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The Board of Trustees approved the plans to renovate the Hulman Center, built in 1973.

Hulman Center renovation plans OK’d The Indiana State University Board of Trustees approved Thursday plans to move forward with phase one of renovations to the Hulman Center.

Built in 1973, the Hulman Center is in need of renovations, including replacement of outdated and obsolete mechanical and electrical systems.

The Indiana General Assembly appropriated in 2015 $37.5 million to renovate the multipurpose facility. At the time, the state funding was intended to be matched locally and fund the addition of a conference center, said Diann McKee, senior vice president of finance and administration and treasurer for Indiana State.

University officials now favor a phased approach, with phase two adding a confer-

ence center at a later date.

“After working with our local partners and recognizing the fiscal constraints of the city and county governments, the university is asking the trustees to move forward with this project,” McKee said. “There’s no harm in a phased approach to anyone involved. It will result in a better Hulman Center.”

Some of the facility’s current limitations include having only one elevator and a loading dock not designed for modern needs.

Phase one, not to exceed $50 million, includes replacement of mechanical and electrical systems, failing exterior metal panel cladding and curtain walls. Also included will be updating safety systems for key areas of the existing catwalk above the

bowl area and new fire protection system.

Funding for phase one would consist of the state-appropriated $37.5 million and $12.5 million from university gifts, cash reserves and non-fee-replaced borrowing.

“We are interested in phase two and will help make phase two happen,” said President Dan Bradley.

The board of trustees’ unanimous authorization allows university officials to develop a financing plan for the renovation, to obtain the necessary state approval, to enter contracts to design, construct, equip and to finance the renovation of Hulman Center.

The design work for the project is complete, although it will need to be adjusted for the new phased approach, McKee added.

The goal is to accept bids by early February

2018 and start construction thereafter, she said.

Construction, estimated at two years, will be scheduled to not interfere with commencement or basketball season, McKee said.

“By using a phased approach, we get started now and solidify the state funding,” said Trustee Ed Pease said. “We improve the facility and give our partners more time to get their financial plans in order and be able to proceed with a convention center.”

The next meeting of the Indiana State University Board of Trustees is set for Oct. 20.

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Yearly changes continue at the Commons #DearYoungPeople

comes to ISU

Ashton Hensley Reporter

The Commons will be seeing a couple of new options as the Asian option and the kiosk will once again be changing this year. Both of these spots have changed every year for the past three years.

Barb DeGrandchamp, the general manager for Sodexo, said that the new option for Asian cuisine is going to be a restaurant called Oodles, Noodles, and More. It is expected to open in mid-September.

“We expect Oodles to be extremely popular,” Degrandchamp said. “We did research that showed our student population enjoyed creating their own custom meals, and we listened when so many of our customers said that they really missed seeing the food made right in front of them.”

Oodles will be taking the place of Wao Bao, the Asian option installed last year.

“A lot of my friends were pretty bummed that Wao Bao left because they thought it was really good,” Megan Kincaid, a senior elementary edu-

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Oodles, Noodles and more is expected to open in mid-september.

cation major, said.

DeGrandchamp said that they chose to install Oodles based on research that Asian cuisine was one of the top five requested concepts due to the trend of stir-fries and noodle bowls.

“Oodles will also meet the needs of

our vegetarian students, faculty and staff,” DeGrandchamp said.

As for the kiosk, previously home to Ben’s Pretzels, they have not decided on what will replace it.

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Student Involvement Fair 2017--------------------

Students smile as they showcase their organizations at the fair.

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On Wednesday, students had the opportunity to take part in the #DearYoungPeople initiative at the Hulman Memorial Student Union.

The software company Maxient, who makes the conduct management software that is used by Indiana State, is starting this initiative in an attempt to ease the pain of what recently happened in Charlottesville, Va. “I serve on the board of Big Brothers, Big Sisters of the Central Blue Ridge.

While we adults can turn to the news, social media or gather for vigils to help us process these events, our young people cannot.

I know first-hand the challenges thousands of Charlottesville children were already facing prior to this weekend. We cannot let the scenes they witnessed in our community become their image of the broader world.” Aaron Hark, Maxient co-owner said in an email sent to clients.

“Our agency has launched an initiative we’re calling #DearYoungPerson to get postcard messages of self-worth and hope into their hands.

The campaign has begun to spread, not only in our community, but across social media, and we’re starting to see cards written and sent from all around the world. These cards will be distributed by us directly and personally to the children of our city. It’s a quick and simple way to share your positive messages and know they will be impactful,” Hark said.

The event Wednesday was part of a larger series of events according to Craig Enyeart, assistant dean of students and director for the Office of

Student Conduct and Integrity.

Currently Enyeart’s office is working with the Student Government Association, Residential Life and other organizations throughout campus to get participation from a diverse group of students, faculty and staff.

“This gives our students an outlet for those that want to do something, but don’t know how or don’t know what to do.”

Craig Enyeart “This gives our students an outlet for those that want to do something, but don’t know how or don’t know what to do. It gives them an outlet, feel like they’re doing something positive in the wake of what happened in Charlottesville,” Enyeart said.

For students who wish to get involved, start by contacting the SGA Diversity Inclusion Officer.

Students can also contact Enyeart himself and ask about the upcoming programs they have for this event and others like it.

“When you see an event on the Tree House, go to that event. When you see something through SGA, go to those events and help support those events.

If you have an idea, find someone, a faculty member, a staff member, go to campus life and talk to Ellen Malito or Freda Leurs, who can help you set up an organization. Get involved and find a way to create some of these experiences,” Enyeart said.

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Sycamores search for their niche Ian Bonner-Swedish Reporter The Quad bloomed with Sycamores on Wednesday Aug. 30 as the annual Student Organization Fair took place from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Organizations took on multiple topics such as sustainability, culture, media, religion, leadership, Greek life and more.

A very close friend for many Sycamores, The United Campus Ministries, arrived with much to tell. Linda Soder, office manager of the organization, came to inform students of the opportunity.

