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Volume 124, Issue 22
Sycamores Care program created solely for students Brittney Williams Reporter
While heading to college can be a new and exciting time for many students, it can also lead to many unanswered questions and feelings. Homesickness, academic issues, financial concerns and overwhelming feelings can keep students from making the most of their college experience. The Dean of Students Office recently recognized this and collaborated with Indiana State departments, faculty, staff, students and their families to create the Sycamores Care program. This new program is open to all ISU undergraduate, graduate and online students. “Sycamores Care was created this past summer to help students get the care, referrals, and answers they need to ensure they are successful. Sycamores Care is a campus-wide program that cares for students in distress,” Dean of Students Andy Morgan said. Students may have a wide variety of concerns but may not know where to go to get help or
how to solve the problem. “Once a referral is made, the Care Team will address the student’s concern and the solution may be as simple as directing the student to the right department and person so their problem can be solved,” Morgan said. “Some are more complex and require many departments to solve.” Referrals to the program can be made anonymously by fellow students, faculty, staff, parents or by the student themselves. “For example, faculty may see a change in a student’s behavior – such as a drop of attendance – faculty can choose to refer the student to Sycamores Care where we can reach out to the student to listen, possibly find out what is going on, and/or refer them to other departments, such as the Student Counseling Center,” Morgan said. Morgan is the chair for the Sycamores Care team weekly care meeting where issues and trends regarding students are discussed. The Dean of Students’ team is comprised of Associate Dean of Students Al Perone, Assistant Dean of Students Amanda Hob-
son and Craig Enyeart, along with Morgan. Together, the referrals that come through their office via email, phone or the online form are referred to the other Care team members. “We’ve addressed a variety of issues that students are facing,” Morgan said. “Some are homesick and are unsure if college is for them. Just meeting with a Care Team member, someone who listens and reassures them that they can be successful here, and that they have an ally here is all they need.” At the halfway mark of this semester, the Sycamores Care team has already seen 140 cases and they are hoping through more awareness of the program will encourage students to seek the team’s help. As a faculty, staff, or peer it is important to know signs of when to refer someone in need. If there is a change in behavior or talk of quitting school, depression or suicide, the student might need to get with the Sycamores Care
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Sycamores Care includes Amanda Hobson (top left), Craig Enyeart (top right), Andy Morgan (bottom left) and Al Perone (bottom right).
Florida will put young voters to the test Marl Z. Barabak Los Angeles Times
ORLANDO, Fla. — Walter Velasquez stood outside the Student Union near the center of campus, beaded with sweat under a blazing sun, as he cheerily called out to passing students, “Have you updated your voter registration?” Five hours a day, three times a week, the 19-year-old volunteer wields his clipboard at the University of Central Florida, trying to sign up as many young voters as he can in hopes of electing Hillary Clinton president. Four years ago, Velasquez knocked on doors for Mitt Romney, the Republican nominee, but he can’t abide Donald Trump and his showman’s style of campaigning. “I’ve never taken him seriously,” said Velasquez, the son of Honduran immigrants, who takes politics and political involvement very seriously. Contrary to the stereotype, Florida is no longer a wheezy haven of shuffleboard, blue rinse and early-bird specials (with a bit of Latin spice). Millennials now outnumber residents older than 65, and the sentiments of young voters could make the difference in this perennial swing state. They also represent a huge question mark for Clinton as she seeks to rebuild the coalition that twice ushered Barack Obama into the White House. When Velasquez brings up the presidential election with
friends and peers, he finds them either uninterested or disgusted. “They’ve been turned off,” said the history and political science major, pausing in the shade of the hulking Mathematical Sciences Building. “They’re not really interested in any of the candidates, so they’re not paying attention.” Polls show the Democratic nominee easily outdistancing Trump in support among younger voters, who are more apt to be nonwhite and politically moderate to liberal; here in Florida, nearly half the voters under age 30 are either Latino or African-American. It is far from certain, however, that millennials nationwide will turn out in sufficient number for Clinton to offset Trump’s advantage among older white voters, especially men; their mobility makes young voters harder to register and millennials participate at much lower rates than their elders. There also is the letdown after the barricade-storming enthusiasm of Bernie Sanders’ insurgent campaign, though for some the presence of Trump atop the Republican ticket has been enough to bring them around to the more conventional Clinton. “He’s probably the worst candidate in my lifetime,” said Brandon Kozlowski, 35, a political independent and health care student here at the nation’s second-largest university, a palm tree-lined complex with the feel of a suburban office park. He backs Clinton “mainly just to not have Trump as president.”
Belief Zone covers Judaism Cal Hart Reporter
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Samon Hazrati says he sometimes gets grief for wearing a Trump t-shirt but he sees it as a chance to promote his candidate for president.
The millennial generation — those born between the dawn of the Reagan administration and the deadlocked 2000 presidential contest — now match baby boomers as the biggest share of the American electorate, each accounting for about a third. Fretting over the youth vote is nothing new for Democrats; in 2012 Obama barnstormed college campuses into late October as polls suggested a significant drop in support and enthusiasm from his history-making 2008 campaign. He ended up winning 60 percent of the vote among
those 30 and under, down from about two-thirds in his first run for president. The difference this election is the presence of two high-profile third-party candidates, the Green Party’s Jill Stein and Libertarian Gary Johnson. Their support among young voters adds a new layer of worry to Democrats’ perennial concern. The closeness of the contest could be determined, as Harvard pollster John Della Volpe put it, by whether millennials “vote for Hillary Clinton, Gary Johnson or for sitting home on the couch.”
