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Nonprofit to host Glow Run Thursday Rileigh Roberson Reporter

The Indiana State University Timmy Global Health chapter, an Indianapolis-based nonprofit organization at Indiana State University, is hosting a Glow Run fundraising event on campus this Thursday evening.

Timmy Global Health (TGH) is a volunteer organization that

UC president calls for stronger steps in faculty sexual harassment cases Teresa Watanabe

Los Angeles Times (TNS)

A review of sexual harassment policies involving faculty at the University of California has failed to make sure that investigations are effective, cases are consistently handled and sanctions are strong enough to fit the offense, according to UC President Janet Napolitano.

In a letter released Monday, Napolitano directed the 10-member review committee to find a way to speed up investigations and establish a broader group of campus members to propose sanctions, which are currently decided by top administrators.

But she praised the committee’s work in other areas and ordered immediate steps to implement some of the recommendations. They included requiring that all sexual misconduct investigations be reported to the campus chancellor and to indefinitely retain records on faculty sanctions in order to identify repeat offenders.

To better protect victims, Napolitano directed that each campus designate someone to work confidentially with faculty and graduate students who believe they have been sexually harassed but are reluctant to make a formal claim with campus officials.

Such “confidential advocates” have already been assigned for undergraduate students.

“While UC has made progress over the past year and a half on faculty sexual harassment cases, several cases that have recently come to light make clear that we have much more work to do,” she wrote in her letter.

In recent months, administrators at UC Berkeley and UCLA have been widely criticized for failing to adequately discipline high-profile faculty members accused of violating the university’s sexual harassment policies.

At Berkeley, law school dean Sujit Choudhry, astronomer Geoff Marcy and vice chancellor of research Graham Fleming were allowed to retain campus positions after receiving sanctions that critics found unacceptably weak, such as pay cuts, fines, mandatory counseling and orders to issue apologies.

In a 2014 settlement at UCLA, administrators agreed to drop a Title IX sexual harassment investigation of history professor Gabriel Piterberg in exchange for a $3,000 fine, an 11-week suspension and other discipline measures. Piterberg did not admit to allegations that he repeatedly harassed two female graduate students over many years by making sexual comments, press-

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works to provide medical assistance and health care to lowincome communities in developing and underprivileged communities.

“I love Timmy’s mission, which involves both local and global services,” chapter president Emma Eckrote. “I love that Timmy gives me a chance to travel to serve in rural medical clinics in Ecuador each year and

that I am able to make an impact both globally and locally.”

This event serves as a fundraiser for a medical clinic called Tierra Nueva in Quito, Ecuador.

“I believe that all people should have access to health care regardless of where they are in the world,” vice president of fundraising Lauren Novick said.

The organization’s goal is to have at least 75 runners to help

raise the money for Tierra Nueva.

“All of our funds raised will go right to our partner in Ecuador and will supply them with the resources they need to continue their health care,” Novick said.

This is the third annual Glow Run held by TGH. “We will have a photo backdrop so you can remember your run, and you can either walk or

run the mile,” Eckrote said.

Registration and check in are at the Student Rec Center Thursday night beginning at 8:30 p.m.

The race costs $15, which includes a T-shirt, paint, and glow supplies.

“Each year, the event has grown, and we hope it continues to grow in the future,” Eckrote said.

Tandem race marks end of Spring Week Stephanie Burns Reporter

The 46th annual Sycamore Tandem Bike Race was this Saturday at the Michael Simmons Student Activity Center.

Nine teams made up of sororities and fraternities made their way around the track competing to win first place.

The race began at 11 a.m. and despite the heat of the sun, the teams worked hard to make their way around the track.

After a quick lap behind the pace bike, the riders were off.

The dark blue team, made up of members from Sigma Kappa and Sigma Phi Epsilon, started the race off well, taking the pole position and leading for the majority of the race.

Rylee Turpin, a member of Alpha Chi Omega, said sororities are paired with a different fraternity every year for the tandem race. Each of the nine teams was divided into pairs of one sorority and one fraternity member.

The teams were identified by the color of their riding outfits.

Every two laps around the track, the teams would switch riders.

The “catchers,” who acted as a pit stop for their teams, may have had the most difficult job of the day. The catchers’ job was to literally catch the riders as they passed the bikes on to their teammates; this made the transition between riders go much more smoothly.

The Sycamore Tandem Bike Race is a tradition on campus that has been around for many years.

This year was the 46th annual tandem race. According to an article written by historian, Cinda May, the tradition started in 1963 with the Sycamore Tricycle Derby, which still occurs later in the fall. The rules for the

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Sigma Kappa and Sigma Phi Epsilon finished in first place with 4 minutes and 6.753 seconds.

races and the venues where they are held have changed a lot over the years, but the enthusiasm for these events has remained.

This event was part of Spring Week at Indiana State University.

Spring Week is a series of events designed to bring some school spirit and pride to the students at the end of the spring semester.

Other events for Spring Week this year include a battleship tournament, a blood drive and various community service

events. The tandem race brings spring week to an end with a final burst of enthusiasm for the students.

The winning sorority and fraternity of the 2016 Tandem race were Sigma Kappa and Sigma Phi Epsilon, with a finishing time of 4 minutes and 6.753 seconds.

Second Place went to Alpha Sigma Alpha and Sigma Chi. Gamma Phi Beta and Theta Chi came in right behind them,

earning third place.

A special award went to a pair from the Sigma Kappa and Sigma Phi Epsilon team.

Sammy Velasquez and Cole Mortar were awarded the title “Hot Wheels,” a special recognition for the Tandem race that refers to the riders with the fastest qualifying lap.

The announcer for the race commented that they would forever go down in Tandem Race history.

Keri Yousif recognized with Caleb Mills Award Libby Roerig

ISU Communications and Marketing

Keri Yousif, professor of French at Indiana State University, received the Caleb Mills Distinguished Teaching Award Thursday during the university’s annual Faculty Recognition Banquet.

