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Friday, April 22, 2016
Volume 123, Issue 79
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Police report details incident between preacher, ISU visitor Marissa Schmitter Photo Editor
Students recognized the sign, “Fear God,” indicating the preachers are back on campus. On Monday, what usually are only verbal altercations turned physical. A preacher representing The Campus Ministry USA was reported grabbing a man, who is not an Indiana State University student, by the fountain after the man took the preacher’s chair and sat down in it. The report made by ISU Public Safety stated that the preacher was upset that his chair was taken. The preacher then grabbed the man by the arm, pulled him up and the preacher reclaimed his chair. The report shows that the preacher admitted to grabbing the man because the chair had been taken. The report also states that nail marks were left on the man’s arm. The man did not charge the preacher, but Public Safety Chief of Police Joe Newport said it is up to the prosecutor what happens in this case. “The prosecutor always, always, has the determination on
formal charges,” Newport said. “(The man) made a complaint to the police, the police gather the information and we present it to the prosecutor’s office to see if there is enough information to file a charge.” The call is a hard one, Newport said. “In this case, it is a really close call,” Newport said. “Because it appears that there was some provocation on the part of the people around the preacher, and the preacher reacts. Now, that doesn’t give him a pass to touch somebody in a rude way, but there are some issues here. One of the issues was that the chair was pulled away from the preacher.” A few students witnessed the incident. Gabrielle McLellan, freshman criminology major, was arguing with the preacher when the man was grabbed. “It was me and two guys and we were sitting in front of the chairs (at the fountain) and whatnot, just going back and forth with the preacher,” McLellan said. “The guy who was initially assaulted had taken the second black chair and stacked it on top of the other and sat down and was waiting for the preacher
to turn around. The preacher turned around and start yelling him ‘you stole my chair, get out of my chair.’ The preacher got up in his face. (The preacher) grabbed the gentleman’s arm — the kid had nail marks on his arm.” Freshman music education major Lynnly Schroeder was also sitting at the fountain when the man and the preacher had the disagreement. “(The preacher) is actually a really nice guy,” Schroeder said. “He was talking about the five stages of taking in people. Most of the things he says to the crowd, he doesn’t mean them. He’s just trying to get the people to know that they’re sinners, and how they respond. He wants them to realize what they’re saying to him (and the other preachers). He’s a nice guy and he just got frustrated.” Newport reminds those on campus that the preachers have a right to express their opinions. “They’re not allowed to be in buildings, and they are not allowed to block people’s paths,” Newport said. “They can’t block entrances and exits, and they can’t be so loud that it disrupts the daily function of business. Outside of that, any place that is
Spectrum hosts Drag Review Show Hazel Rodimel Copy Editor
Indiana State University students filled the seats of Dede 1 Tuesday at 7 p.m. for the Drag Review Show, hosted by Spectrum, the LGBT campus organization. Unlike the drag pageant held every fall, this event was not a contest, instead allowing kings and queens alike to showcase their talents noncompetitively. Performers for the review show included current Ms. ISU Drag Superstar Cheryle Teaseman, Mr. ISU Drag Superstar Tommy Lovegun, former Ms. Gay ISU 2013 Nikki St. Queer, James Bondage, Brittany Sapphire and surprise performer Hans Cuff. The theme for the show was Drag Roulette; around 45 preselected songs were spun on a digital wheel, and the performers had to lip-sync and dance to whichever song it landed on, whether they were familiar with it or not. The numbers included classics such as “Man in the Mirror” by Michael Jackson and “Proud Mary” by Tina Turner, along with more contemporary songs like “The Hills” by The Weeknd and “Super Bass” by Nicki Minaj. Vice president of Spectrum Robin Tuttle, a junior political science major, is in charge of all things drag at ISU, and said planning these events can take months. “Basically, we start out with what idea for the show we want, like a theme,” Tuttle said. “We tell performers who are interested in performing the theme, so it might entice them more to come. We reach out to performers here in Terre Haute, also in Bloomington and Indianapolis. Besides that, all I really have to do is organize some volunteers to help with decorations and lighting.” Doubling as performer James Bondage, Tuttle is forced to balance her work as vice president and as drag king. “Actually, in the constitution of Spectrum, vice president is not allowed to be in any of the pageants,” Tuttle said. “I’m only allowed to do the review shows, which kind of upsets me, but it’s fine because I perform drag four nights a week.” Former Spectrum executive and senior chemistry major
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Brittany Sapphire (top) and Tommy Lovegun (middle) entertain the crowd. James Bondage (bottom) joins the crowd in dancing.
Samantha Smith said approximately 165 students showed up to support their local drag. Alexis Davis, a sophomore biology major, attended the show after enjoying her experience at the fall pageant. “I was here last year for their drag competition; this is the second one I’ve been to and it’s re-
ally fun. It’s just really entertaining. It’s just a good way to relax and not focus on work all the time.” Spectrum meets Tuesdays in the Hulman Memorial Student Union. The organization is in the process of planning the fall drag pageant.
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Preachers hold a “Fear God” sign at the fountain Monday.
designated as a public area, they are allowed there just as you and I are. When they say things that are provocative, unfortunately, there is a level of protected speech.”
Newport also clarified that the fountain was not shut off due to the preacher’s presence. “The fountain was scheduled for routine maintenance that day,” Newport said.
