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Annual campus event raises money for Special Olympics Katelynn Cook Reporter Students and staff took a jump into cold water for the annual Polar Plunge event on Saturday at the Student Recreation Center Patio, to raise money for Special Olympics. The Polar Plunge is an annual event where participants pay a $75 donation to support the Special Olympics while jumping in a freezing cold pool in fun costumes. After that there were refreshments in the SRC and an awards ceremo-
ny for things, such as best costume. Most of the participants were part of an organization on campus, whether it be fraternity, sorority or other. Alpha Sigma Alpha Sorority held the most participants from a single organization, with a total of 75 participants. ASA attended to bring awareness to Special Olympics because of their passion towards the cause, sophomore ASA participant Sydney Lynch said. Lynch believes that everyone should do the Polar Plunge at least once in their life. There were a lot of happy supporters in
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the crowd, ranging from family members to friends of participants. Even Indiana State University President Dr. Deborah Curtis was there to show her love and support. President Curtis was very supportive and excited to be attending the event. She had a lot to say about her first of many Polar Plunges. “It’s exhilarating! I love the dedication that these people have for this event. It really means a lot that Indiana State partners with community events like this one and I am so proud of our fraternities and
sororities,” she said. Indiana State has been hosting the Polar Plunge for 11 years now, and the campus hopes to continue this tradition. The event is usually held in mid-February when Indiana has that last bit of winter weather before spring blooms. Not only are the participants passionate about this event, but the people who are there to support are passionate as well. “It means a lot to me to support others with disabilities. It is everything I imagined and it’s a great cause,”. freshman Alexis Karner, said.
Show ‘Pretty Fire’ delivers strength and perseverance
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Youngsters participate in “Night at the Museum” event, which is part of the College of Arts and Sciences’ Community Semester.
Indiana State University’s College of Arts and Sciences’ sixth annual Community Semester is paying homage to the eventful decade of the 1960s, especially 1968. “Our theme reflects the fact that we are marking 50 years since that momentous time in the history of the United States and much of the world. Events and discoveries in and around that year continue to reverberate in the United States today, helping to shape the modern world in which we live,” said Christopher Olsen, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. “My hope is that these events will prompt us to think about the important changes initiated during that period that continue to affect us today.” The college offers this programming each year as another way to foster involvement in the community. “Many schools the size of ours and larger pride themselves on their connection to the community. It is vital to have interaction between the professional people in town and the institution, because in many ways, the university personnel represent the philosophy and the sense of who you are in the community,” said Roby George, associate professor in the School of Music and facilitator of Community Semester. Since the theme is 1968, it is only natural to show the “50th Anniversary of the Assassination of Martin Luther King -- Commemorating the Civil Rights leader from a half century ago,” at 7 p.m. April 4 in the African American Cultural Center. The presentation will focus on the life and time of the slain civil rights leader and the impact of
his message 50 years later. Another highly anticipated event is the third installment of the “Night at the Museum,” at 6 p.m. March 21 in the Science Building. The hallways and laboratories of the Science Building come alive during this popular event. The science department will present a number of family-friendly, hands-on activities for all ages. Beginning in February and running through April, there will be a once-a-month “MiniFilm Festival,” as well as other events and presentations around issues such as women’s history, media and environmental sustainability. “When you look at the events collectively, I think because the topics of the events are centered around the ‘60s, it’s clearly about the advancement of minorities, both women and African Americans and the struggle that we have had over the years,” George said. The semester culminates in the final event “Public Memorials of the ‘60s: Remembering Kent State and other Legacy Sites,” at noon May 4 in Hulman Memorial Student Union, room 407. Students in the department of communication will create a geo-social digital map of significant sites marked forever by the ‘60s. “We hope people will attend as many events as they can, and we are truly honored to share the College of Arts and Sciences,” said Olsen. All events are free and open to the public. Story by Communications and Marketing. Stroy by ISU Comunications and Marketing
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Photo courtesy of Terre Haute Brewing Company
The play by Charlayne Woodard, ‘Pretty Fire’ will be performed in the Terre Haute Brewing Company.
Kiara Dowell Reporter Theatre 7 is doing a production of “Pretty Fire” written and performed by Charlayne Woodard. The play is a humorous, but heavy story about a young African American girl struggling through 1950s America. The play consists of five touching autobiography tales and experiences growing up as a colored woman. It stars actress Kimberly McMurray as she performs a riveting tale about the characters premature birth, Ku Klux Klan raiders burning a cross in her grandparent’s field, and her families struggle to survive in Georgia in the 1950s. McMurray, who will play Charlayne, believes, “This story is filled with so many dynamic life lessons; lessons that will touch every human emotion. (Ms. Woodard) has truly bared her soul in this piece of art and laid the foundation upon which we will, in turn, bear ours,” As stated in Carrie Schoffstall’s press release. Cliff Lambert who is also the general manager for Theatre 7 directs the show “Pretty Fire.”
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This play came at a good time, while students all over campus celebrate Black History Month. “‘Pretty Fire’ celebrates the strength, courage and perseverance of the African-American woman. Also included are teachable moments that enrich and enhance the lives of everyone involved,” Lambert said. The show opens on Feb. 16 and runs through 17 -18 and 23 – 24. The performance will begin at 7:30 p.m. with the exception of Sunday’s matinee at 2:30 p.m. and will take place in the Terre Haute Brewing Company. “In honor of its service mission, Theater 7 will donate a dollar of every ticket sold to a local charity benefitting the homeless in our community,” Schoffstall said. The play draws ideas from a time where not everyone was treated equally. The play brings to light the struggles African-American women went through in several different autobiographical stories of a young African-American girl in the 1950s. “It’s important to remember where we’ve come from as a society,” senior Josh Luna said.
“The day that everyone is seen as equals and as humans rather than race, sex, sexual orientation etc. is the day that Black History Month no longer important, because then we can no longer draw parallels to a time when people had to fight to be even considered worth listening to. ‘Pretty Fire’ is one of many kinds of plays, like ‘Raisin in the Sun,’ which put these kind of issues to the forefront. If someone today can connect to a character from ‘Pretty Fire’ and see the similarities rather than the differences it will help push to a better tomorrow.” Tickets are available on at the Hulman Center Box Office. Tickets are $7 a person, but $4 for students. “Theater 7 was introduced to the Wabash Valley during the summer of 2016. The company is united by their focus on delivering an uplifting theater experience that showcases diversity, simplicity of set and costumes, utilizes a professional core company, and introduces new works to the community it strives to serve. For additional information, visit Theater7.com,” stated the press release.
