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HALLOWEEN RUN Approximately 300 students dressed up to participate in the PE 101 Fun Run

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Sycamores get ready for their last home game of the season

Sycamores take off in the PE 101 Fun Run on Tuesday (Photo by Christina Heaton).

JOSEPH PAUL Reporter Junior Calvin Burnett (Photo courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing).

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Standing behind a registration table, graduate assistant Emily Ottenhoff casually accepted a five dollar bill from a man who could only be recognized as Spiderman. As he withdrew his hand, he leaned forward and asked a question; Ottenhoff, unable to understand, requested the man remove his mask so she could hear him.

In the world of comic books, super heroes never reveal their true identity. But this man wasn’t Peter Parker—he was one of many Indiana State University students who dressed up and participated in the PE 101 Fun Run on Tuesday, the day before Halloween.

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Youth vote predicted to drastically decrease Brianne Hofmann Assistant News Editor Alice Brumfield Reporter

With Election Day rapidly approaching, experts predict that more youth voters will avoid the polls than in the past.

Gallop expects 58 percent of voters ages 1824 to cast their ballots, an 81 percent decrease since 2004 and a 78 percent drop since 2008.

A Pew Research Center survey also shows that young voters are generally less engaged in politics this time around. In 2008, 69 percent of voters under age 30 said they were more interested in politics than four years before, but this election only 52 percent has expressed an increased curiosity.

According to the Pew Research Center, 69 percent of voters under age 30 were interested in Some youth blame tiresome arguments politics. This election, only 52 percent have expressed increased interest (Illustration by Jamie among their peers, ignited by stark differences in political beliefs. Freshman human resources Both Obama and Mitt Romney have made efforts to retain the youth major Allison Julius was particularly worn out by political banter. vote, though, plugging their campaigns through Internet advertising and “People just get heated about [politics] and I prefer not be around it,” on foot. The Obama campaign stated that the president has visited 26 Julius said. schools between March and October 2012 while Romney’s people estimate Assistant professor of political science Matthew Bergbower said that the governor has been to 50. young people also find the candidates dull, which wasn’t the case in the Regardless, Bergbower said that when it comes to staying informed and previous election. raising political awareness, voters and politicians are responsible.

“There’s no doubt that 2008 was a good year for [President Barack “Campaigns have their faults but, of course, voters have their own faults Obama] in a sense of getting new voters to the polls and voting for him,” he too,” he said. “I wish I could say that every voter went to Barack Obama’s said. “Some of that excitement has worn off in his reelection effort. There website and Mitt Romney’s website, looked at their policy positions and are presidential races where it seems like there’s just two boring individuals said ‘based on those two platforms, I’m gonna pick which one best matches running for office.” my preferences.’ But that doesn’t happen.”

Audrey Nelson, a junior elementary education major, said she supported Obama from the beginning, but thought his wife’s views held her attention.

“I’m not even really pro-Obama, I just really like his wife,” she said. “I think she’s been doing a lot for children and obesity. She’s really focusing on kids being outside and being active more. I’m basically voting for her through Barack Obama.”

Beside waning enthusiasm for the candidates, young adults aren’t as emotionally invested as older voters, who rely more heavily on the government, Bergbower said.

“As you get older, you buy a home, you get married, you have kids and those kids go to school. You get a job and career and you pay more taxes,” he said. “And with those life experiences you start formulating more opinions on what government ought and ought not to be.”

He added that not even college student debt, which is climbing past the $1 trillion mark, is enough of a motivator to coax youth back to the polls.

Bergbower said that young voters don’t understand how the debt’s changed over a 20-year period and, therefore, can’t compare one candidate’s strategy to another.

“There are presidential races where it seems like there’s just two boring individuals running for office.”

Matthew Bergbower, assistant professor of political science

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College students weigh credit card benefits against risks Hannah Michaels Reporter The use of credit cards raises questions to ISU students and faculty of the advantages and disadvantages they brings to a culture of consumers.

A credit card essentially allows individuals to make purchases and gives the option for those purchases to be paid at a later time.

