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Shots fired near campus Sunday Kristi Sanders News Editor

In a Public Safety Advisory, Indiana State University campus was informed of shots fired on Sunday.

There were reports of shots fired early Sunday morning at approximately 1:30 a.m. near the intersection of Fifth and Elm Streets.

Joseph Newport, the chief of police for ISU Public Safety Department, commented on the Public Safety Advisory.

“There was a party in that area attended by many people,” Newport said.

Later Sunday, at approximately 6:30 p.m., 4 people leaving a house near Fifth and Elm were confronted by several people in two cars.

“The people leaving tried to ignore the occupants of the two cars and drove away,” Newport said. “It is believed that a gunshot was fired at the car that was leaving. It is likely that the two incidences are related.”

The Public Safety Advisory stated that the victim “was asked several questions by the occupants of two separate vehicles

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Lincoln Quad to update security Morgan Gallas

Construction continues on the fountain with the renovation scheduled to be completed in October.

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Fountain project work continues Makyla Thompson Reporter

The fountain, which many consider to be the heart of Indiana State, is still undergoing construction, said to be completed in October of this year.

The Dede Plaza was completed in 1990, and after years of wear and tear the fountain and plaza had to be upgraded. The project started in April of this year.

The fountain construction is not yet finished, having been delayed due to several days of bad weather over the summer.

Bryan Duncan, the director of capital planning and improvements, said the fountain should be done by October.

“We had lots of rain in the early part of summer that did delay the schedule a little bit,” Duncan said. “But they are

catching back up.”

Construction often gets delayed because workers encounter unexpected things on the job or because they have to work around wiring and water lines.

“We did get into a few utilities. Some water lines that feed the fountain were in poor shape so we decided to make some repairs,” Duncan said.

Much of the plaza will remain the same, which means that students will be able to run through the fountain and sit outside, but there are a few improvements that have been made.

The new plaza will include new pavers, concrete walkways and new landscaping that includes more grassy areas for students. The fountain itself will have an 18-inch seat wall around it. The total cost for the project is said to be around $1.5 million.

Even though the upgrades are being made for the betterment of the campus,

many students say they’re frustrated with getting around the construction.

Emily Woerpel, a sophomore psychology major, said shebelieves the construction is making things difficult for her, but that the new Plaza will look great.

“I hate having to walk around, and our walking spaces are so small it feels like I am walking through the halls of high school,” Woerpel said. “As long as I can still run through the fountain then that’s okay.”

Mya Rodriguez, a sophomore exercise science major, said she believes that the fountain construction isn’t helping the freshmen because campus is already confusing enough for new students.

“I don’t know (that) there was a reason to redo the fountain,” Rodriguez said. “I thought it was fine so this is frustrating.

I feel bad for the incoming freshmen because this is their first impression of the campus.”

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The Lincoln Quadrangles will be seeing security changes throughout this semester in order to keep students safe.

Many plans have been initiated in the past, but thus far only one has been successful.

The original plan was to change the landscape, add extra lighting, create a different system of entry and increase foot patrol in the Lincoln Quads.

Because of different issues, the only item completed was an increase in police presence.

“There have been some construction hiccups,” said Joseph Newport, chief of police for Indiana State University. “There were some discoveries with underground lines that have prevented some of the landscaping recommendations made for security.”

The landscaping of the Lincoln Quads does not make it a very visible area. The plan was to remove the hills in the center each quad to allow a fuller line of sight, but it will be postponed

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An artist’s rendering of what Dede Plaza will look like upon completion. The renovated plaza will include new pavers, concrete walkways and new landscaping.

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ISU police to don body cameras soon, chief says Morgan Gallas Reporter

In order to be on the forefront of policing technologies, Indiana State University’s Police Department will be requiring every patrol officer to wear a body camera.

The new policy is coming in at a time where police distrust has been a major problem in the United Sates.

ISU PD is working to ensure that their department does not create a discrepancy in crucial situations in order to benefit campus.

“The body cameras are something that I think the time is right (for),” said Joseph Newport, chief of police at ISU. “Much of the time, the police are videotaped anyway at public gatherings by personal cellphones, so we did this hoping that the police get ahead of that entire curve.”

ISU PD will provide every patrol officer with a body camera as well as the training on how to use them correctly. “(Body cameras are) obviously something that is recommended from the White House down,” Newport said.

“We are in a position because of the support we’ve gotten from the administration of the university to equip our people.”

The department also has a companion grant that will help to pay for the cameras.

The purchase is intended to add another element of evidence in any given case.

“We’ve got 26 officers,” Newport said. “This is an expenditure that is probably going to exceed $25,000 to $30,000, so it’s something that the university thinks is important enough to at least move forward with.”

The cameras were recently purchased, and now the department is becoming more familiar with the technological side.

“We are contracting with an agency to have (the video) stored in a cloud,” Newport said. “Then we can retrieve it when needed.”

The officers will go through training before they are issued the cameras. Each officer will have his or her own body camera.

“The training is not too extensive,” Newport said. “It just details how to have the camera placed on the officer to maximize their scope, and general maintenance.”

Once the training is completed, every patrol officer will be required to wear one. Officers will wear them during any public appearances and calls.

They can turn them off while completing personal tasks such as eating.

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Tutoring move delayed by project Kristi Sanders News Editor

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Marissa Schmitter | Indiana Statesman

The Indiana State University Police department has purchased body cameras for officers to wear and is currently working out the specific details before implementing them in the next two weeks.

Above: One of the body cameras. Below: Cpl. Tamara Watts provides a demonstration.

Should an officer turn off his or her body camera purposely, the officer will face consequences according to the department’s code of conduct.