Judaism was the topic of conversation at the recently held Belief Zone event, which took place in the Hulman Student Memorial Union at Indiana State University. Belief Zone events usually consist of local ISU community members who openly represent their religion. These members are invited to sit on a panel in order to engage in open discussion with students and faculty about their faith. Susan Kray, department of communications faculty member, and Alexa Mayer, president of Spectrum, opened the discussion with brief background information on their faith, mainly explaining where they really started with the religion. Mary Fisher, junior elementary education major, is the coordinator for Belief Zone events. Fisher said that the purpose of the program is to “bridge the gap between the different religions here on campus; this program is meant to eliminate discrimination from not knowing,” There were multiple students and faculty members that attended the discussion such as Molli Keller, a student affairs and higher education graduate student, who was there to evaluate the program. Kellar has hopes of observing the next Belief Zone discussion to create assessments of student learning
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Indiana State graduation rates at an all time high Rileigh McCoy Reporter
In the last few years, Indiana State University has seen graduation rates rise for four-year students, Pell grant recipients and 21st Century Scholars. ISU’s four-year graduation rate has reached a new record high and is up to 25.7 percent from last year, a 2.4 percent increase. ISU has put in place several programs to help students graduate in a timely manner, focusing on student success. “For roughly 25 years our graduation rate metric in four-years has been more or less pretty steady. Even though the size of our student body has changed a lot, the economy has gone up and down and had an impact on students’ ability to pay, we had this consistent graduation rate,” Associate Vice President for Student Success Joshua Powers said. “So when we bumped it up the last two years as high as it is, that was pretty extraordinary.” ISU is also seeing an increased graduation rate for four-year Pell grant recipients. Powers explained that four-year Pell Grant rate is also at a record high in measured history for the second year in a row; up 1.3 percent, a 3.7 percent increase in
two years. Powers mentioned that the 21st Century Scholars graduation rate is at its highest level since 2001, at 1.4 percent, a 3.3 percent increase in the last two years. ISU doubled its amount of 21st Century Scholar students currently enrolled. “What’s particularly exciting about what we are seeing is that we are seeing places where we are closing those achievement gaps,” Powers said. “So for students where money is more of a challenge, we’ve been able to, either through our aid programs or wrap around support systems that we have, allow them to accelerate their completion rates as well.” Five-year students are graduating at a slight increase as well, as a result of ISU’s support systems. The five-year graduation rate is up by 2.1 percent and is at its highest level since 2002, as explained by Powers. “This is among the toughest metrics to move for a college or university because obviously it takes initiatives that take time to realize benefits down the line, so we were extraordinarily gratified to see that four-year metric take a big step last year then a step again this year,” Powers said. “Most institutions if they have a one percent increase, at least for a reasonably sized
institution like ours, that’s pretty good. A two percent is pretty solid. Beyond two percent that’s pretty unusual, and the levels we’ve seen in the last few years are among the few in the country, I think, that have seen that kind of a strength.” ISU has many programs that have benefitted students and encouraged them to graduate at an increased rate. A reduction in degree certification hours was specifically put in place. Previously, ISU required students to complete 124 credit hours to graduate, and now it only requires 120 credit hours. ISU put in place a graduation guarantee program allowing students to follow a particular pathway, thus guaranteeing them to graduate in four years. Degree maps were put in place, so students could see their pathway to completion, and model in real time what it takes to graduate in only four years. The state of Indiana also enforced policy changes that ISU had to uphold. “One unique thing at ISU that we did was we put in an ‘on-track’ summer scholarship program which allowed any state aid student to receive up to 6 credit hours of free student tuition in the summer time to stay on track and graduate in four years,” Powers said.
As explained by Powers, ISU is constantly looking for new ways to innovate and strengthen. ISU is always looking at the curriculum and working on ways to strengthen communication with faculty to provide a strong informational basis for students. “We have more work to do,” Powers said. “This a journey, not an endpoint, but it’s positive.” Freshman Samuel Grant did not know that ISU’s graduation rate has been increasing, but does intend on graduating in four years despite going for a master’s. “Staying on target, doing all my work, and not getting distracted by all the other college things,” said Grant when asked about what would help him to graduate on time. “I would have to say working with my advisors and meeting with professors to make sure I’m doing all the work I can be doing along with some resources at the library.” Freshman Kayla Cohen also didn’t know about the increasing graduation rate, but had good thoughts on it. “I think ISU’s graduation rate increasing is really great because Indiana State is working really hard to actually get their students to graduate,” Cohen said.
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Princeton to pay millions in property-tax case Elise Young
Bloomberg News
TRENTON, N.J. — Princeton University agreed to pay more than $18 million to settle a lawsuit by homeowners who said the fifth-richest U.S. school should pay property taxes on its New Jersey campus. The settlement, announced by the school, came shortly before the scheduled start of a trial. A ruling against Princeton may have had far-reaching implications, upending the relationship between local com-
munities and nonprofit schools, hospitals and other organizations that don’t pay property taxes but put a strain on roads, emergency operations and other municipal services. The residents who sued sought to revoke the school’s property-tax exemption, in part because Princeton shares commercial royalties with faculty from a patent that allowed Eli Lilly & Co. to make the cancer drug Alimta. The plaintiffs said the university collected $524 million in licensing income and that it uses
some buildings for commercial purposes. Under the settlement, 869 homeowners will share $10 million, intended as property-tax relief, from 2017 through 2022. The borough government will receive additional payments totaling almost $7 million, and a nonprofit group, the Witherspoon Jackson Development Corp., will receive $1.25 million to meet the housing needs of poorer residents. “It really should be looked at as a model for other communities with large nonprofits,” said
Bruce Afran, a Princeton-based attorney who represented the 26 plaintiffs from a historically black neighborhood of modest homes. “We want to keep that diverse socioeconomic background in the community. We don’t want Princeton to be solely an elite and exclusive town.” The university, with an endowment of $22.2 billion, already pays the borough of Princeton about $8 million toward a budget of about $62 million. It pays an additional $3 million voluntarily for emergency services and public works, and
doesn’t charge nonstudent residents of the town to attend lectures, athletic games and concerts. In Connecticut, lawmakers are to consider a plan to tax property owned by Yale University, Princeton’s fellow Ivy League school. In Maine, Republican Gov. Paul LePage last year proposed allowing municipalities to collect taxes from nonprofits. In July, the city of Boston reported that nonprofit institutions had paid at least $15 million less than what they promised in payments in lieu of taxes.
Teen is convicted in beating death of student from China Marisa Gerber
Los Angeles Times (TNS)
LOS ANGELES — A jury convicted an 18-year-old woman of murder on Thursday for her role in the 2014 bludgeoning death of a University of Southern California graduate student from China that led to heightened campus security and shock across the Pacific in the victim’s homeland. Alejandra Guerrero — who was 16 at the time of the attack near the university campus — fidgeted with her hair as a clerk read the verdict in a downtown courtroom. “Guilty,” he said, “of murder in the first degree.” Guerrero wiggled in her chair and looked up at her attorney, who gave her a small nod. Prosecutors say that after midnight on July 24, 2014, Guerrero and three men, none of whom have yet gone to trial, attacked Xinran Ji with a blue baseball bat and a wrench. The defendants later told detectives they’d targeted Ji — a 24-year-old engineering student who had been walking home from a study group — because he was Chinese and they suspected he had money. Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney John McKinney said that Guerrero talked about wanting to “flock” people, using a term for robbery, in Facebook messages written before the attack. The prosecutor said she talked about wanting to rob white and Chinese people. Ji escaped mid-attack, but McKinney said that Guerrero chased him down and pounded at him with a wrench. The graduate student then managed to stagger home, trailing blood for a quarter of mile. He died in bed soon after. Guerrero’s age, the prosecutor said, was no excuse for her actions.
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Normal Hall renovations receive award Corey Hair Reporter
Indiana State University’s Normal Hall renovation has been awarded an American Institute of Architects Award for renovation, restoration and adaption. “There were sixty or so projects that applied and there were five or six in the state that got an award and that was one of them,” Director of Capital Planning and Improvements Bryan Duncan said. The Normal Hall project took roughly a year of work. “The construction was a continuous cycle,” Duncan said. The actual project was about a year’s worth of work, which was typical of a big project. “You put sixteen million dollars into a building and improve everything and renew the old because it’s getting tired” Jim Jensen, director of facilities operation and maintenance said, when asked about how the renovations came to be. Normal Hall was built and introduced to the ISU community in 1910. It now blends a retro look from aspects present in the 1910 structure, combined with
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Top: The dome of Normal Hall was revived. The dome only showcases part of the restoration that the building has undergone. Bottom: The staircase leading up to Normal Hall was redone as part of the renovations.
the fresh designs from the renovations. The Scott Business of College rivals Normal Hall and was honored with the Merit Award for
preservation, adaptive reuse and renovation. According to AIA’s official website, the Scott Business of College renovation was a “successful marriage of histo-
ry and modern technology integrating all of the new systems and technology within a historic fabric is not an easy task.”