Named for a 19th century educator who helped to shape Indiana’s public education system and served as the state’s second superintendent of public instruction, the Mills Award recognizes Indiana State’s most distinguished teachers.

“I see this award as recognition for many years of hard work. I am constantly trying to make my courses and teaching stronger. Sometimes, a text or a new approach works, and sometimes they fall flat,” Yousif said.

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Keri Yousif, pictured above, recieved the Caleb Mils Distinguished Teaching Award Thursday.

“I’m also an advisor, and I have worked with different groups on campus on curriculum and

study abroad. I’ve devoted much of my career to teaching, and the award is like good champagne — French, of course — a luxury to be savored. The award is especially an honor, as I was nominated by a number of my students. It is the greatest compliment, simply the best ‘thank you’ that I have ever received.”

Having taught English at the Universite de Paris XIII, Villetaneuse, France, from 2000 to 2002, Yousif joined the faculty of Indiana State’s languages, literatures and linguistics department as an assistant professor of French in 2004.

She was promoted to associate professor in 2010 and achieved full professorship in 2015.

“I have thousands of memories of small moments when students ‘got it,’ both in and outside the classroom: they understood the author’s point of view, the

character’s actions, the use of the conditional in French, the links between language and culture, the connections between a city and its poets, etc.,” she said. “All of these memories and the collective feeling of accomplishment form a refrain for my teaching. The students’ successes and the many ways they have shaped my teaching and scholarship will always stand out.”

During her time at Indiana State, Yousif has held many leadership positions, including serving as director of interdisciplinary programs, 2009-2013, and interim chair of the philosophy department, 2012-2013.

Yousif earned a bachelor’s degree in French and journalism from Baylor University in 1993.

She received a master’s (1996) and doctorate (2003) in French literature from the University of Texas at Austin.

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Remix results released

Supreme Court divided over immigration case Maria Recio

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A group performs a routine set to music from “High School Musical.” Remix featured 11 teams, including two residence halls and nine Greek pairings.

STAFF REPORT Students congregated on the Quad Monday evening for the results of Sycamore Remix.

Teams from Greek Life and residence halls — 11 in total — showcased their skills before 2,500 students in the Hulman Center in what is considered a rehash of the Homecoming classic, Sycamore Sync.

Residence halls were scored separately from Greek organizations with Mills Hall taking home the crown.

Cromwell brought up the rear in the residence hall division, claiming second for their efforts.

The top three in the Greek community were Delta Gamma and Sigma Alpha Epsilon placing third with “Grease,” Alpha Sigma Alpha placing second with “An-

nie” and taking first place with the most famously known musical “The Lion King,” was Alpha Chi Omega and Pi Kappa Alpha.

Eli Hibdon, the Remix chair holder, said that this year Remix was the biggest it had ever been.

“We have done all kinds of stuff to prepare for this event,” Hibdon said. “I have been writing Remix rules since October, but we have also had some

awesome changes this year. We pushed the stage back to fit more people, and we also have the Jumbo-Tron to have a live feed going, which is awesome. We also have Sycamore Sam here, which has never happened, and we also opened up concessions.”

Alex Modesitt and Megan Tucker contributed to this brief.

History professor receives Community-Based Learning Award Libby Roerig

Communications and Marketing

Colleen Haas, a full-time instructor of African and African American Studies, was recognized with the CommunityBased Learning and Scholarship Award Thursday during Indiana State University’s Faculty Recognition Banquet.

The award recognizes outstanding faculty who have made serving the community an integral part of their academic goals and activities.

“With so many notable faculty projects at ISU, I was stunned to learn that I had received the Community-Based Learning and Scholarship Award,” she said. “Both ISU’s history department and Community School of the Arts have consistently supported me as a faculty member to bring experiential learning experiences in African music

to campus and the greater Terre Haute community.”

Haas has been leading educational workshops on African music and culture since the 1990s.

In 2014, she was recruited by the university’s Community School of the Arts to teach African music.

“Indiana State is a model university in teaching students how to value their local communities and how to be more involved,” Haas said. “I am particularly proud to be part of a 40-year program of African and African American Studies on campus. And now with a partnership with Petra Nyendick and the Community School of the Arts, we can expand those offerings to community members who are not part of the traditional student population.

“Nowhere else have I been

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Colleen Haas was recognized with the Community Based Learning and Scholarship Award Thursday.

able to accomplish these kinds of pedagogical goals by promoting multi-cultural learning and bringing both the community and students together,” she added. “I am grateful for the opportunities I have here at ISU, and

I wish to thank my chair, Chris Olsen and Petra Nyendick, director of the Community School for the Arts for their support. I wish to thank the committee for bestowing me with this honor.”

Haas received her bachelor’s degree from The College of St. Catherine in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1983.

She earned her master’s (2005) degree and doctorate (2010) in ethnomusicology from Indiana University.

Haas spent 12 months researching in Brazil as a Fulbright scholar in 2006. She joined the Indiana State faculty in 2011.

“The moments in my teaching that give me the greatest joy is when the students and community members, both amateurs and skilled practitioners alike, create new friendships and enjoy making music together that they know enriches the community in some way,” Haas said.

Congressman naming names to close gun show loophole Alex Gangitano CQ-Roll Call (TNS)

As lawmakers are filtering into the House chamber to get ready for legislative business, some will turn to California Democrat Scott Peters and ask, “What are you doing?”

Once a week, Peters delivers a one-minute speech to read names he does not want forgotten: the victims of gun violence.

“We thought the one way to remind people about the human cost of inaction was to start reading these names,” he said.

So far, there have been 278 names, over 13 readings.

“It’s not the typical, ‘I rise today to talk about this or that’ or you know, school championships or Obamacare. It’s just reading names,” he said.

The names began with Sandy Hook Elementary School’s massacre victims and as he proceeds, they are read from every shooting since.

“The victims are all from literally months old to people in their 80s or 90s,” he said. “I think it’s pretty effective just to remind people.”