“Once you graduate and you have a steady job, a credit card is a way to manage your money well because you can make purchases and postpone the payment just for a few weeks,” Sharon Robinson, lecturer of finance, said. “It helps you adjust with you cash flow, but you have to be disciplined because it can reduce your credit score.”

Convenience remains a key of credit card use.

Credit cards allow people to make large purchases without carrying excessive cash. They are also widely accepted and may serve as a good way to maintain a credit history.

“I use [my credit card] when I purchase online or when I don’t have enough money and I need to buy something immediately,” Azzam Al-Omair, sophomore computer science major, said. “In terms of security, the bank will have to pay first, and you only have to pay for the bank. You also usually have rewards and bonuses with credit cards.”

Disadvantages of credit cards include overspending and higher interest rates due to irresponsibility, Al-Omair said.

“Because it is so easy to use, sometimes you make purchases that you shouldn’t and you run up Illustration by Jamie Nichols. excessive balances and it’s difficult to repay that,” Pete Piazza, ISU Credit Union vice president of lending, can be anything below 600. said. “In some cases, if you continue to do that with other Individuals build good credit by making payments credit cards, it can affect your credit record because there on time and maintaining a good savings and checking may be a point in time where you increased your debt to account by not overdrawing. Common practices that can the point where you can’t make all the payments.” damage a credit score are not making payments when Credit scores ranges from 300 to 850. A very good they are due and using the entire line of credit, rather than credit score is anything above 700 and a poor credit score smaller portions of it at a time.

“There is going to be a point in time very soon after college students quit or leave school where they’re going to have to rely on some credit in order to operate with their lives,

“Because [a credit card] is so easy to use, sometimes you make purchases you shouldn’t and you run up excessive balances and it’s difficult to repay that.”

Pete Piazza, ISU Credit Union vice president of lending

whether purchasing a car, buying a home, renting a home, or securing insurance,” Piazza said. “If your credit score is poor, it is going to make it difficult or more expensive to do that.”

Until 2009, college students were a main target by conglomerate credit card companies. The passing of the Credit Card Act, however, no longer allows credit card companies to solicit students. An individual also has to qualify for a credit card or have a cosigner if they do not qualify.

It is also advised that credit card owners check their credit report once a year to update themselves on their credit score and for signs of identity theft or fraud. Credit reports are available at Annuelcreditreport.com.

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ISU pushes for greener campus with wind turbine

Elizabeth Dawes Reporter

ISU’s initiative to be greener will be completed with a new wind turbine in between Mills and Rhoads Halls.

“Most universities are doing sustainability because it is necessary to be a good steward of our natural resources and because it saves the university money in the long run,” Jim Speer said.

“ISU has taken this a step further to provide education for sustainability and to become a regional and national leader in community sustainability.”

Ways that ISU is going green is with projects that include the wind turbine that will be located in between Mills and Rhoads Hall. Speeds up to 38 mph were recorded there.

Most of the highest wind speeds have been located in the southwest quadrant of the campus. The highest speeds were located at the towers with 50 mph by Cromwell Hall and Blumberg Hall.

“The turbine will be used for education, research and, finally, for energy production. We are more interested in making people aware of alternative energies and studying the turbine than the actual energy production. This turbine will not produce a large percentage of the campus’ energy needs, but it is a step in the right direction,” Speer said.

The turbine will be 30 feet tall and 10 feet wide. It will also be painted Sycamore blue.

Students have been helping with the wind turbine project and have been a part of the sustainability movement as a whole.

“We had 400 students in ENVI 110 during Fall 2010 take more than 770 wind speed samples across campus for the entire semester to locate the best place for the wind turbine,” Speer said.

Students agree that the green movement is important to ISU now and for future ISU students.

“Sustainability is a very important topic in the political arena considering

the fact that many resources are nonrenewable. It is also important to sustain the environment so that our future generations can inherit a planet without trash and limited resources,” compost major Jessica West said.

Students have gone as far as Washington D.C. to present this issue.

“Sabrina Brown was a student in the ENVI 460 class and she and a group of students took on the wind study as a group project,” Speer said. “She presented her findings at the SENCER Washington D.C. Symposium and they liked her work so much that they asked her to write her work up for publication in their national newsletter.”

