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Women’s Equality March 2019 Payton Jarrett Reporter

The League of Women Voters of Vigo County hosted the eighth annual Women’s Equality Day March at ISU. Monday, Aug. 26, Indiana State held the Women’s Equality Day March, a civic non-partisan event uniting the campus and community to commemorate 99 years since the passage of the 19th Amendment, granting all American women the right to vote. Guests of all ages and all genders were promoted the opportunity to register to vote, and were educated on the figures of the past who have advocated for this right. The event’s organizer, Marsha Miller, says, “We feel that no one should feel excluded from learning about what the struggle was and still is for women in America.” The Pre-March rally took place on the corner of Chestnut and 9th Street, where guests decorated posters to carry on their march through campus.

To include everyone who wished to participate, a tram was provided for those who have difficulty walking. Miller believes in the importance of marching to visibly recognize the progression of the suffragist movement so that it may instill a deeper impact on those who attend the event. “ISU seemed to be the natural place to join the community, the university, and other entities together and has worked really well ever since its start here in 2012,” says Miller. The event concluded at DeDe Plaza where light refreshments were served and a brief program where speakers reemphasized the suffragist’s efforts of the 19th century to the present day. Guests were then granted the final opportunity for voter registration and to sign petitions for causes provided by other guests. “Women’s Equality Day has taught me the importance of having the right to vote and I’m glad I got the chance to empathize for the people of the past who have struggled to do so,” said sophomore Darryl Black.

Tiarra Taylor | Indiana Statesman

Annual Women’s March for Equality continued despite the rain on Monday, August 26. This year commemorated 99 years since the 19th Amendment was passed, giving American women the right to vote.

Deedee Morrison’s ‘Our River-Our Future’ sculpture inspires students, honors the Wabash Brea Haller Reporter

The Deedee Morrison sculpture was unveiled in early May and made for a nice surprise for new and returning students to see. The Wabash River served inspired artist Deedee Morrison, who is from South Carolina, to create this piece of art. Ultimately, she named the sculpture “Our River-Our Future.” It stands outside the front of the Indiana State University College of Health and Human Services. Saabirah Muhammad | Indiana Statesman

Indiana State sees enrollment decrease this fall

A new approach to access: ISU enrollment reflects emphasis on admitting students with better likelihood of graduating. ISU’s new admissions philosophy focusing on student success produced the result university officials expected — a decline in total enrollment. But the institution showed increases in retention, diversity, and academic quality. Total enrollment is 12,146 for the current academic year. The change of approach, which reflects best practices nationwide, emphasizes not how many students show up as freshmen but how many walk across the stage at graduation with a degree. That metric is also a priority for the state of Indiana, which has emphasized student success and graduation through performance funding. Dr. Jason Trainer, Vice Pro-

vost for Enrollment Management, who joined the university in March, said the institution is committed to graduating a higher percentage of Sycamores. It is no longer just about enrolling a large freshman class. “Our work is heavily focused on creating environments where students are likely to succeed,” Trainer said. “The stakes for our students and their families are life-changing. We serve a student population that includes a high percentage of first-generation, Pell-eligible and minority students.” The value of a degree from Indiana State University shows in what students do next. “Ninety-five percent of all Indiana State graduates are employed or pursuing graduate education within six months of graduation,” Trainer said. “Those graduates are earning an average

salary of more than $47,000.” As the number of high school graduates begins to drop across the nation, it is increasingly difficult to grow enrollments with past practices, Trainer said. ISU’s strategy is a combination of improving retention rates of current students while identifying specific initiatives to target growth of traditional, transfer, graduate, online, and international students. Students not admitted are encouraged to attend community college and reapply to Indiana State in a year or two. Some other enrollment statistics compared to last year: One-year retention rate is up 3 percentage points Diversity of the freshman class is up 3 percentage points Grade point averages are up for the incoming freshman class. ISU Marketing

According to the Tribune Star, ““Our River — Our Future” features steel circular patterns laser cut to represent the Wabash River’s diatoms, single-cell organisms that are key indicators of the health and well-being of an environment. The meandering of the Wabash River is reflected in the overall shape of the sculpture. The new sculpture, which stands 15 1/2 feet tall and six feet wide, can be seen along North Fifth Street near the newly-redesigned east entrance of the College of Health and Human Services.” Morrison told reporters for the Tribune Star, “A lot of my

work starts with the environment. I think the relationship to the river is really important to the vitality of a city.” “I was surprised when I first saw the new sculpture outside the new building. It’s cool to have a fresh piece of art to look at on campus and I thought it was really cool that it was inspired by the Wabash River,” said Indiana State University nursing student, Karsen Root. The Deedee art piece adds a nice touch of style to Indiana State’s campus. It is the seventh Art Spaces sculpture on ISU’s campus, and the 20th in Terre Haute.

13th annual Bat Festival set for Sept. 21 at Indiana State Bat friends are invited to the 13th annual Indiana Bat Festival on Sept. 21 on the Indiana State University campus. Sponsored by the university’s Center for Bat Research, Outreach, and Conservation, the free event’s theme this year is “Always Hanging Out! The Busy Social Lives of Bats,” focusing on bat social networks and behaviors. “Most bats are extremely social, just like humans,” said Joy O’Keefe, associate professor of biology and director of the bat center. “Bats hang out in groups in their roosts, whether under the bark of a dead tree, under the large leaf of a tropical plant, on the ceiling of a cave or in the rafters of a barn.” Some bats live in harems, where a male defends his roost and a small group of females against intrusion by other males, she added. Other bats live in large maternity colonies of hundreds — or even thousands — of moms and their pups roosting together during the pregnancy and lactation periods. “When pups of the maternal colonies are able to fly, the group disbands into smaller factions, and males may form bachelor colonies,” O’Keefe said. “Bats also fly together in search of food, sometimes sharing information about the whereabouts of a good patch of mayflies on a stream or trees with the best ripe fruits.” The bat festival will feature opportunities to see live bats and raptors and listen to guest speakers discuss how bats socialize, as well as children’s activities such as face painting, “cave” exploration and origami, information on building bat boxes, silent auction, bake sale

