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Dr. Linda Maule

Dean of University College

“This year, I challenge you to push beyond your comfort zone and meet individuals who ‘appear’ to be different from you.”

Dean offers advice for a successful first year I was asked to provide you some advice on how to approach and successfully complete your first year of college.

Typically, I would remind you to seek help early and often, work tirelessly to overcome obstacles, learn from the mistakes you will invariably make and take advantage of every opportunity afforded you. However, this year I have chosen to focus on the importance of building bridges.

The Indiana State University family, to which you now belong, is rich in its diversity. Students who attend Indiana State University come from all over the world and represent many cultures, religions and world views.

This year, I challenge you to push beyond your comfort zone and meet individuals who “appear” to be different from you and who in the past you may not have made an effort to acknowledge let alone know.

The fact is, in the 21st Century, we continue to live in communities often segregated by race and/ or socio-economic class; and while this segregation is de facto and not de jure, it still ensures many of us have been raised in communities where our neighbors for the most part look like us, practice

the same faith and may even share the same political views.

Now that you are at ISU, you have the extraordinary opportunity and privilege to meet and perhaps even befriend individuals who practice different customs and hold different political views than you.

But meeting people from different backgrounds and who have taken different journeys is not the same as building bridges. Thus, I challenge you to also build bridges.

Building strong sustainable bridges is hard work and it requires a certain predisposition.

To build a bridge that authentically connects you to another person, you must believe at the most basic level all individuals, regardless of their race, ethnicity, sexual or gender identity, social class, politics, religious/spiritual affiliation, physical or mental ability, age (etc.) deserve to be treated with dignity and respect.

Embracing the aforementioned values does not mean you must agree with or adopt the other person’s practices or beliefs or world views.

However, it does require a willingness not only to hear their perspectives, but also to really

listen to and attempt to understand them. .

Listening also does not exclude lively, civil debate over contested strategies to solve complex problems (poverty, homelessness, food insecurity, the national debt, increased automation, environmental degradation, health care, education, etc.). It is an exhilarating intellectual experience to participate in a smart, fact-based, multifaceted, nuanced discussion about serious social conundrums.

After all you are the generation who must solve those problems and it my hope that through robust, thoughtful and incisive discussion, you will be the generation (by building bridges) who will develop new paradigms and innovative solutions.

Concomitantly listening, or even participating in civil debate, does not exclude denouncement or condemnation of bigotry or hate when you come across them. And, unfortunately since, in practice, it takes two to build a bridge some bridges may not come to fruition.

That said, for this year let Ralph Ellison’s statement, “Education is all a matter of building bridges” guide you as work to get know you the members of your Sycamore family.

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Students use the recreational center to exercise with the various machines and classes offered.

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Health Clinic and the Rec Center help students maintain good health Claire Silcox

Features Editor

One of the important aspects of the transition into college life is to stay healthy. Freshmen and transfer students can find many resources throughout Indiana State campus to help them maintain their fitness along with achieving new goals.

The Indiana State University Health Center continues to help keep students healthy and taken care of when adjusting to their life on campus.

Union Associated Physicians Clinic (UAP) at ISU has work day hours from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with a

break for lunch. There are also other locations students can visit including one location five blocks south of campus.

The UAP Clinics treat most health issues, from cuts and scrapes to illnesses. They can give flu shots for a $25 fee and students in need of allergy shots can set them up with multiple of the clinics throughout Terre Haute.

“The Health Center is staffed by a nurse practitioner, laboratory and x-ray techs, nurses and support staff.

In the fall, physicians supplement the clinical staff at the Health Center.”

The Health Center website said.

Along with clinical services,

UAP also has pharmaceutical services that can be used by students at the Health Clinic on campus. The pharmacy fills prescriptions from in and out-of-state students that send them to the clinic.

The UAP Clinic is not the only way to keep your health up on campus. Staying active and fit can make a big difference in students’ health, which leads straight to the Student Recreation Center.

The Student Rec Center, also known a the rec, offers a variety of exercise classes including yoga for relaxation, Zumba for a bit of fun and kickboxing to build some defensive muscles.

The Rec also includes various types of exercise machines for students to use and a pool, basketball courts, a hot tub, a sauna and other recreation areas.

Student membership is built into tuition and students only need to bring their ID to swipe into the facility.

By using the resources, staying healthy and maintaining an active lifestyle is not a challenging task. Although it does take effort, ISU offers many top notch resources to help students achieve their fitness goals and maintain good health throughout the year.

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Adapting to the college life style Kiara Dowell Reporter

The beginning of the year is often one of the most stressful time for incoming students. Everything is new and confusing and it is up to returning students to guide them through their first week of school.

There are many resources on campus students can use to help new students get involved and help them with academic success.

“Having those SI sessions and study tables definitely helped out especially in group activities, you meet in the library or the lobby. Even going to the math and writing center and having those resources available helped me out. I even made the Dean’s List my freshman year of fall semester,” senior public health major, Jala Bennie said.

When it comes to fitting in on campus, one of the best ways is to get involved in the various organizations and groups on campus. Students can access treehouse through their portal in order to search for organizations they might be interested in joining.

“When I was a freshman, the most overwhelming was homesickness. I got involved with my floor’s activities and it helped me reach out and get involved in other activities like Greek Life and Hall Council. After getting involved in things, my homesickness kind of disappeared. I had a much easier time my second semester,” sophomore aviation and unmanned systems major, Samantha Brady said.

