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Volume 124, Issue 78

Smashing stress

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Robert Guell.

Guell receives President’s Medal Indiana State University honored seven educators during its annual Faculty Recognition Banquet Thursday evening. President Dan Bradley presented the President’s Medal — the university’s highest award for faculty — to Robert Guell, professor of economics.

“I am grateful to the many people who have had a role in developing my career at ISU,” Guell said. “From my colleagues in economics, to Dr. (John) Conant, my chairperson of 21 years, to administrators past and present, to the editorial staff of McGraw-Hill past and present, and to my Faculty Senate colleagues, particularly Dr. (Steven) Lamb, who helped me become a faculty leader; I will always remember and be grateful for your guiding wisdom.”

Guell joined Indiana State’s faculty in 1991 as an assistant professor of economics. In addition to serving as a professor of economics and a departmental undergraduate adviser, Guell was appointed as the interim chairperson of the department of social work and serves on the Faculty Senate executive committee. He has work published in numerous textbooks, supplements and other publications.

He earned his Ph.D. in economics from Syracuse University in New York and also holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Missouri-Columbia.

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With the end of the year around the corner, students lined up to smash up cars to blow off stress before they start studying for finals.

Students relieve end-of-year anxiety through event Ian Bonner-Swedish Reporter

Finals are around the corner and what better way to relieve the stress and nervousness than by pounding it with a hammer?

Union Board hosted a de-stress event called Smash Bash at Wolf Field on Tuesday afternoon. Rather than handing out stress balls, they handed out sledgehammers to students to smash away at a car.

ISU student Dailey Hough participated in the event to relieve stress and ended up getting a “good workout.”

Hough found out about the event through word of mouth, and jumped on the opportunity.

“A girl over there came over to the fountain and yelled ‘Come smash a car,’ and Paul and I wanted to smash a car,” Hough said.

He and his friend worked vigorously to destroy the trunk. By the fourth round, they nearly removed the spoiler. Sometime later they succeeded in the effort, and even knocked off the piece holding the license plate.

Nathan Hewitt, a member of Union

Board and leader of the event, said that Union Board simply wanted to try something new and unique to the students.

“We wanted a de-stress event, and we came up with – instead of something like spa – we thought of beating your anger and stress out,” Hewitt said.

The generosity of others also helped greatly in bringing this event to life when a local business decided to donate.

“We got (the car) from Mike’s auto salvage from Terre Haute — locally donated,” Hewitt said.

There were also some big prizes to be won by the participants.

“We have a Fitbit, we have some outdoor chairs, we have some totes to help people with moving out. We have outdoor stuff like Frisbees, footballs, water balls, Bluetooth speakers; we’ve got some nice big prizes to give away,” Hewitt said.

Despite such grand prizes, Hewitt wants the focus to remain on forgetting stress and having fun.

“It’s just a celebration at the end of the year to relieve some stress and get some anger out. We supply the car, you bring the anger,” Hewitt said.

Budget cuts affects staff motivation, student’s education Kiara Dowell Reporter

Professors in the communication and the English departments are forced to begin working part time this upcoming semester.

Director of Governmental Affairs, Stephen Lamb, explained Student Government Association recently passed a bill called the Lecturing Resolution that opposes the decision of the President of the University to cut funding for full-time lecturers and instructors.

This bill is in support of the faculty. It is SGA’s belief that student success and retention will be negatively affected by this decision and that there will be less experienced faculty, which will diminish the quality of student education.

According to LR, “ The Student Government Association does not think reducing the percentage of these positions is in the best interest of the university.”

ISU President Daniel Bradley proceeds to make this decision because they need to pay for the university’s necessities.

“What we are doing is reallocation, which means we have to move money from one piece of the budget to another piece of the budget,” Bradley said.

Seventy percent of the faculty is tenure, 15 percent of the faculty

is instructors, which are full-time, but not tenure, and another 15 percent are part-time.

According to Bradley, they have strayed from this model, which led to too many faculty members in a certain categories.

Kelly Brown, lecturer in communication, believes that this will force her to begin job seeking again because she would lose the ability to make a living working part time as a teacher.

“Being cut to part time puts me in a bad position; of course I would not be getting health care anymore,” Brown said. “I will pretty much be losing my ability to make a living teaching.”

Lamb explained that the president’s course of action not only waters down the curriculum, but also challenges the success on the students. However, Student Government Association understands the reality of the situation, but money cuts do not have to damage students’ progress.

The Lecturer resolution supports this by stating, “The Student Government Association will fully support the Faculty Senate in their efforts to oppose the reduction of the percentage of full-time Lectures and Instructor positions.

The Student Government Association has the students’ best academic interest at mind with the passing of this resolution.”

The recent change caused a few of the professors to have to leave.

Professor Terry Nelson of the Communication Department lives in Muncie, but stays in a rented apartment in Terre Haute in order to teach at Indiana State University.

“I won’t be able to (work parttime). I would need insurance, and I would not make enough money to be able to afford my apartment,” Nelson said.

Full-time working professors teach five classes a semester, and they have health benefits as well as insurance. When a teacher is reduced to part-time, they only reach three classes and lose those benefits, which makes it harder for commuting teachers to want to teach on campus. Not to mention they lose income making it harder to afford the drive or the living spaces.

“The plan that we are implementing doesn’t eliminate any instructor’s jobs, if someone is an instructor we are not going to voluntarily take their jobs,” Bradley said.

Bradley said the budget cuts do not just effect the communication department, but the effects spread throughout the campus. The English and communication departments are affected most because

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ISU faculty member charged with obstruction of justice Rileigh McCoy News Editor

An Indiana State University professor in the Aviation department was arrested on charges of obstruction of justice and harassment on Friday.

Azhar Hussain, an assistant professor of aviation technology, claimed he was being targeted and harassed on campus for being Muslim.

An informational email was sent out to all ISU students to make them aware of the charges made against Hussain.

According to the Public Safety announcement made via email, “The charges stem from a series of emails that were received on campus containing anti-Muslim messages and threats of potential violence against members of the Muslim community. The first report of the emails occurred on March 8, 2017. The messages specifically mentioned Hussain as a target.”