Two arrested in connection with LA shooting Joel Rubin
Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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Detectives and crime scene investigators near the scene of an earlymorning “mass shooting” that left three dead and at least 12 others wounded on Rimpau Boulevard in Los Angeles on Oct. 15, 2016.
LOS ANGELES — Two suspects were arrested early Sunday in connection with a shooting at a popular Jamaican restaurant in Los Angeles that left three people dead and 12 others wounded, police said. Police tracked down Mowayne McKay, 33, and Diego Reid, 25, both Jamaican nationals, at area hospitals where they had sought treatment for gunshot wounds, said Los Angeles Police Capt. Peter Whittingham. Eyewitness accounts and other evidence, including videos, led police to the men, Whittingham said. They are expected to be booked on murder charges. The two men are suspected of taking part in a gun battle that erupted after an initial shooting at a house in the 2900 block of Rimpau Boulevard, out of which the owner runs an informal eatery. In the first volley of gunfire about 12:30 a.m., a man was shot after being confronted by two others in what was probably a dispute
over a drug deal gone bad, Whittingham said. With dozens of people at the house celebrating a birthday, gunfire then erupted between two groups, one associated with the man who had been killed and the other backing the two men who confronted him, Whittingham said. Police responding to the scene encountered chaos as panicked partygoers scattered in fear and the wounded lay bleeding. Three people were pronounced dead at the scene and 12 others were transported to hospitals. Three of the wounded were in critical condition. Several residents interviewed by the Los Angeles Times described the Jamaican eatery as a popular gathering place in the community. But some neighbors have complained about parking and loud music. The owner of the eatery, who identified himself only as Dilly, told the Times he has run a catering business out of his house since 2003 and served food on Saturdays. He said he was hosting a birthday party Friday night but that he did not know what
prompted the shooting. “People come over and I cook food for them,” said Dilly, 63, who moved to the U.S. from Kingston, Jamaica, 22 years ago. “There’s no menu, just whatever he’s cooking that day, which is usually at least seven different things,” one internet reviewer wrote. This is not the first time gunfire has erupted at the house on the tree-lined block of modest bungalows and single-story homes in the gentrifying West Adams neighborhood. In 2011, there was another fatal shooting that claimed a friend of his, said Dilly, who believes one person who died over the weekend was also a friend. Saturday’s shooting occurred in a year of rising crime in Los Angeles. According to the Times’ Crime L.A. database, the West Adams district has seen 109 violent crimes over the last six months, but no homicides until now. Through July 16, overall crime rose 6.3 percent across the city compared with the same period
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indianastatesman.com CHINA FROM PAGE 2 “The victim was also young,” he said. “She took a leadership role in the crime.” Guerrero’s attorney, Errol Cook, declined to comment after the verdict. After the attack, prosecutors say, Guerrero and the other defendants drove to Dockweiler Beach and attempted to rob a couple. Guerrero was also convicted of robbery and attempted robbery for the beach attack. The jury foreman — a 56-year-old project manager at a bank — said Guerrero’s age wasn’t a factor in deliberations. Jurors did briefly discuss her claim that she was high at the time of the attack, he said, but they didn’t spend much time on the topic.
Instead, the foreman said, it was Guerrero’s own statements to investigators, coupled with security footage from the night of the beating, that provided the “most crucial” evidence. The footage captured Ji running, before he was stopped and beaten. The foreman said he recalled hearing a bit about the crime in 2014. “The case,” he said, “was a tragedy for everyone involved.” After Ji’s death, panic spread across the Pacific, prompting a gathering of parents of USC students in Beijing and a demand for answers. The university actively recruits students abroad. About 3,000 of its 8,000 international students are from China. In Los Angeles, where students were still reeling
Monday, Oct. 17, 2016 • Page 3 from the 2012 murders of two other Chinese graduate students near campus, the university boosted security and began requiring international graduate students to take a safety-education program. Guerrero, who wasn’t eligible for the death penalty because of her age at the time of the crime, is scheduled to be sentenced Nov. 28. She faces up to life in prison without the possibility of parole, but the judge has discretion to give her a more lenient sentence because of her age at the time of the crime. The trials for the other defendants — Andrew Garcia, 20; Jonathan Del Carmen, 21; and Alberto Ochoa, 19 — will probably begin next year.
JUDAISM FROM PAGE 1 and to find out what exactly they are learning from it. Some of the other students were there more for educational purposes. After the panel, members opened with introductions, students and faculty were able to ask questions to start off the talks for the religious discussion. Among the questions asked was “Why doesn’t (Judaism) fall under a different type of Christianity since you are talking about God and Jesus?”
CARE FROM PAGE 1 team. Any behavior or circumstance — physically, mentally, financially, or academically — that prevents a student from being a successful student is a reason to refer someone. “It takes courage to re-
SHOOTING FROM PAGE 2 last year, Los Angeles Police Department records show. Property crime was up 3.8 percent, and violent offenses climbed 15.9 percent. In a statement, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said the West Adams shooting was “the latest example of a senseless gun violence epidemic that causes so much pain and sorrow in our city and across the nation.” “Our thoughts are with
This question was served up by Senior Web Master and Graphic Designer for multicultural services, Domonique Wickware-Kelly, who had a different understanding about Judaism as a whole after the discussion. Wickware-Kelly, who as a religious person of a different faith, explained that his opinion of Judaism “is taken from the ideology of Christianity; but (after) hearing what they had to say, (my opinion) is completely wrong.” Wickware-Kelly continued to discuss the many
similarities of Judaism and Christianity, and how there are also many differences. “The purpose of the Belief Zone program is to bridge gap between the different religions here on campus,” Fisher stated. The program will be continuing next February with another open discussion about certain faiths. Belief Zone is designed as an avenue for which students can educate themselves on the various religions that exist in their own world.
fer someone, but a true friend wants to see their friend get the help they need,” Morgan said. “As Sycamores we care for one another. That’s what friends do.” Referrals to Sycamores Care can be made by completing the referral form,
calling the Dean of Students Office 812-237-3829 or emailing ISU-DeanOfStudents@mail.indstate. edu. Referrals can be anonymous and can be made by parents, faculty, staff and students. Students can also refer themselves.
the families mourning or praying at bedsides today,” Garcetti said. “We must take action against easy access to firearms and the thoughtless, indiscriminate, murderous use of them.” McKay and Reid are not thought to be the men who initially confronted and killed the first victim, Whittingham said. Those men remain at large. Police on Sunday were still working to piece to-
gether the details of the messy crime scene. It is not yet known how many, if any, people were killed by shots fired by McKay or Reid, Whittingham said. After consulting with prosecutors, police decided the evidence against the men was strong enough to arrest them, he added. Coroner officials declined to identify any of the dead, saying the victims’ families had not yet been notified.
