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SPEA scholars organized a remarkable event at the Athenaeum April 30th — "Crafting for a Cause." Matthew Pope and the event organizers reflect on what happened, and why it matters so much.
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news analyses
Cricket in Indianapolis?
Valerie Khokhar puts cricket in Indianapolis in a global vision
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summertime events
Changing Views on Health, Safety and Bicycles
Bethany Gosewehr wonders why Indy can't be as bike-friendly as Maxico
Foreign Policy & a Local Pint
Doug Wissing @ City Market
Doug repeated a phrase that he had come to hear multiple times from troops which was, “the juice ain’t worth the squeeze.”
US global policy
The Future of NATO
Jacob Ordelheide makes new friends in a discussion of NATO at Lawrence North High School
talks
Health Disparities in Health Care, Dr. Randy Jones
It is obvious that he really loves research as this was when he really came alive in the presentation, I'm sure inspiring some of the academic nursing students in the room.
politicking & policy-shaping
WFYI’s Roe v. Wade 40th Anniversary
Betty Cockrum, CEO of Planned Parenthood of Indiana: We wouldn’t have been around for 80 years if we didn’t serve something people needed.
Transit
Rapid Transit Public Meeting
I wonder if they actually use any of the data that they collect. However, even if they do not use the data, it was a very nice way to engage those in attendance.
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global films
The Rashomon Effect
Maria Rooijakkers experiences an important concept of criminal justice through a classic Japanese film
films about home
Consuming Kids
Children see about 3,000 commercials every day. Children are exposed to 360o marketing; in front of marketing every day throughout their lives.
movies that matter
The 10×10 Film: Girl Rising
Kayli Schafer appreciates how hard it is to reach a general audience with sensitive and honest treatment of painful issues
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exhibits
reCYCLE pARTS
Becky Boustani visits art made from scrap and ponders how far an interesting idea can go
Ai Weiwei preview @ FPLP
Ai Weiwei Discussion
Two IUPUI students, Chinese natives, stood up and spoke about their own experiences being over in China and governmental censorship.
Africa
Transitional Justice in Rwanda: The Challenge of Forgiveness
SPEA Scholar Tiffany Tibbot attends a discussion of Rwanda that was personal and academic
faith
Valley of the Dawn (+ video of talk)
SPEA Scholar Rachel Ogorek learns the new religions are still being born
change the world
Indiana Living Green Celebration
Becky Boustani attends the biggest environmental party of the spring looking for a plan and scarier catacombes
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network
IUPUI SPEA Networking Meet & Greet
Those who went on the behind the scenes tour even were able to take a glimpse at the most complete structural fossil of any dinosaur recorded, and it will not be ready to go on display until 2014.
simulation & training
Tocqueville Society & Women United Poverty Simulation Event
Kelly Wallace observes how a simulation can seem really reall
conference
National Journal Conference in Charlottesville, Virginia
Maria Rooijakkers learns her peers don't have it all figured out (and that's all right)
Science on Tap
Gabe Filippelli on Politics of Climate Change
Becky Boustani realizes: The planet is warming. We have a choice; continue to delay meaningful action by arguing about it or start to make adjustments.
music
Common @ Clowes Hall
"He differentiated himself from the rest of the hip-hop scene by not advocating for violence, but rather getting away from violence and making YOU great. " And he gives away bags.
law and order
“The Art of the Steal”
Kris Humphress contemplates the sordid intersection of art, philanthropy & law
words
Chuck Klosterman and his hats
He explains that in order to be evil, you have to care. Normally, he says, he doesn’t care, but when people become distractions he notices and cares.
Politics & civics
National Center on Accessibility
A few weeks ago I went to an event by the National Center on Accessibility. They are from Indiana University down in Bloomington, IN. They talked about making museums accessible for all abilities. This
make a difference
Indy EarthDay
Ross Waggoner discovers that being on IUPUI's Student Sustainability Council isn't as boring as some might think
Middle East
Redline: Iran, Israel, and the Bomb
Meedith is inspired to predict the outcome of Iran's upcoming elections
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- Why the Conflict? The Israeli Narrative on the Israeli/Palestinian Tension
- Why the Conflict? Palestinian perspectives on the Israeli/Palestinian Tension
- Why the Conflict? Seeking to Understand the Israeli/Palestinian Tension
- The SYRIA Disaster
- Egypt’s Democratic Transition
- Israel and the US
- Charlie Winslow on Eqypt
Burma
Foreign Policy and a Local Pint: Burma’s Road to Democracy Runs Through Indiana
...basic inquires on the situation in Burma, which allowed our speaker share some background with the less informed among us, questions from a teacher trying to understand the plight of several of her Burmese students ...
more ai weiwei
Scott Gill views Ai Weiwei
Nick Conrad is moved by Ai Weiwei to think about his own life
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china
Scott Pegg on China in Africa
Colin Bailey learns that experience with Western corporations in Africa can make one sanguine about China in Africa