“It’s all case-dependent,” Newport said. “I can’t tell you specifically what would happen if the camera happens to be turned off in a fracas or some type of fight. If it happens to be turned off inadvertently, that’s one thing. If it’s turned off intentionally to avoid capturing some video of something important, then that will be dealt with in terms of our rule book.”

Newport said officers will be wearing the cameras within the next two weeks.

Some students are supportive of the new addition to ISU PD because they feel it helps create more honesty in officers. “(Body cameras) will be an interesting thing for (the officers) to have,” said Crae Johnson, a sophomore athletic training major. “It will solve a lot more problems on campus as well as prevent future problems, so I think we should get them as soon as possible.”

Another student felt that the cameras will provide both students and officers good backup.

“I suppose the cameras can be a good thing so the officers can have evidence of anything that goes on,” said Carly Holliday, a sophomore mathematics teaching major. “The cameras will help make everything just and hold people accountable.”

“(Body cameras are) obviously something that is recommended from the White House down. We are in a position because of the support we’ve gotten from the administration of the university to equip our people.”

Joe Newport, ISU chief of police

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Construction has delayed moving Indiana State University’s tutoring services to Normal Hall for the time being, officials said.

The Center for Student Success, which houses student tutoring, is currently located in Gillum Hall on the second floor.

Roberta Allen, the director of Center for Student Success, said she’s ready to make the move to Normal Hall.

“The Center for Student Success was scheduled to move on Aug. 21,” Allen said.

Allen assures students that tutoring will still be available at normal times even with the transition to a new home for the Center for Student Success.

“Tutoring will begin on schedule,” Allen said. “Sign-up begins (Wednesday). Tutoring always begins one week after the start of classes, so the move is not affecting this. Arrangements have been made for tutoring to take place on the second floor of Gillum until the move to Normal Hall next week.”

Jordan Phillips, a junior human development and family studies major, is worried about the transition and what it will mean for students.

“Everything is all boxed up and I don’t think it will be a comfortable learning environment until the move is completed,” Phillips said. “I usually have already signed up for tutoring by now since sign-ups start the first full week of class. This kind of dampers my plans to get a head start on my classes.”

Another student, Imani Crumble, a senior computer engineer, believes students shouldn’t be too affected by this delay.

“I’m sure the construction crew is working hard to get the construction completed,” Crumble said. “If students are worried they can talk to their professors for another option. Students are never out of opportunities or help.”

Diann McKee, the vice president of business affairs, commented on why the construction is delayed.

“Rain in early summer impacted the site work around the building,” McKee said.

McKee said this delay is not affecting the budgeted amount for the construction project.

“Construction is essentially complete at this time,” McKee said. “(The) contractor is cleaning and working out of the building in preparation of turning over (Normal Hall) to Indiana State later this week.”

Allen hopes to be moved on time.

“We are (currently) scheduled to move next week,” Allen said.

Northwestern University bioethics professor resigns over censorship claim Lisa Black

Chicago Tribune (TNS)

CHICAGO — A Northwestern University professor has resigned her position at the Feinberg School of Medicine after, she said, her complaints of academic censorship were ignored.

Alice Dreger, who worked part time as a clinical medical humanities and bioethics professor, initially complained in 2014 that the school dean removed a risque article from a website for the bioethics journal Atrium because of fear it would harm the school’s image.

The university eventually allowed the essay, called “Head Nurses,” to go back onto the website in May after Dreger said she threatened to take her complaints about school censorship public.

But she objected to a newly established “oversight committee” required to review and approve articles before they appear.

“In recent weeks, I have appealed to you to acknowledge the censorship and

to assure me it will not happen again,” she wrote in Monday’s resignation letter to Provost Daniel Linzer.

She was disappointed with the provost’s response, which she quoted in the letter as stating: “The ongoing publication of any journal depends on a number of factors that are quite distinct from academic freedom. The approval and support of the Medical School or the University for publication of a journal that bears the institution’s name would depend on the publication making a significant contribution to our educational and scholarly mission.”

University spokesman Alan Cubbage said Monday that he could not comment on Dreger’s resignation because it is a personnel matter. “We wish her well,” he said.

Linzer could not be immediately reached.

The journal Atrium stopped publication after faculty objected to the new oversight committee, which Cubbage has

described as “an editorial board of faculty members and others, as is customary for academic journals.”

Atrium, published near annually since 2005, had always been considered “edgy,” featuring topics that explore where medicine overlaps with other disciplines, such as religion, literature and the law, Dreger said.

Dreger had served as visiting editor for an edition called “Bad Girls” that featured the “Head Nurses” essay and included articles by other scholars on disability and sexuality.

“Head Nurses” was a first-person account written by Syracuse University visiting humanities professor William Peace, who described a sexual experience with a nurse after he was hospitalized in 1978 with paralysis. He wrote that the nurse had acted compassionately to help him during rehabilitation in “a lost part of medical history.”

Dreger recently published a book, “Galileo’s Middle Finger: Heretics, Activists, and the Search for Justice in Sci-

ence,” which she describes as focused on researchers who “get in trouble for putting forth challenging ideas about sex.”

Earlier this year, Northwestern officials responded to an unrelated controversy involving academic freedom after two students filed complaints under the Title IX gender equality law because of an essay written by communications professor Laura Kipnis.

The university found no evidence of wrongdoing by Kipnis, who had criticized the university’s ban on facultystudent sexual relations in an essay published in The Chronicle of Higher Education.

