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Volume 124, Issue 18

Sycamore sessions; an expression of creativity Chelsea Chapman Reporter

Sycamore Sessions is arguably one of the most upbeat events Indiana State University has to offer. Tuesday night, the second and final sessions of the semester took place in Tirey Hall. Those in attendance were encouraged to wear pink in honor of breast cancer awareness month.

Ra’Leshia Davis, a senior studying communication, has been hosting sycamore sessions for three years.

“Sycamore Sessions is a talent show in Tilson Auditorium,” said Davis. “We can host up to 1450 students. It’s free and open to anyone on campus. Anytime we have a show, people are more than welcome to come.”

Davis takes her position with Sessions seriously.

“I’ve always been a co-host.

Being a co-host is a lot more than just hosting. It’s a lot of marketing, programming, organizing the talent, setting up auditions, and there’s a lot of work behind the scenes that people don’t see besides me just hosting the show.

The cohosts are the student leaders of sycamore sessions, but Sycamore Sessions is an event that is under the department of campus life. So campus life is above us and then our boss is the assistant director of campus life,” Davis said.

Davis explained the importance of Sycamore Sessions within the ISU community.

“It is an important event to have on campus because it reaches the student body,” said Davis. “It’s predominantly our African American community that comes out to the event. It’s good for the community because

it gives them something to do for them to express their talent and express themselves either on stage or in attendance. Tonight we have a total of twelve performances. It’s a two hour show so we allow each performer to have at least five minutes on stage.”

Normally, the performers at Sessions include campus organizations and individuals who would like to showcase their talent, but not usually the fraternities and sororities.

“Performers are open to any and everyone,” said Davis. “Fraternities and sororities normally do not perform. We do allow them to do what is called “strolling” in-between acts, but they are not considered to be acts. Strolling is a type of dance or movement that is within the National Panhellenic Council that fraternities and sororities perform or present with their blocks or letters on.”

Michael Anderson, a senior studying mechanical engineering technology, has been hosting for a little under a year.

“This is my second semester,” said Anderson. “I started in January 2018 so this is my fourth show. I believe [sycamore sessions] brings a lot of students out of their comfort zones. It allows students to showcase their talents because a lot of people, when they come to college, bring their home talents but they don’t get to show them because they’re at school.”

The student leaders of Sycamore Sessions have been approached by other universities hoping to start their own sessions.

“Lately I’ve been noticing with the showing of Sycamore Sessions,” said Anderson, “a lot more colleges have been contact-

Students preforming at the Sycamore Sessions in Tirey Hall.

ing me, Ra’Leshia, and the DJ, DJ GWash, about how to start their own so I feel like we are going more global, like a lot more people are trying to take our ideas and bring them to their school that way they can incorporate their ideas because they see how great of an outcome it is. One of my brothers at Ball State just had cardinal sessions just yesterday. It was their first time.”

Anthony Glover, a Freshman studying Fashion, had his first performance with his group on Tuesday.

“I am a part of Blue House Cheer,” said Glover. “It’s really fun, we are like a family. I love cheer. I wanted to do the school’s cheer, but it wasn’t my style, so I decided to do Blue House because we do stepping style cheer.

This is my first time performing at sessions. I’m so excited and so nervous. I’m just ready to get out

there and kill it.”

Glover attended this semester’s first Sycamore Sessions and loved the atmosphere.

“I went to the first sessions and it was so much fun,” said Glover.

“It’s fun being in the audience because it’s like everyone is turning up and its great.”

Faith Ologun, a sophomore studying criminal justice, is part of a dance team that performed at Sessions called Afro-Infusion.

“This is my first sessions, but we’ve been performing at ISU since last semester,” said Ologun. “Our dance team is called Afro-Infusion. We are connected with the African Student Union.

The goal of Afro-Infusion is to bring awareness to the African community and to the African student union. Basically to get more members and to make everyone aware we are on campus and we are not invisible. Syca-

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more Sessions is important because literally everybody here is so different here is so different and unique. Some people might get discovered from here.”

Aamir Bowens, a senior studying communication, has been performing with multiple groups at sessions for the past three and a half years.

“I normally perform with Precision Step, and I’ve performed with Why You Laughing,” said Bowens. “Indiana State should have Sycamore Sessions because it allows students to express themselves. It allows students to come together and show their talents. It creates a welcoming atmosphere and allows us to see what we are really about.”

Next Friday, the fraternities and sororities that stroll at sessions will be having a stroll off at Tilson Auditorium to compete for a cash prize.

Puerto Rican students will get in-state From justice to forgiveness; at UCF through 2023, trustees say Rachael Denhollander’s story tuition To be eligible, students must Maribeth Ehasz, vice president A M Cheyenne Fauquher Reporter

Rachael Denhollander, former USA Gymnast, and Eva Kor, Holocaust survivor, shared their journey to achieving forgiveness after their injustices on October 2, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. This program was hosted by Terre Haute’s very own Candles Holocaust Museum & Education Center and held at University Hall Theatre. Denhollander shared her story and spoke about how discovering Kor’s story touched her and helped her along the way.

Throughout her presentation, Denhollander focused on three main points: What is trauma, what is justice, and how do they relate? She began by speaking about her molestation as a sevenyear-old by a man in her hometown church. Her parents looked into it and accused the man, but lost many friends for “attacking” a man without evidence. Because Denhollander was so young, she did not speak up. At the age of 12, Denhollander finally verbally discussed her abuse. She shared that survivors do not like to talk about what they have been through, because it requires making the situation real.

“Silence feels safer when you are a victim,” said Going deeper into the discussion, she said your response to a victim is vital.

Several victims experience PTSD, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

This disease will give victims flashbacks by resurfacing past experiences. Tiny details such as scents, particular sounds, scenes from movies, etc. will trigger these flashbacks. It can take up to 45 minutes to an hour to calm or relax someone from having flashbacks. Denhollander shared that she has friends who experience PTSD and when they have flashbacks they often like to hold ice cubes or bite their tongues to feel a sensation to distract them from the flashback. She also shared other instances where victims wear belts to bed in order to feel safe and keep the fear of their clothes being ripped off away or wear tennis shoes to bed that way

it is easier to run away if needed, and rearranging furniture before bed to block off any possible entry ways to keep away attackers.

Her point in sharing all of this is to be an advocate for victims. Be a safe haven and listen to them when they want to talk and do not ask questions or judge. Be there and let them do the talking.

Denhollander shared that her parents made it a priority to give her a safe place when she was a teenager. They gave their daughter her own room in the basement of their home. They knew she needed personal space to channel her thoughts down in journals, and that meant she could not share a room with her sister anymore. She said this safe place gave her comfort and a way to cope with her situation.

After 16 years, Denhollander put an end to her predator, Larry Nassar. Nassar was the USA Gymnatics Dr. who was accused for violating over 300 girls. Denhollander was not sure how to convict her predator of assault because the attacks occurred in medical context. She eventually filed a police report against him, and he was later sentenced to life in prison. Over the course of the next few years Denhollander found the will to forgive Nassar for what he did to her through her Christian faith.

During the second half of the presentation, both Denhollander and Kor were asked six discussion questions. The following questions were: “How are you able to share these stories and relive them, has it proved to be helpful in healing?” “How were you able to forgive the doctors who disregarded the Hippocratic Oath?” “What advice would you give those who are struggling with forgiveness?” “Does your forgiveness ever fluctuate or differ depending on the day?”

“What are your thoughts on conspirators?” “What do you have to say to inspire hope to others to change the world?” The two women discussed their responses into depth with the audience.

“Know the difference from a flower and a weed and crooked from straight,” said Denhollander.

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ORLANDO, Fla. — Students from Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands will get in-state tuition at the University of Central Florida through 2023.

The move, approved Thursday by the university’s Board of Trustees, will allow more than 200 students affected by Hurricane Maria to complete their degrees at a fraction of the cost they would pay if they were charged the out-of-state rate.

Trustees first agreed to charge students the lower tuition rate last September, just after the hurricane slammed the islands. Last spring, trustees extended the offer through the spring 2019 semester.

be currently enrolled at UCF, enrolled at a Florida state college or be admitted to UCF or any state college for the spring 2019 semester. To keep the in-state tuition rate, they must be enrolled in school continuously enrolled in classes.

The room erupted into applause and cheers after trustees approved the extension and UCF President Dale Whittaker and Board of Trustees Chairman Marcos Marchena walked out to the audience to high-five a group of students who attended the meeting.

A total of 244 students from the islands now attend UCF and will be able to keep paying the in-state tuition rate, including 24 students who attended the university before the storm, said

for student development and enrollment services.