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Halloween: The hyperbole of attracting a mate

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High Seas Hottie, Fantasy Butterfly, Bohemian Babe, Schoolgirl Witch and Flirty Maid.

Roam the shelves of the local Wal-Mart during Halloween, and you’ll find the female costume Richelle options to be limited to one category: a little on the Kimble trashy side.

Socially And by trashy, I mean Awkward risqué, racy and a little raunchy.

In the words of the classic film, Mean Girls: “In Girl World, Halloween is the one night a year when a girl can dress like a total slut and no other girls can say anything about it. The hard core girls just wear lingerie and some sort of animal ears.”

This Halloween phenomenon is no secret, either; when communication professor Jay Clarkson asked his class what they were going to be for Halloween, he noted: “Apparently for all women’s costumes, you have to put [the word] slutty in font of it.”

It doesn’t just stop at women’s costumes, though. I recently talked to a man who said he was a ‘party boy’ for Halloween, in which he escorted himself around a house party in a man thong and a bowtie.

Further, humans are attracted to a particular body structure. This ranges from the face to a woman’s hips; Live Science explains how the shape of an individual’s face is determined by their possession of testosterone and estrogen. A masculine structure is determined by the jaw and brow shape while a feminine structure reflects a petite structure with prominent eyes. When a woman’s hips are wider than her waist, she is seen to be more fertile than the contrary; a male’s shoulder broadness determines his masculinity.

There are plenty of other catalysts to attracting a mate. For example, scent, intelligence and body language each plays a key role in someone’s choice of a mate. Each of these factors are displayed in a persons day-to-day actions; from the choice of perfume a female wears to the way a man accentuates his jaw structure with facial hair.

What I’m trying to say, is, that this absurd action of dressing scandalously is a by product of attracting a mate. The only difference between Halloween and an average day is that the holiday does indeed give individuals an excuse to surpass the usual boundaries that prohibit us from dawning such extremely colorful and often ridiculous plumage to outdo our competitors.

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Why do people do this, you wonder?

It is the same reason why women wear fancy underwear underneath their clothes in hopes to share them with someone. It’s the same reason why men dose on too much cologne prior to leaving the house, ultimately suffocating the victim they are attempting to pursue.

Has sexual competition become so fierce within our society that lengths of this extreme must be taken to attract a potential mate?

Laws of attraction have been carved by media and society, have brainwashed innocent inhabitants into believing they must partake in these ridiculous notions in order to find a mate and have become the norm. However, there is research that proves some of this drive is beyond our control.

According to Live Science, “the rules of attraction for the human species are still not clearly understood.” Yet, it is known that there are certain qualities that derive from the subconscious level that may motivate individuals to express themselves in a clothe-less manner.

First, humans are attracted to symmetry.

Live Science claims that the more symmetry an individual has, the better “genetic goods” they acquire. The closer the person is to having perfect symmetry, the more suitable they are for reproduction.

Jon Stephens Think About It

The tradition of Halloween as we know it is one of costumes and kids, of witches, goblins and ghouls, and the most important of all—candy.

This holiday has become focused on celebrating identity. Not your own, but for that one night, you can be someone else entirely. You can be anything. But that’s not always what Halloween

was about.

Halloween is said to originate around the Celtic festival of Samhain. This festival marked the end of summer. Popular folklore surrounding the holiday involves a lot of blood, guts and gore. Samhain was a time of human sacrifice and occult worship. However, it is thought that any Celtic tradition have some instances of human sacrifice. The Romans spoke of the Celts as “barbarians” who needed to be “civilized.” But the Celts were actually a very developed society and needed no “civilization” to be forced upon them. The

Romans just wanted to rule.

The pagan origins of Halloween do not come from the human sacrifice but instead from the festival being a celebration of those who had passed and the feeling of an increasing presence of supernatural power with the oncoming winter. In Celtic tradition, winter was the season where nature “fell asleep” (in those times it was natural for sleep to have the same or similar meaning to dead) and the supernatural powers thus grew stronger in the underworld. But Halloween isn’t all about the spookiness and supernatural.

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 6 The Church has a major role to play in Halloween.