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Robocalls puts students at risk Kiara Dowell Reporter Robocalls are automated calls that are received as regular phone calls about different companies trying to sell items or send out business information. The calls are random and automatic and are sent out to every phone during the day to try to spread the word about their company. “A robocall is an automated phone call,” said sophomore Alexis Pritchard. “Normally with prerecorded audio or someone talking to you with a script.” Most of the calls received seem harmless, but others wonder if they can be something other than a company sharing their
information. Some are scams, where some people call to try to steal private information from the receiver. “Unless you know for sure who you are speaking with giving any information over the phone is risky,” said Assistant Director of Telecommunications and Network Timothy Cottom. “Every day the news has stories of scams. The scams become increasingly harder to detect.” Scams being harder to detect make robocalls a risk to some students and faculty on campus. “You saying a simple word such as yes is allowing them to steal your voice saying yes,” said Pritchard. “A simple word like that can allow them
‘An Evening of One Acts’ opens Feb. 28
Three Indiana State University students are set to make their directing debut in “An Evening of One Acts” starting Feb. 28 in the New Theater. The evening will be a series of three 45-minute plays, “Actors Nightmare” directed by J. Myles Hesse, “Never Swim Alone” directed by Caleb Clark and “The Last Nickel” directed by Sami Ginoplos. There is a 10-minute intermission between each play, which all feature a touch of dark comedy. The first act is “Actors Nightmare,” a play within a play that involves an accountant named George Spelvin, who is mistaken for an actor’s understudy and forced to perform in a play for which he doesn’t know any of the lines. Part of the humor of the play is that the audience gets to laugh at Spelvin’s misery rather than their own. Hesse is more than pleased with his cast and has enjoyed the process of directing them and handling the inevitable challenges along the way. “I couldn’t be luckier about my cast. I hoped for the best, and the best walked through,” said Hesse. “The biggest challenge has been taking such an abstract piece that is a different style of theater than most people are used to and making it work. But my cast has been doing a great job at looking at character work and research so that they are able to adapt to the different styles of the play.” The next act of the evening is “Never Swim Alone,” a satire about two alpha males, Frank and Bill, who square off in an egotistical boxing match of 13 rounds, full of vicious undermining one-upmanship. There is a winner at the end of each round chosen by a girl in a bathing suit. It is not immediately clear what is at stake in their showdown, only a refer-
ence to being “the first man” is mentioned. The final play of the night, “The Last Nickel,” a theatrical, funny and touching play about a woman named Jamie, who has been kept up late by an obnoxious sister and sardonic puppets. “The puppets are a manifestation of the human psyche while grieving,” said Ginoplos. “It’s an exploration of depression, addiction and vices that you have when trying to get through a hard time. The merriment comes inevitably to focus on the cause of Jamie’s self-destruction and the loss that has brought her to the edge. “It was really important to me to have a female playwright,” said Ginoplos. “I was in the library looking for a totally different play, and I stumbled across this one and was immediately drawn to it.” The play’s two puppeteers, Jenna Tebben and Ethan Perisho, received some help on rules and guidelines regarding sock puppets. “We had someone come in and do a puppet workshop,” said Ginoplos. “She taught them things you would never consider. For example, you have to move your mouth on every syllable, not just every word. It has been a journey of trying to figure out the puppets and the voices of the puppets’ characters. Overall, we are right where we should be.” The three directors and their cast rehearse four days a week for three hours. Working alongside with faculty members, the students are soaking up the moment and accepting all challenges presented. “It’s a great opportunity for the three directors,” said Hesse. “An Evening of One Acts” will show 7:30 p.m. Feb. 28, March 1-3 and 4
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access into your social media, bank account and they can control your whole life off one simple word.” These calls can come from any point of the day. They also come from different states or countries. Many of the calls have nothing to do with the person answering, but are dialed randomly, according to sophomore Connor Macfeely. “I think they are hilarious,” said Macfeely. “Like trolling a troll. They can sometimes be an inconvenience in the call and my phone goes off in class.” Many students ignore these calls, but there are students who wonder where these calls come from. Most of the calls are ignored, but there are some that fall into the trap
of an automated call. “Technically a Robocall is any call dialed by an automated dialing system,” said Cottom. “There are two main types of systems. In the first, the system dials a number and a prerecorded audio message is played to the person receiving the call. In the second, the system automatically dials a number, listens to make sure a live human has answered the call, then connects the call to a live agent. Then the agent can speak to the person receiving the call usually in an effort to sell something or request money for a given cause.” Robocalls could be a useful tool when getting information out about their company or cause. They could also be a way
to spread awareness of their business or brands that they are selling. “They have their use when used properly,” said Cottom. “ISU uses Robocalls to remind incoming and current students of information needed or events that are upcoming. This helps the students stay informed and engaged. A business you like may notify you of sales. It’s the other types of scam calls and random calls that most people find annoying.” Not everyone is fond of robocalls. They seem to be randomly selected and sent to anyone and everyone who has a cellular device. “I personally get five or six unknown calls per week,” said Cottom. “Like
everyone, I find them annoying. I usually simply ignore any numbers I don’t recognize. They are often trying to steal either your personal information or your money. You should never give out personal information unless you are sure whom you are speaking to. Usually that is only possible if YOU are the one that placed the call to a given business. Scams can sound very real. And using very simple VoIP number spoofing anyone can make any call look like it came from any number they wish. Free apps are readily available to do just this. So seeing a phone number that looks like it is a business you usually trust is not a sure indicator that the call is from that business.”
