until the recent addition to the Western zodiac). The signs of the zodiacs have some form of a cultural importance.

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By: Joseph GrafStaff Writer

Notre Dame’s football team added 23 new names to its roster for 2011 on National Signing Day, February 2. Of those 23 incoming freshman,

seven are on the ESPN Top 150, a list of the best high school players and college hopefuls in the country that has become the standard of excellence in choosing the top re-cruiting picks. According to ESPN.com, Notre Dame has the ninth best 2011 recruiting class in the whole country. Add that to the resurgence of a prominent Notre Dame defense that stifled opponents and helped close out the season with four consecutive wins. Add that to last year’s key victories including the first win over longtime rival USC since 2001 and a Sun Bowl victory over former 1980s rival Miami. Add that to head coach Brian Kelly’s spread offense starting to click very well to close out the season. And add that to college super star wide receiver Michael Floyd’s decision to pass up the NFL draft to return to the Irish for his senior year. After years of miscues, the Notre Dame football pro-gram finally looks like it may become a promising nation-al power once again. The seven ESPN Top 150 recruits signed to Notre Dame include four defensive ends, Aaron Lynch, Ishaq Williams, Stephon Tuitt, and Anthony Rabasa. It also includes of-fensive tackle Matthew Hegarty, wide receiver DaVaris Daniels, and tight end Ben Koyack. All these players rank 12th or better in the nation at their respective positions. Both Aaron Lynch and Ben Koyack are ranked third best in their category. In addition to the ninth best recruiting class in the na-tion, the Irish now have two quarterbacks with starting experience; Dayne Crist and Tommy Rees. Crist, the orig-inal first string quarterback of last season, was 4-5 as a starter. During the October 30 match up against Tulsa, Crist injured his knee and was out for the rest of the sea-son. Second string quarterback Tommy Rees came into the game and stepped up to become the first Notre Dame true freshman to pass for four touchdowns in the 27-28 loss to Tulsa. Two weeks later, Rees got his first start at quarterback for the Irish, and won four consecutive key games to close out the season, leaving him at 4-0 as a start-er. The two quarterbacks will both compete for the starting role this season, but no matter who gets to take the first snap, having multiple quarterbacks with starting experi-ence should help Notre Dame’s chances to have the right personnel for the situation whenever the game is on the line. On January 12, Irish fans rejoiced at wide receiver and key offensive component Michael Floyd’s announcement to return to Notre Dame for his senior season. Had he passed up his last year of eligibility, Floyd was predicted to be a third round pick in the 2011 NFL draft. On January 22, Floyd was named Most Valuable Player of the 2010 squad during the 90th Notre Dame Football Awards Cere-mony. The Notre Dame defense also stepped up their game during the four game winning streak that ended the 2010 season. First, they held 15th ranked Utah to only 3 points. The next week, they held Army to only 3 points as well. Against USC, the Trojan’s offense was not able to put to-gether a single scoring drive that didn’t come off a turn-over. And against Miami in the Sun Bowl, the starters had held the Hurricanes to a 30-3 deficit going into the fourth quarter, before Brian Kelly decided to let his second and third string players rotate into the game that had clearly already been won. The defense, which had been the Achil-les’ heel of past Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis, looked sharper than it had been since the days of Lou Holtz.

Among the notable players leaving the Notre Dame ros-ter this year is star tight end Kyle Rudolph. Rudolph will be passing up his final season of eligibility at Notre Dame as a senior to become available for the NFL draft, where he is expected to be drafted in the first round. Kelly plans to test the abilities of incoming recruit Ben Koyack to see if he can replace the void left by Rudolph’s absence. The 2011 schedule offers a relatively tough lineup of op-ponents for Notre Dame. Hoping to avenge the losses of 2010 to annual rivals Michigan, Michigan State, and Navy, as well as closing out the season with Stanford (who was one loss away from a national championship game them-selves,) the Notre Dame Fighting Irish certainly have their work cut out for them in 2011. But with the luck of the Irish, Notre Dame’s record just may well continue to rise in the coming years.