Kansas State University is sued over alleged frat house rapes Mara Rose Williams
The Kansas City Star (TNS)
Two Kansas State University students are suing the university claiming it failed to investigate after the women reported being raped at campus-recognized fraternity houses. In separate lawsuits filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Kansas, the women accuse the university of violating Title IX, the federal genderdiscrimination law that protects students against sexual violence and harassment. The suits also accuse Kansas State of negligence in failing to warn and protect the women against a “foreseeably dangerous environment” at the university, and of falsely promoting Greek life on the Manhattan campus as “fun and safe.” In both cases, the students reported rapes, which allegedly occurred at different fraternity houses, to the university. But according to the suits, the students were told that the school would not investigate in either case because the fraternity houses where the alleged rapes occurred were located off campus. The suits take issue with that claim since the alleged rapes involved Kansas State students. The suit said that “under Title IX schools … have an obligation to respond to student-on-student sexual harassment that initially occurred off school grounds … if a student files a complaint with the school …” In a statement Wednesday, the university said it “does not discuss litigation matters in the media, nor do we publicly discuss individual reports of discrimination, including sexual violence.” The statement also said “the university has a strong policy prohibiting discrimination, including sexual violence, and provides a multitude of resources and assistance to students and employees.” Sara Weckhorst, of Doylestown, Pennsylvania, and Tessa Farmer, of Overland Park, Kansas, are seeking unspecified monetary damages and want the university to investigate their rape claims. “They want the university held accountable, and don’t want this to happen to other women,” said Cari Simon, the Washington, D.C., lawyer representing both women. Their suits, Simon said, “join a growing chorus of students standing up for their rights un-
der Title IX.” Campus sexual assaults — and universities’ responses — have been pushed to the forefront nationwide in recent years. The Kansas State suits are being handled by the Fierberg National Law Group in Washington, D.C., which specializes in campus-related rape cases. Simon questioned whether Kansas State has put off-campus fraternity houses off-limits when it comes to investigating reports that university students have been raped there. In Weckhorst’s suit, she alleged that as a Kansas State freshman she was raped multiple times by two university students during an April 26, 2014, fraternity event and later the same evening at a frat house. The fraternity house was not identified in the lawsuit. But Weckhorst’s lawyer said the alleged incident occurred at the Sigma Nu Fraternity house. At one point, the suit says, Weckhorst was taken by a fraternity member to what is called “the sleep room,” lined with beds, and was raped there. The suit says more than a dozen students partying at the house witnessed the alleged rape, “some taking photographs and shared on social media.” The suit says Weckhorst was intoxicated, confused and at one point blacked out. The following day, Weckhorst went to the Kansas State Health Center for treatment, and reported the assaults to the university Women’s Center, the Manhattan Rape Crisis Center and the Kansas State Affirmative Action Office. The suit says that after being told the university would not investigate, Weckhorst went to Riley County police. Arthur Hoge, a lawyer for Sigma Nu, told The New York Times that a fraternity investigation of Weckhorst’s rape claim found that “no member of Sigma Nu was the alleged assailant, and no off-campus chapter event or party occurred on the day of the event.” However, the university did sanction the fraternity for serving alcohol, the suit said. In the second lawsuit, Farmer says she was raped by an unknown Kansas State student at a fraternity house on March 6, 2015, after a night of partying with friends. Farmer became very intoxicated, the suit said. She was driven home about 2
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Friday, April 22, 2016
ISU Panel discusses mediated politics Tyler Davis Reporter
A panel of communication and journalism experts from the Indiana State University and surrounding community met Monday in the Cunningham Memorial Library Events Area to discuss mediated politics and to shed light on the coverage of campaigns and the controversy that revolves around them. Specific topics that were touched on included political polarization, public engagement, the blame placed on the media and how gender plays a role in how candidates are viewed and perceived among the public. The community event enlisted the expertise of Indiana State faculty Dr. Lori Henson, assistant professor of journalism Dr. Philip Glende, director of Student Media Dr. Mary L. Kahl, professor of communication and special guest Michelle Johnson, news manager at WFYI-FM in Indianapolis. The mediated politics session began with a presentation by Henson on the state of media audiences pertaining to political coverage. It was made apparent during the discussion that the majority of those who engage in following political coverage do so by way of major television networks such as CNN and Fox before turning to other forms of media coverage like NPR and other public broadcasting stations. Although studies have shown
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Far left: Michelle Johnson, News manager, WFYI-FM, Middle left: Dr. Philip Glende, Director of Student Media, ISU, Middle right: Dr. Mary Kalh, Department of Communication, ISU, and Far right: Dr. Lori Henson, Department of Communication, ISU gather to discuss mediated politics while shedding light on the controversy that revolves around campaigns.
that a vast percentage of the population does tune into the larger syndicates, these numbers do not necessarily accurately portray how much these viewers trust those networks. “Of CNN’s audience, only 54 percent say they trust CNN, and that was the highest number in the entire survey,” said Henson. “About half of those who were surveyed said they trust major network news programs.”
Henson also pointed out that satire comedy shows such as “The Colbert Report” and “The Daily Show” ranked higher in trust ratings than some of the more traditional news programs such as “The Rush Limbaugh Show.” Michelle Johnson, who followed the first presentation, seemed to agree with Henson that where we get our information affects how we view the
Concert featuring ISU bands pays tribute to Columbine massacre victims Joe Lippard
Assistant Opinions Editor
Indiana State University’s Symphonic and Concert Bands gave a concert on April 19. The theme of the concert was markedly American — most of the pieces performed Tuesday were written by American composers. The most popular composer of the night was Frank Tichelli, who wrote two of the pieces performed, including “An American Elegy,” composed to pay tribute to the victims of the Columbine High School Massacre that occurred on April 20, 1999. The concert started off with a piece called “Galop” by Russian composer Dmitrti Shostakovich performed by the Concert Band and conducted by Dr. Nikk Pilato. “Galop” was from one of Shostakovich’s 1958 opera “Moscow, Cheryomushki.” Freshman music education major Kaitlyn Berkshire performed the piece, and said “Galop” was her favorite piece to perform because “it was such a high-energy piece.” Berkshire said that the Con-
cert Band rehearsed once a week for two hours and that she “enjoyed the rehearsals and the performance because Pilato made them really fun.” Between pieces Pilato stressed that concerts did not always have to be serious, somber affairs and that they could be fun. One of the highlights of the concert band’s portion of the concert was a piece composed by Frank Tichelli based on traditional Shaker songs called “Simple Gifts.” Shakers were a religious sect that broke off from the Quakers in the 18th century. Freshman social work major Michaela Short had a positive view of the concert, particularly “Simple Gifts.” “I liked ‘Simple Gifts,’” Short said. “I play trumpet and the trumpet part in the piece is interesting.” In the second half of the concert, Dr. Roby George conducted the ISU Symphonic Band. The second piece that the symphonic band performed was called “An American Elegy,” a piece also composed by Tichelli. Tichelli composed the piece
to honor those who died in the Columbine massacre in 1999. Included in the song is Columbine High School’s alma mater, which Tichelli also composed after the massacre. George gave the anniversary of the shooting as his reason for choosing to add the piece to the ensemble’s repertoire. Wednesday marked the 17th anniversary of the Columbine Shooting. On April 20, 1999, two students at Columbine High School named Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold shot and killed 12 students and a teacher and injured 21 more people. The two students then took their own lives in the library of the school. George said that he was “very pleased” with how the concert went. “They worked really hard,” George said. “I keep asking, demanding that they play at a higher level, so the music is getting harder each time out.” The concert was the final performance of the season for both the Symphonic and Concert Bands.