One important way to help incoming freshman who might be struggling is to help them manage their time. Many students on campus have busy workloads and good time management will make sure not to overwhelm themselves.

“Get a planner and I would set certain days like Monday through Thursday to dedicate your time to just school work. Friday is your day of rest, make Saturday your day of going out, and hang with your friends. Sunday you can go to lunch with people, but Sunday be sure to regroup and prepare for Monday through Thursday. Basically put what’s important first,” Bennie said.

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Cunningham Library is a good place for students to study.

If students have additional questions, they can contact the career center for more information.

There are so many different ways to get involved and feel welcome at Indiana State University. Center of student success, Residential life, and career center are great places to start.

“I think the number one resource students should use the math and writing center to ensure that they are going to do well in their classes,” Brady said.

The career center is a great resource. They have many programs that will help students get involved on campus and get a student job on campus. One of the things they do is interview prep,

resume review, and a career fair to help students set up a network early on to help with the future.

“We offer a variety of resources. It all depends on what they need; anywhere from undecided students with career advising and what they can do with their majors, maybe they know what they want to do with their majors, but not sure what they can do with it,” assistant director of career advising Kyle Harris said.

Getting involved is very important and getting to know the resources around campus. Welcome the entire freshman class to Indiana State University and welcome back to all the returning students.

We hope everyone has a successful year.

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Group of residential life students pose as they celebrate Homecoming activities.

Students encourage being active on campus Steve Wininger Reporter

Indiana State University has many programs and events taking place to keep students engaged.

Students who are active on campus also encourage new students to be involved in student organizations.

There are several hundred-student organizations at ISU. Fraternities and sororities, professional organizations, honor societies, gaming clubs and more as the list goes on.

Sophomore psychology major and Student Government Association senator, Chris Ickes explains that he was not very active his first semester as a freshman.

“The fall semester was pretty rough,” Ickes said.

“I kind of felt lonely, so that is one of the main reasons I joined my fraternity.”

Once he started learning about other organizations and learning

that it was not hard to join, he got more involved with campus activities.

Ickes explain the reason for joining SGA is to help unify the student organizations and help educate everyone’s differences on campus, but admits there are personal benefits as well.

“It keeps me healthy,” Ickes said.

“And it keeps me active and knowing what’s going on instead of doing my classes and going home.”

For many students staying busy is better than idleness and Ickes is one of those students.

Keeping busy and having a routine schedule is something that he appreciates and practices in his everyday life.

“It does get busy,” Ickes said.

“And sometimes there is not enough hours in the day, sometimes I get two or three hours of sleep just with everything going on - on top of schoolwork – for me at

least, it is very helpful to stay busy.”

Ickes recommends students get involved in some type of organization. He explains that on the website Treehouse, there is pretty much a club for everything.

“Getting involved even if it is just Greek life, or showing up to philosophy club, or Spectrum, just getting your foot in the door, even if it is just one, that is better than nothing because I know people who aren’t involved with anything and they are either taking eighteen credit hours and don’t have time, or they just feel lonely and don’t want to do anything.” Ickes said.

Junior English teaching major Caroline Kinderthain came to ISU with the mindset she wanted to be an involved student and just started applying for things.

“I applied for my residence hall’s ‘Hall Counsel’ the second week,” Kinderthain said.

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International students bring the world to Indiana State University Steve Wininger Reporter

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International student activities enrich the culture at ISU.

All students can experience a world of different cultures at Indiana State University by attending international events and interacting with international students.

The Center for global engagement and the International student Leadership Council (ISLC) often plans international and cultural events throughout the school year with a campus-wide audience in mind.

International student advisor Pam Tabor explains that international events provide opportunities for domestic students to learn about different cultures, and this also gives international students the opportunity to learn more about local culture from their domestic peers.

“These events are always open to domestic students,” Tabor said.

“Because we want part of any of these activities to be geared towards breaking down barriers and giving people the opportunity to get to know one another.”

Some of the events include Heritage Week, the international cooking demonstration, where students can learn how to make dishes from other countries, and the most popular and enduring program, the international hospitality hours.

Tabor explains that the international hospitality hours and the international cooking events are a chance for all students to try something they have never had before.

“Tastes and flavors from a different part of the world,” Tabor said.

“And have the opportunity to meet and get to know people from different parts of the world.”

International events are designed for people of all worlds to get to know each other socially for the benefit of all on campus.

However, as Tabor explains, there are natural barriers that exist between the international and domestic student population when they come to campus.

“When international students come here and domestic students come here, no matter where they are from, they are going to gravitate towards what is familiar and known.”

Tabor said.

This is especially true in social settings, as Tabor explains people tend to stay with what is most familiar and comfortable for them.

“Learning about different cultures is something everyone experiences” Tabor said.

Second year graduate student and computer science major Daniel Zakka is from India and experienced culture shock when he first arrived in the U.S., he explains that it took him about a month or so to get used to the new culture and way of life here.

“Every aspect of life was so different here.”

Zakka said.

Zakka said he spent much of his time when he first arrived observing and reading as much as possible to learn about his new culture and to find out how other’s in similar circumstances adjusted to their new culture.

Zakka also attended a lot of domestic and international events so he could be more familiar with the new culture and to help in adjusting to the differences that he was experiencing, but he also wanted to make sure he did not lose himself in his new surroundings.

Senior fine arts major Hannah Hendricks is a domestic student from Indianapolis and has traveled outside the U.S. on several occasions. Her most recent trip was to Florence Italy this past fall where she participated in the study abroad program.