His goal is also pretty simple: to force action on a firearms loophole, specifically involving online sales and sales at gun shows. Peters wants a vote on a bill that would make these sales subject to background checks.

“We’re not trying to do assault weapon bans, nothing ambitious,” he said. “Just something that everyone agrees on that

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On display at Perry’s Gun Shop in Wendell, North Carolina, an AR-15 assault rifle manufactured by Core15 Rifle Systems. The weapon costs $2384 and features an EoTech optical sighting system and a 30-round magazine capacity.

would be effective that even gun owners think is a good idea.”

Peters first was drawn to the issue when the shooting at Sandy Hook in Newtown, Connecticut, occurred in late 2012, killing 20 children and six staff members.

The father of two recalls the palpable emotion in the chamber before the State of the Union the following January.

And he remembers his disappointment when the Senate killed the assault weapons ban of 2013, which was introduced

a month after the school tragedy. “So I thought that was it,” he said. “I thought if you can’t do anything in response to that kind of massacre then there really is no hope.”

What gives him hope now? A year ago, he did an event with San Diego’s former Mayor and Chief of Police Republican Jerry Sanders about background checks in San Diego.

“I go through these things all the time and who knows what’s going to interest people — ev-

eryone showed up, every camera showed up,” he said.

Peters said he sees progress in the presidential race as candidates are discussing gun laws.

“But, in Congress — nothing,” he said. So, he is going to the floor every week until the House votes.

“The interesting thing has been that it’s very arresting, people are paying attention,” he said. © 2016 CQ-Roll Call, Inc., All Rights Reserved. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

A divided Supreme Court considered President Barack Obama’s far-reaching immigration program affecting 4 million people Monday as hundreds of chanting protesters gathered outside.

The court heard oral arguments in Texas v. U.S., a challenge by the Lone Star State and 25 other states to the Obama administration’s 2014 policy allowing immigrant parents of U.S.-born or legal-resident children who have been here illegally since 2010 to defer deportation and get work permits.

Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents, or DAPA, never took effect because Texas secured a preliminary injunction against it. (The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, DACA, program applies to children brought to the U.S. illegally and is not affected by this case, except for the administration’s proposal to extend the work permit for so-called Dreamers to three years from two.)

Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. sparred Monday with Solicitor General Donald Verrilli Jr. over the government’s position that Texas did not have “standing” to sue the federal government. The state claims that having to issue an additional 500,000 driver’s licenses as a result of the program is a burdensome cost that gives it the right to sue.

The government counters that states would be able to sue over any program or regulation to which they objected.

Justice Anthony Kennedy, often the swing vote when the court had nine members, questioned the administration making a decision that he said belonged to Congress. “That seems to me to have it backward. It’s as if — that the president is setting the policy and the Congress is executing it. That’s just upside down.”

Obama acted after lawmakers failed to pass a comprehensive immigration overhaul in 2014.

The Supreme Court case is considered to be extremely political, with immigration a front-burner issue in the 2016 presidential campaign.

While the court seemed split during the oral arguments, White House press secretary Josh Earnest noted that rulings on the Affordable Care Act illustrate “how unwise it is to try to draw conclusions about the likely decision of the Supreme Court based solely on the questioning of the justices.”

He said a number of pundits had offered “some rather dire predictions” about Obama’s signature law after watching the court proceedings, only to end up “with some egg on their face” when the law was upheld.

In the presidential race, Republican front-runner Donald Trump has made immigration a centerpiece of his campaign, calling for the deportation of the approximately 11 million immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally.

To qualify for deferred action under DAPA, individuals must have lived continuously in the United States since Jan. 1, 2010, have to register with the government and must pass a criminal background check.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, front-runner for the Democratic nomination, issued a statement on the case.

“President Obama acted within his legal and constitutional authority in halting the deportation of parents and children, and I hope the court will uphold his actions,” she said. “If elected president, I will do everything I can to protect the president’s executive actions and go further to bring more people relief and keep families together.”

Justice Sonia Sotomayor sparred with Texas Solicitor General Scott Keller over the millions of immigrants in the United States illegally. Keller told her, “Congress has to grant the statutory authority first for the executive to be able to act.

And to do so, on a question that’s of this deep economic sig-

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indianastatesman.com CASE FROM PAGE 2 nificance, it would have to do so expressly.”

Sotomayor retorted, “Those nearly 11 million unauthorized aliens are here in the shadows. They are affecting the economy whether we want to or not.

The answer is, if Congress really wanted not to have an economic impact, it would — it would allot the amount of money necessary to deport them, but it hasn’t.”

The three female justices interjected frequently throughout the 90-minute argument — Justices Elena Kagan and Ruth Bader Ginsburg following on each other’s comments and those of Sotomayor.

Justice Clarence Thomas did not ask any questions, as is his custom, but he is considered a reliably conservative vote.

Observers were as deeply divided as the court.Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said in a statement, “Our

lawsuit to stop President Obama’s illegal immigration policy is about a concept as old as the nation’s founding: that one person cannot unilaterally change the law.”

Rebecca Acuna, executive director of the Dallas-based Latino Center for Leadership Development, said in a statement what the mostly Latino demonstrators were saying outside the Supreme Court.

“The outcome of these decisions could have a lifechanging impact on Texas families while also providing an economic boost to our state,” she said. “These policies will allow families with deep ties to this country to legally work and contribute even more to our economy.”

A decision is expected in June.

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Wednesday, April 20, 2016 • Page 3 UC FROM PAGE 2 ing himself against their bodies and forcing his tongue into their mouths.

The UC review of faculty guidelines was launched in October as the final piece of a comprehensive look at sexual harassment policies throughout the 10-campus system.

The committee was made up of administrators, faculty and two students.

In the report, which Napolitano released Monday along with her letter, the review committee said the campuses could not provide detailed data on faculty cases and that recordkeeping needed to be drastically improved.

Eight campuses provided partial data showing that 76 percent of 141 allegations made against faculty members between 2012 and 2015 were un-

substantiated or settled without a formal investigation.