District proposes tearing down high school building where attack took place Scott Travis Sun Sentinel (TNS) Students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High may not have to return to the three-story building that was the site was the deadliest school shooting in Florida history. The school district has proposed tearing down the freshman building on campus, Broward Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie said Friday. It was the spot where many of the 17 students and faculty were murdered Wednesday by a gunman with an AR-15-style weapon. Former student Nikolas Cruz has been charged with the killings. “We’ve received numerous requests from parents, students, community members and local elected officials that they would like the building demolished and some memorial resurrected on the site,” Runcie said. He said the building will be inaccessible for a while anyway because law enforcement officials are using it for evidence. The proposal would need School Board and state approval, as well as funding, Runcie said. He
said he plans to talk with legislative leaders about possible funding for a replacement building. The building was constructed in 2009, and a state waiver would be needed to demolish a facility that new. Runcie said the school district will work this weekend to develop plans for reopening the school. He said it’s unlikely to happen before late next week. “There are a number of funerals, and we don’t want students and teachers to have to choose between going to a funeral and going to school,” Runcie said. He said there are also repairs that need to be made. First responders tore down some doors to get onto campus, so they need to be repaired, he said. “We plan to do that as fast as possible,” Runcie said. “I would not want to have a school that’s open and unsecure.” Another problem: how to accommodate all 3,000 students on campus. The freshman building held 900 students, and the school is already at capacity. He said it’s not a quick or easy solution to bring portables onto campus, due to permit, installation and utility requirements. “We’re looking at the
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Mourners at the Star of David Memorial Gardens and Funeral Chapel at the gravesite for shooting victim Meadow Pollack on Friday in North Lauderdale, Fla. She was one of 17 victims killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in the shooting rampage.
master schedule to see where there are classroom vacancies in certain times of day and locations,” Runcie said. He and School Board members Robin Bartleman and Donna Korn visited the building after it was cleared. “The three of us just wanted to hold hands and say a prayer. Just looking at that building and
talking about it now, I have goosebumps out to my head,” Runcie told Sun Sentinel Editorial Page Editor Rosemary O’Hara. “I don’t know how teachers, students could get back in that building. I don’t even know how we’re going to open the whole campus, period.” Meanwhile, the school’s
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Some want to restrict free speech on campus
Michael Williams
Orlando Sentinel (TNS)
Richard Walker, a University of Central Florida sophomore and member of Knights for Socialism, believes his school should be limiting the voices of those who spew hateful rhetoric on campus. “The university’s first responsibility is ensuring the safety and well-being of their students,” Walker said. “It might be just words now, but if you let that sort of thing come into the public discourse and become widely accepted, it doesn’t stay words.” In America’s politically polarized environment, students such as Walker increasingly think colleges should ban speech that may be racist or defamatory, a
trend that worries advocates of the First Amendment. More than 40 percent of students believe that the First Amendment does not protect hate speech, according to a Brookings Institute poll taken of 1,500 students nationwide last year. Almost 20 percent believe that using violence is an acceptable means to stop such speech, the poll found. In all, 53 percent of students — 61 percent Democratic and 47 percent Republican — believe that colleges and universities should prohibit offensive speech, according to the survey. Hate speech is protected under the First Amendment, but “fighting words,” slurs or epithets that would cause a reasonable person
to react violently, are not. “I’m very disconcerted about how very uninformed — frankly dangerously uninformed — many college students are about the First Amendment,” said Lawrence Walters, a Longwood, Florida-based attorney who focuses on First Amendment issues. Some students at UCF say free speech should be an integral part of college life. “If you’re going to insulate people in college from offensive speech, how are they going to survive the real world?” said UCF junior Alexander Zimmerman. He said he has been spat at and threatened because he supports President Donald Trump. Florida lawmakers are trying
to broaden free-speech rights on campus by making all areas of campus “traditional public forums” and making schools financially liable if speaking events are disrupted. What constitutes hate speech varies widely from person to person, but a generally accepted definition is that it “offends, threatens or insults groups, based on race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, disability or other traits,” according to the American Bar Association. Walker said he doesn’t think using violence is a “categorically bad” response to speech that intimidates marginalized groups or promotes ethnic cleansing. He pointed to the white nation-
alist march last year in Charlottesville, Virginia, as an example of an event where violence may be a necessary response to the marchers. During the march in August, white nationalists and neo-Nazis from across the country — bearing tiki torches and chanting racist slogans — converged at the University of Virginia to protest the planned removal of a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. There were several violent clashes between the white supremacists and people protesting their presence. The day ended when a white nationalist allegedly drove his car through a crowd of protesters, killing a woman.
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Sea rise is outpacing Everglades restoration. But scientists say there’s a solution Jenny Staletovich
Miami Herald (TNS)
For years, South Florida water managers struggling to reverse the damage done to the Everglades by decades of flood control have done their best to replicate nature, timing the flow of water into marshes with the state’s wet and dry seasons. But now researchers looking at 16 years’ worth of data say creeping sea rise is outpacing restoration efforts. And to save the marshes, they say, the strategy needs to change. Sea rise “has been gaining momentum. It’s increasing at a faster rate since 2012,” said Rene Price, a Florida International University hydrogeologist and co-author of a new study that looks at the role rising seas play in restoration work. “So it’s almost imperative that it be considered now.” Everglades restoration was supposed to fix the damage done by South Florida’s massive flood control system that began draining swampland in the late 1940s. But when a plan was drawn up in 2000 to send more water into marshes, Biscayne Bay and Florida Bay, it failed to anticipate the dramatic impacts of climate change. Rising sea levels have already started to fray the coastal fringe, with mangroves marching inland and freshwater sawgrass shrinking. It’s not unusual now to see small stands of saltwater mangroves popping up in marshes. As sawgrass dies, the peat built up over eons starts to collapse, lowering the ground level. Scientists now believe the southern Everglades have reached a tipping point. What’s been less clear is which to blame: about five inches of sea rise since 2001 in the southern Everglades or prolonged damage from flood control. “We wanted to know if this longterm data gave an indication of which was winning, sea level rise or