Hendricks explains that while some might take longer to acclimate, it did not take her as long and that the major obstacle to her was the language barrier.

“I personally, I was able to get. Like, acclimated fairly easy because I just kind of immersed myself immediately and tried new food and everything.” Hendricks said.

As is the case with international students here at ISU in the beginning, language was one of the greater barriers that Hendricks faced but the longer she was there, the more she become familiar and comfortable with the local food and culture. Hendricks explains that the cultural differences can be intimidating at first, but that with the right attitude, and a buddy, the cultural experience can be a better one.

“I’m pretty reserved and I don’t really like crowds,” Hendricks said.

“But I knew that if I wanted to like get to know the Italian culture, genuinely get to know it, then I was going to have to like jump out of my comfort zone, and it is a lot easier if you have a buddy.”

Indiana State students do not have to travel

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Tiarra Taylor and the previous Miss ISUs at the 2016 pagaent. From left Madisson Brower, Jessica Weesner, Carolyne Halcombcatt, and Amanda Burns.

Miss ISU shares her story Steve Wininger Reporter

Indiana State University sophomore English teaching major Tiarra Taylor first become interested in beauty pageants while she was still attending high school in New Albany, Indiana.

A friend who was involved with the Miss America organization at her high school in New Albany introduced Tiarra to beauty pageants.

It was the prior exposure and encouragement from her friend and a supportive family that helped Tiarra decide that she wanted to compete for Miss ISU when she began here a year ago.

“One of the reasons I kind of applied for ISU was because of the Miss ISU scholarship programs,” Tiarra said, “I knew that it was something that I wanted to do coming in.”

The journey to where Tiarra is today was not al-

ways an easy one, but with a positive attitude, and the love and help of family, friends and faculty, she has risen far above what she even expected.

“When I look at where I used to be and where I am now, I would have never imagined that I am even doing half of what I am doing today.” Tiarra said, “So I am thankful for the life I have been given.”

Tiarra’s boyfriend since high school, ISU sophomore business management major Derek Griffin has been a pillar of support as she pursued her quest for Miss ISU, and other pageants.

Derek is always behind the scenes helping Tiarra in any way he can. Besides going live with Tiarra’s competitions, and keeping everyone updated on the latest news he is also doing all he can to lift her up when she is not feeling confident, and encouraging her every step of the way.

“Basically I just try to help her be the best that she can be,” Derek said, “Because I know she can do

great things, she just has to have somebody help pull her out of it.”

Tiarra admits she can be sensitive and can sometimes take criticism to heart, but Derek always encourages her, and explains that the criticism is for her benefit. She also mentions that she did not expect to win Miss ISU as a freshman.

“I was not expecting to win Miss ISU at all,” Tiarra said, “I was like, I am only a freshman, there is no way they are going to pick me, I don’t even know what I am doing, and then I won. My life changed from that point forward. My life is never the same.”

Winning the Miss ISU title this past year opened up the opportunity for Tiarra to compete for the title of Miss Indiana this past June. As with other competitions, her friends, family, and Derek were there supporting and cheering for Tiarra as she competed

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STUDENTS FROM PAGE 6 “I also applied to be on the Sycamore Leadership Coalition.”

Students are encouraged to be actively involved from the time they enter ISU. Kinderthain explains that in the first floor meeting in her residence hall the residence assistant emphasized the importance of being involved.

Kinderthain is involved in several organizations and jobs on campus throughout the year and mentions that being busy helps her, especially in time management.

“I think if I wasn’t involved and I had a bunch of free time,” Kinderthain said, “it would be harder for me to be disciplined

Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017 • Page 9 on my time schedule, but when I am only forced to do homework from nine to eleven p.m., I do homework from nine to eleven p.m.”

The Treehouse website can be accessed through the student portal, and many of the registered clubs and organizations have a page there.

In addition to the Treehouse, there are events that take place throughout the year that students can find on the events calendar, many are hosted by campus organizations.

Students attending the events can learn more about the organization hosting them, and can find out more about joining those organizations.

INTERNATIONAL FROM PAGE 7 said. “I would encourage them to meet as many difel to another country to ferent people from as many experience a different cul- different places as they can, ture. Tabor mentions that and invest the time in getgetting to know different ting to know them.” peoples from different cul“There is education that tures is invaluable and of- doesn’t take place in the fers this advice. classroom,” Tabor said, “They (students) have “and that is where the opthe opportunity to experi- portunity is here.” ence the world right here on this campus.” Tabor

MISS ISU FROM PAGE 6 for Miss Indiana, however. This time Tiarra had additional support from members of the ISU community.

“Freda (Luers) and Al (Perone), they are the directors of Miss ISU, showered me, and I could cry now just thinking about it, but they showered me with so much love, and all the ISU staff, board (Miss ISU), everyone from ISU, they just showered me with so much love and support, and I was not expecting that.” Tiarra said, “I was so overwhelmed, I cried all week I was so overwhelmed.”

Even though Tiarra did not win the title of Miss Indiana, she did not let that discourage her, in fact she took it as a positive experience going forward.

“I walked away a winner,” Tiarra said, “even though I didn’t have the crown on my head, I walked away a winner on the inside, I had defeated something, whether it was doubt or fear, I walked away a winner.”

This past month she competed

SYCAMORES FROM PAGE 17 to detect what other planets may have. If certain colors are emitted on Mars, then we can detect things like water, vegetation, living organisms and much more.”

While at the conference, he also learned about NASA’s new telescope that is getting ready to go into orbit.