Nov. 1 is “All Saint’s Day,” a time recognized by the Church to honor the martyrs of the faith. Early Christians in the 4th century began recognizing this tradition and by the 9th century the festivities began to focus on the lives of the saints, rather than their deaths. The festival, which grew to it’s popularity in England, was held on Nov. 1 and the date has stuck.

And there is still a lot more history. Reformers of the Christian faith attacked “Hallowtide” and sought to rid people of the idea that the dead can pray for them (a common idea at the time was to pray to a saint and/or loved one and ask them to ask of God

for you). Debates ensued between the two tides of religion until finally most religious connotation that went along with Halloween died out and all we had left were ghosts, spirits and witches that were likely to be abroad haunting the night.

But what does that mean for us today? In modern culture, Halloween is a time for girls to dress “sexy” (as the package says) and men to dress as condoms or some other vulgar item, go to a party, drink up and eventually get laid. Really? That’s all we have?

While kids go around as superheroes and other creatures and demand candy with the phrase “trick or treat.” In other words, eight year-old children get

to threaten middle-aged adults to give them candy or else. What happened to remembering those who perished? What happened to the deeper meanings of this holiday? Oh, that’s right, they died out. But maybe it’s for the best.

Our culture is currently creating a new holiday that has the same name but means something else entirely. Culture fluctuates, changes and morphs until it is made anew. Maybe this Halloween isn’t the best or most appealing to some, but it is what we have. And who knows what it will become. One thing is for sure: it won’t be the same forever.

Finding perfection in an imperfect world With Hurricane Sandy and the election quickly approaching, it has become very apparent how imperfect a world we really live in. Every system has flaws no how much it Andrew matter tries to accommodate Jones for them. Every person Beneath has weaknesses and makes mistakes. The the weather itself isn’t Surface even reliable and has the ability to demolish anything it wishes. What’s our purpose?

The reason that the presidential Cartoon by Emily Qualls. candidates usually don’t agree in the debates is that they are both trying to fix unfixable Republicans to join them. flaws in our system of democracy. Democrats say Another aspect of our government that is that wealthy people have enough money and it’s not extremely flawed is the Supreme Court. Most fair for them to hoard it all. Republicans say that decisions made by the Supreme Court are decided wealthy people worked hard and earned their money, by one vote. This means that five people determine so it’s not fair to take it from them. This debate is laws in which over 300 million have to follow. Five not over a question of fact but over a question of people have the power to control over 300 million. ethics. Is the Republican theory of ethics correct? I know there are also various checks and balances in Or is the Democrat theory of ethics correct? Of our political system but, as good as our system is, we course there are many other issues between the two still have flaws. parties such as gay marriage, abortion, and religious Even some of the smartest people on this planet beliefs, but all of those issues are questions of ethics fail time and time again. Look at the best traders also. This is why political conversations are so on the stock market. There was only one man heated between candidates and everyday citizens. who always traded stocks perfectly and the only Most Republicans will never convince Democrats to reason he was able to do that was because he was join them and most Democrats will never convince committing fraud and his name was Bernie Madoff.

The weather isn’t even consistent or perfect. The weather changes drastically and is even lethal in some circumstances like it was this past week with Hurricane Sandy.

Anti-discriminatory regulations such as affirmative action were put into place to stop racism and sexism when the law itself can actually be argued as racist or sexist. Therefore, there isn’t really a true option or law that works best for everyone.

Our free market system even has flaws. When you look into the aspect of externalities, the market must be modified to accommodate for these aspects. When we burn coal, we stimulate the economy and help out the market but we harm many people by means of pollution. But on the other side, if we worry about pollution and not use coal, we lose a huge energy source and prices for energy rise significantly. No one wants to pollute the environment, but no one wants to pay more for energy.

Our society is far from perfect and it’s quite a miracle that we actually can make decent systems that benefit a majority of us. How can we improve on our mistakes and our imperfections? Many people turn to history or philosophy while others of us turn to religion. I follow God because I feel that the only logical way to improve an imperfect life is with a perfect God.

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Zombies spreads natural disaster awareness Day’Jonnae Riggins Reporter Professors and instructors have always wondered if Indiana State University students were zombies; well they were not all wrong. ISU students’ undying need for human flesh was finally relinquished in the gruesome fight against the living versus the non-living Wednesday night.