water management. And we didn’t really know, although winning probably isn’t a good word,” said Price, a principal investigator for the Florida Coastal Everglades Long Term Ecological Research project. What they found is sea rise is increasingly outpacing the flow of freshwater during the dry season. By the time spring rains arrive and the South Florida Water Management District begins moving more water south — the district monitors rainfall and typically begins flows about 10 weeks after the start of the wet season — it’s too late to reverse the damage. Rather than use seasonal timing, the researchers say the district needs to look at water levels, and the difference between freshwater and saltwater. “Basically the level of freshwater needs to be higher than sea level,” Price said. “They waited too long for the freshwater, and saltwater was allowed in during the early months of the rainy season. If you’re taking a freshwater wetland and adding salt, it’s not a good thing.” The study comes at a time when the value of forests across the U.S., especially wetland forests capable of absorbing massive amounts of carbon, is being re-evaluated in terms of conservation. Mangroves in Everglades National Park alone provide between $2 billion and $3.4 billion worth of carbon storage. A recent assessment by the Dogwood Alliance, a North Carolina-based nonprofit that looked at economic factors like tourism, water supply and treatment and protection from extreme weather events like hurricanes, put the worth of Florida’s wetland forests at nearly $81 billion, more than any other state. “It was sort of mind blowing … that the wetland forests in the south were worth $500 billion in service,” said author Sam Davis. It also turns out that South Florida
residents, and not just environmentalists, are willing to pay to save wetlands. Another FIU study, to be published in the journal Science of the Total Environment, surveyed more than 2,300 residents and found that when it came to the choice of restoring marshes or facing water restrictions, most were willing to pay an extra $18 a year for restoration work. If restoration included protecting endangered species, they agreed to pay even more. “Benefits resonate more with the public because they can be linked to their well-being,” lead author Nadia Seeteram said in a statement. Taking the public pulse on restoration efforts ongoing now for nearly two decades can also help combat restoration fatigue and push policymakers to stay the course, she said. It’s not clear what changing operations to increase water flow south will take, and whether enough water exists. Last year, the National Academies of Science concluded in its annual review of restoration progress that far more freshwater is likely needed to make projects work. Plans to construct a massive reservoir also faltered, with the original proposal for 60,000 acres reduced to 17,000 acres. District spokesman Randy Smith said in an email last week that the agency is now reviewing the study. “Since the study deals with water management operational implications, district scientists, policy specialists and water managers are currently reviewing it,” he said. Price hopes they give it serious consideration. “Definitely I think the district should take this to heart and think about changing their delivery schedule of freshwater into Everglades National Park and not be depending on a rainfall plan,” she said. “The timing of it needs to be spread throughout the year and not just in the wet season.”
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TOOK FROM PAGE 2 teachers met Friday at Parkland City Hall, with hugs and Kleenex all around. “I needed to see everyone,” said Nadeen Ashman, an intensive reading specialist. Some said they haven’t been able to sleep. “Every time I almost fall asleep, I keep seeing her
hour before the night of the performance. To purchase tickets, call 812-237-3333 or visit the New Theater Ticket Office, which will open Feb. 26 from noon-4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and one hour before each performance.
face,” said history teacher Devin Schaller, recalling the look on a substitute coordinator’s face that made him realize a disaster was happening. Math teacher Joel Sanders said that when watching TV news coverage, he starts out thinking that a bad thing happened at some other school. “Then I think, ‘Wow, that’s my school,’” he said.
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Florida International University scientists, including biologist Rafael Travieso, have been monitoring water quality along Shark River since 2000 to track the progress of Everglades restoration. A new look at data found that an increase in sea rise of about five inches is outpacing restoration efforts.
Valentine’s Day Bingo
Kabrisha Bell | Indiana Statesman
Every third thursday of the month, bingo is hosted at the student union, dede I. This month’s theme was Valentine’s day, where students were able to win love themed prizes.
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New resturant opens near campus Alexandria Truby Reporter The owner of Royal Mandarin has opened a new dine-in “Rice and Pasta Shop” restaurant in the old location of “Rollie’s Pizza” on the corner of Wabash and Sixth Street. The restaurant shares a bit of history with its rustic photographs of Terre Haute including the Indiana State Teachers College circa 1935, the Old Terre Haute City Hall, Rose Polytechnic Institute 1930, and more. They are open Monday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Fridays from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Saturdays from noon to 10 p.m. and they are closed on Sundays. “When I walked in, I thought it was a Chinese restaurant, but after looking at the menu, I realized they had French, Italian and American options,” Rose-Hulman senior Avery Krovetz said. Indecisive about what you want to eat? No worries, the menu that has chicken, pork, beef, seafood and vegetarian dishes. Visitors can order shrimp scampi, chicken and noodles, calamari and more. The full menu is posted on their Facebook page. The menu is divided by meat and vegetarian options, as well as Oriental options and western choices. “We got an appetizer, entrée and des-
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Rice and Pasta Shop opened in the old “Rollie’s Pizza” location on Wabash and Sixth street. Right: One of their dish, seafood platter.
sert for less than $30. We ordered the eggrolls, a seafood medley platter, and a very rich chocolate cake. That was pretty good,” Krovetz said. For the adventurous type, the menu also offers bubble tea, which has been a popular trend as of late. They also have
Event brings students together to watch Black Panther Kayla Rogan Reporter Students from Indiana State traveled to see the critically acclaimed movie “Black Panther” on Friday along with fellow Terre Haute viewers and peers. Many of the students were patiently waiting for this movie to appear on the big screen. In preparation for the film, many ISU students wore head wraps and durags for the entire week prior to the premiere. For many people in the African American community, head wraps and durags represent their culture. Students from ISU wore all black in celebration for the movie and some even wore face paint similar to that of the people in Wakunda in the movie. The local theater in Terre Haute had three different screens for people to watch the movie on. There was many different reactions to the film including anger, surprise and happiness. “Black Panther” related to many people in the audience because it talked so much about life, struggle and overcoming obstacles. The movie spoke a lot about issues for people of color and black history. Even though Michael B. Jordan’s character, Erik Killmonger
was the antagonist, the audience understood his point of view and anger. Some other stars of the movie were Chadwick Boseman, Luptia Nyong’o, Angela Bassett and Forrest Whitaker. After the movie was over, the audience gave an enormous round of applause. Many of the students gathered around and began to discuss the film. “People need to go see this movie because it’s a black and woman empowerment. It tackled some problems we face in the black community. The most important message I got from the movie was help your own people and keep them safe at all cost,” junior ISU student LeAndre’ May said. Some of the people enjoyed the music that was being played during the film, which Kendrick Lamar had a lot to do with. Many students who attended took pictures and recorded videos on Snapchat to cherish the great memories. For some of the students, this was their second time watching the film because Terre Haute played it on Thursday night as well. Many people believed this was the kind of movie that needed to be shown on the big screen.