Among 34 cases investigated, allegations in 11 of them were substantiated.

The committee also found widespread confusion and misunderstanding about the policies on campuses and no consensus on what should be done to improve the situation.

One of the biggest problems involved the secrecy surrounding faculty cases.

The committee recommended that those bringing a complaint should be informed of the outcome; Napolitano already has said that substantiated cases of sexual misconduct are public.

To address concerns about the lengthy process, Napolitano ordered up new rules to require that cases be completed within five months —

three for the investigation and two for adjudication — unless there are “exceptional circumstances.”

She also directed the committee to get rid of a 10-day deadline for filing charges after placing an accused faculty member on involuntary leave.

Another major complaint involved a rule that requires investigations to be launched within three years after administrators learn of allegations.

Napolitano asked the review committee to reconsider the time limit in cases where an official failed to inform the Title IX office of potential cases of sexual misconduct.

“Given the seriousness of these cases and the shortcomings that have been identified with existing processes … this work is crucial,” Napolitano wrote. “We must develop and implement policies and procedures that enable the university

to respond effectively to reports of faculty sexual harassment and sexual violence and to deal with substantiated cases firmly, fairly (and) promptly.”

Critics included UAW Local 5810, which represents 6,000 postdoctoral scholars, and Local 2865, which represents graduate students throughout the UC system.

Union officials have said they were not given adequate chances for input into the sexual harassment review process and that the Academic Senate had disproportionate influence in how cases were handled.

Among other things, the union opposed plans to require their members to report sexual harassment violations, saying it would create additional work and violate the privacy of victims. ©2016 Los Angeles Times.

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Sycamore Preview Day offers potential students a look at ISU Adrienne Morris Reporter

In high schools all across the country, students are preparing for the transition to college.

Indiana State University invited a group of high school juniors to campus for a day-long event Saturday to help them get a feel for campus, meet with faculty and staff, learn about different programs at Indiana State and get help understanding the application process.

Before the transition into college, students are often unaware of the steps that go into making a successful transition. Preview Day allows these students to become more comfortable with a prospective school and all it has to offer.

“It helps them figure out if they like the atmosphere and if they like the campus,” freshman Imani Stephens said.

The transition into college is not always easy.

Students go through a large change in just a short amount of time, and they do not always know how to cope with it. When students do not participate in a preview for a school, they may not always take a liking to the environment.

“I think it (Preview Day) did help me because at first I didn’t think I would like it, because it was a small town, but once I went and saw how it looked and experienced the environment I felt it was a good fit for me,” freshman Candace Hargrave said.

College is often a drastic change in a person’s life. It is important that students are significantly prepared before they are actually enrolled. The New York Times stated that students are coming into college with great levels of anxiety already. If students are not prepared well enough for their first year of college, they may become overwhelmed and suffer from depression.

Preview Day is not just to admire a school, but to help students feel comfortable with their transition into college.

Microsoft’s HoloLens headset allows users to see virtual objects — which Microsoft calls holograms -- projected onto the real world.

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San Jose Mercury News (TNS)

SAN FRANCISCO — My entry into the holographic world last week didn’t exactly go smoothly.

At times I couldn’t see any holograms. When I could, they were often floating far from where they were supposed to be.

And when I tried pinching my fingers in front of me to fire my virtual cannon at them, nothing happened.

With all the buzz surrounding Facebook’s Oculus Rift and the other virtual reality headsets that will be hitting store shelves this year, you may not have realized that there’s another perception-bending headset-based gadget that’s being released into the wild.

But last week, Microsoft released to developers its HoloLens prototype and some consumers will get their chance to see it soon.

I got to experience HoloLens at the company’s annual Build developer conference here.

If my experience was any indication, headsetbased augmented reality in general and HoloLens in particular aren’t anywhere close to being ready for prime time.

But that’s OK. Even with

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all the bugs and frustrations I experienced, the technology was very cool, and it was clear that it has lots of potential.

Starting this summer, visitors to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida will be able to don a HoloLens system to make a virtual visit to Mars with Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin serving as their holographic tour guide.

HoloLens could allow anatomy students to study body structures virtually.

And homeowners could even use HoloLens to view and collaborate on building or design projects or get help with their home improvement projects from trained professionals who could see what consumers are seeing as they walk through their yard, attic or garage.

Microsoft unveiled HoloLens early last year. Unlike the Rift, HoloLens doesn’t try to block you off from the real world and replace it with a virtual environment.

Instead, Microsoft’s headset allows users to see virtual objects — which Microsoft calls holograms — projected onto the real world.

The device has seethrough, wrap-around

lenses. In between them and your face are transparent screens that are placed right in front of each eye that are used to project the virtual images.

HoloLens differs from the Rift and the other highpowered virtual reality headsets in another way — it’s completely self-contained.

Built into the headset itself are processors, storage, communications radios and a host of sensors, so you can use it untethered.

That gives you a lot more freedom of movement that you get with Rift, which has to be connected at all times to a computer that provides its processing power.

With HoloLens, you can wander about a room, and because the lenses are transparent, you don’t have to worry about tripping over something you can’t see.

One of the neat features of HoloLens is that the holograms it projects don’t have to exist in just one headset. Instead, the virtual objects can potentially be viewed by multiple HoloLens wearers in the same place in real space at the same time.

In my demo, a group of six of us were able to view something that looked like

an alien spaceship as well as a hole in the ground from whence small floating robots were flying into the room around us. Although each of us was in a different place in the room, the virtual objects were located in the same real position for each of us. That’s a very cool feat because it required the system to calculate in real time where each of us was looking and where we were is in real space.

Of course, it would have been better if it worked consistently. After struggling to get my headset to work, I ended swapping it out to get the full experience.

You interact with HoloLens via physical buttons on its sides, voice commands and gestures that you make in front of your face where its built-in cameras can see them. I had trouble getting it to recognize my gestures, but some of that was due to the faulty demo unit I was using.