“The James Web Telescope is basically the Hubble Space Telescope on steroids,” Posz said. “It can see about 13 million lightyears in space. I have no idea what all they can do with this new telescope, but look at all they’ve done with the Hubble, capturing the nebula and stars. I’m looking forward to seeing all they can do with this one.”

Once back on campus, Posz was

for the title of Miss Harvest Homecoming Queen in her hometown where she won the title.

Winning Miss ISU made it possible for Tiarra to compete for the title of Miss Indiana. While she has to relinquish her crown to a new Miss ISU this November, Tiarra will be able to return to the Miss Indiana competition next year since winning the Harvest Homecoming Queen makes her eligible once again.

Tiarra is a fighter, and she knows hard times, which is why she advocates so much for the youth in her community. In the past she has volunteered for the boys and girls clubs, but now she is an advocate for the YMCA. “Youth are the future of tomorrow, I firmly believe in that because it is the truth,” Tiarra said, “and if we are not able to help with the growth of our young people then society isn’t going to get any better.”

Besides fulfilling her obligations as Miss ISU, Miss Harvest Homecoming, volunteering, and getting through sophomore year of college,

Tiarra is also focusing on preparing for another shot at Miss Indiana next summer.

Besides preparing mentally and physically, Tiarra also prepares herself spiritually.

“On the inside you have to know that you are ready for the job,” Tiarra said, “so preparing myself by reading my bible and making sure that I am ready and fill myself with the word.”

Tiarra knows what it is like to doubt yourself, as it is something that she has also struggled with, but with the encouragement and support of Derek, her family and friends she has been able to overcome the negativity that one’s own mind can produce. That is why her advice to students is to believe in themselves.

“You are capable, regardless of what your current situation is, regardless of what family is telling you, regardless of what friends are telling you, you are capable of doing whatever it is that you have your mind set on.”

ready to get back to his studies and make up for lost class time. “I missed a couple of classes while at the conference,” Posz said. “When I got back, my professors were more interested to hear about my trip than me asking about makeup work. It was great to tell them about my experience and them enjoying hearing about it.”

While cosmology at NASA is his hobby, his true passion is to be a clinical pathologist. He plans to attend a medical school with a program that allows him to achieve his medical degree and Ph.D. at the same time.

“I want to be a doctor,” Posz said. “I want to be the one to diagnose everyone in the hospital. I also want to do research on medical science and find new ways to cure certain

diseases. My goal is to help people. I think if you’re going to be in medicine your main focus should be to help people or else you’re in the wrong profession.”

Posz knows getting into medical school won’t be easy, so he is working hard to maintain a high GPA. But he didn’t always have that mindset. As a high school student actively involved in sports, he would make grades that made him eligible for play. It wasn’t until sports stopped and he attended Indiana State that he realized how important school was.

“The most important thing you can invest in is your education,” Posz said. “ISU has helped me prove people wrong and show what I’m worth. ISU is doing great things.”

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CYBERSECURITY

Criminology professor discusses ways to stay safe online Rileigh McCoy News Editor

Student safety is a major topic talked about around campus, but there is more than one way that students are encouraged to protect themselves while on campus than the regularly perceived ways.

It is also critical for students to maintain cybersecurity on their laptops, tablets, and smart phones to promote a healthy learning environment.

William Mackey, assistant professor in the department of criminology, explained some of the details of cybersecurity and the risks that go along with not maintaining it properly.

Mackey first explained his thoughts on what cybersecurity is.

“Previous definitions would have included mostly technological terms and ideas, today’s cyber landscape is vastly different,” said Mackey.

“With a shift towards increasing cyber defenses, security meant to try and stop malicious outside intruders from gaining access to systems or data.

About 10 years ago, the state of cyber security began to change.” Mackey said.

“I like to put it this way: Why go to all the work and skills needed to try and remotely hack into a well-secured network where there are potentially a number of people and systems employed to detect illegitimate users when you can just trick an employee into giving you their information? With employee credentials, you can be on the system legitimately, drastically reducing any risk of being detected, and typically you can get access to more information than you might otherwise.

Thus, today’s cybersecurity definition must include an ever-increasingly important component: human behavior.

It is my opinion that the best way to secure a network is to have both the technological and human side working together.” Mackey said.

As a part of Mackey’s explanation, it should be understood by students that it is important to work collectively with the Office of Information and Technology when it comes to cyber risks and security.

“My best advice for students is that a little awareness and attention can go a long way,” said Mackey.

“The vast majority of situations a student might encounter that could compromise themselves or their network are basic techniques such as phishing scams and malware.

Just making sure you are aware of how to detect phishing emails, keeping your computer malware free, and using

a password manager can mitigate a significant amount of risk with a relatively low amount of effort.” Mackey said.

The OIT security homepage lists news about phishing emails and tricks so that students can keep track of the potential hazards. These postings can also help students keep track of what to look for that can put their devices at risk.

OIT is the most relevant place on campus for students to seek assistance for their tech needs.

“OIT is the campus leader in identifying, implementing and supporting technologies, services and practices that support the strategic priorities and daily operations of ISU,” as stated on the OIT webpage.

OIT is the campus leader in identifying, implementing and supporting technologies, services and practices that support the strategic priorities and daily operations of ISU. Mackey also explained some tips for students to keep in mind when on the lookout for potential threats.