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Purdue reportedly offering to settle opioid lawsuits for up to $12 billion Josh Kovner

The Hartford Courant (TNS)

Purdue Pharma, the Stamford, Conn.based maker of OxyContin, and the Sackler family that owns the company, are offering to settle thousands of lawsuits targeting Purdue’s role in fueling the opioid crisis for $10 billion to $12 billion, NBC News reported Tuesday. A spokesperson for Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, who is overseeing the state’s suit against the drugmaker, said he participated in a settlement conference last week in Cleveland with a group of other attorneys general, lawyers for Purdue and a representative from the Sacklers that formed the basis of the NBC News story. “I can confirm that Attorney General Tong was in Cleveland last week as a member of the leadership committee of state attorneys general on the opioid crisis,” said Elizabeth Benton, Tong’s director of communications. “Connecticut is continuing to aggressively pursue its case against Purdue and the Sacklers. Beyond that we cannot comment on recent news reports.” Tong had the same comment about aggressively pursuing the state’s case Monday after an Oklahoma judge ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $572 million to curtail an opioid epidemic in the Sooner State with nearly identical origins to the crisis in Connecticut: deceptive market-

ing practices by a major drugmaker that ignored a rising tide of overdose deaths. Like the cases that brought down the big tobacco companies, the Oklahoma judge found Johnson & Johnson culpable for knowingly creating a “public menace” and was therefore responsible for the carnage. Similar allegations are at the center of Connecticut’s lawsuit against Purdue Pharma. In April, Tong’s office filed an amended lawsuit that built upon the case brought by his predecessor, George Jepsen, in December 2018. “Purdue knowingly put its own exorbitant profits first when it … misled doctors by not just downplaying the terrible risks of addiction, but by forcefully asserting that opioid products were safe, that the risk of addiction was low, and that patients experiencing symptoms of addiction should actually be prescribed higher and greater doses of Purdue’s opioid drugs,” the lawsuit states. The complaint goes on to say when Purdue Pharma “developed OxyContin, it saw an opportunity to reap huge profits. With scientific precision it designed, financed and waged a campaign, both pervasive and targeted, to mislead doctors and patients into believing that the new drugs were now safe to treat even minor pain. In truth, Purdue’s opioids remain so potent that they inevitably overcome the will of many users, leading to addiction, overdose and death.” Purdue has denied it has engaged in

false marketing practices or misled doctors. But in a statement responding to the NBC News report, the company acknowledged a settlement was under consideration. “While Purdue Pharma is prepared to defend itself vigorously in the opioid litigation, the company has made clear that it sees little good coming from years of wasteful litigation and appeals. “The people and communities affected by the opioid crisis need help now. Purdue believes a constructive global resolution is the best path forward, and the company is actively working with the state attorneys general and other plaintiffs to achieve this outcome.” According to NBC News, Purdue presented a plan at the Cleveland meeting to declare Chapter 11 bankruptcy and restructure into a for-profit “public benefit trust.” More than $4 billion in medications, including some used to reverse overdoses, would be provided to cities, counties and states. The value of those medications, and profits from the sale of other drugs, would add up to a total settlement from Purdue of between $7 billion and $8 billion, according to the NBC News report. The Sackler family would contribute at least $3 billion toward the settlement, financed by selling a separate global pharmaceutical company they own, and would give up ownership of the company, according to the report. An investigation by The Washington

Kirsten Gillibrand drops out of Democratic presidential race Bridget Bowman CQ-Roll Call (TNS)

New York Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand dropped out of the presidential race Wednesday after failing to make the third round of Democratic primary debates. Gillibrand is the fourth presidential candidate to drop out of the race in recent days, following former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, and Massachusetts Rep. Seth Moulton. Just 10 candidates appear to have qualified for the upcoming debate in September because of higher polling and donor thresholds. “It’s important to know when it’s not your time, and to know how you can best serve your community and your country,” Gillibrand said in a video

posted on Twitter. “I believe I can best serve by helping to unite us to beat Donald Trump in 2020.” Gillibrand, who made women’s rights central to her presidential campaign, told The New York Times that she would endorse another candidate in the primary but did not commit to backing another woman. The field still includes five women, including three of her Senate colleagues, Kamala Harris of California, Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts. “I will support whoever the nominee is, and I will do whatever it takes to beat Trump,” she said. Gillibrand’s campaign announced in a memo following her decision that she will relaunch her Off the Sidelines PAC to support women candidates. Gillibrand plans to “raise and invest at least $1 million to elect women this

cycle,” according to the memo. Gillibrand is also planning to travel to Texas next month to bolster Democratic women candidates. Democrats believe Texas will be a top House battleground in 2020. The Democratic National Committee raised the threshold to qualify for the next round of debates. Candidates needed 130,000 unique donors and had to garner 2% support in four qualifying polls. In her presidential campaign, Gillibrand touted her ability to appeal to Trump voters. She won a GOP-held House seat in 2006 and was appointed to the Senate in 2009 after Hillary Clinton was nominated as secretary of State. Gillibrand shifted to the left after her appointment, but has still carried Upstate counties that backed Trump in 2016.