But the prototype had two bigger, and related, problems.

HoloLens’ screens offer an exceedingly narrow angle of view.

You can only see holograms if you are looking directly at them. If you move your head only a little bit in one direction or another, they’ll

disappear.

Unfortunately, the headset is bulky and hard to adjust to your head, particularly if you’re wearing glasses, as I was. I had a really difficult time positioning it so it was comfortable and so its screens were lined up properly.

It’s important to remember, though, that this isn’t yet a consumer product.

It almost certainly will be refined before it becomes one.

And despite HoloLens’ present shortcomings, it was fun to see all the ideas that Microsoft and its partners are exploring for how the gadget will be used.

Augmented reality systems like it could allow teachers to help students visualize concepts in ways they never could before; could help take companies offer much more effective customer support remotely — and could be a lot of fun.

As much excitement as is being generated by virtual reality, HoloLens and its descendants could end up being a lot more important and useful in our daily lives.

That is, once the bugs get worked out.

this process even more challenging.

Luckily there are a few steps that students can take to help hinder the bad habit of avoiding essays.

Gather Your Sources When getting the rubric of an essay, the first step that students should take is gathering the sources they plan on using for the assignment. This is an easy task and one that will motivate students to continue working toward completing their essay.

Two of the best resources to use when finding sources are Google Scholar and the ISU library database.

These helpful tools have thousands of academic journals that are filled with top-notch knowledge and

sources that are sure to help students receive high scores on their papers.

Write an Outline For those who struggle with starting an essay, the most effective way to get over this hump is to write an outline.

Many students use outlines because they serve as a solid foundation for the paper. When typing out an essay, have the first line say “introduction.”

Next, hit enter and type body paragraphs one, two, three, etc., and then end with conclusion.

Now, in between these titles, use dashes and give some detail on what each section will contain. This can include quotes from sources or a point you want

to highlight in the paper itself.

This is what makes using outlines a very helpful tool to use; they allow you to include all of the information students and professors want incorporated in the assignment.

Get Your Paper Checked by the Writing Center At the end of an essay, students are either confident with their work or slightly hesitant to turn the assignment in.

If hesitation is the case, taking the essay up the to the Writing Center located in the library. The students there will help eradicate the kinks that may be floating around in the paper.

This center will help with matters such as grammati-

cal errors and sentence fluency, factors that will essentially make or break a student’s paper.

The Writing Center is a resource that many students should utilize when dealing with written assignments troubles. Writing an essay can be an easy and time-efficient task — contrary to popular belief.

If students use their time wisely, breaking their days up and using them to complete little tasks that will ultimately lead to the completion of their essay, then the assignment will be a breeze.

Take the time to follow the steps above to have a well-written essay without carrying the burden of stress along the way.

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Music Playlist Finish the year strong with a solid essay Dajia Kirkland Features Editor

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1. Drake – “Worst Behavior” 2. Swim Deep – “King City” 3. A$AP Rocky – “Fashion Killa” 4. HAIM – “Don’t Save Me” (Cyril Hahn Remix) 5. Desiigner – “Panda” 6. Slow Hollows – “I’m Just as Bad as You Are” 7. Rihanna – “Consideration” 8.Grizzly Bear – “Two Weeks” 9. Madeintyo – “Uber Everywhere” 10. Drake – “Summer Sixteen”

At the beginning of each semester, students are handed a multitude of tedious and frequent homework assignments.

However, as we move into the final weeks of classes, many students find themselves drowning in a pool of essays.

In dealing with these five to 10- — or even 30-, for some — page documents, putting them off until the very last minute or not knowing where to begin tends to be a common mistake among campus members.

Writing an essay can be difficult for some and caving into these habits makes

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Amy Schumer is on top of the comedy world Kristin Tillotson

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Amy Schumer isn’t just a star. She’s a blindingly bright nova streaking through every pop-culture subset out there — TV, movies, publishing, social media and now, a return to stand-up touring. This time around, she’s playing not basement comedy clubs, but arenas.

Schumer’s book “The Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo,” for which she was reportedly paid at least $8 million, comes out in August. The fourth season of her Emmy- and Peabodywinning Comedy Central show, “Inside Amy Schumer,” premieres this week.

She wrote and starred in the summer 2015 hit movie “Trainwreck” with director Judd Apatow and just finished co-writing a script with Jennifer Lawrence.

This kind of meteoric rise has seldom been experienced by any stand-up comic, let alone a woman in a male-dominated field.

Why does Schumer reign supreme?

She’s not afraid to go there. No matter how vulgar, taboo or previ-

ously untrod the territory, Schumer sallies forth with descriptions of her sexual encounters, less-thanpristine underwear and a fearlessly scatological music video about the obsession with women’s butts.

(Sample lyric: “Milk, milk, lemonade/’round the corner fudge is made.”) She has the ability to shock unshockable audiences, or at least make them titter nervously.

She’s so darn likable.

Women in their 20s and 30s recognize themselves in her funny/tragic hookup stories. (“Nothing good ever happens in a blackout. I’ve never woken up and been like, ‘What is this Pilates mat doing out?’”)

Women of all ages want to be her for a night. And guys like her, too.

“She’s real, she’s hilarious, she’s unafraid to be herself,” said fan Emily Johnson, who was headed to a show with her boyfriend. “We love having a comedian in common to laugh at.”

Minneapolis comedy club tastemaker Louis Lee admires her authenticity.

“She’s so comfortable in her own skin and not afraid to express it,” said Lee, owner of Acme Com-

edy Club, where Schumer last appeared in 2013 doing a podcast with Doug Benson. “When you see her, you relate to her, men and women of all ages.”

She ingeniously skewers cultural norms. Schumer is at her best when poking holes in popular media’s lopsided expectations of women. From her HBO special: “In L.A., my arms register as legs. And my legs register as firewood.”