“Learn how to recognize phishing emails,” said Mackey. “Don’t just delete a phishing email, report it to the IT department. This helps to cut down on future phishing attempts. Use a well-reviewed antivirus or malware program. Don’t click blindly. This is an important one. Be wary of links if you aren’t familiar with the domain. Also, be wary of suspicious looking long links to others, but it can similarly be used to mask destinations. Just because the link says it is going somewhere, doesn’t mean it will actually take you there. Mot browsers allow you to mouse over, so you can see what the actual address is at the bottom of the browser, or copy link addresses without actually clicking.”

Mackey additionally explained these tips are important for students to follow as a guide in order to maintain their online safety.

Besides providing helpful tips, Mackey had a special take on the importance of cyber security because of the position he holds within the criminology department.

Mackey continued his explanation from his first answer to further describe his take from the criminology side.

“Going back to my previous answer, I think it is both incredibly useful and inevitable,” explained Mackey. “Because of the aforementioned shift to the human behavioral side of cybersecurity, we need people that know behavior to take on that aspect.

Another cliché saying of mine regarding this: “You don’t want your doctor representing you in court and you don’t want your lawyer performing surgery on you.”

In that same vein, I want the tech guys securing the tech, and the behaviorists securing the behaviors.”

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Sycamore pride throughout the week March through the Arch Sycamore move in Donaghy Day

Convocation Cheri’s Lemonade Stand

Party at the Fountain

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Eva Mozes Kor and President Bradley at the CANDLES Holocaust Museum which is located on Third Street in Terre Haute.

CANDLES Holocaust Museum brings light to a dark history Kiara Dowell Reporter

The CANDLES Holocaust Museum, located in the heart of Terre Haute, is a historical place where visitors can be educated on the terrible events that occurred in human history. The museum is located on 1532 S. Third St., showcasing along with educating parts of the horrific events that many do not know about.

“I think the purpose of having a holocaust museum is so people can learn more about something that has happened in our history. Yeah, we learn about it in school, but with the museum we can learn stuff that might not be taught in school,” Senior Chelsea Galloway said.

The museum sends a powerful message to all who visit. Their mission is to prevent

hatred and prejudice in today’s society. They want to educate others on the holocaust.

“In museum in Terre Haute, we get to learn about a women and her family and about how they went through the holocaust.

It’s important to educate ourselves, because we need to learn about what happened in our history so that we don’t make the same mistakes again,” Galloway said.

The building was built in 1995, but in 2003, arsonists destroyed the museum. Eva Mozes Kor, a holocaust survivor and an activist who has visited ISU as a special speaker, vowed to rebuild and reopen the museum. The holocaust museum was reopened in 2005.

“It is important to be educated on this event due to its massive impact on our history. So many lives were lost in vain, and that needs to be remembered. Getting involved with the museum will help spread

that knowledge to those who may be in the dark about its impact,” Alumni, Ashlea Hill said.

They are hosting an event on August 26 from seven to nine p.m. Peter Hayes is coming in to speak about why it is important to explain the holocaust. Anyone is welcome to go and admission is free.

“A lot of people are misinformed. They can only teach you so much in school so this is a new way to learn more about it,” sophomore Kaden Mendenhall said.

Eva Kor also has a book titled “Surviving the Angel of Death: the true story of a Mengele twin in Auschwitz” written also by Lisa Rojany Buccieri. It is available on their website in hardcover and paperback. It tells a story of a 10-year old Eva and her family as they suffered in Auschwitz.

“Her parents and two older sisters were taken to the gas chambers, she and her twin,

Miriam, were herded into the care of the man known as the Angel of Death, Dr. Josef Mengele. Mengele’s twins were granted the “privileges” of keeping their own clothes and hair, but they were also subjected to sadistic medical experiments and forced to fight daily for their own survival,” (Eva and Lisa’s book).

According to their website, CANDLES Holocaust Museum and educator center wants to shine a light on the stories of the holocaust and the events that occurred. Eva Kor uses her story to illuminate the world with hope, healing, respect, and responsibility.

“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before beginning to improve the world,” Anne Frank wrote.

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ISU celebrates total solar eclipse Rileigh McCoy News Editor

As Terre Haute experiences a partial total solar eclipse, the astronomy department will be hosting a celebration by the fountain so students can view the eclipse safely and learn its process.

Students will have the opportunity to learn about the process of a total solar eclipse, enjoy treats, and safely view the eclipse as it happens through proper telescopes.

Program Coordinator, John Gettemeyer, explained the event happenings as it has been scheduled.

“Starting at 12 p.m. at least two telescopes will be set up at the fountain with an appropriate filter for viewing the eclipse safely,” said Gettemeyer. “There will not be much to see until around 1 p.m. Around 12:30 p.m., we have a 15-minute presentation on the science of the eclipse in the Science building, room 138. At this point, I believe, there will be pizza available. The Department of Earth and Environmental Systems (EES) will be distributing t-shirts on a first-come, first-served basis. At about 12:45 p.m., Keith Byerman will present on the importance of the eclipse for Mark Twain’s “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court” and then discuss Twain’s take on ignorance of science leading people to chalk such events up to magic. Once Keith is done, around 1 p.m., we will encourage everyone to join us at the fountain to observe the eclipse using their glasses and the telescopes. We will keep the telescopes until 3 p.m.”

Gettemeyer also explained that while Terre Haute won’t experience all of the total solar eclipse due to only 94 percent of the moon shadow covering the sun at its peak, it is still a rare event that is best celebrated with ISU communications and marketing precautions because of the sun’s blinding Students enjoy the spectacular event wearing solar glasses at the properties. fountain.