Hussain reported an alleged assault in which he was thrown to the floor in the College of Technology building on March 24 and a Public Safety announcement was sent out to make students aware of this occurrence. It has since been discovered in the investigation that this report was false.

The Public Safety email an-

nouncement detailed “Aiding the ISU Office of Public Safety in the investigation was the Cybercrime and Investigative Technologies Section of the Indiana State Police and the ISU Information Technologies Security Engineer. During the investigation, the ISU Police collaborated with the local FBI office and the Vigo County Prosecutor’s Office. The investigators were able to track the computers from which the emails originated and uncovered evidence to charge Hussain with sending the emails himself.”

Joseph Newport, chief of ISU police, explained the reasoning behind the charges.

“Based upon the investigation, it is our belief that Hussain was trying to gain sympathy by becoming a victim of anti-Muslim threats, which he had created himself,” Newport said in the press release.

Newport denied commenting further, explaining that the case is now in court and any other information he released would be detrimental to the prosecution.

However, Libby Roerig, Communications and Media Relation director, was able to provide a comment about Hussain’s classes.

“Arrangements are being made to cover his remaining classes and administer final exams,” Roerig said. “It’s my understanding his students were notified to attend class as regularly scheduled.”

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NEWS University of California administration is paying excessive

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salaries and mishandling funds, state audit says

Patrick McGreevy Los Angeles Times (TNS) The administration of the University of California system pays top workers salaries significantly higher than that of similar state employees, has provided millions of dollars in benefits not typical to the public sector and failed to disclose to the Board of Regents and the public that it had $175 million in budget reserve funds, a state audit found Tuesday.

The audit triggered a dispute with UC President Janet Napolitano, who said charges of hidden funds were false, while two members of the UC Board of Regents charged recommendations to give the Legislature budget authority over the Office of the President encroached on UC’s constitutional powers.

The audit of the Office of the President also found that it failed to satisfactorily justify its spending on systemwide initiatives and “inappropriately” screened surveys submitted by auditors to campus officials.

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The UCLA campus in Los Angeles.

“Our report concludes that the Office of the President has amassed substantial reserve funds, used misleading budgeting practices, provided its employees with generous salaries and atypical benefits, and failed to satisfactorily justify its spending on systemwide initiatives,” State Auditor Elaine Howle wrote to Gov. Jerry Brown and the Legislature.

“Furthermore, when we sought independent perspective from campuses about the quality

and cost of the services and programs the Office of the President provides to them, the Office of the President intentionally interfered with our audit process,” Howle wrote.

The audit was requested by legislators concerned about high tuition and complaints of a bloated administration overseeing the UC system’s 10 campuses.

“The reserve included $32 million in unspent funds it received from an annual charge levied on the campuses — funds

that campuses could have spent on students,” the audit said.

Auditors said salaries paid to those in the president’s office are much higher than the pay of comparable positions in other state government jobs.

Napolitano agreed with the vast majority of recommendations for improving budget processes and spending, but denied that $175 million was hidden from the UC Board of Regents.

In a letter to Howle, the president said changes were already

underway.

“The recommendations to (the UC president’s office) are helpful,” Napolitano wrote. “We welcome this constructive input, which aligns with our proactive efforts to continually improve UCOP’s operations, and UCOP intends to implement the recommendations.”

However, Board of Regents Chair Monica Lozano and Regent Charlene Zettel asked Howle to remove recommendations that they feel encroach on the constitutional autonomy of the university system, including proposals to have the Legislature approve the Office of the President’s budget and to appoint a third party to oversee operations.

“As written, we believe these recommendations threaten the University’s standing as a constitutionally autonomous entity, and the Board of Regents itself,” the regents wrote.

Administrative salaries amounted to $2.5 million more than the maximum annual sala-

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The Arctic is melting … and South Florida faces more flooding Jenny Staletovich Miami Herald (TNS)

A new assessment of polar ice melt could mean bad news for South Florida: higher sea rise than previously thought.

Based on new evidence, the Arctic Council — a cooperative effort among eight nations to monitor climate change — concluded that the Arctic warmed faster between 2011 and 2015 than any time on record, with glaciers and sea ice melting faster than expected.

That means a United Nations estimate for sea rise, considered among the most conservative, could be off by as much as 10 inches.

The report is particularly ominous for densely populated South Florida, which sits downstream in the ocean’s vast circulatory system, said University of Miami atmospheric scientist Ben Kirtman.

“Along the Eastern Seaboard, and South Florida in particular, we get an excessive rise,” he said.

The study joins a growing catalog of new research showing more dire condi-

tions than projected — and increased calls for the U.S. to not back out of the 2015 Paris Agreement that commits nearly 200 countries to check global warming.

Because the earth takes time to respond to changes, scientists keep a close eye on trends. In the Arctic, they are already seeing worrisome changes in migratory patterns and increased algae blooms. Among the worst is meltwater from glaciers, ice sheets and ice caps that account for a third of the planet’s sea rise.

Seventy percent of that comes from Greenland, which lost 375 gigatons of ice between 2011 and 2014, the report noted.

Since 2000, melting ice from the continent totaled enough to raise sea levels globally by about four-tenths of an inch, according to the report, which relied on the work of 90 scientists.

With what’s already baked into the atmosphere, faster melting land ice will likely add between 7.5 and 9.8 inches to earlier U.N. estimates by 2100, the report said.

And because of its position downstream, in an area of “preferential excitement,” South Florida could experience rise at the

high end as water sloshes around the planet, Kirtman said.

“Think of it as pushing down the ocean (in Greenland). The ocean is fluid, so it’s going to respond somewhere else and that somewhere else is down here,” he said.

In South Florida, planners already confronting flooding from sea rise have been more aggressive in assessing sea rise than the U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which sought to get a consensus among about 400 scientists.

The Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact includes the IPCC’s conservative assessment calling for 6 inches in sea rise by 2030 and 31 inches by 2100. But it also uses higher estimates by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that call for sea rise by 2030 of 10 and 12 inches, respectively, and 61 and 81 inches by 2100.