Invented at Goucher College in 2005, Human vs. Zombies is a game that has spread all across colleges, and all over the Internet. According to humanvszombies.org, over 650 colleges and universities, high schools, military bases, summer camps and public libraries play Humans vs. Zombies.

The object of the game for the zombies is getting all human players to be tagged and turned into zombies. The humans are to survive long enough until all the zombies starve.

A group of ISU students, however, sought to bring more than just nerf guns and stress balls to the playing field. Motivated by their Introduction to Public Relations course taught by professor Lakesha Anderson, they came together to raise awareness on how important it is to be prepared for any kind of natural disaster.

With Hurricane Sandy wreaking havoc along the East Coast, it was important to this group of students that the community should be prepared for the unexpected.

“Disasters strike at any time. Just look at Hurricane Sandy and you have to be prepared for [them],” junior communication major Gernitria Ladson said.

This group of students agrees with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) claim that if [one] is prepared for a zombie apocalypse, [one] can survive anything. “[Before playing] we had [students] write down what they would need in any natural disaster,” sophomore communications major Josh Tidwell said.

“They wrote [their list] on index cards, so when they get tagged and turn into zombies we take their cards and see how prepared they [were],” Ladson said.

Before students exceeded in the chance to play the popular game, they had to go through a crash course on what and what not to put in their survival kit at a callout meeting Monday evening.

“We explained the most important things to put in a survival kit,” Ladson said. “We purposely put the education part first.

They sat through the education part, so they [got] to do the fun part.”

A ‘human’ raises his weapon to prepare to slay a zombie (Photo by Only ISU students Hilary Zeigler) . were allowed to said. participate.

Many students were excited that ISU finally “[Students] had to sign a waiver just in case they [got] hurt and the waiver only protects ISU hosted the event, after several failed attempts to students,” Ladson said. “We certainly did our make this event happen.

“A lot of people were excited when they first research to make sure that we were doing this right. We [even] talked to Public Safety and got heard about this event. Many tried but could never get the credibility to be able to host cleared.”

The group of students used several different [Humans vs. Zombies],” Tidwell said. “We even marketing strategies to get the word out including had to get sponsored.”

The event was sponsored by the Hulman word of mouth, social networking sites and Memorial Union Board and the Division of posting flyers about the event all over campus.

“The whole thing was thinking how many Student Affairs.

Students were also able to dress in their people we could get out here, how good we spread the word, what did we do to spread the word, our costumes and partake in the best costume different tactics and strategies [and] it’s all really competition. Students were awarded with candy beneficial to [ISU] because it brings awareness,” and gift cards for whoever could stay human the Tidwell said. “Whatever needed to be done we longest.

“I think this is something every campus should just divided it up [between group members], sent e-mails, exchanged phone numbers, just experience; you can teach people through fun,” Ladson said. whatever needed to be done.”

“We were in the Commons for a full week doing sign-ups. We definitely used Facebook and Twitter, but word of mouth definitely our biggest way [to get the event out there],” Ladson

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Children’s Museum teaches about the election Beth Pickerill ISU Communications and Marketing When people from the community entered the Terre of political science, spoke on qualifications to vote, such as Haute Children’s Museum on Saturday Oct. 13 they didn’t the age, race and gender to vote. She also discussed how voter see children just running around or playing, they observed qualifications have changed over the years and are based on them listening to presentations and participating in activities the United States’ Constitution. related to this upcoming “It is a fact that younger people Presidential election. don’t vote, and if we start teaching “It is a fact that younger people them about the process at an Oct. 13 was the kick off for the Fall Session of “Go Figure,” don’t vote, and if we start teaching earlier age then hopefully they will a math encouragement be anxious to vote when they turn program for third, fourth and them about the process at an earlier 18,” said Schmitt. fifth graders sponsored by Assistant Professor of Political age then hopefully they will be the Indiana State University Science Matthew Bergbower, Center for Mathematics anxious to vote when they turn 18.” who discussed the presidential Education and the Terre Haute qualifications, informed the Children’s Museum. children that candidates must be Carly Schmitt, ISU political science “Math plays a role in United States citizens and be 35 everything we do, from years or older. Participants then doctoral candidate creating a strategic plan to engaged in an activity where they organizing and implementing created histograms describing a presidential campaign,” said Patty Butwin, an advisor for the heights of our 44 presidents and their respective ages at the Indiana State University Center for Mathematics and co- inauguration. developer of the Go Figure program.