“It’s an organization to be a free zone for students to come and take advantage of our special events, such as free food and talks and also serve as a place to just stay and study during the day. When finals occur, we have it open until midnight for students to study. It’s open to all faiths and all nationalities,” Soder said.

United Campus Ministries also offers a food pantry for college students within Vigo County, and they have special event is coming soon. The group plans to take a trip to Turkey Run on Sept. 9.

United Campus Ministries is quite proud of its heritage, as its mission is to unite as a character-building organization for students to feel free and grow from one another regardless of creed, sexual orientation, color,or political views. It is also quite proud of its heritage of attracting international students to partake in its festivities and act

style, but the Marching Sycamores use a mixture of several different traditions. “We have a bit of a hybrid style,” Pilato said.

“Our style is a blend of everything. We use some corps style, some show band style and every once in a while, throw in some Big Ten style into the mix. We try to use whatever we think might entertain the crowd.” The band isn’t just made of music majors. “Maybe 80 students in the band are music majors,” Pilato said, “So 100 students are majoring in other things. It’s a great representation of a cross section of our university.”

“The band has become my family,” senior Christa Goins said. “They are some of the greatest people I know and I know they have my back. We have a lot of fun and make so many memories together. It’s also a fun way to stay involved in music and play my instrument even though I’m an exercise science major.”

Pilato makes it a goal to learn all of his students’ names. Sometimes when he’s on his tower, he practices the students’ names to make sure he has them down.

“It takes me some time but by the end of the

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times a semester,” Black said.

Their hope is that students understand that is alright to be a college student and still love God and learn and grow in your faith.

But perhaps growing in one’s creed is not the answer. It’s growing in their culture. Multiple organizations exist for such a purpose.

The Black Student Union hopes to enlighten African Americans of their culture and modern day dilemmas. A’via Owensby, a sophomore majoring in communications, gave insight into what their purpose is and what they hope to achieve.

“We are an organization that wants to unify black students on

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The sousaphone line for the 2017 Marching Sycamores display their new sousaphone covers.

Marching Sycamores embrace growth spurt

Make way as a 50 percent larger - and louder - band of Marching Sycamores make their way through the east entrance of Memorial Stadium before kickoff tonight. The number of members jumped from 115 students two years ago to 180 this year.

“My original goal was to have 150 students next year to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the university,” said Associate Director of Bands and Director of Athletic Bands Nikk Pilato.

“I was very pleasantly surprised to see the numbers climb and climb over the summer months and was elated to see 180 people show up for camp. Our new goal is to reach 200. If we keep doing what we’re doing and keep improving the experience for everyone, I feel we can accomplish that goal within a couple of years.”

The university administration has been supportive of the band and its growth. “You need administrative support to run a successful program, and we get that from the president, the provost, the dean and our own School of Music,” Pilato said. “The administration has provided money for scholarships, a new truck, new drums and new instruments. It makes for

a great situation with this kind of support.”

Pilato also has help and support from his students, some of whom have designated leadership responsibilities.

“This is a team effort. I could not possibly do it all alone. I have wonderful drumline and color guard instructors and great student leaders,” Pilato said.

“I am not being humble when I say I couldn’t do this without them - I honestly could not.

Many of these students want to be band directors themselves someday, so it is a fantastic opportunity for them to see the responsibilities they have to prepare for.” Pilato and his team started working with band members when they reported to band camp a week before the football team took the field for its first game tonight. “We try to learn pregame and halftime during band camp,” Pilato said.

“It takes a great deal of mental discipline to remember all of the moves as fast as we’re teaching them. Our main focus is to have a great show and entertain the crowd, but I also want them to feel like they’ve had a great show when they are finished and coming off the field.”

Many bands are known by their identity and

Jeff Weiner Orlando Sentinel (TNS) ORLANDO, Fla. — Kenneth Storey says he made a “heartbreaking” mistake in describing the destruction from Hurricane Harvey as “instant karma” for Texans who voted Republican last year.

Storey, since fired from his post as a visiting assistant professor at the University of Tampa, said his ill-fated post to Twitter on Sunday was intended as a critique of the GOP’s resistance to funding climate change research — but that the message was “extremely poorly worded.”

The Winter Park resident’s tweet quickly ignited online outrage, amid reports of the catastrophic destruction in Houston.

“It’s heartbreaking to me to know that these people are struggling … and I did something that only hurt them more,” Storey said in an interview Wednesday. “That’s not who I am … and it saddens me to know that some of the focus on this has been shifted to me when all of the focus should be on helping them.”

Storey’s tweet, since deleted, went viral and was picked up by conservative and other news sites, eventually attracting national coverage.

“I dont believe in instant karma but this kinda feels like it for Texas. Hopefully this will help them realize the GOP doesnt care about them,” Storey wrote.

He also deleted tweets defending the post to other users, posted an apology and eventually deleted his account.

Storey said he has received death threats to himself and his family. A Winter Park police report confirmed Storey reported the calls and played voicemails for an officer that included specific threats.

Storey lamented the prevalence of “negativity in the public discourse” online and said he regretted having contributed to that problem.

“All of us, on both sides, need to understand that … what we say is forever,” he said. “It’s so easy to type something and hit send.

While you may mean it in one way … with 140 characters, it’s difficult. We need to be more aware of what we say and how we’re saying it.”

The University of Tampa on Monday denounced Storey’s tweets but noted they were made via his private account. On Tuesday, the school issued a second statement saying he was “relieved of his duties.”

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as a home away from home for everyone.

But for some people creed matters greatly, and with their home being far away it becomes harder to practice it; that is why such organizations such as Church at ISU exist. Marquise Black, a senior involved in the organization, gave insight on their mission.