Correction: In the Wednesday, April 20 issue of the Indiana Statesman in the front-page story about ISU’s Tandem race, the names of the two winners of the “Hot Wheels” title were misspelled. The correct names are Sammy Velazquez and Cole Marder. We regret the error.
world. Johnson mentioned that “public radio is not nearly as driven by the same profit motives and imperatives as commercial media,” and therefore has become more trusted than public television broadcasting. “It’s about a relationship with the audience, public radio is like that friend who you would want to sit down and think with; and I love that,” Johnson said.
With trust appearing as the overarching theme for the night’s event, the next speaker, Glende, chose to continue the talks with a discussion of how a certain candidate in this election cycle does not trust the media. “I think we should focus on Trump’s casual but aggressive attacks on media credibility and viability; and I want to say that blaming the media works because of a deep-seeded and growing mistrust of news organizations in general.” Glende focused on how Trump tends to blame media for negative attention, although he does not recognize the same media for his rise in popularity and the continuous coverage of his campaign. The last to speak at the event, Dr. Mary Kahl, rounded up the dialogue with an analysis of how female candidates are mistreated in comparison to their male counterparts. Specifically talking about Sen. Hillary Clinton, Kahl pointed out that “if you were to look at the behaviors of Cruz and Clinton side-by-side, you would see that the questions asked about Hillary and whether she is warm and approachable, are not the same questions given to Cruz.” Kahl discussed how female candidates are usually labeled as “soft” while the male candidate is referred to as “authoritative,” and how more often than not female candidates are the recipients of unjust treatment by the media.
Haley Barbour Jr. is sued, accused of assaulting a man in DC Tony Pugh
McClatchy Washington Bureau (TNS)
A man who claims he was assaulted last year by the son of former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court on Tuesday seeking more than $75,000 in damages. Kurtis King, of Bethesda, Maryland, says Haley Reeves Barbour Jr. punched him roughly 12 times in the face and head after King “complimented” Barbour’s wife on the night of April 30, 2015. According to the lawsuit, King sustained “numerous cuts and bruises on his face, neck, arms and knees” and his “nose was bleeding excessively and was visibly out of place.” King was taken by ambulance from downtown Washington to George Washington University Hospital, where was treated for a fractured nose, the lawsuit says. Barbour has pleaded not guilty to charges of assault with significant bodily injury stemming from the incident. The case is scheduled for a jury trial Nov. 15 before Superior Court Judge Anita Josey-Herring. If
RAPE FROM PAGE 1 a.m., but later that night went with an old high school friend to his fraternity house, where according to the suit she was left alone in his frat room and allegedly raped by another Kansas State student and fraternity member who had been hiding in a closet. The fraternity was not identified in the suit, but Farmer’s lawyer said her client claims the rape happened at the Phi Delta Theta house by a member of that fraternity. A spokesman for the fraternity could not be reached for comment. But Sean Wagner, chief operating officer of Phi Delta Theta’s national office, said in a statement to The New York Times that his office became aware of the allegations in February. “An investigation occurred determining it was an isolated incident, and the person responsible was removed from memberhip,” Wagner said. The suit says Farmer reported the assault immediately, first going to a hospital for treatment
convicted, Barbour could face several years in jail. According to King’s lawsuit, he and several friends were in a downtown office when they walked by Barbour’s wife, who appeared to be standing alone. King “complimented her appearance” and kept walking when he heard someone behind him shouting “and making fun of his hairstyle,” the suit claims. King turned and allegedly saw Barbour running toward him. King’s lawsuit claims that Barbour attacked him and that he did not fight back but took cover in a fetal position. The lawsuit claims that Barbour, his wife and one of their friends then took off on foot in different directions. One of King’s friends followed Barbour into a nearby bar, where Barbour was later arrested after allegedly meeting up with his wife and their other friend. King is seeking damages for “severe mental anguish,” medical costs and loss of income. Barbour’s attorney, Marlon C. Griffith, did not immediately return a call seeking comment. ©2016 McClatchy Washington Bureau. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
and then to Riley County police. Her case is still under investigation by police. Prosecutors, however, are not pursuing the Weckhorst rape claim, Simon said. “Unfortunately prosecutors often decline cases that involve alcohol,” said Simon. “Prosecutors don’t have to take those cases, but schools, by law, are obligated to investigate reports of rape.” Simon said that in addition to the suits, the university is under federal investigation by the Department of Education because of the way it has responded in these two reports of alleged rape. She said her firm picks campus rape cases that are “significant” in the national movement to curb sexual violence on college campuses. “This school made the call to ignore rape at fraternities,” Simon said. “Fraternities are a hotbed of sexual assault. If other schools follow K-State we lose momentum” in the effort stop rape on college campuses. ©2016 The Kansas City Star (Kansas City, Mo.). Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC. Page designed by Hannah Boyd
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Outstanding Student Organization Leader Kaleigh Decker J.D. Miller Distinguished Service Award Aryn Richey Student Organization Advisor of the Year Award
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Congratulations to all of the 2016 Sycamore Leadership Awards Recipients Freshman Junior Graduate Student Leadership Awards Leadership Awards Leadership Awards Mason Gay James Kramer Samuel Velazquez Natalie Shanks
Aryn Richey Dylan Campbell Jalen Faith Mariangel Morales
Nicolas C Merritt Katherine Lugar Rashad Crawford
Outstanding Student Senior Sophomore Organization Member Leadership Awards Leadership Awards Dylan Stolz Andrew Hile Michael Platt Tanner Shipman
Cheyanne Jenkins Ghassan Zalam Hannah Willocks Rodney Lockman
Timdrick Stewart Dylan Stolz
Programming Series of the Year Award State Dance Marathon Program of the Year Award Females in Technology Cultural Program of the Year Award Hispanic Student Association Service Project of the Year Award Baptist Collegiate Ministry Most Improved Student Organization of the Year C.H.I.L.L. Student Organization of the Year Award State Dance Marathon Sycamore Experience Award The Forest Sycamore Blue Award Trend Setters
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Volunteer opportunities abound at ISU Adrienne Morris Reporter
In life, people often look for ways to show their appreciation for their communities. One way to do so is by volunteering. On college campuses, volunteering can be a way to get involved, be productive, add to your resume and help others in the process. Volunteering is important on college campuses because it is a way to give back. People who attend college are privileged in ways that they sometimes might not always acknowledge. While in college it can be easy to forget about the responsibilities one has to the world, but there are many opportunities at Indiana State University for students to get involved. In the beginning of the school year, Indiana State hosts its annual Donaghy Day, which allows students to volunteer in the community. Indiana State University also has a number of other events to volunteer with on campus. Fraternities and Sororities organize Stop and Serve, which allows students to get involved on campus and help others in the process.