Since it’s already counting on higher sea rise, the Compact doesn’t plan on recalculating projections just yet, said Jennifer Jurado, Broward County’s chief climate resiliency officer.

“Climate science is constantly evolving and undoubtedly there will be things we need to consider that are coming out that are significant,” she said.

The latest projections have only been in place a year and rather than undertake complicated calculations with every report, the Compact prefers to update estimates every three to five years, she said.

“That would allow us to be more contemplative of a number of reports,” she said.

Kirtman, however, who was the lead author in the IPCC’s 2014 report on nearterm climate change projections, said the alarming Arctic trends should serve as a warning.

“I view the process in the Arctic as the canary in the coal mine. So every time it comes out more surprising, it is more alarming,” he said. “We’ve committed to another 30 years of continued warming.

However, if you implement some strong carbon reductions, and follow the Paris accord, we can prevent that 6 to 8 feet by 2100. What we’re not going to prevent is another foot by 2035.”

Turn in ‘illegal aliens’: Posters at UT-Arlington urge students to do so Claire Z. Cardona The Dallas Morning News (TNS) DALLAS — Posters urging people at the University of Texas at Arlington to report those in the country illegally to immigration officials were spotted on campus Monday.

The fliers, which include the website of the white supremacist group Vanguard America, call on white Americans to turn in unauthorized immigrants to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

“America is a white nation,” the fliers read.

In addition to the one found on campus, the Vanguard America website contains anti-black and anti-Muslim posters. It is not clear whether members of the group were responsible for hanging the posters.

It’s unclear when the posters first popped up, how many appeared on campus, though a university spokesman said there was more than one.

The university requires posters be approved by the Office of Student Activities and Organizations. The Vanguard America posters had not been OK’d and were removed Monday, the university said.

“We are proud that UTA is a place of learning and as an institution of higher education, we expect high standards of civil discourse,” the university said in a prepared statement.

The school’s flier policy prohibits obscene or libelous material; unauthorized commercial solicitation; material that advocates the deliberate violation of

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“Cannabis is peace; cannabis is love. We are here to spread peace; we are here to spread love. These are clouds of peace and clouds of love,” says Ras Fia, center, holding a Rastafarian sign in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington seconds before police arrested him for lighting a marijuana joint, on Monday, April 24, 2017.

4 arrested during marijuana ‘smoke-in’ protest at US Capitol

Josh Magness McClatchy Washington Bureau (TNS)

Backdropped by American flags emblazoned with rainbow coloring and cannabis leaves, Ras Fia stood before the U.S. Capitol holding a marijuana joint.

“I come in peace,” said Fia, the CEO and founder of Cannabis Alliance Networking Group.

“Cannabis is peace; cannabis is love. We are here to spread peace; we are here to spread love.

These are clouds of peace and clouds of love.”

Fia, the dome of the Capitol looming over him, lit the weed cigarette and inhaled. Seconds later, U.S. Capitol Police, waiting for this moment, waded into the group of about two dozen, arresting Fia and three others who had joined him.

Protesters had gathered on the

southeast side of the Capitol on Monday for a “#Reschedule 420 smoke-in” organized by DCMJ, a DC-based marijuana advocacy group. The goal was to advocate for cannabis legalization and to protest the arrest of eight marijuana legalization advocates last Thursday, April 20, the unofficial holiday for weed enthusiasts and advocates for legalization.

All charges from Thursday’s arrests were dropped except those against Adam Eidinger, co-founder of DCMJ, and DC Cannabis Co-Op Club founder William Angolia.

During DCMJ’s “Congressional #JointSession” last Thursday — a free marijuana giveaway to raise support for weed legalization — officials arrested and charged Eidinger with possession of 78 joints amounting to 2.06 ounces of marijuana and Angolia with 2.405 ounces in the form of plants and joints, ac-

cording to charging documents.

It is legal to possess 2 ounces or less of marijuana under D.C. law, but it must be smoked on private property. Angolia and Eidinger, who also was one of the four arrested Monday, pleaded not guilty, with court dates set for May. Before the arrests, a handful of speakers took turns addressing the media assembled before them, each providing their personal experiences with cannabis and why they think it should be legal.

Dawn-Lee Carty, a resident of Washington, D.C., said her daughter had been born with epilepsy and began suffering seizures at just 6 months old. No medical treatments diminished her convulsions, Carty said, except marijuana.

“This wasn’t an easy decision for me,” Carty said. “It wasn’t anything I thought would be the

cool way out or the hippie way out; it was my last chance to save my daughter’s life. Since she’s been medicating with cannabis, (my daughter) is now 91 percent seizure free.”

Natalie DeLeon, 26, spoke of her time in the Army Reserves for five years and the pain she felt when she “had to go back in the closet” due to “don’t ask don’t tell,” a law overturned in 2011 that barred LGBT members of the military from serving openly.

“Because of that, I tried to overdose on opioids,” said DeLeon, who was arrested last Thursday and Monday. “I had bad insomnia and depression, and I lost who I was … . I was afraid to touch prescription drugs at that time, and I found someone to give me cannabis. It was the first time, after I built a tolerance to really feel the medicinal benefits,

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indianastatesman.com UCLA FROM PAGE 2 than the maximum annual salary ranges for comparable state employees, auditors found.

For instance, an accounting manager’s maximum annual salary is $169,000 at UC compared with $156,000 for other state employees.

An information system manager can make $258,000 with UC, but $150,000 with other

ILLEGAL FROM PAGE 2 any federal, state or local law; or incites or produces imminent lawless action.

Voto Latino tweeted an image of one of the posters and urged people to demand school President Vistasp Karbhari to declare UT-Arlington a sanctuary campus, an effort that gained momentum after President Donald Trump’s election.

UT-Arlington students voted overwhelmingly in favor of a sanctuary campus referendum last week. The referendum would create a written policy restricting the access of student information to government officials, such as ICE, without a warrant or subpoena, the Shorthorn reported.

The referendum had 1,355 votes in favor and 460 against, but the university president must decide whether the school will be a sanctuary campus.

