February 13, 2017

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Volume 124, Issue 52

Ice Cold

Kabrisha Bell | Indiana Statesman

ISU’s 11th annual Polar Plunge brought over 160 people from the university and surrounding community together for the chilly event.

Polar Plunge brings exceeding turnout Anthony Goelz Reporter

This past Saturday students dove into freezing water to benefit the Special Olympics Indiana during the 2017 Polar Plunge held at Indiana State University. Around 10 a.m., spectators gathered outside of the ISU Student Recreation Center to watch as participants jump into a freezing pool of water. “We had over 160 plungers today and over $38,000 in funds raised for Special Olympics to support the summer games held here at Indiana State University,” Lisa Moore, a member of the Polar Plunge and an employee at ISU, said. The participants included 24 groups

and a few individual students. Moore went on to explain how one could participate in the plunge. “Anyone who raised more than $75 through their own initiatives were invited to plunge today and as you can see there were a lot of groups that work at that as part of their organization’s efforts throughout the year,” Moore said. According to the official Polar Plunge website, Moore slightly overestimated the amount of funds raised. The Indiana State event raised a total of $36,942. The highest earning group was the Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority. Alpha Sigma Alpha raised a grand total of $10,155 from 307 donors. Other top groups include Plunging Palooza, Green County Popsicles, Long in Coat and the fifth highest group was For

Waning of the Standing Rock protests William Yardley

Los Angeles Times (TNS)

Five people who did not know one another a few months ago stood around a campfire talking with passion, wit and pain about how they came to live together here in the cold. Somebody put bacon in a skillet. It was just after noon. The temperature was 17 degrees. “In weather like this,” explained the man from Kentucky, “you need to keep your calories up.” Not that anyone seemed cold. Not Cindy, who quit her job in Oregon to be here. Not Chato Duncan, who grew up in Northern California with parents who are from the Dine and Pomo tribes. Not Christopher, the homeless Kentuckian. Not Benji Buffalo, who was raised in the Blackfeet tribe in Montana and, if you ask the others, is the leader of this improvised tribe. “He’s our chief,” Duncan said. Of the thousands of people who spent hours or months here protesting the Dakota Access oil pipeline before approval of its final segment this past week by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, some have had mysterious backgrounds and lengthy arrest records, while others have been prominent and

accomplished. At least one, Patricia Arquette, has won an Academy Award. Some would not reveal their real names or where they work. Some would pray daily for peace. Many have been Native American. Some arrived with one group of people only to migrate to another. They all came to help the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe fight the pipeline, which would carry oil through lands it considers sacred, and beneath a lake that provides its water supply. Yet even as they share a common purpose, protesters have been notable for their diversity and fluidity. That helps explain the tension that had been apparent lately, as some people have resisted a request by the Sioux to clean up and clear out so the tribe can shift focus to the legal and political battles ahead with the Trump administration. But it also might explain the camps’ resilience. Part of what has drawn and kept many people here has been the chance to see themselves anew in the service of a larger cause, a greater good. People may be circumspect about themselves, but they have been quick to talk—expansively, righteously, fre-

SEE ROCK, PAGE 3

Mikey and Izabelle. Moore took time to thank the sororities and fraternities that participated in the event. “Alpha Sigma Alpha’s sorority at Indiana State University and Pi Kappa Alpha at Indiana State University are both huge helpers in fundraising, and also participants in the plunge,” Moore said. On the individual participant side, Linda Bedwell raised a total of $6,068 from 82 supporters. The rest of the top five participants were Billy Blundell, John Leinenbach, Mindy Schultz and Emily Astroski respectively. There is a full list on the official Polar Plunge webpage of donors for the 2017 Polar Plunge, according to Moore. This event was held to support the

Special Olympics Indiana. According to the Polar Plunge website, “Special Olympics Indiana is a nonprofit organization that provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in more than 20 Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, reaching more than 12,000 athletes throughout the state of Indiana. Special Olympics Indiana is part of the international network of accredited Special Olympics Programs that reaches more than 4 million athletes with intellectual disabilities worldwide.” This was the 11th annual Polar Plunge held at ISU. This day brought together many members of the university community, students and the Terre Haute community.

Showing of ‘The 13th’ honors Black History Month on campus Claire Silcox Reporter

In honor of Black History Month, Cunningham Memorial Library will be showing the Netflix original documentary, “The 13th” at 6 p.m. in the events center. “The 13th” is a documentary directed by Oscar nominated and the director of “Selma,” Ava DuVernay. She was the first African American woman to receive the Best Director award at Sundance film festival for “Middle of Nowhere.” This in-depth documentary shows the audience a broader look at the United States’ prison system and the racial inequality within it, discussing not only the topic of today’s prison society, but also the past. History

makes up a large portion of most Black History Month educational programs. Since 1972, the amount of prisoners has grown to 2.3 million from 300,000, giving the United States the highest incarceration population in the world. With having only 5 percent of the world’s population, but 25 percent of the world’s prisoner population, this is just the beginning of the U.S. statistics on incarceration rates. This documentary is being shown to teach students about the history of racial issues within the prison system in the U.S. and how from the early days of freedom, the African American population has been charged to an extent of crimes they may not have committed.

The 13th amendment outlawed slavery in the United States, but there was a loophole —prisoners. Because of this loophole, African American people were arrested for minor crimes and were forced to continue their now-legal slavery as prisoners after the Civil War to help the South rebuild their economy. “The 13th” is an Oscar nominated film that teaches the historical and often unknown side of the U.S. prison system. Many Americans may not know the severity of the racist tendencies of their own country and its legal system, and the documentary works to inform them of that. As a part of Black History Month at Indiana

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Indiana State University’s first Natural Con Erica Garnes Reporter

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Natural Con focused on the benefits and techniques on how to best manage natural hair while still looking and feeling its best.

Programs All Weekend held Indiana State University’s first Natural Con event on Saturday. Natural Con is a spin-off of Beauty Con, an event meant for the best beauty and fashion gurus. Natural Con was produced to spread the knowledge of natural hair and for all of the naturalists to come together and talk about their techniques. Natural hair is just as it sounds; it is the hair of an African American woman or man whose texture has not been altered by chemicals, such as relaxers and texturizers. Natural Con was made for pure knowledge and acknowledgment. Caucasian women also attended, staying to listen and learn something they may not have heard before. There were also few male participants that came

to listen and learn a thing or two about their hair, because believe it or not, there are plenty of guys who have natural hair. Natural Con was also made for the acknowledgment of all natural-haired women and men who do not get acknowledged. It is not a trend to be all-natural; it is a state of mind and life. It was relieving to sit and talk with other natural-haired people. The event was held in Dede I from 5 to 8 p.m. Ra’Leshia Davis was giving her client box braids, Deanna Scott was doing a sew-in, Koewyn Rose was styling natural hair with a twist out, and Nancy Godinez was the makeup artist. With natural hair comes protective styling: different styles you can do when you need to give your natural hair a break and not disturb its growing process. Students, faculty and the Terre Haute community all walked by

to watch, learn and to even make hair appointments with the stylists. There was a DIY deep conditioning section; it consisted of bananas, Greek yogurt and honey. People walked to the table took a scoop of each and mixed it all in a container. The more natural the deep conditioner is, the better it is for the hair. The final and best part of the event was the hour long panel. It consisted of Valerie Hart-Craig, Jamina Tribbett, HyDiea Johnson and Makayla Thompson. Four natural women who talked about their journey, goals, personal tips and gave advice through the panel. After the panel was done, there were goody bags given to the ladies. This event was sponsored by Curls, who not only were the page sponsor but also provided the participants with mini samples.


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