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Sycamore service second to none
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ISU Communications and Marketing Indiana State University has once again earned the Washington Monthly College Guide’s top ranking for community service by students among 277 national universities. “It is always great to be number one, but it is especially gratifying to accomplish it two years in a row,” University President Dan Bradley said. “This national ranking is the result of a lot of hard work by our students, faculty and staff. It demonstrates the commitment our university has made to community engagement. This is not a one-time thing, this is who we are.” The ranking is based on the number of students participating in community service and the total number of service hours performed, both relative to school size. From 2010 to 2013, Indiana State students averaged more than 1.4 million hours of service per year to 115 agencies, according to the university’s Center for Community CONTINUED ON PAGE 3
Blurred Lines: Can harassment be confused with flirting? PAGE 6 The $21 million renovation of Mills Hall will force the closure of Fifth Street for the forseable future, said Diann McKee, the Vice President of Business Affairs, Finance and University Treasurer (Photo by Ayden Jent).
Hard hat required Mills Hall construction project to close Fifth Street for years
STEVE WININGER Reporter Walking around campus one cannot help but walk by some form of construction. One of the major construction projects on campus is the renovation of Mills Hall. The construction of Mills Hall has caused the closure of Fifth Street, which is one of the main roads through campus. Vice President of Business Affairs Diann McKee said that “Fifth Street will be closed for at least a couple years because of safety concerns.” July of 2015 is the projected completion date for the Mills Construction project
and is being performed by Hannig Construction, a local construction company. “Projected cost for the construction, which is the total cost of everything down to the furnishings, is around $20 to $21 million,” McKee said. Some major changes students can expect to see in Mills include air conditioning, the rooms will still be double occupancy and they will not have their own bathroom or shower facilities. Other changes that would take place are the public bathroom and shower facilities will increase per floor and instead of just one bathroom and shower facilities there will now be three per floor.
The study areas are also being improved and made larger and new designs and windows would allow more light into the public areas. “They are still waiting for the final approval, but once received, construction on Blumberg Hall will begin in May of 2015,” McKee said. Many students interviewed had positive things to say about the construction projects. Upperclassmen who do not stay at the Sycamore towers think that it will not affect classes. One student was Kyle Floetker, CONTINUED ON PAGE4
Calling all Students: Student Media offers job experience PAGE 8
College Football: Coming back with a bang PAGE 12
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Rec center adds tandem, trike storage Kristi Ashby Reporter Indiana State University’s Recreation Center is currently undergoing construction to add more room in the building. This room is for the storage and maintenance of tandem bicycles used in student competitions. Tandem races are a co-ed annual event that takes place every spring semester at Indiana State University. Indiana State students and organizations use tandem bikes to compete in the Spring Week races. The races have been going on since 1907 and now take place in the Michael Simmons Activity Center. The construction will provide more space to store and maintain the tandem bikes. This way, bikes will last longer and stay in good condition. Tandem races are very important to many students, which is why the university is trying to help keep the event going. Andrew Jewell, a junior recreation and sport management major, works in the Rec Center and has seen the new room as it is being built. “The construction started right before school started and is projected to be finished soon,” Jewell said. The construction is set to finish within two to three weeks from its start date and will be open for riders in the tandem races to store their bikes. Evan and Ryan Construction Company is completing the construction. Scott Tillman, the university architect and facilities manager, is in charge of the construction. “The construction at the Rec Center should be finished within the next month,” Tillman said. “The construction will cost just under $100,000. This new room will be for the tandem bikes, to help with their storage and upkeep.” However, some students disagree with the new storage at the Rec Center and
Above: Construction on the addition of tandem storage to the outside of the Student Recreation Center began this summer. Below: “Danger” signs are posted along the fence to keep non-supervised people off the construction site (Photos by Ayden Jent).
think that this construction is a waste of money. Tyler Roberson, a senior speech language pathology major, thinks that the money for this could have been spent elsewhere, but is glad Indiana State is taking care of its students and the activities they love. “I think it’s great that ISU wants to build this,” Roberson said. “I also think though that there are better things the school could put this money toward. Since they are doing this though, I’m glad it will be done soon. There is enough construction going on across the campus and it will be nice that this project will finish quickly.”