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Terre Haute hosts first autism acceptance walk DeOnya Garner Reporter
The first Terre Haute Autism Acceptance Walk took place on Saturday, Oct. 15 at Rec East, or the Michael Simmons Building. This was a family-friendly event and was hosted by the Autism Society of Indiana. ASI was found in 1998 and was established to provide services and support to anyone in Indiana impacted by autism. ASI is Indiana’s leading resource for connecting people who live with autism, and those who care for them. They stand to support, advocate, educate and inform those that do not know about autism. It is the state affiliate of the Autism Society of America. This organization serves over 2,500 people annually. Autism Society of Indiana’s mission is to
Minute To Win It games provide entertainment DeOnya Garner Reporter
Minute To Win It is a game show that first aired in 2010. Participants play a family-friendly competition to try to complete 10 misleadingly modest games for $1 million. The participants have 60 seconds to complete each challenge, which increase in difficulty as the game progresses, or they are eliminated. A competitor may stop at any point and keep any money earned. If all 10 tasks are completed within the time limit, the player wins $1 million. The challenges are easy to replicate so the audience can play along at home. Game 1 was called Suck It Up. Two players use a straw to suck up M&M’s from one plate and transfer them to the second plate in 60 seconds without using their hands. The loser is eliminated. Game 2 was called Baby Rattle. The goal of Baby Rattle is to get gumballs transferred from full soda bottles into empty ones without getting them jammed in the necks of the bottles. The loser is eliminated. Game 3 was Card Ninja. Two teams have 52 cards and a half of a whole watermelon. Whichever team has the most cards stuck to the watermelon in 60 seconds wins. Game 4 was Yank Me. In Yank Me, the goal is to stack plastic cups and index cards, then
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Protecting your hair in winter Erica Garnes Reporter
Seasons are changing, and it is slowly time for all natural haired queens and kings to wrap up their hair. Protective styles are one of the best things we could ever do to our hair: braids, twists, crotchets, etc. There are so many ways we can protect our hair through the cold weather. Another advantage to protective styling is that our hair is already done in the morning. So the 20 minutes you spend on figuring out how to wear your hair in the morning, there is no need; it’ll be set to go Here are three ways to rock your protective styles this fall and winter: box braids, twists and Ghanaian braids. Janet Jackson set the trend in 1993’s “Poetic Justice” with her beautiful box braids. Over 20 years later, box braids are making a comeback. They can be worn in all different ways: long, short, thick and thin. Either way you wear them, it is always guarantee to look great. Box braids are simple; you part your hair into a box shape, and take the best quality hair to braid with yours. Make sure the person doing your hair is neat with their braiding. Also, do not forget to leave out your baby hairs to slay the finished look.
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improve the lives of all people affected by autism in Indiana, whether the caregiver or the person who lives with autism. “Our goal is to raise awareness about autism in the community,” said Dana Renay, chief executive ally. Renay also said that the other goal is to have an opportunity for families who are affected by autism to come together with other families, in a safe place, to be able to meet the providers in the area, which they may or may not be aware, are there to help them. The ultimate goal was to have fun. Most of the volunteers and people running the event have kids on the spectrum. “We know how much of a financial burden it is,” Renay said. “All the services that we provide to the families are free.” Fundraising is a big part of this organization. The goal at this event was approximately $20,000. Unlike some autism-re-
lated nonprofit organizations, ASI does not provide fee-based services. 100 percent of the funds are raised and remain in Indiana. With this being the first walk in Terre Haute, ASI has a good relationship with the Blumberg Center. The event also provided sensory-friendly trick-or-treating, pumpkin painting, face painting, a mobile video gaming truck, games, entertainment, food, a resource fair and Mickey and Minnie Mouse. There was previously a walk in Fort Wayne, which had about 700 walkers. With pre-event and on-site registration, that number was almost matched at the Terre Haute walk. The focus of this walk was to make the families of Terre Haute know that there is support around and to raise awareness about autism and the importance of diagnosis and early screening. ASD is a com-
plex developmental disability; signs typically appear during early childhood and affect a person’s ability to communicate and interact with others. ASD affects every race, gender, creed, and socio-economic background, and has no outward visual signs. Some of the early signs that was taught at this walk were lack of or delay in spoken language, Repetitive use of language and/or motor mannerisms, such as, hand-flapping, little or no eye contact, lack of interest in peer relationships, lack of spontaneous or make-believe play, and fixation on parts of objects. Various sponsors of the event included Coca-Cola, Pepsi, First Financial Bank, State-Farm and Show-Me’s. To make donations, or learn more about Autism Society of Indiana, find them on Facebook, Twitter, or YouTube. You can also visit autismsocietyofindiana.org.
Afghans born into life of war, poverty Shashank Bengali Los Angeles Times (TNS) KABUL, Afghanistan — The young fruit-seller, buffing pale red pomegranates to a shine at a roadside stall, cannot remember a time before the war. Mohammad Tayyeb was born the year the U.S. military stormed into his country. He does not know exactly why the foreign soldiers arrived in 2001, but when the war came to his family’s doorstep in the southern province of Helmand a few years later, they had to leave everything behind. In the encampment for displaced people where they now live, on the fringes of the Afghan capital, Mohammad struggles to understand why a few thousand foreign troops still remain, fighting a conflict that seems to have no end. When he overhears relatives arguing or comes across television reports, he is reminded that it is not possible to go home. “We follow the news. We see the fighting,” Mohammad said. “Every day in Helmand there is war.” A generation of children has grown up alongside the American war in Afghanistan, which on Friday completes its 15th year. In Afghan terms that is adulthood, an age at which boys like Mohammad, who cannot afford school, must hold jobs and support their families. His voice still cracks. The hairs on his chin emerge in wisps. Yet the $2 or $3 Mohammad earns each day selling pomegranates in the camp represents the only steady income for his parents and four younger sisters, with whom he shares a mud-walled house with a plastic roof. The war, too, has reached an uncertain, in-between phase: From the 100,000 U.S. troops who served in Afghanistan at the height of the 2010 military buildup under President Obama, fewer than 9,800 remain. The figure is
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Wakil, 14, at right, polishes shoes to help his family make ends meet at a camp for displaced people in Kabul, Afghanistan.