In one brilliant sketch from her show called “Last F— able Day,” Tina Fey, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Patricia Arquette explain how actresses have sell-by dates in Hollywood. In another, a star-studded spoof of the classic film “12 Angry Men,” an all-male jury debates whether she’s hot enough to be on TV. “I don’t think she’s protagonist hot,” says Kevin Kane.

“But Kevin James is?” shoots back John Hawkes.

A-listers love her. Scheduled for guest spots among dozens of others on her show this season are Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal, Liam Neeson, Julianne Moore, Jennifer Hudson, Anthony Bourdain and even “Hamilton” star Lin-Manuel Miranda, for

whom Amy, in a promo, demos her own Broadway musical based on Betsy Ross.

She’s got the look. If you don’t look like Amy, you’ve got a good friend who does.

She’s the all-American girl in a short, tight skirt, with a bod that doesn’t scream emaciation, someone at home at a smalltown fair or a big-city bar, strutting her stuff or doing the walk of shame.

But above all, it’s her personal mantra on attractiveness: “I say if I’m beautiful.

I say if I’m strong. You will not determine my story — I will.”

She recently called out Glamour magazine for calling her “plus-size,” tweeting “we are done with these unnecessary labels that seem to be reserved for women.”

She’s coated in trollproof Teflon.

Schumer gets eviscerated by online trolls, whom she blithely ignores or steamrolls over with her own social-media troops. She’s also survived accusations of joke stealing and casual racism in her humor with barely a scratch.

Her market-saturating streak can’t last forever, but

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Amy Schumer at the 21st Annual Critics’ Choice Awards on Jan. 17, 2016 in Los Angeles.

is she in danger of burning out?

“You never know in this business,” said Acme’s Lee. “It’s what you’re going to do tomorrow, the next movie, the next show. But right

now she’s the hottest female comic there is.”

Or maybe the hottest comic, period.

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Stay classy, my friends Kirstyn Quandt Columnist

We all know that first impressions mean a great deal. Between the good, the bad and the ugly, people rarely forget your mistakes or are sometimes too involved with their own issues to celebrate your victories.

But regardless, we must continue on, and although we may fumble our words and laugh at the most inappropriate of times, life is all about the impressions we leave on others.

Think of the times you’ve been incredibly nervous.

Maybe you are interviewing for what you regard as the most perfect internship opportunity near home or maybe you’re heading to meet your boyfriend’s family for the first time.

You find yourself to be a mix of nerves, fear and every other emotion bundled into one awkward mess.

You want to say all of the right things, be charming and at the same time, be yourself.

But more than anything, you are deathly terrified of messing up or sounding stupid; however, most times it is how we rebound from these mess-ups more than the fumbles themselves.

While first impressions are terribly important and I always recommend extra deodorant before any big occasion, I also argue that impressions can change and that what you leave people with is more important than most slip-ups you have along the way.

So how do you make sure that your lasting impression is genuine and exudes the utmost class?

There is one trick of the trade that makes you stand out to employers and speaks volumes of your character: a thank-you note.

First, head to TJ Maxx and peruse their stationery. While that is music to many of your ears, steer clear of all other goodies

unless they are necessities.

I have found that TJ Maxx has the best, most creative thank-you, birthday, and all-around celebratory card selection.

I recommend picking a wide variety, as it is always brilliant to keep many in your repertoire.

Just the other day I picked up a “Congrats, it’s a boy!” card from TJ just because it had safari animals on it with tails made of obnoxiously fluffy string.

Do I know anyone who is currently pregnant with a baby boy?

No; however, if in the future the opportunity presents itself then I will be prepared and for that I say, kudos to me.

I think one of the best things about sending thank you cards is the surprise they contain.

It doesn’t matter how or when you say it, but it means the world that you just do.

A thank-you note is like a bouquet of flowers, box of chocolates and hug rolled into one and more importantly, they unexpectedly fit nearly every occasion.

If you want to stand out, send your potential employer a thank-you note after that big interview.

Not only does it highlight your humility but it shows your thoughtful personality and potential upon being hired.

It’s a great, kind afterthought that inadvertently influences the way they view your interview and their image of you as a whole.

Or maybe you could surprise your parents with a thank-you note.

There are endless things to thank them for, whether it is a care package they send or maybe the gas money they put in your bank account.

But regardless, the note will not go unnoticed.

Most of us know how special random acts of kindness are.

From the little ones such as opening the door, to the larger ones such as paying for a stranger’s meal at a restaurant, it is truly amazing to see the thoughtfulness of individuals.

So why not show those

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Members of the Urban Warriors program huddle during a group meeting in Willow Springs, Illinois, on June 14, 2014. The program pairs military veterans with teens from neighborhoods on edge in Chicago to provide guidance and leadership for the youths.

Qualities of leadership Mason Moton Columnist

Leadership — the action of leading a group of people or organization.

To be a leader, one must be known to defeat constraints, find a new way, know exactly what one desires to do and seek advice from others that aims to perfect one’s goals as opposed to direct one’s goals.

Leaders need the fortitude to lead by example and inspire others.

The old adage, “Do as I say, not as I do,” can diminish one’s capability to convey strong and positive influences on those they lead.

Once you are thrust into a position of leadership, you must really be interested in the people you are leading.

“Do as I do,” is the most important proverb in the aspect of leadership.

In an international sur-

vey that asked participants what are the qualities they look for in a leader, the top four responses were: competence, inspiration, forward-thinking and honesty.

For women, leadership may be assumed more naturally than it can be for men — especially for mothers.

Mothership is a natural role that utilizes leadership in its most essential sense.

That is why many female CEOs or bosses of some sort may be viewed as motherly in their interactions with their teams.

No doubt, maternal leadership styles are effective; they employ understanding, uniquely viewing individuals and they utilize emotional intelligence, fairness and firmness.

Person-to-person interaction should never be under-minded.

No matter how one may feel about some, no matter one’s prejudices or assumptions about another, one can normally gauge the level of sincerity one has in a given relationship.

This is why it is important to lead in a way that

shows respect, dignity and consistency.