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Engagement. More than 1,800 incoming freshmen took part in the university’s annual Fall Donaghy Day of Service last week prior to the start of classes. “Our partnership with Indiana State University is vital to our mission,” said Charlie Welker, chief executive officer of Wabash Valley Health Center, formerly St. Ann Clinic. “Our facility serves as a training site for a variety of ISU programs. As a result, our patients are able to receive services they may not otherwise have access to. I continue to witness firsthand the difference ISU students are making in our community.” Indiana State ranked third in the nation in the general category of service, which also takes into account institutional support for service learning, the percentage of federal work-study money that goes to service, number of alumni who go on to serve in the Peace Corps, relative to school size, and percentage of ROTC students. “This ranking does not just happen by accident,” said Nancy Rogers, associate vice president for experiential learning and community engagement. “We are fortunate to have outstanding faculty and staff who make a personal investment of their time and resources into engaging
our students in the community. The efforts of our community partners are quite remarkable. Our colleagues in the community play a critical role in teaching our students. We also have great students at Indiana State. They are compassionate, generous with their time and always rise to the occasion when asked to serve.” For students, community service is one of their first experiences at Indiana State, said Erin Sluyter, a junior from Terre Haute whose service has included an Alternative Spring Break trip where she worked with unwed mothers in the Dominican Republic. “Every day there are opportunities to serve and to give back,” she said. “It’s really taught me a lot about the needs of my community but also the needs of the world so it’s pretty special to be an Indiana State student with all of the opportunities we’re given.” Indiana State is No. 30 in Washington Monthly’s overall rankings of national universities for 2014. In addition to service, the overall rankings take into account social mobility — recruiting and graduating low income students — and research. Among six Indiana universities appearing in the rankings, only Notre Dame ranks higher. “Instead of crediting colleges that reject the most applicants,” Washington
Indiana State University students volunteered their time to help build a house for Habitat for Humanity on Donaghy Day (Photo courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing).
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a freshman math education major. “The construction does not affect my class schedule,” Floetker said. “The changes made in the student dining hall had me lost for a day, but I adapted quickly. I like the current setup and I think it is more convenient.” Freshman Lauren Kuypers, a nursing major, said that “it would be nice if it was already done,” but views the changes from the construction as minor. Another student, Ciara Ross, a junior nursing major, is glad they are upgrading the buildings. “The construction doesn’t affect me,” Ross said. “I stayed in Rhodes Hall my freshman year and I wish they had been upgraded before I had started at Indiana State. I would have stayed in the towers other years had they been completed.” Tyler Elarassi, a senior and elementary education major, did have some problems with the construction. “The construction creates problems on my commute because of the closure of 5th street,” Elarassi said. “The buildings could be made safer,” but he thinks that the buildings should have been left as is. Most freshmen that attend ISU have stayed in one of the towers and views the older buildings as sort of an initiation to Indiana State. This is a sentiment echoed by other upperclassmen that have earned their passage through the Sycamore towers. Mills Hall is getting a face-lift, costing the university more than $20 million and shutting down Fifth Street (Photo by Ayden Jent).
Terre Haute Children’s Choir fall auditions set for Sept. 3-5 The Terre Haute Children’s Choir fall auditions are set for 4:30-6 p.m. Sept. 3 to Sept. 5 at the Landini Center for Performing and Fine Arts on the Indiana State University campus. The Terre Haute Children’s Choir offers three different choirs to accommodate the singing experiences of all children, ages 7 and up. Children may progress to the more advanced choirs through biannual auditions. The auditions, which will be held in room 150, are the directors’ placement tools used to determine the best fit for each child. “All children are placed in the choir after auditioning. It is an informal setting,
and there is no need to worry,” said Crystal Myers, the choir’s coordinator. Sing Up! is a choir intended for younger children, who have little formal training or performance experience. Each week is filled with games, songs and vocal exercises. These activities focus on building a love for vocal music and performance, while at the same time instilling solid vocal technique, music reading skills and an exposure to a wide variety of music from all around the world and throughout history. Lyric Choir is an intermediate choir in which singers learn basic vocal production, singing in tune, how to follow along in their music and how to
blend with other singers to achieve a beautiful unison sound. In Treble Choir, singers build on vocal technique and blending. They learn to harmonize through the use of two- and three-part music. Greater sight-singing skills are utilized. The choir meets 4:30-6 p.m. every Wednesday of the school year in the Landini Center for Performing and Fine Arts, located on the Indiana State campus on the corner of Seventh and Chestnut streets. Classes begin Sept. 10 and run through Dec. 10. The fall concert will be held at 6 p.m. Dec. 10, in University Hall. Fees are $120 for the fall semester or $220 for both fall and spring semesters.