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Since Americans first heard the term global warming in the 1970s, the weather has actually improved for most people living in the U.S. But it won’t always be that way, according to a new study. Research shows Americans typically — and perhaps unsurprisingly — like warmer winters and dislike hot, humid summers. And they reveal their weather preferences by moving to areas with conditions they like best. A new study in the journal Nature has found that 80 percent of the U.S. population lives in counties experiencing more pleasant weather than they did 40 years ago. “Virtually all Americans are now experiencing the much milder winters that they typically prefer, and these mild winters have not been offset by markedly more uncomfortable summers or other negative changes,” write Patrick Egan, a political scientist at New York University, and Megan Mullin, professor of environmental politics at
Indiana State celebrates Earth Day Rileigh Roberson Reporter
ISU Communications and Marketing
A member of an ISU sorority pulls weeds in downtown Terre Haute as a part of the Spring Donaghy Day on April 15.
Terre Haute provides places to volunteer including hospitals, after school programs, senior citizens centers or helping the homeless. “I think it’s important that we have so many opportunities to give back because it allows for us to show our appreciation while helping others,” freshman Marquise Jones said.
Throughout the world, there will always be people who cannot help themselves and people who may be less privileged. People who volunteer are able to give their services to people who may need it. It is the duty of college students — and all citizens of the world for that matter — to make the world a better place. By helping others who
are less fortunate or causes that are important to the world, people are also helping themselves be better people and creating lifelong memories. Indiana State University has so many opportunities that allow students to have hands-on experience in making the world a better place to live The vast amount of opportunities that college
students have to offer can help them land jobs in the future when they graduate. Although volunteering can make a resume seem great, the purpose of volunteering is not always to create opportunities for one’s self. Visit the Indiana State University website to see the different opportunities to volunteer and get involved on and off campus.
Global warming has made weather better for most in US — but don’t get used to it Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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Duke University. It’s hard to complain about sunny days, but the researchers foresee a problem. If Americans think climate change has benefited their lives so far, they’ll have little motivation to demand action or overcome apathy in responding to global warming, the scientists write. By the end of the century, however, the study predicts the pleasant weather trend to reverse as summers heat up to uncomfortable temperatures. If greenhouse gas emissions continue unchecked, 88 percent of the current population will live in areas where the weather is less pleasant than it was before. The paper does not predict how changing weather patterns will influence migration patterns over the coming century. “We’ve received warmer winters without paying the price for hotter summers,” Mullin said in an interview. “But when you look forward … that’s going to shift, and Americans will experience weather, by their current preferences, they’re going to think of as worse.”
In the study, Egan and Mullin wanted to see how the public’s experience with weather has changed since 1974. They developed a metric they called the “weather preference index” that quantifies Americans’ appetite for warmer winters and temperate summers. The metric looked at maximum temperatures in January and July, as well as summer humidity and precipitation data. For almost everyone in the U.S., winters have become warmer and summers have remained relatively stable. According to their metric, the population centers experiencing the most worsening of weather were in the northeast and parts of Southern California and Arizona. However, the most severe worsening occurred in sparsely populated areas of the upper Midwest. Whereas climate scientists report on average temperatures over time and extreme events related to climate change, Mullin and Egan wanted to look at climate change through the eyes of the general public. Many people’s beliefs and
concerns about climate change form partly based on their experience with the daily weather, the study says. And based on Americans’ experience with climate change so far, “none of this gives the American public reason to demand change and public policies to address this critical problem,” Mullin said. So when news of weather milestones — such as Los Angeles’ hottest February on record — breaks, what happens? “Climate scientists are reporting those results with alarm, but based on these findings the public is not receiving the message with alarm,” Mullin said. “They’re receiving it with complacency. They’re thinking of warm, sunny winter days. Mullin suggested climate scientists and climate communicators focus the message on extreme weather events — the wildfires, droughts, floods and hurricanes that take significant human and economic tolls. In a commentary accompanying the Nature study, Joacim Rocklov, an epidemiologist at Umea
University in Sweden who has studied the effects of climate change on human health, noted the United States is both one of the most influential countries in forming global policy and one of the largest greenhouse gas emitters. “It therefore matters globally if U.S. populations feel that they have benefited from the effects of climate change up to now,” he wrote. “Moreover, many Americans may not recognize that these effects will change.” The study only looked at the U.S. population’s preferences, but people in Canada, Russia and China will eventually get more temperate weather — and may come to see winter warming as a benefit of climate change. However, people in Asia and Africa may have already seen the reversal, Rocklov suggested. “Perhaps an initially positive experience has already reversed in some areas, causing displeasure or emigration from affected regions,” Rocklov wrote. ©2016 Los Angeles Times. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
The Earth Day celebration at Indiana State University has been named one of the top 11 places in the nation to celebrate Earth Day, according to leaffilter.com. According to the list, the event draws more than 50 local businesses to ISU’s campus in order to help educate students, faculty and staff about sustainability and why it’s important. “Having one of the top 11 Earth Day celebrations in the nation made me feel proud to be a Sycamore because it reflects our efforts in community service and community engagement,” Caroline Savage, program director in the Office of Sustainability, said. This event was recorded as the biggest Earth Day celebration yet, with over 3,000 students in attendance. It included rock wall climbing, outdoor games, live entertainment, a picnic and films. “The biggest part of Earth Day is the event on the Quads that teaches students about the importance of sustainability,” Savage said. Students in attendance agreed that celebrations such as Earth Day are instrumental to educating people on the importance of sustainability. “Sustainability is important because the science is clear about climate and we need to make sure the Earth is in a stable state for future generations,” junior Cameron Fulkenburg said. The Earth Day committee began meeting back in November in order to plan all of the many events that took place in the celebration. “We try to make sure the committee is in the same room as much as possible in order to plan a successful event,” Savage said. Earth Day events at ISU began in 2009 with a speaker series in the biology department. This event was headed by Dr. Rusty Gonser. He still makes a point to be involved in the celebration every year even though it has grown outside the science departments. “Sustainability speaks to so much more than just the sciences,” Savage said. Savage said that many people that were involved in the committee and who helped plan and set up the event came from a plethora of backgrounds. There were theater, nursing, business majors and more who got involved. The Multicultural Cen-