Karbhari said in February that UT-Arlington cannot be a sanctuary campus for undocumented students because as a public institution funded with state and federal dollars, the university must follow all laws or risk losing the funding, the Shorthorn reported.

On Wednesday, the Texas

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The audit said: “10 executives in the Office of the President whose compensation we analyzed were paid a total of $3.7 million in fiscal year 2014-15 — over $700,000 more than the combined salaries of their highest paid state employee counterparts.”

On benefits, the Office of the President provided a regular re-

tirement plan but also offered its executives a retirement savings account into which the office contributes up to 5 percent of the executives’ salaries — about $2.5 million over the past five years, the audit found.

“The Office of the President also spent more than $2 million for its staff ’s business meetings and entertainment expenses over the past five years — a ben-

efit that the State does not offer to its employees except in limited circumstances,” the audit said..

The audit said the Office of the President has not managed its own budget — which amounted to $747 million in fiscal year 2015–16 — “in a fiscally prudent or transparent way.”

Napolitano said the audit was in error in claiming her office

failed to publicly disclose tens of millions in surplus funds.

“In fact, UCOP’s budget and financial approaches reflect strategic, deliberate and transparent spending and investment in UC and state priorities,” she wrote.

Howle disagreed.

“Significant reforms are necessary to strengthen the public’s trust in the Office of the President,” the audit concluded.

House will debate Senate Bill 4, which would ban universities, cities and counties from creating policies that prevent local law enforcement agencies from asking about a person’s immigration status or enforcing immigration law.

In February, watchdog website Canary Mission published a report claiming two dozen current or former UT-Arlington students had made anti-Jewish remarks or statements in support of Hitler and/or the Holocaust. The university then said it condemned statements of hate “while acknowledging the principles of free speech and open expression.”

Monday’s posters are the latest in a string of racist or discriminatory fliers that have popped up on college campuses across Texas.

The Southern Methodist University president condemned a flier found on campus in November that was titled “Why white women shouldn’t date black men.” At Texas State University the same month, police were investigating fliers that called “tar and feather vigilante squads” to form and “arrest and torture” university leaders who seek diversity on campus.

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tradition of those not living in the city overriding the rights of those in the city,” said Ricardo Harvin, a 58-year-old Navy veteran from Washington. “It is un-American.”

Recreational marijuana is legal in eight states and D.C., with 29 states offering some form of medical marijuana. A growing majority of Americans — 61 percent, according to an April CBS poll — support legalizing cannabis.

Minutes after the arrests of her

fellow advocates, Michelle Ievoli, from Delaware, said she felt “saddened by the arrests, but not surprised.” But she maintained that the arrests wouldn’t dissuade her from advocating for marijuana legalization.

“Unfortunately, the changes that need to happen in America don’t come easily,” she said. “All of our freedoms are hard fought, and someone has to fight for them. That’s what America is all about.”

stands the reasons teachers are being forced to part-time.

“It’s hard to see why there are budget cuts, when you keep hearing that the college is growing in enrollment, there are all these new things going on, new buildings, and it’s odd to hear budget cut, when that is all you see around you,” Brown said.

Brown explained that having professors work part-time would

lessen the motivation for teachers to keep students engaged.

“There are a lot of strong teachers and I think most of them will have to leave,” Brown said. “You’ll be bringing in part-time people, not saying they won’t be as good, but most of the time they won’t be as invested or they won’t put as much into it because it is just parttime.”

that I found myself.”

Advocates, as well as supporting legislation to legalize marijuana nationwide, also gathered to denounce the so-called “Andy Harris rider,” included by Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md., in the 2014 omnibus spending bill passed by Congress. The legislative rider bars the District of Columbia from using any funds to legalize marijuana.

“Andy Harris continues the

BUDGET FROM PAGE 2 they are part of the introductory courses or foundational courses.

“The biggest reason is that our state appropriation, which is 40 percent of our budget, has actually decreased every year for the last decade,” Bradley said. “This year we are going to get a few more dollars, but it is still down.”

However, not everyone under-

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‘Tickling Giants’ showcases the importance of free speech Anthony Goelz Reporter

The Cunningham Memorial Library and Multidisciplinary Studies showed “Tickling Giants” in the Library Events Area on Monday. “Tickling Giants” is a documentary film, by Sara Taksler, chronicling the career of Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef.

The 111-minute film is set in a tumultuous time for the Egyptian government, and about how one man challenged power through laughter and sarcasm.

The film begins with footage of protests in Tahrir Square. These protests were in opposition of the military control after President Hosni Mubarak stepped down.

Within the screams of protest, the hail of bullets and clouds of tear gas is a man armed with a microphone and sharp wit.

This man is Bassem Youssef.

The film then, in true Tarantino fashion, jumps back 10 months to January 2011.

At this time, Youssef was a heart surgeon.

Even then, Youssef was a lighthearted individual.

“I love sarcasm. It lets me cut through people’s facades without spilling any blood,” Youssef said in the film. Ironically, this line was delivered as a voice over during footage of Youssef performing sur-

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Bassem Youssef in “Tickling Giants.”

gery.

Fed up with the media either fueling division or as Youssef said, “They have complete freedom of saying absolute nonsense.”

The film even depicts scenes from the Egyptian media at that time. People are yelling, throwing water and on scene showed a man trying to hit someone with a chair. It was like something out of “The Jerry Springer Show.” This drove Youssef

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and his lifelong friend Tarek ElKazzaz to create a satirical YouTube show. “I thought at best, he would give us 10,000 views on the first week. He gave us 35,000 in the first day, and he got us five million views in two months,” ElKazzaz said in the film.

From there Youssef took off and eventually got his own show on Egyptian television. Naming his show “Al Bernameg,” or “The Show” in English, and basing the show off Jon Stewart’s “The Daily Show,”

Youssef became known as the Egyptian Jon Stewart.

Problems arose when Youssef began to take shots at then President Mohamed Morsi. The last straw came when Youssef mocked Morsi after Morsi received an honorary degree from a university in Pakistan. Youssef made his way on stage with a massive version of Morsi’s hat and proceeded to make fun of Morsi’s poor non-fluent English. After that, Youssef ’s arrest was ordered.