Sibling discounts are available. The Terre Haute Children’s Choir is a program offered by the The Community School of the Arts, an Indiana State University Unbounded Possibilities initiative, providing the communities of the Wabash Valley and surrounding areas the opportunity to participate in non-credit classes in music, theater and visual art. CSA welcomes students of all ages, backgrounds and ability levels to experience professional and affordable instruction in the performing and fine arts. Story Courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing
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Program coordinator accepts new position Kristi Ashby Reporter V a l e r i e Allen, program coordinator for new student transition who is also in charge of Fall Welcome 2014, is moving from Indiana State University Valerie Allen to another college in southern Indiana. Allen has worked at Indiana State for the past three years and was a former Indiana State student. She found the job posting for a new career over the summer and decided to make the switch this fall, only two weeks before school started. Allen stayed with the Sycamores during move-in for Fall
Welcome but left her office at ISU for Tracy Osborne, the director of new Vincennes University on August 22, student transition programs, is excited 2014. for Allen to have this new opportunity, Allen will now be the new director even if it isn’t at Indiana State. for international recruiting and student “I am proud of Valerie and her success at Vincennes University. success in her career, but I will also miss “Moving was hectic at her here at ISU,” Osborne times, but ISU students said. “She coordinated and staff that put Fall Welcome for the together Fall Welcome incoming freshmen made it much easier,” with me, and she created Allen said. “Everyone wonderful events for knew exactly where to them.” be and what they should Osborne will be be doing. With this new Tracy Osborne, director of taking over Allen’s duties job, I would like to work new student transitions until the position is more with international filled, while completing students, and I think with this career her own work. New Student Transitions path I can gain more interactions in this will be taking applications soon for the area.” now-empty position Allen left. By moving to Vincennes, Allen will Allen’s colleague, Student Services also live closer to home. Assistant Aaron Jones , is interested to
“I am proud of Valerie and her success in her career, but I will also miss her here at ISU.”
see who will replace Allen now that she has left the university and how they will run her old position. “Valerie was a hard worker and everybody enjoyed working with her,” Jones said. “I am happy for her to have this new position with Vincennes University, but the office will be different without her.” August 25, 2014 was Allen’s first day at Vincennes University, but she feels she will enjoy her new job and looks toward the future with excitement. “I’m still becoming acclimated with the new university and how everything works here, but I am definitely excited and ready,” Allen said. “I’m learning as I go, but I believe this will be a good experience for me.”
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Opinions Editor, Kylie Adkins isu-statesmanopinions@mail.indstate.edu Editor-in-Chief, Alex Modesitt isu-statesmaneditor@mail.indstate.edu
Harassment and flirtation: Define your line Sexual harassment has been thrown into the spotlight recently with a number of campus rape cases going unpunished and even in some unexpected places, like this year’s San Diego Comic Con 2014. The convention has only recently started Opinions cracking down on the Editor harassment of female “cosplayers” – people who dress up as a certain character. This year at Gen Con they even made an announcement that simply wearing a costume is not consent. It is sad to me that this even needed to be stated in 2014. While women do face particular hardships in many aspects of life, we can’t just blame all men.