Ehasz said many students from the islands are attending school part time, so it will take them longer to finish their degrees than it would if they were full time.

Several students spoke to the board during a public comment session, including Jennifer Tirado, president of the Puerto Rican Students Association. She told trustees if they didn’t allow students from the islands to continue paying in-state tuition, many of them would have to leave the university.

“This decision is also about UCF values,” Tirado said. “In your hands today is the future of more than 200 students.”

Registering to vote in the Midterms Alyssa Bosse Reporter

The upcoming 2018 Midterm Election is upon on us along with the voting registration deadline.

Doctor Carly Schmitt, the spokeswoman of the American Democracy Project shared some important details about the upcoming election. She explains how to register, what to expect and more.

The upcoming election is the election where we elect our state and national legislatures along with many county officers.

“Students can find more information about candidates you can use “vote411.org,” said Schmitt.

“It’s a website where candidates have been asked question and the answers have been compiled the answers to the questions and provides more information.”

The registration deadline for the upcoming election will be Tuesday, October 9.

“In order to actually be able to vote for this election you need to be registered in Vigo County,” said Schmitt. “To be able to do that you have to register to vote for the first time or change your voter registration.”

Schmit went on to explain the

process suggested for students.

“The process we are suggesting that students use is to go through “indstate.turbovote.org” and use that tool to get an absentee ballot if you want to still vote at home but to also change your voter registration to Vigo county using your campus address,” said Schmitt. “That way on election day Sycamores can go and vote together,” Schmitt explained that changing your voting registration would not affect anyone’s out of state tuition; financial aid, you’re your driver’s license or anything that has to do with students’ lives.

Schmitt also voiced her thoughts on why students should go out and vote “Voting is a critical piece of democracy, voting is our way of putting people into office to advance our own interest, and the interests of those in our group,” said Schmitt. “Voting is not strictly just for older people. The policies that are made today directly impact students today and in the future. It’s also important because midterm elections are when we can really start thinking about the role that local and state policies and issues have impacted us.”

Schmitt explains that younger generations are among the most heavily impacted when it comes to election times.

“Those issues actually matter more to the day to day lives of our students then national level policies,” said Schmitt. “For example funding for higher education is a state level issue, and every student on this campus is concerned about how much they are paying for their education.

Students need to have a voice in these matters because them their selves are citizens in this democracy.”

Sydney McQueary, a sophomore at ISU, is now a registered voter in Vigo County and agrees with Dr. Schmitt.

“As a young citizen and a student, I think it’s crucial to vote for the decisions being made in the state and the Nation,” said McQueary. “I feel better knowing I contributed to voting for someone I share the same beliefs with and who I believe will make the best decisions as a leader.”

ISU will hold one of Vigo County’s voting centers in HMSU on Tuesday, November 6 from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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Chapel Hill police chief: Law enforcement tactics at UNC protests are of ‘great concern’ Mark Schultz The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) TNS Chapel Hill’s police chief says he is greatly concerned by some of the tactics that law enforcement officers have used against protesters on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus.

In remarks to the Orange County Human Relations Commission and to reporters Monday night, Chief Chris Blue said he is “particularly saddened” that Chapel Hill police and some other departments committed to social justice “in many ways wound up in the middle of a very complex situation.”

Blue told about 40 people that UNC Police led the multi-agency response to the Aug. 20 protest that toppled the Confederate Monument known as Silent Sam on McCorkle Place and to three subsequent clashes between opponents and supporters of the

soldier statue, erected in 1913.

Chapel Hill police and other agencies provide support to the university police under longstanding mutual aid agreements.

The Greensboro police, in particular, have been criticized for deploying pepper fogger which affected officers and members of the media covering the protests, as well as demonstrators.

Blue suggested it all could have been avoided.

“We predicted a year or so ago that the issues around Silent Sam would escalate to where they wound up,” he said.

“It’s clear that some tactics have been employed that are unique for this community, and that have not been seen before in this community, and that causes me great concern,” he said.

The Chapel Hill Police Department faced harsh criticism in 2012 after officers in riot gear and rifles forcibly removed a group of self-declared anarchists

from a former car dealership on West Franklin Street as bystanders recorded the event on their phones and iPads. Blue was not in town during the incident. The response led to months of community discussion and policy changes.

Last month, Blue left a meeting of the Chapel Hill Community Policing Advisory Committee when told some people there to talk about the campus protests did not feel comfortable speaking with him in the room. A member of the committee called upon the town to end its mutual aid agreement with Greensboro.

UNC Police have declined all requests for comment on the protests. Spokesman Randy Young has said the university plans to review law enforcement’s response to the protests but has no plans to make its findings public.

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A protestor is led away by police as demonstrators cover the a Confederate statue known as Silent Sam with banners Monday, Aug. 20, 2018 at UNC-Chapel Hill in Chapel Hill, N.C. Demonstrators surrounded and obscured the statue with large banners before toppling it.

US stops issuing visas to same-sex partners of foreign diplomats unless they are married Tracy Wilkinson Los Angeles Times (TNS)

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A selection of the popular Juul brand vaping supplies on display in the window of a vaping store in New York on Saturday, March 24, 2018.

FDA seizes documents from e-cigarette giant Juul’s headquarters Samantha Masunaga Los Angeles Times (TNS) The Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that it seized more than 1,000 pages of documents from Juul Labs Inc. during an unannounced site inspection of the e-cigarette manufacturer’s San Francisco headquarters.

The FDA said the inspection, which it completed Friday, sought documents related to Juul’s sales and marketing practices, among other things.

The inspection came weeks after the agency announced a comprehensive crackdown on e-cigarette manufacturers, citing an “epidemic of nicotine addiction” among American youths. It directed the industry’s giants to draw up detailed plans for halting sales to minors and threatening to pull a wide range of prod-

ucts, including flavorings that appeal to underage buyers.

The FDA would not answer questions about whether Juul willingly handed over the documents collected from its headquarters last week or whether the company was being accused of wrongdoing.

Juul Chief Executive Kevin Burns said Tuesday in a statement that last week’s interactions with the FDA gave his company the opportunity to “provide information about our business from our marketing practices to our industry-leading online age-verification protocols to our youth prevention efforts.” He said the company has released more than 50,000 pages of documents to the FDA since April that “support our public statements.”

“It was a constructive and transparent dialogue,” he said in the statement. “We are commit-

ted to preventing underage use.”

The FDA said it was “committed to taking all necessary actions, such as inspections and advancing new policies, to prevent a new generation of kids from becoming addicted to tobacco products.”

In April, the FDA asked Juul for documents that would help it “better understand the reportedly high rates of youth use and the youth appeal of Juul products, including documents related to marketing and product design,” according to a statement from the agency.

The agency had also previously conducted inspections of several of Juul’s contract manufacturing facilities to see if they complied with regulatory requirements.

Burns said in his statement that Juul will release a plan to

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The State Department has stopped issuing visas to the same-sex partners of foreign diplomats sent to the United States or the United Nations in New York unless they are legally married, officials said Tuesday.

The shift, which began Monday but was announced Tuesday, is likely to make it difficult for some diplomats to bring their partners to postings in the United States because few countries in Asia, Africa and the Middle East recognize or allow same-sex marriages.

The State Department said waivers would be granted in hardship cases. It said the change would affect about 105 couples or families now in the United States, including 55 that work for the United Nations or other international organizations.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo has pushed for religious freedom to be paramount among human rights that the United States advocates overseas, a shift from previous administrations.

Some activists worry that religious liberty is often used to deny rights to gay, lesbian and other non-heterosexual people.

David Stacy, government affairs director for the Human Rights Council, which advocates for gay rights, said the State Department decision was “unnecessary, mean-spirited and unacceptable.”

“This is an unconscionable, needless attack on some LGBTQ diplomats from around the

world,” Stacy added.

State Department officials defended the move, saying it was a matter of “parity” because under the new policy, U.S. diplomats in same-sex relationships also had to be married in order to receive benefits and be posted abroad together.

“The purpose of the policy is to promote the equal treatment of all family members and couples,” a State Department official said, briefing reporters anonymously in keeping with department protocols.

“This is certainly not an attack,” another State Department official said. “It is not meant to be punitive. It is a recognition and a codification of the fact that same-sex marriage is legal in the United States.”

The new policy reverses an order by then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who required all domestic partners of foreign diplomats or U.N. envoys to be given visas.

The State Department became increasingly receptive to gay members on its staff and LGBT rights around the world. A special LGBT envoy was appointed under the Obama administration, but the Trump administration has not filled that slot.

Same-sex marriage is legal in the United States, one of about 25 countries that grant marriage equality, according to activist groups.

