Roxana
After 1989 and the end of the Cold War, there has been a decrease in the number of those interested to study, learn about, or sponsor research in Eastern European Studies area studies. Although we have an institute for Russian and East European Studies at my university, my work in the English Department on the Romanian-American diaspora is completely sidelined by the university's corporate interest in South-East Asia. What needs to be known is that Eastern Europe is a site that provides much of the global workforce through its immigrants. More attention should be paid to them.
Jenna
It is hard to get problems accomplished. It takes awhile to get anything done with staff.
Joe
The most frustrating thing about Indiana University is the weather at times. It rains here a lot, and then it gets cold and freezes over and becomes ice. It can be frustrating going to and from class in very unpredictable weather. This is mainly because Indiana University is a very large campus and to get from certain dorms or buildings to some of your classes can be a 15 minute walk, and it is a pain when the weather is bad, which this year has been pretty often.
Emily
One frustrating thing about IU is there are many different avenues to go down both academically and socially in extra-curriculars. It's often difficult to choose, or to make multiple organizations fit into a schedule. The biggest challenge fitting academics, social life, and extra curriculars into my schedule. It's possible, but it can often be stressful.
Kelsey
I would say the most frusturating thing about Indiana University-Bloomington is how many students there are. Sometimes I feel like I don't know anyone at all because there's just so many faces and bodies walking around campus.
Hillary
The most frustrating thing about IU is that a lot of useful information regarding classes, bus schedules, happening on campus, etc aren't well displayed or discussed. The only way a person can find out is if they happen to accidentally stumble upon it or hear it from someone else and by that time it's sometimes too late to even be effective for you.
Jeffery
The main frustration that comes to mind when I think of Indiana University would have to be the number of students that attend. The campus is very large an accomodating for the number of students, but once inside buildings it can become quite cramped at times.
Whitney
The most frusterating part about attending Indiana University was the amount of professors that were not familiar with fluent english. As a student, it was sometimes very difficult to learn and engage actively in class because we were not able to understand a lot of the professors and/or teacher's aids.
sahijpreet
The most frustrating thing about my school is the availability of classes. During registration time the biggest worry I face is getting into all the classes that I need. The number of students at IU is tremendous so it is impossible for all the students to get into all the classes that they desire. But the frustration comes into play when there is a class of thirty students and the waiting list is almost as high. If there is a waiting list almost equal to the size of the class, new classes should be made.
Cristina
The most frustrating thing is trying to find something in the school website. The website is extremely confusing and i have to call an office to help navigate through it.