**Highlighting issues in African art**

VASSAR COLLEGE — In an attempt to shed more light on African art, Vassar’s Art Department is hosting a lecture titled “The Iconoclastic Impulse: Between Destruction and Preservation in Africa.” The lecture is part of a series in African art begun by Assistant Professor of Art Isolde Brielmaier.

“I hope to create greater visibility for African art on campus and to generate more interest in the field on the part of students,” Brielmaier said.

In the collegiate setting where non-Western art has largely been ignored, the lecture serves as a way to generate a lively interest in African art and arouse the curiosity of students and faculty alike on an intriguing, complex, but seldom discussed topic.

“We don’t hear much discussion of African art on campus, so the hope is that the talk may ignite a greater dialogue,” said Brielmaier.

_By Shruti Manian_
_The Miscellany News_

**Bike−share program elicits positive response, heavy use**

TUFTS UNIVERSITY — Tufts Bikes, the organization which brought bikes to campus and monitors their maintenance, allows students free access to 30 bikes, which they can check out for up to eight hours at the Tisch Library circulation desk.

Warm weather has prompted many to take advantage of the new program despite minor mechanical problems with several of the bikes, according to Tufts Bikes President Sally Sharrow, a senior.

“As soon as the weather got nice, there was a day when all of the bikes were checked out except for a few of them that had technical problems,” Sharrow said.

Freshman Sara Mark has twice rented a bike and said the bike−share program opens doors for new opportunities extending beyond Tufts’ Medford campus.

“I just think that it makes everything more accessible,” Mark said. “It makes me want to do more things,”

_By Minyoung Song_
_Tufts Daily_

**Two-thirds of college students affected by gambling**

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON — The National Center for Responsible Gaming has launched a website to help address issues surrounding gambling and gambling-related harms among college students and universities nationwide.

According to the NCRG, 75 percent of college students gambled during the past year, and it has become a growing concern.

Their website brings together the latest research to educate students on responsible gambling practices.

“College gambling is a concern that can be easily overlooked,” Counseling and Psychological Services employee Kay Brumbaugh said. “Typically, individuals are not mandated to treatment for gambling, unlike alcohol or illicit drug use, so they frequently do not seek treatment or are unaware it’s even a problem.”

_By Misti Mynhier_
_The Daily Couger_