In countries where gay sex violates the law, or gays are openly persecuted, same-sex couples obviously cannot marry before

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Scientists who sparked ‘revolution in evolution’ have won Nobel in chemistry Deborah Netburn and Karen Kaplan Los Angeles Times (TNS) Since the dawn of life on our planet, 3.7 billion years ago, nature has used the power of evolution to create a vast diversity of molecules with an ever-increasing array of chemical capabilities.

The Royal Swedish Academy of Science awarded the 2018 Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday to three scientists who have harnessed that power and sped it up, allowing them to create never-before-seen chemical reactions in a process called directed evolution.

Claes Gustafsson, chairman of the 2018 Nobel Committee for Chemistry, called their work “a revolution in evolution.”

“Our laureates have applied the principles of Darwin in the test tube and used this approach to develop new types of chem-

icals for the great benefit of humankind,” he said.

Frances Arnold, a biochemical engineer at the California Institute of Technology, was awarded half of the $1.01 million prize for conducting the first directed evolution experiments in 1993. Her work has led to the creation of more environmentally friendly ways of making drugs, agricultural chemicals and fuels, among other products.

The other half was split between George P. Smith of the University of Missouri in Columbia and Gregory P. Winter of the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, England.

Smith came up with a new way to evolve proteins using viruses that infect bacteria, and Winter used it to create antibodies with the goal of producing new medicines.

Without this method, known as phage display, people with

rheumatoid arthritis would not have the drug Humira, and patients with systemic lupus would not be able to take Benlysta, to name a few examples.

“Harnessing the power of evolution to develop enzymes and antibodies with novel or improved properties has opened up new possibilities in fields from materials science to immunotherapy,” said Jon R. Lorsch, director of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, which has funded Arnold’s and Smith’s research.

“This work allows us to use nature’s prowess for searching through many trillions of different molecules to find solutions to problems that humans could never have imagined,” Lorsch said in a statement.

Arnold said the phone call from Stockholm had her “bouncing off the walls.” But it came with a measure of annoyance be-

cause she was traveling in Texas and couldn’t rouse her family in California to share the news.

“They never answer the phone when Mom calls,” she said. “I can’t wait to get home and tell my sons.”

Arnold said her training in mechanical engineering was an advantage when she began tinkering with proteins.

“I was able to look at the problem with a totally fresh set of eyes,” she said. “I realized that the way most people were going about protein engineering was doomed to failure.”

Arnold said her work on directed evolution began, in part, in a fit of desperation.

“I was an assistant professor at Caltech, which has lofty aspirations for doing really important work, and I was pretty clueless,” she told the Los Angeles Times in 2016. “I didn’t know how to make proteins. So I started doing

lots of experiments simultaneously, and I realized that’s exactly what nature does.”

Harvey Blanch, a professor of biochemical engineering at the Univeristy of California, Berkeley who was Arnold’s thesis adviser there, said her experiments have fundamentally changed the way scientists think about working with enzymes.

“Prior to Frances’ work, the idea of how to make an enzyme better was based on the concept that you have to really understand the details of what the enzyme is doing, and know everything about its structure,” he said Wednesday.

What Arnold did was mix in the element of randomness that is the cornerstone of natural evolution.

“It was an important conceptual approach,” he said. “By doing what nature does, you can get the job done much more quickly.”

indianastatesman.com VOTE FROM PAGE 1 Prior to coming to vote it is mandatory to make sure that you are registered in Vigo County by October 9.

You also must bring a state issued ID such as a driver’s license or your Indiana State issued ID in order to vote.

Schmitt also added that,

HILL FROM PAGE 2 But Blue said the town has not faced demonstrations like those surrounding Silent Sam before.

Some protesters have scuffled with officers; some officers have pushed police bicycles into demonstrators and pushed demonstrators to the ground, as seen on videos.

“I think it’s fair to say you’ve seen police tactics, the volume of officers and a tenor of the tension between demonstrators and law enforcement that is highly unusual,” Blue said.

“We’ve had events here for many years where 80,000 people are on Franklin Street celebrating Halloween. These are very different events right now.”

But the chief stopped short of saying he dis-

FDA FROM PAGE 2 “address youth access” in 60 days, as outlined by the FDA. E-cigarettes started to gain popularity in the last five years. The battery-powered, handheld devices heat nicotine-infused liquid into an inhalable mist, which users puff as if smoking a cigarette.

Most e-cigarettes use replaceable, liquid-filled cartridges that come in a variety of flavors. Juul flavors

US FROM PAGE 2 traveling to the United States.

The State Department said they could marry after

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“The American Democracy Project is hosting an election night party. This event will be for students who are interested and engaged in the election and want to come together. It will be held at the library at 8 p.m., we will be having some raffles and we are going to be watching the returns come in. We

are hoping that the campus community can come together and see how it all shakes out.”

Students are not too young to vote for what they believe in, make sure to register to vote in Vigo County by October 9 for the upcoming Midterm Election.

agreed with the law enforcement response, which has led to 25 police arrests.

“I think the best way to answer that is to say that we will conclude what the appropriate tactics were at the end of our review,” he said after a sigh. “I think it’s too early to say, and I also will say I don’t have full information yet on everything that’s happened on McCorkle Place.”

Blue also declined to say how much Chapel Hill was told about potential police methods beforehand or whether he thought new, more aggressive protesters required a stronger response.

Last month, Orange County Sheriff Charles Blackwood, whose department also sent officers to the protests, described law enforcement being yelled

at and spit on by protesters.

“These are not little, innocent UNC students that are upset about what’s going on on their campus,” Blackwood said. “These are people who are looking for an opportunity to have law enforcement take action against them. They want somebody to get hurt. …

They’d rather it be us than them, but they don’t care who it is.”

Blue said he anticipated learning more about those involved in the demonstrations.

“I think that’s part of the review too,” he said. “It concerns me that we are having a discussion about elevated tactics in a community where we have a long history of being able to work through tough issues without having to behave this way.”

include mango, cucumber and Virginia tobacco.

Flavors are of particular concern to the FDA. Scott Gottlieb, the agency’s commissioner, said last month that “certain flavors are one of the principal drivers of the youth appeal of these products.”

Analysts at Wells Fargo estimated that Americans bought more than $2.3 billion worth of e-cigarettes from August 2017 to August 2018, and they expect annual sales to reach nearly $4 billion this year.

Juul hit the market in 2015 and is the clear leader among e-cigarette brands, with $454 million in sales over the 12 months ending in February, according to the Wells Fargo report, which cited market data from the research firm Nielsen.

Add in other vaping products — including vapor cartridges and related items sold at specialty shops — and analysts say the entire market could be worth $6.6 billion this year.

they arrive, but that would require the non-diplomatic partner to obtain a separate travel visa to enter the United States.

“This will have an insidious impact on same-sex

couples from countries that ban same-sex marriage or only offer civil unions,” said Akshaya Kumar, deputy U.N. director at Human Rights Watch.

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What to do over fall break in Terre Haute Lauren Rader Reporter

Fall break can be a chance to go home and spend time with families, but some students may not be able to go home for the long weekend. There are many events in Terre Haute students can attend during this time to help with the homesickness.

Friday starts the first full day of fall break, and there is plenty to do during this long weekend.

On Friday, First Friday: Harvest in the Haute is happening in downtown Terre Haute from 5pm-9pm. This is an opportunity to get the community together, and welcome the fall season.

There will be $2 carriage rides, and the farmers market will be on the corner of 5th street and Wabash with a wide array of pumpkins, baked goods, and much more.

Shops, restaurants, museums, the Vigo County Public Library will stay open late to the public during this event.

The brick piano dedication will take place at 5:30 p.m. in front of the Skygarden parking garage that night as well.

Downtown Terre Haute will be hosting the Cruisin’ the ‘Bash car show to add to the flashback Friday theme as well.

7th and Elm Bar and Grille is teaming up with the Terre Haute Humane Society to hold a Puppies and Pints Party and

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The Alumni Clock near the Science Building in front of red and orange leaves from fall of 2017.

Adoption event on Saturday from 11a.m. to midnight.

The event will be held in the parking lot where there will be games, music, and drink specials, according to their Facebook event page.

This will be kid friendly until 5 p.m. and will be a $5 fee to donate to the humane society.

On Saturday and Sunday, October 6th and 7th from 9am5pm, the 46th annual Pioneer Days will be at Fowler Park celebrating the lives of pioneers.

There will be activities, food, and conditions that the pioneers had. This gives the community a chance to try new foods, experience the past culture of pioneers, and explore

life in log cabins.