Youssef ’s problems continued even after Morsi was removed from office. Youssef continued to mock power even going after the popular General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who would later be voted in as president with over 90 percent of the vote.

Due to public pressure, “Al Bernameg” ended. At this time, Youssef was facing a lawsuit from his former network, a lawsuit that Youssef would come to lose and be plunged into debt. Youssef was left with one option, to leave Egypt. He and his family packed their bags and boarded a plane to the U.S., not knowing when or if they would ever return.

“Tickling Giants” is a film about a man who stood up and challenged power in the only way he could, comedy. Youssef ’s story is a reminder of the importance of free speech.

Essence of a Man 2017

Adrienne Morris Reporter

Indiana State University is filled with students from all walks of life, backgrounds, races, and religions. ISU will soon celebrate African culture with an event called African Global Night. It will take place Friday, April 28 from 6 to 8 p.m.

Africa is filled with a rich history, and the event will showcase much of the elements related to it. The event will have dance performances, music, theater plays and fashion from different countries in Africa.

The performances and fashion will take place during the first half of the night when event coordinators will share a bit of information about Africa. The next half of the night will feature dinner with authentic food from multiple African nations.

The show will take place in the University Hall auditorium. A dinner will be held directly after the show, which will be held at Centenary United Methodist Church, located at 310 North 7th Street.

The event is open to the ISU community and tickets are being sold at $5 for students and $10 each for non-students. The proceeds for the tickets will go toward the dinner at the end of the night.

The event gives the ISU community a chance to learn more about the culture within Africa and also have a bit of fun while doing so.

The ISU community promotes inclusiveness and the African Global Night will demonstrate a bit of the diversity and the differences of Africa through a celebration fit for everyone in the ISU community.

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Black Student Union hosted Essence of a Man, which showcases talent and personality of ISU’s men.

4 ways to detach from work and finally enjoy your downtime Susie Moore

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I used to wish there were some magical screen in my work elevator that activated after 5:30 p.m. Once I passed through it and hit “lobby,” I could, at least for a while, forget where I worked and enjoy some me time before rolling back in by 9 a.m. the following morning (or on Monday).

These days, with communication devices at our fingertips, working from home now commonplace, and the expectation of 24-hour accessibility, it’s harder than ever to transition from a work mindset to a home/relaxation/fill-in-the-blank state of mind most days. But it’s not impossible.

Here’s how to switch from work mode a bit more easily when you want to: 1. ESTABLISH A TRANSITION SYSTEM When I lived in Sydney, I used to walk home over the Sydney Harbour Bridge three to four nights a week. It took almost an hour, but by the time I slipped my keys into my front door, I was a different per-

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These days, with communication devices at our fingertips, working from home now commonplace, and the expectation of 24-hour accessibility, it’s harder than ever to transition from a work mindset to a home/relaxation/fill-in-the-blank state of mind most days.

son. I listened to music. I crossed the wa- just the bright light of my screens). I had ter and saw the sparkling city lights (not some uninterrupted time to think and to

daydream.

My husband does something similar now in NYC. He gets off the subway three to four stops away from our home to just walk. The nights he does this, he arrives home noticeably calmer and more present.

2. SWITCH IT OFF It seems obvious, but it isn’t. Putting your phone away for a short period is a decision that’s entirely up to you. No one is going to arrest you for not checking email for 45 minutes. As you commute home via car, subway, bus… could you turn on some classical music in the car? Tune in to a funny or educational podcast? Pick up a physical book and get lost in the pages?

The physical act of disconnecting from work stuff is very powerful; it’s just not one we choose enough.

3. RELISH A RITUAL My friend Selena takes a bubble bath almost every night. My friend Marc cooks dinner every evening while listening to

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indianastatesman.com DOWNTIME FROM PAGE 4 jazz. My friend Libby goes to a workout class four nights a week as soon as she leaves the office. These habits are not only healthy, they are also meditative.

Because there’s no inbox in sight.

What can you look forward to every evening that allows you to disengage from work? And TV does count. If it’s soothing and helps you decompress, it’s a yes! Just plan your shows so you can settle straight in versus clicking around in frustration. And leave your phone and laptop on charge in another room while you curl up and chill.

4. SHAKE IT OFF I can’t think of a single time in my career when I was having fun, out with friends, enjoying myself at a movie, anything, when something urgent happened at work, and I dropped the ball because I wasn’t glued to my screen after hours.

Wednesday, April 26, 2017 • Page 5 Has this ever happened to you? I’m guessing not. And if it has, it’s by far the exception rather than the rule, right?

Sometimes the fear of missing something and appearing on top of everything (projecting perfectionism, anyone?) consumes our actions and therefore multiple hours of our day. Of our week. Of our life.

Most of the anxiety and stress we feel about being constantly connected to our jobs is self-imposed. Unless there is an emergency, an important deadline, or a timely project to complete, most days we can probably enter our evenings, personal time, and space 100 percent guilt free. But this must be a conscious choice.

It can feel like a rebellious move. It’s not.

It’s a healthy one.

That magical screen I fantasized about? You don’t need it. It’s within you.

It’s called free will.

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What’s your why?

Leah Kennedy Columnist

When I first stepped foot on this campus, I was scared, already homesick and full of wonder at what was to come. I’d cried the entire hour drive from my house and some more as my mom and dad left. But then, at a welcome speech, we were asked to make an object using two pipe cleaners. I braided mine, and made them into a heart.

As people went around the circle, we were asked why our objects were important to us. I explained that mine was to signify my tightknit family and the love we share.

That’s when it began. The next day they asked us what our why was. Just that. No explanation, just, “What’s your why?”

I didn’t even have to think about it. My why, my reason for waking up everyday and fighting hard to live a good life are the people standing beside me includes my mom, dad, siblings, nephew and nieces, fiancé and my grandmother – they are all my why. They are the reasons that I want to succeed, be a good person and become educated.

So my dad can say he is proud.

So my mom can say she is the mom of a daughter in the National Center for Health Statistics.

Because my siblings didn’t go to college.

Because my little princes and princesses know that to be a benevolent ruler, you must be educated.

