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Filmmaker to discuss documentary, case of Emmett Louis Till -- March 28, 5-9 p.m., Vivian Auditorium in Whitewater Hall, Richmond -- Fifty years after his murder, Emmett Louis Till could have justice after a documentary has examined the truth behind his death. Keith Beauchamp, a documentary filmmaker, released the documentary on Oct. 14, 2005, in seven selected cities. Beauchamp will visit the Indiana University East campus on March 28 to give a talk and take questions. The documentary is an eye-witness account of what happened to a young Chicago boy during a summertime visit with relatives. In August 1955, Emmett Till was visiting his family in Money, Mississippi. His mother, Mamie Till-Bradley, allowed him to take the train from Chicago to the Delta on Aug. 20. Eight days later, the 14-year-old boy from the north was kidnapped, beaten, tied to a 75-pound cotton-gin fan and thrown into the Tallahatchie River.
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Weight-loss surgery: myths and realities
Bariatric surgery is on the rise, with an estimated 177,000 surgeries performed last year compared to just 50,000 four years earlier. Yet this procedure is still widely misunderstood, say Indiana University health experts. Don Selzer, an assistant professor of surgery in the Indiana University School of Medicine, and Alice Lindeman, a professor of applied health science in IU Bloomington's School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, separate fact from fiction regarding this treatment. In addition to their academic appointments, Selzer is a surgeon with the Clarian Bariatric Center and Lindeman is a dietician who has counseled bariatric surgery patients for more than 30 years.
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Sharing lanes in the pool can be a way to make new friends or an anxiety-provoking ordeal. If everyone follows the same rules, more people can swim safely and peacefully. Dave Tanner from the Counsilman Center for the Science of Swimming outlines pool etiquette to encourage a safe and friendly atmosphere.
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After several years of walking to stay fit, IU Bloomington staffer Nicole Roales has come to the experts at IUB's Division of Recreational Sports to find a personal trainer who can help her upgrade her workout. For the next several weeks, she has agreed to share her personal training experience with Active for Life. Read about Nicole's goals and expectations in the first edition of our Workout Makeover series.
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Looking for a way to relieve stress and tone up? Try a kickboxing class, suggests Malvika Gulati, a graduate student in IU's Kelley School of Business and a group exercise instructor for the Division of Recreational Sports. "Kickboxing is my exercise and my therapy," she said. "I definitely get out some aggression, and it's a solid cardio workout." Follow these tips for a stress-busting, all-over workout.
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A Web log, or "blog," is an online journal where real people share their stories on an ongoing basis. The Active for Life bloggers all have different schedules, priorities and goals, but just like you, they are committed to maintaining and improving their health through an active lifestyle. Read new entries from Lesa Lorenzen-Huber, John Olson, and Elisabeth Andrews.
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Blogger Lesa Lorenzen-Huber learns that endorphins are not equal-opportunity hormones.
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Follow this link to the previous issue of Active for Life, featuring tips on sticking with your workout, overcoming the urge to hibernate, using music for motivation, and how to organize your workday for maximum efficiency.
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With spring comes adult softball, Little League baseball and playground basketball, among other sport activities, all of which display example of good sportsmanship -- or not. In recent years, there have been well-publicized and shocking acts of violence - from players, coaches, parents and spectators alike -- associated with sports programs at every level. For anyone involved in sport, and especially if you are coaching or parenting kids, a visit to IU's Center for Sport Policy & Conduct is a must. Center researchers investigate a variety of issues and concerns regarding sport. To read a report on violence, aggression and deviance in sport click here.
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