Co-worker charged with murder in Cal State Fullerton stabbing Hannah Fry and Priscella Vega Los Angeles Times (TNS)

A man who police say fatally stabbed his co-worker, a retired Cal State Fullerton administrator, in a campus parking lot was charged Friday in the slaying. Chuyen Van Vo, 51, is facing a murder charge along with two sentencing enhancements based on allegations that he used a deadly weapon in the attack and committed the murder by lying in wait, according to Orange County Superior Court records. Police say Vo attacked Steven Shek Keung Chan, 57, in his vehicle, killing the former budget director who had returned to Cal State Fullerton as a consultant. Chan was stabbed multiple times inside his car, which was parked in a campus lot. Paramedics performed lifesaving measures on the man, who was bleeding from his head, but he died at the scene. Fullerton police Lt. Jon Radus said the two men were both employed by Cal State Fullerton, and Vo specifically targeted Chan in the attack. However, the nature of their relationship remains unclear. Police have not disclosed any potential motive in the attack. Vo was arrested at his home in Huntington Beach late Wednesday and is being held without bail in Orange County Jail in Santa Ana. Outside his home on Cottonwood Circle on Friday, neighbors said they had trouble reconciling the family man who had lived on the street for more than a decade with someone accused of carrying out a violent attack.

Fulerton Police Department | TNS

Chuyen Vo, 51, was charged Friday with murder in the death of his co-worker at Cal State Fullerton.

“It’s a true shock,” said neighbor Michael Wood. “Last guy I’d ever expect being capable of doing this.” Wood said that Vo’s father is the pastor of a local Baptist church and that Vo is very active in the church community. Wood said he and his wife, who is Vietnamese, would exchange tropical fruit with Vo that they’d grown in their backyards. Last year, they shared cherimoya with Vo, he said. Monday’s attack on the Cal State Fullerton campus triggered a massive manhunt that lasted two days. Authorities combed the area with the help of Orange County Sheriff ’s Department bloodhounds, but did not immediately locate a suspect. Investigators released a sketch and surveillance video in hopes that

someone could identify a man seen running away from the crime scene. During their investigation, authorities also found an “incendiary device” and a backpack under Chan’s car that contained zip ties, wigs and other disguises. Police declined to say exactly how investigators linked Vo to the slaying, but noted that items in the backpack played a role. Chan served as Cal State Fullerton’s director of budget and finance and student services for university extended education from 2009 until he retired in 2017. He returned to the campus in early 2019 to work as a special consultant. Vo worked in the same department as an administrative support coordinator. He has worked for Cal State Fullerton since 2006, according to a university spokeswoman. Public records show that Vo held licenses to sell life, accident and health insurance in Texas and health and life insurance in Nevada. Vo’s neighbors said his primary job was at Cal State Fullerton, but he also sold insurance on the side. On Friday, an orange bucket filled with water and a garden horse had been abandoned along the pathway to Vo’s home. The two-story house was quiet, and neighbors said Vo’s wife and two children likely weren’t home. “I feel so bad for the family,” Wood said. “School is starting soon, and I don’t know how the kids are going to school when Dad’s been arrested. It’s just so sad.” (Los Angeles Times staff writer Alejandra Reyes-Velarde contributed to this report.)

Post earlier this year showed that the drug industry reaped tremendous profits by flooding some of the most vulnerable communities in the country with billions of painkillers. As a consequence, more than 200,000 people have died from prescription drug overdoses since 1999, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The flood of prescription opioids led to a dramatic increase in opioid addiction, from prescription pills to heroin and fentanyl — a synthetic opioid that’s 50 to 100 times more powerful than heroin. The prescription opioid tsunami struck hardest in working-class communities in the Appalachian Mountains regions of West Virginia and Kentucky. But it also has taken a toll in Connecticut. Between 2012 and 2018, 5,175 people died of accidental drug overdoses here. “I think this is what shocks me the most: Purdue Pharma peddled this theory, a baseless, discredited theory, that the problem with addiction is ‘pseudoaddiction,’” Tong said in April, when an expanded state lawsuit against the company and the Sacklers was filed. “The patients, according to Purdue Pharma, weren’t getting enough opioids and that’s why they were addicted … if you just pushed more drugs on these patients, that would solve their pain and they would somehow become less addicted … the contorted, almost sick thought process behind that confounds me still.”

California prosecutors seeking death penalty for mother, boyfriend in child’s death Alene Tchekmedyian

Los Angeles Times (TNS)

Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for the mother of Anthony Avalos and her boyfriend, who are accused of torturing the 10-year-old boy for days before his death last year. A grand jury indicted Heather Maxine Barron, 29, and Kareem Ernesto Leiva, 33, in October on charges that they murdered the boy and abused two other children in the household. The boy’s relatives praised the district attorney’s office’s decision to pursue the death penalty, which was announced in court Wednesday. “I know the death penalty will not bring Anthony back, but this is one of the worst kind of crimes you could commit so it deserves the worst kind of punishment,” David Barron, Anthony’s uncle, told reporters after the hearing. Prosecutors have said that Heather Barron and Leiva poured hot sauce on Anthony’s face and mouth, whipped the boy with a looped cord and belt, held him upside down and dropped him on his head repeatedly. They also alleged that the couple alternately withheld food and force-fed him, slammed him into furniture and the floor, denied access to the bathroom and enlisted other children in the home to inflict pain. Anthony’s wounds stretched from head to toe as bruises, abrasions, red dots, scabs, cuts and a traumatic brain injury, prosecutors have said. In addition to the injuries suffered by Anthony that resulted in his June 21 death, prosecutors have said that Leiva previously struck one of his brothers so hard that the boy required a trip to the hospital and staples on his head. In a filing Wednesday, prosecutors said the couple watched pornographic videos and performed sexual acts with each other in front of Anthony and another child in the household. The filing also alleges that in July, Leiva assaulted another inmate in jail. Barron and Leiva are being held without bail. Both have pleaded not guilty. Anthony’s family members showed up for the hearing, some wearing shirts that read, “#Justice4Anthony.” Maria Barron, Anthony’s aunt, wept as she held up a photograph of Anthony while addressing reporters in the courthouse. If the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services had “done their job when we called and told them what was going on we wouldn’t be here today,” Maria Barron said. “We would be at school right now, he would probably be trying out for band, starting the sixth grade with his cousin.” She said she hasn’t been allowed to see Anthony’s siblings in four years. Both the Los Angeles County Sheriff ’s Department and DCFS have come under criticism by some of Anthony’s family members and community protesters for not permanently removing the