Dreger wrote in her resignation letter: “I no longer work at a university that fearlessly defends academic freedom in the face of criticism, controversy, and calls for censorship. Now I work at a university at which my own dean thinks he has the authority to censor my work.” ©2015 Chicago Tribune

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US wants better debt relief for students defrauded by colleges The US Department of Education considers new regulations to assist students

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Following the collapse of Corinthian Colleges Inc. this spring, the U.S. Department of Education is crafting new regulations to help students seek debt relief and better hold colleges accountable for wrongdoing.

A final regulation is not expected until November 2016, and the department offered few specifics Wednesday. U.S. Under Secretary of Education Ted Mitchell said the rules will complement an initiative

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“There has also been some delays with the design of the gates that were to be installed,” Newport said. “However, the gates will definitely still occur.”

The gates are meant to limit access into the Lincoln Quads.

This will allow for better security and safer areas.

“I believe that limiting access is going to be very important to the Lincoln Quads,” Newport said. “That is where the gates will help, but they have still yet to be completed.”

More lighting in the Lincoln Quads would make nighttime crimes less likely to occur as well as make the environment feel safer because more can be seen.

“I’m not sure what the latest plans are for lighting,” Newport said. “I think that is something

already underway that allows potentially hundreds of thousands of former Corinthian students to apply for federal student-loan forgiveness.

He said the new regulations are intended to be more proactive, holding problematic institutions accountable for wrongdoing before they go under — as was the case with Santa Ana, California-based Corinthian, which filed for bankruptcy in May. “We want institutions to know, in no uncertain terms, that they are responsible for the malfeasance that they create,” Mitchell said.

Ever since Corinthian’s troubles came to light last summer — amid a federal investigation into inflated job-placement numbers — student activists, lawmakers and state attorneys general called on the Department of Education to help students shouldering massive debts.

Only students attending schools that abruptly close are automatically eligible for loan forgiveness. But in June, the Education Department announced additional debt-relief options for many former Corinthian students, allowing students to apply for loan forgive-

ness if they believed they were victims of fraud.

Federal law allows students to make those claims, but the provision had been used only a handful of times before Corinthian’s collapse. Mitchell said the new regulations aim to clarify that process for all federal borrowers.

“Borrowers deserve as clear a set of policies and regulations as possible to make it easier and more transparent,” he said.

In the meantime, former Corinthian students and others who believe they have been defrauded can still seek loan forgiveness under the depart-

ment’s current process.

About 7,000 students attending Corinthian schools that shut down in April have applied for loan forgiveness, and nearly 3,300 other Corinthian students have signed forms claiming they were victims of fraud.

The department will hold public hearings on the proposed rules in Washington, D.C., and San Francisco next month.

that has also been revisited by our architecture and construction facilities. I’m not certain what those changes and modifications are.”

The additional patrol has only seen positive results. With higher security, the Quads have become much safer.

“We have got a tactical unit that goes out at certain hours that we feel are the most important times to be visible in the campus community, and we have made a great amount of emphasis to be in and around the Lincoln Quads,” Newport said.

Melissa Mitchell, a sophomore biology major, lives in the Lincoln Quads and said she feels the extra patrolling has helped to create a safer environment for the students living there.

“The security near the Lincoln Quads is really good,”

Mitchell said. “The only major thing that I would change is to have more security poles in the quads. That would probably make people feel more secure.

I feel pretty safe because I’ve seen a lot of police around the area so it feels safe.”

While only one change has been made, increasing police presence has been a positive addition to the Lincoln Quads.

“Once the gates and landscaping are completed, it will allow for a better visual of the Lincoln Quads,” Newport said.

“Both of those also help out with our patrols. I think those changes will be a significant improvement.”

Newport said the additional security measure should be happening by the end of this semester.

To contact Public Safety, call 812-237-5555, and in an emergency, call 911.

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males in their late teens to early 20s driving SUV-type vehicles.

One was said to have chrome wheels.

Newport said there were no injuries reported and it is unknown at this time if it is an isolated incident.

Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact the ISU Police at 812-237-5555 or the Terre Haute Police at 812-240-2200.

Students are encouraged to use extra caution and report any suspicious activity to the Public Safety Department.

that had pulled to the curb. Unable to answer the questions, the student left in his vehicle.

The student reports hearing what sounded like a gunshot and later discovered damage to his car.”

“There was possible gunshot damage to the rear of the car,” Newport said. “We have suspect information and we continue to investigate.”

The victim described the occupants of the other vehicles as several African American

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ISU ranks first in civic engagement again Dave Taylor ISU Communications and Marketing

When it comes to civic engagement, Indiana State University ranks No. 1 in the country among 279 national universities, according to The Washington Monthly’s just-released 2015 college rankings.

The honor follows two straight years of No. 1 rankings for community service hours by students. Indiana State is No. 20 in The Washington Monthly’s overall rankings. That’s higher than any other institution - public or

private - in Indiana or Illinois.

The university is also in the top 20 percent of more than 400 Midwestern colleges and universities that the magazine says offer the “Best Bang for the Buck.”

“It is exciting to be considered the best in the country for the entire service category. It is also very gratifying to see Indiana State ranked 20th overall among all national universities for the impact we are having on our students’ lives and society at large,” said Dan Bradley, university president. “The Center for Community Engagement, under the leadership of Nancy Rogers and

Heather Miklozek, and the entire campus continue to do great work. Their efforts are helping to improve our community and better prepare our students for productive lives and careers.”

Bobby Moore, director of the Terre Haute Boys and Girls Club, where Bradley announced the ranking Tuesday, said student volunteers from Indiana State are a great asset.

“We utilize volunteers for all of our programs. Without Indiana State’s help we probably would not be as successful as we are today,” he said. “Indiana State students have a positive impact on

the young people who participate in our programs.”