Coca-Cola products, coffee and different teas. The “Rice and Pasta Shop” currently has around 20 reviews on Facebook and averages a 4.7 out of 5 star rating. Students will be glad to know that they are eligible for a 10 percent off discount with
their valid student ID. “It’s very laid back. They weren’t very busy when we went so it felt like there was no pressure or rush,” Krovetz said. Although they do not deliver to campus, they are only a short walk from the Sycamore Towers and the rest of campus.
20 Questions with Patrick Barcus band Saturday Shoes, and I am an avid golfer, writer, and fan of The Ohio State University Buckeyes.
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Alexandria Truby Reporter I attended Indiana State University for my Bachelor of Arts in English Liberal Arts and my Master of Arts in English and American Literature. I attended Butler University for my Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, with an emphasis on poetry. I am a proud son of Greencastle, Indiana by way of Ohio and Illinois. I am a former professional chef and restauranteur, owning my own restaurant for a while with my wife in Greencastle. I have three sons and a daughter, play a mean electric guitar in the
Favorite music artist? I take music seriously, so this is hard to answer. If I had to listen to one forever? Ryan Adams Favorite author? Tie: Kurt Vonnegut and George Saunders Cats or dogs? I only like animals I can eat. What has been your best ISU experience? Planning and attending a reading by the poet Maurice Manning. What is your favorite place on ISU’s campus? Special Collections, Cunningham Memorial Library If there is one thing you could change about ISU, what would it be? I wish ISU would look to their past when constructing new buildings. Look at some old pictures of the buildings from the 19th century that they tore down in favor of Bauhaus boxes (See the egregiously under-valued Art History Department for an explanation of Bauhaus Architecture). This place used to look like some of the great campuses in America. Now it looks like ei-
ther an Eastern-Bloc apartment building or a futuristic Eastern-Bloc apartment building. What do you like most about ISU? I like that there are so many students who are the first in their families to go to college who put their all into improving their futures. Why did you choose ISU? As an alumnus, I felt at home here. I get to work with a lot of my mentors. If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would that be? Big Sur, California If you had $1 million to give away, which charity would you donate to? Anything to do with cancer research What is your best advice for students? Develop a tenacious work ethic. It will serve you well the rest of your lives. Do you have any funny stories to share from being a professor? My first semester teaching ENG 101 a student ended all of her sentences in her first paper with smiley-face emoticons. She got an F.
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Kendrick Lamar’s gripping ‘Black Panther’ soundtrack joins a tradition of black movie music Mikael Wood Los Angeles Times (TNS) There’s a scene in “Black Panther” — director Ryan Coogler’s breathlessly awaited Marvel Comics adaptation that promises to smash box-office records after opening this weekend — in which a bad guy’s busy raining fire from the passenger seat of a getaway car commands his driver to turn on some music. “It’s not a funeral,” the bad guy sneers, and suddenly we’re being pummeled by “Opps,” a throbbing, darkly futuristic hip-hop tune by a trio of rappers led by Compton’s Kendrick Lamar, who put together the movie’s all-star soundtrack and appears on each of its 14 songs. The villain’s line is a bleak joke of course, but he’s dead-on about his surroundings: “Black Panther” is most definitely not a funeral, and its wildly creative music accounts for much of its vital life force. A superhero movie with a soul, Coogler’s thrilling and heartfelt picture radiates positive energy as it follows T’Challa, king of the fictional African nation of Wakanda, in his struggle to protect his prosperous homeland while simultaneously empowering marginalized
Kendrick Lamar, on stage at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif.
people around the world with the use of the Wakandans’ advanced technology. What’s more, the film — featuring a mostly black cast that includes Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o and Angela Bassett — is being viewed by many with hopes that it will
begin a new era of African American representation in Hollywood cinema. “This may be the night that my dreams might let me know / All the stars are closer,” SZA sings in “All the Stars,” a yearning duet with Lamar, and the lyric could be the inner monologue of a young woman
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watching “Black Panther” and finally recognizing an image of herself on-screen. For all the ways in which it looks forward, though, “Black Panther” also proudly adheres to an established tradition of black movie music that stretches
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indianastatesman.com KENDRICK FROM PAGE 4 back decades — through “Boyz n the Hood” and “Waiting to Exhale” in the 1990s to “Purple Rain” and “Do the Right Thing” in the 1980s to “Super Fly” and “Shaft” in the 1970s. The idea, in contrast with many of today’s more obligatory soundtracks, is not merely to assemble a collection of songs to wallpaper a blockbuster or to extend its pop-culture footprint to Top 40 radio (or to Spotify). Rather, what connects these movies and their accompanying albums to each other is the shared determination to utilize music as a storytelling device — including tunes delivered from characters’ points of view — and to reflect the sprawl of an ambitious narrative with a soundtrack that coheres even as it showcases a diversity of styles. There’s also a certain feelgood quality at work here — what the actor Craig Robinson referred to as “a hug for your soul” when he hosted the second of two “Black Movie Soundtrack” concerts at the Hollywood Bowl in 2016. (Those shows, by the way, were overseen by director Reginald Hudlin, who wrote for Marvel’s “Black Panther” comic in the early 2000s — and whose 1992 film “Boomerang” spawned a classic soundtrack of its own.) Lamar plugs into that emotional current on “Black
Monday, Feb. 19, 2018 • Page 5 Panther: The Album” without flinching from the tough questions the movie asks about race and identity and the burden of leadership. With luck, the result will propel other musicians and filmmakers toward similar ambitions. Often hailed as the most important rapper of his generation, the 30-year-old Lamar was an inspired choice to handle the project, for which he’s credited as executive producer alongside the head of his record label, Anthony Tiffith, known as Top Dawg. Like Curtis Mayfield or Prince or Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds, to name three earlier soundtrack auteurs, Lamar understands how to package sophisticated concepts to make “entertainment that has artistic integrity,” as Coogler described it to me recently. The director said he was drawn to the “introspective” quality of Lamar’s work, including last year’s Grammy-winning “Damn” album, with its thoughts on the personal costs of black achievement in Donald Trump’s America. Yet Lamar spins a great yarn — so much so, Coogler pointed out, that he subtitled his 2012 breakthrough, “good kid, m.A.A.d city,” a “short film by Kendrick Lamar.” “You always feel like you’re going on a cinematic journey with him,” the director said.