“Church at ISU is a Christian-based organization; we have bible study every Thursday at HMSU on the third floor at 7. It’s a good way to connect with other Christians. We branch other students ability to worship freely without being discriminated against. We have church four

campus. It could be seen as a second home for some Black students who may not feel quite comfortable on campus. We have talks about issues on campus and news around the country or anything concerning international news.

We also teach cultural intelligence not to stereotype others. We have fun, like, trivia games based on black history and other games too. We have a panel sometimes and have discussions and such,” Owensby said.

Owensby wanted to stress that it’s not the color of your skin that determines your inclusivity in the Black Student Union.

“We also have other people of ethnicities that come to our meetings. It isn’t just for black students; it’s for people who support our cause and what we stand for. Unifying our black students is what we are about, and they can come here,” she said.

The Black Student Union will host the upcoming homecoming party and have their meetings in the Science Building room 012 on Tuesdays at 6 p.m.

Still, their organization is not the only encompassing culture of ISU. For those who wish to embrace their Hispanic and Latin roots, they may do so with the Hispanic Latino Alliance.

Jocelyn Ortiz, the president of the organization, gave input on the organization’s mission.

“We’re educating people on our

Fired professor: Harvey ‘karma’ tweet a mistake

University of Illinois bans ‘war chant’ during sporting events Shannon Ryan Chicago Tribune (TNS) CHICAGO — The University of Illinois has ended a long tradition of playing what the program has called a “war chant” during sporting events, an athletic department spokesman confirmed Friday.

Many consider the drum music, which is tied to the theme of the university’s former mascot, a stereotypical Native American appropriation. The song has been played primarily during football games when opponents face third down.

Illinois decided to move on from the tradition, spokesman Kent Brown said, in an effort to be more “inclusive” and because students have not responded to it as much at football games.

As first reported by the

News-Gazette, athletic department representatives asked members of the student group Illini Pride to stop playing the song during a soccer match Thursday.

Illinois has faced decades of criticism for its use of Native American imagery in sports.

The university’s board of trustees banned the Chief Illiniwek mascot in 2007, two years after an NCAA decision barring teams that use potentially offensive Native American imagery from hosting postseason play.

A group of former Chief portrayers and current students determined to maintain the tradition continue to wear a headdress, stereotypical Native American clothing and “war paint” on their faces at sporting events, although the university does not endorse this group.

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University of Illinois fans cheer during a 2016 football game.

Illinois said it has no plans to end the “Three-in-One” fight song that has been played since the early 1900s. When it is played at basketball games, some students cross their arms and

bow their heads in another act of stereotypical Native American appropriation. Students also wear shirts, not sold by the university, that feature feathers or say “Bring back the Chief.”

In 2016, Illinois formed an ad hoc committee to explore adopting a new mascot. Athletic director Josh Whitman said this summer that a new mascot has not been chosen.

indianastatesman.com NICHE FROM PAGE 2 Hispanic and Latino culture, and we’re very open and inviting to people who do not speak Spanish or are not Spanish, so we are trying to be as inclusive as we can and we’re just trying to teach people about our culture,” Ortiz said.

The group will also renew some old traditions as well as continue some favorites of the university.

International Student Leadership helps to narrow the gap in many facets of culture that Indiana State University has. Pamela Tabor, an international student advisor, helped give insight on the organization’s mission and vision.

“Our vision to support the diverse peoples and cultures of Indiana State University, to enrich our own lives and the lives of others and to build a better world building connections between Sycamores, foreign and domestic, by providing educational opportunities, raising awareness and fostering cultural competencies, thereby building a truly international community,“ Tabor said.

The infusion of international cultures in Indiana State University has helped build such events, like the cooking demonstrations,

where students from several countries such as Brazil, India, Italy, Nigeria and more have come to share the food of their homes to an inquisitive audience.

There are still other outlets, however. If a student wishes to build themselves through creation, Sycamore Video hopes to attract people to the world of student media.

“Sycamore Video is an organization for any media study students of any major that wants to come out and become anchors or learn how to promote Sycamore Video. We also learn how to do news production, stand ups, the weather, and we learn how to write scripts for the anchor. We also learn, we also go on any organization on campus and film events.

You’ll see us out with a camera, and we make a little package of it and put it on channel 20. It’s called ‘This Week of ISU,’ and we have almost live, and we have anybody who has impacted the organization or the president, for instance, and they explain who they are and what they’re about and what they’ve done for the campus,” Breanna Tryon, the spokesperson for Sycamore Video said.

“We accept all majors that it’s not just media study students. Anybody is welcome to learn about

Friday, Sept. 1, 2017 • Page 3 producing what student CHANGES FROM PAGE 1 media is all about,” Tryon “Sodexo is currently acsaid.

Still, if crafting a master- cepting proposals from lopiece is not the end goal, cal merchants who would perhaps being one’s own like to become a part of masterpiece is. The Martial our retail offer,” DeGrandArts Club hopes to involve champ said.

Kincaid said that she more students who have a love for martial arts, wish would like to see an ice to build self-defense, build cream place come back to self-confidence and sur- the Commons kiosk.

“When I first came to round themselves around wonderful people. Keenan ISU, one of the places in Alek Hance, the president the Commons was the ice of the Martial Arts Club, cream place, which was rehopes he’ll build trust be- ally fun to go to with friends tween students to join and on the weekends,” Kincaid be involved in the organi- said. zation.

“I want them to know that anyone can do it no matter what their skill set PROF FROM PAGE 2 is. It is a lot of fun, and it’s Storey, a graduate of the not an injurious activity; it University of Central Florbuilds confidence and you ida who teaches sociology, learn a whole new skillset, said he understands UT’s and it’s awesome,” Hance decision. said.

“My primary concern is Currently the clubs the students, the safety of meetings are undecidthe students and the safety ed, but they hope to send of those at the school,” he an email out with official said.