expected to drop to 8,400 by year’s end. Yet violence against Afghan civilians has reached new heights as 350,000 Afghan soldiers and police prove unable to contain the Taliban insurgency. In the first six months of this year, the United Nations said, 5,166 Afghan civilians were killed or injured — nearly one-third of them children — the most since it began tracking casualties in 2009. The U.S. military says 30 percent of the Afghan population now lives in areas that the Taliban either controls or is threatening to seize. That has drawn American commandos and warplanes back into the fighting. In August, U.S. military advisors deployed to Helmand, a province of fertile valleys and poppy fields, when the capital of Lashkar Gah was close to falling to the Taliban. It stirred bitter memories for coa-
lition forces, which suffered more fatalities in Helmand than any other province. Nowhere was deadlier for U.S. troops than Sangin, where Mohammad’s family is from. The river town 45 miles northeast of Lashkar Gah is one of the world’s most important markets for opium, the Taliban’s key source of funds. British forces and U.S. Marines were first sent there in 2006 and would eventually lose at least 176 service members in combat. Mohammad recalls little about the start of the fighting; he was 5 or 6 years old then. The family had a spacious house near the center of Sangin, where his father farmed wheat and corn. One day an explosion caused one of the walls to collapse. They escaped with their cattle to the outskirts of Lashkar Gah, but when the fighting followed them they packed a few belongings into
a taxi and sought shelter in Kabul, more than 300 miles away. More than 1.2 million Afghans are displaced in their own country, on top of 2.6 million who have fled across borders. The largest camp for them in Kabul is Charahi Qambar, where Mohammad’s family now lives. The camp is a sea of squat dwellings rising from a stretch of former farmland at the city’s western edge. Nearly 1,000 families have sought shelter here, most of them ethnic Pashtuns from Helmand. Like the more than 40 refugee settlements across the city, it has taken on an air of permanence, mud walls and sheet-metal roofs gradually replacing tents and plastic sheets. Mohammad, who has a broad nose and curly dark hair, sits at his fruit stall along the main road into
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Mafia 3: Game play out weighs glitches, tech issues Anthony Goelz Reporter
Hanger 13 makes an attempt to break out of the stereotypical mob story, in terms of setting, with its debut title “Mafia 3.” “Mafia 3” transports us to one of the most turbulent times in American history. Set in the year 1968 in a fictional version of New Orleans, New Bordeaux. Lincoln Clay, an orphan returned Vietnam War vet, tries to help the only people he had ever considered family only to be betrayed by the Italian mob and their leader Sal Marcano. Lincoln sets out on a path of revenge against those who wronged him, leaving only destruction in his wake. To achieve his goals, Lincoln must assemble and manage a tumultuous alliance of mob bosses who had been wronged by Marcano. The alliance consists of the leader of the Haitians, Cassandra, the leader of the Irish, Thomas Burke, and the leader of a group of Italians and protagonist from “Mafia 2” Vito Scaletta. Each character has their motives to help Lincoln. Cassandra wants to rip power away from the Dixie mob and help the struggling African-American population of the city. Burke
wants revenge for the death of his son at the hands of Marcano and the territory he lost when Marcano took over. Vito’s motives are simple. He wants to take down Marcano for trying to kill him. They maintain an alliance out of necessity, not friendship, and it is up to Lincoln to keep them together. “Mafia 3” does not shy away from the time it is set. A fantastic soundtrack of classic songs from the time and racism is out front in the open. Racial slurs are used throughout to really give a sense of the times. The best thing about this is that this is not a game about racism. Instead, it uses it as a backdrop and part of the setting. This helps present the South the way it was back then. Gameplay is all about taking territory in New Bordeaux. Generally it all follows the same loop. First, you need to dismantle the criminal rackets of the district. This is accomplished by stealing money, destroying supplies or goods or killing the racket’s enforcers. After this is completed, you make a move on the racket’s leader by infiltrating their base of operations, either covertly or with a bang. After capturing the racket’s leader you are given the
option to kill them and receive cash to your wallet, or recruit them to your side and make the racket earn extra cash. After both rackets in each district are taken over, Lincoln begins his assault on one of Marcano’s lieutenants or capos. After they are dead you go to a sit down with your underbosses and dole out territory. Rinse and repeat. This loop does get old, but does have an addictive quality to it. Conquering districts could have benefited from a more diverse set of activities to dismantle the rackets. The system feels robotic and unnatural. It was, however, a nice try that just missed the mark. Driving remains one of the best parts of this game. Each car feels as if it has weight. It is almost a tangible feeling when power sliding a muscle car around a tight corner at breakneck speeds. One thing to try doing is taking a sports car out to the Bayou and taking corners at full speed on dirt roads. It is really easy to get the car to slide, but still remain in control— especially late in the game after you modify the cars. The city’s design is one of this game’s best features. Each district has its own distinct feel,
from the swampy alligator-infested Bayou to the beautiful architecture of the French Ward. This world is not aided by the robotic animations of pedestrian AI. This takes the beautiful and well-constructed world and drags it down. From a visual standpoint, “Mafia 3” could have benefited from more polish. Hanger 13 should have waited longer to release. Even though this is a big franchise, a fall release may have been too early. A better decision may have been to wait for early quarter one 2017. The entirety of “Mafia 3” is plagued with technical issues. The problems range from minor problems like mass textural pop up all the way to the game crashing and major graphical glitches. These glitches have been the source of comedy to many players. Despite wonderful promo material, “Mafia 3” remains a game of extremes. This game’s outstanding moments are held back by repetitive and shallow gameplay, as well as many technical issues. If you remain on the fence about this game, it is definitely worth playing. The story alone makes it worth it, especially for fans of the genre.
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The booming brain game industry appeals to people eager to fight age-related memory loss and otherwise boost their brain power. But can playing brain games on your phone or computer really make you smarter? Alas, no, according to an exhaustive review of published studies on brain-training products including Lumosity, CogniFit and BrainHQ. “We found little compelling evidence that practicing cognitive tasks in brain-training products produces lasting cognitive bene-
fits for real-world cognition,” the authors of the study wrote in the journal Psychological Science in the Public Interest. “However, some training programs might well produce benefits for the trained tasks and closely-related ones.” Led by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the researchers focused on studies cited by brain-training companies and scientists who support their claims of effectiveness. They concluded that many of the studies were poorly designed or did not use best practices to draw clear conclusions about the effectiveness of brain training for everyday
AFGHANS CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4 He dreams of a city job of his own. His family was uprooted from Helmand before he could attend school, so the first time he sat in a classroom was in the camp. Under a dull gray tent stamped with a United Nations logo, he studied in the dirt with children younger than him. He got two years of basic education, provided for free by relief agencies. By then he was 13. When he tried to enroll in the third grade at a government school, he was rejected as too old. He can barely read or write. On rare trips into the city, he wanders amid inscrutable street signs and unfamiliar faces, trying to find an office, a doctor, a bathroom. Once, when he needed a pill for a headache, he spent four hours searching for a
HAIR CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4 Another protective style to consider are twists; there are many different twists to do. Senegalese twists and Havana twists seem to be the most popular. Both styles are largely the same, just different textures of hair to use when doing the style. Again, part your hair into sections, and then begin to twist the hair into the desired size and length. Also, all of these styles can be worn in many colors. Don’t be afraid of a little color; it could make the look a tad bit better. Furthermore, Ghanaian braids are one of the favorites this year. They are a very quick protective style to achieve. Ghanaian braids are just braids going straight back; the only difference is, at the
MINUTE CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4 pull out the index cards so that the cups fall into one another. Players have to do this without knocking over the tower of cards and cups. Game 5 was Penny Hose. The goal of Penny Hose is to fish two pennies out of a pair of panty hose — one from the bottom of each leg. The panty hose are not being worn by anyone; this is a family game. The catch is that players can only use their hands, and one hand must be working each hose leg simultaneously. Game 6 was Face the Cookie. Players move one to three cookies from their forehead to their mouth without using their hands. Game 7 was Back Flip. Players flip groups of pencils from the back of their hands in the air and catch them with the
tasks. “If your hope is to stave off the cognitive losses that sometimes accompany aging or to enhance your performance at school or in your profession, you should be skeptical of the value of any quick fixes,” the authors wrote. “The evidence largely does not support claims of broad cognitive benefits from practicing the sorts of cognitive tasks used in most brain-training software.” The scientists suggested that those interested in staying mentally-fit consider doing activities such as exercising and reading that have proven to promote brain health.