Leaders must help others feel like they are a part of something bigger than themselves; they must help others feel like they are growing, that they are learning, that they are maturing and improving life.

They must also give people a sense of possibility and feel selected as opposed to being scripted.

This will add to the body of work that is produced within a group. For this, communication is vital.

One doesn’t have to be charismatic or off-thewall to convey a vision, but effective assessments that gauge a group’s understanding of the task at hand will not only show that a leader cares, but it also improves organization and fluidity.

Leaders should be looking to the future for where one wants to be. This is something that is essential to one’s process toward accomplishment.

Making strategic alliances with individuals related to one’s goals cannot be overlooked either, because it is the long-term aspects one must consider

in their planning and step making.

Women make great leaders. Capability and capacity are gender neutral, but women seem to be better suited for most leadership qualities.

At Northwest University, 45 studies found that people-focused leadership or transformational leadership is more effective than transactional leadership, which focuses on supervision, organization and group performance.

This study also confirmed that women are better at the transformational leadership.

The idea that leaders are born and not made is undetermined. Leadership can be seen in all sorts of ways: in school communities, in corporations and in clubs, for example.

One thing that is common for leaders is optimism. Optimism trumps charisma, because it is a way of seeing the world.

It is a core-constant value that is one’s way of life as opposed to being a switch one can turn on and off at whim.

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Pushing ourselves always important to survival

Casey Ewart Columnist

People need to be pushed. That is how our species survives. You needed a push to take your first steps as a baby. You needed to be pushed to learn to ride your bike without training wheels. You need to be pushed to do your best to complete greatness in the future.

Ms. Norbury, played

by Tina Fey, from “Mean Girls” said, “Because I’m a pusher. I push people.”

Most people know what motivates or pushes them to be or do their best.

We live in a diverse society that allows everyone to have different motivators.

That being said, those motivators can be positive or negative. Some motivators might even fall into both of those categories.

A positive example of a motivator is awards. One of my high school math classes competed with another math class by the highest class percentage on test scores. If our class won, we received doughnuts and milk.

Another way to think about it is we need a C or

better in the classes that we are majoring in so that we can graduate.

This is a motivator for people to take their classes seriously. This way they do not have to repeat them and push back graduation time while spending more money.

Also when it comes to grades, it is nice to be recognized on the Dean’s list or by receiving the Outstanding Junior and Senior Awards.

To be recognized on the Dean’s list, students must receive a 3.5 GPA. For the Outstanding Junior and Senior Awards, students must receive a 3.25 GPA and send in an application with a letter of recommendation.

Not only does accomplishing these goals look good on a resume, they give a sense of accomplishment.Other people may have a different sense of accomplishment.

A negative example of a motivator is bad habits.

Instead of just quitting bad habits, especially ones that involve money, some people do what they need to so they can continue to support them.

People might be on street corners asking other people for money or they might participate in unlawful acts to satisfy their need of the bad habit.

People doing what they feel they need to do to accomplish what they need to accomplish is where life

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can go awry.

For example, comparing yourself to other people either that you see in a magazine or in real life may cause you to want to lose weight.

Losing weight itself can be a motivator that falls into both categories because it depends on how and why you want to lose weight.

One might see losing weight as a positive motivator if they diet by eating right and in appropriate proportions.

The people that follow this are thinking of the end result and taking the healthy way to achieve their goal.

However, one might see losing weight as a negative

motivator if he or she diets by taking dieting pills or developing an eating disorder.

Not all motivators are positive or negative, some are in between. The end result is what motivates people.

However, we need to take a deep look at how we want to accomplish that goal.

Do we really need to do whatever it takes, even if it means harming ourselves or breaking the law?

We need people that are always in our corner to keep us on the right track and hold us accountable.

We need them to be real with us when we are allowing negative motivators to consume us and take us down a dark path.

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Be who you are.

There are many theories

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It is important not to lose one’s self in their position because without the internal compass that led the leader to their role, they may find themselves not leading at all.

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“We made the Final Four in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014,” Biggs said of the team’s success. “In the spring, we play in our league tournament. In 2015 we won the tournament, and in 2016 we were runner-up. We also host and compete in the Kings of the Pitch tournament in April. Last year we placed a great place to start. second, and this year we So when the Baxter in made the semifinals.” your life eats the whole The current roster that wheel of cheese, don’t let it go unnoticed. Send them a sincere congratulatory note. And always remember: stay classy, my friends.

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As the school year and rugby season quickly wind down, the club has set their sights to the remainder of the April, as well as 2017. “(We want) to continue our appearance in our leagues spring tournament final, make our first appearance in the state final, and win the state final,” Biggs said. “We also plan to send a team to the National Small College 7’s qualifier in the spring.”

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and joining the team can do much more than just becoming physically fit.

“The physicality of rugby is unmatched by any other sport (with) light foam padding less than (one half of an) inch (being) allowed. Keeping your body in shape is a key to keeping safe and performing well,” Biggs added. “Being on a rugby team is unlike any other sport when it comes to the level of friendship you have. Not only is the sport physically challeng-

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Club Rugby succeeds at ISU Adler Ingalsbe

Assistant Sports Editor

Indiana State University offers numerous clubs and organizations for students to join and be a part of during their time in Terre Haute.

One of those options is the men’s club rugby team.

Rugby involves teams of 15 who kick, throw and carry an oval ball down the field with the object of getting it passed the goal line or kicked through a field goal post to score points.

While players are allowed to kick and carry the ball forward, they can only throw it laterally or backward.

Like football, the opponents try to stop the team with possession of the ball by tackling them, but instead of punting on fourth down, the only way to get the ball is to force the opposition to turn the ball over or receive the kick after a score.

With the game not being one of the most popular games in the United States, Indiana State University brought it to the fold as a club team a few years ago.

After being restarted in 2010 by a combination of current students and alumni, the team has done what it wanted to do — spread the word about the sport and getting Sycamores involved in it.