Admission per car is $5, and wagon rides can be experienced for a small fee.

Also on Saturday the 6th, a Haunted History walk of Downtown Terre Haute will be going on at 6pm.

The price of admission is $20.00 for adults and children 10 years of age or older.

This 90 minute tour consists of the hauntings of places around town, and it gives an inside look on the spooky history of Terre Haute.

To register, visit www. tell-taletours.com for more information on purchasing tickets. Groups will be meeting at Max Erhmann statue 15 min-

utes before the tour starts.

The Vigo County Public Library is hosting a book sale on Sunday, October 7th from 1pm4pm.

This sale occurs in the basement of the library and gives thousands of selections to choose from ranging from books, records, magazines, etc.

The average book is about $1.

This is a good way to introduce the community to the public library, and the services and resources they provide.

For more information on events in Terre Haute during fall break, information can be located on the tribune star website, or WTWO’s website.

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Rockstar releases footage ahead of Red Dead Redemption 2 launch Aj Goelz Reporter

Rockstar Games released gameplay footage Monday, October 1, of their highly anticipated “Red Dead Redemption 2” set to launch on Oct. 26.

The five minute footage was underwhelming to say the least.

About a month ago, Rockstar launched similar footage showing off and describing some of the game’s new systems.

This latest footage did not show anything that was not already known or used language that was so broad it could mean just about anything.

This footage focused on the changes to the open world of “Red Dead Redemption 2” and how the players will interact with it.

According to the footage, which was clips of gameplay with narration, that players will experience a fluid transition

Golf carts as floats for homecoming parade

from event to event.

“The world is full of adventures and experiences that you discover naturally as you move fluidly from one moment to another,” according to the video.

This sort of broad language makes definitive analysis difficult.

I would guess that transitions in and out of cut scenes will be smooth and without load screens, similar to that of “Grand Theft Auto 5.”

From the footage, it is hard to tell when it is a scripted event and what is randomly occurring.

This looks like a way to draw the player from event to event without having to place a marker on the map, basically saying “Go here.”

The main character, Arthur Morgan, is a member of the Van Der Linde Gang.

It was previously announced that the gang travels as a roaming camp.

The footage shows Morgan participating in various with other members of the gang.

“Arthur can undertake a wide array of nefarious activities with his fellow gang members.

Some are large scale heists, while others are more personal,” according to the video.

It’s already known that Arthur can travel with other members of the gang, but not much is exactly known about how, when or how often they join Arthur.

One of the more interesting things from that excerpt was the mention of heists.

In Rockstar’s previous title, “Grand Theft Auto 5”, heists played a major role in the game.

Before the major heists players could make decisions about certain aspects of the heists: Go in loud or quiet, what kind of getaway, who to bring along, etc.

With the mention of heists, it begs the question of whether or

not a similar mechanic will be used in “Red Dead Redemption 2”.

The end of the video showcases the first-person mode in the game.

This game is primarily a third-person game, but playing the game in first-person is an option.

This was a mode that was brought to “GTA V’ post launch when it came to next generation consoles.

Gameplay looks solid in this mode, but it did look like a rail shooter at times.

At this time not, many specific gameplay details are unknown.

There are broad strokes shown in this footage, but specifics will most likely be held back until release on the 26.

What can be seen is that “Red Dead Redemption 2” is a beautiful looking game with a world full of content.

Panhellenic life is now using golf carts as the homecoming floats for this year’s parade.

On Saturday, October 13, Indiana State University is hosting their homecoming parade.

Each year, the sororities and fraternities create their own individual float, but this year ISU has provided them each with a golf cart to decorate and utilize for the parade.

In the past, each individual sorority and fraternity was in charge of creating their own float using a truck and a trailer, which caused numerous issues.

It was often difficult for some chapters to participate due to funding, participation, and time.

The chapters were given a small amount of time to find a truck and trailer and decorate the large area.

“Now that it’s smaller and condensed, it will be cool to see what they come up with smaller things.

With bigger ones it was harder because you had this big trailer to build in such a short amount of time… now we can put more effort into it,” said Bre Kiser, Chi Omega Homecoming Chair.

With each sorority/fraternity pair provided with their own golf cart, it creates a “more level playing ground because certain chapters have more funding than others, some have more members than others, and some have involvement and ability to make bigger floats,” said Kiser.

It is now much more efficient and fair for all Panhellenic life to participate in the parade, allowing students and the Terre Haute community to see all of Panhellenic life on campus.

Even with this change, the chapters still have a numerous amount of creativity and freedom over their golf carts, but all going with the overall theme of “Sycamore Nation.”

The theme of this year’s homecoming parade is sycamore nation, which incorporates the celebration of the past, present, and future of ISU. The idea is to promote pride and appreciation of the growth of ISU. It is open to interpretation for each of the chapters to use this theme to drive their decorations.

There will be nine golf carts in total, each representing a sorority and one or two fraternities.

They are stored in the fourth floor of the parking lot on Cherry Street, Panhellenic life will be decorating and designing the golf carts being the African American Culture Center pursuit of the big parade.

The Homecoming Parade is a “big deal and the whole Terre Haute

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‘Venom’ and ‘A Star Is Born’ will battle for box office glory this weekend Ryan Faughnder Los Angeles Times

This weekend, Marvel supervillain Venom’s greatest foe isn’t Spider-Man. It’s Lady Gaga.

Warner Bros.’ remake of “A Star Is Born” and Sony Pictures’ “Venom” are both expected to do strong business at the box office this weekend by courting very different audiences.

The incongruous pair of films should give a boost to North American multiplexes as the industry heads into the thick of the fall movie season, where potential blockbusters collide with Oscar hopefuls.

“Venom” should have the edge on “A Star Is Born” during opening weekend, with a debut of $55 million to $70 million forecast. But all signs indicate that Warner’s critically acclaimed musical drama, directed by Gaga’s costar Bradley Cooper, is about to become a commercial hit that will keep drawing audiences after its opening weekend. That’s what the studio is hoping for, anyway.

Here’s what to watch.

CAN SONY SPAWN A HIT? The $100-million “Venom” is part of Culver City-based Sony’s effort to make the most of the Marvel comic book characters to which it owns the rights, by using them to expand the studio’s footprint in the burgeoning superhero business.

Sony acquired Spider-Man and related characters from Marvel before the venerable publisher decided to create its own studio, becoming a powerhouse for rival Walt Disney Co. Sony is gearing up to release the animated “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.” The studio is also expected to produce movies featuring characters such as Black Cat and Silver Sable.

In “Venom,” Tom Hardy plays the titular antihero — a journalist who comes into contact with a parasitic alien lifeform that turns him into a fearsome beast. Though Venom, with his horrific teeth and menacing eyes, is best known as Peter Parker’s nemesis, Sony insists the new movie is not a Spider-Man spinoff.

If “Venom” is a hit, it would join “Jumanji” as another franchise for Sony, which has struggled in years past from a lack of properties that produce reliable sequels. Critics’ full reviews haven’t been published as of this writing, but social media reactions to early screenings of “Venom” have been mixed. In a strange twist, some Twitter users this week accused Gaga fans of trying to sabotage “Venom” by posting fake negative reviews online.

‘STAR’ POWER “A Star Is Born” is expected to open with $30 million to $35 million is its first three days in theaters, representing a strong start for the movie, which cost $40 million to produce. Whereas “Venom”

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Lady Gaga’s character, Ally, takes the mike onstage as Bradley Cooper looks on.

is most likely to attract the young male demographic, “Star” is expected to have more pull with women and grownups.

It’s the fourth version of the time-tested story. The most recent previous remake, starring Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson, was a box office hit in 1976, coming after iterations starring Judy Garland (1954) and Janet Gaynor (1937).

The new “Star Is Born” features Cooper (who also co-wrote the screenplay)

as a hard-living musician on the decline who helps a talented young female singer (Gaga) find fame. The film has won widespread praise from critics (94 percent on Rotten Tomatoes) and generated considerable buzz at events including last month’s Toronto International Film Festival. Warner Bros. has waged a heavy promotional campaign, which will inevitably be followed up by an aggressive awards season push.

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Horror maven Eli Roth’s unlikely pivot to family fare with ‘The House With a Clock in Its Walls’ Josh Rottenberg Los Angeles TImes

Eli Roth sat in an editing room on the Universal Pictures lot last month, eagerly preparing to show off a scene from his latest movie, “The House With a Clock in Its Walls.”