“I don’t want my actimes soon to participants. tions to harm others. ” The umbrella of stuBut when asked, Storey dent organizations leaves no one left behind in an did not rule out taking leimportant time to build gal action. “I don’t know memories, make friends, build a second family, invest in their world, and invest in themselves to make MARCHING FROM PAGE 2 that special status of being year I’ll be able to match a Sycamore have its excla- faces with names,” Pilato mation mark. said. “It’s important for them to know that they ar-

Kincaid said that the issue with the previous ice cream place was the weird hours.

“They need to have more realistic hours that will meet students’ needs,” Kincaid said.

DeGrandchamp explained that the goal for Sodexo is to fulfill the needs of students.

“It is important to give the students the food that would be convenient and satisfying to them and their budget,” DeGrandchamp said.

It is not intentional for these places at the Commons to be temporary, ac-

cording to DeGrandchamp.

“Although we don’t consider any of our dining operations ‘temporary’, we do try to remain flexible with our offerings,” DeGrandchamp said. “Students, faculty and staff give us feedback on a daily basis, plus our sales are one of the biggest indicators of success and preferences.”

Opinions and thoughts can be shared through the Sodexo website through surveys and comments.

“If we believe that a new concept would increase satisfaction, we make the change,”

what I may do in the future,” he said. “I’m still taking it day-by-day at this point.”

Some have since questioned his firing. The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education and the American Association of University Professors called Storey’s fate “troubling.”

The AAUP sent a letter to the university asking that Storey be reinstated and given a hearing. “Fac-

ulty members have the right to speak or write as citizens, free from institutional censorship or discipline,” wrote the Washington-based nonprofit.

Storey was not fired by Hillsborough Community College, which denounced his tweets but noted that his Twitter account is not affiliated with the school, where he remains a parttime instructor.

en’t just a nameless person marching the drill I wrote.

I want them to know that I know who they are and that they are important to our success. But most

of all, I just want them to keep getting better in all things and always put their best foot forward.”

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Fraternity and Sorority Life presents:

Greek Life Carnival Ian Bonner-Swedish Reporter

The long tradition of Greek life continues at Indiana State University, and in order to enable students to become acquainted with fraternities and sororities the annual Greek Life Carnival jumpstarted a time of festivities. Karen Thompson, the Assistant Director of Sorority Life, gave details on the event.

“The event is where students on campus can come on hang out with fraternities and sororities in a relaxing environment and play carnival games,” Karen Thompson, the Assistant Director of Sorority Life, said.

Thompson states that the event was started by the previous director Bo Mantooth possibly four to five years back. But the fraternities don’t just hope to play carnival games; they also hope to attract new members.

Such is the goal of the sorority Alpha Sigma Alpha. Olivia Harppenau, the Vice President of Alpha Sigma Alpha, wants students to know their utmost important value.

“Our number one value is balance so that we think it is important to balance the social, academic and emotional aspect of our lives. And that we have a very good sisterhood that holds people accountable and a good support system as a home away from home,” Harppenau said.

ASA has done much to help the Terre Haute community such as being a very active proponent of the Special Olympics, and are quite involved with Happiness Bag. The most impressive, however, is that they managed to become sorority of the year in 2016.

There was also an abundance of fraternities, and one with a rich heritage

was able to share a plentiful amount of its history.

“We were founded in November 17th 9911 on the campus of Howard University. We have four founders Dr. Ernest E. Just, Bishop Edger A. Love, Dr. Oscar James cooper, and Dr. Frank Coleman.

We were the first black Greek organization to be founded on a historically black campus. And actually are chapter is Chi sigma with in the fraternity we charted in May 6th 1946,” Steve Cox, Omega Psi Phi’s president, said.

“We hope to receive positive vibes and great times and a positive influence within the community,” Cox said.

One would be fooled if they assumed that they simply have a laid back demeanor. Omega Psi Phi is always hard at work.

“Since my initiation in the fall of 2016 we have had more community service events we actually do study tables, we gave away at the parade downtown.

Giving candy to the community. We’ve re-mulched the YMCA playground. We donated to big brother big sister foundation. We’re just trying to find other ways to connect with those in the ISU community and the Terre Haute community.

That it’s a brother and that our fraternity motto is friendship is essential to the soul. We strive to find a friend in all strangers,” Cox said.

“I think it is very successful a lot of people showed up it is a good way for freshman like me to get involved in the ISU community,” Noah Brassea, a freshman attending the event.

Many men and women of ISU’s campus hoped to be inspired to join a Greek organization just as many other students have surely been besieged by the wonders of Greek Life and build memory, community, family, and character.

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Students involved in Greek life showcased their chapters to share information at the carnival. More photos on Page 7.

Newest ‘Uncharted’ exceeds expectations A.J. Goelz Reporter

Since its creation, the “Uncharted” franchise has been one of the core PlayStation exclusives. Last year, players saw the end of the tale of Nathan Drake, who is the franchise’s main character.

A little over a year after “Uncharted 4: A Thief ’s End”, developer Naughty Dog has released its standalone expansion to the series “Uncharted: The Lost Legacy”.

“Lost Legacy” is told from the point of view of Chloe Frazer. Frazer has made appearances in both the second and third installments of the series.

Chloe is on a hunt for the tusk of Ganesh. She is joined

by Nadine Ross, a South African mercenary and one of the antagonists from “Uncharted 4”. The pair is racing against someone with a larger force, as with every game in the series, for the treasure. This time it’s an Indian insurgent leader Asav, a man who is willing to kill thousands to satiate his narcissism and ascend to power that he sees as his birthright.

“Lost Legacy” lacks any sort of set up for its narrative.

The first game in the series had the same issue. It drops the player into the shoes of the protagonist and takes off.

It makes it difficult for players to immerse themselves into the story at the start. Once

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Would you fly in a pilotless commercial plane if it meant a cheaper airline ticket?

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Would you fly in a pilotless commercial plane if it meant a cheaper airline ticket?

Hugo Martin

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The world’s aviation industry will need to train and deploy more than 600,000 new pilots over the next 20 years. But, then again, the industry might be operating fleets of commercial jets flown by remote control.

