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[ K. Christopher ] Hi. This is September 12th edition of IUPUI\'s The Spot. I\'m Kaitlyn Christopher. The IUPUI Police Department has been staying busy lately. Multiple students have reported stolen laptops, and a female student reported being assaulted near Ball Residence Hall, and most recently, a student was caught. We spoke with Bill Abston, the captain of IUPUI\'s Police Department, about how you can stay safe on campus.

[ B. Abston ] There was a resident of Ball Hall. It was approximately 10 after 11 (pm) and she was using her cell phone in the parking lot. She noticed the subject loitering in the area. The subject came up and fondled her and immediately fled the area. The best way is to call our emergency line - 274-7911. From a campus phone, just dial the campus number, 4-7911. We also have emergency phones on campus in a lot of the newer garages and some of the parking lots where the emergency phones ring in directly into our dispatcher. The most frequently reported activity is thefts. Thefts where property is left unattended, whether in the library, bookstore, or food courts, and people coming back and their property being gone. We also have thefts from vehicles so we tell people not to leave valuables out in the car where they can be seen. We encourage them to keep them locked in the trunk area. If you see something that makes you feel uncomfortable - someone just doesn\'t belong - call the police 274-7911. We need community involvement due to the amount of students, the amount of buildings we have.

[ K. Christopher ] For more information on campus safety, visit the Police Department\'s website. If you love art, you will love the new exhibit that is open in the Herron School of Art Gallery. \"Poets on Painters\" displays the work of 20 contemporary poets who responded to the work of 20 contemporary painters. The poets\' and painters\' products will be on display together through October 7th. A new seminar series from Lead IUPUI kicks off this Thursday, September 13th in UC 115 from 12:15-1pm. The Emerging Leader Seminar features Dr. Vicki Mech Hester, and she will help you learn about your strengths, preferences, personality style, and how to best utilize those to be a great leader and work well with others. We spoke with Tina Samuel from Campus and Community Life about the new series.

[ T. Samuel ] Lead IUPUI is a brand new leadership program that started this fall out of Campus & Community Life. So it will give you some of those great leadership skills and connect you to the community at the same time. Students can benefit by it because you can learn some skills that employers are looking for after you graduate from college then also give you a chance to network with some professionals in the city. We have several different programs out of Lead IUPUI. One is the Emerging Leader seminar series with monthly workshops all over the lunch hour. We provide you with lunch where you can learn about different topics such as your personality traits, communication skills, decision making, balance and time management. Students can learn more about Lead IUPUI by visiting our office. We\'re at Campus & Community Life in the lower level of University College, room 002, or you can visit our website at life.iupui.edu/ccl/leadership.

[ K. Christopher ] This Friday night be sure to stop by Military Park for the Indy Irish Festival. It is the Midwest\'s premiere celebration of Irish heritage, offering traditional music, dance, cultural activities, and more. If you arrive before 5:30pm you can get in for free; after that if you show your JagTag you can enter for only $5. Check out the website for more information. Coming up on September 22nd is the first-annual Jag Jaunt, a walkathon to raise money for women\'s athletics scholarships. Junior soccer player J.J. King spoke to The Spot about the event:

[ J.J. King ] The Jag Jaunt is the first annual event held for women\'s athletic scholarships. It\'s held here right on campus at the Michael A. Carroll Track & Soccer Stadium. It\'s on the 22nd and we\'re basically having anyone who will come out and pledge, register, do a couple of laps for us to help raise awareness for women\'s scholarships. As an individual, it has given me the opportunity to come out to school in Indianapolis. I\'m the first woman in my family to go to college and this has definitely given me the opportunity to do so. I know for a lot of other student-athletes here, women athletes, that is the same case for them. It gives them a great opportunity here at IUPUI.

[ K. Christopher ] Do you love Hip-hop music? If so, make sure you attend the \"Beyond Beats and Rhymes Film Screening\" on Thursday from 3-5pm in the lower level of UC. An open forum discussion will follow the screening. This week in sports the Men\'s Soccer team takes on Western Michigan in their opening match at Kuntz Stadium on September 14th at 5pm, and the women play against Northern Iowa at 7:30pm. On Tuesday, the 18th, Women\'s Volleyball plays midwest power Cincinnati at 7pm in the IUPUI gymnasium. That\'s the spot for this week. Check out the new episode starting each Wednesday on our podcast at jagtv.iupui.edu. See you later!