“Please note that at no point will it be safe to view the sun either with a naked eye or through sunglasses,” said Gettemeyer. “I don’t necessarily have the most scientific explanation of why it is bad to look at the sun during a solar eclipse. I would say that even though an eclipse is in process, you are still staring directly at the sun. Not only is it painful to look directly at the sun, because you are essentially giving your eye a sunburn, but extended exposure can cause permanent blindness. This is due to the UV light that the sun emits. The eclipse glasses [and telescopes] provide protection from this UV light.”

Gettemeyer made it a point that the event occurs at an appropriate time so that incoming students have time to make it to their appropriate receptions.

Stephen Aldrich, interim chairperson of EES, further explained more of the science behind the eclipse process.

“In general, an eclipse happens when our view of some body in space is obscured by the shadow of another body,” said Aldrich.

“A solar eclipse is a pretty special event because it is cause by the moon moving between earth and the sun on its normal orbit. When that happens, the moon obscures the view of the sun over a very small part of earth. The display is particularly striking in the so called “zone of totality” which is the area where the sun will be fully obscured; a zone that will be about an hour and a half drive from Terre Haute.”

Aldrich further explained that the last time the United States experienced a total solar eclipse was in 1991. The next total solar eclipse in Terre Haute won’t be until 2024.

Aldrich described the event as “a good time viewing a truly incredible natural event.”

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Uber introduces another way to get around Terre Haute

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Students can use their cell phones to find transportation around Terre Haute.

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Uber, an exceptionally cheaper ride that offers an easy transportation through the use of an app is now offered in Terre Haute. Though Uber is found in most college towns and major cities across the nation, it recently reached its way around Terre Haute in May of 2017. Now Indiana State students along with the residents of Terre Haute can enjoy a quick pick-up ride popular amongst the younger generation.

This new taxi system can often times be a more convenient and an affordable ride to those who have been out late or needs a ride to the grocery store. However on the other hand, to those who have experienced a not-so-pleasant ride from the Uber have concerns to the increasing number of drivers and users, especially with the starting of new school year.

“Me and my girlfriend took an Uber back to the apartment after being at the bars. The driver that picked us up had a really trashed car with

barely any room for us to sit in. It smelled really bad and it was just an overall unpleasant Uber ride.” Senior student, Ian Bruce said.

One of the problematic aspects of an Uber ride is the fact that almost any person with a working vehicle and minimal requirements such as four door car and a minimum age requirement of 21 years old are able to become an Uber driver. With these simple qualifications of becoming a driver, it is uncertain that all Uber rides are considered safe.

“Now that I think about it, I don’t think I would feel safe if it was just my girlfriend riding the Uber alone. When the car is trashed like that, it makes me wonder about the driver too.” Bruce said.

Despite the uncertain aspects of the Uber rides, the system is now the most used taxi app in 108 countries. It is self-evident that Uber continues to grow, even making its way to the home city of sycamores, Terre Haute.

On the other hand, some students are still unfamiliar with the use of Uber and feel safer using a traditional taxi.

“I’ve never used Uber before.” Emma Osows-

ki, a senior student said.

“I’m just sketched out with the idea of it. I would feel more comfortable and safe using normal taxis instead of using Uber especially if it is getting more popular.” Osowski said.

Parent of an ISU student was also unfamiliar about the app or that it has been in use around Terre Haute among students and the community.

“I’ve heard of it but I don’t really know anything about it.” Teri Depaz, a parent of an ISU student said.

“Even though I don’t really know anything about the app, I think it will be safer for my daughter to use an established cab company to get her home. Now that I know, I’d have to check into it and see how safe Uber is.” Depaz said.

Parents often find it difficult to keep up with the increasing number of new apps that are popular within the university community and the younger generation. With the use of these apps, it is only a question before the Uber use in Terre Haute creates a problematic case and cause an uncertainty of the app for all users.

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Students tackle topic of campus parking availability The key to happiness at Indiana State University was unlocked by Michael Williamson, assistant professor of civil engineering, and students in his transportation course who conducted a parking study to locate the most abundant parking on campus during peak, weekday hours.

“Over the past several years, I have heard many complaints from students and faculty about the parking shortage (on campus),” Williamson said. “I’m also on several university and college-level committees, and Parking Services has been coming to a lot of those because they’ve had a lot of complaints recently about parking on campus.”

After listening to Lori Elkins, assistant director of parking services, and Police Chief Joseph Newport speak to the Faculty Economics Benefits Committee, Williamson decided his focus area in transportation could be of help. He contacted Elkins and Newport and proposed that students in his transportation engineering course conduct a parking study to see how many parking spaces are available campus-wide and how many spaces are occupied in each lot - a job that could have cost thousands of dollars to hire an engineering firm to tackle.

“I was aware of some of the things that the students researched, like which lots are full during the day, etc. The information that surprised me was the times of the day that the lots actually fill up,” Elkins said.

“This information is very useful to students who come in later in the day for classes. Based off of the information gathered, a student can look on the graphs and determine which lots will have open spaces during the time period they come on campus.

We look forward to partnering with Professor Williamson and his classes in the future to continue gaining information concerning parking on campus.”

Last spring, the course’s nearly dozen juniors and seniors broke into

four groups to examine the campus lots - nine student-staff, seven faculty and staff, six student, four remote and the parking garage. Each group drove or walked every lot each hour between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.

Tuesday through Thursday and divided the parking garage counts into two-hour blocks with each group participating in order to count the spaces - 5,689 spaces total. The unmanned systems program also flew drones over the lots and captured aerial images to aid in the count.