20 FROM PAGE 4 After teaching, what do you see yourself doing? Hitting lots of golf balls and travelling the world with my wife. Why did you decide to teach? It allows me to talk about what I am good at, which is writing, and I like being able to introduce students to the expectations of professional life, which so many of them need to understand in order to be successful. Being essentially able to work abroad in the summer also allows me to travel, which is one of my passions. What would you tell students who are looking into becoming teachers? Don’t get into it because you want to make money unless you’re willing to go to graduate school and abandon the classroom for an administrative
position. Don’t do it because it’s what your mom, or dad or sibling does. It’s not glamorous and it’s not romantic. There will be no “Dead Poet’s Society” moments. Do it because you’re willing to get dirty in the trenches helping that kid who can barely help himself or herself. It’s not about making friends or how cute the little elementary kids are. It’s about responsibility and standards. It’s more about preparing young people to think and speak for themselves than it is about getting them to pass an idiotic standardized test or training them to become efficient drones in a particular occupation. If you think it will be easy, you are wrong. Prepare to keep honing and learning your craft for the rest of your life. And most importantly, learn as much from students as they do from you, or you’re not doing it right.
What is your greatest fear? Regretting not doing something and Donald Trump’s incompetence. What three words would you use to describe yourself? Worrisome, Fiery and Committed What is the most frustrating thing you see students do? Not caring about actually learning something. They are so concerned with just being qualified for a paycheck after graduation that they don’t bother to become intellectuals. What was the most difficult job you have ever had? Father. Rewarding but difficult. What can you share about your research? I don’t do much research. Rather, I spend my time writing poetry, fiction and articles for “National Road Magazine.”
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The trials of long-distance relationships
Rachel Modi Columnist
Relationships are difficult. Especially in college, because there’s an unfortunate chance your significant other doesn’t go to the same university as you, or is miles and miles away. To be straightforward, distance is the worst. Of course it’s manageable, but it’s a lonely feeling when the one you want to cuddle and kiss at night isn’t there next to you. Not only do long distance relationships restrict you from sleeping next to your significant other, but it can also get in the way of proper communication and gives space for mistakes to be made. Long distance relationships suck when your sweetheart is on the other side of the country or even just four hours away. Yes, those four hour long video chats and phone calls are helpful, but it’s not like you can reach into the phone and kiss them. Going a week without them almost feels like torture and you want to give in and drive all the way back, but not all of us are made out of that kind of money and time. These are times when falling back on our friends and staying busy become necessary, so that empty time frame of missing them isn’t made available. However, still give your significant other time to see and hear from you if possible. Modern technology provides us with so many resources in order to see our significant others through social media that we must take advantage of. Giving them the time out of your day to talk about it and share news still goes a long way, but this type of communication and distance can also impact the way that communication can be interpreted. We
all get into disagreements with everyone sometimes, but it’s the path you take to understanding the other person’s reasoning and making decisions from there that matters. There are so many times that people believe long distance just causes more drama and fights, but that may only be the case if proper communication is lacking. If disagreements come up, it’s both of your responsibilities to talk it out in a way you can hear each other’s tones and, if possible, faces too. So much communication is lost between only texting. Yes, it gives a chance to think about what you’re going to say, but it also lacks tone in voice and emotion – unless you’re about to send a couple emoji’s with every text so they don’t interpret it wrong, but I’m sure not many of us do. Distance may also question someone’s loyalty, because it’s very common for one or both significant others to cheat because of the distance. Loneliness can cause terrible mistakes that we may instantly regret, but that still doesn’t give anyone a right to take away someone’s trust. You wouldn’t want someone to cheat on you, so why would you cheat on them? Knowing your boundaries, but also trusting your significant other brings another aspect of difficulty into long distance relationships, but the ones who are genuinely serious about the relationship will make it work. And the rewards are the best part. After weeks or months of not seeing the one that makes you smile from ear to ear, that day finally comes when you jump into their arms and don’t let go of each other until you have to let go again. Not being able to see that person for that long just kills you to want them by your side. Long distance sucks, but having a stable relationship built on trust, clear communication, loyalty, respect and love goes a long way. If it’s meant to be, it will figure itself out.
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Monday, Feb. 19, 2018
Déjà Vu: One massacre to another
Emma Osowski Columnist
Last Wednesday was a big day for our country. It was Ash Wednesday and Valentine’s Day, which were two events we all were well aware of. The event that caught Americans off guard was a high school shooting in Parkland, Florida. The 19-year-old, Nikolas Cruz, responsible for 17 deaths during his shooting spree at former school Majority Stoneman Douglas High School has been all over the news with numerous counteracting headlines from one source to the next. My heart breaks for those lost, for their families and for the survivors as well, for having to even
experience such a horrific event as this. Also, my heart breaks for this country because there are so many things wrong with the situation, the situation being gun violence just as much as terrorism, and how people have covered the situation. People are so concerned about pointing the finger at someone else that we all have missed the fact that we have not fixed the problem at hand; we’ve prolonged it. On top of that, we have tried to beat around the bush when addressing Cruz. Whether that be the color of his skin or not, but we all know from experience, if the killer was a black man they would have put the blame on no one but him, instead of everything else. I’ve seen headlines inferring that Cruz shouldn’t have been expelled, ones that only focus on his mental health, or the fact that his situation forced him to do it. Obviously, he was a dangerously suspicious kid, so for safety reasons, yes, he should have been expelled, and I’m glad he was. Should he have gotten
help for his mental stability? Yes, but no situation or underdeveloped mind will ever justify the decision to take someone else’s life. All in all, we need to call him what he is – a highly disturbed, highly violent, killer. He knew what he was doing beforehand and the fact that he went through with it shows that he has no remorse or compassion for other lives. Some news coverage is putting the focus on the gun, others are putting the focus on Cruz and people’s perception of him which proves my point. No one is trying to get off their own high horse, look at the problem at hand in the face and see that both guns and people are bad. I’m not saying get rid of guns because we do have the right to bear arms; however, when they gave us that right we didn’t have assault rifles on the market for anyone with a license to buy, despite whatever bad intentions they had with it. While we have the right to bear arms, we also are supposed to be living in the land of the free, and
lately, all we have been free to do is fear. The problem isn’t just guns, or people, it’s the combination of both in which make it deadly. The government is so worried about foreign terrorists when the more dire need is to try and keep us safe from domestic terrorism. In my 21 years of life, I can only think of two incidents involving foreign terrorism, but I can count on multiple hands of the tragic events that took place due to domestic terrorism. We should be thankful knowing that while yes, our own men and women are fighting in wars, it is not on our soil. Although it’s hard to feel that thankfulness when the news airs Snapchat videos of the events in real time, because then we’re reminded that it’s still pretty scary and dangerous over here. This world is messed up, and though I wish we could be a country that was contributing to the fixing of it, I think we’re more a part of the reason that it’s gotten so messed up in the first place.