“By teaching students at such a young age, we can help Carly Schmitt, doctoral candidate in the ISU department them as individuals and in turn we help the USA as a nation.

We are encouraging theses youngsters to be more passionate about politics as they get older,” Bergbower said.

During the five week Fall Session, Go Figure participants learned about the Electoral College and how it is related to the population and states as well as media coverage and how there is more to the media than just television. Volunteers from ISU’s Communication 381 class taught the students how to follow the candidates on Twitter and on Facebook.

The culminating activities for Go Figure participants include registering to vote and casting their votes in a mock election on Nov. 3 and then debriefing the election results and looking forward to the January 2013 Inauguration during the final session on Nov. 10.

“The major objective of our program is to enhance hands on interactive learning. Many schools don’t have time to teach the students this way due to curriculum restraints and testing requirements. This program provides innovative and hands on approach for teaching the students,” said Butwin.

At the end of the event on Saturday, as one child left, she said she had fun and “there was a lot of information.”

The program is held at the Children’s Museum every Saturday for five weeks from 1 - 2:30 p.m. and ends on Nov. 10.

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CONTINUED FRom PAGE 1 The event, which cost five dollars per person, is planned every semester by the physical education department to promote physical fitness and support local charities, with all proceeds going to Ryves Hall and Habitat for Humanity. Local businesses donated awards for the best-dressed participant along with the top male and female runners. A raffle was held for gift certificates to several local restaurants, as well.

One of several graduate assistants involved in organizing the 5K run, Ottenhoff said this semester’s Halloween theme was a first for the department. All ISU students were encouraged to participate and dress up, while most PE 101 students in attendance received extra credit.

“We picked Oct. 30 and thought, ‘Why not ask [students] to dress up to make it a little more festive?’” she said.

Registration took place in the Arena’s north gym at 3 p.m., and was followed by the best-dressed contest, which was judged by audience applause.. Freshman Adam Williams won a $10 gift certificate to Roly Poly with his unique ostrich-jockey costume and the help of loud cheers from a group of friends.

“It’s kind of awkward standing up there because only like four guys were cheering for me and making enough noise, but it feels good to win,” he said. “It makes me feel really to good to maybe get a good laugh out of some people and just have fun. It’s a part of college, you just got to have fun.”

As costumed runners gathered at the starting line, just outside the north gym doors on the Fourth Street bike lane, some shivered amid the cold and windy weather. Due to Hurricane Sandy’s presence along the East coast Tuesday morning, low temperatures and wind gusts up to 50 miles per hour swept over Terre Haute for most of the day, WTHI reported.

Students gather in their costumes before the start of the 5K race (Photo by Christina Heaton).

But this didn’t stop the crowd of participants from completing the 5K run. PE instructor Nancy Cummins has helped to organize the event since it began in 1999 with stop watches and a large digital clock with and said she was surprised by the estimated turnout of bright red numbers awaited the oncoming runners. around 300 people, which translates to around $1,500 In a bright yellow Teletubby costume, sophomore raised for charity. No exact numbers, however, were physical education major and track and field athlete immediately available.

Gabe Ocasio was the first of many to cross the finish “The numbers go up and down depending on the the line, receiving a $10 gift card to Beef O’ Brady’s weather,” she said. “If there’s 300 [students] and it’s this for his efforts. cold and windy, that’s great.”

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“I got this costume from a friend and I thought I should rock it today in this race. It’s kept me warm from the cold weather. It’s a great cause. A lot of people came out and gave up $5 to come and have some fun.”

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CONTINUED FRom PAGE 10 “I got this costume from a friend and I thought I should rock it today in this race.

It’s kept me warm from the cold weather,” he said. “It’s a great cause, a lot of people came out and gave up $5 to come and have some fun.”

One by one, every super hero, samurai and werewolf rounded the last corner, crossed the finish line and treated themselves to refreshments back in the north gym, no trick included.