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By REBECCA GIBSONColumnist

Occasionally, while in class, I will try to decide which is more audible, whispering or talking quietly. It seems no matter what type of class I

am in, someone is always talking when they should be lis-tening, and when it comes time to talk, no one wants to. Be it during a movie or during the professor giving in-structions, I am always plagued by the sibilant sound of whispers, or the rumbling of quieted-but-not-quiet-enough voices. There are a few ways to deal with the disruption of mur-murs, yet none of them are nearly satisfying and they may not work too well. I have developed a thousand yard stare that can cut to the bone. Usually if I can pick out the talker from the fifty or so people in the class, I’ll turn around and give them The Look. Mostly, this works, as a well developed Look can make a person feel about 2 years old, thus employing the etiquette approved technique of intense shaming. Un-fortunately, The Look sometimes leads those people to hold a grudge against you for making them feel that way, no matter how much they deserved to. Of course, you can choose to employ “sssshhhhhh!” This, while sometimes effective, contributes to the overall disruption. You can ask the professor to deal with the problem, but this has a dual deficit of making the professor look as though they were not handling the class properly and making you look like a stuck up prig. I know, I know, you aren’t a stuck up prig, you just want to be able to listen in peace. Me too, but still, that’s what it ends up looking like. You can suffer in silence. This inevitably leads to a gath-ering bad mood which can then color the rest of your day and be inadvertently taken out on the next unsuspecting person to cross your path. This strategy is best to be avoid-ed. Let’s turn now to what to do if you find you are that per-son who talks.Firstly, there are alternatives to talking in class. If I desper-ately need to say something to the friend next to me, I scribble them a note in the margins of my notebook. This can be incredibly subtle, and is very quiet. Secondly, examine what you’re saying and decide if it is actually important enough to share at that exact second. No? Then wait until the end of class, but be sure to write it down in a note to yourself so you don’t forget to say it. Finally, remember that so many interactions are about respect. When you talk over a teacher or through a movie, you are being disrespectful to the professor and to the other students. They have a perfect right to be disgruntled at you for doing so. All of this fosters an atmosphere of crankiness that eventually spreads beyond the classroom and impacts their daily lives. To avoid this atmosphere of crankiness following you around for the day, try to be as mindful as possible of your impact on your fellow students, and sssshhhhh!

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The musicians of today make up a lot of what we look at on television and in magazines. No matter what their genre or age, it seems like today’s musical talent (or lack thereof)

have more established credentials as celebrities rather than singers or songwriters. Nevertheless, today’s youth and even adults are eating up the tracks being pumped out on the radio and in music videos on MTV. While new musicians do catch a lot of flak from who seem to be old or prude, it isn’t all just diehard oldies fans op-posing today’s music: young people are acknowledging it, too. However, looking at the music critically is the only way to make a fair decision. This week, we’ll look at the music of Bob Dylan, who got his start in the 50s, compared to Drake, a fairly new rapper on the music scene. Then, we’ll look at Elvis Presley, the all-time “king” of rock, compared to rapper Eminem.

“Drake VS Dylan” These two artists have gotten a lot of acclaim in the music indus-try, with Drake’s being more recently than Bob Dylan’s, whose mu-sical fame did not come until the 60s, despite his beginnings in the 50s. Drake, who might be recognizable for his acting career in Degrassi: The Next Generation, has been blowing up the Billboard Top 100 charts since his release of his single “Best I Ever Had.” While Drake has been recognized by one who many believe is now the greatest rapper of all time, Lil’ Wayne, his praise does not even compare to that of Bob Dylan’s. Even though these two competi-tors are from extremely different decades and musical genres, there can still be a winner in every contest. Bob Dylan is still one of the most influential songwriters to date. His classic albums The Times They are A-Changin’ from 1964 and Blonde on Blonde from 1966 are still some of the most purchased albums today. His musi-cal career spanned almost 50 years, never losing his fan-base. When Drake can call out an accomplishment like that, maybe this contest could be a closer one. For now (and probably forever), Dylan wins.