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Don’t expect to see Ed Sheeran Matthew on tour for at least 18 months McConaughey

joins University of Texas faculty

Christie D’Zurilla Los Angeles Times

After more than two years on the road, rocker Ed Sheeran will be taking some time off, he announced at the final show of his “Divide” tour. “I was told before I came on that now at the end of this tour I’ve played to 9 million people around the world. It is the biggest tour ever,” Sheeran said Monday night, according to the Sun. “It’s been an emotional day for a lot of people backstage. It kind of feels like, in a weird way, that you’re breaking up with a girlfriend that you’ve been with for years. It sounds odd, but it has been a long tour.” Sheeran has been on the road since March 2017. “There is something very bittersweet about [ending the tour],” the singer-songwriter said. “I love that you guys are here and we are ending it in Ipswich [in eastern England]. This is my last gig for probably 18 months.”

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Recording artist Ed Sheeran performs onstage during The 59th GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on February 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, Calif.

Sheeran privately married childhood sweetheart Cherry Seaborn in a small ceremony in December but has barely spent time with her since then. He has spoken recently about wanting a more normal life. “The Shape of You” singer told Charlamagne Tha God

in July that he was thinking about crafting a touring life like Eminem’s, where he could have kids and be around to raise them, going on the road for only a month or so at a time. The pop singer-songwriter also said Monday that it might be his last loop-pedal tour, according to the Sun.

Sheeran typically has played solo on stage using only his guitar and a loop-pedal box _ a device that allows him to record his guitar as he plays and then loop the sounds to back himself up. That means when he’s back on stage again, it could be with a backing band.

Missed the 2019 VMAs? Here are the only moments you need to see

Christie D’Zurilla Los Angeles Times

Sure, the Jonas Brothers performed. Lil Nas X won song of the year with Billy Ray Cyrus. But at MTV’s 2019 Video Music Awards on Monday night, the standout moments came from the women in the room. Missy Elliott finally got her due, being honored with MTV’s Video Vanguard Award and delivering an energetic medley of “Get Ur Freak On,” “Lose Control” and more. A retrospective by famous fans included Lizzo,

Justin Timberlake, Timbaland and Pharrell, among others, and Elliott gave a raucously received acceptance speech in which she thanked seemingly everyone. “Lastly,” she said, “I want to dedicate this award to the dance community all around the world, because when y’all get on stage with these artists, y’all are not just props. Y’all are the icing on the cake. Y’all are the beat to the heart.” Setting a completely different vibe, Miley Cyrus took it down a notch without

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US rapper Missy Elliott poses in the press room with “The Video Vanguard Award” during the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on August 26, 2019.

Congrats to the University of Texas’ newest professor: Matthew McConaughey. The Moody College of Communication announced Wednesday that McConaughey has been appointed as a professor of practice to the Department of Radio-Television-Film faculty, starting in the upcoming fall term. The actor and Austin icon has served as a visiting instructor since 2015, when he began co-teaching the “Script to Screen” film production class with faculty member and director Scott Rice. The man who gifted the world with “Dazed and Confused” character David Wooderson developed that course’s curriculum, according to the university, which provides a “behind-thescenes view of each stage of a film’s production.” McConaughey earned a film degree from UT in 1993. He picked up an Academy Award for his role in 2013 film “Dallas Buyers Club.” According to the university, he has appeared in more than 50 films; memorable roles include “A Time to Kill” and “The Wolf of Wall Street,” and he starred in this year’s “The Beach Bum.” McConaughey also turned in a tour-de-force performance in HBO TV series “True Detective.” The actor is a major presence in Austin’s social scene, as well as a fixture at Texas Longhorns football games. Last week, Austin FC leadership announced that McConaughey has signed on as an investor in the Major League Soccer team. In case you were curious, here are the classes McConaughey has co-taught at UT: Fall 2015: studied “Free State of Jones” (writer-director Gary Ross visited class along with producer Diana Alvarez) Fall 2016: studied “Free State of Jones” Spring 2017: studied “White Boy Rick” (director Yann Demange visited class) Spring 2018: studied “White Boy Rick” and “The Beach Bum” (writer-director Harmony Korine visited class) Fall 2018: studied “White Boy Rick” and “The Beach Bum” (director Yann Demange called into class) Spring 2019: studied “The Beach Bum” and “The Gentleman” Fall 2019: studying “The Gentlemen” and “Mud” (director Jeff Nichols scheduled to visit)

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Student shares thoughts on multi-tasking Ashima Sitaula Columnist

Multitasking is not about piling on work to the level of exhaustion, contrary to a common thought. It’s about teaching the brain to direct energy efficiently in less time so you can achieve more. First, start by practicing how to multitask. Whether you are learning how to play the piano, using a computer program or multitasking in general, you need to master the ability. Why? Because exercise allows something to appear regular, and this reduces the stress associated with new activities. Look at the stuff you’re doing in a day. To begin with, select a few regular duties. Then switch off to more challenging assignments you experience doing daily. Work progressively up to the number of duties you usually perform. Remember that learning requires time in this phase. People often move into a fresh position or obligation without gradually adjusting their workload. Then wonder why they feel stressed and can’t be effective multitaskers. So, if you want to do all the activities you do every day with less stress, but more effectively, take some time to educate your body and mind on how to operate at the level of productivity you want. Secondly, set multitasking management priorities. Switching brain concentration constantly lowers your recalling memory. Think of your brain as a laptop. If you work in various programs and have countless files accessible on your screen to allow you to rapidly move from program to program, you may discover your laptop has a greater tendency to fail or freeze. For ex-