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This has become the true problem with rape culture – we don’t give men enough credit. I’m not saying the ladies should take their guards completely down for every man they meet, but we talk about men like they are still animals and like they have no self-control, when many rape cases have nothing to do with satisfying sexual urges. This is why it is so important to love yourself. When you feel like you are being constantly used or treated like an object it can really wear you down. We—men and women both—need to stand up and take our bodies back. Recently the New York Post published a column titled “Hey, ladies – catcalls are flattering! Deal with it.” The author—a woman—writes that she feels catcalls are empowering and an incredible ego boost, but she does go on to explain that some catcalls are worse than others.
While this woman may feel empowered, most other women just feel negatively objectified. But this could be sourced to a deeper problem: our generation seems to have lost the ability to recognize flirting. Many people mistake basic manners as flirting, and the same can be said about crude comments. Strangely, these guys might really think they are complimenting you by making crude comments about your butt or your boobs. Women should never accept harassment as a compliment, but sometimes it gets hard when it seems so widespread and readily accepted. Despite the current sometimesnegative views on body image, there exist positive role models in music and other media. Meghan Trainor’s “All About That Bass” has exploded in the last couple months, finally hitting number
one on Spotify’s Top List and number one on Billboard’s Top 100. This song is so important to young girls everywhere. It preaches to love yourself, whether you’re a size two or not. Celebrities don’t realize how much their music can impact body image. Nicki Minaj’s “Anaconda” is great for bigger girls, though it does nothing to help thin girls with their body positivity problems. There’s a gap in the confidence push. We tell people not to call girls fat, but then we turn to a thin girl and tell her she needs more skin on her bones when she complains about being cold. It’s time for equality in positivity. We need to tell everybody that, to quote Meghan Trainor’s song, “every inch of you is perfect, from the bottom to the top.”
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Giving praise to difficult professors After spending a few days on campus, you’ve already come to expect construction sites and one-way streets. You’ve realized that you’ll be waiting in line until November to speak with a financial aid employee and that you’re going to be poor for awhile [or the rest of your life]. But there is a bigger beast to tackle, Brianne dear freshman: the a--hole professor. The a--hole professor is indigenous Hofmann to the 8 a.m. classroom. This guy has been an educator longer than your parents have been alive and he wears his age like a gold medal. Upperclassmen will speculate about his home life: Does he sleep on a cot in his office? Is he a former professional wrestler? Does he keep multiples of that same coffee-stained button-down shirt in his closet?
Has he … killed a man? Oh the webs we weave. Vicious ice storm, hellfire and brimstone won’t scare him. Fifty feet of snow fell overnight and the university has to close down? The a--hole professor happens to keep a spare helicopter-snow mobile hybrid in his garage. A flash flood has wiped out campus? Grab your swimsuit. You will still have class and you had better be on time. However, the a--hole professor provides the kind of sass, knowledge and blunt honesty you’ve been lacking all through high school. You know that blabbering hipster in your creative writing workshop, the one who can’t use proper English, let alone form a complete sentence? The a--hole professor will tell him [directly or indirectly] that his writing is garbage.
And, hey, that’s one less Nicholas Sparks we have to worry about. What’s more, halfway through the semester, you’ll begin to feel like you’re the only intelligent being in that creative writing course. All it takes is one more empty story about a drunk sorority girl and her romance with a dopey fry cook to send you into a fit of rage. The a--hole professor feels your pain. And he recognizes intelligent life when he sees it. You’re not going unnoticed. In short, the a--hole professor is your lifesaver, your saving grace, your beacon of hope. He will drive you to the brink of madness, but will also restore your faith in humanity. Get acquainted. Editor’s note: This column first appeared in the Aug. 24, 2011, issue of the Indiana Statesman.