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How retail stores are using virtual reality to make shopping more fun Shan Li
Los Angeles Times (TNS)
LOS ANGELES — The next item you try on at the mall might be a virtual reality headset. No longer relegated to video gamers, VR is coming to amusement parks, movie theaters and classrooms. But the technology presents a major opportunity for retailers as they try to lure fickle shoppers into their stores, particularly as consumers shift more of their buying habits online. Already, Ikea, Lowe’s, Toms and North Face are turning to virtual reality to sell products, boost their brands and make shopping more fun. “Virtual reality is going to fundamentally transform the human experience of shopping,” a report
from digital agency SapientNitro said, predicting that it would “lift sales for those retailers who get ahead of the curve.” Lowe’s has added a futuristic edge to the often teeth-gnashing process of remodeling a kitchen or bathroom. In 19 stores around the country the home improvement chain has installed a space that enables shoppers to see a 3-D mock-up of their renovation plans. Called the Holoroom, the simulated space can be personalized with individual room sizes, equipment, colors and finishings. Shoppers can give Lowe’s the dimensions of a room and fill it from a selection of thousands of Lowe’s products. Then they slip on an Oculus Rift virtual reality headset to look at how all
the elements play together (an employee can switch out parts of the room while the customer is still looking). The design is also viewable at home on YouTube 360 with a Google Cardboard viewer, which Lowe’s gives out free through onsite vending machines. Kyle Nel, executive director of Lowe’s Innovation Labs, said the Holoroom helps nudge people over the biggest hurdle when it comes to a room refresh: imagining what those changes will look like in real life. “If you think about the way people conceptualize remodels now, it’s really abstract,” Nel said. “They go and get a little swatch here and one there and lay it on a table.” But with virtual reality, people can get a much
more “holistic” and immersive view of how a slab of marble or different paint color can change an entire room — drastically increasing the likelihood that they will go with Lowe’s for their project, Nel said. “It removes five steps along the way,” he said. “Anyone who has done a renovation has a really visceral reaction.” Virtual reality headsets mimic the sights and sounds you find in the real world, using a combination of motion-tracking, graphics and algorithms. The next step for Lowe’s is incorporating Microsoft HoloLens and Google’s Project Tango, where virtual objects can be overlaid on top of real objects. “You can stand in your own kitchen and overlay a fridge on top of your own fridge,” Nel said. “It’s un-
cannily real.” Although the virtual reality industry is still in the early stages, its annual revenue is forecasted to grow from less than $1 billion to $30 billion by 2020, according to advisory firm Digi-Capital. Annual sales of headsets could hit half a billion by 2025, Piper Jaffray predicts. Down the line, as virtual reality becomes more mainstream and consumers buy their own headsets, much of so-called v-commerce could move away from stores and into the home. That means you could walk through a store and browse for new jeans — all without leaving your couch. But analysts say companies have to be smart about deploying virtual reality so that it’s brand-relevant and
doesn’t feel gimmicky. Virtual reality is also being used to add an experiential aspect to in-store shopping, unrelated to the actual buying of products. Retailers are dabbling in virtual reality for the same reason they are adding other conveniences like curbside pickup — to lure people back into stores. They figure that the scifi aspect of VR is a form of entertainment that can’t be replicated from behind a computer screen. “Retailers have been down for so long, they have got to differentiate themselves to get people to shop,” said Ron Friedman, a retail expert at advisory and accounting firm Marcum in Los Angeles. ©2016 Los Angeles Times. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
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Movie review: ‘The Huntsman’ is a disaster Colin Covert
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Last month his glum reaction to terrible reviews of “Batman v Superman” made a video meme sensation out of sad Ben Affleck. What trending image of celebrity gloom can we expect from “The Huntsman: Winter’s War”? Joyless Jessica Chastain? Bleak Emily Blunt? Resume-riping Charlize Theron? I hope not. They are excellent actresses ensnared in a ferociously bad movie. Their online melancholy would be ingrained in our consciousness far past memories of the film, which should evaporate in the opening weekend. Forget the subtitle right now: It doesn’t even deliver a war! The film is a ludicrous prequel/sequel to 2012’s “Snow White and the Huntsman,” which was itself a fractured fairy tale that needed extensive troubleshooting. The new film is also a shameless rip-off of “Frozen,” featuring rival royal sisters in a squabble,
one a magical ice queen capable of throwing endless chunks of permafrost. It shoplifts characters, themes, physics-defying stunts, visual images and ideas from the Disney children’s hit. For extra fun, it uses them in a fairy realm where children are either born out of wedlock, beaten, kidnapped, turned into lethal child soldiers or killed themselves — or all of the above. The characters do not burst into song with “Let It Go,” though audiences will feel that way. This shamelessly illogical story begins as a long prelude before the first film’s tale, abruptly time-machines forward seven years at the halfway mark, then limps ahead until 123 minutes and countless wristwatch checks have passed. Chris Hemsworth returns to his title role, and his awful “aye, lassie” approximation of a Scottish drawl as well. Theron reappears as evil queen Ravenna, launching an emotional feud with her magic-princess sister Freya (Blunt)
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who has engaged in forbidden love. When Ravenna ends Freya’s relationship in a deeply villainous way — the arch-cynic insists love is a delusion — the younger woman becomes exceptionally wicked herself. She jealously spies on lovebirds through a mechanical owl transmitting its sight to her magical bird mask. And she creates a sort of evil Hogwarts academy, snatching tykes and turning them into ax-swinging anti-romance gladiators.
EARTH FROM PAGE 4 ter also got involved this year, which Savage feels is important because it shows how sustainability and social justice issues are related. She said she believes it is great to have that support for the Earth Day celebration. “Sustainability is not only caring about the environment, but caring about people as well,” senior aviation management major Justin Morris said. This event is open to campus and the Terre Haute community, and continues to grow every year. “It’s amazing that this event is something students look forward to,” Savage said. “It’s great to see people coming together to reach a common goal.”