ample, if you try to do too much on your computer at once, it may freeze and you could lose work you haven’t saved. Your brain functions in a similar way. Your body becomes overloaded when you perform various duties that involve your undivided focus, as it can only handle data from one channel at a time. Therefore, do not multitask if your complete commitment is required for the task at hand. Once you have completed this important or comprehensive assignment, you can go back to the other assignments you usually do. This move will save you a lot of rework because when your brain is overloaded, you are more likely to make mistakes. Third, use tools to improve multitasking skills. Write down lists and other information you want to remember. For instance, if you have a list of things that you need to use frequently such as shopping list or shipping details or keyboard shortcuts, place the list somewhere you will see it frequntly. Not only will others think you are brilliant because of your incredible ability to rattle off information, but on such mundane information, you will not have to spend much brain energy. Then, shift multitasking to a single task. Allow your mind to reboot throughout the day to avoid burning out. The human brain uses more energy than any other portion of the person, so it needs plenty of rest. Rest is one of the main elements of private energy and productivity growth. So, avoid multitasking every two to three hours and let yourself do just one thing for 15 to 20 minutes. You will feel refreshed, alert and willing

to address more tasks after this rest period—and you will do so with fewer errors than if you have been plowing through your assignments without this reboot period. Lastly, always take a brain break. Most company jobs give a lunch break and two fifteen-minute breaks throughout the day to their full-time employees. Are you taking yours? Most people don’t and they don’t give a real release from the problems of the day to their mind. Use break time to wander, stay outside, or just near your gaze and meditate around the construction. During these fifteen minutes, do whatever you like to wash your face and settle your body. If you can’t really manage a 15-minute

rest in your day, switch off your mind by visiting the restroom. Give your mind some sort of complete release from the duties of the working day. Regular breaks are vital to operate consistently at maximum levels. Multitasking is an integral component of the world. If you want to succeed, you need to learn how to effectively multitask, so you don’t get overwhelmed and have excessive stress. You can efficiently multitask and boost productivity by merely slowing down and getting up to the stage of results you want. Simply placed, it’s your guide to multitasking achievement to learn how to keep your greatest standard of cognitive performance.

I participated in a Criminal justice reform had a bipartisan concealed carry class, and minute. Then 2020 reared its head Mary C. Curtis CQ-Roll Call

That didn’t last long. For a while, it looked as though the distance between the parties had narrowed on the issue of criminal justice reform. Bipartisan cooperation passed the First Step Act, a small step indeed toward remedying America’s mass incarceration crisis that disproportionately, in a historically skewed system, burdens minorities and the poor in everything from arrests to sentencing. Increasingly, though, the rhetoric resembles a partisan return to form. But is the public changing? With a nudge from viral videos and reasons to doubt the “official” story, as well as attention paid to inequities built into the history of policing in America, more aware citizens may have evolved more than politicians. For past presidential candidates like Richard Nixon, “law and order” became mantra as well as code, a promise to protect a silent (white) majority from young people protesting war, African Americans demanding equality, anyone looking to shake up the status quo. It was a page from a very old playbook — and it worked for those afraid of change. You can hear the refrain, amplified, from the current president, when he bolsters law enforcement on the border and speaks of an invasion. Donald Trump may take a cue from “consultants” such as Kanye West and Kim Kardashian when he intervenes in the individual case of a nonviolent drug offender or feuds with Sweden over a jailed rapper. But the president has always seemed more comfortable when he has advised police officers not to be “too nice” to suspects or maligned cities as criminal cesspools — even when the city was El Paso, Texas, relatively peaceful until a white domestic terrorist echoing the president’s words blasted its tranquility to bits. With 2020 looming, other members of the administration

and other Republicans are falling in line and reverting to the past. Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions, so eager to release police departments from agreed-upon consent decrees to reform corruption and misconduct, had nothing on successor William Barr. In a recent speech to the Fraternal Order of Police conference in New Orleans, Barr took a partisan blowtorch to the legitimacy of duly elected prosecutors, saying the appointment of progressive district attorneys is “demoralizing to law enforcement and dangerous to public safety” because they “spend their time undercutting the police, letting criminals off the hook, and refusing to enforce the law.” In a column in The Washington Post, Parisa Dehghani-Tafti, Democratic nominee for commonwealth’s attorney in Arlington, Mark Gonzalez, district attorney for Nueces County, Texas, and Wesley Bell, county prosecutor for St. Louis County, Missouri, hit back, writing: “We are dedicated to safety and justice. We understand that our current criminal legal system throws away too many people, breaks up too many families, destroys too many communities and wastes too much money. And we refuse to accept that a wealthy democracy cannot figure out how to keep its people safe without criminalizing as many things as possible, prosecuting as hard as possible and punishing people for as long as possible.” These are officials who campaigned on the promise to respect all citizens instead of reflexively treating entire populations as potential perps. As someone who grew up in an urban neighborhood that was at once under protected and over policed, I recognize the challenges these prosecutors were elected to alleviate. Because of videos and education, the general public and those not affected by unequal treatment have learned, as well, of the names and cases of Tamir Rice, Sandra Bland, Philando Castile — and the list goes on.

Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s decision not to run for another term was hastened by the delayed release of the video of Officer Jason Van Dyke, now serving time for his crime, shooting 17-year-old Laquan McDonald 16 times. When Daniel Pantaleo, the New York City officer who placed Eric Garner in an illegal chokehold before he died, recently was fired, the police union president was the loudest voice objecting to the move, and now Patrick Lynch is hinting at a work slowdown in response. To those haunted by the voice of Garner saying “I can’t breathe” 11 times and the sight of officers and EMT personnel standing by, Pantaleo was lucky no charges were filed. Props must also be given to efforts such as The New York Times’ “1619 Project,” which examines, it says, “the consequences of slavery” and the contributions of black Americans at the very center of the story we tell ourselves about who we are. Its all-too-true stories draw the line from injustices then to those that persist, including the fact that law enforcement throughout the country’s history was often the brutal enforcer of repressive policies. In the 2020 presidential race, Democratic candidates are not afraid to be vocal about criminal justice and police reform plans. In fact, candidates have had to explain their past records as mayors and prosecutors and, in front-runner Joe Biden’s case, his role in helping to write the 1994 crime bill, acknowledged to have played a large role in the mass incarceration that followed. It’s a big change from when Democrats were reluctant to speak out, afraid of being judged “soft on crime.” So, while for a moment it seemed Democrats and Republicans might be moving closer to a tentative truce on the issue, unfortunately the importance of seeking a more just “justice” is becoming, like so much else, another opportunity to disagree.

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it reaffirmed why I would never own a gun Dahleen Glanton Chicago Tribune

Shortly after Illinois became the last state in the nation to make it legal to carry a concealed firearm, I decided to sit in on a training class. I had no intention of owning a firearm, but as a reporter covering this developing story in 2013, I wanted to know what people who would be walking around with guns were being taught in the 16-hour course required to obtain a permit. The instructor, Andre Queen, was a polite and unassuming man. He was a National Rifle Association-certified firearms instructor, and he knew his stuff when it came to gun laws. He quickly gained my respect. Queen was straightforward about his mission. He believed strongly in the Second Amendment, and he wanted to ensure that people who legally carried guns knew how to use them properly. He was just as determined that they use them responsibly. And for anyone who might end up shooting someone in self-defense one day, Queen wanted to make sure they understood how their body would react in such a tense situation. Killing someone would not be as easy as they might have thought. It is likely that the 75-yearold suburban man who shot a 14-year-old boy in the head is having a lot of sleepless nights. Though he may have acted in self-defense, killing someone is hard on the body, emotionally and physically. In a dark and uncomfortably warm room of a storefront building on Chicago’s Northwest Side, the class, which I wrote about in a news story, began on a summer evening in 2013. In the background, a police scanner was going off, just loud enough to create an annoying distraction. The atmosphere was designed to add to the tension and get the shooter’s heart rate up. Many of the participants al-

ready were nervous when they entered the classroom. Carrying firearms in public would be a new experience in Chicago and across the state. No one knew what to expect. A simulator projected various incidents upon a big screen — a hostage situation on a school bus, a shootout in a hallway and an attack by a man wielding a knife. Students caring laser guns resembling a Glock 17 semiautomatic pistol had to decide when and if to shoot, as if they were in real life-or-death situations. A 21-year-old Chicago man was the first to go. He said afterward that the experience was much more intense than he had expected. He was sweating, and his palms were sticky. He told me that it proved how fast in real life you could end up getting hurt, even when you are armed. A rush of adrenaline causes the hands to shake. Blood flows away from the fingers and toes, dulling the senses. Motor skills weaken. The perception of time changes to where everything seems to move in slow motion. You lose peripheral vision, and when you fire, it seems as though you’re looking through a tunnel. The psychological changes that occur during an attack were so harrowing that when it was over, most people left praying they would never have to shoot anyone. That’s exactly what Queen wanted. “We need to know what our body is going to do in a stressful situation,” Queen told the students. “If it’s not a deadly force threat, you should not be shooting at all.” He would stress that over and over. The other point Queen made repeatedly was that a concealed carry permit does not give an average citizen the right to assume the duties of a trained law enforcement officer. “The concealed carry permit, realistically, is only there for you to protect yourself,” he told the class. “It’s not a license to go out

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VMA CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 out losing any intensity when she performed “Slide Away,” which many people have interpreted as a goodbye song to estranged husband Liam Hemsworth. Solo on stage except for women playing stringed instruments in the shadows, she belted out her heart in black and white _ and a super-short mini dress. Lizzo knocked out “Truth Hurts” and “Good as Hell” backed up by women who didn’t match those tiny-dancer stereotypes, then finished with a giant rump behind her onstage. Normani, who won for R&B video, re-created key bits from the “Motivation” music video in her

BAT FEST CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 and conservation exhibits by community partners. A local mother-daughter author team will also be at the festival with their book, “The Lonely Bat.” A story about Gregory the bat, the character’s journey teaches children about friendship, empathy and (of course) bats. Daytime activities are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. in the Science Building on the campus of Indiana State (corner of 6th and Chestnut streets, Terre Haute). Evening events are 6-9 p.m. at Dobbs Park (5170 E Poplar Dr., Terre Haute) and include a live raptor demonstration, a survey of bats’ favorite foods (moths and beetles!), a bat-themed kids’ adventure course and listening for bats at dusk. “People’s enthusiasm for bats does not waver,” O’Keefe said. “People of all ages just love bats and learning about bats. We have dedicated Bat Festival attendees, but we also have new people every year. That’s really exciting to get people engaged with bats.” The festival is sponsoring a Bat Art Contest, with entries from all ages accepted until Sept. 13. A winner in each age group (12 and younger, 13-17, 18 and older) will be awarded a prize. Entries should be no larger than 8.5” x 11” and must be submitted to the ISU Bat Center (Attn: Brianne Walters, De-

DEATH PENALTY CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2 boy from the home and not arresting Heather Barron and Leiva on suspicion of child abuse. Both agencies received calls about abuse in the household, beginning with a referral in April 2014 alleging that Leiva hit Anthony and three siblings with various objects, including a hose. The caller alleged that Barron screamed at the children and locked them in their rooms for hours.