Those are the seemingly contradictory outlooks described in separate reports by aerospace giant Boeing and Swiss banking powerhouse UBS. Boeing’s report says global expansion and increased demand for air travel will require 637,000 new pilots over the next 20 years, with 40 percent of those needed in the Asia-Pacific region and 18 percent needed in North America.

A Boeing representative said the avi-

ation company is not predicting a pilot shortage, but airlines and other aviation groups have said it will be difficult to train and hire all the pilots, crew members and technicians required to meet future demands.

“New market opportunities are creating an increased demand for qualified, skilled and experienced pilots,” the Boeing report said.

But that many pilots may not be needed after all, according to a report by UBS aviation analysts, who predict that remote-control planes could be carrying cargo and passengers by 2025 and could save the industry up to $35 billion a year.

“In the not-too-distant future, we would expect to see a situation where flights are pilotless or the number of pilots shrinks to one, with a remote pilot based on the

ground and highly secure ground-to-air communications,” the UBS study said.

Boeing has studied the possibility of developing pilotless planes, but the aviation company said in a statement “there are many steps to be taken before Boeing can fly an autonomous plane.”

There is another major barrier to pilotless planes: A UBS survey of 8,000 people found that 54 percent said they were unlikely to take a pilotless flight.

The outcome of the survey did not change much when the people being questioned were told that a pilotless flight would be much cheaper than a flight with pilots.

“Perhaps surprisingly, half of the respondents said that they would not buy the pilotless flight ticket even if it was cheaper,” the UBS report said.

indianastatesman.com UNCHARTED FROM PAGE 4 they settle in to the role, it is a fun and emotional tale.

This game furthers both the characters of Chloe and Nadine.

Chloe has always been a sort of grey area character that would stab you in the back just as easily shake your hand and smile. She has been in it for herself, but when push comes to shove, she will help her close friends. This reveals a lot about Chloe’s past and how she got into her current line of work.

For Nadine, “Lost Legacy” broadens her character from the bland two dimensional character she was in “Uncharted 4” to a more relatable and realistic character.

“Lost Legacy” still utilizes the strong writing and performances that the series is known for. For those worried about the game lacking Nate’s witty remarks. Don’t worry, Chloe can hold her own quip for quip with Drake.

“Lost Legacy” has the same short comings that plagued “Uncharted 4” as well as the same positives. Gunplay, character animations when running through a hail of bullets or even just reloading, climbing and even stealth can go toe to toe with “Uncharted 4”.

This does mean that the game suffers from boring villains and a poor hand to hand combat system. Overall, the good does seem to outweigh the bad.

“Uncharted: The Lost Legacy” has proved one thing. “Uncharted” can exist without Nathan Drake. This smaller ten hour experience is a fun time and worth a play. It does seem over priced for the amount of content, but it does stand with its predecessors in terms of quality.

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Mocktails & Canvas

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Students enjoyed expressing their creativity through painting during the Mocktails and Canvas event at Dede Plaza.

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Why hasn’t Rex Tillerson resigned?

Doyle McManus

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President Donald Trump’s top lieutenants are going rogue again.

Last weekend, his secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, refused to say whether Trump’s statements about violence in Charlottesville, Va., reflected American values. Trump’s chief economic aide, Gary Cohn, suggested that the president was wrong to equate white supremacists with “citizens standing up for equality,” and said the administration “must do better.” His secretary of Defense, Jim Mattis, told troops that because of internal strife, the United States has lost its global “power of inspiration.” He didn’t mention the president, but he didn’t need to.

It’s hard to overstate how unusual this is. In most administrations, top advisors may complain about the president they serve — but only in private, never in public. In the wake of Charlottesville, some of Trump’s lieutenants felt a need to express their anguish in the open, if only to preserve their self-respect.

Either that, or they’ve learned that the best way to get a message to the Oval Office is to appear on Fox News or give an interview to the Financial Times.

This isn’t a team of rivals; it’s a team of anguished dissidents.

It’s natural to look at this picture and ask, if they’re so unhappy, why don’t any of them resign? But that’s not how Washington works. No Cabinet member has quit over a matter of principle since Cyrus Vance, Jimmy Carter’s secretary of State, almost 40 years ago.

Most important, all those Cabinet members have accepted the traditional Washington argument about serving a president you disagree with: As long as you think you can do some good, you owe it to the country to keep your job.

That logic still works

for Mattis, who appears to have Trump’s confidence, especially on questions of war and peace. It even works for Cohn, who is one of the architects of Trump’s most important economic initiative, the tax cuts he’s hoping to enact this fall. But it no longer works for Tillerson, an honorable man whose tenure at the State Department isn’t turning out well. He should seriously consider resigning, unless he prefers to wait until he’s fired.

The former ExxonMobil CEO was never fully in sync with Trump on basic principles of foreign policy. Trump’s version of “America First” considers every treaty an encumbrance; Tillerson wants to preserve traditional alliances. Trump withdrew the United States from the Paris agreement on climate change; Tillerson thought it would have been better to stay in. Trump wants to blow up the international agreement limiting Iran’s nuclear program; Tillerson disagrees.

What more, Tillerson seems to have been marginalized.

He’s been left out of meetings with visiting foreign leaders. He’s seen important diplomatic issues — Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, China, Mexico — put in the purview of the president’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner. When Tillerson spent a week in the Middle East trying to defuse the conflict between Qatar and Saudi Arabia, Trump undid the effort with a tweet.

Tillerson hasn’t even been allowed a free hand to run the State Department, even though he’s the former CEO of a multinational company. White House aides blocked a series of key appointments he wanted to make — and then blamed him, anonymously, for the slow pace of nominations. As a result, the State Department is operating below normal strength, without full-fledged assistant sec-

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Trump’s pardon of Arizona sheriff an appalling decision

Joe Lippard

Opinions Editor

Over the past few years we’ve seen several high-profile incidents where it appears that a police officer abused their power, often ending with a person dead at the officer’s hands. One such instance of this abuse of power has been Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s recent court case.