Moore estimates between 50 and 75 Indiana State students serve the Boys and Girls Club through the course of a school year. Many do practicum hours at the facility or use it to help fulfill requirements for degrees in recreation and sport management.

The club is just one of dozens of organizations that benefit from the university’s commitment to service. Last year, nearly 11,500 students participated in some type of community engagement, with nearly 9,000 of

those taking part in some type of community-based learning, according to Rogers, vice president for university engagement.

“Indiana State University students provide an amazing amount of service to the community through their volunteerism, service-learning projects, service internships and other efforts,” Rogers said. “Our faculty also has done a tremendous job of incorporating community-based learning into the curriculum.

ISU truly has become one of a few premier service institutions

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Ways to save money this fall semester Carolyn Bigda Chicago Tribune (TNS)

Indiana State’s sororities have almost doubled in membership in the past three years.

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ISU Panhellenic Association honored by national group For the third consecutive year, Indiana State University’s Panhellenic Association has been selected to receive the College Panhellenic Excellence Award from the National Panhellenic Conference.

The conference is one of the largest women’s advocacy organizations and the umbrella group for 26 national and international sororities. To receive the award, Indiana State was evaluated on how the sororities function and the impact they have on the campus community.

Achievements in recruitment, communication, council structure, judicial procedures, programming, academics and relations are reviewed.

There are more than 3,100 National Panhellenic Conference sororities on over 672 university and college campuses. Of those campuses, Indiana State was recognized as among the top 3 percent to receive this award and the only school in Indiana to be honored in each of the last three years.

“I think it’s a representation of our entire Panhellenic community’s hard work and the support we have from the rest of Greek life,” said Jordan Gillenwater, a senior pre-medicine student majoring in language studies from Bloomfield.

As the president of Panhellenic, Gillenwater, the executive council, and the rest of the Sycamore Panhellenic community has reaped the benefits of that hard work though increasing membership and recognition. ”Panhellenic provides great programming and resources for the community because they want the best possible experience for their members,” says Tracy Machtan, associate director of fraternity and sorority life.

Bo Mantooth, director of fraternity and sorority life said, “the past year wasn’t really about doing things differently within Panhellenic, it was about doing the things we do well, even better.”

Gillenwater agreed saying, ”I don’t think that we would have received it again if we had just

stayed stagnant where we had been, I think it’s all about increasing our growth and bettering ourselves as a community.”

Indiana State’s sororities have almost doubled in membership in the past three years and have adjusted programs and recruitment due to their growing size.

These changes also focused a push towards a more valuesbased recruiting style for membership selection.

Meaning, the aim of sorority recruitment is concentrating on the alignment of a woman’s personal values with those of the sororities. Each sorority has its own set of values and standards set forth by national organizations and women going through recruitment are encouraged to strongly consider these during the formal recruitment process in the fall.

“It is easy to see how great this community is and how amazing the women are that make up the community,” says Mantooth.

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There is the cost of college, and then there is the cost of going to college, everything from the extra-long twin bed sheets you’ll need for your dorm room to textbooks for class.

The expenses can add up fast.

During the 2014-15 school year, the average full-time undergraduate student at a fouryear public university spent $1,225 on books and supplies.

At four-year private colleges, the average student shelled out $1,244.

As for back-to-school shopping, an annual survey by the National Retail Federation found that, on average, college students and their families will spend just under $900 this year on dorm items, clothes and electronics, among other things.

Students, consider the following tips for how to save.

Cut textbook expenses. The days of buying all of your textbooks from the campus bookstore are over. Today, you have multiple ways to get course materials, including renting books, downloading digital versions or buying used books online.

To get started, use a search engine that compares the cost of buying or renting a specific textbook across multiple websites.

Bigwords.com, for example, aggregates prices for used and new books, as well as rentals and e-books. In addition to taking into account shipping costs, Bigwords will also scour for coupons and promotions.

Shopping around can pay off. A new copy of the sixth edition of “Macroeconomics: Principles and Applications,”

by Robert E. Hall and Marc Lieberman, goes for $286 at one college bookstore. A search through Bigwords, however,

found a rental option for as little as $27 for the semester, and a used copy starting at $70.

Check coupon sites. Just as with any purchase you make online, it’s a good idea to check for coupon codes or promotions while shopping the Web for school supplies. Retailers are running plenty of back-toschool specials right now.

Coupons.com, for example, recently listed 115 offers, including 52 coupon codes and nine free shipping promotions for back-to-school products.

Get student savings. Don’t forget to check for savings targeted specifically at students.

Through Sept. 18, Apple is offering education discounts on laptops, desktop computers and tablets.

A 12-inch MacBook, which normally starts at $1,299, is $50 cheaper for college students or parents of college students (as well as faculty and staff at universities and K-12 schools). Apple is also throwing in a free pair of Beats headphones with eligible purchases.

Go tax-free. Many states have so-called tax-free weekends before the start of the school year. During these weekends, state sales tax is waived on qualified purchases.

To find out if and when your state will have a tax-free weekend, go to taxadmin.org (click on “2015 state sales tax holidays”).

Most tax-free periods for back-to-school shopping begin Aug. 7. In some states, including Massachusetts and Connecticut, the promotions start a week or two later.

Shop with a gift card. If you just graduated from high school and received gift cards as graduation presents, don’t forget to use them.

According to estimates by CardHub, more than $45 billion in gift cards have gone unredeemed since 2005. © 2015 Chicago Tribune

Performing Arts Series presents appealing show variety Jennifer Cook ISU Communications and Marketing

What do “interactive art and music gone wild,” Peter Noone, “a fresh holiday moosical,” “the All-American musical experience,” “a dynamic percussion performance” and “the adventures of the original detective” all have in common?