Commentary: Celebrity justice: R.B.G. Richard L. Hansen Los Angeles Times (TNS) Maybe, just maybe, the left should tone it down with the worship of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg — a.k.a. “Notorious R.B.G.” Last week, Adam Liptak of the New York Times wrote about being on tour with Justice Ginsburg, whom the headline declared a “judicial rock star.” Ginsburg is celebrating her 25th anniversary on the court by traversing the country, telling stories, fielding questions from sympathetic viewers and generally basking in the adulation of crowds who see her as a judicial hero. In many respects, Ginsburg is a judicial hero. She was the leading lawyer for women’s rights before she joined the bench. She has spoken forcefully and authoritatively for the liberal wing of the court on abortion rights, voting rights and affirmative action. She has been remarkably transparent about issues relat-
ed to her health and age. And she hasn’t been afraid to admit, publicly, when she has made a mistake. But there is something disconcerting about Supreme Court justices becoming political rock stars, particularly in this polarized era. We’ve divided the Supreme Court into teams. We have our justices, champions who push our side’s agenda. The other side has their justices, villains intent on destroying America. We can blame the late Justice Antonin Scalia for reinventing the notion of the celebrity justice and paving the way for this kind of excess. In the 1960s, some justices, such as William O. Douglas and Arthur Goldberg, made frequent appearances and were considered public figures. For the most part, they didn’t relitigate the court’s business in public. When Scalia got to the Supreme Court, in 1986, he revived the role of justice as public intellectual. Over the three decades that he was on the bench, Scalia made
many appearances, gave speeches and went on book tours. But unlike Douglas and Goldberg, he pushed his particular brand of jurisprudence — and was known to insult and demean the theories of the other justices. In public, he was provocative and acerbic. Asked about the Supreme Court’s controversial decision to end the 2000 presidential election in favor of George W. Bush, he told his liberal questioners to “get over it!” He excoriated the notion of a “living Constitution” — a theory behind the Supreme Court’s recognition of the right of same-sex couples to marry — and the justices who practiced it, saying he liked his Constitution “dead, dead, dead.” Scalia may become an even bigger conservative hero in death than he was in life. A collection of his speeches has become a best-seller, and President Trump promised to appoint more “Scalias” to the bench. Now Ginsburg has taken up the mantle
of the court’s most provocative public justice. She is not afraid to share provocative political opinions. She has dropped hints about upcoming decisions. She called Colin Kaepernick’s protest of racial injustice by kneeling during the national anthem “dumb and disrespectful,” remarks for which she later apologized. Most controversially, she repeatedly expressed concern in 2016 that Trump might be elected president — statements that raised serious issues about whether she needed to recuse herself from cases involving his campaign, and for which she also apologized. As her public persona has grown, Ginsburg has embraced the “Notorious R.B.G.” label. She’s encouraged a cult of worship to grow up around her. There’s hagiography like the “Notorious RBG” book and the “The RBG Workout,” an illustrated book by her personal trainer. There’s a Ginsburg tumblr and Ginsburg T-shirts.
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indianastatesman.com RBG FROM PAGE 6 Just this week, despite swearing off political statements, she said sexism played a prominent role in Hillary Clinton’s election defeat. That may be true, but a sitting Supreme Court justice should not be weighing in on such questions. It’s dangerous for Supreme Court justices to assume such political roles, particularly when faith in our institutions is declining. If justices are going to be public figures, they should do so in ways that reinforce the rule of law, not partisan politics. Justice Neil M. Gorsuch took a victory lap of sorts recently, making an appearance with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Increasingly, conservative justices like Gorsuch and Samuel A. Alito Jr. make regular appearances at events held by the Federalist Society, a key organization and network of conservatives and libertarians closely allied with the Republican
Monday, Feb. 19, 2018 • Page 7 Party. Some justices on the left, including Ginsburg and Stephen G. Breyer, appear at events held by the American Constitution Society, the liberal counterpart. But no sitting liberal justice has appeared at a Federalist Society annual meeting, and no sitting conservative justice has appeared at an ACS annual meeting. I’d like to see Ginsburg at a Federalist Society event and Alito at an ACS event. More than this, I’d like to see other justices take up retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor’s work on civic education, helping young people understand the importance of an independent judiciary. The justices should speak to poor and minority students, as Justices Clarence Thomas and Sonya Sotomayor have done. Justice Ginsburg is a hero. She deserves our thanks for her exemplary service. But the left needn’t turn her into a god and conservative justices into devils.
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Akis Medrano earned first top 10 performace of the day in the mile run. He owns the eight best time title at ISU placing among nation’s best.
Sycamores with two more top 10 performances at Alex Wilson Invite Andrew Hile
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The Sycamores took advantage of their last competition before the MVC Championships with several strong performances, led by Akis Medrano and Alli Workman’s top-10 performances. Akis Medrano put on an impressive performance in the mile run, earning the first top-10 performance of the day. Medrano now owns the eighth-best time in
school history after crossing the finish line at 4:07.67, good enough fifth-place among some of the nation’s best. He now has the fourth overall time in the MVC. The Sycamore long jumpers found success on Saturday as well, as Scott Schreiber took home the victory for the men with a mark of 7.26m (23-10.00). Schreiber’s mark of 7.38m (24-02.50) from the Meyo Invite (also at Notre Dame) still leads the Missouri Valley. Corey DuPriest also earned himself a top-three finish in the long jump at
third with a mark of 6.90m (22-07.75). DuPriest sits at fifth in the Valley thanks to his mark of 7.05m (23-01.75) from the Mark Messersmith Invite. On the track for the women, Brooke Moore took home her first win of the indoor season in the mile with a season-best time of 4:52.07. Her time moves her up to fourth in the conference. Alli Workman also performed well in the mile, picking up a fourth-place finish with a time of 4:55.85, which is also the sixth-best time in Indiana State history.