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Naturally, the child who will become Hemsworth’s character falls for Sara, a little scrapper growing up into action heroine Jessica Chastain. She has a brogue even more daft than his, and an ability to leap in the air, capture an enemy’s neck between her thighs and head-scissor him to the ground in a way that a Marvel superheroine would applaud; clearly they’re kindred spirits. As you might expect, their hidden love
does not have Freya planning a wedding shower. Blunt’s character is mostly dignified, drawn to destruction and death because she is heartbroken about her own long lost love. Against her woeis-me sadness (perhaps triggered by her tedious dialogue) stands Theron’s serious-as-a-CAT-scan rottenness. While Blunt plays a semi-shy wallflower, Theron is a particularly carnivorous Venus fly trap. The script’s time-lapse structure means that although Snow White causes the diabolical Ravenna to wither and die off-screen, she is on hand here and there, pre- and post-fatality, shooting shards of sharp black glass out of her gown when she’s cross. There are also actors playing dwarfs through computer-generated shrinkage, and here the film showcases its only genuinely entertaining asset. The remarkable Sheridan Smith makes a surprisingly good, character-driven role out a throwaway part, turning the petite mercenary into a
scene-driving 50-amp jolt of energy every time she appears on-screen. She’s edgy, belligerent, vulgar, powerful and appealing at the same time, smarter than the guys in ways that make her the strongest female in the cast. She delivers a putdown like “I expect you to stand there and look ugly, and not much else!” with battle-ax impact. Here’s hoping the industry recognizes what she delivers here and forgets the rest. This is a film that doesn’t even obtain mediocrity. This is the industrial-grade level of bad that only can be enjoyed by fans who watch films ironically for hipster laughs. For the rest of us, viewing it is like snacking on popcorn you found on the floor. At one point Hemsworth’s character, battered by his clumsy attempt to storm an enemy village, groans “This is the worst plan ever.” I think what he meant was “film.” ©2016 Star Tribune (Minneapolis). Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
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Activist finds happiness with man who fulfills her ‘10 conditions’
Mason Moton Columnist
Wonderful women are all over the world and in our communities: women of stature, grace, beauty, attitude and guts. Moreover, there are women of fortitude, focus and fearlessness — qualities which seldom appear in Hollywood and other media; the qualities that make women standout in a patriarchal society, the qualities that make a woman powerful, domineering and game-changing — intimidating to the passive man, yet irresistible to the noble one. Shows like “Breaking Bad,” “Empire” and “Orange is the New Black” show women using their feminine wiles to get what they want, being passive to a man’s bravado or weakly effecting change in their society; movies like “Deadpool,” “Take This Waltz” and “Fast 7,” show women being beaten up to numbness by life, marrying without conditions and being dependent on the decisions of men, but there are greater tropes to be trumped today. The idea of women leading a nation, having criteria for eligible bachelors, and holding onto their dignity through hustling in ways that protect their femininity are themes that surpass the commonplace like being responsible for a large family, dealing with everyday stress without drugs or alcohol and making decisions that determine the futures of many. Women like Mrs. Rebiya Kadeer, a 70-year-old entrepreneur from China, has had to see her children and grandchildren imprisoned because of her activism regarding the nation and people of East Turkestan and communist China’s mistreatment, and wrongs perpetuated upon them. In 1949, China’s People’s Liberation Army (CPLA) invaded the bordering
nation of East Turkestan — bringing about abrupt changes to the peoples’ daily lives. At first, CPLA was hospitable: they promised East Turkestan autonomy, the soldiers assisted the elderly, treated the sick and cleaned. But after what is said to have only been two months, they began to divide East Turkestan into the wealthy and the squalid. They criminalized the wealthy by telling the poor that the wealthy were stealing from them and treating them wrongly. Suddenly, all the wealthy families of East Turkestan were rounded up and executed. Those who spoke out were either imprisoned or killed. In 1946, the early days of these changes in East Turkestan, Kadeer was born: a woman who would one day become the leading voice of her nation’s people and China’s richest woman. She was married off at the age of 14 and by 20, had six children. Due to making and selling clothes and shoes, which her community viewed as being capitalistic as opposed to being concerned for the health of her children, Kadeer’s husband divorced her. Unemployed, uneducated, yet un-relinquishing of her dignity, Kadeer rented a small flat and began to wash clothes for pay as a laundress. This was the occupation that led her to covers on the Wall Street Journal, meeting with Bill Gates and becoming a Chinese delegate. Sure, she was beautiful, with gorgeous long black hair, smooth skin and a charming smile. She was all of that and more, so after becoming a significant entrepreneur, she decided it was time to re-marry. I know, we are always seeing ‘playas’ land the ladies with their slick talk and suave ways, their money, humor and fitness. But with the true story of Kadeer, we receive a totally different telling of the story
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Released documents show UC Davis paid company to clean up public image
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In November of 2011, students at the University of California, Davis gathered for a peaceful protest on the campus quad. The protest was an extension of the Occupy Wall Street movement. Campus police showed up to the protest and ordered the students to disperse. The students felt they had a right to protest. Campus police, however, did not see it that way. According to a student at the university who provided video of the incident to Huffington Post, an officer gave students three minutes to disperse before campus police would come to break up the protest. The students felt that they had the right to protest, as they had gathered peacefully and the campus was open. According to Huffington Post, 200 bystanders, 50 protestors and 35 campus police officers had eventually gathered around the
protest. In a video of the incident, an officer can be seen shaking a can of pepper spray. The officer then pepper sprays a line of protestors sitting along a sidewalk. In a statement released after the incident, UC Davis chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi said, “We deeply regret that many of the protestors today chose not to work with our campus staff and police to remove the encampment as requested. We are even more saddened by the events that subsequently transpired to facilitate their removal.” Outrage was widespread. Lawsuits were filed. The university reputation took a severe blow. Many people called for Katehi to resign over her management of the incident. A photo of the officer, Lieutenant John Pike, pepper spraying the students became a viral internet meme. A professor at UC Davis, Nathan Brown, wrote an open letter to Katehi, saying, “You are responsible for it because this is what happens when UC Chancellors order police onto our campuses to disperse peaceful protesters through the use of force: students get hurt.” UC Davis spokesman
Claudia Morain told Huffington Post, “The pepper spray was used because they needed to get out of there.” The videos seem to contradict Morain’s claims, however. So why am I, a person living in 2016, writing about a protest that happened five years ago? Papers have been recently released that shows that UC Davis paid a Maryland company called Nevins & Associates at least $175,000 to remove negative press about the university and Katehi from Google search results following the pepper spray incident. In a proposal, Nevins & Associates vowed that they were “prepared to create and execute an online branding campaign designed to clean up the negative attention the University of California, Davis, and Chancellor Katehi have received related to the events that transpired in November 2011.” The students’ First Amendment right to protest was violated by the university. UC Davis is a public university, which means that it is a government entity. This means that a government entity took the right to peacefully protest away from this group of
students. Even worse, they then tried to make everyone forget it even happened. In the end, this shows us how easily the media can be manipulated. According to the Sacramento Bee, “online reputation management” has been a growing practice for the past couple of years. Basically, companies offer to improve Google search results by flooding the results with positive stories in order to bury the negative ones. Doug Elmets, a Sacramento public affairs consultant, said that “it is common for an individual who might be applying for a job or an individual who has been wrongly maligned to go to a company like Reputation.com, but for a public university that is funded through taxpayer funds, who has repeatedly stepped into a vast hole, it is surprising that they thought this could be done without the light of day shining on the act.” People don’t just forget about these kinds of protests being broken up like this. The Internet doesn’t forget, and those pictures are on there forever. As much as UC Davis wants to make sure that we forget about this incident, people aren’t forgetting, nor should they.