Justin Biggs, the men’s club rugby team’s president and captain, said the team has practices throughout the school year, with breaks during the holidays.

“We practice in the fall three days per week at the rec practice field (located) on first and Locust Street from August (to) October.

In the spring, we practice in the north gym (of the) arena from January (to) March and then outside until April,” Biggs said.

Since the restart of the organization, the club, which competes in the Indiana division of the NSCRO Small College League and plays other men’s rugby teams in their league with hopes of earning a spot in the state playoffs for a chance to advance to the national tournament, has had a lot

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Softball gears up for Ramblers Wednesday Brice Bement Reporter

Indiana State University softball continues its Missouri Valley Conference schedule with home double-header against Loyola University Wednesday at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.

The Sycamores recently traveled to Carbondale, Illinois to play a MVC game against Southern Illinois University in a three-game series where they won the first game Saturday 3-0, lost their second game 8-0, and then won the series by winning the third game on Sunday, 2-1.

ISU sophomore Bailey Benefiel pitched all seven innings in game one and only gave up three hits.

The Sycamores had a total of seven hits for the game.

Junior Rylee Holland led the Sycamores, going 3-4 at the plate. Freshman Bailey Martin followed her with a 2-3 performance.

In the second game, Benefiel pitched the first inning for the Sycamores, giving up four earned runs.

Senior Taylor Lockwood came in to pitch for the first time this season after missing much of it due to injury.

She pitched four innings and allowed only one earned run. Sophomore Rachel Overton finished out the game, giving up two earned runs.

Indiana State struggled at the plate with just two hits. Holland went 1-2 while junior Brooke Rie-

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The Sycamores return home from their series against Southern Illinois to face Loyola in a double-header.

menschneider picked up a hit as well.

Lockwood pitched the entire third game for the Sycamores, only giving up one earned run. Holland and senior Kelsey Montgomery led ISU’s offense with two hits each.

Indiana State is sitting in ninth place in the MVC with a conference record of 5-8. Loyola sits behind them in last place with a record of 2-10, while the top team of the conference is Drake, with a record of 12-2.

Loyola recently played Northern Iowa in a three-

game series where they lost all three games. Loyola’s pitchers consist of sophomore Madison Hope with a 3.22 ERA, senior Ashley Rogers with a 3.37 ERA, freshman Keenan Dolezal with a 3.71 ERA and freshman Kiley Jones with an ERA of 3.90.

The Ramblers’ leading hitter is junior Erica Nagel with an average of .471.

Following her is sophomore Brooke Wyderski who is hitting .416, while senior Katy LaCivita comes in with a batting average of .314.

The last time the Syca-

mores faced Loyola was last year where they lost 7-6, won 9-6, and then won 7-6 in the finale. Each time around the Ramblers got a heavy dose of Lockwood, who is expected to pitch again today.

In the first game, Lockwood pitched nine innings for the Sycamores, giving up six runs and five earned runs. The game went into extra innings.

Lockwood started game two but lasted just 1.2 innings after giving up five earned runs. For Loyola, Hope started in the circle the first two innings and

then Rogers came in for her for the last four.

In the last game, ISU pitched Lockwood for five innings, giving up four runs and three earned runs.

Riemenschneider and senior Alexa Cavin each went 3-4 at the plate in the game, giving their pitcher a little more backup.

Loyola again pitched Hope for six innings and Rogers for three innings.

The games can be seen via free live video on GoSycamores.com.

Indiana State will also be home Saturday to play Evansville in a three-game series.

Baseball set for Purdue rematch Zach Rainey Reporter

After picking up their second straight series win against the Illinois State Redbirds, Indiana State baseball travels to West Lafayette for a rematch against the Purdue Boilermakers this evening.

Indiana State defeated the Boilermakers 4-1 when the two teams faced off at Bob Warn Field earlier this month.

In the last matchup, Weston Rivers got the start for the Sycamores, going five innings and giving up just one run on two hits with three walks and five strikeouts.

ISU got the lead early

and never looked back.

Andy DeJesus led the game off with a walk and later scored on an Andy Young double.

Young would also come around to score later in the inning off a Kaden Moore single.

The Sycamores extended their lead off a solo shot from Hunter Owen in the third, and that proved to be the decisive blow in the game.

After Damon Olds came in for relief of Rivers, it was the freshman Triston Polley that stole the show. He pitched the remaining 2 2/3 innings, allowing just one hit and striking out four of the nine batters he faced.

Since that game, the Boilermakers remain off the tracks with just a 5-27 record to their name.

They get good production from their lineup, with Kyle Johnson and Cody Strong batting above .300 respectively, not to mention the power possessed by the bulking lefty Kyle Wood, who has a teamhigh 10 home runs this season.

It’s their pitching that’s left more to be desired this season. Their top starters, Tanner Andrews and Mike Lutz, have both started seven games this year. Andrews is 1-4 with a 4.79 era.

What is most telling is his strikeout-to-walk ratio, walking 21 batters while

only striking out 20. Lutz hasn’t been much better, laying claim to a 1-4 record with a 4.91 era in seven starts.

Two Sycamores in particular are having monstrous seasons at the plate. Owen leads the team with his .368 batting average and is second only to Young in home runs with four.

Moore isn’t having too shabby of a season either, hitting .350 and leading the team with 34 RBIs. DeJesus’s .293 average is third-best on the team and leads the Sycamores in triples with four. His speed shows on the base paths as well. Dejesus also impresses with his intelligence and awareness on

the base paths is something that old-school baseball fans will love instantly.

While there are Sycamores having great seasons at the plate, it’s the pitching that’s lead this team, and it continues to improve.

Ryan Keafabber is 4-2 with a 3.18 ERA and has established himself as the team’s go-to on the mound with Dan Peterson and Austin Conway out for the season due to injury.

Closer Jeremy McKinney also has five saves on the year.

First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday with audio available on 1230 AM WIBQ. Fee-based video is available on Big Ten Network Plus.