After several lawsuits, Arpaio and the Maricopa County Sheriff ’s Office were found guilty of racial profiling a couple of years ago. Arpaio has been noted for his ultra-tough stance on immigration. For instance, until 2011 the “immigrant smuggling squad” in the MCSO would often stop any Latino drivers for no reason and check their immigration status, according to CBS. The illegal stops rarely led to actual smuggling arrests. There were many other allegations involving racial profiling against Arpaio and the MCSO, who were then ordered to stop by a federal injunction.

On July 31, 2017, Joe Arpaio was

found guilty of criminal contempt of court in regards to the order to stop racial profiling. According to the court ruling, the reason for his conviction was his own words. The ruling from Judge Susan Bolton says that even though he knew the legal ramifications of continuing to racially profile, “(the) Defendant broadcast to the world and to his subordinates that he would and they should continue ‘what he had always been doing.’”

This is justice. Arpaio was illegally stopping and sometimes detaining legal U.S. citizens, something that is a violation of citizens’ rights. The Fourth Amendment to the Constitution protects citizens against unlawful searches and seizures by law enforcement.

Arpaio violated United States citizens’ constitutional rights. The man shouldn’t have a job in law enforcement, and I would personally be incredibly wary of giving him any public office at all.

Of course, being such a staunch opponent of immigration, Arpaio and his case drew the attention of President Donald Trump. Trump seemed sympathetic to Arpaio’s case. Trump seemed to simply see a man who was extremely tough on one issue that Trump himself had campaigned on.

And on Aug. 25, as the day of Arpaio’s sentencing came closer, Trump pardoned Joe Arpaio of his crimes against the people of the United States.

The statement issued by the White House after Trump issued the federal pardon reads, “Throughout his time as Sheriff, Arpaio continued his life’s work of protecting the public from the scourges of crime and illegal immigration. Sheriff Joe Arpaio is now eighty-five years old, and after more than fifty years of admirable service to our Nation, he is worthy candidate for a Presidential pardon.”

I vehemently disagree with Trump doing this. Arpaio violated the Constitution, knowingly and repeatedly. This man should ideally be in jail. It seems to me that Trump saw someone who had stood strongly against immigration and thought, “Ooh, well maybe if I pardon him, people will see I’m really being tough on immigration.”

But instead of seeing a president who’s tough on immigration, I see a president who is willing to bail his ideological allies out whenever they get in trouble.

I don’t see a president who swore to uphold the Constitution; I see a president who just flagrantly ignored the Constitution in order to pardon a man who willingly and habitually violated that Constitution.

Trump’s actions don’t speak to me at all as someone who’s strong on immigration.

He pardoned a man who violated the constitutional rights of the people he is sworn to protect.

Why are Republicans largely unwilling to challenge Trump?

Albert R. Hunt

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Lost amid all the news chaos of the past week was a remarkable statement by John Danforth, an admired former Republican senator, calling on his party to separate from President Donald Trump.

“We Republicans must disassociate ourselves from Trump by expressing our opposition to his divisive tactics and by clearly and strongly insisting that he does not represent what it means to be a Republican,” he declared in a column, calling Trump “the most divisive person in national politics since George Wallace.”

Danforth, a three-term mainstream GOP lawmaker from Missouri, is also an Episcopalian priest who officiated at Ronald Reagan’s funeral.

For the oft-asked question — When will Republicans stand up to this disconnected president? — he has laid down the marker, and scores of congressional Republicans privately empathize with him.

Yet, except for a few like Arizona Sens.

Jeff Flake and John McCain, they are unwilling to break with Trump other than by offering selective criticism, often with the false hope he’ll change. This comes from a mixture of fear, given Trump’s support

with the narrowing base, and calculation that some of the conservative agenda may be enacted.

Many conservative columnists, like Michael Gerson and Peter Wehner, have been unsparing in their articulate denunciations. Trump just lumps them in with his fake-news charges.

The danger to the Republican Party, as forcefully noted by Danforth, is not ideological. It’s the president’s politics of anger, hate and exclusion that poses longterm peril.

To appreciate why most Republicans are still unwilling to challenge Trump — despite their distaste for him and suspicion that the Russian probe is for real — consider these blocs: The Bush network: Both former Presidents Bush have been appropriately quiet, though there are reports of their disdain.

But how about the rest of their teams?

Start with Dick Cheney. A staunch conservative, he charges that the Russians may have committed “an act of war” by interfering in the 2016 election, even as the president tries to suppress evidence that they did. The former vice president also declared that a ban on Muslims entering the U.S. “goes against everything we stand for” and that Trump’s inaugural

address “was not a speech I would have given.” And in contrast to Trump, there has never been a whiff of racial prejudice with Cheney.

What he really cares about is national security. As someone at the highest levels of three administrations, Dick Cheney must stay awake at night worrying how Trump will respond to the first genuine crisis, which is inevitable. But breaking with the president would alienate some movement conservatives.

It’d be nice, too, if former Secretaries of State Jim Baker and Condoleezza Rice abandoned their customary caution.

Don’t hold your breath.

Former office holders: Republicans who no longer face electoral risk should be joining Danforth. I would have expected to hear more from Judd Gregg, a high-caliber former New Hampshire senator and governor, for example.

Sorry. Gregg has expressed worries about Trump’s tweets and whether the president would make the transition to governing (in order to enact tax cuts for the wealthy). But the former senator has also accused the mainstream media of being unfair to Trump, praised his “uniquely strong cabinet,” and said the president has a penchant to grow. All nonsense.

The religious right: A few evangelicals have deserted the president, but most of the politically connected are clinging to their access. Trump’s favorite venue after his country clubs may be Liberty University, whose leader, Jerry Falwell Jr., defended Trump’s failure to single out white nationalists after Charlottesville, claiming the president had “inside information.”