Key to ending campus sexual assaults is transparency Kirsten Gillibrand and Kelly Ayotte CQ-Roll Call (TNS)
Choosing a college is an important decision. Each year, students spend dozens of hours discussing with their parents, teachers, counselors and coaches where they would like to spend the next few years of their lives. They pore over statistics, rankings and testimonials, trying to decide which school is the best fit. And data is everywhere: A prospective student can go online to find anything from financial aid statistics to the average class size to the number of robberies on campus. But one piece of critical information is conspicuously absent. When a high school senior wants to know how well her dream
university responds to sexual assault cases, that information is nowhere to be found. In the hypercompetitive world of college admissions, few schools are willing to stand up and make public just how well their students think they are addressing incidents of sexual assault on their campuses. Instead, colleges essentially have an incentive to stay quiet; no school wants to be the outlier, the only one to admit it has a problem. We must change this. Our colleges and universities need a new set of incentives that would encourage them to go public and be transparent about their ability to prevent and respond to sexual assault on their campuses. Colleges and universities
must address the problems on their campuses so that their students feel safe. To get to that point, our bill, the Campus Accountability and Safety Act, would require every college and university in the country to take part in a national survey that asks students about the campus sexual assault climate at their school. The results would be made public, for any prospective applicant and any parent to see and be able to consider during the admissions process. We already have a snapshot of how big this problem is. The Department of Justice recently released the results of a major study that polled thousands of students across nine different universities about their experiences with campus sexual assault.
The results were disturbing — one out of every four female college seniors reported experiencing sexual assault on campus during their college career, but the poll results don’t tell us anything about where these assaults occurred. Without a survey, it is nearly impossible for applicants, students and parents to know how good or bad the climate is at any particular school. This information should be transparent and public. Our families deserve to know which schools have a sexual assault problem and which schools don’t, just as much as they deserve to know the school’s academic rankings or endowment. We recognize that there are skeptics who suggest that a standardized, national survey is a “one-size-fits-
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all” approach, and would be too difficult to implement. The Department of Justice study proved them wrong. The agency collected data from thousands of students in their recent study, from colleges and universities with diverse characteristics, including public and private, two- and four-year, with various student population sizes, and across different regions of the country. The survey reminded us that America’s college students need to have a voice on this issue. Without a clear, standardized picture of the sexual assault climate in all of our schools, we can’t fully diagnose this problem and ultimately resolve it. The key to understanding campus sexual assault — and
then fighting it — is going to be in the data. If students report in the survey that their universities take them seriously and are doing everything possible to prevent assaults, to help survivors and to respond to incidents in a fair and transparent manner, the data will reflect it, and schools will have no reason to worry about going public with this information. Our families need to know which schools are taking the problem seriously and which are pretending there’s no problem at all. Our schools need to feel motivated to come clean about the extent of their sexual assault problem, so they can move to fix it. ©2016 CQ-Roll Call, Inc., All Rights Reserved. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
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ACTIVIST FROM PAGE 6 between the savior of the day and the struggler (aka, the hero and the damsel). With her, we can conjure imagery like this: Imagine a man being recently released from prison after serving a nine-year sentence for organizing student protests against the government — hard to conceive I know, but bear with me. After being exiled into a remote mountain village by the same government you were fighting against, a woman arrives, riding in on a horse, dressed in
a fine silk dress and plush mink coat. Unbeknownst to you, this woman is none other than millionaire Kadeer — who, after witnessing public executions of people promised autonomy and peace, asked a friend where she could find a man who met her 10 conditions of love. These conditions included qualities like being noble, a love for his people, and a willingness to make personal sacrifices for his people. Kadeer found this man in Sidik Haji Rouzi, a former teacher.
Together, they helped further the battle for Ugyherian rights and ended up being exiled in America for their seditious acts and retaliations — her husband first and Kadeer second. Kadeer’s exile has been far more problematic. During her life in China, the government reached out to her in order to make her a delegate. Her disgruntlements with China’s president were quickly pronounced and the conflict of interest became clear, which then led to China not only imprison Kadeer under charges of threatening na-
tional security for leaking government information, but even to an alleged attempt to assassinate her. While at a red light, a van deliberately smashed into her, reversed, and smashed into her again. As a result of Kadeer’s activism, several of her children who remained in China have been imprisoned for their mother’s work: with her cessation of protest being a condition for China stopping their persecution of her. Several times, Kadeer has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. She currently works out
of Washington D.C. and lobbies for her people’s rights daily. Her bravado is of a kind rarely portrayed in the media. Yes, her mission relates to people miles away and despite the times, many of East Turkestan’s current travails resemble the Civil Rights Movement in America in the 1960s. The stories of women like Kadeer cannot be iterated enough. If anything can be learned from Kadeer, it’s that committing yourself to your people, your community, is not easy. But still, I wonder, why
she has given so much of her life to such a cause, and for so long? Even at 70, she spends countless hours doing everything she can to bring about liberation for her people: forfeiting a life of normalcy. As a student in Terre Haute, miles away in my college home, I can only assume that the reason why she has chosen a life of dedication to improving the lives of others, is because her 10 conditions of love, are not only for the man in her life, but also for the woman in her body, her soul, herself.
HALL OF FAME FROM PAGE 8 Selge’s obituary states that “Visitation will be on Friday, April 22, 2016 from 4 to 8 p.m. at DeBaun Springhill Chapel, 85 E. Springhill Drive, Terre Haute. Mass of Christian burial has been scheduled for Saturday, April 23, 2016, at 10 a.m. in St. Benedict Catholic Church, 111 South Ninth St., with the Rev. Father Mathews officiating. There will be a 30-minute visitation before the services. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Online condolences can be made at: www.debaunfuneralhomes.com. Story by ISU Athletic Media Relations.