particular drugstore. “I hate always having to ask people for help,” he said. “I have eyes but I am blind.” There’s an English course he’s seen advertised that charges about $3 a month. One evening he worked up the courage to mention it to his parents. If you can afford it, they said, go ahead. But there were seven people to feed at home, and a winter to prepare for. The season is unforgiving in the camps, where snow collapses the roofs, and firewood, the main heating source, grows scarce. Four years ago, at least eight people died in Charahi Qambar because of the cold. Mohammad and his family burned through their firewood and slept in their jackets to make it through the nights. He calculated that school, for now, was a luxury. start of the braid, it starts small and gradually gets thicker as you get to the bottom. For the best look, make sure the person braiding is very neat. This style is so popular; people are even changing it up and having designs with the braids, which look even better. Also, guys are even doing a version of this style; they braid the top of their hair, and then get a nice fade from their barber shop. All three styles work for the seasonal changes. They protect natural hair from the harsh winds that are soon to come. They can all be worn in many different ways and colors. Make sure you are taking care of your hair during the weather change and get one of these great protective styles. same hand. The groups increase by two pencils each time, starting with two and finishing with twelve. Complete all six catches in one minute or less, and move on. Game 8 was Defying Gravity. Keep three balloons from touching the floor or straying outside the designated play area. Game 9 was Speed Eraser. In this game players throw pencils so that they land on their eraser ends, bounce, and land in a cup. Players have to do this successfully numerous times, and there are rules governing the number of times the pencils can bounce. Game 10 was Safety Pin. In this game four contestants will be blindfolded in front of a bowl of rice with closed safety pins. Who ever pulls out the most or all the safety pins in 60 seconds or less wins.
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“Winter is hell for us,” Mohammad said. “I have to do everything for my family so we can survive that.” They get little help from the outside world. Because the Kabul camps are viewed as temporary, relief agencies provide few services. Community leaders say the government denies aid to the camp because it doesn’t want to encourage new arrivals and views the Pashtuns from Helmand with suspicion, fearing they maintain ties to the mainly Pashtun Taliban. “The government and the Americans suspect us of being with the Taliban because we have beards, wear turbans and look like them,” said Noor Mohammad, a 35-yearold elder from Sangin. “But if we go back to Helmand, the Taliban will view us as government collaborators because we lived in Kabul.”
Wakil, an impish 14-year-old from Sangin who has only one name, was born two months after the U.S.-led invasion, on the day Hamid Karzai was sworn in as Afghanistan’s interim presi-dent. He and his family escaped to Charahi Qambar eight years ago, after roadside bombs killed their neighbors. He earns money by polishing shoes and helped his father last year to build the mud walls of their home. But every time it rains, he said, they have to make repairs. Sometimes his father talks about returning to Helmand, which makes Wakil’s wide eyes brighten. “We could go back to our good life,” he said. “It would be much better to work on our own land. I wouldn’t have to polish shoes.”
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Trump tapes leak, campaign on the defensive Joe Lippard
Assistant Opinions Editor
According to the Department of Justice, sexual assault is “any type of sexual contact or behavior that occurs without the explicit consent of the recipient.” Among crimes listed as sexual assault, the Department of Justice includes “sexual activities as forced sexual intercourse, forcible sodomy, child molestation, incest, fondling, and attempted rape.” On Friday, Oct. 7, a video tape from 2005 leaked that showed Donald Trump talking to Access Hollywood host Billy Bush about committing sexual assault. First, he admits to trying to have sex with another man’s wife. “I moved on her very heavily,” Trump said. “In fact, I took her out furniture shopping. She wanted to get some furniture. I said, ‘I’ll show you where they have some nice furniture.’” Trump admits that he failed in having sex with her, which doesn’t surprise me because she was married. Trump and Bush then seem to notice an actress that was supposed to escort them to a filming of “Days of Our Lives.” Bush says that the actress is “hot,” something that Trump agrees with just a little too much. “I’ve got to use some Tic Tacs,” Trump says, “just in case I start kissing her. You know I’m automatically attracted to beautiful — I just start kissing them. It’s like a magnet. Just kiss. I don’t even wait.” Trump then says “And when you’re a star, they let you do it. You can do anything.” Trump then says to “grab them by … ” their private parts because women supposedly let you do anything when you’re famous. Well it turns out Trump is wrong. Famous people actually cannot do whatever they want just because they’re famous. Eight women have come forward accusing Trump of sexual assault since the tape’s leak. Accusations include fondling and kissing women against their will, usually while meeting for business deals or interviews.
There has even been talk of Trump watching teenage beauty pageant contestants changing in their dressing room because he owned the pageants. This all looks bad for Trump. After the video leaked, Trump himself issued an apology. The problem with his apology, though, is that his apology seemed to be incredibly insincere. He seemed to be apologizing for getting caught, not actually saying the things he said. His apology also almost immediately turned into an attack on Bill Clinton somehow. Trump brushed his talk off as “locker room banter.” I have a huge problem with this. Men, in general, don’t sit around talking about sexually assaulting women, even in locker rooms. That’s not normal behavior. The tape is Donald Trump admitting to committing a crime. Trump’s campaign released a statement last Friday about Summer Zervos, a former “Apprentice” contestant and Trump’s latest accuser. Trump’s campaign says that he is “shocked and bewildered,” according to Fox News. John Barry said in the statement that “I think Summer wishes she could still be on reality TV, and in an effort to get that back she’s saying all of these negative things about Mr. Drumpf.” If these women — Zervos in particular — wanted to be on a reality television show, would they not go after someone who actually still had a reality TV show? Or better yet, why would they not just go be on another show? Most of the time, people don’t have to sue someone or accuse them of sexual assault to get on reality TV. Since the story of Trump’s alleged sexual assaults broke, a hashtag started trending on Twitter that read “#NextFakeTrumpVictim.” This disgusts me. The same people who trended the hashtag are the same people who hold Bill Clinton’s alleged sexual assaults against him, and we don’t have evidence of Bill Clinton’s assaults. I don’t doubt that at least one of Trump’s accusers could be lying, but all eight of them plus the women who said that Trump watched them change? It just doesn’t seem likely. The FBI reported in 1996 that false rape accusations were only about 8 percent of all rape claims, and the general consensus seems
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#Repealthe19th gaining steam with Trump supporters on social media
Rachel Baumgartner Columnist
After a map went viral showing that Donald Trump would win the presidential election if only men voted, Republicans responded by “jokingly” suggesting that we repeal the 19th amendment — the one that gave women the right to vote. The largest platform that the hashtag #Repealthe19th has been used on is Twitter. Although most of it is pure outrage, there are supporters of Trump using the hashtag in all seriousness. Individuals on Twitter have been using the hashtag and tweeting things such as “If women are the only thing stopping the greatest president this country has ever seen — why not,” and “Giving women the right to vote was the first step in the downfall of western society. They voted us straight into communism.” And I am disgusted. I am disgusted that we live in a nation that was founded because immigrants wanted to get away from a hateful ruler and came to a country where they could be free to practice, and we have a man running for president who wants to crush every single dream that America was founded on. The hashtag was not a recent
invention, however. It has existed since 2011. Nonetheless, the hashtag has picked up within the past year due to recent events with our presidential election which goes to show that it’s not as much as a “joke” among Trump supporters. And I hope that before November 8th, Americans will wake up and see how disgusting and vulgar Donald Trump is. We do not need a man in office who says “And when you’re a star they let you do it. You can do anything. Grab them by the p--y. You can do anything” or who commented on Miss Universe by saying “She gained a massive amount of weight, and it was a real problem.” This is not a man I want my baby brother growing up listening to and thinking he can do whatever he wants to women. This is not a man I want my baby sister listening to and thinking that men can do whatever they want to her. This is not a man I want children all across America to listen to and thinking that this is appropriate. If women lost the right to vote, we would be going back 96 years. We would lose 96 years of progress. Women could not vote in America for 131 years. There are still women alive today who were alive when women did not have the right to vote. Why would we elect a man into office who wants to take our progress back 100 years? But do you want to know the part that blows my mind the most? He want our votes. Donald
Trump wants women to vote for him as the next president of the United States on November 8. But he believes that if women are flat-chested, they aren’t a “ten.” He believes that if I were to get pregnant, it’s an inconvenience to my employer. Donald Trump thinks that breastfeeding is disgusting, and if I have an abortion, I should be punished. Is this really the man we want to influence America and our youth for the next four years? I am angry. I am appalled. But mostly, I’m afraid. I am afraid of what will happen to this nation if Donald Trump is elected president on November 8. I am frightened at the thought of having a man as president who calls women bimbos, dogs and fat pigs. I am terrified at the idea of having a president who wants so badly to take away my right to an abortion. I am scared to be a woman in America if Donald Trump is elected president. That is why I am pleading to every American to vote. Vote on November 8 to ensure that Donald Trump is not elected president of our nation. In 2012, 53 percent of voters were women. And if we can turn out again this year, we can single-handedly stop Donald Trump. Go to womencanstoptrump. com and sign the petition to pledge today to stop Trump. I do not want to live in America that I am afraid of, and I don’t want my baby sister to feel the same.