But even Falwell is outdone by longtime Christian right operative Ralph Reed, a charming rascal and strong Trumpite. In answering a query, Reed recited his own record of supporting civil rights and minorities, and tried to play down Trump’s Charlottesville comments by saying they were made in the heat of a back and forth with the press. Reed claims Trump has consistently condemned bigotry and supported equal rights, and campaigned in more black churches than any Republican presidential candidate other than George W. Bush and “perhaps Jack Kemp.”

The truth: Trump’s first failure to distinguish between white nationalist racists and other protesters was in his own statement, no questions asked, not at an emotionally charged exchange with the press.

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REX FROM PAGE 6 then blamed him, anonymously, for the slow pace of nominations.

As a result, the State Department is operating below normal strength, without full-fledged assistant secretaries in charge of policy toward North Korea, the Middle East or Afghanistan.

In practice, his most important job has been to serve as a diplomatic clean-up crew — to reassure allies in Asia that the president didn’t really intend

REPUBLICANS FROM PAGE 6 and other protesters was in his own statement, no questions asked, not at an emotionally charged exchange with the press. Rather than acting as a racial healer, Trump sowed discord in New York City in his real-estate career; led the birther movement, claiming falsely that Barack Obama wasn’t born in

to start a war with North Korea, and allies in Europe that he wasn’t going to abandon the U.S. commitment to defend NATO countries from Russia.

And that’s why Tillerson’s most recent dissent made his position worse.

When Fox News host Chris Wallace asked him if other countries could rely on the United States defending its traditional values, Tillerson said: “We express America’s values from the State Department.”

“And the president’s values?”

Wallace asked.

“The president speaks for himself,” Tillerson said.

“Are you separating yourself from that?” Wallace asked, giving him a chance to clarify.

“I’ve made my own comments as to our values,” Tillerson said.

The message to the foreign governments Tillerson deals with is that he and the president aren’t on the same wavelength; if anything, they’re drifting apart.

By speaking his conscience, he

has made himself even less effective than he was before. It’s unfair, but it’s true.

Richard N. Haass, the president of the Council on Foreign Relations and a former aide to Secretary of State Colin L. Powell, recently suggested two questions Cabinet members should ask when they find themselves at odds with the president.

First, are they making “a meaningful difference” by staying? Second, are they “having to defend policies they disagree

with”?

For Tillerson, the moment to confront those questions has arrived. If Trump wants him to stay, the president had better say so, loud and clear. If he doesn’t, Tillerson needs to go — not for his own peace of mind, but for the sake of American foreign policy.

this country; called an American judge unfit because his parents were born in Mexico, and leveled many slurs against Muslims.

Trump campaigned for the first time in a black church in September 2016, and then at two other contrived events. At one of them, the pastor chastised his comments as inappropriate. By contrast, Jack Kemp, in his campaigns in 1988 or 1996, might go

to black churches three times in a week.

Congressional leaders: I’ve largely given House Speaker Paul Ryan a pass for only selectively criticizing Trump outrages; he leads a Republican caucus, and he genuinely wants to enact a conservative agenda, especially major tax cuts.

That rationale is dead. Arguably, if Ryan pushed a tax-re-

form measure like the one Republicans succeeded in enacting in 1986, it would be a legacy achievement. But the best the speaker can get is something like the 2001 tax cut, which may do more harm than good. Who was the speaker 16 years ago?

Ryan’s position was captured by his longtime friend, Wisconsin talk-show host Charlie Sykes, who laments the speaker’s “Faus-

tian bargain.” In a description that could apply to other Republicans as well, Sykes said: “I keep thinking about that scene from ‘A Man for All Seasons,’ where Thomas More says, ‘What profit a man to gain the whole world if he loses his soul, but for Wales?’

And I keep thinking, But for tax cuts, Paul?

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Volleyball headed to Iowa for Hawkeye Classic Andrew Doran Sports Editor

This coming weekend, the Indiana State women’s volleyball team heads to Iowa City for the Hawkeye Classic to play in a four-game round robin. The Sycamores will take on Coastal Carolina University at 11 a.m. on Friday and later on play University of Nebraska Omaha at 6 p.m. On Saturday the team will play a double header, playing UNO again at 1 p.m. and University of Iowa at 8 p.m.

With the Sycamores coming off two tough losses to Ball State and Indiana University, the team is looking forward to bouncing back against CCU in their first match of the weekend. So far this season, the team is just 1-2, having the only win against DePaul and winning the match 3-0, favoring the Sycamores.

The Chanticleers are not doing much better than the Sycamores this year, having a 1-2 record as well. With a loss to no. 12 Florida, the team gained momentum, picking up their first season win against the University of Texas San Antonio.

In CCU’s last match against TCU, senior Leah Hardeman had a remarkable game. Hardeman against TCU recorded herself 11 kills, 19 digs and three aces, but it was not enough to overcome the Horned Frogs. Junior Sarah Boothe led the team in assists with 17 during the same match.

The Mavericks of UNO are seeking their first win of the year

this coming weekend. The Mavericks are off to a slow start coming into this weekend, holding a record of 0-3 on the year. Having played New Mexico, Iowa State and Kent State, the Mavericks have not won a single set, losing the match 3-0 to all three opponents.

The Mavericks in their last game were led by both junior Abby Bergsten and senior Sydney O’Shaughnessy, coming short to Kent State. Bergsten was able to record just six kills, four blocks and eight digs, but it was not enough for the team to win.

O’Shaughnessy had a good game, even though falling short to Kent State. She ended up having 12 digs, 26 assists and two aces.

The other contender in this weekend’s round robin includes the Iowa Hawkeyes. The Hawkeyes this season are off to good start, carrying a record of 2-1 in just three games played this season. The team had won their first match of the season, beating Wright State in three sets, winning the match 3-0. In the Hawkeyes’ second game, they had played Stanford, ranked second in the country, suffering a tough 3-0 loss to the Cardinals.