Fast food merger a ‘Whopper’ of a problem In the world of fast food, McDonald’s, Burger King and Tim Hortons reign supreme. Oh wait, haven’t heard of that last one? Unless you’re from Canada, I would not expect you to know who they are. Tim Hortons is one of Canada’s most Columnist successful coffee and doughnut chains, with an annual revenue of $3 billion coming from only 4,500 stores. Why are we talking about this Canadian doughnut and coffee shop? Burger King Worldwide Inc. has begun talks to buy it. Burger King is not the biggest fish in the sea, having 13,000 stores as of 2013 and only $1.1 billion in revenue around the world.. A merger between Burger King and Tim Hortons would reportedly make the third largest fast food service. This move would be great for both
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companies, but why is Burger King has given Congress the task of preventing searching for a partner now? It seems these kinds of deals. Some would say this that they have found a loophole that goes against the capitalist society and allows them to relocate their corporate that the government intervention will headquarters and pay less taxes, made only slow down this natural rate. possible with the acquisition of Tim U.S. corporations have always found Hortons. “In this world, nothing can be a way around public policy rules. They said to be certain except death and taxes,” are looking out for the bottom dollar so as Benjamin Franklin once they can promote more said. And that could not business and create more There is no arguing jobs. There is no arguing have been any truer. This inversion deal for what these companies for what these allows Burger King to companies are doing are doing with the lower their tax rate when with the loophole in loopholes in our laws. they move their corporate I don’t personally our laws. headquarters to Canada condone the companies’ and cut their corporate use of loopholes to evade tax rate by two-thirds. Other companies taxes, however. The tax breaks do allow have done similar inversion deals and the companies to put more money have been very successful in cutting their into their products and workforce. The tax rate. How can the U.S. government problem for me lies with the fact that allow this to continue? this acquisition creates one of the world’s The U.S. has lost billions of dollars in largest fast food services. tax revenue due to these inversion deals. If you take a look at the food you get In the past few months, the White House from McDonald’s, it’s not of the highest
quality. Can we blame that on the 35,000-plus locations they have around the world? I would assume there is some reason behind the spotty service and not-so-great-tasting food, but it could not be attributed to the number of stores. Watching market trends, one can see the stock prices start to rise as soon as companies start talking about a possible merger. This is because of the Hedge funds interested in making a bunch of money when these companies begin the merger. Tim Hortons is a Canada-based company and has only a few stores in the U.S. This merger, however, could bring on an entire new expansion plan. Many speculate that this merger will fail because the lack of financial support from investors. The deal is going to cost a lot to finalize, but it could possibly result in one of the biggest payouts of the year. Mergers like this are a natural move for companies in a free market economy and create a problematic “too big to fail” scenario.
FEATURES
Wednesday, August 27, 2014 • Page 8 Features Editor, Andrew Christman isu-statesmanfeatures@mail.indstate.edu
Media recruiting event scheduled for tonight Andrew Christman Features Editor Students interested in becoming a part of Indiana State University’s student media should attend the Student Media Fair Wednesday evening, starting at 6:30 p.m. in Holmstedt Hall. The Student Media Fair will act as a recruiting event for students interested in becoming a part of WISU, Sycamore Video, the Indiana Statesman, The Sycamore Yearbook and helping with ISUstudentmedia.com. Student Media executive director Philip Glende strongly encourages students to come to the Student Media Fair. “Participating in ISU student media is a great college activity,” Glende said. “It’s an excellent resume builder, you leave with a tangible product to show future employers, and not to mention students can have a lot of fun with it.” Glende also adds that any student can work for student media, not just those who are communication majors. The Student Media Fair will be split into two parts; the first being for those who are interested at 6:30 p.m. in Holmstedt Hall, followed by the second part which includes individual sessions with the different groups that make up student media. These second meetings will be at 7 and 7:45 p.m. in Dreiser Hall. “The sessions will be repeated so that you can attend more than one,” Glende said. Martha Milner, the director of student publications, also encourages Phil Glende Director, Student students to attend the fair and join Media student media.
Students at WISU go on air as part of of their involvement in student media (Photo courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing).