Given his filmography, which features such gory and gruesome low-budget horror movies as “Cabin Fever” and “Hostel,” this would normally be the moment when you’d steel your stomach for an evisceration, a disemboweling or perhaps an impalement. (“Finish your popcorn early if you’re going to ‘The Green Inferno,’ and save the bucket to barf in,” one critic wrote of Roth’s 2013 survival-horror film about a group of activists captured by cannibals.)

But this is a different kind of Eli Roth movie altogether, and the scene the director showed involved no splattering of blood, no buzzing of chainsaws, but rather an awkward, innocent young boy discovering the wonders of magic.

Based on the 1973 novel by John Bellairs, “The House With a Clock in Its Walls,” which topped the weekend box office with a stronger than expected $26.6 million, centers on an orphan (Owen Vaccaro) who is taken under the wing of his eccentric warlock uncle (Jack Black) and his good-witch best friend (Cate Blanchett) in an eerie old house in which an evil magician has hidden a doomsday clock.

Rated PG, it is essentially a horror movie with training wheels, with spooky moments — creepy dolls coming to life, a corpse rising from the dead — leavened with “Harry Potter”-esque wizardry, a positive message about being true to yourself and occasional moments of bathroom humor.

“All of my friends who have kids were saying, ‘What is your version of a kids’ movie?’” said Roth, 46. “I wanted to do a film that, if you love scary movies and you want your kids to love scary movies, this is the gateway. If you show a child ‘Hostel,’ it’s going to traumatize them and they’ll never watch another scary movie. You’ve got to ease them into it.”

On paper, a director who has made movies about flesh-eating viruses, sadistic kidnappers and home invasion may not seem the most obvious candidate to direct a film aimed primarily at elementary-schoolers.

But James Vanderbilt, one of the movie’s

producers, said Roth’s name soon rose to the top of the list.

“Eli zeroed in so quickly on the fact that this is the story of this boy, and it’s really a story about finding your family,” said Vanderbilt. “We knew he’d be able to do the horror stuff. But as soon as you talked to him, you weren’t worried that he wouldn’t be able to do the emotional stuff. He was hungry to tell a story like that. It was not a hard fight with the studio to convince them that he would be good to do this movie.”

Indeed, Roth, who comes across as genial and open in person, said he’s always had an easy time relating to kids. “I was a camp counselor when I was 16, 17, 18 years old, and I was in charge of a whole group of 10- and 11-year-old boys,” he said. “I was like the neighborhood babysitter.”

And “The House With a Clock in Its Walls” — which had been in development in fits and starts before landing at Steven Spielberg’s Universal-based Amblin Entertainment in 2017 — represents a way to pay homage to some of his own formative childhood influences.

“The movies that mattered to me as a kid were films like ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark,’ ‘Time Bandits,’ ‘The Goonies,’ ‘Gremlins,’ ‘E.T.,’ ‘Poltergeist,’” he said. “These were your first scary experiences in a theater where it’s got that little bit of danger and generally, kids are at the forefront of the adventure, but you could see them with your parents and your parents would also love them. I weirdly feel like that’s a lost art now.”

Before shooting began, Roth met with Spielberg to discuss how he should approach the film.

“The main thing he said was, ‘Don’t be afraid to make it scary. Kids love to be scared,’” Roth said. “Amblin is using this movie to really relaunch the brand to make it what it was in the ‘80s. For me, it was a huge honor. Those Amblin movies were so important to me. I want-ed this to have my sense of humor and my personality but feel like you could put it alongside those other movies and it would have the same connective tissue and DNA.” For Roth, that meant dialing back his impulse to shock to a level appropriate to a 10-year-old. “When I make the adult scary movies, they are to horrify,” he said. “This is to give you a thrill the way you would get in a haunted house or on a roller coaster.

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coming out smiling and laughing.”

Granted, most younger viewers who walk into the theater to see “House With a Clock in Its Walls” will have no idea its director has been credited with popularizing the subgenre known as “torture porn.” For Black, though, Roth’s resume was a major part of the appeal.

“I’ve been down with Eli since ‘Cabin Fever’ and ‘Hostel,’” said Black, who earlier starred in the 2015 family horror-comedy hit “Goosebumps.” “What was exciting on this one was that this dude is going to bring some real scares, but he’s going to have the governor on. Obviously, he’s not a dumbbell, and he’s going to keep it within the bounds of family fare. But I think kids crave a little legit thrill, and most directors make the mistake of pulling their punches too much.”

While PG territory is new for Roth — whose most recent film, a remake of the seminal vigilante movie “Death Wish,” opened to generally negative reviews and middling box office earlier this year — there’s more to this unexpectedly successful career pivot than appealing to family audiences.

“I really wanted to surprise people and show another side of myself,” he said. “The directors that I admire are people like Sam Raimi, Tim Burton, Guillermo del Toro and Terry Gilliam. You look at the wild creativity in their films. I felt like it was time for me to make a film on that scale, with that kind of budget, where I could really show what I could do and show my imagination. Finally, I feel like I can make a movie that’s representative of what I’m capable of.”

Before signing on to “House With a Clock in Its Walls,” Roth had been set to direct a different big-budget studio film: the rampaging-giant-shark movie “The Meg.” Speaking to The Times in 2015, he enthused, “I love the idea of a shark that eats people like Pac-Man eats dots … It’s going to be so much fun!” But after months of development, Roth fell out of the project and was replaced by Warner Bros. with Jon Turteltaub. “The Meg” opened last month and has grossed more than $500 million worldwide to date.

“I haven’t seen it, and look, it’s kind of tasteless to comment on another director’s movie,” Roth said. “They hired me and I did a lot of work and they paid me for it and the work is there. As long as I helped

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Eli Roth attends The House With A Clock In Its Walls premiere on September 16th, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.

make the movie better, then that’s good.”

Lest fans worry that this recent move toward the mainstream means Roth is going soft, he points out that he still has plenty more full-on horror movies he wants to make. “I’m producing a film called ‘Haunt’ that the writers of ‘A Quiet Place’ (Bryan Woods and Scott Beck) are directing,” he said. “That’s straight-up grisly, intense survival horror — very scary, very violent.”

Still, now that “A House With a Clock in Its Walls” has found an audience, there are 11 other novels in the series to draw from, and it could well keep ticking as a film franchise. If it does, Roth would love to stay on for the ride.

“If this movie is a big hit, we know exactly what books and stories we’d go with to continue the series,” Roth said. “But I’ve learned not to plan anything. For me, it’s really about whether or not I feel like I can make a movie that matters and has a lasting cultural impact. People still know ‘Cabin Fever.’ People still know ‘Hostel.’ Some are big hits right away, some grow over time. But you want to make a movie that 10 years from now people are watching it at sleepovers and it holds a special place in their heart.”

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Trump mocks Blasey Ford at rally Joe Lippard

Opinions Editor

It’s been a week, and with another week comes another Trump controversy. This one comes courtesy of his campaign rally Tuesday night, where he decided to mock Kavanaugh accuser Dr. Christine Blasey Ford for daring to raise allegations against his nominee.

“I had one beer. Well, do you think it was -- nope, it was one beer,” Trump said. “How did you get home? I don’t remember. How’d you get there? I don’t remember. Where is the place?

I don’t remember. How many years ago was it? I don’t know.”

He then went on to make the argument that those accused of sexual assault are “guilty until proven innocent” before saying, “Think of your son. Think of your husband.”

Honestly, I’m not surprised to hear this coming from a man who himself has been accused of sexual assault multiple times.

However, Trump couldn’t be more wrong about people accused of sexual assault being “guilty until proven innocent.”

The sole fact that Kavanaugh was almost confirmed for the highest court in the country, the Supreme Court, without so much as an investigation into the numerous accusations against him is proof enough that everyone is certainly not “guilty until proven innocent.” The FBI wasn’t even going to be allowed to investigate the allegations until Blasey Ford testified to Congress and made Congressional Republicans realize they would lose any hope of winning in the midterms unless they allowed an investigation to occur. Blasey Ford has had to make her case, and she directly answered Congress’ questions, unlike Kavanaugh, who only attempted to obfuscate his past.

Also, I find it completely ridiculous that Trump would think that it’s okay to mock sexual assault. It doesn’t matter whether you believe the allegations or not, this isn’t something to mock.

There’s nothing funny about a man forcibly holding a woman down and holding his hand across her mouth while trying to remove her clothes against her will. That’s not a joke.

Luckily, it would appear that a few Congressional Republicans agree with me.Senator Susan Collins expressed distaste for Trump’s words, telling reporters, “The president’s comments were just plain wrong.”

In addition to Senator Collins, Senator Jeff Flake appeared on the Today Show on Wednesday, where he said, “There’s no time and no place for remarks like that. To discuss something this sensitive at a political rally is just not right. It’s just not right. I wish he hadn’t done it. … It’s kind of appalling.”