If the Sycamores are looking to come home with a couple W’s in the win column, they will have to try and stop these players from taking control of the match early on.

Sycamores will play their first match Friday at 11 a.m. against Coastal Carolina University.

Volleyball hopes to bounce back this weekend from losses against Ball State and IU.

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Soccer visits Horizon League powerhouse Milwaukee Garrett Short Reporter

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Duke men’s head basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski gives his annual summer briefing to the media on May 31, 2017, at his basketball camp on the campus of Duke University in Durham, N.C.

It’s not how long Krzyzewski wants to coach, it’s how long he can Luke DeCock

The Charlotte Observer

The essential question is not, and really has never been, how long Mike Krzyzewski wants to keep coaching. It has always been how long he can keep coaching. And with each passing summer and each passing surgery, it becomes a more pressing issue. Thursday’s news that Duke is canceling its trip to the Dominican Republic at the last minute – the team was due to depart next Thursday – because Krzyzewski needs his other knee replaced is yet another reminder that the decision to step aside after decades at Duke probably won’t be up to Krzyzewski in the end. It will be up to his body. By the end of the weekend, the 70-year-old will have undergone six different surgeries since April 2016: total replacements of both knees as well as back, hernia and ankle (twice) repairs. And that doesn’t include the game he missed in 2016 after a heart scare, or the attack of dizziness on the bench in 2014. It’s a full medical calendar for anyone, let alone someone who will once again coach a top-five preseason team with a bevy of talented incoming freshmen and was, through last summer, still spending his vacation time coaching the U.S. Olympic basketball team. He is expected to make a full recovery by the start of

the basketball season, although it’s also fair to wonder whether he ever took enough time to fully recover from the previous five surgeries.

Krzyzewski’s health already failed him once, two decades ago, and he reprioritized his entire life and career in the wake of it, returning to the pinnacle of the game. Even now he’s only two seasons removed from his fifth national title, although that can seem like an eternity in the hectic turnover of the one-and-done era. (Sixteen players have departed Duke in some fashion in the 28 months since.) Clearly, Krzyzewski can still coach and recruit at an elite level, and the program is in great shape whether he stays or turns things over to Jeff Capel (or someone else). If Krzyzewski were ready to hand over the keys, he could have done so after winning the title in 2015, leaving him free to concentrate on Team USA. Or he could have done it after winning gold in Rio, going out on top internationally. He could still walk away at any time – and if he were close to that point now, the team could have gone to the Dominican Republic without him. Notably, it will not.

But there’s going to be a point where his health impacts not only him but his team, and to a degree that happened last season when he missed seven games after impromptu back surgery in January and the development of a disjointed Duke roster

seemed to stall in his absence. Given how far Duke came after his return, winning the ACC tournament in Brooklyn before making an early exit from the NCAA tournament, those four weeks without him might have made the difference between losing to South Carolina in the second round and moving on to Madison Square Garden, Duke’s home away from home. Being unable to go through a week of team-building in the Dominican Republic will be a missed opportunity for this team, which has to incorporate six incoming freshmen –– and perhaps even a seventh, if Marvin Bagley III arrives –– into a roster that includes a ball-dominant veteran in Grayson Allen but no other players with significant college experience. At the same time, the timing of the impending trip may have been beneficial; the practices ahead of the tour made it clear that Krzyzewski needed the surgery immediately, instead of coming to that realization in October and potentially missing games for the third straight season. Still, while Krzyzewski will no doubt keep plugging away at one of the most demanding jobs in college athletics, his body clock will also keep ticking. There’s nothing he can do to stop it. He may still be able to coach his team to peak performance, but as he ages, his health is increasingly and inevitably beyond his control.

The Indiana State women’s soccer team plays Horizon League goliath Milwaukee on Sunday amid a three-game road stand.

The Sycamores will play Green Bay on Friday, who is also a member of the Horizon League.

But while Green Bay was at the very bottom of the preseason poll, Milwaukee is tied for the top spot in the conference.

The Panthers have had a terrific amount of success in recent years. They have had five winning seasons since 2010, including a trip to the NCAA tournament in 2010 where they advanced to the second round before falling to Ohio State.

Last season the team went 13-5-2 and captured the regular season conference title.

Milwaukee has finished atop the conference in the regular season in 15 of the last 16 seasons.

In postseason play, last year’s squad went on to the Horizon League championship where they lost to Northern Kentucky. This season is all leading up to another showdown with Northern Kentucky in the conference tournament.

While NKU brought back their two best players, Milwaukee brings back a few weapons including their leading goal scorer from last season.

Senior Anna Smalley has been a staple of Milwaukee soccer in her career.

The midfielder has found the net 20 times while at Milwaukee and earned All-Horizon League FirstTeam honors in 2016. She led her team with 26 points last year and led the con-

ference with 11 goals as well. She already has one goal and one assist in 2017 and will be a player the Sycamores have to game plan around.

For the defense, the Panthers bring back their starting goalkeeper. Redshirt senior Mallory Geurts has played every minute this season and has yet to allow a goal while tallying 18 saves. She is carrying her exceptional play over from last season when she led the conference in goals against average.

Milwaukee is a solid team that has the momentum in their favor. Not only are they winners of three straight, but they also swept the conference weekly awards last week.

Geurts was the Defensive Player of the Week and junior Lourdes Onwuemeka was named the Offensive Player of the Week.

The roster is not the only strength for Milwaukee.

The Panther’s head coach Troy Fabiano has been super since taking over in 2015. In that time, he has compiled a record of 27-87. He has also been named the Horizon League coach of the year in both seasons with the team.

Indiana State has had early success this season compared to past campaigns. This is the first time in the history of the program that the team didn’t drop at least one of their first two games.

On the contrary, Milwaukee has proven themselves to be a conference-controlling powerhouse over the last two decades.

Indiana State defeated another Horizon League Powerhouse in Northern Kentucky this season, but Milwaukee is a different story.