Indiana University - Arbutus Yearbook (Bloomington, IN)

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(OPPOSITE) Mayor Frank McCloskey, who says he enjoys responsible dialogue with students, takes time out for a phone conversation in his of- fice at Bloomington Police Headquar- ters, located at Fourth and Walnut streets. (ABOVE) McCloskey taught the SPEA course. Management and the Intergov- ernmental System, last fall. He said the course was helpful in structuring his thinking. IJ Schwalm Bob Cohn 29

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McCloskey integrates town, gown lives Bloomington Mayor Frank McCloskey says he ' s not sit- ting here (in his office) saying ' Gee whiz, what am I going to do for the students this week? ' Students are general citizens of the community, he said. Let ' s face it. Students could be half of the constituency. They give progressive, open politics a base and a chance to thrive, which is relatively rare. Since election to his first mayoral term in 1971, McClos- key has tried to get more students involved in city govern- ment. Dialogue with the student community varies with the political climate of the time, said McCloskey, adding that students were more politically oriented in 1971 that they are today. But despite that fact, more students are in- volved in city government today through internships, work-study jobs and appointments to boards and commis- sions. McCloskey enjoys responsible dialogue with students and says the students who express their concerns about things like human rights and bike paths have a positive input into the process. McCloskey said he thinks it is im- portant that students, as citizens of the community, are standing up publicly and privately for their rights. He is proud that his administration has been an open one. People have access to government and are participating in the process. It wasn ' t that way before. There is a willingness to try new ideas. McCloskey stressed the fact that he thinks more people should have access to public officials. He receives about six to eight invitations to lecture to classes each year. I go anytime I ' m asked, to any class — that goes for kindergarten through college. This year he went one step further. Charles Bonser, dean of the lU School of Public and Environmental Affairs, had asked him to teach a course. Management and the Inter- governmental System. And after a two to three year delay, I picked up on the idea, McCloskey said. The course was beneficial to him, too, he said, because it helped me struc- ture my thinking. McCloskey likes to visit the campus informally every chance I get, he said. Bloomington would not be the city it is without lU, he said, pointing out a few of the things that make it special — like a national champion basketball team and the opera. His daughter, Helen, had a small part in the production of Verdi ' s Falstaff. The spirit and culture (at lU) are an asset to the commu- nity, McCloskey said. One of the few problems the univer- sity creates for the city is the strain on housing and the eco- nomic tension the artificial housing market creates. The university apparatus, here to serve the students, has more than half of the real property value in the city and pays almost nothing in tax support, McCloskey said, noting another economic problem a university town faces. But on the other hand, students are a big boon to the economy. I believe in political life and political vocation. It ' s the most important thing to do, McCloskey said. But I ' ll be almost 40 years old (when he finishes his second term) and a burned-out politician with no law experience. So I may find my way over to the courthouse and start suing insur- ance companies. 28 Linda Abrahams

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Lack of money halts Examiner ■% ou can put out alternative newspapers as long as X you work long hours for no pay, said Don Berry, editor of the former Examiner. Berry, a 23-year-old native of Avon, Indiana, wanted to provide the people of Bloomington with some alternatives . . . so he established Bloomington ' s weekly newspaper, the Examiner. But, things didn ' t work out the way he had hoped. The now defunct newspaper fell short of the goal of being an alternative. We didn ' t have the financial support from advertising and subscriptions, Berry admitted. Even though the Examiner is no longer in existence. Berry, an lU journalism major, still thinks a need exists for a paper with a conscience. The Indiana Daily Student (ids) doesn ' t know what goes on in the community, Berry contends. They really don ' t have any understanding of city government or development, he added. The main problem with the Bloomington Daily Herald Telephone (H-T) is that reporters only stay a year or two before they move on to other jobs. Berry criticized H-T re- porters for only going to meetings and writing what they see. Berry emphasized that providing another means of news — especially community news — was a major goal he had in mind when he started the Examiner. Snow economics was a contributing factor to the Examiner demise. The advertising revenue fell off to a quarter of what it had been when the nation was struck with it ' s coldest winter in years, the former editor said. All in all. Berry has no ill feelings about the time and ef- fort he invested in his endeavor. I have no regrets, it was a great learning experience. he said. Gloria loseph (RIGHT) After 15 issues of the Examiner, Editor Don Berry displays the last issue. Berry attributes financial problems as the reason for the weekly newspaper ' s demise. (ABOVE) One time Bloomington Common Council member, Charlotte Zietlow spends most of her time in her store Goods. Inc. Zietlow, along with her two partners, established Goods. Inc. in an effort to satisfy the demand for gourmet cooking utensils and culi- nary tools in Bloomington. Bruce Buchanan 30