“Working for the newspaper or the yearbook gives students an opportunity to develop a portfolio of stories, photos and designs that will be useful whether they are looking for an internship while in school or a job after graduation,” Milner said. Milner also mentioned the other benefits of joining the Statesman and Sycamore Yearbook. “It also helps students demonstrate their written and verbal communication skills, both of which many employers are looking for today,” Milner said. “Most importantly, the Indiana Statesman and the Sycamore Yearbook offer students a way to get involved on campus and to get to know their fellow students.” Milner added that the Statesman is still
looking for reporters and photographers and the Sycamore Yearbook needs to hire a writer, photographer and graphic designer. Communication professor Lori Henson has been strongly encouraging students to join student media and to attend the Student Media Fair as well. “I’m a huge supporter of joining student media here at ISU,” Henson said. “It’s the best way to get a taste of the professional world for those that want to go into a media field. It’s also a great way to get involved on campus.” Henson said that some of her best college experiences were working for the Statesman as an undergrad. “You get invaluable hands-on experience while working for student
media,” Henson said. “You get this sense of urgency and pressure that can’t be recreated in a classroom. The only place you’re going to get it is in a newsroom and it gives you this great sense of accountability.” Henson offers students small portions of extra credit in her class for getting work published in ISU student media as a small incentive to join. “If you have any interest at all in joining student media, come by Holmstedt tonight [Wednesday],” Glende said. “Even if you’re not a communication major but want to look into music, business, advertising, arts administration and public relations after you graduate, we probably have something for you.”
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Mogger’s mixes vintage charm and a modern menu Jake Porter Reporter
establishments in Terre Haute is that you can also buy a mixed drink or straight There are many lights, yet the bar hard liquor. always seems dim. The bar is old, This is complemented by a number of varnished and waxed oak with a drink specials as well. Yet these are not massive mirror on the wall blocked by the establishment’s most distinguishing fifty-something different spirits for the factors. discerning booze-hound. Mogger’s changes their menu every The music is forever either classic season, with only a few select items southern rock or old school hard delta on the list remaining year-to-year. It blues. Beyond the music the place is is worth mentioning that the menu is remarkably devoid of noise outside of generally standard bar food — burgers, the hushed chitchat from other patrons, wings and sandwiches — with a few almost as if one were unique spins, like flatbread inside a monastery. The food does tend Mogger’s has been pizza. The “hole-in-the-wall” to lean on the more pricey said to see itself as a side, but each item comes exterior masks the barnlike interior that reveals restaurant first and a with large portions. bar second. M. Mogger’s Restaurant The service fits the and Pub’s history as a atmosphere of the bar. former brewery. Wait staff leave you Vintage cans and tins rest on mantles alone to contemplate or socialize in all over the walls, which are covered peace until you need a refill. with vintage advertisements and posters Mogger’s has been said to see itself as for various beers and vintage brands. a restaurant first and bar second. The floor, a pseudo-brick/cobblestone, If you want to hang with your friends is coupled with the old wooden tables who aren’t quite old enough to drink but and wall coverings. you want to plug away at the bourbon, Everything about this place gives it the you can go to Mogger’s! Since it is also vibe of being displaced in time. It would a restaurant, it allows folks under the have been right at home aesthetically in age of 21 to enter and hang out. the Wild West, even though the bar is Variety of beer? Mogger’s is on always pleasantly cool and dry. par with Sonka Irish Pub in selection. Originally opened as a brewery back Music? Like the Verve, Mogger’s has in the 1800s, Mogger’s was transformed live performers almost weekly. Food? and opened as a bar and restaurant in Mogger’s has entrees and meals beyond 1996. burgers or wings. The bar has an impressive selection Mogger’s is located at Ninth and of beers at any given time, but what Poplar across from Stables and CVS. separates it from other beer-focused
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Discovering faith and fudge
Left: Freshman history major Tiffany Bird gathered with other students on Monday for the aptlynamed “Sundaes on Mondays” to make sundaes and speak about their faith. Above: Students choose from a wide selection of toppings while preparing their ice cream sundaes. Below: United Campus Ministries speaks with students about future participation (Photos by Gary Macadaeg).
SPORTS
Wednesday, August 27, 2014 • Page 12 Sports Editor, Rob Lafary isu-statesmansports@mail.indstate.edu
Impressive slate of games set to kick off week one Rob Lafary Sports Editor
game to flip to when that Florida State/Oklahoma State game goes to commercials and will be another matchup that will see two teams play on a neutral field as the Badgers and Tigers meet in Houston. Wisconsin has the slight edge heading into this game, as the Big 10 group returns the bulk of last year’s 9-4 team including preseason AllAmerican running back Melvin Gordon who is expected to be a Heisman candidate. LSU finished 10-3 last season but gone are offensive studs Jeremy Hill, Odell Beckham and Jarvis Landry. Leonard Fournette, the country’s top high school running back last year, was a great pickup for head coach Les Miles but the Tigers will not be fully aware of the freshman’s capabilities in week one. Wisconsin heads into the 2014 hoping to crack the barrier between a solid program and elite program while LSU hopes they can remain one of the nation’s elite programs despite a depleted roster. This should be a great game to end a Saturday night!
