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Wednesday August 27, 2014
Rec Center addition: Storage area beng built on north side of Rec Center PAGE 2
Indiana State University www.indianastatesman.com Volume 122 Issue 4
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