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Sycamore Hall of Famer Paul Selge passes away Paul Selge, one of the first members of the Indiana State Hall of Fame, died on Tuesday, April 19 at the age of 94. “We are deeply saddened by the news of Coach Selge’s passing. We have lost a Sycamore great,” Indiana State Senior Woman Administrator Angie Lansing said. “He has meant so much to this institution and Sycamore Athletics. We are thinking of his family, friends and all of those whose lives he touched with heartfelt sympathy.” Selge was elected as one part of the first 12-member class to the Sycamore Hall of Fame on October 29, 1982, after a storied career where he was a student-athlete, coach and educator. Playing football three years for Wally Marks and one season for Arthur Strum, Selge was an Indiana All-State selection at center. The 1940, ‘41, and ‘42 teams recorded marks of 5-1-2, 5-2, and 4-3 and were one of the powerhouses in the area. He was also a member of the Indiana State boxing team before his 1943 graduation. Paul then served in the military during World War II and was recalled for service during the Korean conflict, which interrupted his coaching career at ISU. Selge was the university’s swimming head coach from 1947-66 where he was named the Swimming Coach of the Year by the Indiana Collegiate Conference and his team’s won two Indiana Collegiate Conference Championships. Selge also coached track and football for the Sycamores. Selge spent many years as an instructor in water safety and associate fields. An associate professor of Physical Education and coordinator of the aquatics program for the school, he has devoted much of his life and career to the university. The indoor pool located inside the Health and Human Performance Building on the Indiana State campus was dedicated to Selge on April 28, 2007.
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Baseball enters crucial series against Dallas Baptist Desmond O’Sullivan Reporter
After a massive blowout win over the beleaguered Purdue Boilermakers, the Indiana State baseball team is going to face the Missouri Valley Conference front-runner Dallas Baptist in a three-game home stand, providing them with a golden opportunity to take sole possession of first place in Missouri Valley standings. Indiana State (24-13, 4-2 MVC) has been on fire over the past month, winning 10 of their last 12 games, and are currently on a six-game winning streak. Their momentum was given a massive boost this past Wednesday when they destroyed the Boilermakers 22-4, marking their highest offensive output this season. To be accurate, it is actually the largest win a Sycamore baseball team has put forth since the 200809 season, when that team produced a 23-3 win over Butler. It is also the first time ISU has produced a 20-plus run game since a 21-1 win over Illinois-Springfield back in the 2011-12 season. ISU’s offense against Purdue was led in large part by junior outfielder Tony Rosselli, who had eight RBIs in five at-bats. Rosselli has a .287 BA on the season with 28 runs and 33 hits. Redshirt junior right fielder Hunter Owen led the Sycamores in runs against Purdue with four.
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He has a .365 BA on the season with 39 runs and 54 hits. Freshman pitcher Tyler Whitbread (2-1) got the win, pitching 1.1 innings in relief. What’s more is that the Sycamores’ recent winning ways have put them comfortably in second place in the MVC standings, having taken their past two series against MVC opponents Southern Illinois and Illinois State, two games to one each. If the Sycamores win the
upcoming best-of-three series against DBU, they would take either a half game or a 1.5 game lead over the Patriots for first place in the MVC, depending on whether they win by a sweep or 2-1 decision upon completion of the weekend. The Dallas Baptist University Patriots (24-11, 4-1 MVC) have won nine of their last 11 games, and are maintaining a first place position in the MVC. Their most recent game was a 13-2 shutdown of the
UT-Arlington Mavericks. The Pats have been a dominant force all season long, consistently producing solid wins and getting back on their feet when they do lose. They have a statement win against the sixthranked TCU Horned Frogs. DBU’s 13-2 win over UTArlington was an evenly distributed effort, with no players above two RBIs on the day. Sophomore catcher Matt Duce scored three runs, the most of any Patriot against
the Mavericks, and had two hits. Freshman pitcher MD Johnson (3-2) walked away with the win, pitching through five innings. The opening game between the Sycamores and the Patriots will start at 6:30 p.m. Friday night at Bob Warn Field. It will be available to watch on Ustream.com and will be aired on WIBQ 1230 AM and 90.7 FM WZIS. Saturday’s game and Sunday’s finale each begin at 1 p.m.
Sycamore softball collides with in-state rival Aces Brice Bement Reporter
Indiana State University softball continues its Missouri Valley Conference schedule at home this weekend against the University of Evansville on Saturday at 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. and then again on Sunday at 12 p.m. The Sycamores recently played Loyola at home for a MVC double-header this week. ISU beat the Ramblers 14-0 and then again 7-2. Senior Taylor Lockwood pitched her first career no-hitter in game one, ending the game early in five innings. The Sycamores bats started off slow, but then took off in the third inning. Senior Kelsey Montgomery and junior Rylee Holland led the Sycamores with
three hits each. Holland went 3-3 at the plate, while Montgomery went 3-4. In the second game, sophomore Bailey Benefiel started on the mound for the Sycamores, pitching four innings and giving up two earned runs. Lockwood came in for the last three innings and did not allow a run to help close the door on Loyola. Junior Kassie Brown and freshman Monique Castillo led ISU at the plate and each went 2-3. The Sycamores were able to start off the first inning with the bases loaded and were able to capitalize on two runs and continued to string together hits throughout the game. Indiana State is currently sitting in tenth place in the MVC with a record of 5-8. Evansville sits in sixth
place with a record of 8-9. Drake is currently in first place with a 12-4 record. Behind them, Northern Iowa sits in second place with a record of 11-5. Evansville recently played Southern Illinois in a doubleheader where they won 1-0 and 3-2. Freshman pitcher Morgan Florey has an ERA of 1.90 while senior Amanda Blankenship has an ERA of 4.08. Freshman Emily Lockhart has a 4.96 ERA and junior Samantha Fleming has a 6.12 ERA. Leading hitters for the Purple Aces include junior Chandra Parr with a batting average of .399. Redshirt sophomore Morgan Lambert follows her with a .304 average and junior Michal Luckett is close behind with a batting average of .302.
The last time ISU played Evansville was last season when they won all three games in the series. The Sycamores won the first one 4-0, the second 2-1, and the last game 7-4. In the first game, Lockwood pitched all seven innings for the Sycamores in a shutout effort. ISU graduate Megan Stone led with two hits. For Evansville, Blankenship pitched the entire game and the Purple Aces only strung together five hits. In the second game, Lockwood pitched the entire game again only giving up the one Purple Aces run. ISU’s top hitters for the game include graduate Aubre Carpenter and Mary Turitto. Brown also went 2-3 in the game. Graduate Cecily Dopart pitched the whole game for
the Purple Aces and gave up two earned runs. Parr, Freeman and graduate Hayli Scott all contributed to the game for Evansville with one hit for each. In the third game, Lockwood pitched five innings and allowed three earned runs. Abby Klopp pitched the last two innings, holding Evansville scoreless. The Sycamores totaled seven hits in the contest. Dopart started the game for Evansville, pitching four innings before Fleming came in an inning for her. Blankenship finished the game for the Purple Aces. The games can be seen via free live video on GoSycamores.com. Indiana State will be traveling to Chicago for a rematch with Loyola on Tuesday night beginning at 5 p.m.