Senator Flake is right. Political rallies are for drumming up support for your cause, not mocking victims of sexual assault. I think Trump uses political rallies the way he wishes he could use press conferences -- he gets up on stage and soliloquizes for a while about anything that pops into his head, then the audience blindly agrees with what he says, and they always cheer and laugh at his jokes.

This gets bad when the thing that pops into Trump’s head is sexual assault, because then we get moments like these where he mocks victims.

Of course, condemnation of the remarks from both sides of the aisle didn’t stop White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders from blaming Democrats for being bad. Claiming that Democrats had launched a “fullfledged smear campaign” against Kavanaugh. She then alleged that Democrats weren’t focusing on Ford’s supposedly inconsistent testimony, which hasn’t actually been inconsistent.

“This is about politics and this is about power, pure and simple,” Sanders said. “It’s a complete and total disgrace.”

Except no, it’s not about politics. This is about a man who has been accused of sexual assault who needs to be investigated.

Multiple classmates of Kavanaugh have come forward and said that Kavanaugh wasn’t telling the truth under oath about many things, particularly his drinking habits. That alone casts doubt on his entire testimony that mostly consisted of dodging questions and asking them back at Senators. And lying under oath should absolutely be a thing that disqualifies any person from the Supreme Court.

What’s missing in the health care debate?

Dacid Winston

CQ-Roll Call (TNS)

WASHINGTON — The drumbeat on the left for single-payer health care is getting louder, pushed by Democratic luminaries and congressional hopefuls, all trying to make it a major issue this fall.

That’s no surprise. Health care as a political and policy issue has been a front-burner concern for almost a decade, with both parties failing to find a solution that addresses access, quality and affordability.

The Democrats’ Affordable Care Act failed to meet its own goals because its structural framework treated health care like a commodity. Once the inevitable law of supply and demand came into play, the system was doomed to fail, and it has.

Meanwhile, Republicans have also failed to find a macro solution to one of the most perplexing and difficult policy issues facing the country. So it’s not surprising that voters, frustrated and angry with the current system, seem ready to try almost anything, including single-payer, even if they aren’t sure about the implications.

With the midterms looming, health care remains a top concern. In our June Winning the Issues survey, 52 percent cited health care when asked what posed the most difficulty in terms of cost of living. That was more than taxes (30 percent), food costs (21 percent), gas prices (20 percent), utility (17 percent), or mortgages (11 percent).

In the August Winning the Issues survey, people ranked health care/prescription drugs (19 percent) on par with econ-

omy/jobs (18 percent) when asked what would decide their vote for Congress. That same survey found that voters’ concerns over the ACA (45 percent favored, 43 percent opposed) had not translated into trusting Republicans to handle the issue — 51 percent said they had more confidence in the Democrats, 34 percent picked Republicans.

This, despite GOP efforts, both legislatively and administratively, to find fixes to some of the ACA’s most egregious elements over the past year. Those include a repeal of the mandate, the twoyear delay of the medical device tax, the suspension of the health insurance tax for 2019, and the administration’s support of association health plans.

But even though Republicans have had their struggles, Democrats are not unified on a direction for health care either.

A recent study by the Brookings Institution found that only 32 percent of more establishment Democratic candidates endorsed single-payer, compared to 71 percent of progressives who did.

With that lack of internal resolution on their signature policy issue, Democrats hoping to win a majority this November should be careful what they wish for because they just might get it. And it seems equally clear at this point that they don’t have a “Plan B” that both wings of their party can support. Déjà vu all over again, circa 2008.

A big part of the problem for both parties is that policy discussions around health care have been almost entirely about cost. It’s been more about how to refinance health care rather than how to reinvent it.

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How will Kavanaugh shape midterms?

Stuart Rothenberg CQ-Roll Call (TNS)

WASHINGTON — Assuming the FBI investigation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh doesn’t uncover some startling new information, the Senate is likely to confirm him to the Supreme Court and the political effects on the midterms could go in two different directions.

Democratic lawmakers will complain, of course, that the inquiry wasn’t thorough enough, that Kavanaugh lacks a judicial temperament, that he is too partisan to sit on the land’s highest court, and that he wasn’t completely honest with the Senate Judiciary Committee about his drinking.

Still, if all 51 Republican senators are looking for a way to confirm Kavanaugh, Democrats are powerless to derail the nomination.

The impact on the fight for the House is likely to be minimal.

There probably will be about a month between Kavanaugh’s confirmation and Nov. 6, which should give many voters an opportunity to refocus on other issues, be they health care, immigration or President Donald Trump’s performance.

Of course, in states with early/ absentee/mail voting, the confirmation fight will still be on some people’s minds. But the Kavanaugh fight has not redrawn the electoral battle lines during the final six weeks of the election.

Democrats were already energized when Kavanaugh was nominated, and Trump’s strongest supporters have remained loyal to him no matter what he says or does.

Republican primary turnout was good, though it didn’t match — and isn’t likely to match — Democratic turnout or enthusiasm.

Recently, some pollsters have argued that heightened Republican enthusiasm could eat into the Democrats’ expected turnout advantage in November. But if and when Kavanaugh is confirmed, that event will give the GOP “control” of the White House, the Senate, the House of Representatives and the Supreme Court, and that will remove some of the urgency about the midterms for Republican voters.

Democrats, on the other hand, will see the midterms as

their only opportunity to check Trump and his party. During the month between Kavanaugh’s confirmation and Election Day, the president is likely to return to his combative mode.

He will interject himself back into every House race, as he has been for months, thereby reminding voters that the midterms are about him.

The 2018 election’s crucial swing group — college-educated whites/white women — will be at least as energized after the Kavanaugh fight as they were before his nomination.

Polls have shown for months that swing voters (particularly women) have been preparing to send a loud message to Trump and the Republican Party, and the accusations about Kavanaugh will only further motivate college-educated women who live in the suburbs.

Both national polls and district surveys conducted by the media and by campaigns, as well as campaign spending decisions by the parties and PACs, show at least a modest Democratic wave developing.

According to national media reports, influential Republican political action committees have pulled out of Virginia’s 10th District (Barbara Comstock), Colorado’s 6th District (Mike Coffman) and Michigan’s 8th District (Mike Bishop).

Those districts are telling, since Coffman and Comstock were able to win even while Democratic presidential nominees were carrying their districts, and Bishop represents a district carried by both Trump in 2016 and Mitt Romney in 2012.

All three are politically competitive suburban districts. District-level polling also shows significant Republican problems — again, primarily in the suburbs — in New Jersey, Iowa, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and California, and Republican funds are now flowing into districts not initially regarded as even competitive in the past.

Democratic gains of at least 30-35 seats currently appear likely, and there is little reason to believe that the Kavanaugh confirmation fight will change that outcome.

Indeed, if it does have any impact, it will probably be to the Democrats’ advantage.

The Supreme Court battle could have quite a different ef-

fect on the race for the Senate.

Instead of college-educated, suburban whites being the key swing demographic group, self-identified Republicans, rural voters and Trump voters are crucial in these contests.

Democratic incumbents in North Dakota and West Virginia certainly need to win some of those voters to have any chance of surviving (as do Democratic incumbents in three or four other states).

So Democratic senators in difficult races have a complicated calculation to make.

On one hand, if Republicans are going to confirm Kavanaugh with 50 or 51 votes anyway, endangered Democratic senators could boost their chances by casting meaningless votes in favor of the nominee — thus proving their political independence to swing voters and Republican voters in pro-Trump states such as North Dakota, West Virginia and Indiana.

On the other hand, the intensity of the Kavanaugh fight makes it more difficult for Sens. Heidi Heitkamp, Joe Manchin III and Joe Donnelly to support confirmation because Democratic base voters are so outraged at Trump and Senate Republicans.

Voting for Kavanaugh — even if it has no impact on his confirmation — could anger and alienate those voters, which could well be fatal to the Democratic incumbents.

Of course, Democratic senators such as Donnelly now have new arguments to explain a vote against confirmation — the alleged unfairness of the process, questionable statements from Kavanaugh and the unanswered questions raised during the testimony of his accuser, Christine Blasey Ford.

While Democrats would love to kill the Kavanaugh nomination, dragging out the process to fill the court’s vacancy would only add to the concerns of Democratic senators running in heavily pro-Trump states by elevating the importance of partisanship, ideology and the Supreme Court.

That is less of a problem for Democrats in the House than it is for this cycle’s Senate class.

Given the unexpected twists and turns of our politics these days — and of the Kavanaugh confirmation process — it’s probably wise not to rule out a few more twists and turns before November.