Sorry, boomers, Dylan’s Nobel isn’t about you Chicago Tribune (TNS)
Bob Dylan, a 75-year-old folk and rock musician from Minnesota, won the Nobel Prize in Literature Thursday. How does it feel? If you’re a baby boomer who came of age on Dylan’s words and music, you’ve waited for this moment. It is validation of his talent, yes, but also of your taste and the cultural and political revolution you embraced: Bob Dylan the rock star wins the Nobel in literature, and by proxy the soundtrack of your generation gets acknowledged for its enduring value. That means an honorary Nobel Peace Prize for John Lennon, and how about a Nobel in, um, chemistry, for the Grateful Dead? OK, enough about the boom-
ers. This prize isn’t about your generation, which, sorry to say, soon will be knock, knock, knockin’ on heaven’s door. This prize is more valuable for everyone who didn’t see Dylan at the Newport Folk Festival in ‘65 or wasn’t old enough to buy “Blood on the Tracks” when it was released in 1975. Think of the Nobel announcement as less an affirmation than an introduction to a dazzling artist whose prowess as a lyricist is both urgent and timeless. The Nobel committee has a tricky task searching the planet for great literature and parceling out recognition fairly. Given the world’s language and cultural differences, most writers chosen are going to be unfamiliar and possibly impenetrable to readers
in many other countries. Each Nobel is an invitation to explore the works of an artist, often not widely known. Safe to say most Americans hadn’t heard of Svetlana Alexievich of Belarus, last year’s winner. Dylan the songwriter is a poet, a protest singer, a sloganeer, a philosopher, a troubadour and a storyteller. His writing is trenchant yet beautifully elliptic. His doleful, droning voice drives some listeners away, yes, but the weary, gravelly texture of his singing is emotionally true to the serious, biting tone of his work. While his words stand on their own as poetry (one reason he deserves the Nobel), they accrue even more power through the phrasing of his melodies. It’s worth the effort to study him — that’s what the
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Nobel committee is saying. Or, as Dylan sang, don’t criticize what you can’t understand. The most intriguing prospective audience for Dylan is young people, who know him more as artifact than artist. Bringing him to their attention is an interesting exercise, because all of the issues he has taken on throughout his career (war, love, loss, hypocrisy, civil rights) are still here, still unresolved. Who else among today’s songwriters is capable of bringing clarity and grace to the era of the political circus, terrorism and inequality? Dylan stands with the best ever. While he penned “Masters of War” in the early 1960s about the Cold War, it speaks to Aleppo, Syria, in 2016: You fasten all the triggers / For the others to fire
Then you set back and watch / When the death count gets higher You hide in your mansion / As young people’s blood Flows out of their bodies / And is buried in the mud For a young generation weaned on rap and pop, an old-fashioned folk rocker like Dylan is a stretch to appreciate. But his selection by the Nobel committee is a signal that all forms of writing, from novels to songs, have lasting artistic merit. The aging boomers understand why Dylan deserves his honor. If you don’t know his music, give it a listen. ©2016 Chicago Tribune Visit the Chicago Tribune at www. chicagotribune.com Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
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ISU falls short in double overtime Tyler Wooten
ISU Athletic Media Relations
Indiana State fought back from an early 17-3 deficit and battled South Dakota to double overtime, but came up short in the second extra period as the Coyotes prevailed, 33-30, at Memorial Stadium on Saturday. The Sycamores (3-4, 1-3 MVFC) outgained South Dakota (3-3, 2-1 MVFC) 466341 and had several tremendous performances on the day, but ISU’s fate was sealed on 3rd-and-2 in the second overtime. Down three, ISU pulled out a trick play to go for the win, but WR Kelvin Cook’s reverse WR pass came up short and was intercepted by USD’s Jacob Warner for the win. In the beginning stages of the game, though, it appeared that South Dakota wouldn’t need to go to double overtime – which, it had done two previous times this season in consecutive weeks vs. Weber State (W, 52-49, 2OT) and at North Dakota (L, 4744, 2OT). The Coyotes jumped out to a 17-3 lead in the early stages of the first quarter, a run that started thanks to a 69-yard TD pass from Chris Streveler to Alonge Brooks. That play ties for the longest the Sycamores have given up this season (69 yards, Malik Earl TD reception, vs. Missouri State). But, WR Miles Thompson had other thoughts. The redshirt junior Kentucky transfer had a monster career day with 152 yards and two touchdowns on eight catches, all kick-started by a 46-yard TD strike from QB Isaac Harker (24-of-40, 325 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT) with one minute to play in the first. Both offenses grew stagnant in the second quarter, but Harker brought things back to life with a 48-yard TD pass to WR Robert Tonyan Jr. (three catches, 59 yards, 1 TD). The Coyotes went on another 10-0 run in the third and held strong until late in the fourth quarter, but Miles Thompson breathed life back into the Sycamores with a 23-yard TD
Moore paces Sycamores at pre nationals Tyler Wooten
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Indiana State women’s cross country finished 12th in the White 6K race thanks to another great finish by sophomore Brooke Moore, while the Sycamore men finished 37th in the elite Blue 8K among the nation’s best at the 2016 Pre-National Invitational (Presented by Adidas and Terre Haute Convention & Visitor’s Bureau). Moore, a native of Elkhart, Indiana, is in the midst of a strong sophomore campaign and continued her season in similar fashion at the Pre-National meet on Saturday. Moore finished 14th overall in the White 6K at 21:36.3, just three spaces and five seconds off Valley 5K leader Rebekah Topham of Wichita State. In the elite men’s Blue 8K, senior All-American David Timlin was ISU’s top finisher in 98th place at 25:16.4, which is impressive feat considering he took a serious fall during the race. Sophomore Akis Medrano wasn’t far behind with another strong finish in 101st at 25:18.2. Fellow sophomore Quentin Pierce also finished within the top-150 out of 268 at 25:38.2. Michigan’s Erin Finn ran the 13th-fastest 6K time in LaVern Gibson history at 19:44.7 – just over one month since she ran the third-fastest 5K time in course history in the heat and the mud at the Sycamore Invite. Up next for the Sycamores are the Missouri Valley Conference Cross Country Championships, this year held in Cedar Falls, Iowa, on Sat., Oct. 29.