Sycamores Take Salukis To Overtime Before Falling Ace Hunt
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The Sycamore defense cranked up the intensity in the second half holding the visiting Southern Illinois Salukis to just 23 points and a 35.3 shooting percentage, but SIU was used a late regulation bucket to force overtime and emerged victorious, 76-72 in front of 3,994 fans inside Hulman Center. Indiana State fell to 11-17, 6-10 MVC while Southern Illinois kept their hold on second place in the league standings and improved to 19-10, 11-5 MVC. The first half was tough for Indiana State, as they allowed the Salukis to hit 17-of-31 shots from the field (54.8 percent) and was able to muster only nine makes off 25 attempts (36 percent) themselves. The result was a 42-32 halftime deficit that reached as high as 12 points with 13:15 to go before the break and again after the first possession of the second half. When Aaron Cook connected on a pair of free throws with 18:07 to go in the game, the Salukis owned a 46-36 advantage. That’s when the Sycamores went to work beginning with three points on two trips by Qiydar Davis before Murphy scored inside, grabbed a steal and Jordan Barnes buried a trey in transition to get ISU within 46-44. Murphy then scored inside on a second chance opportunity at the 13:52 mark, which knotted the game at 46 and capped a 10-0 run. Southern Illinois called a time out to regroup and scored the next five, before ISU did the same and a free throw by Davis with 8:57 on the clock tied the game at 51. Tyreke Key converted a charity toss with 7:49 to go to push ISU ahead by one point at 54-53. After Armon Fletcher staked the Salukis to a 56-54 lead, Murphy scored inside on a dunk for the game’s sixth tie at the 6:13 mark. The Salukis led by a point when ISU used a pair of Murphy free throws, a Scott 3-pointer and then a Scott jumper to lead it 63-57 with 3:54 remaining,
ISU’s biggest lead of the game. Scott would hit a free throw for a 64-59 lead at the 2:36 mark and ISU’s last point in regulation came with 1:12 to go when Barnes hit a free throw to put ISU ahead 65-61. Jonathan Wiley nailed a jumper with 58 seconds to go and then an ISU turnover with 31 seconds to go set up the Salukis to tie the game for the eighth time with 15 seconds remaining on a Sean Lloyd layup. ISU could score in the final 15 seconds as the game went to overtime, the fourth extra period game of the season for the Sycamores. Davis scored first for ISU in extra time at the free throw line but seven points in a row by the Salukis gave them a 72-67 lead
That moves her into the top-10 in the conference at ninth. Senior Jamie Newsome had her best performance of the season in the long jump, claiming the runner-up spot with a mark of 5.60m (18-04.50). Her previous season-best in the long jump also came from Notre Dame at the Meyo Invite. The next time the Sycamores are in action a conference title will be on the line. The MVC Championships begin next Saturday, Feb. 24 and will conclude on Feb. 25.
Polley Deals as Sycamores Roll Past Loyola Marymount, 8-2
sions, including a good look at a 3-pointer by Barnes with five seconds remaining which would have tied the game. Instead, neither fell and the Salukis’ run through conference play continued with the 76-72 victory. Qiydar Davis pumped in a season-best 18 points and pulled down 13 rebounds to lead the way while earning his second double-double of the season. Brenton Scott hit a pair of 3-pointers to score 13. He now has 270 for his career and trails Michael Menser by 13 for the program’s school record. Brandon Murphy added 11 while Jordan Barnes tallied 10 to make it 23 games in a row for him in double figures. Barnes did see
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The Sycamores will honor seniors Brandon Murphy, Brenton Scott, Demonte Ojinnaka and Qiydar Davis prior to the Evansville game on Wednesday, Feb. 21. Tip-off is set for 7:00 p.m. (ET) from Hulman Center.
with 2:11 remaining. Barnes scored inside then connected on a free throw with 36 seconds left to get ISU within 74-72. The Sycamores got the ball back on a SIU mistake as they were guilty of a 10 second call with 25 seconds remaining but ISU came up empty on its final posses-
his streak of 29 consecutive free throws end late in regulation. ISU finished the game hitting 22-of-57 from the field (38.6 percent) and owned a 40-35 edge on the glass. The Salukis won for the sixth consecutive time in the series.
Indiana State baseball picked up its first win of the 2018 season Saturday with an 8-2 victory over Loyola Marymount on day two of the Marucci Desert Classic in Las Vegas. The Sycamores (1-1) could not have asked for a better start from junior Triston Polley (1-0). The southpaw went six complete innings, striking out five while allowing just three base hits and an unearned run. Polley showed his dominance as the game went on, going nearly three innings before allowing his second base hit in the fifth. The Sycamore offense was dominant throughout the game, spraying 10 hits across four Loyola Marymount hurlers. It was newcomer Romero Harris that got things starting during his first at bat in a Sycamore uniform. The Navarre, Ohio product crushed a two-run home run to left field in the second inning and ISU never looked back. Indiana State lit up the hit column in the fourth, collecting
four base hits in the frame on their way to three runs. Dane Giesler got things started with a single out to left before Roberto Enriquez went up the middle. Harris collected his third RBI of the afternoon on a liner to the outfield. Enriquez would score from third on a balk before Max Wright capped off the inning with an RBI single through the right side. ISU added lone runs in each of the final three innings of play to secure the win. The Sycamores were able to save some bullpen arms for the next two matchups this weekend as newcomer Donnie Ames recorded the three-inning save in his debut. Ames struck out one and allowed four hits en route to the win. Enriquez led the way at the plate for Indiana State with a 3-for-5 performance, including a run scored and an RBI. Harris finished 2-for-5 with a home run, three runs and three RBIs. The loss was charged to LMU’s Nick Frasso who went four innings, allowing seven hits and five runs.