Trump even inherited his selfmade myth Timothy L. O’Brien

Bloomberg News (TNS)

“I had zero borrowings from the estate,” Donald Trump told me back in 2004. “I give you my word.”

The estate the future president was referring to was the lucrative collection of housing and commercial properties his father Fred had assembled over decades, making the Trump family wealthy. Based on reporting I had done for a biography, “TrumpNation,” it was my understanding that Trump had turned to his siblings for a pair of loans totaling $30 million so he could avoid plunging into personal bank-

ruptcy in the early 1990s.

Trump’s siblings doubted their brother could repay them because his collection of condominium buildings, casinos, hotels and other assorted properties was collapsing under the weight of billions of dollars in bank loans he couldn’t repay. So they made him pledge his future share of his father’s estate as collateral and loaned him the money. Trump gave me his “word” that none of that had happened, but I wrote about it anyway.

When he later unsuccessfully sued me for libel he was forced to acknowledge under oath during the litigation that he had, indeed, borrowed from his family.

“We would have literally closed

down,” a former Trump Organization employee with direct knowledge of Trump’s attempts to keep his company and himself afloat told me in 2005. “The key would have been in the door and there would have been no more Donald Trump. The family saved him.”

It wasn’t really the entire family that saved Trump, of course.

It was Fred, the man who held the purse strings. And the president, who is 72, has spent about five decades pretending not only that his father never rescued him from bankruptcy but that he played a minimal role in his business successes.

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Both parties continue to treat health care as purely an accounting problem, focused on the basic question of how to lower costs for average Americans. Rising health care costs are problematic, but even more challenging is the fact that people don’t see their health care as a commodity to be bought and sold. They see health care in very personal and unique terms, different from spending to buy a car or a new pair of shoes.

This is why, under the current system, it has been difficult to get people to be more cost-conscious about health care decisions. Take a 50-year-old man with a failing heart. Unless he’s paying out of pocket — in

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which case price might be a bigger factor — he’s not likely to go for a cheaper procedure at Al’s Heart Transplant Barn rather than the best surgeon he can find, especially when insurance picks up the tab.

Single-payer doesn’t fix that dilemma. It only passes on the problem to the government. And if Britain, Canada and other single-payer societies are any example, the system will inevitably be overwhelmed, limiting access and pushing government to more intervention and more taxes to keep the ship afloat.

A single-payer system also has major tax implications, and certain states have already tried — and failed — to implement single-payer primarily over cost reasons. A re-

cent study by the Mercatus Center estimated that Sen. Bernie Sanders’ single-payer proposal would increase federal spending by $32.6 trillion over a 10-year period. Another study by the Urban Institute found similar results.

What is being left out of the single-payer debate, however, is the impact of this kind of system on innovation and its ability to deliver new approaches that can reduce costs while offering improved treatment.

Take Alzheimer’s, for example. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, 5.7 million Americans are currently living with the disease, with the number expected to rise to nearly 14 million by 2050. Meanwhile, the annual cost for health care, long-term care

and hospice care for people with Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia will increase from $277 billion in 2018 to more than $1.1 trillion in 2050.

Beyond these figures are countless caregivers and families who are also affected by the disease and many others. Finding cures or effective treatments could have a tremendously positive impact on patients and their caregivers, both in terms of quality of life and ability to contribute to society, as well as on our health care system.

In July at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference, scientists presented a new drug that offers hope for a treatment for the deadly disease.

Breakthrough research like this is changing the calculus for health care rein-

vention. For policymakers, these kinds of examples need to be part of the discussion on health care — including costs — and the broader vision of what the health care system needs to be in the future.

Republicans took a step in that direction with the passage of the 21st Century Cures legislation in 2016 that garnered bipartisan support. Government — particularly through the National Institutes of Health — can certainly play a positive role in bringing breakthroughs closer to reality. But ultimately, in a dynamic and patient-centered health care system, it will be the private sector that delivers the innovation and technology the country needs.

For those who oppose single-payer in favor of a

private sector-based system, the best way to make their case is to point to the impact on quality and innovation. There’s no better example of what too much government intervention can do than the Obama administration’s decision to slap a tax on medical devices as part of the ACA — a totally counterintuitive action if your goal is to encourage innovation and technology.

Looking ahead, the question is not simply what a Republican or Democratic health care plan would do.

It is how we move from a conversation only about refinancing health care to a conversation about reinventing health care.

But don’t take my word for it. Just read a deeply reported and devastating account of the Trump family’s finances and tax maneuvers that The New York Times published late Tuesday afternoon. The Times’s reporting indicates that Fred ultimately loaned Donald about $60.7 million, significantly more than I had reported. The Times reporting also goes well beyond that topic.

Fred and his wife, Mary, structured their estate holdings and the income they generated in ways both legal and dubious so that they transferred “over $1 billion in wealth to their children, which could have produced a tax bill of at least $550 million under the 55 percent tax rate then imposed on gifts and inheritances,” the Times reported. Instead, the Trumps paid $52.2 million in taxes, a rate of about 5 percent.

The Times also reported that Trump “received the equivalent today of at least $413 million from his

father’s real estate empire.”

It added that those riches flowed more fully due to “dubious tax schemes (Trump) participated in during the 1990s, including instances of outright fraud.” The Trumps did this, in part, by “grossly undervaluing” the properties they intended to pass on to their children. (A lawyer for Trump told the Times that the president, his parents and his siblings relied on outside advisers for tax planning purposes and that nothing they did was fraudulent.)

New York state tax authorities said that they plan to investigate the Trump family’s tax filings in response to the Times article, though given the amount of time that has passed since the Trumps used the techniques the article highlights it may be difficult for authorities to find wrongdoing.

One person who might be able to enlighten them is Allen Weisselberg, who was Fred Trump’s accountant and is now the Trump

Organization’s chief financial officer. He recently entered into an immunity agreement to cooperate with federal prosecutors in Manhattan who have been investigating a Trump lawyer, Michael Cohen.

For its part, the Times said that its “investigation makes clear that in every era of Mr. Trump’s life, his finances were deeply entwined with, and dependent on, his father’s wealth.”

Trump also reportedly tried to make stealth changes in his father’s will to give himself greater control over the family fortune, but Fred caught on and stopped the move. (Fred died in 1999.) Despite interfamilial greed, Fred kept finding questionable ways to pass income from his businesses to his children.

In one instance, Fred set up a shell company called All County Building Supply & Maintenance to ostensibly purchase equipment, appliances and supplies for Trump-owned properties. But the Trumps

just marked up the cost of purchases the company already made and channeled the excess money – unreported and thus untaxed as gifts – to Fred’s children and one of their cousins, the Times reported. Fred also used the bogus increase in expenses to ask the government for rate hikes in his rent-controlled apartments.

Although the Times article doesn’t discuss this, the All County hi-jinks weren’t the first time Fred had padded expenses to cheat the government. In 1954, he was called before the Senate to testify about how he overcharged the federal government millions of dollars by inflating costs associated with a taxpayer-subsidized housing development in Brooklyn. That led to Fred being banned from bidding on federal housing contracts. He then focused on state-subsidized developments. But in 1966 he was called before a state investigations board to sit through embarrassing

public hearings that explored how he had overbilled New York State for equipment and other costs.

Those hearings essentially marked the end of Fred’s career as a major developer of publicly subsidized housing.

Within the Trump family, those episodes were recast to allow Fred and his children to explain away the legal and ethical quagmires in which Fred placed himself. The government had reached in and taken Fred’s business away, is how Trump once told me the family conceived of it.

That explanation ignored the fact that Fred’s business wouldn’t have taken flight without government subsidies in the first place.

Still, Fred’s mythologizing would be something Trump would later adopt in his adult years, allowing him to say that his wealth and his standing in the world had nothing to do with his father – even when they had everything to do with his father.

TIM FROM PAGE 6 “It has not been easy for me,” Trump said in 2015 during the presidential race. “My father gave me a small loan of a million dollars.”

As I noted in a column in 2016, Trump was lying when he said that – allowing him to also gloss over how central his father was to his career.

When Trump entered the Manhattan real estate business in the mid-1970s, Fred cosigned bank loans for tens of millions of dollars, making it possible for Trump to develop early projects like the Grand Hyatt hotel. When he targeted Atlantic City’s casino market, Fred loaned him about $7.5 million to get started.

When he floundered there in the ‘90s, Fred sent a lawyer into a Trump casino to buy $3.5 million in chips so his son could use the funds for a bond payment and avoid filing for corporate bankruptcy. There are many other examples like these.