The 2014 NCAA college football season comes with much anticipation as sports enthusiasts around the world get a much-needed break from the long and rigorous MLB and NASCAR seasons to focus on the gridiron. But while the season opener Wednesday between Abilene Christian and Georgia State at 7 p.m. on ESPNU is not the most extravagant way to start the season, keep in mind that there are still five nights worth of top-tier weekone games to look forward to.
No. 21 Texas A&M at No. 9 South Carolina A dynamite Southeastern Conference affair featuring a pair of teams who will be without star players. A&M will be without the services of former quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel while the Gamecocks will send a defense out on the field that does not include hardhitting defensive end Jadeveon Clowney. All eyes should be on each team’s replacement for the newly-drafted NFL players. Sophomore Kenny Hill takes over for Manziel, and another sophomore, Darius English, fills in for Clowney.
West Virginia at No. 2 Alabama
Much like their conference counterpart, Texas A&M, the Alabama crew will be without its former star quarterback too. A.J. McCarron is now sitting on the Cincinnati Bengals bench and the defending SEC champions will play both Jake Coker and Blake Sims under center in week one to see who fills McCarron’s shoes better. West Virginia finished 4-8 just last year, but the Mountaineers will return senior quarterback Clint Trickett and could be in prime position to sneak in on one of college football’s best programs.
Arkansas at No. 6 Auburn
Arkansas’ slow-down offense meets Auburn’s speedsters in another weekone SEC clash. The Razorbacks have something to prove after a dismal finish last season, losing their final nine
Indiana State kicks off the season in Bloomington against the rival Hoosiers as this weekend marks the official beginning of college football (Statesman file photo).
games, including eight losses, in the conference and Auburn looks to make an early claim as a legitimate national title contender. The Tigers have the capability to knock Arkansas out quick, but keep the television on to watch Auburn quarterback Nick Marshall.
No. 16 Clemson at No. 12 Georgia These two teams kicked off
the 2013 season in exciting fashion, as Clemson held on for a 38-35 win at home. Expect the programs to deliver once again this season. There is not a lot of star power in this matchup but certainly a solid, fundamental affair between two teams who have high hopes to be sleepers in their respective conferences. Clemson is looking to knock off Florida State in the Atlantic Coast Conference, while Georgia continues to search for respect in the SEC among Alabama and Auburn.
No. 1 Florida State vs. Oklahoma State Reigning Heisman
Trophy winner Jameis Winston and the defending national champions, the Seminoles, lock up with one the Big 12’s best in Oklahoma State as the two teams meet on neutral turf in Arlington, TX. With Winston still in charge and a host of talent still left in the Sunshine State, Florida State has given much thought to the fact that they lost several stars to the NFL. On the flip side, Oklahoma State puts junior J.W. Walsh into a starting quarterback spot after he threw for over 1,000 yards in each of his first two seasons as a backup and a Cowboy defense that ranked 19th last year in points allowed is back and stronger than ever. Needless to say, a lot is on the line for both teams on Saturday night.
No. 14 Wisconsin vs. No. 13 Louisiana State This will be a great
Game Times #21 Texas A&M vs. #9 South Carolina 6 p.m. Thursday, SEC Network West Virginia at #2 Alabama 3:30 p.m.Saturday, ABC Arkansas at #6 Auburn 4 p.m. Saturday, SEC Network #16 Clemson at #12 Georgia 5:30 p.m. Saturday, ESPN #1 Florida State vs. Oklahoma State 8 p.m. Saturday, ABC #14 Wisconsin vs #13 LSU 9 p.m. Saturday, ESPN
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Women’s Cross Country ready for the season Kevin Jenison
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Jasmine Grier drives the ball down the court against the Evansville Purple Aces in 2013 at the Hulman Center (Statesman File Photo).