Eminem VS ElvisOne cannot think of the 1950s without an image of Elvis Presley coming to mind. Similarly, one cannot think of skinny white rap-pers with bleach-blonde hair without thinking of Eminem. Either way you look at these two “E” artists, both have a huge fan base. Eminem, who has been rapping and recording since the 90s, re-leasing hit after hit while also filming and releasing his movie, 8 Mile, has topped the charts repeatedly since the debut of his first successful album, Slim Shady LP. One wouldn’t think that Eminem would have much in common with the King of Rock’n’Roll, but he does. Like Eminem, Elvis Presley’s lyrics were very racy in his time. Many parents would not allow their children to buy or listen to Presley’s records, and the same goes with Eminem’s. Every single one of Eminem’s albums have had the “Parental Advisory” label slapped on them, and Elvis’s might have, too, if the label existed in the 50s. Elvis Presley’s lyrics, while not written by himself, were considered to be “dangerous” to society. Elvis was the first artist to so publicly display what rock’n’roll is supposed to be. He has gone down in history for changing the meaning of popular music, and he even has a museum dedicated to him, Graceland. While Emi-nem continues to top the charts, it seems like Elvis still has a huge following. Long live the “King.”

There you have it: it seems like, for now, the older music has made the most impact. Next week, it’s the battle between the 60s and today. Vote for your favorite artists at www.iusbpreface.com.

The Old VS New: Comparing the music of yesterday and today

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By KRISTINE BAILEY Columnist

What do risk management, sweatshops, and oil spills have in common? They relate to eco-nomics, the environment, and human rights

and they can be resolved in similar ways. By thinking about how to make the world we live in a fair, just, and healthy one, and by prioritizing the ability of future generations to meet their own needs, they can all be addressed and possibly resolved. It only takes one vote. A vote with your consumer cash can continue to corrupt and cripple our system and our planet, or it can empower and uplift a new way of living. For example… If you know that the fanciest hotel in town that you get to stay in for a vacation, conference, or business trip em-ployed people at minimum wage, with no benefits, and limited rights to advocate for safer and better paid work-ing conditions, would you stay there anyway? If those new shoes are a great deal, but you know they were made by child laborers getting paid next to nothing to work in unsafe conditions, would you still buy them? If the new IU South Bend hoodie is the perfect color, size, and design, but you know it was made on the other side of the planet in a sweatshop, shipped over oceans, hauled along railroad tracks, and driven in trucks fueled by oil pulled up from the ocean floor or out of a Middle Eastern desert. Would you still wear it with pride? I think it is safe to say that none of us want to buy, wear, or promote products that rely on polluting the planet to make and get them to us, are made with sweatshop labor, and that support corporations that don’t look out for all employees fairly. It’s bad karma. It’s risky business. It’s throwing away your vote. Simply put, what you buy or don’t buy has global ripple effects. If we care at all about making sure future generations can meet their needs, we can’t ignore the needs of people living here and now. This includes us. However, we still need to eat, be dressed, and get from place to place. What can we do? Sweatshop expert John Miller explained in Dollars and Sense magazine that paying livable wages to apparel work-ers in Mexico could add less than $2 to the price of a $100 jacket. Would you pay the difference? When beginning or investing in a business, would you choose the company that ignores alternatives to systems that contribute to global warming and climate change, or one that has unfair practices towards workers and com-munities? This sounds unwise, and risk management advi-sors have been growing more and more aware that the saf-est investments are in the safest and sanest policies behind the product. Would you participate in a “sip in,” similar to one held recently at the Hyatt in Indianapolis? Area leaders went to the hotel, ordered only water, and tipped generously be-fore being escorted out by hotel security. They did this as a show of support for the Indianapolis hotel workers, who are among the lowest paid hotel workers in any big city in the country. Many Hyatt workers live paycheck to pay-check, creating an unsustainable situation for themselves, their families, and their community. No one should invest in companies which aren’t going to invest in the people and communities they serve. We do. We do because we don’t know the alternatives. We all need to realize that knowledge is power. We all need to use it, spread it around, and share it to help it grow an-other world.

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February 16, 2011