live performance, which moved the action in off the street and turned the costumes purple. And then there was Taylor Swift. Swift opened the show with a colorful equalrights statement _ punctuated with glam drag queens and sherbet-colored costumes _ during her performance of “You Need to Calm Down” and “Lover.” She then called out the president during one of her acceptance speeches. Arguing for the Equality Act, Swift noted that a petition for the act’s passage had a half-million signatures, “five times the amount that it would need to warrant a response from the White House.” Then she mimed looking down at a wristwatch. The crowd went wild. partment of Biology, Indiana State University, 600 Chestnut St., Terre Haute, IN 47809; phone 812237-2808). Outreach programs like the bat festival help educate and protect the bat population, which faces serious threats including habitat destruction and the devastating White Nose Syndrome, O’Keefe said. “It’s important to have this festival, because people fear what they don’t understand, and bats are one of those groups of animals that people think of as creepy-crawly and scary. In reality, bats are so important for us, and they’re not very scary at all,” O’Keefe said. Most bats are the size of a quarter or two in weight — and they eat about that amount of insects each night. “They have a significant impact on insects that are pests to us — like mosquitos and gnats — but also on insects that are pests to our crops and trees, like moths and beetles. Without bats, we have to apply more pesticides and suffer more from the effects of these pests,” O’Keefe said. “Hopefully, people feel more positively about bats, and that will translate into ‘There’s a bat in my house, I should try to get it out but not kill it.’ That would be something really positive for bats — to not have people be another one of their threats.” For more information about the festival or art contest, go to isubatcenter.org/bat-festival. In October 2014, a caller alleged that Barron screamed at the children, dragged one of Anthony’s brothers across the room by his arm, showed no affection and “seemed completely detached.” California has not had an execution since 2006. In March, Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a controversial moratorium on death row executions in the state, which has the largest death row in the nation.

GUN CONTINUED FROM PAGE4 and go looking for trouble or deal with a situation that is best left to law enforcement. “Law enforcement training is about securing and containing the danger,” he said. “Concealed carry training is about protecting yourself and moving away from the danger.” I am reminded of that 75-year-old man who decided to confront a group of teenagers in the dead of night in a dark, isolated area of Lake County. He reportedly has a concealed carry permit, so he must have taken a similar class. His instructor likely warned that approaching a group in such a situation would not be sensible. Instead of killing a child, he should have stayed inside his home and called 911 when he was awakened at 1:15 a.m. by a group of teens he said were attempting to steal his car from the driveway. Instead, he put himself at risk. The teens easily could have overpowered the elderly man, taken his gun and killed him. Or what if they, too, had been

armed with guns? Certainly, he must have known the danger of going out there with a small-caliber gun to protect a car. His own life surely is worth more than that. Six years after the concealed carry law was passed, pro-gun advocates are still pushing to have the requirement for 16 hours of training dropped. They say it is unnecessary and bothersome. But several firearms instructors told me in 2013 that training was perhaps the most important element of the concealed carry law. “It’s a big deal, and you really need to know what you’re doing,” Neil Obus, a certified NRA firearms instructor in Ohio, told me back then. “It’s a scary thought, the thought of having to take somebody’s life. “If you’re carrying a gun, you have to understand the ramifications and the responsibilities that go along with it,” he said. “But you also have to understand that there are other options. Using a firearm is a last resort.”

Correction On Page 4 of the Aug. 22 issue of the Indiana Statesman, the photos of the Student Organization Fair were taken by Saabriah Muhammud, not Danielle Guy.

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Thursday, August 29, 2019

High Stakes, High Reward Indiana Statesman

Emari Washington Reporter

Summer is quickly coming to an end, which means its officially football season! The Sycamores are getting ready to face the Kansas Jayhawks Saturday, Aug. 31. These two teams have gone against each other a total of three times counting this Saturday’s contest. The Jayhawks lead their series against the Sycamores 2-0 with a commanding lead on Missouri Valley Conference teams at 11-2. In both games the Syc-

amores have been beat by two touchdowns or more. There is no need to fret because there’s always a chance for the trees to set the tone for the season in an upset win. The Sycamores are ranked 16 spot in the Missouri Valley Conference to start the year. Prior to 2017, the Sycamores were “iffy” in terms of consistency. If the Sycamores are able to pull off this upset, this would be the first time in 32 attempts that they beat a BCS team. Especially with the momentum the Syc-

amores have coming off of their 7-4 finish last year, it would be a huge confidence booster for the entire team. This team has the chance to make something special happen in this school’s football program. That will not only translate to more team spirit; also, more school spirit. Leading the helm will be the Redshirt senior Jonas Griffith. Last year he had a break out year earning All-American honors from three different publications. As of now, Griffith has earned 276 tackles, 21.5 tackles-for-loss,

Indiana State football team from last year's first home game.

10 sacks, two interceptions, and three forced fumbles. On the offensive end, redshirt senior Ryan Boyle threw for 1,672 yards and 12 touchdowns last season. He helped the Sycamores end the last five games of the season on a win streak, as they won five games in a row. Overall, it is plausible for the Sycamores to come out on top in this game. They have all the potential and momentum behind them with various key players still here on the team. It will be hard for opponents

The Couples Tee Supporting Sycamore Golf set of October 6

ISU looks to take over the Cheese State

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The Sycamores are looking ahead to a hard-hitting triple threat weekend hosted in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Starting Friday, the Trees will clash with the Northeastern Huskies of Green Bay, Wisconsin. Ahead of the match up, the Sycamores must contain the Huskie’s lead player, Athena Ardila, who tabbed preseason All-CAA honorable mention, making her a key outside hitter. The Huskies are coming off of an exhibition match against the Boston College Eagles and plan on kicking their season off ahead of schedule by winning their following competition. The competition doesn’t end there. The following day, the Sycamores will have to face off against the Fresno State Bulldogs. The Bulldogs most recently had their intra-squad Red-Blue scrimmage Aug. 23. The Blue team won 3-1 against the Red team (25-20, 25-20, 23-25, 2523). Both of the teams had a fair share of Bulldogs in the scrimmage. The team was led by Minnesota transfer Rebecca Rendahi, who led their team with 12 blocks alongside her partner, Montana graduate transfer McKenzie Kramer, who finished with 10 blocks. A tri-

to forget about special teams juggernaut Jerry Nunez. Nunez came off an impressive season in 2018 going 40-of-41 on point after tries and 15-of-19 on field goal tries. He accounted for the most points on the team with 85 points and a season long 48 yards against Missouri State. Either way there are a ton of positives going into the 2019 football season. Sunday will tell the tale so all the Sycamore fans should be prepared for a great season opener.