“It’s great because the kids get a lot out of it,” Cummins said. “ Sometimes when people hear ‘5K’ they’re very intimidated.

But then they realize they can do that.”

Top: Some students dressed in scary costumes, while other costumes were playful.

Above: Gabe Ocasio, dressed as a Teletubby, won the race (Photo by Christina Heaton).

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Upcoming Events Women’s Basketball Friday at Hulman Center vs.

Bellarmine (Ex) at 7:05 p.m.

Women’s Volleyball

Friday at ISU Arena vs. Wichita State at 7 p.m.

Saturday at ISU Arena vs. Missouri State at 7 p.m.

Football Saturday at Memorial Stadium vs. Illinois State at 2:05 p.m.

Cross Country Saturday at Bloomington, Ind. for the Hoosier Invitational at 3:30 p.m.

Jared McCormmick Reporter The Sycamores are looking to compete in their final home game of the regular season this Saturday against the Redbirds of Illinois State. Both the Sycamores, 14th, and the Redbirds, 15th, are nationally ranked teams.

The Sycamores current ranking has tied their highest ever since joining the Missouri Valley Football Conference, and it is also the highest rank the team has had under head football coach Trent Miles The Redbirds hold the alltime record between the two teams at 32–29–2, which dates back to 1924. The Sycamores holds a 20–10–2 advantage over the Redbirds at home.

Indiana State won the last meeting between the two teams at Memorial Stadium, 59–24 on Oct. 9, 2010 but they lost against the Redbirds last season 17–14 in Normal, Ill. The Sycamores are 3–1 on the road this season, but they are 3–0 on the road against conference opponents. Freshman defensive back Tony Newman preparing for impact against for South Dakota player The Sycamores will look to (Photo by Jared McCormmick). continue their streak in the performance on punt returns averaged to MVFC is 4–2. The Illinois State defense MVFC and secure their first was able to force four turnovers in their six conference victories in a single season about nearly 30 yards a return.

This competition is significant, also, last competition against Northern Iowa in their history. A victory against the Redbirds would even Miles’ home record because there are more ties between the and secure a 33–21 victory. The Redbirds two teams than just their membership in two conference losses this season were at 14–14.

The Sycamores do have record breaking the MVFC. Each team holds one of the against the Southern Illinois University talent playing for them this season. Junior Underwood brothers. Colton Underwood, and Missouri State.

Kickoff is scheduled for 2:05p.m. this tailback Shakir Bell broke his own record Redbirds, is the older brother of ISU on hitting the 1,000 yard mark from last freshman Connor Underwood, Sycamores, Saturday at Memorial Stadium. As stated season. He is also just 364 yards behind the and both are stand-out defensive players before, this is the last regular season game school record of 1,610 yards in a season, for their respective teams. Connor for the Sycamores so all should come out which he set the 2011 season. Senior Underwood leads the Sycamores in sacks to support the team. The Sycamores and Terre Haute Catholic Charities have joined cornerback Johnny Towalid also has with a total of six on the season.

The Sycamores are just two wins shy of together to help support the relief effort established his own record by posting three pick-sixes already this season. Towalid tying their record for most victories in a for victims of Hurricane Sandy. Anyone now has four interception-for-scores in his season. The Sycamores have stated that who brings in a donation of at least five career at ISU. This also breaks the former they “are going to continue to play with a pounds of food will receive a free ticket school record, which was established in chip on their shoulder.” They are looking to the game. The American Red Cross to continue their success in the MVFC and is accepting monetary donations for the 1971 by John Karazsia. hurricane victims, and donations to them Junior defensive back Calvin Burnett are hoping to gain access to the playoffs.

The Redbirds are a perfect 4–0 on the will also result in free tickets. received MVFC honors this past week as the “special forces” player of the week. His road this season. Their record in the

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Cross Country excelling on and off the course Thomas Beeler Sport Editor October 31 freshman cross country runner John Mascari was name Missouri Valley Conference Men’s Cross Country Athlete of the Year along with the other Sycamores named the MVC Cross-Country ScholarAthlete team.

