April 3, 2017

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Volume 124, Issue 68

Students gear up for Spring Week activities Adrienne Morris Reporter

With the spring semester coming to an end, Indiana State University will recognize Spring Week, a week of activities geared towards ISU students and Sycamore pride. Spring Week allows for students to participate in various events that will occur throughout ISU’s campus. During Spring Week, students, faculty and staff will have the option to donate blood at two blood drives. The blood drives will occur on April 3 and 4 in Dede Plaza from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. In order for students to get prepared for the upcoming events, there will be a Spring Week kick-off.

During the kick-off, students will be able to learn more about the events occurring during the week and how they can get involved. People will also have the opportunity to receive prizes and snacks during this event. The kick-off is set to begin on April 3 at 11 a.m. in Dede Plaza. On Monday, April 3, ISU will host a Tri-Athlon. The Tri-Athlon will feature co-ed teams of six. The teams will participate in swimming, basketball, trivia and running, which will all be timed. The Tri-Athlon will begin at 6 p.m. and end at 10 p.m. at the Student Recreation Center. Spring Week will also be filled with opportunities for students to volunteer such as Donaghy Day and Stop and Serves.

Donaghy Day will begin at 12 p.m. until 4 p.m on April 3 in various locations. There will also be a second Donaghy Day, which is set to occur on April 6 and will also be held in various locations. The Spring Week Stop and Serve will allow students to prepare different kits for people who are in need. This event will occur on April 5 at 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. in the Commons. On April 5, Spring Sing, originally known as Sycamore Remix, will take place in Hulman Center beginning at 7 p.m. and ending at 9 p.m. The event allows teams to compete in a lip-sync battle. Students are encouraged to attend to cheer on their peers during their performances. The live-action version of Battleship

will allow teams to compete against one another by attempting to sink each other’s boats. Battleship will be located in the pool of the Arena. Students, faculty and staff are able to see the event on April 6 from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. One of the final events of the week will be Sycamore Sessions. Sycamore Sessions will feature live performances and the opportunity for people to win prizes. This will also be the last Sycamore Sessions of the semester. The event will occur on April 7 in Tilson Auditorium from 8:30 p.m. until 10:45 p.m. The qualifying Tandem participants will able to compete alongside different teams in the annual bike race. The Tandem race will occur at Recreation East on April 8 at 11 a.m. until 1 p.m.

Spring Week event schedule TUESDAY, APRIL 4 Blood Drive — 10 a.m. in Dede II and III Sycamore Cinema — 7 p.m. in Dede I

MONDAY, APRIL 3

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5

Blood Drive — 10 a.m. at Dede Plaza Kick-off — 11 a.m. at Dede Plaza

Spring Sing — 7 p.m. in Hulman Center

THURSDAY, APRIL 6 Battleship — 7 p.m. in the Arena

SATURDAY, APRIL 8

FRIDAY, APRIL 7 Pack the Pantry — 11 a.m. at Dede Plaza Tandem qualifications — 4 p.m. at Rec East

Tandem race — 11 a.m. at Rec East

Student Media video team starts baseball, softball productions The Indiana State Sport Network is now broadcasting home baseball and softball games onto ESPN3. Broadcasting the games has introduced new challenges to the Student Media team lead by Seth Payne, sports video manager. “Baseball is more drawn out,” Payne said. “There is time in between pitches and innings, so it is a slower-paced game than football and soccer, both of which we have broadcasted before.” The on-air announcers need to prepare additional information so the games are interesting for the viewers. “The announcers need to do more preparation to have more to talk about because they need to fill more space,” Payne said. “We also prepare graphics to give the viewers more to look at while the games are going.” Chase Eyrich, a junior communication student from Bourbon, Ind., has been with the sports network since fall 2015 and has announced the baseball and softball games. “The pace of the game is different (from) any other sport we work with, so trying to figure out how to fill that space with the right amount of content has been difficult,” Eyrich said. The production team has to work with more than the equipment. They also must work with the weather.

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Once the game ends, it takes approximately an hour and a half to load the equipment. “I expect there to be some struggles for us,” Eyrich said. “We haven’t worked with the two sports before so everyone has to get a feel for what they are doing. I think we have strong and motived people on our team that will put in the work to help make our productions better each time.”

Indiana State University’s theater department gave student playwrights and actors a chance to apply their craft in the New Play Festival. “The concept of the New Play Festival is to get student’s works out there. All of the people involved are students, student directors, student actors, student playwrights and student designers,” junior theater major Jenna Houchin said. Caleb Clark, president of the Student Theater Association, expressed his excitement for the festival along with the ISU theater department. “It’s great that we have a department and a university that is willing and excited about student work. This will provide a lot of great opportunities our playwrights and directors that can benefit them in the future,” Clark said. There were three short plays featured in the festival. The first of which, “The Weird Ones,” written by J. Myles Hesse and directed by Houchin, is a story of two couples with communication problems. The problems are only solved when they stop being selfish and open up to one another. It focuses on a basic

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A student films a baseball game for ESPN3. Baseball and softball were added to ESPN3 this year.

“The home opener on March 17 was cold and misty with rain, and Saturday was cold and windy,” Payne said. “Sunday had nice, decent weather. We were able to focus on the game and production instead of fighting with the weather.” As long as games are being played, the sports network will broadcast. Equipment is covered with rain gear, cleaned with microfiber cloths and supported with sandbags so that the game can still

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Theater students show off their work

air during inclement weather.The sports network’s 12- to 15-person team arrives to the stadium four hours prior to the games start to set up. “It takes about two and a half hours to set up our equipment,” Payne said. “I want my team to have time to troubleshoot and make sure everything is working plus have about a 45-minute break for food and drink. The games can be long, and we want them to make it through comfortably.”

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