The answer is the 2015-16 Indiana State University Performing Arts Series, sponsored by Terre Haute Savings Bank.

This year’s series will bring a remarkable selection of top-quality performances are coming to the Terre Haute community.

Kicking off the season on Sept. 21 is a chance to experience some of the best things in life, together in one place, “ARTRAGEOUS,” an interactive art and music experience. Paint jumps to life with amazing speed unveiling larger than life art in just moments.

The evening is filled with music and images from your memories from Lennon, to Einstein to Bono.

And the audience won’t get away without experiencing the delight of doing something fun with bubble wrap, or getting a chance to be a part of the painting experience themselves.

On Oct. 30, Herman’s Hermits come to the stage starring Peter Noone.

At 15, Noone achieved international fame as “Herman,” His classic hits include “I’m Into Something Good.” “Mrs. Brown, You’ve Got a Lovely Daughter,” “I’m Henry VIII, I Am,” “Just a Little Bit Better” and “There’s a Kind of Hush.”

Herman’s Hermits sold more than 60 million recordings. In all, 14 singles and seven albums went gold. The Hermits were twice named Cashbox “Entertainer of the Year.” Accompanied by his band, Noone consistently plays to sold-out venues worldwide.

Noone will bring his music to Tilson Auditorium and there is no doubt that his extraordinary talent, disarming wit, handsome features and compelling stage presence will continue to delight fans of all ages. The audience will leave singing their favorites and begging for more.

A fresh holiday moosical is the best way to describe “MOOSELTOE,” the story of the moose with a dream. His friends come to life in the colorful, magical and whimsical musical tale. Audiences will love this charming story about the moose who wants to fly with Santa’s reindeer.

Moosletoe sets out to find the great wise Mooseking for advice and along the way meets a variety of characters, all of whom teach Mooseltoe valuable life lessons. Meanwhile, there is trouble at the North Pole.

Will Mooseltoe be able to save Christ-

mas? Join him on Dec. 1 to find the answer. “Ragtime,” the all-American musical experience, is coming Feb. 6. At the dawn of a new century, everything is changing...and anything is possible.

“Ragtime” returns to North America in a striking, all-new touring production.

The stories of an upper-class wife, a determined Jewish immigrant and a daring young Harlem musician unfold — set in turn-of-the-20th-century New York — all three united by their desire and belief in a brighter tomorrow.

Winning Tony Awards for Best Book and Best Musical Score, this musical is a timeless celebration of life — what it could and should be. “Ragtime” is sure to remind audiences why musicals are so beloved. “A breathtaking showstopping sensation of a show” has described “Tap Factory,” the dynamic percussion performance.

Straight from two years of sold out tours in Europe, Asia and South America, Tap Factory is a tremendously visual and exciting event featuring renowned dancers and musicians from around the world.

This fully produced show is a new award winning concept in the genre of “Stomp” and it has an identity all its own.

A proven audience favorite, this blend of music, percussion, tap, urban dance and acrobatics is performed with skill, poet-

ry and humor. “Tap Factory” will be on stage Feb. 19.

In “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes,” set for March 8, the legendary sleuth will take the stage in a witty, fast paced production by the acclaimed Aquila Theatre. The clever Holmes skillfully maneuvers the twisted web of London’s most intriguing cases with his split second deductions revealing intimate and useful details of a person’s life.

Holmes is a master of disguise and a brilliant actor, as well as a composer and musician. The Aquila Theatre brings it’s energetic and physical style to this new adaptation.

Each Performing Arts Series production will start at 7:30 p.m. in Tilson Auditorium, and will include a free pre-show event for ticket holders.

Season tickets are on sale and, starting from $56, can save audience members 50 percent off the individual ticket price.

Additional discounts are available for ISU faculty and staff, and ISU students are admitted to all shows for free when presenting their valid ISU ID. Individual tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. Aug. 28, and range from $15-$29 per show. Individual youth (ages 2-12) tickets are $5.

Group discounts are available. For more information, visit the Human Center ticket office, call 1-877-ISU-TIXS, or visit www.hulmancenter.org.

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Student Corry Smith, a senior from Richton Park, Ill, began doing service work as a sophomore at Terre Haute’s 14th and Chestnut Community Center using federal work study funds.

“I realized that I enjoyed working with kids and had the passion to educate and found a way to educate and I found a way to educate outside the classroom by helping them with homework and giving them the life skills that they need,” Smith said.

He has since served preschool children at Ryves Youth Center and recently completed an internship with Big Brothers/Big Sisters, where he became a big brother.

“It’s important to realize that we all could be in unfortunate situations and that we could all use help from others,” he said. “By not turning a blind eye and just helping someone with their homework or being a mentor, serving as a positive role model, I can really make a difference in a child’s life or an adult’s life. Taking five minutes of my day to serve someone else, I feel I’m doing my purpose here on earth.”

In announcing its annual rankings, Washing-

ton Monthly noted Indiana State is not ranked

by U.S. News & World Report, describing that publication’s approach as identifying schools “that spend the most money, exclude the most students and impress a small circle of elites.”

The non-profit publication says it ranks fouryear colleges on upward mobility, research and service and uses a series of questions to explain the rationale behind is rankings: • Are schools enrolling and graduating students of modest means and charging them a reasonable price?

• Are they preparing undergraduates to earn Ph.D.s, and creating the new technologies and ideas that will drive economic growth and advance human knowledge?

• Are schools encouraging their students to give back to the country by joining the military or the Peace Corps, or at least letting them use their work-study money to do community service?

Washington Monthly’s measures of higher education “would make the whole system better, if only schools would compete on them,” the magazine’s editors said.