For athletes to receive scholar-athlete honors they must meet performance requires. They must finish among the top 20 runners at the conference championship, be considered an upper classman as an athlete and academically and maintain at least a 3.20 GPA. Mascari made history last Saturday being the first member of the men’s cross country team to win an individual title at the MVC Cross–Country Championships. Seniors Dustin Betz and Albero Escalera were named men scholar-athletes.

Betz has a grade point average of 3.33 majoring in aviation management and this is three years in a row having a spot on the scholar-athlete team. Also, he was named MVC All-Conference for the second year straight for his performance at the MVC championship.

Escalera currently holds a 3.30 GPA while majoring in exercise science. This is his third year making

the scholar-athlete team and selected as an AllConference contender.

Junior Jessica Zangmeister has also won her fair share of honors for the women’s cross-country. While majoring in nursing this is her second straight year making the scholar-athlete team with a GPA of 3.28.

She also made the All-Conference team.

Both men’s and women’s teams are finishing their season with a tune-up meet at Bloomington, Ind. for the Hoosier Invitational Friday. Senior Serena Simeoli, sophomores Amy Hicks, Lindy Jones and Shelby Sands will be lacing up their shoes for the Bloomington Invite while running the women’s 5,000 meter race. The men’s 8,000 meter race will be begin at 4 p.m. but none of ISU’s runners will be competing The varsity team will be competing in the Great Lakes Regional Championship Friday, Nov. 9 in Madison, Wis. at the Thomas Zimmer Championship Cross Country course. The women’s 6,000 meter will start the competition at 1 p.m. with the men’s 10,00 following at 2:15 p.m.

Freshman Gabe Ocasio and senior Dustin Betz staying in the pack (Photo by Richelle Kimble).

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Erika True: Creating the leaders of tomorrow

Evan Martin Reporter

At every Indiana State soccer game fans will walk in and sit in the stands, as they’ll see one of four of the female head coaches guiding her athletes to victory. Head women’s soccer coach Erika True has coached 2012 alumna Seyma Erenli to earn her first All-Conference honors with four years under her belt at ISU. In 2010 she finish the season with the soccer team’s second most wins in school history.

Before calling ISU her home she had her own time on the field after four seasons at Bowling Green State University and named team captain in 2002. She concluded her career holding every goal keeping record in school history. She was also the second player in school history to earn First Team All-Mid-American honors and broke the conference career record for minutes played and saves.

After completing her time at Bowling Green she became an assistant coach at, Missouri Valley Conference rivals, Creighton in 2003 then transferred to Bloomington, Ind. at Indiana University in 2005 before settling down in Terre Haute. True said there’s a big transition from being an assistant to a head coach.

“That’s the biggest difference,” True said. “You play off ideas and thoughts of head coach when you’re an assistant coach.

Here it’s your ideas and thoughts that are getting spread.”

True said the weight of winning of course depends on the head coach in the program. There are some big challenges with being a head coach.

“There’s a lot of things females have to go through,” True said.

True said the time consuming part of the job is a big deal for females who want to have outside lives and start families when things are so male dominated in coaching in general.

“The Women’s Coaches Academy is a big thing,” True said.

True states that the Women’s Coaches Academy helps to keep women involved in sports and helps to keep them going and inspire them. She played on instinct and skill back when she was an athlete. She is inspired by her student athletes who work hard for her and push through.

“I think we create leaders every single year,” True said.

True develops every single year a common goal and that is to see every player graduate. Graduation is one of True’s

Head women’s soccer coach Erika True observing the soccer team practice (Photo courtesy of ISU Athletic Media Relations).

favorite moments of the year because it lets her know that she’s done her job.

Her team is currently in the playoff tournament now with her team’s final record being 7-9-3. In order to get in things came down to their final game. Before then her team was in a 3 way tie entering their final game against Missouri State. The Sycamores won the game in overtime in order to advance to the playoff tournament.

True’s team continued their journey into the playoffs,

winning their first tournament game in double overtime.

This was a high for the players to pull out a game like that.

“I personally am very excited,” True said.

The soccer team is in the final four of the tournament for the first time that she’s been a coach here at ISU. The lady Sycamore soccer team will try to continue their success this Friday against one of True’s former schools in a showdown against Creighton.

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