So my fiance can look at his future wife and know she is trying to better their lives.

Because my grandmother’s eyes light up when she speaks of her college years.

And yeah, I’m here for me too.

But I’d be nothing without the people who stand behind me everyday of my life and support and love me.

I start my day with encouragement from my fiance and end it with that too, but sprinkled like raindrops on roses are the loving calls from my mom, FaceTime calls from my sister and laughter from my dad as he listens to me complain about drama that won’t matter tomorrow.

Finals week is fast approaching, and I thought we could all use a reminder of why we do what we do, a quick refresher on what our why is because I

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100 days: approval, ransom and healthcare Zach Davis Columnist

This upcoming Saturday marks the 100th day of Donald Trump’s presidency, and things aren’t going in his favor. He has had two cornerstones of his campaign – his immigration ban and healthcare reform – fail.

He has become wishy-washy on his stances toward major issues. His approval ratings are extremely poor, with an NBC poll finding that almost two out of every three Americans do not approve of his performance in office.

Now, Trump is looking like he is about to back off an ultimatum that was given, no longer threatening to let the government shut down if Congress doesn’t fund his wall in a spending bill that is being negotiated this week.

This is a huge change in posi-

tion, marking the possibility of Trump backing off funding for his wall in the future.

That is certainly going to hurt Trump’s approval ratings. He is delaying another campaign promise, one that was touted by a huge base of his supporters. It seems safe to assume they would likely feel lied to by someone they supported. If their candidate doesn’t deliver on such a popular promise he will lose most, if not all, of his credibility with them.

What would look even worse, though, is if he follows through on that threat. He would be letting the government shut down because he isn’t easily getting something as controversial as his wall, which we can’t guarantee would actually do its job.

That would make the U.S. a laughingstock in the international community. It would look even worse for Trump considering the government would then shut down on his hundredth day in office.

No president should ever hold the entire government hostage for anything, and that’s why each branch of the government should do everything in its pow-

er to keep it going. Nobody can get their job done and make changes that need to be made if the government shuts down.

To make it even worse, to ransom the government back the democrats had to support controversial issues that many Americans contest.

That sends a message to the people that Trump will either do things his way or not at all — a poor stance for a president to take. He should be encouraging cooperation and negotiation.

That is why Franklin D. Roosevelt did so well that he was elected four times.

There’s more going on as the White House wants to work on tax reform and make another attempt at healthcare reform by reviving the bill that was cancelled last month due to lack of support.

Reviving it this soon, though, would be a terrible mistake. It already failed to garner enough support to even get a proper vote.

Many opinions wouldn’t have changed in merely a month, so something has to be done drastically different for any progress to be made in healthcare.

I think the White House is

rushing into things too quickly.

It seems like they are rushing to get something done in legislation before Trump’s 100-day mark hits.

None of this should be rushed, though. Trump is right by saying changes need to be made, but he isn’t doing it properly.

One of the things a successful president and his administration do is negotiate and not rush into changes.

They don’t force changes to be made overnight, especially large ones. After the last election we have a lot of division within the two parties, so an attempt at unity is more necessary than ever. A lot of negotiating has to be done to achieve that, so if we continue bickering and fighting the government will not last.

The White House needs to be more mature about the way we handle our issues. They need to stop trying to force their agenda and disenfranchising voters.

They need to think about what is going on and they need to make changes.

If nothing else, the mistakes of the previous administrations should have shown them that.

I voted for Trump and now I feel betrayed Justin Raimondo

Los Angeles Times (TNS)

I voted for Donald Trump because he promised to pursue a new foreign policy. As he said in December, “We will stop looking to topple regimes and overthrow governments. Our goal is stability, not chaos, because we want to rebuild our country.” He vowed to appoint those with “new approaches, and practical ideas, rather than surrounding myself with those who have perfect resumes but very little to brag about except responsibility for a long history of failed policies.”

After decades of disastrous interventions, Trump inspired me. But less than 100 days into his administration, I’m feeling the sting of betrayal. In recent

weeks, Trump and his surrogates have abandoned virtually every foreign policy stance he took during the campaign.

He launched missiles against the regime of Syrian strongman Bashar Assad — mere months after telling The New York Times: “I thought the approach of fighting Assad and (Islamic State) simultaneously was madness, and idiocy.” Now Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is saying Assad must go, a clear indication that the Trump administration is “looking to topple regimes and overthrow governments.”

In another interview with The New York Times, Trump declared NATO “obsolete,” explaining, “When NATO was formed many decades ago we were a different country. There

was a different threat.” Now we are told that “NATO is no longer obsolete.” Stay tuned for the Trump administration’s campaign to bring back Betamax.

“Wouldn’t it be nice,” Trump often said, “if we could get along with Russia?” This was music to my ears: finally a Republican candidate who wasn’t locked into a Cold War mentality. Yet, Trump’s appointees are now echoing the Washington policy wonks who want to start a new Cold War. H.R. McMaster, Trump’s national security advisor, claims the Russians are engaged in a campaign of global “subversion.”

Tillerson, during his recent visit to Moscow, denounced Russia’s alleged “interference” in the 2016 election — an echo of the

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Democrats’ unproved claim that the Kremlin colluded with his boss.

As Trump threatens to go to war with North Korea — which would spell doom for the 38,000 American troops stationed on the Korean peninsula — I am reminded of his comments on our military commitments in the region: “There is going to be a point at which we just can’t do this anymore. … At some point, we cannot be the policeman of the world. … (I)f we are attacked, (Japan doesn’t) have to do anything. If they’re attacked, we have to go out with full force. … That’s a pretty one-sided agreement.”

I’m not alone in feeling betrayed.

Ann Coulter, author of “In

Trump We Trust: E Pluribus Awesome,” wrote recently that “Trump’s Syrian misadventure is immoral, violates every promise he ran on, and could sink his presidency.” At Breitbart News, the online headquarters of the Trump insurgency, a piece about the Syria attacks attracted more than 50,000 ferociously negative comments. Pat Buchanan, the ideological godfather of Trumpism, despaired that “the promise of a Trump presidency … appears, not 100 days in, to have been a mirage. Will more wars make America great again?” A baffled Laura Ingraham tweeted, “Missiles flying. Rubio’s happy.