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Indiana State defenders cause a fumble that would eventually be recovered by defensive standout Conlan Cassidy.
reception with 1:59 left to play to come within three at 27-24. The game then turned into a war of field goals. Freshman kicker Jerry Nunez, who recorded his first-career miss earlier in the game, nailed a 42-yard score to tie the game 27-27 to force OT. In the first OT period, Nunez hit a career-long 46-yard FG – the same distance he missed on from earlier. USD responded with a 41-yard FG from Miles Bergner, and Bergner hit another 41-yarder in the second overtime for what ended up being the game-winner. Defensively, the Sycamores were paced by
the superb play of defensive lineman Conlan Cassidy. The senior led ISU in tackles with 11 total stops and 3.0 TFL, as well as an acrobatic fumble recovery he returned nine yards to swing the momentum toward the Sycamores. Also worth mentioning is senior LB Jameer Thurman, who recorded eight tackles and, in the process, became just the 16th Sycamore to ever join the 300-tackle club. The Sycamores hit the road again next week, this time down to Southern Illinois to take on the Salukis on Sat., Oct. 22, at Saluki Stadium in Carbondale.
Freshman kicker Jerry Nunez nailed his longest field goal to date in the first overtime period, posting a 46-yarder that kicked in off the left upright.
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Senior linebacker Jameer Thurman surpassed the 300-tackle mark in Saturday’s loss to South Dakota, becoming just the 16th Sycamore to reach the benchmark .
Late-game decisions doom Sycamores
Alex Modesitt Reporter
With South Dakota leading 33-30 in the second overtime period of Saturday’s game, the Sycamores were well within Jerry Nunez’s range for a game-extending field goal. On a third-and-two from the South Dakota 17-yard line, all Indiana State had to do was not
turn the ball over. The very next play? Interception. Game over. Instead of handing the ball to Dimitri Taylor — who averaged nearly five yards per carry in the contest — and potentially picking up the first down, the ISU coaching staff once again showed they have more dollars than sense. Quarterback Isaac Harker lined up in the shotgun and took the snap. He looked to his left and found Kelvin Cook for what amounted to a lateral. Cook took the lateral and flung it up field looking for a receiver past the first down marker. What he found was South Dakota’s senior safety Jacob Warner, who hauled in the pass attempt
and sealed the victory for the Coyotes. The same staff that put last week’s game against No. 12 Western Illinois in the hands of the referees, daring them to call an offside penalty on the games penultimate play, blew it again. On a third-and-two with the game on the line, the ISU coaching staff drew up a double pass? On a third-and-two you put the game in the hands of a receiver who was a high school quarterback? That’s a play called when you’re winning big or losing big, not when all you have to do to extend the ballgame is make it to the next play without a mistake. In defense of the play, head
coach Mike Sanford said he thought they had a shot to make a play and win the game. The problem is, Mike, you didn’t have to make a play to win the game. Harker could have knelt the ball on that third-down play and given the Sycamores a better shot at winning the game. You didn’t have to force it. You certainly didn’t need to get cute with it. It’s easy to armchair quarterback the situation and mull over the possibilities when the play clock isn’t ticking, but sometimes the obvious call is the best call. And for the second week in a row, the ISU coaching staff has chosen oblivious over obvious.
Volleyball drops pair of conference matches over the weekend Senior outside hitter Bree Spangler recorded her 1000th dig Friday night while also knocking down seven kills, but it wasn’t enough as the Sycamores fell to Wichita State in four sets (25-13, 25-23, 25-23, 25-18) at the ISU Arena. Spangler becomes just the fourth player in program history to join the prestigious 1,000 Dig & 1,000 Kill Club. She also joins teammate Stephanie Bindernagel with 1,000 career kills when she did it last weekend at Southern Illinois. Kynedi Nalls led the way for the Sycamores on the offensive side of the ball with a team-high 16 kills. Cassie Kawa also hit double-digit kills with 10 in the match. Rachel Griffin finished with 24 assists while Halle Lueck tallied 19. Shannon Murphy led all players with 14 digs. Wichita State came out of the gate with all the momentum, jumping out to an 8-2 lead in the opening set. Jody Larson pow-
ered the Shockers to a 25-13 set win after recording four of her 14 kills in the set. Indiana State led by as many as four points in the second set at 20-16, but WSU used a pair of dump attacks from Shocker setter Emily Hiebert to help rally Wichita State to even the score at 20. The Shockers would end the set on a 5-3 run to take a commanding 2-0 lead heading into the break. Indiana State saw its best hitting set of the night come in the third set, recording a .244 attacking percent. The back-and-forth affair went in favor of the Sycamores thanks in part to a steady barrage of kills from Nalls, who recorded six of her 16 kills in the set. WSU rallied during the final points to pull within one, but a timeout from ISU and Nalls kill secured the set win. Wichita State would answer back though with an early run in the fourth and final set to gain much of the momentum, leading
10-4. It would be enough as the Shockers would cruise to the set win and match. Indiana State volleyball dropped its second match in as many days Saturday, falling to Missouri State in three sets (25-18, 25-10, 25-15) at the ISU Arena. The loss moves the Sycamores to 8-12 overall and 2-6 in Missouri Valley Conference play. Senior Kynedi Nalls led the Sycamores with 11 kills on the evening. The Fort Worth, Texas native was the only ISU player to record double-digit kills, keeping her 13-match 10+ kills’ streak alive. Avon, Indiana native Rachel Griffin paced Indiana State with 14 assists while Shannon Murphy moved even closer to 1,000 career digs after recording 13. Lily Johnson led Missouri State (16-7, 7-2 MVC) to its seventh consecutive victory as she carried the team offensively with 15 kills. Lynsey Wright also recorded 11 kills for the Bears. Daniele Messa
assisted on 41 of MSU’s 48 kills. MSU finished the evening with a commanding attacking percent at .394 while the Sycamores were held to .176. The Bears used a strong opening set from Johnson, who had seven of her 15 kills to open play. Missouri State jumped out to an early lead and Indiana State was never able to climb back in to challenge. The Bears would get a 5-0 run late in the set to go on top. The Sycamores would get the offense going in the second set, recording their best attacking percent of the night at .286, led by Bree Spangler and Nalls who went for nine of the teams’ 13 kills in the set. The MSU offense was too much to overcome though, as ISU fell 25-20 in the second and 25-15 in the third set. The team will hit the road next weekend as they travel to Chicago to face MVC foe Loyola before traveling south to take on Bradley. ISU Athletic Media Relations