October 10, 2016

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Volume 124, Issue 19

ISU secures space for additional parking Rileigh McCoy Reporter

Approximately two months ago the city of Terre Haute transferred the property of the old Toney Petroleum building to ISU. The land is located on the edge of campus near the Arena and is intended to become extra parking spaces for members of the ISU community. The Toney building dates back to the 1800s and the building was constructed in the 1940s. Since being condemned in October 2007, the property has been vacant on campus for quite some time. The city handled the initial cleanup before handing over the

property to ISU because of lead contaminated soil and groundwater. Also present on site were many fuel tanks and their contents, including 55-gallon drums and flammables. ISU took over the cleanup from there and hope to be done by early November. “We’re very excited about the project. This has been an eyesore on campus for decades,” said Bryan Duncan, Director of Capital Planning and Improvement. “We are thrilled that it’s finally happening, that it’s going to be done soon, and another bonus is that we are getting more parking out of it.” Parking can be scarce on campus during the school year, which could partly be the reason for the change. When it is fin-

ished in November, the lot will be filled with gravel until early 2019 in which other construction near the arena will been completed. Soon after, the lot will be a much larger and landscaped parking lot. In the gravel lot, there will be enough spaces for about 80 to 90 spots. It is not known yet whether the lot will be for both students and staff or otherwise. The cleanup process for the city after gaining the property was extensive. It began when the site was condemned and has lasted until now because of many reasons. “I never dreamed it would take this long,” said Pat Martin, chief city planner of Terre Haute. “It’s unusual for a site to take this

long, but there were a lot of legal issues.” Terre Haute gained the property through a tax sale and finally got the demolition approved by the Department of Environmental Management in August, causing an almost nine-year process. “I’ve been out on the site every day for about three weeks, not just overseeing the project, but making sure there were no more issues with the city,” Martin said. “My whole job was to find the contamination, clean the contamination, oversee the demolition, et cetera.” Martin explained that it was in July that ISU offered to take possession of the property. This got the ball rolling so ISU could take

the land. “That was kind of the plan the entire time for the city to do the cleanup and then turn the property over to the university,” Duncan said. “It made the most sense for the university to have the property because it is on our campus.” Since the construction and cleanup is still underway, the total cost of the project is unknown. “As to the demolition of the remaining structure and any other costs paid by the University, we have not received final bills, so I do not have the total cost of the University at this time, “ said Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration Diann McKee.

American Can factory to become apartments Tyler Davis News Editor

ISU Communications and Marketing

Students, staff and faculty tour the newly renovated Charles E. Brown African American Cultural Center and check out the new kiosks.

Kiosks present African American history at ISU Miguel Lewis Reporter

The Charles E. Brown African American Cultural Center has added virtual kiosks to tell the stories of influential black Sycamores. The kiosks that express the tales of the many influential African-American students, from their hard work and dedication to endeavors made to receive a better education, were installed during the grand re-opening of the Charles E. Brown African American Cultural Center. The focus of the kiosks is to illustrate the history of the African American experience at ISU. The kiosks were put together by a handful of influential people, including History Lecturer Dr. Crystal Reynolds, former

AACC director Stephanie Jefferson, Katherine Kennedy, and Pepe Maloba, to name a few. The first of three kiosk installations aims to encourage students, staff and faculty alike to travel into the past, if only for a moment, to get a glimpse of how far African-American students have come at ISU. The African American presence has been felt at ISU since 1870, beginning with Zachariah M. Anderson, who is believed to be the very first African-American student to attend the university, previously named Indiana State Normal School. Crystal Reynolds, along with her collaborators worked with to ensure that everything was in order when it came time to present their work. “This project was and is important to us,”

Reynolds said. “I had to tell a story for better or worse, and now we’re into phase two of the kiosks named, ‘Self-Determination.’” The self-determination phase of the kiosks will focus specifically on the work that African American students did to get where they are today, and ensuring that their presence will be felt for years to come. During his remarks during the re-opening, President Daniel J. Bradley took time out of his speech to acknowledge the amount of work that went into the creation of the kiosks, as well as the collaborators of the kiosks. “A Survey of the African American Experience at Indiana State University,” which can be found online, spans from 1870 to

SEE KIOSKS, PAGE 3

Located at the former site of the American Hominy Company plant, the American Can Company building may soon be transformed into apartments for Terre Haute residents. Currently owned by Indiana State University, the American Can (ICON) building sits along the Wabash River and adjacent to the newly built Gibson Track and Field Complex. Core Redevelopment, out of Indianapolis, will enlist in the rehabilitation of the structure. Core engaged in talks with ISU approximately three years ago regarding the potential project, and ways in which it could be feasibly accomplished. According to Eric Seal, a developer at Core, ISU bought the property that now houses the track and field athletic facilities and began contacting individuals about possible changes to the ICON building. “At first we had to decide if the building could be redeveloped, or if it had to torn down,” Seal said. “We look at the condition of the windows, structure, etc. to determine if we can rehab, or if it

SEE ICON, PAGE 3

Students share strategies learned at Kansas City Zoo Brittney Williams Reporter

Many innovative teaching strategies were shared by members of the Indiana Student Educators Association at the Science Extravaganza held on campus last week. The students in the Bayh College of Education presented the techniques and lessons they had learned at the Zoo-nique conference at the Kansas City Zoo last month. The topics covered included “Picture Perfect science,” “Foldables,” “Notable Notebooks”, “Playing with Science” and “Hands-On Circuits.” Speakers for the night were Kaitlyn Lenne, Shai Hollifield, Emily Brana, John Whybrew, and Dr. Melissa Nail. The topics covered aimed to help students who are going into teaching in order to increase critical thinking and engagement within any level of the classroom.

Hollifield presented “Picture Perfect Science” at the event, which is based upon books by Karen Ansberry and Emily Morgan. Hollified shared ideas and strategies for using picture books to teach engaging and meaningful lessons. “Picture books provide a context for the concepts that you’re teaching,” Hollifield said. “The books provide reading modules so it is a good way to integrate lessons. All the picture perfect science lessons also follow the 5e model, which is engage, explore, explain, elaborate and evaluate.” “Foldables” was presented by Brana and showed ways to make simple organizers that are dynamic and can be used to teach any number of concepts out of bracketed office envelopes. “Foldables are a great project for any age group,” Brana said. “They are also cross-curricular.”

SEE SCIENCE, PAGE 3

Brittney Williams | Indiana Statesman

Students sift through literature at the Science Extravaganza between presentations.


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