McCain ecstatic. Hillary’s on board. A complete policy change

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in 48 hrs.” Talk radio host Michael Savage complains that “People in Trump’s own sphere are turning him toward the beating war drums.” Nigel Farage, the leader of the Brexit forces in Britain who campaigned for Trump in the U.S., opined that the president’s supporters “will be scratching their heads” at these foreign policy reversals.

It’s the same sad story on the domestic front, Instead of repealing Obamacare, Trump pushed what the House Freedom Caucus dubbed “Obamacare lite.”

Trump the campaigner denounced both Hillary Clinton and Ted Cruz as pawns of Goldman Sachs; as president, he’s appointed several Goldman Sachs executives to top spots in his administration.

Not long ago, he told Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen — whose visage was featured in a negative ad that ran in the last week of the campaign — that “she should be ashamed of herself,” accusing her of politicizing the Fed and creating “a very false economy.” Now he says he’s open to reappointing her.

The liberal media are thrilled by Trump’s transformation: The chorus of gushing praise on CNN and MSNBC as bombs fell on Syria was loud and practically unanimous. And Trump is reciprocating: At a White House event honoring first responders, he characterized the media as “honorable people.” Remember when he called them out as “the world’s most dishonest people”? Ah, those were the good old days!

And while Trump praises his enemies, he denigrates his loyal friends, openly downgrading Stephen Bannon, the architect of his victory, as just “someone who works for me.”

As the elites rush to embrace the president, those of us who supported him are horrified, angry and increasingly convinced that instead of draining the swamp, Trump has jumped headlong into it.

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The other day my best friend said that sometimes we get so busy planning our lives that we forget to actually live them. Let’s vow to try to live more than we plan, Indiana State because a miserable life is not worth living, in my opinion. You need to laugh, sing, dance and call your mom because she missed you and you miss her. It’s okay to be stressed, to freak out. Just take a deep breath and remember your why because none of us are here for giggles.

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Indiana State baseball team looking to come out on top with a victory against Earstern Illinois University on this coming Friday and Saturday.

Sycamores Look to Bounce Back at Eastern Illinois Tim McCaughan

ISU Athletic Media Relations

Due to expected inclement weather this weekend, Indiana State and Southern Illinois have agreed to push up their weekend series to Friday and Saturday. By extension, both Indiana State and Eastern Illinois have agreed to cancel their scheduled game for Thursday, April 27, to accommodate the schedule changes.

Games One and Two against the Salukis will now be on Friday, April 28, at noon and 2:30 p.m. ET, with Game Three scheduled for 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 29. The Friday doubleheader will air live on The Valley on ESPN3.

LOOKING AT THE SYCAMORES Tony Rosselli (.364, 7 2B, 5 HR, 27 RBI) and Tyler Friis (.318, 5 2B, 15 BB, 8 SB) lead the Trees at the plate while Brandt Nowaskie and Dane Tofteland are hitting .360 and .293 in limited action, respectively. Giesler is tops on the squad with nine home runs and 30 RBIs. As a team, the Sycamores are hitting .272 and have hit for 63 doubles, 11 triples and 36 homers. ISU pitching

has struck out 315 batters and hold a combined 4.70 ERA. LOOKING AT THE PANTHERS Eastern Illinois comes into play with a 13-27 overall record after sweeping Eastern Kentucky over the weekend.

The team is led offensively by Jimmy Govern (.369) and Joseph Duncan (.301). As a club, the Panthers are hitting at a clip of .255 while the pitching staff holds a 7.81 ERA. SERIES HISTORY The Sycamores lead the all-time series that dates back to 1905, 112-86.

The last time the two squads met on the diamond was March 21 of this year when the Sycamores defeated EIU 2-1 at Bob Warn Field. ISU has won eight of the last 10 matchups between the two schools.

TOFTELAND SETS A HIGH MARK Redshirt sophomore Dane Tofteland broke the Indiana State single-game RBI record after driving in 11 runs on a trio of home runs, including two grand slams as the Sycamores took down Northern Illinois, 17-8 Tuesday. The 11 RBI tied the MVC record (John Knott of MSU vs. UNI on May 2, 1992) and is also the highest sin-

gle-game performance in all of NCAA Division I this season.

STRONG ON ALL FRONTS Senior Tony Rosselli has been one of the strongest contributors to the Sycamore offense this season, leading the team in batting average (.364), slugging percent (.628) and triples (5).

In all, Rosselli has 13 multiple hit contests, including one four-hit game and eight multiple RBI games. Rosselli is second in the MVC in batting average and triples and is fourth in slugging percent.

TOUGH TO STRIKE OUT Junior Tyler Friis has been a tough out for opposing pitchers this season. The shortstop has been retired on K’s just eight times in 110 at bats this season while boasting 35 hits for the Trees. His 13.75 at bats between strikeouts ranks top in the MVC. NO FREE PASSES Sophomore Tyler Ward has put together a nice stat line so far this season. The right-hander boasts a 3-2 record with a 3.04 ERA in eight starts. The Santa Claus, Ind., native has struck out 34 batters while walking just six. He ranks 39th nationally with a 5.67 strikeout-to-walk ratio

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2017 NFL Draft Preview: Chicago Bears Garrett Short Reporter

The 2017 NFL Draft will be hosted in Philadelphia from Thursday to Saturday. All of the teams in the league will be looking to reel in the next big thing.

The Chicago Bears have an opportunity to do just that with the third overall pick.

The Bears were dreadful last season, posting a 3-13 record. After an awful year, there are plenty of needs that will be addressed in the draft. However, the loss of some key pieces creates even more needs if Chicago wants to avoid being in the same picture as Cleveland.

Chicago ranked 28th in the league in 2016, scoring just 17.4 PPG. This offseason saw the departure of two key pieces in the Bears’ lackluster offense. Jay Cutler and Alshon Jeffery will not be returning to the Windy City next season.

Cutler is a free agent and has been replaced by former Tampa Bay quarterback Mike Glennon.