ple threat of new arrivals led the team as well with junior Amilya Thompson getting her match-high 17 finishes with juniors Savanah Smith and Desiree Dukhov having 15 apiece. The Green Bay, Wisconsin Phoenix are the third opposition heading into the weekend. The Phoenix are coming off a win over the Loyola Ramblers, 3-1 this past Saturday at the Kress Center in an exhibition match. They look to carry the momentum of that win onto the Green Bay Invite. This will be the Indiana State Sycamores chance to show future opponents what they are made of. The trees are heading into the weekends contest with fire and envy as they are set to take each team head on day after day. The first competition starts Friday at 5 p.m in Green Bay, Wisconsin, where the Indiana State Sycamores will face the Northeastern Huskies. On Saturday at noon in Green Bay, Wisconsin— the Sycamores will go toe to toe with the Fresno State Bulldogs. The Sycamores will then top off their season opener against Green Bay Sunday, Sept. 1 at 2 p.m. on ESPN 3.

lunch, green fees and a cart.

A hole sponsorship is also available for $100, which includes signage at the tee box. A par sponsor costs $400 and includes lunch, a hole sign and signage on all of the carts. A birdie sponsor costs $500 and includes a foursome consisting of two teams and a hole sign as well as lunch. The eagle sponsorship includes a foursome consisting of two teams, lunch, a hole sign and a one-hour golf clinic for all four The action begins at Noon with of the team members. New this lunch alongside the Sycamore year is Double Eagle SponsorWomen’s Golf Team. The cost of ship for $2,500 which includes an individual lunch ticket is $25. lunch, a foursome team, a round of golf at Hulman Links Golf At 1 pm, the golf outing be- Course, four polos, event signage gins with a shotgun start. The and four one-hour private golf cost of a team with two golf- lessons from head coach Greg ers is $150. A foursome can Towne. be purchased for $300. The cost of the golf outing includes Make plans now to join Indiana State head golf coach Greg Towne and the Sycamore golf team for an afternoon of golf and fun at the Third Annual Couples Tee supporting the Indiana State Women›s Golf program. The event is slated for Sunday, October 6 at the Hulman Links Golf Course, which is located at 900 N. Chamberlain St., in Terre Haute.

Oregon-Auburn clash in Texas is among games to watch in Week 1 of college football J. Brady McCollough Los Angeles Times

A look at five games to watch during Week 1 of the college football season. No. 14 Utah at Brigham Young, Thursday, ESPN, 10:15 p.m. EDT What better way to get the first full weekend of college football off to a good start than a bloodthirsty rivalry? Utah is the better team, but the game is in Provo, so anything could happen. The Cougars blew a 20-0 lead last season in the regular season finale against the Utes before falling 35-27. Utah was without quarterback Tyler Huntley and running back Zack Moss be-

cause of injury, but the fact that BYU came so close to the upset means it will have confidence going into this one. Northwestern at No. 25 Stanford, Saturday, FOX, 4 p.m. EDT In 2015, Stanford lost at Northwestern 16-6 in the first part of this home-and-home series. That loss kept the Cardinal out of the College Football Playoff. Stanford finished the year in the Top 5 with a 12-2 record and a Rose Bowl win over Iowa. It’s payback time for Stanford, but is this team good enough to put Northwestern down with ease? The Cardinal have a veteran quarterback in K.J. Costello, which should give them the edge, even though the Wildcats’ Hunter Johnson _ a

transfer from Clemson _ was a highly-rated prospect. Boise State vs. Florida State, Saturday, ESPN, 7 p.m. EDT After this game in Jacksonville, Fla., one of these programs is going to feel closer to being back to standard than it actually is. Of course, that is what the first week of the season is all about, right? If Boise State wins against Florida State, it will feel like a giant killer again and carry aspirations to represent the Group of Five in a New Year’s Six bowl. If the Seminoles win in their first game with Kendal Briles as offensive coordinator, they will feel like a team that can at least dream of competing with Clemson and Florida.

No. 16 Auburn vs. No. 11 Oregon, Saturday, ABC, 7:30 p.m. EDT The game of the weekend, to be played in Arlington, Texas, is a rematch of the 2010 national championship game, won by Cam Newton’s Auburn squad. This is the second straight year the Tigers open with a high-profile Pac-12 opponent, as the Tigers beat Washington last year 21-16. For the Ducks to fare better than the Huskies, they will need senior quarterback Justin Herbert to outperform Auburn’s true freshman quarterback Bo Nix, who was rated as one of the top prospects nationally and beat out redshirt freshman Joey Gatewood in fall camp.

Houston at No. 4 Oklahoma, Sunday, ABC, 7:30 p.m. EDT The Sooners are heavy favorites in this one, but that doesn’t mean it won’t be one of the most entertaining games of the weekend. Houston features dynamic dual-threat quarterback D’Eriq King in his first game being directed by new head coach Dana Holgorsen. Holgorsen knows Oklahoma well from his time at West Virginia. The big question is how former Alabama quarterback Jalen Hurts fares running Lincoln Riley’s prolific offense in his Sooners debut.