“Companies hire engineers to do this same kind of study, so having that experience in college is a benefit,” said Michael Giocolo, a senior civil engineering technology major from Joliet, Ill. The study concluded that drivers can always find a parking spot on campus, just not maybe in the lot of their choice.

“The southwest part of campus is pretty well filled up,” Williamson said. “There’s a lot of parking by the tech building that is filled up most of the day, and there are student lots across from that but there is housing near there and the lots stay full most of the time. The lots on the north and east side have more availability, though.”

Williamson used the data to construct bar graphs showing capacity in each campus lot versus the occupied spaces each hour. Because there were no issues with handicapped and service vehicles space availability, only data for regular parking spaces were graphed. The graphs will be available on the Parking Services website.

“I presented this to the students as a project that they could put on their résumés to show that they have actually done an engineering study,” Williamson said. “This is a typical first, entry-level engineering project and it is real life, not something out of a textbook or something we made up.

That’s career readiness right there.”

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Professor Michael Williamson and his students researched the parking issue on campus.

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Sycamores investigate genetics behind congenital heart defects When Katy Neese and Olivia Sacopulos jumped into their research this summer, they did it with all heart — mice hearts, that is.

Neese and Sacopulos used the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience at Indiana State University to conduct preliminary research on the Foxhead BOX (FOX) gene expression, which encodes transcription factor proteins that switch genes “on” or “off ” as the heart forms. It’s a critical process the body has to get right for proper heart development.

But when some Forkhead genes are mutated or dysfunctional, they fail to produce proteins that can correctly turn on or off other genes. The result is a congenital heart defect.

The project by Neese and Sacopulos used two approaches: further analysis of previously published available gene expression microarray data and the collection of FOX gene expression analyses curated by genomic databases and published in scientific literature.

They charted their findings to see when and where FOX genes are expressed or unexpressed using the Mouse Genome Informatics Database as a primary resource for a spectrum of genetic, genomic and biological data, which archives bioinformatic and experimental data of the mouse as an experimental model system for understanding human biology and disease.

“The comparison of the curated gene expression databases validate the microarray dataset by identifying sever FOX genes with known expression during heart development,” said Neese, a junior biology with a medical lab specialization major from Martinsville, Ind. “Several of the FOX genes that are significantly changed in the heart according to the microarray data set have not been characterized in using conventional gene expression analysis techniques.”

Students’ summer research looks into impact of genetics of heart defects in mice.

Sacopulos curated a list of FOX genes, looking at all 44 of the genes and used the Mouse Genome Informatics database to see the expression of each gene during different stages of development. She found that 22 genes were expressed, 22 were undefined and 11 were not expressed and used the data to validate Neese’s findings.

“My part involved coding and using the Bio conductor package to pull out the statistically significant FOX genes and create a heat map to show when the genes are expressed,” said Socaphales, a junior biology major from Terre Haute. “If we can determine if heart defects are caused by the genes, there may be a way to correct the problem.”

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Their preliminary findings will ultimately aid Indiana State biology instructor Kristopher Schwab with his research on the FOX genes functions when cardiac muscular tissue is formed, particularly during embryonic development.

“Research exposes students to new areas of science, allowing them to explore the language, concepts and tools of research. Rather than just reading from a book, the research allowed them to get involved in the process and learn at a greater depth by going through data analysis, hypothesizing and investigating,” Schwab said. “Once they have that basic skill set, that they can transfer to other areas of science and apply it.”

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Sycamore shoots for the stars — and beyond — at NASA conference It was a great day to be Indiana State University sophomore Jarret Posz when the medical laboratory biology major learned he was one of 15 students invited to the NASA’s Diverse Life and its Detection on Different Worlds conference in Mesa, Ariz., in May. “When I got the email, it was a surreal moment,” said Posz of Shelbyville, Ind. “I couldn’t believe it. It was very humbling to know that I was accepted to visit NASA.” Posz almost had to turn down the invitation due to financial limitations, though. He called his dad to ask for advice, and his dad gave him a great idea.

“I went to my professors in the biology department, told them my financial situation and the opportunity that I had,” Posz said. “They were quickly on

board with it, there was no hassle at all and they helped me pay for it. Without them, I wouldn’t have had this experience of a lifetime.”

Posz attended the conference in April and had an endless number of favorite moments, including meeting astronaut John Grunsfeld, getting one-on-one time with NASA scientists and trying In-N-Out Burger. But the moment that topped them all was a presentation about bioluminescent, the production and emission of light by a living organism.

“Every organism emits a certain light under certain wavelengths, such as X-rays and gamma rays,” Posz said. “So they talked about using these lights and comparing them to things on Earth to SEE SYCAMORE, PAGE 9

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What is CHAARG?

CHAARG was founded in 2012

by Elisabeth Tavierne at Ohio State University. Her goal was to inspire the women at her school to find their passion in fitness. Since then she has expanded CHAARG to 52 universities, including Indiana State, in hopes of getting CHAARG to every campus in the Nation. “CHAARG aims to ignite a passion in college-aged girls for health + fitness.” Too many college

girls rely on an elliptical to improve their fitness abilities, without realizing all the possibilities that they have in the fitness world. CHAARG is on a mission to show girls that fitness can and should be fun! We show them this through our weekly studio spotlights, where we will be going to a fitness studio around Terre Haute and joining them in a workout, whether it be CrossFit, Pulse, Hot Yoga, or anything

in between.