Jeffery was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles in March. This is perhaps the biggest blow to Chicago. Jeffery was their number one receiver the past few seasons. Jeffery was considered by many the best free agent wide receiver available if he can stay on the field.

The loss of these two drastically changes the offense and the outlook of the team.

The third pick carries a lot of pressure for the Bears. Plenty of teams that have had mediocre QB play in recent history would look for a signal caller in the draft. However, there seems to be no clear favorite in this incoming draft class.

Add that to the fact that the team just signed two veteran quarterbacks in the offseason, and it looks like the Bears aren’t ready to choose a QB immediately.

Sorry Mitchell Trubisky and DeShaun

Watson, you’re going to have to wait a few more picks.

Head coach John Fox is notorious for focusing his energy and resources on defense.

With plenty of defense available at the top of the draft, Alabama defensive end Jonathan Allen or Stanford defensive end Solomon Thomas are both good prospects to go third overall. There is some speculation regarding the health of Allen’s shoulder at this time.

Chicago needs some help in the secondary too, which makes LSU safety Jamal Adams tempting; but this is a draft adept with cornerback and safety talent. The pressure that talented defensive ends can impose on an offense may be too much to pass up for Chicago.

Besides defense, Chicago is lacking offensive explosiveness across the roster.

Indiana University’s Jordan Howard showed potential stardom in his rookie year in 2016. He rushed for the second-most yards in the league last year.

After Jeffery left for the Eagles, pass-catchers are few and far between on Chicago’s depth chart. Kevin White has yet to be consistently healthy, and the team doesn’t have an elite tight end.

Washington’s John Ross or Western Michigan’s Corey Davis are both possible options for the team if they are available in or after the second round.

The offensive line has posed issues for Chicago for what seems like an eternity.

They are starting to accumulate talent in the trenches, but numerous players were hurt for the 2016 campaign.

Drafting a lineman to fill in if and when someone gets hurt is not out of the picture for Chicago.

The Bears are predicted to be one of the bottom-feeders in the league this upcoming season. The draft may not make them a threat to win the division, but building for the future starts in Philadelphia tomorrow.

and 11th nationally with 0.96 walks per nine innings.

STRONG IN THE NINTH Indiana State is outscoring the opposition 27-12 in the ninth inning this season and the Trees are a perfect 17-0 when leading after eight innings.

SLUGGING IT OUT When it comes to picking up extra bases, ISU has no problem getting it done. The squad ranks fourth in the MVC with a .427 slugging percent. As a team, the Sycamores have 60 doubles, 11 triples and 36 home runs on the season. Tony Rosselli leads the Trees with a .628 slugging percentage off of seven doubles, five triples and five home runs.

STRIKE ‘EM OUT One thing the Sycamores have done well this season on the mound is record strikeouts. As a team, ISU has struck out 315 opposing batters, led by senior right-hander Jeremy McKinney who has 54 K’s in 42 innings.

The team ranks 32nd in the country with 9.0 strikeouts per nine innings while McKinney has struck out 11.57 per nine innings, good enough for 34th nationally.

Blackhawks’ Jonathan Toews ready to make changes in offseason preparation Chris Kuc and Chris Hine Chicago Tribune (TNS)

After an inconsistent season, Jonathan Toews will re-evaluate what he does off the ice to prepare for 2017-18.

The Blackhawks captain wasn’t pleased with the way his body held up during the season, and though he wouldn’t admit it, he was likely hampered by an injury during the first round of the playoffs.

“I’m definitely going to take a different approach the way I prepare for next season,” Toews, 28, said Saturday as the Hawks held meetings and cleaned out their lockers at the United Center. “I didn’t get to the level that I needed to be to help our team survive for a little bit longer in this last playoff series. I have to be responsible for that as well.”

Toews said he would change “a little bit of everything” about his offseason regimen to produce more than the 21 goals and 37 assists he had in 72 regular-season games and one goal and an assist during the Predators’ four-game sweep.

“I’ve always been that type of player who likes to play heavy and protect the puck down low in the corners,” Toews said. “It seems the strength has been a factor but also the speed in my game that I used to have in my younger years.

“I have to get back to playing more puck possession, a little bit more speed on the rush. The skill part is another thing I’ll have to focus on and try to get back to playing the way I know I can.”

Veteran defenseman Brian Campbell said he would take some time to decide if he will continue his career.

Campbell, 37, returned to the Hawks this season on a one-year contract.

“If I do come back, I don’t want to go anywhere,” Campbell said. “I’m going to talk to the family and go from there.”

Moving on? Backup goaltender Scott Darling knows he may have played his last game with the Hawks. The Lemont native is an unrestricted free agent and an attractive option for teams searching for a goalie.

“I haven’t even really thought about what’s going to happen, it’s (such) a long way away,” Darling said. “I don’t really know the landscape of the teams. Goalie situations change so much in the summer. You really can’t forecast it. I still have to talk to the Hawks and see what they think.”

Darling, 28, said he believes he has proved himself as a No. 1 goalie during his three seasons with the Hawks.

“I feel like I’ve paid my dues as a backup, and when I’ve had a chance to play consecutive games, I feel like I’ve shown that I

can do it,” he said.

One player the Hawks would like to re-sign is winger Richard Panik, who had a career season with 22 goals. Panik, 26, is a restricted free agent, so the Hawks have some control over his future.

“I don’t even know how much value I have now,” Panik said.

Panik added he would like to remain in Chicago, where his game has flourished since coming from the Maple Leafs in a trade last season.

With their early departure from the postseason, Hawks players are able to play in the May 5-21 World Championship in Paris and Cologne, Germany.

Patrick Kane said he would decide in the next day or so if he will join Team USA, while Toews, Brent Seabrook and Duncan Keith, who all have at least one Olympic goal medal playing for Canada, said they would not participate for various reasons.

Niklas Hjalmarsson also will decide soon if he will represent Sweden. Marcus Kruger said he would like to play for the Swedes.

Panik and Marian Hossa, who said he is returning to the Hawks next season, will not play for Slovakia.

“I’ve been in eight world championships and four Olympics and World Cups,” Hossa said. “I think let the young guys play right now.”