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English professor finalist for state Emerging Author Award Preparing for the Indiana Authors Award Dinner on Oct. 10, Indiana State University professor Laura Bates says she’ll have an acceptance speech and a gracious concession ready.

“It’s really exciting. It’s kind of like going to the Academy Awards dinner, where you find out whether you win or not,” she said, adding the event is also the day before her birthday.

Bates, who teaches English, is a finalist for the Emerging Author Award in recognition for her highly acclaimed first book “Shakespeare Saved My Life: Ten Years in Solitary with the Bard,” which chronicles her time teaching Shakespeare in the maximum-security wing of the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility.

Bates says she now includes the book in the curriculum for her “Crime and Punishment” class. The message resonates with students, many of which realize if the main character survived all his hardships, they can, too. At book signings, she said people ask how to get involved in a similar line of work.

“Shakespeare Saved My Life” was also selected for the Big Library Read this year, introducing it to more than 100,000 people in 12 countries. A movie by two independent filmmakers in Toronto is also in the works.

Bates said she never expected the widespread media attention and acclaim the book has received.

“I felt like there was a story that needed to be told. I don’t think I thought much beyond getting the story told,” she said. “It’s not so much my story as it is the life story of the prisoner.”

Indiana State is no stranger to the Indiana Authors Award Dinner, as Bates’ English department colleague Michael Shelden was the national winner for last year’s Eugene & Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors Award.

Shelden is the author of five biographies, including “Orwell: The Authorized Biography,” “Mark Twain, Man in White: The Grand Adventure of His Final Years” and “Young Titan: The Making of Winston Churchill.”

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English professor Laura Bates’ book, “Shakespeare Saved My Life” was also selected for the Big Library Read this year.

wonderful colleague in Michael.

We’ve actually done book signings together,” she said.

During these signings, Shelden showed her what page of the book to sign and to cross out her printed name in favor of the more personal handwritten version.

“He’s been very supportive of my work,” she said.

As the award she is a finalist for implies, Bates is indeed an emerging author and well into her second book, “Letters from Camp.”

“It has nothing to do with prison, nothing to do with Shakespeare,” she said with a laugh. The content, however, is no less serious, and Bates said in some ways, puts her other main character’s 10 years in solitary in perspective.

“It’s the very personal account of experiences of refugees from World War II,” she said. “The refugees happen to be my mother and my father.”

Starting in 1945, Bates’ parents started corresponding, and during the course of their five-year separation, they amassed more than 100 letters.

Bates’ mother had been married just days before she boarded a refugee train. The couple was separated, and her mother’s husband was forcibly consigned into the German army.

While visiting a prisoner of war camp, Bates’ mother learned her

husband was being sent to the Soviet Union and would face certain death there. It was at this POW camp that she met her second husband, Bates’ father.

“In my family, it’s just me and my sister,” Bates said. “We said, ‘We had no idea.’ We had no idea of the hardship they endured.”

Just the day-to-day difficulties were unimaginable, especially since both of her parents were isolated from any emotional support system. Many refugees had someone a parent, child or spouse to lean on during the experience.

“He, like my mother, lost all contact with their families. They were both dealing with being completely alone in the world,” she said.

A staged reading of the correspondence is set for Nov. 11 during part of the “Night of Broken Glass: Remembering the Holocaust” event at Indiana State. Two showings, one at 5 p.m. and one at 8 p.m., will be performed in the recital hall of the Landini Center for Performing Arts.

It was a challenge to stage this production from what is now just a rough draft of her book and she tapped theater professor Arthur Feinsod for his expert assistance.

“I wrote a theatrical adaptation of a book that hasn’t been written yet,” she said.

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Letting go of that pesky thing know as stress Stress is a common thing talked about on campus. No matter what your year you are a part of, all of us has made acquaintance with stress at least once or twice. To come Columnist across a student with little to no stress is like trying to find a needle in a bale of hay: Impossible.

Yet I would like to think that everyone has their own way of letting go of stress. Whether it be exercise or music, all you have to do is find yours. All you have to do is sit down, close your eyes and think about everything that is stressing you out. Confront all of the emotions making a ruckus inside of your mind.

Getting everything off your chest is vital. It’s probably the most important thing you can do. Remember that at the end of the day the consequences of your actions will fall on you.

Whether you did something someone told you to do or you followed someone else’s advice.

You are an adult now and you have to own up to everything you do. No one cares who is at fault. If you made the decision to follow through with it you are going to have to recognize that since you made the decision it is your responsibility to face the repercussions of your actions.

Take yourself out of stressful situations, cut people off if you have to. It is easier said than done, I know, but staying in a highly stressful situation is not healthy. Nevertheless, you have to do what is best for you. It might be difficult now but in the long run you will be happy that you took some sort of action to better the situation.

In the aftermath of releasing all that negative energy, start thinking of all the things that make you happy. Focus on those things and then try to relax. Imagine what it is like when you’re totally at peace. Where would you be? What would you be doing?

Are you curled up on a sofa reading a novel or are you at the beach watching the sunset?

You might just be in bed with the stereo on. Whatever it is, my advice to you is to find it and never let it go. Your main priority should be your happiness. I don’t know about you but, for me, being happy coincides with

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Political correctness An important matter of respect for others Political correctness.

Just thinking of those two words together can conjure up the picture of an easily offended person picketing every time someone says something that person doesn’t like.

But what if I told you that being “politically correct” wasn’t a Columnist bad thing? Contrary to popular belief, it can be beneficial for all involved.

Donald Trump has gotten a lot of attention as a man who doesn’t play by the rules and isn’t politically correct. Responding to Megyn Kelly in the Aug. 6 Republican debate on Fox News, Trump said, “I think the big problem that this country has is being politically correct.”