Like I previously stated, CHAARG is at many other universities, 52 to be exact. Universities like Indiana University and Ball State are also included in this, which makes it really great to have two CHAARG communities so close to us. Although not all CHAARG chapters are this close, we still are able to keep in touch with the 5,000+ girls through our CHAARG Instagrams.

These Instagrams are a little different than our personal social media accounts. We are able to post our successes, goals, sweat seshes (workouts), recipes, quotes, etc. Each girl is different on their account, but the main goal is to be positive and empowering to one another. Whether we know the girl or not, we are always looking for new CHAARG girls to follow and ride their fitness journey with them.

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Bringing CHAARG to Indiana State has been nothing but exciting. Through countless exec meetings and a few tabling sessions, we feel confident that we are ready to bring CHAARG to Indiana State and show the women here all that CHAARG can bring for them. CHAARG truly brings an overwhelming amount of support to your life when you become a member. It is like nothing else I have ever been apart of. I feel like I am always surrounded by positive girls, whether they belong to the ISU chapter or not. I always have a girl to reach out to, a positive blog to read on the CHAARG website, a fit plan to look forward to, or a new recipe to try. This helps to stray away from the idea that all women have to be a certain size. CHAARG girls are on a mission to become the best version on themselves, whatever that may be. I think that this will really help the women at Indiana State become more confident and excited about a healthy and balanced way of living. Girls will always have a workout partner or someone to escape from homework with. CHAARG at Indiana State, we believe, will create a positive community for all women to be part of no matter what their fitness level is. We want everyone here to feel welcome and empowered to find their fit and join our positive community.

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What types of events do you have planned for the upcoming semester or year for the organization?

This semester we will be doing lots of fun things! [RunCHAARG, Recruitment, national events, small groups, + studio spotlights] RunCHAARG is actually happening right now. (August 14-September 15) It is a time where women who are members and nonmembers are encouraged to log some bolts! One bolt is considered to be 1 mile walk/jog, 3 mile bike, 10 minute jump rope, 48 floors stair stepper, 400 meters swim, and 2000 meters row. The goal of RunCHAARG is to get women to push themselves to do a little more than they normally would. CHAARG chapters are competing with themselves as well to log the most bolts and win CHAARG chapter t-shirts, which is super exciting!

Recruitment is getting ready to start and will last the first two weeks of school! We will have CHAARG flyers posted all over campus and side walk chalk all over the side walks. We want everyone to know about CHAARG. During the two weeks we will be tabling at the rec, fountain, and commons, hosting an info session, so that women can learn more about what CHAARG has to offer, evening yoga session, and many other exciting things to get the women at Indiana State excited for CHAARG! We already have 48 members and we want to keep that number going!

National events will be going on throughout the semester, which really gives the girls who are using their inCHAARG Instagrams a chance to get to know their CHAARG community outside of Indiana State. Each semester there will be events, such as RunCHAARG, fit plans (5/6 weeks of weekly sweatseshes), National Retreats, a week of fitness, food, + fun, and new recipes to try through the CHAARG nutritionist, Taylor Riggs. Each of these things really put some excitement into the life of a CHAARG girls and send positivity their way!

Small groups happen every week! This is where connections between girls really happen. Each member of the exec team have the opportunity to host their own workout crew at a certain time and each girl chooses which time slot fits their schedule best!

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What is your main goal or overall vision for the organization?

No matter what part of CHAARG is going on, its always a positive experience for girls to be a part of. The goal for our chapter is to bring the women of Indiana State together and beat the negative body image that many girls unfortunately have.

We want women to find their fit and engage in a community of women that are ready to become the best version of themselves.

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Five Tips to Stay Legally Safe in College As thousands of students nationwide prepare to start their first semester in college, or return to campus, many are unaware of the dangers lurking in their smartphone apps that could get their scholarships forfeited, or could even get them expelled from school.

For example, students who use Ins-

tagram risk being found guilty and suspended from school for sending too many “unwanted” Instagram follow requests.

Universities now consider this situation to be “stalking” another student.

“This really happens and social media and smartphones play a role,” said Kimberly C. Lau, an attorney, and Chair of the Col-

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• Get Verbal Consent at Every Stage

Even though some schools define consent to include both actions and words, it’s wise to get verbal consent at each stage of sexual activity — from kissing to disrobing to actual intercourse. A verbal “yes” is safer than relying on body language or non-verbal cues.

lege Discipline Practice, at the New York City law firm, Warshaw Burstein LLP., who has represented both male and female students and been involved in over 100 Title IX cases across the country.

Through her extensive Title IX experience, Ms. Lau has seen students removed from school for accusations ranging from

alleged unwelcome pats on the shoulder to late-night college hookups, where alcohol clouded the memories of all involved.

To start this semester on campus as safely as possibly, here are five tips from Ms. Lau, which will help protect the future of any campus student.

• Avoid Hookup Hazards

Be careful when assuming that you know what the “normal” level of intoxication is for someone whom you have just met, especially when engaging in acts of intimacy. This situation makes it difficult to know whether someone is too drunk to say “yes.” If in doubt, don’t risk your future educational and career opportunities by being found in violation.

• Drink with a Designated Friend

If you are thinking of drinking while partying, have someone in your group serve as a sober, “designated friend” who can step in when you may be too intoxicated to make reasonable choices.

• Understand Your School’s Conduct Process

Many people are surprised to find out that the school, not the complainant, controls the process and may continue the process even if the complainant wants to drop the charges. Without fully understanding the disciplinary process, students on either side of the conduct process may also unknowingly waive crucial rights to challenge information or opportunities to fully tell their side.

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