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community comes,” said Kiser, “I especially like being a part of an organization that built a float.”

The parade provides an opportunity for ISU students to immerse themselves in the community, celebrate ISU, and get involved with one of the largest events on campus.

with the Sycamores during Friday’s game.

The game Friday between the Sycamores and Bears will be a pink night game in support of breast cancer awareness month.

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to Indiana State Saturday for a game in the arena at 7 p.m. The game will be a 2003 team reunion for the Sycamores and a T-shirt giveaway.

The last time Southern Illinois were in action was back on Sept.

28 against Missouri State which ended in a loss for the Salukis 0-3.

SIU will take on the University of Evansville Friday evening before traveling to ISU Saturday.

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Patience Brown a senior middle blocker has 14 kills, 16 points, eight blocks and seven digs for the season currently.

These two are strong key players that the Sycamores will need to keep an eye on during Saturday’s game.

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ISU Football takes on South Dakota State.

Indiana State Football will travel to South Dakota State to take on the Jackrabbits Jordan Koegler Reporter

Indiana State University was last in action on Sept. 27 and fell to Northern Iowa with a final score being 33-0.

With an overall current record of 2-2 ISU will play South Dakota State Oct.6 at 7 p.m. in Brookings, South Dakota.

Ryan Boyle was the game leader for the sycamores last game against the Panthers.

Boyle is a junior quarterback for the Sycamores. He transferred from the University of Iowa to ISU in 2018.

Boyle has already made a name for himself in his short time at ISU. With 30 total rushing yards, 17 being his longest rush, one rushing touchdown, and with a huge

50 yard pass to add to it, so far this season.

Alongside Boyle, Ja’Quan Keys senior running back for the Sycamores has a total of six rushing touchdowns this season.

Keys through four games thus far, has been a dominant player for the Sycamores.

Katrell Moss is a senior linebacker for the Sycamores and currently has 37 tackles for the season. In 2017 he was named All-MVFC honorable mention as a linebacker.

Moss has created a name for himself and proven to be a valuable linebacker for ISU football.

South Dakota State is currently ranked third in FCS going into Saturday’s game .

The Jackrabbits are 2-1 so far this season.

The Panthers were last on the field on

Sept. 29 when they played against North Dakota State, falling short with the final score being 21-17 favoring North Dakota.

Taryn Christin is a senior quarterback for the Jackrabbits. He is the game stat passing rushing leader. He currently has a total of 53 passing completions, 10 touchdowns, while only carrying one rushing touchdown this year.

Christin has received the FCS Walter Payton Award finalist in both 2016 and 2017. He has an all-time 23-8 record at SDSU including multiple passing and rushing touchdowns, to add to that. He was even named team captain for the Jackrabbits in 2017.

Christin has proven to be a valuable player for the Jackrabbits through his

Interview with Akis Medrano David Cruz Reporter

Q: What has given this program so much success this year and last and how they will be moving forward as it gets closer to the end?

A: I believe the success that this program has from last year and this year, is the drive and commitment that our teammates have when we compete. As we get closer to MVCs, the guys will have enough experience and determination to go out there and do whatever it takes to help the team and hopefully bring home a team title.

Q: As an individual, what is your goal at the end of the season?

A: My goal for the end of this season is to be a national qualifier. I have confidence that I have what it takes to make it there and represent my University on the big stage with the Nations best.

Q: You have won MVC athlete of the week twice, does that give you any kind of confidence booster?

A: Being nominated as the MVC athlete of the week twice does give me a confidence boost. It shows that my hard work is pay-

football career and has been a leader for the team thus far in the 2018 season.

Isaac Wallace is a senior running back for SDSU. Wallace was the 2017 second ranked for the team in rushing stats. He has rushed for 332 yards on just 23 carries, and has currently a running tally of touchdowns scored with three, on the year.

Wallace has proven to be a key player for the Jackrabbits. He will be prepared for some competition with the Sycamores on his home soil.

ISU hits the road for another anticipated game for both the Sycamores and Jackrabbits Saturday evening. Catch the game on ESPN+ or listen to the game on WIBQ 97.9 FM.

Indiana State Volleyball heads into weekend with two home games lined up.

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Akis Medrano smiling after running in the invitational last week.

ing off and that I’m ready for a big breakthrough this season.

Q: Is hard to be a student athlete at your level and does your mindset ever get affected because of school?

A: Being a student athlete is difficult, but not terrible. I do not put myself in a position where school can affect my mindset during the season, so long as I do my homework and show up to class. I keep myself in a routine where I man-

age to balance both school and sports. So far it has been successful during my years here at ISU. Q: What are your plans after college?

A: My plans after college is still unknown. I will either continue my running career and see where that goes, or pursue my next career in law enforcement. Either way, I’m not sure how the future looks for me, but that’s what makes life interesting.

Women’s volleyball for Indiana State has two games prepared for Friday against Missouri State University and Saturday against Southern Illinois University.

ISU was last in action on Sept. 29 when they played Illinois State and were dominated with a final score 3-1. Chloe Carenza made a career high with 10 digs in the game. Laura Gross also marked her whopping thirty first career double-double.

Gross a senior for the Sycamores is a key player as she received last season the All-Missouri conference second team honors. She even led the team with 394 kills and posted 23 matches with double-digit kills and three of them had 20 or more kills.

This season she has continued to dominate with 16 kills, four assists, 20 points, 24 digs, and eight total blocks this year.

Freshman Settler/Right Side Makayla Knoblauch is showing

what makes her a valuable player for the Sycamores having as well a total of six kills, 48 assists, 24 digs, three aces and three blocks so far this season.

Missouri State has a current record of 8-9. The team is 1-3 in Missouri Valley Conference play. There last game was Sept.

28 when they played at home against Southern Illinois.

A strong player for the Bears is Amelia Flynn a freshman outside hitter with 16 kills, two assists, 17 points and 17 digs so far this season.

First team all MVC 2017 junior outside hitter Aubrey Cheffey has demonstrated this season why she is a first team all MVC with 18 kills, three assists, 21 points, six blocks and two digs, currently for the season.

The Bears have 19 straight winning seasons, 21 Conference Champs, 11 All Conference players and 13 NCAA tournament appearances; the Bears will be looking for some competition

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Staubo triggers rally as Sycamores finish second at Butler Ace Hunt

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INDIANAPOLIS -- Indiana State put together the second-best team score of the day and used a one-over-par score from senior Thilda Staubo to rally and finish second at the Butler Fall Invitational. The two-round event was held at the Highland Golf Club which played as a par-72, 6,204yard layout.

The Sycamores round two score of 317 was the second-best among the ten team field and coupled with their score of 315 on Monday gave them a tournament tally of 632 which put them in second place overall. Butler’s scores of 304 and 306 gave

them a score of 610 as they won the team title by 22 strokes over the Sycamores. ISU bested IUPUI by four shots as the Jaguars owned rounds of 309 and 327 for a total of 636 as they fell four shots short of ISU in second place. Illinois-Chicago enjoyed rounds of 323 and 321 for a total of 644 and a fourth place finish.

Missouri Valley Conference rival Evansville owned rounds of 315 and 330 for a two-day score of 645 and a fifth place finish. Green Bay (649), Chicago State (652), St. Francis (656), Delaware State (666) and Marian (678) rounded out the field.

Staubo’s scores of 79 and 73 gave her a total of 152 over the two-day event and put her in fourth place overall. Butler’s Laura Tibbets posted rounds of 72 and 69

for a total of 141 to take medalist honors.

“Thilda got it going again which was nice to see,” head coach Greg Towne said.

“Sophie had her best round of the year but wasn’t counting toward the team. The course played extremely difficult but will definitely give us some insight on areas to improve. The fast greens should be consistent with what we have in our next few events.”

Sierra Hargens carded rounds of 77 and 79 for a total of 156 and a tie for eighth place. Hargens was the defending champion of the event. Abigail Irwin blazed the course with a score of 77 on Monday and came back with a second round of 85 for a total of 162 and a tie for 21st place. Kayla Rayn owned rounds of 85 and 80 for a to-

tal of 165 and a tie for 37th place. Lauren Green rounded out the Sycamore lineup with rounds of 82 and 86 for a total of 168 and a tie for 48th place.

Madison Branum posted rounds of 82 and 81 for a total of 163 and a tie for 30th place while Sophie Benetti had rounds of 90 and 76 for a total of 166 and a tie for 42nd place. Both played as individuals in the tournament.

Indiana State will return to action on October 15-16 when they travel to Northern Indiana for the MVC Fall Preview, hosted by Valparaiso. The tournament will be held at Sand Creek Golf Club in Chesterton, Ind.