He then continued to say that he (and the country in general) doesn’t “have time for total political correctness.” He then blasted Kelly on Twitter after the debate, including retweets that called Kelly a “loser” and a “bimbo.”

Trump claims that America doesn’t have time to be politically correct, but what I see is the opposite.

Maybe instead of calling Megyn Kelly names, perhaps Trump could have explained the issues that he saw with Kelly’s questions to him. But instead of behaving like a reasonable adult and talking about things rationally, the hours after the GOP debate found Donald Trump wasting time that he claims he doesn’t have on tweeting and retweeting unnecessarily hostile things about Megyn Kelly as though she attacked him ad hominem in front of 24 million viewers.

Cultures change. They evolve and

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grow over time just like anything else. In our society, we’ve come to a point where disparaging someone because of his or her gender, sex, race, sexual preference or religion has become unacceptable.

This is not some massive effort to inhibit people from speaking their minds, but rather to just show that they are given the same respect that others are.

At the end of the day, being politically correct shows that one gives people the same respect that one would want from others.

If a person lives his or her life being politically incorrect on purpose just to be politically incorrect, it often says to others that their concerns or ideas don’t matter to that person.

This ends up hurting the person’s communication skills eventually, as the only people who want to talk to someone who devalues others like that are usually people who think the same way.

Few people want to listen to someone who constantly invalidates or disrespects them.

Back in April, a small news story emerged from Edmond, Oklahoma, that reported that a mosque in the area had been vandalized by people who wrapped bacon around the door handles of the mosque and left bacon in the parking lot.

This is obviously not politically correct, but there is a deeper issue here; the people who vandalized the mosque clearly have a lack of respect for the Muslims who practice their religion in that building. If America does not have time to be politically correct, as Trump claims, then why was the time that could have been spent doing pretty much anything else wasted being politically incorrect?

Members of the older generations like to continuously talk about how our gen-

eration lacks basic respect for people.

This disrespect that they see is not only a problem in our generation, but all generations.

From Donald Trump to Vine stars like Nash Grier, this lack of basic respect is not a problem of only one generation.

Part of the problem is this aversion to being politically correct that has developed amid this fervor that supposes that America has somehow lost its way and must be corrected for daring to show others basic respect as human beings.

Basically, by not bothering to take others’ concerns and feelings into account, a politically incorrect person essentially says, “Look, I don’t care enough about you to recognize that you may be offended or put off by my statements. I don’t care that I come off as a complete jerk to you or anyone else.”

And while that may be fine for some people to live that way, it’s not a way for everyone to live their lives. Some people actually have to think about their future, both in the way they are perceived by their peers, in addition to future employment. It’s certainly not any way for a presidential candidate to handle himself.

Being politically correct is not making sure to never step on anyone’s toes or censoring yourself for the comfort of others; it’s simply being a respectful human being. Instead of calling a woman a “bimbo” because she asked you a question, just don’t do it.

Instead of wrapping the door handles of a mosque in bacon, just don’t do it.

Instead of claiming that every single illegal immigrant is a rapist or a murderer, don’t do it. It’s really not that difficult.

It saves time, effort, breath and your dignity

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The common core system a hit and miss

The political debate is hot for the next presidential campaign. Right now the hot topics are immigration reforms, taxes and the LGBT community. Presidential hopeful Donald Trump has openly spoken against common core education — saying that he would want it gone, of course.

Columnist The common core is meant to be a way to set high standards for the nation’s youth as well as help kids meet those standards.

Often the common core program is asso-

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ciated with negativity, since many believe that it includes too much testing and useless information. Though the program itself isn’t perfect, the goal of helping our youth is — a few adjustments will have to be made to the system to help it operate more efficiently.

The first issue with the common core education policies is that they involve a large amount of testing. The program tracks students’ progress through not only normal classroom tests, but also state and federal testing. If students score too low, then teachers’ jobs are in danger.

Excessive testing hurts our children’s education. First, take into account how much testing goes on. More testing takes

place each year, since testing is the primary way data is retrieved from our students.

While data is important, we also have to consider what it is doing to our children. Instead of helping students understand the material, we instead teach them how to memorize things quickly. Memorization is absolutely fine for a spelling bee, but in other subjects such as math and science, memorization is an afterthought. Because of testing, teachers are changing their education strategies, and not for the better.

Testing also puts a large amount of stress on students. My sisters are currently taking anywhere between 8 and 20

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state standardized tests a year in elementary school in Pennsylvania, where I also went to school. These tests take up the entire school day so no learning can happen. Are we really OK with rating data more important than our youth’s future?

If they don’t get the education they need, then they won’t be able to read that data anyway.

The common core is still not a horrible program. The program offers a rubric for education and requirements for students to reach every year in their classes. Certain topics have to be discussed and the common core program is what enforces

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STRESS CONTINUED FROM PAGE 6 adult — you’re in charge of that you can control. There is strive to be who you want to be.

this rubric. While it does interfere with what teachers write up for lesson plans, a rubric isn’t entirely a bad idea. By setting a reasonable standard, teachers are able to have a framework for their curriculum with which they can teach an appropriate way. The rubric, though, needs to be stressed less.

Every student works at an appropriate pace that represents their needs, and all these paces collide in a classroom setting.

Sometimes the class will need to take extra time on a topic because it is confusing or the students are just having difficulty understanding.

By relaxing the education requirements, each and every classroom is now given a lot more freedom in their timeframe. Relaxing the rubric can mean anything from reevaluating the material requirements to reassessing our standards for our children to make sure that the standard is reasonable and achievable.

