AU’s Student Government Association (SGA) strengthens connections between students and administrators, using their influence to make concrete, tangible changes at AU, as well as building a more organized group structure. Although small  in comparison with the 2,500 undergraduates at AU, the 2011-2012 SGA performed well. According to the fliers stuck on bathroom doors around campus, there are more trashcans in and around Hartung; the lighting around the valley has increased and been … [Read more...]

This year, AU and Taylor University (TU) will participate in the inaugural AU vs. Taylor Challenge at the OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon in Indianapolis. The largest half marathon in the nation, the race is only half of the festivities. Once runners reach the finish line, they come to the tent festival, where AU has had an alumni tent for the last three years. AU’s Alumni Director Ben Davis is the pioneer behind the event and says they are expecting close to 100 runners on race day. … [Read more...]

Twenty-two students gathered last Friday night to raise awareness about Joseph Kony. Students posted signs around campus and in downtown Anderson as part of a worldwide effort to stop Kony. According to the Invisible Children website, Kony is the leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) and has abducted children to use in his army. The abducted boys train to be child soldiers, while the girls grow up to be sex slaves for Kony’s army. The website states that Invisible Children exists … [Read more...]

Orangehaus Records, the record label on campus, has come a long way this year, trying new projects and exploring new options. Currently, Rob Krosley is the only artist signed with the label, but there have been learning experiences this school year that have influenced the focus and direction of the recording label. Orangehaus signed four artists last year:  then-sophomores Joshua Powell and Greg Hojnacki and freshmen Tyler Ewigleben and Rob Krosley.  In a non-traditional move, the label … [Read more...]

Beginning next year, AU’s academic reach will expand with the development of the Center for International and Intercultural Studies, known as the CIIS, and a new complementary major dealing with intercultural studies. Willi Kant, the director of international studies and Tri-S, encapsulated what the center will aim to be. “The center is going to be a resource for students who are interested in studying or serving interculturally or internationally through more traditional study abroad … [Read more...]

Gas prices in Indiana change as often as the weather. The average price for a gallon of gas in the state sits at $3.91. Kevin Brown, assistant professor of business and finance at AU, said many things can contribute to inflated prices. “In many ways, it’s supply and demand,” said Brown. Gas prices can increase based on foreign unrest as well as speculation, a method of predicting what prices will be in the future. These things can be a threat to the supply of crude oil, which … [Read more...]