ISU announces non-conference schedule The Indiana State women’s basketball team officially announced its slate of 2014-15 non-conference opponents on Tuesday afternoon. ISU’s schedule is highlighted by four opponents in the Hulman Center and will take part in the Seventh annual St. John’s Chartwell Holiday Classic in Queens, N.Y. Fans will have a great opportunity to see the Sycamores in action in Indiana during the non-conference slate, as seven of 11 contests will be played instate. ISU has also scheduled five teams in non-conference action that made postseason appearances in 2013-14. “I am really excited about our nonconference schedule,” ISU first-year head coach Joey Wells said. “We’re excited to face seven teams in the state of Indiana and potentially six teams who made postseason action last season. This portion of the schedule will prepare us down the road for the always-tough Missouri Valley Conference schedule.” The 2014 season kicks off on Friday,
Nov. 14, in Hulman Center against the St. Louis Billikens. The teams will meet for a home-and-home series in the 2014-15 non-conference schedule, with the Sycamores returning the favor as they travel to St. Louis on Dec. 14. ISU plays return games with 2013-14 non-conference opponents including a trip to Butler, who earned postseason action in the Women’s National Invitation Tournament last season, in Indianapolis on Nov. 16, and back-toback home meetings with Stetson on Nov. 22, and East Tennessee State on Nov. 24. The Sycamores head to Mobile, Ala. to face South Alabama right before Thanksgiving break on Wednesday, Nov. 26. They return from break and head south to Bloomington, Ind. for a meeting with the Indiana Hoosiers, another WNIT team from last season, on Nov. 30. In another trip to Indianapolis, Indiana State faces the IUPUI Jaguars,
who reached the WNIT last season, on Dec. 4. Returning home, Indiana State hosts Indianapolis on Dec. 7 for its final non-conference home matchup of the year. The Sycamores will spend the first part of the holiday break in Queens, N.Y. where they take part in the 7th annual St. John’s Chartwells Holiday Classic hosted by St. John’s. ISU joins Southern Methodist University, Auburn and the host Red Storm in the two-day event at Carnesecca Arena. ISU faces off with SMU on Dec. 20 and face either Auburn or St. John’s on Dec. 21. All four participants in the event made the postseason in 2013-14 with St. John’s earning the lone NCAA tournament berth, while ISU, Auburn and SMU all reached the WNIT. The Missouri Valley Conference slate will begin in early January, and all conference games will be announced at a later date. Story courtesy of ISU Athletic Media Relations
With solid leadership at the top and a young group of runners who will challenge the returning veterans, Indiana State’s women’s cross country team heads into the 2014 campaign with determination to return to the top echelon of the Missouri Valley Conference. “This year’s team has great promise,” John Gartland, head coach of the women’s cross country team, said. “We have nowhere to go but up!” The Sycamores were picked to finish sixth in the league this year according to the preseason poll of Missouri Valley Conference coaches but Gartland believes the his team will battle their way up to the top half of the MVC leaderboard. “We will be a freshmen dominated team but our new runners are very talented and will hopefully bring a competitive and enthusiastic attitude to the team.” Gartland said. The veteran coach is preparing to coach his 27th season with the women’s cross country team but will miss the leadership and abilities of several individuals who completed their eligibility a year ago. The key losses from 2013 are Jessica Zangmeister, Leeann Michl, Kalli Dalton, Lindy Jones, and Valerie Burns. “This team will be fun to coach because we have so many new runners,” Gartland said. “Our goal is to be competitive by the end of the season when the important meets come.” Gartland, the 1991 MVC Coach of the Year, has led the Sycamores to two conference titles — 1991 and 1993 — during his 26 year tenure as head women’s cross country coach. In 16 of those years, Indiana State has finished in the top four of the conference championship including second three times, third six times, and fourth five times. Most recently, the Indiana State women’s cross country team placed third in the MVC Championship in 2000, 2001, and 2003. The Sycamores earned back to back fourth place finishes in 2009 and 2010. For the rest of this story and many just like it, visit GoSycamores.com
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