What about all the useless information the common core program teaches students? When in life are they going to use this?

Students and parents alike often make claims that information the common core has taught in classrooms is impractical knowledge. In my personal experience, I have used every bit of information I have learned in school in my daily life (excluding imaginary numbers), from sewing and crafts to finances and purchases. The common core does a good job in picking topics; however, there are too many. Schools are pressured to meet all the requirements every year, which is difficult to do with as many topics as the program wants to enforce. There is a simple way to fix that: either allow schools more time to cover everything or lower standards a little bit by eliminating just a couple requirements.

Overall the common core education program isn’t a lost cause and can actually be good if reformed. Testing needs to be cut back and the goals need to be reassessed so they are reasonable.

Teachers also need to be given a little bit more leeway to accommodate the needs of the students.

Instead of just trashing the program like Trump wants, why don’t we try to fix it first?

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You have to move on and then you will grow stronger.

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It takes a certain recipe, perfected to even the slightest ingredient, to be a successful athletic program at the collegiate level. Mix talent, drive, a winning attitude, a top-notch work ethic and a dedicated coaching staff into the proverbial mixing bowl and the result is the sweet and rich taste of victory.

To say the least, Indiana State volleyball has been to the store this offseason, and the shopping cart is filled sky-high with the necessary ingredients for a stellar 2015 campaign.

After getting a lick off the spoon in 2014 by finishing 17-14 and 9-9 in the Missouri Valley Conference, this year’s version of the Sycamores returns all but one player from last year, and are cooking up something special once the season begins this upcoming weekend.

“I think Saturday’s scrimmage showed us what kind of team we are going to have,” ISU head coach Traci Dahl-Skinner said in an interview on Monday afternoon. “We definitely have a lot of depth in every position and the veterans of the team are really stepping up and showing the younger ones the ropes. We are looking forward to going into the weekend and playing Marshall.”

But Coach Dahl-Skinner and company are more than optimistic about an improvement in terms of the Sycamores’ record and position in the conference standings this season.

Last Saturday’s Blue/White scrimmage proved

to be an indicator of great things to come.

“We had a lot of different lineups,” Dahl-Skinner said of Saturday’s scrimmage. “Both setters are putting up a nice ball to the hitters and our back row is doing an extremely good job of digging the balls and putting them up to target. Like I said, we’ve got some nice depth, which I didn’t even necessarily think of a depth chart until Saturday when we were playing. It really showed through.”

While depth can be defined as the calling card though for a total team effort, there are some personnel who will be relied upon frequently to pick up the Sycamores and are expected to make big waves outside and inside MVC play.

Of that personnel, junior opposite hitter Bree Spangler is the most notable of the returnees. An All-MVC first team selection from a year ago and an MVC Player of the Week, Spangler spent her sophomore season playing in all 115 sets and leading the team with 398 total kills on a .197 hitting percentage. Also ranking in the top five in two separate MVC statistical categories — fourth in kills and fifth in points — she managed 13 killdig double-doubles last season and recorded 22 blocks and 21 assists.

But Spangler isn’t alone and her head coach is well aware. Dahl-Skinner says former MVC player of the week and senior Erika Nord along with sophomore Rachel Griffin are vying for the starting setter spot while the back row is loaded with youthful, yet experienced talent.

“I think all of the seniors have done a good job of stepping up and I trust each one of them to put the ball away,” Dahl-Skinner noted. “Erika (Nord)

is doing a great job right now of setting a ball along with Rachel (Griffin). Our veteran back row players are only sophomores so they are doing a nice job of being young veterans but showing everyone else what needs to happen.”

The Sycamores also bring in three freshmen — Dominique Davis, Cassie Kawa and Krysten Lindstrom. Dahl-Skinner says their development will take time, but the youngsters are learning quickly among an experienced group.

“Cassie Kawa is our freshmen middle and she’s got two really good role models to look up to so that will help her progression,” Dahl-Skinner said.

“It’s going to make her better because she’s going up against two senior middles everyday. Dominique Davis is our freshman libero and defensive specialist and she’s fitting in nicely. She knows the game well and she proved on Saturday that she’s vying for a role in the back row. Krysten Lindstrom, our 6-foot-6 right side, has got some work to do. We have to continue to train her and bring her up to speed but she’s progressing nicely too.”

Indiana State faces Marshall at 1 p.m. on Friday in the opener of the Eagle Challenge at Morehead State University and faces Canisius and the host Morehead State as well this weekend.

Whoever the opponent is though this year, the Sycamores are putting all foes on notice.

“We’re really going to be the team that is going to come at you,” Dahl-Skinner said in her closing remarks. “On defense we’re going to pick up balls in the back row and our hitters are going to transition harder all the time. No matter what, Indiana State is going to come at you hard.”

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Tuesday, Sept. 8

IUPUI

ISU Arena

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Friday, Sept. 11

UT Martin

ISU Arena

12:30 p.m.

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Eastern Michigan

ISU Arena

7:00 p.m.

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Murray State

ISU Arena

2:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 12

IPFW

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7:00 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 18

Western Illinois

ISU Arena

7:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 19

Chicago State

ISU Arena

1:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 19

Valparaiso

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7:00 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 2

Northern Iowa

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7:00 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 3

Drake

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7:00 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 16

Southern Illinois

ISU Arena

7:00 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 17

Evansville

ISU Arena

7:00 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 20

Illinois State

ISU Arena

7:00 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 23

Missouri State

ISU Arena

7:00 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 24

Wichita State

ISU Arena

7:00 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 6

Loyola

ISU Arena

7:00 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 7

Bradley

ISU Arena

7:00 p.m.

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